You had looked in on the throne room, and Jak went over to the chair

You had looked in on the throne room, and Jak went over to the chair. "Hey look, what I found" Jak said. You shifted, walking over you found a letter of Five Ottsels in a cardboard box. There was no mother. One looked a lot like Daxter, the other three were lighter yellow and orange, the other one was a darker orange, and gold-ish yellow. All the other ley still, but one moved around. "Oh. I have to help them!" you say. Jak shook his head "only one is alive. Why don't you take care of it?" you lifted the Ottsel out of the box. It looked at you with its gold eyes. It was a stunning little creature. You look to see it's gender. "It's a female . . . when she's older . . . better keep her away from Dax" you say. You and Jak laughed. You cradled the little Ottsel kit. "Lets find what were here for and get out of here" you say. The kit started to cry. "I think she's hungry" you say to Jak. You guys look around, there was a staff like-thing on the chair. "Ah the "chair" lets get this thing and get the Ottsel out of here "Jak said. You were taking off when you found the air vent you had come in from. You felt the change begin. Orange fur swept across your body, your eyes turned green, your pink nose bulged out. Jak watched you change.

You grew front paws and fell to the floor. You were a full tabby cat. "Can you hold on to Auria?" you ask. "Who's Auria?" Jak asked. You pick the Ottsel up by the scruff of the neck. "Oh, that's Auria. Here give her to me" Jak said reaching down. He held the Ottsel so gently, Auria started to cry. "I think she want's you, maybe you can have her on your back?" Jak asked nervously, he placed the Ottsel on your back, her body was warm against your fur. "Hold on, please for the precursors sakes don't fall off" you scamper into the vent. Auria held on. You came out into the city of Haven, into the sunlight. "Aggghh. It's too bright" you say as your eyes hurt. "Can I ride on your shoulder? Its easer on me" you say. Jak helped you hop onto his shoulder. He took off.

"Hello Torn, here we got you this thing" you say handing Torn the staff like thing. "What the hell is that?" he asked looking at Auria. "She's an Ottsel. We found her in the throne room. There were four more . . . but they had died" you say sadly. "God only hope she's not like Daxter!" Torn said, you guys laughed. "Well anyway I have a new mission for you. Take the Eco ore, and take it to one of our . . . suppliers, his name is Krew. When you get to the hip hog heaven pump Krew for answers." Torn looked at you on Jak's shoulders. "And as for you . . . change back!"

"You pervert. You have to get out of this room before I do that!" you yell

"Sorry! I forgot. Now Jak you come out with me" he cringed

They left, the room was empty, except for Auria, who was looking at you. You came out of the tabby body. Completely naked. "He he. Are you hungry? Well as soon as I get some clothes on, I can get you some food" you look for your clothes. But you don't find them. Jak has them! I forgot! You commend your foolishness. You shape shift into the tiger body again. "Jak. Come here!" you yell through the solid concreted door. To your amazement he's head looked through the door. "Are you ok? I don't want to come in. You're a tiger? ...why?"

"You have my clothes! May I please have them?" you asked sweetly

"Uh. yeah here. Get out soon. Torn has something to say to you." Jak said looking at your orange fur. You grabbed your clothes in your jaw. And trotted over to Auria. You were in human form, more or less. Being you have a cat's tail and ears along with paws for feet! You got dressed. The door swung in the side of the doorway. "Good to see you again" Torn said eyeing the Ottsel in your hands. "What did you name her or him?" he asked. You smiled. "She, and her name is Auria" you said looking sweet, Torn looked uncomfortable. You placed Auria on your new shoulder guard for her. She must be at lest five weeks old, you had heard they start talking at about six or seven weeks. She held onto your guard. You and Jak looked about for any sign that Daxter was around. "Hey Tess can we steal Dax?" you ask joking. "Hey what's that thing on shoulder. It looks like me!" Dax yells when he saw Auria. "Please can we get this stupid Eco Ore to this Krew guy!" you said.

You and Jak (along with Daxter and Auria) hop into the Zoomer, and you drove. Your cat's feet put the petal to the metal.

You entered the port (email me if I have it wrong!) You saw the neon lights for the Hip Hog Haven. You hoped off the Zoomer. Jak was next to you, as you walk in. You collapse in a bar corner, you drove too hard and you were rode hard and put away wet. You snuggle with Auria. You heard Jak and Daxter talking to a man in a chair that could hold his fat body in the air. In front of him was a man in his late thirty. He wore Metal Head armor. His skin was much like your's. You woke up to go over to Jak. You held the sleeping Ottsel. "I'm Sig. cherries . . . who are you?" he asked not looking at your face. "This is my friend Maia." Sig looked like he had been hit by a giant Metal Head. "Maia is that really you . . . " you felt tears fall down your cheeks. A ruff hand held your face up. "Yes Dad. You really think you can't tell me apart from other teens?" you asked laughing and crying at the same time. You gently handed the sleeping Ottsel to Jak, who by this time looked baffled. "Daddy I missed you so much" you say in between sobs. You hug him. "What happened to you? You never came home! Shhhh, tell me later." You look at what made Sig stop talking. The fat man, if you could call him that. Came down to look at this gathering of young people, and animals. "The underground would take anyone with a pulse these day, ay" he said. Jak and Dax, looked at this massive, no colossus man. You finaly met Krew.

Daxter walked up to the bar. You and Jak followed. "Hey baby. What do you have that's hot . . . hey I rember you? Your with the underground!" Dax said as he recognized Tess. "Shhhh. Torn sent me to spy on Krew. If you keep quite, I can get ahold of some of his secrets" she said.

"Hello, Maia how are you doing?" Tess asked.

"Same old same old" you said. Your ears picked around. You heard a low hum. You turn to see Krew right next your face. "You're a new face, ay. You look like a friend of mine. Anyway I need you and the boy to go out and kill a few Metal Heads, for new trophies for the Hip Hog. And Sig will show you the ropes, ay." he throw two guns to you and Jak. "These are morph guns. You can acquire gun mods for more powerful, power. Ay" You look at Krew the crime lord. "Yes. But first can, we eat."

"Of course. Tess get this fine lady something to eat! Ay" you felt bad for Tess. You sat on a bar stool. "Hey look at this bottle, and this stuff too!" Dax said as he went looking for a drink. "Whoa. That go's down real good. And this purple stuff!" Dax was drinking for the first time. "Here Maia. And you Jak. I got some Yakow steaks. For you Maia, your's are medium rare. And Jak your's are well done!" Tess said. You ate in silence.

"Oh I almost forgot. Can you find something good for a baby Ottsel? Please" you asked Tess. She ran out to fetch some yakow milk. She came back some time later. "Here I have the milk, and it's fresh" she said giving Auria the milk. Auria grabbed the glass, and gulped down some of the milk. You had to grab the glass from her. "here. Noone is going to take it away." you said giving the Ottsel kit the glass back. You had also heard that Ottsels can understand people sooner, before they talk them selves. "Aww she's so cute. What's her name?" Tess asked. You looked proudly toward Auria. She had finshed the Yakow milk. She had a full belly and was slouched over your head. "Her name is Auria" you said. Tess looked at Auria. She reached out her hand. She stroke Auria soft dark orange fur. "You know what your problem is Krew. You have no vison. This could be a real swing joint." Dax said in a slur of drunk speech. "What's his problem. Ay"

"None of your buisness" Dax replied tartly, still drunk.

"Some times I feel so very..."

"It's time you took your leave. Ay" Krew said looking at Daxter on the table, singing.

"Dryyyyyyy" Dax yelled still singing.

"I love you man" Dax said kissing Jak's hand.

"Come on Auria." you call up to the Ottsel kit. She slid down your hair, holding onto your ears.

you were at the pumping station, with Sig (your father) Jak and Dax were not far behind. Auria was on your shoulder. "Will you now tell me what happened to you?" you father asked. You took a deep breath. Jak looked at you, he too wanted to hear your story. "You saw me leave the house. I went to the prison, and Errol stoped me, I told him to piss off. The next thing was I went to the head chef. Well my job as you know was feeding Jak, I went to the room they had him in. It was horrible to see what they were doing to him. I saw a chart, it said they had injected Dark Eco, into him over night. That is after my first day. Errol came and asked me if I wanted to join Jak, he grabbed me. I fought him, and he shot me. Here look" you stoped to show your father (Sig) your scar. You started again. "He put me into the bench Jak was in. I got injected too. For two years. All because, I wanted to help Jak. When we got out I offered to help him live here. And then we started to work for the underground. And now we're here." Jak looked shame faced. Dax was in tears. And it looked like your father might too. "Why did you do that?" Jak asked.

"Because, what Errol and Praxis did to you was wrong!" you said.

"You did it because you cared. Didn't you" your father asked. You turned bright red, it was true.

"Yeah, I did" you said still red. "Can we just please get this over with!" you said

you and Jak ran a head. To kill those Metal Heads. Your father had given you a gun mod, the Blaster. " maybe some day I can trust you to handle a Peace Maker" your father said. You kissed his cheek. "This is more then I ever wanted, thank you" you said. You ran over to Jak. "Come on. I'm going into cat. Can you take care of my clothes with my gun?. And Auria.?"you ask.

"What do you mean by going cat?" Sig asked

"I can..."

"She can turn into an cat!" Dax interupted

"Dax, shut up" Jak said

as they talked your hair grew lighter, and longer, it grew around your neck. Your teeth grow long, for ripping the trachea out of the necks of unfortunate Krimzon (sorry for the miss spelling earlier) guards, and Metal Head. Your light hair covered your body turning darker. You were the second biggest cat in the world. The Lion. "What kind of cat are you now?" Jak asked.

