Title: Surviving Secrets
Disclaimer: "The characters of "Roswell" belong to Jason Katims, Melinda Metz, WB, and UPN. They are not mine and no infringement is intended."
Pairings/Couples/Category: M/L.
Rating: Mature.
Summary: This story starts at the end of the episode “The End of the World.” Liz decides to tell Max the truth but he has a secret of his own and if it gets out it will ruin everything.
Author’s Note: Some parts come directly from the episodes of Season 2. I am using this as part of the story, no infringement is intended. Everything that happened before "The end of the world" happened in theis story but I am changing what happened after that. Alex never goes to Sweden ie. is not mindwarped by Tess.
Please Note: There is character death in this story.
Prologue
The dessert wasn’t as vast and empty tonight as it usually was. Tonight. it was buzzing with cops, cop cars, photographers and journalists. The news of a death in a small town like Roswell always got someone’s attention, especially when the life taken was of one so young.
“Where is the body?” Valenti asked making his way over to the outside of the area that was roped off with police tape. Deputy Hansen looked up at him and tried to smile. He knew how hard this was going to be for Jim Valenti.
Deputy Hansen had been the first to answer the call and the first to arrive at the crime scene. He knew it was the first night Jim had had off in weeks and he was planning on spending it with his son Kyle watching the football game on TV, but one look at her bloodied face lying face up in the sand in front of him and he immediately made the call to Jim. Jim had known the victim well, he would want to make the identification, lead the investigation, make sure no stone was left unturned.
Hansen put his hand on Jim’s shoulder and gave him a light squeeze. He then lifted a portion of the tape up so that Jim could bend under it ,making his way over to the victim.
Jim walked over to the body and the photographer that had been snapping pictures for her file stepped back to give him some room. Jim’s face turned white as he took his first glance at the lifeless body in front oh him.
Seeing this was a million times worse than he had anticipated, he tried to swallow the bile rising in his throat, but his throat was so dry that it stung. He stared down at her cut lip, the nicks on both hands, there had obviously been a struggle. Her yellow shirt had been ripped open and he saw something exactly as he had seen years before in a photograph, a silver handprint across the soft flesh of her chest.
The first time he had seen a silver handprint had been years ago on the body of a murder victim his father had shown him. It had terrified him, aliens had terrified him but since then so much had changed. That silver handprint had become a symbol of salvation for him last year, when it brought Kyle back to life. Max Evans and the other aliens had become more than just his friends, they were family. The alien that had killed all those years ago was not one of them. Clearly he was back or someone else like him. He would call a meeting right away. Max would know what to do.
He wiped the wetness off of his face. He hadn’t even felt the tears leave his eyes. He needed to leave the crime scene to let the coroner do his job, but before leaving he took one last look at her, so he would remember. He tried to focus on who she had been to him, rather than the mutilated vision in front of him. Her eyes were still open, the light of the moon dancing in them. That had been his favorite part about her, her zest for life. It wasn’t right that her innocence had been taken like this.
Part 1
3 months earlier
Max arrived at Liz’s window with the Gomez tickets hoping he could convince her to go to the concert with him. That would be his first step towards convincing her that they belonged together.
Just as he was about to open her window he looked in and saw Liz and Kyle in bed together. Kyle’s chest was bare and some of Liz’s bare leg was showing. This couldn’t be happening. His eyes were deceiving him. He shut his eyes and opened them again but the picture in front of him remained the same.
Liz looked up, noticing he was there and when their eyes met a look of guilt washed over her face. That look told him everything he needed to know. She had betrayed him. His heart was racing, he felt out of breathe, everything was happening so fast. He felt his heart shatter as he dropped the tickets and made his way to the end of the balcony, stepping down the ladder, running once he reached the ground. He didn’t know where he was going, but he couldn’t go home yet.
“Well, I guess it worked.” Kyle said turning towards Liz.
Liz just pulled the covers up over her body and nodded. Her plan had worked, she had succeeded, but this was the worst moment of her entire life. The pain of losing Max was slowly seeping through her, she hoped she had indeed saved the world, because she had given up herself, her chance at ever being happy again.
“Are you ok?” Kyle was concerned. When she had asked for his help he thought she was crazy. This wasn’t something Liz Parker would ever do. He didn’t think Max would even fall for it but the look on his face had been so, oh the only way to describe it was intense. Liz had ruined Max Evans in one moment and Kyle wondered why.
“Yes Kyle. I’m fine” It wasn’t a very convincing reply.
“Come on Liz” He coaxed her. “Even a fool could see your not ok and you and I have been friends forever. Tell me why you did this.”
“I can’t Kyle. I made a promise. Besides the less you know, the better. You don’t want the weight of the world on your shoulders.” She wouldn’t want anyone else to have to suffer like she was right now. Knowing how horrible the future had turned out to be.
“What?” What was she talking about?
“Nothing Kyle, I just need space, would you mind leaving?”
“Liz parker, you have your way with me and just toss me aside like yesterday’s garbage. I can’t believe it.” He joked as he got out of bed and put his pants on.
“Jerk” liz yelled with a laugh throwing her stuffed animal at him.
It was nice to see her smile but he had a funny feeling it would be a long time before he would se her smile again.
“Thanks Kyle” She said as he climbed out the window.
Kyle turned back to look at her, nodded and then climbed out the window to head home.
Max ran and ran until the adrenaline no longer pumped through his veins to keep him going and overcome with sheer exhaustion he sat down on one of the park benches, images of Liz and Kyle flooding his head. He screamed and buried his face in his hands. This couldn’t be happening, there had to be an explanation, he reasoned with himself. But what explanation could there be? She had told him yesterday that she loved him, but didn’t want to die for him. Maybe she just wanted to be with someone normal? That was what she said, but with Kyle? God he wanted her to be happy but he couldn’t stand to be without her. He would die without her.
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The next morning at school Liz was a wreck. She hadn’t slept all night.
“God we really are a pair aren’t we?” Maria asked putting her arm around her best friend as they headed for class.
“We both know my excuse, caught Michael with that skank Courtney. What’s yours?”
When Liz didn’t answer Maria jumped to the wrong conclusion. “Oh my god, did you find Max with Tess?” she asked.
Liz just shook her head.
“Well what was it then?”
Liz had planned to pretend her night with Kyle was a one night stand but now she was beginning to wonder if that would be believable. Who would believe that straight laced Parker would loose her virginity casually? There would have to be feelings involved. Maybe she and Kyle should pretend to be a couple. She would talk to him about it later.
Liz stopped walking for a minute and turned to look at her best friend. She was going to have to tell her she had slept with Kyle if this was going to be believable. But she couldn’t. She just wasn’t ready to lie to her best friend. Not yet. Her life was already consumed with lies. Couldn’t she have one thing that remained untouched? She doubted it, the deeper she sank in her lies, the more she would loose herself in the process.
“It’s personal Maria” Liz said glad they were almost at their class and would be forced to end this conversation for now anyway. Maria was ruthless when it came to finding out answers to her questions.
Just as they were about to enter the classroom, Maria grabbed Liz’s arm and pulled her around the corner.
“Liz, we tell each other everything. Nothing is too personal for us Chica.” She said expecting Liz to open up.
Maria was very surprised when Liz didn’t. Instead she turned and walked away towards class.
Liz was thankful they had assigned seating in English and that she and Maria sat on opposite sides of the room. She took a quick glance at Maria, who was giving her a look of hurt and confusion.
Maria was confused. It was so unlike Liz to keep things from her. What was going on?
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Gym class had ended and Kyle had just finished his shower. He was trying to get dressed and out of the locker room as fast as he could because Max Evans had been sending him death ray stares all through the class. They hadn’t spoken a word to each other since last night and now they were the only 2 left in the locker room.
After quickly throwing his clothe on he grabbed his Gym bag and headed towards the door. He started to open when it quickly sealed shut.
“Going somewhere Kyle?” Max asked as Kyle turned around coming face to face with a very angry Max Evans.
“What are you going to do Max, kill me for sleeping with Liz?” Kyle spoke boldly and then regretted it when he saw Max’s eyes darken to a deep black.
“No Kyle, but I want answers.” Max screamed stepping closer and clenching his fists at his sides.
“Look what happened between Liz and I is none of your business.” Kyle said starting to shake. Max Evans had the power of life and death in his very own hands. If he survived this Liz was going to owe him big time.
Max grabbed Kyle by the collar of his jacket and picked him up holding him against the wall.
“Your alien tricks won’t work on me, Evans”
“How could you betray me like this? You knew I loved her. I saved your life.” He screamed his eyes black and piercing.
“So when you don’t get your way, this is what you do? Hurt innocent people with your alien powers?” He had never seen this side of Max Evans before.
That comment brought Max out of his rage, back into reality and he immediately let go and Kyle fell to the ground.. What was wrong with him. He hadn’t meant to hurt Kyle, he was just so angry and wanted answers.
“Sorry” he mumbled looking down embarrassed, shoving his hands into his pocket..
“Max, I’m not the one who betrayed you.” Kyle said after he had a moment to recover. Max looked completely broken and he felt sorry for him.
“Talk to Liz” He suggested.
“Why?” Max wondered. What could she possibly say that would change anything?
“She’s the only one who can give you the answers your looking for.”
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Part 2
The school day had ended and when Maria and Liz arrived at the parking lot they found Max, Isabelle and Michael leaning against Maria’s Jetta waiting for them.
“We are having a group meeting at my house in an hour. Whitakers body was apparently found.” Michael said.
“Which is impossible since she was dust last time I saw her.” Isabelle replied.
“No, I’m out of all of this alien crap Michael. Were not together anymore.” Maria shook her head at him, her disappointment evident in every feature of her face.
“Maria.” He protested. He knew how bad things looked with Courtney but if she would only let him explain.
“No Michael, nothing you can say can possibly change my mind.” She folded her arms across her chest and glanced at Liz who didn’t even seem to be paying attention.
Realizing Maria wasn’t going to give him a chance to explain he blurted the words out as quickly as possible. “Courtney is a skin.”
“What?” Maria’s eyes widened in surprise and then she laughed. “Ok that one thing can change my mind. You can get a lift to the meeting with Liz and I.” She grabbed his arm intending to pull him over to her Jetta and turned to look at Liz..
