The Revival of Cronk and Zephyr

The Revival of Cronk and Zephyr is the 11th Episode (And birthday special for Scroopfan) of the 3rd Season of the SpongeBob and Friends Adventures Chronicles series. The Anti-Team Nefarious Freedom Fighters go to Ratchet's universe on Planet Thram to mourn the loss of some of their greatest members, Cronk and Zephyr, especially for Ratchet, Clank, and the most hurt of all of them, Talwyn Apogee. However, the team was surprised to find that something disturbed their graves and actively dragged away their bodies. All that was left was a holo-note that showed a silhouetted long-cloaked figure that claims that Cronk and Zephyr will return momentarily. So, desperate to see her lost friends again, Talwyn asks Ratchet and Clank to help find whoever left the message, and leave Team Lightyear in charge of the team while they were gone. Their quest leads them to the Badlands of Equestria, and because the Lodgers were still there repairing the damage done by Starlight's minions, they discover the three of them and decide to send a few of their members to ensure they are safe. But when the gang entered the badlands, it's typical welcoming commity proved to be desired and left them in a bad position with a crashed ship.The gang find themselves inside the ship, which they'll soon discover that it has been turned into a city for broken and formerly-destroyed machines such as Nefarious Troopers, Hornets, and even Qui's drones. The heroes finally encounter Cronk and Zephyr, and though there was a joyful reunion, they are intervened by the one who brought the two robots back: a cybernetic Nefarious-like Cragmite named Electross. While Ratchet was unforgiving to a member of an evil race, Electross said that he had no intentions to harm the friends of Cronk of Zephyr, and explained that he did it because he has always admired Ratchet not just for his accomplishments, but because he has always had a compassion for Lombaxes since he was not like the Cragmites he knew them to be. Electross was always against the Cragmites' actions during the Great War, but when he openly refused to destroy an entire Lombax colony, he was exiled for treason and 'redemption to the enemy', which in Cragmite society, is viewed as a sign of weakness. As much as he hated what his race had become, Electross couldn't bring himself to accept that the Cragmites were being exiled to another dimension by the Lombaxes, and there was no way to cleanse the evil in their hearts. But then, he discovered that Equestria has a special artifact called The Jewel of Souls that can not just revive, but alter the souls of anyone dead or alive no matter how long dead or how far morally-gone. Electross wants the Jewel of Souls so he can purify the Cragmites, and has even been able to sneak the duplicate Dimensionator that Vendra and Neftin had created, and he asks Ratchet's to help purify them once and for all, and in return, he'll even let Ratchet see his race again, and will see to it that the two races will join together and bring peace, united advancement, and order to the universes, ending the conflict of evil forever. But Electross asks that Rachet and Clank find it with Cronk and Zephyr and keep it a secret from anyone else in fear that they won't understand how it feels to be the last of your kind. While Clank is skeptical since what Electross is doing is risky, and Ratchet is worried that it might require that he lies to his comrades, including his own girlfriend. Even so, they decide to go through with it if it'll make Electross happy. They go out and find the Jewel in a temple in Tartarus guarded by a powerful Giant Hellfire Phoenix. With all this pressure to find a mystical relic that was lost for a reason yet to be known, how will everything play out?

Chapter 1: Lost Members Mourned
In an unknown location. This is what he sings.
 * In a long and empty hallway, music is heard, as a voice is heard talking. Battle Damaged Nefarious Troopers and Zurg Hornets are seen dragging two robotic corpses, and brought them to a cloaked figure. Then, the figure began to sing, as the song is sung during a repair senquience.

In the Rachet and Clank Universe, Planet Thram Star Command Later...
 * A Qui Drone came to land on the Figure's shoulder like a pet. (It was like the DD300 ones).
 * Qui Drone: ".... Wow, Master.... You restored those robots like you did for me and many others.... But.... I must ask, master.... What porpose do they have here? They didn't even get killed in Equestia."
 * ???: "I know.... But a strange purple being in my dreams told me that these two, and a fellow endling like me, are what I needed to finally secure the Jewel of Souls for me to realise my great dreams. They are what I need, to reform the Cragmites, and create a new allience that will bring great changes to the universes. And it all starts... With these two. Just, trust me, Trisha V19. This old cyborg exactly knows what he's doing."
 * Trisha the Qui Drone: ".... Ok. I really do hope you are. Your, the closet I have have to a father since I was made in an assemably line and made to hurt people. I, really don't wanna go back to that. That's why I stayed with you."
 * ???: "And you won't ever have to. And if this goes right... No one will ever be harmed ever again. I am sure, the fellow endling, has seen my note. He'll come eventally."
 * Ratchet: (A large ship was seen arriving on the planet right near the wreck of a large space cruiser. Out came Ratchet, Clank, Talwyn Apogee, Team Lightyear, Major Monogram, Carl the Intern Agent P, Kirby, and strangely enough, Captain Qwark) Well, here we are. The wreck of the Nebulox.
 * Agent P: (Makes platypus noise)
 * Clank: I believe he is saying that it seems much bigger than he expected it to be.
 * Talwyn: I just still can't believe the two are dead. After all the times we've battled Team Nefarious together.
 * Kirby: Poyo!
 * Major Monogram: Uh...just for the record, can you tell me again why we brought your friend, Captain Qwark, with us during this memorial visit?
 * Rachet: "Cause Qwark knew Cronk and Zep too. It only seems fair he gets to mourn too."
 * Major Monogram: "Ahh. I see."
 * Carl: "(Sighs), It's always a terrorable thing when the funny characters are the ones who get the ax."
 * Qwark: Of course. And it is actually quite nice to see you guys again ever since Ratchet and Clank's founding of the organization.
 * Ratchet: Yeah, you wanted to join yourself. But I guess that was until you briefly became president.
 * Qwark: So...now that I'm not president anymore, do I get to join?
 * Major Monogram: "Well, you do have a great hero record, but you do have a bit of a controversey."
 * Qwark acts nervious.
 * Qwark: "Uh, like, what exactly? (Laughs nerviously)."
 * Clank: Oh, you do have a large record of making scandals. We've named a lot of them. Like the team-up with Chairman Drek, the Personal Hygenator incident we saw on the news, and let us not forget the Protopet incident that you used to try and clear your scandals. In fact, that is why we've had to deal with Zurgo three years ago, because he was angry at your last few scandals.
 * Qwark: Oh, right.
 * Mira: What we're trying to say is that...even though you have a good status as a hero...I don't think you'll be worthy enough to join us.
 * Qwark:...Oh, you don't think I'm qualified, is THAT it? I'll have you know that I am a true hero with 45% strength, 60% bravery, and 10% raw intelligence!
 * Clank: I believe that is actually 115%.
 * Qwark: Oh...well...dang it! What am I supposed to do for a living? I mean, you two have a movie coming soon that shows me being in it, but what should I do to pass the time? I'm not the president of these galaxies anymore, and I don't have that much popularity anymore.
 * Carl: "Well, maybe if you do a heroic feat so incredable, it blows off the mess you made in the past."
 * XR: Oh, you REALLY had to give him advice.
 * Ratchet: Yeah, the last time we did that, he ended up getting the Dimensionator in the hands of Tachyon.
 * Buzz: Guys, don't be rude. I'm sure he can find SOMETHING not to screw up like-- (Everyone is shocked to see that the graves of Cronk and Zephyr have been dug up)
 * Talwyn: WHAT?!? WHAT HAPPENED HERE?!? (Looks inside the graves)...The bodies, THEY'RE GONE!!
 * Booster: Oh, boy, do you have ANY idea how illegal graverobbing is? Just about as punishable as using the illegal firearms in our worlds.
 * Clank: Who could've done this?
 * Kirby: Poyo! (He appears to have found a small yellow device inside the hole)
 * Monogram:...What is that?
 * Ratchet: It's a holo-note device. It's used to send messages.
 * Talwyn: It must have something to do with the grave-robbing. Turn it on!
 * Ratchet: (He does that, and on the screen, a silhouetted figure with the same voice as the unknown figure in the beginning appears)
 * ???: Hello, Anti-Team Nefarious Freedom Fighters. I am aware that you have come to mourn the loss of your very members, Cronk and Zephyr. Well, it should be nice to tell you that they will be returning momentarily.
 * Talwyn: Returning?
 * Carl: This guy wants to bring back these two?
 * ???: You must all be confused at what I have just done. As illegal and unexpected as it is, I have done it with the best intentions. All I ask in return...is to see your leaders, Ratchet and Clank!
 * Ratchet/Clank: Us?
 * ???: Yes. And...I suppose your girlfriend over there would be allowed to join you as well since these two have raised her since her expeditionary father was taken by that crazy space pirate.
 * Talwyn: Wait, how did he know about me?
 * ???: If you're wondering how I know this...well, I've kept track of Ratchet and Clank through buying their games. ALL of them! The entire series. Even the latest one that showed how these two died. In fact, that's actually how I knew where to find them. If you three come by...then I'll give you a surprise. But I can't tell you where I am because of seclusion reasons. There is a small compartment inside this holo-note that shows some clues as to where I am. Thank you...(The message ends)
 * Ratchet:...(Looks at the others)...
 * Mira:...He wants you two? Why?
 * Ratchet: I don't know. But I suspect it's some kind of trap from Nefarious.
 * Buzz: "Or Zurg."
 * Major Mongram: "Or.... Nah, this is too complincated for Doofinshirtz."
 * Clank: "Or most likely all of Team Nefarious. Though, honestly, I never knew Nefarious to grave rob just to get at us."
 * Rachet: "That's the problem with Nefarious. The guy gets desperate enough, he puts basic morality aside in faver of getting what he wants. The time where he originality gotten his hands on a corrupted defence intelligence chip is proof of that."
 * XR: "And Zurg, DOES have a track record of violating every basic morality rule to man. Guess he wants to add robbing from the dead into the list. And push it harder by litterally ROB the dead!"
 * Mira: "Ok, I don't even know what Nefarious and Zurg want with dead warbots?"
 * Major Monogram: "Well, they are war bots. Nefarious obviously wants to revive them only to corrupt them in an attempt to revive that "turn heroes evil" thing he never pretty much got off the ground. He has done it to that Ray guy."
