A Wanted Lombax Chapter 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hey guys sorry it took me so long to start a new story, but I've been very busy. Anyway this goes with my 1st story (A Lombax's Past) so anyway hope you enjoy it!
I do not own Ratchet and Clank Insomniac Games do, but I do own the Characters that are added/not related in the games. Thank you!
Ratchet woke up in a wonderful mood. And why shouldn't he? The universe was safe along with his friends; he finally a piece of his family, and it's been over a month since he had his last dream about Alister. He remembered his dream exactly. He was walking away from Alister with Clank by his side. Ratchet had this dream so many times that he was getting prepared for Alister to kill him.
"I said Stop!" Alister yelled
Ratchet held his breath as he knew what was going to happen next. He waited for what seemed like forever, but nothing happened. Ratchet turned to see his Alister looking at his mother speechless.
Ratchet's mother looked lovely as she was wearing a white dress that was blowing slowly in the wind. Her dark blood red hair looked like silk as it gently flowed. Her light blue eyes seemed to sparkle.
"Ratchena?" Alister asked
She nodded her head and placed her hand over Alister's. Alister slowly lowered his wrench. As Alister stared at Ratchena all his anger seemed to disappear. Ratchena smiled kindly and walked over to Ratchet and Clank grabbing both of their hands and walking them over to Alister.
Alister was close to tears
"I thought you were dead." Alister said
"Family never truly dies." Ratchena replied
Then Ratchet woke up.
Ratchet smiled at the thought of the dream. He deeply wished that's how it ended, but he knew wishing for it wasn't going to help anything. He got out of bed and started to get dressed. He put on his orange and red pants with a matching shirt. He kept thinking about that dream and how apart of him was deeply relieved that he didn't have to relive what happened over and over again, but the other part missed seeing Alister. Even though he was only seeing the negative moments with Alister he still missed seeing his father's best friend. After Ratchet finished getting dressed he made his way downstairs to greet Clank and his mom. When he got to the bottom of the stairs he smiled as he saw the house spotless. He shook his head. He knew this could have only been the work from Ratchena. His mother was a neat freak every morning Ratchet woke up to a clean house. Ratchet meant no disrespect to Clank, but Ratchena was way better at house work than Clank. Ratchet loved when she did laundry. His cloths always smelled like ocean breeze and he loved the way they felt. When Clank did laundry Ratchet was always itchy because the soap wasn't washed all the way out so it was always getting under his fur, but when Ratchena did it they were always soft and comfortable. Ratchet never complained to Clank about this for he knew that Clank was only trying his best plus Clank was the only one that didn't cause mast destruction when he did house work. Ratchet remembered the time he flooded the house when he last did the laundry and the time he dirtied up the house when he was vacuuming the living room. Ratchet still couldn't figure out how that happened, but he did know the only thing he couldn't mess up was the dishes. Ratchet looked over at the kitchen. Everything was perfect the dishes were washed and put away.
Ratchet decided to look for Ratchena, but only found Clank watching the news.
"Hey pal." Ratchet said as he jumped over the couch and sat next to Clank.
"Morning Ratchet." Clank said looking over at Ratchet
"Anything happing?" Ratchet asked
Clank shook his head
"Just about the white and black monster with fangs and claws." Clank said
"Oh… so where's my mom?" Ratchet asked
Clank pointed upstairs
Ratchet shook his head sadly.
"Still?" Ratchet asked
"Ya" Clank answered sadly
"Does she ever come down?" Ratchet asked
"Only to clean and do laundry." Clank answered
"I should tell Talwyn to ease up on the Lombax stuff. My moms probably over worked." Ratchet said
"She's finished." Clank said
"Already?" Ratchet asked
"She has been finished for 3 weeks now." Clank said
"And she didn't find any leads?" Ratchet asked
"No and she said she won't. The survivors won't have written down were they went." Clank said
"Ya it was bit of a long shot." Ratchet said sadly
Clank saw the disappointment in Ratchet's eyes. Clank put his hand over Ratchet's shoulder
"Ratchet we'll find them, but we can't rely on books to help us." Clank said
Ratchet nodded his head in agreement
"I just wish I knew what was up with her." Ratchet said
"Ratchena is a very mysterious Lombax Ratchet. I don't think she even knows." Clank said
Ratchet smiled and he turned to look up the stairs.
