Before you start reading. Yeah, hi. Well this is my first try writing a story like that. Also... Well... I'm German. Please forgive me if I made mistakes. But now, I hope you enjoy reading this story as much as I enjoy writing it. Oh and yes... Criticism is welcome!


Chapter 1: Dreams

Some time passed since the defeat of emperor Nefarious and the saving of the demensions. There is a lot to clean up, change and rebuild. But there was one thing which was postponed on Sargasso. The jungle-like planet with acid instead of water was a hostile living space. But to those who know their way around it could be paradise.

Rivet, a white furred female Lombax with blueish stripes, deep blue eyes and earrings, makes her way through the cavern which leads to her hideout. Many thoughts went through her mind. Ratchet, a male Lombax from another dimension, and his pal Clank, went back to their dimension some months ago. With a light sigh she reaches the entrance to her home. She takes a closer look around. The elements didn't have mercy on her home. Since the Seekerpede ripped out one of her walls so the weather could do as it pleased. There is even one of those ugly horned Toads on her bed. "Urgh…" she silently growled. The floor is wet and some plant life already made its way in. Rivet shakes her head slightly as she pulls out her trusty hammer. A swift and powerful swing and she sends the Toad flying. After that, she lays down her hammer. Now standing in the center of her room she looks around placing her organic hand on her hip. "Where do I start?" she asked herself.

Some time later… The sun is already setting. Till then she managed to clean at least the floor and her bed. The missing wall was replaced by a force field. At least all the creatures have to stay out. For now she sits down on her couch and puts her head back. She starts staring at her ceiling while she loses herself in her thoughts again. "What are those two doing right now?" she asked herself. She lowered her head and looked at the floor now. "Did 'He' think about me? Do we meet again?". These questions went through her mind until she shook her head. She moans annoyed and looks out the unintentional window. "At least Kit arrives soon." she told herself. Kit went off to Savali to pick up some pieces. "A roommate, huh?" said Rivet. This is something new to her. She has always been a loner. At least until she met Ratchet, Clank and Kit. She smiled as she thought about their adventure together. She got up and started to stretch a little bit. She takes off her jumpsuit and pulls over a t-shirt before she lays down onto her bed. "Maybe it's going to be nice to have a roommate." she thinks to herself while she lifts up her robotic yellow arm and looks at her hand. "Even though she is responsible for that arm." she sights at that thought. "Well… We ARE a good team, right? Then why can't I look forward to it?". She rolls onto her right side and puffs briefly before she closes her eyes and drifts off to sleep.

"Rivet!" a familiar voice calls out to her. "Rivet, help me!". Rivet looks around. She's in her battlesuit and armed with a simple blaster. As she looked up, she spotted troops of the Emperor. "Wh-what?" she asked while looking around in confusion. "Rivet! You need to help me!" the voice called out again. She looks into the direction where the voice emanates from. It is Ratchet. The lombax with yellow fur and brown stripes is shooting at the troopers which are closing the distance fast. Ratchet is getting surrounded. "Ratchet?" she asks in confusion until she realizes what was going on. "Ratchet!" she screams as she tries to move. "Rivet! Please help me!" he desperately cries out to her.

"No… No no NO NO!" she yells while she's trying to lift her gun. But her body just refused to work. "Ratchet! I… I can't move…" she stutters. She wanted to help him, but she could not. "Rivet! Help me!" he calls out to her again and again. "Rivet!". Tears started to run down her cheeks. She wants to answer him. But there was no sound coming from her mouth. She managed to grab her throat while she tried to scream his name. Ratchet struggles. "RIVET!" was the last thing he screamed until a laser hit his stomach. The male lombax screams in agony until it all stops and he lays still. Rivet screamed without a sound.

She sat up in her bed, still screaming and crying in terror. She looks around in panic until she realises where she is. Inside her bed which is inside her home. The sun already started to rise. "Just a dream…" she tells herself as she calms down. She wipes her eyes with her left arm to get rid of the remaining tears. She stands up, still shaking because of her nightmare. First she goes to her refrigerator to get a drink. Then she's sitting down on her couch, still thinking about that dream. The same dream she's got nearly every night. Ratchet is in danger and she can't help him. She pulls her legs to her and rests her chin onto her knees. "Why can't I save him?" she asks herself with a sad look on her face.

