--ACT ONE--
--SCENE THREE--
The curtain opens to scene three. Jak has escaped the evil clutches of the Baron, with unlikely help from Daxter, who had appeared out of absolutely nowhere! Yay! Party!! They also escape that horrible prison. They're free. After falling out of the top window, they find themselves in the slums of the city.
Jak: I'm glad to finally be out of that freaking awful place and that freaking weird Erol.
Daxter: It's good to have you back too, old buddy!
Jak: …You too. Speaking of which, Daxter, where the hell were you all these years? I thought you were going to get me out "sooner than I know it"!
Daxter: Well, ummmm…
Jak: Awww, forget you!
(The two look around their strange surroundings. Many civilians are walking around, even though it's the dead of night. Krimzon Guards stand out amongst them in their red armor.)
Jak: It's kind of low around here. No one smiles. It's all gray and ugly. So unlike Sandover. I almost miss that dumb hick place.
(A random civilian male walks up to them, scoping them and shaking his head.)
Civilian: You guys obviously haven't been in Haven City very long. This place is absolutely wonderful!
Daxter: Are you bloody mad? What's so good about being under rule of some inane and insane Baron, being shot by Guards just because you did something wrong, and living in a metal box called Haven City?
Civilian: It's lovely. You must see the sights! The zoomer races, the beautiful motion-sensing turbo canons, and those delightful blue question marks!
Jak: YOU SICK FREAK.
Civilian: No…
(He starts to sing rather loudly and awfully.)
Everyday is a new day!
I'm thankful for every breath I take!
I won't take it for granted, so I learn from my mistakes!
It's beyond my control,
Sometimes it's best to let go
Whatever happens
In this lifetime!
So I trust in love!
You have given me a peace of mind!
Jak and Daxter: ….
Civilian: I… I FEEL SO ALIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!! FOR THE VERY FIRST TIIIIIIME!!!!!
(A bunch of people look at him.)
Krimzon Guard: You have ten seconds to cut out that god-awful singing.
(The civilian hugs the Krimzon Guard.)
Civilian: …I CAN'T DENY YOU!!!!!!!!!!! I FEEL SO ALIVE!!!!!!!!
Krimzon Guard: ………..
Civilian: I…I FEEL SO ALIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!! FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. AND I THINK I CAN FLY--
(He gets shot.)
Daxter: Hostile.
Jak: Ehhh, well, he kind of deserved that one.
Daxter: All too true, too!
Jak: But I'm still correct. This place is a living nightmare. The Baron needs to be thrown from power. And plus…I want to pay him back for what he did for me these two years.
Daxter: Which was…?
Jak: I…I can't say. It hurts me too much. Come on; let's try to find someone who can help us around here.
(They wander the cold streets of the city. While stupidly walking backwards, Jak bumps into some strange old man and some queer-looking little kid. The man is dressed in old blue robes and carries a staff. The kid is dressed in some overalls and a white shirt.)
Old Man: Hello, my fine friend, I am Kor! How can I help you?
Jak: Where the hell am I?
Kor: Why, you are in Haven City, which is ruled by Baron Praxis. Do you like Praxis?
Jak: HELL NO. I have just been in his prison for the past couple of years.
Kor: How horrible.
Jak: Why, yes it was…absolutely. I'm looking for some revenge. Tell me, old fart, how do you reach the Baron? Where does he live? I want him! I need him!
(A couple of nearby people look up and stare at Jak.)
Daxter: Okay, that's hitting it a little hard, buddy…
Kor: Heehee!
(The four shoot their heads upwards when they hear the sounds of armor clanking and booted footsteps. It's three Krimzon Guards. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO OUR HEROES NOW?!)
Kor: Goddammit, Jak, now look what you've done!
Krimzon Guard 1: How dare you blaspheme our dear Baron! Die you sonuvabi--
Krimzon Guard 2: You guys are under arrest for harboring suspicious refugees anyway!
Krimzon Guard 3: Surrender and die!
Daxter: Okay, I'm not even going to say anything about that mentally-challenged saying. Oops, I already did.
(The guards start surrounding the four. The four friends prepare to get shocked like a fly in a fly zapper.)
Kor: Jak! Please save us from these Guards!
Jak: Come on, guys, is this how you treat tourists to the city? This is all just a big misunderstanding!
