Roswell Fanatics

Title: I Will Oh I Will Not Forget
Author: SpiderGirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Roswell or any songs written or performed by Sarah McLachlan.
Summary: This is their last few days on Antar. Picture Max as Zan, Michael as Rath, Maria as Vilandra and Liz as Ava. I've been toying with idea for a while and it was going to drive me insane unless I wrote it.
Coupling: Ava/Zan, Rath/Vilandra, Max/Liz, Michael, Maria.
Rating: I'm not sure how to rate this. I'll put it at Teen, that's reasonable enough?

I remembered the night I watched as you lay sleeping
Your body gripped by some far away dream
Well I was so scared, so in love then,
So lost in all of you that I had seen

She watched him sleep in the dim light of their room; she would never grow tired watching him. It was something she wanted to happen every night for the rest of their lives. He moved closer in his sleep putting an arm protectively around her, she was so lost and in wonder of the thing between them. From the minute she saw him she knew, she knew that they were meant to be together.
They had been married for almost two years now and again she could not believe it; it felt like the very first time. Every moment with Zan felt like the first, so wonderfully clean and bright like a shining star that burned for all time. She brushed a strand of hair off his forehead and smiled when he whispered her name in the grip of sleep
“Ava” he murmured, he was her soul mate one being in two separate shells, which were what they were. She didn’t want to leave this bed for fear of letting go of this world like it were just a mere dream but she did. The blanket fell away and she wrapped her small frame up with the robe and moved to the window pushing her brown shoulder length hair back behind her ear. With inquisitive, powerful brown eyes she gazed over the worn castle she called home. Ever since Zan took the thrown their enemies had been trying to gain access, they had stormed the palace countless times and this time she was afraid that they would succeed. She sighed and padded back to her bed, shedding her robe and climbing back inside the warmth. She curled up and his arm went around her once more, she hoped that she would be waking the next morning.

But no one ever talked in the darkness
No voice ever added fuel to the fire
No light ever shone in the doorway
Deep in the hollow of earthly desires

Zan woke rubbing the sleep from his stern amber coloured eyes and he glanced to his wife, lying there so beautiful as she slept. His heart soared as he realised he was waking up next to her, that he had done for the past two years. Some things to him would never grow old. He donned his robe and padded out to the hall where guards stood protecting their bedroom. He nodded gratified that they had spent their night protecting them out of loyalty and devotion.
He walked down the hall to his soon-to-be brother in law’s and best friend’s room and knocked on the door when there was no reply he knocked harder persistent
“Rath?” he called but received no reply, he opened the door and found the room empty and abandoned. Where was Rath? He shut the door and padded back to his room quickly. He didn’t want to wake his beautiful young wife but he feared for the worst.
He hurried over to her bed and shook her awake gently; she rolled over stirring in her sleep. She opened her tired eyes and looked at him with worry
“Zan what is it?”
“I want you to get dressed ready to leave the palace. I’ll send some servants up to help you pack”
“Zan, tell me what is happening! Has Kivar stormed the palace?”
“No, I don’t think so. But I do not think this place is safe for us anymore” he said glancing back when he heard a bang on the door. He quickly pulled Ava from the bed and toward the secret passage in the wall
“No Zan come with me! I don’t want to loose you!” she cried, he cupped her face and kissed her quick
“I’ll find my way back to you I swear” he promised her and shut the hidden door and made sure no one would discover the secret passage. He opened the door and found Rath standing there with worry
“Kivar has breached the eastern village, he has taken our last strong hold. It is only a matter of time before he breaks the gates and comes for us!”
“Okay, go to Vilandra and help her pack. We’ll move out immediately!” he said and Rath hurried off to fetch his betrothed.
Zan marched back to the hidden panel and undid the door letting Ava out, she had dust in her dark brown flowing straight hair and tears down her face “Rath has informed me that they have taken the Eastern village, we have to leave our home right away” he said to her and she nodded. They packed up the clothes that they would need and headed downstairs to meet with Rath and Vilandra.
They were standing on the balcony waiting for them while the servants all stood together in the main hallway clutching to each other with fear. Ava had thick ski pants out and a warm heavy jacket, her hair was braided down her back and she held Zan’s hand tightly as they addressed the people who worked for them
“It is no longer safe here in the palace. You are all free of duty, travel to your homes and do what you can to keep safe. We’ll shall come back to free you from the oppression Kivar is forcing upon us. You all know we aren’t as strong as we once were, but we will return stronger than ever,” said Zan, the people below were crying. Zan was a beloved king and he always paid them well and kept them safe while they worked for him. He tried so hard to better his kingdom, to help his people and they were saddened to know that Kivar only wanted the thrown for the power and it saddened them more to know he was close to getting it.
“Long Live King Zan!” someone cried from the audience and they were all crying it out as Ava wiped the tears from her eyes and they began their journey away.

But if in some dream there was brightness
If in some memory some sort of sigh,
Flesh be revived in the shadows
Blessed our bodies would lay so entwined

They met up with the last battalion of troops and began their trek to the other side of the mountains where Zan’s parents lived in safety near the ocean. Ava held his hand for fear; she couldn’t imagine her life without him and this morning she thought that would have been so close to becoming real. She closed her eyes and tried to block out that feeling of being alone, she squeezed his hand tight and lifted her head up high. With him by her side she could do anything.
Zan glanced at his wife with worry, the past few days had taken such a toll on her. Now he was taking her and his sister to his parents, he couldn’t bare to tell her that he was going to leave her there. That would break her heart because they all knew that if the small army went up against Kivar there would be no survivors. But this was his soul, it would always belong to her, but still a part of him would belong to the kingdom he swore to protect when he became King. He had to do what was right for his people, if he was killed then his hands would not be covered in blood. She squeezed his hand tightly and he looked to her, she seemed to be in emotional pain until her eyes went empty and she stuck her head high. She had the bravest heart of them all, and he would never stop loving that heart that gave him so much happiness.
They trekked on and when the looming shadow of the mountain cooled them in the mid day sun then stopped to rest, everyone drank some water and ate their lunch before splitting up. The army headed North along the foot of the mountain with Rath leading them. Vilandra had hugged him tightly, believing it would be the last time she would see him. For a moment when they hugged Ava thought her beloved was going with them but he hugged Rath too and then stood by his sister while she needed comfort. She watched as they disappeared into the trees, she cried for them. She cried for the families and loves that they were leaving behind.
But when the time came for them to move on she took Vilandra’s hand and the three of them began to climb the steep path to the narrow pass that would take them clear through the mountains to safety.

I will oh I will not forget you
Nor will I ever let you go
I will oh I will not forget you

They rested in the caverns deep, darkness was their friend and it covered them like a blanket blocking out the warmth and life from the sun. Vilandra sat by her self, thinking of Rath and how he left, she was never this quiet and Ava felt her heart break for her. When would be the next time she would see her lover? Would he still hold breath or would he have departed this world for the next?
“I think we should set up our camp here. It’s far to cold to sleep alone so let’s roll our bags together to keep warm,” said Zan as he left to gather some wood from the forest. Vilandra got up and helped Ava lay out the bags side by side and then she grabbed some thick stones and placed them in a circle for the fire Zan would build.
While they waited for Zan to return they huddled up to ward off the cold, Vilandra was still tearful from her parting with Rath, emotions were running high. They had been forced out of their home and had the people they held dear taken from them, Ava put her arm around her sister and hugged her safe as Zan came back and dropped the wood in the circle of stones and blasted them alight letting the fire burn up and warm the small cave that would be their home for the night. After eating their provisions they crawled to the sleeping bags and curled up. Zan was in the middle with Ava and Vilandra on either side of him.
Vilandra fell asleep first, she cried herself into a deep fearful state of dreaming where the shadows haunted her and grew her fears to monsters that would chase her.
Zan checked on her and sighed knowing that she would sleep on till morning. He turned is attention to his wife. She threw her arms around him and cried as she buried her face in his chest
“Don’t ever forget me, don’t ever say goodbye and don’t ever leave me alone” she said all at once and he cupped her face smiling,
“I will never ever do any of things, my soul will be with you for all time and it shall find it’s way back to yours. Through time and space we’ll live a happy and free life together without these kind of worries” he promised her and she smiled as a single tear ran down her face. She kissed him then he kissed her forehead as his arms wrapped around her keeping her safe.
Sunlight was their alarm clock the next morning and they woke to a burnt down fire and cold morning’s air. Zan and Ava awoke but Vilandra did not stir, she had a peaceful smile on her face and she was cold as the earth all around them, Ava rubbed his shoulder as he pulled the white linen sheet out of her pack and wrapped her up in it. He pressed a kiss to her forehead and then stood taking his wife’s hand. Now it was just the two of them, with Vilandra’s death they knew that Rath had failed. Out of the four they were the only ones remaining.
They marched on further into the cave until the darkness was all around them. They paused to tie rope around their waists joining them together in case the other fell; Zan took the lead feeling out the way with his hand on the cold stonewall. They walked on in comfortable silence through the belly of the mountain. Soon the silence became deafening for Ava and she had to speak, just to break the painful quiet that they had walked into.
“What do you want to do to celebrate your birthday?” she began and her words echoed back in the cave
“I don’t know. I had hoped to have my family by my side but with the war and Rath and Vilandra gone…” he trailed off with sadness. That sadness ricocheted around the cave along with his words and they began to see the light, they had walked all day and nearly all night because when they reached that light the sun was coming up. A new day had dawned and from where they were standing it looked like they were the only people ever created and all this was theirs.
Ava could make out his parent’s castle by the sea in the distance and she sighed calmly with hope of a warm bed and a night with her husband. She smiled to him and took his hand as they walked down the grassy mountainside to the field below, the sun grew warmer as they shed their topcoats and walked through the meadow toward the tiny village beneath the castle. People bowed to them as they walked past and they smiled and waved. One man was having trouble lifting a sack of corn off a cart and Zan went over and helped him
“Thank you” grinned the man, they were all faithful to King Zan and when he helped them it made them feel like he was just a simple farmer like them.
“You’re welcome” he replied nodding his head. He climbed up onto the cart and helped the man get all the sacks of corn down then patted him on the back before moving on. They walked up the road and into the courtyard of the palace were Cora and Keno, Zan’s parents, where sitting by the fountain having a picnic with the servants children. Zan and Vilandra had received their kindness and generosity from their parents.
Cora looked up and saw her son and his wife coming toward them with sad smiles on their faces, Zan had straw in his hair and Ava’s braid had tufts of hair sticking out, she knew something was up immediately. She jumped up and met them half way with her husband following them
“What has happened?” he asked as she threw her arms around them
“Kivar took the last strong hold. We left the palace” explained Zan. Keno came over and put his arm around his wife’s shoulders and he looked upon his son and his young bride
“Where are Vilandra and Rath? What news of them?” he inquired with heavy heart; he knew what had happened he just needed to hear it to make it real
“Rath took the last battalion to the north to fight. Vilandra travelled with us and yesterday morning, the night after we separated from the troops, Vilandra had died in her sleep. I believe that he was killed during the night and she went with him”
“Oh my little baby girl!” cried Cora as she hugged her husband tearful.

I will oh I will not forget you
Nor will I ever let you go
I will oh I will not forget you

“Come, come!” said Cora as she pulled her children into the palace “We’ll set up a bed for you and have fresh clothes be sent to you straight away!”
“Yes you must rest after your long tiresome journey. We’ll send guards to the mountains to retrieve Vilandra’s body” said Keno as the two were lead off. Ava turned round and stopped
“Make sure that she knows Rath will be coming to lie beside her forever!” she called and they both broke down, they took their hands and nodded as tears filled their eyes.
Ava sank down into the bathtub and sighed deeply as she rubbed her hair wet, she felt a strange emptiness know that Rath and Vilandra were gone. They had been four people so alike one, they had lived together and done everything together and part of her core was taken away, she had only one third left and that was Zan. She could not care if she died, for she would be joining her parents and her best friends, but she did care about leaving Zan alone. Ava prayed that when they did die it would be at the same time so they wouldn’t feel an ounce of sadness for the loss of the other. They were two shells with one soul.
She climbed from her bath yawing and moving to her bedroom to find a dress laid out for her, she put it on and went in search of her husband. She found him standing outside in the courtyard with his parents and every single person from the village; they stood watching the bonfire with sad hearts. It was to commemorate the deceased’s passing. Some of the soldiers had been from this village and they were all sharing their pain. She wove barefoot through the hordes to where Zan was standing with his parents and she took his hand standing by his side.
“Corm Antar, benifreta aspess sorium solla Antar. Deras piroud sorog sella olace fo aspess sorium Antar…” began Ava singing the song that every child was taught. It was the sad song sung when someone was lost “For Antar, strong beautiful star Antar. Dear souls lost and loved of beautiful strong Antar…” they people joined in signing the old song and soon it was a mass of light and one loud voice singing out to heaven to protect their lost family members.
The crowd broke apart until it was just the four of them standing there. The one voice carried off back to the village leaving the little family singing to themselves for Rath and Vilandra. Zan held his wife close with a warm arm around her shoulder protecting her from the dangers this world now possessed. She yawned and he smiled knowingly, he lifted her up into his strong arms as she gripped his shirt
“Come you need to rest” he said and she nodded laying her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes. He nodded to his parents who looked at him grimly before he carried her back inside to the room they had prepared for them. She was sleeping by the time he got her to bed so he just laid her down and covered with the blanket. He stripped off quickly and joined her, he held her tight that night knowing it would be his last. He did not sleep that night, he was too busy watching her sleep, morning came all too soon for him and he pulled out the creased envelope he had written a long time ago when he knew this moment would arrive. He placed it on his pillow; kissed her softly goodbye then quietly left the room. His parents were tearful when he told them he had to go, but they knew it was to be done. It broke their heart to loose both their children in such a short time, but it hurt even more knowing they would have to help Ava through loosing her beloved.

I remember when you left in the morning at daybreak
So silent you stole from my bed
To go back to the one who possesses your soul
I back to the life that I dread

The morning light fluttered through the thin drapes and woke her up; the first thing she saw was the envelope. Her heart froze as she picked it up tearing it open to read the first few lines “Dear Ava, I’m sorry…” she didn’t read anymore than that because she dropped it tossing the sheet back and racing out of her room and down the hall. Her breath and her heart echoed in her ears, a fierce beating that urged her on. Down the hall barefoot and in a thin long white nightdress she ran on toward the beach and port, it was the quicker way to the North and the battlefront. She ran under the port caulis and down the gravely stone dirt road as fast as she could, people gasped when they saw her. Some cast her a grim saddening look knowing only an illusion of her pain.
She could see the beach in her sights so she jumped off and down the grassy embankment, sliding down and landing painful on her bum but that was forgotten as she scrambled up casting sand about her, it clung to her hair and body turning her from the elegant Antarian Queen to a rag nymph. She ran across the sand leaving her pain in the form of footprints on the surf toward the pier. She held out her hands and pulled herself up catching the hem of her nightdress on the wood but that too was lost in the burning desire to hold her soul mate one more.
“Zan don’t leave me!” she screamed causing the patrons of the pier to freeze and look to her as she dashed along the wood toward the ship she could see sailing off in the distance. Sweat dripped down her face and her breathing seemed to register distantly to her ears as she reached the end of the wood dock and her arms flung up like a prayer before she jumped into the cold icy water of the ocean. She surfaced and began to swim but the people on the pier had come to help her, some threw life rings out to her and some threw rope to her but she ignored them and began to swim out. A ring came around her and she was being pulling back away from the hope of reaching the boat. She held her arm out like she could touch him as if he was standing in front of her smiling, but he wasn’t and she gave up as she began to rise from the water. Her own people had betrayed her from seeing the other half of her soul one last time. She landed on the cold wood of the pier and she screamed out in pain
“ZAN!” she sobbed as the tears fell freely. She lay there curled up in a ball with a hand on her head and the other around her waist; the people didn’t know what to do. Finally one man spoke up turning to his friend
“I think you should go the palace and fetch the King and Queen or at least someone who can help her,” he whispered and the friend nodded hurrying off.
Cora and Keno raced along the dock and found Ava soaked to the bone crying uncontrollably, they understand how she was here and that she must have run to catch him before he left, hoping to talk him out of leaving. Keno picked up his distraught daughter in law and carried her back toward the small hover ship that had brought them to the dock. Cora followed behind looking at the patrons sadly, no one knew of her pain.

So I ran like the wind to the water
Please don’t leave me again I cried
I threw bitter tears at the ocean
But all that came back was the tide…

She sat like a mannequin as she was stripped and washed by the servants of the palace; her emotion and care had been taken from her, taken like the last person she held in her heart. They led her to the warm bath that felt like ice water to her and washed away the dirt she had caused to herself in her last ditched attempt to bring him back to her. Cora and Keno had abandoned her; they brought her in to save herself from public ridicule then left her to deal. Once the servants had turned her out clean and tidy she walked barefoot back to her room. The bed seemed darker and emptier without two people to occupy it and the torn envelope lay on the floor and the worn letter on the unkempt bed. She picked it up not bothering to cry, that wouldn’t bring him home

“Dear Ava,

I am sorry that I leave you like this, please forgive me for giving you any amount of pain or sadness in my departure. I have given strict orders to my protector; he is to bring Rath and my bodies back. I want you to go to the finest scientists and recreate us genetically to send to a suitable planet so one day I may be able to return to you. I will be with you always; I am the other half to your soul. Keep living to do this, make sure that I can one day hold you in my arms and live the life we were supposed to, free from enemies and wars. Give me hope; give me future, I will always love you. I hope you will know this for all time. I’ll find a way back to you. I promise

Zan”
She smiled, she smiled as she cried, and she couldn’t help it! Such things had come between them, stopping them to be together and yet he still fought for it, he still worked for something that had been tested from the very beginning. She stood up tucking the letter into her breast pocket and pulled on her sandals, retrieved her cloak from the cupboard and left the palace in search of an underground genetic scientist.
Genetic scientists were something frowned upon; they made their creations too perfect, too in-Antarian without feelings or emotion but if she could find one she could con one into doing what she wished, a lot of money and keeping your life was a good bargain for the return of her family.
She scoured the seediest places of the village and the small town outside the palace in search of anyone who could help her. She went to the local tavern and sat in the corner hoping to hear some trading. She knew all of the named “criminal geneticists” and she would wait for one to arrive. Stoker, one of the best in his field entered the pub and sat at the bar drinking the cheapest slop he could afford, she stood and walked over to him on a mission. She flipped a coin down on the bar and grabbed his colour
“We’ll take a back room,” she said tugging him up, the bartender just nodded as he cleaned a browned glass as she pushed and shoved him up the stairs.
“What is this? Who are you?” he demanded when she shut the door and locked it behind her. She pulled down her hood and he gasped falling to his knees “Please! I haven’t been breaking my prohibition, I have not been practicing I swear I would not!” pleaded for his life
“Relax Stoker, that’s not why I’m here,” she said calmly “Get up, I have a proposition for you” he raised an eyebrow as she gestured to the chair
“What… kind of proposition?” he inquired intrigued by the Queens words. She sat down opposite him and dropped a bag of gold coins on the table between them.
“As you know of the war there have been a great many casualties. My family and my beloved…” she trailed off “I will paid you good money if you re-create them for me”
“No” he said calmly “I will not be set up! I have worked long and hard to prove that I do not do what you’re asking of me anymore”
“Don’t you understand!” she screeched, “If I could do this myself I would! This is the last chance, my last chance to be with Zan, our last hope at bringing back out freedom. Zan is dead! Kivar will take the thrown and you will be plunged into darkness and slavery! He will scour out the possibilities of re-birth for the Royal Four and that means he’ll come after you. He won’t just kill you! He’ll come after your family and take them apart bit by bit!” she shouted and he went pale
“You’re really serious about this aren’t you?”
“This is the last hope I have. Please! I will pay you anything you want if you help me!” she begged him. He nodded seriously he couldn’t ignore her pleas
“I’ll help you. Come with me” he said pulling his hood up as she did with hers, he grabbed the bag of coins from the table and they headed down the stairs.
He had a small house in the centre of the village it was above a shop, which he owned too, selling bread and cakes. He led her there and to the back. He pulled back the carpet and lifted open the trap door to reveal a metal entry. He knocked two times and a little slot opened
“It’s me let me in” he said and the panel slammed shut and the door opened. He led her down into the basement tunnel, making sure that one of the “bakers” went up to cover everything over. They hurried along till they reached a large underground room
“The old ancestors built this when they feared for flooding. You can live under here until the seas dry up” he explained as he opened the wooden doors and let her inside “Most people, when they come down here they stay down here. It’s not safe for them up there, a lot of people fear imprisonment and this is a haven for them” he told her as she looked round. There were little kids sitting around playing with a few animals. It looked like an underground shelter, her heart broke realising people were forced to live like this. She removed her hood and they all gasped when they saw her. She swallowed hard and held out her hand to Stoker; he helped up onto a crate
“I know you all probably hate me. I have forced you underground, to live like this…” she began “But I’m the only one of the Royal… Oh no!” she cried. She could feel him falling; she could feel her link with him fading like sunset. She blocked it out, as cold overcame her. People whispered as she went faint but she stuck her head up and swallowed her dizziness “I am now the last surviving member of the Royal Four. King Zan has fallen,” she told them “Kivar has the thrown” she announced. Some of them cheered as tears fell down her face “But that is not a good thing!” she shouted. Stoker took her hand and joined her on the makeshift stage
“Listen to her! She is a desperate woman! Desperate as any one of you! She has lost her family, her brother and sister! Her husband, she comes here to try and free us from the oppression Kivar is going to force upon us” they went quiet when they heard Stoker, he protected them and kept them safe.
“In the past three days I’ve lost three people I love more than anything in this world. I am on the edge of giving up, going to join them. Kivar is the enemy! He wants the power; if he remains on the thrown then you will never leave this place. It will be your tomb! I’ve given up everything; I am no longer Queen of Antar. I am a rebel like you! I will fight for you because it is the last wish of my beloved. I will do anything and everything in my power to make sure you and your children live good lives free from slavery! Please help me and I will help you. Anything you need let me help you!” she cried. They were silent as they mulled it over; a petite girl with strong green eyes raised her hand in the back crowd near a fruit stall
“My name is Serina and my brother is very sick. I can’t get the simple medicine to help him and he will never get better without it, help my brother,” she begged and Ava jumped down and hurried over to Serena. Serena led her to a small dingy hammock where her little brother was lying. Ava pulled back the blanket and laid her hands on him, only royal family could heal, she focused and healed him. He sat up looking round for his sister
“Serina!” he cried as she pulled him into her arms
“Thank you!” she sobbed hugging him “Thank you so much. I am in your service” soon other people were calling on her to help. She did what she could. She proved herself to the people and they began to trust her and see her as a friend. After working hard for the day Stoker took her aside
“You did good today Ava. You’ve proved yourself, and I will help you. I had to be sure that this wasn’t some sort of scam,” he said he pulled out a pair of scissors and took hold of a strand of her hair and cut it off “I’ll start immediately on the clones” he nodded and walked off.
Ava wandered round aimlessly, with nothing to do the memory of Zan’s pain flooded her; she could feel the moment Kivar took his life. She gagged as she felt the life rush from him and alone ness creep over her
“Ava?” she turned and saw Serina standing there smiling “Thank you for healing my brother. I was wondering did you want to come and eat by our fire?”
“Okay” she smiled and the two girls walked over to were Trev, her brother, sat eating fruit. He grinned when her saw her and some juice dribbled down his chin. Ava chuckled at his youthfulness
“Hi Ava” he said with his mouth full
“Trev what have I told you about eating with a full mouth” Serina spat coldly as she plopped herself down next to him “Ava’s going to be staying in our camp from now on so now walking round in your pants anymore!”
“Hey you walk round in your und’ pants too!” he protested and the patrons around the fire chuckled knowing Trev all too well. Ava walked over and sat on the other side of Serina
“Thanks for letting me stay with you. I wonder what Zan’s parents would think of me living down here?”
“Eh who cares? They’re the ones who enforced our village to be destroyed” she spat
“Zan is… wasn’t like them you know, he was much different” she said reaching into her breast pocket and taking out the worn letter off him “Read this, I woke up this morning and he was gone. He left me this note” she said and Serina took it and read it. She frowned and handed it back to her
“Seems like a coward to me Ava”
“He was not!” she cried back as she shoved the letter back “He… he knew that if I was awake when he left I would never let him go”
“Whatever. It’s you who proved yourself, I will never meet him so it’s not like it makes much difference. I lost my parents; they died of the same thing Trev was struck with. I was left alone just like you so we’re in the same boat. I just hope you can do what you’re saying you can,” she said and Ava nodded
“This is the last thing I shall do before I go to be with him. Once all this is done and we have our hope then I will give up my life” Serina looked at her with surprise
“You really loved him didn’t you?”
“He was the other half of my soul. Feel my hand, I’ve been sitting close by this fire for a good fifteen minutes” she said holding out her hand for Serina. She gasped when she felt how cold Ava’s skin was
“I will never be warm again. Ever since he left I’ve been cold,” she said with a sad smile
“I’ll help you. I’ll help you be with him once more” promised Serina
“Me too!” called Trev sleepily. Serina lifted Trev into the hammock and nodded at Ava pointing to a cot then climbed in with him and fell asleep.
It was a sleepless night for Ava; she didn’t get much sleep, as she thought about Zan lying lifeless and cold. She had to get samples of the others to send to some inhabitable planet. She was an outcast now; she wouldn’t give up this life though, now she had fallen into it. This was going to be her home until Zan, Vilandra and Rath had another chance at the life that was taken so early from them. Morning was when people woke up and began to move about preparing breakfast, she left her cot and went to help the people who would collect some of the extra breads Stoker “accidentally” made. There was a shift change at the entrance but other than that she drifted, she helped tack sheets up and played with a few children until she felt emptiness creep over her once more and her body went cold.
“Ava!” she turned and saw Stoker calling her. He jogged over “I worked all night. It shouldn’t be long to create the others, your clone is done. I want you to write a journal for them so they know why they are there. I’m still thinking over which planet to send them to, maybe you could come and see the star maps and help me decide?” She nodded and they walked to the lab, a single egg like pod rested on a metal rack ready to be cased up in metal for transport.
“Theses are the ones compatible for us” he said showing her a list of planets, she rolled her eyes over them and stopped when she saw one she knew that they must go to.

I will oh I will not forget you
Nor will I ever let you go
I will oh I will not forget you

Serina, Stoker and Ava hurried along to the hospital in the centre of the palace village. They had their hoods up and they were running along in the dead of night. They were going to get the samples off the other three, they reached the hospital and Stoker opened the door. They crept in and ran down the well-lit halls, Ava felt like she was running to see Zan again like when she did after he left her. Serina opened the door and the two girls went inside while Stoker kept watch, Ava took the scissors and cut strands of their hair off and put them into labelled bags Serina held out. There was a knock on the door and Serina shoved the little bags into her pocket and they went back out to the hall where Stoker was waiting.
Running back Ava felt a strange touch of warmth to her cheek “I’m always with you” echoed through her head as she looked back over her shoulder and saw a blurry image then nothing
“Zan?” she whispered as she ran along, she couldn’t help by smile knowing that he was still around keeping her safe.
Back at the underground Trev was pacing, nervously. The whole crowd of people seemed to be waiting nervously for them, what Ava had said had proven true. Kivar had captured the Kid Street Gang and then distributed a video-scape of their execution. That only strengthened their trust in her.
The three came back in the tunnel and Stoker hugged a few people who were close to him before he and his scientists disappeared to the lab. Ava headed over to her cot and pulled the Journal out from underneath her pillow.
“Dear Vilandra, Rath, Ava and Zan my beloved. I write quick and fast because by tonight you will be on your way to your new home Earth. Zan and Vilandra are brother and sister and Rath was Vilandra’s betrothed and Ava was Zan’s bride. You have lived before, this journal is to guide you and teach you about who you were. I, Ava, write this to tell you that you are clones of your former selves. Zan was King, Ava his queen, Rath was Zan’s second in command and Vilandra was the princess. I write this to one day hold you all in my arms again. I love you always” she wrote fast and soon Serina and Trev were standing by her.
“It’s time to go. Stoker is going to get the protectors for them and we get the ship. For them to survive on Earth they have to be mixed with human DNA, Stoke can do that on the ship before we set them up for gestation” she said and Ava nodded shoving the journal into her pack. She cast one last glance around the haven and went with them, Trev looked round and smirked cruelly bye, bye! He thought as he left with his sister.
Serina and Ava pulled the carts along as fast as they could while Trev walked behind them making sure nothing bad happened. He could only fix Ava’s pod because they arrived at the port where Stoker and the four guardians were waiting. The past few days had been a strange and unbelievable rush for Ava, she had a chance at bring back hope for her people. She wanted to be there when Zan was reborn so she could hold him in her arms one last time.
Stoker held out the crystal and all of them were transported inside, Serina and Ava pulled the carts to the assigned room and sealed the pods inside. They went back outside and Stoker was watching the pilots plot a course to Earth,
“We’ll have to select four human beings to mix with the pre-made DNA coding,” he said and Ava could only nod. She had no clue what he said but she knew it was necessary “But for now we should buckle up and enjoy the ride” he smiled and Ava nodded going in search of her best friend. She found her pulling up some cots from slots in the floor,
“Choose ya bed,” she said as she dropped her stuff on the cot “It’s going to be a while before we reach Earth. I wonder if we can interact with the people there? Would they fear us?”
“I don’t think we should risk it” she said and Serina nodded “Look, Serina if anything goes wrong… would you look after them for me? Make sure they know who they’re meant to be?”
“Of course I will but nothing will go wrong. This is a wrong free ship we’re travelling on Ava, just you wait and see” she smiled as she lay down and buckled herself up. Ava did the same keeping tight hold of the pack with her journal and the healing crystals she had stolen from the hospital as the ship began to rise. It used the hover propulsion till it reached a safe engine starting height then the pilots fired the engines and they were off into space.

I will oh I will not forget you
Nor will I ever let you go
I will oh I will not forget you

TBC...

Hey!

I was going to post an update today but the disk I had the copy of it on decided to be evil and it won't let me update at all ! So I'm so sorry, I'm sorry. But I will give you a summary of what's going to be coming tomorrow. I will try my best to get the next part out.

Summary: The crash does happen. Some people die, others don't. Claudia Parker makes an appearance and then it shoots to the Pod Squad. Tess is impersonating Ava and Liz meets Serina and it all gets a little bit steamy in the shower for Max and Liz!
God it sounds like a soap opera! Well then stay tuned for the next exciting episode of I Will Oh I Will Not Forget You!
Oh and good news for UK fans! Roswell Season 3 is out to buy £32.99!
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Title: I Will Oh I Will Not Forget
Author: SpiderGirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Roswell or any songs written or performed by Sarah McLachlan or any from BGC.
Summary: This is their last few days on Antar. Picture Max as Zan, Michael as Rath, Maria as Vilandra and Liz as Ava. I've been toying with idea for a while and it was going to drive me insane unless I wrote it.
Coupling: Ava/Zan, Rath/Vilandra, Max/Liz, Michael, Maria.
Rating: I'm not sure how to rate this. I'll put it at G to PG-13, that's reasonable enough?

It had been two months since they had left Antar and it had taken almost that long to get used to the anti-gravity in the ship, Stoker and his team went down and collected suitable subjects from Earth and took samples of the DNA for matching. Four were finally find and he was mixing it with the pre-made pod DNA that had already began to form. They were only hours away from sending the pods down to earth then monitoring their progress. They were spending their life up here waiting for the pods to mature and hatch producing the new Royal Four. Ava’s brown hair was now a pale grey and she had aged quicker than the rest. Though she was still pretty she was closer to her passing that any other on the ship.
Ava sat anxiously with Serina while they waited for Stoker to come out announcing he was done, she felt so on edge like she had drank too much coffee. One of the pilot shape shifters had brought some back and boy that was a wild day!
“It’s done!” he said as he came out with his sleeves rolled up and sweat on his forehead “We can take them down now. Let’s go tell the others and assign the teams” they all floated toward the main control room and everyone was there except Trev
“Where’s my brother?” asked Serina and received shrugs for her worries. He floated in with a smirk on his face and a communicator in his hands “Trev?” she whispered as he lifted his free hand, no one had noticed the blaster. He aimed at Stoker and killed him, then the senior members of his team. Until the two protectors, Serina and Ava were left
“How could you befriend her? Our parents were murdered because of her!” he shouted aiming the blaster at Ava
“She healed you Trev, she isn’t a bad person”
“Yeah right! All she wanted was to have the Royal Four reborn! How stupid of us to think she actually cared! She wants them reborn so they can come back and enslave us and kill us just like our parents!”
“No Trev she would never do that! I trust her!”
“That’s a damn shame, but who cares. Kivar says I can let you live if I deliver her and that’s what I’m going to do!” he said coldly
“Trev no! You didn’t go to Kivar did you?”
“He knows we’re in this solar system and he’s sending his finest troops. I will have vengeance for the death of my parents” he snapped coldly
“And so shall she!” cried Serina as she flung herself through the anti-gravity at him. Ava dodged for the control panel and began the emergency landing procedure. Serina and Trev struggled with the blaster until it went off, Trev drifted slowly to the floor dead and Serina dropped the blaster, she went flying as the ship reached the atmosphere and began to heat up the outer metal. They struggled to get buckled into their seats. The four lifeless floating bodies hit the inner walls and crushed up in the pull of the gravity of earth. The land came up, it was a burning line of red scorching desert. With no trajectory they crashed into the earth rendering Ava, Serina and the other survivors unconscious.
Serina and Ava stumbled from the wreckage with painful injuries. Two of the protectors had been killed in the crash and the other two moved the pods, the two girls watched as they pulled them off on carts. So they stumbled off holding hands, it was night time and very cold. They reached a road and walked along, the moon giving them light guiding them to the little place where they could hide.
They found a small corner in the back alley and huddled together to try and heal up from the crash, Serina had drifted to a restless sleep when a door burst open and out came a girl carrying black bags and dumping them on the floor. She turned and saw the two injured girls sitting there watching her, the only tell tale sign that they were alien where their eyes. Large and black
“Oh dear lord!” cried the girl; she had a trace of Spanish in her accent. She looked up with brown eyes, and hair blonde as paper to the doorway then back at them. She gestured for them to come with her, she held out her hand and they scrambled up and went with her.
She hid them in her bedroom while she worked downstairs in her fathers shop. They clung to each other for fear of what might happen, she returned not long after she left them and pulled them from their bathroom hide away
“You’re from the crash. You’re the aliens aren’t you?” she asked crouching in front of them “You probably don’t understand me if you were going to kill me you would have done it by now. You look exactly like we do, well except for the eyes. I can help you out there” she stood and went got two pairs of sunglasses. She went to put a pair on the dark haired one but she moved back out of fear “No look see. It’s to cover your eyes” she lifted the mirror down and pointed at their eyes then at hers. They looked deep into her brown eyes and realised she was trying to help them.
“Ava I think if we were them then no one will see the differences. I think she’s trying to help us, we should find out her name,” said Serina and Ava nodded. She reached out for a pair of sunglasses and put them on
“My name is Ava” she told the human then looked to her friend “And this is Serina” the girl didn’t understand them so she tried another way. She patted her chest and said her name and then did the same for Serina
“Ava and Serina. It’s nice to meet you” she smiled. She touched her chest and said her name “Claudia”
“Claudia” they said in unison getting used to her name. They smiled as Serina put on the sunglasses and Claudia helped them up and led them through her house. She was quiet on the stairs for fear of waking her father up, she led them down the stairs and took her dads keys to his new car and pushed them toward the back
“I can’t keep you at the house!” she said over the rush of the car movement, Serina and Ava were on the floor trying not to be sick at the strange movement “But I can take you to this place my friends hang out in, they only come there on weekends when they’re drinking and doing no good. You can stay and I can help you, I’ll come out with food for you every night,” she said as she roared through the desert.
It was an abandoned factory two miles from Peppers Café and the Mesaliko reservation; it had been a steel mill once now it just housed rats and dust. Claudia parked the car up and opened the door helping the two aliens out letting them have time to recover from the ride. Ava stood up first; Claudia noticed she was older than the other girl. Maybe they were mother and daughter? She mentally shrugged and took their hands leading them into the building. They were more used to the metal of the building, it reminded them of the ship and being at the palace and underground haven. Ava pushed her way up the stairs quickly with Serina following her
“Hey!” cried Claudia as she ran up after them. Ava reached the top deck first and shouted,
“We did it Zan! I did it for you! Our world has another chance at freedom! I performed your last wish, I can be with you now!” she cried. Serina was still running up the stairs trying to get to Ava, she watched her best friend climb up onto the railing
“Ava no!” she cried, she didn’t want to be alone on this planet
“Oh dear lord! Alien Lemmings!” cried Claudia when she saw Ava standing on the railings. She began to run up the stairs after Serina, it was her fault that she had brought them. What if they were important?
“Ava don’t do it!” begged Serina but Ava just looked back down the stairs at her
“I don’t want to be cold anymore. I have to go now” she said and let go falling the three storeys to the cement floor below. Both girls screamed.

