Disclaimer: This ficlet came about after I saw this video on youtube called Forever Red's Abandoned Ending. It was done pretty well. Some of it is a little choppy but it was still done well. It's an ending that Jason sacrificed himself in Forever Red. Tommy has to let Kimberly know that her husband never made it.

The Greatest Sacrifice

By Julia

Tommy Oliver helplessly watched Jason Scott's body fall to the ground. They had won the battle, but they had lost Jason. So it wasn't really a win. Now Tommy had to go and inform Jason's widow Kimberly. He hurried to Jason's now de-morphed body, and Jason had one breath left. Tommy said, ''I'm so sorry, Jason.''

Jason's face was screwed up in pain. He said, ''Tell Kimberly I love her. And give her my wedding ring. I want her to have it.'' He barely managed to get it out. He tried to move his left arm and couldn't.

Tommy had tears dripping down his face, and he nodded. He said, ''I'll tell her.'' He broke down as Jason's eyes closed forever. He'd only been twenty-five years old. Tommy slowly slipped the ring off Jason's finger. He wondered why Jason wanted Kim to have his ring. He wouldn't get buried with it if Kim had it.

After a couple of hours, Tommy had secured the body for the funeral home of Kim's choice and headed to the Scotts' huge home in the hills of the best neighborhood in Angel Grove. Jason had had a very successful private martial arts academy. It had provided for them very well. Tommy got out of his Jeep and pulled Jason's Harley off the back of it and slipped it on the driveway. He had wanted to make sure that Kim got Jason's Harley back. He knocked on the door. When Kim arrived, she was holding a baby on her hip. He said, ''Kimmie, I've got some bad news.'' He smiled at the baby. She was a year and a half, and her name was Samantha. Sam for short.

Kimberly looked nervous now. Especially since she knew that Jason had been with Tommy. ''What happened? Where's my husband? Why isn't he with you?'' She stepped back to let him in. She placed Sam in her playpen and indicated the couch for Tommy. ''So what happened, Tommy?''

Tommy ran his hand through his dark hair. ''Um, Jason didn't make it.'' His eyes filled with tears again. ''And he wanted me to tell you that he loves you. And he wanted me to give you this.'' He pulled his best friend's wedding ring out of his shirt pocket.

Kim's eyes filled with tears, and she took the ring from Tommy. ''Oh my God. I can't believe it.'' She sobbed into a tissue. ''I can't...I can't go on without Jason. I've been in love with him for almost all of my life.'' She sniffled, ''Sam has to grow up without a father!''

Tommy took one of her hands in his. He felt bad for her. He knew how hard they had had to work at getting back together after he had broken them up. He hadn't meant to, it had just happened. ''I'm sorry, Kimmie. But you know that's how he would have wanted to go. Saving his friends.''

Kimberly knew that he was right about that. Jason would never have wanted anyone to die while he was out fighting. He would have wanted it to be him. He wasn't selfish in that way. ''I know, Tommy. That doesn't make me feel any better.''

After a few minutes, Tommy left Kim alone with her child and their grief. She watched Sam play for awhile, and then she went to the mantle. There were lots of pictures of them on the mantle. There was one of them from high school that she really liked. They had their arms around each other and they stood in front of a tree. It had been their anniversary. Zack Taylor had taken the picture. It had been an amazing day.

Her other favorite picture of them was one of them when Sam had been born at the hospital. Kim had been holding Sam, and Jason had sat down on the bed with her. She started to tear up again. Tommy had agreed to make all the arrangements for her. He felt like it was his fault that Jason had died. Tommy had been the one to ask him to come and help them. Kim could hardly see into her future. She had always had Jason in it. She didn't know what she'd do without him.

She stood and cried for a minute, hardly believing that she was going to be able to live the rest of her life without Jason. She closed her eyes and she could still hear Jason's voice telling her that he loved her. Sam was gurgling away and she smiled happily at her mother. Sam asked, ''Dada?''

Kimberly lost it again and had to wait a minute. ''Dada's not going to be here anymore, Sammy. He's gone to be with Jesus. You'll see him when you're way older.'' She knew Sam wouldn't understand that and it almost made her cry again. She'd have to explain it for a very long time.

A couple of days later, they were at the scattering of Jason's ashes. Kim had decided that the best place was the park where they had spent so much time together. All their friends and Jason's family was there. Kim's family had partly shown up. Her mother hadn't been able to make it. She'd tried, she hadn't been able to get a flight from Paris. That had disappointed Kimberly but she couldn't hold it against her mother. It couldn't have been helped.

She was holding Sam. Zack had been chosen to be the one to release the ashes. Kimberly wanted to hold on to Sam. She watched as Zack held up the black urn Kim had chosen to put her lifelong partner in. Even though she'd had her crazy period when she "had feelings" for Tommy, she had still loved Jason. She'd been pining for him when he'd left for the Peace Conference. She'd missed being with him. She'd been glad when he'd come to Florida to be with her.

