Lisa: -looks at injured Markus with a dagger in his left shoulder and random dog biting his head- See what happens when you kick people off the computer and reply the reviews? Thanks to you, only like three people reviewed... again!
Markus: Tch... -looks away-
Izzy: -still being hugged by Paradise Eco, turning purple- Aw... gawd... can't... breathe...
Marielle: Why is that person even hugging you in the first place, Isaiah?
Lisa: I personally am just having fun seeing the poor guy losing breathe and it's payback for making a mistake in the last chapter. -glares at Izzy- "A foot in the air"? It was supposed to be a finger, not a foot! What was with you last week?
Izzy: A... bit... busy... here... GASP!!
Lisa: You're lucky I fixed it after updating this story!
Markus: -sees Paradise Eco glaring at him- Ha! Like you got anything that can hurt me! I'm a badass!
Lisa: -shakes and looks at Marielle- That's gonna provoke some hate replies on him...
Marielle: -nods head- Let's just get the summary done with so we can start working up the funeral.
Markus: o0... what funeral?
So anyways, Lisa, Markus, and Jak were able to pass the second trial with a bit of ease. Izzy and Jack are bonding like friends. Griff is trying to hit on Michelle which will not bode well if Markus ever finds out about that. Batman and the Flash start to have feelings for another. They then… wait… WHAT?! Huh?! Marielle, did you right down your yaoi fan fiction ideas on the card again?
Marielle: Sorry, Daxter!
Seriously, why do I even bother being here? Well, overall, let's just get to the story because now that I am not reading this out loud, I'm seeing a lot of information that is really… odd. Why do you even like that pairing?
Marielle: … it's cute.
Francy: Psh!
Marielle: Don't you sass me, girl!
Francy: At least I typed my own fan fiction! BTW reader, go check it out if you haven't seen it yet.
Chapter 10
Afternoon with the Twins, Prank Wars, & Really Bad Discussion Issues
Note: I'm sorry for the late and not Friday or Saturday update but my mom had to renovate my room, causing me to go all mental and ruin my sleep cycle & I was at a cousin's house during the weekend and I didn't get to finish this at his house... he didn't have a USB connection on his computer which is really weird... So yeah, I'm still keeping to the one or two week updating so bare with me on this one so don't kill me for the lateness!
5th Day, 10:15 am
Spargus City
Kojima's Apartment
"Thank you for the meal," Lisa said as Jamie nodded her head. Jamie smiled as she grabbed the three empty plates and walked off. Markus patted his stomach as he said, "That was surprisingly delicious."
Jak shrugged his shoulder, saying that it was an alright meal while Daxter looked bloated, his stomach bulging out. Crux was still nibbling on a bread stick while watching Daxter who looks like he had just passed out. Markus stood up from the chair as he then said, "I better get going, guys." He then walked for the door, but stopped to give a dark glare to Jak.
"If you do anything with her, I will kill you," he stated before slowly opening and closing the door. The blond didn't admit it, but he felt a sudden chill go down his spine. Lisa just shook her head as she stood up and looked at Jamie.
"Where's your brothers?" she asked as Jamie washed the dishes. Lisa then walked over to her as she dried the rinsed plates.
Jamie then answered, "Sammy went on a small errand with the city's mechanic. And as of Kojima..."
She suddenly had that look of sudden realization as she then turned her attention to Jak. "That reminds me, Kojima was informed via communicator for you to head to the garage."
Jak looked at her with slight confusion as he asked, "What is it about?"
"I think it's a mission or something," Jamie said as she handed the last wet plate to Lisa. She lay against the edge of the sink counter before continuing. "I guess that means it's going to be just us girls hanging out with each other."
"Jamie, I'm home!" Everyone turned to see a boy with short light blue hair and eyes enter the kitchen. "Chiharu is really busy today but she has all the help she needed already when I got there." He then stopped talking when he saw Jak and Lisa in the room. He then said, "Hello there."
Noticing the frightened look in the boy's eyes, Jak sighed and stood up. Looking over to Lisa, he said, "I'll see you later, okay?"
When she made a confirmation, Jak walked to her and kissed her forehead. His lips stayed there for awhile as Lisa felt her face going a bit warmer. Jamie was covering her mouth which a smile creeping forward while Sammy looked in awe. Jak then stepped back as he then grabbed Daxter by his tail and left the apartment. Lisa was still lying against the counter, her face still red like a tomato. She reached to her forehead, smiling to herself as she softened her eyes. Crux flew to her as she finished the bread stick and cooed at her.
"Oh! Are you guys, like, an item?" Jamie asked. Waiting for an answer, she saw the Filipino slowly nod her head before Jamie squealed like a crazy fan girl. Sammy just shook his head as he then said, "Why don't we go look around the city?"
Jamie then smiled widely as she then suggested, "Why don't we go have some fun instead?"
Marielle: -points at Markus- Ha! IN YOUR FACE, IDIOT! THEY KISSED! IN... YOUR... FACE!! XP
Markus: Shut up there! -pouts like a little kid-
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Hidden Alley
"I never thought the great leader of the Aero Clan would want to talk to me ever again," Taiki spoke in a sarcastic tone. Markus growled slightly as he said, "I only wanted to meet you so I could tell you... to stay away from my sister."
