After a few minutes of clarification Ratchet, Clank, and the Cooper gang were introduced by Jak to Samos the sage, Keira and Ashelin.
Samos asked about the mission to Jak and Daxter in which Daxter answered for himself and Jak saying they never found the lost Eco source.
While Samos was about to be enraged, Jak clarified it was due to their new friends showing up and a new threat that is rising.
"So I take it that you didn't complete the original mission because your distraction," scolded Samos.
Daxter retorted about how it wasn't even his or Jak's fault that they couldn't find the lost Eco source.
"I'm not blaming you for anything at all. What I am doing is scolding you. Big difference!" Samos remarked.
Daxter argued "It's the same thing!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
This went on for about five times as Jak just rubbed his forehead in annoyance. The Cooper gang and Ratchet and Clank were just amused yet raised their eyebrows as to why those two were arguing like that.
Ashelin cleared her throat loud enough in order for Daxter and Samos to stop their bickering.
"Now that is over, Jak, proceed with the story." Ashelin demanded.
Jak explained in-depth about what happened during the mission about how they saw Ratchet's and Clank's ship, Aphelion, crashed and decided to check it out.
Ratchet took over as the storyteller and proceeded to explain his side of what occurred. He tells the entire group of a robot with weird features attacked them, causing Clank and him to abandon ship, as well his meeting with Jak and Daxter.
Jak explained while checking out his crashed ship, a figure known as Mr. O appeared and attacked him and Daxter. He then told them about how Ratchet and Clank came by and helped them defeat Mr. O though also added the part where he "went up onto space".
Not bothering to further explain as the two duos didn't even know what was going with Mr. O, they also said that he works for the Masters of Doom and wanted Sly Cooper to join them.
Sly and the Cooper gang then explained their side of the story. Sly, without going too much into his personal stuff, explained who he was and what his gang does. He explained about his family's legacy and about the book that contains all their information, the Thevious Raccoonus.
Bentley summarized about how the pages were stolen-somehow-and went to investigate at a warehouse discovering a smuggling operation with the Masters of Doom.
"Do you know what they were smuggling in that warehouse?" Ratchet asked.
"No idea other than it was some sort gauntlet that gave one of their members, Mr. L, powers to the point where he flew into...space." Sly replied, still bothered by how someone could do that.
Sly went onto further explain after Mr. L wore the gauntlet he started to attack his other team members. As Mr. L flew away, he approached the team wondering what are they doing or at least why they're doing it since their whole operation-whatever it was-was failing.
"Then a contact called them. His name was Mr. Z." Sly said as Jak and the other three knew who that was but didn't bother saying anything as Sly continued to his story.
He explained how Mr. Z was willing to send one of his commanders, the one being Shadowis, to kill them.
"How horrible..." Clank said angryily about how can one kill their own men.
"I went onto to ask the team who the heck that was. They were frightened to the point where they were afraid of lost their lives. I can't simply put into terms what they explained but from what I could gather was that Shadowis was a student to someone known as the Warrior of the Universe. The more Shadowis challenged him the more he lost and the more he gave into a new master, Morbius." Sly explained as Jak and the others also knew that name but couldn't say any further till Sly finished his explanation.
Murray took over and said that the team attacked them and was even about to kill Sly until Shadowis came crashing down and that's when it all went berserk for the Cooper gang.
Sly continued the story about how Shadowis was a monster fighting. He explained his powers in detail, what he did to the police, what he did to him and Murray. They tried to escape in their van but then suddenly a white light appeared and they came into the forest where they also saw Ratchet and the rest of them nearby.
"And that's why we're here." Daxter added.
Keira, Ashelin, and Samos didn't know how to process this, but they knew they were up against a new threat.
"So, wait, this Masters of Doom, is an organization I've never heard off is somehow able to travel to all of your worlds and ours undercover. We may have organized crime syndicates here in Haven City. Or worse somewhere else." Keira explained.
"An investigation is required in this matter. Thank you all for your bravery, I'll talk with the council and see what we can do about this matter. For now, remain here." Ashelin ordered.
"Here? But why? We're heroes, not babies!" Daxter complained wanting to be in the action, not cower in fear.
"Yeah, I agree!" Murray openly cheered.
"That's the way, big guy!" Daxter pointed at him and nodded his head.
He walked towards and climbed to Murray's shoulder sayin that he liked this guy.
Ashelin rubbed her forehead in annoyance and stated, "It's not to take you out of the action," she emphasized, "based on all of your accounts, it appears the Masters of Doom are after you and for what reason, we don't know. For now, all that we can do is try to be safe and investigate this matter together in order to find out what they want and why. In order for this to happen, an alliance needs to be agreed upon."
"She's accurate." Clank agreed. "An alliance can be agreed upon in order to take out our foes."
Everyone especially wanted to agree with each other, however deep down, there was a bit of a mistrust coming from Ratchet and Bentley.
Ratchet reminded of his trust of Alister and Bentley for Penelope. Trust and alliance are very powerful concepts to uphold. Although both didn't say anything, they wanted to see what the others would say.
