With the Eco Core fixed, and the Brink was repaired to make the world whole, Jak, Keira, Starlight, and Cozy lead the rest of their group back to where he had landed the Hellcat, which appeared to be safe and sound, despite all the chaos that had happened over the last couple of moments, and waited for a second as Keira opened it so his sisters could climb into their ship, where he handed over Twilight, who was fast asleep after everything she had been through. As Starlight carefully took her sister, and Cozy remained sitting nearby in case they needed to do use their Eco powers, Naomi and her sisters took a seat across from them while Tym sat in the back, allowing Daxter and Tess to sit in their chairs in case Skyheed's people still wanted a fight, though after Twilight's display they hoped the Aeropans were smart. Of course Jak and Keira made sure that the other Ottsels climbed in as well, those being Midnight and Twilight's other selves, before they did so as well, where Jak took control of the ship and departed from the new island that the Eco Core was located on, which Keira was noting down so future generations would know about, in the off chance that someone needed to come here and check on things, like in a thousand years or so. As Jak flew away from where the Eco Core rested, however, he and the others found that the rest of the Brink had been altered in a similar manner, where it was easy to see that the meteor had been turned into a new layer for the sea floor, formed islands, filled gaps that had been left by the damage that had been done, and the Eco Storm was no longer a thing based on what they could see.
In fact, according to Keira's readings, the entirety of Sector Zero seemed to have been changed as well, like Twilight had fixed it while she was repairing the world so no one had to worry about things in the near future, meaning that vortex was gone as well, which helped explain why she was so exhausted and happened to be sleeping as they headed for Phoenix's position, to give him the good news before seeing how Twilight's fixes had messed with the Aeropans.
"So... Sages become Ottsels..." Naomi commented, as she was staring at Twilight's slumbering form while Jak flew towards their destination, though while she enjoyed the feeling of being a true Sage, because her Eco powers were far stronger and both of her sisters found the same seemed to be true for them as well, even Tym and Keira appeared to have awakened as well, the end goal seemed strange to her, that when one's power grew to a certain point their form broke down and they were turned into the small creatures that were sitting nearby.
"That's the truth, though usually a Sage transforms into an Ottsel in an instant," Keira said, where she rubbed the back of her head for a moment as she said that, since she hated lying to their new companions and now one of them had to tell them exactly what was going on, which seemed to be her task for right now, since everyone else seemed focused on what they were doing, "what we were told was that an Eco user's power grows to the point where they transition into Sages, like what happened to us earlier, and from there a Sage's skills, knowledge, and power continues to grow, to the point where their form can no longer contain everything, which can take years to decades depending on the person in question, which results in the transformation into an Ottsel. From what we've been able to tell Twilight, Starlight, and Cozy, who are totally different from everyone else, have another stage to go through, that of the Alicorn state, before those forms give way for the Ottsel state... however, we were told that it was instant, so we need to have a word with the Oracles once we get back to the mainland."
"Instant transformation is fine... a painful, body breaking experience is something else entirely," Cozy remarked, though as she said that Keira noticed that Cozy was looking at her sister, imagining all the pain that she had put Twilight through over the course of this adventure, especially since she knew that Cozy had dipped into her anger several times and it had caused a change in her to make her transformation come out, and with the former nature of the Brink it would have been followed by all sorts of pain, which Twilight took care of at the cost of her own body.
"We'll figure out what will happen to us in due time, though we're hoping to gain new information before doing anything else," Starlight said, as she wanted to speak with Eon, Gol, and Maia on this matter, due to the fact that they must have figured something out in the time they had been in the unstable Brink, though she suspected she and her siblings would have to answer some questions before getting to what was on her mind.
