Jak IV: The Avenging Angels

So here it is.

The end of the month, and the official end of my second story on . Technically this was my fourth, but no one gets to see those first two stories because they kind of sucked.

Anyway, I would like to once again thank every single person who has made it up to this point, whether you're a reviewer or just a reader. You have made me realize a talent I never knew I had, and gave me the drive to continue a story that deserved to be finished. Every word of advice, praise, criticism, and support…They all mean so much to me. You guys are the best.

That said…I will not be doing a sequel to this story, regarding the other prophecy I mentioned, unfortunately. It was a stretch to even finish this one, and I want to move on to different things. Hence why I tied up the loose ends that I did. The Metal Heads were always the biggest threat to me, and with the Queen gone there shouldn't be anything too big that Jak, Nightingale, and Havoc can't handle at this point. But I will explain that other Prophecy, though it may not be what you all are expecting from me.

Also for reference's sake, I did make hints to the Precursor Cube before (Cube of the Oracles), with Usano saying the memories of the Precursors are with Daxter and Tess and with Tess and Daxter discussing it in chapter 43.

So I didn't totally pull that out of my ass. Just saying.

I apologize for the chapter not being up earlier (god, that's my freaking mantra for this fic, isn't it), but I slept in and then had to go to work. That said, I still got this thing up by the end of the month, fulfilling my promise I made to you guys, my readers.

Also, I would like to proudly announce that as of last chapter, I have hit an epic milestone on Fanfiction . net. As of last chapter, I have officially written over 1,000,000 words on this site. A testament to how much of a long-winded bastard I am.

BUT STILL PRETTY FREAKING AWESOME.

Shoutout to those who reviewed the finale, which included IDRF, Eragonfan33, DaibenDarkKitty64, KrimzonShadow, Mooman1706, StaticBomb93, Oblique Strategies, randomguy1980, a Guest reviewer, MiaqTheLiar and a new reviewer known as Paradise Eco. Thank you for the feedback on the finale.

Again, this is the end of the road for this fic. I MAY do 5 small little oneshots after this story, purely so I can round the chapter count to 50 to satisfy my OCD, but that's about it. I've spent 3 years hammering this thing out, so here it is. The chapter that wraps the main story up. While it may not be the most explosive ending, it should tie up all of the loose ends.

I won't waste your time here, we we'll just go right into the thick of things.

Enjoy.

Chapter 45: Epilogue

"It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow." ― Robert H. Goddard.

Five Years Later:

"For the last time, Daxter. Putting rockets on a Zoomer would throw off the balance. Stop fixing what isn't broke." Tech scowled as he worked on the Zoomer, getting to his feet as Daxter looked at him in an amused way.

"Please. The Talosin Zoomer has waaaaay more class than that hunk of crap." Daxter said, kicking the Zoomer in a bored tone. Tech let out a growl and made a move to shoot him with his freeze ray, only to see Delilah looking at him meaningfully from the doorway.

"Come on in, sweetie. Daddy's just working on his new project." Tech said as he waved his daughter over to him. The small four-year old girl with dirty blond hair and made her way over to her dad and said "Mommy said we need to get ready for the race."

"Yeah, I know. I'll be there in a minute." Tech said to his little girl, who nodded before looking at Daxter.

"Heya kiddo!" Daxter said to Tech's daughter, who grinned and waved back at Daxter. Daxter looked at Tech and hopped down from the Zoomer and said "Still. I stand by what I said."

"Uh huh. Sure, Daxter. Anyway, when are you going to reveal that big surprise?" Tech asked the Ottsel, who smirked.

"The same time I explain the Prophecy to you guys. Later on today." Daxter answered, earning a blink in surprise, indicating that Tech was not expecting that answer. After the defeat of Arranst and the Metal Heads, and Chill freezing Daxter to shut him up, he decided to not tell anyone anything and vanished for the rest of the week. Tech thought the whole thing was childish, but Daxter admitted that the Prophecy they mentioned was something they barely understood themselves, and that they should probably know what they're talking about before telling everyone the big news.

Tech's eyes widened as Daxter snapped his fingers, spawning a beautiful golden chest made out of a bright red colored wood. The box was decorated with gleaming jewels and adorned with Precursor bronze, and glowed white at regular intervals.

"What's that?" Tech asked the Ottsel, who smirked.

"Chest of Prophecy, where the original Prophecy telling about the fall of the Metal Heads was created." Daxter said, earning an odd look from Tech.

"How does having it be in a chest make any sense? Who made the Prophecy? Is it a scroll or something stored in there or what?" Tech asked as Delilah curiously peered out from behind her father, staring at the chest in wonder.

"Well, if you must know, an old Precursor spirit lives in it. We found the chest five years ago in the Vaults in the Planet's Core. According to Usano, it's the spirit of the original Prophet." Daxter explained.

"The Prophet is one of the first Precursors in existence, and was the right-hand of King Usano. Basically, he made the entire Prophecy that talked about Jak, Night, and Havoc and the fall of the Metal Heads. He then sealed himself within the chest as the Metal Heads attacked the homeworld, and was brought here. He's alive but…not." Daxter explained.

"You guys were mentioning another Prophecy before that, though." Tech pointed out.

"Yeah, we started hearing him in our minds and he told us small bits of the Prophecy, but we couldn't make heads or tails of it. And once we beat the Queen, I figured we took our time to make sure we make sure everything is right before we tell everyone the new Prophecy." Daxter finished.

"That actually makes a great deal of sense." Tech admitted with a small nod. "So, you've finally made sense of everything. Care to give me a few details?"

"Nope!" Daxter replied, grinning widely.

"I figured that'd be the case." Tech replied dryly.

