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Chapter 7 The Will and Poison
Finally three hours before they had to be up to get ready Jaklin and Jak fell asleep. Neither had a real peaceful sleep they were tainted with nightmares. Jak normally would have blamed his darker side for the dreams but even these nightmares scared his darkness. In the end Jak was thankful that Jaklin woke him up needing to have her butt changed.
Half and hour later Jak stripped Jaklin of all her clothing and diaper and gave her a bath. Because of her fever it was easier for Jak to wash her and get her out and dressed again. Jak knowing that this was supposed to be a "special" occasion decided that he was going to slightly torment her by making her wear a dress that he had found at the store but didn't show to her.
The dress was the cutest thing he had ever seen, yes he said cute! It was a purple dress with little puffy shorts that went over her diaper he knew that she would like it because it also had a butterfly on it that was a dark purple. He had also bought a pair of purple socks and dress shoes to go with it, he had also bought a Santa dress for her for Christmas but that was hidden in the house.
'cant wait to see what she looks like in that hope Tess still has her camera.' Jak thought with a smile.
He smiled happily as he noticed that Jaklin LOVED the dress and was more than happy to wear it for daddy. Jak picked her up and took her out of the room where he joined the other parents. Tess was all over Jaklin when she saw how cute she was, Tess did do Jaklin's hair in a cute little pony tail with a little purple hair tie.
Once everyone was ready they all piled out of the hotel room and walked down to the conference room, now they played the waiting game. Jak took a look around the room and noticed that there were some wine glasses sitting on the table but didn't pay any attention to them. Jak sat down in one of the chairs that was at the long table.
Almost everyone sat down with him, Torn was the only one who remained standing as to keep guard. Torn would never tell any one but he had always looked out for Jak and Daxter like they were his little brothers. It was quiet in the room except the kids, most of them were playing in the corner. Dez was with Daxter because non of the other kids would play with her except for Jaklin. However Jaklin was sick and clinging to Jak so there wasn't much to do for her.
Jaklin had her head resting against Jak's chest and was trying to go back to sleep but the fever was making it impossible for that to happen. Every now and then she would whine and burry her face in his shirt. Jak felt bad that there was really nothing he could do to make her feel better. His light had said that even if he could heal her he wouldn't because it would weaken her immune system.
Daxter was starting to get impatient with waiting for some one they didn't know. Truth be told everyone else was too. It was fast approaching noon, and some of the kids were getting antsy for lunch. They all decided that soon if the person didn't show up they would leave and get something to eat for the kids. Jak just hoped that Jaklin would eat something.
"Lets get this over with and blow this burg. Who called us here any ways?" Daxter complained to any one who would listen. Tess had decided to go back to Haven city to make sure that the bar was still running right. Daxter had offered to keep Dez so he would stay out of trouble. Jak was already annoyed at the waiting he just wanted to get home so that Jaklin could rest and hopefully get better soon.
"Krew's daughter… Rayn." Keira said plainly, she was bored and wanted to get back to the garage so that she could finish her new zoomer prototype. that's not to mention that the twins were starting to need nap time. Jak looked a Keira with a questioning glance.
"Krew had a daughter?" he asked not knowing really what to think.
"Krew… REPRODUCED?! Eeew… Can you imagine what that tub of jelly must look like?" Daxter asked disgusted. Just then a young woman walked into the room her hair was black and her eyes brown. Her clothing was of a neutral color and she carried a bottle of wine.
'she don't look that bad' Jak thought.
"thank you for coming to Kras City." she said as she walked in. the guys were caught off guard by her looks and Jaklin made a nose. Rayn looked at her surprised to see that there were five babies in the room.
"It looks like some didn't make it, ah well… I'm Rayn, though there seems to be some little ones in their place." she said making the rest look at her. Jak felt uneasy by the way Rayn was looking at Jaklin and Jaklin seemed to eco his opinion but turning around and hiding in his unzipped jacket.
