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**Triology-One of Three books: The beginning**


Banner by: Crashdown 51

Title: The Prophecy: The Beginning

Author: POM

Disclaimer: I owe nothing to Roswell or its creators

Rating: Mature

Pairings: (CC)
*Max & Liz
*Michael & Maria
*Alex & Isabel

Summary:
Liz Parkers POV post pilot episode

Authors note:

*Tess is not in this fan fiction because it turns out that Liz is Ava.
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Chapter 1: Uncertain Questions and Answers

The Gomez concert was over and we all came out of the concert arena singing and laughing. Alex exclaimed with much excitement and thrusting his hands upwards as he shouted into the street…

”That was the best concert ever!” We all laughed at him.

“Yeah, Alex…doesn’t please that is so lame…” Isabel told him.

“Sorry…” he replied as Isabel motioned for him to put down his arms.

We all headed to the parking garage, I wrapped my arm, and hand around Max’s. “What did you think of the concert?” I asked him.

He replied just like Alex, “It was the best concert ever!!!” he shouted out to everyone.

Everyone laughed except Alex.

“Don’t mock okay…” he said sadly.

“C’mon Alex…cheer up will you? “ Max tried to tell him, but on the side note we all had a good laugh.

As we got closer to our cars, we noticed there where two people fighting, arguing…and wrestling each other.

I turned my attention back to Max, “Hey what do say, that before you take me home…we stop by the desert and have a small party of our own?” I whispered in his ear.

He gave me a look that was sure to please. I leaned over and kissed him, and as he returned it…everyone seemed to get grossed out.

Almost at once they all replied, “Eww…get a room you two!! No one needs to see that…” Michael shouts over everyone.

But we continue kissing, “I love you…” I told him under my breath. He replied, “I love you too.”

“Oh…Brother” they said at once.

While Max replies…” Now that sounds like a plan Miss Parker…I would be happy to attend.” he smiled at me.


“Hey, Maria…can I catch a ride home with you guys, I have a feeling that I’m not wanted over there?” Maria nodded.

“Sure thing… Alex, get in the car…in the backseat…” she told him firmly.

She knew that he wanted to sit next to Isabel, but she wasn't sure if she felt the same way. Michael was heading toward his motor bike.

“I guess I’ll just see all of you at school tomorrow…” He told all of us.

Just then the argument that we were all trying to ignore got louder and louder… suddenly, shots were fired.

Maria and Isabel screamed out and ducked for cover.

“Chill out you guys…this happens at every concert—I don't know why you guys are so surprised.” He told them all blandly.

Everything was moving in slow motion now, I could feel myself falling…I grabbed onto Max’s shirt as I fell to the ground—gasping for air.

“Liz, what is it? What’s wrong?” Max held her head as she tried to tell him…but the words were not coming out of her mouth.

I then lifted up my hand and exposed the massive amount of blood rushing out of my body.

“Max?” was all I would say…

I could hear Maria screaming in the distanceÂ…but my mind was focused on Max, and nothing else. Suddenly green serge of powerful electrify, was running all throughout my body.

“Max…what is that?” Isabel asked as she got closer to the incident.

“I don’t know…but she’s not human…that’s for sure…” Max raised in concern for Liz, but also for Isabel and Michael now.

Max started to raise his hand over Liz, but Michael stopped him…

“Max don’t…your going to expose usÂ…do you really think that is wise?” Michael asked.

“Michael shut up…” Max shouted at him… “I have to try…I canÂ’t just let her die.” Max continued to lift his hands over Liz.

“I still think this is a bad idea…” Michael told them as he lifted his hand and blew out the entire security cameras that were around them.

A bright light filled the garage. He transferred all his strength all him energy into saving Liz.

He wouldn’t let her die…he couldn’t she was the love of his life…no one would come close to her. All theses thoughts kept running in and out his mind.

“Please, Liz…don’t die, I need you…” He pleaded with her.

Maria cried out…”Oh my god, what the hell is Max doing to Liz? And why is Liz green, what the hell is going on?” she asked a loud for anyone to answer her, but no one did.


Liz was levied by all the energy that Max was giving her. With a sudden burst of light…everything was over and Liz started to open her eyes again…as Max tried to catch his breath.

“Liz?” he exclaimed. He was panting, sweating, and could barely sit up—

“I’m sorry Max…I'm so sorry…” I told him as I rushed to his side.

“Max, no…stay awake…stay with me… open your eyes…” I told him as I grabbed his face and controlled my powers enough to transfer some of my energy to him.

“We have to go…we have to leave…someone is coming…” I told everyone frantically.

“What are you talking about Liz?” Alex asked.

“Look, just trust me…I know what I’m talking about…” I tried to tell them without giving away too much information.

Alex, help me get him into the jeep.” He nodded and did just that…

"Look meet us at the crash down and I’ll give you all the information you need or want to know okay…we just have to leave…” I climbed into the driversÂ’ seat of the jeep.

“Max, the keys…” I reached into his pants pocket…and made sure the safety belt was secure, and we were off.

While driving on the road...Max asks her... "Who are you? What are you?" he kept asking me... I wouldn've answered but I didn't know how to just yet.

"Wait till we are in a safe location, and I'll tell you everything...I promise Max... I promise.." I told him as I continued to drive.

Once we were all at the crashdown, Alex was the first to confront me...

"Liz, what the hell happened over there?" He demanded as everyone did. I could tell by there looks. I looked over at Max...he didn't object..so When I tried to speak...nothing came out but just air.

"We're waiting..." Maria told her impaiently. With her arms folded in front of her.

I looked at everyone..."I...um...I don't know really how to say this...but umm.. I'm not exactly human--but um...a hybrid." I looked at everyone...Maria and Alex looked confused, while Max , Isabel and Michael stood up in concern.

"I wanted to tell you...for the longest time...but I couldn't, I didn't want to be turned into a government facility or anything, I was just protecting myself thats all." I tried to keep my head up, and keep my sobs hidden from the group.

"What the hell is a hybrid?" Alex shouted out.

Right before I was going to answer Max says,
"It's a Alien mixed with Human bloods cells."

I looked at him questionable, "How did you know that?" I asked him. He just continued to stare at me.

We heard the back door open and there was my parents, my dad walked towards us... "He knows, because he is the same as you--Liz you are all the same, it's just that they came out too early--and when came out six months had already passed."

"Dad how do you know this?" I asked worridly.

But my thoughts wondered to what he said... 'they are one of you...' I went to stand in front of Max...

"You're the same? You had me standing here...explaining my story when you are the same. The guilt was killing me inside and you didn't tell me anything about you being an alien--yeah..some form of trust!" I shouted at him.

"Wh--What did you just say Aliens?" Alex asked with scared written all over his face. But no one paid attention to him.

Mrs. Parker went to stand next to Mr. Parker and told them all, " We know all this because we are your protectors."

"What?" Everyone shouted at once to the two grown ups.

"All this time that has gone by and you didn't even tell me...How could you?" I shouted at them.

"I had all this emotion of guilt and pain, because I had to keep this secret to myself---What the hell is wrong with you? And what do you need to protect us from?" I demanded there answer.

"Look, we didn't tell you or anyone because you weren't ready to understand the truth or full fill your destiny--but under these new circumstances, you guys already know more than you should. We are protecting all of you from the enemy. Whether they'd be human or Alien--it is our job." Mr. Parker told everyone.

"yeah..but why now..." Shouted Max.

"Were were you when we needed you? When we needed a home? When We needed guideness?" He shouted at them.

"I know...but we are here now..." Mrs. Parker calmy told him.

