Author: JaqueDark
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Roswell belongs to Fox.
Summary: Yeah I know it's another baby Zan story. But it's one I couldn't get out of my head. Zan Edison is having trouble sleeping; he can't quite figure out what's keeping him up at night. He's living a happy life with his wife Marie and their two twin boys Alex and Charlie. He knows he's adopted, Marie points out that that might be the reason he's having trouble sleeping. So the young couple investigate and find more than they ever bargained for...
Pairings: CC of course. M/L, M/M, I/J and Zan with an original character Marie.
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I didn't know exactly where everyone would be but I figured my best bet would be to head to the CrashDown. I recalled the first time I walked into the place with Marie and I thought that the owner was a complete whack job, I never dreamed that I could be related to him through a lot of marriages.
I pulled up and cut then engine before turning to the two women who looked a little scared about where they were and the fact that despite me being biologically related to them I was little more than a perfect stranger to them
“We're here” I said as I wrapped an arm around my ribs, the pain was still there and it was difficult to turn this way to talk to them. I got out the car and helped them get out as well, they didn't know exactly how to open the car doors.
When they were out I slammed the doors shut and started for the cafe doors. They huddled close to me fearing everything and everyone that moved around them; so much for not standing out.
Kiara hung against my arm and Anju pretty much pressed herself up against me as I opened the door with my free arm before wrapping it back around my stomach. I got a few funny looks when I walked in, I looked down and I realised why. I'd been wearing the same clothes for nearly a weak and they were covered in blood and weird Antarian water and stank to high heaven.
I looked round for a familiar face but the place was pretty much deserted. I wandered over to a table and sat down. The girls squashed in close to me so that if anything happened I would protect them
“I don't feel too good” I said as dizziness washed over me. I stood up and they stood too before I gestured for them to sit back down “No. Stay here... it'll be okay I'll be right back” I wandered over the counter and the waitress who was sat behind it
“Can I help you?” she asked doing her best to be polite despite my appearance and... well stench
“Is Jeff Parker around? I need to talk to him, it's very important”
“He's in the back... I'll go get him” she said and I thanked her with a trademark smile before I sat down at the counter. I glanced over at Kiara and Anju before turning my attention to the swing door that was being pushed open.
Jeff Parker came walking out with the biggest surprised look on his face when he saw me. I stood up to meet him but my injuries finally got the best of me and I collapsed falling to the floor as everything just went black.
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I jerked awake and the pain was still there, I was flat on my back on a really comfortable bed and Anju and Kiara were sat at the end watching me
“What happened? Where am I?”
“Jeff said you're in Liz's old room. He told me to tell you that he's calling everyone, you've only been unconscious for a few minutes” she explained, I sat up slowly and looked around the room. It looked so old fashioned like it hadn't been used in such a long time, it was definitely Liz's room; it just made me think of her.
“Where's Marie? Is she coming?” I asked but Anju just shrugged her shoulders; she didn't know. I braced my arm around my ribs and tried to climb to my feet, pain exploded all across my middle and I quickly gave up on that idea and lay back down. I'd wait until Max got here so he could heal me up.
There was a polite knock on the door and Jeff peaked his head in before coming in to stand near the bed
“Max and the others are here” he whispered, why did he look so worried? What was wrong? What had happened?
“What's wrong?” I couldn't help but demand seeing the strange look on his face
“Larek's here” he stated and I shot up then groaned in pain
“What do you mean Larek's here?” I inquired once I got the pain down to a mildly unbearable level
“He's doing his mind outreach thing on Brody. Tess managed to escape Antar” he explained and I closed my eyes tight trying to avoid the happy and hopeful look on Anju's face.
“Could you get Max to come in and heal me?” I asked trying to put all this business with Tess out of my mind for now. I wanted to get healed up so I could go and be reunited with Marie.
