Rebel: I began writing this story just after I finished Jak 2 and before I got Jak 3, so if some things are a little outdated in my story, please bear with me. Also, because I began this story before I played Jak 3, Tess is human and so is Daxter. In my story, it turns out that Tess has a degree in the study of eco. She was finally able to turn Daxter into a human. Another cool thing: Jak found Gol and Maia's citadel still intact. After removing all the unneeded hardware Gol and Maia put in, Jak was able to start a new city in the Precursor Citadel. R&R!
Next Generation Heroes
1. The Beginning
Morning. As the emerald star died in the night, the sun blossomed on the horizon. Beams of light crept across the land, turning dark monoliths to mountains and seas of shadow to forests. Out of the darkness rose Haven city, New Sandover, the countryside, and the precursor citadel. It had been twenty years since the defeat of Baron Praxis and the destruction of the metalhead nest. Now the world was slowly rebuilding itself.
As dawn touched the land, everything came to life. Haven City began to bustle as people went to work and construction projects started to move. Max sat at the bar of the Naughty Ottsel. He was almost 16, and he was deciding who to invite for his birthday. There was only one person he could think of. His pen pal Grace.
"Max, you're up early." Max's mom said as she walked in. she was always awake in the morning because she had to make sure the bar had enough supplies. Max watched as his mom went through the inventory. He loved the fact that he didn't look like her at all, but you could tell they were related. He looked more like his dad. Speaking of whom…
"Good Morning, Sunshine." Daxter said as he caught Tess from behind.
"Good Morning, Dear." Tess replied with a kiss.
"Hey Orange Lightning, Break any hearts lately?" Daxter said, tousling Max's flaming orange hair.
"Not lately, Dad." Max replied. His dad always called him Orange Lightning. He liked that name. Max made one last note on the letter he was writing and placed it in a mailing tube. Max went outside, and pulling out his jet board, jumped out into the port waters. He reached the far docks as the air transport began to take off.
"Hey Tomm!" Max shouted up at the driver.
"What is it Max?" Tomm shouted over the roar of the engines.
"This one's going to the Citadel!" Max shouted back, and tossed the tube up. Tomm caught it and set it beside him.
"I'll take good care of it!" Tomm said and took off on his routes. The air transport used to just take people past the city walls. Now it took daily trips to each town, village, and city, dropping off people and mail.
Max waved Tomm off and jumped back on his jet board. "Now to hit the stadium."
Grace yawned as light filtered through her window. Running her fingers through her blonde hair and green highlights, Grace pulled some clothes out of her closet and put them on behind a screen.
"I've got to hurry or I'll be late." Grace told herself as she stepped out of her room and locked the door behind her. Grace took off down the halls of the palace, greeting some of the people going to work. She had to get to the blue eco tubes before they closed. They were open at night for cleaning, but closed during the day to send energy to different sectors of the citadel.
Grace jumped in as the door closed and fell down the tube, enjoying the rush of air and adrenaline. She braced herself as a wall of blue eco rose up through the tube. She hit it and slowed down as if sinking in water. Grace absorbed the eco and kept falling to the bottom of the shaft. Righting herself, Grace landed on the blue eco jump pad at the bottom, and used the eco she had absorbed to shoot herself up the shaft.
Coming out of the tube, Grace jumped onto the ramparts of the tower. That particular tube was used to vent extra eco harmlessly back into the environment. Grace pulled out the morph gun on her back, and equipped a peacemaker attachment to it. Pointing it up into the sky, Grace fired.
The shot flew into the air and burst in an explosion of electricity. People down below called out greetings up at the tower where they knew Grace was standing, cleaning her weapon. Farmers on the outskirts of the citadel began to wake up and go about their business.
An old yakow rancher chuckled to himself as he rocked back in his chair. "Who needs an alarm clock when we've got Grace?" He said to the yakow next to him. It snorted and went back to grazing.
"Gonna come down for breakfast now that you've greeted half the world and woken the entire city?" Grace's dad said as he came up the maintenance shaft. Grace was so proud of having Jak for a dad. He was a true hero who had saved the world numerous times. Not many people can say that about their parents.
"Yeah, I'm coming." Grace said.
After Grace had eaten, she went down to the racing tracks. "Hey, Mom. Where's Dad?"
"Jak's out on the lava track, testing my new zoomer heat shields." Keira said. "What do you need?"
"Tomm said his engine sounded funny so I was going to take a look at it, but I need some tools first." Grace said while watching some racers zip by. She waved as her dad passed. She got a grin in return. The same energy-charged smile she got when she raced, or boarded, or jumped down the eco shaft. A free-spirited and wild grin that made you giddy just looking at it.
"Better get moving if I want to catch Tomm." Grace said, shaking her head and pulling herself back down to earth. She grabbed a tool box and ran off.
Grace was waiting for Tomm when the transport landed. "How's it going, Grace?" Tomm called.
"Looking up." Grace said. "I thought you'd appreciate it if I had a look at the air ship's engine. Wouldn't want you crashing halfway home now would we?"
"I suppose not." Tomm chuckled.
Tomm came back an hour later after having unloaded passengers and dropped off the mail. "How's she looking?" Tomm asked as he marked flight passes for the ride back.
"The battery was dying is all. I replaced it with one of my mom's new models. It's more efficient so no worries. I also took the liberty of refueling her.
"You don't know how big a help you are Grace, and I hope you never lose that love for the people around you. Oh, I almost forgot. Your pal Max sent you something again. Here you go, Grace." Tomm said as he pulled a mailing tube out of the front of the transport.
"Thanks Tomm. I'll see you tomorrow!" Grace said and ran off the landing pad as the air transport took off for the second leg of its trip.
Grace sat in her room reading the letter from Max:
Dear Grace,
As I told you a while ago, my birthday's coming up. I can't think of anything I want more than to be able to show you Haven City. That's why you'll find an air transport pass enclosed. Make sure to catch your flight tomorrow so you'll make it for the jet board competitions! I'll be waiting for you.
-Max
P.S. Look for the building with the giant ottsel on top when you land. I'll wait for you there.
Grace smiled. She was finally going to meet her pen pal Max. This was going to be awesome!