A/N: Haza I've done it again, here is the second chapter to Caleb's Revenge. It took me a while to get it done longer than I wanted, (stupid writer's block) anyhow, it's done please enjoy it. Side note chapter 3 is in the works it's almost done as of this update (88% complete if I were to give it a number.) also chapter 4 is outlined, yes you read that right chapter 4. But I don't have a date set for it to be ready, but know it's in the works as well. As always, reviews are appreciated, till next time.
Caleb slowly rose from his slumber and blinked. He found himself in Rivet's lap having just been examined. Caleb yawned, lifted his head, and looked around, before any of his thoughts could form anything coherent, they were interrupted by Rivet.
"Oh, you're awake. I thought I was going to have to carry you into the apartment." The little lombax, who was only half awake, did not understand and just laid his head back on her shoulder after giving her a confused look. After witnessing what had just transpired, Ratchet braved offering to carry in the little boy for her. Rivet thought about it for a moment, but before she could respond Caleb made the decision clear by snuggling closer to Rivet. Said lombax gave a look of surprise to Ratchet, who gave a mixed look of sadness and relief back at her.
They continued flying for another five minutes, till they landed at Ratchet's apartment on Kerwan. The still sleepy Caleb was carried in by Rivet with no complaint on her end because of how adorable the sleepy lombax looked. As they walked in, Ratchet turned on the overhead light disturbing Caleb; He grumbled and buried his face deeper into Rivet's shoulder to block out the light. Rivet giggled at how adorable it looked, the bots who had trailed behind got a good look at what just transpired and saved the moment to their permanent data banks.
Ratchet dimmed the lights at the request of Rivet; as she walked over to the couch she slowly laid Caleb down on the soft cushions. But as she went to get back up she got some resistance from the boy, who had gotten used to her body heat. Caleb whined as she attempted to move again, she motioned Ratchet to get her a blanket. Ratchet obliged and handed her the fuzziest blanket he could find. As Rivet wrapped Caleb up into a cocoon the young boy snuggled deeper into the blanket he had been wrapped in; and fell into a deep sleep. The adult lombaxes cooed at the adorable sight and snapped a few photos with their holo phones.
Caleb woke up a few hours later to the smell of food being cooked. Caleb yawned silently, and slowly lifted his head off the pillow he found his head on. He slowly looked around gathering his thoughts. Rivet was the first to notice his awakening since she was sitting on the couch. Rivet scratched behind the little lombax behind the ears, causing him to purr in delight. Rivet grinned and continued to pet the boy, Ratchet meanwhile made his presence known by setting two plates on the coffee table. The soft clinks of silverware pulled Caleb back to reality.
"What are those?" Caleb asked, pointing to the stack of cake like bread on the plate.
Ratchet replied, "these are called pancakes." He then picked up a bottle of thick brown liquid, "and this is surip." At the questioning look of Caleb, he elaborated further, "you put it on the pancakes"
Caleb gave a curious look in response and nudged the stack of pancakes with his fork. Caleb struggled a bit to get a bite on his fork, but with a little help from Ratchet, he got a bite. Caleb chewed on the bite for a moment, (an eternity to Ratchet) Caleb made his pleasure known by sighing in delight as the taste melted in his mouth. He started talking with his mouth full, "ths… is… soh… awhesome."
Ratchet lightly scolded him, "young man, you don't talk while your mouth is full of food." Caleb nodded his head in understanding.
Clank being cheeky chimed in, "ahh, I see you are getting some good practices for when you raise your own lombabies."
Rivet, who was not ready for this, did a spit take aghast, and gave Clank a sour look. Ratchet was also taken aback by his friend's quip and gave him a blank stare. Clank just gave his signature giggle at their respective reactions.
The silence that followed was deafening, if a pen dropped it would have been as loud as a sonic boom. Caleb was about to question why everyone went silent but a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. No one made a move till there was a second knock, Ratchet was the first to respond to the knocking by shooting up from his seat and running over to the door. Once he got to the door he opened it and revealed the green egg head himself… Quark.
"What the hell are you doing here!?" Ratchet exclaimed, aghast that he dared show up at his doorstep unannounced.
"I thought I would stop by and say hi, while I was in town. And also to congratulate you on becoming a dad."
Ratchet just stared with a blank expression and responded. "I don't have a kid Quark."
Quark continued, "I can assure you, my sources are never wrong. So why are you hiding the kid?
Ratchet to his credit, kept his poker face during the whole interaction. "Quark... what are you talking about?" Doing his best not to swear in front of a kid.
Quark persisted, "my sources say they saw you and Rivet walking with a little lombax in her arms." It was at this moment Caleb came running, curious to see what had Ratchet so worked up to be yelling at a stranger. "See I told you my sources weren't lying!" Quark exclaimed.
Ratchet just facepalmed, "go home Quark, we are having dinner." He finished the conversation by slamming the door on Quark and locking it before Quark could respond. In a much friendlier tone, he turned towards Caleb, "let's go finish eating shall we?" Caleb nodded and walked back to the table with Ratchet right behind him.
Shortly after dinner was done it was time for Caleb's bath. It went rather well considering it was his first proper bath, with only a few collateral splashes soaking Ratchet's shirt. Once both of the male lombaxes were out of the bathroom Rivet went in to clean herself up after a long day. Once she was out, she found both males asleep on the couch snuggled under the fluffy blanket from earlier. It took a lot of restraint to not coo at the sight.
Once she got over how adorable the sight was, she went over and nudged Ratchet. "Hey sleepyhead, shouldn't you be in bed," she whispered quietly. Ratchet yawned in response, and got up holding the sleepy little lombax tight as he did so. Both adults decided that Ratchet's bed was big enough for the three of them. They then laid Caleb in the middle of the bed and laid down on either side of him. This worked out for the most part, though there were little nudges here and there from Caleb in search of a more comfortable position.
A/N: I couldn't help myself. I needed Quark to tease Ratchet for 'becoming' a dad.