Taiki laughed quietly before it went into a dark one, one that was too similar to those psycho killer laughs. Markus didn't seem phased by it as he didn't move at all, just stared at the man with a serious stance. After Taiki finished laughing, he pulled of his hood and let his short brown hair appear in a messy form. His green eyes were dilated with the look of a maniac.
"Just like before," Markus mentally said as he readied himself for a conflict.
Taiki looked up, part of his hair covering his left eye as he said, "You know, Markus, she never did come to you for comfort. She always came to me or Lucas to talk about her problems."
"And you exploited that!" Markus stated as he glared at him. "You used it to keep her from seeing the real you!"
Taiki laughed again as he said, "Well, she was about to fall for me if you didn't get involved."
"You were using her heart just to help your damn parents get to us," Markus shouted at him.
"Just shut up already!" Taiki snapped back as he tackled into him, sending both of them into the streets of Spargus City. Markus rolled out of the man's quickly as he was kneeling on the dirt street while Taiki slowly stood up, his eyes still almost so small that there were just dots in a pool of white.
"I'll kill you!" He shouted as he charged at Markus. Markus smirked as he then replied, "Come and try, kid!"
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Marielle: I had this funny story about some side stories, like alternate reality things, with our characters and Jak characters. So many possibilities...Should we do it?
Lisa: Why do I get the feeling that this involves yaoi?
Marielle: No it isn't...
Garage
"I can't believe that we have to do a stupid mission for Kleiver." Kojima groaned as he heard that annoying voice of the furry animal as he looked up from the Dune Hopper, fixing its spring to make it jump higher. Hearing the door open, he saw Jak walk in with the Ottsel on his shoulder. He got up as he wiped his hands clean of the grime. Kojima let a smirk appear on his face as he walked toward them.
"You are starting to becoming too much trouble for our king, kid," he said as he found that he was about a few inches taller than the blond.
"I always cause trouble everywhere I go," Jak snapped back as he folded his arms over his chest. "Comes with my personality."
"Oh! Nice comeback, kid," Kojima said, starting to become irritated. "I bet your girlfriend must have liked to here you say that if she was here."
"You didn't invite her so she's safe from anyone who would want to hurt her," Jak stated proudly, beginning to not like where this was going.
"But she isn't safe from you," Kojima said, seeing the man's expression become rigid. "Yeah, I'm talking about that stupid other side of you. You may think he's okay now, but wait until you get too close to a massive amount of Dark Eco. He'll go crazy and then kill everyone around you, including your pet."
"I'm his best friend, thank you very much," Daxter stated proudly as he then turned his back away from him. Jak got into a fighting stance as he said, "I'm more dangerous then Dark is, so you better watch what you say."
Kojima punched his fist in his palm and smirked before saying, "Want to start something, freak?"
"I'm getting really tired of hearing that word," Jak said as he was about to attack the black spiked haired man.
"What's going on here?!" They turned to see Damas walking in with Kleiver. They lost their stance as they stood; Kojima stood straight as he bowed apologetically to Damas.
"I'm sorry, my king. I had let my anger get the best of me," Kojima said as he then side glanced at Jak. "I'm not sure that the Dark Eco freak has a good excuse."
Damas looked at Kleiver who shrugged his bulky shoulders, giving Kojima as movement of approval when Damas turned his gaze to Jak. Jak was about to walk away when the king grabbed his shoulder to keep him from leaving. "You have a reputation for being rash. Didn't your father ever tell you to pick your battles wisely?" He didn't see Daxter trying to stop him from saying that last statement, but dropped his hand as Jak shrugged the hang away. He suddenly felt a pang of sadness overcome him as he announced regretfully, "I didn't know my father."
Kojima was slightly shocked and was double surprised when he saw the same expression on Damas' face for only a second. The king shook his head as he then lectured the blond about how he should chose his battles wisely. Oddly enough, Kojima would have been fooled if the blond was a child of Damas, but his son had...
He brushed the thought away as Damas then told them about the mission.
"I want you and Kojima to go into the desert and herd a group of lizards into a waiting transport. We must prepare for whatever lies ahead." He turned to look at Kojima who gave him a formal bow, walking toward the vehicle he was working, finalizing all the repairs he had done. "I need all the resources we can gather."
"No problem," Kojima heard the blond say as he looked up. Jak smirked at the Ottsel as he said, "I'm good with animals."
Shaking his head, Kojima then said, "I'm going to be riding with you, so you better be careful on drifting and all that nonsense or I'll kill you myself." Jak watched the man sit down in the passenger seat, taking out a shotgun that had a Peacemaker mod at the end. Jak looked at Daxter as he asked, "Why is everyone out to kill me?"
The Ottsel shrugged his thin furry shoulders as Jak ran to the driver seat of the Dune Hopper and revved the engine.
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Lisa: I've been watching some video walkthroughs on YouTube, thank you for posting those if you are reading this. And I realized that this story maybe longer than the other one... or will it? Always a twist when it comes to fan fictions; you won't know if they'll stay with the storyline or make an unexpected incident happen.
