Lisa: I wish you all a Merry Christmas and I know I promised someone that I would post the pictures of the characters, but the uploading took to long and made the computer go slow... You'll just have to wait until they are official put into Deviant Art.
Annie: I can't believe it's been nearly fifteen weeks since we thought up this story and twelve weeks since we posted it!
Michelle: It's now for... whose turn is it?
Neko: Oh! Me! Me! I want to say the summary this time! Please!
Michelle: Fine then... get to it!
Neko: Yatta!
Alright! That Annie has no job, where will she go? But first we have to spy on Michelle's date because that's just the way we are. I guess Sara just found Young Jak and they are now taking a stroll through the town. I wonder if Sara will realize that she is really Lisa. I hope so. I don't want to have to explain the truth to her, or anything at all. Jeez! Darn you, gaming god! Why did you have to do this to us? For all I know, you have just got us separated all over Haven City! What else cou- ... uh... never mind what I was going to say. Let's just see what happens now.
Chapter 12
The Date and Invitation
"Sire," called one of the Baron's servants. The king turned around and waited for him to give him news.
"Markus has instructed that you go on with Part 2 of the plan," he stated. However, Praxis was a bit peeved that this boy was now giving him orders.
"Tell that man that I will do what I think is right for my kingdom," he commanded. "I will not have some unknown child become the next ruler to Haven City."
"It's better than having that novice kid on the throne." The two turned to the door to see Markus standing there with his arms folded. "If you wish to gain a hold on the city and not have the true royal brat on the throne, you will do as I say: begin with the ceremony by this week's end."
"I will not allow it!" shouted the Baron.
"You will, or do you wish for me to tell the Metal Head leader that we are low on Eco already and have him destroy this glorious city?" Markus threatened, almost missing the change in the king's expression. He shook his head and turned to leave. "I have better be hearing preparations for the dance by tonight, or I'll be having a meeting with Mister Metal Head."
As he stepped out of the throne room and headed toward where they were keeping the girl, he suddenly remembered something. He quickly took out his communicator and looked at the time. It was almost time for his date!
"Holy shit!" he exclaimed and turned around, heading toward the front entrance of the Palace. "Man I hate this city!"
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As I watched the boy and Croco dog eat their food, I just couldn't help but see someone familiar in him. It was as if I met his older self or something like that. It could just be part of these stupid dreams I've been having lately or was it the food? I didn't really care much for that right now. I have to baby sit this kid until the old green man finds us. However, I didn't mind the company.
Once they finished eating their food, I was greeted by a large burp behind us. Turning around, I saw a bunch of men who looked too drunk for their own good. "We better leave." I told the boy who nodded his head in response. We quickly got out of our seats and left before the men noticed us. As we kept walking, I suddenly saw a familiar booth. Walking toward it, it had many variations of animal pets. Some were exotic while others just seemed a bit ordinary.
"Hello, ma'am," said the owner after glancing over his shoulder. He seemed to be fixing a cage of some sort.
"Hello there," I replied, bowing while keeping my disguise on.
"Is there anything you wish to have?" he asked.
I shook my head and replied, "No thanks! Just a bit curious about these animals."
Suddenly, I heard barking as I looked over to where the green Croco dog was barking at a pink one. It seemed depressed and sad about something. I knelt down to get a look at its dark eyes. It saw me and suddenly started to perk up, barking loudly and running around me. The green one started to chase after it, making a small game of tag.
"That's strange."
I looked up, keeping my eyes shadow with my hood to see the man was watching the chase. "What's strange?" I asked.
"That darn dog was in a wreck when a friend of mine dropped it back here," he explained. "The owner disappeared and the guardian of the owner is now deceased."
"Poor guy," I muttered.
"Girl," he plainly said.
"Huh?"
"That Croco dog is a girl."
I looked down as I felt my hand being licked, seeing the pink animal trying to get my attention. As I bent down, it jumped on to my chest, causing me to fall backwards. "Wah!" I was lying on my back as I suddenly felt a tug around my neck. Lowering my head, I watched as the dog had its jaws on my necklace and broke it of my neck.
"Hey!" I called out, seeing it run off with my necklace. I quickly grabbed the boy's hand and began pulling him away from the booth, following the dog.
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"Are you sure this is the place?" Neko asked as she and Annie were sitting on the bench in the Transit System.
