Time Force: The Next Time

By: JenniferChristien

Prelude: Abduction

Alex Drake married to his beautiful first love Jennifer Scotts with their two beautiful children; a daughter named Genesis fourteen years old and a son Matthew ten years old just a few days prior to this wonderful March afternoon in the year 3015 – where he was in his patrol vehicle on his way to a typical everyday disturbance. Little did Alex know; this day would be the farthest thing from his typical routine day.

At this time all calls made to Time Force were typical run of the mill crimes: burglaries, domestic disturbances, just small time crimes; and yes while breaking the law in any way shape or form serious, it was nothing like putting tracking down and putting all of Ransik's mutants into cryogenic containment.

Upon arrival to the dispatched address, Alex was sure he had gone to the wrong place; there was nothing there, well next to nothing, just a long abandoned warehouse surrounded by mountains containing an equally long abandoned mine of some sort. Alex parked his cruiser, checking the address on the dashboard screen once more before opening the door and climbing out, the door coming to a quiet click closed behind him.

Hearing the faint click Alex spun around only to find nothing but the door closed "show yourself!" he called out into abandoned warehouse but to no avail. Going to the door that had closed grabbed the handle and tried to pull it open only to find that it was locked. He didn't even have time to turn back around before something or someone grabbed him. Alex was a strong man that could easily out muscle a thief but this being overtook him easily.

Everything after he was captured was a blur for Alex and when he was finally able to open his eyes he found himself secured in a cage. A figured moved in the shadows and what Alex saw when it came into the light caught him totally off guard. He was looking at a complete carbon copy of himself. For a moment it crossed his mind that this could have been Wes that his wife Jen had met and fallen in love with almost two decades in the past. But something told him that this was different. In a voice just like his own the being disguised as him spoke "your life, your family; it's mine and I shall destroy everything you love from the inside out." Then just as quickly as the figure cloaked as him had shown up it was gone leaving Alex trapped to endure only God knew what.

Chapter 1: The Bad Apple

In the year 3019 at your typical modern high school a young girl, at what most parents would consider the promising seventeenth year of her life, sat in one of four clear chairs lining the wall outside of the principal's office; her long dark hair falling loosely over her shoulders and her arms crossed over her chest. She could only imagine what the consequences were going to be this time as she waited while her parents spoke in private with the principal.

Looking down at her nails Genesis picked at her cuticles, her lips pressed together in a straight line while she waited for one of two things to occur; either her parents would come out disappointed in her once again and take her home for the inevitable beating her father would give her, or she would be called into the office to face what she would consider a lesser punishment. Anything was better than what she would get at home, a heavy sigh escaped Genesis' lungs, and a frown curved her dry lips as she wet them with her tongue but quickly they returned to a firm line as she shook the thoughts from her head.

Just when Genesis was deciding whether or not it would be worth the later punishment of making a break for it the principal's office door opened breaking her train of thought. Turning her head, she looked to see the almighty verdict and it was her principal Mr. Zachary, "we're ready for you Miss Drake" the tall balding man said sternly. All Genesis could think as she pulled herself from the chair and uncrossed her arms was how she should have taken the opportunity to attempt an escape, but of course the high tech surveillance system would have caught her the second she left the chair and alerted the school security guards.

Principal Zachary waited at the door, a rigid look across his face letting Genesis in ahead of him to prevent a possible escape that the teen was well known for. Once inside the superior closed the door to his office, "have a seat" he instructed making his way to the chair behind his rather large desk. Of course the open seat left for Genesis was between her parents; Alex and Jen, not a place the girl liked to be however she took the seat anyway crossing her arms back across her chest as the principal began to speak to the group as a whole, "well Miss Drake we seem to being seeing a lot of you in my quarters lately, as I told your parents you've been in my office nearly three times every week" the head of the school spoke firm and with authority.

