Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time fanfic

Genre: romance, adventure, some mystery, humor

Warnings: Slash, yaoi, boy/boy (you get the picture), the rating is T but could change in later chapters (not sure on that yet), cussing, violence

Pairing: Ratchet/Alister

Hope you all enjoy!

Only Time Will Tell

Ch. 10- Preparations

The sun was up high and the birds were chirping. Ratchet was starting to wake up and groaned in protest. He had a headache. It hurt like hell.

Just then, the door to the hall opened. A white Lombax entered. He saw the younger with his eyes open and looking at him. Azimuth felt awkward but tried to push the feeling aside.

"You're awake I see." The elder put the tray on the in table by the bed. "How do you feel?"

Ratchet sat up and grabbed his head in the process. "Feel like shit."

The general sat next to the other and handed him a glass of water. "Drink up. It'll help."

They sat there for a while. The atmosphere almost felt awkward but the younger thought he was just imagining it as he drank a couple more glasses of water. Once Ratchet felt a bit better, he started to eat. Alister got him a waffle and a couple pieces of bacon. The food helped the headache as well. Ratchet felt much better.

"What happened last night? I don't remember anything." Azimuth froze. The younger noticed the sudden change. "Alister?"

The general looked at the other. 'He got drunk and we made out. How am I supposed to tell him that?... Should I tell him that?'

The elder put on a smile. "Well, while I was gone, you were at the bar. You became extremely drunk. I took you to my room when I was done and you feel asleep." He then got up. "We better get going. The celebration is tonight and we need to get prepared for it."

'He's hiding something,' the younger thought as he got out of bed. 'But, we do need to get going. I'll ask him about it later.'

Once ready, they left the hotel. There were many places on the island of Kai to shop for clothes. The first store was a place called White Tie. This store sold many outfits for wedding but was mainly for tuxes. Azimuth was trying on tuxes while Ratchet was sitting. The younger was going to try some on but was then reminded that he had to cross dress. Ratchet didn't like the situation, but he did enjoy Alister modeling different tuxes. The elder noticed the other's stares and this made his cheeks burn some.

He tried to ignore it as he asked, "How does it look?" The general was wearing a black tux with a white under shirt and a black and silver checkerboard tie.

The yellow Lombax's cheeks turned red slightly as he answered, "Y-yeah. It looks really good." He then thought, 'Damn it! Why'd I have to stutter?' Ratchet then noticed the other's face. 'Is he… blushing?'

Azimuth changed back to his original outfit and bought the last tux he tried on. They then left the store. Now, Ratchet had to find convincing women's clothing. This could be a challenge.

As they walked down the street, they noticed something interesting on a television screen in the window of an appliance shop.

News Reporter: Sir! Can you tell us what was stolen from Mega Corp last night?

Mega Corp Worker: A core. A power core to be more precise.

New Reporter: And what can you tell us about this core? Why would someone want to steal it?

Mega Corp Worker: This is no ordinary core. It is quite powerful. So much so that it was never used to power anything or for any experimental reasons. It was simply too dangerous to test.

New Reporter: Are there any leads on who stole it?

Mega Corp Worker: All that we found was this.

The Lombaxes saw the Mega Corp worker hold up a red card with a white sun on it; the same one that was found at the Obsidian Eye.

"Geld Corp."

"Why would a company as rich as Geld Corp be stealing? And power cores no less?" Ratchet asked.

"I don't know, but it gives us more reason to sneak in."

They left to continue with their shopping. The Lombaxes went to a tiny store that had no customers at the moments. They went up to a worker and made up a story on how Ratchet lost a bet. She laughed before taking the yellow Lombax into the back.

It took what felt like hours before Ratchet finally came out of the back. He had a sparkle blue dress on and a special bra underneath to make it look like he had a chest. The younger also wore silver shoes that were flat. He would stand no chance against heels. And finally, he wore a long wig that was the same color as his fur.

"How is it?"

Alister blushed slightly. He then fought it and grinned. "Good. You are one convincing woman."

