The Celebration
A week after the defeat of the Metal Head leader, the grand opening of the Naughty Ottsel was finally taking place. I stayed in the motel for the whole week reading the newspaper to see what the name of the bar was going to be and when it was going to open. The day after the defeat of the Metal Head leader, it said it would be called the "Naughty Ottsel." And four days later, it said it would be opened that day. The opening party was for people who were invited only. But the bar would open the next day for the public. So the party was a week after the defeat of the leader at 8:00 P.M. and it was 6:30 P.M. already. I had just finished watching some TV and I went to the bathroom to shave. I took the shaving cream tube and put some of it on and around my chin. I took the razor and clicked it on. I began to pass the razor around the parts of my face covered in cream while thinking about how I would surprise Jak and the chili pepper. 'Should I just pop in or knock first?' I thought as I shaved. When I finished shaving, I clicked the razor off and washed my face. I left the bathroom deciding that I would just pop in and surprise everybody at the party. "If Torn doesn't keep his promise, I'll break his face! Leader of the Krimzon Guard or not!" I thought aloud.
I walked around the Slums for thirty minutes and returned to the motel. A nice walk always helps stay healthy. Then I kept watching TV until it was finally 8:30. I left the motel and headed towards the Naughty Ottsel. What a name had Daxter thought of. It matched with his personality though; he was a perverted ottsel so he named it the Naughty Ottsel. "I wonder if he changed the place a bit" I asked myself. And he did. When I got to the club, the neon lights that once read "Hip Hog Heaven Saloon" now said "Naughty Ottsel." It was obvious he would change that though. And he also changed the huge hip hog on the top of the building. Now it had a huge figure of the chili pepper himself with devil-like horns and a big devil- like fork on his hand. Its free hand signaled the 'devil sign.' "I guess all that represents the naughtiness" I told myself as I looked at the huge figure amazed. I proceeded towards the entrance and I heard laughter and talking from the inside. As the doors opened, I heard Dax scream "Aggghhh! A Metal Head!" But when I stepped in and they all got a good look at me, Dax and Jak both screamed "SIG!" They were happy to see I was alive. Jak who was holding his love, Keira, around her waist; let go and approached me. "You're ok!?" he told me as he got close to me. I smiled at him and told him "You cherries didn't think some nasty breath, giant-sized lizard was gonna keep me from the biggest party in town did ya!?" Jak just looked at me and smiled. Then the furry ottsel told me "I knew you were too tough for 'em, big guy!"
We all celebrated the death of the Metal Head leader who turned out to be Kor. That was explained to me by Jak and Samos when they told me everything about what happened in the nest. "So little Jak is now in Sandover huh?" I asked the Green Eco sage. "That's right" he confirmed. "I feel sorry for Vin" I commented aloud. "All of us do Sig, all of us do" Jak told me sounding upset at that comment. Not long afterwards, Torn and Ashelin, who were now seeing each other, came to the party too. We all talked and laughed and danced. An hour and a half later; when the part was over, the ones who had still not gone home stood outside the bar. Those were Samos, Jak, Daxter, Pecker, the croca-dog, and I. "You saved the city and more, my boy!" Samos congratulated Jak. "Metal Kor and his menace are history, and somewhere out there, an ancient race has begun again" Samos continued as he pointed with his wooden staff towards the sky. We all looked at the beautiful night sky that was filled with fireworks of citizens who were celebrating the defeat of Metal Kor. "I'm just glad to be back home" Jak said as he moved his hand behind the croca-dog's ears. "Yeah?" Samos added, "Well, rest up. We've got a lot to do and so much time to do it in!" "Don't say 'time!'" Jak exclaimed, "The Rift Ring was destroyed, remember?" Then I cut in the whole conversation and added some words of my own. "You know," I began, "my momma used to read me bedtime stories about Mar when she'd tuck me in... She'd give me a nice glass of warm yakow milk...and my little poopsy bear." Surprised at this comment, Jak's furry buddy exclaimed "Bedtime stories? Warm milk? Poopsy bear!? Buddy, ya just blew your image!" Pecker and the croca-dog laughed at Daxter's words. I barely chuckled myself. Then Samos caught all of our attention again by saying "I've got a feeling we'll meet Mar someday. He may be closer than you think." I smiled and gave Jak the Ruby Key. "You're the designated driver!" I told him.