Spargus City Bazaar
Church muttered as he looked at some artifacts, getting really mad about how it was starting to get a little scarce in the city. Tucker and Sister were probably on a date somewhere while Caboose was busy doing god knows what that could get him killed... again. It amazed him how easy it was to have a revive gene in his body. Just like Tex had the invisibility and other people. It literally gave him a headache as he thought he heard loud thuds echoing in his head.
However, his head was pulsing nor was there any source of annoyance nearby. Turning around, he was able to jump out of the way to see a familiar face get smacked into the booth he was in front of. Looking down, he saw a mop of black hair that covered a pair of eyes filled with venom. Church flinched but relaxed his pose as he said, "Markus? Is that you?"
The man looked up in confusion as his eyes widened. "Church?! I thought you died out here!" he said. Church was about to explain when the man placed a hand up. "Not right now. I got some stupid ass to kick." He then charged at a hooded man who tried to do an air kick. Markus swiftly caught the leg and threw him into a stone wall.
"Come and get some, fu..." Markus was about to say when he was suddenly pushed into another booth. The hooded man was crouched down and standing where the Aero Clan leader was standing earlier. "Get up, my dear friend." the hooded man laughed again as he then said, "I can't wait to see you drown in your own blo..."
"What is going on here?!"
The hooded man turned and Markus looked up to see Damas and Kleiver walking toward them. Church saw that the man pulled off his hood, showing his brown hair and his eyes were somewhat not fitting to what his attitude was earlier. He then ran to Markus and helped the man up. Looking at him, Church then said, "I thought I left all this crazy nonsense when Veger banished me and the others for that stupid crime."
"No one can really escape this crazy nonsense no matter how far you get banished to," Markus remarked as he walked to stand with Taiki who was now on his knees, spouting out apologies and asking for his king's forgiveness. Damas then turned his attention to Markus as he said, "I had expected that this tension between you two would come to this." He shook his head as he then said, "I suggest you find a more appropriate solution to this quarrel before you cause more damage to this city because of some old crime that has already been decided a long time ago."
"Yes, my lord," Taiki said as he stood up and walked away. Markus just glared at the man as he walked away before turning to Damas who still had anger in his eyes. "And you better pick who you provoke. No telling who will take you seriously and kill you on sight. I may be merciful, but I have my limits."
He then walked away, Kleiver following him who gave the former twin an evil smirk at him before mouthing out the words that nearly pushed Markus over the edge.
"Better watch out for your little sister, mate."
Church was flinching slightly as he felt the death aura emitting from him, but he didn't know it was that. All he knew is that if he even moved even a centimeter, he might die. When Markus turned to walk away, Church quickly bolted out of the area, running toward his place so he can rest from nearly having a heart attack. "Why can't I live a normal life like those stupid shojo stuff that Caboose always seems to buy?!"
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5th Day, 11:39 am
Haven City
Naughty Ottsel
"Seriously, I think we can get in trouble for this," Izzy whispered. The whole place was empty, but yet they were hiding somewhere.
Lisa: Even I don't know where they are. That's scaring me right now... but after reading a doujinshi about Yami Yugi liking orangutans, I'm laughing like a lunatic right now. XD
"I'm sure that you want to take back whatever it is that dreadlocks has taken away without permission which caused you to be here and then be sitting her in the dark with me waiting with anticipation and such so we can get back whatever it was he had taken." Jack Sparrow said, tugging on a string he had been holding. Izzy didn't even want to try to understand what the hell he had just said as he shook his head and turned his direction to the door.
"I just hope we don't get killed for this," Izzy said cautiously. They then heard the door open, hiding behind whatever they were hiding at.
Lisa: Okay! I'm starting to get a little pissed off. Where the hell are they? I would know if someone didn't erase that part of my notes!
Izzy: -still being hugged- Um... you... can let... go now...
Torn entered the room with a paper bag of what smelled like fast food. Izzy had to stop himself from drooling, fearing that the man might have super sense of hearing. The commander sighed as he placed the food on the bar counter and grabbed a small paper-wrapped food. When he unwrap it, Izzy drooled as the smell of cheeseburger wafted in the air and he detected a salty scent. Mouthing out the words of French fries, he was now trying his best not to make a waterfall from his mouth.
He then heard a twang as he looked Jack, seeing him pull the cord. There was a sound of thud as Izzy saw Torn look up in time to see a bucket of… tapioca hit him square on the face. The pirate started laughing like a maniac as he fell off one of the support beams, nearly missing the circular control panel by inches. Izzy gracefully jumped off and landed a few feet away as he brushed his white buttoned shirt of the dust that got on him from the support beam.
Izzy looked to see Torn's head still covered by the bucket and tapioca, but Izzy could see the anger seething out of him. "Aw, dude… I don't think we can do all that stuff you had on your list," Izzy stated as Torn tore off the bucket and ripped it apart like it was paper. The metal pieces clattered on the floor, and to Izzy, it should have melted right there. He didn't feel himself being pulled by the back of his shirt, but he felt his head connect to the wall that surrounded the door frame. Izzy felt his whole body aching as he then fell back flat on to the ground, his eyes swirling in a daze.
