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Tommy stared at his friends.

"What's gotten into him?" he wondered.

"It's his father. He doesn't want to see his father," Kimberly realized.

"What they don't get along?" Tommy questioned.

"Man, that's an understatement," Zack responded.

"But he sounded really concerned," Tommy objected.

"Michael Scott is Jason's stepfather," Kimberly answered. "Jason hates his real father. And I can't blame him," she continued.

"Why not?" Billy asked. Though Trini, Zack, Kimberly, Billy, and Jason had been friends for a long time, only Kimberly seemed to know what had happened between Jason and his real father.

"Well, according to Jason, the guy was a real control freak. He lived on power trips," Kimberly replied. "I mean, you guys remember when Jason would sometimes show up with bruises and stuff," she continued.

"Oh, yeah," Zack recalled musingly.

"His real father was the whole reason Jason got into the martial arts. He wasn't going to stand down anymore," Kimberly told them.

"Oh, man," Tommy said. He raked his hair with with his fingers.

"What?" Trini queried.

"I know how Jason feels," Tommy replied.