In another dimension is Ratchet sitting on his couch in Megalopolis. Only dressed in boxer shorts with his feet resting on his table and his arms spread out on the backrest. He stares out onto the city. It is still dark outside. The sound of small metal feet can be heard announcing Clank who enters the room. The small robot looks around until he spotts Ratchet. "You could not sleep, could you?" he asks his friend while he sits down next to him. Ratchet smiles slightly while he looks over to Clank. Then he looks at the ceiling. "Is it that obvious?". Clank tilts his head. "This dream again?" he asks. With a slight sigh Ratchet nods. "This dream again.". Clank watches him for a while. "Dreams do have a deeper meaning, you know? Like your dream. You are trying to save Rivet but you can't." the robot starts to explain. "Maybe this is a sign that you are afraid to be unable to protect someone.". Ratchet looks at Clank while he crosses his legs. "Then why is it just Rivet in my dream?" he asks. Clank strokes his chin. "Hmm… Maybe it's because she is also a Lombax? Or it is because you two developed a deep friendship and you are afraid to lose this.". Ratchet looks back at the ceiling. "Maybe." he speaks silently. "I do miss her. It was… Fun to hang out with her." he smiled at those memories. "Then maybe we should pay her a visit." Clank suggests. Ratchet widens his eyes. "You mean we should just visit her. Just because?" he asks. Clank nods with a chuckle. "Yes. Just because. The dimensions are open to us. It is as simple as flicking a switch."

The Lombax stares at his friend for a while. Suddenly he stands up. "Well then. I'll get dressed and then, we will pay her a visit… Uh.. Unannounced." says he with a little doubt in his voice. "I hope that's okay with her…". And so he went into his bathroom to get ready.

Back at Rivet's dimension, she stood in front of her bigger problem again. It's already noon. The night has left traces on her. She looks very tired and she's got problems focusing on her tasks. Cleaning the rest of her home was difficult for her. She looks at her missing wall with a sigh. "How am I supposed to do this?" she asks while shaking her head slowly.

"Not alone, that's for sure." a familiar voice said behind her. She turned around and widened her eyes when she saw Ratchet standing at the entrance. She shakes her head and gives her eyes a quick massage. "Great. So tired I hallucinate. Or am I sleeping?" she questions herself. Ratchet lifts a brow while he goes over to her, gently placing his right hand on her left shoulder. "Neither." he said, worried. "Should I be worried if you think so? We are here. For real. Really." he nods with a smile. Rivet looks at his hand. Still not believing her eyes, she pokes his cheek with her metal finger. Ratchet looks confused. Rivet keeps poking him for a while until she realises he is here. "It IS you!" she said. Filled with joy, she hugs him now wide awake until she realises what she was doing there. She quickly let go of him while jumping a little backwards. "I uhh…" she blushes a little. "G-good to see you." she nods while playing with her fingers. Ratchet froze and blushed as she hugged him. He stared at her with his green eyes until he looked to his side. "Yeah… I'm also glad to see you.". It was silent for a moment in which the two could not look at each other until Ratchet spoke. "I… Thought I pay you a visit."he says while looking back at her. Rivet also looks back at him. "A good thought." she smirks while placing her hands on her hips. "And while you're already here, you might as well help me with that." she nods toward her missing wall. "Oh dear. I remember how it got ripped out. I do not know if we will be able to fix it like it was before." says Clank who is at Ratchet's back. Rivet didn't notice him until now. "Clank! Oh you are here as well!" She smiles embarrassed because she did not notice him right away. "I'm sure we can do this." Ratchet nods with a grin on his face. "So… Materials?" he asks. Rivet smiles and nods towards some metal plates which she intends to build the new wall with. "Say… How did you find me?" she asks while grabbing the first plate. Ratchet helps her without hesitation. "Clank knew where to go. You brought him here, remember?" he chuckles while the both of them carried the first plate into position. Clank, who hopped from Ratchet's back, started to weld it in position. "Ohh.. Right." Rivet says with a smile. "But coming in without making yourself noticed. Ratchet… What if I was not dressed?" She grabs the next plate. "Or was this your plan?" she smirks. "Wait what?" Ratchet widens his eyes. "No! Of course not! I would never want to see you like this. Wait… Not like you wouldn't be worth it.. Well I would see you.. And.. But then.. I…" he stammes before face palming. "I'm not that kind of guy, okay?" he says while also grabbing the plate. Rivet laughs. "I'm just messing with you, you Dumbax." she grins. Both placing the plate while Clank weld it again. Rivet gave him a big smile. "It's so nice to see you." she nods before she widens her eyes. "And Clank, of course!" she adds.

