Yes, I blame Furcadia again. How lame of me :3 Oh well, this chapter is filled with alot of hateful words. But its still a PG rating

Slowly, the blonde haired hero shifted, turning onto his left, then to his right side. His eyes shot open at a peculiar sound... something was beeping... He rolled over lazily again to find his communicator chirping away on the table next to him. He picked it up, opened it, and wearily said "Morning... Who is it?" in a very tired voice.

"Jak, this is Ashlein." His face brightened up at her voice. "I need you to come to the oasis in the desert, I've got to desperatly speak with you. I haven't got much time." Before he could even get a word in edge wise, she hung up, making the line go dead.

"Crap..." he groaned. Rubbing his face, which was quite rough from not shaving in a week. He threw one foot out of the bed, then the other. He scratched his ass, doing the full on morning time lazy guy routine. His back still hurt from his wound, but it was healed now thanks to the Green Eco. He slipped out of his room and down the hall a few doors to Sake's. A few back handed wraps were replied to with nothing but silence. So, he opened the door to see why she hadn't replied to his knock. He found her passed out on the bed, still in her armor and whatnot.

"Saaaaaake..." he whispered into her ear. "Waaake uppp..." She shifted, making a weird noise, refusing to wake. So, he poked her in the stomach, and she woke up.

"Go away... i need more sleep..." She rolled over, and off of the bed. Jak bust out laughing.

"Good morning graceful..." She gave him a dirty look, then got up to stretch and yawn. When she looked in the mirror, she woke up instantly. Her hair was a mess and her body was dirty. She had even sleapt in her ARMOR!

"Morning. Wheres Iron Lungs?" Jak shrugged.

"Hes probably still asleep in my room. But hey, Sake, we've got to go. Ashlein-" She stopped him dead in his tracks.

"Oh, great, what does that bitch want!" He stopped her in return.

"To talk. I want you to come along as well." She shrugged defiantly, then growled. "Sake, please." She looked at him, succumbing to his 'please?' look.

"Fine, I'll come, but I'm not goin to enjoy this..." So, she picked her gun up off of the floor, holstered it and headed for the door where a sleepy Daxter was standing. She picked him up, and tossed him over her shoulder. Jak followed, closing the door behind him as he left. They trio headed for the Dune Buggy pen and hopped into the Sand Shark. Once the doors were open, they sped off to the Desert Oasis just past Devil's Peak. Yet another small sandstorm was beggining to rage, but it was nothing compared to the one Sake had faced to rescue Jak from the Satellite.

The drive was short, lasting no longer than 10 minutes or so. There, next to a blue, instead of red Hellcat Cruiser, was Ashlein. They both climbed out of the buggy and went up to her.

"Jak, it's good to see you again." he didn't make eye contact with her. "And you as well Sake. But I thought you went home?" There was a strange sense of jealousy to this comment. It sounded as if she wanted Sake to have stayed.

"Yeah, what of it?" She hissed, looking away angrily.

"Jak, Sake, I need you to come back to the city..." That was where Daxter drew the line.

"Listen toots, you left us in the desert, so talk to the tail, cause the whiskers aint listening..." He turned his back on Ashlein. She didn't even look at him.

"Vegar is drunk on power. He's taken full command of everything. If you-" Suddenly, the sound of roaring engines filled their pointed ears. Marauders swarmed them from all directions. Some were in buggies while others were on foot. One on foot charged right for Jak, raising his barbed sword over his head and bringing it down. Jak jumped out of the way, kicking him in the knees afterwords. There was a definate crack. Then, he used the very same thug as leverage, vaulting over him with the smallest amout of effort. He landed on the ground and kicked his legs out from under him, then broke his neck with a quit and painless twist. Sake also did her fair share of acrobatics to eliminate what goons she could. When they became overwhelming, she pulled out her Vulcan and let it rip. The bullets sliced through their armor and bodies like a hot knife through butter.

Ashlein used the pistols she had to take down a few thugs herself. They were quite easy to kill, but taking care of the ones in a dune buggy were a different story. Sake jumped on top of a buggy as it charged at her and grabbed the driver's neck. With a strong arm, she yanked him up and tossed him out. The buggy was all hers for the taking, so she hopped in and tool the controls. With a few flick of some switches here and there, it lurced forward, running over the driver. She mowed down a few more that were harrassing Ashlein. Once they were all dead, she pulled the key and climbed out. She approached Jak and Ashlein, who had headed for the lue Hellcat Cruiser Ashlein had driven out in.

"Keira wanted me to give you two these." Ashlein bent over, reaching into the passenger seat and pulled out two jetboards. They both took one, shrunk them, and placed them on their backs. "Jak, your friends need you." She paused for a moment, not wanting to say the next part. "I----need you..." Sake glared at her, stalking towards her with angry eyes.

"You best stay away from him... got that, bitch!" Ashlein glared at Sake, then looked back to Jak.

"Don't you remember who you are?" Ashlein grabbed ahold of Jak's shoulder and forced him to face her. She placed a small amulet of Mar's insignia in his hand and he inspected it. "What about your f-" He stopped her.

"Forget it! I have new friends now. Just leave!" He growled, trying to hold back his dark side.

"So the hero I knew did die in the desert... or was it long before that?" She put a little more stress on the word 'that' than was needed. "The city needs you..." He slapped her hand away.

"Forget it. They can ROT for all I care. I'm through saving the world." Disappointed, Ashlein climbed into her hellcat, powered it up, and sped away. Sake simply looked at Jak; a look of utmost sadness on her face.

"Jak, I want to know. Whatever happened to the man I knew? The one who would do whatever it took to save those who were important to him?" She looked directly into his eyes, pleading for an honest answer.

"Oh, so now you're going to question me about this, huh!" She pulled back for a moment. "I just wish for once someone would leave me the hell alone and let me live my life. I'm tired of being pushed around, and I don't need to be lectured by YOU. Just--- leave me alone!" he climbed into his dune buggy, taking Daxter with him, and drove off, leaving he to simply stand there.

She was heartbroken, trying to choke back tears. Slowly, she climbed into the Marauder vehicle she had hijacked and drove back to Spargus. Luckily, none of the other Marauders attacked her, but Kleiver refused her entrance to the city until she identified herself. She got out of the buggy and ran as fast as she could to her room. Jak had changed so much since they had gotten back together. It was almost like he was a completely different person.

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Seem watched from a distance, noting that Sake and Jak were staying far away from each other. "Oh Mar... What has happened?" She whispered in a voice that seemed to poison the air with ill omen.

So, there ya have it. How will Jak and Sake recover from their fight? Is their relationship over for good? What do you think?