Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time is a 2009 third person shooter by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation 3. It is the final game in the Future sub series.

Captain Qwark

Look at this beautiful native craftsmanship! [Kicks down door] Take that, culture!
Okay... The key to surviving situations like this is to avoid phrases like, "it's too quiet in here" or "everything's going to be alright".
[To Lord Vorselon] Dr. Nefarious has no authority here, villain. In fact, I'm not even entirely convinced he's a real doctor. So, return my sidekick's pal before I bring the thunder. [Lord Vorselon just traps Qwark in a energy-like sphere, Qwark tries to break out but fails] You win again, technology. [as he says this, Qwark is transported to Lord Vorselon's warship]
That's Captain Qwark. I didn't take a 2-week hero correspondence course just so I could be called "Mister".

Alister Azimuth

[While fighting Ratchet and Clank] I'm sorry it has to be this way! I wanted you here with me!
Have I taught you nothing?!
It'll take more than that to stop me!

Dr. Nefarious

[While fighting Ratchet and Clank] This one's for Cassiopeia!
[While fighting Ratchet and Clank; to Clank] You should have seen the look on your dad’s face when he realized he wasn’t there to talk science. So much for the great and powerful Orvus!
[While fighting Ratchet and Clank] Remember when you destroyed my Biobliterator? Consider that victory erased!
Blasted Groovitron!
Where did you get that R.Y.N.O.?!

Mr. Zurkon

Mr. Zurkon has returned with a vengeance.
Why can't Mr. Zurkon shoot puny Fongoids?
1 little, 2 little, 3 little aliens, 4 little, 5 little, DEAD little aliens.
You dare to hurt measly furball?

Dialogue

[Clank is running out of a hallway but comes to a stop at a ledge. He looks down at the Great Clock's mass machinery]

Dr. Nefarious: Go ahead... [Clank turns his head and sees Nefarious and Lawrence walking up to him, having found his location at last] JUMP!! [laughs manically]

Clank: [his face turns from confused to serious] Dr. Nefarious, I should've known you were behind this. Where have you taken me?

Nefarious: You don't recognize it? This is your home, the Great Clock! [comes to a stop by spinning once and jumping at the same time as he says this. Clank turns his head in the direction Nefarious is facing] A marvel of science and sorcery, engineered by the brightest Zoni in all of existence and constructed in the exact center of the universe(…)! [jumps for a second time and lands with a stomp while saying this] Give or take, 50 feet.

Clank: I am curious. What lie did you tell the Zoni in your quest for vengeance?

Nefarious: [bending down to be in level with Clank] Vengeance?! You think I went through all this trouble for mere vengeance? And then they say I'm egomaniacal. [standing up] Let's just say it's... all in the past. LAWRENCE!

Lawrence: [his arm comes on-screen from behind Nefarious and then is partially shown] Right here, sir.

Qwark: Space, its huge. So huge in fact, that if you lost your car keys in it, they would be almost impossible to find... Luckily for Ratchet, Captain Copernicus L. Qwark was on the case. His mission: Rescue the Lombax's one and only friend. Yep, without Clank, Ratchet was alone in the universe. Alone… Alone… [camera pulls back to reveal Qwark sitting next to Ratchet] Al-lone!

Ratchet: [annoyed] You realize this ship has an ejector seat, right?

Qwark: Heh, Sorry. Guess you could say I'm a little "antsy in my pantsy" at the thought of getting back to the hero business! Yep, these wild stallions [he is referring to his hands] have been in the stable too long! He-ya! Hay-ee! [Qwark pretends to be fighting using his hands as he says this, he then turns his head to look at Ratchet]

[Aphelion is hit by a shockwave and is going to crash]

Qwark: Oh, no. We're gonna die, we're gonna die! Good thing I'm wearing clean underwear!

Ratchet: Will you shut up?! We are not gonna die! Aphelion, engage Grav-o-Metric stabilizers!

