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"Avelli!" Jak yelled.

He began to run towards his mother's fallen body but was stopped by Jinx grabbing his shoulder. He turned around and glared towards the other blond.

"We have to protect her body," Jinx said over the gunshots behind him. "Don't worry 'bout anythin'! Axel's gonna take care of her!"

"But—"

"Do what he says!" Daxter said, moving down towards Jak's ear. "Come on Jak!"

Jak took one last look towards Avelli's body, and turned back towards the Metal Heads. He began firing over and over again, trying to forget the image stained into the back of his mind but couldn't. He just kept replaying what had happened over and over again in his head as each Metal Head went down, trying to hit the one that had hit Avelli.

Meanwhile Axel had made it over to Avelli and had managed to get her on her back in order to see her wound. The dark eco flowing out of it had leaked downwards and had made the veins around the wound become black. The skin was red, and was welting quickly. He could see that her breathing was becoming shallower and quicker every passing moment, and that was when he figured it out.

"There are Precursor Metal Heads!" Axel yelled out to the others.

"What?" Sig yelled back. "How the hell could these be Precursor Metal Heads?"

"Avelli's havin' a reaction!" Axel answered.

"Dammit," Jinx hissed. "You gotta get her outta here! She's allergic to this damn crap!"

"Allergic?" Jak looked over towards Jinx, his eyes growing wider.

"Fine!" Axel bent down and picked Avelli up. "I'm getting out of here! Take care I'll be back as soon as I can!"

"Get outta here!!" Sig yelled.

Axel turned away with Avelli, and jumped through the teleporter that had brought them there in the first place. Jak waited until he heard the sound of the teleporter before he began shooting once more.

Dammit. Jak thought.

Suddenly a far larger Metal Head came out from the ground. It's two yellow Metal Head gem reflected the early day sky in it, and it's six purple eyes focused down on Jak and Daxter. The skin color was a dark blue color and ripped with scales that flared up and down whenever it took a deep breath inwards. Six arms rose up from behind it, and stretched upwards, showing how small they were.

"Yep that's a Precursor Metal Head alright," Jinx said as he looked up at it.

"How can you tell?" Jak asked.

"Two gems," Sig said, coming back to the other two.

"How the hell are we supposed to beat that!?" Daxter asked, twitching at the sight of the monster.

"We can't now." Sig sighed. "Precursor Metal Heads need a special armor piercin' gun. None of our guns will be able to hit anythin' on that damn creature."

"We'll hafta pull back." Jinx shook his head back and forth.

"What about that thing?" Daxter pointed to the large Metal Head. "Do we just leave it or what?"

"Ya'll get back, I'll fire a Peacemaker round at it and we'll come back later to handle the rest." Sig brought his gun up to prove his point.

"Right." Jinx nodded.

Jinx, Jak, and Daxter ran towards the teleporter Axel had taken not too long ago while Sig covered their backs and fired towards the large Metal Head. Jinx jumped through the blue teleporter first, then Daxter and finally Jak. Sig fired one more Peacemaker shot at the Metal Head, and jumped through the teleporter without ever looking back.

When the group arrived back in Haven City Jinx saw the car he had given to Avelli was sitting outside, meaning that Axel had taken his own car. Because no one else had brought a decent car, Jinx piled everyone into Avelli's car and sped off towards the racetrack.

"Why are we going this way?" Jak asked over the engine.

"Axel lives down here." Jinx answered as he drove. "If I know him he'll take Avelli down to his place. You wanna come and see her or not?"

"Yeah!" Daxter squeaked. "Besides we gotta be with Axel! We don't know how much time we have left."

"Aw hell I forgot about that," Jak hissed and shook his head. "But Jinx, what were you saying about Avelli being allergic to the dark eco."

"It's a long story Jakie boy." Jinx sighed.

"Those Metal Heads we just saw gotta be comin' from the past," Sig interjected. "They must have found Haven Forest the perfect breeding ground cause of the infestation of Metal Heads you just got rid of. Anyways, they're called Precursor Metal Heads because they were unleashed when your mother's family opened a Precursor tomb. I'll tell ya kid they're a pain in the ass."