"Them's the breaks. I'll be seeing you later, then. I've got to finish setting up my surprise!" Daxter said excitedly.

"Be seeing you Dax." Tech said to Daxter as he got to his feet, walking over to his daughter and ruffling her hair for a moment. Daxter grinned and vanished on the spot in a flash of golden light.

"He's funny, daddy." Delilah said with a small smile on her face. Tech picked up his daughter in her arms and shook his head, dying a little at the thought of someone related to him thinking Daxter was funny. Tech carried his daughter out of the garage, snapping his fingers and shutting off the lights as the door closed behind him.

Several Hours Later:

Haven City Racing Stadium:

"LADIES AND GENTLEMAN! Welcome to the final race of the Haven City Dark Eco Cup Grand Prix! We're sponsored this year by the Sulivan's Sports Wear, New Day Inc., and the Naughty Ottsel, three of Haven City's proudest businesses!" Blitz said with a laugh.

"God, what a dick." Chase muttered, watching GT Blitz from the center platform. Rune snickered into her drink while Onin gave a thumbs up to the young warrior in agreement. The group was sitting in the front room seats, behind a glass barrier strong enough to withstand even the heaviest attacks. Nightingale, Chill, Blade, Tech, Disten, and Shadow watched the young couple bicker for a moment before Nightingale

"At least Pecker is there to liven things up." Nightingale commented as the colorful bird landed on GT Blitz's shoulder, causing him to swear audibly in response.

"We've got so much excitement in store for you folks today! We have the defending Champion, Daniel Hawali, as well as the deadliest racer on the planet, UR-86! Alongside him is the former racing Champion Razor, and some other people no one cares about." GT Blitz said offhandedly before saying "I'm just kidding! Now, let's get the racers out here!"

Jak and Crash walked side by side as the other racers, two of which were part of some other racing team and two were part of Mizo's alongside Crash, walked ahead of them.

"Nervous?" Crash asked Jak, who smirked.

"No way." Jak replied with a small laugh.

Crash grinned and said "Good to hear, man. Let's give these people a show."

The racers made their way to their vehicles while GT Blitz gave a quick recap of each racer's history and racing prowess, hyping up Crash quite a bit, before he came to Jak.

"Jak Mar, the hero of Haven City, has had an incredible season, breaking seven records this season alone! His point total is tied with the Champ, but can he take first today, along with the Championship!?" Blitz asked the crowd, which roared in response.

Jak inspected the Firefly one last time, eyeing the black and orange vehicle with a small smile. He'd spent so long climbing the ladder in the Combat Racing Circuit, and here he was. At the final race of the biggest Grand Prix of the Season. If he won this race, he'd be the Champ.

Life was good these past five years. He had taken some time off and simply enjoyed the world that he had be thrust into. Now that the Metal Heads and Baron Praxis were taken care of, the world entered a time of peace. The Avenging Angels had returned to Haven City as heroes, and were embraced as saviors. Several parties had been thrown in celebration of those who had died in the line of battle and those who had survived. Jak didn't remember much of that period, because he and the AA crew pretty much got trashed each night.

A meeting then too place, between Sig, Torn, Ashelin, Disten, and Samos about how the recover process would go for Haven City. Chief Disten offered a great sum from the coffers of the Avenging Angels to help with the efforts, on the condition that the group could set up HQ in Haven City, which was agreed upon. Chief Disten had arranged for all of the Agents to receive help for readjusting to civilian life, as well as receiving a sum of money for their service in the Avenging Angels.

Chief Disten himself was in charge of Haven City's defense and development, with Tech, Royal, and Shadow being his advisors. He now lived within the walls of the newly constructed palace, always working hard to improve and protect the lives of the people. Before settling into his new position, he made sure that each and every person under his command (meaning the Avenging Angels) was settled into their new lives as well. Many of the Avenging Angels had either taken up jobs as the Sentinels of Justice (Torn had renamed the Freedom League soldiers faction to this within the first few months of the AA returning to Haven City), or had taken positions of importance within the Leadership of Spargus and Haven City. Most of the soldiers transitioned into civilian or Guard positions quite smoothly.

Ashelin Praxis became the undisputed ruler of Haven City, making it very clear that her rule would be a benevolent one of peace and unity. Her and Torn eventually got married and had a son named Markus, and the three of the became the heart and soul of Haven City.

Samos the Green Sage retired and went to live within Haven Forest, seeking a life of peace amongst the plants. Jak visited him every few weeks and checked up on him, and was happy to see him relatively adjusting to life without his daughter. He had even taken up a few students as apprentices, to teach them the ways of the Sage.

Sig had gone back to Spargus, where he reigned as King to this day. Sig visited the other settlements when he could, but for the most part he was glad to rule Spargus. The settlement itself had seen some people travel to Haven City, who welcomed back the people who were exiled unfairly, but for the most part the city remained unchanged. However, it was able to enjoy a great deal more luxury than it did before the Fall of the Queen, because Tech and Shadow had worked for an entire year bringing more modern conveniences to the settlement.

Tess and Daxter, for the most part, lived within the depths of the planet's core and continued to unravel the many mysteries that the Precursors had left behind. Jak had only seen his best friend a handful of times, and most of those were at birthday parties or celebrations. At times, he'd admit that he missed his loudmouth friend. It was odd not having Daxter be with him all the time, offering a quip or remark whenever something happened.

Tech and Shadow were married shortly after the group arrived back in Haven City, and then got to work fixing the damage that had been done. Tech reclaimed his family business and alongside his wife, became a pioneer in development of technology, thrusting Haven City into a developmental golden age. Medicine, weapons, defensive tech, modern conveniences, and other technological improvements were made to things all across the board, and as the city recovered from the constant warfare it had been subjected to, it rose to become the greatest city in the world at the hands of the genius couple. After their first year of marriage, the Shadow gave birth to a little girl by the name of Delilah, who took after her father and looked like a mixture of her parents.

