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So Wes has arrived in the future, what will Jen's reaction be this time?

Chapter three up…

Enjoy!

Steph

A Sweet Hello

It was Saturday, and that meant that Jen had to give a welcome speech at the Academy at noon. It was orientation day, and Monday was when she began to teach. She rolled over in her bed and groaned as the piercing sound of her alarm clock echoed throughout her room.

She sniffed as she looked at her clock. The holographic numbers hovered above its base as she hit the snooze button. The clock read 9:00am. "At least I got an extra hour and a half." She muttered. Jen swung her feet over the bed and sighed. The sun began to shine into her room, lighting up the walls. Jen looked around her room. It was a fairly nice size room, and a fairly nice size apartment. What would you expect for being a high-ranking officer?

"First, a hot shower." Jen said. She walked into her bathroom and closed the door.

Later

Jen walked out of her bathroom, a fresh scent of vanilla floated behind her. She went over to her dresser and pulled out a pair of uniform pants and a black t-shirt. From her closet, she removed a jacket and her belt.

She walked out of her room and into her kitchen. On the table was her cell phone and her blaster. Jen looked at the charger for her blaster, the meter read full. With a quick swipe of the spring, a charging sound was heard, and her blaster was set. She put it securely into its holster.

Jen looked at her clock, which read 9:45am. Jen sighed as she grabbed her keys and walked out.

In Wes's room

Wes walked out of his room, just in time to see Captain Logan pass by.

"A little late start, Wes?" Logan asked. Wes chuckled.

"Had a hard time shutting off that alarm." We said. Logan shook his head.

"Cadets." He paused. "Come on, we need to get you a uniform." Logan and Wes began to walk, and soon Wes entered the lobby of Time Force Headquarters.

'Wow. It's even bigger in the light." Wes said.

"It truly is a nice building. Come this way, to the uniform room." Logan led Wes through yet another door. What Wes saw amazed him. There was a large elevated circle in the floor.

"Stand there." Logan pointed to the circle. Wes obeyed and stood.

"CADET COLLINS, WESLEY." The computer said.

"Guess the paperwork got through." Wes muttered. Then, a red beam began to scan down his body.

A few beeps were heard. "SCANNING COMPLETE."

Wes stepped back down and looked at what Logan was viewing. There was a three-dimensional scan of Wes. Next to the diagram was a chart, with everything from his height to his shoe size.

"Amazing." Wes said. Another beep was heard, and a small cabinet opened. "REMOVE UNIFORM" the computer announced.

"Here, Wes. Go put this on." Logan handed him the hanger. Wes went into the back room and put on the uniform.

A few moments later he immerged, dressed in white. "Amazing, it's a perfect fit." Wes smiled. 'So that's why Jen looked so good in a uniform.' Wes smiled to himself.

"Come, Wes. I want to show you around Time Force, before your orientation." Logan said. He pressed a few more buttons, then the two left.

12:00PM

"This is where I leave you, Wes." Logan said as they two walked up to where the Academy doors where. "Good luck, Cadet." Logan shook Wes's hand. "If you need anything at all, please let either myself or Ensign Anders know."

"Thanks, Captain." Wes said. Logan nodded and walked away, as Wes walked through the doors of the Time Force Academy.

He followed a small crowd, maybe 50 people, and they all went into the auditorium.

Wes seemed lost, as people, both men and women, sat down in a few vacant chairs. Wes took a seat in the back, but was soon tapped on the shoulder.

"Hey man, these seats free?" he asked. He was about 5 feet, 6 inches, a bit buff with black hair and dark eyes.

"Yea, sure." Wes said as he scooted over. Three men sat next to him. One was 6 feet even, thin, with brown hair and blue eyes. The third man was Wes's height, 5 feet 11 inches, with black hair andgreen eyes.

"Jason Vincelli." One of them said. "These are my friends Josh Greenberg," the man with brown hair nodded. "And Michael St. John. Mitch." The other man with black hair and green eyes nodded as well.

"Wes Collins." Wes said. "Nice to meet you guys." Apparently, the three were staring off at doors, as a young woman walked in.

"There she is…" Jason trailed off. Wes gave him a lopsided look.

"Who?" Wes asked.

Jason rolled his eyes. "Lieutenant Scotts. Don't tell me you never heard of her, Wes." Wes followed his gaze to the back of the room where Jen began to walk down the isle. "She's only the hottest officer here."

She returned a greeting from some of the new cadets as she passed the four boys.

"Hello boys." Jen said and nodded at them. Each seemed like a good cadet, who was willing to work hard. She smiled at the dirty blonde man, and continued to walk.

But then something clicked that made Jen take a double look. She turned her head, and eyes grew wide. 'Couldn't be.'

"Wes?" She asked.