Aphelion: Negative. Stabilizers offline. Thrusters offline. Landing flaps offline.

Ratchet: Alright... so, we're gonna die. [he and Qwark scream]

[Ratchet, Qwark and Aphelion are stuck in a time rift]

Ratchet: Whoa...

Qwark: I know. So much for clean underwear. [Ratchet looks disgusted and the airbags go off]

Nefarious Trooper: We come in peace.

[Ratchet pulls out R.Y.N.O V]

Nefarious Trooper: Holy Crap! ABORT! ABORT!

Ratchet: Qwark, do you read me?

Qwark: It's good to hear your voice Ratchet. They've got us in these containment cells and- huh? They're coming with food, oh thank heaven they're coming with... Tap water?! You animals!

Ratchet: Will you just listen to me? I need you to activate the Nav Beacon on your belt. Can ya do that? [a noise signifying that Qwark has done so is heard] Good. Now, hang tight. I'm on my way.

Nefarious Trooper: Hey Fred, is that you? Azimuth has escaped, you owe me 5 bolts. [Sees Ratchet] You are not Fred! Prepare to die!

Lord Flint Vorselon: Attention, troopers. I don't want to point fingers, but someone taped over last night's episode of Lance & Janice! Would the trooper responsible please eject yourself out of the airlock immediately? Thank-you!

On-board Computer: What floor, please?

Ratchet: Um, detention wing? [elevator goes to detention wing] Wow, I can't believe that worked.

On-board Computer: [suspicious tone] What was that?

Ratchet: Nothing!

[Clank and Sigmund arrive in a Time Pad puzzle room]

Sigmund: Aw, crud, this one looks like a doozy. Computer, can you shut down the gears in sector 3?

Computer: Negative, but I will cross my fingers for you.

Sigmund: [under his breath] Stupid, sarcastic, outdated piece of–

Computer: I heard that.

Clank: Your time has come, Hypersonic Brainwave Scrambler. Let us dance!

Clank: [After destroying the Hypersonic Brainwave Scrambler] One Hypersonic Brainwave Scrambler... scrambled! [Laughs]

Sigmund: That was amazing, sir!

[Ratchet has found Volgram Pass and as he looks up, he sees General Azimuth standing on some kind of structure]

Ratchet: [to Azimuth] Scuses me! Yeah, hi! Do you know where I can find Alister Azimuth? [Noticing Ratchet, Azimuth looks at him then gets out a bomb and hurls it at Ratchet. The bomb is shown to be sparking out electricity as it get nearer to Ratchet who looks alarmed] Uh-oh! [Ratchet knocks the bomb aside with his wrench, the bomb hits a wall and explodes as Ratchet jumps of the ledge, he grabs a rail and grinds on it]

Alister: You lost the element of surprise! Killing me won't be so easy!

Ratchet: I just wanna talk to you!

Alister: Lies! You're here to ssassinate me! Who sent you? Vorselon, Nefarious? Figure they send a spy than to confront me themselves!

Ratchet: Look at me! I'm a lombax!

Alister: The Lombaxes are gone, and I know a Holo-guise when I see 1!

Ratchet: Could you stop trying to kill me for 2 seconds so we can talk!?

[Ratchet gets off the rails and lands, he looks around for General Azimuth and gets grabbed from behind by him. Azimuth throws Ratchet at a wall and pins him on it using his wrench]

Alister Azimuth: NOW I GOT YOU!! [Takes a better look at Ratchet] It can't be! You're... you're Kaden's son! [removes his wrench from the wall allowing Ratchet to land on the floor with his feet] Forgive me. General Alister Azimuth; 4-Bot Migetrite of the Lombax Praetorian Guard, Elder Councilmen for the Center of Advanced Lombax Research, and you… my dear boy… look just like your father. [cuts to a view of Azimuth's residence from the outside, Ratchet's voice is heard from inside]

Ratchet: I have so many questions! How did you know him? [referring to his dad]

[The inside is now shown, Ratchet is holding a pocket watch owned by Azimuth. The left side shows cogs rotating and the right shows a picture of Azimuth and Kaden]

Azimuth: Kaden and I were good friends, he was a great lombax, smart as they come. [Ratchet closes the watch and his hand goes off-screen, Azimuth is then properly shown] He was the first outsider to theorize that the Great Clock even existed.

