SURPRISE! I bet none of you saw this one coming! But it's here! The one-shot about new year's eve. I thought it'd contribute to a good start of 2016: the year of the Ratchet & Clank movie!

Anyhow, I've got very little time, so reviews:

echo333: "I can't believe this was the last one! A wonderful way to finish these oneshots :) I love that Cronk and Zephyr are back!

Thank you for writing these, it's been a joy to read :) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, too! :D"
Yes, a happy 2016 to you too! And no, that oneshot was not the end. You see, when I saw how sad you all were to see this story end, I've decided to write a chapter about New Year's eve as well. And there is something else I'd like to say, but I'll save that for the author's notes at the end of this chapter. For now, please enjoy this rather short but nevertheless new one-shot.

Max Chronicle: "Alas, I believe it to be said that "all good things must come to an end".
Anyway, without any tears or complaints, I will hold my head high and review your final chapter to your first ever series of one-shots.
Said review is: Fantastic piece, never let anyone tell you otherwise.
I look forward to this week and next year, it seems that the future is getting brighter every minute.
Good luck on all of your future endeavors...Merry Christmas TWG.
Max out"
Indeed, all things inevitably come to an end, good or bad. However, this story isn't over yet, as you can see. You see, when I saw how sad everyone was, I thought "Well... one last time then."

It was Christmas, after all. However, since I wanted to spend time with my family, I decided the subject of the next one-shot would be new year's eve. I have another announcement to make in the author's notes at the end of this chapter, but until then, please enjoy this short but new one-shot.

Alright, let's get to the one-shot! Enjoy, everyone!

"Hang on, Clank!" Ratchet said, who was standing by the window.

Clank walked over to his friend. "I do not understand. What do you wish me to see?"

"You do know what day it is, don't you?"

"Of course I do. It is the last day of the galactic year. Tonight a new year will begin."

"In short, new year's eve. And you know what happens on new year's eve, right?"

"The beginning of a new year, right?"

Ratchet chuckled and shook his head. "No. You're about to see what I mean. You'll see in..."

Ratchet glanced at his watch, which he made sure displayed the correct time. "You'll see in ten... nine... eight... seven... six... five... four... three... two... one..."

"Happy new year!" they said in unison.

Ratchet smiled. "Unbelievable, it's 5016 already."

"Yes, it has been quite a while since the start of our first adventure, hasn't i-"

BANG

"There we go!" Ratchet said as the citizens of Metropolis started to light their fireworks. "Isn't it gorgeous, Clank?"

Clank did not respond.

"Clank?" Ratchet said, glancing over his shoulder.

Clank was gone.

Ratchet shook his head and walked into his bedroom. He tapped the trembling little robot hiding underneath the blankets of his bed. "Pal, first off: lightning can't hit you while indoors, and second: it's fireworks, not lightning. Now come out or else you'll miss the show."

Two glowing green eyes stared up from underneath the blanket. "Miss what show?"

"The fireworks display! Come on, you knew that right after twelve o'clock everyone lights their firework to light up the skies of their planet, right?"

"...No, I did not."

"Then you do now. Anyhow, let's go watch the fireworks before it's too late."

Clank smiled and nodded.

The two friends walked over to the window, and watched the fireworks. Clank jumped at first whenever there was a loud bang, but as time went by, he got used to it. In fact, he found himself enjoying the show.

"Clank?" Ratchet asked.

"Yes?"

"Happy new year, pal."

Clank smiled. "Happy new year to you too, Ratchet."

Then, suddenly, the two heroes spoke in unison: "And a happy new year to everyone reading this!"

Their mouths dropped. "What did we just say?" Ratchet asked.

"I do not know, but-"

TWG: "Let's not start breaking the fourth wall again, shall we? Let's break the laws of physics instead..."

"I do not like the sound of that..." Clank said.

TWG: "Ah, you worry too much. Trust me, you'll like it."

