Love Changes Everything - M/L -CC-COMPLETE - AGAIN

vecastone · Post by **vecastone** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 11:02 am

YESSSSSSS ¡!! María figured something was off ¡!! Great work !! No wonder why everyone was acting strange in last chapter. GO MARIA , GO MARIA , GO MARIA !! <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilie ... smilie.gif ALT=":party"> : :silverhandprint:

Post by **majiklmoon** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:50 pm

Disclaimer: You know the drill…the characters aren’t mine. A lot of stuff in the beginning is taken from End of the World. God knows THAT’S not mine. Anything that makes sense and makes it all better, now that’s mine. Seriously, Roswell and all characters belong to Jason Katims, 20th Century Fox etc. I’m just borrowing them. Rating: PG-13 – possibly to R Love Changes Everything Chapter Sixty Somebody’s Eyes are Watching The group that met at Michael’s was tense and angry. People sat around the room and stared at each other, while the Chinese food on the table grew cold. “I don’t believe it,” said Liz. “You’re lying. It isn’t happening. You’re making it up.” “No, she’s not making it up, Liz,” Michael said. “This can’t be happening,” said Max. He stood up and started pacing around the crowded room. “Face it, Max, it is,” said Michael. “Whether you want to believe it, or not, Tess is on to us, and she’s messing with our heads in a bad way.” “That’s crap,” said Alex. “We’d know. I’d know.” Maria threw her hands up and took a sip from her diet soda. “I give up,” she said. “Nothing is going to make you guys believe us, so I guess we just have to show you.” She put her soda down on the table and reached into her bag, and withdrew a handful of jewelry, and passed it to the others. “Here, put these on,” she said. The group grumbled, but put on the various rings, bracelets and earrings. After several minutes, they could feel the anger and resentment lifting from the room. It was as if someone had come in, and lifted the blinds or something. “What just happened?” asked Isabelle. “I don’t know, but I feel it too,” said Kyle. “It was Tess,” said Michael. “Somehow, she found out about the platinum, and switched out stuff with duplicates that she made.” “Well, why aren’t we remembering things, like we did the first time we put the platinum on?” asked Liz. “I don’t think she’s operating the same way,” said Michael. “She wasn’t filling our mind with false images. This time, she was just filling our minds with feelings of discontent and anger.” “And it worked too,” said Max. “Michael, I was so royally pissed at you earlier today, and all you were doing is being a friend to both me and Liz. Part of me knew I was over-reacting, but there wasn’t anything I could do about it. I was powerless to stop myself from saying those things.” “Yeah, well, it’s thanks to Maria that we even know what’s going on. She and I may have kept right on fighting if I hadn’t seen her following the sub-defectives back from the Granolith.” “Yeah, what were you doing out there anyhow, Maria?” Liz asked, her voice belligerent. “I went out there to contact Che’koth,” Maria said, cautiously. “I had some questions, and I figured he’d have the answers.” “Questions about what?” snapped Liz. “Questions about your powers, or questions about Michael, or what, questions about me, maybe?” Maria shrank back into the couch, unprepared for the verbal assault from Liz. “What does it matter, Liz,” she said, quietly. “I just wanted to talk to Che’koth, that’s all.” Unexpectedly, Liz burst into tears. She buried her face in her hands and cried. “I can’t do this anymore, I just can’t,’ she sobbed. “I am so sick of all the pressure, and the deceptions. It just isn’t worth it.” “Liz, sweetie, relax,” said Max, rubbing her back ineffectually. “Relax!” she exploded “How the hell do you expect me to relax? Not only am I a high school student, married to the king of an alien race, I’m pregnant. And I can’t even tell anyone about it, because we don’t know what this baby is going to look like. It could be green, with three eyes and antennas sticking out of its head for all I know. Wouldn’t you just love to see the ultrasound on that?” Max didn’t say anything; he just slumped against the couch, and stared at Liz, his face a mask of hurt and confusion. “Jesus, Liz, what the hell is your problem?” snapped Isabelle. “Don’t you think we’re all worried about you? As a matter of fact, we’re all terrified, but your to busy feeling sorry for yourself to see that. Did it ever even occur to you that was the reason Maria went to try and contact Che’koth? No, the only thing you can think about is YOU!” “Isabelle, leave her alone,” said Alex. “You can’t have any idea what Liz is feeling or going through right now, and your shouting at her isn’t going to help the situation!” “Stay out of it Alex,” snapped Liz, lifting her tear stained face from her hands. “I don’t need you to defend me. I’m perfectly capable of fighting my own battles.” A blast of light filled the room, and the tacky bowling pin lap that Michael had sitting on an end table exploded into a million pieces. ”Stop it, all of you!” shouted Ava. “I don’t know what the problem is, but this is not going to solve it. I think we should all go to the Granolith chamber now, together and try and contact Che’koth. I think we all have questions, and he’s the one who’s going to have the answers.” “Fine,” said Liz. She stood up and grabbed her bag. “Let’s get out of here, and get this over with.” She walked across the room and opened the door. The force of it caused it to slam into the wall, putting a hole in it. “Liz?” Max asked, tentatively. “Are you…what just happened?” “I don’ know,” she replied, her voice laced with concern. “I just pulled the door open. I didn’t use my powers or anything. God, Michael, I’m sorry, I’ll pay for the damages. I so didn’t mean for that to happen.” “Don’t sweat it,” Michael answered. “I’ll fix it myself.” He passed his hand over the hole in the wall, and the wallboard repaired itself. “How the hell did you do that?” he asked. “I’ve slammed that door plenty of times, and that’s never happened.” “I don’t know. I just want to get out of here,” said Liz. She walked out the door, and stepped into the parking lot of Michael’s apartment house, followed closely by the others. She stopped and looked at the others, her expression puzzled. “Do you feel that?” she asked. “Yeah, I think I do,” said Kyle. “It’s kind of like when you have a bad headache, and the aspirin finally works. You can feel the pressure lifting off of you.” “No,” said Alex. “It’s like when you’ve had the flu. One day you wake up, and you feel, not better, but not sick.” “Yeah,” said Maria. “Don’t you feel it, Michael?” “Sorry, Maria. I don’t have a clue what you’re talking about,” said Michael. “How about you guys?” One by one, Max, Isabelle and Ava shook their heads. “This is getting very strange,” said Max. “Let’s go see if we can get some answers.” <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> Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsr ... iklmoon</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/images/moon18.gif" BORDER=0> at: 4/13/04 9:53 pm

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 11:18 am

Yay! I'm all caught up now. You had me totally thinking that Tess knew nothing about the platinum bands or how everyone was just playing along with Tess's mindwarps! Was I surprised to find that she knew! That sneak!! And what is happening with the gang? The fights? The tense atmosphere. Seems like Tess has found a way around the bands! More soon!<img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/hotgreen.gif ALT=":hotgreen"> <div style="text-align:center"><img src="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sra ... f8323d.jpg" style="border:0;"/></div>

Post by **majiklmoon** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:36 pm

