3rd POV

As they got to the infirmary Nefarious checked Ratchet for any permanent injuries other then his leg being amputated. He did a x-ray and waited for the results. When he finally got them he did not look to happy. "I have good news and bad news." Nefarious said. "Which do you want to hear first." "Bad news." Clank said. Nefarious nodded and sighed. "Bad news is that other then a few minor injuries and his leg amputated his spine broke leaving him paralyzed for the rest of his life. But that's where the good news comes in. But your not gonna like it. In order to help him the the whole paralysis problem he would require a prosthetic that attaches the the nervous system so it could be connected to the rest of his body so it can feel normal and for his spine we'd need to make something that can attach itself to the break on his spine and heal it or attach the two pieces together and connect to the nervous system once again." Nefarious said knowing that bringing up having to use any sort of technology on Ratchet would hit nerve with Clank. Clanks slightly flared at him but looked down knowing that it really was the only way for Ratchet to get back on his feet and be the hero he wants to be.

Clank sighed and looked back up at Nefarious with a cold stare. "Why are you helping us. What makes you think I can trust you of all people who has done nothing but want to kill us." Clank said. Nefarious took a step back hands up as if in surrender. "Look I just want to help you ok. Looking at Ratchet like that reminds me of myself before Quark ruined my life and turned me into this. I can't stand for someone like Ratchet to turn into someone like me." Nefarious said. Clanks stared at him trying to find any hint of uneasiness to show of a lie but he found none. He was calm and collected and was confident in his words. With a sigh Clank nodded. "If teaming up with you is what it takes for Ratchet to be himself again then so be it. I just want him to be happy." Clank said as tears ran down his face. Nefarious look on at the Lombax in front of him before his eyes wandered to the Lombax on the medical bed with an oxygen mask on his face. The doctor frowned but couldn't help but wonder that something didn't seem to add up.

"Do you mind telling me what brought you two so close to Chuxitania anyways?" Nefarious asked hoping that his suspensions were wrong. "Quark sent us on a mission to planet Quicos to retrieve a nuke and transport it safely back to the base so no one can cause harm to the Galaxy. What might you ask?" Clank said confused. Nefarious froze at the first mention of Quark. His suspicions were right and he didn't like that either. He knew Quark would do something like this to the duo eventually but he had wished it not to be true or at least not so soon. Sighing Nefarious looked at Clank with a serious face. "He set you up. I went to Quicos yesterday. No one was there. Nor was there a nuke. The planet has been uninhabited for decades. Quark purposely gave you one of his ships to trick my men into thinking it was him but in reality it was you two." Nefarious said.

Clanks breath caught in his throat. He felt like something was off with Quark that day but he couldn't figure out what it was. He wanted them dead. But for what reason. What had they done to deserve such treatment. "Why?" Clank asked in a squeaky voice. Nefarious sighed again. "He's always had his eyes set on being the best. Being number one was his goal. His ego was inflated once he got his wish. But as soon as everyone started to pay more attention to you two and not him something in him snapped. He wasn't number one anymore and he hated being below anyone. He wanted his fame and popularity back. And in order to get that he'd need you two out of the equation entirely. He would set you up assume you died and with you two gone there would be mourning but people would start to pay more attention to him once again and he'd be the hero." Nefarious said.

Clank looked shocked. Clank looked down to process this. He took a deep breath in and out before looking back at Nefarious. "When do we get started on the equipment?" He asked. Nefarious took a closer look at Clank's body before saying "after we patch you up we can get started." Clank nodded as Nefarious took him to another room to get him fixed up. He only had a few cuts and scratches but he would be fine for the most part. A bit sore but fine. After he was patched up the doctor and his former arch nemesis made their way to the lab to work on the months long of work.

Time skip 3 days later
Kaden's POV

It's been three days since my son and soon to be son in law left for a mission and me and Diana are getting really worried but decided against calling them as to not disrupt their mission. We are currently sitting on the couch watching tv when a breaking news interrupted our show. "Breaking news! Galaxy hero's Ratchet and Clank have been found as dead by Copernicus Leslie Qwark after deciding to look for them when they had yet to return from their retrieval mission 3 days ago. Captain Quark erected statues in their honor of there heroism." The news lady said. I stared at the screen. I just found my son not too long ago. And I've already lost him. What kind of father am I that can't even protect their son. I started crying and so did Diana. We tried soothing each other of the events and fell asleep on the couch.

Meanwhile at Nefarious's base

"Clank you might want to take a look at this." Nefarious said with his pad in hand. Clank walked into the room confused. Nefarious handed Clank his pad to see it opened on an article from today. "Solana Galaxy's heroic duo found dead on a retrieval mission." Was the head line. Clank looked angered. Quark is lying to the public. But what can they do. They had to put Ratchet into an induced coma until the have finished the prosthetics. For now it was only a waiting game.