In space there were many galaxies and in these galaxies there were planets. In a galaxy far distant from planet earth there was one in particular that could be of interest to any scientist.

The Polaris Galaxy.

A galaxy that could be the mirror of the Milky Way. With the exception that one of the planets of Polaris, which resembled the Earth, inhabited robots of all ages, drophydes or even markazians. The planets could all be beautiful and at peace, the strongest of them was called Fastoon and these inhabitants could look like humans sometimes except that they had big pointed ears, a tail, fur on the bones, 3 toes to their paws (feet) and they could be any color like yellow, black, gray or even red

They were called Lombax.

They weren't just handsome and strong, they were as smart as ten successful scientists, but what made them so charming was that they could be welcoming. No matter what species ventured onto Planet Fastoon, the Lombax welcomed others with open arms. Some have even taken up residence there.

And it is on this planet that our dear adventurer will land in disaster.

Not far from the desert there was a fungoid mechanic who repaired several ships of other species. His name was Grim. And that day, his trainee, Ratchet, was accompanied by his father, Kaden, and his godfather, Alister Azimuth, because they had managed to find Raritanium mines and the youngest Lombax wanted to test his new find on his ship. when an engine noise flew over the garage, surprising the 4 creatures.

Looking up into the azure sky, the four men saw black smoke rising from a point to the right of the ship. Seeing how fast he was going, the Lombax ceased their activities.

"Oh, oh."

Neither one nor two, the three Lombax set off in pursuit of the ship. The two older ones activated the overbots under their shoes while the younger one hopped on his custom overbike and followed his father and godfather on the trail.

It was barely a few minutes but it seemed like hours for the three lombax. There was a loud BOOM from the ship and then total silence as the smoke continued to come out.

"Hey oh. How are you ok, there ?" Kaden lands gently followed by Alister.

The two old lombax knocked several times at the door.

"You can open the door. We mean you no harm." The old yellow Lombax knocked on the door and tried to open the handle without success. He glued his ear to the door and only heard very faint sounds ringing.

Glancing back, Alister saw the younger Lombax arrive "Ah Ratchet, give me your key to open."

"What's going on ? The door is blocked ?"

BOUM

The three Lombax glanced quickly and saw the starboard engine on fire. And that same fire seemed to spread all over the ship's fin.

"We better hurry." Alister walked back to the door with Ratchet's key. He wedged the end on the handle and after several efforts, the door gave way.

Alister entered first then followed by Kaden and finally Ratchet. The alarms sounded louder and louder as the danger slowly approached. Ratchet headed straight for the cockpit. He heard the alarm bells ringing as he walked. He walked over to the captain's and co-pilot's seats. The young lombax reassured himself by not seeing a co-pilot and then turned his gaze towards the pilot's seat.

Ratchet froze in place upon seeing the occupant.

It wasn't a Blarg, it wasn't a cragmite, it wasn't a Lombax, it wasn't even a robot. There was another unknown creature in the driver's seat. White hair, very light pink skin and glasses over his eyes. Young Lombax felt his heart race to a thousand miles an hour before pulling himself together thinking they were in a ship and there was a 50% chance it would explode.

Afraid of hurting him, Ratchet picked up the new creature in bridal style and took care that he didn't bump into it. He also gingerly exited the ship lest the creature be made of porcelain and break at least weak blow.

Behind them, Kaden and Alister saw the occupant of the ship then they looked for another trace of some other life and sighed with relief when they saw that the creature had landed alone.

"Kaden, take those things too. He might need them to communicate."

"Okay Alister." Kaden took blush, pencils and paper from what was supposed to be the bedroom.

He carried the whole thing in one hand and the key to the human's ship in the other, while Alister held Ratchet's key in his hand and other creature items in the other. Once outside, Kaden cast a quick glance down the right wing. By miracle or by automatism, there was water coming out of the ship and which extinguished the fire.

Another relief. The ship didn't have too much damage. But since this was a "personal" vessel that the creature had created, the 3 lombax did not take the risk of piloting it. They turned, leaving the ship in the desert. Hopefully the authorities will take care of it.