"Of course." Clank sighs. "So… What have you been up to lately?" Ratchet asks her. "And… Why did you think we were hallucinations?". Both of them grabbed the third plate. Rivet looks at him. "Uh… Just because." she nods. "Just because?" he asks, raising an eyebrow. Rivet smiles softly. "Just because." she says with more vigor, incapable of hiding the truth. Ratchet opens his mouth to say something until he shuts it again. He picks up the next plate with her without saying anything. In the evening the two Lombaxes and the little robot managed to cover half the wall. Exhausted, the two sat down on the couch. "Well… That's a good start. Tomorrow we'll get the rest." Ratchet says. Rivet nods until she realises what that means. "Wait… Tomorrow? Like… The next day tomorrow? You want to stay overnight?" she asks nervously. "Only if it's not troubling you, Rivet." says Clank. "We don't want to cause any inconvenience.". Rivet first looks at Clank before she looks at Ratchet who is still looking at the ceiling. "Yeah, sure…. It's no problem." she says, slightly nervous. "But you have to share the couch together." she adds. Ratchet lowers his head to look at Rivet. He smiles. "Of Course. Thanks, Rivet.". Rivet blushed a little while looking away and waving it off. "Sure thing! That's how I am." she laughs before she looks at the floor. "Oooookay, Rivet. Stay cool. They are just going to stay the night at your place. that's all." she thinks to herself.

"Are you sure you are okay with this?" Clank asks while inspecting her. "It seems you are uncomfortable with this idea.". Rivet looked at Clank with wide eyes. "What? No no no no… It's just. Well… Not uncomfortable. It's something new, alright?" she explains while gesturing with her arms. She let out a sigh while leaning backwards. "Anyway. I'm truly happy you both are here." she says with an honest smile. Ratchet looks at her, also smiling. "We too." he nods. Suddenly he let out a yawn while stretching. "Well… It is getting late now, is it? Maybe we should go to bed." he suggests. Rivet nods while also yawning. "Good idea.". She gets up before hesitating. "Uhm… You may go into the bathroom, okay? I'll change here. I uhh… Call when I'm done." she says. Ratchet lifts his eyebrows as he nods. "Oh, right. Sure.". He gets up to walk into sayd room. Clank also follows him. Inside the bathroom he gives his eyes a little massage. "Oh boy… After all that time I finally see her again and I can't even think straight." he sighs while starting to 'change'. "It looks like she also has problems focusing. Maybe you two should talk." Clank says. "Talk? What about? We both can't think straight or what? I can't because of my terrible sleep." Ratchet nods.

Meanwhile Rivet changes fast. First her jumpsuit which she just lays on the ground next to her bed. Now just in underwear, a black top and surprisingly longer underpants, she looks around. Quickly pulling her wide, green t-shirt over before she slips underneath her blanket. She looks at the door which leads to her bathroom. "He is standing behind that door. Like for real. And I don't even have pajamas…" she sighs before yelling: "Alright! You can come out now!". Seconds later the door opens and Ratchets comes out. Rivet blushes and quickly looks away. "What the hell, Ratchet?!" she yells. Ratchet stands there only dressed in his shorts. "What?! I.. Don't have pajamas… I'm sorry, okay?" He defends himself. Rivet blushes and covers her eyes. "Fine… Just… Lay down already." she says. "Wow, sorry I look so terrible." Ratchet says. Rivet's eyes promptly darted at him. "What? No that's not it! You don't look terrible, it's just… Hell you stand in front of me dressed only… That!" she explains while staring at him. Realising this she quickly looks away again. "Be honest, Rivet. You don't have any either, do you?" he smirks. Rivet grumbles. "No.". Ratchet laughs while looking at her jumpsuit. He blushes a little before he lays down on the couch. Rivet prepared a blanket and a pillow for him. "Well… Good night Rivet." he says. Rivet looks at him. "Night." she says silently while closing her eyes. Clank watched the two noticing he was left out. He smirks while switching into night mode.

"Rivet! Help me!" Ratched calls out for her. Again he is getting surrounded by the Emperor's troops as Rivet could only watch. This causes her to toss and turn in her clenches her teeth and mumbles. "No… No…". This caught the attention of Ratchet who could not sleep at all. He preferred to watch Rivet until she got like this. He frowned while getting up. He looks over to his friend who is still in his night mode. Slowly he walks over to her, his tail swinging from left to right. He looked at her face which was a little bit soaked wet because of tears. Careful he puts his Hand on her shoulder.

