G.A.H: Corad and Bijoux, please don't kill me for what I have Errol do, I'm just saying that he's full of himself.
Veger: And you're full of dark eco!
GAH: I think not, Count Vecher.
Veger: It's Veger! VEGER YOU IDIOTS!
Jak eagerly awaited Via this morning, the guards had been talking about a metal head attack on the far side of town. He was anxious to ask his friend about it, finally he heard footsteps. It seemed like Via had just finished speaking, and now Errol was. "Via, I can see why you might not want to come to work today, I myself don't think you should be here."
The commander said, Jak sat in the corner of the room and pretended like he hadn't heard anything. He couldn't help but wonder what there was to be miserable about, the two quietly made their way to where he could see them. Immediately he saw something that Via would be uncomfortable about, Errol had his arm around her shoulders. Jak would have laughed, but reminded himself that he was mute for the time being, and he would surely be punished for any sign of amusement. "I'll come by later. If you decide to take the rest of the day off, I understand."
The man said, Via nodded, and he left. As usual neither of the two said anything until they were sure Errol was gone. "What happened?" Jak asked. "The Metal Heads obliterated S- well, now everyone's calling it Dead Town." The guard said, her voice trembling. "No, I mean what happened to you." He clarified. "Well, my guardians lived there, and lets just say they that…now they match the name." The girl said, her voice fading while she tried to lighten up the mood. "Can we please change the subject?" She asked.
Jak nodded in agreement. He searched for something to talk to her about, then remembered the look on her face while Errol had his arm around her shoulders. "You didn't look to thrilled while Errol was around." He said. "Yeah, Errol…bothers me." The guard said with a smile. "Oh, the eco. I almost forgot." Via exclaimed, she began digging in her bag, while she was doing this, Jak realized she wasn't in her armor. Instead she had jeans that looked like they dragged behind her while she walked and a grey shirt on, when she turned around to give him the eco, he noticed the caption. "Chaos, Panic, Disorder." He read, receiving the eco. "Your work here is done. Clever. It sounds like the result after Daxter and I did...well…anything." The channeler admitted, earning a chuckle for his efforts. "I heard your green eco tests ended yesterday."
She commented, Jak nodded. "Now it's only dark eco huh?" She asked. "Yeah, Sternum's going nuts."
He added. "Well, he's right to be respectful of eco, he just shouldn't be so fearful. It's a wonderful thing, even if you can't channel it." She paused for a moment. "Speaking of eco, we need to go." The guard said, digging through her bag to get the keys, and unlocking the door. "Don't ask about my bag. I'll show you later." Via said as they walked to the lab.
On the way, two KG's stopped and stared at Via, she walked up to them. "What's the matter? Never seen a girl?" She asked boldly, walking up to the guards. They began some pathetic excuse, but she started to kick the stuffing out of them. Jak grinned. "Shut up." Via replied unnecessarily to his silence, she walked back over to him, kicking the nearest KG on the way.
Grinning, the two entered the lab, where both their expressions quickly grew severe. Sternum rushed over to the computer as Jak got on the table with Via 'escorting' him. "It's hard to believe we've been doing this for over a year and a half." She mused. "Dark eco levels- Critical"
The robotic voice said. "Sternum! What are you thinking? That will kill him!" Via shouted. "Baron's orders." Sternum replied timidly. Via watched in horror as her friend was tortured for hours, finally it was over, she was just as relieved at Jak, but the ill-fated channeler passed out just as the tests ended. Leaving the pint sized girl to take him back to his cell.
Even though Via was stronger than she looked, she still had a heck of a time getting Jak back. The guard was at least two inches shorter than the channeler, once they were back at the cell Via rested Jak's head against the wall, and hesitantly locked the door once they were on the separate sides.
So there Via stood, waiting for any sign that the teen on the other side of the cell was alright. When he finally woke up, Via began to speak to him. "Are you alright? That was completely wrong of Sternum." She explained, the guard heard a low moan and turned back around. Her friend was on his knees, clutching his head. "Jak? Are you al-"
The girl cut herself off as she realized that the channeler was altering in form. His skin paled until it was the shade of the moon, as did his hair, claws extended from his hands, and when he looked up, his eyes were an unemotional black. Via drew a quick breath, and stood her ground, her beast of a friend, walked over and grabbed her arm. Just as his claws began to draw blood, Jak seemed to come to.
Via smiled bravely as he returned to normal, "Before that, I was about to tell you how different you looked compared to when you got here. But now I don't think that change was so drastic…" She said. "Here, take a look." The guard recommended handing him a mirror.
Jak took the mirror, and gasped when he saw what was reflected in it. Instead of his own reflection, he saw the monster he had just become.
I'm feeling lazy again. So I'll leave it here. I now know what I'll do at the ending. which may or may not be closer than I expected. Wow, this story is on chapter six too, yet it has more: words, reviews, and hits than my other...Spooky...