We woke up and left that morning. Daxter was still hungover as he told us goodbye and Tess had packed us lunch and dinner for the road. It was nice watching the city roll past me as Jak drove us away.
"In a strange way, I miss this place." Jak said after thirty minutes of silence.
"How is that strange?" I asked.
"Cause of the shit that happened here. You would think I would hate this place."
"Well, good things still happened here and you did save this city. Now it's like your giant personal ant farm!" I patted his shoulder.
"Ant farm? Really?" He asked then shook his head in disbelief.
"Hey, it was the best I could think of at the second." I shrugged leaning against the door. We passed the city limits when he decided to strike up another conversation.
"Remember that one time in prison?" He asked.
PRISON
"Come on guys, move it!" A guard yelled out as the water cut off. This was very very old. At least my nerves had worn off by now. Though I still couldn't trust myself in the shower since I had checked Jak out a month ago, or maybe it was three months ago? Geez time was so irrelevant here.
"Hey there, I've been noticing you've lost a lot of weight." A guard said grabbing my arm. I instantly jumped and tried pulling away. "Woah there, calm down sweet cheeks. I'm trying to offer you a deal here. I'll get you some real food and you let me have fun. What do you say?" He said yanking me too him.
"I say get your hands off of me!" I growled trying to get away from his sick grip.
"Come on now, I wont take no as an answer."
"Then you'll take rape as an option!" I yelled out gaining the attention of the females and a few other male prisoners.
"Maybe." He said sickly through his mask. I was going to scream for Jak but the little devil beat me too it. One second the guard was leering over me with a hold on my hand the next he was wrestling with Jak. This encouraged a few other's to join in which lead to a code 46. Prison fight.
A wave of guards all rushed in and started tazoring people who where fighting and dragging them off. Jak was still wailing on the guard who was touching me when I noticed his hair greying. I immediately threw myself at him.
"JAK STOP! YOU DONT NEED ANYMORE TROUBLE!" I pleaded in his ear holding tightly to him. His hair returned to its natural color and he got off the guard and backed up into the crowd of people. I didn't dare let go of him until we were ordered to get dressed. The second our nudity was brought to my attention I let Jak go face burning hot and got dressed.We were escorted back to our cells. Jak went straight to his cot and I went to mine.
"Thank you, I...he...well you heard him.." I shivered trying to keep myself composed. Jak growled making me jump slightly but I was honestly used to it. Jak started growling a week ago and since then it's all he did.
"Well well, I've heard someone was making a scene in the shower rooms." Eroll said coming into our cell with his lap dogs like always. I jumped up and got infront of Jak on impulse. "Awe, how cute. He saved you now you think you can save him." Eroll teased before the butt of a gun smashed into my head.
BACK TO PRESENT
"Yeah, I'm suprised I don't have brain damage." I grumbled.
"Naw, your too stuborn."
"You know it! But why bring it up?"
"Just remembering things." He shrugged.
"Oh, well remember that one time where..."
PRISON
"Hey Jak?" I asked bringing the stewing man from his well...stewing. He looked up at me with a curious glance. It was nice seeing something other then pain, anger and well hide fear on it for a change. "I'm going to jump Eroll next time he comes in." I said producing a plastic knife I had sharpened against the concrete. Jak shook his head and tried taking it away from me.
"No, I'm gonna do it. I don't care if they beat me! I'm sick of their shit! Sick of them torturing you all the time! And! I'm sick of there damn food!" I grumbled causing a smirk to flash on Jak's lips. It was soon gone and he tried to get the knife from me. "No Jak." I said moving away only for him to lunge at it again. It was stupid to be rough housing with a knife but hey, Jak was going through shit more dangerous and I was bored enough.
We hardly even noticed Eroll come in or our position until he had cleared his throat. Currently Jak had me bent over my cot and had one arm pinned. He immediately got off of me and I slide to the floor knife in hand. I must of given Erol a funny look because he quickly came over and tazed me.
"A sharpened plastic knife? Really Jackie? Honestly I'm touched by your dedication on trying to get ride of me." He said plucking the knife from my spasoming hand. Jak was dragged away trying to go after Eroll like always. "I sort of wish it was you we were putting in the chair you know. I would love to see the spirit in those eyes slowly DIE!" He chuckled darkly and took his leave zapping me again for good measure.