"Rivet! Help!" Ratchet screams again. She helplessly watches as they attack Ratchet while she can't move. Or can she? Suddenly she is able to move her arm and shoot at one of the troopers. But to late. Again one fires his laser at Ratchet who screams in agony until it gets silent. She opens her eyes and sits up quickly. She is panting heavily. Ratchet pulls his arm away as soon as she sits up. "Hey, it's alright. You just had a nightmare." he tries to comfort her. Rivet winces as Ratchet speaks. Startled, she looks at him until she calms down a little. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you…" she says quietly while stroking her eyes with her left arm. "Everything is alright." she smiles a fake smile at him.

Ratchet looks at her for some time before he sits down at her beds edge folding his hands together. "Do you… Want to talk about it?" he then asks while he looks into her deep blue eyes. Rivet lifts her eyebrows looking at him. Slowly she pulls her legs up and wraps her arms around them. "I… Just had a nightmare. That's all." she says quietly. Ratchet opens his mouth, but closes it immediately. "Alright. But if you need to talk, I'm here for you." he says while placing his Hand on her knees, showing her he is here. He gets up again and goes back to the couch. Laying down again he faces her while he closes his eyes. Rivet keeps looking at him for a while until she lays down again. She sighs and closes her eyes, slowly drifting off to sleep.

Clank was watching them both. "Hmm…" he hummed before returning back to standby.

Ratchet is the first to wake up the next morning. He stretches and yawns before he looks over to Rivet. She was sleeping peacefully with a soft facial expression. Ratchet smiled softly at this sight. Without noticing he stares at her for a long while.

"She looks so peaceful, right?" Clank suddenly says. "Unlike the start of the night.".

Ratchet jumped a little while looking at Clank. "What the-!" he exclaimed quietly. "You saw that?" he asks.

Clank chuckles "Of course I did. Maybe you two should really talk." he suggests again.

Ratchet looks back at Rivet. "I don't think she wants to talk." he says quietly. Rivet starts to open her eyes while yawning. Ratchet tilts his head to look somewhere else. Rivet sits up and looks around. She notices how Ratchet looks at the Wall which they are repairing. She rubs her left eye with her organic hand. "Mornin." she says while standing up. Ratchet looks back at her with a smile. "Oh hey. Good morning." he says before his mouth opens. "Uhh… Did… You sleep well?" he asks while he cant help himself but to take in the sight of the female Lombax just dressed in her underpants and this wide green shirt. He quickly shakes his head before blushing and looking at the ceiling while whistling hoarsely. Rivet looks at him in confusion until she realises he is just sitting there again in his shorts and she… She blushes. "Damn it Ratchet!" she yells as if this was his fault. She jumps back onto her bed and covers herself up with her blanket. "Bathroom. Now." she hisses at him annoyed. Ratchet doesn't need another word. He gets up and walks fast into the Bathroom with his clothes in hands. Clank follows him quickly. Inside the bathroom he lets out a sigh. "Wow…" he says. "She seems to be upset at you." Clank says with a smirk. "I guess… But… She looks fantastic." he says while getting dressed.

Clank narrows his eyes. "Ratchet. Do you find your dimensional counterpart attractive?"

Ratchet falters while looking at Clank. "Whaaat? Me? Pff… Of course not." he waves it off until his ears drop a little. "Yeah…" he quietly admits.

Rivet is still hiding under her blanket blushing. "Damn it! Why did I do that? That was stupid…" she tells herself in her mind. With a sigh she climbs out of her bed. She picks up her jumpsuit before she wraps herself up in her blanket again. Then she waits for Ratchet. He stands at the door, ready to come out. "Uhh hey! May we come out? Or are you still naked?" he asks her. "I WASN'T NAKED YOU MORON!" Rivet yells from the other side of the room. "Guss that's a yes." Ratchet says while leaving the room. Rivet growls at him annoyed while she enters the room. With a sorry smile Ratchet looks at her. He sits down on the Couch. "Oh boy…" he says silently. Inside the bathroom rivet drops her blanket and leans backwards on the door. She puts her hands onto her heart and sighs. "This Situation seems to embarrass you, Rivet. Maybe we should have sleeped somewhere else?" Clank asks. The small robot stayed in the room.

