Jak yawned as he woke from his nap. Daxter had been out on a date earlier that afternoon with Tess, who was recently turned into an otsel, so she was a little unsure of how to handle things from the knee point of view. Keira was out with her father in the woods, harvesting the light eco to try and transform the dead forest back into the flourished land it once was, and Ashelin was currently in a meeting with Torn, who Jak suspected wasn't a meeting after all, but more of an afternoon of naked play. So Jak thought it best to nap, and forget all his past break ups.
Keira and Jak had been dating for about 6 months before they felt uncomfortable, due to the fact that they were childhood friends, and the man who raised Jak as a child was her father, making him and Keira feel like they were brother and sister. So they called it off mutually and under good terms. Ashelin was a bit controlling and had bratty issues since she was spoiled under her father Baron Praxis' rule, but she was a kindhearted person. They dated for another 6 months, before Jak noticed Torn was a little hurt, since Torn had loved Ashelin since the day they worked together. So again under good terms they split.
Jak looked out, and remembered his father, Damus. He never knew that one day he'd meet his dad, and he had only wished he had known sooner so that he and his father would have had a chance to bond. Suddenly screams could be heard from the town below his apartment in the well off district. He jumped up and ran to his window. Metal heads were back and were terrorzing the city again. Jak grabbed his gun, and just as he was about to open the door Daxter bursted in yelling," Jak! Metal heads are back in the city! "Where'd they come from!?" growled Jak.
Tess was right behind him," Hurry Jak, you've got to stop them!"
Daxter hopped onto his shoulder," Stay here sweet cheeks, and Jak and I will take care of those nasty creatures!" Tess smiled," Be safe my big tough fuzzy wuzzy!" Jack rolled his eyes," Oh please." and quickly ran down his stairs.
"Jak this is Torn! Metal Heads are attacking the city again! Do you two know what the hell is happening?" said a small floating communicator.
"Not sure, but it looks like they're coming from some portal in the city. Dax and I are headed that way now, shouldn't be to tough." Jak grinned, eager for more excitement.
Citizens were scrambling, grabbing children, and running into the nearest buildings," Leave us alone!" "Stop it!" "Help!" "Guards!"
Krimzon guards were shooting like crazy, hitting the metal heads, and electrocuting them. Jak jumped in, and shot the metal heads.
"Jak there's more that way!" Daxter pointed, as 20 metal heads emerged from the portal.
"No problem!" Jak quickly changed gun mods, and shot a peacemaker bullet, electrocuting them all.
Spider metal heads and scorpion metal heads popped up, and more regular shaped metal heads came running towards Jak.
Jak laughed," Hey get back!" He shouted at the Krimzon guards," I'm gonna transform, and don't wanna hurt anyone!" The guards nodded and quickly gathered the citizens in a building," Stay away from the windows!"
Jak set his gun aside, and summoned the dark eco within himself. His horns grew, and claws emerged from his hands. Dark eco poured out his veins, and his skin color changed greyish. With one jump and a punch to the ground, a loud explosion erupted and all the metal heads that were charging for him, died instantaneously. Jak painfully transformed back, as the portal was closing. Daxter laughed," Hah! That showed those metal heads whose boss. But I wonder where they came from..." Daxter looked back at the portal," Jak watch out!" Daxter quickly jumped from his shoulder to safety, as Jak regained consciousness," What?" Suddenly something hit him, and sent him flying back. The portal closed, and nothing more happened.
Jak grabbed his head, and looked at the thing that landed on him. It was a girl.
Daxter ran back towards him,"Woah! What the hell was that?! Who the hell IS that?!" Jak pushed her off, and she appeared to be unconscious.
"She came from that portal...Maybe she brought them here? Metal heads haven't been in the city for a while now, they only live outside the walls in the desert and sewers."
Daxter poked her with his foot, and the girl groaned, turning her head to the side," Get a load of those ears Jak!"
The girl was sweating profusely, and she was wearing a strange outfit. A black leotard, with a blue cape that was the exact length of her body. Her skin was slightly grey and her hair was short and violet colored. She wore matching boots the color of her cape. Suddenly she shot up, and looked around her frantically. Jak jumped back and pulled his gun out, ready to shoot.
