DarkEcoOttsel: Hello, I'm back with another chapter. This chapter might get
a little more exciting then the first one. Hope you enjoy and don't flame
me! Review!!! Oh, and don't mind the grammar mistakes if there are any.
Disclaimer: Bwahahaha! Yes, that's right I DO own the cast of Jak 2! Yep, I'm a multibillionaire who has nothing better to do than sit around and write fanfictions when I could be down at Disney World smoking weed with Donald and Mickey! Jeez, people, if I owned Jak two I would be working on the third game right now. I don't own it, okay? **breathes**
Chapter Two ~~~ Weird Powers
~~~~~~~ The Underground ~~~~~~~
Vicki was unusually silent as the zoomer stopped at the entrance to an alley. She knew very well where they were but her mind wasn't on that now. Her thoughts dwelled upon her friends. Did they get sucked into the game, too or were they back home? Or worse, did they end up going to a totally different dimension? So many questions that would go unanswered for a while at least.
"Vicki?" We're here," Jak muttered as he got out of the zoomer and Vicki quickly followed. She saw Tess standing in the doorway and Torn standing not too far off. She wanted to warn Jak before he tried to talk to them but she thought it might screw up the game. Then again, it could be fun. She always wanted to piss Torn off!
Vicki ran up in front of Jak before he said anything and she turned to Torn, who was walking up to them.
"Hello, I'm Vicki and this is Jak and Daxter," Vicki said and gave him a warm smile. It didn't affect Torn at all. Then she quickly added in a rude tone, "We want to join the Underground."
Torn laughed and Vicki growled.
"Sorry, kid, but the movement is for grownups," Torn said crudely. "No children, especially weak ones, are allowed to join."
Vicki glared at him from under her red bangs and began to faintly glow yellow. She clenched her fists and her fingers began to expand as balls of Yellow Eco began to form in her palms.
Jak, seeing what was about to happen, came to Vicki's defense and said, " Hey, she's powerful. She kicked ass right before we came here."
"Sure," Torn rolled his eyes.
"We wanna see the Shadow," Jak added and his eyes narrowed.
"Not likely," Torn muttered darkly.
"Go ahead and give us a challenge," Vicki muttered, knowing the challenge. "Whatever it is, I'm sure we can handle it."
"Okay then," Torn took out his knife and rubbed his knuckles on it. "Go and get the Baron's flag—"
"On top of the tower in Dead Town," Vicki finished and she crossed her arms. "Like I said: cake."
Torn growled. "If it's cake then why are you still here?"
Vicki smirked and turned with Jak and Daxter. Then she turned and stuck her tongue out at Torn and said, "Did anyone ever tell ya that your wrinkles show when you're angry?"
Torn turned red from anger and embarrassment as Daxter and Vicki burst out laughing hysterically. They climbed into a zoomer and quickly took off.
"Nice one," Daxter commented Vicki from Jak's shoulder.
"Thanks," Vicki said and grinned at him. "I always have a comeback."
"So, Vicki," Jak said after a second or so of silence. "I've been meaning to ask you about your home. If it isn't in Haven City then where is it?"
"Er..." Vicki hesitated, not really sure what to reply. Where WAS her home—in a different dimension or on a totally different planet?
"Do you have a home?" Daxter asked when Vicki didn't answer.
"I do," she answered quickly. "I'm just not sure where it is."
"What—do you have amnesia or something?" Jak asked as he glanced at her.
"No. It's nothing like that," Vicki said. She added, "Lets just say that I came here just like you did."
Jak and Daxter looked at her in shock. Vicki looked back at them until she saw a parked zoomer right in front of their moving one.
"Look out!" she screamed as she covered her eyes. Jak yelped as he swerved around it and missed it by inches.
Vicki sighed and lowered her hands. "That's why I wish you'd let me drive."
"Did you say that you came through this weird Rift thing, too?" Daxter asked her, still wide-eyed.
"Yeah. The last thing I remembered was sitting in my room with my buds playing the game when we saw the Rift thingie on the TV. Then I appeared here and met you."
There was a brief moment of silence until Daxter broke it by practically shouting, "What the heck's a TV?"
"It's like one of those," Vicki said as she pointed to one of those holo- thingies that the Baron's voice came out of, "except there's animated pictures to go with the voice."
"Wow," Daxter's jaw hung slack until he shut it with a snap. "You must come from the future."
"Or a different dimension," Jak rolled his eyes.
"That's what I was thinking," Vicki said, ignoring Jak's gesture.
"Cool! Tell me more about your world!" Daxter said eagerly as he hopped onto Vicki's shoulder.
"Where should I start?" Vicki muttered under her breath. "Well, the people in my world have smaller ears. Waaaaaay smaller."
"Really? That's weird. How do they hear?" Daxter asked.
"They can hear just not as good as you do."
"Ah."
Vicki talked on about her world and a longing for her family slowly welled up inside her. She talked and talked to both of them and Jak soon started asking questions. Finally they made it to the entrance to Dead Town.
"You mean your 'cars' don't hover?!" Daxter shouted in Vicki's ear. "That is SO freaky."
"Hmm," Vicki said as she slid down the trench that led to the door. She blinked as the door opened and she followed Jak inside silently. The doors opened again and Vicki found herself standing in mud that began to seep over her boots.
"That is so...cool!" Vicki smiled as she walked quickly behind Jak. Suddenly he turned around and grabbed her by the shoulders.
"Stay here," he ordered.
Vicki's expression turned from shock to anger.
"W-what? Why?! I kicked butt back there and I can kick butt here!" Vicki pouted but she didn't make any move to follow him.
"It looks dangerous," Jak told her as he started to walk towards the tower. "C'mon Dax."
Daxter leaped off Vicki's shoulder and jumped onto Jak's. The two hurried off and left Vicki standing there alone.
After ten minutes, Vicki could see Jak and Daxter approaching the flag. It was then that she remembered what was going to happen when they did reach the flag.
"Oh, cripes!" Vicki shouted as she took off towards the tower. She was a little disappointed that Jak had killed most of the beasts that would get in her way but that was the least of her problems now. She leaped up the last obstacle and screeched to a halt. The path had fallen into the disgusting muck and now her only path was destroyed.
She cursed herself. Vicki felt something land on her head. She reached up and pulled a rock out of her wild hair. She tensed and looked up slowly. The balcony where the Baron's flag was began to crumble above her and more gravel and rocks came pouring down.