Rivet lowers her ears and she looks at Clank in shock. "Clank! What the hell are you still doing here?!" she hisses at him. Her fluffy tail swings restless from left to right.

Clank waves his hands. "Calm down, Rivet. After all, I'm still a robot." he says. "I'm just curious why you and Ratchet act so strangely."

Rivet sighs and starts to relax a bit. Well he's right. He is just a robot after all. She looks at him a little bit plaintively while she sits down with her back at the door. She again hugs her legs. "Promise me you wont tell Ratchet, okay Bolts?" she asks him. Clank nods. "I promise." he says and looks at her with curiosity. "Alright." she sighs. "Where to start? Maybe the first thing is, I never had someone as a guest overnight. Especially not a Lombax… A male Lombax." she says quietly. "And then… This!" she exclaims a little louder while pointing towards her outfit. "No one ever saw me like that!" she says annoyed.

Clank listens carefully. He nods. "I understand. The presence of a Lombax of the opposite gender is something that causes you unease." he says.

Rivet just rolls her eyes. "Yep. A little bit. And then there are those nightmares." She rests her chin on her knees. "Nightmares?" Clank asks, surprised. "Let me guess. You see how Ratchet dies and you can't prevent it from happening."

Rivet looks at him with big eyes. "Yes. How did you-?" She was cut off by Clank. "Lucky guess." he nods. "Aha…" she stares at the robot for a moment. "Well… It's all of this combined that makes me a little nervous." she explains while giving her eyes a little massage with her left hand. "Don't get me wrong. I like you both. I'm just not used to it."

Clank waves it off. "It's okay, Rivet. I do understand. Ratchet has the same problem." he says.

Rivet sighs. "Yeah… I guess so.". She stands up and stretches. "Give it some time." Clank says. Rivet looks at the small robot. "Some time?" she asks while her facial expression softens. "You two are going to stay for a while?". Clank tilts his head a little. "Only if this is alright with you. If not, we will leave immediately. We don't want to cause any inconvenience." he says. Rivet smiles while looking away. "If you want to." she says while she gets ready. Clank smiles and nods before he leaves the room. He sits down next to Ratchet who looks at him with confusion. Clank notices that. "Something wrong?" he asks his friend. Ratchet shakes his head in disbelief. "Something Wro- wait no. Everything is fine." he nods until he looks up at the ceiling, resting his head on the backlean. "You think she'll throw us out?" he asks, a bit nervous. Clank shakes his head. "I don't think so. She just needs some time to get used to our presence." he explains. Ratchet smiles a bit and nods.

After some time Rivet leaves the bathroom. She throws her blanket on her bed before she looks at Ratchet. She blushes slightly before she sits down next to him. "Ratchet. I'm uhh.. I'm sorry for yelling at you. I'm not used to visitors. Especially not over night in… boxer shorts." she grins at him which makes him blush a little. "I-it's okay. M-maybe I would have reacted the same way." he waves it off with a nervous laugh. Rivet smiles and nods. "Well then…" she stands up again and points toward the metal plates. "Back to work?" she asks. Ratchet smirks. "Let's do this." he says while getting up. Together the two Lombaxes and the small Robot repair the broken wall again. After some hours of work they finish the wall. It's early afternoon. Ratchet sits down on the couch. "Phew... Well… That's done." he grins at Rivet who sitzt down next to him. "Yeah. Thanks guys." She smiles at them. "No problem." both of them say. "So… What now?" Ratchet asks. "Well… You want to go out? Maybe visit Corson V?" Rivet asks. Suddenly Ratchet gets excited. "You mean… Right now? Hell yeah, I'm in!" he grins. "I'm curious what happened to Nefarious City." he adds. "Well… Not much to be honest. It still even has the same name." she waves it off. "Well then." She stands up. "Let's go, shall we?" she grins. "Come on, Bolts.". Clank shakes his head. "Oh thank you but no. I prefer to stay here and wait for you two to return." he says while nodding. "Oh… Okay. Then… See you later, Pal." Ratchet says. "Have fun you two." Clank says with a smile. The two Lobaxes look at each other. "So it's a date." Rivet jokes. That caught Ratchet off guard. "What?! I mean.. If you insist." he laughs it off and leaves her home. Rivet followed him with a giggle.

Clank looks at the door. He laughs a little bit. "Maybe some time alone together is just what they need." he nods.

