Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Lovestruck Lombaxes. Enjoy the 3200-word chapter. I don't own Ratchet and Clank, Insomniac and a few others do.

Rivet was WELL adjusted to certain things in life. There was the time she met Bubbles on Ardolis, the raids on Nefarious's empire, and of course? The meeting with Rachet and her recent adventures with him.

What she saw threw that off at the moment. She slowly climbed to her feet, the helmet she held in her hands rolling away as she did so.

In front of her was a Lombax. A Lombax, one of her people. They looked rather young with light blue stripes crossing his face and what seemed like some patches of black fur which faded into a fiery red fur. Rivet was no medical expert, but she noticed small cuts and bruises which seemed to cross his face as well. His ears also seemed to have been flattened to his head which didn't seem so much as a choice as to protect himself from being detected. He also didn't seem as built as she heard Azmuth was, their face had rings around their eyes. He also had a small black nose and spiky fur which sprang out as it was freed from its prison.

The Lombax groaned before he slowly started to twitch as they slowly started to wake up. Rivet wondered if it was part of her removing his helmet which seemed to protect his identity more than his body.

"Stupid Drophyds and their…" The Lombax started to say before he blinked.

Rivet and the Lombax shared a look, her light blue eyes meeting crimson orangish ones. Their look of light interest was broken as the Lombax let out a yelp and dove for his weapon before firing it. Rivet was forced to dive behind the door to her home.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Rivet yelled before she sighed and drew her hammer before she twirled and tossed it.

The object slammed into the other Lombax, sending his weapon sliding across the room. He went to draw something from his hip before Rivet pounced into him, throwing both Lombaxes to the ground.

They whirled around the room before ending up in a ball in the middle of the room. Rivet glanced down at the Lombax who seemed rather fazed and dazed by his surroundings.

"Uh… Hi." Rivet stated as she tried to find the best words for if she met own of her own.

This didn't happen daily. First Rachet, then Angela… Now another Lombax? This was… Something.

"Uh…" The Lombax said before he blinked. "Aren't you going to blast me?" The Lombax asked with a raised eyebrow before he looked around with interest.

"No. why would I do that, captain blast? You almost blew my head off." Rivet asked with a roll of her eyes. "Wait, why DID you try and blast me?" Rivet questioned before she raised an eyebrow.

The Lombax started to look around and Rivet noticed the circles around his eyes once more. It was a symptom that she had noticed in MANY soldiers of the resistance: exhaustion.

'Is he crazy? No. He was chased by those fish guys. I didn't trust a lot of people when they tried to kill me… And Kit made me scared of robots.' Rivet thought to herself before she started to scratch at her throat.

"So, you're not one of the Drophyds who's wearing a hologuise?" The Lombax asked before Rivet rolled her eyes.

"No, doofus. I'm a giant robot." Rivet stated while she shook her head before the awkwardness of meeting one of her people. "Uh… I'm Rivet. Hi." Rivet said as she remembered that she was talking to one of her people.

"Uh, Spade." The Lombax said before he blinked. "Wait? You're a Lombax? As in a Lombax Lombax? Where are we?" Spade asked while he raised an eyebrow.

"Uh, Sargasso?" Rivet stated as she slowly climbed to her feet. "The Polaris Galaxy," Rivet added while Spade blinked.

"Then that means the stupid Drophyds followed me," Spade muttered before he frowned to himself. "Blast it, Trowel said the glove only worked for Lombaxes. 'You shouldn't touch it. The dimensional polarity might be damaged.' What does he know? I've fixed stuff before." Spade added as Rivet raised an eyebrow.

The Lombax raised an eyebrow at her new comrade. She was well aware of the fact there were new dimensions. Rachet had also shown her the Lorbs which explained more about their kind.

And here was another one, one who had been chased by soldiers through dimensions to here. It raised plenty of questions at the moment and Rivet's interest got the best of her.

"Wait, Drophyds? Those fish guys who came through the portal?" Rivet asked as Spade turned to her.

"Uh? Yeah." Spade said as he awkwardly sat up. "They came through some portals. We tried to fight them and we KINDA got separated. Some ran into town, some like me wanted to fight them. It's kinda why I have the fancy armor over there. It's what they gave the people who fight." Spade said as he grabbed the helmet from the table.

Rivet was about to answer before there were the sounds of footsteps. Rivet drew her burst pistol and aimed it at the door. The footsteps softly fell off as a small robot slowly walked in.

"Kit!" Rivet yelled with a smile as the former warbot turned towards Spade. "Oh. This is Spade. He's another Lombax." Rivet stated while she scratched at the back of her neck.

"Um, hello." Kit said as Spade blinked and slowly walked towards her.

"Hi. You uh, well your different from the robots I've seen." Spade responded while he raised an eyebrow. "Well, this is another dimension. Well, it seems this is another dimension. I guess the Phase Quartz glove worked. That means there's one less trip in it." Spade stated while he rubbed at his arms.

