Chapter one

After Ratchet helped the Fongoid chief save the Village and his people he went back to his ship to try to find his friend Clank. As he was in space he heard Quark tell him that the Fongoid's told him about an exile named Alister and he was on plant named Torren IV .So he goes to the pant and went to check it out. When he landed he asked around to see if they know where the exile.

" Do you know where Vogerim Pass is?" The robot that lives on that plant pointed the way to pass and went the way the robot pointed. He was still looking around till he stopped and looked up at giant robots mouth and noticed there was a person standing there looking back a forth. He figured that he could ask him about this Azimuth characters," Uh, excuse me uh hi. Do you know where I can find Alister Azmiuth?"

The next thing he knew the person through a bomb and it was coming at him and he was shocked that this person was trying to kill him. He stood there as the bomb got closer and at first he couldn't move cause he was scared that the bomb was going to hit him,"Uh oh," was all he said as he hit the bomb away from him with his wrench and once the bomb hit the rock he jumps off the edge of the cliff and he grabs the railing and spins to get on the railing and goes after the person. When he was right behind him he heard the person say," You lost the element of surprise. Killing me won't be so easy." Ratchet couldn't believe his ears. That person really thought that he was trying to kill him. He just shakes his head and told him," I just want to talk to you." But the next thing he noticed was that the person was wearing hoverboots and was a head of him and then he heard the person yell, " Lies, You're here to assassinate me. Who sent you? Vorselon? Nefarious? Heh, figures they don't have a spin to do it themselves." He chuckled under his breath as he was getting away from Ratchet.

"Look at me I'm a Lombax!" Ratchet told him trying to catch up to the other person but then he heard the person answer him back, " The lombax's are gone. And I know a hologuise when I see one." Ratchet just shook his head from what he heard. So he tried to thinks of something but couldn't cause the person kept throwing bombs at him and he kept dodge every bomb that came at him and once it stop he started to think again. He remember that Lord Vorselon calling him Azimuth so he found out that he was chasing another lombax. He thought he was the only lombax in the galaxy so he says, " Can you stop trying to kill me for two seconds so we can talk."

He continues to follow the other lombax till he got to the bounce pad and flipped in the air and landed on the ground. His green eyes looked around, confused as he tried to figure out where the lombax that he was following was. As the young lombax turned to look in the opposite direction, he was grabbed by the shoulder and was thrown at a wall. Then he had a wrench around his neck as he sild down the wall, he could hear the weapon charging up power and he couldn't escape since he was stuck. He felt hot breath in his face and he heard," Now I've got you!" He squinted hs eyes and his ears were drooped in defeat, waiting for the worst to come. But then he heard," It can't be..." He openes his eyes, clearly wondering what was delaying his death. he focused a narrower glare at the other lombax, realizing that the older lombax was still in control and that one wrong move could still lead to his death.

He noticed that the other lombax was looking at his eyes and he didn't know why at all till he heard "You're...You're Kaden's son!" The other lombax exclaimed. He was released by the olther lombax and he geav him a sharp glare before turning away and rubbing his sore neck.

"Forgive me." The older lombax got down on one knee, with one fist against his heart, a sign of respect shown among lombax soldiers, before introducing himself, " General Alister Azmiuth." Ratchet could hear him getting back to his feet," Four Bolt Magistrate of the Lombax Pretorion Guard," Ratchet's ears perked up when he heard that and he turned his gaze to Azimuth, staring at him in wonder, " Elder Councilman for the Center of Advanced Lombax Research," Ratchet noticed that Alister's gave softened and saw him shook his head gently when he heard him add," And you, my dear boy, look just like your father." His eyes widened in amazement.

"You, You knew my father?" he asked, surprise filling his voice. He was here to search for an ally, an enemy of Doctor Nefariou's. The last thing he had expected that a lombax had a connection to his past. He noticed the look on Alister's face when he smiled and he blinked up at him waiting for him to answer and he heard the older lombax chuckled under his breath. " Of course," Alister answer's Ratchet's question.