"Airashii," Izzy said as he still stared at the ceiling with a daze. He didn't feel the stomping that past him nor heard the ranting from Torn who was cursing at the retreating and comrade-abandoning pirate.
"Damn pirate," Torn muttered as he turned attention to the dazed Filipino. He then moved to the control panel to check on the reports that had come in while he went away.
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Lisa: ... ROFL! LOL! AHAHAHAHA!
Marielle: o0... what's with her?
Francy: She read my story before posting it on Wednesday.
5th Day, 12:15 pm
Spargus City
Apartment
"We could have stayed in your apartment," Lisa said as they entered the one she was currently staying at. Luckily, Lisa was able to clean up the mess that Daxter had made before they went to do their second trial. The plates were washed, dried, and already placed in the cabinets to not make the counter look like a dorm room that had occupants who never heard of vacuums or washing. The futons were folded and placed at in the same corner that it has been for the past three days in the bedroom and the kotatsu only had a small reading book on it which was left behind the night before when…
Lisa shook her head as she banished the thought away, thanking god that she was still… yeah… that. We're not going to explain about it. She then picked up the book and put it away along with some other books that were already there.
"So, let's play the 'Get to Know Each Other' game," Jamie suggested as she sat at the farthest side of the kotatsu in a swift movement. Sammy just calmly sat on the floor that was between the two girls, showing that he was the calmer of the two. Lisa laughed nervously as she then hesitantly asked, "How do you play that?
Jamie placed a finger in the air as she explained. "We each take turns saying something about each other and the others say it's a lie or the truth. Whoever guesses the correct the most right wins!"
Sammy groaned as he plopped his head on the short table, muttering about how it was unfair for him to even be playing. Lisa giggled as she then felt that this game was very similar to "I Never", only without the drinking and the no-going-to-the-bathroom-or-you-lose rule.
"Okay!" Jamie shouted, getting the other two's attention. "So, who's the one that wants to share their most darkest secrets?"
Her twin slightly cringing as he saw the dark glint in her eyes while the Filipino shook her head, not really concern about what direction this game was going.
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Wasteland
"You're driving sucks!" Kojima shouted as he nearly flew out of the seat when Jak made a sharp turn.
"Do you want to drive instead?" Jak snapped back at him.
"I would if the driver wasn't being such an ass about sharing!" Kojima snapped back. As the two men kept shouting at each other, Daxter sat on the gun that was currently not firing.
The Ottsel had a bored face, his ears flying behind him as he stared at the road ahead of them. "Why didn't I stay with Lisa, or Markus even? These two fight like an old married couple…" Daxter commented, as there was another bump, which was followed by more bickering and snapping at each other.
Meanwhile, Kleiver was watching them as he relaxed against his vehicle. He didn't care if the Marauders were going to attack him with his guard down since nearly all that was present were chasing after the one that his apprentice was occupying.
He nearly laughed his large butt off when he saw the Dune Hopper jump, do a twirl in the air, and nearly not landing perfectly as it continued driving. He nearly swore that he saw the Ottsel fly off but saw the tail flopping in on the gun turret.
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RJ: ROFL! Daxter clapped like an idiot in the other fan fiction from Francy!
Daxter: Shut up! -looks mad and pouts-
Garage
"Taiki, you're the biggest idiot ever!" Chiharu shouted at the way older man who was now cleaning out his ears, making sure he didn't go deaf on that last part. The little mechanical prodigy's face was red with anger as were her child eyes that were staring right through him. Personally, he didn't like how children would just do that to him.
He found it disturbing…
"Hey, what's going on," a new voice came in. Taiki turned around to see a man with spiked hair that flowed forward and had Asian features. He was probably twenty years old as he wore a black tang top over his broad chest, but still looked a bit of a childish demeanor.
"Ming-kun, Taiki picked a fight with that weird guy with weird hair!" Chiharu tattled as she ran to him and flung her arms around him. She then tilted her head so only half of her face showed to Taiki, giving him a face of teasing as she stuck out her tongue at him.
"That girl is just trying to get me killed," Taiki mentally stated as he felt a chill go down his spine which would have felt great in the desert. However, it felt a bit deadly.
The Asian man stalked toward him, grabbed the button of his cloak, and pulled him forward. They were nearly face to face as Ming said, "You're an idiot, aren't you?"
Taiki sighed as he then shoved the man back, straightening his cloak and the clothing that got crumpled by Ming's grip. He then glared at him as he let out a frustrated tone. "Why the hell are you here? Aren't you supposed to look for your fellow monks that disappeared at that stupid dormant volcano?"
Ming shook his head as he responded, "I can't go since Seem is against about having an outsider going inside it." He ignored the smirk that came from Taiki as he continued. "I… kind of came here to talk to that new man."
Perked with curiosity, Taiki then asked, "You mean Jak? Why would you ask him?"
"Would you want me to ask Markus?" Ming suggested with his dark tone, getting Taiki to flinch slightly. Ming just laughed as he then said, "I guess not."
