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character. Now for the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Alex, Jen, or Ransik. They are property of Saban/Disney. I do own Christy and Chris Collins and Dr. Stein.
Two Weeks Later
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Alex was sitting on his bed looking at a picture of his mother and father on their wedding day. It was the first time he had seen his mother. That morning, he had managed to get into his house and unlock the door to the room with all his mother's things. He had leafed through some of her photo albums. Seeing his mother and father smiling together brought back the reality of what he had just gone through. Jen and Jesse had been helpful, but it just was not the same for him without knowing his dad was around, knowing their last words to each other had been an argument. It bothered him a lot.
Alex had had many sleepless nights thinking about his father, unwillingly replaying the scene of his death in his mind. So many times, he had cried when he thought he was alone, grieving what he had lost. 'If only there were some technology to renew a persons life when they've just died.' he thought. 'It could be useful. Time Force wouldn't have to worry about losing their best officers if they had that kind of technology. Dad, what did you and mom do to make Ransik this angry?' He was full of anger toward Ransik. Alex put the picture down and clenched his fists. "I will get him for you, dad." he said in barely more than a whisper while standing up.
Jesse walked in. "Whoa, Alex, you look angry. What's up? Want to talk about it?" Alex shot him an icy look. Jesse got the message. He had learned over the past two weeks not to mess with or talk to Alex when he was in this type of mood. Alex would try to hurt him without a second thought. Jesse knew that Alex was going through a tough time, and it was not the time to try to block people out, but he could not mess with Alex or else he would be hurt. Alex was taking the death of his father too much to heart. Jesse was worried that he might become like his father. He had lied about Alex, saying he was not his son. He had once found Alex on the ledge of the rooftop about to jump to kill himself. .
"Alex, what are you doing?" Jesse had asked.
"Nothing. Now, leave me alone." Alex had replied harshly.
Jesse was hit with realization. "You're going to jump, aren't you?"
"None of your business." Alex said, eyeing Jesse then glancing down. He was going to jump, but Jesse had ruined any chance of that.
"Your dad wouldn't want you to do this, Alex. He would have wanted you to go on with your life and become a great Time Force officer like he was. He would have wanted you to marry, to have children, to be great. They found this in his room. I thought you might want to have it." Jesse said, holding out a brown, leather-bound book in his hand.
"What is it?"
"His journal." Jesse flipped through a few pages. "I read a few pages. It mentions you and your mother quite often."
Alex took a step off the ledge and reached for the book. When he did so, Jesse grabbed Alex to restrain him; Alex fought, but Jesse managed to get him to their room.
"Why were you going to do it, man? Do you have any idea what it would have said about your dad? You say you loved him, yet you were about to kill yourself?! What kind of logic is that?! You need some help. I'm here, and so is that babe, Jen."
"Look, it's not that simple. Now, can I see the journal?"
Jesse handed it to Alex. As Alex sat down and began to read it, Jesse smiled sadly and walked out, hoping Jen would call him and calm him down. 'I'll have to keep a closer eye on him from now on.' he thought while closing the door. .
Alex walked out the door after pushing Jesse out of the way. Right then, Jen called.
"Hey, Jesse. Is Alex there?"
"Yup. One second." He stepped outside of the room. "Alex, Jen's on the phone."
Alex let out an annoyed sigh and headed back. 'Why does she have to call now?' He walked to the phone and forced a smile. "Hey, Jen. What's up?"
"Nothing much. Just wanted to see how you're holding up. Jesse told me about you trying to kill yourself, you know."
Alex rolled his eyes. "It was stupid, I know that now. I just wasn't thinking clearly. Don't worry, I won't do it again." he reassured her.
Jen smiled, obviously glad to hear him say that. "Good. Well, mom just walked in the door. I'll talk to you later. Bye."
"Uh, yah, talk to you later. Bye." Alex closed the link and left the room, heading for the park.
