Jackie Meets Jak Chapter 11, a jak and daxter fanfic

A/N I OWN NOTHING

I walked to Brutter's shop. By the time I got there the sun was just hanging to the sky by the skin of its teeth.

His neon sign was off and he was nowhere in sight. Figuring that if he wasn't here he would be home so I headed that way. Not that it was that far anyways.

...I was wrong, very very wrong. It's been like an hour and I still haven't found his place. In fact, this is the second time I've passed his shop. 'Why me? Why now? How hard could it be to find his house? It's even got fur hanging on the door! No one else in this city would have that!'

I marched on looking for his house until I was like a zombie walking. My feet ached I was hungry, cold and most of all tired. 'uuuuuuugghhhhhhh! Why! This is insane I feel like I'm in the Goblin Kings Labyrinth. Only David Bowie isn't prancing around in tights, but it's kicking my ass none the less.'

I looked up from the ground as I walked and once again teased with the sight of Brutter's shop. Just a reminder what is so close but what I can't find. 'That's it! I surrender!' I thought as I tiredly dragged myself to his shop. The counter door was locked like it should be but that wouldn't stop me. I got up on the counter and hefted myself over it. 'Hahahaha...why does he even lock that door? It makes no sense.' I wondered as I looked around the place in the dark.

I decided that the best place to sleep would be under the counters. Since I wouldn't be visible to anyone and I wouldn't have to sleep in dirt. I even used the tarp as a blanket which was cold at first but eventually warmed up from my body heat.

'Is it too late to say that I don't think I'm in Kansas anymore?' I snorted then drifted into a dreamless slumber.

"THERE YOUS ARE!" I heard someone scream. I popped up but slammed my face into the bottom of the counter I had slept under.

"Owww god damn it!" I cursed holding my nose. I looked over and saw Brutter crouched down on his hands and knees wide eyed.

"Brutter wait for you but you never came. Brutter worried that bad guys take you." He said grabbing me by my shoulders and dragging me into a bone crushing hug.

"Can't...breathe..." I wheezed. Brutter let go of me letting me take in a gulp of fresh air. I really did feel like shit for making him worry. In my defense I'm pretty sure this world was out to get me.

"Where was you?" He asked as we both stood up.

"I was doing a mission for Krew to get a gun. When I got done I went to the oracle like Onin told me." I said walking up and taking down a fish that was hanged up. I looked at the clock to see it was one. 'Damn he just now found me?' I set to work cleaning the fish.

"You hungry? Did you eat while out?" He asked pulling out the fish from the fryer and setting the fries in the oil.

"No I haven't eaten since yesterday's breakfast!" I said honestly. I checked on the fish in the oven and found them to be done. I grabbed a towel and took them out.

"What! You must be hungry! Brutter fix you sit." He said like it was the most awful thing to happen. I didn't argue with him since I was really hungry. I sat on a stool outside and waited. A woman and her kid came and sat down beside me. I smiled at the child when I notice him shyly looking over at me. He blushed and buried his face into his mom's jacket which made both the mother and I laugh.

"I think he likes you." She said with a tint of laughter still in her voice.

"I think I like him too! What's his name?" I asked moving in my chair to face them.

"His name is Gabriel. My name is Martha by the way." She said extending her hand out to me.

"My names Jackie. Gabriel huh? What a nice name for such a nice boy." I said taking her hand and shaking it.

"Here you go!" Brutter said handing me a plate with three fish with rice, carrots and broccoli in it.

"Brutter I'm hungry but that's a little too much don't you think?" I could totally eat it all but still.

"Not too much! You eat you grow strong like Lurker. Yes customer? What is it you want?" He said turning towards the two beside me. I rolled my eyes and started shoving the fish into my mouth. It was just as good as yesterdays fried fish but only this was spicy. The rice was wonderful and the carrots and broccoli were a nice touch.

"I would like fried fish a side of rice and some pink lemonade. What do you want sweetie?" She said looking at her son. He shied away but pointed at me. "You want what she's having?" She asked.

"Yes mommy." I heard him speak for the first time. 'He's so fucking cute!' I thought containing a squeal. Brutter nodded and walked off.

"You've been holding out on the pink lemonade on me Brutter!" I called after him swallowing a mouth full. I looked over at Gabriel and winked. He blushed more but didn't hide this time.

Once Brutter brought them their order and me a drink we chatted a bit. I learned that Martha was a single mother that worked in the industrial sector working on zoomer's. Gabriel was seven years old and was the top of his class. Once they paid for their meal we said our fell wells and they were off.

