Happenstance ~M/L C/C~ Pt. 45 added 4/21

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:04 pm

do not stop there, please please pleae come back and post more

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:22 pm

<img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... m/eek2.gif ALT=":jawdrop"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... m/eek2.gif ALT=":jawdrop"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... m/eek2.gif ALT=":jawdrop"> You have a ton of stuff happening here....Dying for the next update

Post by **roswellkitkat** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 1:36 pm

This is so darn good! Come back with a update, quick, quick, quick!!! <div style="text-align:center">Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.</div> <div style="text-align:center">Rudyard Kipling, English author</div>

isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 7:27 pm

Whew! Liz killing Rath! Go Liz! He deserved it! Great part!<img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... humpup.gif ALT=":thumbsup"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/alien.gif ALT=":alien"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/ufo.gif ALT=":ufo"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/ufo.gif ALT=":ufo"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/ufo.gif ALT=":ufo"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/alien.gif ALT=":alien"> <div style="text-align:center"><img src="http://users.aol.com/isndbreeze/skysymb ...   Gerry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hopeless Candy-Coated, Stargazing, Dreamer! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</div>

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 8:03 am

ewwww...Rath groping Liz! But i so enjoyed Liz killing him (Does that make me evil??) Great update! can't wait to read more

vecastone · Post by **vecastone** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:40 am

Hello Everybody !! <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/wavey.gif ALT=":wave"> wow !!!! yes !! go Liz go Liz <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... kliam3.gif ALT=":hotgreen"> I am wondering when Liz will find that Isabel lied to her. I assume she´s already imagining something but .......*sigh* Lovely that Max was keeping Liz´s picture since highschool *sigh**sigh**sigh**sigh**sigh* Exellent !! Come back with more <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... yellow.gif ALT=":yellow"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... yellow.gif ALT=":yellow"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... yellow.gif ALT=":yellow"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... yellow.gif ALT=":yellow"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... yellow.gif ALT=":yellow"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... yellow.gif ALT=":yellow"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... yellow.gif ALT=":yellow">