Ratchet: And this "Clock"… You think Clank's in there?

Alister: "Clock" is a rather crude translation of the runes on Quantos. Specifically, they say "Keeper of Time", but yes, I suspect he is. You see, according to Fongoid lore, the Zoni are the guardians of Time. If your friend is connected to them, he must play some part in its operation. Ah, now where are those blasted things!?

Ratchet: Wait, I though (Tachyon said) my father was the only one to stay behind when the Lombaxes left. Why didn't you go with them?

Alister: Sometimes the universe has a cruel sense of humor. Ah, there they are. Your father's hoverboots! Ready for your first lesson?

[Ratchet has his dad's hoverboots on, the coils in them begin to lose power and he falls forward on his knees]

Alister: Ion coils might be a bit rusty [helps Ratchet to his feet] You'll get used to them.

Ratchet: Thanks, so what now? [exited and overly confident] Storm Nefarious' stronghold, force him to tell us where the Great Clock is? Huh?

Alister: Nefarious won't be foolish enough to reveal that information to us, no matter what we do to him, but we have an advantage I did not have before - a contact inside the Clock.

Ratchet: Clank? How are we gonna talk to him? [Azimuth starts walking ahead] Uh... General, my ship's this way...

Alister: No thanks, I've brought my own. [Azimuth's starship flies on-screen and the General hoverboots into his ship] Meet me at Axiom City, Planet Terachos!

Ratchet: What are we looking for in Axiom City?!

Alister: A way to talk to Clank! [With these words, the top of his ship lowers. Azimuth then flies towards the sky.]

[The lombax duo have reached the main part of Pollyx Industries, General Azimuth uses his wrench to break the glass in the ceiling and the 2 fall into the office, Pollyx and a few Terracnoids take notice of this. a robot trooper tries to sound off the alarm, but is zapped by Azimuth while Ratchet confronts Pollyx]

Pollyx: [to Ratchet while he Calmly moves the Lombax's wrench away from being near him] If you intend to manhandle me, I'll have you know, I am a level 60 wizard, with melee ability! [Ratchet just pushes Pollyx away by his chair who yells in reaction, he eventually goes off-screen and falls over without the other Terracnoids noticing] That hurt my pride, and my solar plexus. [Ratchet walks over to Azimuth]

Alister: Looks there a Obsidian Eye somewhere in Kreil Canyon, I can't lock on any closer.

[the main screen turns on with Nefarious shown]

Nefarious: [to Ratchet] Greetings, my old friend, been a long time. I'm thrilled you're here to witness... [moves his face close to the screen, showing only his right eye] ...My greatest triumph! [moves his body further away from the screen] Oh look! You've met the Elder, pity the first lombax you meet is the shame, of his entire race!

Ratchet: So, what is it this time Nefarious, you still trying to turn everyone into robots or is it good old fashioned galactic domination?

Nefarious: Part of me wants you to live long enough to find out! The other part, really wants to kill you! You know for old time's sake! Decisions, decisions, decisions...

(The transmission turns off and the alarm goes off again)

Computer voice: Attention, VX-99 detected, evacuate all areas!

Ratchet: (to Azimuth about Nefarious) Well, at least we know what he went with!

(Both lombaxes exit the office)

[Both Ratchet and General Azimuth have hoverbooted over a ledge leading to a dark pit, the General lights up the place with his wrench that produces a flare]

Ratchet: [Running up to Azimuth] General! [Azimuth drops the flare to the ground] Could you just stop for a second? I wanna know what happened!

