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Walking off of the shaft easily I saw Damas going to his chair. I frowned shifting my weight when he turned to me and folded my arms, "About this survivor…"

Damas shook his head some, his staff in his hand, as he frowned, "You cannot just simply deny all access to Spargus."

I rolled my eyes at that, dropping my arms as I walked forwards.

"It isn't like that. We just can't trust someone so fast. Especially an outsider," I said shaking my head. Damas frowned hard at me and walked forwards.

"Don't you think I know such things? I have been here much longer than you. Do not forget I am king of Spargus," he snapped pointing down at me. I glared up at him defiantly.

"I know that but be sure you don't forget exactly what happens to people who are traders," I replied harshly.

Damas stopped at that and stared at me. I shifted again before turning and walking away. It was, after all, the Baron who betrayed him…and the city who betrayed me. I stopped when I got on the shaft and looked over my shoulder speaking softly.

"I'm sorry…but my defenses are up and I'm not even sure if I trust my friends..anymore…"

As the shaft went down and I stood there for a moment longer, huffing hair from my face. This was all troublesome. I headed out to Spargus when the shaft stopped and went to find Kleiver. No doubt he was looking for the guy to test him too. I frankly just wanted to interrogate the shit out of him. Funny how my thoughts were worse than Kleiver's for once.

I walked down the streets, passing other Wastelanders and I saw the small kangarats running around. Shaking my head I knew Kleiver was still annoyed with the adorable creatures. It made me smirk actually. Anything that annoyed that big boned man made me joyful.

We all looked up seeing one of those purple precursor artifacts shoot up to the sky. I watched as it spun before exploding. I flinched covering my head as pieces flew down.

"What the hell was that?"

"It's that precursor artifact that fell. The monks have been messing with it." I glanced over at the two Wastelanders talking before quickly running off towards the area. I jogged to a stop when I got to the Coast Area and saw the other monks still gathered around though Seem was talking to someone else.

"You're just as much as an abomination as the Twin Sun princess," he said narrowing his red eyes at them. I walked pass the other monks easily, throwing a glare at the pale colored faced boy.

"Stay out of our business! You and Orange Lightning are not welcome here," he spat turning away and crossing his arms. When he turned around I stepped in front of him causing him to blink at me. I narrowed my green eyes and shifted my weight, my hands on my waist.

"If you're going to continue to call me an abomination, do make sure I'm here to defend myself, drag queen," I drawled annoyed. Seem narrowed his eyes at me and spoke lowly.

"It seems I can go nowhere without another problem appearing. I do wonder why King Damas has kept you around." I glared holding my own against him.

"I ask myself the same question about you."

"Kida?" Seem and I shifted our attention to the person that said my name and Seem moved so I could see who we were dealing with. My annoyance dropped slowly, my hands falling to my sides and I saw the newbie. The newbie actually being-

"Jak?" An orange fur ball popped up on his shoulder and it only got worse, "Daxter?"

Daxter pointed at me and broke into a grin, "It is you! You're alive!"

Seem rose a brow looking over at me, "Why am I not surprised that you know them?"

I ignored him as he walked off and I stared in shock at Jak and Daxter. Jak looked the same as he did before, save for his blue sleeves were gone and his hair was shorter. To me this felt like my mind was messing with me.

Jak shook his head, looking me over, "You look…different."

By his tone I assumed it caught him by surprise. Well…it had been six months…and I was a Spargus warrior now.

Jak frowned taking a step towards me and I took a step back on instinct. This wasn't right. This wasn't what was supposed to happen. I was just suppose to live my life with no more adventure and start over. They were supposed to be gone so I could just forget and move on!

"What the hell are you doing here?" I snapped glaring. Daxter flinched at my ice cold tone and Jak frowned deeper staring at me.

"Everyone thought you were dead, Kida," he said shaking his head. I glared at him and turned.

"Good! Let them think that because the Kida that was thrown out of that damn city is dead. I didn't see you attempt to stop it." Jak glared and came towards me and I turned to him, raising a brow.

He didn't scare me. Rarely anything did anymore. Not after what I went through for just the initiation to this place.

"They did the same thing to me. Now we're both banished and the city is falling," he spat. I glared up at him.

"The city can rot for all I care." I watched him flinch at my tone and my dull green eyes stared through him before I turned my back on him, "They left me to rot and it worked."

By what I just got this wasn't a dream this time. Jak and Daxter were really here. That meant the city really did throw them out too. I moved forwards with an angry huff off towards the Palace Tower.

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"Damas, I've got a problem!" I yelled walking forwards. Said man stood quickly and I motioned behind me, staring up at him. "Those two. The ones who survived! I know them!" I said quickly.

Damas set his hands on my shoulders and stared at me with a frown. "What happened? What did they do?"

I shook my head looking down, "No! It's not..they didn't do anything. I didn't-!" I grabbed my head in pain as more memories came to mind. Memories I desperately tried to forget.

"LAND!" I yelled happily. I looked at Jak, "You drive like a maniac on a one seater, Jak!" I heard Dax laugh as Jak rolled his eyes.

