Flaknit City
The United Forces aircraft descended on the special airport once again. The double doors automatically opened and some stairs revealed themselves. Sod came out of the craft first. Then came Erik, and finally Mark. "Here we are," Erik said, "Flaknit City." "I wonder what the Baron wants" Mark added. "Whatever it is, it must be a special task for us three only" Sod stated. "Yeah, most likely" Mark agreed. "Let's get going" said Erik, breaking the conversation. They were escorted to the palace by soldiers of Flaknit City. They went in a vehicle colored blue like the soldiers' suits. When the vehicle landed, the soldiers took them inside. After going up two elevators, they finally got to the Baron's room. The soldiers left the three of them standing in front of two mechanic double doors. "Uhh, what now?" Mark asked with a worried tone. After about thirty seconds, the door finally opened.
They stepped inside into a huge room filled with paintings of the old Barons and Baronesses. In the far end of the room was a throne and Baron Slogan was sitting on it. "Welcome soldiers" he greeted. The three of them bowed and greeted him back. "Sorry about the door, it needs repairing" the Baron explained. "No problem your majesty" Sod assured him. "You must be wondering why I called specifically you three" Slogan predicted. "Yes indeed" Erik agreed. "Well," the Baron explained, "as you all know; Haven City isn't part of the United Forces anymore." There was total silence until Baron Slogan kept going. "And the Baroness doesn't plan on becoming a member once again" he continued. "Because they have Jak" Sod interrupted. "That's right," the Baron agreed, "but now their dear Jak is in trouble." "Trouble? What kind of trouble?" Mark asked concerned and worried. "The council wants to send Jak to exile" Slogan answered. "WHAT!?" Mark, Sod, and Erik exclaimed at once. The Baron nodded and said "That's right." "The council were high followers of the ex-Baron Praxis, and as you all know Praxis hated Jak" he continued. "So the council is finding strong evidence to be able to send Jak to the Wastelands" the Baron finished. "But why not just become members of the United Forces again?" Erik asked. "Because that wouldn't save Jak would it? They don't just want Jak to stay for their protection; but because Jak is a good guy. He doesn't deserve to be banished" Slogan replied. "I see..." Sod said while analyzing the whole thing in his mind. "So you want us to try to help Jak?" Mark asked the Baron. "Indeed" Slogan responded.
Right then, the double doors opened but nobody was behind them. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have other matters to attend to. Let my men take you to the best hotel in town" the Baron kindly offered. "Thank you your majesty" Sod thanked while bowing. Then the three of them left the big room and saw two of the Baron's men waiting for them. "You know where to take us already right?" Mark asked them. They both nodded in reply. Once again Mark, Sod, and Erik were escorted in a vehicle to the hotel. While they were in the vehicle, Mark asked a question to Erik. "So what's your position?" he asked. "Well," he said while combing his orange hair, "I'm the general of the United Forces." "Cool!" Mark cried excitedly. "Indeed" Erik agreed. "Let's start thinking about how exactly we're going to help Jak" Erik added. "Yep" Sod said. "Let's see...maybe we can get some hard evidence to go against the council's" Mark suggested. "That kind of evidence is hard to find" Erik stated. "Actually," Sod said, "I have a cousin in Haven that is a good friend of Jak; we can ask him some questions." "Are you referring to Sig?" Erik asked him. "Yeah" Sod replied while nodding. "You never told me he was Jak's friend!" Erik exclaimed excitedly. "Heh, you never asked" Sod responded. "So tell me more about this cousin of yours Sod" Mark ordered. "Well, he used to work for that slime ball Krew; but he had to" Sod began. "Why did he have to?" Mark asked, sounding interested. "Because once he got as deep as being Krew's heavy, he couldn't get back out" Sod replied. "Damn" Mark murmured. "And when he even thought of leaving, Krew found out and set him up" Sod continued. "Whoa, Krew sure was a horrible man" Mark stated. Erik and Sod agreed.
Just then, the vehicle landed. "I'll tell you more in the hotel" Erik promised Mark. Mark nodded and got off the vehicle. That night in the hotel, after Sod had gone to bed; Mark told Erik to tell him more about the Jak-Sig-Krew thing. They sat in the living room to keep talking. "Ok," Erik began, "before Krew betrayed Sig; Jak was working for Krew." "But isn't Jak the hero of Haven?" Mark asked confused. "Yes, but he needed Krew's connections to get to Praxis" Erik replied. "Oh, keep going" Mark ordered. "But after Krew had sent Sig to the trap and Jak got all the information he needed form Krew, Jak had to kill Krew" Erik continued. "It's getting intense" Mark stated. Erik chuckled at the statement and then yawned before continuing. "So then Jak killed Krew and when he found Sig in the Underport surrounded by Metal Heads, he helped Sig" he explained. "At first it seemed Sig had died in the ambush, but after Haven City was saved; Sig appeared at the celebration" Erik finished. "Was Sod told that Sig had been killed?" Mark asked his final question. "Yes he did, and he got pretty sad about it" Erik answered. "Well," Erik added, "let's go to bed tomorrow we have to get up early to go to Haven City." Mark nodded in agreement and they both went to bed.
