Ratchet's P.O.V
It had been maybe two hours sense I tried falling asleep but no matter what position I layed in to get comfortable none of them worked so I was still awake. Everytime I managed to fall asleep I'm thrown into a nightmare where alister had succeeded in resetting the clock however instead of the lombaxes returning I was met with the menacing yellow of Tachyon's eyes.
Shortly after I was quickly slashed by one of his henchmen and left to die while Tachyon wrecked everything. As the image faded so did my life and right when I was about to pass on Alister's body is thrown next to me with a hole in his skull before I jolt awake and relized I was still in the same room as before though was now on the ground as my remaining injuries start bleeding again.
After ensuring Alister was still asleep and safe I went to the bathroom of the hotel to try wrapping the injuries again. What I didn't realize after shutting the door was that Alister had woken up and in the dim lighting could see slight traces of my blood on the room's floor.
Cleaning the injuries proved to be tricky as some blood was keeping my fur stuck together but, I didn't dare take a shower which would require I use a towel to dry off which could spread residual blood onto it and I knew the hotel cleaner would become alarmed. Blood was technically a biohazard and though I didn't have any known disease that can spread via blood it was still scary seeing blood if you weren't expecting to come across it and I wouldn't want to put someone through that.
I ended up settling with using cotton balls and had my own bag I could use to dispose of them. Considering I was always on the move you grow used to keeping certain stuff on hand and that includes ways of disposing of bloodied clothing, bandages and various other things used for first aid.
From the room I failed to relize Alister was heading my way and had become concerned until I heard a knock which honestly sent a jolt of fear through me as I had zoned out from going into my attending mode which Clank has informed me scared him sometimes with how silent I become being in it.
I knew it was best to answer so asked him if he needed the bathroom but, the response I got was one I didn't expect. Alister had told me he saw the blood where I landed and wanted to help me get bandaged and cleaned which honestly surprised me though let him in.
Alister's P.O.V
I was relieved Ratchet let me in. I didn't want to be persistent but, also didn't want to fail him again. Ratchet has listened to me when I needed it and now it was my turn to do the same. As I approached Ratchet sat on the edge of the tub with the medical tape, cotton balls and peroxide.
It had taken about thirty minutes to get Ratchet cleaned up before I went to the bedroom to retrieve the ointment I had bought to try easing the heat from his burns which despite him not saying anything I could hear him hiss in pain a couple times. He puts on a act even when hurt to trick people into thinking he's ok when he really isn't.
I want to scold him on that as it's not smart to hide injuries as they can get infected or become deadly if its deep enough however me getting on his case wouldn't be wise especially sense I'm trying to repair the damage I've caused and the fact that Ratchet himself basically took down several bad guys and Tachyon on his own. It only made sense that he didn't like asking for help unless it was nessary. He's been alone for years and nothing me or Ratchet's friends can do except try our best to show he has back up and a friend to confide in.
As I walked in to bring the ointment to show him it was for his burns I wasn't expecting to be hugged though I didn't complain. After the initial shock I slowly hugged back still afraid I could hurt him. I was pure muscle and tall for a lombax. Even being hugged Ratchet was about where the chest piece to my armor would be if I wasn't in a tank top currently. For now the ointment can wait Ratchet's comfort comes first especially right now.
