After Twilight finally talked Qwark back into his old costume after a long, frustrating, and hilarious in hindsight discussion, a party was quickly underway to celebrate the victory. During the last mission, Al had successfully finished decrypting Nefarious data, and had managed to reverse engineer the Bio-bliterator to reverse its effects. The process had already been tested on Skidd, and had worked perfectly. Scientists were already being dispatched to reverse the robotization of the galactic populace. And with Qwark returning, the entire victory had been achieved without any losses...unless the Tyhrranoids were counted, but no one seemed interested in taking them into account.
The party was in full swing, with Ratchet once more spinning tales of his exploits to entertain Sasha, who seemed quite fascinated. Of course, the fact that her eyes trailed everywhere except his face whenever he looked away from her to gesticulate indicated it likely wasn't his story she found so fascinating. Ratchet didn't seem to mind her distracted attention, though. If anything, he seemed to take every opportunity when she turned to hear what someone else had to say to return the favor with his own eyes. Twilight found this highly amusing, and began looking for opportunities to arrange for them to be alone together somewhere private. The situation resolved itself, however, when Sasha suggested to Ratchet she test his physical prowess in the VR Training Chamber in traditional Cazar combat...just as soon as she'd uploaded the data for the computer to generate traditional Cazar combat garb for the both of them. The fact that she sealed the doors from the inside with her Captain's authority and disabled the security cameras in the VR Training Chamber made sure that what happened inside was a secret to nobody, despite her best efforts.
(It was only later that Twilight's research revealed that 'traditional Cazar combat' was only ever utilized as part of Cazarian courtship, and was considered foreplay. Clank and Qwark were left feeling very awkward when she asked them what foreplay was.)
Twilight, Clank, and Qwark engaged in a dance contest with Helga, Al, and Skidd as judges. Clank won no contest, as when she danced to express herself Twilight's dancing could be best described as 'having less natural rhythm and grace than a jellyfish having a seizure', and Qwark on the dance floor had all the grace of a hippopotamus with an anal infection trying to scratch its bum. Things became much more even when they shifted to zero-g DDR. There, Twilight had the advantage as she had one hoof for each button.
Sparkle Squad joined in the party in their own way, dancing to the beat of the music and competing to see which of them could make the coolest, craziest hat out whatever was at hand. It was eventually decided to be a tie between Madd for his pony hat - sticking Twilight on his head - and Ironhead for his Hero's Cap - sticking Captain Qwark on his head upside down.
Towards the end of the party, Clank received a call from Derek Tovid, informing him that the new Secret Agent Clank holo-vid was going to be screened soon, and they all had reserved seating. Clank felt he had to inform Sasha and Ratchet - especially since the expanded script had them both on cast - so he decided to hack around Sasha's lock on the Training Chamber to tell them.
Thankfully, they seemed to be resting at the moment, but Clank did get a good look at Cazar traditional battle garb. All he could say was that it was definitely suited to the climate of the Cazar home world and its binary star.
The cameras zoomed in on holo-theater, a massive picture of Clank and 'Sparks' above the entrance as throngs of people lined the sides of the red carpet. "We're live from the star studded premiere of the latest film in the Secret Agent Clank series," Darla Gratch said into the news feed. "The atmosphere is positively electric, as thousands of fanatical fans clamor for a glimpse of their favorite celebrities."
Behind Darla, President Phyronix was waving to the voting public, though every so often he sent an unhappy glance over his shoulder. Ratchet and Sasha were walking hand in hand, waving to the crowd. Whenever they weren't looking at him, he sent an unhappy glance towards Ratchet...until Sasha caught him at it and glowered at him, her upper lip pulling back over her teeth. He backed up so fast he fell ears over tail and rolled into the theater, much to the amusement of the voting public.
Once inside the theater, everyone sat back to watch the film as it reached its climactic showdown.
Secret Agent Clank and Sparks raced away from pursuing forces of the dreaded Maximilian, the snowy backdrop adding tension to their flight. Through quick thinking, the pair of them were able to divert the pair of robo-ninjas into self destruction, the first cutting down the second before getting snatched up by a yeti.