Alister: [Azimuth is trying to listen for something, he has his hand on a wall; Irritated] Questions, questions. You ask all these questions! [raised tone] Ask yourself this - how relevant is the past when it can be changed? Your father would of said "not very".

Ratchet: That's him, and you still haven't given me a straight answer. Now, why aren't you with the lombaxes? (What happened?)

Alister: [Turning around; shouting] Because I failed them! [his face turns from mad to distraught, Ratchet looks a little shocked] I failed them. (Alright?) [Barely able to stand, Azimuth moves his body down the wall while blinking repeatedly as if he is trying to avoid tears, he then drop down to the floor; sadly] I made a mistake. [explained what happened] After the Great War, Polaris was a dangerous place. Even with the Cragmites gone, I knew there were steps needed to protect the galaxy. [flashback starts] One day, we were approached by a young inventor with incredible ideas, technology light years beyond what we were using! The inventor was someone... someone your father warned me not to trust. [The inventor is revealed to be Percival Tachyon] Our kind had grown suspicious of him, but I was convinced this was the right thing to do... for the galaxy. I granted him full access to our technology, all our secrets. Only when he was finished… [Tachyon begins his campaign of terror against the Lombaxes] They took refuge in the court, but... your father refused. He would never of left your mother, but when he made it back, she... she was already gone. I don't know how long he survived before Tachyon caught up with him, but I know I was responsible for his death. (And so did the everybody else.) [flashback ends; getting up on his feet] For my crimes( in disgrace), I was forbidden from joining the Lombaxes, and so I live in exile. I can make it right, Ratchet. All of it. I... We can fix this! With the Clock under our control, it'll be like none of this ever happened! Stay with me, and I promise I'll get your family back! [strikes the wall with his wrench, break a hole which he runs though, while Ratchet shields his head, he straightens up and looks in the direction Azimuth went]

[After Ratchet has left Lumos, he is contacted by Qwark from within the Agorian Battleplex]

Qwark: [nervous and scared] Ratchet, come in. Are you out there?

Ratchet: I read ya, Qwark. How are things with the Agorians?

Qwark: [awkaward] Ahh, not so good. Somehow, they got the idea I'm some thrill seeking warrior with a thirst for battle.

Ratchet: [annoyed] Well… did you tell them you were a thrill seeking warrior with a thirst for battle?!

Qwark: I was trying to make friends! Listen, I'm in a lot of trouble. They entered me in their tournament, you gotta get me outta here.

Ratchet: Alright, I'll be there as soon as I can. Just find a place to hide and stay put till I get there.

Qwark: Message received. [scared tone] Qwark out!

Battleplex Announcer: And now, the moment you've all been waiting for! It's time for the War Grok!

Qwark: Never fear, Ratchet. While I was in captivity I trained with the elite Umbüko Gladiators of Teraklon 6. My body is in peak physical condition, my senses sharp as trillium razors.

Battleplex Announcer: Release the War Grok! [The War Grok appears in the arena, breaks free of it's handler, throws it's handler away and roars]

Qwark: [touches and pokes at Ratchet] Not it! [Runs away screaming]

Qwark: Honorable lizard things, I understand your proud warrior ways. The Nabla tribesman of Florana once referred to me as "Tikik-wraakraak", or "he with mighty pecks, who had delivered us serenity", but we cannot kill this creature...

Battleplex Announcer: Gladiator, you must kill the War Grok or die! (Qwark gulps nervously)

Ratchet: (Being attacked by the War Grok) Qwark, this thing's trying to eat me!

Qwark: This Lombax is young. He does not understand that being a hero is; 45% strength, 60% bravery, and 10% raw intelligence…

Ratchet: That's 115%!

