If I'd know that Toxzon was only using me I would never have agreed to join him. But after inhaling that purple gas my personality had changed so drastically that I now couldn't see through his lies and so I had ended up joining someone who had tried to get rid of me or my friends. Unfortunately I was so confused and hurt by Shock's refusal to join me that I wasn't thinking clearly and that left me vulnerable. As I hovered in the air, waiting for Toxzon to lead me to his hideout, I wished I could wipe my eyes but I knew that would mean revealing my true identity. And even after joining up with Toxzon I still wasn't willing to give up that secret, even to a potential ally. Well allies anyway.

"This way J-Shock." Toxzon called out and I grinned before flying after him and laughing as I shot past. Even he seemed to be enjoying my game and he took off after me, laughing as he did. But he was really laughing at having tricked me so easily and as he did Fishy joined in.

"What a fool she is. Imagine thinking we'd let her join us. Brilliant plan boss." He said to Toxzon as they followed me and Toxzon smiled.

"That purple gas worked like a charm. Now the dark side of her personality's in charge and she's too blinded to see we're playing her like…um. Well like an instrument." Toxzon replied and Fishy smiled at him.

"It's too bad we couldn't get that Ultralink to join us. Without him she can't use her powers or change modes so what use is she to us?" He asked Toxzon as they followed me, making sure that they weren't overheard.

"That's a minor problem but I've thought of a way around that too. We get her to go back to N-Tek and when she overloads…bye bye N-Tek stooges." He told Fishy who cracked up laughing.

"So we get rid of her and Max Steel as well as everyone standing in our way all in one fell swoop." Fishy said and together they laughed before finally catching up to me.

"Hey guys what took you so long?" I grinned and Toxzon waved as he secret gloated over his plan. Of course I had no idea what they had planned for me but fortunately I still had friends in high places that were on their way to save me. Even if I didn't believe that they cared about me or wanted to help. As we travelled closer to Toxzon's headquarters C.Y.T.R.O was following me, tracking me due to my ring that I was still wearing around my neck. When I changed modes earlier it had seemingly disappeared though it was actually hidden from view and since I was still wearing it the tracking device built in allowed Berto to keep me safe.

"How far away is she now?" Max asked as he flew over the city and from N-Tek Berto checked his computer again before giving Max my coordinates. "Whoa she moves pretty fast." He commented as he headed for the park.

"I should have gone with her." Shock sighed as he flew beside C.Y.T.R.O.

"I should have stopped her from leaving. It's my fault Shock." Berto replied as he stopped his robot in midair. "If she wasn't still wearing her ring I don't know how we would have tracked her."

"Guys its Toxzon's fault for kidnapping her. So stop blaming yourselves and focus instead on bringing her back safe." Forge told them and they nodded knowing the Commander was right. As they continued following me, I had just landed beside a manhole cover and as I went to open it Toxzon stepped forward.

"Allow me." He said as he opened it and I jumped down before he joined me. This time I stepped aside as he led me towards his hideout and as we walked I was still wondering why Shock had abandoned me. Then I shook my head and decided to forget about him as I followed Toxzon. Soon we came to a junction and as my new teammates stepped forward and I followed, I didn't know that I was being led into a trap. Of course I was too wrapped up in my own world and my pride having completely consumed me at this point, I had no clue what was really going on. "We're here." Toxzon suddenly announced and that snapped me out of my daze. To my surprise I found myself in a huge laboratory and as I wandered around Toxzon walked over to a seat set in the middle of the room.

"Whoa. Nice place you have here." I told him and he bowed, pretending to be thankful for my praise though he was really thinking about the rest of his plan.

"Thank you J-Shock but I knew you of all people would appreciate my home as much as I and Fishy do. Maybe even more." He said as he stood straight and I thanked him for letting me join. "I should be the one thanking you. You chose to join after N-Tek abandoned you."

"I didn't appreciate me but you two do. Well it's their loss. So what did you want me to do first?" I replied and he told me to make myself at home. As I walked around examining all the inventions lying around the room Toxzon moved away from me and started to talk to Fishy, being careful not to be overheard.

"So what now boss? She seems to really believe that we're on her side." Fishy said to Toxzon as I walked over to check out a huge TV screen.

"I know what you mean. That purple gas worked perfectly and now she's completely on our side. Now all we have to do is keep her on our side until we can get her to use her Turbo powers on N-Tek." Toxzon said as he glanced up at me to make sure I wasn't looking their way. But I was still preoccupied by the console sitting on top of a table and as I wandered over to it I didn't hear the last stage of their plan for me. If I had I would have run as fast as I could. Just as C.Y.T.R.O tracked me to the sewers Shock hovered over the manhole cover we'd used to enter Toxzon's headquarters and as he waited for C.Y.T.R.O to open it he wondered how I was. No longer angry at me for leaving him behind he was instead worried about what Toxzon would do to me. At the moment I was fine but that could all change when Toxzon chose to enact his plan.