"AAGH!" Vicki screamed as she started to run back towards the entrance. She stopped and turned around when she reached dry land. She saw Jak sliding down the cord towards her and then she saw Daxter land on the cord.
"Ouch," Vicki muttered as Daxter was flung back into the air. Jak landed next to her and Daxter landed in her arms.
"Yeah, I guess you guys are in," Torn said as he watched the tower collapse. Vicki jumped at hearing his voice.
"Since when were you there?" she asked.
"Since I felt like it," Torn muttered as he glared at her. He walked away.
Vicki turned to Jak as Daxter climbed back on her shoulder. "Sorry, I forgot to warn you that that was going to happen."
"You mean you knew?" Jak blinked in surprise.
"Yeah," Vicki said casually and then tensed. "Uh, I mean, um, I could tell by just looking at it. It looked really old."
"Oh," Jak said as he walked back towards the entrance. She followed him closely.
"You okay, Daxter?" Vicki asked the ottsel.
"Huh? Oh, I'm just fine!" Daxter boasted and gave her on of his trademark smiles. "Didn't hurt all."
Vicki giggled as she walked through the entrance with Jak.
"Next up, the Pumping Station!" Vicki said happily. Jak looked at her through the corner of his eye.
"Torn wants to see us again," Jak said slowly. "I dunno what about."
"It better not be some suicide mission!" Daxter complained.
"Oh, don't worry," Vicki said and Daxter looked at her with hope-filled eyes. She finished, "It will be."
Daxter's face dropped and he grumbled something under his breath.
Just as Jak was about to climb into a large zoomer, Vicki leaped into the driver's seat.
"Hey!" Jak cried. "No way. I'm driving."
"You drove over here and now it's my turn," Vicki objected. She started the zoomer and gave him a final look. "Its either you come with me or walk to Torn's."
Jak sighed in defeat as he slid into the passenger seat. He yelped as the zoomer shot forward and Daxter had to hold onto Vicki for dear life.
"You say I drive bad?!" Jak shouted as Vicki quickly swerved around several zoomers and switched between hover zones.
"What's the problem? I drive like this all the time in the game—" Vicki cut herself off and clamped her mouth shut. She silently cursed herself.
"What game?" Daxter asked.
Vicki didn't reply. She was trying to think of something—anything that she could use an excuse. Finally, an idea popped into her head.
"Vicki?" Daxter was about to ask again when she spoke slowly.
"You...you two are famous in my world. So famous, in fact, that they made a game out of your brave adventures in Haven City. Its called Jak II Renegade."
"That is SO COOL!" Daxter shouted. "A whole game with me in it?! Sweet!!"
"It is pretty cool," Jak smiled. "Are we THAT famous?"
"Er, yeah," Vicki said and she hoped that she sounded convincing. "And that's one of the reasons why I know what's about to happen. I beat the game twice."
"Do I get any babes?" Daxter asked hopefully.
Vicki's small smile disappeared off her face. "Can't say."
"Aww," Daxter sighed. "Why not?"
"It could screw up the future and the game."
Vicki was silent for the rest of the trip. That is, until she accidentally switched into the high hover zone and made a guard zoomer explode.
"Shoot," Vicki muttered as she floored it. But the guards were quickly catching up because their zoomer was big and slow.
"We're gonna explode if we don't get outta here," Daxter commented as he pointed to the smoke and fire coming from the engine.
Jak was about to say something when a Red Eco bullet from a guard zoomer overhead (A/N: I'm assuming that's what they are since their red and all) slashed through the air and buried itself in Vicki's arm. She screamed in pain and blacked out.
"Damn," Jak cursed as he grabbed Vicki's unconscious form and leaped from the zoomer with Daxter clinging to Vicki's ankle. The zoomer exploded, causing all the zoomers around it to explode, and it sent the three flying farther than expected. The blast tore Vicki from Jak's grasp and she was sent flying into a building.
"Freeze!" a guard shouted as he approached Jak, who had fallen into a trashcan.
Jak punched the guard and ran towards Vicki. Daxter was trying to desperately wake her up but she wouldn't even twitch.
A few more guards appeared and started to shoot at Jak. He had no choice but to fight them.
"Vick? Vicki! Wake up!" Daxter shook her shoulder as hard as he could. Her arm was bleeding horribly and Daxter knew she was in pain. He looked around for anything that might wake her up but there wasn't anything around.
"Wake up, Vick! Jak needs you!" Daxter shouted as loud as he could. That was a mistake. Some guards who hadn't noticed the two looked over at the sound of Daxter's voice and began to approach them.
"Oh, man!" Daxter cried. His instincts told him to hide but he didn't want to leave Vicki alone. He stood his ground and tried not to let the guards know how scared he was.
"Get out of the way, rat!" one guard snapped as he tried to shoo Daxter away with his hand. Daxter simply bit down as hard as he could on the guard's hand and didn't let go.
"OW! (Censored just in case younger readers are reading this) DING DONG!" The guard screamed as he waved his hand around madly, trying to shake the ottsel off.
Jak heard the guard's shouts and he saw him swinging something orange around that was attached to his hand.
"Dax!" Jak shouted but stopped after a guard zapped him with the cattle prod thing. He angrily smacked the guard in response.
"You rat!" the guard shouted as he finally managed to grab Daxter by the neck and rip him off his bleeding hand. Daxter squirmed in the guard's hand, trying to free himself but the guard only continued to squeeze his hand tighter around Daxter's neck.
"You'll pay for that!" The guard growled.
Vicki heard lots of shouts. Some voices were familiar but she couldn't tell whom they belonged to. She tried to open her eyes but she was in pain and she was tired. She just wanted to drift off to sleep and never wake up. It was then that she heard Jak scream Daxter's name and then silence.
Vicki's eyes shot open. She remembered everything now. Vicki raised her eyes up to see a guard strangling Daxter and the ottsel was struggling less and less.
Daxter was about to give up hope when there was a sudden cry and then Daxter hit the floor with the guard's hand loosely gripping around his neck. The ottsel looked up in partial amazement but mostly in daze. Jak even stopped fighting long enough to see what was going on.
Vicki still had her hand up from her last attack, smoke still seeping from her palm where she shot the ball of Yellow Eco. She was aglow with Yellow Eco as it radiated off her body.
The guard who was strangling Daxter looked at her in shock after a moment of staring at the bloody stump where his hand once was. He was even more surprised when another ball of Yellow Eco charged up in Vicki's hand and she tossed it at him, killing him instantly.
"Vicki?" Jak asked, his eyes were as large as dinner plates.
