The next morning Jak, Naruto, and Daxter left the Underground with full bellies, healed bodies, and rested minds. None of them had seen hide or hair of Torn and decided it was maybe for the best the second in command didn't know they were the ones to use up half of the Green Eco aid. They left a few Precursor Orbs as a way to replace the used supplies.
Using an older model of the two person Zoomer the trio found themselves heading out into Haven City. Today was one of the few days the sun was shining brightly. None of them brought up Naruto's story or his fox characteristics. They knew and that was enough.
Naruto looked over at Jak and Daxter, who was smiling lazily as his fur drank in the sun. "Where are we going?" The blond asked. Jak took his eyes off the rode before answering.
"To see the soothsayer Ashelin told us about." When they arrived to the bazaar part of Haven City they abandoned the Zoomer and continued on foot, seeing as Zoomers were not permitted into this part of the city. Naruto staid close to Jak, even though his sapphire eyes drank in the goods for sell that surrounded them.
Soon they came upon a large, ragged tent. Cautiously, Jak and Daxter entered it, followed by Naruto. The inside was full of objects of every shape, size, and color. "Coooool! Check out all the dead stuff!" Daxter said before poking the upside down moncaw near the entrance. Naruto yelped and jumped as it opened its eyes and bit Daxter's fingers. "Ow!"
"Touch the goods again, rat boy, and you'll be, arrkk, counting with your toes!" The moncaw flew and landed in the dish like hat the elderly, almost dead looking, woman in the tent. "I am Pecker." Even Naruto couldn't help but chuckle childishly along with Jak and Daxter at the creature's name. Pecker looked unimpressed at the trio.
"Yes, yes I know…my mother she was…very vindictive. I am Onin's interpreter." The woman opened her eyes, pearl white blind eyes stared off into nothingness as she clapped her hands, blue dust with sparkles filling the air at the movement.
"Onin welcomes you… blah, blah, blah, blah, blah…the usual boring salutations. She says it is good to see you again Jak." Pecker said. Jak shook his head.
"But we've never met before."
"Before…after…it is all the same." Pecker said.
"Oh! Oh! Let me try!" Daxter yelled, wanting to translate. Naruto shook his head, not noticing how Onin's blind gaze turned to him momentarily. "Ahhh…she wants a…She wants a Yakow bone! A Yakow bladder? No…no…I got it! For many moons…she has…waited for a…a juice pop? A jewel shop? Oh…oh…I know, she's got a hairball! A hair lip? A hairy chest?" Daxter continued as Pecker flew from Onin to be closer to the trio still by the entrance.
"Close…but NO! Onin says you seek answers…aaarrrrkkk…about the Tomb of Mar."
"What do we need to know?" Naruto asked, none of them noticing how Onin trembled a little at his voice.
"She's going on and on about mystical energy channels, evil curses, stupid 'ooooooo' crap. Forget all that!" Pecker yelled startling Naruto and Jak a bit. "I'm gonna sum this up quickly because now you're cutting into my siesta time. Onin wants you to recover three artifacts from thePrecursorMountainTemple." While Pecker talked Daxter started to spin his finger around his temple, sticking his tongue out. Jak chuckled and nodded slightly. "Not two! Not four! THREE! Use the Warp Gate at the northwest side of the city, and bring back the three items you find." Pecker said before flying back to Onin's dish hat. The moncaw closed his eyes then opened them, waving for the trio to leave.
Naruto looked at the Precursor Temple in awe. This place was beautiful. Even Jak had stopped to look at the temple in appreciation. The same could not be said for Daxter. "Come on let's go!" The ottsel said before pointing to the upside down platform. A shot from the Scatter gun righted it and the trio made their way across and down the Precursor elevator. The two Metal Heads ahead and the three smaller ones inside the temple were easily killed.
