JF: so, first chapter down more to go.
Daxter: pfft... noob
JF: and daxter dies, the end
Daxter : I hate you(dies)
Chapter 2: the attempt
Jak awoke to find the men in a corner of the cell talking about something he couldn't quite make out.
"Hey look the newbie's awake" "umm hi", "I'm Ryan" one man said "this is Don" he said pointing to a tall portly man, he introduced Steven a middle aged man with a younger man's features, and Karl an average looking man in his mid thirties.
"How long have you been in the dark warrior program?" he asked.
"Two months" Jak replied.
"What are you guys talking about in the corner?" "We're trying to break out" Ryan whispered.
"You're not going to get out just by talking " "We know that, we're planning right now". Jak nodded "I think I could be of some assistance" "How?" Karl asked.
"During my next treatment I'll fake my own death, They'll come to get you, I'll ambush the guards who come to round you up for your next treatments, since the door will be open we'll be able to escape".
"I think this can work" Don added. Just as Jak had thought he was the first to receive the treatments.
"You'll be lucky to survive this time, freak" Erol hissed, Jak smirked at the irony that Erol believed Jak was going to die which made the plan all the more easier.
Jak was being strapped into the chair when he screamed "I can't take it anymore!" He took a piece of what looked to be shrap metal and shoved it into the lining of his clothes which made it look like he had stabbed himself he also had some red dye to convince them even more.
Erol laughed, "I knew the treatments would get to him, go get one of the other experiments I'll take this one away."
The guards nodded and they were on their way.
As Erol was hauling Jak's body away Jak opened his eyes in an instant and hit Erol over the head, Jak thought he had killed Erol just by how hard he had hit the elf in the head.
Jak rushed over to the jail cell just as the guards we're getting one of the others he used a sweep kick to get the guard on the ground and he threw them into the seemingly never ending abyss underneath the dark eco machine.
Jak thought for a second about the guards and smirked, suddenly he began running behind his newly found prison mates, out of the blue more guards came they shot and killed Karl, Steven, and Don, however Jak and Ryan were apprehended and returned to the cell, much to Jak's surprise Erol was standing in front of the cell.
"What's the matter freak see a ghost?" Erol hissed at Jak, "Take the both of them to the room" Erol ordered.
What is this room and how the hell am I supposed to break out of this damn prison now? Jak thought to himself.
" They're beginning to become more trouble than their worth, my dear Baron." Erol commented.
"Channelers are priceless, especially if they can channel dark eco, the only way these men are going to die is by that chair of eco poisoning, you got that Erol?" "Yes sir" Erol began to mumble under his breath as he gritted his teeth at the Baron's decision.
" I hope Jak's alright" Keira said looking slightly worried.
" Hello, and who might I have the pleasure of introducing myself to?" Stephen asked with a sincere looking grin on his face.
"I'm Keira, and you are..." "Stephen" "Oh yes are you our driver?" "He's not a driver he's the fastest thing on a zoomer" Daxter interrupted.
"So anyways, my zoomer crashed the other day and no one is sure how to get it right other than replacement, and I can't afford that, can you get it fixed for me?" Stephen asked with a troubled look on his face.
"Sure I guess I can take a look at it" Keira added.
"Thank you" "No problem" about an hour later Stephen came back into the garage to see Keira sipping on some lemonade, "You're done already?" he asked.
" Of course I am it was simple, you had a part of another zoomer stuck in your engine" "You're amazing " "Thank you" Keira's cheeks began to turn a rosy red color.
As soon as Stephen walked away Daxter began to laugh " Oh you like this guy, too?" "No" Keira said abruptly.
"Oh ok so you're just blushing for no reason?" suddenly thoughts began to swirl in her head could I really like someone other than Jak? she suddenly dismissed the thought. The stadium announcer called all racers to the track, "Wish me luck" Stephen said with a slight smile.
Keira and Daxter headed down to the large stadium that had the scent of exhaust hanging in the air, "Daxter do you know where our seats are?" "They're on the far side of the stadium next to the foxy custodian woman", Keira laughed "only Daxter".
There were many drivers on the starting line, Stephen was on the far left of the second row next to some nameless drivers.
"GO!" shouted the Baron and the drivers were on their way; Stephen clearly had the most savy of all the drivers, when everyone swung to the outside he swung inside and gained the lead almost immediately.
It was coming down to the last lap and Stephen was trailing two drivers a tall lean brown haired man named Michael and an older gentleman named Robert, his eyes widened on the straightaway when he saw his turbo gauge was nearly full he hit the turbo and blazed passed both drivers for the win.
Keira and Daxter roared with cheers as they saw Stephen crossed the finish line in first place.
Keira and Daxter left to go down and congratulate him, when they got to him he was still popping champagne in the midst of the celebration.
"You were amazing out there today" Keira commented.
"Keira, no need for small talk" Stephen added.
" What do you mean?" "Keira you should know what I mean" by know he was caressing her cheek "I...I think I love you ever since I laid eyes on you, I've known" Keira stepped back in shock "I..I'm sorry there's someone else" "Well I haven't seen him around the garage, where is he?" " He's in prison" now there were tears running down Keira's face, "I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked" Stephen said with remorse in his voice.
When they got back to the garage Keira suddenly broke the silence "Look don't feel bad for asking me, I'm the one who loves a guy in prison" "No, it was none of my business in the first place" Daxter sensing the tension in the room asked "Hey Keira, Stephen's zoomer looked like it was clipped on a few of the turns, you think it's alright?" "I'm not sure " Keira answered.
In an instant Stephen walked in, he asked in an awkward way " Can I at least take you to dinner with me as a friend, to make up for what I said?" Keira looked up and sighed " You don't need to make up for anything, but if it makes you feel better I'll go" Keira said.
Stephen apologized in advance as they walked toward the hip hog saloon, " I know it's sleezy, but it is one of the only restaurants in the city and all I can afford.
When they were inside Keira was appalled at the state of the restaurant, however she saw Tess by the bar cleaning some glasses, "hi Tess" "Oh Keira, how was your first day on the job?" "Stressful", suddenly Stephen walked up to the two women and said "Keira when you're done talking we'll be in the the booth in the far right corner" Keira nodded and continued her conversation with Tess, "So I see you've met our driver, I didn't know he was your type" "He's not, I just decided to go out with him as a friend because I told him I love another man, and he asked me where he was and I told him he was in prison I began crying and he felt bad about it" "Oh" Tess suddenly became enamored with Keira's story, " What's this guy like" Keira instantly perked up when describing him, "He's tall lean and yet muscular with blonde hair he's a mute but his eyes would tell you everything you need to know, he was compassionate, comforting and the heroic type" Keira said.
"Wow sounds like quite the man", "Tess, i'm going to go join Stephen now" "Oh okay" Tess nodded and began cleaning glasses again.
"You two had quite the conversation" Stephen commented.
"Well she is one of my only friends around here" "ah, I know how you feel" Their meal was below average and silent.
On the way out the door Keira yelled out to "Tess, can you throw me the keys to your place? i'll leave the door open for you" "Sure" Tess said tossing the keys to her home.
When Keira got to the house in the slums she opened the door walked past a room she could tell was Tess's and kept waking she reached another bedroom that had a note on the bed it read Keira, this is your bedroom until you get back on your feet, Tess.
Keira plopped herself on the bed and thought to herself, maybe I can get used to it here.