Time After Time
Chapter 4: New Day
Shaking and twisting in her bed, Jenny let a few tears from the pain flow down her cheeks. The nurse looked at her with wide eyes then rushed out of the room to get the doctor. Seconds later they were checking all her vitals and trying to restrain her.
But she kept shouting things like "Somebody save him!" and "Don't hurt him!" The nurse and doctor just ignored the comments. They got things under control as the brunette girl slowly began to wake.
With her eyes still closed she mumbled, "Jak…" then her breathing got faster and faster. She was going into shock.
The shock started out with a seizure.
Jenny twisted and turned, her body rising off the bed a bit as she shook out of control. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head as she shook and her back arched off the bed.
And suddenly she fell back so still it was as if she was dead. The heart monitor stopped beating for just a second and the two other people in the room thought the girl was dead. That was until she started breathing again and her heart beat came back up.
Sighing, the doctor wiped the sweat from his brow and checked her vitals quickly, nodding every now and then.
As he did this, the teenager's eyes slowly slid open. At first she wanted to scream but she held it back. As she looked around the white room, at the doctor and the nurse, and out the window, she gritted her teeth. Her back hurt terribly.
"Shhh you're going to be alright" the nurse soothed brushing her brown hair back with her hand.
Jenny sighed then quickly mumbled, "I know" then curled up into a ball, pushing the doctor away.
That dream was so life like to her… It scared the shit out of her. Shaking a bit, Jenny continued to stay in her little curled up ball. She blinked away a few tears that threatened to slid down her cheeks. Biting her lip she slowly released her lock around her legs and looked at the doctor and nurse.
"What's your name, child?" the doctor asked pulling out a notepad and pen.
The girl blinked, her mouth open slightly, then she spoke in a quiet voice, "Jennifer Leigh Cooper, sir."
The doctor nodded and left the room. The nurse lingered there for a second looking back at the girl like a motherly woman would then left the room closing the door behind her. Jenny sighed, looking up at the ceiling. She blinked a few times then closed her eyes.
She blocked her mind from the dream… she didn't want to think about it.
Jenny moved to sit up and pain shot all through her body and she quickly laid back down. Growling at herself she quickly sat up and got out of bed… and she nearly fell to her knees. Groaning, she pushed away her pain a struggled to walk.
Her legs were so weak though… how long had she been out?
Tired and aching she pushed herself to open up the door and take a quick peek to see if anyone was around. Thankfully, no one was and she quickly left the room heading out of the infirmary.
The 16 year old girl ran around corners and hid from guards, heading towards the familiar throne room. It was all mostly the same as the one in the future, though Jenny still took a few wrong turns.
The doors slid open and she walked into the Throne Room with as much dignity as she could muster. She swallowed the lump in her throat as she walked towards the king, queen, and their advisors. Jenny took a deep breath before coughing slightly to get everybody's attention.
"You're up!" the king exclaimed standing up from his throne. The only thing different about this room was that there wasn't a stair case leading to one throne but a few steps leading to two thrones. And the color was different, thank the precursors.
Jenny humbly bowed deeply. She stood up straight holding her side and took a quick glance at the young prince, whom was being held by his mother.
"Good…," Jenny traveled off taking a quick peek outside "evening. I'm Jennifer Leigh Cooper."
"Nice to…" the queen was cut off as her advisor gasped.
"That's my mother-in-law's name!" the pregnant woman exclaimed. Jenny spotted Sig behind her, staring at her as if she was a monster.
"Really?" Jenny asked astonished by the fact.
The woman nodded, "I'm Virginia Cooper."
Jenny eyes widened as she thought about this new information. There was no possible way this woman was her mother. Or that Sig was her father. She could tell easily that the two were married.
"And I'm Sig Cooper" the man said, eying Jenny carefully.
"You can all call me Jenny" the teenage girl said, bowing again.
"I'm King Damas Mar and this is my wife, Queen Isabella Mar, and…" he turned to his wife and son with pride ready to speak but Jenny spoke for him.
"Prince Jak Mar of Haven City" she stated putting two and two together.
Everyone stared at her wide eyed.
"How did you know what we were going to name our son? Nobody knew but us!" Damas demanded now standing protectively in front of his family.
"Your Highness, I mean you and your family no harm," Damas relaxed a little only a little "I'm from the future and the Precursors brought me here to protect the young prince from whatever may come."
Isabella clutched her son to her chest as Virginia gasped. Jenny just stood there.
"Prove it!" Damas ordered, his voice rising a bit.
Jenny backed off slightly as she held out her arm, "Those are marks of a Guardian. If you need any more proof I could always talk to Alastar and see if he'd come straighten things out."
"Who?" Sig asked, staring at the teenager.
"Alastar, he's my Precursor friend. He's the one that brought me here" she stated still keeping her distance from the king.
Just as Damas was about to protest, bright light filled the room and to figures appeared behind Jenny. She quickly turned around and smiled. Right on time.
Kilohana, the precursor leader, and Alastar floated over to the small group. Alastar gave a look at Jenny like he was smiling and she quickly mouthed one word; Thanks.
"I am Kilohana, the Precursor leader and this is my advisor," he motioned to the other Precursor "Alastar. We've seen that you have been giving this kind, young lady some trouble. Yes, she is a Guardian, hand picked out of thousands of others to protect the young prince."
