Jak slowly opened the door to the Council Chamber, silently telling Daxter to be quiet. For once, the ottsel did not run his mouth as they snuck behind a column, listening to the conversation in the room.
"I am just afraid that we will be overrun! Maybe compromising with the Gang Lords would be better than fighting a war that we cannot win," said a rather scared sounding voice.
"Silence Irwid," came a deeper, more in control voice. "We shall not bow down to the wants of criminals."
"As you wish…" muttered Irwid meekly.
"Very well," said the deep voice. "Now, we must think of how to deal with the United Criminal Front. Captain Oreles, how goes your search for the mysterious New Boss?"
"Well, I haven't found any new leads on the New Boss, but we have shut down minor officers, such as Jawja Dalwares the Drug Lord, and Tatiana Shane, who owned that crime-bank. We've been having much more success than the Intelligence Agency has in their supposed 'Haven-UCF Connection Conspiracy' search." Captain Oreles sounded as if he did not really care what he was saying, more tired that concerned. He had said the last sentence in a somewhat mocking tone.
"I assure you Captain, and you too, Mayor Roseau, that our sources for the Freedom League funding these terrorists is absolute. Just a couple days ago, we caught them sending agents to receive packages from known criminals, and there have been multiple cases of Haven agents terrorizing our city." Jak clenched his fist as he recognized the voice as the one spoken by the woman who had attacked him.
"Agent Yolena," spoke the deep voiced Mayor Roseau, "I believe you, how could I not? But with the continuous failure of your agency to stop this cooperation between our rival city and the UCF, I may have to reassign this program to the Police Department."
"Well, folks, I guess if we are now in charge, I'll recommend a new strategy: As Captain of the Police Department, we must be upgraded from law enforcers to a military. For open warfare is the only way to deal with this terrible threat.
"War!" Irwid exclaimed. "With the chaos on the streets, Haven will destroy us!"
"I agree with Irwid," announced Yolena. "Oreles, all you seek is more power."
"I only ever wanted to defend this city Yolena, and if I have to form a military in order to do it…"
Roseau spoke up, "I will hold this to a vote. All in favor of upgrading the Police to a military, raise your hands. … Sorry Yolena, but all save you and Irwin have voted with Oreles. It appears for the first time in two hundred years, Kras City will go to war."
"No you will not," shouted Jak as he walked into the room, pulling out the handgun stolen from the Kreon Corp guard. The people all turned, panicking as they looked at him. Oreles was a middle-aged man, in the armor that signified that he was a guard minus the face mask. The Mayor wore the Aeropan cloak, the style worn by Skyheed, Veger, and Ruskin, save for that the Mayor's was black. Roseau was balding, with black hair and a moustache, and he was deeply tanned and a bit overweight. Irwid was young, in his mid twenties, his light brown hair being combed in the least flashy fashion, and his clothing being nothing out of the ordinary, as if he were trying not to stand out at all. Yolena was wearing the tech suit she had always worn, and her black hair was cropped short, her violet eyes holding a look of sternness.
Jak began talking, "Well, um, I don't really know what to say…"
Daxter, luckily, picked up on Jak's loss of words, "Alright fellas, how are you doing? You are way to pretty to be a Council Woman, you know that. Anyways, we'd like it if you would all stop trying to kill us, all we did was come here to visit our buddy Jinx, so, maybe pardons, and giving us our Cyberkey back?"
Yolena stood up, pulling out a gun. "You! You are the Freedom League Agent causing chaos in this city! For that, you must die!" The Kras City agent activated her Jetpack, and flew across the table that the Council was sitting around. The force of her colliding with Jak knocked Daxter off of his shoulder, and they tumbled into a nearby pit, used by the Council to interrogate dangerous prisoners. Daxter walked to the edge, but did not see how he could help. He turned around back towards the Council, and looked up to see a gun aimed at his face.
"Y'all have caused me no end of trouble, it's time you be executed here and now," Oreles lazily said as he loaded the gun.
"I surrender! Arrest me, don't shoot me, please!"
"Sorry little fella, but I have been given the power to execute people whenever I please."
"Oreles!" shouted Roseau. "Take him prisoner, don't kill him."
"Nah, I'm going to kill him."
"Arrest him, or I won't give you your military powers."
Oreles sighed and lowered the gun, but then pulled out a button and pressed it. The door to the room suddenly shut and sealed itself up, right as more guards had arrived to help. Oreles smiled, and aimed the gun at Roseau. "Sorry boss, but you just aren't cutting it. Now, all of you council people, back up against the wall. I'm going to shoot the orange rat, shoot Yolena or the Havenite, whoever survives, I don't care, and then I am going to take over this city. Always was a great admirer of Praxism, y'know?"
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Jak had never been so overpowered. With just an eco pistol, he had nowhere near the enormous arsenal of every sort of weapon Yolena wielded. If he had the full Morph Gun, he would have killed her. But with the pistol, he found himself getting blasted with fire, electricity, eco, and every manner of weapon. Yolena's suit protected her from the weak power of the pistol, and soon he had run out of ammo. Jak didn't want to use his alternate forms, but found that he had no choice.
Very well then, let me finish this.
Light Jak flew straight at Yolena, his wings allowing him to actually get close enough to her on her jetpack. He punched her, but she spun away and elbowed him in the face. Silver blood came out of Light Jak's nose as he fell down, but then he slammed his fists to the ground, slowing time enough to be able to start hitting the Kras City Agent. He kicked her right in the side, hearing as satisfactory crack as his shoe smashed into one of her ribs. He then punched her in the side of the head, and swung his leg down, catching her in the thigh. Unfortunately, even with time slowed Light Jak could not dodge a gunshot from one foot away, and he went down, time speeding up again. "How can you change into alternate forms, after what I did to you?"