 * Rachet: "Well, we pretty much have to trace this message first before we do something stupid and attack Nefarious over nothing. Just in case if we are really dealing with someone completely new."
 * Buzz: "Good idea. Investigate first. Do some action later."
 * XR: Allow me! (Plugs a cord inside the device) Back-tracing the location of it's recording...D'OH, it's nuts! This thing has some sort of safety complex to protect machines from back-tracing it's info.
 * Ratchet: Yeah, that's like trying to violate a person's holo-diary privacy. It's to make sure an idiot isn't too nosey in someone's secrets.
 * Buzz: Looks like this thing needs some rewiring.
 * Booster: Shouldn't we at least check the clue before we do?
 * Clank: I think that would be a wise choice. (Gets into the compartment, and takes out a small piece of paper with a small pony (Non-Equestrian) on it)...Hmm...I can't make this out. It looks like some kind of horse.
 * Mira: (Sees the clue)...I think it IS a horse.
 * Carl: "It's actselly a pony. Horses are much taller and bulkier."
 * Everyone looks at Carl oddly.
 * Carl: "..... Not that, I would know... Cause, I worked in a horse farm once?"
 * Monogram: "I, don't recall reading about that in your resime, Carl."
 * Talwyn: Hmm...I can't make any sense of it either.
 * Agent P: (Makes noise)
 * Clank: The ponies of Equestria? But...this doesn't look like an Equestrian pony. It just looks like a normal one. (Agent P makes noise)...That is a good point, it could be a way of hiding it.
 * Ratchet: Hmm...Equestria...we haven't been there since we stopped Nefarious during it's Grand Galloping Gala years ago. Should we go there?
 * Buzz: I don't know. Perhaps we should examine this holo-note before we do anything else.
 * Talwyn:...(Takes deep breath) Me, Ratchet, and Clank will go.
 * Everyone: WHAT?!?
 * Mira:...Okay, I know you're still hurt about their deaths, Ms. Apogee, but we have to think smart here. We need to make sure this quest is not as dangerous as we thought.
 * Talwyn: I'm sure I can handle everything. Team Lightyear can be in charge of the Freedom Fighters and handle the examination while we're gone.
 * Kirby: Poyo!! Poyo!!
 * Talwyn: No, Kirby, you can't come with us. (Kirby gives her a sad face)...(Sighs) I hate it when you look at me like that!
 * Ratchet: He's only a baby, Talwyn, you can't blame him for acting this way.
 * Talwyn: (Sighs) I miss it when Cronk and Zephyr take Kirby off my legs and takes him out to play. I usually heard them making him laugh.
 * Buzz: Talwyn, we can't take this risk quite yet. We need to examine this holo-note before anything else happens.
 * Talwyn: "..... Fine. We'll take the time to figure out the note. But no matter what, I'm sticking to what I've desided."
 * Buzz: ".... Your a desivise woman. I respect that."
 * Monogram: "Ok, we'll have to exsamin this at Star Command to get a better idea before we do anything."
 * Buzz: "Leave it to me. I have clearence to the lab. The LGMs can decode anything.... Usually."
 * Commander Nebula: So, I hear that this person in Ratchet's world committed a graverobbing of Cronk and Zephyr's bodies.
 * LGM #1: Well, they are robots after all, but even then, they can't be repaired that easily, even by us.
 * LGM #2: Totally!
 * Booster: "Didn't.... Didn't you guys used to talk like the ones from the movie based on this?"
 * LGM 3: "Yeah, ever since this show stopped running awhile back, we desided to cut it out with that saying a few words at the time biz. It gets gretting after awhile. We desided to speak like normal people and not alien steriotypes, cause you do NOT see the aliens in the Galactic Federation talking like impressionable morons."
 * Buzz: But can you at least find a way past this holo-note's safety features so we can back-trace the location of it's recording? We suspect it came from Equestria.
 * LGM #1: Oh, of course we can! We are one! (They do some tinkering with the holo-note)
 * Commander Nebula: So, where are your comrades in the Freedom Fighters?
 * Buzz: Even if they are trusted allies, I don't think they are allowed easy access to this lab. Especially with their controversial friend, Captain Qwark here.
 * Commander Nebula: Oh, yeah, I hated that guy.
 * ???: HEY, I CAN HEAR YOU IN THERE, PAL!!
 * Commander Nebula: (Sighs) You couldn't send him home?
 * Buzz: Well, he said he wanted to come with us here, so since we hardly see him, I guess it's best that we give him the chance. Of course, we had to keep a close eye on him.
 * LGM #1: Well, it wasn't easy, but I think we got it.
 * LGM #4: You were right after all. It WAS from Equestria.
 * LGM #5: Yeah, I like that place. I have a whole load of merchandise of them with me. (The other LGMs look at him weird)...I can't help that I'm a brony, there's a LOT of them out there!
 * Commander Nebula: Well, looks like you guys were right.
 * Buzz: Perfect. I'll inform the others.
 * Major Monogram: "And I thought O.W.C.A. had very strict restrictedness and protocals."
 * Qwark: ".... I been needing to ask.... What does O.W.C.A. mean again?"
 * Monogram: "Organisation without a cool actronim."
 * Qwark: "But, isn't that tecnecally an actronim in of itself?"
 * Monogram: "Yes, but it's not a COOL actronim. In fact, Owca is not even a real word."
 * Qwark: And for that matter, why name it that to begin with? If it ISN'T a cool acronym, doesn't it make it pointless that you named it that anyway?
 * Monogram: I don't know! I'm not the one who founded it, I'm just one of the next commanders of this organization. The one who named it is already dead.
 * Qwark: "Ok, I get it! But, where did the whole, turning animals into fedora hat wearing actrobatic agents that fight generic mad sciencetists thing came from?"
 * Monogram: "That IS a good question. You see, it all started when-"
 * Carl: "Uh sir, I need to remind you that for security reasons, the orgin of why we train animals to become fedora wearing actrobats is strictly classifived, even to trusted allies. Espeically if they have a bit of a controversey and/or a bit of a tendingcy to unintentionally cause trouble."
 * Monogram: "Oh yeah. Thanks for reminding me Carl. Sorry Qwark, O.W.C.A. has a few enemies that would like to use even it's own humble origins against us."
 * Qwark: Well, I am a person that can be trusted with classified secrets, Monogram!
 * Ratchet: (Sighs) Qwark, don't try and convince them, it isn't working.
 * Kirby: Poyo!
 * Buzz: (Comes out of the lab) Well, the LGMs got past the privacy settings, and it's true. It came from Equestria.
 * XR: Great! Saved us a lot of trouble just to finding out the clue involving a picture of a non-Equestrian pony.
 * Talwyn: Then I guess we three are off, then.
 * Carl: Are you sure you want to do this with just Ratchet and Clank, Talwyn? I mean, three might not be enough to protect you from danger.
 * Talwyn: I told you we can handle ourselves. Whoever this person is that resurrected Cronk and Zephyr, it's worth the risk of getting apprehended by his unknown armies if it means I can see them again.
 * Clank: Besides, me and Ratchet are more than enough to protect her.
 * Ratchet: Absolutely. Buzz, you're in charge of the Freedom Fighters while we're gone.
 * Booster: Well, if that's how you want it...then good luck.
 * Kirby: Poyo, poyo, poyo, poyo!! (Grabs Talwyn's leg again)
 * Talwyn: (Sighs) I'm sorry, Kirby, as much as you want to come with us, you're only a baby. Even if you're more than capable of handling a load of enemies, these guys could have technologies you aren't prepared for. You need to stay.
 * Kirby:...(Sheds a tear)
 * Ratchet: Oh, for the love of Pete! Can someone please cheer Kirby up so he doesn't annoy us for the rest of the trip?
 * Carl: I'll do it. (Picks up Kirby)
 * Ratchet:...Why did we even make Kirby a member? He's not that much an 'enemy' of King Dedede as he is a 'friend' to him.
 * Mira: Being a baby doesn't mean he is very smart, Ratchet. He's not that knowledgeable in the concept of relationships with heroes and villains as we are. He treats King Dedede like a frenemy. But we still needed to make him a member just in case his world should be threatened by Nefarious.
 * Talwyn:...Well, I guess we should get a move on.
 * Ratchet: Alright, we'll take Aphelion. Clank, you'll have to sit in the middle.
 * Clank: Oh, dear.

Chapter 2: A Quest Begins
Equestian Space Later... Later... Hours later. Later. Later...
 * Rachet's ship, Aphelion, is seen heading there.
 * Aphelion: Now entering Equestrian airspace. Estimated touchdown in 2 minutes.
 * Talwyn:...(Ratchet and Clank see that she is wondering to herself)...Guys, you really think that Cronk and Zephyr are alive?
 * Ratchet: That guy sounded very serious on the holo-note. If he knows so much about us through our games, then he's definitely not bluffing.
 * Clank: Yes, I detected no lie in his voice. Those two are indeed alive.
 * Talwyn: Well...I'm just glad they are. After a whole year of being gone, they can finally come back with us.
 * Clank: I'm not so sure if this person will allow them to leave or not. Whoever he is, he must want us for something.
 * Talwyn: But if he IS in Equestria...then how are we going to find them?
 * Ratchet: We'll just ask the ponies here if they've seen anyone with technology like ours. Hopefully, they'll know about where this guy is hiding. (Aphelion appears in Ponyville, and the three are surprised at the sight of Twilight's new castle)...Uh, guys, was that castle always there?
 * Clank: Not that I know of.
 * Talwyn: I have to admit, it's beautiful. (Aphelion lands)
 * Ratchet: (He and the others jump out and all the ponies see them)
 * Pony #1: Hey, it's Ratchet and Clank, those guys from my son's video games!
 * Pony 2: "More then that! They're the guys that helped us out from the Gala mess when Nefarious came here!"
 * Talwyn: "These peopel, know you?"
 * Clank: "We're more or less celeberties in worlds we aided in halting Nefarious."
 * Talwyn: I see.
 * Ratchet: Let's just talk with them. Uh, hey, everyone...or, uh, every 'pony' in your terms, do you know where we might find someone who brought back some dead robots recently?
 * Pony #1: Nope.
 * Pony #2: Uh-uh.
