One year later, November 1997, Group Home for Children, Minnesota.
Jack, now 8, was in his room, looking at a green and black flyer for the talent show. He took out a tape recorder with an attached microphone and recorded himself humming a song.
A boy, 2 years older, came into Jack's room, saw the flyer on his bed, and took a look at it. "What's this?" He asked.
Jack stopped humming and turned off the recording. "It's none of your business." He said.
"What, think you're going to be the next David Bowie?" The boy asked.
"What do you know?" Jack argued. "Maybe people actually want to hear me sing."
"Who?" The boy argued back. "As soon as you get up on that stage and look out at the audience, you'll realize the truth, Jack." He continued. "You're just like the rest of us...all alone." He then left.
Jack was hurt by his words but felt like he was right. He crumpled up the flyer and threw it into the trash can.

Kelly, now 15, was watching some TV in the TV room at the shelter with her friends, Amy and Linea, now 16. Now her other two best friends were in college, but in different places with new environments.
"I miss Anna and Mary." Kelly said while writing something for history class.
"Me too." Amy agreed.
"So do I" Linea added.
"We'd better study for our tests when we come back from fall break." Kelly said.
"Yeah, ok." The other girls agreed and took out their textbooks.

Hopkins, Minnesota, late-October 2004
With a new decade, comes new changes, as for the recently 15-year-old Jack, with a combed up style hair, white tank top, black hoodie, dark blue jeans, white and red striped knee socks, and some Nikes red sneakers. On his birthday, he knew that no family was going to want him, neither his powers nor his previous family. The night after his birthday, he packed his things and finally left the orphanage, finally going on his own. Several days after leaving the orphanage, he was at the store buying some food when he came across delicious frosted chocolate fudge toasted Pop-Tarts.
Jack then noticed another teenage boy was watching him, but then walked away. With the coast clear, Jack took a box of Pop-Tarts and hid it in his jacket. He started walking out when a store employee suddenly stopped him.
"Woah." A security guard stopped him. "What you get there?"
Before Jack could answer, the boy came over with a cart. "I've been looking all over for you. Just go with it." He said softly to Jack. "Thanks for hanging on to that till I got us a cart." He took the box of Pop-Tarts and put it in the cart.
"You two boys are on your own?" The security guard asked.
"My parents are outside in the car." The boy replied. "They sent us to grab a few things."
"Okay." The security guard said, walking away.
Jack sighed relieved. "Thanks. That was about to get ugly."
"Yeah, no kidding." The boy said. "You know, the whole 'stuffing things under your shirt' move never works." He then grabbed a blue credit card from the right breast pocket of his red checkered shirt. "You need one of these. "Lift some plastic, and you can buy whatever you want."
"I'll remember that next time." Jack smiled, nodding. He then began to walk away.
"Wait!" The boy stopped him. "You're part of my cover now." He said. "So what do you say? You want to go shopping?" He asked.
Jack grinned and agreed to his offer.

21 minutes later, the boys got their grocery bags and left the store.
"Wow. That actually worked." Jack said, amazed.
The boy saw an SUV following them, and then looked at Jack. "Hold onto your bag and run." He warned Jack.
"What? Why?" Jack asked, confused.
"Trust me." The boy said, then looked at the same green SUV. "Go! Go! Go!" He told Jack and then they begin to run.
"Hey!" The driver, a middle-aged woman, shouted and kept following the boys as they ran.
The boys kept running when another SUV blocked the green one. "Come on!" The boy said. "This way!" He instructed.
After the other SUV drove away, the woman kept driving and searching for the boys. She drove past an alley where they were hiding.
The boys took a deep breath in relief. "I'm Jack, By the way." Jack introduced himself.
"Tommy." The boy introduced himself. "Thanks for the help."
"You had my back, and I got yours." Jack said, and then they both laughed.

In the park, the boys were having a picnic with the food they bought.
"Mm!" Jack said as he took a bite of his sandwich.
"That sandwich isn't going anywhere, you know." Tommy said.
"Sorry. It's just that where I come from if you don't eat fast, the big kids would swipe things off your plate." Jack explained.
"Was that around here?" Tommy asked.
"Boston." Jack answered. "Snuck out in the middle of the night and hopped a bus."
"This little boy from my home got adopted. I watched him get in this station wagon with this perfect looking couple." Jack explained sadly. "That's when I realized... no one was ever gonna look at me the way those parents looked at him. I'm too old. I missed my chance. There was no point in me staying another day if I was just gonna keep feeling..."
"Invisible?" Tommy said. "I know what it's like to live someplace where it feels like no one cares about you, let alone understands you."
"Were you in a home, too?" Jack asked. "That lady chasing you... Is she from social services? Is she trying to take you back?"
"Yeah." Tommy answered.
"What are you gonna do?" Jack wondered.
"See those houses over there?" Tommy pointed at two big houses across the lake. "People use them in the summer. But now that it's fall, they'll be empty." He explained. "I figured I'll pick the nicest one and I'll crash there for a while."
"Really?" Jack looked interested.
"Why not?" Tommy said. "We'd be better off if we stuck together." The boys then laughed.
Tommy used a rock to break a window and then opened the door. They both entered the house and saw a large living room.
"Not too shabby, huh?" He said to Jack, who nodded. Moments later (2:35 PM), Jack and Tommy were eating and playing racing video games.
"I'm gonna beat you!" Tommy said, laughing.
"No!, No, no, no, no, no, no, no." Jack said, try to beat Tommy, and laughing.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Tommy shouted, getting into the lead again.
Tommy cheered in victory, while Jack grinned in defeat. "No!"
"Oh, I stink at this!" Jack whined as they sat on the couch.
"Haven't you ever played before?" Tommy asked.
"No. I've never lived in a place that could afford one of these." Jack replied.
"You'll get the hang of it." Tommy laughed. "You're hungry?" He asked.
"Whoa." Jack noticed a sword-shaped scar on Tommy's wrist. "What happened?"
Tommy looked at his wrist. "Oh, I...I don't know. I've had this since I can remember." He explained. "I like to pretend it's some kind of symbol, like Harry Potter or something."
They both laughed. "Like you're one-of-a-kind, like you're special." Jack said.
"I know, it's stupid." Tommy said.
Jack shook his head. "No, it's not."
Tommy got a black marker and began to draw a sword on Jack's wrist. "Ok. Then you are special, too." He said
"Thanks." Jack smiled. "Hey! Check this out!" He noticed a video camera and picked it up.
The boys began playing around with the camera.
"Let's promise to stay friends, okay?" Tommy said. "No matter what, there won't be anything we can't come back from."
"Okay, yeah." Jack said. "Promise."
"For real?" Tommy asked.
"For real." Jack said.

