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Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2002 10:56 pm**

Sacrifice A Sequel to Quietly into the Night Conventional Couples Rating: PG-13 Chapter Six  Antar – Three years earlier “Liz, is there any way you can hurry this along?” asked Kyle nervously. “I mean, I’m not trying to rush you or anything, but shouldn’t you push or something?” “Damn it Kyle, I just had one baby and said goodbye to it. Will you cut me some slack here before I have the other one? In case you haven’t noticed, this is a lot of work!” panted Liz as another contraction racked her already tired body. “I know, I know, I’m sorry. But I’d feel a lot better if we could be doing this some place else.” “Kyle, it’s not too late, you can still go after them.” “No way Liz, I said I’d stay here and protect you, and I will. OUCH!” he yelled as Liz squeezed his hand in pain. “That really hurt Liz.” “Gee, now you know how I feel,” she responded dryly. Kyle turned to one of the physicians who had just entered the room. “Can’t you do anything?” he demanded. “This is crazy. You are supposed to be an advanced society, but childbirth still hurts!” “Kyle, relax, it’s not that bad, really,” said Liz. “I’m sorry Liz, I’m just getting worried,” he said as an explosion rocked the building. “I’m going to go check that out, I’ll be right back,” he said as he rushed from the room. Liz bit her lip softly as another contraction tore through her body. “I believe the time has come My Lady,” said the physician as she moved to the foot of the bed. “I’m not your lady,” grunted Liz as she began to push. “I wish you’d stop calling me that.” “You are the wife of our King,” said the physician respectfully. “That makes you our Queen.” “But Max refused to take the throne,” said Liz, as she rested between contractions.” “The citizens of Antar understand that My Lady, and in fact, it makes us respect the royal family more. Your husband was ill equipped to rule Antar and recognized that. He didn’t allow his ego to override his common sense. Helping the citizens to set up a more democratic form of government made us love him, and you all the more. Please, do not deny your position as queen My Lady. It may save your life.” She urged Liz to push once more and in a few moments, Liz’s son was born. “Liz, come on, we have to get out of here now!” shouted Kyle. “I’ll carry you if I have to. The rebel forces have overrun the city and are making there way here.” He stopped when he heard the thin cry of a baby fill the room. “Oh my God, Liz, you had him. Is he OK? Are you OK?” “We’re fine, I’d like you to meet Kyle Alexander Michael Evans,” said the proud but tired mother. “Liz, we don’t have time for this. Can I move her?” he asked the physician.” Before she could answer, the door to the room was pushed in and soldiers quickly filled the small space. “By the order of His Royal Highness Kivar, we demand that you surrender,” said one of the soldiers. “Kivar is dead,” said Liz, pulling her son close to her. “I saw him die on Earth.” “As much as I hate to disillusion you, I am very much alive,” said Kivar as he walked through the door. Liz gasped and held the baby even tighter as Kivar stepped closer. “Is this the girl child?” he asked the physician. “No Lord Kivar. This is the second born, the son. The girl child was born earlier today.” Kivar moved closer towards Liz and reached for the baby. Kyle quickly stepped in and removed the child from Liz’s grasp. “No, don’t let that bastard near my child!” she shouted. “He’s a traitor. He convinced me to stay here. He said we’d be safe. Get my child away from him!” Kivar turned to look at Kyle. “You convinced her to stay here?” he asked. “Why?” “Because it was a chance to hurt Max Evans. Liz was mine first. I had her. She belonged to me. Then he came and stole her away from me. I wanted him to know how much I hurt,” said Kyle as he stared at Liz with loathing in his face. “You son of a bitch,” she said. “You are half the man Max is. I can’t believe after all he did for you that you’d betray him this way.” “Where is Zan?” inquired Kivar of Kyle. “Did they leave for another part of the city?” “There gone you idiot. Back to Earth. They’re safe. All of them are safe.” “What!” he roared. “Where is the girl child? I need her. She is an integral part of my plan.” “Well then, I guess this plan, like all your others, is a failure, because Lexie is back on Earth as well,” said Liz. “Bitch,” spat Kivar as he leaned over and slapped her across the face. As he did, ring that he wore caught her face, and put a large gash in it. Blood dripped from the gash, but Liz refused to lift her hand to wipe it away. “Kill her,” he said. “I don’t think so,” she said calmly. “For I am the Queen of Antar, and if you kill me, the people will know Kivar. There will be no controlling them. They will destroy you.” “She speaks the truth Lord Kivar,” whispered one of his advisors. “Support for the royal family is strong on the planet, and especially strong here in the capitol city.” “Fine. Take the three of them back to the Palace. I’ll deal with them later.” Liz began to struggle. “I’m not going anywhere with him. He betrayed me, he betrayed my husband. I can’t stand the sight of him.” Kivar laughed. “I can think of no more fitting incarceration than to put you with your sworn enemy.” The soldiers pulled Liz from the bed and pushed her towards the door. Before she left, she caught the eye of the physician and mouthed “Thank you,” to her.  Royal Palace “Kyle, I am so sorry I said those things to you,” whispered Liz. “Don’t be,” he whispered back. “I’m the one who told you to say them, remember?” Liz gave a small laugh as she remembered hearing Kyle’s voice inside her head, prompting her to call him a traitor and say she despised him. “How did you know it would work?” she asked. “Well, I wasn’t a hundred percent sure,” he admitted. “But it was worth a shot. Honestly, he doesn’t really seem to be the sharpest knife in the drawer.” The two laughed softly, and Liz shifted a little, rearranging the small weight of her son in her arms. “So, am I really going to have to call him Kyle Alexander Michael every time that I want to play catch?” asked Kyle. “Surprisingly enough, I’ve been thinking about that,” said Liz. “How about if we call him Kam?” “Kam,” said Kyle, trying out the name. “Kam Evans. I like it, sounds like the name of a kid who could grow up to be president or something.” The door to the cell swung open, and guards came in and pulled Kyle roughly from the floor and pushed him out the door. Another guard stood above Liz with a disgusted look on his face. “Come with me,” he commanded. Carefully, Liz stood up, swaying a little because she had not yet regained her strength. The guard led her down a dank hallway and up a staircase. They walked down another hall, this one more brightly lit. Stopping before a door, he passed his hand over a pad on the wall and the door swung open. “These will be your quarters, Your Highness. If there is anything you need, please ask, and we shall do our best to accommodate your wishes.” “I wish to go home,” said Liz. “I’m sorry, that is not possible,” said the guard as he escorted Liz into the room. Liz looked around the room, which was spacious and furnished comfortably. “You will find sleeping quarters for you and the child over there,” said the guard pointing to two doors across the room. “And the other prisoner will be here,” he said pointing to a door on the opposite side of the room.” “What!” she cried. “You can’t seriously expect me to live with that bastard! There is no way that will ever happen.” “It is what My Lord Kivar has commanded, and so it shall be done,” said the guard. “If you need anything, you simply have to press the communications panel by the door,” said the guard as he left the room. After he left, Liz surveyed the rooms, missing nothing, including the electronic listening devices hidden around the main room and her bedroom.” Liz looked in Kam’s room relived to see that there was an Antarian style crib as well as clothing for the baby. She quickly bathed him and dressed him and sat down to nurse her small son. “Oh Kam,” she whispered. “I hope I did the right thing.” <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a> Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub84.ezboard.com/umajiklmoon.sh ... iklmoon</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/images/moon18.gif" BORDER=0> at: 8/19/02 6:36:20 am

