By the time Jak and Daxter had walked halfway across their village beach,
Jak's vision had got very blurry and he had begun to feel faint. The wound
had not sealed and was still hurting tremendously. The two friends had only
reached the Major's house when Daxter had noticed his young friend trailing
behind. Jak's breathing had quickened and he stopped walking.
"Jak?" said Daxter. "We're almost there, it's just up those bridges. Jak?!"
By the time Daxter had swung around to see just how far behind Jak was. Jak
had collapsed to his knees and had fainted outside the Birdlady's house.
"JAK!" Daxter shouted and ran over to his friend who was lying there, his
breathing beginning to drift away.
A: N Hi again! Scary chapter, the last one, I know. I keep jumping between Jak and Daxter and then to Keira. Which means this chapter will be about Keira. Sorry if you wanted to find out what happened to Jak -_-;;
Anyway, read and review pleez! I luv to hear from you people. Here's the next chapter. Read away!
Chapter 7: Escape
The window idea seemed great until she had seen the size of the gap between the bars. "It's worth a shot", she said steering her eyes towards the window.
She stood up and walked up to it. The bench below it was perfect for climbing up to it. She grasped her hands around two of the bars and heaved herself up onto the small ledge in front of it. The ledge was rather cold and uncomfortable, Keira couldn't sit there for too long. She rolled her body over on its side and stuck her head between the two bars. All was going well so far. She squeezed her arms through and placed them outside. "Here goes nothing", she said hopelessly as she started to push against the bars. She slipped her shoulders through fine even though it was rather tight. Next came her chest and stomach area. Her breasts only just fit and her tummy was easy. Of course, the hardest part was her hips. Being female, they were the widest part of her body. She had got half way through and was not going to give up without trying.
She struggled for some time and with that huge metal belt, which wasn't helping, she couldn't get through. Keira gave a deep sigh and began to back herself through the bars. She sat on the bench examining her nails when she noticed that in her back pockets, which added to the struggle earlier, were some of her tools. She had a welder, which was useless, a spanner, not much use again and a blow torch. "Bingo!", she said loudly. The lurker guarding the place turned and ran towards her cell. "Great", she sighed and glanced down at the floor until the lurker left her alone.
She waited for about ten minutes and finally the lurker guard turned its attention back to the dripping pipe at the other end of the corridor. She stood back up and turned the blowtorch on. Much to her surprise, it still worked and glowed brightly against her dark surroundings. It made her wonder if the lurker would notice this incredibly bright light. She turned to face the window and stood herself on the bench. She placed the blowtorch against the bar and heard it crackle softly. It started to get louder and the lurker had heard it. "Damn!", she shouted. She turned the blow torch off and reached into her pocket for her spanner. She ran up to the huge metal gate and threw her spanner at the lurker's head. She watched as the lurker spun round dizzily and fell to the floor unconscious. Keira smiled proudly. "Go Keira! Go Keira! Go Keira!" she chanted. "That ought to keep him busy while I get back to work." She climbed back up to the window and continued to melt her way through the bars.
After many long hot minutes, the bars were glowing a bright orange. She would have to let them cool for a while if she made any attempt to bend them. She waited two minutes and pulled out some very thick gloves, which were in her other pocket, and slipped them onto her slim hands. The bars still felt warm but not intensely hot. She began to apply pressure. The bars had started to shift and were slowly bending outwards. The bars were cooling rapidly so Keira had to pull even harder. She pulled until the bars had a gap of about nine inches, which was more than she needed to climb out. Before climbing out she stepped up to the huge gate of her cell to check if the lurker was still "sleeping". The lurker was actually lying on the floor snoring quietly and dribbling at the same time. Keira giggled and crept back to the bench as not to wake the lurker. She easily fit through the gap and found herself outside in no time at all.
