A fanfic for airlombax on deviantart. I hope you enjoy!

Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time fanfic

Genre: romance, humor

Warnings: Male slash, the rating is T

Pairing: Ratchet/Clank

Summary: Clank takes on a challenge in hopes of helping a friend only to find himself changed physically. However, this change will answer many of his questions and help achieve many of his deep buried desires that he never thought he would have a chance at obtaining.

Hope you all enjoy!

Change of Body, Same Heart

Part 2: Same Heart

Shortly after waking up, Clank had passed out again. The whole situation was a huge mess of confusion but Sigmund luckily had some answers and was more than happy to explain. During Clank's rest, Sigmund explained that the pink liquid that Clank drank, along with his robot dog, was a special formula that Orvus had made at one point. It was actually something that helped him create Clank very existence by creating some of Orvus's own qualities and inserting them in Clank's being along with the help of a special built machine. The whole process sounded extremely confusing to Ratchet but he chose not to ask in case the answers only caused more confusion.

As for the current effects, unless the liquid is used in a controlled environment, such as having the machine that helped create Clank, then the outcomes could not be fully controlled. The effects are based on wants and desires that the consumer has. For Sigmund's dog Harvard, he wanted intelligence instead of dog extinct, so that is what the liquid gave him. Sigmund assumes that Clank had a secret desire to be an organic.

The whole situation was odd but nothing could be done about it. One more factor explained was that the elixir worked only once per consumer. Harvard could not drink it again to return to his previous self for example. The elixir affected Clank twice but the first time was under Orvus's use so he used his one-time usage instead of Clank. Therefore, Clank was stuck in his Lombax form unless they found a cure to the liquid, which as far as Sigmund knew, there was no antidote.

It did not take long after the explanation for Clank to awaken from his slumber. When awake, he looked very confused as he examined his now fur covered arms. Luckily, Ratchet had some extra clothes with him that him and Sigmund helped put on while he slept. That explanation caused Clank to blush deeply from embarrassment. It was quite a funny and cute site.

After explaining what happened, Clank thanked Sigmund for the information as well as apologized. Though accepted, the Sigmund did feel extremely guilty over the whole matter because he never told Clank about the lab or its contents.

It was then that a loud rumble was heard coming from the brown Lombax's stomach. Ratchet could not help but laugh. In hopes of being helpful, Sigmund left to go prepare dinner for the two Lombaxes. It was right around supper time.

When gone, Clank turned towards Ratchet, "I am sorry Ratchet."

Confusion formed on the yellow Lombax's face. "Why?"

"For making such a foolish mistake. I wanted to help Sigmund but in the end, it was not necessary."

"It's okay," Ratchet replied, "The only thing I worry about is how you are doing."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, you're not a robot anymore. Now you're organic. That's a big chance in the span of an hour. Are you going to be alright?"

Clank took a few moments before speaking to let his mind wonder. At the time, he had wondered what it was like to be an organic, but to be honest, if it were not for his feelings for his best friend, then he would never had thought of being an organic at all. Ratchet was the only reason he would ever want to be this way, and the chances of those feelings being returned were slim. However, not much could be done about it now.

"I will be alright. There is not much that can be done about it now so I may as well make the best of it." Clank stated in a matter-of-fact tone.

A chuckled escaped Ratchet. He could not help but laugh. Despite not having his robotic voice anymore, he was still the same with how he spoke. It was quite amusing really.

Emerald eyes suddenly met peridot ones. The whole situation seemed odd to Ratchet that Clank would want to be an organic. And was the Lombax form an accident, or was there more to it? He could not help as he stared into his best friend's eyes unintentionally.

Clank noticed the stare as he was also staring right back. They were currently in one of the guest bedrooms in the Great Clock and Clank currently was sitting up in the bed with his legs under the blankets while Ratchet sat in a chair nearby. So, there was distance between them but not much. because of this, the stare seemed to make the new Lombax uneasy.

"What is it Ratchet?"

He suddenly blinked as he realized he was staring. Looking away, a deep red covered his cheeks.

"Sorry about that Clank. I was thinking and didn't even realize what I was doing."

"It is quite alright." Clank replied but offered nothing more.

He wanted to ask what was on his mind, but decided against since he had an idea on what it might be; why did Clank want to be an organic. That was a question that he was not ready to answer.

Instead, he removed the covers. Ratchet watched as Clank let his feet dangle over the carpeted floor before setting them down slowly. After this, he stood up completely.