That night, the boys were sleeping on the couch. Jack suddenly heard a noise and woke up. "Hey! Hey! Hey!" He tried to wake up Tommy. "There's someone in the house. We need to go."
The boys saw the flashlight coming their way. A voice spoke up. "Thomas?"
Jack stood up and grabbed a candlestick from on top of the fireplace. "Run. I got this. Stay away. You're not taking us anywhere. We're not going back into the system." He warned the intruder. It was the same woman who was following them in the SUV. "Young man, what nonsense you been telling this boy?" The woman said.
Jack turned to Tommy, confused. "What's going on? Who is this? Tommy?" He asked.
"Young man, tell him the truth." She said. "I'm your mother. And you're coming home with me. Your father's worried sick."
"Your mother? Do you have a family? I thought you were like me." Jack looked back at Tommy, feeling hurt.

Moments later (1 AM)
Tommy and Jack were outside the house. his mother was talking with the cops. Tommy was put in the SUV. "Jack! Jack. Jack." Tommy called, trying to get his attention. Jack turned to face him. "Don't worry about my mom. She's just mad I used her visa." he wrote down on a paper and handed it to Jack. "When this blows over, come find me. We can run away together."
"You tricked me." Jack said angrily.
"I'm sorry. I know I lied about my family, but everything else I said is true." Tommy explained. "I hate my home. I feel invisible there. I'm just like you. I am! I was an orphan. It's just they adopted me. But it's not my home. You promised. Friends forever, no matter what."
Jack then refused the offer and Tommy's apology, turned around, and began to walk away. He erased the sword on his wrist.
"Jack! Jack!" Tommy called to him, getting emotional. He watched as Jack got into a social worker's car.

Boston (the same day)
Kelly, now 22, was waiting for her old friends to be dropped off at the airport. She missed them. She had a part-time job, her own house, over time she got used to her new adult body, but got a bit curvy. She was reading over the newspaper when she heard a familiar accented voice.
"Hey, Kelly."
Kelly turned around to see Mary coming up to her, waving and smiling while carrying her luggage.
"Mary!" She ran up to her and hugged her "It's been years! How's Africa?"
"I know! I really missed you girls." Mary said, hugging Kelly. "Oh, it's amazing!" She said excitedly and began telling her all about her experience.
The girls then saw a familiar face, with a traditional german braided ponytail, wearing a 'male' business suit, the other hand holding a 5-year-old girl, and the other hand carrying a ton of luggage, including her business briefcase "Kelly? Mary?" She said, looking surprised.
"Anna?" Mary and Kelly said at the same time. They both hurried excitedly to meet her.
"I miss you girls so much." Anna said, hugging them back. "It's been a while."
"We missed you too." Kelly replied. She then noticed the little girl. "Who's this?"
"Oh, She's my daughter, Grace." Anna announced. "Grace, sweetie, these are my friends." She looked at her daughter.
"Hi." Grace smiled and shyly waved to Mary and Kelly.
"Oh, you look so cute!" Kelly squealed.
"We've heard so much about you." Mary added, getting down to Grace's level.
"Nick and I just got divorced a week ago, so I decided to move to America to get a fresh new start." Anna explained.
"Well, I'm sure you're gonna like living here in the States." Kelly said to Grace.
"I just wanted to leave Africa to extend my new business." Mary explained. "My instructors and clients are already building my new mansion here."
"Wow! That sounds great." Mary and Kelly both said, amazed.
Mary's limo had soon pulled up.
"Hey, girls. Look at that." Kelly pointed toward the limo. Girls were amazed at the limo.
"Wow. I wonder who that belongs to." Mary said, curious.
A chauffeur stepped out and opened the limo door. "Frau Anna, Ihre Limousine ist hier." He gestured to the inside of the car.
"Vielen Dank, Sir." Anna spoke to the chauffeur in German, as she, Grace, and her friends got in.
"Wow!" The girls said all at once. "This is so cool."
On the drive, they were talking amongst themselves, including Grace. "So what's the REAL reason you decided to move back to the United States?" Mary asked Anna, getting a bottle of aqua water from the mini-fridge of her limo, and began pouring them in each cup.
"Well, I did like it there. But to be honest, I did feel a little homesick." Anna admitted.
After driving a couple of miles, they made it into a beautiful white and brown mansion.
"Wow!" The girls looked amazed at the building.
"Anna, is this where you live?" Mary asked.
"Yep." Anna said.
Then they saw the twins, Linea and Amy, now both grown up. Linea cut her hair into a boy's haircut and was wearing some combination of masculine and feminine clothing. Amy, on the other hand, had grown a bit taller than her twin sister. She grew more mature and was wearing special designer outfits with matching shoes, standing in front of the door, welcoming them back home. "Welcome back, Mary!" The twin said at the same time.
The girls all hugged and happily greeted each other.
"It's been years!' Amy said.
"We missed you so much!" Linea added.
"You had made a welcome party for me?" Mary asked.
"Of course." Amy said. "How else would we celebrate our friend coming home?"
Grace looked around the mansion. "Such a big house." She said.
"Yes, honey. It is a big and pretty house." Anna agreed.
The inside had many rooms, both their own rooms and the guest rooms, a three-car garage, a big kitchen and dining room, living room and family room, and a pool with a garden and a hot tub a pool with a garden and a hot tub/jacuzzi, best of all the house is only 2 stories tall and had an elevator, and stairs as well, even a ballroom and a private library.
"Mary, this place is amazing." Kelly said. "I can see why you came back to America."
"And not since the news on the September 11th attack 3 years ago in New York." Amy said. "I was there on vacation when it happened."
"Wow. You were actually there?" Kelly said, surprised. "That must've been scary."
"Luckily, my sister and I survived the attack. Of course, it was scary to see the Twin Towers fall that day." Linea said.
"Yeah, it was." Anna added. "I remember it was all over the news."
"So, where's my new room?" Grace asked.
"Oh, it's upstairs, honey. I'll show you." Anna led Grace upstairs.
The girls then looked around the mansion.
"This place sure is fancy." Kelly said. "It looks big enough for all of us to live in."
"Guess you and Anna are sharing a business together." Kelly said. "Yeah. It was actually our plan." Mary replied.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Amy said.
"Well, I thought a friend would make a good business partner." Mary said.
"I agree." Kelly said.
Anna soon came back downstairs. "Hey, guys. Grace loves her new room."
The waiters and maids came and got all their suitcases and put their stuff in their respected and rightful rooms.
The girls followed the staff to their rooms and eventually got settled in.
"This is better than my old apartment." Kelly said.
She couldn't help but think about Jack again. She wondered how he was doing? Was he still living on the streets? Had he found another home?

