Spike, Ratchet, and Clank proceeded to fly through the stars to their next planet, Spike was looking out the window feeling a little sad, and Clank noticed it.
"Is something wrong Spike?" Clank asked curious, Spike only sighed.
"I'm just really worried about my friends, i was teleported away from my world so suddenly, they might think i'm dead." spike said sadly, Ratchet looked at him sadly as well.
"Hey, don't worry, once this is over i'll be looking at the galactic planet maps to find it, i'm sure it will be here somewhere." Ratchet said trying to make him feel better. Spike looked away and looked at him hopefully.
"You really think we'll find it?" Spike asked with hope.
"Of course, i promised i'll help you find it, and i tend to keep it." Ratchet said with determination.
"Do not worry my friend, once we stop Drek, i will assist in this as well." Clank said with a smile, well as best as a robot can smile, Spike looked at them gratefully.
"Thanks guys i really appreciate this" Spike said with a smile.
"no problem pal. We're coming up on Aridia now, hang on" Ratchet said as the planet was in view.
Spike and Ratchet and Clank soon got out of the ship and landed on the ground, they looked around and saw a large station of some kind and a canyon nearby.
"Let's check out that canyon, there looks to be a fire signal coming from there" Spike said pointing at the smoke signal.
"He's right, there might be someone needing help lets go" Ratchet said as they started running towards it.
They had to fight through some creatures called Sand Sharks, Spike sliced through them with ease, even though he still isn't the best at swords, he still feels like he should take some lessons on it, Ratchet brought them down with a Flamethrower he bought, because lethal weapons are able to be bought legally here apparently, eventually they made they're way to the signal and found someone.
"It's him it's Skid Mc Marx!" Ratchet said pointing at him
"You know it dude! did you catch that epic space battle i was in?" Skid asked trying to sound cool and Spike chuckled.
"Yeah we saw ya, crying for help." Spike said as they chuckled a little.
"That was more of a battle cry." He said trying to brush off the humiliation
"right.." Spike said still not convinced.
"My agent and I got ambushed on the way to the hoverboard tryouts.
"Is he alright?" Spike asked with worry and clank nodded as well.
"Ah he's fine, but i've been having trouble getting back to my ship, due to these Sand Sharks, and my sprained ankle" Skid said pointing at the creatures and his ankle that did look sprained.
" Oh come on!" Ratchet said pointing at the sharks.
"If you can take out all the sand sharks i just might have two spare hoverboards for you, there was something else i found but i think you guys might be able to use it better" Skid offered, Spike and Ratchet thought it over, Clank tried to tell him we were trying to find Qwark but Spike shushed him.
"This guy needs our help, Qwark can wait later." Spike told him and Clank nodded in understanding.
"One of your boards? hmm i've always wanted a decent hoverboard." Ratchet said still thinking about it
"And it would be my first one as well" Spike said as they don't have these things back home, Ratchet soon decided.
"Alright we'll help you, you just keep that foot elevated." Ratchet told him, Spike looked at the creatures and took out his blades and they created the 6 foot swords.
"Whoa dude! those are awesome!" Skid said in awe, Spike looked back and smiled
"Let's do this!" Spike said as they rushed at them.
Spike and Ratchet had proceeded to take down dozens of them, there were strange creatures that were spawning them out and they figured they had to be destroyed in order to stop them from coming, Spike sliced through multiple of them at once enjoying the action, Ratchet was throwing fire at them and liking using his new weapon. they made they're way to the ship where some more sharks were and they took care of them easily thanks to they're teamwork, and then they helped Skid make they're way to it.
"Thanks a ton dudes! That was totally awesome!" Skid said before he walked up to his ship, he pulled out two hoverboards.
"Like I promised dudes!" Skid said tossing it to them.
"A brand new Z 3000!" You can't even buy these!" Ratchet said looking at them amazed.
"These things look awesome! wait till the other people back home see this!" Spike said trying to ride it, he was actually able to get the hang of it pretty fast as it didn't require much practice.
"Work on your skills and you could win the tournament! And here's the other thing i promised." Skid said as he pulled out another object.
Spike got off the board and walked up to see what it is. To they're shock, they saw a strange piece of metal with a green diamond in the middle and he handed it to Spike, he took out his blade and observed it's material.
"These look similar in terms of the material they were made with, i wonder..." Spike said as he placed his finger on the Diamond.
Like he thought, it began to glow, and the thing began to spread across Spike's body creating an armored suit and his eyes glowed a bright green from it, they looked at it in awe.
"Whoa.. this is just like my blades.." Spike said in awe looking at the armor.