Vicki grabbed Daxter and held him in her arms tightly. She ran over to Jak and said, "We better get outta here before another wave of guards come."
"Right," Jak nodded, his eyes still wide in amazement. Instead of just looking for a large one, they hijacked a smaller one and quickly sped off towards Torn's.
~~~~~~~ Keira's Garage ~~~~~~~
Becky sighed and mentally cursed at Keira as she droned on and on about how rude she was to Erol. After about half an hour of lectures and glares, Becky stood up.
"Keira, as much as I enjoy you 'exciting'," Becky made those freaky quotation signs with her fingers, "lectures, I'm really tired. Can I go to bed now?"
"What makes you think you'll be staying here?"
"You need me to win your races. You saw how fast I was going out there. Without me, you'll lose."
Keira sighed. True, Becky was fast on a racer but that wouldn't make any difference. She had other people to race for her...yet they were all very slow. Becky was the fastest she'd seen so far.
"All right," Keira sighed in defeat. "You can stay here until your so called friends come to pick you up. But while you're here, you're going to have to work."
"Deal," Becky grinned. "What do I have to do?"
Keira tossed Becky a broom. "Here. I hope you know what to do with it."
Becky caught the broom without taking her icy blue eyes away from Keira's. She muttered something inaudible as she walked outside dragging the broom behind her.
Becky began to sweep slowly and found that she didn't collect much dirt outside the garage. Well, duh it was partially inside the stadium and not many people walked by.
Becky sighed after a few minutes of sweeping nothing. She heard a zoomer pull up towards the entrance and she looked up. Erol was walking towards her and he didn't look happy.
"Well, look what the cat hacked up," Becky muttered darkly as he passes her. He glared at her before he walked up to Keira. They began talking and Becky moved a little closer so she could hear what they were talking about.
"So this Eco Freak escaped from prison and now he's on the lose. Reports say that he can transform into an evil demon and can kill everyone in sight with a single blast."
"Oh, my," Keira gasped.
"I want you to be safe, Keira. I went to investigate an area where an attack happened in the slums. Several witnesses said that the Eco Freak had teemed up with a girl with red hair and now they're committing crimes together. The girl has powers similar to his but we can't be sure."
"I'll be okay, Erol. Besides, without a pass the man can't get near here. Plus you're here for me. I always feel safe with you."
Becky spat when she saw Keira and Erol kiss again. She knew Jak would eventually come along and she knew whom Erol was talking about. But who was this girl he was with? There wasn't a girl with red hair (besides Ashelin) in the game. What's up with this? She was about to ask Erol when he walked briskly past her and got back on his zoomer. In less than a second her was gone.
Becky looked back in the room to see Keira hunched over a zoomer that wouldn't start. She cursed, frustrated and annoyed.
Keira was about to give up when Becky was suddenly next to her. She grabbed a wrench, looked at the inside of the zoomer, and then with one swift movement slammed the wrench down on the engine and it started with a slight sputter.
"Woah," Keira muttered as she stared at the running zoomer. She looked at Becky and started to ask, "How did you learn—"
"I've always been good at fixing things," Becky interrupted. "Ever since I was little I wanted to be a mechanic or someone who makes computers."
"Computers?"
Becky looked at Keira when she suddenly realized what she had just said. She stuttered, "What I mean is...um, er, a computer is something from my world."
"Your world?" Keira asked with interest. "Oh, that's right. You don't live near here. Where's your village?"
"I don't think I even live in your dimension," Becky realized. "My world is so different from yours. You have more technology yet you still don't have computers or TVs for that matter."
"Okay, first of all, what's a TV?"
Becky sighed as she sat down on a nearby chair. She was just about to explain everything when Erol came back into the garage.
"Oh boy," Becky held her breath and let it rush out. She looked at Keira and asked, "Keira, you're not dating this sleaze are ya?"
"Yes, I am," Keira's eyes narrowed as she stood up. "And don't call him that."
"He's a playa," Becky stood up as well. "And what if Jak is still alive? Have you forgotten about him?"
Keira continued to stare at Becky until Erol jolted her from her thoughts.
"Keira, honey, I need to talk to you," Erol said as he smiled at her and glared at Becky. "Alone."
Becky pulled down her eyelid with her index finger and stuck her tongue out at him. The two went into the room behind the curtain and began to whisper quietly. But Becky's sharp ears picked up their words perfectly.
"I just found out that the girl with the Eco Freak has a power similar to the brat, Becky. The girl with him has the power to use Yellow Eco. She already killed several guards."
"Are you suspecting Becky?"
"Of course. Did you see the way she speeded up right as I was about to win? Plus, her body began to glow a bluish color. I think she may have the power to use Blue Eco."
Blue Eco? Becky thought. Me? No way! Then a thought entered her mind. Vicky had reddish hair. Could she be the one with Jak? And what about Jessie? Where was she now? So many questions and no answers to be found. Not yet.
Erol stepped out from behind the curtain and sent icy glares at Becky. Becky glared right back.
"You. I want a rematch," Erol said darkly. "Right now."
"Don't you think I will use my ' Blue Eco Powers'," Becky made the quote symbol with her fingers again, "to beat your ass in racing again?"
"Not racing," Erol replied as he took off his cloak. "Combat. I want to test your skills."
"Oh no," Becky shook her head and waved her hands. "I know what you want to do. You wanna capture me and do experiments on me in the Baron's Palace."
"Fine," Erol shrugged and began to walk away. "If you're too scared..."
"HOLD UP!" Becky bellowed. "No one calls me a chicken unless it's a compliment. Bring it on."
Soon, Erol and Becky were in the middle of a deserted stadium, which had been converted into an arena. Keira watched from the sidelines and silently cheered both of them on.
"Ready to lose?" Erol asked Becky through gritted teeth.
"You took the words right outta my mouth, gumball head," Becky replied and grinned. "You start. It's your move."
Erol let out a cry as he charged at Becky. Becky leaped into the air at an astonishing height and Erol completely missed her.
"Too slow!" Becky said as she landed on the tip of a metal pole a few ways away from him.
Erol growled and began to kick the pole. It wobbled as his foot collided with it and Becky lost her balance. She began to fall right towards Erol, who waited for her to land in his arms.
"Sorry!" Becky cried as she flipped herself over so she landed on her feet. Her feet connected with Erol's head and she quickly sprang back into the air, did several flips, and she finally landed on the other side of the arena.
Erol quickly snapped out of his daze and glared at Becky. She waved at him and pissed him off more.