Naomi paused for a moment as she nodded her head and focused on her sisters, as they were curious about their powers as Sages of their respective Eco colors, exactly like how Keira was interested in her own powers and Tym, who had been very silent so far, happened to be the same way as they flew towards the Phantom Blade, where Phoenix and his crew had to be curious about what had gone down after Jak and his sisters told him to leave the Brink. Jak and his sisters, on the other hand, were far more powerful than they had been previously, all thanks to their nature as Prism Sages, and while he was focused on his flying he could see that Daxter and Tess felt better as well, as both of them were Light Eco Sages and restoring the Brink had caused that element to return. In fact he could see that Starlight and Cozy seemed to know more than what both of them had before they started this adventure, something he felt might be linked to their bodies being changed as his sisters became Alicorns, using the term that Daxter used from time to time, something Eon and the rest of the Ottsels likely used as well, though something told him there might be more to this than what he was seeing, to which he focused on his flying, figuring his sisters would speak to him in due time. His thoughts then turned to Twilight and what had happened to her while she fixed the Eco Core and the Brink, her becoming an Ottsel and separating from her other selves, something that would happen to Keira, Samos, Starlight, Cozy, Naomi and her sisters, Tym, and himself once each of them were strong enough, something he wasn't looking forward to.
In the end Jak decided to put his thoughts to the side as he focused on his flying, giving Keira and the others time to make sure nothing was wrong with Twilight, who Keira said was just sleeping and that she needed her rest, before they found an interesting sight in front of them, the Behemoth had come back and it made them wonder if Skyheed's people were eager for a fight. What they discovered, however, was the inverse of what they originally thought, as Ruskin was now in charge of the Aeropans and with their work on the Eco Core, which freed them from the Dark Eco that they had been infused with, a fact that had to be part of what Twilight did when Jak thought about everything his sister had done, and that they wanted to thank the siblings for their help, both in saving the planet and freeing them from Skyheed's rule. Another thing that the group learned was that Ruskin wasn't going to be in this position for long, not because he was going to die or anything, as he had been part of his former Duke's plans and stood by as all sorts of crimes had been committed on their people, but his current plan was to unite the Aeropans, both civilized and pirates alike, under Phoenix, since he set had set the wheel in motion and his actions had convinced Ruskin to remove the ban on him and his entire crew. Phoenix, as it turned out, had been listening for Aeropan messages, just in case Skyheed got ahead of them and claimed the Eco Core before Jak's group could find it, so he was shocked by the sudden statement and it lead to both him and Ruskin talking about it while Jak made his way back to where the Phantom Blade was resting.
Once that was said and done Jak landed on Phoenix's ship and they found that the crew, now a mix of Pirates and some of the more adventurous Aeropans, were eager to thank them for everything they had done to save everything, though this did serve as a way for them to rest and recover before making the journey back to Sanctuary, Haven, Kras, and the rest of their coalition, to give Damas, Samos, and the others the good news.
It took some time for the Phantom Blade to get close to where their destination was, though once they were close enough Jak, his sisters, Keira, and their friends climbed back into the Hellcat and headed for Spargus, where it appeared that all of the leaders of their coalition happened to be gathered today, though they could see that things had changed since the last time they had been here. The Forbidden Jungle happened to have a large tree growing in the middle of it, and based on what Jak could see it wasn't doing any harm to the track that had been built for the KGC, though that was just the start of everything, as they could see that the non desert portion of Sanctuary seemed to be brimming with life, while even the desert might have some surprises for them in the future. It was as if the entire world had changed on them while Jak, his sisters, Keira, and their friends had been busy fighting to save everything they knew and loved from a build world ending disaster, which they no longer had to worry about since the Eco Storm was gone, but everywhere they looked it seemed like things had improved for the better, putting a smile on all of their faces. Naomi and her sisters, however, had chosen to stay with Phoenix and his crew for the time being, so they were back on the Phantom Blade, meaning none of them could see the looks on their faces, much less Phoenix and everyone else, as they gazed upon the transformed nature of what Jak and everyone aboard the Hellcat called home.
As they expected things got rather exciting as they flew over Sanctuary, as the people of Spargus recognized their ship and the gates opened so they could actually enter Damas' city, though Jak landed outside the city, mostly to give them a chance to stretch their legs before being welcomed home by everyone else, where he glanced back for a moment and nodded as Twilight waved for them to head in without her, hence why they climbed out of the Hellcat and headed for the gates that lead to Spargus' garage.