It took absolutely no time at all for Genesis to cop an attitude at the principal's remark regarding her attendance to his office and lack there of to her classes "what of it?" she scoffed her brows furrowing as she rolled her eyes at the head of the school, slouched back in the chair she was in between her already briefed parents.

"As I told your parents, what you are very well aware of, you have been in my office every single day for the last two months" Principal Zachary stated then continued on, folding his hands together atop his desk "you're teachers no longer want to deal with your absences nor your attitude."

"So expel me and get it over with!" Genesis snapped moving forward in her chair hastily, throwing her hands in the air, "it's not like I want to be in this shit hole everyday anyway." Her ice blue eyes bore holes into the figure of authority sitting before her, however it was the sound of her father, Alex's, harsh voice that drew her from her verbal assault.

"Sit back and sit up straight!" Alex demanded of Genesis, his one and only daughter; who did as she was told after muttering something under her breath, although she did return her arms to their crossed position over her chest. "Lose the attitude!" Alex lashed out at the young girl to no avail – Jen however flinched at the all too familiar harsh voice coming from her husband.

"Or what!?" Genesis spat glaring over at her father, just a quick raise of Alex's eyebrow got her to back down quickly. She wasn't completely sure that he wouldn't lash out and strike her right there in public, in her school, right in front of her principal. Not that any of that mattered her father was the most respected officer in the Time Force Police Department, even Principal Zachary would yield to anything Alex did, and fear the repercussions of disapproval.

"Everyone" Principal Zachary's voice broke the tense family moment, "we're here to discuss Genesis' behavior and it just simply isn't acceptable. By the law passed clear back in 1995 states you have to attend a certain number of classes or be faced with consequences, however in light of your father's career and a new program, the district has decided rather than to put you into state mandated jail for your truancy, we're going to enroll you in the Time Force Work and Mentor program."

Genesis burst out into uncontrollable laughter she couldn't believe that the principal was actually thinking of putting her into a work mentor program, she was the last person on the planet that would take direction from someone let alone a senior Time Force Officer, "you have got to be shitting me – you are crazy if you think I'm going to even step into that building" she laughed again, "shit you're crazy if you think I'm going to be in the same neighborhood as that place; just send my ass to jail."

"Genesis Michelle Drake you sit your ass back in that chair and don't speak unless you are spoken to, do you understand me?!" Alex commanded, a rage hotter than hell itself burning in his eyes. If you didn't know any better you'd swear it was a look of hatred he had for his daughter, even his wife who hadn't said much of anything since they were called into the school – even when it was just the two of them and the principal.

"Yes" Jen finally spoke out for the first time since the three were put together to speak with Principal Zachary, "I agree with your father on this one sweetheart – Time Force would be good for you, it will give you the discipline you need and maybe you will make some friends that will have a better influence on you."

Alex simply nodded a stern look on his face that rarely left the once kind man's features "when does it begin?" he asked of the principal, "the sooner Genesis gets into this program the better; she is most certainly better off where I can keep an eye on her all day." Alex continued on but was interrupted from saying more when the principal spoke up to give a little more detail regarding the program.

"You will be dropping her off today where the captain will be assigning Genesis her mentor," Principal Zachary stated before continuing on and while he didn't say anything to the effect he could easily tell that Genesis feared her father for reasons unknown to him, but it wasn't his place to nose into his student's home life unless they came to him or any type of abuse was witnessed, "you though sir will not be her mentor – she will be assigned to a lower ranking officer along with five other juveniles entering the program."

"This is complete bullshit!" Genesis exclaimed standing from her chair with haste, "it's bad enough you're shipping me off to boot camp but you're sticking me with five other people that I don't want to be around? I don't agree with any of this and I'm going to fight the whole thing, they'll be happy to ship me off to a little cell of my own after one day you just watch." Genesis definitely had her father's intensity; however it was more of a defense mechanism than a temper problem.