“No Maria, I’m not going.” Liz said as Maria and Michael stopped walking.
Max had been observing Liz’s behavior since she joined them in the parking lot. It was the first time he had seen her since he had stood outside her balcony last night. He had wanted to approach her, but she looked so uncomfortable. He wanted to confront her, force her to tell him why she had betrayed him but it was obvious she didn’t want to talk to him and he was afraid if he said anything she would leave.
Now he had his perfect chance. She had been the closest to Whitaker. He could play his king card to get her to the meeting.
“Liz, you are going.” He said in a demanding tone and Liz’s eyes met his briefly and then moved back to the ground once again, her slumped shoulders revealing the awkwardness she was carrying. This is exactly why she didn’t want to go to the meeting. Dealing with Max was just too hard.
“I can’t. I have to work.” She said. Lying to Max was next to impossible and if she was going to pull it off she would need time away from him, time for her heart to heal. That was what she needed more than anything right now. Time.
“Please, Liz we need you there. You worked for Whitaker. You might know things.” Max knew she was lying. Truth be told, so was he. Sure, Liz was the closest to Whitaker but they could have had the meeting without her. He was using this as an excuse to be around her, hoping to get a chance to talk to her, make sense of the pain that had kept him up all night.
He knew she would agree. She was no longer the Liz he had known, that Liz would never have betrayed him but one thing he always knew for sure was that she would give up anything to help him or anyone else in the group. All he had to do was ask.
She just nodded and headed towards the Jetta with Maria and Michael.
Half way to the Jetta she realized that Kyle hadn’t been included. “I’ll call Kyle on my cell. He can meet us at Michael’s.” She turned around and hollered back at Max. It would look suspicious if her boyfriend weren’t included.
She saw a glimmer of something flash across his face but it was gone as quickly as it appeared.
Max and Isabelle waited by the Jeep for Tess , Isabelle waved her over when she saw her walking out of the main entrance with Pam Troy..
“Are you ok?” Tess asked Max when she reached him, pulling him aside.
“No but I will be.” He said, his face void of any readable emotion. He was spent from having been awake for the last 36 hours and was surviving on pure adrenalin alone.
“It’s just that last night you were a mess and I’ve never seen you that way before.” She said with concern.
Max tried to smile. Tess had been there for him when he needed her, they had talked for hours and he didn’t want her to think he wasn’t grateful. He just had a lot on his mind, she was the only one in the group that new what Liz had done and he just didn’t feel like talking about it right now. “Thanks for being there for me Tess.” He said before jumping in the drivers side of the Jeep. Isabelle was already waiting in the passenger side and Tess got in the back.
“What was that all about?” Isabelle whispered to him in the car wondering what he and Tess had been discussing.
“Nothing Important” He shrugged glancing at Tess in the rearview mirror. Nothing at all.
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They had all arrived at Michael’s apartment and were waiting for Kyle who had told Liz he would be running a little late.
Liz sat awkwardly on the couch, Michael and Maria were busy flirting in the kitchen and Isabelle and Tess were channel surfing on the TV.
Liz could feel Max’s eyes on her from across the room. They hadn’t left her since she had arrived at Michael’s apartment. She was looking at the ceiling, floor, her hands, the paintings on the wall, anywhere she could to prevent herself from making eye contact with Max. She could feel him staring, almost as if he knew that she would have to look at him eventually and once she did he would see right through her. She couln’t let that happen.
The tension between her and Max was broken when Maria sauntered over to her. “Ok Chica, you and I have to talk.” Maria said pulling Liz towards Michael’s bedroom.
Liz sighed. She didn’t know what was worse, trying to avert Max’s gaze or avoid Maria’s inquisition.
“No way. This is an important meeting.” Max said trying to stop them from leaving the living room. He knew he was being a bastard but he had felt like Liz was about to break under his gaze, he didn’t want her leaving now.
Maria turned to look at him, a pained look on her face. “Look Alien King. Kyle isn’t here yet so the meeting can’t start and I need to talk to Liz.”
“And what’s with you today?” She continued. “Sporting this new attitude. I never thought I would say this but I really think you should try to be more like Michael. You could learn a thing or two from him.” She then proceeded to stick her tongue out at him, grabbing Liz’s arm and pulling her into Michael’s room and shutting the door.
Michael just turned to Max and smiled. Isabelle and Tess exchanged surprised looks.
“Whatever you did Max, keep it up.” Michael said giving him a thump on the back. Whenever Max looked bad., he looked good.
Max just glared at Michael.
“Give him a break Michael. He’s had a hard night.” Tess replied leaving Isabelle to once again wonder what was going on with her brother and why Tess knew more about it than she did.
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“Maria what is this about?” Liz whined hoping Maria wasn’t going to start another game of 20 questions like she had in school today. At least then she had class to use as an excuse, how could she escape her now at Michael’s apartment?
The door to the apartment opened and Kyle entered. Max felt his stomach flip flop at the sight of him as images of Kyle and Liz’s legs intertwined in her bed flashed through his mind. Why had she done this? He just had to know.
“I’m going to the bathroom.” He said getting up and heading down the hall, only he didn’t stop at the bathroom, walking right past it until he reached Michael’s bedroom door. He leaned his ear against it, closed his eyes and absorbed himself in the conversation going on behind the closed door.
“There’s this rumor going around school that you slept with Kyle.” Maria laughed.
“It’s so funny. I mean where would someone even come up with that, you and Kyle have been broken up for months.”
Liz swallowed the lump in her throat. She would have to admit it now.
“It’s true.” She said holding her breathe in anticipation of Maria’s reaction.
Maria looked at her naïve friend. She obviously hadn’t understood what she meant. “Slept with as in had sex with.” She clarified.
Liz nodded. “I knew what you meant Maria. Kyle and I had sex last night.”
Maria walked over to Liz and put a hand on her forehead. “Are you sick or something? “
“No.”
“Well you must be delusional. Why would you? Oh my god no wonder Max is so pissed off and broody today.” Maria started to ramble and pace the bedroom.
“Why would you do that to Max and why didn’t you tell me?” None of this made any sense.
Liz just shrugged her shoulders and sat on Michael’s bed.
“You lost your virginity and when I ask you why you just shrug? “ This was so unbelievable.
“I don’t know why Maria.” Liz didn’t know how to explain it.
“This is so not like something Liz Parker would do.”
Liz got up and felt anger rising in her chest. “I don’t know why I did it ok.” She yelled at Maria. “I don’t have the answers for everything. I’m not perfect. Kyle and I were hanging out, having fun and then we started making out and one thing led to another and we….” She trailed off. Her voice was hoarse from yelling and all the crying she had done over the last 24 hours.
“You had sex?” Maria finished for her in a questioning tone.
“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you but I was embarrassed. It wasn’t planned and it wasn’t how I imagined my first time.” She was crying now but not for the reasons Maria would think. She was crying because she had lied to her best friend.
Liz looked at Maria through her tears, praying she would see through her lies so that she could stop this charade but she didn’t. “Oh Chica, I’m sorry. I know you’re an emotional wreck right now and I’ve probably made it worse. Is there anything I can do?” She asked her.
Liz just shook her head. She felt like shit but at last she had done it, admitted to her betrayal of Max. Would her life every be the same again?
“We should probably go out there. Kyle is probably here.” Liz said as she wiped her eyes with the sleeve of her shirt. She just wanted to get the meeting over with, so that she could get home and curl up in her bed and cry.
Maria just smiled at her and then opened the door, stepping out into the hall, smacking right into Max Evans.
“Max.” She jumped, startled.
“Oh, Hi.” He muttered. “I just came to tell you Kyle is here.” He was frazzled at being caught, still trying to process the conversation he had overheard.
He followed Liz and Maria to join the others in the living room.
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In the dessert, in the pod chamber for the first time in 54 years the granolith stirred to life. A faint blue light emanated from its very core and three strong beeps sounded into its chamber. A part of destiny had been set into motion, its recipient’s completely unaware of the change, but this did not lessen its severity, nothing could stop the process now.
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Part 2
The school day had ended and when Maria and Liz arrived at the parking lot they found Max, Isabelle and Michael leaning against Maria’s Jetta waiting for them.
“We are having a group meeting at my house in an hour. Whitakers body was apparently found.” Michael said.
“Which is impossible since she was dust last time I saw her.” Isabelle replied.
“No, I’m out of all of this alien crap Michael. Were not together anymore.” Maria shook her head at him, her disappointment evident in every feature of her face.
“Maria.” He protested. He knew how bad things looked with Courtney but if she would only let him explain.
“No Michael, nothing you can say can possibly change my mind.” She folded her arms across her chest and glanced at Liz who didn’t even seem to be paying attention.
Realizing Maria wasn’t going to give him a chance to explain he blurted the words out as quickly as possible. “Courtney is a skin.”
“What?” Maria’s eyes widened in surprise and then she laughed. “Ok that one thing can change my mind. You can get a lift to the meeting with Liz and I.” She grabbed his arm intending to pull him over to her Jetta and turned to look at Liz..
“No Maria, I’m not going.” Liz said as Maria and Michael stopped walking.
Max had been observing Liz’s behavior since she joined them in the parking lot. It was the first time he had seen her since he had stood outside her balcony last night. He had wanted to approach her, but she looked so uncomfortable. He wanted to confront her, force her to tell him why she had betrayed him but it was obvious she didn’t want to talk to him and he was afraid if he said anything she would leave.
Now he had his perfect chance. She had been the closest to Whitaker. He could play his king card to get her to the meeting.
“Liz, you are going.” He said in a demanding tone and Liz’s eyes met his briefly and then moved back to the ground once again, her slumped shoulders revealing the awkwardness she was carrying. This is exactly why she didn’t want to go to the meeting. Dealing with Max was just too hard.
“I can’t. I have to work.” She said. Lying to Max was next to impossible and if she was going to pull it off she would need time away from him, time for her heart to heal. That was what she needed more than anything right now. Time.
“Please, Liz we need you there. You worked for Whitaker. You might know things.” Max knew she was lying. Truth be told, so was he. Sure, Liz was the closest to Whitaker but they could have had the meeting without her. He was using this as an excuse to be around her, hoping to get a chance to talk to her, make sense of the pain that had kept him up all night.
