Here's the next chapter in my series and I must thank COme as who yOu are and Ecohorse for their on going support of my work and giving me a reason to go on with this story. I've packed a lot of energy and excitement towards the end so forgive me for the bit of a slow start. I've done a quick revamp to this chapter to make it a bit easier to understand...hopefully this helps. I've just added more details and stuff.

Jak mencaingly approched the woman. She limped heavily backward. Just as both of them had feared, it was the Kana that both of them knew. The one that Keira had attacked hours earlier, the one she had been friends with since she landed in Haven City. Kana had helped Keira around the City and adjust. The same one that Keira believes killed her. And she, too, was the same one that had tortured Jak for two years of his life.

But even as Jak seemed ready to tear her to shreds as his past memories of what she had helped do to him ran through his head, Kana placed a gentle hand on Jak's shoulder to quell hi rising anger and lust for revenge. Keira smiled oddly and walked towards Kana with a bit of 'pep in her step'.

"Oh my Kana!" Her voice was perky and oddly happy. To the point that it forced a strange and confused look upon Jak's face. "What happened to you! It looks like you got..." She smiled wickedly. "Thrashed by a cat."

"Actually, I-" Kana started.

"Oh, no, no, no! We can't talk here! We need to go fix those wounds! We'll go to the-"

"Hideout." Jak finished, his voice showed exasperation. It was obvious that Keira knew her somehow and he didn't want to make a scene in front of Keira. "Well, let's go I don't have all day." Jak stormed forward leaving a safe distance between Kana and himself. He was trying not to do anything rash.

Keira walked in silence next to Kana. 'Why would she be a part of the Underground...espicially when she had been helping the Baron for a good while. Unless she had quit that job to join the Underground, or maybe she has a different motive...' Keira had to know. But those thoughts prompted a different result from Keira. 'If she was my friend, was, why does she seem to have such a secret life...'

"Kana, what happened. I mean, something must have occured to look this bad. Usually you never have a hair out of place." Kana was always the beauty queen, trying to keep herself in the best shape and looking great. But befriending her again for now was the only way that Keira was ever going to get the information that she needed.

"Well, at my house I was viciously attacked, more like, surprise attacked by that Catwoman. She threw around some threats and stole some stuff. The only damage she caused was the wounds, she really didn't take anything worth stealing." Kana emphasised the 'worth stealing' part.

'Does she know?' Keira felt a bit disappointed. "Well, after that whole ordeal, I had a second break-in. It was some spy for the Baron, I guess. He threatened to kill me unless I told him the future plans of the Underground and where the Hideout was located. But-"

Hastily, with venom in his voice Jak spun around and spat, "Well if you're still living...what did you tell them!"

"I didn't tell them anything! Why would I betray the Underground?" Kana exclaimed.

"Because you worked with the Baron before and I'll bet you still do..." Jak hissed.

"So did Torn! He was a Krimson guard before!"

"But he's proven himself much more than you have!" Jak yelled and pointed his index finger in her face.

"But I swear I didn't say anything!"

"You shouldn't swear if your lying." Jak turned the corner and stormed into the Underground's hidden entrance. It was far too obvious that Jak had a very strong hate and mistrust for Kana. But Keira felt the same way, she could be standing in front of the very woman who was a great ally to her at one point and then killed her and Keira wanted answers.

They slowed as they came to the entrance. Kana's limp seemed to have worsened from all of the walking. "Kana, I must ask how you really got away. I mean, it's almost too strange that one of the Baron's spies let you get away." Keira put a strong emphasis on 'let you get away'.

"They didn't. I had a hidden gun underneath my couch. Just the sight of it scared them off, then I decided that I needed to get some help. So, then I found you guys."

"Wait, you get the gun out on this spy, but you don't turn it on Catwoman?"

"I believe that Catwoman is just confused and lost. She seeks answers and will do as she must to find them. She really doesn't mean any harm, I don't think. She just wants to know how and why. To be truthful, I found it too hard to turn the gun on her and attempt to or even think of shooting her. It would be like shooting a friend. Like turning the gun on..." She stopped and turned to Keira with a smile. "You."

'No it can't be...she can't know...there is no way...does she know I'm Catwoman? Or is she just messing with my head.' Keira calmed herself and took steady deep breaths, she needed some time to think. Trying to look as if the comment hadn't surprised her. "I'm going inside, are you coming?"

"I'll be there in a second." Kana said gently.

Keira turned inside and Kana walked normally, without a limp in her step. Into the shadows she stepped and stood strongly in front of the sillohetted figure. "Are you happy now?"

"You've done well. It'll be a shame to destroy so many familar faces." the comment was sarcastic. "Well, I'll alert the Guards of where to go. And it'll be all over in no time." The person turned and walked away. Kana followed quickly.