Few hours later

"I have so many questions. How did you know him?" Asked Ratchet as he was looking at a pocket watch that Alister gave him to look at the picture of his father and himself together when they were younger. When he closed the watch he heard Alister answer his question," Kaden and I were good friends. He was a great lombax," he turned to look at Ratchet and continued," Smater as they could come. He was the first outside to theorize that the great clock even existed."

"And this clock? You think Clank's in there?" Ratchet asked as he looked down at first but then looked back up again at Alister when he heard him answer," "Clock" is a rather crude translation of the runes on Quantos. specifically they say " Keeper of Time." " Ratchet watched him as he walked over to the front of the trunk and he was so in thought that when he heard Alister talk again he snapper out of his thoughts," But yes, I suspect he is."

Ratchet looked around and noticed all the legends and papers and blueprints all over his all and while he was looking around he heard Alister say," You see, according to Fongoid lore, the zoni are the Guardians of time. If your friend is connected to them then he must play some part in it's operation. Now where are those blasted things?" Ratchet looks down and the his head shot up and turned to him and askes," wait, I thought my father was the onle one to stay behind when the lombasxes left," and he noticed that Alister stopped looking around in his trunk and Ratchet continued," Why didn't you go with them?"

Alister looked down when he heard Ratchet's question and thought it over til he responded," Sometimes the universe has a cruel sense of humour." he looked back in the trunk. Ratchet didn't understand why he said that til he was out of thoughts when he heard Alister says," Ah hah! There they are!" He looks at Alister and noticed him grabbing something from the trunk and says," Your father's hover boots! Ready for your frist lesson?" Ratchet nodded his head, staring at the boots in amazement. He saw Alister toss the boots to him and he startes to put on his father's shoes and when he got up and walked around in the boots," Perfect fit!" he exclaimed.

" I hade a feeling they would." Alister smiled down at the boy. He was happy to see that Kaden's son was wtill alive and he might be able to find the "Great Clock." Come on. We'll go to the Molonth Fields, I have a hoverbooting course set up there. I'll teach you the basics." Alister moves to grabbes his double-sided wrench and was about to leave. Except when he turned, he noticed that Ratchet had went back to looking towards the boards where Alister had pinned up his and Kaden's research on the Great Clock." Well' are you coming, or are you just going to stare at your father's work all day?"

" My father came up with this?" Ratchet asked as he looked closer at it.

" Well, not all of it." Alister admitted." I continued his research after he..." He bit his lip, unable to finish his sentence. How could he say Kaden was dead when he could have sworn that he was staring right at him?

" I know." Ratchet's eyes met Alister's and there was an understanding between the two. Ratchet knew the fate that his father had met, and he was letting Alister know that he didn't have to explain. Alister sighed, appreciating the notion. " Come on, I'm going to teach you a few tricks that I kepted up my sleeves." The general insisted as he walked out of his home. Ratchet nodded and caught up, following right in step beside the older lombax.

Alister showed him all the basic that he needed to know on his hoverboots and while he was practiceing with them they started to shut down and he lands on his knees. Alister hoverbooted over to him and landed next to him and offered his hand and say as he helps Ratchet up to his feet," Ioncoilsmight be a fit rusty. You'll get use to them." He smiles at Ratchet and was happy that Ratchet was able to learn his hoverboots fast like his father.

" Thanks, so what now? Storm Nefarious's stronghold? Force him to tell us where the clock is huh?" Ratchet asked thinking it's a good idea but Alister says," Nefarious will be foolish to revial taht information to us no matter what we do to him. But we have an avantge that I did not have before. A contact inside the clock." He pressed a button that glowed and turned around and head towards the cliff.

" Clank? How are we going to talk to him? Uh Genral my ship's this way." Ratchet said as he followed and point to where his ship was. But Alister had other plans.

"No Thanks I brought my own." Alister said as he turned and crossed his arms and looked at Ratchet as his ship came up behind him. He turns on his hoverboots and gets inside his ship and he turns to Ratchet and says," Meet mo in Axiom city, Plant Terachnos."

" What are we looking for in Axiom City?" Ratchet asked wondering why there but he heard Alister say before he took off into space," A way to talk to Clank." Then Alister was gone and Ratchet did as he was told. He got into his ship and went to Plant Terachnos but something was waiting for him that he didn't see coming.

End Of Chapter 1