Zander sat down on his bed, holding the flowers he had for Reese. He sighed defeatedly.
"Why don't you tell me where did I go wrong, my angel?" he whispered, a tear running down his cheek.
He laid down, his arms spread, staring at the ceiling.
"Am I really that unlovable...?"
He closed his eyes, falling asleep.
Everything started as a dream; he felt someone gently raise his head as a wet towel touched his dehydrated face.
"Can you hear me? Are you okay?" a caring voice asked him.
He hardly opened his eyes and was met with an indescribable beauty. Seeing that he is alive, a smile formed on her pretty face and her violet eyes lit up. He noticed a golden strand falling into them; it was adorable. She also had two that were sticking out; she had ahoges just like him.
An angel...
His vision blurred and he passed out.
In the next second, he felt himself leaning against a wall more than lying on the ground. He opened his eyes, seeing a blonde woman with freckles over her nose standing in front of him. She pecked his cheek gently and his face turned red and hot.
"Thank you for everything," she told him.
Those words would usually be alright but in this context, they ripped his heart violently.
The first time he met the woman he loved so much...
And the last moment he saw the woman he thought can fill up that hole from her...
"She's NEVER going to love you. She'll leave you just like Ellie did."
He groaned in his sleep, his sister's words still haunting him.
Why? Why can't he find someone who'd love him?! What is he doing so wrong?!
He awoke and quickly sat up, rubbing his eyes behind his sunglasses. "AM I REALLY THAT BROKEN?!" he screamed and started sobbing, "why...? Why me...? I'm broken... and nobody wants to play with a broken toy... I am just an unlovable good-for-nothing loser!"
He continued to sit there, pitying himself. It seemed like hours have passed while he was still crying when the door burst opened and Ursula walked in covered with flames of anger.
"Can't you shut up?! I need my beauty sleep!" she yelled at him. It was then when she noticed that he's crying. She put out her flames. "What the hell happened?" she growled, "why are you crying?"
He stopped crying and looked at her. "I'm not... I never cry."
Ursula raised her eyebrows and lowered her voice. "You cry all the time, Zander."
"It's none of your business. Why do you suddenly care?"
"Because you're waking me up..."
"I don't care, Ursula; leave me alone!"
"That blonde bitch told you something, didn't she?!"
"Don't you ever call Reese like that again!" Zander got up.
"I told you she isn't as innocent as she seems and you just didn't listen! Now, who was right?"
"You know nothing!"
"She brings nothing but trouble for us!"
"You're wrong!"
"You know what?" Ursula glanced away. "I won't waste my time here. I'm going to bed and if I hear a single sound from this room, I'm gonna throw you out of a window!" She spun around and left, shutting the door behind her.
Zander sighed and sat back down. He realized that he's still holding the flowers. He threw them on the floor angrily.
What is this love even for?! It's stupid. It's nonsense! Who needs it anyway?! It only hurts people.
It's such a messed up thing!
Truth and love are the biggest evils in this world!
And he's the idiot defending them both...
No matter how much he tries to lie to himself, he can't erase the fact that he's madly in love with Reese. Nothing can ever change that...
He doesn't even realize how he fell asleep with all those thoughts.
As he headed to have breakfast, fear and insecurity filled him up; how is it going to be now? Ursula's angry with him, Ed's scared and Reese doesn't even want to see him. Fortunately, he hasn't screwed up with Dr. Z and Helga.
The breakfast was unusually full of awkward silence.
As soon as Reese finished eating, Jonathan walked in. She nodded and told him something about going somewhere before heading on the Black Pearl.
—
"Hi, mom... Hi, dad..." she whispered when she approached two gravestones. It didn't take them long to find these specific two in the graveyard. A weak smile formed on her face.
"I apologize it took me so long to come here... I've been very busy lately. I'm doing everything I could to get back home as soon as possible. I'm sure that my disappearance made you all worried, but I promise I'll be home soon." She sighed, her eyes locked on her parents' graves.
"None of us have any idea how long it can take until it happens. Not even the Ancients understand the Space Pirate technology, my research doesn't help much either."
She closed her eyes, praying for her family silently. Even knowing the years of their deaths was enough to disturb her and to mess up the timeline; that's why she didn't want to go find Zoe's grave—she'd know who her little sister marries if she even marries someone. She couldn't risk knowing that.
