Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time fanfic

Genre: romance, adventure, some mystery, humor

Warnings: Male Slash, the rating is T, cussing, violence

Pairing: Ratchet/Alister

Hope you all enjoy!

Only Time Will Tell Part 1 Pre-Chapters

Pre-Chapter 2- In the Caves

In the twist and turns of the dark cavern, it finally came to the end; of both the tunnel and of his patience. He wanted answers and he was going to get them.

Ratchet finally got the general's attention. He wanted to know what had happened all those years ago on Fastoon, but if anything, the younger knew the other was avoiding the subject. It was just the question of why that remained.

An anger shout of an answer came and shocked the yellow one slightly from surprise. After realizing this, the elder let out a sigh of defeat before settling on the ground.

It was explained in great detail on the destruction caused by his mistake of letting the Cragmite by the name of Tachyon have access to all of their secret information and weaponry. The guilt and pain was easily read on the general's face. This really did answer quite a few things, like why he was here instead of with the other Lombaxes.

Alister then went into topic of Ratchet's father, Kaden. The struggles he went when trying to get to his family and realizing too late that Cara had been lost. Kaden had cared about her a lot, which is to be expected since they were married.

"What was she like?" Ratchet suddenly asked before sitting on the cave floor in front of the general, "My mother, what was she like?"

Alister looked up from the hands that were folded in his lap to meet curious emerald eyes. Only moments ago had they been angry but it seems that the anger has already dissipated, or at least has lessened enough to hide.

A light smile graced Azimuth's lips before he began, "Cara. She was a beautiful woman. She always liked to wear different colored dresses every day and would sometimes wear a straw type hat to match. I never understood the hat but she made it work. She also had the biggest smile."

Alister smiled a more genuine smile now, "I believe that is where you got your smile from was your mother. Just like you got your green eyes from your father."

"What color were my mother's eyes?"

"Her eyes were blue. They were a deep blue, like the ocean."

Ratchet smiled now. He liked hearing of his mother. Curiosity for both of his parents never ceased over time, he had just learned how to manage it.

"Cara was also very kind-hearted. She was more than willing to help others out and do volunteer work whenever she was not working. Everyone in our town loved your mother."

This made the look in Ratchet's eye change. The younger felt happy she was so kind, but also felt a hint of… he wasn't sure. Jealousy maybe?

"Were you in love with her?"

The elder's eyes widened form the question. It seemed to completely throw him off guard. However, he recovered quickly before answering. "No Ratchet. I was never in love with her. Cara was the wife of my best friend. Even if she wasn't, I still would not have feelings for her."

"Why?"

A sigh was then heard in that dark room with nothing but a flare to show green light so the room could actually be visible.

"Ratchet, I was never one for love. Granted, I am not saying I never fell in love, but it was not a priority of mine." He answered calmly, "Besides, I wanted to wait to find the perfect one for me. Unfortunately, I was so busy with work that I was unable to find someone."

The younger's eyes saddened. He felt strange but, more than anything, just sad. Wanting to cheer the other up, Ratchet scooted over to sit beside Alister instead of in front of him. Hesitantly then, he moved one of his hands to rest on Azimuth's lower arm.

A look of surprise appeared on his face momentarily before it quickly vanished in a soft smile. No more words were exchanged was they sat there for a few moments, just to enjoy one another's company.

Unfortunately, though, all good things must come to an end as Alister finally sat up. He offered a hand to Ratchet to help him up, which was gladly taken. Both noticed the warmth created when their hands touched, and it felt… nice. Neither would admit to it as Ratchet let go once he was on his feet.

Alister then turned to Ratchet. "Ratchet, I promise you. I will get you your family back."

An explosion was then made to the wall before Azimuth ran out of the room. Ratchet then followed when he saw the elder leave.

*Hey guys! Sorry it's so short. I hope you liked it though. More R/A fluff. Thanks for reading!