The Four Faces of Rath - (CC, ALL, YTEEN) -Ch 66-71 - 8/6/05

Post by **roswellkitkat** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 1:51 pm

I'm reading, I'm reading! Don't you dare think about scrapping this story!!! I like reading several updates at once...get moer answers that way..plus I'm trying to plan a wedding so most of my free time has been spent on that! <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> <

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 9:54 pm

Lovin this...I've been swamped with summer activities, but i've been printin and reading...please post more soon

isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 4:08 am

Thanks, guys. Yeah, Tracie, but we know Liz is a born leader don't we? Max would follow her anywhere... and vice versa, of course. Oh well. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/love.gif ALT=":love"> Melisa, this next chapter seems ready-made for someone planning a wedding. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> A little dreamin' comin' up! Okay... double dreamin'. Never mind. You'll see. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> And Buffyrosfan, the summer has a way of doing that! Thanks again for the feedback! This next chapter goes where no Max has... oh well, just read it! <div style="text-align:center"><img src="http://users.aol.com/isndbreeze/skysymb ...   Gerry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hopeless Candy-Coated, Stargazing, Dreamer! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</div>

isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 4:15 am

The Four Faces of Rath Double Dreamin’ Chapter 34 XXXIV In spite of what should have been a fairly important victory in his quest, Michael’s face appeared tired and sad, and Liz couldn’t help but notice. “We’re half way there, Michael. Don’t give up now.” “I’m not giving up, Liz. I don’t know what ‘give up’ means. I’m just… angry with myself…” “For what?” “For screwing up the whole frikkin’ time line in the first place. This whole thing is my fault. I had to go off searching for who I was… like some no-brained… airheaded… nincompoop.” Liz looked at Michael’s tortured face and pursed her lips together tightly as though that would keep the words inside that she wanted so badly to say. It was killing her to keep secrets from Michael, but Liz was dependable… Dependable Liz! It seemed that whatever timeline she was in, Liz could be counted on to be… dependable. When she was still at Roswell High, in the other timeline, she had almost destroyed her relationship with Max. It had torn her apart emotionally… but future Max had told her that the world depended on her forcing Max away from her… so Liz set Max up to think she had slept with Kyle… Dependable. Liz would race into the fires of Hell for those she cared about and never look back… Dependable. Liz would tear her own heart out and walk on it if it would help Max or almost anyone else… but especially Max… Dependable. It wasn’t that she was stupid or even naïve. She knew the consequences… perhaps better than anyone. But Liz was, above and beyond all else, Liz… and “Liz” was dependable. Wiping a small tear from the corner of her eye, Liz looked up and smiled. “We’ll straighten everything out, Michael. It’s going to take some time, but we’ll get there. I’m not letting this go. I’ve got too much invested in it now.” Michael smiled slightly but looked downward more than usual… “You wouldn’t even exist in this time, Liz… You would still be with Max… with your children… if it weren’t for me. None of you would be here in this time. It’s my fault. I have to accept that.” “We’ll talk about that later, Michael. Don’t be too hard on yourself. You don’t… you may not know all the facts.” “I know the facts. I screwed it up for all of us.” Liz shook her head slightly… “I need to go somewhere… I’ll find you again with the sphere when I know more.” Michael nodded. “Yeah. Thanks, Liz.” Liz bit down on her lower lip and summoned the portal. She stepped into it before saying her destination. She didn’t want Michael to know. <div style="text-align:center">**********</div> As Max stood alone, staring out at the Golden Sea from the balcony of his palace, two hands wrapped themselves around his eyes. Max smiled, and his heart leapt. He reached up and took Liz’s hands gently in his then turned to face her. “I’ve missed you, Liz.” “I missed you, too, Max. God, you don’t know how I’ve missed you.” Max looked deeply into Liz’s eyes, and his lips and hers drew inexorably closer together… then, softly, gently, their lips touched. Liz sighed deeply. She felt that Max was somehow