Roswell Fanatics

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Chapter 11

“We’re here.” declared Maria as we all looked at the Roswell sign. “Where to?” she asked, obviously wondering who I felt up to facing first. “Let’s go to the caves.” I answered, “And tell the others to join us there.” Telling everyone what had happened was the last thing I felt like doing. But after listening to Maria’s and Serena’s rants on unity all the way home it seemed like the best thing to do.

I walked into the small cave and saw the fresh blasts in the wall and smiled to myself. They really had been practicing. Maria was outside the cave to taking advantage of the limited reception on her cell phone. She was busy telling Michael to get everyone at the cave ASAP. “Well, go over there and wake them up then. We need to discuss some things as a group.”

I sat down on the stone and looked around the room. “This is where they were born?” asked Serena, finding it hard to believe they had hatched out of pods. I could tell she had a million questions she wanted to ask, about what we knew about her Antarian heritage but was trying her best to hold them back for my sake. She sat down beside me on the rock and we both just sat there and waited for Maria to enter the cave.

“Michael’s on his way over to get Max and Isabel.” Maria declared as she joined us in the cave. “I called Alex and he’s going to pick up Kyle and Tess. I hope you don’t mind them coming as well? I didn’t know, but Alex wanted them to come to, he was babbling something about them being his witnesses and a journal. I have no idea what that’s about.”

“Did you tell them that I’m back in Roswell?” I asked Maria, wondering just how much of a shock that they were going to experience when they saw me. “No, I just said it was important. Did you want me to tell them? I’m sorry Liz, it’s just, I don’t know and… Liz?”

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I watched as Liz slowly sank off the rock she had been sitting on and crouched on the floor of the cave. She was holding her stomach and tears were coming out of her eyes. “Liz? Oh god, Liz what’s wrong?”

Liz didn’t respond she only looked at me with fear in her eyes. “Liz, speak to me.” I begged, I wished Max and Michael would get here soon. “Is there anything you can do?” I asked Serena, but she merely looked as scared as I felt. “I don’t know, I mean, allusion is really the only thing that came naturally to me, I never tried to heal anything before.”

“Well, you have to try.” I said, and Serena looked doubtful as she began to crouch down beside Liz, but at that moment Alex, Tess and Kyle arrived. “What’s going on?” asked Alex, obviously shocked. He and Kyle just stood shocked in the entryway of the cave, but thankfully Tess sprang into action.

“Why isn’t she in a hospital?” Tess demanded as she walked over to Liz and took her hand and formed a connection. Neither Serena or I answered, we really didn’t know what to say. We all just watched in wonder, to see if Tess would be able to help Liz. Max had been teaching her how to heal, but she was far from a master at it. What seemed like several hours later, but was in reality only several minutes Tess broke the connection.


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I looked at Liz’s face and any anger I had ever felt towards her was instantly turned to pity. What I had seen, was heartbreaking, and I soon realized that the tears running down Liz’s face were mirrored on my own. Maria and Alex were demanded of me what was wrong with Liz, if I could help her, but I could barely speak.

“Tess?!” screeched Maria, losing the last grips on non-hysteria. “What’s wrong?”
“She’s miscarrying.” was all I could manage to say.

“Miscarrying? Can’t you help her? Where’s Max? Why isn’t he here? Did you even try?” Maria demanded of me, of anyone there.

“I don’t think there’s anything any of us can do, it’s not physical.” I replied. I didn’t really understand it all, but it seemed as though the baby was vanishing, as if it wasn’t supposed to be there. I remembered the birth announcement, the baby, Clara matched the flashes I had gotten from Liz, flashes of a future that wouldn’t happen, and a baby that wouldn’t be born. “I got flashes from Liz,” I began, realizing the whole group was starring at me shocked, “It was like, the babies whole life was flashing before her eyes. Like some kind of farewell.”

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“Get your ass out of bed.” demanded Michael, walking in the window. “I figured Isabel would be the hard one to get up and going, but she’s out in the jeep and sleeping beauty here is still asleep.” I looked at the clock, 1 a.m. “Michael, what’s going on?”

“I don’t know, Maria said for us all to meet up at the cave for a discussion.” I looked at Michael, as if to say all this for a discussion? But he just merely shrugged. I got up and pulled on a sweater and my pair of jeans on the floor from the day before and walked out to the jeep with Michael.

