Hoping off the zoomer, I pushed open the flap to the tent, a familiar scent washing over me. It smelled alot like Samo's hut when he burned incense, I looking around to see a very old woman with what seemed to be a large plate on her head with a.. bird Monkey hybrid sitting on it.
"Uh, hello?"
The woman moved her head upwards, startling the creature on her head. It flapped it's wings, looking straight at me.
"Who.. are you?" It squaked in a male voice.
"Y...you can talk!"
"Yes, yes. Surprise. And I have manners too. Unlike you, now.. answer my question!"
"Im Zoe. Torn sent me here. To deliver a parcel."
"Ohhh. Delivery girl." He said, the woman below him moved her hands, he watching intently.
"Onin here says that you're special.'
"Me, special? Yeah right." I walked closer, handing the bird monkey the small package. He took it with his feet, placing it on a table behind her.
"You doubt yourself. Seriously, if onin, a soothsayer says you are, then accept it."
"But what exactly makes me special. How does she even know anything about me?"
Onin sighed again, this time blue magic came from her hands, surrounding me. My veins burned a bit, the marks growing darker before fading.
"She says you are Zoe, daughter of Gol the dark sage. You were experimented on by Baron praxis, and dark eco runs through your veins."
What the hell?
"How in the.."
"She sees into your soul, and reads your being like a poem. Your fears, your past, and your present. Especially your doubts. A boy, I pressume?"
I covered my chest protectively.
"S..stop looking into my soul. Its weird. I just came to deliver a package, that's all."
"Very well, come back soon." He waved as i left the tent, a crowd across the way caught my attention.
Oh no... jak?
I sprinted over, seeing a few Krimson guard Zoomers in the air but I ignored it, pushing past the crowd of people to see 5 guards holding their guns and surrounding another pair. One being a deshelved woman and the other.. Erol. He had his gun trained on her, but he didn't see me. Not yet.
"Tell me rebel scum. Where is the girl?"
He was most likely talking about me. I ran up, blocking his view of her. His determination turned to anger, fire burning in his eyes.
"Ah, Zoe. My favorite experiment. Come to turn yourself in?"
"No. I'm here to prevent the 'saviors of haven city' from harassing any more innocent people." I snapped, the crowd murmuring. Erol looked around and noticed the crowd.
"So. You wanna do this the easy way where you and your lackeys jump in your zoomers and go back to do whatever you guys do, or the hard way where i turn you into confetti." I said, my hands lighting up with the dark eco electricity.
"We'll leave. But don't think i won't forget this, Zoe." He spat, backing away and onto his zoomer with the others following pursuit. The crowd dispursed quickly, i turning to the woman.
"Thank you so much!" She exclaimed, hugging me.
"Uh, no problem. That guy's an asshole. But you should clear out before he comes back. Something tells me he won't back down next time.
"Yes. Thank you!" She ran off, I going to my zoomer but saw something shining on the ground. I picked it up, it being a pendant. Wait... this was my necklace! The one I lost in the crash when we arrived here. Was Erol.. holding on to this? Man, just when I'd thought he couldn't get any worse. I sighed, getting on my zoomer and racing back to meet up with jak.

"Yo!" I greeted, jumping down the last stair to see Torn, Jak and Daxter standing around the table.
"Aw, y'all starting a war circle without me?" I joked, Jak rolling his eyes but smiling.
"About time you came back. Did you get lost?"
"Unfortunately, no. But I did run into our favorite people so that was a fun experience. Whatcha got for us?" I asked, leaning against the table.
"One ofThe baron's mining operations are under attack by the metal heads." Torn said, pacing.
"That's not our problem." Jak said.
"It is our problem when the foreman's one of the underground's best informants. His name is Vin and just valuable enough to save. Find the warp gate at the power station and use it to travel to the strip mine so you can save vin's pathetic hide." Torn said, walking to jak and pointing at his chest. I kept quiet, used to this crap by now.
"Hey. Tattooed wonder. How come we got all the crappy missions?" Daxter asked as he jumped up onto the table.
"Because I. Don't. Like. You." Torn said, poking Daxter so hard he fell down on his back.
"Fair enough." Dax responded with a thumbs up.
"Whatever deal the baron made with the metal heads the city's eco is almost gone and his time is almost running out. If we don't get the kid back on the throne soon there might not be a city left to defend." He said, crossing his arms.
"Right. C'mon guys." I picked up Dax, we all heading outside to my zoomer.
"We'll take mine. It's faster."
"Um..."
"You can drive." I said, Dax crawling up to my shoulder as i got onto the zoomer.
"You do know majority of these things are the same, right?"
"Well, you forget I helped create these things back in the forest and also you underestimate my tinkering skills. Just, trust me." I said holding onto his waist and grinning like crazy.
"Uh oh jak she's got that smirk on her face. You sure you wanna do this?" Dax asked.
"What's the worse that can happen?" He asked, starting it up. It roared to life, jak surprised.
"C'mon, let's roll." I said, he hitting the acceleration and we shooting off, i crying out in excitement. Jak grinned.
"This is great, Zoe!"
"You guys are crazy!" Daxter yelled from my shoulder we both laughing. It reminded me of when we first ever rode a zoomer together, across the lava to the blue sage's house. The excitement, the thrill. It filled our hearts with joy but it was a feeling that I knew would go away when we stopped. But I was going to hold on to that moment, for as long as I could.
A/N
Holy crap I did not mean to keep y'all waiting for this. Stuff exploded and got me so busy that this was put on the back burner but hey! Its back y'all and I hope you guys didn't give up on me. Reviews and suggestions are welcome as always.
Author-sama, out!