Wes stood up; a wide smile on his face as he got up, a bit hurried, and went over to her. "Hi, Lieutenant."

Jen was amazed. "Oh my gosh, is it really you?" Jen stood there, shocked at seeing him.

"Yea, long story." Wes just stood there. He wanted to much to hold her, and to tell her everything. He wanted so much to hug her, to kiss her, and to love her.

She crossed her arms over her chest. "It's been a long time, hasn't it?" Jen said. Her hazel eyes began to shine.

"Lieutenant, can we hurry it up? We have a lot to get through." Logan's voice came over the speakers, but secretly, he was smiling.

Jen blushed. "We'll talk later. See you around, Cadet." She smiled and began to walk. But she turned her head gave him a wink.

"Bye, Lieutenant." Wes trailed off. Inside, he felt like he could burst. Jen knew he was here.

"What was that all about?" Josh asked. His question broke Wes out of his trance.

"We were, umm, good friends in high school." Wes shrugged. "She must be surprised to see me, that's all."

"If everyone will quiet down, we shall begin." Logan said. Jen was up on the stage, and sat behind a desk. Once the room was quiet, Logan began to speak again. "For those of you who don't know, I am Captain Robert Logan. I would first like to congratulate you all for making it this far. Today, you begin a journey through Time Force, to become one of the proud officers today." He paused. "Now, I would like to introduce you to your mentor, and your commanding officer. Lieutenant Jennifer Scotts!" Logan said.

Jen smiled as she got up, and a loud applause was given. "Thank you." Jen said. "I would also like to extend my congratulations to all of you for making it here. Over my experience, I think this will be our best group in a while…" Jen began.

For the next half hour, Jen told them of what to expect in Time Force, and what do expect from the Academy. Until finally, four more people stood up.

"Now, you will be divided into five groups. Then be put with an officer who will train you as a group, and every Saturday, we will all get together and train as a unit."

A female officer stepped forward. "This is Ensign Allison Jackson, and she will be in charge of Alpha-Gamma. When I call our your name, please come up and stand by her."

Wes's heart began to race as each name was called off. What were the chances he'd be with Jen? The last name as read.

"Ensign Davis Avery will be in charge of Echo-Romeo." Jen announced. More names were read off. Once again, Wes's name wasn't read.

Another officer stepped up. "November-Sigma will have Ensign Jamie Lombardis as their leader." Jen stated. Again, ten more names were read off, Wes's not being among them.

The last officer stepped forward. "Ensign Kyle Anders will be in charge of Juliet-Charlie." Wes's heart was in this throat. But his name was never called.

Jen smiled in his direction. "The last few are with me, Bravo-Delta. Please come stand over here." Jen pointed.

"Hey, looks like we're together." Mitch said.

"Awesome." Josh said.

"This'll be interesting, huh, Wes?" Jason asked. Wes nodded.

"Now, each group will go with their officer and be given a tour of the Academy. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask." Jen said. "Dismissed!" Then each group began to pile out, while Jen's group stood where they were, as Jen talked with Logan for a moment. Then, she stood on the edge of the stage.

"Welcome to Time Force. For those of you that don't know, we will have our training days every night at 5:00PM, for an hour and a half break. At 7:30, you are to report to the locker room here at TFA and be changed, for we will have drills at night. Understood?" a few yes's were heard. "When I address you, I expect to hear a loud 'Yes, Lieutenant.' now, let's try that again. Understood?"

"Yes, Lieutenant!" a loud echo erupted through the empty room.

"Better. It may seem strange, but once you obtain your badges, you'll be calling out ranked officers left and right. Now, if you'll follow me, I want to show you around and familiarize you all with the Academy, so you all feel comfortable."

Jen lead her group out of the room and down a hallway. Wes's eyes were glued on the back of Jen's head. He was dieing to talk to her.

But that would have to wait.

5:30PM

From outside the building, the Academy didn't seem so big, but inside, it was huge. Wes didn't even think it'd take four hours to get around, but they saw everything. From the classrooms, to the gym where a nice set-up was.

Finally, their tour ended.

Jen and her group stood outside the doors. "Now, I hope you all enjoyed yourselves, and got some information out of this." Jen said. "I'll expect to see you all in the gym Monday at 5."

"Yes, Lieutenant!" the group echoed. Jen smiled.

"You have the rest of the night off…Dismissed!" Jen called. She watched her cadets go towards HQ to relax.

"Hey, Wes. Come on, we're going to get dinner, tonight is calzones!" Jason called.

Wes watched Jen walk off in the opposite direction. "Ah, you guys go along. I'll…catch up later." He began to walk towards her.

"Suit yourself. Come on guys." Josh said. The three walked in, wondering what was on Wes's mind.

"Lieutenant!" he called.

