Crossroads- M/L CC MATURE [Complete]

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Crossroads- M/L CC MATURE [Complete]

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*Title: Crossroads
*Author: Itzstacie
*E-mail: sschall1@tulane.edu
*Rating: MATURE
*Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters; they all belong to Jason Katims, and whoever else wants to claim them. The songs used are credited to Arvil Lavigne, (and to be used later) Michelle Branch, Sarah Mchachlan, Enigma, Don Mclean
*Category: All Couples M/L, M/M, A/I, K,T . Tess is not evil in this story, *
Summary: When Liz Parker comes to the crossroads in her life, which way will she choose?
Spoilers: This follows EOTW, the skins; dupes do not exist in my story.
Authors Note: this is my first attempt at writing fan fiction, and this story actually came to me in a dream

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I'm standing on the bridge
I'm waiting in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now

There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening, but there's no sound

Isn't anyone trying to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home
It's a damn cold night
Trying figure out this life
Won't you, take me by the hand, take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are but I, I'm with you
I'm with you

I'm looking for a place
I'm searching for a face
Is anybody here I know
Cos nothing's going right and
Everythings a mess
And no-one like's to be alone

Isn't anyone trying to find me?
Won't somebody take me home
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you, take me by the hand, take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are but I, I'm with you
I'm with you

Oh, why is everything so confusing
Maybe i'm just out of my mind
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah

It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you, take me by the hand, take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are but I, I'm with you
I'm with you

Take me by the hand, take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are but I, I'm with you





She wondered around the darkness searching for a way out, she couldn’t see anything in front of her. She closed her eyes trying to fight back the tears. She wanted to disappear, let the darkness swallow her. When she opened her eyes she found herself standing in a meadow, the wind slightly blowing her long brown hair. She tucked her hair behind her ears and surveyed her surroundings. Seems so peaceful here she thought to herself and started walking to the lonely tree she saw in a distance.


As she walked to the tree, she wondered why she didn’t feel scared or worried, for once in a long time she felt at ease, she felt like she was safe. Safe she tried to think back to the last time she felt safe. Her thoughts drifted towards Max Evans. I used to feel safe when I was with him.

Leaning against the tree she wondered where everyone else was, why was she here and where was she. Her head hurt like hell and she didn’t know why. `Hello’ she called out. No one answered her. Where the heck am I she thought. She started to walk away from the tree and felt a dizzy spell kicking in. `Ill look around right after I rest my eyes for bit’ she said aloud. Kneeling down on the trunk of the tree, she rested her back to its base and closed her eyes.

She didn’t see the figure walk up and stand over her. `Hello Elizabeth Parker’ the voice said. She raised her head to see the figure standing before her `who are you?’

Chapter 1

Liz Parker sat there looking at the bottle in her hand and her journal in the other, taking a sip she looked down at the words in her journal. Why does life have to be this hard, you start with a secret, you tell a lie to cover up that secret, and the lies only get bigger until it destroys everything? Even now I Liz Parker have the biggest secret of all to keep. The secret that only I carry the burden of knowing, the secret that has destroyed my life. Its funny how one little instant can change your whole path in life. She closed her journal and threw it across in room.


She closed her eyes and let the tears flow softly from her face. Opening her eyes she looked back out the window listening to the song on the radio come into focus. She started to think about the night her and Max were in the park.

Of all the things I've believed in
I just want to get it over with
Tears form behind my eyes
But I do not cry
Counting the days that pass me by



'Liz please slow down we need to talk about this’ Max pleaded with her. 'I know you Liz, I know you would never hurt me like that’ Liz slowly turned to face him.

I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
Feels like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend
And I said,


'Max please just let it go, its over and done with you have to move on with your life we have been over this already’

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything that I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to


'So far, all I know is what I saw, and what I saw can't be true, because it means everything I felt in my heart for the last year is a lie! Now, you owe me an explanation, and I want it right now!

I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems that I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light
But it's not right



'Max, I am not who you think I am, I am not perfect okay, I made a mistake, me and Kyle slept together, end of story’ Max didn’t say anything just looked at her, turned his back towards her and walked away leaving Liz standing there alone in the park.

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything that I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to



Lost in her thoughts she didn’t hear the door open.


"Liz what are you doing" shouted Maria.

“I want to be left alone,” shouted back Liz. “Are you drunk,” Maria asked. “Maria, please just leave me alone" continuing to look out the window taking a big swig of the liquor bottle... “Give me that" Maria said as she stole the bottle out of Liz’s hand. "I know your hurting Liz and you won’t tell me what's going on, but I can’t help you if I don’t know what’s going on"


I don’t want to talk about it" Liz said coldly. " Please come downstairs with the rest of us I don’t like you being up here alone like this" Maria pleaded. “Who’s the rest of us?" Liz asked. Knowing that Maria would not leave her alone until she came downstairs with her. " Kyle, Alex, Michael and Iz are here, we are having a little get together before school starts back up next week". Stated Maria.

" I really don’t feel like dealing with anyone right now, but I know you wont leave this room until I agree to go with you, just give me a minute to use the restroom and I will come down" Liz said as she staggered into the bathroom. “Five minutes chica then im coming back up here and will drag you downstairs,” Maria said as she headed to the doors. Looking in the mirror at her red eyes she thought could this night get any worse?

“Is she coming down?" asked Alex. Michael and Iz turn their head to the door as Maria is coming out “She will be down in a minute, but there is something you should know." “What" they all ask. “Well Liz is not herself right now" said Maria. “What do you mean?” Kyle asked. “She’s drunk" Maria said, “She’s drunk? The perfect Liz Parker". Asked the Ice princess. This I got to see thought Michael.

'I do not know what’s going on with her” Alex said as he started to hook up the Karaoke machine. 'Something must have happened between her and Max, he’s been moping around the house for the last two weeks’ Isabel said. 'I’m sure they will make up and suck face sooner or later’ Michael stated. 'I hope so, the way Max looked when he came home two weeks ago, looked like someone had just ran over his dog’ Isabel said. 'What do you think Kyle?’ Maria asked. 'No telling with those two’ said Kyle as he got up and walked over to where Alex was standing, hoping to change the subject. 'Hey Alex, let me help you with that’


Inside the Evans house

Max layed there in his bed staring up at the ceiling listening to the counting crows. Still after weeks of seeing the love of his life in bed with another man, not just any man, a man he begin to think of as a friend, he didn’t know whether he wanted to cry or to scream. I have to get out of herehe thought and grabbed his jacket and headed out of his window. After hours of walking around he found himself sitting on the park bench.


He seemed to be finding himself here a lot lately. Sitting there looking up at the stars, he didn’t see Tess walk up 'mind if I sit down’. Max shook his head no 'how are you doing’ he asked. 'I guess im doing ok, I thought Kyle and I were headed somewhere, but I guess his feeling are not the same.’ Tess started to look up at the stars also 'you know I keep thinking, It does not make sense’ 'what doesn’t?” Max asked. 'You would think the two of them would be all over themselves after what happened, but they act like nothing happened at all’.

'I don’t know Tess, whatever their reasons are its over and done with, I saw them with my own eyes.” 'I know you told me’ she said. 'you know I should be the angriest at her’ 'Why’ Max asked. 'Because this is the second time Liz Parker has taken something from me’ 'Tess, I was never yours for her to take’. '

'I know that now, back then when I first came here I had it set in my mind that we were meant to be together, that it just had to be that way it was our destiny’. Max turned his head towards her 'what made you change your mind’ Tess stood up and faced Max 'It was that night at the pod chamber when we got the message from your mother, when Liz walked away I saw the hurt in your eyes and I realized that you would never love me, that no one would ever replace her’.


Tess pushed a blonde curl away from her eyes 'so I took your advice when you said we create our own destinys and - 'you went after Kyle’ laughed Max. 'Sorry’ he said after noticing the death glare she was giving him. 'I always felt what Nasedo told me to feel, I never thought I would have feelings for someone so fast feeling on my own’. Placing her hands behind her neck and tilting her head back in a stretch' Buddha boy just kind of grew on me, I thought that he was feeling the same thing then he and Liz slept together’Slept together those words pierced Maxs heart closing his eyes remembering how he stood outside her window seeing the two of them in her bed. 'Can we not talk about this anymore please”. Tess shrugged her shoulder 'Okay, by the way are you going to the Crashdown tonight?’

Max stood up and started stretching 'I hadn’t planned on it, are you going?’ Tess smiled a little 'well lets just say that if I don’t show up, I will have a nightly visitor plaguing my dreams’ 'She told you that to huh’ laughed Max. Tess stood up and took his arm' well, shall we head over there?” 'why not, I really dont want a certain blonde to haunt my dreams' Max said.

Chapter 2

Liz stumbled thru the double doors of the Crashdown, looking at everyone staring at here she thought good at least I don’t have to face those two tonight
`What are you all staring at, you act like you have never seen someone drunk before’. Maria walked over to her and slid her arm around her arm `come on Chica, we are here to have some fun’ as she walked Liz over to a bar stool. `You are not actually thinking we all are going to sing Maria?’ Kyle asked as he handed Alex a wire to the Karokee machine. `Oh you bet your jockey butt you are going to sing, we all are’ she said as she glared at Michael noticing the look on his face.

`Ria I can do it myself’ Liz slurred as she went to sit on the bar stool and missed the stool landing on her butt. `Looks like you are doing a real good job by yourself’ Isabel laughed. Liz glared back at Isabel. Maria starting to feel the tension spoke up `So who wants to go first’. She asked.

They all looked at each other and groaned. `Fine ill go first, but you all are going to get up here and sing’. Maria stated as she walked over and took the mic. With a big smile on her face she laughed and said `For my first number it is going to be-“as the music started playing.

Turn around
And smell what you don't see
Close your eyes
It's so clear

Here's the mirror
Behind there is a screen
And with wings you can't get in

Don't think twice before you listen to your heart
Follow the trace of a random star


Alex headed over to Liz `How you doing kiddo?’ he asked. `would be better if everyone stopped asking me that, and if I had’ she stood up and started walking to the kitchen `I’ll be right back, I need to get something’ she said and disappeared behind the door.

What you need
And everything you feel
Is just a question of the day

In the eye of storm you can see a lonely dove
The experience of survival is the key
To the gravity of love

The path of excess leads to the Tower of Wisdom

Try to think about it
That's the chance to live your life and discover
What it is
It's the gravity of love



Tess and Max walked into the Crashdown, good shes not here thought Max as he gave a nod to Alex and Kyle and sat down in the booth next to Michael. Tess gave a weak smile to Kyle and headed over to the booth sitting down next to Isabel. `So, I see you decided to come’ Isabel said. `Well as much as I love you, my sister is the last person I want to see in my dreams every night’ laughed Max. `Ditto’ said Tess smiling. Isabel laughed out loud. `What’s that about’ Michael asked. `Nothing’ laughed Isabel `I just threatened the both of them’

Look around just people
Can you hear the voice?
Find the one who'll guide you
To the limits of your choice

If you're in the eye of storm
Just think of the lonely dove
The experience of survival is the key
To the gravity of love


Liz walked back into the front as Maria was finishing up her song. ‘Oh shit, what is he doing here’ she said to herself as she dropped the bottle of Tequilla in her hands. They all turned and looked at her. `Elizabeth Parker, what do you think you are doing’ Maria yelled as she grabbed a towel off the counter and walked over to Liz.

Liz fell to her knees and starting crying (sniff) `th- the bottle, I just wanted’ (hiccup) `I brought it down for everyone’ (sniff). `I thought we could all’ (sniff). Michael got up and came over, he bent down and waved his hand over the bottle bringing it back to its natural state. `Get a hold of yourself Parker, its just a bottle of liquor no need to cry about it’ he laughed. He picked her up and handed it back to her `see good as new’ he smiled. (hiccup) ` thank you’ Liz said as she hugged the bottle to her like it was a baby.

`Whats up with her’ Tess asked. `Um, shes just a little drunk’ Isabel said `OH!’ Tess and Max both said. Bringing their gaze back to Liz they watched her stumble back to the counter and put the bottle down, then bending down she brought up a couple of shot glasses and some lemons. `Now we can really get this party started’ Liz said as she opened the bottle and started to pour the Tequilla in shot glasses.

`Kyle Valenti, Alex Whitmen and Michael Geruin get your butts up here your next’ Maria yelled as she changed the disc in the machine’ Oh Man’ Kyle stated `Think I might need this’ he said as he took the glass and did a shot. `Me too’ Alex said doing the same thing and walking over to the machine. `That’s not fair’ Michael stated. `I can’t drink’ Kyle laughed and said ` It’s not my fault if you aliens get all freaky when you get a drop of alcohol in you.

`Since no one wanted to pick one, I picked one for you’ Maria said smiling. ‘Oh man, I can only imgine’ stated Alex looking at the screen the words started to come up and they started singing low. A long, long time ago I can still remember How that music used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance `Louder’ Tess hollered. The three of them just gave her a glare and started singing louder That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while But February made me shiver With every paper I delivered Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step

Soon the three of them started getting into it and dancing around the floor laughing and cutting up. I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The day the music died So bye, bye Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin' this’ll be the day that I die, This’ll be the day that I die.

Maria walked up to Max, Isabel, and Tess and sat down `your next’ she said with this evil looking grin on her face. ‘Im not singing Maria’ Max said. `Oh you will sing if I have to pull you by your hair up there to do it’ she said laughing. `and just because you are giving me such a hard time your gonna go by yourself’. She looked at Tess and Isabel. `we got one, we got one’ putting their hands up in defense laughing.

As soon as Kyle, Michael and Alex were finished Isabel and Tess stood up and walked over to the mics. `If we have to sing, then you have to get up and dance’ Isabel stated. `Noone danced while we were singing’ Alex shot back. `well we don’t sound as bad as you do’ laughed Tess. Kyle stuck his tongue out at Tess, all she could was smile.

“Ok here we go’ the girls said looking at each other. Uh Huh, life's like this, Uh Huh, uh Huh, That's the way it is. Cuz life's like this,Uh huh, uh huh, That's the way it is, Chill out, Whatcha yelling for? Lay back it's all been done before, And if you could only let it be you would see, I like you the way you are, When we're driving in your car, And you're talking to me one-on-one,But you've become-

Maria got up and started to dance, she walked over to Liz `come on babe, lets dance’ pulling her up `Ria, I don’t want to’ Liz protested. She looked over at Max and saw him staring at her `ok, but just for you’ she said. `By the way your next’ Maria stated. The four boys just sat there and watched as the two girls danced on the floor an the other two danced while they were singing.

`Ok you ready?’ asked Maria `No Maria, I don’t want to sing, you can’t make me’ Liz said as she started to walk back to the counter `nope your gonna sing, Kyle!’ Maria hollered as she motioned for him to come here. `Bring her up there, she refusing’ Liz just glared at him with her eyes. `Man I am glad you don’t have death ray eyes’ he laughed. The others just broke out into a laugh, even Max Evans let a smile creep across his face. `Liz, I love you like a sister, but if I had to do it, so do you’ Kyle said as he picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. Tess and Max just looked at each other.

`Fine, let me get this over with’ Liz said as she snatched the mic out of Maria’s hand. `You know I love you’ Maria laughed `yea, yea’ Liz snapped back as she turned towards to screen to sing. She turned and glared at Maria when she saw what song it was, she gave her this I’ll deal with you later look and started to sing.

It's been a long long time since I looked into the mirror
I guess that I was blind, now my reflection's getting clearer
Now that you're gone things will never be the same, again

There's not a minute that goes by, every hour of every day
You're such a part of me but I just pulled away
Well I'm not the same girl you used to know
I wish I said the words I never showed


Max sat there and stared at her, listening to her sing and noticing she was trying to look everywhere but in his direction, he didn’t even notice the other six get up and start dancing.

I know you had to go away
I died just a little
And I feel that now, you're the one I need
I believe that I
Would cry just a little
Just to have you back now, here with me
Here with me

You know that silence is loud when all you hear is your heart
And I wanted so badly just to be a part
Of something strong and true but I was scared and left it all behind


Tess layed her head down on Kyles’ shoulder and closed her eyes. She heard him mumble `this is the way it should be’ She looked up at him `what did you say’ she asked. Meeting her eyes he said `this is the way it should be, me and you’ `Kyle’ she said looking at him confused `I never knew you had feelings for me, I thought you and Liz-‘ He stopped her before she could say anything else.

`Since the first time I saw you, I knew you were the one for me’ he said. `What happened between Liz and I cant explain its not my place’. He gave her a soft kiss on the lips. Tess wrapped her arms around him tighter `You don’t know how long I’ve been wanting this’ as she rested her head back on his shoulder.