"I think your right." Ratchet said
Up stairs Ratchena was sitting on the floor with her eyes closed and legs crossed in her room with the lights off. She was concentrating on her breathing and her mind. Ever since she learned that she had many abilities she's been trying to figure out how to use them on demand. She was getting frustrated on her little results. She managed to turn on and off the lights with her mind and how to use the computer in her head, but that is as far as she got. She's been trying to get her claws to eject, but only managed to burn the carpet from accidentally activating her purple/black electric flame. She opened her eyes and let out a deep breath. She climbed on her bed and sat on the corner. She was so tired from the lack of sleep. Ever since Ratchet and Clank saved her from Ratchena was getting these nightmares about that horrible beast that she turns into.
She kept dreaming about hurting Ratchet, Clank, Talwyn, and others. Ratchena couldn't get the nasty images out of her head. These nightmares only made her fear he anger even more. She was afraid to go out in public. She didn't want to lose her temper and start killing innocent people plus the news kept telling everyone to extremely cautious for there's a crazy killer on the lose. Luckily they didn't know that she's the crazy killer, but it still hurt her that people were afraid to walk home alone because of her. She started to think about what Ratchet told her. How Alister died, but also how Alister killed Ratchet, but how Clank used the clock to save him. Ratchena felt a little angry and betrayed. How could Alister kill his best friend's son? Ratchena often asked herself this, but she could never figure out the answer. Then she thought about how proud she is of Ratchet. How her son became the galaxy's most famous hero and how he got rid of Tachyon.
Ratchena wanted to tell him how proud she is, but she could never place it in to words. As she thought about that a knot of guilt dropped in her stomach.
"I failed him." She whispered
"I failed Ratchet, I was never their for him and I because of me he had be to raised in an orphanage." She said to herself
"Why didn't I do something?! I knew what was going to happen, but I did nothing!" She whispered angrily to herself.
She looked at the door.
"I should tell him how proud of him." She said As she made another attempt to place it to words Clank ran into her room and grabbed her hand.
"Whoa Clank where's the fire?" She asked as Clank pulled her arm and led her downstairs
"Ratchet and I got called in to help a small village on planet Aranos.
"Wait what?!" She asked as she pulled her hand free.
Clank looked at her and saw that her eyes were wide with fear. Clank knew why she was so frightened. He knew how much she feared herself, but he didn't want her to be like that. She needed to live her live instead of fearing it.
"Please we need your help." Clank lied
Clank held his breath as he hoped she would believe him.
Ratchena didn't look convinced.
"I really need you there to make sure Ratchet doesn't get in trouble." Clank lied again
Ratchena quickly nodded her head.
"Hey are you guys coming or not?" Ratchet asked as he ran down the stairs in his black and gray amour and his R.Y.N.O in his hands.
Ratchena nodded her head.
"Ya we're coming." She replied
They ran into the garage and jumped in Aphelion.
"Planet Aranos?" Aphelion asked
"You got it." Ratchet said
Everyone got in their place with Ratchet in the drivers seat, Clank in the middle, and Ratchena by the window. The over door closed and the garage sun roof opened. Ratchet grabbed a hold of the controls and they took off. As they were in space Ratchena was covering her eyes and was curled up in a corner. She was whimpering and shaking. Clank placed his hand over her shoulder.
"It'll be alright Ratchena I promise." He said
"Here mom." Ratchet said as he handed her a blue and pink glove.
Ratchena took it looking confused.
"It's a Walloper. You might need it." Ratchet said.
"Incoming call from Sasha" Alerted Aphelion
"Ratchet, Clank where are you?" She asked
"Where almost their." Ratchet answered
"Well please hurry we're getting out numbered!" Sasha said looking worried
"What are we up ageist?" Ratchena asked
"Ratchet is that a Lombax?!" Sasha asked surprise
"Ya that's my mother now what are we facing here?" Ratchet asked
"Strangely enough King Amoeboids." Sasha said staring at Ratchena
"I hate those things!" Ratchet said
"What would attract them all the way over their?" Ratchena asked
"I'm not sure, but we got to stop them." Sasha said
"Now landing on Planet Aranos." Said Aphelion
"Alright you know the drill." Sasha said
"Ya kill all those things." Ratchet said
Sasha smiled then hung up. The screen went black and Ratchet, Clank, and Ratchena piled out. Ratchena looked around to see nothing, but open sky and mountains. She looked over the edge to see nothing, but clouds.
"Where are they?" she asked
Ratchet kept walking around. He got down on his knees and placed his ear on the ground. He listened intensely until up from a distance there was an explosion. Ratchet jumped up and Clank jumped on his back.
