A./n:: I'm dropping in to say this, THIS story is going to BE LONG! I'm predicting that its going to be more then 20 chapters. Saying we are already on chapter nine and the war has not even started yet. Just the pre-battle plans. And it's going to be a couple more chapters tell all 4 sword wielders are found. Then we got to have the Ice Queen and the Dark King together (mid point of the story) in the same room (trust me you'll love that :D). And what happens after that....and if they ever get Haven city back to normal. Not to mention the griffins, wizards, minators, fairies, pixies and minks have not even come in yet!!! nor what the vines are and what they are doing...also the thing in the docks water....So yeah...hope you reviewers like long stories cause this one is going to be a doozzeeeyy :D My longest fanfic
Oh in cause you were wondering, There is a MAJOR reason why I made Daxter a person again, and the reasons in this chapter :D
Responce to Reviews:
Lunatic Pandora1: I like Jak/Ashelin as well, but my all time fav Jak game series couple is Ashelin/Torn. personally I like any Jak game series couples XD but we all have our favs ya know :D But I totally understand what you are saying!
MissEcoFreak the dark Ottsel: lol I know what ya mean about Daxter. eheheh I love Daxter he's my fav, but argg it looked like he was going to bit him self with those big teeth of his lol. Horra for Daxter.
Toboe's pup: I was considering him having the power to change back into an ottsel if he wanted, but I decided against it. So no he's just a person now.
All right for you people who are reading this story for the action...here it comes :D
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Jak watched over Kiera sleeping, as she finally looked peaceful and not in pain. Samos had been in here for a while but when Daxter started to sing in the shower he excused himself from the back room. Kiera was still a little bit battered, her father was a sage and all but he was not a miracle worker. She still had her broken limbs and her deep gashes she had received when the house collapsed on top of her.
He was a little curious if Kiera was dreaming, and if she was, he wondered what it was about. Jak wanted her to wake up soon, Torn had gotten to talk to her even if it was brief Jak had wished it had been him instead. She was going to wake up however, Samos said it might take a few days, and when she did wake up Jak wanted to be here. He still needed to say he was sorry for what had happened. He still felt really bad, but he had not lost his cool sence then.
Jak was pushed out of his thoughts as the bathroom door came flying open and Daxter stepped out of the steamy room. Jak was quite surprised at what he saw. Daxters face was shaven and he was wearing a really nice shirt that looked like a kimono top, and a pair of pants that looked like Jaks. Daxter spun around slowly in a circle so Jak could see him, Daxter had not cut his hair at all but it was pulled back into a pony tale. He had three hair ties in his har, Daxter looked really nice. (I'm going to draw a picture of what Daxter looks like :D).
"Ahhhh to be able to reach the knobs in the shower was wonderful! To turn the water hotter at will, oohh the simple things I have missed," Daxter said as he reached his hand into the air and petted it as if he was really touching something.
"You look really nice Daxter, Kiera will be thrilled when she wakes up," Jak said as Daxter walked over to the bed and looked down at his sleeping friend. Daxter put his hand on Kieras not hurt foot and patted it lightly.
"I bet she'll faint as well," Daxter said as Jak got up from where he was sitting and the two of them walked out to be with everyone else. Jak was still trying to get used to Daxter being taller them him. It was odd but he was going to adjust, just as he had when Daxter had turned into an Ottsel. "Once I get some shoes I'll be ready to go!"
"Oh Daxter! Your so handsome," Tess called out as she ran over to him and gave him a hug.
"I know, huh?" Daxter responded and Jak rolled his eyes.
"I'm sure we have some boots around here somewhere that will fit you Daxter, let me go look," Tess said as she gave Daxter a peck on his newly shaven cheek as she went to go find the boots she had mentioned. Ashelin walked over to Jak and Daxter as they started commenting on Daxters new look.
Torn smiled at a distance, there was no reason why he would not be smiling. Samos disappeared again and Torn was finally really starting to understand the great dislike the two of them had for one another. He noticed it before but not as much as he was know that they were all stationed in the Naughty Ottsel.
Though it seamed nothing could brake Torns perfect mood, it did however brake when Lucca came walking over to him with her arms crossed and a disappointed look on her face. Torn groaned, why did she still have to be hanging around, Kiera was going to be just fine now, there was no need for her.
"Very close friend I assume?" Lucca said coldly looking at Ashelin and Torn did not have to ask what she was talking about.
"Very close, and what does it matter to you? It would do you good if you just minded your own business you know," Torn said and Lucca glared at him.
