Chapter 3- 4 years ago
4 YEARS AGO…YEAR 2009
"Daddy!" Junior said excitedly as his father picked him off the ground.
"There's my little boy!" Ozzy Sr. looked at his wife and smiled. "He sure is excited."
"Daddy today is my birthday!" Ozzy stared at him.
"Of course it is son!" Jr. made a big grin. "That's why we're taking you to Ricky's Pizza!" Jr. was surprised at first then hugged his father.
"Oh thank you Daddy, thank you!" Ozzy stared into his beloved only son's eyes as they glistened. He smiled softly and held him.
"Your welcome Junior." Jr. did not flinch at the name at all.
Once they finally got to the place, they ordered and sat down near the window. Jr. rocked his legs around not being able to fully touch the ground beneath him. Ozzy's wife sat in front of them and saw that Ozzy had his gun attached to his waist. She huffed at this and stared at him.
"Why must you bring a gun to a family place?" She asked. Ozzy stopped and looked down at it. He shrugged.
"You never know what will happen." She crossed her arms.
"Be realistic, you really think someone is going to try and break in here and steal this junky ol' place?" Just then, a scream was heard as a germ held up a gun and pointed it at the clerk demanding the cell money.
"Yes." He pulled his gun out and pointed it at him. "You should give up right now, there is no place to go." The germ turned around. He put his hands up. "That's more like it." Jr. was excited.
"Wow! Dad you kicked that guys butt didn't you?" Ozzy turned to him.
"I suppose so." The germ saw his opportunity and his second set of arms appeared and they shot out a dewiness of slop at Ozzy and his wife. It covered them up and pushed them down on the ground. Jr. froze and looked back up to the germ. The germ grabbed the bag of money and started to run out the door. Jr. watched the whole scene. His father started to struggle to get free. Jr. clutched his fists.
"Stop rights their bad man!" He yelled. The germ turned to him. "I'm ready to fight you!" The germ laughed at him.
"You crazy kid!" Jr. charged at him and bit him.
"Yarg!"
"OW!" The germ pushed him off but he kept coming back.
"JR.!" Ozzy yelled. The germ saw how much he meant to Ozzy and grinned.
"You'll never be able to catch me Jr.!" He ran out the door.
"I'll get him dad!" Jr. replied.
"Jr. no!" Ozzy tried to yell, but it was too late. Jr. ran after the man. The germ turned a corner and he followed. The corner ended up leading into a dark ally. He looked around but saw nothing.
"Where'd he go?" He asked himself. Suddenly, a hand reached out and grabbed him from behind. "Hey!" They covered his mouth as the police arrived in that corner. They put the gun up to his head.
"Talk and you die." Jr. hushed at this and looked around. He couldn't just let this dude take advantage of him. He suddenly bit down on the germs hand as he screamed. He let Jr. go as he ran toward the police.
"There! Over there!" The cops followed his direction. Ozzy ran up to Jr. when suddenly shots rang out. Everyone ducked. Jr. let out a shrill scream as he grabbed his leg in pain. The germ got free as he ran away from the scene.
"JUNIOR!" Ozzy yelled. He ran to his son while Jr. let out cries of pain. "Where does it hurt son?" He asked panicking.
"My leg! Daddy help me!" Ozzy picked up his son and ran to his car. He sped off toward the hospital while his son cried more and he even let tears slip from his eyes.
"Don't worry boy, you're going to be alright." Jr. cried more. "You will, I promise!" They arrived at the hospital as they rushed to aid the child in pain.
After a while of waiting, it was two hours before Jr. was out of the OR. Ozzy and Leah ran up to the doctor as he came out with the results of how he would be. They held each other. The doctor cleared his throat.
"Well, he'll have a heck of a scar, but he's going to be just fine." They let out a big sigh of relief. Leah hung onto Ozzy. He nodded at the doctor.
"Thank you Doctor. Can we see him now?" He nodded. They entered the room to see Jr. looking around and watching TV. He saw his parents and smiled.
"Hey mommy and daddy! How'd I do daddy? Did we stop him?" He asked excitedly. Ozzy's smile faded.
