Thanks for the reviews guys! They really inspire me to write more so I don't leave you hanging. And here we go, its chapter five!
The torture sessions continued every day, growing more painful as each passed. However, the torture sessions weren't all bad anymore, daily Via came to escort Jak to and from his cell, she even stayed to try and cheer him up a little. When Jak had 'asked' how she managed this feat the guard replied by mocking Praxis' voice asking her a question, then retreating to her own voice when her replies came. 'I doubt I'd have fooled most elves, but Praxis is…special…sure, lets go with that.' Had been her conclusion to the matter. It made Jak wonder how she and Daxter might get along if they ever met.
The tests today seemed to ease up, the scientist, Sternum, seemed to be confused. Sternum was the same scientist from the first tests, he seemed to be quite squeamish, and whenever his back was turned, Via would find a way to mock him behind his back, each time earning an annoyed, yet amused look from Jak, if only for a few seconds. "Blue eco injections- Complete."
The robot's voice said. From behind Sternum's back, Via raised her fist and brought it down energetically. (I just realized, Jak did that in the first time when getting a power cell…) The scientist was just about to release Jak from the chair, but as the restraints disappeared into the table, a stray bolt of blue eco hit the unlucky channeler's throat. When he looked up, Via was half turned away, obviously resisting the urge to rush over and make sure her friend was alright.
Instead, the guard stood at her full height, and walked over, pushing the scientist out of the way, and 'roughly' grabbing Jak. (Okay, honestly Via's full height isn't all that tall, but…) Once the two were safely out of earshot, Via let go of Jak's shirt, and spoke. "Are you alright? I wanted to help, but…"
Her voice faded at Jak's only reply, a quiet coughing. She stared at him emotionlessly for a few seconds, then began grinning like a maniac. "What?"
Jakasked, a grin was beginning to creep onto his face too. "Before you say anything else, I want to know your name." Via said, it must have been interesting trying to hide the excitement in her voice, because there was no other emotion on her face except exhilaration, and complete and utter joy. "It's Jak." The channeler replied. His friend looked ready to ask more questions, but then a serious look penetrated her face. "We have to get back to the cell, NOW. Errol's going to make his daily routes in a few minutes. HURRY!"
She said, almost dragging Jak there, but luckily, he managed to stay on his feet. "Shh." Via warned as Jak walked back into his cell, she quickly locked the door. A few silent moments passed, then the Krimson Guard Commander walked through, as he passed, Jak and Via wore serious looks, but a few minute after he had passed, the two were just as excited as before. "Did you know their just beginning to understand that you are-er-were mute?"
The guard asked Jak with the maniac's grin back on her face. (Maybe this is where he got that grin…) The channeler's reply was a laugh of disbelief, and a verbal answer. "No. Two months of not saying a word and I'm a mute?"
He asked sarcastically. "That reminds me, why do the prisoner's try to throttle you in the first twelve seconds you're assigned to them?" He asked, this time, not completely seriously, but not sarcastically. "Eh, Errol says it's 'cause I talk too much."
She replied with a laugh. "I'd say that while you couldn't speak it balanced out quite nicely." The girl added. "I had a friend who seemed to see it that way." Jak said, he had quieted down a little at the thought of Daxter. "Oh. Well, like I said, I'll help you get out of here, but seriously, it's over exaggerating to call it fresh air. More like industrial air."
Via replied in a mostly serious tone, until she got to the end…. "If you can describe him to me, I might be able to find him while I'm not working." She offered. Jak couldn't help wondering how to describe Daxter to someone. It was a lot easier to just show them. "Er… his name is Daxter. He's really more of an animal, about so high," He said lifting his hand about two feet into the air. "Orange, and really talkative."
Via looked a little stunned, but nodded none the less. (If not a bit dumbly) "Umm.. Okay, that should be easy to spot. Anyone else?" The guard asked. "Well… there are two others, but they should be easy to spot too… If you don't see Daxter around the next most likely candidate would be Samos."
Jak said rather cautiously, as if he could be anywhere, ready to whack the teen with his staff. "He had white hair, he might still wear a log in it, I wouldn't know. His skin is kind of a green shade, and he's pretty short. But what will probably give him away is his staff." Via nodded again, rather slowly this time. "Uh-huh. Umm, Jak? The staff sounds like the only thing that could be considered normal based on what you just said."
Jak shook his head. "No, the staff gives him away every time, he hits people with it when they do something wrong." "Okay Jak, whatever you say." Via replied with a shrug.
Yay! Jak can talk! Just tell me if you think I'm doing something too stupid with Via. Please review! If you don't…I dunno….. I'll meep? No I do that anyway… Okay well, I'll get to work on the next chapter. Then I might throttle all the KG in my way until I reach Samos, or die trying. Honestly, I might go either way…. Woo! over 1000 words! Oh, and I just got tired of calling Sternum 'the scientist' so I named him. He isn't really very important...