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2002 11:16 pm**

wow you are a writing fiend. this part was awesome. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)">

Posted: **Mon Aug 19, 2002 11:12 am**

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Posted: **Tue Aug 20, 2002 11:06 pm**

Sacrifice A Sequel to Quietly into the Night Conventional Couples Rating: PG-13 Chapter 7 Max and the others gathered around the table, copies of letter written in Antarian in front of them. Each of them also had a copy of the translation of the destiny book Alex made as well as the key he created for translating the language into English. All of them had agreed to try and translate the book on their own and then compare the results. “Daddy, I’m hungry,” said Lexie. “Can I have one of Grammy Nancy’s cookies please?” “Sure sweetie, go ahead,” said Max absentmindedly as he struggled over the translation. “Can I bring one to Kam? He’s hungry too.” “Sure thing Lexie it’s good to share with, WHAT?” he shouted. Lexie’s lower lip trembled and her eyes filled with tears. “I’m sorry Daddy, I don’t have to give Kam a cookie, I’ll share mine with him.” Max picked up his daughter and cuddled her against him. “Shh, sweetie, it’s ok. Daddy’s sorry he yelled. Is Kam here with you?” “No Daddy, he’s still with Mommy, but we was just talking and I told him I wanted a cookie. He said he’s never had a cookie, so I told him I’d give him one.” “Wow, that’s really nice of you to want to share your cookies with your brother,” he said in a voice choked with tears. “Hey Lexie sweetie, do you think you could ask Kam to tell Mommy something.” “Ok Daddy,” said Lexie agreeably munching on a cookie. “Ask Kam to tell Mommy that we found the book and we’re working on it. Can you do that?” “K Daddy,” she said grabbing another cookie and sliding off of Max’s lap. She skipped out of the room and sat down in front of the television again. “Do you think that’s going to work Maxwell?” asked Michael. “I don’t know, but it’s worth a shot. Liz needs to know that we’re trying. Isabelle stood up from the table and closed up the notebook she had been working in. “I think I’m going to take a break,” she said. “My brain’s spinning. I wish I had paid attention while we were on Antar. If I had, maybe this would have been easier.” “Isabelle, don’t beat yourself up over this,” said Max. “We’ll figure it out.” “We always do,” added Michael and Maria at the same time. “Oh God,” said Isabelle in a dramatic voice. “I knew it was true, they share one brain!” Everyone in the room laughed and agreed that it was time to call it a night. “Max, I’m going to take Maria and the baby home. Jim and Amy are going to stay for a few nights to make sure everything is going all right. Plus, I don’t want to leave them alone, in case,” he stopped “I hear you,” said Max. “Listen, there’s no need for you guys to keep working on this. You have a new baby. Spend time with your family Michael. They need you.” “Liz and Kyle need me too. I’m not going to let them down.” The Nancy and Geoff Parker quickly straightened up the kitchen, while the Valenti’s followed Maria and Michael out to their car. Max followed behind them, carrying Beth in her car seat. Michael took the carrier and strapped the baby into the backseat of the car and Maria hugged Max tightly. “Don’t worry Max. We’ll figure this thing out and Liz, Kyle and Kam will be home before you know it.” “I know Maria. Hey, you did good last night. Beth’s going to be a real looker, just like her Mom.” “You better believe it. This little girl is going to set the world on fire!” said a proud Maria. “And Max listen, Michael, he did what he thought was right.” “I know that, don’t worry, Michael and I are cool.” “Good, cause if I thought you were going to give my husband any more grief, I was going to have to take you out. I can do that you know.” “Yeah, I know, you’re wicked with a lead pipe. Now go take your baby home. I’ll call you guys tomorrow.” Maria stood on tiptoe and placed a kiss on Max’s cheek and slid into the car. Max shut the door and banged on the roof, and Michael backed slowly out of the driveway. Max walked back towards the house and found Geoff waiting for him on the porch. “Tough night,” said Geoff. “The toughest,” Max agreed. “You know Max, there was a time there where I didn’t like you very much.” “Yeah, I remember.” “Now, I couldn’t wish for a better husband for my daughter or a better father for my granddaughter. Grandchildren,” he amended. “You and Liz are a lot alike. You both try to take on the problems of the world and solve them on your own. I’m glad you are beginning to realize that you aren’t alone anymore. No matter what happens with this, we’re all here for you,” Geoff said. He reached over and laid a gentle hand on Max’s shoulder. “I mean that Max, no matter  what happens, we will all be here for you.” The back door opened and Nancy stepped out on the porch. “Everything’s all set in there Max. Lexie’s ready for bed, she’s just waiting on her story. “We’ll be back over tomorrow night after we close the café.” “Thanks for everything,” said Max. “Any time Max,” said Geoff. “Come on sweetheart, let’s let this young man put that beautiful daughter of his to bed. Max watched as they got into their car and drove off into the night. Stepping back inside the house, he found his parents sitting in the kitchen with a sleepy Lexie sitting on his mother’s lap. “Come on Lexie Bear. Tell Grammy Diane and Grampy Philip good night,” he said.” “Night Grammy, Night Grampy. I loves you,” Lexie said in her sleepy little girl voice. “Good night little one. We’ll see you later,” said Diane placing a kiss on Lexie’s forehead. “Max, we’re going to head out now, but I’ll be over tomorrow to keep and eye on Lexie so you can concentrate.” “Thanks Mom, Dad, for everything,” said Max. He reached over and took Lexie from his mother and carried her up the stairs to bed.  Antar “Mommy, Mommy, guess what!” shouted Kam. “What Kam the Man? Tell me, I’m all out of guesses today.” “I played the game again today. The one you taught me yesterday.” “You did? Did you have fun?” “Yeah, and guess what. I talked to Lexie again.” Liz looked around he room nervously and scooped Kam up into her arms and carried him to the closet off their main living quarters. “Kam, you must promise Mommy that you won’t ever talk about that game anywhere but in here. It’s a secret game and we don’t want anybody to find out about it. Ok sweetie?” “Ok Mommy, but I talked to Lexie and she has a Play Station. Can I have one of those too?” “Maybe someday sweetie. Did Lexie say anything else Kam?” “Yeah, Daddy found the book and their working on it.” “Oh Kam, that’s wonderful!” said Liz, hugging her small son tightly. “Mommy, who is Izbelle?” “Isabelle? She’s your auntie. Why?” “Lexie said she’s Auntie Izbelle is at her house and she’s beautiful.” “She is very beautiful Kam.” The door to the closet opened and Kyle stepped inside. “Is anything wrong?” he asked, a concerned look on his face. “I don’t think so. It seems as though Kam contacted his sister today. Max found the message I hid in my journal Kyle. They are trying to figure it out now.” “I don’t know that this is the best time for them to come back here. I was just in the marketplace and it’s not good Liz.” “What do you mean?” “The people are starting to lean more towards Kivar. They believe that by allowing you to live that he is noble and good and just. Our forces are losing their hold here in the capitol city.” “Where did you hear this Kyle?” “There is a small store in the marketplace, the owner sometimes has information to share,” Kyle said carefully. “What about Naloch, what does he think?” “I haven’t heard from Naloch in months. He’s missing,” said Kyle softly. “Oh,” said Liz. “Well, how trustworthy is this person you’ve been meeting with?” “Very trustworthy, she’s Naloch’s daughter. Her name is Saranara.” Something in his voice captured Liz’s attention. “Kyle, is there something you aren’t telling me about this Saranara?” “She and her brother Jereon operate the shop. They haven’t heard from Naloch in months. They don’t think it looks good. I’m worried for them Liz. It isn’t safe for them here.” “Kyle, you really care about her, don’t you?” “Yeah,” he admitted. “I almost don’t think I can leave her, if and when the time comes.” “Kyle, no, you can’t stay here, and what about Isabelle?” “I know I can’t stay here Liz, and it’s killing me. As far as Isabelle goes, she’s my friend. It’s never been any more that that. At least not on her side.” Liz slipped her free arm around Kyle and hugged him. “I wish I could meet Saranara. Does she know how you feel about her?” “Not only does she know, she says she loves me too. Damn, this is so hard. I love her Liz, I don’t want to leave her, but I can’t live my life here.” “We’ll think of something Kyle.” “Mommy, can I play the game again?” asked Kam. “Sure sweetie, and can you ask Lexie to tell Daddy something for me this time? Can you tell them to be careful, and that Kivar is stronger.” “Sure Mommy, I like playing messenger. It’s fun,” said Kam. “Lexie said she was going to get me a cookie too. Mommy, what’s a cookie?” Liz laughed and explained what a cookie was to Kam and cautioned him to play the game only in the closet. She and Kyle slipped out into the main living quarters and Liz began to straighten up the room. There was a knock at the door and two of Kivar’s guards walked in. “You will come with us,” said one of them to Liz. They stepped forward, and took Liz by the arms and escorted her out the door. <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a>

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:03 am**

oh no! oh no! oh no! again with the evil cliffies. i would say hurry back and explain this . . but i probably won't be able to read it until next week anyway! so take your time and make it good. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> great job! <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... xhello.gif ALT=":clap"> <center>I want to be what I was when I wanted to be what I am now.</center>

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2002 9:09 am**

Great job!!! <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... xhello.gif ALT=":clap"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... kliam2.gif ALT=":hotpink"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... xhello.gif ALT=":clap"> <center>*************<center>And I believe<center> <center>That angels breathe<center> <center>And that love will live on and never leave<center><center>*************<center>************* <center>The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return"