He knew she would agree. She was no longer the Liz he had known, that Liz would never have betrayed him but one thing he always knew for sure was that she would give up anything to help him or anyone else in the group. All he had to do was ask.
She just nodded and headed towards the Jetta with Maria and Michael.
Half way to the Jetta she realized that Kyle hadn’t been included. “I’ll call Kyle on my cell. He can meet us at Michael’s.” She turned around and hollered back at Max. It would look suspicious if her boyfriend weren’t included.
She saw a glimmer of something flash across his face but it was gone as quickly as it appeared.
Max and Isabelle waited by the Jeep for Tess , Isabelle waved her over when she saw her walking out of the main entrance with Pam Troy..
“Are you ok?” Tess asked Max when she reached him, pulling him aside.
“No but I will be.” He said, his face void of any readable emotion. He was spent from having been awake for the last 36 hours and was surviving on pure adrenalin alone.
“It’s just that last night you were a mess and I’ve never seen you that way before.” She said with concern.
Max tried to smile. Tess had been there for him when he needed her, they had talked for hours and he didn’t want her to think he wasn’t grateful. He just had a lot on his mind, she was the only one in the group that new what Liz had done and he just didn’t feel like talking about it right now. “Thanks for being there for me Tess.” He said before jumping in the drivers side of the Jeep. Isabelle was already waiting in the passenger side and Tess got in the back.
“What was that all about?” Isabelle whispered to him in the car wondering what he and Tess had been discussing.
“Nothing Important” He shrugged glancing at Tess in the rearview mirror. Nothing at all.
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They had all arrived at Michael’s apartment and were waiting for Kyle who had told Liz he would be running a little late.
Liz sat awkwardly on the couch, Michael and Maria were busy flirting in the kitchen and Isabelle and Tess were channel surfing on the TV.
Liz could feel Max’s eyes on her from across the room. They hadn’t left her since she had arrived at Michael’s apartment. She was looking at the ceiling, floor, her hands, the paintings on the wall, anywhere she could to prevent herself from making eye contact with Max. She could feel him staring, almost as if he knew that she would have to look at him eventually and once she did he would see right through her. She couln’t let that happen.
The tension between her and Max was broken when Maria sauntered over to her. “Ok Chica, you and I have to talk.” Maria said pulling Liz towards Michael’s bedroom.
Liz sighed. She didn’t know what was worse, trying to avert Max’s gaze or avoid Maria’s inquisition.
“No way. This is an important meeting.” Max said trying to stop them from leaving the living room. He knew he was being a bastard but he had felt like Liz was about to break under his gaze, he didn’t want her leaving now.
Maria turned to look at him, a pained look on her face. “Look Alien King. Kyle isn’t here yet so the meeting can’t start and I need to talk to Liz.”
“And what’s with you today?” She continued. “Sporting this new attitude. I never thought I would say this but I really think you should try to be more like Michael. You could learn a thing or two from him.” She then proceeded to stick her tongue out at him, grabbing Liz’s arm and pulling her into Michael’s room and shutting the door.
Michael just turned to Max and smiled. Isabelle and Tess exchanged surprised looks.
“Whatever you did Max, keep it up.” Michael said giving him a thump on the back. Whenever Max looked bad., he looked good.
Max just glared at Michael.
“Give him a break Michael. He’s had a hard night.” Tess replied leaving Isabelle to once again wonder what was going on with her brother and why Tess knew more about it than she did.
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“Maria what is this about?” Liz whined hoping Maria wasn’t going to start another game of 20 questions like she had in school today. At least then she had class to use as an excuse, how could she escape her now at Michael’s apartment?
The door to the apartment opened and Kyle entered. Max felt his stomach flip flop at the sight of him as images of Kyle and Liz’s legs intertwined in her bed flashed through his mind. Why had she done this? He just had to know.
“I’m going to the bathroom.” He said getting up and heading down the hall, only he didn’t stop at the bathroom, walking right past it until he reached Michael’s bedroom door. He leaned his ear against it, closed his eyes and absorbed himself in the conversation going on behind the closed door.
“There’s this rumor going around school that you slept with Kyle.” Maria laughed.
“It’s so funny. I mean where would someone even come up with that, you and Kyle have been broken up for months.”
Liz swallowed the lump in her throat. She would have to admit it now.
“It’s true.” She said holding her breathe in anticipation of Maria’s reaction.
Maria looked at her naïve friend. She obviously hadn’t understood what she meant. “Slept with as in had sex with.” She clarified.
Liz nodded. “I knew what you meant Maria. Kyle and I had sex last night.”
Maria walked over to Liz and put a hand on her forehead. “Are you sick or something? “
“No.”
“Well you must be delusional. Why would you? Oh my god no wonder Max is so pissed off and broody today.” Maria started to ramble and pace the bedroom.
“Why would you do that to Max and why didn’t you tell me?” None of this made any sense.
Liz just shrugged her shoulders and sat on Michael’s bed.
“You lost your virginity and when I ask you why you just shrug? “ This was so unbelievable.
“I don’t know why Maria.” Liz didn’t know how to explain it.
“This is so not like something Liz Parker would do.”
Liz got up and felt anger rising in her chest. “I don’t know why I did it ok.” She yelled at Maria. “I don’t have the answers for everything. I’m not perfect. Kyle and I were hanging out, having fun and then we started making out and one thing led to another and we….” She trailed off. Her voice was hoarse from yelling and all the crying she had done over the last 24 hours.
“You had sex?” Maria finished for her in a questioning tone.
“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you but I was embarrassed. It wasn’t planned and it wasn’t how I imagined my first time.” She was crying now but not for the reasons Maria would think. She was crying because she had lied to her best friend.
Liz looked at Maria through her tears, praying she would see through her lies so that she could stop this charade but she didn’t. “Oh Chica, I’m sorry. I know you’re an emotional wreck right now and I’ve probably made it worse. Is there anything I can do?” She asked her.
Liz just shook her head. She felt like shit but at last she had done it, admitted to her betrayal of Max. Would her life every be the same again?
“We should probably go out there. Kyle is probably here.” Liz said as she wiped her eyes with the sleeve of her shirt. She just wanted to get the meeting over with, so that she could get home and curl up in her bed and cry.
Maria just smiled at her and then opened the door, stepping out into the hall, smacking right into Max Evans.
“Max.” She jumped, startled.
“Oh, Hi.” He muttered. “I just came to tell you Kyle is here.” He was frazzled at being caught, still trying to process the conversation he had overheard.
He followed Liz and Maria to join the others in the living room.
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In the dessert, in the pod chamber for the first time in 54 years the granolith stirred to life. A faint blue light emanated from its very core and three strong beeps sounded into its chamber. A part of destiny had been set into motion, its recipient’s completely unaware of the change, but this did not lessen its severity, nothing could stop the process now.
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“So we have to decide what to do about Whitaker.” Max said.
“Oh, she got this really strange letter from the universal friendship club.” Liz explained as she rooted through her book bag and pulled the letter out handing it to Max.
“What’s the universal friendship club?” Isabelle asked. “Could it sound any creepier?”
“The letter says it’s in copper summit Arizona.” Max said shrugging his shoulders.
“Isn’t that where they said Whitaker was from on the news?”
“I think it’s time we paid Copper Summit a little visit, don’t you Maxwell?” Michael asked but Max didn’t hear him. He was to busy watching Liz and Kyle.
It didn’t make any sense to him. Kyle and Liz had made love last night and yet they were sitting on opposite ends of the room. Liz was looking down at her feet, like she did when she was trying to keep a secret. Kyle was flirting with Tess. He didn’t know whether to punch Kyle for the way he was treating Liz or jump for joy that obviously whatever they had , a moment of weakness was over and Liz was free.
“That’s it. Liz, bedroom now.” Max yelled so loudly that everyone in the room stopped there talking and other movements and just stared.
“Excuse me?” Liz asked with an open jaw.
Max walked over and grabbed her arm firmly. “We need to talk now.”
“What are we supposed to do?” Kyle asked in a huff.
“Plan our trip to copper summit and then go home. You can fill me in tomorrow.” Max said sternly as he walked down the hall pulling Liz along with him.
“Well I guess he plans on being in there a while then.” Kyle laughed and Tess punched his arm.
“Wow, talk about transformation. I always thought he was a little too passive.” Maria exclaimed in surprise.
“Yes it’s like he’s finally taking on the king role.” Isabelle added.
“Well it’s about time.” Said Michael and they all rolled their eyes.
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“Max what’s going on?” Liz asked quietly as she sat down on the edge of Michael’s bed. She knew what this conversation was about, it was inevitable, but she was hoping to stall him so she could collect her thoughts.
“I want to talk about last night.”
“Max, this is really embarrassing.” She whined in protest.
“I don’t care Liz. Last I knew we were together Liz. Then I show up and your….god Liz…your sleeping with Kyle.” He screamed in anger as a tear slid down his left cheek.
“You and I weren’t together Max. I kept telling you that.” She said fighting tears herself. He was in so much pain and she wished that she could just take him in her arms and make it all go away.
“We were in here.” He said placing his hand across his heart. “And that’s what counts.”
“What do you want me to say.” She screamed getting up off of the bed and standing in front of him.
“The truth.”
“You know the truth.”
“No. I thought….the more I think about it the more I think I was wrong. Either it wasn’t true or you were forced…I don’t know. I just know it can’t be true.”
“Max, Kyle didn’t force me. I’m sorry. I know it’s hard for you to hear.” She said softly.
Max punched the wall and then slid to the ground wincing in pain.
Liz’s heart hurt. One word and she could take his pain away. She shook her head, she couldn’t.
His voice was softer now, more of a whisper. “You told Maria that it wasn’t planned and you were embarrassed. It doesn’t make any sense. Since when do you not plan something Liz? You always have a plan.”
“Not this time.” She replied.
“Wait, you were listening to my conversation with Maria. How could you?” She said slapping him across the chest. “That conversation was none of your business.”
Liz walked towards the door. She had to get out of here.
“No” Max said blocking the door.
‘Let me leave now.”She said pushing against him.
“Not until we finish this.” He said taking her hands and holding them in his chest.