 * Big Mac: Ee-nope.
 * ???: Hey, it's Ratchet and Clank!
 * Clank:...Ratchet, I think we might've found the Shell Lodgers.
 * Ratchet: (They see Tigress, Po, Icky, Viper, and Lord Shen)...What are you guys doing here?
 * Icky: I think the REAL question would be 'what are YOU doing here'?
 * Lord Shen: And who is that pink alien lady with you?
 * Icky: Oh, that's just Ratchet's sweetheart, Talwyn Apogee. She barely had some time to meet us since we first met these two.
 * Lord Shen: Wait, 'sweetheart'? As in, 'girlfriend'?
 * Icky: Yeah, they've been together since their adventures in the comics.
 * Ratchet: The comics? We had comics?
 * Icky: Uh, yeah, it showed how you defeated that Zogg guy from capturing planets and creating his own galaxy to rule?
 * Ratchet: Oh, yeah, I remember that time.
 * Clank: But to answer your question, we have come because we have whereabouts of this stranger who took the bodies of our old dead friends, Cronk and Zephyr.
 * Lord Shen: Wait, you mean those two robots that I saw in some previews of your games? They're dead?
 * Icky: (Sighs) Shen, I think it's best if you saved the questions for later.
 * Clank: So we came here because the clues lead us straight here.
 * Tigress: And...I guess we should answer your question. You see, we're here because we still have a mess to clean up ever since our last two adventures here.
 * Po: It had something to do with another Keyhole like the one in Berk, and one about this crazy cutie mark communist who almost got raped by a--
 * Ratchet: OKAY, THAT'S THE PART WHERE YOU SHOULD STOP, BECAUSE I'D RATHER NOT KNOW ABOUT THAT!!
 * Talwyn: Well... Do you think you can help us find this person who has Cronk and Zephyr?
 * Po: Sure, I guess we could-
 * Pinkie appears from nowhere!
 * Pinkie: "HEY PO!?"
 * Po: "AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!?"
 * Pinkie: "Twilight wants me to tell ya that the building that was hurt by some centuar heartlesseses needs more breaks and-"
 * Pinkie sees Rachet.
 * Pinkie: "Oh hey Mr. Catman! I haven't seen you since the Gala!"
 * Rachet: "Uh, FYI pinkster, not a cat."
 * Pinkie: "But you have ears of a cat and a tail like a cat. How does that NOT make you a cat?"
 * Ratchet: Just because I look like a cat, it doesn't MEAN I'm a cat! Plus, my tail doesn't even LOOK like a cat's tail, well, not TOO much! It has a certain catty pattern, but trust me, that's about it! Physically, it looks more like the tail of an elephant or a gerbil!
 * Lord Shen: Pinkie, please quit the nonsense, and know that these guys are here because someone lead them here.
 * Talwyn: And I think it would be nice if you would help us out.
 * Pinkie: Well, where are you going?
 * Ratchet: We don't know yet.
 * Talwyn: But we suspect that the guy who called us had some traces of technology from our world.
 * Pinkie: Hmm, haven't seen anything like that. OOOH, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?!? (She points at Aphelion)
 * Clank: That is the ship we arrived on.
 * Pinkie: Oh, well, in that case, nothing in particular! Toodles! (Zooms away)
 * Talwyn:...Who was that?
 * Tigress: A good friend of ours.
 * Icky: I take it she's never been here before?
 * Talwyn: Well, I wasn't here during your Gala mess. I was only on a business trip in my world with the Planetary Defense Force with Cronk and Zephyr.
 * Clank: Would you guys mind taking us to your other members?
 * Viper: Well, I don't see why not.
 * Boss Wolf: "So, let me get this straight. A stranger graved robbed the graves of two of your closet buds, intentionally left a note and an almost sudtle clue, inviting you guys to come for him cause, he's reviving those two?"
 * Clank: "We know it sounds understandingly far-fetched and bordered on the "too-good-to-be-true" catagory, but I didn't detect any lies, so it's possable he's legit."
 * Missing Link: "And yoru sure it's not a sceme by Nefarious or any of his not completely stupid members of Team Nefarious?"
 * Rachet: "Trust me, the LGMs would've found like a Nefarious symbol or a trace of his handy work if it was him. Also, it's been traced to here, and it's safe to assume Nefarious has nothing to do with this at all."
 * Sandy: "Well even so, ya sure it's a good idea to come alone? Even if it ain't that nimrod, it could be someone equily dangerious."
 * Rachet: "Trust me, we're ready for anything dished out against us, but it's for Talwyn. Those two are asentually her wacky adopted non-gay fathers."
 * Mushu: "Ok, ok, if it's THAT impourent to ya, we ain't gonna be in the way."
 * Lord Shen: "But under the condition some of us are allowed to come with you, just in case if this thing is too good to be as advertised."
 * Clank: "Well, thing is, the note speficly asked for only Rachet, myself and Talwyn to come."
 * Icky: "Ahh, but did he say to not bring your friends?"
 * Clank: "Well, tecnecally, no, but I don't think he nessersarly need to speficly state to not bring others. He thought we would be trusting enough to only do what we're asked."
 * Spongebob: "Well, I can understand you don't want to be like you don't trust him, but you also don't want to look like your not careful neither. That could send a bad message for your real enemies to pull off simular stunts to think you can be easily trick if it concerns something personal to you."
 * Rachet: "Look, we aren't distrusting him or trusting him in too great amounts here. We just don't wanna look like we're here for trouble either."
 * Shifu: "If your sure he isn't a hostile force, then it still wouldn't hurt to be cautious. This being would understand being cautious. It never hurts to be careful against the unknown."
 * Talwyn: "They're not gonna leave us alone either way, Rachet. I think we're better off going with it."
 * Ratchet: Well, fine, if that's what you want. We can't have THAT many people coming, so should we do 7 people?
 * Patrick: Make it 9!
 * Ratchet: 8!
 * Patrick: 7! Take it or leave it!
 * Clank: That's the number we suggested, Patrick.
 * Patrick: Oh, forget the argument, let's just go with 7!
 * Clank:...Okay, 7!
 * Lord Shen: I think I have an idea on who should go. All in favor of Icky going, say Aye!
 * All Lodgers: AYE!!
 * Icky: AW, COME ON, WHY IS IT ALWAYS ME?!?
 * Lord Shen: Because you're annoying and insignificant, and because you're good for comedy, and because I'll pummel you if you don't!
 * Icky: Uh...why else?
 * Lord Shen: NOW, PREHISTORIC ONE!!!
 * Tigress: He does make a good point, Icky. You did accidentally knock down an unstable house yesterday. We don't need anymore accidents.
 * Icky: Hmmph! Fine! But if I get disintegrated, I'm blaming you!
 * Lord Shen: Who's next?
 * Skipper: My team will go.
 * Iago: I'll go, too.
 * Lord Shen: And...who's the last one?...
 * Donkey: ME, ME, ME, ME!! PICK ME, ME, ME!!
 * Shrek: No, Donkey, all the chosen people are small enough to avoid detection, so it should technically mean that a small person should go.
 * Donkey: Like who?...(Everyone looks at Fidget)
 * Fidget:...What? Is there something in my teeth? I--OH, YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS!! Aren't you a little antsy about having me? Don't I make mistakes?
 * Shifu: Enough to anger even me, yes. But Icky's prone to making mistakes as well, so it's pretty much fitting.
 * Fidget:...Alright!
 * Clank: Forgiving my skepticism, but shouldn't there be one more who should be a leading figure?
 * Lord Shen: Aren't you three worthy leaders?
 * Clank: Yes, but let us not ignore the possibility of us getting in trouble, and you guys needing to rescue us. And that might require a leading figure.
 * Shifu: (Sighs) I'll do it. I'm just as worthy to lead a spying team as I am of leading the Jade Palace.
 * Ratchet: Well, I guess we're all set.
 * Talwyn: You guys do know that the Aphelion can only carry 2 people, right?
 * Tigress: And our van is too large, and can be noticed.
 * Shifu: Then I guess there's only one logical choice...
 * Aphelion: (The Lodgers are piled up on Aphelion) Are you sure that I can carry all this weight?
 * Ratchet: They're light-weight, Aphelion, you'll be fine.
 * Aphelion: What about the ones that can fly, like the bat?
 * Fidget: Uh, actually, I can't--(He slips off the ship, and flaps out of control) AAAHHH, I CAN'T FLY!! I CAN'T FLYYYYYY!! (Aphelion retrieves Fidget before he hits the ground)...
 * Aphelion: What about the birds?
 * Icky: We don't have jets on our asses, you know, we can't fly as fast as you!
 * Aphelion: "Ugh.... Oh all right. But I require minual complaints if I get encumbered because of this."
 * The Ship is seen heading torwords the Badlands.
 * Icky: "Uh... Small concern here, uh.... Why are we heading to the Badlands?"
 * Clank: "It's where the location of the messge originated from."
 * Skipper: "Well it's fair to warn ya. The place in infested with exsiled mythical beasts and giant horseshoe crab monsters camoplaughed as the local landscape. Should we have to land, expect having to deal with them."
 * Clank: "We appresiate the warning. But hostle natives and fauna are no strangers to us. They'll be handled like we handed many others."
 * Icky: "Well, I think we'll be find as long as we don't encounter new critters."
 * Private: "Uh.... Guys? Please tell me I'm hallusinating, cause I see FLYING NECROMORTHIC VULTURES HEADING TORWORDS US!?"
 * Screehes are heard as Skulled and Feathered Vulture Creatures are seen!
 * Icky: "Aw, shit! Gilda and Trixie told me about those things! They're Skull Vultures! They're very terratoral and don't like to see things NOT them flying in the skies of the badlands! From what I heard, they're really nasty-ass buzzards!"
 * Talwyn: "Well they picked a bad time to mess with us!"
 * Rachet: "Aphelion, prepare the defence shields!"
 * Aphelion: Defense shields activated! (Ratchet fires the cannons at the Skull Vultures, taking all of them down)...Well, that was much easier than I thought. We didn't even need my shields...Oh, I spoke too soon. My radar is indicating several aerial targets inbound.
 * Iago: Please tell me it's not more of those skeleton birds! (More Skull Vultures appear) Me and my big beak!