PRESENT
"Yeah, that day we both slept on the floor." Jak said sighing. "To be honest, I think it was more comfortable then their beds." Jak admitted.
"Hell yeah it was! Why do you think I would sleep on the floor next to your cot sometimes? Cause I was worried you would have an episode or something?" I said sarcastically digging through the contents of the lunch bag Tess packed us.
"Honestly yes."
"Well, you were right then."
"Why would you move closer to me though? Why didn't you every try to stay away? I hurt you a few times." Jak asked.
"Well, you weren't you. And I didn't want you to hurt yourself. That and showing fear would of been a bad move." I reasoned placing an open bag of chips inbetween his legs. I then put his drink in his cup holder. His cookie in his lap and I unwrapped his sandwich and handed it too him.
PRISION
"Jak...JAK...JAK JAK JAK JAK! STOP JAK!" I screamed rushing over to him as he began to shift. He had been just sitting there for the last hour as I tried to get some sleep. I was almost there when a flash of purple alarmed me.
He tried swatting me away from him but I didn't care. I hug his back and wrapped my legs around him. This was good for two reasons. One, he couldn't get to my vital organs. Two, I could talk calmly in his ear the whole time. It was a method I had developed after countless time of Jak shifting. It wasn't full blown yet but it still scared the piss out of me.
He tried prying my arms off him but I interlaced my fingers and crossed my ankles. Only in death would I let go. He dug his claws into my skin forcing me to bite my lip to keep from screaming in his ear.
"Jak, I'm not the one your angry at. It's Eroll and Baron Praxis. You need to calm down, you don't want them knowing that the experiments are effecting you. That would be giving them what they want and you don't want that." I whispered but he didn't seem to listen, if anything the mention of their names made him even more pissed. He clawed him arms and legs furiously causing tears of pain to spill down my cheeks.
"Jak, please stop..your hurting me and...if you kill me. Your going to rot in here all alone wallowing in your own grief and anger." I pleaded. He stiffened at my words and retracted his claws. "Don't do this please, I'm on your side Jak. I'll always be on your side no matter what. Your not a monster, they are. Don't let them trick you into believing you are. Because your not!"
With that Jak calmed down and gingerly touched my arm. I hissed and he pulled back wincing like he had been the one to huss in pain. I dropped my feet to the ground and unwrapped my arms from him. I growled seeing them all cut up like a pissed cat had gotten a hold of me. Jak turned around and placed a hand on my shoulder.
"It's okay Jak, I'll live and it really doesn't hurt that bad. When Eroll comes in I'll just hide under the blankets so he won't see." I said patting him on his shoulder. He squeezed mine trying to express that he was sorry but I shook it off and laid down.
PRESENT
"Thank you." He said taking a bite out of his sandwich.
"No problem, didn't want you too distracted while you drove." I shrugged twisting open the cap to my drink.
"No, I mean for all those peep talks. It was like your voice was cutting through the blind haze I was in. It really helped. I just wish you didn't get hurt everytime."
"Like I said then, it's okay Jak. I knew what was happening and I could see how you were feeling. No matter what I would of helped you. It's just in my nature." I said looking out as we started heading into the desert.
"Yeah...what was that one song you used to sing all the time?"
"Umm...which one? I used to sing a lot, not that you were ever supposed to hear it. Should of kicked your head first to make sure." I grumbled.
"Ummm...that one. You know. Sugar how'd you get so fly?"
"She got cherry lips, angel eyes! She knows exactly how to tantalize. Shes out to get you danger by design. Cold hearted vixen she don't compromise." I sang bobbing my head to the music in my head.
"Yeah, that one!" He said.
"What about it?"
"Just like it is all." Jak shrugged.
"One day I'm going to let you listen to all the songs I know of in my head." I promissed.
"Sounds good to me." He said looking around the desert for any signs of danger. It's not like it was as dangerous as it was before but you never knew. There was still Maurders and a few rare Metal Heads.
I ended up breaking out dinner as the sun sank on the horizon. It was the same thing that was packed for lunch but me and Jak didn't mind. Sometimes simple food tastes like heaven after a bunch of complicated home made meals. Beside, it brought back memories for the both of us, not necessarily good ones but they were memories none the less. The sun was just barely peaking over the horizon when the gates of Spargus came into distant veiw.
"You know, the more I think about it. The more I don't want to go back." I grimaced looking at him.
