Alista Azimuth: Time Stops Here - Chapter 4

By now, Ratchet and I are holding onto each other, our tails and ears flapping in the wind. The only reason we were holding onto eachother was so that we wouldn't fall off. "So…this is Alister's ship…?" I ask again. "Waaa? Oh, uh, yeah, this is Alister's ship," he replies in a daze. I knew something wasn't right with him. "Good to know…but are you alright? You seem kind of…off," I say, looking at him. He moves in closer to me and says, "I'm fine, I think I'm just a little dizzy from the explosion." I blink, "Umm, explosion? What explosion?" He looks at me weirdly, "Dr. Nefarious, you know him?" I nodd. "Well, his Space Station blew up after I defeated him." I looked down, "Well, I guess I'm glad you're okay." I smile, and so does he. "Anyway," he says. "Yeah, umm, where exactly are we going? Do you know?" I ask. "How should I know?" he says ignorantly. "Well…umm…" I say, kind of sadly. "Sorry," he says, "It's just not everyday you meet another Lombax, and I just went through an explosion and uhh-"
"Shh," I say, "I understand." His eyes widen and he smiles as I press my finger against his lips. I smile, too. I admit it, he looks kind of cute when he smiles…
"So…" he says. "Sooo…what?" I say back. "Uhh, nothing, I just, ahh…hey, can I ask you something?" he asks. "I guess so," I answer, looking around. "Do you know Alister or something? Because you've asked if this was his ship like 5 times," he says, laughing a bit. "Ohh, umm, yeah…He's kind of…kind of…" I say. "Kind of, kind of…Kind of what?!" he asks suspiciously. "…He's my father," I choke out. Ratchet's eyes widen again and I try not to laugh. He looks so funny when his eyes go big like that. I smirk and I think he noticed, but I wasn't sure. "He's your father?!" Ratchet asks, stunned. "Yep, he is…" I say, tracing circles on the ship. "Heh, wow…" he says. "Yeah," I answer back, "But he doesn't know I exist." Ratchet looks at me. "He doesn't?" he asks. "No." I say back.