Chapter 8

"Sheesh. What's her problem?" Margret asked, watching the rest of the monks walk away from the crash site.

Jak sneered, "Whatever it is, one thing's clear. She doesn't seem to like me and Dax."

Daxter scratched his scalp, "The feelings mutual with that broad."

The three (plus Nemo) stood in silence for a moment before Margret broke it. "So, where do we go next?"

"We're supposed to meet Kleiver at the gates to the city. He said he wanted to show us something," Jak explained, already walking off to the destination.

Margret blinked, "Kay." She walked behind them.

' . . . I have a weird feeling.'

'Is it bad?'

'I feel it, too. No, it is not bad.'

'It's just . . . weird.'

Margret snorted softly, 'Look who you're talkin' to."

Hey! What's the big idea?

Yo, Mika!

Margret stopped walking.

'What the hell was that?'

'Is that music?'

I said, sucking too hard on your lollipop

Oh, love's gonna get you down

'What?'

I said, sucking too hard on your lollipop

Oh, love's gonna get you down

Sucking too hard on your lollipop

Love's gonna get you down

Sucking too hard on your lollipop

Love's gonna get you down

'Oh, god. Margret. Look around.'

She did. Almost every person in Spargus was doing some sort of dance move. One person was 'walking like an Egyptian,' a couple was dancing the Waltz, and even a group of teenagers were break-dancing on a flat surface near the beach.

'Wha?'

Say love, say love

Love's gonna get you down

Say love, say love

Love's gonna get you down

'It has a good beat,' Rodger admitted.

I went walking with my momma one day

When she warned me what people say

Life your live until love is found

'Cause love's gonna let you down

At this point, Margret was bobbing her head to the beat as she saw a random person performing 'The Worm.' She glanced at her companions and noticed that they were dancing to the beat as well. Jak was doing the Moonwalk, while Daxter was doing a Disco-like move, waggling his tail now and then.

Take a look at the girl next door

She's a player and a downright bore

Jesus loves her but she wants more

Oh, bad girls let you down

"Sing it!" cried Jak, starting to perform the Cabbage Patch.

Sucking too hard on your lollipop

Oh, love's gonna let you down

Sucking too hard on your lollipop

Oh, love's gonna let you down

Say love, say love

Love's gonna let you down

Say love, say love

Love's gonna let you down

Margret threw caution to the wind and joined in the dance-fest.

Mama told me that I should know

Too much candy's gonna rot your soul!

If she loves you, let her go

'Cause love only gets you down

Jak started to sing the next verse:

"Take a look at a boy like me

Never stood on my own two feet

Now I'm blue as I can be

Oh, love only got me down."

"Sing it!" Margret belted.

Sucking too hard on your lollipop

Oh, love's gonna let you down

Sucking too hard on your lollipop

Oh, love's gonna let you down

Say love, say love

Love's gonna let you down

Say love, say love

Love's gonna let you down

Now Margret began to sing:

"I went walking with my momma one day

When she warned me what people say

Life your live until love is found

'Cause love's gonna let you down!"

'Uh, Marge?'

"Sucking too hard on your lollipop

Oh, love's gonna let you down

Sucking too hard on your lollipop

Oh, love's gonna let you down."

'Margret?'

"Say love, say love

Love's gonna get you down

Say love, say love

Love's gonna get you -!"

"MARGRET!"

Margret jumped. She whipped her head around. The citizens stopped dancing and were walking leisurely. Some stared at her in confusion and amusement as they passed.

She blinked repeatedly. Then glanced at Jak and Daxter. They both were looking at her like she was from another planet. The corner of Daxter's mouth was twitching slightly.

"Wha happened?" Margret asked.

Jak raised both eyebrows, "You don't know?'

She shook her head, "Nope."

"You were dancing like crazy while singing," Daxter said. He snickered, "You were pretty loud."

Margret said nothing, but her whole face turned crimson.

'Please tell me I didn't imagine that.'

'Ya did, sweetheart.'

'At least you had fun!'

' . . . shit.'


AN:

Oh my God, that was so much fun to write! XD I didn't think it would go that well. Thank God, I was pleasantly surprised.

Ah, and so starts the random montages. XD When I had first thought up Margret, I'd wanted her to have a screwed-up visual of everyday life. For example: She gets up in the morning, goes to bathroom, and sees Timon and Pumba singing 'Hakuna Matata' in her bathtub. She blinks, and they're gone. A little showing of how mentally fucked up she really is. It's sorta like 'Eli Stone,' except the visions have no real meaning. Expect more of these in later chapters. :D

The song is called 'Lollipop'. The band that performs it is called Mika. What inspired me to use this song in this situation is a video. I'll post it up on my profile. Watch it, and you will laugh your ass off. XD