"Alright, you bitch!" Erol shouted, his voice echoing off the stadium walls. "It's your turn to start. Come and get me."
"Okie dokey," Becky saluted. She began to run at Erol slowly at first but quickly began to pick up speed. Her whole body began to glow a faint blue and her feet quickly became blurs.
Erol didn't have time to react as Becky's foot came straight into his line of vision. He ducked and he felt the wind from Becky's foot slash his hair.
Erol gasped in shock as Becky went on an all out attack. He blocked most of her lightning fast hand and feet movements. Becky loved martial arts. She practiced every day and soon became very good at it. Now, she was putting her abilities to the test.
Erol grabbed her leg as it brushed his ear and swung her to the side. He expected her to fall but instead she braced herself up with her elbows and then repetitively back flipped until she was several feet away from him.
"So far this has been a big bore," Becky inquired as she yawned and cracked her back. "When am I ever gonna fight a real challenge?"
"How about now?!" Erol cried in pure rage as he whipped out his gun and fired a shot at Becky.
"EROL!" Keira screamed in horror. She clamped her eyes shut and waited for Becky to scream but nothing came except the eerie silence. She slowly opened her eyes.
Becky was totally aglow with Blue Eco as it sparked off her body. Her expression was one of utter determination. The bullet was suspended in front of her chest, as it time had stopped it in it's tracks.
"Let's end this now," Becky said in an echoic voice as she grabbed the bullet and destroyed it with a single squish of the hand. She literally vanished and reappeared in front of Erol, determination flashing in her cold eyes.
Erol screamed as Becky slammed her fist into his gut. He coughed up some blood just before he fainted. Becky let him hit the floor with an echoing thud.
"Becky, what have you done?!" Keira cried as she rushed over to Erol's side.
"I spared his life," Becky replied sharply. "I could've killed him if I wanted to but it would screw up the game for everyone else." Becky turned and walked out of the stadium.
~~~~~~~ The Power Station ~~~~~~~
"GAH!" Vin screamed as he flopped onto the sandy ground. Jessie soon flew out of the teleport gate and landed next to him on her knees.
"You okay, Vin?" Jessie asked him.
"Oh, I'm just fine," Vin replied frantically. "But we won't be for long! Metal Heads are everywhere!!"
Jessie looked around and didn't see anything moving. Nothing except those Eco Tanks that Jak and Daxter have to blow up later. Everything was quiet.
"Too quiet," Jessie said aloud. She stood up and began walking towards the Strip Mine H.Q.
"W-wait!" Vin cried as he got up and followed her.
"You got a gun?" Jessie asked him. "Cause I think we're gonna need it."
Jessie and Vin looked up in surprise as the scorpion Metal Heads came popping out of the ground. Vin panicked and began to fire his weapon aimlessly at them.
Jessie sighed and rolled her eyes. She snapped, "Dude, stop firing your weapon and RUN!" Not waiting for a reply, Jessie grabbed Vin by the sleeve and the two ran. But the Metal Heads continued to follow.
"We're gonna d—"
"DON'T say it!" Jessie cried. She screamed and screeched to a halt as six Metal Jackets came flying into view. Vin collided into her and she staggered forward, causing the Metal Jackets to attack.
"Shit, RUN!!" Jessie cried as she turned left with the scared stiff Vin. The two kept running until they spotted the ramp that lead up to the Strip Mine H.Q.
"Up that ramp!" Vin cried, his voice shaky in fear.
"I know!" Jessie shouted as she neared the ramp. Suddenly, a Metal Head Grunt leaped off the upper ramp above them and landed on top of Jessie, slamming her to the ground on her back.
Vin cried out and he stood paralyzed in fear.
Jessie struggled with the Grunt as she tried to hold his snapping jaws back. Drool landed on her cheek and her anger was visible in her eyes.
"GET THE HELL OFF ME!!" Jessie shrieked as kicked the Grunt off her, sending it flying into a pool of Dark Eco. She rolled to the side.
Vin heard a small buzzing sound behind him. He slowly turned around to come face to face with the six Jackets and three Stingers.
"Oh, crap," Vin muttered in a low whisper as he began to back slowly away. The Metal Heads made no motion to move as Vin continued to slowly walk backwards.
Jessie looked up at Vin and gasped when she saw the Metal Heads. She cursed and got to her feet. She didn't have any weapons or any way to fight the Metal Heads. She knew if she didn't do something, she and Vin would die.
Vin would die.
Vicki, Jessie, and Becky cursed the game when they found out that Vin was the only known member of the Underground to die. THAT really pissed all of them off but Jessie the most.
Jessie growled and glared at the Metal Heads. She began to glow a bright red and the soil and dirt around her began to shake, as if there was a small earthquake happening just in the area. Then there was a sonic boom as she clenched her fists and the ground literally exploded. The dirt underneath her feet was blasted away as the red glow around her began to get brighter.
The Metal Heads faltered but soon regained their composure. They ignored Vin and tried to attack Jessie, which was a HUGE mistake.
Jessie saw the Metal Heads coming. She leaped at one of the Jackets and slammed her fist through it. It hovered there for a second until it exploded into dust. Jessie did the same with the rest of the Jackets, except she occasionally used her feet, which were just as powerful.
Vin watched in awe as Jessie leaped into the air and slammed both fists onto the ground. Nothing happened at first but then there was a slight rumble. The Metal Head Stingers looked around in horror as the ground under them exploded with Red Eco. They were instantly disintegrated in a matter of seconds.
Vin looked at Jessie with a mixture of horror, uncertainty, and surprise etched on his face. Who WAS this girl?!
Jessie sighed as she stood up straight. She smiled uneasily and said sheepishly, "Um...I win?"
~~~~ to be continued ~~~~
DarkEcoOttsel: Weeeee! Another chapter down, a thousand more to go...or not. I'll be working on the next chapter for a while. I hope they're not too long for you readers.
Daxter: Them? Who cares about them! We're the ones who have to suffer!
Becky: Yeah! But, hey, on the bright side I got to whoop Erol's skinny ass!
Vicki: Yippee for you. I got to get shot. Oh joy.
Jak: You're staying at the Hideout until you heal.
Vicki: What?! Why?!
Jak: It's not MY fault! Blame the author!
Jessie: How come I get stuck with Vin? Why couldn't I get stuck with Sig? That would be so cool!!
DarkEcoOttsel: O.o Well, you get to save Vin's butt. I won't give the rest of it away just in case readers are still reading this pointless conversation.