I turned on the jeep and heading out to the caves. These midnight meetings and secret training times were beginning to get a little outrageous. It seems like all we’re doing is preparing for danger these days. “What’s this about?” Isabel asked us from the back of the jeep. “I don’t know.” answered Michael, “Probably just Maria wanting to update us all on the Liz situation.” I couldn’t help touching my foot to the gas when I heard Michael say that. “I don’t see why we need to know that.” replied Isabel. “Especially at 1 a.m in the morning.” she added. “You should of asked her what this all was about so I could have at least stayed home.”

I just focused on driving and tried not to think about Liz. It seemed like a longer drive then usual, and I was relieved when I finally arrived at the caves. That feeling didn’t last very long, because before I was out of the jeep Maria was running out of the caves toward me. “Max, oh thank god, we need you. Liz, she’s…”

I didn’t even wait for Maria to finish her sentence, Liz was in the cave, and she was in trouble. “Just like at the café.” Michael mumbled under his breath.

I found Liz huddled in the corner, with Alex and another girl I didn’t know holding her hands. Oddly enough, Tess seemed the most upset out of the whole group. I ran towards her, but Tess grabbed my arm, “Max, don’t.” was all she said. “You can’t do anything, and, it’s hard to forget.”

“I have to try.” was all I said as Alex and the other girl moved away from Liz and I went to take her hand in my own, but she pulled away from me. “Max, don’t.” was all she whispered to me, and I felt like someone had slapped me across the face. “Let me help you.” I begged her. She merely shook her head, before another torment of tears racked her. We all just sat there helplessly, watching what she was going through.

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The images finally stopped, and I felt a feeling of peace pass over me. Clara was no more meant to be with me now, than the future I had destroyed was meant to be. But she was a person that was destined to be born, and she would be in my future. I couldn’t explain why or how I knew this, but I felt it. I looked at the group around me, they were all looking at me with concern. It had been too long since I had been with them, and now, after all I had seen, I certainly could use friends like them

“I’m okay now.” was all I managed to say. I don’t think it was the truth, I had just seen my daughters life pass before my eyes. Or at least the life she could have lived. I was still shaking from the images I had seen and the emotions that came with them. Clara, being kidnapped, how scared she had been. I had felt it so sharply. Her running from Kivar, but just not being able to make it.

“You’re okay? What about the baby?” asked Maria, and her concern about Clara went to my heart. “She’s gone.” was all I could say, the words catching in my throat. I suddenly felt empty without Clara’s presence.

“Gone? But there’s no blood or anything, I mean, how can you know?” asked Alex, looking at me curiously. “Because, I’ve had someone I love just disappear into thin air before.” I responded, not caring if I would only give them more questions. “Like father, like daughter.”

“Who is the father?” asked Max, looking straight into my eyes. “Was the father.” I corrected him, feeling my insides ache. “What was the father?” Max repeated softer, he needed to know, having obviously picked up on the fact that I wasn’t just talking about some deadbeat Dad by the disappearing comment. “Um.. well, there was , a visitor and…” Why can’t I just say it?

“Forget it then.” Max interrupted me, while I was trying to find the words to tell him he was the father. “I’m sorry Liz, but when you won’t even let me help you, I can’t just watch this happen to you, and then you won’t tell me anything. I can’t take it. I need to, to get out of here.” I watched him walk towards the door of the cave. “Max, don’t go.” I whispered, “I need you.”

“Need me? Then why won’t even let me help you Liz?” Max looked at me and I could tell from his angst ridden expression that he was still in love with me. That’s all I needed to see to go on. “I was trying to protect you, that’s all I’ve ever been doing. I didn’t want you to see what I was seeing. It’s hard watching your daughter die Max.”

“Maybe I could have saved her.”

“You already have saved her. You saved her from a life full of terror and uncertainty. And then you even made sure that she was born in our time. You didn’t know that this would happen.”

End Chapter 11

Chapter 12

“Liz, what are you saying?” I looked at Liz and she looked down at her hands before raising her head to look at me. “I’m saying Max, that as incredible as this may sound, that you are… were the father.”

“How is that possible?” I asked, waiting for the rest of her explanation. I didn’t know how I felt about what she was saying, at the moment I was trying to feel nothing, I wouldn’t let myself get my hopes up again after everything that had happened.

“You came from the future to visit me. You were in the middle of a war with Kivar and you were losing badly. You came so I would prevent that future from ever happening.” replied Liz. I looked at her, shocked that she kept something like this from me. Before I could say anything though, Alex interrupted us, “So that explains the journal at least. Did future you come too?” he asked Liz. “Because it kind of looked like your handwriting.”