"Over their." Ratchet said as he pointed at the black puff of smoke. Ratchet pulled out his wrench and jumped off the side of the rocky hill. He caught a long thick cable wire and zipped lined down the mountain.
"Ratchet what about Ratchena?" Clank asked
"She'll find her way." Ratchet said
"Oh so you do have confidence in me." Said a voice
Ratchet and Clank looked over to see Ratchena gliding down the mountain with her Robo wings.
Ratchet laughed
"Show off!" He joked
Ratchena smiled and at the same time they made it down the mountain.
Clank jumped off Ratchet's back as Ratchet quietly got down and crawled to the edge.
Ratchena and Clank did the same thing. They stared down at the small village. Ratchet notice that this was a native Cazar's village. Ratchena notice that the natives seemed to form a defense as the Amoeboids surrounded them. The elder who was hunched over was covered in a dirty brown cloak holding a 6ft walking stick with glowing blue Cazar writing on it was in front, 5 young men wearing a red shorts with bows and arrows on their backs were behind, the 5 women that were wearing red and orange dresses covered in black and blue beads were behind, and the 3 children who were about 6 years old who were either dressed like the men or women were in the back. The Amoeboids slowly surrounded them. Ratchena wanted to lunge toward them, but Ratchet stopped her.
"Not yet." Ratchet whispered
Ratchena waited patiently as she slipped on the Walloper. Clank crawled on Ratchet's back and then Ratchet finally jumped up and used his wrench to smash one of the Amoeboids on the head. Making its large form roll out to make 3 medium Amoeboids. Ratchet swung his wrench to kill those 3, but now creating 4 little Amoeboids. Ratchet growled with irritation as he killed the last 4. Ratchet smiled at his accomplishment, but then he heard a weird sound.
"Oh come on!" Ratchet said as he turned to see 98 more King Amoeboids.
Ratchena knew that was her queue to attack. She leaped off the side of the cliff and with the Walloper, hit the ground. With a powerful wave all 98 King Amoeboids were blown back a few feet and they all burst in to their medium form. Ratchet and her did a back flip and meet up in the middle, back to back.
"Now I know why you hate these guys." Ratchena said
"How could there be more than one king?" Ratchet asked
"Their probably to dumb to realize that only one king works." Ratchena said and she put the Walloper away and pulled out her purple and black wrench.
"So are you ready for this?" Ratchena asked breathing heavily
"Coming from someone who's out of energy." Ratchet asked
"Are you calling me old?" Ratchena asked
"No I'm only pointing out that I forgot you oxygen tank." Ratchet joked
Ratchena smiled
"I may seem old but I bet you that the both of us can beat all of these guys at the same time." Ratchena said
"Proving?" Ratchet asked
"Proving that I'm in as good of shape as you." She said
"You're on." Ratchet said
They both ducked and swung their wrenches over each others head. Killing 2 attacking Tyhrranoid.
Ratchena looked over to see 97 Tyhrranoids coming their way.
"Now what?" Ratchena asked
"You take the Tyhrranoids and I'll take the slime balls." Ratchet said
One of the Amoeboids stuck it's green tong at Ratchet and made some sort of weird blab sound.
"I'm guessing their not to fond of you Ratchet." Clank said
Ratchet smirked then he jumped at the Amoeboids
Ratchena gripped her wrench and ran at a group of 10 Tyhrranoids and swung her wrench for an easy victory as did Ratchet. One attack after another Ratchena and Ratchena made a quick and easy victory. They both were facing their last enemies. They both did a back flip and while they were in the air they used their wrenches to hit the very top of the enemy's heads and landed back to back on alert.
"So you were right. What do I owe you?" ratchet asked
"Nothing just that you known that I'm not that old makes me happy." Ratchena replied happily
They looked around to see that the cost was clear. They lowered their wrenches and looked around.
"That's it?" Ratchena asked
"No their has to be some thing or they wouldn't have called us." Ratchet said.
Just then Ratchena heard something
"What was that?!" She asked rising up her wrench
"What was what?" Ratchet asked
"That!" Ratchena cried as she pointed at the edge.
Ratchet tried to look over at the edge. He was also hearing what she was hearing.
He continued to stare at the edge as a thumping noise grew louder and louder.
Ratchet started to walk toward the edge to look down, but Ratchena stopped him.
"I'll look." She said as she made her way to the edge.
As she got close to the edge a huge blue hand with Claws and spikes on the arm came out of no where and grabbed the edge. Ratchena yelped with surprise and smashed the hand with her wrench. The creature roared with pain as it pulled its head over the edge to reveal that it was an Elite Reaper. Ratchena slapped it across the face with her wrench as it tried to climb up.