"Which way?" Jak asked pointing to the three paths they could take. One was back a little way, the other went down, and the last went to the right. Naruto nodded his head towards the path that went down with the aid of Precursor platforms. After making their way down the platforms Naruto's body froze as a massive rhino like Metal Head charged through the stone mountain. Jak tensed up for a moment before switching mods to the Blaster. The Metal Head charged and at the last second Naruto and Jak leaped away. The Metal Head turned, reared and roared, seeing its soft underside open Jak shot at it before it fell back to all fours.
They repeated this tactic until the Metal Head fell dead with a giant 'thud!' and a pitiful amount of Dark Eco chunks for its size appeared from where its body dissolved. Naruto pressed the now raised switch and they pressed forward.
"Wow! Did you see the size of that Metal Head?" Daxter yelled. "Think of the trophy it would have made, and the girls said trophy would bring!" Naruto shook his head, before crouching and attacking the four Metal Heads up ahead. They were relaxed now they knew they could take down a Metal Head of that size. The upbeat mood didn't last long because before them was a large cliff with few climbable ledges with colossal boulders rolling down it.
"WE'RE SCREWED!" Daxter yelled as Jak put away his gun. The green-blond took one long look at the mountain side before turning to Naruto.
"Naruto," his name caused the blond to turn and face him. "Do you trust me?" The fox teen nodded, locking gazes with Jak. "Follow my every word the moment I say it. Don't hesitate and don't question it." The once hero placed a comforting hand on Daxter's back. "Close you eyes and don't open them till I say so, and hold on tight." The ottsel did what Jak said in a heartbeat, clinging to his friend's shoulder. With one final shared look, Jak and Naruto jumped and braved the mountain.
Naruto's sapphire eyes staid locked onto Jak's form the entire climb, trusting every word that escaped Jak's lips. Every 'stop' and he froze, every 'run' and he sprinted, every 'jump' and he leaped, and every 'duck' and he fell into a crouch. Jak's every word was the key to his body's movements and it was only when they were in a tunnel at the top did Jak's voice give up its control on Naruto.
"Dax, open your eyes." Jak whispered to the trembling ottsel. Daxter opened his eyes, visibly looking better now that the danger was gone.
"We did it! We're alive!" Daxter yelled, earning a smile from his friends. Jak turned to Naruto, who gave him his trademark grin. They rested for a few minutes before pushing onward. They easily leaped across the platforms and made their way to the large Precursor mechanism at the end of the path. Jak and Naruto paused to taken in the wonder of it as Daxter kept walking.
"I bet that's the prize! They won't miss that one tiny gear." The ottsel said to the floating gear at the base of the machine. He took it and when nothing happened he walked away. "Like candy from a baby." Jak smiled and then both his and Naruto's faces morphed into shock as the machine let out a loud, grating sound. It suddenly stopped moving and everything fell. Daxter kept walking as Jak grabbed his hair at the ruined machine now in pieces.
"No one will ever know we were here." Daxter said, oblivious to what happened. Naruto looked down at the ottsel, ready to tell him but froze as a massive sphere rolled past him and Jak, then down into the chasm below. Jak sighed as he picked up Daxter. The ottsel blinked as they passed the rumble. "Look what you did Jak! One look at it and you scared it to death." Naruto chuckled, earning a look from Jak as they took the newly appeared platform. It took them back to the temple and from there they took the right path.
Naruto's claws tore apart the three Metal Heads along the path as Jak refilled both his Blaster and Scatter gun with ammo from the Krimzon Guard crates on the path. On the ledges around the corner the trio were ambushed by dozens of small Metal Heads. It seemed as if for every one they killed seven took its place. Even though Jak and Naruto tried to protect each other and Daxter no one left the ambush unscratched.
Daxter hissed as Naruto parted his fur to check a bite from a Metal Head. It wasn't deep but it still bled. Jak, even though he absorbed massive amounts of Dark Eco, looked only slightly unfazed. But, there was still the twitch of his hands that gave away the Dark Eco twisting and pulsating in his body.
