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Filler Chapter: 2nd vid comic on Hydro Girl's ship
The Star Explorer flew through space as the occupants of the ship was following the directions of their recently made friend, Hydro Girl, on their way to her home in space. Where they were going to shower off the now dried gunk, and the bad smell, from the sewer that they had to wade through, and get cleaned up, before going back to the Phoenix, where they were going to report to Qwark of their success.
Speaking of whom, this was Qwark's plan in the first place. And even now, the Lombaxes were surprised that Qwark's plan worked. They were able to get to Aquatos, go through the sewers to get to their positions, and then make their way through the compound while disguised as Tyhrranoids, then they stole a datadisc from Nefarious's HQ, and freed one of his prisoners that was held there, whom is known as Hydro Girl.
They had to admit, if this was to earn their forgiveness, then he's on the right track. But this is only the beginning of his road to atonement in their eyes, as he had a bit of a ways to go.
But for now, they felt like giving it to him, he made a plan, and it wasn't doomed to fail from the start. Even though they thought that it'd be, at the time. And Angela thought that it'd be a stupid one, alongside Ratchet. But they're eating their words right now.
And in this case, they didn't mind. They needed to take down Nefarious, and Qwark was quickly proving himself as the man to do it, as he showed that he was getting better than last time Ratchet fought him, while Drek was around, and when the Proto Pet incident was still in full swing. He deserved a bit of a pat on the back for this mission's success.
Now though, they were on their way to Hydro Girl's home for washing up in.
"Okay, we're getting closer to my house. It's got the amenities that you'll like in a house like mine." Hydro Girl said. "It even has a VG 9000 that I have. And I'm sure that you guys enjoy gaming like I do."
Oh how right she was in both Ratchet, and Angela's case as they then saw the ship after a few minutes of driving. And they were pretty impressed to see what it looked like.
Sure it isn't as huge as the Starship Phoenix, but they didn't expect it to even be like the Phoenix. They just expected it to be pretty nice looking in its own right.
And it indeed liked pretty nice itself, as well as pretty big. Looking like a round mothership only with tan colored brown as the colors, while having a globe on the top of it in the middle of it. It also had plenty of turrets on the ends of it, and they happened to be active, but not firing at their ship since Hydro Girl had them deactivated for now. And it had a large hanger to the left of the globe that they were prepared to dock inside.
It looked a little like the mothership that Clank fought against on one Planet during their journey through Bogon. At least this one wasn't controlled by the Thugs-4-less goons that tried to kill them.
"That's your home ship?" Angela asked.
Hydro Girl nodded with a smile. "It is indeed. Motherships are nice to live in when it comes to space homes after all."
Neither Lombax could argue with that. As Ratchet did think about having such a home like this when he becomes a hero. Even though he still has a home in Veldin, he still feels that he would love to retire to a place like this once his hero days are done. And who knows, he might have Angela with him in that home as well, if they are to be married.
Soon they were inside the mothership as they all got off the Star Explorer together. "Home sweet home." Hydro Girl said, stepping off of the Star Explorer, followed by Ratchet, Angela, and Clank.
Now they were making their way to the living space of the mothership.
The Lombaxes, and Hydro Girl was now in her living room, all of which wore bathrobes for modesty, as they waited for Clank's own robotic cleaning to end. Not only that but the Lombaxes were talking to Sasha via holovid call to show her that they're okay, and that their mission was successful. All while an also clean Skrunch was in the room, behaving himself.
"Well I'll be damned. The mission was successful, for a mission that Qwark created for you guys that is. And it seems that you've gotten another friend?" Sasha asked.
"Yep. And she's just as ticked off at Nefarious as we could be, so we think that she could be a great ally for us." Ratchet said.
"Which is why we're hoping that you could make her another member of the Galactic Rangers. As well as… the Q-force." Angela said, still feeling a little bummed about the fact that Qwark is the leader, and that he created a team like this, that she also happens to be a member of. And that Hydro Girl was on the verge of becoming such, herself.
