A/N- Thought this idea might be good with all things considered.
Disclaimer- I OWN NOTHING!
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Soaring through the vast emptiness of space in their starship Aphelion was the heroic duo of Ratchet and Clank. The two of them have saved multiple galaxies over the course of their adventures and were quite possibly the greatest hero's the universe has ever seen. Hard to believe when Ratchet's primary occupation is a mechanic.
It had been some time since their last heroic adventure and Ratchet was antsy for action. Clank, his ever faithful sidekick, decided to indulge his friends thirst for adventure and suggested that they explore the newly discovered and uncharted Grismin galaxy. The galaxy was located past the Shadow Sector and multiple galactic governments were looking to hire someone to go and map the new galaxy. It wasn't much, but Ratchet was betting on the possibility that something exciting was waiting to be discovered there. The galactic government was rather pleased with the fact that they were able to get the famous Ratchet and Clank to take up their request.
And so Ratchet geared up and adorned his Hyperflux armor. The armor had a retractable helmet, a badass black and red color scheme, and negated 50% of all incoming damage. He then loaded up on ammunition for his weapons at the local vendor before checking his gear over one last time. Once he was satisfied with his armaments, he and Clank had hopped into the Aphelion and headed straight to the Grismin galaxy.
So here they were, soaring across the universe at breakneck speeds towards their goal.
"Man I can't wait till we get there." Ratchet said excitedly.
"I recommend you calm down a bit otherwise your flying will be affected." spoke Clank.
"Oh come on. Don't be a stick in the mud. This is our first adventure in a while. I plan on enjoying every moment of it. Just think of what might be waiting for us in the Grismin galaxy."
"I am thinking of what might be waiting for us. And I am just saying that it wouldn't hurt to be a little cautious in our approach."
"Alright, alright." Ratchet groaned. "I'll tone it down a little."
"Thank you. Now, according to the star map we are almost there." Clank said as he examined the holographic display.
"Finally. So, what's the plan when we get there?"
"Well, the galactic government wants us to first search for sentient life on the planets. If we are unable to find and make contact with anyone we were instructed to map out the galaxy and do recon on each of the planets." explained Clank.
After a short while longer their ship had finally arrived at the outer edge of the Grismin galaxy.
"Well, we're here. Time to open the comm's frequency. Aphelion." Ratchet spoke.
"Searching for communications signal. Searching... Signal found." came the voice of the ships AI.
"What have you found?"
"The 4th planet from the sun. I am picking up a faint signal of some sort from the surface. The probability of it being inhabited is rather high."
"Good. Once we get closer I want you to do a preliminary scan of the surface to determine environmental conditions."
"Affirmative."
As they approached the planet the first thing that they noticed was the shattered moon that orbited it.
Ratchet whistled. "Wonder how that happened."
"Perhaps we will find out on the surface." responded Clank.
"Ratchet. I have finished my scans of the planets surface. Scans indicate that there are no harmful toxins in the air. I also do not detect any planetary defense systems. We should be safe to land without interference."
"Alright. Now then, let's find a city to land at." Ratchet said as he piloted Aphelion through the atmosphere.
"Warning. I am picking up a distress signal from a settlement near our landing zone. It appears that they are under attack by something."
"Well, looks like we have a change of plans. You ready for a fight buddy?" Ratchet asked as he turned to his companion.
"I am adequately prepared. Let us go."
"Warning. Detecting hostile creatures in the air. Landing is not an option unless they are taken care of."
"Of course there are." groaned Ratchet. "Okay, Aphelion; I want you to fly us close to the surface and when we get close enough we will eject. I want you to then take care of the aerial threats. We'll handle the ground threat."
"Affirmative."
Aphelion flew in close to the surface of the planet, zooming past several giant bird-like creatures, and soon was right over the town.
"Well, it's now or never." Ratchet said resolutely as he pressed the ejection button.
The cockpit hatch opened up and then Ratchet and Clank were shot out of their seats. Ratchet grabbed Clank's hand in mid-air and slung him onto his back. Clank then engaged his heli-pack and slowed their descent to the ground. Once they hit the ground they were greeted by chaos. Various creatures with black fur and white bone-like masks were terrorizing the citizens of the town and destroying structures.
"Time to get to work." Ratchet said as his weapon-equip system sent his Dual Raptors into his hands. He charged forward at the nearest beast with the dual sub-machine guns aimed at it. Ratchet pulled the trigger and a volley of bullets sprayed out of the guns and perforated the beast. Activating his hover-boots, Ratchet soared through the town, unleashing death on all of the dark beasts he came across while Aphelion took care of the flying creatures.
As Ratchet continued his kill-fest he noticed the arrival of what had to be the planets defense forces. However even by the standards of a newly discovered race they looked rather young. It was a group of four females, each armed with a different weapon. One was armed with a scythe, two were armed with swords, and the last had a pair of bracers. Ratchet ejected the clips of his Raptors and loaded a fresh pair in as the girls made their way over to him to join in the fight. Another wave of creatures was heading his way, so Ratchet decided to shake things up. He equipped a Bomb Glove in each hand and began lobbing explosives into the horde. The bombs blew apart the creatures with lethal efficiency and effectively halved the enemies numbers.
"Whoah! Did you see that?!" Ratchet heard one of the girls scream behind him.
As the creatures got closer the girls began to open fire as well. It turns out that each of their weapons held a gun of some sort in them.
Sensing the need for a street sweeper Ratchet swapped to his Vulcan Cannon. The Vulcan Cannon fires a blast of magma pellets at whatever is in front of it with the added bonus of the rounds curving to seek out the enemy. Ratchet aimed the shotgun downrange and pulled the trigger. A single shot was able to take out several of the beasts as the pellets sought out their target and blasted the creatures apart. Ratchet pulled back the pump-action lever and loaded the next round into the chamber. He fired again and even more of the creatures fell. This process continued until the last enemy hit the ground.
Once the assault had stopped he contacted Aphelion through his helmet. "Is that the last of them?"
"I no longer detect any of the creatures in the vicinity. The area is clear."
"Good. Can you land in the town near my position?"
"I will be there right away."
Ratchet cut the comm link and then turned his attention to the girls that had joined him in combat. He noticed that they were all staring at him intently.
"Hey there." he said casually with a wave before loading more shells into his Vulcan Cannon.
After that there was a moment of silence that was eventually broken by the girl in red.
"That. Was. Awesome!" she shouted as she zipped over to Ratchet with unnatural speed, leaving a trail of rose petals behind her. "What kind of weapon is that? Is it a shotgun? How do the pellets curve towards the Grimm? What's it called? How did you equip it so fast? Is that your semblance? Because if it is then that would be awesome. And those gloves; how did they produce bombs in your hands? Does it have a limited ammo supply? What are they called?" the girls questions continued at a rapid rate without any end in sight.
Fortunately for Ratchet the blonde girl of the group made her way over and grabbed Red by the shoulder.
"Calm down sis. I think you're overwhelming him."
Red sheepishly rubbed the back of her head. "Sorry. I'm kind of a weapon fanatic."
"No problem." Ratchet said as he finished reloading the gun and returned it to his inventory. "I'm kind of a gun nut too."
"Well thanks for the help with dealing with the grim mister..." the blonde trailed off.
"Ratchet." said person answered. "So those things are called grim huh? Well that's a lot easier to say than 'scary dark creatures with bone masks'."
"What do you mean? Have you never heard of Grimm before?" asked the white haired girl incredulously. "What, have you spent your entire life living under a rock?"
"Actually..." Ratchet started as he retracted his helmet and revealed his face. "I spent my entire life off-world."