The Asian then held out his hand toward the girl and said, "Come on, Chiharu. We better get going before you start starving from lack of food."
Chiharu gave off a childish beaming smile as she said, "Hai, Ming-kun!" She then grabbed the man's hand as Ming led her out of the garage. He paused for a moment as he tilted his head to look at Taiki. "Make sure you give my message to the so-called eco freak and yes, I know what you call him behind his back."
He then left the garage with the young girl, almost not hearing the girl's babbling words of what unhealthy foods she wanted to eat. Ming then felt a something snap inside of him or more like a jolt of electricity go through him. He then shot his head upward to look at the sky, glaring at the purple star that shined even during the day. Narrowing his eyes, he then pulled his attention back to the young girl who was now dragging him toward a booth that was selling some...
"What the hell is that?" he asked as the girl eagerly paid for it herself.
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5th Day, 1:15 pm
Haven City
Water Port
"What are you doing now?" Izzy asked as he sat on a metal container while watching Jack Sparrow put together yet another trap. Keeping track of all the times he kept getting hurt due to the failed traps that the pirate has done, he now counted that this was the seventh trap in just about three hours. The only major bruise was indicated by the white patched that was over his left eye, caused by a badly aimed paintball shot.
Aw man, that had to hurt!
"It's time for the final trap," Jack declared as he stood in his drunken stupor. "If this doesn't work, I'll stop until Markus comes back."
Izzy felt his right eye tear up as he asked in a hopefully yet baby voice, "Weeawy?!" Translation: Really?!
When Jack nodded his head, Izzy wiped the tear from his eye as he jumped from the crate and stated, "Okay! Time to make the final trap that'll Torn this time!" He then glared at Jack as he said, "You better watch your aim on this one, or I will kill you." Hearing the pirate laugh nervously, he knew he got him to realize that he was serious as he then helped the pirate. After nearly a half an hour had passed, Izzy wiped away the sweat from his brow as he stared down at the trap with a bit of… less enthusiasm.
The trap seemed a bit too simpler to the complex ones that Jack had done before he helped out. The trap consisted of a zoomer that was rigged to explode and cover anyone who rode it with a substance of green goo, or what Izzy called Nickelodeon slime. Where ever did Jack find such a substance didn't really cross Izzy's mind and if it did, it only lasted for a second. The slime was inside the gas container that was riddled with precise cracks that would look like just scratches to the untrained eye. They heard a familiar voice ranting as they quickly for stealth. After finding a hiding place in an alley that was right next to the trap, the two waited for a couple of seconds until they heard the ranting get louder.
Lifting his head enough to get a few without being seen, Izzy saw Torn stalking toward the zoomer as he muttered about meeting a person named Simmons at one of the barriers. He heard Jack muttering something happily as Torn sat on the vehicle.
Izzy lowered his head as he waited for a few moments until a loud explosion erupted around the whole Water Port. Izzy saw that Jack still had his head out as the pirate turned to look at him, seeing green goo all over his face. Some of it dripped from his braided goatee as the pirate had a slightly hard time opening his eyes.
The Filipino turned his attention to the zoomer that was now only a seat as the handlebar was in the hands of a completely green goo-covered Torn. His dreadlocks were more like curved indentation as he was just a tall pile of goo. Isaiah had to cover his mouth to keep himself from bursting into laughter.
He then dropped his head when he saw the goo move its attention toward their direction, but he didn't get Jack to drop down.
"Man, aren't we gonna have hell on our asses," Izzy stated as he looked up to see that he was talking to no one. Glancing around, he then saw the pirate sprinting down the alley and entered into the one of the buildings, leaving him to face the pissed off Torn that would soon be seeing one of the culprits.
"You damn…. Pirate!!" Isaiah shouted as his voice echoed around the city.
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10/03/2008
Lisa: OMFG! Star Wars just came on! I gotta watch it! ARGH!! LOL FIVE SECONDS! –five seconds later- IT'S ON! OMFG! IT'S ON!
Duo's Apartment
"I really need to pee," Duo stated as he stayed seated on the floor as he, Neko, Michelle, and Griff sat around the table with a cup filled with water in front of each of them along with a pitcher filled with the same liquid substance.
Apparently, these four were playing "I Never" when boredom overcame the small apartment. The two men were squirming in their seats while Neko and Michelle sat rather comfortable in theirs.
"Aw man… I'm going to pee in my pants," Griff stated as he stood up and ran for the bathroom. Watching the man run up, Duo felt the sudden urge to follow suite, but he stopped himself. He didn't want to give up just yet.
Seeing the confident look on his girlfriend's face, he demanded, "What do you guys have, bottomless bladders? That's your seventh cup of water!"
"Well, maybe you should be a drinker like us," Neko taunted as she hit glasses with Michelle. Michelle laughed triumphantly as Griff came in, fixing the zipper on his pants. The Mexican eyed at him which he found slightly disturbing he realized what she wasn't voicing out aloud. "Yeah, I washed my hands and in between the fingers."
He then muttered about how it was the stupidest idea to play the stupid game as he sat down and waited for the winner to be announced. Everyone turned their attention to Duo who had the cup of water that was placed in front of him. The mechanic also looked down at it with a little discomfort as he reached for the cup slowly. He hesitated when he tried to grab it, seeing it as a grenade that had its pin pulled out.