“You hadn’t even told Maria that you slept with Kyle. She had to force it out of you.”
“Yes and I told her why.” She protested.
“You and Kyle weren’t even together at the meeting and he was flirting with Tess.”
Liz just shrugged. Her mind was spinning. She felt like a prisoner being tortured for information, only the fate of the planet was hanging in the balance.
“Kyle and I were never together. It was a one time thing. He can be with whoever he wants to.” She explained.
“Bull shit Liz.” He wasn’t buying it at all. “Nothing with you can be a one time thing.”
“Max please don’t ask me again. Please let me go.”
He could see how much pain she was in but he couldn’t let her go. He just couldn’t.
His back was against the door and he pulled her entire body flush against his, breathing in her scent. He wrapped his arms around her tightly so she couldn’t let go. He looked into her eyes and asked her one last time.“Liz did you sleep with Kyle?”
“No.” She sobbed. Oh god. What had she done? She was too weak.
“Why?” He asked.
“I can’t.” She sobbed.
“Show me.”
She nodded and his lips crashed against her. The flashes immediately started.
After a few minutes Max pulled away. He couldn’t believe what he had seen. He had asked Liz to give him up to save the world. She hadn’t slept with Kyle, hadn’t betrayed him.
“Wow. The end of the world?” He said in shock.
She nodded.
“I can’t believe I asked you to do that. I am so sorry.” How could he have asked her to do that?
“You should have asked someone else. I was obviously too weak.” She dropped her head in shame.
“You are the strongest person I know Liz.” He was sin awe of this woman in front of him. That she had given up her own happiness to save him, Isabella, Michael, the world.
“You should have come to me.”
“You asked me not to.”
“What’s gonna happen now Max?” She asked.
“W’ell figure it out. I won’t let Tess leave.”
She nodded.
“But you and I are going to be together. That’s if you still want that.” The forceful Max was replaced with the shy Max again.
“Yes Max” She wanted that so much.
“I would have died without you, you know.”
“Me too.” She smiled as Max bent down and took her lips once again.
“You look tired.” He said when he pulled back.
“It’s been a long day. You haven’t had much sleep either have you?”
“No.”
“Liz. Let’s stay here tonight.”
“Max, I don’t think…”
“I just want to hold you. That’s all I promise. I just thought I’d lost you and I…”:
“I understand. I’ll stay.”
“Ok let me go talk to Michael.” He said leaving Liz to get ready for bed.
Max walked into the living room to find that everyone was gone except for Michael and Tess who were watching TV.
“Tess, why are you still here?” He asked her.
“I thought you might need to talk after your talk with Liz.” She shrugged.
“Oh actually.” He scratched his head. “Liz and I are going to stay here tonight.”
“Your what?” Michael asked. “Where are you going to sleep?”
“Your bed.”
“And where am I supposed to sleep?” Michael asked.
“The couch.”
Michael just rolled his eyes. “At times like these being the second really sucks.”
“So I guess I’ll just.” Tess motioned towards the door.
“I’ll walk you.” Max offered as he put his shoes on.
A few minutes later Max and Tess found themselves walking towards the Valenti’s.
“So I take it you and Liz are back together?”
“What?” He had been deep in thought about everything Liz had told him.
“You and Liz?”
“Oh ya. It was a misunderstanding. We need to have a group meeting about it tomorrow.”
Tess just nodded.
They had arrived at the Valenti’s door.
“Listen Tess. Thanks for being there for me. I really needed a friend.”
“No problem.” She said.
Max was about to walk away when he remembered his promise to Liz, to not let Tess leave.
“You really are a friend Tess. I need you. We all do.” He said sincerely. “And I hope you know we are here for you too.”
“Thanks Max.” She said before quietly opening the door and slipping inside the house.
Max shoved his hands in his pocked and began sprinting back to Michael’s apartment, back to Liz.
That night an ex Alien Queen threw herself onto her bed and cried, mourning a life she had few memories of, a life with an Alien King she was now certain would never come to pass again.
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“So we have to decide what to do about Whitaker.” Max said.
“Oh, she got this really strange letter from the universal friendship club.” Liz explained as she rooted through her book bag and pulled the letter out handing it to Max.
“What’s the universal friendship club?” Isabelle asked. “Could it sound any creepier?”
“The letter says it’s in copper summit Arizona.” Max said shrugging his shoulders.
“Isn’t that where they said Whitaker was from on the news?”
“I think it’s time we paid Copper Summit a little visit, don’t you Maxwell?” Michael asked but Max didn’t hear him. He was to busy watching Liz and Kyle.
It didn’t make any sense to him. Kyle and Liz had made love last night and yet they were sitting on opposite ends of the room. Liz was looking down at her feet, like she did when she was trying to keep a secret. Kyle was flirting with Tess. He didn’t know whether to punch Kyle for the way he was treating Liz or jump for joy that obviously whatever they had , a moment of weakness was over and Liz was free.
“That’s it. Liz, bedroom now.” Max yelled so loudly that everyone in the room stopped there talking and other movements and just stared.
“Excuse me?” Liz asked with an open jaw.
Max walked over and grabbed her arm firmly. “We need to talk now.”
“What are we supposed to do?” Kyle asked in a huff.
“Plan our trip to copper summit and then go home. You can fill me in tomorrow.” Max said sternly as he walked down the hall pulling Liz along with him.
“Well I guess he plans on being in there a while then.” Kyle laughed and Tess punched his arm.
“Wow, talk about transformation. I always thought he was a little too passive.” Maria exclaimed in surprise.
“Yes it’s like he’s finally taking on the king role.” Isabelle added.
“Well it’s about time.” Said Michael and they all rolled their eyes.
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“Max what’s going on?” Liz asked quietly as she sat down on the edge of Michael’s bed. She knew what this conversation was about, it was inevitable, but she was hoping to stall him so she could collect her thoughts.
“I want to talk about last night.”
“Max, this is really embarrassing.” She whined in protest.
“I don’t care Liz. Last I knew we were together Liz. Then I show up and your….god Liz…your sleeping with Kyle.” He screamed in anger as a tear slid down his left cheek.
“You and I weren’t together Max. I kept telling you that.” She said fighting tears herself. He was in so much pain and she wished that she could just take him in her arms and make it all go away.
“We were in here.” He said placing his hand across his heart. “And that’s what counts.”
“What do you want me to say.” She screamed getting up off of the bed and standing in front of him.
“The truth.”
“You know the truth.”
“No. I thought….the more I think about it the more I think I was wrong. Either it wasn’t true or you were forced…I don’t know. I just know it can’t be true.”
“Max, Kyle didn’t force me. I’m sorry. I know it’s hard for you to hear.” She said softly.
Max punched the wall and then slid to the ground wincing in pain.
Liz’s heart hurt. One word and she could take his pain away. She shook her head, she couldn’t.
His voice was softer now, more of a whisper. “You told Maria that it wasn’t planned and you were embarrassed. It doesn’t make any sense. Since when do you not plan something Liz? You always have a plan.”
“Not this time.” She replied.
“Wait, you were listening to my conversation with Maria. How could you?” She said slapping him across the chest. “That conversation was none of your business.”
Liz walked towards the door. She had to get out of here.
“No” Max said blocking the door.
‘Let me leave now.”She said pushing against him.
“Not until we finish this.” He said taking her hands and holding them in his chest.
“You hadn’t even told Maria that you slept with Kyle. She had to force it out of you.”
“Yes and I told her why.” She protested.
“You and Kyle weren’t even together at the meeting and he was flirting with Tess.”
Liz just shrugged. Her mind was spinning. She felt like a prisoner being tortured for information, only the fate of the planet was hanging in the balance.
“Kyle and I were never together. It was a one time thing. He can be with whoever he wants to.” She explained.
“Bull shit Liz.” He wasn’t buying it at all. “Nothing with you can be a one time thing.”
“Max please don’t ask me again. Please let me go.”
He could see how much pain she was in but he couldn’t let her go. He just couldn’t.
His back was against the door and he pulled her entire body flush against his, breathing in her scent. He wrapped his arms around her tightly so she couldn’t let go. He looked into her eyes and asked her one last time.“Liz did you sleep with Kyle?”
“No.” She sobbed. Oh god. What had she done? She was too weak.
“Why?” He asked.
“I can’t.” She sobbed.
“Show me.”
She nodded and his lips crashed against her. The flashes immediately started.
After a few minutes Max pulled away. He couldn’t believe what he had seen. He had asked Liz to give him up to save the world. She hadn’t slept with Kyle, hadn’t betrayed him.
“Wow. The end of the world?” He said in shock.
She nodded.
“I can’t believe I asked you to do that. I am so sorry.” How could he have asked her to do that?
“You should have asked someone else. I was obviously too weak.” She dropped her head in shame.
“You are the strongest person I know Liz.” He was sin awe of this woman in front of him. That she had given up her own happiness to save him, Isabella, Michael, the world.
“You should have come to me.”
“You asked me not to.”
“What’s gonna happen now Max?” She asked.
“W’ell figure it out. I won’t let Tess leave.”
She nodded.
“But you and I are going to be together. That’s if you still want that.” The forceful Max was replaced with the shy Max again.
“Yes Max” She wanted that so much.
“I would have died without you, you know.”
“Me too.” She smiled as Max bent down and took her lips once again.
“You look tired.” He said when he pulled back.
“It’s been a long day. You haven’t had much sleep either have you?”
“No.”
“Liz. Let’s stay here tonight.”
“Max, I don’t think…”
“I just want to hold you. That’s all I promise. I just thought I’d lost you and I…”:
“I understand. I’ll stay.”
“Ok let me go talk to Michael.” He said leaving Liz to get ready for bed.
Max walked into the living room to find that everyone was gone except for Michael and Tess who were watching TV.
“Tess, why are you still here?” He asked her.
“I thought you might need to talk after your talk with Liz.” She shrugged.
“Oh actually.” He scratched his head. “Liz and I are going to stay here tonight.”
“Your what?” Michael asked. “Where are you going to sleep?”
“Your bed.”
“And where am I supposed to sleep?” Michael asked.
“The couch.”
Michael just rolled his eyes. “At times like these being the second really sucks.”
