I forgot to say that I dont own any of the characters in this story :O They are owned by naughty dog. But here is the next chapter. Please read and review :D

Chapter 3

As the weeks passed by Torn and Ashelin argued about the gender of the baby. Torn of course wanted a boy, but Ashelin was very sure that she was carring a girl.

"Women are very sure about this type of thing Torn. I'm almost one hundred percent positive that its a girl." she said with a grin on her face. Torn gave her a half grin.

"Keep dreaming sweetheart." Torn was getting used to the idea of a baby. He still didnt like kids, but he knew that this would be different. The idea of accepting that he was going to be a father was sounding wonderful.

They were sitting in the waiting room of the only doctors office that Spargus had. It was very quiet, and had a funny smell to it. When the nurse called Ashelin's name, both of them quickly rose to the chance to leave.

"Alright Ashelin, just lay down on the table, and pull up your shirt over your belly." Torn helped Ashelin lay down, and held her hand tightly. The nurse squeezed the warm gel on her belly, and began the ultrasound. "Lets see here...right there. Theres your baby." she said with a smile. "Not a bad looking baby for a couple of old Krimson Guards." she teased. Torn and Ashelin couldn't help but laugh.

"This is just amazing." she breathed while adjusting her glasses. She glanced up at Torn and smiled even more. He had a large grin on his face, and his eyes were glued to the screen. The nurse beamed at the two of them.

"Would you like to know the sex of the baby?" both of them nodded eagerly. Ashelin held her breath while she mentally crossed her fingers. "You are going to have a baby girl." Ashelin cheered and kissed Torn whose smile didn't fade.

As the months passed, Ashelin's baby bump grew larger. They had decided to name their daughter Nova. A name that they were both able to agree on without second thoughts. Jak was beginning to look like himself again. His surgeries were going smoothly without complications. Torn was also healing nicely. He was able to walk without his cane. Just a slight limp in his step. Everything seemed to finally be going good in everyone's life.

The Christmas season was present even though it didnt look it. The desert was still hotter than ever. Torn had already bought Ashelin's gift a couple months in advance. He had picked out a white and red diamond necklace with matching earrings. Jak however was still searching. He had seen many things that Keira would enjoy, but they didnt seem right. They weren't special.

"Nothing seems to fit Torn. I wanted to give her something meaningful." Jak said with a depressed tone. Torn thought for a moment.

"You said that she liked all the old precursor junk. You could go grab her an artifact that the desert turns up." Jak snickered.

"Yeah right. Last time I tried that, you remembered what happened. This is finally getting fixed." Jak gestured to his face which still had several scars on it. "I havent gone back out to that deseret since we came here. I cant risk it."

"That's because you went alone. you never do that. First thing they taught us in the guard was to use the buddy system. I'll go with you. We'll be fine." Torn reasured. Jak finally aggreed to go, and they hoped into a sand shark. Torn stood up in his seat to scout as Jak drove. As they combed the sands, Torn shouted to Jak to turn right. He saw something bright in the sand. With both of their heads turned, they didnt notice the car on their left. With a loud crunch, both of their shark's crashed and flipped. Torn was thrown several feet from the crash, but wasnt to shook up. Jak was able to pull himself from under his shark, and both drew their guns.

"Jinx?" they both said stunned when the man of the other vehicle was able to stand.

"Jak? Torn?" he said amazed. The two men lowered their guns, and helped Jinx flip the sharks over.

"What are you doing out here?" Torn asked.

"Ive been hunting...uh...marauders. Their heads pay a pretty penny back in Haven. I'll show you the scars later. Place hasnt changed much since you two bounced. Still hell on Earth." Jak and Torn glanced at each other. Something didnt feel right. Jinx was a coward. He wasnt one to hunt marauders even if they had a heavy bounty. "Look at you Jakey boy. You're starting to look pretty again. Never thought I'd see the day when you turned back to normal." Torn was starting to feel nervous. Jinx wasnt able to stand still. Jinx only did that when he was nervous to.

"We need to start heading back. A storm is about to start soon." Torn said quickly. Jak nodded, and they both climbed into their shark.

"Hey, can I come with you? I dont think I can make it to the city in time to miss the storm." Jinx pleaded. Torn sighed.

"Alright. But be gone by morning." they led Jinx back to Spargus, and granted him entrance through the door. Even though he seemed to be up to something, they could leave him out in the sands.