A/N This is my first attempt at writing. For those of you who read the first chapter before today sorry for the confusion, I changed a couple of names. I replaced Cam with Dyson and Amy with Kenzie to give it more of a Lost Girl feel. Please leave reveiws and let me know what you think. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter One

Outside Las Vegas, April 1992

Bo

The next thing I remember is waking up in a hospital bed. I have no idea where I am or what happened. I just know that I have to be in a hospital because of all the machines. I begin to freak out because I can't speak or turn my head to look around. There is a tube down my throat and all I can see is the ceiling because I can't move my head. I start to thrash around the bed and grab the tube and start to pull. As I begin to pull on the tube, a hand covers mine to stop me and Dyson comes into view. I smile when I see his familiar face. He looks me in the eyes and smiles. He starts to talk to me to calm me down. He calls for a nurse and she comes in and removes the tube. Once the tube is out she checks my vitals and begins with questions. I try to answer but can't my throat is so dry that nothing comes out. I also still cannot move my head. The nurse disappears from view and returns with a cup of ice water. I take large gulps but she tells me to slow down and take small sips at first. After a few drinks of water my voice begins to come back, but it is very soft and scratchy. I answer a few questions for the nurse and she tells me the Dr. will be here in a few minutes to talk to me now that I am awake. Dyson comes back to my bedside along with a women I have never seen before. "What happened? Where am I?"

Dyson gives me his trademark smiles and says, "You're safe and awake, that's all that matters right now. The doctor will be here any minute now and she can explain your injuries and then I will answer as many of your questions as I can."

There is a knock at the door and the doctor enters. Once she comes into my view, I see the most beautiful women I have ever laid eyes on. Her smile lights up the room and instantly gives me a sense of calm. She introduces herself as Dr. Lauren Lewis. She then turns to Dyson and the women and says hello. I just lay there and stare at her trying to memorize every feature that I can. There was something so familiar about here yet I don't recall ever meeting her before. She has the most amazing hazel brown eyes. Her hair was blonde black and pulled up in a tight pony tail. It had a few dark highlights that made her golden brown skin look more bronze. As she approached my bed, I couldn't take my eyes off of her.

Dyson began to laugh and I snapped out of the daze. I looked over to him with a questioning look, "what the hell are you laughing at? Oh and by the way, who is she?" I pointed at the women who had been in the room since I woke up.

"Sorry, this is MacKenzie Malikov, but she goes by Kenzie. She is our great aunt. We used to be like brother and sister before our parents left for Africa. I called her as soon as we landed in the states. I'll tell you more later, for now listen to what the Dr. has to say."

Dr. Lewis approached my bed and I could feel my heart start to beat faster. When she touched me for the first time I felt something that I can't describe. The only thing I can compare it to is an electrical shock. As she felt for my pulse my heart beat so fast I thought I was going to pass out. I know she had to feel my pulse skyrocket as she touched me but she didn't even flinch. She went on like nothing was wrong. She just looked straight into my eyes and smiled. I felt like I could lay here and look at her forever, she was just that beautiful. I felt like she was looking deep into my soul with her beautiful hazel eyes. She broke the gaze and began telling me about the injuries I had sustained. She said I had severe internal bleeding caused from a lacerated spleen, which they had to remove. I also had a few broken ribs, lots of bruises and a compressed C3 vertebrae, which is the reason I can't turn my head. She explained that they have me in a halo brace so that I don't further injure my neck but I should be out of it in a few more days. She also explains that I had a good deal of swelling on my brain which may cause some memory loss but not to worry that there wasn't any permeant damage. I just might not be able to remember some things. She also said that I had about a hundred stitches in various places that she would be taking out tomorrow. I had also suffered a broken and dislocated ankle that had been repaired surgically. She said I now have a metal plate, two screws and six pins in my right ankle but it should be almost healed. I thanked her.

She said, "Bo it is my pleasure. I will see you in the morning to take out your stitches and check on you. Please just take it easy and rest."

"I am starving, is it ok if I eat?"

"Sure feel free to eat or drink anything that you can keep down. Just take it slow at first, you have been unconscious for about three months and haven't had any solid food."

"Are you fucking kidding me? I have been asleep for three months?"

"Whoa young lady, watch your mouth! Yes you have been out for quite some time but rest is the best medicine for injuries like you have."

"Sorry doc you just surprised me. Thanks for all that you have done for me. I am very grateful."

After the beautiful doctor left the room, I looked at Dyson and said, "What the hell happened? The last thing I remember is the fight with Mendez and getting the shit beat out of me."

Dyson just shook his head and said, "Like the doctor said you have been asleep for over three months and for all intents and purposes you were dead."

"What the hell are you saying?"

"Calm down Bo and let me explain. What exactly do you remember?"

"I literally on remember the fight with Mendez. I remember going through the prefight routine, the introductions and the fight. I also remember the vacant look in her eyes and the strength that she had. It wasn't normal. I remember Mendez catching my ankle and throwing me into the cage with a loud snap and then the next thing I know she is flying off of me and I see you right before I pass out. I don't even remember where we were."

