[ a/n; I know it's been like..forever..since I did anything with this story-
some stuff happened and I either couldn't find the time, or I had major writers block
..and I was lacking motivation.. Anyway- I hope those who followed or faved this story haven't forgotten about it ;~;
Sorry guys! ]
Once again, at the last second Kate was transported away from death. Kate groaned lightly and held her head before looking around. The last she remembered was hearing Ratchet scream her name, which brought her to her feet with a single jerk of shifting her weight. "Ratchet?" She called and whirled around in a complete 360. Hearing no response she shuffled her feet. "He probably thinks I'm dead… Probably? After that explosion, of course he thinks I'm dead!" She mutters under her breath. –Oh great another intruder!- Sigmund voiced from a nearby hologram, causing the girl to nearly scream.
After she suppressed it, she walked in the direction of the hologram. Sigmund gasped. –You're a Lekti! How did you get in here? Hold on I'll get the door.- Before she could answer, or react in general, the large door next to her opened. "What's going on here?" She asked herself, trying to shake the thoughts of Ratchet as best as she could best but failed. Sigmund rushed out of the Orientation room to meet Kate. "Where am I?" She asked. The little red robot was taken back then recomposed himself. "Why you're inside the Great Clock built by the smartest Zoni of the universe himself!"
Kate blinked and stared at him. But then that meant… "How did you get in here?" The junior caretaker asked. Kate shakes her head. "One minute I was in Axiom City just seconds from getting blown to bits and the next I somehow ended up here." "What were doing in Axiom City?" He asks with concern in his robotic voice. "Helping a friend find his best friend." Kate answers. "No, no, no. I mean, why aren't you on planet Vaxt?" Sigmund explains. She paused for a moment and shakes her head and looks at him, changing the subject easily. "If this is the Great Clock, then you must be the Caretaker am I right?"
Sigmund fidgets nervously. "Well I'm the junior caretaker; the senior caretaker is in a simulation." "Not important. I need to get back to Ratchet. Can you help me?" Kate speaks as calm as she could. "Did you say Ratchet?" Clank asks as he comes out of the room, causing Sigmund to jump and whirl around. "S-sir finished so soon?" Kate nods slowly and knelt before the smaller robot with a scepter. "Do you know him?" Clank asks curiously, seeing he'd never met the girl before. "Kind of, he's been letting me tag a long with him for a little while- wait a minute! You must be the one he's looking for a way to locate so badly!" Kate suddenly stands and begins to pace.
"And you are a Lekti who is looking for a way back to him, correct?" Clank asks. "Right…" She answers quietly. It was all beginning to make sense… Alister's actions towards herself, talking Ratchet into helping him find the Great Clock for his own person needs while tricking the young Lombax. Something happened in the past that he wouldn't say and he wanted to travel back to keep it from ever happening. If Alister didn't get his way, what would happen to Ratchet? "Miss? Is everything alright?" Clank asked with a slight tilted head. "No. Nothing is alright. There's this general that knew Ratchet's parents and he wants to use this clock to go backwards and stop something that happened in the past, he could be in danger and doesn't even know it because he's being played!"
Clank and Sigmund exchanged glances then looked back at her. "I know Ratchet will see through this general before things get too rough." Clank tries to reassure the girl who stopped pacing after some time passed and looked at him. "I can't wait that long! Ratchet's willing to risk anything to help him… I can feel it." She went from yelling to speaking softly with a worry filled voice and a hand over her heart. Clank stared at her then thinks. "If you are that worried about him, why not just ask the Zoni to take you to him? They are the ones who brought me here." He says to her.
Kate blinked and looked at him. "You think they would?" She asked with an arched eyebrow. The little robot shrugs. "It is worth a try." He replies. "But, if you are truly a Lekti then you should be able to transport to him yourself." Clank replies. Kate firmly folds her arms across her chest and closes her eyes. "My teleportation tends to "glitch" as one would put it..." She then sighs and looks at him. "I have no way of controlling it." Kate says quietly. Clank crosses his arms and thinks. "Have you tried focusing on where to go?" She nods. "Tried that once, it didn't get me anywhere." Kate answers.
Clank continues to think. "There is a difference between thinking where you want to go, and feeling where you want to go." He explains and glances up at her. Kate blinks and lets her arms settle by her sides. "Really, I never thought of it like that…" She murmurs quietly. The little robot nods lightly. "If you really want to get back to Ratchet then your heart must know where to go." He continues with his explanation. Kate kneels and places a hand on his metal shoulder as she focuses on that feeling of hers. "I owe you one for helping me. Want to come with me?" She smiles a little.
Clank glanced at Sigmund then back at Kate and shakes his head. "My place is here; just tell him I am alright." He smiles a little then turns to walk away from her and goes to follow Sigmund. "Take care of yourself Kate." Sigmund waves lightly as she floats backwards. Kate smiles softly and nods before depixelating completely.