Come to me now
And lay your hands over me
Even if it's a lie
Say it will be all right

Claudia and Serina carried Ava out to the desert and using stones and their hands they dug a hole for her. They buried her out in the desert where no one would find her. After she was buried the two girls stood sweaty and exhausted from their work, Serina crouched down and drew the royal Antarian symbol into the earth and pressed her hand to the middle making it glow then fade into the sand. She stood up and looked to Claudia, she was going to stay here and make sure that they hatched. On her best friends life she would make sure that she had succeeded.
Serina stayed in the old factory on a cot and she watched the sun rise every morning. Claudia would come out when she could and teach her things about the English language and soon enough she was fluent. As Claudia learnt new things at school she taught them to Serina and soon they became best friends but Serina had still to tell her where she came from
“Serina… there’s an opening in my dad’s café if you want to work and get money. Maybe then you could buy a house so you don’t have to live here anymore”
“I like it here, reminds me of the Haven I used to live in back home” she replied as she shifted the books from her bed
“What was your home like?” inquired Claudia and Serina sighed, sitting down next to her friend on the bed
“Our world is very much like yours except instead of a President we have a King and Queen. They ruled the entire planet and the Galaxy Confederation. We lived in the Whirlwind Galaxy and King Zan and Queen Ava were in charge of it all, they had been married two years when someone called Kivar gathered rebels to fight against the King and Queen”
“Was Ava… Queen Ava?” asked Claudia and Serina nodded
“One day Kivar pushed against their last strong hold and conquered it. The Royal Four Zan, his sister Vilandra, her lover Rath and Ava fled the palace heading to the mountains. I’m not sure what happened after that but I do know that of the four who left the palace only two arrived safely. Rath was killed in battle and Vilandra just lay down and died when he did. Zan left Ava in the safety of his parent’s house and went to fight against Kivar. I know the exact moment he died. He left by boat and as soon as Ava realised he was gone she raced through the village toward the dock and she dived into the water. She was going to swim after him”
“Oh how sad!” gasped Claudia and Serina nodded before continuing
“That was the last time she saw him. He’d left her a letter saying that he wanted her to find a geneticist and have them re-created as clones so they could have another chance at bringing freedom to their people”
“And that’s why you’re here. You succeeded in making them didn’t you? They’re here on Earth because it’s safer” concluded Claudia and Serina nodded
“I don’t know where the protectors took them but I do know that the pods are safe. I’ve poured myself into this mission so I just know”
“Where do you come into all of this? Were you Ava’s maid… or assistant or what?” inquired Claudia
“Oh, on our world geneticists are forbidden. She went in search of one, his name was Stoker and she gave up the thrown and her royalty to become a rebel”
“Aren’t the rebels on Kivar’s side?”
“Yes but we were pretty much outcasts neither on anyone’s side. Stoker took Ava to a safe Haven under his shop where me and my brother Trev were staying. Our parents had died because of a simple virus, were too poor to afford a cure. Ava healed Trev and I trusted her from then on. We became friends and I helped her in her quest”
“Wow. That’s just incredible” she smiled, she was lucky to be friends with Serina “What I said about working for my dad still goes. One of our waitresses has quit and we need someone to fill in for her”
“Does it pay much?” asked Serina and Claudia nodded
“Six bucks an hour” she replied, since Serina had no idea how much that really was she accepted.

And I shall believe
I'm broken in two
And I know you're on to me
That I only come home

Serina woke up and reached out for the old sunglasses Claudia Parker had given her over fifty years ago, they had been friends ever since, but something had happened to her best friend. She hadn’t spoken to her in over six months and now it was time to go back to Roswell and find out. Serina had gone to Africa then to Egypt in search of her friend and found that she had travelled home and not returned. So here she was in some cheap Motel in Albuquerque resting up after her flight. She got dressed and shoved her worn clothes in her backpack. She still looked like she was young, her hair had only slightly greyed and she appeared to be in her mid forties as a human. She pulled her shoes on sat in front of the mirror and braided her hair down her back and then left her room to pay at the front desk and get a rental car. After she worked in Roswell for ten years and met up with one of the protectors she knew that she had to get out and see the world she inhabited. Both of them did so Claudia and Serina took off for Africa to learn about the world.
The drive was dull to say the least, even with the radio on. She hated the desert, it wasn’t the comforting jungles of Africa she was used to. Soon she came upon the little town of Roswell, it had been swept off it’s feet with alien fever and it had never recovered. She parked up outside Hiram Parker’s shop which was now renamed the CrashDown and grabbed her backpack with Ava’s journal in it and went inside. Jeff Parker, Claudia’s son was wiping down the counter and he grinned when he looked up spotting her
“Serina!” he cried rushing round to hug her
“Jeffie Weffie! How is my favourite nephew?” she asked as she hugged him
“Brilliant Serina! I’m doing really good” he said as he led her toward the counter and she sat upon a stool
“Can I have the usual?” she asked and he nodded trotting round to make a vanilla milkshake. The back door opened and out walked two tired looking girls in green waitress dresses, Serina glanced at them briefly before almost falling off her stool as she did a double take
“Ava? Vilandra?” she whispered when she saw them “How is it possible?”
“Oh you haven’t met my two best waitresses” said Jeff as he noticed her staring at them “That’s Liz, my daughter and that’s her best friend Maria” he said but she could only stare
“Liz… she looks like someone I used to know a long time ago. Claudia knew her too, her name was Ava” she said turning her attention to Jeff. She hadn’t noticed the two young boys sitting next to her listening in to her conversation “So where is my old friend Claudia? She didn’t come back home after she left, I went in search of her and found she’d come here. It was a bit difficult trying to ask an Egyptian cave digger where she was when I don’t speak the language” she chuckled
“Serina, Claudia passed on after she arrived. She had a stroke and died” he explained and she nodded sadly
“Thank you for telling me. How did your daughter take it?”
“She took it pretty hard, she was in the room when it happened”
“Oh how sad” she said glancing to Ava’s clone bussing tables “Would I be able to take to her? I have some things Claudia would have wanted her to have”
“Sure, Liz!” he called “Take five!” she went into the back and waited for Liz to come into the break room. The door burst open and she flopped down on the couch sweeping the hair band off her head and sighing deeply
“Hello” said Serina and Liz jumped
“Oh good god you scared me. Yeah um customers aren’t supposed to be back here”
“Oh no it’s okay. Your dad said I could come talk to you; I was a friend of your grandmother’s. I used to work here back in the fifties. This place hasn’t half changed!”
“You knew my grandmother?”
“Yeah Claudia really helped me out. I wouldn’t be were I am today if it weren’t for her, and I don’t think you would be either. We were friends the three of us Claudia, Ava and me. Ava killed herself a little after we came here; she was old and so tired. Claudia and I drifted closer and we became close friends. She always kept an eye out for Ava’s family and now that she’s gone I’ll do the same and watch over hers too”
“That’s very kind of you…”
“Serina. Serina Parker”
“Parker?” questioned Liz
“I was taken in by your great grandfather Hiram Parker, Claudia and I were like sisters. My best friend wanted me to give this to her… family but you know them more than I do. You can read it if you want. I’m staying at the Tumbleweed Inn if they have any questions about it” she said handing her the journal. Liz looked it over and ran her fingers over the cover; she saw a flash of herself writing in it quickly then she looked up Serina Parker was gone. She looked back to the journal and opened the first page, even thought it was written in another language she could still read it “Dear Vilandra, Rath, Ava and Zan my beloved. I write quickly and fast because by tonight you will be on your way to your new home Earth. Zan and Vilandra are brother and sister and Rath was Vilandra’s betrothed and Ava was Zan’s bride. You have lived before, this journal is to guide you and teach you about who you were. I, Ava, write this to tell you that you are clones of your former selves. Zan was King, Ava his queen, Rath was Zan’s second in command and Vilandra was the princess. I write this to one day hold you all in my arms again. I love you always” she couldn’t quite believe what she was reading. She had to give this to Max straight away! She jumped up and hurried out into the café were the Max, Michael and Tess sat.
“You have to read this!” she said shoving it toward them as she shoved Michael aside and sat down “Read it!” Max took it off her and his eyes skimmed over it fast widening with disbelief
“It’s Antarian. Where did you get it?”
“Oh my god” she gasped
“Can you read it?” asked Michael as Max handed it to him. Max just shook his head
“Great! More dead end clues to our past!” he snapped dropping it on the table
“You mean you can’t read it?” asked Liz and Max looked to her
“All the symbols are in Antarian. We don’t know how to read Antarian. It’s just blurred symbols,” he told her and she nodded
“Um Max… I can read it. I know what it says,” said Liz and Tess glared at her
“What do you mean you can read it?” demanded Michael coldly. She closed her eyes tight and stood up
“I’m sorry. It’s probably just my imagination. I can’t read it, I don’t know what it says” she hurried off trying to loose herself in work and not think about the chance that she could read it for a reason. She would go to Serina and find out the answers. Max hung around trying to talk to her but she avoided him and let Maria serve him.
She grew tense and excited when she clocked off, Maria came through the door and she jumped out of her skin thinking it was Max.
“Dear god Maria you scared the hell out of me!” she cried holding her heart
“Chica you’ve been jumpy all day. Spill I want to know what’s going on” she said folding her arms. Liz looked down and tried to pretend nothing was wrong.
“Everything’s fine. I’m fine,” she said but Maria shook her head
“Tell me. I’m your best friend I deserve to know,” she said calmly as the two moved to the couch and sat down
“You know how Max and the other two are supposed to have had lead other lives? How Max was Zan, Michael was Rath and Tess was Ava?”
“Yeah?” she Maria still waiting for the point
“Well an adopted great aunt came to me today and gave me this book. Said she’d been keeping it safe till the time was right for her friend’s family to have it. She said I know them more than she did it read to Zan, Rath, Vilandra and Ava. I got a flash of the book of me writing in it fast and I am the only one who can read it. How can I read it when I’m human? Max and the others couldn’t understand it and it’s for them!”
“So what does this mean exactly? You’re really good with alien languages all of a sudden?”
“No. I think I might be Ava,” said Liz and Maria laughed
“You can’t be Ava! Tess is Ava and if you were that would mean that you’re an… no it’s just not possible”
“I don’t want to believe it myself! I just don’t!” she cried shaking her head “I was going to go to Serina and get the answers off her. Would you come with me?”
“Sure let’s get changed then head out in the Jetta” she said worried about her friend.

When I'm so all alone
But I do believe
That not everything is gonna be the way
You think it ought to be

They crept up the stairs of the Tumbleweed Inn together like they were on some dangerous mission and they could get killed any time. Liz was shaking as she held Maria’s hand and Maria was doing her best to get her friend through this confusing time, they reached Serina’s door and knocked loudly. The curtains twitched then a few seconds later the door opened and Serina stood there with her shades on and a dressing gown.
“I had a feeling you two would come. Come in, did you show it to him?” she asked as the two girls went in and she shut the door. Serina took off her glasses closing her eyes and shaking her head before opening them again, they gasped when they saw her black pupil less eyes.
“He… he didn’t know how to read it. None of them did” whispered Liz as she sat down, Serina was obviously an alien. But the question was, was she on their side?
“That’s a shame. But I’m sure you could teach them” she said as she flopped down on the bed
“How… long have you been here and who are you?”
“I was in the Crash and I’ve been here ever since. My name is Serina, I was just some girl on Antar. I had no idea that I would end up here protecting over the royal four”
“Royal Four? I don’t get it, I know that Max is Zan and Rath is Michael and Tess is Ava but who is the fourth?” asked Maria
“You are Maria” said Serina looked at her with a smile “Or should I say Vilandra”
“Whoa wait up. You got the wrong girl, I’m no alien princess” she said holding out her hands gesturing for her to stop
“But you are” she protested as Maria closed her eyes and shook her head
“No, Vilandra was the betrayer. Everyone was killed because of her” said Liz
“Who told you that nonsense?”
“Tess said that Nasedo…”
“Tess? Oh right your impostor” nodded Serina “Don’t believe a word that girl says. I don’t know how she managed to fall into your role but she is not Ava”
“But she came out of the pod! Max sensed her!”
“And who holds his heart? Who does he love more than anything on this entire planet or the next” said Serina “I knew Ava. She came to Earth with me. She had to make sure that her soul mates dying wish was fulfilled and it has been. You’re here!” she cried “You’re Ava, and you’re Vilandra Zan’s sister”
“You mean Max is my brother? If we’re aliens why don’t we have powers or remember things?” Liz shot out and Serina smirked
“That is my screwed up family’s fault. I had a brother once, called Trev, he betrayed us on the ship. It’s the reason it crashed and we believe he tampered with some of the pods while we were up there. So you two hatched earlier, Claudia had to do something with you so she gave you to Amy and her son because they couldn’t have children. She told me what she did and I trusted her in her decision. Come here, I salvaged this from part of Ava’s pack after the crash. Maybe it can restore you, I know my brother was quite the idiot so maybe what he did to you could be reversed” she held out the healing crystal over Liz’s head and healed her. Liz gasped as she felt half of her come alive. Like it had been buried deep inside her all this time. She picked up a healing crystal and helped Serina heal Maria. They received some flashes and their powers came on full strength
“I remember stuff” said Liz and Maria nodded
“Me too. I remember how the four of us used to play. We were best friends back then too!” they grinned and hugged each other.
“Thank you so much Serina! Thank you for helping us!” said Liz as she hugged her
“Hey it’s no problem. I had lost all my family and coming here gave me it back. I had Claudia as a sister and Jeffie Weffie as nephew and you as a great niece. You’re practically my family Ava”
“What are we going to do about Tess?” asked Maria and Serina grinned
“Let me find out how she got the part of playing you. Then we’ll go from there” she said “You best be getting back. I know you’re mom is worrying over you” she said to Maria and she nodded replying.
“It’s good to see you again Ava” whispered Serina as they hugged one last time then they left.

It seems like every time I try to make it right
It all comes down on me
Please say honestly you won't give up on me
And I shall believe
And I shall believe

The ride back was an even more excited one than the one there. Maria was driving and Liz was turned in her seat talking fast to her, Maria threw in short answers and nodded
“Can you believe it? I mean we’re aliens. Our entire life we’ve been alien!” said Liz “And never knew it!”
“That means you’re destined to be with Max”
“And you with Michael. I can’t believe I’m really Ava! It’s incredible!”
“I know. Hey you’re the Queen! You’re Queen Ava of Antar!” she said with a cheer. They cheered out as they sped along, they knew more about themselves than they ever did. Maria dropped Liz off and headed on home.
Liz jogged up the stairs and into her room feeling on top of the world. She slammed her door shut and couldn’t help but smile. She was Ava and that meant Max was hers! Nothing would change that! Max was all hers! Her true soul mate! She jumped when she saw Max sitting out on her balcony with the journal she wrote. She pulled her coat back on and climbed out to meet him
“Hey” he greeted her and she smiled at him warmly
“Hi” she replied as she sat down on the chair next to him. He held out the book and she looked at it with a sense of coldness creeping over her.
“Can you read it? I have this burning need to know what it says” she took it off him and nodded
“Dear Vilandra, Rath, Ava and Zan my beloved. I write quickly and fast because by tonight you will be on your way to your new home Earth. Zan and Vilandra are brother and sister and Rath was Vilandra’s betrothed and Ava was Zan’s bride. You have lived before, this journal is to guide you and teach you about who you were. I, Ava, write this to tell you that you are clones of your former selves. Zan was King, Ava his queen, Rath was Zan’s second in command and Vilandra was the princess. I write this to one day hold you all in my arms again. I love you always” she read it aloud for him and he let out a deep breath. Liz put the book down on the floor turning to him. She had to hold him, she couldn’t be apart from him anymore “Zan!” she gasped as she grabbed his shirt and pulled him close. She kissed him and sparks exploded behind her closed eyes. Electricity shot up her back and filled her with warmth she had tuned out, never realising that was what she had been missing all this time. He kissed her back as she ran her hands through his hair, she was practically glowing. They broke apart for air
“What does this mean?” he asked breathlessly “You can read it and no one else can”
“That’s because I wrote it” she whispered “And I hold you in my arms once more. I have her memories Max, I remember when you left to go fight the battle. I woke up and you were gown so I ran all the way and I jumped into the red thick water to swim to you, I didn’t want to loose you”
“You’re really Ava?” he whispered in disbelief “You can’t be, you’re just Liz” she held up her free hand while the other clutched his shirt she closed her eyes focus and he saw colourful string and balloons fly from her hand until they popped disappearing
“I just mindwarped you Max. I’m really Ava”
“How? How is it possible? Tess…”
“Tess isn’t me. No. I don’t know how it’s possible but Serina said…”
“Serina?” he questioned pulling away from her “I don’t trust her”
“Well I do Max. I trust her,”
“Why?”
“Because she told me some things that rang true on something else someone I trust told me”
“What was that?” he inquired. She moved to stand by her ladder and sighed deeply
“I didn’t sleep with Kyle,” she announced and he seemed to let out a breath of air he had no idea he had been holding “It was a set-up to make you fall out of love with me”
“Why?”
“A version of you fourteen years ahead in the future came back and told me that you had to be with Tess. We were together and she left”
“But you’re Ava. I was with you”
“But my pod was tampered with. On the ship one of the passengers fixed Vilandra’s and mine pods to inhibit out powers. Future Max didn’t know that I was Ava he thought Tess was Ava, so that future could happen again”
“What was the future?”
“The end of the world Max. He told me that you had to be with Ava to stop the war that would destroy earth but she wasn’t Ava and I wasn’t healed, that’s why it could still happen. Max! It could still happen! We have to stop it!” she cried not making much sense
“Don’t worry. We know who you are know, we know you’re Ava so we can stop it. So if Tess isn’t Ava does that mean she’s Vilandra? We’ll need her to complete the four square” Max said putting his arms around her. She smiled
“We already have her. Max… Vilandra, your sister, is Maria” she explained and he looked at her with an understatement of surprise
“Maria… our Maria is my sister?”
“Yes. You should talk to her; she’s your sister Max. Serina healed her too, her pod had been tampered with”
“I don’t get it. If you’re Ava and Maria is Vilandra then whose Tess? She has powers but isn’t one of us”
“Serina is going to find out. I suggest you trust her, the Max from the future said I would make a friend called Serina and I have. If you told me I would then I will be the best friend she’s ever had”
“I can’t believe it all. Maria my sister, it’s too crazy. Wait, you said that you had to make me fall out of love with you so the war wouldn’t come”
“Yes” she replied
“So that means you gave up your happiness to save the world”
“Yeah. It does, but I did it because you asked me Max. I would do anything for you, it isn’t just Earth anymore, our love has crossed the stars” she said and he nodded
“I hope where ever Ava and Zan are, they’re together”
“We are Zan, my love. We are!” she smiled pulling him down for another kiss.

Open the door
and show me your face tonight
I know it's true
No one heals me like you
and you hold the key

They walked down the hall hand in hand King and Queen of West Roswell, if no longer Antar, toward their lockers to collect their things for class.
“What are we going to do about Tess?” asked Max
“I don’t know. I have to go see Serina and make sure she doesn’t do something drastic” said Liz as she shoved her coat in and took her books out.
“She wouldn’t would she? I mean Serina?”
“I don’t know,” sighed Liz
“I want to meet her. I want her to meet Michael too, oh and Maria. Maria. I can’t say enough about her being my sister. What does she think about it?”
“She was surprised as you. Knowing her, she’ll probably talk to her mom,” laughed Liz as a worried look came over his face
“She wouldn’t tell about the non human status would she?”
“Max, Maria has kept this secret for a year. She’s your sister, you have to have more faith in her” she said as she slammed her locker shut and took his hand
“I do, she was the one I went to while you were away in Florida. I’m just surprised I never noticed”
“We would have never known if it weren’t for Serina. We owe her a thank you, a big thank you and when you go and see her try not to freak out about her eyes”
“Why what’s wrong with them? Is she blind?” he inquired as they walked up the stairs to biology. Liz shook her head pressing her lips together
“She’s not blind. At least I don’t think, anyway her eyes they’re just black; no pupils or nothing she wears sunglasses to hide them. Has ever since she came down”
“Oh so that’s how you knew she was an alien?”
“Yeah. Max she knew my grandmother, and I think Ava did too. She mentioned that Ava came to Earth, she was here. She might still be here if Serina is”
“And if she is? What then? Would you meet her?” he asked as they reached their class and went in to their lab station
“I don’t know. The idea of meeting my original copy… it’s kinda out there. Even for us” she said and he nodded “We best talk about this later otherwise I’ll go crazy thinking about it”
“Ah hum” he nodded as Mr Steligman walked in
“Okay class” he said putting his brief case on the desk “Let’s begin shall we?”

Never again
would I turn away from you
I'm so heavy tonight
But your love is alright

Maria wasn’t quite sure how to break the news to Michael. She was pacing by her locker holding her books trying to come up with how she wanted to tell him
“Michael… you know how you’re different?” she began mumbling to herself but she shook her head “No that’s no good. Michael you know how Max is your best friend? Well I’m his sister… no what is wrong with me? Michael you know how we’ve held things back well I’m…”
“You’re what?” asked Michael coming up behind her causing her to jump
“Michael! Don’t scare me like that!” she cried
“Talking to yourself again?” he asked as he opened his locker and took what he needed out
“I do not talk to myself SpaceBoy!” she snapped angrily swatting his arm then sighed deeply. He sensed she needed to talk so he went serious for her
“What’s wrong Maria?” he asked calmly worried about his girlfriend and what had caused her to be in this strange emotional state
“You know how I call you SpaceBoy sometimes?”
“Yeah?” he replied waiting for her to make a point
“Well you’re SpaceBoy and I’m…”
“Earth Girl?” he shook his head trying to understand where she was going with this
“No. Michael… I don’t know how to tell you this but I’m…”
“Hi” Alex came over grinning and she sighed deeply
“God I should be!” cried Maria before storming off
“What was that about?” asked Alex as he watched her disappear off
“Dunno” grunted Michael as he went after her to find out what was up leaving Alex alone. Michael followed Maria down the hall and grabbed her arm “Why don’t you just tell me what’s wrong!” he shouted
“Because it’s hard Michael! It’s hard to tell you this! I barely believe it myself!”
“Oh so you’re just not going to tell me?”
“What do you want me to say Michael!” she shouted back “You want the truth! Do you? I’m a freakin Czechoslovakian!” that stopped him still in his tracks. Maria started crying and he pulled her into his arms
“When? How? How can you be Maria? Amy’s your mom,” he whispered into her hair
“I’m Vilandra” she replied sadly
“We should go someone to talk. In private” he said and they walked off to the eraser room locking the door behind them “Tell me everything”
“Yesterday Liz came to me after work. She told me that she could read this book when none of you could, she said someone called Serina gave it to her”
“She could that? How?” he asked in disbelief
“I’ll get there. She said that she got a flash of herself writing in it, then she said she thought that she might be Ava. Serina said she was staying at the Tumbleweed Inn, we both went there and Serina said that I was Vilandra and Liz was Ava not Tess. She explained that her brother had worked for Kivar and did something to our pods so we hatched earlier I think. She used the healing crystals on us and we got memories. I remember you Michael, you before, and we were so in love. I remembered when we were kids and the last time I saw you” she rubbed his cheek
“You went off with the troops along the foot of the mountain and I went with Zan and Ava up to the pass through the mountain to my parents place near the ocean. But I never made it, I felt you. I felt you fall and I gave up too, I died when you did Michael, because I couldn’t live without” she said and he pressed a kiss to his forehead
“Are you sure? That you’re Vilandra”
“With all my being yes I am. I’m meant to be with you Michael, it’s you and me” she said and he wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tight.
“So does this mean that your Max’s sister? I’m dating my best friend’s sister!” he said with a mixture of probably gas and strange excitement
“That’s another thing for me to get used to. Max is my brother, I’m like Maria Evans” she said scrunching her nose up “Can you believe little old me as Maria Evans? I wonder if Liz told Max already?”
“Probably. Who knows, let’s meet up with them at lunch and talk” he said as he opened the door and they went out into the busy hall to head to class.

And I do believe
That not everything is gonna be the way
You think it ought to be
It seems like every time I try to make it right
It all comes down on me

Tess walked along and saw Michael, Maria, Max and Liz sitting together deep in conversation. What are they talking about? She thought angrily, it looked from her view that Liz and Max seemed pretty cosy with each other. She was Ava, Max’s destined, then why was it so hard for him to love her like Nasedo said he would? She put her tray down and joined them
“Hi guys” she smiled as she dropped her bag at her feet and sat down “What are we talking about?”
“Oh err just stuff” said Maria pulling back to make room for her, Tess could tell when she was being brushed off and she didn’t like it. Not when that person was just a stupid human.
“We were talking about the book that woman, Serina, gave us” said Liz, she didn’t want to exclude her. She was alien too just like the rest of them and deserved to know.
“Oh. Max do you still have it?” asked Tess as she began to eat some of her lunch
“I gave it to Liz. I went to see her last night and she told me that she could read it,” he explained
“She can? What does it say?”
“Ava wrote it. She wrote it as she was leaving Antar, Ava came to Earth with the pods. She was still alive when they came down”
“She was? Does it say what happened to her?”
“No” said Liz “The first page of the journal is a message to Max, Michael and Maria”
“Wait what? Maria?” asked Tess confused “Why would Ava write to a ditsy human?”
“Excuse me I’m no ditsy human. I’m more than you are!” snapped Maria “I’m Vilandra” she explained and Tess blushed, she hadn’t meant to say that out loud.
“Prove it,” said Tess and Maria took hold of the ketchup bottle and it turned to mustard.
“Nice” smiled Max proud of his sister and her ability to control and Maria grinned look down, she was still getting used to it
“So Maria is Vilandra, how come we didn’t know until all this time?” asked Tess picking up her milk
“My pod was tampered with on the ship. I hatched earlier and Serina said that I was given to my mom, I had my powers mentally cut off so I was pretty much human” said Maria. Tess just nodded
“You said you could read the journal. If you can read that why can’t you read the Destiny book? Or any other Antarian for that matter?”
“Tess. You aren’t going to like this, in fact I think you and I should talk in private” said Liz standing up
“I’m coming with you. I can back you up with what you have to say” he said and Tess stood leaving her lunch and followed them out to the eraser room to talk. As soon as the door was shut and Max soundproofed it Liz turned to Tess
“We know you’re not Ava” she said coldly “We want you to tell us why you’ve been impersonating her after all this time?” demanded Liz
“What are you talking about? Of course I’m Ava!” protested Tess “Max! You need to get her under control before she makes wild and stupid accusations like that!”
“Tess I’m the real Ava. Just like Maria my pod was tampered, I have her memories and the reason I can read that journal is because I wrote it. Serina came to me not you,”
“No I’m the real Ava! Nasedo said so”
“Nasedo is a killer Tess. You know that as well as I do” snapped Max “He kills so lying would be nothing to him, do you even remember Antar or are you going on the memories he told you?”
“I… I… I don’t know,” she cried getting confused “He was always with me when I got a new memory and I always thought it was me, I don’t remember. I never have, I just remember things like waking up and Nasedo was there”
“Waking up? Waking up from where?” asked Max and she shook her head
“I don’t know,” she blurted looking down trying to recall when Liz stepped forward
“Maybe I could find out,” she said holding out her hands “If you’d let me”
“I… ok…” she said unsure as Liz put her hands on Tess’s head and began searching through her memories. Back further and further, she saw that Tess had been refused a birthday since it was a silly tradition in Nasedo’s eyes. She went back further and saw a flash of the true form of Nasedo. She fell back as something sped through her and she saw him standing on the ship
“Trev” she blurted out “Nasedo is Trev”
“Whose Trev?” asked Max helping her up off the floor. Liz looked up at him than at Tess
“Trev was Serina’s brother. He betrayed her and made a deal with Kivar our enemies. If he’s been raising you all this time then nothing he’s said or done is true to you. Tess I want you to come and stay with me for a while” said Liz
“Why? I’ve been nothing but cruel to you. I tried to steal your boyfriend and make your life hell and you want to protect me?”
“It’s not your fault that you were manipulated into doing these things. We know it’s Trev now and we can stop him!” Tess just smiled and hugged Liz
“Thank you. You’re willing to trust me and protect me after I’ve been such a bitch, I’m sorry that I was so mean to you”
“Hey who knows you could be family. We’ll all go to Serina and talk to her tonight ok?”
“Yes, so I does this mean I can stop trying to get Max with me?”
“Definitely yes” nodded Liz with a grin
“Oh thank god. No offence Max but you’re just not my cup of Tabasco” she confessed and Max let his shield down and they went back to lunch. The other two were sitting there but they had lost interest in lunch and more in each other, they were giving everyone in the cafeteria a public display
“Hey Lovebirds!” Max snapped he had begun to develop brotherly instincts now he knew Maria was his sister and he really did not need to see his best friend making out with his baby sister.
“Oh uh sorry,” apologised Maria but to Michael this was another thing to irk Max about
“Good God you’re sister is hot” he said mock-fanning himself like he were hot. Max just growled and Michael snickered
“Down boys” said Maria gesturing for them to get down. Max was doing the over protective brother bit to a tee and Michael was just as good at winding him up. Liz just chuckled and Tess sat back down to her now cold lunch, they all returned to their food and five hands went for the Tabasco as Alex wandered over. He had been eating outside and come to see where his friends were
“Hey Guys” he said sitting opposite Tess and saw them all glaring at each other over the Tabasco bottle. Liz focused and sent out electricity giving them all shocks and she snagged the bottle giggling to herself
“Hey no powers!” cried Maria as Liz tipped open the bottle and poured it all over her cold pizza. Alex just watched as she waved her hand the pizza and it heated up. He did a double take
“Eh Liz?” he asked looking round
“Oh you missed what we were talking about. You know how the Royal Four consist of Zan, Rath, Vilandra and Ava?”
“Yeah” he said nodding slowly
“Well Tess isn’t Ava. I am, and Maria is Vilandra”
“Wait” he said grinning “You’re married to Max and Maria is his sister who’s engaged to Michael” he stated trying to make sense of it all.
“Yep”
“Okay I’ll see you later” he stood up and hurried off. Liz and Maria shared a glance and jumped up hurrying after him. They followed him out into the hall where he was mumbling to himself.
“Alex!” they called and he stopped so they could catch up to him “Alex? What’s wrong?”
“You never told me. All this time you knew and you never told me? When did you find out? I thought you weren’t going to keep anything else from me since I found out about the others? Was it when Tess turned up with the Destiny book? Was it?” he demanded
“Alex we only found out last night and we’re still coming to terms with it. You try and feel what it’s like knowing that you’re not from around here and you never were!” cried Maria
“So what? Where you ever going to tell me? I thought you weren’t going to keep secrets from me” he protested
“Alex we told you didn’t you? We told you so what’s the big deal” Liz snapped “Why are you so pissed off that you didn’t know?”
“Because now I’m the only human. I’m the only guy who knows about you all, I feel as though I’m missing a big part of my friend’s lives. I will never be like you,”
“You have alien girl envy?” asked Maria
“No I just… I just don’t want to be the outsider,” he said
“Alex you’re not. We love you just as much as we ever did before we found out, besides you have two alien chicks looking out for you. What could be better?” winked Maria and he smiled
“Okay well I still need some time to think it all over. By myself that is, can I storm off like the upset and angry best friend now?”
“Go right ahead,” said Liz and he nodded then feigned storming off. He even kicked a locker for effect, which made the girls laugh. Liz just shook her head as the bell rang.
“So much for lunch” sighed Maria as they headed back to collect their things up from the cafeteria.

Please say honestly
You won't give up on me
And I shall believe
I shall believe
And I shall believe

They had all gathered in the café waiting for Serina to turn up, they were talking quietly about all the things they had found out and how to deal with it and what to do next
“We really should tell our parents,” said Liz “I mean they have a right to know. I’m pretty sure that one of us will let slip that Maria is your sister and then all the attention will be on Amy and people will think she abandoned you and Michael”
“Hmm yeah” said Maria not liking the idea of her mom being accused of bad parenting. Serina walked in, she had her glasses on and a white cane to help her see. Sometimes if it was too bright the light affected her vision, she didn’t see things the way a human would and the light just turned everything into a big blur.
“Hi guys” she grinned as she sat down next to Ava. She folded her cane away and put it in her backpack
“It’s nice to meet you Serina,” said Max being polite, she nudged Liz with a wicked grin and whispered
“I can see why you married him,” she giggled and Liz blushed
“Anyway” coughed Max “We have a lot of questions but I guess introduction is best. That’s Maria, Michael, Alex and Tess. I’m Max and you know Liz”
“Yeah. So you let Tess in on it?”
“Trev’s alive,” said Liz and Serina seemed to do a double take
“What?” she asked as if she hadn’t heard right
“I got a flash off Tess. Nasedo, her protector in his true form is Trev”
“How do you remember Trev? You never met him!” she cried
“I just knew,” said Liz “Tess… she knows she isn’t Ava anymore. I think when I saw into her life I figured out who she was and how she came to be”
“You did?” asked Tess leaning closer to hear, her whole world was spinning apart and she needed the strange stability Liz would temporarily provide.
“Yes, it makes sense really when you look at it. Trev betrays us, what if he made a deal? I’m guessing Kivar can’t rule because he doesn’t have rule blood then he would need someone who did”
“Wait I don’t get it. I’m no Royal,” said Tess confused
“But if you slept with Max your child would be… I think Trev… I don’t want to sound disrespectful but I think he slept around to get a child. I think Tess is Trev’s daughter”
“What your saying is plausible but not a reality. Trev was killed in the crash back in 1947; I know I was there! It was my fault he was killed, I lunged at him to save Ava,” she explained
“I saw him. I know I did Serina” Liz protested
“Well there’s only one way for us to find out,” said Tess as she pulled out her phone. She called him and glanced round the others waiting for the reply “Meet me at the CrashDown it’s important. I remembered something about Zan” she lied knowing that she never remembered anything without him there. They waited patiently for him to turn up, Tess waved him over and he did a double take when he saw Serina.
“Oh how convenient” he said sulkily “I should have known. Hello Serina” he said as she stood up and removed her glasses keeping her eyes closed for a moment before opening them and staring him down.
“You look so old and pathetic. I didn’t believe it at first but it is you, how did you do it?”
“Practice makes perfect big sister and this sun magnifies our power even if on Antar it appears we have none. I mindwarped you, an ability I developed and passed onto my daughter. I guess you’ve all figured it out now, you shouldn’t be alive and one by one you’ll fall. Kivar will have his thrown” he hissed then he leaned down next to Liz “And I get to torture the old bitch queen” he smirked and Serina grabbed him by what little he had left and yanked him back away from her
“Get away from her you freak!” she shouted, “Get out Trev! Get out and don’t come back unless you want to end up like the others in the crash”
“You don’t have the strength. Tess!” he called like he was calling a disobedient pet
“Get lost dad. I’m staying with my Aunt Serina from now on, I don’t like being manipulated to sleep with friend’s boyfriends, and I will not be your lackey anymore. Find someone else to do Kivar’s dirty work,” she said staring him down. He scowled and stormed out “He’s going to make our lives a living hell now” she cried breaking down “I know what he’s like”
“He will not make your lives hell. Not if I have anything to do with it!” Serina spat she was on edge after finding her bastard brother was still alive after all this time
“Thanks Aunt Rini” smiled Tess, it seemed fitting to be called that and Serina smiled too.
“Um there was loads I wanted to ask you but now I can’t think of a thing,” said Max “Oh was Ava still alive when the ship came down?”
“Yes she was. We suffered head injuries but we escaped, we saw the two protectors carry off the pods into the desert and we went our separate ways. We ended up at Parkers Pastries; Claudia found us in her bedroom and hid us then took us to an abandoned building where there were cots and a safe place to sleep. But Ava had grown weary since Zan’s death, her hair turned grey and she was never warm. All she felt was the cold, she ran up the steps of the old building, they probably tore it down now but she ran to the top and called out for Zan then she jumped. I like to think her soul left her body when she was in the air and it landed straight in his arms while her shell fell to the floor three storeys below. She was always calling her body a shell…”
“I said that we were one soul in two shells,” said Liz her hand going to her head she recalled something she looked to Max and smiled as he kissed her softly.
“It’s good to see that Zan and Ava’s plan worked out”
“Hmm you said she killed herself, what happened to her body?”
“We buried her out in the desert. I marked her grave with the seal of Antar, I’m just upset that I couldn’t bury her next to Zan”
“Did you know our parents?” blurted Michael
“I didn’t know them personally because I was a wanted girl but yes I knew of them. General Mathis and his wife Lady Leona, they died when you were ten, there had always been a struggle against the Royals and they got caught up in it. Keno took you in as his ward, Keno was Zan’s father, Zan and Vilandra’s that is”
“Is he still alive?”
“He was when we left. So was your mother Cora, again I never met them but I hear they lived by the sea”
“Max our real parents” cooed Maria patting his arm. He smiled and put his hand over hers, Liz didn’t care in the slightest!
“Zan wrote her a letter and told her to go over his parents decree and seek out a geneticist. It’s forbidden to dabble in genetics, it was practiced underground, and Ava went in search of one. She became a criminal conversing with them, she met Stoker in a dive he hung out at and she forced him into it. He trusted her and brought her to the Safe Haven beneath his shop where Trev and I were, Trev was very sick and no one trusted her. She kept pleading that anything we needed or wanted she would try her best to get or give, I saw her almost pass out and I took pity on her. I put my hand up and told her that my baby brother was sick, the illness messed with him. Here on Earth it’s like getting the common cold, you can take stuff for it but no real cure except healing. Ava healed him and we trusted her from then on. She didn’t go back to the palace, she spent a good month down there with us, while we gathered up stuff necessary to create you”
“So who knows we’re here?” asked Michael
“The rebels in favour of the Royal Four, probably Kivar because of Trev and I’m not sure about Jeffie Weffie”
“Jeffie… Weffie?” smirked Tess
“Liz’s father, well Claudia’s son”
“My grandmother knew about me didn’t she? That’s why she always wanted me to find my soul mate”
“Yes, she found us and after Ava died she taught me how to read and write, gave me a place to stay and a job in her father’s café. In return I told her about you and she vowed to help me. We became best friends from then on, she didn’t have many friends because she was always busy working and digging things up in the desert and I didn’t because I was the only alien girl on Earth” she explained with a smile “I just never realised I’d be getting a family out of this” she said looking at Tess “I’m glad I left Antar, nothing was really there for me anymore” she explained pushing a glass out of the way.
“So that’s it? Our lives,” announced Maria “We should let someone know we’re here. Maybe we could go back?”
“Only if you’re prepared to fight Kivar, he killed you once”
“That’s because we were separated,” said Liz sadly “But we won’t let that happen again and this time we have you and Tess. We’re stronger together; I think we need to build up our powers you know? Power practise and all that”
“Liz is right. We should go out to the pod chamber and build up our powers. Serina and Tess can help us and we can teach Maria and Liz,” he said but Maria and Liz just smirked
“Actually” said Maria matter-of-factly to her brother “We’ll be teaching you”