Post by **Angel13** » Mon Apr 28, 2003 10:35 pm

Part 8 Maria makes her way down the list of phone numbers after Isabel hangs up on her. Finally, only the last one is left…she assumes the abbreviation means that it’s Michael’s cell phone. Funny how he doesn’t have a work number. She dials it, Alex watching with little hope left. “Hello?” A male voice says. “Hello! Is this Michael?” She asks quickly. “Who’s this?” She rolls her eyes and says, “I’ll take that as a yes. This is Maria Deluca.” “Maria?” He asks, clearly confused as to why she would be calling him. “How did you…” “God! Never mind how I got your number! Where’s Liz?” She demands. He hesitates a moment, then says, “How should I know? Why are you calling me?” “Michael…we know that Max dragged Liz out of Starbuck’s this morning. Now either tell me where Liz is, or tell me where Max is.” “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” He says stiffly. “Oh, I think you do.” She laughs sarcastically. “You know what else I think? I think you need to seriously rethink the decorating scheme in your bedroom. I think that you have way too much Tabasco sauce in your cupboard. And I’ll tell you something else…I know a little secret about you…a little secret that you keep hidden in the top drawer of your nightstand.” She hears the phone fumble around before he regains control of it and she smiles knowingly. “Jesus Christ…you’re in my apartment?!” He yells this so loud that Alex can hear. “Yup. And who knows what else I’ll uncover the longer I’m here.” She threatens. “Who do you think you are? You broke into my apartment?” He pauses and Maria hears his muffled voice talking to someone else. “I’ll be right there.” And he hangs up. Maria looks at Alex and grins. “We’ll get some answers now.” She says triumphantly and throws her phone down on the table. ~~~~~~~~~~ Ava follows Michael…struggling to keep up with him. When he ended his call, she thought he was going to explode he was so angry. From what she could tell, someone had broken into his apartment and was calling him about Liz. They really couldn’t afford to be wasting time. “We don’t have time for this.” She says. “We don’t have a choice right now. We’ll take care of what we need to when we get to my place, and I’ll get rid of them.” Michael tells her. Ava pulls out her phone and dials it, entering a message for a page before turning it back off and tucking it back into her pocket. “I need to stop at a pay phone up here.” She tells him and crosses the street, Michael following closely. He waits as she makes a call and says, “I need you. We have trouble.” Michael watches as she grimaces slightly and he can vaguely hear the voice on the other end. “What’s your address?” She asks Michael and repeats into the phone what he tells her. She nods a few times and glances at her watch. She hangs up shortly after and says, “Ok, let’s go.” “Who was that?” He asks her. “Someone who might help.” Is all she says. ~~~~~~~~~~ No one has said anything for quite a while, each of them caught up in their own thoughts. Restless from sitting for so long, Liz gets up and paces around the room as Max and Isabel watch her. She pauses by the fireplace and turns to look at them. “So, you don’t know anything? About where you come from…or who these people are?” She’s been thinking back to their confusion at everything the shapeshifter has said. It seems to her that they’re just as in the dark as she is. Max looks away for a second, then back. “No…we thought we were the only ones.” “We’ve never seen or heard from anyone who was like us or who could tell us who we are.” Isabel says quickly, earning a curious glance from Max. “Of course, we’ve been pretty good about hiding since we left Roswell.” “I’m sorry…that you’ve had to live like that…because of me.” Liz says quietly. Isabel looks at her a moment before saying, “It’s not your fault.” Liz looks between Max and Isabel and senses something deeper going on here. Do Isabel and Michael blame Max for healing her? Does Max regret what he did? She sees the tension between the two and reading their body language tells her all she needs to know. “You’re still angry…that he healed me. That he exposed you.” Liz says to Isabel. It’s not really a question; she’s just confirming her own thoughts out loud. Isabel raises an eyebrow and looks away uncomfortably. “I guess I can understand…but it’s an awfully long time to hold something against someone, don’t you think?” Liz says. “Liz, you don’t…” Max starts to say something but Isabel interrupts. “He made a decision based on his own wants and needs…and it changed all three of our lives completely. You can’t understand.” Isabel whispers harshly. How dare Liz judge her? She has no idea. She has no idea what she’s done…what she’s sacrificed to keep them safe. Liz rolls her eyes and looks away. “Right. I couldn’t possibly understand what it’s like to live in secrecy…constantly worried about being discovered for what you really are.” She looks back at her and says, “I guess you have the market cornered on that, don’t you.” Isabel isn’t used to being challenged and she looks at Max angrily, wanting him to back her up. But he just gives her a side-glance as he continues to look at the floor. “I’m sorry…this isn’t the time to argue.” Liz sighs and walks back toward the couch. She sits down and whispers, “Can you think of any way to get out of here? Is Michael working on a plan?” Max glances at Liz’s hopeful expression and shakes his head. “There’s no way we can take this many. Our powers aren’t…very useful in a situation like this.” “Well, between the three of us, we could blast a few of them…make a run for it.” Liz looks at both of them…nodding encouragement. But Isabel just looks at her with a frown as Max looks back down to the floor. Shaking her head, Isabel whispers, “We can’t do that…whatever it is you did. We don’t blast people…I wouldn’t even know how.” Liz straightens, taken aback. “What? Of course you can. You can do lots of things…right? Like…like, things with your mind….or with your hands…” She laughs nervously as she looks from one to the other, not believing that neither one of them has any powers that can help get them out of here. Max looks up into