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A/N: Alright everyone, here is the 2nd chapter where Jak and Jsyn arrive on Geyser Rock to hone their fighting and adventuring skills.

Comments and reviews will be appreciated

Chapter 2

After entering and passing through the Warp Gate, Jak, Jsyn and Daxter had teleported onto a tropical island known as Geyser Rock: off the southern coast of Sandover Village and west of Misty Island. The island itself was rather small to other islets, as the geology was mainly made of glass plateaus, spiraling rocky cliffs, along with beaten paths connected to grass plots and various sand beach embankments: along with palm trees growing on the ground and sides of the cliffs. The general reason how the island earned its namesake: were the four geysers which randomly erupted from relatively large rock formations scattered throughout the island. They had been to Geyser Rock with Samos and Keira multiple times before: as the elderly and ill tempered Sage had forced them to tag along to keep them out of trouble and to be their assistants as he and Keira studied the fragments of destroyed Precursor robots fossilized into the cliffs.

Shortly after arriving to the beautiful and peaceful tropical island and before the Warp Gate closed, a floating pod like device had followed the twin brothers and Ottsel, whom was riding on Jak's shoulder.

"Hey guys. This is a communication device: with it, my father and I can give you advice at anytime during your quest." Keira's voice stated through the floating device, explaining that it was a communicator and how she and Samos would provide Jak and Jsyn advice that would prove helpful during and after they finished their training.

"As you guys already know: these floating egg like objects are Precursor Orbs. Collect enough of them and some of the villagers, along with other people will trade you a power cell." She continued through the communicator, explaining to the twin boys and Ottsel that the strange egg like objects were known as Precursor Orbs and could be used to trade for a power cell.

After learning they needed to collect a huge sum of Orbs in order to trade for cells, Jak and Jsyn had collected the Orbs leading up the path in front of them, while brushing up on their combat skills on the targets dummies set up on the bedrock and mounds. Jsyn had shattered one dummy with a simple straight forward punch while his brother shattered another one with a single spinning kick. After the two dummies had exploded into small fragments of wood and wool, the twin boys skidded to a stop as they walked into a ditch filled with a spikes...along with a power cell right in front of them.

"That's a power cell, the most important Precursor artifact that you can find! You guys need to collect 20 so I can power the heat shield to my A-Grav Zoomer." Keira stated through the communicator, explaining what the floating sphere was and that they needed to collect 20 in order to power up the heat shield to her Zoomer so they could travel through the Fire Canyon.

The twin siblings turned to each other, while communicating through gestures to decide which one of them should collect the cell. After they made a decision, Jak stepped aside with Daxter on his shoulder as they witnessed Jsyn taking a few steps back for a running start, sprinted right past them, tucked into a roll, lunged forward over the spikes and grabbed the cell after landing right in front of it! He turned back to his brother and friend, as they clapped in applause which he returned with a soft smirk.

"Bravo Jace. One down and 19 more to go." Daxter sarcastically stated, showing he wasn't really that impressed while Jak simply slapped him upside his head...which earned an annoyed glare from the Ottsel.

"Thanks Jak." Jsyn stated through sign language, thanking his brother for putting the dimwitted orange/yellow rodent in his place while having a laugh at Daxter's expense.

"Anytime bro." The other blonde teen answered back, since he didn't find Daxter's sarcasm amusing or funny after his brother had collected their very first power cell.

After making room for his sibling to join him across the spikes, Jak took a running start, tucked into a roll and jumped across, joining his brother as they jumped over a second row of spikes to an area littered with seven small boxes made of red wood and metal steeling. Curious to what laid inside the small boxes, Jak had bent down to his knees, leaped up high in the air and brought both hands forwards, curling his fingers into fists before smashing through the wooden box. Once the crate was shattered open, it's cargo was revealed: a small dragonfly like robot which the boys recognized as one of Keira's early inventions.

"Hey, you guys found one of my scout flies! I sent seven of them to a different area in search of power cell, but the Lurkers must've captured them." Their friend and sister stated through the communicator, explaining that she sent seven of the small insect like drone to different locations to seek out power cells and must've been captured by the Lurkers, which explained how the flies ended up in those boxes.

After hearing what the small drones truly were and suspecting that the other scout flies were sealed in the same boxes, the twin brothers wasted no second in breaking the remaining six boxes scattered on separate grass covered outcrops. Once they were down to the last box and Jak smashed it open, to his, Jsyn's and Daxter's surprise...the 7th scout fly had released a power cell that it must've found and kept hidden from the Lurkers!