Mr. Parker started to say... "You guys are the royal four...an--" I stopped him.

"What do you mean Royal?" I questionably looked at him.

"On Antar...your past lives...you were the king...Looking at Max. Liz you were the Queen of our world--" He tried to explain.

"What...no...I'm no Queen! I'm just a 17 yr. old girl trying to get past school---No...I won't except that...no!" I shouted at them.

"Liz, this is your destiny...you have to accept it..." I looked at Max, Michael, and Isabel. All there glances focused on me.

"you already knew this...didn't you?" I asked them.

They didn't answer... "Max?" he nodded silently.

TBC..........

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Chapter 2: Awake

I started to feel dizzy—I took a few steps back and stumbled and fell down.

“LIZ!” Max ran over to her to help her, but she stopped him.

“No…you stay away from me….you knew this entire time…that I was—an Ali—that I was different.” I couldn’t make the word come out of my mouth.

“No, Liz we didn’t know, we knew that there was a fourth alien out there, but we didn’t know that it was in fact you. Please Liz you have to believe me—I love you, why would I try and hurt you or run you away on purpose.” Max told her.

“No…this can’t be happening—it just can’t be. I’m suppose to be this normal teenage girl, well at least pretend to be.” I told myself.

“Liz, how come you never told us about your powers, you abilities? You talk about us not telling the truth—but what about you? We’ve been going out for 5 years and you never even thought about telling us. Why?” He asked me.

I replied, “For the exact same reasons that you didn’t! I didn’t want you guys to turn me in or to think I was crazy or something—I did what was best for me.” He smiled at me when I told him this.

“See Liz, we are the same in so many ways, that’s the exact reason why we didn’t tell you—so on some level we know how you feel. Liz, you don’t have to be alone in this anymore…. we can help each other through this. Through every up and down I promise you. It’s the four of us now…we have to stick together—now more than ever.” Max told me, then he took my hand and lead me back towards to where Michael and Isabel were standing.

“Max, but wait I’m still not convinced on this entire Royal deal…King, Queen, Princess, and Second-in-Command. How do I know that you are the King and I’m the Queen?” I asked.

Mr. Parker butted in…”Now you see the King and Queen has this design on there lower right ankle—it’s the sign of the Prophecy to which you must live by.” he told them.

“But I—I don’t have a mark there!” I told him.

“Lizzy, just check…a lot has changed within the past couple hours you’ll be surprised.” her Dad told her.

Instantly she took off her shoe and sock

“What the hell?” I muttered to myself.

“What—What is Liz?” Maria asked anxiously.

“I didn’t have this mark before. I folded up my jeans so everyone could see.” It was a V shaped with five dots forming the letter.

“When did this happen?” I asked my parents.

“Tonight..” was all they said.

I though of everything that happened…and then I remembered…I was shot…I had died for a minute and was in a beautiful land and then suddenly sucked out of the Day dream like state of mind and back to the parking garage.

“When Max healed me, and brought me back—that’s when this formed …why?” I demanded.

“Well you see, The Prophecy is that: ‘A once fallen King shall rise again, and bring his bride back to life.’ and that will be you. Liz, once he brought you back and you regained life…everything has changed now…you both have responablities to attend to … he is your husband. You need to support him one hundred percent along the way…this is your destiny…With Max and your children to come."

“Ch—CHILDREN??!!” I shouted.

“No..No…no….no..” I told him as I looked at Max.

"I’m sorry but I’m too young to have kids—that is not going to happen" shouted Liz.

"Max, I'm sorry but I can't be all these things...I just I can't" I told him.

He replied..."I know Liz, but he dosen't mean right now...he means futher down the line...these are the things we have to do---in order to fullfill our destiny, It's already been layed out for us, we just need to fullfill it that's all."

He stepped closer to me and touched my face, "Liz...it's the way it has to be..." he told me. I had tears running down my face.

I nodded slightly as I looked to my parents.

"And you...!!" I shouted at them.

they looked me straight on...only my mother wasn't brave enough to look me in the eye.

"You--How could you do this to me...I trusted you...and you go and do this to me! Why didn't you ever tell me...TELL ME WHY!" I shouted at them.

"Lizzy, you'll always be our little girl." Mrs. Parker tried to say without tearing up.

"BullShit! If you ever really cared for me, you would've told me the truth--even when I asked you why I was so different--remember the time when I was 14yrs. Old...and all you could say was that it's just a faze--and I'll grow out of it...what the hell was that?!! I never grew out of it. And now you tell me after all these years, all these morals...that you set inside of me for 17 years is a complete lie!! And you call your self parents!!" I shouted at them as I ran to the backroom.

"Liz, Liz wait...please.." I tured to see my mother running after me...As the swing door flew open I could see everyone and especially Max starring at me--and amazed at everything I just told them.

"Liz..Honey, we never meant to hurt you...we wanted to wait till you all were ready--I wanted to tell you sooner but your father instisted that we didn't. It has been complete torture lieing to you...but I know we can work through this please Liz...Please...can you give us another chance?" she asked me.
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**Meanwhile back inside the main resturant Maria and Alex were confused beyond words.**
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"Okay...what they are you?" Maria demanded...

"Michael, Isabel, Max? what is going on here?" Alex asked them.

Max exchanged looks with Isabel and Michael but non of them spoke up, but Mr. Parker did.

"Now you see they were in the 1947 crash here in New Mexico, they were born in incubation pods and came out in the summer of 1989. They are from the planet called Antar--and are called Hybrids because they have human and alien cells within them. I am a shapeshifter--I can change into any form I want to--but I can't change what is on the inside..."

"Oh...I see...yeah..well, look at the time I was suppose to be home hours ago...yeah I'll see you later.." Maria bolted for the door.

Michael ran after her... "'Ria wait..please... now that you know this...the both of you have to keep this to your selfs--you can't tell your parents or Kyle--no matter what--all our lives are in your hands--please you can't let us down." he continued to look at her.

she looked into his eyes and see his pain...his loniness and she couldn't find the words to come out her mouth--so she just nodded.

"Thank you.." Michael told her as she stopped, and just stood in front of him and could understand everything he was going through maybe not know that her Mom remarried to the sherrieff--but at one time she did feel the same.

"Don't worry Michael I'll keep your--all your secret.." I told them all.

They all looked at Alex--"Oh..yeah..I do too...you guys are still my friends...you're still the same...and don't think any differently now." I told them.

Max came over to where Alex was and shook his hand.

"Thank you man..." Max smiled at him. Alex nodded in return.

TBC..........

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Chapter 3:The Dreams awaken the memories

Liz’s POV

“Your highness! Inside at once!” I looked around at the chaos unfolding around us, as the royal guards where forming a human shield against the children and myself as we were rushed into the palace.

Our youngest daughter, Zoe, clings to me as we practically run to the safe room, which is about three levels below the palace grounds.

To not alarm the kids I asked the guard in a hushed tone.

“Who’s attacking?”

“Zangdra.” was all he said, before turning his head back to the protective mode. I remember Zan said something about that small country a while back, but he spoke no harm to it—why would they attack? Why now?

I knew it was going to be some time before I would be able to see Zan again—but I had to be strong for our children.

Once we are safely inside the room, and locked and secured I knew the drill, even our oldest Xander only in his 14th year, already knew what to expect even in his early stages of manhood, he knew what pressure his father goes through to keep us safe. I watch as he gives a protective hug to his two little sisters, Maxine and Madyison twins, in their 12th year they are more mature in some ways more than their older brother. It amazes me how grown up they are all getting.