Alex and Jen stood up along with their daughter, "she'll go" Alex stated with a calm demeanor, one that was like a calm before a storm, as he took Genesis' arm in his hand, "as a matter of fact that is where we are going right now – I have to return to work anyhow." While Jen thanked the principal more for his troubles than anything and took the intake papers that Genesis would need to enter the program, Alex ushered the troubled teen out of the office, shortly followed behind by his wife.

"If you ever pull anything like this again you will be wishing you were never born!" Alex threatened Genesis his hand still firmly gripping her arm as he led her, followed by Jen, out of the school the two waiting cars; Alex had come straight from work and would be taking Genesis with him to the station in his cruiser. Jen however had come from home in the family car, having given up her career as a Time Force Officer to become a full time mother after the birth of her and Alex's son Matthew.

With not so much as a kiss or an 'I love you' to his wife Alex opened the passenger door to his cruiser and all but shoved his daughter into the passenger seat slamming the door closed, nearly clipping Genesis' foot. On his way to the drivers' side his eyes met with Jen's briefly, she already had her door open ready to climb in and get away from her husband, but she forced a smile getting a simple nod from Alex as he opened his own door and climbed into the vehicle immediately punching in the ignition code bring the cruisers engine to life and with a shift into gear he sped away from the school his car speeding passed Jen who still stood by her open door.

Jen's grown out hair blew with the whoosh of air that came from Alex's cruiser as it hastily blew passed her. With a heavy sigh Jen climbed into her vehicle closing the instant lock door with weighted heart. She sat there for a moment, her head hung with a tinge of sadness, but it was something she had come accustomed to over the last four years and didn't see it changing any time soon – and a divorce was simply out of the question. If she even mentioned the word she would surely be beaten beyond recognition and surely killed if she made any action on the simple thought of it. Raising her head Jen inhaled deeply putting on her best brave face; punching in her ignition code she put the car into gear and left the school, returning home where she'd wait, enjoying her peaceful time before Alex returned home from work.

It seemed to take forever to get to the Police Station and Genesis couldn't wait to get out of the car, her father was currently driving, even though it had been a completely silent ride the entire way there. However even once they had pulled into the parking lot and Alex had parked in his marked spot, Alex locked the doors; he had a few things he wanted to make perfectly clear to Genesis "let's get a couple things straight young lady; you will not fall out of line once while you are here, and if I here even once that you have disrespected so much as a speck of dirt I will beat you till your teeth fall out are we clear?"

Genesis scoffed despite the fact that she was locked in the car with her abusive father, "seriously? I show up here with one bruise on my face and you'll get automatic suspension, because let's face it daddy everybody knows you beat us; it's just that nobody has the balls to say anything but when they do, it'll be you spitting teeth." No sooner had Genesis finished her sentence there was a sharp sting tingeing her cheek as Alex back handed her.

"Don't you dare threaten me; you are a spoiled, self-righteous, little bitch and don't you ever fucking forget that!" Alex barked at Genesis, who despite being slapped didn't even shed so much as a tear. Genesis just simply shot a glare in Alex's direction as she slapped the unlock button on her doors' panel and quickly exited the car slamming the door behind her, it wasn't the first time she'd slammed the door at her father and it more than likely wouldn't be the last time. As she expected Alex was out of the car right behind her, so Genesis picked up her step walking a little faster hoping to get inside before he could inflict more damage; luckily they hit the front door at the same time and just as at the school, Genesis was ushered into the building.

Within the main control area of the station Captain Logan, who had already assigned the other five juveniles to their mentors, was waiting with the last mentor making small conversation when Alex brought Genesis in. Genesis had her lips once again pressed into a straight line as she looked around taking in the looks of everything in the room, with so many windows that it reminded her of a fish bowl, "Miss Drake it's a pleasure to meet you; unfortunate circumstances however." Captain Logan stated excusing Alex from the room to continue his work, this particular thing didn't involve him, "you are assigned to Officer Dane" Logan continued motioning to the young man standing at attention on the other side of the room his arms respectfully clasped behind his back, a firm yet somewhat gentle look upon his face, "if you have any problems please report to me immediately." The Captain added with a salute to Officer Dane; who returned the respectful motion.

