Ratchet and Clank: Hearts of Cold Blood
Ratchet strode through the market in Metropolis, looking for much needed scrap metal for something he was working on.
It had been about a month since he had returned to Solana, he really missed the old times when he and Clank were fighting the Blarg.
While walking he was constantly greeted by strangers and fans, people who either bowed in respect or even offered him a beverage.
He simply said no thank you and continued his search...
In the market stalls he saw tools, toys, unusual food and all sorts of other stuff but nothing of what he needed...
He realized that it would take some time finding it given the fact the market covered at least four streets (please take note that some Metropolis streets can be over a mile long).
While he walked he started to ponder if this was actually going to work, ever since he banished Tachyon he had waited for this chance.
After some time he at last found a stand that looked as it would fall apart any moment, it´s owner sold pretty much just junk.
He looked very poor and Ratchet couldn´t even tell what race he belonged to because he was covered in dust and dirt, he wore filthy rags and smelled horribly.
There was no wonder no one bought anything from him.
Ratchet however had much use for junk right now, he walked towards the stand and surveyed the wares.
„You buy?" The salesman said in a rusty old voice.
Before responding Ratchet took one more moment to examine his items.
„Yes, I´ll take everything..." Ratchet said casually.
The salesman blinked in disbelief.
„Ev-Everything..?" He said and blinked again.
„Yes, will 50.000 bolts be enough?" Ratchet said and almost smiled.
At this point it looked as if the man was going to faint, Ratchet noticed his shock and simply put a large bag of bolts on the salesman´s table to show him he was not fooling around.
The man took the bag and without uttering a single word he ran for a minute and came running back with a wheelbarrow.
He drove it in front of the stand and shovelled all of the scrap metal into the barrow and then handed it to Ratchet.
„Th-Thank you kind Lombax...you have given hope to a poor soul..." The man said with gratitude.
Ratchet just smiled and left with his scrap metal.
An hour later in Ratchet´s apartment...
Ratchet took his wheelbarrow up the elevator and through the hallway, opening his door with a keycard.
He took it to his room and closed the door behind him (even though Clank wasn´t home) and closed the window drapes.
When he was sure he wouldn´t be seen he took out another keycard and put it inside a secret mechanism on the side of his bookcase.
And with a little rumbling sound the bookcase opened up revealing a small room with a table covering a great deal of it.
On the table were blueprints mostly and a large strange device, clearly what he was working on.
He poured all of his scrap metal in a pile and then sat down and began his work again...
The next morning...
Clank woke up after a restful night of recharging, he stretched his robotic arms and walked into the living room.
He looked around for a minute and as expected Ratchet was not up...
Clank let out a long drawn sigh and prepared himself for waking his furry friend up.
To his shock Ratchet was not in his bed and even more to his shock it looked like he never went to bed.
The first thing he noticed after that was a bookcase not in it´s place.
Curious but also really worried he aproached the bookcase, and easily found the secret room behind it.
„How long has Ratchet been hiding this from me?" He thought to himself.
Inside the room there was remains of what seemed like a small explosion, and a table with blueprints on it (but no device).
Clank took a look at the blueprints...and to his utter terror there was a picture of a Dimensionator.
„Oh no..."