Ratchet and Rivet

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Ratchet can't believe his eyes as he points at someone. Rivet looks over his shoulder as soon as he hears him scream. "Wha-?" she begins before her eyes widen. "YOU!" she shouts too as she takes the hammer out of her arsenal and prepares to fight.

Ratchet looks at her. If this were under any other circumstances, it would definitely be the hottest thing he has ever seen. Rivet, dressed in a bikini, holding the hammer at the ready. He shakes his head and looks at the person.

It's none other than a certain purple, egg-headed robot. Dr. Nefário. He looks at the two Lombaxes with wide eyes, dressed in a pink Hawaiian shirt and pink shorts, matching his shirt. "Ratchet and Clank! And..." he looks at Rivet and tilts his head a little. "Who are you again?"

"OH, I'LL HAMMER MY NAME INTO YOUR HEAD! Figuratively and literally!" She shouts as she raises her hammer, ready to strike.

Ratchet also pulls out his OmniWrench, ready to attack. Both Lombaxes leap towards Nefarious, who raises his arms in defense with one of his high-pitched, feminine screams.

Just when the two are ready to hit him, a slightly chubby robot jumps in front of them. "Hang on!" he shouts as he stands with open arms to protect the mad scientist.

Both Lombaxes stop their attack, inches before hitting him. "Laurence?" Ratchet asks confused.

Lawrence, who is also dressed only in simple blue shorts, sighs in relief. "Ufa...". Dr. Nefarious lowers his arms and opens one eye, still slightly shrunken. "Thanks for stopping by. Hi Ratchet. It's been a while." Lawrence says in his typical upper class but still friendly tone. "I know this is probably a weird question, but... Could you two follow me there?" he points to an umbrella, a little further away.

Ratchet looks at Rivet. She just shrugs. "All good." Ratchet then says.

Rivet sighs and puts the hammer down. She looks at Kit. "You two take care of this idiot, okay? If he tries anything funny, call us." she says to which both robots nod.

The Lombaxes and Lawrence are a little further away. Clank and Kit look at Nefarious, who looks at them. Suddenly he growls and narrows his eyes. "Stupid little trash cans." he hisses.

Clank and Kit look at each other. As soon as they look back, Kit's eyes turn red. Dr. Nefarious jumps a little in fear.

Meanwhile, the Lombaxes and Lawrence start talking. "What's wrong, Lawrence?" Ratchet asks as he places his hands on his hips. The robot is lucky. Ratchet always liked him in some way.

"First. Thank you for listening to me." Lawrence begins as he waves at them. "I know this might be too much to ask, but... We're here on vacation. Nothing more. So, please. Could you two be so kind and leave him alone, just this once? I promise, he won't do nothing bad. He even paid for this vacation here. He even paid double."

Ratchet and Rivet look at each other. "So... You want me to just ignore my mortal enemy?" Ratchet asks as he looks at the robot.

"Just this once. I'm here with my family too." He points to his wife and son. "And we just want to spend some quality time together." He sighs irritably. "Same with Dr. Nefarious."

Rivet doesn't look too happy as she lets out a sigh. "Felton tolerates him, right? And if he paid..."

"That's right." said Fongoid suddenly says. "He paid double, so I allowed him to stay. But! If he misbehaves, he will need to go. So I would like you two to accept him as a mere visitor who has the right to enjoy our resort."

Ratchet groans irritably. "Okay..." he says as he gives his eyes a small massage. "How did he get you to say yes?" he asks Felton.

"Well... Our guy here knelt down and begged to allow it just this once. How could I say no?" he laughs as he pats Lawrence on the back. "Ah! By the way... Today at sunset there will be a small dance party at the Tiki Lounge." he says with a smile before leaving them.