A container of Dark Eco was near and Jak could feel it surging. With Daxter jumping off his shoulder he made his way over to the container. "That's a barrier of…" Daxter said being cut off by Jak. "Dark Eco… Dax get to the freedom League I'll meet you there." Jak told Daxter
Seeing that Daxter had gone on he felt a rage surge though him becaues of the Dark Eco… becaues of what it did to him… becaues of that damn Baron Praxis. "It's been three years since then and I'm still thinking about it?" Jak said aloud thinking that no one was around to hear him. "So you really are the one that Baron experimented on." A voice said from behind. He turned cautiously. "Who's askin?" Jak asked seeing Alder. "Alder, I've been looking for the man that can channel every type of Eco." Alder told him saying the word eco evily. Jak only looked at him every type of Eco? It wasn't that special to channel eco if you went far event you could find a sage that could channel a single type except two types…
"I've seem to have caught you off guard." Alder said seeing the look of confusion on Jak's face. "I mean to find the one the call Mar." He said with a smirk. This guy was looking for Mar? Jak wasn't going to question that sensing the flow of Dark eco surging off Alder's cloak. "So all of this..." Jak said motioning to the containers full of Dark Eco. "Was your sick plan of luring me out, that it?" He asked taking it as a threat. "Oh no it's something much bigger then that…" Alder told him before he was cut off.
A Eco beast came into the area. "Found this." The beast told Alder showing that it had caught Arisa. "Well, well I come looking for Mar but find the Eco Prodigy of the the Desert." Alder said. With what Alder said and seeing Arisa being caught by that beast made him interested in the girl. "Eco Prodigy?" He thought as Alder went closer to Arisa. "Dis you really think you could escape?" Alder said as he placed a gentle hand on Arisa cheek only to have her jerk away from him. "If you found me then what's the use of her?" Jak asked with interersted having Arisa shoot a glance in his direction. "This girl is an eco channeler… but she's noware near you're quality."
Hearing those words aloud made her goal of escaping her past seem hopeless now. She kept her gaze towards Jak. Seeing it he felt a need to transform into his Dark form that happened instantly. "So you did make a connection with him after all didn't you?" Alder asked her as he made an portal of Dark Eco appear making the Dark Beast follow him into the portal letting go of Arisa. Alder didn't say a word just giving a smirk towards Jak as he guarded Arisa in his Dark form.
He transformed back to normal and gave Arisa a look before walking on towards the Freedom League. She followed him after all she did owe him a explanation. "Thank's for that back there." Arisa said nervously. "You don't have to apologize I just want to know one thing." Jak said as the apporached the HQ."What did he mean by you being a eco prodigy?" Jak asked as he turned to face her. "That's hard to explain…" Arisa said trailing off and walking away from him. "Then start explaining." Jak said as he took ahold of her arm making her stay. "Huh fine… Truth is I was born in that desert you now as Spargus." Arisa told him honestly. "You were born in Spargus?" Jak asked curiously. "Not in the city." She said bitterly not making eye contact with him.
Jak just looked at her now knowing that she was from the desert of Spargus. If she was from Spargus wouldn't Damas or Sig know anything about her?
Jak's grip on her arm loosened allowing her to escape his grasp. "I don't wanna get any deeper into the reason I left let's just leave it at that… You can be settled with that can't ya?" Arisa asked not looking at him but somehow Jak could feel something from her. "Yeah I can… still though why'd he call you an eco prodigy?" Jak asked making Arisa cringe at that. "Becaues I can…" Arisa said with Jak not noticing a Dark beast from behind having her transmit a wave of her own eco powers into the beast making it vanish into a bright light. "Satisfied?" Arisa asked having only a surprised look at Jak's face. "Surprised is more like it I thought I was the only who could…" Jak said being cut of by her. "Control Eco, Yeah that's the reason he called me a Eco Prodigy."
