Soon, both ships were flying above New Aleero City... Which was being attacked by heavily-armored robots.
"Robots!" Akito cried out.
"Many robots!" Estelle added.
"Why couldn't it have been Rivet Town?" Vincent frowned as these robots didn't seem friendly.
LJ popped his knuckles. "Still means more fun. If only Kimberly and the others could see this. Too bad she and Chrissy are on that Rainbow Brite adventure, and Dib, Gaz, Billy, Mandy, Martin and Jenny are in this town called Evergreen." he remarked.
"Well, you could always take some pictures," Felicity suggested. "Next time though, we can all do something special so I can get to know them better, especially those Kimberly and Chrissy girls you always talk about."
"Well... Alright..." LJ replied. "Sounds like fun."
"Anyone see Ratchet yet?" Ace asked the others.
"Up ahead, sure..." Rev replied.
"Don't worry, we'll get him, and I'll help make sure of it." Tech told the others in reassurance.
"Okay then!" Lexi replied. "In the meantime, let's kick some 'bot!"
They landed and soon sprung out into superhero action.
"Okay, everyone, go time!" LJ shouted as he barreled through a pair of warbots.
"Come on, Slam, let's go high school football on 'em." Akito smirked to the Tasmanian Devil.
"Yeah!" Slam grinned in agreement before charging with Akito.
The duo tore through the war bots like they were piñatas... At least, poorly-crafted ones. Felicity had a bit of her own strength due to having vampire DNA, so had unholy strength which could come off as scary to some, but she didn't mind because it made her unique. LJ noticed that and was going to ask about it...but decided to wait until later. Chip fought pretty well on his own, he was giving some lessons brought to him by Adam, formerly known as the Beast since he had gotten a bit older and more outgoing. And Zofia was no slouch either, using her energy powers to short-circuit the robots.
"Nice one!" Akito smiled.
"Thanks!" Zofia smiled back.
Suddenly, the robots and Shadowborgs were lifted into the air...and following Ratchet's spaceship as he flew it away from the city, higher into the air.
"Whoa... Ratchet must be luring those tin heads outta town with some kinda super-powered magnet!" LJ noted.
"Maybe Ratchet is smarter than we realize." Chip shrugged.
"No kidding; the kid has potential!" Ace nodded. But just then, the ship began to nosedive, before the bots collided in a shower of explosions that would make Michael Bay cream his pants.
"And I say BOOM! I put it in the hoop like SLAM! I heard the crowd screaming out JAM!~" Lee sang with a smirk. "I swear that I'm tellin' you the facts, 'Cuz that's how I beat Shaq~"
"Focus, dude!" LJ snapped. "What about Ratchet?"
"Sorry, I couldn't help it," Lee replied. "Keeping an eye out for this Ratchet fellow."
At that moment, a small blue ship shot out of the smoke and fired a rocket, which turned and headed right back towards a Captain Qwark statue, which got its head blown off. The ship then veered out of control and flew through the city, crashing through a billboard on the way.
"Anybody hurt?" Ace asked.
"Physically or emotionally?" Duck grumbled.
"We're good," LJ replied, as Ratchet's ship began spiraling downwards...until the last second, where it managed to pull up and return to normal flight mode.
"Whoa!" The others yelped from that.
"Hey, it looks like Ratchet has a new friend." Emi pointed out.
Apparently next to Ratchet inside the spacecraft was a 2-foot-tall robot with bright green eyes.
Meanwhile, back on the ground, the Galactic Rangers could barely manage to hold off the Warbots for long.
"Finish them!" demanded their leader, Victor von Ion.
A smoke bomb soon exploded as the Galactic Rangers had their own work to do. Cora and Brax soon shot back against the robots who were attacking them.
"Ratchet, I believe I may have an idea," Clank suggested. "Your weapons system comes equipped with a mag-booster. I am rewriting the software to isolate the Raretanium alloy that we are made up of."
"Great idea, Clank!" Ratchet smiled to him in agreement.
And as Clank got to work on rewiring, the Rangers were busy trying to hold back the army of Warbots that was now circling them.
"Bring it on!" Cora glared.
"There's too many of them!" Brax cried out.
"Hold steady, Rangers!" Captain Qwerk told them.
"I'm starting to think Hercules's admiration for Buzz Lightyear is better than this guy." Akito commented.
Suddenly once again, the robots were lifted into the sky by the Mag-Booster, and Ratchet's ship took them into the air, deactivating the Magbooster before the Warbots were smashed into a nearby building and blown to bits.
"Prepare to die, Galactic Losers!" The robot leader glared.
"Think again, bolt-butt," Ace remarked as he used his ears to point behind him. "Your army is gone."
The robot leader snarled as he spun on his heels to see the group.
"Hello, there," Felicity smirked. "It looks like you're trying to destroy this world. May we stop you without helping you and just annoying you?"
Victor looked up and saw his warbot warriors go up in an explosion. "No... No... NO!" he growled angrily.
"So sad!" Estelle smirked.
The citizens of New Aleero emerged from their hiding places...and as Ratchet and Clank landed their ship, the people broke into cheering. Even the Loonatics looked happy for the new duo. This was soon reported on the news and it was all thanks to them which was sure to go down in history. And Qwark had to swallow his pride and let them join the Galactic Rangers, due to the lingering threat of the Blarg.
