Hello my gremlins and friends. This fun little Fan Fiction has been sitting in the back and can take it no more. This round will be following after A Crack in Time, of the Ratchet and Clank series. So without further ado let's introduce the characters shall we.
A small young male creature is running from a growing mob. He stands at five foot eight inches tall but can only be seen as a living creature by his tail that is trailing him. His tail is nearly bitten by one of the closer ones of the mob as more continue to join. The mob is a mixture of Blarg and Tyrenoids all blasting or trying to capture the young creature. He pants as he pulls his tail in again from a biting Tyrenoid.
"Hey I could use a pick up here!" His voice sounds like he just finished puberty. He picks up the pace, almost literally feeling the hot breath of the mob closing in on him. Doing a quick turn he fires a hidden blaster from his hip and it knocks ten of the closest ones back into the mob causing the entire group to pull back some and trample the few that fell under foot.
"Where the hell's my pick up?!" He yells this time.
"Alright, jeez, don't get your fur in a bunch. I'm homing in on your comm now and will be within grapple range shortly." The other voice, this one a little more feminine but somewhat of a tomboyish tone. He shakes his head and blind fires behind him again. This time he hears a satisfying halt as he hits a larger number this time.
Thank whatever deity exists that I am good with technology and building things. He thinks as he keeps running, he spots a ship coming in from behind.
"Oh that better be you." He mumbles as he puts away the blaster. He hears something click like its being locked into place. Then the ship flies forward a few meters and a hook is out under the body of the ship. He grins as he reels his arm back and throws a punch launching an electromagnetic grappling hook from his arm to the hook under the hull. He's automatically pulled off his feet up to the ship.
More blasters fire as he is pulled away from the mob.
"Hit the gas girl!" He yells as the aiming gets better just missing his legs. The ship speeds up and the cockpit opens as he reaches the end of the grappling line, and the ship. He manages to climb up into the ship and shuts the cockpit. No one else is inside.
"You were cutting it a little close don't you think?"
"Well it's not easy tracking a handsome stud like you, who's wearing all black. And please take off that mask before some ranger on patrol spots us and pulls us over." The ships navigation unit says. The male takes off his mask and hood to reveal two long lombax ears and short cropped messy hair. His fur is red with orange crosses, including an X cross over his nose area, compared to a normal lombax of beige with yellow stripes, and his eyes are gold with a blue green rim. His face is a deeper red though proving that he is still blushing from her earlier comment.
"Aww did I make you blush Jaxon?" The nav unit says.
"So what if you did Rachel? Your programming let's you flirt. Maybe I should fix that back home." Jaxon retorts. It's silent in the cabin for a few minutes then Jaxon bursts out laughing as Rachel does the same.
"Oh you almost got me with that one." Rachel says, a holographic female lombax appears in the seat next to him.
"Heh I almost believed it myself. But don't worry I won't mess with your programming. Your to special to take that away." Jaxon says, the hologram blushes hard.
"Oh shush you. So did you get what you were looking for?" The hologram asks. Jaxon pulls something from his pouch on his back. He sets the coordinates for there home and then focuses on the device in his hands.
"The final component to be able to complete my life long task." He says.
"For something this small why did those goons chase you?" She asks.
"For the other thing I took. But it's encrypted, I'm good with tech but this is more your department. Think you could handle opening files that shouldn't be opened?" He asks holding up a flash drive.
"Oh I'll crack it open like you do your eggs in the morning." She says,making them both laugh again. Jaxon wipes a tear from laughing so hard.
"Hehe, no but seriously, I can get this open asap. First things first we need to get back to my main frame." Rachel says. Jaxon cracks a smile as he grabs the wheel turning off the autopilot.
"Then hold onto your circuits." He says before buckling up and hitting the warp drive.
Well now, they seem to have it planned out. Let's hope nothing stops these two in their tracks. Till next time my Gremlins and Friends.
Remember to keep the balance!