((Hey everyone! I decided that with "Gamindustri Clash" coming to its end slowly, I wanted to make this pretty silly summer-story now so I can get ideas out there! Plus it may lead to another story in the future… Some spoilers to "Tournament Royale" and "Gamindustri Clash" are here. As always, I own none of the characters in this story. Please enjoy!))

Chapter One

The man stepped back, admiring what was just created. "Yes! It's complete at last! They thought it was impossible to bring him back… But the right DNA and hardware scraps can make the perfect replica… Of Polygon Man!"

Dr. Neo Cortex was his name. During the Console Wars, he took the chance to scoop up sorts of data when Noire and Uni were gone. "I shall reign triumphant over the entirety of the Playstation world- No, all the universes with this former deity on my side! If I can just program this ROM… Then the Polygon Man will be better than he was before!" A body made of violet-shards laid on the table, made as a copy of who was originally only a floating head.

In the past, Polygon Man was a giant threat to Lastation, only turning back into his original form of a wisp and becoming regretful when the All-Stars defeated him. Cortex didn't know of this however, nor did he know that there was already RAM inside of the monstrosity that lied down.

"Aha! There, his knowledge of power and the nations." Plugging in the memory card in its forehead, he continued to another set. "Now, for his own thoughts! Which will be to obey me and assist in taking over each and every part of the universe!" But the moment Cortex turned away from his project, the body was triggered to turn on.

Opening his eyes, the being of shards couldn't remember who or what he was, just what the mad doctor was saying. "I'll start with taking over Lastation, then Leanbox, then Lowee!… Oh right, I almost forgot about Planep-" Cortex felt his body tense up, hearing the footsteps behind him.

He was lifted up by the cloned deity. "P-Man! Sit down! I command you at once! I am your master!"

"If that's true… Then why aren't you master of those places?"

Unable to answer the question, Cortex was instantly flung towards the work tables. The replica snatched his lab-coat, not wishing to exposed, and then fled the scene. The doctor slammed a button, causing alarms to go off. Several absurd experiments lunged themselves at the escapee, but ultimately failed.

Cortex staggered to get up. "Dammit! Ah, what chance did I have against Gamindustri anyway? Back to the drawing board… Still, I only wonder what that freak will do out there, hopefully I don't get involved…"

Nathan Drake, Crash, and Jak were on a stroll. Daxter was trying his best to keep up with them. Since they were all made by the same company at one point, it wasn't out of the ordinary to see those four hanging out.

They seemed to be talking about what was happening during E3, as Blanc already stole Noire's spotlight with very promising games on her current console which wasn't doing too well. Ratchet and Sly were getting their own movie, plus LittleBigPlanet 3 was announced. Yet the audience was so far more grabbed by the rival company.

"Kinda depressing really. We were doing great the last and previous year! Even with their 'Year of that lime-green guy who's second banana' and games with the monsters that change forms, Lowee lost loads of cash!" Daxter nudged his pal, Jak on the leg. "We need something to grab our audience again besides Sackboy and movies! Something fun like… Like her!"

He pointed directly behind himself, in which a woman with blue hair was rushing towards them. "You! You're those Playstation All-Stars, aren't you?!" She was clenching her fist. Jak was hesitant to answer, but Crash nodded and Daxter followed up.

"Yep, we sure are sweetheart! I'm one of the main characters and heroes! The orange lightning, Daxter! This here is my sidekick, Jak. Would you like an autograph?"

"What happened to my black rose of the underworld?!" She ignored his question, stamping her own foot. "I am Cliora, I come from a long family-line of witches… The woman destined to be with Prince Gigadis!" They all froze from hearing that last part, except for Crash who was just confused now.

Instead, Jak asked her something related to that. "How did you find us exactly? And how do you know about our encounters with that guy?"

"Because when I visited the underworld… He was completely missing! James Ash told me that you might have known, since that blasted Pupuru is always around you freaks!"

Nathan Drake was the only one to have a real answer. "He's kind of dead, as much as I hate to say it to you."

"K…K-kind of dead?!" Even Jak and Daxter were shocked to hear this from Nate.

"That crazy-chinese-necromancer who has nightmare-fuel-powers I think killed him off… Possibly ate him too I think. Yeah, pretty positive about the latter, because Mr. Grimm wasn't able to trace his body, only his soul which was also destroyed quickly between worlds or something."

Silence filled the air. Cliora looked down to her feet, before muttering. "You… You will tell me where I can find the murderer! And the damn girl who caused this by stealing Gigadis!" A dark blast of magic was shot at Nathan Drake. Not wanting to start a fight with the woman, Jak pulled on Nate and they all attempted to run.

"Don't you dare try to flee! I will find you! And the murderer! And that puny sorceress!" Cliora shrieked, summoning monsters to help chase them down.