Qwark: You're welcome. (falls to his knees, dramatically) Please, take me instead! All I ask is that you name something impressive in my honor. Perhaps a school or a food court! (the audience is silent, then starts applauding)

Battleplex Announcer: By the blade of Argos, you have honored us! You are a true hero! (Ratchet flies across the screen, screaming and then landing somewhere off-screen)

Qwark: (Rubbing the War Grok's belly) Who's a good War Grok? You are. Yes, you are. I'm gonna name you Snowball.

Ratchet: You've got to be kidding me. (gets up on his feet)

Fongoid: My brother is still stuck on the oil derrick. He's kind of a jerk, but we should probably still save him.

Ratchet: [After freeing General Azimuth from his cell] I know, I know. It was touch and go there for a while… [Unknown to Ratchet, Azimuth, who is facing away from Ratchet, looks miffed] But the old Lombax instinct... [clicking his joints] ...Kicked in, and eh– [gets cut off by Azimuth, who is furious at Ratchet]

Alister: [Turns to Ratchet, furious at him] You fool! [Walks towards Ratchet] I told you to leave me. You shouldn't have come back! [stops walking towards Ratchet and stomps his wrench on the floor while still holding it. He then walks off-screen]

Ratchet: [surprised] Wow. That was, not the reaction I was expecting. [to Azimuth, who is still walking away] You know General, it's not like I'm been sitting around, doing nothing all day. I've traveled back in time, found out what happened to Orvus–

Alister: [Stops walking] "Back in time"? [turns around to Ratchet again] When, how far?

Ratchet: [stracthing the back of his head; awkwardly] Not... far enough.

Alister: It's just, eh... [walks towards Ratchet, kneels on one leg and puts his hand on Ratchet's shoulder, Ratchet moves his hand away from his head and looks at Azimuth as he speaks] We're the only ones who can fix the past.[Moving his hand off Ratchet's shoulder and standing up] I'm proud of you, Ratchet. [the alarm goes off, getting the attention of Ratchet and Azimuth]

Ratchet: C'mon, it's time to go! [runs off-screen with Azimuth]

[2 years ago, Dr. Nefarious, Lawrence, Pollyx, the Hypersonic Brainwave Scrambler and a Protomantis stand by a captured and severely weakend Orvus]

Dr. Nefarious: You twit! You told me this would work!

Pollyx: I-I don't know what's happening. We should have found it by now. He must've erased his own memory!

Orvus: [weakly] Time is... a gift, and not to be tampered with.

Dr. Nefarious: This is your last chance, Orvus! How do I get into The Chamber?

Orvus: [weakly] You are making a mistake. The Clock is not a time machine! [Dr. Nefarious points at the Hypersonic Brainwave Scrambler, who blasts him with the intention of torturing him; however he blocks the blast with a force-field; defiantly] There is only one who will enter my chamber, and he is safe, far from you! [A large flash originates from him, causing everyone to shield their eyes; when the flash dissapates, he is gone]

Dr. Nefarious: Where is he? Where did he go!?

Pollyx: I don't know, sir. I'm pulling up a risidual image from his databanks. [An image of Clank is projected] We scanned it before he dissipated.

Ratchet: Clank!?

Nefarious: [sees Ratchet] You!

[Nefarious Space Station, Present Day]

Nefarious: And then I said, "Not so smart now, are you?" You get it? Because he's a moron!

Cassiopeia: [chuckles] Oh, Doctor Nefarious, you have such a wonderful sense of humor. And you're so...so...

Nefarious: Uh oh. [cracks] RAAAAAAATCHEEEEEETTTTT!!!!!!!!

Lawrence: You were correct, sir. Clank led us straight to the Orvus Chamber.

Dr. Nefarious: Splendid! Notify the Valkyries. It's time for... UNNECESSARILY EVIL INITIATIVE OMEGA-91!!!

Lawrence: Right away, sir.

Nefarious: Cassy, what is the status of Unnecessarily Evil Initiative Omega-91?

Cassiopeia: In motion, my love. The Lombax is now trapped in an over-elaborate death scenario designed to torture him into a slow, painful doom, hah-hah!