"You are my business," Lucca said harshly and Torn was trying not to get angry.
"I am not, what I do with my life now has nothing to do with you. I am finally happy why wont you just let me be happy for once?" Torn asked.
"Why do you have to be happy with her?" Lucca asked and Torn cringed slightly.
"Because I love her thats why Lucca, why would I want to be happy with anyone else?"
"You loved me," Lucca said and Torn cleared his throat trying to keep himself undercontrol.
"Many many moons ago, get over yourself, I have important things to do. So if you don't mind, back off," Torn said as mean as he could and then started to walk away from her once again. If she kept bugging him he was afraid that one of these days he was really going to yell at her.
Torn walked over and put his hands on Ashelins shoulders as Tess came back with some boots for Daxter. He thanked Tess as he sat down at the bar to put them on, Daxter was thrilled that they were the perfect size for him. He stood up, fully dressed and clean, ready to tackle anything.
"Swords here we come," Ashelin said, as she Torn, Jak and Daxter were getting ready to go out again. Tess walked them to the door and waved goodbye as they headed away from the Naughty Ottsel for the second time that day.
They all felt a little better as they saw the clouds were clearing out of the sky, all the clouds however, except the ones hanging over the Black Castle. And the clouds that were over their heads were thinner and they were changing color with the setting sun.
This day had seamed to go by so quickly, with the crazy day they had yesterday this one seamed less significant. The snow had melted slightly, which only meant Chasmin might call upon another storm saying she could not be in the sun. They were not quite looking forward to another blizzard.
The group reached the heart of Haven city faster then they expected. And they were not expecting it to look the way it did. The rubble of the hospital was gone, not a trace of wood in sight. But there was a small hill that of course was covered in snow.
On top of the hill was four different shaped stones, and in each of the stones there was a sword sticking out of it, the blades reflecting the light of the setting sun. They stood there looking at the swords for a few minutes not exactly sure what they were spouse to do now.
"I suppose we got to take them out of the stones now," Daxter said and they all started up the hill towards the stones. Each one of them stood next to a sword, and then reached out and touched the handles of the blades. They needed these swords in order to keep them self alive from all the magical creatures that were running around Haven city now.
The four of them tried to pull their swords out, but with each desperate attempt, they could not even get the swords to budge. Ashelin rubber her head and looked at the sword she was standing in front of. They might not be the chosen ones to wield these weapons.
"Lets try switching swords," Ashelin said, or they were simply pulling on the wrong ones. Daxter went to the one Jak frist had. He reached out his hands and grabbed the handle of the blade. Everyone stepped back as they saw the sword glow under Daxters fingers. And with out a bit of struggle Daxter pulled the sword from the stone and spun it around his fingers.
"Nice thinking Ashelin," Daxter said as a strange surge of power rushed threw Daxters body, it was friendly and welcoming power. As if it had belonged to him. Jak then moved towards the sword Daxter had original had and placed his hands on the handle of the blade.
Just like Daxter the sword started to glow in his hands and Jak pulled it out from the stone. He spun around with it as if it was the most natural thing in the world. He twirled the sword around then stopped it and placed it on his shoulder.
Ashelin and Torn switched places and touched the sword handles, but to their dismay the swords did not glow in their hands. Ashelin let go of the sword and crossed her arms. Something seamed sort of odd by this whole thing.
"Well this sucks," Torn said as he looked over at Jak and Daxter.
"That has to be it..." Ashelin said as she snapped her fingers and the others gave her a slightly odd look.
"What does?" Daxter asked.
"She knew," Ashelin said as she put her hands on her hips.
"Hun, were lost," Torn commented and Ashelin turned towards him. Of course they did not see it, she had been around Chasmin longer then they had.
"She knew Daxter was a sword holder, that was no gift to us it was a gift for her by turning him to his old self! And she offered to teach 'the people who can't pull the swords' to learn magic. Do you guys get it, she knew all this stuff was going to happen before we even got here!" Ashelin said as she waved her arms around slightly.
"Okay, and if she did?" Daxter asked not really getting why Ashelin was freaking out.
"Why did she not tell us in the frist place! Chasmin's a liar and we can't trust her!" Ashelin said a bit angry that they were not seeing her point.
"Well me and Dax have to go back to talk to her any ways, we can ask her when we are there why she did not tell us," Jak said thinking Ashelin was over reacting just a little.
"And even if she did know Ashelin, we needed these weapons any ways, we need magic," Daxter said as he pointed to his sword.