Griff watched with anticipation as he started nibbling his thumb nail. Michelle just smirked as she tapped the table to a rhythm that she had heard many times before while Neko looked like she was feeling uncomfortable at the moment. Duo saw this as he then took the cup in his hand and swished around the water that was in it around. Neko turned her head away, but still heard the water hitting the glass. Duo began to speak in a taunting voice, completely forgetting the urge to pee as he said, "I bet the toilet is a great place to sit and think over what you did wrong."
"Shut up," Neko blurted out as she then closed her eyes when she suddenly shouted. "I can't take this anymore!" She then left the table and ran into the bathroom. Griff laughed and pointed at her before looking at Duo with newfound courage. "Oh yeah, the boys are going to win this for sure!"
Michelle shook his head as she then eyed at Duo. She then proudly stated, "I never got nearly killed by snakes."
There was along tense moment for suddenly, Duo gulped down the whole cup and slammed the glass on to the table, nearly cracking the base of the mug. It shocked the other two current occupants as Griff glared at him and shouted, "Watch with the drop, man! You nearly scared the shit outta me!" It was only then he realized what he did and what it meant.
Neko had just gotten out of the bathroom when Michelle asked, "Dude, when did this happen?! You gotta tell me!" The African sat down as she asked, "What happened?"
Michelle had a smile as she answered, "I asked your boyfriend here if he ever got close to being killed by snakes and he gulped the whole drink down." Neko then looked at Duo for an answer to the behavior but he suddenly stood up and stated, "I have to use the bathroom now." He then stalked toward the bathroom and shut the door so hard that one of the picture frames on the nearby walls fell the floor, the frame cracked as did the glass covering.
"God, what's his damage?" Michelle said as she then smirked at Griff who was babbling about how Duo quitted to early and that he hated no matter what team he was in, they would always lose. Neko looked concerned as she then turned her attention to the fighting people.
Back in the bathroom, Duo slid down with his back still on the closed door as he tore off his goggles. His hand just dropped on to his side as his other hand covered his eyes, squinting them as he felt like he was getting a big headache. "Damn it…"
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Unknown Area
Lucan sat in the cell that he was thrown in after his "talk" with his captor. His suit was now in shambles as his buttoned shirt was now sleeveless and his pants had some holes in the knee area. Looking around, he saw other people that were there.
He wasn't surprised to see that some of the humans from Earth were captured as well. As he sat there, he then saw someone place themselves next to him on his right and let out a longly held breath, speaking in a calm voice that was closed to sounding British if they acted it out more.
"It sure is brutal, huh?"
Lucan turned to look at him with slight caution. The man next to him looked Chinese as his hair was let down, covering his left half of his face. His eyes showed that they have seen a lot but experienced much in his life, giving off the vibe that he was in his late twenties. He wore a dark blue leather jacket that was looked roughed up and black jeans. Underneath the jacket was a darkly colored shirt that Lucan wasn't sure what color it was, but he didn't care as he didn't reply to the man nor did he show that he was examining his appearance. What showed Lucan that the man wasn't from Earth was the ears, they were like those elves he had seen back then.
"Well, I just hope whatever these guys find," he said as he tilted his head to look him from his uncovered eye. "They never do because it maybe deadly."
The Darkyn's interest perked a bit but he ignored it as he looked, seeing that the ceiling was completely stone; there was no glass for him to break, thank God. He then looked at the man and said, "What are you trying to say?"
The man did a lightening smirk as he answered with a hushed voice, "I hear that they are looking for some people for some machine that the weird robot man is planning to use." Lucan then realized the man's attitude as he suddenly changed the subject, "Why are you so calm about this? You should be frightened."
The man slightly laughed as he replied, "Because I've seen a lot of strange things that could change a man's life."
Lucan shook his head and said bluntly, "Well, you better start working on trust if you expect me to really talk to you, friend." Lucan was about to sit up when the man held his shoulder. Lucan glared at the hand and moved his dark gaze at the owner of it, meeting the same expression.
"Look, I'm just telling you what I have heard," the man stated. "All I want is to go back to Haven City."
Lucan stared at him, not changing his expression as he asked with a small spark of curiosity. "And why is that?" The man released his grip on Lucan's shoulder as he laid against the stone wall that was behind him, looking up at the ceiling. Letting out a short breath, the man replied, "A friend who left me behind."
The Darkyn just stared at him with no expression nor did he feel any regret for the man. Looking forward, he watched as another person was pulled out of the cell by those purple colored machines and dragged to God knows where. All he knew was that person may not come back to tell what happened...
...just like others before her...
He reached for the small jewel that was hanging from his neck by a chain that encircled it. Fingering the jewel, he let out a small sigh as he closed his eyes, remembering the faces of his lover and the children that he and she adopted. Slowly opening his eyes, he mentally said to himself, "I can't let them get hurt because of me again..."