That's when Kenzie spoke up, "I'm going to go grab us all some food while you all talk."

"All I can really tell you for sure about the fight is that Mendez was on some sort of drug that gave her the superhuman strength and also caused her to only follow the commands of her trainer or owner. She had no clue what was happening. A special task force had been following the fights and the drugs for a long time and was finally able to bust up one of the fights, which is what happened after you passed out. Lucky for us, the leader of the task force had been friends with our parents and got us out of there and brought us back to the States."

Dyson said "Since you don't remember much, I am going to spare you all the bad things. They aren't important anymore. All that is important is that we are safe and with family."

He gave me the short version which is: Our parents were missionary doctors in a small town outside of Cape Town, South Africa. I was born there but he was born stateside. He was nine when they moved to South Africa. I was born not long after the move. He told me how mom and dad helped the people of the under developed areas of Africa often traveling to the surrounding towns and small villages. Dyson told me that our parents died when I was five years old and we ended up as slaves of one of the local drug lord, Malachi. He said that was all he was going to tell me about that part of our lives and that I would be better off if I never remembered those years. He said the fight that I remembered was supposed to be my last fight. If I had won that fight, I would have won our freedom.

"What happened after I blacked out?" All he would say was that one of our parent's friend got us to safety and to the airplane that brought us here. Once stateside he was able to contact Kenzie and now we were safe and with family.

Right on cue, Kenzie walked back in the room with three bags of food from various places. She said, "I didn't really know what you liked so I got a little bit of everything."

Dyson and I looked at one another and started to laugh. Then in unison said, "We will eat just about anything!" She smiled and began pulling the food out of the bags and setting it on the table. As the three of us ate, Kenzie and Dyson talked about their childhood before he moved to South Africa. Occasionally they would direct a question toward me and I would answer but mostly I just listened to them reminisce. They had an easy banter between them and I could tell they had been close before he moved away.

Kenzie explained that she was the daughter of our mom's twin brother and she and Dyson were born only a few days apart. Before our parents left for South Africa they had lived across the street from one another and were pretty much inseparable from the time they were born. Dyson said one of the hardest things he had to do was be separated from Kenzie. Even after they moved away he would call and write to her, at least until we were taken and our parent's killed. Kenzie said she and her dad had been searching for us ever since they found out about what happened, but didn't have any luck until Dyson called out of the blue and said that we were stateside and needed help.

Kenzie said, "It was just dumb luck that I happened to be at my dad's old house cleaning out some of his old things. He died a few weeks earlier. After receiving Dyson's call, I got on the next plan out to Las Vegas to meet you."

I interrupted their conversation, "What happened to your dad? I am sorry for your loss."

"He had been sick for a while. The news about your mom really sent him in a downhill spiral and then it continued to get worse the longer we searched for you all and couldn't find anything."

"Kenzie I am really sorry about all of that but you can trust me when I say it wasn't a picnic for us either."

"I know Bo, I don't blame you all. I'm just glad that I finally found you and we are all finally together."

"What happens now? Is this where you were born?"

"No but this is where the friend of our parents that got us out of Africa had connections to get us into the country. Once she got here and saw what bad shape you were in, we decided it was best to stay here at least until you woke up. Then Kenzie was approached by one of the local law firms and offered a job. So she took it. She even bought a house not too far from here. Kenzie graduated top of her class from Harvard Law. She is going to help us get everything sorted out legally. Since I was born in the U.S., we were able to get my citizenship taken care of pretty easily. Yours, on the other hand, is going to be a little tricky since you were born in South Africa. For now, Kenzie is your legal guardian because I didn't have a way to support you and she has a well-paying job."

There was a knock on the door and Dr. Lewis stuck her head in and ask if she could come in. Dyson answered her, "Sure doc, we were just explaining to Bo what happens next, after she gets out of the hospital."

"I can come back if it's not a good time."

My pulse began to race the minute I heard her voice. I felt hot all over. I have no idea what is happening to me or why she makes me feel this way. As soon as I see her face, a sense of calm envelopes me and in that moment I think that everything is going to be ok.

I suddenly snapped to and pretty much yelled, "No, now is fine! Come on in. What's up doc.?" As soon as the phrase left my mouth, I realized how stupid it sounded. I turned red and began to sweat. What an idiot! Dyson and Kenzie looked at me and saw my red cheeks and proceeded to laugh. Dr. Lewis looked at me a smiled, then began to laugh with them when she saw my bright red cheeks. My ears were on fire and all I wanted to do was crawl under the covers.

Once Dr. Lewis saw how uncomfortable I was, she walked over and put her hand on my arm and smiled. "It's ok Bo, I hear that a lot." As soon as she touched me I felt the same spark I had before. "The reason I stopped by was to let you know that a nurse would be by first thing in the morning to take you to get an x-ray of your neck and if everything looks good she will remove the halo brace. Once the brace comes off, I want to keep you here for a few more days just for observation but if everything goes well you should be able to go home in a few days." I just sat there staring at her like a big goof ball, but I couldn't concentrate while she was touching me. Dyson and Kenzie thanked her and with a smile she left.