Rune and Chase lived their lives in Haven City, with Rune becoming the Captain of the Sentinels of Justice. Chase himself served as one of her highest ranking soldiers and her Commander, though he had to earn the rank himself, which took him the better part of two years. Rune herself was fairly happy with her life, as she got to teach the next generation of soldiers how to protect the people and those close to her. One day she admitted to Jak that Sharpshooter and Phoenix were her inspiration to teach others how to protect the things they cared about. Jak knew she was still hurting from their deaths inside.

Blade and Chill became advisors to Ashelin and Torn, with Chill being very useful in rooting out Ashelin's enemies. Blade had been given a neuro-prosthetic arm by Daxter, which allowed him full use of his other arm again. The couple now lived their days in the palace, making sure things ran smoothly for the leaders of Haven City. Every single night the couple had hot kinky sex so loud that Ashelin had to make their room soundproof just so she and Torn could get some sleep themselves.

Arch and Vin had taken over the Power Station, where they pretty much worked alongside Tech to make sure that the city recovered from its battles and rebounded better than ever. The two A.I worked very closely with one another, which worked out well for Vin because he had found a partner that cared about him and made sure he was never lonely. Arch was glad she had such a good friend by her side…maybe a little more than that, though.

Jak and Nightingale on the other hand…decided to become celebrities.

Jak, at Crash's suggestion, joined the Combat Racing Circuit in Kras City. He travelled all over the world, racing against other drivers and putting his life on the line (not really, because he could easily withstand his car exploding at this point, he was so powerful). Jak had excelled on the racing circuit, racing as an independent driver, and at this point had received backing from several companies and got several endorsements. Within his first year, he managed to take the Kras City Racing Circuit by storm and became a celebrity racer, winning second in the Yellow Cup Grand Prix (barely losing to Crash, who had officially come out of retirement after the fall of the Metal Heads). When people realized this was the same guy who saved the world 3 times now (Jak would correct them by adding on that he saved the world in the past, though he stopped explaining that because people didn't believe him), his fame grew.

Nightingale managed to live her dream of becoming a singer, even going on tour with Lady Starlight before she became famous enough to sell out stadiums by herself. Nightingale had a large following and was loved dearly by her fans, and at the time of the this race she had put out 8 albums, four of which broke records that Lady Starlight had set. Jak eventually married Nightingale two years after the fall of the Queen, proposing to her on stage as she performed at a show in Kras City. Jak and Nightingale managed to make their schedules work alongside each other so they could be together, and the two were happy with just being able to live their lives in peace.

Jak snapped himself out of his musing as he and the others racers began to get in their vehicles. The Haven City Racing Stadium had been renovated over the past five years, doubling as a racing stadium for both Zoomer races and Combat Racing events. The final race in the Dark Cup Grand Prix would take place here. If either Jak or Crash won the race, they would take home the gold.

"This here folks, is the final race of the Season! The winner here, could take home the Haven City Grand Championship Trophy! So much excitement, so much at stake! My feathers are about to start falling off in anticipation!" Pecker said excitedly as he wrestled the mic away from GT Blitz. Jak started up his car, casting a glance at the others racers for a moment before he took a deep breath, exhaling softly.

This was it. The biggest race of his career.

Jak's eyes narrowed as the finish flag above them began to count down to 0.

As the number 1 went away and the flag turned green, Jak floored the car and shot ahead of the other racers. Jak urged the car forward, glancing to his left and seeing Crash fly ahead of him. Jak glanced at a Blue Eco power-up ahead of him and raced through it, activating his Blue Eco Boost and racing ahead of the others. As Jak passed a Yellow Eco power-up, he saw Razor from his rear-View mirror and saw him firing to missiles at his car, the back of which exploded violently as the missiles smashed into him.

"Hahaha, that was but a taste of my skill!" Razor taunted Jak as he sped by him. Jak boosted to catch up with Razor and swerved to the right, slamming into him, before veering off and running through a Red Eco power-up, getting an Attack Drone, which he activated as Razor began catching up with him. As the drone locked on to Razor, the other driver swore loudly and backed off, though he couldn't escape a few bullets piercing his ride.

"Looks like Jak's got a few tricks up his sleeve! And UR-86 is making his presence known as he takes 4th from Kleiver, who is now out of the race!" Pecker yelled into the mic.

Jak felt a pang of guilt, knowing that Kleiver was out of the race. Ah well…He'd have to have Daxter be a jackass about it later.

Jak gripped the steering wheel as he rounded the next turn, catching sight of Crash as he made a jump over the ramp, dropping a Gun Tower as he leapt into the air. Jak winced as the bullets smashed into the side of the Firefly, actually clipping his shoulder. Jak healed it with a bit of Light Eco and boosted forward, maintaining second place for the remainder of the lap. GT Blitz and Pecker kept up a running commentary while Razor and UR-86 fought for 3rd place, causing Jak to occasionally have to dodge a missile of a stream of bullets. Jak managed to catch up the Crash, who drove in front of him and dropped an oil slick. Jak saw UR-86's smoking car quickly gaining on him from behind, thanks to a full gauge of Blue Eco, and with that UR-86 shot into the lead. Jak drove through a Yellow Eco power-up and smirked as he saw he had gotten the Fragmentation Grenades. Jak slowed down a little to put himself within range of UR-86 before firing the grenade clusters back to back to back, causing his car to explode and take him out of the race.

