Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time fanfic

Genre: romance, adventure, some mystery, humor

Warnings: Slash, yaoi, boy/boy (you get the picture), the rating is T, cussing, violence

Pairing: Ratchet/Alister

Hope you all enjoy!

Only Time Will Tell: Part 2

Ch.1- Setup

The universe could be considered a place of silence and peace for the most part; at least, a part of the galaxy that a certain yellow Lombax was traveling through. This Lombax was named Ratchet.

He was heading towards Planet Veldin at the moment. Even though all of his family and friends lived on Fastoon, he chose to live on Veldin because he prefers this planet. Technically, he was still in the move-in process, but the last of his possessions were in the back of his ship. To correct this thought as well, the ship belonged to his father Kaden. He was in the process of building his own ship on Veldin.

Ratchet was glad that he would be living on his own. He would miss everyone, but it time to have his own place to live. A call was then coming in. His father, Kaden, appeared on the screen.

Kaden grinned, "Hey son!"

"Hey dad," Ratchet greeted back. He loved his dad, but it was hard to talk to him. The younger always assumed it was because of the divorce between his parents. It was when the awkwardness started, even if it had been several years ago.

"Have you arrived on Veldin yet?" His dad always worried too much.

Ratchet answered, "Not yet. I'm almost there though."

Kaden nodded, "Okay. Just message me when you get there. I want to make sure you arrive safely. Talk to you later Ratchet." The call ended right then. The conversations between them were always short and awkward.

Memories from the past started to fill Ratchet's head. He thought of the divorce between his parents. He was about ten when it had happened. All the details were not known about the situation, but everything seemed to have been going perfect. He felt like the divorce was sudden and unexpected.

Other thoughts from the past then started to come to mind. Ratchet had been born and raised in Fastoon. Most things he knew and learned came from his home, even his friends, family, and schooling.

The only friend who didn't live on Fastoon anymore was Angela Cross. She left a couple years ago but he hoped to visit her now that he lived closer to where she was. They had actually tried to date once, but that was just weird so it didn't last long.

He knew he would miss his mom a lot. Her name was Cara and she was one the nicest Lombaxes you would ever meet. She would always make 'get well' cupcakes whenever any of her friends or neighbors were sick. It was nice since her cooking was amazing. She's works at the bakery in town so she knows how to cook, deserts anyway. Although, she was bad at cooking meals either, but deserts was her specialty.

On other thoughts, he didn't get to travel much until around eight, but even then, he could only travel with family. The only exception was Alister Azimuth. The bad thing was that Alister was gone all the time so he has not seen the elder for a several years physically. He saw the other much more when he was younger, but around his seven or eight, Azimuth started having to travel all over the universe for various things for work. Ratchet had not seen Alister face to face since he was twelve. He missed him constantly. They always got along and he felt even closer to the general than to his father, even if they never see each other and always have to call one another. The younger Lombax had talked to the elder when his parents got divorced and he was a great help.

Speaking of which, another call came through. It was Alister. The elder smiled, "Hello Ratchet. How are you?" Ratchet usually got annoyed when others constantly called him, but never with the general.

The younger grinned, "Not much. I'm just heading towards Veldin. How's work?" Alister was in another galaxy for work purposes.

He smiled back, "Alright. Things are going pretty slow at the moment. I have a meeting later this afternoon. How has moving in been going? I apologize that I have not been able to help you." He then noted, "And I have not seen in a long time. I apologize for that as well."

It did hurt to never see the elder. Like said, he cared about the other deeply. They were good friends and all. Well, Azimuth was technically Kaden's best friend, but he just felt this connection with the older Lombax that he couldn't quite understand. Regardless, he tried not to let it bother him.

Ratchet smiled, "Its ok. However, if you feel that bad, then come visit me when you get time. You can see my new house. It's kind of small, but I'm the only one living there so it doesn't have to be big."

"That would be nice." The general nodded, "I can't believe you are old enough to own your own home. I remember back when you were a kid and…"

"No! No! Stop it," Ratchet interrupted, "That was a long time ago, and I'm not a kid anymore. So don't think of me as one." He didn't know why but having the elder think of him as a child wasn't annoying, but it hurt. He wanted Alister to think of him as an adult.

"I apologize. I know you're not a kid anymore. I just think that way sometimes and the last time I actually saw you was when you were twelve."

The general's eyes had saddened. He felt guilty. Ratchet was sad about it too but he knew the other didn't do it on purpose.

"Well, maybe when you're done with the work in that galaxy, you can come see me. Can you?" Ratchet asked.

Alister rubbed his chin in thought for a moment. "Let me see," he got out his planner. "It looks like I'll have a couple days off after this. It has been a long time since I have had that much time off in years. I had been planning to head back to Fastoon," he looked at the younger, "But I can come visit you first if you like."

Ratchet's face lit up right. "Really?! Awesome! I can't wait."

The younger Lombax had the biggest grin on his face. He didn't care that he would have to unpack and get everything ready quickly before the other came. Getting to see the general would be the best thing ever.

An alarm went off an Alister's end. He looked at it before looking at Ratchet once more, "Well, I need to head to a meeting. I will call you later about visiting so you know when I will be done. It will be nice to see you." Azimuth didn't seem to admit that type of stuff often but he did more so around Ratchet than most.

Ratchet smiled, "Okay. Good luck and I hope it goes well. Bye Alister."

"Goodbye Ratchet."

The general hung up right then. The yellow Lombax's eyes saddened again. He really didn't understand why he missed the other so much.

Regardless, he shook his head and focused on getting to Veldin. He couldn't wait to see what the future would bring him in his new home and now living on his own.

*Hey guys! I finally started OTWT part 2. YAY! I hope you guys like this chapter. I know things are probably really confusing right now, but bear with me. You will all understand soon enough, I promise. Thanks for reading everyone! :)