Author's Notes: I'm proud to say that Blue Eyes: Unfilled Lives has almost as many views as the original! It's also gotten farther in the storyline. And in reviews. And favorites. And follows. And pretty much everywhere else that counts. Am I bragging? Maybe a little. I'm just proud that my rewrite is considered so good by my readers!

Anyways, sibling stuff in this chapter, plus a little mention as to what Jamie can do, and, of course, Daxter being Daxter. Personally, I didn't really like this mission in the game, since you can't get out to kill the Wasps when they rise up and shoot at you. I also didn't like the other mission where you have to shoot down the KG tanker here, but that's a whole other can o' worms.

Really, I just didn't like the turret missions in this game. I preferred the more old-school stuff, like exploring the Mountain Temple or the Tomb of Mar.

Funny story (to me, anyways): My brother and I played the Jak and Daxter games out of order. We had Precursor Legacy first, and a friend of ours wouldn't give us the third game until we beat it (eventually, I managed to find all 101 power cells and win the game). Then we beat Jak 3 on both normal and hero modes, and THEN we played Jak II and beat it. Although, we did get stuck on the final boss fight, and since our TV was sucky (we couldn't alter the brightness, since it was really old), I actually had to do one of the Fortress missions at another house, with my own copy of the game and my own memory card. And then we played Jak X, and though we haven't beaten it yet, we're getting there. Slowly, yet surely... race by race... Cup by Cup... awesome explosion by awesome explosion...

Okay, I'm done. Read on, noble and treasured viewers!

Disclaimer: I do not own Jak and Daxter. They're the property of Naughty Dog and whoever else owns them.

"It is a well-known fact among the Unfilled that Gemini, the founder of their order and the first Lodestar Vessel and Lodestar Eyes, was a set of twins. To this day, twins, whether identical or fraternal, have always been treated as an honor by any Unfilled parents, and sometimes as controversial matters when they have 'gifts'. The Sagai twins, in particular, have raised much debate over their powers and their connection to the Lodestar Prophecy set down by Gemini's male half so long ago. Jessamine Sagai is already known as the Lodestar Vessel, and her brother, James, is believed to be the Lodestar Eyes, gifted with the power of prophecy and the ability to see into the future. Now all that remains is the identity of the Lodestar Sentinel." -Doctor Michelle Erwin, leading expert on the Unfilled at the Haven City Resource Center, which is, coincidentally, within the lower levels of the Palace

It was around the time they were leaving the Hideout – after giving Torn Ashelin's message, of course – that Jessie got a message from Jamie. She skimmed over it quickly, looking back up at her partners when she had read it a few times.

"Vin wants to see you two, and Jamie wants to talk with me. You two okay with heading to the Power Station before we visit the Bazaar?" she asked casually, leaning back against the side of her precious hover. Jak and Daxter shared a look, then the human of the two shrugged.

"As long as we get food afterwards, I'm okay with it," Daxter replied for them. She grinned and nodded.

"Then get in. Let's make it a quickie. I'm hungry, too." The backseat became visible and Jessie climbed into the driver's seat, waiting until Jak was ready to shoot off through the slums toward the Industrial Section. As they went, Jessie occasionally let her eyes roam the slate gray and red environment, catching a short glimpse of a billboard that said "Onin knows" on it as they passed pedestrians, KG, and other hovers. Finally, they pulled up beside the ramp closest to Vin's place of operations, and as Jak got off, Daxter slowly swayed on his shoulder.

"Jeez, Jessie, you drive like Jak. Is it really necessary to switch between zones so much?" he quipped dizzily. The young woman smirked at him.

"Since I used to be a street racer and an official racer, yes. Now come on. I want to give Jamie these juice rods, and Vin wants to talk to you guys," Jessie replied, shouldering the pack of Metal Head weapons and beginning the climb up the smooth gray ramp, only half-listening to them follow her to the Power Station.

Earlier that day...

Jamie typed a few equations into the computer and waited, scanning the data that appeared. It seemed that the Eco flow from one of the platforms outside the city had decreased.