I feel your presence, whenever you're near
The sadness melts from my heart
When I'm all alone and I can't go on, I feel you with me

Liz sighed as she shut the door, it had been a long day, after talking with Serina for an hour about all the powers she could possible have May cut her hand on a broken glass and had to go to Hospital so they café was understaffed so Maria and Liz had to work. Now after five hours of heavy waitressing all she wanted to do was climb into hot shower then curl up into bed and sleep all weekend long. But she saw Max’s shoes on the balcony and sighed, she opened her window and he climbed inside
“Hey Max” she said wearily, sleep was creeping up on her and she wasn’t sure how long she would hold it off
“Liz I… remembered something. From before, when Serina was talking about our past”
“Why didn’t you mention it?” asked Liz as she pulled a towel out from her cupboard and began to undo her shirt
“I don’t know” he said, he hadn’t’ noticed what she was doing “I just seemed… so personal. I thought it would be best to talk to you about this”
“Well what is it? Is something wrong?” she asked pausing with her shirt undone as her hands went to her jeans
“No. No, nothing’s wrong its just…” he realised that he could see her bra and she was taking off her pants. He turned his back and blushed wildly “I remembered Zan leaving Ava to go off to fight. I remembered the room like it was ours… I remembered how you looked…” he trailed off when she put her hand on his shoulder he turned around slowly and she was only wearing her underwear. He cupped her cheek with one hand and leaned close “I didn’t want to leave you. I just didn’t want to go, you were sleeping and I didn’t want to leave you like that but I knew if I left while you were awake then I would have never left at all,” he whispered
“I ran after you. As soon as I knew I ran after you, but you were gone. I cried all alone… oh how I cried,” she said as a simple tear trickled down her cheek “You said you would never leave me”
“I didn’t Liz. I’m here, look I’m right here” he whispered and she nodded wrapped her arms around him
“I hope that you keep your promise this time” she said with a small smile as she kissed him softly, before running her hands down to lift his shirt up and off. He seemed to stiffen up “I want to know that you’ll always be with me”
“I will,” he promised in a hushed voice. Liz looked round then clicked her fingers, candles flickered on like light bulbs and burned steadily around her room. She switched the light off and picked up her towel
“I’m going to get a shower. Do you want to come with me?” she asked innocently like it was an everyday occurrence. He paused and then kicked his shoes off and removed his jeans and put them on her chair before she took his hand and led him to the bathroom. She opened the door and reached back to remove her bra but he made a protesting noise and she stopped turning to look at him, he moved behind her and gently reached out
“Let me” he said as he undid it and pushed the straps down as he kissed her shoulders, she tipped her head back and breathed deeply as his kisses made her feverish. She turned in his arms and kissed him, he took her breath away as they lost themselves in passion. Max tried to slow down; he wanted their first time to be special. He nipped along her neck then fell to his knees pressing kisses to her stomach then he slowly pulled her panties down and opened the shower door. She climbed inside and he removed his boxers and joined her.
It was painfully hot at first, the water always came out too hot in her shower but this time she didn’t notice or care. Max was using the washcloth and soaping her up everywhere. His hands ran in long strokes up and down her back, she arched back and kissed him over her shoulder. She couldn’t quite believe how intimate they had become since they found out who she really was.
“Max” she gasped “Oh Max” she sighed as the water washed over them. He reached out and took the showerhead and sprayed into her hair gently rubbing it as he went. He grabbed the shampoo and poured some in rubbing it through her hair before spraying it out.
“All done” he said smiling, she turned round slowly and began kissing him, distracting him to reach up and grab the shower head off him
“My turn” said as she sprayed it over his chest. She snagged the washcloth and soaped it rubbing it over his front, he watched her with interest like this was the first time anyone had done this. He kissed her hair as she worked, her tongue appeared as she lost herself in feeling every muscle. They stood there and he put the shower head back and water rained down over them, she fell silent and stared up at him.
“You’re starting you wrinkle up” he said finally opening the shower door and letting out the steam, he grabbed her heavy white terrycloth towel and wrapped it around her. They walked back to the bedroom where Liz’s mom was sat, Liz shoved Max back and preyed that she hadn’t seen him.
“Who was that?” asked Nancy
“What?”
“I thought I saw someone” she stood up and moved round to where Liz stood, then she spotted his jeans “You’ve got a boy in your room!”
“No, those are Alex’s jeans. He sometimes leaves clothes here in case he stays over and wants fresh clothes. Maria does it too” she fibbed and Nancy picked up the jeans
“Somehow I doubt that these are Alex’s jeans. I know he doesn’t wear these jeans, I’ve known him as long as you have Liz, don’t lie to me! No I want you to tell me the truth, do you have a boy in your room?” she demanded
“No I don’t mom,” said Liz, her mother pushed her aside and opened the bathroom door. Liz closed her eyes and set up the MindWarp. Nancy looked round and couldn’t see anything out of the ordinary, but in reality Max was standing there in the nude with nothing but a flannel to cover himself up, Liz had taken the towel. He waited for her mom to get angry but she just looked around then went back out. He sighed with relief as she shut the door. Nancy looked at her daughter and smiled with an apology
“I’m sorry I guess I must just be seeing things. I wanted to make sure you were okay, you seemed kind of tired. Are you okay? Your grades haven’t been dropping”
“Mom, I had a little fight with Max but things are good now. We know who we are to each other and I’m going to study harder, things are going to get back to normal now” she smiled and Nancy nodded
“Okay goodnight sweetie” she said kissing her daughter’s forehead then left the room shutting the door behind her. Liz went over and locked it with her alien powers then went to Max still in the bathroom.
“Max?” she whispered “It’s okay to come out now”
“That was close” he breathed “Why didn’t she see me?”
“I didn’t let her” she said “I’m not happy about it. But I mindwarped her,” she explained and as she undid the towel and began drying herself off “I think we should just sleep tonight. I’ll get you some pyjamas” she said as she opened a draw and handed him so dark blue cotton pants and a shirt. She pulled on his shirt that he had been wearing and pulled the blanket back, he slid in then she laid down on top of him talking quietly
“I love you Max” she said as she drifted to sleep. He smiled as he looked down and saw her sleeping, he knew this time he wouldn’t leave her. Nothing would make him, there was just no need. He knew what he was going to do tomorrow in his free period.

Rather than folding and just giving in, I summon your strength in my dreams
Believe in your power to make all things whole
Like the other half of my soul, you give me the strength to go on....

The next day Liz just could not concentrate in class. She sat there resting her head in her hand chewing the end of her pen as she thought about the steamy shower action she got last night with Max. It made her skin tingle just thinking about it, she sighed dreamily then she heard him calling her name. She looked round
“Max?” she asked then realised she wasn’t in her bedroom but in the bio lab. Everyone was laughing at her, Max was blushing and Mr Steligman looked extremely annoyed with her
“No Miss Parker I do believe the answer isn’t “Max” I’ll see you tonight for detention” he said as she cast her eyes down. Max just cast her a sideways glance with a smile that warmed her heart, she just couldn’t care about detention. Not when she felt this good! She lost herself a little while later but Max brought her out of it by rubbing her hand, she grinned and helped him work. Science was always distracting for her and Max was doing scientific things. That was enough to distract anyone!
After class she gathered her things together and they walked along just staring longingly at each other as they wandered the corridor, they didn’t have to speak. Their love outweighed it all; time, space, and normal human boundaries. Then Max looked away and she felt a twinge of concern, he was hiding something from her. She could sense it
“Liz I can’t make it to next period” he said suddenly and he lost her smile “I have to go. I’ll see you” he said without giving her a kiss goodbye. He had just brushed her off like she was dirt, what if last night had been it for him? What if he had gotten what he wanted from her? But they didn’t really do anything, she reasoned, and Max isn’t like that. But the doubt in her grew as she in her next lesson next to an empty seat where he usually sat.
Liz wandered through the cafeteria like she had been doped up, she could see blurs and it seemed cold and empty without him. Maria waved her over and she sat down ready to burst into tears
“Liz? What’s wrong? Where’s Max?” asked Maria worried about her best friends state
“He brushed me off after bio” explained Liz
“What do you mean he brushed you off?” snapped Maria angry at her new brother “Where is he now!”
“I don’t know. He just left, said he had to go” she said sadly as she began to cry. Maria moved round and sat next to her friend, Alex came along smiling but t

Title: I Will Oh I Will Not Forget
Author: SpiderGirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Roswell or any songs written or performed by Sarah McLachlan or any from BGC.
Summary: This is their last few days on Antar. Picture Max as Zan, Michael as Rath, Maria as Vilandra and Liz as Ava. I've been toying with idea for a while and it was going to drive me insane unless I wrote it.
Coupling: Ava/Zan, Rath/Vilandra, Max/Liz, Michael, Maria.
Rating: I'm not sure how to rate this. I'll put it at G to PG-13, that's reasonable enough?
A note: Part of part two was cut off so here it is along with part three.

Part Two Continued

Liz wandered through the cafeteria like she had been doped up, she could see blurs and it seemed cold and empty without him. Maria waved her over and she sat down ready to burst into tears
“Liz? What’s wrong? Where’s Max?” asked Maria worried about her best friends state
“He brushed me off after bio” explained Liz
“What do you mean he brushed you off?” snapped Maria angry at her new brother “Where is he now!”
“I don’t know. He just left, said he had to go” she said sadly as she began to cry. Maria moved round and sat next to her friend, Alex came along smiling but then looked worried when he saw his two best friends hugging each other.
“Hey what’s wrong?”
“My dumb ass brother brushed Liz off!” snapped Maria not believing it at all. Alex sat down on the other side of Liz and put his arms around both of them and hugged them.
Max knew he didn’t have long, he had done all he could and now he had to get back. He looked to the people setting everything up, he had made money out of toilet roll and blown it all on getting this ready.
“Okay I’ll be back at three o’clock with her blindfolded okay?” he said and they all nodded
“Good luck Max!” they cheered him on as he headed back to school and fell into the act that he had just been getting lunch nothing special.
Max met up with Liz, Alex and Maria in English and as soon as Alex saw him he punched him, no one deserved to treat his best friend like that. Alien or not!
“You will treat Liz with the respect she deserves!” he snapped as Liz hurried over and helped him up
“Alex!” she protested
“No Liz I won’t stand around seeing you get treated like dirt I wont see this guy make you cry anymore. If he upsets you, come to me” he said patting her shoulder. She was touched by her friends’ devotion but this was really the wrong way to go about it.
Max was in a sulky mood all day, he had a sore lip where Alex had punched him and he couldn’t wait to heal it. He snuck off to his jeep and healed it while waiting for Liz. He had sent her a note to meet him out here at quarter to three and it was just coming up to that time now. He could see her coming out and she was in a bad mood as well, her eyes were puffy and she felt sick.
“Hey” she said trying to put on a brave face
“I have something to show you” he explained climbed out of the jeep, he picked up the blindfold and put it over her eyes before kissing her softly. A small smile graced her features as he helped her into the jeep and fastened the belt for her, he would be devastated if anything happened to her.
He pulled up into the park and cut the engine, climbing out quickly to help her out. By now she was so excited a big grin covered her face
“Max? Where are you taking me?” she asked with anticipation in her voice
“It’s surprise,” he whispered as he led her along to the path. He took off her blindfold and she gasped. White roses lined the path and a Mariachi band was playing Tres Dias for them and the bandstand had been decorated with ribbons and flowers.
“Max this is… this is beautiful. Is this what you were doing at lunch?” she asked and he nodded
“This is nothing compared to you” he said as he took her hand and led her down the path to the band stand “I spent all my money on this”
“Max you shouldn’t have” she protested as they climbed the steps of the bandstand
“But I wanted today to be special. I want everything to be special for you” he whispered seriously “Besides all this wasn’t that much, the mariachi band wanted to do it for free after I explained” he said and she looked confused, slowly he fell to one knee and pulled a little black jewellery box from his back pocket. She gasped knowing full well what this was
“Oh Max” she said softly as he opened it and she saw the ring
“This cost me everything. But I don’t care because it could give me you and I would be richest happiest half human on the planet”
“Max this must have you a fortune”
“I don’t know. I made it myself, I wanted you to have a part of me,” he explained and she smiled “My queen and love of my life. Keeper of my soul, you made sure that we all had a second chance; you made sure that we had a second chance and this time I can’t leave. You’re stronger than I ever thought you would be, you’ve proved yourself to me over and over again and I want us to be like we were before. I want to wake up in the morning and see you there. So Liz Parker, will you do me the honour of marrying me?”
“Yes!” she screamed and jumped at him kissing him, he almost dropped the ring but they both watched as he slipped it onto her finger. She kissed him again and he picked her up and swung her around
“Max” she said going seriously “I think it’s time to tell our parents who we really are. They would never let this happen if we didn’t,” she said and he nodded.

Though I can't see you, I know that you're here
feel it inside my heart, you presence heals all those it's near

Jeff was watching Serina sitting drinking a cup of coffee whilst talking to Maria, Tess and Alex. She came to see Liz, he thought, why was she talking to them? Maria was laughing at something she said and Max and Liz walked in together holding hands, he smiled seeing how healthy and well his daughter looked. Max was certainly good for her, he smiled, and thank god they’re back together. They went and sat with the others. Maria squealed whilst looking at her hand then hugged Max, what was going on he wondered? Alex was shaking Max’s hand and everyone was smiling. Serina looked the happiest of them all! Then things went quiet, they still had the air of joy surrounding them but it was toned down greatly.
“We can’t tell them anything without Michael’s consent. We should talk to him before we agree on anything,” said Tess “And what about Kyle?”
“I don’t know. He’s not really an alien,” said Max not really why Kyle could stop him from closer to making Liz his wife.
“But still he’s apart of this group and I value his opinion” she said weekly, Liz smiled at how close they had become
“We can wait for Kyle and Michael before we tell Amy and the Evans’s but I want to tell my parents. We won’t mention who the other aliens are but we can at least explain. I want my parents to know that I plan on marrying Max… after I graduate from Harvard that is” said Liz and Max went pale
“Huh?” he mumbled
“After Harvard?” he asked “I thought we could get married after Graduation and I’d come and live with you when you go”
“Well at least after Graduation” she grinned “We still have a lot to plan,” she said before kissing him.
“Okay then. Let’s go break the biggest secret in human history to your dad” said Max standing up and going into the back while Liz went over to the service window
“Dad, there’s something really important I need to tell you in the back” explained Liz and he frowned going back to where Max was standing as Liz came in and joined them. She took his hand and sucked in a deep breath
“Dad, Max and I are getting married” she began but he burst out laughing but they weren’t and then he realised they were serious. He scowled and glared at Max angrily, then back to Liz. His precious little girl! He said the first thing that came into his head
“Did he get you pregnant?”
“Preg…? Dad, no!” she cried then he began to pace
“You know full well you’re too young to get married!” he snapped and she nodded
“Yes I know. We aren’t going to consider this until after Graduation and then we’re still not sure when we want to have the wedding”
“You’re actually going to go through with this?” he asked and she nodded. He marched up to Max and looked him dead cold in the eyes
“If you ever hurt my daughter I will hunt you down and kill you” he hissed and Liz gasped,
“Dad! Max would never hurt me! What we have has spanned two lifetimes!” she began and he looked at her confused
“Two lifetimes?” he asked raising an eyebrow
“It’s a long story, one I think you should sit down for,” she said as they made themselves comfortable on the couch. Jeff got a chair from the kitchen and sat down with his back against the lockers.
“A long time ago there was a girl called Ava. She was a Princess and she was betrothed to the Prince of her planet, called Antar, they became King Zan and Queen Ava of Antar. Zan had a sister called Vilandra and she was betrothed to Zan’s general Rath. Everyone except Ava perished in the civil war enslaving their planet. Kivar, their enemy took the thrown and Ava went into hiding, she hide from everyone and tried to do the last thing her husband had asked of her. She found an illegal geneticist and made clones of herself, her husband Zan, Rath and Vilandra and sent them away. They were mixed with human DNA and sent to Earth, Ava had them created so that she could be with Zan once more and that her planet had a chance of freedom if they ever returned. Just when the ship was ready to go one of Kivar’s men, Ava’s best friends little brother Trev, began killing the pilots. There was a struggle and the ship ended up crashing in 1947. The clones survived unscathed and so did Ava and her friend who were on the ship, they wandered on dazed and hurt until they found a place to hide out. Grandma Claudia found them and helped them; she took them out to hide out in an abandoned factory near Peppers Café. Ava climbed the steps fast and jumped off killing herself, she called out that she wanted to be with Zan once more before she jumped. Claudia and Serina buried Ava out in the desert and they soon became friends”
“Wait Serina… Serina was Ava’s best friend?” he asked having followed the story so far without any question except why did this story have to do with his daughter getting married?
“Yes. Serina is an alien, that’s why her eyes are black and she has no pupils,” explained Max and Jeff nodded
“Any way Claudia taught Serina everything and got her a job in her fathers café. Forty odd years later two of the clones, in their pods, hatched prematurely and Claudia and Serina were there”
“She gave you to us. You and Maria…” whispered Jeff “I remember she said that you two had been abandoned and that you needed a home. She gave Maria to Amy” he whispered “So you mean that you and Maria? You are clones?”
“Yes dad, I’m Ava’s clone and Maria is Vilandra’s clone”
“Wow. That’s a fantastic story, really it is! I almost believed it for a second! It’s make a good alien themed book though,” he laughed and Liz raised her hand at the lights causing them to flicker, Jeff paused then she put her hand down “Electrical fault” he explained it away. She reached out to hair and turned it green and he jumped up from his seat, she waved it back to its colour and he slowly sat down
“Max is Zan’s clone. Michael is Rath’s… I have her memories dad and with all my heart and soul and Ava’s too because it’s part of me I want to marry him. I’m afraid of loosing him again”
“How long have you known you’re an… an alien?”
“Only a few days. Trev, Serina’s brother, he tampered with our pods. We had to be healed to realise who we were”
“I see. How long has… Max known?”
“Max and Michael had known all their lives that they were different,” explained Liz
“And Tess? Tess, Alex, the Sheriff and Kyle were do they fit into this?” he inquired
“Tess thought she was Ava, Trev is her father and he’s been manipulating her into trying to get with Max for Kivar’s reasons. Alex, Kyle and Sheriff just know because we let them in. Max healed Kyle when he got shot, you remember the whole thing were there were agents in town and that Deputy Fischer? Well Deputy Fischer wasn’t a deputy, he was an alien hunter working for the FBI Special Unit” she stopped when Max gripped his hand
“He didn’t do anything to you guys did he?”
“No. Not to me, he captured Max and it put a lot on us, we got him out and he sent agents after us trying to kill us. They shot at us…”
“They shot at you!” he cried
“Dad! It’s okay. We’re okay! I’m okay, I’m still here,” she said trying to calm him “We disabled them one by one and when Pierce was going to shot Max, Michael and Valenti Michael blasted him and it killed him. There had been a shootout and Valenti accidentally shot his son. He begged Max to heal him and he did, Valenti promised he’d protect us and keep us safe and he has. It’s been good having him in the pod squad keeping an eye on us”
“So it’s all true… that day. That day in the café in September, you were really shot weren’t you”
“Yes I was dad. I was dying on the floor of the café,” she said and he pointed at Max
“And you jumped up and saved her. You healed her, saved her life… if it led to you getting taken by alien hunters why did you do it?”
“It was Liz. I have always loved her… in the White Room when they were torturing me; Pierce put a virtual reality mask on me and showed me images of my friend and then Liz then Liz dead… It was horrible… that was the worst torture they ever thought up” he said, “I just can’t imagine my life without her”
“I’ll you give you my blessing. You keep her safe and keep doing what you do, but after she gets in Harvard, I don’t want this interrupting her life”
“Dad it won’t. One day we’ll have to go back to Antar…”
“Did Ava have parents on Antar?”
“She did but they died,” said Liz and he nodded
“The real Ava killed herself, do you know where…”
“I don’t know, no. Ask Serina that, I haven’t brought my self to visit that place,” she said and he looked down grimly “We’re going to get the others together. The parents that is, we’re still deciding on it but we’re going to tell them, we felt that to be apart of this wedding you had to understand the reason behind it”
“So you’re going to tell them? Tell everyone tonight?”
“Yes” she replied and he sighed deeply. Max and Liz held each other’s hands and stared at each other smiling. They could do this!

And high in my mind, in the core of my soul, a miraculous presence inside
I've opened the door to come through, tomorrow's my promise for you
Sha-la-la-la-la

TBC

Title: I Will Oh I Will Not Forget
Author: SpiderGirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Roswell or any songs written or performed by Sarah McLachlan or any from BGC.
Summary: This is their last few days on Antar. Picture Max as Zan, Michael as Rath, Maria as Vilandra and Liz as Ava. I've been toying with idea for a while and it was going to drive me insane unless I wrote it.
Coupling: Ava/Zan, Rath/Vilandra, Max/Liz, Michael, Maria.
Rating: I'm not sure how to rate this. I'll put it at G to PG-13, that's reasonable enough?

Amy sat around nervously watching her daughter and her daughter’s friends moving around the café. It was almost quarter past nine and the café had been shut since nine. She looked round and spotted that strange character Serina sitting in a booth still drinking a cup of coffee and staring straight at her through her sunglasses. It unnerved Amy because she knew Serina couldn’t see her and yet she hadn’t stop staring at her since she arrived.
Phillip and Diane were at a loss for why they had been called here; they had figured it was very important because their son, their only child, was going to tell them something. Diane looked over at Amy fidgeting and then spotted Serina, there was something… odd about that woman, she thought as Serina suddenly lifted her head like she knew Diane was watching. Diane cast her eyes down and wrung her hands. Phillip gazed at Nancy, she was nervous and he was sure she didn’t know but Jeff, he was nervous for a whole other reason. The Whitman’s were huddled together and Sheriff Valenti was talking among them, what ever this was he was in on it. They moved around like they had practiced this before, the comfort between these people was very strange to their parents. Amy suppressed her scream and turned to them
“Would someone just tell us what’s going on!” she demanded and they all turned to look at their parents. Liz looked at Max and they stared at each other for the longest time before they both nodded and the group moved away from the counter and they all sat down at tables. Serina sighed and climbed to her feet and moved to a stool.
“What is this all about?” asked Diane
“Why did you call us all here to tell us?” Phillip added and the others nodded, Max sat between Maria and Liz. His hand shot out and grabbed Maria’s hand and Amy gasped, was he dating both of them? Oh please to god, she prayed, please Maria! You better bloody well have not joined a free love cult!
“Maria and I…” he began and Liz squeezed his hand “Maria is my sister” that was the first shock of the night and they took it with a bit of confusion and comedy. Amy chuckled and mumbled,
“Oh thank God” she breathed looking down then stood up “I’m a very busy woman. I have a shop to run and maintain and most of my supplies are either made or ordered and I have to get back to that”
“Mom…” began Maria “It’s true, Max is my brother. Could you just sit down so we can tell you” Amy sat back down and crossed her arms “Most of you don’t know that Liz and I were adopted” Amy gasped, how did she know? She had never told her daughter that and Liz? Was Liz Maria’s sister too?
“Max” whispered Diane “This is… how long have you known?”
“A few days” he replied “Can we just leave questions until the end? This is very hard for us” Phillip wondered, why would it be hard revealing that he found his sister?
“Serina arrived and came to Liz. She told her some things about before she was given to the Parkers,” she said looking round “God this is so hard. How did you even tell Liz?” she asked Max
“Oh for Christ sake SpaceGirl” snapped Michael “We’re all aliens” there was silence at first and they stared at their parents trying to gauge their reactions. Amy laughed and stood up once more to leave, Maria looked to Liz and she nodded then closed her eyes.
They had been sitting in the café then the walls vanished and they were no longer inside. Amy gasped and grabbed for her chair, they were sitting on the side of a mountain. A large field ran down the hill and toward the little village and large white stone castle sitting on the edge of the whitest sand they had ever seen while the dark red sea lapped at the bank.
“Where are we?”
“This is a memory I have of Antar. That’s where Zan’s parents live,” she pointed out
“Are we… ON ANOTHER PLANET?” screeched Amy with worry but Liz shook her head and the image disappeared like it had just been switched off.
“How did you do that?”
“It was part of my power. My power is to MindWarp, to make people see what’s not really there. Tess has the same power as me only she was born on Earth,” she explained
“This is all true isn’t it?”
“We wouldn’t be sitting here telling you this if it wasn’t”
“Tell us everything,” urged Phillip and she began
“Along time ago on our Planet called Antar there were four people”
“King Zan” said Max “Me”
“Queen Ava” added Liz “Me”
“And Princess Vilandra” Maria threw in “That’s me”
“Yadda, yadda, yadda General Rath” said Michael and Liz hid her smile at his reply
“Now these four people were together on running the planet. Ava married Zan and they were very much in love Vilandra, Zan’s sister, was betrothed to General Rath and they loved each other a great deal too. But like every planet there are people who despise the ruling leaders. One man, called Kivar, gathered an army and soon he had them convinced that we were a bad thing and they began conquering and attacking our cities. Kivar only wanted the power the thrown would bring and one day he took the last stronghold we held. We left the palace with our last battalion of troops and headed to the mountains. Zan’s parents lived on the other side of the mountain by the sea and very few people knew about it that’s why it was so safe. When we reached the foot of the mountain Rath took the troops to battle against Kivar, Zan took Ava and Vilandra up the mountain to a pass cut straight through the mountain. Rath was killed in battle and Vilandra felt it, she died right along with him” said Liz as memories sprung up of that night and the morning when they found her “She was so cold… and there was a peaceful smile on her face like she was with him. He covered her in linen and we just left her, he was so upset leaving her” she began to cry and Max put his arms around her
“Shh it’s okay,” he whispered into her hair and she wiped her eyes and tried to continue with the rest of the story.
“We continued through the pass to the other side, the sun was coming up and we’d been travelling all day and all night and when we got out it was like everything was new and we were the only people on the planet. It was so beautiful” she smiled and wiped another stray tear from her eye “We reached the palace and Cora and Keno met us, oh Cora and Keno are Zan’s parents, we explained that Vilandra had passed on and Rath had surely perished in battle. They were cleaned off and fed and after a rest Ava woke up and went downstairs. There was a large fire for those who had died and we sang a pray for them. Ava was still tired and after standing up late into the night she began to fall asleep. Zan picked her up and carried her inside… she woke up and he was gone. He had gone to face Kivar, it was a last attempt. He knew that he wouldn’t be coming home so he left her a letter. She read the first line and knew, she jumped up in her nightdress and just ran. Out of the palace, through the village not really caring that she was half naked she ran along the dock and dived straight into the water. She was going to swim all the way along the coast just to hold him in her arms but the people working on the dock got her out of the water and she just cried. She didn’t get a chance to say goodbye” Liz’s voice went thin as her eyes glazed over. Alex got her a drink of water and some tissues; the parents could see how hard this was for her.
“Someone sent for Cora and Keno and they took her back to the palace. She was like a puppet while the servants cleaned her off, they led her back to her bedroom and she saw the letter. She read it and he wanted her to find a geneticist to re-create them so they could have another chance to bring freedom to Antar. She did, she met Stoker, Serina and Trev, Serina’s little brother, they helped her re-create the Royal Four and they all came to Earth. We’re the Royal Four”
“What happened? We know the ship crashed, it wasn’t a weather balloon in 1947 was it?” asked Nancy
“Trev was working for Kivar,” began Serina “We had no idea, and he had managed to tamper with Ava and Vilandra’s pods. He came out and told us just when we were about to go down. I attacked him after he killed the pilots and Ava pressed the emergency landing, but since we didn’t know how to fly we ended up crashing. Two of the protectors who survived took the four pods off and Ava and I went in the opposite direction. We stumbled on Hiram Parker’s pastries”
“My grandfather?” whispered Jeff and she nodded
“Claudia was about Liz’s age when she found us. She helped us and said we could stay at this abandoned building where her friends used to hang out. It’s no longer there now but she took us and it was very much like the ship. Ava had grown old, she was only round twenty in your years and she had grey hair and she looked about sixty. She gave up and ran as fast as she could to the top, we ran after her trying to stop her because she was going to jump. I stopped when she shouted that she wanted to be with her family again. She jumped and killed herself. I like to think that for a moment when she was in the air her soul left her body and an empty shell fell to the floor. Her soul landed in Zan’s arms” she smiled
“There’s no more?” asked Diane disappointed
“Oh there’s loads more,” said Serina “Claudia gave me these sunglasses to hide my eyes. Our eyes are the only thing different between Antarian and human” she took off her glasses and showed them her black eyes and they gasped. She slipped them back on “She taught me everything and I taught her about Antarian life. When she left school we went to Africa to discover the world, we travelled all over and she got a job in Egypt as an archaeologist and I kept travelling. We made a pact to check in on Roswell every so often and check on the pods and we never lost contact. We had a code to know if anything went wrong, if there was no contact within six months then we would head to Roswell and stay. Six months ago I lost contact with her, I checked her dig in Egypt and they said she had come to Roswell. It took me ages to get here; I don’t go by plane after the last time it’s really put me off. So I took numerous boats and ferries and taxi rides to get here and Jeff told me that she had passed on. I knew it was time to give Ava’s journal, she wrote it all her life, to Liz who was Ava’s clone and we’re all here now. That’s the story,” she said
“Not quite” said Phillip “The shooting in the café that day”
“Yes I did get shot and Max did jump up and save me,” said Liz with a smile “Sheriff Valenti caught wind of it and he was after Max. For most of the year after that he was always trying to find dirt on Max” said Liz and he nodded
“You were investigating my son?” bellowed Diane angrily
“I wanted to know what he was. They tricked me but I knew, I kept on looking for every bit of information I could, I knew he was an alien and I wanted to prove it”
“How did you find out?” asked Nancy and he looked to Max who closed his eyes and swallowed hard before nodding
“I had followed Max to a carnival, he had been followed by FBI agents who had got interested in his case after the shooting. One of them turned up dead and he blew up a gas station”
“Max you didn’t” gasped Diane
“No, just let me finish,” said Valenti “He kidnapped Liz and he was going to kill her, I tracked them to a carnival and we all ended up in the house of mirrors. The others showed up and it was the strangest thing I had ever seen, mirrors or not there were two Max Evans standing right in front of me. One of them was a shape shifter, Tess’s so called protector”
“He was actually my little brother Trev. Tess’s father” said Serina
“They captured Max and Nasedo, that’s what they called him, got free. Max ended up being taken to the White Room, it was a place where they “interrogated” aliens”
“Let me tell them” whispered Max and Valenti went quiet “They wanted me to use these orbs, they were communication devices, but I didn’t know how to make them work. They kept forcing me to tell them why I was here and what my plan was. They gave me ice baths, and poured large volts of electricity into me…” Liz squeezed his hand and Diane went pale, Phillip just stared with his mouth open “Then they put this virtually reality mask on me. They showed me pictures of Michael and my parents and Maria and Alex then Liz. They showed me her body, like they had killed her…” he was in that place. His eyes were glazed over and he was reliving it. Liz put her hand on his shoulder “Then when I didn’t tell them they were going to open me up. Tess, she had managed to get through to me using her MindWarp and she Mindwarped Pierce long enough for Michael and Nasedo to get me out. Michael and me raced out and Valenti appeared and shot Pierce. We got out and the others were waiting for us, Michael and the others took the jeep, Valenti took his car and Liz and me were in the Jetta. We split up to meet back at some abandoned mine, but they came after us. They shot at the car and we had to leave it. We ran along the road and off the desert until we found another road near a bridge. We were trapped so we climbed up onto the railings. I kissed Liz and we jumped into the water below” he shook his head and Liz put her arm around his shoulders and she continued for him
“We swam downstream and ended up spending the night in an old overturned van. But they caught up with us and we had to run again. Michael and Valenti had come looking for us as the jeep they were in almost ran us down. Michael blasted their car and we got in and headed to the mine. Pierce was still out there though and he had sent an agent to Kyle’s house to keep an eye on him. We disabled the agents one by one and Valenti tricked Pierce into going to the UFO centre. Valenti helped us but Kyle who didn’t know what was happening got there”
“I untied Pierce thinking that you had all gone insane. I had taken a gun from my dad’s cabinet and I gave it to him then went and hid like he told me to do”
“We were walking along when he stood up and began a shootout. Valenti shot back but ran out of bullets, Pierce was going to shoot him when I blasted him” said Michael “I blasted him and I killed him. We checked on him and Valenti found the gun, Kyle was behind the scenes and he’d been shot. He begged Max to heal him and he did, and they were in on it from them on. Valenti kept our secret and we took Pierce’s body and burnt it out in the desert. We got the orbs back and went to the pod chamber and we activated them and got a message off our mother”
“Which isn’t really accurate because Zan’s mother and father knew nothing about them being re-created. Nasedo must have mindwarped him” said Liz
“No, he told me to. He said that if they were ever activated I had to do that. Liz I’m so sorry about that” said Tess “I wish I had never done it now but I was afraid he would hurt me. You know he’s killed, he would have just found another way to get what he wanted”
“I forgive you. I know it wasn’t your fault” said Liz “The message was that Ava and Zan were meant to be together and Rath and Vilandra but Max only wanted to be with me. But he had a destiny, one that I couldn’t stand in the way of. I had to give him a chance to fulfil it so I ran. I ran to Florida for the summer” she explained “I got back and he still hadn’t accepted it. We got back on track when I…”
“When you what?” asked Michael, he still wasn’t sure about the whole Kyle/Liz development “Is this when you slept with Kyle?”
“Wha!” there were cries of surprise and anger from the parents
“I never slept with Kyle” said Liz
“It was a set-up” he added “And I’m sure we’re about to find out why”
“I had a visitor, from fourteen years into the future. He said that Kivar had brought his war to Earth and that it was going to end. Earth was going to be destroyed and I had to stop it. In his timeline Tess left Roswell so the Royal Four wasn’t complete, he said I had to make Max fall out of love with me so he would get with Tess, but she wasn’t Ava, we only thought she was. I helped Future Max, and when it didn’t work he said that Michael had died in his arms only an hour before coming back to this time” she said and Michael went silently and deathly pale “So I tried harder, I staged it so when Max turned up with his Gomez tickets for the concert I was in bed with Kyle. We didn’t do anything, it just looked like we did. It broke my heart seeing like that, I didn’t want to do it but I knew that if I didn’t everyone would die. I gave up my happiness with him to save everyone” she said, there wasn’t a dry eye in the room. Everyone was crying! Even Michael, who jumped down off his stool and hugged Liz
“I thought you were just a stupid human once but you’re the strongest bravest person here,” he whispered into her ear “Thank you” he said it and meant it, all that from someone who was estranged to his emotions.
“Well Ava you’ve brought out the best in everyone! Even an emotionless lump of loyal crap” they turned and saw Nasedo, in his true form of Trev walking out from the back.
“What are you doing here!” hissed Serina angrily
“Sit your loser ass down big sister. I came for my daughter; maybe she could be useful for something after all. I still have loads of plans up my sleeve where she’s concerned. I will have my way and you’ll all fail at Kivar’s hands”
“Not if I have anything to do with it” said Liz coldly as she stood up and moved in front of Tess
“Back down Ava, you’re no where near as strong as you claimed to be on Antar” he said with a cruel glint in his eyes “You can’t beat me. I’ve had years of practice!”
“I’ve had two lifetimes!” she hissed angrily lifting her hand as green energy crackled along it “So you back down and get out!”
“You weak threats don’t scare me. You were just a girl when you left Antar and you’re still just a girl now”
“Trev you’re making a big mistake going up against her. She has the backing of the rest of the Royal Four and then some!” warned Serina
“Oh shut up, you were always bossing me about like a child” he flicked her wrist and sent her flying through the air from her near her stool to the window. Liz didn’t take her eyes off him, she just lifted her hand in Serina’s direction and she stopped midair and was lowered carefully to the ground. The parents were all watching the standoff with fear, Liz seemed so controlled and focused with her powers, that is scared them almost. She slowly moved toward him and he did the same, they were invading each other’s space and began to circle each other.
“Your little levitation party tricks don’t frighten me Ava” he smirked cruelly but she just shrugged it off. Her eyes glowed blue before turning black just like Serina’s “Ah there you are Ava, I was wondering when you were going to make an appearance”
“You were stopped once Trev, it can be done again. You will not stop my mission here on Earth, Kivar is going to loose and I’m going to be there when it happens” she hissed lifting her hand threateningly “I promised my soul mate, I promised to keep his dying wish and I will by god do it! And not you, nor Kivar nor Zan himself will stop me” she dived at him and pressed her hands to his chest. He screamed in pain “Do you like that!” she roared “Your heart breaking in two? Now you know how I feel!”
“Liz!” cried Max and she turned to look at him, her eyes returned to her normal brown and she fell back. She stared at him with wide eyes as he loomed over her.
“Bye, bye Majesty” he said lifting his hand and aiming it at his head
“No!” came a loud screech and an orange bolt of energy shot across the café and hit him square in the chest. Tess stood there with her arm extended breathing hard, she had surprised even herself!
“Is he dead?” asked Kyle looking round. Serina walked over and saw that he was still alive just wounded and breathing heavily
“What are we going to do with him”?
“Oh I’m sure I can come up with something” smirked Serina
“You’re not going to kill him are you?” asked Liz still on the floor in a state of shock
“No, he may be a traitor but he’s still my sick little baby brother”
“Sick?” Max raised an eyebrow
“He was sick on Antar, the virus affects the mind. Much like Alzheimer’s does here, except there’s a cure for it on Antar. We were living in the Safe Haven and couldn’t afford to get it despite how available it was, but Ava healed him”
“That wasn’t her main power Serina. Maybe she missed something, we don’t know” said Liz as her parents slowly helped her up “If he’s still sick and it’s fixable than Max can do it” she looked to him and he inched his way over to Trev, he knelt down and put his hands on his head and began healing. The virus was there and it had made him crazy, it had almost taken over and killed his mind. Max sat back ten minutes later, sweat pouring off him in buckets and Trev began to glow, the virus had been purged from his system and his body was restoring itself. He looked like a teenage boy once more, he looked round and spotted Serina standing there
“Rini? What’s going on? Where am I?”
“Hush Trev, it’s a very long story. I’ll fill you in later but I want you to meet some special people who helped you get better” she said as she helped him up and put an arm around him “That’s Max and Liz, they’re Ava and Zan’s clones. That’s Michael and Maria, Rath and Vilandra’s clones. And they’re their adopting parents. Diane and Phillip, Max’s parents, Nancy and Jeff, Liz’s parents, that’s Amy, Maria’s mom and that’s Sheriff Valenti and his son Kyle. That’s Alex and his parents Charles and Elena and finally last but certainly not least our sister Tess”
“I have another sister?” he whispered
“Yes, it’s a long story but she’s our sister and she’s coming to live with us from now on”
“We’re not on Antar anymore are we?”
“No, this place is called Earth and you’ve been very sick for a very long time. Liz, guys it’s been really good seeing you all again but I think it’s time for Me, Trev and Tess to return home”
“You mean you have a way back to Antar?” gasped Alex; he didn’t really want Serina to go. There was just something about her and he didn’t know what it was.
“No silly. I live in Africa, that’s were we’re going. I’ll get out tickets tomorrow and you can all say your goodbyes”
“But I want to stay…” began Tess moving toward Kyle “This is where I belong, where I want to be” she took his hand and Serina smiled
“God bless email. Trevor and me will leave in the morning; I have to show my little brother all the wonders of this world. We’ll write and keep in touch and if you ever need anything I will be on a plane straight away” she said and the two said their goodbyes and left for the Tumbleweed Inn.
“Liz I think you should just tell everyone your other announcement because we’re all getting tired” said Michael “And I want to know what it is”
“Max and I are engaged!” she squealed holding out her hand. Everyone gasped rushing over to see, they all agreed to Jeff’s terms and soon the group broke up to retire and get some sleep.

