Talwyn slowly awoke, but kept her eyes closed. She heard noise above her. She slowly opened her eyes to see what it was.
"SURPRISE!" said the voices of four people, Ratchet, Clank, Cronk and Zephyr.
"Happy birthday Talwyn!" said Ratchet, giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"What's this?" asked Talwyn, blushing a deep blush.
"A surprise party for your twenty-fifth birthday. How does it feel being twenty-five Tal? Different?" asked Ratchet.
"Well...not really, yet that is. Oh Ratchet, I love you so much. Thank you." replied Talwyn, giving him a hug and a kiss.
There were awes coming from Clank, Cronk and Zephyr, seeing the hug and kiss.
"Hey, I have something for you." said Ratchet, handing Talwyn a present. She unwrapped it and it was a fluffy, white, hooded jacket.
"Oh Ratchet, it's beautiful!" replied Talwyn.
"There's more surprises that await." assured Ratchet.
"I might go and get dressed for the day and don't worry, I won't be wearing that stuffy armour." said Talwyn, walking into the other room to get dressed.
"So Ratchet, what are you going to do for Talwyn today?" asked Clank.
"Don't worry Clank, I have it all planned." replied Ratchet, "We'll probably be out for the day. I'm assuming that we'll be home by about four. Do you guys want to come?"
"Where are we going?" asked Clank.
"I was thinking of going to the Carnival on Pokitaru." replied Ratchet.
"All right then, I guess we'll come." said Clank.
Talwyn came walking through the door.
Ratchet nearly fainted because of how pretty she looked. She wore long, light blue jeans, a pair of white gloves and her new jacket that she got before, plus some earrings.
"Talwyn, you are an angel." commented Ratchet.
"Aww...thanks Ratchet." replied Talwyn, pulling him into a hug.
Ratchet felt so warm in her embrace, considering the jacket that she was wearing. He returned it warmly. He slowly closed his eyes and leaned against her.
She let go of him and took a step backwards, causing Ratchet to fall to the ground face first.
"Ratchet? Are you okay?" asked Talwyn, chuckling.
"Yeah, I think I just got a little too comfortable there." replied Ratchet, getting up.
"It's because of the jacket right?" asked Talwyn.
"Pretty much, yeah." replied Ratchet.
"So, what are we going to do today?" asked Talwyn.
"I wanted to take you to the carnival on Pokitaru." replied Ratchet.
"Oh, I've always wanted to go there." commented Talwyn.
"Have you been there before?" asked Ratchet.
"No, you?" replied Talwyn.
"Once, my father took me down there. That was a long time ago though. I was about five. I forgot what it looked like, so it would've changed since then." said Ratchet, "Well, let's get going shall we?"
Suddenly, the scanners went off. Ratchet went over to see who it was.
"Who is it?" asked Talwyn.
"Oh geez, it's Qwark." replied Ratchet.
"WHAT?" shouted Clank, Talwyn, Cronk and Zephyr in unison.
"Oh great, now he's going to ruin everything." said Ratchet in frustration.
"Now come on Ratchet, don't think like that." said Talwyn, "I'm sure he won't ruin everything."
"I know what he's like Tal. He'll probably want to come to the carnival with us." replied Ratchet.
"So we can let him." said Talwyn.
Ratchet sighed and said, "Fine."
Qwark came bursting through the door.
"Ratchet! You're alive!" said Qwark, picking up Ratchet and hugging him.
"GET OFF ME YOU STUPID ASSHOLE!" shouted Ratchet.
"Oh, uh sorry Ratchet. Just got a bit over excited, that's all." said Qwark, letting him go.
"Dude, what are you doing here?" asked Ratchet.
"Oh, you know, just to see my best friend." replied Qwark, pointing at Ratchet.
"You're not my best friend Qwark." said Ratchet.
"Oh, well, I came here to see my friends." said Qwark.
Everyone stared at Qwark.
"C'mon, let's just go." said Ratchet.
"Go where?" asked Qwark.
"To the carnival on Pokitaru." replied Ratchet.
"Oooh, can I come?" asked Qwark.
"Yes, now come on." replied Ratchet.
Ratchet and Clank took Aphelion, Talwyn, Cronk and Zephyr took their ship and Qwark took his ship that he got before he went to the Apogee Space Station and headed to Pokitaru.
20 minutes later...
They all reached Pokitaru in one piece. They met in a small parking lot outside the entrance.
"Hello sir, how can we help you?" asked the guy at the counter to Ratchet.
"We'd like six tickets to get in please." replied Ratchet.
"Sure thing. That will six hundred bolts please." said the man.
"Woah! Is it half price today?" asked Ratchet.
"Yep. One hundred bolts each." replied the man, handing him the tickets.
"They probably thought it was your birthday." whispered Ratchet to Talwyn.
Talwyn blushed at Ratchet's comment.
So, where shall we start?" asked Ratchet.
