Finally an update…Must go on…so tired…Kingdom Hearts calling…Daxter calling…too much to do…arghh!

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Chapter 11

The war room and the computer room were bustling with crowding soldiers from wall to wall. Typing keyboards, numerous conversations and orders were bouncing from person to person. The green and blue lights from the computer monitors blinked and beeped constantly. Everyone was on duty and on high alert.

The commander paced around the room checking the status of every soldier and employee in his sight. He had already sent search squads into the city to look for any clues and evidence. The city was being turned inside out until they could find any sign of their governor. Word was sent to Rayn to do her part in Kras. They even sent an urgent message to Sig in Spargus. Rumors of a war were beginning to spread.

Jinx had been sent with the woman who was held hostage. She revealed her name to be Omoi after she had calmed down and Jinx had been assigned to watch her until further instructions. The woman had seen too much so it made her a possible target for Ashelin's kidnappers. Jak and Daxter went to stock up on weapons and Eco in case they needed it. Keira agreed to upgrade their vehicles and Tess would upgrade the weapons.

Ashelin had been missing for over twenty-four hours. It was already almost four in the afternoon and as much as the commander tried to keep his authoritative composure, the soldiers saw the dark bags sagging under his bloodshot eyes. He hadn't slept since and had been running around doing everything in his power to find her.

Torn rushed up to one of the women on the computers searching through data files and looking through the surveillance cameras through out Haven. He bent down to speak to her, "Anything yet?"

She shook her head, "No sir, nothing yet. It seems that they knocked out the camera underneath the underpass so unless we can get a glimpse from a nearby camera in the area, we have nothing. It might not even show us enough"

Torn's tired eyes furrowed as he stood up and put a hand on her shoulder, "Alright thanks"

Torn squeezed through the crowd of soldiers and employees. He managed to slip into a supply closet unnoticed. He pulled the string to turn on the old blinking light bulb as he rested his head on the wooden wall. It felt like standing in a box but he needed to get away for a bit. He sighed as he buried his face into his hands. He stood still for a moment before he released a powerful punch into the wall. Clouds of dust spat off from the wall and a bucket fell off the top shelf and clunked him on the head. He grunted and cursed under his breath.

"Ashelin where the hell are you!"

The confused workers inside the war room and computer room all turned to look at the supply room door. They shook their heads at the sound of their commander obviously losing it. The door slammed open and Torn had returned to his professional demeanor. Everyone spun their heads back to their duties.

Just then Jak walked in accompanied by his furry companion on his shoulder. He walked up to Torn. "Everything's ready to go. Have you found any signs of her yet?"

Torn's eyes met the floor as he shook his head. He wore disappointment on his face. Jak placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"It's not your fault Torn. Stop blaming yourself"

Torn nodded as he made his way toward the war room with Jak and Daxter following. On the way he passed two soldiers on break, chattering about the possibilities of a war and everything happening. He couldn't help but flinch at their gossiping words.

He suddenly heard one of them whisper to the other, not realizing he was approaching them from behind. "I don't even think she's still alive by now"

Without thinking Torn grabbed the soldier by the neck and threw him up against a wall. He squealed in fear and held his hands up in apology. His body trembled in his commander's fatal grip.

"Don't you ever, ever say that again in my presence! One thing you learn in war is never assume unless something is confirmed you got it!" His voice rumbled through the room and stunned silence spread from the shocked people watching their commander.

The man continued to wave his hands up, shielding his face, "I- I'm sorry sir"

Torn felt Jak's hand on his shoulder once again. Torn released the soldier. He snarled at him and lifted his fist up as if he was going to punch him. "Get back to work!" he ordered and the soldier nodded, quickly darting into the computer room.

"Torn, I think you need to get some fresh air" Jak released his comforting grip from Torn's shoulder.

"Yeah, you don't look too hot" Daxter added.

Torn shook his head, "How could I? She's close. I can feel it. I just wish I could do something other than ordering everyone else around and caring for this damn city"

Just then they heard a call emerge from the computer room. Gasps and excited voices of relief were coming from the room as Torn, Jak and Daxter rushed back in. Torn walked over to a woman scanning the computer awaiting Ashelin's transmitter to go so she could be tracked. He bent down to see a map form and a glowing red dot. His eyes widened.

"Commander, we got a signal. Four PM, in the outskirts of Kras City"

Torn placed his hand on her shoulder as he stared at the screen, "Can you give me an exact location?"

She nodded and typed something quickly. The map zoomed into the red dot and it blinked, as it got closer. She clicked on it with her mouse and a box popped up with a coordinates.

Torn read the coordinates and stood up, "Map, get me a map now!"

A soldier timidly approached Torn with a hand full of maps. Torn snatched one of them out of his hands and unrolled it. Jak helped to hold the large map open as Torn's finger traced the coordinates.

"She's in an auto parts warehouse"

"So what do we do now? It could be a trap" Jak looked to Torn for answers.

Torn thought for a minute with his hand to his chin. He looked around at the rest of the Freedom League awaiting instructions from their commander. He looked onto the soldier who handed him the map.

"You, what's your name private?"

He raised his hand to his head as he stuttered, "J-Jigs sir"

He was a slim red headed young man. His hair was slightly spiky and he had large deep emerald eyes.

Torn raised an eyebrow at him, "You seem familiar. Have we spoken personally before?"

"U-um well I was assigned to guard the office the day that the governor received the letter and assigned to guard her room that night, gulp, sir"

"Yeah I remember you, where's your partner?"

Another cowardly soldier emerged from the crowd, "R-right here sir"

"Identify yourself and remove your helmets"

They obeyed as the other revealed his name, "Myke, I mean my name is Myke sir!"

They looked a bit similar, as if they were possibly related although they weren't. His hair was more of an auburn and his green eyes were lighter than Jigs. Their age explained their clumsiness and timid personalities. It was obvious they had joined the FL after the war with Erol and the Dark Makers were over. They still had new recruit blood in them but for some reason Torn saw some potential in these two men, just like he had seen in Jak when he first met him. He gave him a hard time in the beginning but he proved himself and he hoped these two men would do the same.

A smirk spread across Torn's face as he grabbed both their shoulders and gave them a friendly shake. "Relax, you don't have to be so shaken up all the time. We're a team remember?"

Their eyes widened, stunned by the sudden friendliness from their commander who had once punched them for falling asleep on guard duty. Jigs looked at Myke and he just shrugged his shoulders, just as confused as him.

"Listen guys, I'm gonna let you redeem yourselves from when you fell asleep on guard duty and let the governor out from your sights. I need you to find two other soldiers, Anya and Seij. They should be patrolling outside. Once you get them, meet me back here in the war room asap"

"B-but sir, what are we gonna do?" questioned Jigs.

Torn's smile turned serious. "Jak, get Jinx and tell him to get over here, even if he has to come with that woman" Jak nodded and walked away. "We know where she is but it could be a trap. We don't know how many men they have. The clock is ticking and we have one hell of a battle waiting for us, but I have a plan"

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Spoiled again, onto the next chapter you spoiled fans you!