"And UR-86 is down! Jak has just taken out UR-86! You have got to be kidding me! This is unprecedented!" GT Blitz yelled s Razor sped ahead of Jak, who noticed that Razor had caught up to Crash and was gunning him down. Jak was within 30 yards of the two racers, and decided to send the rest of Mizo's team packing. Jak went through another Yellow Eco power-up, with the dial landing on missile once more.

"Good looks and speed win every time!" Razor cackled as he sped ahead of Crash, whose car smoking car went through a burst of Green Eco on the track, repairing the damage on the vehicle. Jak rolled his eyes and hit the glowing yellow button, firing two missiles at Razor's smoking car and made the vehicle explode violently.

"AGH! You little bastard!" Razor howled as his car flipped over, rolling several times before coming to a stop as the car burst into flames. Jak smirked as zoomers quickly went to go check on the driver, but Jak had left in the dust. Upon looking down into the console, he noticed he had activated its Dark Eco mode while dealing with Razor.

"That'll help me deal with Crash." Jak muttered as he went through the finish line a second time, getting on his final lap. Jak rushed through a Blue Eco power-up, activating his boost as he made the turn, coming into sight of Crash and firing four rockets at the Champion. The first and second missile missed, due to the quick thinking of the veteran driver ahead of him, but the last two missiles struck the Road Blade Crash was driving and made him nearly veer off the road. Jak rushed past the Champion with a whoop, jumping off the ramp and using the rest of his boost.

"Come on Jak!" Nightingale cheered as the others watched the monitors in excitement.

Jak glanced in his mirror as Crash began to catch up with his, the damage to his car being healed with a Green Eco power-up. Jak saw Crash slowly boosting to catch up with him, and within 45 seconds had caught up with the hero.

"Gotta admit, you're a hell of a racer Jak!" Crash yelled as he cut in front of Jak and activated a Smoke Screen, which blinded Jak and caused him to choke and cough. Jak, remembering there was another turn up ahead, turned accordingly and made his way out of the smoke, collecting a Yellow Eco power up and collecting the Coil Gun. Jak grinned savagely and opened fire on Crash's car, causing him to yell out before suddenly breaking and allowing Jak to shoot into the lead. Jak managed to hold onto the lead for about a minute of so before he saw Crash activate a Red Eco power-up and boost forward. Jak tried to boost himself, but found that it wasn't working despite the gauge being half-filled.

"Damn it. He's using a Turbo Assist." Jak muttered, realizing that he would be unable to boost for a few moments while Crash had unlimited boost for his car. As Crash raced ahead of him, Jak fired the remainder of his Coil Gun at the Champ, who's car began to smoke from the back.

"Looks like Jak and the Champ are neck and neck as we make the final turn! WHO WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS!?" Pecker screamed into the mic, causing GT Blitz to grab the mic away from Pecker, who shot Blitz a nasty look.

Jak grinned as he activated his boost again, catching up with Crash as the Champion veered left, crashing into Jak's car as both racers went through two bursts of Red Eco. Jak glanced into Crash's car and saw that he had gotten a Blind Drone. Jak's eyes widened in horror as he saw Crash move slowly in front of him, deploying the Blind Drone a moment later. Jak slammed on the accelerator while using the remainder of his Blue Eco to boost his car away from the Drone as it soared past him, missing his car by mere inches. Jak sped past Crash, who had used up his Blue Eco when trying to take out Jak, and glanced down at his console, seeing that he had gotten a Flame Slick, the powered up version of the Oil Slick. Jak pressed the red button on his console, causing a burning slick of oil to shoot out of the back of his car.

Crash swore and swerved out of the way to avoid the deadly, but that was all Jak needed to get ahead of him. The crowd burst into cheers as Jak made it over the finish line, with Crash following him three seconds later.

"AND THERE WE HAVE IT FOLKS! A NEW CHAMPION HAS BEEN CROWNED! JAK MAR HAS ONE HIS FIRT CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX!" GT Blitz screamed into the mic before Pecker kicked him in the head and snatched the mic from him.

"I've never seen anything quite like it, folks. Jak and Daniel were neck and neck the entire race, but not only did they make it to the end in one piece, but they managed to hold first and second place for nearly the entire race!" Pecker yelled into the mic.

"Come here you little shit-!" Blitz snarled as he put Pecker into a headlock, grabbing the mic once again.

"Let's make our way to the winner's circle, so we can address the winner of the Dark Cup Grand Prix!" Blitz said to the crowd.

Crash and Jak grinned as they exited their cars, hopping out and walking towards each other for a moment before they shook hands, causing the crowd to erupt in cheers. Crash then raised Jak's hand high in the air, to the roar of the crowd as the crowd's cheering to intensify. Jak grin widened as he felt that euphoric rush of adrenaline and joy, coming off such a hard-earned win. Jak had fought so hard to finally get to this spot, and now he was reveling in that victory.

"Meh, maybe next year. Its about time someone beat me in this race. It gets boring being so great." Crash said offhandedly.

"Whatever. Enjoy not being able to call yourself Champ for a year, Crash. We all know you like to shove that title down everyone's throats." Jak muttered with a smirk on his face, earning a scowl and a punch in the shoulder from the former Champ.

"Hey…shut the hell up." Crash said after a moment, not being able to come up with a proper comeback. Jak laughed under his breath as Crash scratched the back of his head before saying "Seriously though. We've got so many photo ops and crap after this."

"Can we skip that? I hate taking photos for the press...they're worse than the Metal Heads," Jak asked Crash, who shrugged.

"The paparazzi avoids you enough as is. Just let them have this one time."

"Fine…I won't like it." Jak said before adding "I can't believe its come this far. I only ever got into racing because I wanted to kill the Baron. Now look."