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2002 9:49 pm**

Sacrifice A Sequel to Quietly into the Night Conventional Couples Rating: PG-13 Chapter Eight “Max, Max, wake up,” Isabelle whispered. “What time is it?” Max groaned rolling over to look at his alarm clock. “Jesus Isabelle, it’s 3:00 in the morning. Is anything wrong with Lexie?” he asked coming awake and sitting up. “No, Lexie’s fine, I looked in on her on my way in here. She’s sound asleep.” “What is it then?” “It’s Kyle, I heard him again. It was clearer than ever. I was trying to dream walk him, and I think he was trying to talk to me at the same time.” “What did he say? Are they ok?” “Well,” Isabelle hesitated a bit. “He’s fine, and Kam is ok,” she said. “Isabelle, what about Liz? Is she alright?” “He doesn’t know Max. Two of Kivar’s guards came and took her away. He doesn’t know what they wanted. That’s another thing Max. He says public opinion is swaying in favor of Kivar. People are showing him more respect because he allowed Liz to live. He thinks the time to act is now. He thinks we should try and get them out of there now, before it’s too late.” Max swung his legs over the side of the bed and grabbed the jeans he had left on the floor and pulled them on. “What else did he say?” “Not too much. I told him we were working on the translation for the instructions he and Liz left, but we could use some help. He told me that Naloch had given them to Liz.” “Then it’s no problem, Naloch can tell Kyle what we need to know and Kyle can tell us.” “Yes it is a problem. Naloch’s been missing for several months.” “Damn it!” said Max. “Once, just once, can’t things work in our favor?” “We’ll figure it out Max. I’m going to go down stairs and start working again,” said Isabelle. “There’s no way I’m going to be able to go back to sleep tonight.” “Yeah,” sighed Max. “I’ll be right down. I just want to go check on Lexie.” A short time later, Max and Isabelle sat in the family room with papers all around them. “Max, I have an idea,” said Isabelle. “Can we take the instructions, and scan them in and then run it through the program that Alex created?” “I don’t know, we’ve tried everything else, why not that?” said Max. “The scanner’s upstairs with my desktop. I’ll scan it in, save it to a disc and be right down.” While Max was upstairs, Isabelle went over her conversation with Kyle in her mind.  I wonder who Saranara is? she thought to herself “Here it is,” said Max, running down the stairs. “Let’s try it.” He slid the disc into the laptop, pulled up Alex’s translation program and opened the document. After a few minutes, the Antarian writing began to change and was replaced. “Oh God Max, it worked!” cried Isabelle. “We can do it. We can go back and get them.” “Not so fast Isabelle, let’s read it and figure out what we have to do,” said Max.  Your Highness, The ORBS in your possession were recalibrated and can no provide you with a way to return to Antar. To activate them, you must first insert the key into one of the orbs. It will only go in half way. Take the second orb and insert the key into it. The orbs will then be joined together. They will take a few moments to charge, after they do, a portal will open. No more than two people at a time are allowed to cross through this portal. The orbs have been calibrated to send you to my family’s shop. If I am not there, either my son Jereon, or my daughter Saranara will be there to assist you. Trust them, as you would me, your Highness, they will help you. Naloch “Key, what key,” said Isabelle rummaging frantically through their box of alien artifacts. “Damn it, what key is he talking about?” Max picked up the two orbs and began to examine them. In one end of each orb, there was a small opening. “Ok, we’re looking for something that will fit in here,” he said. “Naloch saw everything in this box at one time or another, so we must have this key. We just have to figure out what it is.” Lexie woke up early and thumped down the steps, and saw her father and her Aunt Isabelle both asleep on the sofa. On the table in front of them were the computer and several other items that were guaranteed to capture the interest of a three year old. Lexie picked up one of the orbs and poked at it experimentally. She traced the design on the top with her finger and tried to stick her finger in the slot on the side of the orb. When that didn’t work, she picked up the other orb and examined it. She grabbed the box on the table and dragged it down to the floor and tipped it over. Various books and pictures fell out. She flipped through them and picked up a crayon she found under the table. She thought about coloring the papers, but she remembered that last time she colored on Daddy’s stuff, she got a time out. Turning her attention back to the box, she noticed something wedged in a corner. Reaching in as far as her chubby little arms would allow her, she tugged at the shiny object until it came loose in her hand. She looked at it and saw that it had the same design on it as the orb on the table. She traced the design on the shiny thing she had found and then on the orb. She tapped the orb with the shiny thing, but nothing happened. She looked at the orb again and remembered the slot in its side. She pushed the shiny thing into the slot and it went in! Lexie was so excited. She picked up the other orb and pushed it up against the part of the shiny thing that didn’t go all the way in. It fit! She clapped her hands with joy. This was much more fun than the puzzles that her Daddy gave her. Suddenly the two