Battling the Memories (CC, Teen) Ch 7--11/13[WIP]

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Title: Battling the Memories

Author: Cee125

Disclaimer: The characters of Roswell belong to Jason Katims, Melinda Metz, the WB, and UPN. They are unfortunately not mine. No infringement is intended.

Category: Conventional Coupling with A LOT of angst

Rating: Teens

Summary: Everything up to Departure happens except that Alex was not “killed” by Tess. Unfortunately, Tess and Max did sleep together resulting in her being pregnant. Their son was having troubles developing on Earth so they did need to go back to Antar using the Granolith with the exception of Michael. This story takes place about 8 years after they left.

Author’s Note: There will be a strong M/T friendship that will happen throughout the fic. Also there will be a UC coupling in some of the flashbacks scenes that happen in this fic. If you don’t like these conditions, then you shouldn’t read it. Thank you, and I really hope you enjoy it! I GREATLY appreciate feedback

Max, Isabel, and Tess were in a room surrounded by guards that all had laser type guns pointed directly at their heads. The three kept trying to use their powers, but nothing was happenings. Just then, a man came forward through the surrounding guards.

“Your Highness, your powers make you powerful.” The man stated with excitement lacing his voice

He was holding up a beeping metal device

“So if you take away your powers, what’s left?

“You won’t get away with this Kivar.” Max declared defiantly looking him straight in the face

I’ll tell Elizabeth and her baby that you said hello” Kivar smirked confidently while he walked away from them

“Kill them!”

“No!” Kyle shouted waking himself up from that horrible nightmare

His body was soaking in sweat and convulsively shaking. He knew from experience that it was not just another dream. He knew with every fiber in his body that that was the future for Max, Isabel, and Tess. If he didn’t act fast they were going to die at the hands of their enemy. He quickly picked up his cell phone from its charger, and dialed the first person that came to mind


“Hello.” A sleepy masculine voice answered from the other end of the line

“We got trouble!” Kyle stated still haunted by his vision

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Kyle shifted nervously in the booth waiting for the others to come. Kyle’s look has matured some bit in the 8 years that have passed. He still has his handsome good looks and strong Buddha beliefs. The only thing that has changed is his willingness to let anyone come close to his heart. He is very guarded with his heart ever since Tess betrayed him with Max. Kyle never wants to feel the pain of his heart ripping in two ever again.

“There better be major trouble for me to be up at 7 in the morning.” Michael growled as he took a seat across the booth from Kyle. Michael still looks the same except for his stubbly beard surrounding his chin. His whole personality has changed; he is no longer stone wall Guerin. Everyone can credit that change in demeanor to his wife Maria and their children for that change.

“Hey Matt.” Kyle eye shifted down to the little boy who took a seat next to his big man.

Matthew Alexander Guerin was the first born child of Michael and Maria. He had Maria’s dark blond hair with Michael’s signature spiky hair (think season 1). He had Michael’s sharp and hard facial features with Maria’s dark green colored eyes. The only time that Matt would fully open up to a person is if he was completely comfortable around them. He has a striking resemblance to Stonewall Guerin when he wants to

Before Matt could answer another voice filled the room “UNCLE KYLE!!”

Madison Elizabeth Guerin came running through the café to her uncle who easily picked her off the ground. Maddie is Michael and Maria’s second child, and 5 minutes younger then her twin brother Matt. She had shoulder length dark brown hair with wild fly away curls. She’s basically a mini-Maria except that she possesses Michael’s strong mysterious eyes.

“Hey Maddie.” Kyle said as he spun his favorite girl around in circles when he picked her up

“You’ll let me have candy, right Uncle.” Maddie said giving her best puppy dog expression after he put her back down on the ground. Kyle is either a sucker for Maddie or Maddie knows how to twist her Uncle Kyle around her finger. Either way she probably could get away with murder if she wanted to

“Don’t even think about it Buddha boy!” Maria knowingly said as she came to sit down in the booth. Maria is the same spunky girl that can talk anyone’s head off. The only difference is that she is a mother. If you hurt her children, she will kill you. Her looks have changed and evolved over the years. She is currently sporting a Bohemian style that matches her dark brown curly hair.

“What is Kyle giving Maddie now?” Alex asked as he came in and joined the group. Alex is the one that has changed the most out of everyone due to what he went through with his “death” ordeal. Aging has definitely agreed with Alex. He is no longer the dorky-geeky looking friend. He looks great ever since he’s been training to make himself stronger. He has gained muscles in all the right places. Yet, behind the handsome exterior is still the computer nerd interior.

“Do we need to the save the Earth again?” Alex half jokingly said while taking a seat next to Kyle.

“Can’t it wait until I pop this thing out?” Liz complained as she wobbled up to the booth. Liz is the biggest one that has change out of the group. She still had the shy, innocent girl-next door looks, but don’t let that fool you. Liz’s attitude toward everything completely changed when Max left. The more her powers developed, the more different she became. She has a new found attitude, confidence, and wildness that she didn’t have before. She has calmed down a lot since finding out she was pregnant 6 months ago, but don’t catch her on a bad day.

“So why we up this early in the morning.” Michael asked after finally everyone sat down around the table

“I had a vision last night. Max, Isabel, and Tess need are help. They are gonna be murdered by Kivar if we don’t do anything about it.” Kyle bluntly stated

Kyle knew there was no gentle way to tell his friends the news so he gave them a brief detail of the vision he had. He knew all his friends were shocked with mixed feelings about the alien trio. He didn’t need to be empathic to know what all his friend’s reactions were. He just had to look at all their faces to see how they felt about the news.

“I can’t let that happen.” Michael blurted out hauntingly before anyone else could say anything

Michael found a new family when he decided to stay on Earth, but it didn’t mean he forgot about his old one.

“Don’t worry Spaceboy. We won’t let that happen.” Maria said comfortingly to Michael. She knew how much Max and Isabel meant to Michael.

“Right guys?” Maria asked while looking around the table at her friends

“Why should we?” Liz harshly blurted out. Unlike Michael, she had a different opinion of the alien trio.

“They left us when we needed them the most. Alex “died” by the hands of an alien. They didn’t help us when we needed them to. They left the alien killers on Earth, and we all had to deal with them. We don’t live a safe life because they led all their enemies straight to us. Why should we risk our lives for them?”

“I understand where you’re coming from.” Michael stated directly to Liz. He wanted to let her know that he wasn't angry at her unwillingness to help them

“I don’t know if it’s Rath’s essence inside that’s going into general or protector mode, but I need to help them out. I have to go to Antar, and whoever wants to join me, feel free. I’m not forcing any of you to come with me, but I could use all the help I could get. I just need to do this so the little voice in the back of my mind will shut up.”

