Crossfire: Chapter 10
By: EcoJak
Author's Note: Sadly, all good things must come to an end. This is the last chappie of Crossfire. Going over the review from last time...
Lioness of Darkness: Ugh...not to be rude, but try not to send me nasty ideas, please. I just saw a movie in Bio about birth and, uh...it wasn't pretty. I am happy that the URL for your site showed up, however. I'll visit sometime! In addition to your idea, I've planned something very special for the end. Hope you like it! (Dun worry, I would NEVER kill Keira! I didn't like her at first, but some of your fics changed my mind. I still hate Ashelin, though. Grrrrrr...)
Challenge fic:
1. It has to be humor.
2. Daxter has to be drunk : ) (Nothing dirty, please)
3. Jak has to get hurt.
Jak: Hey!
4. Metal Heads have to be involved. (I like Metal Heads)
Metal Heads: (Smile)
Good luck!
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for a character at the very end.
Jak ran through the forest desperately in an effort to catch up with the Precursor-Metal Head hybrid. He lost sight of it a few hours back, and was now lost in the thick brush.
"Keira!" He called.
No response.
"Keira, where are you?"
His only answer was a distant roar, followed by a scream. The scream soon faded.
Jak then panicked. "I'M COMING, KEIRA!"
The lion ran as fast as its legs could carry it towards the direction of the scream; hoping it wasn't too late.
Jak soon arrived at the old Metal Head tower, gasping for breath. (A.N. Why do they call it a "Metal Head" tower when all you see are Dark Makers? I never got that..) His keen eyes searched the darkness frantically, hoping to find any sign of Keira. He stopped when he saw a dark figure wizz by.
"I can't believe I'm doing this..." The lion moaned as it squeezed its eyes shut in regret.
Jak tensed a bit as his fur turned snow white (Let's see how long it takes you to realize this..) his claws grew to be about 5 inches long, black horns appeared on the top of his gray mane, and his eyes turned blacker than black.
Dark Jak gave a soft growl before entering the deep, dark, moist cave. He walked slowly just in case she was nearby. Dark Jak then heard the figure wizz by once again.
"Keira?"
"So close..."
Dark Jak growled. He knew that voice.
"And yet...so far away..."
"Show yourself, Torn!"
Sure enough, Metal-Torn appeared 2 feet away from where Jak was standing.
"Boo."
"Where's Keira?"
"Right under your nose, boy."
D.J. peered behind the Metal-Head and saw Keira, safe and sound.
Almost.
Jak looked more closely and noticed that she now stood on four legs, and had golden-beige fur similar to Jak's.(Normal Jak, not D.J.) That monster must of turned her into a lion, as well. Metal-Torn turned towards the cat, and grinned maliciously.
"Now...be a good little girl, and kill the cat." M.T. snapped his claw, and Keira suddenly turned into a dark monster.
"Keira...you wouldn't.." Dark Jak gasped.
"Attack!"
And so she did.
Dark Jak and Dark Keira both squared off in the center of the large cave like normal lions would do. D.K. was the first one to strike. She swiped her massive paw in D.J.'s face, and the bigger lion fell back. When she saw it had no effect, she tried again, and again.
When the dust cleared, she saw a large scar running down D.J.'s left eye. And yet, the cat failed to smile. He retreated a bit, but Keira wasn't one to give up so easily. She rushed to the dark lion, and pinned him down, breathing heavily. Jak placed his back legs onto the smaller lion's stomach, and shoved her off.
While doing that, D.J. secretly shoved a bit of Light Eco into the cat's body, causing her to fall over in pain. The transformation slowly reversed, but Keira was still a lion. She groggily woke up and saw Jak staring back at her, in his original form. (Still a lion.)
"W..what...?" She gasped.
"It's ok...you're gonna be ok." Jak answered.
"Why am I a..?" She started, but was interupted by the sound of Dark Makers surrounding the two.
"Like I have told you...you cannot defeat me."
Jak looked around and glared at the surrounding creatures.
"You'll never get away with this.." The lion growled.
"It is too late, boy. You see, my minions have already claimed this planet as their own. There is no hope now."
While the D.M.s were distracted, the lion lept onto the large Metal Head, and shoved as much Light Eco into its mind as he could.
"NO! NOO-AUGHHHHHH!" Metal-Torn roared as he reverted back to normal. "YOU FOOL! I'LL KI-" In a huge shockwave, the Dark Eco was completely drained from the Precursor's body.
The shockwave spread through-out the planet, killing every Metal Head and Dark Maker in sight. Buildings were renewed, and all traces of darkness evaporated into the air.
It was finally over.
The two lions slowly made their way to the Torn's crippled form. Jak lifted the body onto his back and walked out of the cave, Keira in tow.
"So, Jak?" She asked.
"Yeah?"
The lioness looked down at her paw. "How long is this going to last?"
"I'm...not sure. We'll make the best of it though...I promise." The lion smiled.
"Umm...would you like to...go on a date, sometime?" She asked nervously.
Jak became so shocked, he nearly dropped the body off of his back. His deep blue eyes figited nervously in their sockets.
"I-I-I...g-guess...so." The lion was pretty damn embarrased.
They soon made their way into the port, and Keira walked home.
"Friday?" She called.
"I'll be there." The lion answered.
Many months later...
"Come on girl, it's ok. Push!" The vet stroked a familar lioness' belly gently while a bigger lion peered over the operating table anxiously.
"One more time! It's almost out!"
A lioness giving birth..
"Meeeeeeww!"
"It's out!"
To a future heroine..
The vet cut the umbilical cord and checked the kitten to see if it was healthy. Jak sighed in relief, as Keira laid her head on the table in exaustion.
"Congradulations...it's a girl." The vet said, showing the kitten to the two proud parents. He laid the fuzzy creature into the lioness' paw gently, and left.
Keira nuzzled the kitten gently on its nose. She then turned back to her husband.
"She needs a name." Keira said tiredly.
Jak lowered his head for a few minutes. He thought about all of the adventures he'd been on, and the one thing that helped them through the whole way...
"Faith."
A few hours later, the two big cats arrived back at the stadium with the tiny bundle in the lioness' paws. Daxter eagerily ran up to the two, hopping up and down like a little kid at Christmas.
"Let me see! Lemme see!" Daxter said excitedly.
But then...Faith did something no-one would have ever expected. The young kitten sent a shock of Dark Eco which sent the little ottsel flying. Jak and Keira were awestruck.
"D-did she...just...?" Keira stammered.
"She..did.." Jak answered, dazed.
Daxter peeled himself off the floor, and groaned in pain.
"Here we go again!"