“So I guess I’ll just.” Tess motioned towards the door.
“I’ll walk you.” Max offered as he put his shoes on.
A few minutes later Max and Tess found themselves walking towards the Valenti’s.
“So I take it you and Liz are back together?”
“What?” He had been deep in thought about everything Liz had told him.
“You and Liz?”
“Oh ya. It was a misunderstanding. We need to have a group meeting about it tomorrow.”
Tess just nodded.
They had arrived at the Valenti’s door.
“Listen Tess. Thanks for being there for me. I really needed a friend.”
“No problem.” She said.
Max was about to walk away when he remembered his promise to Liz, to not let Tess leave.
“You really are a friend Tess. I need you. We all do.” He said sincerely. “And I hope you know we are here for you too.”
“Thanks Max.” She said before quietly opening the door and slipping inside the house.
Max shoved his hands in his pocked and began sprinting back to Michael’s apartment, back to Liz.
That night an ex Alien Queen threw herself onto her bed and cried, mourning a life she had few memories of, a life with an Alien King she was now certain would never come to pass again.
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Kyle had been trying to sleep on the couch but the sound of Tess’s tears were keeping him awake. He finally got up, pulling his jeans over his boxers and headed toward his room.
“Tess.” He whispered, knocking on the door softly, not wanting to wake his father up.
When he was met with no response, he opened the door and slipped in to the room quietly.
Tess had her face buried in the pillows and was sobbing uncontrollably. Sensing someone’s presence she turned over so she could face the door. “Kyle?” She said and then hiccupped.
Kyle’s heart melted. He had been harboring feelings for Tess for quite sometime now and seeing her like this, face red, hair puffed out, not to mention the fact she was wearing one of his football jerseys that was starting to ride up her thighs, she looked so sultry. He wanted to take her in his arms and do ungodly things to her.
“Budha give me strength.” He muttered.
“What Kyle?” Tess asked.
“Oh I was just wanted to see if you were ok.”
“Thanks Kyle.”
“What did Evans do?” He asked. It was always something with Evans.
Tess sat up. Pulling the jersey down to cover more of her legs and motioned for Kyle to come sit with her.
“He didn’t do anything. He and Liz are back together.” She sighed. “I should have expected it.”
“So that means no you and Evans then.” Kyle sighed in return. First Liz, now Tess. Would it always be this way? Would every girl he had feelings for fall under the Alien King’s spell?
“That’s the thing Kyle. I’ve never had feelings for Max. I was told by Nasedo that we were meant to be together, to be married and I have tried to make that happen. I don’t dislike Max but I have never had feelings for him that way.”
“Really?” Kyle was shocked. Tess had been so determined to get Max Evans when she first came into town.
“Really. It’s just that I was supposed to be with him. It was my destiny. It’s serious, there is a war going on in our world and we have to prepare for it, not live these teenage lives.” She was frustrated.
“Tess, you’ve known about this for a while. They only recently found out. They are for the most part normal teenagers with a few added alien problems.” He laughed causing Tess to poke him in the ribs.
“Why don’t you talk to them about it?” He asked.
“They never listen to me. They all hate me.”
“No they don’t. I don’t.” He added.
Tess smiled.
“I don’t know what to do with myself now. There is no point in me staying in Roswell.” Tess got up off the bed and pulled her duffle bag out of the closet, and started to root through the clothes she had hanging in Kyle’s closet.
“Tess, you can’t leave. I don’t want you to.” Kyle said getting up and putting his arms around her. Before he knew what he was doing he had bent down and captured her lips in his own.
“Kyle. What are you doing?” She said pushing him away.
“Kissing you. I….” he sputtered.
“You slept with Liz last night. God I thought you were my friend.” She cried out. Was there anyone she could trust?
“I didn’t really sleep with Liz. We just set it up to look like that. Anyways, it doesn’t matter now, she called me on her cell earlier. She told Max the truth.”
Tess stared at him quizzically. “Why would she deliberately hurt Max that way?” She asked. It made no sense.
“I don’t know. Were supposed to find out in tomorrows I know an alien club meeting.” He said rolling his eyes as he walked over and sat on the side of his bed.
Tess just stood still for a moment thinking about what Kyle had just told her and then walked over to once again sit beside him.
“So you don’t have feelings for Liz?” She asked.
“Feelings of friendship.” He stated very matter of factly.
“And what exactly do you feel for me?” She asked as her face drifted dangerously close to his.
“I’m falling for you Tess. I’ve tried to deny it for so long but…” Tess cut him off as she pressed her lips against his.
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“So. Were together now right?” Max asked hopefully as he and Liz lay together on Michael’s’ bed still fully clothed.
“Definitely.” Liz said as she linked hands with Max and rested her head against his chest.
Suddenly, Max’s eyes darkened and he began to nibble on her bottom lip. “Max.” Liz laughed.
Max kissed her again and again, each kiss more hungrily than the last. She opened her mouth to give him more access which he took immediately allowing his tongue to explore every recess of her mouth. Her smell and taste were so intoxicating.
He immediately pushed her legs open so that he could sit between them. He felt like he was on fire. He needed her, every cell in his body did, he had to have her, just couldn’t get enough. He unbuttoned her shirt quickly and before Liz knew it he had already unsnapped the front hook of her bra, her breasts spilling out only to be consumed by Max’s feverish gaze.
Max bent forward taking one of Liz’s nipples in his mouth and Liz gasped at the pure pleasure of it. This was the farthest they had ever gone, the farthest she had ever gone with anyone. That thought immediately brought her out of the sexual haze that had consumed her and she pressed both of her hands firmly against his chest to stop him.
“Liz, What?” Max asked in confusion.
“Max, this is too soon. I mean we haven’t been together for months and.” She pushed him away.
“Right” Max said as he lay down on his back, closing his eyes and focused on controlling his breathing, trying to get a certain piece of his anatomy to calm down. What was wrong with him he wondered? Liz deserved to be cherished not mauled like that.
“Are you ok?” She asked looking at him with her beautiful chocolate eyes.
“Just give me a minute.” He asked still trying to calm down.
“Max what’s going on?” She asked. She loved the attention but he had never been that forward with her.
“I don’t know. I’m sorry. It was like some sort of primal instinct kicked in and I couldn’t stop it. Sorry.” He repeated again as he ran his fingers through her hair. “You know I would never make you do anything you didn’t want to, right?”
Liz nodded. She knew Max would never hurt her.
“It’s Ok Max.” She sighed as she leaned against his chest so happy they were back together.
“Max, can I ask you something?” She asked shyly.
“Of course.” He said kissing her fingertips.
“Have you ever done that….I mean what we just did….with anyone before?” She pushed her face into his chest trying to hide the embarrassment on her face.
“No.” He said.
“Good. I mean I’m glad. I know it’s silly but I like the fact that we are experiencing our firsts together.” She sighed. What had she been thinking pushing him towards Tess. It would have killed her to see them together. Thank god he forced her to tell him the truth.
“Me too.” Max smiled.
“By the way, Michael and I discussed it and we don’t want you going to copper summit with us tomorrow. It’s too dangerous.”
“But I am the only one with a real connection to Whitaker.” Liz protested.
“I don’t care. I will not put you in any more danger. Micheal, Tess, Isabelle and I will go.”
“Max.”
“That’s final.” He said.
“I sort of like this new take charge Max.” Liz giggled.
“Good because you’ll be seeing a lot more of him.” He would do whatever necessary to keep Liz safe.
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Michael had tried to get sleep on the couch but the giggles and other sounds Max and Liz were making in his room were driving him insane. He had decided to jump on his bike and go out to the pod chamber, he would be able to get more rest there.
Rest, however, was the last thing on his mind when he entered the pod chamber and headed towards the back where the granolith was stored.
As soon as he reached the granolith his jaw dropped.” What the Hell?” He asked as he stared stunned at the sight in front of him.
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Kyle had been trying to sleep on the couch but the sound of Tess’s tears were keeping him awake. He finally got up, pulling his jeans over his boxers and headed toward his room.
“Tess.” He whispered, knocking on the door softly, not wanting to wake his father up.
When he was met with no response, he opened the door and slipped in to the room quietly.
Tess had her face buried in the pillows and was sobbing uncontrollably. Sensing someone’s presence she turned over so she could face the door. “Kyle?” She said and then hiccupped.
Kyle’s heart melted. He had been harboring feelings for Tess for quite sometime now and seeing her like this, face red, hair puffed out, not to mention the fact she was wearing one of his football jerseys that was starting to ride up her thighs, she looked so sultry. He wanted to take her in his arms and do ungodly things to her.
“Budha give me strength.” He muttered.
“What Kyle?” Tess asked.
“Oh I was just wanted to see if you were ok.”
“Thanks Kyle.”
“What did Evans do?” He asked. It was always something with Evans.
Tess sat up. Pulling the jersey down to cover more of her legs and motioned for Kyle to come sit with her.
“He didn’t do anything. He and Liz are back together.” She sighed. “I should have expected it.”
“So that means no you and Evans then.” Kyle sighed in return. First Liz, now Tess. Would it always be this way? Would every girl he had feelings for fall under the Alien King’s spell?
“That’s the thing Kyle. I’ve never had feelings for Max. I was told by Nasedo that we were meant to be together, to be married and I have tried to make that happen. I don’t dislike Max but I have never had feelings for him that way.”
“Really?” Kyle was shocked. Tess had been so determined to get Max Evans when she first came into town.
“Really. It’s just that I was supposed to be with him. It was my destiny. It’s serious, there is a war going on in our world and we have to prepare for it, not live these teenage lives.” She was frustrated.
“Tess, you’ve known about this for a while. They only recently found out. They are for the most part normal teenagers with a few added alien problems.” He laughed causing Tess to poke him in the ribs.
“Why don’t you talk to them about it?” He asked.
“They never listen to me. They all hate me.”
“No they don’t. I don’t.” He added.
Tess smiled.
“I don’t know what to do with myself now. There is no point in me staying in Roswell.” Tess got up off the bed and pulled her duffle bag out of the closet, and started to root through the clothes she had hanging in Kyle’s closet.
“Tess, you can’t leave. I don’t want you to.” Kyle said getting up and putting his arms around her. Before he knew what he was doing he had bent down and captured her lips in his own.