"Ratchet." The young Lombax turned to his father who stretched out his arms "We're going to take him to the hospital, it's safer if I carry him myself since you don't have your boots yet."

Young Lombax hesitated. He turned his head several times between his vehicle, his father and the creature in his arms.

"You know you'd risk hurting it even more if you wore it while riding your overbike." Alister put a hand on Ratchet's shoulder reassuring him that Kaden had a good idea.

"And besides...we might see him from time to time since they know me well." Caden smiled.

After a moment of thought, Ratchet gently placed the creature in his father's arms. Immediately Kaden activated these boots and flew towards the city where he saw 2 authority ships coming in his direction with Alister. Ratchet glanced at the items his father had taken and decided to put them in the trunk of his vehicle. "I guess I have to take care of the heavier one."

"Go don't bitch. It'll build your muscles." Alister patted his nephew on the back. He put Ratchet's key behind his back and flew to the hospital where Kaden was headed. Ratchet stood alone for a moment, thinking back to the creature's face and soft skin. He felt his heart race once more and put his hand on his chest. It wasn't the first time in his life that his heart had raced for someone, but Ratchet felt something inside him that he never had with those other partners. And whatever it was, he had to find out at all costs.

Raising his head towards the sky, he saw the ships of the authorities approaching him. Not wanting to type a useless chat, Ratchet jumped on his vehicle and raced to Grim's garage as fast as he could while praying that the overbike wouldn't fail him like the last time he wanted to see Courtney. Gears in concert on the planet Veldin in the Solana galaxy.

When Ratchet quickly arrived at Grim's garage, the fungoid was waiting for him next to his ship. He didn't have time to ask the slightest question when the lombax already closed the lid of the vessel, not without having removed the piece of raritanium, and he dove on the pilot's seat, activating the engines and disappearing into the sky.

"Ratchet..." Grim rolled his eyes. He knew his trainee only too well that when he had found something special, he could abandon his post and go headlong somewhere. He sighed and went back to watching TV assuming Kaden, Ratchet or Alister would come to the news soon enough.

The journey took a few minutes. Ratchet landed smoothly in the hospital parking lot, taking a spot not too close to the entrance and not too far from the building. When he entered the hospital, his godfather greeted him with his arms crossed.

"Where's daddy and the creature, uncle?"

"The creature is in the treatment room and your father is waiting for us in the hallway." Alister motioned for Ratchet to follow him. The two lombax went around the reception and took the stairs. They descended and passed several corridors before seeing Kaden sitting on a chair in front of a large door. When he hears the footsteps, he turns his head to see his son and his best friend coming towards him.

"So Kaden ?"

"I explained the situation. Apparently there is nothing serious, just a few minor injuries." Kaden finished the glass of water he was holding and threw it away.

"Kaden ? Alister ?"

The two older lombax to see another black lombax in a white shirt come out of the two large doors. He stared at the two adults then passed his gaze on the younger "You must be Ratchet? Your mom keeps talking about you to my wife." He held out his hand and Ratchet took it to shake it. "Pleased to meet you."

"Danyel..."

The doctor removed his hand from Ratchet's and smiled, "We've put him in the recovery room. If you want to see him, follow me."

The two adults nodded and walked back through the large doors. After a few minutes in the corridor, the black lombax slows down these steps in front of a large glass door. They saw a small room with a bed and machines around the sleeping creature.

"Dan... that creature-"

"Don't call him that Kaden." The doctor cut him off, frowning then smiling again "He's called a human. But you can also say he's a human."

"A human ?" Alister questioned. He had heard of this species when he was still young, he, like other students, had studied the questions of humanity for a few years then they had given up while they did not exist or that they were like legends. It was of course the first time he had seen one in person.

"Yes." The doctor nodded "It's a species of primitive type, like an evolution of a monkey, which would have come from the Milky Way Galaxy and more precisely from a planet called 'Earth'."

"But it's impossible !" Alister raised his voice a little too loudly without realizing then he stared at Ratchet and Kaden who were surprised by the sudden explosion of the gray lombax. Alister resumed calmly "I mean... I didn't think humans really existed."