"You've come pretty far, man. Now you'll get to race in even more races and get even more money. Ah, the life we live." Crash agreed as he looked forward, seeing GT Blitz ahead of them. Jak's smile faltered for a moment when he remembered that it was because of Keira that he had gotten into racing before he snapped himself out of it as he neared the winner's circle where GT Blitz and Pecker stood with the massive golden trophy. GT Blitz rambled on and on about how this was the upset of the century, though Jak noticed that Blitz couldn't look him in the eye.

Probably because Jak had just beat his best racer, and Mizo still couldn't find a way to recruit Jak into his ranks.

Jak walked into the booth as Night ran at him, throwing her arms around his neck and kissing him deeply. Jak wrapped his arms around the waist of his wife and returned the kiss as well, breaking it a few moments later.

"You were amazing. I learned a few tricks from you this time around." Night said playfully, causing a smirk to appear on Jak's face.

"Maybe you should join in next year. Crash keeps going on and on about how the Racing Circuit needs new blood." Jak replied.

"Maybe I will. That said, I'll never join Mizo's team. That guy's a dick." Nightingale said as the man himself walked over to the group.

"Great job, Jak! That was some fine racing out there!" Pecker squawked with a grin on his face.

"Indeed. I haven't seen racing like that in a while. Looks like we've got a good old fashioned friendly rivalry between the two best racers of the decade. Keep it up, gentleman." Blitz said as a dark smile crossed his face as he walked away. Crash scowled as Jak shook his head before Nightingale kissed Jak on the cheek, drawing his attention.

"So, after we're done here, we can go to the Naughty Ottsel to celebrate Jak's win." Nightingale said to Jak, who nodded. It'd be nice to spend some time with his friends like the old times. The schedules that he and Nightingale had nowadays prevented them from being with their friends, but that made the times they did spend with them all the more special. Jak was called away for a string of interviews while Nightingale caught up with the others.

"Give it up folks, for this year's racing champion, Jak Mar!" Blitz yelled as the crowd cheered in response. Jak grinned at the crowd as Blitz shoved a microphone in Jak's face, asking "So Champ? How does it feel, finally getting the gold?"

Jak took a moment to respond, thinking back over the course of the year, and said "It feels good. I've been racing with the best of them for a few years now, always getting 3rd or 2nd but never getting that top spot. It felt great finally getting the gold."

Blitz grinned and said "You and Mr. Hawail have been in a bit of a friendly rivalry over the course of the past few years. How does it feel beating your rival?"

"Daniel," Jak had to remind himself to use Crash's real name as opposed to his codename/nickname, "is one of the best racers I've ever seen. He was Champ for a reason, and that race was the closest one we've had all season. That said, I managed to beat one of the best racers in the world. I can't tell you how good this win feels."

"And there you have it folks. Humble words from our new Champion!" Blitz said as he began to talk to the crowd once more. Jak slipped away from the group, picking up the trophy with a grin on his face. This was where he belonged…with his friends. With the family he had acquired through battle and hardship.

"So…I think that wraps up the season quite well. Krew's team is down for the count, meaning the Mizo Crime family runs the show. No thanks to you assholes." Blitz said as he walked back into the small area, glaring at all of them.

"Hey…Remember our agreement. Back off." Jak said as his eyes narrowed. Blitz, or Mizo as it were, laughing quietly and shook his head.

"You'll have to learn that not everyone can stay noble, Jak. Danny boy here started out that way too, but look at where he's gotten because he caved in. Hell, we've got a foothold in this city because of him! You all can have today…But everyone's got a price." Mizo said darkly before he turned around and strode out into the arena, filled with adoring fans who had no idea a monster in a suit was coming to regal them with his mic skills.

"That man…he seems like such a dick." Chief Disten said lightly, causing the entire room to burst out laughing in reply.

"To think we nearly got roped into a whole new adventure..." Ashelin said with a small smirk.

"I'm sure it would have been a fun experience, if not exactly a thrilling installment to the series." Jak remarked, earning an odd look from everyone before he proposed that everyone go to the Naughty Ottsel, and that the drinks were on him.

Naughty Ottsel:

The party was fun enough, with everyone being able to catch up with one another. Rune broke the news that she was pregnant when Chill offered her a drink from a bottle she was totting around. The group clustered around the mom to be, when a small fireball suddenly appeared in the center of the bar.

"You guys should come outside. You need to see this." Havoc's voice spoke to the group for the first time in three years. Jak had wondered where the Champion of Darkness had been up to lately, but he didn't pry, not when he himself was so busy. He just had to trust that the man was doing his own bit in the world.

Jak shook his head as he zipped up his jacket, looking around the city as he stepped outside. So much had changed, in just five years. It was truly as if he had stepped into a dreamlike world of fantasy. It was a world he could confidently say he was proud to be in.

Jak couldn't help but feel as though Havoc was holding something back this time around. Sure, he was their friend and was a trustworthy man, but he was also a bit of an asshole sometimes. As this thought entered Jak's mind, a small ball of purple light appeared in front of him before exploding loudly revealing a man dressed in a black jacket and jeans with Dark Eco surging around him. Havoc dispelled the aura after a moment and grinned at the group.

"Howdy folks." Havoc said in greeting.

"Jazon. What's with all the fanfare man?" Chase asked the Champion of Darkness.

"I've got a surprise for you guys. Not sure if it's considered a good surprise, but it's something I think you guys all need to see." Havoc explained as he crossed his arms.

"What is it?" Jak asked Havoc, who smiled wryly before snapping his fingers.

Several more explosions of Dark Eco erupted around him. Behind him, a series of figures had appeared, all heavily armed and garbed in very familiar armor.

Jak took a step back and summoned Yvantael to his hand, transforming into Guardian before taking a step forward. The others watched the development in horror, seeing a group of twenty Hunters cloaked in Dark Eco.

