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CHAPTER 21

Jak walked in to the cell under Spargus Palace that currently had Razer as a guest. He looked through the bars and frowned at him cockily laying back and smoking. Jak waited for the door to be opened by a guard and stepped in.

Razer looked towards him and smirked "I believe your son has woken up" he said

"Yes he has" Jak frowned

Razor sat up "So now you have your wife back and your son is out of danger I can have my daughter and we will be free to leave"

"It's not as easy as that" Jak said shaking his head "Although I am a man of my word and I do intend to keep it by making sure you and your daughter are safe there is just one slight problem"

Razor frowned "Which is?" he demanded

"You broke the law...you kidnapped a citizen of Spargus City and King Sig isn't best pleased about it..." Jak explained trying to stop the smirk on his face Razor flicked his cigarette on to the ground and stood up "But you assured me that my daughter and I would be safe" he yelled

"And you will be...if King Sig decides to charge you I will recommend imprisonment after all you did help us to free Keira" Jak said

Razor frowned "What are the other options?" he asked

"Well King Sig could have you just thrown out in to the desert or he could send you in to the arena" Jak told him

Razor began to pace up and down the cell "What happens in the arena?"

"You get pitted against loads of angry marauders trying to kill you...you survive that and you're free" He said

Razor thought for a minute "What would happen to Marissa if I was put in prison?"

"She'd be safe...under the guard of the King...she could be charge with conspiracy against the future king but as she's under sixteen and was extremely manipulated by a parent I'm sure she'd be let off" Jak explained

"Where would she live?" Razor asked

Jak nodded towards the small window high up on the cell wall "In the city...she'd be homed in a foster home until you're released or she turned eighteen"

"And you're sure she'd be safe?" Razor asked

Jak nodded "I gave you my word that I would and the city will protect her from any outside threat"

"And her mother...have you got Rayn?" he asked

Jak shook his head "Not yet but I will not rest until I have got her and believe me she won't get to your daughter" he turned away from Razor "Now I have to get back to my son...I will let you see your daughter as soon as I can".

"Thank you Jak" Razor whispered

Jak smirked and left the cell.

Lucie sat on the edge of Taj's bed. Their hands wound tightly around each others as a nurse took his blood pressure and a doctor scribbled things down in his notes.

"So Taj...any discomfort?" he asked

Taj shook his head "Not really...it's a little sore and tender"

"It may be the pain killers we also numbed the area to make it easier for you...when the anaesthetic begins to wear of you may feel the pain worse then" The doctor said "You are very lucky Taj"

"I know" Taj smiled looking at Lucie who blushed and looked away.

The doctor smiled "I'll relay all that to your parents when they arrive"

Taj nodded "So when can I go home?" he asked

"A few days yet Taj...you may feel on top of the world now but trust me when the pain-killers start wearing off and you start moving about more it will start to hit home that you were in fact shot" the doctor chuckled

Taj frowned "I remember when my father got shot when I was about four...I'd watch him sleep on the couch when he got home and I remember thinking how small he looked"

The doctor smiled "I remember him getting shot too...and I also remember how quickly he recovered...and what I said to him and your mother the day he woke up"

"What did you say?" Taj asked frowning

The doctor chuckled "I said that if love could save him then I'm sure he would have woken up the minute his wife walked...well ran...in to the hospital" he shook his head chuckling "They still have that look in their eyes now"

"I know it's quite embarrassing" Taj laughed

The doctor laughed and hung Taj's chart back over the edge of the bed "You say that now but just wait until your children are telling you two the same...right I better get going...got other patients to see...I'll be back to check on you in the morning"

"Okay and thanks" Taj smiled

The doctor nodded and walked out the room followed by the nurse.

Lucie turned to looked at Taj "You think your parents will forget about this no girl friends in your room rule now?" she asked

"Probably not...in fact I'll probably get grounded for getting shot" he chuckled "Why?"