Disclaimer: You know the drill…the characters aren’t mine. A lot of stuff in the beginning is taken from End of the World. God knows THAT’S not mine. Anything that makes sense and makes it all better, now that’s mine. Seriously, Roswell and all characters belong to Jason Katims, 20th Century Fox etc. I’m just borrowing them. Rating: PG-13 – possibly to R Love Changes Everything Chapter Sixty-One – SOS The eight of them entered the pod chamber, and climbed back into the chamber that hid the Granolith. Wordlessly, they moved into their four square pattern and looked at the Granolith. They were not disappointed. The Granolith began to glow, and filled the room with light, and a soft humming sound filled the room. After several minutes, Che’koth’s image appeared before them. “Greetings, My Liege,” said Che’koth, bowing down before Max. “Will you get over that royalty stuff,” said Max. “We have a lot of questions, and we need answers.” “Certainly, Your Highness.” “Look, just call me Max. I’m nobody’s king.” “As you wish, Max. What questions may I answer for you?” “Me first,” Maria said. “I came here yesterday, because I had some questions. Why couldn’t I contact you to answer them?” “The Granolith is programmed to be activated when it senses the signals of all of you,” replied Che’koth. “Can that be changed?” asked Michael. “There may be times where we need you, but we can’t all be here.” “Certainly, we can modify the programming to activate when only one, or all of you are here.” “Great,” said Max. “That makes all of us feel a bit more secure.” “I have a question,” said Liz. “What’s wrong with me?” “Could you be more specific, Your Majesty? A biological scan done by the Granolith when you came in showed no abnormalities.” “What is inside of me? I mean, I know it’s a baby, but is it human, or is it going to look,” her voice trailed off. “The child is human,” Che’koth replied. “It will have human physical characteristics.” “Thank God,” Liz whispered. “One more question, if you please. How is this pregnancy affecting my body? I mean, will the baby grow and develop like a traditional Earth pregnancy, and will my body experience the same changes?” “Yes, this baby will develop in the way that is normal here on Earth. You should begin, I believe the word is showing, any time. You must work to develop your masking talents if you wish to keep your condition hidden.” “Masking?” asked Max, puzzled. “Oh, you mean mind warping. Can Liz do that?” “You all have the same abilities,” said Che’koth. “Some are more developed than others, but the potential is there.” “What nobody is asking,” interrupted Isabelle, “Is about Liz’s insane, psycho mood swings. Are those normal too?” “Mood swings?” questioned Che’koth. “Yeah, you know, happy one second evil bitch monster of death the next,” Maria said. “No, actually, it isn’t at all normal,” said Che’koth. “The traditional illnesses associated with pregnancy are no longer a part of our world. They have been eliminated due to evolution. And while they are a part of this world, any symptoms you experience should not be as severe as that of a typical Earth pregnancy.” “What about after we left Michael’s apartment?” asked Kyle. “We all felt a change happen in our bodies, but the others didn’t. Could that have something to do with it?” “Explain!” demanded Che’koth, sharply. “What change are you referring too?” Kyle, Maria, Liz and Alex each took turns trying to explain the changes their bodies felt when they left Michael’s apartment. When they finished, Che’koth questioned Max, Isabelle, Ava and Michael. “And you say none of you, none at all, felt the changes the others spoke of?” he queried. “No, none of us,” said Max. “But one other peculiar thing did occur. Liz almost put Michael’s door through the wall when she opened it.” “That’s right,” said Liz. “I forgot about that. Actually, I didn’t,” she amended. “I just didn’t think it was important.” “Everything is important, Your Majesty,” chastised Che’koth. “You cannot leave out any detail, no matter how insignificant.” “Well, then, maybe I should say something,” said Ava. “When I blew up the lamp, that wasn’t what I was going for. I just wanted to use my powers to lift it up and bang it on the table to get everyone’s attention.” The Granolith began to hum, and a red light flashed, filling the room with a brief, yet eerie glow. “Look in the Granolith,” commanded Che’koth. “Do you see something?” “Yes,” said Max. There is something floating inside.” “Reach up and take it,” said Che’koth. “In it you will find four bejginm. Each one of the Royal Four must carry one on their person at all time.” “What is a bejginm?” asked Max. “Take them out of the Granolith, Majesty,” said Che’koth, and then I shall explain. Max reached up into the Granolith and removed the package. On it was the same symbol that was on the communicator orbs. Max passed his hand over the symbol, and the package glowed with a purple silver light before it opened. Inside, he found four objects that were similar to wristwatches. “Take them, and wear them,” said Che’koth. “They will scan for a device called a duch’makah that is used to amplify powers. “If such a device is found, the bejginm will deactivate it.” “You think someone is using this duch’makah?” asked Alex. “Yes, I do,” said Che’koth. “That is what you felt. Or rather, what was causing what you called the Queen’s mood swings, and the amplification in powers. We can only surmise that while your physiology is changing and evolving, you have still not evolved enough to NOT be disturbed by the energy emitted by the duch’makah. We use them frequently on Antar to help amplify our powers, so our systems are used to the energy. In time, your bodies will also adapt to the energy they emit, but right now, they are causing you physical discomfit.” “So, you’re telling me, that Tess, or Rath and Lonnie planted these duch’makah things around?” asked Max. “Why? I mean, if they amplify powers wouldn’t they amplify ours as well?” “Yes, but since you didn’t know about their existence before now,” explained Che’koth, “You wouldn’t know to consciously use them. Tess, on the other hand, was probably using them to amplify her masking ability.” “Right,” said Max. “That makes sense. But now that we know that they are here, can’t we use them to amplify our powers to work against Tess?” “You can,” said Che’koth. “And that is where the bejginm will help you. They will block the effect of the duch’makah on you, as long as you wear them.” “But what about us?” asked Kyle. “Shouldn’t we have them, too?” “If you need them, come back, and we will send more down,” said Che’koth. “I think, however, that since you can physically feel the effects of the duch’makah, you will also be able to block it without the aid of the bejginm.” “There is one thing that none of you have thought of,” said Liz. “Where did Tess get these duch’makah thingys?” “I’m not sure,” admitted Che’koth. “There is a possibility that one of the protectors brought them when you fled Antar.” “Or, she’s working with someone else,” said Max, his voice hard with the sharp edge of anger. They all looked at one another, and each of them could feel their stomachs sinking at the thought of another enemy to fight. “And if she has these duch’makah’s,” Max continued. “What else does she have to use against us?” <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** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:26 am

Wow Tracie. That was awesome. I like the fact that they are not being at all confident around Te** and they are being precautious, not dumb or naïve or stupid like on the show. They are thinking !! jejeje !! Keep using their brains <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"> Great work <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"> :

Post by **roswellkitkat** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 6:19 pm

Awesome, awesome awesome!!!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 6:40 am

<img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/hotgreen.gif ALT=":hotgreen"> Tess is going to be blindsided now! Did I mention I don't like her and Che'koth for some reason makes me...well a tad bit irritated. <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/lol.gif ALT=":lol"> Don't ask me why, he just does <div style="text-align:center"><img src="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sra ... f8323d.jpg" style="border:0;"/></div>

MagickFantasy86 · Post by **MagickFantasy86** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 9:26 pm

Tracie, you are amazing. I love you sooooo much. This fic.... you're brilliant. I love the fact that the prom where everything went to Hell in the show is now going to be where they end up destroying the evil gerbil. Can't wait for Tess's death scene. Update really soon. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! Alex<img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/ufo.gif ALT=":ufo"> Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsr ... iklmoon</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/images/moon18.gif" BORDER=0> at: 4/20/04 8:49 pm

Post by **majiklmoon** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 10:11 pm

Disclaimer: You know the drill…the characters aren’t mine. A lot of stuff in the beginning is taken from End of the World. God knows THAT’S not mine. Anything that makes sense and makes it all better, now that’s mine. Seriously, Roswell and all characters belong to Jason Katims, 20th Century Fox etc. I’m just borrowing them. Rating: PG-13 – possibly to R Love Changes Everything Chapter Sixty-Two Undertow “I can’t do it,” wailed Liz. “No matter how hard I try, I can’t to it.” “Just relax, Liz,” Ava said. “You’re trying to hard. Think for a second. When you use your powers, what are you doing? How are you feeling?” “That’s just it, I don’t know,” Liz cried, her voice filled with exasperation. I just do it.” “And you can just mind warp, we just have to find the trigger that will wake up your ability.” “Ava?” “Liz?” “Are you upset about tonight?” Liz asked, referring to the Prom. “Maybe a little, but I get why Kyle has to take her. I may not like it, but I get it.” “How would you like to come with us?” Liz asked, her eyes shining with a mischievous light. “How?” asked Ava. “Well, I was talking with Alex, and he got his parents to help. We came up with a story about how Kyle asked Tess because nobody else had, and he felt sorry for her, but then he met you,” said Liz. “And, this is going to get me to the Prom, how?” queried Ava. “Well, anyhow, Alex explained all this to his parents, and said how Kyle didn’t want to hurt Tess by breaking the date, but how he really wanted to have you there and dance with you and stuff. Ava, Alex was incredible. He told this sad story about how you and Kyle met at a basketball game this winter, and you were a cheerleader for the opposing team.” “Me, a cheerleader. I so think not,” snorted Ava. “I’m not the rah rah sis boom bah type.” “Shut up, you will be tonight,” laughed Liz. “Anyhow, he made it all sound so sad and romantic. His mother came up with a suggestion. You are going to be her niece, visiting from out of town.” “I guess I’m missing the big picture, here,” said Ava. “Yeah, I guess,” said Liz. “You are going to accompany Alex and Isabelle to the prom, and sit with all of us, and we’ll figure out some way for you and Kyle to dance together.” “There is one problem with all of this,” said Ava. “Aren’t you and Kyle supposed to be together? Remember, we had her convinced of that.” “Yeah, but he told her I dumped him right after we got back from Vegas. That’s how he got her to go to the Prom with him. That and the fact that Max told her he and I were going together as friends.” “You are really devious, Liz Parker, did you know that? If you weren’t my friend, I’d be really afraid of you,” Ava said. “I always knew you were smart,” joked Liz. “Now, we have to find you something to wear. Maria sent over a bunch of stuff, and I’ve got some stuff, and if we can’t find anything here, we can still go shopping. There are a couple of hours left before we have to get ready.” Ava reached out and hugged Liz. “Thank you,” she said. “I only wish you could get the prom night you deserve.” “Don’t worry about me,” Liz said, bravely, her words doing little to hide the pain that was in her eyes. “Max and I have the rest of our lives to spend together, and, we have a part of this prom as well.” “Come on, everybody, squeeze together,” Amy DeLuca cried. “I want to get a picture. You too Michael,” she called. The group squeezed together in their prom finery and smiled. Michael came out of the kitchen of the CrashDown into the main eating area. “This is stupid,” he said, his voice sullen. “Move closer to Maria,” Amy directed. Michael moved closer, and surreptitiously squeezed her arm. “There, that’s perfect,” said Amy. “Wait!” shouted Alex. “We forgot my cousin. Emma, come on over here.” “Oh, I’m sorry,” Amy said. “Of course, squeeze right in there.” “Actually, Mrs. Deluca, I think it would look more balanced if she stood on the other side of Kyle,” Isabelle directed. “You are right, Isabelle,” agreed Amy. “You have such a good eye for those things. Okay, ready everybody? Say ‘Cheese’.” The flash from the camera filled the room with light. “One more,” said Amy. “For luck.” She took another picture, and smiled. “Thanks kids, that’s it. Go have a wonderful night, but not too wonderful. Remember, Jim and I are chaperoning.” They all laughed, and gathered up their belongings and headed for the door. “Alex, Kyle and I have a surprise for all of you,” said Max, as he opened the door to the CrashDown. “Look.” Outside the restaurant stood a black limo. The back door was opened, and the liveried driver stood beside the car. “Good evening,” he said. “I am Charles, your driver for this evening.” “Oh wow,” whispered Isabelle to Liz. “Am I crazy, or does that guy look like…?” “Che’koth,” Liz whispered back. “No, you’re not crazy.” Both girls turned to look at Max, who nodded his head slightly. “Charles just opened a new limo service here in town,” Max explained. “He was sponsoring a contest to get his company known around town, and I won.” “I don’t think we’re all going to fit in there,” said Tess, her voice belligerent. “Maybe Kyle and I should just take our own car.” “Relax Tess,” said Kyle. “We’ll all fit, come on.” One by one, they climbed into the car, until only Kyle and Ava, masquerading as Emma were left standing outside. “There’s only room for one more,” Tess said. “See, I told you. Alex’s cousin is going to have to ride up front.” “No way,” said Kyle. “Watch this.” He climbed into the limo, next to Tess and held out his hand to Ava. Come on, there is plenty of room on my lap.” He winked at Ava, and she climbed in and snuggled on his lap. “There,” he said in a satisfied voice. “Everything is perfect. To the Prom, Charles.” Everyone laughed as the car started and drove down the street to the school. The prom itself was something of an anticlimax. Liz and Max spent the early part of the evening together, dancing and talking. “What is Che’koth doing here?” she whispered to him. “He was worried about us, and the bejginm,” said Max. “So he came down to keep an eye on us.” “Can they do that?” Liz asked. “Well, not easily,” explained Max. “The Granolith is a way to transfer beings back and forth, but it uses up a lot of energy to use it. Che’koth estimates that it will be out of commission for a couple of weeks, anyhow, but since we weren’t planning on leaving anytime soon, it’s no big.” “Oh, well, I,” began Liz. She stopped speaking, and looked past Max, to see Michael standing in the doorway of the gym. “Michael’s here,” she said, regretfully. “It’s time to start.” “Liz, we don’t have to go through with this,” said Max. “Yes, we do,” Liz said, firmly. “We agreed, and I’m not backing out.” “Then, just remember, I love you,” Max said. He made sure Tess was nowhere in site, and quickly kissed Liz, and wiped the tear that slid down her cheek. “It will be fine,” he said. “I know,” Liz agreed. “Just go do it,” she urged. “Lets get this thing started.” Max walked off the dance floor, and nodded to Michael, and Kyle. Liz crossed the dance floor and tapped Alex on the shoulder. “It’s time,” she said. “Michael’s here, and Kyle just got Tess out into the hall. Max is going out there now. Maria, Michael and Ava walked across the gym floor together, to join Alex, Isabelle and Liz. “Everybody ready?” Michael asked, unnecessarily. “Yeah, Let’s bury the bitch,” said Liz. <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** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:05 pm

