Lani: aww...i have to retype this... ok this story was written directly from JAK X COMBAT RACING which is property of NAUGHTY DOG so only parts of this story are my own. its written almost word for word as the game itself except for the parts that i added in. THANKS FOR VISITING MY PAGE! and hey, i dun appreciate you OC/ND character coupling haters to ruin my writing for others. keep it to yourself! its annoying...
OC CHARACTERS:
KayLani:
Age: 15
Height: 5'4"
With dark hair, skin and eyes she's commonly known as "Lani". But don't mistake her kindness for weakness...This girl can pack a powerful punch, so dont get in her way...unless you're into Dark Eco.
Brittany:
Age: 14
Height: 5'3"
With boy short white hair and blue eyes, this make-up wearing witch is all attitude. A good friend of Lani's, and together these two enjoy causing trouble for one of Brit's least favorite U.G. members: Torn.
Emily:
Age:
Height: 5'6"
Black-haired and head over heels for Torn. What else can I say?Brittany often wonders what she sees in him...Don't we all?
Trinaty Sinclair:
Age: 18
Height: 5' 7"
Em's friend ,(and her OC actually), who has greenish-grey eyes and shoulder length ginger hair. Don't joke around with her about it if you wanna live to see tomorrow. Especially with her random mood swings, no warning with those.She's very mysterious according to Emily.
Regay:
Age: unknown
Height: unknown
Not much is known about him...only that he is Trinaty's "boyfriend" and the only one that gets to see Trin's other side.
"Come on, you've almost got it. You're just breaking too late and sliding way too far. That'll slow you down."
"Like this?"
"Much better."
Jak and Lani spent day after day out in the Wasteland and on the race tracks in the newly remodeled Haven City working on Lani's racing skills.
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"For a person who's just started driving she sure is doing a great job." Jak told the others in the Naughty Ottsel. "And getting better all the time."
"She's just copying you, you know that right?" Keira said. "She sees you doing something and wants to do it too. She needs to go find her own sport."
"Technically she's not." Jak said. "She already liked racing before she saw me do it. She never got a chance to be out on the track like everyone else so she feels left out. I thought I'd teach her some stuff."
"For what?" Ashelin asked. "When will she be racing against others?"
Jak shrugged his shoulders. "I race her sometimes. And if I can't get out there with her I ask Kliever."
"He only agrees so that he can make a fool out of her." Daxter said.
"I know, but it's good practice." Jak said. "She's enjoying herself, that's all that matters. But who says she has to go against others? It's recreational."
"Maybe if she practices hard enough she'll be able to race the tougher racers in Kras." Keira said. "Maybe even get herself killed." She thought.
"Highly doubt that…"Jak said. "And like we're even going there."
"Actually…" Everyone looked over at Torn. "We got an invite to Kras. They're going to read Krew's will and they want us there."
"Kras City?" Daxter said. "With all those gangsters? No way!"
"Sounds like fun." Jak said standing up. "I don't want Lani getting into trouble though. I'm not letting her race them. It's murder."
"Well then don't let her go." Ashelin said.
"Yeah, I say no go." Keira said. "Do you really think she's racing material?"
"Whether she is or not she should go." Torn said. "It wouldn't be fair. And like Jak said, she doesn't have to race. Just keep and eye on her and we'll be good."
"I agree with Torn." Jak said. "I should go find her. See you guys later." Jak left the Naughty Ottsel and went outside. He let out a long sigh and pulled out a communicator. "Hey Lani, where are you?" he said into it.
"Haven Forest." Came her voice.
"Copy that." He put the communicator back into his pocket and headed to the forest. Inside he saw Lani lying on the forest floor looking up at the sky. He walked up to her and looked down at her. Then he sat down and lay opposite of her. They sat in silence for a few moments.
"I was just talking to the others." Jak said. "We're going to Kras City soon. Trust me, if Haven isn't big enough for you, Kras is your kind of city."
"What are we going for?"
"Krew's will...But they don't want you to go. Well, Ashelin and Keira."
"Figures...I don't care what they think." Lani said. Silence followed. "Do you think I'm good enough to race?"
"You're not at the pro racing level." Jak said. "But it's ok. You've just gotten the hang of it. Not like we're gonna have to race anyone anyway."
"I've been practicing for almost a year!" Lani said. "They haven't even seen me race. I'm better than they think."
"You are better than they think." Jak said. "I think you're doing great. I just don't want--" There was aloud crack and then a crash from behind them. They turned around to see a girl with black hair sprawled across the forest floor next to a large tree branch. A few moments passed before she finally sat up and looked at them. "Emily?" Jak asked. "What are you doing?"
She stood up. "Um...Climbing trees?"
"More like spying." A thin girl jumped to the ground from one of the branches. She had long ginger hair and greyish-green eyes.