draining all her cares… all her worries… all her pains away. Max felt it, too. Liz opened her lips and put one hand behind Max’s head, as she kissed him with all the passion that she had built up inside her… and Max returned her passion… with interest. Liz wrapped both arms around Max’s neck, pulling herself tighter into his embrace, and Max reached down and lifted her off the floor into his arms. For a few moments… Liz didn’t know how long… he held her there and time stopped. Liz tasted his lips and kisses, and Max tasted hers, drinking in each other’s essences like two drunks who couldn’t stop. Max carried Liz over to the bed and laid her down on it, then he lay down beside her. “Do you want to check on Jeffy first, Liz?” Liz smiled. “I already did. I stopped by the nursery before I came in here. I didn’t want to get interrupted once I got… you know… started on something. I know how hard it is to pull myself away from you.” Max kissed her again, and Liz closed her eyes and smiled, savoring the touch she had missed. “Mmmmmm… Max… What are you going to do if Michael straightens the timeline out and this future changes… you know… and… she comes back?” “I’ll have two of you, I guess,” Max said matter-of-factly. Liz gave him a playful push on the chest. “I don’t know, Max. I’m the jealous type. I really don’t think I could share you. Isn’t there a law against bigamy… on Antar?” “I never checked.” “You’d better hope your experts are all correct then and I do become one with my other self… other half… whatever she is… we are… when she comes back.” “I became one with my other self,” Max said. “Michael did, too… and so did Kyle… when we returned from Earth the first time. We merged with our other selves. The Nogi-Ky’a said that you will, too. We were actually the same person as our counterparts in time… and you’re the same Liz… my Liz! You just grew up in a different time and place.” “And if they’re wrong?” Max looked at Liz, and a smile slowly covered his face. “Well, Liz, you’re the only girl I could never get enough of.” Liz fell back on her pillow and smiled defeatedly. “You’re hopeless, Max. Be serious.” “I am serious. There’s only one Liz Parker, and that’s my Liz Parker… Liz Parker Evans. I couldn’t imagine you with anyone else, Liz. Besides… I feel it. When we kiss… when we touch… It’s you. Even if you don’t have all her… all your memories yet… you’re you. I would know you anywhere, Liz… anywhere in the universe… or in time. We were meant to be… together.” Liz rolled over and looked into Max’s eyes as she slowly traced an imaginary line down Max’s chest with a fingertip, stopping at his belt. “I hate keeping the whole truth from Michael, Max. He’s suffering a lot. He believes the whole time mess-up was his fault. I really wish I could tell him something.” Max swallowed then shook his head. “The Nogi-Ky’a say it could affect the future. I don’t know how, but they’re experts on time matters. They probably know what they’re talking about. Did Michael find any more of the ones they said to look for?” Liz nodded. “All of them. They all want to return.” Max sat up suddenly. “All of them?” Liz pushed him back down. “Uh huh.” “Then… we have to talk with the Nogi-Ky’a… see what we can do next,” Max said. He looked at Liz, and Liz tossed the belt in her hands onto a chair beside the bed… along with her neatly folded blouse. “I know how you feel, Liz… seeing Michael’s face… I wish we could tell him it wasn’t his fault, too… that the Nogi-Ky’a did it and they’re trying to correct their mistake. I just don’t want to ruin our chances.” Liz nodded. “I know. Me either.” She carefully folded Max’s pants and laid them on the chair with her blouse. Max smiled. “I would’ve just tossed ‘em on the floor.” Liz wrinkled her nose slightly and smiled back at him. “Good thing they were in my hands then, huh?” “I guess. We can go see the Nogi-Ky’a right away… talk to them… whenever you’re ready, Liz…” Liz reached over and turned out the light, and for a moment, there was silence in the darkness. Then Max spoke… “Oh! But I guess it can wait.” tbc

Post by **majiklmoon** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:22 am

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Post by **roswellkitkat** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 1:15 pm

Oh...such yummy dreaminess! <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/love.gif ALT=":love"> <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** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 4:00 pm

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isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:41 am

