It took me a moment to regain my senses before I looked up to see my savior. Then again, I didn't really have to. I'd no that voice anywhere.
"You alright, kid?" he asked. Sig. I nodded slightly.
"Just dandy," I answered, sort of being sarcastic. He grabbed my arm and pulled me to my feet. My attention automatically went to the fallen metal head in front of me. Note to self: Never EVER go after wasteland metal heads without the proper weapon, no matter what Uncle Torn says.
"Wait… you're that kid from a couple months ago!" Sig said when he looked me over a bit more thoroughly. Gee, You really think so, Sig? Aye…
"Yeah. That's me. Jakie."
"Wait… Jak was talking about you a while back. He said you could really kick some ass." … Wait, dad was bragging about me? Ok, that's just plain strange.
"Well, yeah… but not a herd of these things," I exclaimed, pointing at the over sized metal head. "But anyway… what are you doing out here?"
"Hunting some metal heads to get a few more trophies for Krew. Sig," he answered.
"Krew…" Dawn started, "why am I not surprised?" I shook my head. Aunt Ashelin said that there was more than one; so maybe staying with Sig would be my best chance. I mean, I'm not going to take down a thing that size with nothing but a blaster! That's like trying to catch a fly with a piece of string. It's impossible!
"Kid, I don't think you're going to do much damage with nothing but a blaster," Sig repeated. I just said that!
"Yeah, well…" I tried to come up with some kind of excuse, but ended up saying the first thing that came out of my mouth, "Well… you know… my cat exploded… and, uh…" Sig cocked an eyebrow at me, and then smirked.
"Eh, just stick with me and cover my rear. We'll be fine," he ordered. OK!
And so, the two of us searched the forest for the remaining metal heads. The first two were simple targets, but the last one was just a pain in the ass. Seriously. Mostly because it was trying to bomb us, and there were several stupid die hard metal heads protecting it. Just before the battle started, I whipped out my sword, then dashed at one and unleashed a Flying Kick From Hell on it, knocking it easily to the ground, then stabbing it in the chest. One down… Sig shot one of them, and started charging up his Peacemaker, but it just HAD to jam up on him! Just my stupid luck! Well, it's up to me now!
I jumped back at another annoying dark bomb thingy crashed into the ground near me, then I sliced one of the metal head's heads clean off before I could attack me. Then I swung my sword the other direction and took one's leg clean off. This is getting to be a lot like the Town Square Massacre, if you ask me. But that was me very angry. Right now, this is me having fun! After cutting vertically through another, Sig FINALLY un-jammed his peacemaker and started charging it again. Time to cover his ass! I switched my sword for my blaster and started shooting anything that looked nasty that came near Sig until he was finally finished charging the Peacemaker. I stood back and watched him take out the last metal head. I sighed and sat down on a nearby rock. Hey, I WAS still hurt from that stupid zoomer accident!
"You've got a lot of talent, kid," Sig complimented. I looked up blankly until his words registered in my head.
"Thanks," I replied. I stood up again.
"I'm going to collect the trophies and clean peacemaker now. You look like you could use a break, so go back to the city," he ordered.
"Alright. A break sounds good…" I agreed.
"Yes, a break sounds VERY good," Dawn also agreed. I rolled my eyes,
"Thanks for saving me back there," I changed the subject.
"Eh, it was nothing. Just stay out of trouble, kid," was Sig's answer. I smiled weakly, said my goodbyes and started to leave. "Hey kid, one more thing!" ARGH! What now! I turned around tryng hard to hide my irritated expression. He suddenly tossed a Peacemaker mod at me. My fingers fumbled with it for a second until I got a good grip on it. "Don't say I never gave you anything!" He winked at me, and I smiled.
"Thanks!" I exclaimed. I quickly switched the mod over and then left the forest.
I was too exhausted to drive so I just walked back to the hideout again. I think I'll follow dad's lead and take a nap. And I'll bet dawn's thinking the same thing… she's practically asleep on my shoulder… I could tell that this was going to be a long walk because after ten minutes of walking, I was STILL in the bizarre area. I hate this city… I hate Baron Praxis… I hate these stupid PEOPLE! Get the hell out of my way, damn it! I wish I'd brought dad's jet-board with me… and I could do without that KG's giving me that look… argh, this will be a loooong walk…
When I finally reached the small place I called my 'temporary home', the first thing I did was fall on one of the bunks. Uncle Torn gave me a weird look as always.
"Did you take out those metal heads?" he questioned.
"Uh huh…" I answered nodding. I sat up again to unstrap my gun and sword, and then I collapsed again. I could barely hear what Uncle Torn was saying because I was already in a state of twilight. Yeah, I was that tired. And I think I was asleep before he even finished talking… Poor Uncle Torn…
Kiri: ok, I know it's skimpy during the battle part, but I'm also pretty tired. But don't worry. Because your guys' reveiws are SO awesome. I'm gonig to make the final battles as graphic and as detailed as I can(without getting TOO descriptive, of course.) It'll take a little longer to write each chapter, though. but I promise they'll be worth the wait! And to give you guys something else to eat your hat over, Jakie's going to meet her mother REAL soon! (DUN DUN DUN!) And after that, she gets one last mission from Uncle Torn, (maybe a final run-in with Erol, but I haven't decided yet) and then she goes home. But it doesn't stop there! So you guys still have plenty of chapters to read before the ending!