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5th Day, 3:19 pm
Spargus City
Apartment
Markus was scratching the back of his head as he muttered on about how he was able to learn some news about what was happening back home. Not surprised that Michelle's friend nearly got the whole Freedom HQ close to a scramble of chaos, he then said as he unlocked the door to the apartment he shared with his blood sister and Jak, "I can not deal living here anymore."
"Hey, Markus!"
The man turned to see a familiar face run up the stairs and said, "Ming? What are you doing here?"
The Asian laughed as he said, "Well, you should know since you got banished or something to get you kicked out of Haven." He then stood in front of the man while having his left arm behind him. Markus took a glance to see a smaller form hiding behind Ming who kept trying to glance at him without meeting his eyes.
It was the girl from the arena.
He knelt down as the girl nuzzled her face into the Asian's shirt, trying to hide her shy expression from the man. Markus chuckled as he reached up and patted her head. "Thanks for the gloves earlier," he thanked her. He then smiled softly when the girl slowly looked up at him. She reminded him much of how his sisters were with strangers back then.
"That's Chiharu, just in case you haven't been properly introduced," Ming stated as Markus stood up. "Looks like you're getting a bit comfortable here."
The Aero clan leader shrugged his shoulders as he said, "It's a bit better than the crap of a condo that Torn gave me. I just wished we could sleep on separate beds, not on the floor with those… futons."
The Asian laughed as he then pulled Chiharu in front of him. "Well, we just finished lunch so she wanted to see where you lived. I think the girl's got a crush on you."
"Ming!" The girl whined as her face turned brightly red covered her face with the hander kerchief that was tied on her head. Markus laughed as he finally opened the door and said, "I'm home… and have some unexpected company."
As he let Ming and Chiharu in before him, he glanced behind him and stared at the reader. Without warning, he reaches out of the screen and pulls only their head in, making them look into his dark eyes.
"I thought I told you to scat, kid," he said slowly and deadly.
Izzy: -looks at screen to see event happening while still being hugged by Paradise Eco- uh... uh... LISA!! Markus! Reader! TROUBLE!
Lisa: -comes out and smacks him with a pan- Down boy!
Markus released the reader who fell back into their chair, slightly confused on what had just happened to them. Clutching to the throbbing pain that was emitting from his face, he grumbled and cursed as he then entered the apartment and was greet by concern by his sister.
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Garage
Jak calmly got out of the vehicle as Kojima followed, both covered in dirt and mud. The blond removed the goggles from his eyes, creating a bit of a humorous effect of his eye area was squeaky clean while everywhere else was just dirty.
Daxter jumped on to his friend's shoulder, also dirty himself. He then shook violently, removing the dirt and placing some on his childhood friend. Jak glared at Daxter who just smiled innocently.
Without warning, Kleiver skidded in as he then made sure that the driver's side was facing the two men and animal. Smirking at the appearance on his apprentice, he then said to Jak, "I have to admit, you got some talent, kid. Have another one of me vehicles, ya earned it."
"Damn straight!" Daxter shouted as he then sat on his friend's shoulder and sticked his foot at the large man. "Would it be too much to ask for a foot rub?"
Kleiver growled as Kojima shook his head and said to Jak. "You can ride the Dune Hopper, but don't you dare use it to jump around and over those Marauders!" He then walked away, muttering about how hard it was to clean the grime and gore from the tires and gears.
"Time for use to take a shower, Jak," Daxter told him. "Let's get back so Lisa could give me a bubble bath."
Jak shook his head as he exited the garage, heading to the apartment while leaving at trail of mud behind him.
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5th Day, 3:54 pm
Apartment
Jamie had her ear against the door, hearing the shower run inside. It was only about ten minutes ago when Markus opened the door to grab the blond man and threw him and the Ottsel into the bathroom, shouting at them to clean up or else Jak can't hang out with his sister anymore. Ming and Chiharu had left after the Asian told Markus for him to tell the hero to meet with him at the Monk Temple.
Slightly curious, she was about to open the door when she heard someone, "What are you doing?"
She nearly yelped loudly as she saw Lisa and Sammy standing behind her. She laughed nervously as she scratched the back of her blue haired head. "Uh... nothing! Just wanted to make sure that he was comfortable," Jamie said with a lot of stuttering.
Lisa shook her head while Sammy sighed and said, "We have to get home and make sure that the place is clean. If Jak's home, that means big brother is going to be at our house soon."
Jamie nodded her head as she ran past the two and waved goodbye to Lisa. Sammy shook the Filipino's hand as he followed his sister, closing the door behind him.
Once the two left, Lisa glanced at the door before heading to the kitchen, washing the dishes that were left behind by the twins.
Markus was drying his hair as he had showered before throwing the dynamic duo into the bathroom. Using the towel to ruffle his hair, he looked up to see his sister and smiled. Feeling his presence, she looked at him as she dried a plate and asked, "What's wrong?"
The former twin shook his head as he said, "Nothing really. It's just... well, you almost looked like our mother at that moment. You do know your hairstyle's almost like hers."
Lisa laughed as she said, "Thank you, but I just cut it short."
"I kind of miss the long emo-status hair, even though you don't cut yourself," he hesitantly confessed. He then eyed at the girl as he asked, "Do you?"