I looked to my left where sits our eight year old son, Jazson is too smart for his own good—he may look young on the outside but has the mind of a young man starting college. I laugh as time-to-time Zan asks his opinions on operations, before passing them onto the higher authority.

And, still in my arms in our youngest little Zoe, which is handful in it’s self. Already independent and bossy, likes things done her way—and her way only, well that is until either Zan or myself gets into the picture. But even this three year old has her way around her fathers strict rules, he’s putty in her hands—that she gets from me.

Looking around at all five of them they all have my nose and mouth and the rest is there father, and how devilishly handsome my husband is.

Everything is going to be alright...it has to be...Damn it Zan, where the hell are you?’ I shout in my head but my thoughts get interrupted.

“Mama...Whatz wrong? Wap happen?” I put on a brave smile as I try to explain to a three yr. old, what’s happening—but how do I put it so she will understand...it takes a few moments but then I start to reply.

“Well, some bad people are mad at Daddy. So, he has to make sure that they are punished.” I smiled when her face lit up like a thought just ran into her mind, like magic.

“So, Daddy’s gonna put them in the corner?” I stifled my giggle by simply nodding and smiled.

“Yep. Something like that.” She started clapping her hands, happy that she got something right.

I gave her a small hug before wrapping my other arm around Jazon, he’s falling into my side—hence me being in my overprotective mother mode right now, I looked at all my children trying to be brave for me—but even with this situation I can’t help but think back to the day I first met Zan and this whole crazy roller coaster started.

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*flashback [ in her dream] *
I remember that I didn’t want to go, to yet another ball in his honor, I was sick of him and his stupid dances and fancy dinners. Hence the fact that I’ve never seen him before—but hey I still had to go.

Every time I would try and catch a glimpse of the handsome prince that had every princess raving and fainting—but after the fourth ball and still no prince in sight I pretty much gave up and continued to go to the balls, but only to please my parents.

Standing in a grand ballroom yet again the third time this year, I knew that there would be plenty more to come. I rolled my eyes as a crowd of screaming girls—my ranking swarming the prince the future king of Antar.

When my parents weren’t looking I made my way upstairs, and stared at everything and seeing that they had the same crap that my parents had.

“You’re not suppose to be up here...and especially in the princes room.” I didn’t turn to address the man behind me, but I did say something back.

“So, what are you going to do? Arrest me?” I asked in a slightly annoyed voice, what’s his problem—I’m just looking. Anything is better than that stupid social circus downstairs.

“I don’t see why not...you are trespassing.” Is he for real? He asks like I’m a thief caught in the act.

“Fine, go ahead...I’m sure my parents would be thrilled. It sure will perk my day up.” Maybe that would get him to back off, and leave me alone—go find your own room to raid.

He didn’t leave, but instead steps closer to where I’m currently standing, as I go further into the room.

“How did you get up here?” He’s not too bright is he? What kind of question is that?

“The stairs.” I smirked as I still didn’t look at him.

“I know that..." he replied a little annoyed.

"But that's not what you asked." I laughed a little as I could see his expression change a little.

"If you'd be a little more specific, maybe I could answer your questions a little more clearly." I merly replied as I continued to walk.

He sighed and asked, "but how did you get past the guards?” Guards? What guards...but instead of replying to that normally, I decided to mess with him a bit—play the field as they call it.

“Oh, him...I promised I would meet him out back after the ball, to give him what he wanted in order for me to come up here.” I stifle my laugh as he gasps and that’s when I turn to see the look on his face—it's priceless, but at the same time my legs grow weak and my own breath catches. I almost have to remind myself to breath.

I couldn’t help but start laughing, as his face twists and turns.

“I was kidding.” I shook my head as I made my way out towards the balcony, which over looked the city that I’ve loved all my life and only wished that my life didn’t have to surrounded in a cage all the time.

"I love the way the city looks just before sunset, Don't you just wish you could be free from all this responsiblity once in a while?" I asked mostly to myself--not really caring if he answered me or not.

He came up to stand besides me, and I felt a shiver run down my spine as his finger tips brushed against mine, as we both admired the antarian city.

“Yes...but I should really be getting back, my father is suppose to announce whom I’m betrothed to tonight. Would you mind accompanying me down stairs?” I shrugged and accepted, he was handsome and kind—we would share a dance and then he’d bid me fair well, and I’d never see him again. That’s how all these functions worked.

He took my hand and I griped it for dear life for I thought my legs turned to liquid and could no longer stand on my own two feet.

“I’m sorry, it looks like that champagne is catching up to me.” He smiles down at me, I could feel my cheeks flushing a crimson red as he continues to smirk at me.

"Goodbye Beautiful." He bid me fair well with a gentlemanly kiss on the hand that I courtly extended.

I couldn't help but blush as he did so, and as he walked off--my head was still spinning, leaving my parents to find me in the same exact spot that he left me in. I felt awkward, but still I stay not wanting to forget his face.

“Lizzy, the King is going to make an announcement. C’mon we must not keep him waiting.” I rolled my eyes, grabbed another drink while my mother was dragging me along the way.

The ranting woman quickly hushed as the King started to speak, because they knew where this speech was ending—with the proposal of the century. Where was I? I was trapped in the middle. I so want out of here, but my parents were holding me on both arms, it’s as if they knew I was going to bolt.

“My Son Zander Phillip Jazon Xzon is betrothed to the daughter of the neighboring city Zandrankra. Ava Eliza Justine Louse, daughter of Nancy and Jeffory Louse.“

I looked at my father and mother and you could see their grins from a hundred miles away, they signed off my life to a man I’ve never even met. Not only did I see all the girls faces drop at the news that they didn’t get picked. Now, I was suppose to go up there to the arrogant prince, and kiss him in front of everyone...it’s a way to seal the deal. ‘I HATE TRADITIONS!!’ I couldn’t help but scream in my head.

My loving mother grabbed my drink from me as she pushed me towards the King and Queen as they gratefully hugged me after I bowed, as they now saw me as there new daughter.

The prince finally managed his way out of the cascading crowd of female admirers, and was heading towards me probably to seal the deal.

As I turned to see my husband I was a little shocked and surprised to see the man who questioned me upstairs, with his hazel eyes stairing back at me as he gave me a warm gentle kiss on my lips as the eruption of applause exploded around us, but instead of breaking away, I kissed him back with everything I felt rushing out of me...and right at that moment I fell, and I fell hard and I thought, ‘hey, maybe this wont be so bad after all.’

“Hey.” Was all I could say after we broke off for the lack of air, I was beaming after just one kiss and a little giddy.

“Hey yourself”, he told me with a smile and brushed a piece of hair behind my ear and kissed me once more.

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*Still dreaming*

“Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!” I looked up as Zoe ran running from my arms, and followed by all the rest of the children in one sudden movement. I stood and watched them all almost knock their father to the ground; he was rather overwhelmed. I stifled my laughter.

“Daddy, did you put the bad guys in the corner?” His face looked confused almost, I hid my giggles from my husband as his loving glance made it my way, and I could feel my heart flutter and my knees grow weak all over again.

“Hello my loves, He smiled warmly at each and every one of them. “Zoe, Jazon, Xander, Maxine, and Madyison—I’m so glad you are all alright.” He smiled warmly and kissed everyone individually as he embraced them all in one quick motion.

As he stood to make his way towards me, little Zoe realized that she didn’t get her question answered. She tugged on his pants until she got her fathers attention. He squatted down at her level.

“Daddy, you didn’t answer my question.” She crossed her arms and demanded an answer from her father, it didn’t matter that he was the King of an entire nation. He was still her father, and that’s how she ruled the palace.

“I’m sorry Zoe, what was that question again?” He asked as he picked her up and walked towards me.

