The Human Avenger

by DarkEnigma95

After an unprovoked attack on Earth traps Jack Arclight (my OC) on an unknown ship in space. He eventually meets Ratchet and Clank and together, they will travel across Polaris. But Emperor Percival Tachyon is after them and won't rest until he has them AND a secret that could change everything. Follows Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction.

3. Chapter 3: City Escape

We are gathered here today to celebrate the life that was DarkEnigma95. A writer of two stories with only three chapters between them (well four now but anyway...). He shall be missed...?

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Ahaha! Just kidding, I'm not dead. Not yet anyways ? and neither is this story and nor shall it ever be.

Anyway hello to all, and to all, a good day/night. Hehe anyway welcome back to another chapter of the story, I hope you all well and that you enjoyed the previous chapter. Now, Ratchet and Clank will be in this chapter (yay! ?) as it will now follow basic canon plot from now on, and possibly a few extra twists to keep you interested so I hope the previous two chapters have left you eager for the main story that's about to get underway. Today is my birthday, so yeah.

Also, I do apologise as this chapter is long overdue for some of you. I had the problem of writers block plus life...not the best or a very constructive combo, so I didn't have a lot of personal time to do this which I apologise for. Anyway, with all of that aside, I hope that you enjoy the chapter. ?

Also, a shout out to trebor1212 for following the story and Azoria for choosing to favorite the story. You're both awesome! ?

Disclaimer: I do not own Ratchet and Clank. This franchise belongs to Sony Computer Entertainment and Insomniac Games. Please support the official release.

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

"Zoni Speech"

[Comm-link messages]

'On-board Ship/Automated Computer Messages~'

Chapter 2: City Escape

Metropolis, Planet Kerwan

Solana Galaxy

The bustling city of Metropolis on the planet Kerwan. This city was among the largest and most busy in the Solana galaxy, only beaten by the capital of Aleero City halfway across the other side of the planet. It was nearing midday, and many were starting to get caught up in the lunchtime rush hour traffic. On the roof of one particular building were a duo that saved the galaxy a fair few times now, the most recent time was two years ago, when they got caught up in Dreadzone. It was a popular show ratings wise, but its what they did, how they operated, that caused them to shut it down. Their names? Ratchet and Clank. Ratchet is one of the only remaining Lombaxes known in the universe, the other that could be seconded is Angela Cross, an employee of Megacorp in the Bogon Galaxy. He also shows that he is quite the engineer in his spare time. Clank on the other hand, is a small robot that was born due to a malfunction in a robot factory on Quartu. But, even if they have had their disagreements, they were practically inseparable (unless Clank gets kidnapped) and some could view that they have a brotherly bond. They were currently working on a hoverbike and going through a check list to make sure everything was operational.

"Fuel lines?"

"Check"

"Horizontal Stabilizers?"

"Check"

"Ion Thrusters?"

"Looks like we got a tailwind. If we time it right, we can ride the slipstream of the grav-train pass the c-grid traffic" *ahem* noticing Ratchet get too eager and slightly distracted from the current task, Clank tried to get his attention "Launch the mag-grappler on to that pedway overpass and slingshot right up to-" giving an sigh and exasperated look at Ratchet's direction, he attempted again "Ratchet...".

"The thrusters are fine Clank, see?" waving off Clank to start the engine, it purred to life. But, after a few seconds, the engine sputtered, smoked and died. Looking toward the rear of the vehicle, Clank knew Ratchet was getting ahead of himself once again and sent a light glare his way "Don't worry, it's probably just a fused ion duct..."

While still going through the information, Clank pressed on the screen when he noticed something "Incoming message from Captain Qwark." Letting the screen go, it automatically activated it's thruster function so as to not fall onto the floor. The screen showed a dark grey room with a few lights. Overall the room was nothing fancy.