Keira lowered herself to the ground from the window ledge. The soil was gravelly and grey in colour. There were lots of weeds and dead plants in it too. She spun herself around and looked up to see the dark castle walls towering above her. The brick was black with the occasional grey brick between the black ones. Growing up the side of the castle and covering most of its walls were thorns, huge like the ones in Boggy Swamp. She shuddered at the thought of climbing them and turned her attention to the surrounding area. She could see gardens unlike any gardens she had seen before. The fences, retaining the neglected plants, were rotting with age and had fallen over on one of the corners. The vegetables and fruits themselves were heavily overgrown and were crushing some of the fence. Keira could see pumpkins, grapevines, pear trees and many other fruits and vegetables. Next to the closed off area there stood a large olive tree which had a crack all the way down the middle of it. What made her stare was the fact that the fruit, vegetables and olive tree were black all over apart from some of the leaves which were a dark green, almost khaki. The leaves were wrinkled along the edges and were very dry. Some of them had fallen to the ground. It was like an eternity of late autumn playing over and over again but much less colourful. The sight of it made Keira feel sad inside. She was used to living in an area surrounded by beautiful landscapes and horizons, lush jungles and forests and especially the beach, visible from her bedroom window. The plants and trees were as healthy as they could be, almost making you wish that you never saw the colour green again. The sun seemed to shine all the time, apart from at night where there was a welcoming blue glow to the view. Every morning and evening there would be a breathtaking sunrise and sunset along the line where the sea met the sky. To add to that, there was never a cloud in it either!
Keira couldn't help but think of this place, her home. When she glanced around she could see that where she was, it was completely opposite to the places she dreamed of. This place was so dark. It made her miss her home dreadfully. She walked away from the dead vegetable patch and leant against a tree, also black from the effect of Dark Eco. As she pressed her back against the tree trunk, she noticed bits of bark crack off it every time she touched it. She gave a slight groan and then thought about where she was. The weather was foggy for all she could see. She could barely make out the objects before her. She lifted her arm in front of her and waved it about. The mist was moist, too moist to be fog. "I wonder", she said, picking up a stone. She walked up to a visible end to where she was standing and ran her hand along its jagged edge, parts of it crumbling when she did so. However, she didn't hear the parts land. She raised the stone she was carrying above her head and threw it down as hard as she could. She lay down and waited for a noise. Still nothing was heard so she went to look for something bigger and heavier. Keira found a rock and had to roll it along the ground because of its tremendous weight. Eventually when she reached the edge again she kicked it off and waited for a sound. After about ten seconds only the slightest sound could be heard. A very slight "splash" was made. "I must be at least two hundred feet up in the air. And this fog isn't fog, it's cloud! I AM IN A CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS!
She sat and pondered for a while. After a few minutes she started to get suspicious. "It seems too quiet. Who would have a castle as big as this and not have any sort of protection surrounding it. There are no guards at all." She remembered a dream she had - a castle in the clouds. But this castle wasn't like the one in her dreams at all. It was totally different.
"Where am I?" she whispered. She heard a rustle followed by a loud "thump!" Keira's heart thumped as she felt and inquisitive spark inside of her. She went to investigate.
A: N Hi again! Scary chapter, the last one, I know. I keep jumping between Jak and Daxter and then to Keira. Which means this chapter will be about Keira. Sorry if you wanted to find out what happened to Jak -_-;;
Anyway, read and review pleez! I luv to hear from you people. Here's the next chapter. Read away!
Chapter 7: Escape
The window idea seemed great until she had seen the size of the gap between the bars. "It's worth a shot", she said steering her eyes towards the window.
She stood up and walked up to it. The bench below it was perfect for climbing up to it. She grasped her hands around two of the bars and heaved herself up onto the small ledge in front of it. The ledge was rather cold and uncomfortable, Keira couldn't sit there for too long. She rolled her body over on its side and stuck her head between the two bars. All was going well so far. She squeezed her arms through and placed them outside. "Here goes nothing", she said hopelessly as she started to push against the bars. She slipped her shoulders through fine even though it was rather tight. Next came her chest and stomach area. Her breasts only just fit and her tummy was easy. Of course, the hardest part was her hips. Being female, they were the widest part of her body. She had got half way through and was not going to give up without trying.
She struggled for some time and with that huge metal belt, which wasn't helping, she couldn't get through. Keira gave a deep sigh and began to back herself through the bars. She sat on the bench examining her nails when she noticed that in her back pockets, which added to the struggle earlier, were some of her tools. She had a welder, which was useless, a spanner, not much use again and a blow torch. "Bingo!", she said loudly. The lurker guarding the place turned and ran towards her cell. "Great", she sighed and glanced down at the floor until the lurker left her alone.
