Torn rubbed at his eyes tiredly. There was so much work to do but he couldn't spread his troops any thinner or they'd lose the port. It didn't help that they couldn't make any progress into the KG area with the defenses up.

"Torn?" The commander turned to see Naruto, hair slightly damp from a shower. "Got any missions for me?"

"I do in fact." It was a blessing from the Precursors Jak, Naruto, and Daxter were back. The three of them could get any mission done with the least damage to their side. "Rucah is checking the power generators and the defenses we have around key spots in the port. I'd be grateful if you could lend him a hand."

"Sure! Where is he now?"

"Why don't you call him and find out?" Torn asked, tossing a com-link to him. "Once we clear out the KG interference you'll be able to contact HQ from that, until then we need to make sure those robots don't chew through the main signal cable, you and Rucah can do that next."

"Got it!" Naruto said, pocking his com-link and heading out the door, fox tail swishing behind him. Torn let out a sigh and drummed his fingers on the table, that meant he was sending Jak and Daxter to deal with the sniper cannons.


"Whoa we're so high up!" Naruto said, looking out over the port from one of the twin towers. Rucah chuckled; this was where they stored the main signal dish and cable.

"It's the best place to receive signals, and we're holding by putting the cable from here to the Naughty Ottsel under the water the KG robots can't get to it…but we're worried about Metal Heads and…something else." Naruto stopped his gawking and turned to Rucah as he fiddled with switches and wires.

"Something else?" The fox teen immediately thought of the strange tail from yesterday.

"Yeah, when our men were laying down the wire they kept seeing these pink eyes in the darkness, and sometimes this massive creature. We only have blurry video of it but it's huge and it's in the port."

"If it's dangerous do you think it would have already attacked?"

"That's the thing we're worried about. If it wanted to it could destroy the whole port. But the thing is those the pink eyes are too small to be the creature's we think they're the same thing, like it can grown and shrink." Rucah said, testing the signal. Naruto frowned, could it be someone from his memories? This Yagura?

"What makes you think that?" The blond asked. Rucah stood and looked at Naruto.

"Because you're like it too. I've seen your eyes change color and I've seen a glimpse of your power. You might not be able to become say, a giant fox but I have this feeling you and the thing in the port are somehow related." Rucah said, standing and brushing off his pants. Naruto stared at blue-black haired elf.

"H…Have there been any other reports on it?" Naruto's voice was partly cracked with emotion.

"None, but I don't suggest going after it Naruto…just…" Rucah sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Let's just finish our check up of the port."

"Alright." Naruto said, but a part of him was curious now. The Baron had said there was others like him and his dreams…or were they memories? Confirmed it.


Jak looked at the drink in his hand at the bar of the Naughty Ottsel. He was hoping that Naruto would be back but as fate would have it Torn sent him out with Rucah to check the port. Which Jak agreed was an important task.

"Jak," Torn's rough voice caught his attention as the man walked up to the bar, sitting next to him. "I need you to go into the sewers into the Metal Head section of the city. We need to attack their hive from below and the sewers are the only way in right now." Torn paused and looked at Daxter, who was frowning at the mission. "We haven't been in those old passageways since the war broke out, but no scouts have reported movement down there."

"Umm…that's good thing right?" Daxter asked, shaking slightly.

"I mean, no scouts have ever come back alive to tell us." Torn said, leaning towards the ottsel.

"Oh…" A moment. "OH! Still giving us the crappy missions, huh?" Jak chuckled and looked at his glass, finishing it.

"Dark, dirty, dangerous. Just the job for us." Daxter groaned and bowed his head.

"Whatever!" The ottsel yelled, jumping down and heading for the door.

"Jak wait." Torn said, putting a hand on Jak's shoulder. The once hero stopped and looked at him. "I'm sending you on this mission cause I know you can make it out alive. Once to break through the Metal Head Hive I'll have a few men waiting for you near the port just in case." Jak nodded then looked Torn in the eye.

"Naruto…"

"I'll make sure he's there." Jak nodded his thanks and ran to catch up with Daxter. There was a wait off his shoulders knowing Naruto wouldn't be in the sewers with him, that he would be safe.


"YOU LET JAK GO WHERE?" Rucah flinched, as it was to be expected. After all finding out someone you cared deeply for was sent into unknown territory only to go to the Metal Head Hive was a pretty hard pill to swallow. Torn gritted his teeth, he knew this was going to happen…

"Listen-"

"No! You sent him on a suicide mission! I should tear your balls off and-" Naruto glared as Rucah put his gloved hand over Naruto's mouth. Torn sent him a grateful look before clearing his throat.

"Jak's the only one who could do think and not die, that's why he was sent. Now, I'm sending you and a group of men to the barrier between us and the Metal Head Hive. Be careful, we don't know the number of Metal Heads that'll pour out after Jak." Naruto let out a breath of air and removed Rucah's hand.

"How many men?"

"Twenty-eight." Torn answered. Naruto shivered at the number and nodded.

"Alright, I'll take them." With that he left the Naughty Ottsel, leaving Torn to massage his forehead.

"Rucah, get me a bottle of Kras City's Silver Brew."


Jak gasped painfully as he broke the last of the Dark Eco pods. His hands felt like they were burning right under the skin and his body twisted with the Dark Eco running through him, forcing him to change into the monster created by the Baron. Slowly, his nails turned needle like and lengthen.