Nefarious: That's Unnecessarily Evil Initiative Omega-96! I said 91! Does no one read my memos?!

Cassiopeia: I'm actually happy you survived the training course. It would have been a shame to lose such a worthy opponent to some cheap machine.

Ratchet: Speaking of cheap machines, how much is your boyfriend paying you to do his dirty work?

[Ratchet has saved Clank from falling, reuniting them at last]

Clank: Hello, Ratchet.

Ratchet: Hey, pal, how ya doing?

Clank: Fine. You?

Ratchet: [out of breath] Fantastic, I'm just gonna lie down here for a while though, Okay? [later the two are shown with General Azimuth] I'm sorry about your father, Clank. I should've stopped Nefarious sooner.

Clank: It is alright Ratchet. The only thing that matters now is that we keep the Great Clock safe.

Alister: Yeah, and don't worry, once the past's been corrected, you'll have the full support of the Lombax Praetorian Guard. Heh, the Clock will be in good hands.

Clank: [to Azimuth] You do not understand, time cannot be changed! [to both lombaxes] Using the Great Clock improperly could tear the very fabric of existence!

Alister: Or it could save an entire race of lombaxes who risked their lives to defend this galaxy! [As he speaks Ratchet gets off his ship, looking glum]

Clank: [Clank gets off the ship] Ratchet, remember the Dimensionator… Some risks are not worth taking.

Ratchet: Well… maybe Clank's right. If there's a chance it could destroy the universe, the risk is just too great.

Alister: [to Ratchet] Risk!? Risk is what makes us who we are! Ratchet, our kind is lost without us. Think of the many lives that Clock can save, think of your parents. [Ratchet looks sad for a moment]

Ratchet: [turning away from Azimuth and heads toward his own ship, Clank follows him. Azimuth looks at Ratchet in dismay] I'm sorry, but we need to stop Nefarious from making the same mistake we almost did. So, you coming, General? General? [Not hearing a response, Ratchet turns his head and sees Azimuth leaving in his ship, Ratchet turns his head to the direction of his ship and continues walking to it]

[Qwark's plan]

Qwark: The Nefarious Space Station - an impenetrable fortress fraught with danger and... eh, windows. Using my feminine wiles, I was able to convince the custodial staff to temporarily reroute the south wing thrash chute. This will be our point of entry. With the motion sensors deactivated, we should have smooth sailing into the south wing. Harnessing eight years of high school theater workshops, I will remain undercover as the lovely Shannon. My objective will be to escort you here. [accidentally shows picture of Qwark at a tropical beach] Oops, that's a vacation picture from the Maktar Resort Single Mingle. Don't know how that got there. [Shows the correct picture] I'll escort you here, to a conveniently exposed thermal exhaust port. We will then endure rigorous calisthenics until we have lost enough body fat to squeeze through the port.

Clank: Maybe I should handle this part of the mission.

Qwark: Sure, that... sounds quicker. Now, that port leads directly to Nefarious' personal quarters. Using the gigamorphic holo-ray, you'll be able to scan him and create a holographic disguise for Ratchet. With the disguise engaged, we should be able to breeze past the guards and infiltrate mission control where we'll use the main security terminal to atomize every docked ship in the fleet. With Nefarious trapped like a rat and the Clock safe, we can contact galactic authorities so that I may bask in the awesome glow of their admiration.

[Ratchet, Clank and Qwark are in the trash compactor of Nefarious' space station]

Qwark: Here we are, the final showdown between good and evil. Can you smell that? [sniffs] That's drama, baby!

Ratchet: I smell something, and it's definitely not drama...

Qwark: Hey, look on the bright side! At least we're not being squished to death by the pistons.

On-board Computer: Crush compactors initiated. Prepare to be compacted.

Qwark: Cover me! I'm about to something impressive. [Holding Compactors outwards] Muscles, aching! Arms, burning! Calves... looking good.

