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Paradise Eco
'ello everyone! argh... i hate life, guess what happened to me? i broke my ankle! and now i have nothing to do, but if i want to play Jak 3 or Jak X or FF-2 i have to walking upstairs... -.- XD This is the thrid book of Diggin' Deep, I hope you all understand whats going to happen now right? same thing, but goes off the story line! I hope you'll like it and don't forget to reveiw! XD
This chapter is decated to AlmostMedieval, since she wouldn't stop about it. XD
Define- Progenitor- noun person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor; precursor: the progenitor of modern painting.
This story goes along the lines of Linkin Park's What I've Done and Evanescence Feild of Innocence.
Progenitor
RuleI: They Are The Forgotten
The sun was hotter in the wasteland.
Heat beat down on the ground of the wasteland, sand and dust blew apart as a blue hellcat drove past it. No water was in site giving no hope to the lowest form of creature, even the lowest form of ant pulling a dead metal head along but died when it had no more engry left.
The blue hell cat landed on the sand, the doors opened slowly. A blonde boy with handcuffs on stepped out of the hellcat and was caught in the heat, he glanced around before being pushed out. He glared back at the smiling Krizmon Grauds as they pushed him out and turned him around to face the hellcat. They had taken all his guns and all the dark eco he had, he glared as a man in rich clothes came out and opened a book. Holding out his staff he smiled down at the book.
"By order of the Grand Council of Haven City, for heinous acts and crimes against the people," the man grinned wickedly, as the blonde pulled on his chains. "you are hereby banished to the Wasteland, for life."
"This is a death sentence, Veger!" Ashelin, the new head of Hevan City, said staring Veger down. "There must be another way."
"Your protest was overruled!" Veger snapped, the woman averting her gaze as he waved his staff towards Jak, "This dark eco freak is dangerous! Now drop the cargo!"
"Ow!" A Krizmon Graud yelled shaking his fist, a brunette girl bit his hands hard. He jumped back when she fell to the ground, Veger walked up to her and grabbed her by her hair and threw her to the sand.
"Sneaky little whore." Veger growled, the girl glared at him and pounced to him only being pushed back by a graud.
"This is retarded!" She yelled glaring up at him, he smiled and tipped her head up with his staff.
"Oh really? Well this coming from the girl who was about to marry Errol, and I can't forget about how much you helped this outlaw." Veger leaned closer to her. "Maybe I can find a way to get you back in the city?" He winked at her. "If you know what I mean, Michelle?"
She spit into his face, he wipped it off and glared at her. Everyone turned when they heard a sudden sound of anger.
"This is an outrage!" Precker yelled jumping out of no where. "I am outraged beyond words!" Precker paused for a second. "Although I do have something to say! Not everyone agrees with this ridiculous-" he squawked and jumped out of the way when Daxter dropped down, "Decree!"
"Yeah! We want a recount!" the ottsel crossed his arms, glaring at Veger.
"Oh, I see you wish to join him," Veger sneered.
"Actually, we are not that outraged..." Pecker amended, backing up, "Farewell Jak! Michelle! Stay out of the sun... drink lots of water... if you can find it..."
Daxter looked to Jak as the grauds moved back to the hellcat. "Jak...?"
"Go back to the city," Jak growled as the Ashelin moved back to him.
"I'm sorry," Ashelin approached, releasing the cuffs, "The Council is too powerful. There was nothing I-"
"I know," Jak rubbed his wrists, glad to be free of the cuffs.
"You just stay alive, you hear me?" Ashelin grabbed his hand, pressing a beacon into his palm, "That's an order! Someone will find you, I promise."
Jak frowned, watching her walk back to the air train. Veger gave a final sneer, "May the Precursors have mercy on you."
"Screw off!" Ella screamed as it drove away, dust and sand flying up as it left. Jak watched it leave as he heard coughing, he looked forward and saw three figures.
"Daxter?" Jak smiled.
"Don't thank me!" the ottsel wheezed as the dust cleared, revealing the three, "I'm only here because you wouldn't last a second without me!" A loud scream came from the smoke and a brown bird went around Ella and landed on her shoulder.
