Disclaimer: I do not own Ratchet and Clank or any of its characters. The "Flufftober 2021" prompt list is by Flufftober2021 of Tumblr. I heard about the Rivangela revolution happening on Twitter, so I throw in this fic for the beautiful Lombax women.

Exploding one of your enemy's fortresses counts as fireworks, doesn't it?

This Place about to Blow

(Flufftober 2021 Day 4 – "Sparklers and Fireworks")

Rivet's tongue poked out of her mouth. Mischief and a touch of sadistic pleasure sparkled in her eyes. Gloved fingers tightened around the holo-binoculars, and the white-furred Lombax switched from the infrared setting back to the normal setting.

The fortress built into the enormous mountain in front of her dropped back to its dark green and gray form, mixing in with the mountainside. From the rainforest area surrounding the enemy base—the large leaves and overabundance of flora giving Rivet a proper hiding place—Rivet could see the few Nefarious troopers roaming over the outside.

Huffs and pants came from her right, growing louder with each passing second. Rivet's ears twitched, picking up the hurried bootsteps along with the heavy breathing.

After another minute of waiting, the footsteps stopped right next to her laying body.

"Got here…" a huff "-as quick as I could." Another huff puffed from the other woman's mouth, and Rivet knew without looking that the other Lombax was doubled over. "A few of those troopers nearly got me on the way out, but I managed to take em out before any alarms went off."

"Perfect," Rivet hummed, flicking through several different settings on the binoculars. Once the one she needed flicked into place, the Lombax picked out the twelve bombs attached to specific places around the fortress. Next to generators, barracks, heating and cooling systems…

This was going to be the entertainment of a lifetime.

Angela sided up next to her, laying on her stomach and lifting her torso with her elbows. "I got the detonator right here, so whenever you're ready…"

One corner of Rivet's mouth lifted higher than the other, and the tip of her tail flicked back-and-forth with eager joy. "You always know what to say to me to get me goin', huh, sweetheart?"

"'Course I do, but if you want this date to get to the climax before any of the guards notice, that'd be nice."

Rivet peeled the binoculars off her face and stuck her tongue out at the taller Lombax next to her. "Alright, alright… sheesh… pick on a girl for wanting to stretch out the date…"

Angela snorted softly, rolling her eyes, and even though she was drenched in sweat and covered in some kind of oil, Rivet felt her heart skip in her chest.

Carefully, the white-furred Lombax lifted the binoculars so they could both peer through one of the sides. Just as Rivet flicked the binoculars back to its original setting, she spoke. "Ready to start the main event anytime you are, babe."

"'Babe?'" Angela clicked something, and snorted again. "We'll work on the pet names, dork."

Before Rivet could respond, white light consumed the sky.

Both Lombaxes wrenched the binoculars down and shut their eyes. Their hands met in the middle, and as the first shockwave washed over them, they held on tight to each other. After a moment, they cracked open their eyes, squinting to get a look at the enemy fortress.

Colors, each one from the rainbow and beyond, popped and burst in the night sky. Screams of utter terror rose up from the crumbling fortress, and several troopers dove back inside the fortress, not realizing that the blasts came from within the base. True to Ali's promises, firework-like pops rose up from the falling base and danced in the sky with the stars.

And just as soon as it had started, it was over.

Total silence bathed the area around the two girlfriends. They blinked their eyes, clearing out the harsh squint their eyes had fallen into. The enemy base was gone, and the lingering scent of gunpowder hung over the atmosphere.

"Well… Ali hadn't been kidding," Angela coughed, chuckling under her breath.

"He never usually does when it comes to the power of his weapons." Rivet cocked her head to the side, sticking a pinky in her ear to make sure her hearing was all still there. "At least he did what I asked with the whole firework thing."

Rivet then rolled onto her side, taking her finger out of her ear and smirking toward Angela. "So, how'd you think the first date went? Had fun blowing up one of Dicktator Nefarious' bases?"

The other Lombax mimicked Rivet's pose and grin. "This could have been a little longer… but then again, talk about your suspenseful build-ups!"

The two shared a laugh, then Rivet scrambled to her feet. She held out a hand for the taller Lombax. "Come on, darling, let's blow this place before any trooper decides to run a sweep of the surrounding area."

Angela took her hand, lifting an eyebrow as she stood. Her smile stretched a little bit wider. "No."

"Oh, come on, that one's a classic pet name!"

The two took off into the night toward their escape ship, and Rivet's protests faded into the forest.

Song Inspo: "Therefore I Am" by Bilie Eilish.

HHH, alright, I can finally rest easy. This thing took me a couple days to get through, but I'm happy to provide something for the Rivangela revolution.

Thank you all for reading and supporting! :D