“Kyle. What are you doing?” She said pushing him away.
“Kissing you. I….” he sputtered.
“You slept with Liz last night. God I thought you were my friend.” She cried out. Was there anyone she could trust?
“I didn’t really sleep with Liz. We just set it up to look like that. Anyways, it doesn’t matter now, she called me on her cell earlier. She told Max the truth.”
Tess stared at him quizzically. “Why would she deliberately hurt Max that way?” She asked. It made no sense.
“I don’t know. Were supposed to find out in tomorrows I know an alien club meeting.” He said rolling his eyes as he walked over and sat on the side of his bed.
Tess just stood still for a moment thinking about what Kyle had just told her and then walked over to once again sit beside him.
“So you don’t have feelings for Liz?” She asked.
“Feelings of friendship.” He stated very matter of factly.
“And what exactly do you feel for me?” She asked as her face drifted dangerously close to his.
“I’m falling for you Tess. I’ve tried to deny it for so long but…” Tess cut him off as she pressed her lips against his.
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“So. Were together now right?” Max asked hopefully as he and Liz lay together on Michael’s’ bed still fully clothed.
“Definitely.” Liz said as she linked hands with Max and rested her head against his chest.
Suddenly, Max’s eyes darkened and he began to nibble on her bottom lip. “Max.” Liz laughed.
Max kissed her again and again, each kiss more hungrily than the last. She opened her mouth to give him more access which he took immediately allowing his tongue to explore every recess of her mouth. Her smell and taste were so intoxicating.
He immediately pushed her legs open so that he could sit between them. He felt like he was on fire. He needed her, every cell in his body did, he had to have her, just couldn’t get enough. He unbuttoned her shirt quickly and before Liz knew it he had already unsnapped the front hook of her bra, her breasts spilling out only to be consumed by Max’s feverish gaze.
Max bent forward taking one of Liz’s nipples in his mouth and Liz gasped at the pure pleasure of it. This was the farthest they had ever gone, the farthest she had ever gone with anyone. That thought immediately brought her out of the sexual haze that had consumed her and she pressed both of her hands firmly against his chest to stop him.
“Liz, What?” Max asked in confusion.
“Max, this is too soon. I mean we haven’t been together for months and.” She pushed him away.
“Right” Max said as he lay down on his back, closing his eyes and focused on controlling his breathing, trying to get a certain piece of his anatomy to calm down. What was wrong with him he wondered? Liz deserved to be cherished not mauled like that.
“Are you ok?” She asked looking at him with her beautiful chocolate eyes.
“Just give me a minute.” He asked still trying to calm down.
“Max what’s going on?” She asked. She loved the attention but he had never been that forward with her.
“I don’t know. I’m sorry. It was like some sort of primal instinct kicked in and I couldn’t stop it. Sorry.” He repeated again as he ran his fingers through her hair. “You know I would never make you do anything you didn’t want to, right?”
Liz nodded. She knew Max would never hurt her.
“It’s Ok Max.” She sighed as she leaned against his chest so happy they were back together.
“Max, can I ask you something?” She asked shyly.
“Of course.” He said kissing her fingertips.
“Have you ever done that….I mean what we just did….with anyone before?” She pushed her face into his chest trying to hide the embarrassment on her face.
“No.” He said.
“Good. I mean I’m glad. I know it’s silly but I like the fact that we are experiencing our firsts together.” She sighed. What had she been thinking pushing him towards Tess. It would have killed her to see them together. Thank god he forced her to tell him the truth.
“Me too.” Max smiled.
“By the way, Michael and I discussed it and we don’t want you going to copper summit with us tomorrow. It’s too dangerous.”
“But I am the only one with a real connection to Whitaker.” Liz protested.
“I don’t care. I will not put you in any more danger. Micheal, Tess, Isabelle and I will go.”
“Max.”
“That’s final.” He said.
“I sort of like this new take charge Max.” Liz giggled.
“Good because you’ll be seeing a lot more of him.” He would do whatever necessary to keep Liz safe.
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Michael had tried to get sleep on the couch but the giggles and other sounds Max and Liz were making in his room were driving him insane. He had decided to jump on his bike and go out to the pod chamber, he would be able to get more rest there.
Rest, however, was the last thing on his mind when he entered the pod chamber and headed towards the back where the granolith was stored.
As soon as he reached the granolith his jaw dropped.” What the Hell?” He asked as he stared stunned at the sight in front of him.
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Part 5
Liz woke up early, Michael had no curtains on his bedroom window, so as soon as the sun’s rays made there way through she was wide awake. She felt the heavy weight of Max’s arm sprawled across her chest and she turned slowly to look at his still sleeping face. She breathed in his scent, savoring her memory of the previous evening. They had stayed up late talking, really talking about everything, their feelings for each other, their future, what to do about the skins. Liz finally fell asleep, she suspected around 3 am with Max’s arms wrapped protectively around her. Even though it was only 7 am now she felt completely rested, like she had slept for a week, keeping future Max’s appearance hidden had been gut wrenching, letting it go her salvation.
“Hi” Max said huskily when he opened his eyes and saw his beautiful angel staring at him, a playful look in her chocolate eyes and a grin adorning her face.
“Hi.” She answered back shyly, feeling a bit awkward that they were in bed together, a blush spreading across her face. Though technically nothing physical had happened, they had connected on both an emotional and spiritual level last night, which was really more important. She did want to be intimate with Max one day, but he knew that she wasn’t ready yet. She couldn’t deny the fact that it made her feel good though, to know that he desired her as much as she did him, and if his actions last night were any indication, maybe even more.
“Ouch.” Liz exclaimed when she felt Max pinch her belly. “What was that for?”
Max looked at her and threw his head back in a laugh. “I had to make sure this was real, not a dream.” He explained. After the horror he had been through the last 2 days, believing she had been with Kyle, he had to make sure his mind wasn’t playing tricks on him, that they were really lying here together.
“Ouch.” He yelled started when Liz pinched him back. “What are you doing?”
“Max, when you think your dreaming, your supposed to pinch yourself to make sure your awake, not the other person.” She said rolling her eyes. ‘Nice try though.”
“How was I to know?” He teased. “I am after all just an Alien King.”
“You don’t need an excuse to touch me you know.” She responded playfully batting her eye lashes.
“Really. That is good to know Miss Parker.” He said as he bent down and gave her a soft kiss. “Very good to know.” He mumbled as he took her lips again, this time with more force than before.
“Well, it’s almost time for school.” Liz said once they came up for air. “Why don’t you have your shower and I will make breakfast for us?” She suggested.
After eating the pancakes Liz had prepared, surprised she actually found the ingredients in Michael’s extremely under stocked kitchen, and they had both cleaned up, they hopped in Max’s Jeep and headed for school.
What a difference a day can make Liz thought as she and Max entered Roswell High hand in hand, yesterday she had been alone, today she was with the love of her life again.
Once they arrived at Liz’s locker, Max bent down to give her a soft kiss again before handing her back the books he had been carrying for her.
“Well, I see you two are back together.” Isabelle said as she approached them.
They both nodded, then exchanged nervous glances. Both Isabelle and Michael had been against the relationship since the start. Michael had recently come to accept it, after he decided that he couldn’t keep himself away from Maria, he couldn’t have a double standard. Isabelle, still had yet to change her tune.
“Look Liz. I had to watch my brother brood all summer when you were in Florida. Then when you came back it was even worse, he seemed hopeful one minute, dejected the next as he pulled out all of the stops to get you back. Lately he has been severely depressed.”
Liz looked at Isabelle, unsure as to where she was going with all of this.
Isabelle sighed, realizing she was going to have to offer Liz more than that. “What I’m trying to say is that you make my brother happy and I want that for him…to be happy…so I’m glad that your together. Just don’t hurt him ok?”
Liz smiled and squeezed Isabelle’s hand.
“Let’s not push it ok?” Isabelle asked. Accepting the relationship, didn’t mean she wanted to be best friends.
“So, onto another topic. Where is Michael? He said that we were meeting here this morning to go to Copper Summit.”
Max and Liz exchanged a nervous glance once again, this time laced with guilt. They had been so caught up in each other that they hadn’t even realized Michael wasn’t there when they’d woken up.
“What?” Isabelle demanded.
“He wasn’t at the apartment this morning.”
“Oh my god Max.” Isabelle’s hand flew up to cover her mouth in a panic. “Do you think he’s ok? Where could he be?”
“This is Michael. When is he not AWOL?” Max asked. He was sure nothing was wrong.
“Look, Liz has something we all need to hear so why don’t we meet back at his apartment at 3pm. We can make plans for copper summit from there.”
“Will you be ok, getting to class on your own?” Max asked Liz. He and Isabelle both had English first period.
Liz noticed Alex walking towards her, down the hall. “Yes, bye.” She said quickly giving Max a kiss before he and Isabelle headed off to class. Liz ran down the hall to meet Alex halfway, anxious to talk to him. He had seemed very withdrawn lately and it had been a few days since they had talked to each other.
“Alex!” Liz’s voice was filled with excitement and she pulled him into a hug.
“Wow, Liz, you seem like your floating on a cloud today.” Alex couldn’t help but smile. Liz’s happiness could be contagious.
“Oh Alex. I am.” She said dreamily.
“Another explosive star filled kiss?” He queried.
“No. Well Yes.” She said after thinking about it. “But it’s so much more than that.”
“I’m a little confused. I heard that you and Kyle had well…you know.. were together, but I just saw you kiss Max.”
Just as Liz was about to explain, Maria joined them, having overheard Liz’s last remark.
“Liz. Your with Max now?” Her tone was demanding. “But you slept with Kyle two days ago and now you’ve slept with Max?” Maria’s jaw was opened so wide, Liz thought it would soon hit the floor.
If the words had come from anyone else’s mouth Liz would have been furious, but coming from Maria, they just made her laugh. She was soo overdramatic at times.
“No Maria, I didn’t sleep with Max.” She rolled her eyes.
“But your back together?” She asked.
“Meeting, tonight, Michael’s. I’ll answer everything then.” She explained cryptically.
“Ok. This is my class.” Maria said when they stopped outside of her home ec class. “I expect the answers then.” She said, dramatically, once again.
