A reflective weapon:
Qwark: After shooting down the Hydro harvesters, acquiring the thruster pack, and exploring the Blarg pumping station.
Next Ratchet's ship…
Al: Before I forget there was someone I met at the comic convention.
Clank: Who did you meet?
Al: A weapon designer for Gadgetron he and I had many of the same viewpoints on what was wrong with comics being turned into Holoflims. His name was Greg, but he left the convention early because he had some company business to attend to.
Ratchet: What kind of weapons does he design?
Al: He did not tell me, he told me that he was not permitted to tell anyone. However, I must be cutting edge weapon technology. Anyways if ever run into him ask him what his online player ID is, so we can do Coop online missions.
Ratchet: Sure thing…
On Kalebo III after winning the hologuise and exploring the grind rail…
Ratchet: I wonder where this transporter goes…
Clank: My sensors indicate that it leads to Gadgetron's weapon developing center.
A loud explosion comes a building with Blarg and Warbots going in.
Ratchet: That is not good; we got to stop the Blarg.
Clank: Agreed, we just stop them from raiding the facility.
After using the transporter…
Intercom: Attention! Blarg have infiltrated the facility staff and personal evacuate to the safe house.
Ratchet: Looks like we got company…
Warbot: Ratchet detected!
Warbot: Prepare to be terminated!
Blarg soilder: No one messes with the blarg! Prepare to die lombax!
After a short firefight…looking around in the breakroom
? : Is it safe to come out?
Ratchet: Yes…the blarg have been dealt with.
?: Thank goodness, those blarg have tried several raids on this facility. Fortunately, I have kept my project safe and secure.
Clank: You must be Greg; Al talked about you on Pokitaru.
Greg: Yes Big Al, that guy is an excellent engineer. My friends here at Gadgetron call me Big G the weapon designer. He talked about two individuals Ratchet and Clank as being good friends, you must be them well it is nice to meet you two.
Ratchet: You look young for a weapon designer…
Greg: I look younger than my actually age is all Ratchet.
Clank: What were the Blarg trying to steal?
Greg: A prototype of a shield weapon called the reflection shield.
Ratchet: Reflection shield?
Greg: It is a shield based weapon that creates an energy field around the user, which reflects any kind of projectile and sends it back to sender.
Ratchet: It works on any kind of projectile?
Greg: That is right be it missile, energy bullets, bullets, and even energy beams. It does not protect against physical attacks though.
Ratchet: When will it be in for sale?
Greg: Not for some time, right now the Gadgetron bot tests have been promising, but they lack how it will respond in real life battles.
Ratchet: I could test it out for you, Clank and I could use it against the blarg.
Greg: I don't know…I only have two prototypes…not to mention if it fell into the hands of the blarg…
Clank: What if Ratchet was a Gadgetron employee, then would you lend it to him?
Greg: If you were Gadgetron employee than don't see the harm in that.
Clank: Ratchet by winning all of three hoverboard cups you technically are a Gadgetron employee.
Greg: Ratchet won all of the hoverboard cups? I have to make a quick call…
Several minutes pass…
Greg: (Turning off the video phone) Good news I just talked to Mr. Lumos, and he vouched for your credibility as being our company's representative for the Gadgetron hoverboard line. Not to mention being a Galactic ranger. Mr. Lumos will handle all of the paperwork and talk with the legal department.
Ratchet: So I can borrow the prototype?
Greg hands the prototype to Ratchet
Greg: Yes…like I said before this will not protect you and Clank against physical attacks. I will use the data from your real life battles to build the final product.
Ratchet: Thanks I will put it good use, say you look familiar…
Greg: Well my older sister Elaris is working for the Galactic rangers.
Clank: I sensed a family resembles to Elaris.
Greg: What can I say genius runs in the family.
Ratchet: Right…Al wanted me to ask you what your online player ID was.
Greg: Thanks Ratchet I will get back to Big Al on that one. Have fun with the reflection shield and teach those blarg a lesson. Come see me again once you upgraded the reflection shield to level five.
Qwark: Ratchet and Clank leave the facility and head back to the ship, preparing to assault the Deplantizer.
Qwark: After acquiring some raretanium, Ratchet and Clank see what upgrades were available for the reflection shield that included shield stability (increases the amount damage that the shield can reflect before short-circuiting), Raretanium (increases the drop rate of raretanium by enemies), Reflect damage (increases the damage inflicted by reflected projectiles). The last upgrade after the reflection shield upgraded to level five and became the Reflector barrier was kinetic knockback (enemies that make contact with the reflector barrier will be knocked further away by the barriers kinetic energy). The mystery cluster upgrades were triple shielding (instead of a singular shield the user is protected by three reflective energy shields), multiple projectiles (reflected projectiles fragment and hit opponents with more damage hitting a large area damaging nearby enemies). They also meet back up with Greg and he gives Ratchet and Clank the omega version of the Reflector barrier.
Shiv Helix: That is one awesome weapon it makes the user unbeatable, when I can buy it?
Qwark: It will not be for sale to the general public, only high ranking galactic officials, CEOs, and high status individuals can obtain it, besides it will not be ready for the quite a few years.
Shiv Helix: That stinks...
Solitary Bill: Too bad Too sad
Qwark: Quiet solitary Bill...now back to story