I know you had to go away
I died just a little
And I feel that now, you're the one I need
I believe that I
Would cry just a little
Just to have you back now, here with me
Here with me

And I'm asking
And I'm wanting you to come back to me please


Standing there singing, Liz tried to fight back the tears that wanted so badly to fall from her face, she glanced at Max sitting there in the booth looking back at her, she wanted so badly to run to him to tell him everything.

I never will forget the look upon your face
How you turned away and left without a trace
But I understand that you did what you had to do
And
I Think im going to be sick!

`Is that part of the song’ Isabel asked laughing and looking at the others, ‘No’ Alex said and watched Liz run towards the bathroom covering her mouth. Max got up and started to head to the back `I’ll Go” Maria said and ran off to the bathroom after Liz.

Maria crept into the bathroom and saw Liz on her knees hugging the toilet. `How are you doing’ she asked and she kneeled down beside her and held her hair up. `How does it look like I’m doing’ Liz snapped as she continued to throw up in the toilet. `Liz why do you do this to yourself, talk to me chica’. `I told you I didn’t want to talk about it’ Liz said as she rested her head down on her arms. `Does this have something to do Max’? `Maria, stop being so damn nosey, and take the hint I DO NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT’ she yelled.

`Jeez, message received your bitchness, now if your finished worshipping the toilet god let me at least help you upstairs and put you to bed’ Maria said pulling Liz up off the floor. After making sure Liz was upstairs in bed Maria came back downstairs `how is she’? Alex asked. `She’s passed out cold’ said Maria.

`Well it looks like we should just call it a night’ Max said as he stood up to leave. `Stop right there your highness, who said this party was over’ Maria said smiling and picking up the mic `I believe it’s your turn to sing’.

Chapter 3

The next morning Liz rolled over and groaned as she answered the phone. ‘Hello’ she said as she put her hand on her pounding head. `Good morning, how are you feeling’ Maria asked on the other end of the phone. ‘Like my heads been hit with a sledge hammer’ moaned Liz. ‘Good now repeat after me, I'm sorry, Maria." Maria said. `I’m sorry, Maria.” Liz said groaning again. Maria laughed ‘Okay your forgiven’. Liz asked her `Do I wanna know what I did that I’m sorry for?’. Maria laughed again `Well lets just say if there was an award for Queen Bitch, you would have won it last night’. Liz sat up in her bed and told Maria she would see her when she got here, she had to go so she could open up the Crash Down.


Liz got up and dragged herself into the bathroom. She hoped taking a shower would ease her pounding head some. Walking downstairs she noticed Michael already there ‘She’s alive’ he smiled saying. `Only my body is’ Liz muttered as she walked over and turned the closed sign to open. A few minutes later Maria came walking in from the back. She walked up to Michael and placed a kiss on his check `good morning my favorite Martian’. `Could you please stop giving me nicknames’ Michael groaned.


`Oh but it’s just so much fun’ she laughed as she walked over to her first customers of the day. `Liz, when do your parents get back’? Maria asked as she walked back over to give Michael her order. `Sometime today’ Liz said as she popped two Tylenols in her mouth. `I’m never drinking again’ Liz said as she rubbed her temples. `We’ve all heard that one before’ laughed Maria. A couple of minutes later Tess walked in the door and sat down at one of the booths. Liz groaned and walked over to her `Hey’ Liz said. “Hey’ Tess answered back. `What can I get you’ Liz asked. `How about just a cherry coke’ Tess said. `Be right back with your order’ said Liz. As she turned around Tess said `Wait Liz’ Liz turned around. `Can we talk for a minute please’. Liz sighed and sat down across from her in the booth.


`Well I just wanted to say I’m sorry’ Tess said. `Sorry for what Tess?’ Liz asked confused. `Everything that I have done in the past, I know I have put you thru hell ever since I came here with the whole Max and destiny thing’. Tess continued on `I want you to know that I don’t believe that anymore’ `Tess it doesn’t matter anymore, Me and Max are not together anymore he has to move on with his life.’ Liz started to say.


`Wait Liz, I’m not finished I want to also say I’m sorry for Kyle’. `What about Kyle’ Liz asked. `Well I know that you two slept together and -‘ Liz’s eyes got big `how do you know’ `Max told me’ Tess said `Oh’ Liz said `god does everyone know?’ Liz asked. `No, I haven’t said anything, and I know Max hasn’t told anyone’. Tess could see the pain in her eyes, but could also see the relief that no one else knew what happened. `Liz, I want us to try and be friends, I don’t want me and Kyle getting together make matters worse’. `You and Kyle are together now?’ Liz asked.


`Well we both have admitted feelings towards each other, I’m not sure where we are headed but with you and him having slept-‘`Don’t worry about that Tess, that was a one time deal’ `We decided we were better off as friends’. getting up Liz said `I’m happy for you and Kyle, I hope everything works out for you two, but I really need to get back to work now’ ` You two looked real buddy buddy over there’ Maria said walking up behind Liz. `Oh, It’s nothing ‘ Liz said. The rest of the afternoon Liz tried to stay busy. When her shift ended she went upstairs and crashed.


A couple of weeks later

Liz walked the halls of school. She noticed Kyle and Tess standing at a locker lost in deep conversation. She started to think about her life and how much it had changed over the last year. She was so lost into her thought that she didn’t see where she was going. She ran right smack into something solid, stumbling backwards she felt two strong arms reach out and grab her. Eyeing her supporter up and down until she meet those familiar amber eyes. `Max’ Liz whispered `Thank you’. Max still holding onto her said `your welcome’. They stood that way for a few minutes staring into each others eyes. Liz started to speak `Max, I –‘ Max cut her off `I got to go’ he said and walked off leaving her in the hallway.

Lunch time came and Liz walked out to the courtyard, she saw the seven of them sitting under a tree cutting up and laughing. She hurried up and walked to Pam Troy when she saw Maria waving her hand at her to come over. `Now I know she saw me’ Maria said angrily’. `Who’ Michael asked. `Liz,’ Maria said `I don’t know what going on with her, she has been so shut out and moody lately’. Maria threw her hands up `She doesn’t return my phone calls anymore, and just now I know she saw me.’


`Maybe you don’t have the right body parts to get her attention’ Max mumbled under his breath turning to look at Kyle. `What did you just say’ Isabel asked. `What did you mean by that Max’ Alex threw in. `Max please’ Tess said giving him this please drop it look. `Nothing’ Max said. Alex noticed the two staring back at each other like they wanted to kill each other `Is there something going on between the two of you that we don’t know about’ he asked. `No, it nothing’ Max said as he stood up and grabbed his backpack `I forgot something in my locker’ he hollered as he walked away.


Maria’s eyes lit up and she squealed. The others looked at her like she was crazy. `I have an idea, and this weekend is perfect for it my mother is going be at some convention all weekend’. Maria said ‘perfect for what?’ Isabel asked. ` A girls night only at my house Saturday night’. `I don’t know’ Tess said. `Oh come on we need this and maybe we could get Liz to open up some to us’ Maria said. `Sounds good to me’ Isabel said. `I am not sure Maria, even thou we talked, me and Liz are not exactly the best of friends’ Tess said. `Maria smiled and said `Don’t worry, nothing bad is going to happen I promise’. After Tess agreed Maria was determined to get Liz to come.


Saturday came Maria and Liz were working the morning shift at the Crash down. Maria walked up to Liz `What are you doing tonight’ she asked. Liz answered `studying’. `No your not your going to come sleep at my house tonight for a girls night only.’ Maria said. `Maria’ Liz started `Don’t you Maria me, you owe me for blowing me off at school’. `I did not’ Liz said, Maria turned to her `You can not lie to me Liz Parker, I know you better than anyone’, Liz threw her hands up in the air `Oh alright, now can I get back to my customers?’ Maria squealed `this is going to be so much fun.’ After their shift Maria followed Liz upstairs so she could get her stuff.

Chapter 4


As Maria waited for Liz to finish getting dressed she asked her `is it alright to grab some of these tapes to bring’. `Yea, sure’ Liz yelled from her bathroom `none of them are labeled, how can you tell what’s what’ Maria said. ‘I haven’t had the time to go thru them’. `That’s okay we’ll try them out once we get to my house.’ Maria yelled. ‘Maria are you sure about this?’ Liz asked. `Yes, I promise nothing bad is going to happen’ Maria said. Liz stepped out and grabbed her bag. `Okay let’s go’ she groaned. `Cheer up, this is so what we need, a complete girls night without no guys’. Maria said looping her arm around Liz’s and walking out the door.

A couple hours later the four of them were sitting around with mud masks, and experimenting with different nail polishes. Of course Isabel and Tess were doing the actually changing of the colors. Maria laughed `I so need powers of my own, it would cut my time in half getting ready’. `Oh you mean you could actually be on time somewhere then’ Tess said. Maria picked up a pillow and threw it at her. ‘I don’t think all the powers in the world would get Maria on time anywhere’ Liz said. They all broke out into laughter.

The doorbell rang and Maria jumped up `I’ll get it’ she ran to the door and answered it ‘Ack’ they heard Alex scream `who are you and where’s my best friend’ he said smiling. ‘And I thought we were scary’ Michael added. ‘It’s called a mud facial, and what are you four doing here’ she said pointing to Kyle and Max walking up. `We are crashing your girl party’ Kyle said. Michael pushed his way into the house `I’m Hungry’ he said. ‘ Just like a man, always thinking with your stomach’ Maria laughed. Liz, Tess and Isabel grabbed a towel and wiped their faces clean before the guys could see them.

After a few minutes of the Hellos Alex walked over the stereo `What are all these tapes, none of them have titles on them’ Alex said as he picked one up. `I am not sure, I just grabbed some off of Liz’s desk.’ Maria said. `Just pick one and put it in, If you here me talking, then you know it’s not music’ Liz said. `Okay’ Alex said as he picked one up and put it in. He pressed the play button and all of a sudden eight eyes got big when they heard what was coming thru on the speakers.

Liz.

Max?

No, no, I don't...I don't know who you are, but you...you're not Max.

Liz, I know this is all hard to believe...

Wh-what? You expect me to believe that the...the granilith is like some sort of time machine?


Liz ran over to the table ‘Where did you get that, turn it off now’. ‘It was mixed up with your other tapes’ Maria said with this worried look on her face. Liz looked at Alex with tears in her eyes `Alex, please I’m begging you please turn it off now, your not suppose to hear that.’ ‘ No’ Max said looking at all the confused people standing around him. `I think we want to hear this’.

It wasn't intended to be, but it does have an enormous amount of power, and we were able to modify it to artificially create a tear in time space.

No! No! There is no such thing as time travel, ok...because it is against every rule of physics, of reality, of everything.



`That’s my voice, but I know I never had a conversation with you about that’ Max said looking at Liz. `What is going on Liz’. Liz looked back at him `I, I’m sorry’ was all she could say. Liz walked over to the wall and slid down burying her head in her lap, this was the day she had dreaded. The rest of them sat there and listened on.

Look, I realize this is overwhelming.

No, you're not Max, ok? You...you're like a shape shifter. You are like some other kind of alien, with, like, the ability to look like Max with that beard and those...and those grey hairs.


They all look at each other with their mouths popped slightly open, with this confused look on their faces looking to see if someone knew what was going on.

Do you really see grey?

This isn't funny, ok?

Hold on.

Please, just let go of me.

If I were a shape shifter, there's no way I could tell the future. In approximately 10 seconds, I will show up outside your window and begin singing to you...accompanied by a mariachi band.


They all looked at Max and he lowered his head a little with his cheeks turning a bright red." Very creative" laughed Michael. `Shh, space boy’ Maria said slapping him on the arm.

Why are you here?

I can't tell you too much, Liz...only what you need to know...but 14 years from now, we are taken over by our enemies.


Isabel, Michael, Tess and Max exchange a look between themselves wondering what the heck was going on.

Uh, who's taken over?

Everyone. Earth. I need you to help me keep that from happening. We need to change the future. What we do here has to be precise and surgical. No one can know I'm here, especially not me...that is, my younger self.


They hear Mr. Parker talking Lizzie? What the hell is going on out there? Is that Max again? Max, is that you again? It's 11:00. Tomorrow's a school day...

If you need Max to do something different, why don't you just go to Max directly?

It's complicated...but if a person encounters himself in another time period, there could be a...a reaction.

A reaction...

Liz, what's about to happen over the next few days is critical to the history of this planet. Things between us are about to change...grow deeper. We become inseparable, and nothing comes between us ever again, until...

The...the end of the world?

That's right.

What happened?

The closer that you and I grew, the worse it got with Tess, and eventually she left Roswell.

Because of me?

Because of me, and how I treated her. And it turned out Tess was critical to our survival. The four of us - Michael, Isabel, Tess, and I...we made a complete unit. We all had different gifts, and with one of us missing, we weren't as strong, and everything fell apart.

So, um...you want me to help you and Tess get together?


Tess and Max just looked at each other.

Yes.

Why don't you just go to Tess?

It's you I trust. It's you I have faith in, and because it's not just about getting me close to Tess. I need you to help me fall out of love with you.

Hi.


They heard Kyle’s Voice

Well, you here for a reason, or you just rushed right over 'cause you sensed I might be experiencing some actual joy?

Oh, uh, actually, I need to talk to Tess.

We'll finish trimming my lamp later.


Tess looked at Kyle and smiled when she saw him turning beat red, remembering that conversation.

I thought maybe we could talk.

About what?

Look, Tess...um, I know that we got off to a bad start...

Look, I'm not into bonding.

Well, neither am I, but... I want to help you with Max.

Yeah, I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this for Max. His future's you.


Tess started to tear up, she remembered when Liz came to her, she wanted to tell her that she was having doubts about the whole destiny thing, but she was having a bad day and she just kept her mouth shut.

And you just came to this?

They could hear Liz and Future Max’s voice again.

Here he comes.

He sat down. You got him to sit down with her.

Rah-rah. What?

Nothing. It's just...seeing you at 17 again is making it all come flooding back to me. How my stomach used to rumble every time I saw you.

So, um...did we get married?

Liz, you know I can't...

You...I know, you can't talk about it. I'm sorry. I know.

We eloped. We were 19.


Max’s mouth fell open he was to stunned to move, he looked over at Liz who looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

We were 19? Wow, that is so young. That is too young.

That's what I said, but you said that Romeo and Juliet were even younger than us, so we drove to Vegas. Got married at the Elvis chapel. Congratulations, kids.


Max closed his eyes as he felt the tears building up.

So we didn't have a real wedding.

Oh, we had a great wedding. You called Maria, Michael, Isabel, and Alex, and had them meet us halfway. We spent the whole night singing and dancing in some dive outside Phoenix, and at the end of the night, "I Shall Believe" came on the radio.

If this works...I'm not gonna have that day.

No, you won't.

If we succeed in changing history, a different version of the future will take place. All the events that led to who I am 14 years from now will be different. The man I am now will cease to exist.

Damn.

Get outta here.

Max.

Were you watching?

I felt that...and I know you did, too, and I know you think that...that I need ow you think that...that I need Michael, and Isabel, and my race...so you went to Tess. But she can't be you. Tess can never be you.

Go out with me on Friday. There's a Gomez concert in Santa Fe. I have tickets.

No. No, Max. I can't go out with you ever again. Please stop doing this.

I can't.

You're supposed to be breaking up with him, not kissing him.

You...you kissed me. I mean...you know, he kissed me.

You're only making me love you more.

I just said no to Gomez.

You said no the last time, too. I didn't take no for an answer.

So we went to the concert.

No. The night of Gomez I came to your room. That's the night that things between us were cemented.

Cemented. So when you say cemented, you...

We made love.

All of their eyes got big and mouths popped open.

No, no, we...we didn't.

Liz...

No, I have no intention of making love to you or...or anyone else at this particular stage of my life.

I beg to differ.

No. Making love to you is the farthest thing from my mind. I...I don't even have protection.

I did.

Oh, that's great. There you are, Max the Saint, just walking around with a condom in his back pocket. I...I...I don't even care what happened in your reality. I am not making love to you or anyone until I am ready, and I am just not ready.


They all looked at Max who sat down putting his hands over his face trying to hide the fact that he was embarrassed and hurting at the same time.

Don't say anything, ok? Um, because I...I came in here with this whole speech, and once you start talking, my speech doesn't apply, and everything gets changed, and I just want to make sure that I say everything to you, so just don't say anything. Just don't say anything. Ok, I...I just re-read "Romeo and Juliet", and you know, the first thing that I realized is that isn't even the title. It's called "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet". They die. You know, she's this young girl, she...she's younger than me, and she dies. Look, I think the reason why people think that it's such a romantic play is they don't know what it's like to be put in that position...but when your life and...and other people's lives are...are put at risk, there isn't anything romantic about it. Max, you can't stop what's happening to you. I mean, your life will always be dangerous, but my life, it doesn't have to be. My life is only in danger if I am with you. I...I want to be in love with boys...normal boys. I...I want to see my 21st birthday. I...I want to have a wedding day. I...I...I want to have children...and I want my children to be safe. You know, Max, if...if you truly love me, you'll let me go. I may love you, but I...I don't want to die for you.