All: It ain't pointless!!!
DarkEcoOttsel: TTFN peeps! Don't forget to review on your way out!
Disclaimer: Bwahahaha! Yes, that's right I DO own the cast of Jak 2! Yep, I'm a multibillionaire who has nothing better to do than sit around and write fanfictions when I could be down at Disney World smoking weed with Donald and Mickey! Jeez, people, if I owned Jak two I would be working on the third game right now. I don't own it, okay? **breathes**
Chapter Two ~~~ Weird Powers
~~~~~~~ The Underground ~~~~~~~
Vicki was unusually silent as the zoomer stopped at the entrance to an alley. She knew very well where they were but her mind wasn't on that now. Her thoughts dwelled upon her friends. Did they get sucked into the game, too or were they back home? Or worse, did they end up going to a totally different dimension? So many questions that would go unanswered for a while at least.
"Vicki?" We're here," Jak muttered as he got out of the zoomer and Vicki quickly followed. She saw Tess standing in the doorway and Torn standing not too far off. She wanted to warn Jak before he tried to talk to them but she thought it might screw up the game. Then again, it could be fun. She always wanted to piss Torn off!
Vicki ran up in front of Jak before he said anything and she turned to Torn, who was walking up to them.
"Hello, I'm Vicki and this is Jak and Daxter," Vicki said and gave him a warm smile. It didn't affect Torn at all. Then she quickly added in a rude tone, "We want to join the Underground."
Torn laughed and Vicki growled.
"Sorry, kid, but the movement is for grownups," Torn said crudely. "No children, especially weak ones, are allowed to join."
Vicki glared at him from under her red bangs and began to faintly glow yellow. She clenched her fists and her fingers began to expand as balls of Yellow Eco began to form in her palms.
Jak, seeing what was about to happen, came to Vicki's defense and said, " Hey, she's powerful. She kicked ass right before we came here."
"Sure," Torn rolled his eyes.
"We wanna see the Shadow," Jak added and his eyes narrowed.
"Not likely," Torn muttered darkly.
"Go ahead and give us a challenge," Vicki muttered, knowing the challenge. "Whatever it is, I'm sure we can handle it."
"Okay then," Torn took out his knife and rubbed his knuckles on it. "Go and get the Baron's flag—"
"On top of the tower in Dead Town," Vicki finished and she crossed her arms. "Like I said: cake."
Torn growled. "If it's cake then why are you still here?"
Vicki smirked and turned with Jak and Daxter. Then she turned and stuck her tongue out at Torn and said, "Did anyone ever tell ya that your wrinkles show when you're angry?"
Torn turned red from anger and embarrassment as Daxter and Vicki burst out laughing hysterically. They climbed into a zoomer and quickly took off.
"Nice one," Daxter commented Vicki from Jak's shoulder.
"Thanks," Vicki said and grinned at him. "I always have a comeback."
"So, Vicki," Jak said after a second or so of silence. "I've been meaning to ask you about your home. If it isn't in Haven City then where is it?"
"Er..." Vicki hesitated, not really sure what to reply. Where WAS her home—in a different dimension or on a totally different planet?
"Do you have a home?" Daxter asked when Vicki didn't answer.
"I do," she answered quickly. "I'm just not sure where it is."
"What—do you have amnesia or something?" Jak asked as he glanced at her.
"No. It's nothing like that," Vicki said. She added, "Lets just say that I came here just like you did."
Jak and Daxter looked at her in shock. Vicki looked back at them until she saw a parked zoomer right in front of their moving one.
"Look out!" she screamed as she covered her eyes. Jak yelped as he swerved around it and missed it by inches.
Vicki sighed and lowered her hands. "That's why I wish you'd let me drive."
"Did you say that you came through this weird Rift thing, too?" Daxter asked her, still wide-eyed.
"Yeah. The last thing I remembered was sitting in my room with my buds playing the game when we saw the Rift thingie on the TV. Then I appeared here and met you."
There was a brief moment of silence until Daxter broke it by practically shouting, "What the heck's a TV?"
"It's like one of those," Vicki said as she pointed to one of those holo- thingies that the Baron's voice came out of, "except there's animated pictures to go with the voice."
"Wow," Daxter's jaw hung slack until he shut it with a snap. "You must come from the future."
"Or a different dimension," Jak rolled his eyes.
"That's what I was thinking," Vicki said, ignoring Jak's gesture.
"Cool! Tell me more about your world!" Daxter said eagerly as he hopped onto Vicki's shoulder.
"Where should I start?" Vicki muttered under her breath. "Well, the people in my world have smaller ears. Waaaaaay smaller."
"Really? That's weird. How do they hear?" Daxter asked.
"They can hear just not as good as you do."
"Ah."
Vicki talked on about her world and a longing for her family slowly welled up inside her. She talked and talked to both of them and Jak soon started asking questions. Finally they made it to the entrance to Dead Town.
"You mean your 'cars' don't hover?!" Daxter shouted in Vicki's ear. "That is SO freaky."
"Hmm," Vicki said as she slid down the trench that led to the door. She blinked as the door opened and she followed Jak inside silently. The doors opened again and Vicki found herself standing in mud that began to seep over her boots.
"That is so...cool!" Vicki smiled as she walked quickly behind Jak. Suddenly he turned around and grabbed her by the shoulders.
"Stay here," he ordered.
Vicki's expression turned from shock to anger.
"W-what? Why?! I kicked butt back there and I can kick butt here!" Vicki pouted but she didn't make any move to follow him.
"It looks dangerous," Jak told her as he started to walk towards the tower. "C'mon Dax."
Daxter leaped off Vicki's shoulder and jumped onto Jak's. The two hurried off and left Vicki standing there alone.
After ten minutes, Vicki could see Jak and Daxter approaching the flag. It was then that she remembered what was going to happen when they did reach the flag.
"Oh, cripes!" Vicki shouted as she took off towards the tower. She was a little disappointed that Jak had killed most of the beasts that would get in her way but that was the least of her problems now. She leaped up the last obstacle and screeched to a halt. The path had fallen into the disgusting muck and now her only path was destroyed.
She cursed herself. Vicki felt something land on her head. She reached up and pulled a rock out of her wild hair. She tensed and looked up slowly. The balcony where the Baron's flag was began to crumble above her and more gravel and rocks came pouring down.
"AAGH!" Vicki screamed as she started to run back towards the entrance. She stopped and turned around when she reached dry land. She saw Jak sliding down the cord towards her and then she saw Daxter land on the cord.