At dinner time, they got some grilled chicken and leafy greens. The adults had some red wine, while Grace had water.
"How's your job at the Apple company?" Mary asked Linea.
"Oh, I love it." Linea replied. "The people there are great and it pays really well."
"How's your boss?" Mary asked.
"He can be kinda strict sometimes, but he's also really nice." Linea answered.
"What is your boss's name?" Kelly asked.
"It's Mr. Jobs." Linea answered.
"Really?" Kelly asked, suspiciously as she ate a bite of chicken. "What did he look like?"
"Well, he's got thinning dark hair, a beard, and mustache, and wears glasses." Linea described.
"Well, that's awesome." Grace said. "Did you get some new 'phone' from the company?"
"Actually, yes. We just got them last week." Linea replied.
"Can we please see them after dinner?" Amy asked.
"Sure." Linea agreed.
After dinner, Grace went to her room, while the adults were downstairs, checking out the new Apple iPhone.
"Wow. This thing is so cool." Kelly said, amazed.
"The phones are still in progress." Anna said.
"That's right." Linea agreed. "This one is just a test run."
"These must be these new 'touch screens' everyone's talking about." Kelly said looking at the so-called 'smartphone'.
"Yeah." Linea nodded. "Just look at all the cool features it has."
"Looks like everybody will be swishing to these touch screens soon." Kelly said. "What are these little things on the phones called?" She then pointed at the apps on the phone.
"They're called mobile apps, or you can just call them apps." Linea explained.
"That's amazing!" Kelly said.
"When will these come out?" Amy asked.
"We're not sure yet. As Anna said, they're still in progress." Linea replied.

That night, Grace was already in bed, while the adults were still up in the living room and decided to watch the news.
The words 'Breaking News' appeared on the screen. "New tonight, a woman found two teenage boys living in an unused summer house."
Kelly was shocked to see that one of the boys was Jack, now a teenager, with a young boy.
The News continued with the report. "One of the boys has been identified as 15-year-old Jack Swan, a former resident of the Kindred Hearts Orphanage in Boston." The reporter explained. "He had run away several years ago, but is being returned to the foster care system."
Kelly was shocked as the news continued. The other boy was the same age as him but looked different.
"Kelly, are you ok?" Amy asked, noticing Kelly's shocked face.
"Nothing." Kelly said.
"The other boy is 15-year-old Thomas Lightfoot." The reporter continued. "He had taken his mother's credit card and ran away. His mother had come to the house to take her son back."
Kelly recognized that last name 'Lightfoot'. It was similar to what she heard on one of her last days as a bird.
The girls noticed the look on her face. "Kelly, you look like you know those boys." Anna said.
"Never mind." Kelly said.

Meanwhile, Jack was in the car, looking at the window. He couldn't stop thinking about what happened. He finally made a friend, only to find out he'd been lying to him the whole time.
"Why did you run away from the Foster system?" The driver asked.
Jack turned his attention to the driver. "I kept seeing the other kids get adopted, and I knew no one would want me."

Meanwhile, Tommy looked at the car window, feeling guilty, and picked up one of the only photos he had of his REAL family. His REAL father. Tommy had very little memory of them, being so young when they were separated.
"Why did you ran away like that, Tom?!" His foster mom argued. "You could've got yourself kidnapped, got mangled in traffic, put in jail, or worse, raped or murdered!"
"I'm sorry, Mom!" Tommy cried. "I hated living at home. I always felt invisible. It's like you guys don't care about or understand me."
"You should have told us earlier!" She said. "I'm so tired of you stealing one of my credit cards, and lying over everything!"
"Mom, I'm 15. I'm not a little kid." Tommy argued. "I can go places by myself."
"Not until you're 18, young man!" She said.
Tommy sat back in a huff, arms crossed.

Meanwhile, Jack woke up to the sound of the car stopping. "Where am I?" He asked.
"We're at the home of your new family." The social worker replied.
He saw a multicultural family. A Puerto Rican man in his early 30s, with tan skin, blue eyes, and cut up light brown hair. An Asian woman a couple of years older than her husband, with pale skin, brown eyes, and medium-length black hair, with two girls 2 years apart. A 12-year-old girl with a mix of her parents' genes and glasses, and an albino 10-year-old girl, with a braided ponytail, waiting for him outside of their doorstep.
Jack stepped out of the car. "Hello." He greeted the family.
"We heard all about you, Jack." The dad said.
"We're very happy to have you join our family." The mom added.
"Jack, these are the Petersons." the social worker said. "Mr. And Mrs. Peterson, we'd like to introduce yourselves and your children?"
"Sure. I'm Jinghua, and this is my husband Luis." She then gestured to the girls. "These are our daughters, Neftali and Yuki."
'Guess this is my new family.' Jack thought to himself.
"Well, come on inside." Jinghua led Jack and the family into the house.

Meanwhile, Tommy sat on the couch, feeling ashamed, with his foster parents, discussing his punishment and his behavior. They both turned to face him, and Tommy knew that he was in for it.
"So...How long I'll be grounded for again?" Tommy asked.
"A month." His father said firmly.
"Also, no TV and no phone." His mother added.
"I understand." Tommy said. "And I'm going straight to my room."
"Hand over your cell phone." His mother ordered, extending her hand.
Tommy give his mother his cellphone and went down the hall, straight to his room, closed the door, and laid in bed. Under his bed was a large, red box full of old pictures from real his family with 'ONWARD, MY SON, HOPE THERE'S STILL SOME MAGIC IN YOU - YOUR FATHER, IAN, AND UNCLE BARLEY' written on top of the box.
Tommy often wondered what would've been if he had lived with his real family. He'd probably be much happier than he was here. Maybe he would've even learned to do magic. Tommy then looked at a poem from his birth father.
'Dear Tommy,
Long ago, the world was full of wonder. It was adventurous, exciting, and best of all, there was magic. And that magic helped all in need. But it wasn't easy to master. And so the world found a simpler way to get by. Overtime magic faded away. But I hope there's a little magic left in you. And I think, with a little bit of magic in your life, you can do almost anything. I hope to one day see for myself who my boy grew up to be.'
Tommy remembered a little of the last time he saw his father. He held a large glowing magic stick, which made a hole. Tommy was put into it as Ian said goodbye to him. "Please come back and remember us." Ian said, hanging on to his family one last time as the purple mist covered all of them.
Tommy wondered whatever happened to his family. Were they still alive? Where did they go? Would he ever see them again? He was then interrupted by his golden breed puppy, Barley, which he named him after his uncle. "Hey, Barley." He said.
The dog came up to him, barking and wagging his tail.
"How are you, Boy?" Tommy said, picking up the puppy. "I'm just looking at some old photos, wanna see them?"
Barely barked again and licked his face.

