"We must smell worse than a pile of yakow crap."

The trio exited out of Haven's Sewers, Dax ruffled his orange fur, getting rid of the dirty water off his hide. Trin grabbed the hem of his cape and wrung it as he watched the liquid drip to the concrete floor, he sighed exhaustingly. The soles of their leather boots were wet, every step they took left a damp footprint on the ground.

"I'll meet you at the HipHog, I want a bit of shuteye while I wait for ya..." Trinity pulled out his board and zoomed away, leaving the two.

Jak curiously pondered, 'Where did Trinity get that jet board?'

"I need to know where to get those!" Daxter beamed.

Now to Trinity's Side...

Trin continued to South Town, he had eventually stole someone's hovercar, it's the fastest transportation you know. He thought over his own words about Dark Eco as he serenely drove to the saloon, the sky was darkening, streaks of gray, puffy clouds rushed overhead as time passes.

He laid low on the seat as he pass through KG patrols, hoping that they wouldn't be able to recognize him. "You hear the Underground got to our ammo at HQ?" He heard one say.

"Payback's a bitch!" Another KG shouted in annoyance.

"Animals!"

He was very tired, when he entered Krew's place, he chose a table where he could be alone and catch up on sleep.

"Where's that boy and rat? Hmmm? You usually come in with 'em."

"Leave me alone Krew, I'm not in the mood." He closed his eyes and waited.

"Why did you do this?"

"No! It was an accident! Please! Don't close your eyes!"

"You betrayed me..."

"No, I didn't... Snap put of it!"

"Why?..."

"I- I don't know... Don't leave me..."

"It's all your fault..."

"You're wrong... Just... Calm down..."

"You...killed...me..."

"No...NO...NO! Please! Nononono!"

"I'LL KILL YOU!"

"I don't want to put you down! LISTEN TO ME!"

Trinity jolted violently awake, he took a sharp inhale in fear, and his palms were sweating. His finger that he uses to pull a gun's trigger was trembling... Broken whispers in his dream were fresh in his mind, it was no dream though... It was a memory. His sleep only made his stress and worry become worse, he sighed.

A little while later, the twosome walked in, he grabbed Moria's gun with care.

Krew was fanning himself again, he sniffed the air, "What IS that horrible smell?" He said.

"Ohhh, great! We do YOUR dirty work in the sewers, and come back smelling worse than a wet hip hog in a warm barn!" Dax replied angrily. "This could have a serious impact on the lady factor." Daxter whispered to Jak.

'Lady factors? Ugh, Daxter...' Trin thought. Jak rolled his eyes.

"No, uh, I think it was my lunch, actually." Jak and Dax just stared for a moment, Trin stood up and joined them. "Nice work in the sewers, 'ey, I guess you're looking for that weapon upgrade, mmm? Well, there's a Blaster mod stashed in some crates at the Port. Find it, and it's yours. Hehhehhahahaha." Krew laughed as he hovered away.

Trinity didn't say anything and exited, the duo followed behind. "Where do ya think that mod would be?" The ottsel asked.

"The last time he did this, I looked everywhere." He groaned, "Guess where it was all a long..."

"Underwater? A Metal Head's stomach? Or an underground, secret lair?" Daxter hopped to Trin's shoulder guard. "In a Krimzon Guard's a- "

He shook his head as he put a finger to Dax's mouth, "No, it was actually at the Gun Course. In a KG crate that was just sitting in the middle of the room, separated from the others."

"To the Gun Course I guess."

When they entered, it was exactly how Trinity explained his: in the Gun Course, inside a KG box at the middle of the room, that was separated from the other crates.

Jak punched the box and grabbed the gun mod, 'Feels like Christmas.' He attached the mod to the Morph Gun, and it changed. He flipped it, aimed, and they look at each other; Daxter was rubbing his hands impishly while Jak was raising his brows mischievously with a smirk.

"Alright you guys, before you start making a ruckus, I'm going to give you advices. Sig is busy, so I'll be your mentor for now." Trin pointed to himself. "The Blaster is a good all-around choice with a nice rate of fire, this weapons offers more aiming ability, just like my Snipertron. You can switch weapons anytime."