“There’s more.” Kyle added after Michael’s heartfelt speech

“After Kivar kills them, he’s coming to Earth.” Kyle stated hauntingly remembering the details of the dream

“For Michael?” Alex questioned. The only reason that Kivar would come to Earth is kill the last remaining royal four

“No.” Kyle stated as he looked straight into Liz’s eyes
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“He’s coming for Liz and her baby.”

“What?” Liz quested in complete shocked. She didn’t understand how Kivar even knew that there was a baby

“How would he even know?”

“I don’t know.” Kyle told her honestly, “He told Max right before he killed them that he would say hi to you and the baby.”

“I guess that only leaves us one choice.” Liz stated as her motherly instincts kicked in

“We go there and kill the bastard.”

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Chapter 2

Author's Note: FEEDBACK IS GREATLY APPRECIATED


“Where are my kids!” Michael yelled at the man while choking him to death

“Michael we need him alive.” Maria said as she tried to loosen Michael’s deadly grip

Michael couldn’t let go even if he wanted to. His kids were his life. The more he thought about them being hurt, the angrier he got.

“We won’t get any information from him if he’s dead.”

“We got the kids.” Kyle yelled out as he came into the room

“They had to use all their powers protecting themselves from his crew.”

Michael punched him in the face before grabbing Maria and heading towards the door. Just before they exited the room, Michael threw a large deadly energy blast towards him

“Do you think we’re doing the right thing bringing the kids?” Michael asked the question that has been plaguing his mind since they decided to head to Antar

“What other choice do we have?” Maria asked in a defeated tone.

They both strongly weighed all their options, but the only one that worked best was taking the kids with them.

“There is no one here to leave them with.”

“You could always stay with them.” Michael suggested knowing Maria will disagree. He was trying to find a way to keep his family safe.

“Remember last time we separated.” Maria painfully reminded him, “Everything went horribly wrong.”

There was no doubt in his mind that they were stronger together than they were apart. He just didn’t know if it was a good idea to bring his children on a planet where a war is raging on.

“The only way our kids can be 100% safe is if they are with us.” Maria reminded him

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“Why are you doing this to me?” Alex asked looking up.

He was chained to the bed, and hooked up to a lot of machines. He tried to see his capture’s face, but the bright light on the ceiling stopped him from identifying anyone

“We know about your special friends.” A man’s voice stated from somewhere near his legs

“What are you talking about?” Alex asked still a little disoriented from the drugs that they pumped into his system

“We want to use you against Vilandra.” The man said with evil intentions

“I won’t help you hurt Isabel.” Alex defiantly stated

“We’ll see.” The man stated as he grabbed Alex’s leg and sent a small energy blast through his body

“Ahhhh!”

“Couldn’t sleep?” Alex asked as he was shaken out of his trance when Kyle came out to the backyard

Alex was sitting on a lawn chair and looking up at all the stars in the sky. Ever since they decided that they were going to help out, he couldn’t stop thinking about a certain blonde alien. He wondered how their first meeting will be like. Unlike Kyle and Liz, Alex didn’t really hold any resentment toward the alien trio. The reason could be that that period of his life was a blur since he was considered dead. The only thing he remembers from that period is the pain

“Nope.” Kyle stated as he sat in the lawn chair next to Alex and handed him a beer.

“This whole thing is just brining up feelings that I thought were long gone.”

“Is seeing Tess again going to affect the mission?” Alex asked concerned for the safety of his friend

“It’ll be alright.” Kyle stated

Kyle had a strong hatred for Max after finding out he got Tess pregnant. He and Tess were not intimate, but he wanted things to progress in that direction. Unfortunately, finding out someone you love is pregnant with another man stops any progress that was happening. His hatred only intensified when the alien trio left, and all their lives were completely destroyed.

“Besides, I never let my emotions affect a mission.”

“Well you know if anything happens, you can talk to me.” Alex said offer support to his friend

“Thanks buddy.”
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“Give me another shot of Patron.” Liz told the bartender on duty

“Are you sure?” The bartender asked seeing Liz already a little tipsy

“Positive.” Liz stated

Liz took the shot of tequila and headed to the dance floor

“Let’s dance gorgeous.” A man said as he wrapped his hands around her waist

Liz was about to tell the guy to go to hell, but stopped when she saw a hauntingly familiar face

“Max……”

“Hey kiddo.” Liz stated when she felt her baby give her a strong kick

“Oooh, you’re going to be a strong one.”

It was so strange how much she loved this baby even though she hasn’t met him or her yet. She loves this baby more than she ever thought she could ever possibly love anyone.

“I just want to assure you that you’re going to be fine.” Liz said talking to the baby, “I’m going to try my hardest to make sure you grow up in a happy and safe environment.”

She still had doubts about raising a child on her own. She was just glad that she had Maria and the rest of the gang to help her through this

“I promise I’ll die before I let anything or anyone hurt you”

“We all promise to keep you safe munchkin.” Alex gently said as he placed a his huge hand on top of Liz’s tiny hand

Liz quickly wiped the tears that were forming in her eyes before looking up to see Alex and Kyle standing behind her. Ever since they found out about Kivar, the gang decided that Liz shouldn’t be staying alone. Tonight, both Alex and Kyle decided to spend the night at Liz’s place to keep her company.

“What are you guys still doing up?” Liz questioned just as Kyle and Alex took a seat in the couch next to her

“Just talking” Kyle answered suddenly looking straight at Liz

He knew there was a possibility that Liz was not going to like what they told her.

“About what?”

“You and the baby.” Alex answered looking at her squarely in the eyes

“Look.” Liz started knowing exactly where this conversation was going. In fact she had the exact conversation with Michael and Maria about an hour ago.

“I’m going to say this for the last time, and that’s it.” Liz said as she started the same speech she said to Michael and Maria

“Right now, I am the strongest one out of the group. We don’t know how the playing field is, so you guys could need the extra fire power.”

“But….” Kyle started, but Liz cut him off

“I know it’s not the smartest move.” Liz honestly stated

She already debated the pros and cons in her head. She knew all the risk she could possibly be taking since she was 6 months pregnant, but there was no way she was getting left behind.

“I just can’t stay on Earth knowing that you guys might not come back.”

“Look, it’s my decision to make, and I’m going. We’re a unit, remember, we stick together no matter what.” Liz said as she strongly finished her little speech

“You know we’re just looking out for you.” Kyle added after her speech

“I know and thank you.” Liz smiled

“So did you modify the travel packs?” Liz asked changing the subject

“Yea I rewired them for Antar.” Alex answered thinking about all the work he had to do today to make them ready for tomorrow morning

“The only problem is I don’t know the exact location of there whereabouts.”

