A/N:Hey guys sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been very preoccupied so I've not been able to type up more chapters but now I'm back and rearing to go!

Anyhow on to chapter 7!

Disclaimer: The Crash series is not mine.

Jack sighed for a moment as he glanced at the two rings on the table, he could feel tears welling up in his eyes as the painful memory resurfaced "You have to tell them.." Diane said to her son trying to help numb the pain he and by extension she experienced as well. Jack shock his head muttering "I know.." before he spoke with unshakable conviction. "I will tell them everything. But this time I'll make sure that I NEVER go through that tragedy ever again!" Diane smiled at her son proudly placing a hand on his shoulder as she did so, "Good.."

She then trailed off as she took hold of the rings ounce again "I'll hold on to them until the time is right.." She said giving her son a knowing smile before fallowing him back into the house.

Jack noticed everyone giving him concerned looks (More so Coco because of obvious reasons) He just smiled as he sat down to address the group. "What's wrong guys? you seem kinda down." Crash spoke for the group speaking what was on each of their minds "You were out there for a while and we were getting a little worried." Jack just nodded as he began to speak "Well guys there is something I should explain.." He trailed off trying to find the right words for the inevitable questions that he was going to get from this, Aku-Aku spoke then seemingly reading the boy's mind. "What do you mean?" The Tiki guardian asked quizzically.

Jack then spoke carefully as to not freak his friends out, "This isn't the first time you've all come to live here with my family." Crash then cut him off looking a little annoyed, "Wait What do you mean 'the first time'?" Crash asked before getting lightly punched in the shoulder by an irritated Coco, "Crash hush, Let him speak!" The girl said making Jack nod in thanks before clearing his throat, "Now, as I was saying the world we're in now is it's second incarnation.." He then trailed off as Aku-Aku spoke for the group asking what they were all thinking.

"What happened to the first?"

Jack closed his eyes momentarily before responding, "It was destroyed.." Coco then spoke with a sense of unease about her, "What caused it to be destroyed?" She asked flinching a bit as Jack gave her a look of grim seriousness, "I caused it."Noticing the looks of confusion on his friends faces he began to elaborate. "During the the first incarnation it happened.."

FLASHBACK

On a nice spring day Jack was waiting, waiting for the woman he loved to walk down the aisle so they could exchange their vows and join together in holy matrimony. Luckily he didn't have to wait very long as the doors to the church swung open and the piano began playing, then she appeared making Jack's heart suddenly burst.

There standing alongside Crash, whom was acting as the father walking his daughter down the aisle was Coco wearing a white wedding dress and vail that just seemed to match her perfectly. Nothing was said between the two as they faced each other at the alter they're hearts filled with love for the other, it was then that Aku-Aku spoke acting as the preacher/minister.

"Do you Jack, swear to love and cherish Coco, to have and to hold her in holy matrimony, in sickness and in health for as long as you both shall live?"

Jack nodded, "I Do."

Aku-Aku then turned to Coco, "And do you Coco, swear to love and cherish Jack, to have and to hold him in holy matrimony, in sickness and in health for as long as you both shall live?"

Coco nodded, "I Do."

Aku-Aku nodded before addressing the guests "Now before I continue, is there anyone here whom feels that these two should not be wed?" He asked receiving no response at all.

"Well then by the power vested in me I now pronounce you man & wife. You may kiss the bride."

And so Jack did lifting his new wife's vail and kissing her passionately.

But then tragedy struck! with Coco falling into Jack's arms before dying from being shot in the back! Jack shook with barely controlled rage "NO! NO! I CAN'T LOSE YOU NOW!" His body went stiff as his white eye was replaced with a black one to match the other before his body went completely ablaze with black flames looking more like a demon instead of a burning skeleton.

"WHO DID THIS!" He roared out before his eyes settled on Cortex whom had a still burning blaster in his hand. Jack pointed a clawed hand at cortex giving him a full view of his blood lust, "YOU KILLED HER!"

FLASHBACK END

"..With my blood lust unchained i sent the world into chaos and ruin then when I realized where I went wrong I reset the world by making the world go through an artificial big bang then we got put where we are now."

"That must be what caused you to come crashing into the beach at our old home." Aku-Aku muttered thoughtfully Jack just nodded in agreement. "Yeah well when I crashed onto your beach I recognized Coco instantly and I promised myself that I'd never lose you guys again especially my loving wife." Jack said smiling as he took one of Coco's hands in his. Diane chose to speak then startling the group for a moment, "Well I'm happy you all know the truth of what happened, but that also brings up this next question."

"What would that be?" Coco asked before Diane smiled at her pulling out the rings she had taken earlier. "Are you willing to do anything to make sure a tragedy like that never happens again?"

Crash nodded immediately shouting "Heck yeah!" Crunch nodded as well making Aku-Aku smile, then all eyes fell on Coco whom looked a little uneasy. "I'm not sure I've always been more of a brains over brawn kind of girl." Hearing this Jack grabbed her hand and squeezed giving her a clear view of his eyes witch looked to be saying unspoken words (Please do this Coco I can't bear losing you again, not after the last time!) Seeing that Coco sighed before nodding "Okay I'll do it I'll get stronger!"

Diane nodded before bringing her closed hand over to her son and daughter in-law showing the rings "I believe these are yours."

Jack nodded before looking to Coco asking "You want to just take the ring or do you want to have us build up a relationship again? I'll go with whatever you choose Coco." Jack said giving his wife a loving smile. Coco shook her head laughing a little "I think it's sweet that you feel that way but I think it would be better if we take the rings and build the relationship as we go." Jack laughed a bit to but agreed none the less "Fair enough.." He trailed off as he put one of the rings on her finger and she put the other on his.

"How about we go out to eat tonight?" Diane asked as she glanced at the clock which reed 6:00 PM. "Wow it's that late already!?" Coco shouted in confusion as Jack chuckled a bit "Well my story did take a while to explain.." Crash nodded a bit before saying "Sure let's go out and celebrate! We can even celebrate your birthday too!" Coco gasped as she realized what her brother was talking about. "He's right! With all the stuff that's happened lately I forgot today was my birthday!"

With that everyone decided to head out for dinner, however when they got there Crash saw someone he never thought he'd see ever again.

"TAWNA?!"

"CRASH?!"

A/N: That's chapter 7 finished! please let me know what you think in a review.

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