"Wow! That last scout fly found a power cell! I bet if you found and released all seven in each area you boys explore, you could find more power!" Keira exclaimed over the communicator, surprised that the 7th drone actually found a power cell and was proud that her scout flies had worked perfectly like she designed and programmed them.

After Jak had collected the power cell from the final drone, he and his brother continued with their training: perfecting their basic combat skills on their remaining dummies already set up along the path leading further around the island. Jsyn had destroyed another dummy with a single dashing forward punch while his brother destroyed the remaining two targets: the first with a jumping spin kick and the other with a simply forward spinning uppercut. Once the remaining dummy were no more and twin boys were about to jump over another ditch filled with spikes: they stopped as the communicator had appeared in front of them.

"As you boys already know, that glowing cluster of energy is blue Eco: which contains the ability of motion. Once either you or Jsyn absorb it Jak, you'll both be able to run faster, jump higher and be able to unlock sealed Precursor doors and vents once close enough." Samos's voice came through the communicator, suggesting that he and Keira were taking turn speaking through the device to speak as he reminded the twin brothers what blue Eco was and of it abilities: increased speed, jumping abilities and to interact with locked Precursor doors/sealed Eco vents.

"The more blue Eco you boys have channeling through your bodies, the longer you can use its abilities." Their hot tempered mentor and adoptive father added, claiming the more colored Eco Jak and Jsyn have channeling through them the longer they can use its powers.

After hearing how useful blue Eco was once it was channeling through their bodies, the twin brothers wasted no time in approaching the two floating clusters of blue glowing energy. Once Jak had approached and absorbed the blue Eco, Jsyn had took his turn next and both boys gasped as they felt a huge surge of energy coursing throughout their entire bodies! As soon as they felt and channeled the blue Eco, the Precursor Orbs around them, along with multiple wooden chests had shattered open, carrying small clusters of Green Eco had been pulled in right towards them! Before they continued forward, the two boys had then back tracked to a small beachhead, that had a clear view of Sandover Village...along with a small number of Precursor Orbs scattered around and two more clusters of blue Eco.

Once they collected the Orbs near the moss covered rocks and additional two clusters of blue Eco, to help them proceed further on the tropical island, Jak and Jsyn had sprinted at a much faster pace, thanks to the blue Eco enhancing their natural speed. The two boys had then climbed jumped/climbed over a number of bed rock and outcrops, along with two other spike filled ditches; climbing up the side of sheer cliff overlooking the ocean where an opened Eco vent rested on a small wooden dock at the peak of the edge and the island's one true magnificent secret: a sealed Precursor door.

"As you boys can clearly see, this is a Precursor door which can only be opened by approaching with blue Eco channeling your bodies." Samos wisely stated through the communicator, explaining to two brothers and Ottsel that the door blocking their way can only be opened by blue Eco with a blue lightning bolt marking carved into the archway.

"Which is why its very fortunate there is an open Eco vent channeling blue Eco nearby. As you guys already know, after absorbing a small cluster of colored Eco, you can only use that Eco's power for a short period of time. But once you guys approach and absorb the blue Eco from the vent...you and Jsyn will be able to use its full powers at a much longer time period." Keira stated through the communication device, showing she and her father switched places so she could explain to Jak and Jsyn the importance of Eco vents: how they held a more direct source of colored Eco and after stepping in the center, they would absorb a much larger amount of energy and could use that Eco's abilities to their full abilities a bit longer than from the smaller clusters.

Both Jak and his brother remembered the first time Samos had shown them a green Eco vent during their earlier years to master their Channeling abilities and how the wise sage told them that somehow in the past, the Precursors had constructed and built pipelines directly underneath their planet and the vents in order for them to harness the precious energy that brought life to their world. After learning how they could use the blue Eco's power of enhanced speed from the vent, the two brothers had took turns as they stepped into the center of the vent and gasped softly at the sensation, as a huge surge of energy was coursing their bodies. Once they had absorbed a large enough amount of blue Eco to unlock the door, Jak and his brother had dashed towards the sealed door...with a blue aura with electricity surrounding them!

The twin siblings couldn't help but enjoy the sensation they felt after absorbing that much blue Eco: it was if the raw energy from the vent had given every cell in their entire beings a power boost that allowed them to run faster as they usually could! As soon as they approached the sealed door...it immediately opened: as if it somehow sensed the Blue Eco emitting from their bodies! But what was behind the door was what made brothers and Daxter gasp and smile in awe: a small lagoon surrounding the fourth and final geyser to on the island with water erupting...along with another power cell, which Jsyn collected!