He switch his weapons using the mods.

Trin nodded in approval, "Good, you can combo by kicking then firing your weapon. Kick the first target and then shoot while kicking to automatically hit the second target, it usually makes the bad guys think twice of the weapon's capabilities." He leaned next to the door where the course is at.

He tried it, but failed at doing the combo. The Blaster Gun's recoil isn't as much as the Scatter Gun's; instead of a wide, red wave, it was a yellow tracer that flies narrowly with precision.

"Not quite, try again. Kick, then shoot, almost at the same time." Trin continued.

He nodded, then tried doing the combo again.

"Good job, what you did there is a Wastelander move, don't mix up different kinds of Eco bullets with the gun okay? Even if the mag doesn't fit, mixing them is dangerous."

"What happens if you do?"

"Well, it's different for each type of Eco-based ammunition. Red is probably the most dangerous, when it's jammed in your weapon, you must remove it, but it will basically blow up in your hands along with your gun into bits. They all make your gun jam, and break too." Trin explained seriously.

"Ouch, hope that won't happen. I'll head to the course now."

"Hold on, you can find the ammo in the crates over there," He pointed a finger at the neat row of boxes. "Remember the combo I taught you, it helps you when you're in a tight spot."

Jak refilled his ammo.

"Oh yeah, now let's see what this can do!" Daxter rubbed his hands.

"Good luck."

As Jak started the course, it was the same cardboard cutouts of enemies, and the same set of rules: destroy a civvie target, and points will be deducted. There's only one thing that was added to the rules, no switching weapons, this course prioritizes the Blaster. When he was practicing with Trin, he had a sudden urge to pump it, since he was so used to the Scatter Gun.

The goal was displayed at the top.

There is also others:
[Bronze: 9,000] [Silver: 11,000] [Gold: 13,000]

Jak came out, "Close, but in the thick, close won't cut it, try again." He reloaded and set off again. "Good luck."

Trin used Jak Communicator to spectate how well he was doing, most of the targets are at a distance, forcing him to shoot afar.

As he went through the course and finished, Trin asked. Be he got interrupted. "I don't need help, I just need to get used to this." He denied him.

"Well then. Good luck."

This time, he scored a bronze, however, he always wanted to reach gold. He came out of the door again, sweating a little. "Don't be too stubborn, it's just a tip."

After a few more tries, he gave up and questioned Trinity for a useful tip. "You keep rushing ahead, think of a sniper, what do they do?"

"I'm not a sniper, you are though." Jak retorted.

Trin sighed, "Just keep asking yourself as you go through the course. You'll eventually get the idea, it's simple." Daxter jumped off of Jak and wanted to sleep, so he went to Trin's shoulder.

As he attempted the challenge again, Jak thought to himself. 'What does a sniper do?'

After a few moments, he saw the targets ahead, unlike the Scatter Gun Course, those targets keep their distance. So he can't melee them. He crouched and aimed, the red laser sight tracking his movements and trembled. He shot them and watched them become shattered wood.

Jak thought of Trinity back at the time when he covered him, both at the Pumping Station (twice), and back at the pungent sewers. This time, he doesn't run ahead, the course isn't even timed. So he thought, 'What am I doing?' When he shot the golden bonus target, he exceeded silver!

He finished the challenge, despite that, he still yearns for gold. "Get the concept yet?"

"No."

"If you are unable to understand, you are unable to reach gold. Try again." Trin advised calmly.

"It's not as easy as you think, it may be easy for you, but not for me if you were in my shoes." Jak argued.

Trin huffed, "That's where you're wrong. If you want to see the Shadow, you need to be capable. If you had to protect someone, you need to be prepared."

"..." He didn't argue nor complained, Trinity is absolutely right, if he had to protect someone that he knows - someone he lived with back home before he passed through the portal, he might have to be like Trin, shooting and covering that person from a considerable distance. "You're right." He tried again.

"I'm sure you'll get it this time, good luck!"

As he shot the targets from far away, something clicked and he realized... 'Snipers don't usually run ahead, they stay at a certain spot!'

He obtained 13000 points for gold!

"Good job, I'm proud of you. What does a sniper do?"

"They stay at a spot and don't run ahead."