 * Aphelion: This defense shield won't withstand these creatures, and with all this weight on me, I don't think I'll be able to fight properly. I recommend getting the Lodgers to safe grounds.
 * Talwyn: I don't think there ARE any safe grounds. (They see that the ground is crawling with monsters)
 * Fidget: Uh-oh!
 * Private: WHAT'LL WE DO?!?
 * Skipper: ".... We pray."
 * A Big enough Skull Vulture spanks Aphelion down ignoring the sheilds as our heroes scream!
 * Icky's voice: "FUCK OUR LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFES?!"
 * The Ship crashes on the ground!
 * The Heroes were unconjustus.
 * A Group of Battle damaged Hornets, Nefarious Troopers, and Qui Drones arrived.
 * A Leader Nefarious Trooper with Buzz Saws investigate the area.
 * N.T. Leader: ".... I, don't think they are even alive."
 * ???: "Well good!?"
 * A Hornet with a lightsaber arm attacthment and a robotic face came in.
 * Hornet: "If they couldn't survive against a bunch of bony buzzards, I doubt they would be useful for our master."
 * N.T. Leader: "Now, Bradly K89, you know the Reviver needs them. He can't accomplish his dreams without them."
 * The Hornet "Bradly" growls.
 * Bradly: ".... Fine.... But if they attack us, it's on you, Darwin KL0."
 * Darwin KL0 the N.T. Leader: "I assure you, The Reviver knows what he is doing. Everyone. Proceed the extraction progress."
 * The Heroes are laying on beds in a strange infirmery room.
 * Icky was heard snoring.
 * Icky: "No mommy, I wanted the pink llama."
 * Ratchet: (He is the first to wake up)...Clank, get the lights, would you?...(Realizes where he is)...CLANK?!? WHERE ARE WE?!?
 * Clank: I do not know. At least we are all alive.
 * Ratchet: But...where are the others?
 * Talwyn: Ratchet? Clank? Is that you?
 * Ratchet: Talwyn, you're okay, too!
 * Shifu: It would appear that we had crashed and got caught.
 * Fidget: But...where are we?
 * Iago: (He looks out the window)...Is it me, or has the Badlands become a giant cave?
 * Skipper:...We ARE in a giant cave!
 * Kowalski: I can't get a clear view of where we are! (The camera eases off the window the penguins are looking through, and it is shown that they are inside a large space cruiser)...
 * Ratchet:...How do we get out of here?
 * Talwyn: I don't know. They've confiscated my blaster and my jetpack.
 * Ratchet: AND all my weapons and equipment.
 * ???: Oh, goodie, you're awake! (They see Darwin the broken Nefarious Trooper)
 * Skipper: A NEFARIOUS TROOPER?!?
 * Ratchet: I KNEW THIS WAS NEFARIOUS' DOING!!
 * Darwin KL0: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, it's not what you think! I don't work for him anymore! I work for the guy that sent you here.
 * Ratchet: Likely story, you bucket of bolts!
 * Clank: He is telling the truth, Ratchet. He seems rather beaten up and damaged.
 * Darwin KL0: I am Darwin KL0, and I have been sent to bring you to the boss.
 * Private: Jolly good, we're getting out of here.
 * Darwin KL0: Actually, not you Lodgers. The boss was very clear about having just Ratchet, Clank, and Talwyn.
 * Icky: You...you mean we can't come out?!? WHY THE HELL NOT?!?
 * Darwin KL0: That info is on a need-to-know basis. Now you three, come with me...(Opens the cells of Ratchet, Clank, and Talwyn) We have a surprise for you.
 * Ratchet: What about our weapons and equipment?
 * Darwin KL0: You'll get them back in good time. Right now, we need to make sure you're prepared.
 * Clank: Um...prepared for what?
 * Darwin KL0: You'll see. Now come with me. (They leave)
 * Icky: YOU SON OF A BITCH, LET US OUT OF HERE!!! WE REFUSE TO LET THOSE THREE OUT OF OUR SIGHT!!!
 * Iago: Save the screaming, Icky, it isn't cutting the mustard.
 * Icky: Dammit!
 * ???: (As Ratchet, Clank, Talwyn, and Darwin KL0 walk down a lab as familiar voices are heard) Electross done told us that some guests were comin' for a visit. (Chuckles) Says they're his personal idols, if you can believe it.
 * ???: I just still can't believe that guy was of one of our most hated races! I don't think I can trust that darn guy!
 * Talwyn: (Gasps) Those voices! (Runs to the room, and bursts inside to see Cronk and Zephyr)
 * Cronk/Zephyr: TALWYN?!?
 * Talwyn: CRONK!! ZEPHYR!!! (Hugs the both of them as she sheds tears) I just can't believe you're alive!
 * Ratchet: Well, what do you know? The two ARE alive.
 * Zephyr: You're the guests that the person that resurrected us was referring to?
 * Clank: The 'person' claims that he kept track of us through our video games.
 * Cronk: (Chuckles) Well, how do you like that? A Craggy-mite admires a Lombax.
 * Ratchet: Wait...did you say 'Cragmite'?
 * Cronk: Well, actually, I mis-pronounced it, but yes.
 * Ratchet:...I don't believe you!
 * ???: Well, believe it, Lombax! (The silhouetted figure appears from the shadows, and he finally reveals himself as a Cragmite)
 * Cragmite: Welcome to my humble abode, Ratchet and Clank!
 * Ratchet: But...but I thought all the Cragmites were banished when we last defeated Emperor Tachyon!
 * Cragmite: "Well, that's true, but I'm not what you think I am. I am not at all like the false emperor. In more ways, (reveils what's inside is cloak) then one. A simple act of refusing to do a terrorable crime, turn me into an abomination."
 * Rachet: "LIKELY STORY BUG FACE?! IF I STILL HAD MY WEAPONS, I GO RYNO ON YA?! TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON, AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS INNOSENT PLANET!? ON TOP OF THAT, YOUR ARRESTED FOR GRAVE ROBBING AND MESSING WITH CONTRABAND TEC?!"
 * A Lightsaber points at Rachet's face! It belonged to Bradly.
 * Bradly: "I knew these outsider scum couldn't be trusted! I wished those stupid creatures did a better job killing you! NOBODY THREATENS MY FATHER AND THE REVIVER?! He brings back your junky old warbots, AND THIS HOW YOU REPAY HIM?!"
 * Clank: ".... Pardon my rudeness, but, why do you have a face, Hornet?"
 * Bradly: "MY FATHER GAVE IT TO ME, SHORTSTOCK?!"
 * Trisha appeared.
 * Trisha: "Bb-b-b-b-b-Bradly, calm down! Your gonna prevoked him!"
 * Bradly: "STAY OUT OF IT, TRISHA! I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING!? HE'S THREATENING FATHER AND-"
 * Rachet: "I HAVE A REASON FOR IT?! YOUR FATHER BELONGS TO THE SAME RACE THAT HURT PEOPLE, AND THE SAME RACE THAT BIRTHED THE MOST DISPICABLE PIECE OF SPACE TRASH IN EXISTENCE?!"
 * Bradly: "HOW DARE YOU COMPAIR FATHER TO THAT MIDGET IDIOT?! THAT CRAGMITE, DIDN'T HAD THE KINDNESS TO BRING BACK ROBOTS NOBODY WANTED TO TOUCH BECAUSE OF WHO WE USED TO SERVE?!"
 * Rachet: "THAT'S BECAUSE YOUR CONTRABAND TEC, BUDDY?! I.E., ILLEGAL?! AS IT, PEOPLE GO TO JAIL FOR TOUCHING YOU?!"
 * Bradly: "YOU WANT TO SETTLE THIS IN A FIGHT, LOMBAX?! YOUR ABOUT AS PRETENDIOUS AND SELF-RIGHTIOUS AS YOUR DEAD FATHER?!"
 * Rachet: "OH THAT IS IT YOU POORLY PUT TOGATHER SCRAP METAL!? GET READY TO-"
 * Cragmite: "ENOUGH?! (Echos)"
 * This got everyone's attention.
 * Cragmite: "Bradly, behave yourself. The Young Lombax obviously needs to understand me better. Getting violent only goes nowhere. Understood?"
 * Bradly growled.
 * Cragmite: "..... Darwin. Exchort Bradly somewhere else. He needs to vent his anger.... Again."
 * Darwin: "Alchourse, Reviver."
 * Darwin takes Bradly away, who stares angerly to Rachet still.
 * Talwyn: "Rachet, calm down. There's no need for drama."
 * Rachet: "(Sighs).... Ok, Cragmite. SPILL IT?! Who are you, what are you doing here with contraband tec and two of our friends, and more impourently, WHAT, IS GOING ON HERE?!"
 * Cragmite: That's what I intend to tell you three. Come with me, and I shall explain everything....
 * Cronk: (To Bradly) Whipper-snapper! (Bradly gets angry, but is stopped by Trisha)
 * Trisha: "Bradly, don't! You done enough!"
 * Bradly scrowled.

Chapter 3: An Endling-to-Endling Talk/Trouble in the Blooms
Ship's Command. Flashback... Present Infirmery. Later... Darwin's office. Armory Meanwhile... Electross' Space Cruiser Meanwhile... Badlands area. Toron's camp. Electross' ship city.
 * A Throwne room like area is seen.
 * Ratchet: Alright, now that we're right where you want us... Would you mind explaining why you brought our friends back, and why aren't you with the rest of your kind?
 * Cragmite: "I'll explain all in a tale... The Tragic tale.... Of Electross."
 * (Cragmite (Electross)): I was once just like the rest of the Cragmites out there. I fought during you Lombaxes during the Great War, and...
 * (Talwyn): Wait, wasn't the Great War eons away from today? How did you stay alive for all these years?
 * (Electross): Look at me! I'm a cybernetic abomination that technically keeps me alive! Anyway, while during the Great War, I soon began developing a pacifistic view of what was happening. I felt that, since my kind did some nasty things such as destroying a few innocent species, depleting the resources of certain planets, and being an extreme pain to the Lombaxes, I felt that the Cragmites didn't need to be fearful in order to be recognized. But none of my people wanted to have anything to do with my beliefs. They continued fighting the Lombaxes no matter what. Then came the day that I was tasked with something very simple: destroy a Lombax colony on Planet Sargasso. We had word that it was one of the few places where plans for a weapon were being created to stop us.