her face and frowns at the expectation there. “Liz…we can only change things…their molecular structure. I can heal…Isabel can visit people’s dreams. That’s it. Michael doesn’t even have a grasp on the molecular structure thing.” “How come I can do…what I do, then? How is that possible if you can’t?” Liz asks, looking down at her hands. “Have you ever even tried? Have you worked on developing your powers at all?” “No…we kind of think keeping a low profile is necessary for our survival.” Isabel says sarcastically. “We can’t just go around practicing our powers…there’s never been a reason to.” Liz looks toward the doorway, into the next room and says, “I’d call this a pretty good reason.” The shapeshifter walks back into the room and hears their whispering stop. They’re probably trying figure out how to escape. Like they have a chance. He grins as he claps his hands together, getting their attention. “We’ll be leaving in a few minutes. Should we have someone go bring Michael in so he doesn’t have to tire himself out standing outside anymore?” He walks toward the front window and frowns when he doesn’t see Michael there anymore. “Looks like he left you here to fend for yourselves.” He turns around and gives a mock sad look to Max and Isabel. “He always did have his own agenda…even on our world.” “Where are you taking us?” Max asks. “Back to Roswell, of course. That is where the ride home is.” He smiles at Max and continues, “I’ll make sure you and Liz, here, have some private time on the way. We’re going to need a little royal bun in the oven before liftoff.” He winks and walks back into the other room barking orders to the others. They watch him leave the room, then they turn to look at each other…eyes wide…none of them having any idea how to get out of this. Liz really starts to panic and says, “I…I have to get out of here. I can’t be here. This is not happening.” She runs her hands through her hair and squeezes her scalp, hoping to relieve the throbbing in her head. This has to be a nightmare…she’s just sleeping and this whole thing will go away if she just wakes up. Max looks worriedly at Liz as she closes her eyes. “Max, we have to get her out of here.” Isabel whispers next to him. He continues to watch Liz uneasily, wanting to touch her…to hold her and tell her it’ll be all right. He feels the couch shift as Isabel stands up and kneels in front of Liz, reaching out to grab her hands. But Liz flinches away and her eyes fly open. When she sees that it’s Isabel, she softens and tears come to her eyes. “Why? Why is this happening?” Isabel gives her a sympathetic look and glances at Max quickly before looking back at Liz and saying, “I don’t know, Liz. But we’ll think of something…right Max?” Isabel looks at Max and motions for him to agree with her. Be he can only nod as he sees Liz’s tearful gaze on him. ~~~~~~~~~~ The first thing Michael sees when they get to his apartment is the open door. He pushes it open and sees Maria and Alex sitting at the kitchen table, staring at him as he walks in. “Please tell my why you think you have the right to break into my apartment and then call and threaten me.” He stalks across the room and into the kitchen, seeing fear briefly pass over Maria’s face before she stands up to face him. “What gives you the right to kidnap Liz?!” She shoots back at him. “I didn’t kidnap Liz.” He snaps back irritably. “Ok, so Max kidnapped Liz. Whatever…where is she and what is he doing to her?” She’s got her hands on her hips and he’s suddenly mesmerized by the angry look on her face. “You better tell me right now.” “Who’s that?” Alex asks, eyeing Ava. Michael mentally shakes his head as Ava steps forward. “I’m Ava. You guys are friends of Liz’s?” “Wait, you know Liz?” Maria suddenly looks at Ava. “Kinda. Just met her today.” Ava answers, looking at Michael…wondering how much these two know. “Look, you guys need to just go home. We have things to take care of and since you’re trespassing and all…” Michael says, dismissing them as he walks away. “We’re not going anywhere.” Alex shouts as Michael walks away. “And if you don’t tell us where Liz is right now, I’m calling the police.” Michael turns and glares at Alex. “Don’t threaten me.” “Or what?” Alex challenges. Ava steps between them and says, “We don’t have time for this.” She looks at Michael, then at Alex. “I know you don’t trust us, but you have to believe we’re doing everything we can to help them right now.” “Them? Who’s them? Did Max kidnap more people?” Maria is confused…why can’t they just tell her what’s going on? “Max didn’t kidnap anyone.” Michael says. “You have no idea what’s going on here. And it would be better for everyone if you didn’t know…especially you. And that’s not a threat…it’s just the way it is.” Suddenly, the phone rings and everyone just looks at it for a moment before Michael walks quickly across the room to answer it. “Hello.” He looks at Ava and hands the phone toward her. “It’s for you.” She takes the phone from him and listens to the person on the other end for a minute. Finally, she says, “I understand. We’ll see you there.” She hangs up and turns to Michael. “Change of plans. We have to go.” “Where are we going?” He asks. “To pick someone up, then we’re going to Roswell.” She says, pulling out her cell phone and dialing. “Roswell? Why would you go there?” Maria asks. “Does this have something to do with Liz?” “You ask too many questions.” He says, annoyed. “You need to just leave.” Alex shakes his head and says, “We’re not going anywhere that you’re not. Not until we find out what’s going on with Liz.” Michael sighs and runs a hand through his hair. “Look, you’re right…Liz is in trouble. But you can’t help her. Do you hear me? You can’t help.” Maria and Michael stand facing each other…challenging. She stares him down, knowing that she isn’t about to budge from the spot she’s standing on. Who does this guy think he is? Liz is in trouble…he knows where she’s at and he expects her and Alex to just go away like nothing is wrong? He stares back, wondering why she’s so damn stubborn. Whatever she thinks she knows about him, he’s not about to confirm it for her. He sees the blood rush up under her skin up her neck in anger