Disclaimer: I own Jump Street only in my dreams

Disclaimer: I own Jump Street only in my dreams.

By the way, I'm sending many thanks out to Ghostwriter for the wonderful suggestion of Tom's amnesia causing him to think he is Tom McQuaid…I wasn't quite sure where to go with this chapter, but after that suggestion, it got the creative juices flowing. Thanks again!

Chapter 4: Tommy McQuaid

Doug sat in the waiting room at County General anxiously waiting for any news about his partner. Tom hadn't regained consciousness in the ambulance on the ride over and Doug was still worried about the reaction he had gotten from Hanson in the alley. Why didn't he recognize Doug and why the hell did he call himself Tom McQuaid?

Doug stood up and began pacing the hallway, not being able to patiently wait for a doctor to tell him how his friend was. It had been over an hour since they had arrived at the hospital and he was getting antsy.

"Doug how is he?" A female voice called out.

Doug turned and saw Judy, Ioki and Captain Fuller walking towards him. Judy looked as worried as Doug felt. "I haven't heard anything yet Jude." Doug followed them over to the seating area and sat down with his friends.

Captain Fuller took one look at Doug and knew that something was really wrong. He put his hand on the officer's shoulder and asked, "Penhall…what happened?"

Doug kept looking at the floor while he answered, "He didn't even know who I was Captain. He was scared of me and even tried pushing me away."

Ioki spoke up, "What do you mean he didn't know you? What exactly happened out there?"

Doug sighed and brushed a hand through his hair. "John must have hit him with something…he had a huge gash on his head. He was unconscious when I found him, but he woke up after and he didn't recognize me. He seemed really scared and told me to stay away from him."

Fuller thought about what Doug said. "Amnesia? Could explain why he didn't know you."

Just as Doug was about to say something, the emergency room doors swung open and a doctor came out. "Is there someone here with a Thomas Hanson?"

The Jump Street team stood and walked over to the doctor. Doug spoke up before anyone else had a chance. "How is he doctor?"

The doctor sighed and nodded his head. "I'm Doctor Shepherd. I'm afraid that I have bad news and good news." He noticed the looks of dread on the faces of the officers standing before him. "The good news is that Thomas will be fine. He has a concussion and took several stitches to his head."

"And the bad news?" Doug was getting impatient.

"I'm afraid that Thomas is suffering from amnesia from the blow to his head. He believes that he is a…. Tom McQuaid?" The doctor looked at Captain Fuller for an explanation.

Captain Fuller shrugged and said, "Tom McQuaid is an alias that he uses while undercover. He's a police officer at Jump Street Chapel." He looked at the doctor and continued, "Is he going to get his memory back?"

Dr. Shepherd looked at the officers with sincere regret. "It's hard to say. Tom received a severe blow to his head and he's got quite a bit of swelling on his brain, which is probably causing the amnesia. We're going to just have to wait and see what happens once the swelling goes down. It could days or even months to get his memory back, if he gets it back at all."

Doug couldn't believe what he was hearing. Judy came up beside him and put her arm around him. "I can't believe this is happening." She said.

"Can we see him?" Doug asked.

Doctor Shepherd nodded, "Sure, follow me. But don't be surprised is he is not the Tom that you're used to. He's going through a lot of emotions right now…Fear, anger, confusion and it's going to get worse before it gets better."

Doug, Judy, Ioki and Captain Fuller followed the doctor to Tom's room. He stopped outside and turned to the officers. "Just don't take anything he says to you too personal. He's really confused right now and is just trying to protect himself." The officers nodded and then entered into Hanson's room.

As they entered, Dr. Shepherd walked up to Tom and said, "Tom, you have some visitors. You're friends are here to see you. Is that okay?"

Tom looked up from his bed and noticed the group standing before him. There was a pretty, tall black woman, an older black gentleman, an oriental man and the larger man that was with him out in the alley. For some reason, they all seemed familiar, but he couldn't tell why. "Who are you guys?"

Judy ran up to Tom and took his hand. "Come on Hanson, you know who we are." She sat down on the bed next to him and leaned over to kiss his forehead.

Tom looked at her and said, "Sorry babe, but I have no idea who you are. But…" he cupped Judy's face in his hand and said, "I wouldn't mind getting to know you." Judy pulled out of Tom's grasp and let out a cry.

"Hanson, it's me, Judy… remember? We work together."

Tom just smirked at her. "Why do you keep calling me Hanson? My name is McQuaid, Tommy McQuaid." He thought about what she said. "How do we work together?"

Doug stepped up to Tom's bed. He hoped that Tom would at least recognize his best friend and partner for the last 4 years. "We're cops Tom… undercover officers at Jump Street? Do you remember that? You and I are partners. You're name is Tom Hanson. The McQuaid Brothers are just an alias that we use."

Tom thought about this for a moment…him, an undercover police officer? He let out a laugh and looked up at Doug. "Yeah…sure. I'm an undercover police officer. That's hilarious." Tom let out another laugh. He looked up at Fuller and asked, "And who would you be?"

"I'm your captain Tom…Captain Fuller." Adam looked down at his youngest officer and hoped for some kind of recognition. To his dismay however, he didn't see any.

Tom sat up in his bed and looked at the four people standing around his bed. "Listen guys, I don't know what kind of joke you guys are pulling here, but I don't think it's funny. My name is Tom McQuaid and I am 18 years old. I am definitely not a police officer and I DEFINETLY do not know you guys." Tom rubbed his hand across his head. The pain was starting to come back with a vengeance. "Now I would like you all to leave and just leave me alone."

Doug reached out to touch Tom's shoulder only to have his hand smacked away. "Don't touch me… just get out of here!" Hanson yelled. "Go away and leave me alone. I don't know you and I don't want you around me." His head was really starting to pound now. "GET OUT!"

Doug looked at Tom and couldn't hold back the tears anymore. The fact that his best friend didn't know him killed him. He felt as though a piece of his heart had been torn out. He was about to say something to Tom when he was stopped by a push from his best friend.

"Didn't you hear me? All of you get out and leave me alone!" Tom was getting furious now. "Get the fuck out of here and don't come back!"

Fuller took hold of Doug's arm and led the officers out of Tom's room. "Let's go guys."

Doug took one last look back at his best friend as the door closed behind him. He couldn't believe what had just happened. Tom Hanson was gone, missing. He had been replaced with his alter ego, Tom McQuaid. Doug wondered if he'd ever see his best friend again.

TBC….