Heddo once again audience!I missed you guys(:I do not own Jak & Daxter the game or series and/or its characters. Only my own characters and some plot of the story line is mine and mine only. (:

There was a sudden thud and I realized it was my body hitting the ground. I was soaked, I could feel at least that much, and when I brought my eyes open- I felt I was in pain. My form pulsed with life once more and the feeling engulfed me from head to toe like one huge heartbeat. I couldn't see anything, the only thing my green eyes would come in contact with were the white dots that blinded my vision.

Shakily, I rolled over as I found I was once on my back and when I went to push myself up- I just collapsed on the floor once more. Slowly but surely my vision came to me, the swirling colors and white dots starting to disperse. I looked heavily at the showing skin and saw the burns, the welts that were there. Bringing a hand to my bare leg I went to touch it but stopped myself, a hiss coming from me as my eyes slitted again.

The shocks coming from my limbs wouldn't halt and my arms stung with pain as I sat up with my legs to the side, my hands firm against the concrete that was below me. Looking over at what I thought was the door a figure walked in, black at first and blurry but the more I blinked, the more I saw the details.

Soon, Erol stood before me. My head felt light and I went to move but couldn't go anywhere, his voice entering my mind slowly.

"You've been drugged again."

Shifting I groaned, my bloody hand reaching up and grabbing my head, feeling my black hair was wet too. With blood or water? I couldn't tell at all. Before I could even process that much of a thought there was more movement, a graze going up my limb. There was a tsk that left my mouth as I moved away from it, trying to raise myself but that didn't work.

My dilated green glared up at Erol who simply watched me collapse on my back again. For once I honestly just laid there and stared at the ceiling. Why couldn't I move my limbs? My body started shaking and it became clearer and clearer what had been happening, my mind fogging in and out repeatedly.

Reaching up I could feel my pupils bend and reform unnaturally before they were slits and I whimpered at the realization. I was with the Baron..trapped in jail. Being used as a guinea pig, "Damn." The hiss was loud considering Erol simply laughed it off and came closer to me once more.

I went to move away but it was useless, the once mobile items known as arms and legs were now immobile. I felt Erol caress my face before gripping my chin tightly, forcing my jaded glazed to his amber ones- ones that simply shined with humor. Slowly a smirk twisted on his face and he shook his head, both legs on either side of me as he simply straddled my form on his knees.

"Such a powerful little thing isn't it? One treatment of Eco…and you can hardly remember your own name," he sneered softly. I wanted to reply but couldn't, the male leaning in and he glanced from my lips to my eyes again and again, "I want…to hear you scream for mercy."

At that point I felt my pupils thin and spat at him. It didn't affect him, feeling the hand that graze my battered thigh grow higher. A huff of a chuckle left him as I glared.

"Bite me," I huffed.

That was when he smirked harder our lips meeting fully, "Gladly."

It hurt. All of it did- but it wasn't as if it was the first time I felt all of this. Every touch against my form, every breath and bite mark left on my body…it wasn't the first time I had felt all of this. I could feel the scream wanting to tear from my throat, Erol in my ear again and again simply telling me things- swearing things that I knew were to come true eventually.

And eventually…it would all end.

I hardly had enough time to jolt myself from the nightmare before I could relive anymore and my body flew upwards in the bed. The loud crash forced my mind to focus as everything around me in my bedroom slammed down on the ground. A scream echoed through the room, finding it was my own when I covered my head defensively.

Silence met my elf ears and slowly, I lowered my shaking hands to stare around at everything that had fallen, seeming at one point it was floating in the air. I put a hand to my chest, laying back on my bed quickly, "Holy shit."

My lungs craved oxygen, bringing myself from the past to the present, and I breathed heavily. Staring wide eyed at the ceiling there was the feeling of fear in the pit of my chest that I was certain wasn't new. It was more of a flashback of a feeling. One that resurfaced when I thought of the repressed memories I had.

But that one…my time trapped in the Barons stronghold.

I rolled on my side feeling the sweat coax myself and shivered remembering every touch, bite, scratch and mark Erol made on me. Eventually I calmed. The shaking had ceased and I was just staring off in space. That was a nightmare that I hadn't had in a long time…It was one I figured I'd never had to relive again and really-

We all have those memories we desperately want to forget. Pretend it never happened and for a while it's almost like it never did. For a while you're content and you forget all about it. But then..when you're laying there at night by yourself- if even by another…you begin to recall and remember. Every. Single. Detail.

