Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold up right there! This is a sequel from my other story 'Radioactive Crystal'. If you want to read this story first, go ahead, I can't stop you, but there will be spoilers in the next for sentences. You have been warned!

Prologue

Wadswroth's antenna flickered, and he floated towards Billy and Delilah, who were perched on the couch, talking of the events that were taking place.

"I come bearing bad news." Wadswroth's robotic voice made them stop and turn to him.

He reached into his head compartment, and pulled out a note. Billy glanced at Delilah before taking, and opening the note to read it.

Dear Billy and Delilah,

Thank you so much for your support in these past few days. Go knows it's the best thing that could've happened to this family. If you're reading this letter… then I must be dead. I knew it was coming, and I accepted it. Please don't fret on my behalf.

After knowing and trusting you for so long… I'd like to leave my daughter in your hands. You can do what you wish with her. You can keep her as your own, travel back to the Mojave, re-build the life you once had. Or you can send her to the Citidale, where Sarah Lyons will take care of her. Either way, please make sure she is safe. I know you two will be great parents.

Tell Jade I love her.

Crystal Almodovar

Billy, tears stinging his rough eyes, looked over at his wife, who couldn't bear to tare her eyes away from the desperate letter in her husbands hands. Even though they had a vague idea that Crystal was not going to return, the real, hard truth of the matter hit them both hard. Delilah's breath became shaky as she forced her eyes away from the paper, and up into her husbands teary gaze.

"What… what are we going to do?" She asked, tears surfacing now.

Billy glanced at the child asleep in the crook of the dirty couch, suckling her thumb tenderly. He looked at her for a long time before replying. He stood, went to the child, and lifted her into his arms. Delilah stayed in tormented silence as she watched her husband hold the toddler in his large arms. He stroked the child's flawless cheek with his dirt covered thumb tenderly. In that moment, love came flooding into his heart towards this child. And all at once he knew he was to be the one to keep her from danger for the rest of his life.

"…Jay…" He stuttered. "We'll call her Jay."