-Part 1-

Sitting in the gargage Krew had given them, supposedly 'the best racing garage money could buy', as his daughter, Rayn had said, they were trying to figure out how to deal with their situation.

"The only choice we have now is to race and win." Rayn said. She was beginning to sound like her father.

"Look, no one likes the situation, but what choice do you have. Of course, Rayn can run her mouth off about winning for her father and this and that..., but of course she doesn't contribute any, even though this is her father's fault." Desalynn said, moving from her position of leaning against the wall.

"That's my girl." Jinx said, smirking.

"Oh, I wouldn't talk if I were you. Father told me all about you." Rayn said, ignoring Desalynn and turning her attention to Jinx.

"Hey, listen, girlie, your father was a real piece of work, alright. I wouldn't go by what he says." Jinx and Keira just kept quiet, Ashelin looking distracted and Keira looking more worried than everyone else.

"Ashelin, sweetheart, is somethin wrong?" Torn asked.

"What? Oh, yeah, everything's fine." she answered. But, the look on his face told her that he didn't believe her.

"Torn, sweetheart, I'm just curious. What would you do if I told you I was pregnant?" she asked.

"What? Why would you ask me that?" he said, then quiet for a moment before speaking again, "Are you?" She was silent for a moment before saying, "Maybe.""Ashelin, you're pregnant? Really?" he said. Ashelin nodded. "Ashelin, you're pregnant." he said, with more excitement or happiness in his voice then any of the group had ever witnessed. He actually smiled, a small smile, but still more than they had ever seen him smile, putting his hands on her shoulders.

"What? No way!" Keira said, standing from her position on the couch."What? Keira, what's wrong?" Jak asked, standing also.

"Jak, I was just going to tell you the same thing!" Keira said, putting her hands on her hips.

"What? Keira, you're... you're pregnant?" Jak asked."

Yeah." Keira said, smiling brilliantly, causing Jak to smile as well."Oh, my little girl." Samos said, looking as if he were about to faint.

"Daddy, I'm not your little girl anymore." she said, an argument she'd given to Samos on more than one occasion."Watch it, guys. You're gonna give the old man a heart attack." Daxter chimed in."Daxter!" Keira and Jak said, as Samos smacked Daxter over the head with his staff, earning a laugh from Pecker and Jesy, who were sitting on the back of the couch with Daxter and Tess.

"You're pregnant." Jak said, taking Keira in a hug.

"Jeez, there must be somethin in the water." Jinx commented, taking another puff on his cigar.

"Don't worry, Jinx. I'm not pregnant. At least, not yet, anyway." Desalynn joked."Well, congratulations, cherries." Sig was just then that a look came over Torn's face, a worried look, as if he were going to faint.

"The poison." he said, so quietly, almost breathlessly, as a realization came over him. Ashelin looked at him, the same worried frown on her face as he had.

"We don't know what this poison is going to do to the baby." he said. It was then that the same look came over Jak's face and Keira looked as if she would burst into tears. Jak pulled her close, as if to try to give her some comfort. Torn stood up and walked over to Rayn.

"If my baby dies because of your father, you die." he said, before turning around again and walking back over to Ashelin, putting his arm around her. Rayn's eyes widened. She never anticipated any of this. She looked over at Jak, who also shot her a look. Jak had for the most part gotten over his anger issues, but now he had every right to be angry. Daxter jumped from the couch and perched on his friend's shoulder, almost in a comforing manner. Almost as someone who wasn't an ottsel would put their hand on someone's shoulder to comfort them. The look on his face was not his usually obnauxious, goofy one.

"I can't believe this." Pecker said.

"You better not open your big mouth about this to anyone, Pecker." Daxter said, his usual expression back on his face again.

"Yeah, nobody finds out about this. Not G.T. Blitz, not anyone." Torn said.

"Of course. I would never tell. I am insulted that you would say otherwise." Pecker said.

"Yeah, well, just remember if anyone even accidentally finds out, it's gonna be your butt we're after." Sig said.