"Jak, could you scout ahead? I'll take Daxter back to one of those crates that had Green Eco aid in it." Naruto said as he cradled Daxter in his arms. Jak nodded mutely, his lips in a tight line. As the fox teen healed his ottsel friend he could feel the surge of Dark Eco slamming on the ground. He shook slightly as Daxter climbed onto his shoulder, feeling better now that he was healed. Naruto walked to seeing Jak on cliff above them. With a few leaps they were reunited.
"How many Metal Heads where there?" Naruto asked, seeing as the trembling in Jak faded with the release of the Dark Eco.
"One." Jak answered. Naruto felt his heart clench at that before following Jak across the platforms that moved over a large lake of liquid Dark Eco. The trio paused at seeing Precursor boxes floating above the Dark Eco.
"It looks like we have to make a bridge with these boxes over the Dark Eco." Daxter said, standing on his toes to scan the area. Jak's cold, dark blue eyes took one look at the distance, the sides of the boxes, how the boxes would open, and the distance from each box before kicking open the first one.
Jak smiled from the end of the path as Naruto and Daxter joined him on the other side. They made the short climb up, only to face to face with another massive Metal Head. Repeating the same tactic they used before it wasn't long till the Metal Head fell defeated. The gates leading inside to the Precursor temple and idol opened and the trio entered.
Daxter proudly climbed up the idol as Jak and Naruto watched him, both smiling at their ottsel friend. He looked at the singing artifact oddly before grabbing it. Naruto chuckled at seeing the ottsel vibrate with the Eco Shard.
"Woooow. This puppy's got some viiiiiibraaaaationnn to it…This baby will put a smile on your face!" Daxter said as he held it. Jak laughed, loudly and clear at how the vibration made Daxter sound. Both of his friends looked at him in shock before smiling and laughing with him.
The Eco Shard soon joined its sister artifact, the Eco Gear, in Jak's pack before the trio returned to the point where the three paths met. They backtracked and before they could enter the last path a Metal Head with a gun and shield shot at them. Naruto let out an animalistic growl and charged, he had had just about enough of this Metal Heads for one day.
Jak watched as Naruto charged and as soon as the Metal Head moved his shield to fire his gun staff the fox teen's claws pushed aside the weapon and his skull met the Metal Heads'. Its roar was silenced as Naruto's sharp claws dug into its throat and twisted its neck at an awkward angle. Before Jak could join the blond three frog Metal Heads leaped down off the cliff on him. The once hero and Daxter watched in fascination as Naruto's body twisted and was bent into positions that normal elves could not even dream of doing, no matter how flexible. He tore the three new challengers off with his claws and threw them against the stone cliff, killing them.
"Wow." Jak and Daxter said in unison as Naruto panted. The blond grinned as the faint ruby that entered his sapphire eyes faded. They paused to allow Naruto to catch his breath before climbing the ledges. Jak grinned at seeing the waterfall while the fox teen stared at it.
"Is that a…?"
"Yep!" Daxter yelled, jumping down and into the water. Naruto laughed and jumped into the pond as well, letting the waterfall wash over him. It wasn't long before Jak joined the two. They spent a great deal of time in the small pond and waterfall. Their laughs echoed loudly off the mountains as the splashed each other. When they got tired they laid out next to the tree to dry their soaked bodies.
At some point the trio must had fallen asleep because Jak woke up to the sun setting and Daxter curled up beside his head. What surprised the once hero even more was the fox teen curled up next him, his head resting on his chest, Jak's arm protectively around the blond's waist.
A faint pink dusted Jak's cheeks. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath before waking them up, Naruto first so that they could get out of the…compromising position and then Daxter, because Jak knew his friend would tease them endlessly if he caught them. Once all three were fully awake and had something to eat from the food Daxter hid in Jak's pack from when they were at the Underground, they continued on.
