Chapter 8: Sewer Patrol
Music: Doomsday Clock by Smashing Pumpkins
"We gotta dig in, gas masks on
Wait in the sunshine, bug eyed
If this is living?
Sakes alive!
Well then they can't win
No one survives"
Mood: cynical
Disclaimer: Writers lie, just like your parents.
Jak and I grabbed two Zoomers and headed back to the saloon. The minute we walked in, Krew flew down and floated around us in a slow circle, fat jiggling with the movement. "You boys are turning out to be quite useful, ey? Mmm, I have another task for you. The Sewers used to be a fabulous" he swung his arm out before looking at us again," smuggling route for me before the Baron installed security devices."
"And before those late night snack runs kept you from fitting out the front door." Daxter interjected.
He was actually asking us to do more before giving us what we wanted. "I bet you've hatched another brilliant plan in that hungry little brain of yours." I scoffed scathingly.
"So... who or what do we have to shake down, knock out, or blow up?" Jak finished, equally as scornful.
"Well, I need someone to go down and shoot every Sentry Gun in the Sewers, and I'd give you a sweet weapon upgrade if you succeed." I growled quietly. He still wasn't going to tell us.
"Let me guess..." Daxter started sarcastically. "Dank, murky water?" Krew nodded. "Reeks worse than your breath at an oyster fest?" The fat man glared down at him. "Fuller o' Metal Heads than your plate at a one pass buffet?" He continued glaring. "And of course, weapons more lethal than your ever too tighty whiteys," Daxter flung his arms out, grabbing the fat hanging off the side of the chair and jiggling it, his voice rising more, "on a hot summer day? Look, donut hole, why don't we float around here looking hot and heavy, and YOU go roto-root the pipes?" He finished, his tail flicking angrily. I kneeled down and pet his head, calming him.
"We're not doing anything until you tell us why Metal Heads are trading with the Baron's forces!" I sighed with an exasperated 'thank you,' getting back up to stand next to Jak and look pretty and menacing.
"I should have had you both knee-capped, ey?" Krew said loudly, his face mere inches from Jak's and mine. "All I know is that the Baron cut a desperate deal with the Metal Head leader." He growled at us, sending spit into our faces, Jak was looking him up and down with an eyebrow arched when Krew flew away, turning around before continuing. "Mmmmm, Metal Heads need eco, so the Baron supplies them with regular shipments. In return, the Metal Heads agreed to attack the city just enough to satisfy the Baron's continued rule."
I scoffed out loud, because how stupid can you get. I mean, come on, Praxis? "Yeah, but how long can that deal last?" Jak said, pretty much voicing my thoughts.
"Well, the Baron is running short on eco, 'ey?" I laughed cynically. "And the Metal Heads are short on patience." Krew wiggled his fingers "Baron Praxis NEEDS this war to keep in power. Otherwise, the city would put the true ruler on the throne, wherever that little brat is." I paused in my thoughts. What little brat? The little kid? Which one?
"Maddy and I" Jak started before Daxter coughed loudly. "Daxter, Maddy and I will clear your sewers. And, we haven't forgotten about that weapons upgrade you promised in return."
"Bloodsuckers!" Krew growled at him. Jak just smirked. "You don't just stand around looking tight and pretty, do you, 'ey" Krew said, flying into my face again. "Wastelanders. All the same." He said, shaking his head, flying away to the top of the building. I couldn't help but wonder how that little hover chair held all of him.
"Yeah. What a waste." Jak said, staring at me with a smirk.
Jak and I smirked at each other before heading out, me grabbing Daxter by the tail because he was still growling at Krew. He jumped up on Jak's shoulder, and we were out of there, off to do another job for a man too fat to walk.
Walking down the streets was boring, and Jak seemed to think so too, because he grabbed my hand and jumped up to grab a two seater hover car. I laughed, jumping up beside him into the passenger seat just as he took off. I laughed and looked back at the dislodged driver who was standing around looking confused. We needed to car more than he did.
Jak seemed to know where we were going, even without the map, but I pressed to button to open it anyways, just so I could know. He was taking us to a part of the city we hadn't been to before. "How do you know where we're going?" I asked.
He shrugged, taking a sharp right before saying, "I just do." I was confused at his answer, but brushed it off. Instinct, maybe?
Jak dropped the car down low to passenger level for a second, and I looked at him to see him laughing menacingly, swerving to avoid hitting people. I smiled at him wickedly before smoothly reaching out and twisting the wheel so the car swerved and hit a KG. I smirked again before saying, "Get us out of here, speed demon." As the mini map started flashing red.
Jak put the pedal to the floor, and we took off. Daxter was down on the floor of the hover car so he didn't get the wind, so I reached down and grabbed him, lifting him up into the wind. He started twisting in my hands, yelling profanities lost to the wind. When a gun fired and a laser beam came so close to my hand that I felt singed, I pulled him back down, where he glared at me disdainfully.
Jak was full on laughing as the KG's pummeled one another, not caring about anything but us. I couldn't help but smile at his laughter, no matter how gruesome the cause. I rarely heard him laugh anymore, so I would treasure when I could. I leaned over and planted a kiss on his still smiling lips, just because I could.