Max remembered that night and how much it killed him hearing those words come out of her mouth. They could hear Liz crying in the background on the tape.

What...what's happening?

This must be it. What you did must have worked. I'm leaving.

What, so you're just...you're going back to where you came from?

No. There's nowhere to go back to.

It didn't work. We have to do something else.

No, I...I can't.

You have to.

Do you know how hard it was for me to tell him that I didn't want to die for him? He's the only reason that I'm alive right now. You...you've...you gotta come up with another plan. Please go to someone else. I...I just...I can't do this anymore.

Just 25 minutes before I came here, I held Michael in my arms...dead. Isabel died 2 weeks before that. Now you have to do this. You have to find a way. All of our lives depend on it.


Isabel and Michael look at each other; Isabel started to cry “Oh God, Michael".

How? What can I do that's gonna make you turn away from me?

I don't know.

I need your help.

So...we haven't really, uh...talked much lately.

I don't think this is a good plan.

What are you talking about?

You really think this is gonna work? I would never be jealous of Kyle.

Can you turn around?

Am I taking my boxers off?


Kyle opens his mouth to say something then it hit him, this is why she came to me asking for my help. Kyle looks over towards Max who is sitting there so confused. Then realizing what and why Liz did what she did. He suddenly started to feel angry at him, for making Liz go thru this.

If he tries anything...

Liz...I, uh...I want you to know that, uh...uh...I meditated on this entire situation, and I'm, uh...I'm at peace with it.

Oh. Uh...that...that's great.

So shall we hop in?

Yeah. Um, Kyle, look...I just wanna make sure that I...I...I made it actually clear that we're not gonna...

Consummate. I understand

Right. And when we kiss...

No tongue. I'm on board.

Yeah. Ok.

I'm here to help. My body's merely a vessel.

Ok.


She didn’t sleep with him, she didn’t sleep with him kept playing over and over in Max’s mind. “She didn’t sleep with you?’ Max asked mouthing the words to Kyle. Kyle just glared at him.

Well, I guess it worked.

They hear Future Max’s voice again.

I've fought a thousand battles...but watching you do that was the hardest thing I've ever had to do.

The look on his face...on your face.

Maybe it's for the best. For you, too.

What are you talking about?

I saw you with Kyle. He's turning out to be a...a great guy. Maybe it would be better for you to be with a human.

Don't you realize what you are to me...and you're always gonna be? You're the love of my life. Everyone else is gonna be second best. There'll never be another you.

I'm gonna be alone.

Maybe. Maybe not. From now on, the future is to be determined. It's what've always said to you, Liz. We create our own destiny.

Could you dance with me?

What?

I wanna have my wedding dance.


In the background they could hear I Shall Believe start to play, then a few minutes later they could hear Liz crying.

Maria ran over and knelt beside Liz "Oh my god, Liz I had no idea all this time what you have been dealing with" "I forgot I recorded that, I was working on some notes and stuck the recorder in my pocket when the flash happened.’ Liz cried. Looking at the rest of the group and seeing Max start to walk towards her "I have to get out of here now, I can’t face him right now" Liz said and got up and started running out the door.

“Liz wait" hollered Max. She wasn’t ready to deal with this yet, her eyes were full of tears clouding her vision, she ran out of Maria’s house right into the middle of the street the last thing she saw were two bright lights.
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Chapter 5

They all heard the screeching tires and ran outside to see Liz laying still in the middle of the street " Oh My God" screamed Maria running towards her kneeling down " Liz wake up, wake up Liz you have to be alright, you have to be alright" " Call an ambulance" shouted Michael. Max started towards Liz “what are you doing" Isabel said grabbing his arm and stopping him. “I’m going to heal her" Isabel noticed the crowd of people that were coming out of their homes “you can’t do that, Max too many people are around you’ll expose us all.” I don’t care anymore, I can't let her die I have to stop the pain". “Can’t let you do it Maxwell" Michael said holding him back.

A few minutes later the ambulance pulled up, the paramedics ran up to Liz “Maam please you have to let us work here"." You cant leave me Liz, you just cant, who am I going to do wacky things with, who am I going to have late night ice-cream talks to, please you have to wake up" " Maria sweety, please let them thru they have to take her to the hospital" Alex gently picked her up and led her to the side of the street. Maria looked down at her hands and saw the blood and started sobbing. Alex put his arms around her and just held her.

Kyle turned angrily towards Max “In the past year, we have been put through an amazing amount of your crap. You and your Martian friends move in, take over, and obliterate any shred of normalcy. Our lives are no longer ours. We have done nothing but save your sorry Asses time and time again. We have put our lives in danger for the last time. Stay away from us!” turning back around and walking over to Maria and Alex “Come on, we need to get to the hospital”. The three headed to the Jetta leaving the four standing there with angry and hurt expressions.


Sitting in the waiting room Maria sat there rubbing her hands back and forth so much blood, so much blood she kept thinking. They sat there in silence noone said a word since leaving the pod squad behind. Noone wanted to say it but they all knew Kyle was right in what he said. Alex finally broke the silence “Kyle you were pretty harsh back –‘“Alex, I might have flew off the handle alittle” “alittle?” Maria finally speaking.

“What I said thou I meant, this alien abyss is destroying our lives, look at us we are all love sick fools who follow them around like robots’ Kyle got up and started pacing “look where it has led us, one of our best friends is lying in that bed back there and she might be dying” don’t say that” Maria said jumping up “she’s gonna be alright”.`Oh my god, I promised her, I promised her nothing bad was going to happen’ Cried Maria. `Maria it wasn’t your fault, you had no idea this was going to happen’ Alex said as he got up and put his arms around her.


A few minutes later she looked out the waiting room door and saw the doctor talking to Jeff and Nancy Parker. “Guys, the doctor is talking to her parents”. The three continued to stare out the window wondering what the doctor was telling them, “Oh God” Maria said as she put her mouth over her hand seeing Nancy Parker break down in her husband’s arms. Jeff led his wife into the waiting room and sat her down in a chair, turning to the three scared teenagers `it doesn’t look good, she’s in a coma’. `Liz’ Maria started to sob again. Alex walked over and put his arm around her. `Can we see her’ Kyle asked. `Not tonight, the doctor said no visitors, he also said something strange’ `Strange?’ the three asked.

Jeff walked towards the window and looked out `he said its like she’s not fighting at all, like she’s just given up, that’s not like my Lizzie at all’. `The longer she stays in the coma the worse it will be’ raising his hands and wiping his tired eyes `I think the three of you should go home for now, you can see her tomorrow go get some rest’ Maria walked up and hugged Jeff and then turned around and put her arms around Nancy `if you need anything please please call me’. Then the three of them walked out.

The four sat there in silence at the Crashdown, still stunned as to what Kyle had said to them, They tried to go to the hospital but, Kyle was still so angry he wouldn’t let anyone near. `Do you think it’s true? What Liz said’ Tess asked finally breaking the silence. `Of course its true why would Liz make up a story like that, a story with Michael and Iz dying’ Max screamed. `Kyle was right, this is our entire fault, ever since we brought them in, and we have done nothing but put them in danger time and time again’.

`That was their decision’ Michael said `we pushed them away time and time again, and they were the ones who kept coming back, they are the ones that wanted to stand by us, how do we know that it wasn’t some trick by one of our enemies.’ He continued on `Just give them some time to cool down, they will be back they always come back, they love us and we love them. Tess and Isabel looked at Michael in shock, both not believing what was coming out of Michael Guerin’s mouth.

Isabel smiled a bit when thought about the time she dream walked Alex and saw he was dreaming of her, dancing with her. Michael’s right she told herself remembering all the times she pushed Alex away telling him they could never be, that she couldn’t be close to him like he wanted. Deep down she did love Alex, but she was scared to let him in, she never loved anyone before, she loved Max and Michael but Max was her brother and she thought of Michael as one. Alex just kept coming back, standing besides her being there for her. It broke her heart to think about not being able to be near him anymore.


`I think we should all go home, and try and get some sleep’ Tess said getting up `I don’t think anyone is going to tell us how Liz is doing, not tonight anyways’. They all got up and headed home. That night Isabel leaned against her brother’s door, seeing how her brother was trying to hide the pain she asked `how are you doing?’. `What have I done’ Max said plopping on his bed. `Max you cant beat yourself up over this, it’s not your fault’ Isabel said sitting down next to Max on his bed.

‘But it is my fault Iz, you heard that tape it was me on the other end of that tape’ Max said. Isabel just looked at him `Well it was not me me but techinquilly it was me’, I did this to her I was so mean to her Iz, I thought that she betrayed me and slept with Kyle I was so mean and harsh to her I should have never brought her into any of this’. `She would have died Max if you hadn’t , I know at first I was against anyone finding out about us and more pissed at you for breaking our secret pack, But I know now that letting Liz, Maria, Alex, and even Kyle in was the best thing that ever happened to us’. Isabel got up and walked to the door before leaving she turned to him ` Kyle Valenti can kiss my ass,I will find out how she is doing.’


Isabel layed down on her bed with a picture of Liz in her hand she gazed over the picture and sighed closing her eyes she prayed let me in Liz, Let me in. Isabel was immediately sucked into darkness all around her. Trying to feel her way around `Liz, Liz’ Isabel called out. `Where are you Liz, I can’t see anything’. All of a sudden Isabel heard a voice speak out “tsk, tsk Vilandra, don’t you know it’s not nice to invade people’s dreams’ and Isabel was forced out of Liz’s mind. Isabel’s eyes popped open and she shot up `Oh my god’ she whispered.

Chapter 6


The two figures walked around the table looking at papers layed out. `I can’t get close to her, there is always someone in the room with her’. The brunette said. ‘I don’t care what you have to do, I want her dead’ the man said slamming his fist down on the table. ‘Once she’s out the way, the so called King will be so distraught he won’t know what hit him’ ‘I think I have an idea’ the brunette said. “ What do you have in mind’ he asked looking up. `Well if we can get to her from the outside, we go from the inside’ she said smiling. `’Get on it, and don’t fail me’ the blonde hair man said walking out of the room. By the time I’m done with her she’ll be running to her death The brunette thought and sat down in the chair.

Inside Liz’s mind

She wondered around the darkness searching for a way out, she couldn’t take the pressure anymore. I can’t do this anymore so much pain; my heart can’t take it anymore. She closed her eyes trying to fight back the tears. When she opened them she found herself standing in a meadow, the wind slightly blowing her long brown hair. She tucked her hair behind her ears and surveyed her surroundings. Seems so peaceful here she thought to herself and started walking to the lonely tree she saw in a distance.

As she walked to the tree, she wondered why she didn’t feel scared or worried, for once in a long time she felt at ease, she felt like she was safe. Safe she tried to think back to the last time she felt safe. Her thoughts drifted towards Max Evans. I used to feel safe when I was with him.

Leaning against the tree she wondered where everyone else was, why she was here and where was she. `Hello Elizabeth Parker’ the voice said. She raised her head to see the figure standing before her `who are you?’ `My name is Keri’ she said. `I’ve come to help you’ standing up Liz asked `what do you mean have come to help me?’


`You are standing at the crossroads, and you need to decide which way you want to go’ Keri said. ` I don’t understand’ Liz stated. `Walk with me some, and I will tell you’ they proceeded to walk thru the meadow stopping Keri turned to Liz ‘ I’m here to help you decide, I can take all the pain away send you to a place of peace. `What do you mean?’ Liz questioned. Keri walked up a placed her hands on Liz’s head and Liz was hit with a Flash.

Her Parents were sitting beside her hospital bed holding her hand.


‘They are the only ones who care, the only ones who have bothered to come’. `I don’t believe you’ Liz stated she pulled away from her hands ‘my friends care about me, they will come.’ `Foolish girl, your friends don’t care about you, they are happy without you there’ Keri said. `Your Wrong’ shouted Liz. ‘I will show you’ Keri said, this time she waved her hand and something that looked like a mirror appeared. `Look’ she said. Liz turned and looked into it.

She could see her Friends sitting around a tree at school, laughing and cutting up `I’m so glad she’s not here to see, this is the way it should be’ she could here them say.

`They really don’t care about me’ Liz said closing her eyes, the tears were starting to form around her eyes. Liz opened her eyes and noticed she was standing in what looked like a hallway, bright lights shining on either end. `Where are we’ she asked. Keri looked at her ‘this is where I can take all the pain away.’

‘That way’ pointing to the right Keri said ‘Will take you a place of peace, a place where there is no more hurt, no more pain a place where you can live normal’. Keri pointed to the left `That way will bring you back to a place where you could never live a normal life, A life where you know you always be hunted’. Placing a hand on Liz’s shoulder `do you really want to go back to place where you will always have to look over your shoulders in everything that you do’.


‘It doesn’t have to be that way’ Liz said `As long as I have my friends, my family we can get thru anything’. Keri laughed `Do you really think that is possible, think about it no matter where you go or what you do you’ll never escape it.’ She waved her hand again and brought up the mirror looking object again. This time when Liz looked she saw Max on the other side Liz traced the outline of Max’s face ‘you betrayed him he hates you.’

The image of Max was replaced with an image of Max and Tess `this is his destiny’. ‘She’s with Kyle’ Liz said `All part of the plan, in the end Max and Tess will be together, he will choose her’ Keri said. The last thing Liz saw was Max and Tess kissing before the image faded. ‘Think about all you sacrificed for him and in return he has done nothing but hurt you’.


‘Do you really want to go back knowing that you will never have a normal life’ Keri said trying to wear her down more. ‘What’s so great about normal’ Liz said remembering the words Max said to her at one time. Keri thought to herself this is going to be harder than I thought then she turned and looked at Liz hoping this would do it ‘If you go back, what happens when one day you have children, do you really want to give your child a life that is always on the run, always in danger’. Liz slumped down against the wall and put her head down.


‘Time to choose’ Keri said walking up to her and standing over her. Liz closed her eyes and started to cry harder `I’m just so confused’. Keri tried to stand her up, but Liz wouldn’t budge. `I grow tired of this, I will be back’ Keri said. Liz looked up and noticed Keri was gone, and she was back in the meadow but this time she saw a single tombstone and she was surrounded by trees.

Chapter 7


A week later Maria walked down the hallway. It was killing her she had been avoiding Michael all week, and trying not to run into the rest of them. Kyle had pretty much become like a third arm, making sure she avoided the others, She stopped when she the Czechoslovakians at the other end of the hall. Michael started to walk towards her when he saw Kyle grab her arm and lead her the other way. `Kyle, let go of me’ she yelled as she yanked her arm away from him.

`Maria, we need to stay away from them’ ‘God all of this is so hard, It’s killing me inside’ `that’s why we need to stay away from them’ Maria started to cry `What about you and Tess, you were just starting something’ Kyle rubbed his eyes `I cant think about that right now, Liz is the one we need to be thinking about’ `Max can heal her’ Maria said. `No, no more alien voodoo on us’ Kyle said.


Alex sat at the table picking at his lunch. Lost in his thoughts he didn’t see her when she walked up `Do you mind if sit down?’ Alex looked up and his heart skipped a beat, looking at Isabel. He quickly glanced around his surroundings. `I don’t care what Kyle thinks, I care about what you think’. He motioned for her to sit down. `How are you doing?’ she asked. `Okay I guess, just a little sad and confused’. Putting her head down `so, do you think what Kyle said is true’.


`I’m not really sure what to think anymore, I mean I know what my head is telling me but my heart is telling me something different’ Isabel tried to fight back the tears `I’m sorry Alex, I never wanted to drag you into any of this’ `You didn’t drag me into anything that I didn’t let myself get dragged into’. Alex took his hand and lifted her chin up to look her into the eyes. `My head tells me that part of what Kyle said is true our lives have not been the same since we have found out about all of you, but in my heart I know I love you Isabel Evans, and I wouldn’t change any of it for the world. He wiped the tear away from her check. I actually said ithe thought, all those times he wanted to tell her how he felt but was to scared to say it.


`Oh, Alex, I love you too I just could never say it before, I was so scared to let you in, to let you get close.’ Isabel threw her arms around Alex and pulled him into a kiss. Max and Michael stood in the background with open mouths. `See they always come back’ Michael said turning and walking off. Max stood there looking at Isabel and Alex; he hadn’t seen his sister smile like that in a long time. He smiled at first then his thoughts turned to Liz and he started to frown. `Im so sorry Liz, I never meant to hurt you’. It was killing him not knowing what was going on with Liz.

Alex pulled back from the kiss stunned `Did you say what I think you just said’? he asked. `Yes I think I did’ she said smiling and taking his hand. After a few minutes of sitting there `So are you going to ask me’ he said. `Ask you what?’ `How she’s doing’. Isabel took a sip of her water `I want to know, we all do, I just didn’t want to pry, Kyle said some very harsh things’ `Kyle is just upset we all are, Liz is not doing to good right now, in fact Iz its bad’.