"I knew it! Something must be leaving you these! If Skid or i can't use them, someone or something must be leaving these behind for you specifically!" Ratchet said as he looked at the swords and armor as they were exactly alike.
"That is the coolest armor i have ever seen!" Skid said completely amazed.
"Ratchet is right, these materials seem to only react to you, so someone might have designed them this way." Clank said as he looked at the armor.
"I feel something so familiar.." Spike said as he took of the helmet and they looked at Skid.
"Thanks a ton dudes! Hope to catch you dudes at the hoverboard races!" Skid said as he got back on his ship.
"Your welcome!" Spike told him, and they now looked at each other.
"Now lets check out that factory, there's a shortcut through here." Ratchet said as they saw the factory a short distance away.
"Let's go!" Spike said as they started to run through it.
Spike and Ratchet continued to fight they're way through Aridia, there were more robots they had to take down, and they had to use their Swingshots in order to cross large gaps.
"It feels like we're in a comic book story!" Spike said as they continued
"Tell me about it!" Ratchet said agreeing on it.
They continued to make they're way to the top and they found another device, Ratchet picked it up and Clank analyzed it.
"That is the Trespasser, it is used to unlock certain doors to areas" Clank said as they looked at it.
"Like that door over there?" Spike asked pointing to a nearby door, Clank nodded and they both headed to it.
After they opened the door they proceeded to make they're way through more obstacles and robots, Spike's new armor could have them barely lay a scratch on him though because it was so advanced.
"This seems to be more advanced then anything in the galaxy" Clank said as they continued through
"I think the next thing we do after Drek is try to find the origin of these things, and Something tells me we'll be encountering more stuff like this.." spike said as he felt something about these things.
"I agree on that, there's the way out let's go!" Ratchet said as they saw a ledge they had to climb.
They eventually crawled their way out and they saw a nearby ship.
"Skid's agent might be there!" Spike said as he pointed at it. Ratchet and Clank agreed on that and they headed towards it.
They soon arrived at the crashed pod.
" No signal whatsoever! this downtime is killing me!!" He said really frustrated trying to call someone
"Are you okay sir?" Spike asked worried
"Are you in need of medical attention?" Clank asked worried as well, but he then noticed them.
"Don't worry about it kids, the problem is i'm stranded and my star client is nowhere to be found!" The agent said looking around.
"Hey we saw you on that info bot! your Skids agent!" Ratchet said as he realized him.
"Was Skids agent, haven't seen him since our ship crashed, and a agent without a client is like a flea without a dog." The agent said as they looked at each other a little confused at it.
"Say you two look like athletic kids! If you can win the next hoverboard races and bring back the prize from Blackwater City, i'll make you two my next Stars!" The agent offered.
"Isn't this going a little to fast?" Spike asked, but Ratchet thought over words he said.
"we have no time for trivial matters sir." clank said trying to decline it politely.
"Hmm, we could be the next Skid mc Marx! The hoverboard duo's!" Ratchet said trying to make Spike agree, and Spike looked at him with worry.
"You think we can go through it?" Spike asked a little unsure and Ratchet nodded.
"Like Skid said, we practice and we could win, imagine what that prize could be." ratchet told him, Spike thought about it and looked at him
"Alright, we should take care of our other problems first before we hit that place though" Spike said as he still felt a little uneasy.
"Don't worry Spike, we'll win those races for sure!" Ratchet said with confidence. Spike looked back at the agent.
"You sure you don't need any help getting out of here?" Spike asked.
"Don't sweat it kid, once i get a signal i'll be able to leave from a call for a cab, you just stick to winning the races!" he said as he walked back into the pod completely alright with being here right now.
"Well alright then.. let's just get back to the ship there was a lot that happened in just the last hour." Spike said still trying to process all the new stuff he has now.
"Yeah, i agree let's get going." Ratchet said as they headed back to the ship, they took a teleporter of some kind and ended up near the ship, they soon hopped in and took off.
Spike was looking at the armor and swords and just wondering who made these and why these are for him.
We zoom out to beyond the galaxy they're in, it goes even further until it looks like a screen, two figures were watching it as a green dot was beeping for a location.
"He's found it, and We've finally found him." A male voice spoke looking at the screen.
"This is all piecing together, what's the newest piece they've found?" A female voice spoke.
"He's found the armor set we made, and the swords we made with the Lombaxes" The male voice said looking at the current weaponry.
"Let's hope he finds the rest, and once it's over he can finally meet us." The female figure asked hopefully.
"I hope so to, it is time our son met his parents, in time we will finally meet him" The male voice said as they continued to watch on continuing to see his journey.