"Lion, next to the Tiger, the Lion is second biggest" you reply.

"I'm so proud of you. When did you learn this power?" your father asked.

"In prison"

"Ah, your mother would be every proud of you" Sig said. You couldn't cry in the body of the Lion, but you felt like you could. "If I ever survive this. Could you tell me about her?" you asked.

"Yes. I will."

"Let's kick some big Metal Head butt" Dax said.

You bounded up to a large animal, it had armor that was light gold. It stood on four legs. It had nasty teeth. Atop it's head it had a yellow gem. It looked like yellow Eco. It swirled inside the gem. So this was the Metal Heads. It looked a little like a cat. You pounced, "your mine!" you yelled as you flew through the air. It saw you, moving out of the way. It hit you very hard, it's clawed hand ripped your under belly open. You saw your guts falling out of your body. The pain was worse, or close to the pain of being pumped with Dark Eco. You thought you saw your heart along with your organs. You collapsed hard on the lose dirt, your gold fur was covered in blood. "MAIA!!" you heard voices, calling your name. You saw shoes, and felt hands on your belly. You faintly heard Jak and Daxter yelling at you. You heard aloud blast, the Metal Head was killed by the Peace Maker.

"Maia are you ok...Dax get a needle, I'll try to sow her up." Jak said hurriedly. In the corner of your eyes you saw Dax run for a bush. "You'll be ok Maia, look at me. Sig help me, she's losing blood, she'll die if she losses more" Jak pleaded. You looked at Jak, he looked very worried face. "Don't..." you coughed up some blood. "Worry...about me. Take care of Dax and Auria." you Closed your eye waiting for death,

(Jak POV)

"Don't..." she coughed up some blood. "Worry...About me. Take care of Dax and Auria." Sig looked down at her. you felt like a brick wall hit you. "NO!!" you look at Maia, she still was breathing! "Sig come here. Pick her up. Forget the Metal Heads. We have to save Maia, we'll take her to the Hip Hog." you say. You watch Sig pick his daughter up crying a little. You follow them, Dax asked, "will she be ok?"

"What now you care? Well I don't know" you said.

"Of course I care!"

You drove back to the Hip Hog.

You help Sig place the bloody Lion on the Bar table. "What happened?!" Tess asked.

"She got hit by a Metal head. See this is going to leave a scar" you said showing Tess the wound. "I have to get Torn!" Tess said running into the back, to call Torn. "How did this happened? She was the best fighter I knew!" Sig asked. "She was in the air, there was nothing she could have done to stop it!" you said. Tess had come back, looking scared. "What?" you asked.

"Torn is furious. He will be here in a few minutes... when he gets here, don't make him any angrier" Tess said still looking scared. "I have never seen him this angry"

"Were is she! Is she ok!" Torn said looking around his eyes ablaze. You were scared as well, he was very calm most of the time. But now he was moody, and full of emotions. You led him over to Maia. He look ready to kill something. "Who did this to her?!" he demeaned. "A Metal Head, Sig killed it though" you said. You gave Auria to Tess, she took her and cuddled her in her arms. "Will she be ok?! If she dies you will die!" you were now very scared of this Torn. You could see why he was feared, and the leader of the underground. "Hey...can I get some water?" a voice said, it was kinda ruff, and horse. It was Maia. You felt relieved

(Maia POV)

you lay on the bar table. You had a horrible headache. "Hey...can I have some water?" you ask. You saw Jak's back, and Tess's face. Daxter was curled up under your chin sleeping. And you saw a back you thought you might never see again. They all looked at you. But you didn't see your father! "Maia your alive!" Torn said as he rapped you in a tight hug. "I thought you had died! Don't ever scare me like that ever again. Your our best one we have" you felt squeezed, almost crushed. again You slipped into unconsciousness.

(Torn's POV)

you held her tight hug. You were hugging a Lion! You felt her breathing slow, and she went limp in your arms. You panicked. You felt for a pulse, she still had one! You placed her on the table. You grabbed Daxter off her. "Hey what was that for?" Dax yelled in a quite way. "Get off my agent!" you retorted. Your eyes looking at Maia's face. Her ears dropped. And her tail was limp.

"Tell me what happened, now!" you yelled at Jak. He looked scared. "She was attacking a Metal Head. It dogged her attack. And cut her belly up pretty bad" you were getting angry "that's not what I asked" you knew it was, but you wanted to know why she was attacking Metal Heads. "Krew sent us with Sig, to kill some Metal Heads." you felt like you would explode. "I'll kill Krew!!" you never felt this way before. "Where is her father?!"

"He left bit ago. I don't know why"

"yes...you have another mission. Go get the Zoomer out side and go to the port. And then go get a woman named Onin at the bazar" you said.

(Jak's POV)

you went outside, Daxter was with you. You looked at the port. The Zoomer was reddish in color. It looked fast! "Get on Dax I'll drive." Dax looked at the Hip Hog. "I hope she'll be ok!"

"Me too Dax, me too" you looking sad. "What did you think about what she said to Sig?" Dax asked. "I feel bad having her do that for me"you reply. You and Dax mounted the Zoomer. You head off to the bazar, to Onin.

"We're looking for Onin," you called into the hut, " hey look at all the dead things" Dax cemented. He poked a bird like monkey, hanging upside down by it's tail. "Hey you want me to feather you up side the head Arrkk I'll do it" the monkey said it uncurled it's tail, it flew over to old woman. "I am Pecker. And this is Onin. I'm her translator" Pecker said. The woman named Onin, clapped her hands together. Her hands began to glow blue. She move her hands in sign-language. "Onin says, what have you come here for?" Pecker asked. You thought for a moment. "I have a good friend, she needs help." Onin moved her hands again "you must show the way to her, Arrkk" Pecker said. He had the color of a macaw, had wings. But had features of a monkey. You moved out side the hut. The Zoomer you used, was gone! You went out looking for another one. This time it was a two person. Blue in color, you helped Onin in, it took you longer to get back, for Daxter was fighting with Pecker.

finally got back to the port. You saw the neon lights for the Hip Hog. You parked the Zoomer out side the Saloon, you and Onin went in, with Pecker and Daxter still fighting. You saw Maia was still alive, but barely. Torn was siting next to her, he had a drink that was half gone. Next to him was a bottle of what he was drinking. Onin looked at the Lion on the table. "Onin says, what in the name of Eco is that!" Pecker said as he flew over to Maia, he landed on her. "What is she suppose to be, Arrkk"

"she's a Conrad and a shape shifter, right now she's a Lion" you said . You didn't like the look of this.

(Onin's POV) (this is Onin talking)

you and Pecker entered the Saloon. On the table was a animal, it had gold brown fur. It had a main of darker gold fur. It was pretty bloody, and you could see this would take along time to fix

what in the name of Eco is that? Pecker said this for you, since you couldn't speak, your self. You made hand gestures.

"She is a Conrad and a shape shifter, right now she's a Lion" Jak said. You looked at the Lion on the Bar table, I can't promise I can heal her, but I'll do my best you could revive her from the dead, but more often then not their evil. "What?! I was thrusting you to help her" Torn yelled at you. your drunk, you care more about her then just a Conrad!

"Onin says, your drunk, you care more about her then just a Conrad!" Pecker said to Torn.

let me be with her alone, though I could use you Tess, is it? Anyway everyone out! you commanded. Everyone but Tess and Jak stayed. "Do your best." Jak said to you. so you care about her as well? Jak looked embarrassed "I just you could say that. When I was in the Baron's prison she helped me, but she got caught in the mess as well"

I see, that's the best kind of caring

"Onin says that's the best kind of caring. I say your lucky" Pecker said. "Now get out"

"What are you going to do?" Tess asked.

I need you to get some clothing

Tess ran out of the bar. "Ok I should turn around, Arrkk, right?" Pecker asked you. You nodded. You clapped your hands together. Maia floated up in the air. Her hair was sucked back into her body. Her skin turn honey brown. Her hair, turned reddish brown. The oldish you had ever seen was she kept her tail and ears and feet were still cat. Pecker. Look! you said. Pecker turned around

(Pecker's POV)

you turned to see a naked girl up in the air. "Arrkk she is still cattish. I'll go ask the boy"

yes do Onin said. You flapped your wing and flew out of the bar. "Hey you. Arrkk, what is the girl still half cat?" you yell at Jak. "She has a mother that was a demon. So she has cat like features" Jak said in a matter a fact tone. "Hey bird brain. How is she?" the insurable rat yelled up to you. "None of your business" you replied. You heard Onin in your head go help Tess get clothing Onin said to you. You snorted and flew off

(Tess's POV)

you were in your apartment, you picked out a nice gold, skirt like the one you had given her earlier. And a Russian blue top. You grabbed them and rushed out. You got a Zoomer and rushed out of the slums.

"Here you are. I got you, Arrkk, Onin wants me to take the clothing!" Pecker squawked in you face. "Aaaa" you yelled. You felt the Zoomer crashed. You woke up suddenly. Your head hurt like hell. "Are you ok? Anyway move your bottom. Fine here give me the stupid clothes!" Pecker said as he grabbed the clothes. And flew off. Yelling back to you "you can go to your home and rest!"

(Onin's POV)

you called Pecker. He came back in, with clothing.

You put the clothing on Maia.

You splashed water into her face. Her eyes shot open

(Maia's POV)

you felt water on your face, and Your eye shot open.

