Forbidden Lombax Love: Ratchet x Alister

Chapter three: Tea?

Hey guys!! I know I suck, I'm sorry! I haven't updated in ages before I bloody forgot and I'm stupid. I'll make it up to you by giving you another chapter you've all been asking for. Enjoy! Art by Zombiy (Tumblr)

Sigmund and Ratchet guided Alister to Ratchet's ship, sitting him in the passenger seat whilst Ratchet sat in the drivers seat. That's when Ratchet waves goodbye to Sigmund and clank before the young Lombax left for home.

The journey was.. Silent. A few groans from Azimuth here and there but nothing but the sound of the ships engine.

Ratcher's eyes were fixated on the open space in front of him, but his mind was elsewhere..

He just kept thinking and thinking about what happened at the clock. Having Alister turning against him to fix a mistake was so unexpected, and surprising enough.

The young Lombax took a deep breath, and the general noticed. Alister was holding his side, sitting up with a groan before he sighed too.

"Ratchet..."

Ratchet looked at the elder, his eyebrow slightly raised.

"Yeah?"

Alister cleared his throat, before his head bows, his eyes closed.

"I'm.. I'm sorry about what happened.. On the clock.. I wasn't thinking straight because I was so obsessed with fixing my mistake..."

The general paused, hand on head before he continued.

"I just.. Wasn't thinking about you.. I was thinking of myself and I was so suck in self pity I forgot just how important the present is"

A hand laid on Alister's shoulder, it was Ratchet's. Alister flickered his eyes before smiling.

Ratchet spoke softly, and sincerely.

"it's okay general.. It can happen to even the best of people.. You just need to look to the future and see what your doing in the present"

The white Lombax smirked, chuckling.

"Wise words, just like your father-"

"No.."

Alisters eyes revert to Ratchet's, where he looked confused by the sudden 'no'.

"I think it sounds more like you"

Ratchet continued, his kind smile sending a fluttering feeling down Alisters chest, like he'd swallowed a pure butterfly.

They both share a soft stare before Ratchets head turns back to look out of the front ship window.

A heartbeat goes by, and Alister and Ratchet are already asleep while the ship was on autopilot. Ratchet soft sleepy breaths could be heard, as Alister snored a little while he shifted instinctively.

Little did they know when they were asleep, is that a red light on the dash was flickering. Which meant..

Trouble.

"Warning! Warning! Hostile ships detected!"

Aphelion alerted, and Ratchet immediately sprung up.

"Ah shoot!"

Ratchet grabbed hold of the steering wheel, turning off autopilot before he slams the wheel forward to boost those thrusters so the ship would go zooming ahead.

"Damn space pirates!"

Ratchet cussed before he outmanoeuvred the ships following him whilst flying through the asteroid field.

Alister didn't move a muscle through any of it. He was passed out and really, who could blame him?

It was a long flight home, but finally, they made it back to Alisters home on Torren IV. Where Ratchet had to lift the general out of the ship himself and drag his sleepy ass inside. He was heavy, but must be because of all that muscles the elder surprisingly had. Oh, Ratchet was "jealous" of that muscular frame.

Putting the general on his bed and leaving him there to rest, Ratchet decided to sit on the roof, staring soullessly at the night sky above him.
Even though he sees it all the time, it's still so fascinating to look at.

Ratchet held his knees to his chest, his chin resting on his left knee as his eyes wandered shut, a big yawn leaving all of a sudden.

"Someone's tired"

The young Lombax turned to who spoke.. It was just Alister.

"You're awake"

Honestly, he was surprised, he thought the elder would be asleep forever (Not literally)

"Yeah, I woke and could get back to sleep, so I came to find you.. Figured you'd be out here"

Alister spoke in a soft, but musky tone. His hand laid on his side before he sat beside Ratchet, holding out a mug to him.

Ratchet looked at the drink and smiled, cupping the mug in his hand to take it from him. Bringing the mug to his lips, he takes a sip of the soothing, tasty and fresh cup of tea. It was clearly made from 'Breegus Nectar', which was the sweet stuff found in the mines on Lumos. They used the nectar to distract the tetramites.

Giving it a sniff, Alister hummed at the sweet scene before sipping his tea.

"Ah, that hits the spot, nothing like a good cup of tea to best suit this view"

The elders ruby eyes glance around the sky, while Ratchet's emerald green eyes fixate on Alister.

He was so positive, even after what happened. How could he be so calm? He nearly died.

"Alister.."

The general took his gaze away from the sky to focus on Ratchet, his head tilting slightly.

"Don't think I've ever heard you address me by my name"

"I wanted to be polite, without being too formal"

Ratchet exhales, looking at the ripples being made in the orange liquid in his mug. He was trying to find his voice.

"How.. Could you be so positive?"

Alright! There you have it fokes! Hope you enjoyed, not much in this but the next chapter should be interesting!