-1 year later, early-November 2005-
Tommy saw an argument between his parents and decided to pack his things in his suitcase and backpack, along with Barley, along with his box of photos. He quietly entered the hallway, snuck past his parents' bedroom, and slipped out the front door. He was finally free from his foster family and used his dog and GPS on his phone to find where Jack lived.

"Batteries... canteen... matches..." Jack said to himself as he sat in the living room, packing for his first camping trip with his foster family.
"Dad said I could have it!" Yuki, now 11, argued with Neftali, now 13. "No, he didn't."
Luis came over and broke up their argument. "Both of you, stop it!"
"How's the checklist going, Jack?" Jinghua said, holding a bag of nuts and berries.
"Good, I think." Jack said and then checked the list. "Uh, what's a 'GORB'?" He wondered.
"Good old nuts and berries." Luis said. "It's a trail mix."
"Haven't you ever been camping before?" Yuki asked Jack.
"I've never even been on a vacation before." Jack said.
"Not everyone was lucky enough to grow up the way that you and your sister have." Jinghua explained. "Jack, we're just happy that you're gonna spend your first family vacation with us.
"So am I." Jack agreed, smiling. He checked the list again. "Oh. I almost forgot- sleeping bag." He went to go get it.
"Oh. "Jinghua said, then chuckled.

Jack got his sleeping bag from the garage when he heard a noise behind him. He picked up a baseball bat and prepared to strike the source of the noise.
The person came out of the sleeping bag. "Jack wait."
"Tommy? What are you doing here?" Jack asked.
"I know I'm probably the last person you want to see right now." Tommy explained. "But I... didn't have anywhere else to go."
"What's wrong? What happened?" Jack asked.
"It's bad, Jack." Tommy explained. "I know I've lied to you before, but I really need your help."
"Why should I trust you now?" Jack said, not believing him.
"Because I am in big trouble." Tommy said. "You once said we'd be friends forever. Did you mean it? 'cause I did."
Jinghua soon entered the garage. "Jack? Who's this?" She asked.
"This is... Tommy. My friend." Jack introduced Tommy to his foster mother.
"You never told me that you had friends in the neighborhood." She said.
"My foster family just moved here." Tommy chuckled, "I thought I would surprise him."
"Ah. Well, Tommy, would you like to join us for dinner?" Jinghua offered.

Meanwhile, Kelly, now 23, was talking about the news to her friends.
"I can't believe Jack got into trouble." She said. "I hope he's ok."
"I agree." Amy said. "Anything going on at work, Linea?" She asked one of her friends.
"Not really anything new." Linea shrugged. "The phone is still in progress."
"How's the business?" Kelly asked Anna and Mary. "Anything new going on?"
"It's going good so far." Mary replied. "We're still trying to build it up."

At the dinner table, The family, Jack, and Tommy all have some takeout Fried Chicken.
"We're thankful Tommy could join us to be our guest." Luis said as the family prayed. "And let these gifts to us be blessed. Amen."
"Sorry about the takeout," Jinghua said, passing the bucket of chicken to Tommy. "but with all the packing..."
"Hey, I love it." Tommy smiled and served himself a piece. "The whole vibe. Homework, chore wheel, house rules. Like Norman Rockwell blew up in this place."
The family did a light laugh.
"Jack seems really lucky to have ended up with you guys." Tommy said.
"Well, we're lucky to have Jack in our family." Luis replied.
Tommy was about to get the mashed potatoes when one of the girls noticed his birthmark on his wrist.
"What's that?" Yuki asked, curious.
"Yuki. That's not polite." Luis scolded.
"It's okay. It's just a birthmark.", Tommy said.
"So, Tommy, tell us, how did you and Jack meet?" Jinghua asked. "It was a group home?"
"Uh...Yeah—back in Falcon Heights." Tommy lied. Jack turned to face him. "We hit it right off. Best friends forever." He continued.
"It's a shame that you two are split up." Luis said.
"Yeah. Jack was the first person who ever really understood me, you know?" Tommy said, smiling. "Like we were meant to come into each other's lives."
"Can, uh, we get seconds?" Jack asked, getting up from the table.
Tommy followed behind him, taking a french fry.
"Yuki, Can you pass me the gravy, please?" Luis asked.
Jack led Tommy into the kitchen. "What are you doing?" He whispered.
"Making a good impression." Tommy answered.
"By lying to my foster parents about how we met?" Jack said angrily.
"Would you rather I told them the truth- that you were shoplifting Pop-Tarts and I was giving you tips?" Tommy said.
"I was hungry and... I mean, that's not the point." Jack calmed down. "I'm finally in a good situation. I don't want to mess it up."
"Yeah." Tommy said. "No, it's nice here."
"In skyline, a local tom thumb robbed by two armed assailants is the subject of an intense police investigation." The news played on the TV on the kitchen counter. "Both suspects had their faces obscured by masks. If you have any information, please call the Mankato we-tip hotline."
Jack recognized the suspect and looked at Tommy, horrified.
"I can explain." Tommy said.

After dinner, Tommy and Jack went back to the garage.
"It was my girlfriend's idea, okay? I swear. One minute, I think we're making a snack run, and the next, she tosses a gun at me and tells me to watch the door." Tommy explained.
"A gun?!" Jack argued. "Are you out of your mind?! You didn't have to go along with her!"
"I know. I know." Tommy argued back. "I-I don't know how to explain it. It doesn't matter what I do. It's like every decision I make seems right, but it's wrong."
"You got to leave." Jack said. "The police are probably looking for you right now."
"You're my only friend. I don't have anywhere else to go." Tommy pleaded.
"You can't stay here." Jack said. "Look, I've got some allowance stashed away. It'll be enough for a bus ticket."
"No, I can't leave without my stuff." Tommy refused. "It's at the house I was squatting in with my girlfriend."
"Forget the stuff." Jack argued. "Forget her. I'll give you some clothes.
"No, you don't understand..." Tommy argued back. "There's this watch, and it's the only thing I have from my birth father, and I can't leave it behind. I can't. You got to help me. I would go, but my girlfriend is the last person I want to see right now."
"Okay." Jack sighed. "I'll get your watch. But then you're gone!"
Tommy smiled and nodded, getting emotional.