"Don't worry about dad, I'll talk to him." Jak promised making me relax ever so slightly. We pulled into the garage and made our way to the throne room. Once there I could feel the anger radiating off the King.
"Look who decided to come back after running off for three weeks." Damas said.
"Jak was gone for a month!" I said throwing my hands up.
"He was gone with permission! You decided to go A.W.O.L!"
"He needing me!" I insisted.
"Mar has demonstrated that he can take care of himself time and time again. He specified that you were to stay in Spargus and you disregarded that order! Such acts are not befitting a Queen."
"I KNOW HE CAN TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF! I just can't sit around knowing he's fighting for his life in a fucking race! If it was a simple task of killing someone or something I wouldn't sweat it!" I explained hottly. I could feel fire pumping angrily throughtout my veins.
"Sig informed me of his predicament and told me of your treatment of one of the citys vehicles."
"That, I can explain..." I said looking down to the floor anger turning to shame.
"You have remarkable ablities but have very little control over them. It's not because you've tried because you have done the exact opposite. I was being nice by allowing you to stay in the palace because of Mar but I'm thinking that my judgment was flawed." Damas spat getting up from his throne.
"Dad, give her a chance to.." Jak butted in to my defense.
"No Mar, she lives in my city and she has made mistakes that would have me putting them to trial by the arena. She needs to be given a reality check." Damas said firmly.
"She didn't mean any harm dad!" Jak yelled. Damas and Jak shared a moment of just looking at each other. It was like they were sharing a private conversation.
"Jackie, you are to go to your room until me and Jak find a fair punishment for you." Damas ordered. I nodded and all but flew to my room. I never was good at being scolded by parental figures, especially when you could hear the anger in their voices. I sat down on our couch and watched the door. The whole time I waited the conversation replayed over and over again. 'I really did it this time.' I whinned in my head feeling like someone punched me in the gut. Not to mention I was really anxious to see what my punishment was. I was only vaguely comforted by the knowlege of Jak being with Damas to make sure it really was fair. I nearly jumped out of my skin as I jumped up when the front door open. Jak walked in and blew out air from his mouth.
"How bad is it?" I asked quaking a bit.
"Well, you want the good news or bad news first?" Jak asked coming to sit down on the couch next to me.
"Bad news first, I like having a light at end of the tunnel." I said sitting back down.
"Okay, your to spend the next week at the temple. Your to do as the monks say and they have been informed to not go easy on you. If you step out of line they will call dad and he'll extend your sentence based on your offences. Once that's done your too face the two Metal Head beasts they caught last week. Your not to use any weapons to assist you in the battle. I tried getting him to at least give you your pistol but he wouldn't budge." Jak said running his hand through his hair.
"WHAT?!? THOSE THINGS ARE HUGE!" I yelled. "How the fuck is that fair? They have cannons on their backs! Fuck! So what's the good news?"
"You don't have to leave till the morning." Jak said giving me a weak smile. I huffed and gave a smile before it faltered.
"Great, this is going to suck majorly!"
"I'll keep talking to him and try to calm him down. He really is searing mad right now. But once you've served your time and passed trial he'll forgive you and it'll be water under the bridge." Jak soothed.
"Pfff, yeah right! After I'm done killing those beasts he'll start cracking down on me even more in training!" I laminated.
"Trust me, he won't. I already made him swear that he wouldn't do that. He wanted to assign you to wander the desert for three days and work for Kleiver for the next four weekends but I was able to pull a few strings." Jak huffed.
"He wanted me to wander the desert?" I said in shock.
"Yeah, said it shouldn't of been a problem to you since you can put up a barrier around the city."
"The city already has many natural wind breakers! And it's up against the mountian and ocean! It's pretty easy to protect! Out there I would be struggling to protect myself from the elements, Maurder's, and find water and food! Is he really willing to kill me?" I asked in utter horror.
"No, which is how I talked him out of it. He didn't think it was such a potentially high risk thing for you. Just shows how high he thinks of you, which is why he's being so hard on you. He just wants to push you to your limits and then some. Says it would do you some good."
"Yeah, more like death." I said and the first tear leaked out.
"Oh no no no, don't cry. It's alright Jackie. You'll be more then okay. You've accomplished much harder tasks before. Each time you become stronger for it, you know how dad is. He's trying to teach you a lesson." Jak comforted me pulling me to him.