“So it may be possible that we’ll be searching for days?” Kyle asked

“Possibly.” Alex sighed

“Or I was hoping that maybe you or Liz could feel them out.”

“Great.” Kyle answered lying back down onto the sofa

“That’ll be fun.”

“After that we’ll help them take down Kivar.” Alex finished the plan

“It’s not going to be that easy.” Kyle laughed at how easy Alex made it seem

“Nothing with them is ever that easy.” Liz darkly stated

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Title: Battling the Memories- CHAPTER 3

Author's NOTE: Thanks to those few people that have gave me feedback. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS! So please everyone feedback, it gives me a sense of how you like the story. Thank you!


“We’re here.” Alex stated when they finally materialized in what looked like to be a small city in ruins.

Many of the buildings were burnt down to the ground while others looked completely destroyed. There were several dead bodies lying in front of all of them. Some of the bodies had their necks sliced while others were badly burned.

“Tell me where he is.” The solider demanded from Liz as he dragged her out of one of the rooms and kicked her in the stomach for good measure

“I don’t know.” Liz yelled as she tried to get up to get an account of all the soldiers around her.

Her wrist and ankles were chained to each other making movement hard for her. She knew that her capturers didn’t know that she had powers so she was going to use that to her advantage. She was just waiting for the perfect moment to use her powers to free herself

“Are you sure about that?” The solider asked as he signaled to one of the other soldiers

The soldier holding Liz held up her head so she can see that they were bringing her parents into the room.

“Mom. Dad.” Liz whispered out as she saw her parents being thrown to the floor about 25 feet in front of her

“Don’t hurt them.” Liz pleaded with him

“Tell me where he is then.” The solider snarled at her

Liz sat there in silence, trying to think of a quick plan. Her parents’ lives were at stake and she didn’t know what to do. It was a lose-lose situation. If she told the men anything, she would die anyways.

“Fine! Have it your way.” The guard said when Liz said nothing

Before Liz had a chance to say anything, the guard threw a high intensity energy blast at her parents, which killed them on contact.

“NO!” Liz yelled trying to get up and go to her parents

She tried to get closer to them to try and save them, but the guard put a halt to her plans. He kicked her in the stomach again and sat on her so she couldn’t move

“You bastard!” Liz choked out between sobs

She was about to throw up as the smell of burnt skin came in contact with her senses.

Liz was shaken from her memories by the voice of her nephew

“What happened to these people dad?” Matt asked as he looked around at the destruction and death

Due to what he has been through, Matt was not really fazed by all the destruction. This is what worried Michael and Maria the most. He had to grow up much more faster then anyone wanted him to. He lived in an unsafe world, and he had to learn fast that everything is not sunshine and roses.

“I don’t know.” Michael said as he did a quick survey of the area. He was checking to see if there was anymore danger that they had to worry about

“Are we there Mommy?” Maddie asked as she was waking up in Maria’s arms

“Go back to sleep honey.” Maria said as she gently rocked her daughter back to sleep.

Unlike Matt, Maddie was more sensitive to death and destruction. Maria didn’t want her daughter to wake up to this scene in front of them.

“Liz do you feel that?” Kyle asked as he was suddenly hit with strong vibes of someone coming their way

Kyle had the strongest empathic powers. He could usually feel people up to a quarter of a mile a way when he allowed himself to

“Now I do.” Liz stated just as she saw a group of men dressed in gear heading straight towards them

“What are you reading from them Kyle?” Michael asked trying to get some advantage of what they were about to face

“They’ve been watching us since we got here. They’re curious.” Kyle stated trying to search out the men’s feelings

“They are guards from the royal palace, but I wouldn’t trust them fully. I think some of them may be working for Kivar.”

“Be ready for anything.” Michael told the others just before he came face to face with the biggest man out of the group

“State your purpose.” The guard stated to the group

“I’m here visiting family.” Michael answered truthfully making sure not to give too much information away

The guard was staring at Michael trying to see if he was telling the truth, and Michael was staring at the guard to show he wasn’t intimidated by him

“Block your mind Michael. He’s reading it.” Kyle instantly stated when he realized what the guard was doing

“General Rath?” The large man questioned after getting access to his mind

“I’m so sorry. It’s an order for us to check the identity of everyone we are unfamiliar with.” The man said as he bowed before Michael

“I would have never done it if I knew it was you.”

“It’s all right.” Michael stated realizing the man was only doing his job

“General Rath has finally returned home.” The man said as he turned to face his men

There were cheers that erupted from the men, but Kyle and Liz were both surprised when they felt a large burst of anger
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“Good morning.” A young boy politely said as he entered the dining room where his parents were eating breakfast. He was a very handsome looking kid

“Come eat breakfast Zan.” Tess said as she grabbed a plate and served him food.

Tess is the same blonde bombshell she has always been. The only difference is that her hair is short and straight. Her whole mentality changed dramatically since having a child. Due to her son, she found out how to really love someone unconditionally. The more she got to know Max, the more she found out that she only thought of him as a great friend. Ever since opening her heart up to love, she has often thought about Kyle

“Can we go to the park later?” Zan asked wanting to have some fun like all the rest of the children

Alexander Evans is the first born child of Max and Tess. He was the reason why they had to leave Earth. He has Max’s shaggy brown hair, and Tess’ ice blue eyes. He was blessed with a mixture of Max and Tess’ personality. He was usually very quiet and shy around strangers, but he turned into a little spitfire as soon as you met him

“Sorry buddy. It’s just too dangerous right now.” Max apologized to his son.

Max still looks the same after all these years. The only major change appears in his eyes. They show signs of maturation and tiredness from being at war constantly. He is a father and king that is trying to end a war so that everyone can live in harmony. Being a father has made him grow and change. Even though he is married, he feels nothing but friendship for his wife. Max is still in love with the first girl that ever had his whole heart.

“Ok.” Zan sighed not liking the fact that he couldn’t do normal things

“Max!” Isabel exclaimed excitedly as she hurried into the living room

“Did you hear?”

Isabel is still very beautiful, but she looks more mature due to her short sophisticated dark burgundy hair style. Since coming to Antar, she reverted back to the ice princess. She was cold and hostile to people around her with the exception of Max, Tess, and Zan. She has been casually dating different men, but none of them ever became serious. She always compared them to Alex, and no one could match that standard. The main regret Isabel has is that she didn’t find Alex’s killer.

“Hear what?” Max asked clueless because he had just woken up 10 minutes ago

“Michael’s here on Antar.” Isabel said not able to contain her excitement

Isabel understood and respected his decision to stay on Earth, but it didn’t mean she missed him any less.

“How did he get here?” Tess asked curiously

“I don’t know.” Isabel answered

“I heard one of the guards talking. He was saying that they found General Rath in one of the ruined cities.”