Meanwhile, the girls were watching the news. Kelly was horrified as she recognized one of the suspects. "Oh no. That's that Tommy kid."
Kelly did remember one of the moments she saw Tommy in the last years before the curse.
He and his family were so happy together. Ian even said that when Tommy was older, he would teach him magic.
Kelly never saw Tommy grow up, so seeing the news made her shocked.
The girls noticed the look on Kelly's face.
"Yeah, these news stories can be kinda scary, huh?" Amy said.
"I guess." Kelly said.

Jack soon entered the squat and found Tommy's watch in a bag sitting on a mattress. Jack took a look at the watch.
Later, Jack snuck back into his foster home. All the lights were off. "Tommy?" He said, looking around. "Tommy? Tommy?"
The light then turned on. "Jack?" Luis asked as he and his wife walked in. "Where have you been?"
Jack was slightly startled when he saw them. "I just... was in the garage, looking for a lantern. Where's Tommy?"
"We were hoping you could tell us that." Jinghua said, crossing her arms.
"He broke into my desk, and he stole our vacation money." Luis added.
"That's why she sent me for this-–" Jack realized, getting the watch from his pocket. "To get me out of the house." He then looked at his foster parents "I had no idea. I swear."
"We called your social worker, and she told us that you and Tommy were never in the same group home." Luis explained. "She said that you know each other because you were both caught for stealing."
"I can explain." Jack said.
"We also called the police once we realized that the money was missing." Luis continued. "You know what they said? Tommy's a suspect in a robbery."
"I know." Jack said. "And that's why I told him he had to leave."
Jinghua looked at her husband, shocked.
"You knew? You brought a criminal into our home? You endanger our children?" Luis asked, angry.
"'Our' Children?" Jack said.
"Jack, he didn't mean it like that." Jinghua spoke up.
"No, I think he meant it exactly like that." Jack interrupted and got his stuff.
"Jack! Wait! Wait!" Luis called after Jack as he passed them and left out the door.

Jack was waiting at the bus stop.
Tommy soon arrived. "Jack?"
"Of course you knew where to find me." Jack scoffed. "You knew your little stunt would get me kicked out. Just do me a favor and stay away from me."
"Is that how you say "thank you"?" Tommy asked, smiling.
"For what?" Jack said. "Ruining my chance to be a part of that family?"
"For setting you free, chore wheel." Tommy pointed to his jacket pocket. "With this cash, we can go anywhere and do whatever we want."
"I wanted to stay there." Jack argued. "They cared about me, Tommy."
Tommy slightly rolled his eyes. "The moment they found out the truth about you, they turned on you. They were frauds."
"You're a fraud, Tommy." Jack argued. "You play the orphanage card, but you have no idea what it's really like. You think it's fun pretending to be a runaway. This is my life!" He said emotionally.
"Jack, it's not like that." Tommy said.
Jack reached into his backpack "Here. Here's your stupid watch." He threw it at Tommy. "Now just go back to your lake house and your credit cards and your... family... And leave me alone."
"I can't go home." Tommy lied. "They kicked me out."
"Right." Jack said, not believing him.
"Jack, It's true." Tommy lied again. "I don't how to explain it, but... ever since you left, everything has gotten worse. My life, no matter what I do, is just wrong."
"And that's my fault? Maybe try making better choices." Jack said, arms crossed.
"I do." Tommy confessed "I swear. But every time I try, it just blows up in my face. It's like I'm cursed or something."
"That's stupid." Jack shook his head and grabbed his backpack.
"It's true." Tommy said. "It's like my whole life is darkness, and... when you're around, things are brighter."
"I'm done helping you, Tommy. I'm better off alone." Jack stood up and walked away.
Tommy began to feel guilty about what he did.

Later, Tommy was on a bus to Pittsburgh, looking at the watch.
"That's a lovely watch." An old woman said, sitting next to Tommy. The old woman looked like she was in her early 60's, with gray hair (with several red streaks, and a couple of white streaks), and a pair of magenta eyes.
"Thanks." Tommy replied, not facing her.
"Did you ever notice how it compliments the birthmark on your wrist?" The old lady said, with a voice mixed with sexy and gravelly.
Tommy glanced at his wrist. "How did you know that?" He asked, facing her.
"I know about a lot of things, Thomas." The old woman said. He looked at her, scared. "Don't be alarmed, child. I can see that you have many questions. Fortunately, I have many answers."
"Answers?" Tommy asked.
"About who you really are and why your life has always felt so... wrong." She replied.
"And who am I?" Tommy questioned.
"A victim of the unfortunate vagaries of fate," She explained. "for which, I'm afraid, I am partially responsible. In fact... I shouldn't even be telling you this."
"You're crazy." Tommy said.
"You're not as responsible for your own misery as you would believe." She continued. "The deck has been stacked against you, Thomas, and it's not your fault. Everything you do will be harder. And I owe it to you to let you know why. I owe you the truth."
"Ok, Princess Leia." Tommy said. "Enough Riddles. What's the truth?"
"Let's start with the watch." She said. "It did belong to your father. Would you like to hear about him?"
"Yes." Tommy said.
The old woman began to tell him all about Ian.

Meanwhile, Kelly was getting ready for bed, when she felt a flash in her head. She saw herself as a bird with Dug clamped onto her leg, trying to take her prisoner.
Kelly snapped out of it, and took deep breaths, she then checked her clock. It was getting late and she knew that she had to get some sleep for work the next day.