Jak took the Key and said "Oh no...I am done with adventures." "Besides," he continued, "you'll tell us before something happens next time, right Samos?" The Green Eco sage remained quiet and whistled pretending he didn't hear anything. Perturbed by Samos' silence, Jak repeated "RIGHT, SAMOS!" Then Pecker broke in the conversation by saying "Aarrk! You never know what the future may hold." "Wait! You know something don't ya feather breath?" Daxter suspiciously asked the monkeybird. Pecker got nervous at Daxter's question and replied "Who? Me? Ah... No... We're just, ah...guessing, right Samos?" "Today... Tomorrow... Only time will tell!" the monkeybird added. Unconvinced by Pecker's words, the ottsel warned "No! You're gonna tell... RIGHT NOW! Aagghhh!" And with that, the chili pepper jumped off Jak's shoulder towards Pecker. "AGGHHH! Why you little... AAARRR..." Pecker complained as Daxter jumped on him. "Ooooo, dirty fighting! Dirty fighting!" Dax yelled as he fought Onin's pet. Finally, I decided to grab them both in each hand by their tails. They hung upside down looking at each other fiercely. "Jak," Samos stated, "my boy, the future awaits!" After that comment, I dropped the two animals on the ground. They gave angry looks at each other with their arms crossed. We all stared at the night sky bathed in fireworks for a moment. "Well... I better get going" Samos told us. He slowly walked into the distance as he waved goodbye. The rest of us went back inside and had a couple of more drinks. Then Pecker said goodbye and flew away to the Bazaar.
Then it was just Jak, golden boy, and I. We sat on the bar stools with empty glasses in our hands. "So tell me Sig, how exactly did you survive?" Jak asked me curiously. I smiled at the question and looked at Metal Kor's huge head that hung on the walls. "To be honest, I just made it 'cause I'm...a real Wastelander" I replied.
THE END
A week after the defeat of the Metal Head leader, the grand opening of the Naughty Ottsel was finally taking place. I stayed in the motel for the whole week reading the newspaper to see what the name of the bar was going to be and when it was going to open. The day after the defeat of the Metal Head leader, it said it would be called the "Naughty Ottsel." And four days later, it said it would be opened that day. The opening party was for people who were invited only. But the bar would open the next day for the public. So the party was a week after the defeat of the leader at 8:00 P.M. and it was 6:30 P.M. already. I had just finished watching some TV and I went to the bathroom to shave. I took the shaving cream tube and put some of it on and around my chin. I took the razor and clicked it on. I began to pass the razor around the parts of my face covered in cream while thinking about how I would surprise Jak and the chili pepper. 'Should I just pop in or knock first?' I thought as I shaved. When I finished shaving, I clicked the razor off and washed my face. I left the bathroom deciding that I would just pop in and surprise everybody at the party. "If Torn doesn't keep his promise, I'll break his face! Leader of the Krimzon Guard or not!" I thought aloud.
I walked around the Slums for thirty minutes and returned to the motel. A nice walk always helps stay healthy. Then I kept watching TV until it was finally 8:30. I left the motel and headed towards the Naughty Ottsel. What a name had Daxter thought of. It matched with his personality though; he was a perverted ottsel so he named it the Naughty Ottsel. "I wonder if he changed the place a bit" I asked myself. And he did. When I got to the club, the neon lights that once read "Hip Hog Heaven Saloon" now said "Naughty Ottsel." It was obvious he would change that though. And he also changed the huge hip hog on the top of the building. Now it had a huge figure of the chili pepper himself with devil-like horns and a big devil- like fork on his hand. Its free hand signaled the 'devil sign.' "I guess all that represents the naughtiness" I told myself as I looked at the huge figure amazed. I proceeded towards the entrance and I heard laughter and talking from the inside. As the doors opened, I heard Dax scream "Aggghhh! A Metal Head!" But when I stepped in and they all got a good look at me, Dax and Jak both screamed "SIG!" They were happy to see I was alive. Jak who was holding his love, Keira, around her waist; let go and approached me. "You're ok!?" he told me as he got close to me. I smiled at him and told him "You cherries didn't think some nasty breath, giant-sized lizard was gonna keep me from the biggest party in town did ya!?" Jak just looked at me and smiled. Then the furry ottsel told me "I knew you were too tough for 'em, big guy!"
