Oddworld: Jezebel's Quest
Prelude
Dear Ma,
There is something I have been meaning to tell you. I would have done it sooner, but I couldn't bring myself to tell you them. I know by now you must have forgotten about me, and I wouldn't blame you. After my disappearance, I can understand why you'd be heart-broken, even angry at me. I left without giving you a reason; I abandoned my only home without saying goodbye.
Believe me when I say I did it for good. My abandonment was conducted only to keep the lives in New Yolk City safe. I did it to keep you save, Ma. You know I love you. So very much.
I don't have much time, but I wish to get to the point with you.
I knew you weren't my real Ma. I knew it from the start. I was always so different, compared to everyone else. I wasn't a Clakker. I didn't have wings, or feathers. In fact, I was far darn uglier than Ugly Betty, and that's saying something, right?!
I grew up seeing you as my Ma, and I grew up as a big girl. I was much bigger than any of my class-mates, and even bigger than the male adults in town. When I look at my face and compare them to yours, I knew something wasn't right. It wasn't until I came of age that I realised the truth. Despite this, I always saw you as my Ma, and always loved you. You took me in when no one would. I'd probably be dead if it wasn't for you.
Consider my disappearance as a sign of my gratitude for everything you had to put up with. What I did was only to keep you alive. I did it because I love you. I know you must be hurting, but it hurts me more than what words can say...
You see, I made an agreement with an Outlaw. He threatened that if I didn't join his gang he would hunt down everyone in New Yolk City and kill them. I couldn't help but think about that poor Farmer Beeks and his daughters in the Opple Farm, when Meagley McGraw killed them. I couldn't bear the thought of it happening to you.
You and I know who I'm talking about. That bastard 'Xplosive McGee.
So I left without any goodbyes. I had to. It was now or never, and you know McGee doesn't take shit. Everyone fears him, even me. And I'm a big girl, as you always say!
I'm sending you this letter to not only explain myself and tell you that I still love you, it's also a warning. I want you to leave town as soon as possible. Warn the others too. But please, if they do not heed your warning, leave without them. If anything, I want to make sure your safe. Run to the furthest town, please, I beg of you. Get as far away from New Yolk City as possible! You see, I'm planning to leave the gang. The abuse I get...No, it's not what you think. Of course, the minions in McGee's gang are harmless, and mostly worship or even fear me. But it's McGee that's the problem...
I don't really wish to talk about it right now.
But, please, run away to a town far away as soon as you can. Don't worry about sending me a letter back. Let me find you! If you send a letter, McGee will track you down and kill you. He might be a big bag of shit, but he's a very clever bastard if he has to be. Has more brains than explosives, sometimes, it unsettling!
So don't worry about me. I can look after myself.
C'mon, Ma. You're a beautiful old Clakker; you have the rest of your life and singing career to pursue. Surely, you can't be seen with an adult Outlaw anymore...
The reputation Outlaws have now, it would be taboo.
Until we meet again, I won't say goodbye. But I will say what you have always taught me when I was a kid:
It's time to say goodbye, but goodbyes are too sad. I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.
I love you, Ma.
Jezebel