and he feels a flush of desire overcome him. The tension is thick in the air as Alex looks between Maria and Michael…sees that neither one of them is gonna budge. He steps forward and says, “Can you two just stop? Michael, we’re staying…period. And Maria, back off and let’s give him a chance to fill us in on what’s going on.” “We don’t have time to fill you in. Just come with us and we’ll tell you on the way.” Ava says as she turns her phone off. “You can’t be serious.” Michael looks at her incredulously. “You heard the man. They’re not gonna back off…so we take them with us. Whatever…but we have to go now.” Michael looks at the smug look on Maria’s face and rolls his eyes. “Fine, let’s go.” “I have a car waiting outside. And if we’re going to Roswell, I can have a plane waiting for us at the airport.” Maria offers as she picks up her purse. Ava looks at her, shocked. As she studies her, she says in awe, “Hey…you’re that singer!” When Maria nods, Ava says, “Cool.” “Yah, cool. Nice way to stay unnoticed…have a celebrity tag along.” Michael rolls his eyes again and turns toward the door. They all make their way outside and into the waiting car and Ava gives the driver an address to go to. Once they start moving, Maria asks, “So where are we going now?” “To pick someone up…someone who will help.” Ava says. “Who? Are you sure we can trust them?” Michael asks. “Yah. The others…they think he’s dead.” She says, looking out the side window. “You better fill them in on the situation.” She nods toward Maria and Alex. Michael looks over at their expectant expressions and takes a deep breath. “I don’t know where to start.” “How about with Liz and Max and what happened that day in the Crashdown and why you guys all took off after that.” Maria offers him a starting point. She already suspects what he’s going to tell them, but she’s anxious to hear it directly from him. “Right. Liz was shot, Max healed her, the feds were onto us and we had to split.” Michael says quickly. He looks up at them and furrows his brow at their lack of reaction. “Did you hear me?” “Yah. We already knew that…please elaborate.” Alex says. Michael looks forward to make sure the partition is up between them and the driver and says, “We’re aliens.” Alex’s mouth drops open slightly and he says, “When you say ‘we’, you mean…” “Me, Max and Isabel.” Michael confirms. “Right…aliens…who heal?” Alex knew something was strange about them, but aliens? Michael notices Maria doesn’t look surprised and turns to Alex. “No, Max is the only one who heals.” “So, I assume you’re like them?” Maria asks Ava. Ava nods and says, “We were in the crash…in 1947. Eight of us and four protectors. Two of the protectors died in the crash and they split us up leaving some in Roswell and moving us to New York.” Michael looks at her, wanting to hear more. “We always just thought it was the three of us. We never knew there were others.” “Yah, that wasn’t expected. Your shifter lost track of you guys…when he went back at the time the pods were scheduled to hatch, Tess was the only one there. They’ve been searching for you ever since.” “Wait…pods?!” Maria exclaims. Michael ignores Maria and asks, “Why were we in pods?” “God, you really don’t know anything, do you?” Ava says to him. “You were engineered. Alien DNA mixed with human DNA. We were sent here because we were killed on our planet. They made two sets and separated us…in case something happened to one set, the other was available for back up.” “Holy crap…you’re serious!” Alex finally lets what she’s saying sink in. “Max, Isabel and I were found in the desert…wandering around. We were six years old.” Michael says this aloud, trying to remember being on a ship that crashed. “That’s when the pods were scheduled to hatch…when our bodies reached the equivalent of six year old humans.” “But why…why were we sent here?” Michael asks the question he’s wanted answered for as long as he can remember. “We’re the royal four. Zan…Max…he was the king of our planet. He was overthrown and killed, along with his sister, Vilondra. She had an affair with the enemy and betrayed her brother…and you. You were Vilondra’s intended husband and the king’s second in command. I was Zan’s wife…the queen. I was told that we were sent back here in the hopes that someday we could return and defeat Khivar and retake the throne.” Ava looks out the window again. “It’s complicated…and there’s a lot of other stuff going on. Other agendas…enemies. We’ll talk about it more when we’re all together in Roswell.” Michael sits back in his seat, expelling the breath he was holding. Now that wasn’t what he was expecting to hear. Max was a king? It explains his never-ending moral superiority. And he can actually believe that Isabel was a princess. “I don’t understand. Why do you know all this and we don’t?” “Like I said…it’s complicated. It’ll come to you eventually…and it’ll make more sense when you meet your protector.” “Is that who we’re picking up?” Michael asks, still processing what Ava’s said. “No. We’re picking up Zan.” She says. Maria holds up her hand and says, “Ok, wait. So there are two of him?” She points at Michael in disbelief. “Maria…let’s focus here.” Alex grabs her hand and forces it down. Glaring at Maria, Michael turns to Ava. “So the guy who threatened Liz earlier that looked like Max…who was he?” He sees Maria about to say something and says, “Just shut up for a minute so I can figure out what’s going on here, would you?” Maria narrows her eyes at him and sits back, pouting. “That was our protector. They’re shapeshifters. He made himself look like Max to get to Liz.” Ava explains. Michael sits back and thinks about everything. Shapeshifters…two sets of aliens in pods…it’s all too much to contemplate. And Liz. What does she have to do with any of this? “So what does this have to do with Liz?” Maria asks as Michael looks at her in surprise. Ava raises her eyebrows and says, “Turns out the king…that would be Max…claimed his queen last night. Liz. Now only she can provide the heir they need to get back to our planet.” Three sets of jaws drop at the same time and Ava looks back out the window as the car maneuvers its way through the busy streets of New York City. ~TBC~