`Oh god Alex what did the doctors say’ `She’s in a coma and they don’t know if she will come out of it’ `Oh no, Alex im so sorry’ `its okay Iz it’s not your fault’ wiping his eyes with his hands. `They say she’s given up she’s not fighting to come back, I don’t know what we are going to do if we lose her’ Isabel wrapped her arms around him and pulled him in `To be honest I tried to dream walk her but I keep getting forced out I think something more is going on, I promise we will find a way to bring her back to us’ .

Kyle and Maria walked up to the table and before Kyle could open his mouth to say something Isabel jumped up and shouted `Listen here, Valenti I don’t care what you think, or what you said, the truth of the matter is this, we did not just move in on your lives, you found out the truth and it was your decision to be a part of it’.

She continued on `if it wasn’t for Max you wouldn’t even be here right now, and have you even stopped a minute and think about what you are doing to Tess’. She looked at Alex and bent down to give him a kiss `I’ll call you later’ and she walked off leaving a stunned Kyle. The words Isabel said stung him and in the back off his mind he thought every single day.

Chapter 8


Maria sat in English class resting her chin on her hand listening to the teacher lecture. God this is so boring she thought. She glanced at the chalkboard and saw the words I LOVE YOU written across the board. Maria sat straight up and looked around to see if anyone else saw what she was seeing, rubbing her eyes and looking back at the chalkboard again it had I LOVE YOU MARIA written on it. ‘Ok time to wake up’ she said pinching herself to make sure she wasn’t dreaming. She looked back at the board one more time and it said meet me at my house after school, there was a picture of a spaceship with the words love written above it.

Maria couldn’t stop smiling, she kept glancing up at the clock 3:10 ‘come on’ she said. 5 more minutes she thought. A few minutes later looked up 3:12 ‘ugh’ why is it when you want to be somewhere time drags on and on. 3:14 tapping her foot she started to count down 59,58,57,56.. She he picked up her books and purse,28.27.26..Grabbing her keys out of her purse5,4,3,2,1‘ding’ the bell rang ‘about damn time’ she said as she started to run out of the classroom. Maria raced to her car and took off.


She pulled up to Michael’s apartment nervously looking in the rearview mirror she made sure her hair and makeup were perfect. ‘Get it together Deluca’ she said to herself walking up to the door. She let out a small breath and knocked on the door. ‘Come in’ she could Michael holler from the other side? Maria turned the door handle and preceded to walk in ‘Michael’ she hollered. ‘ I’ll be out in one minute’ he said from the back room. Maria took in the surroundings around her it was filled with flowers and soft music playing in the background.

In your eyes I find the answers to my questions
In your arms, yeah, I found the world I've waited for
In your touch I've found everything I ever needed
I need nothing more


‘What’s going on Michael’ she asked as he came in from the back. ‘Sit down please’ Michael said. Taking her hands in his ‘ For as long as I can remember I have been on this quest to find out who I am, where I come from’.

Always dreamed of the day when
My dream would find me
Now my dream's beside me
You are in my life in your arms I know where I belong
I've never known this feeling, oh
But it feels like home


“ What has been going on the last couple of weeks, made me realize some things’. ‘What’ Maria asked.

In your eyes I know what I can be
You opened up your heart to me
And it feels like home
When I'm with you baby
It feels like home.


‘From the first time I saw you and kidnapped you, I knew you were the girl for me as much as I tried to fight it you brought it out in me you made me feel human’

All this time there was not much to believe in
I kept my faith, yeah, that you were waiting there for me
I searched this world
And now my search is finally over
I found what I believed
Always hoped for the day
When my heart would find you


‘Michael’ Maria started to say, he just placed his fingers over her lips ‘just listen’ he said.

Now my hearts beside you
You are in my life
In your arms I know where I belong
I've never known this feeling, oh
But it feels like home
It doesn't matter where I've been
Or what I've been through


‘So here it is, I love you Maria Deluca, alien side human side it all feels the same way, I found my home and my home is with you’.

'Cause I know I've been waiting
Every day of my life
To be with you, to be with you
In your arms I know where I belong
I've never known this feeling before
But it feels like home


Maria let the tears flow down her cheeks, for as long as she could remember this is what she wanted, ‘Oh Michael’ was all she could say. Michael placed both hands on the each side of Maria’s face and wiped away her tears with his thumb. ‘I love you to space boy’ she whispered wrapping her arms around him she placed her lips on his kissing him softly.

In your eyes I know what I can be
You've opened up your heart to me, oh
And it feels like home.



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Isabel sat on the edge of the bed after telling Max about what Alex told her. ‘What are we going to do?’ he asked. ‘I’m not sure, but like I told you before I think there is something else going on, Max it was so dark and eerie in there and I don’t know who this person was that I heard but it wasn’t Liz’. ‘We need to get Michael and Tess and try and figure out what’s going on’ Max said.

‘Not just Michael and Tess, everyone Max, Alex, Maria and Kyle also, Liz needs all her friends we do this together, no more us versus them’ Isabel said. Max smiled ‘look at you, a year a go I could have sworn you were going to kill me for letting them find out, and now here you are wanting to include them’ Isabel laughed ‘Who would have guessed, life has a funny way of working things out after all’. Standing up and walking towards the door she turned and looked at Max ‘I am going to try to get in again’ ‘Please be careful Iz’ Max said as she closed his door.

Max laid his head down after his sister walked out of his room, he still couldn’t believe what she told him. this cant be happening,the Liz he knew was a fighter and now there she was lying in a hospital bed because of him. He had tried to call and go over there, but every time he did fort Valenti was there and he didn’t want to make a scene so he would just leave it be. He reached his hand up and used his powers to turn the radio on.

Hold on
Hold on to yourself
For this is gonna hurt like hell.


Max turned his head and looked at the radio, at first he was going to change the station but instead he just laid his head back and stared at the ceiling.

Hold on
Hold on to yourself.
You know that only time can tell

What is it in me that refuses to believe
This isn't easier than the real thing.

My love
You know that you're my best friend.
You know that I'd do anything for you
And my love
Let nothing come between us
My love for you is strong and true.


Max started thinking about the first time he saw Liz, he knew then that she was his soul mate, he wanted to tell her time and time again how he felt, but he just stood in the background watching and waiting for the right time. Then that time came and she got shot, he healed her he didn’t care about anything else or what the consequences would be, at that time his only thought was Liz.

Am I in heaven here or
Am I...
At the crossroads I am standing.


He thought about their first date, their first kiss, she had been there for him every step of the way since they started this journey on finding out who they were. Even when he asked her to stay, she would go. She risked everything for him, she lied for him, she jumped off bridges for him, and now she lying in a hospital bed possibly dieing because of him.

So now you're sleeping peaceful
I lie awake and pray
That you'll be strong tomorrow
And will see another day
And we will praise it
And love the light that brings a smile
Across your face.

Oh god
If you're out there won't you hear me.
I know we're never talked before


Max couldn’t hold back anymore he turned and buried his face in his pillow, letting the tears come. After he couldn’t cry any more tears he sat up he was determined to see her, nothing was going to stand in his way, not even Kyle.

Chapter 9


Kyle walked the dark streets thinking about everything that has happened in his life the last year, he remembered when he and Liz dated then Max Evans stepped into the picture and swept Liz right off her feet. He always knew there was something strange about Max, but could never figure it out. Bringing his hand to his chest he remembered the night he found out the big secret, he thought his father was in trouble he was going to save him, instead he got shot and Max Evans healed him.

He guessed he owed him after all, he did save his life, but then Max was the reason he got shot in the first place. Kyle started to walk to the park benches he thought about how he was now part of this amazing club when you really started to think about it. A club that only 9 other people knew about, there was the FBI but they only had their suspicions no solid proof. Then he thought about the day Tess came, he remembered when she first came and how she went after Max, he remembered thinking that Damn Max Evans again what was so special about him.

After he found out about the others, he noticed he started having feelings for Tess, and in return she seemed to be doing the same she started to do little things to try and get his attention. ‘Man I really screwed up’ he said out loud. It was then he noticed the petite blonde sitting on the swings. He got up and walked over to her ‘Hey’ he said slamming his hands into his pockets. ‘Hi’ Tess said softly.

‘Tess’ ‘Kyle’ they both said at the same time. ‘You first’ Kyle said. Tess looked up at him ‘I’m sorry Kyle for everything for you getting involved in us, for ruining your life’ Kyle stopped her ‘Tess you didn’t ruin anything, I let my big mouth run’’ No Kyle, you were right we just moved in and took over your lives, nothing can ever be normal for all of you anymore’. Kyle took his hand and brushed a strand of hair out of Tess’s face and looked into her eyes, those blue eyes melted his heart every time he looked into them.

‘Tess, I’m so sorry for what I said, I wasn’t thinking straight, you are the best thing that has happened to me and to be honest If I didn’t have a little alien hocus pocus in my life everyday now my life wouldn’t be complete’. Tess laughed lightly and gave him a half smile. ‘So, where do we go from here’ she asked. ‘I only know where I want to go’ Kyle said pulling her in for a kiss. She kissed him back then pulled back ‘Kyle, Isabel said something about Liz being in danger, that she thinks its something alien’. Kyle just looked at her ‘What do you mean’


Isabel layed down and took the picture of Liz in her hands, closing her eyes to connect to her Hold on Liz I’m coming she thought. She was sucked into a dark vortex. Isabel tried to focus and see what was before her, all she could see was smoke with a light shinning bright, and she made her way towards the light. Coming into the light she found herself standing in a meadow. In the distance she could see a dark haired figured kneeling down. As she walked across the meadow she could see Liz kneeling down beside a lonely tombstone trailing her fingers across the letters.

As she came up to her she looked at the tombstone and gasped as to what she read LIZ PARKER DIED LOVING DAUGHTER AND FRIEND. Without turning around Liz traced her name again `How did I get here, I’m so lost, and scared”. “Liz, what are you talking about’ Still looking down and tracing her name she said ‘The last two years I have been so wrapped up in alien crisis’s that I don’t know who I am anymore Iz ’. In the background Isabel could hear a cracking sound coming from the trees she could see the trees starting to break apart `Liz something’s coming we have to move, we have to get out of here”

`She always comes, she never goes away” Liz said putting her head down. `Liz please listen to me” pulling her up and taking her hand Isabel started to run the other way `It’s not going to help, you can’t get away from her, this is how always goes’. With that statement the cracking sound came louder and they were swallowed up in darkness. `Liz, Liz where are we’ Isabel screamed trying to find her way around the darkness.

The darkness lifted enough to where she could see she was standing in a hallway. `You have to go Isabel, before she comes.’ ‘Who Liz” Isabel asked. ‘She won’t let me go home, she wants me to enter the door’ Liz what are you talking about who wants you, what’s behind the door.’ Isabel asked confused. Liz looked up at her with tears in her eyes ‘Death’ `No, No, come with me, come with me to the others everything is going to be ok’.


‘Others” Liz’s eyes widened “Maria’s house, tape, lights Oh God Max’ Liz realized what happened ‘ I hurt him so much, how am I ever going to face him’.

`Liz, What you did for me and Michael I could never repay you enough but, don’t you understand we can prevent it from happening we are stronger as a group, I know that in the past I have never really warmed up to you but that was because it was always the three of us Me, Max, and Michael, never letting anyone in, letting them get close. But that all changed when Max healed you’ Crying now she continued ` You, Maria, Alex, even Kyle are the best thing that has ever happened to us, you never gave up on us no matter how hard we pushed you away” Isabel put her hand on her shoulder ‘Max loves you, he won’t give up on you, We wont give up on you’


`You have to go now Isabel she’ll be her soon, you can’t let her see you” “No, I’m not leaving you here” Liz bent down and put her hands over her ears and started screaming `go! Now, you have to go now”. Isabel could feel her pushing her out ‘Liz, run whatever you do don’t let her get you’ With a sudden thrust Isabel was thrown out of her dream she bolted up screaming `Maxxxxx”
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Chapter 10


Max stood in the doorway to the room staring at the petite figure laying on the bed in front of him. Walking over and sitting down next to her, he took her small hand into his while using his other one he caressed her hair. Looking at the cuts and bruises he leaned in and whispered to her ‘I am just going to take a look on the inside, I won’t heal the outside just yet’. Running his hands over her body he healed everything on the inside he could.

After a few minutes of just looking at her he sighed and began talking to her ‘Liz, I wish you would open those beautiful brown eyes and look at me, I’m not even sure you can hear me but I have so much I need to say to you’

‘ Seeing you that night in bed with Kyle I felt like I had just died, seeing the two of you just laying there naked I think that was worse than what happened to me when Pierce had me in the white room. I am so sorry for not trusting you, I should of had faith in you in us, I should have known you would never betray me I should have just kept pushing the truth’.

‘And to think I was the one that made you do that, to cause you so much pain again its to much to bare.’

‘I swear to you here and now, that I will never give up on you again, you are my life Liz Parker and I love you, I love you more than life itself and if I have to move heaven and earth to get to you I will do it’ feeling exhausted he laid his head down never letting go of her hand and welcomed the sleep.

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‘What news do you have’ the blonde hair man asked looking up at Keri as she walked into the room ‘Girl’s tougher than I thought’ ‘I don’t like failure you know that’ he said. ‘I will not fail, just taking a little longer than I wanted, I keep running into a problem’.

‘What kind of problem?’ ‘A certain blonde keeps trying to get in’. “Ah, Vilandra, she was always a feisty little princess’. Keri smirked ‘don’t you mean a stupid little princess’ Kivar smiled ‘well I never said she was smart, but it was fun playing with her’.

Keri wrapped her arms around his neck ‘but I’m so much funner to play with’ ‘That you are’ planting a kiss on her lips ‘now go I believe you have a date with someone’. ‘But I was so hoping to play for a while’ ‘We have work to do first, we can play later’ he said walking out of the room. Sitting down and closing her eyes she went back to work.


Liz ran thru the open field trying to find the way to the doors, she wanted to go home to go back to her life.

How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Leading you down into my core
Where Ive become so numb

Without a soul
My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there in me
Bring it back
Home


She was gonna fight, she was not gonna die she would go home she would take control.

[wake me up] Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
[Save me] Call my name and save me from the dark
[Wake me up] Bid my blood to run
Before I come undone
[Save me] Save me from the nothing Ive become


Feeling the change she knew was coming, she thought here’s my chance as soon as I see the doors I’m running to the one that will save me.

Now that I know what Im without
You can’t just leave me
Breathe into me and {make me real}
Bring me
To life


As soon as the hallway came into focus she started running as fast as her legs would take her.

{Bring me to life}
[Ive been living a lie..Theres nothing inside]
{Bring me to life}


The hallway seemed to never end, the faster she ran the farther the door seemed, she just kept running. Keri appeared in front of her putting her hand up.

Frozen inside without your touch
Without your love, darling
Only you are the life among the dead


Liz flew back from the energy Keri shot at her. ‘Where do you think you are going?’ she asked. ‘I’m going home, I’m going back to my life’ ‘I do not think so, he wants you dead’.

[All of this I, I cant believe I couldnt see
Kept in the dark, but you would never follow me]
Ive been sleeping a thousand years it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything
[Without a thought, without a voice, without a soul]
{Dont let me die here}
Bring me to life


‘Who wants me dead, I’m not scared of you, You can’t kill me’. Liz said’ What makes you think that’ Keri asked. “Because you would have already done it if you could’ Liz screamed. ‘Smart girl, but have you figured out also that the only way you can get to this point is when Im’ here,

[wake me up] Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
[Save me] Call my name and save me from the dark
[Wake me up] Bid my blood to run
Before I come undone
[Save me] Save me from the nothing Ive become


'You will not win, I won't give up, they won't give up on me' Liz screamed. "I'm counting on it, I can't kill you, but I can sure make you feel pain' Keri said. Sending another bolt of energy towards Liz she flew backwards again and screamed 'Maxxx'

Bring me to life
[Ive been living a lie.. Theres nothing inside]
Bring me to life


‘Liz’ Max screamed jumping up, he looked up at Liz and could see her eyes rapidly going back and forth behind her closed eyes. He could have sworn he heard her crying out for him, reaching for his cell phone that was suddenly going off he saw it was Isabel. ‘Isabel’ he answered. ‘Max, meet me at the Crashdown now, it’s important we have to get Liz back and get her back now’. Isabel said and hung up the phone.

Chapter 11

Alex watched his girlfriend pace back and forth across the restaurant, he could hear her mumbling to herself. ‘Isabel’ he called ‘Please sit down your driving me crazy’ ‘I’ll second that’ Michael said sliding in next to Maria in the booth. ‘Isabel what’s going on?’ Maria asked.

