I don't own Jak and Daxter or any if it's characters, I only own Krane, Schorn, and Overture.

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"Because I knew you back home." Overture smiled.

"What?"

"I did." Overture moved his face away from hers a bit. "Kathryn Rose was the name you came from the South with. When you arrived in San Francisco, everyone else had some kind of nickname and you wanted something cool, just like the rest of the kids. Through a small name game during sixth period English in your sophomore year you came up with the name Krane."

Krane's mouth dropped as her eyes widened. "How…the hell…do you know that?"

Overture stepped away and turned his back to her. "I know everything about you Krane, every little thing."

"How?"

"It is a long story. One you will have to learn one day but right now I must inform you." He turned back towards her. "In order for this game to end the right way, I must stay by the Baron's side. If I fail or if you fail this game will end differently then it was supposed to."

"So you do know." Krane looked away.

It was strange for Krane to think of this as a game anymore. She had been in this world for two longs years now and for some reason this place had seemed real to her. This place felt like a whole another world and she had forgotten that it was all a simple game that could be bought for a few dollars.

"What am I supposed to do?" Krane asked as Overture moved closer towards her.

"Today make sure that Jak meets up with Keira, the racing mechanic," Overture began, "Then once Jak finds the entrance to Mar's Tomb, make sure that the child and Kor are there with Samos. You all will be arrested but don't worry about it, I will free you while Jak takes care of the others."

"So us being here has affected the game?" Krane blinked.

"Not yet." Overture shook his head. "I fear that it will though. I have run through scenarios but as long as we just stay in the background of what Jak is doing things should be fine."

Krane nodded. "I understand."

"Once at the tower I will explain more to you." Overture smiled. "Everything will make sense later, do not worry."

She wanted to trust him so much and all of the knowledge and trust he was putting into her made her trust him. If anything, this might be her way back home where she was supposed to be.

"I'll do my best," Krane answered after taking in a deep breath.

"That is all I am asking for." Overture nodded once more.

Krane turned away from the strange man and ran in the direction she had come from, and back into the large crowd of people. Jinx spotted her and ran towards her.

"What the hell where ya's thinkin'!?" Jinx yelled once he reached her side. "Don't just run away like that!"

"Sorry." Krane panted. "I didn't mean to make you worry."

"Doesn't matter'a!" Jinx shook his head. "Anyways, I found our partners."

"Partners?" Krane blinked.

Jinx moved to the side allowing Mog and Grim to come into view. Krane smiled when she saw them, and joined up in their group, happy to be with a large group of friends like she used to be.

An hour into the festival Torn walked out and found Jinx in the large crowd, talking as usual. He walked over towards him, and grabbed his shoulder.

"The races are going to start in an hour. I want all of you to go down there and watch Jak," Torn whispered.

"Sure." Jinx grinned. "We're gonna go down and get tattoos tonight, you wanna come with us?"

Torn twitched. "I don't think I need anymore, I can't get rid of the ones I have."

"Come on!" Jinx hit him playfully. "One more ain't gonna kill ya!"

"I've got a meeting tonight but if I finish early, I might show up." Torn grinned a bit, not being able to resist the smile on Jinx's face. "You goin' to the one down by the Pumping Station right?"

"Yeah."

"Good." Torn nodded. "I'll be down there around ten."

The group of Grim, Mog, Jinx, and Krane moved down to the racing stadium. Jinx and the others walked into the stadium while Krane walked into the garage, hoping that Jak would be there.

"Today make sure that Jak meets up with Keira, the racing mechanic."

As Krane walked up to the garage, she could see Jak walking up as well. She picked up her pace until she caught up with him.

"Krane," Jak said as he blinked. "Are you feeling better?"

"A lot better thank you." Krane smiled gently. "How are you?"

"As good as we're going to get," Daxter added causing Jak to laugh a bit.

"Are you going to watch the race?" Jak asked once his laugh had left him.

"Yeah." Krane nodded. "I just wanted to check out the garage. Do you mind if I come with you?"

"Not really." Jak shrugged. "Come on."

The three walked into the garage to see that the mechanic was still working on the large object behind the curtain. Jak walked in with a bit of pride and a grin on his face.

"We destroyed Krew's cargo," Jak said, his grin growing

"Great. I'll send you a medal. Now, if you don't mind, I'm on a deadline, so scram," The mechanic said, annoying Daxter.