Post by **majiklmoon** » Mon Apr 28, 2003 10:58 pm

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Post by **roswellkitkat** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 7:36 am

I second that, Angel is the coolest. <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/slinkie.gif ALT=":slinkie"> Now if she only updated daily....<img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/Grin_anim.gif ALT=":grin"> <div style="text-align:center">Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.</div> <div style="text-align:center">Rudyard Kipling, English author</div>

vecastone · Post by **vecastone** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 11:56 am

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Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 9:35 pm

Poor Liz, she sure has had a lot to deal with <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/clap.gif ALT=":clap"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/clap.gif ALT=":clap"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/clap.gif ALT=":clap">

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Post by **splatty** » Thu May 01, 2003 10:33 am

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isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Fri May 02, 2003 9:56 pm

Wonderful! I kind of had an idea that Zan was the one Ava meant was still alive. And Liz lecturing Max and Isabel about being able to use her powers better than they could. <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/lol.gif ALT=":lol"> <div style="text-align:center"><img src="http://users.aol.com/isndbreeze/skysymb ...   Gerry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hopeless Candy-Coated, Stargazing, Dreamer! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</div>

vecastone · Post by **vecastone** » Wed May 14, 2003 3:41 pm

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Post by **Angel13** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 12:38 pm

Part 9 Flying…she hates it. The few times she’s been on a plane, she’s always been miserable because she can’t make her ears adjust to the pressure. Liz grimaces, the familiar pain taking over as the plane rises into the sky. Max watches her, knowing she’s in some kind of pain. He’s sitting in the seat across from her in the private jet they’re all now riding on and once the plane levels off, he sees Liz bring her hands up to her ears. A familiar glow emanates from them and after a few seconds she brings them down as a look of relief comes over her face. Liz sees Max watching her with curiosity and she says, “My ears…they don’t pop.” He swallows and nods, wishing he could really talk to her. Wishing they were together under different circumstances. Closing his eyes briefly, he runs through everything he learned today…trying to figure a way out of this. Or at least a way to get Liz out of this. There has to be a way to use the fact that his so called protector has to do whatever he says. But with so many people hanging around making sure that that doesn’t happen, he doesn’t know how to use it to their advantage. He’s careful not to ever be alone with Max. When he opens his eyes, he sees Liz watching him but she quickly looks away. He keeps his gaze on her as she glances back at him twice before looking away when she sees him still looking at her. He’s startled when he sees a bright light coming from behind him. He twists around in his seat to see what’s happening and doesn’t entirely believe what he sees. The other him is glowing and…changing. When the cabin darkens again, he’s someone else…a middle aged man. What the hell? How did he do that? He turns to Isabel and sees the same look of shock on her face before turning back around to Liz. But she doesn’t look surprised. She just raises her eyebrows and looks out the window. Max guesses that he must have done that before he came into the picture earlier. He turns to Isabel, who is sitting across the aisle from him, and asks, “Have you seen him do that before?” Isabel shakes her head, glancing back. He’s wondering if they can all do that and just don’t know it. Liz mentioned something earlier about why they haven’t been working on their powers. Who knows what all they’re capable of and don’t know it. Liz glances at Max and sees him trying to piece together the events of the last several hours. She realizes that she probably knows more about what’s going on than he does but she doesn’t really feel like explaining it all. How could they make it all these years not knowing anything about themselves? Were they so scared of being captured that they kept themselves hidden too deeply for other people like them to find them? This must be a total shock. Thinking you’re the only ones who are different on an entire planet and finding out you’re not. He must have so many questions for them. She does. And she’s human…well, mostly human anyway. She looks out the window again…knowing that as each minute ticks by they’re getting closer to Roswell. The way ‘home’ is in Roswell. She wonders if it’s a ship…or some other means of transportation. She’s also wondering about Isabel. She’s hiding something…even