"What the hell!?"

There was an old woman over you her eyes were white with age. Her hands glowed blue. "Did you help me?" a bird-monkey thingy perched on the woman's hat. "I am Pecker. And yes she helped you. Her name is Onin"

"nice to meet you Pecker. And you Onin, thank you both" you said gratefully. Onin moved her hands in some kind language. "Onin says, do you feel up to seeing the others?"

"Yeah, Jak I need to see Jak"

Pecker flew out. A minute later Jak came in looking worried. But looked less once he saw you up. "Where is Auria? And Daxter?" you asked. Jak looked at you, he ran over to you and hugged you tightly. "What was that for?"

"For being so caring and thoughtful" he said. "Torn was next to you the whole time...and he got drunk with worry" he laughed.

"Onin says: you look like you could use some time alone. Arrkk, I agree"

"What exactly happened?"

"Well you had your guts all over the place. And you looked like you might die" he said with a stern face. "Did you worry about me?" you asked mostly joking. But the look you got from Jak was not a funny joking look. "Yes... we all did" you moved around to see Daxter hauling the screaming Ottsel kit. He jumped onto the bar table."feeling any better Cat girl?" he asked trying to hold Auria "here she wants you" you took the Ottsel kit. "Hello. Did you miss me? How long was I out?"

"About a week" dax said.

"No way. I need to get dad!"

"Just joking!" Dax said quickly,

'Maia your ok!! I'm so glad!!" Torn ran in. Only to hug you again, "umm. Torn, are you ok?"

Torn straitened up. "Sorry. I'm giving you and Jak a vacation, two months"

you got up and hugged Torn. "Thank you, I need to get my father." you grabbed Jak's arm, dragging him outside, with Auria on your shoulder guard. "Come on. Before Torn changes his mind, here lets get this Zoomer!" you said. You pushed out the man in the Hover car. You sped to the slums.

"Dad...Dad?? are you home?" you called into the house. You looked in your room. There was one box on the bed. You looked at it. "Look." you opened the box cover. A photo album. You flipped through the pictures, it was your mother, she had cat ears just like yours. She had a tail as well. Her eyes were a dark gold, with slits like your. Her hair was more red then brown. In her arm was a baby. You! Some had this weird guy that had dog ears and wore a red kimono. His hair was silver white. "Who is that baby?" Dax asked. You playfully shoved him off the bed. "Me you idiot"

"you were so cute" Dax said with an evil grin

"but Dax's right you were cute" Jak said,

"But you still are. I mean your were. Oh god" you gave him a dirty looked. He blushed. "I know what you meant" you gave him a understanding look

two months you live in your old house with Jak and Daxter. (Not in the involved way) Jak slept in your room. Daxter slept with you and Auria in your fathers room. Auria could talk now. Dax and Auria were getting to be good friends. On Monday you got up early, you wanted to make a spacial surprise, for Jak's birthday. You were some what of a good cook, not as good as your father though. "Dax, Auria come help me make birthday breakfast, for Jak" they got up. Auria on your left shoulder, Dax on your right. You went into the kitchen. The old beat up table. And the fridge, it was an old model, beat up too. It was greenish white, with mold. Dax and Auria hopped into the table. "So what are you making, Maia?"Auria asked.

"A birthday cake, can you hologram Torn, and Tess?"

"You bet, what time should they come?"

"Two, maybe two thirty? What do you think?"

"Being that you take so long cooking I'd say well after three"

"you'r pushing your luck, Ottsel"

"that really hurt" Auria said in a hurt tone

"you are a real joker"

you and Dax gathered some eggs, (from god knows what) you got out the flour, which was full of bugs. "Can you run out to get a sack of flour?" Dax eagerly took the job. You gave him money, and he ran out the door. Auria came in a few minute later. "Were is Daxter?"

"I sent him out to get flour. Can you make frosting?"

Auria took the powered sugar, and added, Yakow cream, she put some green and yellow coloring in it to make it look like Jak's hair. She whipped it up real good, it was light and fluffy. Dax came in half an hour later, he was having trouble carring it. "Here let me take it from here"

"Good plan. So how are we doing?" Dax asked

you got five cups of flour, and mixed it in with the eggs, with the sugar (I didn't mention) you put It in the oven (that too I missed to say was in the house. Sorry) you waited for half an hour. You pulled out the steaming hot cake. But the work only just started. You cut the cake in half, you put some of the icing in the center of the cake, and toped it with the rest of the icing.

Torn and Tess had come right before one. Jak was still asleep, (that lazy bone...me: god you make fun of him you make fun of me) "hey what did you make the birthday boy?" Tess asked, running over to Daxter, "a cake"

"well it smells great. Now were is he?"

"Hang on. Auria would you wake Jak up?" you Asked Auria, she hoped down off your shoulder, and ran up stairs. You heard Jak yell, "Aaaa Aaaa" you didn't blame him, you had seen Auria in your face many mornings. He took several minute to get down. "Morning sleepy head, your hair is a mess" you pointed out the fact that his hair was in fact a mess. "Sorry. Hey what are you guys doing here?" Jak asked puzzled.

"Jak it's your birthday!"

He look shocked. "My what?" he asked in that half-witted just woke up tone.

"Dose she have to spell it for you?"

"Torn, easy. Your birthday, the same day you were born"

"oh...yeah. Anyway. Why do it, it's no big deal" Jak said. You looked at him, then It clicked. "You've never had a birthday! Have you?"

"No I haven't."

you had Jak, Tess, and Torn at the table. You served the cake. Everyone complemented it. You had a gift for Jak, you took him upstairs, into your room, and sat on the bed. "Here I want you to have this. It was my mothers. Or so dad says." you handed Jak a small dagger, it had dragons curved in the hilt, "use it, if someone is holding you around you neck, you could pull it out and stab them" Jak looked at the craftsman ship. He took it, and tucked it into his boot. "Thank you." he gave you a light hug.

You made your way downstairs to see Torn looking very upset

" now I have word that a Conrad is stuck in the hills of the pumping station, she has help the underground meany times." Torn said looking upset

"She?!"

"Don't even think about it! Got out there and help her, Maia you too. I'm really sorry to put this party off but this is impotent" you get into your battle clothing, a small tank top, and a light skirt it rapped around your hips and hung like a loincloth. You pulled your hair back into a yakow tail. And grabbed your shoulder guard. "Come on Auria. Time to kick metal head butt!" she leaped into Acton, she ran to the end of the table, she jumped off at the last second, and landed on your shoulder guard, perfectly. "Ready" you rolled your eyes Jak and you were out the door and had gotten a Zoomer with in seconds.

You were at the door that exited out to the pumping station.

"Ok this is something I'd rather do later," you said but you knew Torn wanted you to help his friend. Your tail drop to the floor, your ears flat across your skull. You hear something outside the metal door. "Be careful. I herd something outside." the door opened, you saw one big ass metal head. It had a stun gun. This one walked erect, it's skin was blueish under it's armor. You felt a surge of anger toward the metal head. You had never transformed into dark Maia in human form. Instead of turning into a cat, you became a big purple dragon. You unfirled your wings. You had a club tail with spines. You had long serrated teeth, your mouth was long and slander. You could see the metal head. You blow purple Dark Eco fire on him. He disapeared. His gem was on the floor.

You became your normal self. and You had a headache. "Whoa. What?!" you looked at Daxter. You took out your necklace the dragon pendant. "The dark Eco passed through this, maybe it had some DNA of a dragon, so when it passed through it, it gave me the DNA code for the dragon" it was the only thing you could think happened. "Anyway lets this girl"

you found a hell cat, it looked beat up. There was a stone pillar, on it was sphere it was gold and looked like yin yang. "Where is this girl anyway?" Dax asked

"Maybe got eaten by a Metal Head?" Auria asked hopeful. Something dropped down and got Jak by the neck. He raised his boot, and reached into it, to get the dagger. "No don't do it Jak" you said.

"Who are you?" the woman asked, still holding onto Jak. "Let go of him!" you got into your mode of wishing you could morph into a cat with clothes. You would if you had. "Do anything to him you will feel my wrath."

"Whoa... what are you?"

"Your worst nightmare" Auria said in a agitated tone.

"None of your buisness. Let go of him. Torn sent us! To help you"

She let go of Jak. You saw her for the first time. She had tattoos on her face. She wore skimpy clothes. She had something like a bra. And she had short, shorts. Her belly stuck out her top. It never had a chance to be under her shirt. "I don't need any help!" she seemed stuck up to you. At first time you set eyes on her you disliked her.

"What is that?" Jak asked pointing to the pillar.

" it's the seal of the house of Mar. The Baron has been send us on suicide missions to find, artifacts of the time of his rule "

"Come on Jak! We're out of here!" you said turning away from her. "Huh...what's wrong?"

"Nothing. I want to get back to the underground!" you said. "Your with the underground? Now that I know your on my side, can you tell me what you are?"

"Your not on my side! And like I told you none of your buisness. Please I want to go back to Torn!"

"You like Torn, don't you" the woman said with a smirk. You ignored her. 'He likes me. I like him as a friend!" you said calmly. At this she looked dismayed.

"See I kept a straight face, you were wrong!" you were ready to maul her down in tiger form! "Your pushing your luck, with my tolerances!!" you almost yell.

"Hold on Maia, and you! Be nice.."

