Rivet and Kit were still running through the stalls in the park.

After their victory against Gunar, or Green Fields as he called himself, the two friends had immediately made their way back. Ratchet and Clank were still alone against the monster Bróm and the rebel wanted to join her boyfriend to put an end to the horror together. "Rivet... do you really think they've bugged us?" the yellow one thought of the information the extremist had given out, which the Lombax lady was now also pondering.

The fungus inside her was already disappearing, so her ears were only stained by a few green scales that were falling off and Rivet was feeling better by the minute, but Kit's question was now the focus, "...When we're done here, we'll look all over the apartment!" The rebel pulled out the hammer before she had one more request for Kit, "Kit, try to contact the paramedics! We need to save the people who might still be alive."

"Will do in a minute, Rivet," and so the duo ran on into the fray, oblivious to the heavy breathing of their pursuer.

He ran wildly away.

Ratchet and Clank had been on the move the whole time, as their hairy stalker wouldn't leave them alone. Bróm jumped from one stand to the next with high leaps, climbing up the merry-go-rounds and still not losing focus on the duo. "Ratchet, he's getting closer," the silver bot looked into the red optics of the cyber beast, which was approaching with bared teeth, "You have to dodge to the side!" " "Right," and so the Lombax drifted to the side with its feet on the stony ground, while Bróm stayed on course.

This caused the large creature to crash with full force into the mirror house, breaking it and scattering splinters across the floor. The beast shook the shards off its fur and sniffed for the lombax standing in front of it. "Not even a bunch of splinters can hurt him," Ratchet drew his blaster again and fired at his opponent, who dodged the shots and went back on the offensive. A swing with the claws followed, but the heroes managed to dodge in time and escape the huge scratches that Bróm had made on the wall behind them. The beast huffed angrily and set its eyes on the two fleeing men again, under which the orange one pulled out his omni-key.

Then the beast suddenly hesitated.

"What's with him?" Ratchet and Clank watched as Bróm looked around several times, tried to pick up a scent and then suddenly started yelling like mad. "Ratchet...is it just me, or has the poison stopped spreading?" The silver bot looked at one of the gas canisters, which had stopped working. None of the devices showed any signs of life, which made the terrorist beast nervous, but also excited. Foam was now forming at the corners of Bróm's mouth, followed by wild roars and scratches on the floor, and the heroes slowly realized what had happened.

"I think... Rivet has defeated the robot," Ratchet said happily, before turning his gaze to the snarling beast, "...But I don't know if fluffy is angry or happy about his death?"

"Ratchet, he's attacking again," Clank suddenly shouted as the beast in front of them swung its paw again. The lombax ducked quickly and counterattacked. He rammed the omniwrench against the monster's iron chin from below, which caused a loud sound of clashing metal. It had some effect, as Bróm flinched slightly, giving Ratchet the chance to attack again. The orange one wanted to hit the organic part of the head, but his opponent was quicker. The beast dodged, rammed its tail against the hero and moved away again. The duo quickly stood up again and Ratchet then did something unexpected.

This time he hid in the shadows.

Bróm blinked a few times before he realized that his target had disappeared. He sniffed for the lombax's scent and looked everywhere with his red optics, but found no trace. However, the beast didn't know that the hero was very close. Ratchet had climbed up onto one of the small Ferris wheels and was staring down at the monster with the prostheses from above. "What are you going to do now? Stay there until reinforcements arrive," Clank remained as quiet as he could as he watched his best friend pull out his blaster, "I'll distract him for a moment and then I'll go on the attack! He won't see this coming." The lombax took aim at a dustbin before firing and hitting his target directly. This did indeed attract the attention of the beast, which now stared at and searched the garbage can.

This was now Ratchet's chance.

The lombax leapt away from the ferris wheel and landed directly on Bróm's back, who screamed in shock. He jumped wildly, while Ratchet then grabbed the beast's ears and pulled it towards him, "It's like a rodeo, Clank!"

"RATCHET, BE CAREFUL," and the hero rode his opponent through the park, trying to pull the orange one off him. Ratchet steered the beast against various stands and benches. He wanted to tire Bróm out so that he could finish him off. The beast continued to shake wildly, trying to pull his opponent down with all his might. Then he tried activating his back cannons, which now shot out of his fur.

"Oh no, not like that," Ratchet was quicker, grabbed one of the blasters and pulled it out with full force before destroying the second one. The monster screamed in pain and continued to run through the park without a plan. They arrived at the other side of the carnival, which was situated on a cliff with a view of the sea. Bróm kept trying to get rid of the intruder on his back before he spotted another Ferris wheel. Then the monster had a great idea and despite the lombax pulling at his ears, he ran towards it and climbed up the scaffolding. "Damn, what's he up to," Ratchet pulled on his ears with all his might, but despite the pain, the beast kept climbing before he reached his point.

Then he let go.

"WHAT THE...CLANK", the orange one now realized Bróm's plan. Ratchet quickly detached his best friend from his back and threw him to the side before he could react. Clank immediately activated the propellers to prevent the fall, but his furry friend was still clinging to the monster's back, which crashed to the ground along with him. "RATCHET", the silver one looked towards the small crater, where Bróm stood up again and the lombax did the same. Ratchet held the painful areas on his body again, but he had no time to rest when the iron paw came swinging.

And grazed Lombax's upper body.

Three large scratches were visible on the shirt before the scratches opened up in the fluffy chest and stomach area and the blood dripped out. The hero held onto the wounds, whereupon his glove quickly turned red and he began to writhe in pain. Looking at the blood, his furry face met the iron paw and Ratchet fell to the ground on his back. He was held down by Bróm, who was now standing over the lombax, drooling and piercing him hatefully with the red optics. Ratchet couldn't get free of the hold, and Clank was still several meters away. His end was near when the beast opened its mouth and delivered the killing blow.