It took a while, but they managed to lose Cliora and arrive back at Lastation's basilicom. "Sheesh, what was up with her?!" Daxter wondered while panting. "Ya think we should tell the others about the fact there's a potential stalker on our hands?" He then slumped onto the floor in exhaustion.

"Probably not a good idea Dax. You know how Kratos, Nariko, and Scorpion get with threats. Especially Colonel Radec, because he's been… More defensive than usual since the Console Wars. We just need to find a way to keep that Cliora lady away from all of us." Jak began wondering.

Crash walked over, holding a flyer in his hand. "What do you have there Crash?" Nathan asked. The bandicoot gave it to him, so Nate could read it aloud. "Beaches, carnivals, motels, games… I think you just found the ticket to our solution! Trouble is, will Noire and the others agree to it?"

"Agree to what exactly?" They all jumped, only now seeing that Sly poof in.

"Er, going on a vacation of course!" Jak lied. "For relaxation, after all that drama a few months back." Sly could partly tell that he wasn't telling the truth, but the thievius raccoon didn't show up early enough to hear the whole conversation.

Plus, a vacation didn't sound like a bad idea either. "I'll go ask Noire, you guys can confront the others about that idea. If she says yes, then it's likely we'll all go." With that, Sly vanished once more.

They all waited until it really felt as if his presence wasn't in the room, then Daxter remembered what Nate had said earlier. "So uh, is it true that Gigadis got eaten, or was that just a weird fridge-horror possibility of the body gone missing?" Nathan Drake gave a shrug.

"I think he does eat people, wouldn't be surprised if demon's were on the menu also for that… Thing. Also at one point mentioned something about having some 'devil's food cake' later on." He trembled a bit at the thought.

Noire looked at Sly after making the suggestion. "Well, I don't see why not. I still see myself- I mean, my Playstation All-Stars as the winners through those battles, even if we all ended up working together in the end... So, what better way to reward my hard-working icons for all the great games in the past two years?"

She instantly began printing out tickets for every All-Star and their partners that were available. "Since Neptune and Mr. Grimm are back at their work, I didn't bother making ones for them… Or Raiden, or Evil Cole who both left for now. And Dr. Nefarious hanging out with his robo-pirate friend from Lowee." With a sigh, she gave them to Sly.

"Uh, you know Noire, we could just take ships and planes over to this isle?"

"Of course I know that! But you guys would all get lost probably, plus these have the permission slips to carry weapons and stuff over for protection, not fights. Though, in the gaming world, that stuff is less strict to begin with… You get it! Just send out the message!"

He raised a brow. "I'd ask if you could word that in a more sense-making way, but that's a waste of time I guess." Sly then slipped out of the room with the tickets, right before Noire could chew him out for saying that.

"Vacation?" Kratos stared at the slip, tempted to crumple it in his grasp.

"It's where you go to relax and do sorts of fun stuff, cupcake. They don't involve violence, and considering all that bloodshed during the Console Wars, I say we need it, something I thought I'd never say." Sweet Tooth chuckled.

Pupuru began daydreaming for a moment, then giggled. "Compa said I need plenty of sunlight for now, so this is perfect! And also…" Her sentence trailed off, leaving Kat wondering about what she was going to say.

"I see beaches… Which means, cute girls in bikinis!" Kuro exclaimed, before getting bopped on the head by Toro. Meanwhile that made Donte, Zeus, Captain Blasto, and Kuu also imagine what attractive women would be present.

Heihachi always did carry around a beach-ball for some reason in battles, it might as well be put to use. At the same time, only now did Colonel Radec notice how embarrassingly pale he was. "I really need to fix this, I'm more dead-looking than Fortesque…"

"What?" Sir Daniel muffled, lifting his head up."

"Er, nothing!" Radec attempted to cover himself up, but it only made Pupul start giggling even more.

"Sounds like it'd be fun, right Mr. B?"

"Look here Clank! There are also golf courses like Hot Shots, already sounds like a plan!"

"For the time being, a restful moment sounds best. I'll still go out for revenge, but a break is needed after running into… Him." Scorpion muttered. "Can we all agree on this though?"

Everyone instantly raised their hands, even Kratos and Nariko surprisingly. "Alright then! It's settled! We'll leave tomorrow!" Daxter shouted, followed by multiple cheers.

((Honestly, this was going to just be a silly summer story… But then I realized I wanted to bring P-Man back in some way, even though the true him is dead. Where will he go? What about Cliora? That's more of a side-plot. c:

Also, a few references to Gamindustri Clash, which are pretty easy to notice… Mainly the "Console Wars", and mention of Nefarious hanging out with another character that isn't Sony/Playstation.

In the next few chapters, you will also see characters that the All-Stars will confront and consider… Here are some hints.

• A succubus

• A gecko

• A kijimuna

Can you guess who they are? Probably, because they're pretty obvious.))