Lucie shrugged "I was just thinking that maybe I could bring you your homework and help you with it and you know just keep you company while you get better" she smiled

Taj smiled back "I can't believe I nearly lost you...all because I wanted a bit of fun" he said shaking his head.

"We can have fun now...and you'll never lose me" Lucie beamed "So what's going to happen to Marissa?" she asked

Taj shrugged "I don't know...we did promise her and her father safety and she did help us"

"It's kind of sad how her own mother would do that...I mean I know me and my mother don't exactly see eye to eye but I know she loves me" Lucie said

Taj nodded "Some people just shouldn't be allowed to be parent's...but enough about her...I want us to just be us again"

Lucie giggled and moved her face closer to Taj "Me too" she said before kissing him.

Jak and Keira walked in to the throne room of Spargus palace. Damas and Lexa ran up to them as Keira crouched down and opened her arms to hug them.

"Hello...how are my babies?" she asked smiling

Damas looked up at his mother and smiled "Can we go home now mama?" he asked

Keira nodded "Well we thought you'd like to go see Taj and then have some dinner at Uncle Daxters and then we can go home...what do you think?"

"Yes please mama" Damas grinned hugging his mother again.

Lexa pulled herself from Keira's arms and looked up at her father reaching her arms up to him. Jak smiled and reached down to pick her up "Hows my princess?" he asked

"Is Taj better now?" she enquired frowning

Jak nodded "Taj is going to be just fine...he'll need to spend a few more days in hospital and when he comes home we'll all have to look after him for a while but he will be back to normal before we know it"

Lexa snuggled into her father and smiled "I'm glad...I missed him"

"Me too baby girl" Jak smiled "Now why don't you two go with mama to get Taj some clean clothes and things while I have a word with uncle Sig"

Lexa nodded and smiled as Jak kissed her cheek before putting her down. He stepped closer to Keira as she stood up "I just want a word with Sig about Razor"

Keira nodded "Remember he did help me"

"I know and I'll do my best for him but if Sig wants to charge him there's really nothing I can do" he said

Keira wrapped her arms around Jak's neck and tip toed to kiss him gently on the lips "Just try" she smiled before stepping away from him.

"I will pretty girl" Jak smiled moving around her and walking over to Sig.

Keira looked down at her two youngest children as they took a hand each "Come on then you two" she smiled leading them out the palace.

Jak stood in front of Sig and placed his hands on his hips "So what are you going to do with Razor?" he asked

Sig shook his head "I don't know Jak...on one hand he helped save Keira...but on the other he kidnapped her in the first place"

"Could you not just imprison him for a year or something?" Jak asked

Sig shrugged "Why are you on his side?"

"I really couldn't give a crap what happens to him but I gave my word that he and his daughter would be protected" Jak shrugged

Sig nodded "I won't charge his daughter..." he sighed "I don't know what to do...a lot of people will be very upset if I just let him go, he broke the law after all"

"We need to get Rayn" Jak mused

Sig nodded "I know, if we got her and he was to testify against her then I'm pretty sure I could just let him go"

"She's probably very far away from Kras by now" Jak said

Sig nodded again "I know...look let me investigate this a little further and I'll get back to you...and in the meantime I'm sure he wants to see his daughter"

Jak nodded "Okay...thanks Sig"

"And you tell that punk of yours to hurry up and get his ass out of bed...a little more training and they'll be two of you running around the desert" Sig chuckled.

Jak laughed "Three...don't forget Anya"

"How could I forget" he laughed.

Anya lay on the ground in Haven Forest. Her head rested on Rio's chest as they looked up at the sky. Rio's finger tips stroked her shoulder gently "I was talking to your father before" he stated

Anya moved her head slightly to look at him "When?" she asked

"Just before Taj woke up...we had a chat" he answered

She smiled interlacing her fingers with his "Oh yeah...what about?"

"I was saying that I didn't really get it before, that having all that power was really quite dangerous" he explained

Anya frowned "And what did he say?"