Isabel stopped pacing for a minute and looked over ‘we wait for everyone, no more divisions’. Picking up her pacing habit again she started mumbling again ‘they’re late, where are they’. Maria sighed ‘they better hurry up before she wears a hole in the floor’.

Just then Kyle and Tess walked in holding hands, everyone looked up and Maria let a smile come across her face. They noticed Isabel’s pacing routine going on ‘This doesn’t look good’ Kyle whispered.

Isabel looked up at Kyle and Tess ‘Isabel” Kyle started to say ‘I thing I owe all of you an-‘ she put her hand up to stop him ‘That is not important right now, save it for- Max what took you so long to here’ she said looking at her brother walking in.

Max walked over and slid in the booth across from Michael and Maria, looking around he saw Tess and Kyle ‘I was at the hospital’ giving Kyle a dare you say something look.

‘You were?’ Maria asked ‘Any news, has she woken up yet’. Max put his head down and whispered ‘no, but I did manage to heal some internal injuries’. “She’s not going to wake up unless we help her’. All heads turned to Isabel ‘What are you talking about’ Max asked.

‘I’ll just start at the beginning, for the last couple of weeks I have been trying to dream walk Liz, but something or someone keeps throwing me out’ Isabel sat down on the barstool and Alex walked over to her and put his arms around her ‘It’s okay Isabel, at least you tried’.

Isabel looked up ‘No, that’s not it tonight I managed to get in’. ‘What did you see, was she in there, what was going on’ all the questions started flying around. “Guys, Guys, slow down let her talk’ Alex said putting his hand up.

‘Go ahead Isabel, take your time’ he said wrapping an arm around her waist, she looked up at him and smiled ‘thank you’ she said. She let out a breath and proceeded to tell them ‘At first everything was dark, I couldn’t see anything I kept calling out her name trying to find her, when the clearing came I saw her.’

‘She was just sitting there’ (she didn’t want to mention the tombstone) she feels so alone and so confused, she thinks that she deserves this and doesn’t know if she can face anyone’ Isabel looked at Max ‘mostly you, she feels she betrayed you and is so upset that she hurt you, she thinks that you are not going to forgive her’.

‘That’s crazy, I love her more now than I ever have, what she did for me, for us she has shown more courage the then the seven of us combined’ Max said. ‘I told her that and I told her that we were all stronger and we could get thru anything, It looked like it was starting to work then-‘.

‘Then what’ Michael asked. ‘We were standing there and in the background I started to hear this noise and could see the trees splitting apart, I tried to get her to run with me, but she just stood there saying something like this is way it always go, she always comes’.

‘She”? Maria asked ‘Who is she’. Isabel got up and started pacing again ‘That’s just it, I don’t know, before I knew it we were standing in a hallway with doors, she said that this person wanted her to go thru it.’

‘What was behind the door Isabel’ Kyle asked. Isabel stopped and looked at them with tears in her eyes and said ‘Death’. You could hear everyone gasp Maria started crying ‘I can’t lose her, I can’t lose my best friend’. Michael wrapped his arm around her and gently kissed the top of her head ‘Were not’ is all he said.

Max on the verge of tears again looked up at his sister ‘Isabel, did she give you an idea who this person was that she was talking about’ Isabel sat back down ‘No, before I could get any more information Liz started screaming for me to go before she got there, and she threw me out of the dream’.

Max wiped the tears from his eyes ‘when I was at the hospital earlier tonight, right before you called me I fell asleep next to her I thought I heard her scream my name, It was so clear it bolted me wide awake, but when I looked at her there was no change’.

“Do you think maybe she was trying to connect with you’ Tess asked speaking for the first time tonight. ‘Maybe’ Alex said ‘Something is not right with this situation, we need to do something’.

‘What can we do, how do we fight something we can’t even see’. Maria asked ‘that’s where I come in’ they all turned and looked at Isabel ‘I have a plan’ she said.

‘I’m not sure if it will work, or how long I can hold it, but I was thinking maybe if I dream walked all of us into her mind she can see she’s not alone, and together we can get her back’.

‘Are you sure about this Isabel’ Kyle asked. ‘Don’t we all have to be asleep for you do that, I’m not trying to turn the idea down, but for all of us to be asleep at once I don’t see how it would work’.

‘She can do it, she got into Pierce’s head when he was awake’ Alex said. He turned to her ‘I have faith in you, and I think you can do it’ giving her a kiss on her cheek.

‘We can’t do it here thou or at the hospital, be hard to explain if someone walked in and saw seven teenagers zoned out’ she said. ‘We can do it at my apartment’ Michael said.

‘No time like the present’ Max said standing up. They got up to leave and Kyle cleared his throat ‘I have something I would like to say please’. They all turned around and looked at Kyle ‘I wanted to say I’m sorry for the way I behaved, I had no right to accuse you, and I let my mouth go off’.

Max walked up to Kyle and put his hand on his shoulder ‘No Kyle, you had every right to say what you did, and you were right we have disrupted your lives the four of you deserve to lead normal lives’.

‘As someone once said What’s so great about normal’ Alex said. The statement broke the tension in the room and everyone started laughing. Max looked over at Alex ‘where did you hear that’ he said smiling. Alex just winked at him ‘come on we have certain brown eyed girl to wake up’. ‘Oh how I wish to look in those eyes again’ Max said as the seven of them headed out to Michael’s apartment.

Chapter 12

The group proceeded to walk into Michael’s apartment, each squaring off into couples. Max couldn’t help but notice and started to feel a ping of jealousy inside him. Everyone had paired off and he was on the outside this time, he wanted so much just to be with Liz again, to tell her how sorry he was, that he would never again hurt her he would do everything in his power to protect her.

Isabel took out a picture that the eight of them in it, a picture that was taken back before things got so out of hand. ‘Ok I am going to need everyone to clear their minds, once I’m in I will pull each of you in one by one’. Glancing at everyone ‘ Please wait until I have pulled everyone in before taking off, I don’t know what we are going to see when we are in there’

She looked at Max ‘I am going to pull you in last, I know you to well and you would take off.’ Max nodded his head yes all the while thinking damn she knows me to well. “I am going to?’ Tess asked. ‘Yes you are a part of this group to now, strength in numbers’ Isabel said. Kyle squeezed her hand and gave her a small kiss on the check.

‘Ok lets get this over with, there’s a hockey game on tonight’ Michael said. “Michael’ Maria screamed punching him in the arm ‘God, one of our friends is in trouble and all you can think about is watching TV.’ ‘Enough’ Isabel screamed looking at everyone in the room.

Isabel asked ‘Are you ready’ after everyone nodded Isabel laid the picture down on the table and placed her finger on Liz, closing her eyes and concentrating she let herself be pulled inside Liz’s mind. She waited for the fog to clear and could see Liz in the distance. Ok time for the others she thought, one by one moving her fingers over the group she pulled them in.

‘Whoa what a rush’ Kyle said. ‘Do you see her” he asked looking around. ‘One second, I have to pull Max in’ Isabel answered.

Isabel moved her finger over to Max and pulled him into the dreamscape. “ Where is she’ he started to say, then he saw her in the distance and took off running in her direction. “ Max, wait’ Isabel started but he didn’t listen he picked up his pace running faster till her got to her.

Dropping to his knees he placed his hands on Liz’s rocking arms and called to her “Liz’. He could hear her mumbling ‘I wanna go home, I wanna go home’ over and over again. The rest of the group finally caught up to her.

Maria pushed Max out of the way and wrapped her arms around Liz ‘Oh, my god Liz, are you okay’. Liz closed her eyes shut tight and started yelling ‘your not real, she’s doing this, your not real, she’s doing this’.

‘Liz, Liz open your eyes and look at me, she’s not doing anything its us we are here’ Maria told her. Liz slowly opened her eyes and looked at everyone standing around her. “Your really here’ she said lunging at Maria hugging her. They both toppled back over with Liz landing on top of Maria. Maria starting laughing ‘Girlfriend you know I love you right, but I don’t swing that way’ she whispered.

“Huh’ Liz asked giving her this what are you talking about look, realizing what she meant she smiled and sat up ‘Sorry’ she said. ‘Hey no problem babe, just don’t want space boy over there getting jealous’ Maria said smiling. Standing up Liz looked at everyone she stopped when she met Max’s eyes. ‘You all came for me, she said you wouldn’t, she said you all hated me and didn’t need me anymore’.

Max walked up to her and placed his hands on her arms ‘I told you I would come for you, no matter where you are I will come for you, you can’t get rid of me that easily’. Liz put her head down to try and hid the tears that were slowly slipping from her eyes ‘I’m so sorry Max, I never meant to hurt you’. ‘Shh’ he said wrapping his arms around her and resting his head on top of her head ‘We can talk about it later, right now we have to get you out of here’.

Kyle looked around the area then back to the group ‘Guys, I hate to break up this happy reunion, but how the hell do we get her out of here, and Liz who are you talking about’. Liz slowly pulled away from Max, but she didn’t get to far from him, he grab her hand and held it giving her this you’re not going anywhere look. She smiled up at him and turned to the rest of the group.

‘ She says her name is Keri, I don’t know who she is I have never seen her before’ Liz let out a small sigh ‘She keeps telling me he wants me dead, I don’t even know who he is’ ‘ Well lets get out of here before she comes back’ Alex said. Liz put her head down ‘ It doesn’t work that way’.

‘What do you mean it doesn’t work that way’ Tess asked. ‘Are you saying you are stuck here?’ “ I can only get to the hallway when she comes’ pointing to their surroundings ‘ this is where she always brings me back to when she doesn’t get what she wants’. ‘ that’ pointing to the tombstone ‘is suppose to be a reminder of what she wants, what she thinks is best for me’ Liz said ‘there’s something else to, I think whoever she is, is an alien’. ‘Great” Michael said.

“I thought something was off when I was here before’ Isabel said. ‘Well then lets kill her and -- ‘You can’t kill her’ Liz said cutting her off. ‘Why?’ she asked. “ I don’t know why, but I do know she can’t kill me either she would have done it already if she could’ raising up her shirt to show the marks on her stomach ‘she can hurt me thou’. Max ran a finger over the marks on her stomach with his jaw clenching ‘I’ll find a way to make her pay’ he said under his breath.

‘Guys we need to think of something fast’ Alex said pointing to Isabel ‘I don’t think she can hold out much longer’. They all noticed how Isabel sat down looking pale ‘We are using to much of her energy’ Alex said. Kyle walked up to Liz and put his arm on her shoulder ‘Do you think you could hold her off long enough for us to let Isabel rest and come up with a plan’. The tears started to form in Liz’s eyes they are leaving me she thought as she nodded her head yes.

Max sensing the fear in her wrapped her in his arms and whispered to her ‘I will be back for you’ that seemed to ease her mind a little when he felt her relax a little in his arms. ‘Okay we will be back in a few hours’ Tess said. One by one they walked up and gave Liz a hug ‘Hang in there girlfriend’ Maria said ‘We won’t let you down’ Kyle said. As they each gave her words of encouragement Liz knew in the back of her mind she would be going home soon.

“ Ah, what the hell’ Michael said and walked up to her and hugged her. As he pulled away he saw everyone’s big goofy grin. ‘What’ he said shrugging his shoulders ‘family members hug each other all the time’ Max pulled Liz into his arms once more and said ‘he’s right you know’ she looked up at him. He spoke up louder so that everyone could hear him ‘We are a family, and families stick together no matter how bad it gets’. Everyone nodded their heads he turned to Liz ‘ I will be back, I love you’ he said as he started to fade ‘I love you too’ she said.

As everyone started to come back into reality they all felt a little groggy, Isabel felt the worse she felt like someone took a sledgehammer to her brain. Getting up and feeling woozy she started to sink back down grabbing onto her head, she felt two hands come up and lift her off her feet. ‘I am going to put Isabel in your bed Michael so that she can rest’ Alex said. ‘Okay that’s fine man’ he said.

Alex gently laid her down in the bed and placed a soft kiss on her forehead ‘No’ she protested ‘We need to figure out how to help Liz’ she said as she started to sit up. Alex put his hands on her shoulders stopping her ‘You rest we will discuss it and fill you in when you are rested up, you are going to need your energy’. Isabel gave in and laid down on the pillow. Alex stood in the open doorway for a few minutes watching Isabel till she fell asleep I hope we can pull this off he thought as he turned and closed the door to walk back out to the front.

Chapter 13


As Alex walked back into the front room, everyone looked up at him ‘She’s asleep’ he said sitting down. Rubbing his hands over his eyes he left out a sigh ‘so anyone have any ideas?’ he asked.

Everyone’s eyes immediately went to Max’s for the answer. Max looked back at them unsure of the answers himself, unsure of what was going to happen. ‘I’m not sure’ he answered.

‘What do you mean your unsure’ Maria jumped up and yelled ‘your the king, your suppose to know these answers, It some alien that has her.’ ‘Maria’ Michael said getting up and leading her back to the couch ‘your not helping’.

Maria started to cry ‘I’m sorry Max, I just- whoever this person is, I hate knowing that she is there hurting Liz, she’s hurting my best friend.’ Michael pulled her in his arms and embraced her ‘We will get her back’.

Alex got up and started pacing, his brain going a mile a minute pausing he looked at the group ‘Why don’t we start with what we know and what we don’t, you know like compare the pros and cons’.

‘That sounds like a good place to start’ Tess said getting up ‘Michael do you have a pen and some paper’. ‘Yea in the kitchen drawer’ he answered her. Tess walked into the kitchen and proceeded back with paper and a pen in hand.

‘Okay lets start listing things off’ she said as she begin to write things down ‘Beginning with the pros, one we know she can’t kill Liz’ ‘But she can hurt her’ Kyle added. Okay one and one let’s keep going’ she said.

‘We know that she keeps Liz in that place that looks like a field, until she comes for her’. Alex said. ‘She can only get to that hallway when she comes’. ‘That’s where the problem lays’ Michael said.

‘The thing we need to be doing is figuring out how to be in that hallway the same time they are going to be there, and how do we distract her long enough for Liz to bolt thru that door’. Michael said.

‘Well distracting her won’t be a problem’ Max said ‘It’s getting there the same time as they are; she pushed Isabel out like nothing last time’. ‘So’ Alex said ‘We just have to go in right at precise time’.

‘Well how do we manage that’ Kyle said ‘What do we do give Liz a watch and say here meet us at this time don’t be late’. ‘KYLE!’ Tess screamed ‘It’s not time for jokes’. “What’ he answered ‘I wasn’t joking, it’s impossible to know when she is going to appear’?

‘Wait, he may have something there’. Alex said ‘What if Liz can call her, you know maybe we can time it.’ His mind going fifty million miles with ideas ‘Have Liz get her to come to her, then at the same time we slip in’. ‘That might work’ Max said.

‘And just maybe if you three combine your powers with Isabel it will be to strong for her to push you out’. Alex continued feeling proud that he was coming up with ideas so easily. ‘Now that we figured out how to get there, what do we do once we get her there?’
He asked.

‘We can’t kill her, if she can’t kill Liz then I know we won’t be able to kill her either’ Tess said. ‘She’ll be to busy to notice Liz’ Max said. Everyone could see the anger behind his eyes; they all knew he wasn’t going to let Keri off that easy.

After a couple of hours of debating and talking Isabel woke up and went into the front room, Alex immediately jumped up and went by her side ‘So do we have a plan yet?’ she asked.

‘We have a plan’ everyone said. After filling her in on everything she felt confident that things would work out. She picked up the picture and looked at everyone “I am going in to tell Liz what we are going to do’. ‘ Isabel’ Max started ‘Will you tell- Will you tell her I love her’. Isabel smiled ‘You can tell her yourself when you see her’ and she closed her eyes.

Slipping into the dream plane again she found Liz sitting next to the tree ‘Liz’ she called out to her. ‘Isabel’ Liz said happily, looking around she saw she was the only one there ‘where are the others?’ she asked.

“It’s just me this time, listen I can’t stay to long we have a plan and we need you in order for it to work’. Isabel said. Liz looked hesitant at first but then she felt this surge of reassurance and looked at Isabel ‘Okay what do I need to do’ she asked.


‘From the time I leave I want you to time twenty minutes, then I need to call Keri here get her to that hallway we will take care of the rest’. Isabel said ‘That’s it?’ Liz asked. ‘Yes can you do it’ she asked looking at Liz. ‘Yes but what happens when she does get here’.

Isabel looked at her ‘don’t worry about that, we will take care of it all you have to do is run thru that door.’ Walking up to her and giving her a hug ‘you are going home today Liz Parker’.

Liz was a little stunned at first, the last couple of time she had seen Isabel, she had seen a totally different side of her. ‘I like this new you’ Liz told her. Isabel smiled at her ‘Well I have you to thank for it, once again you have managed to make all of us stronger’.

Preparing herself to leave Isabel looked at Liz one last time ‘Remember twenty minutes’ Liz nodded her head to show her she understood.