"Ok..." Lani said. "Who are you and what are you doing?"
"I'm Trinaty."
"We heard about the trip to Kras." Emily said. "We wanna go too."
"Go talk to Torn about that." Jak said. "I know you'll be more than happy to do so." Em's face lit up with excitement. Trinaty changed the subject.
"I sense a large quantity of Eco here." she said.
"Oh, it's those two." Em said. "They've got Dark and Light powers like you do."
"She's got Eco powers?" Jak asked.
"And they're probably more effective than yours." Trinaty bragged.
"Yeah, right." Jak said. "I could take you on any day."
"Leave him alone..."Lani said.
"Wanna bet?" Trinaty said ignoring her.
"BRING IT ON!" Jak said.
And at those words Trinaty lashed out at Jak and punched him right in the face. Jak quickly turned Dark and slashed her in the arm with his claws. Blood began to stain her clothes. Dark Jak smiled evilly and Trinaty followed his lead, turning Dark herself. DJ ( Dark Jak: i'm lazy XP) charged at her, but as soon as he had reached her she had vanished. DJ slid to a stop and looked around, listening carefully. Dark Trinaty (DT) reappeared behind him and quietly crept up to him. She pulled her arm back to attack. Suddenly she stopped and blood dripped from her mouth. She looked down to see DJ's fist against her stomach. He hadn't let his guard down and the minute she got there, he counter attacked with an upper cut. There was a small pause before she fell to the ground.
"No match." Dark Jak said walking away. DT painfully sat up and began to charge up a ball of Dark energy. Aiming carefully she shot it at DJ. He tilted his head slightly to the side and the Dark Strike went right past him, completely missing. He stopped and turned only to see the injured DT comming at him. "Come on! Just give up already!" DJ said. All of her punches and kicks, blocked. She finally got sick of losing and sent a jump towards his head. He quickly block and when she landed, she disappeared again and reappeared right behind him. This time, he wasn't fast enough. She kicked him right in the back of the head and he fell to the ground. He rolled over to keep her in view and barely missed having his face slammed into the ground by her foot. He stood up only to be knocked back down by a kick in the jaw. DJ wiped a small portion of blood from his mouth and kicked DT in the legs tripping her. He pinned her to the ground and she couldn't move.
"STOP IT!"
DJ looked over toward the other two girls who he had forgotten were even there.
"We get the point Jak," Emily said. "Stop beating up my friend!"
"Hey, she started it!" Lani said. Dark Jak stood up and returned to normal wiping the rest of the blood from his face. "Are you ok?" Lani asked running over to him. Trinaty walked back over to Emily.
"She's always like that." Emily said. "Don't mess with Jak unless you're planning on fighting her too."
"She doesn't look so tough..." Trinaty said. Lani was observing the damage done to Jak.
"Lan, I'm fine." Jak said.
"How can you say that!" Lani said. "You're missing 3 teeth!"
"I am!" There came sound the sound of laughter from behind. Lani turned around to see Emily cracking up. When her laughing ceased, she saw the evil glare Lani was giving her. She stopped laughing and stood quietly.
"Let's go Jak." Lani said walking away. "You need some ice." Jak followed behind her, giving Trin an evil look as they passed.
"Hey wait!" Em called. "Don't leave us!"
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Back at the Naughty Ottsel, Jak sat down as Lani filled a bag with ice.
"Thanks..." he said taking the bag from her as she sat down next to him. Emily went and sat across from them.
"Sorry about that." Em said. "Trin likes competiton." Trinaty walked in and stood by the table.
"You've got skills, I admit." She said. "But they probably aren't good enough to beat Regay."
"Like I care." Jak said. "Just go away." Trinaty stood there for a moment before leaving.
"Well, you two got off at a bad start." Emily said.
"No kidding." Lani said. "Who does she think she is coming up to him and starting a fight like that?" The door to the bar opened and Torn, Ashelin and Keira came in.
"Jak!" Keira exclaimed. "What happened?" She ran over to the booth and pushed Lani out of the way. Keira began to throw out questions. "Are you ok? What happened? Did that evil witch Lani do this to you?"
"Give him some air!" Lani said. "It's not like he's dying."
"Back off!" Keira said. "He doesn't care about you and doesn't need your help! Leave us alone!" She turned back to Jak and the others gave Lani a quick glance before turning back. Emily just stood there staring at Torn. Finally she noticed that Lani had left the building. She ran to catch up with her. No one seemed to notice.
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"I hate living here!" Lani yelled throwing a large rock into the roaring sea off the coast of Spargus. "I hate these cities! I hate these people! I hate everyone! And everyone hates me..."
"Lani, what she said isn't true." Emily said. " Jak cares a lot about you. More than you think."