In the small open area another massive Metal Head charged out of the mountain. Using the same tactics they were able to bring it down with none of them getting hurt. Naruto stepped on the raised switch after the Metal Head fell and they continued towards the last artifact.
Past the ledges and across the chasm was another shield and gun staff Metal Head, which with a leap and a flash of claws was taken out by Naruto. They continued down the path, all of them shared confused looks when the path just suddenly…stopped. The ground beneath them shook violently as the path behind them broke apart and fell down into nothingness, freeing three Precursor platforms leading up to the edge of the cliff. With a few leaps, the shooting of another upside down platform, and even more leaps across a moving platform they made it to the top of the waterfall, which was fed by a series of smaller waterfall, and were greeted by four frog Metal Heads, which were no trouble to them.
Ahead Jak disposed of a pack of Metal Heads. The once hero waited for Naruto to dispatch the gun staff and shield Metal Head past the pack before stepping on the switch the Metal Head was guarding. After climbing the new ledges and killing off the horde of frog Metal Heads that waited for them the trio was finally able to claim the last artifact.
Daxter, again, walked proudly up to the beam of light in the center of the open temple chamber. Naruto and Jak following calmly behind him. "That's some peeper huh?" Daxter asked at seeing the large beam of light which came from a machine above them. The ottsel stood in the beam of light, sniffing the air curiously. "Something cooking?" He fanned the air around him, trying to bring the scent to him. Naruto pursed his lips at seeing smoke was coming from Daxter's tail.
"Hmmm, kinda smells like…?" Then his tail caught on fire. "Burnt ottsel?" Daxter screamed as he jumped in the air, taking off and running around the room. The disk they, Jak, Naruto, and the now screaming Daxter, were on started to rotate. The lens from the beam falling down and the beam of light faded out.
"Eww, whoa, whoa, hot hot hot hot ooo oo oo hot hot hot hot hot oh oh hot…" Daxter continued to scream as Jak grabbed the Precursor Lens. Naruto licked the tip of his thumb, index, and middle finger before grabbing the burning ottsel tail. Daxter went lax and laid on the floor as he let out a grateful sigh.
Jak smiled and tucked the lens away with its sisters as Naruto picked up Daxter. The blond returned the smile and the trio left. But, not without Daxter telling them that even if ottsel smelt good while it was being cooked it tasted nasty, so there was no reason for them having to eat him if they ever got hungry.
Naruto smiled as he, Jak, and Daxter walked through the agricultural area of Haven City. It seemed as if even Jak wanted to take his time getting to were they were going, seeing as he didn't hijack any forgotten Zoomer. They continued walking through the bazaar. It was only till they got to Port did Naruto realize where they were going.
"Naruto, wait outside." Jak said looking at the blond. There was no way he was going to take the fox teen inside. Naruto chewed on his bottom lip before turning around and walking away, looking like any regular civilian of Haven.
"You like him~" Daxter teased. Jak glared at him.
"I do not, he's my friend." The once hero said before entering the Hip Hog Haven, killing any discussion. Jak walked up to the bar, surprised to see a new, but strangely familiar face. He sat down in front of the admittedly busty woman. Daxter was quick to jump off his shoulder and start flirting.
"Hey, sugarplum," The ottsel said to the pale blond woman. Jak held his face in shame at his best friend's behavior. "You new here? Well whatcha got that's uh, hot and…" Daxter paused, her face finally clicking with both Jak and Daxter's memories. "Wait…I've seen you before. You're with the Underground." The blue eyed southern belle looked around for Krew before placing two fingers on Daxter's lips.
"Shhh! I'm Tess. Torn sent me to spy on Krew. Play along, and I may be able to get my hands on a few of Krew's secretes." While she talked it was easily to tell that Daxter's eyes strayed quite a few times to her breasts, which were hardly covered by her green top.