"Ouch," Vicki muttered as Daxter was flung back into the air. Jak landed next to her and Daxter landed in her arms.
"Yeah, I guess you guys are in," Torn said as he watched the tower collapse. Vicki jumped at hearing his voice.
"Since when were you there?" she asked.
"Since I felt like it," Torn muttered as he glared at her. He walked away.
Vicki turned to Jak as Daxter climbed back on her shoulder. "Sorry, I forgot to warn you that that was going to happen."
"You mean you knew?" Jak blinked in surprise.
"Yeah," Vicki said casually and then tensed. "Uh, I mean, um, I could tell by just looking at it. It looked really old."
"Oh," Jak said as he walked back towards the entrance. She followed him closely.
"You okay, Daxter?" Vicki asked the ottsel.
"Huh? Oh, I'm just fine!" Daxter boasted and gave her on of his trademark smiles. "Didn't hurt all."
Vicki giggled as she walked through the entrance with Jak.
"Next up, the Pumping Station!" Vicki said happily. Jak looked at her through the corner of his eye.
"Torn wants to see us again," Jak said slowly. "I dunno what about."
"It better not be some suicide mission!" Daxter complained.
"Oh, don't worry," Vicki said and Daxter looked at her with hope-filled eyes. She finished, "It will be."
Daxter's face dropped and he grumbled something under his breath.
Just as Jak was about to climb into a large zoomer, Vicki leaped into the driver's seat.
"Hey!" Jak cried. "No way. I'm driving."
"You drove over here and now it's my turn," Vicki objected. She started the zoomer and gave him a final look. "Its either you come with me or walk to Torn's."
Jak sighed in defeat as he slid into the passenger seat. He yelped as the zoomer shot forward and Daxter had to hold onto Vicki for dear life.
"You say I drive bad?!" Jak shouted as Vicki quickly swerved around several zoomers and switched between hover zones.
"What's the problem? I drive like this all the time in the game—" Vicki cut herself off and clamped her mouth shut. She silently cursed herself.
"What game?" Daxter asked.
Vicki didn't reply. She was trying to think of something—anything that she could use an excuse. Finally, an idea popped into her head.
"Vicki?" Daxter was about to ask again when she spoke slowly.
"You...you two are famous in my world. So famous, in fact, that they made a game out of your brave adventures in Haven City. Its called Jak II Renegade."
"That is SO COOL!" Daxter shouted. "A whole game with me in it?! Sweet!!"
"It is pretty cool," Jak smiled. "Are we THAT famous?"
"Er, yeah," Vicki said and she hoped that she sounded convincing. "And that's one of the reasons why I know what's about to happen. I beat the game twice."
"Do I get any babes?" Daxter asked hopefully.
Vicki's small smile disappeared off her face. "Can't say."
"Aww," Daxter sighed. "Why not?"
"It could screw up the future and the game."
Vicki was silent for the rest of the trip. That is, until she accidentally switched into the high hover zone and made a guard zoomer explode.
"Shoot," Vicki muttered as she floored it. But the guards were quickly catching up because their zoomer was big and slow.
"We're gonna explode if we don't get outta here," Daxter commented as he pointed to the smoke and fire coming from the engine.
Jak was about to say something when a Red Eco bullet from a guard zoomer overhead (A/N: I'm assuming that's what they are since their red and all) slashed through the air and buried itself in Vicki's arm. She screamed in pain and blacked out.
"Damn," Jak cursed as he grabbed Vicki's unconscious form and leaped from the zoomer with Daxter clinging to Vicki's ankle. The zoomer exploded, causing all the zoomers around it to explode, and it sent the three flying farther than expected. The blast tore Vicki from Jak's grasp and she was sent flying into a building.
"Freeze!" a guard shouted as he approached Jak, who had fallen into a trashcan.
Jak punched the guard and ran towards Vicki. Daxter was trying to desperately wake her up but she wouldn't even twitch.
A few more guards appeared and started to shoot at Jak. He had no choice but to fight them.
"Vick? Vicki! Wake up!" Daxter shook her shoulder as hard as he could. Her arm was bleeding horribly and Daxter knew she was in pain. He looked around for anything that might wake her up but there wasn't anything around.
"Wake up, Vick! Jak needs you!" Daxter shouted as loud as he could. That was a mistake. Some guards who hadn't noticed the two looked over at the sound of Daxter's voice and began to approach them.
"Oh, man!" Daxter cried. His instincts told him to hide but he didn't want to leave Vicki alone. He stood his ground and tried not to let the guards know how scared he was.
"Get out of the way, rat!" one guard snapped as he tried to shoo Daxter away with his hand. Daxter simply bit down as hard as he could on the guard's hand and didn't let go.
"OW! (Censored just in case younger readers are reading this) DING DONG!" The guard screamed as he waved his hand around madly, trying to shake the ottsel off.
Jak heard the guard's shouts and he saw him swinging something orange around that was attached to his hand.
"Dax!" Jak shouted but stopped after a guard zapped him with the cattle prod thing. He angrily smacked the guard in response.
"You rat!" the guard shouted as he finally managed to grab Daxter by the neck and rip him off his bleeding hand. Daxter squirmed in the guard's hand, trying to free himself but the guard only continued to squeeze his hand tighter around Daxter's neck.
"You'll pay for that!" The guard growled.
Vicki heard lots of shouts. Some voices were familiar but she couldn't tell whom they belonged to. She tried to open her eyes but she was in pain and she was tired. She just wanted to drift off to sleep and never wake up. It was then that she heard Jak scream Daxter's name and then silence.
Vicki's eyes shot open. She remembered everything now. Vicki raised her eyes up to see a guard strangling Daxter and the ottsel was struggling less and less.
Daxter was about to give up hope when there was a sudden cry and then Daxter hit the floor with the guard's hand loosely gripping around his neck. The ottsel looked up in partial amazement but mostly in daze. Jak even stopped fighting long enough to see what was going on.
Vicki still had her hand up from her last attack, smoke still seeping from her palm where she shot the ball of Yellow Eco. She was aglow with Yellow Eco as it radiated off her body.
The guard who was strangling Daxter looked at her in shock after a moment of staring at the bloody stump where his hand once was. He was even more surprised when another ball of Yellow Eco charged up in Vicki's hand and she tossed it at him, killing him instantly.
"Vicki?" Jak asked, his eyes were as large as dinner plates.
Vicki grabbed Daxter and held him in her arms tightly. She ran over to Jak and said, "We better get outta here before another wave of guards come."