"I really didn't mean any harm! I just wanted to help you and everyone else out! I didn't mean to destroy that stupid vehicle! I was just being stupid and over enthusiastic!" I kicked myself in the butt.
"Your not stupid, but yeah...over enthusiastic. And a bit naive at times." Jak chuckled.
"Naive?" I sniffed looking up at him. "Your calling me? Naive? Ha!" I snorted.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Your naive to quite a bit of flirting being flung at you. The only time you get that someones flirting with you is when it's overly obvious!" I accused.
"No I don't, I catch the subtle flirting. I just ignore it to get on your nerves. And you know why I ignore Keira's. " Jak confessed.
"What? Oh your such an asshole!" I hissed.
"Can't help what I have." Jak smirked throwing my own come back at me. I grabbed a couch pillow and hit him with it and laughed. "See? Made you feel better didn't I?" He asked getting up.
"Yes, like you always do." I drawled out following him to our bedroom.
"Good, cause you always make me feel better." Jak said getting in bed then lifted up the covers for me to get in with him. I happily crawled in and snuggled up against him. We dosed off like usual but morning came too soon for my liking.
"Get up princess, we've got a trip to make." Sig said from the doorway of our bedroom.
"Uuugghhhh!" I groaned remembering my punishment.
"Come on, you don't want dad getting pissed at you any more then he already is." Jak said getting up. I growled ferally and tosed the covers away.
"Fine! I need some space from him anyways!" I growled bumping Sig's shoulder as I passed.
"Jackie, calm down!" Jak yelled after me but I was already sending myself hurling towards the earth. I flew to the garage waited a minute then told Kleiver to tell Sig I went to the temple myself. When I arrived they were already waiting for me.
"Morning Sage, we were given word about your sentencing. We're happy to see you though we wish it would of been under better circumstances." Seem greated earning a snarl in return.
"Cut the crap and throw your worse at me." I barked making Seem jump slightly.
"Jackie, you must calm yourself. Our worse is having you meditate for the day." Seem said.
"Fine." I said relaxing a bit. I walked to a plateform and sat down. I folded my legs and closed my eyes. I instantly saw nothing but purple. Angry thoughts swirled around me in my head. At first it was easy to just allow them to consume me and even fuel them but in the distance light shown through the fog.
I reached for the light wanting to feel the clarity it was offering me. I struggled to reach it but once I did I was numb. Comfortably so, I looked over my punishment and found the lessons behind them. It took an internal debate with myself that lasted a long time but I found ways to turn the punishment in my favor.
My plan was to use the week to the fullest in honing my ablities. Then during my arena fight I would give them a show that they'll remember for a long time. Then I'll smirk in Damas's face as the crowd cheers for me. My dark side smirked at the thought. It wanted more then that but I forced it to be happy with the carnage and the act. Next thing I knew I was singing Blood by My Chemical Romance. It seemed to make my dark side happy. I enjoyed the song too, it was catchy to say the least.
"Jackie?" Seem asked drawing me from my weird internal party with myself. I opened my eyes and looked up at the lavender Seem, which ment I had shifted. "What is that noise?" He asked. I frowned then it hit me, Blood was playing out loud. I looked down at my hands and caught sight of my antenna's. They were pulsing darkly to the song.
"It's coming from my head...it's a song I rather enjoy right now." I smirked at him getting up
"Have you lost control or are you just letting the madness control you?" Seem asked sharply making me frown.
"I'm in control of myself. I just have a dark sense of humor and music sometimes. Sure it's exciting the darkness but it's not pushing for control. Well, more control then it knows it can get away with. It's the reason for my hostility." I growled with a grin plastered on my face. Must of been disturbing to see cause Seem quirked an eyebrow at me.
"If you insist." He said looking up at the night sky. I did so too and felt contentment wash over me as I reviled in the darkness. I jumped up and grabbed a flag rode in the wall and started doing chin ups. "At least your using the chaotic energy positively."
"I just felt like doing them right now...I can't control myself cause I don't know how and they love me for it. Honestly I'll be here for awhile. So give them Blood! Blood! Gallons of the stuff! Give them all that they can drink and it will never be enough so give them Blood! Blood! Blood! Grab a mug because there's gonna be a flood." I sang with the song.
