This is my first Jak and Daxter fic. Flamers will be flamed back; you have been warned.

Jak's thoughts

Warnings: Contains blood, gore, swears, and major fighting scenes. There is a lot of slang in this; they are not errors. Do not tell me that they are.

Title: Object of Desire

Setting: During Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

Disclaimer: I do not own Jak and Daxter, or any of the other characters in the games. You cannot sue me.

Jak collapsed on his mattress with a dull thud. Daxter and Jak spent the whole entire day searching in the Forbidden Jungle for a Precursor object that Samos wanted. Keira told them that there was a weird energy signal coming from the Forbidden Jungle. Immediately, they were sent off to look for it, but found nothing. Jak felt Daxter climb up on the bed. Jak rolled onto his back and Daxter climbed on top of his chest. "'Night Jak," Daxter muttered as he curled up into a ball. Jak smiled slightly as he reached for his blanket. After searching for a few seconds, Jak found it and pulled it up to Daxter, where he lightly covered the little, orange ottsel. Daxter mumbled something and then began to snore. Jak yawned and fell asleep.

Jak's dream

Jak looked around and saw that he was back in the Forbidden Jungle and that it was night. Jak looked around and saw that Daxter was not with him. Jak began to walk around until he heard a voice. "Come to me Jak." The voice sounded like a woman's. Jak heard the voice coming from behind him. Jak turned around and began to walk towards the voice. "If you want to find the object of Desire, come here." Jak walked until he reached a waterfall. Jak looked around. Is this where she meant? Jak thought as he looked around.

"Walk through the waterfall Jak." How does she know my name? Jak walked through the river and into the waterfall. Cold water hushed upon him, yet he continued to walk. Jak looked around and saw that he was in a cave. "Walk ahead and you will see." Jak walked and found a wall. Jak stood there with a look of confusion on his face. What do I do now? "Reach for a crevasse in the wall Jak." Jak touched the wall and found out that it was smooth and cold. Jak's hand lightly touched the wall until it felt a niche.

"Pull the wall from the crevasse." Jak did as he was told and he found out that the wall was rather light for stone. A dull purple light came from a crack to Jak's left. "Go into the next room." Jak entered it and saw the Precursor object that Samos wanted. A small, purple gem was floating in the middle of the room. It looked a small flame was captured inside of it. Black devil-ish wings spread from what looked like two sides of the gem. The wings however, did not touch the gem. Unlike the other Precursor objects, Jak felt death, hatred, pain, and pure fear as he approached the object. "Good Jak. You are so close now. Come here tomorrow with Daxter to find the object. Right now you must go. Do not forget." Jak looked around and saw that the Forbidden Jungle was falling apart. Eventually the whole scene turned black. Jak heard voices calling out to him.

"JAK! Jak…don't…don't leave us. Please don't go." Jak felt himself slipping from the area of darkness and into reality.

End of Jak's Dream

Jak slowly opened his eyes. He took a breath and his lungs felt like they were on fire. Jak felt a slightly warm substance on his face. Ignoring the felling, Jak looked around the room and saw that the lights were off and Daxter was holding onto him, crying. Daxter's hands were clenched to his tunic and he was shaking. Jak slowly put his hand on Daxter's back. Daxter stopped and looked up. Jak saw that Daxter's eyes were puffy and slightly red through the dark. "Jak?" Jak lightly smiled and petted Daxter's head. Daxter's face lit up as he ran over to Jak's face and hugged him. "You're alright. DON'T EVER FUCKIN' DO THAT AGAIN!" Daxter looked Jak in the eyes and Jak saw that Daxter looked pretty scared and that his crying had stopped.

"Do you even remember what you did?" Jak shook his head. "I'm gonna tell ya in tha' only way I know how. I woke up when ya started ta shake real bad. …I tried ta wake ya up, but nothin' was workin'. I was gonna get Greenie and Keira, but blood started ta come out from your eyes and mouth. Then, you just stopped. Stopped breathin', stopped movin', you just…stopped." Jak saw the fear in Daxter's eyes. "You should go to Old Mean an' Green's place, maybe they can find out what happened. 'Kay?" Jak nodded, causing Daxter to smile.

