The Universe's Oldest Joke
By: M14Mouse
Summary: Orvus got the joke years ago. It was about time that those boys caught up.
Disclaimer: Don't own them
Orvus always thought that the best jokes were the oldest.
Nothing made him laugh more than the old chicken cross the inter-galaxy highway joke.
Or a good knock-knock joke
Hehe…Oh, yes. He just thought of a good one.
Oh…hmm…hehe. Oh, yes, the oldest always the best.
The universe always tells it the best. She also likes to tell it over and over. Just in case, you don't get it the first time or the second…or the third. It even took him a few years to get it.
When he created his son, he had no thoughts of her jokes. He had no idea that she would play one on him.
Sure, he knew that Clank would take awhile to get to him and it would be a long one. The Great Clock showed him that much. He knew that Nefarious would be involved in some way. What he didn't expect was Ratchet. He was the last one on this side of the galaxy. He knew the sad history of the Lambax.
The whole universe did.
It was one of her cruelest jokes.
In her cruelty, she told her best joke.
In Clank, he may have set up the groundwork but Ratchet built it.
Where he gave his son thought, Ratchet challenged it. Forcing his son to see from the side of others. In turn, challenging Ratchet's thoughts as well.
Where he gave his son emotion, Ratchet brought it out. He created his son to be logical even with faced with extreme emotional situations. They tested each other time and time again.
With each test they passed and defeat, they brought themselves closer from strangers with common goals to best friends. Their friendship deepened.
Oh ho….The universe gave his son the prefect counterbalance. Someone to balance him…to challenge him…to change him. Someone that he never thought would fit.
Of course, his son's influence has changed Ratchet as well. Over the years, he shed away the protective layers that helped survived by himself. No longer was he a stubborn young Lambax.
Instead in its place, stood someone that his son proudly called his friend.
It came to no surprise when out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ratchet coming to save him.
What a marvelous lad he was. Gave Nefarious a good knocking too.
Most marvelous thing of all was that he believed that Ratchet would have tried to save him even if he wasn't Clank's father.
He remembered hearing a quote from somewhere.
Do not judge a man by his character but by the friends he keeps.
He always found that quote to be fitting.
Oh, yes…back onto the point of the joke.
From the safety of another location, he watched the events unfolded before him. There were moments that he wanted to step forward to guide…to help but he knew better.
They must do this on their own.
As events finally came ahead, it came to no surprise when Clank used the Great Clock to save Ratchet.
They fought to save each other time and time again. As the timekeeper, he would had disapproved of using the Great Clock in such a way. But as a father, he couldn't help but be proud.
And the joke? Well, she told several in fact…some things about life and friends. It all came down this….He may have offered his son a home but Ratchet offered him something far more important.
Happiness.
What more could a father want from his son.
End
A/N: That is that. Thanks for the reviews. I will go back and edit this weekend.