Rex sighed. He had just escaped from Providence for the millionth time (technically, it was the 976,138th time, but who was counting?). But now he was bored (big shocker there). He couldn't think of anything to do. Well, his best friend, Noah, was always a call away, but Rex didn't want to bug him too much. They had had a fight about relationships. Again. Rex just didn't get it. Surely Noah could find time for both him and Claire, right? Wrong. According to Noah, he couldn't. Claire was as important to Noah as Rex was, but Rex had the feeling Claire was more important. But that was beside the point.

Rex was in the park sitting on the park bench. So he watched the crowds in interest. A young child was pulling on their mother's arm to let them go so they could play some more. Two girls were gossiping over a boy that had caught their eye. A man and a woman were sitting on the grass in the shade of a tree. Two boys were arguing near the corner of the park. It was the most interesting thing there, so Rex listened in.

"... can't believe you! You really think that I'll just be your boyfriend again?!" the younger boy accused. He looked to be about 16 years old. He had a black shirt, dark blue jeans, black converse shoes, and a green jacket with two horizontal white stripes on the upper right arm and a vertical white stripe on the left front on the jacket with a black circle and the number 10 in white.

"Oh, come on! What will it take to win you over?" the older boy asked. He looked to be about 18 years old. He had a red shirt, black jeans, and black shoes.

"Nothing will! You ruined your first chance, then your second chance, and now you've ruined your third chance!"

"Wait! You can't just-!"

"Yes. I. Can."

"Please, babe! I'll be better, I promise!"

"Tell my sister that. She's seen all of them."

"I promise you, it won't happen-!"

"NO! You told me that twice. Twice! And yet-!"

The younger boy then spoke his next words in a deathly calm voice. "That's it, Cash. We're done."

It was said so calm that it had shivers running down Rex's spine. Rex's! And he fought EVO's for a living! The first boy walked away. Or tried to, at least. The second boy grabbed his upper arm and tugged him closer. They began to fight physically, eventually ending it when the older slapped the younger. The younger didn't cry out, but he did flinch. Rex had had enough.

"Hey! Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" Rex said when he got next to the two boys. The older turned his head to him. He had short black hair and dark brown eyes. The younger had his eyes closed, but Rex could see he had chestnut brown hair that was short.

"Beat it, kid! This isn't your problem!" the older boy said.

"It is my problem when I can clearly see you harassing the kid who clearly wants nothing to do with you!"

"Oh really? And who, exactly, are you supposed to be?"

"I'm pretty sure you will know who I am once I do this!"

At the word "this", Rex used his nanites to turn his hands into giant fists. He used them because there wasn't anyone in the park anymore.

"So unless you want to get beaten by these hands of mine, I suggest you get away from him!"

The older dropped the younger boy and ran. The younger boy opened his eyes. Rex let out an involuntary gasp. His eyes were beautiful. They were green, but it was a toxic green that you didn't see too often. They had light traces of yellow, gold, and teal in the irises. Rex blinked a couple of times to clear his head. What was he thinking?! He liked girls, not guys! He called off his nanites and let them form back into regular hands. He then held his right hand out to the younger boy, who was still sitting on the ground.

"Are you alright?"

The boy hesitated. Rex could see a watch on the boy's left wrist. He also saw a necklace that was on his neck. It was a simple silver chain, but what was on it surprised him even more. It was a ring. The ring was a simple silver colored band with kelly green emeralds embedded into the top. The boy placed his left hand into Rex's outstretched one.

"I'll be okay," the boy said with a small smile. Rex felt his heart beat a little faster. He pulled the boy to his feet.

"My name is Rex. Rex Salazar. What's your name?"

Before the younger boy could answer, he heard shouting in the distance. A girl with red-orange hair and the same color eyes threw herself at the boy. She was wearing a dark gray skirt and maroon tights underneath. She also had a blue sweater covering a white shirt. She also had gray shoes. She looked to be about 16 as well.

"I was so worried about you!"

"Relax, sis. I'm good now, thanks to Rex."

"You okay?"

They turned at the new voice. It was a guy who had black hair, but it was to his shoulders. He was wearing a black short sleeved shirt over a gray long-sleeved shirt, blue pants, and black shoes. He looked to be about 18.

"Perfectly fine, thank you very much."

Rex looked on in confusion.