Thanks, Tracie, Melisa, and Veca! Glad you're back, Veca! It's not the same without you! <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> Yeah, Tess is more likeable when she's dumb, isn't she? <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/lol.gif ALT=":lol"> Well, here's the next part. Break out the popcorn! <div style="text-align:center"><img src="http://users.aol.com/isndbreeze/skysymb ...   Gerry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hopeless Candy-Coated, Stargazing, Dreamer! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</div>

isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:43 am

The Four Faces of Rath If You’re Him and He’s You… Who Am I Chapter 35 XXXV Max looked Durj’ori in the eyes… “Durj’ori, we need answers… straight answers. Michael found everyone you said needed to be found… Alex, Liz, Tess, Kyle… What are our chances now of this timeline returning to its rightful path?” “Not Michael,” the Nogi-K’ya said. “Rath.” “What do you mean,” Liz asked. “I mean that Michael doesn’t exist anymore. At least his body doesn’t. When the timeline changed, two things changed for him: Rath was never killed… and Michael was never born.” “So that is Rath I met on Earth?” Durj’ori nodded. “But…” Liz shook her head. “From all that I’ve heard, Rath was warlike… angry. And besides, he remembers all the people from Roswell! Rath wouldn’t know them!” Durj’ori thought a moment. “It is possible that Rath received Michael’s consciousness when Michael ceased to exist. They are the same person… essentially, you know.” “But… why isn’t he acting like Rath?” “Michael’s consciousness may have pushed Rath’s consciousness into the background. But I assure you, it is Rath. The body is. The mind is, too. At least, Rath’s mind is there. I believe it is probable that Rath could not cope with having two streams of consciousness active at the same time, one that he was unfamiliar with… so Michael’s consciousness became dominant. But that is not to say that he is Michael… or that he is not.” “Thanks for being so specific,” Liz mumbled. “Now I’m really confused.” “Well, it is a fact that the Michael that existed in the timeline he is trying to bring back does not exist at this time. He was never born. It is equally certain that Rath does exist and that Rath is the one you have been in contact with on your planet. The fact that Rath may have two streams of consciousness in his mind –his and the one that was Michael’s- does not alter these facts. Rath has allowed the stream of consciousness that once was Michael to dominate… for the time being. That could change… especially if he becomes aware of the fact that his own stream of consciousness is being suppressed. Right now, it would appear that he believes he is Michael and has allowed that stream of consciousness to dominate. He is undoubtedly unaware that he is doing this.” “I studied about split personalities and multiple personalities in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences,” Liz said. “But this is still hard to accept.” “Michael’s stream of consciousness could cease to exist completely,” Durj’ori said, “if Rath’s consciousness does awaken. It is an aberration that it even exists. There was no Michael in your timeline; therefore, Michael cannot exist. His consciousness must have been overpoweringly strong to survive. Even so, it will only be able to survive so long as Rath does not… or cannot… push it out.” “What about me,” Max asked. “Am I Max… or Zan?” The Nogi-K’ya looked at him and nodded. “You are Max. Rath changed the timeline for you when he found Liz and she found out that she could use the spheres. Liz’s coming here to this future created this timeline that you are in. It’s like a bubble… one small bubble… in a huge frothing cauldron full of bubbles. That is why we forbid the Nogi-K’ya to alter time until all the possible ramifications and effects have been studied and determined… and that process can take hundreds of your years.” “I’m beginning to see why,” Liz said. “If Michael was never born…” Max said, “How is it that I was born in Liz’s altered future?” “Do you want the short two-week explanation or the complete, seventy-year explanation?” Max started to speak then decided not to. “Never mind. I probably wouldn’t understand it anyway. I’d hate for you to spend seventy years explaining it and then have to ask you to repeat it.” Durj’ori smiled. “Why? That happens in our councils all the time.” Max and Liz looked at each other, their eyes wide. “But what you should know now,” Durj’ori said, “Is that there is a significant danger to you… to your very existence.” “What danger,” Max asked. “We aren’t sure. It may take longer than your lifetime for us to find out. But we have seen it’s effects.” “What effects,” Liz asked. “Extermination…” Durj’ori said. “the complete elimination of all life… all living beings… all living things… on Antar.” Max paled visibly. “When?” “We don’t know. We believe that it will happen soon. We probably do not have enough time to find out when it will happen exactly before it happens. But it will happen. Unless you can discover what will cause it and prevent it from happening before it happens, Antar will be a dead planet in the timeline you are attempting to bring back.” “I need to go to Earth with Liz and tell Rath,” Max said. “No! You must not!” Durj’ori said emphatically. “You do not exist in that time! We do not know…” “Oh yeah, that’s right. You’d need about three hundred years to determine all the ramifications and effects.” “Well… maybe only a hundred and fifty in this case.” “It might as well be three hundred,” Max said dejectedly. “What do you expect me to be able to do then?” “Liz must return and warn Rath so that he can watch… and you must be wary of anything in this time… this bubble… that might cause disaster.” “I don’t even know what I’m looking for.” “Nor do we,” Durj’ori said. “Nor do we. Good luck, my friends.” tbc