"before father died, he wishes were simple, to have his will played for his closest associates and for us to drink to his passing." Rayn poured the wine evenly into the cups and handed them out.
"this is a special vintage he kept for the very occasion… to toast his death. Here's to old friends, and to father's untimely… death." she said and every one drank. Daxter finished his first but knew he would regret it later as to the fact that he wasn't allowed to drink with Dez around. Jak never drank around Jaklin, in fact this was his first drink in three months.
"So, without further delay his message to us." Rayn said as she laid a note pad on the table to play the contents. A holograph of Krew popped up and Jaklin let out an unusual cry that was between disgust and fear.
("what is that?! Is it going to eat me?!") she cried out as she tried to hide again. Jak snorted at hearing that but kept it quiet as much as he could.
"Hello nearly friends and mostly enemies. If you're listening to this message then I must be dead, oh well… as you all know I loved racing, almost as much as I loved weapons. Alas I never fulfilled my living dream of winning the biggest race of all - the Kras City Grand Championship. But even in death, I will field the greatest racing team ever assembled and win the biggest race on the planet. You are the best and you will race for me!" the holo vanish for a moment.
Jaklin was the first to voice her opinion on the matter by squeaking when Krew had vanished. Jak was having a hard time keeping his darkness under control as it was beyond pissed. They had come all the way here and with stood death threats, putting the babies in danger to be told that they were going to race!?
"Now way!" Daxter cried outraged.
"Forget it!" Jak snarled alerting those who knew him that DJ was ready to hit the warpath.
"Never!" Torn snarled just as Krew popped back up.
"I expect you're all riled up by now, so let me tell you why you will race, and will win. If all went as planned, you just gave a touching toast in my honor. Sorry to say, but I put poison in that special vintage, quite unsporting of me really," Krew chuckled. Shock was the only thing that went threw the group. Jak's eyes fully turned black for a moment in thought of what just happened.
He had been fooled and now his foolishness has not only gotten him and his friends in trouble but it has also put Jaklin and the other kids in danger now. What was going to happen to them wile they were racing and better yet what was going to happen if they didn't win the race? Tess couldn't take Jaklin, size was an issue. She would go to an orphanage and she would never know who he was or what he did.
"Father!" cried Rayn who was absolutely horrified of what he had done, there were children here for precursors sake!
"This is where Rayn will probably get upset. Sorry dear." came Krew though he didn't sound sorry.
"it's a slow acting poison, or you'd all be dead! You have just enough time to finish this year's racing season. If you race for me and win, my associates will provide each with an antidote to the poison. Simple, Eh?" Krew said as the holo of him vanished once again. It was silent for a few minutes Jaklin whimpered she wasn't sure what was going on all she knew is that daddy was pissed off like no other.
"What the hell did you do to us?!" Ashlin growled as she put an eco pistol to Rayn's face. She was pissed off that they could die and their children would have nothing left. They would be out cast because their parents were killed.
"Please, I didn't know. I drank it too. Father never did play favorites." Rayn pleaded with her hands held up. Jak didn't know why but he kind of felt for her. Maybe it was because Jaklin was his daughter.
"Yeah, well your father's crazy!" Torn snapped pulling Ashlin back a little making sure she knew that Teagan and the other kids were watching. Jaklin whined a little, there was just to much noise and all she wanted to do was sleep. Jak looked down at her and rubbed her back.
"We're all crazy for coming here!" Keira cried out as she picked up Kendra. Daxter on the other hand was in near tears. Tess was so going to kill him, he didn't want her and Dez to go some were else for a wile so that he could think about what it was that he was doing.
"I think she's telling the truth." Jak stated he didn't know why he said that. The feeling that he was getting from jakie told him that she didn't agree with him and that he shouldn't trust her. Jak held her closer trying to get her to fall asleep. Rayn watched with slightly jealous eyes her father had never been like that to her it was always about racing or weapons.