"Deathen!" Ella laughed standing up slowly.
"Okay, tough guy," Daxter piped again, looking to Precker beside him. "you got us into this mess, now ya gotta get us out!"
"Ah! What a team we'll make!" Pecker squawked.
"Let's just get moving," Jak gave a low growl, "but which way?"
"That way!" the ottsel and monkaw pointed in opposite directions, then glared at each other.
"Oh, and I suppose you know where you're going, eh?" Pecker poked Daxter in the chest, the ottsel frowning.
"Better then you do, bent beak!"
"Can married couple stop?" Ella sighed.
"Argh... let's just moving..." Jak growled.
--X--X--X--
A couple hours later the group was walking along, Jak had torn off his sevles. Ella torn off her fishnets and socks. She trailed after Jak, slowly.
"This..." Pecker panted, landing by Daxter, "was all your stupid idea!"
"No, it was yours!" the ottsel replied, "Only a birdbrain could have thought this one up," he put on a stupid face, mocking the monkaw, "Let's go with him! We'll help together! You mean we'll die together!"
"Wow, the acting is soo perect, I forgot I was looking at idoits!" Ella shouted not looking back. Daxter groaned and followed along.
"I can't believe the city hates us... we saved those lowlifes!" Jak nodded his mind losing it's self in the sands of time...
"Jak, the cities divided," Torn hit a button on the command table, bringing up a new map, "Reports say new Krimzon Death Bots are holding a vital section of the industrial area. My men are getting their asses kicked!" he slammed his hands down on the table, "The KG have a new leader. We're trying to find out who it is."
"I'm afraid I've got more bad news," Samos approached the meeting, Jak glanced to Ella beside him. Her eyes green now. "A large group of surviving Metal Heads have concentrated in another section of the city."
Jak put a hand on his temple, shaking his head, "But we destroyed Kor!"
"It appears the strongest Metal Heads have survived. The battle for the city has just begun!"
Ella pointed to the map. "South Town is blocked off too! What the fuck are we going to do?"
Ashelin turned to the male, "The people are blaming you, Jak..."
Jak coughed falling to the ground then rolling over on his back, he didn't know where Ella was. Daxter fell beside him closing his eyes.
"Right. Good plan, Jak..." Daxter coughed, passing him, "A nap would be nice... just a teensy little rest..."
"This bird is overcooked..." Pecker coughed, falling from the air and landing on the sand with a thump.
Jak coughed once again looking up at the high sun. "The palace...", more sand rushed over him as his eyes closed.
"Report!" Samos barked into the communicator, he looked over the palace egde. Jak and Daxter walked up to Samos as Ella's voice rang through the comm.unit.
:::DON'T RETREAT YOU BASTARDS!?! WE LIVE IN HAVEN WE DIE IN HAVEN!
::It's bad!
Torn's voice cut through the comm.unit
:::The cities become a battlefield! Mechanized Death Bots have taken the industrial section, and the surviving Metal Heads have expanded their hold on the Westside. We're losing ground on all fronts!
:::The Council's meeting tonight in emergency session,
Ashelin's voice cut through.
:::Rumblings about you, Jak. It doesn't look good. They think your friendship with Krew helped the Metal Heads get into the city.
Jak turned to Samos, shaking his head, "You don't believe that do you?"
"What's in the past is done!" Samos barked, "Right now, Metal Heads are assaulting the Palace. They're looking for something and I have no idea-"
A bust of fire came from close to the bottom of the tower, Jak looked down and saw a fire. The palace began to tip and move, crying out for help.
"HELP WE'RE FALLING!" Daxter screeched, clinging to Jak's shoulder.
"OVER HERE!" Torn and Ashelin appeared in their cruiser, "JUMP!" The jumped in and looked as the palace fell, Jak looked down and saw a bright ligth from under the palace.
::JAK?!?! Come in Jak! Are you guys okay?
"Yeah Michelle..." Jak said softly into the comm.unit looking down.
"By the Precursors..." Samos said gasping.
A group of men walked over as the sands began to turn and twist, they all had different clothes on then what Hevan people wore. A man with white dreadlocks and a Precursor staff walked up to Jak, he poked Jak's side and smriked when the peacon was shown.