"Ratchet? Clank?" the top half of a head almost completely covered in green appeared from the bottom if the screen. A small antenna with a red light was attached to the top of the head. Qwark took a couple steps back it was noticeable that his butt shaped chin was the only thing not covered in green. "I've got a bit of a situation down here at the Planetary Defence Centre." Pausing in what he was doing to the hoverbike, Ratchet turned to look at the screen, Quark's face still looking terrified "Nothing too bad mind you, just a few...thousand...heavily armed robotic commandos. But I figured, hey if you were in the neighbourhood, maybe you cou-AAAHHHHH" Qwark suddenly dropped his head out of sight as he was fired upon "WAIT, I'M TO HANDSOME TO DIE!" the transmission abruptly ended with Qwark running off screen, the sounds of gunfire could be heard on the background. Clank returned the device to his storage compartment on his torso then turned and walked toward Ratchet.

"Hmm...heavily armed robotic commandos?" Ratchet picked Clank up and placed him on the small seat behind his then started the engines once again. "When aren't they heavily armed?" Clank looked at the bike with a concerned look, not entirely convinced of it being operational for safe use. "Are you sure this is functioning properly?"

"You worry too much" the engines were purring with life as they pulled away from the roof "Planetary Defence Centre, here we go-" unfortunately, it was not too last, as the engines died out once again seconds after and they started freefalling, gravity taking full effect "Oh dear" Clank was worried this might happen, but put aside scolding Ratchet for now at least they get out of their current situation alive.

"aaaaaAAAAHHHHHHH!" Ratchet yelled, trying to restart the engines, he also had to make sure they evaded any incoming obstacles that were currently attached to the building "Ahhhhh! Doh! Ugh!" glancing back to Clank, Ratchet had an idea and needed him to do something "Clank, hit the auxiliary thrusters!" looking at the dash pad in front of him, Clank found a blue button and immediately pressed it. The main thruster activated and Ratchet managed to pull up at the last second.

"Yooooohooooo! You alright?" Ratchet asked, looking back at his robotic friend to make sure he hadn't fallen off in the process. The good news was that everyone was accounted for, the bad news...Ratchet wasn't looking where he was driving. Clank, with his optics wide open, pointed out past Ratchet to get his attention ahead.

"Watch out!" looking forward, Ratchet swerved to narrowly miss a hedge, but in the process hitting a lamp post and sending it flying off somewhere "Oops – Wooooaaaaahhhhhhh!" getting out of their current course, Ratchet sped off at a faster pace.

"Where are you going?" Clank was really getting worried about his own personal safety due to Ratchet's reckless driving, it is almost as hectic as the two separate times they had to take part in the competitions in the Bogon Galaxy on Planets Barlow and Joba during the chaos of Megacorp's Protopet scandal "It's a shortcut...trust me." While Ratchet assured his friend, Clank wasn't entirely convinced and as they continued their course, the duo were reaching a tall building with a large split through the middle "Ratchet! Look out!" noticing what was incoming, the lombax managed to get control and direct them through the gap, albeit just and Ratchet looked back to his friend "Whoa! See? What did I-" looking ahead, a large blimp appeared out of nowhere and ended up blocking their path out "Uh-Oh" "Oh no!" crashing into the blimp, they fell and landed on a platformed area not too far from the Defence Centre. The hoverbike now unusable as parts were scattered everywhere and smoke rising from the engine.

"Heh...well, looks like we're going on foot" the pair proceeded to their feet and looked around the area where they were, noticing a semi-destroyed statue ahead of them "But at least this means I can try out my new nav unit" pressing a button on his utility belt and helping Clank onto his back, Ratchet headed off.

The first thing they saw were two mech-suits with an orange head and a fish inside said head. They had rounded the corner and noticed Ratchet. They charged. Firmly holding his wrench, Ratchet jumped to dodge a wide strike from the first, using it to catapult him into the second one with a overhead strike, effectively smashing the glass dome the small orange fish was in, turn to the other behind him, he whipped out his Fusion Grenade and tossed one of the high package bombs, blowing up the mech.

"What were they?" Ratchet asked, he had never seen those fish in the mech suits before. He continued past the statue and moved toward a nearby roofed complex "I don't know but we do have more company" Clank was right. Small robots with sirens and two more of those mechs.

