(AN: CAN WE GET THAT LAST GUARDIAN HYPEEEEEEEEEEE! YES, I have been waiting for so long, and when Sony showed off The Last Guardian at E3, I almost cried. Seriously, and that 2016 release date? Only makes things so much better. I need a PS4 badly now.
Anyway, off the subject of The Last Guardian, things are gunna start advancing from these chapters. So you best put seatbeats on your brains, kids. Cause I'm 'bout to... plow them into the nearest tree.)
Blah blah Ratchet and Clank and Ico blah blah Sony Computer Entertainment blah blah you get the deal.
When Ratchet, Clank, Ico, and Yorda entered the room, they walked straight and noticed a glowing button on the lower level of the room.
"What do you think we do with this?" asked Ico.
"It's a button isn't it? Then we should push it like a button should be pushed." replied Clank.
Ico noticed a ladder to the lower floor and climbed down it, Yorda following behind the horned boy as he called out something in his native tongue. Ratchet jumped onto the button as he waited for Ico and Yorda to get on the button. Ico climbed onto the button with no problem, but the pale girl was having a bit of trouble, so him and the lombax had to help Yorda get onto the button.
Immediately, the button was pushed down as the floor across from where the four were standing became stairs.
"Wow, who knew that? Alright, let's go guys!" exclaimed Ratchet.
As he took his first step however, he heard a familiar sound. Ratchet's fur began to rise up as he looked behind him and saw the same shadow creatures that attacked the four just moments ago. He saw Ico grasping onto his stick and getting into a fighting position.
"Don't fight them! Just run!" yelled Ratchet as he put Clank onto his back and ran up the stairs.
Ico took Yorda's hand and climbed step by step, being slowed down by Yorda as she quite fragile, and not suite for running. The shadow creatures got closer and closer to Ico and Yorda, and Ratchet knew he couldn't leave the two by themselves. Immediately, Ratchet jumped in between the shadow creatures and Ico and Yorda, holding onto his Omniwrench.
"Ico! Take Yorda and run! Let me take care of these guys!"
Ratchet swinged the Omniwrench at the shadow creatures as they flung back by the collision. Ico and Yorda finally made it to the top of the stairs as the horned boy noted a lever to the side. He walked over to it and pulled it. Two spheres on each side of the wall began to open up and revealed two unlit torches. Ico took his stick and put it into the fire of the lit torch next to the lever.
When it lit it up, he light the first torch and walked to the second one. He then turned his head and saw Ratchet getting hit by one of the larger shadow beasts. Yorda gasped from where she was as the lombax got up.
"Heh, that's all you got?" He said, wiping the small amount of blood coming from his mouth. He rushed towards the larger shadow creature and hit it with his Omniwrench. Ico turned his attention back to the unlit torch and lit it up, just as the flame on his stick went out.
As Ratchet finally defeated the shadow creature and as the shadow pool disappeared, a rumbling shook the entire room. The four turned their attention to the gate in front of them as it opened. A beam of shone down onto the room as the gate was completely opened.
"Well, how did you do that, Ico?" asked Clank.
Ico pointed towards the two torches on each side of the wall.
"I lit those up." responded Ico.
Ratchet began to walk up the steps as he climbed into the inner part of the gate.
"C'mon, let's go." said Ratchet, gesturing his head to Ico and Yorda to signify that he wanted them to climb up and follow him. Ico jumped up and climbed onto the cold stone of the inner part of the gate. He turned around and reached his hand out to Yorda. The pale girl jumped as hard as she could and took Ico's hand. The horned boy pulled Yorda up as Ratchet and Clank waited for them.
The four finally jumped out of the inner gate and entered outside.
Ratchet, Clank, Ico, and Yorda took a look at the large reflector in front of them, Ico in slight awe.
"I've never seen anything like that…" he said.
"Trust me kid, you should see the stuff they have in Solana and Bogon. You'd probably pass out." said Ratchet.
"That should be enough. I think what we should be discussing is where do we go now?" said Clank, climbing off of Ratchet's back. He scanned around the area and found a stone couch, the same one the robot and lombax found the horned boy and pale girl sleeping on.
"There is a couch over there. We could rest if we wanted to."
"I ain't tired. I could keep going on." replied Ratchet. "What about you two?"
