Escape to Crusade

By Sarge11

Disclaimer: Once again, I own nothing. Except Crusade, my own original planet! Hahahahahahahaha!

Chapter 5: The Mysterious Planet

Ratchet, Clank, and the Galactic President were shot down over a strange planet while en route to the Daxx system. After they crash-landed on the strange, barren planet, they eventually left the reckage, found a path, and got to a fork in the road. After a rather loud and unpleasant argument over which path was easier and safer, Clank came up with the only way a situation like this could be resolved…

"Rock, paper, scissors!" said both the GP and Ratchet.

The GP shouted triumphantly, "Ha! Rock smashes scissors! We go left!"

"Uh, best two out of three?" said Ratchet nervously.

"Ha ha ha! I don't think so, Jeeves!"

"Whatever, just shut up and let's get moving." Oh yeah, now Ratchet's ticked. "Hey Clank, what planet are we on anyway?"

The little robot's antenna projected a holographic image of the system they were in. "Hmmm. My star map indicates we are on a fairly uninhabited planet called Crusade. It was called Crusade because the few tribal inhabitants that live here are very nearly trying to conquer each other's lands in massive invasions."

Ratchet looked extremely disappointed. "So there's no way to contact the Phoenix?"

Clank looked as strangely as a robot could at Ratchet and asked, "You you've given up already? Ratchet, this is not like you."

Ratchet sighed, "I know it's just that I'm not sure we should trust our lives with a rock, a piece of paper, and a pair of scissors."

"Nonsense. I have known this technique to work in a great many situations," Said the stubborn little robot.

The President suddenly spoke up, "Hey! You know, I'm here too!"

Now, Ratchet looked extremely irritated, "Yes, we know. It's just that you've never really helped us with anything."

Clank suddenly said, "There are several bipedal creatures approaching from the south."

"It's probably one of those tribesmen you were talking about earlier. Clank, get your shocker charged."

At this point, Clank opened up his compartment in his midsection and pulled out Ratchet's wrench.

Ratchet was dumbfounded. "How did you get that back? I thought the 'noids

took it."

The little robot looked as smug as a robot could. "No, they did not. Before they took us prisoner, I hid your wrench in my compartment."

Ratchet held his wrench, once again. But to him, it was not merely a hard tool, but a useful hard tool that was like an extension of his arm.

However, while Ratchet was daydreaming about the good times he had had his wrench, a shadow that no one had noticed jumped from its hiding spot behind a small desert shrub.

The President screamed, but Ratchet was fast enough that he could turn around and smash his opponents stomach in.

Battle cries went up from all the other shrubs in the area.

"Oh shit," Ratchet cursed.

Ratchet and Clank fought gallantly, fighting off over half of their assailants. However, right when it looked like they were going to win, a shadow crept up behind Ratchet.

Ratchet turned around and was able to say one last thing before going unconscious, "Ah crap, not again."

Bwahahahahaha! Fear the mighty cliffy! It is the end. Lol. Why aren't you laughing? I command you to laugh! There, that's better. Please R&R!

-Sarge11