The holo of Krew appeared again. His ugly bloated body hung there, Jak sneered at the image this wasn't good what was he going to do. Precursors help who ever tried to take HIS baby away there would be hell to pay. Daxter looked like he wanted to kill the fat man again he didn't want to lose the only woman he really loved and his baby because he made a mistake.
"well, its been one minute, so I figure by now you're all arguing about how to get out of this mess. My advice is to trust no one! Win the race and save yourselves!" and with that last message the holo of Krew finally faded away. Everyone sat in silence for a wile. Non of this was looking good there was just too damn much on the line now. It wasn't just their lives but their kids lives as well.
"Jak, next time you invite me to one of your little parties… DON'T!" Daxter snapped at him anger starting to take root in the little ottsle. Jak had learned along time ago not to piss them off because they could be cruel. Especial when Tess went in to mommy mode, Jak shuttered at the thought of just how pissed of Tess was going to be when she found out what was going on.
"we can do this. We can race and we can beat Krew at his own game." Jak said with utter determination in his voice. He had to win, there was no choice for the sake of Jaklin he had to win. He wouldn't let any thing stop him even if he had to kill every last person in his way. He stopped to rethink that thought as long as it wasn't any of his friends.
"father bought us the best mobile racing garage money can buy and each of you has a racing car waiting. We're in this together, so lets get to it." Rayn said. Every one nodded their head and sauntered off to their rooms. There was a lot of crying from the other rooms and Jak knew that it was all up to him to get this done. Sure the others would be there but he knew that in the end it would all be on him.
Jak looked at Jaklin she was pale and flushed from the fever she had and looked tired as hell. He knew that it was going to be a long night and tomorrow Keira was no doubt going to make him go threw a training session to see if he still had the mojo to race. What was he going to do with Jaklin? He didn't want Keira watching her out of fear that Jaklin would try to do something to Keira. He still hasn't been able to peace together why it is that Jaklin just did not like her.
Jak ran his hand threw Jaklin's hair, wile he thought about what to do. If Jaklin was anything like him she would love racing, maybe on the first race who ever wasn't racing would watch the kids wile the others raced and the kids could watch the races. He sighed, he wished he knew what to do. Things were more complicated with the kids and wile Jaklin's sick there isn't much that he could do. No one was able to do anything for her because all she wanted was daddy.
Jak got up and went into the bathroom and grabbed a cool wet rag to place on her head. There were perks to her being sick at least she wouldn't be causing to much trouble for every one. Jak hummed as Jaklin laid her head against him and closed her eyes trying to get sleep. He was worried that she was only going to get worse. Jak sighed once again but this time in relief that Jaklin had managed to fall asleep, or at least that's what it looked like.
Just to make sure that she was asleep he started to sing to her. He didn't know the song nor did he know what language it was in but he sang it to her and it seemed to help. While he was singing to her he felt something in her change, or more like woke up. It felt like the eco that she some times uses but much stronger. Was this that eco that Kas was talking about?
Jak had so much to worry about and now he had to worry about people finding out about this eco. He was afraid that if some one else found out the torture that she would have to go threw. He didn't want that for her, he wished with all he had before he fell asleep that what ever higher power was out there that it or they would protect his baby and himself he didn't want any one else rasing his baby she was his and as of right now he didn't have to share her. tomarrow he would test drive one of the tracks and see how things went from there for now he would lay down and go to sleep.
Jaklin toddles in with a box of cookies. She reaches in and pulls one out.
Jaklin hands SkaleFlapper15 a half eaten cookie. She then moves on to the next reviewer.
Pyroskin recives a slobbery cookie from Jaklin.
Jaklin hands Kat a crushed cookie and smiles.
Amandaswolf get a half crumbled, quarter eaten, slobbery cookie.
TamalianDuckLilMezRaynCloud gets a hand full of mushy crums. Jaklin then giggles and runs back over to Jak, who just facepalms himself.
"Jaklin, you were supposed to hand out THESE cookies, not yours." he says.
("But daddy! I wanted to share my cookies, they reads about us!") Jalkin babbles.
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