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Also, there will only be three books to this series now. Book4 would be way to hard to write, lol. Anyways, enjoy the chapter!

Through Another's Eyes: Book Two

Chapter Nine: Child Heir

Walking to Krew's saloon wasn't a big deal, as it was just around the corner from the port. The three stayed silent as they entered, passing by a Krimzon Guard on his way out. It was amazing that he didn't recognize Jak, but that could be considered a blessing of sorts.

Krew sighed as they drew near, going into dramatics, "The Baron has sent his goons to harass me again… health violations, back taxes… everyone wants a piece of me! Good work with those listening devices, eh, I don't want anyone snooping around my new project… I have another job for you three," he quit the dramatics, going back to business, "An associate of mine, Brutter, is paying me to help free lurkers. The poor creatures have been enslaved by the Baron, and I've agreed to safely shuttle them out of the city. There are three transports carrying lurkers to a project the Baron has going on outside the city. You three will have to track down the transports, them out, and bring the lurkers back to Brutter's trinket stand in the Bazaar. Oh, and here's a weapon upgrade for you."

Jak nodded, turning and heading out, keeping an eye on Tera. Once they had exited, he scanned the sky for a bigger zoomer, "You want to stick together on this one?"

The blonde nodded, "Might be a good idea…" Jak returned the action. He remembered how terrified the girl had always been of Lurkers; even if they wouldn't hurt her now, they still brought back bad memories. Jumping up and grabbing onto a three seater as it passed, he waited for Tera to get in before switching to the high hover zone, taking off in the direction of the beacon on his map. They found the transport fairly easily, Tera and Daxter taking it down with their Vulcan mods. They dropped down to the lower level to grab the lurker, Tera freezing up as soon as it was on the zoomer. This was how the entire mission went, and finally the last lurker had been shuttled to Brutter's place, the three Underground operatives heading over. Brutter himself turned out to be a lurker wearing glasses and some sort of clothing.

The lurker looked ecstatic, and grinned at Daxter, "Little orangey warrior! You have done great thing for Brutter and Lurker people!" he started kissing the ottsel all over the face, Daxter jumping back with a gagging sound.

"Eeeck! No toucha the do!"

"Oh, sorry… you great guys! Brutter not forget. Brutter pay you back. You see!"

"Yah… sure…" Tera mumbled, following Jak away from the Lurker quickly. Even if they were harmless now, she still didn't like them. They walked for a bit, not really sure what to do. Their comm. units weren't showing any missions, so they were apparently free to wander a bit. Turning a corner, they paused, spotting Ashelin and a few guards standing nearby.

The two blondes glanced at each other before nodding and heading over, Daxter calling out as they approached.

"How's it riding in the hood, red?"

A guard blocked them off, but Ashelin pushed forwards, frowning, "Get out of the area. This is Krimzon Guard business. One of Vin's eco tankers is coming in from the wasteland, but the clearance transmission sounded fishy. The driver was scared. We're going to check it out, just incase."

"How can we help?" Jak questioned. Ashelin waved him off.

"I've got it handled."

A screeching noise broke through everything, the tanker suddenly flying down and crashing into the ground, taking out the three Krimzon Guards that had been waiting with Ashelin. The four managed to make it out alright unharmed, Daxter yelling when metal heads suddenly appeared from inside it.

"Ahhh! A Metal Head sneak attack!"

"Damn!" Ashelin swore, pulling out her gun, "It's just us! Help me take out all the Metal Heads!"

She didn't have to say it twice. Tera and Jak took off, shooting down all the Metal Heads that came into sight. There were two waves in total, but with four guns going they were fairly easy to take down.

Ashelin kicked a barrel once the enemies were all gone, "We got 'em all! The Metal Heads are getting bolder every day. It's almost like they're testing our defenses, like probing attacks," she shook her head, turning and walking off, "I've got a bad feeling about this."

"Yeah… you're welcome," Jak muttered, glancing at his comm. when it started to beep, "Come on you two… Samos is calling us…"

"Joy," Tera sighed, following after her friend. They hijacked another zoomer and took off towards the hideout, landing at the usual corner and walking in. They were surprised to see Samos waiting outside for them, the kid from before running around him in circles, a crocadog following him.

"I want you three to escort the kid over to Kor at the Power Station," the sage began when he spotted them, the three now included in the kids circle, "He promised to look out for the boy, and I'm just too busy to baby-sit right now. Oh," he paused, "and take the kid's… crocadog with you…"

The sage moved to go back inside, but the crocdog stopped in front of him, growling, "Oh… hehe… isn't he sweet…"

"So what's this kids story?" Jak asked.

"I found him just wandering the streets. But that amulet around his neck means he may just be the lost heir to the city. Take the kid and the mutt to the Power Station. Watch out for guard patrols and defend the kid at all costs."

The kid stepped forwards, reaching up to grasp onto Jak's hand. The renegade pulled his hand away in surprise, not sure what to do. Tera rolled her eyes at him, bending and waving at the kid, taking his hand and standing back up when he moved beside her.

"Oh…" Samos started again, "and if you happen to lose the crocadog…" the dog growled at the sage again.

"Let's go then," Tera laughed slightly when the kid started pulling her along, the girl drawing one of her pistols and hurrying to keep up with him. Jak drew his own gun and followed after, smirking slightly at the picture his friend made with the kid; it was quite amusing actually.

His grin faded when Krimzon Guards approached them as soon as they turned the corner, all shouting and going after the kid. Tera tugged him along urgently now, shooting at the ones ahead of her as best she could. She growled softly to herself; they were moving to slow. Putting her gun away, she dropped to her knees, looking to the kid, "Get on my back, hurry!"

