The Ottsel had his arms folded. \u201cAnd you all are?\u201d he asked with a frown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m Farmee, commander of this battalion,\u201d introduced Farmee. \u201cWe\u2019re visitors here and\u2026well, we\u2019re on a mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA mission, huh?\u201d replied the Ottsel. \u201cAnd what kind of mission is that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, sir, unless you saw a woman with a crystal sphere around these parts, I\u2019m not sure-.\u201d At this, the frown on the Ottsel lessened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis lady you\u2019re looking for,\u201d he said, \u201cwould she have purple skin?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026As a matter of fact, yes,\u201d replied Farmee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMe, Jak, and our wives and kids saw her on rare occasions,\u201d explained the Ottsel. \u201cShe\u2019s usually around Drebber\u2019s citadel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDrebber?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a Babak and the Dark Eco sage-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHY ARE YOU ALLOWING A LURKER ACCESS TO DARK ECO?!\u201d protested Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, he\u2019s not insane!\u201d argued the Ottsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay, everyone!\u201d interjected Farmee. \u201cLook, we need her to come with us. Can you arrange a visit with her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t, but my buddy\u2019s wife can,\u201d replied the Ottsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExcellent, Mr. \u2026Erm\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaxter! The name is Daxter!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank you, Mr. Daxter. Now, where IS your buddy\u2019s wife?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOver in Sandover Town. Me and Tess are heading there anyways. Why not come with? I\u2019ll tell you all about how I saved the world three times in a row! \u2026With Jak\u2019s help, of course.\u201d Daxter led everyone through Haven City. Through the power station, through the former Southern Slums (now developed for proper living conditions) and through the old gate locks to what Megatron expected to be ruins, but were instead a thriving part of the city with a hut in the center of it all. Outside the hut was a female Ottsel and a man with yellow hair and green highlights and goggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDAXXY!\u201d called the female Ottsel. The man looked ahead and smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaxter!\u201d chuckled the man. \u201cTelling everyone about how you took down the Dark Makers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith your help, Jak,\u201d replied Daxter. He perched himself on Jak\u2019s shoulder. \u201cNow\u2026where are the kids?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I was kinda hoping YOU could answer that,\u201d remarked Jak. \u201cAnd who are these people?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHello, Mr. Jak,\u201d greeted Farmee. \u201cI am Farmee. My friends and I were told your wife could get us to the home of Drebber?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy do you want to go there?\u201d asked Jak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re looking for a lady with purple skin,\u201d explained the Doctor. \u201cWe heard she frequents Drebber\u2019s home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s where the most sightings of her are,\u201d said Jak, \u201cbut no one\u2019s been able to speak with her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo you think you can lead us to his home?\u201d asked Farmee. Jak rubbed the back of his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI dunno,\u201d he said. \u201cMe and Daxter were kinda hoping\u2026\u201d He trailed off when he saw someone approaching. Or rather, THREE people. It was a woman with metallic green hair, greenish skin, and dressing like one would expect a sage to dress as, complete with staff. She had two kids with her, one boy and one girl. \u201cKiera?\u201d asked Jak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, Honey,\u201d replied the woman, Kiera Hagai. \u201cI didn\u2019t know we were expecting a party.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBelieve me, it was VERY impromptu. Who\u2019s the girl with Markus?\u201d Kiera then glared at the boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, son?\u201d she asked the boy icily. \u201cWho\u2019s the girl with you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Erm, Daddy,\u201d gulped the girl. \u201cPlease don\u2019t get mad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLAYLA?!\u201d yelped Daxter and Tess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLayla, what happened to you?!\u201d cried Tess as she examined her now human daughter. Last time she saw Layla, the girl was an Ottsel like her parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, I think I know what happened to her!\u201d growled Jak. \u201cAnd I think I can piece the story together! Instead of listening to us, Markus and Layla went to the one place I distinctly remember all four of us telling them not to go to! Misty Island!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Okay, so we DID go to Misty Island, and-,\u201d said Markus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd Layla was dunked into one of the Dark Eco Silos there, wasn\u2019t she?!\u201d snarled Daxter. \u201cGirl, you\u2019re lucky the Dark Eco didn\u2019t turn you into a monster!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAunt Kiera, please!\u201d begged Layla as she fell to her knees and clasped her hands. \u201cYou gotta help me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWould that I could,\u201d sighed Kiera, \u201cbut I can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT?!\u201d yelped Markus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe only one who can help Layla is Drebber,\u201d explained Jak. \u201cSince he\u2019s the Dark Eco Sage, we\u2019ll need to head north. AFTER some training at Geyser Rock.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGeyser Rock?\u201d asked Tess. \u201cIsn\u2019t that a Metal Head nest?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt WAS a Metal Head nest,\u201d replied Jak. \u201cDax and I took care of them all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, the Metal Heads took over your old training grounds,\u201d muttered Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Okay, I have to ask, how do YOU know that?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere I come from, your fight with Gol and Maia Acheron, your overthrowing of Kor and Baron Praxis, your exile and return to Haven City to fight the Dark Makers, your races, and your adventures with the Sky Pirates during the Eco Crisis were made into interactive games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd you said the most sightings of that woman are in Drebber\u2019s home,\u201d said Farmee, \u201cso why don\u2019t we kill two birds with one stone?\u201d Jak considered, then sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right, any who want to join my kid and niece to train at Geyser Rock, come with me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUm, we\u2019re not gonna find any more Dark Eco there, are we?\u201d asked Markus. \u201cCause I\u2019d hate to fall in there and look like a Lurker!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGet in there before I have your mother turn you both into ferns!\u201d snapped Jak as he pointed towards the warp gate inside the hut. He, Daxter, Markus, Layla, Farmee, Adam, Sam, and Jason jumped into the warp gate and vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Can someone of your power turn animals to plants?\u201d the Doctor asked Kiera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, Jak\u2019s just spooking the kids into obeying,\u201d replied Kiera. \u201cMy dad, the previous Green Eco Sage, did that to Jak and Daxter 300 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026How long lived are you?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, I\u2019m only in my 40\u2019s. Let\u2019s just say, for Jak, and my late dad, it involves a trip to the past so I was born, then a trip back to this time period, when the tyrant, Baron Praxis, was in charge of Haven City. No more time travel for us. Too much of a headache.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, time travel,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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