A/N: I got lots of reviews for my last chapter. More and more people are looking into this fan fiction. I want to thank you for all of you who review. And keep it up! I don't have a right idea for Black Water. It is still a rough draft in my mind, so I'm going to give you a cool action chapter. And I saw a really funny Jak3 thing on the TV and I can't wait till it comes out! I don't own anything Jak2. Please R&R.

Chapter 14

"Look!" Daxter shouted above the wind of the zoomer while pointing down to the grassy ground below them. "Yakcows!"

"Thank you, Dax, for pointing out the obvious!" Roxie said with a giggle that was muffed out by the wind whipping by her. Merlander smiled and looked behind him with a laugh.

He had changed into a cool outfit that was at his mom's store. He wore black pants with a white sleeveless shirt under an open green jacket. Strapped over his shoulder was a leather belt holding a gun on his back and other packs for ammo or gadgets. His shoes were tight and came up to the middle of his shins and they had metal bottoms. (A/N: Like the ones Robin wears on Teen Titans. And his hair is like Robin's just only blond.) He had on a set of black fingerless gloves.

Merlander took his Krimson Guard zoomer to get to Black Water. It was small and Roxie had to sit behind him with Daxter on her shoulder. But for compensation for the small room it made up for speed. They zipped across the roads of Haven City at great speed.

Merlander was good on a zoomer too. Roxie had made a bet with him five dollars if he could make it to Black Water in five minutes. He took the bet and now he was proving how good he was. He turned corners without even slowing down and the whole ride was surprisingly soft.

"Here we are," Merlander said while slowing down and pulling up to a walkway that steeped up to a big metal door. He turned off the zoomer and put the keys to it in his pocket. "Haven Forest. Pay up."

"Black Water is in Haven Forest?" Roxie asked as they walked up to the door. She gave a sigh and took out the money for Merlander from her pocket. "I was kind of kidding when I said you were a tree hugger, but I guess I was not that off." Daxter laughed while Merlander just shook his head and stuffed the money into his pocket.

They quickly made it past to doors and the sweet smell of fresh air filled their noses. Daxter missed the air from back home at Sandover Village. He was having a case of homesick, but he knew he would have to get used to Haven City because with Jak gone he was stuck here till he was back.

"I've never been past those doors," Roxie said quietly while looking around at the sight around her. "I wish there were more places like this." The grass was lush and looked like it could grow for forever. They were on a small ledge and a big drop off was in front of them.

"Through the warp gate," Merlander said while stepping over to a round circle with a blue vortex inside that spun around like it was water. Daxter noticed that it was a bit different than the ones at Sandover Village. The ones where he came from had bits and pieces flowing in and out when it was turned on. This one was just sitting there with a very still inside.

"I'll go first," Roxie said while jumping through it. Merlander was about to go through when he heard something from a ledge way above him on the other side of the cliff he was on.

"Sweet!" he heard Roxie yell. "I wonder if I can see my house from here."

"I see it!" Merlander heard Daxter say.

"Oh! Where?" Roxie asked with excitement.

"Got you!" Daxter said with a laugh. Merlander shook his head with a sigh and jumped through the gate. He came out on the other side of another warp gate that teleported him to the ledge they were all now on.

"Where to?" Daxter asked Merlander when he saw him.

"Follow me," Merlander said while walking ahead. Roxie followed close behind him with Daxter standing on her shoulder and putting his elbow on her head. He came to the edge of another drop off and a precursor platform suddenly came to them from nowhere.

"I've always wondered how all these precursor stuff suddenly come from places," Daxter said while shaking his head. "Oh well. I'm not complaining about it."

Merlander jumped on and Roxie followed him quickly. The tiny platform was so small they had to go back to back with each other to not fall off. Then the platform started to move over the air slowly and Roxie almost lost her balance. Merlander quickly grabbed her arm to keep her steady.

The platform went way above the blackness below them and went through a mountain to go to another part of Haven Forest. Finally the platform rested at a precursor arch with a big glowing ball of yellow in the middle that made a faint glow spread across their faces as they stepped off the platform to grass again.

The sight made Roxie catch her breath. They were in a deep forest with tall healthy trees with many leaves. They were on a big cliff looking over the forest before them. Bushes with all kinds of flowers grew near the small stream of water coming from a waterfall and flowing to a cave. Butterflies of all colors flew gracefully around the place looking for more flowers.

"It is so beautiful!" Roxie breathed as she looked around with wide eyes. "This is nothing like Haven City."

Merlander took in a deep breath and let it out while closing his eyes. "I love coming here after working all day. It is a good break. But we do have some dangers."