Post by **roswellkitkat** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 11:12 am

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vecastone · Post by **vecastone** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 2:12 pm

Ejem Ejem !! somebody mentioned Popcorn ? I want some !! <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> Thanks for the welcome Insdbreeze !! Well , well , it seems I will need also 150 years to understand what´s going on now <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> If Veca is not Veca , but i know I am writing this , then who am I ?????? eh eh ?????? <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... bounce.gif ALT=":green"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... bounce.gif ALT=":green"> Cant wait for the next part <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)">

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isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 2:56 am

The Four Faces of Rath Staring Danger In The Face Chapter 36 XXXVI Liz walked out of the portal, catching Michael… or Rath, as the case might be… by surprise. “Wha! Liz? Geez! Don’t you ever knock? I mean… God, Liz!” Rath quickly turned around and zipped up his fly. “This is the frikkin’ men’s room, Liz! You can’t just pop in here!” “Sorry,” Liz said, turning red. “I didn’t know… I just asked the portal to take me to you.” “Yeah well… it did. It could be worse, I guess. You need to be really specific with that sphere. I think it gets a kick out of embarrassing me.” “It just did what I told it to, Michael… I mean… well…” “It could have deposited you outside the men’s room door, Liz. It knows what it’s doing.” “Don’t be silly, Michael. It’s just a dumb… machine… of a sophisticated sort.” “Not so dumb, Liz. Believe me. It wants us to believe that.” “You’re getting paranoid, Michael.” “Well, for good reasons. Has it ever dumped you in the water?” “No.” “Well, it has me.” “I think it might have done it to my counterpart… in the other timeline,” Liz said, remembering something Max had told her. “Oh… yeah, well. See? There you are!” “You just have to be specific, Michael.” “Well, you are specifically in the men’s room, Liz!” Liz blushed again. Another restaurant patron walked in, took a quick look at Liz, and turned around and walked back out. “Let’s get out of here, Liz.” “Don’t you have to finish… something… you know?” “No! Out!” Liz grinned and turned and walked out the door. Rath followed her out. “You can go in,” Rath said to the other patron, who was standing at the door dancing nervously. “My brother’s a… kind of a drag queen. I’m getting him help.” The man nodded and hurried into the restroom. After paying the bill, Rath left the restaurant and walked down the sidewalk toward the east side of town with Liz beside him. “So did you find out anything new, Liz?” Liz thought a moment and considered what she should tell him. “It’s coming along according to plan, Ra… Michael. But it’s far from a done thing. And there is some kind of danger ahead for us.” “Danger? What kind of danger?” “I don’t know. No one did.” “Well, that’s not much help. What am I supposed to do about it if I don’t even know what it is?” “I don’t know, Michael. Just keep your eyes open, I guess.” Michael nodded. “Well, while you’ve been gone, I have made some progress.” “Oh?” “Yeah.” “What? You going to tell me?” “You know, we never had caught the ones who killed the sheriff.” “Yeah, I know.” “Well, we caught ‘em?” Liz stopped and looked at Rath. “You caught them? Who were they?” “A shapeshifter and a couple of Antarian followers of Kivar’s.” “What did you do with them?” “Zwolinski’s got them.” Liz stopped again and looked at Rath with disbelief. “You turned them over to Zwolinski?” “Well, not exactly. He was the reason we were able to track them down. Seems Zwolinski decided that helping some aliens in order to get the ones who killed his family was a reasonable trade-off.” “And you trust him?” Rath shook his head. “Not on your life. But he seems to be on the level. He was responsible for finding out who did it and flushing them out. I’ve got to give it to him… the man is resourceful.” “Yeah, I know,” Liz agreed. “And that scares me all the more.” “I’m keeping an eye on him, Liz… and watching my back.” “He hasn’t tried to double-cross you… or kill you?” “Nope. It’s all been on the up and up. I was able to use my powers to help him bring the killers down, but the collar was pretty much all his. That’s why he got the suspects.” “Suspects, Rath. That word