Reese opened her eyes and something or rather someone caught her attention. A figure in a long black coat was standing in the distance; if she didn't know better she'd say it's Drack... No, it can't be. She's in 120 years faraway future; there's no way it could be him.
Who is she trying to convince? Drack was made immortal by the Dark Pterosaur just like Laura. The Drack she knows is 99 years old after all, 100 more years wouldn't do much. He could still be there...
She blinked and the figure disappeared. Must have been just a mirage...
She wiped away a few tears and turned to Jonathan. "We should head to work."
He nodded.
They entered Black Pearl's hologram room full of dinosaurs. The room looked more like an outdoor place; a prehistoric forest. Most of the dinosaurs they had in possession were in their full forms wondering around the place. Some of them were sleeping like the Saurolophus couple while others like Chomp and Ace were eating prepared food.
The newest dinosaur in the herd was separated in a cage, getting scanned by the Ancients while the A-Team was there too.
Reese placed Paris' card to a panel with one of the metal plates in it, summoning the Parasaurolophus in her true form. She headed to Chomp and Ace, joining their breakfast.
The blonde smiled and walked over to the group.
"The Allosaurus seems to be unharmed and well," Trias said as he typed something by a holographic keyboard at the cage.
"His name is River," Reese added, "he used to belong to Cruz Makuto-"
"Yeah, who cares?!" Ursula snapped at her, glaring at the scientist.
Reese stayed silent. Then River growled at the green-haired, scaring her a little. Ursula shook, making a few steps away from the cage. "What's that thing's problem? It's only aggressive towards me."
"Considering the company he and Cruz had, I'd say he isn't happy to be around someone so mean, rude and selfish," Reese told her with a straight face that was still turned to the Allosaurus.
"I didn't ask for your opinion on me, Blondie!"
Ursula's yell did nothing with Reese; she remained calm.
"She ain't wrong," Zander murmured and got immediately hit in the head by his sister. He rubbed his wound.
"Important is that we got the dinosaur, isn't it?" Ed spoke up.
"Exactly," Trias agreed, "it's necessary to get all the remaining cards whatever it takes."
"There are still some cards out there; one stronger than the other. Except for a few weak exceptions," Reese explained and headed back to the dinos. She stroked Paris' head.
River was let out of the cage, joining the breakfast.
Reese was surrounded and nuzzled by a Daspletosaurus. She was smiling happily.
"Tch, how strong could those remaining dinos be?" Ursula growled.
"Enough to beat all three of your dinosaurs," Reese replied, "sure, some might be fine, however, then there is Ria who you have no chance against."
"Shut up!" Ursula frowned and folded her arms angrily. As she was sending hatred vibes towards the scientist, there was an intense silence between Zander and Ed. They both still had the yesterday scene replaying in their heads. They were too scared to say anything...
The silence was broken by beeping from their Alpha Scanners. They looked at them to see a new dinosaur signal in downtown.
"Not again..." The trio sighed.
Reese was on her way to them when a holographic screen lit up on the wall with the news of the dinosaur in the city. She stopped. The new dinosaur was a Megaraptor. "Mahin...? This isn't good."
"What's wrong with that?" Ed asked her.
"He's fast, strong and dangerous." Reese turned back at the dinosaurs, looking for any help with getting the Megaraptor, however, Paris shook her head. She refuses to go—she had a bad experience with Mahin and his owner after all. Reese nodded understandingly.
She headed on the mission with the trio.
—
Their Alpha Craft landed in the city near the biggest chaos. They were getting out as crowds of people ran right at them. The trio was trampled by them as usual. Reese was the only one to avoid the crowds because she was the last one to leave the craft.
"Are you guys okay?"
The trio got back up.
"Yeah, we're used to this," Ed told her.
"This is NOT okay!" Ursula screamed, wiping dirt off her face, "my beauty is ruined!"
"Your... what? Not a big shame honestly," that voice whispered in Reese's head again. She didn't react to those words; she jumped off the craft instead, heading to whatever the people were running from. The trio followed her and saw what they were sent to capture.
The Megaraptor was on a rampage, hunting down humans only to be blocked by self-driven vehicles that stopped in his way. He tossed them away, but it was still enough to slow him down.
Zander and Ed both gulped in fear.
"Oh, shoot...Blondie was..." That next word hardly crawled out of her throat; she didn't want to admit it. "...right; this thing IS dangerous."
"I don't remember it being so strong when we fought it at that airport..." Zander murmured unsurely.