The Asian nodded her head. "Yeah. I saw her heading down here before I went to get you," she stated as she held on to the bag of goods. "We need to make sure that this guy isn't some Krimzon Guard in disguise."
"And if he has brothers," Neko added. She then noticed that look on her friend's face and said, "What? If he's hot, he'll have hot brothers who'll date with us!"
Annie just stared at her with a worried look and said, "Did you hit your head before I recruited you?" Neko shook her head.
Suddenly, they saw Michelle standing alone on a support beam of the subway station. They quickly pulled up the newspapers in front of their face, looking through the eye holes that they made. "Do you see anything?" Annie whispered to her friend.
"Well, other than that Errol was nominated to win this year's Class 1 Race, I don't see anything new," Neko replied. Annie slightly lowered her cover to side glare at her friend.
"Why couldn't Lisa be here?" she mentally begged to God or whoever these people worshipped on this planet.
"Hey! Hey!" Neko slightly exclaimed, shaking her friend to get her out of her small trance. "Look at that guy!"
Annie looked through the peepholes and saw a young looking man walking toward Michelle with a bouquet of black roses behind his back. "This guy defiantly is stalking Michelle," the Asian noted as he gave her the flowers, seeing the joy on her face.
They watched them have a small conversation before the man glanced over to the two spies, causing them to pull back their newspaper disguise and focus through the peep holes to see if there was anything happening. They then saw the man gesturing about heading somewhere, which Michelle agreed. The man then grabbed her hand and went on the subway train as it was about to close.
Once the doors shut, the train sped off to its next stop. Annie threw the newspaper to the floor and began cursing in very long phrases. Neko didn't seem to notice as she kept reading the newspaper. "Oh wow," she muttered to herself, not being heard by her friend. "There's going to be a formal ball soon."
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I really didn't' care how far I was going from the palace or if I was getting a lot of people's attention. I needed that necklace back no matter what! We soon came down an empty street as the pink Croco dog entered into a house. Without thinking, I pushed the sliding door open with my free hand as I was still holding the boy's hand. As we entered the house, I just froze where I was. The whole place seemed so familiar: the couch, the table, the kitchen curtain, and the cabinet. That's where the mutt was! I let go of the boy's hand and run toward the Croco dog, attempting to jump on it and take my prize back.
As I did, the dog quickly moved away and made me grab one of the drawers of the cabinet. I held on to the handle of the middle drawer for support when it suddenly turned like a door knob. I slowly stood up, staring at the cabinet. Without thinking, I pulled as hard as I could on the handle to get the cabinet out of the way. It was a secret door to a small bedroom.
"God, it's been awhile since we've been here. Too bad we didn't visit often, Jak."
I turned my head to see someone coming into the house. As quickly as possible, I grabbed the boy and his Croco dog and barricade us in the secret room, locking the door behind me.
-A few minutes earlier-
After getting the money back to Krew, the Dynamic Duo took a stroll through the Slums. Well, it was mostly Jak since Daxter was relaxing on his friend's shoulder. As he kept walking, he suddenly saw a cloaked figure running after Lisa's pet Croco dog, with a familiar young kid in tow. Without warning his friend, he ran after them, causing the poor Ottsel to quickly hold on to his friend's shoulder.
"Where's the fire, Jak?" Daxter asked, but the blonde ignored him. He just kept running, trying to catch up with the chase. As he kept running after them, he noticed that he had entered a familiar street. He then saw them enter into a house, Mina's house. The door closed shut right before he could get through, as if locking itself in place.
He started prying the door open, making it squeak loudly due its force against opening. He had finally pushed it wide enough for him to get through. Once he got inside, he released his hold on the door as it slammed shut and made the place shake a bit.
"God, it's been awhile since we've been here," Daxter stated, looking at the place that was now just collecting dust. "Too bad we didn't visit often, Jak."
Jak ignored that last comment as he looked around to find the ones that chase Lisa's pet into here. He then heard a loud slam from the hallway. He slowly walked toward it and entered into the hallway, only seeing a large cabinet on his right.
-Inside the secret room-
I stayed silent as did the boy and the two dogs. After finally realizing that everything got quiet enough, I let out a silent sigh and turned to look at the contents of the room. It was just a small bedroom with a bed that seemed to fit her size and a small table with a small box on top of it. I walked toward it, ignoring the fact that the pink Croco dog was following me like a shadow, and took the box from the table. It was a bit large than my hand so I placed it flat on my palm facing up and took off the cover. There was a small MP3 player.
