I know!! I know!! I am seriously bad at keeping my story up to date. So sue me! (On second thoughts don't). I told you not to hold your breath on this chapter coming out in under a month.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ratchet and Clank. (If I did, the new future series would have come out on PS2 as well as PS3)

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Aphelion blasted through the cool, still air of Fastoon and set herself down in a small area between two fallen buildings.

'Never thought I'd have to come back here again.' thought Ratchet as he leapt from Aphelion's cockpit. "What exactly are we looking for? All I see is a bunch of blown up buildings and a big forest behind them." said Ratchet. Talwyn's voice rang out through Ratchet's com link.

"You're looking for an ancient temple. However the location for it is too deep in the forest for Aphelion to land safely. You'll have to walk from here."

Ratchet turned to Aphelion and said; "I'll give you a call when I need picking up."

"Stay safe Ratchet. There are a lot of dangerous animals in the forest and I would hate for you to be eaten." said Aphelion before blasting off.

'Why does everyone think I'm always gonna get in trouble?' "I can take care of myself you know!" Ratchet yelled after the retreating ship. Aphelion laughed and left for the station. Ratchet started towards the luscious, green forest.

After about 3 hours, Ratchet collapsed on a fallen tree, exhausted, and called Talwyn. "Hey I thought you said that the place wasn't too far. I've been walking for 3 hours now!!" he complained.

"I only said that Aphelion wasn't able to land close enough to the place. I never said that it was close. Besides you're almost there. Just an hour's walk to your east and you should be able to find the place soon." said Talwyn. Ratchet stood up and stretched his limbs. "Any way, I've been doing some research into this place. Apparently, the location is called The Temple of Time. Lombaxian legend says that it was there that a Lombax imprisoned an evil beyond evil and delivered peace to the universe. The Lombaxs built the temple to remind people of the heroic achievement that the Lombax did." she said as Ratchet made his way through the forest.

"Okay, One small question though."

"What's that Ratchet?"

"How does this relate to the Zoni?" Ratchet asked.

"My best guess is that the 'evil beyond evil' is their supposed leader."

"Okay, so the Zoni think that some evil guy is actually their long-lost leader that is gonna lead them to glory, they need Clank to open the portal to unleash the guy and take his place for eternal misery, and if all this happens the universe is going to be enslaved. Did I miss anything?"

"No, that's about it"

Ratchet sighed and carried on walking. He ducked under a low branch and climbed over a fallen tree. "How much further is this temple then?"

"You should see it behind those trees, in the clearing."

Ratchet walked around the trees and stood in wonderment at the sight before him. Talwyn let out a small gasp. In a small clearing, stood a ruined temple. The temple was made of a strange metal material that seemed to give off a strange blue glow in the afternoon sun. The massive metal doors at the front were engraved with strange markings and tall columns held up the roof of the temple. The east wall and part of the roof had collapsed in on itself but the temple was still a beautiful sight to see.

"Wow." said Ratchet. He circled the temple once and was surprised by how small it was. "It's very small. Are you sure this is the place?"

"Of coarse I'm sure! The temple is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen! As for small, you wouldn't say that after you hear the readings I'm getting."

"Why?"

"The place you see is just the entrance. The main part of the temple is over 20 meters into the ground. It's like a maze in there. Also the material the temple is made of is Luthium. Our communicators won't work while you're in there. Be careful."

"Okay." Ratchet walked to the doors and was about to push the doors open when he noticed some markings which looked like the markings from the prophecy. "Hey Talwyn, before I go in, take a look at these markings. What do they say?"

"They say 'Beware of the Traps. Any one who is unworthy to walk these corridors will suffer the consequences.' Sounds inviting" commented Talwyn.

Ratchet laughed quietly. He wasn't keen on wondering a temple that had booby-traps and was falling apart. But Clank needed him, which was all the motivation he needed. Ratchet took a deep breath and pushed open the doors. "Talk to you when I get back up."

"Okay, talk to you later."

Talwyn turned off the com link and looked at the fuzzy screen. 'Stay safe Ratchet. I don't think I can lose another friend. It was bad enough losing Clank.' She picked up a holo-photo of her sitting with her father before he disappeared. She sighed sadly before placing the photo back in it's spot and turning to leave the room to join Cronk and Zenfur in the next room, 'Be safe Ratchet, Be safe.'

Ratchet walked into the darkness of the temple and entered unaware that someone had already beaten him there.

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Ooooo. This is my favourite chapter yet.

The new Ratchet and Clank game has just been announced. The trailer for 'Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time' is on YouTube.

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