"How long have we been here?" I asked handing upsided down from one of the beams on the ceiling.
"Two week four day." Caine said after some thought.
"Feels like months." Russell complained.
"Then that is betters! Then it feels like months spent with Clan Cheif!" Brutter said happily looking up at me wearing a pink lacy apron and holding a tray of cookies. This would be a hilarious sight to behold if it was my first time seeing it. Brutter was pretty much gender neutral in the sense of clothing. No he didn't dress in drag, he just knew what looked good and when it came to things cute that he could get away with wearing he would, the apron is just one of those that he can.
"Yeah Russell be a little more enthusiast." I droned closing my eyes. 'Almost three weeks? Geez, shit happens fast.' I thought lightly swinging my upper body. I haven't be able to race for six days since I destroyed my vehicle past the point of no return. Sig decided to strip it of anything of use to put on his ride. I really didn't care, they could make it into a freaking metal statue to Satan and I still wouldn't bat an eye.
Kleiver still hasn't found out about the vehicle thanks to the Lurkers hiding it and keeping an eye out for him. Which brings me to why I was up here in the first place.
"He just turns corners, be ariving in seconds." Pluto whispered into his communicator. I turned it off hosted myself up and laid against the top of the beam. Just as I got comfortable Kleiver stalked in and looked around.
"Oi! You fuzz balls know where Jackie is?" Kleiver asked.
"No, maybe in garage working on wheel things!" Brutter lied smoothly.
"Naw, just came from there and she and the vehicle were no where in sight."
"Maybe test drives?" Caine suggested looking at Russell who gave a bored shrug.
"That's the excuss you gave me last time! I think your yanking my chain! Your lucky she favors you so much otherwise I would be getting the awnsers I want." Kleiver threatened before storming out. I jumped down to the ground landing on all fours.
"I don't much like the way he spoke with you guys." I frowned crawling to the seats. I placed a pillow under my head and laid down facing the entrance.
"Words are words, no harm done." Brutter soothed handing me a cookie. I grabbed it wih my mouth and started nibbling on it flicking my eyes to the TV.
"Vin, show me the Fuzzy Corner." I yelled out. The TV went from the race to the underground garage. The Lurkers were currently working on a new motercycle. It looked a lot better then the other ones. The tires looked sand worthy too. The image flipped to the kitchen area where a pinkish Lurker was boiling rice.
"NOOOOOS! WHO LETS HER IN KITCHEN!" Brutter yelled dropping his tray of cookies before Russell could grab one. Fourtainately he wasn't picky because he picked one off the floor and ate it anyways. "SHES GONNA USE ALL SPICES! AND RUIN MY CAREFULLY PLANNED MEASUREMENTS!" He continued on like it was the end of the world. I rolled my eyes and continued watching the screen as it flicked to the outside.
"Thank you Vin, you can go back to the show." I said rolling over again. Vin and Jean apologize for what they said but I told them that they did the crime so the time would have to be served. I told them I didn't want to hear their voices for awhile and I wanted them to focus on working on the tunnels with the Lurkers. They agreed and since then I haven't heard a peep from them but they still did as I asked of them.
I yawned shoving the rest of my cookie in my mouth and snuggled deeper into the bench. Pretty soon I was out like a light. Truth is, four days ago Jak's had been sabotaged and since then I have been secretly watching the vehicles, all of them at once. How? Well while laying in bed I meditate and send a eco phantom of myself to each of our rides. Seeing four things at once is hard to keep up for a long period of time. But it was taking a toll on me even after draining a coffee pot of coffee, just black.
I was swaying lightly when I was stirred from my sleep. A hard chest and arms where the only things that I could feel. It was such a happy feeling that I had felt but as to the cause of it I didn't know. I didn't dwel on it when I was placed in a bed with blankets placed over me. Body pressed itself against my back and a arm wrapped around my waist. I sighed happily and went right back to sleep.
I woke up and instantly shot up out of bed. I looked around wondering where I was until I realized that I was in me and Jak's room. 'Wheres Jak?' I wondered wide eyed looking out the window. I ran out the room and headed to the sitting room. On the TV was the Kras City Grand Championship race.
"WHY DID NO ONE WAKE ME UP?" I screeched in all my fury.
"You were so tired that even slapping you with cheese not wakes you." Caine said coming from the kitchen.
