CHAPTER 1

It was a quiet day in Haven City. Not much had been going on since the defeat of the Metal Heads. Things were going along well. Torn and Ashelin were doing well running the city, Keira got a good position as a mechanic helping at the racing stadium, Sig had gone back to the wasteland for quite some time. Onin and Pecker at their grand tent in the bazaar, Samos would meditate and do other sagely things. Days, weeks, and months passed in this same manner. But as for our heroes. Jak and Daxter always seemed to find trouble...

Jak and Daxter are flying through Haven City at high speeds on a One-Seat Zoomer

Daxter : WWWAAAHHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! JAK YOU'RE CRAZY!! YOU ALMOST HIT THAT OLD LADY!! Not to mention almost take my head off while you were at it.

Jak : Oh please Dax, WOAH! Close call with another zoomer She was nowhere near me.

Daxter : What about almost taking off my head?

Jak : Oh please Dax. You survived falling into a pit of Dark Eco. I don't think the side of a zoomer is going to do much. chuckles

Daxter : You really want to kill me don't you...(long pause)...Where are we goin anyway?

Jak : Honestly? I dunno.

Daxter : You dragged me out the Naughty Ottsel for this? Jak sometimes I wonder what you think I am. WHAT AM I TO YOU JAK?! grabs Jak which causes the zoomer to fly outta control and smash into a wall

Jak : You're a klutz Dax...

Daxter : Gee thanks...

Suddenly, Jak heard a gruff voice call out to him.

?? : Hey, need a lift?

Jak looked up and saw Torn in his Hellcat Cruiser.

Jak : Torn! Long time no see!

Torn : Tell me about it. It's been almost a month. I've been training some new recruits for the guard. Lands Cruiser and gets out So how've you been? How's Keira?

Jak : Been okay Torn. Don't know about Keira though. It's race season so I don't hear from her very often. She's busy at the track. She's a-



Torn : A mechanic I know. Jak you should go over there. I was just there. She wants to see you. How long has it been since you guys spoke?

Jak pauses while the three of them get back into the Hellcat and zoom off.

Jak : I guess just about the same amount of time we haven't spoken. Jak looked down at his feet.

Torn : WHAT!? Jak you've got to get over there. Look I'll take you.

Jak : I was just going.

Daxter : Hey wait I thought you said that you didn't know where we were goin?

Jak didn't reply. The reason he hadn't spoken to Keira wasn't that he didn't miss her. It was something else. Ever since he had beaten the Metal Head Leader. He seemed different. Especially to himself. It was as if something changed him. He thought of the conversation he had with Kor before they fought. Where Kor had told him that he was now tainted with Dark Eco. He thought to himself. What if now he would continue changing. The reason he didn't want to see Keira was because he was afraid something would trigger the transformation in him.

When they made it to the stadium, Jak tried to look more happy. After all Keira's race team only had to win this one more race for the championship. He felt he should at least look cheerful. He put on the happiest face he could and walked into the stadium.

There was no way he could have prepared himself for what he would see next...