"Are you always this difficult?" Jak asked, shaking his head.

"You're going to let her talk to you like that?" Krane whispered towards Daxter who was already annoyed.

Krane had to push this as much as she could but not only did she had to push it, she had to make sure it worked. She tried to her best to remember everything the three were saying so that she could go back and tell Overture what was going on.

Daxter jumped off of Jak's shoulder. "Let me handle this, Jak. Listen lady, we beat your stupid course, and we can outrace anybody in this city."

"Wait! That voice," the mechanic whispered.

"And there's just two things you need to know. One, we don't want to join your stinking race team, and two... you just lost a date with Orange Lightning. Let's go Jak," Daxter finished and turned away with his finger in the air.

Jak and Daxter began to walk away as the mechanic stood up and began walking towards the curtain. Not wanting the two to miss the meeting, Krane grabbed Jak's shoulder and turned him around as the curtains opened to reveal a familiar face.

"Daxter, it IS you!" the mechanic said happily.

Daxter blinked. "Keira?!"

The woman known as Keira walked over with a smile. "Oh I never thought I'd be so glad to see your furry mug! And Jak! You look... different."

Jak looked away. "It's been a tough ride."

"The Baron pumped our boy here with Dark Eco, and it did something to him. Now he's got super moves or something, and a few anger issues as well!" Daxter explained.

Keira was about to open her mouth once more when Krane placed her hand on Jak's shoulder, causing him to look at her.

"I'm going to go and get a seat alright? I'll be watching," Krane said gently.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Jak asked once more as Krane took her hand away from his shoulder.

"Don't worry! Just be careful on the race track."

Krane walked away from the group, and Jak turned back towards Keira. She opened her mouth to say something but stopped. After Krane left the scene, Krew came into the room with a red key in his hands.

"Jak, my boy. I need that Ruby Key you found, 'ey. A 'special client' has requested it," Krew huffed as he held out his right hand.

Jak laughed a bit. "Sorry about that, Krew. Heh heh... I must've forgotten."

"Right!" Krew hissed.

Jak handed Krew the Ruby Key he had retrieved on a mission he had done not too long ago. Krew took the key and closed his hands around it. Getting what he wanted, he began to float away when he stopped and turned back around.

"You haven't seen Krane have you?" Krew asked.

"No." Jak lied. "I haven't seen her for a while."

"Good." Krew laughed. "I guess she got what was comin' to her 'ey!"

Jak twitched at those words and clenched his fists together. He decided to forget it and looked back towards Keira.

"I'm going to race," he said. "I'll be back after I've won."

"Good luck!"

Back in the stadium, Krane had found her seat next to Jinx. She sat down and looked around at all of the people sitting and looking at the empty track, waiting to be run on. Jinx laughed loudly from something Mog had said and handed Krane a small package of food.

"No thanks," she said loudly.

Once Jinx took the food away, Krane got a chance to look at the rest of the track. There, sitting on top in a box office seat was the Baron with Ashelin, Erol and Overture by his side. She could see Overture looking back at her, and feeling strange she looked away.

"Somethin' wrong?" Jinx yelled over the cheering.

"No." Krane shook her head. "Nothing's wrong at all."

The race was long and hard but Krane found herself getting into it. She was jumping up and screaming with the crowd as a large group of racers came towards the finish line. Jinx was next to her, cheering and yelling as the finish line neared, and Jak was ahead of the group.

"He's not gonna make it!" Grim yelled over the crowd.

The rush of everything was getting to Krane and through her excitement, she grabbed Jinx's left hand with her right hand, and squeezed it tightly. Jinx smiled, and squeezed her hand back.

The zoomers came closer and closer towards the finish line, and with a rush of screams, yells, and engine noises, Jak's zoomer crossed the finish line in first place.

"He did it!" Krane yelled as she moved her and Jinx's hand into the air.

"Jakey boy pulled it off!" Jinx cheered.

Krane called Jak's name out a few times, and then hugged Jinx out of joy. Not expecting that, Jinx stood still for a moment while a slight blush crossed his face. Shaking it off, he hugged her back only to have her pull away after a few moments.

Things are looking up now. Krane thought as she went back to cheering.