implies uncertainty.” “No, they’re the ones, Liz. They tried to kill us… and they confessed to killing Valenti.” “The way Zwolinski gets confessions?” “No. They were proud of it. They admitted it. The shapeshifter was also involved in the killing of Zwolinski’s family when he was little.” “Did he say why they did it?” “No. Zwolinski’s working on getting that information.” Liz shuddered involuntarily. “Well, I guess they deserve it… but I still don’t know if I like it, Michael.” Liz continued to call Rath Michael, remembering that the Nogi-Ky’a had said that if Rath became aware of who he was and tried to push Michael’s consciousness out, Michael could cease to exist. “Zwolinski’s actually a pretty nice guy, Liz… after you get to know him.” “That scares me even more, Michael!” “Well, he understands that the shapeshifters and Kivar’s followers aren’t all of the Antarians. He just wants the ones responsible.” “I still don’t trust him.” “That’s what Topolsky said. You girls have to learn to let go of the past, Liz.” “I can let go… I just don’t forget lessons learned.” “Forgiveness is a sign of intelligence, Liz.” “Well, scientifically, Michael, women use more of their brains than men do.” “They need the extra brain space to remember all the things we did years after we did them.” “I’m noting things to remember now, Michael.” “I’m shutting up.” “Good,” Liz said, casting Rath a satisfied but menacing smile. “What’s Zwolinski going to do to the… suspects?” “I don’t know, Liz. I really don’t care much. They killed Valenti and a whole family… and who knows who else. And they wanted to kill the royal family and create a dictatorship on Antar.” “Isn’t that what a king is, Michael?” “No! A king is… a king. A dictator is something else.” “Oh.” “What if Kivar called himself the king?” “He can’t be the king. He isn’t descended from the line. And he’s a dictator.” “Oh, yeah. I forgot.” Rath opened the door to Zwolinski’s downtown office and motioned Liz in. “I never thought I’d walk in here willingly, Michael.” “Is this Liz,” Zwolinski asked, smiling. He rushed over and held out his hand to her. Liz pulled back involuntarily but then allowed him to take her hand. “I understand if you don’t trust me,” Zwolinski said, “but hopefully, I can earn your trust. Michael and I have been working together, and the partnership has been very productive. I don’t hold any grudges against other… non-humans, Liz. I just wanted to get the ones responsible for causing mayhem on our planet… the ones that killed my family… I’ve done that now.” Liz nodded. “Where are they?” “At my lab… on the base. It’s the only secure place where we could keep them away from civilians that they might hurt.” “Did you find out yet why they were interested in your family all those years ago?” Zwolinski’s smile disappeared momentarily but then returned. “No… not yet. But I’m working on it.” Liz winced. She had an idea what “working on it” meant to Zwolinski. Rath patted Liz on the arm. “I just wanted to bring you here, Liz, so you could meet Zwolinski… and you know… see what we’re doing.” Liz nodded but said nothing. “We’ve got to go,” Rath said to Zwolinski. “We’ve got other things to do.” “Well, keep in touch, Michael. We need to work more together.” “I’ll keep it in mind,” Rath said. He opened the door, and Liz walked out. Rath followed her. As they left, a humvee drove up, and a special ops agent got out and went into Zwolinski’s office. Zwolinski hurried to get the agent a chair. “Don’t bother, Zwolinski. I don’t have time. I just came to give you a message.” “The one I’ve been waiting for?” The agent nodded. Zwolinski smiled, and his eyes sparkled. “Where is it?” The agent took a small vial out of his breast coat pocket and handed it to Zwolinski. “Excellent! Excellent!” Zwolinski said, as he looked at the silvery, mercurious liquid with small, sparkling threads in it. “I’ve waited my whole life for this.” tbc Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsr ... dbreeze</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://users.aol.com/isndbreeze/aim116b.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 7/30/03 1:58 am

isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 3:54 am

Thanks, Melisa, Veca, and Tracie! Well, let's see, if Veca is not Veca, but Veca is writing this feedback... <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/eek.gif ALT=":eek"> Who are you and what have you done with the real Veca? She must be in another dimension or timeline! <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>