orbs began to hum, and a soft light filled the room. Lexie backed away at first, afraid that she had broken her Daddy’s things. The light grew stronger and stronger, and Lexie moved closer to it. “Daddy, Daddy!” she shouted. “Look what I did. It’s so pretty,” she cried, clapping her hands in glee. Max woke to hear his daughter calling him. He looked around, disoriented. “Lexie NO!” he shouted. “Get away from it.” Lexie turned to him, afraid, and backed away. She tripped over the box, and fell towards the orbs. The light grew stronger and enveloped her, and with a flash, she disappeared. “Lexie, Lexie, oh my God, Alexandra!” Max shouted. Isabelle woke up to the sound of Max shouting. She jumped up from the couch. “Max, what’s the matter? What’s wrong with Lexie?” “She’s gone,” he said dully. “She figured out how to make the orbs work, and she vanished. My God Isabelle, she’s on Antar! Isabelle rushed over to the orbs; their light was greatly diminished. She pulled them apart, and a small metal disc fell out. She picked it up and handed it to Max. “Lexie figured out what the key was.” “Liz’s necklace,” he said. “Remember, River Dog saw it and took her to the cave. I had forgotten about it. I didn’t even see it when we looked in the box.” “Well we have it, and we have to use it again. We have to go get her,” said Isabelle. “You call Michael, and tell him what happened,” commanded Max. “I’m going now. I can’t leave her alone there.” He inserted Liz’s pendent into one side of the orb, and fitted the other orb to the other end of the pendent and the orbs again began to hum and glow. Isabelle picked up the phone and called Michael. When he answered, she briefly explained what happened. “I think their ready Isabelle,” said Max. “I want you to stay here and show Michael how to use them. Call Mom and Dad, and Liz’s parents. Tell them, I don’t know, just tell them something.” “Max, don’t. Wait for Michael, he won’t be long.” “I can’t wait, you know that.” “Max, you could be signing your own death warrant if you go back. We don’t know anything about these people.” “I have to go Isabelle, you and Michael can follow me after he gets here.” He hugged Isabelle tightly for a moment and released her. In that instant, Isabelle shoved him so that he lost his balance and fell against the sofa. Without a moment’s hesitation, she jumped into the portal of light created by the orbs. There was a flash, and she disappeared. Michael woke up Maria and explained what happened. She kissed him deeply and begged him to be careful. “I hate leaving you like this,” he said. “You have to,” she said. “I know it and you know it, but you have to go anyhow. I only wish I could too.” “You can’t leave the baby, it’s too soon Maria, don’t even think about it.” “Well, thinking about it is all I can do,” said Maria. “I’d only slow you down at this point. But be careful Space Boy. I need you hear to drive off all the potential boyfriends with a shotgun. I can’t do it, I hate guns.” “I’ll be back soon, and I’ll have Liz and Kyle with me.” “Michael, I love you, watch out for yourself, and watch out for Liz too.” “I will,” said Michael. A door slammed downstairs and he heard Jim and Amy calling to them. “We’re up here,” he said. “Max must have had Isabelle call them so you wouldn’t be alone. I love you Maria, I’ll be back soon,” he said. He kissed his wife, and then went over to the cradle at the foot of the bed and pressed a kiss to his daughter’s small hand. “Don’t you dare do any growing up before I get back jelly bean. Daddy loves you.” He stood up and walked out of the room with just one look back at Maria who waited until he was down stairs before she allowed the tears to fall. Downstairs Jim and Amy greeted Michael with strained smiles. “Michael, be careful,” said Jim. “I will Jim, and when we come back, Kyle will be with us.” “I know it Son, I know it,” said Jim “Now you better get over to Max’s house, he’s a basket case right now.” “Max? I thought he left already?” “It seems as though Isabelle had other ideas, she shoved him out of the way and jumped through the portal. Max is just waiting on you.” “Damn,” Michael muttered. “Take care of them for me. I’ve got to get over there.” He ran out of the house, jumped on his motorcycle and roared off down the street.  Antar Liz sat in the luxuriously appointed room and waited. She approximated that she had been left here about two hours ago. Just when she thought she would scream, a door opened and in walked Kivar. “Elizabeth, you are looking well,” he said. Liz said nothing at all, but fixed her steely gaze on him. “And your young son, how is he?” Again Liz said nothing. “Really Elizabeth, I have no time to waste on such childish games. I would expect better of a queen. Fine, you do not wish to talk, then you will listen. I have decided that we shall wed. The people still think very highly of you, and I chose to use that to my advantage. By marrying you, I will benefit in many ways. It will reflect well upon me if I make you my wife. Also, I need sons. You have already proven to be fertile,” he said the word with disdain. “Have you not?” “The hell I will!” shouted Liz. “I won’t marry you and have children with you. I’d rather die first!” “Not you my dear, you son. He will die,” Kivar said right before he walked out the door.’ <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a> Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub84.ezboard.com/umajiklmoon.sh ... iklmoon</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/images/moon18.gif" BORDER=0> at: 8/21/02 8:52:59 pm

