Jak- The New World
AN: Jak is cute… ahhhhhh… but uh he's not mine!
Chapter 2 – Kidnapped
The figure stood silently in the shadows as Commander Torn finished his report to the Baroness. She stood there with her hands crossed and nodded. 'So you're telling me that Tunnel Seven is closed because of damage and until it is repaired there is no way through that tunnel.'
'That sums it up, Ashelin.' Torn answered with a nod. 'What's worse is the two women on board the transport only wish to speak to you.'
She sighed. 'Send a messenger and tell them that I will see them later this evening after I have finished my courtly affairs.'
Torn nodded and waved his hand at his squadron, one man raced off towards the chambers that those women in question were staying in.
'Dismissed.' Baroness Ashelin yelled out and every one left the room, well almost every one. She sat on the makeshift throne while the palace was being rebuilt. A noise sounded in the shadows made her sit up. 'I thought I said…' She started and stopped when she recognized the figure. 'Oh, Renegade its you.' She finished. 'What is it?'
He laughed, the red scarf hiding his mouth. 'I never missed any mines.'
She sighed. 'Maybe you missed just one… It is possible you know.'
'Not likely.' He answered, the little orange fur-ball stood up straight and rested its arm on his head.
'Yeah, Jak never misses!'
Renegade looked up at his little fur-ball and growled. 'If I have to tell you one more time to call me RENEGADE so help me Dax!'
Daxter ducked the fist that came for his face. 'EEEP!' He squealed and hung off his shoulder. With his armor on Renegade couldn't reach him back there. He gave up the orange waste of space.
Suddenly the door opened and a young woman stepped through. 'Excuse me Baroness?' She stepped in. Her long white gown hung to her ankles and her silvery hair hung to her waist with little ribbons in it.
'What is it?' Ashelin asked looking at her strangely.
She hesitated before curtsying. 'My name is Princess Aerie of Silver City.'
This caught the Baroness off guard entirely but the woman stood her ground. 'How did you get past the guard?' She asked.
Aerie smiled. 'I am very resourceful. I have come to see if it is true.'
'If what is true?' Ashelin asked now with her hands on her hips. This Princess Aerie was a weird one all right. She stood there with her hands clasped behind her back, her white gown swaying as she moved. She was unbelievably pale and piecing silver blue eyes contemplated her sweetly. This was something that Ashelin was entirely unused to.
'If you look like my Aunt Khana.' She answered stepping closer. 'You do look very much like her you know.'
'Khana?' Ashelin asked. 'I've never heard of her before.' She sat back on her throne and crossed her legs. She looked every bit regal even though she wore more armor than clothes. Her red hair had been let out of its dreadlocks and sat in a neat curly bob cut. Her piercing brown eyes stared at the princess and she folded her arms in her lap. 'Should I know her?'
'Hmm… I don't think you would… She was born in Silver City; I was kind of hoping that you would give me some clues to find her.' Aerie brushed imaginary crumbs off her skirt. 'I do apologise for interrupting you.' She bowed and walked back towards the door.
Renegade blinked. 'Well that was weird.'
'Weirder than a sugar high and paintball gun…' Daxter commented. 'Well, I think its bout time we go back to our prowling for the cities safety again.'
'Yeah, you're right.' Renegade answered turning to his Baroness and mocking a bow. 'Later.'
With that he leapt out the window and disappeared as if the air carried him away.
Later that evening Aerie sat in a chair as her mother paced around the room. She waited patiently as the Baroness was due to pay them a visit. Her mother cursed as she paced.
'Mother, the Baroness will arrive when she can… wearing a hole in the carpet is not going to bring her here any quicker.'
Suddenly the door opened. 'It's nice to have your presence your highness.' Ashelin said with a hand on her hip. 'If we had known you were royalty we would have given you a bigger chamber.'
The fat woman stopped and stared. 'I do apologise for our secrecy, but I had to get my daughter out of Silver City. You see she was to be killed for a sacrifice to a false god and I just couldn't bear the thought.'
Aerie hung her head to the ground, unreadable emotions passed across her face, though she looked as if she wanted to explode, yet kept it bottle up.
There was a long discussion and finally the Baroness left. Her mother instantly turned to her and slapped her so hard she fell to the ground. Tears stung in her eyes but she got back up again.
'You just couldn't help yourself could you!' She shrieked at her daughter, forcing her to cringe and back herself into a corner. 'You jeopardized everything just for a chance to find your lost friend!' She slapped her again. 'Aerie is dead!'
Aerie whimpered and tears dropped over her cheeks. 'I don't believe you! Khana is still alive! She can't be dead.'
Her mother pushed her against the wall. 'Get out of my sight!'
Aerie sprinted out of the room and up a set of stairs, running as fast as she could until she reached the top of the building. There was a stunning view to the far horizon, green to the east glowed and she made no mistake of knowing that it was a Metal Head nest, but the rest of the city went on as if the nest didn't exist. In the centre of the city lay a crumbled palace and yet the people of Haven had built it to be a tunnel system.
'What are you doing up here?' A male voice from behind her asked, making her jump.
She spun around to see a strange man in what looked like a large diaper. 'Who are you?' She demanded coldly.
'Me? What do you need to know for?' He laughed before shoving something into her gut and sending an electric charge through her body. She collapsed instantly and the strange man stood above her laughing in his strange accent as she lost consciousness. He flung her over his shoulder and disappeared quietly as if nothing had happened, leaving only a ribbon where she stood.
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