"How could a place like this have dangers?" Roxie asked while giving him a strange smile. She jumped down the big cliff that was around 20 feet high. Daxter jumped off her shoulder before she jumped with a cry of surprise. She landed on two feet and quickly glowed green. She just gave a big smile up to Merlander and started to walk towards the stream.

"Thanks for the warning," Daxter said down to her with a frown. "You know I can't stand that kind of a jump."

"Just testing you," Roxie said back to him.

"I'm warning you, Roxie," Merlander said down to her as he made his way down the side slowly. "Please be careful."

"What could go wrong?" she asked while turning toward him with a big smile. Her smile dropped when she saw the horror on Daxter and Merlander's faces. She gasped while turning around to see what it was the two were so stunned about.

"Get out of the way!" Merlander shouted to her while kicking back into action. Roxie was too stunned she did not have time to do what Merlander told her to do.

A big Metal Head came charging towards her with his long fangs glistening in the light. But this Metal Head was different from all the others she had seen. This one was way bigger with a long tail and wings. His big paws dug into the soft ground as he ran for Roxie with claws razor sharp.

Merlander ran toward Roxie, but he was too late. The Metal Head lifted off the ground with the flap of his wings and grabbed Roxie by the shoulders. Merlander jumped into the air for her, but missed by an inch and fell to the ground again as the Metal Head started to flap quickly to gain altitude with his prize.

"Do something!" Daxter yelled at Merlander as he hopped off his shoulder. "Or she might be the thing's next snack!"

"I'm working on it!" Merlander hissed down back at Daxter as he flipped his gun out from behind. He fiddled with the big gun till he popped out a thing that looked like a pistol. The gun was a two in one deal that he got from Erol who got it from Krew who got it from wherever he gets his weapons he so dearly loves.

In one simple move, Merlander aimed up at the beast carrying the screaming Roxie away. He pulled the trigger and Daxter hoped his aim was as good as he could ride a zoomer. The bang echoed around the forest and then a scream was heard from above as they saw the Metal Head fall from the sky still holding onto Roxie. Merlander had punctured the wings of the creature and now it could not fly.

Roxie grabbed a branch of a tree and the Metal Head quickly let go of her and fell to the ground and died. She just hung there with wide eyes as she tried to slow down her breathing.

"Let's go," Merlander said without even looking down at Daxter. Daxter had never seen Merlander like this. He had determination in his violet eyes that sparked with light of the battle. "There are more."

"More?!" Daxter asked while jumping to his shoulder. "You got to be kidding me!" Merlander shook his head no and moved quickly to the tree Roxie was now stuck in. She smiled down at them from where she was above them.

"I got it under control," she said down to them.

"Okay," Merlander said while returning to his smooth side that Daxter knew the most. "So you're saying being stuck in a tree with around three other Metal Heads around somewhere is having it under control?"

"Oh crap!" Roxie said while looking around her. "There's more? My hands are getting sticky. Can I jump down?"

"Okay," Daxter said while shaking his head. "That was random."

"Jump now," Merlander ordered. Roxie let go of the branch and landed next to the tree. She glowed green a few seconds before hitting the ground so she did not feel any pain when she landed.

"So where do you think the rest are?" Roxie asked Merlander as she walked up to him.

"Uh...there," Daxter said while pointing off to the side of them at three of the same Metal Heads coming out from bushes. They had their eyes set on the teens and growls came from their mouths as they crept forward.

"Let me handle this," Merlander said while lifting his pistol towards one of the Metal Heads coming at them.

"Sure," Roxie said while backing away. "You can handle Metal Heads all you want. I personally hate messing with them." Daxter rolled his eyes while Merlander gave a sigh. The Metal Heads were walking closer to the three and Merlander started to back up with Roxie while still pointing the pistol at them. The wheels in his head were turning quickly to think up a plan.

"I'm going to start shooting at the Metal Heads," Merlander said to Roxie and Daxter behind him. "Daxter, I need you to go up on that small hill over there and try to get the Metal Heads to look at you. Roxie, you run towards that cave when the Metal Heads look over to Daxter, and keep going till you come to a bridge and wait for Daxter and me."

"Why can't I fight them?" Roxie asked and it sounded like she wanted to fight them.

"When I said I was going to protect you I did not mean that you fight too," Merlander said to her. "Now, do both of you understand what you need to do?"

"I'm always the distraction," Daxter muttered under his breath as he and Roxie nodded yes.

Merlander then pulled the trigger to his pistol and started a round of bullets at the Metal Heads. They quickly went different directions to circle Merlander and Roxie. Daxter had already taken off for the hill Merlander pointed to. He ran like his life depended on it through the grass and bushes.