"So, it must be the one that used to belong to the Space Pirates," Ed realized.
"Even the brats struggled against it..." Ursula sighed annoyedly.
"Don't call them that," Reese warned her.
"Anyway, time to get this dino for ourselves!" Ursula ordered and pulled out her Alpha Scanner, ready to summon Terry. Zander and Ed did the same.
Reese immediately stopped them. "Wait. Let me try first."
"Like hell, I'll let you!" Ursula snapped at her.
"It's dangerous!" Zander yelped worriedly.
"I don't think it's a good idea..." Ed mumbled.
"Making him angrier isn't much wiser either," Reese replied, walking over to the Megaraptor, reaching her hand towards him. "Hey, Mahin. Do you remember me?"
The dinosaur growled at her, heading her way. She stayed calm and focused.
"It's going to be okay. Nothing's going to hurt you, I promise. I know you miss your master, but you must listen to me. I'll take you to the others, Mahin."
There was something about the woman that made him even more furious. He was approaching her slowly while she was standing there motionlessly.
"What is she trying to prove by getting herself killed?" Ursula growled.
"Killed?!" Zander glanced at her, his expression full of horror. He then quickly turned to look back at Reese, his body shaking just at that thought.
"This is just insane!" Ed gasped.
"I hate to say that, but those idiots are right," that voice said again, "well, I guess crazy really equals genius."
Reese stayed quiet. She was still waiting for him to appear and stop his dinosaur. Her hand was almost touching Mahin's forehead when his claws swiftly swiped at her.
"Watch out!"
She closed her eyes; there was nothing she could do now.
The claws were about to hit her any second when suddenly, she felt arms wrap around her and heard a yelp of pain. Her eyes snapped open and she stared in shock at her savior.
"Zander...?"
As his arms were clenching around her, she felt him trembling in pain. "...I won't let anything hurt you..." he whispered shakily. Her eyes were locked on him as he eventually lost all his strength. He collapsed on her. She held him tightly. "Zander!"
She laid him down on the ground, putting him in a recovery position. She noticed three deep slashes on his back; he was bleeding. Her face turned pale from all the red; she felt like throwing up.
Before Mahin could attack again, Tank and Terry attempted to knock him down, but they only scared him away for a while.
Zander was groaning in pain, slowly losing consciousness. His siblings rushed to them.
"Is he going to be okay?" Ed wondered, kneeling down.
"Not a clue..." Ursula replied defeatedly. She'd never admit it, but she was also worried about her older brother. She glared at Reese who was on her knees and didn't feel the strength to even move. "Why are you just staring, Ms. Know-it-all?! Do something! Huh-?" She noticed what the scientist was focused on—Zander's blood was literally on her hands.
"She must be afraid of blood..." Ed guessed.
"She should be! She's the one who caused it in the first place!"
"Don't be so harsh on her, Ursula..."
Meanwhile, Mahin managed to avoid all attempts of Terry and Tank to defeat it; he was so fast. He tackled Terry away and then he started to glow as he was preparing his super move.
A couple of tornados formed around Tank and lifted her up.
"This thing has a move card?!"
"Hurricane Beat..."
Mahin jumped up and kicked Tank's head several times, backflipping and hitting her with his tail; Tank was sent flying to the ground near the group. They yelped in fear for a sec and Tank turned back into her card.
"Tank!" Ursula snatched the card. "Alright, enough messing around!" She pulled out her Alpha Scanner and move cards; Mahin looked at her angrily. "Terry-"
"Hold it!" an unknown voice said and a boy around 16 in a black coat stepped between her and Mahin.
The second she heard that voice, Reese snapped out and turned to see him.
"Who the hell are you?!" Ursula snapped at him.
"Drack..." Reese murmured, "you sure took your time."
"Hero always shows up at the last second," he told her.
"Good. Can you sooth Mahin?" she asked him.
"No. He won't obey me. I don't have his respect to get him to listen to me without the Dark Pterosaur's control. I apologize for the disappointment. Mahin's biggest strength is speed; as long as he's got a place to run, you can't hit him."
"A place to run?" Reese repeated and realized what to do.
"Enough talking! Terry-!"
"Ursula, wait!"
"Urgh, what do you want, Blondie?!"
"You heard Drack; we need to get Mahin surrounded. Summon Spiny and lead Mahin in a corner, then attack!"
"No way I'm listening to you!"
"It's the only way."
"Nonsense!"