“So, your coming?” She asked Alex as they continued to walk to the class they shared together.
“I don’t think so Liz.”
“Oh, you missed our meeting yesterday too.” She said with disappointment.
“Ya, I’ve been trying to avoid the ‘I know an alien club’ meetings and well just everything alien related.” He explained.
“Oh.” Liz said with surprise. “Why, Alex? Is something wrong?”
“I’ve just been a little down lately. This whole thing with Isabelle. I just really like her Liz.” He said shoving his hands in his pockets. “Sometimes she says something that ignites this little flicker of hope….but then she blows it out so quickly I think I’ve imagined it.”
“She’ll come around Alex. I do think she likes you. She just has a hard time with this whole human /alien thing.” Liz offered hoping to increase his spirits.
“Thanks Liz but you heard what Madam Vivian said. It wasn’t in her cards. So I just need a bit of a break from it all.”
“I understand.” She replied sadly.
“But if you need me for anything Liz, if any of you do, but especially you or Maria, you know I will be there.”
Liz smiled. Of course she knew. That was Alex; kind, loving, loyal, her best friend in the universe, at par with only Maria in her eyes.
“Can you just come today?” She begged. “It’s just that I will be explaining something that happened. It’s really important.”
“Ok, just today but then that’s it Liz.” He said knowing it probably wouldn’t be the last time. When Liz asked, he always agreed.
She nodded in understanding as the bell rang and they walked into their class.
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Pod chamber
Michael sat on the floor of the granolith chamber allowing himself to be bathed in the blue light that was emanating from it. He had no idea how long he had been sitting like this. When he had first entered the pod chamber he had followed the blue light and the humming sound to the granolith itself. He had spent hours, trying to figure out where the light and sound were coming from. They were clearly coming from the granolith but there was no device anywhere inside of it or out that could be producing either. It was the most amazing thing he had ever seen. If Liz were here he was sure she would say it defied every law of science. After a while he had given up trying to found out the ‘how’ and decided to just sit and allow it all into his senses. The light and sound were peaceful and somehow healing.
Suddenly he heard a sound behind him, he got up quickly and turned around to see Courtney standing in front of him.
“Wow.” She said mesmerized by the light. “So this is the granolith. Cool”
“What are you doing here?’’ Michael demanded as he raised his hand, ready to blast her. He had found out she was a skin when she had come to his apartment 2 days ago but she had fled before he get any answers from her. She was a skin and couldn’t be trusted.
“The signal. It called to me.” She explained. ‘Please don’t hurt me.”
“Why shouldn’t I? You’re a skin Courtney.”
“I’m on your side.”
“Oh really, cause none of the other skins are on our side.”
“I was part of a rebel group. We thought you should be the true king of Antar, not Max. We worshipped you Michael. I worship you.”
“I can’t believe anything you say. You worked at the Crashdown all this time, knowing who we were and yet said nothing. That doesn’t sound like the action of someone we can trust.”
“Michael. I was waiting for the right time.”
“How did you get in here? Only the 4 of us can open the pod chamber.”
“My handprint worked too.” She shrugged not really having an explanation.
“What do you mean it called to you.” He asked her.
“I felt drawn to it. There is a prophecy that when the destiny of the royal four has been set in motion it will be shown through the light of the granolith and the heard through it’s sound.”
Micheal looked at Courtney with confusion. Was she just making this up? “What is our destiny?” He asked her.
“To go back and save Antar.” She replied.
“Why now? We haven’t done anything differently in the last few weeks that would set this in motion. Why is this happening?”
“You must have done something…or maybe it just happens at a certain time” She suggested. “I don’t really now anymore than the prophecy itself.”
“Why did you hear it, then. Your not one of us?” He asked suspiciously.
“Its’ powerful. We all did or will sense it in time.”
“Who did?” He was wondering who ‘we all’ was referring to.
“Your allies, your enemies, anyone who stands to loose or gain from this”
“Shit.” Michael yelled. “We have to get to copper summit.”
“Looking for the other skins?” She asked.
He nodded.
“How the hell are we supposed to understand what this prophecy means? It’s just a light and a humming sound” Michael sighed in frustration.
“The granolith contains messages. Look.” She said pointing to a faint flashing handprint on the inside of it.
Michael walked over and put his palm against the handprint. The machine immediately made a buzzing sound and his hand was repelled.
“I bet only the king can do it. The granolith is his.” She reasoned.
“Figures.” Michael rolled his eyes.
“I’m going back to my apartment to get Max and the others, bring them out here and your coming with me.” He said as he grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the pod chamber with him.
“Oh my god. The harvest is in 2 days.” She exclaimed as they were getting into the car. “You have to get to the skins by then.”
“What is the harvest?” He asked.
“I’ll explain on the way. Drive.”
This was working out well. If Courtney could get all of the aliens to go out to copper summit she could go back to the pod chamber and get what she was looking for. She couldn't beleive Michael hadn't seen it. These 'Royal Four' didn't know anything about there destinies at all.
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Michael’s apartment
The gang minus Michael sat listening to Liz and Max tell their tale of Future Max and what had transpired between them as result of his request. They had wanted to wait for Michael but when he didn’t show up Max decided they should inform the gang right away, the more they new, the stronger they would be. Then they would look for Michael.
When Liz came to the end of the explanation she looked up to see Isabelle in tears.
“Isabelle are you ok?” Liz asked her.
“The end of the world. My god Liz and you gave up my brother, your happiness for us.” She cried. ‘I was so wrong about you since the very beginning. I’m sorry and thank you.”
“Thanks.” Liz sighed. “but I let you down. I told Max the truth.”
“Liz. I’m glad you did. He, that future version of me was wrong. The world doesn’t end end because we are not together.”
“It ends because I leave.” Tess spoke up and was met with silence.
“Its ok.” She said. Why wasn’t she surprised? Even in the future she ended up blamed for everything.
“Don’t worry. I will stay.”
“We want you to stay Tess.” Kyle piped up. “And not just because of that. Because we care about you.”
“Thanks Kyle.” She smiled. Kyle was her only bright light in all of this. “I’m glad that someone does.
“He’s not the only one who does.” Liz added much to everyone’s surprise. “We got off on the wrong foot and I would like to be friends.”
“I’d like that.” Tess smiled.
“Me too.” Isabelle said, followed by Alex.
“If Alex and Liz want to give you a chance, then I will too. They’ve never been wrong.” She said.
“You know how I feel Tess.” Max added.
“Well, now that is out of the way I have to say I am very impressed Liz. When you asked me to pretend to sleep with you, I thought it was to make Max jealous, like something you see on those talk shows, but the end of the world, wow.” He laughed and Liz punched him lightly in the arm.
“And you couldn’t have told me the truth. I wouldn’t have said a word.” Maria pouted.
“I know, it was just so hard Maria and I was afraid if I told anyone I wouldn’t be able to keep the secret.”
“Well” Maria’s face lit up. “This does mean one good thing.”
“What’s that?”
“Your still a virgin right?’’ With that questions, the entire group turned to look at Liz.
“Maria.” Liz turned red. “Can we not discuss this now?”
“What. It’s important.” She argued.
Suddenly the door burst opened and Michael and Courtney ran into the living room.
“Maxwell, we have to get out to the pod chamber now.”
This next part will tell you what Michaal sees in the pod chamber but not what it all means.
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Part 5
Liz woke up early, Michael had no curtains on his bedroom window, so as soon as the sun’s rays made there way through she was wide awake. She felt the heavy weight of Max’s arm sprawled across her chest and she turned slowly to look at his still sleeping face. She breathed in his scent, savoring her memory of the previous evening. They had stayed up late talking, really talking about everything, their feelings for each other, their future, what to do about the skins. Liz finally fell asleep, she suspected around 3 am with Max’s arms wrapped protectively around her. Even though it was only 7 am now she felt completely rested, like she had slept for a week, keeping future Max’s appearance hidden had been gut wrenching, letting it go her salvation.
“Hi” Max said huskily when he opened his eyes and saw his beautiful angel staring at him, a playful look in her chocolate eyes and a grin adorning her face.
“Hi.” She answered back shyly, feeling a bit awkward that they were in bed together, a blush spreading across her face. Though technically nothing physical had happened, they had connected on both an emotional and spiritual level last night, which was really more important. She did want to be intimate with Max one day, but he knew that she wasn’t ready yet. She couldn’t deny the fact that it made her feel good though, to know that he desired her as much as she did him, and if his actions last night were any indication, maybe even more.
“Ouch.” Liz exclaimed when she felt Max pinch her belly. “What was that for?”
Max looked at her and threw his head back in a laugh. “I had to make sure this was real, not a dream.” He explained. After the horror he had been through the last 2 days, believing she had been with Kyle, he had to make sure his mind wasn’t playing tricks on him, that they were really lying here together.
“Ouch.” He yelled started when Liz pinched him back. “What are you doing?”
“Max, when you think your dreaming, your supposed to pinch yourself to make sure your awake, not the other person.” She said rolling her eyes. ‘Nice try though.”
“How was I to know?” He teased. “I am after all just an Alien King.”
“You don’t need an excuse to touch me you know.” She responded playfully batting her eye lashes.
“Really. That is good to know Miss Parker.” He said as he bent down and gave her a soft kiss. “Very good to know.” He mumbled as he took her lips again, this time with more force than before.
“Well, it’s almost time for school.” Liz said once they came up for air. “Why don’t you have your shower and I will make breakfast for us?” She suggested.
After eating the pancakes Liz had prepared, surprised she actually found the ingredients in Michael’s extremely under stocked kitchen, and they had both cleaned up, they hopped in Max’s Jeep and headed for school.
What a difference a day can make Liz thought as she and Max entered Roswell High hand in hand, yesterday she had been alone, today she was with the love of her life again.
Once they arrived at Liz’s locker, Max bent down to give her a soft kiss again before handing her back the books he had been carrying for her.
“Well, I see you two are back together.” Isabelle said as she approached them.
They both nodded, then exchanged nervous glances. Both Isabelle and Michael had been against the relationship since the start. Michael had recently come to accept it, after he decided that he couldn’t keep himself away from Maria, he couldn’t have a double standard. Isabelle, still had yet to change her tune.