Wait! I knew what this device was?
I also saw a small folded up paper along with the listening device. I pulled out the paper and placed the box back on to the table. I took off my hood before unfolding the paper, revealing that it was a note.
It read:
Dear my little child,
I fear that I must say by the time you have gotten this letter, I won't be alive anymore. I'm deeply sorry and hope that my death will not affect you so harshly. You must live with that smile that you show to all your loved ones and beware of Markus. Stay close to Mango, Torn, and your two destructive friends.
What? "You must live with that smile that you show to all your loved ones..." I don't know anyone that could qualify that except for my father and Ashelin.
You must be careful once you step out of this room. I fear that only a few people can protect you from what you will have to face. You may even have to face them alone, but you will face them with courage. Just promise me that you will stay away from Markus as much as you can and please take care of Momoiro.
Sincerely,
Mina
"Mina?" I repeated out loud. Suddenly, the secret door opened as I turned around to face the intruder. It was a blonde man wearing pilot goggles on his head. Along with him was an orange Ottsel that seemed to also wear pilot goggles on its furry noggin.
I didn't know what happened next. Everything just went dark.
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Mango was heading toward the Transit System when he noticed two familiar figures over at a bench.
"Hey!" He called out to them, getting the attention of a fuming Asian. He saw the anger in her eyes and nearly regretted shouting out to them. He became more fearful when she suddenly stalked toward him and grabbed his collar.
"What's the most romantic place here in Haven City?" she demanded.
"What?" he shouted in surprise. "Why the hell would you want to know? You ain't my type!"
"I'm not asking for a date, stupid!" she snapped. "Some guy has taken Michelle on a date and they just left on a train about ten minutes ago!"
"Why the hell are we yelling?" Neko shouted, appearing behind Annie.
After cooling her down, Annie let Mango go. The Underground soldier brushed off the wrinkles she made on his clothing and finally spoke in a calm tone. "If the train left ten minutes ago, then that means they'll be heading near the Palace." he stated. "The next one heading in the same direction should be here soon."
Annie didn't seem surprised and was about to brush it off when Neko suddenly said, "How come you know about this train, other than the fact that you were maybe practically born here?"
Mango looked a bit shock for a moment before turning his head toward the train tracks and said in an irritated tone. "It's none of your concern!" Neko looked closer at the boy, seeing a tint of red on his face. "Then why you blushing?"
He looked toward them as his face was starting to turn a bit red. "Holy shit, she's right! You're turning red like a tomato!" Annie stated, pointing accusingly at him. He quickly covered his face, leaving his eyes to be shown, and said, "No, it isn't! Your glasses must be dirty!"
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Michelle and Markus finally reached their destination. It was a warehouse that was about two blocks away from the Palace. There was a long line of teenagers waiting to go inside. Everyone wore different clothing, some that seemed to familiar to the average raver. The Mexican then felt herself being pulled by Markus straight toward the entrance which was being watched by a large man.
"Um... shouldn't we get in line?" she asked, seeing the dark glares from the people who were waiting.
"This guy owes me," he stated calmly. "He'll let us in." As they kept heading toward the bouncer, he looked toward them and nodded, opening the door for them. As they went inside, they heard the people complaining and insulting the bouncer but he just closed the door after them. Michelle then took in her surroundings and was shocked. There was a rave.
"You brought me to a rave?" she shouted and then had to repeat it as Markus showed her a questionable look.
"Well, I hope you are old enough to be in one," he yelled back as he pulled her toward the crates that were put together as chairs and tables. "What do you want to do first?"
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"I swear! This had better be more fun then stalking Michy!" Neko warned Mango as they left the train and headed toward the Stadium. He made a "be quiet" motion as they entered a garage with a green curtain that covered the repair area.
"Keira, are you there?" Mango called, causing the two girls to become confused.
Suddenly, a girl with a welding mask in front of her face pushed the curtains away to see the people that entered her garage. She pulled of the mask, revealing that her hair was blue with green tips. "Mango!" she shouted in excitement. "It's good to see you again!" She ran toward him and gave him a hug in which he returned. This caused major confusion for the girls as they watched the exchange between them.
"What the hell is going on here, Mango?" Neko demanded, fuming as the confusion was still growing.