"Cat fight time!!" Dax yelled as you leaped at her. Your skin colored with the orange and black. Your mouth became that of a cat's mouth. You were full cat before to hit her. It was a lot quicker then all the other times. "No!! Torn wants her safe." Jak yelled. You shot him a menacing glance he shut up. You turned your attention to the woman, "you...you will give me more respect from now on!" you made a low growl after you said that. She looked scared at this. She looked at you with new respect. "You are a good fighter. Well what i'v seen" she said. "The names Ashelin. And from what I heard your name is Maia, right?" Ashelin said. You hated her more then anything. But you could put up with her, you would have to, because she is a good friend of Torn. You pushed her down with your paw, as she tried to get up. "I'm not done with you! Rule one: you never make fun of my guy friends! Rule two: like I said earlier treat me with more respect! Rule three: never do anything like hit on Jak" you whispered the last part.

"Fine get your filthy paws off me!" Ashelin said pushing you off.

"What as that all about!?" Jak asked

"Girl stuff" you said, not taking your eyes off Ashelin for a minute. She walked over to her hell cat. Daxter made a move on her "hey, sugarplum, give me those digits so I can ring you up!" Dax flew across the small clearing. You caught him in mid air. Auria was on your back, she help Dax onto you back. "Thanks. Hey Auria!" Dax said. Your eyes met with Jak's. Ashelin took off with the hell cat. "Well. hey she dropped this" you picked up a small thing. Jak took it from your mouth. It was the Bazar security pass. It looked old. "Well lets go see what's in the bazar. But first turn around, I want to get clothes on" Jak turned around respecting your wish. But Dax was less respectful. He watched until Jak saw the he didn't have his back turned. You had regained your human form, and got your clothes back on. You walked over to Jak and Dax. With Auria on his shoulder. Your ears picked in a worried gesture, "are you ok? It's Ashelin isn't it!" you scowled, he looked worried himself "lets get you back to Torn." you and Jak and the Ottsels walked beck to Haven.

"How did you do?" Torn asked

"Fine. But you have anything to drink?"

"Yeah there's a valve in the bathroom." now turning to Jak. "Did you find her? And is she safe?"

Jak nodded. You ignored them all, even Auria. "Are you, ok? I know we ask that a lot. But we all care about you. And we know you care about us" Auria's words cut a nerve, you exploded. "I want to protect Jak, and then Ashelin comes along. I tell you she's TROUBLE" you clammed down. Auria looked shocked by your out burst. "I didn't like her either. She seemed princess like. Like she gets everything she want when she wants it." Auria had a point, she did seem that way. You didn't see the future, but some times you could sense what will happen. You could see Ashlin was going to do something to Jak, taking him away from you. You walked out from the underground. You needed to get fresh air. You walked along not really doing anything. You heard a voice you never wanted to hear again. "Well if it isn't Dark Eco freak's girl friend" it was Errol. It's tattooed face looked worse then ever. "Mind your own business tattoo face" you kept walking. Errol never liked being ignored. He followed you. He grabbed your arm. "Listen good and hard. You and your underground friends will die if I find them. Take me to them. And I'll spear your little Jak, and maybe that rat of his!" you looked at him. "You know. Your really bad as getting someone to do something for you. I will never take you to my friends, and if I have to I will never go back. The underground will never be touched by your scum boots. And your bad breath!" you never really acted this way, it was more for under cover work. Errol went bright red with anger. He let go of your arm, he pulled out his gun (I don't know what gun he has. Email me if you know...I don't know if they ever say in the game) he pointed it at you. You stood calm. "I'd rather die here and now then you kill my friends in front of me" you said still calm. His hand shook. You closed your eyes thinking. The bullet hit you in the ribs. You felt the pain, you didn't show, or say anything. You would never give Errol the pleaser of seeing you in pain. "Ha. Now maybe you will tell me where your little friends are. " he was wild on getting this from you. You fought off the pain and said " I said never. I mean never! Not even through millions of Eco experiments." you moved to a wall to support your weight. You were loosing blood. "Now leave me alone. I never did anything to you, why did you shoot me?" you were seeing things blurred. "You took the Dark Eco freak with you, I got in big trouble when they found out that I could not stop you, nor could I get you back" there was a edge in his voice. You could tell he was close shoot you again. You could start to walk away. But he seemed to be at the boiling point. You slump to the ground, this was happening a lot to you now. "You probable have seceded killing me. You should be happy I don't want kill you. Because if I was, you would be dead right now" he found this weird. "And why are you not going to kill me? And should I put you out of your misery?" he asked. You looked blankly. "I just don't care. All I cared for is gone" you had trouble not crying.

"Well since you will die in a minute, why not tell me why?" he was doing something you never heard from Errol. But then again you would be out of his hair. "I was very protective of Jak, then this flossy comes along, and my father had gone. My world is gone before is really started" you cringed the pain shot through you. "Well I have one last wish...come closer...closer.." you were getting him closer and closer. Till he was less then a hands reach away. "Eat this!" you put all your strength into one slash. His old marks you gave him light up in a crimson line, his blood was rich red. He shrieked. You pulled your self up, and ran. You griped your side, the thump, thump of your running edged the pain into your side more and more. You would never go back to the underground as long and Errol could follow your blood. You turned up and ally way. You collasped in the ally, you breathed hard, your tail twitched you found you were very tired. You lay down and passed out.

You had a dream. You were with Jak and Daxter, Auria was on your shoulder. You had gone to Torn and had gotten a mission, to kill Baron Praxis. It was going to be tough. You had going into the body of the Lion. You roared at Errol, you smelled his urine. You laughed to your self. You and Jak had Praxis's back against a wall. Jak pulled out a gun and pointed it to him. "Any last words?" you asked cooly. A form jumped in front of you. "Get out of here! Or I'll kill you my self!" it was Ashelin her face contorted with hatred. She was the Baron's daughter!

you woke up with your arms covered in blood, you felt pail, and sick. What about Auria, and Jak. There most likely worried sick about me. You thought. You had a horribly painful headache. "Are you ok miss?" a voice asked. You looked to see an old woman, her ears were short and withered. "I don't think so. What are you doing here?" you asked. She laughed. "I like to walk at night, and I saw your blood. I thought you might need some help" she voice was soft and smooth. You looked up to see a starry night. "Can you help me up!" you asked. She looked frail and weak. But she was nothing like that. You held your side. "come home with me I'll help you bandage that nasty wound up." you smiled but refused you had to get back to Jak and Torn. You thanked the old woman, and limped away. You checked to see if any of Errol's goons were following. You were close to fainting again when you got to the underground, the door opened, and you stumbled down the stairs. Torn was looked at some maps, looked intently at the map of the slums. "Torn were is Auria?" you asked. He looked up surprised, "Maia where have you...what happened?!" he had seen your wound. "Errol, he found me, then shot me." Torn ran over to see the wound. He took a jar off out of the counters. "Lay down and roll up your shirt. I don't care if you think I'm a pervert, I just want you safe." you fell quite hard on the bed in the coroner. You rolled up your shirt before it exposed your breasts. Your wound was getting infected, it had some puss, and was turning blue and purple. Torn found a cloth and dropped a bit of the liquid in it. "This might sting a bit. And tell me what Errol did" his voice was calm and soothing. You told him about your encounter with Errol. He frowned when you finshed. "And you didn't tell him where we are?!" he said urgently. You looked at him and cocked an eyebrow. "After all I've done, you think I could just tell him?" he sighed. "Let me go call Jak."

An hour later Jak came in with Dax and Auria with him. Auria ran over to you and rubbed you chin with her head. Dax did much the same. "Are you ok?" Jak asked. You forced a smile. "Errol couldn't take me in my sleep...ok so he could hurt me. But not kill me!" he gave you that are you sure look. You settled down. "I'm sorry Auria, you and Jak were worried sick." you closed your eyes and fell asleep.

(Jak's POV)

Maia fell asleep on the bad in the corner. Auria curled up with Dax next to Maia. "What are we going to do with Maia. She gets hurt every time she go's out?"

Torn looked at you. "She needs training, and she needs less enemies" he scowled. "And where the hell is Sig?!"

Tess came in soon after that. She saw Maia on the Bed and asked "what happened now?"

"Errol. That's what happened. When we were in prison, he always did things to her. He hated her every bone." you said. You were all talking in low whispers. "We had the idea that two months off would help her." Tess looked far off. "I heard that Sig went back to the Wastelands!"

"When she gets better we could look for him."

"What ever happened to Krew?"

"He got killed by the Baron. Good radiance!"

"There is a girl that's looking for a team for her racing team. You can fine her at the stadium" Torn was giving you another mission. "I'll wait for Maia to get better."

(Maia's POV)

you heard sound out side the room. You pushed off the covers, that held you down.

"Good, your up. We have a mission for you. Are you feeling up to it?"

"Just need a little food and I could take almost anything" you replied. You felt much better. And looked a whole lot better too. Torn cooked some tubers with a steak. It was tasty. "Thanks. I didn't know you cooked!?" you said with your mouth full. "Well, if you live alone and fighting a war, you learn to cook" he said solemnly. "Why have you not found any one to be your mate. If you don't mind me asking"

"Not at all. I was a krimzon guard once, I was working so much that I never really had time to get to know any women. And now I'm too busy." he looked really sad, it was one of the things you never really thought of. You might have to get a mate some time in the future! You looked down. "I'm sorry. Why don't you take a mouth of two off?"