Genesis turned her attention to the officer swearing her heart had skipped a beat, he was so intense but there was something else about him she just couldn't put her finger on, "follow me" Officer Dane instructed Genesis as he walked passed her and much to his surprise she followed with only minor resistance; the other officers had mostly attitude and refusal from their assignees, so naturally he figured he'd gotten lucky and had a fairly easy person on his hands – he certainly had another thing coming.

"What are we doing today boss? Is it alright if I call you boss?" Genesis taunted with a smirk curving her lips, following Officer Dane towards the supply unit a bit of hop in her step trying to keep up with the superior in charge of her for what, at the time, seemed to be the rest of her life.

"Beginning training and no, you will refer to me as Office Dane or Sir" Officer Dane stated stopping abruptly at the supply unit, "uniform and equipment for Drake" he told the woman behind the glass window through the two way speaker in the center. After flipping through a digital tablet the woman smiled as she reach down into a bin with all of Genesis' pre-assigned clothing and equipment, which wasn't much, and slid the perfectly folded pile under the slit beneath the glass window.

Genesis gave a light laugh "I'm not wearing that – spandex and whatever the hell that is, is for cops and prostitutes which I am neither of so you might as well give it back." She said crossing her arms over her chest, both of her brows rose at not only Officer Dane but the woman behind the glass window; whom just turned and went back to her other work ignoring the ensuing conversation outside of her working quarters.

"Okay, I've had enough of your smartass attitude, drop." Was all Officer Dane said as he turned looking at Genesis, leaving the uniform and equipment on the small ledge on his side of the equipment room window.

"Drop?" Genesis questioned looking at him now more perplexed than anything else, however she'd be damned if anyone was going to outwit her, let alone some glorified cop "sorry I don't do that on the first date, maybe next time though" she smiled brightly and began to walk passed her superior, however Genesis only made it two steps before her 'glorified cop' shot out his leg, catching Genesis by the shin and knocking her to the ground.

"Thirty pushups cadet!" The Officer ordered with a stern voice, though he had to admit it was kind of funny seeing the young girl hit the floor the way she did. He didn't wish her any harm, but for once he figured she finally got what she had coming for always copping an attitude with superior figures.

After an aggravated huff and a roll of her eyes Genesis set her jaw angrily while climbing to her hands and the points of her toes, beginning her punishment – she still didn't regret it and it would certainly take an act of congress to get her into those clothes Officer Dane had received for her.

"Lower!" Dane commanded unhappy with Genesis' half-assed pushups, nothing was going to be made easy for this girl – he'd already been warned he'd have his hands full with her and was only now hitting the tip of the iceberg.

"If I go any lower I'll be cleaning the floor with my tongue!" Genesis quipped back at him forcing her sore arms to go down lower in spite of the radiating pain in her arms and shoulders.

"Lower or I'll give you more!" Officer Dane shouted the orders at his cadet crossing his arms over his chest with authority, "come on you're almost done – you think this is hard, it only get's worse from here on out cadet!"

Finally after what seemed like forever Genesis finished her pushups and rolled over onto her backside sitting up right, brushing off the extended hand of Officer Dane, climbing to her feet on her own steam, "you are an ass you know that right?" she declared brushing off the back of her pants before grabbing the stack of stuff from the counter, "now what?"

"Locker room, you can put those in your assigned locker and wear your civilian clothes today but starting tomorrow you will wear that uniform every single day are we clear?" Officer Dane asked turning on his heal, heading in the direction of the locker room; figuring Genesis would get the idea and follow him, which she did. The Officer opened the door to the locker room stepping inside, "cadet lockers are along that wall" he motioned, "you're name is already on it just type in the code on your name tag."

