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Chapter 5: Meeting Hydro Girl
The trio of Ratchet, Clank and Kid Nova entered the city.
"Whoa, this is a nice place and I thought Hydro Girl was a water heroine." said Ratchet.
"She took that name of her own choosing, she said it was because of her amazing swimming abilities, it's rumoured she can swim faster than any water animal. It sounds cool." said Kid Nova.
"How did you choose your name?" asked Ratchet.
"I'm a kid and my home people call me nova, as in "superbeing", so, Kid Nova." explained the young hero.
"Your people refer to a hero as a nova?" asked Ratchet, slightly confused.
"Don't ask, it just came to them and I like it."
As they walked through the city, many people stared, some whispered.
"Are they looking at us? The publicity is crazy, especially seeing as these lot have a hero of their own." said Ratchet.
"Are you Ratchet?" asked a little girl.
"Um, yeah." he said.
"Autograph?" and she gave him a book.
He signed it and returned it.
"I knew it was you they admired, that kid didn't know me." said Kid Nova.
"I wouldn't be surprised, remember, you live two galaxies away, not many here will recognise you first sight, okay buddy." said Ratchet.
"He has a point." said Clank.
"Yeah, but I have way too many admirers at home, I'm just not used to not being known, you see, I have been a hero since I was 4, I don't remember having a normal childhood." said Kid Nova.
They arrived at the palace.
"Is she here at the moment?" asked Ratchet
"I hope so." said Kid Nova.
They approached a royal guard.
"What do you want?" asked the guard.
"A meeting with Hydro Girl." said Ratchet.
The guard let them in.
"I think he recognised you, no one would just let us walk in like that." said Kid Nova.
"I think he knows Hydro Girl can defend herself." said Ratchet.
"Ratchet of Veldin, welcome." said a man.
The three turned and bowed immediately, it was the Prince Consort and in the room behind him was his wife, the Queen.
"My lord." said Clank respectfully.
He laughed.
"As important as I am, you need not bow, I'm not the king." he said.
"You're not?" they all asked.
"Only Prince Consort, which means I'm nothing more than the Queen's husband, if she dies, I turn to nothing and my daughter becomes queen." he said.
"I see." said Clank.
"Anyway, why have you come to Aquatos?" he asked.
"We need to see Hydro Girl, it's very important." said Kid Nova.
"Why? What's wrong?" asked a young girl.
"Hydro Girl!"
"Kid Nova? It's been so long, and Ratchet." she said.
Hydro Girl led them into her meeting room and the discussion begins.