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2002 10:45 pm**

You evil person to just leave us on a cliff like that. Well since Isabel is going back does that mean that she will sacrifice herself for Liz and Kyle? Oh well I guess I will have to wait and see wont I. <center>*Denise*

Posted: **Thu Aug 22, 2002 2:22 pm**

that is indeed an evil cliffie! will the people of antar really buy the kivar/liz wedding? i mean liz is still married to their king zan! or is kivar claiming that max/zan is dead? what happened to isabelle and lexie? OMB tracie . . this is great but you have a lot of splainin' to do. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> <img src=http://216.40.241.68/contrib/legionxs/wavey.gif ALT=":wave"> phantom out. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)">

Posted: **Thu Aug 22, 2002 7:56 pm**

I knew I should have waited for  2 updates...the queen of evil cliffies has returned with a vengeance!! <center>*************<center>And I believe<center> <center>That angels breathe<center> <center>And that love will live on and never leave<center><center>*************<center>************* <center>The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return"

Posted: **Thu Aug 22, 2002 11:58 pm**

Hey Everybody, thanks for all the great feedback...had a mini family emergency tonight that involved me driving 80+ miles to the hospital to see the mom-in-law and then back home to be with my kids, and oh joy, i get to do it again tomorrow, I'll try for an update this weekend. Sorry <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a>