“Did you put the bad guys in the corner? For being bad...” I laughed as she looked towards me--and back at her father awaiting his reply, and quite eagerly I might add.

"How did you know that? That's top secret information." It's so cute as he took it as seriously as possible so that Zoe could have her moment.

"What are you trying to do...blow are cover?" He whispered in a hushed tone so only they could hear and no one else, not even me.

Whispering in her ear and setting her back to the ground, "Okay, so now that you know the top secret of all secrets...you can't tell them to anyone." She nods but then asks as quietly as possible but I can still hear her.

"Can I tell Mama?" He looked at me with those amazing amberish eyes of his, and looked back at his daughter and shook his head no. I could see that her bottom lip started to pout, and he instantly chanced his mind...he's such a sucker for her.

"Yeah, I can tell Mama." She excitedly clapped her hands and started to jump up and down.

"But first you must wash your hands and wash up for dinner okay...then you can tell Mama the top secret stuff. Okay." She nodded still excited as she ran to give me a hug, and then her father. With Jazon running behind her to make sure she did as she was told, leaving Zan and I alone in the safe room.

In a quick jump I ran into his arms...and in a solid embrace, I didn't want to let go of the man I almost lost today. For the children I didn't want to think about it, but during our sixteen years of marriage, I loved him more and more with each day that past.

"Whoa, somebody missed me." He tried to keep the spirits up as I didn't care as I sank into his arms and started to cry.

“It’s okay Ava, I’m safe. We’re safe.” But his words and warm kisses on my forehead only makes me cry harder.

After almost five minutes of him trying to calm me down, I pulled away.

"I-I thought I lost you back there...and I wouldn't get t-to tell you..." I paused to catch my breath and wipe away more tears from my cheeks.

"Tell me what baby?" He asked as he wiped my remaining tears away with the pads of his thumbs.

I took a deep breath, " That I love you, with all my heart and soul...I have since the first moment I saw you--and when we were attacked today I thought I lost my best friend, my lover, my soul mate and that I could never tell you in person that I'm...I'm pregnant--again."

Watching as a sly grin turned into a huge smile over his face as he picked me up and spun my around--yep we were going to have our sixth child.

"I love you too baby." He kissed my passionately, and pulled away and rested his forehead against mine.

"You've made me the greatest and luckiest man on Antar... Thank you." He told me as he kissed my stomach.

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[Present day]

Jolting awake and jumping with the dream I just had—and feeling a warm body besides me to jump as well.

“Liz?” A husky voice asked as I tried to catch my breath from all that I’ve seen.

“M-Max?” I didn’t remember going to bed with him...I looked at the alarm clock and it read 2AM in bright red flashing numbers.

The last thing I remembered was talking to my mom in the back room, and then everything went black.

“What H-happened? How did I get up here?” it was all I could think of to say at the moment. I just wanted to remember.

“You collapsed, while you were talking to your Mom in the back room earlier...” I rubbed my eyes as I tried to bring the thoughts back to me, but all I could see was my dream.

“If you were different Liz, why didn’t you tell me?” Is he kidding me...Why does he have know this? I sighed in frustration.

“Probably, for the same reason you didn’t tell me about your specialties. I hate not being human—you know sometimes I wish that I didn’t have to keep this stupid secret and living life inside a deep whole that is constantly consumes me. And now, to suddenly be faced that my own parents knew this entire time, and you are the same as me—it’s just really hard to believe right now. So, please forgive me if I’m not jumping up and down right now, that I’ve found my Soul mate that I’ve been with since grade school and didn’t bother to tell me or let me in on the truth—I thought you love me?” I felt hot tears streaming down my face as I felt my legs go out and fell to the ground.

“Liz!” Max shouted as he ran to me, and pulled me into his arms.

“I wanted to tell you Liz more than anything...but we swore on our lives never to let anyone know our secret, even if it killed us...but tonight when you were shot—you could’ve, you could've died. And I could have watched you die, but ignoring Michael, I knew that I had to safe you...and I didn't care who knew it. All I knew was that I loved you with every seam inside my heart and soul and nothing could chance that so I healed you."

I looked up at him and I knew all of what he was saying was true, and I could relate--so I didn't push the subject matter any further. We both accepted each other’s doings, and stayed there for a long while in each other’s arms.

Breaking the silence, I started to talk as I also broke out of the embrace.

"I'm staring to remember...things...about the past." I looked up and noticed that he was staring down at me anymore.

"Do you remember? Max do you remember me?" He looked back at me and started to talk but didn't. I gently put my hand on his face and turned him back towards me.

"It's okay...tell me...what do you remember?" The glaze his is eyes looks painful, but I still wanted to know.

He nods, " I do remember you...in the beginning and in the end, how you were killed...but not the middle." I took his hand in mine, this was our second chance in order to fulfill the prophecy and set things right in the balance of Earths' universe and ours.

"I remember the day we met...and the middle but not the end." He almost was relieved that I didn't remember the end of our lives, like it was too painful.

"We had 5 children...with one more on the way--can you believe it, us with six kids." I smiled and grabbed his hand.

"You were a great father Max...the best that ever come." He smiled widely at the realization that I wasn't kidding and we really had six kids together.

"I guess, we really liked the practice in that ...huh?" I laughed and snuggled against his warmth that for a moment I almost forgot what was happening between us.

"What now Max? What's supposed to happen?" I wanted fate to step in... all this time that's what I wanted...more than anything. And now that It finally did, I wanted only for it to take a hike and leave me the hell alone.

"I dunno Liz, I don't know." He told me as I clung to him like my life depended on it.

'What does all this mean?'

TBC...........

Chapter 4:Crash Down emotions



“Okay Hanson, what’s this evidence that couldn’t wait.” Jim rushed into the police station as deputy Hanson followed behind him.

“There was a shooting down by Santa Fe's Convention Center around ten pm last night, there were a couple witnesses. The cameras were blown out shortly after the shooting occurred.”

“If all the cameras went out then why am I here?” Jim looked up at the deputy and waited for his answer impatiently.

“Because the local security station believed that all five cameras were destroyed, they found that some short circuited while the others seem to have exploded. Now, who knows how that happened we have no idea. But this morning, the main security office in Santa Fe called and said that there was a backup camera and caught something.

“They caught what?” Jim was suspicious...this case had curiosity all over it.

“That’s what I’m going to show you.” Deputy Hanson held up his hand that had a video tape, in a clear plastic bag marked evidence.

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“Maria you’re taking this more calmly than I thought.” Maria looked at Alex liked he was crazy mad.

“What are you talking about Alex? On the outside, yeah I’m fine because were out in reality.” Maria told him forcefully as she grabbed his shirt to make her point clear.

On the other hand Alex was completely taken aback by her actions, and tried to pry her hands free of his shirt. He wasn’t too successful.

“But inside, I’m frickin’ out!” She spoke in a hoarse whisper.

“I mean she lied to us—how could she? I’m her best friend—we never lie to each other, I tell her everything...” With every word she spoke she jerked Alex closer and closer till finally pulling back and letting him go.

“Maria, she had a good reason to, she was being cautious. When you think you’re alone one something, you're very cautious.” Alex shrugged it off and opened his locker, and took out his text books.

“Why are you being so calm about this? You just found out that not only Liz, but all of are friends are...” She leaned in closer to him and whispered. “Out of this world.”

Alex’s face was still somber, and waited till some kids walked past them to tell Maria what’s been on his mind since the incident.

