Bonds And Love(Rivchet)

Surprise Gifts

It was about a half hour before Ratchet had stopped crying and had apologized to rivet for crying on her instead of toughening up and keeping composed however in response rivet had lightly pinched his right ear giving him a 'you don't need to apologize' look before then rubbing between his shoulders and then went to nuzzling between his ears telling him that he was fine and that she was glad that he had felt comfortable enough to even do so. In response ratchet had leaned into her touch and had started purring. Behind rivet Alister, Kit and Clank all smiled gently at the scene in front of them though the sweet moment was soon interrupted as the rest of the lombaxes were starting to begin their day.

Alister had thought it odd that the others were already moving about so soon however It was only after Alister looked to the calendar in the room and saw the date and smiled a little as today had marked a traditional lombaxian holiday that spanned three days though he hadn't celebrated it in years as he knew he didn't deserve to. Today was the beginning of the Honor festival and the first day was for the lombaxes to celebrate their achievements in technological advancement and to honor those that have made a impactful difference both alive and dead. The second day was to celebrate those that invented items from random parts or scraps which Alister knew both rivet and ratchet have done and though only Rivet had hers on hand which was her old mechanical arms, ratchet had left his inventions back at his old garage that he had let me and rivet visit a few times. He did however have his father's hoverboots and the cryomine glove here in storage for the time being to keep them in as immaculate condition as possible so maybe he could display those if the new council allowed it but, only if ratchet wanted to.

If he did so wish to and got permission he could bring those items as Kaden had wanted to give ratchet his hoverboots when he had come of age to use them anyways and had even gotten them professionally cleaned well before ratchet had been born as Kaden's thrill seeking days had gone behind him by then as the pretorian guard had been the most demanding full time job besides weapons development and the council and so he didn't have nearly as much time as he once did.

For the final day of the festival all the lombaxes gathered in the square with floating lanterns with the names of those lost and send the lanterns into the air as a sort of tribute to them. The attachment of gifts was allowed if desired though in the past before everything happened most had simply sent the lanterns up with accessories or drawings especially from the young kits if there were any in the family the lantern was addressed to as they found happiness in doing so. It honestly was a mix of melancholy and respect in Alister's opinion though Alister was unsure if the others would even let him in for the last day after what he had caused.

*Alister's P.O.V*

Even though Mags and a few others had eventually came to a sort of agreement that what I did had been a bad decision they figured through my exile with absolutely no other lombaxes or really anyone at all besides the vullards had been more then punishing enough. They especially felt it had been more than enough when Mags and his team saw just how barren Torren IV was when they had gone with ratchet and rivet for their trips as backup in case of attacks as both did have enemies. After seeing Torren IV all of them looked a bit guilty but, I had told them that I should of punished myself more harshly and should of gone to an abandoned planet instead of even having the vullards even if they didn't interact with me much. I even admitted that I felt I should have remained in exile however ratchet and then even rivet had managed to convince me that I deserved to be here with everyone especially with sacrificing myself to correct my mistake and being given a second chance at life.

I soon felt a hand on my shoulder which got me out of my thoughts and saw that it had been Rex who had three really thick packages in his other arm and had handed me one before going over to ratchet and rivet who looked to the packs with some apprehension before looking to Rex asking him what they were. Rex had answered saying that it was some new armor that had been in development for years now and they were finally ready for production for civilians and soldiers and figured the first three armor sets created should go to them as a gift for all they have done. Rex had informed us that they had made armor specifically for the three of us with the needed adaptions for each wearer as soon as they were sure the armor was safe to use and had gotten them customized for each wearer to match their color preferences. Orange and brown for me, green and gray for Ratchet and blue and black for Rivet.

I had to admit I was impressed that they had continued making armor even when they were safer from attacks though I didn't complain especially sense my old armor had so much wear that it should honestly be put up for good and so I opened the package and was stunned to see almost an exact replica of my current armor though there were obvious differences. It was more light weight though it was clearly made of much stronger material just by feeling the armor plates, it had a built in revival system as well as a nano tech system and when Alister looked to Ratchet and Rivet both of theirs had adaptations for their specific circumstances. Ratchet's and Rivet's armor had a holder specifically crafted to accommodate clank's as well as kit's special holders on their backs and it seemed that the armor developers kept in mind ratchet's heart device and rivet's prosthetic arm. Seeing this I looked to Rex and gave him a firm pat on his back and told him thank you and that I would thank the other developers as well as soon as I could.

Rex had smiled clearly happy he was able to help make something that could help his fellow lombaxes.