"WELL YOU GUYS COULD OF...wait...who slapped me with CHEESE?!" I yelled in confusion. Pluto came out and both him and Caine instantly pointed to Russell sitting in the corner messing with the receiver that Brutter smashed.
"Recorded it, wanna watch?" Russell asked turning his head to look at me with a evil smirk.
"HA HA! Yes! There you have it folks! The Kras City Grand Championship has been won in style by Jak and his racing team. What a finish! And the mysterious driver turns out to be my co-host, G.T. Blitz." Pecker said making me snap my head around to the screen. 'I don't like this.' I thought running to the door ignoring the Lurkers questioning cries. I took to the wind flying as fast as I could.
I found the group standing at around but Jak and his vehicle was gone. I blew right past them and continued my search until I found Jak chasing after G.T Blitz. I didn't know what happened but Jak looked like he wasn't playing around so I gathered up my speed and slammed down infront of Blitz's car. I grabbed his front bumper and swung it towards a wall. You could hear the metal twisting as it did. Jak stopped and got out of his vehicle and ran towards the crash site despite the flames.
"She'll betray you, you know..." He coughed. 'Wait, since when was Blitz bald?' I questioned prance up beside Jak.
"Are you still talking?" Jak said coldly.
"Rayn... she'll become even worse than me." He warned. 'Why are we all chatting beside a burning car with Blitz still trapt in it?'
"Right, like how you killed your own father!" Jak hissed making my eye nearly pop out of my head. 'I have no clue what's happening here!'
"And why not?! He left us for his sick love of racing. And when he did, we vowed to own the whole damn sport! All of it! Every last part..."He said as Jak took a case full of vials containing some weird liquid in it. Jak started walking off leaving me no choice but to follow. "You have a habit of leaving people to die, don't you?"
"You get used to it." Jak said and continued walking as the car exploded.
"Um...Jak? Wanna run this all by me? I'm sorta behind." I said as he got into the vehicle.
"That was Mizo, he tried to steal the antidote away so that we would all die." Jak explained as I got onto the back and let him drive us away.
"Ohhh, never liked that guy anyway. Glad he had hell toupee!" I said smiling as I cracked a pun.
"Did you just?"
"Too soon?" I asked smiling. He looked back to the road but his shoulders started to shake. I was about to ask what was wrong untill he started laughing.
"No, actually that was pretty perfect." Jak said through his laugh.
"Good! Now let's get you guys a round with that weird crap in it so that I can relax." I said patting him on the shoulder.
SOMETIME LATER
"And just then, I pushed Jak to safety as the car exploded in a fiery inferno!" Daxter said as we all drank a toast to our victory. Of coarse those who got poisoned had their glasses full of the antidote.
"Wow! Great story, Dax." Sig commented.
"Great racing everyone!"
"Thanks."
"Well, everyone, I must be on my way. Thank you all for helping me take out my father's enemies. This town will be a better place for it. And thank you Jak... for showing me the light." Rayn said hugging Jak. Of coarse my hair stood on end but I knew that it wasn't anything more then platonic.
"Take care." Jak said releasing her.
"Be better than your father." Sig added as she walked off.
"You know, that old girl ain't so bad. Hey, she forgot Krew's diary." Daxter said picking it up and turning it on.
"Hello Rayn dear... so it's our little secret, eh? Just pour into your glass first... Three seconds and no more and yours will have no poison. The rest will get a full dose. Ha, ha, ha, haa... Then we'll take down that miserable Mizo and be the top crime family in Kras City! I only wish I could be there to give you a big hug! Like father, like daughter eh?" Krew laughed then the video cut off.
"Oh my god..." Jak yelled in suprise.
"Who woulda thunk?" Torn marvelled.
"Well, if you'd all been thinking with your... heads." Ashelin said flicking Torns nose. I sat up on the counter of the bar in front of Jak.
"Yeah, Jak! The important thing is we won.. and we're alive." Daxter said. Me and Jak showed very little interest. Jak wrapped his arms around my wasit and stepped between my legs. I smirked knowing where this was going and placed my hands on his shoulder as he leaned in. "And we rocked the racing circuit, right Jak?! I said, right Jak?! Hey!" Daxters loud voice caused me and Jak to stop and look to him. I sent him a murderous glare but it turned into a blush seeing everyones eyes on us. "Never mind, let the make out session begin." He sighed.
