The Lost Frontier
"Activating hyperspace jump." Ratchet said. And the ship was instantly surrounded by what appeared to be an orange tunnel. With color pixels as far as the eye could see. Every little dot alternated between orange, white, and yellow-colors.
"The journey to the Leonoid galaxy will take approximately 13 hours." Said Aphelion. "Would you like some 10-hour Cryosleep?"
"No thank you," Ratchet said. "Just turn on the radio."
"Do you request a specific station?"
"Pirate Radio."
'Ahoy me hearties!' said the radio voice between hiccups. "It's your old friend Rusty Pete! (hic) And this be Pirate Radio! (hic) Our songs are better than the (hic) Pirate's Jig! But before we get back to our classic (hic) rock 'n' roll tunes, just a quick reminder that Sally's Pub's All-You-Can-Drink-Grog-Fest is next week! (hic) And all you REAL pirates had better (hic) do yourself a favor and (hic) show up! Sally's Pub! A proud sponsor of Pirate Radio! (hic) Now let's get back to the classic tunes that we (hic) make new again!'
Then the DJ played "Born to be Wild" in the system.
"Oh, this is my favorite." Ratchet said. And he started singing along.
"Get your engine running! Head out on the highway! Looking for adventure! And whatever comes our way! Yeah darling, gonna make it happen! Take the world in a love embrace! Fire all of your guns at once! And explode into SpAAAaaaaAAAAce! Like a true nature child!"
"Ratchet!" Clank said. They had exited hyperspace for some reason.
"We were born, born to be wild!!" Ratchet had his eyes closed.
"Ratchet!!" Clank yelled. There were incoming Vorselon fighter pilots.
"We would have climbed so high!
"RATCHET!!!!" They were firing on the ship!
"NEVER GONNA DIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!! Born to be WiiiiiIIIIiiiild!!!!! " Ratchet screamed. He started doing many barrel rolls to show he was having fun. (As well as avoiding the enemy fire.) But he wasn't showing any sign of knowing that the fighters even existed.
The fighters flew right over Aphelion. Clank looked behind them in the rear view mirror. In a hasty attempt to turn around, one pilot crashed into another, creating a chain reaction and destroying the other ships in the process. This was followed by a large explosion. But Ratchet was too focused on the ending guitar solo.
When the song was over, Ratchet opened his eyes.
"Hey! We're out of hyper space!" he noticed.
"Yes." Clank said. "Because of the enemy fighter pilots."
Fighter pilots? Ratchet looked around, but he couldn't find any debris that may have suggested that fighter pilots ever existed.
"Are you imagining things again, Clank?" Ratchet said, remembering the "Zoni."
"Oh, never mind," Clank said as they re-entered hyperspace.