AN- Well, I decided to get off my lazy butt and work on a sequel to "Janus". Remember, Ubi Soft owns Rayman, not me. Without further ado…

Chapter 1- Evil Reawakened

Once, the world was threatened by a great evil, sealed away long ago. This evil being, Janus, arose from his prison in the Cave of Bad Dreams, seeking revenge upon the Rai' Muana, the Great Hero who had defeated him. The Rai' Muana fought heroically, but he was no match for Janus' might. The Dark One battered him within an inch of his life, and sent him to a far away place, where he would never bother his plans again. The world seemed to be engulfed by darkness…

Then, the Rai' Muana returned. Wielding the staff of his order and riding a great eagle, he fought Janus and finally defeated the Dark One. He then destroyed its body so it could never again harm the world that he loved so much. But his work was not yet complete; for it was written that as long as the amulet of the Dark One remained, he would never die…

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Orion laughed as he held the amulet in his hands. Janus' amulet was his now! As he was thinking of what he would do to get revenge on the one who had beaten him, he heard a voice in his head.

"Orion." It said. "Orion, do you hear me?"

"My… my lord?" Orion asked, scarcely able to believe what he had heard.

"Yes, Orion." The voice of Janus said. "Orion, things have taken a turn for the worse. My physical body has been destroyed, although I live on in this prison of a pendant. But this changes nothing, Orion.

"You see, Orion, I know that you seek revenge on the Rai' Muana for what he has done to you. I also seek revenge against him for trapping me. We may not have enough power to avenge ourselves now, but in time…"

Orion began to laugh maniacally. "Revenge! Yes… First I'll skin him alive, and then…"

"But we aren't strong enough yet, Orion." Janus said. "We must first go to Grimspire Keep so I can be reborn. Then… then he will suffer like I have; slowly and painfully."

"Yes, my lord." Orion said. "But where is Grimspire Keep?"

"I will guide you there." Janus told him. "And Orion… do you remember the girl?"

"Girl?" Orion asked. "Who do you mean, my lord?"

"The girl who was in love with the Rai' Muana."

"Yes, I think I…" A smile lit up Orion's cruel face at the thought of what his master would say.

"Kidnap her, Orion. Do whatever you need to kidnap her. Then, he will follow us to the Keep. If he doesn't die in the Badlands…"

"We kill him!" Orion finished.

"Correct, Orion." Janus said. "Now, find the girl!" At that, Orion placed the amulet around his neck and set off through the forest on his mission of revenge.

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It was a nice day in the Fairy Glade, Rayman thought. It was warm, but not stuffy and hot. He drank a glass of lemonade while he watched several of Globox's kids use their father's rotund stomach as a trampoline. The thought of Globox as a trampoline made Rayman smile. He was glad he came to Globox's picnic.

"Unkie Wayman!" One of Globox's kids said, appearing out of nowhere. "Do you wanna pway ball wif us?"

"Well, I don't know." He replied. "Uncle Rayman is busy right now."

"Pweeeeeeeeeeeeze?" The kids asked, doing their best to look absolutely pathetic.

"Kids, leave Rayman alone!" Globox's wife Uglette said, scattering her children. "Oh Rayman, I'm sorry they were bothering you! I just can't keep them quiet and out of trouble!"

"That's alright, Uglette." Rayman said. "Well, I've enjoyed your picnic, but I have to be off." He slowly rose from the ground, making sure to hide the object behind his back.

"Oh, that's a shame!" Uglette said. "Why don't you tell my lazy husband that you'll be off?"

"Alright." Rayman said. "Globox!"

Globox had stopped his kids' game so he could talk to his friend. "What is it, Rayman?"

"Globox, I have to go." Rayman told him. "I hope you don't mind."

"I don't mind," Globox said, "but why are you leaving so soon?"

"And what's that thing behind your back, Rayman?" Another one of his friends, Murfy the Greenbottle, asked him.

"This?" Rayman asked nervously. "It's nothing. It's just… a gift for a friend."

"Ooh!" Murfy said, sneaking a peak behind his back. "Rayman's bringing his 'friend' some flowers!"

"So?" Rayman said, blushing. "What's wrong with that? My friend just likes flowers!"

"They look like Orchids to me." Murfy said with a mischievous grin on his face. "Now who would you be bringing those for?"

Before Rayman could answer, Murfy was silenced by a stern glare from Ly the fairy. "Murfy! Shame on you for embarrassing your friend like that! Why does it matter who he's bringing those for?"

"Okay, okay…" Murfy said.

Ly smiled at Rayman. "You don't pay any attention to Murfy, Rayman. You just go deliver your flowers."

"Thanks Ly!" Rayman said, glaring at Murfy. "Well, I'm off! Bye guys!"

As Rayman disappeared from view, Murfy couldn't resist another comment. "Whoa! Looks like Rayman and that girl have somethin' going on!"

"And what does it matter if they do?" Ly asked. "It's good for Rayman to find a nice girl and settle down."

This was a statement they could all agree with. A short time after Rayman had left, the picnic had resumed with no one giving Rayman's leaving another thought.