Jay's origin story:

He was found on their doorstep when he was three weeks old. He was five when he started school and everyone teased and bullied him. He was six when he found out he was adopted. He was eight when he met his best friends…HIS BROTHERS, for the first time….

An elderly couple walked into the amusement park, holding the hands of a small boy that appeared to be about six years of age. The couple was wearing greased coveralls and warm smiles. The boy had light brown hair that was neatly combed back, and bright electric blue eyes. He was wearing a pair of jeans, and a blue t-shirt that had a robot on it and said something about a robotics club.

The elderly smiled down at the boy as she walked alongside him. "What do you want to do first Jay, sweetie?"

The little boy frowned as he looked around the large park, before pulling his hand free from the elderly man's hand. Pointing to a long line for the haunted mansion ride, he grinned happily. "There! I like that ride, Ma."

"Ok then." The three of them strode purposely across the park to the long line.

Jay looked around the place as he stood in line, his eyes round with wonder. A giggle escaped someone behind him as he suddenly felt something crashing into him. Startled, he spun around to see a girl his size giggling as she stepped back. She was wearing a simple blue overalls and a maroon shirt, and her black hair was cut short. Her hazel eyes sparkled with excitement as she bounced on her toes.

"Hi!"

"Umm, hi?" Jay took a step back, not sure if he should be weary of her or not.

A tall pale teen with stiff looking snowy white hair and icy blue eyes stepped forward, quickly placing a hand on her head. "Nya, what have I said about running off like that?"

The girl twirled around, smiling as she grabbed the teen's arm. "To not to."

Two boys that appeared to be about eight years of age popped up on either side of the teen. One had spiky auburn hair, and sharp hazel eyes, and the other had pitch black hair and dark chocolate eyes. Jay's mother turned to face them and held her hand out to shake. "My name is Edna. This here is my husband Ed, and our boy Jay. And you are?"

"Zane." The teen accepted the handshake. "This is my brother Kai, our sister Nya, and Kai's friend, Cole." He placed a hand on each of their heads as he said their names.

Nya grinned as she held up six fingers. "I'm this many now!"

Kai groaned as he rolled his eyes at her. "You get excited every time that your birthday rolls around."

"Do not!"

"Do too!"

Zane sighed as he quickly separated them. "Enough. Kai, you get excited on your birthday too, so you cannot tell Nya she cannot be excited."

Kai shrunk down, his cheeks reddening with embarrassment. "Sorry Zane. Sorry sis."

The line surged forward, the two groups moving together instinctively. Once they finally got to the front of the line, the lady that was loading the carts presumed all seven of them were together and loaded them in accordingly.

Jay figured that this was a onetime thing anyways. It wasn't like they were going to spend the entire day with them or anything…

….

"Look! I'm big enough to go on the roller coaster!" Nya squealed as she pointed her finger at the dizzying Mega-Monster Coaster.

Jay grinned as he realized that meant he was finally big enough to ride the 'big kid' ride. "Ma, Pa, can I ride the roller coaster?"

Edna glanced at the large ride, before turning to face Zane. "Do you mind taking him with you? I'm afraid we're too old for that kind of ride."

"Of course not." Zane bowed to the couple. "I will gladly take Jay along with this one time."

…

Jay bit into his hamburger, eyeing Cole who was eating as if there was no tomorrow. Kai was squirming in his seat between Ed and Edna, while Zane was wiping Nya's face clean with a napkin.

Ed shook his head, grabbing his glass of water. "You know, you're great with kids. Do you take your siblings and your brother's friend out often?"

Zane smiled tightly, sensing that he probably should tell the truth. "Actually, Kai and Nya are siblings. All three of us are orphans, and no one would take us in. Obviously, I am more prepared to take care of myself than Kai is for the two of them. So, I took them in myself. Cole is a new addition. He ran away from home and would have starved to death if I hadn't found him when I did."

Edna stirred her soup, worrying creasing her brow. "My, sounds like you four have pretty interesting lives. Do you still do school?"

"I already know everything. I have been homeschooling the others." Zane calmly answered as he picked at his salad.

A hum escaped Edna as she glanced over to Ed. Ed nodded to signal that he got the message she was silently giving him. "Kids at the school seem to like picking on Jay. I…we feel as if he would do better with you. Both academically and mentally. Good for him you know."

Zane froze in shock before ducking his head. "I do not know what to say. Thank you for believing in my ability, but I am afraid that I do not hold such trust in myself."

"Nonsense. Just look at these three, strong, healthy kids…all under your care." Edna interjected, nodding to the Kai who was slurping his chocolate milk up his straw as quickly as he could.

Zane fiddled with his sleeve, his brow furrowed in thought. "Are you allergic to dogs, Jay?"

Jay straightened up as quickly as he could, giving up on balancing his spoon on his nose. "No, why do you ask?"

"Kai and Nya still have their father's old dog, Marcher, with them. Just making sure it is safe for you to be around him without any troubles." Zane responded as he pushed some of his salad onto Cole's and Kai's plates. Kai wrinkled his nose at him, while Cole began shoving food into his mouth again.

"Excellent! We'll take Jay home and pack everything he needs as well as give you some money to use to keep him in clothes, in case he outgrows his current ones." Edna stood up.

"We will see you later then." Zane bowed once again to the couple.

Edna quickly wrote something down and handed it to Zane. "Our address. You can't miss it."

….

Jay was sitting next to his sleeping bag, duffle bag, and backpack when Zane, Kai, Nya, and Cole appeared over the horizon. A large black and brown dog looping around them excitedly, tongue lolling out. Kai noticed Jay and burst out at a run, barreling into him.

"Hi ya!" Kai squeezed the life out of the smaller boy.

"Oof. Um, is that Marcher?" Jay nervously eyed the towering monstrosity of a dog.

"Yep!" Kai didn't seem unfazed by how large the dog was compared to them.

Zane glanced over Jay, his brow furrowed in thought. "You are Nya's age, correct?"

"No. I'm eight. I just look younger cause I'm small for my age…" Jay shifted nervously.

"Cool! Bet you can fit in all the good hiding places!" Cole piped up as he joined the conversation.

Jay blinked rapidly, he had never thought of his small size as an advantage before…

A/N: Done! Ooh, look! Jay's here which means Lloyd is next! And yes, Ed and Edna basically paid a complete stranger to take Jay and teach him and travel the world with him… got to love them.

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