"Who are you two?" Keira asked, pulling out of the hug and placed her hands on her hips.
"I'm Annie and this is my friend, Jessica," the Asian introduced.
"I preferred to be called Neko, thank you very much!" Neko added with a hint of anger.
Keira then smiled and said, "Well, I already know who you are, Annie." She saw the questionable look on her face. "I saw you walk past here with that other girl with glasses. She caught Markus's eye for an odd reason. He really doesn't attract to girls."
"You mean that guy she is dating is gay?" Neko said out loud and in shock.
"Hell no, he isn't!" the mechanic girl retorted. She then realized what the African said. "Wait a second! He's dating her!?"
The two girls and Mango nodded their head, causing her to become a bit wary. "I hope he doesn't do anything stupid," she silently muttered, not being heard by the girls.
"Well, we better just get back to our jobs," Neko said and was about to wave good bye when Annie suddenly added.
"You're going to your job. I'm unemployed."
Mango was a bit shocked by this but then remembered hearing Tess about someone being fired from Krew's gang. "Well, did you find anything to replace your job?" he asked, trying to act as if he didn't know.
"Nah! All I got before I left was my pay and a small..." She trailed and just stayed still for a moment. After thinking, she put her hand in her pants' pocket and pulled out the paper she received from the blonde chick at the bar. She opened it and it was a map. Looking at it more carefully, the map had a dash line going from Krew's bar into an L-shaped alley.
"I'll see you guys later!" she stated before running off. As she stepped outside, she suddenly saw a snowflake fall in front of her.
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I slowly opened my eyes, feeling someone's hand over mine. It was almost dark all around me, and I heard breathing in the room that I was in. I slowly sat up, but was stopped when I felt that the hand wouldn't let go. I looked down to the one who was holding me, it was the blonde man. I saw that the goggles he wore were on the table next to the box. I also saw that the Ottsel was sleeping on my lap and looked pretty peaceful, but I had to get back. Who knew what time it was back at the palace?
As I carefully placed the Ottsel on the pillow that my head had laid on, I attempted to pry my hand away from the stranger.
"Lisa..."
I froze. That name, it sounded oddly familiar. I looked at him to see that he was still asleep.
"He must be mistaken me for somebody," I told myself as I successfully pried his hand off of mine. I got of the bed and placed my feet on the floor. Cold sensations suddenly overcame me as I noticed that my cloak was hanging on the cabinet door. I quickly paced toward it and grabbed it, tying around the string that held it around my neck. I was about to leave when I felt something tug on my boot. Looking down, it was that pink Croco Dog. I knelt down and patted its head. I made a gesture to keep it quiet as it made a whimper. The figure on the bed moved a bit, but fell back to sleep.
I sighed in relief as I grabbed the small box and left the room. I had to get home. As I stepped outside, I felt suddenly really cold. I looked up to see something white falling from the sky.
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"This place rocks!" Michelle shouted as she danced with some girls. Markus watched from afar, seeing her sway to the loud music that pumped into all the large ears. He sighed in boredom, not really happy that he came here. However, he felt content just watching the Mexican dance and he had the urge to just join the group.
He just couldn't. He just sat on the crate, took another swig from his small soft drink, and continued to watch them dance the night away. He just wanted this particular girl to have some fun.
"Yo, everyone!"
He turned his head to see a young boy with spiky red hair standing in the open door of the warehouse. He was covered with some white slush and smiling.
"It's snowing outside!"
He looked shocked as the people that occupied the warehouse started to leave it, wanting to see the sight for themselves. He was just about to sit there when he saw Michelle run toward him and grabbed his hand for a change. "Come on!" she shouted in excitement. Pushing through the crowd and holding her hand, Markus just followed her lead as they finally stepped outside and heard the feet trudge into something. Markus looked down and realized that it was snow.
"Snow?" he thought. It should never snow here. It shouldn't even be snowing now!
He then felt the warmth of Michelle's hand leave him as he watched her run out more and play in the falling snow.
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Daxter suddenly felt a chill down his spine and rolled over. laying eagle spread on the pillow. As the chill kept coming, he soon shot up and was ready to yell when he noticed something was missing. He looked down to see that there was no girl lying on the bed at all, just Jak. He started to panic and shook his friend awake. "Wakey, wakey, sleeping beauty!" he called, shaking the blonde as the renegade's eyes. "The Lisa look-alike has left the building, my dear friend."
