The Guardians are part of the Underground resistance to fight against the Baron. At the headquarters, the group settle down after their mission to distrup the Baron was a success.

Y/N: "So Torn. Who is this Baron and why are you obsessed with him?"

"The Baron will stop at nothing to destroy the Underground." Torn explained, "Ever since he took over, the citizens were treated with brute force and with atrocities."

"Sounds like the Cabal." Keith said.

The group see some bunk beds and they each get one. Y/N sleeps on the bottom while Keith sleeps on top. Ford-5 and Lyra sleep on the other bed also on the bottom. They then take off their helmets which made Torn and Tess stared at them in amazement. The warriors were like them but the only difference is that they have short ears and Lyra's s face is blue. Also Ford-5 is all machine.

"You guys are like us." Tess said as she looks at the warriors' face. She then sees their ears were shorter. "Why are your ears short?"

"We're not who you think we are." David said. "We're known as humans. And Lyra is an Awoken."

"An Awoken?" Asked Torn.

"Awoken are like us by they lived in the edge of the darkness. Their skin is blue and they were advanced like us in technology." Lyra said.

"And you're a robot of some kind?" Tess asks Ford-5.

"I am an Exo" Ford explains "Exos are human minds uploaded in artificial bodies; with the notable exceptions of Felwinter and Rasputin, each and every Exo used to be a human being. Mind uploading technology was developed by the Clovis Bray corporation during the Golden Age; many Exos come from the mysterious Deep Stone Crypt on Europa. Exo names typically include the number of memory-wiping "reboots" of their brain, e.g. Cayde-6 or Saint-14."

Y/N then explains about the Guardians and the Traveler about how the darkness nearly destroyed the galaxy. Torn and Tess were amazed about this and also about their abilities and weaponry even their small companions known as Ghosts.

[1 week later...]

The Guardians had settled in and they have been doing dangerous tasks to put the Baron on notice. David introduced Torn and Tess to their Ghosts who were created by the Traveler to guide them into battle. Torn knows he will use all the help he can to win the fight.

"The Baron has been taking kids from their families for more Krimzon Guards. The Shadow needs you and your team to infiltrate the Krimzon Guard Fortress and spring every child you find." Torn said.

"That's not so hard." Keith said.

"That's just the first part." Torn smirked. "Our spy reports that the Baron and Errol has been experimenting this inmate. You should bust him out too."

"Two objectives in one mission? You got yourself a good deal." David said.

The team climbs up to the roof tops and they used their Ghosts to track the movement of the enemy ships. They follow them towards the Fortress.

"We will split up to make this task more easy." David said to the Fireteam. "I'll go see what the Baron is up to while you spring the kids out."

"Good luck." Lyra said.

The team split up to complete their objectives. Y/N climbs up the wall of the building and reaches to the rooftop.

"Guardian, I'm certain that this task of yours could be risky." Sputnik informed.

"You're just worrying too much, partner." Y/N said as he rips the hatch open and jumps inside.

He looks around and sees a pathway. With his Ghost, Y/N can navigate through the Fortress easily. He avoids guards and bypass security before he reach to the cells. Then he hears fainted noises. He follows the sound until he reaches to the location. He looks down and sees three people.

The one on left is large and he wears armor. He carries a sword but his head half metal.

Strapped to a table was the "inmate" that Torn said to break out.

"Torn, I have found what you were looking for." Y/N said in his comlink.

"Copy, Y/N." Torn replied.

"Ghost, give me data." Y/N said.

"Getting it now." Sputnik said.

The two listen in as the inmate is getting tortured by the men.

"Dark Eco ejection cycle completed." The computer said, "Bio readings nominal and unchanged."

"Nothing. I was informed that this one might be different!" The man said to his commander.

"He's surprisingly resisted to your experiments, Baron Praxis." Commander Errol said, "I feared the Dark Warrior Program has failed."

The Baron was furious about the results and grabs the inmate by his head, "You should at least be dead with all the Dark Eco I've injected in you!" He released the inmate.

"What now? Metal Head armies are pressing their attacks. Without a new weapon, my men cannot hold them off forever." Errol said.

"I will not be remembered as the man who lost this city to those file creatures!" Baron shouts and he walks to his commander who backs away in fear. "Move forward with the final plan!" He points to the prisoner. "And finish off this "thing" tonight."

"As you wish." Errol said before turning to the inmate and leans closer closer to him. "I'll be back later."

Y/N sees them leaving the cells. He climbs down and prepares to spring them out when he sees someone coming up on a lift.

It was that orange creature with goggles on his head.

"Ding! Ding! Third floor!" The otter creature said with a high, but annoying voice. "Roach food, body chains, torture devices. Hey, buddy. You have seen any heroes around here?"

Then Y/N looks and sees that the coast is clear. He jumps down and turns invisible. He sneaks towards the platform and grabs the otter who struggles and screams into his hands.

"Shh. Relax. I'm not one of them. I'm here to help you get your friend out." Y/N whispered. "Now, I'm going to let you go and you will be quite. Ok?" The otter nods and he let's go.

"Waaaaaa!"" He shouts.

"Will you shut up?" Y/Nsaid.

"Sorry. I don't like being grabbed like that. By the way. I'm Daxter." The talking otter said.

"Name's Y/N." T said to Daxter. "We should get this guy out of here."

Daxter looks at the inmate who is nearly concioused, "Whoa! What they do to you?" He waits for an answer but nothing. "Jak! It's me, Daxter. That's a fine hello. I've been crawling around in this place, risking my tail!" He steps on Jak's fourth base, making him flinched and Daxter takes his tail. "Literally to save you! I've been looking for you for 2 freakin' years! Say something! Just this once!"

Then David sees Jak's eyes burst open and they were green. Jak then sees anger within him and he shouts,

"I'M GONNA KILL PRAXIS!"

Daxter quickly shush Jak from speaking anymore, "Right now we got to get you out of here."

"I can do that."

Daxter looks and sees a silver spike shell with a blue eye approaching him, "Aaah! What is that?"

"Easy, Daxter. This is Sputnik." David said.

"I'm a Ghost." Pyro said.

"He's my Ghost." Y/N said.

"Ghost?" Daxter asked.

"No time to explain. We got to get out of here." David said. "Sputnik, open the security panel."

Just as Sputnik was about to open the panel, Jak breaks free. Y/N, Sputnik, and Daxter are in shocked to what Jak has done. He has transformed into a cold blooded monster.

"Guardian, stay back!" Sputnik warned.

Y/N did as he said as Jak emerges from the table and growls at him.

"Take it easy, Jak. I'm not a Krimzon Guard. I'm here to help." Y/N said.

Jax then turns to Daxter.

"Jak? Easy, buddy. Easy. It's your old pal Daxter remember?" Daxter said.

Just as Jak was about to attack, he stops amd calms down, "Daxter?" He turns back to normal and he nearly collapse. He was helped by Y/N.

"What the heck was that?!" Daxter asked, "Seesh! Remind me not to piss you off. Come on, tall, dark, and gruesome. We're out of here. I brought you some new threads. Put em on."

David, Pyro, and Daxter had just bust Jak out. Now they have to escape the prison to regroup with the others.

Next chapter coming up...