Ch40

After reluctantly having to work with Luke, Jak, and our group, we managed to recover the artifact that was stolen from Seem from Marauders, getting the artifact piece from the Metalpede nest, and Luke finding the fourth one after we barely got out of a storm. It then neared night time and I could tell that we all were winded after the day's work, especially Jak and Jacob. "You guys go on off to bed... meanwhile, me and Malice are going to go talk to Luke," I frowned as I walked outside of the small house in the wall and soon was walking through the darkened streets to find out where Luke could be at.

(Malice? Can you try and find him with your powers?) I asked her in thought. (Go to the one tower where we met with Seem, but opposite her door. That's where he is) Malice sighed. I listened to her and walked to that specific location to see that she was right. Luke was right there in front of a house right on the wall looking at Seem's door. "Alice? I was starting to get worried that you wouldn't show," Luke frowned at me as I soon had Malice come out to chat, spooking him a small bit.

"M-Malice?" Luke gulped. "Don't be afraid, Luke. I'm not the mad woman that I was before. Having a family can change a person you know," Malice sighed as she sat on the ground and looked at Luke with a small smile. "Now why don't you begin explaining about what happened after we left you. And I know when you lie, so telling the truth is highly recommended."

"Okay... well, here's what happened since you voiced your opinion at 18," Luke explained with a small, shy frown. "After Alice had told Aunt Grace and Uncle Hank off back then, they immediately started to have a change of heart after having been told all that stuff by their daughter... dad went into depression and stopped drinking while mom took to looking after him and treating me like the son she never had... it was quite weird I must admit..."

(No lies so far... it's looking good...) Malice frowned to me in thought. (Keep focused...) I groaned back at her. "Anyways, after they decided to change their ways, I took us to a game store to help dad and mom out with their depression by showing them what games they had. They eventually settled on a cheap copy of Jak and Daxter the Precursor Legacy and I borrowed the PS2 that my dad had when he was alive," Luke explained. "And then when you started to play it, the television sucked you into this universe, right?" Malice asked. "That's correct... but our story didn't start in the Precursor Legacy. Rather it started a year before you were sent here. And we were sucked into the hot desert of Spargus where we were immediately weirded out..."

(Well? Anything?) I asked her. (He's only lied about one thing so far... he wasn't sucked into the desert... but I have a feeling that he was probably sucked into Spargus instead...) "You're right, Malice," Luke frowned, shocking both me and Malice when he did just as me and Jacob could do. "Wait... you have Light Eco mind reading also?" Malice asked with a questionable gaze. "It's happened to all three of us after we touched the Light Eco coming from the one vent in the town," Luke explained. "I see... so I guess it's a proven fact then... come from the real world to this one and you'll have Light Eco all throughout your veins," Malice sighed.

"But that's not really what I want to tell you..." Luke frowned. "Malice... and Alice too... you may not believe me, but your mom and dad were really lost without you. They didn't do much of anything, even when they finally did arrive in Spargus. Hell, it took us until a little while ago to finally get our battle amulets because we heard about your exploits in Haven City as 'Malicious Malice' and they finally regained some shred of hope. They need you way more than you need them, that much is true... but they are willing to forgive and forget so long as you two can... so can you please at least talk to them?" Luke asked.

(Well? Was that the truth?) I asked Malice. (It was... every bit of it... his memories are spot onto his description as well... mom and dad really have changed from their previous ways...) Malice sighed as she let me out to talk to Luke for a second. "So can you talk to them tomorrow possibly? They're currently sleeping and they haven't gotten out since you chased them away earlier..." Luke frowned. "I understand... I'll talk to them tomorrow morning..." I frowned as I walked back to my place in Spargus. "Hey, Alice?" Luke asked, signaling me to turn around. "I still want an explanation at some point as to how you have Jak as a husband and have Jacob as a 7-year-old kid!" "You'll get an explanation at some point, don't worry!" I smirked back at him.