"Avelli's allergic to the Dark Eco they shoot out for some reason," Jinx said, taking the conversation over. "Since we got rid of the last one of those years ago we never thought we'd have to worry about it again. I don't think she has anymore of that medicine she was always takin'."

"Crap." Jak rubbed his temples.

Before Jak knew it, they had arrived in front of a large set of townhouses next to the racing track Jak had beaten Errol on. Jinx pulled up in an alley beside the apartment and hopped out of the car.

"Hurry up!" Jinx called out to the others.

Sig got out of the car, as did Jak with Daxter on his shoulders. The three caught up to Jinx who was pounding away at the front door, and tapping his foot as he waited impatiently.

A woman answered the door. She had dark green hair with two large strands on either side of her face and looked as if she were in her late thirties or early forties. Her eyes were a light green color and a small scar could be found under her left eye. She was wearing a smile light blue dress with the edges dotted in what looked like some kind of dark substance.

"Is she here?" Jinx asked with a hint of anxiety behind his voice.

"Yes Jinx she's here," the woman answered sweetly. "Come on in, we've been waiting for you. Is Jak with you?"

"Yeah." He pointed his thumb behind him as Jak and Sig walked up.

"Good." The woman smiled. "Follow me please and close the door once you're all in."

She turned around and walked deeper into the townhouse with Jinx following behind him. Jak looked up at Sig who nodded, telling Jak that it was all right for him to walk into the house. He stepped into the townhouse to be greeted by a flight of stairs.

"Come on," Jinx called.

Next to the stairs was a small door which everyone took that lead into a small living room. Avelli was lying down on a couch on the left side of the room with a green blanket covering her and a small window at the bottom of the couch. Jak ran passed everyone else and ran over to Avelli's side.

"Avelli!" Jak called out.

Avelli blinked and turned her head to his side. "Hey kid. Are you okay?"

For the first time since his father had passed away Jak felt a sharp pain in his chest. Maybe it was because someone who was supposed to take care of him was now lying down with people acting as if she were on her deathbed, or maybe it was because he was scared. He had never had someone very close to him die before until Damas died and he didn't want to lose his mother either. He didn't want to feel that feeling ever again.

"I'm fine, what's wrong with you?" Jak looked up and down her body to try and see the injury but he couldn't find anything because of the blanket.

Axel walked back into the room from the opposite door in the room leading somewhere that looked something like a kitchen. He stood next to Avelli, pulled out her left arm and pushed a needle into her arm.

"This adrenalin is just stopping the eco from going into her body, it's not destroying it," Axel began to explain. "She needs some kind of medicine."

"I gave my medicine to Damas," Avelli whispered as she closed her eyes. "If he doesn't have it, I don't know what will happen."

"I'll go look for it." Jak stood up.

"We're leaving in fifteen minutes." Axel shook his head. "We can go back in time and look for it if we land in the right place."

"Then I'll look for it." Jinx stepped up to Axel. "What does it look like?"

Avelli looked towards Jinx and smiled. "It's the Precursor box you found and gave to me when we were young. You know? That one that we found near the ocean?"

"Yeah I know what you're talkin' about." Jinx turned away from the group and walked out of the door without another word.

Avelli turned back to Jak. "Be careful."

"I'll be fine." Jak sighed and moved towards the couch and took another look at his mother.

The woman who hadn't given her name yet came back into the room and placed a purple cloth on Avelli's forehead. After placing the cloth down, she moved her hand down to Avelli's neck and gently pressed her hand against the side of her neck.

"Her throat swelling has gone down." She sighed. "Thank Mar. As long as we keep putting the adrenalin in her, her vital signs will keep stable."

"Thanks Eiren." Axel sighed as he crossed his arms. "I don't know what I would do without you."

"No problem," she answered with a large smile.

"Ooh who is she?" Daxter teased.

"None of your business." Axel turned away from the Ottsel.