I had finished my whole plate while talking with them. I walked behind the counter and got to work on the dishes. An old man came to our shop and ordered baked fish. Four KG had also stopped for lunch. I had just finished washing the family of five dishes when Brutter came up behind me and patted my back.

"Pretty lady good for business. Brutter glad to have someone with a love of fish working here. You can take the rest of the day off." He said.

"Good for business you've only had eleven people come here? Damn if that's good business I bet you would go coco for cocoa puffs for how many people go to McDonalds! Anyways are you sure you don't need me?"

"Brutter fine. Go on but be back before closing." He said before making himself busy. I looked back once more before leaving. I did feel like crap for leaving him but I wanted to join the Underground. Maybe I could get in good and see Samos or should I say 'The Shadow'. He might be able to help me with this sage crap.

It wasn't very hard to find it. I remember the cut scene where Kor told Jak that it was a dead end alley against the city wall. It took me a good thirty minutes to walk there. I wasn't going to risk driving a zoomer. Sorry I choose life.

No one was outside so I just walked in which probably wasn't the smartest idea, but I was impatient. I walked down the steps as quietly as I could. When I reached the bottom I was suddenly grabbed and a knife was pressed against my neck. I didn't dare gulp fearing I'll get cut.

"What are you doing here, and who the hell are you?" Came a pissed voice.

"My name is Jackie. I've come to join the Underground." I said carefully. He pressed the knife harder into my throat, but I didn't feel any blood trickle out.

"Oh yeah and how is it that you know where to find us?" He said.' Good god this can only be Torn. That means I'm dealing with a paranoid asshole.'

"Because I know a guy in the Underground." I said panicking.

"Oh really? And who might that be?" He hissed in my ear.

"Jackie? Torn what are you doing?" Asked Jak who had just came in.

"She just walked in. Do you know her?" Torn asked still not easing up with the knife.

"Yeah she's a close friend." Piped in Daxter from Jak's shoulder.

"Close friend huh?" He said finally dropping the knife from my throat. I stepped forward and whirled around not wanting to have a repeat.

"Hello Jak how's it going?" I asked excited to be seeing Jak again.

"Its okay but what are you doing here?" He asked.

"I'm joining the cause. I'm sick of seeing all these people walk around scared of the KG. The city guard is supposed to make people feel safe." I said passionately. What can I say I'm from the good old red white and blue?

"I don't think so." Torn said.

"What! What do you mean you don't think so?" I asked in disbelief. 'He's like a major member of the Underground how can he not want to liberate the people from their oppression?'

"I mean I don't like how you just barged in here." He said glaring at me. 'Ohhhhh!'

"Look I'm sorry I didn't know where I could sign up so I just came here." I said crossing my arms.

"Torn she's cool I'll vouch for her." Jak said stepping in for me. I smiled at him and he smiled back.

"Fine then but she's your responsibility from now on. In fact I've got a mission for you guys now." He said moving to the table in the middle of the room. "One of the Baron's mining operations are under attack by the metal heads."

"That's not our problem." Jak retorted.

"It is our problem when the foreman is one of the undergrounds best informants. His name is Vin and he's just valuable enough to save. Find the warp gate at the power station and use it to get to the strip mine so you can save Vines pathetic hide." He said.

"Hey tattooed wonder! Why do we get all the crappy mission?" Daxter asked jumping onto the table.

"Because I don't like you."

"Fair enough."

"Whatever deal the Baron made with the metal heads the cities eco is almost gone and his time is running out. If we don't get the kid back on the throne soon there may not be a city left to defend. You." He said pointing at me. "Survive this and I just might let you join." And with that he began studying the map of Haven city on the table. I rolled my eyes. 'Typical Torn.' I lead the way out of the hide out.

"So you're going to be working with us now huh? Well can't say the view isn't nice." He said eyeing me. Jak rolled his eyes and I blushed.

"Ummmm thanks Dax." I said as we walked to a two passenger zoomer. Jak got onto the zoomer without blinking. Me? I really was hesitant to even look at it. But I got on none the less and held on like my life depended on it.

"You okay?" Jak asked

"Yeah just never rode in a zoomer before." I said embarrassed of myself.

"Really? Well don't worry babe I taught Jak here everything he knows about driving." Daxter said to me as Jak switched us to the upper flight zone. I squeaked and tighten my grip on my seat. When I glanced over at Jak as he began weaving through the traffic I could see the smirk on his face.