She watched as Zack opened the urn and said, ''Jason Scott was the best guy that anyone ever could know. He grew up here, and he loved it. He was a wonderful friend, a great son, a wonderful brother, a loving husband, and an adoring father. He did so much for this community. He was so great. He was the best friend I ever had. We knew each other since we were in diapers. I used to beg my mom to take me over to the Scotts' so I could play with Jason. I had so much fun playing with Jason and his twin brother Bailey, and sometimes, his younger sister Julia. And when we were five, we met Jason's wife Kimberly. Even at five, he loved her. Kimmie was only four years old. Who knew that they would fall in love and be in love for twenty years? And I'm glad that Jason and I were friends for so long. He was my best friend.'' Zack began to cry, and slowly released the ashes into the winds.

Bailey stood up to speak next. ''I was never as close to anyone as I was to my twin brother. We had a secret language that we used to speak to each other. We did everything together. I never had more fun than I did with my brother Jason. We used to throw mud at the neighbor's sheets and play with the other kids. We had a lot of fun. And I could talk to Jason about anything. I loved him. I still do. I will never be as close to anyone as I was Jason. I had the best twin brother that anyone could ever have. He looked to the sky. ''I'm going to miss you, Jase.''

Kimberly stood up, taking Sam with her. ''I loved Jason Lucas Scott with all of my heart and soul. I have never loved anyone like I loved Jason. He was amazing. He treated me like a queen. I was never loved by anyone like I was by Jason. He loved me from when I was four years old up until the day he died.'' She paused to cry. ''I can't imagine my life without Jason in it. He's been in my life since I was four. And now we have a year and a half old. Sam is very like her father. I see her in him every day. She's got his brown eyes, like chocolate. She has his stubbornness and determination. She wants to study martial arts like her father. I can't imagine her growing up without him. He was the love of my life.''

She began to cry, huge tears that fell off her face and onto Sam's cute velvet black dress. Sam was actually asleep on her mother's shoulder. Kim ran one of her hands in her daughter's soft brown hair. She cried for a minute, and then said, ''He'll be missed by more than we know.''

Later that evening, after everyone had left the wake to go home, and Sam was in bed, Kimberly was sitting in the living room with a bottle of vodka and home movies. Jason was on their larger than life television screen in his wedding tux. Kimberly was standing next to him in her magenta wedding gown. She'd gone with that color because it was like red and pink fused together. He had on a red vest with his black tux. She sniffled as tears ran down her face. They'd gotten married five years ago. Even at nineteen, Kimberly had known she'd wanted Jason. She'd never really seen herself being with anyone else, even when she had been with Tommy. She poured herself some more vodka as she watched herself dancing with Zack. Jason had been waltzing his sister Julia around the floor.

Kimberly began to cry even harder as Zack made his best man toast. She couldn't believe that she was never going to hear Jason's sexy voice or laugh ever again. Except in her head.

About an hour or so later, she had fallen asleep to the recording of Sam's first birthday. She was awakened by the sound of Jason's voice. It wasn't on the DVD. She opened her eyes and had to hold herself from screaming. ''Jase?'' She managed to choke out.

Jason was floating about a foot off the ground. ''I had to come back and see you and Sam one last time.'' He said, as Kimberly stood up and walked closer.

She tried to touch his shoulder, and her hand felt freezing. ''You're a ghost? Why? Why wouldn't you just move on, baby?'' She got a tissue and wiped her face.

Jason wished he could put his arms around her and comfort her. ''I'm sorry, sweetie, I had to make sure you were OK. And I wanted to let you know that I'm going to be alright. And you need to be strong for Sam. She's going to need you. I know it's going to be hard, but you have to do it. I love you. More than I loved anything. Except Sam.''

Kimberly felt fresh tears pricking at her eyes. ''I thought we'd be together forever. How can I go on without you? I have never loved any man like I loved you. I will never love anyone like that again. I can't go on without you. I feel this ache in my chest that feels like it's never going to go away. I miss you so much.''

Jason's ache to put his arms around her intensified. ''I'm sorry that this happened. I love you so much. Just please keep living for me. Promise me that no matter how bad it gets you will stay alive. It's not time for you to join me yet.''

Kimberly stopped trying to keep the tears from falling down her face. It was no use. ''I promise. I promise I'll do my best. I love you.'' She could hardly believe that this had happened. No one was going to believe her.

Jason blew her a kiss. ''I've got to go now. I won't be back. Just remember that I love you, and I will never ever truly be gone as long as you remember we loved each other once.''

Kimberly fell to her knees as Jason slowly disappeared. She felt her chest contract as she struggled to breathe. It was going to be hard, but maybe she could do it. She'd gotten to tell Jason she loved him one last time.

Author's note: Sorry I got a little carried away. I guess I like to torture characters sometimes. Thanks for reading. Not sure what the next ficlet will be about. Got to get inspired.