"Right," Jak nodded, his eyes still wide in amazement. Instead of just looking for a large one, they hijacked a smaller one and quickly sped off towards Torn's.
~~~~~~~ Keira's Garage ~~~~~~~
Becky sighed and mentally cursed at Keira as she droned on and on about how rude she was to Erol. After about half an hour of lectures and glares, Becky stood up.
"Keira, as much as I enjoy you 'exciting'," Becky made those freaky quotation signs with her fingers, "lectures, I'm really tired. Can I go to bed now?"
"What makes you think you'll be staying here?"
"You need me to win your races. You saw how fast I was going out there. Without me, you'll lose."
Keira sighed. True, Becky was fast on a racer but that wouldn't make any difference. She had other people to race for her...yet they were all very slow. Becky was the fastest she'd seen so far.
"All right," Keira sighed in defeat. "You can stay here until your so called friends come to pick you up. But while you're here, you're going to have to work."
"Deal," Becky grinned. "What do I have to do?"
Keira tossed Becky a broom. "Here. I hope you know what to do with it."
Becky caught the broom without taking her icy blue eyes away from Keira's. She muttered something inaudible as she walked outside dragging the broom behind her.
Becky began to sweep slowly and found that she didn't collect much dirt outside the garage. Well, duh it was partially inside the stadium and not many people walked by.
Becky sighed after a few minutes of sweeping nothing. She heard a zoomer pull up towards the entrance and she looked up. Erol was walking towards her and he didn't look happy.
"Well, look what the cat hacked up," Becky muttered darkly as he passes her. He glared at her before he walked up to Keira. They began talking and Becky moved a little closer so she could hear what they were talking about.
"So this Eco Freak escaped from prison and now he's on the lose. Reports say that he can transform into an evil demon and can kill everyone in sight with a single blast."
"Oh, my," Keira gasped.
"I want you to be safe, Keira. I went to investigate an area where an attack happened in the slums. Several witnesses said that the Eco Freak had teemed up with a girl with red hair and now they're committing crimes together. The girl has powers similar to his but we can't be sure."
"I'll be okay, Erol. Besides, without a pass the man can't get near here. Plus you're here for me. I always feel safe with you."
Becky spat when she saw Keira and Erol kiss again. She knew Jak would eventually come along and she knew whom Erol was talking about. But who was this girl he was with? There wasn't a girl with red hair (besides Ashelin) in the game. What's up with this? She was about to ask Erol when he walked briskly past her and got back on his zoomer. In less than a second her was gone.
Becky looked back in the room to see Keira hunched over a zoomer that wouldn't start. She cursed, frustrated and annoyed.
Keira was about to give up when Becky was suddenly next to her. She grabbed a wrench, looked at the inside of the zoomer, and then with one swift movement slammed the wrench down on the engine and it started with a slight sputter.
"Woah," Keira muttered as she stared at the running zoomer. She looked at Becky and started to ask, "How did you learn—"
"I've always been good at fixing things," Becky interrupted. "Ever since I was little I wanted to be a mechanic or someone who makes computers."
"Computers?"
Becky looked at Keira when she suddenly realized what she had just said. She stuttered, "What I mean is...um, er, a computer is something from my world."
"Your world?" Keira asked with interest. "Oh, that's right. You don't live near here. Where's your village?"
"I don't think I even live in your dimension," Becky realized. "My world is so different from yours. You have more technology yet you still don't have computers or TVs for that matter."
"Okay, first of all, what's a TV?"
Becky sighed as she sat down on a nearby chair. She was just about to explain everything when Erol came back into the garage.
"Oh boy," Becky held her breath and let it rush out. She looked at Keira and asked, "Keira, you're not dating this sleaze are ya?"
"Yes, I am," Keira's eyes narrowed as she stood up. "And don't call him that."
"He's a playa," Becky stood up as well. "And what if Jak is still alive? Have you forgotten about him?"
Keira continued to stare at Becky until Erol jolted her from her thoughts.
"Keira, honey, I need to talk to you," Erol said as he smiled at her and glared at Becky. "Alone."
Becky pulled down her eyelid with her index finger and stuck her tongue out at him. The two went into the room behind the curtain and began to whisper quietly. But Becky's sharp ears picked up their words perfectly.
"I just found out that the girl with the Eco Freak has a power similar to the brat, Becky. The girl with him has the power to use Yellow Eco. She already killed several guards."
"Are you suspecting Becky?"
"Of course. Did you see the way she speeded up right as I was about to win? Plus, her body began to glow a bluish color. I think she may have the power to use Blue Eco."
Blue Eco? Becky thought. Me? No way! Then a thought entered her mind. Vicky had reddish hair. Could she be the one with Jak? And what about Jessie? Where was she now? So many questions and no answers to be found. Not yet.
Erol stepped out from behind the curtain and sent icy glares at Becky. Becky glared right back.
"You. I want a rematch," Erol said darkly. "Right now."
"Don't you think I will use my ' Blue Eco Powers'," Becky made the quote symbol with her fingers again, "to beat your ass in racing again?"
"Not racing," Erol replied as he took off his cloak. "Combat. I want to test your skills."
"Oh no," Becky shook her head and waved her hands. "I know what you want to do. You wanna capture me and do experiments on me in the Baron's Palace."
"Fine," Erol shrugged and began to walk away. "If you're too scared..."
"HOLD UP!" Becky bellowed. "No one calls me a chicken unless it's a compliment. Bring it on."
Soon, Erol and Becky were in the middle of a deserted stadium, which had been converted into an arena. Keira watched from the sidelines and silently cheered both of them on.
"Ready to lose?" Erol asked Becky through gritted teeth.
"You took the words right outta my mouth, gumball head," Becky replied and grinned. "You start. It's your move."
Erol let out a cry as he charged at Becky. Becky leaped into the air at an astonishing height and Erol completely missed her.
"Too slow!" Becky said as she landed on the tip of a metal pole a few ways away from him.
Erol growled and began to kick the pole. It wobbled as his foot collided with it and Becky lost her balance. She began to fall right towards Erol, who waited for her to land in his arms.
"Sorry!" Becky cried as she flipped herself over so she landed on her feet. Her feet connected with Erol's head and she quickly sprang back into the air, did several flips, and she finally landed on the other side of the arena.
Erol quickly snapped out of his daze and glared at Becky. She waved at him and pissed him off more.
"Alright, you bitch!" Erol shouted, his voice echoing off the stadium walls. "It's your turn to start. Come and get me."