"Good work boys! The blue Eco caused the door to open! By channeling blue Eco, you and your brother will be able to bring life to other Precursor artifacts that had lain dormant for many years." Samos cried out excitedly through the communicator, showing he was thrilled that the Precursor door had been opened by the blue Eco and stated that similar artifacts would have the same effect!

"So it was the blue Eco that was the key to opening the door..." Jsyn stated to his twin brother, as they were still amazed that the Precursor door opened after they approached it while channeling blue Eco.

"And Samos did say that we could activate closed vents and other Precursor artifacts with it." Jak replied, while pointing out that the wise and hot tempered Sage did mention that they could use Blue Eco to interact with closed vents and other artifacts the Precursors left behind.

After they had collected their third power cell, the twin brothers had stopped to admire the beauty of the lagoon before they continued with their trek and thanks to the blue Eco still coursing through them, collected the Precursor Orbs floating above the small body of water. Jak and Jsyn had climbed/jumped across three rafts floating in the lagoon and three Precursor pillars that were different sizes: one small, one medium and one large up to a high cliff. They had sprinted across two separate bridges going uphill, while collecting the remaining Orbs on the islet and jumping across one final spike filled gap after reaching the second bridge. The two boys had climbed up a small pillar, bent down to their knees and launched themselves into the air as they climbed up the side of a tall ledge...well Jak and Daxter did, while Jsyn was having pulling himself.

"Um, Jak? I think Jace could use some help." Daxter stated as he could see the other blonde/green haired boy was struggling pulling himself up and Jak immediately turned around to help pull his brother up.

"Thanks bro." Jsyn stated as he and his brother bumped fists, showing they always had each other's backs.

"Anytime Jace." Jak stated while Daxter couldn't help but smile and chuckle softly, since his two best friends the closest siblings he had ever seen.

After he helped his brother up onto the ledge, the two boys had jumped across two final grass covered stone columns and grabbed the 4th and final final power cell on the island! Jak and Jsyn had high fived and fist bumped while Daxter did a small break dance to the 'The Robot', which the two siblings laughed to since the small orange rodent looked ridiculous while 'dancing'.

"Great! You found the all of the power cells on the island. Come on back to the Warp Gate so I can bring you boys back to the lab." Samos stated through the communicator, congratulating the two brothers and obnoxious orange rat for completing their training exercise on Geyser Rock and instructed them to return to the Warp Gate, so they could teleport back to Sandover Village.

Fortunately for Jak, Jsyn and Daxter, there was a cluster of blue Eco they could use to activate a Precursor levitation platform: which they could use to ride back down to the Warp Gate. Once they approached the teleporter and pressed down on the button to activate it, the Warp Gate came online and they jumped through to return to Sandover Village. Jak and Jsyn had landed safely on their feet after arrived back Samos' hut and Keira's lab...and swiftly ducking as Daxter had somehow fell off Jak's shoulder and flew out of the portal, landing a few feet in front of them! Both brothers had attempted to hold back their laughing fit...as their orange furred friend glared at them, is if daring them to laugh at his misfortune.

"That was some nice training Jak. But that was nothing compared to the challenges you and Jsyn will face ahead!" The wise Sage stated, showing he was proud and pleased by the teamwork he witnessed between the two brothers...but also warned them that Geyser Rock was nothing compared to the more dangerous lands they would soon explore.

"Ah, we can handle it! The three of us got the moves, eh Jak? We'd like to stay and chat Big Green, but uh, itching to get on our adventures." Daxter stated arrogantly, indicating that he, Jak and Jsyn could handle whatever the world throw at them and they were ready to venture out into the world.

"Fine, then. 'Adventure' away then. And while you're out 'adventuring', why don't you boys make yourselves useful? My darn green Eco collectors are clogged up again! Head out to the far side of the beach and clear them out. Follow the lamps, they'll show you the way." Samos stated sarcastically, giving the two young boys and obnoxious rodent permission to venture out into the world and giving them a chore to do for him: to unclog his green Eco collectors at Sentinel Beach.

"Now...all of you...GET...OUT...OF HERE!" He began softly...before roaring out at the top of his lungs which literally shook his hut and daughter's lab!

Not needing to be told twice and scared out of their wits after sensing the ire in the ill tempered Sages's voice, Jak and Jsyn ran out of the hut, but not before Jak had grabbed his annoying best friend by his neck and tossed him over his shoulder!

A/N: There it is everyone, the 2nd chapter to my Jak and Daxter fanfic. I'd like to apologize for the insanely long wait, I've just been busy working on my Sly Cooper fanfics. The third chapter will be posted sometime next month. Until then, please be sure to read and review. Bye.