A/N: I'm ashamed I let some of these stories go so long without an update. Hope you can all forgive me.

Morning finally arrived for our heroes, who were ready to take their adventure farther North. Jak and Daxter were being given an explanation about the A-Grav Zoomer's new heat shield while Zon was visiting his father to inform them about what they had been up to lately.

"And when we came back home from Misty Island, we went around and finished a few more errands and collected some more Power Cells from the villagers and an ancient Precursor Oracle, bringing us to a total of 36 Power Cells. I'm still wondering what he was talking about one of us having the 'light within'. Eh, probably nothing to think about at the moment."

"Zon!" came a shout behind him. He turned to see come floating towards him. "I hope you're ready. We're teleporting the moment those other knuckleheads manage to turn on the Warp Gate at the Blue Sage's hut."

"I've finished packing." Zon told as he held up a small bag. "Just wanted to visit my dad." Samos nodded with small smile before floating away, leaving Zon alone with his father's grave. "Well dad," he said before standing up and brushing the sand off his legs. "We're gonna be heading off soon. Wish us luck." he finished before running towards Samos's hut.

-With Jak and Daxter-

"We're at 200 degrees Jak!" Daxter exclaimed. Both boys were both traveling through the Fire Canyon towards the Blue Sage's hut, which was located in Rock Village on the other side. Keira had explained to them that the Heat Shield would only last up to 500 degrees before blowing up. She also told them that she had released cooling balloons along the way to help keep the temperature down to a safe level on their journey.

"I thought Samos said that this place was hot enough to melt Precursor Metal." Daxter said as they grabbed the floating orbs along the way. "How come these aren't melting?" Jak's only response was to shrug at the question, having no idea why they didn't melt.

"Keep it up guys!" came Keira's voice over the communicator. "You're halfway there!"

"Good! The heat's bad enough without this fur rug on my skin!" Daxter complained as he fanned himself with his hand, only to hold on for dear life when Jak smacked into a Lurker, lauching them into the air. "Warn a guy next time!"

"You guys having fun?" came Zon's voice from the communicator.

"Define 'fun'!" Daxter yelled before he heard a beeping sound coming from the Heat Shield's gauge. "Jak! We've hit 450 degrees!" he yelled in panic before they hit a cooling balloon, sending it back 25 degrees.

"Don't give up now! You're almost there!" Keira yelled as Jak saw the end in sight. He gunned the engine and sped off, ignoring both the Heat Shield gauge and Daxter's frantic yelling.

"496...497...498!" Daxter yelled before Jak hit zoomed past the molten floor and onto cooler land. He smiled with a fist bump while Daxter slowly began to fall backwards. "Safe at 499!" he gasped as he fell off the A-Grav Zoomer onto the dirt.

"Nice work you two! Next time, I'll release more balloons!" Keira told them.

"Next time?! Oh no! Next time, Zon drives while we wait at the hut!" Daxter snapped.

"Fair enough. I was getting bored waiting for you two to get over there anyway." Zon said, causing Daxter to groan. "Anyway, hurry up and turn on the Warp Gate."

"Don't rush us." Daxter replied before jumping onto Jak's shoulder, who left the Zoomer at the warp pad and walked onwards before finally entered the Blue Sage's hut. A quick click of a button activated the Warp Gate, which spat out Zon, Keira, and an annoyed Samos.

"Ah, Rock Village again." Zon sighed in nostalgia.

"I'll never get used to that teleporter tingling sensation." Samos said before noticing the state of the Blue Sage's hut. Papers were everywhere, bits of machinery broken, and no Blue Sage. "What in the world happened here?! It looks like the Blue Sage threw a party!"

"Oh no! Rock Village is on fire!" Keira shrieked from the window.

"One heck of a party!" Samos replied.

"And he didn't invite me?!" Zon asked in mock hurt.

"No! Look!" Keira told them. The group made it to the window, only to find a terrible sight. Large smoking boulders scattered about the village, with more being thrown down by a gigantic Lurker that seemed to be making them appear out of thin air with his armor.

"Well...this is bad." Zon said.

"Hmm. Looks like the Blue Sage was working on a device of some sort." Keira thought out loud as she peeked through one of the Blue Sage's telescopes.

"Let me see!" Zon said in excitement. Keira moved for Zon and allowed him to see a massive machine pointing straight at a boulder blocking the pathway up to where the monster was. "That looks so awesome! I gotta get a closer look!" he whispered before running out the door towards the village, with Keira following

"It seems that this village is in need of help as well." Samos said to them all as he peeked through a different telescope. "And not just the Village, but the surrounding areas as well! Looks like you two and Zon have a lot of work to do!"

"Why us?! Why don't you do something other than float around and bark orders?!" Daxter demanded.

"Very well then." Samos smiled before bashing his cane onto Daxter's head. "There. I did something else. NOW SHUT YOUR MOUTH!" Daxter growled as he rubbed his sore head before Samos peeked through the telescope overlooking the Precursor Basin, a troubled look coming over his face. "Oh dear. It seems that the influence of Dark Eco has tainted some innocent plants in the Precursor Basin. Jak, I want either you or Zon to heal those plants with the Green Eco that is flowing from a nearby vent. Scatter it across the plants to heal them, but be quick about it. Otherwise, the infected plants shall spread back to the healthy ones." Jak nodded as he and Daxter left the hut, meeting Keira and Zon along the way.

"Haha! The design is magnificent! Once we get enough power, we'll get to see it in all it's splendor!" Zon exclaimed in a happy voice.

"We need 45 Power Cells to charge the device. Anything more will indeed help." Keira nodded.

"What are you two going on about?" Daxter asked.

"That machine is an anti-gravity gun." Keira explained. "I believe that the Blue Sage built it to move the boulders out of the village. We'll need it to move the one leading up towards that giant Lurker, since it's the only path that leads further North."

"Oh GREAT! That means more Power Cell hunting!" Daxter groaned.

"Ah, don't sweat it. We can handle it!" Zon grinned. "And we still have a few hours left before nightfall. Come on! I'll show you guys around!"