The Eco Benders
- Prologue -

By: SilveredRose and CrystallicPrincess

Okay, so I'm new at all this writing thing... This is a Letter Game between two characters (can't tell you more, can I?), set in Jak's universe... This prologue is only so that you can get remember a bit of what happened.


Samos: For every age, there is a time of trial. The rocks faced such a fire before they were the strength beneath our feet. The plants braved vast winds before their roots could give us life. As a sage of considerable years, I have known only one such great ordeal. Yet the hero it created was a champion of all time.

Red Sage: Heh heh heh heh...! Daxter is indeed one fine champion.

Yellow Sage: Daxter! I wanna make a muskrat stew with that brat!

Blue Sage: Wasn't it the lad, Jak, who actually saved us?

Samos: Anyways...


"Today's the big day, Jak," Samos announced. "I hope you are prepared... for whatever happens," he added, without being able to tell much to the hero.

The mid-length white bearded green Sage was, as usual, wearing a log in his hair and, to appear a bit taller than he actually is, had logs instead of shoes. His usual orange and dark green outfit showed no sign of his gardening activities, but his gizmos on his wrists and fingers indicated his unusual studies on Green Eco.

He was talking to a young boy he named Jak. Just like everyone else, he had extended ears and his short hair was yellow turning to green. He was quite agile and strong despite his appearance.

He was always followed by his friend, Daxter, a young fellow who had recently been transformed into an ottsel after his tragic incident.

"Of course the lad is ready," added Blue Sage, putting a trusting hand on Jak's shoulder.

The Blue Sage was a lot slimmer and a bit taller than Samos. He had blue skin (probably due to the fact that he had been too much in contact with the Blue Eco) and was the most eccentric of all the four Sages. He wore the most eccentric outfit, a roundish hat that was as large as the length of his triangular mustache. His walking stick was able to detect the faintest source of Blue Eco itself.

"We ain't helped him so he's not ready, Samos," grumbled the Yellow Sage in his southern accent.

The Yellow Sage was one grumpy Sage. The yellow skinned old man was bearded, just like his colleagues, and he was the most dangerous of all, when he had his Yellow Eco gun with him. The Eco Gun had a tank full of Yellow Eco, the fiery aura-like Eco that was one of the most useful to channel when you wished to attack someone from afar.

"I think I figured out most of this machine," added Keira, as they started by settling themselves on the seats of the Rift Rider, provided by the 'machine' she was talking about.

Sandover Village's mechanic, Keira, was Samos' daughter, she was two years younger than Jak, and had a high interest in all vehicles. She wore a white tank top, mid-length purple pants and boots. Her short green and blue hair and her big curious eyes attracted Jak and Daxter, her childhood friends.

"Brilliant girl, you have, Samos," commented the Red Sage.

The last of the four Sages of the Elemental Eco Energies, the Red Sage was a big and nice man, with a very naive point of view on the world. He believed that Daxter had been the one that had saved the Sages when they had been prisoners of Gol and Maia, when Jak was the one who had saved them. His cask protected him from eventual rock rumblings in his volcano. It also was able to detect the faintest Source of Red Eco, the gooey red aura-like formed Eco which increased strength to the ones that knew how to channel it.

"It interacts somehow with that large Precursor Ring. I just hope we didn't break anything moving it here to the lab," added the Green Sage's girl, her face slightly flushed as she concentrated on talking to Jak only.

"Easy for you to say, we did all the heavy lifting!" interrupted Daxter, jumping between Keira and Jak.

He was about to touch the button, when suddenly, Samos' voice came out of nowhere, stopping him.

"Daxter!" called out Samos, making him twitch and recoil his fingers.

"Don't touch anything!" Yellow Sage added, slapping the 'Muskrat' with the handle of his Yellow Eco gun.

"Though the Precursors vanished long ago, the artifacts they left behind," Samos began, seeing how Jak and Daxter rolled their eyes when he started this, "can still do great harm," he finished, as he took a seat beside Jak.

"Or great good," added Keira, his daughter, sitting next to Daxter.

"How so, young one?" asked the Blue Sage, turning to her.

"If you figure out how to use them," she added.

"I'd had some experience with such things, I know you can make it," he added to Jak.

The other Sages agreed to what their colleague said, and it was like a conclusion, and Jak pressed the red glowing button. It activated the sphere and this one opened, showing its glowing core and the 'satellites' that were floating around it.

"Looks like Jak still got the touch," remarked Daxter.

"It seems like this boy is able not only to channel Eco Energy, but also to activate Precursor Items," said the Red Sage, examining Jak's hands as he took a seat behind them.

"Where'd ya find such a weird kid anyways, Samos?" asked the Yellow Sage.

"Interesting, it appears to be reading some preset coordinates," Keira said, before her father could answer, studying the sphere that was still connected to the table of control.

"Hm. Let me see, child," said the Blue Sage, trying to touch the sphere.

Suddenly, the seat moved, and the Precursor Ring started to circle around itself, and it started irradiating some blue light. It had transformed into what they called the Rift Gate. It surprised them.

"Wow, look at that," said Daxter.

"Finally, the last Rift Gate has been opened!" a voice exclaimed from the Precursor Ring, as flying unknown creatures starting flying towards them.

"Waah! What are those things?!" asked Daxter, as he avoided them.

"So this is how it happened," mumbled Samos, too low for anyone else to hear him.

A hideous blue-ish monster with four eyes, and two big arms darted out of the Precursor Ring, roaring. "You cannot hide from me boy!" it bellowed, trying to get out of the Ring.

"Do something, Jak!" called Keira, looking at the boy.

"What's this do? O-or that?" asked Daxter, attempting to press the buttons on the control panel. "How about this one? Everybody, press all the buttons!" he suggested, as Jak pressed the red button once again.

Suddenly, the machine started moving, and it slid all the way towards the Precursor Ring, entering it and traveling through the air. Suddenly, the monster disappeared.

"What was that thing?" Keira asked.

"Hang on, everyone!" said Samos.

"Yeaaaaaaahhhh! I want off this thing!" Daxter cried, suddenly panicking as he was trying to get off, however, it was too late...

Suddenly, the machine was zapped, and everyone was falling.

"Find yourself Jak!" was the last thing that Samos told Jak as he was separated from the others.

"And don't you dare forget us!" screamed the voice of the Yellow Sage.