 * (Ratchet): You mean the Dimensionator!
 * (Electross): Yes. But when I was ordered to destroy it...I refused. I stood by my word that war wasn't what we wanted. But my race was not all that forgiving. They put me on trial, accusing me of treason and 'redemption to the enemy', which was viewed by my kind as a sign of weakness. And so, as punishment, I was not only exiled from Reepor, but they turned me into a cybernetic abomination because I 'was using my heart and body wrong'.
 * (Talwyn): Yeesh, I hate it when races have cruel punishments like that. It's bad enough that Agorians cut off the hands of those who steal or use weapons for good, but Cragmites turn people into monsters for doing the right thing. It really sickens me.
 * (Electross): I know. But on the bright side, this cybernetic composition gave me immortality, allowing me to live longer and longer. And so, I watched and heard as the Cragmites continued to wage war on the galaxy, and I just couldn't shake the fact that the Lombaxes were forced into exiling them to Dimension X2-49 with the Dimensionator. I was doomed to be forever alone, with no friends to make since everyone I saw looked at me and saw the sins that my race had caused. They threatened to report me to the Lombaxes, and I was barely able to avoid detection. I even tried to find a hidden area to hide out on my homeworld, but it was now reduced to a wasteland. No life was present except for the remaining wildlife and plants that inhabited it. But luckily, I was able to find one thing from my planet: a space cruiser. I was able to repair the ship, and I drove it away from my worlds, avoiding any Galactic Defense Forces that would find me on radars....
 * Electross:...And that's when the ship ran out of fuel and crash-landed here on Equestria. The ponies here assumed that the crash was caused by a meteorite because that Hayfield 64 place covered it up to avoid widespread panic. I was able to hide the ship before they were able to claim it. I had turned this ship into my home ever since. And with a large space inside the ship ready for use, I built a city big enough to house some inhabitants. While I kept the city repaired for a few centuries, I was finally able to gain some inhabitants in the form of robots, even the ones from villain teams.
 * Ratchet:...You do realize that these robots are contraband technology, right?
 * Electross: Of course I do! Why else would I be hiding in this underground cave outside of the fact that I needed to keep it safe from Hayfield 64?
 * Clank: Well, I am sorry to hear that you wanted to change your race, Electross, but I am still curious at why you called us here.
 * Electross: Because I need your help. Since me and Ratchet are the last members of our race to be residing in our worlds, and the UUniverses for that matter, I feel like we should help each other out.
 * Talwyn:...You sent us here...to ask us a favor?
 * Electross: Not just a favor, one that will allow us to see our races again. We can still make things right around here, Ratchet! I know just the right tools to make sure that our races can no longer be bothersome to each other. After I played your last game, I took the liberty of retrieving the duplicate Dimensionator that Vendra and Neftin created. But--
 * Clank: You have the other Dimensionator?
 * Electross: Well...of course. But before I can use it, I need an Equestrian artifact known as the Jewel of Souls. It is said that it is known to not just bring back and restore the souls of the dead, but it can purify anyone, dead or alive. I intend to use this artifact to purify the hearts of my people, and ensure that they make a good relationship with the Lombaxes. Soon, Ratchet, our two races will be in an alliance with each other, and it with our combined potentials, we can make our worlds a better place! All I ask of you two is to retrieve the Jewel for me so I can make it all possible. If you succeed... You might finally have the chance to see your race again.
 * Rachet: "... I, don't know what to say, Electross, was it? Your obviously not like Taciyon at all, and not just physically. And what your doing sounds good on paper, but, how do you plan to make the Cragmites go through it with? I'm not sure they'll be nice enough to stand still for you to use that jewel, let alone listen to you cause of... Obvious reasons."
 * Electross: "That's why I plan to reslove such an issue, by placing the jewel inside the mainframe and powershorce of the second dimentioner, that way, when the Cragmites come through, the jewel's power can purify them. That way, they won't end up being, their usual selfs apawn release."
 * Clank: "Small inquriy, Electross. Where exactly, is the Jewel of Souls?"
 * Electross: "Based on legends, it is inside a temple in an underworld like area called "Tartarus", guard by a great bird the natives called, "A Hellfire Phenox". I would've simply gone there myself, but... Well, I'm not in the position to bring, attention to myself, obviousy. Even though the badlands is, isloated, with the group encharged of Hayfield 64, I rather not risk it."
 * Rachet: "Ok, just tell us how to find an enterence to it, and we'll handle the rest."
 * Electross: "Tartarus, in legend, has many hidden enterences in Equestia. I have pin-pointed one in the badlands that is the least secure cause, well, the leader of the planet, Celestia, felt that the native fauna and the hostile exsiles are security enough tecnecally, so there's no need to bring stronger protections."
 * Rachet: "No prob. We and the lougers will-"
 * Electross: "Young Lombax, I have to stop you there. I know I may've not been spefic about just wanting you and not additional help, but it's obvious I have to be more clear here. The only reason I wanted you is, cause your a fellow endling. You would understand me. The Lougers, as well meaning as they are, they succombed to the unclear controversey of the jewel of souls about it being, unstablely powerful. They, might not understand us any better."
 * Rachet: "Well, if you explained it to them like to me, they'll surely-"
 * Electross: "It would only so so little. They would still be afraid of the unproven risks. Please Rachet, I only want you, Clank, Cronk and Zephyr and Talwyn to handle this journry. I promise I'll keep the misfits entertained and distracted here. Can I, have the vow of a fellow endling?"
 * Rachet: ".... Ok, if, you felt the lougers wouldn't be able to get it, then, I'll, see what my team can do on our own."
 * Electross: "Thank you Rachet. Darwin will instruct you where the Tartarus enterence in the Badlands resides. It's best to pay attention to him so you'll avoid un-nessersary visits to exsile camps and bring, unwanted attention. Let's just say, I'm not the only one who wants the Jewel of Souls. Darwin will explain in his study. Your all dismissed."
 * Rachet and friends left.
 * Icky: "THIS SUCKS THIS SUCKS THIS SUCKS THIS SUCKS?! WHO KNOWS WHOEVER'S BEHIND THIS IS DOING TO RACHET!? WE SHOULD'VE BEEN MORE FORCEFUL TO THESE HUNK OF JUNKS!?"
 * Shifu: "Sounding hostile to these machines is not gonna make them want to open these gates! If we espire to earn their trust, we must maintain a calm and peaceful demeanor!"
 * Skipper: "And how sucky they even took the Spy Bug from us so we can't keep tabs on what's going on either!?"
 * Iago: "Look, I'm sure eventally things will light up. I bet right now, the leader of this, wherever we are, is gonna come through that door and say-"
 * Electross opens the door with Bradly and Trisha by his side.
 * Electross: "Good news, friends of Rachet. Your all free to tour  Electross city."
 * Iago: "Well that was quick."
 * Electross: "Bradly, open the gates."
 * Bradly: "I don't trust those misfits. They aren't even suppose to be here!"
 * Electross: "Bradly, I do NOT want this arguement now! They are guests, and your treating them like they're like those exsiles running around the badlands!"
 * Bradly: "THEY'RE THE REASON WHY MOST OF THE ROBOTS YOU REVIVED ARE HERE?! YOU REALLY WANNA RISK THEM HURTING THESE MACHINES AGAIN!?"
 * Electross: "BRADLY ENOUGH!? IF RACHET TRUSTS THEM, THEN I TRUST THEM?! THEY LEARNED FROM DARWIN THAT YOU, AND THE OTHER HORNETS, NEFARIOUS TROOPERS AND QUI DRONES THAT YOUR NOT A THREAT TO THEM!? NOW STOP ACTING LIKE ONE AND RELEASE THEM, OR YOU'RE GROUNDED AND WILL BE SENT TO THE BRIG AGAIN!?"
 * Trisha: "Bradly, just, just do it please!"
 * Bradly: (Shrugs) Fine! But if they do something sneaky, then their heads are mine to make into TROPHIES!! (Unlocks the cells)
 * Icky: Pal, you need some serious anger management!
 * Shifu: Alright, sir, what did you want with Ratchet and Clank?
 * Electross: "It's a need to know basis."
 * Icky: Why? Why is it so much on a 'need-to-know basis'? Are you afraid that we can't handle the truth, huh?
 * Bradly: (Activates his lightsaber arm) YOU WILL NOT ASK ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE TWO, BIRD!! SAY ANOTHER WORD ABOUT IT, AND I'LL SHOVE THIS LIGHTSABER SO FAR UP YOUR ASS, I'LL TURN YOU INTO A POPSICLE!!
 * Electross: BRADLY!! I said enough! This will be your last chance, behave or it's the brig!
 * Bradly:...(Shrugs, and deactivates the lightsaber).
 * Electross: "You, have to mind Bradly. He has, socal troubles."
 * Kolwalski: "Not all that surprising from a machine meant to create physical harm."
 * Electross: "Anyway. I'm here to give you a tour of this magnifisent city I buildt in this ship. It may be, somewhat junky, but it's an interesting city."
 * Private: "Uh, just one question though.... What are you exactly? I know your a cyborg, but a cyborg of what?"
 * Electross: Well, it sort of a long story.
 * Icky: So, you're a Cragmite, which is/was a race that Ratchet has had to battle in the past, who's made a living as the ruler of this run-down city full of contraband robots, and downright hates his race because of how much they did to you?
 * Electross: Yep. And whatever I had instructed Ratchet and Clank to do, it would be best if you didn't know about it.
 * Icky: Why--
 * Iago: Icky, please, let's not piss this hornet guy off again.
 * Shifu: We do appreciate the escort across this place, but I don't think we need one. We're just here to protect Ratchet and Clank.
 * Electross: I insist. I know you're confused and want to see what's going on, but I assure you everything is fine. I'm the only Cragmite in Ratchet's world who has a brain, so I decided 'screw my people, I want to be someone different'. So I founded this place, and with citizens that only need fuel to survive, and with others there to fix them, I am forever making a better life. Though being secluded has certain disadvantages, I'd digress since people take one look at me and go 'AAHHH, A CRAGMITE, KILL IT UNTIL IT'S NOTHING BUT BUG PASTE!!' And most of them remember Ratchet's games.