The girl groaned and looked at her leg, which was swollen and had a puncture wound," Where...where am I?"
"Who are you toots?" asked Daxter.
The girls hand began to glow a baby blue color, at first startling Jak who growled," I'll shoot if you -" he was cut off as the girl put her hand to her leg and she grimaced as the wound and swelling went down.
She laid back on the ground as the venom was being recycled with her magic," I didn't mean to startle you, I mean no harm."
Jak lowered his gun," What's your name?"
"My name is Raven...where am I?"
"Those are some strange threads sister! Where the heck you from anyway?" Daxter eyed her cautiously.
"I'm from a town called Jump City...now where am I?" Raven quickly sat up. Her surroundings were very different from Jump, it was making her nervous.
"Easy. You're in a place called Haven City..."
"Haven City? I've never heard of it..."
"Yeah? Neither did we until a few years ago..." Daxter shrugged.
"Who are you?" Raven asked, stumbling up as the venom wasn't fully out of her system yet.
"His name isn't important. But you can call me Orange Lightning! Za-Za Zing!" Daxter winked," Those are some strange ears girly."
Suddenly Raven felt uncomfortable for the first time in her life in her leotard,"Right...and you are?" Noticing the difference in ears, she knew she couldn't be from the same world, but she wasn't sure yet, or if she hit her head really hard.
Jak lightly punched Daxter on the top of his head," Don't mind him, he's got a big mouth... I'm Jak, and well his real name's Daxter." Jak felt the eco in his body jolt up his veins as he stared at the young girl. It made him feel both dark and yet at ease.
"So this is where the portal led?"
"Yeah! Did you summon those things into the city?!" Daxter shouted.
"What? No." Raven crossed her arms, and as usual, Daxter smiled inwardly at the young girls large breasts as she crossed her arms, emphasizing the size. "They appeared in my hometown, and starting attacking. My teammates and I had to try and save our citizens, and the only way I could was to reverse the portal from where it was opened."
"Wait, so you're saying the portal was opened from here?" Jak shook his head.
"Thats crazy! Who else is left that would hold a grudge against us or the city?" Daxter looked up at Jak.
Jak nodded," Well besides that, who would send metal heads to another city to launch an attack, instead of launching the assault here in Haven..."
"Metal Heads? Is that what you guys call them?" Raven glanced at her leg," One bit me, and I began to lose consciousness. I did what was necessary to save my town and my friends, but one of the larger metal heads grabbed onto my cape and dragged me in the portal. When I woke up, I was here..."
Suddenly the Krimzon Guards began to emerge," Freeze! You are under arrest for the assault on our peaceful town!"
Raven raised her hands," Well, this can't be good" she said hiding her emotions.
"Arrest that freak!" they shouted.
Raven cringed a bit at the word, and looked at Jak," Tell them I didn't do anything!"
"Hey, this girl wasn't a part of the attack." Jak stood in front of her.
"But she came through the portal! She brought the metal heads here! She must pay for her crimes against the city!"
Torn and Ashelin appeared a few seconds later, sending some citizens scrambling out of the way," Jak what the hell is going on?!" asked Torn.
"Stand down!" said Ashelin as put her hands on her hips glaring at the guards.
"Yes sir." they lowered their guns.
"You, tell me everything that happened!" Torn grabbed Raven's leotard.
Raven furrowed her brows," Let go of me."
Jak touched Torn's arm," She's peaceful, I don't think she had anything to do with the attack."
"Well we'll find out the second we get her ass back to base." Torn growled.
Raven sighed," Fine, I'm telling you that I didn't do anything, but if you want to interrogate me, I won't resist. If its the only way to prove that I'm innocent I will."
Ashelin grabbed Torns shoulder," Let me talk to her, you aren't to well rounded around ladies."
Torn scoffed and let Ashelin take her away, while Jak began to tell Torn his side of the story. Daxter shouted after Raven and Ashelin," Hey sweet cheeks, give me them digits so I can hit you up shorty!"
Raven looked at Ashelin," Is he always that way?"
She shook her head," Annoying isn't it? I don't know how Jak puts up with him." She turned back towards the men," We'll be at Freedom HQ, get your asses back there immediately!" Ashelin helped Raven aboard the Hell Cat, and they flew off.