After the race, Jak walked back over to the garage to see Keira when Krane came over to the group. Jinx, Mog, and Grim had left to go do a mission for Krew, and Krane wanted to make sure that Jak was okay.

"When is this city gonna provide some challenge, huh?" Daxter said as Krane walked over to the group. As she walked into the garage, Ashelin walked by her.

"Hey, I watched you race today. You were pretty amazing out there," Ashelin said towards Jak, causing Keira to twitch.

Jak scratched the back of his head. "Oh, thanks... ah, Keira, ah this is Ashelin. She's just—"

"Everyone knows who she is," Keira interrupted.

"And Keira's a—"

"A friend. A very good friend," Keira interrupted once more.

"Thanks for helping out with that tanker, Jak. You saved a lot of lives." Ashelin turned away from Jak, and started to walk out. "I'm not my father, you know. Ever since I was a little girl, I've looked down at the city streets from that ridiculous Palace, and imagined a better place."

Krane ducked as a three Krimzon Guards walked by the area. She knew she had a warrant still out against her head and she didn't want to push her luck again unless she had to.

"By the way, they're hunting for you. I'd watch out for Erol. I can't protect you from him," Ashelin warned before she walked out of the garage and joined the other guards.

"Whew, she's a betty! And she likes you Jak, not that I can account for her tastes. I bet you'd love to pin some medals on her chest, huh? Hee hee hee...," Daxter said with a grin. Hearing this, Keira turned away. "What? What'd I say? What did you say, Jak?"

"Hey Jak," Krane said as she walked into the garage. "I just came by to congratulate you."

"Don't yet." Jak sighed. "I've got two more races to win."

Krane smiled. "I'm sure you'll win don't worry. Anyway, I'm here to take you to Onin's Tent, you've got a mission to do there."

Jak sighed while Daxter rolled his eyes. "A hero's work is never done." Daxter sighed a bit.

Jak turned to Keira. "We'll be back later alright?"

"Be careful Jak," Keira said gently.

Krane led Jak and Daxter to Onin's Tent. Once they got there, they saw the Shadows speaking to Onin while Pecker translated as fast as he could.

"The birdbrain and I were just talking about you Jak. Onin is very proud of what you did," the Shadow said as the three walked into the tent.

Jak blinked. "What I did?"

"What you did... what you'll do... it's all the same," Pecker said, moving his feathered wing.

"Will you stop with the deja voodoo stuff! It's creepy!" Daxter hissed.

"Onin says you must find the Tomb of Mar," Samos said, getting back to the main subject.

"Even now, Baron Praxis seeks the tomb, but only... arrrk!!! The one true heir of Mar can open the Tomb's seal," Pecker explained.

"We believe the kid is the key," Samos continued

Pecker took over the story once more. "The prophecies say the true heir of Mar must face the ancient Oracle. He alone must circumvent the cunning tests of manhood. He alone must wield the Precursor Stone, thereby unleashing... Geez, louise, fossil lady! Stop with the snotty mystic talk already! You know that it hurts my lips!"

That kid is the heir of Mar? Krane asked herself. Maybe…the kid is my ticket home now…but how?

"Why is Mar's tomb so important?" Jak asked, crossing his arms.

"The fabled Precursor Stone is fabled to sleep within the Tomb, stupid. I added the 'stupid' part. The Precursor Stone contains vast eco energies. It can be used for great good.. or... great eeeevil! I just love saying that last part!" Pecker smiled at the end.

"The Baron wants the Precursor Stone for himself to rule the world. But he is playing with forces he does not understand." Samos sighed loudly.

"Okay Pecker, so how do I get this Precursor Stone?" Jak asked, getting into the conversation.

Pecker opened his mouth to speak when Samos took over. "First, you must go to the Dig and find the Lurker totem. Onin and I learned that a piece to the Seal of Mar is contained within its ancient carvings. You must find all three pieces of the seal to open Mar's gate into the canyon."

Krane turned to Jak. "You think you can get that done?"

"Pssh yeah!" Daxter said, moving his right paw.

"Krane," Samos turned to her, "Onin needs you to retrieve an artifact from Brutter. We need it as soon as possible."

"I'll get going." Krane nodded. "Good luck Jak, I have something to ask you when you get back, alright?"

Jak blinked. "Fine."