"Well, with a track record like that in her case, especially having fought in, and escaped Dreadzone, and having escaped Aquatos with help, I'd say that she's eligible for recruitment. And I'm confident that Qwark would think the same thing. I'll be sure to tell him to recruit her once she's here in the Phoenix." Sasha said.
Much to Hydro Girl's delight, as she gets to fight Nefarious, alongside the group that freed her from Tyhrranoid occupied Aquatos. Even if she's going to be another Q-force member. Not to say that she hates Qwark herself, regardless of knowing his history with Ratchet, its just that she's indifferent towards him. So she wouldn't really mind joining the Q-force at this stage.
"In the meantime, you are granted permission to rest for a couple more hours if you like. Just be sure to report back to the Phoenix, and to Qwark, once you're done with relaxing. We're going to strike back against those Noids now that we have the info from that datadisk that you've given us. And at this rate, Nefarious's days in power is numbered." Sasha said.
Which was delightful to hear for Ratchet, and Angela, as Ratchet still resented his attempted invasion of Veldin. Which was shared with Angela.
"And another thing, both of you shall expect a new set of armors to be available in the Phoenix once you return. It's called an Adamantine Armor set, and it is one of the hardest substances in the Solona Galaxy, and the scientists of Gadgetron says that it'll absorb at least 50% of the energy of any incoming projectile, or energy blast. I might recommend putting those on before our upcoming battle that Qwark might send us on, if you have enough Bolts to pay for it. I'll see you on the Phoenix. Sasha out." She said before ending the call.
Ratchet, and Angela felt that the Armors could be expensive. So it seems that they have a reason to return to Aquatos for the Crystals, just to get their pay in Bolts. Even though it'd also mean that they're gonna have to shower again to get clean for their meeting with Qwark, and the Q-force. As well as for their Armors.
But they're confident that they might have enough for those Armors.
Now though, they were relaxing together, waiting for Clank's cleaning to be done, as well as their clothes to be clean again. Which would be boring to just wait around in her house.
Which is why Hydro Girl had an Idea. "I know, why don't we play some games on my VG 9000 together? It's a great way to pass the time, after all." She said.
Both Lombaxes agreed with her on that part, as they decided to power on her VG 9000 for some playing.
And they immediately knew what game to play on her VG 9000, which was the second Qwark Vid Comic that Ratchet won on Annihilation Nation. (That he was relieved he took out of his suit before it got washed. Though he wondered how it didn't fry when he swam underwater, or in the Sewers, in Aquatos.)
"No way! You got the second Vid Comic in your collection?" Hydro Girl asked surprised, having not noticed him removing it out of his suit and putting it on the dresser.
"Yep. Did you also play them?" Ratchet asked curiously.
"Oh yes. I actually completed the first chapter of the Vid Comic myself, just days before I got captured. I guess we're all going to get to see what the second chapter has in store for us." Hydro Girl said, as Ratchet got the game set up for playing.
Now, the trio was prepared to play the second in the Vid Comic series that stars Captain Qwark himself, as both Ratchet, and Angela got ready to snark at the game's story, as Clank suddenly entered the room, wearing… his usual clothing.
"I'm guessing that you guys are playing another Vid Comic game?" Clank asked.
"You know it dude." Ratchet responded, as they got the VG 9000 on, as it showed a list of the games in the Vid Comic series on the HDTV. Possibly to show them that they could play the first one again if they wish. Which, so far, they didn't want to, as they selected the second chapter to play, as the game began after loading.
"Qwark Comic episode two: Arriba Amoeba!" The Narrator announced, beginning the chapter, as it showed the same comic panel as the first one.
The title was not bad, in Ratchet, and Angela's opinion. In fact, it was pretty amusing.
"A new evil was gathering in the shadowy swamps of Blackwater City." The Narrator then said as it showed a conveyor belt machine creating an assembly line of Ameboids.
"A horrific new breed of monsters known as the Ameboids, was being created. Born in the laboratories of a twisted scientist known as Dr. Nefarious." The Narrator then said as the camera panned over the comic line of the Ameboids, before showing a silhouette of a pair of villains in the backround.