He was able to get us to the Industrial sector with only hitting something twice. Both times my heart felt like it would explode and I had to curb the urge to start hitting him. When he switched down to the lower zone it sent my stomach into my throat. The second Jak parked the zoomer I jumped off it and was half way up the ramp.

"See that wasn't so bad?" Jak said catching up to me. I didn't reply but I did throw him a dirty glare that only widen his smug smile. 'Errrr I'll give you something to smile at!' I thought as we entered the power station.

We walked in and headed straight for the warp gate. I jumped in despite my nervousness. I didn't want to give Jak more reasons to smile.

I emerged from the warp gate at the strip mine. Soon Jak and Daxter were coming out too. 'Great now I get to kill my first metal heads, which reminds me.'

"Hey you don't happen to have spare yellow bullets do you?" I asked sheepishly.

"Uhhhh...yeah here." He said handing over a good chunk of bullets. Luckily the clip fit into my pistol otherwise I would be screwed. We started on our way but it wasn't long before metal heads were swarming us. It was then I learned something...my aim sucked badly. It was a fifty-fifty chance I would hit my target at the current moment.

It was fucking scary as hell being out here what's worse is that it was getting dark. 'Great now I'm going to have a repeat of last night. Not only that I think Brutter's going to get mad at me too.' I thought but while I was distracted a scorpion metal head snuck up on me and stabbed me in the back of the calf.

"Mother fucker!" I screamed as I staggered. I looked back and saw the Metal Head getting ready for another stab. 'Oh no you don't' I thought as I aimed my pistol behind me and shot it. I hit my mark but its blood splatter landed in my wounds. I hissed as the same bubbly feeling you get when pouring peroxide in a cut was felt on my wounded.

I limped my way to a patch of dirt and looked at my leg. It was bleeding but it wasn't much. When I took a closer I noticed something. The blood of the Metal Head was literally dark eco. I watched as my wound seem to suck up the eco and it disappear into my body. It was kind of gross as hell.

"You're going to need to get that fixed. Wait here I'll be back." Jak said peering down at my wound. I looked up to comment but he was already swaggering away. That's right I said swag!

When he came back he was holding a vial of green goop. 'Green eco? Cool I get to see it in action!' I thought with anticipation. Jak sat down beside me and grabbed my ankle and placed my leg in his lap knee down. It wasn't comfortable but I kept my mouth shut and watched as he uncorked the vial and let the contents spill out into my wound.

In front of my very eyes I watched as the hole in my leg slowly closed. It's like the Green eco was healing crack for my body all that was left was a thin line that I was sure would be a scar.

"Thanks Jak! Sorry to be a pain." I said happy that I wouldn't have to limp around the whole mission.

"It's not a problem." He said letting my leg go and got up. I followed suit and we continued making our way to Vin. I decided that I should use this opportunity to practice using my dark powers. I calmed my thoughts and searched for the darkness I knew was at the corner of my mind. It took a bit but I was able to get a hold on it and drag it out. I could see everything better then I would have been able to during the day. The only drawback was the faint whispers calling for blood.

"Jak? She's doing it again!" Daxter said with a voice laced with nervousness. I rolled my eyes and put up my gun.

"Jackie?" Jak asked carefully.

"RAWRS! Just kidding yeah I'm fine." I said smiling, which with my fangs must have looked like a snarl.

"You can talk?"

"I can control it now. The only drawback is that I hear whispers in my head and it kills my eyes in the day light. Crazy I know."

"Yeah, I hear them too, only I wouldn't call it whispers...? What do you mean day light kills your eyes? Mine are fine." He said stopping in his tracks throwing me a questioning look.

"Well I see the world in hues of purple. The cooler the thing I'm looking at the darker the purple. The sun is a giant ball of heat in the sky...it burns my eyes."

"Cool! I mean the heat vision stuff not the voices." Daxter said.

"I can't believe your keeping a level head." Jak looked me over with disbelief. I shrugged it off and continued walking. I could now see the Metal Heads coming from a mile away. Though they were a darker purple then Jak Dax and myself. I used my claws to rip them to pieces.

It was like cutting through butter with a red hot butter knife. Which I thought was freaking cool I mean the feeling of my claws going through flesh was amazing. At one point I crouched down behind a pile of dirt and jumped onto the back of a metal head. He bucked and tried to swipe me off but I decapitated it.