"I wouldn't say you have full control. More like your steering but it's controlling the speed." Seem sighed and continued watching me as I did chin ups yelling the song at the top of my lungs. I don't know how many time I sang the song but it got to the point where Seem started singing with me. He didn't seem that interested but he really didn't have anything else to do. Then another monk came up to him and handed him an eco crystal. It was clear as glass though. It gained my curiosity so I jumped down and walked to Seem.
"What's that?" I asked looking down at it.
"This is a just a crystal, but once a specific amout of eco is pumped into it the crystal become so much more." He explained.
"Yeah, you want me to pump my Dark eco into it?" I questioned.
"Yes."
"Umm...can we wait? I still feel like I'm doing chin ups." I laughed scraching the back of my head.
"That's because you are." Seem said turning me around and pointing at a dark me doing chin ups. She or I was still rocking out to Blood. I tilted my head to the side in utter confusion. She looked to me and waved then went back to doing chin ups. I looked at Seem eyes scrunched and mouth open. "You've made a eco clone of yourself. You had focused on that form that it was given physical form." Seem explained closing my mouth. He handed me the Crystal and indicated for me to approach Dark me.
"Oi! Get down for a second!" I said to her. She smirked flashing her teeth and did what I told her. I looked to her and the crystal in my hands and made one of the best references ever. "Get in the flask!" I said just like Adam Sandler from Little Nicky. Of coarse she got the reference and laughed heartily before touching her middle finger to the crystal. She was instantly absorbed into the crystal. "She used that finger on purpose." I grumbled turning to Seem.
"The crystal has been tainted now. Our theory was corect. Let us try with another." Seem smiled.
"Okay then. Let me go in the old noggen and see who I can drag out." I shrugged feeling a little fatigued. I closed my eyes and looked around. "Come my pretties, we've got some shit to do!" I called out in a hurry. Of coarse this peeked the intrest of the Blue.
"Good, now...do what you were just doing." He ordered. I nodded and jumped onto the bar and started doing chin ups so fast anyone else would of gotten whip lash. After a few minutes I got restless and jumped off.
"I really don't feel like doing this anymore, can I run instead?" I whinned. Seem nodded his head. Before he could even assume his regular head position i was already running in circles in the room. I was just lucky it was circular too. I picked up speed gradually then got the smart idea to start running on the wall. I accidentally pushed off the wall a few times till I learned to leaned in so that I would be pushing myself forward more then anything.
After a few minutes of that I grew bored and started sing I'm blue the gutair version for ironic reasons. I was happy to hear that it was also playing through my antenna's. Music was always my guilty pleasure! Used to not be able to sleep with out it. The sun began to rise when Seem called me to him. Of coarse I looked back to see a blue blur running around the room making a blue ring form.
"Try again." He said handing me another Cystal. I nodded and turned to the wall.
"Get over here, come on!" I said without patience. In a blink a blue version of me was standing in front of me. She gave a very quick smile then touched the crystal disappearing and tinting it blue. The next was Red which I went down to the Oracle and started hurling rubble at it trying to see how much damage I could cause. Not that it wasn't already messed up thanks to yours truly. That didn't stop them from bitching. Headstrong by Trapt was my song of choice. I or it was still hurling rocks at the now basically leveled statue when I got my attention. I didn't look pleased not being allowed to finish my goal but I promised myself that I would finish it later. It was weird that I had to talk to myself but then again, I was used to it. I learned long ago that each of the ecos attached themselves to my emotions.
I quickly made a parody of My Little pony, which I named my Little Proxies. Even remixed the song for it. 'My little Proxies, never much cared for what freindship could be. Who needs it when you got Proxies? Fists of anger, the impatient one, a killing intent, loyal and calm, judging target is an easy feat, and healing makes it all complete!...god, I'm disgusting!' I groaned.
Next was shotting targets of coarse, my Yellow self ended up shooting her proxie of my gun and touching the crystal with out so much as looking at it. The song that I listened too was Yellow by Cold Play and Aerials by System of a Down for reasons unknown by me.
I then flew with Seem having to drag the glider he was on to make it where he could actually come with me. It made it all the more challenging for me but I liked a challenge. The Terminal Show was the song that felt right to listen too. It was very calm and soothing to me, creepy for others. Once we landed at the oasis I produced the blank crystal from my pocket and my Light self instantly landed beside me and touched the crystal. Then I felt a surge of Green. The oasis seemed to pulse with life all around me. Lean on by Major Lazor played and the plant life responded to the sound. everything grew and became healthier then it should of in a desert. The last blank crystal in my hands drained me as it became a deep emerald. Then I passed out completely and utterly spent.