"I can't do that to Tess, Jak and you! The shadow wants to see Jak and the Rat later, anyway Jak's waiting outside for you." you ate the rest of the food Torn had made for you. You said goodbye to Tess and Torn as you left. "Hey what's up?" you ask as Jak comes into veiw. "You feeling better I hope. Dax, Maia's back." Jak called out. Daxter jumped up from the Zoomer Jak had been leaning on. "Hey. Auria look," Auria popped up next to Dax. "Wanna go I want to race."

you made it in into the stadium with three seconds left to spear. "Wow can we do that again?" Auria asked. You and Jak had switched driving every so often, and as a result had three seconds left.

You and Jak (and the Ottsels) followed the small pathway to the garage. One of the doors was open. It's doors hung up. "Hello, did you need race car drivers?"

There was a curtain in the far side. There was a silhouette beyond the curtains. "Ah no not really. I say that if you worked for Krew your not the charm of the world" a voice said behind the curtains. "You don't like us very much, do you"

"If you work for krew, what's not to like"

"Krew is dead. We don't work for him anymore" you said adding to Jak's statement. The silhouette moved out from the other thing behind the certain, her shadow looked shocked. "Good radiance!"

"You said exactly what Tess said" you said laughing. "You know Tess?"

"Yup..we know Tess, Torn. But we also know to many jerks too"

"Dido. There's this creepy guy that always is hitting on me" she shivered. "Sounds like a real jerk. Do we know him?" adds really good. You thought. "Errol" you jumped a foot in the air." E...R...R...O...L." you choked. Jak hit your back, "you know Errol?"

"Yeah. He creeps me out."

"He tortured me for two years" you gasped for air.

She stoped working. And was silent. "I'm sorry..."

"It's ok. What's in the past is done, the future is what to worry about" you said. Your father had told you that many times before. "You sound like my father" she said thoughtfully. "Can we race now!?" Auria said. You scolded her. "There are two jet boards, out in the stadium. Get lots of points and maybe I'll consider you for my team!" she sat on the railing of the machine. You saw out of the coroner of your eye, Jak's jaw dropped. Daxter looked disgusted. There was a small twitch above his mouth. "Come on lover boy" you whispered. He didn't move. You grabbed his collar of his shirt. "I said come on!" your eyes turned light purple. But you didn't change shape. Just your eyes. "Sorry. Anyway Jet boards, wow. Let's go" you and Jak went over to the stadium. It had a invisible barrier. There was a walkway and you guys followed it. There were two beams of light on two jet boards. One was green with yellow on the top, and brown on the bottom, it also had copper riming. it's exhaust was blue. the other was gold rimed with orange and black on the top, but on the bottom. Was a rich purple, more blue. It was beautiful. Jak moved over to the Gold rimed one. And picked it up. "Here this one looks more like it was made for you!." you jumped onto it. It had foot rests on the top. And even more amazing was it was in the shape of your feet! It rose into the air, about a foot in the air. The exhaust was gold. It was the prefect for you. "How's yours??" you asked, testing out your board. You made a three sixty. Auria was on the floor of the board by your feet. "Woowoo this is great" she said. She was a very odd Ottsel indeed. " mine is great, how about your's?"

"Fine. But the weird thing is it seems to have been made just for me?!" you were puzzled indeed, she must have known we would come here. You thought. You and Jak moved out to test them out. Auria and Dax were on the floor of the board, near your feet, Auria was on yours and Dax of course was on Jak's. a floating radio came up. "Here are some moves that can get you many points. First jump." you and Jak jumped. "Good, then grind" there was a old looking railing. You hopped on after Jak. "Great. Now how about, flips, three sixties, and other cool moves." Jak had a little trouble with the jump and flip. But you nailed them down pretty quick. "Great work. Are you ready for the stadium?"

"You bet."

"Yup."

You saw a platform lower. You signaled to Jak. You and he, went down to the huge room for jet boards. "Wow" you both said unison. It was a large pit...not giant pit. It had railings, slops, hoops. It was a jet boarder's heaven. You two wound your way over to the beam of light. " you have to get eight thousand points. Get ready...go!" you and Jak went different ways. You went left, and he went right. "See you soon!" you flipped twice that got you fifteen hundred. "Do that jump and flip!" Auria yelled. You did just that. The points you got made you fall off your jet board. You fell only a few feet, but you landed on your butt. "Oww, Auria are you ok?" you asked. You looked over the railing you had falling off, to see Auria using the jet board!

You got back on the board, and took off. Your butt was a bit sore, you had gotten eight thousand points, you had two extra though. You met up with Jak, and Dax. "How did you two do?"

"Not bad but, we're missing two points."

"I just happen to have two to spear, here!"

"Thanks. Lets get back to the girl"

Jak put back the jet boards, and you kept walking, you felt like a zombie,

you were tired when you got back to the girl, you climed up on one of the platforms she must have used to work under the zoomer's she made. You could hear what Jak was saying, but heard another voice, cold and cocky. You opened a eye to see Errol with his scars you had given him. "What are you doing here Eco freak!?" he couldn't see you, but you saw him. "Who gave you those's scars Errol??" Dax asked mockingly. "That Caty girl friend of your's."

"I'm not his girlfriend. I'm his girl "friend" there's a different, you slug bucket!" Errol jumped about a foot. He whipped around to see you, but failed. You were in the shadows. There for he couldn't see you, but boy oh boy you could see him. "You can not see me there for I would not take out your gun, you could hit some one." you said in a cold voice. You beard your sharp canine teeth. "Fine, but next time we meet I will kill you!!"

"I wouldn't bet on it."

And he left. "So he really hates you, wow what did you ever do to him?"

" I really don't know. Maybe when I gave him the four first scars, then I gave him some new ones."

"Oh if you want you two can have the jet boards. Anyone how scars up Errol, is a friend of mine" the girl from behind the curtain said. "Thanks. But can you answer this. How did you make this board?"

"Well first off, which one do you have?"

"Dose that matter? I have the gold rimed, with orange and black"

"Torn asked me to make it for you. And your friend got my proto type"

"thanks we will see you soon"

"bye"

you felt somewhat weird, you had a jet board made for you, and weirdest of all was that Torn asked it made for you. " hello...I've been trying to talk to you" Auria said with obvious annoyance. "Sorry. What?"

"Don't you sorry me! Jak moved over there, and your going that way!"

"Oops, eh. But were is he now?"

"I don't see him. We're lost aren't we?"

"At lest Errol isn't around. Be thank full."

Just than you saw what made your heart and blood freeze.

"You don't have your little Dark Eco freak around to protect you!"

Errol had followed you, to a safe distance away from Jak and Dax.

"You must know I don't need Jak to kick your ass." you said it not to hurt Jak but to say you could take him on anytime. "Really, I see no armor, no guns, or weapons of any kind on you, what makes you think you could, as you call it 'kick my ass' you are just a little foolish girl, that also happenes to be a Dark Eco freak" he didn't even see you grow a mane your body elongate with liquid muscle, you never thought in a million years your cloths would melt into your fur! Your jet board did the same. You were the lion again, and you were a pissed off kitty, a pissed off big kitty. "Why don't you say that to my face" you said as you walked up to him and growled, and bared your teeth. "I think you should think twice before saying that I am a foolish girl. You Errol are a foolish boy. You made me this way, and now you hate me. You are the worst man I've ever seen, you make something then when it doesn't serve you purpose you throw it away. You may not be my creator, but you made me this way and now you hate me for what you made me into. You did the same with Jak. I don't hate you, but I sure as hell don't like you!" he was taken aback. His look was priceless. He put his gun away and grabbed your mane hugging you. "Hey...hey. What are you doing? uuggghh get off me!" you wiggled and squirmed. "Aaaa. Auria get Jak and Dax. Errol has lost what sanity he had left!" Errol hugged you breathing in your smell. "Errol if you don't get of me you will pay dearly!"

"I'm so sorry. Are you willing to forgive me?"

"First get off me!"

"I never meant to hurt you. It was all Praxis's idea. I liked you from the start!" he was doing something you never thought possible, he was crying.

"Hey...hey, are you crying? Get off me, you are a sick, very sick man!" you bit down on his shirt, and lifted him up off of you. " why are you sorry? And what were you doing hugging me. But most of all why did you shot me twice.?!" you set Errol down, but he ran up only to grab your mane again. "Praxis told me to kill you and Jak. But I told him I had already done it. But you had to have come in a took his staff. And an Ottsel kit. By the way how is it?"

"One, I took her, because he was not feeding them, the others had died. Two I was sent in the palace. And three LET GO OF ME!!" you roared. But Errol was unperturbed.

"Hey let her go!" Jak came into veiw. "Thank the Precursors, you're here" you let a sigh of relief.

"Jak, I'm sorry I ever hurt you, and Maia here." Jak looked wide eyed at you. "Please will you forgive me?"

"I told him to get off me. A little help here." Jak was giggling. "Hey, Maia you're the cat girl. You do something." Dax was laughing do hard he fell off Jak's shoulder guard. "I'm going to kill you Dax!" you picked Errol off you again, this time you started to resume human form. Jak looked worried. "I think I found out how to morph cloths." you said holding a paw out to stop Errol from getting to you. your jet board melted out of your fur. Your gold top came out of your skin, and your skirt melted out of muscle. "There, finally I have no fear of being nude!" Jak looked pleased. Dax regained his post on Jak's shoulder, wiping of some tears. Auria founded her way up your tall form to your shoulder. " now what to do with Errol?"

"Can I join the Underground?" he asked hopefuly. You leaned over to Jak, so only he could hear. "It could be a trap! But Torn could give missions to him through way of a communicator? What do you think?" you weren't much in the mood to give orders. "I can still see the possibility of him using this as a way to stop the Underground!" you were sure he would do that.