"What…the hell…did you do?" Jak hissed at Havoc, who shrugged.

"Well, I've been visiting them over the years in prison, and they're just like me. The Hunters were manipulated the entire time, guys. Stop being unreasonable." Havoc said to the others.

"They tried to help ruin this city. They tried to help the Metal Heads rule the world!" Rune shot at Havoc.

"So did I. But I was set free. They were too when Arranst arrived to the city and removed her influence from the Hunters. They regret what they've done, so why can't you all let go of it?" Havoc asked the Avenging Angels. A woman stepped forward and removed her helmet, revealing the Hunter to be Siren.

"Not a day goes by that we don't wish that we had died instead of serving that monster. But we did what we did, because we had given up hope. We didn't see another way out, and when the Dark Eco was within us and we were controlled by Arranst, we had no hope. No future…" Siren said in a low voice.

"That's why I broke them out of Prison, and in addition, have given them Dark Eco powers once more, though on a much weaker scale and controlled by them and them alone." Havoc said to the group, who felt uneasy.

"I still don't like it…" Jak growled at Havoc, who sighed.

"Well, you don't have to like it. You need to accept it. They're under my control now, and have pledged their allegiance to me and the Precursors. In fact, I ran it by Daxter and Tess, and they thought it was a good idea. Shade has even decided to became a Dark Eco Sage…We're going to be travelling the world and helping fix the wrongs of the Metal Heads and explore the ruins that have been lost to time…that works, right?..." Havoc trailed off, shaking his head at the dubious expressions of the Avenging Angels.

"Give us a chance to do some good. To right the wrongs we did while we were Hunters." Shade said with a grunt, closing his eyes. The Avenging Angels looked to the Chief, who sighed deeply and closed his eyes, thinking hard on the issue.

"Why did you give them the Dark Blessing again? Won't it tear them apart?" Shadow asked Havoc, who shook his head.

"No. I managed to perfect the ceremony that Arranst had perverted into her own ritual for control. This ceremony can be done to give anyone Eco abilities, though it will never be as good as mine, Jak's, or Night's. With the ceremony done right, they all have about half of what they could do before, with no serious health problems in sight." Havoc explained.

"Havoc still believes in us, despite everything. He was the only one who was loyal to us, even when the Queen betrayed us. For that, we'll walk into hell with him if we have to." Deadshot muttered, looking at Havoc for a moment before looking away. The group slowly found themselves looking to the Chief, who seemed to be very deep in thought.

"I…I have learned a long time ago, that holding grudges does not bode well. You all may have committed atrocious acts upon me and my family, and upon the world as well…But you were not entirely at fault for it. You were misled and manipulated. If Havoc believes you all are worthy of this gift, and you have the blessing of the Precursors…Then I see nothing wrong with them being free, and having the gift of darkness." Disten said as he stepped forward, extending a hand towards the former Hunters. Shade stepped forward and shook Disten's hand, as did Siren and Deadshot and all the other Hunters. Havoc walked ahead of the others and smiled at the group. Jak sighed and reverted to his normal form, putting Yvantael away.

"I'll keep them in line. They always respected me more than they did Gallus, and I personally made sure to have Torn not give them too much shit when they were in prison." Havoc said to the group, who seemed uneasy. That was until Chase broke the silence.

"They've got a long way to go. But they've got a chance to make things right." Chase said to Havoc, who nodded.

"If that's what's best." Nightingale sighed quietly.

Jak shook his head and said "Just keep them in line, and we'll have no problems."

"Got it. Hey guys, head back to the base we were looking at earlier. I'll be around in a little while." Havoc said to the Hunters, who nodded and vanished in bursts of Dark Eco. The group held a small silence for a moment before a loud voice broke the calm.

"HEY! Get your butts over to the Palace Garden ASAP! We haven't got all day!" Daxter's loud voice said to the group, causing Havoc to yell that the Ottsel had shattered his eardrums. Tech rolled his eyes and held up a small cube and tossed it into the air, causing the group to teleport instantly to the Palace Gardens, where Daxter was ranting.

"-think after five years of me hyping up the damn thing, they'd have the courtesy to meet up here on time! I'm a busy guy!" Daxter yelled to one as he walked back and forth through the courtyard, not seeing the large group of people behind him who were quickly getting irritated.

"Hey asshole, over here!" Chill barked at Daxter, who turned around with a surprised expression before his face calmed, his grin returning.

"Totally knew you'd pull that trick. Let me guess, Tech used the Warp Cube?" Daxter guessed.

"Yes, the one that you helped me build, Daxter." Tech said dryly as the Ottsel made his way over to the group. The kids waved at the furry figure, who waved at the kids back. He looked up at Jak and warped onto his shoulder, rapping on the man's head with his fist.

"See Jak? Even Tech can appreciate my genius." Daxter said as he stretched lazily on Jak's shoulder.

"So, why are we here again?" Rune asked Daxter, who opened his mouth to reply before a column of gold light struck in front of the group. After a moment, Tess walked out of the burst of light with a wide smile on her face.

"Hey guys! Long time no see!" Tess chirped at the group.

"Hey Tess. How've you been?" Nightingale asked the female Ottsel.

"Pretty good! Working with my baby on unraveling all the ancient Precursor secrets is a full-time job, even with the Cube of the Oracle helping us. It'll be eons before we can make sense of it all, but we're making progress." Tess replied. Daxter warped from Jak's shoulder to Tess's side.

"Speaking of, we finally finished making sense of the Prophecy. We figured this would be a safe place to reveal its contents to you guys." Daxter explained.

"To think I would get to hear and see a Precursor Prophecy being delivered in the flesh...My father would be so jealous." Disten said with a small laugh.