"Oh, this is my twin sister, Gwen, and my older brother in all but blood, Kevin. Gwen, Kevin, this is Rex. He's the one who helped me get rid of Cash," the boy in the newly dubbed Gwen's arms said.

"Cash?" Rex asked.

"The guy you chased away."

Rex nodded. Gwen used the arm over the boy's shoulder to lead him away. Kevin put an arm around her and the boy's shoulders and led them to a car. It was green, just like the boy's eyes. It also had two black racing stripes in the middle.

"Wait!"

The boy turned before getting in the car.

"I never got to hear your name!"

The boy smiled.

"I'll tell you one day, Rex. Just, not today."

And then Kevin, Gwen, and the boy were off.

Rex was sitting on the park bench again, waiting for Six or Holiday or whoever was going to find him this time. It was usually Six, but sometimes it was Six and Holiday. Not too often, but it's happened. As Rex predicted, it was just Six this time.

"Ready to go?" Six asked in his usual monotone.

"I guess so," Rex muttered. "I just wish I knew who that boy was."

"Come again?"

"I, uh, helped someone out. He was fighting with his boyfriend."

"I see."

"Yeah. I asked him what his name was, but all he said was that he'd tell me one day. But it's weird."

"How so?"

"It feels like I've met him before. But I don't even know him! Urgh, I'm so confused now."

"You can ponder it later. Dr. Holiday said she wanted to see you in the lab as soon as you got back."

"Okay."

Rex let Six lead him to the Providence aircraft.

"Say, do you know when Bobo's getting back from his 'trip'?" Rex asked.

"He'll be back in a couple of days. Why?"

"Just wondering when he'll be back to annoy me, that's all."

The rest of the trip was silent. As soon as the planes touched down, Rex leaped up from his seat and fast walked to the lab. He knew Cesar and Holiday were there. Well, Holiday, anyways. Cesar wasn't always working in the lab. But to his surprise, both were indeed in the lab.

"Ah, mijo. You're back," Cesar said.

"How was the escape trip this time?" Holiday asked.

"It wasn't too bad, I guess," Rex replied. "I met someone new. Well, him and his siblings."

"Really? Tell us about them."

And tell them he did. He told them about the argument between the boy and his ex (Cash, was it?), saving the boy from said ex, and meeting the boy's two siblings; his twin sister and older brother.

"So, let me get this straight. You helped a boy after he and the other were fighting for a bit and then he left?" Holiday asked.

"Well, his parting words were weird, but yeah," Rex nodded.

"What were his parting words?" Cesar asked.

"He said he'd tell me one day, just not today."

"Interesting. Interesting indeed."

Holiday shooed Rex out of the lab soon after. Rex nearly ran into another scientist who was walking in, but he didn't think much of it. He mumbled an apology and kept walking. He didn't even notice the small smile on the other scientist's face.

Once Rex was out of the lab, Dr. Holiday and Cesar gave a light smile. They knew who the boy was.

"You knew mi hermano would be at the park, didn't you?" Cesar questioned the scientist who had walked in.

"You got me. I just thought that, maybe, if he saw me, he'd remember me," the boy paused and his smile fell. "But it looks like I was wrong."

Dr. Holiday cupped the young scientist's face. "It's not your fault, Ben."

Ben smiled softly.

"I know. But somehow, it feels like it is. You guys do know it was me who had to wipe his memories clean, right? Well, the memories with me in it."

"Yes, we do. But that wasn't your fault either."

"Yeah. But what happens if he doesn't ever regain those memories? What happens if he's changed and loves someone else? What if he doesn't ever remember me again? What if-?" Ben paused when his voice cracked. He dropped his voice to a whisper. "What if he doesn't ever love me again?"

Ben let a tear fall down his face. Dr. Holiday pulled him into a hug. Cesar rested a hand on the boy's shoulder so he knew Cesar was there too.

"We'll be able to get his memories back, one by one. I promise you, Benjamin Kirby Tennyson. We will get the Rex you know and love back."

Ben simply nodded and hugged tighter. Cesar finally hugged Ben from the back. And that was how Six found the three scientists an hour later.

Okay okay, I know that Gwen is Ben's cousin, but in this story, I made her his twin sister. So sue me! :P Anyways, how is it? I know it probably seems confusing right now, but it'll make sense as the story goes along. So long for now!

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