 * Icky: Wow, what a bunch of jackasses!
 * Electross: Well, here we are! (They see a large city where lots of robots of all kinds dwell)
 * Skipper: "Well, this place is almost a utopia. Could use ALOT more renovations, though."
 * Bradly growled.
 * Electross: "I'd offer to give you dinner, but, since this a civilisation that only needs fuel for subdencenece, I really kinda can't offer much."
 * Icky: "Then how the heck are you still alive without food?"
 * Electross: "... My people tooked away my stomich and give me a stomich-like device that filter-feeds and makes annoying beeping sounds."
 * The beeping joke from the Fairy Oddparents job episode was heard.
 * Electross: ".... Like that."
 * Icky: "Doesn't that get annoying?"
 * Electross: "You have no idea, espeically when I try to sleep. Worse part is, it's inside me, and even then, it was not designed to have an off-switch!"
 * Iago: "Well, for curiousity's sake, where exactly did you managed to encounter these robots?"
 * Electross: "Oh... I see you haven't reckindised them as the unfortunate robots that were forced to help the likes of Nefarious and Qui. Darwin was among the invadtion force during this event called "The Grand Galloping Gala", as was Bradly, and poor Trisha was among the Qui drones that were with Qui during when she tampered with those odd plants."
 * Shifu: "I see. Your a recyclist. In alien culture, a recyclist is a traveler and vagabond that revitalised fallen tec to make them suit their needs."
 * Electross: "Well, almost. Except I don't travel and I'm more then a vagabond. These mechines looked up to me. They refered me as "The Reviver". Hence why I am refered as "Electross the Reviver"."
 * Icky: "Question, uh, why give these deadly killbots personalities?"
 * Bradly growls.
 * Electross: "Well, because I want them to be more then just battlebots and foot soldiers for nameless fanactics and despots. I chose Darwin to be leading scout leader and my personal right hand man... Generaly speaking. Bradly and Trisha I felt the most sympathic, though I feel sympathic for all the machines. I give them what an assemly line never does.... A father. Trisha is shy, and cautious, and Bradly.... Well, you say his little quirks. But he means well. It's the first time he has anyone who sees him other then extendable fodder or contraband tec. He also doesn't feel sure about introdusing strangers here, especaily if they're the ones who... Prosicute these robots because what they were originally meant to do. He's just, afraid you people plan to arrest me for messing with contraband robots, or the simple act of grave robbing for that matter."
 * Rico was holding handcuffs, but quickly gulps them up!
 * Electross: "But I ensure you I am not up to anything illegal.... Well, intentionally. I promise the robots here haven't harmed any organic.... Well, at least, nothing innosent. We had some trouble with the badland exsilers once or twice. They are after the Cragmite tec trapped in the ship, as well these robots that just want a new life."
 * Skipper: "Well why wouldn't they? Your people were asentually bug versons of the Grox! What baddy wouldn't want to get their mitts on Cragmite tec?"
 * Electross: "Worry not. Bradly has quite an infamous reputation to even the most infamous of the exsilers of the badlands. Alot of them had grown to avoid us ever since... Though, there is still, one, persistent group lead by a self-proclaimed Bandit King named Toron. But we haven't heard from them in weeks. It makes me reliefed, but worried at the same time cause, that group is unpredictable."
 * Icky: "Pfft! How bad could this Toron be?"
 * Electross: ".... How well are you lougers familier with the creatures known as, Minotaurs?"
 * Icky: ".... Your point?"
 * Electross: "Well, Toron, is a Minotaur who leads a series of orcs, goblins, rouge centaurs and sayters, give or take a rock golum. Now, Toron has recently accused me of going after a powerful artifact because I so happened to be reshearching this area. I have a bit of a hapit of studying the underappresiated majustic beauty of rocky areas. Now, Toron has mistaken me going after a particularly powerful jewel, but really it's an excuse to harrass me because he's really after my poor robotic citizens."
 * Skipper: "Well if he's really being a problem for ya, we'll take care of him."
 * Electross: "No need! He's, not as of yet had attacked us."
 * Shifu: "True, but we'll stay here and protact this place from him just in case. We'll be ready should he deside to attack."
 * Electross: "Oh, thank you for the generious offer, but again, he hasn't atatcked us for months, so, it's unlikely he'll come back."
 * Shifu: "That's the problem with Bandits. One is never able to predict when they strike."
 * Darwin: "Ok, so, Master Rachet, are you ready for me to inform you the safest ways to reach the Tartarus enterence in the Badlands?"
 * Rachet: "Ok Darwin. Shoot. But uh, not litterally! Just in cause what I said would trigger any old programmings Electross is still working on."
 * Darwin: "Don't worry. Firstly, I'm not a Nefarious Trooper with gun capabilities, and secondly, Electross has adiquitly removed my hostile programs. Your among a friend. Now, shall we begin."
 * Cronk: "Dagnabit. I hated geograpfictry."
 * Talwyn: It's 'geography', Cronk. Plus, Darwin is doing all the work.
 * Darwin: Okay, like we've said before, the Jewel of Souls is heavily guarded in Tartarus in a temple and by the Hellfire Phoenix. The safest way to get to it is through the Southeast portion of the area. But be warned, the place is crawling not just with the many exiled marauders that dwell across that area and creatures refered to as "Landscape Crabs", they're generally giant horseshoe crabs with rocks on them by the way, as well as those Skull Vultures, but it's also guarded by a few... Auestionable choices. There are 6 demon vultures and a small green idiot who check up on that place every week. And since it's that time of the week, we'd better watch out for them.
 * Ratchet: Hmm, exile marauders, Giant Horseshoe crabs, Skull Vultures, demon vultures, and a green idiot? Anything else?
 * Darwin: Well... I might have to warn you about the most powerful guardian of Tartarus, a three-headed dog called Cerberus.
 * Ratchet: THREE HEADS?!? Wow, that sounds like something hard to take down.
 * Darwin: And indeed It is. It can rip you apart like the animal it is, even with your incredible skills.
 * Ratchet: Oh, don't worry, it's nothing my RYNO V can't handle.
 * Darwin: Well, here's the thing, even with such a powerful weapon, Cerberus can just smack it out of your grip like it was nothing. It's hide, while having sweet spots that only a trusted person knows how to get to, is incredibly thick.
 * Zephyr: Yeah, that thing is strong, alright! I've seen one of Electross' robots try take that durn thing down before in a recorded holo-video. All that was left was a couple of gears and a bolt.... And he was carryin' nothin' but a Splitter Rifle, as much of a punch that thing could bring to a poor varmint's eye!
 * Ratchet: I know, I've wielded one before.
 * Darwin: So it's best that this creature is to be avoided at all costs. Don't let ANY of the security even whistle for it. Once it's called, there's NO stopping it!
 * Ratchet: Oooookay, then! So... Where's our weapons and equipment?
 * Darwin: Electross keeps all weapons inside a spare armory vault. Come with me, and I shall give them to you so you can begin...
 * Darwin: (Comes across a vault, and turns on the lock)
 * Voice: Password, please!
 * Darwin: (Speaks in an alien language)
 * Voice: Password accepted. (The vault opens and shows Ratchet's Omniblasters, his Cryomine Glove and Fusion Grenade Glove, his Alpha Disruptor, Warmonger, Plasma Striker, RYNO V, Swingshot, Hoverboots, Omniwrench, and all his gadgets, as well as Talwyn's blaster and jetpack)
 * Ratchet: Ah, thank God!
 * Darwin: How do you even carry all those things, anyway?
 * Ratchet: My nav unit comes with a warp-unit that stores all my weapons and equipment. (Grabs each weapon, and stores them inside the warp-unit)
 * Talwyn: (Retrieves her blaster, and puts her jet-pack back on) And I'm at least glad to have these back.
 * Clank: Do I still have my adjustments, Darwin?
 * Darwin: Of course. Removing that stuff would take some time, and not quick enough before you woke up.
 * Ratchet: Well, I guess we should get started.
 * Zephyr: Yes, let's put those durn fools in their place!
 * Cronk: Lock and load! (Cocks his gun)
 * Darwin: "One more thing though. Look out for a Minotaur "Bandit King" named Toron leading a particularly nasty group of Badland Exsiles. As Electross may've informed you, he's not the only one seeking the jewel. Be careful."
 * Rachet: "Don't worry. It should be Toron who should be looking out for us. Compaired to the people I fought, a cheap exsiler like him is nothing."
 * Darwin: "Try not to underestimate him reguardless. He has grown an unfortunate understanding of tecknowagey, ironicly thanks to our presence here, and has every intention to try and force our people to serve him, as well as to use Electross's knowledge of the Jewel's location to misuse it to grant himself immortality. Should he know your after the jewel as well, he's bound to seek you all out."
 * Zephyr: "Ha! Let the darn desperado try! I may be out of date comepaired to those shinier new warbots everyone has these days, but dagnapit, I still got it!"
 * Ratchet: Okay, then. Let's get started....
 * ???: (At a secluded camp site, a few satyrs, centaurs, orcs, and goblins are seen in a market-like town, and one large hut is seen) What is the status on Electross, Dil? (A small satyr that looks like Phil appears in the room)
 * Dil the Satyr: Oh, our spies have confirmed that Electross' little quest has been completed, sir. The famed Ratchet and Clank have arrived.
 * ???: Excellent! (Appears from the shadows as a large Minotaur with long hair, blue tattoos on his chest, green and blue eyes, a golden right horn, and some spiked gloves. This was Toron) The moment we've been waiting for is nigh! Anything else that I need to know about?
 * Dil: Well, sir, our spies have also seen that...well...the famous Shell Lodge Squad is there as well.
 * Toron: WHAT?!? THEY'RE HERE OF ALL PEOPLE?!?
 * Dil: Oh, don't worry, sir, they're only small. Nothing you can't handle, right?... Right?...
 * Toron: "DO NOT, UNDERESTIMATE THEM, DIL!? Even when in a small number, they can wreck serious shit?! Who's in the small group?!"
