Chapter III
The fight began almost instantaneously. From behind, several ships began to fire at the ship that Soara and Clank were piloting towards the Dayni Moon. "Hold on!" Soara shouted, evading the shots fired. Clank gave a shout of surprise at the sudden sporadic side-dive Soara had performed. He had to grab the seat that he had been sitting in to keep from flying, and was now suspended in mid-air. Soara then shot back upwards so she was right under the enemy fighters. Barrel-rolling unnecessarily, she fired back at them, whooping and hollering as she did. Clank was still clutching his seat, not daring to let go in fear of slamming into the sides of the ship. As Soara shot down one of their ships, it exploded. "Watch out!" Said Clank, as the ship flew right at the flames. But Soara flew right through them with a shout of glee. Clank was shouting too, but in fear of the flames engrossing around them. But their ship emerged unharmed on the other side. "WHOO! OH THAT WAS SICK!" Soara said excitedly. "There are still three more of them out there." Sad Clank, pulling himself back onto his seat. "Oh, really?" Said Soara, sarcastically. "Never was very good at numbers. She brought the ship back down on its belly, so it was no longer flying upwards, sending Clank flying again. Another ship advanced on them, preparing to fire. As an idea formed in Soara's mind, she did a U-turn, and flew away from the ship, which followed. Now being chased around, with the enemy fighter close in pursuit Soara dashed towards one of the other fighters. "Soara, what are you doing?!" Said Clank in a slightly panicked voice, as Soara flew dangerously close towards the ship. "It's okay, Clank!" Said Soara, grinning maliciously. "We are going to crash!" Clank shouted. Soara was only a couple of inches away, when she suddenly did a sharp dive, causing the ship chasing her to collide with the other. "YEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAA!" Soara shouted happily flying away from the explosion. "One more!" Within a minute, the fight was over, as Soara brought down the final ship. Laughing, Soara continued their journey towards Dayni. "You okay, Clank?" She asked Clank, who was holding his head, as if trying to keep it from spinning. "I will never complain about Ratchet's flying again." He was able to muster. "Funny." Said Soara, smirking at Clank. "You're so hilarious. What do you think THEIR deal was?" "They must have been some of the Tachyon supporters." Soara's smile faded. "But, how could they know that we'd be here?" She said. Clank looked at her with a "How do you THINK they knew?" look. Soara understood. "You don't think Q'inn told them, do you?" she said. "Exactly." said Clank. "Echelon must have offered him more bolts."
"Hey. It's not my fault I was three hundred short." Said Soara defensively. They arrived on Dayni soon after that without saying another word. Soara touched down in a wide field, surrounded by bails of hay. As she hopped out of the ship, she stretched her arms high in the air, grateful to be back on her feet. Clank followed, jumping onto her back. "Now, where do you suppose we should go?" He asked. Soara surveyed the area for a moment before answering. "I guess just start walking, and maybe one of the natives can point us in the right direction." As she walked through the field, Soara noticed a single, robotic farmer, busily piling hay with a pitch fork. "Maybe he can help us she said to Clank, approaching the farmer. "Excuse me, sir?" She called. "I was wondering if you would be able to direct us to-"
"Get back!" The farmer shouted, suddenly brandishing his pitchfork at Soara, who stopped abruptly. "Get out of my field!" Said the farmer, waving his pitchfork. "Well sorry!" Said Soara snidely, walking back the way she had come. "Sheesh! The people here are SO hospitable." Bypassing the field with the cranky farmer, Clank and Soara came to another field, this one, with tiny sheep, grazing on grass peacefully. Each only had one leg, which they hopped around with gracefully, flapping their tongues. "That's probably the most bizarre creature I've ever seen." Said Soara, watching the sheep bounce around. "Oh, you have not seen anything yet." Clank responded. A sheep hopped over to Soara, and stared dimly at her. "Is there something in particular I can help you with?" Soara said to the sheep. The sheep then bent its head down, and rammed Soara hard in the leg. "OW!" She exclaimed angrily, trying to prevent herself from toppling over. "Why, you son of a-" She then kicked the sheep full force, sending it flying through the field. "Uh, Soara?" Said Clank, watching the sheep fly out of sight. "That was probably not the best idea." Soara chuckled. "Why?" She said. "Farmer Crab going to come after us now?" She walked onward. Nothing but sheep and wheat fields stretched on for miles, but Soara walked on, both she and Clank praying that they would find Ratchet here, and that he would be safe. The sun soon started to set around them, giving the wheat fields a pleasant golden-orange tinge. Over the horizon, everything was smeared with various shades of pinks, oranges and yellows, giving beauty to the sky. "Um, Soara?" Said Clank, a slight edge to his voice. "I believe we should seek shelter."
"What's the matter, Clank?" Soara responded. "You're not scared of the dark, are you?"
"Only on this particular planet." Said Clank. The last traces of gold were swallowed by sinister shades of blues and purples. As the last of the light vanished, Soara, could tell something was horribly wrong. The sheep in the field suddenly began to mutate. Each had doubled in size, and grown a second leg. Their eyes because red, and beaty. Each foot grew long talons, and their mouth's sharp fangs. Soara stared horror-stricken at the transformation, as the were-sheep advanced on her and Clank, baring their teeth. "I told you, you should not have kicked their friend." Said Clank, who was watching the whole thing over Soara's shoulder, still on her back. The wear-sheep, dashed at Soara, snarling and snapping at her. Pulling out her blaster, Soara started shooting down the were-sheep, one after the other. But there was too many, and they were too fast. One jumped at Soara, preparing to bite. She quickly pulled out her sword and slashed the were-sheep down. Seeing a gap, she then seized the opportunity to run. The were sheep followed after, growling viciously at her. Each time a sheep got too close, Soara quickly sliced it down. One collided with her as it leaped at her, knocking her over. Clank was thrown off of Soara's back, and was immediately buried by were-sheep. Taking her blaster, Soara shot down each one, but there was too many. Another bunch piled around her. Biting and clawing, they began to over-power her. Blood stained the wheat around, and Soara felt she could hold on no longer. A spear suddenly came flying out of nowhere, skewering two of the sheep. The remaining sheep backed off of Soara, and Clank and advanced on the new-comer. It was the farmer that they had encountered earlier. he raced over to pick up his spear, before using it to smack another sheep away. As each sheep jumped at him, the farmer whacked it away with his spear. Soon, the crowd thinned out as the sheep were either destroyed, or ran away. Once all of the were-sheep were gone, the farmer walked over to Clank and Soara. "Don't worry. Everything is going to be fine." He said, bending down in front of Soara, laying motionless on the crimson-stained ground. She stared at the farmer for a moment with blurred vision before her eye-lids became too heavy to keep open, and past out.