what a waste - rick sanchez x reader

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ricks pov

as i watched her disappear through the trees, i sighed. i began searching for the crystals. sure i didn't need them now, but i wanted to show her something she'd remember. the sights on this planet were nice. i destroyed this planet in our galaxy, so i assumed this was the safest one to take her. i was apparently wrong as i heard a portal behind me. i instinctively turned, immediately pulling a gun out and aiming at the figure. it was of course a rick. he smirked and i rolled my eyes. "what the hell do you want?" i asked. he laughed, "you know it's her. you've known since you first laid eyes on her." i rolled my eyes, "get your own."

"ah i wish i could rick, i wish i could." my eyes widened, "there's no way shes-" "the only one." he smirked and shot at me. i dodged them, all four. when he realized i was gone, or i realized he was, he went to where she was. i heard talking and rustling. quickly i bolted over to them. i was behind them, her back facing me. i could sense she was scared."y/n, move!" i yelled before blasting at his feet. he'd been blown up, she had thrown herself to the right and i was pushed back. debris flew around and the trees surrounding us became engulfed in flames. "shit." i mumbled as i ran to her.

her dainty figure was lying on the ground. she groaned and i lifted her up. quickly and carefully i rushed us out of the burning trees. i shot a portal and ran through it. i used one arm and brushed the equipment off of my work bench before lying her down. her arm was burned and her leg was even worse. my eyes widened as i realized the extent of her injuries. she still had a pulse. though she was in and out of consciousness, i could feel her hurting. i pushed through the mental block and began treating her burns. as i worked on her, morty came bursting in. his look quickly shifted from anger to worry as he rushed beside me, realizing who i was working on.

"what.. what what happened?" he frantically asked. i sighed "evil rick came to get her. i have it under control. i need to run a test though." i finished working on her as i drew some blood, she was still unconscious. after i took her blood, i carefully carried her upstairs to my room, morty trailing behind like a lost puppy. i changed her into a new one of my shirts since hers was basically destroyed and covered her bottom half with a blanket since the pants were also destroyed. morty was facing a wall until i turned "she's decent now." he quickly ran up to the bed and sat down, carefully gripping her hand.

my stomach felt uneasy at the sight of him holding her hand. i brushed some of the burnt hair out of her face and examined her features once again. her nose shape was beautiful. her eyelashes still long and bold. her face was pale and lacked color. still, she looked angelic. i sighed and began to leave, "come get me when she wakes up." i said without turning around. i gently shut the door behind me and stormed into the garage. i began testing her blood, inserting some into a machine. after a few simple equations, i was able to see just how many y/ns truly existed. i read the screen over and over again, the number making not a bit of sense. 

just then, morty burst in. his face was red and he looked sort of upset. "she's up and she wants.. you." he sighed in defeat and i quickly pushed past him and up to my room. i opened the door and she was sitting, legs crossed on the bed. she smiled up at me and i couldn't help but smile back. what was this girl doing to me? i wiped the grin off my face and walked over to her, morty standing in the doorway. "i thought i was dead." she said with wide eyes.

the color sparkled in the light, it was almost like i could get lost in the ocean of color. her orbs were deep and held millions of emotions. "me too." i said. she smiled, "i knew you wouldn't let me die. that place.. it was magnificent." i laughed and heard morty grunt in the doorway. i sighed. "y/n you should eat." i said calmly. she nodded and tried to stand but i ushered her back down. "what? i can stand rick." she said with a laugh, trying to stand again. i placed my hands on her shoulders and pushed her back down. 

she placed a hand on mine and i felt a wave of shock fall upon me. her eyes widened as she felt it too. she opened her mouth to speak, "darlin' you're not wearing pants." her face reddened as she let go and gripped the blanket on her lap. "right.. the explosion. morty can you grab my black jeans from your dresser?" he nodded and quickly brought them. nervously he handed them to her, along with a pair of pink underwear. both of their faces were extremely red. i rolled my eyes and grabbed morty, pulling him out and downstairs.

y/n pov

i got dressed and stood up. though shakey, i was glad to be up. i walked downstairs slowly and into the garage. on ricks work bench, the very same one i had clearly just been lying on, there was a mess of items. a mix of blood and burnt clothes stained it. there was also machine holding a vile of red. the screen was black and had green lettering on it. it simply read,

"calculated number of y/ns: one."