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While Ray tried to figure out what Henry desperately tried to hide from him, Jasper had gone downstairs with the elevator. He was terrified as always, but couldn't find it in himself to scream this time. It must be the distraction, the beautiful girl he'd seen earlier that day.

The doors of the elevator slid open. Jasper got up and walked inside the Man Cave. Schwoz was sitting in front of the screen, catching up on one of the many series he was following. James was there, too, trying to fix a small problem of the pod.

"Hey Jasper," James greeted him. Jasper said 'hi' back before sitting down in the couch. James couldn't help but watch Jasper sit there with that grin on his face.

"You look happy today," James said. He put the screwdriver on the table and folded his arms, looking at the boy. "Something tells me you're either very satisfied or very much in love."

Jasper's mouth fell open and stared at James. "How do you know that?" he asked.

"I'm psychic," James said with a suggestive smile. Jasper's eyes widened even more, if that was possible.

"Really?" he asked.

"Nah, I'm just good with people," James then said. Jasper was a bit – how cool would it be to have a psychic as a friend? – but got over it rather quickly.

"So, who's the lucky girl?" James then asked him. Jasper looked sad, indecisive.

"I don't know…" he said, trailing off. James looked at him expectantly.

"Don't know about telling me?" the time traveler suggested. Jasper shook his head.

"No," he said, "I don't know her name." James nodded, pressing his lips.

"Yeah, that's gonna be an issue," he said, "But you definitely know what she looks like, right?" James really shouldn't ask, but he was very curious. He wanted to know everything. When he did, it would be easier for him to anticipate when Ray would be leaving the Man Cave for good. And, yes, that did include asking Jasper about his love life.

"She's pretty," Jasper said. James shook his head.

"That won't do, kid. I need details." Jasper nodded and immediately continued talking.

"She's so sweet," he said, with a dreamy look in his eyes. He was imagining her smiling at him. "She has brown hair and a nice dress and the brightest smile! She's perfect." Jasper sighed. James joined him and sighed as well for an unknown reason. Then, Jasper realized what he was doing.

"Wait," he said, "why am I telling you this?"

"Because nobody else wants to listen?" James suggested, and Jasper's mouth fell open. That was exactly one of the reasons why he was telling the time traveler about the girl of his dreams. "Again, I'm really good with people."

James placed a hand on Jasper's shoulder. "If you want something off your chest, whatever it is and whenever you want to talk about it, come to me. I'll always listen. That's a promise." Jasper gave him a big smile, thanking him for it. Not many people wanted to listen to him talking about anything. It was nice to have someone to talk to.

"So," James started talking again, rubbing his hands, "If I were you, I'd just go and talk to her. No need to hide your nervousness. Just introduce yourself the way you are. It worked for me." Jasper nodded, taking in the advice. James picked up the screwdriver again, ready to get back to work. Jasper wanted to ask him whether he should hide his sweaty hands or not when he paid closer attention to that last phrase.

"Are you married?" Jasper asked. James turned back to Jasper, a confused expression on his face.

"I beg your pardon?" he said.

"You said it worked for you," the boy said, "So are you married?" James waited a while to answer his question, thinking about it. Some might say it took him too long to find the right answer to the question.

"Yes, I am," James said, determined. He didn't look at Jasper when he gave him the answer, instead opted to look at the wall. When he turned his head, Jasper was still looking at him expectantly. "Now you want details, right?" he asked the boy, who nodded his head. James smiled.

"Fine!" he said, " She's… the nicest woman in the world. She's… compassionate, nice, brave, not prejudiced. She's… I wouldn't have wanted anyone else. I never have." While he was speaking, he hesitated and paused a couple of times, carefully picking his words or choosing to express what he wanted to say in a different way. By the time he'd stopped talking, the smile had disappeared and there was only a sad expression on his face.

Jasper frowned. "Is there something wrong?"

"No," James replied too quickly. Jasper folded his arms.

"Something's bothering you," he said. James turned his head to the boy.

"How do you know that?" he asked him.

"I don't know," Jasper admitted, "It just looks like you're upset about something." James waited a little, thinking about what to say. Eventually, the time traveler shook his head.

"Nothing's wrong," he said, forcing a (fake) smile on his face, "I'm having a good life, a wonderful life, a fantastic life. A happy life. Our lives are far from perfect, but we have each other. Just me and my wife against the world. And frankly, each other's all we need to be happy." He spoke slower than usual, taking his time to pronounce each word and get lost in the moment or a lost memory.

The red light and blaring of sirens alerted them of villain activity. They simultaneously turned their heads to Schwoz, who had gone from inactive to furiously pressing buttons and flipping switches.

"A villain!" Jasper shouted enthusiastically. James shrugged.