“Are they sure it’s really him?” Max questioned

He was concerned that Michael might not be Michael. He might be a ploy used by Kivar to get close to them

“I’m pretty sure it was him.” Isabel answered remembering the conversation

“It was Oryun who found him and checked him out.”

“Then that means Michael’s back.” Max stated finally allowing himself to smile at the news of his friend’s return

“And he didn’t come alone.” Isabel carefully added

“Liz?” Max asked about the first person that came to mind

“They didn’t say who he was with.” Isabel regretfully answered

She was sorry she even brought it up. She saw the light that shined in Max’s eye at the prospect of reuniting with Liz. She didn’t want to see his disappointed face if Liz didn’t come

“They just said he came with 6 other people.”

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“We’re here.” Oryun announced as they stood in front of the palace doors

“Ahhhhh!” Liz screamed as someone just got done trying to snatch up any useful information from her mind.

She tried to mind block any vital information that was stored in her mind. It had successfully worked, but that doesn’t mean it was over. The more she resisted the more painful it got. Luckily she was more powerful then the man or she would have been turned into a vegetable right now

“Why do you care about him?” The man growled as he punched her across the face

“You know…you got the raw end of the relationship.” The man said as he started laughing

“He’s probably up there living the life of a king in a huge palace and you’re stuck here in a dungeon getting tortured.”

“He has probably already gotten married since his son is already born.” The man continued to goad Liz

“I remember Ava in her previous life. She was a terrible whiny nuisance of a wife. I guess you have to be really bad in bed to make him go back to her.”

Liz was shaken from her memories when she saw one of the guards sneak up behind Michael and pull a large knife out. She was too far away from him to stop him, so she did the only thing she could do

“Watch out Michael!” Liz yelled just as she put up a strong shield around the guard so he couldn’t move anywhere

Pandemonium quickly followed. Another guard was startled and thought that Liz was trying to attack General Rath, and quickly fired his gun at the girl.

“Liz! Watch out!” Kyle shouted out as he used his powers.

He concentrated on pushing the bullet with his mind so it wasn’t aiming for Liz’s heart. Lucky for Liz, he was able to push the bullet completely out of the way, and make it hit a nearby tree.

“Don’t move.” One of the guard said holding up a gun to Kyle’s head

Alex was standing behind them, and quickly went into action. He roughly tackled the guard that held a gun to Kyle’s head onto the ground.

“Uncle KYLE!” Maddie shouted out as she saw another man about to stab her uncle with a knife.

She threw a small but effective energy blast at the man’s hand knocking the weapon out of it

“Thanks Mad.” Kyle yelled out to his niece as he punched the guard

“So the little girl has powers.” Another guard said to Maddie as he bent down to grab her

“Let go of my sister.” Matt said as he pulled Maddie away from the guard and threw a small, but powerful energy blast at the man.

“Get the kids.” The guard growled as he picked himself off the floor

“Come on kids.” Maria said as she grabbed her two children.

“Don’t touch them.” Michael shouted out as he threw a large energy blast at the man that was about to shoot his family

“Liz we need protection now!” Michael said as he saw the situation was getting way out of hand

Liz quickly put up a field that pushed everyone she didn’t want in out

“What’s going on?” Max’s loud powerful voice questioned over the mayhem making all the guards stop what they were doing and kneel before their king

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Title: Battling the Memories- CHAPTER 4

Author's NOTE: Thanks to those few people that have gave me feedback. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS! Please let me know what you guys think....thank you


“What’s going on Oryun?” Max repeated to the head of his army when no one else answered

“I think that the guards misunderstood something the girl did” Oryun answered still not quite sure how it all started

“Where’s Michael?” Isabel came up behind Max, and quickly put a stop to the questioning

Tess and her both came outside to see what all the commotion was about

“There he is.” Tess pointed out to Michael who appeared as the dark emerald energy shield was disappearing around him

Michael decided to take the initiative and head over to the alien trio. Just as the others were about to follow them, all the guards picked up their weapons and aimed them at the group

“No!” Michael commanded in a stern voice

“They’re with me.”

“Sir you have a trader in your mist.” One of the guards said as he eyed one particular woman

“This girl was trying to kill you.”

“No I wasn’t!” Liz angrily proclaimed

She was not going to just stand by and let these stupid aliens bad mouth her and call her a trader.

“One of your guys is the trader and you’re just too stupid to realize it.”

“Are you insulting my intelligence” The guard asked furiously getting into the woman’s face

“Pretty much.” Liz snapped at the man who was getting up in her face

The guard grabbed the woman by her neck to show her that he was not amused by what she was saying.

Liz was about to kill the guard when a loud voice broke through the crowd

“Stand down!” Max commanded

He was disgusted at how the guard was treating a pregnant lady. He specifically would have to be dealt with at a later time.

The guard quickly realized his mistake in losing his temper and kneeled to the floor by the order of his king

“Are you alright?” Max was concerned about the pregnant lady and her well being

He was still shocked at how one of his guards could treat a pregnant lady like that

“I’m fine.” Liz stated as she finally looked into Max’s eyes

“Liz.” Max slowly let out as he realized who it was.

“Max?” Liz asked confusingly drunk

“Nah sweets.” The man answered smoothly back at her

The man before her looked like Max, but with several differences. Unlike Max, this guy was a total rebel. He had wildly spiky hair, a stubbly beard, tattooed arms, and an eyebrow piercing on the right side of his face. The more she looked at him, the more familiar he became.

“Da name’s Zan.”

“But they said you were dead.” Liz let the words slip out of her mouth when she realized who he was

“Who sent ya?” Zan asked suspiciously.

He quickly looked around to see if he saw any signs of his family. He also was trying to find all the possible exits if he needed one.

“Nobody.” Liz said confused at why he was asking her that

“Den why you here?” Zan questioned her motives.

He wanted to make sure that she was not out to get him

“To forget.” Liz answered truthfully

She downed a shot of tequila that she grabbed off a waitress’ tray

“I can help you wit dat.” Zan stated as he grabbed two more shots off the waitress’ tray and handed one to her

“Keep em’ coming.” Zan told the waitress as he handed her a hundred dollar bill

“May your dupe and his queen live happily ever after” Liz sarcastically said as she raised her shot glass

“Cheers.” Zan said as he raised his glass and downed his shot

“I guess we should say hello.” Alex said quickly brining Liz out of her memories

“Let’s just get this over with already.” Kyle stated as the group slowly made its way up to the alien trio to get reacquainted

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“You have two stunning children.” Tess said as she gently closed the door so they wouldn’t interrupt the children

They had just left their children in the Zan’s playroom so the adults could discuss business

Tess was a bit nervous talking to Maria by herself. They never really got along in the past because she was Liz’s best friend. She hoped that the gang could see that she has changed, and she is not a lying manipulative person anymore.