"Vin? You might want to take a look at this," he called to his coworker, leaning back and glancing at the older man.

Some considered Vin a little crazy. Not Jamie. He understood that, compared to most of the city, Vin was a genius. He was one of the few people in the world who understood Mar's work, and the one the Unfilled trusted enough to allow him to speak for them. He was also Jamie's role model and mentor, at least in the ways of technology and Eco. Jamie trusted Vin with his life.

"Uh oh. That's not good. That is really, really not good. Jamie! The Drill Platform is—" the technician began panicking, and the Sagai boy stood up and put his hands on the man's shoulders.

"Vin! Relax! I'll call Jessie and Jak, and they'll take care of it. Remember Jak and Daxter, the two who rescued you from the Strip Mine? They can handle something like this," Jamie said soothingly, patting Vin's shoulders gently. Slowly, he stopped freaking out and nodded, stepping back towards his half of the Power Station. When he was sure Vin had calmed down, the teenage boy pulled out his communicator and began messaging his sister.

Jessie was the first to arrive, but Jak and Daxter came right on her heels, so Jamie knew everything was going to be fine. Vin heard their steps and turned.

"Hey, Jessie," he greeted her, then focused on her partners. "Hey, I want to thank you guys for saving my butt out there at the Strip Mine."

"And we'd like to thank you... for being such a bad shot!" Daxter quipped. She smirked with her brother as they watched the scene unfold between Jak, Daxter, and Vin.

"Ah, yeah, sorry about that, guys. Ah, I'm a bit jumpy these days," he replied, blissfully ignorant of the grins on the faces of the other people.

"Jumpy? We hadn't noticed," the ottsel said dryly, then his eyes widened as he looked at the space behind the older man. "Ahhhh! A Metal Head behind you!" Vin screamed, jumped ten feet in the air, and twisted to put his back against one of the consoles, hyperventilating and stammering out questions. "Whatha?!... Whotha?!... Wha!...Whoooo... Ohh...!"

"Just kidding... Nice reaction time, though." Daxter walked past him, towards the warp gate that, depending on the coordinates entered, would lead to several places. Jak was smirking, and though Jessie and Jamie both shook their heads in exasperation, they still had lopsided grins on their faces.

"Not funny!" Vin yelled, and when he looked at Jak, the young man began whistling innocently. The tech turned away to his half of the consoles and Jessie mouthed "Smooth" at her partner, making him roll his eyes. Jamie waved a hand at them. "Hey, stop picking on Vin. I'm the one that has to calm him down, you know."

"Those Metal Heads have been attacking our mining operations and we're running out of Eco! Eco power keeps the city shield walls up, and if the shield drops... well, we can all kiss our butts goodbye!" Vin added a rather blatant gesture with his behind as he said that, seemingly ignorant of what his junior partner had just said.

"I've got a few surprises for those Metal Heads," Jak replied vaguely. Jamie noticed Jessie narrowing her eyes, her smile fading, and wondered what she was thinking. It probably had something to do with what Kor had said about him, and what he already knew about the guy. Or it could just be something she hadn't told him yet, something about Jak that she wanted to keep quiet about for now. If that was the case, he wouldn't push. He knew his sister needed space every so often; almost every Unfilled was like that, given that some of them still harbored a few minor Ecolians. Sharing a body with an extremely old, wise being made of living Eco did that to people.

"You've got to keep the shield walls up until the Shadow figures out what to do. Jamie's readings show a drop in Eco flow at the Drill Platform. Probably some Metal Head eggs sucking away power. So, use the warp gate to go to the platform and destroy every Metal Head egg you can find," the technician in charge of the city's Eco explained the mission to his sister's partners. When he was done, the two looked at Jessie. Her eyes widened.

"What? You guys want me to come with? I think not. This ain't a, uh, Shadow-appointed mission, so I'll leave you to it. Besides, I want to talk to Jamie. I'll see you guys later. Don't die out there. I don't want to have to put up with Torn because you two got killed by Metal Heads," she said cheekily, waving them towards the warp gate.