I give all I have freely for you
I ask for nothing more, than a place to lay down next to you
and in time our history
will north send shooting stars, whose union gave birth to the one.

Liz crawled into bed staring at her ring; it was the only thing she could concentrate on. People wouldn’t understand, yes they knew that the two of them were together but they wouldn’t understand the need for marriage so soon. She heard a rustling and smiled, pulling the blankets back, she didn’t even have to open the window for him anymore, he was always welcome now, and he slipped off his jeans and shirt and slid in next to her cuddling up
“I’m glad I was able to reach you back there, I know Ava would have killed him” he said and she went pale “But Liz stopped, you stopped”
“I never want to feel like that again. It was horrible, I know more about Ava now and throughout all her pain there was anger. I don’t want that to happen again. I want to be just me from now on”
“You will be, I’ll keep you grounded Liz I promise” he said as she began to drift
“Let’s get some sleep,” she replied before they drifted off together.

Lost in cheap delirium
Searching the neon lights
I move carefully

Liz woke up to sunlight streaming through her windows; she opened her eyes and saw him smiling down at her. She shifted and sat up resting her head on one hand
“Mm good morning” she said and he grinned
“Morning” he whispered back as she flicked some hair off his forehead
“How long you been awake?”
“Oh not long… you look so beautiful when you’re sleeping. Serina and Trevor are planning on leaving, it might be hard on Tess so I think we should be there for her”
“Yeah. But before we go anywhere you need to get a shower” she said playfully “Because you breath stinks and I’m not kissing you until you do” he opened his mouth and breathed on her hard and she laughed “Eugh Max!”
“Okay, he’s the deal. I’ll go take that shower but you have to come with me,” he said and she nodded. He picked her up laughing and screaming into the bathroom and turned the shower on. It soaked through their clothes but they were lost in each other, she put her arms around him and pressed her forehead against his
“I love you, you know,” she said and he nodded
“I love you too”
“I love you… even with bad morning breath” she sighed and he began tickling her. They stripped off and as quick as they could, they soaped each other off and did the whole shampoo ritual. Max ended up needing some private time alone to deal with the effects of Liz’s hands washing his hair. It was so intimate for him and it embarrassed the hell out of him.
Liz pulled on her grey turtleneck sweater and pulled one of his jumpers out of her draws and handed it to him to put over his shirt. She pulled her jeans on and flicked her hair
“We taking the jeep?” she asked and he tossed her the keys and pulled his spare backpack out from under her bed and checked it through
“Oh here is your Geography homework. I can drive and you could just scan through it if you want” he said handing it to her as she picked up her backpack from her chair. She shoved it in quick
“No, we have Geography last period, I’ll do it at lunch in the library” she replied “Besides, if I drive it leaves you free to do other things”
“What a brilliant… mind you have” he said pulling her close and wrapping his arms around her waist kissing her quick
“Lizzie!” her dad shouted up the stairs and she sighed
“You better go, I’ll meet you for breakfast” she said and he climbed out her window and down her fire escape.
Max walked into the café and smiled when he saw Liz sitting there on a stool with two breakfast rolls for them, she jumped off and waved to her dad
“I’ll see you later dad!”
“You stay out of trouble and don’t go reading anymore journals!” he shouted causing her to laugh. She put her pack on both shoulders and grabbed his hand as they left.
Maria was pacing nervously when Liz arrived at homeroom and after a warm kiss goodbye from her fiancé she went inside. Maria sat down at the desk next to hers and pulled Liz’s hand to stare at her ring
“Maria?” questioned Liz confused
“I’m a nervous wreck and seeing the amount of love my brother has for you gives me hope” she replied breathing hard. Liz nodded and put her back by her feet
“Ah Michael. How is he?”
“My mom wants to have a family dinner. She wants to get to know him!” she ranted “Oh and get this! She wants to get to know Max as well. Says he should bring his parents over… or our parents… my parents… this is so confusing! He’s my brother but he has different parents than me. I’m not even sure how to invite him over”
“Maria. Maria. Max is your brother, I’m sure if you ask him he’ll say yes. Besides if Amy wants to meet him, she’ll meet him and he doesn’t really have a say in the matter” she said matter-of-factly.
“What if she hates him? What if he hates her?”
“Maria Max doesn’t hate anyone, except Pierce, but even then he had just cause to. He will love Amy, he’ll get another mother and if she embarrasses him he’ll probably invite you round to his”
“Oh god” she gasped
“Maria I’m kidding! He’s going to love your mom, his mom… you’re right it is confusing”
“And weird and mind bending and…”
“Maria I want to ask you something” interrupted Liz rendering Maria silent for a moment
“Yeah… is it about you and Max?”
“Yes it is. It’s about me marrying him, you don’t mind do you?”
“Oh Liz! Chica! Of course I don’t! But I expect to be your maid of honour. You owe me” she said then looked back up quickly realising something “You’re going to be my sister! When you and Max get married I’ll be your sister!” she squealed and they both ended up hugging each other.
“What’s it like with Max? I want to know how your relationship compares to mine”
“Max has been spending the past few nights with me… ever since I showed him the journal”
“Oh you guys didn’t go look… above and beyond in the non human way”
“No Maria we haven’t gone that far yet… but I have seen him without clothes and vice versa. He loves showering me” she smiled her cheeks turning pink
“Okay Liz, soon to be sister-in-law darling I love you but that is way too much information” she said holding her hand out gesturing for her to stop “But as soon as you do let me know. I want to know what hot alien sex is like!” she giggled. They burst out into a fit of giggles and didn’t stop until the teacher walked in and glared at them pointedly.

Sink in the city aquarium
Sing in the key of night
As they're watching me

TBC...

Title: I Will Oh I Will Not Forget
Author: SpiderGirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Roswell or any songs written or performed by Sarah McLachlan or any from BGC.
Summary: This is their last few days on Antar. Picture Max as Zan, Michael as Rath, Maria as Vilandra and Liz as Ava. I've been toying with idea for a while and it was going to drive me insane unless I wrote it.
Coupling: Ava/Zan, Rath/Vilandra, Max/Liz, Michael, Maria.
Rating: I'm not sure how to rate this. I'll put it at G to PG-13, that's reasonable enough?
A note: Part of part two was cut off so here it is along with part three.

Part Four

Kyle walked out of his room and paused, something wasn’t right. He turned round and remembered his little ducky Tess lying in his football shirt on the couch. It had rode up to show her panties and he sighed, she stirred and sat up sleepily
“Hmm good morning. Weren’t you wearing those pants when you went to bed?” she asked standing up and stretching, his shirt rode up higher and he turned around. She walked over to him and smacked his ass “You better change them before school, things are going to change now that I’m around. No more pigsty bedroom and no more ordering pizza” she said as she headed to the shower. Just before she reached the door she pulled off his shirt and dropped it on the floor. He groaned, he hoped Max was suffering greatly and if he wasn’t then Kyle would enjoy nothing better. He went over and picked up his shirt taking it back to his room and ditching it on his bed.
Tess was ambivalent beyond belief, she liked Kyle but she couldn’t believe how much of a pig he and his dad lived like. She was going to make them clean the dishes every night and she was going to cook and she was going to have her own room and it was going to be good, she could clean up the Valenti’s and save them from slobness.
She showered quickly then climbed out and waved a hand over her hair instant curl a la Tess, she smiled as she hurried to get dressed. She found Kyle rooting through his pants trying to pick a good pair, she just smiled and pointed at a red pair with black lining and they floated up into the air
“I recommend them” she said and he snagged them
“Tess get out of my room!” he whined. She marched innocently at her and pouted
“I was only trying to help” she said and he couldn’t help it. He kissed her, he still had his pants in his hand when he put his arms around her. His dad walked past the room and gasped
“Kyle! Tess!” it appeared that Kyle was wearing nothing since his shorts were in hand
“Dad!” he gasped and she pulled away
“I’ll just go and get dressed” she disappeared and Jim sighed shaking his head
“We’re going to have to lay a few ground rules here son”
“Yes sir” he replied and threw his shorts on his bed. He was definitely going to kill Max Evans for his frustration.
Tess came bounding down the driveway and jumped into his car without using the door. He looked at her aghast as she just grinned and then kissed him on the cheek
“You gonna sit there and stare or are you going to get us to school on time?” she asked and he fumbled with the ignition trying to get his car started. It purred like a kitten and Tess stroked her car door “Nice, you’ve got a nice car Kyle. Let’s see what this baby can do!” she shouted as she pressed her hand to the dashboard and the car shot forward and sped off down the road while Kyle was still trying to get a grip on it.
“Tess!” he cried. This little alien would be the death of him!
Serina and Trevor stood at the airport at eight o’clock at night. Everyone was there, except the parents, to say goodbye to them. Tess was barely holding back the tears, Kyle’s arm across her shoulders. Liz hugged Serina warmly
“I’ll miss you. You’ve done so much for us! You have to come back to visit” she said pulling back then glancing at Trevor “Both of you. It’d be nice to get to know the real Trevor Parker and not Nasedo Harding”
“Yeah I’m really sorry about that… you know trying to kill you and yours. Serina filled me in on the last few years, can you forgive me?”
“There’s nothing to forgive,” she said giving him a light shove when they heard the announcement
“Oh that’s our flight. Come on Trev, let’s go home. You’ll just love Africa!” said Serina. They both gave Tess a quick hug and headed to their gate. Alex was standing ambivalent should he go after her? Should he let it go? But someone else made the decision for him as Serina hurried back up grabbed hold of his head and kissed him hard
“See ya round Alex” she winked before hurrying back to her brother. Everyone was staring at him and his dreamy expression, they couldn’t help but laugh and when he realised they were looking at him he said,
“What?” and as if on cue everyone burst out laughing even Tess.
“Come on let’s get back” said Max and the group began to leave. Alex remained confused and shocked
“What?” he repeated before finally falling into line with the others.
“Oh crap! Max I forgot about the dinner!” cried Maria. Liz let go of Max’s hand and gave him a little shove
“If you go now you can get there. Quick! You too Michael!” she whirled around and pointed at him “Just run!” Maria grabbed their hands and they took off across the airport.
“So it looks like it’s just you guys and me. Don’t worry I have Max’s keys to get back. How about we go see a movie?” she asked and they agreed loudly and headed back to Roswell.

Take me somewhere we can be alone
Make me somewhere I can call a home
'Cause lately I've been losing on my own

Amy looked angrily at her watch. Where were they? She thought as she reached for the bottle of wine on the table. She poured herself a glass and looked to Max’s parents
“Did they say where they were going to be?”
“No. I’m getting worried, should we called the Sheriff?”
“No” said Amy “I don’t want to go there yet. Let’s give them a little longer,” she glanced at her watch and sighed heavily. The door opened and in walked three worn-out kids
“Sorry we’re late. We were at the airport saying goodbye to Serina and Trevor,” said Maria out of breath, she came in and parked herself in her chair and waited for the others to do likewise.
“Don’t worry! At least you’re here!” said Amy and she passed the bread rolls round
“Thanks Amy” said Max
“Oh uh… your welcome” she said, Max was her daughters brother “This is really weird. He’s my daughter’s brother and I have no idea how to act around him. I adopted Maria so does this mean that he’s my son as well and since you adopted Max does that make Maria your daughter?” she asked Diane and Phillip who looked just as puzzled as she was now
“I guess it does. Maria is our daughter too and Max is your son as well as ours,” said Diane “That’s easy enough isn’t it?” Max just glanced from Maria to Michael confused as hell. Maria shook her head smiling from seeing him flustered and lifted her hand, the Tabasco bottle slid across the table and she poured it over her dinner. Amy just watched in fear as she lifted her fork full of spaghetti and put it in her mouth
“Maria isn’t that spicy?” she gasped pouring water quickly into a glass and handing it to her daughter
“No I don’t think it is,” explained Phillip “I think it’s an alien quirk. Max carries a bottle with him where ever he goes” Amy just nodded
“Well now I know. What other quirks do they have that I should be watching out for?”
“Sometimes glowing… odd things. It just depends on what Maria’s powers are,” said Diane
“Wait glowing? I never glowed in front of you,” said Max
“Not while you were awake” she counted with a grin and he looked down, he thought he had covered up good
“So Maria, what are your powers?” asked Amy and she just shrugged
“I don’t know. I have the same minor ones as everyone else, I just don’t know what my major one is”
“What do you mean?” asked Phillip confused
“Well you know Max can heal, Liz and Tess have the MindWarp. I don’t know what mine is”
“What’s Michael’s major power?” asked Diane interested and all eyes fell on him
“I don’t know either. I’m not too advanced but it’s blasting I guess. That’s the one I’m best at”
“Maybe Liz could read through you and find out?” suggested Michael “She has Ava’s memories so maybe she remembers what your powers were”
“Maybe” he said tapping his fork against his plate “Could we change the subject, we’ve kept this hidden for so long and it’s really weird talking about it”
“Okay” said Amy “How’s school” she smirked as Michael groaned, “Michael, I hope you’re keeping your grades up”
“Enough to get by yes. I’m doing well, I’m passing through. I have a job at the CrashDown and I’m managing to maintain an apartment”
“That’s good. Now what are your intentions with my daughter? I know all about Vilandra and Rath and I want to know if you’re going to go the same way. Max and Liz are,” she said
“Oh yes. Max when are you coming home?” asked Diane “We hardly see you these days, have you been busy planning the dates for the wedding?”
“Oh uh we decided after graduation at least,”
“Michael you didn’t answer my question. Because I don’t want my daughter with kids by the time she’s twenty”
“Mrs Deluca my intentions toward your daughter so far are a little making out but nothing heavy. She’s my first girlfriend I’ve had and I don’t want that to change, I would never do anything until she was ready”
“Hmm maybe alien boys have different track minds,” mumbled Amy “Well I’m glad it’s you. If it were any other guy I’d have to lock her up”
“Mom” whined Maria embarrassed
“Max would you come home tonight? We want to discuss some things with you”
“I can’t… I’m… I’ve moved into Michael’s and I have to help him with his laundry”
“You have? When? I haven’t seen you at my place for… umphff” he stopped speaking when Max stamped on his foot “Oh yeah it’s unbelievable how much laundry I go through” he fibbed and Diane looked down.
“No Michael, you guys stay,” said Amy as she pushed Michael’s glass toward him, he sighed and picked it up
“Okay we’ll stay,” he said as Max realised what was in the glass
“Michael! No!” he cried and Maria saw it too but it was too late, Michael had already downed the glass. He put it down and looked around then rubbed his eyes
“Are you okay?” asked Maria
“Yeah I’m oh it’s bright… it’s really bright in here” he said rubbing his eyes
“Alcohol affects our systems differently. Michael is extremely drunk right now” said Maria as Michael began looking over his shoulder
“Arrgh! It’s hot! I’m on Fire! Max I’m on fire! Put me out! Put me out!” he cried falling back and landing on the floor. Maria and Michael hurried over to him and tried to help him up but he passed out and green energy shot along his face
“God… oh my god!” gasped Amy when she saw him. Max lifted his hand and the table slid along giving them space. Max raised his hands over his friend and tried to heal him, he groaned and began floating as Max’s hands glowed
“I’m sorry I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!” cried Amy, she looked to Maria “This wont you know… kill him will it?”
“No it shouldn’t, it didn’t kill Max when he got drunk” she replied and Diane blanched
“When did Max get drunk?” she demanded
“Oh a few months ago on the blind date concert. He took one sip and was like that all night, but then again Max didn’t drink as much as he did. We have no idea how much could poison us”
“Maria” Michael and Max said at the same time through the connection “Not helping”
“Sorry” she apologised, as Max looked back hard at Michael and continued waving his hands over him. He lowered him down to the floor ten minutes later panting hard, sweat ran down his face and he sat back. Michael was sleeping but the greenish white energy still ran over his face and visible bit of skin
“Is he okay?”
“I think he’s past the rough stuff. I can help you get him to the couch if you want”
“No stick him in my bed. I’ll take the couch,” said Maria as Phillip grabbed his feet and helped his son carry him to Maria’s room. The girls hung back and Maria chuckled “Well that was a perfect way to cut short a good evening. I’m really sorry about that mom” she apologised and hugged her
“Never mind. At least he’s okay…” Amy said as the others returned, “I’ll show you out” the four of them left Maria at the table and went to the door. Max went to the Michael’s bike; he knew how to ride it if he ever got caught without the jeep, which was in Liz’s hands, and his parents headed to their silver land rover
“Night Max” called Diane wishing he would come home
“Night mom, dad!” he waved before pulling the helmet on and revving the bike. He went in the opposite direction to Michael’s place and headed for the CrashDown.

Wrapped in silent elegance
Beautifully broken down
As illusions burst

Amy hugged her daughter as she rose from the couch sleepily then headed to her room leaving her daughter alone. Maria switched off the TV and got a spare pillow and blanket from the cupboard and made up a bed on the couch. She snuggled down and drifted to sleep.
Maria opened her eyes and she was no longer in her living room, she stood up looking round and saw the sky was dark blue with acid green clouds and she had been lying in a field
“Where am I?” she whispered jumping when she heard something behind her. She turned and saw a castle resting near the edge of a deep red sea and she saw three children laughing and running about, they didn’t see her as she ran past them. It was a boy and two girls, she would have recognised them anywhere. She ran after them just enjoying being young and soon she was her old six-year-old self running through the grassy field with her brother and his best friend Ava. The kids were running down toward the little village on the outskirts of the palace. Her feet were bare but she didn’t care one bit as she ran alone the hard white slabs of paving toward the village. She lost sight of others but she kept on running
“Zan! Ava wait for me!” she called out as she ran under the port caulis and into the courtyard. Her two best friends were nowhere in sight and there was a large coach sitting near the main entrance of her parents home. A little boy climbed out, he had the most stormy brown eyes she had ever seen and she gasped as he looked directly at her before looking away. Everything around her melted and soon she was her normal self standing in the desert.
Maria looked round and saw Michael at the top of the rock formation were their pods where hidden, in seconds he was standing behind her and she turned round just as he swooped down and kissed her hard.
“I should have never left you. I’m so sorry” he whispered between kissed “Can you forgive me?” she shook her head licking her lips as he waited for the answer
“Michael there’s nothing to forgive” she replied before pulling him back down for another kiss. Soon they were in a bed rolling together, funny how she had just been in the desert only seconds ago
“Maria. Maria. Oh Maria” he mumbled as he lifted her shirt. The material caught over her eyes and she jerked awake, she sat up and rubbed her head
“Oh my god” she gasped. She thumped her pillow and stood up to get a drink, she leapt three foot into the air when she saw Michael standing there guzzling down a large glass of water
“Michael!” she snapped angry at him sending her off guard, he turned suddenly and dropped the glass. His eyes darkened and he marched up to her and shoved her against the fridge
“Maria I want you” he said huskily and she just nodded wrapping his arms around his neck and letting him carry her back to her bed, she landed on her back and he moved over her like a predator
“I had this dream… where we were kids and I saw you for the first time but it wasn’t our life it was Vilandra’s” she said as he went to take off his shirt, he froze and looked down at her
“And we were in the desert” he added and her eyes went wide “You saw my dream?”
“It was my dream, I was in your head! Maybe it’s like a MindWarp?” she asked as he flopped down next to her
“While I was asleep. Do you think that this could be my power?”
“Who knows?” she said as he slid in next to her and she dropped her hand on the blanket “But there is one way to find out” he smirked and they both lay down huddling close with their arms around each other and closed their eyes.
The dream sparked up and they were back in the room with the large bed, Maria looked round feeling self conscious. She pulled on her neck and kept looking to the door
“I think this a memory. It’s impossible to know whose” she said there was a flash of white light and they were watching two people make out on the bed. Maria snarled when she saw Michael kissing someone, only this Michael had longer hair and was wearing a Generals outfit “Michael I think that’s Rath. This is a memory” Rath rolled and she caught a look at her original self. She gasped at her long blonde hair reaching down her back. She had been wearing a dress but that was gone
“Damn Maria do you still look like that?” he asked ogling Vilandra. She slapped his arm and he turned to look at her, lust ever present in his eyes “I can’t…” he began breathing hard. She nodded quickly before grabbing him and pulling him close, they jerked out of the dream and woke up to each other.
“God that was… I think I should go back outside…”
“I should just go home”
“Can you drive? Are you still drunk?” she asked him and he listened for a moment before shaking his head and smiling
“No, I’ll see you at school tomorrow” he said before kissing her. He gathered up his things and crept out, ten minutes later he came back into her room and locked the door “My bikes gone”
“Oh yeah Max took it since Liz has the jeep. Come on climb aboard” she said and he stripped down to his shirt and shorts and spooned in behind her, that’s how they fell asleep.

Too late to learn from experience
Too late to wonder how
To finish first

Max was sleeping in her chair when Liz got to her room; she smiled as she heard him snoring and dropped his keys on the side. She locked the door and went over to him, she took off his shoes and he jerked awake and looked round before his eyes settled on her
“Hey” he smiled sleepily “Do you like it?” he asked and she looked round the room. The bed was covered in white rose petals, candles were everywhere and I Shall Believe was playing on the CD player. She nodded and took off her coat
“I’m ready to move further in our relationship, I’m tired of doing nothing but sleeping. We’re going to be together, I want it cemented,” she whispered and he climbed to his feet and ran his hands down her arms “Your shirt Max” she slid her hands under it and up his chest. He pulled it off and she smiled as he put his arms around her and they began to dance to the music, after a while he lifted her shirt and pressed a kiss to her shoulder. She tipped her head back as he nipped across her shoulders, her lifted her arms and then reached behind her to undo her bra, after getting stuck he waved his hand and it snapped open. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he lowered the straps down, he looked into her eyes before going any further she just smiled and he looked down. Liz pressed a kiss to his forehead as her bra came off and landed on the floor, they had been naked before but this was different for them, it was more intimate. She looked down and reached for his belt buckle and he looked down watching her hands move with fascination, like what she was doing was new to him all together. He stepped out of his pants and she pulled away taking off her last pieces of clothing before climbing into the bed and holding out a hand for him. He took off his shorts and joined her.
They kissed long and sweet, he couldn’t imagine another moment as perfect and wonderful as this. He reached down and took hold of his manhood, guiding it to her centre. She gripped his shoulders tightly as he filled her
“Max” she breathed as he settled himself inside her virginal passage. He paused pressing kisses to her face as she adjusted to him, before she kissed him back nodding and breathing hard. He set a rhythm and soon she was arching up with him, their love showed through in the movements and she cried out in release. He grunted and fell down next to her, falling down from his high. She cupped his face and pressed kisses to his chin and cheeks before kissing him softly. He eased out of her and fell to her side, they spooned together whispering, “I love you” as they drifted to sleep.
She sat up after she was sure he was asleep and climbed out of bed, making sure that he had hold of her pillow thinking it was her, Liz got dressed quickly and snagged the keys before climbing out onto her balcony and descending the fire escape. She jogged to the jeep and climbed in, she pulled out of the parking space and turned onto 285 South out of town.

Take me somewhere we can be alone
Make me somewhere I can call a home
'Cause lately I've been losing on my own

Michael and Maria arrived at school and parked up next to the jeep and climbed out heading into the building to meet with their friends.
Max was waiting by Liz’s locker for his friends, he smiled when he spotted Michael and Maria walking toward him holding hands. He could see that they’d moved closer with their commitment and he was happy with his best friend and his sister, he nodded when they arrived
“Morning” said Michael yawning
“G’mornin how you feeling? Alcohol worn off?” he asked and Michael nodded grinning wildly “What?”
“I think Maria has her major power. I think I might have it too, we were both using it at the same time”
“Oh? What is it?”
“Well he got my bed last night and I ended up on the couch and I went into his dreams and he went into mine. I think we should call it DreamWalking, I did plenty of that in the dream” she explained
“Amongst other things” coughed Michael and she swatted him chuckling, Max blanched then saw Liz coming back from the bathroom she smiled warmly at them
“Morning, how was the family dinner?”
“A nightmare, my mom asked Michael what his intentions were with me then cornered him about his powers then got him drunk”
“You’re kidding!” she suppressed a laugh as Maria shook her head
“The worst dinner of my life. Michael got drunk and then he passed out and mom thought that the wine had killed him, Max had to heal him and he was floating”
“I was?”
“Oh yeah” said Max nodding “You were so out of it, we put you in Maria’s bed and then everyone went home” he said as they began wandering down the hall
“So Max, did your night get any better after you left?” asked Michael clapping him on the back
“Well uh…” he glanced at Liz who smirked and winked at him nodding “Yeah it did. It was great” he said, Maria narrowed her eyes and stared hard at her best friend who seemed to be glowing with joy
“Oh my god you guys did it!” she hissed stopping in her tracks and pointing a finger like it was a terrible crime
“Could you say that any louder Maria!” groaned Liz trying not to blush
“Oh my god! I can’t believe you, I don’t know whether to hug you or hit you for de-virginising my new brother” said Maria as they continued walking down the hall
“Please choose the former,” said Liz and Maria just shrugged then broke into a smile
“Okay” she replied then hugged her “Congratulations! Okay the Space Race has been won!”
“Space Race?” asked Michael confused
“Yeah, we’re Space people and it was a race. Max and Liz won” she stated and he made a face at her like she was insane.
“Okay quick change of topic,” said Max feeling extremely embarrassed as they reached class “I’ll see you later!” he called as he went up to English with Maria while Michael and Liz went into the class.
Liz was lost deep in thought during English, she had started her little project last night and it was going to be a long time before she finished it, she was thinking about letting one of the others in to help her. She needed a lot of energy to complete it; she had worked so hard and worn herself out so much she nearly ended up sleeping in the desert. She just barely managed to get back to Max for an hour of sleep before he woke up.
“Miss Parker? Miss Parker!” she jerked out of her thoughts and saw Mrs Thomas staring at her angrily. Michael was looking at her with worry as she looked about “Your grades have begun to slip Miss Parker. I want to talk to you after class”
“Whatever” she sighed and went back to resting on her hand. Some of the students gasped
“Liz!” hissed Michael surprised at her, she turned and looked at him pointedly. Maybe he would be the best one to let into the project?
“I think you should take his advice Miss Parker. Your grades are important”
“Not in the long run” she shot back coldly
“And why not?”
“Its family related I’m sorry” she apologised
“Well I’ll talk with your father then shall I?” she shot back, she wasn’t going to let a student have the last word “We’ll see what he has to say”
“Whatever,” she sighed and went back to doodling plans for the preparation. Mrs Thomas was furious with Liz; she would have ended up doing something really horrible if she didn’t continue with the class. She carried on and ignored Liz who paid no attention whatsoever.
Liz gathered her things and walked down the hall only to be stopped when Michael grabbed her arm and pulled her around to face him, he looked worried and angry
“What the hell was that back there?” he demanded and she sighed deeply
“We should talk in private” she replied and led him to the eraser room. She locked the door as he sat down on a table; she sat next to him and put her bag by her feet “Remember when we told the Parentals? I said about Future Max coming and the war that came in his timeline?”
“Yeah?”
“Well I think it still might happen. If it does I want to be prepared for it, out in the desert I’m building a base” she told him and he laughed
“Not something I imagined you doing. Won’t people notice a building in the middle of the desert?”
“It’s underground. I worked hard on a tunnel last night and I want you to help me. Once I’ve finished the base, I’m going to contact Serina about modifying the orbs to communicate with home. We’re going to need reinforcements and that’s the only place we can get it”
“You’re really serious about this”
“Kivar wants the thrown Michael and we stand in his way. One day he’s going to come down here and remove us from blocking his path, I just want to be ready for it. I don’t want to loose my friends and family again,” she said and he nodded putting her arm around her shoulder “So you’ll help me then?”
“Of course I will, no problem. Anything my queen needs of me, I am the General after all. Your orders I obey” he quipped laughing
“Don’t tell Max or Maria about this though, Maria might get me to stop thinking that the war was prevented and Max will stop me because I went over his head with this. You know what he’s like”
“Okay I won’t mention it. Will you pick me up when you’re ready to work on it some more?” he asked and she nodded
“Yes I will, I’m going out tonight after Max is asleep” she said then realised what she’d said he caught on and she blushed
“Max has been spending the night with you hasn’t he? It wasn’t just last night”
“No, ever since Serina gave me the journal and he asked me to read it he’s slept over. Just slept until last night” she said and he grinned
“At least someone’s getting some” he quipped and she swatted his arm “Hey that’s reserved for Maria only!”
“I’ll pick you up after he’s asleep and I’ll show you what I’ve done so far” she said, the door opened and they both jumped. Principal Forrester stood there looking authoritive
“No Max today?” he asked and she blushed
“We were just talking”
“I’ll bet,” he said deeply as he crossed his arms “Come on. Out” they trudged out like condemned criminals with their heads hung “I’m giving you a warning. Michael I never thought you’d be the guy to cheat on a friend”
“Liz is like my sister, we were talking about her wedding. She wanted me to be the Best Man, Max hasn’t asked me yet”
“You getting married?” he raised an eyebrow
“After graduation” she replied holding up the ring. He stood corrected and he coughed to hide his mistake
“Okay well don’t let it happen again” he said and waved them off down the hall. Michael nodded to her as they split up
“I’ll see you tonight when you pick me up” he called and she nodded.

Take me somewhere we can be alone
Make me somewhere I can call a home
Won't you take me home?

Michael was waiting on his couch, it was almost one in the morning and there was still no sign of Liz. Maybe it had been a joke? Maybe she was messing with him? No, he decided, Liz would never mess with something this serious. He stood up to get a drink when there was a rap at the door; he hurried over forgetting his thirst and opened it. She was standing there in old clothes ready for work
“You ready?” she asked him straight to the point
“Yeah let me just get a drink and grab my keys, come in” he held the door open and hurried to get what his drink then came back grabbing his coat and his keys and they left.
She climbed into the driving seat of the jeep and he rode shotgun, her hair was tied back out her face. He couldn’t help but smirk as he watched her drive with ease
“Max know you have the jeep?” he asked raising an eyebrow, she remained silent for a moment before answering
“No” she said curtly “I just sort of take it”
“But I bet he doesn’t mind one bit. Not when you let him stay over, aren’t you worried that your father checks in on you at night?”
“I keep my door locked. I melt the lock and don’t fix it till morning when I have to go” she explained. He couldn’t hold back his laughter. She looked at him surprised “Why are you laughing”
“Why don’t you just get a place instead of sneaking round?” he said between chuckling and snorting
“I don’t know. I’m still not ready to leave my parents; I guess it’s kind of pathetic really. But I know they won’t be there for ever,” she looked over at him and he was looking down sadly “Oh Michael I’m sorry”
“No it’s okay. I just really wish I knew my parents or I had some decent foster parents instead of Hank”
“Michael…” she put her hand over his smiling warmly “You will always be a brother me. You have me as family; whenever you need me I’ll be there for you. I promise”
“Thanks Liz” he replied smiling “I never thought that I’d have you as a sister when that gun went off in the CrashDown that day. I was eating orbit rings and drinking Tabasco and Cherry Cola and then bang you were in our lives. But I’m glad it’s you Liz, I don’t think I’d be happy with anyone else knowing who we are. You’ve done so much for Max… so much for us, I’m no good at the speech giving” he confessed but she shook her head
“No you’re doing good,” she said wiping a tear from her eye. She turned off the road and drove out the fifteen miles into the desert where the first underground tunnel was
“You’ve given up your happiness regardless. You gave it up for Antar, you gave it up when Future Max came back”
“I did that because he asked me. If it were anyone else I would have just taken that time with him… Does that sound selfish?”
“No I think spending the last few years with the person you love isn’t selfish. But you did give it up, you sacrificed everything for us. We owe you so much; you’re the reason we’re here. There are not enough words to describe you Liz Parker” she smiled as she pulled to a stop. It was freezing cold and there was nothing for miles around
“We’re here,” she said as she climbed out
“This is it?” he asked surprised, she just nodded and went over to a lone cacti sticking out of the desert and kicked it, a metal hatch opened up to a ladder. She climbed down and he followed her, she had built it from one of Ava’s memories and it looked like a passage from the ship “Wow this is incredible. You did all this?”
“Yeah I did, I bought wood to steady the sand above and then I turned the sand molecules to metal. Beneath the metal is solid rock; I want to add another tunnel onto this and maybe a large room. I’ll push the sand with my powers while you turn it to metal”
“Okay” he said and they headed to the end of the tunnel. She pressed her hands against the sand and it flew to the sides and Michael held out both hands and ran his hands along the sand turning it to metal.
They made a large round room before taking a break; they sat and talked about happy memories they had had since becoming friends, before getting back to work. They strengthened the metal and then Liz checked her watch
“It’s time to get back. We can continue with this tomorrow if you want,” she said and he nodded
“I’ll put some thought into making bedrooms. You know like little private rooms for people to sleep, we can get cots or something,” he suggested and she nodded
“We have to do a lot of things. I want to get a kitchen in here and a large hall where people can gather, like a storm shelter, and finally I want some tunnels to run to town. Under the main places like the high school, the CrashDown, UFO centre, Amy’s shop and our houses. That should be enough shouldn’t it? We’ll do it at night, that way it won’t look like we’re breaking and entering”
“Sure. Come on let’s get back,” he said putting his arm around her. They got lost down the tunnel and he turned to her “And we need a map of the place” she laughed and nodded in agreement.
The journey back was filled with talk about the tunnel; Michael seemed really enthusiastic about it. It was his own little project that he could work on. They went over plans on improving the place and Michael even suggested that they get a map of Roswell and then a map of the wall for the main room. She agreed and suggested that they get some computers down there
“I’m not sure about the computers. I don’t see why we need them,” he snapped
“I just think we need them. We’ll be able to keep files on the skins; Nicholas was in New York, so that mean Tess’s MindWarp didn’t work. If he’s alive then the others are as well I want to know as much as possible about my enemies”
“Okay fine, we’ll get the computers. What about beds? Beds or cots?” he asked and she thought about it as they pulled up at his building
“Beds” she nodded and he grinned
“My thoughts entirely” he told her then leaned over and hugged her kissing her on the cheek “See you at school tomorrow”
“Bye bro! You get some sleep ok?” he nodded waving as he went inside. She turned back and headed home, she parked up and climbed up her ladder and Max was sitting there looking angry and betrayed.
“Where were you? I woke up and you were gone,” he said, damn she had forgotten to trick him with the pillow “The bed was cold without you, I got worried”
“I went out. I had some stuff to do,” she said
“What stuff?” he asked crossing his arms
“Stuff that you can’t know about yet”
“What’s that suppose to mean?” he shot back angrily
“It means what it means Max, I’m tired and I just want to get some sleep. Besides it’s my room, I can come and go when I want. If you don’t like it you can go back to your house,” she said, she was angry at him, angry and tired and it made her surly
“Who were you with?” he asked finally, his conscious getting the better of him. She shook her head and pulled off her shirt
“I was with Michael,” she snapped
“What?” he breathed the idea of his fiancé and his best friend it made him sick and faint “You were with… Michael?”
“Yes and we exhausted ourselves and now I want to sleep!” she snapped
“You’re actually telling me that you slept with him? God…!” he said standing up as she sat down. He backed away from her
“Slept with him?” she smirked at his accusation “Michael’s like my brother! How could you even say such a thing?”
“You just said you exhausted yourself with him. If it isn’t about sleeping what is it about?” he demanded
“I told you I couldn’t tell you yet. I will, just not yet. It’s not ready,” she explained
“But you can tell Michael?” he quipped angrily she looked up at him levelling her gaze and rolling her shoulders
“Michael is helping me build it. I asked him and he said he’d help me, don’t bother asking him what it is. He’s not going to tell you, he promised me. But as soon as it’s ready I’ll show you, I swear” she said
“Why don’t you tell me?”
“I’m afraid you might stop me. I have to do this, I need… security,” she confessed and he went over to her
“You know I’d keep you safe” he said putting his arms around her
“Yes I know that” she replied “But this is something I have to do, I’m afraid you’d judge me and tell me to stop”
“Okay. I’ll let it go but when you’re ready to let me in just come to me and I’ll be there ok?” he said and she nodded before lying down with him to go back to sleep.

Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it ok

Max and Liz walked down the hall like they owned it. Michael was coming down the steps when he saw them stop at their lockers for their things. He hurried over to Liz and hugged her right in front of Max, she hugged him back. They were growing close
“I need to talk to you about that thing” he said, Max tried to look the other way. He had said he’d leave it and he was going to at least try
“Yeah sure… I’ll be right there,” she said before turning to him “Max I gotta go. It’s important”
“I’ll see you later” he said blankly and she nodded before walking off to catch up with Michael. He seemed on edge, he was so excited about their project
“I managed to talk some old army guy to hand over his supplies that he doesn’t need anymore. The base closed down twenty years ago and I bought the lot! How’s that? We can make bedrooms now” he said and she nodded
“Michael that’s brilliant, wait we need to hire a truck to take it all out”
“Well it’s all at my place in the spare room until the bedrooms are made. I was thinking we could make our two first?”
“You’re that close to Maria?”
“We’ve been getting close and I kind of like it… I love her Liz and I’d do anything to be with her. Even this” he confessed and she smiled
“Tonight then” she said and he frowned
“Why not go now? You said school wasn’t important in the grand scale of things. Let’s go now and get everything set up, please,” he begged and she relented
“Okay” she said and hurried off to get the keys from Max who had been watching them “Max I need the keys to the jeep”
“I need them today”
“Max it’s important” she pleaded
“I’m sorry” he said coldly, he couldn’t get over his jealousy
“Fine I’ll just hitch a ride with Michael”
“Michael? Where are you going?” he demanded
“Max” she warned him “Don’t ask questions, just don’t you promised”
“Yeah well how do I know you’re not having an affair with him? I gave up a lot for you Liz…”
“No Max!” she shouted “I gave up a lot for you! I gave up everything for everyone and I’m forced to do it again because I’m afraid and you accuse me of sleeping with my cousin?” she stopped when she realised what she was saying. Michael was her cousin “I have only ever slept with you. There is no way I’m cheating on you; you accuse me like I’m some criminal. You’re so paranoid and hurtful. Surely you can remember Ava and what she did for us to be here. She’s still a part of me and I am not one to cheat on my soul mate, not after all our history,” she said before walking off. He was close to blowing it with Liz and he had to do something soon or he’d loose her completely.
Michael borrowed the keys off Maria and they headed to his place to gather the old army surplus stuff up and pilled it up in the car to take out to the underground. They drove out in silence; Liz was still fuming over what Max had said she completely forgot about Michael being her cousin.
“Is he angry with you?” he asked finally
“He accused me of having an affair with you,” she said curtly and he looked away
“How can he say that? Doesn’t he know I’m his best friend?” he asked
“I told him that, I said about you. I shouted at him, Michael, I got angry and I shouted at him. I don’t think I can do this anymore,”
“We’re going to stop with the Shelter?”
“No I didn’t mean that” she said glancing at him, her hands still gripping the wheel tightly “I meant lying to him, keeping this from him. I’m not going to stop working on it”
“That’s good” he sighed, “Because if you ever gave it up” she opened her mouth but he held up his hand “If you ever gave it up I would still work on it. That’s a promise,” he said with a small smile and she nodded happily then looked away as something nagged at her mind
“Michael…” she began before sighing, “When I shouted at Max I said something, something about you, it was about you and me”
“What did you say?” he inquired and she looked long and hard at the wheel in front of her
“I said you were my cousin. It came to me in that moment, I remembered you being my cousin. My aunt married your father… you’re my cousin Michael,” she explained and a range of emotion passed over his face. He tried to smile but ended up crying
“All this time” he sobbed, “All this time I’ve searched and you were right here. I’ve been so cold and cruel to you and you were family. Can you ever forgive me?” he asked and she stopped the Jetta and threw her arms around him
“Michael there’s nothing to forgive,” she whispered as she held him close
“Thank you, I owe even more to you now” he said as Liz moved back staring at him warmly
“Just always be my friend,” she asked and he nodded
“Okay. Now let’s go build us a Shelter!” he shouted and she cheered too revving the jeep and heading out the last ten miles.
Liz climbed out and grabbed a crate from the back of the jeep, they had brought the computers out for the main control room and a printer and scanner just simple general office equipment and a large map of Roswell and the World. They piled the boxes up there for now before going down the first tunnel to create the bedrooms
“Here?” she asked and he nodded, she pressed forward with her powers and he turned the sand to metal as they went along. They created a ten by ten square and then made the metal thick enough to carry the weight of the sand above.
“Do you want this one?” she asked and he shrugged
“Whatever” he grunted and she nodded “Let’s build the next one then we’ll ship stuff out and set things up”
“Yes General” she said saluting him and he grinned. They set to work on the next room as soon as the first was done; Liz climbed the steps and found the jeep sitting next to the Jetta
“It didn’t really take long to find you. What are you doing?” demanded Max “I just want to know!” she sighed and moved to the backseat of the car and lifted out a box and hefted it to her shoulders
“I guess you should come and see for yourself,” she said turning and disappearing back down the steps. She could hear him following but she pretended like it wasn’t a big deal. Keep telling yourself that Parker!
“What… what is this place?” he whispered
“It’s a Shelter Max. It’s only small so far but we have two rooms and a control centre. We’re hoping to run it into town soon”
“How? Why? Why are you doing all this?”
“Because of you Max. Future Max at least” she explained, “He said that the war came. What if it still does? I want to be prepared if that does happen”
“Why didn’t you tell me? I could have helped”
“I was afraid you’d stop me. This is the mission Max, to free our people and the humans are half of us. We can’t just abandon them”
“Let’s get the others in on this, I’m sure they’d help. I know that I will,” he promised. Michael was unpacking one of the computers when the two walked in
“Max!” he exclaimed surprised “What are you doing here?”
“I followed Liz out here. I wanted to know and I was angry but I don’t care anymore. I’m sorry I was such a jerk… to the both of you”
“Max, my aunt married Rath’s father on Antar. He’s my cousin, sleeping with Michael is the last thing I’d ever want to do” she explained and he turned red
“I’m really sorry” he apologised “This place is incredible though! It’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen, after Liz that is,” he said and she blushed
“Come on let’s show you the rooms” she grabbed his hand and led him down the tunnel to the first corridor and she opened both doors facing each other. The rooms were stark bare for now but they were rooms none the less “What do you think?”
“We get some… things in there and yeah it’s really good. I can make some frames for beds if you want”
“We have cots. Michael bought a load of old army surplus supplies and it’s holed up at his place. We can easily turn the cots into beds and I have some wood I used to put up this hall when it was just me doing this” she said
“Liz this is brilliant. Whatever you need me to do, I’ll do it”
“We’re going to make a large hall tomorrow. We’re going to need all the help we can get with that. We’ll make a room at first then we’ll make it bigger and strengthen the metal until it’s done. I’m hoping to make it a mess hall”
“Liz! We’re going to need Alex to set up the computers” called Michael
“You have computers?” Max raised his eyebrow
“Yeah they’re nothing special just general stuff to get by with. I’ll make a list of the things we need to bring down here, but we don’t have to worry about food. I’m going to run one of the tunnels into town under the café and we get send supplies down there”
“Liz you’re making an excellent queen,” he said putting his arms around her
“I had to step up. We all have to if we want to have a chance at beating Kivar and bringing peace to Earth and Antar”
“Liz come help me put the map up!” yelled Michael and she sighed before hurrying down the hall to where Michael was struggling with Roswell. She helped him tack it up to the wall and they stepped back satisfied
“We should get back soon. They’re going to wonder about where we are,” said Max and she nodded
“We’ll bring the rest of the cots down after dinner. Michael, want to come round for tea?”
“Uh” he looked to Max who just shrugged “Okay thanks” they went back out and ascended the steps to the surface and headed back into town.
Max took the jeep and went home for the first time in a few days and joined his parents for dinner while Liz and Michael went up to the house above the café
“I was thinking about trap doors,” began Michael “For the places the tunnel’s will run under. We’ll have most bedrooms out there near the control room but on the other side of the mess hall. We can have our rooms right next to the centre for emergencies”
“You’re really put a lot of thought into this,” she stated and he shrugged
“I got to. This is my future too… and maybe some day my kids’ future too” he said and she hugged him. Her dad was cooking in the kitchen
“Hi dad. Is it okay if Michael joins us for dinner?” she inquired and he looked back at Michael
“Liz… I don’t think we’ll be sitting down together. It’s my shift on the grill tonight”
“Oh yeah I forgot” she said sadly
“But you can make something if it’s that important to you. Oh and I need you to check on the supplies in the basement, I think there was a leak down there”
“Sure thing” she said and she gestured for Michael to follow her. They headed down into the basement and she checked the boxes before kneeling down. She ran her hand in a square and cut the cement into a trap door and prepared it for the tunnel.
“Clever thinking” said Michael as she stood back up
“Opportunity knocks and I answer,” she smirked “I don’t think I can get out tonight. I wanted to spend some time with Max… I’ve been so hard on him lately…”
“Ok, I’ll cover it. I’ll let Maria and Tess in on it and we’ll head out and get the mess hall and try as make as much as the tunnel as possible to the café ok?”
“Thanks Michael” she said hugging him before they headed back upstairs to the café.

There's always some reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction

TBC...

Title: I Will Oh I Will Not Forget
Author: SpiderGirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Roswell or any songs written or performed by Sarah McLachlan or any from BGC.
Summary: This is their last few days on Antar. Picture Max as Zan, Michael as Rath, Maria as Vilandra and Liz as Ava. I've been toying with idea for a while and it was going to drive me insane unless I wrote it.
Coupling: Ava/Zan, Rath/Vilandra, Max/Liz, Michael, Maria.
Rating: I'm not sure how to rate this. I'll put it at G to PG-13, that's reasonable enough?

Part Four

Kyle walked out of his room and paused, something wasn’t right. He turned round and remembered his little ducky Tess lying in his football shirt on the couch. It had rode up to show her panties and he sighed, she stirred and sat up sleepily
“Hmm good morning. Weren’t you wearing those pants when you went to bed?” she asked standing up and stretching, his shirt rode up higher and he turned around. She walked over to him and smacked his ass “You better change them before school, things are going to change now that I’m around. No more pigsty bedroom and no more ordering pizza” she said as she headed to the shower. Just before she reached the door she pulled off his shirt and dropped it on the floor. He groaned, he hoped Max was suffering greatly and if he wasn’t then Kyle would enjoy nothing better. He went over and picked up his shirt taking it back to his room and ditching it on his bed.
Tess was ambivalent beyond belief, she liked Kyle but she couldn’t believe how much of a pig he and his dad lived like. She was going to make them clean the dishes every night and she was going to cook and she was going to have her own room and it was going to be good, she could clean up the Valenti’s and save them from slobness.
She showered quickly then climbed out and waved a hand over her hair instant curl a la Tess, she smiled as she hurried to get dressed. She found Kyle rooting through his pants trying to pick a good pair, she just smiled and pointed at a red pair with black lining and they floated up into the air
“I recommend them” she said and he snagged them
“Tess get out of my room!” he whined. She marched innocently at her and pouted
“I was only trying to help” she said and he couldn’t help it. He kissed her, he still had his pants in his hand when he put his arms around her. His dad walked past the room and gasped
“Kyle! Tess!” it appeared that Kyle was wearing nothing since his shorts were in hand
“Dad!” he gasped and she pulled away
“I’ll just go and get dressed” she disappeared and Jim sighed shaking his head
“We’re going to have to lay a few ground rules here son”
“Yes sir” he replied and threw his shorts on his bed. He was definitely going to kill Max Evans for his frustration.
Tess came bounding down the driveway and jumped into his car without using the door. He looked at her aghast as she just grinned and then kissed him on the cheek
“You gonna sit there and stare or are you going to get us to school on time?” she asked and he fumbled with the ignition trying to get his car started. It purred like a kitten and Tess stroked her car door “Nice, you’ve got a nice car Kyle. Let’s see what this baby can do!” she shouted as she pressed her hand to the dashboard and the car shot forward and sped off down the road while Kyle was still trying to get a grip on it.
“Tess!” he cried. This little alien would be the death of him!
Serina and Trevor stood at the airport at eight o’clock at night. Everyone was there, except the parents, to say goodbye to them. Tess was barely holding back the tears, Kyle’s arm across her shoulders. Liz hugged Serina warmly
“I’ll miss you. You’ve done so much for us! You have to come back to visit” she said pulling back then glancing at Trevor “Both of you. It’d be nice to get to know the real Trevor Parker and not Nasedo Harding”
“Yeah I’m really sorry about that… you know trying to kill you and yours. Serina filled me in on the last few years, can you forgive me?”
“There’s nothing to forgive,” she said giving him a light shove when they heard the announcement
“Oh that’s our flight. Come on Trev, let’s go home. You’ll just love Africa!” said Serina. They both gave Tess a quick hug and headed to their gate. Alex was standing ambivalent should he go after her? Should he let it go? But someone else made the decision for him as Serina hurried back up grabbed hold of his head and kissed him hard
“See ya round Alex” she winked before hurrying back to her brother. Everyone was staring at him and his dreamy expression, they couldn’t help but laugh and when he realised they were looking at him he said,
“What?” and as if on cue everyone burst out laughing even Tess.
“Come on let’s get back” said Max and the group began to leave. Alex remained confused and shocked
“What?” he repeated before finally falling into line with the others.
“Oh crap! Max I forgot about the dinner!” cried Maria. Liz let go of Max’s hand and gave him a little shove
“If you go now you can get there. Quick! You too Michael!” she whirled around and pointed at him “Just run!” Maria grabbed their hands and they took off across the airport.
“So it looks like it’s just you guys and me. Don’t worry I have Max’s keys to get back. How about we go see a movie?” she asked and they agreed loudly and headed back to Roswell.

Take me somewhere we can be alone
Make me somewhere I can call a home
'Cause lately I've been losing on my own

Amy looked angrily at her watch. Where were they? She thought as she reached for the bottle of wine on the table. She poured herself a glass and looked to Max’s parents
“Did they say where they were going to be?”
“No. I’m getting worried, should we called the Sheriff?”
“No” said Amy “I don’t want to go there yet. Let’s give them a little longer,” she glanced at her watch and sighed heavily. The door opened and in walked three worn-out kids
“Sorry we’re late. We were at the airport saying goodbye to Serina and Trevor,” said Maria out of breath, she came in and parked herself in her chair and waited for the others to do likewise.
“Don’t worry! At least you’re here!” said Amy and she passed the bread rolls round
“Thanks Amy” said Max
“Oh uh… your welcome” she said, Max was her daughters brother “This is really weird. He’s my daughter’s brother and I have no idea how to act around him. I adopted Maria so does this mean that he’s my son as well and since you adopted Max does that make Maria your daughter?” she asked Diane and Phillip who looked just as puzzled as she was now
“I guess it does. Maria is our daughter too and Max is your son as well as ours,” said Diane “That’s easy enough isn’t it?” Max just glanced from Maria to Michael confused as hell. Maria shook her head smiling from seeing him flustered and lifted her hand, the Tabasco bottle slid across the table and she poured it over her dinner. Amy just watched in fear as she lifted her fork full of spaghetti and put it in her mouth
“Maria isn’t that spicy?” she gasped pouring water quickly into a glass and handing it to her daughter
“No I don’t think it is,” explained Phillip “I think it’s an alien quirk. Max carries a bottle with him where ever he goes” Amy just nodded
“Well now I know. What other quirks do they have that I should be watching out for?”
“Sometimes glowing… odd things. It just depends on what Maria’s powers are,” said Diane
“Wait glowing? I never glowed in front of you,” said Max
“Not while you were awake” she counted with a grin and he looked down, he thought he had covered up good
“So Maria, what are your powers?” asked Amy and she just shrugged
“I don’t know. I have the same minor ones as everyone else, I just don’t know what my major one is”
“What do you mean?” asked Phillip confused
“Well you know Max can heal, Liz and Tess have the MindWarp. I don’t know what mine is”
“What’s Michael’s major power?” asked Diane interested and all eyes fell on him
“I don’t know either. I’m not too advanced but it’s blasting I guess. That’s the one I’m best at”
“Maybe Liz could read through you and find out?” suggested Michael “She has Ava’s memories so maybe she remembers what your powers were”
“Maybe” he said tapping his fork against his plate “Could we change the subject, we’ve kept this hidden for so long and it’s really weird talking about it”
“Okay” said Amy “How’s school” she smirked as Michael groaned, “Michael, I hope you’re keeping your grades up”
“Enough to get by yes. I’m doing well, I’m passing through. I have a job at the CrashDown and I’m managing to maintain an apartment”
“That’s good. Now what are your intentions with my daughter? I know all about Vilandra and Rath and I want to know if you’re going to go the same way. Max and Liz are,” she said
“Oh yes. Max when are you coming home?” asked Diane “We hardly see you these days, have you been busy planning the dates for the wedding?”
“Oh uh we decided after graduation at least,”
“Michael you didn’t answer my question. Because I don’t want my daughter with kids by the time she’s twenty”
“Mrs Deluca my intentions toward your daughter so far are a little making out but nothing heavy. She’s my first girlfriend I’ve had and I don’t want that to change, I would never do anything until she was ready”
“Hmm maybe alien boys have different track minds,” mumbled Amy “Well I’m glad it’s you. If it were any other guy I’d have to lock her up”
“Mom” whined Maria embarrassed
“Max would you come home tonight? We want to discuss some things with you”
“I can’t… I’m… I’ve moved into Michael’s and I have to help him with his laundry”
“You have? When? I haven’t seen you at my place for… umphff” he stopped speaking when Max stamped on his foot “Oh yeah it’s unbelievable how much laundry I go through” he fibbed and Diane looked down.
“No Michael, you guys stay,” said Amy as she pushed Michael’s glass toward him, he sighed and picked it up
“Okay we’ll stay,” he said as Max realised what was in the glass
“Michael! No!” he cried and Maria saw it too but it was too late, Michael had already downed the glass. He put it down and looked around then rubbed his eyes
“Are you okay?” asked Maria
“Yeah I’m oh it’s bright… it’s really bright in here” he said rubbing his eyes
“Alcohol affects our systems differently. Michael is extremely drunk right now” said Maria as Michael began looking over his shoulder
“Arrgh! It’s hot! I’m on Fire! Max I’m on fire! Put me out! Put me out!” he cried falling back and landing on the floor. Maria and Michael hurried over to him and tried to help him up but he passed out and green energy shot along his face
“God… oh my god!” gasped Amy when she saw him. Max lifted his hand and the table slid along giving them space. Max raised his hands over his friend and tried to heal him, he groaned and began floating as Max’s hands glowed
“I’m sorry I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!” cried Amy, she looked to Maria “This wont you know… kill him will it?”
“No it shouldn’t, it didn’t kill Max when he got drunk” she replied and Diane blanched
“When did Max get drunk?” she demanded
“Oh a few months ago on the blind date concert. He took one sip and was like that all night, but then again Max didn’t drink as much as he did. We have no idea how much could poison us”
“Maria” Michael and Max said at the same time through the connection “Not helping”
“Sorry” she apologised, as Max looked back hard at Michael and continued waving his hands over him. He lowered him down to the floor ten minutes later panting hard, sweat ran down his face and he sat back. Michael was sleeping but the greenish white energy still ran over his face and visible bit of skin
“Is he okay?”
“I think he’s past the rough stuff. I can help you get him to the couch if you want”
“No stick him in my bed. I’ll take the couch,” said Maria as Phillip grabbed his feet and helped his son carry him to Maria’s room. The girls hung back and Maria chuckled “Well that was a perfect way to cut short a good evening. I’m really sorry about that mom” she apologised and hugged her
“Never mind. At least he’s okay…” Amy said as the others returned, “I’ll show you out” the four of them left Maria at the table and went to the door. Max went to the Michael’s bike; he knew how to ride it if he ever got caught without the jeep, which was in Liz’s hands, and his parents headed to their silver land rover
“Night Max” called Diane wishing he would come home
“Night mom, dad!” he waved before pulling the helmet on and revving the bike. He went in the opposite direction to Michael’s place and headed for the CrashDown.

Wrapped in silent elegance
Beautifully broken down
As illusions burst

Amy hugged her daughter as she rose from the couch sleepily then headed to her room leaving her daughter alone. Maria switched off the TV and got a spare pillow and blanket from the cupboard and made up a bed on the couch. She snuggled down and drifted to sleep.
Maria opened her eyes and she was no longer in her living room, she stood up looking round and saw the sky was dark blue with acid green clouds and she had been lying in a field
“Where am I?” she whispered jumping when she heard something behind her. She turned and saw a castle resting near the edge of a deep red sea and she saw three children laughing and running about, they didn’t see her as she ran past them. It was a boy and two girls, she would have recognised them anywhere. She ran after them just enjoying being young and soon she was her old six-year-old self running through the grassy field with her brother and his best friend Ava. The kids were running down toward the little village on the outskirts of the palace. Her feet were bare but she didn’t care one bit as she ran alone the hard white slabs of paving toward the village. She lost sight of others but she kept on running
“Zan! Ava wait for me!” she called out as she ran under the port caulis and into the courtyard. Her two best friends were nowhere in sight and there was a large coach sitting near the main entrance of her parents home. A little boy climbed out, he had the most stormy brown eyes she had ever seen and she gasped as he looked directly at her before looking away. Everything around her melted and soon she was her normal self standing in the desert.
Maria looked round and saw Michael at the top of the rock formation were their pods where hidden, in seconds he was standing behind her and she turned round just as he swooped down and kissed her hard.
“I should have never left you. I’m so sorry” he whispered between kissed “Can you forgive me?” she shook her head licking her lips as he waited for the answer
“Michael there’s nothing to forgive” she replied before pulling him back down for another kiss. Soon they were in a bed rolling together, funny how she had just been in the desert only seconds ago
“Maria. Maria. Oh Maria” he mumbled as he lifted her shirt. The material caught over her eyes and she jerked awake, she sat up and rubbed her head
“Oh my god” she gasped. She thumped her pillow and stood up to get a drink, she leapt three foot into the air when she saw Michael standing there guzzling down a large glass of water
“Michael!” she snapped angry at him sending her off guard, he turned suddenly and dropped the glass. His eyes darkened and he marched up to her and shoved her against the fridge
“Maria I want you” he said huskily and she just nodded wrapping his arms around his neck and letting him carry her back to her bed, she landed on her back and he moved over her like a predator
“I had this dream… where we were kids and I saw you for the first time but it wasn’t our life it was Vilandra’s” she said as he went to take off his shirt, he froze and looked down at her
“And we were in the desert” he added and her eyes went wide “You saw my dream?”
“It was my dream, I was in your head! Maybe it’s like a MindWarp?” she asked as he flopped down next to her
“While I was asleep. Do you think that this could be my power?”
“Who knows?” she said as he slid in next to her and she dropped her hand on the blanket “But there is one way to find out” he smirked and they both lay down huddling close with their arms around each other and closed their eyes.
The dream sparked up and they were back in the room with the large bed, Maria looked round feeling self conscious. She pulled on her neck and kept looking to the door
“I think this a memory. It’s impossible to know whose” she said there was a flash of white light and they were watching two people make out on the bed. Maria snarled when she saw Michael kissing someone, only this Michael had longer hair and was wearing a Generals outfit “Michael I think that’s Rath. This is a memory” Rath rolled and she caught a look at her original self. She gasped at her long blonde hair reaching down her back. She had been wearing a dress but that was gone
“Damn Maria do you still look like that?” he asked ogling Vilandra. She slapped his arm and he turned to look at her, lust ever present in his eyes “I can’t…” he began breathing hard. She nodded quickly before grabbing him and pulling him close, they jerked out of the dream and woke up to each other.
“God that was… I think I should go back outside…”
“I should just go home”
“Can you drive? Are you still drunk?” she asked him and he listened for a moment before shaking his head and smiling
“No, I’ll see you at school tomorrow” he said before kissing her. He gathered up his things and crept out, ten minutes later he came back into her room and locked the door “My bikes gone”
“Oh yeah Max took it since Liz has the jeep. Come on climb aboard” she said and he stripped down to his shirt and shorts and spooned in behind her, that’s how they fell asleep.

Too late to learn from experience
Too late to wonder how
To finish first

Max was sleeping in her chair when Liz got to her room; she smiled as she heard him snoring and dropped his keys on the side. She locked the door and went over to him, she took off his shoes and he jerked awake and looked round before his eyes settled on her
“Hey” he smiled sleepily “Do you like it?” he asked and she looked round the room. The bed was covered in white rose petals, candles were everywhere and I Shall Believe was playing on the CD player. She nodded and took off her coat
“I’m ready to move further in our relationship, I’m tired of doing nothing but sleeping. We’re going to be together, I want it cemented,” she whispered and he climbed to his feet and ran his hands down her arms “Your shirt Max” she slid her hands under it and up his chest. He pulled it off and she smiled as he put his arms around her and they began to dance to the music, after a while he lifted her shirt and pressed a kiss to her shoulder. She tipped her head back as he nipped across her shoulders, her lifted her arms and then reached behind her to undo her bra, after getting stuck he waved his hand and it snapped open. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he lowered the straps down, he looked into her eyes before going any further she just smiled and he looked down. Liz pressed a kiss to his forehead as her bra came off and landed on the floor, they had been naked before but this was different for them, it was more intimate. She looked down and reached for his belt buckle and he looked down watching her hands move with fascination, like what she was doing was new to him all together. He stepped out of his pants and she pulled away taking off her last pieces of clothing before climbing into the bed and holding out a hand for him. He took off his shorts and joined her.
They kissed long and sweet, he couldn’t imagine another moment as perfect and wonderful as this. He reached down and took hold of his manhood, guiding it to her centre. She gripped his shoulders tightly as he filled her
“Max” she breathed as he settled himself inside her virginal passage. He paused pressing kisses to her face as she adjusted to him, before she kissed him back nodding and breathing hard. He set a rhythm and soon she was arching up with him, their love showed through in the movements and she cried out in release. He grunted and fell down next to her, falling down from his high. She cupped his face and pressed kisses to his chin and cheeks before kissing him softly. He eased out of her and fell to her side, they spooned together whispering, “I love you” as they drifted to sleep.
She sat up after she was sure he was asleep and climbed out of bed, making sure that he had hold of her pillow thinking it was her, Liz got dressed quickly and snagged the keys before climbing out onto her balcony and descending the fire escape. She jogged to the jeep and climbed in, she pulled out of the parking space and turned onto 285 South out of town.

Take me somewhere we can be alone
Make me somewhere I can call a home
'Cause lately I've been losing on my own

Michael and Maria arrived at school and parked up next to the jeep and climbed out heading into the building to meet with their friends.
Max was waiting by Liz’s locker for his friends, he smiled when he spotted Michael and Maria walking toward him holding hands. He could see that they’d moved closer with their commitment and he was happy with his best friend and his sister, he nodded when they arrived
“Morning” said Michael yawning
“G’mornin how you feeling? Alcohol worn off?” he asked and Michael nodded grinning wildly “What?”
“I think Maria has her major power. I think I might have it too, we were both using it at the same time”
“Oh? What is it?”
“Well he got my bed last night and I ended up on the couch and I went into his dreams and he went into mine. I think we should call it DreamWalking, I did plenty of that in the dream” she explained
“Amongst other things” coughed Michael and she swatted him chuckling, Max blanched then saw Liz coming back from the bathroom she smiled warmly at them
“Morning, how was the family dinner?”
“A nightmare, my mom asked Michael what his intentions were with me then cornered him about his powers then got him drunk”
“You’re kidding!” she suppressed a laugh as Maria shook her head
“The worst dinner of my life. Michael got drunk and then he passed out and mom thought that the wine had killed him, Max had to heal him and he was floating”
“I was?”
“Oh yeah” said Max nodding “You were so out of it, we put you in Maria’s bed and then everyone went home” he said as they began wandering down the hall
“So Max, did your night get any better after you left?” asked Michael clapping him on the back
“Well uh…” he glanced at Liz who smirked and winked at him nodding “Yeah it did. It was great” he said, Maria narrowed her eyes and stared hard at her best friend who seemed to be glowing with joy
“Oh my god you guys did it!” she hissed stopping in her tracks and pointing a finger like it was a terrible crime
“Could you say that any louder Maria!” groaned Liz trying not to blush
“Oh my god! I can’t believe you, I don’t know whether to hug you or hit you for de-virginising my new brother” said Maria as they continued walking down the hall
“Please choose the former,” said Liz and Maria just shrugged then broke into a smile
“Okay” she replied then hugged her “Congratulations! Okay the Space Race has been won!”
“Space Race?” asked Michael confused
“Yeah, we’re Space people and it was a race. Max and Liz won” she stated and he made a face at her like she was insane.
“Okay quick change of topic,” said Max feeling extremely embarrassed as they reached class “I’ll see you later!” he called as he went up to English with Maria while Michael and Liz went into the class.
Liz was lost deep in thought during English, she had started her little project last night and it was going to be a long time before she finished it, she was thinking about letting one of the others in to help her. She needed a lot of energy to complete it; she had worked so hard and worn herself out so much she nearly ended up sleeping in the desert. She just barely managed to get back to Max for an hour of sleep before he woke up.
“Miss Parker? Miss Parker!” she jerked out of her thoughts and saw Mrs Thomas staring at her angrily. Michael was looking at her with worry as she looked about “Your grades have begun to slip Miss Parker. I want to talk to you after class”
“Whatever” she sighed and went back to resting on her hand. Some of the students gasped
“Liz!” hissed Michael surprised at her, she turned and looked at him pointedly. Maybe he would be the best one to let into the project?
“I think you should take his advice Miss Parker. Your grades are important”
“Not in the long run” she shot back coldly
“And why not?”
“Its family related I’m sorry” she apologised
“Well I’ll talk with your father then shall I?” she shot back, she wasn’t going to let a student have the last word “We’ll see what he has to say”
“Whatever,” she sighed and went back to doodling plans for the preparation. Mrs Thomas was furious with Liz; she would have ended up doing something really horrible if she didn’t continue with the class. She carried on and ignored Liz who paid no attention whatsoever.
Liz gathered her things and walked down the hall only to be stopped when Michael grabbed her arm and pulled her around to face him, he looked worried and angry
“What the hell was that back there?” he demanded and she sighed deeply
“We should talk in private” she replied and led him to the eraser room. She locked the door as he sat down on a table; she sat next to him and put her bag by her feet “Remember when we told the Parentals? I said about Future Max coming and the war that came in his timeline?”
“Yeah?”
“Well I think it still might happen. If it does I want to be prepared for it, out in the desert I’m building a base” she told him and he laughed
“Not something I imagined you doing. Won’t people notice a building in the middle of the desert?”
“It’s underground. I worked hard on a tunnel last night and I want you to help me. Once I’ve finished the base, I’m going to contact Serina about modifying the orbs to communicate with home. We’re going to need reinforcements and that’s the only place we can get it”
“You’re really serious about this”
“Kivar wants the thrown Michael and we stand in his way. One day he’s going to come down here and remove us from blocking his path, I just want to be ready for it. I don’t want to loose my friends and family again,” she said and he nodded putting her arm around her shoulder “So you’ll help me then?”
“Of course I will, no problem. Anything my queen needs of me, I am the General after all. Your orders I obey” he quipped laughing
“Don’t tell Max or Maria about this though, Maria might get me to stop thinking that the war was prevented and Max will stop me because I went over his head with this. You know what he’s like”
“Okay I won’t mention it. Will you pick me up when you’re ready to work on it some more?” he asked and she nodded
“Yes I will, I’m going out tonight after Max is asleep” she said then realised what she’d said he caught on and she blushed
“Max has been spending the night with you hasn’t he? It wasn’t just last night”
“No, ever since Serina gave me the journal and he asked me to read it he’s slept over. Just slept until last night” she said and he grinned
“At least someone’s getting some” he quipped and she swatted his arm “Hey that’s reserved for Maria only!”
“I’ll pick you up after he’s asleep and I’ll show you what I’ve done so far” she said, the door opened and they both jumped. Principal Forrester stood there looking authoritive
“No Max today?” he asked and she blushed
“We were just talking”
“I’ll bet,” he said deeply as he crossed his arms “Come on. Out” they trudged out like condemned criminals with their heads hung “I’m giving you a warning. Michael I never thought you’d be the guy to cheat on a friend”
“Liz is like my sister, we were talking about her wedding. She wanted me to be the Best Man, Max hasn’t asked me yet”
“You getting married?” he raised an eyebrow
“After graduation” she replied holding up the ring. He stood corrected and he coughed to hide his mistake
“Okay well don’t let it happen again” he said and waved them off down the hall. Michael nodded to her as they split up
“I’ll see you tonight when you pick me up” he called and she nodded.

Take me somewhere we can be alone
Make me somewhere I can call a home
Won't you take me home?

