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[It's a peaceful, melodic sound, washing over the feed. The sound of lapping waves, the light, balmy breeze... and the distant sound of an aged man, moaning softly as the sand begins to shift.

As the view comes more into focus, a large furred husk takes up most of it, pushing himself up from the ocean's grasp to blink slowly at his surroundings.]

Where...?

[He stares for a moment longer, brow furrowing in thought, before his memories catch up with him - the Clock, the explosion...

His last words to Ratchet, and one last look at the pocketwatch he held so dear.

With a gasp, he quickly searches his own pockets, sighing in relief at the metallic feel, grateful to whatever force out there that it had still been in one piece. That, and his Praetorian Omniwrench, which laid a few feet from where he'd collapsed.

Considering this world was still in one cohesive piece, he knows that he'd successfully reverted his mistake. And... wherever he was now, this was where he was meant to be.

Except he hadn't expected death to be so... wet. The Lombax's ears droop over his shoulders, heavy with saltwater and dripping down to the sand. And that's where he spots the SFC, laying right next to his wrench. Curious at this little piece of machinery - certainly not Lombax build, that was for sure - he picks it up.

Hello, Vatheon. Meet the General.]

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That isn't how I remember it. Clank didn't get a chance to push me out of the way with your sneak attack Alister.

Ratchet, for the last time, you are not dead.

I'm the one who felt my heart stop, Alister. I'm the one who woke up here after everything went black and I feel. I think I should know better than you, you liar.

...I swear, by Orvus, by your father's soul, by any entity out there I didn't kill you. I had... intended to, but failed.

...

I'm surprised you don't believe that much. Failures, failures. It's molded my entire life.

...

All I know is what I remember Alister. What I felt. You killed me. I wouldn't imagine that.

If you are telling the truth, if you're willing to swear on his soul...then I have no idea what's going on or why we remember things differently.

...Welcome to Vatheon.

An existence where you no longer exist... I want nothing to do with this. It's a rare event in which I'm happy to have failed.

So... what is this 'Vatheon'? I had assumed death shortly after the Clock, but now I'm starting to doubt even that much. Is this another dimension?

I only know what I've been told. And yeah, another dimension sounds about right. The magic coral behind you brings all sorts of people here, alive and dead.

...have you come across the Lombaxes?

Nope. I was the only one here until you showed up.

That isn't surprising. So... it's another dimension, but not their dimension.

...

I'm sorry I have to be the first familiar face you see. You're better off having Clank, or someone else.

Yeah well...

The Universe sometimes as a cruel sense of humor, right?

...yes. But this is cruel, even for it.

Needless to say, Ratchet, that I have no desire to tear it apart by any means in this place. You have my word as a Lombax.

Not like you could anyway in this place.

...But thanks.

It's the gesture that counts.

...and it's the most I can offer, if what you're saying is true. A 'sorry', in this case, seems infidel.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they don't make; "Sorry I killed you" cards. But...

[Ratchet sighs and runs a hand over his face.]

Look. What I remember and what you remember are different. Something is up. I'm willing to just...ignore it if you are.

I would be willing to start over, Ratchet.

Works for me.

Can we skip the part where you throw bombs at me and pin me to a wall though?

Ahh, come on, you had to admit that was fun. I haven't had a chase like that in years!

Well, I guess if you really want to, I could chase you around a bit in the junkyard while you go on about me being a fake and an assassin.

[Ping!]

There's a junkyard here?

{Ratchet Ratchet guess what. FIELD TRIP.]

Well yeah. That's where I got a bunch of parts for my inventing spree. Went an entire week with almost no sleep. Just stayed awake inventing things.

Hey, it's a start. At least I know where to start setting up ba--

[...

Wait a minute.]

[STERN DADDYBAX FACE.]

Ratchet.

...What?

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