Posted: **Fri Aug 23, 2002 12:05 am**

Hope all is well. <center>*Denise*

Posted: **Fri Aug 23, 2002 10:27 am**

well, since i'm just sitting here waiting for news, i thought i'd write some more. Sacrifice A Sequel to Quietly into the Night Conventional Couples Rating: PG-13 Chapter Nine  Antar A burst of light emanated from the storeroom, followed by the soft cry of a child. Saranara signaled Jereon to stay out front and she retreated to the back of the store. She quickly opened the door to the storeroom, slipped inside and closed the door behind her to find a small child standing in front of her. “Hello,” said Saranara, in Antarian. “I’m Saranara, and who might you be?” Lexie just stared blankly at the woman, confused by the garbled speech. “Hello,” she tried again, this time in English. “I am Saranara.” “I’m Lexie, and I’m not supposed to talk to strangers.” “Well, that is very wise,” said Saranara kneeling down in front of the child. “But we’ve just introduced ourselves, so we are no longer strangers. Lexie, can you tell me where you come from?” she asked with trepidation. “That’s a funny question,” said Lexie. “Where do you live?” Saranara tried again. “Oh, I live in Roswell,” said the child. “That’s what I was afraid of,” said Saranara.  Earth Michael roared through the streets of Roswell and turned his bike into Max’s driveway. Jumping from the bike, he ran towards the house, ignoring the crash as his motorcycle hit the ground. Crashing through the door, he ran directly into Philip Evans who grabbed him and hugged him tightly. “We’ve already said our goodbyes to Max,” he said. “Michael, be careful, we love you and don’t want to lose you. We want all three of our kids to come back safe.” “We’ll be ok, and we’ll be back, all of us.” He hugged Philip and Diane tightly. “Watch out for Maria and Beth for me.” “We will son, we will,” said Philip giving Michael one last hug. “You ready?” Max asked. “Let’s do it,” Michael answered. Together the two stepped into the beam of light that came from the orbs, and disappeared.  Antar “Lexie, would you like to play a game with me?” asked Saranara. The little girl nodded and Saranara continued, “I need you to be as quiet as you can be, and not make any loud noises. Can you do that?” “Un-huh,” she said. “But I want my Daddy.” Her dark brown eyes filled up with tears. “I know you do, and hopefully, he’ll be here soon.” “Do you know my Daddy?” asked the girl hopefully. “I’m sorry, I really don’t, but I do know that your Daddy loves you very much, and he’ll do whatever he can to find you soon. Now you wait here, and I’ll be right back.” She handed Lexie the Antarian equivalent of a pen and paper and told her to play. Saranara slipped back out to the front of the store and Jereon gave her a questioning look. She looked around the shop to make sure they were alone before she answered his unspoken question. “It isn’t them,” she said. “It’s worse, we need Kyle, now!” She had just finished speaking when the door burst open and the store filled with Kivar’s guardsmen. They said little, but began to tear apart the store. “Please, what are you looking for?” cried Saranara in Antarian. “Tell us what you want, and we will gladly help you.” “Be quiet!” shouted one of the guardsmen. “We have no wish to converse with the daughter of a traitor. He turned to Jereon, who was being held by two more guardsmen. “You there, where is your father? Where are you hiding him?” “We have no idea of where our father is,” said Jereon, struggling to break free. “We haven’t seen him for months.” The guardsman walked over to Jereon and punched him in the stomach. “Do not lie to me! Where is he?” When Jereon wouldn’t answer, the guardsman proceeded to beat him severely. He nodded to the guardsmen who were holding him, and they dropped him in a heap on the floor. Blood trickled from cuts on his face, and he struggled to catch his breath. “I swear, we don’t know where he is. We thought he was dead, but we are loyal to Lord Kivar. If we do see him again, we will turn him in. We don’t want anymore shame brought to our family,” he gasped. “See that you do,” said the guardsman as he and the others left the shop. “You will be hearing from us again,” he said with a nasty laugh. As soon as they were gone, Saranara ran to her brother and helped him up. “Jereon, are you alright? Come out back and lie down. I’ll try and find a healer for you. She half led, half dragged Jereon to the storeroom. He collapsed on the small bed they kept back there and groaned with pain. “Lexie,” Saranara called softly. “Where are you child? It’s ok, please come out. I’m sorry about all the noise out there. I hope it didn’t scare you.” “I’m not scared of anything,” said Lexie crawling out from behind some storage containers. “My Daddy says I’m a brave little soldier.” “I’m sure you are. Lexie, this is Jereon, he’s my brother. He, um, he fell down and hurt himself. I’m going to go see if I can find someone to help him. Can you be a brave soldier for me and stay here with Jereon?” “Ok,” Lexie said. “Now listen, this is very important. If anybody comes in here, I want you to hide again. It’s part of our quiet game. Can you remember to do that?” “Ok,” she said again. “I’m a good hider. When we play hide and go seek, Unca Michael can never find me!” “Good girl,” she answered. “Jereon,” she said, turning to her brother. “I’m going to try and find a healer. “Kivar may have outlawed healers, but I know there are still some in town. Hang on brother. I’ll return swiftly.” She left the storeroom, locking the door behind her and exited the store and began her search. Lexie looked at the man lying on the bed from across the room. She approached his side slowly, and poked him in the arm. “You gots a boo boo mister?” she asked. Jereon groaned, but said nothing else. “I can fix them. My Daddy said I shouldn’t fix boo boos, unless he was with me, but you look like it really hurts. Once, I fell and bumpeded my nose and it bleeded like yours. It really hurt bad, but my Daddy made it stop. Want me to make yours stop too?” She didn’t wait for an answer, but put her hand on his nose. After a moment, the bleeding subsided. Lexie then moved her hand to the other visible cuts on his face and healed them as well. “Thank you,” Jereon whispered in English. “ I hurt here too,” he gasped pointing to his ribs. Do you think you can fix that as well? The boo boos,” he stumbled over the unfamiliar Earth expression. Lexie moved her hands to his ribs and concentrated, and in a few minutes, Jereon was able to sit up. “Thank you very much,” he said. “I am Jereon, brother of Saranara. Who are you?” “I’m Lexie,” she said. “Are you all better now?” “Yes, thank you. I’m quite sure your Daddy won’t mind that you made my injuries better. Would you like to sit up here with me, and I can tell you a story while we wait for Saranara.” Lexie nodded, and climbed up on the bed next to Jereon and he began to tell her the story of the royal family. “Hey, I knows that story. My Daddy tells it to me all the time,” she cried excitedly.  Oh, this is bad, he thought to himself. The room filled with light and Isabelle appeared, slightly disoriented from her journey. “Lexie!” she yelled. “Where are you Lexie?” She looked around the room and saw her niece sitting on the bed next to a strange Antarian. “Get away from her before I kill you,” she said raising her hand. <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a>

