Jak, Daxter, Keira, Zal, and Zon were all traveling to Sentinel Beach to run an errand for Samos.
"Which way were those Green Eco Collectors again?" Zon asked.
"My daddy says that we'd know them when we see them." Keira said.
"Remember everyone. Stay together." Zal warned. "Just in case any Lurkers out here look for trouble."
"Against the five of us? Bring um on!" Daxter said confidently while Jak tugged on Zal's pant leg before pointing at 5 deflated balloons in the distance.
"Those must be the Green Eco Collectors Samos told us about. Good eyes Jak." Zal said as they walked along the beach towards them, making sure to either evade or take out any Lurkers that got too close. One of the Lurker crabs had to be pulled off of Daxter's ass after clamping down on it, causing the young red head to scream in pain. After 10 minutes, all of them finally reached the collectors. "Alright everyone. Each of us take one collector and unclog it."
"Why doesn't Samos do this himself?" Zon asked.
"He would, but I found this a perfect punishment for you three who snuck away yesterday." Zal said as he moved the rocks from his collector, earning a faceful of Green Eco. "Well, that was refreshing."
"And Keira's here because...?" Daxter asked.
"She volunteered to both help out and to make sure you three do your jobs." Zal said. The boys groaned before they began to clear their assigned collectors. Being smaller, it took awhile for the boys and Keira to unclog their collectors.
"Done." Daxter and Zon groaned.
"I'm finished too." Keira said while Jak waved, signaling that his was unclogged as well.
"Good." Zal said as he pulled out some jars and other equipment. "And since we're already out here, why don't you four go enjoy the beach while I take some Green Eco samples?"
"Sounds good to me." Daxter said while Keira pulled Jak towards the shore.
"Stay in the shallows, and watch out for anymore Lurkers out there!" Zal shouted as the four kids ran off.
"What's there to do on the beach?" Zon asked.
"There's building sand castles. There's exploring." Keira said.
"Scaring seagulls for kicks." Daxter added.
"Sounds fun." Zon said while Jak pointed to the far end of the beach. "What are those?"
"Some old ruins." Keira said. "Nothing much ou-" she stopped when she noticed Zon was gone. "Where'd he go?" Jak and Daxter pointed towards the ruins, where Zon was running towards. "Hey! We have to stay together!" she shouted before she, Jak, and Daxter ran after Zon. They quickly caught up with Zon as they ran towards the first of three ruins, all the while dodging the lurkers. The four of them raced to the top before looking out at the ocean.
"Wow! Check out the view!" Zon said. "Hey, what's that over there?" All of them followed his view before they saw an island in the distance.
"That's Misty Island." Keira said. "It's a dangerous island my daddy said we can't go to no matter what."
"I bet there's a lot of Precursor stuff over there." Zon said.
"Have fun swimming all the way there while dodging Lurker Sharks, because that's the only way you can get there." Daxter said.
"Darn." Zon mumbled. "Well, maybe we'll find a way when we're older. Let's go check out those other towers."
-With Zon-
Zon had finished screwing on the lid of another bottle of Green Eco, making three bottles in total. He had never had the chance to examine and experiment with this much Eco, so it was no wonder he had a huge grin on his face.
"Hmm. I wonder if there are any places to gather the other elements of Eco." Zal thought aloud before something flew out of the Green Eco vent. "A Power Cell? How did that get in there?" His musings were cut short when an avalanche happened nearby, shaking the area as rocks fell from the cliff. "What in the name of the Precursors was that?!" he yelled. "The kids!" Without thinking, he dropped the jar and sped off to find the kids, knocking any small Lurker species away with a kick. "ZON! JAK! KEIRA! DAXTER! WHERE ARE YOU?!" he shouted as he ran towards the area where the rocks fell. All he could find though was a lone Power Cell floating there. "KIDS! ANSWER ME!"
"Something wrong Dad?" Zal turned to see the four kids walking up to him. "Awesome! You found a Power Cell!"
"Zon!" Zal yelled as he ran up and hugged Zon. "I'm so glad you're okay!"
"Huh? What do you mean?" Zon asked.
-Later-
Zal was leading the kids up the pathway to Samos's hut while they all explained what they were all doing.
"So the avalanche was caused by a flock of seagulls that you three boys chased?" Zal asked.
"Yeah. Sorry for scaring you Dad." Zon said.
"I'm just glad you're okay." Zal said as he patted his son's head. "And thanks to that trip, we got quite a few good things today."
"Power Cells, Precursor Orbs, and Green Eco." Keira said.
"The Sage never let us onto the beach until today." Daxter said. "So that was a bonus in itself."
"Probably because he was too busy with his research to supervise you all." Zal said.
"And you were supervising us better how?" Daxter asked with a smug grin.
"Yes. Well..." Zal said with a cough. "Let's not mention that part to Samos." All of them laughed as they entered the hut.
"Well, how did it go?" Samos asked.
"They unclogged your Eco Collectors without a problem." Zal said.
"Excellent."
A/N: I apologize that these chapters are short, but there's not much they can do in their tiny bodies. Plus, things haven't escalated around the other areas enough to write about yet in the story.