Using his wrench, Ratchet managed to destroy the 'cop bots' with little effort and diverted his attention to the fish mechs currently approaching. Charging forward, Ratchet jumped onto a nearby wall and threw himself headfirst at the mechs, he swung his wrench in a wide arc, knocking one of them in to the other like dominoes. Getting back on his feet, Ratchet threw a Fusion Grenade at the tangled heap of the two mechs then carried on.

Moving ahead to the outside they found what appeared to be a green glowing triangle. It was a 'Launch pad'. Knowing what to do from past experience, he ran onto the pad and jumped, flying high in to the air and landing on to a nearby balcony.

Directly ahead of the duo was a much larger four legged mech attached to a saucer-like body. A small orange dome with one of the fish was occupying it and the mech was equipped with two lethal looking multi-barrel cannons on either side. However the much larger mech ignored them, choosing to instead make a massive leap and land on a separate building.

Ratchet moved onward, moving around smoking craters as he made it to another 'Launch Pad' but it was guarded by another mech. It got ready to attack as Ratchet ran to it then sliding right underneath it's bulky body and placed a Fusion Bomb inside one of the exhaust ports before using what momentum he still had to jump high and land on a plateau with a bridge. Stepping on to it, the Ratchet soon felt the floor start to give way.

"Ratchet? I suggest you keep moving...and fast." Nodding his head, Ratchet moved as fast as he could with a few more police bots and two more bulky fish mechs. Having no time, he narrowly dodged a sideswipe from one and used a connecting wall to jump past them. More of the floor gave way and he just made it but the whole pathway from where they came was entirely missing.

They entered another building with two of the fish robots. Fortunately, they were unaware of the duo's current position of being right behind them so all it took was Ratchet stealthily assaulting the pair with a couple of well placed bombs and a hiding spot. Going into another room he saw some boxes, so he smashed them to get all the extra bolts to grab and use later (A/N: Where the heck does he keep all those bolts anyway?). Doubling back and going through another doorway lead the pair outside where another grind rail was. Without hesitation, Ratchet jumped on.

The grind rail's route directed upward around a building in a circular spiral direction, before a steep slope downward to an another tower with a tunnel connecting two separate platforms on it, the way it was designed made it look like a H.

Turning a corner to go through the tunnel, Ratchet had noticed more cop bots. Smashing them to pieces and evading an attack from an aerial assault from one of the fish mechs, Ratchet leaped onto yet another grind rail which lead to an oddly convenient placed jump pad on a small platform. They landed on a small balcony with another jump pad but were surrounded by the fish mechs.

'Oh boy, do these guy EVER give up?' Ratchet looked around him with a grimace. As much as he wanted, he was outnumbered on this platform, running low on ammo and running out of time to find Qwark. Ratchet did the more tactical thing and ran onto the 'Launch Pad' placed in the middle of, the platform flinging him high through the air. Unfortunately, he landed on very unstable ground which was probably weakened even more due to the current chaos.

"Ratchet, the Planetary Defence Centre is 300 cubits below us! How do you suppose we get down?!" the path beneath them continued to crumble and fall. More of the fish mechs were dropping in but Ratchet was just focusing on moving.

"I dunno, I'm kinda wingin' it right now..." the Lombax replied, still moving and trying to stay alive, even if mechs were attempting to block his path. One of the dropships had crashed into the crumbling path and they started to freefall straight down. Ratchet could only sigh in annoyance.

"They just had to invade during rush hour" looking down, Ratchet could see all of the traffic and had to swerve just to make sure he wasn't hit by any stray vehicles. It wasn't easy and he nearly got hit by a speeding car being chased by officers.

"Agreed, it seems that whoever began this assault may have planned in advance for strategic advantage. Whoever it is seems to know what they are doing too as I have noticed most of the communication signals are being jammed of completely cut off." While knowing his robotic companion was quite possibly right, Ratchet didn't agree with attacking a planet unprovoked.

"Can you at least try to not sound so impressed?" Ratchet asked, sending a light glare to Clank who was currently unable to see it but able to sense the tone in Ratchet's voice.