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I got on the one seated Zoomer and went in the sky, looking down on him, "I'll meet you at the palace," I drawled, grinning before speeding off.

Jak and Daxter watched me with wide eyes, "Wow."

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"I'm Kida. But since you'll call me Girly I guess it doesn't matter," I said taking another drink.

Jinx looked at me and smirked some, "You gonna tell me what's wrong, Girly, or do you wanna just talk?"

"Both."

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"We're all here. We're gonna help you…" I stared at him, my eyes becoming normal and calm as I nodded.

"Jak," I breathed.

"They're just a part of my old home! I worked so hard to make Spargus my home!" I cried opening my eyes.

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"I don't like it."

"I don't like you."

"Adriel!" I glared at the male next to me and he glowered at Jak before tearing his gaze from him to me innocently.

"What?"

"I worked so hard to forget…"

Damas stared at me in some shock and I put my head down in shame, my hair falling in my face as my eyes threatened to water. The truth was…I panicked. I hadn't felt those feelings in so long that my defense went up. I didn't know what he was really here for. I hated him!

And to feel that I still…loved him…scared me.

"I believe that you scared yourself when you saw the faces of those you have worried so very much for." I looked up at Damas slowly and he set a hand on my head, shaking his own, "It isn't a bad thing to feel something other than feelings of a warrior. Do not be afraid to let your old emotions come through, though also remember not to let them cloud your judgment. Memories are what keep people alive, Kida."

I nodded slowly, turning my head away and shut my eyes.

"Kleiver said he wanted to see you. Maybe working on the vehicles will get your mind back to normal," he said looking out of the window. I nodded noticing it was almost dark now and turned heading for the exit.

I got to the bottom of the shaft and quickly made it to the garage before I ran into anything else that would make me panic. That was weak of me anyways. Whether Jak and Daxter was here or not shouldn't have mattered. What's done was done though. I had a job to do now in the Wastelands.

I walked through the doors to the front gates and saw all of the buggies. Kleiver turned to me and broke into a smirk, his silver eyes shining.

"Just in time, toots. I need ya to do a job for me," he said nodding. I crossed my arms looking at him suspiciously and nodded my head some.

"What's up?"

"A modification job on one of me babies. Rotors gone out."

"Great." I turned to go over to the Dust Demon and strapped my long gloves on tightly. Kleiver looked over at me and put a hand on his hip, holding his gun in the other.

"What's on your mind?" I looked at him blankly and leaned against my buggy easily.

"Which one am I changing?" I asked dully. He smirked after a moment and looked over at the doors that opened. I rolled my eyes and Kleiver chuckled.

Jak and Daxter walked in easily and looked around. I sat on the large back tire to my Dust Demon and watched as Kleiver walked over to the other two. They didn't look like they saw me which I didn't mind.

It seemed as though Jak was very fresh here. No scraps, no dirt, and no armor. He needed to go on an artifact retrieval mission or he was done for. I smirked slowly thinking about how entertaining it would actually be to watch Jak and Daxter cope to the new settings. It defiantly wasn't Haven.

"Well..if it isn't the newbie's," Kleiver drawled walking over to them. I watched, messing with my arm armor as I put it on securely. Daxter sat up and I knew insults were coming. Too bad Kleiver wasn't an easier target.

"Keep yappin, jelly boy. We'll see who-!" Kleiver grasped Dax by the throat and yanked him off of Jak's shoulder roughly.

"Bite your bum, ratface. Or I'll pound ya!" he said lowly. I rolled my eyes, hanging one leg off of the tire while my other knee came up.

Daxter sat back on Jak's shoulder and looked as if he were gonna pass out, "Ah! Great stinkin' of Precursors. I've got two words for ya..toothbrush."

'One word.'

Jak looked at the other buggies and nodded, "Nice rides." Kleiver smirked slowly, looking over at the many vehicles that sat there.

"Ya like whatcha see? We use these babies to make runs into the deep desert to retrieve artifacts. Tough wheels for tough work," he explained. I hopped down and walked over calmly, fixing my gloves as I stepped beside Kleiver.

"They aren't like the ones back home, Blondie. Don't get any ideas." Jak looked at me with a surprised blink and I shifted my weight while putting a hand on my hip, "I worked on most of these myself. Once I was able to adapt that is. Most of these can handle the toughest of jobs, no matter how bad the driver."

Jak stared at me confused and Daxter rolled his eyes.

"You made these?!" I chuckled and Kleiver shoved me lightly.

"She made some of these," he grumbled. I tsked rolling my eyes before Jak spoke, looking at Kleiver.

"You said we could use one," he said smirking some. I raised a brow as Kleiver actually thought about it and he stroked his mustache.

"I did, didn't I? But not one a those. Those are for the big boys."

"And girls," I chimed lightly. I swayed some and stepped in front of Kleiver so I was more in front of Jak, "Until you can show us your driving skills in a setting like this…you're stuck with that." I pointed behind him and he looked at the small weaponless buggie before Daxter looked at me dully.

"What a runt!"

I shrugged stepping next to Jak and looked at them smugly, "Seems to fit you."

"Get in, Dax. I'll drive." Daxter rolled his eyes and Jak smirked nodding.