"We should probably get the blood offa you first." With that said, Daxter climbed off of Jak's chest and ran into the bathroom. Jak heard the sound of Daxter's paws hitting the floor, followed by the sounds of Daxter climbing up to the sink, and the sound of water pouring out from the faucet's spout. Jak rose to his feet, but quickly fell back on it. His head began to throb from the blood that rushed into his skull. Jak rose again, this time slower. He slowly walked over to the bathroom and saw Daxter struggling to pull a large, wet cloth out of the bottom of the curved sink.

Jak rested his hand on Daxter's shoulder, making Daxter jump in shock. "You should still be in bed!" Jak shook his head and pulled the cloth out of the sink. Daxter turned off the faucet and Jak rung out the water. Daxter snatched the cloth away from Jak and led him into the room they rested in. Jak sat on the bed, after Daxter told him to, and Daxter climbed up to his shoulder. Daxter took the damp cloth and lightly wiped the partially dry blood away from Jak's skin. Jak felt the cold water touch near his mouth and felt it being dragged down to his chin.

"Close your eyes." Jak did as instructed and he felt the cloth run from the corners of his eyes to the sides of his face. "All done, ya can open your eyes now." Jak did and took the cloth from Daxter. Jak entered the bathroom; smiling at Daxter's attempts to get him to stay still, put the cloth in the sink. Clogging the drain, Jak filled the sink with cold water and soap, so the blood would not stain the white cloth. Jak exited the bathroom and walked back into their room.

"Let's get you to Greenie McMeanie's." Jak nodded as Daxter climbed down from the bed. Jak and Daxter walked up the path and saw that all of the lights in the Green Sage's hut were off. Jak walked in quietly, trying not to disturb them, while Daxter did the opposite. "HEY! PSYCHO SAGE OF ALL THINGS GREEN AND CRUSTY! FUCKIN' COME HERE! HEY! GET OVER-" Jak eyes widened as he heard Daxter yell these things. Knowing that Daxter's obscene vocabulary would kick in gear soon, Jak dived at Daxter and blocked his mouth. Daxter began to and mumble loudly.

Luckily, he's quiet now. Maybe they are still sleeping? Samos and Keira came running into the main room. Keira, to see what the problem was, Samos, to strangle and stuff Daxter. "What's wrong Dax?" Keira asked, lightly rubbing her eyes.

"What are you two doing?" Samos asked when he saw Daxter's mouth being held shut by Jak, who was still lying on the floor. Jak grinned and rubbed the back of his neck with his free hand. While Jak was distracted, Daxter squirmed out of Jak's grip.

"We came here, Green Stuff, 'cause somethin' weird just happened to Jak," Daxter said. Jak was beginning to think that it was a bad idea to come. Jak got off of the floor and was trying to tell Daxter that it was a bad idea and that they should just go back home to sleep, but Daxter would not hear of it. "Calm down Jak, we came all the way here for a reason, don't get cold feet on me now."

"Will you just tell us why you are here?" Samos yelled, gaining Jak and Daxter's attention. Daxter rolled his eyes.

"For someone who's always preachin' 'patience is a virtue' ya don't seem to have any," Daxter said, knowing that he was annoying the older elf. Jak slapped himself in the face. Why did I agree to come? I should have told Dax 'no'. Okay, I should have shaken my head, saying no. To late now, Jak thought as he watched Daxter make almost a complete fool of himself. "Listen, somethin' odd happened ta Jak." Right then, everyone's attention was turned to Daxter, and the subject of Jak.

"What happened?" Keira asked. Jak started to look for an exit that he could use without being noticed. Finding nothing, Jak decided to just stand and listen to them talking about him. Samos saw how nervous Jak was looking and decided not to bring it up; after all, it would probably just make him feel worse.