“Thanks” Maria was flattered by the compliment
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Maria thought it would be weird to hang out with Tess after so long, but she was wrong. The Tess she was talking to now was completely different then the Tess from 8 years ago. This Tess was a sincere, genuine, sweet loving mother who she could relate to

“They mean the world to me.”

“I know what you mean.” Tess stated thinking about her little boy

“You have a beautiful son.” Maria added

“He’s a perfect combination of you and Max.”

“Thank you.” Tess replied to the compliment

“So are you and Max thinking about having another child in the future?” Maria’s curious mind got the better of her.

She knew it was rude to snoop in other people’s private life, but that didn’t stop her. She wanted to indirectly get a sense of Max and Tess’ relationship.

“There won’t be anymore kids for me and Max.” Tess simply stated oblivious to the questioning

“We’re just friends.”
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“We thought you were dead.” Isabel whispered when she finally realized that Alex was alive

She couldn’t believe her eyes. Alex Whitman was standing in front of her alive, and looking hotter than he ever has.

“I know.” Alex replied solemnly

He knew that he would have to re-hatch his painful past, but he wasn’t sure if he was ready

“It’s what they wanted you to believe.”

“Who would do that?” Isabel asked in horror

“Kivar’s loyal followers.” Alex replied visually remembering every person’s face that tortured him

While he was there, he made a visual list of all the people that tortured him. There are only 2 people left on his list that he hasn’t killed yet.

“How long did they have you?” Isabel sadly asked

“They told me it was almost 2 years.” Alex whispered out

Isabel felt horrible about what he went through. It was mostly her fault that he was captured, and she didn’t know if she could forgiver herself for that.

“Did they hurt you?” Isabel whispered out wanting to know what they did to him

“It’s over now.” Alex stated not answering the question

He wasn’t ready to tell her about the constant pain he went through everyday. He knew she would feel guilty, and he didn’t want to put that burden on her. If he didn’t blame her for those events then she couldn’t blame herself for those events. He would eventually tell her, but only when she wouldn’t feel responsible for it

“So how have you been?” Alex asked changing the subject

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"Kyle I have something to tell you.” Tess said as she made her way into his room

“Are you okay?” Kyle asked when he glanced up and saw her looking very pale

“I’m pregnant.” Tess whispered out

“Who’s the baby’s dad?” Kyle questioned still in shock

They have been going out since prom and it seemed like it was going really great. He loved her, but hadn’t had the nerve to actually say the words to her yet. He was planning to tell her that he loved her tonight, but that was now ruined. His heart felt like it just had been stabbed, and now he was numb all over

“Max.” Tess stated.

“You cheated on me with Max?” Kyle asked still numb

“How could you do this to me?”

"I didn’t mean to hurt you.” Tess weakly said

“Are you okay Kyle?” Liz asked as she saw him staring at a mural of Max, Tess, and their son

“I have been over her for a while now.” Kyle blurted out still staring at the mural

“But every time I look at her, I feel all the pain coming back.”

“I think that’s natural.” Liz said contributing her feelings to the situation

“We’ve been hurt so badly, that seeing them just unintentionally triggers it.”

“It just makes us human.”

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“So how did you guys get here?” Max asked the question that has been plaguing his mind

“Alex created these transporters that allow us to travel anywhere we want.” Michael answered not giving too much away

“How did Alex know how to get here?” Max asked still confused

The more he thought about it, the more questions arose.

“I’ll let Alex tell you that.” Michael answered.

Alex's business was his business. If Alex wanted people to know what he went through, then Alex will tell his story, not him.

“Look, I need isolate the guards that brought us here.” Michael commanded going back into general mode and thinking about thier safety

“Why?” Max wondered what was going on

“They can't be trusted.” Michael boldly stated

“How do you know?” Max confusingly asked.

He still had no clue what was going on

“I just need you to trust me.” Michael stated knowing that time was a big issue

Max nodded his head

“Why are you guys here on Antar?”

“We’re here to help save your lives.” Michael brutally answered

"You guys are gonna be murdered."

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Liz has been so depressed this pass year that she didn’t even remember the last time she had so much fun. After taking another shot of tequila, Zan and Liz quickly headed to the dance floor

Liz and Zan were both enjoying showing off their sexy moves on the dance floor. As she straddled him she made the mistake of staring into his eyes. Both of them were too caught up in the moment to stop themselves from attacking each others lips

They were in a hot and heavy passionate lip lock when Liz felt herself getting hot…too hot. It was like she was burning from the inside, and was about to combust

“Oww!” Liz cried out in pain as she pushed herself out of Zan’s embrace

“What’s wrong kitten” Zan asked not sure why she pulled away

Liz lifted her hands to show him the green electrical sparks running through it

“The dupe changed ya?” Zan asked realizing what she was going through

Liz just nodded as she tried to control the energy in her body to make it stop hurting her

“I don’t know how to control it very good.” Liz admitted as she stared helplessly at her hands as the burning sensation continued

“I could help.” Zan simply stated.

Usually Zan could care less about the person next to him, but there was something about her that he couldn’t shake off. Even though he just met her, he couldn’t stand to see her in pain

“Really?” Liz asked

She was hopeful that someone could help her with her alien powers and the strange painful green crackling energy that came with it

“Come on.” Zan said as he led her to an exit

“Liz.” Max slowly said as he entered the room and interrupted Liz’s memories

Ever since she got here, he’s wanted to sit down and talk to her. He finally found her just sitting down in the gardens, and looking more beautiful then ever. She had a soft glow from both the moonlight and her pregnancy.

“Hi.” Liz awkwardly stated as Max sat down next to her

She was very confused at how she was feeling. She held a deep anger towards Max, but every time she looked at him, it would remind her of how much she deeply missed Zan

“How have you been?” Max asked wanting to know everything about her again

“Okay.” Liz simply stated still not completely comfortable talking to him

“So Michael told me why you guys were here.” Max tried comfortably to start a conversation with her

“Thank you.”

“For what?” Liz didn’t understand why he was thanking her

“For coming here to help us out.” Max said gratefully

“Thank Michael.” Liz stated while remembering all the reasons why she didn’t want to be here

“I didn’t really want to come.”

“Oh.”

“Then why did you?” Max suddenly questioned curiously

“I didn’t want to be left alone again.” Liz said as she opened up her vulnerability to Max

She made the mistake of opening up her feelings. She closed herself off the moment she saw the wedding band that was around his finger

“I’m going to lay down, I’m feeling nauseated.” Liz stated as she quickly got up and left the room

“Wait.” Max called out to her as she disappeared through the door.