The Reaper shook its head and roared in her face. She backed up as the Reaper crawled at her with fangs bearing and spikes pointed up.
"I think you pissed it off." Ratchet said worried
"Hey I guess so." Ratchena said as she kept backing up
Black foam was coming out of the Reaper's mouth as it growled with anger.
"Um Clank? Is that normal?" Ratchet asked
The Reaper ran at Ratchet at attempt to bite him. As the Reaper opened it's mouth to bite Ratchet's arm Ratchena jumped from behind and used her wrench to hit his head.
Ratchena's attack was so strong that the Reaper fell down and smashed his jaw on the ground.
Ratchena jumped in front of Ratchet started to block him from the Reapers view.
The Reaper got up and roared. He curled up and started to shoot out spikes that were also dripping with the black foam.
Ratchet dodged them. One flip after another as Ratchena did the same thing. Ratchet's luck worn out as one of the spikes scratched his arm causing him to fall down. The Reaper slowly walked toward him, but Ratchet took out his R. and shot the Reaper. The Reaper fell down and didn't get back up. Ratchet clutched his arm as it started to throb.
"Ratchet!" Ratchena called as she ran to him
Clank jumped off his back as Ratchet fell down. He was shaking and he was growing a fever.
"Somebody help! Please!" Ratchena called as she kneeled down lifting up his head.
The natives then came out of hiding and the elder walked up to her with a bowl of clear liquid.
"Drink this." He said as he handed it to Ratchena
Ratchena brought the bowl up to Ratchet's lips and he slowly drank the liquid.
Ratchet felt it go down his throat. Ratchet quit shaking and his fever went away.
He felt like a new Lombax. Full on energy and life.
"Did I win?" He asked
"Ya." Ratchena said smiling as she was relived to see that he was alright
Clank smiled and all the natives came at them.
The women and men talked with Ratchet and Clank, thanking them for their help.
The small children played with Ratchena's tail and hair.
At first Ratchena was worried about the children playing with her tail, but quickly trust them as none of them yanked at her tail.
Ratchena kneeled down to make it easier for the children to play with her hair.
"Mok ny timu" Said one of the small children.
Ratchena quickly looked that up and translated it to: Pretty Lombax Girl.
Ratchena smiled at the small child.
The child then went behind Ratchena and started to braid her hair.
Ratchet looked over at her to see that she was having a great time with the children.
Ratchena looked over to see the elder standing alone.
Ratchena had a strange feeling about him, but quickly shook it off for how could she not trust him? He just saved Ratchet's life.
"Hey mom come here." Ratchet said
Ratchena looked over at that little girl that was braiding her hair.
The little picked up a green caterpillar thing and as she brought it close to Ratchena's hair it wrapped around the tip of the hair, holding the braid in place.
Ratchena got up and walked to Ratchet to see him talking to Sasha.
"Ah and here she is." Clank said
"Sasha this is my mom Ratchena. Mom this is Sasha." Ratchet introduce the two
"Ratchena?" Sasha asked
"Long story." Ratchena said
"Well all and all it's very nice to meet you." Sasha said reaching for a hand shake.
Ratchena smiled and graciously shook Sasha hand.
"Same here." She said.
"Tok mu suma." Said a small voice
Ratchena looked down to see the small girl that braided her hair.
"What did she say?" Ratchena asked Sasha
"She's calling you wind child." Said Sasha with her eyes wide
"Well what does that mean?" Ratchena asked
"Wind child is there most respected god. Also the most feared." Sasha said
"I still don't understand." Ratchena said
"The story of the wind child is about a mother who had a very young soul and loved her son very very much." Sasha said glancing at Ratchet
"One day a storm came and blew her son away. The next morning she found him dead in a tree. She cried and cried until she finally died of a broken heart. Her sprit stayed behind and protects children and mothers. And she controls the wind." Said Sasha
"So why is she feared?" Ratchena asked looking at Ratchet
"Because when she's angered she creates these lighting storms and turns into a cold blooded monster. Sasha said seriously
Ratchena looked worried.
Sasha started to laugh
"I guess when she you protect Ratchet it reminded her of wind child." She said
Ratchena made a weak laugh, but couldn't help worry.
"Well Ratchet here you are." Sasha said as she handed him a big brown leather bag.