YEAHHHHHHH lest´s bury her jejejejej Great update Tracie, I can´t wait to see that bi*** disappear <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)">

isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:10 am

Wow! Four new parts in 11 days! Count 'em! Four! You've been busy, and I had to catch up! Well, I want to see what they do to Tess now at the prom. That should be good. So Tess knew about the platinum rings. Figures. She's really a sneak! I hope this prom she gets to have her "swan dance." <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/lol.gif ALT=":lol"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/ufo.gif ALT=":ufo"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/boldyellow.gif ALT=":yellow"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/boldblue.gif ALT=":blue"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/green.gif ALT=":green"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilie ... smilie.gif ALT=":party"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/slinkie.gif ALT=":slinkie"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/clap.gif ALT=":clap"> <div style="text-align:center"><img src="http://users.aol.com/isndbreeze/skysymb ...   Gerry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hopeless Candy-Coated, Stargazing, Dreamer! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</div>

Post by **majiklmoon** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 12:12 pm

Disclaimer: You know the drill…the characters aren’t mine. A lot of stuff in the beginning is taken from End of the World. God knows THAT’S not mine. Anything that makes sense and makes it all better, now that’s mine. Seriously, Roswell and all characters belong to Jason Katims, 20th Century Fox etc. I’m just borrowing them. Rating: PG-13 – possibly to R Chapter Sixty-Three Cry Your Name “Are you sure you want to go through with this, Alex?” Jim Valenti asked. “No, but we don’t have a choice, do we?” asked Alex. “I wish you kids had come to me with this plan earlier. We may have found another way.” “There is no other way, Sheriff,” said Alex. “We’ve looked at this from every angle, and this is the only option available to us. Tess was going to kill us anyhow, we’re just going to speed things along.” “I just can’t believe that she, she just seems so harmless,” Jim said. “She’s the type of alien Grandpa was chasing all along,” said Kyle, entering the conversation for the first time. “It was so hard at first to look at Ava, and not see Tess, not think of Tess, but now, when I look at Ava, I don’t see any resemblance to Tess at all. Ava’s inner beauty shines through, and when I look at Tess, all I see is the hate and the anger.” Jim rubbed his son’s shoulder, and then looked around. “Explain to me again, why we’re meeting out here, at the quarry?” “Tess is using some sort of alien device to amplify her powers, and, knowing her, she’s probably bugging the house as well. “We’re safer out here,” explained Kyle. “I can’t believe the lengths she has gone to,” said Jim. “Believe it,” said Alex. “That chic is evil personified. Look, I’m going to go to my car and call Isabelle and let her know everything is set in motion.” Alex walked across the dirt road and climbed into his car and pulled out a cell phone. Jim and Kyle watched silently for a while, each lost in their own thoughts. “Dad, there are a couple of things I need to tell you,” said Kyle. “If anything happens to me, I want you to promise to take care of Ava.” “Nothing’s going to happen to you, Son,” said Jim, his voice choked with emotion. “Dad, I want you to promise me,” Kyle said, in a resolved voice. “I promise, Kyle, I promise,” said Jim. “What else?” “In my locker at school is a key to safety deposit box. I forged your signature on the forms, so that you would have access to it. If anything happens to me, get the box, and take what’s inside, and take Ava, and get the hell out of Roswell.” “Kyle, you’re really starting to worry me,” said Jim. “What’s in the box?” “A cashier’s check for a million dollars,” said Kyle. “It’s from the money I won in Vegas. We all did it. We won a little bit here, and a little bit there, at every casino we could hit. We figured we may need the money at some point in our lives if we ever had to run.” “God, Kyle, I don’t know what to say,” said Jim, rubbing his face with his hand. “There’s more, Dad. My marriage license to Ava is in here too.” “WHAT! shouted Jim Valenti. “You’re WHAT?” “Marriage license, Dad. Look, don’t freak out too much. What I’m going to tell you sounds really weird, and part of it isn’t even my story to tell, but I think the others will understand.” “Kyle, what the hell are you rambling about?” asked Jim. “I want to hear about your marriage.” “Dad, shut up, for a second, and I’ll explain. It’s complicated, and it’s going to take a while, and we don’t have a lot of time.” Kyle explained to his father about the Granolith, and Che’koth, and how the Granolith sensed the fact that they were soul mates, and how they were married according to Antarian tradition. “And the thing is, Dad, it’s right, and we all know it. None of us could ever imagine spending our lives with anybody else.” “Kyle, do you understand what you are saying?” Jim demanded. “You are just a kid, and you’re sitting here, telling me that you’re married. You should be going to parties, and getting drunk, for Christ sake!” “You’re right, Dad, and I shouldn’t have to be saving myself and my friends from evil aliens, but I am, should I stop that, too?” “Damn it, Kyle, I don’t know. I just don’t know anything anymore.” “There’s more, Dad, and maybe you better calm down a bit before I tell you this.” “Oh, God, Ava’s pregnant?” “No, not Ava, but Liz is, and Dad, we have to protect her as much as possible too.” “My God, Kyle, is there anything else?” “Let’s see, money, married, Liz pregnant,” no, I think that’s it. Oh wait, did I mention that Che’koth is here on Earth posing as a limo driver named Charles?” “No, you forgot to mention that fact,” Jim said, sarcastically. “Jesus, Kyle, I don’t know how much more of this I can take.” “Dad, I’m sorry to spring all this on you at once, but I had no choice. You needed to know all of this stuff.” “You’re right, and I’m sorry I went off the deep end,” said Jim. “I’ll save that for later after this mess is all over, then, you and I, and your wife are going to sit down and have a long, long talk. Is that clear?” “Come on, Dad. Alex is waiting for us. It’s time to go and kill one of my best friends,” said Kyle. At the CrashDown The sound of dishes crashing to the floor, echoed in the wake of Maria’s screams. Jim Valenti walked in to the restaurant from the back, his hat in his hand. “There’s been an accident,” he said, his face white. “A car, it swerved into the path of an oncoming semi. There was nothing the driver of the truck could do. The driver of the car, it, it was Alex.” “No!” cried Isabelle. “You’re wrong. You made a mistake, Sheriff,” she insisted. “No, I didn’t, I’m sorry Isabelle. There was no mistake,” Jim said, gently.” He turned to look at Max. “Can you,?” he left the rest of the question unanswered. Max didn’t answer, he just nodded, and looked at Liz, his eyes filled with anguish. Liz turned from him, her eyes dark with pain, and went to stand with Michael and Maria. “Let’s go,” Max said. The Coroners Office “I know what’s going to happen,” said Isabelle, her voice thick with tears. “Max is in there, and he’s going to put his hand on Alex’s chest, and there is going to be a bright light. Then, Alex will sit up, and Max will hug him, and the two of them will climb out of the truck. We’ll have to come up with some kind of story to explain it, but we’ll figure something out.” They watched expectantly as they waited for Max and Alex to exit the van, but nothing happened. After several minutes, Max climbed out of the van, alone, his shoulders slumped in defeat. “I couldn’t do it,” he said. “I tried, but it didn’t work. Alex is dead.” Michael wrapped his arms around both Maria and Isabelle, and held them close as they cried. Jim Valenti pulled his Kyle to him and held him as if he were afraid that he to would die. Max stood next to Tess, and watched as Liz ran into the darkness. “Go to her, Max,” said Tess. “She needs you right now.” Max ran into the dark night, after Liz. “Liz, wait!” he called. “Are you alright?” “Am I alright?” she shouted. “Are you kidding, one of my best friends is dead. How can you ask such a stupid question?” She looked past Max into the night. “Can she hear us?” she whispered. “Probably,” he whispered as he hugged her. “Don’t worry, everything’s going according to plan.” “Alex is okay?” she asked. “Alex is fine, there isn’t a scratch on him. Che’koth helped him rig the whole accident. He’s having a great time pretending to be the truck driver that hit the car.” “I hope this works,” Liz said. “It will,” said Max. “It has to.”

Post by **majiklmoon** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:53 pm

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Post by **majiklmoon** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:01 pm

Chapter Sixty-Four The Beginning of the End

Author’s Note: Some of the dialogue was taken directly from Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts.

Sunlight filled Max Evans’ bedroom, and cast a warm pool of light on the bed where Tess and Max were relaxing on Max’s bed.
“Max, lets go do something tonight,” said Tess. “I want to go have some fun.”

“Tess, not now, I don’t have time,” Max replied. “Liz is still on the warpath. She is insisting that Alex’s death wasn’t a suicide. I want to believe her, but the evidence is pointing in a different direction.”

“Can’t we just forget about Liz for a while, and go and enjoy ourselves?” whined Tess.