Lisa laughed and shook her head. "I find it kind of weird to cut yourself," she stated as she returned her attention to the dishes. She was about to grab the small pile when she heard the bathroom door open. Turning around to greet Jak, she was met by a wet and furry towel that wrapped around her neck.
Markus glared darkly at the "towel" as Daxter said, "Hey there, babe! Did you make lunch?"
Lisa laughed as she gently pulled Daxter away, feeling the water still on her neck and the hood of her sleeveless sweater. She shook her head and said, "We just had brunch. You should watch it or else Kleiver might eat you up like he promised."
They heard Jak chuckle as Lisa looked up, seeing the shirtless man with long towel wrapped around his waist and a towel over his shoulders. Lisa blushed as she looked down, not wanting to look at him with the redden face that was beginning to form. Markus say the interaction as he demanded, "Get fully dressed, man! I do not want any of this... stuff happening when I'm here and especially when I'm out!"
Jak sighed irritatedly as he walked toward the bedroom, closing the door behind the man and got dressed.
Meanwhile, Markus heard the door getting banged hard. Getting a bit annoyed on the continuous bashing, he threw the door open, seeing an exasperated look on one of the Church's face
"What's wrong?" Markus asked, not bothering to ask the man's name.
"I... need help... buddies... out there..." Church gasped out as he then saw Jak come out of the bedroom, wrapping the red scarf around his neck. "You!"
Jak nearly jumped as Church grabbed the blue shirt that he wore. The young man had a desperate look in his eyes as he said, "You gotta help me! My friends are still out there!"
All the occupants in the room had confusion written on their faces as Markus demanded, "Church, what the hell are you talking about?"
"A storm's coming,deadly," Church finally said, finally catching his breath. "And my friends are still out there!"
Turning his attention back to Jak, he then said, "You got to go to King Damas so he open the doors! You have to find them before they die!"
Seeing the desperate look on his eyes, Jak slowly nodded his head. Calling to Daxter, the Ottsel made a salute as he jumped out of Lisa's arms and on to his usual place. "Wait, Jak," Lisa said. The hero turned to look at her as she whistled. Crux flew from outside as the Filipino said, "Let me come with you! I want to help!
He was about to refuse when she and Crux got past him, heading toward the direction of the palace. Groaning in defeat, Jak rolled his eyes as he followed the girl, leaving Church and Markus in the apartment.
The Aero Clan leader looked outside and saw that the sand was indeed picking up, causing most of the citizens to go in their houses and locking the doors. He then said, "Those two better shower when they get back." He then pushed the door closed with Church's help, the desert's harsh winds trying to go inside and pull some of its sand in with it.
To Be Continued
Lisa: Thanks for reading again! And sorry for the late update and for Markus!
Markus: They should be out doing something!
Lisa: Shut up! You can't control people's lives!
Markus: You do that on your stupid Sims 2 game!
Izzy: ROFL! You just have to laugh at the those yaoi couples they did! LOL
Marielle: It's fun and entertaining and just so cute! But we are getting a little off subject! We must review reply!
Lisa: I'll do it! -pushes Markus away and into a closest, locks door-
NightmareAngel365: Yeah... we gotta take him to manners school... thanks for the review!
Paradise Eco: -sees Izzy still being hugged- I never knew you could turn white... Anyways, nice idea for the cosplay thingy and we might use it... when Izzy isn't around...
Namless Daydreamer: Wow... Markus is being bashed on a lot! He is not going to go well in the next batch of reviews.
newhi: I feel bad not reviewing for nearly four weeks... sniff sniff... and yeah, keep going to school and do well or else you'll not be able to use the computer. It doesn't feel nice... And as for the mod, I don't remember the mod's name but I was sure that there was some kind of mod that did that... if not, then I guess I made it up. And when he mentioned someone being killed, he was talking about the girls. He was telling the story about what happened after they left that world and went back to awaken in their world.
Ratchet1to4: Wow... nice name. So yeah, Markus snatched everyone like you said he should... eheheheheheh.
Marielle: Preview time!
Oh boy! It's the big desert search and rescue mission. Man, Lisa sucked in that one badly... not that I'm saying she'll suck this time! Okay, so she and her boyfriend go to save Church's buddies. Meanwhile, Izzy and Jack Sparrow go through a very bad and dangerous mission as punishment for the traps they had pulled on Torn. Not much to say right now since I'm kind of busting my butt to finish this and review before Lisa falls asleep due to exhaustion. That's what she gets for playing Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires for one full night to finish all of the campaigns. And we can't forget about how Michelle starts to torture Duo after learning that he has a fear of snakes.
Next time on Jak 3: Life in the Wasteland and New Haven...
Chapter 11: Search & Rescue, Cosplaying isn't Fun, and Viva La Duo
Lisa: Viva la Duo? WTF?! Is this what I get for letting you do the notes for Chapter 11?
Marielle: Come on, it'll be fun! Plus, just think how Michelle would feel doing all the stuff Bam Margera does... except for the skating and ruining all of her friends' day by doing something really stupid.
Lisa: ... it better be good... See you on October 24th for sure this time!