"Guess we now know where those Ameboids were created." Ratchet said deadpan.
"Now we have a new reason to hate that guy." Angela said, with Hydro Girl in agreement.
Sure the Ameboids weren't dangerous to fight against, compared to the Grelbin Yetis, but they were annoying since they split off into smaller Ameboids, which would make the areas that they would fight them in, start to become a little crowded. Especially if they were to fight them in small rooms.
But at least they would make their guns get stronger by killing them, so that's something to praise.
Then it showed what the figure looked like. Or what he currently looked like from the limited space on the panel that showed his face behind his hands. And he looked bald, has a large head, and even round ears that was near the glaring eyes that seem to have black eye colors. He looked familiar to the Lombaxes. To where he could be Nefarious.
He even sounded familiar too. "To think they called me insane Lawrence! We'll see who's insane, when my pets have exterminated all the life on this miserable Planet!" Nefarious's voice said.
Which surprised the Lombaxes, Clank, and even Hydro Girl, when they saw that they could be seeing Nefarious himself, when he was still a… whatever Alien species he is, before becoming a robot. Which did beg the question, could this be what Nefarious used to look like? If so, what happened to him, that turned him into a Robot?
And why is it that he seems to hate the 'squishies', when he used to be one himself?
Such questions, they might have answers to, when they ask Qwark later. Or, when they play the rest of the Vid Comics in the series.
"That should clear things right up sir." The robot butler, known as Lawrence said, as he dusted the Ameboids in another panel.
It also seems, that the robot butler named Lawrence, was always a robot, unlike Nefarious.
Then it showed a panel of Qwark, nervously looking at the Ameboids as their shadows were shown on the panel. "When Captain Qwark encountered the Ameboids for the first time, he immediately executed immediate response plan: Number two." The narrator said, as the dramatic music suddenly stopped.
"Hey, wait just a minute!" Qwark's voice said, indignantly.
Which had the Lombaxes, and Hydro Girl, trying not to laugh, as they quickly knew what the narrator meant by the last part, while Skrunch was chuckling too. After all, this is something that they did expect Qwark to do, if he ever faced an Ameboid for the first time. Especially concerning the 'Number two' part.
"Qwark, then proceeded to stall for time, while he coordinated the city's defense's from the women's bathroom… at Galaxy Burger!" The Narrator then said, as the music stopped again, as it showed Qwark in a urinal as the Ameboids tried to get in, before showing the Galaxy Burger restaurant with more of the Ameboids around it.
"GIVE ME THAT THING, YOU LYING NO GOOD…!" Qwark then yelled out as there were then noises of the Narrator getting knocked upside his head.
But it was too late, the Lombaxes, Skrunch, and Hydro Girl, were in stitches as they laughed their heads off at what they just heard. This seemed like the appropriate response that Qwark would do in a situation like this. And that was the most hilarious part of this chapter.
"Whew! Those Ameboids sure looked scary for that 'legendary hero' of the Solona Galaxy to make him lose his quarter pound happy meal from that place!" Ratchet said, mid-laugh.
"Clean up on Aisle Qwark!" Angela then said, mid-giggle.
"Boy he must've been really flushed afterwards! No pun intended." Hydro Girl said, mid-chuckle. With even Skrunch giggling along with them at his companion's expense.
Which had Clank in dismay. Sure he wasn't as confident about having Qwark leading the charge against Nefarious, and he did deserve his friend's snark, but this was probably going to be something that Qwark was never going to live down. And that's a shame for Clank, as he knows that there's still good in Qwark. And his current leading of the battle against Nefarious was possibly enough to help him atone for his past with Ratchet, and Angela.
He hopes that the Lombaxes would give him a benefit of a doubt as the battle goes on. And he hopes that Qwark would earn it, and gain their respect someday.
Then the game showed what happened to be a crayon drawing of Qwark getting ready to fight the Ameboids. With some of them dead by his feet if the X's on their eyes were any indication. "Right, now where were we… From the very second that I touched the ground, I knew that this situation called for a head-on assault. Without fear, or hesitation in my mind, I rushed into Blackwater City, to do heroic battle with the ugly, monstrous Ameboid horde." Qwark's voice said before the screen went black.