"Looks like we've found some live ones... heh, barely," He picked up the beacon and smiled. "Here's the beacon we were picking up," he grabbed Jak by his shirt, "Who gave you this?!" when he got no answer he dropped him, standing up again, "We'll take them with us! Let's move! I smell a storm coming..."
--X--X--
Jak woke to cool air around him, the hot sand and air wasn't on his skin or in his lungs anymore. Sitting up slowly he looked around the room, the room was light colors with high curtains and big windows. He looked beside him and saw Daxter laying on his back, he was talking to himself very low as Jak looked around for Ella.
The door opened and a short women with black hair entered, she had a bunch of clothes in her hands and laid it on the bed. Walking back to the window she closed it, not talking to Jak she left him and Daxter.
Jak sighed and looked into the clothes, pulling out a sort of loinning clothe, he put it on over his old pants and boots. He found his old blue tunic shirt and ripped off the sevles right off, yanking on Jak moved off the bed and found a red scaf among other things. Pulling it on he looked down at the goggles and noticed they weren't his. 'these are michelle's...' He glanced up when he saw a shine of metal, it was a dragger. He picked it up and looked at it werid, then caught himself in the mirror. He knew what it was for, he walked up to the mirror and started cutting off bits off his hair. When he was done, he could tell that it was uneven but atleast short again.
"Tess?" Daxter said waking up, he looked around then at Jak. "Jak where are we?"
"I don't know." Jak said glancing around.
"You are awake." A women's voice said walking in, she smiled at them. "Come this way, to the Throne room." Jak nodded and followed her slowly, Daxter sat on his shoulder holding Jak's scarf. Walking in she stopped and went back the way she had came, Jak walked forward and had to look at the water fall in the middle of the room. Daxter leaped off his shoulder and jumped in the water, he began to swim around as Jak took off his boots and lowered his feet into the water. It was amazing to get into the water again.
"Jak? Daxter?" Jak turned his head and saw a girl walk in, she had black shorts on with a red, black and gold loinclothe that went down to her ankles. She had kept her black ballet shoes and gloves but changed her top in for a bra style top that was gold. On her head a different colors of clothes covered her brown hair, but she had a random one hanging out. She smiled and ran down to them, throwing her arms around Jak, she smiled. "Oh thank the Precursors!"
"It's nice to see you too, Ella." Jak smiled.
"Oooo," Daxter said looking up and down at Ella. "I like the new look! Very fighting style and very sexy!" Ella covered her bare middift with her hands blushing.
"Stop that. I hate it, but the lady said most girls with my size of boo- Hey Jak you cut your hair!" Jak smirked at Ella's try to change the subject, she looked around and stood. She spun around and Jak could see the flower was gone.
"Hey what happened to the flower?"
"Oh yeah," Ella said rumbing the back of her head. "I forgot to tell you... Samos said as long as I'm in not in Hevan... I don't need it!"
"Are you sure?" she waved off his question and did a front flip without her hands.
"Very sure." She winked, Daxter laughed as he swam backwards.
"Ahhhh, I love water," Daxter sighed, "Oh yes, it's so good. Desert bad..."
"Hey!" Jak said pointing to her eyebrow. "You pierced it."
"Yes!" She giggled looking to Daxter with a playful smile. "I wanted to do it for the longest time..." She sighed and leaned forward laying her head down on her knees. "Any clue where we are?"
"No, but I wanna know something." Ella looked to Jak.
"What?"
"Why were you kicked out? You didn't do anything bad." Ella opened her mouth but was stopped when a man behind them began to talk.
"Well, you've come back from the dead have you?" The three turned looking at a man behind them, he hand voleit eyes and white hair. He sat down on the throne and smiled down at them. "And my monks were ready to pray for you. I am Damas, king of Spargus."
"Spargus?" Jak echoed, eyes narrowing, "Wait, nobody lives outside Haven's walls... not a whole city."
"Ah, yes... we are the forgotten ones. Haven City's refuse, thrown out and left to die," he descended the steps to the platform Jak was sitting on, motioning towards them with his staff, "just as you three were. But now that you have been saved, your life belongs to the people of Spargus. And we will use it well... if it's actually worth anything."