"And yet, here is one. In flesh and blood." He put his hand on those glasses which threatened to fall off "Human beings are quite amazing, powerful, beautiful but as dangerous creatures as a million drophyds put together and it would be better not to approach them for the moment since 'we do not know these true intentions..."

"XJ-0461 ?" Ratchet felt those two ears instantly lift upon seeing the name stamped on the bracelet instead of the species name.

"Yes, it's just a formality as we won't know his name for a while?" Dr. Dan lifted a paper in his hand and searched for more information. "He has the green color on his bracelet for a non-emergency case. According to the analyzes, he received a light blow to the head, probably due to the shock, and he bumped into a sharp surface at 10%, but It's not that bad. He should be able to wake up tomorrow at the latest."

"I see..." Kaden put a reassuring hand on Ratchet's shoulder.

The 3 Lombax left thanking the doctor. Kaden was both curious and suspicious at the same time. He had heard of human beings when he was a student but no theories had confirmed their existence. Like Alister, Kaden was eager to learn more upon seeing that a rare species had landed on Fastoon.

The 3 said goodbye and the youngest said goodbye to his father before returning to his vehicle and finishing the repairs in the garage. When Ratchet arrived, he explained the situation to Grim and as he repaired and cleaned several ships his mind went back to the sleeping human.

'I have to see him tomorrow...'

When Alister returned from his side at home, he pulled out these study books and turned on his computer. He had research and this human being disturbed him too but not for the same reason as his nephew. The gray lumbax had repeatedly heard stories about humans that they could be dangerous and that they could make weapons leading to destruction. But of course, nothing had been proven.

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The next morning, Ratchet woke up in his bed. He got up, had his breakfast and got dressed. It was only the morning but the young lombax absolutely wanted to see the human again in the hospital.

Time seemed to pass just as slowly for the young lombax. When the clock strikes 10 am, he took the keys to his vehicle and walked the same way on the way to the hospital. He pulled into the parking lot and almost ran when he felt his heart racing.

Ratchet inhaled slowly and when his heart calmed down, he entered the hospital he had come through yesterday and remembered the way to go. After several minutes, he found the hallway of the 'wake-up' patients and saw the human being's bedroom. Ratchet yelped softly and hid quietly when he saw the human wasn't alone.

There was a young robotic nurse in blue in the room taking notes as she went. She pricked a needle into the human's arm for his blood test before putting a very small bandage on him, she put an inflatable armband in his other arm to check his blood pressure, she gently lifted the human's shirt and put down her stethoscope to hear her heartbeat and she picked up her pen to see that the human was following the direction.

The young nurse smiled and resumed her notes before leaving. When she left the room, she noticed Ratchet on the side. "Oh hello, are you coming to see the human ?"

"Yes...How is he ?"

"He seems to be in great shape. We brought him breakfast this morning and he ate it all within minutes." She smiled "Human beings are special creatures..." Then she turned to Ratchet, understanding in his eyes that he wanted to enter the room "You can't approach him, alas. Until we know not whether he is contagious or not at the analysis level, he will have to stay there." The robotic nurse closed the door behind her and locked it with her badge.

"Please." The young woman turned to the young lombax and Ratchet took a deep breath before daring to ask "Does he said his name ?"

"We don't know anything about him. He didn't open his mouth once, except to eat of course." She lowered her head sorry and left, re-reading her file in her hands.

Ratchet stood for a moment staring at the human sitting on his bed. The latter looked straight ahead, touching the bandage on his cheek. Ratchet smiled to himself and he felt his heart racing faster and faster. The human was fine. He sighed with joy but realized that he had sighed a little too hard.

The human finally noticed Ratchet turning his head and it was too late to flee when the human got up and stood inches from the door.

Just a few inches, the two were separated by an indestructible glass door.

Ratchet stared the human in the eyes and gently put his hand separating him. The human did the same, looking Ratchet in the eye. Both could almost smell each other's fur and skin through the transparent door.

Neither eye knew why, but there was something inside them that told them the other was a special person in their hearts...