Tsking at the very thought, I sat up. Running a hand through my tangled locks I repressed the thought. The past was the past for a reason. Besides, he was dead.

Swinging my legs to the side, I pulled the blanket off of my bare legs, "Lucky ass."

I stepped over the broken wood from my night stand, the picture that was shattered on the ground and the occasional glass lamp pieces. A long shower was needed.

A few days had passed since Jak had arrived, and I had to admit…I was not a happy camper. Since our big "blowout" he tired talking to me but I wasn't up to it. It just didn't feel right. Nothing felt right. Not being at home. Talking to Damas, working on my vehicles, Kleiver's annoyance. Nothing! Of course Damas noticed. He asked what was wrong. Every day. And I always told him it was nothing. Every day…

You'd think someone would catch on.

Anyway, I had heard from Seem that Jak and "orange lightning" got a Dark Crystal and Light Crystal. Both rocks burned me everytime I touched them, so I didn't know much about them in the first place- but from the information I got, the two forms light and dark when combined created great energies.

And when Jak and Daxter died they were suppose to give them back to Seem.

That and the Day Star was getting closer day after day. I could clearly see it, but Seem made a point to inform me every day that it was getting closer. Well I mean there wasn't much I could do about even being the Twin Sun princess or whatever the fuck Kor said. Seem just wasn't having that answer.

I was done and dressed by now- ripped jeans with the bandaged chest- and was brushing through my hair calmly as I walked through the living room to pull my boots on. I didn't really have an idea of what I was going to do with the day, but I needed to figure out something. Whether it was a mission or a modification…it didn't matter, it needed to be SOMETHING.

Pulling my goggles on my head I grabbed the brown cloth..vest..thing and pulled my arms through before grabbing my gun and heading out. My green glanced over at the sun and saw it was actually late afternoon. Five maybe. Humming, I headed towards the garage area casually, pulling up my hair as I did so.

If you asked me how I looked I'd say normal. If you asked someone else, they'd probably say angry. But that was just my face I swear. Scoffing for a moment, I actually contemplated why I was so angry. It couldn't have just been the fact I had a fight with Jak I mean that was bound to happen sometime.

Maybe it had to do with the fact I thought too much on what Seem said.

I rolled my eyes, "Ridiculous."

It was stupid to even consider I could try and do something to help. This wasn't like last time. I wasn't up for any more escapades to save the world. And it was a star which probably meant it was either a big meteor or another planet like the Twin Suns.

Stopping in midstep the Wastelanders passed me casually as I turned to look up at the last Twin Sun and stared. What…if that was another planet? It only made sense considering Adriel and I were the decedents to the different families. That thought actually pained me and I flinched as if it were a physical blow to my ego.

Adriel…

"What the-?" I grabbed my head annoyed and wanted to hit myself. Another planet? Come on. I really must have been losing my little psyche. Plus, once again, dwelling over the past wouldn't help me at all.

I began walking again, ending up at my destination though I was still in my thoughts. I simply repressed them the instant Kleiver turned to me. He rose a blonde brow and I smirked dully, mock saluting at him as the doors slid shut behind me.

"Yo."

"Where you been? There were Metalheads out there, ey. Forced to send me least favorite out there to take care of 'em."

I stood in front of him, folding my arms with a frown, "You sent Jak and Daxter out there with Wasteland Metalheads?"

I mean it was obvious they were his least favorite. Come on. The big blonde just shrugged, a smirk grazing his mouth.

"I did a while ago, yeah. They ain't returned though. Prolly dead if ya ask me," he said walking towards the doors. Something in me shifted as I stood up straight and I uncrossed my arms, shaking my head.

"Did you even put a tracker on them?" What I wanted to come out as a question changed into a demand and he turned to me once more with a frown.

"Why should I care what happens to em?" he snapped. A glare left me and I quickly pulled on my goggles, running over to my Dust Demon and jumped in.

"Damnit, Kleiver! You think I'm reckless!?" I looked over at him hotly, revving the buggie up instantly as he walked over next to me and I shook my head, "Jak is like me on steroids! He won't think twice to risk his life just for the thrill!"