Which would be before the game began with Qwark now in Blackwater City on Rilgar, in the same 2.5D side-scroller gameplay. This time, Ratchet was in control of VC-Qwark as he ended up going forward.
"Its time to fight blob, with blob!" VC-Nefarious's voice said, referring to both the Ameboids, and VC-Qwark, as the former started to jump out of the glass windows on the building in the background until they were on the platform that Qwark was on to fight him.
"Actually, I think slime is a better description for those things." Ratchet said, fighting against the Ameboids with VC-Qwark punching them. Which was an instant kill for the Ameboids since they were small.
Ratchet then jumped upwards to a higher section of Rilgar, collecting three tokens along the way. Where he ended up meeting an Extermibot along with the Ameboids. Which Ratchet remembered having met during his fight through Rilgar to the Hoverboard competition, before finding Qwark there, before his true colors were revealed, after having to run through a room filling up with water.
And he remembered the fact, that they were designed to kill the Ameboids, yet they attacked him too. Which both surprised him, and ticked him off as he proceeded to lay waste to them as well.
And it seemed, that according to this Vid-Comic, Qwark also had troubles with them, as they also tried to shoot their gas at him, only for Ratchet to jump over them, before clobbering them with Qwark's fists. (Even though he still got hit by the gas that barely touched him when he landed, taking a health point off.) Before continuing to punch the other Ameboids. Including the big ones that split into two smaller ones that Qwark continued to punch. Even though VC-Qwark got bitten, losing another health point.
It was there at the end that they saw some familiar textured walls that Qwark could wall jump on, like what Ratchet also did when he sees the textured walls that he could wall jump from himself. So he correctly guessed that Qwark would do this too, as he ended up having him jumping on the wall. Which wasn't hard in the slightest as he collected more coins.
Soon he was at the top, where he fought another Extermibot, along with more of the Ameboids along the way, until he was at the end of the path, where he unexpectedly saw another differently designed weapon. Which looked like a spraying weapon if the orange colored tank, connected to the barrel of the gun isn't any indication.
"Wow. I wonder what kind of weapon that is?" Hydro Girl asked.
"Only one way to find out." Ratchet said, before having Qwark grabbing it after running to it.
Which was where an Ameboid popped out not too far from him, making itself a test dummy for the weapon that Ratchet fired, shooting out a plume of fire that incinerated the Ameboid.
"It's Barbeque time!" VC-Qwark said during his incinerating the Ameboid. Which the trio had to admit, it was a pretty good one-liner to go with defeating their foes with the Pyrocitor.
Which was surprising to see, as they didn't think that the Pyrocitor was what Qwark also used in his journeys, before himself.
"Wow! I quickly love that weapon!" Hydro Girl said excitedly, with Angela in agreement, as they didn't expect that Qwark used a different kind of Pyrocitor as well.
Although Ratchet doubts that Qwark used it against the Ameboids if the cutscene with Qwark in Galaxy burger was any indication.
Either way, he continued onwards with some more platforming, and meeting another Extermibot that he incinerated too, along with the Ameboids that was raining down on him trying to kill him, only to get incinerated too, while collecting the red Qwark coin that he barely saw in an alcove just offscreen.
Then he used some floating platforms to go higher upwards through the room, while avoiding a platform with a little dip inside that had a pair of antennae that was making an arc of electricity, that he knows would harm VC-Qwark, till he got to another wall jump section, where he incinerated more raining Ameboids.
"Geez. With this thing in his hands, no Ameboid stands a chance." Ratchet said, actually having fun with the game.
"At least until the ammo runs out. So try not to go wild with those Pyrocitor shots." Angela said.
Ratchet made sure to keep that in mind as he wall jumped upwards. (Not that he needed to be told twice as he played games like this before.) Where he met a single, more larger Ameboid that he pushed back with the Pyrocitor, into the arc of electricity, that proceeded to shock and split the Ameboid in half, before shocking the smaller Ameboids to death. Which Ratchet thought was satisfying to see, alongside Angela, and Hydro Girl, as they all were grinning at the screen.
