"Nyjah, go get the Shark. They need medical attention right away!" Beamed Sig out of the darkness as Daxter hopped on top of the rock before him, trying to catch a glimpse of Jak. Nyjah nodded his head and spun his gun around his back, breaking out into a sprint through the cave. As Nyjah disappeared into the darkness, Kavic was hastily trying to get to Seem, doing as best he could to avoid the dark substance that littered the ground. Slightly fluttering under her rubber suit, Seem began to unknowingly whisper Monk chants and spells under her feeble breath. "Daxter, do you think you could get Jak outta their?" Asked Sig as he picked up Daxter by the tail and twirled him around. "I mean, this stuff can't do that much more to you now, can it?" Daxter shook his body free of Sig and landed on his feet, glaring up at the huge wastelander.
"Of course it can! You don't ever know with this stuff, it's like..." Daxter peered at the vast quantity of twisted Eco laying all around him as he said this, rubbing his head and shrugging. "...It's like it has it's own mind. I don't know..." Sig rolled his eyes as Daxter shrugged, pulling out his large rifle and attaching a rope to the barrel.
"Daxter, tie this around Jak's ankle. Can you do that?" Mocked Sig comically as he threw the rope around Dax's entire body.
"Of course." Replied the little orange Ottsel, childishly pulling the rope over his head. "I mean c'mon, it's me you're talkin' about!" Daxter smiled and turned around, unaware of Sig rolling his eyes and shaking his head as he jumped to a small spot on the ground that had not been twisted by Eco. Hopping across the cave floor, Daxter made his way to Jak slowly and cautiously, making sure not to fall in Dark Eco and live the nightmare once again. Who knows what this stuff was capable of... Kavic was also cautiously making his way towards Seem. Launching himself upon a rock above the unconscious monk, Kavic caught Sig's rope and tied it around her ankles. A look of determination and focus charmed Daxter's face as he did his best to save Jak, the empty silence of the cave killing him under the pressure. He HAD to do this. Jak had saved his life and looked out for him for so long...and now it was Daxter's turn to save Jak from himself. What if the Dark Eco somehow ignites Jak's inner fury and torments him like it once did? Horrible questions buzzed around Dax's head as he hopped across the ground as if on steppingstones lying above a large pool of water with ravage sharks chomping their jaws down below. He had to be careful. Just as Kavic jumped to the ground next to Sig, Daxter had jumped next to Jak. As he tied the rope around his ankles, he noticed something...a mark. A mark that had not been their before. Daxters' eyes fixed themselves upon it as he stopped tieing the rope, completely tranced by the weird hyroglyphic. "Um...Sig?" It looked as if two deep black eyes were sitting upon a set of horns with a mysterious crescent behind it.
"What is it?" Erupted Sig abruptly, shocking Daxter back into reality. Shaking his head, Daxter rubbed his eyes and continued tying the rope. What was that strange marking on Jak's right leg? Daxter tightened the rope and saluted to Sig, bearing a goofy smile as Sig tightened his end. "Ok, let's wait for Nyjah. He should be hear any minute no-" Sig was interrupted by the loud revving of an engine. Exploding from the darkness, Nyjah came to a screeching hault before Kavic as he tossed his gun in the back seat.
"Let's go guys, we don't got all day!" Daxter made his way back to Sig, using him to jump into the vehicle. Kavic hopped over the right door, landing firmly in the passengers seat as Sig made his way to the back. Nyjah revved the engine as Sig positioned himself just right, locking his gun in place.
"Al right, hit it." Sig called back to Nyjah. Nyjah pressed the pedal as smoke circled among the tires, the engine revving powerfully as Jak and Seem were dragged from the Dark Eco. "Stop!" Sig launched off the vehicle and grabbed what was dry of Jak and Seem and laid them in the vehicle. Setting them firmly in between the straps, Sig nodded his head and patted Jak on the shoulder. Long, deep breathes began to emit from Nyjah's mouth as he pressed the gas, launching the vehicle into the darkness that had engulfed cave...