OH FINALLY. The editor is FINALLY working again. Shesh! Ok yeah. I've finally gotten out of my writers block. Things have been building up. School, homework, getting ready for my freshman year in high school, friends, working out, my boyfriend, my art, my videos... I have a very busy life. Sort of. LOL

I'm so exited to get this thing started. I have the conflict all worked out. I know what the story line is gonna look like. Even though it's going a little slower than planned... But its working. :-P

"Eat my dust!" Razer spat over the car radio.

"Shut up." Errol growled.

The two Zamekheins were racing against each other in the Wasteland. They finally agreed to bet on wearing a dress for a week. Razer grimaced on the idea, but he agreed to it. Razer raced in the new racing car that he won over Kliever's poor excuse for a race. Errol "borrowed" Jak's Sand Shark. I sat on the sidelines right next to the gate, watching them silently.

"Laona, can I have a word with you?" Jak said on my communicator.

I unclipped the communicator from my belt and spoke into it.

"Yeah, sure. Where you at?"

He leaned on one of the racing vehicles, while Daxter pretended to drive a car.

"In the vehicle garage in Spargus. Where are you?"

I grinned, walking over to the garage, and opening the gate. Jak stood up, turning his attention to whoever was entering the garage. Daxter leaped up on his shoulder, looking concerned. The blonde grinned, rolling his eyes as I walked towards him.

"You called?"

"Yeah. Um, its about your brother." He commented.

I sighed, "Wha'd that son of a gun do now."

"Dennis gets all mean and nasty as Jak here does! When we kicked 'em out of the house, BOTH Jak and your brother got into a nasty fight today!" Daxter wailed. I blinked, staring at him. "Dennis... Transforms like Jak does?" I asked, questioning his antics.

"We'd figure you would know."

I cocked my eyebrow, looking back at Jak.

"How would I know?"

"You were right there beside Errol when he flipped the switch when it came to dark eco injections in the prison. It only makes sense if you also flipped the switch on your own brother." The blonde said lowly. I looked away, turning my back against Jak. "Errol told me that him and the Baron had a secret experiment going on. Now I understand why Errol wouldn't let me involved in it. It was my brother." I lied. I actually was the one who flipped the switch... On Dennis.

Errol wouldn't do it alone. He wanted to make sure I learned how to block out emotions and feelings for the victims of experiments. Using my own flesh and blood was the best way to do it. My thoughts were interrupted when I felt Jak's hand on my shoulder.

"I'm sorry. Trust me. I know how it feels." Jak said in a gruff voice.

I closed my eyes with the feeling of heavy guilt on my shoulders. Suddenly, the gate opened with two arguing Zamekheins babbling on in French at each other. I grinned, "Who won?" Both glared at me, then pointed at themselves.

"I did!" Both said at the same time.

Errol glared at him.

"I won, and you know it! When you stumbled on that concentration of pebbles, you were out of it! It caused you to lose ground fast!"

"You got caught in the water!" Razer complied.

"I used a power boost!"

"So?!"

"GUYS!" I interrupted.

"There must be a logical solution. Who has a coin we can flip?"

"I have an idea." Jak said from behind me.

"Lets see who can score the highest points on the gun course. Who has the sharpest eye. Winner gets the bet."

Errol and Razer blinked, staring at each other for a moment, then at Jak.

"You're on dark eco freak!" Errol scoffed.

We all went into the teleporter and into Haven City. When we came across my apartment, I headed in while everyone else was heading toward the gun course. "Where are you going?" Errol paused, looking at me. I stopped to look at him.

"I'm gonna get some sleep. Good luck."

He shrugged, moving on.

--Flash Back--

Dennis laid there on the cold table. His ankles and fists pinned down with flat round bars. It was just morning, and his routine injections were about to begin. Errol and I walked in swiftly with heavy footsteps on the cold iron metal. "How is our freak doing this morning?" The red head asked sarcastically.

"I'll get out of here. Just wait and see." My brother said angrily.

I was still a mere teenager, and still had innocence in my eyes. Dennis looked over at me.

"You were always father's favorite."

I looked down.

"Laona.." Errol said casually as he stood at the controls.

"Yes sir."

I saluted, coming back to reality.

"Come here and turn on the machine."

My face melted.

"Don't do it." Dennis said, almost in a pleading tone. I glanced over, hesitating.

"Laona.." Errol pushed.

"Son of a bitch..." Dennis scowled gruffly.

I quickly walked down over the controls, looking at Zamekhein. He was only a few years older than me. He took my hand, and lead it on the switch.

"Since its your first time, I'll help you only this one time.." He said lowly. I closed my eyes. I didn't want to hurt my brother. Errol's hand pushed against mine, and I felt the switch latch down. Before long, the generators started, contracted, and a surge of energy zapped into my brother.

I heard him cry out in horrible pain, and winced. I opened my eyes shyly, but kept my back to the wall. I didn't want to see him. The shrieks of pain continued for about a minute. Once it ended, the computer said, "Dark eco cycle complete. Physical changes nominal and unchanged."

Errol chuckled in his throat, and as he passed by me, he scrambled my hair as a sign that I did well.

"It would seem that you're quite strong for your stature. If you keep this up... We may have to increase the concentration." Errol said in a low tone.

"You're a monster." Derrick breathed weakly.

"Am I?" He snapped.

"You turned my own sister against me. You bastard."

Without warning, Zamekhein smacked Dennis on the face, hard. His nose bled.

"Don't jump to conclusions. She chose to. She wants your pain. She wants to hear you suffer." He corrected him. I stood there, with an emotionless face. My brother looked over at me, and coughed with disgust.

"Errol! Laona! We're expecting that boy to arrive any time now. Get out there ASAP." Baron Praxis scowled over the intercom in the prison. Errol grinned widely, looking towards my way.

"It show time."

"Should I gather up the men?" I asked.

"Just get a dozen. I doubt this boy will be much of a threat." He replied. I followed him out of the prison. Guards unlocked Dennis and dragged him to his cell.

--End of Flash Back--

I felt Errol's weight sink onto the mattress. He came close to me and rubbed my arm.

"What time is it.." I mumbled.

"9:30." He answered, resting his head on my shoulder.

"I dreamt of when I injected dark eco into Dennis for the first time." I said quietly.

"Ah. That was when we took in Jak." He grinned.

"That was a dark day for me."

"Why."

"How would you feel if it was Razer on that table?"

"I'd enjoy hearing him scream." He smiled.

I laced my fingers in his hair and gripped it.

"You're so cold sometimes." I yawned.

"I know. I'm awful." He chuckled as I kissed him.

Yeah... That's what's part of the conflict. I'm not giving much away but, yeah. Part of how it goes is how much Dennis hates Laona for betraying him. Oh blah blah lol I get tired of myself babling on for no reason sometimes, lol

I'm gonna go play Jak 2 in a lil bit. I've been playing all day. Half way done. I enjoy beating it quicker and quicker. I always got stuck on that one part where you have to flatten those boxes above that pond of dark eco. But like, on the last box I couldn't ever get it right, so I SOMEHOW MANAGED to jump one box short to the edge without getting killed! Haha!

Anyone can do it if they have enough intellegence.

Oh, btw "Jak", When you were talking about if I've don't have the balls to make the characters cuss ( example: f-k), um.. I DON'T have the balls. I don't have balls. LOL dumbass