After a far too brief stint in space, during which everyone marveled at the vastness of space and the relative diminutiveness of Veldin, they arrived at the coordinates of Planet Novalis.

"Novalis straight ahead!" Hilda called out.

"After we have breached the atmospheric envelope, be sure to remember to extend the landing gear," Clank told Ratchet.

"Yeah... about that..." Ratchet began nervously. "I...kinda forgot to raise the landing gear when we took off."

"Meaning that it's either shot to heck and back or completely gone..." Rainbow Dash realized.

"Ooooh! Does this mean we're gonna crash?" Pinkie asked, a little too excited for everyone else's comfort.

"FATAL CRASH IMMINENT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECORD YOUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT?" The ship's onboard computer spoke as red warning lights began blaring.

"That's not super promising..." Twilight muttered.

Everyone proceeded to hug each other and scream bloody murder. However, Twilight quickly gathered her focus and weaved her magic around everyone within seconds before teleporting them out of the ship, dropping them on a loading platform that was on a cliff that overlooked the rest of the crater-like area that they had been heading for, all while the ship they had been in crashed into part of the mountain wall that rested nearby, exploding into bits.

"Well, there goes our ship... I knew I missed something," Ratchet said, mentally kicking himself.

"Well, we're not going back the way we came in," Ben noted.

"Perhaps we procure a ship from one of the inhabitants," Clank suggested.

The group then looked out to see the chaos going on in Novalis right now, no doubt Drek and his forces trying to mine whatever precious resources were on the planet for their new one.

"If there are any left..." Fluttershy worriedly said.

"There's a lot of ground to cover. Maybe we should split up into groups, gang." Hilda suggested.

"Me, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Papa Ben, and Mama Hilda can check out the waterworks," Twilight said. "Papa Ratchet, Rarity, Rainbow, Applejack, and Clank can take the plains."

Ratchet nodded. "Sounds like a plan. Just be safe, okay?"

"We will, Daddy!" Pinkie beamed.

As Ratchet broke off with his group, he noticed Clank was staring at the back of his harness, possibly the odd hexagon, so he figured that Clank knew about what he had done after his ship crashed into Veldin and shifted his stance so Clank could jump up onto his back, transforming into the smaller backpack form so he could move without making them worry about him.

"Hey, look, a Gadgetron Vendor!" Rainbow pointed out. "Let's get something super cool!"

Ratchet nodded and opened up the vendor to purchase the Pyrocitor, basically a flamethrower that Hilda had suggested to Gadgetron and Twilight had built the foundations for. Rainbow and Applejack purchased one for each of themselves as well, though Rarity refrained since it didn't fit her style, content to use her Bomb Glove and magic to get by.

Dealing with whatever robots got in their way, they soon saw a rectangular ship beaming down, followed by multiple robots flying down to attack them.

"Allow me to handle this, everyone." Rarity said as she channeled her magic into the nearby stream and lifted up globs of water from it before reshaping them into spears which she sent through the robots, obliterating all of them.

With no more enemies around, the ship opened up its main door to reveal an elderly alien man walking out.

"Don't hurt me! Don't hurt me!" He pleaded. " What are you people? Mercenaries? Torturers? Assassins?"

"Uhhh...we're not any of those things, Gramps." Rainbow said, crossing her arms together. "We just saved your old butt!"

"Take deep breaths, kind sir. We mean you no harm." Rarity politely said.

"Oh, thank goodness..." The old man, the Mayor of Novalis City, sighed, putting a hand to his chest. "All those explosions made me fear the worst."

"We were happy to be of assistance," Clank said. "Why was Drek trying to kill you?"

"He wanted me out of the way so he could have his forces take our city for their preposterous new planet!" The Mayor said. "When I refused, he had his men haul me away to torture me! Thank goodness you showed up in time."

"Well, good thing we came here then," Applejack said. "I reckon it was a stroke of luck for ya."

"Oh! I also had this Infobot from my nephew. He sent it to me a few days ago before Drek visited."

The Mayor then presented an Infobot, which played a recorded message from an alien man Ratchet and Rainbow both recognized.

"Hey, Uncle Buckwash! Skidd McMarx here. You know, your nephew."

"NO WAY! SKIDD MCMARX!" Rainbow gasped, getting a quick shush from Rarity and Applejack.

"My agent and I are at the awesome grand opening of the McMarx Sports Shack here on Aridia, and boy has this been a trip!" Skidd said. "I've gotten to meet all kinds of people!"

The video then showed multiple pictures Skidd had taken posing with various people.

"My fans, celebrities, even my Gadgetron Sponsors! I even got to sign autographs for these folks called 'The Blarg'. I guess they're doing something here on Aridia." Skidd then paused as he looked at what he was holding. "Hold on a second...Hydro-Harvester. Super Illegal Water Displacement Apparatus...Um, I don't think I was supposed to have this."

"THERE! He's got the schematics! What were you idiots even doing?!"

"We didn't mean to accidentally leave it with him!"

"Oh lord, please forgive us for this, Skidd!"

