The Dark Warriors

X. Failure...

Jak sighed as he collapsed into one of the corner booths in the Naughty Ottsel, it took over an hour for them to get out here with Daxter driving...

He slouched back in his seat as Daxter brought Tess over with some drinks, "Where's your friend?"

"Veger got him..."

Tess frowned as she set a glass before him, "That's terrible...aren't you going to go after them?"

"He told me not to..."

"That's because I didn't need your help at the time..."

Jak looked over the back of his seat to see Deitonin walking towards them in full Precursor Monk gear. His face paint was all messed up and his outfit was covered in soot. Shadow came lumbering in beside him, his head hung low as the tips of his lightly singed fur smoked, "What happened to you guys?"

His friend beamed, "Let's just say a little birdy blew up the cruiser I was being transported in..."

"Little birdy...as in...?"

Deitonin's smile faded, "The Underground."

"What? You're in with them too?" Daxter exclaimed, "Man, I swear the Tattooed Wonder brings in everyone!"

He sat down across from Jak and smirked, "Actually, he let you two in because I asked him to."

"I thought the Shadow did that..." Jak said.

Shadow popped him head up beside Deitonin's arm, he was in his cat form, "Well, we spoke with the Shadow, which lead to the decision of you joining the Underground. We're even the ones who made that tower in Dead a Town fall after you got the flag."

Deitonin's eyes narrowed as he shot the Werecat a nasty look, "Shadow. We don't talk about that...remember...?"

"Wait! You're telling me that you guys are the ones that shattered the foundation, made me rack myself on a zip line, and hit the ground like a sack of potatoes?!" Daxter exclaimed leaping into the table and jabbing a finger at him.

Deitonin shrugged, "Hey, I was Dark Warrioring it at the time...you know how addicts get..."

"No?" Jak muttered.

"Whatever. Forget about it."

Jak frowned as he looked him over, "Are you...withdrawing?"

Deitonin scoffed, "Pfft...! Totally man."

"You don't have to be a total dick about it."

Deitonin took out a communicator and looked at it, "Oh, speaking of Torn, he wanted to talk to all of us as soon as we could make it. It sounded urgent."

Jak sighed as he got to his feet, but gritted his teeth as pain jolted through his injured leg. Deitonin caught him as he stumbled, "Jesus man, you look terrible!"

"No thanks to you..." Jak muttered slipping away from him.

"What was that?"

"Nothing...Let's just get to Torn's..."

---THE UNDERGROUND---

They all managed to get to the a Underground without disturbing any Krimson Guards, which wad good. Jak used the walls to support himself as he walked down the stairs behind Deitonin.

"Hello again Dei-what the Hell Jak?!"

"Hello to you too..."

The Tattooed Wonder crossed his arms as he looked at them, he wore an outfit similar to Jak's, but it was actually made for him. He grimaced as Daxter hopped up onto the map table, "Alright man, what's cooking for the Demolition Duo?"

"Nothing."

"Then why'd you call us?"

Torn raised an eyebrow, "I didn't-"

His words were blotted out as a massive explosion engulfed them...

* * *

Hours later Deitonin awoke lying in the back of a Krimson Guard transporter. His hands were bound, as were his ankles.

He could heard guards talking to each other about how they finally defeated the Underground without the help of Baron Praxis or Count Veger...

Deitonin stiffly sat up and saw Torn sitting across from him, he was hunched over with his face in his bound hands. Jak was sprawled out on the floor between them, his whole torso was secured in an electrified straight jacket that would probably shock him if he even moved...

But neither Shadow nor Daxter could be found...

Worry gripped him as he looked back at Torn, hoping that they weren't dead...