Ico shook his head while Yorda looked at the ground.
"I'm gunna take that as a no."
Ratchet walked up to the reflector, knocking on the metal.
"Well, looks like we can't do much here. What do you suppose we do now?"
Suddenly, he turned his head and saw Yorda on the other side, looking up at a ladder. She turned her head towards Ico and pointed to it.
"Ico." was all she said.
"I didn't notice that ladder." Ico stated. He ran to it and began to climb it, gesturing Yorda to climb up as well. Ratchet and Clank walked up to the ladder and climbed behind Yorda.
The four entered back into the same room that they were just in, only this time, they were on the upper sides of the room. Ratchet, Clank, Ico, and Yorda advanced forward, passed through a gate, and saw another lever. Ratchet noticed another circular gate in front of the four.
"Here, let me pull this. You light up the torches Ico." He said. The lombax pulled the lever as two unlit torches became revealed. Ico took his stick and put it under the fire of the burning torch next to him. When it finally lit, he jumped onto the floor, but grunted as he did.
"Whoa! You OK kid?" asked Ratchet.
"I'm… I'm fine…" breathed Ico. He quickly got up and picked up his stick, which fell out of his hand upon impact with the floor, and lit the two torches. The circular gate began to open as they all heard the sound of something metal-like hitting the ground on the other side.
"What was that?" asked Clank.
"Only one way to find out." replied Ratchet. He jumped down to the floor but before impact, Clank active the thruster pack, letting Ratchet land safely.
"Alright, Yorda c'mon." said Ratchet. However, the pale girl simply stood there, as if she were ignoring the lombax.
"Did you hear me? I said come on down."
"She won't do it. It's too dangerous for her." explained Ico. "We need to back up to get her."
"You can't be serious."
"I'm afraid so."
Ratchet softly groaned. "Oh fine."
The three climbed down the ladder near them and went up the stairs. As they climbed into the inner gate, Clank softly hit Ratchet's arm.
"Clank? What was that for?" complained Ratchet.
"That was a bit rude Ratchet. After all, you must remember that these two are not like you. They can't do the same stuff like you, nor are they that athletically built as you. Patience is key when it comes to this castle and these two humans." explained Clank.
"You're seriously not going to get on my case for this are you?"
The robot angrily glared at Ratchet.
"Alright alright, I should have patience."
"Good. Let this be a lesson learned."
After getting Yorda, the four climbed onto the inside of the stone gate Ico opened and jumped out the other side. They noticed that they were in the room that Ratchet and Clank met Ico and Yorda. However, Ratchet noticed a sword on the ground.
"Whoa… is that a sword?" he said.
The horned boy walked up to it and picked it up.
"I think I should use this. It should be stronger to kill the shadow creatures." he said. Ico placed the stick he was using down on the floor and held the sword's handle firmly in his hand.
Suddenly, a large metal gate popped up in front of the four, trapping them inside. Yorda gasped while Ratchet began to growl.
"Who did that?!" he yelled.
Ratchet walked over to the bars and began to shake them, hoping that his strength could get him, Clank, Ico, and Yorda out. It wasn't until Ico yelled out that he looked behind him. He saw Ico pointing to a rope on the right side of the wall. He ran up to it and climbed the wood structure, and with a swing of his sword, he cut the rope.
"Nice! That has to be the way to get out! Do you think there's another?" Ratchet yelled to Ico. He responded by pointing to the rope on the other side.
"Well wouldn't you know?"
Ico ran to the other side and climbed yet another wood structure, cutting the rope with his sword. The bars immediately fell down, allowing the four to freely exit.
"Nice thinking kid!" Ratchet complimented, giving Ico a thumbs up. The horned boy softly scratched the back of his head; he wasn't used people giving him compliments, especially while in the Toksa Village. So having someone such as Ratchet compliment him felt great to him.
However, Ico suddenly felt a pain in his arm.
"Ico, are you alright?" Clank asked.
"I think swinging the sword hurt me…"
"Oh my… well, there is a couch right there. I say we take a rest."
Ico ran to the couch, Yorda and Ratchet following behind him. The three sat down on the couch (Clank on Ratchet's lap) and rested for as long as they needed, at least, until Ico's arm healed.