Michael was waiting on his couch, it was almost one in the morning and there was still no sign of Liz. Maybe it had been a joke? Maybe she was messing with him? No, he decided, Liz would never mess with something this serious. He stood up to get a drink when there was a rap at the door; he hurried over forgetting his thirst and opened it. She was standing there in old clothes ready for work
“You ready?” she asked him straight to the point
“Yeah let me just get a drink and grab my keys, come in” he held the door open and hurried to get what his drink then came back grabbing his coat and his keys and they left.
She climbed into the driving seat of the jeep and he rode shotgun, her hair was tied back out her face. He couldn’t help but smirk as he watched her drive with ease
“Max know you have the jeep?” he asked raising an eyebrow, she remained silent for a moment before answering
“No” she said curtly “I just sort of take it”
“But I bet he doesn’t mind one bit. Not when you let him stay over, aren’t you worried that your father checks in on you at night?”
“I keep my door locked. I melt the lock and don’t fix it till morning when I have to go” she explained. He couldn’t hold back his laughter. She looked at him surprised “Why are you laughing”
“Why don’t you just get a place instead of sneaking round?” he said between chuckling and snorting
“I don’t know. I’m still not ready to leave my parents; I guess it’s kind of pathetic really. But I know they won’t be there for ever,” she looked over at him and he was looking down sadly “Oh Michael I’m sorry”
“No it’s okay. I just really wish I knew my parents or I had some decent foster parents instead of Hank”
“Michael…” she put her hand over his smiling warmly “You will always be a brother me. You have me as family; whenever you need me I’ll be there for you. I promise”
“Thanks Liz” he replied smiling “I never thought that I’d have you as a sister when that gun went off in the CrashDown that day. I was eating orbit rings and drinking Tabasco and Cherry Cola and then bang you were in our lives. But I’m glad it’s you Liz, I don’t think I’d be happy with anyone else knowing who we are. You’ve done so much for Max… so much for us, I’m no good at the speech giving” he confessed but she shook her head
“No you’re doing good,” she said wiping a tear from her eye. She turned off the road and drove out the fifteen miles into the desert where the first underground tunnel was
“You’ve given up your happiness regardless. You gave it up for Antar, you gave it up when Future Max came back”
“I did that because he asked me. If it were anyone else I would have just taken that time with him… Does that sound selfish?”
“No I think spending the last few years with the person you love isn’t selfish. But you did give it up, you sacrificed everything for us. We owe you so much; you’re the reason we’re here. There are not enough words to describe you Liz Parker” she smiled as she pulled to a stop. It was freezing cold and there was nothing for miles around
“We’re here,” she said as she climbed out
“This is it?” he asked surprised, she just nodded and went over to a lone cacti sticking out of the desert and kicked it, a metal hatch opened up to a ladder. She climbed down and he followed her, she had built it from one of Ava’s memories and it looked like a passage from the ship “Wow this is incredible. You did all this?”
“Yeah I did, I bought wood to steady the sand above and then I turned the sand molecules to metal. Beneath the metal is solid rock; I want to add another tunnel onto this and maybe a large room. I’ll push the sand with my powers while you turn it to metal”
“Okay” he said and they headed to the end of the tunnel. She pressed her hands against the sand and it flew to the sides and Michael held out both hands and ran his hands along the sand turning it to metal.
They made a large round room before taking a break; they sat and talked about happy memories they had had since becoming friends, before getting back to work. They strengthened the metal and then Liz checked her watch
“It’s time to get back. We can continue with this tomorrow if you want,” she said and he nodded
“I’ll put some thought into making bedrooms. You know like little private rooms for people to sleep, we can get cots or something,” he suggested and she nodded
“We have to do a lot of things. I want to get a kitchen in here and a large hall where people can gather, like a storm shelter, and finally I want some tunnels to run to town. Under the main places like the high school, the CrashDown, UFO centre, Amy’s shop and our houses. That should be enough shouldn’t it? We’ll do it at night, that way it won’t look like we’re breaking and entering”
“Sure. Come on let’s get back,” he said putting his arm around her. They got lost down the tunnel and he turned to her “And we need a map of the place” she laughed and nodded in agreement.
The journey back was filled with talk about the tunnel; Michael seemed really enthusiastic about it. It was his own little project that he could work on. They went over plans on improving the place and Michael even suggested that they get a map of Roswell and then a map of the wall for the main room. She agreed and suggested that they get some computers down there
“I’m not sure about the computers. I don’t see why we need them,” he snapped
“I just think we need them. We’ll be able to keep files on the skins; Nicholas was in New York, so that mean Tess’s MindWarp didn’t work. If he’s alive then the others are as well I want to know as much as possible about my enemies”
“Okay fine, we’ll get the computers. What about beds? Beds or cots?” he asked and she thought about it as they pulled up at his building
“Beds” she nodded and he grinned
“My thoughts entirely” he told her then leaned over and hugged her kissing her on the cheek “See you at school tomorrow”
“Bye bro! You get some sleep ok?” he nodded waving as he went inside. She turned back and headed home, she parked up and climbed up her ladder and Max was sitting there looking angry and betrayed.
“Where were you? I woke up and you were gone,” he said, damn she had forgotten to trick him with the pillow “The bed was cold without you, I got worried”
“I went out. I had some stuff to do,” she said
“What stuff?” he asked crossing his arms
“Stuff that you can’t know about yet”
“What’s that suppose to mean?” he shot back angrily
“It means what it means Max, I’m tired and I just want to get some sleep. Besides it’s my room, I can come and go when I want. If you don’t like it you can go back to your house,” she said, she was angry at him, angry and tired and it made her surly
“Who were you with?” he asked finally, his conscious getting the better of him. She shook her head and pulled off her shirt
“I was with Michael,” she snapped
“What?” he breathed the idea of his fiancé and his best friend it made him sick and faint “You were with… Michael?”
“Yes and we exhausted ourselves and now I want to sleep!” she snapped
“You’re actually telling me that you slept with him? God…!” he said standing up as she sat down. He backed away from her
“Slept with him?” she smirked at his accusation “Michael’s like my brother! How could you even say such a thing?”
“You just said you exhausted yourself with him. If it isn’t about sleeping what is it about?” he demanded
“I told you I couldn’t tell you yet. I will, just not yet. It’s not ready,” she explained
“But you can tell Michael?” he quipped angrily she looked up at him levelling her gaze and rolling her shoulders
“Michael is helping me build it. I asked him and he said he’d help me, don’t bother asking him what it is. He’s not going to tell you, he promised me. But as soon as it’s ready I’ll show you, I swear” she said
“Why don’t you tell me?”
“I’m afraid you might stop me. I have to do this, I need… security,” she confessed and he went over to her
“You know I’d keep you safe” he said putting his arms around her
“Yes I know that” she replied “But this is something I have to do, I’m afraid you’d judge me and tell me to stop”
“Okay. I’ll let it go but when you’re ready to let me in just come to me and I’ll be there ok?” he said and she nodded before lying down with him to go back to sleep.

Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it ok

Max and Liz walked down the hall like they owned it. Michael was coming down the steps when he saw them stop at their lockers for their things. He hurried over to Liz and hugged her right in front of Max, she hugged him back. They were growing close
“I need to talk to you about that thing” he said, Max tried to look the other way. He had said he’d leave it and he was going to at least try
“Yeah sure… I’ll be right there,” she said before turning to him “Max I gotta go. It’s important”
“I’ll see you later” he said blankly and she nodded before walking off to catch up with Michael. He seemed on edge, he was so excited about their project
“I managed to talk some old army guy to hand over his supplies that he doesn’t need anymore. The base closed down twenty years ago and I bought the lot! How’s that? We can make bedrooms now” he said and she nodded
“Michael that’s brilliant, wait we need to hire a truck to take it all out”
“Well it’s all at my place in the spare room until the bedrooms are made. I was thinking we could make our two first?”
“You’re that close to Maria?”
“We’ve been getting close and I kind of like it… I love her Liz and I’d do anything to be with her. Even this” he confessed and she smiled
“Tonight then” she said and he frowned
“Why not go now? You said school wasn’t important in the grand scale of things. Let’s go now and get everything set up, please,” he begged and she relented
“Okay” she said and hurried off to get the keys from Max who had been watching them “Max I need the keys to the jeep”
“I need them today”
“Max it’s important” she pleaded
“I’m sorry” he said coldly, he couldn’t get over his jealousy
“Fine I’ll just hitch a ride with Michael”
“Michael? Where are you going?” he demanded
“Max” she warned him “Don’t ask questions, just don’t you promised”
“Yeah well how do I know you’re not having an affair with him? I gave up a lot for you Liz…”
“No Max!” she shouted “I gave up a lot for you! I gave up everything for everyone and I’m forced to do it again because I’m afraid and you accuse me of sleeping with my cousin?” she stopped when she realised what she was saying. Michael was her cousin “I have only ever slept with you. There is no way I’m cheating on you; you accuse me like I’m some criminal. You’re so paranoid and hurtful. Surely you can remember Ava and what she did for us to be here. She’s still a part of me and I am not one to cheat on my soul mate, not after all our history,” she said before walking off. He was close to blowing it with Liz and he had to do something soon or he’d loose her completely.
Michael borrowed the keys off Maria and they headed to his place to gather the old army surplus stuff up and pilled it up in the car to take out to the underground. They drove out in silence; Liz was still fuming over what Max had said she completely forgot about Michael being her cousin.
“Is he angry with you?” he asked finally
“He accused me of having an affair with you,” she said curtly and he looked away
“How can he say that? Doesn’t he know I’m his best friend?” he asked
“I told him that, I said about you. I shouted at him, Michael, I got angry and I shouted at him. I don’t think I can do this anymore,”
“We’re going to stop with the Shelter?”
“No I didn’t mean that” she said glancing at him, her hands still gripping the wheel tightly “I meant lying to him, keeping this from him. I’m not going to stop working on it”
“That’s good” he sighed, “Because if you ever gave it up” she opened her mouth but he held up his hand “If you ever gave it up I would still work on it. That’s a promise,” he said with a small smile and she nodded happily then looked away as something nagged at her mind
“Michael…” she began before sighing, “When I shouted at Max I said something, something about you, it was about you and me”
“What did you say?” he inquired and she looked long and hard at the wheel in front of her
“I said you were my cousin. It came to me in that moment, I remembered you being my cousin. My aunt married your father… you’re my cousin Michael,” she explained and a range of emotion passed over his face. He tried to smile but ended up crying
“All this time” he sobbed, “All this time I’ve searched and you were right here. I’ve been so cold and cruel to you and you were family. Can you ever forgive me?” he asked and she stopped the Jetta and threw her arms around him
“Michael there’s nothing to forgive,” she whispered as she held him close
“Thank you, I owe even more to you now” he said as Liz moved back staring at him warmly
“Just always be my friend,” she asked and he nodded
“Okay. Now let’s go build us a Shelter!” he shouted and she cheered too revving the jeep and heading out the last ten miles.
Liz climbed out and grabbed a crate from the back of the jeep, they had brought the computers out for the main control room and a printer and scanner just simple general office equipment and a large map of Roswell and the World. They piled the boxes up there for now before going down the first tunnel to create the bedrooms
“Here?” she asked and he nodded, she pressed forward with her powers and he turned the sand to metal as they went along. They created a ten by ten square and then made the metal thick enough to carry the weight of the sand above.
“Do you want this one?” she asked and he shrugged
“Whatever” he grunted and she nodded “Let’s build the next one then we’ll ship stuff out and set things up”
“Yes General” she said saluting him and he grinned. They set to work on the next room as soon as the first was done; Liz climbed the steps and found the jeep sitting next to the Jetta
“It didn’t really take long to find you. What are you doing?” demanded Max “I just want to know!” she sighed and moved to the backseat of the car and lifted out a box and hefted it to her shoulders
“I guess you should come and see for yourself,” she said turning and disappearing back down the steps. She could hear him following but she pretended like it wasn’t a big deal. Keep telling yourself that Parker!
“What… what is this place?” he whispered
“It’s a Shelter Max. It’s only small so far but we have two rooms and a control centre. We’re hoping to run it into town soon”
“How? Why? Why are you doing all this?”
“Because of you Max. Future Max at least” she explained, “He said that the war came. What if it still does? I want to be prepared if that does happen”
“Why didn’t you tell me? I could have helped”
“I was afraid you’d stop me. This is the mission Max, to free our people and the humans are half of us. We can’t just abandon them”
“Let’s get the others in on this, I’m sure they’d help. I know that I will,” he promised. Michael was unpacking one of the computers when the two walked in
“Max!” he exclaimed surprised “What are you doing here?”
“I followed Liz out here. I wanted to know and I was angry but I don’t care anymore. I’m sorry I was such a jerk… to the both of you”
“Max, my aunt married Rath’s father on Antar. He’s my cousin, sleeping with Michael is the last thing I’d ever want to do” she explained and he turned red
“I’m really sorry” he apologised “This place is incredible though! It’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen, after Liz that is,” he said and she blushed
“Come on let’s show you the rooms” she grabbed his hand and led him down the tunnel to the first corridor and she opened both doors facing each other. The rooms were stark bare for now but they were rooms none the less “What do you think?”
“We get some… things in there and yeah it’s really good. I can make some frames for beds if you want”
“We have cots. Michael bought a load of old army surplus supplies and it’s holed up at his place. We can easily turn the cots into beds and I have some wood I used to put up this hall when it was just me doing this” she said
“Liz this is brilliant. Whatever you need me to do, I’ll do it”
“We’re going to make a large hall tomorrow. We’re going to need all the help we can get with that. We’ll make a room at first then we’ll make it bigger and strengthen the metal until it’s done. I’m hoping to make it a mess hall”
“Liz! We’re going to need Alex to set up the computers” called Michael
“You have computers?” Max raised his eyebrow
“Yeah they’re nothing special just general stuff to get by with. I’ll make a list of the things we need to bring down here, but we don’t have to worry about food. I’m going to run one of the tunnels into town under the café and we get send supplies down there”
“Liz you’re making an excellent queen,” he said putting his arms around her
“I had to step up. We all have to if we want to have a chance at beating Kivar and bringing peace to Earth and Antar”
“Liz come help me put the map up!” yelled Michael and she sighed before hurrying down the hall to where Michael was struggling with Roswell. She helped him tack it up to the wall and they stepped back satisfied
“We should get back soon. They’re going to wonder about where we are,” said Max and she nodded
“We’ll bring the rest of the cots down after dinner. Michael, want to come round for tea?”
“Uh” he looked to Max who just shrugged “Okay thanks” they went back out and ascended the steps to the surface and headed back into town.
Max took the jeep and went home for the first time in a few days and joined his parents for dinner while Liz and Michael went up to the house above the café
“I was thinking about trap doors,” began Michael “For the places the tunnel’s will run under. We’ll have most bedrooms out there near the control room but on the other side of the mess hall. We can have our rooms right next to the centre for emergencies”
“You’re really put a lot of thought into this,” she stated and he shrugged
“I got to. This is my future too… and maybe some day my kids’ future too” he said and she hugged him. Her dad was cooking in the kitchen
“Hi dad. Is it okay if Michael joins us for dinner?” she inquired and he looked back at Michael
“Liz… I don’t think we’ll be sitting down together. It’s my shift on the grill tonight”
“Oh yeah I forgot” she said sadly
“But you can make something if it’s that important to you. Oh and I need you to check on the supplies in the basement, I think there was a leak down there”
“Sure thing” she said and she gestured for Michael to follow her. They headed down into the basement and she checked the boxes before kneeling down. She ran her hand in a square and cut the cement into a trap door and prepared it for the tunnel.
“Clever thinking” said Michael as she stood back up
“Opportunity knocks and I answer,” she smirked “I don’t think I can get out tonight. I wanted to spend some time with Max… I’ve been so hard on him lately…”
“Ok, I’ll cover it. I’ll let Maria and Tess in on it and we’ll head out and get the mess hall and try as make as much as the tunnel as possible to the café ok?”
“Thanks Michael” she said hugging him before they headed back upstairs to the café.

There's always some reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction

TBC...

Title: I Will Oh I Will Not Forget
Author: SpiderGirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Roswell or any songs written or performed by Sarah McLachlan or any from BGC.
Summary: This is their last few days on Antar. Picture Max as Zan, Michael as Rath, Maria as Vilandra and Liz as Ava. I've been toying with idea for a while and it was going to drive me insane unless I wrote it.
Coupling: Ava/Zan, Rath/Vilandra, Max/Liz, Michael, Maria.
Rating: I'm not sure how to rate this. I'll put it at G to PG-13, that's reasonable enough?

***

Kyle walked out of his room and paused, something wasn’t right. He turned round and remembered his little ducky Tess lying in his football shirt on the couch. It had rode up to show her panties and he sighed, she stirred and sat up sleepily
“Hmm good morning. Weren’t you wearing those pants when you went to bed?” she asked standing up and stretching, his shirt rode up higher and he turned around. She walked over to him and smacked his ass “You better change them before school, things are going to change now that I’m around. No more pigsty bedroom and no more ordering pizza” she said as she headed to the shower. Just before she reached the door she pulled off his shirt and dropped it on the floor. He groaned, he hoped Max was suffering greatly and if he wasn’t then Kyle would enjoy nothing better. He went over and picked up his shirt taking it back to his room and ditching it on his bed.
Tess was ambivalent beyond belief, she liked Kyle but she couldn’t believe how much of a pig he and his dad lived like. She was going to make them clean the dishes every night and she was going to cook and she was going to have her own room and it was going to be good, she could clean up the Valenti’s and save them from slobness.
She showered quickly then climbed out and waved a hand over her hair instant curl a la Tess, she smiled as she hurried to get dressed. She found Kyle rooting through his pants trying to pick a good pair, she just smiled and pointed at a red pair with black lining and they floated up into the air
“I recommend them” she said and he snagged them
“Tess get out of my room!” he whined. She marched innocently at her and pouted
“I was only trying to help” she said and he couldn’t help it. He kissed her, he still had his pants in his hand when he put his arms around her. His dad walked past the room and gasped
“Kyle! Tess!” it appeared that Kyle was wearing nothing since his shorts were in hand
“Dad!” he gasped and she pulled away
“I’ll just go and get dressed” she disappeared and Jim sighed shaking his head
“We’re going to have to lay a few ground rules here son”
“Yes sir” he replied and threw his shorts on his bed. He was definitely going to kill Max Evans for his frustration.
Tess came bounding down the driveway and jumped into his car without using the door. He looked at her aghast as she just grinned and then kissed him on the cheek
“You gonna sit there and stare or are you going to get us to school on time?” she asked and he fumbled with the ignition trying to get his car started. It purred like a kitten and Tess stroked her car door “Nice, you’ve got a nice car Kyle. Let’s see what this baby can do!” she shouted as she pressed her hand to the dashboard and the car shot forward and sped off down the road while Kyle was still trying to get a grip on it.
“Tess!” he cried. This little alien would be the death of him!
Serina and Trevor stood at the airport at eight o’clock at night. Everyone was there, except the parents, to say goodbye to them. Tess was barely holding back the tears, Kyle’s arm across her shoulders. Liz hugged Serina warmly
“I’ll miss you. You’ve done so much for us! You have to come back to visit” she said pulling back then glancing at Trevor “Both of you. It’d be nice to get to know the real Trevor Parker and not Nasedo Harding”
“Yeah I’m really sorry about that… you know trying to kill you and yours. Serina filled me in on the last few years, can you forgive me?”
“There’s nothing to forgive,” she said giving him a light shove when they heard the announcement
“Oh that’s our flight. Come on Trev, let’s go home. You’ll just love Africa!” said Serina. They both gave Tess a quick hug and headed to their gate. Alex was standing ambivalent should he go after her? Should he let it go? But someone else made the decision for him as Serina hurried back up grabbed hold of his head and kissed him hard
“See ya round Alex” she winked before hurrying back to her brother. Everyone was staring at him and his dreamy expression, they couldn’t help but laugh and when he realised they were looking at him he said,
“What?” and as if on cue everyone burst out laughing even Tess.
“Come on let’s get back” said Max and the group began to leave. Alex remained confused and shocked
“What?” he repeated before finally falling into line with the others.
“Oh crap! Max I forgot about the dinner!” cried Maria. Liz let go of Max’s hand and gave him a little shove
“If you go now you can get there. Quick! You too Michael!” she whirled around and pointed at him “Just run!” Maria grabbed their hands and they took off across the airport.
“So it looks like it’s just you guys and me. Don’t worry I have Max’s keys to get back. How about we go see a movie?” she asked and they agreed loudly and headed back to Roswell.

Take me somewhere we can be alone
Make me somewhere I can call a home
'Cause lately I've been losing on my own

Amy looked angrily at her watch. Where were they? She thought as she reached for the bottle of wine on the table. She poured herself a glass and looked to Max’s parents
“Did they say where they were going to be?”
“No. I’m getting worried, should we called the Sheriff?”
“No” said Amy “I don’t want to go there yet. Let’s give them a little longer,” she glanced at her watch and sighed heavily. The door opened and in walked three worn-out kids
“Sorry we’re late. We were at the airport saying goodbye to Serina and Trevor,” said Maria out of breath, she came in and parked herself in her chair and waited for the others to do likewise.
“Don’t worry! At least you’re here!” said Amy and she passed the bread rolls round
“Thanks Amy” said Max
“Oh uh… your welcome” she said, Max was her daughters brother “This is really weird. He’s my daughter’s brother and I have no idea how to act around him. I adopted Maria so does this mean that he’s my son as well and since you adopted Max does that make Maria your daughter?” she asked Diane and Phillip who looked just as puzzled as she was now
“I guess it does. Maria is our daughter too and Max is your son as well as ours,” said Diane “That’s easy enough isn’t it?” Max just glanced from Maria to Michael confused as hell. Maria shook her head smiling from seeing him flustered and lifted her hand, the Tabasco bottle slid across the table and she poured it over her dinner. Amy just watched in fear as she lifted her fork full of spaghetti and put it in her mouth
“Maria isn’t that spicy?” she gasped pouring water quickly into a glass and handing it to her daughter
“No I don’t think it is,” explained Phillip “I think it’s an alien quirk. Max carries a bottle with him where ever he goes” Amy just nodded
“Well now I know. What other quirks do they have that I should be watching out for?”
“Sometimes glowing… odd things. It just depends on what Maria’s powers are,” said Diane
“Wait glowing? I never glowed in front of you,” said Max
“Not while you were awake” she counted with a grin and he looked down, he thought he had covered up good
“So Maria, what are your powers?” asked Amy and she just shrugged
“I don’t know. I have the same minor ones as everyone else, I just don’t know what my major one is”
“What do you mean?” asked Phillip confused
“Well you know Max can heal, Liz and Tess have the MindWarp. I don’t know what mine is”
“What’s Michael’s major power?” asked Diane interested and all eyes fell on him
“I don’t know either. I’m not too advanced but it’s blasting I guess. That’s the one I’m best at”
“Maybe Liz could read through you and find out?” suggested Michael “She has Ava’s memories so maybe she remembers what your powers were”
“Maybe” he said tapping his fork against his plate “Could we change the subject, we’ve kept this hidden for so long and it’s really weird talking about it”
“Okay” said Amy “How’s school” she smirked as Michael groaned, “Michael, I hope you’re keeping your grades up”
“Enough to get by yes. I’m doing well, I’m passing through. I have a job at the CrashDown and I’m managing to maintain an apartment”
“That’s good. Now what are your intentions with my daughter? I know all about Vilandra and Rath and I want to know if you’re going to go the same way. Max and Liz are,” she said
“Oh yes. Max when are you coming home?” asked Diane “We hardly see you these days, have you been busy planning the dates for the wedding?”
“Oh uh we decided after graduation at least,”
“Michael you didn’t answer my question. Because I don’t want my daughter with kids by the time she’s twenty”
“Mrs Deluca my intentions toward your daughter so far are a little making out but nothing heavy. She’s my first girlfriend I’ve had and I don’t want that to change, I would never do anything until she was ready”
“Hmm maybe alien boys have different track minds,” mumbled Amy “Well I’m glad it’s you. If it were any other guy I’d have to lock her up”
“Mom” whined Maria embarrassed
“Max would you come home tonight? We want to discuss some things with you”
“I can’t… I’m… I’ve moved into Michael’s and I have to help him with his laundry”
“You have? When? I haven’t seen you at my place for… umphff” he stopped speaking when Max stamped on his foot “Oh yeah it’s unbelievable how much laundry I go through” he fibbed and Diane looked down.
“No Michael, you guys stay,” said Amy as she pushed Michael’s glass toward him, he sighed and picked it up
“Okay we’ll stay,” he said as Max realised what was in the glass
“Michael! No!” he cried and Maria saw it too but it was too late, Michael had already downed the glass. He put it down and looked around then rubbed his eyes
“Are you okay?” asked Maria
“Yeah I’m oh it’s bright… it’s really bright in here” he said rubbing his eyes
“Alcohol affects our systems differently. Michael is extremely drunk right now” said Maria as Michael began looking over his shoulder
“Arrgh! It’s hot! I’m on Fire! Max I’m on fire! Put me out! Put me out!” he cried falling back and landing on the floor. Maria and Michael hurried over to him and tried to help him up but he passed out and green energy shot along his face
“God… oh my god!” gasped Amy when she saw him. Max lifted his hand and the table slid along giving them space. Max raised his hands over his friend and tried to heal him, he groaned and began floating as Max’s hands glowed
“I’m sorry I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!” cried Amy, she looked to Maria “This wont you know… kill him will it?”
“No it shouldn’t, it didn’t kill Max when he got drunk” she replied and Diane blanched
“When did Max get drunk?” she demanded
“Oh a few months ago on the blind date concert. He took one sip and was like that all night, but then again Max didn’t drink as much as he did. We have no idea how much could poison us”
“Maria” Michael and Max said at the same time through the connection “Not helping”
“Sorry” she apologised, as Max looked back hard at Michael and continued waving his hands over him. He lowered him down to the floor ten minutes later panting hard, sweat ran down his face and he sat back. Michael was sleeping but the greenish white energy still ran over his face and visible bit of skin
“Is he okay?”
“I think he’s past the rough stuff. I can help you get him to the couch if you want”
“No stick him in my bed. I’ll take the couch,” said Maria as Phillip grabbed his feet and helped his son carry him to Maria’s room. The girls hung back and Maria chuckled “Well that was a perfect way to cut short a good evening. I’m really sorry about that mom” she apologised and hugged her
“Never mind. At least he’s okay…” Amy said as the others returned, “I’ll show you out” the four of them left Maria at the table and went to the door. Max went to the Michael’s bike; he knew how to ride it if he ever got caught without the jeep, which was in Liz’s hands, and his parents headed to their silver land rover
“Night Max” called Diane wishing he would come home
“Night mom, dad!” he waved before pulling the helmet on and revving the bike. He went in the opposite direction to Michael’s place and headed for the CrashDown.

Wrapped in silent elegance
Beautifully broken down
As illusions burst

Amy hugged her daughter as she rose from the couch sleepily then headed to her room leaving her daughter alone. Maria switched off the TV and got a spare pillow and blanket from the cupboard and made up a bed on the couch. She snuggled down and drifted to sleep.
Maria opened her eyes and she was no longer in her living room, she stood up looking round and saw the sky was dark blue with acid green clouds and she had been lying in a field
“Where am I?” she whispered jumping when she heard something behind her. She turned and saw a castle resting near the edge of a deep red sea and she saw three children laughing and running about, they didn’t see her as she ran past them. It was a boy and two girls, she would have recognised them anywhere. She ran after them just enjoying being young and soon she was her old six-year-old self running through the grassy field with her brother and his best friend Ava. The kids were running down toward the little village on the outskirts of the palace. Her feet were bare but she didn’t care one bit as she ran alone the hard white slabs of paving toward the village. She lost sight of others but she kept on running
“Zan! Ava wait for me!” she called out as she ran under the port caulis and into the courtyard. Her two best friends were nowhere in sight and there was a large coach sitting near the main entrance of her parents home. A little boy climbed out, he had the most stormy brown eyes she had ever seen and she gasped as he looked directly at her before looking away. Everything around her melted and soon she was her normal self standing in the desert.
Maria looked round and saw Michael at the top of the rock formation were their pods where hidden, in seconds he was standing behind her and she turned round just as he swooped down and kissed her hard.
“I should have never left you. I’m so sorry” he whispered between kissed “Can you forgive me?” she shook her head licking her lips as he waited for the answer
“Michael there’s nothing to forgive” she replied before pulling him back down for another kiss. Soon they were in a bed rolling together, funny how she had just been in the desert only seconds ago
“Maria. Maria. Oh Maria” he mumbled as he lifted her shirt. The material caught over her eyes and she jerked awake, she sat up and rubbed her head
“Oh my god” she gasped. She thumped her pillow and stood up to get a drink, she leapt three foot into the air when she saw Michael standing there guzzling down a large glass of water
“Michael!” she snapped angry at him sending her off guard, he turned suddenly and dropped the glass. His eyes darkened and he marched up to her and shoved her against the fridge
“Maria I want you” he said huskily and she just nodded wrapping his arms around his neck and letting him carry her back to her bed, she landed on her back and he moved over her like a predator
“I had this dream… where we were kids and I saw you for the first time but it wasn’t our life it was Vilandra’s” she said as he went to take off his shirt, he froze and looked down at her
“And we were in the desert” he added and her eyes went wide “You saw my dream?”
“It was my dream, I was in your head! Maybe it’s like a MindWarp?” she asked as he flopped down next to her
“While I was asleep. Do you think that this could be my power?”
“Who knows?” she said as he slid in next to her and she dropped her hand on the blanket “But there is one way to find out” he smirked and they both lay down huddling close with their arms around each other and closed their eyes.
The dream sparked up and they were back in the room with the large bed, Maria looked round feeling self conscious. She pulled on her neck and kept looking to the door
“I think this a memory. It’s impossible to know whose” she said there was a flash of white light and they were watching two people make out on the bed. Maria snarled when she saw Michael kissing someone, only this Michael had longer hair and was wearing a Generals outfit “Michael I think that’s Rath. This is a memory” Rath rolled and she caught a look at her original self. She gasped at her long blonde hair reaching down her back. She had been wearing a dress but that was gone
“Damn Maria do you still look like that?” he asked ogling Vilandra. She slapped his arm and he turned to look at her, lust ever present in his eyes “I can’t…” he began breathing hard. She nodded quickly before grabbing him and pulling him close, they jerked out of the dream and woke up to each other.
“God that was… I think I should go back outside…”
“I should just go home”
“Can you drive? Are you still drunk?” she asked him and he listened for a moment before shaking his head and smiling
“No, I’ll see you at school tomorrow” he said before kissing her. He gathered up his things and crept out, ten minutes later he came back into her room and locked the door “My bikes gone”
“Oh yeah Max took it since Liz has the jeep. Come on climb aboard” she said and he stripped down to his shirt and shorts and spooned in behind her, that’s how they fell asleep.

Too late to learn from experience
Too late to wonder how
To finish first

Max was sleeping in her chair when Liz got to her room; she smiled as she heard him snoring and dropped his keys on the side. She locked the door and went over to him, she took off his shoes and he jerked awake and looked round before his eyes settled on her
“Hey” he smiled sleepily “Do you like it?” he asked and she looked round the room. The bed was covered in white rose petals, candles were everywhere and I Shall Believe was playing on the CD player. She nodded and took off her coat
“I’m ready to move further in our relationship, I’m tired of doing nothing but sleeping. We’re going to be together, I want it cemented,” she whispered and he climbed to his feet and ran his hands down her arms “Your shirt Max” she slid her hands under it and up his chest. He pulled it off and she smiled as he put his arms around her and they began to dance to the music, after a while he lifted her shirt and pressed a kiss to her shoulder. She tipped her head back as he nipped across her shoulders, her lifted her arms and then reached behind her to undo her bra, after getting stuck he waved his hand and it snapped open. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he lowered the straps down, he looked into her eyes before going any further she just smiled and he looked down. Liz pressed a kiss to his forehead as her bra came off and landed on the floor, they had been naked before but this was different for them, it was more intimate. She looked down and reached for his belt buckle and he looked down watching her hands move with fascination, like what she was doing was new to him all together. He stepped out of his pants and she pulled away taking off her last pieces of clothing before climbing into the bed and holding out a hand for him. He took off his shorts and joined her.
They kissed long and sweet, he couldn’t imagine another moment as perfect and wonderful as this. He reached down and took hold of his manhood, guiding it to her centre. She gripped his shoulders tightly as he filled her
“Max” she breathed as he settled himself inside her virginal passage. He paused pressing kisses to her face as she adjusted to him, before she kissed him back nodding and breathing hard. He set a rhythm and soon she was arching up with him, their love showed through in the movements and she cried out in release. He grunted and fell down next to her, falling down from his high. She cupped his face and pressed kisses to his chin and cheeks before kissing him softly. He eased out of her and fell to her side, they spooned together whispering, “I love you” as they drifted to sleep.
She sat up after she was sure he was asleep and climbed out of bed, making sure that he had hold of her pillow thinking it was her, Liz got dressed quickly and snagged the keys before climbing out onto her balcony and descending the fire escape. She jogged to the jeep and climbed in, she pulled out of the parking space and turned onto 285 South out of town.

Take me somewhere we can be alone
Make me somewhere I can call a home
'Cause lately I've been losing on my own

Michael and Maria arrived at school and parked up next to the jeep and climbed out heading into the building to meet with their friends.
Max was waiting by Liz’s locker for his friends, he smiled when he spotted Michael and Maria walking toward him holding hands. He could see that they’d moved closer with their commitment and he was happy with his best friend and his sister, he nodded when they arrived
“Morning” said Michael yawning
“G’mornin how you feeling? Alcohol worn off?” he asked and Michael nodded grinning wildly “What?”
“I think Maria has her major power. I think I might have it too, we were both using it at the same time”
“Oh? What is it?”
“Well he got my bed last night and I ended up on the couch and I went into his dreams and he went into mine. I think we should call it DreamWalking, I did plenty of that in the dream” she explained
“Amongst other things” coughed Michael and she swatted him chuckling, Max blanched then saw Liz coming back from the bathroom she smiled warmly at them
“Morning, how was the family dinner?”
“A nightmare, my mom asked Michael what his intentions were with me then cornered him about his powers then got him drunk”
“You’re kidding!” she suppressed a laugh as Maria shook her head
“The worst dinner of my life. Michael got drunk and then he passed out and mom thought that the wine had killed him, Max had to heal him and he was floating”
“I was?”
“Oh yeah” said Max nodding “You were so out of it, we put you in Maria’s bed and then everyone went home” he said as they began wandering down the hall
“So Max, did your night get any better after you left?” asked Michael clapping him on the back
“Well uh…” he glanced at Liz who smirked and winked at him nodding “Yeah it did. It was great” he said, Maria narrowed her eyes and stared hard at her best friend who seemed to be glowing with joy
“Oh my god you guys did it!” she hissed stopping in her tracks and pointing a finger like it was a terrible crime
“Could you say that any louder Maria!” groaned Liz trying not to blush
“Oh my god! I can’t believe you, I don’t know whether to hug you or hit you for de-virginising my new brother” said Maria as they continued walking down the hall
“Please choose the former,” said Liz and Maria just shrugged then broke into a smile
“Okay” she replied then hugged her “Congratulations! Okay the Space Race has been won!”
“Space Race?” asked Michael confused
“Yeah, we’re Space people and it was a race. Max and Liz won” she stated and he made a face at her like she was insane.
“Okay quick change of topic,” said Max feeling extremely embarrassed as they reached class “I’ll see you later!” he called as he went up to English with Maria while Michael and Liz went into the class.
Liz was lost deep in thought during English, she had started her little project last night and it was going to be a long time before she finished it, she was thinking about letting one of the others in to help her. She needed a lot of energy to complete it; she had worked so hard and worn herself out so much she nearly ended up sleeping in the desert. She just barely managed to get back to Max for an hour of sleep before he woke up.
“Miss Parker? Miss Parker!” she jerked out of her thoughts and saw Mrs Thomas staring at her angrily. Michael was looking at her with worry as she looked about “Your grades have begun to slip Miss Parker. I want to talk to you after class”
“Whatever” she sighed and went back to resting on her hand. Some of the students gasped
“Liz!” hissed Michael surprised at her, she turned and looked at him pointedly. Maybe he would be the best one to let into the project?
“I think you should take his advice Miss Parker. Your grades are important”
“Not in the long run” she shot back coldly
“And why not?”
“Its family related I’m sorry” she apologised
“Well I’ll talk with your father then shall I?” she shot back, she wasn’t going to let a student have the last word “We’ll see what he has to say”
“Whatever,” she sighed and went back to doodling plans for the preparation. Mrs Thomas was furious with Liz; she would have ended up doing something really horrible if she didn’t continue with the class. She carried on and ignored Liz who paid no attention whatsoever.
Liz gathered her things and walked down the hall only to be stopped when Michael grabbed her arm and pulled her around to face him, he looked worried and angry
“What the hell was that back there?” he demanded and she sighed deeply
“We should talk in private” she replied and led him to the eraser room. She locked the door as he sat down on a table; she sat next to him and put her bag by her feet “Remember when we told the Parentals? I said about Future Max coming and the war that came in his timeline?”
“Yeah?”
“Well I think it still might happen. If it does I want to be prepared for it, out in the desert I’m building a base” she told him and he laughed
“Not something I imagined you doing. Won’t people notice a building in the middle of the desert?”
“It’s underground. I worked hard on a tunnel last night and I want you to help me. Once I’ve finished the base, I’m going to contact Serina about modifying the orbs to communicate with home. We’re going to need reinforcements and that’s the only place we can get it”
“You’re really serious about this”
“Kivar wants the thrown Michael and we stand in his way. One day he’s going to come down here and remove us from blocking his path, I just want to be ready for it. I don’t want to loose my friends and family again,” she said and he nodded putting her arm around her shoulder “So you’ll help me then?”
“Of course I will, no problem. Anything my queen needs of me, I am the General after all. Your orders I obey” he quipped laughing
“Don’t tell Max or Maria about this though, Maria might get me to stop thinking that the war was prevented and Max will stop me because I went over his head with this. You know what he’s like”
“Okay I won’t mention it. Will you pick me up when you’re ready to work on it some more?” he asked and she nodded
“Yes I will, I’m going out tonight after Max is asleep” she said then realised what she’d said he caught on and she blushed
“Max has been spending the night with you hasn’t he? It wasn’t just last night”
“No, ever since Serina gave me the journal and he asked me to read it he’s slept over. Just slept until last night” she said and he grinned
“At least someone’s getting some” he quipped and she swatted his arm “Hey that’s reserved for Maria only!”
“I’ll pick you up after he’s asleep and I’ll show you what I’ve done so far” she said, the door opened and they both jumped. Principal Forrester stood there looking authoritive
“No Max today?” he asked and she blushed
“We were just talking”
“I’ll bet,” he said deeply as he crossed his arms “Come on. Out” they trudged out like condemned criminals with their heads hung “I’m giving you a warning. Michael I never thought you’d be the guy to cheat on a friend”
“Liz is like my sister, we were talking about her wedding. She wanted me to be the Best Man, Max hasn’t asked me yet”
“You getting married?” he raised an eyebrow
“After graduation” she replied holding up the ring. He stood corrected and he coughed to hide his mistake
“Okay well don’t let it happen again” he said and waved them off down the hall. Michael nodded to her as they split up
“I’ll see you tonight when you pick me up” he called and she nodded.

Take me somewhere we can be alone
Make me somewhere I can call a home
Won't you take me home?

TBC...

Title: I Will Oh I Will Not Forget
Author: SpiderGirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Roswell or any songs written or performed by Sarah McLachlan or any from BGC.
Summary: This is their last few days on Antar. Picture Max as Zan, Michael as Rath, Maria as Vilandra and Liz as Ava. I've been toying with idea for a while and it was going to drive me insane unless I wrote it.
Coupling: Ava/Zan, Rath/Vilandra, Max/Liz, Michael, Maria.
Rating: I'm not sure how to rate this. I'll put it at G to PG-13, that's reasonable enough?