Months later, in Mid-July 2005, Jack was in foster care, playing around a dream catcher, when someone called his name.
Jack approached the source of the voice. He saw a couple in their mid-30s, a Korean-American husband, with a few gray streaks in his black hair and brown eyes, and his Spanish-American wife, with medium length brown hair, a half-curvy body, and blue eyes, talking to the case manager.
"Hello." Jack greeted the couple. "Who are you guys?" He asked confused.
"Jack, this nice couple is interested in adopting you." The caseworker explained.
"What are your names?" Jack said, crossing his arms.
"I am Cho Seong, and this is my wife Maria Seong." The husband introduced themselves.
"You mean it?" Jack asked the social worker.
"Yes." The social worker nodded. "They were excited to meet you."
Jack then went to his room, and packed all of his belongings, while Cho and Maria were signing some paperwork.
"All right. It looks like everything's in order. Congratulations." The social worker stood up and shook the couple's hands.
Jack got his things, waved to his housemates, and looked at the orphanage one last time before getting to a big brown SUV.
After about a half-hour drive, the car pulled up in front of the Seong house. The house was must better then the other houses Jack had been before. It was a green two-story modernized-colonial house, and waiting were two girls 5 years apart.
Jack and the couple got out of the car and approached the girls.
The 15-year-old girl was a mixture of Cho and Maria's genetics, but with her mother's brown hair, her father's skin, her father's brown eyes, and a beautiful body shape almost like a mother. Her sister, a 13-year-old girl, who nearly resembled her father, but with her mother's blue eyes, and short shoulder-length brown hair.
"Jack, these are our daughters, Mi-cha and Rosita." Maria introduced him to the girls.
"Nice to meet you." Jack said.
"Hi, Jack." The girls both said. "Nice to meet you too."
Rosita then saw Jack's camera in one of his bags and grabbed it. "Hey, look what the new kid brought with him." She said and ran inside.
"Give it to me!" Jack said, angrily chasing Rosita to her bedroom, upstairs.
"Give it back, Rosita." Maria ordered as she followed them. "The camera is Jack's, not yours. We respect property in this household, don't we, mija?"
"Yes, Mother." Rosita said, rolling her eyes.
"Here you go, Jack." Maria gave him the camera back. "It's okay, sweetie. I know you're new here, but you're gonna be just fine." She went into the hallway. "Okay, lights out in 15! Don't forget to brush your teeth!"
Rosita then stepped up to Jack. "It's your choice, sweetie. You can either give me that camera tomorrow or I can make your life miserable." She threatened.

Later that night, Jack got his stuff and tiptoed down the stairs.
A light turned on in the living room. Maria sat on the couch. "I made some cocoa. Wanna join me?"
"No." Jack refused, as he headed to the door,
"Suit yourself." Cho stopped him, taking a sip of his hot chocolate.
"You know, by my account, there are 15 separate subconscious signs or tells that a new foster child displays when they're going to run away on his or her first night." Maria said. "In the brief time we were together, you showed seven. Not that I blame you. When I was younger, I did the same thing."
"Any of you guys ran away?" Jack said, raising a brow, not believing them.
"I tried to." Maria admitted. "People in my life, they, uh, they intervened. Do you wanna know why?"
"Does it matter?" Jack asked.
"It did to me." Maria said. "They stopped me because they cared about me."
"Lucky you." Jack rolled his eyes.
"No. Lucky you." Maria corrected him. "Because now that you're living under our roof, we're gonna care for you the way they cared for me."
"Yeah, well, don't waste your time." Jack refused. "I'm not interested."
"Hmm. Suit yourself. Go. We won't stop you." Cho shrugged.
"You won't?" Jack questioned.
"No. Go on. More cocoa for us." Maria added. "We understand how difficult it must be to live under the same roof as someone like Rosita, who's deathly afraid of spiders. Any spiders, really. Small spiders. Big spiders. Even the rubber ones I keep on my desk. In the drawer on the right. Behind the box of staples. Poor Rosita. It's a shame you can't stay, Jack."
"Maybe..." Jack wondered "Maybe I could hang around for one more day."
"Works for me." Maria smiled.

The same day, Kelly and her friends were getting ready for Grace's 6th birthday. The theme was princesses and superheroes because she liked everything boys AND girls stuff and things that other genders do. Some of the girls were even dressed like superheroes and some of the boys were princes.
"I couldn't believe my own tochter (daughter in German) had so much for other gender things than just her OWN gender." Anna said, in her German accent. "My ex-husband had forced me and my daughter to not go outside." She admitted, back to normal voice, getting the balloons.
"That's the great thing about America." Kelly said. "Boys and girls can do anything they want, despite their gender."
"Well, with the business in full shape, I think we can hit the big mark of being the company of the decade." Mary remarked.
"Wow, that sounds great." Kelly smiled.
In Grace's room, she was finding her birthday outfit. She put on a white t-shirt with a pink, along with a cape and mask, and a tiara.
Grace carefully came downstairs, and that was when the adults made sure to hide and yell surprise when she came.
"Ok, Everybody, places!" Anna ordered.
Everyone managed to hide just before Grace made it to the bottom of the stairs. As soon as they saw her, they all jumped out and shouted, "Surprise!"
Grace looked surprised. "Mom, you shouldn't have!" She said.
"I wanted to, honey." Anna came over and hugged her. "After all, it's your birthday."
"Thank you so much!" Grace hugged her mother back.
"You're welcome, sweetie." Anna kissed her cheek.
"What should we do first?" One of Grace's classmates asked.
"How about we play some games?" Anna suggested.
"Sure, let's play umm... musical chairs." Grace suggested.
"Yay!" The kids cheered.
They got out a bunch of chairs. Anna began putting on one of Grace's favorite songs "I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys", and began playing. The kids started walking around the chairs but rushed to sit down when the music stopped. A young girl was the last one standing.
"Oh, sorry, honey. You're out." Anna said.
"Aww, man." The girl said, "I'll do better next time."
The music started again and the game continued. The game continued for 24 minutes, till there were two players left, Grace, and the boy. They played the last round, which Grace won.
"Yes! I won!" Grace cheered "Great game, we can play next time." She took out her hand to the boy.
"Thanks. Great job." He smiled and shook her hand.
After games, it was time for cake. The cake was mostly red and blue, with the frosting that read "Happy 6th birthday, Grace."
"Alright, honey, make a wish and then blow out the candles." Anna instructed.
Grace then blew out her candles. The guests all cheered and the cake was served.
"Come on, Grace, open your present after your cake!" Anna instructed her daughter.
"Ok." Grace nodded as she finished her cake. Afterward, she opened her cards and gifts. She got $10 from Lola and $50 from Kelly. She opened a makeup kit from Amy, a silver and blue dress from her mother. A piggy bank with star green patterns, a couple framed photographs of her favorite basketball league, the International Basketball League, from her basketball team. She herself even got a wonderful turquoise basketball shirt and shorts, with white sneakers and an orange and pink basketball for practicing at the school and backyard of the recently built basketball court. Her teacher got Grace several books (most were for school but others were for drawing, books on history and sports, and scrapbooking). Finally, she got a swirled red and white patterned t-shirt with green jeans just the right size and cool sneakers for school. She loved them all.
"Wow! Thanks, everyone!" Grace said with a big smile.
Anna smiled at Grace, but looked at Kelly, "We might need to talk after the party." She then whispered to her. "It's about my ex-husband."
"That's a good idea." Kelly agreed. "I just hope it's not something serious."

