Ch17

I was put up for the dark eco testing within mere hours after we were all put in different cells. I didn't dare try and escape for fear that Kiera would be killed the moment I tried to do so. And when I went into the dark eco testing, I frowned and simply seethed my teeth as the tickling started. If I even so much as chuckled then Kiera was a goner.

"Hmph! You're girlfriend is lucky... for today at least!" he grimaced as he undid my restraints and I conceded to follow him as he put me in Kiera's cell. I frowned and simply sat on the ground as Errol walked away and laughed like the snarky bastard that he was. I sighed as Kiera sat down next to me and held me in an awkward hug, tears running down her face.

"I'm sorry, Kiera..." I frowned, hugging her back. "No... don't be sorry," Kiera frowned. "It's my fault that we got in this mess... if I wasn't there to stop you from entering the tomb, you wouldn't be in dark eco testing again and I wouldn't be up right after Errol heard a single laugh from you..." "No... it's my fault for breaking apart you and Jak... if I hadn't done that at all, you'd still be at the garage and I'd have been joining Jak in the ruins..."

We sat like that for about two hours until I heard the doors begin to slide open. But it wasn't just all the doors that opened. It was only the doors that contained our Underground allies and our cell that opened up. I then heard a voice I never thought I'd be so happy to hear. "Hey there, sweet cheeks! The hero has arrived! Oh, and I let Jak tag along too," said Daxter as I heard Tess squeal and begin to hug and kiss him.

"Jak? Are you out there?" asked Kiera from the room. "Kiera!" Jak exclaimed. But it was quickly drowned out by the sound of the crankiest old man to ever walk this world. "There you boys are! I've grown eight rings just waiting for you... Great Yakow bones! What happened to you, Jak?!" asked the REAL Samos. The one that was from Jak and Daxter's past.

"Daddy!" Kiera exclaimed, rushing out of her cell to meet up with Samos. "You're him! I mean, he's you... I mean... you know what I mean..." Daxter gasped. "W-Wait... I have TWO dads now?!" Kiera exclaimed upon seeing both Samos's together. "I think we should wait to have this talk and look over there?" I asked, pointing in the direction of the warp gate. "We need to get out of here now!... And Kiera?" I looked at my friend, a smile on my face. "I think that you should have this... in case any guards decide to try and capture you again."

I gave her something that made both Jak AND the rest of the gang shocked. I gave her my morph gun. "A-A-Are you sure I can have this?" Kiera stuttered as Tess and the two Samos's entered the warp gate. "I'm sure as I'll ever be. Just be sure that, if you see Errol, shoot first and ask questions later." "I wouldn't have it any other way!" Kiera smirked. That was when the rest of us entered the warp gate, with me being the last one.

I immediately followed after Kiera from a distance and followed her back to the stadium, pretty much acting as an escort as I noticed a single figure standing in the garage area. I growled lowly and turned invisible, getting in between him and Kiera as she came inside. Errol didn't notice her at first, but he did notice when Kiera aimed the blaster at him as I stepped out of the way. "Hello, bastard..." Kiera growled angrily.

"You?! But how did you escape?!" Errol growled lowly. "My ex saved me. Not like you'd know what it feels like to be stuffed into a cell and threatened with death because you rejected a cop!" "Cop?! I am no mere cop! I'm the commander of Baron Praxis's Krimzon Guard!" Errol grimaced, attempting to pull a gun on Kiera. I stopped him, however, when I grabbed his wrist and forced it against the wall, banging it against metal until he dropped the pistol.

I turned visible and he gave a sneer of anger. "Heh. Funny..." I smirked. "What?! What do you find amusing?!" Errol growled in my ears. "When you have a whole army after one person, they can't do anything unless it's in tight corridors... whereas simply taking on two girls you're powerless by yourself. And... I'll be taking this!" I growled, using my speed to grab the gun and holster it and following it up with a square punch to Errol's face.

The prick in red fell to the ground and actually spit out a tooth, blood emerging from his jaw. "I suggest you run off now, pretty boy," I snickered at him as he picked himself up and hobbled away. "You're in for more hurt in the future! That's a promise!" I looked behind me and saw Kiera smiling. "T-Thanks..." she said. "Next time, Kiera, shoot first and speak later," I advised her.

"When you got a quick draw like Errol in your sights, simply shoot him either in his nuts or his knee. Shooting him in the nuts is highly recommended, however," I smirked. "Got it... I guess if you weren't here, he'd probably have shot me first, huh?" she asked. "Yeah. I can tell you're not used to using guns. Would you like me to teach you?" "Of course!" "Attention competitors. The Class 2 Race is about to begin." said the computer. "Crud! After the race?" Kiera asked. "You bet, sister!"