He walked through the office building feeling a bit strange carrying a baby through HQ.
"Jesse, what happened? And who's the kid?" Hadley walked up to him. His arms spread out confused. He shook his not exactly sure how he should handle this.
"My Elucidator acted up and sent me to the wrong time. I seriously got to have that checked out! And I'm not sure who this is yet." He told him straight up. Jesse shifted the kid upward so he could adjust his grip.
"Jesse Burnish, the time purest, pulling a kid out of history?! Again!" Hadley said in disbelief.
"With all due respect Hadley, you didn't experience what I have." He said flatly. For an unknown reason this tighten the grip on the kid. Hadley opened his mouth to speak but he beat him to it.
"Look. I'm going to find out about my new friend here then send him over the orphanage. Promise." Hadley's mouth was still open but no words came out then his mouth snapped shut and he nodded.
"Want me to take your Elucidator to repair?" He offered. Jesse nodded his thanks and awkwardly handed him the Elucidator. The moment he was gone they continued the trek to his office.
The door closed behind him automatically. With the kid still in his arms he chicken-pecked in a code on his light keyboard for a crib to appear. He lowered the kid in who was still clutching his shirt. Gently he unfurled his fingers and stood up straight. With a loud sigh he plopped down in the seat and swung his body to the face the desk.
"Let's find out who you are." He muttered to the kid lying next to him. Typing in another code a light screen blinked a few inches behind the keyboard. It showed a video of a women lying upright in a hospital bed holding something in her arms. Down in the bottom corner of the screen showed "San Diego CA, U.S.A. January 29, 2008". The mother didn't seemed too interested in her newborn son. She was interested in talking to the man who was lying half on half off the bed. The new born squirm and whined but no one responded. They were too busy talking about what they were going to do to meet their friends. This alone was enough to make him grit his teeth behind his lips. Then they the women suddenly turned to the calling newborn in her arms. She asked what he thought they should name it. There was a lot of arguing over terrible names. One of the ideas was Mesh. The man suggested that one. The women suggested Bat but the man just laughed. They eventually agreed on Mink. Jesse took a glance at the baby that was calmly resting in the crib.
"You're Mink?" He asked raising an eyebrow. "I don't think so pal." Then he went back to watch the rest of the video. Now the parents and the baby were at local bar with some friends two weeks later and they were clearly having too much to drink. The baby was in the car seat Jesse recognize on the floor. One of the guys suggested that they should see what would happen to the baby if they smashed the car into a brick wall. At this point he was barely able to contain his anger, his hate. The parents buckled the car seat in the back seat while two of the guys were messing with the driver's side up front. They closed the doors and backed away to a safe distance while one of the two guys stayed up there and dropped a brick down on the gas pedal and bolted from the car. The engine roar and went speeding off ahead till the front rammed into the brick wall hard enough for the front to crunch inwards and the rear to be lifted a couple of inches off the ground. Smoke broke out from under the hood and flames soon engulfed it. The rear started smoking now too. Jesse hit a key on the board and the screen disappeared. He didn't need to see more he knew what happened after that. And he was too furious to watch anymore. He couldn't believe that's where he went, what he saved this kid from. Jesse bent down and stared at the kid who was staring right back at him.
"I'm so sorry!" He whispered. "No one deserves to have parents like that!" He stroked the top of his head then glided the back of his fingers down to his cheek. Baby Mink grabbed one using his whole hand to do it. Jesse gaze right into his dark blue eyes. Never had he felt so much sympathy before.
"Let's see if you got the justice you deserved." He whispered pulling his finger back feeling bad doing so. The kid reached out to him like he was afraid he would be left again. Releasing a sigh he stuck his finger back for Mink to grab again. With his other hand he hit another key popping the screen back up with a video of a new anchor reporting on a story. Jesse smiled happily hearing that Mink's parents and their friends were charged with first degree murder and destruction of property. They lady reporting said they would be in jail for up to thirty years. Not that it would matter now. He pressed the key again and the screen disappeared again. Jesse picked Mink up cradling him in his arms.
"Looks like you got the justice you deserved." He smiled. Mink smiled back stretching his arms up to his face.