Post by **roswellkitkat** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 12:45 pm

Hey...no fair...an evil cliffie! This was great! Leave it to Liz to have to keep everyone incheck and balanced! <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> <

Post by **majiklmoon** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 10:09 pm

Excuse me, but did i knot explain the rule whereby, I, and only I may use evil cliffies to torment readers <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> Great part <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>

isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 5:01 am

Thanks for the feedback, Melisa and Tracie! Oh, I don't know, Tracie, you had so many evil cliffies, well, I learned from the best! <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/lol.gif ALT=":lol"> Here's the next part. I'll try to get another up soon (I wouldn't want to die young... murdered by irate readers!) <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>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsr ... dbreeze</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://users.aol.com/isndbreeze/aim116b.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 7/30/03 5:04 am

isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 6:05 am

The Four Faces of Rath The Choice Chapter 37 XXXVII Rath and Liz walked along the main street in silence… the main street where the CrashDown still existed in this timeline… The CrashDown… owned by Maria Davis. “Michael” gazed forlornly at the café as they passed by but said nothing. Clearly, he missed Maria, and knowing that she was married in this timeline… to Brody Davis no less… wasn’t helping anything. “Michael… what do you plan to do now?” “I’m going back to Antar… maybe for a few days. Zan may be in his nineties, but he’s pretty sharp. I imagine he’s been working on the problem while I’ve been away.” “You think so?” “Yeah. Why wouldn’t he?” “Well, I can think of one reason, Michael. In the time you want to bring back, he doesn’t exist. He got killed. So did Ava.” Rath stopped and considered Liz’s words. “I don’t know why, but I never thought of that. Zan’s been so helpful… so has Ava. I just thought… I thought… I don’t know what I thought.” “Well, his helping you, if he is helping you, can only mean extinction for him. Do you think he wants that?” “No… well, I don’t know. I mean, no, he doesn’t want to stop existing, I’m sure. But he is trying to help me… isn’t he?” Liz thought for a few moments. “Yeah, I got the impression he was sincere… Ava, too. I just don’t know why. When are you going back?” ‘Michael’ stopped and thought. “Well, there’s no time like the present. I guess you can get the sphere to take you back home. I guess you don’t need me.” Liz smiled. She knew that Rath was right. She didn’t need him to “walk her home” or to defend her. Somehow, though, she appreciated that he had considered it. “What are you gonna do first when you get there,” Liz asked, wondering how he would approach Zan now that he had considered Zan’s situation. “Probably pee,” Rath said simply. Liz laughed out loud in spite of herself and blushed slightly. “Sorry, Michael. I forgot all about you…” “Portal,” Liz called. The doorway appeared. “Your ride’s here, Michael,” she said with a smile. “After you, Liz.” Liz grinned. “Can it take us both at the same time?” “To different places? I never tried it.” Rath took Liz by the hand, and the two of them stepped into the portal together. “Take me home,” Liz said… “No, on second thought, take me to Dad’s house.” “Take me to the palace on Antar,” Rath said at the same time. The portal closed, and Rath and Liz were gone. <div style="text-align:center">**********</div> Liz stepped out of the portal and into the living room of Jeff and Nancy Parker’s home. Jeff shook his head as the portal disappeared behind her. “Lizzie, I’m still working on mastering the computer. