Paradise Eco

Taadaa! I'm here, sorreh for the late update. My body was hating me for running from my house to the lake, that about... a mile or so. Doesn't matter thought, anywho I hope you all enjoy this chapter and thanks to DEA & Berander for reveiwing!

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

Chapter Three: Play With Fire

Jak cracked his shoulder as him and Daxter walked down the streets of First, after meeting Coplin and Gaston the duo choose to walk through the city some more but almost every alley way or secondary street lead to a dead end. If it wasn't the main roads leading away from the palace, it was most likely a dead end. The only roads that lead anywhere were the roads going to the Port from the palace, then there were the roads that went to the palace and the gates of Second. Jak sighed when he came to the Court Yard, they've been wandering around in circles and just like before they were in the Court Yard of the whole city.

"This is getting annoying." Jak growled. "Lets just ask someone for directions."

"Ha!" Daxter laughed. "I know my way around this city! Lets go that way!"

"We've already went that way." Jak sighed. "And plus-"

"Stop theif!" A man yelled from the other side of the Court Yard, Jak turned his head and ran smack into a girl. The girl fell over him and landed on her back, Jak groaned and sat up. On the ground was a loaf of bread and a couple apples, Jak looked up at the patrol men who were shaking their fist. "You won't get away that easy!"

"You think that was easy!?" The girl laughed, from behind Jak saw that she was blonde. She started grabbing all the fruit, Jak picked up the bread and tapped her on the shoulder. Jak almost dropped the bread when she turned, her eyes were the same colour as the sun. She smiled and took it from him, she got up and shoved it in her bag. She wore a dark pink tank top and tanned shorts, around her waist was a sliver belt with tiny knives. On her ankles and wrist were gold links, in her left ear was another gold link. She smirked and snatched the bread from him. "Thanks dude."

"Well aren't you trouble?" Daxter chuckled.

"No way, you're only in trouble if you get caught!"

"Gothca!" A patrol man shouted grabbing her shirt.

"Okay, now I'm in trouble." She whimpered, she pulled her foot back and slammed it into his groin. She laughed. "I'm a bitch, aren't I?" She pulled out a sliver whislte, she blew it and Daxter started screaming in pain.

"Ohmygwad!!!" Daxter shouted when she was done. "What the hell was that for!!!"

"Sorry, I guess she isn't around." She laughed. "Well see ya... gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat!" She grabbed her bag and started running, she slid into the corner and stopped when Gaston pointed a gun at her. Jak got up and grabbed Daxter by his tail, he ran over to where Gaston was standing.

"Well, well, well... look what I caught in my net, a street rat."

"I like the term...Fool better." The girl snorted.

"What's a Fool?" Jak asked.

"These the name the theives, whores, witches, and deivants call themsleves." Gaston snarled, the other patrolmen that were above them came over and stood in a circle around them. "This girl has been on our hit list for as long as she grew boobs."

"Appose to me growing a penis?" She grunted.

"I'll figure out how you use you're witchcraft. You're only good for one thing girl." Gaston growled. "And one day, I'll get it." The girl stepped into his face, a smirk on her face.

"Bring it on."

At the long wooden table in the palace, Jak sat beside Meghen and Gaston. Meghen sipped her wine slowly as her sister wolfed down her salad, Duke Carmicheal smiled down at Samos at the other end of the table. At the end with Samos and beside Gaston, Daxter chowed down on his peas. Tiny green pearls rolling everywhere, Gaston wore a grim face as the green pearls came rolling to him. Torn sat by the green eatting rabbit aka Mallory, and at the entering of the room there were patrolmen.

"So," Mallory said taking a sip of her wine. "Captain Gaston, how has rounding up the Fools going for you?" Gaston chuckled.

"Princess Mallory, thanks for asking. We've caught alot lately, my plans are to capture them all before their Midnight Festival. Sadly we won't be able to stop their Festival of Fools tomorrow." Gaston said sighing. "But as the days go on," Gaston reached over to Daxter's mess, crushing one pea with his finger. "One by one," He said crushing another with his thumb. "Then soon," Gaston said pushing Daxter away from his plate, Gaston slammed his fist down into the plate and smirked. "They'll all be gone."

"My peas..." Daxter whimpered. "THEY NEVER HAD A CHOICE TO BECOMING MY POO!!! You monster." Daxter growled as Gaston sat down, Mallory clapped and crakled.

"Amazing Gaston! You're becoming more helpful," Mallory said flicking a pea towards Daxter. "Then our savage vistors."

"I'm not getting out." Mallory whined as Duke Carmicheal and Meghen got out of the carriage, Jak rolled his eyes as Gaston bowed and helped her out of the carriage. Mallory sighed, she started fanning herself with her small fan. "I hate these things you know that father," Mallory sighed and walked past Gaston, she linked arms with Jak. "At least I have a peculiar beau on my arm."

"Why thank you." Daxter laughed leaning on Mallory. "Don't worry chicky poo, I don't bite."

"Eww." Mallory hissed and walked ahead. "I rather walk unescorted, I like making gossip."

"Don't mind her." Jak turned, Meghen hooked her arm in his and smiled. "She's just a drama queen."

"She has no taste," Daxter snorted. "Orange Lightning is tha bomb."

"I know. You look amazing to me."

"Why thank you Meghen, you're the fav-" Daxter stopped, his cheerful voice falling. "Why'd you do that to me?"

"I thought it would be cute." Meghen giggled and opened her fan. "Shall we go on?"

