A/N: Alright so maybe I haven't updated as fast as I said I would, but I will try to get in a new chapter at least once a week. Most likely on the weekends. Also, PLEASE let me know if I have made any mistakes in grammar or spelling because being something of a perfectionist, things like that bug me. Anyway, R & R.

Ch. 10

Jak thought about the huge fuss Keira had put up about having to wear a cast. While her father had managed to repair the break with his powers, nothing would save Keira from having to wear a cast for the next couple weeks. And absolutely nothing would save Samos from having to argue with his daughter about the issue. Just putting the cast on took a good 45 minutes. And to top it all off it ended in Samos and Keira being annoyed. Jak smiled at the memory. That was something he definitely didn't want to get involved in. If there's one thing he learned from being around Keira, it's when she gets mad, ALWAYS stay out of the way. He went to his room and immediately fell asleep.

Jak was actually sleeping pretty well tonight. His talk with Keira had put him at ease, and it was nice to have gotten it off his chest. His dreams were filled with happy memories from back when he was a kid living in Sandover. Unfortunately, his pleasant dreams were interrupted by a thin beam of light shining through a crack in the blinds. Oh, how he hated the sun for waking him up. But he knew he'd have to get up sooner or later. He sat up and stretched to loosen his muscles. Daxter jumped on his lap the second Jak was fully awake. "Hey."

"Hey Dax. What's the matter with you?" He noticed that Daxter seemed a bit more timid than usual.

"I uh...heard what you said to Keira last night." Jak sat there with wide eyes and his jaw slightly open. He had no idea where to start.

Krag was viewing the security tape for the hundredth time that day. In all honesty, he wasn't really surprised that Grim was a traitor. It explained his mysterious absences at times and why he was so determined to keep people safe. "Pity. I really wanted as many soldiers as I could get. Oh well. What's the loss of just one?" He leaned over and grabbed his communicator. "Ashelin. Get Grim for me. I'd like to speak with him."

"Yes sir." "Oh no. He knows." Ashelin was trying hard to hide her fear as she went to get Grim. "Poor guy. I hope he makes it out of this. Grim is a very good man. But if Krag knows about him then that means I'm next." She was trying to think of a possible solution to help Grim as she neared him. "Maybe I can him somewhere safe until this blows over." "Grim." Ashelin tapped his shoulder. To her surprise, he didn't even jump.

"I know, Ashelin." The look on his face and the tone of his voice said he knew this was coming. He went to walk by but she stopped him.

"Grim, we both know what'll happen if you don't figure out a way to get out of this. Maybe you can hide out somewhere. Y'know, until Krag has been defeated."

"There's nowhere for me to hide in this city. I'm finished. Krag's probably gonna have me executed or something."

"There may not be a place for you in this city, but...maybe in another."

"I still have to face him." Grim began walking away. "But do let me know when you've figured something out." He and Ashelin shared a knowing smile before Grim headed off to face Krag. He was really hoping he'd have a chance to survive.

"Daxter, how did you find out about that?" After staring blankly for a few minutes Jak had finally managed to speak.

"Well...ya see I thought you and Keira were gonna kiss again or somethin', and I figured I'd have to butt in again. But when I got to the doorway I ended up hearing your uh...'talk'. I can't believe you didn't wanna tell me. Keira is right Y'know. I'd stop what I was doing to help you out anytime. I know it's not supposed to bother me but I still feel kinda betrayed."

"I'm sorry Dax. It's just that...I'm not very good with things like that and I...wasn't really sure how to go about it."

"I forgive ya." They both smiled, and Torn popped up.

"Awww, how adorable. A man and his rat." The sarcasm in his voice was beyond obvious. "If you two are done here, we've got a war to get back to." He motioned for them to follow. "You guys may have blown up part of the device, but that doesn't mean it can't be repaired. We need to destroy the main thing and stop Krag once and for all."

"He's been gathering Light Eco crystals lately. I think that's going to be a major part." Jak leaned back against the wall while Daxter took his usual spot on the table.

"I figured as much. One of my men said he saw a Guard coming from the Underport (is that right? I can't remember.) with a crystal. It's obvious that Light Eco is the key to putting a stop to all this."

"How? I mean, what are we gonna do? Wave the crystals in his face?"

"No Daxter, we're going to use the crystals to destroy his machine." Samos came in with his staff as always. "You see, under certain circumstances, Light Eco can react very violently with Dark Eco. And this happens to be one of those circumstances. I believe that all you have to do is mix the two Ecos and that should be enough of an explosion to destroy the device."

"Okay, so we know how to destroy it. But how do we get to it? Krag may not have many soldiers left, but he still has robots. They swarmed Jinx and me."

"Not to mention the fact that we'd have to figure out a way to blow up the thing without blowin' ourselves up." Torn stopped and looked at Jak.

"What?"

"Y'know, since you survived your last few encounters without so much as a scratch, maybe you could-"

"NO! There is no way you can get me to mix the Eco and practically kill myself." Jak's calm demeanor ended as soon as Torn suggested that.

"I'm not saying kill yourself. I'm just saying that if you could survive the last explosion, then you should be fine now."

"He said he ain't doin' it!" Daxter challenged Torn because he knew why Jak didn't want to use that plan.

"Fine. Do you have an idea?"

"Maybe..." Daxter thought for a minute.

Back at the fortress, Krag was waiting for Grim to show up. The steel door opened to reveal him standing there. "You...wanted to see me sir?" He tried to hide the fact that he was scared out of his wits.

"Yes. It seems one of my loyal soldiers hasn't been so loyal." He then showed Grim all the footage he had of him. He gulped nervously. "Care to explain?"

"Well...I thought...I mean I, I didn't..." He trailed off, having no way to really explain.

"You know what I do to traitors." Krag sounded so smug, and it really annoyed Grim.

"Fine! Here's the truth! I don't like what you're doing here! You can't do this to people. You're no better than the Baron! I'm through working for you!" He threw down his gun and badge.

"I see." Krag was going to push the button that would call in robots so that Grim would be taught a lesson, but the power went out and the backup generators weren't kicking on.

"Huh?" Both Grim and Krag were confused.

"I can't believe the rodent actually had a better plan than me." Torn was in a mild shock because Daxter's plan was better than his.

"Well, it just goes to show ya, I'm more than just good looks." Daxter's ego had grown in size ever since he announced his plan.

"Ok Dax, so you've got your plan. Now when do we put into action?" Jak wasn't as surprised at Daxter's plan as Torn was.

"When the time is right buddy...when the time is right."

A/N: Again, do let me know if anything in the story was wrong, and feel free to shoot a few ideas. Also, should I include Sig in Daxter's plan or no? I'm unsure if he should be in the rest of the story.