Chapter 12

The air-train landed with a thud. Jak and I stepped out when the hatch opened. He pulled out his morph-gun and proceeded to check the amount of ammo. I slung my own Spargus standard spike-rifle over my shoulder to balance the thing in my hands. I checked the energy gauge.

Once done, I looked at Jak who was looking at me. I nodded and we took in our surrounding more. It was the wasteland, except with more rocks and ledges. The ocean behind us, an ancient battle field in front of us. Jak led the way, spotting a few leaper metal heads. He shot them down with accurate shots from his blaster. He didn't need me yet, so I wasn't going to intervene.

The storm that had been brewing in the city suddenly made itself known to us. A crack of lightning and a deep roll of thunder. I felt the distance feeling of déjà vu. This was really it for me.

No more times for fun and jokes. I knew it was the time to drop the sarcasm and get serious. I was either going to die or go home. I hoped for the latter but knowing my luck, I was going to die before the sun rose the next morning…

Jak collected the skull gems and looked at me again. I felt that we were missing something. Where was that spider that scared the crap out of me the first time I play through…?

"JAAAAAAAAAAAK! G-GIANT SPIDER!"

Found it… More gunshots and a loud curse. I ran around the corner of the rock formation to find the source of Daxter's screaming as he hid in the grass. It gave one final scream of agony before falling on its side and evaporating into Eco.

"That little bastard snuck up on me!" Daxter yelled. "Thanks, Jak, but next time I'll take 'em on!"

Jak rolled his eyes and looked around for a place to move on. "We need to get up onto that ledge."

I pointed across the little beach to where a pressure valve was sitting. "Turn the valve, that pump will rise."

Jak did what I told and when I was right he looked at me strangely. Again, I would like to know how you know these things."

"Er, higher education?"

"Is that an answer or question?"

"Gee, I don't, professor."

Jak rolled his eyes again and climbed up onto the valve, helping me up as well. He readied for the next jump up onto the brick wall. I grabbed his arm and gave him a word of warning. He took his leap, grabbed hold of the ledge and pushed himself to the top. A second later, I heard Daxter scream, the weird screaming noise of the metal heads, and gun fire. I leapt up onto the ledge and pulled my own stops, firing off many well placed shots into the hearts and heads of a dozen metal heads.

Once they were all taken out, Jak went about collecting the skull gems, eyeing me as I waiting for him to finish. "Why aren't you collecting any skull gems?"

"I don't need them." I answered simply.

More rock formations, some climbing, and another spider (which Daxter insisted that we kill), a ruined building and dun dun dun Mar's gun!

Jak pulled out the Stone from his pack and Daxter hopped off Jak's shoulder in time for Jak's comm. to start going off. Daxter opened it up and answered.

"Hey, Red. What's the status?"

"There isn't much hope. With the shield walls destroyed, it just a matter of time before the metal heads overwhelm us. You should just go through the rift, back to your own time, and get away from this horrible place."

By this time we had rode the elevator up the side of the gun and were about to load the Stone into it's socket.

"I see yer point, c'mon Jak."

"This place is worth fighting for." Jak pushed the Stone into its socket.

"We'll hold on as long as we can. Farewell."

Daxter closed the device and looked up at Jak. Said Elf started to read off his mental check list, "Stone, gun, Nest." He grinned his 'let's go kill something grin' and I giggled. I loved this scene just for that hair raising evil laugh!

Rocks tumbled out of the way as the gears in the machine powered down again. "Let's go take care of 'business'."

"What?" Daxter objected, looking into the creep tunnel. "Go in there?" He his behind his friend's shoulder, "Eeh, I'm right behind you."

"Don't worry, Dax. I'm the only one that's allowed to eat you!" I chirped. Jak smirked, Daxter glared.

We rode the elevator down again and climbed down another rock formation to a table like plain. Several leaper 'heads and two more spiders later, the plain was relatively clear. It was creepy, the two abandoned tanks and the crater in combination with the generally gloomy surroundings.

But the sound of large foot prints was what got my heart in my throat. I pointed in the general direction of the dino-head, not happy at all with its approach.

"What do we do with it?" Jak asked.

"We run around it when the electric nodes on the side turn off to recharge. But we have to be fast, I don't remember the timing interval."

"You don't remember?"

I didn't answer as I ran up to the creature in time for the nodes to shut off, and ran in between its legs. I heard Jak following me but didn't think to look back, I knew he would be fine.

We made it across in time to run into several more leapers and four more spiders. Apparently, Daxter doesn't like spiders, if his screaming says anything. Another dino, and several other types of metal heads. My cliff would be coming up pretty soon. Then I saw it.

There was several more metal heads, Jak was busy. I had to do it now or he would stop me. I shot a few more at a spider then broke from the fray, running to the edge of my cliff. I looked down at the eco below me, knowing that it was as sure as hell going to hurt.

I focused on the energy inside. That light, fluttering orb of green energy that was always there. I found and reached for. I pictured myself holding it in my hand and I felt the energy surge through every limb in my body.

Just as I felt I was going to burst, I leapt…

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A/N: Haha! Cliff hanger of doom! You'll have to wait till next time to find out what happens! Haha, I feel so evil.

Broken Wolf/D.R.M.

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