"Let's go get Jessie back." Berto said and Shock nodded before flying into the sewers closely followed by C.Y.T.R.O. Unfortunately for them Toxzon had decided that he'd waited long enough and so he asked if I wanted to have some fun. Grinning I quickly nodded and so he guided me to another manhole cover a short distance away and once outside he took to the skies and I quickly followed, having no clue that he was deliberately leading me to N-Tek. As I followed him, flying over Copper Canyon I didn't see C.Y.T.R.O and Shock exit the sewers, still following my tracking device, and as they saw me fly past at high-speed Berto wondered just where I was heading with Toxzon in tow.

"What is Jessie planning?" He said out aloud as he put his hand on his chin, thinking then his eyes went wide and he quickly warned Forge. "She's heading back here." He told his commander and even Forge seemed puzzled by my actions until he asked how long Shock and I had been apart.

"It's been…over seven and a half hours. Oh man she's going to overload right in the middle of N-Tek! Toxzon planned this and Jessie has no clue. We have to warn her now." Shock spoke and Berto nodded but as he tried to contact his girlfriend he couldn't get through as a burst of static almost deafened him.

"There's that static again. Wait that happened before when I…oh man. We have to tell Jessie right now." Berto said as he rushed towards the hangar hoping he'd make it in time and not caring about putting himself in harm's way. Just as he got to the hangar Forge was already there getting as many people as possible to arm themselves. Confused Berto rushed over and asked what the Commander had planned and when he saw the pained expression on Forge's face Berto paled.

"You're not going to…shoot her down are you?" He asked and when Forge didn't answer he grabbed Forge's shoulder. "You can't! She doesn't know what she's doing." He yelled but Forge shook him off and told the agents standing nearby to fire if I breached the hangar. Fearing for my safety Berto tried once again to reason with his friend and Forge sighed.

"It's too late now. Once she starts to overload she's a danger to everyone around her. If she refuses to link with Shock…then this is the only solution." Forge told him and Berto took a step back, unable to believe what he was hearing. In shock Berto just stood there and that's when he heard a voice and his eyes narrowed.

"Toxzon." He growled and as he saw him appear in the sky above he sent C.Y.T.R.O after the villain. Preoccupied with the villain Berto didn't see Jessie shoot past until she was hovering above them and that's when she laughed.

"Hey guys. Miss me?" I asked and that's when I gasped. Suddenly I couldn't control my Flight Mode and I fell towards the ground before I slammed hard onto it. In pain from the collision I lay there groaning as I changed to Base Mode and as I struggled to my feet my eyes and hands began to glow a bright green. And that's when I finally realized that Toxzon had played me for a fool. As I tried to go after him I gasped again as my Turbo powers began to flare out of control.

"You…tricked me." I gasped and as Toxzon struck C.Y.T.R.O sending him spiraling out of control onto the canyon floor he paused to laugh at me.

"Of course you fool! This was my plan all along. Well mine and Fishy's of course. Now I'll be rid of you and all of N-Tek at the same time." He grinned before he took off and I tried to go after him before I crumbled as I gasped. Green light flowing from my eyes and hands I made my helmet vanish as I cried out.

"I'm such a fool." I whispered and that's when Berto rushed over to help me. But I quickly moved away as he approached and he frowned. "Keep away! I caused this and you'll just get hurt. Like I did." I whispered and that's when Shock flew into the hangar. Just as he did he fell and Berto caught him before he hit the ground.

"Link with me now or we're both goners." He gasped and that's when I shook my head as I backed further and further away from my friends. As I was getting ready for my powers to consume me I heard Forge order everyone to run and as they did he tried to get Berto and Shock to follow him. To my surprise Berto hurried over to me and held Shock out to me.

"It's now or never Jessie. I don't care what you did or who you sided with…I still love you and I want you to stay with me. With us so link with Shock." Berto told me and I couldn't help the tears that flowed down my face. Pulling me into a hug he pushed Shock against me just as a bright green light began to glow from within me and I let out a yell as it engulfed the three of us. There was an eerie silence for a few seconds then as everyone watched on from a safe distance they were shocked when Berto and I were still standing, having somehow survived my almost Turbo meltdown. Then as Forge took a step towards us we slowly tumbled to the ground without a sound and he rushed forward calling for medical help. As he waited for someone to help he knelt beside us both and placed a hand on each of our necks. After a few tense seconds he felt a steady pulse under Berto's neck and as he checked my neck he couldn't find one and just for a moment he thought I was gone. Then he checked again and that's when he felt a slightly weaker pulse and he sighed, relieved as he moved aside and allowed several doctors to examined us. In a manner of minutes we were rushed to the Medical Bay and hooked up to ventilators. After we were lying deeply unconscious on separate beds Shock finally detached and hovered over the pair of us, still puzzled about why we weren't destroyed. After a long minute of thinking he shrugged and decided to just be grateful they we were still alive.