First, Clank let his new fingers slide over the wooden surface on dresser just right by the bed before moving to touch the peach painted wall. The same sets of actions were done to the window glass and curtains, door and knob, and finally the bed sheets.

Confusion was thickly painted on Ratchet's face by his friend's actions. "Clank, what are you doing?"

Tensing slightly, Clank looked up from the bed and towards his friend, as if forgetting for a moment that he was present in the room.

"I apologize Ratchet. I was curious how surfaces would feel to my new fingers. The sensations are quite different from my robot sensors."

Emerald eyes widened from the answer. He suddenly wondered if Clank wanted to be organic because of how things would be; differences.

"Is that a good thing?"

"Yes. I enjoy the natural feeling of how different textures and temperatures feel. It was much different when I was a robot but… I just like how the feeling is real instead of programed."

Ratchet could not help but stare at Clank. He did not mean to, but he never realized his friend thought of organics and robots on those terms. Sure, there are discussions about whether robots have true feelings since everything they know is programed into them, but he never thought about the subject much. Clank to him was just… Clank; his partner in crime and justice, his ally, his best friend.

"Do you think of the discussions about robots having feelings or not a lot?" Ratchet asked curiously.

Silence rang through them before an answer was finally given. "I do not think of it often but I have from time to time."

"You know," Ratchet suddenly smiled, "I never realized you thought about that subject. I never did think about it."

Clank looked somewhat surprised. Despite being a Lombax now, he still had a way of hiding his emotions as he did back when he was a robot. "Why not?"

"Because no newspaper article or discoveries were going to change my thoughts on the subject."

"…And what are your thoughts on the subject?" Clank asked in a somewhat nervous tone.

It was not missed by Ratchet but he did not say anything of it. "I believe that robots have just as many feelings, emotions, and organic type characteristics as organics themselves. Think about it. Organics are made from other organics and robots are made from organics and other robots. Whether you are born or built is still being created. It's just under different circumstances. If it's believed that robots can't have true emotions then how can organics be considered that way? We're both created by the same creators, so there should be no difference, despite difference in situation."

A grin came over his face at the shocked expression that Clank was giving him.

"That is… something I never considered." Clank responded lamely.

A genuine laugh left Ratchet. He then stood up and walked over to his friend. Before Clank could say anything more, he was pulled into a hug.

"How's this action between robot and organic?"

"Nice…" Clank answered as his eye slide closed in Ratchet's shoulder. "It is very nice both ways."

"Then stop worrying so much," Ratchet stepped back which made Clank unfortunately force his eyes open. Ratchet then gently grabbed both shoulders. "You will always be the Clank I care about; no matter what form you're in."

Clank truly smiled the first time since he changed. It was not often that Clank genuinely smiled from happiness so Ratchet was always happy to see it, but it was also just as pleasing to see now that he was an organic.

Something seemed different though, and knowing that difference took over the yellow Lombax's senses right then. He was unsure of what he was doing but did not really care as he stepped closer to the brown Lombax with white stripes.

Emerald eyes were half lidded and peridot eyes began to follow the same pattern due to the closeness. Ratchet and Clank were the same height, so what happened next made it easy. Ratchet leaned in until his lips lightly brushed Clank's soft ones.

The brown Lombax made sure to not make any sudden movements so Ratchet would not just back away. He wanted to let his friend explore this and see what he thought.

Lifting his arms up, Ratchet set one hand on the side of Clank's neck while the other rested on one of his cheeks. Both had red cheeks as Ratchet held Clank in place and deepened the kiss.

A few minutes of just lips brushing and slightly pushing against one another for depth, the yellow Lombax finally pulled away from the kiss he initiated. A smile then graced his lips.

"Was this one of the reasons you wanted to be an organic?" Ratchet panted faintly.

"Yes," Clank breathed in reply, "But I am conf…"

"I told you I would care about you no matter what form you were in." Ratchet cut in, smile still present on his face. "Now come on. Let's go see what Sigmund is making us for supper."

Clank smiled in return. Happiness filled them both. He was for sure that Ratchet would never have returned his feelings, and perhaps, he had felt the same way.

A nod was given as he followed his best friend out afterwards. Excitement filled him as he a waited what come for him and his new lover.

The End

*Hello! This is the second and last part for this fanfic. This was a request for airlombax on deviantart. I hope you liked it! I also hope others enjoyed reading it as well!