“Let her be.” Kyle stated as he stopped Max from going after his friend

“Kyle?” Max questioned not able to see who was standing in the shadow but recognized the voice almost immediately

“She doesn’t need this right now Max.” Kyle said as he stepped out of the shadow

“She’s pregnant and going through a difficult time seeing you.”

“Did she tell you that?” Max asked wanting to truthfully know how Liz was feeling

“She didn’t need to.” Kyle decided that it was time to tell Max about the side effect to his healing ability.

“Thanks to your healing skills, I got this cool empathic power.”

“You can….”

“Read minds.” Kyle answered before he could finish his sentence

“So you know….”

“That you and Tess are just friends.”

“And…”

“That you are still in love with Liz even though it has been 8 years.” Kyle stated finishing his thought

“I would…”

“Never do anything to hurt her.” Kyle finished again

“You may never intentionally want to hurt her Max, but somehow you always do” Kyle added giving Max some advice

“Is that why you’re spying on us?” Max guessed on what the real reason to why Kyle was in the gardens

“I’m looking out for her.” Kyle pointed out his view on the situation

“If she doesn’t want to talk to you then you need to back off. But if she does wants to talk to you…..let her do it on her terms. Okay?” Kyle asked looking out for Liz

“I can do that.” Max stated knowing that he would give Liz as much time as she would need

“You better.” Kyle warned right before he left the garden area

“Or you will have me, Alex, Michael, and MARIA to deal with.”

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“You okay chica?” Maria asked concerned as Liz walked into the large kitchen looking very upset

“No.” Liz sighed as she took a seat next to Maria.

“You wanna talk about it?” Maria asked

She was trying to get Liz to talk about her feelings. It wasn’t good when she kept her feelings bundled up. The last time that it happened she went on a downward drinking spiral.

“No.” Liz weakly stated as she put her head down on Maria’s shoulder

Maria placed a comforting hand upon Liz’s head to try and offer her some comfort and support

“You know I’m here whenever you need me chica.” Maria offered her a shoulder to lean on

“I miss him.” Liz finally admitted to herself and her best friend

Instead of saying anything, Maria just listened to her friend speak her mind. She learned a long time ago that Liz didn’t need someone to tell her what she should do or that everything was gonna be okay. Liz needed someone to let her vent out all her feelings.

“I’ve gotten so comfortable having him around, that it just sucks that he’s not here…..when I need him the most.”

Liz has been trying to be strong, but she couldn’t hold it in anymore. The tears that she has been holding back were finally flowing freely.

Liz quickly tried to dry her tears when she saw both Maddie and Matt coming into the kitchen, but it was too late

“Why are you crying Aunty?” Maddie asked concerned as she saw the tears in her aunt’s eyes

They both came in here to get an ice cream that Zander’s father Max promised them. Matt and Maddie both decided to call him Zander because they felt weird calling him their Uncle Zan’s name, and they couldn’t call him Alex because of their Uncle Alex

“I just miss your uncle.” Liz said as she dried up her tears with a napkin

“Are you all better?” Matt questioned

He hated to see his aunt so sad. He hoped that if her tears were gone, then she would feel better.

“I am now, thanks to seeing you two munchkins.” Liz said as she finally let out a genuine smile

Liz loved her niece and nephew with all her heart. They were the main two people that filled Liz up with so much joy when she was feeling down and alone. If it hadn’t been for them, Liz would have been stuck in a thick cloud of depression

“Good.” Maddie stated happily

“Cause when you’re sad; your little girl is sad too.”

“You can feel the baby?” Liz asked in shock at their growing powers

The twins both nodded their heads simply, and didn’t think it was a big deal. They have both always been able to feel their cousin inside their aunt’s stomach, but they never said anything.

“She can’t wait to meet us.” Matt stated proudly

“We’re gonna be the best cousins in the world to her.” Maddie also answered in the same proud manner

“She?” Liz asked finally realizing that the twins were telling her the sex of her baby

“Yea it’s a girl.” Maddie stated innocently

“I’m having a girl!” Liz yelled excitedly as the words finally sunk it

“OMG!” Maria added also getting extremely excited as well

“You’re having a girl!”

“AHHhh.” Both girls yelled as they were hugging each other and jumping for joy

“Grown-ups.” Matt nodded his head as he opened the freezer to get the ice cream for him and his sister

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CHAPTER 6


A.N: PLEASE let me know what you guys think.
“Those 3 guards are the ones working for Kivar.” Kyle pointed out the traders in the other room

Ever since Michael told him that some of the guards could possibly have relations to Kivar, Max had all the guards locked up in a holding room waiting to be checked out.

Luckily Kyle was able to feel out the guards intentions just by looking at them

“Are you sure?” Tess asked staring into the faces of them men

One of these men happened to be one of Zan’s main guards. Just the thought of him being near her son frightened her. She just hoped that Kyle was somehow wrong about him being a trader

“Positive.” Kyle knew that his empathic powers were never wrong

“What should we do your Highness?” Oryun wondered what they were going to do about the situation

“Kill em.” Michael simply stated like it was the only possible solution

“How can YOU so easily talk about taking someone’s life?” Isabel questioned staring at Michael

Even though it was a long time ago, she still remembers how haunted both her and Michael were after they each respectively killed Whittiker and Pierce

“From experience.” Michael explained his lack of sensitivity when it came to the death of his enemies

“So we’re killers like Kivar now?” Isabel asked incredulously looking at Max

“You GUYS are in a WAR! It’s killed or be killed.” Michael got irritated trying to get his point across to the naïve alien trio

“We’ve created policies against killing people so they our people wouldn’t be scared of us like they are Kivar.” Tess indirectly added her opinion

“If we murder them, the people will question our leadership and integrity

“That just shows your weakness.” Michael countered Tess’ argument

“If your enemies know that your not gonna kill them….then there is no fear to stop them from coming after you guys.”

Michael wanted them to see that everything doesn’t always fall in the category of good and bad; there was stuff like this that fell into the gray shady area.

“Kivar is going to keep on sending men to come after you. If your not gonna do anything about that then we wasted our time coming here because in the end your sitting ducks waiting to be shot down.” Michael agitatedly stated before he left the room

Michael made sense to Max, but he didn’t know if he could go to the extreme and kill these men.

“What do you think?” Max asked looking at Kyle for his opinion

“In Budddhism, dying is way to obtain enlightenment.” Kyle tried to lighten the mood by remembering his Buddha teachings

“It may help him in his next life because their personalities will pass through a number of different experiences that may help him be a better person when he is reborn.”

“Is that what you really think?” Tess questioned Kyle’s Buddha teaching

“That killing them will make them better people?”

“What do you really think of the situation?” Max wanted to know Kyle’s real opinion

“I wouldn’t kill anybody unless it was in self defense.” Kyle truthfully admitted his point on killing

“But just so you know, Michael does have a good point.”