 * Dil: "Well, nothing that looks too serious. It's just two flying birds, one esiecally ugly, 4 penguins, and a small bat. I think the only threat is that big-eared raccoon thing that looks like he's a martical artist."
 * Toron: "I heard of him! He's Shifu! But don't be quick to see the others as minor! I heard the ugly bird fought against an evil racist tyrant of his same race well! The Parrot stood up against his own former master, the bat, even crippled, stood against a giant butler monstrosity, and I heard how surprisingly dangerious those penguins are! They aren't a joke dispite being occationally funny! But let's at least be glad the groupd doesn't included the likes of the former Dark Cynder and that genisideal Peacock! I heard those two are a litteral nightmare to fight against!"
 * Dil: "Well, I think it's likely those lougers don't know jack squat what Electross wants. I'm thinking, if the lougers know what that Electross wants-"
 * Toron: "It's likely he convinced them that I'm nothing but a theven loonatic who's making shit up just as an excuse to try and get his robots! And his violent Hornet son Bradly is SURE to keep us from endangering his "father's" plans by trying to say otherwise! We have no shot to wreck Electross' plan like that!"
 * Dil: "Well, it's not like we can go after that Ratchet guy either."
 * Toron: "Good point. I know of him every well. He beaten some pretty powerful people. And he's likely to know we would be after them. We'll have to be smart about this. And I know how. We'll simply let them score the jewel for us AFTER they momentarly disable that darn Hellfire Phenox, then when the leave and return to Electross, we'll charge it and grab it! Good plan, right Dilly?"
 * Dil: "Well, it's just as risky as the other plans, cause those people are not idiots, but... Your the boss, so, I'm obglagated not to object."
 * Toron: "Good. Be sure the spies stay posted on the Lombax and those misfit friends of his. Both the ones on his journry, and the lougers in the ship. AND TELL THEM TO BE CAREFUL! That Bradly's a clever one."
 * Dil: Yes, sir! Should we prepare the rock golem just in case?
 * Toron: Not yet! We'll save Rocko for later. That beast may be evenly-matched with Cerberus, but it's best if we only used him as a last resort. Now go.
 * Dil: Yes, sir! I'm out! (Leaves)
 * Toron: The Jewel of Souls will be mine, one way or another! I'll make every single pony in Equestria pay for what they did to me! And these soon-to-be-infamous heroes are my ticket to getting it! (Cackles)
 * A door opens for Rachet's team to head on out.
 * Darwin: "I wish you all the best of luck, Rachet and friends. Just stay on reccomended path, and the odds of Toron being problem will... Well, it depends on if he's paying attention to us today."
 * Ratchet: Are you sure the Lodgers will be okay not knowing about this?
 * Darwin: We told them you were doing something, but didn't say what. They'll be protecting this place until you get back.
 * Talwyn: If you say so. Let's get a move-on!
 * Zephyr: Yeah, let's give them pieces of Teratrope dung a piece of our minds! (They leave)
 * Darwin: (Goes back inside the ship, and the group is unaware that they're being watched in a secluded area of the cave by some goblins and satyrs)
 * Goblin #1: Remember, boys, we need to follow them and report their progress to the boss!
 * Satyr #1: We know, we know! We went through it 5 times already. I'm sure those guys can do this if they're so unstoppable!
 * Goblin #1: Well, while Team Red watches the Lodgers and makes sure they stay out of our wake, we'll be watching these guys and make sure they succeed, and when they do, that's the moment we attack and steal the Jewel!
 * Goblin #2: Ooh, ooh, can we call this team 'Team Purple'? (Everyone looks at him weird)
 * Goblin #1:...No, we're calling it Team Blue! Now if you're done being stupid, I think it's time we got to work. (They snuck after the group)
 * Skipper: (They are sitting bored in the streets of the city) Ah, this is so BOOOOORING!! There's no food, no water, no nothing.
 * Kowalski: Well, I'm sure Electross built SOME attractions for us to play in while we're on guard duty.
 * Icky: Yeah, but won't we need money for that?
 * Skipper: Icky, this is basically a place where money isn't needed. Everyone here except for Electross is a robot.
 * Icky: But shouldn't they pay for fuel, and all those other services for that matter?
 * Skipper:...Hmm, good point. Does anyone have any money left?
 * Icky: Well, I still keep in touch with Emperor Kuzco, so he is sure to provide good pay. He even allowed me to get a credit card out of it! (Takes out a credit card)
 * Fidget:...How does Kuzco's world have credit cards?
 * Icky: Don't look at me, that place has a lot of crap like that old secret lab of Yzma's.
 * Iago: Well, I guess as long as we're staying here until Ratchet and his friends and 'sweetheart' of his get back, let's just kind of roll with it and have some fun.
 * Shifu: But remember, we are still on guard duty. We need to remain diligent at all times.
 * Iago: I know that, thank you very much! Now, where does one go to get a joy out of something?
 * Icky: "I'll ask. Hey, spider-boy! (Waves over a Qui Drone Guard). Say, tell me. What do you guys do for fun around here?"
 * Qui Drone: "..... Fun? What is this, "Fun" you speak of?"
 * Private: ".... Does that mean you don't have amusement parks or some form of entertainment?"
 * Qui Drone: "..... No. I think all we do in here is just, survive. Electross said having this "Amus" Park would attract unwanted attention."
 * Icky: ".... Your serious? I mean, I get it, the guy doesn't wanna be found and arrested, but you people don't have means to entertain yourselves!?"
 * Qui Drone: "Uh, we just, refuel and sleep here. Oh, we do rotinely listen to Electross' speeches for-"
 * Bradly kicks the Qui Drone over!
 * Bradly: "WORKER!? I THOUGHT YOU WERE INSTRUCTED TO HAVE MINIMAL INTERACTIONS WITH THESE OUTSIDERS?!"
 * Qui Drone: "S-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-Sorry, Brad! These guys were asking me what we do for "Fun" around here and-"
 * Bradly: "Just pick yourself up and resume your fuel collecting duties!?"
 * The Qui Drone wimpered like a dog and went away.
 * Skipper: "Well that wasn't very neightberly, BRAD!"
 * Bradly: "I was merely ensuring certain info doesn't end up getting into ears it shouldn't enter, outsiders! I don't want to catch you losers trying to mislead the refuelers or any other robots again, or else!?"
 * Icky: "Or else what, Obi-Wan-Ka-Asswipe?"
 * Bradly: (Takes out his lightsaber arm) I WARNED YOU ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, YOU FOOLS!! DON'T DO ANYTHING SNEAKY, OR IT'S CURTAINS FOR YOU!!
 * Icky: Oh, like hell, you couldn't kill us if you wanted to!
 * Bradly: And why not?
 * Shifu: Because Electross would be very disappointed in you, and you would be sent to the brig.
 * Bradly:...(Shrugs, and turns off his lightsaber) I don't ever want you interacting with these good people again!
 * Iago: Okay, then, asshole, what do YOU suggest we could do for fun around here, huh?
 * Bradly: That is not my concern! Besides, you should be watching out for Toron and his douche bags of a banditry!
 * Skipper: You know what, you're a jackass! We'll just find something to do ourselves! Just don't come crawling to us when you finally get kicked out of this place!
 * Shifu: Skipper!
 * Icky: Wow, you are such a jerk!
 * Skipper: What? Someone had to say it!
 * Kowalski: Let's just get out of here before we end up being sliced like cheese.
 * Bradly: Yeah, you do that! Enjoy your boredom, jackass!
 * Icky:...Okay, he's more of a jerk than you were!
 * Shifu: Let's go, now! (They leave)
 * Bradly:...(Shrugs) Those guys are going to ruin everything! I should've killed them when I had the chance!
 * Icky's voice: "WE CAN HEAR YOU!?"
 * Bradly: "D'OH?!"
 * Zephyr: "-And just when it looked like the Grox were about to blast us to smitereens, I pulled out my lucky spork and-"
 * Cronk: "AGGH!? EVEN WHEN WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING SERIOUS, YOU JUST BLABBED AWAY ON YOUR STORIES AND-"
 * Cronk and Zephyr began to argue.
 * Talwyn sighed.
 * Talwyn: "I missed this. At least those two are great for entertainment."
 * Clank: Indeed. (Chuckles)
 * Ratchet: Let's just keep our eyes peeled. If this area is crawling with bandits, we'd better be armed and ready. (Suddenly, a noise was heard) What was that?
 * Cronk: Oh, boy! It would seem that those durn marauders have caught up with us. I should've known that technology they stole would play in their favor!
 * Clank: What technology DID they steal?
 * Cronk: Electross said they stole some weapons from the armory, some computer blueprints, and some...hoverbike schematics.
 * Ratchet:...Oh, boy! You've gotta be kidding me--(He is barely able to dodge a blast) WHOA!! (A bunch of orc bandits appear on poorly-built hoverbikes armed with large blasters)
 * Orc #1: ALRIGHT, YOU CAT-THING!! SURRENDER ALL YOUR RESOURCES AND WE'LL ONLY MAKE YOUR DEATHS PAINLESS!!!
 * Orc #2: Uh, I don't think that's possible, Lord Tussle! You can't kill somebody without hurting them--(He is smacked to the ground)
 * Orc #1 (Lord Tussle): SHUT UP, MAGGOT!! LET'S JUST GET THEM!!
 * Zephyr: Well, so much for gettin' this job done without attracting attention.
 * Ratchet: (Takes out his RYNO V) Back off!
 * Lord Tussle:...HAH! You call that a weapon? I've actually wielded one of those before!...Oh, wait, I STILL DO!! (Takes out a similar-looking gun) MAKE YOUR MOVE, CAT-THING!
 * Ratchet:...WHERE DOES ELECTROSS GET ALL THESE WEAPONS?!?
 * Cronk: Don't look at us, Electross says that all the weapons he has belonged to the Cragmites!
 * Zephyr: Some of them he ended up accidentally scavenging searching for resources in junkyards.
 * Talwyn:...Ew!
 * Lord Tussle: We know you guys are looking for the Jewel of Souls! Well, so are we! But I guess...if you help us get it, we could spare your lives, and I guess I could save this badass gun for someone else.
 * Ratchet: No dice, ugly! We're not working for any bandits no matter how many guns you stick up our butts!