"I'm willing to have an alliance, but I want to see these guys strengths and weaknesses. The ones we were just facing were insanely powerful." Jak explained.
Sly and Ratchet agreed to that but they both felt something was off, and they weren't the only one.
[Distant planet; Space]
Shadowis floated in space, closing his eyes, possibly mediating, possibly doing whatever his mind told him to do. Thinking of such times before he joined the darkness, but the darkness was much stronger. More powerful. More lucid. More revealing.
"The Darkness... I feel it..." Shadowis muttered in peace.
Then he was in his mind, everything blank, all-black, an enormous feeling of nothing, if nothing has a feeling.
A projection came to him, bright as a star, Nazar.
"What are you doing here?" Shadowis asked, increasing in his anger.
"To make this right. To end your suffering." Nazar replies with concern.
He growled, knowing what this is about, the so-called "help" everyone tries these days. "I'm not suffering...," he growled, "you just don't understand my power and are afraid of it."
"Your power to destroy?" Nazar asked, even feeling more concern.
"You let innocent people die! You are no protector! You are no savior! My anger is towards you!" He yelled.
"You're a hypocrite! What did you on Earth?! You almost killed half of the police!" Nazar retorted.
"I wasn't going to kill them. I was showing them a lesson of fear. The Earthlings puny weapons is quite laughable compared to other planets, other galaxies," he walked towards Nazar.
"And now sooner or later, they'll bow." Shadowis said with an unforgiving tone of voice.
Nazar shook his head, "Morbius will be defeated. You've resorted to becoming a weaker version of yourself. If I can't defeat you, the Precursors or the Zoni will."
Shadowis laughed straight at Nazar's face. "The Precursors can't even defeat themeselves! Hahaha!" He continues laughing till he stopped himself and wiped away a tear from his left eye.
"Their war with the Dark Makers proves that. And the Zoni," he scroffed, "they only control time, but if you were to destroy the Great Clock..."
"You wouldn't..." Nazar couldn't believe he'd resort to that.
"Oh, yes. They're not as powerful as you think they are. They too are weak. Their powers have gotten soft." Shadowis mocked nonchalantly.
"If you as so far hurt any of the Precursors or the Zoni, the universe will die!" Nazar pointed out, enraged.
"Morbius will decide that. You can't escape the darkness." Shadowis said in a cult-like voice.
Nazar disappeared from his mind and Shadowis opened his eyes.
[Spaceship Bridge; Nearby Shadowis]
"He's been doing that for three hours!" Mr. Z rants.
"Sir, it looks like he's done." An officer pointed out.
Mr. Z looked outside and saw Shadowis approaching the ship. He instantly phased into the ship.
"Set course for Haven City." Shadowis ordered.
[Back at New Haven; Streets]
Jak and Daxter took the rest of the heroes outside for some fresh air and nothing to worry...hopefully.
Ratchet and Clank looked around and saw tons of Zoomers speeding by, however they weren't amused by the technology here; they've seen better...
The Cooper Gang however has an opposite reaction. They felt like they were in the future albeit on another planet.
"This is wondrous!" Bentley exclaimed. "Flying cars or speeders...wait? What are these vehicles called?"
Jak answered "Zoomers."
"Intriguing." Bentley kept staring at them, thinking about how these Zoomers could improve the Getaway Van.
Sly shook his head and asked the other two heroes, Jak and Ratchet, "So what do we do now? Train? Hang out?"
"Well for now, I'll show you guys around. Either tomorrow or later today, depending on my schedule, we'll train." Jak explained.
"I don't think we need," he put in air air quotes, "'training' as I can tell you guys can fight. We can however spar."
"Training? Sparring? Doesn't matter what we call it. So long as we do it." Sly added.
"Alright, we'll work out details about this later. Right now, I want to show you guys your guest rooms." Jak explained.
Ratchet and Sly nodded. Both of them had their ears perked as they felt someone following them. They continued walking with Jak as their other friends were goofing around.
Sly asked Ratchet whispering, "You feel someone is following us."
Ratchet nodded. "Should we warn Jak?" Sly asked.
"Immediately."
They quickly approached Jak and told him that they can hear someone following them.
Jak eager to find the person, searched his surroundings. "There doesn't appear to be anyone following us. Are you a 100% certain about this?"
Clank scanned for any other suspicious life forms as the others also searched around the area.
"Nothing to find." Murray said.
"Me either." Bentley followed.
"I found him!" Daxter yelled. The heroes prepared themselves, but then they realized Daxter was talking about someone who looked suspicious but was just a creepy looking old man, Daxter pounced onto him, and the old man was screaming "Get off!"
Jak rolled his eyes and pulled Daxter off of him. He apologized to the old man who went about his day.
Ratchet and Clank chuckled at this as did Sly and Murray.
Jak held Daxter by his head and scolded as Daxter smiled showing his white teeth out of fear and resent.
The heroes all walked to where Jak said, but simultaneously on watch for anyone following them.
On top of a building, there was someone who was a dark cloaked figure using binoculars, watching the heroes walk to wherever they were going. The figure said "Target acquired."
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