Hmm. Well, I'm still getting reviews so people must like this story. I know I said I wouldn't put the next chapter up til I got three reviews, but I was bored, and I need something to get my mind off the stupid football players who live below me and play excessively loud music. So here ya go. The 10 chapter. Plus, I have like three stories I have on here and it's hard to update all three of them at the same time. Also, I know my formating is still screwed up, but I found out that I need Microsoft Word so I can save my paragraphs and stuff on here, so I need to get that for my computer. Then I should be set. I hope you all are enjoying so far.
The next day, I wandered over to where Jason and the rest of the group was

standing. Instead of greeting me like the rest of the group did, Jason turned around

and walked away, not bothering to say goodbye to the others. Billy looked on,

confused. "Why did Jason just walk away?" he asked. I shrugged. I didn't want to tell

them why, I figured Jason would tell them soon enough. "I thought you were going to

Canada for that contest thing." I asked him. He shook his head. "I turned it down. I

told them I only wanted to enter local contests, and besides, I don't want to be known

only as the science whiz." he said. I nodded. "That's cool." I said, looking after

Jason as he turned back, looking at me with sad eyes. When he caught my glance,

he turned and ran again. "Let's go follow him." Zack suggested. The others nodded.

"Come on Tommy." Kimberly said, turning to look at me. I shook my head. I needed

to be alone. "You go on. I'll catch up to you later." I told them. So they caught up with

Jason. "Jason, what's gotten into you? Why did you walk away the minute Tommy

joined us?" Trini asked him. He sighed. "I have my reasons." he said. "And those

are?" Kimberly asked. He shook his head. "As much as I hate what he is doing, it is

not my place to tell you guys. He has to be the one to tell you." He said. Zack

frowned. "Jason, what are you talking about? You and Tommy are as close as

brothers. What could have happened to make you two fight like this?" he asked.

Jason sighed. "I told you, I can't tell you. I can't sell him short like that, if he wants to

tell you his problem, he will. I'm surprised none of you have figured it out yet, cuz I

certainly have." he said. "Figured out what?" Billy asked, clearly confused by his

friend's behavior. "The headaches, the stumbling when he fights, the slurred speech,

come on, it's not that hard to figure out when someone is drunk." he cried. Kimberly

frowned. "Drunk? Tommy? No way. Jason, you have got to be confused. Tommy is

too young to drink." she said. He shook his head. "Be that as it may Kim, but our

sweet innocent Tommy has been chugging beers every day for the last 3 weeks." he

said. Zack frowned. "Come to think of it, when we were fighting the statue monster,

Tommy's moves were way off balance. And everytime I got near him, I could smell

the alcohol on his breath." he said. Jason nodded. "As could I." he said. Trini

sighed. "Why would he do this to himself? Doesn't he know how dangerous it is?"

she asked. Jason shook his head. "If he does, he doesn't care. But I don't think he

does. He doesn't realize what the dangers of alcohol can cause you to do to those

around you. And I told him if he was going to keep doing that, I refused to be seen

around him. I put up with that long enough, I am not putting up with it anymore." he

said. The others suddenly grew silent. It had only been 6 months since Jason's dad

had been arrested for child abuse. His dad was an avid alcoholic, and he drank

every day. For no reason at all, he would take all his problems out on Jason. Every

day Jason came to school with bruises on his face and arms from the abuse. It had

been Tommy who had finally gotten him to go to the authorities. His dad had been

arrested, and thanks to the help of one of the Lost Galaxy rangers, he had gotten the

help he needed to get over the abuse. But now Tommy was doing the same thing.

The group now understood why Jason wanted nothing to do with Tommy when he

was acting like this. Zack nodded. "I understand now. Jason is afraid that if Tommy

keeps this up, he'll lose his best friend to the hatred just like he lost his dad." he said

softly. The others nodded. It had only been 6 months, but it seemed just like

yesterday. Jason was over the abuse and trying to move on with his life, but you

could still see the hurt in his eyes. And the bruises were still physically visable, even

after all those months. They hadn't gone completely away. "Yes. I hate not talking to

him. He's my best friend. But I don't want to see him do the same thing my dad did. I

love Tommy like a brother. But I can't be around all that stuff again. I know Tommy

realizes that, and it'll be awhile until he realizes that he is not only hurting himself, but

us in the process. And until then, I'll be waiting. But I will not be seen with him until he

stops drinking." he said.
Author's note: Nobody wants to read The Legacy Continues? I haven't gotten reviews or email from anyone telling me they want me to post it up here. It's the prequel to this story.