"Sorry..." managing to evade all the traffic and nearing the platform, Clank activated his ever useful heli-pack function, slowing the duo's decent. With their landing they walked to the large building that posed as the Planetary Defence Centre.

"Seems pretty quiet. But where's Qwark?" Ratchet asked curiously and after reaching the door, he pressed in the password to allow access to the facility and find Qwark, only to find it locked. Qwark's voice could be heard on the megaphone.

'Greetings! I am currently away from my post here at the Planetary Defence Centre...~'

'Ya think?' Ratchet couldn't help but remark mentally with a deadpan expression on his face. He knew Qwark was a coward and an idiot sometimes...ok most of the time, but he still showed he cared and wanted to help others, at least when he wasn't trying to save his own hide from danger that is...

"Uh, Ratchet? I think we have a slight problem approaching us..." turning his head, Ratchet noticed one of the four legged mechs from before approaching, side cannons ready to fire at a moments notice. While doing a holo-scan of the duo, Clank was identified as a toaster of all things (A/N: At least it wasn't a trash can ?) but Ratchet was identified as a threat and had a message to be terminated immediately.

'...please press a button that best describes your emergency. If you are being attacked by radioactive Ameboids, please press one, if you are being ingested by a mutant space eel, please press two, or if your planet is being attacked by a deadly space armada, please press three.~" at that point, the four legged mech opened fire at the duo.

"Quick! Let's get out of here!" grabbing Clank and just managing to evade a second barrage of fire from the four legged mech, all thanks to his fast reflexes, Ratchet jumped onto a fallen lamp post on the platform, with his grind boots activating he went onto a connecting mag line away from their attackers.

Eventually the mag line split in to three separate rails, Ratchet stayed in the middle one but unfortunately, not to long after moving along further down the rail, they both heard the sound of trains behind him. 'Uh-Oh'.

Peeking behind him, Ratchet noticed a train on the same line as him an one not too far behind on the left rail. Seeing little choice in the matter, Ratchet leaped on to the rail to his right, preventing him from becoming a pancake via grav-train. Jumping back on ton the center rail, Ratchet narrowly evaded another train thanks to Clank's warning and entered a tunnel. The coast seemed to be clear for now, but all things come to an end as a large battleship with three cannons attached to the front managed to ram through the tunnel wall like it was nothing.

"Ratchet? There seems to be someone pursuing us. I recommend getting us out of here" warned a slightly worried robot. After acknowledging his friend, Ratchet leaned forward slightly to go faster to make some extra distance between the duo and the looming ship. Clank's internal scanners picked up something which was not good news "Uh, Ratchet? I have some bad news..."

"What seems to be the problem now pal? It can't get any worse now...can it?"

"Well unfortunately, according to my external scanners, there is a large piece of the rail we are currently on missing ahead. Most likely damaged from whoever is currently attacking" Ratchet could help but release an aggravated sigh, things certainly weren't going their way...then again, when did it? "There also appear to be a life signal on the rooftop that we will have no choice but to stop on."

Looking farther ahead, Ratchet could see what Clank meant. Reluctantly, Ratchet jumped off the end of rail line, they were trapped on the roof of one of the buildings. Looking around them, the duo found themselves surrounded with the attacking troops of fish controlled mechs, but also someone dressed in a black trenchcoat over a dark blue shirt, black jeans, black boots that had crimson red shin guards and a pair of steel grey fingerless gloves. It also had a visor on it's face, it was holding a black and red sword in one hand with a Combustor in the other. The pair knew that whoever it was, didn't appreciate the fact they were trapped too. Looks like they might have just found an ally who might know about what's going on here...

The large ship that was attacking them just moments before descended and opened up. Four massively thick mechanical legs walked down and the figure nearby growled. Both Ratchet and Clank could feel the hate and killer instinct rolling off the person next to them now, but they could only wonder why as the legs revealed a large chair with someone wearing a crown-like hat. Sending Ratchet a hateful glare, the one on the chair spoke "Behold! The last Lombax in the universe. Such a pathetic specimen of the race, I'm afraid. So weak" Ratchet was about to reply to the insult, but was quickly cut off be the other person next to him.

