This is not goodbye

By Kuro Kin'youbi

Disclaimer: I do not own Naughty Dog. Or Jak and Daxter, Jak 2: Renegade, or Jak 3. End of story.


Chapter 3

Keira looked at Jak and narrowed her eyes. She didn't know how to react - disgusted, horrified, happy... choices.

"You do know that's tampering with time, right?" She questioned.

He nodded, and then turned away.

"Why do you want to tamper with time?" Keira asked.

He shook his head. Why did he have to explain it all the time to everyone?

"Because... well, you know." Jak said flatly "I want my father back."

Keira walked over to Jak and put a hand on his shoulder.

"There, there." She said. "I'll make it... just don't change time any more than bringing your father back."

Jak nodded - he was used to getting ordered around, after all. He had been ordered around ever since Daxter was turned into an Ottsel a few years back.

"OK, then." Jak said. "I won't change time any further. I promise."

Keira smirked. "Go on, get outta here now. I need to start!"

Jak shrugged and headed out, not before thanking her again and also saying goodbye.


Daxter sat on a stool at the Naughty Ottsel. He looked glum, which was unusual. Tess sat on another stool, by him. She watched the emotions on his face, which were usually quite easy to read. To her, he seemed depressed.

"Oh, what's the matter whisker puss?" Tess asked, hopping onto the same stool as him and giving him a hug. "It hurts me to see you upset."

Daxter muttered something Tess couldn't hear. Finally, he spoke aloud.

"Jak. He is so depressed after Damas' death, he wants to go back in time to prevent it."

Tess was silent. She wrapped her arms around Daxter and just sat there, hugging him. Daxter pouted for a while then jumped up.

"Let's go help him."

Tess jumped up too. "Yeah"!


3 days later...

Keira looked at the model. It was almost complete. She had worked extra hard on it, and wanted to make it work. Deep down, she had strong feelings for Jak, even though he HAD kissed Ashelin, and she WAS jealous over that, and all she wanted was to have Jak hug her, hold her close and whisper into her ear that it was going to be alright...

"Keira?"

Jak's voice broke the silence and Keira's train of thought. She snapped out of her daydream and turned around.

"Y-yes, Jak?" She stammered.

"What's with the dreamy look on your face?" He asked.

She shook her head and explained that she fell into those kinds of trances when she had a lot on her mind. Jak shrugged and walked back over to what he had been doing - which had been looking at the awards Keira and her race team had won.

"You sure have a good team." Jak said.

Keira looked at him and shrugged.

"Thanks." She said "How many times have you said that?" She asked him.

Jak laughed. "About 7."


"It's done!"

Daxter shot up, somehow, off his bed and down the hallway in an instant. Jak followed, like they were two school boys. Keira watched them race in and skid to a halt.

"Guys!" She said. "I've finished the Rift Rider!"

Jak looked at Daxter, who was grinning.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" He said.

"Yeah, let's go" Jak agreed.

"Not so fast."


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