While Ratchet then kept on going upwards, quickly meeting another Extermibot, before knocking him into another electric arc floor, to defeat the extermibot, before they then noticed that there was a platform that was close southwest of another platform that was bigger, but the section of it, on Qwark's side, was just inches under the ceiling.
"Oh no. I don't think I can get on it." Ratchet said, feeling annoyed at the game for doing this to him.
At least until Hydro Girl piped in. "Can you grab onto the ledge of that platform though?"
At seeing that it was just inches under the ceiling, he quickly got the idea to grab onto the edge of the platform in hopes that it could move to where he would be able to get onto it to continue onwards.
Luckily for him, he was able to do that, and the platform moved to the right to where it was now under nothing, while Ratchet collected more coins. Much to Ratchet's relief as he then climbed onto the top of the platform, then got on the next platform, where luckily for him, it had another Pyrocitor on it, which refilled the ammo of the Pyrocitor that he had in his hand. Which was a relief, since he felt that he was running a bit low on ammo for it.
Then he used it against another Extermibot that he pushed back, before incinerating it. Now he was continuing onwards after grabbing another red Qwark coin. Where he incinerated another Extermibot, before getting to the next platform, where he incinerated more Ameboids that rained on him, before he moved onwards, fighting another Extermibot,
Which was like this for most of the trek along the buildings of Blackwater City as Ratchet had VC-Qwark continue to use his fists, on the Extermibot to save ammo, and used it against the Ameboids to easily take down the small ones when they rain down to ambush him. Only to get incinerated by VC-Qwark. And just in case Ratchet gets low on Ammo, he got more from another Pyrocitor that was on the walkable part of the tall building of Blackwater City, before he kept on moving through the city, exterminating the Ameboids, and collecting more coins along the way.
Before he then got to another interior of a building that looked to be a shaft that was full of pipes, and electric arcs that still could kill VC-Qwark if he was not careful.
Which he was, as he jumped along the platforms as he went higher and higher in the shaft full of platforms. Where on the highest and last platform in the room, Angela noticed something.
"Ratchet! Look, right there!" Angela said, pointing at the item on the screen, being a green Qwark coin. Which was a health recovery item, and health upgrade.
"But how can he get to it? It's blocked by the wall." Hydro Girl said.
"No problem." Ratchet said, as he was able to jump onto the section of where it was while using the punch, feeling that since the wall that was in the way was different from the others, it must mean that according to his gamer instincts, the wall must be breakable.
Sure enough…
"Oh, I knew that." Hydro Girl said when Ratchet was able to break the section of the wall, while being able to grab the ledge to pull VC-Qwark up, where he got the green coin after breaking enough of the wall for VC-Qwark to get through. Much to his own satisfaction, as well as Angela's and Hydro Girl's. Before continuing onwards while defeating more of the Ameboids, and the Extermibots.
He then got to another section after wall jumping to there, where after he killed another Extermibot, he ended up seeing some rolling slime balls that rolled down the slanted floors. Which looked harmful, and apparently, is harmful when he got hit by one of them, so he had to contend with jumping over them as he continued upwards. Much to his irritation.
"Why would they put this in? This isn't that game where you jump over barrels." He said, referring to the game that he played back in Megapolis, where he had to fight an alien gorilla.
"For the challenge? Maybe?" Hydro Girl said.
After all, if there was a way to defeat the level, and the game was not being unfair to her, when she plays it, and especially when her life isn't at stake, she enjoys the thrill of the challenge.
Which, so does Ratchet, and Angela. But this was more of an annoyance, than a challenge to jump over the slime balls that they swore was made from the same stuff that the Ameboids were made of.
"I'd ask if those are Ameboid eggs. But I'd rather not know how those things reproduce." Angela said in disgust.
Both Ratchet, and Hydro Girl agreed with her on that, as Ratchet continued onwards while sticking his tongue out for a second.