"I think you have somethings you want to tell me?" Jak said in a low voice as they walked into the Court Yard, threading across from building to building were bright streamers. Yellows, oranges, and reds, all over the yard and on buildings. Even some people were wearing them, all dreams in yellow or orange. In the middle of the Court Yard was a stage, and off to the sides were stands. The Duke and guest sat in the highest seats, the grounds were filled with people speaking amongest themsleves. Meghen laughed and fanned herself.

"Is that all you think about? Let your hair out and have some fun, you may even find answers on your own." Meghen smirked. "Come on! Let's get some good seats!"

"Moron," Mallory laughed as Gaston sat back and put his arm around her, Jak sat down beside Meghen as Samos and Torn filed up higher with Duke Carmicheal. "It's not like you can see the show." Mallory smirked and closed her fan.

"I was actually talking about Jak and Daxter, Gaston's egos so big they wouldn't be able to see." Gaston was about to say something when turmpets started to sound, everyone's heads turned to the stage where Coplin stood. He lowered the trumpet and started dancing.

"Come one, come all! Close the churches! It's the day for breaking rules, come and join the feast of ..." Orange smoke went everywhere as people dressed in clown costumes and colourful clothes jumped off the stage, people started cheering as they danced with random folk. "FOOLS!" Coplin shouted and jumped off the stage, people parted for him as he skipped. "Once a year we throw a party here in town, it's the day the devil in us gets released! It's the day we mock the king and shock the priest!" A band started to play as Coplin danced over to the stands, he jumped on the stands. "So beat the drums and blow the trumpets!" Daxter started dancing beside Meghen as the music played, Meghen smiled.

"The music sounds... beautiful this year." Meghen said clapping her hands.

"I must admit that you people do know how to party." Jak chuckled.

"Maybe you can party with us girl." Daxter laughed, Meghen blushed and opened her fan hiding her smile.

"I would like that." She whispered as Coplin sat down beside her.

"Come one, come all! Come see the hottest girl in the city! Love her, feed her flames," Coplin said hooking an arm around Jak's shoulders. "Hey can you play with fire?" Coplin snapped his fingers and the whole stage caught on fire, Jak glanced back at Samos who's face was blank. Jak looked back to the fire as it calmed, the girl he meet before was on the stage. In her hands were two sticks, each end of the metal poles on fire. She threw them up into the air and caught them, she spun them as she jumped off the stage. She tossed both of them to the ground, she ran up to where the group was sitting. She jumped up and blew a flame out of her mouth, instead of being red or orange it was bright yellow. She bowed and flipped off Gaston, she jumped off backwards and ran back to the stage.

"Sire!" Gaston shouted. "Permission to capture that girl! She could've burned the princesses!"

"I'm fine." Meghen said raising her hand.

"Well I'm not!" Mallory shouted. "I don't trust her! She could brun down the city, and she's using magic!"

"Magic?" Jak questioned, Meghen grabbed his arm and smirked.

"Now is the moments of your destiny on this sad island." Meghen hissed. "Take a chance or get off my island."

"What?"

"Permission granted." Duke Carmicheal sighed. "What weapon are you going to use?" Gaston smirked, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a remote.

"I unleash on this city... parasites. It can find sources of Eco... and destory them." Gaston turned to Jak and smirked. "I suggest you run." Gaston pressed the button, and the whole city shook. All the Fool and townfolk stopped the festival, everyone was silent as they heard the metal whines of a large machine. People all looked to each other before the ground shook again, Gaston laughed and sat back in his chair. "And let the games begin. Eco Destiny Destory... or EDD make the Fools cry." A roar came from the palace, and peopel started screaming and running around.

"I'm I suggest we follow Gaston's advice and RUN!!!" Daxter shouted in Jak's ear.

"Yah I heard you!" Jak shouted back and leaped over the railing, pushing past all the people and Fools. He pushed past everyone until he made it to the stage, he jumped up and looked around. He still could see what they were all running away from, but everyone knew it was there. "What's everyone running from!?"

"You must be new!" The blonde girl shouted, she reached out and grabbed Jak's hand. "Come on!" Jak was pulled forward by her, she jumped off the stage and ran through the crowd. Partolmen laughed as the Fools ran towards the gates to Second, the girl stopped a block away from the gates. "Shit. This way!" She shouted running towards the church, she pushed past people and fell into an alleyway. Jak tripped over her and fell flat on his face, Daxter rolled down the alley and swore.

"Ahh shit..." Jak groaned and rolled off of the girl, she groaned too and pushed herself up.

"Ouch."

"Tell me what everyone is really running from." Jak growled.

"Who knows, but if Gaston unleashed it... then life is gonna get bad." She rubbed the back of her head. "That really hurt, your head smashed into mine."

"So what are you cooking up in that little mind of yours."

"The church can help us, but we have to hurry." She stood on wobbly legs. "Come on."

"Hold it!" Daxter shouted. "How do we know that this girl isn't trouble? Over the last 12 hours of meeting her, she almost got arrested and can breath fire!" Daxter jumped on Jak's shoulder. "I'm getting really bad vibes from her."

"He's right," Jak said standing. "How do we know we can trust you?"

"Scout's honour?" She giggled, both boys looked to each other and shook their heads. She sighed and pulled out a knife, she cut her palm and cut Jak's. She pressed them together and smirked. "Honour of a Witch. A blood promise between... um... er..."

"Mar. Jak Mar, but everyone calls me Jak."

"And I'm Daxter, the offical best friend and hero."

She laughed. "Okay, a blood promise between all of us. Jak Mar, Daxter the annoy rat and Layla the witch."

TBC...