Star Wars: Calling of the Force

(A Jak and Daxter/Star Wars crossover, as well as several cameos from Ratchet and Clank, and Halo)

Prologue/Opening Summary:

Three Years after the events that followed from The Last Frontier, Now 23-year-old Jak Mikwa became engaged to his one true love Keira Hagai, and inherited his father's lost throne as king of Haven City. During those three years, he and his sidekick best friend, Daxter, embarked on many adventures to protect their planet of Eco from outside threats. Jak and his group of friends became very successful in protecting the planet, as he was revered as, "Eco's greatest hero."

However, little did they know that their planet was part of a galactic system that was recently consumed by an evil empire that was planning to ravage through the far reaches of the galaxy, destroying any source of good that each planet had, and conquering every last living system in the galaxy, annexing them to fall under complete control of the Empire. Led by the evil emperor, Darth Sidious, he sends his newly-acquired apprentice, Darth Vader, and an army of Imperial troops to destroy any remaining Jedi Knights across the galaxy that survived the Great Jedi Purge (Order 66), and to attain any resources that would be beneficial to the construction of the infamous Death Star.

The Emperor selects the planet of Eco as the first location that Vader will attack, due to the planet's strong connection with the Force, especially through Jak and Keira. Luckily, Samos Hagai retained this piece of information and taught the ways of the force to Jak and Keira as quickly as he could. (as he was a Jedi Knight once before too.) The revered hero and his group of closest friends would eventually have no choice but to evacuate their homeworld, and work together to protect the galaxy as a whole from the clutches of evil.

Now, Jak comes to his most daunting challenge yet, as he tries to save the galaxy by using his eco powers to embrace the ways of the force quicker than the average Jedi Knight. To save his friends, the love of his life, and the entire universe, he will have no choice but to use his new powers, altering his life forever…

Chapter 1: Birth of a new Jedi Order

Within the main ballroom of the newly-renovated Palace of Haven City, Jak Mikwa and Keira Hagai completed their wedding ceremony. It was a glorious ceremony, as citizens from not only Haven City, but from Spargus and even Kraas City as well came together to witness the union of the new King and Queen. Daxter served as the best man, and Tess was the maid of honor. The reception was nothing short of pure joy, as Daxter, Sig, Torn, Jinx, Ratchet, and Clank drunkenly swapped embarrassing moments of the newlyweds, while Ashelin, Tess, and even Rayn gossiped about how the bride was so lucky to have Jak as the groom, praising the hero with every word uttered. Ultimately, the reception hit a powerful climax as Samos Hagai, the elder Green Eco Sage and the father of the bride, shared a ten-minute speech regarding the new husband and wife. He told the audience that unlike most dads, he knew that Jak was the perfect man for his daughter, and that he would protect her at all costs just like he protects Eco. He sensed that defiance within him ever since the two met, and he openly expressed how he always happily welcomed him in the family upon the very moment the boy and the girl laid eyes on each other. He saw this as a new stage of hope for him, and the rest of the planet. He was overjoyed that his daughter would share an everlasting bond with his new son-in-law, and he concluded his speech with wise advice he gave to the new couple:

"Love is not easy. Love is not necessarily about sharing kind words and doing good deeds for one another every day, but it is more about facing the most difficult problems as a team, and searching for the best solution for them. It's about sacrificing individual luxuries and desires for the good of one another. That is what love is all about."

With the standing ovation that followed, the reception ended. As soon as all the guests departed, the new King of Haven City carried his new bride upstairs into the master bedroom chamber. The room contained many pictures of the couple's finest moments, and Jak recently added the photo of the wedding kiss to his dresser. As he tossed his bride onto the soft mattress, he climbed on top of her. They giggled, and then Jak sat up, with a serious look on his face.

"What's wrong, my love?" Keira inquired.

"There's something I need to get off my chest." Jak answered.

"Go on..." she replied with a stern look on her face.

Jak responded, "Your dad was right, this isn't going to be easy for either of us. We're both saviors of the world. We risk our lives every day to protect not only the ones we love, but people we've never even met before. It's a huge responsibility we deal with every day. Adding marriage into this, it makes our lives even more challenging. Yeah, I'll probably yell at you a lot, call you things that you and I both know are not true, I'll forget to do chores around here, and I might even forget your birthday. However, through all the problems that we face for the rest of our lives, just know that I'm eternally devoted to you. If I'm willing to spend the rest of my life with anyone in the world, I couldn't be happier that I decided to pick you."

Overjoyed that her husband said these words to her, she screamed with tears of joy. She quickly grabbed her husband, and wrestled him onto the bed. They kissed repeatedly for minutes on end, until they shared a moment when they looked deeply into each other.

"I'm so lucky to have fallen in love with you, Jak," she spoke softly.

"I'm even luckier that I've fallen in love with you, Keira," He responded.

She said playfully, "Now, now, are we going to make this a contest as to who's the luckier one?"

"Don't start with me little lady," He purred.

They giggled, they kissed, the curtains fell, the lights dimmed, and the door shut.