Lasers began firing everywhere as Skidd quickly made a run for it.

"Help! Someone call my agent! Call my publicist! Actually, don't call either of those guys! Call someone who actually cares about me! I don't wanna diiiiie!"

With that, the message ended as Rainbow turned urgently to her sisters and father.

"We gotta go to Aridia and save Skidd!"

"I am inclined to agree in helping an innocent who is under threat from Drek's forces," Clank said. "But we must first get a new ship."

"Ooh, you need a ship to get there?" Mayor Buckwash asked. "Well, as mayor and planetary chairman, I can arrange for you to take one of our courier ships!"

"Don't worry, sir! We'll rescue yer nephew lickety-split!" Applejack said.

"I just hope the others have found something on their end as well." Rarity noted.

Meanwhile, Ben, Hilda, Twilight, Pinkie, and Fluttershy had gone through the waterworks, dealing with what few organic and mechanical hostiles they encountered while jumping across a few gaps.

Before long, they had managed to reach the end, stepping into an open area where they saw a portly blue-skinned alien man with a pointed head, a thick beard, and clad in clothes one would associate with a plumber.

"Dadblast-it!"

Hilda snickered. "Look, plumber's crack!"

"What did you just say?!" The Plumber snapped. "I wouldn't be commenting like that when those pants leave little to the hormonal adolescent mind, young lady!"

"W-We're really sorry, sir." Fluttershy apologized on Hilda's behalf. "We were just looking for someone who could help us stop Drek from destroying all these planets."

The Plumber gave a critical eye to the group of five, stroking his beard in deep thought.

"Hmmm...well, you're not the ones I was expecting, but then again, this is a retelling."

"Oooooh, you see it too?!" Pinkie asked.

The Plumber chuckled. "Glad to see I'm not the only one. But I don't know why you all would be mucking around here, especially with the little ones."

"Well, we don't really have a choice. We're trying to either find a ship or coordinates to where we can stop Drek." Ben explained.

"Is there a reason why you're still here despite all the attacking going on?" Twilight asked.

"Socioeconomic disparity!"

"What?"

"He doesn't have enough bolts," Hilda explained.

"Working people have to wait for Captain Qwark to save us." The Plumber explained.

"M-Maybe we can do a trade?" Fluttershy asked.

"I got this Infobot with a commercial of Captain Qwark selling out on Metropolis." The Plumber said as he pulled the little robot out. "It's even got coordinates too!"

"We'll take it!" Pinkie beamed.

After paying the amount of bolts the Plumber needed to get a ship off Novalis, he nodded as he gave the Infobot to the group before sliding down the nearby sewer pipe leading out of the waterworks with a "Geronimo!".

"Well, guess we better follow his example!" Hilda chuckled.

Hilda then slid down the sewer slide on her belly, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Pinkie riding on her back while Ben crossed his arms a few times to psyche himself up before diving after them, screaming the whole while.

When they arrived, the Plumber had already left the area but Ratchet, Clank, Rarity, Rainbow, and Applejack were there with a new ship.

"Y'all seem to have been mighty busy!" Applejack noted.

"We met a nice plumber who gave us coordinates to Metropolis!" Pinkie smiled.

"And this Infobot has a commercial from Captain Qwark." Hilda said as she showed the Infobot so everyone could watch it.

It showed Captain Qwark trying to take on a Blargian Snagglebeast, only for his ray gun to not work as he panicked and tried diving out of the way of the attacking monster as the screen paused.

"Has this ever happened to you?" The scene then cut to Qwark standing by a shack. "Hi, I'm Captain Qwark, and believe me, there's nothing worse than staring down a Blargian Snagglebeast — from the inside — and knowing your equipment isn't functioning properly! That's why I come to Al's Roboshack for all my electronic needs."

It then showed him standing next to a portly alien man with a five o'clock shadow and goggles on his head standing behind a counter.

"Al has been the exclusive repair shop for my super electro gadgets since I was knee-high to a Sand Mouse! If Al can't fix it, it's not broke, right Al?"

"Uhhh..."

You said it pal! So if you're fighting crime, or just fighting grime!" Qwark chuckled. "Come to Al's Roboshack in Metropolis for all your robotic repairs. Al's Roboshack, it's Qwarktastic!"

"Wow, Captain Qwark has really sold out." Ratchet snarked.

"But perhaps we can enlist Qwark's aid in stopping Drek!" Clank pointed out. "If he is not still in Metropolis, that man, Al, could help us know where to find him."

"We also got coordinates to Planet Aridia. Skidd McMarx is in danger and might need our help!" Rainbow said.

"One thing at a time, Dashie." Hilda gently said. "I'm sure we'll have time to talk with Al and rescue Skidd. Let's go!"

Everyone boarded the courier ship, which was large enough for everyone to fit in and get comfortable in the surprisingly cushiony seats.

"Blast off!" Pinkie cheered as the ship took off, it's current destination; Metropolis on Planet Kerwan.

Hope you liked the 2016 Reimagining stuff I screwed into this version of Novalis while also keeping to the classic version.