Yay the second chapter is up! I should have chapter three up soon.
Enter The Rift
Ch.2 Lombax Love
"Don't worry Al, we're on Grelbin now." Ratchet assured Al. Al's robotic optical sensor was starting to shut down, only showing an image every few minutes. And having his robotic eye go first it was stressful, not because he wouldn't have any depth perception, but because it was so close to his android-like brain. As the ship touched down the air started to thin. Running out of the Phoenix's hanger Ratchet soon realized that Al had not followed him. In the vast plains of ice he took a breath of fresh air then ran back in to retrieve Al and free Clank from his glass containment zone. Al had collapsed just outside the icy vista.
"Ratchet! My leg, I can't move it!" Al panicked.
"Okay Al, quit panicking. Come on, breath, relax, breathing pattern ninety-three, calm yourself. Let's get you out of here." I urged. "Please tell me that leg is animatronic..."
"No it isn't, why would you hope that?" Al answered.
"It's just that the virus must be using you as a translator..." Ratchet was interrupted by Clank.
"To change from technological to biological."
"I see, what can we do?" Al stuttered.
"I believe I have a solution," Clank had to speak up, a storm was coming. "You can go in my container and we can give you Ratchet's O2 Helmet, that way you can breathe."
"I'm glad we closed off Quark's old room for the containment zone." chuckled Ratchet. They quickly set up Al's quarters and gave him a radio for communication and stormed out into the storm.
It was cold, Clank turned on his internal thermometer, it read negative five. Not good right? How about if Ratchet has been on a desert like planet almost all his life? They headed for Angela's house first, hopefully she's there. They got there in a matter of minutes.
Angela answered the door "Hey Ratchet, hi Clank. What are you two doing here? Come in, it looks cold." As soon they got inside Ratchet took her waist and kissed her, he told her how he felt about her, how he couldn't be without her. Clank reacted very oddly.
"I'm going to wait outside." once outside Clank called on his video-phone "I hope it's Venus." laughing quietly. He answered it "Hello?"
"Hi, is this Intergalactic Pizza?" Clank turned it off extremely disappointed. He peeked inside to see them kissing. They didn't notice. The way Ratchet came on to her like that Clank was surprised she was okay with it. He went out again, but this time he left. Slowly he walked away. He felt like disappearing. But he couldn't leave him, leave his only family. Ratchet was like a brother to him. He decided not to abandon them, but to look for Verv.
"Is Clank alright?" Angela asked.
"I don't know...I'm going to go to him." Ratchet replied.
"What about...Okay, yah go talk to 'em." With a wave goodbye he closed the door.
Clank was gone.
"Clank? Where are you?" Ratchet spoke into his com-link. His answer came in text form.
"I Left To Search For
Verv. I Am Frozen.
Use A Radar To Find
Me."
Ratchet switched his com-link to Clink-Clank mode or Clank Radar and headed in Clank's direction. But not without telling Angela first. Angela came with him; they found him near a temple. As they approached the temple it started to give off heat, melt the snow all around them, thawing out Clank. They entered the temple.
"W-who's there?" A low voice cried in the distance.
"Hello, we found this place in ruins." Angela replied.
"I-I know that voice." He came out off the dark. A long, slender, dragon-like body emerged, blades coming out of his elbows and knees. His eyes were black yet somehow bright, not glowing but bright. His scales were the color of the snow. "Angela? Do you remember me?"