Early the next morning, Samos rushed from his hut in the slums all the way up to the top chamber of the palace where Jak and Keira stayed. He barged into the master chamber, swinging the door wide open.

He yelled frantically, "JAK! KEIRA! WAKE UP! I HAVE URGENT NEWS! I CALLED EVERYONE OVER HERE! HURRY UP AND MEET US IN THE WAR ROOM! IMMEDIATELY!" He shook the two over and over again trying to stir them from their sleep, and as they awoke, the two were very agitated with his intrusion.

"C'mon Samos!" Jak Complained, "It's our first full day together as a married couple. Can we at least get one day of peace and relaxation?"

"There's no time for that!" Samos retorted, "This is serious!"

"How could it be serious daddy?" Keira replied. She continued in a sarcastic tone, "Surely there can't be THAT much evil going around today. What is it? A bunch of dark makers trying to raid the planet again?"

To this inquiry, Samos replied in a softer, yet more grave and saddened tone, "Worse, I'm afraid that we might not be able to save ourselves from this one." Jak and Keira soon got the memo, and hurried up to get dressed and head downstairs. The two ottsels met up with them, as Tess hopped on Keira's shoulder, while Daxter took his usual spot on Jak's shoulder.

"Hey buddy," Daxter started as they walked downstairs, "what ridiculous mission does that crazy old man want us to do this time?"

"I'm not sure yet, but according to him this mission may be more grave than it sounds," Jak replied.

"Ya gotta be kiddin' me!?" Daxter retorted with disbelief, "The crazy old coot overreacts to everything! The last time he flipped out over a mission like this, it ended up being an angry midget with an army of crappy droids! SHEESH! I wonder what this fiasco could be!"

"Well Dax," Jak continued, "based on the way Samos reported it to me, I have a feeling he's not overreacting on this one. I think he's serious."

"You can't possibly buy into this crap!" Daxter yelled.

"What other choice do we have?" Jak finished as he walked into the war room with Keira and Tess. He saw all of his friends surrounding the round table, with worried and anxious looks on their faces staring at them.

"All right old man, what did you bring us here for?" Ashelin asked.

"This mission better be good," Torn continued, "We all know how you dramatize EVERYTHING."

"This situation requires serious action from all of you!" Samos implored, pointing his wooden staff at everyone in the room, "There is something I must show you."

With this, he levitated a small device and placed it onto the center of the table. The device displayed a giant hologram of a man, with fair skin, brownish-red hair and beard, wearing beige robes covered under a giant brown cloak. The man's bright blue eyes were staring directly at Jak and Keira.

The man spoke, "This is Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. I regret to report that both the Jedi Order and the Republic have fallen, with the dark shadow of the Empire rising to take their place. This message is a warning and a reminder for any surviving Jedi: Trust in The Force. Do not return to the temple, that time has passed, and our future is uncertain. We will each be challenged. Our trust, our faith, our friendships. But we must persevere, and in time, a new hope will emerge. May the Force be with you, always."

As the hologram of Obi-Wan vanished, and Samos looked at Jak, he stood there, confused on the information that he had just received.

"The Force?" Jak asked his father-in-law, perplexed.

"Okay..." Keira continued, "but what does this have to do with us?"

"You two may not have realized this," Samos continued, "but through your abilities of channeling eco, the Force has been with you all along. In fact, eco on this planet, and the force everywhere else, are one in the same. Even more interesting, it was the Force that bought you two together."

"I don't understand," Jak spoke, "does that mean that Keira and I are...Jedi?"

"Not exactly, because you two haven't discovered the ways of a Jedi, until now. But I knew that you two are strong with the Force as I once was."

"Well what are the Jedi?" Ratchet chimed in, "Are they wizards, warriors, monsters?"

"Yeah, get to the point green guy!" Sig chimed in, "We didn't come all this way to listen to whacked-out wizard shit!"

Samos continued, "The Jedi Knights were the most powerful beings in the galaxy. They were comprised of all races in all different types of species all across the galaxy. There were very few that possessed the abilities that they were born with. These men and women were special in strength. They didn't need blasters or gunstaffs to defeat their enemies. They relied only on the Force and the swords they wielded. I was once a Jedi Knight before I relocated here and became a green-eco sage. I was best friends with the current Jedi Grand Master, Yoda. Him and I were the most powerful and wisest Jedi Masters in the order, until a snotty senator named Palpatine bullied me out of there. I don't want to get too into it too much-"

"So get to the point!" Torn Interjected.

"He's stalling," Daxter whispered to Jak. "I hate it when he stalls."

"SILENCE WEASEL!" The sage bellowed as he put out his hand and shoved the ottsel off of Jak's shoulder with force energy. Daxter stood up, distraught and angered, as he was about to unleash his dark side against the sage. Luckily, Jak was able to restrain him before he fully turned into his dark form. "As I was saying," he continued, "Little do all of you know, our planet is part of the same galactic system that was a part of the Jedi Order and the Republic, until the Empire came in and wiped them all out. This planet is located in one of the unknown regions in the Outer Rim, and the Empire is on their way here, TO ATTACK US!"

"But...why?" Keira asked him softly. She too was perplexed on the whole situation unfolding.

