It's been a while since I've written a fic, so let me know what you think, and if I'm a little rusty.

Now let me explain something before you read this. This is a Jalex story. However, I can not write an incest story (I can barley read one: when I actually do, it's when the story is actually good :P). So I put a little twist in this fic to make sure they aren't related.

Disclaimer: If I owned WOWP, I would not be here. .

Journey of a Lifetime

Jerry was looking out the window, worried. He had a look on his face that would scare anyone. He was terrified, knowing what was about to happen. Long ago, he decided to forget about what was going to happen, and hide it from his kids. At this point, though, he knew he couldn't hide it.

What he was looking at was a bunch of strange clouds in the sky. They weren't just dark, but they were swirling, like a portal. If it weren't for all that, they would look normal, but he knew exactly what they were.

He sighed, as he heard footsteps behind him. He had been in a trance, and jumped when he heard these steps. He turned to see his wife, Theresa, walking behind him.

"Are you alright honey?" Theresa asked, worriedly. He sighed again, and looked closely at her. He was really worried that soon, they never see each other again. He shuddered at the thought, and decided to be very vague in his explanation.

"Theresa," he said. "It's coming."

At first, she looked confused. He knew she was. They had not talked about this since Justin was born. So it took a minute for her to figure out what he meant.

"Oh," she said, finally grasping what he was trying to say. "This is bad; we have to tell the kids."

She walked slowly over to the window, and saw the clouds in the sky take form. They both knew telling the kids would be tough.

"I know we have to, but, I don't how to tell them that…" Jerry started before he was cut off.

"Tell us what daddy," a voice said from out of nowhere.

They both turned to se their child, Alex Russo, right in front of them. They hadn't heard her come down the stairs. Jerry knew he had to say something; it was now or never. He knew that he had to tell her so she could be prepared for what was going to happen.

"We didn't know how to tell you t-th-that," then Jerry panicked. "That you had to take over Max's shift while he's at his friend's house."

"Great," she frowned sarcastically. "Now I have think of an excuse to get out of work."

Of course, they expected this from her. She was always looking for an excuse to get out of work. That was just another reason why they didn't tell her about what was going on.

"Well…" Jerry began, when Justin walked in, as if on cue. He knew just by looking at Justin, that he may be able to help him.

"Hey, guys, I'm going to the movies right now to see my first rated R movie by myself." Justin said, trying to sound like an adult, as usual.

"Justin, you're going to see Toy Story 3," Alex retorted.

"Hey, I've been waiting 11 years to see that." Justin snapped back. Jerry and Theresa had to chuckle. Even knowing what was about to happen later, they had to try to enjoy the moment. They didn't how many more fights they would be able to see between these two.

"Yeah, and I wouldn't be caught dead watching that movie, even if mom and dad forced me," Alex said and turned around to them. What she saw was her parents smiling, and looking at her and Justin, as if they had a plan forming in their minds.

"Why are you looking at us like we just gave you an idea," Alex asked, worriedly. She was nervous as she said this, and had about 1000 excuses on her mind already. She turned around to see that Justin was already gone, most likely having left after his parents gave them that look.

"Oh look, Justin's gone," Alex said, excitedly. "Now I guess I can stay here thinking of excuses not to take Max's shift."

10 minutes later

Justin and Alex were walking into the movie theater together, obviously looking like they didn't want to be there. Alex had her head leaned over to the right, and was sighing heavily as they walked in.

"Justin, if you really didn't want to go with me, you probably needed a better hiding spot," Alex said, obviously annoyed just being there with him.

"I picked the best hiding spot I could find," Justin said.

"You hid under the table in the sub station," she said, with anger in her voice. "The one with the hidden security camera that YOU installed."

Justin opened his mouth as if he were about to say something, but then decided to let it drop. He had to laugh, thinking about how stupid it was.

While they were in line getting their tickets, Alex found herself staring at Justin. For some reason, lately, a lot of girls (including Harper of course) seemed to be into Justin. She didn't get what they saw in him.

'He's a geek, a dork, a loser, a know it all, yet very cute, funny, and nice, and great to talk to and… wait, what am I thinking,' she thought, and actually blushed when those final thoughts came to mind. 'This is my brother here, what am I thinking.' Yet try as she might, she couldn't help but feel this way about her brother. She noticed this happened a lot, especially when they went to go find the stone of dreams. She could never answer the question; why is she attracted to her own brother?

It made no sense to her. She felt it was normal, at times, to depend on her brother, as he was always there for her when she needed him the most. That was normal. So why did she feel like she loved him as more than just her brother. More than just the guy who she fought with time and time again. More than just the one she pulled the most pranks on.

'This makes no sense at all,' Alex said. 'I've felt this was almost my whole life, and I have to fight him just so he doesn't find out that I may love him.'

Justin noticed something was up with Alex, and knew it wasn't just the fact that she had to see the movie with him. He would ask, but he was apparently having a conversation with another guy on why the clouds were shaped in a swirl.

"An alien attack is imminent," the guy in front of him stated.

"If I were anyone else, I would think you were crazy," Justin stated. "Luckily, I'm not."

Back at home

"Theresa, your doing to have to back me up here," Jerry said, nervously. "But I'm going to tell everyone as soon as they get home."

"Oh, this won't be easy," Theresa said. She was pacing on the floor, obviously very nervous about the idea. They had taken 30 minutes to think about it, and Jerry explained to his wife the challenges their kids would face.

"If you tell the kids that, then there's another secret that we have to reveal," Theresa said, looking at Jerry, hoping he would agree. Jerry sighed, knowing it would come to this.

"Theresa, the problem is, I don't know if they're ready," He said, hesitantly.

"Well, obviously, they are going to have to deal with," Theresa explained. "Whether they are ready or not."

With all that was going on, he wasn't even sure he was ready.

A couple of hours later

Justin and Alex arrived, and surprisingly had a good time at the movies. Not only did Alex actually enjoy the movie, but she enjoyed spending time with Justin. No one knew it, but they already had a very strong bond. That time together seemed to strengthen that bond. They didn't tease or taunt each other at all during or after the movie. They shared popcorn together, and walked home smiling. They talked about stuff that probably wasn't important, but they seemed more relaxed around each other.

Max arrived home later, from his friends house. As soon as he walked in, Jerry told him to sit down.

"What's up dad," Max asked. "Did Alex do something bad that involves us?"

"No, but this is important," Jerry said, taking a long look at his youngest son. He looked like he wanted to cry, but decided to save his tears for later.

"JUSTIN, ALEX, GET DOWN HERE," he yelled upstairs, not angrily but definitely loud.

"What's up dad," Justin said, with concern. He was sure his dad was urgent.

"Dad, do we have to do this now," Alex asked, with a groan. Jerry knew that no matter how urgent he sounded, Alex still wouldn't want to be apart of it.

"Sit down on the couch," he said, looking at them. They sighed and went to sit down. Theresa made some food for them to eat. They all munched, while they waited for their father to explain. He took a deep breath, and started.

"Alright, now for the first order of business, which mostly involves Alex," Jerry said.

"Hmm, alright, I go first," Alex said, as she gulped down her lemonade, excitedly.

"I'm not sure you're ready for this," Jerry pointed out.

"I can handle anything you throw at me," she said, and started drinking again.

"Alright," Jerry said. "You're adopted."

Alex immediately starts choking on her drink. She drops her drink (causing her to break the glass and spill the lemonade) and struggles to breathe.

"You're right, I wasn't ready for that," Alex said, with her voice VERY low.

Perfect place for a cliffhanger, right? Please review and I'll have another chapter up soon.