 * Lord Tussle: Well, I tried! FIRE!! (They open fire, and the group manages to avoid the gunfire, and while Ratchet and Clank focus on Tussle, Talwyn, Cronk and Zephyr focus on the marauders)
 * Clank: (Ratchet takes cover from Tussle's RYNO V behind a rock)...That was a bit too close.
 * Ratchet: Any way to beat that thing, Clank?
 * Clank: Well, based on those plans we gave to that smuggler to get that gun built, I'd say we should fire a powerful enough weapon at it's barrels, that way the resulting power flux could disable the gun. Perhaps your Alpha Disruptor can do the trick.
 * Ratchet: Well, it wouldn't hurt to try! (Puts away his RYNO V, and takes out his Alpha Disruptor, charges it up, and fires it at Tussle's RYNO V barrels, causing a power flux that disables the gun)
 * Tussle: WHAT THE HECK?!? WHY ISN'T IT WORKING?!?
 * Ratchet: (Switches to the RYNO V) My turn!
 * Tussle:...Meep! (Ratchet fires, and Tussle is able to take cover behind another rock) I REQUIRE ASSISTANCE!! (Some marauders fire their guns at Ratchet)
 * Ratchet: OUCH!
 * Clank: Ratchet, are you alright?
 * Ratchet: Yeah, it's just a minor injury--WHOA, HE'S GETTING AWAY!! (The marauders take Tussle away)
 * Tussle: "THIS AIN'T OVER BY A LONG SHOT?!"
 * Clank: "Oh dear. When Darwin and Electross said they aren't the only ones who have interest in the Jewel of Souls, they were not just saying it to discourage us to interact with them."
 * Ratchet: "Ugh, it's gonna be a NIGHTMARE for the Lodgers to capture these goons and take that tec away from them!"
 * Talwyn: "Wanna assume that joker is with Toron?"
 * Rachet: "Or just another bold enough bandit being a pain in the butt for Electross."
 * Clank: "But why didn't Darwin and Electross gone into spefics about-"
 * Rachet: "I guess Electross considers Toron a bigger threat then that wimp. Or maybe he's with Toron after all. Either way, we have to be ALOT more careful then already."
 * As our heroes went on, the Goblins on team blue is watching.
 * Goblin 1: "Oh darn that stupid Tuss?! He and his pre-mature attacks!? Now we can't ambush them cause they'll be expecting it?!"
 * Goblin 2: "Don't worry. When Toron hears of it, that orc will play by his standerds soon enough."
 * Goblin 1: "Either way, that means we have no choice but to only watch those guys and wait for them to return to Electross like Toron has likely to have in plan!"
 * Toron: "TUSSLE YOU IDIOT?! WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT PREMATURELY ATTACKING THEM?! YOUR SUPPOSE TO MONITOR THEM AND WARN ME IF THEY TRY TO INCLUDE MORE LOUGERS?! NOW DOING AMBUSH ATTACKS IS OUT OF THE QUESTION CAUSE THEN THEY'LL BE EXPECTING IT?!"
 * Tussle: "I do apologies, Toron old bean. I just thought that it would be wiser to usurp them away from that alien and get the jewel for ourselves, that way, we can avoid an un-nessersary attack at that ship, and, avoid another beating from that lightsaber weilding hornet?"
 * Toron: "(Growls), I ALREADY TOLD YOU!? JUST BECAUSE ELECTROSS MANAGED TO SWAY HIM DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN AS WELL!?"
 * Tussle: "Well if that alien cat-thing is so hard to control, then how did Electross, a member of that cat-thing's race's mortal enemies, managed to convince him?"
 * Toron: "Because, he, knows how to WIN PEOPLE OVER!? Which disincludes threatening their lives to get what you want?! THAT'S HOW ELECTROSS WON HIM OVER?! HE SIMPLY DIDN'T ACT OR DO ANYTHING THREATENING!? YOU, DID, YOU STUPID TROLLISH ELF?!"
 * Tussle: "Ok, ok, old boy! I get it! I was abit too ambitious! I'll keep my ambition in check this time and we'll do exactly what you request and just monitor for surprises. I promsie to refraign from improvising again. You have an orc's honor."
 * Toron: "YOU BETTER!? OR YOUR DEATH WILL BE NO DIFFERENT THEN THE FALLEN LEGEND GRIM-NOR!? And we know what became of him!"
 * Tussle: ".... (Gulp)...... I never knew cute little horses can have surprisingly dark punishments for the likes of us."
 * Toron: Exactly! And to worse it all off, all the other marauders I have close contacts with will have the EXACT SAME IDEA TO ATTACK THOSE GUYS UNTIL THEY GET USED TO IT!! BEFORE WE KNOW IT, THE ENTIRE SHELL LODGE SQUAD WILL BE UP OUR NOSES!!! YOU PEANUT-HEADED BUFOON!!! (Smacks him in the face)
 * Tussle: OWCH!! Oh, come on! It's not like-
 * Toron: I WANT NO MORE EXCUSES, TUSSLE!! WE HAVE TO CONVINCE ALL THE OTHER BANDITS OUT THERE TO REFRAIGN FROM ATTACKING THOSE GUYS BEFORE THEY GET THE WRONG IDEA!!
 * Dil: Uh, sir, I think it may be too late. We've gotten reports that bandit leaders Goat-Face, Buckaroo Benny, and Rusty Max have already started heading straight for the group.
 * Toron:... AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!! (Throws Tussle out the window as he crashes to the ground) GET OUT OF MY CAMP, YOU IDIOT!! GUARDS, ESCORT THE BASTARD OUT!! (Centaur guards with large energy hammers appear, and attack Tussle and his group, chasing them out of the camp)
 * Tussle: THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, MAGGOT!!
 * Orc #2 (Maggot): Why do you always blame me?!? It wasn't my idea to attack those guys!
 * Tussle: LET'S JUST NOT FOCUS ON ARGUING AND FOCUS ON RUNNING FOR OUR F****** LIVES!! (They make it out of the camp as the hammer-wielding centaurs return to it)
 * Toron: (He is banging his head in the wall, and accidentally punches a hole in it while doing it) Blasted idiot! THEY'RE ALL IDIOTS!!...(Sighs)...What am I going to do with all these bandits, Dil?
 * Dil: Gee, I don't know-
 * Toron: Don't answer that! Just... Just see if you can warn those idiotic bandit leaders not to attack the group and louse up our plans!
 * Dil: Yes, sir! (Leaves)
 * Toron:... Geez, where did I go wrong with all these idiots?!? Isn't being careful a sacred practice anymore?!
 * Icky: "..... Hey, I just realise something.... How do these guys get fuel? Isn't this old hunk like, out of it or something?"
 * An Old Voice: "Oh, that's an easy one, organics."
 * An Elderly looking Hornet came to them.
 * Private: "Uh, sorry sir, but Bradly was speficfic about talking to you robots."
 * Elderly Hornet: "Ah, don't worry about him. Brad went out on patrol again with Darwin and the boys. You can virtually do what you please til he's back. So, ya want know where our fuel comes from?"
 * Icky: "Well, yeah. How the hell are you guys finding the stuff."
 * Elderly Hornet: "(Chuckles), It's simple. The Badlands has the richest non-polluting shorce of fuel ever! We call it, Badlandium!"
 * Shifu: "Non-Polluting?"
 * Elderly Hornet: "Hey, I'm suppose to be the confused one here! Yes I said Badlandium! Why, if the natives just believed in using cars, Badlandium would've enabled them to have cake and eat it too, cause this stuff is like a dolphin safe tuna net for the e-vi-o-ment! There's only so many of the stuff cause everyone's afraid of the critters and exsilers here!"
 * Icky: "...... Guys, Kevin's old company should DIFFENTLY KNOW ABOUT THIS?!"
 * Shifu: "No! We do that, then we risk exposing Electross and his robots. It's best we can keep it to ourselves, at least until we can expose only the Badlandium WITHOUT exposing this place!"
 * Elderly Hornet: "That ain't too hard! This stuff's EVERYWHERE in the badlands! Take it from old Jeb90210."
 * Icky started to laugh!
 * Icky: "Your number's name is "90210"?!"
 * Jeb: "Uh, yes. Why is that funny exactly?"
 * Icky: Because...(Laughs)...you're taking the name of that show 90210! (Laughs) Anyone can get such a stupid reference!
 * Jeb: (Sighs)
 * Fidget: Well, since Bradly is out for the moment, can you tell us what Electross wants with our friends?
 * Jeb: Mmmph, we're not supposed to speak of that, even with people like Bradly gone. Electross possibly has security listening for us.
 * Icky:...May I ask, how did YOU end up being with the rest of these robots?
 * Jeb: "I'm a hornet, aren't I? Obviously, you don't rekindised me as one of the hornet invadtion forces from that gala thing."
 * Icky: "Sorry, we have trouble remembering generic evil minions. They're all so alike."
 * Jeb: "Well, at least I have abit more personality now, (chuckles)."
 * Shifu: "Alchourse. Thank you for your kindness and chat. We would wish to repay it."
 * Jeb: "Having someone to talk to for once is a repaid enough of a dept to me."
 * Jeb walks off.
 * Icky: "What a nice old robot. Kinda sucks he used to be a murderious killing machine."
 * Shifu: "Obviously under Electross' rule, these machines were given a rare oppertunity to be more then just weapons. I admire for what Electross is doing."
 * Skipper: "Well, it kinda cured my boredom at least."
 * Kolwalski: "There is one thing though. Why is it that Electross doesn't want us to know about whatever they're doing?"
 * Iago: "Because OBVIOUSLY, we weren't what the guy wanted to begin with. He clearly wanted Rachet only. We should've butted in cause we though it was a typical Nefarious trap!"
 * Icky: "Well, outside of Brad, the other robots of Trossy clearly don't treat us like an inconvience. If anything, we just weren't planned to come here."
 * Kolwalski: "But still.... Wasn't odd on how Bradford interupted that Qui Drone just when it was talking about one of Electross' rotine speeches?"
 * Shifu: ".... That is understandably odd. But it is OBVIOUSLY not our business here to begin with. Icky and Iago said it best, we weren't even suppose to be here, so we can't blame them for being cautious of something that wasn't planned."