That woke up Jak. He stood up from the chair he was sitting on and began looking around frantically. He then noticed that Momoiro was sitting in the door way looking at the front door. He swiftly grabbed his goggles from the table and made dash for the door. Daxter jumped on to the Croco dog and shouted, "Alright, Momoiro! Yip Yip!"
The dog stared at him with an annoyed look, making Daxter laugh nervously. The Ottsel then jumped off the pet and ran after Jak.
The renegade soon stepped out into a white-covered street, seeing the girl standing alone in the middle of it. He slowly walked toward her and tapped her shoulder, making her flinch in surprise. "Don't worry," he said in a soothing tone. "I'm not going to hurt you. You can trust me."
"Why should I?" she asked as she took a small step back as if she was ready to make a run for it.
"Look, I swear I'm not going to hurt you," he reassured her, but she just turned away.
"Why did he say that name?" he heard the girl mutter.
"If I said anything, I'm sorry okay?" he said. He then pulled the girl into a hug.
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I don't know why I didn't push that man away. I didn't know why I didn't do anything but just stand there like a complete idiot. All that went through my mind was that last statement he said. It was like he had said it to me before. I was ready to cry so I finally did push him away, pulled my hood back on my head, and ran.
I ran away. It felt like I have done this before.
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"Holy shit! It's snowing!" Annie shouted as she and Neko started running around like a bunch of elementary school kids. Mango and Keira stood at the open archways and watched the girl play in the snow.
"It's really odd," Mango said as he lay against the archway. " Haven City has never gotten snow here at least once. That's just weird."
"But it's a bit romantic," Keira added, causing the two to blush after a few seconds.
"Um... that's true... kind of..." Mango stammered, rubbing the back of his head and turning his head away for a bit. He then looked at her as she vice-versa. They both just looked into each other's eyes and almost were lost in them when they suddenly heard the most disturbing song ever.
"Give it to me, baby!"
"Uh-huh! Uh-huh!"
Keira and Mango glanced toward the source, seeing the two girls looking at them with evil grins as they continued singing.
"Give it to me, baby!" Neko sang.
"Uh-huh! Uh-huh!" Annie added.
"Give it to me, baby!"
"Uh-huh! Uh-huh! And all the girlies say that I'm pretty fly for a white guy!" Annie said and then laughed out loud with her friend.
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"I really can't believe it was snowing earlier," Michelle said as Markus drove her back to Krew's bar. Once they reached the entrance, Markus changed zones and watched her jump off. "Thanks for taking me out."
"It was nothing," he casually said, his hands on the steering system.
"Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow." she said as she waved good bye and went inside. Markus hesitated for a second and then drove off.
Michelle: -glares at Lisa-
Lisa: What?
Michelle: I'm going to kill you later, you 6th grader midget!
Lisa: o0... -scoots away slowly-
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Day 5, 7:01 a.m.
After dressing up, cleaning up and nearly three hours of taking wrong turns, Annie had finally reached her destination. She entered the L-shaped alley, feeling a bit claustrophobic as the surroundings didn't seem inviting. While she kept walking down, she jumped as she heard something sliding. Looking to her left, the wall with a weird insignia had split open and revealed a door.
"Annie!"
She turned around to see Jak with Daxter on his shoulder, as he would always be, running toward her. "What are you guys doing here?" she asked.
A/N: Need I remind you, Annie doesn't really know the game plot so she doesn't know about Jak working with the Underground.
"Well, Tess told me yesterday after you left that you were going to start working with the Underground," Daxter explained before he jumped on to the Asian's right shoulder. "Are we just going to stand out here, or are we going to go see Tattoo-Face?"
Although she wanted to ask who this person was, she ignored it and headed inside along with Jak. As they entered past the hallway, they entered into a large room with bunks laid out both sides. At the far end of the room, she saw a man standing before a large table with his back turned to them.
"Uh... excuse me?" she called out, making the man turned around.
"So that's what the rat meant about Tattoo-Face," she mentally noted as she looked at the man.
"So you're Annie, huh?" he said as he folded his arms in front of him. After seeing her nod, he continued. "I'm Torn and I give the mission to these low-lives that help us rebel against the Baron. I guess Tess had already given you the map, right?"
Nodding again, Annie saw him held out his hand. After a long awkward pause, Torn finally spoke. "I want it back."
