Under arrest and banishment

                                    

                                          
"Get up." I heard a voice say waking me from my nightmares. I was grabbed by the elbow and roughly jerked up out of the booth. 
                          
"What the, what the hell are you doing." I said trying to free my arm. The hand tightened painful and I fought to keep myself from falling to my knees. I glared up at the Freedom League guard holding me.
                          
"Let her go she had nothing to do with it." Jak spat. My eyes flashed over to him as he was in handcuffs being pushed out of the Naughty Ottsel. I scanned the room and found three more Freedom League guards and Vigor. He had a self satisfied smirk that I would of gladly slapped off his face, or just rip the whole thing off. Torn was sitting against the bar with his head in his hands. 
                          
"Torn your captain of the guard! Stop this please!" I pleaded with him as I was handcuffed. He looked up at me briefly before dropping his head again. As I was pushed out I shot a glance over to Tess behind the bar. She gave me a sad wave then turned away crossing her arms.
                          
I was pushed out into the cold early morning air, it was drizzling outside. I was loaded up in the back of a transportation zoomer that me and Jak had used to get to the nest. Ashelin, Pecker, Daxter and Jak were all seated when I was pushed in.
                          
I stumbled a bit but managed not to fall. Cursing under my breath I sat down and to my great distain the guard sat down beside me. The door was lifted up and after a few seconds I could feel the vehicle lift up.
                          
We all sat in complete silence. What could be said? Jak saved the city and now he's being banished from it. I helped save the city too and I was being dragged out along with him. It was like we were trash, at least that's how I felt. 
                          
I could tell Jak was seething in his anger, I could feel the slight bite of Dark eco in the air. Not enough for anyone other than me to notice since I was hyper aware of stuff like this. It came with the territory. I didn't blame the guy since I was certainly pissed off. I had to make sure I didn't let off to much Dark eco in the air due to my anger so that me and Jak didn't go bonkers on everyone in the vehicle with us. That would be a very bad situation.
                          
It wasn't long till I felt the temperature increase around us. I felt our slow decent and when we finally came to a stop the door opened. I jumped and shielded my eyes against the brightness outside. We all got up and walked out into the dessert. The sand stretched on for miles occasionally their would be a rock or some shrubbery. In the distance you could see high mountains. Vigor got out of the zoomers driving compartment and walked to us with a book in hand.
                          
"By order of the Grand Council of Haven City, for heinous acts and crimes against the people, you are hereby banished to the Wasteland for life. " Vigor said with a wave of his cane acting all high and mighty. 'At least he isn't just telling us to fuck off.'  
                          
"This is a death sentence, Vigor. There must be another way." Ashelin protested.
                          
"Your protest was overruled! These dark eco freaks are dangerous! Now drop the cargo!" He barked out. The cuffs were removed from our wrist by the guards at his command. I thought about fighting the guards briefly but decided not to. It's to late, I'm already here and Jak needs to be here in order to gain what he needs to protect the planet. 
                          
"This is an outrage! I am outraged beyond words. Although I do have something to say! Not everyone agrees with this ridiculous aaggrrkk! Decree... " Pecker scolded
                          
"Yeah! we want a recount!" Dax said putting in his two sense like always.
                          
"Oh, I see you wish to join him." Vigor said coyly smirking down on the two talking animals.
                          
"Actually we are not that outraged. Farewell! Stay out of the sun... Drink lots of water... If you can find it... " Pecker said to us cowering down to Vigor. I glared at him and slowly shook my head.
                          
"Jak?" Daxter said unsure with his voice full of worry. 
                          
"Go back to the city, Dax." Jak demanded.
                          
"I'm sorry. The Council is too powerful. There was nothing I... " Ashelin said coming up to us.
                          
"I know. " Jak cut her off.
                          
"You just stay alive, you hear me? That's an order! Someone will find you, I promise. " Ashelin placed a hand on his shoulder and placed a round object in Jak's hand. I knew it was a beacon that would lead Damos, king of Spargus, to our rescue.
                          
"May the Precursors have mercy on you." Vigor said with an almost crazed smile before he got into the vehicle. It closed it's door and lifted off the ground and into the sky kicking up a big cloud of sand. 
                          
"Daxter! " Jak said once the sand settled. There they were , both Daxter and Pecker, standing right in front of us.
                          
"Don't thank me! I'm only here because you wouldn't last a second without me! Okay tough guy, you got us into this mess, now ya gotta get us out!" He said 
                          
"Ahh! What a team we'll make!"
                          
"Let's just get moving. But which way?
                          
"That way! " Both Pecker and Dax said in unison. They pointed in opposite directions. They looked back at each other and you could just see the fight that was about to occur.
                          
"Oh, and I suppose you know where you're going, eh?! " Pecker yelled at him.
                          
"Better than you do, bent beak!" Daxter yelled back.
                          
"Aghh... let's just move." Jak said getting sick of their bickering. He started to walk on ahead and we followed him. The heat was smoldering, my hair was sticking to my face because of the sweat. The sun just kept getting higher in the sky and the temperature raised with it.
                          
"This was all your stupid idea. " Pecker blamed Dax.
                          
"No, it was yours! Only a birdbrain could have thought this one up. Let's go with him... we'll help together... you mean we'll die together! I can't believe the city hates us... we saved those lowlifes!" Daxter complained as we walked on obviously the heat was getting to those two.
                          
"City is filled with sheeple, people with no spines that need someone to herd them. Easily manipulated, willing to cling to anything that's promises safety. It's sickening and needs to stop." I snapped out hatefully. Maybe the heat was getting to me a little too.
                          
That shut them up for a little bit. We continued on and I couldn't help but to feel sorry for Daxter. The sand had to be hot and he wasn't wearing any shoes. I didn't offer to carry him though, I was barely managing to drag along myself.
                          
"Right. Good plan, Jak... A nap would be nice... Just a teensy little rest..." Daxter said when Jak feel to the ground. He took a few more steps before collapsing. It was getting to hard to take another step for me. I was so thirsty and I just wanted to get out of the sun and into some shade so badly.
                          
"Aggh! This bird is overcooked!" Pecker squawked before he dropped out of the sky.
                          
"The palace..." Jak coughed out as he gazed up into the sky.
                          
"Guys......I'm scared....." I croaked out feeling the need to cry but lost consciousness before I could shed tears. I knew we would be found but I still feared for our lives.