Authors Note:

Although this is mainly based on the events of Jak 2, I will stray slightly away from the main storyline in later chapters, possibly adding several new missions/catastrophes etc.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Jak and daxter, or any of the characters or places or plots, I only own this story.

Chapter One

Jak stood staring as Keira burst out from behind the curtain towards Daxter. He couldn't believe he'd been so stupid. She'd been standing there, right under his nose this whole time! At this thought, he gave a slight snarl of frustration. How could he have been so blind?

At the slight sound coming from his direction, Keira turned towards him, resting her gaze upon Jak for the first time in several years. And what she saw shocked her so much she almost stumbled backwards. In all her life she could have sworn that he wasn't capable of so much as a frown. But the intensity of the anger and turmoil in his eyes was like being stabbed in the gut with a knife. This wasn't the innocent young boy from Sandover anymore. Keira could have pondered the matter for hours, but then she realized everyone was expecting her to say something.

"J-Jak..." she stuttered out, "you look…" angry, hard, dangerous "… different" she finally settled on. Jak turned away slightly. Different could mean a lot of things, and in his case, none of them were good.

"It's been a tough ride," He replied nonchalantly. Keira blinked in surprise.

"You can talk," she stated, as if to verify it. Jak chuckled slightly, and nodded. Keira looked up at him, relieved to see a smile on his face, no matter how small it was.

Daxter decided at that point that it was his turn to say something, so he leaped up onto Jak's shoulder for a better view, and leaned against the top of his head.

"So, where have ya been?" he asked, wondering how Keira ended up working here.

"Well…." she replied, and launched into her story.

She told the pair how she had accidentally broken a man's zoomer and had been forced to repay him for the damage. She had had no money, so she just fixed the zoomer. The owner had been very grateful and hired her as his mechanic. Later, going around the city, she had seen the terrible acts of the KG, and seeing her anger, the man had passed her onto the Underground. Now she was here doing undercover work as a mechanic, trying to weasel Errol out of his secrets.

"And that's my story," Keira finished. She then looked to Jak.

"So…… where were you, then?"

Jak froze. How could he answer her? It would kill her to know what they'd done, and who knew what she'd think of him. Besides, even thinking about his time in prison made him flare up in anger. He turned away from Keira, feeling her eyes boring into the back of his skull.

"Jak……?" She said, concerned

"Just don't ask me," He bit out. "Come on, Dax, let's go. Torn's probably got another 'mission' for us." He said, a hint of sarcasm in his voice. He headed for the door.

"Wait! Keira cried, "Torn wanted me to report in today, so I might as well go with you, right?" She said.

"Sure. Whatever," was the only reply she got.