'Coooooollll decapitation!' Unfortunately I was getting all messy and shit from it but the voices inside my head were going wild. The sight of the metal heads blood on me and everything else was exciting. Jak found it entertaining to watch me, but I'm pretty sure Daxter was scared. I guess it was nice to see another monster like yourself. Makes you feel less lonely.

Pretty soon we were to the point where we needed to jump on the moving boxes of dirt to get to Vin. I was particularly nervous about this I didn't want to fall to my death.

Jak jumped onto one without a problem and was on his merry way. I didn't want to be left alone so I grew a pair and jumped. I crouched down and ran on all fours and launched myself to the nearest box. I landed roughly in the middle of it and was quite thrilled to have made it. Heck the adrenaline rush I got from it made me wanna do it again.

My high was soon replaced with annoyance as metal head bees or wasps started to shoot at us until Jam killed them. 'What ever happened to if you leave them alone they leave you alone?' I thought before jumping off the box and onto solid ground.

I knew what was going to happen so I stayed back as Jak pushed the button door. I closed my eyes and pushed the darkness to the back of my mind.

"Ahhh stay back!" Vin screamed as he popped up and started shooting like a madman.

"Do something Jak this guy's crazy!" Daxter screamed at Jak.

"Hey are you Vin were here to help torn sent us." Jak questioned trying to calm Vin.

"Stay back." Vin was unconvinced because he continued to open fire.

"Look if we were here to kill you we wouldn't be talking right now." Jak yelled.

"Oh, friendlies so where's the army." He said finally ceasing fire.

"Uhhh were it." Daxter and I said at the same time. Daxter stared at me and I started giggling.

"What just you three...what do they thing I'm worth."

"I'm beginning to wonder that myself if you want you can stay here and be metal meat but were are leaving before those monsters get back." Jak said having enough of Vin's shit. Daxter got back in his spot on Jak before they went through the warp gate. Vin backed into the portal looking all around for Metal Heads.

I on the other hand casually walked into it like a boss. On the other side Vin immediately walked over to the machine panel with a shit ton of buttons and screens. "Hey, I wanna thank you guys for saving my butt out there at the strip mind." Vin said rapidly pressing buttons on the machine in front of him.

"And we wanna thank you for being such a bad shot!" Dax yelled at him scowling.

"Oh yeah sorry about that guys I'm a bit jumpy these days." Vin said scratching his head but kept on pressing buttons with the other.

"Jumpy we hadn't notice...AHHHHHH! A metal head behind you! Daxter screamed pointing behind Vin.

"What the... how da who the ...what...ehhhheee..." Vin screamed looking ever which way before slumping down.

"Just kidding nice reaction time though. "Daxter said walking past him to look at some of the machines screens. I frowned at Dax, I didn't approve of him making fun of Vin.

"Not funny!" He said as Jak looked away acting innocent. "Those Metal heads have been attacking our mining operations and were running out of eco. Eco power keeps the city wall up and if the shield drops...Well we can all kiss our butts goodbye. He said. I shaked my butt when Vin did.

"I got a few surprises for those metal heads." Jak said giving a lopsided grin.

"You've got to keep the shield walls up till the shadow figures out what to do. My reading show a drop in eco flow at the drill plat form. Probably some metal head sucking away power so use the warp gate to go to the plat form and destroy every metal head egg you could find." He said turning back to his machine and pushing away at the buttons again.

Daxter dizzily feel to the ground. Jak scooped him up and placed him on his shoulder. 'Karma bitch!' I smirked watching them leave. I was going to chill with Vin for a bit. I wanted to make good with him because of the knowledge he had over eco.

Once the boys left I made myself comfortable on the screen that made Daxter dizzy. Vin didn't acknowledge me for a minute or so before I spook up.

"So? What's is all this?" I asked throwing my arms up.

"AHHHHHH! What? You? Don't sneak up on me like that." He cried out as he stopped working long enough to see it was me then started working again.

"Sorry. Anyways so really what does all this do?

"Oh this allows me to monitor the flow of eco coming in to the city. It also monitors the use of eco by the city. Here I can direct where eco goes or doesn't." He stated still working as he did so.

"Cool! Can you tell me more about eco?" I said causing Vin to stop what he was doing and focus on me.

"Sure I always encourage people to learn this stuff, Most aren't interested though. Anyways, eco can be found in a dense liquid form or crystalized. It's rare to find it in its gaseous state. Eco is what we use to power everything we use but it also has other uses. Green eco is typically used to heal injuries. You can learn more about Green eco in more detail if you ever see the Shadow.