Kleiver simply smirked up at me, raising a brow as he tilted his head, "Part of the job to bein' a Wastelander ain't it?"

"Piss off," I growled annoyed. Grabbing my scarf I pulled it on my face without hesitation before slamming on the gas and flying out of the doors as they opened.

It wasn't the fact I was worried- don't mistake that, it was the fact that…um..Okay nevermind. My body moved on its own before I could process what I was doing and I realized this as I flew over a sand dune and headed to the blinking red light on my raider. There was still one left meaning a Wasteland Metalhead were still out there.

Hopefully Jak was too. The thought of Jak made me put a hand to my radio, flicking it on for the communicator while pulling the mic. to my mouth. "Jak! This is Kida. Can you hear me, over?"

There was silence and I cursed loudly. Shaking my head hopelessly I drove through the desert as fast as the damn Dust Demon would let me. For any of you that know the Dust Demon…you know that's quick.

Speeding past the other dunes and flying past the occasional rock here and there I put it to my mouth again.

"Jak, this is an emergency. You need to answer, over." After another few moments of silence I shook my head growling, "Goddamnit, Jak, I know you can hear me!"

"Hear you loud and clear, Ki."

My heart nearly stopped as I looked up gratefully at Jak's voice, "Don't ignore me!"

There was a chuckle before more shooting sounded off and he spoke.

"Sorry, baby. Sorta busy." I glanced off to the side annoyed as I drove on.

"I'm almost there. Stay alive," I ordered. There was another chuckle before he hummed.

"Don't I always." Tossing the mic. away from me easily, I heard Daxter bitching in the background. I really shouldn't have been surprised they were still alive or even worried that they might have been dead.

They were like cockroaches…

It wasn't even a few minutes later that I found myself pulling up to a battle between what looked like a dinosaur verses a nat. I stood up in my Dust Demon, pulling my goggles off and stared. I almost laughed. Daxter's screams echoed throughout the damn Wasteland and I simply sat down, pulling my goggles over my eyes.

"Alright let's go."

Shifting gears I spun and flew off of the rock- shooting the Metalhead in the face excitedly. You've gotta remember this is probably my first time engaged in battle since Jak and Daxter arrived.

Landing I spun in the sand, shifting gears though my bullets didn't stop. I aimed for the ugly things legs but it began running off again and I turned around in a 180 spin. Driving in a buggie probably wasn't the easiest thing in the world.

Jak was next to me as I drove on and yelled.

"What the hell are you doing here!?" I smirked over at him from behind my mask, shaking my head while pointing some.

"Saving your ass! What does it look like!?" I called over the noise. We both looked up quickly as I heard Jak yell 'left', both of us jolting at the same time.

The Dust Demon nearly flipped over but I held ground, swerving around long enough to throw it in reverse and drive with my thumbs on the triggers. The damn thing was running right at me. I cursed colorfully under my breath but didn't hesitate to turn once more and start hauling ass.

When something that big stepped on something so small it was not pretty.

I flew passed Jak who was coming at me and aimed for the bolder on the left. The Dust Demon soared high into the air, right at the Metalheads face. Twisting my body I bound out of the vehicle, going right towards the ground right as the impact went off. The instant I hit the ground I could hear the ringing in my ears from the explosion. Buzzing was fading in and out of my head and the taste of sand was on my tongue.

I sat up slowly and looked up as the Metalhead dino began falling down. I rolled over a safe distance away as it collapsed on its side, the gun on its back bouncing off and away.

"Well that could have went worse," I mumbled shrugging. I turned towards the sound of tires as Jak stopped stopped right behind me.

"Are you fucking crazy!?" I shook my head, smirking over at the blonde as he pulled off his scarf.

"Oh~ Language." Jak's blue eyes narrowed at me coldly and I rolled my eyes.

My orbs glanced over at two items that landed beside me. It was a hologram patch. I tore off my goggles, pulling my scarf down and stared confused but it lit up suddenly.

Jak walked over to me and we glanced at each other warily- a holographic head talking.

"Metalhead Commander, report! What's happening!?" I stared wide eyed, standing slowly at the sound of that voice. "If you lost that cargo and you're still alive-! I'll kill you myself."