It took another health point from Ratchet, before he was able to get to the top, and past the slime balls. Where he saw what he feels, is going to be the pretty hardest section of the Vid-Comic chapter, being a gap between the electric arc platforms, that he could only go through after grabbing on to the platform's edge in the platforms edge to have it float him to the middle.
It was a tense moment for Ratchet, as he had to make sure that he was right there in the middle to drop, if he doesn't want to get shocked. Which if they weren't insta-kill, then they'd hurt VC-Qwark and take away a few of his health points, which Ratchet felt that he may need for the boss of this segment.
Once he knew that he was in the middle, he had VC-Qwark dropping down. And luckily for him, he was able to drop down in between the electric arcs. Now he was able to continue onwards after getting another red Qwark coin after busting down another breakable wall.
All while Angela, and Hydro Girl was congratulating him for the close call. Feeling impressed that he was able to pull it off. Much to his delight as he kept going.
After continuing onwards, in jumping along the buildings of Blackwater City, exterminating more Ameboids, and Extermibots, and collecting more of the coins along the way, Ratchet was now on the other side of the city as he was in another shaft, where he was now jumping upwards along the slowly descending platforms, that was plentiful enough for him to ascend upwards by jumping platform to platform to move up.
Where pretty soon, he was able to make it to the top that way, where he got the last coins, before touching a lemon yellow Qwark icon that made afterimages that expanded into the background. Which then, looked like a portal that VC-Qwark vanished into. Thus ending the level.
Which was a relief, since the level was feeling a little long at this point. So thank goodness that he was able to finish it. (And thank goodness he got the Titanium Bolt too.)
Pretty soon, after some loading, a cutscene ended up playing.
"His Ameboid army defeated, Dr. Nefarious had no choice but to flee from Blackwater City in disgrace." The Narrator said, showing a panel of a shadow figure of Nefarious preparing to board his ship alongside his butler, whom merely stood like a butler would, as he looked at his Ameboid army as they laid on the ground, either dead, near death, or merely unable to move, or fight back.
"So in the real verse, the coordination of the defenses was successful in taking them down. Didn't think Qwark had it in him." Ratchet said, feeling impressed at Blackwater City's defenses being strong, especially while being coordinated by Qwark too. While still disbelieving that he fought the Ameboids himself, if what the comic said about his hiding in Galaxy Burger was true.
Which, knowing Qwark, Ratchet, Angela, Hydro Girl, and even Clank felt that the Vid-Comic's cutscene might've been true, and the level was merely Qwark exaggerating himself again. Especially since Qwark interrupted the Narrator's story, and put his own spin on it.
Typical Qwark.
"You have not seen the last of me! I will have my vengeance, even if it takes, A THOUSAND YEARS!" Nefarious said, before cackling, as the panel showed his full face, which was indeed his face that had a bald head, pointy ears, and looked like he had dark patches on his face, while also showing his sinister uniform's upper half, which looked like he had shoulder pads with blue fins on his pads, while having elbow length gauntlet-like gloves on himself too.
"So that's what he looks like as a… whatever he is." Angela said, surprised that she was seeing Nefarious's old form.
Now there was the aforementioned question, of why he's a robot now, that needed answering. Which they felt, that they'd get from the next Vid-Comic chapter.
"Dr. Nefarious was right about one thing, and it's that he, and Qwark, would meet again. And sooner than he realized… for a true hero like Captain Qwark, will stop at nothing in the name of Justice!" The narrator said, showing a section of a panel of Qwark holding on for dear life onto the same escape ship that Nefarious was on, before the narrator then chuckled when it then showed the face that Qwark was making during the ride. Where he had his cheeks puffed up like an inflating puffoid.
Cue another moment of laughter from Ratchet, Angela, and Hydro Girl, and even Skrunch, when they saw that face Qwark made, that they thought was quite a funny, and silly face that he had. Even Clank was chuckling at the sight of it, finding the face to be oh so silly.
"What?! I held my breath!" Qwark said defensively. Before the comic chapter then immediately ended.
