It was one fateful morning on Veldin as Ratchet, now 16 years old, was trying to sneak out to meet up with his friends when he bumped into a certain large figure.

"Where do ya think you're going?"

"Hey! Grim! You're here!" Ratchet grinned nervously. "I thought you'd be down at the bazaar shopping for gravity coils."

"Uh-huh. Well, I'm here. I'm always here." Grim said. "I don't suppose you sneaking out would have anything to do with that big plan that you, Ben, and Hilda are coming up with?"

"Come on, Grim, we can't just be stuck on Veldin forever! There's so much out there in the galaxy to see!"

"No leaving the garage until you help fix Mr. Micron's ship. Now get on that bolt crank!"

Ratchet groaned. Looks like it would be a while before he could meet up with everyone else.

"Hey, Twilight! What's up?" Hilda asked as she noticed Twilight and Applejack coming in.

The Mane 6 were now 6 years old and were already eager to join their parents in setting out beyond Veldin. Though Ben was worried it might be dangerous, Hilda pointed out that Twilight had very potent magical abilities, Applejack was strong enough to haul a ship by herself, Pinkie could defy physics, and Rainbow could fly faster than the speed of light.

"Daddy got held up helping Grandpa Grim with fixing Mr. Micron's ship," Twilight explained.

"Well, we need that trusty Omniwrench of his to screw in these last bolts of the ship," Ben said as he looked over the ship. "We put a lot of time and effort into scraping it together."

"Think it's big enough to fit my enormous fat butt?" Hilda asked.

"Oh, Mother Dear, you needn't worry about space for your ample posterior." Rarity giggled. "There's plenty of room for everyone."

"Hey, guys! Sorry I'm late, Grim had me do some last-minute repairs." Ratchet said as he finally came over.

"No problem, Dad!" Rainbow smiled. "The ship is just about ready!"

"Yeah, six months goes by really fast, huh?"

"Do you think it'll fly?" Fluttershy asked.

"Well, let's see what the final step is," Ratchet said as he tapped his Gadgetron Help Desk interface.

"Final step, attach Robotic Ignition System. Thank you for using Help Desk Technology."

Ratchet sighed. "Robotic Ignition System? Those things are expensive! Not to mention difficult to come by."

"Maybe I can build one?" Twilight offered. "I mean, how much harder can it be to make than the gadgets I've made?"

"Twilight, as amazing as your gadgets are, robotics is a very different field to work with. We'd do better earning enough money to order one." Ratchet pointed out.

"Unless one happens to fall out of the sky!" Pinkie suggested excitedly.

"Yeah, but what are the odds of that happening?" Hilda snarked.

Pinkie's tail suddenly began twitching. This was related to one of her weird kinks known as 'Pinkie Sense', which often warned her of incoming accidents. Twilight had tried to scientifically prove it was impossible but everyone eventually just went with "It's Pinkie Pie, don't question it."

"TWITCHY TAIL!"

Everyone quickly ducked for cover as a dark brown ship screamed through the atmosphere overhead to crash in the distance on the Plateau.

"What was that?" Twilight asked in shock.

"In all likelihood, our Robotic Ignition System," Applejack guessed. "Come on, y'all! Let's hoof it!"

The little family of nine ran together, taking the occasional potshot at either Horned Toads or Thunder Soldiers that got in their way. Rarity seized a Thunder Soldier with her magic before spinning it around as it fired its electrical discharge to wipe out several Horned Toads before throwing it over a ravine.

Before long, they reached the crash site. The pieces of the ship were scattered about, a few large chunks and several smaller pieces. In the center was a small robot the size of a small backpack with a boxy main body and a round head, and all of its limbs were pulled in so only the blocky hands and feet stuck out, somewhat reminiscent of a turtle.

"What was a robot doing piloting a ship?" Rainbow asked as she flew over, everyone gathering around the small robot.

Twilight used her horn as a flashlight to help Ratchet check for any damages the robot may have sustained from the crash.

"No vector shell damage. Sisterboard appears to be intact."

"What should we do with it?" Rarity asked.

"Let's take it back with us for right now and see."

"I'm going to see if I can't make a Robotic Ignition System out of these," Twilight said as she levitated all the pieces of the ship up in her magical grip.

"If not, we can always use it as extra parts for our ship," Hilda suggested. "Waste not, want not!"

Unfortunately, Twilight couldn't use the parts from the crashed ship for the Robotic Ignition System so the family figured they'd apply what parts they could to their own ship. As they were working on it, the little robot they picked up awoke and stood up, approaching them.

"Interesting."

"GYAH!" Ratchet cried, jumping backward off the crate he was standing on.

"You're quite handy with your wrench."

"Well whaddya know, he's awake!" Applejack noted as everyone else came over, having heard Ratchet's yell.