They both had to leap off their boards as they approached a cliff edge. Sparks lunch fell out of her pack, scattering as her cookie burst apart on a rock. Maximilian then rose up from beyond the cliff in a helicopter, the cookie crumbs scattering over his body. "Agent Clank...Sparks..." he said as he grinned down at them. "It seems your luck has finally run out." He laughed wickedly. "The time has come...to say-"
"Duck!" Sparks shouted, pointing.
Maximilian and Clank instinctively ducked, but nothing seemed to happen. "Your tricks won't work this time, Sparks!" Maximilian snapped. "I have been waiting for this moment for a long time, and now, I am going to blow you both into a million-"
At that moment, a large avian flew into the cockpit of the attack helicopter, pecking away at Maximilian to get at the cookie crumbs. Maximilian roared angrily and flailed, accidentally turning off the engine of the chopper. The blades broke against the cliff as it fell before going up in a massive, majestic fireball.
"I tried to warn him..." Sparks pointed out, her cyborg optic whirring.
Clank pointed at the avian. "That is a goose," he corrected.
"Heh," Sparks replied sheepishly. "Oops?"
As the credits rolled, applause echoed. While Ratchet and Sasha shared a quick kiss, Twilight leaned up to give Clank a gentle peck on the cheek. "When's the next film?" she asked eagerly.
"We'll find out," Clank replied, chuckling.
Duck, Duck, GOOSE!
Now to deadlocked
6154602 Don't you mean, on to more of Twilight breaking everything? Cuz that's basically what this is devolving into. I suspect plot divergence toward what happend to Twi in the first place. ...I'm not complaining, by the by. I happen to love Twi breaking stuff. And would enjoy more scenes that involve nonsensical mass violence like her ultimate victory at annihilation nation. I have new respect for that entire song...
LOL, nice ending! And I like Sasha and Ratchet getting closer... now how long until Twilight gets a baby brother or sister?????
I think it's safe to say that Cazarian females are the more dominant gender of their race, if the president's reaction to Sasha's little growl was anything to go by. Granted it is her father we're talking about, but still. She's staked her claim on her chosen and help any that disapprove.
its 05:29 and ive not slept but hey look on the plus side this chapter came out
and i know seize matters... its more a "filler" than story line....
6142075 That's why he calls himself Tangent!
Not a bad ending for this part of the story. Onwards, to the next game!
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My guess is that we first get Secret Agent Clank
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don't forget about Talwyn: ratchets third member to the harem
I wonder how secret agent clank is going to play now that the main villain of that game: Clunk, is dead
6154936 She's not there right now, so Twilight can't pester her and Ratchet for a sibling.
Arsenal aftermath: the shit that went down sorry. Couldn't hold that one back
This be da best story
'Nuff said:insertbrohoof:
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6154920 imposable, Klunk never came online thanks to Twi and he was the primary villain of that game. also, is not on the list of games being used...
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
I wonder if Sasha will be more frantic to get ratchet back in deadlocked now that they are actually dating and not dancing around each other.
6155248 I didn't even notice her or atleast remember her in deadlocked, mind you it was a long time ago.
6155088 Actually it could be possible. The Game could easily be converted to a movie where Qwark, Sparks, and Clank are on a mission to prove Jeeves innocence after the Kingpan frames him for the crime. Ratchet may not have as big of a story in the conversion but, it's possible.
6155419 She only appears in the opening cutscene for about 5 seconds before Ratchet is kidnapped.
6155939 oh yeah, wait... Why the hell didn't she send reinforcements to save me! Ungrateful aliens.
Women scary!!!
Duck... Duck... Duck... GOO- wait, someone already made that joke?
Well either way, AFTER PARTY!
... And WHY is Twilight suddenly a bad dancer once again? I thought she was made out to be a good one when that battle arena thing came up!
Clank won no contest, as when she danced to express herself Twilight's dancing could be best described as
1. Uhh... I think you meant Twilight here. Unless Clank grew a gender.
Ahh yes, the silly silly dancing of Twilight... It's good to be a biological in days like these...
Oh right, before I forget.
I guess Maximilion got some... Goose Bumps.