Jak opened his mouth to retaliate but I grabbed his jacket and pulled him into a passionate kiss.
"Okays, that's enoughs." Brutter said after a second. I smirked against Jak's lips and continued on sending a silent message to ignore him. "I SAID ENOUGHS OF THE TONGUE WARS! YOU KEEP GOING LIKE THAT AND YOU'LLS BE MAKINGS THE BABE DANCE!" Brutter yelled.
"Oh come on buddie let them have fun! They deserve it after all we've went through. Speaking of deserving, Jak! Get off your girlfriend and give me a ride back home so I can make out with mine, maybe more!" Daxter said wagging his tail a bit.
"Eeewwww!" I said breaking away from Jak.
"I'm going to get back to the city and give Damos a status report on you two. And don't worry about Kleiver, I'll take care of him." Sig promissed.
"Take care of me how?" Kleiver asked walking in. I immediately shoved my face into Jak's chest and pulled his jacket over my head like that would really hide me. "OI! You got a lot of explaining to do Lass! I found one of me cars thrashed and taken apart in your guys garage!" Kleiver said making me peep an eye from out of Jak's jacket.
"What did you expect? Your cars just can't handle her being used to her full potential. Maybe you should spend less time competing with me and more time making things that can compete with her." Jak defended making me rub my cheek against him as a sign of thanks.
"Why I yadda!" Kleiver began.
"Come on big guy, we've got to go inform the King. Besides, that's not a bad idea to start making things that can keep up with her." Sig said placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Sorry Kleiver, I got carried away and went full out with my powers." I said meekly still hiding behind Jak.
"You owe me lass." Kleiver grumbled but left with Sig none the less.
"Well guys, it was fun and all but we've got a city to run." Ashelin said.
"Yeah, same here." Jak agreed pulling me off the table.
"You two stay safe out their in the sand box." Torn smirked.
"Pffff! Where's the fun in safety?" I joked picking up Daxter and setting him on Jak's shoulder.
"Yeah, right. Bye guys, see you at the next trade bartering." Torn said then left with Ashelin. All that was left now the the Lurkers and Keira.
"It was nice seeing you again Keira, we'll visit you again some time." I said over to her in a very freindly manner. Sure she was guning for my man but she was also his childhood friend. I wasn't going to make him choose between me and her so making a truce with her was my only option.
"Thanks, like Torn said, stay safe." She said awkwardly. I looked up to Jak and pushed him towards her.
"Give her a goodbye hug so that we can leave already." I said smiling at him assuring him it wasn't a trap. Jak raised an eyebrow at me before hugging Keira to him. She hugged back tightly and made it last for more then I liked but it was fine with me. It was just a hug, and she must really miss him.
They pulled away and Jak said goodbye along with Daxter. We went to the garage and got into the Sand Shark while the Lurker's got on their motercycles and followed behind us this time.
"Well that was enough excitment to last me for awhile! Can't wait to go back home to my beautiful fiance." Daxter sighed between us.
"What? Fiance? You and Tess are getting married?" I asked him.
"Yeah, popped the question to her before we left. Was going to wait but decided to lead by example with Jak over here." He said making said person slap him in the back of the head.
"Awe, thats so cute! Can we stay over for the night? Please?" I asked Daxter but looked at Jak as I did.
"Of coarse you guys can! Tess was a little bummed you didn't show up. She had even made a few mud slide for you." Daxter said. I looked to Jak pleading with my eyes with all my might.
"Alright, but just the night and you can't get drunk." Jak said making me squeal and throw my arms around him successfully squazhing Daxter in the process. I let go and hummed happily watching Kras city disapear as Heaven city took its place. A feeling of nostalgia washed over me as Jak drove us through the city towards South town.
Once we arived at the Naughty Ottsel I sent Brutter and the Lurkers back to the Fuzzy Corner. Brutter hugged me and promised to come visit me in a week. Pluto, Caine and even Russell gave me a goodbye hug. It was bitter sweat saying goodbye but I couldn't dwel on it as a familiar voice screamed in excitment.
"DAXY POOH!" Tess screamed rushing towards Daxter with her arms out stretched. Daxter accepted her into his arms and even picked her up and spun her around.
"Hey babe, miss me?" Daxter asked.
"Of coarse I missed you!"
"Well I missed you more!"
"No! I missed you the most!"
"Oh my god! You guys are so cute, I'm gonna be sick." I said breaking up the little love fest.