Ratchet got up and dusted himself off as he properly examined the little robot before processing what he had said.

"You bet! We built that ship with it!"

"We all have one!" Pinkie beamed as the Mane 6 each showed off their own personal Omniwrenches.

"Hilda and I sprang for different tools of destruction," Ben smirked as he took out a screwdriver-like device that ignited into a red lightsaber. "I wanted to go for the Darth Vader color."

Hilda laughed as she hauled a large double-edged wrench that she slung around like a hammer while also making it look like it weighed nothing at all.

The little robot hummed. "Currently I am in search of someone who could be of assistance in saving the solar system."

"What do you mean by saving the solar system?" Rainbow asked.

The robot's chassis opened up and an Infobot suddenly popped out, flipping open its head to reveal the recorded message it had.

"Oh, hello there! I'm Alonzo Drek. Chairman of Drek Industries!" A short Blargian man with light blue eyes, a snazzy business suit, and black hair in a ponytail greeted. "Many of you may be wondering; Why are 300 heavily armed robots marching ominously toward a class-G dreadship?"

"I'd like to know!" Pinkie said, raising her hand.

"He can't hear you, Pinkie. It's a pre-recorded message." Twilight pointed out.

"The answer is simple, friends; Progress! Years ago, we were driven underground by pollution that may or may not but most definitely was caused by my father's company." Drek explained. "Since then, we've shifted our focus from robotics...to PLANET BUILDING!"

"Planet building? Sounds impossible." Hilda noted.

"Using highly sophisticated technology, we will be extracting a large portion of various planets and adding them to our new one. Of course, this may end up damaging or even destroying the planets in question but, you know what they say; Omelettes and Eggs!" Drek said. "So just sit back, relax, and take comfort in the knowledge that Drek Industries is working for YOU!"

"Drek Industries is definitely NOT working for you." A small voice spoke up.

"The people on those planets are hosed!" Ratchet proclaimed as the Infobot finished displaying its information.

"What do you expect us to do with this information?" Hilda asked.

"Simple; if you could take me to the coordinates contained within this Infobot, I might be able to gather further information there."

"Well, we'd love to help you out but we're missing a crucial part of our ship." Ben pointed out.

"The Robotic Ignition System."

"Oooooh! You're good!" Pinkie cooed. "How did you guess?"

"I happen to be equipped with the latest in Robotic Ignition System technology. My programming allows me to start any ship I choose."

"Wow, talk about a stroke of luck!" Ben commented.

"Yay..." Fluttershy quietly cheered.

"So, what should we call ya, anyway?" Applejack asked the robot.

"I suppose my proper designation is B54296-"

"Yeah..." Ratchet cut off. "Maybe we'll just call ya 'Clank'. My name's Ratchet, these are my best friends Hilda and Ben. These little bundles of joy are our kids, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Applejack."

Ratchet then offered his hand for a shake, which Clank stared at curiously. Seeing as the little robot didn't know what a handshake was, Ratchet gently took his hand into his and lifted up and down, Clank eventually getting the hang of it.

"Up and down. Yeah, there you go, you're a natural."

Suddenly, the roar of engines was heard as everyone looked to see two Blargian pursuit crafts landing nearby.

"Oh dear, it appears we'd best hurry." Clank worriedly said.

"No problem. I got this."

Applejack then went to the parts the family couldn't use to add to the ship and stood on her hands, bucking them with her legs like a donkey would as the parts flew straight at the ships and pulverized them in a massive explosion.

"Sweet! 25,000 bolts each!" Rainbow cheered as she looked at the Mane 6's shared Hunter's Guild License. "Pity they won't implement the 'Skill Kill' rules till next year."

"That was an impressive display of strength, Miss Applejack," Clank commented.

"Awww shucks, it was nuthin'." Applejack smiled. "And y'all don't have to call me 'Miss'. Makes me sound way too sophisticated."

"If anyone should be called 'Miss', it is I." Rarity harumphed.

"Well, now that we've got ourselves a Robotic Ignition System, it's time to set sail!" Ben said.

After bidding farewell to Grim and their parents, Ratchet, Ben, and Hilda made sure the Mane 6 had all their essentials as Clank joined them on the ship. Hilda had lots of room in the back, the Mane 6 all snuggling up to her as she beamed in content.

"Ahhh...my cute little daughters all nuzzling up to me. This is the life."

Ratchet took command of the pilot's seat while Clank rode in shotgun, sitting on Ben's lap as he used his Robotic Ignition System to activate the ship. It slowly rose into the air and then shot towards space.

And thus began a journey to destiny for the small little found family and their new robotic companion...

And thus the main story of the series has begun! Also, just so we're clear, Ratchet is wearing the outfit that he's had since Tools of Destruction. So in short, another thing taken from the 2016 reimagining, if you will.