"KABLAAAMMM!"
Jak, Daxter and Spyro shielded their heads from the explosive shockwave. When they lifted their heads, they noticed the robot body was in pieces all over the platform and the ruined statue. The Baron, unfortunately hovered over their heads in his cockpit, having ejected himself before the explosion.
"Nice try, but the stone is still mine fools!" Jak and Spyro only scowled. The Baron noticing their faces continued, "Oh don't worry, I will use the stone to its full potential, and then soon, all who oppose me will be destroyed by its power!"
Jak and Spyro jumped at him, but the Baron lifted higher, avoiding them. The two of them crashed on the other side of the platform, and the Baron flew himself out of the open chamber door and out of the tomb. Jak and Spyro picked themselves up and shook their heads in frustration.
"We can't do anything more here, let's go back to the Underground," said Jak. Spyro nodded his head in agreement, and then took flight grabbing Jak by the shoulders, giving him and Daxter a lift over to the door, since the bridge was destroyed. As they landed on the other side, the door behind them closed, shutting out any more intruders. Spyro and Jak made their way back across the pond, up the stairway to the door, where the oracle opened the tombs entrance for them to leave. As the heroes rode the elevator up, both of them were wondering what had happened to their friends while Daxter scratched his ear. As the elevator halted at the top and the heroes made it to the city door lock, Daxter spoke, "You don't really think Praxis took everybody? Do you guys?"
Both of them were silent for a moment, until Spyro said, "I don't know Daxter, I hope not…I surely do."
As the door opened, they realized unfortunately it was true. The KG was nowhere in sight, there was nothing left but pieces of the crystal shield, and people were walking the streets as if it was another typical day. Spyro hung his head in sadness, having lost his best friends and his love. Jak on the other hand, clenched his fist and smacked it against the statue base wall in anger.
"I don't believe it!" he shouted, "He gets away, he takes the stone, and he takes our friends!"
"All we have is a gun, a board, and a set of dog armor on a dragon," Daxter added irrelevantly. Jak and Spyro were too depressed to even shoot him a look; they were lost in thought of what their next move should be. Spyro had on his mind a lot of things, if he was ever going to get home again, if he was ever going to see Cynder again, and trying to fathom what the oracle had told him in the tomb, that dragons had come this world before, this planet Elorin created by beings called Precursors. The other thing spinning in his mind was this Dragon Father that the oracle mentioned. '
Why didn't anybody tell me of this? Why didn't Ignitus?' He thought to himself in suppression. He felt Jak's hand touch his shoulder.
"Come on, we won't accomplish anything sulking here, we need to see who's left to work with, let's head back."
Spyro nodded, and moved to a secure hiding spot away from public eyes while Jak went to get a zoomer. He later showed up in an H-wing flyer, Spyro jumped aboard and Jak drove past the statue, around the palace toward the bazaar bridge to the industrial section.
As they exited the industrial section, they entered the slums and headed for the Underground alley. They landed outside the door, and said nothing on their way in. When they reached the bottom of the staircase, Torn wasn't behind his desk, the room was empty. Jak assumed he was in the back room, and decided they should wait. Spyro plopped on top of his bed, lost in emotion. Jak broke the uncomfortable silence…
"I just don't get it, how did the Baron know we were so close to making a move for the stone?" he asked to get Spyro to speak, but to no avail.
"I'm afraid it's my fault." Someone behind him answered. Jak and Spyro turned toward the hallway next to the furnace to see Torn coming toward them, more glum then usual. As soon as he exited the hallway, Spyro spoke regarding his confession, "What?"
Torn stood behind his desk, "I had no choice, the price was too high."
"You sold us out?!" Jak shouted in disbelief.
"You deliberately led the Baron to a power that could destroy your world, betraying everything you've led this Underground for?!" Spyro yelled in disbelief that Torn had betrayed them.
"It was Ashelin!" Torn shouted back in retaliation, causing the three of them to settle down, "The Baron threatened the kill Ashelin for spying, his own daughter!...I couldn't risk that, even for the Underground."
Jak seemed to calm down at the sound of Torn's comment, but Spyro still seemed confused and upset at the same time.
"Praxis has a daughter?" he asked Jak.
"Yes, but she is not her father, she helps us, she's against what her father is striving to do, despite the grueling consequences," Jak explained.
Spyro then remembered something, "Oh yeah, he mentioned her once before, when me, Cynder, and Sparx first arrived in the palace, he said he'd make her cooperate, by any means necessary." Everyone shuddered at the realization of how ruthless the Baron truly was, willing to even kill his own daughter to gain power. Spyro shuddered at the thought of what he could do to Cynder.
"Yeah, interesting thoughts to kick around," Daxter said between them, "Except Praxis has the Precursor stone now, so he can do whatever he wants!"
Torn stepped out from behind his desk to speak again, "There is still a way to get our friends back, maybe the Precursor stone as well," he said hoping to get back on their good side, "I'll find Vin, you two head to the fortress, we'll call ya."
Jak stepped in front of him and looked him square in the eyes. "Give us one reason why we should trust you anymore," he said sternly pointing his finger.
Torn looked right back and said, "Because you and I both know the Baron would have killed Ashelin!" Jak turned away, Daxter's ears drooped and Spyro looked down and shook his head in sadness. Jak got both their attention and signaled them to head out the door. Before they left, Torn continued, "It will be a tough fight through the fortress, probably suicide."
Jak looked back at him and said, "Just get that door open, we'll be there."
At this point, I'm done editing chapters, and I assure you the next one will be a new one, with Jak and Spyro breaking into jail to rescue their friends. Thank you for your patience!