Daxter summoned the beautiful box known as the Chest of the Prophet, which contained the secrets of the past, present, and future. For not just Earth, but the entire universe. For all life and all beings…

"So…Are you guys ready?" Daxter said excitedly to the group, who nodded.

"Come on, lets hear this Prophecy." Havoc said as he crossed his arms. Daxter and Tess kicked open the Chest of Prophecy. A burst pf pure white light erupted out of the chest as a beautiful singing wail filled the air, sending shivers down the spine of every person there. Daxter and Tess starred at the box in a trance-like state while everyone except Nightingale watched on uncomprehendingly. After a few moments, the box snapped shut, cutting off the sound and the light completely.

"So…what did it say?" Chase asked Daxter and Tess, who looked at each other.

"Well…It basically warned of a threat coming in about…a really really really long time." Daxter said awkwardly.

"Wait, what? That's the prophecy!" Rune said in amazement, looking at Tess for clarification.

"Pretty much. And what did you expect? The Metal Heads have been dead for only five years, Rune. They, and the Dark Makers, were the biggest threats in the entire universe. Sure, there's threats out there, but Jak, Night, and Havoc are so powerful that they could cream whoever came after us. There's a threat looming on the horizon, but it won't be effecting anyone for eons." Tess explained with a shrug.

"That's a really good point." Shadow admitted after a few moments, and the group couldn't help but agree with.

"But, if you want to hear the Prophecy in its entirety, here it is." Tess said as she closed her eyes, her body glowing faintly gold as she pressed her hand on the Chest of Prophecy.

"Eons after the fall of the Dark Goddess, a new evil will be born. Son of fire and daughter of ice will unite as one, and the universe will be in jeopardy. Their power is great, and their numbers are immense. They will come for us." Tess chanted as Daxter walked next to her, placing his hands on the Chest of Prophecy as well. Daxter began glowing as he closed his eyes tightly.

"The Champions of Light, Dark, and Balance will attempt to save us, but alone the Champions will fall." Daxter uttered in a pained tone.

"Heroes of the past and present will unite, and must band together for an attempt to save what remains of life. The flames of Forgotten Soldier and the frost of the Forsaken Witch will ensnare all. When all seems lost, the way forward will be clear." Tess spoke, shivering slightly.

"Light as your sword, dark as your shield. Balance will light the path. The Precursors shall rise greater than ever before as their redemption draws near. But also, their annihilation draws closer as well. A Champion of the Precursors will be crowned at the Fall. And so the final stage of a long-awaited revenge will be set." Daxter added, shaking his head slightly in pain.

"Beware the Architect, for he tells naught but lies. The Witch, the Doctor, and the Saint will be martyrs for a cause they do not follow. Ghosts shall rise and return as reality unravels at the seams. Heroes and villains will arise as one, for the Old Ones shall be awakened, their bloodlust insatiable." Tess said quietly, causing Jak, Nightingale, and Havoc to exchange looks.

"The Chasm of Kryuson holds the Sigel of Heroes, look there to open the Door. When all is lost, seek out the Ring-Bearer and he shall reveal your path. When the time comes, and the heroes of balance have lost their senses, swim in the Waters of the Eye, and all will be well." Daxter said as he eyes screwed even tighter shut.

"After the fall of the Queen of Shadows, a time of peace will reign, unlike any experienced before. Our race will prosper and prepare itself for this threat. However, a quake of the Heavens will be the Signal. The Signal of the end. So it has been said, so it has been foretold." Tess said as she turned to Daxter, who was looking at her.

"The Prophet has spoken." Tess and Daxter muttered together as they lifted their hands from the box. Both Ottsels fell to the ground, shaking and panting heavily.

"I hate that stupid box!" Daxter spat at the Chest of Prophecy, which remained still because it's an inanimate object. Tess and Daxter slowly got to their feet before looking at the crowd before them.

"Well, that was a thing." Havoc said mildly, putting a hand to its chin.

"Yeah, it sucks having to tap into that old magic. Its harder for young Precursors to do because their minds are still growing, or something." Daxter explained to the others.

"So, this Prophecy dictates that two beings, one of fire and one of ice, will come together and cause some trouble. Jak, Night, and Havoc won't even be enough to save us this time. There's a bunch of other people who influence this thing, and the Precursors will experience a Golden Age, but right after that they may get wiped out again." Chill recapped.

"That was actually more coherent than the Prophecy itself." Blade admitted, earning an elbow in the gut from his wife.

"So yeah, not much good news. We're working on making more sense of this thing, but it could be years before we have time to decipher it. We've been so busy lately." Tess said with a shake of the head.

"Aren't you guys forgetting something?" Rune said as she stepped forward, cutting the two off. She smiled at the group and said "What was the first line? Eons after the fall of the Dark Goddess. Arranst was beat only five years ago. By the time that Prophecy rolls around, we'll all be buried six feet under and turned to dust."

"She's right. Who's to say the Prophecy is even talking about us?" Jak said with a small shrug.

"The thing about Prophecy's is that they're never quite clear. That said, from what I've learned, that was really revealing for a Prophecy." Daxter admitted with a laugh.

"I guess we'll have to dedicate some time to unravelling that mystery. Couldn't the Precursors wait before condemning this world in a few billion years?" Havoc asked dryly.

"Yeah, it kind of sucks. But hey, there's a bright side to this! We don't have to deal with this crap for billions of years, so we can spend all that time preparing the training and stuff." Tess said cheerfully.

"You guys can. We'll be dead by then." Torn pointed out.

"Not necessarily." Daxter and Tess said, exchanging a smug look.

"I don't like that smile. Time to abort." Havoc said as he vanished in a burst of Dark Eco. The group starred at the spot he had just been standing in, before Havoc reappeared with a smirk.