"BECAUSE!" Samos continued, "They sense the Force HERE! THROUGH YOU TWO! They're out to destroy not only you two, but this planet as a whole! Because there is Eco here, and that you two are the only two beings that can truly channel it, then they're after YOU!"

"How do you even know that they're coming here first?" Jak asked, "How do you know that the Empire is not heading to some other planet in the galaxy?"

"Because I have forseen it in a vision I had last night." Samos responded. "In my vision, all I saw was a black figure with an angry young man underneath. That man's name is Darth Vader. I saw him lead a legion of troopers into Haven City and destroy this planet from the inside out, consuming all of the dark eco here, and transporting it to a massive space station. That's all I saw."

"So really, our biggest problem is an army?" Jinx interjected. "Big deal! I got the explosives to blow em' right outta' the wata! You ain't gott a worry about a thing Jakkie Boy!"

"I have military resources as well." Ratchet added, "I know of an army also hidden in the Outer Rim territories. If we can get the right firepower and the right soldiers for our support, we'll be able to destroy these Imperial blockheads too quickly. This planet will be fine!"

"I'm afraid those resources will not be sufficient enough to destroy the Empire," Samos informed them, "as they too are strong with the Force as well. The Dark Side."

"Dark?" Jak called out in fear. He didn't like the sound of that, as his dark senses tingled while Samos spoke these very words. Jak hated to admit it, but the eco within him, both light and dark, was beginning to consume him to the point where he is almost losing control of it. He's afraid that once he loses control of his eco powers, he would not only destroy himself, or Keira, or Daxter, but rather the entire planet that he lived on. He needed a remedy to control his tendencies so that he can control his eco powers for good. According to what Samos the Sage was telling him, he knew that trusting in the Force was the only remedy to his affliction.

Samos turned to Jak and spoke to him softly, "Jak, I know that the gunstaff your father gave you is important to you, and you should keep it. But if you rely on that weapon too much, you won't be able to overcome Darth Vader and the Empire. That's why I constructed you and Keira these." With that he presented to him a box that contained two short sticks made up of Precursor material. Jak picked his up and looked at it funny.

"What the hell are these?" He asked.

Samos told him, "These are called, lightsabers. These are the true weapons of the Jedi." He grabbed his new weapon and ignited it. All that came out was a blue steak of light. He waved it around a few times, perplexed, yet fond of what he just received. Despite not appearing as lethal as the blasters he once had, Jak liked this weapon a lot. Keira would soon ignite hers, and out came a purple light streak. The two were in deep thought for a few moments.

"Don't you see?" Samos pleaded to both Jak and Keira, "YOU are the new hope that will emerge! I know it! Let me train you both. You both can channel eco. That's half the battle. Most Jedi spent years and years training in the ways of the Force. Since you two know all about it, your training won't even take nearly half as long, almost a thousand times quicker than the average Jedi. Which is perfect, because the galaxy needs you now more than ever."

Jak and Keira pondered, and thought of the future in general as Samos offered them to teach them the ways of the Force under his wing. He then pleaded to the newlywed couple, "Will you save the galaxy?"

Keira was hesitant in this new endeavor, she stammered "Um...daddy, I don't know if I can-"

"We'll do it!" Jak interjected. Samos was relieved that Jak has accepted the challenge.

"Are you crazy!?" Keira retorted, "This is a dangerous mission with entirely new teachings! We may not even come out of this alive like we have in the past! Don't you want a family with me?"

"Yes Keira, I do," Jak answered calmly, "but wouldn't you want to guarantee your family safety from this evil empire uprising? Or even millions of families? Don't you want to be that person that takes that shot in doing good for something that's bigger than all of us in this room? We talked about this last night. We knew our marriage wasn't going to be easy, and we knew we had to face new challenges together for the rest of our lives if we want to be together. This is the first of many challenges. So here's your chance: Will you help us save the galaxy? Will you do it with me by your side? I've made my choice, but it's all up to you."

Keira thought about what her husband said and pondered the pros and cons of the situation her father presented to her. She was in deep thought for many moments, until she finally came to the conclusion, "I'm in!"

"It is settled then," the Sage proclaimed, "We start training immediately. We can't train here. It's too crowded. We'll need a more remote area with plenty of obstacles for you two to be accustomed to."

"Spargus is the perfect training ground for them!" Sig suggested. "Plenty of metal heads and brute outside warriors for them to swing their swords around in a brute desert. Perfect space for concentration and meditation!"

"Excellent, Spargus it is!" Samos declared.

"Ratchet, Clank" Jak turned to his two good friends, "Will you two stay and take over the throne of Haven City while I'm gone? You might as well assemble the army here. It can't hurt. And Clank, I'm sure you're capable of building the infrastructure we need to defend our city walls, right?"

"You got it sir!" Clank saluted to the king. His friend followed, "We'll do our best for you, buddy."

"Well then what are we waiting for?" Keira proudly proclaimed, "Let's all start working together to kick some Imperial ass!" With this the group cheered, and departed from the walls of Haven City, into the barren wasteland of Spargus, where the Jedi Training of Jak and Keira commenced.