“I wish it were that simple, Tess,” Max said touching her hair gently. “She’s decided that his death is alien related, and she won’t let it go. I’m afraid of what she might do, or say. We could all be in danger.”

“Do you really think she’d betray us?” queried Tess.

“I don’t know anymore. There was a time when I would have sworn she’d die to keep our secret, but I’m not so sure anymore.”

“Would you mind getting me a drink, Max?” asked Tess. “I’m really thirsty all of a sudden.”

“Sure thing,” Max answered. He got up off of his bed and walked out to the kitchen.

As soon as he was out of sight, Tess jumped up off the bed and began to pace around the room.

This may work to my advantage, she thought to herself. If Max is worried about Liz, and is beginning to doubt her, I may be able to swing him over to my side. I’ll still have to do something about that brat she’s carrying. I’m not going to leave any part of Max here. He’s so frigging loyal, that he’d try and find a way to come back for the kid. I can’t let that happen. But I’ll deal with that later. Right now, I need to really focus on Max. I’m glad I figured out about those rings. I had forgotten about the platinum. I don’t know how they figured it out. But it doesn’t matter now. I just made duplicates of their stupid jewelry, and poof, no more platinum.

“I hope iced tea is okay?” Max asked. He carried a tray loaded down with two glasses filled with ice, and a pitcher of iced tea, as well as some chips.

“Thanks Max, that’s really great,” said Tess. “Do you have any…?”

“Tabasco Sauce,” said Max, pulling a bottle out of his pocket with a smile. “Right here.” He passed the bottle of Tabasco to Tess, and sat down on the floor, his back against the bed. Tess lay on the bed behind him and began to play with his hair while she talked.

“Max, let’s just forget about Liz for a while. Let’s just go out, you and me and I don’t know, enjoy life. Alex wouldn’t want us to sit around mourning him.”

“Okay,” said Max. “We’ll go. Do you want to head out now?”

“No,” said Tess, decisively. “Tonight, after it gets dark. But I do have some ideas about what we can to until then,” she added seductively.

Max tried not to panic, but with neither Ava nor Alex around, there was nobody to mind warp Tess into thinking they were fooling around. Thinking fast, Max moved forward and turned to face Tess.

“I was hoping we could try some of your memory retrieval things again. I really think we’re close to a breakthrough, and I really want to remember the life we shared together on Antar.”

“Oh, Max,” said Tess, her eyes misty. “That’s beautiful. Of course we’ll work on that for a while.”

“Great,” said Max, trying to hid his sigh of relief. “And after that, I’ll take you out to eat, and then we can go on your grand adventure.”

“Max you are so romantic,” Tess said, as she climbed off the bed. She settled on the floor next to him, and they began to work on the memory retrieval.

Several hours later, Max groaned in frustration. “Let’s stop for a while, Tess. I don’t feel like we’re getting anywhere. Besides, we need to talk.”

“About?” questioned Tess.

“Us, you, me, I don’t know,” said Max, his voice filled with frustration.

“I know,” agreed Tess. With what happened to Alex, I can understand putting the subject on hold. I couldn’t deal with it either. But now, I just - - I can’t help wondering where we are.”

“Right. Right. You and me together, it scares me. Right or wrong, I feel like if I follow that road, I can never go back.”

“You’re scared to go home,” Tess said softly.

“What is home? Is home really up there. I just feel like this whole idea about where we come from, and I want to believe it. I want to understand it more and more, but it just feels like this dream…this, this dream that I can never really quite touch or see or…feel. And Earth just seems so much more…real.”

“I have an idea, Max,” said Tess. “I’ll show you tonight. Instead of going out, I have something to show you. I think you’ll like it a lot.”

That night, Max followed Tess’ directions, and drove them to an observatory outside of town.

“I think you’ll like this,” said Tess, pointing to the telescope. Max leaned down and looked into the eyepiece.
“Do you see that star, the way it wobbles?”

“Is that our planet?” asked Max, his voice filled with awe.

“No, answered Tess. “That’s Barnard’s Star. Our world is out there, Max. It’s not close, and sometimes it seems like a dream to me, too, but it’s real, and I know you know that, too. That’s reality, Max. This…this is the dream.”

“If that’s the truth, when do we wake up?” asked Max

“That’s up to you,” Tess said softly. She pressed her lips against his cheek. “Whatever you decide Max, for me, it will always be you.” She slid her lips across his cheek and pressed her lips to his. Using her tongue, she forced his lips open, and began to kiss him passionately.

Max kissed her back, forcing back his revulsion as her tongue found it’s way into his mouth.

Oh, God, he thought to himself. How am I going to get out of this?

Post by **majiklmoon** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:01 pm

Author’s Note: Some of the dialogue is taken directly from It’s Too Late and It’s Too Bad, (Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts) and Baby It’s You, (Lisa Klink). Yes, I know they were horrible episodes, but the dialogue suits this chapter.

Rating: PG-13 – possibly to R

Chapter Sixty – Five Ewwwwww, Ick!

Tess heard Max groan with passion, and the sound aroused her even further. She slid her hand down his chest until it came in contact with his belt buckle. The buckle came undone beneath her nimble fingers, and she deftly unsnapped his jeans and pulled his zipper down. Sliding her hand inside, she shivered with anticipation when her hand came in contact with his rock hard erection.

“Oh, God, Max, I want you so bad,” she moaned against his lips.

“Tess,” he whispered back. “Oh Tess.” He savagely tugged her shirt away from her body. He gently lowered her to the floor, and covered her body with his. Their bodies joined together as if the were created to be that way for eternity. Tess felt his moment of climax, as he filled her body with his warm seed.

After, they lay quietly together, with her head resting on his chest. Tess felt a stirring in her body, almost an awakening of sorts. She smiled a feral smile. She knew what that feeling was. It was her body and Max’s, joining together to create new life.

“My whole life, I’ve wanted to be this person, this normal person. Human. My whole life I’ve been thinking that this alien side of me was this bad thing. This thing that made me a freak. This monster. I realize that I haven’t just been hiding from the government and the law all this time. I’ve been hiding from myself. I don’t know what’s going on anymore. I thought I knew but I don’t. I’ve lost everyone.

“I’ll be here for eternity,” Tess whispered. “Nothing will ever separate us now, Max.” Max said nothing; he only held her closer and kissed her softly. She moved in closer to him, and drifted off to sleep.

Max waited until she was deeply asleep, and then pulled away from Tess, careful not to disturb her slumber. He walked softly across the floor of the observatory, and climbed the ladder to the walkway that encircled the telescope.

“You got here just in time,” he whispered. “I didn’t know what I was going to do. There was no way in hell I was going to go through with it.”

“We’re sorry, Max,” Ava whispered. “Kyle’s car broke down on the way out here. We got here as quick as we could. I am so, so sorry.”

“It’s okay,” Max said. “It’s over with. What did you make her think she saw, anyhow? She was looking pretty damn happy over there.”

Ava giggled softly, while Kyle gave Max a knowing smirk. “Well, the two of you had mad passionate sex. In fact, you practically ripped her shirt right off of her,” Ava said.

“That was my idea,” proclaimed Kyle, proudly.

“That so doesn’t surprise me,” said Max. “So, we had sex, we’ve done that before, at least in her mind.”

“Yeah, but this time, she’s pregnant,” said Ava.

“WHAT!” Max roared.

“Quiet you idiot, you’ll wake her,” whispered Kyle. “She’s not really pregnant you idiot. She only thinks she is.”

“Why?” Max asked weakly. “Did you make her think that?”

“Simple,” said Ava. “If she is on to us, Liz and the baby are in the most danger. If we give her a baby of her own, maybe she’ll back off and leave Liz alone.”

“Oh, that’s actually a good idea,” he admitted.

“What, you think you’re the only one with the market on good ideas?” snapped Kyle. “We Earthlings have brains too.”

“I’m sorry Kyle, I’m being a jerk, I know,” said Max. “I’m still just a little freaked at having to even kiss her. I tried stalling as long as I could, but she just about attacked me. I was never so happy to see anyone as I was when I saw you and Ava up on the catwalk.”

“Yeah, I guess being near her is enough to freak out the most enlightened of us,” said Kyle.

“What else do you have planned,” asked Max. “How am I going to get out of here?”

“Well, about that,” Kyle said, rubbing the back of his neck. “Max, old buddy, I’m afraid you’re going to have to have a morning after. Ava and I are going to get out of here, and a few hours before dawn, you are going to try and sneak Tess back into the house. My Dad will be lying in wait, and behave like the typical angry parent whose daughter has been out all night with her boyfriend.”

“Why?” Max asked weakly. The thought of an angry sheriff, even a pretend angry sheriff, made him feel nauseous.

“It will make it seem all the more real in her mind,” said Ava. “If it really happened, and Sheriff Valenti found out, he’d freak.”

“That’s good thinking,” said Max, looking at her with new respect. “Ava, if it wasn’t for you, we wouldn’t be able to pull any of this off. Thank you so much.” He leaned over and hugged her. “I don’t know who is luckier,” he said. “Michael for having you as a sister, or Kyle for having you for his wife. You’re the best.”

“Thanks Max,” Ava said, blushing. “That’s probably the nicest thing anybody’s ever said to me.

“It’s weird,” Max continued. “Hugging you is nothing like hugging Tess. When I held her in my arms, it was like I was being enveloped in a dark cloud. You are the total antithesis of that. You are sunshine and light.”

“You nailed it right there,” said Kyle. “I noticed those differences a long time ago. “Those doubles of yours, their not duplicates. They’re like the negative image of you. All of your positive characteristics are blacked out in them.”

“I wonder if we’ll ever really understand why the other faction wanted us to be so evil?” pondered Max.

“One mystery at a time,” said Kyle. “Let’s deal with what we have in front of us, then we can contemplate the mysteries of life both here and on Antar.”

“We’d better go,” said Ava softly. “It’s starting to get light, and we need time to get me back to Michael’s before Max and Tess show up at your house.”

Max watched as his friends drove out of site, then he slid down on the floor beside Tess. The movement disturbed her, and she opened her eyes and looked at Max, sleepily.