"Hey!" Daxter shouted, standing and facing the king, "That sounds like a bad deal!"
"You are in no position to deal," Damas stated simply, looking around at the group. "Out here, everything is either useful or dead weight. Prove yourselves worthy, or the desert will be your grave."
Jak frowned, standing as he spoke, "You need to work on making a better first impression." Ella hit his arm.
"So do you," She hissed.
Damas gave a chuckle, stepping closer to Jak, "In the unforgiving Wasteland we value strength and survival above all. We will see where you stand soon enough. Complete your training, then enter the arena. Just the bravest crawl out, and are allowed to stay in Spargus," the king turned, heading back to his throne, "It's quite simple, really."
"Um..." Daxter pulled himself onto Jak's shoulder, "what happens to the ones that don't crawl out?"
"Then it will be as if we never found you."
Daxter swallowed, "I was afraid of that."
"Hold it." Jak said moving forward, looking away for a second. "I know that everyone fights from themselfs but, I don't want Michelle to get hurt. So I'll fight for her."
"I can fight my own battles!" Ella shouted.
"I'm sure of that," Jak growled looking back to Ella. "with what happen the last two years of your life counts too." Ella turned away from Jak as Damos laughed.
"You three sure do make a trio." He walked down again. "But, I wasn't going to have the girl fight anyways." He looked to Ella. "But if she wishes too... then it is done, I heard you are amazing at fights, right?" Ella narrowed her eyes on him, he smiled and walked past them.
"Let's just get this over with..." Jak growled following Damos out, Ella rolled her eyes.
Men and their egos...
--X--X--
"Hail all citizens of Spargus!" cheers rang out from the gathered crowds, "Welcome to the arena of death! Where we get to watch other people wet themselves with fear. These halls will once again test two newcomers, each fighting to prove their worth to stay among us. Let's hear it for Jak and his obnoxious talking animal!"
Jak hopped to the platform just in front of Damas' throne platform, looking for the source of the familiar voice. Ella looked down at the lava below them. She smirked at the heat as Jak rolled his eyes. He looked up at Damas, spotting a familiar splotch of red, blue and yellow on Damas' arm, "Pecker! There you are. Where were you?"
"Damas says I am to be his new counselor," the monkaw smiled. "He says my wisdom will serve him well. Oh yeah and um..." Pecker flapped down to the edge of the platform, "Damas also says that ah...you two are likely to die in the arena today, and he hopes you death is very ahh..."
"Will you stop that!" Daxter shouted, "Damas can talk for himself!"
"He is right," Damas spoke, "You will most likely die. And yes, Pecker is my new advisor."
Pecker flapped down to the platform Jak was standing on, Ella stood up and folded her arms glaring at Precker.
"Where's my hawk?"
Precker waved her question off. "Unlike you, some people appreciate my talents... it beats working for a living," his voice lowered, "I saw a few of the fights earlier. Ooo... not a pretty sight."
Daxter growled, "Why you little..."
"Let the games begin!" Precker called out. Jak nodded glancing to Ella, she sighed and nodded. Sitting down on a table behind her she folded her legs and watched him.
"Go, go... have fun... I'll just sit here and de-compose."
"Would you?" Jak smirked, as white stars appeared on the platforms. Jak looked back to Ella before leaping onto the platforms, it was an easy ride. Jak basically knew how to jump, how to roll, how to double jump. And yet Daxter and Precker kept on telling him how to do things, after grabbing the last star Jak came back to the platform infront of Damos.
"The candidates have... won the challenge!"
"That's right!" Daxter grinned, "We bad! You haven't forgotten what I taught you Jak!"
"Anyone can make a few measly jumps. Now let's see how you rate against the living," Damas grabbed a Scatter gun, tossing it to Jak, "Re a just the Matter-Formers. Prepare the arena for full combat!"
"Prepare the arena for full combat!" Pecker echoed, drawing a glare from Damas.
"I just said that!"