Channel me between your hands; use my power to strike down foes and walls that dare stand before you.

Soulless black eyes stared at the pulsating mass before him and pushed Dark Eco to his hands. The dark beast shoved his hands forward, sending two balls of Dark Eco towards the wall, completely destroying it. He howled as sharp fangs dug into his shoulder. Jak leapt into the air and slammed his fist down, sending out a shock wave of Dark Eco, killing all the Metal Heads near him.

Jak felt his body return to normal and fall forward. Arms wrapped around him and pulled him out of Metal Head territory as Freedom League men took his place. "It's okay Jak, I've got you." The green-blond blinked, looking up to see Naruto holding him, Daxter on his shoulder. "Don't worry, I'm here." The fox teen said smiling.

"Naruto! Naruto you there?" Rucah's voice said over the com-link. The blond fished it out, watching as the troops fought off the Metal Heads.

"Naruto here."

"Torn just got a message from Samos to Jak. The Sage wants you guys to go to the forest, says there's something linking to the catacombs there and it's vital to keep it out Metal Head's hands."

"Got it. Thanks." Naruto said, hanging up. Jak stood and looked at the nearby one person zoomer. "Are you sure you're ready Jak?" The green-blond grinned and nodded, already hi-jacking the zoomer.

"It'll take a lot more than that to keep me down." He said, mounting the zoomer. Naruto slid on behind him, wrapping his arms around the once hero. His mind going back to the chrysalis that once lived in Haven Forest.


Naruto bowed his head as Jak went to the Precursor Pillars. The whole place had been overrun by the Metal Head parasites and Dark Eco Planets. By using their JET-boards they were able to cure the planets but…

The fox looked around, almost hopelessly for some hint the chrysalis had made it, or whatever was in it. Jak walked up to Naruto, putting his hand on his shoulder. "Naruto?" The blond shook his head but took Jak's rougher hand in his.

"Jak, Naruto. We've located power boxes that if taken down could weaken the barriers between us and HQ. Jak, you'll be teaming up with Jinx to blow their fuses, he's waiting outside for you. Naruto, there's a zoomer in the KG section full of valuable Eco, you know what to do." The three shared a look as they left the Forest.

"Hey! Pretty boy and pretty boy's boy! How's been?" Jinx asked as Jak climbed into the two person zoomer. Daxter laughed as a small amount of color rose to Jak's cheeks. He ignored Jinx for now and looked at Naruto.

"Be safe."

"You two." The fox teen said, before climbing on the one person zoomer from before. The two zoomers sped off.

"You haven't shagged him yet?" Jinx asked vulgarly as they drove to the first power box.

"If I did that's now of your business, Jinx."

"Cool your whiskers, Blondie. Put us down." Jak lowered the zoomer as Jinx jumped out, rushing to the box. "Cover me!" The green-blond pulled out his Vulcan Fury gun mod and kept the Metal Heads off of Jinx, having a feeling in his stomach this was only going to get worse…


"Not bad Jakey Boy, you still got it." Jinx said, handing Daxter the gun mod upgrade for the Vulcan Fury. "Now about you and your pretty boy-" Jinx stopped his sentence as Naruto flew overhead with the stolen Eco Vehicle, with missiles following him.

"SHIT!" Jak yelled, running to the edge of the water, watching as Naruto weaved in an out, the decoys slowly being activated.

"Jak…" Daxter whispered fearfully.

"I know…there's not enough decoys…" The once hero took off running to the Naughty Ottsel, seeing Torn just outside it.

"Drive towards the Naughty Ottsel! We'll use the bar sign as the final decoy!" Panic and fear was clear in Torn's voice as he watched the red zoomer fly out over the water. His dark eyes looked at Jak, who was also watching Naruto. "You can make it…" Torn whispered then look at Rucah, who had come out of the bar at the yelling. "Crank that sign up to full brightness!" The Naughty Ottsel sign went from normal orange to an obnoxious shade of it.

Naruto's hands shook on the vehicle as he suddenly went up, just a hair before hitting the sign. There was an explosion and Naruto looked down just in time to see the Naughty Ottsel's head land on its pitch fork and Daxter let out a small scream.


Naruto closed his eyes as Jak softly ran his hands through his blond hair, soothing him. When he had landed the zoomer he passed out from the sudden stop of adrenaline. Now, he was content to lay with Jak in one of the spare beds in the Naughty Ottsel. Daxter was currently staying with Tess, leaving Jewell and her grandfather to their house.

The fox teen rolled slightly and nuzzled into Jak's chest. Letting his body relax to the once hero's rhythmic breathing. He smiled as Jak's hand stopped the petting; signally the green-blond had finally fallen asleep. With that thought in mind Naruto was finally able to sleep.

"We're under attack! Assaults on both fronts! Everyone to position!" Torn's voice yelled into the intercom in the early hours of the morning. Naruto and Jak flung themselves out of bed, eyes wide in panic as their hearts started racing. They were being attacked by both the Metal Heads and KG robots.


Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed the mass upload of chapters! I had so much inspiration over fall break! But now that I'm back in college I don't have much free time or my copy of Jak 3 or PS2 soooo I can't upload anymore untill Thanksgiving Break, which I can only do if one of my friends can't join me for Thanksgiving, since she's an exchange student. If she comes I can't undate till Winter Break or when I go home, but if she doesn't then expect chapters around Thanksgiving!

Thank you for not giving up on this story!