The trio felt that the games were so far, entertaining. And they looked forward to playing more of the games in the Qwark Vid-Comic series, once they gain another Vid-Comic in their journey through Solona.
Especially, to see Qwark's history with Nefarious, and what lead to the latter's rivalry with Qwark.
With the game done, the Lombaxes, and Hydro Girl continued to laugh at the face that Qwark made, still finding it to be quite a funny sight to see.
"What a riot! He looks like he got caught with marshmallows in his mouth, and he tried to hide them inside!" Hydro Girl said mid giggles.
"Hehe, no kidding!" Angela said, continuing to laugh alongside Ratchet.
Once they were done laughing, they were ready to try out some new games when Hydro Girl heard some buzzing. "Oh, it looks like our clothes are done now." She said, getting up from the couch. Which was both a relief, and a slight shame, since she did hope that she could see some more gameplay with Ratchet, and even play alongside him, and Angela in her home.
At least she has more opportunities for such, when they defeat Nefarious.
As she walked to her laundry room, she ended up turning to the Lombaxes. "By the way, there's no need to fly back to the Phoenix in your ship once our clothes are cleaned up. I can fly my ship next to the Phoenix, then we can all ride your ship inside."
"So this means that you're definitely on our side, to where you're putting your own ship into this fight?" Ratchet asked.
"You know it. After all, Aquatos is my home. And I refuse to let Nefarious, or those Tyhrranoid freaks take it, without donating some of their teeth." Hydro Girl said determined. "And I bet you anything that Nefarious was going to send me back to the Shadow Sector, and the Dreadzone arena, had you guys not let me out of my cell. So allow me to thank you for my freedom with my help." She then said, smiling on the last part.
That left both Lombaxes, and Clank smiling at the fact that she was even putting her ship into this battle against Nefarious. She was that thankful to them for her freedom from Nefarious. Not to mention helpful.
They had to admit, this was going to be a fun time to be them right now. And they were relieved that Hydro Girl was not their foe.
"We'll lead you to where the Phoenix is while you're flying your ship to it. After that, we'd be honored to have you as part of our team. And… I reckon that, so would Qwark." Ratchet said.
"Fine by me. Let me just get us dressed first. It'd be unusual trying to fly my ship in my birthday suit after all." Hydro Girl said, walking to the direction of the laundry room before stopping for a brief moment. "Not that I'd mind, in your case at least." She then said, teasing Ratchet, as she swayed her hips as she walked.
Which was much to his embarrassment as he blushed up a storm, while Angela was inwardly steaming with jealousy at that, wishing that she gave Ratchet a similar offer, if they were in her flying lab, and if she decided to fly it to the Phoenix instead of the mothership that they were in.
But she knew that it was just teasing, and that she may let Angela have Ratchet, once she tells Ratchet how she feels.
For now though, she was making sure to find the proper moment to confess her feelings for him, later on during their battle against Nefarious. She just hopes that it won't be too long down the line, as she waited alongside a blushing Ratchet for their clothes.
The battle for Solona was about to begin.
Here's a filler chapter for this series, that I decided to release before their battle on Tyhrannosis. I'll make sure that if there's going to be another filler that I'm gonna make, then I'll make sure that it won't be at least three or more chapters of it.
Also, yes. Hydro Girl has her own ship in this, that I decided to model after one of the Thugs-4-Less motherships that Giant Clank fights on. If only looking a bit different, and bigger.
And, in the next chapter, that's when Brax, along with Cora, Starlene, and even Hydro Girl is joining Ratchet's side, instead of having only Skrunch as Ratchet, and Clanks's only ally, alongside the Rangers that he fights against the Noids with.
Edit: Sorry folks, I think I accidentally edited the fifth chapter into this. Good thing I had a back-up of this chapter on AO3.
Finally, one more thing.
I hope you enjoyed the Chapter,
do give constructive criticism, just don't be rude,
do not forget to read and review,
and once again, I do not own Ratchet and Clank. Ratchet and Clank is created and owned by Insomniac games and Sony. Please support the official release.
Theodore the Poet signing off.
