OMFG!OMFG! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I SHOULD GET FIRED FOR STAYING AWAY FROM THE STORY SO LONG!...oh ya, I don't work here. But still, it is rather sloppy of me. Hey, you go to Pennsylvania with your friend and look for a computer in the hotel! Yep, I was in Hershey. But I'm sorry and I hope you'll still read this!...even though I don't get paid for this.
The car came to an abrupt halt. Maybe Jak really was mad at me. He still looked angry when we walked toward Sig in the Gila Stomper.
"There you are! I was beginnin' to think you chickened out." And of course he went on about the whole eco-crystal-in-the-cavern thing. But I was too concerned about Jak to care. So while they talked I tapped on Daxter. He turned around,
"What?"
I motioned him to me and he leapt on my shoulder.
"What's wrong with Jak?", I whispered.
"I think it's Ashelin"
"What about her?"
"Well, Jak says that he was thinking about how she wanted 'im to go back to Haven"
"And?"
"Well, she also said somethin' about you"
"But she's never seen me"
"Jak talked to her about you on the transmitter thingy"
But before they could say more Jak was in the Gila Stomper,
"Come on", he insisted. They both looked at each other and got in. The huge vehicle started noisily and it took off toward the cave. After awhile the small spider metalheads attempted to ambush them. Jak shot them down the best he could while Sig drove and I swatted them off the back. Dax looked a bit frightened since they weren't much smaller than him. The cavern looked much smaller in person and the spiders a lot bigger. It was pretty scary since spiders this size were terrifying. It was gross too because everytime we shot one or ran over one, guts and oozing liquid flew everywhere. Suddenly one was on my face. I yelled and shook my head furiously.
"HOLY SHIT!", Daxter cried and hopped on Sigs shoulder.
I quickly slid my glove off and smacked it. It soared through the air and hit the ground. As my breathing became normal again, I looked at Jak. He was grinning and my stomach began to do cartwheels.
"I guess you're a squirt on the inside", he teased. I smiled and looked away. I was still shy around him even though we spent a lot of time together. When I came to think of it, he still didn't know where I came from. I felt bad hiding it from him, but knowing the truth might change his feelings for me.
"Kirsten!", Daxter pointed behind me. I turned around and saw the bugs crowding into the seats. I gasped and began to knock them off again. Before I could get safely back in the Stomper I heard a low rumble and a crash. Before I knew it, I was dangling from the back. I pulled and pulled but we were going too fast. I struggled to get someones attention but the sound of the gun and the metalpedes were too loud. I tried to latch my legs on the back but I had swung too far. An atrocious pain ran all the way up my leg. My foot got caught in the wheel. I screeched and let go (and this HAS actually happened to me. Except it was a four-wheeler.) I screamed at the top of my lungs as tears ran down my face,
"GOOOOD! SOMEONE HELP MEEEEEE!" I looked down at my leg and blood was pouring from my knee, down. I clawed the ground and yelled.
"WHY DO THESE THINGS HAPPEN TO ME?" I yelled," AM I TOO WEAK! STUPID! AM I JUST A CRY BABY!" I lied down as the puddle of blood drenched my whole leg. My crying and yelling decreased, but the pain was still excruciating. I hoped someone would get there in time. I didn't want Jak to cry again.
:IIMeanwhileII:
Jak whooped as he blew up another metalpede. He laughed as he and Sig highfived each other. There was one more left. It would appear soon. They drove into the next section and waited for the same low rumble. Almost one minute after the last, the final metalpede crashed through the ground and began to shoot at them. The Gila Stomper tipped over slightly but didn't flip completely. Jak held up the gun and aimed. With one eye shut he began to fire. The metalpede shot back at him but after a moment of fire the giant metalhead blew up. Sig laughed and Jak grinned. Daxter boomed,
"Oh yeah! We showed them!"
After Daxter didn't here a whoop or any sign of happiness from Kirsten he turned around. When he didn't see her he frowned,
"Uh, Kirsten?" He looked back and forth and leapt off Jak's shoulder. He looked under the seats and then at the ground behind them. When he saw blood, not green metalpede blood, but a trail of crimson substance his eyes widened and he panicked,
"JAK!JAK!"
"What's wrong, Dax?"
"Look!", he pointed at the ground. Jak leaned over the rear bar and peered where Daxter was pointing. His pupils dilated and his stomach knotted. He jumped off the stomper and yelled at the top of his lungs,
"KIRSTEN! KIRSTEN, WEAR ARE YOU!" He ran at top speed and followed the trail of blood. While he was sprinting he spotted the light eco crystal. He bent over and swiped it off the ground,
"Kirsten!", a tear streamed through the air. He couldn't forgive himself if she died this time. If she did he hoped she hadn't left yet.
:IIBack with MeII:
The pants and sobs coming from me became quieter and quieter. If I did die this time, I hoped Jak would make it before I got to the light. I would be happy in heaven…but I felt I hadn't reached my life's goal yet. Whatever that was. I couldn't feel either legs and my blood stream felt chilly. When I looked at my hand and stomach they looked pale and I could see veins clearly. I could hear Jak calling for me. But all I could release was a light whisper,
"J-Jak…." My hand pressed the ground and my teeth grinded from the sting emitting from my foot. Jak can't find me I thought to myself I'll find him. I'll try.
"N-no matter what…….." I lifted myself off the ground. I began to crawl with my arms, inch-by-inch. My bad leg dragging on the ground. I couldn't work myself too much, or I would loose blood faster. Sweat emanated from my forehead as I worked. But after a few moments I thought I would give out. But I tried and tried. I could no longer hear Jak or the Gila Stomper. I was determined to find him to shorten his search and make more time. My arms were weak, and I couldn't breathe. I couldn't go any farther. Everything seemed to trail and slow down and my head was dizzy. I began to collapse. Slowly my face inched toward the ground. But then I felt warm skin on my cheek and my shoulder. Someone had caught me. My eyes slowly drifted to whatever gotten to me. I caught a glimpse of something blue and glowing. The person turned me so I was facing upward. And that's when I realized, light Jaks face hovering over mine. I looked down at my foot and the bloody mess was gone. Everything came into focus. The blue glow disappeared and Jak was infront of me in a cross-legged position. His thumbs traced my face as a soft smile came across his lips. I attempted to smile but the pain that had once built in my foot, and the crying made me tired. I slowly shut my eyes and fell asleep to Jaks feather-light touch.
