Crossfire: Chapter 6

By: EcoJak/Alisha

Author Note: Well, this chapter mightbe a little short 'cause I'm tired today. I had a hard day of school and all I wanna do right now is sleep. Yes...sleep...gooood...

Jak: Hey, wake up! You gotta write the fic!

Sorry. Anyhoo, going over the review from last time...

Lioness of darkness: I like Sig...and Tess is a LITTLE pretty. But ASHLEIN! Omg, me and my sister HATE her! My sister even asked "Is there any way to hit her?" XD Yeah, here in New York, we've had wierd weather. Sunny one day, floods the next. (My exact reason for being gone so long)And, I have another question for you; Why aren't you writing fics anymore? You're so good at it! (Hey, whydidn't you put me on your "favorite authors" list? I'd be really happy if you did. Sorry, I'm being rude, aren't I?)

Enjoy this chapter!

7:00 that night, Jak, Daxter, and the strange girl, Alisha made their way inside an old, abanded building on the southern section of the city. Alisha held a lit candle, and Jak held 10 bottles of salt to trap the ghost. The lion opened the bottles, and spread it out on the ground, forming a circle. Jak looked back up to her as if he was saying "Good luck", and walked out along with Daxter.

"I hope this works..." Alisha said, quietly.

She stepped into the cold, black, and very wet room and set the candle down in the center of the circle. She then knealed down and began to chant something.

She secretly believed that she could truly communicate with demons and spirits.

Alisha soon began to chant louder and louder when suddenly, a gust of wind blew the candle out and a red glow came from the corner of the room.

"Oh...my...God.." She gasped.

She could feel her heart beat faster and faster and all breath was drained from her. From the glow, 2 black eyes slowly opened.

Alisha slowly stood up as her jaw dropped in shock. The spirit could sense her fear...

And enjoyed every second of it.

She began to walk away from it when, all of a sudden, a strange force pushed her towards him. She came closer and closer until she was face to face with him.She could feel the dark energy surging around him and the spirit could see the subtle smile on her face as it quickly exploded into a evil laugh.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'VE GOT YOU CORNERED!"

"What are you talking about?" The spirit asked, confused.

Suddenly, she threw a green powder over the spirit. After a few agonizing minutes, he moaned in pain and exploded into a red liquid that splattered all over the walls. The liquid dripped down slowly onto the floor. Alisha confirmed that the spirit was confined into the room after the walls glowed a holy white.The room began to rumble as Alisha made her way to the door. She jumped out just in time before the door slammed shut.

She saw Jak and Daxter and smiled, knowingit was over.

For now, at least...

Later that night,Torn appeared in the pitch-black darkness. The skull gem onhis forehead broke the darkness of the night as his claws extended. His eyes scanned the empty streets of the city until he spotted a figure walking home not too far away from the building he stood on.

He swooped down and was mere inches away from the figure. He then realized that the figure was, in fact, Ashlein.Ashlein stopped and looked over her shoulder. She slowly pulled a gun from its holster.

"Freeze!" She turned and aimed the gun, quickly.

There, right before her eyes, stood the dark, deformed monster, Torn.

Before she could say anything, Torn lashed out at her with his long, black claws. Ashlein tried to escape, but was pinned down good. She then saw the face of her ex-boyfriend, and gasped.

"Get off of me!" Ashlein grunted.

Torn's reply was a long, almost roaring, howl. He pulled out his 5 inch claws, and slashed her across the face.Torn then grabbed her by the neck, and tossed her into a near-by building.

But she wasn't finished just yet.

Ashlein pulled out her trusty gun and began to shoot the 8 foot monster. When she clearly saw it wasn't working, she took out a lead pipe from the building she crashed into and beat the crap out of the monster. Torn took the pipe and twisted it out of her grasp, and into his own.

Torn swung the pipe at the woman but missed. He tried again, and again; nope. Soon enough, the monster relieased the pipe and it clanged to the ground.

The creature gave another roar and, once again, charged at his ex-girlfriend. This time was sucessful. He pushed her once again into the building, and her gun slid from her grasp across the dusty ground.

"Oh, crap." She groaned.

Torn took noticed the gun and destroyed it by one stomp of his gigantic foot.

"Torn...you can't."

"Watch me." Torn replied in a low, growling voice.

The monster then brought out his fist, and it connected with the woman's head. She fell to the ground in pain.

"I...I'll defeat you.."

"You think you can defeat me? Hah! I am a Krimson Guard elite! I cannot be defeated!"

Ashlein tried to crawl away, but was stopped by the monster's foot landing harshly on her back.

"No matter how hard you try.."

"Why are you doing this?" She choked out.

"I seek amusement, woman. Amusement in your pain..."

"What did I ever do to you?" She growled.

"You should be more concerned about what I'm going to do to you." He growled in response.

He pressed his large foot harder on the woman's back.

"And I promise you, it won't be pleasant."

"Torn! You're hurting me!"

"Good."

Torn then picked her up, flew into the air, and held her over the large rivers surging through the city. One false move would mean instant death.

"Good bye."

He pretends to drop her, but winds up catching her.

"Oops!"

Torn then dropped her for real onto the metal ground. She landed on her back, breaking it instantly. This time, however, Torn hovered down towards her, and bit her in the neck to make sure she was dead. When she didn't move in the slightest, the monster confirmed that she was dead, and flew off.

Jak and Daxter started to make their way back to the Naughty Ottsel. Alisha already convinced everyone thatthe lion was Jak,but thenDaxter threw him in a pool of Dark Eco because he was boring, and he became a lion.

But still, something didn't feel right.

"Dax, do you get the feeling we're being watched?" Jak asked.

The ottsel looked behind him.

"No...why?"

Jak turned, and Torn flew off.

"I...dunno. I just had a wierd feeling."

Soon, the sun began to rise, and Torn flew back home before the transformation reversed.