On-board Computer: Blockage detected in trash compactor 714. Shutting down compactor.

Qwark: Ratchet, did you hear that? I did it! Ha ha! Technology, I just made you my–

Nefarious Trooper: You do not see us infiltrating your evil citadel.

Nefarious Trooper: Get your own space station.

Dr. Nefarious: Computer, take dictation.

On-board Computer: Go ahead, doctor.

Nefarious: Things to do once the Clock is under my control. #1; Double-cross remaining Valkyries and retire Lord Vorselon! #2; Re-establish vendetta against organic life-forms! And #3; Iron socks.

Qwark: You're not Dr. Nefarious.

Ratchet: Nefarious, you can't use the Clock. Nothing you could want is worth risking the universe.

Nefarious: Oh, but there is, and I have you three to thank for it. Initiate super-wavy flashback effect! [Flashback starts] Thanks to you, and your dimwitted friend here, I found myself drifting through the cosmos! Have you ever spend time... on an asteroid? It's surprisingly BORING! Nothing for a villain to do but dwell on his failure! Then, one day, the Fongoids saved us. But still, failure burned inside my circuitry! How could I have been defeated by the likes of you? Why had the universe been tipped in your favor? I embarked on a crusade through the inner recesses of what you call "the soul". I studied Fongoid meditation, attended anger management class, dabbled in yoga, attended more anger management class! Until finally I went on a spirit walk on planet Quantos. It was here I finally found what I had been missing - The Great Clock! [Flashback ends] With the Clock under my control, I'll be able to wrong all the rights in the universe! Every villain who has ever stumbled will get a do-over! Every protagonist's triumph will be reversed! Until finally, a new present is created... IN WHICH THE HEROES ALWAYS LOSE! [Laughs maniacally] GUARDS!

Qwark: [Grabs Ratchet and Clank] Hang on, cadets! [Throws a smoke bomb onto the floor covering Ratchet, Clank and Qwark in smoke. However as the smoke clears they are still there] Well, that was 5 bolts wasted!

[Ratchet and Clank return from the past, after saving the Fongoid settlement]

Yurik: Hey! Do I know you 2? You look awfully familiar.

Ratchet: Errr, nope! First time here!

Clank: And our second, heh heh heh heh he...

[Ratchet and Clank have returned to Nefarious' space station and are confronting him]

Ratchet: That's far enough Nefarious! [Nefarious turns his head at Ratchet] Step away from the transport!

Nefarious: [Confused and angry at seeing Ratchet and Clank alive] You!? How is this possible!? You... should be dead!

Clank: On behalf of Galactic Authorities, [Nefarious, fed up with Clank already, begins to walk straight up to him] we hereby charge you for willful disruption to the time-space continuation. [firmly] Shut down the transport and surrender quietly!

Nefarious: [still walking towards Clank] Look at you. Free for the first time in years, inches from your destiny and what do ya do?! [Nefarious stops walking and is standing near Ratchet and Clank] Run right back to playing "Backpack" to a squishy. [when Nefarious is saying this to Clank, he walks up to Ratchet who looks angry with him] You're nothing, but a pathetic side-kick! [while he is saying this, Nefarious walks back over to Clank, pointing at him, then Nefarious leans over and touches the top of Clank's head with one of his fingers]

Lawrence: We should hang out sometime.

Ratchet: [Furious at Nefarious] That's it! No one talks to Clank that way. [After saying "That's it" Ratchet walks up to Clank, he then kneels next to Clank and speaks to him in a friendly tone] When this is over, I'll back-up whatever decision you make. But first, how 'bout one more final hurrah so we can kick this guy's butt? [Referring to Nefarious] [Clank, liking the suggestion, nods.]

Nefarious: When I'm finished killing you, I think I'll rewind time so I can do it again... and again... AND AGAIN!

Ratchet: So, I can't talk you out of this, can I?