“I saw Liz use her--.” he paused and leaned closer to her, as some kids walked past them. “—I saw her use her powers once last year.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I didn’t feel the need to, besides it wasn’t my secret to tell—it’s was hers.” She couldn’t believe it...both of her friends have lied to her, what was she suppose to think? Without another word...She stalked off walking to the first class of the day, while Alex looked at her, huffed and continued on his way on the opposite side of the school.

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Liz had to drag herself out bed this morning after dreaming of her past life for the first time, it seemed to drain her of her energy. It was something that she wasn’t used to.

Max seemed to go home two hours earlier—leaving a note saying that he would see her at school, they didn’t share a class until third period. She honestly didnÂ’t know if, she could stay awake—all morning had been a challenge in itself just to keep her eyes open.

The first two period of the day gone by without any problems, she stayed awake and was alert but once she entered third period a sudden drowsiness swept over her, and once she was seated she was unable to control the feeling that came over her and drifted into a deep sleep.

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=Dream=

“Zan, it’s time! Zan...Zan?!” Ava breathed in and out in a frantic rhythm, and even though she shouted at him, he still didn’t wake.

“Zan...baby wake up.” She lied in their bed shaking him and still trying to remain still, thank goodness he started to shift and wake up. The pain started to come full force now, and my breathing was much quicker and fast pace.

“Hmm...w-what is it dear?” Zan mumbled and grumbled as he turned and sat up on the side of our bed.

“It’s time.” Ava tried to say as calmly as she could without worrying him; he always freaked out when it was time for the delivery.

“Time?” ‘How many other ways did he want her to tell him, yes....time—baby? Is ready, hello?!’ She shouted at herself.

But right when she started to repeat herself, he got out of bed and turned on the light, at the sight of his wife—and the state she was in, it took a few moments for reality to smack him in the head. Then he started to freak out, just as he did with all there other children. Five times, and he still wasn't a pro at this.

“Oh, it’s time!” He fumbled around the room to get his shoes and robe on, and without thinking of what he had to do he instantly ran out of the room.

He still didn’t know what he was doing...he didn’t call for a servant, he never did anyways—but even she didn’t know where he was going.

“Zan call for the midwife.”

“Right, the midwife, how hard can that be?” it’s so cute how he questions himself; he always does that when he’s panicked. HeÂ’s so cute when he doesn’t mean to be.

Right as he heads out the door, he goes in the opposite direction—and I tried my best not to laugh at him, but a small chuckle escaped my lips.

“It’s the other way dear.” She shouted in order for him to hear her, and headed turned and headed back down the grand hall to summons the mid wife.

As another contraction whipped through out her body, as she tired to keep calm. The last thing she wanted was to wake up and alarm her other children.

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Max POV

“Liz, baby wake up.” I tried not to scare her, it has only been ten minutes since the class started and within those minutes that I realized that she was asleep.

I’m just glad that Mr. Seligman hasn’t noticed anything yet.

Of all the classes to fall asleep in, it’s AP BIO and crap! HeÂ’s headed right towards us—I knew I spoke too soon.

“Liz!” I spoke in her ear ask I nudged her as well, to get her full attention, and she sat up far to fast for anyone to notice something wrong.

“Is there a problem here Mr. Evans—Miss Parker?” What do I say? Think fast Evans...

“Um...Liz—it’s Liz, I think she’s ill—I was wondering if I could take her to the nurse’s office.” Did he bite the bait, he knows we could go anywhere—because he knows that she’s my girlfriend.

After a few moments of hesitation, he nodded and we were allowed to leave the classroom. But instead of going to the nurse, we went to the eraser room instead.

“Liz? What is it?” I asked as soon as she was sitting down, and I was kneeling in front of her. Consumed with worry, nothing like this has ever happened to any of us before.

“The memories Max---the memories.” I sighed because the memories for me mainly stopped but they come back every here and there.

“What are they about?” I was eager to know what puzzle pieces here memories could complete mine.

“I was giving birth to our sixth child, and you were acting like an expected father should be I presume. Like a chicken with its head cut off.” She laughed openly and after a minute I joined in with her, just the vision of having six kids was beyond any dream I ever knew possible.

I kissed her lips, her sweet lips—I wanted so much to make her happy for the rest of our life. As I kissed her lip, a flash—her memory flash glazed into my mind opening me up to her feelings and emotions as she was in labor the amount of love flowing out of her was mind blowing. Never would you have known one person to love another so much, and with so much passion. As Liz just expressed to me, I wanted to prove to her with just as much emotion that I felt the same way.

“Why don’t they stop Max? It’s not like I don’t want to remember—but I’m always tired, I can never keep my eyes open long enough to do anything. I want to remember, but I want to finish one day of school without falling asleep in class.”

I didn’t know what to say, true I was supposed to be her husband—everyone expects me to know everything but I don’t. I wish I did, I wish I knew how to make this go away.

“I don’t know Liz...I don’t know.” At this I was staring to doubt myself and this role I’m supposed to carry on. This great leader, and looking at Liz and realizing that she is my queen—even though in this moment I had doubts, deep down I knew that everything would be alright.

We stayed in each others arms not saying a word—silence spoke large amounts beyond anything else words could take us. But the bell sounding in the school broke our spell. Everyone was heading to lunch; we only had two periods left before school was to let out.

“I’ll take you home so you can get some more rest.” She smiled at me before kissing me. I had to break the kiss abruptly—she looked at me confused.

“Sorry—if I didn’t stop we might never get out of here.” She playfully shoved me as I got up and reached for her hand—and helped her up.

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[The Crash down 3 hours later]

“How is she?” Michael asked Max, as Isabel sat beside him, and steadily looked over the menu trying to figure out what to order. They were all worried about Liz after Max had told them that the dreams still haunted her—while none of there dreams have lasted for more than one night.

“She’s okay, but her dreams are consuming her, she’s always tired...and I don’t know...how to fix it—or even if It can be fixed.” Max sighed and placed his face into his hands and took a deep breath.

“Hey guys...are you ready—would you like the special today?” They all looked at Jeff at hope that he might be able to help them with Liz’s situation, and help reflect on there own experiences.

“Not yet...but Jeff we were wondering if you could help us with something?” With a nod—Max started talking in a hushed tone so he would know that it was serious.

“Why are Liz’s dreams so intense? Ours weren’t anything close to Liz’s?” It’s like they waited on pins and needles waiting for him to answer—it seemed almost ten minutes before he answered.

Pulling up a chair to the table, and nodding to Nancy to take over—he started to explain.

“Well, you all are royal—born of royalty, youÂ’re mothers and fathers were all of noble blood. Max has the seal stenciled on his brain, it’s naturally encoded in all of you—but the thing you don’t know is that Liz was never royalty—until she was married off into royal family.

Liz’s real parents were killed two weeks after she was born—they were good friends of ours, with no other family—we took her in as one of our own.” Now turning to Max, to know that this part was about him, in his past.

“You’re father was very strict and wanted to have you’re marriage betrothed—you were betrothed before Elizabeth, but the deal fell through before it was announced. That night at the ball—we urged the king to pick Elizabeth, he saw and he liked—was the announced the same night. He knew that she was a commoner, but he told everyone that she was a noble blood and not to worry. Some think that’s why Kivar struck when he did. Jealous that anyone could have control over Antar, that the rules didn’t apply anymore. A lot of people blamed the king; you’re father for letting the marriage happen—and for it leading to the end for everyone.

So, her dreams are more intense because more is needed to put the body and mind into place. Places where you’re minds already are.

She will remember every emotion, feeling, sense, desire, passion, kiss, and touch that she lived in that past life in order to continue living this present one. It will be as if it’s happening for the first time. From beginning to end.”