The next morning, Erik was trying to wake Mark up. Erik shook Mark a bit until he barely opened one eye. "Come on Mark, we're almost leaving to Haven" Erik told him. "Five more minutes" Mark begged. "I'm sorry," Erik said while shaking his head, "but you got to get dressed right now." "Awww man" Mark said disappointed. He realized he had no choice but to get up and change. He did that in three minutes and grabbed a chocolate bar and ate it while they got to the aircraft. They went up the stairs and got inside. The doors closed behind them and Sod went to activate the automatic pilot. A while later, the three of them were in a small room talking. "Erik told me the rest of the Jak-Sig-Krew story" Mark informed Sod. "Nice" Sod pointed out. "And I already have a few questions for him" Mark added. "Cool, I'm a bit more concentrated on analyzing why the council wishes to banish Jak" Sod answered. "And I'm anxious to meet Jak" Erik admitted. "It seems we all have our plans for Haven City" Sod thought aloud. "Yeah," Mark said, "I used to live there until I was five." "That's pretty cool" Erik stated. "It sure is" Sod agreed. "There's one thing I don't understand" Mark pointed out. "What is it?" Sod asked. "Jak's sidekick Daxter, what exactly is he?" Mark questioned. There was a short moment of silence. Sod and Erik looked at each other. Erik could tell Sod had no idea; so he replied. "Daxter is an ottsel" he said. "A what!?" both Mark and Sod asked. "An ottsel, a mix between an otter and a weasel" Erik explained. "Since when does that animal exist?" Mark asked with a bit of sarcasm. "Probably Dark Eco, you know the legend of Gol and Maia?" Erik asked. "Yeah" Sod answered. "Well," Erik continued, "they used to experiment with animals right? That's how they created the Lurkers. So they probably created the crocka-dog, that parrot- monkey thing that Onin's interpreter is, and Daxter." "But why can Pecker and Daxter talk?" Sod asked. "Well probably because a parrot can talk, and a monkey is the pre-evolved human; so if you combine those two you get Pecker. And I've heard rumors that Daxter used to be human, but Dark Eco changed him into an ottsel" Erik finished. Unconvinced, Sod and Mark began a whole new conversation that lasted about fifteen minutes until the ship arrived in Haven City.
"Here we are," Mark said anxiously, "home sweet home."
The United Forces aircraft descended on the special airport once again. The double doors automatically opened and some stairs revealed themselves. Sod came out of the craft first. Then came Erik, and finally Mark. "Here we are," Erik said, "Flaknit City." "I wonder what the Baron wants" Mark added. "Whatever it is, it must be a special task for us three only" Sod stated. "Yeah, most likely" Mark agreed. "Let's get going" said Erik, breaking the conversation. They were escorted to the palace by soldiers of Flaknit City. They went in a vehicle colored blue like the soldiers' suits. When the vehicle landed, the soldiers took them inside. After going up two elevators, they finally got to the Baron's room. The soldiers left the three of them standing in front of two mechanic double doors. "Uhh, what now?" Mark asked with a worried tone. After about thirty seconds, the door finally opened.
They stepped inside into a huge room filled with paintings of the old Barons and Baronesses. In the far end of the room was a throne and Baron Slogan was sitting on it. "Welcome soldiers" he greeted. The three of them bowed and greeted him back. "Sorry about the door, it needs repairing" the Baron explained. "No problem your majesty" Sod assured him. "You must be wondering why I called specifically you three" Slogan predicted. "Yes indeed" Erik agreed. "Well," the Baron explained, "as you all know; Haven City isn't part of the United Forces anymore." There was total silence until Baron Slogan kept going. "And the Baroness doesn't plan on becoming a member once again" he continued. "Because they have Jak" Sod interrupted. "That's right," the Baron agreed, "but now their dear Jak is in trouble." "Trouble? What kind of trouble?" Mark asked concerned and worried. "The council wants to send Jak to exile" Slogan answered. "WHAT!?" Mark, Sod, and Erik exclaimed at once. The Baron nodded and said "That's right." "The council were high followers of the ex-Baron Praxis, and as you all know Praxis hated Jak" he continued. "So the council is finding strong evidence to be able to send Jak to the Wastelands" the Baron finished. "But why not just become members of the United Forces again?" Erik asked. "Because that wouldn't save Jak would it? They don't just want Jak to stay for their protection; but because Jak is a good guy. He doesn't deserve to be banished" Slogan replied. "I see..." Sod said while analyzing the whole thing in his mind. "So you want us to try to help Jak?" Mark asked the Baron. "Indeed" Slogan responded.