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to that… whatever it is… and you popping in here like this through it.” Liz hugged her Dad then her Mom, who had just entered the room. “You love it, though, don’t you, Dad. Admit it.” Jeff smiled then nodded. “I love it that you can stop by whenever you want to now. I just don’t understand that thing.” “Nobody does, Dad.” Liz laughed. On another plane of existence, “Michael” was stepping out of the portal. He looked around, but the surroundings did not look familiar. It definitely wasn’t the palace on Antar. In fact, he didn’t think it was even Antar. He started to say something, but the portal disappeared, leaving him there. Michael called for the portal to return. There was no reply… and no portal. “Alright, get your bleeping little digital ass back here right now… or whatever kinda ass you’ve got…” Rath said, finally losing all patience. He waited a few more moments then looked around. It was a very… unusual place… wherever it was. There didn’t seem to be anyone else around. It looked like the windswept plains of Mars… only Mars didn’t have any rivers… at least he didn’t think it did anymore. This place had a river… and trees… here and there. It was something like an oasis in the desert. “Where the crap did that little traitor leave me,” Rath wondered out loud. “Here,” a voice said behind him. “That is enough for you to know… for now.” Rath whirled around to face the source of the voice he had heard. “Who… who are you? Where is ‘here?’” The man gestured at their surroundings. “This is ‘here.’” “’Here’ isn’t a place,” Rath said with some exasperation in his voice. “’Here’ is… is… a preposition… or something. I don’t remember. Doesn’t this place have a name?” “What use does it have for a name,” the man asked. “It is what it is.” Rath looked at the man, and slowly the recognition dawned on him. “You… You’re that guy… the Drax guy… the Drax… ta-Kiya whatever. You’re the master of the river of time.” The old man smiled. “No one is the master of the river of time, young man. It is its own master. One can alter it, just as one might shave the hair off of a pawgor. But it will still be a pawgor, and it will still eat you.” Rath looked at the old man. His mind was somewhere between being fully Michael’s and being Rath’s. The words of the Drax-ta-Kiya meant little to him. “You’re babbling. That didn’t make any sense at all. Why did the portal bring me here? And why won’t it respond to me now?” “Perhaps because you needed to be here, Rath.” “Michael,” Rath corrected. “Suit yourself, but you are not Michael. Michael was never born.” Rath thought about what the Drax–ta-Kiya said. “I am Michael. I… I am… I know things… everything… I’m… I’m… Michael… I’m… Rath?” “Yes. You are Rath… and Michael.” “You’re crazy, old man,” Rath said. Make up your mind.” “You have the memories… the aura… of Michael within you… along with your own aura.” “No.” “Yes.” “I don’t want to be Rath!” “That is irrelevant.” “I’m… Rath?” The Drax-ta-Kiya nodded. “Oh, shit.” “Irrelevant,” the Drax-ta-Kiya said. “If I’m Rath… where is Michael… me… my body… you know?” “Never born,” the old man said plainly. Rath stood there momentarily, trying to absorb this new information. “But, how…?” “Irrelevant,” the old man said again. “That you are what you are is all that matters.” “Yeah, well, fine, but what is that? Who is that? You tell me I’m Rath, but I remember Michael… and… and maybe… Rath…” “You see? You are Rath.” “How is Michael able to be here… with me?” “You allowed it… and Michael was strong.” “I’m stronger! I can throw him out.” “Then you admit that you are Rath?” Rath thought about it. “Yes,” he said at end. “I am Rath.” “Then throw Michael out… if that is what you wish to do.” “I will,” Rath said. “Well?” “Well… give me time. Okay, what if I’m not ready to throw him out?” “Why not? He’s taking over your body. You are Rath. Do you not want to control your own body… your own thoughts?” “You know I do.” “Then you must throw Michael out.” “I… I can’t.” “Why not?” “I don’t want to. I don’t know why… but I don’t want to.” “Who doesn’t want you to? You… or Michael?” “Me… Michael… Both of us.” “You can’t be both, Rath. You must choose. Will you give up your existence for Michael?” “No! Of course not! I am Rath! I am me!” “Then choose, Rath. Who will you be?” tbc