“Look Liz. I had to watch my brother brood all summer when you were in Florida. Then when you came back it was even worse, he seemed hopeful one minute, dejected the next as he pulled out all of the stops to get you back. Lately he has been severely depressed.”
Liz looked at Isabelle, unsure as to where she was going with all of this.
Isabelle sighed, realizing she was going to have to offer Liz more than that. “What I’m trying to say is that you make my brother happy and I want that for him…to be happy…so I’m glad that your together. Just don’t hurt him ok?”
Liz smiled and squeezed Isabelle’s hand.
“Let’s not push it ok?” Isabelle asked. Accepting the relationship, didn’t mean she wanted to be best friends.
“So, onto another topic. Where is Michael? He said that we were meeting here this morning to go to Copper Summit.”
Max and Liz exchanged a nervous glance once again, this time laced with guilt. They had been so caught up in each other that they hadn’t even realized Michael wasn’t there when they’d woken up.
“What?” Isabelle demanded.
“He wasn’t at the apartment this morning.”
“Oh my god Max.” Isabelle’s hand flew up to cover her mouth in a panic. “Do you think he’s ok? Where could he be?”
“This is Michael. When is he not AWOL?” Max asked. He was sure nothing was wrong.
“Look, Liz has something we all need to hear so why don’t we meet back at his apartment at 3pm. We can make plans for copper summit from there.”
“Will you be ok, getting to class on your own?” Max asked Liz. He and Isabelle both had English first period.
Liz noticed Alex walking towards her, down the hall. “Yes, bye.” She said quickly giving Max a kiss before he and Isabelle headed off to class. Liz ran down the hall to meet Alex halfway, anxious to talk to him. He had seemed very withdrawn lately and it had been a few days since they had talked to each other.
“Alex!” Liz’s voice was filled with excitement and she pulled him into a hug.
“Wow, Liz, you seem like your floating on a cloud today.” Alex couldn’t help but smile. Liz’s happiness could be contagious.
“Oh Alex. I am.” She said dreamily.
“Another explosive star filled kiss?” He queried.
“No. Well Yes.” She said after thinking about it. “But it’s so much more than that.”
“I’m a little confused. I heard that you and Kyle had well…you know.. were together, but I just saw you kiss Max.”
Just as Liz was about to explain, Maria joined them, having overheard Liz’s last remark.
“Liz. Your with Max now?” Her tone was demanding. “But you slept with Kyle two days ago and now you’ve slept with Max?” Maria’s jaw was opened so wide, Liz thought it would soon hit the floor.
If the words had come from anyone else’s mouth Liz would have been furious, but coming from Maria, they just made her laugh. She was soo overdramatic at times.
“No Maria, I didn’t sleep with Max.” She rolled her eyes.
“But your back together?” She asked.
“Meeting, tonight, Michael’s. I’ll answer everything then.” She explained cryptically.
“Ok. This is my class.” Maria said when they stopped outside of her home ec class. “I expect the answers then.” She said, dramatically, once again.
“So, your coming?” She asked Alex as they continued to walk to the class they shared together.
“I don’t think so Liz.”
“Oh, you missed our meeting yesterday too.” She said with disappointment.
“Ya, I’ve been trying to avoid the ‘I know an alien club’ meetings and well just everything alien related.” He explained.
“Oh.” Liz said with surprise. “Why, Alex? Is something wrong?”
“I’ve just been a little down lately. This whole thing with Isabelle. I just really like her Liz.” He said shoving his hands in his pockets. “Sometimes she says something that ignites this little flicker of hope….but then she blows it out so quickly I think I’ve imagined it.”
“She’ll come around Alex. I do think she likes you. She just has a hard time with this whole human /alien thing.” Liz offered hoping to increase his spirits.
“Thanks Liz but you heard what Madam Vivian said. It wasn’t in her cards. So I just need a bit of a break from it all.”
“I understand.” She replied sadly.
“But if you need me for anything Liz, if any of you do, but especially you or Maria, you know I will be there.”
Liz smiled. Of course she knew. That was Alex; kind, loving, loyal, her best friend in the universe, at par with only Maria in her eyes.
“Can you just come today?” She begged. “It’s just that I will be explaining something that happened. It’s really important.”
“Ok, just today but then that’s it Liz.” He said knowing it probably wouldn’t be the last time. When Liz asked, he always agreed.
She nodded in understanding as the bell rang and they walked into their class.
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Pod chamber
Michael sat on the floor of the granolith chamber allowing himself to be bathed in the blue light that was emanating from it. He had no idea how long he had been sitting like this. When he had first entered the pod chamber he had followed the blue light and the humming sound to the granolith itself. He had spent hours, trying to figure out where the light and sound were coming from. They were clearly coming from the granolith but there was no device anywhere inside of it or out that could be producing either. It was the most amazing thing he had ever seen. If Liz were here he was sure she would say it defied every law of science. After a while he had given up trying to found out the ‘how’ and decided to just sit and allow it all into his senses. The light and sound were peaceful and somehow healing.
Suddenly he heard a sound behind him, he got up quickly and turned around to see Courtney standing in front of him.
“Wow.” She said mesmerized by the light. “So this is the granolith. Cool”
“What are you doing here?’’ Michael demanded as he raised his hand, ready to blast her. He had found out she was a skin when she had come to his apartment 2 days ago but she had fled before he get any answers from her. She was a skin and couldn’t be trusted.
“The signal. It called to me.” She explained. ‘Please don’t hurt me.”
“Why shouldn’t I? You’re a skin Courtney.”
“I’m on your side.”
“Oh really, cause none of the other skins are on our side.”
“I was part of a rebel group. We thought you should be the true king of Antar, not Max. We worshipped you Michael. I worship you.”
“I can’t believe anything you say. You worked at the Crashdown all this time, knowing who we were and yet said nothing. That doesn’t sound like the action of someone we can trust.”
“Michael. I was waiting for the right time.”
“How did you get in here? Only the 4 of us can open the pod chamber.”
“My handprint worked too.” She shrugged not really having an explanation.
“What do you mean it called to you.” He asked her.
“I felt drawn to it. There is a prophecy that when the destiny of the royal four has been set in motion it will be shown through the light of the granolith and the heard through it’s sound.”
Micheal looked at Courtney with confusion. Was she just making this up? “What is our destiny?” He asked her.
“To go back and save Antar.” She replied.
“Why now? We haven’t done anything differently in the last few weeks that would set this in motion. Why is this happening?”
“You must have done something…or maybe it just happens at a certain time” She suggested. “I don’t really now anymore than the prophecy itself.”
“Why did you hear it, then. Your not one of us?” He asked suspiciously.
“Its’ powerful. We all did or will sense it in time.”
“Who did?” He was wondering who ‘we all’ was referring to.
“Your allies, your enemies, anyone who stands to loose or gain from this”
“Shit.” Michael yelled. “We have to get to copper summit.”
“Looking for the other skins?” She asked.
He nodded.
“How the hell are we supposed to understand what this prophecy means? It’s just a light and a humming sound” Michael sighed in frustration.
“The granolith contains messages. Look.” She said pointing to a faint flashing handprint on the inside of it.
Michael walked over and put his palm against the handprint. The machine immediately made a buzzing sound and his hand was repelled.
“I bet only the king can do it. The granolith is his.” She reasoned.
“Figures.” Michael rolled his eyes.
“I’m going back to my apartment to get Max and the others, bring them out here and your coming with me.” He said as he grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the pod chamber with him.
“Oh my god. The harvest is in 2 days.” She exclaimed as they were getting into the car. “You have to get to the skins by then.”
“What is the harvest?” He asked.
“I’ll explain on the way. Drive.”
This was working out well. If Courtney could get all of the aliens to go out to copper summit she could go back to the pod chamber and get what she was looking for. She couldn't beleive Michael hadn't seen it. These 'Royal Four' didn't know anything about there destinies at all.
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Michael’s apartment
The gang minus Michael sat listening to Liz and Max tell their tale of Future Max and what had transpired between them as result of his request. They had wanted to wait for Michael but when he didn’t show up Max decided they should inform the gang right away, the more they new, the stronger they would be. Then they would look for Michael.
When Liz came to the end of the explanation she looked up to see Isabelle in tears.
“Isabelle are you ok?” Liz asked her.
“The end of the world. My god Liz and you gave up my brother, your happiness for us.” She cried. ‘I was so wrong about you since the very beginning. I’m sorry and thank you.”
“Thanks.” Liz sighed. “but I let you down. I told Max the truth.”
“Liz. I’m glad you did. He, that future version of me was wrong. The world doesn’t end end because we are not together.”
“It ends because I leave.” Tess spoke up and was met with silence.
“Its ok.” She said. Why wasn’t she surprised? Even in the future she ended up blamed for everything.
“Don’t worry. I will stay.”
“We want you to stay Tess.” Kyle piped up. “And not just because of that. Because we care about you.”
“Thanks Kyle.” She smiled. Kyle was her only bright light in all of this. “I’m glad that someone does.
“He’s not the only one who does.” Liz added much to everyone’s surprise. “We got off on the wrong foot and I would like to be friends.”
“I’d like that.” Tess smiled.
“Me too.” Isabelle said, followed by Alex.
“If Alex and Liz want to give you a chance, then I will too. They’ve never been wrong.” She said.
“You know how I feel Tess.” Max added.
“Well, now that is out of the way I have to say I am very impressed Liz. When you asked me to pretend to sleep with you, I thought it was to make Max jealous, like something you see on those talk shows, but the end of the world, wow.” He laughed and Liz punched him lightly in the arm.
“And you couldn’t have told me the truth. I wouldn’t have said a word.” Maria pouted.
“I know, it was just so hard Maria and I was afraid if I told anyone I wouldn’t be able to keep the secret.”
“Well” Maria’s face lit up. “This does mean one good thing.”
“What’s that?”
“Your still a virgin right?’’ With that questions, the entire group turned to look at Liz.
“Maria.” Liz turned red. “Can we not discuss this now?”
“What. It’s important.” She argued.
Suddenly the door burst opened and Michael and Courtney ran into the living room.
“Maxwell, we have to get out to the pod chamber now.”
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