We, Jak's other sides, each gained thought of our own.
"Figures. The bomb was supposed to take out normal eco powers, not alternate forms." Yolena then fired a large red laser at Light Jak, but the Light Shield deflected all of the energy from the blast. Yolena was not fazed, and actually smiled as she pulled out a vial of a strange blue substance. "Liquid Blue Eco. Melts through any energy shield," said Yolena as she poured it onto the Light Shield, smiling as the shield dissipated. She then dove down, sending Light Jak sprawling. She threw the angelic being against a wall.
I cannot beat her. It will take the last of my energy to heal.
Light Jak regenerated Jak's body, and then Dark Jak seized control. Frequently when switching between his forms really fast, Jak would feel a little woozy, but this time he felt a stabbing pain in his head, and Dark Jak almost collapsed.
Alright, time to take this chick out on a date with my two friends, Mr. Claw, and Mr. Other Claw.
Was that an attempt at humor? If so, you are horrible.
Like you would know anything about humor, Sir Light the Grim and Moral.
Dark Jak sent a blast of dark lightning aimed toward the Agent, but her suit absorbed the small amount. Growling, the Dark Eco mutant jumped at Yolena, slicing her sleeve with her claws, and grazing her arm. He then punched her in the head, causing her to crash into the ground. Dark Jak then leaped up, using his Dark Blast Power, knowing that nothing could survive it. Strangely, Yolena suddenly pulled out a strange clear crystal, which absorbed most of the Dark Eco.
Jak, transformed back to his normal form, was bewildered. "It's as if someone gave you the right tech to beat me, as if they knew that I was coming."
"My informant, the one who informed me about your connections with the criminals gave me the Eco Pulse bomb, the Liquid Blue Eco, and the Eco Absorption Gem."
"I want to catch this informant," muttered Jak as he prepared to fight her. Despite living through both of his alternate forms, Yolena was still weakened, and clearly in pain from her injuries. She flew at Jak, but he crouched down to duck, and then leaped up, catching onto her jetpack. Yolena flew out of the pit, crashing into the ceiling and landing on her injured side. She did not get up. Jak managed to land and put his leg right in between Captain Oreles' shot and Daxter's head. Jak screamed as the Yellow Eco burned into his knee, and he fell on Daxter. Oreles then smashed his knee into Jak's face.
Yolena, having seen the City Council forced up against the wall, and realizing that Oreles had betrayed them, stumbled to her feet, trying to stop him. She suddenly clutched her side, and collapsed onto the ground, unconscious. Oreles looked around at her, Jak who was lying in pain, and Daxter, who was trapped beneath Jak. "Only question left is who do I shoot first."
Luckily for Jak, Daxter, and Yolena, at that moment a group of guards smashed through the door. Their leader was a Jadoran man, of the same race as Sig. He pointed a gun at Oreles. "Surrender your weapon, traitor, and move away from the Council!"
Oreles aimed his gun straight at Mayor Roseau's head. "I'm calling the shots here, Lieutenant Massau. Now, tell your men to put down their weapons, and I might be willing to not blow the mayor of Kras City's brains out."
Massau and the other guards looked at eachother, and placed their weapons down. At Oreles' order, they walked over to the opposite side of the room, so they could not get their weapons. Satisfied, Oreles turned back to Jak, Daxter, and Yolena. He raised his gun toward Jak's head, but was stopped a second time when a shadow covered the giant window that was at the top of the room.
"What th'…" was all he managed to get out before the skylight shattered into a million glass pieces. Some sort of hovering craft was above the building, and down from it dropped several men with Vulcan Furies, and opened fire. Oreles raised his gun, but before he could shoot anyone, he was blown away by a round of gunfire. Irwid screamed and dove behind a chair, out of site. The men shot up the rest of the Council, sparing only Roseau. They also killed the guards, although Lieutenant Massau had, when diving for cover, struck his head and knocked himself out, and was mistaken by the gunmen for being dead. Jak wobbled to his feet, Daxter groaning beneath him.
Jak thought of the odds. If he had been going full strength, he could take out these guards. But with one of his legs shot, and after being severely beaten up, he doubted he would live. The guards lifted their weapons, and then a woman dropped down. Her hair was shorter, she had no makeup on, and she was in a combat suit, but Jak and Daxter had seen her too many times to mistake her.
"Rayn!" shouted Daxter. "Why did your friends shoot everyone up?"
"Daxter, just as annoying as I remember. Did you enjoy that little Eco Pulse I made?"
Jak stared in shock. "You were the informant, the one who tricked Yolena into thinking that Haven was working with the gangs!"
"Yes indeed. I am also the New Boss of those Gangs. I hear that you got into a scuffle with Melonius Kreon, my partner in crime. We're good friends you see. Part of a certain… organization."
Daxter was still confused. "But why did…" Rayn then shot him with a tranq dart. Daxter wobbled around, and then said, "I'm not your Muse!" and then collapsed on the floor, unconscious.
Rayn looked at Jak. "Your friend who smokes a lot is dead. I sent a man, Shiv, to kill him because Kreon asked me to. Jinx, that was his name I believe, set off a bomb in their fight, killing them both."
Jak stepped forward, to try and take Rayn out, but his injured leg pained him, and he collapsed. Rayn then shot him with two tranq darts. The last thing Jak saw was Rayn pulling the Cyberkey out of Yolena's pack.