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, cussing, violence
Pairing: Ratchet/Alister, mild Lawrence/Dr. Nefarious
Hope you all enjoy!
Only Time Will Tell
Ch. 25- So close, yet so far
Before anything more could be done or said, Lawrence pressed a button at the desk and the floor beneath the two Lombaxes disappeared as they fell.
"Ahhh!" They both yelled as they fell. The fall did not last long. The both of them fell into a pool of water. Once landing, the Lombaxes swam out. The swim out landed them to a cave floor. The two of them stood up once they were out of the water.
"A cave huh?" Ratchet wondered, "Wondered how we get out of here, and where it will lead."
"I guess we'll find out."
They started down the path ahead of them. The cave was surprisingly bright, for there were many stones on the cave walls that glowed a bright yellow. It was extremely quiet, which was quite unsettling. Regardless, they continued down the path.
After a while, the Lombaxes came across a pit in their way. They could have jumped down into it and jumped up on the other side because it wasn't that far down. The problem was that termites were crawling all over the pit floor.
"Hm? We can't go down there. We'll have to find another route."
Ratchet was looking around. He then saw a few stone steps and a guardrail that lead to the other side.
"How about that guardrail over there?" The younger pointed, "We can hang from it with our wrenches and slide to the other side."
The general nodded, "It looks like our best option."
They then jumped up the first step. The second require help from their hoover boots but they managed to make up the second one as well. Ratchet got on the rail first and Alister followed shortly after. The Lombaxes made it to the other side with ease.
Once on the other side, they saw the exit. The both of them ran and found themselves outside. While looking, it was noticed that the facility was on a cliff right above them. The cave had been directly below the facility. No wonder the drop didn't feel that long.
"There they are!" was suddenly heard.
"Oh shit." Ratchet responded when he saw the group of robot guards running right towards them.
"Come Ratchet. Run!" Alister grabbed the other's hand and dragged him along briefly to snap him out of it.
They both started to run from the guards. The guards were big and bulky, and had giant weapons that were probably bomb guns. This was answered when was shot off and exploded near the Lombaxes. Ratchet fell. He got some pain from that.
Alister noticed and ran back to the younger. Without hesitation, Azimuth picked Ratchet up and continued to run towards the ship. Luckily, it wasn't far.
Once they were at the ship, Alister quickly, but gently, put Ratchet in before getting himself in. The ship was turned on with haste and they left the planet shortly after.
When they were both in space, the general looked over at the other. "How do you feel Ratchet?"
Ratchet had been gripping his side. He was losing blood. "It hurts. Once we find some nanotech, I should be ok."
The elder then remember a secret stash of nanotech he had in the back of the ship. He turned the ship onto autopilot before crawling into the back.
"Alister?"
His question was quickly answered when he saw the elder crawl back up a few orbs of nanotech. He set one down and broke one in each hand before he started rubbing the tech over the younger's side. Ratchet hissed for a moment before a sigh escaped. It was taking effect quickly, which was good.
Once the two were absorbed, the general grabbed the last one and broke it. He applied it to smaller scratches he saw on the younger; his arms and face. He rubbed his thumb over a scratch on one of Ratchet's cheekbones.
"How's that?"
Ratchet had had his eyes closed and been doing slight purring by this time. It took him a minute to register that the elder had said anything.
"Mmm, it feels nice. I feel much better."
Azimuth smiled in amusment. "That's good."
When the nanotech was all rubbed in, Alister cupped one of Ratchet's cheeks. The younger opened his eyes to look at the other. The elder leaned in and Ratchet met him half way to have their lips meet. The kiss was soft and sweet. They pulled away soon after.
"I'm glad you are feeling better. You had me worried back there."
"Sorry."
Alister smiled again, "Don't worry about. Just try to be more careful."
Ratchet nodded. "So, are we heading to Dr. Nefarious' secret space base?"
"Yes. That's where the machine is. Do you feel up to it?"
"Of course!"
No more questions were asked. Azimuth turned autopilot off and they headed towards the doctor's secret base. The trip lasted for a little while. The two places of where they were and where they were going were not exactly close.
However, they eventually made it. Both Lombaxes were extremely nervous, but hid it as the ship was landed.
"We are going to have to be extra careful here. I'm sure there will be more security."
Ratchet nodded, "Yeah. Let's go."
The Lombaxes left the ship and entered the space port. There was a ledge outside that ships could land on and that's where theirs was.
They entered with stealth. However, as the both of them adventured farther and farther in, there was no one in sight. The whole situation was confusing.
"Where is everybody?" Ratchet wondered out loud.
"This is strange, isn't it?"
"Yes, quite." The Lombaxes heard a different voice answer and they turned to see Lawrence on a ledge above them.
"Lawrence! Wha-What are you doing here?!" Ratchet yelled. "You almost got us killed on Planet Daxx!"
"My apologies," the butler answered, "However, since the figure knew you were both heading to Planet Daxx, I had to make it look like I attempted to kill you."
"Attempted!? We nearly died from explosions because of you."
"But you're fine now, yes? So what is the problem? I helped you didn't I?"
Ratchet growled. Alister then stepped in. "Are you going to try to kill us now?"
"No. Since the figure has no idea you're here, then there's no point."
"So where is everybody? I at least expected security." The elder Lombax asked.
"There's no need to have guards right now since no one is here, and the doctor believes there is no hope in stopping him. Because of this, he let security have a day off."
Ratchet's eyes widened. "Seriously?"
"Yes."
Azimuth asked, "Where are Dr. Nefarious and the figure?"
"My guess would be that they are heading to the Great Clock to have the machine set up, if not there already." Lawrence answered.
Ratchet and Alister looked at each other. "Oh shit!"
No more words needed to be said as the Lombaxes ran out of the space port and entered the ship. Lawrence had done the same on the other side of the space port.
The Lombaxes' ship was turned on. A message was received right then. Clank appeared on the screen. Destruction could be seen in the background.
"Ratchet! Alister! Come to the Great Clock! Hurry! The figure is…!" The screen became all static right then. They left for the Great Clock after the message had been received. What was happening could not be good.
*Hello everyone! Thanks for reading! Only one chapter to go, and all I have to say is to expect the unexpected, and that all hell will break loose. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter and I'll see you in the next one.