"Come on fuss up!" Daxter continued while Jak sighed.

Suddenly Jak felt Avelli wrap her left hand around his index and middle finger on his left hand. He looked down though the corner of his eyes and saw her holding tightly to his fingers and a smile on her face.

"Sig," Eiren looked towards the tall Wastelander, "do you mind staying here and helping me with Avelli?"

"No." Sig shook his head back and forth. "You might need to take her to the hospital so you'll need someone to carry her."

Hospital? Jak thought as he wiggled his fingers in his mother's hand. Is she really that bad? She doesn't look that bad at all.

"Thank you." Eiren sighed with relief. "I didn't want to be here all alone if something does happen."

"Will you be alright?" Jak whispered as he looked down towards his mother.

"Fine," she said, clearing her throat. "You be careful. After all, you're the one who can walk and get in trouble…lucky dog."

"We leave in five seconds." Axel rose up his left hand with all five of his fingers out.

"Don't do anything stupid." Avelli closed her eyes.

Time transfer in…

"Don't worry." Jak shook his head.

Three…

Jak regretted it, but he gently began to move his fingers away from Avelli's grasp.

Two…

His fingers were almost totally away from his mother's. He took in a small breath and finally took his fingers away from her, letting her hand fall a bit until she tucked it back underneath her blanket.

Axel walked over to the young boys and grabbed Jak's shoulder.

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The white light engulfed the three of them once more but this time, there were no memories or flashbacks. The light passed them once more, and they arrived in Damas' throne room where Damas was sitting and Kleiver was standing.

"This isn't too long ago," Jak whispered to Axel and Daxter.

"Jak said that he never knew his father," Damas said, stopping any further conversation between the trio.

"So what?" Kleiver shrugged. "Lot's of kids these days don't know they father! Big deal!"

"There's just something about him." Damas moved his hand to his face and covered his eyes. "He just reminds me so much of Mar. It is the way he looks I guess."

"Speakin' of which." Kleiver rubbed his chin. "Avelli was out in the desert the othe'a day. I think she's back in Haven City if you wanna talk to her."

"No." Damas shook his head. "It would be best if I didn't."

"Why not?" Kleiver raised his right eyebrow.

"The last time we spoke things did not go so well." Damas sighed.

"How long ago was that?"

Damas looked up, as if he were adding up the days. "Three weeks ago."

"Ya miss her?"

The Sand King reached over to the end table sitting next to him and grabbed what looked like a Precursor Artifact. It was strange, the more and more Jak looked at what Damas had, the more and more he recognized it and then it hit him.

"That's the artifact that Daxter tripped over!" Jak whispered as he figured things out. "Remember?" He asked, turning to Daxter. "The one that you tripped over and turned you into an Ottsel?"

"Oh yeah!" Daxter pointed towards it. "It was that piece of crap that led to this!" He moved his hands up and down his fuzzy body.

"It can't be." Axel shook his head. "That's the thing Avelli kept her medicine in. How the hell could it be the thing you're talking about?"

Jak blinked. "Maybe we're supposed to take it back."

"Then is this our last trip?" Daxter asked.

"There is something the three of you need to know, the last time you travel through time you will have to take something, or someone with you. So don't forget about it."

"It can't be," Axel said, trying to put everything together. "If we take that back to Avelli, then we have to take it back to the timeline where Daxter tripped over it. If we don't, something bad could happen."

"Fine. We'll snatch the artifact when Damas leaves." Jak took in another deep breath as he looked back towards his father.

He was just sitting there so unaware of what was going to happen to him soon. So many things would happen between now, and the timeline Jak had just come from. So many things that would change his life forever.

"What's in there?" Kleiver asked, pointing to the artifact.

"Avelli is allergic to certain types of Dark Eco," Damas began to explain. "She gave this to me a long time ago when we were seeing each other in case she had a bad reaction. Because Precursor Metal Heads have seemed to disappear she doesn't need it anymore but I'm hanging on to it just in case."