{One moment of writing magic later...}

"Three... two... one... happy new year!" everyone yelled in unison. Ratchet and Clank were celebrating new year's eve at their place, and they had invited all of their friends. Talwyn, Sasha, Angela, Qwark, Big Al, Skidd, Cronk, Zephyr, everyone was present. It had been a wonderful evening: they had played video games together:

Ratchet, Clank, Sasha, Angela and Talwyn versus Qwark, Big Al, Skidd, Cronk and Zephyr. Everyone had a specific role: Clank and Big Al were the Trackers: while their attack power wasn't great, they could find the enemies' location given enough time. Angela and Qwark were the Leaders: the enemy leader had to be defeated in order to win the game (team Ratchet, Clank, Angela, Sasha and Talwyn wanted either Clank or Angela to be the leader, but since Clank was better as a Tracker, they chose Angela, and Qwark insisted that he was given the 'role of the Captain').

Then, there were the assasins: assasins were invisible to trackers and were excellent at hiding. Talwyn and Skidd chose this role (Talwyn preferring to use the element of surprise while Skidd's argument was his old codename 'shadow-dude')

Sasha and Zephyr went recon: they could move faster but deal less damage, and Ratchet and Cronk went assault: deal more damage but move less fast. After five minutes, only Angela, Clank, Qwark and Skidd remained (probably because Qwark hid like a coward and Skidd stayed in the shadows and took out the weakened opponents. Cronk and Zephyr had shot each othet by accident, Talwyn and Big Al defeated each other, and Sasha and Ratchet gave their lifes to protect Angela and Clank respectively). Angela had tricked Skidd into leaping out of the shadows... right into her trap, and Clank managed to locate Qwark. Together with Angela they trapped Qwark, and ended the game.

They also had a little 'chess tournament' (Qwark, unsurprisingly, losing immediately and Clank, unsurprisingly, being the winner) and watched a few movies together, and soon it was almost twelve o'clock. They all grabbed their drinks, and together they counted. As soon as they yelled 'happy new year!', everybody toasted and drank their drinks. Then they walked over to the window and, together, watched the fireworks.

Now, like I've said before, I've got an announcement to make. There is one review I have not yet replied to, the review of guest reviewer sun-star:

sun-star: "You know, there is something that's completely missing from this story the whole time and that's advent calendars. No matter how old you are, you'll never be too old for advent calendars.

Also, did you know there will be a Christmas moon either tomorrow or on Christmas Day? The Christmas Moon haven't fallen on Christmas Day since 1977. There won't be another one until another 19 years. Maybe Ratchet and Clank can gaze up at the Christmas Moon using a telescope or take pictures of it?

Oh, and be sure to check out the Ratchet & Clank music video, "Untouchable", by RatchetSprite. It's been requested by Flowerstar (Fiona Li on YouTube), so I'm told. I must warn you, the long, original, album version which featured in the video is very long. In fact, it's the longest song Girls Aloud have ever recorded in history. Since the song is about a "dying" relationship, said music video is supposed to be about Ratchet's past relationships with Angela Cross or Sasha Phyronix. Don't forget to share it with your friends and family as well as spreading/sharing it around. Out of all of the songs Girls Aloud have recorded throughout the years, I'd say "Untouchable" suits the Ratchet & Clank series. Then again, I don't think "Only Human" by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and "Mars Attack" by Girls Aloud suits the aforementioned series.

I reckon "Only Human" by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini suits Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 instead."
A Christmas moon? Wow... I wonder if I'll ever see the combination of a Christmas moon and a snowy Christmas eve. And I will check out the music video when I have time. And here's the announcement: I totally agree, advent chalendars are missing. That's why I have decided to write that one-shot as well. It's a collection of individual stories, after all...

And another thing: I wasn't quite happy with the Christmas Eve chapter. It was short and somewhat rushed: I wanted to get it up as soon as possible so I could spend time with my family. Therefor I have decided to rewrite that one-shot, and instead of updating the chapter, I will be posting the rewritten edition as a new chapter instead. So that means there are two more one-shots up ahead. While I can't promise a new one-shot every day like before, I can promise that they will be released within the next two weeks.

And a happy 2016 to everyone!