Bonds And Love(Rivchet)

Chp.6: Return To Fastoon

//Fastoon//

Back on Fastoon Clank and Kit were helping Rex with some defense ideas while Alister was working on something that he deemed a secret project meant for Ratchet and Rivet however he didn't go into much detail except that it was to be a gift when it was finished and sense then alister was spotted only occasionally all morning. The few times he was spotted by either Mags, Rex or one of the other lombaxes working in the plaza had been reported to be carrying supplies that he had set aside for said project before disappearing for another half hour or so.

By the time it was midday however Rex, Clank and Kit all took a break from coming up with defense strategies as the desert heat was at its highest and both warbots were starting to overheat as their internal cooling systems had kicked in. While the three took a break the two warbots had gone into standby mode while Rex got himself some food.

Back with Ratchet and Rivet the two were not interrupted by anymore people that had a hatred or qualms against the lombaxes however the interaction with that one mall guest had soured both their mood especially for Rivet.

//At the Mall//

*Ratchet's P.O.V*

We had just left from our third store with bags in both our hands when my mind decided then would be a good idea to remind me of that drunk guest again when I briefly spotted the cazar that helped us earlier going with the flow of the crowd paying us no mind though seeing him did bring up a old question i've pondered on a few times and that was "why must some people be so mean to those that are different?"

I was ok with the insults on my species as I've heard it so many times by now that I have just learned to bury those insults as far back in my mind as possible however, when someone insults rivet or my friends that is where I draw the line as that was always a low ball thing to do and always managed to piss me off. Though I preferred not to hurt civilians at all I found myself wanting to give a piece of my mind to that person that was taken away for causing a scene that had resulted in rivet becoming somewhat closed off and even during our shopping trips her ears remained down in sadness. She was no longer as energetic as she was when we first got here as her tail that was still wrapped in mine was unmoving except when it naturally moved with each step we took.

Seeing her like this sent a dagger through my heart and made me wonder if I could of prevented the situation before however, I knew from experience that there was nothing I could of done though that thought process had given me a major sense of deja vu which was uncomfortably familiar as I briefly was back at the clock facing off against Alister and for some reason that memory had caused a rather random dull throb to occur in my chest in the present after the memory faded which I found odd that I had gotten one in the first place though For the time being I was not going to pay any mind to it or I'd risk overthinking about it. Soon after that weird sensation I heard Rivet's stomach growl which had caused her to finally bring up her ears from laying flat and an embarrassed look graced her face causing her to blush lightly.

I had laughed slightly though quickly stopped as my own stomach growled shortly after which got me a smile and a laugh back before rivet had asked "are you hungry hotshot?" The second I heard that nickname again had made my chest warm with happiness before I replied back "Are you?" And got a smile and a nod in response. With that settled I had guided us to the food court so we could choose a place to eat. Within moments I had spotted an brand new lombaxian cuisine shop that was being run by three of the few lombaxes that had felt comfortable enough to let the galaxy know we were back and saw that despite the lombaxes only being back about seven months by now the shop appears to be quite popular already as some markaziens, cazar and a couple snivelakian were already in line despite the shop just opening for the day.