Note: I just realized there were a couple of reviewers I forgot to thank! Thank you AlmostMedieval and Imaginator06! You make my days happy!

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On with the show!

Chapter 16 (I have a friend who's 16. She lives in Canada.)

It had been three days and still no word from Sig. Jak's health was steadily declining, and Torn was doing everything within his power to try to keep him alive, such as feeding him and talking to him. He calmed him down when Dark caused Jak to thrash about in pain. Everyone had stayed over the Hideout to keep an eye on Jak. Finally, Torn's communicator beeped. "Sig, Sig, is that you?"

"Yeah, chili pepper. I'm back in Haven with an assload of Light Eco and a dune buggy to carry it in!" Torn's mouth twitched into a smile. "I'm right around the corner!" Sig added. Torn heard a buggy screech to a halt. Sig came bursting in. "Let's get this Eco inside! Come on!" Everyone but Torn immediately got up. Torn slowly stood. He took one last look at Jak, gasping for air on the bed, and walked out to help carry in Light Eco-filled barrels.

Torn had a proby-dealy in his hand, coursing with Light Eco. He placed the bulb end on Jak's chest, right on his heart. "Light it up, Sig!" Sig flicked a switch that turned on the flow, and the white energy coursed into Jak's body. He made strange noises and arched off the bed as if it hurt. Torn knew it hurt him badly, but it was the only way he would survive. Torn mentally kicked himself for his next few words, but knew it was the only way. "Turn it up, Sig!" Sig turned up the power. Jak's skin turned an unearthly shade of blue, and he screeched an unholy Dark Eco beastly screech. As if his soul itself was burning, a thin cloud of lavender-purple rose off of Jak, and dissipated. "Turn it off! Turn it off!" Torn ordered. Sig flicked the switch to "off". Jak gasped for air and his eyes fluttered open, his skin returning to it's normal tanned color. "Torn?"

"I'm here."

"Oh, God, Torn!" Jak wrapped himself around Torn the best he could, and Torn returned the embrace. Keira immediately began crying for joy. "It's alright. You're here." Torn whispered.

"Oh, God, it was horrible. But...I feel better." Daxter grinned and jumped up beside Jak. "We pumped enough Light Eco into ya that the Dark thing just went poof. Gone! See ya in Hell!" Jak smiled. "How?"

"Light Eco well spurtin' up outta Spargus City in the Wasteland. I got me a few barrels of the stuff and brought it back here." Sig explained. Jak grinned. "Thank you all." He said. "Anything for a friend. Congratulations on the engagement, too, by the way." Ashlien said curtly. "Thank you. It means--Torn? You told them?"

"It kind of spurted out of my mouth when you went out cold."

"Actually, he kind of screamed it, it was kind of frightening." Kiera replied. "His voice went all squeaky and broke, too." Torn rolled his eyes.

"I just never thought you would tell them without me hitting you with a stick." Jak joked. "Well, love does crazy things to a man." Torn replied. Jak reached up and cupped Torn's tattooed face in his hands and kissed him passionately. Keira and Tess burst out in tears and applause, while Sig stood smirking. Ashlien grumbled irritatedly but clapped politely. Daxter was busy running off to go find a bathroom. Being so concerned with his friend, he hadn't peed in three days. Jak broke the kiss, looked up at his tattooed lover, and said,

"So when do we start planning our wedding?"

End of Chapter 16

Holy damn. 16 chapters, and I still have the planning, wedding, honeymoon, and a special plot twist to write. LoL See you next chapter!