"Ooohh…I love 'undercover' work, baby!" Daxter said, clearing meaning something else with 'undercover'. "But ah, two can work better than one. Lemme help you out." He said jumping down on the other side of the bar, earning soft chuckles from Tess and an eye roll from Jak.
"Wow! There sure are a lot of bottles back here." Daxter said, the 'tink!' of bottles hitting and the shattering sound of bottles breaking filling the bar. Even the sound of Daxter drinking some of the alcohol was clearly heard. The ottsel's mindless, drunk blabbering filled the area as Krew floated up to Jak.
"Jak, have you found my boy?" He asked. Jak leveled him with a hard glare and shook his head. After everything he and Naruto had been through, there was no way he was going to turn him into Krew. The crime lord obviously looked irritated at not having the teen. "No matter, I need you and that talking rat to go around and make a few collections for me." There was a loud hiccup as Daxter climbed onto the bar, looking drunk as ever.
"Hey there five chins…how's crimes?"
"What's his problem 'ey?" Krew asked, as Jak tried his hardest not to show Krew that he was laughing behind his hand.
"Nothin'…I'm just fine…mind your own business." Daxter snapped and hiccupped in his drunken state. Then the ottsel fell backward on the bar and started to sing, loudly and off pitch.
"Listen," Krew continued, getting Jak to stop chuckling at his drunken friend and clueless to Tess who listened in but made it seem as if she was just cleaning the bar top. "I have six 'clients' around town who are about make money drops for me. I need you to collect each moneybag as fast as you can and 'take care' of any guards who get curious mmm. Get to the bags too late and some townie might pick it up."
"DRRRRRYYYY!" Daxter finished his song loudly. The Hip Hog Haven was silent as Daxter looked around then at Krew. "Ya know what's da trouble with you Krew? You go no vision…This place could be a real swingn' joint…Hop Heg Hiven with more dancin', more mac'n, more WOMEN!" Daxter yelled mentioning to Tess, or rather her breast.
"Just get all fourteen moneybags," Krew continued as Daxter continued to go on. "And bring them back here." At this point Daxter was trying to kiss Jak full on the lips, but the once hero's hand was stopping it. Jak didn't even listen to Krew last threatening words as Daxter finished kissing his hand and rested his forehead on Jak's shoulder.
"I love you man…" Jak looked at Tess briefly before taking Daxter outside. Naruto, who was leaning on a wall a while away perked up, but was confused at Daxter's rambling. "Cause you always got my back and…put up with me…you has pretty hair…" The fox teen blinked as Jak dumped Daxter in his arms.
"He's drunk. Watch him. I have to make a run for Krew, I'll be back to pick you two up." With that Jak hijacked the one person Zoomer next to them and took off, leaving a confused Naruto and a drunken Daxter behind.
"Ya know what Naru…" Daxter said as Naruto sat down with the ottsel. "You're too quiet! Ya gotta be loud! Enjoy life!" He continued and curled up into Naruto's arms. The blond chuckled and was slowly able to get his friend to calm down from his drunken stage so that when Jak returned with a large bag of money Daxter was able to join him inside the Hip Hog Haven.
The duo was only in there a moment before leaving, with a now fully sober Daxter. "Where to next?" Naruto asked as he slid behind Jak on a one person Zoomer. The green-blond grinned as he switched hover zone.
"We're going to pay the Baron a little visit." Jak said speeding off to the richer parts of Haven. Naruto, getting used to Zoomers, kept his arms lax around Jak's waist, his sapphire eyes taking in everything that flew past him. Where they really going to the Palace? Vin was able to power up the old elevator and Jak always did what he said.
The blond trembled lightly as he buried his face into Jak's back, feeling the muscles gliding under the shirt and skin as he leaned with the Zoomer when he took turns. Did Naruto really want to see that man that put him on the Most Wanted list? The same man that had hurt Jak?