"Wouldn't it have been smarted to tell the Baron where this hideout is and then blow them out the water?"

A sigh, "We don't want to draw too mush attention to this scene. It will be too obvious. All we need are these troops to go in and finish the job."

Kana thought for a second, "Don't hurt Keira at least. She's been a good friend, she's just a bit lost and confused, that's all."

"Oh don't worry. She won't be hurt. I have a very different plan for her. But for now, it's time to blow the rats out of their hole." They left the scene and all that was left behind was a strand of long orangeish hair, that was soon swept away with the breeze.

-Back in the Hideout. Keira listened patiently to Jak and Torn as they talked about missions and Daxter's complaint to each and every thing that came out of their mouths. It was kind of funny actually. But the conversation was getting more and more boring by the second. Keira was also tempted to clean this place the Underground called a Hideout. It was obvious that it was kept by men because it was so filthy and that chilled Keira to the core.

Fifteen minutes had passed and she was a bit worried about where Kana was. Keira stood and proceeded out the door to see if Kana wanted to come in yet. As she exited the door she thought about Kana and how maybe this wasn't the one that she was looking for. 'Maybe she isn't as bad as I have thought her to be. I mean she always was a good friend to me..'

Keira poked her head outside. Kana wasn't there. She stepped outside and walked around the corner. Only to see a batillion of Krimson Guards headed towards where they were. "Oh. Shit." Keira ran at full speed to the hideout and burst through the door. She ran up to the table and slammed her fists down on it. "Kana's gone. And-"

"We care because..." Jak started.

"And now a bunch of Krimson Guards are coming towards here!"

"I knew we couldn't trust that bitch!" Jak yelled with pure hate.

Torn jumped up, "How many!"

"About a solid fifty."

Torn turned to Jak, "We need to lock and load and get our asses out there. This hideout cannot go down! Meet me out there!" Torn grabbed some ammunition and a hand gun and ran out the door.

Jak turned to Keira and grabbed her by the shoulders. "You must get back to the race garage! You can't stay here, it won't be safe! In what direction are they coming?"

"The opposite direction. I'll be able to get away and avoid the fight." She hastily said.

"Ok then. Go, I have to stay and fight. But Keira please be careful." He pulled her in and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips. To Keira it was like magic and she felt as if she could do anything now. She felt so safe and secure and protected by her own angel. Jak pulled her away, but Keira was still full of the emotion from his kiss. "Now go!"

Keira ran out the door and pretended to leave. She jumped onto the roof and pulled off her top and pants. Underneath she had her 'Catwoman gear' on. She was tired of having to run off and change. It wasted too much time. She crouched down and saw Jak and Torn crouched down by the edge of the wall. They were ready to attack at any second. Keira pulled on her mask.

In an instant they pounced up and took on the onslaught Krimson Guards. Torn dodged quickly from side to side, giving swift kicks and shots as he went. Jak pulled out the scatter gun and blasted away at the guards. But Keira knew one thing for sure and that was that they couldn't handle all of the guards themselves.

The Guards were starting to encircle them, but they still fought. Torn ducked and shot a guard dead center in the forehead, but Torn himself was knocked out but the butt of a gun from another Krimson Guard. 'well he lasted long..' Keira thought sarcastically. "Time to lend a hand!"

Keira flew off the roof and pulled out a long range whip. As the guards started to close in on Jak and entire 'wall' of them was blown away. Swept off their feet and entangled in her whip. She drew herself into the combat. Her claws thrashed them. Even tearing through their armor. Her swift body flowed like a fluid as she picked them off one by one. Her whip danced around her and struck guards effortlessly, throwing their bodies around like rag dolls.

Jak could feel the rush of Dark Eco inside of him. He was slowly starting to lose his grip. And soon he did. his body contorted into that monster that was now a part of him. He now too, tore them to the ground. Clearing off the guards at an impossable pace. He leapt into the air and came back down to the ground sending a shock wave of Dark Eco through the ground, sending guards flying across the area and sending their bodies scattering. He finished off every last one...

But when Jak lost control, it was hard for him to come back. He stalked towards the Catwoman, towards Keira, and raised his claw to her. 'How can such a monster be so beautiful...'

She caught the claw and pulled Dark Jak to her. She grabbed his face and forced his lips onto hers. The monster that was Jak changed back into being normal. He wrapped his arms around her and not caring if they were standing in the middle of the city or not, kissed fervently in the street. Jak moved his hands to the mask on her face and began to pull it off...

Ah ha ha! It's an evil cliffhanger! And it is here to leave you hanging! But no worries the next chapter wil be up soon. In the next chapter...will Jak get her mask off and reveal her identity or will she be too lost in the moment to stop him? All to be continued...

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