"Ooh, can I go on the teapot ride?" asked Qwark.
Ratchet gave Qwark a weird look, "Qwark, what the hell."
"Thanks." said Qwark, running to the teapot ride, which only had toddlers in it.
Ratchet laughed, 'What an idiot.'
"Hey Tal, want to go on the roller coaster?" asked Ratchet.
"Sure." replied Talwyn, as she and Ratchet ran over to the roller coaster.
Qwark was on his number one favourite ride, the teapot ride, which was the toddler ride for 2-3 year olds that went slowly around in circles. He was having the time of his life. The toddlers were being squashed because of Qwark's fatass. They were crying and calling for their mommy's.
"You jerk!" said one of the toddler's moms to Qwark.
"You're welcome maam." replied Qwark.
The woman grunted and went with her child.
Ratchet and Talwyn certainly had alot of fun on the roller coaster. They had to wait awhile though, due to the long queue.
Qwark was still on the teapot ride. It then stopped.
"Okay man, times up." said the host of the ride.
"What?" asked Qwark.
"Your thirty seconds is up, now get your ass out of here."
"Oh come on, that wasn't long enough."
"Too bad!"
"I demand a refund."
"We don't take refunds. What's done is done."
"Could I have longer?"
"Listen, this is a toddler's ride, okay."
"So?"
"LISTEN! JUST GET OUT!"
"No"
"Alright then...SECURITY!"
The security guards came and took Qwark off the ride. It was hard though.
"Get him!" said a kid, as a bunch of them starting bashing the shit out of Qwark. He came out with a black eye. He walked over to Ratchet and Talwyn, who had ice-creams in their hands. He rested against Ratchet's shoulder.
"Dude, what happened to you?" asked Ratchet, who noticed Qwark's black eye.
"Oh, what's the use? I'm no super hero. I'm nothing." replied Qwark, crying over Ratchet's shoulder.
Ratchet looked at Talwyn, then back at Qwark, 'Dude, get away from us!" he said, as he brushed Qwark off and he and Talwyn walked off.
"No! Don't leave me! No!" said Qwark.
"Hey! There he is! Charge!" said a kid, they started bashing Qwark again.
Ratchet and Talwyn turned around and watched Qwark get beaten up by a bunch of kids. They started laughing.
One of the kids walked up to Ratchet and asked, "Do you know this guy?"
"Nope." He replied.
"Ratchet! How could you?" said Qwark.
"Shut up mister!" said one of the kids, kicking Qwark in the face.
"Hey! You absolutely no right to ahh!" replied Qwark, who was interrupted, as the kids pounded on him again.
"C'mon, let's go." said Ratchet, as he and Talwyn walked off.
"Hey Ratchet! Let's get our photo taken!" said Talwyn, as she took Ratchet's hand and ran over to the photo booth.
Ratchet and Talwyn entered the photo booth. They hugged eachother close and smiled at the camera. The photo was taken. Talwyn took out the photo and put it in her pocket.
"Hello Ratchet. Hello Talwyn." said Clank, as he, Cronk and Zephyr walked up to them.
"Oh, hey Clank, did you see what happened to Qwark?" asked Ratchet.
"Oh yes, we saw that. How could we miss it?" replied Clank.
"I know right." said Ratchet.
"Having fun Miss Apogee?" asked Zephyr.
"Oh boy I am!" she replied, "We just got our photo taken." She pulled out the photo and showed it to Clank, Cronk and Zephyr.
"Aww, how cute." said Clank.
"Yeah well, we're just going to check out the rest of this place and we will catch you guys soon." said Ratchet.
"Fair enough. Have fun you two." replied Clank, as he walked off with Cronk and Zephyr.
Ratchet and Talwyn explored the rest of the place. They participated in rides, won stuff and had a great time.
By the time it was four o clock, everyone met at the exit.
"Oh boy, that was awesome!" said Talwyn.
"Glad to hear Tal. All that matters to me is you're happy." replied Ratchet.
"Thanks Ratchet!" said Talwyn.
Everyone got in their ships and went home.
"Well, that was fun." said Clank.
"Yeah. I'm going to take Tal out to dinner when we get back." replied Ratchet.
"That would be nice." said Clank.
20 minutes later...
"Thank you all. It's been such a great day." said Talwyn.
"It's not over yet Tal. I'm going to take you out to dinner." replied Ratchet.
"Oh really? Where?" asked Talwyn.
"Well, where do you want to go?" asked Ratchet.
"Didn't you tell me once you had a favourite restaurant on Kerwan when you were a kid?" replied Talwyn.
"Oh that place. Gee Tal, you remind me so much of my past, seriously." said Ratchet, chuckling, "Um yeah, that's an all-you-can-eat place. Oh I loved that place. My father took me down there every second Friday. I think that place was called 'Lazy Moe's', but we can go there if you want to. Once again, it could have changed. That place made heaps of money. It was one of the most popular places to eat in the universe."