Naruto, scared of the noise the elevator made going up, clung to Jak's arm. This was it. They were really heading into the Palace. Once they stepped out of the elevator and the tower the trio froze in awe.
They were thousands of feet above Haven and across from them was the Palace.
Naruto let go of Jak's arm as he took the lead, each of their steps calculated so they wouldn't plummet to their death. They timed their jumps across rotating rods humming with Eco then they were along side and below the thick metal cable. Jak, with Daxter on his shoulder vaulted from the two metal poles protruding out as Naruto leaped from them.
They went over and to the other side, leaping across a big gap. Jak pulled out his Scatter gun and disposed of the sentry gun above. Together they timed their jumps on the rotating spiked plates, Jak rushing ahead once on solid steel plating to take out the next sentry gun. Jak, Daxter, and Naruto found themselves timing jumps along side the cable with weak platforms and rotating rods powered by Eco.
Once under the cable Naruto stopped to take a breath, only for the platform to give out underneath him. He felt gravity take a hold of his body and pull him violently towards Haven's streets far below. A scream would have escaped the blond's lips, if Jak hadn't turned around and grabbed his hand at the last possible second.
Jak panted as he pulled Naruto up, thankful he turned when he did. "Are you alright?" Jak asked as he watched the teen's panicked sapphire eyes. The fox teen calmed his frantically beating heart and rapid breaths before nodding.
"Yeah, let's keep moving." Naruto said, giving a reassuring smile. The trio traversed the pipe, climbed to the top of the cable, and timed their jump with the spiked plating. Jak nearly miscalculated his jump, but instead off falling back off the cable he fell forward onto it.
And just like that the heavens opened up and rain poured down from them. This factor made their jumping even harder, especially when two rotating guns were firing an endless stream of bullets at them. Once past the guns they stopped for a moment to reclaim their breath before pushing onward.
They made a few quick jumps and found themselves on the Palace roof, the glass in front of them offering the perfect view of the throne room. They knelt on the roof, listening closely and shockingly there were able to overhear the Baron's conversation, even with the rain and how far down they were.
"I told you, I will have more Eco by week's end." The Baron's deep voice spoke to the Hologram of the Metal Head Leader. "We'll transport it directly to your nest, as promised." There before the Baron was Errol, standing protectively before his leader. Naruto felt Jak tense next to him and the stored Dark Eco inside him sent out a small wave, barely noticeable unless you were looking for it. That man, Errol, had done something to Jak and even though Naruto didn't know what he'd make that man pay.
"A deal is of no value if you can't deliver, my dear Baron." The Metal Head Leader crooned out from his Hologram, but he roared out the next part. "I grow impatient with your puny gestures. Give me the agreed upon Eco soon, or the deal is off, and your precious city will pay the price!" With that the Hologram was gone. Errol turned to the Baron, his fist clenched in anger.
"He's toying with us! Let me lead an assault on the Nest before it's too late. I can take him!" Errol said, walking up to the Baron.
"Patience, commander. No one has ever penetrated the Metal Head Nest…You know that. I've seen what comes of such foolish plans." The Baron said calmly as he traced the ruined half of his face. "No! Strength is their weakness…We play helpless…We train them to eat from our hands, and then…Move forward with the plan!" The Baron said pointing towards Errol. "Tell Ashelin to up her patrols. I want that Tomb found!"
"But you daughter has not been…agreeable."
"Aggg…I'll see to that problem. One way or another."
"Ashelin is the Baron's daughter?" Jak whispered to Naruto and Daxter. Before either could answer Praxis spoke up again.
"And find that child and fox kid!" Both Jak and Naruto perked up at this, while Daxter's nose twitched and he rubbed it, trying to get the tingling feeling out of it. "If you spent half as much time looking for them as you spend flirting with that mechanic girl we would have pinned the child's royal ass to a wall long ago. That and we could have had the fox brat! Do you know how long I've waited for someone, ANYONE to tell me ANYTHING about him? That last report on him was Frank's report, and no one has reported anything about someone with a red hat. If our plan fails he is the only failsafe!"