from Max. Liz wonders what it is and how it applies to their situation now. Her thoughts are interrupted when she sees the shapeshifter stand up and walk back toward them. At least he doesn’t look like Max anymore. He stops next to Max and says, “You two…get up. Come with me.” Liz looks uneasily at Max as she unbuckles her seatbelt and stands up. Max goes first, Liz following as they’re led toward the back of the plane. A door is opened and they walk into an empty room as the shapeshifter turns to face them. “It’s not much, but I didn’t think you’d want an audience.” He motions with his hand out the door where Liz can see Isabel looking at her with worry, as well as everyone else sitting behind her looking back…some with grins on their faces. “You don’t expect us to…” Max starts but the shapeshifter interrupts him. “You will do what’s necessary.” He looks between the two of them and notices Liz glancing out the open door. He motions for one of the others to join him before he closes the door and turns back to them. “Really, what’s so terrible? There has to be an attraction here…and from what I hear it’s a very enjoyable experience.” “Get out.” Max says to them evenly. He bows his head slightly and backs toward the door, opening it again. “Come on.” He nods to the other person…a young male who looks at Max menacingly. But before he leaves, he says, “Oh, and just in case you’re thinking of not doing as you’re asked…I’ll know. And if you don’t provide the heir that we need, I’ll arrange for Isabel to die.” He looks out the door at Isabel and grins at her while saying. “We don’t really need her…we have Vilondra.” Turning to look at Max, he still has a smile on his face and he backs out the door. “Have fun kids!” He leaves and shuts the door, leaving Max and Liz alone. Max stares at the closed door for a moment before he turns around to see Liz plastered to the back wall with her arms crossed over her chest. Sighing, he backs up to the wall next to the door and slowly slides down it, resting his head in his hands. There are so many thoughts running through his head right now, it’s making it hurt. There’s no way he can just have sex with Liz. Not here, not on this plane. He can’t. He thinks about Isabel and tries to formulate some kind of plan. He could order the protector not to kill Isabel, but he’s got an army out there to do it for him. Maybe he could tell him to lie and tell the others that there is an heir…that might buy them some time until the plane lands and he can figure out a way to get Liz away. Will that work? He has to do what Max tells him, right? But he’d have to get him alone, and it doesn’t seem like he’ll ever allow that to happen. He looks up when he senses Liz moving. She’s sitting on the floor now, watching him. When he looks up she says, “So um…what’s going to happen?” He watches as she bites at her bottom lip and fidgets with the hem of her shirt. ~~~~~~~~~~ Maria’s getting impatient. They’ve been sitting in the car for over a half hour and there’s still no sign of Ava or this Zan guy. “Maybe we should just go without her.” Michael looks at her annoyed. “No…she’s the only one who can help. She’s the one who knows people.” “People…that’s an interesting way for you to put it. Because that would imply human.” Maria’s always guessed there was something different about the three of them, and being aliens may have crossed her mind once or twice. But to hear it from the proverbial horse’s mouth…it has her a tad bit freaked. Michael only rolls his eyes at her and Alex jabs her in the side with his elbow. “Maria…don’t provoke him.” ‘This day couldn’t get any worse.’ Michael thinks as he sits across from the last two people on earth that he wants to be sitting across from. Alex is looking at him like he might melt him with his laser beam eyes and Maria…she’s just grating on every one of his nerves. And where the hell is Ava? They need to do something…now. The only two people he cares about are being held by other aliens against their will, and he’s stuck in a car with these…humans. “Holy shit.” Alex mutters when he looks out the window and sees Ava emerge from the building they’re parked in front of with what he assumes is this Zan guy. And he looks exactly like Max. The door opens and Ava climbs in, followed by Zan. As they sit down, Zan eyes Michael critically, then the other two. “Everyone, this is Zan. Zan, this is Michael, Maria and Alex.” Ava gives introductions. “Hey.” Is all he says. Michael studies Zan, seeing how much he looks like Max…but not. He looks slightly different…older…more mature. Like he’s lived a harder life. Maria and Alex stare at Zan, their mouths open in surprise, and Zan finally says, “Right…so don’t all go talkin’ at once.” Alex clears his throat and finds his voice. “Sorry…it’s just…you look just like…someone we know.” Zan smirks and says, “Yah, so I hear.” He looks over at Ava and asks, “So what’s goin’ down?” Ava fills him in briefly as they make their way toward the airport. As he listens, he studies the group in the car, just as they’re studying him. He was uneasy when he saw Michael, but had to keep reminding himself that he’s not Rath. The other two…humans. That