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.
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.