***

Michael was waiting on his couch, it was almost one in the morning and there was still no sign of Liz. Maybe it had been a joke? Maybe she was messing with him? No, he decided, Liz would never mess with something this serious. He stood up to get a drink when there was a rap at the door; he hurried over forgetting his thirst and opened it. She was standing there in old clothes ready for work
“You ready?” she asked him straight to the point
“Yeah let me just get a drink and grab my keys, come in” he held the door open and hurried to get what his drink then came back grabbing his coat and his keys and they left.
She climbed into the driving seat of the jeep and he rode shotgun, her hair was tied back out her face. He couldn’t help but smirk as he watched her drive with ease
“Max know you have the jeep?” he asked raising an eyebrow, she remained silent for a moment before answering
“No” she said curtly “I just sort of take it”
“But I bet he doesn’t mind one bit. Not when you let him stay over, aren’t you worried that your father checks in on you at night?”
“I keep my door locked. I melt the lock and don’t fix it till morning when I have to go” she explained. He couldn’t hold back his laughter. She looked at him surprised “Why are you laughing”
“Why don’t you just get a place instead of sneaking round?” he said between chuckling and snorting
“I don’t know. I’m still not ready to leave my parents; I guess it’s kind of pathetic really. But I know they won’t be there for ever,” she looked over at him and he was looking down sadly “Oh Michael I’m sorry”
“No it’s okay. I just really wish I knew my parents or I had some decent foster parents instead of Hank”
“Michael…” she put her hand over his smiling warmly “You will always be a brother me. You have me as family; whenever you need me I’ll be there for you. I promise”
“Thanks Liz” he replied smiling “I never thought that I’d have you as a sister when that gun went off in the CrashDown that day. I was eating orbit rings and drinking Tabasco and Cherry Cola and then bang you were in our lives. But I’m glad it’s you Liz, I don’t think I’d be happy with anyone else knowing who we are. You’ve done so much for Max… so much for us, I’m no good at the speech giving” he confessed but she shook her head
“No you’re doing good,” she said wiping a tear from her eye. She turned off the road and drove out the fifteen miles into the desert where the first underground tunnel was
“You’ve given up your happiness regardless. You gave it up for Antar, you gave it up when Future Max came back”
“I did that because he asked me. If it were anyone else I would have just taken that time with him… Does that sound selfish?”
“No I think spending the last few years with the person you love isn’t selfish. But you did give it up, you sacrificed everything for us. We owe you so much; you’re the reason we’re here. There are not enough words to describe you Liz Parker” she smiled as she pulled to a stop. It was freezing cold and there was nothing for miles around
“We’re here,” she said as she climbed out
“This is it?” he asked surprised, she just nodded and went over to a lone cacti sticking out of the desert and kicked it, a metal hatch opened up to a ladder. She climbed down and he followed her, she had built it from one of Ava’s memories and it looked like a passage from the ship “Wow this is incredible. You did all this?”
“Yeah I did, I bought wood to steady the sand above and then I turned the sand molecules to metal. Beneath the metal is solid rock; I want to add another tunnel onto this and maybe a large room. I’ll push the sand with my powers while you turn it to metal”
“Okay” he said and they headed to the end of the tunnel. She pressed her hands against the sand and it flew to the sides and Michael held out both hands and ran his hands along the sand turning it to metal.
They made a large round room before taking a break; they sat and talked about happy memories they had had since becoming friends, before getting back to work. They strengthened the metal and then Liz checked her watch
“It’s time to get back. We can continue with this tomorrow if you want,” she said and he nodded
“I’ll put some thought into making bedrooms. You know like little private rooms for people to sleep, we can get cots or something,” he suggested and she nodded
“We have to do a lot of things. I want to get a kitchen in here and a large hall where people can gather, like a storm shelter, and finally I want some tunnels to run to town. Under the main places like the high school, the CrashDown, UFO centre, Amy’s shop and our houses. That should be enough shouldn’t it? We’ll do it at night, that way it won’t look like we’re breaking and entering”
“Sure. Come on let’s get back,” he said putting his arm around her. They got lost down the tunnel and he turned to her “And we need a map of the place” she laughed and nodded in agreement.

The journey back was filled with talk about the tunnel; Michael seemed really enthusiastic about it. It was his own little project that he could work on. They went over plans on improving the place and Michael even suggested that they get a map of Roswell and then a map of the wall for the main room. She agreed and suggested that they get some computers down there
“I’m not sure about the computers. I don’t see why we need them,” he snapped
“I just think we need them. We’ll be able to keep files on the skins; Nicholas was in New York, so that mean Tess’s MindWarp didn’t work. If he’s alive then the others are as well I want to know as much as possible about my enemies”
“Okay fine, we’ll get the computers. What about beds? Beds or cots?” he asked and she thought about it as they pulled up at his building
“Beds” she nodded and he grinned
“My thoughts entirely” he told her then leaned over and hugged her kissing her on the cheek “See you at school tomorrow”
“Bye bro! You get some sleep ok?” he nodded waving as he went inside. She turned back and headed home, she parked up and climbed up her ladder and Max was sitting there looking angry and betrayed.
“Where were you? I woke up and you were gone,” he said, damn she had forgotten to trick him with the pillow “The bed was cold without you, I got worried”
“I went out. I had some stuff to do,” she said
“What stuff?” he asked crossing his arms
“Stuff that you can’t know about yet”
“What’s that suppose to mean?” he shot back angrily
“It means what it means Max, I’m tired and I just want to get some sleep. Besides it’s my room, I can come and go when I want. If you don’t like it you can go back to your house,” she said, she was angry at him, angry and tired and it made her surly
“Who were you with?” he asked finally, his conscious getting the better of him. She shook her head and pulled off her shirt
“I was with Michael,” she snapped
“What?” he breathed the idea of his fiancé and his best friend it made him sick and faint “You were with… Michael?”
“Yes and we exhausted ourselves and now I want to sleep!” she snapped
“You’re actually telling me that you slept with him? God…!” he said standing up as she sat down. He backed away from her
“Slept with him?” she smirked at his accusation “Michael’s like my brother! How could you even say such a thing?”
“You just said you exhausted yourself with him. If it isn’t about sleeping what is it about?” he demanded
“I told you I couldn’t tell you yet. I will, just not yet. It’s not ready,” she explained
“But you can tell Michael?” he quipped angrily she looked up at him levelling her gaze and rolling her shoulders
“Michael is helping me build it. I asked him and he said he’d help me, don’t bother asking him what it is. He’s not going to tell you, he promised me. But as soon as it’s ready I’ll show you, I swear” she said
“Why don’t you tell me?”
“I’m afraid you might stop me. I have to do this, I need… security,” she confessed and he went over to her
“You know I’d keep you safe” he said putting his arms around her
“Yes I know that” she replied “But this is something I have to do, I’m afraid you’d judge me and tell me to stop”
“Okay. I’ll let it go but when you’re ready to let me in just come to me and I’ll be there ok?” he said and she nodded before lying down with him to go back to sleep.

Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it ok

Max and Liz walked down the hall like they owned it. Michael was coming down the steps when he saw them stop at their lockers for their things. He hurried over to Liz and hugged her right in front of Max, she hugged him back. They were growing close
“I need to talk to you about that thing” he said, Max tried to look the other way. He had said he’d leave it and he was going to at least try
“Yeah sure… I’ll be right there,” she said before turning to him “Max I gotta go. It’s important”
“I’ll see you later” he said blankly and she nodded before walking off to catch up with Michael. He seemed on edge, he was so excited about their project
“I managed to talk some old army guy to hand over his supplies that he doesn’t need anymore. The base closed down twenty years ago and I bought the lot! How’s that? We can make bedrooms now” he said and she nodded
“Michael that’s brilliant, wait we need to hire a truck to take it all out”
“Well it’s all at my place in the spare room until the bedrooms are made. I was thinking we could make our two first?”
“You’re that close to Maria?”
“We’ve been getting close and I kind of like it… I love her Liz and I’d do anything to be with her. Even this” he confessed and she smiled
“Tonight then” she said and he frowned
“Why not go now? You said school wasn’t important in the grand scale of things. Let’s go now and get everything set up, please,” he begged and she relented
“Okay” she said and hurried off to get the keys from Max who had been watching them “Max I need the keys to the jeep”
“I need them today”
“Max it’s important” she pleaded
“I’m sorry” he said coldly, he couldn’t get over his jealousy
“Fine I’ll just hitch a ride with Michael”
“Michael? Where are you going?” he demanded
“Max” she warned him “Don’t ask questions, just don’t you promised”
“Yeah well how do I know you’re not having an affair with him? I gave up a lot for you Liz…”
“No Max!” she shouted “I gave up a lot for you! I gave up everything for everyone and I’m forced to do it again because I’m afraid and you accuse me of sleeping with my cousin?” she stopped when she realised what she was saying. Michael was her cousin “I have only ever slept with you. There is no way I’m cheating on you; you accuse me like I’m some criminal. You’re so paranoid and hurtful. Surely you can remember Ava and what she did for us to be here. She’s still a part of me and I am not one to cheat on my soul mate, not after all our history,” she said before walking off. He was close to blowing it with Liz and he had to do something soon or he’d loose her completely.
Michael borrowed the keys off Maria and they headed to his place to gather the old army surplus stuff up and pilled it up in the car to take out to the underground. They drove out in silence; Liz was still fuming over what Max had said she completely forgot about Michael being her cousin.
“Is he angry with you?” he asked finally
“He accused me of having an affair with you,” she said curtly and he looked away
“How can he say that? Doesn’t he know I’m his best friend?” he asked
“I told him that, I said about you. I shouted at him, Michael, I got angry and I shouted at him. I don’t think I can do this anymore,”
“We’re going to stop with the Shelter?”
“No I didn’t mean that” she said glancing at him, her hands still gripping the wheel tightly “I meant lying to him, keeping this from him. I’m not going to stop working on it”
“That’s good” he sighed, “Because if you ever gave it up” she opened her mouth but he held up his hand “If you ever gave it up I would still work on it. That’s a promise,” he said with a small smile and she nodded happily then looked away as something nagged at her mind
“Michael…” she began before sighing, “When I shouted at Max I said something, something about you, it was about you and me”
“What did you say?” he inquired and she looked long and hard at the wheel in front of her
“I said you were my cousin. It came to me in that moment, I remembered you being my cousin. My aunt married your father… you’re my cousin Michael,” she explained and a range of emotion passed over his face. He tried to smile but ended up crying
“All this time” he sobbed, “All this time I’ve searched and you were right here. I’ve been so cold and cruel to you and you were family. Can you ever forgive me?” he asked and she stopped the Jetta and threw her arms around him
“Michael there’s nothing to forgive,” she whispered as she held him close
“Thank you, I owe even more to you now” he said as Liz moved back staring at him warmly
“Just always be my friend,” she asked and he nodded
“Okay. Now let’s go build us a Shelter!” he shouted and she cheered too revving the jeep and heading out the last ten miles.
Liz climbed out and grabbed a crate from the back of the jeep, they had brought the computers out for the main control room and a printer and scanner just simple general office equipment and a large map of Roswell and the World. They piled the boxes up there for now before going down the first tunnel to create the bedrooms
“Here?” she asked and he nodded, she pressed forward with her powers and he turned the sand to metal as they went along. They created a ten by ten square and then made the metal thick enough to carry the weight of the sand above.
“Do you want this one?” she asked and he shrugged
“Whatever” he grunted and she nodded “Let’s build the next one then we’ll ship stuff out and set things up”
“Yes General” she said saluting him and he grinned. They set to work on the next room as soon as the first was done; Liz climbed the steps and found the jeep sitting next to the Jetta
“It didn’t really take long to find you. What are you doing?” demanded Max “I just want to know!” she sighed and moved to the backseat of the car and lifted out a box and hefted it to her shoulders
“I guess you should come and see for yourself,” she said turning and disappearing back down the steps. She could hear him following but she pretended like it wasn’t a big deal. Keep telling yourself that Parker!
“What… what is this place?” he whispered
“It’s a Shelter Max. It’s only small so far but we have two rooms and a control centre. We’re hoping to run it into town soon”
“How? Why? Why are you doing all this?”
“Because of you Max. Future Max at least” she explained, “He said that the war came. What if it still does? I want to be prepared if that does happen”
“Why didn’t you tell me? I could have helped”
“I was afraid you’d stop me. This is the mission Max, to free our people and the humans are half of us. We can’t just abandon them”
“Let’s get the others in on this, I’m sure they’d help. I know that I will,” he promised. Michael was unpacking one of the computers when the two walked in
“Max!” he exclaimed surprised “What are you doing here?”
“I followed Liz out here. I wanted to know and I was angry but I don’t care anymore. I’m sorry I was such a jerk… to the both of you”
“Max, my aunt married Rath’s father on Antar. He’s my cousin, sleeping with Michael is the last thing I’d ever want to do” she explained and he turned red
“I’m really sorry” he apologised “This place is incredible though! It’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen, after Liz that is,” he said and she blushed
“Come on let’s show you the rooms” she grabbed his hand and led him down the tunnel to the first corridor and she opened both doors facing each other. The rooms were stark bare for now but they were rooms none the less “What do you think?”
“We get some… things in there and yeah it’s really good. I can make some frames for beds if you want”
“We have cots. Michael bought a load of old army surplus supplies and it’s holed up at his place. We can easily turn the cots into beds and I have some wood I used to put up this hall when it was just me doing this” she said
“Liz this is brilliant. Whatever you need me to do, I’ll do it”
“We’re going to make a large hall tomorrow. We’re going to need all the help we can get with that. We’ll make a room at first then we’ll make it bigger and strengthen the metal until it’s done. I’m hoping to make it a mess hall”
“Liz! We’re going to need Alex to set up the computers” called Michael
“You have computers?” Max raised his eyebrow
“Yeah they’re nothing special just general stuff to get by with. I’ll make a list of the things we need to bring down here, but we don’t have to worry about food. I’m going to run one of the tunnels into town under the café and we get send supplies down there”
“Liz you’re making an excellent queen,” he said putting his arms around her
“I had to step up. We all have to if we want to have a chance at beating Kivar and bringing peace to Earth and Antar”
“Liz come help me put the map up!” yelled Michael and she sighed before hurrying down the hall to where Michael was struggling with Roswell. She helped him tack it up to the wall and they stepped back satisfied
“We should get back soon. They’re going to wonder about where we are,” said Max and she nodded
“We’ll bring the rest of the cots down after dinner. Michael, want to come round for tea?”
“Uh” he looked to Max who just shrugged “Okay thanks” they went back out and ascended the steps to the surface and headed back into town.
Max took the jeep and went home for the first time in a few days and joined his parents for dinner while Liz and Michael went up to the house above the café
“I was thinking about trap doors,” began Michael “For the places the tunnel’s will run under. We’ll have most bedrooms out there near the control room but on the other side of the mess hall. We can have our rooms right next to the centre for emergencies”
“You’re really put a lot of thought into this,” she stated and he shrugged
“I got to. This is my future too… and maybe some day my kids’ future too” he said and she hugged him. Her dad was cooking in the kitchen
“Hi dad. Is it okay if Michael joins us for dinner?” she inquired and he looked back at Michael
“Liz… I don’t think we’ll be sitting down together. It’s my shift on the grill tonight”
“Oh yeah I forgot” she said sadly
“But you can make something if it’s that important to you. Oh and I need you to check on the supplies in the basement, I think there was a leak down there”
“Sure thing” she said and she gestured for Michael to follow her. They headed down into the basement and she checked the boxes before kneeling down. She ran her hand in a square and cut the cement into a trap door and prepared it for the tunnel.
“Clever thinking” said Michael as she stood back up
“Opportunity knocks and I answer,” she smirked “I don’t think I can get out tonight. I wanted to spend some time with Max… I’ve been so hard on him lately…”
“Ok, I’ll cover it. I’ll let Maria and Tess in on it and we’ll head out and get the mess hall and try as make as much as the tunnel as possible to the café ok?”
“Thanks Michael” she said hugging him before they headed back upstairs to the café.

There's always some reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction

Tess and Maria were talking fast in the café, they appeared to be having an argument over something when Michael walked over, and he slid in next to Maria and kissed her hair
“How are you all today?” he asked politely
“You weren’t at school” said Maria before turning back to Tess “It’s… it’s a dream thing… I don’t know how I did it I just did”
“But I’m sure the MindWarp is more powerful than your dream walk, you can only do it while people are sleeping” she protested
“But we don’t know that” Maria countered “For all you know you could be dreaming right now”
“Am I?”
“No but you could have been” she smirked as Tess got confused
“Stop it” she snapped and Maria burst out laughing
“No it’s not a dream. I’m messing with you, Michael has is too” she said thumping him in the chest “Don’t you?”
“I think you pulled me in. Anyway that’s not what I want to talk to you about”
“Do you want me to go?” asked Tess moving to stand up but he grabbed her and she sat back down
“Stay. You need to hear this too,” he said and she looked to Maria “It’s very important”
“Michael, what is it?” asked Maria worried he sighed then took a deep breath before beginning
“We’ve all been falling into our roles well Liz and me. She took it up pretty heavily when she thought of something”
“When you say roles you mean…” Maria trailed off an he nodded
“Liz is all Queenly. She came to me with this a few days back, and seemed pretty adamant that I help her. Not that I wouldn’t it’s a big thing and I would do anything for her, she is my Queen after all”
“Michael what are you on about?” asked Tess even more confused and riled up after her talk with Maria. Those two certainly were a pair!
“Okay remember when we told our parents?” he asked and they nodded still following “Well do you remember Liz mentioning Future Max and the End Of The World?”
“It’s not happening is it?” she demanded becoming hysterical
“No… yes… we’re trying to stop the end of the world but the War might still come. So we’re building a base”
“We have a base, the CrashDown is our base!” said Maria
“No we need a place people can go to when our enemies come to Earth. We’re building it out in the desert and we need all the help we can get. We’re hoping to run tunnels under the town”
“Wow this is… this is insane!” she cried and Tess nodded
“For once I agree with her. It’s dangerous, what if one of tunnels caves under the town and then they’ll want to know why they’re there and who put them there!”
“What she said,” added Maria
“Didn’t think you’d be against me on this Maria. Sorry, but me Liz and Max are going to keep working on the tunnels till they’re finished. We’re going to have our base, you can either jump on the bandwagon or get left behind” he stood up and went in search of Liz. She wasn’t in the back and when he checked the Jetta was missing. Max walked in looking well fed, he looked to Michael
“Where’s Liz?”
“I don’t know. She’s not in the back, the Jetta’s gone, I’ll go ask Maria,” he said moving back to the booth while Max went upstairs to see if she was there, she wasn’t and he hurried back down worried.
“She’s not upstairs!” he said pulling out his phone and calling her, her phone was switched off so he snapped his shut and put it away “and he phone’s switched off. Do you think she’s gone back to the Shelter?”
“Possibly. I’m coming with you,” he said and Maria jumped up
“Me too. Liz is my best friend I want to find her,” she protested daring them to say no
“I’m coming as well. Maybe I could get into her head and find out where she is,” said Tess and Max nodded. The four of them headed out to the Jeep to go and search for her.
Max headed out along the road toward the unfinished base when Tess closed her eyes and tried to reach out for Liz in her mind, he kept glancing at her in the mirror as she sat there. They all jumped when her closed lids began to flutter rapid and she cried out
“Liz? Where are you? Everyone’s worried!” she said aloud “No Liz we want to help. We want to help you, please don’t do that Liz! NO DON’T!” she shouted, there was a bright flash and Tess went flying up, the seatbelt snapped and it was as if she had been blasted.
“Tess!” cried Michael when Max slammed his foot down on the breaks. Out of pure instinct Michael lifted his hand and she stopped mid air. She slowed down till she lay on the road; they climbed out and hurried over to her
“Are you okay?” asked Michael but she was in a dream like state. She flung her arms around herself and began mumbled
“No Zan. Don’t go, please… oh god she gave me her memories. I can feel Ava… He left me, he left me alone so cold… the water it’s so cold but I have to go to him. No don’t go, you’re making me cold it’s so cold Zan” she groaned. Her eyes fluttered before she fell silent and green sparks ran over her face and hands.
“What did Liz do to her?” whispered Maria. Max scowled and lost himself in thought; if Liz did this then there must be something really wrong. What if she wasn’t Liz but Ava at the moment? He didn’t voice his concern, he thought Liz could handle it but she needed help, a lot of help.
“We have to find her. She could be in trouble and calling out to us,” said Michael and Maria nodded
“Yeah. Come on I’ll take Tess back to town” she said and Michael shook his head
“No you can’t do it on your own. You’d have to hitch a ride and I’m not risking your safety”
“Michael I’m the last person who should be worried about hitchhiking. We have to get Tess back safely and you need to go find Liz” she stated and Max nodded
“Maria’s right. You be careful ok?” he said and she nodded before he turned to Michael “Come on let’s go” he said and they moved back to the jeep and got in leaving the two girls by the side of the road.

Oh beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty and weightless
And maybe I'll find some peace tonight

Liz followed the girl out of the café and straight to the Jetta. She got a first glance at her and saw that the girl was Ava, she could easily tell the difference between Ava and herself even though they shared the same appearance and DNA.
“Where are we going Ava?” she asked as she opened the door and climbed inside. Ava did the same and sat in the passenger seat smiling warmly
“It’s time you went and saw it. I know you’ve been thinking about it, I’m part of you Liz and you’ve wanted to go since Serina told you haven’t you?” she stated then pointed to the ignition
“I don’t know what you’re talking about Ava”
“It’s time to go Liz. I’ve been trapped inside you for so long, any longer and you could hurt someone. You have to take me there to let me be free. Zan needs me”
“But I need you too. You’ve been guiding me since I found out; I can’t do this on your own. I can’t be an alien without you Ava” she protested as tears filled her eyes
“How do you know that? You’ve never been on your own”
“I never had to be. You were always there for me giving me strength and control, if you go now I’ll loose it”
“No you won’t Liz. You have to try, you were strong and in control before I came weren’t you?”
“I don’t remember that time. It feels so long ago,” she whispered
“Try to remember Liz, I haven’t always been there for you. Can you remember when you were on your own?”
“Yes I can and I almost killed Trev. Max thinks it was you, but I lost control and I lashed out. I can’t handle it on my own”
“There have been other times when you were alone with me,” said Ava but she shook her head
“You’re been part of me all my life” she said sadly. Ava snarled
“Why won’t you let me go? You’ve clung to me selfishly all your life and you have no idea how to live! I am tired and I want to go to Zan. I want to be with my soul mate once again and you’re keeping me from that. If you get in my way anymore I’ll remove you from my path. I will be with Zan whether it kills you or not” she hissed. She grabbed onto the back of Liz’s neck and watched her eyes turn black before Ava took over.
Ava pressed her hand to the ignition and the car sputtered to life, she pulled out of the parking space and turned onto 285 South. She was going to be back with Zan once more. She could remember running up the stairs and then she ended up in the pod, she tried to escape but Liz’s mind pulled her in and she was trapped, she had been trapped ever since and she couldn’t bear it any longer.
She drove in silence for a while, briefly glancing to Liz sitting in the passenger seat unconscious and unmoving. She wasn’t a bad person really, she didn’t want to hurt her clone but after getting trapped in her body all this time she didn’t much care for her. She jumped when Tess appeared in the back seat of the car
“Liz? Where are you? Everyone’s worried!” she said leaning forward
“Leave me alone” she said gruffly
“No Liz we want to help. We want to help you” she said, Ava slammed the brakes down and the car skidded to a halt. She turned around and glared at her. She lifted her hand and it glowed “Please don’t do that Liz! NO DON’T!” she shouted as Ava forced her out of her mind. She went flying, like a ghost, through the back window and disappeared into thin air.
“Humph!” spat Ava relieved to be rid of her doppelganger. She started the car after checking Liz was still out good and cold and she continued to drive.
She passed peppers café and saw the old abandoned building, it was barely anything anymore, and she climbed out and pulled Liz out and dragged her out into the desert where she was buried. Liz woke up to the shining symbol glowing on the floor; Ava was standing next to her looking apologetic
“I’m sorry I have to do this,” she said
“No please!” begged Liz and she just laughed, “Don’t laugh at me Ava!”
“Don’t you get it? You’re the one who’s standing here. I’m not really here! You drove out here and you blasted Tess. It’s all there in your memory. You’ve wound me through your mind and now I’m trying to cut myself free, you believe your power comes from me but you’re far stronger than I ever was”
“I’ll be lost without you!” she cried
“You’ve been without me all this time! You did those things… remember it Liz” she said and flashes assaulted her eyes, Ava showed her that she had been the one in control not Ava.
“No it’s not true. You’re the alien part of me!”
“I was the alien part of you but you’re possessed now and I’m tired. I’m exorcising myself from you. You have to learn to be who you are”
“But I don’t know!”
“Well then try and find out! You love Max don’t you?”
“Yes”
“And Maria is your best friend isn’t she?”
“Yes she is”
“Well then go from there. Learn to be apart of them instead, Michael needs a queen and Maria needs a best friend. Tess just needs someone to help her fit it and belong…” she said as she stepped onto the royal seal
“No Ava don’t leave me!” she cried
“I’m not really here Liz,” she said. Liz looked around and found she was standing on the symbol. She could feel some part of her mind gone. She cried out tearful, Ava had been part of her all her life. It was cold and strange without her. She gasped as energy surged through her, she tried to control it but she was weak. It crackled out and shot off her body in sparks, she screamed out in pain and her eyes turned back to her normal brown. She fell to her knees and connected with the sand, she roared out and it turned animalistic. The earth shook and she dug her fingers into the sand, she had to use up the excess energy or she could really destroy things. She focused hard on the Shelter and it grew, tunnels appeared and ran straight into town, rooms created themselves and expanded until everything was how she wanted it. As soon as it was done she collapsed down into the desert sand and fell unconscious.

In the arms of the angel
Far away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear

The door burst open and Kyle jumped as Maria staggered in with Tess at her side barely conscious. He went over and picked her up in his arms and carried her to the nearest soft place, which was the couch. He laid her down while she went to get his dad
“Tess? What’s wrong? Wake up and tell me” he urged running his hands over her face
“What happened to her?”
“Liz is missing and when she tried to get through to her she went flying out of the car. Michael stopped her from falling and she’s been like this ever since”
“Ava’s gone. So cold, still so cold! Max! Max! Max!” she started screaming
“Maria! Do something!” shouted Kyle, she shoved him out the way and knelt down next to Tess. Maria lifted her hands and pressed them to her head and invaded her mind. She was standing on a dock and Tess was wrapped in rope and dripping wet in a white night dress, she was crying so hard and crying out for Max. Maria knelt down in front of her and took her hand
“Tess?” she whispered
“He left me. My soul mate left me! He’s gone! Max is gone!”
“Max isn’t your soul mate remember? You do remember don’t you Tess?” she asked. In real life Maria grabbed Kyle’s hand without breaking the connection and pulled him into her subconscious “But he is” she said as Kyle appeared on the dock. He moved toward them and pulled the ropes off her and lifted her up
“You remember me don’t you Tess? It’s me Kyle”
“Kyle? I remember!” she breathed burying her head in the crook of his neck
“Take us back Maria” he whispered and she nodded. The connection snapped with a crackle and they were back in the Valenti living room. Tess jumped up and threw her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek
“You came and rescued me!” she cried “Thank you so much… Kyle”
“But I…” began Maria but Valenti just put a hand on her shoulder and smiled at her
“Let them have this” he said and she nodded grinning. Maria’s phone went off and she frowned as she pulled it out to answer it, it was Michael calling.
“Michael have you found her?” she asked launching straight into conversation as soon as she answered
“No we haven’t but we’re at the Shelter now. It’s incredible! She complete it on her own! We’ve been here for the last fifteen minutes and it’s finished, everything is so amazing! All the tunnels run under the town, that’s what that earthquake was before”
“Liz caused an earthquake?” she gasped
“What?” called Kyle pulling away to listen in. All of them listened in to her conversation before Tess added something
“Liz was with Ava. I saw her, Ava was the one who blasted me that’s why I got her memories”
“But Ava’s dead… oh my god I think I know where she is! She’s gone out to Ava’s grave!” gasped Maria “That’s where she is! It’s out by the old Pepper’s Café. Near an old abandoned factory” she said into the phone
“We’ll go find her. Thanks Maria!” he hung up and Maria put her phone away
“Where’s your basement?” she asked Valenti and he showed her where it was. She hurried down and began searching for a lever or trap door of some kind. She tripped over a loose lump of coal from an old coal shoot and a door creaked open
“What the?” hissed Valenti
“Liz went power overload by the sounds of it and we’ve been making a Shelter, that earthquake was her finishing it. The tunnels run under every house in town in case Kivar brings his war to this dinky rock. I’m going out to meet Michael and my brother, you should stay here with Tess and Kyle. Call me if you need anything” she said as she pulled the door lid down and disappeared from sight.

***

Michael hung up and turned to Max looking round the finished control room, it was a sight to see. The place was solid uranium; he had found out once that they couldn’t manipulate it because it was a heavy metal. Whatever her happened to Liz is had sure been powerful.
“I just got off the phone with Maria. She thinks that Liz is at Ava’s grave, I heard Tess say something in the background about Ava being with Liz. Ava blasted her… maybe Serina got it wrong and she wasn’t really dead”
“It’s possible that Ava’s alive, we have to find her” he said worried
“Hey!” he turned and saw someone lounging on one of the control panels like it was a couch “She needs you”
“Tell me something I don’t know. Do you know where she is exactly?” he asked and the man climbed down and walked toward them. He was like Michael only had longer hair to his shoulders; he was wearing black leather boots and had a controlling grace
“Yeah I can take you to her. You have to look out for her, she’s my cousin and the only family I have left”
“You’re…”
“Who are you talking to?” asked Michael
“Rath yeah I know, we’re always around. I was surprised when I found out about what Zan asked of her but glad he did it, you guys have made me proud. Tell Michael… that if I ever had a son I’d want him to be something like he is”
“I will do sir. Thank you”
“Max? Who the hell are you talking to?” he demanded worried “Liz is missing and you’re talking to yourself?”
“Only not with his impatient attitude. Let your sister loose on him, she’ll give him some control” he winked before heading down a tunnel with Max following him and Michael cussing about Max going crazy.
“Who were you talking to Max?”
“Rath… I was speaking with Rath. He wants to save his cousin… he said he’s proud of us all” he whispered and Michael nodded solemnly before following on in silence. Max tried to reach out in his mind for Liz; she was a apart of him so he should be able to sense her.

***

“Oh come on baby! Come on don’t die on us now!” begged Leza thumping the dashboard as if that would do some good. They had reached Roswell but the car was sputtering along
“I told you we should have stolen one!” said Rilla from the back, she was sitting in Raith’s lap and had been in a major make out session with him.
“Ah would ya pipe down Rilla!” sneered Zenn, he fixed the mirror and looked at his sister “That’s it come on Leza let’s just ditch this piece a shit and walk” she cut the car out and they ditched it. Leza reached out for Zenn’s hand and Raith practically dragged Rilla down the street toward the café their protector had said one of the leaders of the mission resided.
“Dis is da place” drawled Raith “I wonda wot da leader looks like”
“Dunno, only one way ta find out tho” replied Rilla as she pushed the door open. They walked in and shoved some teenager out of his booth he was sitting at
“Hey! Max, Liz? What the hell do you guys think you’re doing?” he hissed
“Liz! Maria! Get over here! Where have you been all day? We’re in a rush get your aprons on and get working!”
“Who da hell are you pops?” sneered Leza “Ya don’t order me ‘bout”
“Yeah!” added Zenn “Don’t no old fart mess wit my wife!”
“Wife? Max? Liz you have a lot of explaining to do young lady!” he snapped but she just held up a hand at him and shushed him
“Dat’s it we’re outta here!” said Raith “I shoulda known dis one horse town was a bust” Alex burst into the fray and began shouting at Rilla and Leza and Jeff went over and thrust an alien apron at them and began shouting.
Just then Kyle and Tess walked in and all the café just froze, they had been on their way to find Alex to let them know what had been happening and get him to help when they saw the four people standing there.
“How is that? How is that possible?” whispered Tess, Raith noticed her first and soon he nodded to the others and they all looked her way. “Zan, Rath, Vilandra and Ava” she breathed with a smile
“I don’t get it, I thought there was only one set of the Royal Four”
“Royal… you know who we are?” asked Leza
“Yeah, I thought I was you for a time… it’s a long story. Mr Parker I think we’ll need to take this into the back, Alex? You want to come?” she asked. She had showed a greater appreciation for him; her aunt had fallen for him so he was like an uncle. They all moved to the back for the big explanation.
“Right nah would ya tell us wot da hells goin on?” asked Rilla crossing her arms and flicking her feathered short blonde red streaked hair off her forehead and out of her eyes
“This is so weird,” said Alex “The others are going to freak when they find out about you guys” he began poking Raith
“I guess we should start with an introduction,” said Tess, she was the one speaking for them all there “My name is Tess, that’s Kyle my boyfriend and Alex. He’s Jeff Parker and he owns this café, he lives upstairs with his wife and daughter Liz. You look exactly like Liz”
“I’ll go get a picture of her and Maria. There should be one upstairs in her room” said Alex as he disappeared up the stairs. He came down a few minutes later with it in his hand “Here, have a look at that”
“Whoa hot damn that looks just like me and Rilla” she said and Rilla shoved her way over to look over Leza’s shoulder
“So where are they? Why aren’t they here talkin ta us insteada you” asked Zenn crossing his arms
“As far as we know Liz has gone a little out of it”
“What do you mean out of it?” demanded her father
“She ran off and when I tried to get in her head to find out what was wrong Ava was there. Ava blasted me and Maria had to help me, I was stuck in my head reliving some of Ava’s past”
“I thought Serina said Ava was dead”
“Ya know Serina? We’re tryin ta find her!” said Raith “Where she at?”
“Africa” Kyle threw in before going back to trying to calm down Liz’s dad
“Ava is dead, it’s some freaky thing to do with genetics and souls and stuff. Ava has been hiding out in Liz for the last forty or so years, she’s only broken free and I think Liz is trying to deal with that”
“She’s not doing very well if that earthquake was anything to go by,” added Kyle and Tess elbowed him
“Liz… she caused that earthquake? We have to find her!” cried her father snagging his coat from the stand near the door
“Mr Parker Max, Michael and Maria are on their way to get her. Once they find her they’ll be able to help her and once they’ve done that then they’ll bring her home. We just have to sit tight and wait”
“Can’t you try contact them again?” he begged her and she nodded and sat down on the couch closing her eyes.

You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here

TBC...

Title: I Will Oh I Will Not Forget
Author: SpiderGirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Roswell or any songs written or performed by Sarah McLachlan or any from BGC.
Summary: This is their last few days on Antar. Picture Max as Zan, Michael as Rath, Maria as Vilandra and Liz as Ava. I've been toying with idea for a while and it was going to drive me insane unless I wrote it.
Coupling: Ava/Zan, Rath/Vilandra, Max/Liz, Michael, Maria.
Rating: I'm not sure how to rate this. I'll put it at G to PG-13, that's reasonable enough?

***

Liz opened her eyes and blinked against the setting sun, she felt like she was floating and it was the most amazing feeling she had ever felt. She smiled as something blocked her vision
“Max” she whispered and he looked down into her eyes
“It’s okay we’re taking you home now Liz” he replied. She looked over his shoulder and saw Michael walking next to him then she tipped her head back and saw Maria walking on the other side.
“The Royal Four” she whispered as she snuggled into his chest and sighed “I feel as if we’re all back like we were again. I’m so tired, I’m sorry for running off like that but Ava…”
“Shhhhh Liz it’s okay. Ava’s gone now, we’ve got you back safe and sound. You just need to get some rest” he said. She grabbed hold of his shirt and pulled herself closer
“I finished the Shelter. I had to because… Max we’re pregnant” she whispered so quietly; he came to a standstill and almost dropped her.
“Max what’s wrong?” asked Maria. Liz silently pleaded that he not tell them, he looked up and smiled. Liz wriggled to stand up and they joined hands
“Nothing come on let’s get back to the cars. Maria you’ll take your car wont you?”
“Sure” she said and they continued on their way in the cooling sun air.
Michael swallowed hard he had walked this trip before and it ended up loosing his family. He reached out and grabbed onto Max’s free hand and held it in the death like grip. He looked at him and raised an eyebrow
“I’m not loosing my family again,” he said quietly and Max looked around the realised what he meant, he turned to look at Liz and she stared back at him and just knew. She grabbed out for Maria’s hand and they felt a connection buzz between them
“Mission complete” whispered Liz so quietly.
They reached the cars and Michael rode with Maria while Max and Liz took the jeep. They had a lot of talking to do; Michael was going to ask Maria something he wanted to ask her for a long time but never did because he always thought she was human, now knowing she wasn’t, knowing he was meant to be with her well it made things simple again. Liz fastened the belt and leaned back in the seat before taking his hand and linking fingers with him
“I want us to move into the Shelter. My dad is going to be furious that I’m pregnant and I don’t want him to know, if we move in the Shelter I’ll keep up with my studies and work just as hard in the café”
“No” he said, “You’re not working in the café at all. If your father needs someone then I’ll do it, there is no chance that you are working with the baby, I almost lost you here today and I don’t want that to happen with our… is it a boy or a girl? Do you know?” he asked
“Both Max”
“Bo… oh. Oh my god” he whispered “We’re having twins?” she nodded “Wow, twins”
“Yeah twins,” she said “Max do you ever think we’ll return to Antar?”
“I don’t know. Maybe… in the future I would like to… if we could” he mumbled, “It’s part of us, it’s our home”
“I know, it just seems so far away though,” she said and he nodded. Max glanced up in the rear-view mirror and jumped in his seat
“Oh dear God in Heaven!” he cried in shock, they turned and saw Tess sitting there “Tess! How did you get here?”
“Never mind that I don’t have long. How’s Liz?”
“Liz is fine. We’re on our way back now”
“We’ve got a little surprise for you so I’m just warning you. It’s a big shock, there are some four people here looking for Serina oh I’m loosing the warp. I’ll see you soon” she said before she disappeared from sight.
“I wonder what she meant by that. You don’t think they’re people from Antar do you?”
“No, I mean it can’t be can it? What if Kivar has been killed and they want us to go back and rule? Oh I don’t know if could do that”
“Neither could I” he replied pressing down on the gas and going faster “We’ll be there soon, try and get a little rest”
“About moving into the Shelter you will come with me won’t you?”
“Of course I will. We’re practically married as it is, I love you Liz and I want to be with you”
“We have to think of names, I don’t know how long this lasts it could be years it could be days” she said rubbing her flat stomach
“How about Gregory if it’s a boy?” suggested Max “About a year before all this, when I was young and I would see you at school and dream about having two kids called Gregory and Molly and a white picket fence… I just never factored in that both of us would be aliens. That dream seems to have disappeared; we’ll never get the fence Liz. We’ll have an entire planet”
“Just forget about it for now. Antar is a long way away and we’ll get there when we’re ready, we’ll free our planet. I swear it, if not us then we’ll try for our son… try for Greg” she smiled and he looked at her quickly and broke into a smile “Maybe that dream isn’t so lost yet?”
“Maybe” he smiled as they pulled up in the alley behind the café. Maria and Michael pulled up behind them and the four climbed out and headed in. Liz was still leaning on Max for support when they reached the door and went in.
“Oh my god” gasped Maria in simple disbelief.