"I know... I was just adding... you know... how you do the thing with the... anyway," Pecker cleared his throat, "Prepare the warriors!"
"You mean we have to fight against actual people?" Daxter stuttered, "With actual weapons? Who actually want to hurt us?!"
"Fine." Jak grinned, loading the gun, "Bring 'em on."
"Alright, that's it!" Daxter jumped down onto the platform, pointing at Damas, "I wanna be on his shoulder!"
"Can I go down now?" Ella growled over her shoulder to Damas, he gave a low chuckle.
"Clam young one, you will get your turn."
"I can't wait that long..." She sighed leaning forward as Jak grinned at her. Leaping back onto the platform it lowered him down to the Matter-Forms. Jumping off, Marauders jumping off the platforms running towards Jak. Jak pointed his gun at him, firing at him Jak ran forward. Shoting at all the Marauders coming at him, he jumped back when a Marauders swung his sword at him. Jak shot him down but hissed when another hit him in his back.
"Jak!" Ella screamed leaping off the table onto the platform infront of her.
Jak swung his foot into the Marauders' chest, he fell back... dead.
"Jak! Lava!" Daxter yelled hitting his head hard, Jak nodded and leaped on to the boxes. He watched as other Marauders fell to the lava, he swallowed. What had he gotten himself into?
Leaping off the boxes he noticed he had no more amo left, even though it was a Scatter Gun it was much slower then his first one. Jak could feel darkness crawling up into his mouth, it came out with a bang. Jak turned as the Marauders still came at him, tearing apart flesh and metal, all of them fell and laid motionless on the ground. 'these guys will be sent out of the city if they are still alive...' Jak thought to himself, thinking about the fate he might have if he failed. Running over to the platform, Jak leaped onto it darkness still moving around his body, he closed his eyes and opened them up again. Looking to one side he saw a monk glaring at him, stumbling back he looked to Damas came called him.
"Jak...?" Ella said laying a hand down on his shoulder. "Are you okay?"
"Something you're not telling us animal man?"
"He has been touched with dark eco, my liege," Pecker explained.
"Our boy here gets all mean and nasty when you piss him off," Daxter grinned, "So don't piss him off. Word to the wise!"
"Ah... then he is dangerous," Damas smirked, "And that could be useful. Your bravery has earned you your first Battle Amulet. If you are victorious in two more arena fights, you will earn your citizenship to Spargus. Here is a gate pass to allow free passage in and out of the city," he tossed it down to Jak, "But beware, there is no true refuge outside our walls. The desert is less kind then I. And for your victory, a gun mod is your prize."
"Oh yeah! No we're talking!" Daxter grinned, hopping onto the table, frowning when Jak snatched the gun mod and amulet, "Hey! What do I get? Nothin' ... as usual!"
"Michelle." Damos said looking down at the brunette girl. "Do you think you can do what Jak just did?"
"Yessir!" Ella laughed jumping on the table and holding her hand up, red eco ran through her finger tips and she smiled. "I'll take anything you throw at me." Damas' eyes narrowed on her then looked down as he picked up a sword, throwing it to her she looked at it werid.
"A sword, most girls don't come in here. You'll only battle once, you think you can do that?" She smiled pulled the sword out of the graud, she licked the end and winked at him.
"Bring it."
"Don't do that," Jak growled as she jumped off the table and walked towards the arena. She leaped onto the platform and Jak watched as it lowered. Daxter glared down at her as she pulled out her sword and looked around for any Marauders.
"I don't like her using the ecos, she uses them when ever she feels like. What will happen if she goes back into Hevan and has all that eco inside of her?"
"I don't know," Jak growled. A Marauder walked out with a sword too, he circled her smiling. She watched him like a hawk as he moved around her, she stepped once before raising her blade. He rushed towards her, she dogded the his blade and rolled to one side. Jak narrowed down at her when he saw blood on her arm. She smiled as the guy touched his face, blood stained his hand before he rushed towards her. She hit his arm but he grabbed her wasit and pushed her down.
"Michelle!" Jak yelled.
"Unfair! He grabbed her! Unfair!"