"Uh-huh. And when we get back, we're going for food," Jak replied firmly. Jessie nodded.

"Bazaar stuff. On me."

The promise of food later seemed to be the extra push the two boys needed, since Jak went flying through the portal, jumping through and doing the splits at the same time. Jamie and Jessie turned to look at each other, two similar looks of sibling bemusement on their faces.

"Is he always like that?"

"As far as I know, yes. I think it's a habit, ya know, being all gymnastic as he jumps. He was the same on the last two missions we went on."

"Ah."

"Yeah..."

Jessie glanced at the monitors, briefly wondering who Morgan was and why she would be missed. When the only sounds were Vin obliviously typing away at his consoles and examining screens while making little sounds in the back of his throat, she looked at her brother and saw him watching her.

"What?"

He blinked, then looked at the floor.

"It's just... it's been a while since I've seen you... joke with guys," Jamie replied quietly. She joined him in examining the floor, her mouth a thin line.

"I... joke with guys. I do it all the time," she protested faintly. He scoffed, keeping his voice low so Vin didn't get involved. (Chances were, he would only make it worse between the two, and besides, he was pretty involved in his work. He might not notice an Eco bomb going off right behind him... Then again, he might. Vin was more perceptive than most people thought, even if he was lacking in the social skills department.)

"Guys other than family. Uncle Jinx and I don't count," he countered. Her face flushed and she sighed.

"Okay, fine. You win. Jak... I don't know why, but a part of me knows him, somehow, like he's familiar. And, Jamie, he was... exposed to Dark Eco," Jessie explained in a hushed tone. And while Jamie could tell that wasn't the whole truth, it was enough, for now. He knew that Dark Eco was a sensitive subject for her, for both of them. After all, it was a strange surge in the Dark Eco powering the shield walls that had resulted in their parents' deaths, and their mother had been the Dark Vessel. They had ties to it, even if they didn't like it one bit.

"I see. He hasn't hurt you or anything, right? Because if he has, he'll have to face the wrath of James Oscar Sagai," Jamie said, using his pompous voice when he used his name. Jessie giggled.

"No, Jamie, Jak hasn't done anything to me. Oh, speaking of getting hurt," she said, slinging the bag full of juice rods off her shoulder and holding it out to him. When he peered inside, the young man let out a squeal of delight.

"Jessie, you shouldn't have!"

"Aw, I was just fighting some Juice Goons and remembered, hey, you wanted some to experiment with! It was nothing."

"No, really, you shouldn't have. I could have asked another member of the Underground to get me some."

"...This is one of those times when you try to pull the big-brother act even though I'm the older one, isn't it?"

"Yup."

"I knew it. Tough luck, Jamie. As long as Praxis oppresses our people, I'm gonna be fighting. I don't care how long it takes. If he's still in power when I turn eighteen..." Jamie held up a finger, cutting off the beginning of her furious rant, and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Jessie, when you're eighteen, Praxis will run straight to the Metal Head Nest instead of facing you. He knows better than to mess with us. Especially since we're..." he trailed off, reminding her of the brief conversation she had held with Daxter this morning. Jessie sighed and leaned back against the console.

"The Lodestar Vessel and Eyes, I know, I know. Any visions lately?" she asked worriedly. He shook his head, a relieved smile on his face.

"Nothing so far. Not since the big one that kept all those agents from being captured when the KG stormed their safe house," her brother replied. She smiled at him and wrapped an arm around his shoulder.

"Good. I don't want the Baron taking you in because someone saw you collapse during a vision and called the hospital. It's better if he doesn't have the power of Saffron and the Yellow Ecolians."

"Indeed."

"You sound like an old man when you say that."

"Indeed."

"Okay, I'm gonna stop talking to you. Hey, Vin! Is the warp gate still connected to the Drill Platform?" Jessie called out to the tech working across the room. He looked back at them, thought about it, and nodded.

"Probably. Jak and Daxter will need to get back, so yeah, I left the connection open."

"Perfect. I will see you for dinner," she said, bowing slightly as she flung her arms to the left. Before Jamie could stop her, she thrust the bag of juice rods into his hands and took a running leap through the gate.