"I'm gonna go see Avelli in Haven City," Kleiver announced, "would you like to come your highness?"

"No," Damas shook his head, "it would be better if I didn't. I wouldn't want another argument to break out. Do check up on Sig for me, I want a full report on his search for Mar."

"Yes your highness." Kleiver bowed. "But if I do hear something about Mar, is it alright for me to tell Avelli and bring her down here?"

"I don't care." Damas moved his right hand back and forth. "If she wants to come here she can, this is her kingdom as well."

"Yes your highness." Kleiver lowered his head and walked towards the elevator in the middle of the room. He stood on the elevator and it went down with Kleiver looking everywhere.

When Damas was finally alone, he reached over to the nightstand beside him, opened the drawer, and pulled out a small piece of paper, similar to the ones Jak had read once his father had died.

"Now it's just a waiting game." Axel crossed his arms. "Dammit we'd better not spend our whole time here waiting for him to leave."

The elevator came up once more to show Louin standing on the platform. Once the elevator stopped moving, he stepped off of it and walked onto the pathway. Before he took another step, he got onto his knees and bowed.

"I have a letter from Avelli she wants me to give you," Louin said, lowering his head. "She says that she does not trust the person who usually delivers them to you and wanted me to do it."

"Does not trust Sig?" Damas asked, blinking. "Did she tell you why?"

Louin stood. "This letter contains something Avelli has found out in the Wastelands. She thought it would be too risky to give to anyone else."

"Alright."

Louin walked up to the sand king and handed him a plain letter. He bowed his head, and stepped away from him, heading back towards the elevator.

"Wait," Damas called, "Louin, thank you."

"Don't thank me, I'm doing what Avelli has asked me to do," Louin answered, not bothering to turn around and face the man. "She is the one I owe everything to."

"I know." Damas stood. "That is why I'm offering you full citizenship into Spargus. If something where ever to happen to Avelli, you will always be welcomed here."

Louin looked towards his right. "If something happens to Avelli, I will go with her. If she dies, I'm going to die as well."

"He's serious!" Daxter said, inching ever so closer towards the talking two. "Is he some kind of psycho or what?"

"Louin," Damas shook his head, "thank you for what you have done, and thank you for watching over Avelli for me. I've done all I can for you."

"I know." Louin nodded. "Thank you."

"I've watched you grow since you were five." Damas looked away from the orange haired young man. "You've become quite a young man and I can only hope to Mar that my son will have the same amount of luck and determination that you have."

Louin sighed. "I don't deserve words like that. Please save them for your son."

Damas smiled. "You are right."

Louin turned around once more and bowed. "Now excuse me, I must return to Haven City before nightfall."

The Sand King watched as Louin walked over to the elevator once more, and it went down. He sighed as soon as he heard it hit the bottom level and looked at the letter that Louin had given him. He was about to open it when something came over his scanner. Not saying another word, he bored the elevator and left the room.

"Finally!" Axel began to run towards the throne.

"Wait up!" Jak called out after him as he ran after him.

The trio made it over towards the throne and Axel grabbed the artifact while Jak looked down towards the half opened letter. He picked it up and noticed a thick piece of paper inside of it. His curiosity got the better of him, and he pulled the paper out of the letter.

The paper was a dark green color with black, bolded writing on it. Opening it all the way up, he could see that it had been taped back together by someone.

Official Marriage License for the couple Avelli De La'Cour and Damas of The House of Mar. Witnessed by Louin ((Friend)), and Kleiver ((Friend)). Performed by Feron De La'Cour ((Uncle)).

"A marriage license," Jak said out loud as he read over it. "Their wedding was performed by an uncle."

"Yeah." Axel stuffed the artifact into his pocket. "Boy was Dad pissed off when he found that out. Anyways, let's get the hell out of here before Damas gets back."

Time transfer in…

"What?" Axel looked down towards his watch that was going off as if they were going to go back through time. "It's way too early!"

Three…

"Great something's wrong!" Daxter covered his eyes.

Two…

"Dammit!" Axel grabbed the two other boys.

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