"He said that having Mar's blood in him was like having a ticking time bomb in him...that he's been waiting for something to happen since he met your mother and that he was always waiting, always watching" Rio took a breath "I think I understand why he's so protective of his family now"

Anya nodded "Luckily daddy can defeat most things in the universe"

"But it must be terrifying...I mean knowing what could potentially happen to your family all because of the blood in him" he said shaking his head.

Anya sat up slightly "Why do you think we have the eco in us and we've been trained in combat?" she smiled "I think that the precursors knew what dangers could come to my father and his family so they gave him the eco to help protect him and us"

"I hope I never have to see you going in to battle again" Rio sighed

Anya nodded "I wasn't too thrilled about it until dark took over...she thought is was incredibly fun"

"It's weird knowing you have two other people living inside you...do you have conversations with them?" he laughed

She laughed and nodded "Put it this way I don't think I'll ever be lonely"

"Maybe one day I could meet them" Rio smiled tucking some hair behind Anya's ear.

She nodded "You will one day".

Damas and Lexa ran in to Taj's hospital room and jumped on his bed before throwing themselves at him and hugging him. Taj laughed and hugged them back "Hi you two...what have you been doing?" he asked

Damas pulled away "We've been in the palace with Lucie and Rio"

"Are you better now?" Lexa asked

Taj nodded "I'm going to be much better...where's mama and dad?" he asked

"They were talking to a doctor" Damas said settling himself on the edge of the bed

Lexa sat next to Taj and smiled up at him "Will you not die again please?"

Taj laughed "I didn't die Lex I was just a little sleepy"

"Well I didn't like it and Mama and Anya cried and daddy was sad" Lexa frowned

Taj tightened his arm around her and hugged her "I'm sorry about that Lexa...I will try not to get hurt again"

She nodded and smiled "Good" she said as the door opened and Keira and Jak walked in.

"Where's Lucie?" Jak asked

Taj grinned " I sent her home...she was knackered"

Keira nodded "And Anya?" she asked

"Went off with Rio somewhere...so have you talked them in to letting me go home?" he asked

Jak shook his head "I'm afraid not son...but it's only for a few days"

"Can I not be transferred to the hospital in Spargus?" he enquired

Keira shook her head this time "This hospital is far better equiped, and the infection could still spread"

Taj sighed "Can I at least get a decent meal?"

"We're taking these two to the ottsel for dinner so we'll send you something" Keira smiled

Taj nodded and grinned "Thanks mama".

Anya looked in through the bars of the cell Marissa sat in. She pushed the door open and slipped in. Standing looking down at her with her hands on her hips.

Marissa looked up and sniffed "Are you going to hurt me?" she asked

"No...but I thought you'd want to know how Taj is" Anya spat

Marissa's eyes widened "What happened to Taj...is he okay?"

"He is now...hasn't anyone told you?" she smirked

Marissa shook her head "I've only seen the guards who bring me food since the other day when Taj was here"

"Well you should know that your father did help us and he is currently in prison in Spargus" Anya began

Marissa blinked "Why is he in prison if he helped you?"

"Because even though he did help us get mama back he was the one who kidnapped her in the first place" Anya explained

She shook her head "But Taj said he'd help us if we helped him, that your father would help us"

"My father is not the law...if King Sig decides to charge him, which he has every right to then there isn't anything my father can do...don't worry you will be safe" Anya said

Marissa nodded "So what about Taj?"

"He was shot and he's been in a coma for three days" she said bluntly

Marissa gasped "Oh my god!...is he okay?" she asked

"Wasn't you listening to me...he was shot Marissa...he nearly died!" she yelled

She frowned "I was listening...but you haven't beaten the crap out of me so I'm assuming he's okay"

"He has woken up and the bullet has been removed...he still has an infection and if it gets to his heart he could still die" Anya spat

Marissa gasped "But he's awake so he must be out of danger?"