We pulled up – or down, I guess – to a small alcove in the ground in the far corner of the red area. The minute we jumped out of the car, I attached myself to Jak's side, looping my arm with his, skipping us through the doors and onto the elevator. The minute our weight was on the platform, it started lowering, and Jak and I automatically withdrew our weapons, knowing that there was going to be something down there. Daxter dutifully jumped up on Jak's shoulder and sat in his spot, kind of sucking to see what was under the approaching arch.
The doors opened, and the first thing I saw was two red lizards. Jak pulled the trigger at the exact same time I let an arrow fly, and we easily took out one of the monsters together, and separated for the other two. With the lizards dead , we opened the three boxes around the corner, which were filled with ammo and health, and we collected that before continuing on.
The room in front of us was completely dark with a small lit up button that looked like it should be stepped on, so I stepped on it, and the room lit up, showing us a room filled with water with double lasers shooting out of the other door.
"Found the first sentry gun," I stated obviously, and Jak kind of gave me that 'duhh' look. I stuck my tongue out and followed after him.
The turret seemed to be shooting periodically, but could follow us, so it must have a tracker on it. I pulled out an arrow and let it fly towards the gun. It landed on it, but the arrows blast didn't seem to affect the turret.
"Guess it's my gun." Jak said before running around the corner and jumping when the arrows shot. He got close enough to the turret to blast it, and it blew to dust. I caught up to them, and saw Jak kicking the dusted metal.
"Good job sweetie," I said sarcastically in a voice dripping sugar. Jak shoved my shoulder before continuing on, jumping on the grated pipes to the other side of the water. I kind of wanted to know what was in the water, but then I thought about what happened at Dead Town and my still melted shoe, and thought better of it.
We all continued on, killing sewer lizards and Metal Heads alike, collecting dark eco and skulls. I think my body had a certain amount of eco intake that it could take in, because after a while, the dark eco stopped flying at us and just sat there.
We reached the next turret, which was off on a ledge with a grate connecting to it, and I let Jak do it again, cuz I would be no help.
We continued on until another ledge with a sketchy looking grate connecting it to the door on the other side. Jak rolled across it, laughing about not putting his weight on it, and I chuckled before following after.
But of course, things went wrong, and the minute I put my weight on the flooring, it collapsed. I was down in another dark room, but I could see at least eight glowing Metal Heads. I heard something slam to the ground, kind of like a gate closing quickly, and with my luck, Jak was caged in on the other side. I didn't know what else to do, so I stepped on the light plate, and the darkness lit up and showed me that, yes, there were eight Metal Heads down here, and, hi, they all started attacking me.
I started letting arrows fly, but I thought of something else that would make this seem so much easier. I took a second to grope into the back of my mind and pressed to right button somewhere in there, and I automatically turned into Dark Maddy.
I remembered the Oracle's lesson, so I let the Metal Heads surround me before jumping and slamming the ground, creating a blue wave that seemed to shock all of the Metal Heads. They all disappeared with a poof of blue electricity, and their little yellow skulls flew up, and I went around collecting them, still surprisingly clear minded. Maybe I was getting a handle on this whole evil thing. That made me grin darkly because Praxis had given me a very very useful weapon.
And of course, there were steps off to the side that I followed up. And again, my pessimism was right, and I saw a gate opening up from in front of Jak and Daxter. Jak pulled me into a tight hug, petting my hair down, because, apparently, bursts of electricity made my hair stand up with static.
"You know you look kinda really hot like that." Jak said roughly, pushing me against the wall.
"You guys need to really stop doing this so randomly." Daxter complained, jumping off Jak's shoulder and walking away, singing loudly.
"That's so wrong," I said in response to Jak's words, kissing him fiercely.
"You know it's hot." Jak smirked before attacking my neck. I moaned, letting my head fall back and he sucked, making sure to leave marks.
Now that I did think about it, Jak as Dark Jak was kinda hot, in a scary kind of way. In a scaryr, powerful, sexy kind of way. I shuddered.
I moaned again before threading my hands in Jak's hair, pulling his lips back to mine before licking down his jaw and to his neck. He growled softly, tilting his head up so I could reach farther.
I was pressed against the wall in a deliciously rough way, and I couldn't help but moan against Jak's neck from the pressure of the wall, and the pressure of him pressing into me. Maybe I had a wall kink.
"Okay guys. Make out session over. Did you forget we're on a mission?" Daxter asked loudly, and I laughed, pulling away from Jak.
"Maybe this isn't the best place."
"Never been a better place," Jak said in a rough voice.
"Sure there has been." I said, but I couldn't really think of one either.
"Alright, buddy, stop molesting Maddy, let's go. Party's over." Daxter said, tugging on Jak, who stepped away reluctantly.
I laughed before grabbing his hand and pulling him forward.
We only had to kill two more Metal Heads and jump off a ledge before we were back at the elevator.
"Well that takes care of Krew's 'oh so precious' sewer route." Jak said sarcastically. "Now it's time for some new weapons." I grinned.
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A/N: Well hi guys :) I'm back again with a five page long filler chapter… You know I was thinking, you could kind of use this story as a walk through. Lol.
Well what do you guys think? I swear we're going to be getting to more fun things than just missions soon… I hope…
Hahaha well I hope you guys liked it. Tell me what you think. Any ideas for plot lines, extra people, new missions, things I should add in, etc?
xMonster