interests him and he’s waiting to hear how they fit into this. When Ava called him, all she said was that she needed help. He owes her…big. She’s not like the others. And he’ll do whatever it is that she wants him to do. As the story unfolds, he realizes that he’s not surprised. That shifter was always after him to have a kid…always telling him, “It’s your purpose.” Or some shit like that. “Where we goin’?” Zan asks after he gets the gist of what Ava’s told him. “Roswell.” Ava says simply. “That’s where he’s taking them.” Zan nods and looks at Michael once more. He looks like Rath and it disconcerts him…he doesn’t trust him…but Ava seems to for the time being. “So, do you guys have alien powers?” Alex asks. “Do these other aliens have them?” “Sure.” Ava answers. “We both do.” She gestures toward Zan, then says, “The skins do too…Nicholas is strong. And the shifter. He’s really powerful. But there’s a catch. Because he’s our protector, he’s genetically encoded to do whatever the king tells him to do.” Michael perks up at this and says, “Then why doesn’t Max just tell him to let them go?” “That’s why the shifter has the skin entourage. If Max figures it out, the others can keep them in line. He would never allow himself to be alone with Max because of it.” Ava explains. “So what can you do exactly?” Alex asks, wanting to know exactly what they’re dealing with. Ava looks at him and says, “I can mindwarp…make people see things that aren’t there. I can make them think they’re seeing something happening that’s not really happening. I can also send out energy bursts…like a blast for defense. And we can all change simple molecular structure.” She looks at Zan and nods at him to tell them. “I uh…I can heal. I can blast, too…and put up a shield for deflection.” He tells them. “You guys work on your powers?” He asks Michael. Michael shakes his head and says, “No…not really. Max can heal, Isabel can go into people’s dreams…that’s about it. My powers aren’t that…um…under control. Never have been.” “Rath had a hard time at first, too. I think we all have the same powers as our doubles, so you’re capable of sending pretty powerful blasts. But we don’t have time to work on it now.” Ava tells him, thinking that it’s not good that Michael won’t really be able to help. “Doesn’t sound like we have a lot going for us.” Maria muses, somewhat to herself. “We have the element of surprise. The others all think Zan is dead. And we have someone else they don’t know about, too. That’s who’s meeting us in Roswell.” Ava mentally does the math and knows it’ll be a hard fight and doubts they have a good chance against their numbers. But it’s time she did something. She’s let them…and the shifter…control her for her entire life. And she’s done with it. If she’s ever going to be free of them, she needs to do something about it. Zan looks at her quickly. “You called him?” She nods and lifts her chin. “We don’t have a choice…we need him.” Zan looks doubtful as Michael asks, “Who is he?” “Our other protector. He lives in L.A. and told us to never contact him. He pretty much hates us.” Zan tells him as he looks at Ava. They’ll be lucky if he doesn’t kill them. ~~~~~~~~~~ Isabel stares at the closed door in front of her and wonders what’s going on in there. Not that she doesn’t know what the shapeshifter wants to be going on in there. But she doesn’t believe Max would do what he wants. They’re in serious trouble. How did things get this bad? At what point did they make the wrong decisions? She’s been so careful over the years…weighing each decision they made as a group carefully. Things weren’t supposed to turn out like this. He said it would be ok if she did what he wanted. He promised…but he was wrong. I came here from the future. I need you to do something. Terrible things are about to happen…events that have started that need to be stopped. Sighing, Isabel opens her eyes. She did what he wanted. And now things are bad…really bad. What if she made the wrong choice? What wrong decision did they make that lead them here? Liz Parker…it all comes down to her in the end. Obviously in any timeline, she’s always the cause for their troubles. Maybe she should have told Max and Michael about her visitor from the future all those years ago. Would that have changed anything? Probably not. But maybe it would have kept Max away from Liz. She’s teetering between hatred for the girl and pity for what she’s been dragged into. It’s not like Liz asked for any of this. Max made that decision for her all those years ago when he decided to heal her. She fidgets with the buckle over her lap and looks out the window. The sun is shining brightly through and she can see the clouds beneath them as they soar through the sky…closer to Roswell. Michael must be out of his mind with worry. At least he’s not stuck here with her and Max. And what about Liz’s friends? Maria has obviously connected Liz’s disappearance to them. How the hell did she get her cell phone number? Maybe she found the business card that she gave Liz. Whatever happens, though, she knows one thing. They’re going home…wherever that is. And that has her more scared than she’s ever been. ~TBC~