"Jackie! Your here! I've missed you girl!" Tess said running up to me. I smiled and got down on a knee and hugged her.
"Missed you to girly. Wish I could of came in the beginning but someone decided that I wasn't needed." I said glaring up at Jak.
"I don't regret not letting you come. Who knows if you would of been effected by the poison or not." Jak said firmly.
"Yeah but even so, we would have been fine cause you won. Besides, I helped you out on the track and even stopped Mizo in the end." I said.
"I could of handle that." Jak deffended.
"But I still helped." I pouted. "Right?"
"Yes, you did. Though, we need to work on your driving skills." Jak sighed.
"You said it! She drives worse then a granny with road rage! Anyways, Tessy pooh can they stay the night?" Daxter said.
"Alright, I guess we can hold off celebrating for one night." Tess giggled and lead the way into the old bar. Jak gave me a frown and I silently gagged as we entered the building. The place was pretty much how we had left it. "You guys can sleep up stairs on the couch. Well one of you can while the other can take a booth or sleep on the floor. Sorry thats all we got." Tess said leading us upstairs.
"Not a problem, I've slept on the floor many times in my life. At least you have carpet." I shrugged. Jak gave me a look that clearly stated that we were probably going to be fighting over the floor later.
We sat in their living room and played a racing game for the irony of it as Daxter filled in Tess on what happened in his way. She swooned over him and soon we were left alone playing with the TV blasting to cover up the noise being heard from the bedroom.
"Eat my dust you grandpa!" I growled passing Jak on the track.
"Don't get cocky the race isn't over yet!" Jak said boosting and passing me.
"Ha! For now!" I said spotting a short cut. "Well, the veiw from behind is rather nice babe but I think it's time to do a little tantalizing myself." I said passing him once again. He was just a second behind when we crossed the finish line. "FUCK YA!" I yelled tossing the contoler down. "I won! Kiss my butt!" I hooted.
"Congratulations, you beat me in a video game. I still own you when it comes to reall life though." Jak teased pulling me down onto his lap.
"Can't you just let me enjoy my victory!" I whinned.
"Fine, enjoy it while you can." He sighed. I leaned against him and relaxed. Well that was before our peace was interupted.
"OHHH DAXTER! YOU ANIMAL!" Tess screamed. I half jumped up half was pulled up with Jak the second we heard this.
"I'm going to go make dinner!" I proclaimed quickly rushing for the stairway.
"I'll help you!" Jak offered following me downstairs.
"OH YEAH! YOU LIKE THAT DONT YA YOU DIRTY GIRL!" Daxter yelled out before we could shut the stair way door. I scrambled to the kitchen area that they had built behind the bar where the glass once was. Jak followed me and just watched me busle about the kitchen getting the things needed for yakow fried noodle. I had my antennas out helping me as I cooked.
"I wanna ruin our freindship, we should be lovers instead. I don't know how to say this, cause your really my dearest freind." I lightly sang over the sound of sizzling meat.
"Your not sleeping on the floor." Jak said interupting my song.
"I'm not sleeping on the couch while you sleep on the floor."
"Then I'll sleep in a booth." Jak shrugged.
"Then I'll sleep in a booth too."
"Why when theres a couch open?"
"Cause I want to be close to you!" I said looking at him like he was the biggest idiot on the planet.
"Fine whatever floats your boat." Jak sigh in defeat. I beamed at him and handed him a peice of meat with my antenna. He took it and ate it before coming up behind me so he could try stealing more of the meat. Unfortunately I wasn't having it and would snap at his hand when he got too close. He even tried tickling me and nipping at my ear to distract me. The door opened and I sucked them back into my head and smiled at Tess and Daxter who grinned widely.
"Sorry guys, I hope you didn't hear anything." Tess said blushing.
"No, no! We didn't hear a thing." Me and Jak quickly lied.
"Good!" She said looking releived.
"What's cooking?" Daxter asked.
"Pork fried noodle." I stated draining the noodles.
"Did Brutter show you how to make this cause he hasn't taught me how to yet." Tess said looking over my dish.
"Nope, this is my own recipe learned from my mother." I said chopping green onions.
"Oh really? That's nice, I bet it tastes even nicer!" Tess said sitting down at the bar with Daxter. Jak did the same as I distributed the meal between the four of us and served them.