The Drill Platform was the same as always, except for the Ginsu bodies slowly dissolving into Dark Eco. There were no skull gems glowing on the metal, so Jessie assumed Jak had already collected them. Now, she just needed to find him. That was why she pulled out her rifle and ran off along the path leading through the Platform.

The trek was easier, all things considered. There were a few harrowing moments where she nearly lost her grip and plummeted, but Jessie managed to work her way past all the obstacles to the third gun turret, where Jak was having a hard time fighting off the Wasps and shooting the eggs at the same time. She blasted two of them quickly, drawing Daxter attention and lifting some of the pressure on Jak so he could take care of the other three.

"Jessie! I thought you weren't coming," the ottsel said, surprise tinting his voice, and she chuckled when she climbed up onto the red frame and sat above them.

"Yeah, well, I decided you guys could use the backup. I'll hold off the Wasps, Jak, and you handle the eggs. Got it?" Jessie replied, already killing two more that rose up from beneath the platform they were currently on.

"Got it. Hang on tight!" Jak replied, turning the turret quickly and holding down the trigger. Eco blasts flew from the twin barrels and collided with Metal Head eggs in a particularly slimy way. Gunk flew everywhere in the explosions, though none of it ever reached them. When the last egg was gone and the last Wasp had gone down in flames, Jessie hopped down and rejoined Jak and Daxter.

"That was fun. Let's not do it again," she said cheerily. Daxter nodded fervently.

"I agree with Jessie. Let's not decide to scramble some eggs ever again. Not unless they're for breakfast... and aren't Metal Head eggs," he concurred. Jak snorted softly, and his communicator flew out of his pack.

"You destroyed the last of the Metal Head eggs! That should give us a little more Eco for the city. Good work! Oh, and, uh, Jessie, Jamie says he wants pasta with meatballs for dinner," Vin's voice crackled with static, probably because they were pretty far from the city, and Jessie rolled her eyes.

"Since he's saying that, I'm gonna assume Jamie's gone off to work with the boss. Anyways. I promised you food, and food you shall have. Come," she commanded regally, making Jak roll his eyes as she began walking past him towards another warp gate.

"Yes, Princess Jessie," he replied, bowing low. Daxter snickered when Jessie patted him on the head twice, two short taps with a very serious face. Her poker face crumbled at the dirty look he gave her, and she scurried away before he could do anything else to her. She dove through the warp gate, and he followed close behind with Daxter holding on tight.

Author's Notes: Reviews! Huzzah!

rosewhip889 (chapter 9, Jun. 10) – That's funny. Me and my little brother both play the Jak and Daxter games, and while we don't steal the controllers from each other (generally, if there's a hard part, he asks me to do it), we can get a little competitive, especially when we play Jak X. Personally, I think Naughty Dog shouldn't have used Ashelin as a potential romantic candidate for Jak, simply because I prefer her and Torn together. He obviously cares about her, if he's even warning Jak off of her and he's willing to throw away everything to protect her. And thanks! I liked it, too.

guest (chapter 9, Jun. 11) – Oh, yes, Jessie is right about the long day. Even when she's wrong, she's right (I couldn't resist putting that little quote in there XD). I wouldn't say it's sick entertainment, per se, but I do feel the Precursors could have gone about with this whole thing in an entirely different way. Having to protect your image in the world is one thing, but actually wanting someone to undergo torture and experiments so they can be that hero you need is way too much. Why couldn't they have just asked? Or used the Oracle in the Water Slums to give him his Dark Jak powers in the first place? Okay, I'm beginning to rant, and that means I need to stop talking. Anyways, thanks for your comments :D

UltimateGamer101 (chapter 9, Jul. 2) – Thanks! I try to go for reasonably original content, and I'm glad you're so happy I used Hora-quan for the Metal Heads, since it actually ties into what I have planned for my other story, Tooth and Claw. But I can't tell you anything else. You'll have to wait for Cold Blood. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Wild Cat 214, out! *falls through warp gate*