"I'm going to Kras." Lani said. "And no one's gonna stop me. Not even Jak. I'll show them. I'll show them all that I'm as good as any of them!" She threw another rock into the ocean.
"Then we're going with you." Emily said. "Me and Trin. We'll back you up."
"Thanks Em." Lani said. "We'll show them that we can do anything they can. To race is to win!"
"Alright!" Em said. "I'm gonna go find Trin. She'll be looking for me. See ya."
Back in Haven Forest, Trinaty sat on a hill in silence. Emily came in and told her about Lani's plan.
"Yeah!" Trinaty said. "We're gonna tear up some track! But hey, what's wrong with her?"
"All the others." Em said. "They treat her badly. I don't think they've ever liked her."
The doors to the forest opened and Jak came in. "Where's Lani?" he asked.
"She went home."
"Thanks." He said and then left.
In Spargus Lani sat off the shore and watched the waves roll in and out. She felt an arm around her shoulders and Jak sat down beside her.
"You gotta stop wandering off like that." Jak said. "It worries me."
"I'm sure it does." Lani said.
"Are you getting an attitude with me?" Jak asked. " I was gonna take you out and buy you some racing gear for our trip."
"So, you're letting me go?"
"I never said you couldn't. I just said you weren't racing anyone. You do wanna show up in Kras in style don't ya? C'mon, let's go find something."
Back in Haven (back n forth... duncha luv it?) they found a store with all sorts of racing gear. Goggles, wrenches, race suits, everything! Lani looked around for clothes like Jak said. When she came back, she had a black and neon green outfit.
"To match your hair suppose?" Jak said. He grabbed himself a blue race suit and they left the store. When the weekened came, Ashelin, Torn, Daxter, Jak, Keira, Lani, Emily, Samos and Trinaty boarded a boat to Kras. It was a long trip. Lani, Em and Trin hung out on the top of the ship. The door opened and Jak came out. He leaned against the railings next to Lani. Emily elbowed Trinaty in the ribs. She sighed and walked over to Jak.
"Sorry for starting a fight with you." Trinaty said. "I guess I got a little carried away. Can we start over? I'm Trinaty."
"Jak. And thanks for kicking my ass." Trinaty blushed. "You know I could have taken you out easy." Jak said.
"Oh really?" Trinaty said. "You could barely block."
"Whatever." Jak said. "You were too easy. I was just testing you. There's no way you could have beat me."
"You wanna go again jerk!" Trinaty yelled.
"You know I'd win." Jak said. "Why waste my energy?"
"Will you guys just stop!" Lani said. "You act like a bunch of little kids."
"Well we're almost there." Jak said. "Shall we head back down below?"
"Hn..." Trinaty said walking past him. Suddenly she turned around and nailed Jak in the mouth again with a punch.
"Why you little bitch!" Jak yelled as he launched himself on top of her.
"Won't she ever learn?" Lani said. She pulled Jak off on Trinaty and got in her face. "Keep your hands off of him! I am sick of your goddamn games! Next time it'll be between you and me!"
Jak spat some blood onto the ground and wiped some from his mouth with his sleeve. Standing up he followed Lani downstairs.
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Kras City was nothing like Lani had ever seen. neon signs, skyscrapers, a real city. She stopped and looked around in amazement.
"Come on Lani," Daxter said jumping on her shoulder. "You'll get to see more of the city later. We need to go find our hotel."
Across town was the hotel that was chosen for them to stay in.
"In the morning we have a meeting about the will." Torn said. "Rest up now. I sense that tomorrow is going to be a long day." One by one they left and went to their specified rooms, Torn, Jak, Daxter and Samos in one, Keira and Ashelin in another, and Emily, Lani and Trinaty in the last.
"I don't see why we couldn't have our own rooms." Trinaty compained.
"As long as I'm not in a room with Keira," Lani said. "No harm done."
"Did you know that Kras City is well known for its combat racing?" Trinaty asked. "Regay told me. He's a big fan. It's life or death."
"Who is this Regay guy you keep talking about?" Lani asked.
"Oh, that's her boyfriend." Emily said.
"He also said that he might come and watch the races." Trinaty said. "Maybe then he can take on Jak." Lani glared at her.
"We'll see about that." Lani said. " But for now leave him alone. He's had a hard life and you're not making it any better."
"You don't like me do you?" Trinaty asked.
"You're just annoying me." Lani said. "Stop bragging and showing off."
"Obviously you're still mad about the other day." Trinaty said. "You don't have to take your anger out on me. Get over it."
"I'll get over it when Keira's dead." Lani said leaving the room and slamming the door behind her.
"She'll cool off in a while." Emily said. "Just give her some time. She doesn't mean it."
Lani: yay! i wrote the first chapter! I hope you like it