After Arisa told him the truth, she thought it would be better off for her to just leave the city. "Wait a minute." Jak said stopping her. "Look reguardless of what that Alder guy has on you Don't you think it would be better if you came with me to the Freedom League HQ?" Jak asked making her face him. "You'd be safer plus with that Eco ability of yours it would help with what ever Alder is planning." Jak offered. Go with him to the Freedom League? Arisa didn't give him an answer. The area wasn't being attack right now. "Just follow me to the Freedom League then." Jak said answering for her as if in a trance she followed him.
Following him to the freedom league wasn't a bad idea but what if there was another run in with Alder? More of what she was trying to escape would just keep returning to her. When the two got there the saw that the place had been taken by those dark eco beasts the only thing was they weren't there now. "This was the work of those things…" Jak said noticing that Arisa had fallen to her knees. "Did something happen?" He asked as she weakly stood. "It's fine…" Arisa said as she walked past him towards the elevator that led to the HQ. "Aren't you gonna go up?" She asked completely changing her tone. Jak walked towards the elevator having it open the two stood in silence as the elavator went up. Jak noticed that Arisa was trembling a little. "Why is she shaking, is it becaues of what happened with Alder?" He thought as the elavator door opened. Seeing that Torn, Ashlien, and Daxter where there. "Good to see you showed." Torn said seeing him walking towards the center table. "Sorry but there was a little trouble getting here."
Arisa stood by the door in silence as Jak and the others talked about what was happening to Haven. As she stood there it made her feel uneasy even though Jak had offered her to follow him to the HQ that didn't mean the others would see it as he did.
"You brought the girl with you too?" Arisa heard Daxter say as the he looked at her. "What girl?" Ashlien asked having Daxter point in the direction of Arisa. She timidly waved in their direction. "What made you bring a kid with you Jak?" Ashlien asked curious as to why he would bring a stranger to the HQ. Jak didn't say anything how was he suppose to tell them that she was a eco prodigy that Alder knew somehow. After a moment of silence Arisa walked to join them. "My name's Arisa Novak." She introduced herself to the three of them. Jak and Daxter seem to be okay with her there but as for Torn and Ashlien it was the complete oppisite. "A guy named Alder threatens the city and here a kid is with a eco vibe to her sorry but I'm not buyin that you just followed Jak here." Torn said inspecting Arisa over along with Ashlien who was glaring at her. "One of those eco beasts brought her to Alder when he confronted me." Jak told the two. "If that's true then fine she can stay but only one condition." Torn said looking at Jak. "She's to be under your watch till we can get this figured out."
Hearing this Arisa shook her head as she walked away from the four of them. "This isn't gonna work…" She thought as the told her to stop but she kept walking. "I don't know what you told that kid but there's no way she can stay here this is a war zone not some damn day care." Torn told Jak.
Outside of the HQ Arisa was going back to the desert maybe she could find somewhere else to go. "Yeah like that's gonna work." She thought as she got on a zoomer and drove off. It was nice for Jak wanting to help her out but seeing that the others didn't seem to see it like he did it was best for her to go back to the desert. Driving though the streets towards the cruzer she saw the aftermath of the Dark Beasts. "…" She couldn't take the sight of it. Driving by the Naughtly Ottsel Tess saw Arisa as she drove to the cruzer that took people to Spargus. "Wonder why she's not with the others?" Tess thought curiously.
Arisa parked the zoomer and went to the back of the cruzer that opened up for it's passenger. "Back to the desert for me then…" She thought as she sat down on the bench with the back going up.
Back at the Freedom League Jak was still talking with the the two. "Look Jak reguardless of what happened to her that doesn't mean we can trust her." Ashlien told him. "Yeah caues you just assumed that she was with Alder." Jak told her feeling rage. Ashlien and Torn gave each other a look before speaking. "How bout this we take command of the fight in the city while you go back to Spargus and see if you can find anything that might be the reason for this." Torn said turning his back to Jak. Without answering Jak walked out of the HQ with Daxter following. "You really think that was the right choice?" Ashlien asked as Torn just smirk. "We don't have time to worry bout some kid."