The kid did as told, and Tera took off running with the crocadog beside her, Jak following and taking care of any guards that stood in their way. They reached the zoomer marked on their maps and jumped in, Jak speeding off towards the next point. Tera kept a tight hold on the kid, springing out of the zoomer with him on her back again as soon as they landed, rushing towards the ramp that led to the Power Station. Jak followed after, doing his best to keep back the guards that came after them.

Unfortunately, he failed to notice one of the guards that had been called in as reinforcement, the man in red taking aim at Tera as she ran and firing. The blonde girl hissed, stumbling slightly; the bullet hadn't hit her directly, but it had grazed her side fairly deeply, the wound already beginning to bleed. Tera grit her teeth, doing her best to keep going; she wouldn't let the kid get taken. She refused to be called weak ever again.

She'd just made it to the end of the ramp when she fell with a cry of pain, landing on her knees on the ground. She cursed under her breath, trying to get up and failing. The kid got down and came around, staring at the wound in horror. "Kid… you have to keep going," she managed, still gritting her teeth. The kid shook his head, his crocadog growling beside him as the guards began to approach. Fuck…

Daxter caught sight of his fallen friend, immediately tugging on Jak's ear, "Jak! Ter's down!"

Jak's head snapped up at the words, gaze pinning on the fallen girl and the kid. He saw the red that was beginning to soak through her shirt, dark eco flaring as anger rose through him. They had hurt Tera… his friend… they would pay. Jak screamed as Dark broke through, his features becoming those of the demons in an instant. He flew through the guards, a flurry of action, taking down them all with his claws.

Tera heard the scream, her ears lowering. She pulled the kid over and held him tight, not wanting him to see the destruction Jak would cause in his dark form. Her vision was beginning to go blurry from blood loss, and she felt like she was about to pass out. Her eyes closed as darkness took over, falling limply to the ground just as Jak finished off the final guards. He reverted, panting, his eyes going to Tera and widening.

"Tera!" he ran over, shaking the girl gently; all he got in reply was a groan. Frowning in worry, Jak scooped the girls limp body up and rushed up to the power station, the kid and crocadog following after quickly. He burst into the room, startling Kor; the old man glanced at Tera worriedly before his gaze went back to Jak.

"A guard… managed to get her…" he panted, "Can you help…?"

"Calm down, my boy," Kor spoke, first checking the child before motioning to the ground, "Just put her down and I'll be sure to look after her. I have some valuable information for you, about another scheme of the Baron's."

Jak set Tera down so that she was sitting propped against the control panels, still watching her worriedly. This was the first time his friend had ever been hurt so seriously; he hadn't realized how much it would terrify him.

"She will be fine, Jak; nothing that a little green eco can't heal," Kor assured him, handing a health pack to the kid to use on her wound, "I have a request, if you're willing to take on a job. I'll look after her while you're gone."

Jak nodded, though his eyes stayed on the girl, "What is it?"

"The Baron is conducting an excavation at the Dig. He is still looking for that ridiculous tomb. Frankly, I don't believe it exists, but you might as well go out there and disrupt his operation just in case. Knock down all the scaffolding at the site; that should set him back. Here is an air train pass to get you out there," he handed Jak a pass, the blonde glancing back at Tera one last time before heading out, determined to finish up the mission as quick as possible so he could get back to check on her.

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Jak jumped off the jet board just as he finished unsnapping the last of the support cables, watching as the drill began to go crazy. It wobbled a few times before exploding into a million tiny pieces, Jak sighing in relief. He turned to head out, planning on going back to the power station to check on Tera. He stopped when his comm. went off, showing he was being called back to the Hip Hog. Frowning, he decided to just get whatever Krew wanted done as quickly as possible before heading back to get Tera…

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Tera groaned, her senses slowly returning to her. She could sense someone in front of her, someone whose body was filled with dark eco… but it wasn't Jak. This person felt threatening… and the dark eco was coming closer…

Tera's eyes snapped open with a gasp, the girl staring at Kor in surprise. Her eyes flicked around the power station, remembering what had happened when her gaze landed on the kid. Her hand went to where her wound had been, not really surprised to find it was healed; mixed with green eco, the blue eco in her body tended to heal any injuries fairly quickly.

"Good to see you're awake," Kor spoke, standing straight again. Tera stared at him for a moment; had she been imagining things just moments ago? She could've sworn that…

The blonde shook these thoughts from her mind, slowly standing up despite Kor's protects, "Thanks… for watching me or whatever… I-I'm gonna go…"

Tera managed to stumble outside, leaning against the railing of the walkway with a sigh, ears lowering. She was still weak from blood loss; it would take a while to get her strength back. Jak and Daxter had probably gone off on another mission… it would be best for her to just return to their apartment and sleep till her energy came back.

Sighing again, she let go of the railing and turned to walk off, squeaking in surprise when she instead ran into a blue covered chest. Looking up, she blinked sheepishly at Jak, the male staring down at her with his eyebrows raised.

"Uh… hey Jak. When'd you get back?" she mumbled, fighting back a blush.

"A couple of minutes ago," he frowned down at her, "how's your wound?"

"Healed; the eco in my system always heals my injuries fast," she replied, "I'm still weak though… so I figured I'd just go to the apartment and get some sleep so I'll be ok tomorrow…"

"Hmm," Jak considered her for a moment before bending and scooping her up, ignoring her flustered protest, "you said it yourself; you're still weak. So I'm helping you save your energy by not making you walk," he smirked, glancing at her as he walked, "chill, Tera."

The girl huffed and resigned herself to crossing her arms and staying quiet, her cheeks burning red. It was nice to know he worried about her, but this didn't help how she felt any…