"Here you call Torn, he likes you better then me, or Dax." you took the communicator from Jak. And pushed the Underground's code. "Hello... that was kinda stupid. Torn, it's Maia."

Torn's rough voice replied. "Maia, what are you calling for?"

"Oh hang on. Sorry I had an idea. I'm coming back, sorry to waste your time!" you didn't really want Errol to hear this. You hung up the device, and give it back to Jak. " Errol do you have a communicator number I could call you with, I have to talk to the head of the Underground!"

Errol gave you his number, and you said you would call him soon.

You walked half way back to the Underground, you and Jak didn't feel like stealing...I mean borrowing a Zoomer. You just talked. You even stoped at a small bar, in the bazaar. It had nice food, you got mashed roots and yakow sirloin. Jak got much the same but got fruit instead of roots. You shared it with Dax, Auria and Jak. You payed and kept going, there was a small stall, it had jewelry, rings, and swords made of Precursors metal. They made personal designs on the swords, to fit you liking. "You could use your own hand held weapon, here let me buy you a nice sword" it was Jak's turn to grab your arm, and hull you to the stall. "Hello what can I do for you today?" the sales person asked eyeing you. "We have swords, rings, and other jewelry"

"One sword, can she test them out, to see what length she needs?"

"She.. Ha.. Don't make me laugh. Woman don't use swords, it's a mans job to protect the women" so you finally meet a sexist pig. "Do you know Errol?"

"He buys his guns from me. Why young lady?"

"Did you see those scars?"

"I was wondering why, and or what gave him those"

"I did it to him!"

"But it must have been your boy friend there who did it!"

"Fine, I'm now his girlfriend. Everyone says "who your boy friend" now there right" your sudden outburst, was shocking. You looped your arm through Jak's arm. "Just let me try the god damn swords!" your eyes turned black. "You best do it"

you had gotten the longest sword he had. It was four feet long, and had dragons carved into the metal. It took half an hour to calm down and try out the swords, and have the design in it. It's sheath was also made of precursor metal. The best thing about precursor metal was it couldn't brake, Melt or be damaged in any way, the swords smith was skilled, and he could get the pattern in it, he took a very hot chisel and acid, and worked on it. The sword hung off your back, next to your jet board. You had a small backpack that your jet board could attach, then your sword connected to your backpack off to the side so you could get your jet board easily without trouble from your sword.

You walked all the way back to the underground. Torn wasn't there which surprised you. Tess was there however. "Hey. Tess where is Torn?"

"He had to go shopping" she smiled.

You took a nap, a cat nap, to pass the time till Torn came back . Jak also took one. Dax and Auria talked to Tess. Your tail twitched hitting the bunk bed. You thought about that old man, with the little boy. He was so cute! You got up, quietly walking to the door, it slid open, the air was fresh and sweet. You looked around. There was a Zoomer, "well it is here, and I'm here" you gave a small smile. Getting on it you thought how would you find the old man? You zoomed over to the port. The water was dark and murky. "Ugh it looks nasty." you didn't keep your eyes on the air. You stoped at stomach lunching halt. You drifted in and out of consciousness, you vaguely remembered hitting the nasty cold water.

You awoke to see a tattooed face, looking down from above the water, he looked extremly pale, making his tattoos look darker then they would have been. you were under the nasty water, a few feet under, you couldn't move your legs, arms, or tail. You drifted down and down. You heard a splash, and the tattoo face dove under to get you. Your mind was slowing down from lack of air, you felt light headed, you couldn't put two and two together. A hand grabbed you around the waist. The air was just a thought, it didn't worry you, you felt calm.

"Maia...Maia!!" that voice was pounding into your skull. "Knock it off, I'm trying to sleep!" you hit the tattoos face. "Maia...GET UP NOW!!" that really woke you up. You looked into Torn's face. You were in his lap, he was in a one person Zoomer, so there was no where else he could put you, but you thought he liked having you so close. "Torn?!. You hit me! Errol never could kill me!, Praxis's couldn't catch me!. But you, you almost killed me, I'm a amazed!" he gave you a wry smile. And laughed. " you know. I think you just weren't looking where you were going!" it was your turn to laugh, "I just your right. Brrrr. I'm cold" you said as you realized you were freezing. Torn didn't have anything to give you, but you rapped your arms around him. You kept him warm, and he kept you warm. You stayed that way for a long time. Maybe hours. You doubted it was hours, but it was a long time. "What were you doing here by the way?!" you asked

"I was just..um...well...uh." he held his head. "I was looking for your father, and I found him!" he seemed sad. "And why are you sad? I thought you didn't show emotions. What happened to the cold as precursor metal, Torn I knew?" you tilted his head up, so he was looking right into your eyes. "Come on, lets get going" Torn looked upset. You climed in the back of the Zoomer. And held tightly to Torn's chest.

You got off at the start of the slums. "Go on with out me. I'll meet you at the Underground, I have something I want to do." you walked calmly, under the starry night. You were still weird after the water thing. "Ugh, I don't like water!" you mutter. You pulled out the jet board, and hopping on you moved through the city faster. You found a small pond. There on the other side was the old man. "Hey..Kor. Is that right. Kor." you called after him. He stop and looked over his shoulder. "Yes it is, what do you want with an old man like me?" he asked. Then you remembered, you were a tiger the last, or first time you saw him, and in turn he saw you. "You might not remember me.."

"I remember nothing of a girl like you!"

"when we meet. I was a tiger" your eyes saw the shock on his face.

"That is something I have never seen, a tiger turn into a girl! Why did you come looking for me?"

"Do you still take care of the kid?"

"Yes. Why" he asked

"Can I take him off your hands for a while?"

"Why would you want a small boy, when you yourself are doing things that make you unable to care for a young boy?"

"Can I have him for a few days?!" you wanted that boy badly. "It will have some getting use to! But come with me, we get him together" the old man started to walk away, you followed him down to the base of the palace, it was taller then anything you had ever seen. "Here through this." he opened a side wall, off in the bazaar. You had gone around the palace to the bazaar. It led into a small den, there was a table. And three chairs. There was also a small bunk bed. On the bed was a little boy. maybe five, or not even that. He was the cutest kid on the planet as far as you were concerned. "Hello. What's your name?" he didn't answer. It struck you as odd that he didn't talk. "Would you like to come with me?" he nodded, he trotted over to you. In the corner of the small house, was a dog like form. "He has a crocadog. Can you take him too?" he asked almost hopeful. You pitted him. "Crocadog? It is friendly?" to answer the crocadog came up and licked you. "Aren't you sweet, you wouldn't bite any of my friends would you?" he had fur that was green and spines on his back. His teeth were something you didn't want to mess with. He was looking at you, tongue lolling out. "Thanks, I'll make sure nothing bad will happen to him!"

You picked him up, but on second thought put him down. "Hang on I have a better idea" at you said that you were get more cattish, your tail lost it's gold splat, turning black, your head bulged out, growing black fur as it went. Your cloths melted into your growing fur. Your sword and jet board did the same. You were a black Panther. "Get on. Thanks Kor"

the kid scrabble up onto your back, you had a small tuft of fur on the nape of your neck. He held on with that. The crocadog stared at you. "Hey it's me. You too get on!" you helped the crocadog up, it seemed to like you even you were a cat! "Ready?" you bounded out open door, "see you later." you were all half way to the Underground before you slowed " how are you doing back there?" you knew he couldn't answer, but you could tell he was still holding on, and the crocadog was on as well. "Here we are. You will be staying with me most of the time. I would stay away from Torn, till he warms up to you, and your bed with the bed I use, you don't mind do you?" he shook his little adorable head. "Come on in, welcome to your new home, for now!" you were human by the time you saw Torn sitting on a bed, and Jak pacing. " are you still worried about what happened, Torn" he looked up surprised. "No! Who is that." he hadn't seen him yet. "Torn be nice. After what happened I would at lest ask this of you" you smiled. "He's the kid, the heir to throne! How did you find him!" Torn was hyper, almost bouncing off the walls. "This is the kid we ran into when we got out of prison, right, Maia!" Jak asked eyeing the kid. You could only smell Jak and Torn in the room, and the crocadog. But the kid had no smell, he smell like Jak! You couldn't think why. Torn went over and picked him up. "I didn't think you were good with kids!?" you gave him a small smile, he looked past you. "Well I had a sitter." his voice was sullen. "Did what happened to her, have to do with Errol, Praxis, or the Krimzon guards?" you counted them of on your fingers. "All of it." that surprised you. "I'm sorry. Aw look he's asleep in your arms. They do look cozy" you looked off into the distance, dreaming. "Are you ok Maia? Did you say that Torn's arms looked cozy?" Jak was gagging. "Hey, some day when you get in a romantic relationship you will think the same!" you slapped your hand to your mouth. Eyes wide. "I didn't mean it that way!" Torn, and Jak were looking at you with their jaws open. Your ears were flat. Your tail was swishing violently. You ran out of the place. You felt like you said something you shouldn't have. You walked to the end of the dead end. And slumped down holding your head with your hands. The crocadog followed you, you petted it. "I said something I shouldn't have, now they must think I'm nuts. Torn is twenty eight!. But I like him. And Jak's seventeen!, and I like him. And Errol likes me! What do I do?" as if to answer, the Crocadog looked up. You followed it's gaze. Torn hunkered down next to you. "Are you here to make fun of me?"