Snapping out of her trance, the Asian handed him the map. He looked at it for a second before throwing it on to the table along with the other maps and flyers.
"Jak, I got another job for you and your furry friend," he stated as he motioned for the blonde to stand with him. Daxter jumped on to the table and noticed that the light bulb was swinging back and forth. Annie sat on the table next to Daxter and watched as he started pulling funny faces behind Torn's back, alternating with the swinging light above them.
"One of my old Guard comrades was sent to the Pumping Station," he stated. "There's been no word from her patrol, and after what you guys ran into out there, I'm afraid she may need some help."
Jak then looked shocked at Torn. "Did you say 'she'?" he asked, wondering if had heard that right.
"Don't even think about it!" Torn warned. He then quickly grabbed the moving light bulb, making it still and glared at the orange Ottsel. "Stop that! This is serious, you moron!"
As he turned away from the group, Jak attempted to back hand his friend. Daxter made a karate sound and movement, ready to block. However, Jak rolled his eyes and turned his head back to Torn. "That's right!" Daxter chirped triumphantly. "Don't mess with the sugar!"
"This 'friend' of mine has helped the Underground many times before. Go back to the Pumping Station and take a look around. Render assistance if needed." Torn then turned to Annie and said. "I want you to go with them to make sure they don't get any funny ideas. Now get your squirrelly ass outta here!"
Annie nodded her head and was about to walk away when she saw Daxter throw a silent raspberry at him. Jak saw this and grabbed his friend's neck. Then they headed off to the Pumping Station.
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Neko was now awake in the shop, seeing Duo packing some tools and supplies in a large box. "What are you doing, Duo?" she asked.
"The prelim races for the Class Race are about to start in a few days," he said. "And I just have to get these supplies before the streets start getting heavy with KG patrols."
"Say what?" Neko said.
Duo sighed and said, "Why do you have to be cute and dense at the same time?"
"Hey! That's not a nice thing to say!" Neko barked back.
"Well, I did say cute, didn't I?" Duo snapped back before throwing the box at Neko. She caught and nearly fell backwards at the weight of it. "Deliver those to my garage at the Stadium. If I find out that any is missing, broken, or stolen, I swear this job will be your last!" He then stalked to the back room and slammed the door behind him, causing the place to shake and a glass shatter.
"Geez!" she shouted. "What crawled up your ass and died?" Not waiting for a reply, Neko headed outside to do her delivery.
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"I really hate Metal Heads," Annie stated as she slashed another one's head off. "I seriously do. Do they have the urge to piss me off so badly?" The trio had now reached a clearing and saw a two-seat zoomer near a large stump.
"Ehhh, what the heck are we doing risking our lives to rescue some old Krimzon Guard hag anyway?!" Daxter complained also, jumping off the ground and stayed behind as Jak went to check the tablet. "She's probably got more facial hair than me!"
Annie was about to laugh at that comment when suddenly, a woman jumped out of nowhere and put Jak in a head lock, pointing her gun to his head. "Who the hell are you three?" she demanded.
Annie took a closer at the attacker and saw that it was an actually good-looking girl. Daxter saw this too and began to do his weak flirting.
"Mmm, I do love a woman in uniform! Wanna bark some orders at me...woof... woof." he said, wagging his tail and jumped on to the girl's arm that was around Jak's neck. "I'm your soldier on the front lines of looooove!"
Annie shook her head as the Ottsel then jumped off and watched the girl let Jak go. "Waiter, foxhole for two..." he added, smirking.
The girl glared down at the rat and threaten him. "Keep talking, and I'll raise your voice by a couple of octaves."
Annie heard a scuffle behind her, turned around, and saw nothing except the sand and grass that they had crossed earlier. She then turned to see Jak trying to calm the girl down a bit, even though she was already calm.
"Easy... Torn asked us to help you." he informed her.
She placed her hand on her hip before looking over Annie's figure to see a large group of Metal Heads coming their way. "I don't need help... but you might. We've got company."
The trio turned to see the Metal Heads, causing Daxter and Annie to face fault and Jak to pull out his Scatter Gun. Annie then let out an irritated sigh before pulling out her sword and said, "I am really starting to hate this town!"
Jak loaded up his Scatter Gun and shot the nearest Metal Head, blasting it into the water near them. Annie swiftly ran toward two of the creatures and made a swift swipe at them, cutting their chests open.
