(Image) Krimzon Guard Concept Art

"Wake up, you got things to do." Trinity shook his shoulder, on the top bunk, Daxter laid there.

He loves to take up most of the bed. The bunker beds are located at the same room with the large table where Torn is, it's nothing fancy, nonetheless, it's a luxury compared to the Prison's rock-hard mattresses. Sleeping on the cell floor is comfortable and that says a lot.

"Hey, Jak." Trin called, as he came over. "Where's your Communicator?"

It wasn't what Trinity expected, it looks very dissimilar compared to what Trin was talking about. The Communicator is a light blue hovering makeshift pod with an antennae attached to it. "Right here-"

"What kind of device is that?..." Trinity queried, he took it from his hand and examined it. "Y-your right, this is a Communicator...but that's a dinosaur now."

"Well, I don't have the newest version or model..." He scratched at the back of his head with a sheepish smile on his face.

"Hmm... I'll get my spare one, see if it still works." Trinity walked over to his bed, it was nearest to the corners of the room, at the bottom bunk.

As he pulled out a box, a bit rusted and dusty, underneath the bed; he opened it and saw an old device. It's just a little worn and scratched, it had something tiny scribbled on it. He brushed off the debris on it.

"From Moria's Best-"

He looked at his own device, putting the two and two together.

"-Friend, Trinity."

Trin sighed as he was reminded of an old memory when he found his very 1st friend. He always felt guilty of what happened, and he hasn't changed since.

The device is dark gray with a orange camera built on the front, it's not activated, so it isn't how it really looks like.

He handed it to Jak, who is trying to shake the snoozing ottsel awake. "Here, this should still work. It's handy since it can view a holographic map of this city."

"Thanks."

As Jak finally wakes Dax up, they prepared themselves. "I'm going to be outside for a moment." He said as Jak heads to the bathroom.

"Alright." He replied as he yawned.

The restroom in this place was never - and not even close to being luxurious, it looks just like those vandalized ones.

Trinity went outside of the HQ for some reason. When no one else was around, suddenly, Trin started to feel sick and slumped over. He used his gun to keep himself up, he pulled up his scratched mask.

After a while, Trin entered the place again and saw the three conversing with one another.

"The Slum's water is back on! I'd love to see the heads roll when the Baron finds out!" Torn had another thing to relieve some of his stress, Trin could also do some planning, but it isn't his 'thing'.

"Yeah, I'm sure he's losing lots of sleep over this 'arm-pit' of the city. We've done what you've asked. Now, when do we see the Shadow?" Jak impatiently demanded.

"When I say so, if I say so. But, before I even think about it, I want you to take care of an ammo dump we've I.D'd in the fortress. Lots of Krimzon Guards, constant patrols. We know it's vulnerable, and the Underground needs YOU to blow up all the ammo you find inside. Get all of it, and we'll deal a body blow to the Baron." Trinity approached the table full of blueprints of the Baron's facilities and Haven City, with his right hand fisted.

"You're sending us in, tough guy! So what's with this 'we'll deal a body blow' stuff?" Daxter joined in on it. When he inspected Haven's map on the table, Torn whacked him as he explained the mission.

"That's fine. I want the Baron to know that it's me who's hurting him." Trinity took those words seriously, he was reminded of someone...

Someone when they wanted revenge, and in the end, they turned into a monster... Jak's statement made Trin get minor flashbacks of someone in particular. Not only that, he got reminded...of himself. "Trinity, you have other things to do don't you?"

"Yes, I can't go with these two this time." Trinity answered. "Careful out there Jak, I don't want to see a dead recruit on me." He went to the restroom.

'Precursors...'

He went outside and fiddled around with the Jet Board's thrusters, messing with other things. As soon as he rode it, it went haywire and he fell off. 'I need to get this fixed...'

Meanwhile, at Jak and Dax's Side...

They rode on a single, green and purple colored Zoomer. The Fortress was massive, it had turrets somewhere up there, it had the colors of the Krimzon Guards: red, black, and gray.

He stopped the hover vehicle and jumped off as the engine automatically deactivated. He stepped through the sliding doors that bears a symbol in the middle of it, in the room, it had blue electrical rods at the back as well as some KG crates.

