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I know you guys might be upset because I'm tampering with Metal Head biology and such, but just bear with me. The story is kinda slow moving, but is should speed up sometime before Chapter 5. Enjoy!
Chapter II: Jak's Mistake
"She said WHAT?" Torn pounded his fist on the table. Everyone concerned with the fight for Haven City was there. Kiera and Tess were sharing a chair, Daxter was on Jak's shoulder, Samos the Sage hovered nearby, Ashelin and Torn were bent over a holo-map, and Sig was leaning against a wall in a corner.
Jak had just repeated Onin's words to Torn. "A new threat? How? You kicked Errol ass, Kor's history, what the hell could possibly challenge us now?"
Samos suddenly interrupted. "Jak, when you killed Kor, did you actually see him die?" Jak nodded, and Daxter added, "We toasted his ass good."
Samos ignored Daxter. "Did you see something appear? Like a large skull gem?" Jak nodded, wondering what the Green Eco Sage was getting at. The sage continued. "Well did you shoot it?" Jak shook his head. It was deathly quiet, even Daxter had stopped talking. Samos roared with anger.
"Damn it boy! That Skull Gem was a giant egg sack which contained a mass of Metal Head embryos, all of which will have all the power of Kor himself. If you had destroyed it, we could have easily eradicated all the Metal Heads within a thousand mile radius for at least ten years!" Samos's healthy green complexion had reddened with anger and he was panting angrily.
Torn's eyes widened. "You hear that blonde? Metal Head free for ten years. Just enough time for us to rebuild the city and maybe construct a subway system from Haven to Spargus. Screwed, thanks to you!"
Kiera interrupted. "Hey, give Jak some credit, if it weren't for him Errol would probably be ruling the city now." Everyone shuddered, knowing exactly the kind of cruel, merciless leader Errol would have been, and Jak looked at Kiera gratefully. Torn turned to Samos who was burrowing into a book entitled Metal Heads, the Complete History.
"It says here that if not destroyed, those Metal Head embryos will undergo rapid cell division resulting in about a thousand Metal Heads. All of these Metal Heads will have intellect and cunning equal to Kor. And each of these has an egg sack inside of them. They take different forms however, so it will be harder to find and kill them all, and they would be widespread throughout the region." He sighed. "Jak, you were foolish not destroy it when you had the chance." An eternal silence ensued, followed by Sig and Daxter simultaneously saying,
"What the hell are we waiting for, let's get to blastin'!"
Samos held up a had for silence. "Not so fast. We need to plan. The first order of buisness is to send word to Spargus. Make sure they're well prepared for an assault. Then we need to arm ourselves." He turned to the leader of the Krimzon Guard. "Reconstruction will have to wait. You also must prepare your men for unspeakable horrors. The Metal Heads won't stop until they've killed every elf in this city." Torn nodded, and he Sig, and Ashelin left the room. Sig would probably head over to Spargus and get the Wastelanders ready, and Torn and Ashelin would assemble the celebrating KG's and give them the bad news.
Samos then looked up at Jak and Daxter. "Jak, you will have to find the new Metal Head Nests. There're bound to be at least five, probably more. The Metal Heads like to build their nests high, but the nests are always connected directly to the ground, where the Metal Heads harvest Dark Eco from deep in the core of this planet. If you can sever the connection, the whole nest will eventually be destroyed, and in an inconspicuous manner. But first, you'll have to find out where the nests are. For this, you'll have to follow a Metal Head all the way back. I suggest you leave Daxter behind, or he may sneeze and ruin the whole mission." Daxter put up a paw in protest, but Jak silenced him with a look.
Samos continued. "I suggest you go and get some rest, practice the gun course a few times, and get ready for hard times ahead my boy. Kiera, Tess, the Wastelanders and the Krimzon Guards will need weapons and vehicles. I'm sure you'll oblige?"
Tess nodded and Kiera said, "Of course Daddy." Samos sighed and slumped into a chair, the Metal Head book clutched in his hands. Jak, with Daxter still on his shoulder, left for the Naughty Ottsel.
Three hours later, Jak was in his room at the Naught Ottsel. He'd been to the Gun Course alone and had taken out his fury on cardboard Metal Heads. He came back to the Naughty Ottsel to find that Daxter and Tess were at it again. Trying to ignore the noises from next door, he sat on his bed, head cradled in his hands. It was his fault. Hundreds of KG's and Wastelanders would die because of him. He could have ended every thing by popping a Vulcan Fury clip at the thing, but had thought it an oversized skull gem. These thoughts jumped frantiaclly around his head until there was a knock of his door.
"Hello?" he called out, his voice hoarse. He half expected to see Torn come and yell at him, but he was greeted by an entirely different person.
Kiera's emerald eyes were clouded with fear and uncertainty. She had seen Jak, once before when he was angry. He had devolved into a senseless brute, a savage killing machine. It was the only time she had been afraid of Jak. She cautiously aproached where he was sitting on the bed and sat by him. She said nothing, because she knew words were all but meaningless at that moment. She just put her arms around Jak.
Jak was startled by her sudden appearance, but he didn't care. He decided what he needed was a shoulder to cry on, and the rock hard fortress that he had rebuilt after Damas died crumbled instantly. Hesitantly at first, he let the tears flow. Then he let loose everything he had been bottling up, from the cruel Dark Eco experiments of the Baron, to the death of Damas and the new threat they were all soon about to face.
A few minutes later Jak looked up at Kiera. The white cotton that covered her shoulder was damp with his tears. "Thanks," he said. "I guess I needed that." Kiera smiled at him. "Anytime Jak."
She made a move to rise, but Jak gently stayed her. Hesitantly, uncertainly, he leaned toward Kiera, and she met him halfway. She felt a curious sensation as their lips connected. It was as if something in the pit of her stomach shifted. When she came up for air, she looked at Jak. Her eyes widened.
Suddenly, she broke away from his embrace. She rose,staring almost fearfully at him. And then, she fled as though she had seen a ghost.
LightEcoDragonRider: Ooooooooh. Well well well. Jak and Kiera just made out! Was it genuine love and passion, or were they simply caught up in the heat of the moment! Read and find out.
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