"Forgetting someone here, are you? I guess you are blind as well as stupid!" now Ratchet and Clank noticed how much the strangers disliked each other, they were staring at each other, their eyes drilling into one another filled only with bitterness from both sides. Finally, after what felt like hours in a staring contest the one on the walking chair spoke again, an evil grin gracing his lips.

"Oh?! Well, well not only do I get what I came here for but I also find my run away prisoner. It must be my birthday, I'm not usually this lucky."

"And you both are...?" both Ratchet and Clank needed to know that neither of them were a threat, but all things considered, the individual only looked like he wanted to be a threat to the one opposite the three of them. But they still answered the question with the guy in the big chair starting first.

"I am Emperor Percival Tachyon. Crown prince of the Cragmites, Conqueror of space and time and, pending the obliteration of a few insubordinate species, ruler of the Universe" the visor on the male in black had been taken off, and they saw that he rolled his eyes at that egotistical statement but at least both Ratchet and Clank knew who was facing them. Turning to the one next to them, they noticed a pair of heterochromia eyes, one red and one blue, staring disdainfully at Tachyon before he gave a glance to the duo and also answered.

"And at the moment, who I am is not important. Him on the other hand, well let's just say that I've got a score to settle with him." everyone could hear nothing but malice as the black swordsman returned to glaring at Tachyon. Ratchet though couldn't help but find the name slightly funny and looked at the person next to him "Wait, his name is...Percival?" Ratchet was asked jokingly, Clank just did his signature chuckle and the swordsman just gave an amused smirk.

"EMPEROR! See the crown? See the sceptre? The giant walking throne and legion of loyal robotic commando's? EMPEROR!" he practically screamed, everyone in the vicinity flinched slightly at the tone in his voice, even his own troops. Calming down slightly, he glared at the Lombax "Not that a treacherous fur ball or a deformed Markazian freak like you two could- what's this?" it was then that Tachyon had noticed Clank standing protectively in front of Ratchet while looking directly at Tachyon "Heh, such a primitive robot companion, and your kind used to be such renowned engineers." Ratchet rubbed his chin, a plan starting to form in his mind while the person next to him shook his head.

"...If I have said it once, I've said it a thousand times..." the stranger lowly muttered.

"Oh, I would be careful if I were you. He's got protomorphic blaster cannons in each fingertip" said robot moved threateningly and the fish looked scared at the new development while Tachyon hummed thoughtfully at hearing that, possibly thinking that the robot could be useful to his plans.

"My gripe is not with the people of this archaic planet, but with both of YOU!" he claimed while pointing at the Lombax and swordsman "Surrender your deathbot, and simply allow us to kill the two of you, no one else need be harmed..." Ratchet looked at Clank then at the unknown individual, they all came to a silent agreement with a slight nod and looked back at Tachyon.

"Fair enough, here ya go" Clank grabbed on to Ratchet's wrench as he was flung over Tachyon's head "NOW!" the Lombax and 'Markazian' bolted toward the ship behind Tachyon but not before he and their new ally hit Tachyon's throne legs with their wrench and sword respectively. Tachyon's chair lost balance and collapsed in a pile with the rest of his troops.

