Chapter 2: The New Beginning

I start to wake up. My eyes hardly open before I have to shut them again. It's not bright but it feels like my eyes haven't been used in a long time. It takes some time for my eyes to adjust. After they have adjusted, I look at my surroundings.

I'm in an unfamiliar room: white walls, shades over the windows and large windows next to the door. If I'm seeing this right, it looks like some sort of medical room. "I'm in a hospital?" I think to myself. "But why would I be here?"

I sit up a little and look around a bit more. There aren't any wires or tubes connected to me, so that must be a good sign. I look for my clothes, and I see them next to me on a table. A note is on top of them. It says, "Ratchet, when you wake up, wear these. They are a replacement for your usual clothes. They fit better and can protect you a lot more. Signed -A."

"Who is the 'A?'" I wonder. I sit on the edge of the bed when I remember something. It was at the clock. My head starts hurting, as I remember more. I remember Dr. Nefarious and Lawrence. They were messing around with the clock. I remember Clank, and I start to tear up. As I continue to remember what had happened, my head starts pounding and I need to calm down. "I need to find out what happened," I say to myself.

I climb out of the bed and undress myself. Whoever put this robe on me was kind enough to keep my underwear on. I set the robe on the bed and grab the clothes from off the table. It's a shirt with some pants.

The shirt is a deep blue with yellow lines going from the waist to the shoulders. The pants are a light-brown color. I put the pants on first. "Wow," I think. "These are amazing. They are very comfortable and I don't even feel them."

The shirt is whole different story. I try to pull it over my head but the hole is too small. I search for buttons or a zipper. I find a zipper hiding next to one of the yellow lines. I unzip it and pull it around me. It's a little tight. I manage to get it around my chest when I notice why it was tight. I look a little beefier than I remember. "Must have been from working out."

I start walking to the door and see some shoes. They look a little worn out, but when I put them on, they fit perfectly. I open the door and look out in the hallway. There's no one there, and the only light is from the outside windows. I walk down the hallway and find the doors. I open the doors and step outside.

It's incredible: the ships flying around, the noises from the rabble and a sight I'd thought I'd never see. Lombaxes, everywhere. I look around and see buildings everywhere. Some of them are giving me a "deja vu" feeling. "I must be on Fastoon!" I whisper to myself.

"That's right," says a familiar voice. "And you been asleep for a while now."

I turn around to see someone I never expected.

Author's note: I know this chapter is a little short but I ended it right where I wanted it to so. And again, comments are appreciated.