"990,000,000 bolts." She said smiling
"But that was just a little job." Ratchet said
"What can I say you got a raise." Sasha said
Ratchet smiled at her
"Well I better get going." Sasha said as she started to walk away
"Nice meeting you." She called to Ratchena
"Bye." Ratchena said
"I think we should get going to." Clank said
"Ya come on mom." Ratchet called
Ratchena waved bye to the children and followed Ratchet and Clank to the ship
"Ratchena do you want to sit in the middle?" Clank asked
"Only if you want to sit by the window." She replied
"Ya I do." Clank answered
Ratchena nodded her head and they all jumped in with Ratchet driving once again.
As they flew off and were in space Ratchena notice something odd about Ratchet.
He was sweating and coughing.
"Ratchet are you alright?" She asked concerned
"Ya I'm fine." Ratchet said sounding irritated
This grabbed Clank's attention. It was not like Ratchet to be irritated by a simple question
"Here have some water." She said as she pulled out a brand new bottle of water from her pocket.
Ratchet drank down every last drop of water and said nothing.
Ratchena placed her hand on Ratchet's forehead.
"What are you doing?!" Ratchet asked angrily as he pushed her away
"Ratchet you're burning up! Are you sure you feel alright?" Ratchena asked
"I'm fine! Just shut up already!" Ratchet demanded looking at Ratchena with anger in his eyes
"Ratchet! Don't yell at her!" Clank shouted
"I'm sorry I don't know what got into me." Ratchet said sounding normal
"It's ok son." Ratchena said.
Ratchet started to shiver.
"Oh my god Ratchet! That's it your going to the hospital!" Ratchena said as she started to punch in the nearest hospital.
"No!" Ratchet said angrily as he slapped Ratchena across the face.
Clank tried to grab at Ratchet, but Ratchena stopped him.
"Oh god mom! I'm so sorry..so sorry." Ratchet trailed off as her started to cough violently. He turned his head to the window.
"Mom." Ratchet said worried
Ratchena turned to him and gasped. As blood was splatted on the window. Blood was dripping from his mouth and eyes.
"Mom. Clank." Ratchet said weakly
Ratchet's eyes rolled back as he went in to a seizure.
"Ratchet!" Ratchena yelled
The controls went haywire as Ratchet had the seizure. Ratchena took hold of the controls and steered to the right barely missing an asteroid.
She quickly drove to the Veldin Hospital.
Out front the Doctors got him out of the ship and placed him on a bed. He started to make wheezing sounds as he couldn't breathe. They wheeled him into the hospital. One doctor put an oxygen mask on him and was keeping his head down while another was pushing the bed and demanding people to move and for other doctors to get ready.
Ratchena and Clank were right at their heels until they ran into a room. Ratchena made an attempt to run in with them, but a nurse stopped her.
"Sorry I can allow you to go in there." She said
"That's my son! That's my baby!" Ratchena cried as she tried to go through
"I sorry you're going to have to wait." She said
Ratchena burst into tears
"Come on sit down and I'll get you some coffee ok?" Asked the nurse
Ratchena shook her head and the nurse left.
Ratchena sat by a near by chair and Clank sat next to her.
"I'm sure the Doctors will take care of him." Clank said
Ratchena didn't answer, but sat with her head in her hands sobbing quietly.
They waited for 6 hours until a Doctor finally came out to talk to them.
"Clank and Ratchena?" He asked
They both stood up.
"Hi I'm Dr. Mathews and I have information about your son." He introduce himself
"How is he doctor." Ratchena asked
"He's still plenty ill, but we got his fever down." He answered
"Well can we see him?" Ratchena asked
"No I'm afraid not and we're going to have to ask you to go home." He said
"But why?" Asked Clank
"It's going to be a few days before he can have visitors." Answered The doctor.
Ratchena looked like she was going to cry again
"Will you call us?" She asked
"Don't worry you'll be the first to know." He said
"Dr. Mathews." Someone called
"I'm sorry I have to go, but please go home and get some sleep." He said
"Thank you we will." Clank said and they walked out the door.
Clank flew the ship home and on the way Ratchena couldn't help, but worry about Ratchet. When they finally got home Ratchena felt very empty inside. As she walked in the house she had to hold back her tears when she saw the TV. By now Ratchet would be watching TV as she went to bed, but instead she saw a blank screen showing her reflection. She went up stairs not saying anything and went to her room where she got ready for bed. She crawled into a ball as she laid in her bed and stared at the open window.
"Oh god Ratchet." She whispered.
She started to cry and finally cried herself into an uneasy sleep.