"U-uh... Jak? I don't like the look of that thing..." Daxter mentioned, he pointed to a giant machine just sitting there...

It was on, but it wasn't moving, it was a big armored tank with some sharp spikes on the front of it and on the giant roller thing. There was mounted weapons and blasters on top, it was KG colored also.

"It's not activated, we should be fine... I hope." Jak said with a doubt that absolutely nothing bad is going to occur.

He headed for the left since there was no other path, as soon as he planted his foot past something- it was too late that they didn't realize there was security sensors... In truth, there was nothing you could do anyways, the supplies are somewhere in the facility. He had no security pass.

A robotic voice: "No security pass scanned, unauthorized action detected. The intruder must be annihilated immediately."

'I should've asked one from Trinity!'

"RUN!" Dax shouted in terror as the tank started to whirr in life. Paws shaking and the ottsel's fur standing up, he panicked then grabbed onto Jak for his life.

He sprinted across and sprung into the air, the tracking crossair followed Jak not too far off, then...

The circle wasn't moving, it stayed in one place and the tank fired in a triple burst! The three fiery tracers zoomed over Jak's head, just barely, he kept on going. Dashing and leaping, he made it to the final platform, the tank continued to fire and it couldn't move any further.

It tore down the iron wall either way, still pursuing the intruders. Jak didn't look back, Dax however, stared at their awaiting doom. The twin, smoking barrels pointed straight at Daxter, "AHHHHHH!"

It barely hit Jak's leg!

Jak jumped on a pile of boxes and into another passage in time.

He took deep breaths as the chase halted. "Phew! That was a close one!" Dax yelped in so much relief, he thought he would be dead meat, his back almost touched the spikes on the tank.

*BOOM!*

The gate exploded!

The sturdy tank rolled over the pieces of metal, targeting the duo! He ran to other walls scanning the whole room, there was rotating parts connected to the power supply, he could use them as platforms. There was a couple of boxes that he broke for Green Eco, he applied it to his wound.

The armored vehicle drove around trying to get a better shot, he had to break 2 of the power parts in order to get pass through the electrical rods blocking him off.

As he avoided the shots that burned the metallic, gray walls, he broke the parts and continued on. There was a cold, iron path that has turrets at the sides; as the tank swallowed up the rest of the pathway, he had to sprint for it!

"Ahhhhh! Eyiiiiegh! Oui!" Daxter screamed gibberish as they touched the lasers, when they did, it activated the guns to fire at them! He finally got away from the following security tank, he wiped his forehead.

"T-they almost shot my t-tail off..." The shivering, orange furball stuttered aloud.

He went through paths full of boxes and random supplies, some were Eco barrels, he sprung across conveyor belts.

There was two Krimzon Guards, "That traitor Torn makes me sick, at least he's going to be shot by the Baron once they find those rebels."

"Serves him right, maybe we should leave him to rot in the Prison."

"Yeah- What the?!" They spotted the twosome who broke into the restricted facility!

Jak had to get pass a bunch of KG's who had stun rods that could take down Metal Head Grunts with a few shocks, none of them had any weapons to Jak's relief. As he went through a narrow way again, something on top of the Eco barrels glimmered as if it was winking at him.

Daxter mentioned, "Cool! That's a security pass. We need those to get through city check points!"

Jak had a smirk on his face, less things to worry. He heard voices on the bottom floor, "Shhh..." He put his finger near is mouth as he shushed Dax. Daxter leaped off of his shoulder guard at took a close look on the metal grate...

At the bottom, there was a giant opening where there was monsters crawling out! The KG were armed and cautious. "These barrels are the latest shipment of eco. The Baron says take them and get out!"

The beast growled and crept closer, the KG were jumpy and they both held up their rifles, aiming at the two creatures. Their finger was pressed on the trigger, in the verge of firing...

"Metal Heads in the city? Why are the guards giving them eco?" Jak was surprised, as he turned his head to Dax, who shrugged. "We need to ask Torn about this..." The two crimson troops walked away as the Metal Heads collected the barrels.

They walked through the fortress door, resuming on their work.

Computer Voice: "Unauthorized use of fortress door, activating security tank."

"Oh for Precursor's sake, not again!" Dax complained.

"I guess it's round two." He replied.

Concept Art: Security Tank