We all celebrated the death of the Metal Head leader who turned out to be Kor. That was explained to me by Jak and Samos when they told me everything about what happened in the nest. "So little Jak is now in Sandover huh?" I asked the Green Eco sage. "That's right" he confirmed. "I feel sorry for Vin" I commented aloud. "All of us do Sig, all of us do" Jak told me sounding upset at that comment. Not long afterwards, Torn and Ashelin, who were now seeing each other, came to the party too. We all talked and laughed and danced. An hour and a half later; when the part was over, the ones who had still not gone home stood outside the bar. Those were Samos, Jak, Daxter, Pecker, the croca-dog, and I. "You saved the city and more, my boy!" Samos congratulated Jak. "Metal Kor and his menace are history, and somewhere out there, an ancient race has begun again" Samos continued as he pointed with his wooden staff towards the sky. We all looked at the beautiful night sky that was filled with fireworks of citizens who were celebrating the defeat of Metal Kor. "I'm just glad to be back home" Jak said as he moved his hand behind the croca-dog's ears. "Yeah?" Samos added, "Well, rest up. We've got a lot to do and so much time to do it in!" "Don't say 'time!'" Jak exclaimed, "The Rift Ring was destroyed, remember?" Then I cut in the whole conversation and added some words of my own. "You know," I began, "my momma used to read me bedtime stories about Mar when she'd tuck me in... She'd give me a nice glass of warm yakow milk...and my little poopsy bear." Surprised at this comment, Jak's furry buddy exclaimed "Bedtime stories? Warm milk? Poopsy bear!? Buddy, ya just blew your image!" Pecker and the croca-dog laughed at Daxter's words. I barely chuckled myself. Then Samos caught all of our attention again by saying "I've got a feeling we'll meet Mar someday. He may be closer than you think." I smiled and gave Jak the Ruby Key. "You're the designated driver!" I told him.
Jak took the Key and said "Oh no...I am done with adventures." "Besides," he continued, "you'll tell us before something happens next time, right Samos?" The Green Eco sage remained quiet and whistled pretending he didn't hear anything. Perturbed by Samos' silence, Jak repeated "RIGHT, SAMOS!" Then Pecker broke in the conversation by saying "Aarrk! You never know what the future may hold." "Wait! You know something don't ya feather breath?" Daxter suspiciously asked the monkeybird. Pecker got nervous at Daxter's question and replied "Who? Me? Ah... No... We're just, ah...guessing, right Samos?" "Today... Tomorrow... Only time will tell!" the monkeybird added. Unconvinced by Pecker's words, the ottsel warned "No! You're gonna tell... RIGHT NOW! Aagghhh!" And with that, the chili pepper jumped off Jak's shoulder towards Pecker. "AGGHHH! Why you little... AAARRR..." Pecker complained as Daxter jumped on him. "Ooooo, dirty fighting! Dirty fighting!" Dax yelled as he fought Onin's pet. Finally, I decided to grab them both in each hand by their tails. They hung upside down looking at each other fiercely. "Jak," Samos stated, "my boy, the future awaits!" After that comment, I dropped the two animals on the ground. They gave angry looks at each other with their arms crossed. We all stared at the night sky bathed in fireworks for a moment. "Well... I better get going" Samos told us. He slowly walked into the distance as he waved goodbye. The rest of us went back inside and had a couple of more drinks. Then Pecker said goodbye and flew away to the Bazaar.
Then it was just Jak, golden boy, and I. We sat on the bar stools with empty glasses in our hands. "So tell me Sig, how exactly did you survive?" Jak asked me curiously. I smiled at the question and looked at Metal Kor's huge head that hung on the walls. "To be honest, I just made it 'cause I'm...a real Wastelander" I replied.
THE END