"Keira, it is good to see that you are safe and sound." Samos said, as he and the others had noticed that the group was on their way back and had moved to intercept them before the citizens overwhelmed them, though he was the first to step forward and embrace his daughter, who was radiating life energy, just like a Green Sage was supposed to, while Damas, Praxis, Rayn, Eon, Gol, and Maia, stood nearby as they stared at the rest of the group, "And look at you, a fully awakened Green Sage, at long last... I'm so proud of you, and I know your mother would feel the same as well."
"Jak... it looks like you and your sisters have succeeded in awakening as well," Praxis added, though while he wasn't as in tune with the Eco of their world, like a good number of people around him were, even he could see the difference between pre-Brink Jak and post-Brink Jak, as he seemed more like a king that was capable of leading their world towards whatever the future held for them, even if many might see him as a demigod at this point, while not counting how Starlight and Cozy looked right now, powerful rulers in their own right.
"Your Alicorn forms make you both look far more regal than before," Rayn commented, as Starlight had been a unicorn the last time she had seen her and Cozy had been a pegasus, though now both of them were sporting both additions, making them look a lot more like Twilight, given that the other sister had been in that state for far longer, while noticing that both Daxter and Tess had remained the same, even if their Eco energies had been strengthened with the balancing of the Eco Core that they had been looking for.
"Indeed, and I am proud of all of you... both my children and their friends," Damas stated, where he spoke the truth with ease, he was happy to see that all of them had returned from this mission and were better for it, especially since this did confirm that the Sage state for ponies was an Alicorn, meaning that Twilight had been ahead of her sisters for a time, but as he thought about that he noticed something, "but, where is your sister? She's here too... right?"
"Yeah, about that... there were some, um, complications during our time in the Brink," Jak replied, as there was no easy way for him or the others to tell Damas and the other leaders what had happened to their sister when they found the Eco Core, not to mention what happened after Eon informed them about the meteor that was used to fix their world, and he could see that the others were feeling the same way.
"Jak, what happened?" Eon asked, though even as he said that he had a faint idea as to what Jak meant, especially when he took into consideration what he and the other Ottsels had felt after he relayed the message about the meteor to them, a fact that he would have preferred to discover ahead of time and had no idea why it had been missed, but right now they needed to hear what Jak had to say on the matter.
In that moment, before anyone could say anything or explain things, Damas found six flashes coming from where Jak had landed, all having a different color to them and he was sure that they matched the Eco colors, which landed between them and Jak's group, where he and the others found six new Ottsels, all looking like Twilight, presenting themselves to those that were around them... only each one happened to be posing in some way.
"The Six Paths of Sparkle, in attendance." the yellow Ottsel said, as if it were the name of their little group, something that caused the other five to pause as Samos recognized two of them instantly, as he was positive that the normal furred Ottsel was Twilight and the dark furred one, who was similar to Gol and Maia, had to be Midnight, which told him that the others had to be Pele, Shiva, Gaia, and Bronte.
As soon as she said that the majority of the six new Ottsels got into an argument over what name they were using, as one of them made the claim that they should have gone with 'Six Paths of Eco', given their abilities and everything, where they were sure that it came from Midnight, all while Twilight chuckled for a few seconds with a smile on her face as she watched the others, as they really did act like siblings, before she found someone wrapping their arms around her, which happened to be Maia of all people.
"You're okay... thank the Spirits, we were so worried about you." Maia said, which made sense when Jak thought about it, as Twilight had been a fellow researcher and had helped the Dark Sages with their studies before they used the Rift Ring to reach this point in time, not to mention the fact that both she and her brother likely saw Twilight as a friend, someone who shared their desire to know more about everything the universe had to offer, and it looked like she had been on the verge of tears before Twilight revealed herself to them, "After Eon sent that message we felt you... slipping... and worried that you might have left us."
