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Chapter 7: Betrayal
Ratchet, Clank and the two heroes escaped and managed to use the hyperspace before the enemy spotted their ship.
"She alright, Kid Nova?" asked Ratchet.
"Fine, just resting." he said, waving a fan above her.
"I can't believe it, that Hero Collector will rue the day he meets Ratchet of Veldin, he has ruined my planet of what limited life it has, he has now ruined Aquatos, the poor Queen and most likely her Consort too, and that Princess Leila, all ruined." Ratchet slammed the wall and let a tear drop.
"Ratchet, he will pay, no doubt, but we don't know where he is." said Clank.
"I know he isn't a hero to us, but will this collector want Qwark?" asked Ratchet.
"Maybe, I mean, Vox didn't bother but who knows?" said Clank.
Hydro Girl stirred.
"Hey, you okay?" asked Kid Nova.
"Yeah, my head isn't too good, though, that stone was very hard." she almost laughed.
"I'm sorry about Aquatos, Hydro Girl, but we couldn't help, and the last thing any of us wanted was you found and killed then stuffed on display." said Ratchet.
"I know the Queen is gone and I expect the poor Consort joined her, but what happened to Leila, she was so young." she cried and Kid Nova hugged her.
Ratchet looked out the ship's view screen and wondered, where to now? Beep, beep.
"Incoming message." said Clank and flicked the switch.
"Hey, Ratchet, Clank, this Hero Collector needs sorting and I know many innocents have suffered while he looks for heroes, I don't know his location of his base but I do know where innocents are taken, the fortress on Ardolis, you know, the old pirate base. I heard about Aquatos and any people who are alive may be there." said Qwark.
"Send coordinates." said Ratchet.
They headed to Ardolis.
"You think the pirates are still here?" asked Clank.
"Probably not, but if they are, either way, they are the least of our problems, now shh." said Ratchet.
"Look, that must be the factory." said Hydro Girl.
They saw a big building.
"I guess."
They managed to enter but Ratchet hated what he saw, a path with 4 forks.
"I don't want to split, this is too risky as it is." said Ratchet.
"I can take this route, I will be back soon." said Clank and he walked away.
When he came back in, two doors closed.
"Thanks, Clank, now it's 50-50." said Ratchet.
"You two go one way, me and Kid Nova go the other." said Hydro Girl.
They divided. Ratchet was worried about them.
"Look, Ratchet." said Clank.
There was a sign post, what it said was revolting.
"That is so disgusting, I thought it was bad enough heroes were being stuffed." said Ratchet.
One board on the post said "ladies for pleasure" and the other said "men for front row seats". Ratchet and Clank climbed a rope and slowly crawled along the metal poles at the ceiling, when a scream echoed, Clank moved and the poles shook.
"Careful, Clank." whispered Ratchet.
They looked down, the signs they saw before were so disgustingly true, there was a stage, one by one, women were in bondage and tortured, and in the "front row seats" the men were forced to watch.
"Nasty." whispered Clank.
They got to the other side and joined up with Hydro Girl and Kid Nova when the paths joined again.
"Anything?" asked Hydro Girl.
"We found the innocents." said Ratchet.
"Was Leila there?" asked Hydro Girl.
"We couldn't watch." said Ratchet, and he ran to the wall and started puking.
"What happened?" asked Kid Nova to Clank.
"The woman and men are divided, the women put in bondage, tortured, the men are put in seats like a theatre and are forced to watch." explained Clank.
"Oh my God, that is so nasty" and Hydro Girl puked once.
"Clank, be proud you're a robot." said Kid Nova as he puked to.
When they finished puking, they set off to the main rooms.
"Stop there!" and the guards had them.
"Heroes, welcome, it makes it easier to have an helper get you all together. By the way, I don't mean Qwark." and he laughed.
Behind him sat Leila, chained.