Max’s face dropped at all that was reveled in just this small amount of time. Everything seemed to be making sense in his mind...the puzzle pieces were being to take place. But seemed disappointed by the last part—he didn’t want her to remember the end of there lives.

“Does she have to remember the end?” He knew the answer before Jeff even replied.

“Yes. She has to in order for it to be real for her, so she knows what she’s up against in the future.”

All of there heads turned to Jeff and all questioned silently but then Max got the courage to ask him...”What’s to come in the future?”

“The battle—to take back control of Antar.”

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=Dream= [ Liz POV]


Breathing frantically, just trying to catch my breath is a challenge in its self. Four hours later...and still no baby in sight...this one was stubborn, I could feel it.

“Zan, I can’t---It hurts...I can’t” I held onto his hand as he wiped my face with a fresh warm cloth and he carefully eased me to continue on.

“Just a little bit more love, I know you can do it Ava...I know you can.” Even his coaching words seemed to make me spoon.

“Zan—baby, it hurts...I can’t.” I moaned as that thought was short lived as another contraction whipped through my body.

‘Push—Push!’ I could hear someone yelling, I did as they told me, but I couldn’t tell if it was the midwife’s instructions or my husbands.

With the pain warring off, and still no baby—I closed my eyes and let my mind wonder. Back to a time when our lives were a little simplier.

Only a week before my wedding to Zander—we took a walk through the gardens, we wanted to get to know each other a bit more before the big day.

We were still strangers in a way, since the wedding announcement—five months ago, we’ve been seen each other only a few times, mainly because of Zanders busy schedule.

Talking for an hour before we got to one thing that was on my mind...but I didnÂ’t know how to bring it up.

“Do you like children?” I was proud that I finally got up the courage to ask, hopeful that he would give some sort of answer.

“I adore kids; I love how they are always eager, and tell the truth. It’s simple with them, point and blank answers. I only wish that adults were that truthful." I smiled at his answer, it was sweet.

“I know it’s a bit early for this discussion, but I was wondering how many kids you wanted? Or that you were planning to have.” I blushed slightly as he paced the walk way with his hands shoved into his pockets, he looked adorable. I hope we have a son that looks exactly like he does know. I blushed even deeper, and kept my thoughts to myself.

“I don’t know...I haven’t put that much thought into it.” I rolled my eyes as he tries to get out of answering, but I can see past his glance that there’s more to it.

“Liar.” I laughed at him and linked my arm around his, and he looked down and smiled as we continued to walk.

“Okay, truthfully...” I encouraged him to continue on.

“Truthfully?” He replied, not quite sure she wanted to hear this, but he was hopeful.

“Yes.” I urged him on.

“I want seven.” He blushed a crimson red in his confession, and looked away.

“Seven—wow.” was all I could really say—yeah I wanted a big family, but wow.

“And they all have to be from me?” The laughed out loud in a way, that I’ve never heard before.

“I should hope so; you’re the only wife I’m ever going to have.” It was good to know that much—that the player that was once the prince was now gone.

“Well I try and see what I can do...” We both laughed as we noticed we reached the end of the garden to the over looking city, our city.

A sharp pain broke my memory—and Zan is urging me to continue to push.

“Baby, you need to push.”

“I can’t...”

“Yes you can...you have to.”

“I’m too tired—it hurts Zan...” I know that I should stop whining but, I can’t take my mind off the pain. I know that he wants to use his powers, to help me out—but using his powers near a new born has it’s side effects. He knows this—he’s trying to be strong for the both of us.

“I know baby, I know...but you have to be strong—just a little bit more. Can you do that?” I looked into his soulful amber eyes, and I smiled at best I could and put a brave face on.

“Alright your highness...just a little bit more—and this all will be over.” I nodded, as a contraction hit me with such a force that I almost forgot what I was suppose to do.

“I can see the head—just one more final push.” It’s about time...I didn’t think this little person was ever coming out.

On the next wave, my cry was interrupted by a small whining cry—that had my Zan kissing my forehead in excitement.

“It’s a girl—“A girl...the new edition of the Evans Family.

When she was put into my arms after nearly six hours of labor—this little bundle of joy is finally here. Zan takes her from me, and carries her around the room with a wide grin across his face. Every child—every time there is that grin, it’s priceless.

Sleep is invading me—but just as my eyes drift into a deep sleep I can sense him next to me, he kisses my lips and whispers in my ear, “Thank you love—I love you.”

A smile stretched across my face as my sleep takes over.
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[Sheriffs office]

“So, they were at the concert—all six of them, okay—thank you very much.” Jim hung up the phone. He spent the entire day going over every last thing that was found or told about the other night.

After watching the video, he had to rewind it several times and re watch it, making sure that he saw everything—and that it was true. He didn’t see everything, that one camera only focused on one particular spot.

He looked at the six names—and only circled two names, a link that he never thought possible.

“Hanson.” Jim called from his office, the deputy came at once.

When he entered the office, he sent his request at once.

“Get me some information on Liz Parker and Maxwell Evans.”

“Aren’t those—straight students? W—“ Jim cut him off and stood his ground, he knew what he saw, well he knew what was in front of him—he just couldn’t get himself to believe it.

“Hanson, just get me the information.” With a nod he went about at his request, Jim went back to his desk and started to watch the video once more.


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[Liz’s room 6:45PM]

Liz woke up in an abrupt motion that startled Max, as he got up from the edge of the bed and turned on the light, she squinted at the sudden brightness of the room. But once her eyes adjusted, and her eyes locked with his.

“Max.” She breathed as sigh of relieve—that the darkness that consumed her in her dream didn’t anymore.

She reached out for him at once, and he was beside her with no time. Once embraced he noticed that she was drenched with sweat, and he started to worry.

“Liz, are you alright?” As he pulled away—he noticed that she wasn’t worried, but had a huge smile on her face.

“I saw our daughter...we had a daughter Max—she had your eyes.” She told him as she gently touched the side of his face.

He so wanted to remember—that part of his life that was lost to him.

“Show me...” He whispered as she nodded.

They joined hands, stared into each others eyes—and with a flash it was like they were transformed back onto Antar, all those years ago.

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**Flashback**

“Did you finish your studies?” Ava addressed Eliza and Scarlet, as they both skipped down the stairs.

“Yep.” They replied at the same time.

“Okay, you two will be allowed to play for an hour but then you have to come inside alright?” They nodded and ran outside; one of the guards followed them outside.

With baby Alyssa in her arms—she was going to turn one years old already. My how time flies by, I went on my way to find Zan.

Xander was still in class—he was taking extra classes in hopes of getting ahead and graduating early from school. Business, Language, Speech, and Relationship is what he spent most of his time with. Every thing a great king in the making needs.

I found my husband with our nine year old son, talking about the army tactics—and if they should enter from the North dimension or the south. There noises buried in a map.

“Oh—I get what you mean...It would be better to enter from the north—rather than the East, they will be expecting that. That is very sneaky Jason. Yes that would work perfectly.” Zan sat up and ruffled his hair, only then did he notice her standing in the doorway.

“Jazon, I take that you are done with you’re homework.” Even she knew that he was done, it took him no more than an hour to get done with all of his studies. Their son was bound for many great things in the years to come.

“You know I believe Claudia just made some of those cookies you love, I’m sure she wouldn’t mind if you got a few for a small snack.” The smile that spend across his face was bright, and eagerly ran out of the room, his father was just as eager and followed in the same motion. That is until I stopped him.

“Where do you think you are going?” He pouted, and replied.

“I’m going to get some cookies.”

“I was talking to Jazon—not you, besides when am I going to get some time with you?” The pout he was just sporting was gone and was replaced with a mischievous grin.