Isabella looked at Jenny apologetically and the 16 year old smiled. Virginia stepped forward a bit with Sig right behind her with a strong hand on her shoulder.
"Well if that's so we shall welcome her with open arms," Isabella began, smiling at Jenny then looking back at Kilohana "Sorry, we were just trying to protect our family and city."
Alastar nodded and spoke, "That is understandable," he looked towards Jenny quickly "Good luck, Jenny."
And then they were both gone in a flash of light. Jenny looked back at the king. He stared at her for a moment then smiled softly.
"I'm terribly sorry for me accusing you," his smile got bigger "you can't blame a man for protecting his family."
"No, you can't," Jenny began looking staring at the young Jak "May I hold him?"
Isabella nodded and strode over to Jenny and gently placed the one year old in her arms. With a small smile Jenny used the hand that wasn't holding him to stroke his fuzz of green hair. Isabella and Damas smiled but didn't take their eyes off of Jenny or their son.
"Have you ever met our son in the future?" Isabella asked curiously.
Jenny smiled, "Yeah, he's a wonderful man…," she sighed daydreaming and looked up at Damas "He looks a lot like you. Except his eyes and hair," she then looked at Isabella with her blue eyes and green/blonde hair "Though the conditions in which Jak and I met weren't that great."
"Why is that?" Damas asked as he motioned for Jenny to come sit on the steps leading up to the thrones.
She did and everyone sat around her, she still hold the prince, "Well… I'm not sure why but you two aren't in charge in my time. Three and a half years ago I was unjustly thrown into prison and tortured. A year and a half later Jak was captured too. They Krimson Guard seemed to be taking anyone they could off the streets and throwing them in prison for their… experiments." Jenny shuddered remembering her prison days.
"What kind of experiments?" Sig asked settling behind his wife with his arms wrapped around her.
"There was a war with the metalheads and the baron was trying to create a super weapon to take them out. Sadly he succeeded in making his super weapon; Dark Warriors. We were injected with Dark Eco everyday for those long years we were in there… one of my good friends died in there. His name was Zan." Jenny looked down at the young baby in her arms and stroked his cheek.
Virginia gasped, "How could you take in that much eco let alone Dark Eco?!"
"Jak I know is a really powerful Channeler. It's amazing how strong he his! Me I just know I have an ability to channel Dark Eco I guess… not that I've ever tried to channel eco before prison."
"Is that how you got that scar?" Isabella questioned, brushing her fingers gently over the scar on Jenny's right cheek that also had a bruise.
"No… actually that I got fighting the general of the KG, Johnathon Black. He was once my boyfriend but then we got separated and… the KG changed him," Jenny touched her bruised and scarred cheek gently with a sigh "That bruise is from him too. The baron was killed by the metalhead leader and his daughter, whom is a much better person, took over and the old second-in-command of the Underground became the new commander of the KG. Torn paired us and Jak up to train new recruits and we got in an argument."
"What did Jak do?" Damas asked, wondering how his son handled the situation.
"He moved to defend me but I was already beating Black to a pulp. Still he was pretty mad about it when I talked to him later" Jenny stated truthfully.
"So…," Isabella gave a sly smile "what exactly is your relationship with Jak?"
"Uh…," the brunette teen bit her lip "I guess you could call him my boyfriend."
Isabella and Virginia began to giggle while Sig and Damas rolled their eyes. Jenny just turned into a tomato. The queen and her advisor looked at Jenny and laughed gently patting her on the shoulder. This wasn't how Jenny expected to meet her boyfriend's parents. In fact she wasn't planning on meeting them at all!!!
Isabella patted Jenny lightly on the back standing up, "Well Jennifer…"
"Please! Call me Jenny," the teen smiled "all my friends do."
Isabella smiled warmly, "Well Jenny, let's go find you something to wear."
Jenny stood up, handed little Jak over to Damas, and followed the queen out of the Throne Room and down many halls and corridors. Finally they made it to the right place and a guard held open the door for them. Jenny walked in behind Isabella and stared around at the large room that was like a closet.
Isabella walked over to the left and pulled out a navy blue dress. Jenny stared at it. She hardly wore a dress back home let alone something like this! It was made of fine silk and lace. Jenny thought she'd tear it if she put it on.
Isabella walked back over to her and handed over the dress.
"Put that on, it'll make you fit in better," Jenny hesitantly took the dress "Beside's you probably don't want all of Haven knowing you're from the future. We'll say you're an honored guest from a nearby country of city with a monarchy. You'll be whomever's daughter and have come here to find a husband."
"That sounds good to me" Jenny said as Isabella walked away and grabbed another dress. This one looked even more beautiful and delicate.
"What is that one for?" Jenny asked as she pulled off her clothes and sipped the blue dress over her head.
"Well," Isabella said holding the deep red dress up "You'll need a dress for Tuesday at the naming ceremony for the prince."
"And what is today?" Jenny asked as she turned her back to Isabella.
The queen walked over and zipped up the back of the dress, "Today would be Sunday."
"Your Highness? How long was I out?" Jenny asked fearfully.
"Two and a half months, that's why we were so shocked to see you up today" Isabella explained, finishing up with Jenny and lying the dress over a nearby table.
Jenny just let her mouth hang open slightly.
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