She waited for about ten minutes and finally the lurker guard turned its attention back to the dripping pipe at the other end of the corridor. She stood back up and turned the blowtorch on. Much to her surprise, it still worked and glowed brightly against her dark surroundings. It made her wonder if the lurker would notice this incredibly bright light. She turned to face the window and stood herself on the bench. She placed the blowtorch against the bar and heard it crackle softly. It started to get louder and the lurker had heard it. "Damn!", she shouted. She turned the blow torch off and reached into her pocket for her spanner. She ran up to the huge metal gate and threw her spanner at the lurker's head. She watched as the lurker spun round dizzily and fell to the floor unconscious. Keira smiled proudly. "Go Keira! Go Keira! Go Keira!" she chanted. "That ought to keep him busy while I get back to work." She climbed back up to the window and continued to melt her way through the bars.
After many long hot minutes, the bars were glowing a bright orange. She would have to let them cool for a while if she made any attempt to bend them. She waited two minutes and pulled out some very thick gloves, which were in her other pocket, and slipped them onto her slim hands. The bars still felt warm but not intensely hot. She began to apply pressure. The bars had started to shift and were slowly bending outwards. The bars were cooling rapidly so Keira had to pull even harder. She pulled until the bars had a gap of about nine inches, which was more than she needed to climb out. Before climbing out she stepped up to the huge gate of her cell to check if the lurker was still "sleeping". The lurker was actually lying on the floor snoring quietly and dribbling at the same time. Keira giggled and crept back to the bench as not to wake the lurker. She easily fit through the gap and found herself outside in no time at all.
Keira lowered herself to the ground from the window ledge. The soil was gravelly and grey in colour. There were lots of weeds and dead plants in it too. She spun herself around and looked up to see the dark castle walls towering above her. The brick was black with the occasional grey brick between the black ones. Growing up the side of the castle and covering most of its walls were thorns, huge like the ones in Boggy Swamp. She shuddered at the thought of climbing them and turned her attention to the surrounding area. She could see gardens unlike any gardens she had seen before. The fences, retaining the neglected plants, were rotting with age and had fallen over on one of the corners. The vegetables and fruits themselves were heavily overgrown and were crushing some of the fence. Keira could see pumpkins, grapevines, pear trees and many other fruits and vegetables. Next to the closed off area there stood a large olive tree which had a crack all the way down the middle of it. What made her stare was the fact that the fruit, vegetables and olive tree were black all over apart from some of the leaves which were a dark green, almost khaki. The leaves were wrinkled along the edges and were very dry. Some of them had fallen to the ground. It was like an eternity of late autumn playing over and over again but much less colourful. The sight of it made Keira feel sad inside. She was used to living in an area surrounded by beautiful landscapes and horizons, lush jungles and forests and especially the beach, visible from her bedroom window. The plants and trees were as healthy as they could be, almost making you wish that you never saw the colour green again. The sun seemed to shine all the time, apart from at night where there was a welcoming blue glow to the view. Every morning and evening there would be a breathtaking sunrise and sunset along the line where the sea met the sky. To add to that, there was never a cloud in it either!
Keira couldn't help but think of this place, her home. When she glanced around she could see that where she was, it was completely opposite to the places she dreamed of. This place was so dark. It made her miss her home dreadfully. She walked away from the dead vegetable patch and leant against a tree, also black from the effect of Dark Eco. As she pressed her back against the tree trunk, she noticed bits of bark crack off it every time she touched it. She gave a slight groan and then thought about where she was. The weather was foggy for all she could see. She could barely make out the objects before her. She lifted her arm in front of her and waved it about. The mist was moist, too moist to be fog. "I wonder", she said, picking up a stone. She walked up to a visible end to where she was standing and ran her hand along its jagged edge, parts of it crumbling when she did so. However, she didn't hear the parts land. She raised the stone she was carrying above her head and threw it down as hard as she could. She lay down and waited for a noise. Still nothing was heard so she went to look for something bigger and heavier. Keira found a rock and had to roll it along the ground because of its tremendous weight. Eventually when she reached the edge again she kicked it off and waited for a sound. After about ten seconds only the slightest sound could be heard. A very slight "splash" was made. "I must be at least two hundred feet up in the air. And this fog isn't fog, it's cloud! I AM IN A CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS!
She sat and pondered for a while. After a few minutes she started to get suspicious. "It seems too quiet. Who would have a castle as big as this and not have any sort of protection surrounding it. There are no guards at all." She remembered a dream she had - a castle in the clouds. But this castle wasn't like the one in her dreams at all. It was totally different.
"Where am I?" she whispered. She heard a rustle followed by a loud "thump!" Keira's heart thumped as she felt and inquisitive spark inside of her. She went to investigate.