“You want to spend quality time with me?” My smile matched his and nodded yes.

With the baby still in my arms and tugging on her fathers shirt playfully and laughing at the same time—there lives weren’t of a normal royal family. Ava wanted to live their lives the way she wanted to, she didn’t believe in having a governess. Knowing that their time with their children was precious, and they grew up so fast—that she was wanted to be the one to raise them.

The only queen in history of Antar to do so, even her own parents were amazed. But Zan wouldn’t have it any other way. They both wanted a big family, and fourteen years later, they had it—and six children later and they still had that same special spark as on the day they met and fell in love.

“What does the queen what from me?” He asks stepping closer to her, and picking up her chin in his hands so her eyes won’t be adverted anywhere else but on his amber eyes.

“A kiss.” She whispers in a mere voice that she wasn’t even sure if she spoke.

Within that instant there kiss was soft, but grew quick and very passionate within a few seconds.

A small voice behind us and a hand tugging at my dress broke the kiss, but not the moment. Still panting and trying to catch her breath—she brushed the hair that fell in his eyes, and whispered to him. “I love you.”

“Mama?” Zoe peaked her head around Ava, and looked grossed out at her parents kissing.

Glancing back at Zan before addressing her, they both smiled.

“Jazon is hogging all the cookies—he won’t let me have any, Claudia told him to share—but as soon as she left the room, he told me not to touch them.”

Ava looked at her husband pleadingly.

“Alright go back downstairs Zoe; your father will be town in a minute.” With a grin on her small face that matched almost identical to her own, happily skipped back downstairs.

“Why do I have to go?”

“Because you’re their father—and they listen to you.”

He was still pouting, and she started to laugh.

“You’ll get a cookie.” His face perked up, and smiled again.

“Besides I have to put Alyssa down for her nap, but we can finish up what we started later tonight.” With at small peck on his lips, she started to walk off but his voice stopped her.

“Do you promise?”

“I promise.” Ava smiled and he nodded and proceeded to go downstairs to handle his children’s behavior. A king’s work was never done.

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[Present day]

With tears in his eyes, Max blinked a few times and his surrounding turned back into Liz’s room, and they were back—the memory seemed so real, that just like Jeff had told him earlier. They felt real; he felt his emotions for his kids, his surroundings, and most of all for his wife.

“That was beautiful...Liz...you were beautiful—you still are. I love you.” He whispered in her ear, wrapped his arms around her.

“I love you too, Max. Always and forever.”

TBC.........

A/N: Thank you everyone for all the amazing feedback!! Here's the next installment:

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Chapter 5: Questions but no answers

“Elizabeth Parker and Maxwell Evans please report to the principal’s office.” Their names were shrieked over the intercom as students were rushing to get to their last class of the day.

Their classes were on opposite sides of the school--Liz had dance and Max had art, but once they met in the hallway right in front of the office, they honestly didn’t know what to expect.

While Liz was terrified, Max was curious as to what this was all about. They both wanted to just get this over with.

Max was kind of wondering if this had anything to do with them getting caught the other day making out in the eraser room.

They even contacted their parents--the Evans had a much harder time with it than the Parkers. It was to be expected with Liz’s parents, mainly because Max and Liz had a destiny to fulfil.

Liz was still exhausted; she was still trying to deal with the dreams and school. Even though the dreams didn’t happen as much as before—the ones that did occur drained her pretty much for the day.

Max was there for her—he helped with her homework and even did it for her most of the time. He didn’t like to see her stressed out--it took too much of a toll on her. He tried to help out as much as he possibly could.

“Max, what do you think this is about?” Liz sounded nervous--heck they both were. They could tell that nothing good was going to come out of this, but Liz still felt the need to ask.

He wished that he had a better answer to her question, but he was as much in the dark as she was.

“I don’t know, Liz. I don’t know.” He whispered in her ear as he pulled away from their embrace and took her hand, trying to give her a reassuring smile before they proceeded into the principal’s office.

Hand in hand they walked; they didn’t expect to come face to face with the deputy.

“Max,” Liz’s voice was quiet as she suddenly came to a halt beside him.

“I need you two to come with me.”
Liz couldn’t find her voice to object, and Max kept thinking the same thing over and over in his mind as he could sense Liz’s fear.

‘This can’t be happening.’
They couldn’t act suspicious of anything now; Max reluctantly nodded his head and proceeded to follow him out of the school building.

In the moments after the jeep started, and Max started to follow the deputy to the station, Liz fell quickly asleep.

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Not long after the last school bell rang, the rest of the gang met at the Crash Down. Everyone was nervous about what Maria wanted to tell them.

She had called the meeting, and she seemed anxious to get this out in the open.

The problem was—she wouldn’t stop pacing the room. She was a ball of nerves—way more so than usual. This was not the Maria we all knew and loved--this was the freaking out Maria Valenti that scared the shit out of us.

“Ria, just calm down and take it from the top,” Alex came around and tried to calm her down.
She didn’t reply but only nodded eagerly and started to talk, “My step Dad grilled Kyle and me once he got home from work—asking us all these questions.” She couldn’t stay in one spot for too long, but kept moving back and forth and back again.

“What kind of questions?” Isabel was the first one out of the group to ask.

“First it was just about school. Innocent enough, right?” Maria shrugged off, before she continued with the rest of the story.

“Then Max and Liz were brought into it. At first I was confused as to why he would ask about them. When Kyle couldn’t tell him anything that he wanted to hear, he let him go—but he kept asking me about the night of Gomez and what happened, minute for minute.” She stopped pacing and sank onto the couch that was luckily right behind her, otherwise she would’ve fallen right on her ass.

Then she looked up, and everyone was staring at her, wondering the exact same thing, ‘Did she crack?’ It was on everyone’s tongues; they just couldn’t bring themselves to voice the question.

“I told him everything up until the shooting. I know what will happen to our friends if he finds out what they really are, and I don’t want anything to happen to them. I don’t want anything to happen to any of you.”
Everyone in the room knew how much she was freaked out in the beginning when she discovered what they really were, and knowing that she lied to her own father to cover their butts meant that she’d go that extra mile and a half just to make sure that they were safe.

Michael went up to her and held her in his arms, quietly thanking her for keeping them safe and covering for them. This meant that she trusted them and accepted them. For the royal four, that’s all they’d ever wanted, to be accepted for who they were and to have the trust of a human being.

That’s what they had in Alex and Maria—an unending friendship.


**Flashback**

Liz POV

“Mama, where’s Daddy?” Our youngest, Alyssa, was on the eve of her sixth birthday, and she was on pins and needles waiting for this final day to pass. She was so excited that she couldn’t even sleep, though she should be in bed.

It was very late.

“Well, he’s fixing the worlds’ troubles,” that was bluntly as I could put it for a five-year-old.

“You mean like a band aid?”

I had to keep myself from laughing a bit because her question was asked very seriously.

“Um...yeah, that could be a way of saying it. But I’ll tell you what, why don’t you ask your sisters to help you get ready for bed, and I’ll be up in a little bit to read you any story you want.”

A smile glowed on her face like no other, and she nodded happily.

But as soon as it appeared, it was gone in a flash and replaced with a sadden pout.

“What about Daddy?” This girl was a daddy’s ‘little’ girl, and I think she was more upset than I was too see that he was gone on yet another trip across the galaxy.

“He’ll be back tomorrow, for your birthday.”
She nodded, and tried to put on a brave smile, but deep down, I knew she was upset.