Naruto and Jak looked at each other then their eyes widen as Daxter started to build up a sneeze that nether of them could stop. "As you wish. With enough persuasion, I'm sure our spies will…" Daxter sneezed.
"What was that?" Errol growled pointing his Eco pistol at the glass ceiling. Naruto stared up at Jak's face; the seventeen year old's hands on either side of his head. The once Eco Hero's body leaning over his with Daxter on the fox teen's chest. Red dusted their cheeks as they stared at each other on the small strip on metal on the glass ceiling. Their breath mingled and danced with the others' in the tense silence, waiting for a clue they could move again without getting caught.
They waited a hair longer before Jak stood, Daxter climbing onto his shoulder. The green-blond offered his hand to Naruto, who gladly appreciated the help up. The trio, with two of them with a dark blush on their cheeks, started walking, looking for a way out of the Palace. They didn't make it far before the Baron appeared in a Krimzon Guard Bot. The trio froze as they locked gaze, it was the Baron who spoke.
"So, we have a rat in the wall, do we?" There was a pause and then a grin broke out across his face. "A rat and fox with a boy it seems!" He chuckled darkly at seeing Naruto tense up. Oh yes, this was the fox they had been looking for. The Baron gaze flicker to Jak, his grin turning cruel. "Back for a few more Dark Eco treatments?" This taunt started the fight.
Jak's blue eyes became blocked out by soulless black, but that seemed to be the only thing the Dark Eco was affecting. Jak's hand pushed Naruto to move as he pulled out the Blaster gun. "Run and don't stop moving as long as he's shooting." The first part of Jak and Baron's fight went like that. The Baron shooting until his Eco shield fell, Jak getting a few hits on the Baron before he recharged, and running around trying to stay alive from the endless fire.
Daxter had found himself on Naruto's shoulder and when the Baron went through the Eco wall, Jak and Naruto followed after him, repeating the battle tactic, but this time the Baron used missiles, which were much easier to dodge than the bullets which had hit all three of them.
The missiles, had failed to hit any of them, seeing as they gave away their targets before they hit, and they were luckily not homing missiles. Again, the Baron was forced to retreat as Jak destroyed another Eco Cell on the Bot. And, like before Jak raced after him with Naruto and Daxter following.
Jak's soulless black eyes followed the Baron everywhere, easily shooting him down with the same tactic. After a long fight of jumping and dodging and getting burned by fire tornados the final Eco Cell was destroyed. The Bot's shell was destroyed but the cockpit and the Baron survived.
"The dark powers I gave you can't protect you forever! Since I made you, I can destroy you! We'll meet again soon! And don't think I've forgotten about you, Naruto!" The blond flinched and moved closer to Jak, whose eyes were slowly returning to their natural cold, dark blue. "When I find you next you won't escape so easily like this time!" With that the Baron flew away, leaving a trembling blond and a growling Jak behind.
"Naruto…let's go." Jak said turning to head up to the now broke Eco wall. He froze when Naruto's fingers laced with his. The once hero didn't say anything about it, feeling the blond trembling in his hand. The battle with the Baron had shaken them both up, and all three of them were hurt. Jak tugged Naruto along as Daxter clung to his shoulder.
Whatever the Baron wanted Naruto for he wasn't going to get him. And there was no way that man could destroy him. He didn't make him, no Jak made himself.
Together the three made it outside the Palace and were back a street level. "Jak…" Daxter said. The green-blond looked him, noting with a frown that his friend's fur was burned in some part. The ottsel pointed to Naruto, who was also covered in burns and bullet holes and looking like he was going to collapse at any moment. Jak lifted the fox teen into his arms and put him into the two person older Zoomer model as the rain continued to pelt them, making Jak notice his own wounds. Jak climbed into the Zoomer and switched hover zones.