"If you say so," Drack exclaimed, snatching Ursula's Alpha Scanner and the cards.
"Hey!" Ursula reached for them, however, Drack kicked her in the stomach. She hit the ground.
"Drack, don't!"
"Sometimes you just have to do things yourself," he said and swiped Spiny's card. Once the Spinosaurus appeared he ordered him and Terry to go after Mahin from different sides.
"Those are my dinosaurs, you little brat!" Ursula jumped to her feet.
"Ursula! He's getting worse!" Ed called her; he was taking care of Zander the whole time.
She rushed to them.
Zander was groaning as the pain stabbed his back before passing out.
"Did you call an ambulance?" Ursula asked.
Ed nodded. "I hope he's going to be okay..."
"Of course he is! We survived worse!"
At that moment, Terry used Heat Eruption and Spiny used Aquaja, getting Mahin into a corner. From both sides, he got hit by Volcano Burst and Shockwave, turning him into a card.
Drack retrieved Terry and Spiny and grabbed Mahin's card and move card, then he tosses them to Ursula with the Alpha Scanner.
"Who do you think you are, brat?! Nobody treats Alpha Gang like that!" she yelled at him.
"I did your job if you didn't notice," Drack replied.
"You didn't have to beat her up," Reese pointed out, "I thought we were allies."
"That you and I declared peace doesn't mean I have to be nice to your... 'friends'..." He glared at the trio.
"I am offended, pipsqueak! How dare you call me her friend?!" Ursula snapped.
Drack turned to Reese, raising his eyebrows. "And you care if I hurt her...Why?"
"Because I am not judgemental."
"Anyway, don't expect me to come and save you next time." Drack swiftly turned around and headed away. "And, Reese. Get that old lady under control, please."
Those two forbidden words got Ursula's blood boil. "I AM NOT AN OLD LADY!" She'd charge at him if Drack wouldn't literally vanish before them.
Their attention was turned back to unconscious Zander.
—
It didn't take long into until the ambulance got to them and drove Zander into the hospital. The rest immediately headed there as well; they were sitting in a corridor quietly.
"Who was that guy?" Ed asked Reese.
She glanced at him—she already washed all the blood from her hands. "Drack. He is my relative. He has a long and complicated backstory; to put it simply he is just like Laura, immortal thanks to the Dark Pterosaur. I apologize for what he did back there; I've never thought he'd be like that again. He worked together with us to defeat the Dark Pterosaur; after his sister's death, he decided to live on for her, which was the worst punishment for him. He even declared peace with my dad. He might not be a bad guy anymore." She shook her head. "But some things never change. I am sure that if you did what I told you he wouldn't hurt you, Ursula."
"I don't need you to tell me what to do!" Ursula spat at her, "besides, we're here because of you!"
"Because of me?"
"Yeah! Zander is wounded because he was protecting you!"
"I didn't ask him to do that," Reese replied calmly.
"You aren't as smart as you look, are you? He's crushing on you so much that he's willing to throw himself into a volcano for you."
"There's no way; I told him to stay away from me."
"So, that was you who made him cry last night! Look, Blondie, you may not realize that, but my brother could end up with damaged nerves or maybe in a wheelchair because of you!"
"I do realize that. That still does not change the fact that it was his own fault for jumping there in the first place. I'd be fine without him."
"Oh, pretty cold, Creator, aren't we?"
"I have my reasons to be cold," Reese responded to the voice in her head.
"Well, I'd love to hear those!" Ursula growled.
The blonde looked at her. "I shouldn't get too close to neither of you; it could mess up things once I get back home..."
"Oh, quit making excuses and tell me why are you bitch to Zander! Only I can be like that to him!"
"Stop fighting!" the doctor yelled at them. Both women looked at her. "This is a hospital; your fighting won't help anything."
"How is he anyway?" Ed wondered.
"Much better; he is stabilized. No fatal damage was done to his nerves or spine. He should wake up any second."
"Is it alright if I go see him alone?" Reese asked, "it is my fault after all." Ursula clicked her tongue, a crossed her arms. Ed smiled. "Go ahead."
The doctor led the blonde into the room where Zander was. She walked in and saw him lying on the bed on his side. His eyes were still closed.
Wait! His eyes?
He didn't have his sunglasses on. She's never seen him like that.
She sat down beside the bed, staring at the floor.
