It was useless.. I couldn't find anyone. I ditched the vehicle, and started randomly walking around near the northern part of the city. It was filled with blocked passages with rubble, piled high with rocks, wood, debris, you name it. Suddenly, something blasted behind me, shaking the ground from one of the blocked passages! Dust filled the air, and I had to cover my mouth with my red plain bandanna. I faced where the explosion came through, and I spotted somebody moving. Instinctively, I aimed at the person with my hand gun not knowing who it was.
Once the dust started to clear, I saw clearly who it was... It was Jak dusting himself off! "Jak!" I yelled, putting away my weapon. Jak looked straight at me suprised. "Laona?" He asked. I ran towards him, and started climbing up the rubble. He was at the top of all the debris. Once I reached him, I jumped and gave him a big hug. "I haven't seen you in ages!" He then said sounding suprised. I let go of him concerned still holding his shoulders, "What happened here? Where's everybody else?" I asked him. He turned his head to where he came. "I finally blew open a passage out of where we stayed. We were blasted in and trapped inside an eco mine tunnel.. Everybody's fine."
I sighed in relief that everybody was ok, and I saw Alex climbing up the rubbish. I helped her up, and she seemed suprised. " Laona!" She laughed. "Sup.." I joked. Ashlin came next, but she helped herself up giving me a face letting me know to back off. " Torn's been waiting for you guys for a long time back at the base.
We better call him up.." Ashlin said. I pulled out a communicator, and said to Torn over the thing, "Torn! Good news!" Back at the HQ when he heard my voice, he grabbed the communicator and replied, "Torn from base, excuse me?" I laughed, "I found Jak, your sister, and Ashlin. They're safe and sound. A little dirty, but ok." He then sighed in relief, "Well what are you waiting for soldier! Bring em' home! Haha!" Alex smirked hearing Torn's voice cheering. She hasn't heard him that happy for a long time.
We all got over to the HQ base, and we all had a mini celebration after everything settled, and everybody got a shower, including me! After it all, I helped Jak fix the roof to where when it rains, water won't leak. After THAT, all of us were able to take a break, and settle down into a group conversation. " So tell us about your bundle of joy, Laona!" Alex asked anxiously. She's always been supportive of the whole thing. I smirked and looked up, " Oh... Cute lil boy..." Torn followed in, "He has his father's looks. I've seen him. He also has his mother's eyes." Jak looked at Torn. "You saw Laona's kid?"
Torn looked at Jak if he were stupid, "Yea.. She came around an hour before you guys suddenly came back, and she brought him along." Ashlin then asked finally saying something, "What's your boy's name?" I replied looking down, "Marvin..." I looked up feeling something was missing. "Hey, whatever happened to Daxter?" Torn laughed. "Ran off with to the SAFE side of on a private island with Tess. We don't have to worry about him for a while." Jak said.
I shrugged smirking, "Finally that runt is out of my sight." Alex laughed with Torn... Remembering Erol was going to be back that night, I got up looking at everybody, " Hey, um Erol's going to be back soon and I don't want to worry him.. It was so nice to see you guys again." Everybody looked at me puzzled. " What.. Erol doesn't want you to see us?" Ashlin asked me. "I don't know what his reaction would be.. You're the people that he's against for heavens sake! I feel like I'm living two separate lives sometimes." I replied. Torn looked down, then back up at me and said, "Why are you scared of his reaction if he finds you're not home?"
I looked down frowning, "I just do." I then walked out. Jak and Torn looked at eachother looking concerned about me, and then looked back at the door. Jak shrugged shaking his head.