Chapter 4

Deep within the tunnels of the sewers lurked creepy sewer monsters blobbing around, it gave both Ratchet and the Narrator a revolt…yuck.

"Just remember Clank, as long as you don't move near them they won't attack." Ratchet cautioned….better stay close to him.

Ratchet and Clank threaded carefully trying not to make any certain movements, however with Ratchet in front expect the unexpected. As Ratchet made one more stepped forward his knows got caught inside one of the sewer monster jelly body…ugh how revolting!

Ratchet jumped back cautiously trying to get a grip of what he had utterly tasted he remained calmed.

"Ugh gross, yuck, blah, choke, cough..." He spat out…okay fine he wasn't that calm.

An angry and possibly offended sewer monster glared at the duo, knowing their fate if actions weren't taken, Clank hopped on Ratchet's back as they readied themselves.

Ratchet hurled his wrench at the creature, unfortunately losing it inside his stomach.

"Aw man." He groaned knowing one way or another he would have to place his hands inside that thing…good luck with that.

Ratchet armed his duel vipers as he began firing at the critters by strafing jumping in mid-air and possibly hurling himself pass them via Clank.

As the made a narrow escape pass them, Ratchet switched arsenal from the vipers to the flux rifle. He aimed carefully and launched the first shot at the approaching critters blasting one of them to chunks...gross.

However it wasn't the one with his wrench, now he had to find that one and blow it away. The slime monsters weren't just hideous looking creatures they had abilities of their own, for starters they could hurl slime balls from their mouths, as Ratchet had a demo of soon enough. He ducked before the ball could reach them, feeling relieved he glared at the things and fired his Smasher at them. Though it through them down, it didn't stop them from multiplying in fact they could replicate themselves into several amounts.

"Great now you tell us."

Sorry, it wasn't technically my idea.

"Perhaps the thought of evasion would prove strategic."

"Well kick in Clank!" Ratchet stated as Clank launched his thrusters into the deep tunnel of the sewers evading them before they even had a chance of reaching them.

As the thrusters kicked in, Ratchet swerved left and right trying as much to avoid the gross out slime monsters from devouring them.

"Uh, Mr. Narrator what do slime monster's eat?"

You don't want to know Clank just keep moving!

Several of them popped up from nowhere causing Ratchet to make some 360 to 180 maneuvers while Ratchet revealed his double shots at any approaching obstacles. They reached a sealed tunnel, which soon was cleared thanks to Ratchet's vipers.

More and more of the critters emerged from every side of the tunnel; he soon realized that his vipers and smasher weren't doing any good. He finally reached the dead end of the sewers. Both of them feeling trapped they awaited their impending doom…until.

Armed with the volt blaster, the plumber arrived just in time and eradicated those critters.

"It's a good thing I was around huh?" he said holding the blaster victorious.

"Thanks." Ratchet said breathless. "But what are you doing here?"

"Hey, the mayor had some problems with his toilet cause of those things."

"But you are aware of the situation up there." Clank interjected.

"Yeah I know, and I'm guessing you're trying to reach the mayor." He observed with a raised eyebrow.

"Pretty much." Ratchet finalized.

"Tell you what; if you get rid of the critters down here you'd have an audience with him."

"Can we use that?"

"Sure." He said handing it to Ratchet as he gripped it firmly.

"Well good luck guys, when you reach the end I'll be waiting for you." He said as he left them with their new toy.

Ratchet looked at the first critter that had digested his wrench and launched a volt causing it to explode tossing the wrench into midair as Ratchet caught it victoriously…grossed out but victoriously,

With the volt blaster; he went on a rampage blasting the critters into puddles of blobs. This weapon became an advantage to them as they eradicated the critters piece by piece. He made it to the where the Plumber was as Ratchet smiled.

"Your pest problems are no more." Clank said.

The Plumber looked at the trail and was impressed.

"Well now you boys sure know how to take care of critters." He said cheerfully. "Ever thought of working in the plumbing business?"

"Nah we're good." Ratchet said. "Thanks for the Volt blaster."

"No problem, you're going to need it anyway."

"Say how about that meeting with the mayor?"

"Sure thing just hang on tight." He said as he pulled a cord that presented them an elevator taking them to the upper levels.

They soon found themselves in the mayor's building, where a frantic man waited impatiently.

"Is it fixed?" he asked the Plumber.

"Yep, this fellows would like to talk to the mayor it's urgent."

"Fine sure, he'd be happy to oblige." He said.

"Hey just out of curiosity what were you working on?" Ratchet asked.

Clank noticed the man who talked to them earlier had a roll of toilet paper in his hands and he rushed to the room where they had just exited.

"Perhaps it's best not known Ratchet." Clank said…well you get the idea.

After some therapy for the narrator we get back to the mayor's office where Ratchet, Clank and the Plumber are at ease as they speak with the mayor of Veldin.

"This truly is a dark day for Veldin my friends." He lamented. "I appreciate your effort but Veldin is doomed."

"There has to be some way to stop him."

"Draco, and his minions are an unstoppable threat." He said as he looked out the window. "Even the Guardians of Veldin were not match for them."

"But there must have been a way to defeat them."

"The only way was locking both sides in an onyx."

"Like the onyx Nefarious had!" Ratchet finalized. The mayor nodded in agreement as he approached them again.

"Our best advantage is to evacuate people out of Veldin while our troopers battle this out."

"But what if Veldin isn't the only planet they want?"

"For the other planets, I don't know what to do." He said hopelessly. "Their troopers would have to do the same."

"Not if we find the Guardians." Ratchet stated.