Chapter 4 here! Well start off with where we left off with Jak and then we'll take another peek to see if Keira has caused Razor anymore damage. And the cat finally gets a NAME! And becomes part of the team?
Jak and Ashelin stepped into the 'Bloody Hook Bar'. Everyone was present and waiting for them: Daxter, Torn, Samos, and Rayn. They all sat in anticipation, waiting to hear what had happened. Jak explained that he had been attacked by Razor's thugs and then dug into his pocket to reveal the note that Razor had left him. He handed it to Samos to read first.
As Samos read the note, his face portrayed pure shock and fear for his daughter. "Keira..." He whispered quietly to himself.
Jak stared up at Samos. Daxter took the note and everyone else gathered around to read it. Jak's face showed nothing but sorrow. He said to Samos, "I'm sorry..." Samos looked up. "This is...it's all my damn fault!" Jak's fist pounded the table. "I tried to distance myself from Keira so she wouldn't get hurt. It seems no matter what I do...someone always gets hurt."
Samos gathered himself and thoughts together, "Not always, but true someone sometimes gets hurt, but it's just a stipulation to the game. I..." He placed a hand on Jak's shoulder. "I know that you can save her, you have my complete trust."
Jak couldn't help but smile, "Your right, I can fix this."
"Hey!" Daxter jumped up on the table. "How are you going to fix this! It says here you have to lose the next qualifying race! Are you crazy!"
Ashelin, who was examinating the note further, looked up and said, "That's not true. I've found a loopole that can save us all." She smiled triumphantly.
Keira curiously walked into the dining room, where one of Miso's thugs had lead her. It was a grand room. It had a rosy fragarence and the table was very large with a white table cloth. Everything on the table was placed the same way it would be in a diner. She had to admit, it was nice.
Razor entered the room from the another hallway, "Well have a seat."
Keira sat down and saw the multiple bandaids on his face and hands, which were wrapped in bloody gauze. Not lookin so pretty now, are you? Keira smiled to herself. A large boul of hot, steaming, tomato soup was in front of her as well as a plate of a yacow steak with soft wheat bread. Keira gently lifted the knife and fork and cut a piece of the steak and ate it.
Razor watched her every move carefully as if anticipating another attack. "You look very lovely." He commented to her.
Keira's hand tightly gripped the knife, making her veins pop from her hand. She took and deep breath and drank some water before saying, "Ok, what is it that you want? I'm dying to know."
Keira continued to eat as Razor leaned forward in the table. "You are going to race for the Miso team in the qualifying race." Keira dropped her utencils and stood, her voice quakeing in fury.
"Ha, your hilarious. If you actually think I'm going to race, you have another thing coming!"
"You will race," Razor voice picked up intensity. "Or I'll have to go and blow your friends off the track myself!"
"Oh, you won't be able to do that..." Keira's voice turned oddly sweet.
"Really?" Razor slurred sarcastically.
"I won't and you won't be able to." Keira swiftly grabbed the steaming hot bowl of soup and hurled it at Razor's face. Unable to dodge it, Razor took the hot soup head on. You could hear the sizzle as it impacted his face. He stumbled backwards and fell on his fork, "ERRR, shit!" He yelled.
"AHHHHH!" Razor screamed in pain. The thug standing by the door went to grab Keira to drag her back to her room. But Keira had one last move up her sleave. She picked up her knife and threw it blindly across the room. It caught the edge of Razor's shirt and pinned it to the wall.
The thug grabbed Keira and dragged her back to her room and as she left Keira yelled, "Payback is a bitch, isn't it." She smirked and smiled.
Ashelin smiled, "See, look. It says that Jak has to lose. That gives Torn and myself a chance to win it."
"Great thinking, Ashelin!" Jak complimented.
"That's my girl!" Torn said.
"So that leaves Jak to find Keira and Torn and I to win the race."
"I'll give the racing a try, too!" Rayn Said enthusiastically.
"Are you sure? It's kinda difficult, you know." Torn looked to her and said. But Rayn smiled.
"I can do it!"
"If you insist..." Torn said.
"Meow!" A black cat jumped on the counter and began licking Jak's face.
"Who is THAT?" Daxter seemed surprised.
"Oh, this cat has given me more help than I can imagine. It's strange though, as if it understands everything I say and feel."
"that's strange..." Samos said while staring at the cat.
"Hey, hey, hey, you dumb old cat. Jak's my partner! I've known him longer! Go find another friend to steal!" Daxter approached the cat and it hissed and jumped into Jak's lap. "Jak..." Daxter whined.
"Hey relax. This cat has given me a lot of help..."
"But what about me? I've given you plenty of help, more than this dumb cat anyhow." Everyone rolled their eyes.
"Sounds like someone's jealous." Ashelin mocked.
"I'm an NOT!" Daxter yelled defensively.
"Give it a name, Jak! so it can offically be part of the team." Ashelin apparently liked the cat. She thought it has a lot of spunk for a little feline.
"Oh no..." Daxter hissed.
"Smokey." Jak lifted the cat and looked underneath it. "Her name is Smokey."
Smokey meowed enthusictally. Daxter walked up to Somkey so they were face to face. "This isn't over." Daxter warned Smokey. Smokey just seemed to smile. This cat defnitally knows more than it will reveal, but who's side is it really on?
"Ok, guys!" Jak announced. "The qualifying race is in one hour. Let's get ourselves ready. We're going to be in for a wild ride."
This is the end of chapter 4. not as exciting as the other chapters, but this sets the stage for the next chapter. We'll be in the driver's seat of the qualifying cup and Jak goes to find Keira to bring her back safely before the race finishes out with the help of Daxter and Smokey. And Daxter discover a shocking secret.
You'll have to wait until next time to get to an adrenaline pumping chapter. Please review to tell me how i'm coming along with this and where you think I should go with the character of Smokey.