"If it happens again we can just back out, its not like we signed a contract or anything Ashelin," Jak said. "But Daxter is right, with out Chasmin we would not have gotten these. And at least she offered to teach you magic."
"Oh never mind," Ashelin said frustrated. They did not understand, it seamed like they were starting to trust Chasmin. At least she would stay on the opposite side, she would keep a close eye on the Ice Queen, and the moment she slipped up it was over she was getting her friends out of there. And there was only one way she could do that. "I guess were going to be learning magic then Torn."
The three guys looked at one another, that was a sudden change of heart. But they did not fight with Ashelin on this, if she did not trust Chasmin then that was okay. They had just met the woman and had to pick sides between two powerful forces that seamed to be causing equal amounts of damage to their city.
"Then it looks like we are all going back to the castle," Torn said, not really looking forward to learning magic, but he was going to do anything he could to help out his friends in this situation.
However this time when they approached the draw bridge of the castle they did not even have to knock, the door opened as if it was waiting for them. And this time they were greeted at the door instead of being teleported up to Chasmins Throne room. Chasmin and Vector were waiting inside the palace for them as they crossed the wooden bridge.
"Welcome back, again," Chasmin said as the draw bridge started to rise as Daxter who was the last in line, entered the Castle. "I'm pleased to see the results you have brought."
"You knew we'd be back," Ashelin said coldly.
"Of course I did you offered me your help," Chasmin said and Ashelin narrowed her eyes. There was something she did not like at all about this woman.
"You said you would teach us magic?" Torn said putting an arm around Ashelins shoulder.
"Of course, and magic you shall learn. Vector here is top in his skills, he shall teach the two of you, though you'll have to stay in my castle for a couple of days, Mage's in training cannot leave the place of study," Chasmin said, this is what Ashelin wanted.
"Come with me," Vector said as he turned and disappeared in a cloud of purple smoke before their eyes.
"Good luck!" Daxter called to Torn and Ashelin and with a blink of an eye the two of them were gone as well. Daxter then turned his attention towards Chasmin, Ashelin must have been seeing something that he did not, because she looked pretty decent to him. No one was perfect.
Chasmin turned towards Jak and Daxter as an orb appeared in her hands. It floated over to the two of them showing them a picture of what appeared to be the Black Castle. But lining up in a couple of rows were some strange creatures they had never seen before.
"Tyon is already building his frist line of attack, those are minks," Chasmin said as the orb disappeared.
"You want us to destroy them right?" Jak asked and Chasmin laughed lightly.
"Nothing gets past you Mar," She said and Daxter rubbed his forehead a little.
"They don't look to dangerous," Daxter commented and Chasmin smiled.
"My dear Daxter, the small fish out in my moat don't look to dangerous either. But here is the thing, when you have one of those fish alone, their bite may hurt but you can easily brush it away. However, imagine hundreds of them ripping at your flesh, there is no way you can brush them all away, and even if you managed to hit one off, the rest would have you in their bellies," Chasmin said as Daxter gulped slightly as he looked over at Jak. "Thats why minks are so dangerous, one Mink is nothing, but when you get a lot of them together, they are extremely dangerous."
"We got this covered right Dax?" Jak asked and Daxter then smiled bravely.
"Of course, will show those pip-squeaks whose boss!" Daxter said as he hit his chest with his fist.
"Get a good nights rest boys, they wont be around until tomorrow," Chasmin said, she turned around and the same blue light wrapped around her and she was gone. Daxter frowned, he totally forgot to ask Chasmin about Ashelins worries but Jak, who had thought good things about Chasmin earlyer had a change of heart as well,he now had a feeling that he knew why Ashelin had been upset. Chasmin had just showed them what was going to happen tomorrow. She had to have known that Daxter would be one of the sword wielders.
He however did not want to bring this up to Daxter at the moment. Daxter was already worried about the little fight they were going to have to get into tomorrow morning and he did not want to add to his bundle of worries.
The two guys left the castle and started their walk back to the Naughty Ottsel. Daxter was swinging his sword around the air as if he had been doing it all his life. Jak also felt the same kind of power when he held his sword, it was as if they had these skills all along.
"Ha!" Daxter cried as he stopped one of his attacks in mid air and did a pose. Jak tapped him on the head with his sword letting him know that pose was pretty lame looking and he needed to figure out a new one.
However when Daxter yelled his battle cry, someone else besides Jak had heard it. Someone who was not exactly trilled with neither Jak or Daxter. There was a loud thump behind the two guys as they turned around and Daxter dropped his sword as a familiar purple dragon was now standing in front of them.