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:39 am

YAY! You're back!<img src=http://www.contrabandent.com/cwm/s/otn/blobs/pinkie.gif ALT=":pinkie"> hope your exams went well! Great, great great update!! Can't wait for more!!! Max: Knowing you has made me human. Whether I die tomorrow or fifty years from now, my destiny is the same. It's you! MICHAEL: I've been thinking. MARIA: Oh, great this usually involves me having to get my car towed Giles: Do you want me to answer that or shall I just glare? Whatever the virtues of balance, it's just a pleasant form of insanity. ~~Ally McBeal You might think there's an explanation, but you'd be wrong! ~~Ally McBeal

Post by **majiklmoon** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 8:22 am

Angel, have I mentioned that you are the coolest orb ever <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... humpup.gif ALT=":thumbsup"> <center>It all started with a boy, a girl, and a silver handprint.</center><center><a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... a></center>

vecastone · Post by **vecastone** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 1:58 pm

WOW !!!! that was worth to wait <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/love.gif ALT=":love"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/love.gif ALT=":love"> Love this update. I didn´t know you were having exams , good luck btw <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> Hope you did them well <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> Well !! It´s a good time for Max and Liz to talk and may be they will clear up the things. So , Isabel was being mean to Liz because she was the one to receive the visit from Future Max. MMMM !!! I want more !! Please don´t make us wait too much this time <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/ufo.gif ALT=":ufo"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/ufo.gif ALT=":ufo">

Post by **roswellkitkat** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:13 pm

Ok Angel..so now you have to update this regularly...<img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... humpup.gif ALT=":thumbsup"> <div style="text-align:center">Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.</div> <div style="text-align:center">Rudyard Kipling, English author</div>

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