As soon as the pair were in, the ships engines started and blasted their way off Kerwan. Tachyon looked up to his now stolen ship as it left the planet, his yellow eyes narrowing as he growled, then turning to look at his subordinates he addressed them "Spread the word, we're moving out. Let's get back to Polaris, we will plan our next move there. Besides, we have a new guest to get acquainted with..." the Drophyds nodded obediently and marched off while Tachyon had only one thing on his mind. 'This isn't over you wretched Lombax and Earthling, this is merely...just...the beginning...'

~~~~~(Line Break)~~~~~

After getting on the ship and off Kerwan, both Ratchet and Clank made their way to the bridge so they could pilot the ship elsewhere until the heat dies down, but the found their unknown friend working the controls "Whew, well, I guess that's over with..." the duo just continued to look at him, still confused as to why a complete stranger would help them. Then again, weirder things have happened to them in the past. Turning slightly to look at them, he spoke "Now, who are you both and why does Tachyon have, what seems to be, a personal vendetta against you specifically? Wait...now it makes sense...you're what Tachyon wanted me to help him get...question now is, why? And for what purpose?" the look he gave Ratchet at that point made him feel nervous, those eyes seemed to pierce him but he steeled his nerves and narrowed his eyes before replying.

"Why should we tell you? And we don't why he was after me." the stranger just hardened his gaze before chuckling to himself then looking at them with a smirk.

"Because I could turn this thing around, give you right over to Tachyon, who is after you specifically for some reason. So I therefore would be leading to your deaths. I mean, he was after you for some reason. Plus, even though I have known the creep for a year, " Ratchet knew he was right, he was currently the only one who knew how to pilot this ship they were in and no to mention he is acquainted with this Tachyon guy who was after them. All he could do is sigh in resignation "Ok, I guess you got a point there. My name is Ratchet, and this is my best pal Clank. I grew up on Veldin after I crash landed there when I was just a baby, just an orphan, with nothing to make me who I am, while he crashed there around five years back."

"Nice to meet you both and maybe you could tell me more about that sometime. Looks like I am not the only one here then..." he muttered the last part quietly and Ratchet just nodded but heard what the stranger said.

"Maybe but anyway, now will you tell us who you are? And what did you mean by 'not the only one'?" Clank couldn't agree more with his lombax friend, he also wanted to know who this guy was, and if he was connected to this 'Tachyon' in any way, shape or form.

"Agreed, I have personally also done an extensive check on my database and I am unable to find out what you are. The closest species you do seem to resemble and look like are the Markazians, though with a few differences" the stranger shook his head and gave a sigh of annoyance.

"Everywhere I go..." they didn't know what he meant by that, but maybe he had something against Markazians considering the tone in his voice "I suppose I should, and rest assured I don't work for Tachyon. He, more or less kept me as war spoils. At least, that's what I think..." war spoils? It didn't make sense as to why anyone would do that, not without a solid reason at least "Anyway, my name Jack Arclight. I am from the Planet Earth which is in the Milky Way Galaxy and I think I should clarify that I am not a Markazian. I am part of a species known as human or Homo-Sapien. As for the other question, well I don't feel ready to talk about that just yet...sorry..." he introduced himself to the pair. They looked at the human with a slightly sympathetic look due to the situation he was currently in.

"You're a long way from home then. I have never even heard of the Milky Way Galaxy." At the comment, Jack could only chuckle lightly with a small grim smile and looked at them.

"Yeah no kidding, took two years to get from my home world to here in Solana, most likely Tachyon was biding his time and coming up with plans before launching that attack. But once I take down Tachyon, I will be going back as fast as possible." Both Ratchet and Clank knew how he felt, they wanted to get back to Kerwan once everything had calmed down "Besides, I have a promise to keep to a very dear friend of mine and some fish to evict from my world. Once that's done, I might just open up the largest fish restaurant in the world" now both Ratchet and Clank were confused, just how far was Earth? Why did he intend to go back? And why did he need to evict fish from his home planet?

"What do you mean?" Clank asked, Jack sighed and looked at the pair with a unreadable expression etched on his face. They both knew it couldn't be a good thing if he had reacted in that way...

"I assume that you remember those fish faced troops that attacked you from before?" the pair nodded in confirmation "Well, they are known as Drophyds. They work for Tachyon, and ever since I beat some of them a while back, he has been sending those fish back to my world, for the last two years he has held my world, my home, hostage while I am unable to do anything about it. The worse part, is that my kind won't stand a chance, they don't have the weapons, technology or the intelligence (A/N: You know I love ya'll right? ? ...right?) to fight back against them, so I will have to fight for them...even...even if it kills me. And to be honest, the farthest my kind have gotten in space travel is to our local moon, we haven't even visited a neighbouring planet yet let alone go as far as I have from Earth. Like I said before, they have almost no chance..." the duo looked at him sadly due to the personal burden he had chose to carry and at the extreme distance he had from the rest of his race, a stern yet sad look was on his face as he worked on the control panels when a voice ringed out, surprising the trio.

'Autopilot Engaged~'

"Well alright, looks like I finally got it up and running now." Cheered Jack, while talking to the duo, he was working on fixing it as he remembered Tachyon demanding it be fixed at one point a couple of months ago.

"Whoa, hang on guys" Ratchet said the newly formed trio all buckled in for safety. Jack's hands firmly holding on to the controls even if it was currently in auto-pilot.

'Hyperspace boosters online. Engaging Cryo-Sleep~'

'Well, isn't this just Tan-Bucking-Fastic!' Jack thought sarcastically. He knew what was coming, goodbye safe trip and hello snoozeville. Oh joy...

"Cryo-Sleep?" Ratchet noticed a gas coming through the vents and before saying anything else, he noticed Jack snoring his head off and hands now off the controls "Wow, that was quick for him. But no, no, no, there's no way I'm gonna-" at that point Ratchet fell asleep instantly, mouth wide open and snoring loudly. Clank gave the pair a look then turned his head to look forward, but it also looked like he was looking at something or...someone.

"It is fortunate that Cryo-Sleep does not work on robots" Clank chuckled, but unfortunately the ship had other ideas in the form of the glove compartment in front of him opening up to reveal a spring loaded boxing glove (A/N: Get it? A boxing glove was in the glove compartment. Never mind). A click sounded off and the glove shot out to hit Clank directly in the face and effectively knock him out. With that, the ship finished preparations via the auto-pilot system and jumped into hyperspace.