Soon, she heard him groan and shot her head up. His eyes slowly opened; she could finally see them. Small burnt umber eyes shined on his pale face; they spotted that angelic beauty that visits him in his dreams every night.
"Your eyes..."
Zander gasped, quickly sat up and put on his sunglasses that were on the side table, blushing.
"No, no. They're beautiful."
He glanced away; he's very sensitive about his eyes for some reason.
"I'm glad you're okay..." he murmured.
"I'm sorry for what happened to you," she told him, "you shouldn't have done that; it was stupid."
"I'd do anything to keep you safe. Even if it costs my own life."
She shook her head; she couldn't understand his logic, especially after what she said last night. "Why?"
"Because you saved my life; you deserve the best you can get. You're simply an angel."
Her heart leaped as he talked. He's so over her; she can't let him continue.
"I'll keep you safe from any danger because I lov-"
She gasped and covered his mouth. She can't... She can't let him say that. He felt her body shaking as she was staring in his eyes. She bit her lip.
After what seemed like hours of unstoppable staring, she got up and rushed out of the room.
"Reese!"
She was running through the corridor as far as she could.
It's wrong, all of this is wrong!
She can't let him...
What now? What now?!
There might be someone who can help her in this situation. She slowed down and headed on board of the Black Pearl.
—
"So, what's the matter?" Laura asked her.
"It's Zander. He wanted to say it... He almost said the L-word," Reese whined, pulling her hair. This was such an uncharacteristic thing for her to do, although she had a very good reason for her panic.
"He almost confessed to you?" Cretacia wondered.
Reese nodded unsurely, frowning.
"That's amazing!" Cretacia clapped her hands together.
"No, it's not. Do you realize how it can mess up the timeline?"
"Maybe things can't end up all that bad, you know?" She winked at the younger woman. "Why didn't he finish his confession anyway?"
"I stopped him."
"Why? He clearly loves you!"
Reese started pacing around the room, her fingers curled around her chin. "How can he even state that he's in love with me?" She lazily spread her arms, shrugging. "We met a few times two years ago and we've been working together for only two weeks. We barely know each other." She stroked her cheek. "You can't fall in with someone you don't know, can you?"
"A love at first sight?" Laura suggested, "have you ever heard about that?"
"Nothing like that exists."
"It does for him."
"No. That's not... love. It's just an attraction, not love! What is called 'love at first sight' can be explained with simple biology; it is based on our sense of smell. Each person produces a specific scent that others base their first impressions on." She stopped walking. "If only my scent and my face are attractive to Zander this cannot be called love."
"I'm having Deja vu..." Laura sighed. "Reese, tell me honestly; is this your first time dealing with love?"
The blonde blushed and glanced away. "Yes... Love or affection isn't the problem here."
"Oh, in that case!" Cretacia slid next to Reese, holding out a book to her. "This may help you."
"Huh?" Reese blinked, looking at the book—it was a different version of the book Rex got for his 12th birthday from Dr. Owen. "Um, Cretacia, I'm kinda having an opposite problem."
"I think you should talk about it with someone more experienced with this kind of situation," Laura said, "meet up with Rod. He should be able to help."
"I hope you're right..."
—
Reese listened to Laura's advice, called Rod and they both headed to Sanjo's culture house and sat to the bar there—he apparently knew one of the bartenders. Reese actually knew someone there as well; Ellie, who she met just yesterday, was sitting at the bar, talking to a bartender.
"So, what do you need to talk about?" Rod asked her, looking through the drink menu.
"There are a lot of things; it's mostly about Zander."
"Why do you want to talk about him with me?"
"Well..." She didn't really know how to start. Before she could say anything, Ellie spoke up.
"Oh, hi, Reese!" She smiled brightly, then she looked at Rod closely.
"Hi, Ellie," he chuckled nervously.
"Rod? Is that you?" she wondered.
"Yeah! Nice to see you again."
The bartender turned to them as well. He had black hair with purplish ends and a thick purple strand falling into his eyes. His eyelashes around big blue eyes behind round glasses made him look almost feminine. He seemed to be around 25. Reese noticed a nametag on his vest saying 'Komatsu'. He's Kyra's or siblings' descendant? "Wait, Rod?"
Ellie hugged Rod tightly and pinched his cheek. "You grew up so fast! You were 14 only a month ago! How did this happen? How old are you?"
"I'm actually 22 now," Rod replied, rubbing the back of his head, "there was a little bit of failed time traveling that happened to me and Laura."
