Notes- This story has minor spoilers for "Movie madness". It's in Jen's point of view, and it takes place right after "The End of Time Part 3". That episode left me sad and very unsatisfied. So that's why I decided to write this story. Part 2 will be up soon, in Wes's point of view. Please read & review!



After Time

Part 1- No Happy Ending


I don't know how to describe what I felt when I entered the time ship.

Pain.

How am I going to live without Wes?

I finally told him I loved him, and then we leave each other?

When I was little, I always thought everyone had a happy ending to life.

Guess not.

I can feel the others looking at me.

They are sad too, but not sad as me.

Katie has her family, Trip has his family, and Lucas has his racecar…and his family.

And me? My parents are dead, killed by criminal mutants, long ago.

There's Alex, but he's dead to me now.

I used to know him, but now…he's different.

I'm different. We all have changed, and I'm not sure if that's good or bad.

All I know is, my life is empty without Wes.

The time ship is leaving.

Goodbye, Wes.




We're back.

Again.

Looking out the window of the time ship, I start to cry.

Katie comes up to me. "I'm sorry Jen." She says softly.

It's a nice gesture, but it doesn't make me feel better.

Alex appears in the doorway, just like he did a few days ago when Wes sent us here, but we returned then.

We're not returning now.

Reality sinks in on me, and I can feel the tears come harder.

Alex smiles ruefully at me and starts to say something, but I run out of the ship. I don't want to face anyone right now.

My feet pound the street, and I feel like I want to run forever, away from Alex, the other rangers, and my un-happy ending.

The world really sucks right now.

I sure have picked up some vulgar language from the 21st century, sucks is just one of the words I've learned. God, I miss that time, even if it is a little vulgar.

I come to a dead end on the street I'm running down, and stop a second.

Why did this happen? I want some answers for my questions.

Like why did Wes and me have to fall in love? If we had not, this would have been a lot easier.

But I'm glad we did.

I look at the dead end wall in front of me, and it seems to symbolize a lot more than a wall.

My life is a dead end right now, and I have to turn around, go back, and start over.


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I stand tall as I salute Captain Logan.

"Criminal #2457 captured, sir."

"Good work, Jennifer."

"Thank you, sir."

Since the time since we left Wes, about a year ago, all of us have changed.

Lucas has become a famous racecar driver, as we all knew he would.

Trip has become a famed robot maker, back on his own planet. His psychic powers have become a lot more powerful over time.

Katie is still a time force officer, used mostly for jobs where strength is required. We're still good friends.

And me?

Still an officer.

It's as if I throw myself totally into my job, I'm able to forget Wes sometimes.

And I sure do a good job lying to myself.

The truth?

My life is an empty shell; I don't seem to care about anything anymore.

Wes.

Why?

Still no happy ending.

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I hear the doorbell ring on my small apartment in the Time Force officer complex.

Katie has come over to watch a Frankie Cheng movie together.

I'm not sure if I can handle it though.

Memories of when we all saw Frankie Cheng, even though he turned into a cyclobot, have been flooding me all day.

He's still my favorite action star, probably only because he reminds me of Wes.

Actually, it seems almost everything reminds me of him.

Every time I see a clock tower, I want to break down crying.

And then I remember when we all watched the Cheng movie together, after all the movie madness was over.

We were all together, a team, having a great time.

It seems so long ago now.

"Jen! Hello?" Katie is still ringing the doorbell.

Rushing over to the door, I open it.

"Hey Jen! How are you? I picked up the movie, and some popcorn."

"Great!" I hear myself say.

It seems like my whole life is a lie.

I lie to everyone, saying I'm perfectly fine, when really I want to steal a time ship, and run back to him, or break down and cry forever.

"Jen? You ok?" Katie's looking at me, concerned.

"Oh…fine!" Lie again.

We settle down into the plush beanbag chairs I have lying around the apartment in front of the TV.

It's very simply furnished, a table, chairs, kitchen stuff, and bed and accessories in the bedroom.

The only important decoration to me is a large framed photograph of Wes, me, Katie, Lucas, and Trip, laughing in the clock tower, with Circuit overhead.

Katie slides the movie in the VCR, and pushes play.

It's the same one we watched before.

I cry silently, and after awhile Katie notices.

"Oh Jen..I'm so sorry…I didn't realize…the movie…"

"Oh, it's ok, I'm fine."

Katie hugs me. "But you're not ok! Jen, ever since we left you seem so sad and lonely. I'm here for you if you ever need to talk, ok?"

Katie's a real friend.

"Remember that time in 2001 when you tried to set up Wes and me in the pizza place?"(Another story written by me!)

"Yeah, then you really chewed me out!"

We both laughed, then Katie pushed the play button the remote and we watched the rest of the movie.

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After Katie left, I rummaged through my pile of CDs.

We don't have CDs in 3000, we have some digitally enhanced crap, but I stole mine from 2001, and also a CD player, to remind me of 2001.

My favorite was The Corrs- In Blue CD; the songs reflected my soul at times.

I pushed the play button on my boom box, and went to the number 2 song.

"Give me a reason,
It's not romantic here in blue,
Swimming, swimming in blue,
You left me lonely and confused,
Questioning, questioning you.

So soon goodbye you stole my heart,
I'm believing you,
Was it a lie right from the start?
Answer me, answer me do.

Now my body's weak-just give me a reason,
And my make-ups off, so just give me a reason,
And my defenses down, so just give me a reason.
Give me a reason.
Give me a reason.

You'll never know the love I felt,
Wanting, waiting for you.
It takes a weak heart to forget,
Follow, follow it through.

I am strong enough- just give me a reason.
Now my body's weak- so just give me a reason.
And my make-up's off- so just give me a reason.
And my defenses down, so just give me a reason.

Give me a reason,
Give me a reason.
Give me a reason,
Give me a reason."

The song reflected my feelings right now.

Wes had left me lonely and confused, and I just wanted a reason why I had to leave.

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The day after we watched the movie, I decided something.

I'm not going to sit around feeling sorry for myself and crying.

I'm not going to be some pathetic waste.

I'm going to do something.

Now if I just had a plan…

I just know that I'm going back, no matter what.

My life really sucks here.

I want to go back.

I want a happy ending.