Chapter Ten: Stick With Me

One Year Later...

Tiffany, Jordan, Garret, Jak, and Daxter had endured a year long time period in which the spirit Jordan could fuze with the Sacred Pearl. During this time, they had to proctect the pearl from any dangers so that their friend could come back to life. And now, the final day has come...

"Jak, we're ready!" Tiffany called, hopping in the Freedom Fighter train that hadn't been used in over a year. He smiled, remembering his son that was waiting for him, along with his hopeful wife. With the pearl in his arms, he climbed into the train as it pulled away from the temple that they had once called 'home'. "I'm so excited! Not only do we get to see everyone again, but Jordan is coming back to life!"

"There's one more thing we have to do before she can come back, Tiffany..." She stopped and looked up at Jak, who stared right back at her. "You have to call the Precursors again."

"But I'm not sure I remember how!" Tiffany scratched the back of her neck. Wait a minute... "The mark! It's still there!" With the Mark of the Precursors, Tiffany would be able to call the gods whenever she liked. "I just can't wait..."

"Me neither!" chirped Daxter. "My little boy and wife is waitin' on me!"

"We're almost there!" Jordan and Garret sat in the front. The teenage squirrel tilted her head to the side. "Jordan?"

"What?" He looked back at her with an excited smile. Jordan will be so happy, she thought. I haven't spoken to her in over a year... "Here we are!" They lunged forward as the train thudded to the ground. When the door opened, Jak saw his wife, his son, and the rest of the gang waiting for them. But he also noticed that she was holding a small bundle in her arms. The man smiled warmly and hugged her and the bundle, along with his son tightly. Tiffany jumped onto his shoulder and examined the little bundle. It was a baby! "I was wondering when you would arrive," Jak said to the little babe, tickling under its chin to make it giggle. "WHAT!" everyone else exclaimed, having no idea that Jak and Keira were expecting another child.

"Yes, we didn't want to tell you for a while, but then the pearl, I decided to wait and see what you guys thought."

"Wow," whispered Tiffany. She carefully unwrapped some of the baby's blanket to reveal a little tag on his wrist. "Jordan Mar: Son of Keira and Jak Mar," it read. Tiffany shook her head and looked up to his parents. "Jordan sure is gonna' be pissed when she-WAIT A SECOND!" She spun around to meet the male Jordan. "De-jah-vu! What's this all about?"

"Haha! I was wondering when you'd figuire it out!" The Sacred Pearl began to shake, releasing a ghostly Jordan. "Jordan!" cried Tiffany. Knowing that her friend was just a spirit, she resisted the urge to hug her. "Yes, Tiffany. He is Jak's son. Look at the baby's hair." The squirrel lifted the cap of the child to find a lock of white hair. "He's part Precursor, just like his dad. Jordan told me about this a while back when we were in the temple."

"How come he could talk to you?"

"Since he's part Precursor, he can talk to me through the pearl."

"I've come from the future to warn her about that accident when I was thirteen. Unfortunatley, I was sent to Praxis's ruling period, and I was immediatley arrested. That's how I got these markings. Then I met you two. The reason Jordan was hypnotized was because I'm part Precursor and she's the Spirit of the Beast." Things were starting to make sense to Tiffany. "So in some strange way, you are stronger than Jordan?"

"Exactly."

"Let's not just stand here! Call the Precursors, Tiff!" She nodded her head and touched the mark on the back of her neck. With a flash of bright light, a portal appeared, letting all of the Precursors file out. "Ah, Tiffany!" said the leader, almost wacking the surfer Ottsel in the head with his staff. "We were worried about you for awhile!"

"Listen, it's not me you should be worried about. It's Jordan." She waved her paw in the direction of the Sacred Pearl, Jordan hovering over it. The leader frowned and so did the others. "I'm afraid we can't bring her back to this world as a human..." The teenage spirit looked around to all of the sad faces of her foster family. Torn and his family even came to see their beloved young warrior come back to life, but it just wasn't going to happen.

Wait a minute, she thought. He said human... "Yo, leader!" she yelled, getting everyone's attention. "Come here..." They whispered silently as the rest watched with wonder. Daxter perked up his ears. "Knowing her she's probably found a loop hole," he mumbled. When the two were finished talking, the leader turned around and raised his staff. "We have good news! Jordan can come back!" A cheer erupted from all of the families. "You see," began Jordan. "He said I couldn't come back as a human, right? Well, what if I came back as something else?"

"Just do it!" yelled Tiffany, anxious to hug her best friend again. "As you wish!" He waved the staff around the pearl, making Jordan disappear for a few seconds. A cloud of dust hovered around, blocking everyone's view of the fantastic pearl. When the dust cleared, Jak and the others saw the faint shape of a deer with a bandana much like Jordan's from when she first arrived in Haven City on its head. At first, it looked startled, but to Tiffany's astonishment, it was her best friend. "Jordan!"

"Tiffany!"

"You're a...deer! I thought you hate them..."

"I do, but I guess ifI have to be one, it's best not to hate your own kind..." All three of the toddlers squeeled with delight as they ran between her legs. "Jordi's back! Jordi's back!" As much as Jordan loved to see the children play, she couldn't help but frown at the thought of never being able to date orget married like everyone else. The other Jordan noticed this and ingnored the children and sat beside the Precursors. "Hey, could you do me a favor?" he whispered, making sure that the others were occupied. The boy mumbled his wish and disappeared behind a veil of light. When the rest turned around, they saw a white buck, holding his head high to impress Jordan. "Jordan? Is that you?" The smaller deer approached him slowly as he nodded his head.

"Oh, and Tiffany..." The squirrel looked up and was blasted by a beam of light. "I hope you're satisfied!" She opened her eyes to find that she was human once more. Her boyfriend helped her up and they both looked on to see the new and happy couple. They had their noses touching and their ears laid back. "Awwww, that's so cute!"

"Jordan and...Jordan, there's something we must tell you..." They stopped their flirting and faced the Precursors. "You cannot stay here, it's too dangerous. But there is a place far away from here that you two can go. We can take you there..." The two deer lowered their heads and went to say their goodbye's to their friends. "Tiffany, I'm gonna' miss you. And Jak,and everyone, take care," said Jordan sadly as she watched the Precursors form another portal. Tiffany hugged her friend around the neck. "Bye, pal. Take care of each other..." The toddlers hugged her legs and pleaded for her to stay, but thier parents pulled them away. Jordan and Jordan walked side by side into the portal, never to be seen again. That is, at least ten more years...

It's done! I know, I know, it's shorter than the last story. But the next will be great and long.

Ham: Poor Tiffany, she should have gotten to go with her...

Me: Don't worry, the next story has a big surprize! Stay tuned!