“So you think we should kill them?” Max questioned trying to figure what Kyle thought they should do

“I’m not gonna make that choice for you.” Kyle read what Max’s intentions were

He knew that Max didn’t want to make the decision himself; he wanted someone else to decide their fate

“It doesn’t matter what I say or Michael says. This is your guy’s planet; you make the decisions, not us.”

“I don’t know what to do.” Max admitted to everyone in the room

“Maybe you guys need to talk to Alex and Liz.” Kyle stated giving them the best advice he could think of

“How can Alex and Liz help?” Isabel questioned not really understanding how those two could help with their situation

“They’re usually the brains of all our operations.” Kyle informed the alien trio of their secret weapon

“When those two are brainstorming, they come up with genius plans.”

“Just tell them the situation and what you guys think. They’ll come up with something.”
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“So let me get this straight.” Alex said wanting to shortly sum up the situation

“You don’t want to kill the guards who are traitors, but you want to make sure that you scare the enemy so they won’t come try it again.”

Max nodded at the simplified version of the problem they were having

“What if we just kill one of them?” Liz asked the alien trio to see if murdering only one traitor was better than murdering three

“We don’t want anyone’s blood on our hands.” Isabel immediately answered the question

“Well what if we pretend to kill one of them then?” Alex questioned looking at Tess

He knew that Tess had the power to mind warp people, and he was going to use it to their advantage

“And what if we send the other two back to wherever they came from to warn their friends?” Liz added to their plan

“That way they would be scared, and wouldn’t easily try to infiltrate this castle”

“Because they know that Max would kill them if they got caught.” Isabel realized where the plan was going

“Wow.” Tess was amazed at how Liz and Alex’s brainstorming session produced a really good plan

“And I could place a transmitter bug on the other two that we let go.” Alex added using his advancements in technology to his advantage

“To hear what their planning, so we would have a heads up.”

“What if they find it and set us up?” Tess asked trying to give the worse case scenario

“They won’t find it.” Alex assured her knowing his technology was 100% effective

“How can you be sure?” Isabel asked not understanding how Alex could be so sure that they wouldn’t detect it.

“Because it’s not a transmitter that you can find or visually see on somebody” Alex tried to explain his advancements in technology without confusing them

“It’s basically a special microscopic virus that is injected into the blood and travels straight to the voice box and ear canal. It feeds on sound wave frequency that can be absorbed and understood by a special receiver. It will allow us to hear what the guy is saying and what he hears from other people.”

“That’s ingenious.” Max said amazed at the device Alex created.

“I know.” Alex was very proud of this piece of technology. It took him 2 good years to modify the virus and the receiver perfectly

“I came up with the idea when we were battling these slimy aliens and we needed intel, but we had no where to plant a bug.”

“What slimy creatures?” Tess asked not remembering any other aliens on Earth

“A story for another day.” Alex quickly said covering up his slip up

“So how do you guys like the plan?” Liz asked changing the subject

“I like it.” Max approved of the plan

“When can we inject these suckers?”

“As soon as I take a quick trip back to Earth to pick up the virus.” Alex answered

He left most of his technology back on Earth because he didn’t think that this assignment would last very long

“Can I go with you?” Isabel asked hopeful.

Ever since she got to Antar, she has wanted to go back. Unfortunately everyone who originally worked on the granolith died. There was no one alive that knew how to correctly modify it so they could go back to Earth

“How would you guys get there?” Tess asked curiously

She still wanted to know how they managed to travel to Antar. For the past 5 years, all the scientist on Antar were trying to figure out a way to transport their bodies through space without using the granolith

“I built these transporters that could take us anywhere I want as long as I know the correct coordinates.” Alex tried to explain the best he could

“How long will it take you to get to Earth and back?” Max wondered what the time table would be

“It would be about a 3 hour journey there and back.” Alex estimated at how long it would take

“So can I go with you?” Isabel asked again desperately wanting to go to Earth even for a little bit

“I would love to see my mom and dad again.”

Alex and Liz quickly looked at each other to figure out who was going to tell them the bad news

“Your parents are dead.” Liz said as she decided to tell Max and Isabel the bad news

“What?” Isabel cried out loud not really believing what she heard

“How?” Max unbelievingly whispered out

“They were killed in a car crash.” Liz decided to tell them the facts

“Why didn’t you tell us sooner?” Isabel asked accusingly

“It’s not an easy subject to just bring up.” Alex said trying to lighten the mood

“Tell us the details.” Isabel determined to hear what her parents went through

“I don’t think that is such a good idea.” Alex started trying to spare Isabel the pain

“Tell me the details!” Isabel snapped not caring how rude she was being

“A car was heading straight for your parents so they tried to get out of the way. They were going too fast so their car swerved off the road and flipped over. Your mother was thrown out of the car and was cut so badly that she bled to death. Your father landed into a ditch and died on impact.” Liz sadly gave them the summary of how their parents died.

“What happened to the car that was heading straight for them?” Max asked hoping that he suffered some pain for what he did

“We don’t know.” Liz sadly stated remembering what Sheriff Valenti told them

“He just drove away and didn’t stop.”

“How could someone be so cruel?” Isabel was crying out and questioning the humanity of the other driver.

“They said that both your parents died instantly and didn’t feel any pain.” Liz added trying to make their parents death easier on them

“Gosh I wish we told them the truth before we left.” Isabel sadly said looking towards Max

“They knew” Liz simply stated unknowingly offering them some closure

“When you left, your parents were hysterical because they thought the worse possible situation happened.”

“Your mother went into depression, and your father spent thousands on an investigator to find you. We decided as a group that we had to help them, even if it meant telling them the truth about you guys. We thought it would be what you guys wanted.”

“They wanted us to tell you that you will always be their children and they love you ….no matter what.”

“Thank you.” Isabel whispered out as she gave Liz a huge hug

She was sad that she didn’t get to see her parents before they died, but she was also very thankful that her parents accepted and loved her no matter what

“We ended up burying them at Memorial Cemetary in Roswell.”

“I am going with you.” Isabel dared someone to tell her otherwise

If they were going to make a trip back to Earth then she was going. No one was going to stop her from seeing her parents one last time

“Okay be ready in half and hour.” Alex told her getting back to business



AN:
Also I'm letting you guys decide: Who's past do you want me to focus on in the next chapter:
Liz and her pregnancy
Alex's torture and escape
Kyle saying goodbye to his father
Maria's dilema during childbirth[/b]

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CHAPTER 7


A.N: THAKN YOU to all the feedback! PLEASE still let me know what you guys think.


Liz still felt hurt and resentment towards Max, but seeing him looking so shattered about the new of his parent’s death cracked through the wall Liz built. She knew how it felt to lose your parents, and she wouldn’t wish it on anyone.