Ratchet would have usually smirked whenever he made the other blush. However, he was not happy about being in this outfit.

Once the outfit was deemed good, Ratchet changed back into his normal attire. The outfit was bought and they went on their way. When the Lombaxes made it back to the ship, they got in and left Planet Kahakai.

"Where does the pass say we need to go?"

"It's called Planet Tekoro." Ratchet answered before putting the coordinates in. Information about the planet appeared on the screen. "It's a night planet."

The elder replied, "Geld Corp is on a night planet? How odd." 'A company with that worth cant benefit where its night and crimes are more prominent. Right?' Azimuth wondered as they continued towards the planet.

When they arrived and landed, the Lombaxes decided to get a room at a hotel. For one, this would give the, a place to change for later. Also, this celebration was late. Who knows when it will be over.

They went to the room since there was still time before the party. This room was not nearly as nice as the one on Planet Kahakai, but it would suffice. The room had a bathroom, two desks, a TV, and two beds.

The day had gone smoothly. However, the general had been acting strange and was more quiet than usual. There had also been a few awkward moments that came out of nowhere. The younger had noticed this and wanted to put an end to it.

Ratchet sat on the bed. "Alister? Would you come here?" He patted a spot next to him. The elder obliged and sat next to the other.

"What's going on? You've been acting weird all day."

Alister froze for a moment. He then replied, "I don't know what you mean."

"Bull shit Alister!"

The elder's eyes widened, in shock, at the outburst. He then sighed.

"Is this about last night? Did something happen?"

Azimuth hesitated. "… Yes."

Ratchet looked at the other. "What did I do?"

"Last night, I went to the bar to get you. You were extremely drunk. When I was paying you… you…" The general had a really hard time with this. He was very angry with himself because he started kissing the other back, while he was drunk, instead of pushing him away. He felt that was just something that one should not allow when the other is drunk. It would have been different if he had been sober.

"… You kissed me," Alister answered quietly. Ratchet's eyes widened 'Oh shit.' "When we came back to the room, you kissed me again, and I… I kissed you back. I'm so sorry Ratchet."

"Why are you sorry?" Ratchet's the one that kissed him.

The general answered, "Because I kissed you back when you were drunk. You probably didn't even realize what you were doing and I kiss back instead of stop it."

"Did you like it?"

Azimuth looked at the other in confusion. "What?"

"I asked if you liked it."

"I… Yes."

Ratchet smirked before saying "Good." The general thought, 'Huh?'

The younger scooted closer to the elder before leaning in. Alister was contemplating whether he should let this happen or not. It went against so many things. However, it was like some invisible force took over Alister and made him lean to meet the other in a kiss. This kiss was very slow and soft. It was quite enjoyable. They then pulled away from each other. Ratchet was about to lean in for another but the other put a couple fingers on his lips to stop him.

"As nice as that was, we need start getting ready for the celebration."

The younger pouted slightly. "Fine, but I'm not finished with you." The elder's cheeks burned brightly from that comment. They then got up and started getting ready.

Rewind Time

Time: Ratchet's second day on Torren IV

The area was dark. The only lights that could be seen were the ones over a lab table. Some kind of special work was being done by Dr. Nefarious. A door slide open the one that entered was a figure in a black cloak. This figure approached the doctor.

"I told you to quit distracting me. It's…" the doctor was cut off when the figure slammed something onto the lab table.

"That's…"

"Yes, a special power core. I took it from the Obsidian Eye on Lumos."

The doctor replied, "You do realize that the others won't be as easy to obtain."

"I'm well aware. I did leave a little something to get anyone off our trail."

"It's not like anyone is going to find us if they suspect it was us," the doctor replied.

"Perhaps, but I do remember you being worried about that boy, Ratchet. And if I remember correctly, he used the Obsidian Eye to find his missing friend last time. So, if he tries again, then he should take the bait. This should keep him distracted while you work and while I collect the rest of these special power cores."

*Hey guys! Thanks for reading so far! I hope everyone is enjoying. I'm glad I found time to get this done. I hope you guys are ready for the next chapter. I am. Thanks for reading!