So tired of the straight line
And everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
And the storm keeps on twisting

Tess came out of the warp and just grinned with happiness. She had heard them talking about their babies, twins! They were going to have twins; she wouldn’t tell anyone just let them know that she knew
“Well?” demanded Rilla
“Yeah” Jeff threw in “Is she okay?”
“She’s fine. Max found her and they’re on their way home, from where I saw they were pretty close” she said, “So what are your names? And do you have the same powers we do?”
“Well I’m Rilla, this is my boy Raith and that’s my bro Zenn and his wife Leza. We’re from New York, we’re tryin ta find Serina Parker? Did one of ya say she was in Africa?”
“Yes she’s in Africa, Serina is my aunty,” said Tess and they grew instant respect for her
“So tell us everythin, you guyz got the Granolith. We’re lookin for da answers and you got em Gerbil,” said Raith
“You mean you don’t know who you are?”
“We’ve had flashes but nothing solid Gerb, we know Zenn and Leza are meant to be together and Rilla and me but we don’t know more than that,” he explained
“Whats the Granolith?” asked Kyle confused
“I don’t know, my dad never told me,” said Tess “I guess he didn’t know what it was”
“Wot bout Ava? Wot happened ta her?” asked Leza stepping up
“She killed herself out in the desert, she’s been dead since the crash. She got the pods to earth and when she knew it was done she gave up and killed herself to be with Zan” explained Jeff surprising him
“Why does he know?” demanded Zenn “Human’s aren’t suppose ta know! So we know what Gerb’s deal is, what’s your deal Jockie?” he asked eyeing Kyle
“What do you mean? I’m dating Tess, she lives at my house with my dad”
“Nah Jockie I don’t want ya life story, there’s da Royal Four and Gerb is Serina’s niece, where d’ya fit into all this alien business?”
“Wha… you think I’m an alien?” he laughed
“Don’t laugh at my bro Jockie! We can sense ya, you’re definitely not from around ere”
“But I’ve lived in Roswell all my life!” he protested, “I’m not an alien! You can’t sense me”
“Sure we can,” said Raith “Don’t be in denial Jockie, it’s cool ta be a freaky deaky alien” he said waving his hands menacingly
“I am not an alien!” he hissed just as the door opened and in walked the other Royal Four
“Oh my god” gasped Maria as she came face to face with a punk version of herself
“Whoa you were kiddin!” laughed Leza. She stuck out her hand and Liz slowly reached out to shake it “I’m Leza”
“I’m Liz Evans” she replied
“Liz Parker” corrected her father “You’re not married yet!”
“Practice besides I want to get use it, you should too because as soon as it’s settled that’s who I’ll be. This is my fiancé Max Evans and his sister Maria Deluca and her boyfriend Michael Guerin”
“How comes ya all got different last names?” asked Raith, Michael’s dupe
“We got split up when we were little, Liz and I have been raised human since a few days ago when Serina came to us. She explained everything,” said Maria
“So where are you freaks staying?” asked Michael raising an eyebrow and helping Liz down onto the couch. Jeff hurried over and checked her out
“Dad I’m fine!” she assured him but he wouldn’t listen
“We don’t gotsa a place ta crash we were just gonna wing it” said Zenn
“I think I know the perfect place,” said Max with a grin “If you don’t mind the underground that is”
“Nah we’s lived in a subway station before naw, but it beta not ave rats” he replied. Zenn just smirked
“If ya don’t mind I wanna stick around with my dupe,” said Rilla “Wanna get ta know her, so where ya lay ya rock?” she asked her
“Huh?”
“Where d’ya and Mickey G do da nasty?”
“Wha… we’ve never…” she cried in disbelief
“Rilla, Ria ain’t used ta ya freaky deaky speak. Just chill k?” said Raith “She just wanted ta know where ya lived”
“Oh” she nodded “Then what was with asking me if I had done it yet?”
“Rilla don’t sleep” he explained, “She’s never slept, coz account of her powers ya know. So da bed she has where we live we use for…”
“Okay we get the message,” said Jeff interrupting him
“You don’t sleep?” asked Liz raising an eyebrow “Why not?”
“My powers da dream walk right? If I sleep I dream anyone even myself and it comes real”
“Wow. So you’ve never slept since you left the pod?” asked Tess
“Got that right Gerb” she nodded “I’m sure Ria knows all about it”
“Actually I don’t, I’ve only had my powers for a few days. I was physically cut off from using them since I was a baby when I hatched prematurely”
“Well then I’m definitely stayin wit you girl, gotta get ahold a them powers!” said Rilla
“Well we’s be getting off naw” said Leza “Zenn and me’s tryin for a baby” she said hugging him and he pressed a kiss to hair smiling wildly “Gonna call him Greg” he said and Max began to cough loudly, Tess just smiled knowingly.
“Well come on Rilla, you can meet my mom. I’m sure she’ll love you, need a ride SpaceBoy?” she asked and he nodded. Rilla went over to Raith and jumped up into his arms and he began kissing her wildly
“Catch ya later fuck buddy,” she drawled as Michael, Maria and Rilla left for the Jetta.
“I’m going to take them to the Shelter, Liz” he began but she stopped him
“What I said in the car still goes. I’m going to go upstairs to pack some clothes, you go home and do the same then meet us there”
“Wait what? Pack clothes? Where do you think you’re going?”
“I’m moving in with Max,” she said simply as she rose to her feet. She walked past him and climbed the stairs
“You’re not moving anywhere young lady”
“Dad I’m going to be with Max, he’s who I was born to with and by Ava’s dying wish I’m going to do it and you will not stand in my way. You’re not my real father and Nancy isn’t my real mother,” she hissed coldly before walking up the stairs.
“I’ve always tried to do right by you Liz, even know you weren’t mine,” he said after her but she didn’t hear him.
Raith, Leza and Zenn were talking with Kyle and Alex when she came back down, Max had gone to get his things and Tess had disappeared off back to Valenti’s.
“Hey Liz, I was talking and they have a chain of garage and security shops out in New York” said Kyle excited
“That’s good” she replied still upset with her father. She looked out the diamond in the door and sighed, she dropped her bag and hurried out with what strength she had to her dad “Dad I’m sorry! You know I love you and mom don’t you, I’m so sorry I was so cold. Can you ever forgive me?”
“You’re a really unique girl, but you’re still my daughter and I will always forgive you,” he said hugging her. Zenn, Leza and Raith watched from the window and wished that they had that kind of caring parent out there for them, especially Leza who had known nothing but abuse from her cousin.
“You guys all love Liz don’t you?” she asked Kyle and he nodded, Alex cleared his throat
“She’s been my best friend as long as I can remember. Before we found out about all the aliens it was just Me, Maria and Liz. She’s so strong and Max just loves her so much; I can see why they’re getting married. Liz would do Ava proud, she’s making a great queen so far”
“Queen?” Raith asked surprised
“Ava, who Liz and Leza are made from, was the Queen of Antar”
“How d’ya know that?” asked Leza staring at her double hard, they weren’t so different
“Because she remembers” said Kyle “She remembers everything Ava did on Antar”
“She has more of Ava in her than I do” she whispered to herself “She’s the true queen then, we’re just back up copies in case she fails”
Liz came into the back and took the three of them down into the basement; Zenn noticed that when she almost fell off the second to last step her hand went protectively to her stomach
“Bakin?” he asked her raising an pierced brow, he briefly looked down with his eyes then back up to her face and watched as she got the message. She nodded blushing as she knelt down running her hands over the floor trying to find the loose lump of coal
“Max and I… we’re…” she groaned from the floor as she found the rock and turned it, making the door swing up from the floor. It had been well hidden, Raith smirked.
“Ya don’t have ta explain Avie it’s cool” he said nodding “Do wot ya gotta do”
She climbed down the steps carefully and they followed behind her, she led them to the end of the corridor and it had three doors leading off to other places. Only one would lead to the main control centre and bedrooms for the town and a separate corridor for the Royal Family. She had built eight rooms in all, one for all her friends but they would have to pair up as couples and share. Leza and Zenn didn’t seem too bothered by that. She opened the left door and they walked down it and along in silence.

You keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
It don't make no difference

Maria kept glancing over at Rilla with interest, she had always wondered what it was like to have a twin, that was one of the reasons she looked in the mirror every morning pulling faces and fixing her hair to new styles.
“So we’re not that different” she began and Rilla nodded
“Yeah, sure we’s both gots blonde ‘air and we’s both alien’s and we’s both gots the same lookin beau” she said and Maria nodded
“I’ve always wanted to go to New York,” said Maria
“Ya’d like it. It’s way cool out there” smirked Rilla
“Do you like music?”
“Ya freakin me? A course I like music, when we lived on da street most of da other street punks used ta take drugs, Zenn even tried it once, but fa me music has always been my heroin” she said
“Good I’m so putting the radio on” she said and turned it on to hear Linkin Park belt out “Oh sorry that was Michael” she said turning the station as softer indie music came pouring out. Maria eyed Rilla over thinking this wouldn’t be here cup of Tabasco but she smiled when she saw her dupe singing along to Sarah McLachlan’s Angels. She joined in with her dupe as she drove home
“In the arms of the angels! Far away from here…” they sang out grinning at each other like crazy. Maria pulled up and they cut off the radio, Rilla honked the horn and Amy came to stand in the doorway
“Sa wot’s mom like?”
“She owns an alien themed herbal shop and is very kooky and strict when it comes to boys and bedrooms,” she said quickly as Amy stopped staring at the two girls. She had a cup in her hand once she regained her composure she looked in it then tipped out the liquid before coming over
“I am seeing what I’m seeing aren’t I? This isn’t one of those MindWarp things again is it?” she asked
“No mom it’s not and I don’t do that; I DreamWalk. Anyway I would like you to meet my… sister Rilla. Rilla Deluca”
“Why didn’t Liz mention you had a sister?”
“Because she’s the same as me. You know how I’m a clone of Vilandra, she is too, and she’s the second set of clones”
“So that means I have another daughter? Oh this is so wonderful! Come here!” she grabbed hold of Rilla and pulled her close in a big hug. She just looked so surprised and didn’t know how to react to Amy
“Uh ta mom” she said and that drove Amy even wilder
“We have to fix the guest room up into a bedroom. It’s brilliant to have another daughter! This is so wonderful!” she pulled her two girls inside and shoved them to the kitchen. Maria sat down on a stool as her mom looked over her new daughter
“Oh so many piercings and tattoos” she cried with disappoint “So do you have powers like Maria?”
“Yes ma’am I do. It feels telling you this, we’ve never told anyone except Moll” she said, Maria arched a brow she would ask later
“Well what are they? Are they the same as Maria’s?”
“Yes only more advanced. I don’t sleep because of them, I never have”
“Not ever?”
“Only once when I was young and my powers ran free. Some people died because of me so I stopped sleeping and soon I began to control it” she said
“So the DreamWalk. What else?” Amy kept pressing
“I can bring things out of a dream, anyone’s dream and I’m strong enough to reach people on Antar but I haven’t for fear of loosing my control”
“Can you move things? Like tattoos and piercings?” asked Amy and Rilla just smiled as she waved a hand of her tats and piercins and made them disappear. She waved a hand over her short blonde feathered hair with red streaks through it and turned it a long and healthy brown
“Better?” she asked and Amy nodded
“I can’t believe I have another dinner. We have to invite Max and Michael around and have another family dinner,” she suggested and Maria nodded in agreement
“Okay but no alcohol this time mom. That was one hellova night”
“A family dinner and no booze, damn that’s a bust” whistled Rilla “I can hold my own when it comes to drinkin,”
“I beg your pardon young lady!” gasped Amy surprised
“We grew up in a sewer, we had ta entertain ourselves some haw. There was nuthin ta do cept fuck and drink,” she explained and Amy went woozy
“I knew this alien thing would be free love all round,” she mumbled
“Mom, chill!” said Rilla “I am one of da senior partners of a chain of garage and security firms in New York. Our protector, who was like a dad to us, was brilliant. He bought out da shares and we became partners”
“Oh it’s probably some local firm,” said Amy “But I’m still proud, at least you have a career set in your life”
“Yeah oh and it’s not really local. It’s national”
“National?” she gulped “What is… your firm called?”
“Well da Security Company is called McKluskey Home Security and our little garage is called Triple A”
“What?” she cried in disbelief “You mean you own Triple A?”
“Ya heard of it?” smirked Rilla
“Yes I’ve heard of it! How much does that place make?”
“Enough to get us by” she replied “But enough of da shop talk, ya said sumthin bout a bed? I wanna crash”
“I thought you didn’t sleep?” asked Maria and Rilla nodded. As Amy went to the door to show her the new room
“Who said I was gonna sleep?” she shot back winking before disappearing after Amy. Maria gasped and sat there with her mouth wide open in shock.

Escaping one last time
It's easier to believe in this sweet madness
Oh this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

Max met up with Liz near the control centre, he was carrying a large backpack full of clothes and stuff. She smiled warmly when she saw him and they linked fingers straight away. They didn’t even need to speak, they found comfort in silence. Zenn and Leza watched their dupes with intrigue, even they didn’t have that kind of relationship and they had been together all their lives.
“Were your parents angry?” she asked finally and he turned to look at her before speaking
“They were a little upset but when I told them it was something I had to do and I still loved them. They’re beginning to accept it all”
“That’s good. I don’t want them to know about Greg yet, they’ll have us back home in seconds”
“I was right” Zenn said “Ya’re packin a kid away”
“You told him?” asked Max a little surprised
“It’s noticeable Roswell” said Leza “She’s ma dupe, ya didn’t fink I wouldn’t notice her wit a bun in da oven?”
“Do you all know?”
“Yeah” nodded Raith
“Whoah” said Max “Do you think regular people would notice?”
“Not a chance in hell” replied Raith “So where da we crash?”
“Oh, those rooms next to each other. Raith you’re in there and Zenn and Leza that’s your room”
“Cool, thanks for this” said Leza she patted her dupe on the shoulder before they headed into the rooms and closed the soundproofed doors.
“You did a really good job on this place, you even decorated it” he smirked pointing to the white painted walls, it made the place look brighter
“I lost control and had to direct the power to some place. It hurt a great deal when I was overcome” she said and he put his arm around her shoulder
“But you’re okay now. We brought you back and we can help you get that control back” he said “And Leza can help, she must have had the same control issues when she was dealing with her powers. It’s still a bit of a wonder that we have duplicates”
“I know. Come on let’s go pack our stuff away,” he said as he led her to a large room closer to the control room.
He gasped when he saw it for the first time, the walls were cream and the bed was in the centre of the room. It was atop a pyramid of steps and had white silk sheets
“Liz this is… this is…”
“Like the bedroom we had when we lived on Antar. I remember it, I can remember all the nights we spent together just being with each other in it” she explained. She took his bag off him and tossed it near the hidden cupboard before turning back to him and putting her arms around his neck
“I love you,” he whispered kissing her nose before they pressed their foreheads together
“I love you too Max. I love you forever…” she smiled before kissing him softly “Okay?” they pressed their mouths together and he pulled her close. She gasped and began to shake in his arms, he broke the kiss and saw her barely holding on to consciousness
“Liz?” he cried as she whimpered and went limp in his arms before struggling to stand back up
“Max the babies. They’re growing,” she explained and he looked down to see a reddish glow through her shirt. He lifted it up and ran his hands around her bump before placing his hand right above her belly button, he breathed in sharply as he was pulled into a connection. He saw his son’s heart beat for the first time; he saw him and knew that he was growing healthy; ten fingers and ten toes and perfect in every way. He was pulled into a joint connection with his son’s sister and she wanted to show him the same things
“Are they okay Max?” asked Liz and he looked up at her and nodded, pride was shining through his eyes and she smiled tears in her eyes
“Greg and Molly wanted to say hello for the first time” he explained rubbing her newly formed bump “They’re so beautiful Liz, I saw them and they’re so much like you. Perfect to me” he pulled her up into his arms and carried her up the three steps to their raised bed and laid her down.
“Max I’m going to have to start wearing baggier clothes. I don’t want people to know about this, if they did then my father would find out and he’d separate us destiny or not. I don’t want to loose you Max, I know what it’s like to be apart from you and I’d rather be with you,” she said and he nodded
“Liz anything you want. You’re my dream girl and you’re carrying our children, there are no words to express how powerful our love is”
“This is so much more than words, feelings can barely cover it,” she added as she cuddled up next to him and they fell asleep together.
The next morning Max woke up first for a change, he saw Liz snoring softly next to him and his heart leapt in his chest. Two teeny little handprints ran across her stomach wildly, he grinned and pressed his large hand over her belly and connected with the playing twins.
“Morning Greg and Molly” he whispered before pulling away and letting them get back to playing together. He sat up and rubbed his hair into some semblance of normal before standing up and going down in search of a bathroom.
He found his dupe roaming the halls in search of the same thing; he nodded to him as he came over to talk to him. Zenn clapped him on the back
“Mornin Max, good night?” he asked and he nodded
“Yeah it was good. I connected with our babies last night”
“Babies? Ya havin twins?” he raised a brow and smiled “Good one mate, I’m sure ya’ll make a rad dad”
“Thanks… err I guess. Do you and Rilla want to meet my parents?”
“Yeah. I thought you and Maria had the same mom and dad?” he asked with worry
“No when Maria hatched prematurely she was given to Amy Deluca I was found a few years later, when I hatched, by the Evans. They adopted me and I became their son, Maria has always known Amy as her mom so that’s why we have different parents. I see Amy as my mom too since she’s my sister’s mom if that makes any sense. So do you want to meet them?”
“They preppy?” he inquired and Max shook his head unsure
“My dad’s a lawyer and my mom is vice president to some corporate firm,” he said and Zenn nodded
“Alright, when d’ya want us round?”
“Any time. It’s up to you, I’ll talk to them and we’ll meet for lunch someplace”
“Cool, so you’re da big bad king of Antar” he said finally “I know it’s you coz ya’re da one wit da granolith but that’s cool. I like it too much here on earth, got me a business. Got me a wife I love, life’s good”
“Congratulations, I wish I had a life as good and as simple as yours”
“Nah ya don’t. Ya were made for this life Max, ya da king”
“No matter how many times I hear that it’s still hard to believe,” he confessed as they found two rooms marked with male and female signs signalling toilets they both went in and did their thing.
Leza knocked on the door and heard a sleepy “come in” from inside; she pushed it open and saw how grand this room was. Liz had put a lot of work into this.
“Morning Sis’ how’s da buns?”
“Huh?” replied Liz confused
“Da twins, I heard you and Max talkin last night when I was lookin for da bathroom. So how’s ma niece and nephew?”
“Greg and Molly are doing fine, they haven’t stopped playing since Max connected with them last night. Listen Leza I don’t want my parents to know that I’m pregnant so could you…”
“Keep it a secret? Sure I can, they’re ya babbies not mine” she said as she climbed onto the bed and joined her sister “Ya got a nice set up here sis wit this bed”
“Oh I’m sorry you’ve got regular beds, I can change if it you don’t like it”
“We didn’t really notice da bed last night if ya get my drift” she winked “So when did ya finish da bunker?”
“Oh we started it a few days ago. I temporarily lost control of my powers and it nearly killed me. I directed the energy into this place, it was finished last night when you guys arrived”
“Whoa” she said “Liz, why did you build it? Do you think that Kivar is going to come here?”
“You know about Kivar? I thought you said you didn’t have those memories?”
“I have mixed memories. I see things when I sleep and it scares me, I feel as though I betrayed Zenn and da others somehow. I think I let Kivar into da city” she whispered
“No Leza, you didn’t. If you did I would have that same memory and I don’t, you love Zenn and I love Max, Ava loved Zan so much that she would never do anything to harm him. She risked everything and gave up everything just to make sure we were here”
“So do ya think Kivar would come here?”
“Without a doubt Leza. That’s why this place was built, I know what year he’s going to come down and I will do everything to stop him from destroying this planet”
“You think he’d really destroy da planet!” she cried
“I wont let him” she said firmly then rolled out of bed and began rooting through her bag “I have to get ready for school. I’m meeting the others there. Still got to learn things,” she said as she pulled out a baggy shirt and light pants.
“You really are da queen aren’t you?” she asked and Liz smiled weakly
“I wish I had a free life away from all this trouble. It would have been so much easier”
“That’s not how life works tho” smiled Leza as she stood up “Ya gotta run with da hand ya been dealt and just ‘ope for da best”
“You know what? You’re right”
“Course I am. I’m brilliant” she replied grinning madly “I’m gonna find ma hubby and we’re gonna check out da school. I’s never been ta a school before”
“Well West Roswell is one of the best, if you’re anything like me you’d like it enough”
“Hmm, how good is da science department”
“It’s good” she said looked up with interest “Leza, what do you think of molecular biology?”
“I’ve always been into it coz of what we are ya know?”
“Yeah. We’ll I’ll see you later”
“See ya round sis” she said before leaving and running square into Max “Oh hey Roswell. Hmmhmm god you’re buff like Zenn, how’s a bout we meditate some time?” she asked suggestively
“No thanks”
“Wow, no guys turned enlightenment down before”
“Talk to Kyle, he’s a Buddhist” he replied before going in and shutting the door behind him. He rushed over to her and scooped her up in his arms and began kissing her passionately
“Let’s forget first period. I want you,” he said huskily
“Max what’s got into you?”
“I don’t know, I just feel really… like I…”
“Like you just have to be with me? Max I think you have hormone issues” she said and he blushed
“How is that possible?”
“You’re connected with me aren’t you? Well maybe we pass feelings and chemicals onto each other?”
“You mean I’m going to get horny for the next few weeks?”
“It just depends on how long the pregnancy lasts, we’ll see how we go. Get changed honey and let’s head to school,” said Liz and he changed quickly and they headed along one of the tunnels toward the school.
Liz zipped up her jacket when she spotted the glowing handprints swirling around her stomach at breakneck speed; she put on her stomach protectively then dropped it to the side when Max kissed her before heading off to his lesson.
She walked along and met up with Maria who was showing Rilla around, Maria and her dupe were getting quite a few stairs from people as they passed
“Morning chica” she said as she hugged her best friend “How’s things”
“Good, things are good”
“How’s da buns?” asked Rilla
“My buns are fine thank you. I take it you spoke with Leza and Zenn?” she smirked and Maria got confused
“What does she mean about buns?”
“I’m pregnant with twins Maria. I was going to tell you, but I didn’t want my father to know. If he finds out he could separate us and I don’t want that”
“So how many days are you along?”
“Days?” Maria raised her brow with confusion “Don’t you mean weeks?”
“It takes four weeks for an alien pregnancy, we advance a lot faster”
“How do you know that?” asked Liz
“There have been times when… well I’ve never come to term,” she said sadly. Maria put her arm around her and hugged her
“You and Raith with get there. It’ll happen don’t you worry”
“Thanks Ria ya a cool sister” she said hugging her back
“So what do you plan on calling them and does Max know?”
“We’re calling them Gregory and Molly Evans and yes Max does know. He’s the first guy I told, I can’t believe I’m pregnant”
“So, want me ta tell ya when da buns are gonna be born?” asked Rilla
“You know when they’re going to be born?” gasped Maria
“Tell me when ya bumped uglies and I’ll tell ya” she replied and Liz blushed
“We’ve only done it once. Three days ago” she said still blushing wildly
“Right, on da seventh of the next month is when ya be popping out” she said nodding confidently. The bell rang and Rilla coughed “I see ya guys later. I’m gonna go lookin for a shop so I can set up another garage ‘ere”
“See you later Rilla” Liz waved as the two girls went off to their classes.

In the arms of the angel
Far away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear

Leza and Zenn were sitting in the cafeteria waiting for Raith and Rilla to arrive. Rilla strode in and sat down on the chair opposite them and stole her brother’s cup of coffee
“So did you get along with Maria then?” asked Leza
“Yeah tho her mama’s a fruitcake,” she replied “She’s kinda cool in da home sorta way ya know?”
“Liz and Max are alright, they’re doin it straight. Max wants me ta meet his folks” said Zenn “Gonna be kinda weird since we’s just gettin over dad’s death”
“Hmm yeah, I miss him ya know,” said Rilla as Raith came striding up
“Heya peeps wot’s goin down?” he asked as he flopped down next to his girlfriend “Wot d’ya think of ya dupes?”
“They’re okay. We were jus talkin about dad”
“Oh” he said then sighed “All those powers and still a freakin roadside accident”
“We’s came here ta get da answers didn’t we? We gotta talk ta Serina before we’s can go home” Zenn stated and the others nodded
“Wot about da summit?” asked Rilla
“I told ya before we’s not goin, it’s a set-up”
“Why d’ya think that bro?” she replied, “Wot if it’s not and we miss a chance to go home?”
“Earth’s our home, we have a business and friends. We couldn’t really go anyway, we’s not da real royal four anyhoo we’s just copies. Kivar don’t want copies, he wants da real deal,” he explained “D’ya wanna sell ‘em out?”
“No, I don’t they’re family” said Rilla “Zenn, I wanna stay here when ya go back to New York?”
“What? Why!” he demanded angrily “We’s gotta stick together”
“I wanna stay here wit Maria and Amy. Amy took one look at me and called me ‘er girl. I wanna ‘ave a chance ta go ta school and learn things ya know”
“But ya me sister, I can’t leave ya behind”
“Ya not leavin me behind bro, I’ll still come and visit” she said
“Ya really wanna do this?”
“Yes I thought bout it all last night in bed,” she said
“Okay” he said
“Okay?” cried Leza “You’re gonna let her stay?”
“Hey it’s her life, I want her ta be happy”
“Well if Rilla’s stayin that I gotta too” said Raith “’sides who’s gonna be there in New York when I wanna get laid?” Rilla swotted his arm and chuckled
“Thanks Raith” she smiled as she hugged them. Principal Forrester came over to the four and clasped his hands in front of him and showed them a mixture of irritation and disappointment
“Shouldn’t you be in class instead of the cafeteria?” he asked gruffly
“Uh no” said Zenn “We don’t go ta school ‘ere pal” he said before picking up his coffee
“Funny Mr Evans” he quipped “I think you should head to class before you get into more trouble”
“Are you threatening my brother?” Rilla rose angrily
“Rilla chill, this guy thinks we’re Max, Maria, Liz and Michael”
“Who are you?” Forrester asked getting confused
“I’s Zenn Evans and this is my wife Leza Evans, she’s ma sister Rilla Deluca and her boyfriend Raith Guerin. We’s from New York and up ta see our family”
“I didn’t know Max and the others were twins”
“Yeah. Leza I think it’s time ta go call da limo, Rilla Raith gonna miss ya guys” he hugged his sister and brother before he went off to follow his wife.
“Are ya da principal?” asked Rilla hopefully
“Yes I am” he replied sternly
“Brilliant, would it be possible to enrol us here?”
“I guess, I’ll have to talk to your parents though”
“We don’t have parents,” said Raith “Our dad died a few weeks ago, we’ve never had a mom”
“What about your high school records?”
“Never went, money won’t be an issue though. We run Triple A,” said Rilla “Oh and I’m living with my mom and my sister”
“I thought you didn’t have a mom?”
“He said he didn’t have a mom but I do, do you know Amy Deluca?” she asked and he nodded sorely
“Well there are lots of forms to fill in. Come on we’ll get the ball rolling and you’ll have to be tested on your current levels for each subject” he said and Rilla linked fingers with Raith as they followed him.
Zenn and Leza stood by the limo door as they said goodbye to their dupes. Liz hugged her sister and Max hugged his brother, Zenn pulled back and looked him square in the eyes
“Ya take good care of Raith and ma sister,” he said and Max nodded
“I will,” he promised him before Zenn turned to look at Liz
“Congratulations on da kids Roswell. Ya make a great mom,” he said as he hugged her “Ya be good nah and I’ll come back and visit” she nodded. Maria stepped up and hugged Zenn and Leza, they were quiet and finally they hugged Michael. There was no sign of Raith and Rilla; they came charging out of the main building and down the steps as fast as they could. Rilla flew into Zenn’s arms and hugged him hard
“Couldn’t let ya leave without sayin goodbye,” she said as she kissed his cheek “I’ll miss ya Zenn”
“I’ll mss ya too Rilla. I love ya sis,” he said and she sobbed quietly. She pulled back and went to stand with Maria and Max while Raith and Zenn said goodbye. He held out his hand and Raith grabbed it doing the handshake they had come to use when they were on the streets. Raith coughed trying to hide his sadness and he pulled his alien brother close and hugged him
“Gonna miss ya man. Ya take care a Rilla now and look after ya self K?”
“Sure thing duke. Ya da man Zenn, gonna miss ya” he said as he went and joined his girlfriend and Zenn joined his wife in the limo. They waved as the limo pulled away to drive back to New York Rilla grabbed Max’s hand and squeezed hard, he just let her knowing this was a sad time for them.
Raith walked round the car show room admiring the cars lovingly, Rilla was walking behind doing just the same. Once you spend a lot of time working on them you appreciate them a lot more. She ran her hands over the shiny red sports car she could see herself driving. After Leza and Zenn left for New York they decided to not mope but get on with moving into Roswell, first they were going to get a set of wheels each.
“Yo Raith I love this baby” she said as she climbed inside and checked it over. The sales man saw two punks messing about with some of the cars and he went out to try and get them to leave without much fuss.
“Can I help you?” he asked hoping that if he pressed them to buy the most expensive car in the showroom they would chicken out and leave, but best laid plans… Raith looked over his nametag
“Yeah Gill we’re lookin for two cars. His and Hers kinda deal” he explained. Rilla climbed out and lifted the hood and looked over the engine
“Err young lady you can’t do that” said Gill he hurried over to her, she’d get her finger cut off messing about with the engine “You’ll get hurt”
“Da engines good. Raith I got ma car, I can see ma self drivin this baby,” she said as she slammed the hood down and sat on it
“K baby” he grinned before turning to Gill “How much?”
“Oh this is over three thousand, I’m sure it’s out of ya price range”
“Only three thousand? Cool we’ll take it, I love a bargain” she smirked
“K babe. Now I like da Porsche in da corner over there, ya know the blue one”
“Sir that’s nine thousand. Are you sure you’d be able to afford both cars?” he asked knowing full well they wouldn’t
“Sure not a prob Gill” he said as he sauntered over and checked the engine out “I bet she purrs like a kitten”
“Raith ya really sure that ya want a car? Michael’s got a dirt bike,”
“Baby I’ll get both, gotta entertain ma self somehow in the desert”
“Aint I enough?”
“Oh baby ya more than!” he moved over and grabbed her by the hips and pressing close to her. She kissed him before he turned to Gill “Ya don’t sell bikes do ya mate?”
“No sorry. So are you’re not going to buy the cars?”
“Yes we are, we’ll take both of them,” said Rilla whipping out her gold card and her Triple A card for proof of identity “This should be enough for my car. Raith you better pay for yours, I’m not shelling out all that money”
“And ‘ere I thought ya loved me” he grinned. She disappeared into the office to fill out the paperwork and handed over her ID to Gill. He gasped out loud
“You… you’re one of the owners of Triple A? Oh my god I am so sorry” he apologised “I thought you were just punky kids”
“Well stop blabbin and ring da cars up Gill. C’mon man!” she ordered and he became a jabbering mess. After half an hour of him stuttering and stammering she managed to get things filled out and sorted.
“Got the life, got the life, got the life, got the life!” came blaring down the road as a dark blue Mustang with silver fire painted on the side came roaring down the road. Rilla crowed out aloud as she turned sharply into the parking lot and parked up in a decent space near the main building. She grabbed her bag from the back and ignored the stares as she walked along
“That’s Maria Deluca!” she heard someone gasp and she turned and smirked at her making her blush wildly.
Kyle and Tess were coming the other way when they saw the punk girl coming toward them up the steps with a determined look on her face
“Mornin Rilla”
“Mornin Gerb, Jockie” she replied with a wink “I can’t believe this is ma first day”
“Well I think you might be popular, everyone wants to know who you are”
“They think I’m ma sister” she stated, “They wanna know why I’s dressed like this”
“That seems so weird. You don’t remind me of Maria at all,” said Tess “You’re just… Rilla”
“Nah uh Rilla Deluca. I took her name too; I slept for da first time in ma life last night. I’s never sleep at all, never…” she said “And I got ta dream. It was the best thing that’s ever happened ta me”
“Well congrats Rilla, Liz and Max are in the Eraser room again. I think you might be in one of their homerooms”
“Nope I checked I’m with Ria in hers” she said
“Cool Max is in there too, so it’s gonna be all the family” said Tess
“Well I’ll see ya guys later. Gotta go meet ma brother and sister” she said as she walked off toward the office to get her things she would need like locker number, map and booklist.
It took her ages to find the class she was supposed to be in, she knocked politely on the door and when the teacher said she could come in she opened the door nervously. The teacher did a double take
“Hi peeps I’m Rilla Deluca, it’s ma first day ‘ere” she said as she walked into the class. Mrs Grier recovered smoothly and pushed her in near the desk
“Who let the dogs out?” quipped Kelly Sanchez her eyes roaming over the new girl with disgust
“Well… Rilla. Why don’t you introduce yourself?” said Mrs Grier giving Kelly a harsh glance that she only ignored
“My name is Rilla Deluca, I lived with my brother Zenn in New York all my life. When our adoptive father died he left us the stocks and shares to a large firm. We own it now after buying out the other partners; now it’s just me, my brother Zenn, my boyfriend Raith and Zenn’s wife Leza”
“What’s your firm called?” asked Max knowing full well what it was called. He wanted to put Kelly Sanchez in her place; she had always picked on Maria because she was with Michael. Kelly had a big passion for the rough and tough guys.
“Triple A” she said with a smirk
“Wow” gasped the teacher impressed, which was big for Roswell “Well why don’t you take a seat next to…”
“Max? Is it okay if I sit next to Max and Maria my brother and sister?” she asked, this time the teacher wasn’t that surprised. She just nodded and went down to sit between them. She smiled warmly at them as Mrs Grier continued with the lesson. Kelly Sanchez looked at this girl with disgust, not only was she a rich bitch punk but she was also Maria’s sister. This was not good at all!
After class Liz waited outside to meet up with Max, Rilla couldn’t help herself when she saw her. She put her hands on her sister in law’s stomach and focused on a connection.
“Hello Greg oh and Hello to you too Molly, I could never forget my cute little niece. Yes I’ll tell them that! You be good now!” she chuckled and looked up to Liz
“Molly and Greg are hungry, they said they wanted peanut butter, ice cream and Tabasco wit mayonnaise”
“Hmm God that sounds so disgusting!” groaned Liz then perked up “Know anywhere I can get some?”
“Here’s da Tabasco. I’s sure da café has packets of mayonnaise and I’s sure ya can find ice cream and peanut butter somewhere,” she said. Maria who had just joined the conversation and heard Liz was after peanut butter she opened her purse and handed her a jar. Everyone looked at her strangely
“What? I’m dating Michael! What do you expect?” she cried and Max laughed then the bell rang
“So Rilla how was your first lesson?” he asked his sister
“It was good, kinda strange. I wonder where Raith is, I heard he was crashin at Mikey’s crib”
“Well then they’re probably both asleep. Come on sis, let’s go I think we have gym next” said Maria as she linked arms with Liz and they headed off. Liz mumbled something they didn’t quite hear because they were talking intently about the Guerin boys.
Rilla and Maria entered the locker room but Liz was nervous, they didn't understand why she was so worried about doing gym.
"Liz? You okay?" asked Maria but the coach interrupted her
"Come on Parker! Hurry up and get changed!" she shouted, tears pooled in her eyes as she took off her coat and lifted her shirt showing her swollen belly. Rilla and Maria gasped, Maria had no idea that she had grown so big and Rilla felt guilty for not helping Liz out of this situation. Everyone could see that she was pregnant, the teacher came over and put her hand on her shoulder
"Sit out for today. I want to talk to you after class ok?" she said with anger and annoyance in her voice. Liz just nodded and put her shirt back on.
By lunch time the whole school knew. She hurried off to find Max, he had heard too. She spotted him in the hall and he hurried over and put his arms around her
"It's going to be okay" he said, hearing that made her feel like it would be. Principal Forrester spotted the couple hugging in the hall and coughed clearing his voice
"Mr Evans, Miss Parker would you come with me please" he said firmly and they followed him, not hiding the worry on their faces.
"This is all my fault" whispered Rilla guiltily

You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here


TBC...