"There are no rules in the arena of death." Damos smirked, Jak looked back down as Ella's face showed panic and fear. Jamming her foot up into his chest, he stumbled back holding his chest. Ella jumped up and steady herself, she went back and rushed forward. He jumped back up and wipped the sword to her, she fell to the ground and held her arm. He smiled and walked towards her, Jak watched as a gun fire was sounded. The Marauder fell back, dead. Ella held a pistol out, blood all over her face and on her chest.
She began to scream looking at the blood on her hands and chest, Damss chuckled and got off his throne.
"That is why," Jak turned to Damas. "girls do not go in the arena of Death." Jak nodded and jumped on the platform, it lowered slowly to the Matter Formers. Ella walked up dragging her sword her left bloody hand.
"Are you okay Michelle?" Daxter asked looking at the pistol.
"Yeah..." Ella said shaking her head. "Sorry... I'm not used to killing..."
"You're not suppose to get used to it." Jak growled, Ella nodded in agreement and got onto the platform. They got off the platform and Ella smiled towards Jak, both of the males rasied an eye brow to her.
"What are you smiling about?"
"Damas says that we have a flat near the beach, if we look out our window and we'll see the ocean."
"Ohh ohh! Can we go swimming?" Daxter pipped as the two rolled their eyes. They started down a hallway, a dark figure turned to them as they got clsoer.
"Those were some sweet moves in the arena, boy," They stopped seeing a large man by the doorway, he touched his beard walking out. "But a little more choke and you would have popped, eh?"
"You talking to me?" Jak growled, not in the mood.
"Yeah! You talking to... him?" Daxter echoed.
"No, I'm conversing with me sweet departed mum," he stepped towards them, "Of course you, ya bore head. You three are from the Big Smoke, eh?"
"Who's asking?"
"The guy who runs this place, that's who!" he snarled,
"I thought Damas was in charge?" Ella snorted.
"Kleiver's the name. You blokes stick with me, and I'll take care of ya. In fact, I've got a job for ya right now," he walked to a large lizard with a saddle and reigns, "Ride me Leaper Lizard here and catch a few of those little buggers that've been raiding me storerooms. Snag me six of them puppies, and I'll let you drive on of me racing vehicles. That is, if Damas ever lets you leave the city."
"I think we can handle that," Jak grinned.
"Nooo!" Daxter whined, "I hate riding animals... they make me chafe!"
"Let's just get it over with?" Ella growled rumbing the back of her head, she walked forward out into the heat and sun. Jak looked around for a leaper and smiled, he ran down and jumped on it leaving Ella at the arena.
"Stay!" Daxter yelled, Ella rolled her eyes and walked away from the arena. She wasn't 4 anymore, they didn't have to tell her what and what not to do. She walked away slowly looking at the sand under her feet, it was dry and dusty. Looking around she loved not being able to see everything that happened, personally... Sparkgus was so much better then Hevan!
She wanted to tell Jak something important, but if Daxter was around he would just gasp and make rude jokes. That's also the reason she didn't tell anyone about Errol. Biting her lip she stopped and looked out at the ocean, thinking about what happened over a week ago was killing her on the inside.
"Don't touch it, my monks!" Ella heard someone yell, a small group of monks stood a mass of Precursor crap. Ella walked over slowly as they moved around it, they made signs at it before they glanced to her. She stopped and smiled at the main monk, she took no notice to Ella and went back to work.
"Michelle." Jak said getting off of the leaper, he glared towards her. "I thought we told you to STAY?" Jak smirked lightly punching her shoulder, she rolled her eyes and looked at her nails.
"First, it's Ella not Michelle... Second, I wanna have fun too!" Jak smirked to her.
They looked beside them and walked forward towards the monks, Daxter took less then 0.5 seconds to start making fun of them (which in Spargus they have shown they don't like to be made of).
"Check out these funny dudes, huh," Daxter gave a laugh, "Nice threads. I didn't know rubber was back in. What are ya working on, monk boy?"
"It is none of your concern, animal," the monk spoke, proving that it was actually a woman.
"Look, colouring book," Daxter jumped down from Jak's shoulder, "we've had a hard week. Don't push it."
"The arena shows all, dark one," the monk turned to Jak, "Hate consumes your eyes."