"You again!" The Dragon roared as he walked towards them. "Where's that Ottsel...I heard him..."
"Right here lizard!" Daxter yelled picking up his sword and pointing it at the Dragon. "Your days are number, see now I have a sword and your going to die!"
The Dragon turned sharply swinging his tail at the two guys. Daxter fell back towards the ground and the dragons tail went over his head. Jak jumped over it and gripped his sword tightly with both hands as the Dragon was now running towards them as fast as he could go.
He moved his head quickly as he hit Jak with his nose, Jak flipped backwards into the snow as the dragon turned towards Daxter who he was more pissed off at. He slashed at Daxter with his front claw as Daxter jumped out of the way to avoid being cut in half. Jak got off his feet and ran towards the dragon, he moved his arms in front of him as his sword went slashing threw the air cutting the leg of the Dragon.
The Dragon let out a roar as its blood started running down his leg, the Dragon lifted his hurt leg in the air and sent it falling to the ground over Jaks head. Jak jumped to the side as the Dragons foot hitting the ground caused the ground to shake slightly. Jak then ran over to Daxter as the two of them stood together as the dragon moved away from them slightly.
However the dragon was not retreating, it bent it's head down low and opened it's mouth as another fire ball was starting to from. Daxter whimpered slightly as Jak grabbed his arm to single him to start running. The Dragon shot out it's flame as the two of them ran down the street. Daxter then looked down at his sword, they could not keep running from this over sized lizard.
Daxter Turned around sliding to a stop as he took another pose this time. Jak slid to a stop as well as he had lost sight of Daxter. Jak looked at his best friend, the new kind of pose Daxter had taken, it looked as if he was defending himself from an attack.
"DAXTER!" Jak yelled as the fireball smashed into Daxter. Jak had almost been to afraid to watch the scene but he watched and to his surprise, the fire was reflected off Daxters sword and went shooting up in the air. After the fire was gone Daxter fell over into the snow. The Dragon let out another angry noise as Jak helped him back up to his feet.
"These things are better then I thought!" Daxter commented but they stopped their chit chat as the dragon came running towards them again. Jak and Daxter separated as the Dragon stopped running and faced Daxter. He went running after him as Daxter jumped into the air. The dragon with quick thinking threw his head into the air as quickly as he could hitting Daxter in mid jump. Daxter went flying towards the Dragons back as the dragon then hit Daxter with his tail.
Jak watched as Daxter smashed into the side of a building and fell face first into the snow. Jak was about to run over and help him but the Dragon stepped down in front of him blocking his way. The Dragon chomped at Jak making him have to roll out of the way to avoid the attack. The Dragon stomped on the he ground again as Jak flipped back to his feet.
As Jak swung his sword again something in the dragon changed, he was starting to move a lot faster then before. Each one of Jaks attacks kept missing as the dragon dogged each attack quickly and skillfully. The Dragon then retaliated hitting Jak as hard as he could with his front foot. Jak went flying back wards in the air as he landed hard in the snow.
The Dragon sprinted towards Jak and lifted his foot up one more time bringing it down upon Jak. Jak put his sword on top of his stomach with the blade facing skyward. And as the dragon brought his foot down at such a speed the sword went straight threw his foot. A Roar of pain shot of his mouth but that did not stop him from trapping Jak under his foot.
Jak looked up at the dragon threw it's massive claws and felt it's blood dripping on him as the two of them staid where they were the Dragon just looking down at Jak debating weather or not he should make this person lunch. The Dragon leaned his head down and licked his foot where the sword was poking threw to clear off some of the blood and then gave Jak an angry look.
Opening it's mouth as if it was going to say something, but before it could get the words out the dragon let out a loud screamed and Jak cringed slightly saying the dragon was right near his head. The Dragon lifted it's head and foot up as it turned to look at Daxter who had shoved his own sword into the dragons tail pinning it to the ground.
However when the Dragon had lifted its foot off of Jak, Jaks sword was still stuck in it and Jak was still holding onto his sword. Jak smiled at Daxter for his quick thinking but the Dragon was not pleased as well as he looked at Jak dangling from his foot. He moved his foot over his mouth and opened it up.
Daxters eyes widened as Jaks sword finally came lose but over the Dragons mouth. Jak disappeared and the dragon shut his mouth and Daxter gasped as he ran over to one of the dragons back legs and started beating on it like crazy.