“Hey,” she whispered to Max, touching his face with her hand.

“Hey,” said Max. Tess smiled at him and drifted off to sleep again. Max waited about an hour, and then woke her again.

“We need to head back,” he said.

“Okay,” Tess answered. The two straightened their clothing, and drove back to the Valenti house. The car was filled with a strained silence. At the Valenti house, the two sneak in quietly, and Max looked over to the sofa where Kyle was feigning sleep.

“So, I guess I’ll see you at school,” said Tess.

“Yeah,” answered Max, trying to muster some enthusiasm for the thought. He caught Kyle glaring at him and making kissing motions, so he leaned down and kissed Tess briefly.

“Is everything okay?” Tess asks, puzzled by the brevity of the kiss.

“Yeah…yeah great,” answers Max

“Where the hell have you…?” shouted Jim Valenti, walking into the room “Max! Tess, go to you’re room!”

“Yes, sir,” she said and quickly exited the room.

“Sheriff,” began Max.

“Go home, Max. We’ll talk about this later.”

“Right,” said Max. He gave Jim a pointed look and motioned to the door.

“As a matter of fact, I think I escort you to your car,” continued Jim. “Just so I can be certain you do actually leave.”

“Sheriff, look, I’m sorry,” said Max.

“Save it, Evans. I said we’ll talk about this later.” Jim pushed Max out the door, and slammed it behind them.

“Did it work?” Jim asked.

“I think so,” said Max. “Ava did a fantastic job. She thinks we’re together, and that she’s pregnant.”

“I can’t say I like all of this,” said Jim. “And I’m still having a hard time accepting that Tess would go to these lengths.”

“She’s evil, Sheriff,” said Max. And she’ll stop at nothing to get her way.

“Watch out,” said Jim, as Max climbed into his Jeep.

Max started the Jeep and sped off down the road raising a cloud of dust.

“I don’t know what I want more,” he said to the empty Jeep. “A shower, or a hug from Liz.”

Post by **majiklmoon** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:02 pm

Author’s Note: I promise, I’ll try really hard not to steal any more lousy dialogue from the show

Chapter Sixty – Six Conflict and Chaos

“This is killing me, Maria,” Liz said through clenched teeth.

“Try not to think about it Liz,” said Maria. “Try to pretend it isn’t really happening, because when you think about it, it really isn’t.”

“What?” said Liz. “Maria, I so don’t get you some times.” She turned her back and reached into her locker and pulled out her chemistry book.

“It’s simple, Liz. What we’re seeing; it isn’t real. Max isn’t really with Tess. It’s like he’s an actor, playing a part. We all are.”

“Yeah, well, Max is making his part seem a little too realistic if you ask me,” Liz said darkly. “Look at them over there. God, if she were any closer to him, she’d be inside his jeans.”

“Liz!” Maria cried. “I can’t believe you just said that.”

“Why not, it’s true. Anyhow, I’ve got to go do my thing. I’ll see you later.” She slammed the locker door shut and walked towards Max and Tess.

“Hi Liz,” said Tess, with a smirk on her face. She reached down and slipped her hand into Max’s.

“Yeah, hi, Tess,” said Liz. “Look, Max. I need to talk to you. It’s about Alex.”

“Liz, there’s nothing left to talk about. He killed himself. I know you don’t want to accept it, but it’s the truth. All the evidence points to it.”

“Yeah, well, all the evidence was wrong!” shouted Liz. “Why can’t you see that?”

“And why can’t you accept the fact that Alex killed himself!” Max shouted back. “I hate it Liz, I really do, but we have to face the facts. Alex committed suicide.”

“You’re wrong, Max. Alex is dead, but he didn’t kill himself, he was killed, and it was by one of your kind.”

“Liz!” shouted Max. He dropped Tess’ hand and grabbed Liz by the arm and yanked her into an empty classroom.

“Great job,” he whispered.

“Thanks,” Liz whispered back. “Ready for some more?”

Max nodded, and Liz started yelling at the top of her lungs about Alex and being murdered.

“Liz, you’re hysterical,” said Max. “You need to calm down. You’re not helping anybody, acting this way.”

“I’m not going to calm down!” shouted Liz. “What I’m going to do is find the proof that Alex was killed by aliens!” She pulled away from Max and stormed out of the room into the crowded hallway.

Tess peeked into the room and looked at Max. “Well that went well,” she said.

“She’s crazy,” said Max. “She thinks that Alex was killed by aliens. None of us did it, and Nascedo is dead, so who else could it possibly be?”

“Ignore her Max. If we’re lucky, she’ll start to get over her grief, and accept the fact that Alex killed himself,” said Tess. “Come on, let’s go to class.”

* * * *

Liz watched from the partially opened doorway of the girl’s room until Max and Tess were out of sight. She abruptly turned and ran into an unoccupied stall and began to vomit violently. She moaned in pain as a sharp cramp shot through her abdomen.
“Max,” she whispered softly. “Help me.”

Several minutes later, she heard the sound of footsteps pounding down the hall. Someone banged on the bathroom door.

“Liz! Liz, are you in here?” she heard Max call.

“Max,” she answered, her voice weak. “I’m here.”

The stall door opened, and Liz looked up, to see Max staring down at her.

“Liz, what happened?” he asked, as he knelt down beside her. “Are you okay?”

“I don’t know,” she said. “I watched you and Tess walk down the hall, and then I felt so sick. I started throwing up, and then, ohhhhh!” she cried out in pain. “It hurts so bad. Max, I’m afraid. What if there’s something wrong with the baby?”

Tears streamed down Liz’s face as Max looked at her with concern. Without a word, he scooped her up into his arms, and carried her out into the hall. He rushed down the empty corridor to the nurse’s office. He placed her gently on one of the cots, and turned to the nurse.

“Her name is Liz Parker. She’s nauseous, and complaining of stomach pains.”

The nurse walked toward Liz, and pulled out a thermometer. Liz blanched, and Max quickly found a bucket and passed it to her. She threw up again, and at the same time held her stomach.

“Maybe we’ll just pass on the temperature,” said the nurse. “Last name is Parker, you say?” she asked Max. When he nodded, she went to her computer and typed in the name. “Got it, she said. “I’ll just call her family to come and get her.”

The nurse turned her back and reached for the phone. As she did, Max placed his hand on Liz’s abdomen and concentrated. After a few moments, he smiled at Liz.

“The baby’s okay,” he said. “At least I’m pretty sure he is. We should get you to the Granolith to make sure, but I can’t sense anything wrong.”

“Okay, Ms. Parker,” said the nurse, hanging up the phone. “Your mother will be down right away. You can leave now,” she added, looking at Max. “I’m sure you’re supposed to be in class.”

“Liz, you’ll be okay?” he asked, ignoring the nurse, and looking at Liz.

“Yeah,” Liz answered weakly. “I’m sure it’s just a stomach virus or something. You go back to class.”

“I love you,” he whispered softly, as he reached down to squeeze her hand.

* * * * * * *

Nancy Parker brought Liz home, and tucked her into bed. She placed a cool hand against her daughter’s warm forehead, and smoothed her long dark hair away from her pale face.

“I wish you’d let me call the doctor, Liz,” she said.

“No, Mom, really, I think it’s just a 24 hour bug. If I’m not better tomorrow morning, I won’t argue, but give it a chance to get out of my system.”

“All right,” said Nancy, doubtfully. “But if you get any worse, I’m not going to wait.”

“Fine, Mom, listen, I really just want to get some sleep.”

“Okay, Sweetie, that’s probably the best thing for you, anyhow. I’ll be up in a while to check on you.”

After Nancy left the room, Liz dropped off into an uneasy doze. Disquieting images filled her dreams. Michael and Isabelle were there, but they kept transforming into Rath and Lonnie. There was a sudden burst of light, and Rath and Lonnie lay on the floor, in a pool of blood. Max and Tess stood over them laughing. Liz looked from Max and Tess, then back to Rath and Lonnie. She felt herself begin to scream. Rath and Lonnie were no longer lying on the floor, it was Michael and Isabelle, and Max and Tess laughed all the harder.

Post by **majiklmoon** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:04 pm

Chapter Sixty – Seven Just a Dream

“Liz, Liz, wake up, Sweetie. It’s just a dream.” Liz heard her mother’s voice through a fog.

“Liz, come on wake up,” Nancy said, gently shaking Liz’s shoulder.

“Mom?” Liz cried, sitting up in the bed. “Michael and Isabelle. I have to warn them, I have to let them know!”

“Michael and Isabelle, what?” asked Nancy. “Liz, honey, everything’s fine. You had a dream, a bad one, but it was just a dream.”

“Oh, God, Mom, it was horrible. I saw Michael and Isabelle, and they were dead.”

“Liz, calm down. Isabelle and Michael are in school, where they belong. Well, I’m sure Isabelle is anyhow,” amended Nancy. “You never can tell with Michael.”

Liz forced herself to take a deep breath and relax. “You’re right mom, it was a dream. It just seemed really vivid, that’s all.”

“You seem much cooler,” said Nancy, pressing her hand against Liz’s forehead. “How are you feeling?”

Liz sat for a minute and waited for the terrible nausea of earlier in the day to return, but her stomach remained calm. “Actually, I’m feeling much better,” Liz admitted. “See, I knew it must have been a 24 hour thing.”

“Do you want me to bring you some soup?” Nancy asked. Liz looked over at the clock on her nightstand, and saw that it read 12:30.

“No, I’ll come down and get some,” she said. “I’m really feeling much better. Let me get changed, and I’ll be right down.”

“Are you sure, Liz? Because I don’t mind bringing it up to you.”

“No, really, Mom, I’m fine. Just give me a few minutes to clean up, and I’ll be right down.”

“Oh to have the recuperative powers of the young,” laughed Nancy as she left Liz’s bedroom.

As soon as her mother left Liz reached for the phone and dialed Isabelle’s cell. The phone rang, and rang, then went to voice mail.