Posted: **Fri Aug 23, 2002 3:28 pm**

Glad Lexie's hiding place wasn't discovered..... So Lexie can heal as well Hope M/Mi/I will be able to resue Liz,Kam,Kyle. and Lexie soon<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> Thanks for posting

Posted: **Fri Aug 23, 2002 9:40 pm**

Hope everything is ok Tracie! Thanks for taking the time to update! <center>*************<center>And I believe<center> <center>That angels breathe<center> <center>And that love will live on and never leave<center><center>*************<center>************* <center>The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return"

Posted: **Fri Aug 23, 2002 10:04 pm**

awesome update. you are too cool. hope things are ok tracie. keep us updated. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)">

Posted: **Fri Aug 23, 2002 10:48 pm**

Thanks Guys...it's an in-law thing...Melis, I emailed you....Patty, I'll send it to you also <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a>

Posted: **Sat Aug 24, 2002 1:18 pm**

Sacrifice A Sequel to Quietly into the Night Conventional Couples Rating: PG-13 Chapter Ten “Auntie Isabelle,” cried Lexie, sliding out of Jereon’s grasp. She ran across the room and hugged Isabelle’s leg. “That’s Jereny,” she said. “He had some boo boo’s, but I made them better.” “Jeremy,” said Isabelle faintly. “Boo boo’s? Oh Lexie, what have you done?” “Some bad guys came and Sarena hid me.” “Serena?” questioned Isabelle. “Please, Your Highness, if I may?” asked Jereon. “I am the Jeremy of which the child speaks. Actually, it’s Jereon, I am the son of Naloch, and Serena is my sister Saranara. I think perhaps our Antarian names are a bit difficult for the young princess to say.” “Lexie’s not a princess,” said Isabelle forcefully. “I don’t know what you are talking about.” Jereon slid from the bed and walked across the room. “Please Princess Vilondra, I understand why you are wary. Perhaps if I tell you that your friend Kyle speaks highly of you, then you will believe me.” “Kyle,” said Isabelle. “You’ve seen Kyle? Where is he, can you take him to me?” “I’m sorry Princess, I cannot. He lives in the Royal House of Antar. He is not quite a prisoner of Kivar’s, but neither is he a free man.” “I’m not a princess, and I’m not Vilondra. She is dead. I am Isabelle. What do you mean he isn’t a prisoner and he isn’t free? I don’t understand.” “I will explain all, but please, won’t you sit down?” “It’s ok Auntie Isabelle. Jereny’s nice.” “His name is Jeremy, I mean Jereon sweetie,” said Isabelle, bending over to pick up the little girl. “Please, if it pleases the little Princess to call me Jeremy, she may do so,” said Jereon. Isabelle scowled at the man. “I told you, she isn’t a princess. She’s just a normal little girl.” “A normal little girl with the ability to heal. A gift she got from her father. But you are right, she is no longer a princess, and it is safer for her if she is not one. Perhaps you could tell me how she arrived here?” Isabelle took a deep breath. She was afraid to trust the handsome stranger standing in front of her, but she also knew she had no choice at this point. She thought carefully for a moment before answering. “Lexie was playing with the orbs while her father was asleep. Somehow, she figured out how to put them together with the pendent and she ended up here.” “She is as clever as she is beautiful,” said Jereon. “She looks very much like her mother.” “You’ve seen Liz?” Isabelle asked excitedly. A bang from the other room drew her attention, and she tightened her hold on Lexie and surveyed the room, looking for a place to hide. “Behind those storage containers,” whispered Jereon, pointing to the area where Lexie had hidden earlier. Isabelle and Lexie dove behind the containers as the door opened. “Jereon, I couldn’t find a healer anywhere. I don’t know what to do,” cried Saranara. “Your injuries are too severe for me to try and,” her voice trailed off as she looked at her brother standing before her, completely healed. “Jereon, you are not injured any longer. That is incredible. What happened? You could never have healed yourself.” Jereon took his sister by the hand, and pulled her all the way into the room and closed and locked the door behind her. “Calm down Saranara, our guest was able to heal me. Truth be told, she is quite adept as a healer already. “Lexie did that?” questioned Saranara looking around. “Where is the child, did you do something to scare her?” “Lexie, will you come out please?” asked Jereon. “Serena’s back.” “Serena?” questioned Saranara. “Yes, it seems as though our small friend has a difficult time with our names. I am Jeremy and you have become Serena.” “Serena,” she tested the name. “I like it very much.” Lexie came out from behind the storage containers, her hand held tightly by Isabelle. “Saranara, may I present to you,” began Jereon. “Princess Vilondra,” finished Saranara. “I am honored to have you in our shop. Welcome back to Antar.” Isabelle felt comfortable with the Antarian woman right away. “Please, call me Isabelle,” she said smiling. “And thank you for caring for my niece.” “It was a great pleasure,” replied Saranara. “She has only been here for several hours.” “But that’s impossible,” said Isabelle. “I followed Lexie almost immediately. It was a matter of minutes before the orbs had charged again.” “Princess, if my sister says your niece has been here for several hours, then she has been here for several hours. Saranara is not in the habit of lying.” “You pompous son of a bit,” Isabelle caught herself before she finished. “I wasn’t implying that your sister was lying. I was merely expressing my confusion at the large gap in the time.” Saranara looked at her brother and Isabelle with confusion. The two seemed to be at each other’s throats over nothing. “Stop it, now,” commanded Saranara. “We don’t have time for this. Isabelle, what