isndbreeze · Post by **isndbreeze** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 7:41 pm

The Four Faces of Rath The Choice, Part 2 Chapter 38 XXXVIII Rath grimaced then yelled, like a man in pain. “I can’t. I don’t want to change.” “Change what, Rath?” “Me. I want to exist… now.” “Then you know what will happen.” “Yes.” “And Michael,” the Drax-ta-Kiya said, addressing Michael’s consciousness, “What is it that you want?” “I want to exist… I want to bring back the time I lived in… Maria, my children, Max, Liz, and all the others.” “Will you destroy Rath to bring back your time… your existence?” “I… I can’t.” “Why can’t you?” “Because… I am Rath.” “Are you not Michael? You went in search of who you are. What did you learn? Is Michael who you want to be? Or do you still want to be Rath?” “I don’t want to be Rath. I never did.” “Didn’t you?” “No. Of course not.” “Then why did you search for that part of you?” Michael was silent for a time. Then he spoke hesitantly… “I am Michael… and I am Rath. I don’t want to destroy Rath. I just want to be me. I had to know who is ‘me.’” “And who is ‘you?’” “Michael. I’m Michael.” “Does Michael exist?” “Michael exists in me.” “In Rath’s body?” Michael thought about it. “It’s me.” “Then who was calling himself Rath? How does Michael exist if he was never born?” “I’m supposed to be asking you the questions! You’re the master of time and all! Why are you asking me?” “Because a future depends on your answers… on your choices.” “I’m tired of making choices.” “Are you tired of being Michael?” “No. I didn’t say that.” “But you sought out your past self. Why?” “Curiosity.” “Are you sure that’s all it was?” “Yeah. Why wouldn’t it be?” “That is the question. Why wouldn’t it be? What is the answer, Michael? Or is it Rath?” Michael thought a moment. “It’s Michael. I don’t know how I exist if I wasn’t ever born… but I know it’s me.” “Good. You are indeed Michael. And Rath?” “Rath… Rath still exists… in his own time.” “What time is that?” “The past…” “Then where are you?” Michael looked around and thought about it a few moments… “I must be in my own time.” The Drax-ta-Kiya nodded. Michael looked at his surroundings. They did not appear to have changed. “This place doesn’t change, Dad.” Michael swung around. Kryys stood there, smiling. “Kryys! Omigod, it’s so great to see you again! Where have you been,” Michael cried, not trying to hide his joy, hugging his son. “Working on getting things back like they belonged, Dad… with the Drax-ta-Kiya.” “I thought the Nogi-Ky’a were doing that. They seemed to think they caused the rift in time.” “They did, Dad. And they were working on it. In about 183 years, they’ll figure it out. I didn’t think you wanted to wait that long.” Michael laughed and brushed tears off his cheek. “You’re right, Kryys. What are these? Tears? I thought we were… what do you call it? Incorporeal? Bodiless… here in this place.” “We are. But we have our own forms here, of a sort… and tears… and joy.” Michael hugged Kryys again, and the tears flowed silently down his face. “Did I change time back just by making a choice,” Michael asked the Drax-ta-Kiya, as he held Kryys tightly to him. “No. Kryys and I fixed it. You had to, how can I put it, open the door, that’s all.” “So you fixed the timeline… I just couldn’t see it?” “You had to open the door to go in, Michael. You had to come to terms with who you are… in your own time.” Michael nodded. “I think I understand. I’ve always been repulsed by my ties to Rath, but at the same time, I’ve always been fascinated by them. I think… what I’ve learned is that…” “Yes?” the Drax-ta-Kiya prodded. “…that I was both repulsed and fascinated by my own past… all of it, not just Rath. That I was repulsed by my upbringing… with Hank, you know. I didn’t have real parents… just Hank. I wasn’t… normal. I was the outcast… the weird-o. But I became what I am… and I married Maria… and I have Kryys here… and the others.” Michael kissed Kryys on the cheek. “So I loved my life and rejected it at the same time. I loved what I had and didn’t want to lose it.” “That’s pretty simplified,” the Drax-ta-Kiya nodded, “but that, basically, is the dilemma that you had created for yourself.” “I understand. Hank wasn’t like a real parent, but I’m the one who created my own… dilemma or whatever. I’m not Hank. I’m me… and I’m Rath… in a sense. And I’ve come to terms with that now. It doesn’t repulse me. I understand Rath now.” “Good. That is good. One must come to terms with themselves. That is always the way. For you, it was harder.” “Can we go home, Kryys?” Kryys smiled and took Michael by the hand. As he did, both dissolved into a swirling maelstrom of a billion brilliant atoms. Then they disappeared. The Drax-ta-Kiya smiled then breathed in deeply with satisfaction. His sightless eyes seemed happy, as he, too, dissolved into a billion tiny fiery atoms then reappeared on his own balcony overlooking the beautiful Valley of Jeroglasst. The Drax-ta-Kiya let the breeze blow over his face, as he surveyed the valley below him with whatever sense he used. It wasn’t sight, as we know it. But he saw everything… everything. And he smiled. tbc

Post by **majiklmoon** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 10:53 pm

Ohhh...look at that, not one, but two, count em folks TWO updates, and what updates they were! <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>

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