"This is so cool!" Akito beamed. "Isn't this cool, you guys?! It's so cool!"
"Replace 'cool' with the word 'awesome' and Akito will evolve into Aunt Rainbow Dash." Estelle remarked in a CinemaSins sort of way.
"Let's not go THAT far," LJ advised. "Qwark is enough egomaniac for the entire galaxy."
"Sorry, guys, I'm just so excited for Ratchet." Akito smiled.
"Yeah, I know, cuz," LJ smiled. "Me too."
"All right, everyone, let's give these heroes some breathing room," Captain Qwark grinned as he stood in front of Ratchet and Clank. "I'm happy to field all questions on their behalf."
"Captain Qwark!" A newswoman piped up. "Juanita Alvaro, HoloVid Nightly. The Blarg have been underground for over 50 years. Could their return be linked to the destroyed planets?"
"I think that's being a little alarmist, don't you, Juanita?" Captain Qwark replied with a small chuckle.
"Begging your pardon, Captain," Tech interjected. "But this Drek guy IS responsible."
"And his attack today proves that he is only getting started." Clank concluded.
Captain Qwark looked bored from that, even though the crowd gasped. "Now, now! We must all stay calm," The man soon said with a modest grin. "Everything is under control."
"Captain Qwark! Dallas Wannamaker here," A newsman spoke up. "Does that mean you'll be asking these two heroes to join the Rangers?"
"Er...I...um...don't...see why...not?" Qwark replied nervously, as the crowd went wild over this bit of news.
The crowd then went back into cheering as that was great news for all of them. Captain Qwark soon grinned nervously and picked up Ratchet and Clank in his hands.
"Looks like things are looking up for those two." LJ remarked.
"Sure is," Zofia smiled in agreement. "It's rather nice."
"You heard it here, folks!" The newsman announced. "The search for a new Galactic Ranger is over! Aleero City will never forget the day it was saved by a... A cat thingy."
"Lombax!" Tech yelled.
"Uh, what he said." The newsman then said, hearing the coyote.
Tech nodded.
"You're coming with us." Brax told Ratchet and Clank.
"Good luck, you two." Ace nodded.
"Awesome!" Ratchet beamed.
"Friends of yours?" Clank asked him about the others since this was his first time meeting them.
"More or less, yeah." LJ replied.
"Greetings." Clank told them.
"Um, thanks," Zofia smiled. "What a cute little robot. Reminds me a little of WALL•E."
"Thank you... I think." Clank replied.
Zofia smiled to him.
"Too bad ya can't come with us." Ratchet said to them.
"Yeah, that's a bummer, even though we did give our fair share of help during the fight." LJ shrugged.
"You know these guys?" Brax asked.
"Uh, yeah," Ace replied. "More or less."
"Hmm... I guess you could come along for a little bit." Brax suggested.
"Alright!" Rev whooped.
"Hm... That was convenient." Lexi commented.
"Wasn't it, though?" Chip replied.
They soon left the scene and they were now going with the Galactic Rangers with Ratchet and Clank.
"Our training program usually lasts three years, but we've been cleared to attack Drek Industries in three days." Brax explained.
"Good to know." Lee smiled out of intrigue.
"That means all of you are getting the accelerated course," Brax continued.
"We're gonna be trained by Brax Lectrus?!" Ratchet gushed. "The guy's a LEGEND!"
"I do not suppose you offer introductory courses in aviation?" Clank spoke up.
"No offense, little guy-" Brax said to him.
"To the max!" Ratchet beamed in the background.
"But I don't think flying's really your thing," Brax continued. "Captain Qwark suggested we put you in a position a little less-"
"Dangerous?" Clank guessed.
Brax nodded at that.
They soon came to the Galactic Rangers Intelligence Center where there was a woman shown who seemed to be playing computer games.
"Ha! That's right, LivesAtHome472," The woman laughed in victory. "What's the matter? Don't like getting your butt kicked? What are you going to do, cry to your mommy?" she then paused as she suddenly heard crying. "Wait, are you really crying?"
Tech's eyes went wide at the sight of her, and his cheeks went red.
"Hey, Elaris." Brax announced.
"Hi, Brax!" The woman replied cheerfully.
"Hey." Ace and Lexi smiled politely.
"Are these my new assistants?" Elaris asked.
"Greetings," Clank replied. "Your office is most, uh... Impressive."
Tech nodded in agreement.
"Elaris here is in charge of developing our gear and providing tactical support." Brax informed.
"Usually it's the former. The Rangers are the shoot-first-think-later type," Elaris clarified before chuckling until she caught herself. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound like that."
"Like what now?" Brax replied.
"C'mon. I'll show you around." Elaris replied.
Tech smiled. "Y'know what? I'd like that." he remarked.
"Sure thing, just come with me." Elaris smiled back.
"Let's go, Cadet," Brax told Ratchet. "Time to make you a Ranger."
Tech waved to the others as they left. Elaris soon began to show the others who were with her around. And suffice to say, Tech was pretty impressed by the set-up.