Here's another chapter……again, me no own Jak or Daxter, or anyone else who appears here and you recognize them…..

Regular talking

Thoughts

"Goddamn it! Metalheads are attacking the eco grid again, and the Baron is upping the KG's patrols," Torn said, pacing around the room.

"What we need is to hit the Baron somewhere that will hurt him badly," The Shadow said.

"My men are already getting their asses kicked. We need to end this soon, before it's too late!"

"Well, Krew hasn't planned anything new since the last time he sent Jak and Daxter out to destroy those listening devices in the harbor," Tess said as she came into the room towards Torn and the Shadow, "Ok, well, I think I'm going to turn in for the night, you two seem to have everything covered…." Tess started heading toward the backroom where the living quarters where.

"Wait……stop Tess," Tess turned around to face Torn staring intently at her. Nervously, she swallowed, hoping it wouldn't show in her face, "Yes?"

"Well, you're back from the same place that she's working at, yet she's not here……"

"She who?" Tess tried feigning innocence.

"What do you mean she who? She, my sister, the one who had to go out and help the underground, the one who threatened me if she wasn't allowed, she, the one whose not back yet!' Torn was starting to get agitated.

"Who's not back yet?" said the girl as she walked into the room.

"Lena!" Torn said, running to her and picked her up, "where have you been? Why are you all wet?"

"Torn! Let go of me, I'm fine. Yeesh, get a grip, I'm not that late……it started to rain and I need to take cover,"

"I told Tess to keep an eye on you…" Torn began, but was caught off when Lena said "I told her to go on without me, I had to change my clothes first,"

"Still, you could have contacted us and let someone come to you…."

"Torn, I don't need protection, I'm perfectly capable of protecting myself if need be,"

"What would have happened if the KG had found you and you were taken to the Baron hm?"

"Well, I obviously wasn't, so i'm fine!"

"This time you were…..""O that's so typical of you, you hate me growing up…""that's not true, but I'm your brother and what I say…""UGH! You're intolerable!" "No, you're too stubborn!"

"Enough!" the air crackled with green eco as the Shadow stepped between the two siblings," Stop it you two, we have enough to worry about without you two arguing,"

"Well you know what Torn?" Lena said.

"What is it now Lena?" he replied in an exasperated tone.

"I found something out, but maybe I won't tell you until….hm, maybe tomorrow," Lena smiled wickedly,' Come on Tess, we've got things to talk about," grabbing Tess's hand, she led her to the backroom. "G'nite bro!"

"Ugh! Why does she feel the need to torment me!" Torn asked, holding his head in his hands.

"Ok Tess, you need to tell me all about that guy that was in the bar today!" Lena started as soon as the door was shut.

"What guy? A lot of guys came into the bar today…."

"You're right. Ok, he was wearing a blue tunic and he had an orange rat on his shoulder…."

"He's not a rat! He's an ottsel, and he's just the cutest little thing that you'll ever see!"

"Ok, ok, calm down Tess….you've always had an odd taste in guys….I mean first my brother, then a rat……" Lena smiled.

"Again, he's not a rat!"

"Tess, calm down! Ok, I get that he's not a rat….but who was the guy with him? He was wearing a blue tunic, had goggles…."

"Oh that's Jak. The ottsel is Daxter….why do you ask?"

"Oh no special reason, I just saw him and wondered who he was…Jak. Why does that sound familiar?" Lena tapped her chin, "that really does sound familiar…."

"Well, he is working for the underground now. He was also the one who escaped from the Baron's palace," Tess said while straightening out onto a bed.

"Really?" the second item had sparked Lena's interest more then the first, "that's really interesting."

"Well here's another thing you might find interesting about him; some say that he is a dark menace, that when he gets angry he turns into some kind of monster. He was subjected to the baron's dark eco treatments, and now he is different form others," Tess stared moodily up at the ceiling, "If you want more information, you might want to go ask torn, or maybe even Ashelin," Tess spat the last name out, and Lena didn't push it, knowing that Ashelin was a sore spot with Tess.

"Yea……maybe tomorrow, I think Torn might still be pissed at me," Lena replied.

"…….." was all she got from her friend. Turing on the other bed, she looked over and saw that her friend had fallen asleep.

Wish I could do that she thought, seconds before falling asleep. She had been incredibly tired before, but it made sense. Today had been a long and interesting day.

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