“Future Liz visited me. She couldn’t visit Liz because they were warned that something bad could happen if you were to see yourself.” answered the girl in the back of the cave, standing protectively beside Liz. “I’m Serena by the way.” she added, when she realized that everyone else seemed to have finally acknowledged her existence and didn’t seem pleased about it. Everyone continued to stare at her while I pondered what Liz had said. “Why would she go to you?” asked Michael, accessing the threat that having anyone new in on our secret presented. “Because Future Liz and I were good friends, and allies against Kivar. Besides, she didn’t want Liz to be alone with this burden.”

“Why would you fight with us against Kivar?” asked Alex, eager to question Serena. Serena was silent for a long time, and then finally spoke up. “I guess you could say me and Princess Leia have a lot in common.”

“Kivar is your father?” asked Isabel, and the rest of the gang seemed to be sidetracked onto learn as much about Serena as they could. “Yeah, he is. I didn’t know until future Liz told me. That was fun, yay, I know who and what my Dad is. He’s an evil alien. Great day that was.”

Isabel and Alex got caught up in a conversation with Serena while the rest of us just stood around shocked. Finally Liz walked over to me and gestured to me to follow her out of the cave.

“Max, I know this must be hard for you. I didn’t want to have to keep all this a secret but you told me too. You told me that Tess was an essential element to your fight against Kivar. That if we stayed together that she would leave Roswell, and that lead to the death of all our friends. And our daughter.”

I took her hands in mine, and this time she didn’t resist. “Liz, you still should have came to me. We could have tied Tess down if it came to that, anything so we didn’t have to go through all this pain.”

“I know but, just, it’s hard to explain.” She looked at me, smiled and then slowly leaned towards me, I readily excepted her kiss and the flashes that came with it.

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I pulled back for a second wondering if Max found it weird seeing the flashes of me and future Max together. “Liz, I need to see it all.” he said, as he pulled me back to him, and I eagerly gave in to being in his arms again. When our kiss finally broke, Max looked back at me in wonder. “Liz, everything is going to be okay now. I’m here, everyone is here together. We have Serena and Tess. Michael’s been making us practice all of our abilities, we’ll be ready for Kivar when he comes.”

I smiled, it was nice having Max know my feelings, and reassuring me. Though I know that part of the reassurance was directed to himself, now that he knew the full extent of the danger that Future Max had been trying to prevent.

“And I’m here for you now Liz.” Max added, and I suddenly felt the aching of the last few months, how much I had missed him, and how amazing it was to be here in his arms again. I pulled him closer to me, and began kissing him deeply, this time I wasn’t interested in sharing information as much as just being with him.

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I pulled Liz closer to me, feeling her body and I suddenly felt self conscious. How would I compare to Future Max? From the visions I had seen he had seemed like some kind of Casanova. “Max what’s wrong?” asked Liz, wondering why I had pulled away from her.
“How can I compare?” was all I said, and Liz understood. “Max, he’s just you… with a lot of practice.” she added, her eyes gleaming at the word. “I guess practice makes perfect then.” I added, taking Liz back into my arms. It was ridiculous to be jealous of myself. But I couldn’t help feeling disappointed, I had wanted Liz and I to be each others first, as corny as that seems. “Why did you have to give in to him?” I asked, instead of returning to Liz’s kiss.

“Because Max, he told me that we would never be together. Ever. I wanted to be with you at least once. You can’t condemn me for that.” said Liz, upset that I had pulled away from her. I didn’t want to make this night harder for her, but my stupid pride got in the way. “But what if it hadn’t of even really been me Liz? You just give into this guy. I mean, how could you?”

Liz looked at me hurt that I was insinuating that Future Max could have been a fraud. That she didn’t know me that well. But I couldn’t help the way I felt, “Liz, I’m sorry, I just, I gotta go.” I took off, feeling terrible that I left her standing outside the cave by herself, but knowing that if I stayed there, I may say something else I would regret.

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“Well, they’ve all been brought up to date in there.” declared Serena, walking out of the cave and joining me. I was still standing outside the cave, wishing Max would come back. Take me in his arms again. Tell me that he had been stupid. But I knew in my heart, if the situations were reversed I would have felt slightly hurt as well. “That’s nice.” I responded to Serena, and she came over to me concerned.

“Liz you’ve been through a lot today. Are you okay?” she asked. I smiled at her concern but didn’t respond. “Max didn’t take it all peachy keen?” she asked, wondering if I would respond. “He’s a little upset. I mean, I know he has the right, but will things ever just work out between us?”

Serena smiled at me. “You know Liz, I think things will work out just fine between you too. Future Liz was a bit of a romantic, and for some reason, thought it was important to tell me, that a baby that’s going to be born in the future, can’t already be born in the past.”

THE END


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