"Of course not. You and I have a mission. Come on!" he held out his hand. You took it. He was a lot stronger than you thought! "Jak's not coming?! You don't usually go on missions your self?"

"Ha. But there's a difference. I have you!"

"But the boy! I told Kor I would look after him!" now you were getting upset. You pulled your hand out of his. "You never did that to me before! Who are you. Crocadog, sick him." it leaped at Torn. And bit down on his leg. "You annoying little girl. You didn't know better to stay with your father. You will pay, you will burn in the fires of creation" the fake Torn ran off, with the crocadog nipping at his heels. "Come back" you whistled. He came trotting back with a strip of clothe. It had smiley faces and hearts. "Nice. You go dog!" you gave him a big hug. "That was no Torn I know, you don't have a name do you. I know I'll name you Ziv." his tongue hanging out. And his tail was wagging.

"Where have you been?!" Torn was ranting off on something, You didn't understand. "Torn I was in trouble!" you had to raise your voice a bit. "What do you mean?!" he was beyond yelling. He was scramming. You grabbed his arm. And took him outside. "I saw a Torn..."

"Yeah. I'm right here!"

"No! Someone else! He said we had a mission together!"

"But I rarely ever go on missions!"

"That's how I knew it wasn't you!"

"Clever. Ok. I'm calm, calm. But you and I have to go on a mission, together"

"how old am I,"

"seventeen, and a half."

"What's my last name?"

"Goldfeather"

"what's my favorite cat body?"

"Tiger, and lion"

"and what did I say to you when you said to change back, from the tabby cat?"

"You said ' you pervert, you have to get out before I change back' if I'm not mistaken"

"ok you're my Torn. But what about the kid?"

"Jak will look after him. I told him not to leave the underground!"

"Ok. Lets get a Zoomer"

"but what was that all for?"

"So I would know it was you, and not that other guy" you found a used zoomer, out side a small shop. Lucky it was two person one, you liked being with Torn like that, but after that weird thing with a fake Torn, you were a bit shy. Torn drove. "What's the matter. I know you pretty well. Something's bugging you!" he was right he knew you well. " why is everyone out to get me?"

"That my friend is something I can't answer"

"big help you are" you gave him a wide smile. He look into the industry part of the city. "There, in the precursor city. We have spotted a large band of Metal Heads moving into it. You can guess what comes next." he throw a gun mod to you. It was a Vulcan fury. You put in on your morph gun. It snapped into place. You had full ammo. "Thanks." you were grinning evily. "Lets get this party started!"

you were in the precursors lost city. It was a grand sight. It was like a temple, well it was. There was lush green grass, soft under paw. The trees were heathy. And birds sang. Butterflies fitted around looking for nectar. It was a peaceful place. You saw a shimmer, more like a ripple. "Torn look out" you lunged toward him. Knocking him to the ground, there was a flash of red light. Your shoulder was raw. A Metal Head had shot you with it's gun, or whatever it was. "See I told you everyone is out to get me!" you forced a laugh. You fought off the pain in your right shoulder. Struggling to move your arm to your sword, Jak had given you. You unsheathed the sword, it had been named, Metal Dragon. It was quite properly named, you would kill any Metal Heads that came to hassle you! There were more coming now. You had gotten out of practice with fighting, while you were human. You yelled out as you ran to the closest Metal scum, you slashed it in half, jumped off of that one into another. Torn watched still on the ground, eyes wide. You kept slashing, there were ten gem skull lying on the ground, you breathed hard. Your arm hurt like hell. "Hey..Torn are you ok?" you asked once you got your wind back. "Yeah but your not. Sit down and let me see it!" you stood, not making any move to do as he said. "SIT NOW!" it always freaked you out when he yelled. You sat quickly. "I'm sorry, that other Torn freaked me out, here" you opened your sleeve, or what was left of it. Torn looked at it, frowning. "This is bad, it has poison you, luckily you don't have it too deep. This will get worse over time, you need to see the soothsayer again!" that was not 'why don't you go to her' no it was 'get your butt there, or I will kill you myself if you don't'. "yes Torn. Come on lets go!" you weren't happy about this. Your shoulder stung with a horrible pain. You let out a groan. "Torn, ugh, this is very painful, ugh, I'll bite your bottom"

"I'll bite your bottom? Maia!" you felt dizzy, and fainted.

(Torn's POV )

"I'll bite your bottom? Maia!" you saw her faint in front of you. You couldn't get to in time. You weren't surprised, the poison was also a hallucinating poison. You carried Maia to the Zoomer out side the city. You knew she wouldn't die any time soon. You pasted the palace, and the port. You had to get Maia to the soothsayer, Onin.

(Jak's POV)

Maia and Torn had gone out on a mission, and had left you, Dax and Auria in charge of the kid. He was a cute kid, nice and funny. You liked having him around. the crocadog was at your feet wanting to be petted. "Hi there, doggy, doggy" Dax said as he was moving to get to you. Grrrr was the dogs reply. "Aaa. Down dog, down dog. Good boy." you were worried, about Maia, she did have some strange curse, she almost always got hurt, and or almost killed. "Hey. Dax, come here." no one knew the kid's name. But you had a feeling he did have a name. He was sleeping on the bed Maia used when she was tired. Dax was playing with Auria. Auria liked the crocadog, and in turn he liked her. But Dax, you could see why he didn't like him. "Don't bug him, he might chomp off your head!" you said mockingly. You felt a strange feeling in the pit of your stomach. "Auria. How much you wanna bet the Maia will come back here with out a scratch on her?" Dax asked. Auria pushed him of the bed they had claimed. Auria lept across the gap, to you. She climed on your shoulder. "Your worried, aren't you?" she rubbed her head on your cheek. "Yeah. I really care about her. She's given up so much to help me! Why did she help me? What did I ever do to deserve someone like her, to come into my life?" you blabbed off like that for a minute or so. Auria listened calmly, and quietly. When you finished, her dark gold eyes looked into your blue eyes. "She also, cares about you alot. She did something that might have been the worse move in her life, but she met you, and she made the decision to help you, and she thinks it's best move in her life. She has been cursed, and also blessed. Even if it was the worst move, she's happy with you, fighting along side you, Torn and Tess. She missies her father, but she's looking on the brighter side of life now. Your lucky to have her, even have almost been killed she still is happy and still makes jokes and looks all the happier!" it was a long speech.

"So, she's happy she met me?"

"After what I said I would think you got the point!"

"I got it and understood it, but I still don't know, does she enjoy this life. Fighting Metal Heads. Errol, and Praxis?"

"If you weren't doing it with her, she would still have had a boring life." you fought the urge to kill your self. You had ruined her life! But she could had never seen you and helped you escape prison. She could have never helped you talk! She could have never been cursed, and live a happy heathy life. All you could think of was what if's. you felt sick, sick that she did all this because of you! And she almost got kill more then once. "Auria, when we found you, you know what Maia said?"

"No what?"

"Can we take care of them. It was one of the best things she did. You're a good friend, and I think she's glad she has you" you were really glad you could talk to her.

"Really? I'm glad I have her, she's been very good to me. I love her with all my heart." you were feeling better, now it's was turning into small talk. "You had four brother, and sisters. I never really wanted to tell you this, but as you can see you were the only one that was alive." you felt horrible telling her this. "and when Maia held you, looking into your eyes she said 'when she's older...better keep..her away from Dax' quite funny really. Dax can be such a womanizer sometimes, but he never did anything to you." you were sitting on one bed, with your arms propping you up, and one foot on the bed. "I knew that I had brothers and sisters. And Dax is more like an uncle, or godfather to me then anything." she was on your lap lying on your leg, like a hammock, just not in the air. "I think you and Maia would be a great couple!" Auria said with upmost honesty. "You could be the best Metal Head slayers." Her eyes closed. "Night"

"Night." she was asleep on your leg with in minutes. Her dark red, orange and gold fur was very soft to the touch, Maia brushed her fur every day, and if Maia didn't get back by tomorrow, you would have to brush her. You liked the idea. You never brushed Daxter's fur. He did it himself. You fell asleep after some time...

(Torn's POV)

the soothsayer tent was open, at this time of night, luckily. You picked Maia's unconscious body up from the Zoomer, in your arms. She squirmed and wiggled in pain. "Shhh. Maia it's ok you will be better soon" you said to her. Onin was sitting in the middle of the small tent. Pecker was standing on Onin's hat. It looked like a lily pad upside down. Pecker seeing you flew over to you, "What are you doing here. And what happened to her?"

"She needs help."

(Onin's POV)

the weird girl named Maia needed help again. Metal Heads, they are trying to kill this girl, and to stop Jak from Loving her, if they fall in love, the Metal Heads will be defeated Pecker said this for you. You couldn't see but you knew how to use the 'inner sight' the look on Torn's face was pure shock and sadness. you can love her for a time, but she will have to make the painful decision, she can only chose one to love. You or Jak your words cut a hot line through Torn's heart. Pecker was also shocked. don't looked so surprised Pecker Pecker didn't repeat that. Torn you have done very well, you are brave, strong, and smart. It will be hard for Maia to chose. She loves both of you dearly. And by this destiny, she might be killed by the pressure. Be sure to honor her choice you said. It was not right to tell Torn about this. But he had to know.