The two Lombaxes get to Rivet's ship. Still the same she stole from Emperor Nefarious. They sit down inside and waste no time. On their way to Corson V, Ratchet looks at Rivet. "Rivet? May I ask you something?". Rivet activated the Autopilot so she could focus on him. "Sure." she says with a smile. "Well… It's about last night. What… Did you dream?" Ratchet asks carefully. Rivet sighs. "It's nothing, I promise." she smiles at him. "But I know, I already told you that. I'm glad you two are here. I did miss you.". Ratchet raises his eyebrows. "Well… I missed… Uhh.. WE missed you too." he laughs nervously. "We thought it would be a good idea to visit you… Unannounced… Sorry if we overwhelmed you a bit." he says while scratching his neck with a sorry smile. Rivet waves it off. "Overwhelmed? Me? Don't be silly. Okay… Maybe a bit but that's fine. You already made up for it by helping me with that damn wall." She smiles at him. They both reach Corson V. "And here we are. Nefarious City." she sighs. "I hope they change the name soon.". The Ship lands and the two Lombaxes leave it. Since his last visit, the City has changed a lot. Nearly every trace of the Emperor was removed. The City overall looks more friendly and brighter. The citizens are friendlier and the basar is filled with more people. Ratchet looks around with widened eyes. "Wow. They really made it a better place, huh?" he says while being stunned. Rivet giggles and grabs his Hand with her organic Hand to pull him with her. "Hey!" He laughs and follows her. On the basar they both spott a familiar face. The green robot known as Mrs. Zurkon. "Oh you two cuties! I always knew there was something between you!" she exclaimed in excitement while holding her claw-like hands against her cheeks with delight. Ratchet and Rivet exchange confused looks until they notice they are still holding hands. Both let go of the other with a blush while looking away from each other. "I-it's not like that, Mrs. Zurkon." Rivet says quietly. "It's not? What a shame." the green robot says. "But it's okay. Mrs. Zurkon has new weapons if either of you are interested?" She points to some Weapons. The two Lombaxes look at the weapons. A simple handblaster catches their attention. "This one." both say in unity before they look at each other in confusion. Then both laugh.

Mrs. Zurkon did not hesitate and gave them the desired weapon. She even gave them a super deal. Both for the price of one. A little thanks for saving the dimensions. "Have fun you two cuties! See you later!" the green robot waves at them while they leave. "Well, well, well… Hardly here and already buying weapons. Be honest. That is the real reason you are here, eh?" says Rivet jokingly. Ratchet blinks at her. "Wha-? No! Of course not! I'm only here just because of you." he nods before he hesitates. "I mean.. To see you of course because… Well… We haven't seen each other in a while and I enjoy your company and… That sounds all wrong." he sighs, annoyed at himself. "Because WE wanted to see you again." he nods.

Rivet lifts both eyebrows while listening to him. She blushes and giggles. She pushes him softly. "I was joking you Dumbax." she grins at him with exposed teeth. "hey! Let's test our new weapons. There is a shooting range around the corner." she says while going first. Ratchet follows her. At the shooting range the owner comes towards the two Lombaxes. "Rivet! Good to see you." he yells with joy and holds his fist towards her. Rivet pushes her fist into his. "Hey Alrog. Nice to see you too. How's business?" she asks while Ratchet looks around. It is a big room underneath a building. The wall where the targets are is defended with a force field to protect the wall from incoming bullets. At the wall were some pictures which show the construction of this range. Also there is a best list. It didn't surprise Ratchet to see Rivet at the top. "Oh business is going well. Thanks to you and your friend over there." he points at Ratchet who looks back at Alrog. He smiles and nods. "So… I guess you two want to shoot a bit?" Alrog asks with a smile. "Yes. What do we owe you?" Rivet asks. Alrog shakes his head. "Oh please. I do owe you. Please use the range as long as you like." he smiles and nods. "Thanks Alrog." she smiles while he leaves the room. "Sooo, Ratchet. Let's spice things up, shall we?" Rivet smirks. "How so?" Ratchet asks with a grin. Rivet loads her weapon. "Twenty shots. If I hit more, I win. If you hit more often, you win. And the loser… Hmm… Has to obey one command, alright?" she grins with her teeth exposed again. Ratchet lifts an eyebrow. "Deal." he grins. "Prepare to lose." he said overconfident. "But please. Ladies first." he bows before her and points toward the targets. Even though it was meant as a joke, she blushes slightly. "Oho, thank you kind sir." she smirks while positioning herself. She takes aim and starts shooting. Ratchet first looks at the targets. But slowly his sight shifts over to Rivet. He watches her. "Damn… She looks good in everything she does." he thought to himself. Rivet is a very good marksman. Nearly every shot is a hit. But Ratchet didn't notice that until Rivet giggles and looks at him. "18 out of 20." she grins and moves for him. "Beat that." she crosses her arm in front of her chest. "Easy." he says and takes aim. The first shots all hit. Suddenly he thinks about his dream. He misses his first shot. He shakes his head and aims again. More hits. Then there is Rivet how she had her nightmare, but also her peaceful sleep. Again he misses a shot. Rivet lifts an eyebrow and eyes him up and down before she looks back at the targets. "Damn." Ratchet growls. One last shot. Suddenly he thought about them holding hands minutes ago. His last shot misses his target by inches. He looks at the target in disbelief. "Damn it." he says.