‘Isabel’ Liz hurried up and said knowing she would disappear at any time ‘Can you Will you tell Max that I Love him’. Isabel just smiled and said ‘You can tell him yourself when you see him’ and she disappeared.

Waking up from the dream she opened her eyes to find everyone staring at her ‘Gross’ she said getting up ‘do you all have to watch me sleep’. ‘Isabel’ Max said ‘Did you see her’.

Isabel turned and looked at her brother ‘I saw her; we have twenty minutes so everyone get ready’. ‘Twenty minutes it is’ Kyle said. All seven friends sat there preparing themselves, all seven friends knowing that today they were bringing back that person who was their friend, lover, that person that once again managed to bring them closer together yet again.

Chapter 14


‘Ok you three ready’ Max asked looking at Michael, Isabel and Tess. They shook their heads yes ‘What about the rest of us’ Alex asked.

Max shook his head no ‘I think it would be better if just the four of us went in’. ‘What that’s crazy’ Maria said. Michael put his arms around her ‘he’s right Maria; we have a better chance of doing this if it’s just us’.

‘Michael’ Maria started to protest. Michael stopped her dead in her tracks by kissing her. “You have to stop doing that’ she mumbled.

He gave her a lopsided grin ‘does it work?’ he asked. Taking her hands in his ‘Maria, I know you want to be there, but we can do this, I can do this easier if your not, I want you here where you are safe, I wont be able to help Liz if I know you are there and you might get hurt’.

‘But-‘he cut her off again by kissing her, giving in she pulled back ‘Okay, but you really have to stop doing that’ she smiled.

Kyle looked at Tess giving her a kiss he whispered ‘Be careful, I want you to come back in one piece’. Tess smiled ‘don’t worry about it Buddha boy, I finally have something worth coming back to’.

He leaned in closer and nibbled on her neck ‘Oh really’ he whispered ‘what might that be’ Tess smiled and simply said ‘You’ placing a kiss on his lips.

Alex looked at Isabel ‘Are you sure your up to this?’ he asked taking her hands in his. She smiled and looked at ‘I’m more than ready’ Alex placed a kiss on her lips ‘I’ll be here when you wake up then.’ ‘I’m counting on it’ she said.

Max, Tess, Isabel and Michael sat Indian style on the floor forming a perfect four square. Max asked ‘Everyone know the plan?’ They nodded then they all joined hands letting their energy flow thru each other.

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Liz sat there letting her mind digest everything that had happened. Her friends actually were there, they actually came for her. And Max he was there, he was really there she thought.

I’m coming for you those words played thru her mind, after everything that she did, the lies she told, he was still there wanting to love her, wanting to be with her. Those words gave her the strength and determination she needed.

“Ok Parker you can do this’ she said to herself standing up and getting ready. “Okay you Bitch, where are you I’m ready’ she screamed out at the top of her lungs. She stood there for a few minutes waiting for a reply, when nothing came she tried again ‘Did you hear me, Show yourself’.

She started to get worried thinking that this plan was not going to work, ‘I Said Show your-‘the change happened just like that. Keri stood there facing her ‘Will you just stop shouting already’ she said.

‘You know some people actually have lives’ she smirked ‘well maybe not you’ running a hand thru her hair ‘so, what do I owe the pleasure of having you scream my name’. She asked.

Liz turned and looks at her hard “I want to go home, and I want to go home now I demand it’. Keri let out a laugh ‘you demand it’ she said grabbing Liz’s chin in her hand and forcing her to look into her eyes ‘You my dear are in no position to demand anything’.

‘I would get your hand off of her, if I was you.’ Keri turned her head to see Isabel standing there with her arms folded. ‘Ah Vilanrdra how many times have do I have to tell you to stay away’.

‘Maybe I’m just hard of hearing’ Isabel shot back at her. ‘Maybe I just have to be a little more demanding’ Keri said raising her hand. When Isabel didn’t move she looked at her questionly at first.

A creepy smile formed on her mouth ‘Well what do we have here, the only way you could be so strong is if’ she tapped her finger on her chin looking around she said ‘now come out, come out wherever you are’.

Looking around for the rest ‘Oh come on I want to play’ Keri said. When no one appeared she sighed ‘well fine then, I will make you show yourselves’. She raised her hand and aimed it at Liz.

Liz raised her hands over her eyes waiting for the blow to come, after a few minutes she peaked thru her hands to find herself surrounded by green light. She opened her eyes fully to see Max standing beside her with his shield raised.

‘Ah, Zan there you are, I knew you would be lurking about’ Keri said. Looking around she said ‘So tell me, where is the rest of your merry men.’

‘They are around, and it’s Max not Zan’ he said. ‘Who are you?’ he demanded. “Let me introduce myself’ she said. ‘I’m Khivars general, lover, the maker of your doom’ flipping her hair ‘but you can call me Keri’.


Keri noticed Isabel moving out of the corner of her eye she raised her hand and sent a bolt of energy only to have it bounce off.

Max pushed Liz behind him and directed his shield in front of Isabel when he saw Keri raising her hand in her direction.

Tess held her mind warp in place hiding her and Michael. She knew they only had a window of opportunity to do this, she was determined to make things right.

She knew she caused pain when she first came, throwing herself at Max every chance she got. She thought briefly of Kyle and she could feel him sending her reassurance and love.

Tess concentrated harder; she was not going to fail now, for the first time she felt like she was part of the group. She finally had a real family and she could be herself and they would accept her.


“Why are you doing this?’ Isabel asked trying to distract her ‘Why’ Keri said ‘for the same reason you did it, the same reason you betrayed your family for love, for him’.

Isabel opened her mouth trying to bid more time ‘I am so tired of people comparing us to our past lives, we are not the same people we were back then, when are people going to realize that, I’m so sick of it’.

Keri noticed Max pulling Liz closer to him she shrugged ‘Doesn’t matter you are still the princess, he is still the king, Khivar wants you dead, that’s all that matters to me’.

Max looked up at her ‘Why go after her’ gesturing towards Liz ‘he wants me, I’m right here, come after me’ he said.

‘Two for the price of one’ Keri said throwing energy bolt towards them. ‘killing her, would be like killing you’ she said ‘you would be already dead inside when we came for you’ Realizing that she wasn’t going to penetrate the shield she let her mind wander then coming up with a plan she smirked.

Placing herself between Liz and Isabel ‘such a pity, you can’t protect both of them’ Keri said looking at Max ‘I wonder which one you will choose, your darling sister over there or your precious little Liz’.

Tess heard Max scream now and let her mind warp go. She came into focus standing beside Isabel; she knew it threw Keri off giving Michael the opportunity to do what he needed to do.

The minute Keri raised her hands she felt a hot sharp pain in her back. She turned to see Michael come into view only to receive another bolt he threw at her.

‘Not a very smart general’ Michael said hitting her again ‘are you?’ Before Keri could react to anything she heard Max scream ‘Run’. Michael just kept hitting her bolt after bolt not giving her time for anything.

‘This is far from over’ Keri said giving into defeat.

Liz stood there for a minute trying to take in everything that was playing out before her. Placing a kiss on the top of her head Max pointed and pushed her in the direction of the door ‘run’ he hollered.

Liz ran as fast as her legs would go towards the light. Running straight into the light she couldn’t see anything; she could only hear the faint sound of beeping in the distance.

Concentrating on that sound she ran until she felt herself falling, she closed her eyes listening to faint beeping sound getting louder.

She slowly opened her eyes trying to focus on where she was at; she closed her eyes for a brief moment. When she opened her eyes again she fought trying to adjust to the light in the room.

When the room started to come into focus, Liz realized she was looking at a hospital room. She looked over to see the monitors giving out a beeping sound. She quickly took in all the flowers, balloons and cards surrounding her room. She let a smile creep across her face.

She knew at that time she was at home, and she had her friends to thank for it.

Chapter 15


Max, Michael, Isabel and Tess came out of the dream p lane completely exhausted. Michael looked around the room ‘Where’s Maria?’ he asked.

Alex and Kyle walked over to help Isabel and Tess up ‘She said she was going to the hospital, she wanted to be there incase it worked’ Alex said.

Kyle looked at them while he helped Tess sit down ‘So did it work’ he asked. Tess brought her hands up to her head ‘I think it did, that girl had so much power’.

Max walked up and put his hand on her shoulder ‘You did great’ looking at Michael and Isabel ‘You all did, thank you for your help’.

‘Well what are we waiting for’ Isabel said trying to stand up ‘Let’s get to the hospital’. Alex jumped up and put his arm around her waist giving her some support to walk. Glancing at the others ‘come on guys, lets go’.

Nancy Parker walked into her daughter’s hospital room and gasped when she saw a pair of brown eyes looking back at her. “Liz’ she said running to embrace her daughter. “How do you feel’ she asked.

Liz gave a weak smile; she felt like hell butt was glad to be awake ‘I’m fine mom, just a little sore’. “Lizzie?” she looked up to ser her father standing by the door. She held her arms up to him ‘Daddy’ she cried out.

Nancy got up ‘I’m going to get the doctor’ she said running out of the room. Maria walked down the corridor fast. She stopped when she saw Liz’s mom running out of the room.

Nancy ran up and grabbed her ‘She’s awake Maria, it’s a miracle she’s awake’. Maria hugged her back ‘can I go see her?’ she asked. ‘Yes, yes of course go see her’ Nancy answered.

Maria stood by the doorway watching Liz and her father hug, clearing her throat she asked ‘Can you spare one of those for me?’

Liz looked over to see her best friend standing there ‘Maria’ she cried out. Maria didn’t bother to hold the tears back she ran right over to Liz and hugged her ‘Don’t you ever do that to me again’ she said.

The two best friends stayed embraced in a hug until the doctor came in ‘Good to see you finally awake Mrs. Parker’. ‘It’s good to be awake’ Liz answered. Maria and her parents stood there while the doctor looked Liz over.

‘Everything looks good’ he said ‘try to take it easy and get some rest, ill be back to check on you in the morning’ Liz laughed ‘No offense Doc, but I think ive rested enough for two lifetimes’.

The doctor laughed and proceeded to leave when he notice six teenagers standing in the door way, looking at them he told them ‘not to long, she needs to rest’ “ Yes sir’ they all answered then let there eyes wonder to very awake Liz Parker.

Nancy and Jeff stood up ‘We will give you guys a few minutes’ they said as they walked out of the room.

Alex pushed everyone out of the way and ran over to hug his best friend ‘Liz, I am so happy to see you’ Liz hugged him back and started laughing ‘Alex, your crushing me’. Alex let go and stood up ‘sorry’ he said.

Liz looked at her seven friends standing there before her ‘Thank you, all of you I don’t know how I can ever repay any of you’. Isabel walked over and hugged her ‘You came back that’s good enough for me’ she said.

‘That goes for all of us’ she heard she looked up into the familiar amber eyes she knew and held his gaze for a few minutes. Max smiled back at her and shoved his hands into his pockets.

‘I am glad it worked’ she heard Tess say. Liz looked over at Tess and held her arms up, Tess looked at her for a moment hesitant to move, but Kyle pushed her towards the bed and Tess walked over and gave Liz a hug ‘Thank you for everything’ Liz said.


Michael looked at everyone ‘its good to see you awake Parker, but we need to talk about that mind controlling freak that was in your head’. Everyone looked at Michael ‘God Michael, how can you be so incentive’ Maria exclaimed hitting him on his arm.


‘Dammit Maria’ Michael said rubbing his arm ‘I was just’ he started to say. “It’s okay Michael’ Liz said holding up her hands ‘I know what you are trying to do’.

Looking at everyone ‘he’s right, she is still out there and we don’t know what she is going to do next’ she said.

‘God, I can’t believe Kihvar would go to such length’s’ Isabel started to say. Alex walked up and put his arms around her.

Kyle spoke up ‘Lets discuss this tomorrow, tonight let’s just celebrate that Liz is back where she belongs’ ‘I second that’ Maria said giving Liz another hug.

Twenty minutes later Tess said ‘I guess we should go, so you can rest’ ‘I agree’ Maria said. They all started to get up to leave, Alex looked at Max ‘you coming Max?’ he asked.

‘Ill be just a minute’ he said. When everyone walked out of the room he walked over and sat down taking Liz’s hand ‘I’m sorry I couldn’t heal all of your scars’ he said ‘I can take care of them after you leave here’.

Staring into his eyes ‘Its okay, Max you healed more than you can possibly know’. Smiling at him ‘Besides I think it would look suspicious if I suddenly had no marks’.

Max brushed a strand of hair out of her face ‘I just don’t like the idea of you being in pain’ he said. ‘Thank you’ she whispered.

They sat there staring at each not saying anything until her mother walked back in the room. Snapping back into reality he stood up ‘I’m just going to go, I will see you tomorrow’ he said bending over placing a kiss on top of her head.

He got up and stopping to glance once more he smiled at her before heading out the door.



A week later

Maria watched her best friend drop her fifth plate of the night walking over to her ‘Liz babe, what’s wrong with you’ she asked.

‘I’m fine Maria, just need a break I guess’ Liz answered. Maria started to pace taking out her cedar oil and starting to sniff it ‘I knew it was too soon for you to come back to work, you should have taken off longer’.

Liz walked up and placed and hand on each arm “Maria your babbling, I’m okay just haven’t really been sleeping to well, I am just going to take a break I will be fine’.

Maria watched Liz mumble to herself as she walked into the backroom. She walked over to where Max, Isabel and Tess were sitting in a booth.

‘Is she okay’ Tess asked.

The last couple of weeks they all had started to become closer, the all started noticing how Liz was becoming more jumpy and clumsier. Not to mention the dark circles that was forming around her eyes.

‘I don’t think she’s sleeping at night’ Maria said ‘I think this whole thing has her more freaked out then she’s saying’ ‘Well someone should try talking to her’ Isabel said.

Max looked at them ‘I’ll talk to her tonight’ he said.


Later that night

Liz sat outside her balcony that night writing in her journal.

It’s amazing how true those words one instant can change your life hold true. My life has been a perfect example of that, from going to a girl that knew what her future held to someone who doesn’t even know what tomorrow will bring. I never imagined how many ups and downs my life would endure from that one moment Max Evans saved my life. But the amazing thing is the love that boy has for me. Thru all the heartaches, chases, destines, time travelers, that love for me has stayed the same. He is still standing there wanting to love me.

Liz heard her name being called; she put her journal down and walked over to the edge of her balcony. Looking down she smiled ‘Max’ ‘Can I come up?’ he asked.

Liz shook her head yes and walked back towards her window ‘What are you doing here?’ she asked nervously biting down on her bottom lip.

‘I wanted to talk to you’ he said shyly shoving his hands into his pockets. It had been the first time they were really alone since she woke up, someone was always there checking on her.

‘What about?’ she asked tucking a strand of hair behind her ear? Max walked closer to her ‘I uh wanted to thank you, you know for what you did’.

‘Max I’m so-‘ she started but Max placed a finger on her lips to silence her ‘There’s one thing that my future self failed to realize’ he started. Liz looked up into his eyes ‘he failed to realize that you are my destiny, nothing in this world could ever change that’.

Gazing into her eyes’ I’ll never forget what you did to save’ he moved closer to her ‘Michael’ he put his hand on her waist to bring her closer ‘Isabel’ he whispered and took his other hand to cup her cheek ‘the world’ closing the distance he softly put his lips on her kissing her.

Liz wrapped her arms around his neck to deepen the kiss. After a few minutes they both pulled apart for much needed air.

Max ran his fingers thru her hair ‘I’ve wanted to do that for so long now’. Liz smiled ‘then by all means please do it again’ she said bring her lips to his once more.

Max broke the kiss and took her hand pulling her into her bedroom. ‘Max what are you doing’ she asked. Max brought his finger to his lips ‘shh’.

He walked over to her bedroom door and closed it; using his power he melted the door knob so no one could come in.

Taking Liz’s hand he walked over to her bed and pulled her down to lay by him ‘Maria told me that you are sleeping at night, I’m worried about you’.

Liz looked up at him ‘I’m, I just’ she said sitting up and putting her head into her hands. ‘I just keep seeing her face every time I close my eyes’. Max sat up and placed her head on his shoulder.

“Liz, come here’ he said laying back and positioning her so that her head lay on his chest, he wrapped his arms around her. ‘ I will not let her hurt you again, I swear on it we will find her’ he said.

“But Max’ she started to protest ‘No more talk ,tonight just sleep I will hold on to you all night’ he said placing a kiss on top of her head. Liz closed her eyes in defeat and welcomed the sleep knowing that she was safe even if it was just for the night.
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Chapter 16

4 months later


Liz seemed to be doing a lot better with sleeping; the last couple of months were a little rough. Max practically camped out on her balcony at night and would watch her sleep, running to her at the slightest whimper.

She finally had to put her foot down and tell him to stay at home; before her father caught him they already had to many close counters.