"GET OFF HIM, YOU FLEA-BAG!"

From the side, a familiar hammer hit Bróm's face, who staggered slightly to the side from the blow and Ratchet took the chance to get up. Rivet stood there with a blaster in her other hand and the hammer returned to her iron hand. "Rivet..." the hero was still holding the open scratches on his body and approached his girlfriend, who immediately cast a worried glance at the wound, "Oh Gods, Ratchet! Did he do something else to you?"

"I think there are still some bruises, but..." a loud growl snatched her attention back again. Bróm ran towards both lombaxes and separated them again with his enormous size. Rivet landed right in front of Clank, who came at her, while Ratchet found himself with a power tester attraction.

"Hey...I have an idea," the hero then whispered to himself. And luckily for him, the beast slowly approached him. It really seemed as if the monster wanted to see the male lombax dead the most. "Alright...come on," whispered the hero, whose words were effective. Bróm opened his mouth again and swung his iron claw, which would have finished off the lombax. But now it was Ratchet's chance. He dodged the blow, which landed on the tester's striking surface and knocked the iron ball high towards the bell. The blow was so powerful that the ball flew out and off the tester.

It landed with full force on Bróm's head.

The beast howled painfully before Ratchet came from the side with the omniwrench and brought out the full force. This knocked the beast to the ground for good, whereupon the furry creature stopped moving. The male lombax breathed a heavy sigh of relief as he walked towards his friends and helped Rivet back up. "Are you all right," he asked his girlfriend before she saw his many scars: "Ratchet... you're badly hurt..."

"Nothing that Nano-Tech can't fix," he then held his ribs before the white rebel supported him from the side: "Don't worry, I've..."

Then she was yanked from his arm.

"RIVET", Ratchet and Clank looked at the rebel lying on the ground, where Kit also fell off due to the force. There was an arm at her neck, its hand gripping around her neck and not letting go as it squeezed even harder, "Rivet, I'm coming and..."

"NOT ONE STEP FURTHER, LOMBAX," the new, mechanical voice sounded from behind. There stood Gunar, still alive despite the Blackhole Storm salvo. His suit was almost completely torn, where you could even see parts of his green body. There was oil all over him and his eyes had a mad expression. Some of his iron hair in green had been severed and the optics stared angrily at the orange lombax, "Don't make a fucking move or you're going to regret it!" The terrorist's right arm was on Rivet, who now activated his function and easily spread the poison back to her neck. The dark green fungus formed again faintly on her cheeks this time, before the rebel began to cough.

Ratchet now returned the angry glare of the extremist, who continued, "Give me the silver little one here, or your girl will die an agonizing, corrosive death. HAHAHA, you thought you could defeat me? The truth is I'm in control now, SO GIVE ME THAT MISFUNCTION!" The male lombax, Clank and Kit were nervous. One wrong move and Rivet would be eaten by the poison, but Ratchet didn't want to deal with his best friend. He had to find a plan. "H...Hey, what did you do to Bróm," Gunar stared at his pet lying on the ground, breathing slowly. Ratchet saw his chance and snuck up on the robot, who was still focused on his fluffy partner, "What happened to my little baby?"

"This , buddy," and then Ratchet struck.

With the omniwrench, he smashed the red thing in the center of Gunar's chest, which fell off of him and turned to splinters. The reaction caused his right arm to release Rivet's neck and the rebel immediately crushed it with the hammer. The mushroom retreated again and the lombax lady ran over to Ratchet with the hammer in her iron hand. "Did he control the poison with that red thing?" the couple asked each other, before a gasp snatched their attention. Bróm had straightened up again, which meant double trouble, but when the beast looked at the former red switch, he suddenly turned his gaze to the terrorist.

Before his mouth wore a wide grin.

Green Fields now realized the problem and held up his left hand in panic: "N..NO, Bróm! It's me!" The monster then ran off. The heroes were ready for the impact, but he ran past them, straight towards the robot in green. Bróm performed a mighty leap and wrapped his jaws around the neck of the poisoner, who screamed painfully and fell backwards along with his pet.

Bróm took revenge in that moment for being bound to those mechanical arms.

"W...What happened," the four friends looked down. The beast was impaled on a rock down by the sea, while the dead robot was still floating on the waves and slowly began to sink. "Apparently he wanted to see him die as much as I did," Rivet admitted to herself before coughing one last time and then supporting her boyfriend, "Ratchet... you're bleeding! "Don't worry about me...the poison...it's infected you." The lovers sat together on the ground before Kit squinted again, "Don't worry. The planet's rescue forces will be on their way soon. In the meantime, we can...watch the stars."

The Lombaxes were about to agree, but then something appeared in the sky.

"What now," they both said, annoyed, but the object plunged down into the water. After a few minutes, it appeared and revealed its nature. It was Kettil, the leader, flying with his rocket boots. He had the dead body of Gunar in his arms, whereupon his hands trembled and his gaze looked stunned at the switched-off optics of the poison mixer. But then the red one turned to the orange Lombax. His blue optics stared hatefully at the hero, only for a moment before he flew out into space again, along with his fallen comrade. The four friends were clueless as to how to deal with this situation. But one thing was certain, and that was that the leader himself had lost one of his people and was now pouring all his hatred into the lombaxes. Kettil will come, but none of them knew when.

"Here...come the rescuers," Ratchet remarked as he leaned his head on Rivet's shoulder, which absorbed his touch.

Name: Bróm

Call number: None available

Abilities: Great endurance, mechanical parts have been added to his body to increase his strength

Codename: Brown Sugar