~~~~~(Line Break)~~~~~

(Clank's mindscape)

After falling unconscious, Clank found himself flying high in the air. Clouds floated around him with a sunset in the far distance. Suddenly around him, Clank saw some strange creatures. They looked mostly mechanical with grey faces and blue-ish grey eyes. Their entire bodies glowed a bright blue colour, sparks of electrical energy danced around them as they looked at Clank like they were observing him. What they were and why they were inhabiting this dream, Clank did not know, but he did know that if they are here to see him then they must have information or perhaps a message. He wanted answers.

"Who are you?" he asked. The creatures just floated and flited about him, sparks of energy leaving a trail as they moved. A tall muddy brown coloured building with blue lights came in to view as the mysterious creatures continued to stare at him. They all uttered only a few words in unison, but nevertheless confusing him...

"His past is inside..." then, after flying fast toward the tower, everything faded away into a white nothingness. Leaving Clank wondering who are the creatures? Where did they come from? Whose past were they talking about? Ratchet's? Jack's? Or possibly...Tachyon's? And why did they come to him specifically about it? The answers to those questions, he did not know, but he could only hope it wasn't bad as he was dreading...

~~~~~(End of Chapter)~~~~~

? Wow, a really long chapter, and we have only just started! ? Let me know if I have done Kerwan any justice or perhaps even done it better. Tachyon has been in three chapters now, is it just me or is he trying to hog the spotlight? And the mysterious Zoni have finally made their important first appearance. Well next up is we will have finally reached the Polaris Galaxy and Planet Cobalia and I personally cannot wait to get started (kinda started straight after posting this chapter ?). I hope you enjoyed the chapter and thanks for reading. Also, can someone please tell me what the term 'Gary Stu' means? Someone mentioned it to me and I just wanted to know so I avoid going down that path...I don't want that and I am certain you don't either, thank you ?

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Kairi671: Thank you for saying that. I shall keep that in mind for the future and hope you still enjoyed reading this story so far. There is more to come, I promise. ?

Max Chronicle: ? Well at least I am not the only one. Rest assured that I will get back to those at a later date to fix...just haven't had the time recently (as previously stated), then there is the fact I don't have a beta reader to help ? but anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter and thanks for pointing out those mistakes. ?

So without further ado, I shall see you all next time.

This is DarkEnigma95 signing off PEACE~