(They continue advancing on them.)
Jak: Please, stop.
Kor: It's not working…
Jak: You guys won't like me when I'm angry!
Daxter: Oh, come on Jak. You know darn well that democracy isn't the answer. Violence is! That's why this game is rated T for Teens.
(Jak isn't even listening anymore. Clutching his head, we see the horns sprout out and know immediately that he has turned into DARK JAK!!! DUN NA NUH NUHHHHH!!! He starts attacking them in violent rage!)
Krimzon Guard 3: KYAAAAAAAAH!!!
Krimzon Guard 1: Whoever told you to be yourself couldn't have given you worse advice, Jerk…!
(Jak steps over the two guards' bodies, ebony claws dripping with flesh blood! Violent. He licks at it hungrily, turning his colorless oculars over to the remaining guard.)
Dark Jak: Any last words?
(The last guard looks down. Suddenly, she starts singing a rather ironic song.)
Krimzon Guard 2:
It starts with one thing, I don't know why!
It doesn't even matter how hard you try!
Keep in mind I designed this rhyme explain due time.
All I know time is a valuable thing.
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings!
Watch it count down to the end of the day—the clock ticks life away…
It's so unreal…
(She points at Jak.)
You didn't look out below!
Watch the time go right out the window!
Tryin' to hold on, didn't even know I wasted it all just to watch you go.
I kept everything inside,
Even though I tried, it all fell apart.
What it's meant to be will eventually be a memory of a time!!
Daxter: …
Krimzon Guard:
When I tried so hard, and got so far…
But in the end, IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER!!
I had to fall, to lose it all!
But in the end, it doesn't even matter!
Daxter: You're right. It didn't even matter. You were going to die anyway! Now stop being all dramatic!
Krimzon Guard:
One thing, I don't know why,
It doesn't even matter how hard you try!
I designed this rhyme to remind myself how I tried so hard…
Kor: But you didn't even try hard—
Krimzon Guard:
Despite the way you were mocking me,
Acting like I was part of your property,
Remembering all the times you fought with me,
I'm surprised it got so far!
Daxter: But we just got her—
Krimzon Guard:
Things aren't the way they were before!
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore!
Not that you knew me back then, but it all comes back to me in the end...
Kor: You're right, we didn't know you back then—
Krimzon Guard:
YOU KEPT EVERYTHING INSIDE,
And even though I tried, it all fell apart!
What it meant to be, will eventually, be a memory of a time!
When I tried so hard,
And got so far,
But in the end, it doesn't even matter…
I had to fall, to lose it all!
But in the end, it doesn't even matter…
(She falls to her knees and looks up towards the sky.)
I've put my trust in you!
Pushed as far, as I can go!!
For all this,
There's only one thing you should know…
Daxter: That you're a freak of nature?
Kor: That you're annoying as all get-out?
Krimzon Guard: You idiots, weren't you listening to my song?
Daxter: Well, after you kept interrupting us after the third or fourth time, I just kind of droned out—
Krimzon Guard:
I tried so hard!!
And got so far!!
But in the end, it doesn't even matter!!!
I had to fall, to lose it all!!!!!
But in the end, it doesn't even MATTERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
Dark Jak: Oh, just shut up and die!
(Rated AO for Adults Only violence occurs. Jak slowly reverts back to his regular person.)
Daxter: Well, that was pointless.
Jak: Yes… Yes, it was. But I don't understand. What's happening to me? It's the same crap that happened in the prison.
Kor: Hmmm, well, young chap, I was about to say before I was so rudely interrupted, that you should try checking out Torn in the far slums. He should be able to help you. He's the leader of the anti-baron association, the Underground.
Daxter: Thanks, gramps, we'll go check it out!
(Jak and Daxter run off down the street, anxious to go find some help for the rebellion against the baron.)
Kor: Goodbye, young'uns. We shall meet again. Like we did before…
(Jak hears this. He turns around halfway down the old, slummy alleyway. He looks for Kor and the kid, but by the time he finds the area where the old man and the dork kid were standing, the two were already gone.)
Jak: Odd…
Exeunt.
(P.S. - Thanks for the nice reviews! I couldn't find anything about plays...and I tried emailing the site a couple of days ago, but they still didn't reply...)
