Here you go, Chapter 2. It should go without saying that I do not own any of the Jak and Daxter characters. Dr. Lucie and all other OCs are my creations.

-Becks

Lucie had about half a second to walk into the room before she was assaulted by a barrage of angry words from a clearly pissed off woman.

"Well it's about time! Do you know how long we have been waiting for someone to come? It's been four hours. Where has everyone been?"

Lucie closed her eyes for a second and thought Young people, so impatient! Before she looked up from her chart to confront the shouter, but her words caught in her throat. This wasn't just any woman off of the streets, this was Ashelin Praxis. The second most powerful person in Haven City, next to Mar. She was standing at her full height looking extremely domineering. Lucky for Lucie, she had dealt with worse in her career. Lucie squared her shoulders and stood at her full height, which unfortunately was much shorter than Ashelin.

"Commander Praxis, you may be the commander of Haven Guard and the second most powerful person in the city, but this is my hospital. I decide how it is run and who devotes their time where. Don't expect special treatment just because you're important. If there had been a real emergency a doctor would have been called in to take care of you. However everyone on the emergency medicine staff has had bigger problems to deal with. We spent the last four hours trying to save a little boy who got Dark Eco Poisoning. If you think that your comfort is more important than an innocent child's life then … then Precursors help you." Lucie stared into Ashelin's eyes and she smiled on the inside to see the proud commander knocked off of her high horse. "Now excuse me. I have a patient to attend to." She stepped around Ashelin and walked over to the bed. Lucie was thankful when she heard the door click softly behind her as Ashelin left the room.

The bed's occupant seemed much more peaceful compared to Ashelin. The woman was wearing a purple shirt which was stretched tight over her swollen stomach. She has to be close to the end of her term Lucie thought briefly before moving on to finish her initial inspection. The woman seemed completely calm emotionally, but aesthetically she was a mess. Her long blue-green hair was tangled and flying everywhere. She had scratches on her arms and on her face that looked like she had scratched herself with her fingernails. Her hands were also filthy; they seemed to be covered in dirt and oil as if she had been working on something mechanical.

"I'm sorry." She muttered "She shouldn't have yelled at you. She's just got a short temper."

"It's alright. I've dealt with worse." Lucie said as she pulled out a scanner and started running it over the woman slowly.

"So, what is your name? My charts are sadly lacking." She said as she continued scanning.

"Keira" the woman replied quietly.

"That's a nice name" Lucie said absently as she stopped to take a second scan over the baby. She put the scanner away satisfied that there was not any trauma to Keira or the baby.

"Well, nothing is wrong with you physically, but I need to ask you some questions." She said as she started to take Keira's blood pressure.

"Okay…" Keira said.

"Do you remember why you are here? Any emotionally devastating situations? Did someone try and attack you?"

Keira shook her head. "That's the strange thing I don't remember much. I remember I was out in the garage working on a broken zoomer. And then, everything just goes blank until I woke up here a few hours ago. I can't remember a single thing."

Lucie was afraid that was the case, partial amnesia often took over when someone did not want to remember something horrific. "I'm going to prick your finger for a blood test. But Keira can you try and remember what happened. Were you going to meet someone?"

Keira was silent for a minute while Lucie collected the blood from her finger. "Wait. I remember … I remember … looking for someone." She said hesitantly "And I think I remember screaming. But that's all I can remember."

"It's okay Keira, don't try and think about it too hard, just relax and let your mind wander. Maybe you'll stumble upon the answer. You never know what a stray thought can trigger. I'm going to take this blood to the lab. I'll be back in a few minutes." Lucie said reassuringly as she turned and walked out of the room.

Lucie walked down the hall quickly to the blood lab. "Hey guy's you busy?" she said stepping up to the counter.

"Nah, just Wilson running a simple test in the back. Need something? I'm itching to get out and do some blood drawing. It's been a slow day after you guys took a bunch of the blood for that boy a few hours back." The phlebotomist (people who work with blood) behind the counter said reaching for a kit.

"Calm down you blood thirsty vampire." Lucie said jokingly "No I just need you guys to analyze this and send the data back to me a.s.a.p." She said setting Keira's blood sample on the counter.

"Can do." she said taking the package. "Well get you the stats in about ten minutes."

"Great. Thanks." Lucie said already walking away from the counter. She stopped by the front desk.

"Anyone looking for the boy yet?" she asked anxiously.

"Sorry Lucie. Nothing yet. If we don't get anyone soon I may suggest we send up someone to sit there and be with him."

"It will do wonders for him even if he doesn't realize it in his coma." Lucie agreed. "Wait another hour and then send up an intern or someone." She turned and walked away. Lucie was anxious to get back to Keira and release her so she could focus her attention on the boy. He needed more help than Keira did at the moment. Lucie would send her home with a prescription of bed rest for a day or two.

Lucie knocked on the door again before entering the room again. Keira was still alone sitting up in the bed looking tired.

"Hello, doctor. Will I be able to go home soon?" she asked smiling faintly.

"I think so. As soon as we get your blood results back we'll know for sure. But I think you'll be fine as long as you promise to spend the next few days resting in bed. Do you have someone coming to take you home?"

"Yeah. He should be here soon."

As if on cue the door opened and in walked Ashelin, looking a little less pissed. Behind her followed a tall man with distinctive tattoos covering his face. Lucie recognized him as Torn, the other commander of the Haven Guard.

Behind Torn came in someone Lucie thought she would never see in hospital. It was Mar. The Mar. Anyone in the planet would have recognized him. Lucie put two and two together and her initial thought was DUH Lucie. She mentally smacker her forehead for being so concerned with the boy that she did not think enough to realize why Keira looked so familiar.

"Keira!" Mar said as he hurried over to the bed. The small orange creature on his shoulder barely kept his balance. Lucie recognized him too. It was Daxter, Mar's loyal companion through thick and thin.

"What happened?" Mar said worriedly "Ashelin told us that you were in the hospital. But she didn't elaborate. What happened?"

"I don't remember, Jak. I must have passed out or something because I don't remember how I got here."

Lucie stood back in the corner of the room reading the blood test results. They said that Keira was extremely anemic, more than a pregnant woman usually would be. Lucie decided she would do another scan before deciding on sending Keira home or keeping her here. She just hoped she could do it quickly and get back to working on the boy.

"How did Ashelin know that you were here though?" Jak asked "She was working at the barracks all day."

"I have my sources." Ashelin replied nonchalantly.

Jak shrugged and turned back to Keira. "Where is Ike? Did he stay with his babysitter?"

"Ike …" A look of pure terror crossed Keira's face before she broke down into hysterical sobs. Jak wrapped his arms around her protectively but clearly worried.

"Keira, shhhh. It's okay" he said soothingly. Daxter had leapt off of his shoulder and was patting Keira's arms reassuringly. "It's alright. Now tell me what happened to Ike."

Keira sobbed some more and shook her head. She lifted up her head and looked to Jak. "It- it- it's a-a-all m-m-m-my f-f-fault. Jak! It's Ike!"