"Not until the infection has cleared" she stated stepping forward "I'm warning you Marissa if my brother dies, or he even gets worse I will kill you" she said glaring at Marissa allowing her eyes to turn black. She smirked and stepped back again letting them change back to normal "Oh and by the way Taj and Lucie are back together"

Marissa looked up at her "What's going to happen to me?"

"Depending on what happens to your father, if he's imprisoned you'll be put in to a foster home in Spargus if he's allowed to walk free you'll be free to do whatever you want..." she shrugged "And if he is allowed to walk free I'd suggest you get as far away from here as possible because I know a dark demon who isn't best pleased with you" she spat before turning around to leave.

"I do really care about Taj you know" Marissa said quietly.

Anya shook her head "How can you care about someone when you're willing to hurt them so badly" she said sighing before slamming through the cell door.

"Hi little sis" Taj said cheerily as Anya walked through the door to his hospital room.

She smiled and sat on the bed "Hi big brother...how you feeling?" she asked

"Fine...I just want to go home" He sighed

Anya smiled "And you and Lucie?"

A smile spread across Taj's face "We got back together...should never have broken up"

"You really are a doofus" she teased nudging him and laughing

Taj laughed and looked at her "So how's Rio?"

"He's good...I sent him home to get some rest...and Lucie?" she asked smiling

He grinned again "I did the same...how come it took me getting shot to realise what I wanted?" he asked

"Because as I said you're a doofus...but don't worry about it Taj you are male after all" she giggled

Taj chuckled "Are dad and mama okay now?" he asked

Anya nodded "I think so...mama was really mad at daddy" she sighed

"It wasn't he's fault" he answered shaking his head "I'll tell her"

She smiled "I know and I think their okay now"

"I hope so...now I think you better go see them at the ottsel and get me a big, juicy, fatty burger" Taj grinned.

Anya nudged him again and kissed his cheek "I've missed you big brother" she giggled.

Keira wandered into Taj's empty bedroom later that night. She smiled as she picked up the framed picture of Jak and Taj in full wastelander combat gear sat on his dresser. She walked over to the bed and sat down looking around the room as the moon light shone in through the window. Keira looked back down at the picture "I can't believe I almost lost you" she whispered wiping a tear away.

Jak arrived at the door and leaned on the frame "Hey, you okay?" he asked

Keira looked up and smiled "It seems only yesterday that he was running around with a plastic sword...and now he's going in to battle, for real" she sniffed.

Jak moved quickly to her and sat next to her wrapping his arms around her "I'm sorry baby"

"It's not your fault...I'm sorry I blamed you" she said snuggling in to his chest "And besides he was always going to go in to battle...sooner or later"

Jak nodded "He'll be home before you know it" he sighed

"Are Damas and Lexa asleep?" she asked, he nodded "And Anya?"

Jak chuckled "She's exhausted"

"Whats' going to happen to Razer and Marissa?" Keira asked

Jak shrugged "I don't know...if Razer is imprisoned Marissa will be fostered in to the city"

"And if they let him go?" she enquired

Jak looked down at his wife "Then he'll be free to do whatever he wants...I just wish I could get my hands on Rayn"

"She'll be miles away by now...and anyway if that infection doesn't clear up or gets worse I'll kill her myself" Keira frowned.

Jak laughed and pulled her up with him "Come on pretty girl, let's get you to bed" he smiled taking the picture off her and replacing it on the dresser after looking slightly at it.

Keira hugged him tightly "I'm really sorry honey...for what I said" she said

"It doesn't matter" Jak breathed

She looked up and smiled "I know but I am...let me make it up to you"

"Well if you insist" he grinned taking her hand and leading her out Taj's bedroom and in to their own.

As ever thanks for reading, hope you enjoy and please let me know what you think.

If any of you have any idea's for stories for me please let me know and I'll see what I can do. Honestly I could carry this story on forever, I've enjoyed writing it so much, but unfortunatly I'll have to stop after a few more chapters. Soooooo until next time... X X X X