You told Pecker to get a small vile, it contained a poison that killed the Metal Heads poison, it was not harmful to humans. But you could have side effects. It was a blue potion. It was also strength regenerator, good for two things!. Pecker, tell Torn to open her mouth

your hands light up with blue Eco. Torn did as you told, her mouth was open, and you made a gesture. The vile floated into the air, tipping over at the lips of Maia. It will be a day or two for her to awake

(Maia's POV)

"What the hell happened?" you asked. Getting up. "I can take any Metal Heads. Let me at em!!" you roared. Torn jerked awake, "Maia. Onin told me you would be out for a day or two, and your awake the first day? How?" his guff voice was puzzled. "I can take them all on... Oh what exactly happened?"

"Well, long story. Come on we have to talk to Onin. And get back to the Underground." Torn said. You had I felling you were in trouble! "Torn are you ok?"

"No! I'm not"

"wanna talk about it?"

"NO!!"

"Ugh. Sorry, your grouchy!"

"Yeah, you would be too, if you knew!"

"What did I do?"

"You have no idea"

"are you angry at me for saving you. Becuase I could have not done it. But that's what FRIENDS ARE FOR, HELPING THEM!!" you yelled.

"You have nerve. You will never know what this about!"

"Well I'm sorry I will never know! I wanted to help! But I'm going back to the Underground and getting the kid, and leaving the underground, Jak can come too. But I loved you!" you walk out of Onin's hut. Torn was just standing there. But then ran after you. "Maia wait. We need you, and I don't want to lose you!" Torn grabbed you arm, spinning you around to face him, he was about to kiss you!. Like lighting you hit him with the bone in your tail. "Ugh. What was that for. I thought you loved me?"

"Oh don't sound pathetic. It's not a good look for you! I'm going with Jak and the Kid NOW" Torn look really unhappy, that you would talk to him like that. "Your not the Maia I knew. What happened to her?"

"She died"

"what?! What did you do to her?!"

"I killed her"

"This is getting nowhere"

" you got that right Torny"

"don't Call me Torny"

"ok Torny"

with that you walked away from Torny.

(Torn's POV)

Maia had acted really weirdly. She was like a weird person. You walked back into the hut. "Onin says that you should see Maia!" Pecker said in a loud annoying voice. "I already did"

"Onin says: no you didn't! Come look for our self"

you followed Pecker. Over to where Maia had been sleeping. There was another form on the other side of the bed. It was weird she didn't have ears or a tail. Her hair was gold and her face was soft and sweet. She moved, sitting up, "Torn. Help me, I'm scared!" she looked it too. Her eyes were the brightest of golds. But with out the slits. You sat next to her. Stroking her hair. "Don't worry." Onin must know something. "Onin what happened to Maia, there two of them!"

(Onin's POV)

Torn was asking you what happened. she must have wanted you, and Jak. And the potion I gave her, it allowed her to split herself, the one you saw was mean Maia. And this one it nice Maia.

(Pecker's POV)

you told Torn what Onin had said, "please woman, you know it hurts my lips what you give a long speech!" you thought it weird that she could split her self into two!

(Nice Maia's POV)

Torn was stroking your hair. It felt good. You were shaking, you were really scared of Pecker. You knew him. But now he was scarey. They were talking about you and your other self, you didn't understand? You were right here! "Torn. Please tell me what's going on?!"

"We have to go to the underground. We might lose Jak, and I don 't want to lose you!" you blushed horribly. You were still shaking when Torn picked you up and carried you to a Zoomer.

(Mean Maia's POV)

you back to the door of the underground. "Get Jak and the kid! Anything else?" you were mad at Torn! He tried to Kiss you! The nerve, but you showed him. "Maia! Your back! Where's Torn?" Jak said. He was brushing Auria's fur. "Let's see...I'm mad as hell at Torn...and I'm leaving the underground. And then starting a newer and stronger resistence group!" you said then let out a growl. "What did he do?"

"He was piss at me for no reason that know of. Then I said I was going to get you and the kid. Then leave the underground. I started to walk away. And well he grabs me and tries to Kiss me!!"

"What, he did?"

"No!! He tried"

"oh..ah..sorry. The kids asleep. And you look deferent!"

You looked into a mirror. You did indeed looked deferent. Your gold eyes were now red. Your hair was red, dark red. Your fur was blood red. You had fangs for teeth. "Ugh...what happened to me!!" you shrieked holding your face! "Onin would know!!" you charged out of there so fast.

(Nice Maia's POV)

you and Torn were at the underground. Your eyes were wide with wonder. Jak was with Auria. She gleamed like. Something beautiful. "Maia now you look deferent again!" you looked in the mirror. Your hair looked as if it had been strung gold. Your eyes were the same. You didn't have your ears. You had ears just like Jak, Torn and all the other people you knew. You tail, and feet, were gone. You felt naked! "Ugh..what happened to me!!" you shrieked. Torn grabbed you and held you close. "Hey. Get off her!!" Jak yelled. "What?"

"You tried to kiss Maia!"

"This is important I don't have to justify myself. There are two Maia's!"

"What?"

"TWO"

"Aaa. Stop yelling!" you said crying. Hot tears stung your face.

"Maia. You never cry?" Daxter hopped into you shoulder. "Aaa, Dax get off me, your scaring me!"

"What's up with her?" he said with unmistakable shock.

"Look. Jak. This Maia, is sensitive, sweet, and caring. And easily scared. Now look she needs to be close to someone. And the other. She's a pistol. She's independent, strong...not that nice Maia isn't. She's mean, and she's nice Maia's demon side. This is what she would have looked like if her mother wasn't a demon!" Torn said. Your face was in the crack in Torn's arms hiding your face. "I'm not going to trust you, with this Maia. After what mean Maia said, you can't be trusted"

"Fine just be nice, and comforting."

"Torn...wait..here I want you to have this!" you gave him your dragon necklace.

"No you keep it. If your other Maia has the power to become a cat. And this makes a dragon out of you. You just might need it!" he kiss your forehead. Jak shifted uncomfortably.

"I'll see if I can't get your self's back together!" Torn said smiling. "See you later!" he said kindly.

"Jak!! I got a splinter!!" you ran up to Jak, crying again. "Maia...ouch that looks bad"

"Kiss and it will be better!" you asked

Jak looked taken aback. "Kiss it?"

"Yes" you sniffed

Jak gently took your hand with the really big splinter in and kissed it lightly. "Is it feeling any better?"

"Yes thank you. My mother did that to me when I got hurt" you walked off.

(Jak's POV)

this wasn't the Maia you had grown to love. She was like a small kid! Not that was a bad thing. Just weird. She had no evil in her, not a mean bone in her body. Sweet innocence, she was not the Maia you had fought side by side with. "Don't you remember the battles we had?" you asked

she cringed. "Yes and I never want to again!" this was a surprise. She remembers all of it, but she's not the same. She's the other side of Maia, she had all the fear of Maia, but you knew most of the other Maia.

(Mean Maia's POV)

you ran along the walk way above the ground. Your blood red tail flowed behind you, ears ahead of you. A Krimzon guard stop you "what are you doing here? You shouldn't be here this is a restricted zone! Leave, or be killed" you looked at the guard with hungry eyes. You wanted his blood. "I like your outfit! Nice Red!" you said sweetly

"really. Yeah it's nice, it's quite comfy too!"

"Do you really want to die in that color?"

"Who said anything about being killed?"

"I did. So if I say so it will be!" you said as you jumped onto him. You bit into his trachea. The blood was warm and full of iron, and the sweetness, it was pure bliss. "Umm. A fresh kill!" you hum as you start with the meat. You ripped off the armor, exposing the flesh. His helmet was next, you needed to eat his eyes, it was not much in protein, but tasted really good. His eyes were a really nice gray, "too bad nice eyes, but he had to go." you continued eating your kill.

"Hey what are you doing!?" Errol came up, he was on patrol.

"Ugh..Maia is this your new hobby? What you killed a guard?? and eating him?!" he was gagging. "What never seen a hunter? And I killed him so go away, I'm eating MY kill. Get your own!" you growled. "No you can't kill a guard!"

"Yes I can, and I did. And you'll be next if you don't leave me alone!" he backed away, pulling out his gun. "Don't make me use this! I don't want to, but I will if I have too!" you looked at him with your blood stained face. Before he could shot, you pounced on top of him. You didn't kill him, just hurt him. "Let this be a lessen in not bothering a predator when it's eating it's kill!" you gave a low growl, bearing your sharp teeth. You went back to your kill.

(Torn's POV)

you heard a lot of noise. It was coming from Onin's hut. You caught a bit of it. "What do you mean I have to find my other, wimpy self? I like being like this. I don't have any fear. I have more strength. I can kill anything that get's in my way!" that must had been Mean Maia. You saw her run out of the hut, at top speed. She was running into the buisness section. You went into Onin's hut.

"And so your saying that to made Maia, Maia again you have to have both Maia's agree? That's not going to be easy." you said as Onin told you what you had to do.

(Mean Maia's POV)

you had eaten most of the guard. You ate his torso, arms and legs but didn't touch his abdomen. He was in his late twenties, and was in good shape. The heart didn't taste as good as you had hoped, but lots of iron. Errol was still on the floor, he was out cold, it bugged you having someone watching, even though he was out cold. You picked out the last of your kill and hulled away from preying eyes. You found a small private corner in between two columns. No one would see you eat the rest of YOUR kill, and try to intervene. This was the way mother nature intended you to be.

You had eaten the last of the guard. He was quite tasty! You cleaned your face, "now what, I'm full. But not satisfied!" you sang to your self. You thought you might want to see this other side of you. "It might be interesting? And then again it might not!" you slowly started back to the Underground. You heard shouts from behind you. "They must have found the scraps from my meal!" you laughed wickedly...

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