Disclaimer: I do not own Alex, Jen, or Ransik. They are property of Saban/Disney. I do own Christy and Chris Collins and Dr. Stein.
Two Weeks Later
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Alex was sitting on his bed looking at a picture of his mother and father on their wedding day. It was the first time he had seen his mother. That morning, he had managed to get into his house and unlock the door to the room with all his mother's things. He had leafed through some of her photo albums. Seeing his mother and father smiling together brought back the reality of what he had just gone through. Jen and Jesse had been helpful, but it just was not the same for him without knowing his dad was around, knowing their last words to each other had been an argument. It bothered him a lot.
Alex had had many sleepless nights thinking about his father, unwillingly replaying the scene of his death in his mind. So many times, he had cried when he thought he was alone, grieving what he had lost. 'If only there were some technology to renew a persons life when they've just died.' he thought. 'It could be useful. Time Force wouldn't have to worry about losing their best officers if they had that kind of technology. Dad, what did you and mom do to make Ransik this angry?' He was full of anger toward Ransik. Alex put the picture down and clenched his fists. "I will get him for you, dad." he said in barely more than a whisper while standing up.
Jesse walked in. "Whoa, Alex, you look angry. What's up? Want to talk about it?" Alex shot him an icy look. Jesse got the message. He had learned over the past two weeks not to mess with or talk to Alex when he was in this type of mood. Alex would try to hurt him without a second thought. Jesse knew that Alex was going through a tough time, and it was not the time to try to block people out, but he could not mess with Alex or else he would be hurt. Alex was taking the death of his father too much to heart. Jesse was worried that he might become like his father. He had lied about Alex, saying he was not his son. He had once found Alex on the ledge of the rooftop about to jump to kill himself. .
"Alex, what are you doing?" Jesse had asked.
"Nothing. Now, leave me alone." Alex had replied harshly.
Jesse was hit with realization. "You're going to jump, aren't you?"
"None of your business." Alex said, eyeing Jesse then glancing down. He was going to jump, but Jesse had ruined any chance of that.
"Your dad wouldn't want you to do this, Alex. He would have wanted you to go on with your life and become a great Time Force officer like he was. He would have wanted you to marry, to have children, to be great. They found this in his room. I thought you might want to have it." Jesse said, holding out a brown, leather-bound book in his hand.
"What is it?"
"His journal." Jesse flipped through a few pages. "I read a few pages. It mentions you and your mother quite often."
Alex took a step off the ledge and reached for the book. When he did so, Jesse grabbed Alex to restrain him; Alex fought, but Jesse managed to get him to their room.
"Why were you going to do it, man? Do you have any idea what it would have said about your dad? You say you loved him, yet you were about to kill yourself?! What kind of logic is that?! You need some help. I'm here, and so is that babe, Jen."
"Look, it's not that simple. Now, can I see the journal?"
Jesse handed it to Alex. As Alex sat down and began to read it, Jesse smiled sadly and walked out, hoping Jen would call him and calm him down. 'I'll have to keep a closer eye on him from now on.' he thought while closing the door. .
Alex walked out the door after pushing Jesse out of the way. Right then, Jen called.
"Hey, Jesse. Is Alex there?"
"Yup. One second." He stepped outside of the room. "Alex, Jen's on the phone."
Alex let out an annoyed sigh and headed back. 'Why does she have to call now?' He walked to the phone and forced a smile. "Hey, Jen. What's up?"
"Nothing much. Just wanted to see how you're holding up. Jesse told me about you trying to kill yourself, you know."
Alex rolled his eyes. "It was stupid, I know that now. I just wasn't thinking clearly. Don't worry, I won't do it again." he reassured her.
Jen smiled, obviously glad to hear him say that. "Good. Well, mom just walked in the door. I'll talk to you later. Bye."
"Uh, yah, talk to you later. Bye." Alex closed the link and left the room, heading for the park.