After the party, everybody went home. Grace was taking a shower. The girls finished cleaning in their big, secret bathroom and began getting themselves all dried up from their showers.
"So what's going on?" Amy asked, brushing her teeth.
"It's about Anna's ex-husband." Kelly answered, combing her hair. "It's a long, ugly story." She then told them everything Anna told her.
The girls were wide-eyed in shock, as they got dressed.
"We gotta see that letter after we get dressed."
"Yeah." Kelly agreed. "I wonder how she's gonna explain this to Grace."
"Luckily Anna and I decided to move our company to Portland, Oregon, and we were going to move there till September, but we just decided to go tomorrow morning, since the letter from Anna's ex-husband came just 2 days ago." Mary explained. "Besides, her husband is continents away. It might take him about 20 hours from Frankfurt, Germany to come here in New Haven, Connecticut. It can get us time the pack before he comes to our home." She suggested.
"Even if Anna does move, I'm not sure if she's completely safe from him." Kelly said. "Maybe the police should handle him when he comes." She suggested.
"I might think about it. But he can easily get away with fake IDs and outsmart the police at any time." Anna added.
"I guess you're right." Kelly admitted. "So what are we gonna do?"
"We might need a plan like back in the day." Amy said.
"My ex-husband is a Nazi descendant." Amelia added. "And still thinks it's the Nazi era and thinks women are supposed to listen to men." She complained.
"That's awful." Mary said. She then had an idea. "I wonder if a disguise would work."
"I talked to the police a lot of times, and they said a lot about his fighting to get out of jail." Anna admitted. "He's unstoppable, and no one does anything to stop him."
The girls were starting to run out of ideas. They also wondered why Anna married him in the first place.
"We need to get out of here tomorrow morning." Anna said. "And second I was FORCED into marriage by him. I wrote you that, remember?"
"Oh yeah, that's right." The girls said.
"We can help you pack up and move if you want." Kelly suggested.
"I'll tell Grace, you girls tell the maids, servants, and butlers about my ex-husband, and why are we changing our plans." Anna instructed. "You guys might find faster transportation, and find time to get an early morning departure out of here."
"We're on it." The girls agreed and right away split up to do as they were told.
Anna began walking up the stairs to her daughter's room and gently knocked on her door. "Grace, can I come in, please? I need to talk to you about something."
"Sure, Mommy." Grace answered.
Anna then took a deep breath and began explaining everything to Grace, including the letter.
Grace couldn't believe what she was hearing. "We have to move away because of Daddy's coming?" She asked.
"Si." Anna said.
Grace did experience a lot of abuse between her mother and her father since she was four until their divorce.
"Where are we gonna go?" Grace asked.
"Portland, Oregon." Anna said. "We're NOT gonna be in his abusive hands again. Not this time." She said, remembering how much he abused her and her daughter physically and emotionally, which is one of the reasons Anna divorced him secretly, got full custody of her daughter, and moved away from him in the first place.
"Ok. I don't want him to hurt us anymore either." Grace nodded, knowing that moving was for the best.
"We'll start leaving tomorrow morning." Anna said.
"Ok." Grace agreed.

Meanwhile, Mary was calling each and every airline for a flight to Portland, Oregon. She was finally able to find one for 11:00 the next morning.
The girls began making a plan. With all their stuff already packed up, Anna and Grace would be able to leave early in the morning to catch their flight.
Linea had to go back home anyways. She needed to go back to Cupertino, California because she had to go back to work the next week.
Kelly also needed to go back to work, and get back to keeping an eye on Jack.

The next morning, they had breakfast and began getting the entire mansion all empty. The girls got to the airport as soon as possible, before the departure at 11 a.m.
After going through security, the girls made it the right departure gate.
Linea got herself a plane back to Cupertino, California.
Since they had time before their flights arrived, the girls waited at the gate for Portland, Oregon.
A few hours later, at 11 AM, the PA announcer began announcing the flight to Portland, Oregon.
"Come on, sweetie. Our flight's here." Amelia said to Grace.
"Ok, Mom." Grace said.
The girls hugged and said their goodbyes before Anna and Grace went to board their plane. Kelly and Mary came with them as well. They found their seats and sat down. The plane luckily took off.
Kelly glanced out the window, wondering about Jack.

September 2005,
Jack, Maria, and Luis were in an amusement park. Jack was at the arcade racing game, trying to win.
"Ooh! What do I do? Help!" Jack asked them.
"Don't look at us!" Cho said, on the player 2 selection. "You're driving!" Maria added
"Oh! I can't do it." Jack groaned as the other cars passed him.
"Concentrate." Maria said.
"Okay. Okay." Jack nodded and focused on the game.
"Trust your instincts." Cho said, also going through many cars in the game. "and let it rip."
With his focus on the game, Jack was able to pass the other cars and cross the finish line. "Yeah!"
"Player one wins!" A robotic male announcer said as the tickets came out of the machine. He then got the tickets and went to the prize booth to pick a prize for his age.
After looking at the different choices, Jack decided on a brown dog plush.
"Let's see what you won?" Rosita said as she headed to the prize booth.
"I love it." Jack smiled.
"This is a great lesson, Jack." Maria came over to Jack.
"If you push yourself and you ignore the flickering lights and the distraction of this world, you can accomplish anything." Cho added.
"Guys, it's a stuffed animal, not a scholarship to Yale." Jack said.
"We know, but you're a special boy, Jack." Mi-cha said, a little jealous.
"And someday, you're gonna surprise everybody with your extraordinary gifts." Maria added, rubbing his head.
"Okay, now you're going overboard." Jack said, trying to convince them he was a normal kid.
"We're serious." Cho said. "We're glad we get to know you better." The family then gave Jack a big hug.
Jack noticed Maria had tears in her eyes. "Maria, are... Are you crying?"
"No, just...A little emotional." Maria said, wiping her tears.
Jack noticed an envelope from an adoption agency in their bag. "I'm being sent away again."
"What?" Maria said as the family was shocked.
"That's why we spent the day together." Jack accused them.
"No." Cho said.
"It's why you're crying." Jack said to Maria.
"No. You couldn't be more wrong." Maria said.
"Then what is it?" Jack asked.
"We're... We're filling out the paperwork to adopt you." Maria explained.
"We're gonna be a family." Cho added.
"Are you serious?" Jack questioned.
"We know that it's a big leap." Maria said. "But... we promise we'll be the best family than you could ever hope for."
Jack then hugged his new family. "I love you, guys."
"We love you, too." The family replied, hugging him back.