I looked over at the Dark Crystal in Jak's hand and he frowned at it before looking at me as the holograph went on, "I want every Dark Eco Crystal you can find! Time is short! Did you hear me!?"

Jak walked up to the projector annoyed and stepped on it hard, "Wait..not you…"

I jumped some as it smashed and Jak tsked shaking his head.

"I don't like the sound of your voice." I agreed with Jak on that one. My skin was crawling with eerie goosebumps in remembrance. There was something…about that voice.

"Ha! You sure kicked sand in his face," Dax yelled clapping. He chuckled over at me nodding, "Oh yeah…that was good."

"That face..looked familiar," Jak claimed looking at me. I stared at him and finally shook my head, but Daxter intervened.

"Now, we're getting paranoid. Come on, big foot. This desert gives me the creeps," he mumbled patting Jak's arm. I nodded in agreement, turning back for Jak's vehicle.

"Ki, you alright…?" At the concern in Jak's voice I turned to him some before giving a faint smile and nodding.

"Yeah…let's get back. A storms coming." Jak climbed in behind the wheel and Dax landed on my shoulder.

"Why'd you come help?" he questioned. I shrugged climbing in on the other side and looked at the Ottsel.

"Dunno. I moved on my own."

Jak looked over at me and I rose a brow at him, "Yes?"

"You're reckless," he said calmly. I waved my hand casually.

"Same shit, different day," I mumbled.

We started off and I pulled my scarf back up, wandering back to the holographic head Jak smashed on. I didn't like the sound of that voice, and the fact that Jak recognized the face.

I almost wanted to vomit. My dream echoed in my head and nearly gave my green eyes tunnel vision. What was happening? It could have easily been a mistake from what I was thinking considering the fact that the dream had messed with my head in the first place.

Then again…

The storm began to pick up by the time we made it through the doors to the city and the garage was empty when Jak parked. I looked around while tossing my scarf on the stand. I pushed my goggles up on my head, walking towards the doors.

"Where are you going?" Jak asked from behind. I looked at him and stared.

As I had said before, our contact since the big blow out at my house was little to nothing. So the fact I literally popped out of nowhere to help them must have been confusing. But there was no point in holding another grudge.

I took my hair down and the long locks fell around me gently. I shook my head, running my hand through my hair and motioned.

"We need to check in with Damas and I need to find Kleiver before he causes some kind of crisis." Turning I grumbled walking on, "Mar knows what he's getting himself into now."

I could hear Jak following behind me while walking through the streets to Spargus but I didn't think much more about it. It was getting later too, the sun already setting. And to think I had just woken up less than two hours ago. The thought made me chuckle some.

"Are you still mad at me…" I threw a look over at Jak and then sighed softly, shaking my head.

"No. Not really. Maybe. I don't know. I've had a lot on my mind lately, so I'm just a little out of it in general I guess," I said calmly. Jak was looking at me when I glanced at him but I simply smiled at him a bit.

"What? Are you scared of me?" I teased. He didn't say anything and I blinked, "Are you?"

"You're a little more intimidating then the last time we saw you, Ki," he said dully. I frowned but Daxter spoke up from his shoulder.

"Yeah! And even last time you were scary as hell!" Rolling my eyes at them both we headed for the access elevator to the Palace Tower.

"Well don't worry, I'm not that…mad. At least I don't think so." We stared rising and I folded my arms nodding. "I mean like you said..it wasn't completely your fault for letting me be sent to my death in the desert."

I watched them both flinch under my cold gaze and then I turned away from him sighing.

"If anything I'm upset you…didn't say goodbye," I breathed weakly. I heard him shift from beside me and I looked at him.

"I know, that was the biggest regret of my life I just….I know I wouldn't have said goodbye if I saw you…I wouldn't have wanted to." I stared lidded at him while he admitted this but really it wasn't just for me. It was for himself too.

"Jak…" I sighed gently. The elevator stopped and I shut my eyes, holding something back before walking forwards. "The past is the past, Jak. We can't change what's happened." Stopping I looked at him, "Just don't mess up whatever future we may have left."

"There you three are!" Emotion was blocked off in an instant as I turned back to Damas and walked on towards him easily.