Jen whipped her head around to see Wes running towards her. Once he caught up, the two stood there and their eyes were locked.

"Hi." Wes said.

"Hey." Her voice was soft.

"Walk?" Wes asked.

Jen nodded. "Sure." The two took off in a direction opposite of Time Force.

"So, umm, how've you been?" Wes asked lamely.

Jen shrugged. "Fine. Nothing new besides the promotion." Wes let out a silent oh. "How about you?" Jen hadn't realized how bad she was at small talk until now.

"Fine. Dad's been good. Eric's still a hard ass as usual." Wes chuckled. So did Jen.

"So exactly what are you doing here?" she asked curiously.

"Well…" he began. "I heard about Galden. Logan came to the past with Ensign Anders and he told he about him." Wes paused. "And you."

Jen's eyes lowered. "What did he tell you?"

"That you're running yourself dead, and you're obsessed with capturing Galden. He also told me Galden almost killed you. He asked me to come here and become an officer, then go for my morpher again."

Jen was silent. "Galden's powerful. More then Ransik."

"So you are hurting." Wes stated. "I came here, Jen, because I was worried about you."

"There's nothing to worry about, Wes. I'm fine." Jen said.

There was something in her voice that told Wes otherwise. "Look at me and tell me you are fine." But Jen never said anything.

"Like I said, Wes…" she said, more force in her voice. "I'm fine."

Wes still didn't believe her. He grabbed her shoulders and looked into her eyes. What he saw was fatigue, fear and surprise.

"Jen, the only reason I came here was to make sure you didn't get yourself killed. And from what I can see, that's exactly what you are doing."

Jen's eyes became hard. "What I do here is none of your business. Things are different now! You're a cadet, I'm the Lieutenant. Now there's a barrier that we can't break. There's a new set of rules to follow."

"Well, you haven't changed." Wes muttered.

Jen spin around so fast Wes though she would fall. "You're right, I haven't." she crossed her arms. "Satisfied?" she said angrily. She gave a heavy sigh as she began to walk away from him.

Wes heard her sniff. "Jen, I'm sorry…" Wes began.

She turned and faced him. "No. You're right. As much as I hate to admit it, you're right. I've…got a lot on my mind. Between preparing for my classes at the Academy and getting less then three hours of sleep a night, I'm just tired and stressed."

Wes took a step closer to her. "And that's understandable. But Jen, you're running yourself down and that's what worries me." Wes stepped closer and took her hands in his. "I just don't want to see you get hurt." His voice grew quieter. "I lost you once, Jen. I just don't want to loose you again. I've thought of that for five years. Now, I have the chance to look out for you."

Jen felt his breath dance on her cheeks. The love in his eyes was clearly visible. Jen saw him begin to lean in, and felt herself go in to meet him.

"Wes, we can't." Jen stopped.

Wes looked down at the ground, then up at her. "Why?"

"The rules, our lives, my job. If we start something…" Jen trailed off. "I want to so much, I just…can't." Jen said. Her heart twisted into a knot.

"Throw the rulebook out the window for once." Wes whispered.

A cold wisp of wind blew by as the two stood there, inches apart.

Jen searched for another excuse, but she couldn't find one. Wes watched her, waiting for an answer.

"You know I could lose my job because of this, Wes." Jen muttered.

He smiled. "That's a chance I'm willing to take."

Then he kissed her. His warm lips caressed hers ever so tenderly. A kiss so tender, Jen found herself lost in it.

"You do realize that this can't get to anyone." Jen said.

"I know." Wes muttered.

"And once you begin at the Academy, the only way we could see each other is during trainings. It'll be once a week."

"That's all I need." His voice barely above a whisper.

"But once you become an officer, then I'll see you pretty much everyday." A mischievous smile came to Jen's face. "And if you're on street duty, we may be paired up…"

Wes chuckled. "Sounds good."

"And once you get your morpher back…" Jen began. "we could move in together."

"Can't wait." Wes said. Jen giggled as his arms went around her waist in a strong hug. "I've missed you so much."

"Me too." Jen paused. "We should get back, people may we wondering where we went."

Wes nodded as they began to talk.

They were a few feet from the entrance when Wes pulled Jen into a dark corner of the building and gave her a strong kiss. She cupped his face in her hand, his arms holding her around her waist.

"See you Monday." Wes said. Jen gave him yet another kiss.

"Can't wait." Jen said.

Nonchalantly, the two strode carelessly into Time Force and parted at the apartment elevators.

Jen went to her room, as well as Wes.

Once in his room, Wes changed into his pajamas and flopped down on his bed, reminiscing on his last few moments with the woman he loved.

The clock soon blinked 11:00PM, with Wes still awake.

But eventually he drifted off into sleep, and counted down the minutes until he began at the Academy.

And the next time he'd see Jen…

ch 4 up soon…