Sorry for the lateness. I had to get ready for college and everything else in my life. But here it is and I'll probably add chapter 4 next week. Till then, bye.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from the Ratchet & Clank series.
Chapter 3: A new home
Alister held Ratchet close as Ollie drove the hover truck to their new home. After Alister had taken Ollie's offer, Ollie had taken them to the facility's garage where they kept the hover trucks. On the way to the garage Ollie explained what Alister's duties would be in the facility. Alister would be a combination of a mechanic and a security guard. Alister would be called if something broke down and needed to be fixed or if a junkbot or any other creature comes in and needs to be dealt with. In the morning Ollie will show Alister where everything is and given him his equipment. Alister would be on a 9 to 5 work day and would be called in if the matter needed his immediate attention. He would also get his own office to work from.
The house they were being taken to was about 10 miles away from the facility. Alister's ship was in the back of the truck, which Ollie had helped load up, so going back and forth from home and work wouldn't be a trouble. The problem was that with Alister away no one would be able to take care of Ratchet. But Ollie had assured him that Ratchet could come with him and just stay in his office.
They arrived at the house five minutes later. The house sat in front of a large rock formation that tower over the house and curved around it on both the left and right sides creating a sort of barrier around the house while still having an opening in the front so they could drive in. The house was made up of recycled metals that with years of being not taken care of had left a few pacts of rust to form on the roof.
Ollie drove the truck through the opening in the wall, and parked the truck in front of the house. "Well, here we are." Ollie happily said. Alister got out of the truck and walked up to the house to get a better look at it. "Go on, and have a look inside." Ollie called from the ruck. "While you're doing that, I'll unload your ship from the back." Alister nodded his understanding and walked to the front door. He turned the knob and went in. Alister walked down the entry way, which was a long hallway that made a sharp left at the end. The hallway had one opening to the left that led to the living room and two on the left that led to the kitchen and the dining room. The living room was carpeted and was furnished with a couch, a coffee table, an arm chair, a holo-screen on the wall, and three tall tables against the three walls. The fourth wall had a large window that showed the front yard of the house.
The kitchen had all the needed appliances as well as wooden cabinets and counters. The sink was on the far wall and had a small window that overlooked the back yard. There was also a stove and refrigerator that faced each other on opposing walls. On the opposing walls to the sink there was another opening to the dining room and had cabinets and counters on either side of it. The dining room had a round table that and four chairs around it.
Down the turn of the hallway were three doors. The two on the right that lead to the master bedroom and the bathroom while the one on the left lead to a smaller bedroom. The master bedroom had a queen size bed, a large dresser, two nightstands, a big closest, and two windows that faced the back yard. The second bedroom was smaller with a twin size bed, a small dresser, and a small closest. But the smaller bedroom had no windows. The bathroom had everything that was needed, with a shower/bathtub. With all considered, the house was made for a small family.
Alister looked around the house and thought that it was a nice place to stay. He walked into the master bedroom and sent Ratchet on the bed. Alister made sure he was comfortable before leaving to help Ollie. When he made it out the door, his ship was already unloaded with Ollie closing the back of the truck. "Well, how does it look?" Ollie asked. "It looks really nice, but is there a way to get other furniture for Ratchet?" Alister asked Ollie. "I'm afraid that you have to get that yourself and you have to order it from somewhere else." Ollie explained. "I see. Well this will be good for now." Alister said.
"Good. Well the truck that is delivering the food will be here shortly so in the meantime just familiarize your-self with the house. Also, before I forget," Ollie reached behind his back and pulled out a communicator watch out to Alister, "this is for you." Alister took the watch and put it on "the watch will alter you when you are needed and where you are needed at. In the morning I'll give you everything else you needed and tell you everything else you needed to know." Ollie explained and with that he started to walk back to the truck. "Well till tomorrow." Ollie called from the window as he drove back to the facility. Alister waved as he left and turned back to the house.
Like Ollie said the food truck arrived 10 minutes later and it took another 10 minutes to put everything away. Most of it was a month supply of non-perishables and about two weeks of perishables. After everything that happen Alister was tired and hungry. So he made himself a sandwich and made a bottle for Ratchet if he was hungry. He walked into the bedroom and he saw that Ratchet had squirmed out of his blanket and was crawling to the head of the bed. This was his first look at Ratchet without his blanket covering him. He was wearing a baby's one piece footy pajama with a little hole for his tail to go through. The one pajama was blue with little golden nuts and bolts all over it. Alister admitted to himself that it was sort of cute.
Alister sat down at the end of the bed and Ratchet sensed the movement and moved towards him. Alister scooped up Ratchet when he was close enough and held him in his arms. Alister started to feed Ratchet the bottle. After that was done he grabbed Ratchet's blanket and laid him down. Alister laid down next to him a quickly fell asleep.
Alister woke up the next morning to two big green eyes looking at him. Alister pulled the upper half of his body up and looked down at Ratchet. Ratchet's eyes never left him as he pulled himself up. After another minute of staring, Ratchet finally broke it by crawling to Alister and sniffed him a little. After that Ratchet looked up at Alister and smiled. He put his hands up and started to reach out to Alister for him to pick him up. Alister smiled down at him and picked him up to his face. Ratchet giggled as he was picked up and his tail curled in his happiness. Alister gave Ratchet a lick on his head in a cat like way that showed his happiness of the child. Ratchet closed his eyes and purred when he was licked. After that Alister put Ratchet on his lap and brought his tail over to Ratchet. Ratchet stared at Alister's tail when it came near but smiled when it started to tickle him. Alister smiled down on him as he laughed.
But all good things must come to an end.
Right after that moment, Alister's watch started to beep. Alister brought the watch up and taped on the screen. Meanwhile, Ratchets attention was quickly directed at his watch. The watch then said, in a male computer voice, "You are needed as soon as possible." After that the watch shut off. Alister suddenly realized that he had to get ready for work. He was about to get up when Ratchet let out a tiny squeak. He smiled down at him and picked him up. He cradled him in his arms and said, "Come on little one. We have to get ready for work."