I watched him, not at all surprised. Jak was always down for anything fast and dangerous. But I don't think he realized really what he was up against. It made me sneer amused, though my green eyes held the same dark tint they always did.

Kleiver stepped next to me, picking at his hands, as Jak looked the vehicle over.

"Care to wager a little somethin' on a race then?" I slid my eyes up to the larger male beside me as Jak and Daxter looked back at us, "If you win, I'll let you keep that little vehicle for as long as you live. And if I win…"

Jak shrugged confused while motioning to himself, "I don't have anything."

Dax nodded in agreement and I saw Kleiver smirk pointing to the Ottsel.

"I'd say that yappy rodent of yours is a bit boney. But skinned and buttered he'd make a nice treat. My vehicle against him," he said patting his stomach.

I rolled my eyes and Daxter spoke stomping his foot, "Forget it, buddy! Jak would never-!"

"Done." Daxter looked at Jak quickly and I rose a brow while Daxter glared. Jak looked at us confused before shaking his head.

"What? Don't worry. If there's one thing I can do, it's race." I watched him grin and I shook my head.

"Well then I guess we'll see how this one plays out." I turned towards them with a hand on my hip, the other pointing at my chest, "Follow me and I'll teach you the basics in driving. Just keep up. You fall behind you stay behind."

Jak stared at me and Kleiver walked over to his Dune Hopper, getting in while starting the large vehicle. I walked over and held onto the latch that kept the doors shut.

"When you're done with the training crap, be sure ya meet me near the starting line and bring some tissues for when I beat ya." He pulled out of the double doors with a laugh as I pulled the latch down easily- the doors opening, "See ya there."

We watched Kleiver disappear in the sand waves and I let go of the handle, the doors slamming shut. I clicked a few buttons, speaking easily while shifting in place.

"Be sure not to overdo it either. It'll easily blow the engine. It's just a training vehicle so it won't exactly have the destructive power of Kleiver's Dune Hopper or even my Dust Demon."

The doors were set to automatic and I turned around to them again, "But it's pretty damn good if I do say so myself. My first creation and it works like a charm."

Jak crossed his arms as Daxter climbed in the seat to the buggy as I walked over and I stopped in front of Jak as he stared at the vehicle.

"It is small. But it has its advantages." Jak looked at me and I shrugged faintly, "Overall, the Tough Puppy is a decent off-road vehicle. While this small vehicle lacks the ability to fire and any sort of weaponry, its tight handling, solid construction, and quick speed counterbalance its defensive shortfalls."

Jak rose a brow and I nodded shortly, a hand on my hip, "And this is why we decided it's the training vehicle."

"What's happened to you?" I stared at Jak with a blink but his solid face didn't fall and he kept his arms crossed.

I shifted once more, rolling my eyes and then folding my arms, "I don't know what the hell you're-"

"You wanna play games, Kida, we'll play. But all of that sun must have messed with your head because you're acting like you don't know who we are at all." His harsh tone made Daxter shrink back but I simply glared up at him, my hands at my sides.

"I don't know who you are!" Jak stared at me as I glared at him but my glare wavered. I looked away from him quickly when I felt it did and stared at the ground.

"Don't get me wrong…I missed you all. A lot. But the pain of thinking about you every day made it unbearable so I repressed it. It isn't like it matters. You thought I was dead anyways," I said shaking my head.

"One of the Twin Suns is gone, Kida. What else was I suppose to think!?" I looked at Jak slowly as he uncrossed his arms and shook his head, frowning softly, "When the star disappeared and we saw Adriel was still alive..."

I stared at him and looked away, "Adriel lost his powers over eco energy…didn't he?" Jak nodded and I shut my eyes tightly before looking at him again, "I can't think…of that stuff anymore. Spargus is my home now. They treat me normally and I would fight for them just as they would fight for me."

Daxter frowned sadly from behind and shook his head.

"What about us…?"

I stared into his blue eyes and something in me stirred. Jak and Daxter have always been my friends. Going through everything I went through. Thick and thin. I looked at Jak and saw he was waiting for an answer.

But I didn't have one…right now I didn't know how to feel. To me- my friends and old home abandoned me. And while Jak was now in the same boat I was…he was a part of that abandonment part. I shut my eyes softly.

"You live in Spargus now don't you?" Daxter blinked before and Jak stared at me with confusion. It made sense. I was having mood problems. Living as a Wastelander did that to you.

I looked at Jak and shook my head, "My reaction of anger towards you isn't surprising and it hasn't gone away. And while I know it isn't your fault, I was thrown out here I felt abandoned by everyone. I guess I'm just not used to seeing familiar faces other than in my dreams."

I turned and went over to my Dust Demon and pulled on my goggles.

"You dreamt about me?" I blinked looking over at Jak and felt irritation. I pulled out my pistol and shot twice, both at his feet. Jak stared wide eyed down where he was previously before looking at me like I was crazy. Dax sat up and waved his arms.

"What is wrong with you!?" I smiled sweetly, putting my eco pistol back in its holster.

"Sorry…I saw a bug." I got in the buggy and started it before zooming off, "Let's go, newbie! You've got a lot to learn."

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