We all were. We hadn’t seen him in almost four days—he hadn’t called or anything. It’s not like my husband not to call home, and to tell you the truth, I haven’t had a decent night sleep in all these past four days, and I was sick with worry.

I mean isn’t he ever going to call or come home? Well, one way or another, he has to, because he promised Alyssa he’d be home for her birthday.

And, boy, is he going to be in trouble when he walks through those doors.

With that, I made my way through the palace to make sure my kids were asleep.

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**Early the next morning**

I couldn’t sleep again--I was up all last night tossing and turning. I could feel something bad in the pit of my stomach--it’s a feeling I always got to tell me that something just wasn’t right.

At that very second, I sat up in my bed as the door opened—and closed. He was home, as promised, but not out of the dog house yet.

He still hadn’t seen me. It was four in the morning, and the sky wasn’t dark anymore, but amber-pink. I’m not a morning person, but over the last few days, I’ve seemed to take notice.

“Where’ve you been?”

He seemed to jump out of his skin and turned around. His eyes were wide as they looked at me, but that wasn’t enough to make him answer my question.

He looked back down and silently moved around the room, as if I wasn’t even there.

It was a good five minutes before he answered my question.

“The meeting ran later that I thought...”

That’s it! That’s all I get from him? He honestly doesn’t expect me to be okay with this, does he?

“You’ve been gone for four days!” I exclaimed in exasperation.
He still didn’t look up, so I continued on.

“Oh, it’s alright then—because it ran later than you thought,” I threw his very words in his face. I got up from the bed and stared at him as he continued to walk around the room.

I could already tell by his body language that something was wrong. He huffed and sank into the lounge chair in front of where I was standing.

“What happened?” My voice softened in almost a mumble--it was almost inaudible, but he still heard me.

Our connection was too strong to ignore, and we both knew that after eighteen years of marriage.

“Ava,” he sighed heavily and ran his fingers through his raven black hair—he looked scared, it was a look I haven’t seen since that first attack against us a few years ago.

“Zander, what is it?” I sat down beside him. I know that these meetings are suppose to be this top secret event for all the world leaders, but that never stopped him from telling me before.

“We’re going to war—Rath is set to move out the troops tomorrow night.”

My face fell, and it was my turn to start walking around the room. I couldn’t wrap my mind around what he was telling me.

“Are you going?”

He didn’t answer me, and that was enough of answer right there.

“So, you’re just going to go and not even discuss this with me--your own wife!” I looked at him and waited for some sort of answer--I really wanted to know what he thought about this.

“No...Yes...Arrh! I don’t know, Ava!!”

He yelled at me--he never yells at me. Never in all our years of marriage has he’s ever gotten so pissed off that he’s felt the need to raise his voice towards me. I tried my best not to cry, but I gathered myself together before talking to him.

“Well, I’m glad you are home for at least one day...because I’ve been running out of excuses to tell our children about where you have been for so long,” I turned to walk out of the room when his voice stopped me.

“Ava, please, I had no choice.”
You could hear the agony in his voice, but I chose to ignore it for the time being. I’m pissed at him--what kind of wife would I be if I didn’t make him suffer for a little bit?

I looked at him for a couple more minutes, and started to walk out of the room.

“Wait, where are you going?” He ran after me, grasped my arm and spun me around.

“Where are you going?” he asked again when I didn’t answer him the first time.

“Away.”
Point and blank, there was his answer, but I couldn’t allow myself to look him in the eyes, otherwise I would just give into him, and I didn’t want that right now.

“I thought we were going to talk about this.”

“Talk about what?!? You’ve already made up your mind. Besides, I will talk to you when you want to be my husband again---then we can talk all you want. But for right now, I’m going anywhere but here.”
He continued to hold onto my arm, to hold me in place—otherwise I would have left by now.

“I am your husband.”

“No, you’re not...” I twisted out of his grasp, but still stood only inches away from him.

He didn’t move away, and his breathing started get a little out of control, but I still stood my ground.

“My husband would never leave one day and not come back for four days, and not call once to let his wife and kids know that he was alright. My husband would never yell at me, and he would remember that in this household we do not answer by ranking. To me, you are not the king. You are supposed to be my husband first—it doesn’t work the other way around,” I huffed and stepped even closer to him; he still didn’t step away.

“Do you have any idea what I’ve been going through emotionally in the past few days, and that I haven’t even slept at all since you’ve been gone...simply because I didn’t know where you were—or even if you were coming back.”

“Yet, I have to keep a smile on my face because I’m Queen, and everyone expects me to be strong and kept it all together.” By this time, I have tears streaming down my face, and he has backed away from me and can’t even look me in the eyes.

I inched closer to him and kissed him on the cheek, “I’m glad you’re home,” I whispered in his ear, and without another word, I walked out of the room, closing the door behind me.

The last thing I heard before making it to the stairway was a loud crashing sound against one of the walls.

I ignored it and started to make my way outside to go for a walk, like I’ve had every morning since he’d gone away.

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Present Day


Max POV

It wasn’t a far drive to the police station, but it didn’t take long before Liz was completely knocked out.

I wanted to wake her, to keep her from having the dream that was now consuming her. I knew that the dreams were getting intense—only because she didn’t share the dreams with me anymore.

We didn’t connect on that emotional level, like we had the past week. I also knew that she had to go through them alone and see what really happened to us. Jeff told me not to worry, that nothing could happen to her--it was just something that had to be done.

I wished with everything inside of me that I could take her place—and that she wouldn’t see how it ended.

My thoughts were interrupted with the deputy announcing that we had arrived. My first thoughts were of Liz--and only Liz.

She was my sole responsibility then and still is to this day, no matter how much my parents are in the dark because of it.

Jeff and Nancy trust me with her life, and I trust her with mine. Growing up I felt strange sharing this information with anyone, but now that I’m older, I’m glad that we have some new acquaintances on our side. It makes life just that easier to get through, now that we are not alone.

The sudden jolt of the SUV truck indicated that we were there. The deputy didn’t say much as he proceeded to get out, but just shot me a glance.

In a way, I guess he was telling me it was show time. I didn’t know what to expect—but first things first--Liz.

Without my even having to touch her, a sudden jolt came from her, and she was awake and quickly sat up. She looked like she was out of breath. My concern was obvious to Liz.

“Max, I’m okay really—it’s just that the dream really took a lot out of me.”
I cupped her face in between my hands and looked into her eyes—I could feel her emotions, and I knew what she told me was true.

I sighed heavily, half remembering myself back on Antar...and how those final days played out.

But I wasn’t given much time to think because the door to the SUV sprang open, and I hopped out first and helped Liz to her feet and somewhat helped her walk. The sheriff looked at us strangely but still kept some distance in front of us.

Once inside his office, he wanted to talk to us separately, but we refused--we either talked together or not at all.

“I know you guys were at that concert before school started, and we found footage of something bizarre. Do you two mind telling me the truth about what happened in there?”
I looked at him, then at Liz, then back again. My mouth was half opened, and I was about to talk when Jeff barged through the door.

He looked sternly towards Jim and without even looking at us, he said, “Wait for me in the car.”

I didn’t need to be told twice. I half-held Liz in my arms and guided her to his car.

I heard shouting coming from the office but didn’t dare bother to stay for another round of questioning that might take place. I would just have to wait until later, until it was safe to ask Jeff.

Once inside the car, I noticed that Liz was asleep again. The time will arrive when she will come to terms with everything. And the question is, “Will she ever forgive him for it?”
That was the only thing that kept running through my thoughts until I put it out of my mind for another day--only to have it come back, again and again.

Just then, I looked at Liz and wondered what was really going on in her dream right now and wished I could change how it affected us in the end.

TBC...