"You better not eat Jak you big ugly lizard! Spit him back out right now!" Daxter yelled over and over again but then he turned and looked at the lizard whom it seamed was fighting to keep his mouth shut. But then the Dragon stopped moving around and opened his mouth. Jak was sitting on the button of the Dragons mouth with his sword pinned right up against the roof of the Dragons mouth.
"Now try and chop me Dragon, if you do this sword will go to your brain!" Jak called out and Daxter smiled as he ran over to the front of the Dragon.
"And if you move that sword I'll chop down on you killing you as well," The Dragon said with much difficulty with Jak in his mouth. Jak moved around slightly trying to avoid the Dragons tongue when he was talking. Daxter raised his eye brows slightly thinking about this lovely situation.
"Either way your both going to lose..." Daxter said as he thought about what Jak and the dragon had said. "....well, look at the stars they sure are pretty?" He said mainly trying to make a distraction, little did he know that he was doing much more then that.
"Daxter what are you talking about?" Jak asked but the dragon looked towards the sky.
"They are very pretty," He said.
"Maybe we could talk about this....how about you let...Jak go and...we can ...talk?" Daxter asked as the dragon turned it's head quickly and looked down at Daxter as smoke came out of his nose. "Neither one of you will have to die..."
The Dragon then took it's tongue and as hard as he could hit Jak with it and it sent him flying towards the ground where Daxter extended his arms and caught Jak before he hit the snow. The dragon then spat Jaks sword out of his mouth and looked down at the two of them.
Daxter put Jak down as he wiped off the dragon slobber he had gotten off of Jak. Jak picked up his sword and looked at the dragon as it had now taken a seat on the ground and was waiting for Daxter to start his 'talk.'
"I'm Daxter, whats your name?" Daxter asked stupidly, not really knowing what to say to a dragon, the dragon then rested it's head down on it's front legs as if it as tired.
"Zuklirtamakcha," The Dragon said and Daxter looked over at Jak.
"Say what?"
"Just call me Zuk," The Dragon said more quietly as he looked towards the stars. "It's been a long time sence I've seen them."
"How come?" Daxter asked as he walked towards the Dragon and Jak wished he would stay his distance just incase this dragon wanted another go at it.
"Either there is a dark cloud looming over our heads or snow, it never ends," The Dragon said as Daxter reached out and touched the Dragon. Jak took a couple of steps towards the both of them he was still extremely worried that Daxter might be in some kind of danger. "I thought you were an Ottsel?"
"I was, The Ice Queen turned me back into my normal form," Daxter said and the Dragon grunted.
"You work for Chasmin?"
"Well not really, she's helping us out and we are helping her, trying to protect our city," Daxter said as he jumped up and sat down on the Dragons leg. Jak was about to protest but the dragon did not seam to want to harm Daxter any more. "What are you doing around here?"
"Tyon the Dark King kicked me out, saying I was to weak, I have no where else to go," The dragon said as a hint of sadness started to rise in his voice.
"You know I used to always feel like that, everyone made fun of me, definitely when I became an Ottsel," Daxter said as he looked over at Jak. "If it was not for my buddy Jak over there, I dunno what I would have done, Jak is the bestest friend anyone could ever ask for."
"Dax..." Jak said.
"No I mean it, maybe you just need a good friend Zuk," Daxter said as the dragon looked over at him. "I could be your friend! I mean who knows what its like to be an animal but me!"
Jak rubbed his head and smiled, Daxter meant a lot to him as well. And he was kind of happy to see that Daxter had befriended the dragon instead of killing it. Zuk was powerful and they never knew when they were going to need his help. Daxter then jumped off of Zuks arm and went to remove his sword from his tail. Zuk Thanked him as Daxter laid down in the snow next to Zuk and they watched as the stars in the sky until the clouds came again and covered them up.
A/N:: there was fighting but no killing lol. When I was originally planning this story I could not bring myself to make Jak and Daxter kill Zuk. So he lives! And they have a new friend, and he will be helpful Zuk will be around a lot deafeningly when they fight the other 3 dragons...whom are not nearly as nice as Zuk. You also get to learn more about Zuks past and his time with the Dark King Tyon :D Also Ashelin and Torn will be absent from the next chapter or 2. But don't worry they get a chapter all to themselves, but after that chapter it will be another 2 before they finally get back in the story with the others.
The vines growing under their feet have laid undisturbed, but what happens if one is damaged? A tragadie hits and they need a miracle to get out of this one, the next chapter of Unfortunate Fantasy Chapter 10: The Thing about Butterflies.