It was the first day of the Crash festival and she was stuck working. She groaned as she saw the mass of people just walk in, she was alone Maria had just left to run an order over to Brody.

She ignored everyone and went over to Tess, Kyle, Alex and Isabel when they came in and grabbed a booth ‘Hey guys’ she said. ‘Hey’ they all said ‘what can I get you guys’ Liz asked.

Coming back with their orders Tess noticed Liz exhausted ‘Are you here by yourself’ Liz shook her head ‘No Maria, went to go run a delivery to Brody, she was due back 15 minutes ago’. Tess looked around at the mass of people ‘Do you, do you want some help’ she asked.

Liz looked at her funny ‘are you sure, you don’t have to’. Tess stood up ‘Its no problem, I would be happy to help’, Liz shrugged her shoulders ‘okay if you don’t mind, then follow me’ leading her to the back.

Liz gave her an extra uniform and turned her back so Tess could change. Liz turned around when she heard Tess laughing; she was looking in the mirror at the antennas on her head. She smirked ‘kind of Ironic, don’t you think’. Liz just joined her in laughing; it was the first time they had actually laughed together.

Walking back into the front, she noticed Isabel and Alex snickering. Liz let a smile crept to her face and walked over there leaning over she whispered ‘I wouldn’t laugh, I can remember a certain blonde alien wearing one of those a while back ago’. Isabel immediately shut up and grabbed her coke.

Liz just laughed and walked off. Kyle pulled Tess down and whispered in her ear ‘Hey do you think Liz will let you take that home’. Tess pulled back and smacked him upside the head ‘Behave yourself Buddha boy’ and turned and to help Liz.

Maria finally came back and stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Tess running around and taking peoples orders. Walking up to Liz behind the counter ‘how did you ever manage that’ she asked.

Liz turned her head ‘managed what?’ Maria starting laughing and pointing at blonde girl bouncing around taking orders ‘that’. Liz shrugged her shoulders ‘she wanted to help’ and turned to bring her order out.



Later that night


Michael took his apron and headed for the door ‘I am out of here’ ‘hold on there mister’ Liz said as she grabbed the back of his shirt. ‘Did you take the trash out’ she asked knowing he didn’t.
‘Women’ he muttered and walked to the back to take it out.

Liz continued to sweep the floor never noticing the figure step out from the shadows ‘Hello Liz’ she said as she step forward. Liz stood there frozen in fear.

Maria was just finishing changing her uniform when she stopped at the employee’s door, she peered in and saw someone with Liz. She ran to the back doors ‘Michael, Michael come quick, someone is in the front with Liz’.

Michael ran over to her ‘go get Max he’s at the UFO center still’. Maria started to protest ‘Maria don’t argue, go’ he said as he pushed her out of the door. He quietly snuck to door and peered in.

Keri walked up to Liz ‘thought you got rid of me didn’t you’ she said smiling. Keri started to circle Liz taunting her ‘I have to admit this is so much better” Liz watched her she continued to circle her.

Stopping right behind her Keri leaned in and whispered in her ear ‘This way I can actually kill you’ sending shivers right down Liz’s spine.

Michael snuck to the kitchen so he could get closer, peeking thru the server window watching. Liz caught the movement in the kitchen out of the corner of her eye and so did Keri she reached up and grabbed Liz by the back of the hair and yanked her head back.

‘You might as well come out, I know your back there’ Keri said ‘or I’ll snap her neck right now’. Michael stepped into view with his hands up ‘keep your hands where I can see them, and climb out here’ Keri demanded. Michael sighed and crawled over the counter.




Maria ran down the stairs of the UFO center ‘Max, Max’ she screamed. Max ran up to her ‘what’s wrong Maria’ Maria bent over placing her hands on her knees trying to catch her breath ‘Liz, the Crash Down’ was all she managed to get out before he bolted up the stairs taking two at a time.

Maria caught up with him just as he was about to enter the door from the alleyway ‘Max, what are you going to do’ she asked. ‘I am going in, go call the others tell them to get here now’ he demanded.

‘Max are you crazy, if you go in there you are walking into a death trap’ ‘Maria im not going to argue with you, Liz’s life is in danger’ ‘so is Michaels’ Maria snapped ‘he’s in there to.

‘Which is all the more reason we need the others, now go’ he ordered. Max slipped into the back and quietly snuck up to where he could peek inside. His eyes went black with hatred when he saw Keri holding Liz by the hair.

He stood there watching, and looking for the best possible way of getting in there without being detected. He thought to himself Tess she could get me in there.


‘Pull up a chair’ Keri said to Michael kicking a chair out in front of him all the while not letting go of Liz.

‘What do you want’ Michael said sitting down and crossing his arms over his chest. Keri smiled ‘Little miss here is going to call her boyfriend and have him come join us’ ‘No’ Liz argued “No! No!’ Keri said imitating her and yanking on her head again ‘I think you will, unless you want blondie over here to die’.

Liz eyes widened, as she looked at Michael the tears on the verge of falling ‘Don’t do it Liz’ he said. Keri looked back in forth between Michael and Liz ‘Awe how sweet, looks like you going to die protecting your king again’ she said.

Liz looked into Michael’s eyes he was determined to stand by his words, he would die protecting Max. Liz shook her head no, the look in her eyes told him she wasn’t going to let him do it. ‘Liz, NO’ he said more loudly.

‘I’m sorry Michael’ looking at Keri ‘I’ll call him’. Keri smirked ‘I always knew you were a smart girl, lets go’ she said as she pulled Liz over to the phone.


Max searched his pockets for his phone, turning the ringer off so they would not hear it, quickly ducking back out side the building he answered it when it started to vibrate ‘Max’ he heard.

‘Liz, I’m here baby, I am in the back’ he whispered ‘Tell her I’m coming, try to by some time Maria is getting the others your doing fine’.

‘Just hurry’ he heard’ ‘I will, I love you, this is going to end tonight’ he told her and hung up.
Silently he cursed ‘dammit Maria hurry’.


Liz hung up the phone ‘he’s coming’ she said. ‘Good’ Keri said and grabbed Liz again and hauled her over to a booth and shoved her in the seat.

Keri sat down on top of the table’ ‘What now’ Michael asked. Keri slapped her hands together ‘Now we wait’.

Chapter 17

Took all but 20 minutes for the rest to show up in the back of the Crash Down. ‘What are we going to do’ Maria asked trying not to talk to loud ‘I am going to go around to the front’ Max started ‘You five try and figure a way to distract her, so Michael can get a chance to hit her’ he said.

‘Max be careful’ Isabel said as he started to walk around to the front, he just nodded his head and ran to the front.

Keri saw him walking up and grabbed Liz up by the arm and pushed her by the door ‘Open it’ she commanded. Max could see the fear in her eyes as she opened the door slowly to let him in.

Max tried to grab for her but Keri yanked her back ‘not so fast lover boy, over there with the other one’ she said moving her head in the direction of Michael.

‘And don’t try anything stupid’ she told him watching him walk over by Michael ‘let her go’ Max commanded. ‘But she’s just so pretty’ Keri said running her hand up Liz’s arm making her shiver.

‘Alright what’s the plan’ Kyle asked from the behind the Crash Down ‘I honestly don’t know what to do’ Tess said ‘well we need to do something we cant just leave them in the hands of that psycho in there’ Maria said.

‘I can shoot her’ Kyle said ‘somehow Kyle I don’t think bullets would kill her’ Alex said. Kyle looked at him ‘well then you come up with something’.

Maria started pacing back and forth trying to think of something ‘wait what if we cut the power, then’ she started telling everyone what she thought.

“That might work’ Kyle said Maria turned to Isabel ‘do you think you could dream walk Max or Michael and tell them what we are planning’ ‘I don’t know they are both awake’ she said.

‘Well try please’ Maria pleaded. Quietly they snuck upstairs to Liz’s room to try and find a picture Isabel could use. Finding one taped up on her mirror Isabel took it down and sat on the bed.

Closing her eyes she tried to focus on Max and Michael, meeting nothing but blackness she opened her eyes back up ‘I’m sorry I cant get in’ she said.

‘Well looks like we are on our own’ Kyle said sighing everyone worked their way back downstairs trying not to make any noise.

Inside Michael grew inpatient ‘can we get on with this’ he snapped out ‘patience spikey’ Keri said ‘we are waiting for someone’. ‘Who’ Max ordered ‘he is very eager to meet you in person’ was all she said.

‘Khivar’ Max and Michael both said looking at each other ‘Khivar is coming here’ Michael asked ‘I guess it doesn’t matter if you know or not you will be dead soon, Yes he is coming here tired of sending children to do his work’ she said.

‘Want a pacifier’ Michael said smirking ‘Shut up’ Keri said getting up and slapping him across the face ‘your going to regret that move’ he growled at her. ‘Please’ she said mocking him.

Just then the lights went out and they were in pitch black Max didn’t waste a beat he jumped up and dashed for Liz pulling him into her arms.

“What the hell’ Keri screamed as she heard a gun shot Michael ducked underneath the table raising his hand trying to get a clear shot of her. ‘Bullets can’t kill me you stupid morons’ she screamed grabbing her shoulder.

‘No but they cant hurt like hell’ Kyle said as he raised the gun again to shoot her, Keri deflected her shield and let the bullets bounce off of it. Keri moved to position herself in front of the door trying to focus in the dark for a target.

She let her shield down and raised her hand shooting a blast of energy in the direction that the bullet came from and quickly raised her shield again.

Max raised his shield and order Liz to get behind him and started moving backwards towards the back of the Crash Down.

‘Michael’ Maria screamed from behind Max’s shield ‘get out of here Maria’ Michael screamed from underneath the table ‘NO’ she screamed back.

‘Max get them out of here’ he yelled ‘We are not leaving without you Michael’ Max screamed. Max turned to them ‘go wait out back’ he ordered.

They wouldn’t move ‘GO now we will be right behind you’ he said ‘ I am going after Michael’ ‘Max’ Liz started. ‘Please Liz just go, I can’t hold this shield much longer’ he pleaded.

She reached up and kissed him ‘I love you’ she said as started to cry ‘I love you too’ he just said as he tried to search for Michael in the darkness.

The others ran outside to the alley waiting for Max and Michael to come, they could hear yelling and glass breaking.

The group noticed the lights come back on and went running in when they heard Max screaming. Liz stood frozen at the horror she saw laying before her ‘NO, Daddyyyy’ she screamed as she ran and dropped to her knees.

Jeff laid there with a shared of broken glass sticking out of his neck, he looked up into his daughters eyes as he felt his life slipping away “Lizzie’ he said in a state of confusion.

‘Dammit she got away’ Michael had come running back into the Crash Down after chasing after Keri thru the front doors. He stopped in his tracks as he saw Maria covering her mouth and bawling at the site in front of her.

Liz looked up at Max with tears streaming down her face ‘Max please save him’ she pleaded. Max was frozen he couldn’t move, he couldn’t believe it another person hurt because of who he was. ‘Max’ Isabel said placing a hand on his shoulder.

Max snapped back to reality and moved to Jeff Liz was laying there rocking him ‘just hang on daddy please’ she cried.

“Liz’ Max called as he knelt down beside her ‘maybe you shouldn’t watch’ he said motioning to the shard of glass he was going to have pull out.

‘I’m not leaving him’ she cried and fixated her eyes as Max reached for the glass with one swift movement he pulled it out Jeff howled out in pain.

Max placed his hands over the bleeding wound and closed his eyes concentrating. The seven teenagers watched as Max’s hand started to glow.

Max collapsed on the ground as he finished; Michael quickly made his way to help him up to a booth. Liz lay there holding her fathers head.

After a few minutes Jeff opened his eyes and looked around, realization sunk in and he scrambled to get up ‘What the hell just happened to me’ he demanded.

“Daddy please sit down ‘Liz begged ‘No, what the hell is going on Lizzie I came downstairs because I heard a gun shot’. Max pulled himself up ‘Mr. Parker please sit down and I will explain’.

Jeff looked at the eight teenagers and moved to take a seat.

Chapter 18

The room filled with silence, if you listened close enough you could hear the rapidly beating heartbeats of everyone. Jeff looked around the room noticing how each teenager seemed to be silently comforting one another.

Michael leaned against the bar with Maria tucked safely in front of him. Alex sitting in a booth with his arm around Isabel slightly rubbing it up and down.

Tess sitting in a chair with Kyle standing behind her with his arm on her shoulder. Max stood in the middle of the room, Liz his baby girl standing next to him, all eyes were on Max waiting for him to say something.

Max stood there frozen not knowing how to begin, it was just too much and it was starting to eat him from the insides. Too many people hurt, to many people nearly losing their lives, to many people that have to be healed by his hands.

He looked down at his hand when he felt Liz’s small hand slip inside his squeezing it. He slowly brought his eyes up to her and met her gaze; she nodded her head in hopes of giving him courage.

Courage, how the hell was he suppose to have courage, courage to tell her father the truth, courage to tell him how many times they had to run for their lives, courage to tell him that he put his daughter in danger time and time again.

Courage was the one thing he did not have right now, he knew the minute the truth came out he would have to do the one thing he promised her he wouldn’t, he knew the minute the truth came out he would have to let her go.

Jeff cleared his throat breaking the cold silence, Max dropped his hand and Liz felt the loss, she could feel him pulling away. He shoved his hands into his pockets not know what else to do with them, if he held onto her hand he would lie his way out of this and keep her by his side.

‘Mr. Parker’ he began ‘there is something you need to know about me’ Jeff sat there in silence listening to his story about being an alien from another planet, not just an alien but a supposed king to another planet, how he was sent here by his people in hopes of one day returning to save them.

Jeff stared hard at the boy in front of him not sure of what to say or how to act. All this time he never knew, he let his mind wander pieces of the puzzle finally coming together as his daughters behavior changed over the years.

‘How long have you known’ Jeff asked looking at the room ‘Since the day of the shooting’ Liz whispered, she watched her father’s eyes get big ‘daddy if wasn’t for Max, I wouldn’t be here right now I was shot and he healed me’ she told him.

Jeff looked at the rest ‘Maria, Alex, and Kyle’ he questioned them Maria lowered her head ‘the day after’ she said. “Alex’ ‘a few months after that’ he turned his head ‘Kyle’ ‘the beginning of the summer, I uh was shot to and he healed me also’ Kyle said nervously.

As much as Jeff wanted to leap for joy that this boy saved his daughters life when he patched a bullet hole two inches below her waist, he couldn’t get past the fact that these children lived a dangerous life always looking over their shoulder.

‘Tonight what was that about’ he asked while he motioned to his surroundings ‘they came after my daughter to get to you’ it was more of a statement then a question. Max sighed knowing this wasn’t going to turn out good ‘yes sir’.

Liz sensed where this was going ‘daddy please we love each other, and Max would never let anyone hurt me’ she yelled ‘it’s not about love, Liz’ he told her.

Jeff looked at Max ‘can you stand there and tell me that my daughter will be safe with you, that being with you doesn’t put her life in danger, can you promise me that something like this wont happen again’ he asked in a serious tone.

‘No sir’ Max said looking at him for the first time he wanted to lie, he lied before because he had to, to protect people now he wanted to. He wanted to push everything he was feeling down and lie, tell him that she would be safe, that being with him was safe, but he knew deep down that answer to that was no.

Michael felt he had to say something he could see where this was headed and he knew it would destroy Max and Liz, both just started working things out since her coma. “Mr. Parker’ he started Jeff turned to look at him ‘Um, sir I know that this is not an easy thing to accept, and I know that being who we are, what we are make our lives complicated’

‘I want to you know that each of us Me, Max, Isabel and Tess would die first before we let any harm come to them’ Jeff stood up ‘well thank you for that insight Michael, but I cant speak for the rest of their parents, I can only speak for mine and I am sorry but I can not allow this’.

‘Dad, NO’ Liz started to protest stopping when she heard ‘Liz’ Max whispered, she looked up to meet his gaze ‘he’s right’ he started choking back the tears that wanted to fall. Liz started to feel the tears build up and started shaking her head ‘no’ she choked out.

“Liz I am so sorry, I brought you into any of this’ he started ‘no, don’t say that, I don’t regret any of it Max, I would do it all over again if it means to be with you’ she cried. Jeff felt his heart breaking standing there watching his daughter break down.

Inside he was battling himself, he could clearly see the love this boy had for his daughter and the love she returned, but it couldn’t be enough he couldn’t let his daughter remain in a situation where she could wind up dead, it was for her own safety.

‘I love you’ she cried ‘don’t do this to us’ she turned to her father begging ‘daddy please don’t do this to us’. Jeff choked back his own tears ‘I’m sorry Liz, it has to be this way I will give you a few minutes, then I want you upstairs’ he said and walked out before his own tears fell.

He had to take time and think about things, he had to find a way to cope with all of this and what to do about it, he knew he couldn’t keep Liz from Max all together but he had to do something he just didn’t want to see his little girl get hurt.

