Miss.Ecofreak: okay, the party is over!

Zakura: relax, that's just the chapter title

Miss.Ecofreak:exactly, thanks for the reviews, and one thing for Malik Ming, it's still not too late to read the prequel, although the first chapter of this has already spoiled most of it.

Zakura: Or you can just keep reading this, I'll tell more about the characters as the story progresses. As in this chapter, Tanya the sparrowflut makes her apperance. She used to hang out with Erol's little brother Cornelius untill he was thrown out of the city. Now she hangs around Shara untill... read and see:)

CHAPTER 1

THE PARTY IS OVER

Daxter

Life as a hero can seem glamorous.

Baron Praxis lay six feet under and Metal Kor's head was on the wall, more precisely, my wall.

You might think that as a hero my life is perfect, but that's far from true.

Sure, I am far more famous now than I was before and my bar, the Naughty Ottsel, is the nr one party-location in Haven City.

But there are some things in my life that still sucks. More precisely: one thing.

And that one thing has green fur, walks on four legs and answers the name "Crocket", sometimes.

"Bad dog! Look what you've done to my new furniture!"
The crocadog turned around, still with a piece of the chair's fabric between his teeth, he snarled at me.

"Stupid dog" I said, "Why the hell would Jak drop him here anyway?"

"Oh come on, he's kind of cute" Tess said from behind the counter.

"Sure, if you like oversized killer-lizards" I said, "Mixed with a equally murderous dog. He's great"

I turned to walk back to the counter when Crocket saw his chance, and bit my tail.

"ARGH! Damn that stupid mutt!" I yelled, "I'd cut of your most important body-part if you weren't already castrated!"

Tess rolled her eyes.

"Come here puppy, let's go into the kitchen and I'll give some leftovers from dinner" she said.

The crocadog barked happily and ran into the kitchen to follow Tess.

"That crocadog has a face only a mother could love" I muttered.

"Well you don't exactly win first-price in a beauty–contest either" a new voice said.

"Well if it isn't the new KG-commander" I said as I saw Torn enter the Naughty Ottsel, "What brings you to this part of town?"
"First of all it's not called Krimson guard anymore it's the Freedom League" Torn said, "Second. I was thirsty"

"Suit yourself, Tess is in the kitchen feeding Jak's killer-machine and I have an important mission to do" I said, walking towards the toilets.

When I returned, Torn was at the counter talking to Tess, Crocket was obviously still in the kitchen.

Both silenced as I entered.

"What's wrong? Are you flirting with my girl?" I asked.

Tess giggled.

"Knock it of fuzzy, she's not my type" Torn said, "Me and Tess were just talking about an old friend of ours. Nothing special"

"Nothing special eyh? Then what is it?" I asked.

"None of your business" Torn snapped back, "I have to get back to the HQ, while you can figure out how to walk the crocadog"

"What was that all about?" I asked as soon as he had left.

"Don't worry Dax, he wasn't flirting if that's what you thought" Tess said, "Besides, everyone knows he's got a thing for Ashelin. Torn just wanted to know if I had seen someone"

"Who?" I asked, "Anyone I know?"

"I don't think so. Maybe you will meet someday, but now I think Crocket wants a trip outside", she pointed at the kitchen door, and inside I could hear the crocadog whimper.

"He can't get everything he wants" I said and walked out.

It felt weird knowing the baron was gone.

I had stayed in this city for two years and never liked it.

But only yesterday, party broke out to celebrate the defeat of the dreaded metalhead leader.

And who did the city thank?

Me and my sidekick Jak.

Who just figured out it might be a good idea to drop his dog in my bar while he went out with his girlfriend.

He can be so annoying sometimes.

I turned around to take a look at my bar; I guess it's mostly Jak's credit that I got it.

We used to work for its former owner, Krew, who specialized himself in criminal affairs and (quite obviously) eating.

But as his efforts in making money became very nasty we decided to quit, and at the same time, give the fatass a piece of our mind.

And whenever Jak gives someone a piece of his mind, they usually end up dead.

He scares me sometimes.

For two years he had been stuck in Baron Praxis' prison cell, being tormented with the most evil of all eco-types, dark eco.

The substance that changed me into a fuzzy ottsel, had a very different effect on my best buddy, who has the ability to channel eco far better than anyone else I know.

On first glance he doesn't look much different from before, except that he's older, but if you watch closely… its hard to explain, but his eyes and the way he acts has changed, not to mention that he speaks a lot more than before.

I never forget the first thing he said when I found him in the prison, in fact it was the first time I had actually heard him talk at all.

I knew he would be angry at Praxis for doing this too him, but I never expected him to shout it out as he did.

And I was really not expecting what happened next.

Only the thought gives me the creeps.

Dark Jak.

Whenever he gets angry enough, the true power of the dark eco shows itself, and he transforms into that terrible monster.

Sure it's useful when it comes to kick some butt at the KG or the metalheads, but I can't help thinking about what he could do to me.

It's not like he has never tried to attack me before.

That time in the prison I was inches away from being shred to pieces but luckily Jak managed to change back before his alter ego made his first kill.

But what if it happened again? Would Jak be able to stop it?

"Trying to get some fresh air?"
I turned around to see who was talking, but I couldn't see anyone.

"Down here smartass!"

I looked down at a small blue and yellow sparrow; I had met it once before, when I tried to bust Jak out of prison.

"Oh, it's you, the annoying little sparrowflut" I said, "What are you doing here? And where are your crazy little friends?"

"The name's Tanya and I find it a bit funny that you walk around talking about crazy friends seeing who you hang out with" she said, sounding offended.

I rolled my eyes.

"Fine, what do you want Tanya? And if you think you can have free drinks think again" I said.

"I do not want any of your dirty drinks!" Tanya said, see? Told you she was annoying, "Do you remember the girl who helped you out when you were sick some months ago?"

"Oh yeah, Shara. A good kid, a lot better than you at least" I said.

Tanya glared at me for a moment, "Well, she's missing!"

Miss.Ecofreak: straight to the disapperance. I hope you liked it, and if you didn't, I'll try to make the story better in the future, this is only the beginning anyway.

Zakura: and stories rarely get good in chapter one.

Miss.Ecofreak: review and tell me what you think.