"Great. Thanks for the tip," Jak growled, crossing his arms. Ella rolled her eyes and walked forward towards the Precursor.
"So is this like, a Precursor?" Ella asked bending down.
"It will destroy you, just as these Precursors destroyed themselves."
"Ahh," Ella said standing. "So this is a Precursor... I find that kinda hard to believe..."
"These artifacts are an abomination," the monk growled towards Ella. "One fell on the great volcano. We sent an expedition to the mountain, but my monks never returned. Ill tidings sing in the wind. I fear the remaking of the world is at hand."
"I think you've been out in the sun... a little too long," Daxter turned, "Let's go, guys."
"You must leave this place!" the monk called after them, Jak turned back to her. "Heroes think they can save the world when they themselves are lost. You could not possibly understand the dark forces at work here."
Jak snapped, whirling and storming back over to the monk, "Don't talk to me about dark powers! I want to know what this is..." a bolt of dark eco accidentally slipped form his hand to the Precursor activating some sort of screen. Jak put out a hand to keep the four back, "Stand back."
It seemed to be some sort of code to crack, just a bunch of triangles and squares moving around the screen. When the thing was opened, a dark eco crystal formed in it's mouth.
"You cracked it, Jak," Daxter grinned. Jak nodded reaching out to grab it.
"Don't touch it!" the monk warned, "Dark eco!"
"OMG! Jak might die if he touches it!" Ella joked with a worried face.
Jak reached out the grabbed it anyways, Daxter smirking at the monk, "Yeah, you're impressed now aren't ya? Come on, give him his props."
"A Crytal? Does that remind of you of something?" Jak shrugged looking away from Ella to the monk.
"Those are solid eco crystals," the monk stepped closer, "It has been passed down through time that they power the greatest of Precursor technologies. Strange..." she looked to the satellite, "It speaks an ancient dialect. The earliest Precursor forms. Something about re-claiming this unfinished world..."
"Those look like coordinates. Like the ones from-" the monk held up a hand to silence Jak.
"It is picking up a very powerful signal."
Daxter began backing up, "I don't think we're gonna like what this thing is yapping to!"
The satellite jumped to life, flying up into the air and expolding in a million pieces. Dark Eco going everywhere. The monk stood in anger and fury walking over to Jak.
"Even you cannot save us from this, hero!"
"Hey, I'm the real hero here," Daxter interrupted, "You can call me... Orange Lightning! Zazaziing!"
"You may carry the colour of our creators, animal, but we have plans to save ourselves," she turned on Jak, "Stay out of our business! You three are not welcome here!" her eyes went to Ella. "The eyes of the Precursor's have been given to you and you waste your time with men like them? You waste them."
Ella's eyes narrowed and she pulled out her sword and pointed it to the monk's neck. "Say it again, Coloring Book... I dare you." Jak grabbed Ella's arm and glared at her.
"Come on, we don't have to listen to this!" Ella lowered her weapon. "Now." Jak growled, she put it away and followed Jak away from the monks.
--X--X--
"Wow!" Ella yelled popping out of one of the cars that she annoyed Kleiver to let her see, and now that he was racing Jak she could do whatever she wanted! Pulling herself out of the car she looked around for him, she didn't want to get caught.
"Michelle, right?"
"Ahh! I didn't do it! It was-AHH!!!" Ella fell off the car and into the sand, she laid on her back looking up to the blue sky. She sat up rumbing the back of her head as she hissed at the car, she glanced behind her and she saw Damos.
"Are you okay Michelle?"
"Yeah," She said standing slowly. "Sorry about that, I love cars and anything to do with them!" She smiled looking towards Precker. "Can you tell Damas thank you for letting us stay in Spargus?"
"Shut up!" Precker shouted.
"Bite me!" Ella screamed dusting herself off, she pointed at Precker. "You left us for a King, must you always be on someone shoulder?"
"You wanna start something?" Precker screamed flying towards Ella.
"No, because I'm not allowed to hit girls."
"Act your age!"
"I am! I'm 17, I fight back... DEAL WIT IT!"