"Maybe, maybe not. The alarm doesn't always mean there's a villain," he explained. They walked closer. At the same time, Henry, Ray and Charlotte came downstairs, running out of the elevator. Charlotte came closer to them while Ray and Henry stayed in the middle of the room, ready to pop a bubble.

"Who is it?" Ray asked. After some more button-pressing, the face of the criminal they were going to face that night appeared on the screen. There came a collective groan from everyone, except Jasper.

"What is it?" he asked, wondering why they were groaning after seeing the picture.

"It's Jeff," James said, "You met him once. You were pretending to be Kid Danger to impress a girl, remember? That's him. He is not very bright." Jasper frowned – something about that explanation somehow didn't really make sense.

"What's he doing?" Ray asked Schwoz, and Jasper forgot about what could be wrong.

"He's in the library," Schwoz said, "Apparently, he's tearing pages out of several Young Adult novels."

"Can you see which ones?" Henry wanted to know. The four at the screen took a closer look at the security feed, but its quality wasn't the best. Jeff was indeed at the Swellview Library and was standing at the part where they stored the YA novels. Right now, he was taking his time destroying those books. He didn't seem to be in that big of a hurry.

"No, not really," Charlotte answered Henry question, "We can only see him tearing books apart." Ray and Henry blew their bubbles and not much later, Captain Man and Kid Danger were ready to go catch that stupid criminal.

"Alright," Captain Man said, "Let's go to the library."

"Huh," Kid Danger said, "never thought I'd go there." As if he'd ever go there out of free will. Maybe if Charlotte dragged him there, otherwise he'd never take a step inside the building.

"Can I come with you?" Jasper asked quickly and enthusiastically, before the hero and the sidekick could go. Even without looking at one another, they both agreed to the answer.

"No," Captain Man said. It sounded a bit harsh, but they were in a hurry and things had to go quick.

"But—" Jasper began again, but Kid Danger interrupted him.

"Jasper," he said, "It isn't safe." Jasper's facial expression changed.

"But it's Jeff!" he exclaimed.

"I know," Kid Danger said, "but it still can turn out to be dangerous. You can't come with us." Jasper let his shoulders hang and looked rather sad.

"Fine," he said, not looking at his best friend this time, "I'll stay here."

"I'm sorry, Jasper," Kid Danger said one more time before he joined Captain Man again. Before anyone could say anything else, the hero and his sidekick walked to the tubes. After saying the right words, they were on their way to the library. As soon as they were out of sight, James turned to Jasper.

"Don't worry, Jasper," he said, "One day, you'll be allowed to go with them."

"Are you sure?" Jasper asked him and James nodded.

"One hundred percent," he said, "I've seen it happen in front of me. One day, they're gonna beg you to help them."

"Yes!" Jasper cheered. Charlotte folded her arms, glaring at James and Schwoz continued to watch how Jeff destroyed YA novels.

"Unfortunately," James continued, drawing Jasper's attention again, "that's not today or this week. Be patient. You'll get your chance." Jasper nodded. He then had to go home – his mother wanted him to. Something about a family gathering, which had been a fixed date for months. There was no way Jasper could stay in the Man Cave. "See ya tomorrow," James said. Jasper took the elevator upstairs.

As soon as the elevator doors slid closed, Charlotte turned to James, arms folded and scowling at him. "Don't get his hopes up!" she told him. James frowned, folding his arms.

"I'm not getting his hopes up," he said, "I'm only telling him what will happen in the future." God, I forgot how scary you can be. He didn't dare to say those words out loud.

"So they'll want Jasper's help?" she said, sounding a bit skeptical. Because, well, Jasper wasn't really fit to help them.

"Off course," James said, "He'll evolve in a positive way, y'know. It's not like he'll stay like this forever. People change." Then, he walked away from her, in the direction of the tubes. Charlotte frowned.

"Where are you going?" she wondered.

"To the library," he answered. "I gotta be there."

"It's just Jeff," she said, and James nodded.

"I know it's just him," James said. He stood on the right spot and the tube came down. "But whatever happens there, can influence Captain Man's departure. I have to go. Besides, can't stay if I wanted to. I am part of the team, I gotta go."

"What!?" Charlotte exclaimed. James nodded.

"Well, I will be," James explained, "timelines… tricky to explain. Younger me isn't part of the team yet, he's somewhere out there. Older me – just me here, in the tube – is part of the Man Team. Look, I don't have the time to talk," he said when Charlotte opened her mouth again, " Right now, I have to go. I am not going to let them go in alone, not when I can change the future. Up the tube!" He looked up when the tube lifted him from the ground and out of the Man Cave, away to the library.

Charlotte wanted to ask him more, but she couldn't – James was already gone. She then decided to write down all questions she had for the time traveler, so she could ask them at a later time, when they both didn't have anything to do. Who knows, maybe she'd discover something she wouldn't have known otherwise.