"Welp, it looks like you and I became men since the last time we've seen each other," the bartender told him cheerfully.
"A few months can make a big difference." Rod smiled at him. "I'm glad you're happier now."
"Oh, by the way, Reese, this is my little 'bother' Jeremy. Jeremy, this is Reese, she's from the past," Ellie introduced them.
Jeremy pouted at his sister. "Did you just call me a 'bother' again?" Ellie only giggled. He turned back to his costumers. "So, want anything to drink?"
They both ordered just water and once they got their drinks they got back to their original conversation.
"So, the thing is... Everyone knows about Zander's...feelings...towards me. I wouldn't call it exactly love. He is a nice guy, but I can't give him a chance to be in a relationship because I can't stay here."
"And if that wasn't the case, would you give him a chance?"
"Possibly... I...I'm not sure... I've never really thought about things like this."
"I know that feeling," Rod admitted, "you don't want to start a relationship with someone you're eventually going to leave because otherwise, it'd mess up the timeline."
Reese nodded. "I don't want to hurt him; I don't want to hurt any of them by making them lose a close friend. Things like that never end well."
He knew exactly what she means, but there is always another point of view for everything. "Or you don't have to go home. You can never plan these things ahead. Just like you, I've been through this dilemma. When Laura and I accidentally traveled into 1902, I tried to avoid a bond with Harc and her family; it wasn't easy. I couldn't dodge her forever; throughout those 8 years, I discovered how amazing she is. I wasn't sure what to do; I knew I can't stay, but I started to realize how much I care about her. I loved her... I decided to stay with her and the day I got suck into that time warp, the day I unwillingly left to be the one to survive, I planned on...proposing to her. It hurts, however, the memories of her are the most precious to me."
"I'm not really the type to break the rules of the universe for my own gain like finding someone to love. It is not worth messing with the timeline," Reese said.
That attitude and those words... Giving up yourself and your feelings to the society rules, something so self-damaging alerts Jeremy every time.
He glared at her and slammed his hands against the bar. "So, you're just going to give up like that?"
"Excuse me...?"
"Your decisions about your life should never depend on someone else."
"Jeremy..." Ellie reached for her brother, grabbing his arm.
"You choose your own life no matter what others tell you."
"Jeremy." Her brother quickly nudged her away, making her let go.
"Even if everyone tells you who you should be you don't have to listen to them!" Jeremy's passion took over him; he couldn't hold himself back. Own choice is something very important to him for personal reasons. He'd be able to go on and on if Ellie wouldn't stop him.
"Jane!" she snapped at him.
He gasped softly and shut up.
"Jane?" Reese wondered.
Jeremy sighed and massaged his temple. "Sorry...I got carried away." He shook his head. "What I'm trying to say is that you are in charge and you can do anything." He chuckled. "Just look at me, I used to be unhappy with who I was, so I've made my decision."
"Maybe you're right..." Reese mumbled. It was a selfish act in her situation, but it might actually help.
Then again...last time she's done a similarly based decision, it ended horribly...
No, no! It's her choice, no one else's.
She stood up, lying the money on the counter. "Thank you so much for the advice from both of you."
"Where are you going?" Rod asked her.
"I need to talk to Zander." She headed back to the hospital.
—
Zander was sitting on the bed with his coat or shirt on as a nurse was changing his bandages. The door opened and Reese walked in.
"Hi..."
"Oh, Reese!" He turned to her, smiling.
He's still happy to see her even after she ran away?
He blushed.
"And all done!" the nurse said, "Call if you need anything."
"Thanks."
She left, leaving the two all alone.
Zander quickly dressed up, feeling strangely embarrassed.
Reese walked over to him. "I suppose I should explain myself to you."
He looked up at her as he was still sitting, his eyes locked on the determined scientist, waiting for her to continue.
Will their situation finally be resolved or will there be another obstacle in the way of Reese's decision?
—
Well, longer than I expected, but pretty good anyway!
Drack is still around, which is mostly to show that ones with the Dark Pterosaur's powers within them can live forever; Laura can live for an eternity as long as her body isn't destroyed.
Yes, Jeremy is a trans-man; deal with it. It has its own purpose due to him being an example for other characters to not be afraid to show who they really are and that they are the ones who should decide what's best for them.
There is also one reoccurring thing that nobody's pointed out yet and I refused to mention it until now. I hope you figure out what I'm talking about.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed!