I wrote this one on the day Larry Linville died. Just to remind everyone that for every disease theres always a possible cure. Rest in Peace Linville.

Jenny was started to not be able to eat at all. All shes been eating was liquid diet. School was over for her. She couldn't even get up in the morning to even go. Sleeping was like sleeping on stones. It was hard and the delta inducer wasn't helping much.

A night her doctor actually called and requested that they come to his office the next day.

Daddy was pushed into the doctors office while Jenny and the doc were together ready to talk. "I found the cure."

"You have." Then Jenny noticed the look on his face. "Whats wrong with the cure?"

"It needs rejuvenation."

"Theres no way around that."

"No way whatsoever."

"Is it a guarenteed cure?"

"No."

"I don't want it."

"Jenny."

"YOu know what happened to mom and dad better then I do. I am not going to end my life a 5 year old of thirst or a 2 year old of to much rejuvenation. Thats finale."

"Jenny theres no garentee thats whats going to happen. And theres no gaurentee its not. I think we should at least tell your father. I mean Mr. Chain ok."

"I agree. There worried about me enough." The nurse brought in daddy.

"Well what is it?"

"Who should start first?" The doctor said.

"I"ll go. Daddy I have a genetic disease called Volktorn. (Authors note: this is from the novel I couldn't come up with a name. But the diseases in these are different I mean real different.) And Dr. Fred Marcus over here might have found the cure."

"Whats wrong with that?" Just noticing the looks on there faces.

"It takes rejuvenation to do it."

"So."

"So I don't want it."

"You can't make that discussion I'm your daddy."

"I made that discussion as a adult."

"So your discussions were decided that wasn't right when you did the crime."

"Want to take this one Doc?"

"Shes not guilty. She was in the cabin with me the day and time of the crime. And its not even possible she did it."

"Hows that?"

"She was on IV liquids to keep her alive at the time. I was in the living room watching a game. And theres no way she could have gotten out of there without making a noise and even if she did she would have fallen before she even got to the bank."

"You can verify that medically."

"Definately."

"I still don't understand why you don't want to be cured."

"When my parents died it was through the rejuvenator. To much rejuvation. They programmed the machine to stop rejuvenating the minute the disease was gone. What they didn't know is they had to lose who they are what they stood for everything that made them them to be cured. So Me Kate and John decided never to use the rejuvator no matter what."

"Kate."

"Kate my real sister. Biological sister. She died of Thrist begging for water."

"And John."

"He gave up fighting all together and died of a high fever in the first stages of the disease."

"His your brother."

"Yes."

"Oh My." Thats all that was said till they started walking from the hoovercar home.

"Why not just rejuve? Theres a possible cure."

"And die a five year old of thirst."

"Hows that?"

"Think about it. It takes 1 year till the disease starts showing up. Then another year before theres nothing left its either die or rejuve. The rejuvator takes three years of a life at a time. Do the math its either a five year old of thirst. Or a 2 year old of to much rejuvenation."

They walked in the door still arguing "It shouldn't matter."

"What happened Ben?" Mom asked.

"Want to tell your mother?" You could tell that was sarcastic.

"I'm dying."

"NO." Kate went fast upstairs with carefulness not wanting to be spanked then but did it as fast as she could.

That left Jenny and Mommy and daddy. "I'll go talk to her." Daddy said.

"No daddy I'll go. It will be easier from me."

Jenny walked up to June and Kate's room only to find June there so she went to her room to find Kate there. "I think June you and I have to talk."

"Why Jenny why?" Jenny could tell Kate has been crying.

"I don't know. Gods way I guess."

"Why not just rejuve?"

"It didn't cure my parents it won't cure me."

Downstairs Ben and Margeret were talking. "What are we going to do?"

"I don't know."

"Can't we just force her? She is a penny."

"Well she isn't exactly. Shes innocentata we just need to prove it in court. I guess we should get a hearing set up and have the court decide this."

"I guess thats best."

Back upstairs. "Jenny please take the cure." June said.

"I can't."

As days go by, Jenny wasn't getting better actually she was getting worse. A fever came on the third night and wouldn't break for two days. And the hearing was in the morning. Sleep wasn't easy at all. fortunately when not having the fever she still could hold down liquid diets but it was still difficult and it was clear liquid diet. If she was in another time she would have probably been thought of as bulimic or anorexia nervosa but in this case everything's physical not emotional.

The night before the hearing Jenny couldn't sleep. Mostly because of the pain. She actually walked down to the kitchen to get a drink of water but daddy was down there reading a newspaper on the couch. "Are you OK Hun?"

"I'm really really thirsty." Jenny started running to the kitchen. While trying to get a glass her hand slipped and the glasses broke on the floor and she was still trying to get water. Daddy ran in to see her holding her hand in the sink drinking water out of her cupped hand with glass broken on floor. As daddy started getting things to clean up all he could think of 'this is how bad its going to get.'

Daddy cleaned the room worriedly looking at Jenny who keep drinking out of the sink. This was really getting bad and Daddy just didn't know what to do. When Jenny finally stopped drinking water like that Daddy got a cup filled it with water and took Jenny to the family room. "NO dad no spanking please. I"m sorry I broke the glass."

"Hush Hun. I"m not going to spank you." Daddy handed her the cup of water. "I'm just really worried about you." Daddy sat down on the couch and put her in his lap and hugged her. Jenny calmed down in his arms and drank her water. Daddy put his hand on her forehead and moved her wet hair back. Seemed she was sweating a lot. "Jenny why don't we just try out the cure."

"No."

"Jenny look at you its better off."

"Even if I'm willing and thats not saying I'm willing. I'd have to get to the end point of the disease before I rejuve."

"Why?" Dad asked confused.

"I'd rather die a 7 year old then a six year old. Theres a difference in how old I'll be."

Daddy just cuddled her till she fell asleep in his arms. He was still worried about her but just didn't know what to do. And the hearing is tomorrow. He rocked her back and forth.

Jenny woke up the next morning on daddy's lap holding the cup still. She went back to the kitchen and refilled her glass on water and took it to her room while daddy was still asleep. Mommy came down unhappy but noticed Jenny in the kitchen and very little cups in the cupboard. Mommy started making breakfast and Jenny started crying. "What's wrong Hon?"

"Nothing."

"There's something wrong."

"I'm just sore allright."

"Sore at what?"

"Ill sore mom. My muscles are sore."

"That's bad."

"No it just means I'm on the next stage of the disease."

"Jenny. I don't think we can handle you dying."

"I'm sorry mom. But I handled it before with my brother my sister and my parents."

"I'm sorry Hun. I know it must have been rough." Mommy hugged Jenny. Jenny cried into her mothers shoulder. "Its OK. Its O.K.. Hey I heard from Lori's mom that there planning on giving Lori a spanking for bad behavior yesterday want to come up and watch."

"Yes mommy I do." They both went upstairs and saw Lori's mom with a hairbrush and her dad with the paddle. Lori isn't going to be a happy person in five minutes. Lori's mom started spanking her with the hairbrush and Lori was crying hard before it even started. From what her bottom looked like she had a spanking last night. Light red. Mom heard that she actually tried to stay up later then she was supposed to. Her bottom went back to a crimson Red before Lori's father got to her. Her bottom was real red in the end then they put her in the corner. By that time Jenny's mom was getting her ready for the hearing.

On the trip to the court Jenny was fast asleep. When the hoovercar got there they caught up on her lawyer who has been helping her. Then they went to court. This isn't the court she was with Lori or when she was convicted this was family court because of all the problems that will happen.

"All rise The honorably Judge Joan's presiding."

Jenny weakly got up when a male Judge walked to his podium. Jenny was halfway to falling on her sit when the Judge sat down and let everyone sit. "This is case 123 on the deceit Sir."

"Thank you. Jenny Chain I presume."

"Yes Sir."

"Boy is this a difficult case." He didn't look happy. "You may do your opening arguments." He looked at the other lawyer.

"Your honor there's no argument against the fact that she's not guilty of the crime she is accused of. I'd like for that to be settled first."

"Good idea. Dr. Marcus can you verify that Jenny was with you on the night of the crime and couldn't have gone anywhere at all."

"Yes Sir. She was to ill to get out of bed."

"Jenny one question. Why didn't you tell us this in the first place?"

"I didn't say I was guilty your honor."

"You didn't say your innocent either."

"The courts presumed I was guilty because I had no alibi your honor."

"You didn't say you had an alibi."

"I didn't say I didn't either. All I said was I was alone in my room at the time of the crime. Which is true Fred was watching a game in the living room."

"That's true." Fred popped in.

"Allright I declare you an innocentata. Now what are we going to do about this illness."

"I dont' want to be Rejuvenated."

"Why not?"

"My parents died of to much rejuventation. My sister my brother and I decided never I mean never to rejuve no matter what. And you guys rejuved me without my persimission for something I didn't do."

"I really don't know what to do with you. If you were a garentee penny even soft timer I would rejuve you right now and spank you in front of everyone. Even a volunteer would get a spanking from me after rejuvenation. Even a medicalos wouldn't get away with these actions. But as a Innocentata I don't know what to do."

"Your honor please just let me die my way your honor. I watched my sister die of thirst. I know how horrible the disease is. I also know what happens with rejuvenation. I'd rather die of thirst."

"I still don't understand."

"I'd like to call Dr. Marcus please."

"Uh. Ok."

"Dr. Marcus to the stand."

Her doctor walked to the stand. Jenny said something in her lawyers ear and he just nodded. Jenny stood up which shocked the court. Especially her mother.

Jenny picked up something. "Doc can you tell the court who the two people in this picture are and there age."

"Objection."

"Aproximate age."