"I know something that tastes even better." Daxter said wiggling his eyebrows at her.
"NOT IN FRONT OF COMPANY!" Tess scolded slapping his shoulder.
"Yeah, what she said." Jak added poking at his food like he had suddenly lost his appetite. I smirked sitting beside him and took a bite.
"Mmhhh! Don't knock it till you try it." I said batting my eyelashes at him. I swear if we were in an anime he would of nose bleed.
"HA! Someone here understands me!" Daxter laughed lifting up and hand for a high five. I rolled my eyes but indulged him in the high five. We continued eating dinner talking about past evens and Daxters and Tess's wedding. Eventually we all did the dishes then sat in a booth with a cold one in our hands. Of coarse I had a mud slide which I sucked down and had Tess sneak me a second. Next thing I knew I leaned over and bite Jak on the neck leaving a ring or teeth imprinted in his skin and some saliva.
"OWW!" Jak hissed rubbing the bitemark. I giggled madly and snuggled into him hugging his arm to me. "Your drunk." Jak grumbled.
"Noooooooooo!!! I only had one drink so I'm only minorly buzzed!" I giggled bitting him on the arm.
"You keep biting me and I'll have to return the favor!" Jak threaten me.
"Really?" I gasped.
"Yes." He confirmed.
"Do it! Do it!" I said shoving his shoulder smiling widely.
"Why do you want him to bite you?" Tess asked me sipping on her mud slide. I turned to her and grinned widely before stating.
"Cause thats hhhoootttt!" I snickered.
"Uh oh Jak, she's one of those kinky ones! Better go get the fuzzy hand cuffs!" Daxter slurred teasing Jak making him slap his forehead. Me and Daxter laughed like hyenas, which then turned into crow cackling when he knocked his bottle over.
"Alright, I think it's time to go to bed now sweety." Tess said picking up the bottle and her glass and headed over to the kitchen. Jak took my glass and his and followed her.
"Dax...we've been ditched." I whispered to him giggling.
"Don't worry, they come crawling back!" Daxter basically yelled as they came back. "See? What'd I tell ya? They can't resist this." He said sweeping his arms over himself making me hoot. Tess rolled her eyes and basically dragged him out of the booth. "See? She can't contain herself!" He shouted to me as they went up the stairs.
"Alright, get up to a different booth." Jak ordered me as he went up the stairs. I got up and went to the next booth over and sat on the table. Jak came back down with pillows and blankets for us. I jumped down and pointed to the booth.
"Get in." I ordered.
"Don't you want me to put down your pillow and blankets first?" Jak asked.
"No cause your going to be my pillow now in!" I said taking the blankets from him. He sighed and scooted into the booth setting both pillows so that he would be comfortable. He turned his back to the wall and leaned back. He waved me too him which I happily obliged. I crawled to him and laid up against him holding the blankets on my sholders like it was a cape.
"You drank more then one mud slide." Jak accused me placing his arms on the small of my back.
"Shh, Tess snuck me another one." I confessed with a goofy grin.
"Of coarse she did. Well, I just hope you enjoy the hang over in the morning." Jak sighed.
"Shhhh, let's sleep!" I said resting my ear on his chest listening to his heart and liking the feel of his chest rising and falling. "Besides, I don't get hang overs thanks to the green eco sage powers. A perk Samos told me about and Onin showed me." I said half asleep.
"Why do you hide your antenna's?"
"Cause I think they make me look weird. I like them but I'm not sure they look good on me." I admitted.
"Well, I think they look cool. Completes the unique 'I'm a six eco sage' look."
"Really?" I asked making sure he wasn't just trying to make me feel good.
"Yeah."
"Thank you, I guess I can start letting them breath more often!" I beamed.
"Night guys." Tess said flicking off the down stairs lights. I didn't last long after that.
JMJ- HEY GUYS ITS THE END!!...
NO NO NO NOT THE END OF THE BOOK, JUST OF THE EVENTS OF JAK X! NOW IM NOT GOING TO JUST HOP INTO THE NEXT GAME EVENTS. IM GOING TO DO A FEW CHAPTERS BEFORE THAT!
DAXTER- YEP! YOU GUYS KEEP IT UP IT THE COMMENTS FOR ME!
JMJ- YEAH, THANKS AGAIN FOR THE REVEIWS! THEY ARE WHAT MAKE ME DO A CHAPTER SO SOON!