Lisa: I seriously suck at fight scenes... I seriously do... so let's just fast forward to part where they finish the part...
Annie: I hate you...
Lisa: Yeah! I'm getting that a lot lately...
Annie then brought up her sword and stuck it straight down toward the creature's head, splitting its noggin open and grabbed its gem brain. She looked at it with a small hint of interest before she threw it behind her back, not seeing Daxter catching it and putting it away. Then he jumped off his friend's shoulder and followed the girl as she entered the zoomer.
"Watching me take care of those Metal Heads was, ahh... pretty... exciting... wasn't it sugar?" Daxter said as he looked at his nails. He was suddenly blown away as the zoomer powered up, making a loud and powerful gust at the Ottsel. He struggled to get closer as he shouted over the roar of the rockets. "Hey, sweet stripes, gimme them digits so I can look you up sometime. We'll party hard, big city style!"
Ignoring that comment, the girl turned to Jak and said, "Tell Torn Baron Praxis is planning something big. I think it has to do with that symbol."
Jak and Annie looked at what she was pointing at, which was the stump. It had a symbol of some sort: two eyes and a pair of curves above and below them.
"What is it" Jak asked loudly as the loud sound was still going.
"It's the Seal of the House of Mar. The founder of Haven City. We're being sent out on 'suicide missions' to locate artifacts from the time of his rule." she explained as she sat in the driver's seat and took out a small chip and threw it toward Jak. "If curiosity's worth dying for, you can ask the blind old soothsayer in the bazaar named Onin. She might know something about all this. Here's my bazaar access security pass."
Annie grabbed the chip from Jak and placed it into her communicator. It took a second to reveal the woman's face and her name.
"Your name's Ashelin, huh?" Annie asked.
"Listen, the Baron is hosting a ball at his palace in celebration for his daughter's crowning." Ashelin stated to Jak as she ready to ride off in her zoomer.
"Why are you telling us this?" Daxter stated. "It's not like we can get into some fancy party!"
"You have to! The princess was originally someone that you both knew!" Ashelin shouted. Jak slightly glared at her and said, "And who could that be?"
"The girl is Lisa!" she snapped at him. She saw the shock in their eyes and muttered, "We're even now."
She then drove off. Daxter fell face forward into the dirt and then looked up at the flying vehicle. He turned to his friends and said, "Wow! What a woman! Arrggh!" However, he stopped smiling as he saw the look on his friends' faces.
"The Baron... has... her?" Annie said as she dropped her communicator to the ground, her eyes widened with fear.
To be continued...
Lisa: Alright! I will say this again! Happy Holidays to you all! And now for some review replying!
0xjessiex0: Yep! Gotta love Dane Cook!
Tech E. Coyote: Yeah! Neko had a sleepover at her house and we played Ratchet and Clank... no we didn't get sucked into the game...
liz: Well, Don Vito is part of the cast of a MTV show called "Viva La Bam". It's a good show. Watch it.
Rune: Yeah... the perk of starting school one week early...
Pyro Madz: You make me laugh! LOL!
pheonixral: I know what you mean! I always want to finish a chapter, and I'm only like a sentence away...
Lisa: Sorry for the short replies and now for a preview of the next chapter of our story... God I feel tired...
"Holy shit! It can talk!" Michelle shouted as the bird-monkey flew away from them and perched on to the elderly woman's head.
He then turned to them and introduced himself. "I am Pecker!" He then noticed the amused looks on their faces as Jak tried to suppress his laughter. "Yes, yes, I know, my mother, she was... very vindictive. I am Onin's interpreter."
"I can so imagine that," Annie muttered to Neko who nodded her head in amusement, ignoring Pecker's translation for Onin.
"I wonder if he got fused together," Neko questioned.
"Well, Daxter is an Ottsel," Annie reminded her friend. "A cross between a weasel and an otter, so I don't think there is any fusion involve."
Suddenly Michelle shouted, "Oh! Oh! Let me try! Aaah... she wants a... She wants a yakow bone! A yakow bladder!" Daxter then decided to join the fun. "No... no... I got it! For many moons... she has... waited for... a juice pop? A jewel shop?" Michelle shook her head and added, "Oh... oh... I know, she's got a hairball?! A hair lip? A hairy chest?"
Lisa: Now for me to rest... see you in the weekend... and Happy Holidays... -falls out of the chair-