about King Zan, I mean Max.” “Actually, Max was the one who was going to come after Lexie first, and I was supposed to follow with Michael later.” “How is it that you came to be here before him then?” questioned Jereon. “Simple, I shoved him out of the way and used the orbs first,” said Isabelle, shooting him a look that clearly implied that he was stupid. “Max was quite distraught over the recent events with Liz, and I knew if he came here now, without thinking, he’d just try and rescue her right away.” Saranara looked at her brother and then turned back to Isabelle. “What events do you speak of?” “Liz and Kam have been communicating with Lexie recently, just as Kyle has been communicating with me.” Isabelle purposely mentioned Kyle’s name to see what type of reaction it provoked in the Antarian woman. She was pleased to see Saranara’s face blush delicately. “Kyle’s probably my best friend in my world, or yours,” said Isabelle. “I was heartbroken when I thought he was dead.” “No Isabelle, he is very much alive, I am pleased to say,” said Saranara. “But I am confused, how was he able to contact you?” “While we were running from what we thought was the Special Unit on Earth, Kyle developed the ability to communicate with the rest of us telepathically,” explained Isabelle. “Max and Michael think that since I was the first person he ever spoke with in this way, our bond was stronger, so as his skills grew, he was able to reach out to me on Earth. To be honest with you, I thought I was losing my mind. We were all so certain that he and Liz were dead. I am just so happy to know that he is alive and well. Do you think I will be able to see him soon?” Saranara was saddened by the thought of her beloved Kyle returning with the beautiful woman that stood before her. How could she compete with a princess? “We never know when Kyle will be allowed to leave the Royal House Isabelle, but when he does, he always comes to our shop. “Well of course he does,” said Isabelle. “How could he keep himself away from someone as beautiful as you?” Saranara flushed again at Isabelle’s words. “Oh no, Kyle is just a friend. He promised my father that he would look after me,” said the Antarian woman. “Well, I’m sure this is all quite exciting, but we need to find a better place to hide the Princess and Lexie,” said Jereon. “Kivar’s guards could return at any time, and there is nothing from stopping them from searching the storeroom. It really would have been better if your brother and Michael had come instead. They are warriors, they will not expect to be pampered,” said Jereon, implying that Isabelle would need to be pampered. “I told you, Max was not in any state to make this journey right away. He needed some time to decompress, and Michael’s wife has just had a baby. I don’t even know if he will return with Max!” said Isabelle angrily. She had never met a more infuriating man in her life. “I’ve got it,” broke in Saranara. “What about the tunnels?” “Tunnels,” questioned Isabelle. “Relax Princess,” said Jereon. “They aren’t as bad as they sound. Our Father created a network of tunnels to hide those who were sympathetic to the Royal Family. While I am certain that they won’t even begin to measure up to your high standards Princess, you will be reasonably comfortable.” “My God, what is your trauma?” said Isabelle. “I am not some hothouse flower that needs to be pampered. Lead me to these tunnels.” She turned to her small niece. “Hey, Lexie, want to play a game with Auntie Isabelle? We’re going to hide under the ground in a kind of cave. Won’t that be fun?” She turned to Saranara. “You are so lucky to have Kyle for a friend Saranara. Living with this oafish bore must be very difficult for you. Saranara smothered a giggle as Jereon glared at Isabelle. He proceeded to move some of the storage bins to reveal a trapdoor hidden in the floor. Lifting the door, he then removed an item from his belt and pressed a switch. A light beam shot out and filled the tunnel with a comforting glow. “I’ll go down first Princess, just to make sure it’s safe.” “Call me Isabelle,” was all she said as she followed him down the ladder. Once they were down the ladder, Jereon swept the light around the room and revealed several beds. He stopped suddenly and held his arm out to stop Isabelle. She looked over to the beds and saw that one of them was occupied. “Is he?” she began. “I don’t know. Stay here, and I will check.” Jereon walked over to the body and saw the chest rise and fall as he breathed. “He’s alive,” he whispered. He moved closer and shined the beam of light on the face of the intruder. “Father!” <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a>

Posted: **Sat Aug 24, 2002 9:05 pm**

Yay!! Under pressure and still we get an awesome update. <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... xhello.gif ALT=":clap"> <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... xhello.gif ALT=":clap"> So Isabelle is at odds with Jeremy..hmmm...could it be love? <center>*************<center>And I believe<center> <center>That angels breathe<center> <center>And that love will live on and never leave<center><center>*************<center>************* <center>The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return"

Posted: **Sun Aug 25, 2002 5:27 pm**

isabelle and jeremy fighting?! must be love. oh how cute! <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... n_anim.gif ALT=":grin"> yay! i'm glad that naloch is ok! (did i remember his name right?) <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... /cwm27.gif ALT=":lol"> your muse seems perfectly fine to me tracie! <img src=http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server- ... xhello.gif ALT=":clap"> <center>I want to be what I was when I wanted to be what I am now.</center>

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