"What she means is that all of us, and by that I mean all the Precursors, felt the awakening of another Spirit," Eon stated, to which many of them turned towards him for a moment and he sighed as he realized that he was going to have to explain what he meant once more, which was becoming more common the more time he spent with Jak's group, especially due to the fact that Twilight and Starlight, among others, devoured knowledge with all haste, "like we said in the past, when one of us reaches the point where our bodies can no longer contain our power, we form a crystalline case around us and stay in it for a time, allowing our power to stabilize before emerging from it as Spirits... what happened in the Brink, with all the power that was being thrown around with the Eco Core and that meteor, was more than enough to make one skip the rest of the Ottsel state, pass through the Chrysalis state, and pass right into the Spirit state. That's why we were so worried, as we felt your energy signature breaking down, passing into the penultimate stage of our evolution, as binding to a planet is the last before the cycle repeats... we thought Twilight was about to disappear, before we could say anything about what we had discovered, and then, without warning, she snapped her body back together and was able to force herself to stay in the Ottsel state."
"My Chrysalis state must be incredibly short if I was about to skip it and go into the Spirit state," Twilight said, as while she did know that she had poured a lot of power into breaking the meteor and reshaping the land of the Brink to finish off the planet, to make sure nothing like this happened again, it was interesting to hear that she had skipped an evolutionary stage like that, though she refrained from chuckling and annoying Eon, "though I must say that my brief glimpse into the final stage of our evolution has granted me a great deal of knowledge... or maybe it's a small fragment, considering all that a Spirit can do... and I have much to explore, but there is one thing you should know: after becoming an Ottsel I found out that I have another set of memories, of an old life before coming to this world!"
"Oh good, we weren't the only ones, as it happened to us after we hit the Alicorn state," Starlight commented, informing everyone else that what Twilight was talking about had happened to her and Cozy as well, though they had been focused on finishing their quest and didn't want to be distracted by whatever their memories might have shown them, where now seemed like a good time to go over what had brought them here, "we might even..."
Before she could finish her statement a crack appeared in the air to their right, left of their father's group, before it quickly spread and shattered as a portal, which was about the same size as Sig, which was six feet six inches, formed near them, a hole in reality that seemed to be connected to another world, before a tall creature with random parts and a body shaped like a noodle, something that seemed chaotic to look at, fell out of the portal and hit the sand, causing him to moan, which they knew based on the voice in question.
"Traversing worlds isn't getting any easier," the odd creature said, though as he picked himself up, and started to dust off his body, he stared at the group that was in front of them and paused, but while Starlight recognized him, and Cozy had a faint idea of who this figure might be, she noticed that Twilight seemed to be a little lost, making her wonder a few things as the creature stood straight, "Ah, Starlight, there you are... and you must be Cozy Glow. I've been looking for you two for some time, though at least I'm not being attacked this time around, not like the first set of displaced I found. Now, all that needs to be done is find Twilight and we're good to go."
"Hello, um... Discord... I'm right here." Twilight replied, where Starlight raised an eyebrow for a moment, as it seemed odd for her not to know the name of the chaotic being right away, though she figured that it was either due to the memories of him still being locked away or maybe those were gone forever and there was nothing she could do to recover them, and as she thought about that there was another thought she decided not to voice right now.
"Okay... not sure what happened to you, though I have an idea on who can explain it," the being, Discord, replied, where he took a moment to stare down at the small creature that looked like Twilight had been fused with an otter and a weasel, not to mention shrunk to a much smaller size than before, though Jak had a feeling that he was referring to someone who was on the other side of the portal, instead of Eon, where he beckoned to the portal for a second, "if you'll follow me for a few moments we can return to Equus and we can visit the Tree... She'll be happy to know that I found some more of the displaced."
Jak and his sisters shared a glance for a few seconds, as this reminded them of what they had been told after beating Errol and learning the truth of their universe, or at least one of the truths to be exact, and knew that by following Discord they would start something grand, as well as get some answers as to why his sisters had been brought to this world, among other things that Jak and Daxter wanted to know, even though they were going to have to put any desire to rest on hold, at least until they were done exploring a brand new world.