Merlander ran out of bullets for the pistol and clicked something on the pistol and the cartridge fell to the ground while he shoved another set in for another round on the Metal Heads. A Metal Head ran towards Roxie and Merlander pressed a red button on the silver pistol while pulling on the trigger.

A round of bullets exploded from the barrel of the pistol and Merlander did not even have to keep firing at the Metal Head. All 20 bullets hit the Metal Head and it was dead before it got to lay a paw on Roxie.

"Look out!" she yelled while pointing behind Merlander.

Merlander spun around while emptying the cartridge and fumbling with a new one. A Metal Head jumped into the air and came crashing down on Merlander's chest and knocked the wind out of him. Merlander landed on his back with a wince of pain as the claws started to dig into his sides of the Metal Head on him.

Roxie shoved a hand into her pocket and pulled out six dice with her gloved hand. She started to throw all of them with her fingerless glove hand at the Metal Head on Merlander. Metal Head blood flew into the air as the Metal Head screamed in pain as tiny explosions erupted on its skin.

But the thing was still not dead. It was just mad and wanted Roxie even more. His eyes locked onto her as he started to charge towards her as she started to gather her dice. Merlander got up and looked around for his pistol that had been knocked out of his hands when the Metal Head jumped on him. His eyes flashed with panic as he saw Roxie being cornered by two angry Metal Heads.

"Hey you!" came a voice from above. The Metal Heads were knocked off guard and looked over to a hill with Daxter on it. He searched for words and only came out with, "Eat me!" he yelled down at them then smiled. The Metal Heads lost interest in Daxter and turned to face Roxie again. But she was gone!

"Run!" Merlander yelled at the top of his lungs to Roxie who was ripping across the open forest to the cave on the other side. The Metal Heads growled and ran for Roxie while ignoring Merlander and Daxter.

"Shoot them!" Daxter yelled to Merlander as he saw the Metal Heads gaining speed.

Merlander glared at Daxter and ran towards the stream quickly. Roxie splashed into the stream on her way through the cave. The Metal Heads were right behind her. Merlander took out two mini disks in his belt around his shoulder and threw one like a Frisbee at one of the Metal Heads and the other at the stream under Roxie.

With a big boom one of the Metal Heads turned into ice and stopped in its tracks while the other turned the water under Roxie's feet ice and she slipped and landed on her butt. The other Metal Head kept going and slammed into the side of the cave when it turned right.

"Come on!" Merlander called to Daxter while getting out of the stream and sprinting to the mouth of the cave. Daxter ran after him as quickly as he could. He found Merlander's pistol on his way and brought it to him.

The Metal Head that slammed into the side of the cave finally regained his senses and spotted Roxie trying to get up on the ice under her. Merlander found no more gadgets in his belt and swore under his breath.

"Catch!" Daxter called to Merlander while swinging the pistol at him. Merlander looked towards him and grabbed the pistol with one hand. He quickly got out some more ammo and aimed it at the Metal Head. He only aimed for the neck of the creature. He pulled the trigger and the beast slumped to the ground dead in two seconds.

There was complete silence in the forest. All that could be heard were birds chirping and the panting of the three as they tried to gain their breath. Roxie got up and fell again on her butt. Daxter gave a sigh of relief and walked towards Merlander who just bent over and put his hands on his knees.

"Thanks," Merlander said to Daxter while giving him a nod.

"Hey, you were the one doing all the fancy stuff," Daxter said. "I was just there at the right time with the right weapon for you."

"Can some one help me?" Roxie asked while trying once again to get up from the ice. "My butt is starting to freeze off!"

Merlander chuckled and put the pistol into a holster at his side. He jogged up to Roxie and jumped onto the ice. He grabbed her arm and helped her up. He pulled her across the ice to water and they splashed through till they got to some rock stairs leading to a wooden bridge.

Daxter jumped onto the ice and slid to Merlander and Roxie with ease. He jumped off at the edge and landed on Roxie's shoulder.

"Amazingly, you still kept your hat on this whole time," Daxter said to her with a smile.

Merlander laughed out loud with Roxie as they climbed the rocks to the bridge. It was the first time Daxter heard the guy laugh. Roxie felt her hat and gave Daxter a proud smile. "Like I said," she told them. "My hat is awesomely awesome!"

A/N: Sorry if I said you would see Black Water. I did not know how to put it all together so I just put in how Merlander fights. He is still one of those characters that no one knows about, and I'll keep him that way for a long time. Tell me if you want to see Jak in the next chapter or Black Water. Please tell me in a review! Thanks!