"Well, after Jak and I returned from searching for that damn relic ya'll want so bad, we decided to go ta bed. I woke up when Jak began to shake; more than a normal shiver mind you. At first, I tried to ignore it, but it got worse. I went to wake Jak, but nothing was workin'," Daxter said. Jak felt himself grow fidgety.

"Why didn't you just come here then?" Samos asked. He noticed the way Jak was acting and how Keira was glancing at Jak with fear in her eyes.

"Chill, I'm getting' there. Well, I was gonna go and get you two, but blood started to pour out of Jak's eyes and mouth." Keira gasped, causing Jak to cringe. "I tried to wake Jak up, but he stopped breathin', stopped movin', stopped everything. I was telling Jak not to leave, not to go, and he didn't. Jak woke up." Jak felt Keira staring at him with wide eyes.

"Is this true Jak?" Samos asked, looking at Jak. Jak nodded. And just then, a light clicked on in Jak's head. The dream! I know where the Precursor object is! Jak looked at them excitingly. He tried to tell them about his dream, but there was a problem, he could not talk. Jak began to mouth out the words, Samos, being good at lip-reading, understood what Jak was trying to say. "Are you sure?" Jak nodded.

"You understood that Daddy?" Keira asked. Daxter looked lost.

"What's goin' on?" Daxter asked, not liking the loop he was in.

"Jak said that he knows where the Precursor object is," Samos said. "Jak, can you lead us there?" Jak nodded his head sharply. Jak ran out of the door. Samos, Daxter and Keira ran after him. They vaguely saw Jak run through the waterfall before Samos called for Jak to slow down. Jak's head came out from the waterfall, where he nodded. When everyone was in the small cave, Jak searched for the crevasse. Finding the crevasse, Jak pulled on it, just like the woman in his dreams told him to.

A purple light came from the crack, just like in his dream. Jak continued to pull on the light wall, until it was rather wide. They slowly entered the chamber, where everyone but Jak gasped at the room. "Is it just me, or are ya'll getting a creepy vibe from this place?" Daxter asked.

"It's creepy," Keira said.

"Good job, Jak." Jak recognized the voice as the one from his dream. "Only you can touch the object of Desire. Though, I was not expecting you until tomorrow. You are free to claim it now." Daxter, Samos, and Keira were looking for anything that the voice could be coming from. Finding nothing, Daxter spoke up.

"Jak, grab the freaky doohickey and let's get the hell outta here," Daxter said, fur standing on end. Jak nodded and walked towards the gem. Jak felt the same feelings of death, pain, fear, and hatred, exactly like the dream. When Jak's fingers touched the cold gem, a dull pain throbbed in his head. He removed it from its floating place above the pedestal, and the ground began to shake.

"Let's get out of here!" Keira yelled as they wade a run for it. When they made it on the other side of the waterfall, hundreds of Lurkers were surrounding them.

"Every single FUCKIN' time!" Daxter yelled. "THEY always appear!" Jak shoved the object into his pocket as the Lurkers attacked. Jak punched the Lurkers as fast as he could, feeling their bones break under the fur, blood pouring out of their mouths and slashing on the floor, and on Jak. Jak was hit a few times, he felt his ribs crack, pain in his leg, and a bruise on his arm. As usual, Jak had managed to get all of the Lurkers either unconscious or dead in a matter of minutes. Bodies littered the floor, blood covered mostly everything, and Keira, Samos, and Daxter just stood there, while Jak was trying to catch his breath.

"Wow," Keira, Samos, and Daxter said at the same time. They approached Jak and asked him if he was all right. Jak nodded and they slowly walked back to Samos' hut. During the walk, Daxter climbed back onto Jak's shoulder. When they entered Samos' hut, Keira turned on the lights. Daxter went to ask Jak a question, but stopped when he saw that Jak was deathly pale and breathing heavily.

"…Jak? Are ya feelin' alright?" Daxter asked. After hearing this, Keira and Samos immediately turned around and looked at Jak.

"Jak?" Samos asked. Samos saw Jak's eyes become glazed and roll into the back of his head as he collapsed on the floor.

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