“Damn,” said Liz. “Isabelle, it’s me. Listen, I can’t go into details, because I don’t have any, but watch your back today.” She disconnected the call, and tried Maria’s cell phone. After three rings, Maria answered.

“Maria, it’s me, have you seen Michael?”

“No, I haven’t seen Michael, mostly because Max has him guarding you. What happened to you today?”

“Max has him guarding me? What are you talking about? Michael’s not here.”

“Look Liz, I don’t know anything. Max came and told us you were really sick, and then he told Michael to watch over you. That’s the last time I saw him, and that’s all I know,” said Maria.

“What about Isabelle? Have you seen Isabelle?” questioned Liz.

“Liz, what is your problem today?” snapped Maria. “Isabelle is right here, eating her lunch. Do you want to talk to her?”

“No, no, that’s fine,” said Liz. “I- I just, never mind. I’ll see you later.” Liz ended the call, and went to her window to look outside. She couldn’t see Michael anywhere, and she was concerned. She knew if he were anywhere in the vicinity, he would have come running when she screamed earlier.

Feeling slightly panicked, Liz quickly changed clothes and went downstairs to join her mother. She made short work of a bowl of soup, and some crackers, to appease her mother.

“Mom, would it be okay if I just went for a short walk?” asked Liz. “I mean, I know I came home sick and everything, but I just can’t seem to get those images from my dream out of my head. I was hoping maybe some fresh air would help.”

“You know what, Liz, that may be a good idea, but do me a favor,” said her mother. “Bring your cell with you. If you start feeling unwell again, just call, and your Dad or I will come and get you.”

“Thanks, Mom,” said Liz. She checked to make sure she had her cell phone with her, and walked out of the CrashDown. She looked around, trying to see if she could see anything suspicious, and then walked to the back of the building, to look for Michael.

“Michael, Michael, are you here?” she whispered. She looked around, and waited, but got no response. “Something’s not right,” she said to the empty alley. She started to walk away, but paused when she heard a noise. “Michael?” she called.

“Liz,” she heard a voice groan. She ran down the alley towards the voice. “Where are you?”

“Liz? Help me,” the voice called. “Liz, they’re killing me! Help!” Panicked, Liz searched everywhere for the voice.

”Where are you?” cried Liz. “I can’t find you, please keep calling.” Liz ran up and down the alley, trying to locate the voice.

“Liz, I need you. Liz, help me,” the disembodied voice called out.

“I can’t find you,” Liz cried, the tears streaming down her face. “I’m trying. Please keep calling.”

“Liz. Liz. Liz Parker, are you alright?”

“What?” whispered Liz.

“Liz, are you alright?” said Jim Valenti.

“Sheriff, thank God. You’ve got to help me find him.” Liz cried, her voice filled with panic. “He’s been calling out to me, but I can’t find him. He’s in danger, I know he is.”

“Liz, who is it; who is in danger?” shouted Jim. “There’s no one here. The alley is deserted.”

“Oh, God, it was so real,” said Liz. “Just like before.”

“What was just like before?” asked the Sheriff. “Liz you are staring to scare me. Who’s in danger?”

Liz leaned against the side of the CrashDown, and slid down so that she was seated on the pavement. She hung her head between her knees and began to sob.

“I think I’m going insane,” she cried. “First I saw Rath and Lonnie dead, but they changed into Michael and Isabelle. Then Maria told me that Michael was here guarding me, but I can’t find him anywhere, and now I’m hearing voices, begging me for help.”

“Okay,” said the Sheriff. “Let’s take this one step at a time. Where did you see Rath and Lonnie?”

”I don’t know. I came home sick today, and I was sleeping, and I had this dream, but it wasn’t a dream,” said Liz.

“Like a vision,” said the Sheriff.

“Yeah, I guess, anyhow, I saw Rath and Lonnie on the ground in a pool of blood. I looked up, and Max and Tess were there, laughing. When I looked back at down at Rath and Lonnie, they had changed to Michael and Isabelle.”

“So then you spoke to Maria,” prompted Jim.

“Yeah, and she said Max had sent Michael to guard me, but that can’t be, because when I saw him and Isabelle dead, I screamed. Sheriff, I know if Michael were anywhere around, and he heard me scream like that, he would have come running.”

“You’re right, Liz. Why did Max have Michael guarding you, anyhow?”

“I don’t know. Maria wasn’t sure why. But I was feeling better, and I convinced my mother to let me come for a walk. I thought I could find Michael, and he could help me figure out what’s going on. But when I got down here, he wasn’t anywhere, and I kept hearing these voices, begging me for help.”

“Liz, when I saw you down here, I must have called your name at least ten times, and you never heard me. It was like you were in a trance,” said the Sheriff. “You were really starting to worry me.”

“I don’t know what to do,” admitted Liz. “I’m scared.”

“The first thing we are going to do, is get you inside,” said the Sheriff. “And get you a cold drink. Then we’ll sit down and figure this thing out.”

The Sheriff put his hand on Liz’s shoulder and began to lead her towards the CrashDown. Once inside, he sat her down at a booth, and went to the counter and ordered them a couple of drinks.

“Hey, Nancy, I bumped into Liz outside. I know she came home from school early today, but she and I got to talking, and she came up with some great ideas for a surprise party for Kyle. Do you mind if she and I run out to the house and go over some things?”

“Um, Jim, wasn’t Kyle’s birthday a week or so ago?”

“Yeah, that’s what makes it such a great surprise. He won’t suspect a thing.”

“Liz, are you feeling up to it?” Nancy asked from across the relatively empty café.

“Yeah, Mom. I’m actually feeling pretty great,” said Liz. “That walk did wonders for me.”

“Okay, Sweetie, you go ahead, but take it easy, and if you start to not feel well,” she paused.

“I’ll bring her right home, Nancy, I promise,” said Jim with a laugh. “Even though they don’t come with instructions, Kyle has managed to survive, you know.”

“I’m sorry, Jim,” laughed Nancy. “I’m just a big worrywart.”

“I understand,” Jim said softly. “She’s you’re baby.” He picked up the two drinks and smiled across the café at Liz. “Are you ready, Ms. Party Planner?”

“Yeah, and thanks Mom. I shouldn’t be too late.” She stood up from the booth and met the sheriff in the middle of the floor, and the two walked out into the hot Roswell sun.

“You do realize you are going to have to throw a party after this,” Liz said with a small chuckle.

“Yeah, I know,” said Jim. “I guess we can make it a combination birthday party, wedding reception baby shower,” he added with a pointed look at Liz.

“Oh, Kyle told you?” she asked. “Yeah, and when this is all over, all of you have some explaining to do. Now come on. Let’s go track down Michael and Isabelle.

Post by **majiklmoon** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:05 pm

Chapter Sixty – Eight - Enough

Jim drove to West Roswell High, and parked his vehicle. “You wait here,” he said. “I’m going to go get Kyle.” He climbed out of the car, and ran inside, and Liz closed her eyes, and leaned her head back against the headrest of the car. Within several minutes, Jim and Kyle were back.

“Hey Liz,” said Kyle. “Thanks.”

“Thanks for what, Kyle,” she answered.

“For whatever it is that happened that got me out of Spanish. We were about to have a vocabulary exam.”

“Spanish!” cried Liz, sitting up straight in her seat. “Was Michael there?”

“No, in fact, he’s been acting kind of weird today. I saw him in the hall earlier, and he just blew me off completely.”

“How about Isabelle, how was she acting?”

“I didn’t see her at all today either, which was kind of peculiar.”

“Why is that peculiar?” asked Liz.

“Well, normally, it wouldn’t be, but she was going to bring Ava to school today as a ‘guest’, but she never picked her up, ” explained Kyle.

“Do you know where she is now, Son?” asked Jim as he started the truck.

“Yeah, I talked to her on her cell not too long ago, and she was hanging out over at Michael’s.

“Okay, we’ll swing by his apartment and pick her up. Damn, I wish there was some way I could get in touch with Max, Alex and Maria,” said Jim.

“Maybe there is,” said Liz. She closed her eyes, and concentrated deeply on both her child and her husband.

Little baby of mine, if there ever was a time I needed to be in touch with your Daddy, it’s now. Max, Max, can you hear me? Liz thought to herself

Liz? The voice echoed in her mind.

Max, I think we have a problem. I can’t go into it now, but try and find Maria and Alex and meet us at the old soap factory.

“Max is going to try and get the others and meet us at the old soap factory,” explained Liz.

“How did you do that? Wait, what did you do?” asked Jim.

“According to Che’koth, the baby will allow us to communicate with each other when there is danger to either us, or the baby.”

“The baby can sense a dangerous situation?” the Sheriff asked incredulously.

“No but he can read our emotions and feelings, so if he senses a rush of adrenalin, I guess he opens up the channels of communication,” explained Liz.

“Look, can we quit gabbing and go get Ava?” asked Kyle. “I’m really starting to get worried.”

“Don’t worry, Son. Ava’s a smart girl; she can take care of herself. Besides, we’re almost there.” Jim turned his truck onto Michael’s street and pulled up outside of his apartment. Kyle jumped out and ran up the steps and banged on the door.

Liz watched silently from the truck as Kyle banged repeatedly on the door.

“Wait here,” said the Sheriff. “I’m going to go see what’s wrong.” He climbed out of the truck and met Kyle who was walking back towards the truck. Together, the two men walked back towards the apartment and began peering into the windows.

Liz, help us! a voice echoed in Liz’s head. We’re trapped, Liz. It was a set up.

“Oh, God, Max!” Liz screamed. “Where are you?”

No! No, not Maria. Leave her alone. Maria! the voice in her head screamed. No, not Maria, too,” sobbed the voice in her head.

Liz looked around frantically, unaware of the tears streaming down her face. She reached for the door handle, and opened the door, filling the car with the warmth of the Roswell sun. She climbed out of the car, and tried to call out to Kyle and the Sheriff, but when she opened her mouth, nothing happened. Fear coursed through her body, and she tried to run up to the Sheriff and Kyle, but each step was like walking through a pool of molasses.