Rivet knew something was off. But still. She won. She grins triumphant at him. "Easy, huh?" she teases. "Well, it looks like I won." she goes to him. "Don't worry. I'll think of something nice." she grins with her teeth exposed again. "Alright, alright. I lost." Ratchet waves it off with a grin. "Nice shooting." he compliments her. "So… What now?" Rivet asks. Ratchet shrugs. "Well… Wanna dance?" he asks as a joke. "Dance? Good idea! Let's pay club Nefarious a visit." Rivet says excitedly. Ratchet hesitates again. "Wait. It's still named Club Nefarious?" he asks confused while the two Lombaxes move towards the club. "Yeah. They couldn't settle on a new name, so it still got his old name." she shrugs. Ratchet nods. What did he get himself into. They arrived at the club. The music makes the ground vibrate. At the entrance Ratchet hesitates to enter. Again it was Rivet who grabbed his Hands giggling to pull him inside and directly onto the dancefloor. Ratchet was lucky. There was a big crowd which didn't pay any attention to the two Lombaxes. Rivet started to dance along the rhythm. Her moves were flawless and perfectly timed as if she knew the song. "Come on, Ratchet! Just let yourself go!" she yells over the music at him. Ratchet watches her for a while. He could do this all day long. But he nods and starts to dance along. Not as smooth as Rivet but it was acceptable. The two Lombaxes enjoy the music and each other's company while dancing. After a while Rivet pulls Ratchet to the side towards a place to sit. "Phew… I need a break!" she yells over the music. "What?!" Ratchet asks. Rivet shakes her head and sits right next to him. "I said: I need a break AND a drink!" She waves one of the waiters over and orders two drinks. "Oh I see!" Ratchet yells and nods "Good idea!" He looks at her. Her tail and hips are still wagging to the music. "You do like to dance, do you?!" he asks with a smile. "Yeah! I do!" she grins. The waiter returns with the drinks. Rivet takes hers and is holding hers up to clink glasses with Ratchet. He lifts his glass and clinks it at Rivet's and takes a sip. He looks around the club before his eyes dart back to Rivet. She still was moving to the music while looking at the dance floor. "Rivet?" Ratchet asks in a more silent voice. As expected she did not react. Ratchet smiles. "Damn you look great." he says. Rivet nearly choked on her drink as she looked at Ratchet with a blush. "What?" Ratchet did say that exactly when there was a drop. Ratchet looks with a deadly glare at the DJ while the Music build up phase again. "You do hate me, do you?" he asks in his mind. He looks at Rivet. "I uh.. I said: Your aim looks great! Also your dance moves!" he yelled to her over the music. Rivet looks at him, still blushing. She swallows hard. "Oh… I… Thank you!" she smiles at him. "She took it!" he was relieved and nods at her. For the rest of the evening the two Lombaxes enjoy some more drinks. They want to taste everyone on the list. Too bad they get drunk rather fast. Now obviously drunk they stumbled back to their ship. Rivet manages to program the autopilot to get home. Babbling and giggling the two Lombaxes reach Rivet's home. They stumble through the door inside. Clank looks at them in confusion. "Oh dear… You two had some fun I guess." he looks at both of them. "Yes!" Rivet exclaims. "And we found out. I'm betterer at everything!" she giggles. "Better in.. Shooting and dancing and… Stuff." she nods proudly while stumbling towards her bed. Ratchet laughs. "Just a bit!" He demonstrates this with his fingers while following her. "My goodness- You both should go to sleep right away." Clank sighs. "I wish Kit would be here to assist me with you two.".

