I woke up next to Jak, reluctant to find out we hadn't done anything last night. I remember talking to him about out pasts and we had settled down in the bed and passed out. I had my head on his chest and my arms around him; he had his arm around my shoulder. I then noticed he was up humming a song. I was mortified to find I drooled on his bare chest.
"Oh gees, I'm sorry Jak." I told him uneasily .
"For…what?" He asked.
"I drooled on you." I said blushing.
"Oh, so that's what that was." He said with both humor that I drooled on him, but apathetic for the drool on him.
"Sorry I fell asleep on you." I said, sitting up next to him.
"No, don't be sorry. It's not everyday I get to cuddle with anybody besides Daxter, but that's another story for a different day." He chuckled nervously then smiled at me. I blushed again and I knew he noticed. Damn it.
"So what should we do today?" I suggested lamely. He rubbed his chin in thought, with the beard he looked like a philosopher when he did that.
"Well maybe we can find out the real reason why you ended up here." He replied.
"How?"
"Well I know that when I came here through a rift, the blind old soothsayer helped me figure it out. If that doesn't work then we could ask the oracle, or um, the precursors." He explained his voice hoarse.
"What are the precursors?" I asked curiosity itching through me.
"The precursors are the equal to God, to some, they are. They are what created our planet, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat."
"What do they look like?"
"Like Daxter does." He said simply.
"So your God is a bunch of fuzzy ottsels?" I asked with incredulity.
"Yeah, but you know looks are deceiving. They are the most powerful beings on earth, besides me of course." He joked.
"So who should we go to first?" I wondered. I really wanted to find the reason why I was here, but I really didn't want to leave.
"It'll be a lot easier to go to Onin, The soothsayer."
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After I had gotten dressed we left on his zoomer. It was a smaller zoomer, so I had to put my arms around his waist. It was a lot different from driving in an enclosed ground vehicle. It seemed freer and a lot more fun especially since I got to put my arms around Jak. Daxter sat on his shoulder, well more like clutching on his shoulder. Then we were in a place called the "Bazaar."
The Bazaar looked like a one of those shops in the Middle East, or the town in Aladdin. We walked and there were a lot of fruit carts, people selling bread and crap. We stopped at a tent in the middle of the Bazaar. When we went inside there was an old lady with a bird on her head. Her eyes were white and the bird looked like a macaw with monkey traits. She clapped her hands together, and it looked like blue smoke came from her.
"Onin greets you-Arraaaawwkkk!-welcome to Haven, Rosaline. I am Pecker," He paused as I snickered, then he continued. "I am really going to have to change my name."
"To what, Birdbrain?" Daxter asked with humor.
"Don't you even start with me Daxter," He threatened, then turned towards my way again. "Onin says that she has been expecting you, but you're early."
"Early?" I furrowed my brow in confusion.
"Early for what, Pecker?" Jak asked, confused as I was.
"Something grave threatens to destroy our planet, but we can't tell what it is. They say Rosaline is the key to defeating them." Pecker explained.
"I am supposed to defeat them? With what?" I asked nervously.
"You don't really defeat them-Arrraaaawwwkkk!" He squawked, followed by nervous laughter. I swallowed the lump in my throat that threatened to choke me. "They will leave us alone, but we have to give them what they want." Pecker said cautious.
"What do we have to give them?" Jak asked, serious now more than ever. Fighting for the planet was his forte, but I feared I already knew what they wanted.
"Well they want a human sacrifice, but not any human sacrifice," He paused and swallowed nervously. "They want to kill…Rosaline." Jak and Daxter turned around, their gaze on me, while my eyes were wide in horror. I feel that if I tried to talk, I wouldn't be able to make a sound. Jak seemed to read my mind as he answered my question.
"Why on earth do they want Rosaline?" His tone was more angry then questionable. This made me feel better because at least he cared about me, I hope.
"Well it begins in the time of Mar, or you, but long ago. Mar had a love interest, her name was Venus. Mar had enemies, so that meant Venus had enemies too. Venus was killed in a war with Mar before Mar was able to propose." Pecker explained.
"What does this have to do with Rosaline?" Jak asked, his knuckles were clenched so much that they were white, as I just stood there listening.
"Venus is Rosaline, Jak; well she was in her past life. The most powerful female warrior in her time, but Venus also had a very special power, and that power was that she could channel all eco."
"So why couldn't she channel green eco for her health?" Jak asked.
"Well her enemy was a mental twister, or a mind bender, so to speak. So every time she tried to channel the eco, he would cut it off and she died. They say the very enemy from then are here, living as somebody new, and they want revenge."
"Well they killed Venus, so wouldn't they want to get revenge on Mar?" I finally spoke up.
"Yeah that makes sense, so wouldn't they want revenge on me?" Jak asked, puzzled.
"Venus loved Mar, Mar loved Venus; as the story says. Mar's enemy loved Venus too, but Venus did not have mutual feelings back. He started focusing all his revenge on Venus. Then he realized he could do things with his mind, like telepathy. He used that to get back at her." Pecker said.
"Yeah, well whoever it is, they're going to have to get through me to get to her." Jak nearly growled.
"The only problem with that, Jak, is that we can't see who this person is because of his mind powers; so it could be anybody. Arrraaaawwwwkkk!"
"I'll keep a look out." Jak replied, still fuming.