Right then, the double doors opened but nobody was behind them. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have other matters to attend to. Let my men take you to the best hotel in town" the Baron kindly offered. "Thank you your majesty" Sod thanked while bowing. Then the three of them left the big room and saw two of the Baron's men waiting for them. "You know where to take us already right?" Mark asked them. They both nodded in reply. Once again Mark, Sod, and Erik were escorted in a vehicle to the hotel. While they were in the vehicle, Mark asked a question to Erik. "So what's your position?" he asked. "Well," he said while combing his orange hair, "I'm the general of the United Forces." "Cool!" Mark cried excitedly. "Indeed" Erik agreed. "Let's start thinking about how exactly we're going to help Jak" Erik added. "Yep" Sod said. "Let's see...maybe we can get some hard evidence to go against the council's" Mark suggested. "That kind of evidence is hard to find" Erik stated. "Actually," Sod said, "I have a cousin in Haven that is a good friend of Jak; we can ask him some questions." "Are you referring to Sig?" Erik asked him. "Yeah" Sod replied while nodding. "You never told me he was Jak's friend!" Erik exclaimed excitedly. "Heh, you never asked" Sod responded. "So tell me more about this cousin of yours Sod" Mark ordered. "Well, he used to work for that slime ball Krew; but he had to" Sod began. "Why did he have to?" Mark asked, sounding interested. "Because once he got as deep as being Krew's heavy, he couldn't get back out" Sod replied. "Damn" Mark murmured. "And when he even thought of leaving, Krew found out and set him up" Sod continued. "Whoa, Krew sure was a horrible man" Mark stated. Erik and Sod agreed.
Just then, the vehicle landed. "I'll tell you more in the hotel" Erik promised Mark. Mark nodded and got off the vehicle. That night in the hotel, after Sod had gone to bed; Mark told Erik to tell him more about the Jak-Sig-Krew thing. They sat in the living room to keep talking. "Ok," Erik began, "before Krew betrayed Sig; Jak was working for Krew." "But isn't Jak the hero of Haven?" Mark asked confused. "Yes, but he needed Krew's connections to get to Praxis" Erik replied. "Oh, keep going" Mark ordered. "But after Krew had sent Sig to the trap and Jak got all the information he needed form Krew, Jak had to kill Krew" Erik continued. "It's getting intense" Mark stated. Erik chuckled at the statement and then yawned before continuing. "So then Jak killed Krew and when he found Sig in the Underport surrounded by Metal Heads, he helped Sig" he explained. "At first it seemed Sig had died in the ambush, but after Haven City was saved; Sig appeared at the celebration" Erik finished. "Was Sod told that Sig had been killed?" Mark asked his final question. "Yes he did, and he got pretty sad about it" Erik answered. "Well," Erik added, "let's go to bed tomorrow we have to get up early to go to Haven City." Mark nodded in agreement and they both went to bed.
The next morning, Erik was trying to wake Mark up. Erik shook Mark a bit until he barely opened one eye. "Come on Mark, we're almost leaving to Haven" Erik told him. "Five more minutes" Mark begged. "I'm sorry," Erik said while shaking his head, "but you got to get dressed right now." "Awww man" Mark said disappointed. He realized he had no choice but to get up and change. He did that in three minutes and grabbed a chocolate bar and ate it while they got to the aircraft. They went up the stairs and got inside. The doors closed behind them and Sod went to activate the automatic pilot. A while later, the three of them were in a small room talking. "Erik told me the rest of the Jak-Sig-Krew story" Mark informed Sod. "Nice" Sod pointed out. "And I already have a few questions for him" Mark added. "Cool, I'm a bit more concentrated on analyzing why the council wishes to banish Jak" Sod answered. "And I'm anxious to meet Jak" Erik admitted. "It seems we all have our plans for Haven City" Sod thought aloud. "Yeah," Mark said, "I used to live there until I was five." "That's pretty cool" Erik stated. "It sure is" Sod agreed. "There's one thing I don't understand" Mark pointed out. "What is it?" Sod asked. "Jak's sidekick Daxter, what exactly is he?" Mark questioned. There was a short moment of silence. Sod and Erik looked at each other. Erik could tell Sod had no idea; so he replied. "Daxter is an ottsel" he said. "A what!?" both Mark and Sod asked. "An ottsel, a mix between an otter and a weasel" Erik explained. "Since when does that animal exist?" Mark asked with a bit of sarcasm. "Probably Dark Eco, you know the legend of Gol and Maia?" Erik asked. "Yeah" Sod answered. "Well," Erik continued, "they used to experiment with animals right? That's how they created the Lurkers. So they probably created the crocka-dog, that parrot- monkey thing that Onin's interpreter is, and Daxter." "But why can Pecker and Daxter talk?" Sod asked. "Well probably because a parrot can talk, and a monkey is the pre-evolved human; so if you combine those two you get Pecker. And I've heard rumors that Daxter used to be human, but Dark Eco changed him into an ottsel" Erik finished. Unconvinced, Sod and Mark began a whole new conversation that lasted about fifteen minutes until the ship arrived in Haven City.
"Here we are," Mark said anxiously, "home sweet home."