"Metalheads," I said smiling. The proud look in his eyes shined again as he set a hand on my head. I peaked up through my bangs at him and he smiled fondly.

"Good job, Kida. You never disappoint," he claimed. I nodded and then turned some causing his hand to fall. Motioning to Jak and Daxter I nodded.

"If anything they did most of the work." Damas looked at me surprised and I shrugged, "I had to save them however." A smirk lit my face like a light bulb as Jak folded his arms scowling to the side. Damas however just waved his hand, his staff in the other.

"Very well. Good job to all of you for not only surviving, but defeating the Wastelander Metalheads. Now." I stood at his side casually as he began speaking to the other two. "Once again you must test your fighting skills in the arena. Face down your fears! Defeat those who oppose you, and we will see if your skills are of use to us. The purity of the arena is our only guide."

If some random person heard that, they'd probably stare at us as if we were crazy. The arena was far from anything but pure, but it did give us a taste on whether or not to let someone stay in the land of Spargus. Besides, it was fun to watch people fight for themselves.

"Excuse me, ehem, Mr. Sandking? Yes, I'd like to place a complaint." I looked down at Daxter raising a brow and Damas and I glanced at each other. "We've been training hard. My feet are killing me! I think I'm getting a hangnail! So maybe I'll just..sit this one out."

Damas held up a Wave Concussor and tossed it at Jak, "Enough talk! The arena awaits."

I went to step down but Damas stopped me.

"Kida, I have a mission for you," he said nodding. I stared at Jak but he shrugged walking back towards the elevator. I hummed before stepping forwards calling his name. He turned to me stopping.

"What is it?" I could hear curiosity in his voice and I hesitated but then nodded.

"Be careful, okay?" It was more of a plead and Jak gazed at me before nodding once more. I watched as he walked back to the elevator and our eyes held until he and Daxter were completely gone.

Shutting my green I then turned to Damas as he stepped down from his place before the throne and motioned to me.

"New Wastelander." I resisted the urge to let my eyes look up to the heavens. Damas however caught me and simply brushed it off.

"Why am I not surprised you just said that to me."

He smiled some, messing up my hair and I shooed his hand away before I shifted my weight, "So when do I pick up this guy?"

Damas chuckled and nodded his head while grasping his staff in his hand.

"Now. He's already been treated. He was tossed out in the desert maybe a few days ago. You've been…distracted..or else you would have been there when we found him." At the mention of his words and looked to the side.

"There's been a lot of things that I've been reliving..that I don't really want to," I confessed softly. Damas was looking at me concerned but I shook my head softly, ignoring the look his violet eyes gave.

"He was in the recuperating chambers, but now he's gone," he continued. I watched as he walked towards the window.

"He ran away?" I asked confused.

I blinked a bit but he turned to me, the violet eyes he possessed set, "Go. Retrieve him and bring him back here when you have. He is not fully healed and without testing him in the arena I am not sure I can trust him."

I nodded calmly at the order and saluted.

"I will," I threw at him casually. When I turned to walk off he called my name causing me to falter with a blink back.

"Huh?" Damas didn't say anything at first and instead smiled with a tiny nod.

"You look nice with your hair down. You should do it more often," he suggested kindly. I thought about it before, glancing off to the side with a small nod.

"T-Thanks…" Huffing at the embarrassment written on my cheeks I headed down the elevator shaft and just went towards the Coast Area afterwards. Having it being nearly evening made it cooler outside then I would have liked so I hoped this would take long.

Damas' complement threw me off. I never wore my hair down so it wasn't shocking. Shaking my head with a small smirk at the thought I turned off to go towards the Coast Area.

The fact I wasn't surprise about hearing a new Wastelander was because there were about three additions since Jak, Dax and Pecker had arrived. I had trained all of them in anything and everything- one of them being a girl named Katsura. I actually bonded well with that one. She was sarcastic, a bit on the wild side, yet had a good ass sense of humor on her. Older than me about a year however she was probably my only friend.

I began to wonder where she actually was since I hadn't seen her all day, but I had a mission I needed to accomplish. On the brightside of all of this, it was a male, an injured one by the sounds of it. One that I wouldn't have recognized at all, and he couldn't have gotten far.

Yup a filler mission- sorryyyyy but this is Kida's story. Not Jak's. So..suck it.

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