You'll see the number 1 down there somewhere, and when it appears know that what Daxter tells Samos is exactly what the Shadow said when Jak tried to tell him they were from the past. Enjoy the plot twists :D
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"No…no village? Sweet heart, this here place is called Rock Village ain't it? Wouldn't it make sense for there to be, oh I dunno, a VILLAGE here?"
Daxter did his best to keep his tone and breathing even. This all had to be some huge mistake, hallucinations from the swamp gas or something.
"There used to be a village there, before the Disaster that is. Rock Village's high walls and low ground caused it to become submerged. Fortunately for us, it stopped a lot of the Dark eco from reaching Sandover, but at the price of the entire population of Rock Village. Daxter, you should know this already, even if you don't listen to a word Daddy says."
Keira sounded more then a little annoyed, but Daxter kept with his questions.
"Of course I knew that, just testing ya! But, uh hey, you remember that Croca-dog thing you made that one time?"
"Of course I remember it, stop avoiding the subject Daxter."
" I'm not, I promise sweet stuff just bare with me here." When no reply came from the other end, Daxter continued. " Now lets say that some one had, theoretically of course, made more o' them Croca-dog things, only the looked and acted like…oh lets say…people? Yeah, and as long as we're on that thought, lets say they made one that looked like a giant lava lovin' lurker too. How would one go about getting' rid of 'em?"
The silence on the other end continued.
"Keira? You still with me?" It was not Keira's voice however, that finally answered him.
" Daxter, do you mean to tell me that you've been in Rock Village all this time, and haven't turned on the telleporter because there are ANDROIDS there?!" Daxter held his hands over the speaker when Samos' voice began to thunder out of it.
" Shhhh! Not so loud, I do NOT want to end up melted lurker bait thank you very much." Daxter whimpered quietly into the device.
"Daxter, I don't know what you're trying to pull, but cut it out. I know for a fact that technology isn't that advanced yet, so get off your butt and to the Blue sage's lab NOW!"
"Already been there ya floating green moss ball! Blue Sage ain't home, and his place is still trashed from that party I mentioned. Other then that, I'd LOVE to sneak down offa this cliff and back through the village to turn the damn thing on for ya. Oh yeah, there is the fact that I'm currently sitting on the only piece o' weaponry in the area that could even possibly dent the giant metal hair ball I'm stairin' at!" The words came out as an angry hiss, with more then a little bite thrown in.
"There is no possible way for what you're saying to be true, no one, I repeat, NO ONE in this time era is capable of creating AI units! I don't even know how you got the thought in your head so…" The rest of the Green Sage's words were cut off as Daxter angrily pressed the "talk" button on his end and held the Com. up in Klaww's direction. Once he was more then certain Kalww's distorted roar had been heard by the other party, Daxter let up on the button. There was a long silence before the Com. crackled to life again.
"Daxter, this is Keira again. Daddy…Daddy says that if you continue along the cliff you're on, you should reach the other side of the, the lava pit." She sounded worried and more then a little confused. " From there you can take the Zoomer through the Valley and reach the Red Sage's lab. Daddy say's it's of utmost importance that you turn on the telleporter there immediately….Daxter, what's going on? Daddy was angry, but when he heard that roar he just got…quiet. He, he wont talk to me either."
"I'm wondering that my self…and how does he know where I am for that matter?"
" I-I don't know. Just hurry, I don't like how things are starting to turn out…."
The click on the other end told Daxter that Keira had cut the connection, so it was in a deep state of confusion that Daxter pocketed the device. The things Samos had said didn't make much sense, how could he possible know for a fact that no one in Ithis time era/I could make…what had he called them? Androids, AI's, what did that even mean, and why did Samos sound so familiar with the terms?
Daxter suddenly thought of the inscription on Jak's tombstone of all things. According to the dates, Jak had been born after "Mar", yet some how his death was Ipre/I "Mar". "Mar" Also having been the short phrase added after Jak's name. What did all of this mean?
Sliding off the cannons barrel, Daxter nimbly landed on his feet and stared acrossed the cliff face. Judging from what Keira had said before she had cut the connection, the only way he was going to get some answers would be to talk to Samos' face to face. Which meant he had better start walking.
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The abrupt change from lush greenery to hot volcanic crater was the least of Daxter's worries as his picked his way over the rotting bridge to the Red sages lab. Since it appeared that all sages had the ability of flight from the location of the cannon, the disrepair wasn't as confusing as it should have been. The Red sages lab was just as messy as the blue's had been, and how Samos's would have looked if he, Keira and…Jak didn't get cajoled into cleaning it from time to time.
Despite the mess it didn't take long to find the Telleporter switch. Pressing it with his foot Daxter stood to the side of the swirling blue mass. A few moments passed while Daxter wondered if he had to call them on the comm. or if they knew when his side was turned on somehow. His query was answered when first Keira, then Samos appeared from the ring. Both looked unnaturally solemn. Looking at Daxter with a serious face, Samos settled himself into the only chair.
"Make your selves comfortable. This is a tale I had hopped I wouldn't have to tell for some years now…nearly three to be exact." Daxter and Keira looked at each other curiously before doing as the sage had said on a stack of boxes, Keira sitting while Daxter leaned against the taller pile beside her.
"Not long from now, creatures called metal heads will over run the world destroying what little of civilization is left."
"Hold on green stuff, if you already know about these things why isn't anything being done to stop them, or at least prepare the populace?" Daxter interjected. Samos made a face that said he regretted not being close enough to whack the young man with his staff.
"I'm getting there, now be quiet!" Samos took the silence that followed his words as a go ahead. " As I was saying, very soon the metal heads will over run Precuria. The channelers from the various surviving knots of people will band together to hold them off. Unfortunately, the metal head's numbers will be too great as their first attack was without any kind of notice or warning." Samos paused to return the scathing look Daxter was giving him.
" Little by little these people will be pushed back to Sandover, trapped against the ocean. Then, seemingly from nowhere, a great hero will appear. Bringing with him unprecedented technology far more effective against the metal heads then the remaining channelers meager abilities. This hero will lead and protect the remaining citizens of Precuria and begin to build what will later be Haven city. That Hero's name was Mar. Few know that his full name was…Jak Mar."
From there Samos launched onto an possessed tirade of how the three of them somehow accompanied Jak back to the future, of which Samos himself was also from, to Haven City. Once there they would lead the fight against the remaining metal heads and the tyrant of Haven city, Baron Praxis. Then, to continue the cycle his younger self would take young Jak into the past to protect him. Oh, and apparently Daxter was supposed to be an Ottsel.
"Look, I don't know what kind of twigs you been chewing on, but I ain't buying this." The light laughter the followed the stunned look on Samos' face wasn't helping his case (1). Keira gave her father a worried look.
"Daddy what you say is incredible, but how can we believe you without proof?"
"Because what he's saying is true." Daxter jumped and whirled around, reflexively drawing the EES. The man at the door gave him an unimpressed look before dismissing him as a threat. Turning his gaze back to Samos, the man smiled slightly.
"It's good to see you again…Shadow." Samos made a choked sound from somewhere behind Daxter.
"Torn?!"