Liz forced her feet to move, using all her strength with each step. Halfway up the walkway, she looked up, and saw the door to Michael’s apartment swing open, and the Sheriff and Kyle walk inside. She waved her arms frantically, and called out to them, but again, she was speechless. Suddenly, there was a loud explosion, and a bright flash of light. Liz threw up her hands, instinctively, shielding her eyes. When she lowered them, she realized that Michael’s apartment was gone, and all that remained was a heap of burning rubble.

“No!” she screamed, falling to the ground sobbing. “No!”

Over her tears, she became aware of another sound, the sound of laughter. She looked up and saw Isabelle across the street laughing.

“Isabelle,” she called weakly. “Isabelle, help.”

“They’re gone, Liz,” Isabelle called from across the street. “They’re all gone, and it’s you’re fault. You could have saved them if you wanted to, but you didn’t. You didn’t care. All you cared about was your baby. You don’t deserve that baby. If you’re not careful, the baby will be gone too.”

“No!” screamed Liz, her voice echoing down the street. “No!”

“Liz, Liz, sweetie, wake up. Wake up, Liz,” a voice whispered softly.

“Mom?”

“Liz, honey, you were having a bad dream,” said Nancy. “Do you want to talk about it, sweetie?”

“Um,” Liz thought as quick as her sleep-fogged brain would allow. “It was weird. Aliens from outer space attacked. They captured Max, and Maria, and I saw them kill Kyle and his Dad.”

“Maybe you shouldn’t spend so much time in the café, Sweetie,” said Nancy with a laugh. “I don’t know why you had that dream, but I do know that Alex, Max, Maria, Kyle and Isabelle are downstairs right now. Michael’s on the grill right now, but he asked about you as soon as he got here. They came over as soon as school got out to make sure you were all right. And, they all took turns calling all afternoon, to make sure you were okay.”

“Can they come up, Mom?” asked Liz. “I know I’m sick and everything, but I really just need to see them and make sure they’re okay.”

“Relax, Liz, they’re fine, but yes, they can come up. Actually,” she added, putting her hand on Liz’s forehead. “You feel much cooler, and you look one hundred percent better. It must have been a little bug. How about if I send some food up with your friends? Do you think you could eat something?”

“Um, yeah, that would be great, Mom. I’d love some Saturn Rings, and a burger.”

A short time later, there was a knock on Liz’s door, and in walked Max, Isabelle, Alex, Maria, Kyle, and Ava, each of them carrying a tray of food.”

“Hey,” said Liz, feeling a bit foolish at the rush of emotion she felt when she saw them walk through her door.

“You okay, Chica?” asked Maria, plopping down on the bed next to Liz.

“Yes, no, I don’t know,” Liz said, her voice full of misery.

“Well, that clears everything up for me,” said Kyle. “Can I have some fries please?”

“What’s the matter, Liz?” Max asked, stroking her hair gently.

“Isabelle,” said Liz, ignoring Max’s question. “Did you try and dream walk me today for any reason.

“No, why would I do that?” Isabelle asked, reasonably. “And when? I was in school all day.”

“Well, after I came home today, I fell asleep, and I had this horrible dream,” began Liz. “I saw Isabelle and Michael, and they were lying in a pool of blood, dead. I looked again, and they had changed to Rath and Lonnie, and then they were Isabelle and Michael again.”

“And you thought I dream walked you and made you see that?” asked Isabelle, her voice angry.

“No, wait, I’m not done,” said Liz. “After I woke up, I was feeling better and I went downstairs to eat, and I bumped into the Sheriff. I told him what was going on, and he took me to get Kyle, and then we went to Michael’s apartment to get Ava.”

“That’s not possible,” said Kyle. “Dad’s out of town today. He won’t be back until late tonight.”

“Just let me finish,” said Liz. “On our way to Michael’s, I contacted Max, and we agreed to all meet at the old soap factory. We got to Michael’s, and Kyle went to get Ava, but nobody answered the door. The Sheriff went with him to see if they could find a way into the apartment. While I was waiting in the truck, I heard Max calling me.” She turned to Max and looked at him, her eyes expressing the pain she felt at recalling her memories.

“Max, it was terrible, you were screaming, you sounded like you were in so much pain. I couldn’t stand it, then all of a sudden you started screaming and crying about Maria, and saying it was too late. I didn’t know what to do, so I got out of the car to warn Kyle and his Dad, but when I tried to call out to them, nothing happened. I couldn’t speak. Then I tried to run up the walk to warn them, but it was like I was walking through quicksand. Just as I was about to reach them, they went inside the apartment and it blew up.”

“Well, it was all just a dream,” said Max, reasonably. “Nobody’s dead, we’re all here, and we’re safe.”

“I’m not done,” said Liz. “Right after the explosion, I saw Isabelle across the street. She told me they were all dead, and it was my fault, and to watch out, because the baby could be next.”

“What!” cried Isabelle. “Liz, you have to believe me, I would never do anything like that!”

“You wouldn’t,” said Maria. “But can you think of anyone who can do it, and once more, would do it?”

“Lonnie,” said Ava. “That sounds like just the sick scenario she’d come up with.

“But how did she know Liz would be home, sleeping at that time of day?” asked Maria. “Normally, she’d be in school.”

“Oh, my God,” Liz said softly. “Tess engineered this whole thing. This morning, when I left you Max, after our ‘fight’ she purposely bumped into me in the hallway. Do you think she could have somehow done something to make me sick?”

“It’s possible,” admitted Max. “Her powers are so much more advanced than ours. So, she set you up to get sick, knowing you’d go home and try and sleep it off, and then Lonnie took over. This is not good.”

“Not good!” shouted Maria. “It’s worse than not good. It’s horrible.”

“But what about the first part of my dream, where I say Michael and Isabelle, and then it was Lonnie and Rath?” asked Liz.

“I don’t know, maybe it was a warning of some sort,” said Max. “Something to let you know that Rath and Lonnie were a part of the mix.”

“I’m not sure,” said Liz. “But I do know this, things have got to change, starting now. We keep saying that, but nobody is doing anything. Well, I’m going to. I’m going to kill that bitch if it’s the last thing I do.”

Post by **majiklmoon** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:06 pm

Chapter Sixty-Nine Until Forever

“So, that’s it,” said the voice. “Does everybody understand what they have to do?”

One by one, each person in the room nodded.

“I’m not sure I can do this,” said one of them.

“You can. You have to. Your role is crucial to the success of the plan.”

“I’ll do my best.”

“That’s all anybody can ask. It’s late, we should all get home,” the voice continued.

They said their goodnights, and filed one by one out of the pod chamber into the dark desert night.

“Your home is up there,” said the first voice, looking up to a sky filled with dazzling stars.

“My home is with you. You are my world.

“And I love you, Max, until forever.”

* * * * * *

“Max,” we need to talk,” Tess said to Max early the next morning after he picked her up for school.

“Sure, what’s up?”

“Well, we kind of have a problem,” Tess said. “I’m, well, Max, I’m pregnant.”

“You are? Are you sure, I mean, how can you know already?”

“I guess an Antarian pregnancy progresses differently than those on Earth. I can fell this baby already. He’s growing inside of me.”

“He?” said Max. “You can tell that it’s a boy?”

“It’s like he’s communicating with me,” said Tess. “I can sense his feelings and thoughts. It’s amazing. But, Max, what are we going to do?”

“Whatever you want to do,” said Max. “I’ll stand by you, Tess. You’re not in this alone. We’ll get through it together.”

“Oh, Max,” said Tess, her face shining with happiness. “Do you really mean it? I thought you’d just tell me to deal with it.”

Max pulled the Jeep over to the side of the road, and gathered Tess in his arms.

“Tess, we got into this situation together, we’ll get through it together.”

“But what about Liz?” Tess asked, her voice trembling slightly.

“What about her?” Max asked, clearly puzzled. “We’re not together, and we haven’t been for a very long time.

“I know,” said Tess. “I just wanted to make sure, I mean, she came to Las Vegas with us, and you guys were, well, it seemed like you two were getting close again.”

“Not even close, Tess. You and I are together; we’re a couple, not Liz and I, that’s ancient history. Now, we need to get to school. We’ll talk more, later on.”

Max pulled the Jeep back onto the road, and quickly drove to West Roswell High School. He parked the Jeep and climbed out and rushed to the passenger side and helped Tess out. Together the two walked into school, and met Michael and Isabelle in the hall.

“Hey,” said Michael. “What’s up?”

“Tess and I have some news,” said Max, looking pointedly at Michael and Isabelle.

“What’s wrong, Max?” said Isabelle, her voice tinged with panic.

“Nothing’s wrong,” said Max. “In fact, it could even be considered right. Like a destiny fulfilled even. Tess and I are having a baby.”

“What!” shouted Michael. “You can’t be.”

“We can, and are,” said Max, calmly.

“But Max, what if it comes out with green skin or something?” Michael said in a panic.

“Michael, will you relax,” said Isabelle, trying to be the voice of reason. “Nothing has to be decided now, and especially, not here.”

“There’s nothing to decide,” said Max. “Tess and I are together now, she’s pregnant, and we’re having this baby. That’s all there is to it.”

Max took Tess by the hand, and led her down the hallway, while Michael and Isabelle watched the walk away.

“A baby, huh?” said Michael.

“Don’t look at me,” said Isabelle. “You’re sister is the one who mind warped her. The baby thing was her idea.”

“Yeah, and it’s working great,” said Michael, his voice tinged with pride at Ava’s accomplishment. “Except for the part where we have to watch Max drool all over her. That part is rather disgusting.”

“If you think it’s disgusting for us, how do you think Liz feels about the whole thing,” said Isabelle, motioning across the hall. Michael looked up, and saw Liz standing by a locker, with tears spilling out of her eyes.

The two Antarians crossed the hallway and stood protectively on either side of Liz.

“You okay?” Michael asked.

“It’s just harder than I thought, that’s all,” sniffed Liz. “Seeing them walking through the hall together, and she’s glowing like she’s a Madonna or something. It’s not like she’s really pregnant or anything.”