"Uuughhhhh." I groaned getting up. I was in a temple bed at the moment.
"Your up, that's impresive. I personally estimated that you would be out till the next sun rise." Jar Jar said coming to me.
"FUCKING JAR JAR! WHAT UP MY DUDE!" I said jumping up to clap him on the shoulder.
"The ceiling is what's up...I see your now feeling better which means you can now report to Jace. He'll be heading your punishment for the day." Jar Jar said rubbing his shoulder.
"Right on!" I chirpped and skipped my way to where Jace would be. Once I found him we set out on leapers to dig around in the cliffs of the temple. It was intersting to say the least. We followed the old eco pipes that fueled the oracle and found old building sites that had to be human. This lead me to theorize that the Precursors either had people back then who knew of their true form and helped them like the Monks, or that they were just suckered into making it. Either way it was interesting like I had previously stated.
I was allowed to sleep at night to pass the time much to my pleasure. I didnt want to be forced to stay up. It would make the days blur, but time would slow for me. By the fifth day I was subconsciously using my Blue ablities in my inpatience to serve my sentence and fight in the arena.
The sixth day was spent working on my hand to hand combat skills and brushing up on Metal Head lore and basic facts. It was mostly just me reading scroll after scroll on the subject untill Seem came in with dinner. After that I read a scroll on what was known of the planet before heading to bed with the term 'Lost frontier' stuck in my head. I could of sworn I've heard that name before somewhere but for the life of me couldn't remember.
The seventh day I was given the day off to rest up for the arena. This time was used on the much needed task of pestering every monk that lived in the temple. That's right I pranked the living fuck out of those rubber wearing monks! Some one had to do something, they were just to fucking serious all the damn time! So a few hands full of whip cream, making puns about Seems name and following Jar Jar talking like the star wars character was very much so needed. To say they were more then happy to see night time come would of been an understatement.
Seem had gotten so mad he threaten to call Damas but I argued that me pulling these pranks were part of my training and doubled as training for them. With that said, I woke up with a dead Kangarat in my bed. It was okay, it was the day that I went home so nothing could of ruined my mood. I got up taking the dead animal with me and found Seem.
"Seem's to me you forgot this in my bed." I said cracking another pun about his name drapping the dead thing around his neck.
"Your immaturity passes the level of acceptance even when considering it is you that is of subject." Seem said frowning as he dropped the carcus to the floor and continued to eat his food like nothing was wrong.
"You just underestimate me Seem. You adapted to the immaturity while I was born in it, molded by it." I scolded in my best Bane voice.
"Please tell me where this was so that we may destroy it before more of you are produced by it." Seem said making me cup my womanhood and turn away.
"I don't think Jak will be happy with what your insinuating!" I said wide eyed. Seem gagged and studdered in frustration as pink dusted his white powedered face. "Wow, impresive blood vessel you've got in them cheeks. SEEMS like your vascular system is very healthy!" I smirked taking a roll from the table before prancing away.
"Seem, are you ill?" Jar Jar question coming into the dining hall as I left. I cackled all the way up the stairs to the open roofed entrance and waited munching on my breakfast. It didn't take long for Sig to arive with the Dune Hopper. I jumped on him the second I saw him crushing him to me.
"Oh my god! Sig get me out of here before I do something to make them come after me with pitch forks and baked beans!" I yelled.
"Why baked beans? Wait! Don't tell...I don't wanna know." Sig said setting me down. "Come on Jackie, let's get you home." Sig said. We walked back to the Dune Hopper and Sig drove us back hopping over the gaps between the islands. Of coarse I had my hands up screaming whhheeeehhh the whole time. Sig glared at me but the slight upwards tilt of his lips weren't being hidden well enough for me not to notice.
"You know you've gathered quite a crowd today! The arena's already packed with citizens simply itching to see you kick some Metal Head butt with out a weapon. There's bets going around on this fight. Odds are saying that you'll win but there's still people who think you'll choke." Sig informed me.
"Are you serious? You guys are evil!" I gasped.
"It's not evil, were just all used to it. Its a way of life for us." Sig deffended.
"Yeah yeah, same old song and dance. I've heard this from Damas over and over again." I grumbled.
