Ratchet's day started relatively normal for him as a mechanic for a team. He woke up in Belinda's bin where he had fallen asleep over a blueprint he had been working on. Ever since she had recruited him, Ratchet had been hard at work to get her racing vehicle ready for the upcoming race. As Ratchet looked over the blueprint, he could hear the other mechanics heading to their work areas. A tentacle lay on his shoulder as he looked back and saw Atticus standing behind him reading the blueprint over Ratchet's shoulder. "Did you draw this," Atticus asked, to which Ratchet gave a tired nod as he went back to look it over.
On the paper was a contraption called an ion disruptor, its purpose was to create a miniature explosion to give a speed boost. Atticus turned a light shade of purple meaning he was confused, as he asked, "Wait but aren't Ion disruptors dangerous weapons? Why name your device after that?" Ratchet rolled up the blueprint and set it in a nearby satchel while saying, "It's named that because the explosion is from a discharge of molecules colliding, that and the name sounds cool." Atticus shook his head then bid Ratchet farewell heading off to his work area. Ratchet watched not noticing a black tail reach for him, wrapping itself around his neck and pulling him back. "Oh hey Belinda," Ratchet greeted his racer as he tried to pull himself free of her tail.
Anger was in her eyes as she asked him why he was asleep in the workshop again. Before Ratchet could explain though, Belinda waved it off as she slithered over to the car that sat covered by a tarp. "Have you looked at the vehicle yet?" She asked looking back at him to which he shook his head yes. He walked over pulling the tarp away to reveal a long slick black and green car, with the words Serpent Assault written on the sides. Belinda looked in surprise as Ratchet told her "Yeah I went over it, painted it, and figured the name was a perfect fit." Belinda rubbed her finger along the side of the car, a huge smile appearing on her face as she began to giggle and freak out over the car.
While she did this Ratchet pulled the doors to the workspace closed so he could start running tests to make sure everything was up and running. Ratchet laid on a rolling table and rolled himself under the car where he saw his ion disruptor sitting under the engine. As he tinkered with it he could hear Belinda begin to talk to someone. Ratchet could hear bits and pieces of the conversation but not enough to understand it. He stopped working and slowly started to slide out hearing Belinda say, "Yeah I don't know why they're so mad at me. Nobody wanted to team up with me so I went and found someone who would. Yes, he's human but that shouldn't matter he's taken the power pill. Alright, I understand but don't worry we will do it."
Ratchet listened with a burning curiosity, not noticing Belinda's tail near his leg. She used her tail to grab him by his leg and hold Ratchet upside down asking how much he had heard. Ratchet explained that he didn't hear that much to which Belinda let him down. She let out a sigh to which Ratchet patted her head saying, "Look I know you might be in a difficult place but don't worry, just focus on the race and let's show them we can win." Belinda smiled and nodded as the two got ready to put the finishing touches on the car for the upcoming race.
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