Ratchet and Clank: Rise of Galaxion - Book 1

Chapter 9: Hoverbikes

"Ratchet's POV"

We had to handle a few problems on the way but we manage to get past it,"so why did you ask me that question five sec ago?" I asked still confused but she just remain quiet and kept walking until she stopped and looked up,"Lyra?" I asked a bit worried of what she thinking but I noticed her ears were flicking a lot trying to catch a noise,next thing I knew she starts to run straight ahead. "wait!" I yelled as I try to catch up but founded an object in a white cloak, I was about to remove it when I heard a growl I turned around only to get cornered by some dog-like creature. "Stay" I ordered trying to find my omi wrench, just as that thing was about to pounce something orange grabbed it and threw it at a tree and as it started to get up it ran in the bushes,"ritzoyotos aren't the friendliest creatures" a familiar voice told me and I look at the direction of voice only to see Lyra who used her flame whip to save me,"yeah I got it, so what's under it?" I asked pointing to the object behind. As Lyra walked over to it and removed the cloak to my surprise it looked a lot like a hover-bike but it had neon blue streaks on it and it looked really different."whoa it looks a vehicle" I said as I knelt down and placed my hands on it,"yes but no matter what I do it won't work" Lyra told me as she gestured her hand and I realized why she asked that asked that question, she wanted me to help fix it."way a head of you,i can handle any vehicle"I told her,"uh huh,then can you translate these writings?"she told me as she bent down and showed me some writings on a pad in front of me. I open my mouth to say something but I just kept quiet cause I had no idea what the writing said,"their in lombax"she revealed to me as I became surprise but what surprise me more was that Lyra can translate lombax,"you can read lombax?!" I questioned her cause the only person I know to translate lombax is Tal,"yes but some of the writing has some scratches and i don't know what they mean but they appear to be instructions for starting up the hover bike" she told and she was right,luckily she gave me a translator that Jinx built so I can translate the instructions."put hand on pad" I translated the first one to Lyra,"yes,yes I did that" she told as she gestured her hand while pacing,"start up engine"I told her but she knew that too. The third was scratched a bit but I decided to read it,"keep hand...start up..."I said in my head and realized why the bike wasn't working,"okay did you start up the engine..." I questioned her,"yes" she answered,"...while your hand was on the pad?"I mention,"yea-...no"she said as she realized she hadn't done it. We both decided to give it a try and luckily it work and to our surprise it started to rise,"holy omniwrenches"Lyra said to me as a smile appeared on her face,"you got that right"I answered her as I ran to the Hover-bike with Lyra behind me."with this we'll get to that special place in just a min!" Lyra told me sounding really excited ,"I wonder how fast it goes?" I questioned as I tapped the pad but in a flash it flew by itself and started to hit a rock and bounce to another,Lyra and I just watch it as it bounced to another and quickly got on the ground when that hover bike went to our direction and crashed. We both looked at the hover bike that's now probably busted and turned to Lyra with a scared look,knowing I might made her angry,"so...should we get some tools?" I said nervously as she turn to me with a smile and started to get up,"you broke it you fix it" she told me as she walked to the hover bike and I decided I should do what she just said.