"Well, we got to go get him again. He got away." Jr. frowned. "But you did an amazing job. I bet you'll be the best cop in town when you're older! Did you see the way you moved! Boy oh boy! Those were some good maneuvers!" Jr. smiled and laughed.
"You really think so?"
"I know so! If you're brave enough to sacrifice your leg, you'll be amazing!" Jr. smiled widely at him.
"Just like you daddy!" Ozzy grinned. A knock on the door way was heard. Ozzy turned to see the captain signalizing him to come out of the room. He smiled at Jr.
"I'll be right back." He looked at Leah. "Take care of him." She put her hands on her hips.
"Shouldn't I be saying that to you?" She asked. They smiled. Ozzy left the room and looked at the captain.
"What is it cap?" The captain looked around.
"We need you to go under cover." He said. Ozzy was surprised.
"For what?"
"This germ hurt a kid Osmosis, YOUR kid Jones. He's nuts, he'll kill anyone, or anything in his path. We need you to go undercover and befriend this man. Lead us to him." Ozzy looked into Junior's room. He turned back to the captain.
"How long will this take?" He shrugged.
"However long it takes you to be friends with him."
"Come on Cap! I got a kid and wife! That could take years! I just can't leave them like that! They need me!"
"The city needs you Jones!" Ozzy looked away.
"I just can't take this job."
"And why exactly not?"
"My kid! He's got an injured leg for crying out loud! He needs me now more then ever!"
"As I recall, your kid is what got you here in the first place now isn't it?" Ozzy stared at him. "Which will it be Osmosis? Two cells, or a body full of them?" Ozzy stared into Junior's room again. "I'll let you think about it for a minute, but we need you out there ASAP." Jr. stared outside at his dad whom was facing the captain. As the captain left the doorway, Ozzy slumped against it. He came back into the room and looked at Leah. She got up and walked to him.
"You can't take that job." She said.
"I have to."
"Ozzy." She put her hand on his cheek. Ozzy grabbed it and put it down.
"I love you and Jr. both so much, I don't want to leave you all, especially not in these circumstances but the job calls." He let a tear escape him.
"I understand." Ozzy stared at her then glanced at Jr.
"The question is: Will he?" Leah kissed him and looked at Jr.
"He will, I promise." Ozzy smiled at her as he walked toward his son.
"Hey Junior."
"Daddy, where are you gona go?" Ozzy stared at him then sat next to him.
"Daddy's gona have to go somewhere for a long time."
"Why?" Ozzy shed a tear but quickly wiped it away. He kissed him on the fore head.
"Just to catch some bad guys."
"Can I come?"
"No, not this time Osmosis." Jr. was surprised he called him by that name. Ozzy kissed him on the cheek. "I love you." Leah shedded a few tears and covered her mouth. Ozzy turned toward the door and walked away. The scene faded back to present day.
PRESENT DAY…YEAR 2013
"It was all my fault." Drix stacked a few papers and sighed.
"It was not." He replied. Ozzy Jr. turned to him.
"If I had caught the guy he wouldn't still be out there! I haven't seen my own dad in 4 years! It's all my fault." The bell ran signalizing it was time for lunch.
"Time for lunch, eat something. You'll feel better." Ozzy left the room as Drix read the new fax note over and over again. Ozzy entered the lunchroom to find Rebecca standing there waiting for him.
"Finally! Gosh, where you telling him your life story?" She asked him.
"Sort of." They were quiet. Suddenly, Lacto came up behind them and tapped Ozzy on his shoulder. He turned to see them and frowned. "Look, get over it."
"Shut up! No one humiliates me like that!" He replied. Ozzy looked around.
"I can't fight you, so I'm just going to have to ignore you."
"Smart thing to do sense you like girls to fight your battles. Isn't that right toots?" He squeezed Becca's cheek.
"Leave her out of this!"
"OH! There we go!" He turned to her. "How about me and you go on a date?"
"In your dreams jerk!" She replied. He shrugged.
"Fine with me, my family might be screwed up a little, but at least I still have both parents!" Becca looked the other way as Ozzy clinched his fists.