“Yeah, but she thinks she is, Liz, and the mind is a powerful thing. She’s convinced that she’s pregnant and her body is going to start providing her with psychosomatic symptoms,” said Isabelle. “But we all know better. She’s not pregnant with Max’s baby, and she never will be. He loves you Liz, and don’t you forget it.”

“I won’t, Isabelle,” Liz said, wiping her eyes. “Thank you for reminding me.”

“Come on, we need to get to class. The threesome walked down the halls, and paused outside of Isabelle’s classroom.

“You’ll be okay?” she asked Liz, uncertainly.

“Yeah, I will be,” said Liz, her voice strong with resolve. “I have to be, I have a war to win.”

Michael took Liz by the arm, and they continued to walk down the now deserted hallway.

“You don’t have to escort me, Michael,” Liz said with a small smile. “I’ll be okay.”

“I know you will,” he replied. “Did you ever think that maybe I just want to walk you to class?”

“No,” Liz said, bluntly. “You want something, what is it?”

“This think, I don’t think we’re all going to make it out of this alive. Just make sure Maria knows how much I love her.”

“Tell her yourself, Guerin,” said Liz. “Nobody is going to die, at least not anybody I care about.”

“Liz, I’m serious,” said Michael.

“So am I, so just drop it. Now, is everything set for tonight?”

“Yeah, it’s going to be great. I wish I could see it happen,” said Michael, shaken by the vehemence in Liz’s voice.

“We can’t, none of us can be there, it’s too much of a risk. Alex will be able to pull it off without us,” said Liz. “Now, I’m going to class, I’ll see you later.”

Michael watched as Liz walked down the hall, her head held high. “Maybe if she had been with us on Antar, we would have won the war. She sure makes one hell of a general,” he said in admiration to the empty hall.

Post by **majiklmoon** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:06 pm

Chapter Seventy The Haunting of Tess Harding

Phase 1

Tess stared dreamily out the classroom door, her mind on the life that she would have on Antar, with Max, and their baby. Suddenly, she sat up, and looked intently out the window of the classroom door. Someone was out there watching her. She could feel their eyes bearing down on her. It was unnerving.

It’s probably Liz, she thought to herself. “Mr. Seligman,” she called, raising her hand in the air.

“Yes, Miss Harding? And what fine bit of scientific wisdom do you have to add to our discussion?”

“Um, I don’t, that is, could I have a bathroom pass please?”

“As you wish, Miss Harding,” said the much maligned science teacher.

He scribbled out a pass, and Tess grabbed her books, and the pass and stepped out into the halls. She looked up the hall in time to see a shadowy figure turn the corner.

“Hey, wait!” she called, running down the hall. “Liz Parker, is that you?”

She rushed down the hall after the shadowy figure. Tess turned the corner and stopped in shock. The normally well lit hallway was shrouded in a misty fog. Peering through the mist, she saw the shadowy figure beckoning her closer.

“What kind of a trick is this, Liz?” she called. “I don’t feel like playing your stupid games, bitch. I don’t have time for this. You lost, why don’t you just accept it?”

“Tess,” the voice at the end of the hallway called out. “Tess, come closer.”

Almost unwillingly, Tess moved closer to the voice. “Liz?” she called out. “You can stop the freak show, it isn’t going to work.”

“You killed me,” the shadowy figure whispered to her. “Why did you kill me, Tess? I thought we were friends!”

“Wha?” Tess said softly. “Alex?” She peered through the fog, trying to focus on the shape at the end of the hallway. “It can’t be you, you’re dead.”

“I am dead,” said the voice. “And you’re the reason why. You must pay for what you did, Tess. You and your baby. You’re not safe here any longer, Tess. I’m going to make you pay.”

Tess closed her eyes, and opened her mouth and started to scream, but the noise was drowned out by the ringing of the bell. She opened her eyes to find the mist was gone, and the hall filled with hundreds of students pushing past her to get to their next class.

“Tess, are you okay?” said Isabelle, appearing out of nowhere to stand next to her. “You look like you’ve just seen a ghost.”

“I did, I mean, no, I’m fine. I just need to find Max, right away.” Tess rushed off down the hall, and Isabelle smiled and pulled out her cell phone. She punched in a number and waited a second before saying.

“It worked. Start phase two, immediately.”

Phase 2

Max walked down the hall towards Tess, and slid his cell phone into his pocket.

“Hi,” he said, sliding his arm around Tess’ waist. “How are you doing? Are you okay, you’re looking a little pale.”

“Actually,” said Tess, “I’m not feeling all that great, do you want to drive me home.”

“I can’t,” said Max, trying to make his voice sound regretful. “I have an exam this period, and I can’t afford to miss it. Don’t you have you’re car here?”

“Yeah, I do,” said Tess, almost absentmindedly. “That’s a good idea. I’ll take my car and go home.”

She started to walk down the hall, and stopped when Max called out to her.

“And Tess!” he shouted to her retreating figure.

“Yes, Max,” Tess answered, turning around to smile hopefully at him.

“Don’t forget to sign out at the office,” he said, smothering a grin as her expression fell.

Tess scowled and turned in the direction of the office. Max waited until her retreating figure was out of sight, and pulled out his cell phone.

“You’re on,” he said into the mouthpiece.

Phase 3

Tess climbed into her SUV and pulled out of the school parking lot. She turned the air conditioner on full blast, and turned up the radio, in an attempt to drown out her thoughts.

As she drove, she tried to get a handle on what she had seen in school.

”I must be sick,” she said aloud to the empty car. “Yeah, that’s it. I’m sick, I have a fever or something, and I’m having delusions. Or, maybe it’s the baby. That could be it! The baby could be making me see things. I mean, even Nescedo had no idea of how our bodies would adapt to pregnancy down here. The baby could be making me see things that aren’t there!”

Satisfied with her conclusion, she hummed along with the radio as she drove along.

“The baby isn’t making you sick, Tess,” said a voice beside her. “The baby is sick.”

Tess looked over into the passenger seat and saw Alex, sitting next to her and screamed.

“Scream all you want, Tess. There isn’t anybody to help you. You need to listen to me.”

“Why should I listen to you?” she shouted. “You don’t want to help me, you want to hurt me, you said so yourself.”

“Tess, listen to me, your baby is very sick.”

“I don’t believe you,” she sobbed, trying to control the vehicle as the tears streamed down her face.

“Believe me, Tess,” said the entity sitting next to her. “I’d like nothing more than to see you dead, but your baby is an innocent in all of this, and he’s going to die unless you leave this planet.”

“Why are you doing this to me?” she sobbed. “Why?”

“Tess, you have to listen to me, it’s going to get worse. Soon, you’ll start to experience terrible pains in your stomach. Your baby can’t survive in this atmosphere. It’s killing him. You must leave, immediately.”

Dimly, Tess became aware of a car honking. She looked back to the road, and saw that her SUV had swerved into oncoming traffic. Yanking on the wheel, she swerved back into her own lane.

“Alex, how? How can I go home?” she looked over to the passenger seat, but it was empty.

Phase 4

Tess lay on the couch in the Valenti’s living room, her face bathed in sweat. Sheriff Valenti wiped her head with a cool cloth, and looked at her with concern.

“How are you feeling?” he asked.

“How did I get here?” she asked.

“The office notified me that you were on your way home. When you didn’t get here, I took my car out and went to look for you. I found you in your car, on the side of the road, unconscious, and I brought you home.”

“Thank you,” whispered Tess.”

“Oh, and I called Max,” continued the Sheriff. “He’s been frantic about you. He heard you weren’t feeling well, but had no idea what was wrong. He said you were fine when he saw you before school this morning. He said if he’d had any idea you weren’t feeling well, he’d never have left you alone. Anyhow, he’s on his way out here.”

“That makes no sense,” said Tess. “Max saw me just before I left school. He said he had a test and couldn’t drive me home.”

“Are you sure?” asked the Sheriff. “He told me he didn’t have anything big going on at school today, and he’d be over as quick as he could.”

“Maybe I misunderstood,” said Tess, her voice puzzled.

“Maybe,” agreed Jim. “Why don’t you close your eyes and rest for a while. I’ll wake you as soon as he gets here.

Tess closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep.

Phase 5

“Tess, can you hear me?” a voice whispered. “Tess”

“Max, is that you?” Tess asked, opening he eyes and looking around the room. Her eyes landed on a figure sitting in a chair across the room.

“You’re still here, Tess. Why? Don’t you care about your baby?”

“Of course I care about my baby. I’d do anything for him.”

“You need to leave this planet,” said the voice. “If you don’t, your baby will die.”

As the voice spoke, the room seemed to fill with light. Tess strained to see the figure in the chair. Slowly it came into focus, and she screamed. It was Alex sitting in the chair, his body slowly decomposing, with maggots crawling over his body.

Phase 6

“Tess, wake up, it’s me, it’s Max.”

“Max, is it really you?” cried Tess, clinging to the arms that held her.

“Tess, why didn’t you tell me you weren’t feeling well today?” asked Max.

“I did, in the hall, just before lunch,” said Tess. “I asked you to take me home, and you told me to drive myself, that you had a test you couldn’t miss.”

“Tess, I would never do that,” said Max. “I could never let you put yourself in jeopardy that way. Now, tell me, what’s wrong?”

“Wait, I need to get up,” said Tess. “I want to go get a drink.”

“Are you sure you should be moving around?” asked Max. “Sheriff Valenti said he found you unconscious in your car earlier. I was so worried, Tess.”

“I’ll be okay,” said Tess, struggling to stand up. Slowly she walked out to the kitchen and got herself a glass of water. Max watched as she crossed the kitchen floor, the glass in her hand. Suddenly, Tess screamed, and slumped to the floor clutching her stomach, while broken pieces of glass sat in a spreading puddle of water.

“Tess, are you okay!” shouted Max, springing from the chair, and running to the kitchen.

“Max, the baby,” cried Tess. “Something’s wrong, he’s dying. He can’t survive here on Earth. The atmosphere is poisoning him. Oh Max, our baby’s going to die.”

“No he won’t,” said Max, his voice grim. “If he can’t live here, then we’ll take him back to Antar.”

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