"That's it! You'll never see 18 if you keep on talking to me like that!"
"Bring it!" A red bulet was fired through the air almost hitting Precker as the gates to the city opened, Jak and Daxter jumped out of the Tough Puppy they had won.
"Precker, Ella... why can't we leave you alone for ten minutes without any fights?"
"She started it!" Precker yelled pointing at her, Ella rolled her eyes and leaned on the car behind her. Damas looked to Jak with a grin.
"Nice wheel work," Precker landed back on Damas' sholder. "My advisor here says you have vehicle skills."
"I can hold my own," Jak smirked, glancing to Ella. She gave him an eye roll.
"This one will be of use to us, Damas," Pecker squawked, "I think you should keep him for now."
"Can it Pecker!" Daxter growled.
"There are a number of artifacts to be found in the Wasteland," Damas ignored the two's bickering (which would never stop), "Fresh storms churn the sand and reveal items that have been buried for centuries. Take the vehicle and find as many items as you can before the storms come again," Jak nodded, jumping back in the car. "And one more thing. If you get caught in the storms, they will tear the flesh from your very bones."
"Oh great, thanks for the pep talk,"Daxter muttered.
"Jak..?" Ella asked walking forward, glaring at him. Jak rolled his eyes and slammed his foot on the gas. Ella sighed leaning back on the car.
"You seem worried," Damoas said looking over to Ella, she sighed and nodded.
"Before we got kicked out here, Jak got attacked by someone. I didn't know who but... I think I have a good idea who it is."
"What happened?" Damas said looking to Precker.
"Jak came back one day all covered in blood and eco, no one knows who attacked him but..." Precker glanced to Ella, she looked away.
"And that was one of the missions... I said I would sit out of." She sighed and then shrugged. "And every since then... I haven't left Jak's side..."
"You are a loyal friend, that's nice to see these days." Damos smirked. Ella nodded slidding down the car and sat on the ground. "And, I haven't seen a Red Eco Channler in a long time."
"Well get used to it." Ella sighed looking at her hands. "I'll be around for a long time." Damos smiled and nodded to Ella as the gates opened again. An engine roared as Jak's car came in, he jumped out and smirked. He held out a piece of armor.
"Good work. That was... close."
"Ohh, are you beginning to care?" Pecker turned to Jak again, "Damas says-" he was cut off by the king grabbing him by the beak. Ella stood and walked over to Jak with a smile across her face.
"My concern was for the artifacts, and we will use them well. That armor you found, it is very rare, indeed. Pecker says it's the very armor Mar once wore in his battles for this planet, long ago. Keep it for yourself. Trust me, you'll need it."
"Thanks.." Jak said tying it on his arm, Jak glanced to Ella as she walked up to him. She looked out by the gates and sighed.
--X--X--
"Wow! Look at that view!" Ella shouted running up to the huge window facing the water. Looking out the window she could see bits of Haven City, she sighed and laid her head down on the window seal. Jak walked in after the too-hyper teenager.
"Ella you get some sleep..." Daxter smirked and leaped on to one of the beds.
"Comfy, I must give Damas some props! He's really good at choosing the best places!" Jak smiled and sat down on the bed, he looked over to Ella at the winodw.
"I think she fell asleep over there." Jak chuckled.
"Maybe..." Daxter yawned laying down on the bed. "There's something about this place... that makes... you... wanna... go... to... sleep..." Daxter began to snore, Jak rolled his eyes and got up. He walked over to Ella and poked her arm.
"Come on Michelle, time to go to sleep."
"Leave a message after the beep. BEEEEEEP."
"Nice try, come on." Ella sighed and got up, falling onto the bed she pulled the sheets over her head.
"Night..." She yawned.
"Yeah night to you too." Jak yawned laying down on the bed next to Daxter.
A couple hours later Ella woke up again after hearing something, she looked around the lit room. She moved out of her bed and to the window, the moon shone brightly down into the flat. She smiled and reached up to touch it."We are small, and the world is big..." She glanced back to Jak and Daxter laying in a werid way on their bed. "and we're not afraid of anything..." She walked back over to her bed and laid back down closing her eyes.
TBC...