Kit looked at Rivet who started to look at this glove. There was indeed a piece of Phase Quartz inserted inside the piece of fabric. It seemed rather interesting in her mind that this tech existed.

Then the name of the soldiers who had attacked Spade started to register. It made her blink as horror started to spread over her face.

"Wait. Drophyds? I thought Rachet… Oh no." Rivet said as she realized what he meant. "Hey, Spade?" Rivet asked before the Lombax in question rotated towards her with a raised eyebrow.

Spade frowned as he picked his weapons up from the ground before slowly placing them on his hip. He cleared his throat.

"What?" Spade asked while he raised his eyebrows at the female Lombax. "You know those guys? You sure you aren't one of them?" Spade questioned before Rivet rolled her eyes.

"No, doofus." Rivet said while she ran a hand through her fur at the moment. "Those guys worked for the Cragmites and that means they might be going after the Lombaxes." Rivet said while she frowned and she sighed before she started to think.

Spade raised his eyebrows at the moment as he raised an eyebrow towards her friend. Spade was simply caught off at the second while he shook his head. This woman was WEIRD. Then again? Spade had heard he was also pretty weird when they were back on their homeworld.

"Wait, so you know about those Drophyd guys?" Spade asked as Rivet nodded. "Well. They didn't do as much damage as they planned. The Praetorian guards and some of us fought back. They're still chasing some of us across the dimensions. I didn't hear the Praetorian leader say much rather than hold them off." Spade said while he frowned to himself.

Still? He was well aware at the moment that things had changed.

"So, your part of the guard?" Rivet asked to which Spade blinked and shook his head.

"It's kinda complicated," Spade said with an awkward pause a moment later and shook his head. "I did fight them. A lot of Lombaxes did. I heard one of them say how they attacked us on Fastoon and they weren't going to let it happen again." Spade stated while he crossed his arms.

"Rivet?" Kit asked as both Lombaxes looked at her with interest. "Perhaps we should tell Rachet that another Lombax and the Drophyds had come here?" Kit questioned as she tilted her head to the side while Rivet shared a look at her new friend.

"Uh, isn't he back at Corson V?" Rivet asked before Spade tilted his head at the female Lombax. "Oh. Rachet is another Lombax. He helped me free this dimension from Emperor Nefarious." Rivet stated while Spade nodded.

"Ok?" Spade said while he slowly walked towards his helmet. "Well, if it's ok with you guys? I'm going to stay here and wait for them. Getting chased through dimensions KINDA doesn't help you with sleep, it's great exercise though." Spade stated before he frowned as he flipped his helmet and placed it atop his head.

Rivet stayed silent as her friend sat on the chair behind him. She couldn't exactly blame him for being like this. She would be tired too after a long day of work. She said nothing rather than bother him. She also needed time to process this properly and with Rachet back in his dimension? She needed to ask some questions when her friend recovered.

"Kit?" Rivet asked with a raised eyebrow. "Did the morts ask for us or something like that?" Rivet asked as she fell into one of her sofas.

"No. I do not believe so." Kit stated as she crossed her arms. "I will attempt to contact Clank. Rachet will be glad to see another Lombax." Kit said before Spade frowned.

"Don't think he'd accept that," Spade said while he slowly started to walk around the room. "Not sure I do at the moment either. Not to be rude? One of those walking goldfish slammed me into a rock. Helmet or not, that would mess anyone up." Spade stated while he frowned to himself.

Rivet stayed silent before she crossed her arms. She didn't know how Rachet would react to another Lombax. She was still well aware that he was busy with missions and leading the Q-Force and such. She also had to help with some final resistance missions.

She sighed and finally fell onto the couch before she started to think of her next move.

(Pocket Dimension T-7869)

The squadron of Drophyds dropped to a knee as one of the soldiers started to sigh.

"I thought I said to kill ALL of the Lombaxes." The voice said as he crossed his arms. "Fan out! Destroy them! Prove you are still worth the price!" He yelled before they stampeded over each other.

"Remind me WHY you are helping me?" The voice asked the soldier next to me.

"There's plenty of benefits of siding with a new team." The other voice stated with a smug tone. "Remember the deal we made. It's going to be a matter of time before they're beaten." The soldier while the first figure.

"There's still a few Lombaxes that aren't found. Find them, if they escape into another dimension? They will be ready for us." The first voice said before he held up another device. "Dr. Nefarious's precious portalizer is a great weapon… And speaking of the good doctor? There is one last person I need to seek out." The first voice said before he vanished into another voice.

He cleared his throat before he frowned to himself. He still did not trust his 'partner' who had organized when it came down to it. Partners always expected something from their allies and he didn't want to do that without some insurance.

He rolled his eyes before he fired the weapon and started to march into another dimension. She wanted to frown as he shook his head before he crossed his arms.

He slowly vanished into the next dimension as he started to dwell on his plan. There was plenty of time for the plan to be ruined, and he was well aware of what happened last time he didn't take his enemies seriously.

(Sargasso)

Rivet sighed and kicked her feet up on the table in front of her. Kit looked at her partner and friend. She was aware of the fact that all organic life still had limits and they didn't operate well when pushed to said limits.