Krane had gotten the artifact Onin had asked for from Brutter, and was now walking into Onin's Tent once more. Walking in, she noticed that Samos was gone, leaving it just to be Onin and Pecker. She walked forward and handed the small artifact to the older woman.

"Onin says that she's thankful to you," Pecker said as Onin moved her fingers around. "She says that you should follow the man who has entered your life."

Krane blinked. "You mean Overture?"

Pecker paused. "You could say that. What we need to tell you is that Jak will find the Tomb of Mar tomorrow in the early morning, so you'll need to spend the night at the Underground."

"Why are you telling me all of this?" Krane asked defensively.

"We're here to make sure everything goes as it's supposed to," Pecker said, crossing his feathers. "Now don't question me just go!"

"Fine, fine!" Krane moved her hands into the air. "I'll watch what I'm doing, don't worry about anything."

While Jak looked for the artifacts Onin asked for, Torn was up in the Palace with guards by his side. He had been brought up to the Baron's throne for what the Baron called a 'meeting'. Once he stepped into the throne room, the guards left his side and he was standing in front of the Baron who had Erol to his left side and Overture on his right.

"Doesn't this look familiar," the Baron said with a teasing tone behind his voice.

"What is it Baron?" Torn hissed, not wanting to discuss the past.

"I hear one of your little 'workers' is close to finding the Precursor Stone," the Baron answered with a grin. "Is this true?"

Torn's eyes widened. "I'm not telling you anything. There's no way I'm going to talk."

"Your daughter," Overture whispered towards the Baron.

The Baron coughed a bit. "I know Ashelin is working as a spy for your Underground movement. If you don't tell me how far along Jak is to finding the Tomb of Mar, I will kill her."

"You wouldn't!" Torn stepped forward. "How could you kill something like that!? She's your daughter!!"

"This is a war!" the Baron barked. "Sacrifices must be made and I will be willing to make them! Now, if you want Ashelin to live, tell me how close Jak is to finding the Tomb of Mar!"

Torn paused for a moment and looked away. He knew that the Baron would do what he said for the war, and he knew Ashelin's life wasn't worth it. With a heavy sigh, he knew what choice he had to make.

"Fine, I'll tell you," Torn said as his eyes locked onto the floor.

"Good." The Baron smiled. "Tell me everything."

"As far as I know, Jak is going to find the Light Tower tomorrow. That is supposed to open Mar's Tomb somewhere, where I don't know," Torn confessed.

"Is that all you know?"

"Yes." Torn nodded.

"Leave then." The Baron moved his hand effortlessly. "You'd better be telling me everything Torn, you know what I do to people who lie to me and the people they love."

"Shut up!" Torn yelled.

"Erol," the Baron turned to his left, "take this has been out onto the streets."

"Yes sir," Erol responded.

Erol walked forward and behind Torn. He grabbed Torn's hands and placed them behind his back to prevent him from pulling out a weapon. Torn just let Erol do what he had to do and turned around, allowing Erol to lead him out when the Baron stood.

"Let's hope what happened the last time won't happen again." The Baron chuckled. "I'd hate to see tears in your eyes again."

Those words ripped at Torn. He couldn't take it as memories of what had happened before flashed on the back of his eyelids, and turned around.

"You bastard!!" Torn yelled as he reached for his gun hidden in his right boot.

Torn's had reached further and further down, Erol grabbed his own gun and hit Torn on the back of his head, knocking him out. As Torn fell to the floor, Erol picked him back up, and dragged him out of the room without another word.

"Do you think all of this is fair?" Overture asked, not facing the Baron but the door Erol had left from. "To torment a man like that?"

"A war is a war." The Baron laughed lightly. "Don't go soft on me, I don't want to end up moving you again."

"Do not worry." Overture sighed. "Things are working out like they are supposed to. Just be ready for tomorrow."

"Are you ready?" The Baron turned to Overture. "After all, you'll be watching over the prisoners. I don't want any mercy on them, you're already taking such good care of the ones we have now."

"As I have said, do not worry." Overture looked away. "Tomorrow will be the turn around for all of us. I advise you to be careful when you are fighting."

"You said I would get the Stone!"

"Yes." Overture nodded. "But I did not say it would be easy."

With that last statement, Overture disappeared just as oddly as he had before, leaving the Baron alone as the rain began to fall onto the glass above him.

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