Ch5
"I can't believe you did that!" Jak exclaimed when we exited the Sewers. I decided to have some Metal Head slaying fun myself and I blasted those fuckers in the eyes and their stomachs with the blaster, killing most of them instantly while others simply got severely crippled. "Did what?" I asked, acting all innocent. "You killed that one Metal Head by shooting him directly through it's jaw."
"He was asking for it! If I hadn't done that, he'd have mauled your orange friend to death!" "Still, I didn't expect you to be just as violent as Malice..." "Well, you're talking to a girl who was labelled as a criminal at birth. In my world, I had a family that was all ex-cons and criminals and they taught me how to do everything bad. That's how Malice appeared, you see?" (You do have a point there...) (Shut it! I'm talking right now!)
"So... how did that happen again?" Daxter asked. "It happened because of my insecurities to doing crime. After my first heist almost got destroyed at the age of 4, Malice suddenly appeared out of nowhere and saved the whole operation... by blowing up the nearest wall with dad's rocket launcher." "Rocket launcher? That sounds awesome!" Jak exclaimed. "It is!"
"Okay... how about we get back to Krew now, huh?" I asked. "Okay! But... about that thing with Malice..." he gulped. "Yeah, I get it. You'll pay up when we're done with the day's work. We tend to not work well at night you see and I'm sure we could use a break." "Well... I have been going at it nonstop... maybe I could use a night to sleep." "Good. Now let's head back... race ya!" I smiled, bursting off in a sprint as soon as he activated a zoomer. "Oh it's on!" Jak smirked as he put the pedal to the metal.
I beat Jak to the Saloon with no effort and waited for him to get there before entering. "Man... I swear that that dark eco somehow turned to blue because not even this fast zoomer can catch up to you!" Jak exclaimed. "Well, I wasn't even trying there. I escaped the prison in under a minute, jumps and water included!" "That is impressive..."
We then entered the Saloon and got the lay down from Krew. He gave us the location of the gun mods and we went there to discover our new gun weapons. What I didn't expect was that Jak got the Blaster and I got... THE PEACEMAKER! (I think Krew may be in love with our ruthlessness...) (You think?!) I immediately showed it off to Jak and Dax who were green with envy. "How come you get that awesome hardware and we get a Blaster?" Daxter complained. "Maybe you're not ruthless enough?" "Okay... point taken..." Jak smirked.
We then returned to the Saloon and were met with Krew gawking over his trophies. "Fancy yourself a racer, Jak?" he asked. "Racing is the biggest sport in this city... ah... Errol is the undefeated grand champion! He's crazy and dangerous on the track! My kind of guy!" "Oogh... how I hate that name..." I growled lowly as if to get it off my chest. (I actually love that name!) (Shut up! You only like it cause he let you come back!) (So? Why would I hate him? Plus... he did give you a nice tickling didn't he?) (I... touche, pussycat!)
"I have a client that works at the Race Garage who is looking for fast racers for her team... I made a bet with her that you could get there in record time. Here's a security pass for you both to enter the racing section of the city... er... and your contract with just a few trifles for me... I already signed your names to save time, hm?"
What followed was a very VERY impressive reading session by Daxter listing off all the stuff that Krew got including... "GAME RIGHTS?!" After he finished, Krew chuckled. "We can work out the tiny details later... if you can get from here to the race garage in less than 3 minutes, my client said she'd consider letting you drive for her team... now... make me proud, hm?!"
"Okay... the clock's ticking... see ya later, sucka!" I exclaimed, now racing for real. I raced off faster than Superman in the sky and didn't even blink once. I made it to Kiera's garage in only thirty seconds. When I stopped moving, a large booming sound could be heard as I entered the garage she was in. "WHOA! Wh-WHAT WAS THAT?!" she exclaimed loudly. "That was me, sugar," I smirked, giving a wink to her. "Krew said you were looking for a race car driver... right?" "U-Um..." Kiera gulped, retreating back into her curtained area.
"I... I didn't expect someone like you to be able to go so fast... did you use a zoomer?" she asked. "Hahaha, no. I ran here... lookin' at a girl injected with that deadly darkness crap, missy!" I smirked. "Y-You're that one girl I heard about then? The one known as Malicious Malice?" "No, that's my alter ego. Long story, tell ya later... so what about that job miss?"
It was just then that Jak and Daxter made it there. In two minutes and forty-five seconds. "Seems my partner just arrived." I smirked. "I'm going invisible... don't tell them I'm here... promise?" "I-I promise..." Kiera gulped. I went invisible and moved out of the way. I then proceeded to watch the cut scene where Kiera told the two guys that she wasn't interested in any new drivers and sent them to the stadium to show their talents on the Jet Board.
"Whew! Thanks girl," I smirked. "Um... just call me Kiera..." she sighed. "And call me Alice. I'm only Malice when I go feral so yeah... what you've been hearing is probably my attacks on the Krimzon Guard whenever I work with my partners. I let Malice go all out on them because of what they did to me and my partner..." "I... I see... so what's this about alter egos now?" "It happened a long while ago... back when I was only four... I was doing a job on one of the crime lords back then and was nearly trapped... then Malice showed up and saved me... by killing anyone she saw."
"Wow... she seems like a loose screw to handle..." "She sure is alright..." (HEY! I CAN HEAR YOU YOU KNOW!) (No need to shout!) (There kinda is!) (Nuh-uh!) (Shut it before I take over!) I immediately stopped thinking then.
"So... how can I get up to the palace without winning the races?" I asked. "That's a death wish, you know?" she asked. "Yeah, whatever!" "Okay... there's an old elevator that can lead up to the Baron's support towers for the palace. The only problem is that it has no power. If you can get it to turn on again, you can get to the palace from above." "Sounds like a plan... and about that race job?" "Yeah... I'll let you know when I have a race for you, okay?" "Deal!"