'She's been awake and fighting troopers all day. She's worn down entirely. I cannot blame her for wanting to sleep. Spade also seems to be tending to wounds and exhaustion from what his vitals have told me.' Kit stated mentally before she frowned to herself with a sigh and annoyance painting her virtual language.

Her Lombax allies should be reunited with their kind. What happened if they were the few of their kind? She was a rather interested soldier and yet she didn't know what best to do when it came to this sort of topic.

Still? Considering Clank was one of her people and she had come back to protect him and the rest of the galaxy. If she had another of them around? She'd want nothing more than to be around them as often as possible.

She needed time to reflect on the current events. Her friends wanted to rest when it came down to it. She was a military robot when it happened to be.

"Hey, Rivet?" Spade asked while he laid his head down on the newest sofa the Lombax had grabbed. "What's this place like? All I've seen is the bit of planet where I was knocked out at." Spade stated while he frowned to himself.

He was rather interested in what this planet was at the end of the day. He was interested in what this dimension held.

"It's… Swampy." Rivet responded as her arm drooped over the edge of her sofa. "There's plenty of bugs and Grunthors here. They don't do a lot when it comes down to it. They're kinda annoying to me and the Morts." Rivet stated while she let out a yawn.

"What's a Mort?" Spade asked with a raised eyebrow. "Or a Grunthor?" Spade questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"I'll show you when I'm not tired." Rivet said while she sighed. "I need to steal better beds from Nefarious." Rivet said and shook her head.

"You used to sleep on a sofa?" Spade asked with a teasing tone. "That's silly. It's funny." Spade said with a dazed smirk present on his face as he did so.

"I was fighting a war, ok?" Rivet asked her friend who simply seemed to roll his eyes.

"And he ordered all couches be evil and stone-cold?" Spade joked as his friend rolled her eyes. "Sorry. I'm still a bit exhausted from running through dimensions at the moment. it's a long day." Spade stated with a yawn of his own as he placed his helmet next to him.

He was annoyed he had placed it back on a moment ago for some ridiculous reason and yet? He had no real problem with removing it here. He found the rock-hard bed in front of him to be of some comfort despite how uncomfortable it was to him.

Maybe it was because he had been running for so long that the sweet release of sleep was a joy to him. He didn't expect it to do much for him at the end of the day.

"This is weird," Spade stated to himself before he frowned and slowly started to slip into sleep. "Nothing is stopping them from coming in here, is there?" Spade asked before he let out a yawn.

He was tired and he was well aware of what happened next when it comes. Now? He was simply ready to be asleep and not worry about much. He had no reason to as he was exhausted and worn down. A Lombax that could not create or work? They weren't much and that was why Spade wanted to rest.

Then again? He didn't know anything about this world and what it offered to him. All he knew about it was there was a Lombax which seemed to live here and that was it. This place held little to him at the end of the day which bothered him.

"You always this tired?" Spade asked as he sighed and tried his best to become comfortable. "Can't be easy to be a Lombax here," Spade stated with another yawn.

Rivet said nothing as she waited for sleep to take her. She was aware of the fact this was insane and almost made no sense. It'd be weirder to her if she hadn't gone into an adventure for the fate of the entire multiverse.

"It comes with fighting robots and riding Speedles." Rivet stated while she yawned to herself and rolled her eyes.

"What's a Speedle?" Spade asked with a raised eyebrow as he did so. "I didn't see any of those… Things when I was… Doing stuff." Spade said with another deeper yawn.

He was tired and it showed as his body started to go limp. He was glad the exhaustion started to set in. He wanted to think of something to say or do at the moment besides focus on rest.

Well, rest and the pain of his wounds which were only kept away with the armor he wore. He almost wondered what to think next when he was asleep.

"I'll show you when I wake up." Rivet stated before she yawned to herself as he sighed to himself. "They're weird and cute when they aren't rushing around and throwing people in the acid." Rivet said while her friend raised an eyebrow towards her.

She said nothing as he raised an eyebrow before he looked at her with interest. There were a lot of questions he had for the Lombax which didn't seem to bother her. She rather enjoyed the interest of what happened if her friend was able to do next.

Still? Neither was aware of what to do next when it came down to it. They didn't know what came next and they didn't know that the bond between them would end up growing when they awoke.

Kit looked as both Lombaxes slumbered in their beds while she waited for them to awaken before she frowned to herself. She was curious about what to think between the duo. She didn't know but to her? These Lombaxes were a strange case to herself.

She didn't want to say anything at the moment and bother them as she cleared her throat and sighed to herself. She powered down and prepared her questions for the pair.

Author Notes

Phew. Another chapter is done! I want to point out that the next chapter will be possibly longer. The next chapter will be in 2 months or so and will show both Rivet and Spade waking up and Rivet showing Spade around the planet with possibly setting Rachet's appearance up and more on their bond starting to grow. The next chapter will be 900-6500 words when it comes down to it.