“Sure” said Jeff then he disappeared and Max and Liz came in a few minutes later. Max looked deeply saddened
“Zan” he whispered reverently then he glanced at Anju and Kiara and sighed deeply before kneeling down next to the bed. Liz put her hand on his shoulder as he began to heal me, he looked into me and saw everything. I didn't see much from him, he was much better at keeping his mind closed off during the healing. I saw happy times he'd had with his family over the years; a few brief snapshots on a life similar to mine. Max had had a good life with Liz and his family and that's what I planned to do for the rest of my life. No more disappearing off to nearby inhabitable planets or trusting aliens who shared the same genes as me.
Max sat back and Liz wrapped her arms around his neck as he panted with exhaustion, I sat up and flexed my torso grateful not to be in pain
“We have to talk” said Max staring at me seriously before glancing at Anju
“Max...” began Liz “That can wait. We'll look after them, Zan. Here take my car... go to her” she said holding out the keys. I took them from her hands and left the room quickly.
I spied Kyle and Serina in the living room holding hands and talking quietly, they fell silent when they spotted me
“Is it true?” asked Kyle
“I-I don't know... I think it is” I whispered
“Where is... your sister?” Serina added looking uncomfortable with all this. I nodded back to the room
“I promise we'll find a way to find out if we are yours, Kyle or if we're Max's children” I stated then smiled “When I get back from seeing Marie”
I practically skipped out the door and down the stairs to the car that was waiting in the alley. I got in and started it up before I realised I didn't know where Marie was exactly, no one had told me. I sighed closing my eyes before opening them, pulling out the alley and turned right.
I was connected to her so I just had to feel my way back to her. I doubt that she felt the same level of connection because she was human and I wasn't but that didn't matter; it just meant that no matter what I'd always be able to find her.
I pulled up outside a fairly bright and well kept house, there was a moving truck in front and the kids were playing on the lawn. Marie was overseeing everything whilst talking to a neighbor I'd never seen before. Moving men were moving stuff I recognized from our home in Philadelphia into this house.
I got out and walked up the lawn to hear what she was saying to the neighbor
“Yeah... I miss him. I'm just waiting for him to get back, he went off to find his biological sister. It feels like he's on a different planet”
“Not any more” I said loud enough for both of them to turn and stare at me. Marie's eyes went wide and she gasped in pure disbelief
“ZAN!” she dropped the box she was holding and ran at me. I pulled her into my arms and held her close
“I missed you so much” I whispered to her and I felt her shaking against me “I'm sorry I left, Marie”
“I thought you were never coming back. I thought you had been killed” she replied with tears shining in her eyes. She looked absolutely distraught
“Would I really let myself be parted from you? Would I let Kivar take me away from you?” I asked her rhetorically “You were what kept me alive. The hope that I would see you again”
“What was it like? Up there?”
“You weren't there with me. It was hell” I replied and she started to stroke my face
“You're covered in blood” whispered Marie “What did they do to you?”
“I'll tell you later. Not in front of the boys” I answered her as I spared Alex and Charlie a glance. I pressed a kiss to her forehead before turning round to see them watching me intently “ALEX! CHARLIE!”
“DAD!” they rushed over and I pulled both of them into my arms and hugged them tight. I was so glad to be back on Earth and reunited with them.
“Did you miss me?”
“Of course we did!” they both replied in unison before glaring at each other
“Mom says we have to live in Roswell now” Charlie stated
“Is that right?” I stood up looking to Marie for answers
“I didn't know when you were coming back and I didn't know really what to do about going back home... especially after your parents... Zan and Langley helped me find this place. They got people to pack our things up and ship them here. I was going to stay here and wait for you” she explained and I sighed before spotting the neighbor who'd been listening intently to the entire conversation. She coughed when she realised we'd cottoned on to the fact that she'd been listening in
“Everyone's meeting up later. We've got a lot to talk about and discuss... I found her. My sister”
“She's here?”
“I left her with Max, Liz, Kyle and Serina...” I told her then sighed “Let's go inside. I hope this place has a shower”
TBC...