"Carry on." Havoc said airily, earning a kick in the shin from Shadow.

"As I was saying, we don't know for sure what will happen. Its possible you guys get thrown further into the future or something. 'Heroes of the past and present shall unite', sounds a bit like time travel." Tess said to the group, causing Jak to facepalm.

"Just as I was getting used to this timeline." Jak muttered as Night wrapped her arms around his waist

"Stop complaining. This thing isn't supposed to happen for eons and eons. We can sit back and relax for once." Daxter said to Jak, who rolled his eyes.

"I'm amazed that we haven't had to fight for our lives in the past five years. Don't jinx it." Jak said to Daxter, who stuck his tongue out at his best friend.

"Besides, there's the other surprise I was saving for you guys." Daxter said offhandedly, smirking a little.

"What surprised would that be?" Chill asked Daxter, who's grin widened to an alarming level. Daxter cracked his fingers and turned to Tess, who was also grinning widely. The two Precursors whistled loudly, causing all of the warriors to flinch at the ethereal tone of the noise…and then they heard singing.

Singing wasn't the right word. Chanting and singing and speaking and laughing, all of which were joyful and happy and sent chills down the spine of everyone there. And then golden explosions of light rocked the room. Hundreds upon hundreds of explosions of light rocked the courtyard as orange rodents appeared before the group, all holding staffs or books.

"Oh my god…" Jak said in a dumbfounded tone, eyeing the Ottsels around him with a mix of awe and amazement.

"We begin looking into rebuilding our race from scratch, so that when me and Tess DO have kids it doesn't get weird. Since me and Tess are the only original Precursors, that makes me and her King AND Queen." Daxter said with a grin.

"You…made Precursors…" Nightingale said in a near-whisper.

"Yep. Took the better part of a year, but we managed to make enough to where we can go about procreation the right way. Though this Precursors are just as good as us. RIGHT GUYS!?" Daxter yelled to the Precursors behind him, who all cheered.

"We're planning on having Precursors watch over the entire world, and keep on the lookout for any signs of this Prophecy. We can make Earth our new homeworld, right after we're done eliminating the host population." Daxter said to the others, who gaped at him in horror.

"Did I say that out loud?" Daxter said as the Precursors raised their weapons at the group.

"Uh…Dax?" Jak said uncomfortably as Daxter's smile widened.

"Kill them all." Daxter said as beams of energy began to form on the tips of the weapons the Precursors wielded. The group could only watch in horror as the Precursors charged up their attacks.

Daxter then sighed and said "You guys really have no sense of humor. Stop scaring them guys."

The Precursors behind Daxter all burst into laughter and giggles as they lowered their weapons, some of them even falling onto the ground with glee at the sight of seeing the brave heroes they had heard so much about getting horrified like that.

"You're a bastard. You know that?" Havoc growled at Daxter, who starred up at him for a moment before Havoc grinned and held out his fist, which Daxter tapped with his own after a moment with a grin on his face.

"I approve, sir." Havoc said with a small laugh to Daxter, who looked at Jak, who was shaking his head.

"At least you're not letting the power get to your head." Jak said sarcastically as he eyed the Precursor horde behind them. Some of the Precursors looked older than Tess ad Daxter, who some seemed much younger than either of them. Jak supposed it was just how they were made.

"So yeah, we're going to have some of our guys watch over the surface while the rest of us explore the Universe and try to fix things. We've got so much to do! Its gonna be great!" Tess squealed excitedly as she hugged Daxter.

"We're gonna stay here of course. We've got our top guys already staking out a few other worlds that we're ready to help develop. It'll keep us busy for at least a few millennia." Daxter explained to the others, who looked relieved.

"Good. That means when this Prophecy rolls around, you can be there to help sort shit out. Right?" Chase asked Daxter, who looked at Jak, who looked back at the group.

Jak and Daxter exchanged a grin and both said "Absolutely."

Time would only tell what kind of adventures awaited the Precursors the heroes that would have to step forward and take the mantle of savior. Would the Precursors and all of humanity survive the trails to come, eons down the road? Would the Avenging Angels be called upon to save the world yet again? Would Jak, Havoc, and Nightingale have to overcome the odds once more. No one seemed to know for sure…But one thing was certain…

One legacy had ended…only for a new one to begin.

End of Story:

And there we have it.

Thanks again to everyone who showed their support for this story. Its been a long road for me in regards to this story, but I've got to the end and it feels good to have stuck it out. The story had an awesome ending in my eyes, and I'm glad many of you enjoyed the finale as well. Hopefully this wrapped up everything else I left unsaid, and gave you more closure than the end of Jak III and Lost Frontier did for me.

I will say now, that this story is done. I will not be making a sequel to this story, as I want to move on to other projects. I know a lot of you want that, but its not something in the cards for me right now.

As always, I'll be continuing to write on this site for other stories. Once I go to Basic Training for the Air Force, I'll be MIA for a while until I can get ahold of my laptop. I'll be posting regular updates if I can from where I go for job training, where I should be able to post regularly again.

I will most likely be posting a Pokémon story of sorts soon, probably once I'm done with edits for this story and "Apocalypse: Dawn of the Dead." In the meantime, a oneshot of sorts will be going up based on a game series I have fallen in love with and I think deserves a bit of spotlight on my writing repertoire.

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Shoutout to Oblique Strategies, who has been my longest supporter of this story and has always pointed out faults and weakpoints in my chapters alongside the good parts, which is honestly why I used to actually wait for him to review before posting a new chapter. That's right, I actually did that. I apologize for my needlessly long fight scenes, man, and I really do appreciate all of the support you've given me over the past three years.

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