"You can't come in here" Genesis prompted furrowing her brow on her way over to the wall where she found her locker and looked down at the things in her hands, nearly dropping it all when she attempted to balance it all on one side while punching in the code on the name tag pinned to the uniform she held, "shit" she swore catching it before anything hit the floor.

"That language isn't tolerated here" Officer Dane informed Genesis taking a few steps closer to her to make sure everything was taken care of in an orderly fashion – as he figured everything was pretty much just shoved into the locker before it was closed, "what do you mean I can't come in here" he began to question the girls statement then laughed lightly, "no Miss Drake – we are co-ed here. Loose the sweatshirt by the way, they are strictly against regulation."

Genesis paused her eyes meeting the ground for a moment it wasn't worth fighting he'd see it soon enough and she had enough excuses to cover for everything, "fine" she snapped pulling the baggy black sweatshirt away from her petite frame – now just simply in a form fitting ribbed black tank-top and that is when Officer Dane saw the bruises on Genesis' arms.

"What happened to you?" The Officer asked with genuine concern his cadet's arms were nearly covered in bruises of just about any and every shape and color there was; although it was the ones that looked like finger marks that alarmed him most, "do you need to see a doctor?"

"No, I'm fine I just got into a fight at school. That is why I'm here remember, I'm the big bad trouble maker of Silver Hills High School." Genesis stated attempting to laugh it off, "okay so where are we going now?" She asked ready for the day to be over and done with, more now than when she had entered the building with her father whose voice suddenly broke through the conversation between Genesis and Officer Dane.

"Officer Dane may I have a moment to speak with my daughter…alone." Alex stated from the doorway his hands folded in front of him. He'd seen the entire pushup fiasco and was positive Genesis had already screwed up and done something wrong. Now it was time to find out what it was and deal with it accordingly. Officer Dane nodded giving a salute to his superior before leaving the locker room; however he didn't go far, just outside the doors. Alex grabbed Genesis' arm firmly, "have I taught you nothing?! I heard you getting cocky with your mentor at the supply station; do I have to explain respect to you again?!" The man shouted squeezing his daughter's arm harder in his firm grasp, any harder and he'd surly break a bone.

Officer Dane couldn't hear the entire conversation but he could easily see that his superior, Alex Drake, wasn't very happy. However through the windows the tinted windows to the locker room he saw something that made his blood run cold sending chills down his spine, Genesis had tears in her eyes and her arm was turning red beneath Alex's iron grip – the man even went as far as to strike the girl several times before releasing her and exiting the dressing quarters brushing rather roughly passed Officer Dane on his way by.

Genesis wiped the tears away from her eyes as she inhaled deeply ready to get on with everything. Putting on a brave face she walked out of the locker room her sweatshirt hanging from her hand as she approached her mentor. "You lied about the bruises." The Officer stated outright, it was exceedingly obvious that the bruises he had seen weren't from a fight at school, they were from her father.

"Shh! Keep your voice down you don't want him to come back over here. Do you?" Genesis warned shushing Officer Dane quickly, looking around to make sure her father hadn't heard anything that was just uttered and was already returning. To her relief he hadn't and wasn't.

Falling silent for a moment Officer Dane pondered the idea of using his authority to make Genesis talk to someone about what had just happened, "Drake I suggest you go to Logan with it or I will."

Unfortunately the threats fell on deaf ears, "Go to Logan I don't really care!" Genesis spat at the officer standing before her, "I've faced far worse than him and it's my word against yours and with my dad on my side, who do you think will win that argument?" She snapped at him looking up at him, her jaw set as her blue eyes bore holes into him.

"Gene…" Officer Dane began to say her name; it wasn't his place to interfere with problems outside of the workplace, but something inside of him just couldn't…didn't want to let go of this and he didn't know why.

"If you know what's good for you, you'll let it go." Genesis threatened.

To Be Continued