At Worlds end Kinva's awakening
CHP 8: First Star
Successfully getting rid of the Bullet Bill which trailed them, Ratchet and Clank got back on track. Unfortunately out in the distance another of the massive bullets approached from afar. Putting a hand to his head Ratchet wondered how many of them there were. The way things were going it would take them a lot longer than necessary to retrieve the star.
"Sorry Clank but I'm goanna need for you to blast us off again," Doing as he was asked, Clank activated the booster pack blasting them into the air, "Good job Clank, now let's try and lead that thing somewhere it won't be able to follow. Better yet let's make it self destruct like the last one."
Picking up speed and power Clank shook his head, "I couldn't agree more, but neither of us knows how many of them there are. Who's to say they don't have an unlimited arsenal. This is why the unknown can be so dangerous, especially when it comes to an enemy."
With the nod of a head, he couldn't agree more with his best pal. At that moment the only thing on Ratchet's mind was to recover the star in their general area and move onto the next. From down below the Bullet Bill made its way upward toward them. Knowing exactly where to go Clank made sure it was hot on their tail before making his decision.
"I assume you've got this all figured out, but do you mind sharing the details of your thought process," Looking over his left Shoulder Ratchet clearly saw the Bullet Bill closing in fast, "Come on Clank don't leave me hangin."
Taking his eyes off the enemy Ratchet looked forward and could see Clank was leading them toward a huge rock floating out ahead of them. Slightly gulping he hoped whatever Clank was planning would turn out the way he wanted. As they came within a few inches of the massive solid, Clank increased the booster pack to full speed blasting upward. Both looked down to see the Bullet Bill smash into the side of the huge rock exploding on impact.
"Great work Clank now let's head for that star before another of those Bills show. Hhhhmm how do you think Qwark is doing with trying to obtain his star? I bet ten to one odds he's running for his life if in a similar situation to ours."
Nodding his head Clank agreed but didn't want to talk till they got their hands on that first star. Returning to the small section known as the speedy sand Ratchet pulled out one of his laser guns aiming it at a box.
"According to the radar I'd say our star is somewhere in that box. Bring us in close so I can get a direct shot off."
From the corner of his eye Ratchet could see yet another Bullet Bill in transit to them. Crossing the fingers of his left hand he was confident they'd be able to finish their business before it could reach them. Loading the blast as they got in close, Ratchet aimed it directly at the lock which was located in front of it. In one shot he blew the lock off just as they landed.
Stepping forward he kicked the box open! Just like that the star rose before them, giving off a strange sensation which made him feel as though he were dreaming. Its light shined bright, and for some weird reason he was able to feel its power but had no explanation to how. Slowly extending his arm he stuck out his index finger readying himself to touch the strange form of energy.
"Well I see you've finally found your first star, now grab it and return to the observatory. After you've done that we'll discuss what'll happen. Don't be afraid to grab hold of the star, it won't harm either of you." Rosalina spoke through Ratchet's ear piece.
Steadily moving his hand forward he grabbed hold of the star bringing it into both hands. It was unlike anything he'd ever held in the palms of his hands.
"Wait what about Qwark, has he been able to get hold of his assigned star? We can't just leave without him?!"
On the other side Ratchet could hear her giggle a few times over. Having no understanding of why he tightened his fists raising an eye brow.
"Don't be silly, we'd never leave your friend behind. To answer your other question he has not yet got a hold of his star."
Off to the side of them Clank noticed the Bullet Bill coming in closer with each passing second blasting them upward away from it. In the following moments a ball of energy appeared around them, carrying the two aboard the Comet Observatory. Hovering around for a little while they were dropped down in front of Rosalina.
Taking a few steps forward Ratchet attempted to hand over the star, but it escaped his grasp on its own traveling into the mid section of the Observatory forming with the small ball of light energy. It was obvious the circular energy increased slightly in size. By glancing at his face Rosalina could tell Ratchet was confused by what just transpired.
"You must remember that your objective for collecting these stars is to power the ship," Throwing back her hair she looked out in the distance, "If you check your radar you will see that there is still a lot of work left to do here in Dusty Dune before we can leave."
Checking his radar Ratchet's mouth dropped open recognizing there was another star on display that hadn't been there previous to them arriving, "Where'd that one come from, I could have sworn there were only two stars on the radar originally."
"Sorry I didn't mention that in the earlier briefing. Whenever you collect one star, another will appear until we've successfully collected them all in this area."
"Thanks for the heads up, but I think it's time Clank and I get back to work. Hold onto your seat beautiful we'll have this job done in no time." Ratchet told with much energy.
The Comet Observatory was positioned over two hundred feet upward from the Dusty Dune galaxy. Leaping off the ledge of the Observatory a grin formed on the side of Ratchet's face enjoying himself more than he was expecting from the beginning of agreeing to help. Clank initiated the booster pack controlling the speed of their descend.
Looking down at the radar they closed in on a massive Cacti planet where Ratchet believed the next star to be. In the back of his mind he thought about what progress Captain Qwark had made if any.
To Be Continue