Liz decided that Max may need someone to talk with “You okay?”

“Not really.” Max whispered out as he looked up into the concern eyes of Liz

“I wish I could go back and do something.”

Max felt really guilty that he wasn’t there to help out his parents. If he was there, he could have possibly saved their lives

“Maybe if I was there, I could have done something.” Max admitted out loud what he was thinking

“But you weren’t.” Liz decided to be brutally honest with him

She didn’t say it to hurt him. She just wanted him to realize that there was nothing he could’ve done

“You came to Antar because your son was sick.”

Max was frustrated because he couldn’t take care of the people who raised him. “But I could’ve tried harder to find a way back.”

“What if I came back and healed….”

“You can’t think like that.” Liz interrupted Max as she placed her hand over his

“If you think about all the possible “what ifs”, it’s going to make you go crazy.”

Liz remembered all the times where she thought of all the different possible scenarios that could have happen if she just told Max the truth about the future version of himself. “Trust me I know.”

“Thank you.” Max decided that Liz was right.

“For telling them.”

“I know it’s what you would have wanted.” Liz stated still holding onto Max’s hand and getting lost in his eyes

Liz unintentionally opened herself up to the connection that she shut off a long time ago

Max was surprised when he slowly felt Liz through their connection. He was totally blown away by all the emotions that were bundled up inside of her

Just as Max was going to question her about it, Tess came in and the connection was immediately closed off

“Max….” Tess immediately regretted coming into the room when she saw that she was interrupting an intense moment

“We’ll I’m going to go.” Liz stated as she quickly got up and left

Tess saw Max sadly watching Liz leave the room “I’m so sorry.”

“I can explain our situation.”

“It’s okay.” Max said as he finally turned to look at Tess

He knew that the only person that could fix the situation with Liz was himself

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“Damn!” Liz cursed as she looked at her hands, which were covered in the painful green energy.

When she unintentionally opened up her connection to Max, she lost her focus and started to absorb all the energy around her

“Are you sure this will work?” Liz wondered as the green energy became more intense as she stood next to Zan

“Positive.” Zan replied as he turned her towards the brick wall

“I’m really scared that when I do this…it’s going to work.” Liz stated as she finally comprehended what Zan was telling her to do

“Trust me.” Zan said as he wrapped his arms around Liz small body

“Ya in good hands.”

“Okay.” Liz weakly agreed as she found strength in Zan’s comforting arms

Liz took a deep breath and did exactly what Zan told her to do. She deeply concentrated on sending all her energy to the tips of her fingers. The more she tried to push the energy, the more painful it got. She thought nothing was working until she saw a bright ball of energy slowly radiate out of her body. Every rational thought left her body as she realized that she wasn’t human anymore. The more she thought about it the more fearful she became. She knew that she was changing, but it’s a totally different feeling when you actually see evidence of that change. She lost focus on what she was doing, and the energy quickly and painfully went back into her body

Zan saw the energy going back into her body, and knew she was losing focus. “Stop being scared.”

“I’m not!” Liz yelled at him angrily

“Ya you are.” Zan told her the facts about what’s going on

“Just stop being a wuss and PUSH the sucker out.”

She looked at Zan and knew he was right. She decided to put her fears aside and fix the problem at hand. She knew that she could do this and went back to focusing on pushing the energy out through her fingers.

Just like before a bright ball of energy appeared at the tips of her fingers

“Now what?” Liz wondered what she was going to do next

“Let it all flow out.” Zan explained what to do

“And throw the energy at the wall.”

“How do you do that?” Liz questioned not sure exactly how to throw the energy

“Just push it out of your body and focus on the wall.” Zan instructed her

Liz listened to his instructions and did exactly what he told her to do. It quickly worked when a huge blast of energy was shot out of her hands and crashed into the wall. Instead of stopping, the energy just kept getting brighter and brighter as it left her hands. The blast of energy finally died down when Liz started to fall backwards from exhaustion.

Zan was close enough to catch her before she hit the ground

“Thank you.” Liz whispered out before she closed her eyes

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Liz calmly concentrated on focusing her energy to the tips of her fingers. Once the energy was bundled up and ready to leave, she gently let it lose into the night sky. She quickly stopped the energy flow when the pain in her fingers disappeared. She knew what would happen if she wore herself out and released too much energy at once.

Liz slowly opened her eyes and realized that she wasn’t in her room. She sat up and looked around the room, and found Zan laying on the floor staring at her.

“Where am I?” Liz asked as soon as their eyes made contact

“My pad.” Zan told her as he got off the floor and stretched out.

Liz couldn’t help but stare at his well kept muscular body

“What happened?” Liz decided to get right to the point and distract her from his shirtless body

“You let go too much energy and knocked yo-self out.” Zan explained the events of last night

Liz remembered how much energy left her body and hit the brick wall

“All that was my energy?” Liz asked still blown away at her alien powers

“Nah.” Zan replied as he finally put a shirt on

“Some of dat was what ya took from others”

“I took people’s energy?” Liz questioned not really understanding her newfound powers

“How?”

“You an enigma.” Zan answered her questions, but left her with even more questions

“Ma dupe turned ya more alien than me.”

“How?” Liz still had a lot more questions floating around in her head

“Not sure.” Zan shrugged not really knowing how it happened

He knew that healing someone would possibly give them some alien powers, but Liz’s case was totally different. Just from her light show last night, he knew that she had potential to become a very powerful being.

“I know that I have to help you control it.” Zan stated as he already felt her absorbing some of his energy from his body

“It’s not healthy for you to take so much energy from people.”

“Does it hurt you when I take your energy?” Liz asked fearing that she was hurting people around her

“Nah.” Zan assured her that she wasn’t really hurting anyone

“Right now, ya only taking a small amount. But if ya wanted to take a lot den ya could kill somebody.”

“How do I stop this?” Liz anxiously asked not wanting to unintentionally hurt anyone

“Ya have to learn how ta block out everybody.” Zan told her the only way he knew how to stop her from taking people’s energy

“What if I don’t learn how to do it?” Liz asked still not sure if she could learn that skill

“Ya will start lighting up like a Christmas tree more often.” Zan explained the consequences of her not learning to control that power

“Too much energy is bad for ya.”

“Can you help me?” Liz asked wanting to take control of her life

“What’s in it for me” Zan asked wanting to know what he’ll in return for helping her out

“A friend.” Liz offered the first thing that could pop into her head

“Maybe more?” Zan mischievously asked

“Maybe.” Liz stated as she smiled back at him

“Alright kitten.” Zan couldn’t help but agree

“Ya got ya self a deal.”
“I wish you were here.” Liz whispered out into the sky as a single tear fell from her eye