"You guys are idiots you know? Imagine siding with one of the worse villain's we've ever faced and believing he was on your side." He said as he looked down at me. Then he shifted his attention to Berto. "And you too. How could you let your girlfriend run off like that? You're supposed to be a genius. You two are really annoying…and I guess I wouldn't have it any other way. Now that that's off my chest, figuratively speaking, I'm going to find Steel." He finished before he flew away rolling his eye.

It wasn't until almost two days later that Berto began to stir. As his head moved he groaned and slowly opened his eyes, instantly closing them as the bright light in the room made his head hurt. After a few seconds he opened them again and as he did he blinked several times. As his vision cleared Berto started to wonder just where he was and as he tried to speak he noticed that his voice was slightly muffled and it took a few more seconds before he found the oxygen mask covering his nose and mouth. Carefully he removed it and tried to speak again.

"Hello?" He managed to croak and he coughed before trying a third time. This time his voice was a little stronger and he heard someone answer.

"So you're finally awake. How are you feeling?" Max asked as he and Steel walked in before standing beside the scientist.

"Weak. Where…am I?" He asked and Max told him that after he and Jessie collapsed they were carried into the Medical Bay. "Huh? What…are you…talking…?" It was at that moment he remembered a brilliant flash of green Turbo energy and he sat up suddenly, causing the room to spin. Grabbing his head in his hands he groaned and Max set his hand down on his shoulder.

"Hey take it easy. You and Jessie have been out cold for almost two days." Steel said as Berto closed his eyes for a moment.

"Wait…two days?" Berto asked as his eyes opened slowly and that's when he realized there was someone else lying on the bed beside his own. "Jessie?" He muttered and everyone in the room heard a groan. Looking over Berto saw me moving my head back and forth as I groaned, still out cold. "Is she okay?" He asked Max and when his friend nodded he sighed, relieved.

"Jessie's going to be fine." Shock said as he flew into the room. "I should know since I've been here pretty much every few hours since you two passed out."

"You two are just lucky that I linked with Jessie or we wouldn't be here now. Never do that again okay?" Shock said and Berto nodded, making his headache worse. As he groaned, still holding his head Shock sighed. "Maybe you should rest for a while. You and Jessie did collapse." He added as Berto rubbed at his eye with his hand.

"Si bien." Berto muttered as he lay back and closed his eyes. A few seconds later he was fast asleep as Max tried to work out what the scientist had just said.

"He said 'yeah okay' in case you're wondering." Shock told him and he nodded. "Let's leave them to get some rest. Oh and before that." he added before he linked with me and then detached. "Okay now that's done let's go." As they left the room Berto shifted slightly in his sleep as Jessie groaned. Almost half a day later I began to stir awake and as I opened my eyes I found myself lying on a bed in what I guessed was the Medical Bay. I seemed to end up here a lot, I thought to myself, as I tried to talk. Then I found something covering my face and as I reached up to remove it I discovered that I had an oxygen mask over my face. A bit confused about why it was there I set it down beside me and looked from one side of the room to the other and that's when I saw Berto lying on the bed to my left.

"Berto?" I whispered and as I started coughing Berto stirred and opened his eyes. "What's going…on?" I asked as I tried to sit up. Just as I did I felt woozy and I clutched my head, groaning as my boyfriend stared at me.

"Yeah…not a good idea." He chuckled as he sat up carefully. "You…okay?" He asked as he watched me rub my forehead with my palm.

"Apart from the throbbing headache…I'm good. Why are we…here?" I asked as he put his feet on the floor and stumbled towards me. Just as he reached my bed he tripped and I grabbed his arms preventing him from hitting the floor. Trying not to giggle at him I helped Berto onto the bed I was now occupying.

"Thanks…Jessie." He gasped and I moved over a little so he could get comfortable. "Almost didn't make it."

"No problem Berto. How do you feel?" I asked as he rubbed his forehead and he managed a smile. "Probably as good as me."

"Yeah…still a little woozy." He answered and for a few minutes we sat in silence.

"I'm sorry." We both said at the same time and we both laughed. After our laughter subsided I gave me him a smile as I tried to think of some way to apologize to him for running away like I did. But I didn't get a chance when Berto moved closer and as I turned around, opening my mouth to say what I needed to, Berto suddenly pressed his lips against mine and my next words were muffled. After a few seconds of surprise my eyes closed as I began to kiss him back and as I did he reached up and ran his fingers through my hair. After what felt like the longest kiss I'd ever experienced we moved apart and as we did Berto rested his forehead against mine.

"That's…a pretty good apology." I told him and he smiled at me before he yawned. A few seconds later I yawned too and I could feel my eyelids drooping. Berto then offered to go back to his bed but knowing he was just as exhausted as me and afraid he might fall again, I asked him to stay where he was. Lying down I moved forward slightly and after hesitating for a moment he lay behind me. Then just as he was falling asleep I moved backwards and he chuckled before he snuggled into my back. When our friends went to check on us a little while later they smiled when they found us snuggled up and fast asleep.