Ratchet and Rivet

Dreams

Some time has passed since the defeat of Emperor Nefarious and the salvation of the dimensions. There is a lot to clean, change and rebuild. But there was one thing that was postponed in Sargasso. The jungle-like planet, with acid instead of water, was a hostile space. But for those who know the way, it can be paradise.

Rivet, a female Lombax with white fur with bluish stripes, deep blue eyes and earrings, crosses the cave that leads to her hideout. Many thoughts passed through her mind. Ratchet, a male Lombax from another dimension, and his friend Clank, returned to their dimension a few months ago. With a light sigh she reaches the entrance of her house. She looks around more closely. The elements had no mercy on her home. Ever since the Seekerpede tore out one of its walls so time could do whatever it wanted. There's even one of those ugly horned frogs in her bed. "Urgh..." she growled silently. The ground is wet and some plants have already entered. Rivet shakes her head slightly as she pulls out her trusty hammer. One quick, powerful blow and she sends the Frog flying. After that, she drops the hammer. Now standing in the center of the room, she looks around, placing her organic hand on her hip. "Where do I start?" she wondered.

Some time later... The sun is already setting. By then she had at least managed to clean the floor and the bed. The missing wall was replaced by a force field. At least all creatures have to stay out. For now she sits on the couch and puts her head back. She starts looking at the ceiling as she gets lost in thought again. " What are these two doing now? " she wondered. She lowered her head and looked at the ground now. "'Did he' think of me? Will we meet again?". These questions ran through her mind until she shook her head. She groans irritably and looks out the window without meaning to. "At least Kit arrives soon." she said to herself. Kit went to Savali to get some parts. "A roommate, huh?" Rivet said. This is something new for her. She was always a loner. At least until she met Ratchet, Clank, and Kit. She smiled at the thought of their adventure together. She stood up and began to stretch a little. She takes off her overalls and puts on a t-shirt before lying down on the bed. " Maybe it would be nice to have a roommate. " she thinks to herself as she lifts her yellow robotic arm and looks at her hand. " Even though she is responsible for that arm. " she looks at that thought. " Well... we're a good team, right? So why can't I wait for that? ". She rolls onto her right side and snorts briefly before closing her eyes and falling asleep.

"Rivet!" a familiar voice calls out to her. "Rivet, help me!" Rivet looks around. She is in her battle suit and armed with a simple blaster. Looking up, she saw the Emperor's troops. "What?" she asked as she looked around in confusion. "Rivet! You need to help me!" the voice shouted again. She looks in the direction from which the voice emanates. It's Ratchet. The yellow-furred, brown-striped lombax is shooting at the soldiers who are quickly approaching. Ratchet is being surrounded. "Ratchet?" she asks confused until she realizes what was happening. "RATCHET!" she screams as she tries to move. "Rivet! Please help me!" he screams desperately for her.

"No no no no no!" she screams as she tries to raise the gun. But her body simply refused to function. "Ratchet! I... I can't move..." she stutters. She wanted to help him, but she couldn't. "Rivet! Help me!" he calls out to her again and again. "Rivet!" Tears started to stream down her face. She wants to respond to him. But there was no sound coming out of her mouth. She managed to grab her throat as she tried to scream his name. Ratchet continued to fight. "RIVET!" was the last thing he screamed until a laser hit him in the stomach. The male lombax screams in agony until everything stops and he lies motionless. Rivet shouted without making a sound.

She sat up in bed, still screaming and crying in terror. She looks around in panic until she realizes where she is. Inside her bed, which is inside her house. The sun has already started to rise. "Just a dream..." she says to herself as she calms down. She wipes her eyes with her left arm to get rid of the remaining tears. She gets up, still shaking from the nightmare. First she goes to the fridge to get a drink. So she's sitting on the couch, still thinking about that dream. The same dream she has almost every night. Ratchet is in danger and she can't help him. She pulls her legs towards her and rests her chin on her knees. "Why can't I save him?" she asks herself with a sad expression on her face.