DR: Okay, Chap 7.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but Raye.
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-Chap. 7-
-Meeting Krew and Sig-
Torn was looking over his plans when a certain orange, and incredibly annoying, rodent leaped onto the table. "The 'demolition trio' has returned! One BBQ'd ammo dump, served up hot! We have a slight problem though." Daxter made a 'small' motion with his fingers as Jak brought Raye in. He had an arm around her waist, and one of her legs was dragging limply on the ground.
"What happened?" Torn asked as the blonde set Raye down on one of the beds.
"We blew the ammo up, and some of debris from the explosion hit me." Raye explained as Torn grabbed a few bandages.
"Looks minor, it shouldn't do any damage." He told her, wrapping the cut. She winced once and bit her lip from the pressure, but didn't say anything.
"We saw something odd while torching that ammo. The Baron's guards were giving eco to a group of Metal Heads!"
Raye nodded and stood shakily, "Almost like a bribe."
"Really! The Shadow will be very interested to hear that." Torn muttered, like he was thinking aloud.
Daxter crossed his arms, "You know, so far your gigs have been easier than stealn' grass from a sleeping yakow."
Torn laughed, "You and the rodent want to start proving yourselves? One of our 'suppliers' needs his payment-two bags of eco ore. Take the zoomers parked out back and drive them to the Hip Hog Heaven Saloon in South Town. Ask for Krew-he'll be there. And don't let the Baron's patrols stop you." The elves started to leave, but Torn stopped them, "By the way, when you get there, pump Krew for information. He's wired into the city and may know what the Baron is up to.
"You can count on us!" Daxter said. Raye and Jak both rolled their eyes at the ottsel. More like them. Daxter would more than likely be on Jak's shoulder, telling them what to do.
"Are you still here?" Jak grabbed Daxter and walked out the door to see Raye already sitting on one of the zoomers.
"Can you believe him? Where running around, doing his dirty work, and he-"
Jak cut her off, "Raye. I'm just as ticked at him as you, but the sooner we get this done, the closer we are to seeing the Shadow.
She sighed, "Yeah, sorry. I know. How about we get going?" She asked, letting him start his zoomer and take off before her. They reached the Industrial Section without any problem, but then the trouble started. As soon as they rounded the first corner, a KG roadblock started shooting. A talk box flew up.
"It's an ambush! Turn around and get back to the hideout!"
"Didn't you say something about not letting the Baron's guards stopping us? I don't know what Jak's doing, but I'm going to keep going!" Raye yelled to the floating machine, before taking off, below the guards roadblock.
"Jak, unless you want to get shown up by a girl, follow her!" The Torn yelled before the box was blown up by a guards bullet. Jak sped off as a volley of bullets rained down on the spot he was just in. He caught up to Raye, who was still dodging bullets.
"Are you insane!" He yelled. She shot him a wild grin and sped below the second roadblock.
"Yahaha!" She cried as she dodged bullets and guards. 'Well that pretty well answers my question.' Jak thought as he sped under the guards as well.
Three minutes later, they were at the 'Triple H' Saloon. Raye jumped off her still intact zoomer and grabbed the bag of eco ore and walked inside with Jak behind her. "Your either insane, brave to the point of death, or suicidal. I can't figure out which." Jak muttered. She laughed and gave him a brief hug.
"Aw, c'mon. You're starting to sound like Daxter, you worry-wart!" She laughed and walked inside beside him. Jak couldn't help but crack a smile. As soon as they walked into the bar Daxter started showing off.
"Let me handle this Jak. Watch my finesse and style." He jumped off Jak's shoulder and walked towards Sig.
"Don't forget to ask about..." Jak started, but his friend ignored him.
"Everything's cool. Don't panic. Hey, big guy!" Daxter said, walking under Sig. His jaw dropped as he saw Krew himself, "You Krew? Well, we shook the heat and your shipments in primo condition."
Krew floated down, "That's good, 'ey, because a cargo of rare eco ore is worth more than ten of your lives, mmmmm and of course, I'd be forced to collect... ah slowly." He laughed and circled around Raye and Jak, "The Underground will take anyone with a pulse these days." Jak noticed the way Krew looked at Raye, and instinctively pulled her closer to him, giving Krew a 'back off' look. Krew glared for a moment, before being distracted by Daxter jumping on to Jak's shoulder, "And what do we have here? The Shadow's mascot of the month?" He petted him roughly, "Oooo, soft... Sig, this fur would go well with my silk suits, 'ey?"
Daxter immediately lost his show-offy air, "Listen, ah, tons of fun, anyone can see that you, uh, and I have the real juice in this burg. We're both players, right? We're both looking for a piece of the action, right? I think we can do business, right?"
Jak finally cut the stuttering ottsel off, "We did you a favor, now it's your turn. Why is the Baron giving eco to Metal Heads?" He asked sharply.
Krew flew up close and personal to Jak and Raye, who stepped back, "Questions like that could get a person killed 'ey! Sig," He motioned to the elf behind him, "give 'el Capitan' here and his friend a bonus." Both Raye and Jak tensed up, preparing for a fight. Sig, however, handed them two guns, which they took without hesitation, "If you want to see what those babies can do, try the gun course outside. Show me some skill with that hardware, and I'll hire you for a job or two, 'ey." Krew told them, flying back up to the ceiling. Jak and Raye shot each other evil grins and walked out, tucking the guns away so the KG wouldn't stop them or send the city on the high alert.
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At the gun course, Jak had just finished the course itself and Raye was examining her scatter gun, "You know, it's funny how a gun can change your opinion of someone." She said, brushing off some burnt cardboard.
Jak laughed, "Yeah. This thing is fun. Not the best aim ever, but still pretty good. Let's get back to the Saloon. I have a feeling Krew has a mission for us."
Daxter rolled his eyes, "Oh great. Another mission is just what we need after all of the tattooed wonder's missions." Raye gave him a 'look' that clearly stated shut up. He whimpered and she put the gun away, walking towards the door with a fleeting grin on her face.
"Let's go." She turned halfway around, "Of course, if Dax doesn't want to go see Krew, we could always see if Torn had something for us to do." She suggested innocently.
"Uh, did I say that? I meant back to the saloon!"
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DR: Funny how Daxter changed his mind so fast. I really am mad at my Jak and Daxter game, because collecting those 100 power cells is harder than getting precursor orbs! I would really appreciate it if someone would tell me what's behind that door. Thanks! RR!