Clank: Ratchet, we have been on many adventures, but the clock needs someone to protect it. It is what I was built for.

[Ratchet hugs Clank]

Alister: Wait, so that's it? What about the Lombaxes?

Ratchet: They're not in danger. They've just moved on. And we'll find them. But the past stays where it is. [To Clank] Come on, pal. I'll walk you in.

[Ratchet and Clank both begin walking towards the Great Clock]

Ratchet: You were never a sidekick. You do know that, right?

Clank: I always thought that you were the sidekick. [Laughs]

Alister: Where are you going? This is your responsibility. You can't just walk away! The Lombaxes need us! Don't walk away from me! I SAID STOP! [Launches an energy blast at Ratchet]

[Alister's energy blast hits Ratchet in the chest, killing him. Ratchet's corpse falls off the platform]

Clank: RATCHET!

Plummer: (voice) I wouldn't risk anymore than six minutes...

Clank: Six minutes. [he gets on the handle of the clock and rewinds time to before Ratchet gets hit and pushes him down as time continues, thus saving Ratchet's life]

Alister: It's not working! Why isn't it working?!

Ratchet: Because it's not a time machine, Alister! The clock isn't meant to alter time, only keep it!

Alister: I'm so sorry. [Ratchet goes to fix the clock, but Alister steps in] No, let me. [He walks towards the handle.]

Ratchet: What are you ganna do?!

Alister: Take care of yourself, Ratchet!

Ratchet: Alister? [Ratchet picks up the picture of Alister and Kaden]

Clank: He did a brave thing, Ratchet. You should be proud of him.

[Orvus' recorded message for Clank]

Orvus: Hello, XJ-0461, or should I say "Clank"? Here, in this very chamber, I watched over time, and now that you understand the power of the Clock, I must ask that you protect it at all costs, for even the slightest misuse of it's power can rip the very fabric of existence. The Clock, much like time itself, is a gift(–) and not to be tampered with… but like any father, my only wish... is that my(–) son does that which makes him feel whole. You are an intelligent and logical being, Clank… but intelligence and logic would have been wasted gifts without honor and loyalty. I am glad to see you came into those on your own. So, should the Clock be too small for your plans? I pray the cosmos light the way towards a future you yourself design… and remember, the universe has a wonderful sense of humor. The trick is... learning how to take a joke. [laughs]

Lord Flint Vorselon: [to Ratchet] I am your father's accountant!

Aphelion: [Referring to a Terachnoid and a Valkyrie on a date] My weapons are still online. I can make it look like an accident.

Ratchet: That's okay, Aphelion. Let's go...

(Agorians when Ratchet is about to enter portal to Battleplex)

Haha, what is it? Feeding time?

Where do you think your going?!

Hey Shaun! Look! Its your mom! Hahaha

Were gonna snap you in half...

Hey Halfpipe! You must be lost!

You've got to be kiddin me!

Look what we have here fellas! A lombax!

Go in! I dare ya!

He's a wee little fella, ain't he?

Get a load of this guy!

Dead lombax walking!

Have a deathwish do ya? Heh heh

He must be here on a school trip

Playground's back were you came from!

What is it? A rat, a fox, some kind of space possum?!

Voice Cast

James Arnold Taylor as Ratchet
David Kaye as Clank
Jim Ward as Captain Qwark
Armin Shimerman as Dr. Nefarious
Michael Bell as Lawrence
David Boat as Lord Vorselon
Joey D’Auria as Alister Azimuth
Nolan North as Sigmund
Charles Martinet as Orvus
Kat Cressida as Cassiopeia
Kari Wahlgren as Carina
Fred Tatasciore as Libra
Richard Horvitz as Pollyx, Zoni
Jess Harnell as Plumber, Smuggler
Wally Wingert as Rusty Pete
Robin Atkin Downes as Captain Romulus Slag
Steve Blum as Battleplex Announcer

External links

Wikipedia

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