I do not own Ratchet and clank (I wish I did) this is for entertainment purposes only.

On with the story…

Lucilla parted ways with Ratchet after their conversation. She really liked Ratchet, not only because he was hot, but also because she heard had heard about a couple of his heroic adventures. When she spotted him she knew that she had to have him. Lucilla was a working woman; in fact she was the head mechanic of the praetorian guards' motor pool. Lucilla has been working on a project given to her by the head of the Praetorian Guard. Her job was to find and repair any and all Lombax star fighters; so that the guard could have a standing military force, in case of any invaders.

(Ratchet 9:00 Pm)

Ratchet just got out of the shower, he was getting ready for his date with Lucilla, and he was running late. He didn't know what to wear; he thought about wearing his old tux but he changed his mind since the date was going to be at the motor pool. He took another stroll through his wardrobe and he came across his old mechanic outfit "Perfect" Ratchet thought to himself. He got dressed in his mechanic clothes; they consisted of a pair of blue cargo pants, brown leather gloves and his leather harness.

After Ratchet got himself dressed he headed out the front door of his house and mounted his gyro-cycle and rode off towards the motor pool "Lucilla here I come".

(Ratchet 10:00 Pm)

Ratchet parked his gyro-cycle outside of the motor pool and walked inside. He was greeted by the sight of Lucilla's body half way buried within the engine compartment of a Lombax fighter ship, the same model as Aphelion.

"Look who's working hard" the sound of Ratchets voice got Lucilla's attention. She pulled her body out of the star fighter's bowels revealing her grease stained form. "Look who's… topless" she said with a snicker. Ratchet chuckled back. "Well if you are asked on a date in the motor pool you wear something that you don't mind getting a little dirty"

"Well you've chosen wisely. I have been told that you are quite the mechanic yourself, is there any truth to that"

"Yeah, I know a few things, but I have no formal training in mechanics, like you do"

"Well, maybe I can teach you a few things. But first, let's eat"

With that Lucilla walked over to the star fighter reached into the cockpit and pulled out two plates with silverware and she set them on the wing of the fighter. She then walked into the storage room across from the ship and brought out two fold out chairs. Lucilla positioned the chairs next to the ships left wing across from each other. Lucilla then reached into the cockpit of the ship and pulled out two glasses which she set on the wing.

"Food should be ready in a few minutes"

(Ding, Ding!) Lucilla go up and walked into the back room to get the food, Ratchet was sitting on his chair waiting for the delectable meal that awaited him. Ratchet knew that Lucilla was `the one` then he started to panic thoughts rushing through his head like What if I can't impress her or what if she doesn't like me the only thing Ratchet could do was wait and see.

Lucilla came out of the back room with a large serving dish in her hands. On the dish were two simmering steaks and assorted vegetables. She set the large dish on the fighter wing and gave Ratchet his steak and veggies first and then herself.

"Hey Lucilla, do you have anything to drink" Lucilla got an embarrassed look on her face. Oh how can I be so dumb as to forget drinks Lucilla chastised herself. "Sure I have some soda in the fridge over there, do you mind getting me one?" Lucilla said pointing towards the fridge in the corner of the garage. Ratchet walked over and grabbed two sodas. He then walked back and handed Lucilla her drink.

"So Ratchet how about you tell me about yourself" Lucilla said while digging into her steak. Ratchet told Lucilla his life story which took about an hour. By the time he was done the two were already finished with their meals. "Well I told you my life story now you tell me yours" Ratchet said. Lucilla felt a tear drop from her eye while reminiscing the past. She started shakily "I was one year old when tachyon attacked us; I was in my house with my mother. A drophyd commando came in, it killed my mom when she tried protecting me from it, and after it… killed my mom it went to kill me while I was in my crib. My dad, General Lucas showed up and shot it in the back and killed it before it could kill me. My dad took me to the court of azimuth where we were taken to the other dimension. I grew up in the darkness of that horrible place. I joined the Praetorian Guard on my sixteenth birthday and took up mechanics as my trade just as my mother had.

Ratchet sat there dumbfounded by Lucilla's' childhood story and I thought my childhood was rough Ratchet thought to himself "I… I am sorry to hear that Lucilla" Ratchet said sincerely "don't worry about it Ratch, I have to admit it was very hard to deal with at first but I got through it"

"Hey Lucilla I don't mean to ditch you early but my mom just lost her husband, I have to go and check on her. I had fun, how about we do this again sometime" Lucilla nodded "I had fun too, how about this weekend?" Ratchet smiled "Sounds good I'll see you later then" lucilla nodded "I hope your mom gets through this" Lucilla said "Me too" With that Ratchet got on his gyro cycle and rode for his house.

Ratchet arrived at him and his mother's house. He walked in and he saw her crying on the couch. Ratchet walked over to his mother sat down beside her and put an arm around her shoulders in an attempt to comfort her. "I didn't know Mack very well, but from what I heard he was a great person. He didn't deserve to die like that" Kate lifter her head a bit, her face was drenched with tears and her eyes were bloodshot. "I know what has to be done now; Kane must be brought to justice"

I am so sorry about the long update period, I just moved out of my father's house and I am going to be moving to Arizona with my mother in a few months so I have a lot on my plate. I hope you all understand I sincerely apologize. I am not sure how often I will update from now on but I will try to write when I can. Inspiration song for this chapter is (If today was your last day. By Nickelback) I hope you all like this. I love you all (Evil Ratchet Out!).