"Hold on Ratchet, let me just put some make up on." said Talwyn, walking into the bathroom.
5 minutes later...
Talwyn came out with a glittered face.
"Well, let's get going then shall we? Bye guys!" said Talwyn.
"Bye Miss Apogee!" said Zephyr.
Ratchet and Talwyn took Aphelion to Kerwan.
20 minutes later...
Ratchet landed Aphelion in the parking lot, outside the restaurant.
"Hello, what can I do for you?" asked the waiter.
"One table for two please." replied Ratchet.
"Certainly, this way please." said the waiter, leading them to their table.
Surprisingly, there was only one table left.
Ratchet and Talwyn got their food and started eating.
After they finished their main course, they had some cake.
"Thank you Ratchet, for everything today." said Talwyn, holding his hand.
They both stared at eachother. Talwyn moved to Ratchet's side. She wrapped her arms around him and snogged him passionately.
There were awes coming from the whole restaurant.
Ratchet and Talwyn pulled away from the kiss, both blushing hard.
"Hey! Isn't that the lombax they were talking about on the news and said was dead." said one person.
"Yes, he is." replied Talwyn.
"Woah! He's alive!" said another person, as everyone started cheering.
"Thank you everyone, we were just about to leave." said Ratchet, as he placed the bill on the counter and left with Talwyn.
He got in the ship, as she did the same.
He entered the coordinates for the Apogee Space Station and flew off.
20 minutes later...
Ratchet and Talwyn got out of the ship and walked into the station.
"How was the dinner?" asked Clank, walking up to Ratchet and Talwyn.
"It was great." replied Ratchet.
"How can I repay you Ratchet?" asked Talwyn.
"By answering this question." replied Ratchet.
He kneeled in front of Talwyn and held out her hand.
"Now, I wanted to ask you this in front of everyone else." said Ratchet, "I'm going to ask you a question that will change our lives forever. A question that only has one answer. That word has three little letters. I'm sure you know what word I'm talking about."
He pulled out a green velvet from his pocket. He opened it up and inside was a shiny, gold ring.
'Is he going to do want I think he's going to do?' thought Talwyn.
"Talwyn Apogee, will you marry me?" asked Ratchet.
Tears started forming in Talwyn's eyes.
"YES!" she shouted, as she seized him into a tight embrace and delivered a ferocious kiss.
Clank, Cronk and Zephyr started clapping and cheering.
The two pulled away from the kiss, as Talwyn put the ring on her finger. She looked closely at the ring and it said, 'I love you Talwyn.' She was touched by this. She just wanted hurl herself at the lombax and hug him to death.
She ran up and hugged Ratchet tightly. He was caught off-guard, but returned it, however it was nowhere near as tight.
She let go of him, smothered him with kisses and hugged him again.
"You're the best Ratchet!" said Talwyn.
"Special birthdays for special girls, Tal." replied Ratchet.
Hearing that, she squeezed him tighter and blushed deeply at his comment.
"I love you Ratchet!" said Talwyn, crying of joy.
"Love you too Tal!" replied Ratchet, stroking her back, "No matter what happens, I will always love you. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me apart from Clank."
"Ratchet, you are the one that I care about most in my life. You are the person I have always loved and will always love. Back when we were only friends, I might not have acted like I had romantic feelings for you, but deep down inside, I really did." cried Talwyn.
After a minute, they let go.
"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Talwyn! Happy birthday to you!" sang Ratchet, Clank, Cronk and Zephyr in unison.
"Thanks guys." said Talwyn, chuckling.
Ratchet thought back to when he first met Talwyn, when they were only just friends and now, after all that, he's married to her. He couldn't really ask for better. His priorities focused on her. He looked over at her and saw Cronk and Zephyr each giving Talwyn a hug. She looked over at him and winked. He winked back. She smiled and continued talking to Clank, Cronk and Zephyr.
"Oh Miss Talwyn, you don't know how proud your father would be right now." said Zephyr.
"I know, I wish he could be here to see this." replied Talwyn.
Ratchet walked over to the three, "So Talwyn, how has today been?" asked Ratchet.
"Oh Ratchet, it's been the best day of my life, everything you've done for me. You're really sweet." replied Talwyn, kissing him on the muzzle, "I don't know about you guys, but I'm tired, so I'm going to bed."
"Same here." said Ratchet.
Clank walked to his room and Cronk and Zephyr walked to their room.
Ratchet quickly got dressed into his sleepwear, brushed his teeth and hopped into bed. Talwyn did the same.
Ratchet turned his back to Talwyn. She leaned towards him and hugged him gently.
Ratchet smiled, as he slept in her embrace. He held her hand.
"Talwyn..." said Ratchet.
She snuggled closer to him and fell asleep.
Ratchet didn't want to wake her, so he just went with it.
Finally, he fell asleep, after a long day with his beloved wife.
Well, that's the story. Thank you everyone!