"Get used to it sweet thing, its basically a religious thing. Anyways, glad your no longer in a pissy mood." Sig commented evenly.
"Awe fuck, I'm sorry Sig. I had just woken up and already found that someone had shit in my cheerio's. I didn't mean to take it out on you." I apologized.
"It's alright, I've dealt with attitudes before. I'm not happy about this either but if you look at it from the Kings veiw it makes sense. He has to show zero favoritism and uphold the law to maintain order. If he let you slide on trashing a vehicle and going against a direct order then the other knuckleheads will protest and act out. Sounds shitty but he's being tough on you to set an exanple for everyone else but he knows you can handle it." Sig said.
"Fuck...your right but it's not going to stop me from being mad at him." I relented but crosses my arms.
"What you do after beating some tail is totally up to you but I've got a feeling you'll drop all grudges in a heartbeat the second you win." Sig said with a grin that went ear to ear.
"Ha! Do you know me?" I laughed.
"Yes, I would like to think I've got you some what figured out enough to predict your possible reactions to things." Sig said confidently.
"Well if you beleive that then you know something I don't." I said glaring at him. He shook his head and stayed silent which only aroused my suspicion. We pulled into the gates of Spargus and walk through the city. The place was a total ghost town! We climbed the steps to the arena. Sig left to go to the Kings perch while I continued to the judge platform just below the Kings perch. The second I stepped into veiw the crowd roared.
"Good morning Jackie, I hope you are prepared to fight for you life." Damas boomed so he could be heard by the entire crowd. Jak was sitting in his seat beside his father Sig stood behind the two and sent me a wink. I frowned and looked to my seat to see Tess and Daxter. I looked to Jak and pointed at them.
"Their here to visit for the day." Jak explained smiling at me.
"Yeah! Wouldn't miss this for the world!" Daxter beamed.
"Go get em girly! Show them what a real woman can do." Tess encouraged.
"You know what is expected of you. Fight well and you will be forgiven. NOW READY THE ARENA!" Damas shouted causing the crowd to go nuts. I kept my gaze on Damas not breaking eye contact to even blink as the sound of hissing and metal scrapping was heard behind me. "Good luck." Damas nodded once the sounds stopped.
"I don't need luck. I've got this." I said sternly backing off the plateform. I fell to the arena floor on a knee and a fist. The whole floor shook on the lava pool. Two gates where raised and the second they were up all the way two Metal Head Beasts rushed out roaring.
They set there sights on me in an instant. Next thing I knew I was dodging bolders that had Dark eco on them. It really didn't faze me as I did so. I eventually jumped up and meet one with my fist smashing it to peices. The next one I used to step on to propel me towards the beasts head. I decided the most direct aproach would be best so I wound up my fist like a pitcher and swung.
It's skull gem shattered to peices making the beast drop dead to the ground. I landed on the ground and had to roll away to escape being squashed by a giant foot. More bolders were sent my way making me jump to my feet and run. I spread out my wings and flew up above the beast. I swooped down on it hitting it in the head then repeated the action until it stumbled. It was then that I started pushing it towards the ledge of the lava pit.
It knew what was happening and began to fight back with all its might snapping at me with it's jaws even. I was too much for it though and soon there was only one last shove on my part and it would be in the lava. I was going in for the kill but it turned its head to me and it's eyes flashed with pain. Time slowed and I processed what I was doing to the poor thing. Sure it was evil and wanted to rid the earth of humans but it still had feelings. If I was in it's shoes I wouldn't be jumping for joy at the thought of swiming in lava. So I took pitty and changed my coarse mid flight and smashed myself into its skull gem. It's death was instant thankfully cause it's body fell into the lava pit reguardless.
I floated in the air for a minute watching it being absorbed by the liquid fire. Once it's body was gone I landed and looked up at Damas. The crowds cheers were suddenly brought to my attention. It was enough to make me want to cover my ears. Damas must of felt the same because he stood up.
"I did it Damas! I fought two Metal Head Beasts bare handedly! I trained with the monks for a week at the temple! I won!" I yelled up at him.
"Yes so it may seem to you but there is still one thing that must be done." Damas said pointing behind me. My heart dropped as I twirled around to face whatever it was that he was talking about. 'Fuck! My guard was down! This wasn't apart of the agreement!' I mentally cursed only to stop in shock at what was behind me.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS!" I screamed.
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