Chapter 7: Secrets Revealed
(Later at the Barn…)
Jackson, DJ, Max, Tommy Jr, Danny, Jesse, Becky, Stephanie, Nicky, Alex, Joey, Ramona, Kimmy, and Fernando made him way to the barn, Becky switch light up, while DJ & Tommy had told Jackson something that they told her for a long time, of when they told him he was adopted by them, but they never told Jackson of where she really came from, but they had a clue to where… a clue that they had kept in their barn ever since it came to earth, with Jackson inside it…
"They never showed you this, son. I guess we didn't know how to explain it." Danny said. "Still don't."
Jackson gasped in shock…Danny removed a large sheet from over a large object, revealing it to be the spaceship-like ship they found Jackson, all those years ago…
"You know how some babies are found in baskets?" Joey asked.
"Well, this is how your parents found you." Danny said to his older grandson.
"You're kidding, right?" Jackson asked with a smile.
Jackson watched as his family and friends were silent.
Jackson sighs. "You're not. It looks like some kind of…" He said.
"We know Jackson… this was what we found you in, It came crashing from the sky, nearly ramming us off the road years ago…" DJ explained, as Jackson tried to touch the ship, causing it to suddenly give more glows to color, before Jackson saw images flashing through her mind…
*Flashback to 2002*
After DJ & Tommy found baby Kal-El, now named Jackson, DJ waited in the truck, not letting go of Jackson, while gently rocking her, as Jackson stayed calm and happy. At that moment, a large dump truck, as well as a car, pulled up behind Tommy's truck. Out of the Dump Truck, got out some of Tommy's construction fireworker friends, who went to find Tommy at the crash site, while out of the car, got out DJ's family Danny, Jesse, Becky, Joey, Stephanie, Nicky and Alex white out of the car, got out DJ's ex-boyfriend: Steve Hale, who went to Tommy's truck, to see if their son was alright, as DJ got out of the truck, to introduce them to the newest member of their family…
"Steve?" DJ asked.
"DJ? What are you guys doing?" Steve asked.
"DJ, sweetie, are you okay?" Becky called as they approached DJ, before noticing & gasping at the innocent infant in a warm red blanket, in DJ's arms… "Oh my God, is that your baby?"
"Baby?" Steve asked.
"Not exactly…" DJ said slightly nervously, as they all noticed Tommy, her parents-in-law and his friends hauling the pod-like ship into the back of the dump truck to keep it hidden, just as Danny realised what DJ meant…
"Are you saying… this baby was in that ship?! That she's some kind of alien?!" Jesse gasped in worry.
"Shh! Calm down Uncle Jesse, don't shout, you'll frighten Jackson." DJ calmed down her father, as Jackson gave a worried gurgle, as DJ calmed her down too…
"Jackson?" Nicky and Alex both asked.
"Who's Jackson?" Joey asked.
"For an alien, he looks so human, and beautiful." Danny said in awe, as Jackson gave a happy gurgle at his grandpa…
"He was a human, no way." Becky said.
"The ship said he's an alien, he had no real name, there's no way I can give up this beautiful baby boy." DJ said, while still gently rocking Jackson.
"It can't be! He was an alien?!" Stephanie gasped in worry.
"I know, Steph." Tommy said.
"Does he have a real name?" Becky asked.
"He did not have a real name?" Steve asked.
"I don't know." DJ said.
"Are you sure that you can look after him?" Danny asked his elder daughter.
"It's not about how much, Dad, it's about protecting him. I can't give her up to an adoption center and tell them he's an alien we found in a forest, they'd either never believe me, or even freak out and have him taken away to research facility and be locked up and experimented on, I can't do that this to my baby boy, or any baby boy for that matter. Besides, we have enough of that, to protect our family secrets from the rest of the world." DJ said sternly in determination to her reluctant father.
"You're an adopted mother." Steve said with a smile.
"Too." DJ said with a smile.
*Flashback Ends*
"Jackson? Are you okay?" DJ asked nervously.
"So…all this time…you knew…I am…an alien?!" Jackson said with shock.
"We couldn't tell you at the time we told you we adopted you, we were really worried for you, if the world knew you were from another world, they'd likely reject you, much worse than what you've told us of your identity towards you, despite them not knowing anyway…" Danny said nervously too.
"Sure, Grandpa." Jackson said.
"Because unfortunately, people these days are afraid of what they don't understand…even though we didn't understand we loved you so much, there was no way we were going to give up to someone else, especially if they never understood worse than we knew about you…you'll always be our baby, Jackson, there's way more to family, than just bloodline…" DJ said in comforting tones.
"You're right Mom, even if I am from someone else from the sky, you'll always be my family to me…" Jackson said, calming down, as DJ joined in the hug… "But… What if Max, Tommy, Ramona, Kimmy, Fernando, Steve, and you guys find out?" Jackson asked nervously.
"We understand your concerns Jackson… he probably will one day…" Jesse said calmly again.
"Sure, Uncle Jesse. But, Mom…Dad was killed in a car accident. I miss Dad." Jackson said sadly.
"Honey, please don't cry. We miss him." DJ said.
"All those things I can do…all those powers…and I couldn't even save him." Jackson said, as he quietly anguished and saddened looking down…
"But whether he accepts or rejects you son, we'll always be there for you." Danny also said calmly, as Jackson gave a small but happy smile, knowing whatever the outcome of him, Max, Tommy Jr, Ramona, Kimmy, Fernando, Steve, and the others would be, his family and friends would be there for him…
To Be Continued…