"Objection."

"Your honor can I have some lineacy if you hear his answer you'll understand."

"Ok Jenny. Objection overruled."

"There your parents about the age of 11 or 12 i'd say."

"Thank you. Your honor I'd like more lenciency as I call someone. And no cross examination."

"What? Strong objection."

"If you would like to cross examine someone both Dr. Marcus and I are willing but who I'm calling are not to be confused by you and your questions."

"Jenny." That was Jennys mom yelling.

"I'm sorry but this is very important your honor."

"I should take you over my knee for that outburst."

"Dr."

"At this stage of the disease any spanking would break every bone in her bottom your honor."

"Thank you Dr."

"This is way to confusing." The judge said.

"Your honor this isn't the ordinary case. I still can't believe I"m fighting for the right to die an 8 year old of thirst."

"Your right about that. Ok you may call your next witness. All quiet in the court. But this is it with leniancy young lady."

"Yes Sir."

"I'd like to remind you I have been established as a innocentata so what I'm about to do shouldn't be considered wrong when thinking of me as a penny."

"Oh ok."

Two small children about 11 12 years old came in with there parents. The both had K's on there hands signifying there kidern. "Hi Autie Jenny." The Young Girl said.

Auntie confused the court. (Authors note: probably my readers to) "Hi BJ. Hi Mark. I want you to answer a few questions and then you can go home with your parents ok."

"Anything to help." The male said.

This took a lot of effort and thought long nights to make sure she was careful when she made these questions. "How old are you?"

"12 years old." Mark said.

"11 years old." BJ said.

"Who are your parents?"

"Jake and Matthew Connor." BJ pointed at her parents.

"Who am I?"

"My mothers sister." BJ answered. Now this answer really shocked the room.

"Whats is your earliest memory of?"

"Objection." Jenny glared at the procector. The judge shushed him.

"What is your earliest memory of?"

"My second birthday," Mark said.

"Thank you. YOu may go."

"See you later."

"Bye." They both left the courtroom.

"Your honor I strongly object. What does this testimony have to do with anything."

"I'll show you. Dr. Marcus please tell me who were the two people who walked in this courtroom."

"Your Parents."

The court Gasped. "Thats right Mark and BJ are my parents who don't know what happened before they were rejuved to much. They don't remember who I am or what happened to them. My sister my brother and I decided that we couldn't take care of them with the illness getting to us so we had mutual friends of ours with there parenting licence take them in. According to reconds they were born on another colony while there parents were on a long vacation."

"Records were purged." THis was a question from the judge.

"I didn't do it. I just had them explain it. Anyways it was important for them to be treated like Kidern and no one to know what really happened that day."

"Ok I'll make my discision in a hour. Court adjorned for recess." The judged banged his gavel.

"I think its going well." Thats her opposition saying. (mash pun. Rest in peace Linville.)

"Ahha." Jenny sat back on her chair to tired to stay up.

Jenny actually spent the next hour asleep in her chair. Everyone left her alone knowing the disease was doing this and it was better for her to sleep. Her parents just went to get something to eat not knowing what to do. Dr. Marcus stayed behind to keep an eye on her and asked for a sandwich for the cafeteria.

"All Rise, Court come to order." The baliff said. "Judge Joan's persiding.

Jenny barely woke at the annoucement but couldn't find the strenght to get up at all. "Get up Jenny." The baliff tried to encougage.

"No its ok it looks like she can't get up."

"Yes your honor." Jenny said. The testimony of the two kids took out all the strength out of her.

"Well I made my discision. There is no way I can force you to go through rejuvenation. Your discision was made as a adult and your judgement has not been in dispute as a matter of fact I understand why you made the discision. But I'd like to offer you a alternative. I know you don't want die a 5 year old of thirst according to the math or a 2 year old of to much rejuvenation. How bout trying the cure and if it doesn't work we'll let you die a 7 year old. And added incenta. We'll make you a Innocentata Medicalos."

The courtroom gasped. "Whats that Sir?"

"Its higher then a Innocentata. Most respect. Its also the only one of its kind. I called the corrections board the school board everyone I could think of to help and they agreed with this. If you take one more rejuvenation we'll make you a innocentata Medicalos. With more privelges."

"I object." That was the procector again.

"Stop objecting and sit down. Well Jenny what do you think."

"Your honor I must decline." THe court gasped louder. "I don't want to ever go through that machine ever again."

"Maybe we should let you think about it for another week."

"I've thought about it long enough your honor."

"Maybe we should have a counselor look you over."

"Here your honor." Jenny handed it to the baliff. "It says I'm not suicidal. I just want to die without interference."

"Your right. Is there anything I can do to change your mind."

"No thanks. Thank you your honor for all you have done. I"ll never forget it."

"Court adjorned." Mom and dad helped jenny to the hoovercar and she slept the hole way home. No one was happy about her discision but no one knew what to do. (privious) (index) (next)