Yellow eco is used in ammunition typically in long ranged guns. Red eco is used for ammo too it isn't as effective from long distances but packs a heck of a punch up close. It's also used to make the metal for armor stronger. I see one of my friends make a melee weapon with it. Blue eco is used in guns for rapid fire and in zoomer. Dark eco is the most destructive. It's used in explosives guns and is what we mostly use to power the city with."

"What about light eco?" I asked.

"Light echo? It's the rarest of the six. One litter can power the whole city for a week! It's typically used for military purposes for the Baron. Do you have any more questions?" He asked.

"Hmmmmmm...not at the moment but I might later." I said tapping my chin. I was glad that I stayed behind with Vin any information is better than none and I did learn a bit from him.

"Well give me your communicator so I can program my number in it. That way you can call me up when you have a question." He said holding out his hand.

"I don't have one."

"What! How? You're in the Underground, Torn should have given you one if you didn't have one."

"Yeah well I kind of just joined the Underground so..."

"And he sent you to rescue me? No offence." He said as he digged in a box and pulled out a flip phone looking thing. He started messing with the buttons on it.

"None taken and my name is Jackie. Thank you Vin I appreciate it." I said taking the communicator from him. It was basically the exact same as a phone only when I placed the curser under Vin's name it gave me the option to delete, call or locate. 'Omg I can be a stalker with this thing! I'm getting everyone's number! muhahahahaha!' I thought.

"Eehhh it's the least I could do it'll come in handy." He said I placed my communicator in the pouch with my ammo on it. I stayed at the power station waiting for Jak to get back. When he got back I was about to die of boredom.

"Vin, pal we need a favor." He said walking up to us. 'Here we go! Whelp I'm out of here.'

"Whhheeellllppp I'm out! Catch you guys later." I said and started walking out.

"Wait! Jackie where you going?" Jak called behind me.

"Home! I need a shower, food and sleep." I said not looking back. I exited the Industrial section and started walking home. If I went up and right it should take me home, I think...

"Jackie!" Called Jak. He was on the same double zoomer from before. He hovered right beside me on the street. "Let me take you home." He persisted. I looked up at the night sky and sighed. 'Well if I have him drive me to the shop then that saves me like forty minutes of walking. Then I can try to find Brutter's house again. The key word was try here.'

"Fuck it!" I said before getting on the zoomer." But I swear if you bump into to much shit I'm skinning Daxter." I threaten crossing my arms and pouting.

"Hey why me!" Daxter whined.

"Because I feel like it." I said sticking out my tongue at him. Jak laughed and switched hover zones. I clinged to my seat like a cat clings to the rim of the tub when its full of water. "You know Onin?"

"Yeah?" He asked looking over to me. My heart stopped and I flicked Daxter instead of grabbing Jak's head and forcing him to watch the road.

"Owww what was that for?" Daxter said rubbing his nose.

"I live in that sector." I said ignoring Daxter. On the inside I was laughing on the outside I was calm. Jak nodded with a smile on his face and began driving us to Onin's. Once we reached the check point I had them stop.

"I got it from here! Thanks Jak!" I said getting off and starting to walk towards the check point.

"Are you sure you want me to stop here I don't mind taking you home. "Jak asked.

"Nope. I got other people's houses to go to too it'll take me a good hour or so to do all this shit." I said just feet from the check point.

"Okay then. Stay safe." He said and with that he drove off. 'Aweeeee...he told me to stay safe and drove me home.' I though blushing as I stared at the place he used to be. I jumped up on a barrel beside a building and bear hugged and pillar and chimney my way up.' Damn it there has got to be another way!' I cursed. Under my breath. 'Really I wish I could just climb walls like cat woman...wait...dark mode!' I was so excited to see if using my claws would be faster that I lost my grip and went falling to the ground.

I laid there in pain for a minute before closing my eyes and focusing on the darkness. When I opened my eyes the world was purple. 'Sweet this is getting a little easier.' And with that I jumped up and dug my claws into the building side. I took my left claw out and dug it higher up then repeated the process with the right as I pushed up with my legs.

'Oh hell yes! Fuck Cat Woman, I'm Spiderman!' I though as a laugh bubbled up in my throat. I was up on the roof in record time. I got carried away and was jumping from roof to roof. When I finally remembered that I was trying to get home I jumped down and pushed the darkness away. I got up from my crouch and looked around and what I saw made me face palm.

They're not but five feet from me was a door wiA/N I OWN NOTHING