Torn looked at the shattered windows, and hundreds of gems on the ground," The hell happened? How can you say that that girl had nothing to do with the attack?"
"She had a bite on her leg, I'm pretty sure that if she were running the assault her own army wouldn't turn on her."
"What did she tell you?"
"Basically this weird looking girl came flying through this portal thingy, right after Jak here took out those hordes of metal heads." Daxter climbed on Jaks shoulder.
"She said someone opened up a portal in her town, and they started pouring out, and something about her teammates having to defend their city." Jak crossed his arms, reconsidering Ravens story.
"City? There is no city for hundreds and hundreds of miles. Did you see that girls ears? She isn't from this world." Torn took another glance at the destruction," And why the hell did you blast those bastards? Now I gotta repair the damn district"
"Sheesh Torn, what crawled up your ass?" Daxter frowned.
Jak shrugged," Dax, easy. I'll help out, right now I wanna know what this girl is all about. The only portals I know of are those Warp Gates, and I can damn well guarantee she didn't come through one of those."
"Here." Torn threw some keys to Jak," Take the hell cat in that garage, it'll get you there faster. Once you get that girls story straightened out, get your ass AND hers back here and help me clean up this mess."
"You got it" Jak ran off.
"Starfire, do you see anything? Any trace of where Raven disappeared to?" Robin shouted to the flying girl.
"I'm afraid not Robin, I do not see any signs of the portal nor Raven." Starfire frowned deeply.
Cyborg grunted,"Aw man, I knew we should have called for backup."
"Even if we did Cyborg, Titans East wouldn't have been here in time to help us anyway." Robin sighed, "Raven..."
Beastboy transformed into a blood hound, and began sniffing the air, but whimpered and transformed back," I can't even pick her scent up dudes... Its almost like she's been erased from this world."
Starfire flew down," Do not say that! We can not give up hope that we will find her!"
Cyborg sighed," I know what you mean Star, but I'm not even picking up her communicator signal..."
Robin punched the wall," How could I be so stupid and let her do that?"
"Easy man, don't be so hard on yourself. We all stood by and watched her..." Cyborg put his hand on Robins shoulder.
"She's a valuable asset to our team...and not only that but shes our friend...We've got to find her." Robin turned.
"What if we go back to the Tower and input the data on that portal? Maybe it can give us some clues as to where it came from in the first place..." Beastboy chimed in.
"That's the smartest idea I've ever heard from you BB. Lets go." Cyborg smiled, hope in his eyes.
"HEY!"
"Robin, you are okay?" Starfire asked.
"I'm fine. Lets go Star."
Back at the Tower, Robin studied the computer as Cyborg punched in codes and researched as fast as he could. Beast Boy frowned," What happens if we can't figure it out?"
Starfire looked at him and offered a comforting smile," Do not lose hope. If we should fail, we cannot give up that we will find Raven."
"She's right B. Don't worry, somehow, we'll find Raven."
Robin walked up to his side," Anything so far?"
"The computer is studying the creatures, I'm trying to find their origin, or species type. Those things aren't from this world. Someone either made them and sent them here, or well summoned them into the city."
"But why would someone send such awful creatures to attack the city?"
"Honestly, I can't say. They weren't even going after the citizens, they seemed to be coming for us." Robin studied all the clips Cyborg had running on the side.
"Okay, so we found out someone is giving them orders to attack us, but who?" asked BeastBoy.
"That's what we have to figure out." Robin frowned.
"No good." Cyborg sighed. " The computer can't find a match on the creatures, and it can't even read that portal thing."
Robin had found a scrap of Ravens cape after she vanished, and he clutched onto it without anyone seeing," Raven..." he muttered under his breath.
A/N: Hello, I hope you are enjoying my story so far =] This story takes place before Jak X, or you could say neither Jak X and TLF never happened. If you loved the idea of KeiraxJak or AshelinxJak, I'm sorry but I've decided to make them all friends, so I could spare the pain of writing a cat fight, because...we all know who would win that fight -_-. who knows, guess we'll see. Anyway, Jak has his light eco and dark eco powers. If you enjoyed, please rXr and maybe favorite or follow it =D Many thanks
-Paine.