"Okie dokey," Becky saluted. She began to run at Erol slowly at first but quickly began to pick up speed. Her whole body began to glow a faint blue and her feet quickly became blurs.
Erol didn't have time to react as Becky's foot came straight into his line of vision. He ducked and he felt the wind from Becky's foot slash his hair.
Erol gasped in shock as Becky went on an all out attack. He blocked most of her lightning fast hand and feet movements. Becky loved martial arts. She practiced every day and soon became very good at it. Now, she was putting her abilities to the test.
Erol grabbed her leg as it brushed his ear and swung her to the side. He expected her to fall but instead she braced herself up with her elbows and then repetitively back flipped until she was several feet away from him.
"So far this has been a big bore," Becky inquired as she yawned and cracked her back. "When am I ever gonna fight a real challenge?"
"How about now?!" Erol cried in pure rage as he whipped out his gun and fired a shot at Becky.
"EROL!" Keira screamed in horror. She clamped her eyes shut and waited for Becky to scream but nothing came except the eerie silence. She slowly opened her eyes.
Becky was totally aglow with Blue Eco as it sparked off her body. Her expression was one of utter determination. The bullet was suspended in front of her chest, as it time had stopped it in it's tracks.
"Let's end this now," Becky said in an echoic voice as she grabbed the bullet and destroyed it with a single squish of the hand. She literally vanished and reappeared in front of Erol, determination flashing in her cold eyes.
Erol screamed as Becky slammed her fist into his gut. He coughed up some blood just before he fainted. Becky let him hit the floor with an echoing thud.
"Becky, what have you done?!" Keira cried as she rushed over to Erol's side.
"I spared his life," Becky replied sharply. "I could've killed him if I wanted to but it would screw up the game for everyone else." Becky turned and walked out of the stadium.
~~~~~~~ The Power Station ~~~~~~~
"GAH!" Vin screamed as he flopped onto the sandy ground. Jessie soon flew out of the teleport gate and landed next to him on her knees.
"You okay, Vin?" Jessie asked him.
"Oh, I'm just fine," Vin replied frantically. "But we won't be for long! Metal Heads are everywhere!!"
Jessie looked around and didn't see anything moving. Nothing except those Eco Tanks that Jak and Daxter have to blow up later. Everything was quiet.
"Too quiet," Jessie said aloud. She stood up and began walking towards the Strip Mine H.Q.
"W-wait!" Vin cried as he got up and followed her.
"You got a gun?" Jessie asked him. "Cause I think we're gonna need it."
Jessie and Vin looked up in surprise as the scorpion Metal Heads came popping out of the ground. Vin panicked and began to fire his weapon aimlessly at them.
Jessie sighed and rolled her eyes. She snapped, "Dude, stop firing your weapon and RUN!" Not waiting for a reply, Jessie grabbed Vin by the sleeve and the two ran. But the Metal Heads continued to follow.
"We're gonna d—"
"DON'T say it!" Jessie cried. She screamed and screeched to a halt as six Metal Jackets came flying into view. Vin collided into her and she staggered forward, causing the Metal Jackets to attack.
"Shit, RUN!!" Jessie cried as she turned left with the scared stiff Vin. The two kept running until they spotted the ramp that lead up to the Strip Mine H.Q.
"Up that ramp!" Vin cried, his voice shaky in fear.
"I know!" Jessie shouted as she neared the ramp. Suddenly, a Metal Head Grunt leaped off the upper ramp above them and landed on top of Jessie, slamming her to the ground on her back.
Vin cried out and he stood paralyzed in fear.
Jessie struggled with the Grunt as she tried to hold his snapping jaws back. Drool landed on her cheek and her anger was visible in her eyes.
"GET THE HELL OFF ME!!" Jessie shrieked as kicked the Grunt off her, sending it flying into a pool of Dark Eco. She rolled to the side.
Vin heard a small buzzing sound behind him. He slowly turned around to come face to face with the six Jackets and three Stingers.
"Oh, crap," Vin muttered in a low whisper as he began to back slowly away. The Metal Heads made no motion to move as Vin continued to slowly walk backwards.
Jessie looked up at Vin and gasped when she saw the Metal Heads. She cursed and got to her feet. She didn't have any weapons or any way to fight the Metal Heads. She knew if she didn't do something, she and Vin would die.
Vin would die.
Vicki, Jessie, and Becky cursed the game when they found out that Vin was the only known member of the Underground to die. THAT really pissed all of them off but Jessie the most.
Jessie growled and glared at the Metal Heads. She began to glow a bright red and the soil and dirt around her began to shake, as if there was a small earthquake happening just in the area. Then there was a sonic boom as she clenched her fists and the ground literally exploded. The dirt underneath her feet was blasted away as the red glow around her began to get brighter.
The Metal Heads faltered but soon regained their composure. They ignored Vin and tried to attack Jessie, which was a HUGE mistake.
Jessie saw the Metal Heads coming. She leaped at one of the Jackets and slammed her fist through it. It hovered there for a second until it exploded into dust. Jessie did the same with the rest of the Jackets, except she occasionally used her feet, which were just as powerful.
Vin watched in awe as Jessie leaped into the air and slammed both fists onto the ground. Nothing happened at first but then there was a slight rumble. The Metal Head Stingers looked around in horror as the ground under them exploded with Red Eco. They were instantly disintegrated in a matter of seconds.
Vin looked at Jessie with a mixture of horror, uncertainty, and surprise etched on his face. Who WAS this girl?!
Jessie sighed as she stood up straight. She smiled uneasily and said sheepishly, "Um...I win?"
~~~~ to be continued ~~~~
DarkEcoOttsel: Weeeee! Another chapter down, a thousand more to go...or not. I'll be working on the next chapter for a while. I hope they're not too long for you readers.
Daxter: Them? Who cares about them! We're the ones who have to suffer!
Becky: Yeah! But, hey, on the bright side I got to whoop Erol's skinny ass!
Vicki: Yippee for you. I got to get shot. Oh joy.
Jak: You're staying at the Hideout until you heal.
Vicki: What?! Why?!
Jak: It's not MY fault! Blame the author!
Jessie: How come I get stuck with Vin? Why couldn't I get stuck with Sig? That would be so cool!!
DarkEcoOttsel: O.o Well, you get to save Vin's butt. I won't give the rest of it away just in case readers are still reading this pointless conversation.
All: It ain't pointless!!!
DarkEcoOttsel: TTFN peeps! Don't forget to review on your way out!