6155741 except for the Kingpin being Klunk, who was never activated, and that game, as i said, is not on the list of games being used in this story. Tatsurou made a list and posted it with the blurb exactly which Ratchet and Clank games r going to be used and thats not one of them... here, this is the full list...
Game Timeline
Ratchet and Clank: Done
Going Commando: Done
Up Your Arsenal: Done
Deadlocked: Planned.
Size Matters: Planned.
Tools of Destruction: Planned.
Quest for Booty: Planned.
Crack in Time: Planned.
All 4 One: Planned.
Into the Nexus: Planned.
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As stated on the Annihilated Nation chapter, it's the difference between crafting a spell and expressing herself. After all, she won on DDR, which was following a pattern.
Twilight is great at following a preset pattern for dancing...but when expressing herself, it's still the classic dancing.
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Actually, the she there refers to Twilight later in the sentence.
6153035 completely forgot about that one.....whoops
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Loopholes? Why do you make me so dizzy?
6156131 Carlos go home the joke was too dry for the burn
Way to go, Ratchet
6156364 I know of the list, it's in the description of the story. My point was saying that it wasn't impossible, its simple actually after all so many stories have been made where the main hero is cloned by a mysterious force. The director could easily get the idea of a evil clone Agent Clank from Twilight's idea for using a 'stunt double'. Like I said, it'll just be a movie or a movie idea that the director throws to them. Could easily be filler or something that just happens in the background, just because it doesn't get a full story doesn't mean it's impossible for it to appear.
6157495 hmmmn, there is that...yes, but it would be up to the author, not us, to make it work...
6156654 You don't need any Aloe Vera for dry humour
6157967 i will let that one side.... for now
Wow best mlp/ratchet and clank crossover ever keep it up
6158151 Looks like I got onto your... Humorous side.
At least you didn't... Lose your sides.
PS. I know you meant Slide but hey, pun moments are pun moments.
6157957 Aye it would be. Sorry for pointing you out, it's just when someone says something is impossible it bugs me for some reason you know? After all unsinkable ships sink.
6158584 some that were thought of as unsinkable...were actually quite sinkable. i do apologize as well, being autistic, i am very literal minded, and motivated more on logic than anything else. so, thats at least partially y im going to be going on a slight tangent here...
in terms of unsinkable ships...naturally the most famous of these is the Titanic, hailed for its time as the ship that would not sink. and she might even have survived the hit she took to her hull, had the metal not been flawed from the start. there were multiple impurities in the metal used for Titanics outer hull, making it structurally unsound. oh it held up fine for a while, until that bergy bit hit it, then the metal snapped apart as easily as say, sandstone. Titanics sister ship, the Britanic, suffered a similar fate when she struck a mine four years after the Titanic sunk. interestingly, Titanic and Britanic had a third sister ship, the Olympic, that though fairly unlucky in her own right, earned the nickname of 'Old Reliable' for her service as a troop transport during the first world war and was not sunk despite her several misfortunes...
The duck pun...I have now words save for "good show."
Maximilliam. *puts on sunglasses* you don goosed.
6155419 At the start of the game ratchet was on a vidcall to her and it froze when they were abducted. I imagine she spent the whole game trying to find him.
6158662 Huh, you know I think you'd like the song The Impossible, it's about never underestimating the impossible. But, I digress it was a pleasure chatting with you.
To any one that see this. Can you help me. Im looking fir a good grinding place in up your arsenal. Any sugestiuns? What i manly nerd is a place whare i can get my weapons upgraded quick.
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I personally used the Annihilation Nation weapon specific and rotating weapon challenges. You get free ammo refills between runs.
6160595 thx. Awsome story. So worth the fav.
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Was it the cartoon, or the movies that Disney did in the late '90s? The cartoon is either late '70's, or sometime in the '80s. I remember watching it as a kid.
The movie they did starred Matthew Broderik and Michelle Trachtenberg. The first one anyway. I was kinda funny, but also kinda tame.
I know Cartoon Network had the cartoon on awhile back; nowadays, you have to either get the DVD release, or try Netflix. (no streaming for that one, which pisses me off. That cartoon was hilarious)