Rivet nods. "Bed shoun… Shoun… Is a good idea." she mumbles and undresses until she stands there in her underwear. Then she fell onto her bed with a giggle.

Ratchet also undresses. "Oh! It's suddenly so dark…" he says while he tries to take off his chestpiece. "Much better." he says when he manages to do so. Now in his boxer shorts he looks confused at Rivet. "What cha doin there?" he asks. "I thought I should go to bed." he blinks a few times. "Oh, right… I need to sleep on the couch." he remembers.

"You know what, Ratchet? You may sleep in this bed. It's big enough." she giggles and covers herself up with her blanket. "Bed is much more comfortable." she nods.

Ratchet looks at Rivet. "Oh! That's so kind of you!" so he lays next to her and also goes underneath the blanket. "That's much better than that couch there." he nods. "Well then… Good night!" he says before he passes out. Rivet nods. "You too…" she mumbles before passing out as well.

Clank looks at the two Lombaxes which sleep peacefully next to each other. He places his head in his hands. "This is going to be… A wild morning." he says silently while he sits down on the couch. "At least it could be entertaining for me.". Clank looks around. "Curious where Kit is." he says before he switches to night mode.

"Rivet! Help me!" Ratchet cries out to Rivet. Again this dream. Ratchet gets surrounded and Rivet can't move. Or can she? She was shocked as she noticed she could move. Without hesitation she grabs her Handgun and shoots two of the attackers. Then she grabs her hammer and runs towards the last one who is readying his laser. Rivet smashes his head in with her trusty hammer. Ratchet is safe. She looks at him. "You okay?" she asks, concerned. Ratchet nods while standing up. "Yeah. All thanks to you." he smiles at her while placing his right hand on her left cheek. She gently presses her Head into his hand. "I'm so glad…" she whispers. The two Lombaxes stare deeply into each other's eyes. Slowly they close the range between their lips. She closes her eyes and the two get closer and closer…

Suddenly Ratchet disappears. Rivet blinked in confusion, still ready for a kiss. Suddenly everything goes black as she slowly awakes. She lifts her head a bit only to hold her left hand onto it. With a little pain she sighs. "Damn… What happened last night?" she asks herself laying down again. "Something is wrong…" She thinks to herself. "Why does my bed smell so good? And… What is this?" she asks while stroking over her mattress? She looks down only to see her stroking through yellowish fur. It is Ratchet's chest she is stroking. She looks up and sees that she is resting her head on his shoulder. She is laying half on top of him. She lets out a little scream in shock while she is falling out of her bed. Ratchet wakes up because of her scream. "Wha-what? Where's the enemy?!" he asks, still half asleep. Rivet looks at him completely red underneath her white fur. "WHAT THE HELL, RATCHET?!" she yells at him. Ratchet looks down to her in confusion. "What?! What have I done now?!" he asks. Then he notices where he is sitting. Not on the couch where he should be. He was in her bed. She sat on the floor only dressed in her underwear with an angry look on her face. "How did I?" Ratchet asks, confused. "Why the hell are you in MY bed?!" she yells at him again while she stands up, crossing her arms in front of her chest. "You invited him." Clank suddenly says. "I did what?!" she looks over to the small robot in disbelief. "Yes. Yesterday both of you were drunk. Pretty bad drunk. You invited Ratchet to sleep in your bed next to you. I knew something like this would happen. As entertaining as this is, I can't let you rip him apart." he says with a tone of amusement. The two Lombaxes look at each other. "Well… Sorry I yelled at you…" Rivet says quietly. "No, I'm sorry I uhh.. Accepted the offer, I guess." replied Ratchet while scratching his neck. Then he stands up. Rivet risks a look. She was relieved when she saw he was at least wearing his shorts. She let out a small sigh. "Rivet? May I ask you a question?" Clank asks. Rivet nods. "Sure." She puts her left Hand on her hip while looking at the Robot. "Where is Kit?" he asks, a bit worried. "She is… Well.. She should be back by now actually… She wanted to grab some stuff on Savali." she explains while she narrows her eyes. "But she should be back by now…. Actually yesterday…" She strokes her chin before she looks worried over to Ratchet. "I… Guess we should look for her." she says. Ratchet nods. "Agreed. Let's get dressed and go to Savali." he says while picking up his clothes. Rivet didn't notice she was still standing there in her underwear. But there was something more important. Kit.