A week later, Jack was with Maria, Cho, Mi-cha, and Rosita who just turned 14, waiting to walk on the streets. It was drizzling.
"It's nights like this I wish I just had the power to poof home like Harry Potter." Jack said. "If I was like him, I could be standing here in the cold one minute, and home soaking in the tub in the next."
"That would be something, wouldn't it?" Maria asked, then they chuckled.
"Jack... Jack, do you remember how much fun we had in the arcade last week?" Cho asked.
"Of course." Jack answered. "The best day I've had in a long time. How could I forget?"
"And do you remember how the lights in the game flickered right before you won?" Maria added.
"Yeah. Weird?" Jack said.
"What if it was more than just weird?" Cho wondered. "What if it meant that you were on the cusp of a great self-revelation?" They saw a bus approaching. "I think it's time."
Maria and Mi-cha then grabbed each of Jack's arms. "What are you doing?!" Jack questioned.
"Stop the bus." Maria ordered Jack.
"What?!" Jack said, terrified.
"Trust your instincts. Do it! Stop the bus!" Maria ordered again.
"Let go of me!" Jack argued, trying to use his stupid strength or his clones to get out of their arms. He broke free by turning into monster form and ran away. The bus was almost in an accident.
"Jack!" The family shouted to him as he ran off. Then they caught up to him. "We're sorry."
"ARE YOU GUYS CRAZY?!" Jack argued and shouted. "YOU FOUR ALMOST KILLED ME!"
"We made a mistake." Mi-cha apologized.
"When I was younger, I-I had a traumatic experience that unleashed a power that I-I didn't even know that I had." Maria explained.
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!" Jack shouted back.
"We thought the arcade was a sign that you were coming into your own." Rosita answered.
"YOU THINK I HAVE POWERS? LIKE HARRY POTTER!" Jack said.
"No, Jack. That's fiction." Maria tried to calm him down. "What you have is more real and more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
"Great." Jack said in disbelief and rage. "I should've known the only family willing to adopt me would turn out to be a family of nut jobs."
"No. Jack..." Maria reached out a hand to him.
"Don't touch me! I thought..." Jack said. Getting emotional, he ran off down the street.
"Jack, wait. Jack! Jack!" The family called as they followed him. They looked around, but he was gone. "Jack!"

Jack used his teleportation powers to get all his stuff into the suitcase and got out of the house. He then took one last look at the house and ran off.
The family soon returned home and went inside, hoping to find Jack.

Portland, Oregon, the same day,
Kelly and her friends were excited about the month break from work. In Mary and Anna's new mansion, they were getting the entire place bought the outside and inside with September themed decorations.

"Wow. The place is looking great." Kelly said, admiring the decor.
"Now that we live in far away from my ex-husband." Anna said, getting the pumpkin pie ready.
"We're glad you and Grace are safe now," Amy said, smiling.
Grace was excited about this new town as well. Although did she miss her friends back home.
The entire house was decorated for fall. Pumpkins, leaves, and wreaths were displayed in every room and hallway.
"I love September!" Kelly said.
"Me too." The other girls agreed.
Mary was making calls to the company she and Anna owned. They had arranged a way for them to still work while in a new town. "I love Oregon." Linea said, who took a week off work for her friends.
"Me too." Kelly agreed. "All the colors are so beautiful."
Amy was there to visit as well, watching the news.
"Breaking news, 16-year-old Jack Swan has been reported missing from his foster family's home." The reporter explained.
Amy called the girls over as the news continued. The girls came into the living room and were shocked by the news, especially Kelly.
The news continued. "My wife and I were walking home with Jack and our two daughters." Cho explained. "Next thing we know, he got upset and ran off."
The news began to get caught on camera.
"I can't believe Jack would run away again." Kelly said, surprised.

Meanwhile, Jack was waiting for the bus stop, hoping to get one to go far away from here.
'Another chance for a family ruined.' He thought to himself. 'I thought this was the one, but they were just using me for my powers.'
A bus soon came to a stop. Jack climbed aboard, along with several others. Jack wondered where he was going. The driver announced that the bus was leaving Minnesota and going to Oregon.
Jack was excited, he finally wanted to go far away. Hopefully, he could even start living on his own.

Jack was asleep for almost half of the ride. He had a nightmare.
He was in a house when he was captured by a redheaded man in black and white. He flew away, and his powers were revealed.
Jack then jolted awake, took deep breaths, and looked out the window. The driver announced that the bus was halfway to Oregon.
Jack looked at the black mask in one of his bags. It was the only connection he had to his birth parents. And the dream felt so real. Almost like it was a memory.
He got out the family album from Carlos and Isabella. They were his first foster family. He missed them and wondered how they were doing.
Jack looked out the window again, this time at the sky. Sometimes, because of his powers, he wondered if he was like Superman. Maybe he was also from another planet.

Meanwhile, Kelly was asleep in her room. She tossed and turned and mumbled in her sleep about a bird and an old guy.
In her dream, she was back in bird form, helping an old man and a kid escape a pack of dogs.

Meanwhile, Tommy was in Philadelphia. He was finding a place he needed to get someplace to do something. So far he wasn't having much luck.
Tommy had a video camera like Jack's, but it was his father's old video camera. He put in one of his favorite home videos of his father, uncle, mother, and his father's friends and family.
Watching the video made Tommy wish that he could find his family. But he didn't know where they were.
Tommy suddenly realized what the old lady said the way to Pennsylvania, the prophecy. Apparently, Jack is the one who was supposed to break the curse that separated him from his family.
He then remembered his tracking skills to know where he was going, and like his uncle, he knew a lot of the Pixarverse even before the curse. Tommy also recalled what his father did the day of the curse.
He could use the knowledge and skills to track down where his real family was in this world.
And so began a chapter which they never knew before. Lonely, slowly about their past, and something that will one day hold them back together.

The bus soon arrived in Oregon, Jack and the other passengers got off.
Jack looked around the town. It looked like a good place for him to start a new life.
From a distance, Kelly saw Jack, knowing that he didn't remember her. One day he'll know about his destiny and save everyone she knew and loved.
To Be Continued...