“Max please’ Liz pleaded with him after her father left ‘he just needs time to adjust, he will come around I will make him come around’ she cried. Max walked over and cupped her cheeks, his heart shattering as he tried to do the right thing. Slowly he leaned forward and softly kissed her lips.

Liz wrapped her arms around his neck trying to hold onto to him, when he pulled back she could see it in his eyes once he walked out that door it was over.

‘I’m sorry’ he whispered then turned and ran out the front doors leaving Liz falling to her knees breaking down. “Ill go’ Michael said running after him leaving the others to pick up a broken hearted Liz.

Kyle carried her upstairs and laid her on her bed ‘I’m sorry Liz’ he said trying to comfort her, he held onto her as she clung to him crying her heart out.

Downstairs the rest of the group sat there in silence, they couldn’t believe what just happened ‘we have to fix this’ Tess said breaking the silence ‘How’ Alex said starting to get angry, two of his best friends were hurting and he had no idea on how to fix it.

Michael found Max sitting in the park with his head in his hands, he could tell he was crying ‘Maxwell’ he said sitting down next to him ‘just leave me alone Michael’ he whispered out.

‘Cant do that’ Michael said looking at him ‘everything is going to be okay’ ‘IS IT REALLY’ Max started to yell ‘IS IT EVER GOING TO END, IS IT EVER GOING TO BE SAFE BECAUSE FROM WHAT I CAN SEE ITS NEVER GOING TO BE OKAY MICHAEL, ITS NEVER GOING TO END’.

Michael was a little taken back at seeing Max like this he wasn’t used to it ‘this isn’t you, where is the Max that I know’ he started ‘where is the Max that is in control, the Max that didn’t care if he was exposed when he saved the girl that he loved’.

Max put his head back in his hands ‘he grew up’ he shot back at him ‘no he didn’t, he’s being a coward’ Michael said getting louder ‘The Max I know wouldn’t let something like this stop him, the Max I know would fight for the girl he loves’.

When Max didn’t answer he continued ‘so someone else found out about us, big deal its not the first time, he will come around just like the rest of them have, now’s not the time to give up Maxwell’ ‘what the hell do you want me to do’ Max yelled at him.

‘I say we go find that red-headed bitch and her so called boss before they find us and we end this once and for all’ Michael told him.

Max looked at his best friend and could tell he was serious, all the things he was saying it wasn’t like Michael at all ‘where did the Michael that I know go’ he asked.

‘He fell in love’ Michael said smiling then turning serious ‘Don’t let Liz go Max you two were made for each other’ ‘this coming from the one who blew a gasket when I exposed us the first time’ Max told him.

‘Well that was in the past, can only think about the future now and I know who I want in mine’ Michael said leaning back and crossing his arms over his chest.

They sat there in silence for a few minutes, then Max smiled feeling a bitter of hope inside. Michael saw this and seized the opportunity ‘come on lets’ go get the others and put an end to all of this once and for all’ he said getting up.

Max nodded and stood up following Michael out of the part ‘don’t worry we are going to win’ he said as he patted Max on the back.

Chapter 19

Michael called the others and had them meet back at his apartment to sort out some kind of plan. As the others made there way in Isabel noticed her brother sitting there on the couch totally devastated.

Walking up to him she sat down and put her arm around him trying to comfort him, he looked up on the verge of tears towards Maria and Kyle ‘ho- how is she’ he managed to choke out. Kyle in his overprotected mode shot out ‘she just peaches and cream’ glaring at him ‘how the hell do you think she’s doing’.

“Kyle, please not now’ Tess begged as she came up to him ‘where’s Alex’ Michael asked looking at them. Maria shook her head ‘he’s staying with Liz right now’ she answered. Jim looked around at the kids ‘somebody want to tell me what happened’ he asked looking at the group of kids who had grief written all over their faces.

After explaining the events at the Crash Down and how Jeff Parker was hurt and Max healed him he shook his head ‘I don’t know if it will help, but I can talk to him’ he offered. Max nodded his head silently thanking him.

‘First I need your help with something else’ Max said getting up and trying to shake the thoughts of breaking Liz’s heart out and concentrate on what they needed to do ‘I need you to check all the hotels, every place you can think of for two people a male and a female.

The female is a red head, she might have changed her hair by now the male not sure what he looks like, we know that they are our enemies, the female she calls herself Keri she is the one responsible for what happened tonight’.

‘Okay I will see what I can find out’ Jim said getting his hat and walking out. ‘What about the rest of us what are we going to do’ Kyle asked. ‘We split up in groups you and Tess, Michael and Maria and Isabel and I, start searching street by street, we end this tonight’ Max ordered looking at each one making it clear it was not up to discussion.

‘What if we run into them’ Tess asked ‘call us don’t do anything by yourselves, just watch and wait for everyone to get there I don’t want anyone trying to take them on by themselves’ Max said then looked over “understand Michael’ he asked.

Michael glared at him ‘I heard you’ he mumbled as he grabbed Maria’s hand and walked out of the apartment.

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Alex watched as Liz laid there whimpering in her sleep, he continued to sit there by her bedside holding her hand.

So much has happened that he didn’t know which way was up, Alex looked up when he heard the door to her bedroom slowly creaking open to see her father sticking his head in.

He motioned for Alex to come out in the hallway, Alex glanced once more at Liz then made his way out of the room.

Once in the hallway Alex could tell by the look on his face he had more questions, “can we talk for a minute’ he asked. Alex slowly nodded hoping he could provide the answers to the questions he wanted.

Alex followed him into the kitchen glancing around to make sure Nancy wasn’t around ‘she’s sleeping’ Jeff answered clarifying where his wife was.

“Please sit down Alex’ Jeff motioned to the chair on the other side of the table, Alex sat nervously at the table waiting for Mr. Parker to begin.

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Michael and Maria drove slowly down the street ‘this is getting us nowhere’ Michael complained about thirty minutes later “what do you expect Michael, both of them to stand in the middle of the street and scream here I am come and get me’ Maria said looking at him.

Michael ran his hand thru his hair ‘it would help’ out of the corner of his eye he spotted movement in one of the alleys ‘stop, go back’ he yelled. Maria stomped on the brakes and Michael jumped out of the car “MICHAEL’ Maria screamed but he didn’t hear he took of running towards the alley.

Peeking around the corner he spied Keri standing outside an abandoned building, Maria caught up with him and smacked him on top of the head ‘What do you think you are doing’ Michael grabbed her and put his hand over her mouth and nodded his head towards Keri.

Keri glanced around her surroundings then stepped inside the building disappearing. Michael started walking towards the building, Maria pulled on his arm ‘You are not going in there by yourself, we have to call Max’ she said.

“Go call Max’ he said looking at her ‘Michael promise me you wont do anything stupid’ she said. “Maria go call’ he said shoving her towards the car. Maria threw her hands up and walked over to the car, she turned her head back towards the alley ‘Just great’ she yelled when he wasn’t there anymore.

As Maria hung up the phone she turned to see a gentlemen standing on the sidewalk, she had to admit he was kind of a good looking brown hair, nice toned body, she couldn’t really see what his eyes looked out from where she was standing.

‘Car trouble’ he asked as he pointed to the car, she raised her eyebrow at him and looked around to see if anyone else was there. Praying silently that Max and the others got there quickly Michael damm you she thought to herself.

He was standing there waiting for an answer and she could have sworn he was smirking at her. Maria blew out her breath and started rambling ‘No, I just had a fight with my boyfriend and I threw him out of the car about six blocks back there’.

‘That wasn’t nice’ he said walking a little closer to her, Maria took a step back ‘You know I think your right, I think ill just turn around and go back and get him’ and turned to walk to the driver side.

Maria felt a hand cover her mouth while another wrapped around her body pinning her arms to her sides ‘I have a better idea’ she heard before she slumped into darkness.


Max, Isabel, Kyle and Tess pulled up at the same time, jumping out of the jeep Max ran to the jetta banging his hands on the side ‘dammit their not here’ he yelled frustrated.

“Do you think they went into the building’ Kyle asked the other three just looked at him, Kyle nodded his head ‘right this is Michael Guerin we are talking about’ he said sighing and looking around.

He spotted something by the drivers door and walked over he bent down and picked up a shoe ‘Uh guys I don’t think they went willingly’ he said holding up the shoe.

The four took off running towards the alley looking for a way in as they were about to enter they heard movement coming off from the side.

“Get behind me’ Max yelled as he threw his shield up, Isabel and Tess had there hands raised ready to fire they heard “Max, Its just me’ as Jim walked up to them putting his revolver back in the holster.

“What’s going on’ he asked, Max looked at him ‘this is where they are, they have Michael and Maria’ ‘what’s the plan’ he asked as Max turned back towards the door ‘go in get them, kill the other two and hope we don’t killed ourselves’ Kyle said cutting off Max.

Max looked at Kyle then Jim ‘pretty much what he said’ before he disappeared into the building.

Chapter 20

Michael followed Keri at a safe distance as she made her way up some stairs, once at the top he noticed it was a large open area with thick pillars supporting the roof.

She had her back to him, as he quietly snuck up on her ‘hey bitch’ he yelled, as she turned her head Michael threw up his hand and sent her flying backwards pinning her to the wall.

“I would let her go if I was you’ he heard from behind him, he raised his other hand and sent a blast only to have it deflected off a shield, behind the shield he saw a taller man holding a very wide eyed Maria by the hair.

‘You shot at me’ Maria screamed ‘oh my god I cant believe you shot at me’ she yelled at him ‘I am so going to kill you when we get out of here’ Michaels jaw clamped down feeling his blood heating up ‘let her go’ he demanded.

‘Looks like you have dilemma here don’t you, you have my property’ he said pointing to Keri who was still pinned against the wall ‘and I have yours’ he said looking at Maria ‘EXCUSE ME, I NOBODYS PROPERTY’ Maria yelled.

“Stop squirming, your worst than an animal trapped in a cage’ Khivar said tugging at Maria. ‘Hey watch the hair buddy, its still attached to my head’ Maria yelled struggling.’ Do you ever shut up’ Khivar yelled tugging on her hair ‘been trying to get her to do it for years now’ Michael said staring at them.

‘She is something huh, I bet she would be great in bed’ Khivar said smirking ‘your never going to know’ Michael said.





‘So kind of surprising isn’t it’ Alex said sitting across from Mr. Parker ‘finding out aliens are among us’. Jeff looked up at him ‘wouldn’t use surprising, more like freighting’ he said.

‘There is nothing to be scared of Mr. Parker’ Alex started ‘they are just normal teenagers trying to survive in our world. They just want to live peacefully and not worry about having to look over their shoulders every time they turn around’.

‘Alex they are dangerous, they put you, Maria, Kyle and my daughter at risk with being just who they are’ Jeff tried to argue.

‘Mr. Parker I will say this, they don’t put us in anything that we don’t put ourselves into, we all found out the secret, we all know the risks involved but we all choose to stand by them anyways.

All of us Me, Isabel, Michael, Maria, Tess, Kyle, Max and even Liz we are stronger together than we are when we are apart from each other, each of us bring something into the group’.

Jeff rubbed his hands over his face trying to grasp the concept of everything ‘you all are just kids, Alex none of you should be dealing with any of this on your own’.

‘We are stronger than you think, we are stronger then we think, and your right Mr. Parker we shouldn’t have to deal with any of this none of us, but this world is harsh and cruel they see them as monsters, evil, they want to get a hold of them and dissect them.

They are the furthest thing from that, they are more human than alien, they feel pain, anger, hurt, happiness, so what if they have powers they are still the same people that we grew up with, they are still the same people who attend school everyday, who have curfews, who slip up every now and then just any other normal teenager’ Alex said hoping to make his point across.

‘Mr. Parker let me assure you Max would never let anything happen to Liz, he loves her more than anything else in this world and I know you can see just like everyone else can when he looks at her he would die before he let anyone harm her’.

‘I don’t know Alex, I just don’t know I can’t live with knowing that my daughters life is in danger being with him’ Jeff said.

‘I know, but you have to remember to Liz wouldn’t even be here now if it wasn’t for Max’ Alex said, he noticed how Jeff’s face paled at the mention of Liz being hurt ‘Max risked everything to save her, he exposed his secret knowing that there might be a chance that Liz would turn him in.

But he didn’t care, he loved her and he couldn’t let her die, he didn’t care about the consequences, he only cared about saving your daughter’ Alex stated.

‘I just need more time to process all of this, I know I can sit here to I am blue in the face telling Liz she cant see him anymore but I know she would do it anyways wouldn’t she’ he asked.

‘I wont lie to you anymore Mr. Parker Liz loves him, they will find away to be together with or without your consent’ Alex said feeling bad with the apparent sadness that was written across Jeff Parkers face.

‘I guess she’s not daddy little girl anymore’ he said realizing that his daughter had not been daddy’s little girl for a while now.

‘She’s always going to be your little girl, nothing is going to change that she just grew up and she is a remarkable young woman, she has more courage than anyone I know’ Alex said. He glanced up at the clock and wondered if Liz was still sleeping and wondered if he should check in with the others’.

Standing up he looked at Jeff ‘I am sorry I cant answer all your questions that you have, Max would be able to answer them better than I can. But if you want to talk to another adult who knows what it feels like, then talk to the Sheriff. I am going to go and check on Liz’ he said walking out.



Max walked slowly towards the stairs with the others following behind him, halfway to the stairs they could hear voices coming from above. They were arguing he could hear Michael’s voice demanding to let Maria go.

‘Sounds like they got Maria’ Max whispered as he looked back at the group. ‘Give them a few more minutes, she might talk them to death’ Kyle smiled saying. Everyone turned to look at him ‘what’ he asked trying to play innocent

‘We all know she can talk you to death, the way I see it she will either make them go deaf or keel over making our jobs much easier’ he said.

‘Kyle if you don’t shut up I will permanently seal your lips together’ Isabel said looking at him ‘man you aliens have no sense of humor’ Kyle said earning a slap upside his head from Tess.

‘Kyle do I need to send you back to the car’ Jim said looking at him stern, Kyle sighed and shook his head ‘I’ll behave’ then walked forward mumbling ‘dang aliens cant even take a joke, noo they got to be all serious, I might be walking to my death, but do they care noooo, they wont even let me have a little moment’.

The others just shook their heads and smiled walking to catch up with him. Max took the lead at the bottom of the stairs turning to everyone ‘you know what to do’ he asked, they all shook their heads yes ‘okay lets do this’ he said turning and making his way up the stairs.

Chapter 21

The group split up as they each made their way upstairs, Max looked at Tess ‘you ready’ he asked.

Shaking her head yes, she closed her eyes preparing to mind warp, after a few minutes she fell to the ground. Max quickly bent down to help her up ‘he’s to strong’ Tess gasp grabbing her head ‘I can’t get in’.

Khivar looked out of the corner of his eyes, dragging Maria with him headed over in that direction. Michael stood with his hand outstretched following his movements while the other hand sill had a firm grasp on Keri.

“Please tell me this is not our mighty king and queen’ he said laughing looking at the two teenagers kneeling on the ground. Max stood up slowly helping Tess up on his way watching Khivar.

‘Let Maria Go’ Max demanded raising his hand preparing to activate his shield if need be. “This is between you an I’ he said.

‘Lets the others go’ Khivar mimicked him laughing, stopping in mid laugh ‘NO’ as he raised his hand, Max brought his shield up.

Isabel, Kyle and Jim snuck around from the other side, running to Michael while Khivar is busy with Max and Tess.

Michael points to Jim and Kyle ‘keep her here’ he says turning to Keri and binding her hands together.

‘US? Your leaving us, what if she does her alien mojo on us’ Kyle said getting anxious? Michael looked at Kyle, then looked at Keri, he raised his hand and sent a small bolt knocking her out ‘better? Michael asked.

Michael and Isabel started creeping their way towards the others; they could see Max struggling to hold his shield up, even with Tess helping him.

‘We need to do something’ Isabel said trying to rack her brain. Michael noticed Maria was slumped in Khivars arm, he felt his blood boil with fury as his worst fears seemed to be true.

Unleashing his fury he roared ‘you killed her you bastard’ as he sent a huge bolt towards him. Khivar didn’t have time to react and was hit in the back.

He let go of Maria and she fell to the floor, Michael didn’t let up as he walked forwards toward Khivar, Max staggered over to Maria checking for a pulse, finding one he scanned her to check what injuries she had.

‘She’s alive Michael’ Max yelled to him, Michael didn’t listen his focus was totally on the bastard in front of him, he didn’t plan on letting up until he was dead. Not giving Khivar the opportunity to get a shield up or strike back, bolt after bolt Michael released his anger on him.

Khivar slumped to the wall unmoving Michael refused to let up, Isabel grabbed his arm “Michael, he’s dead’ but it was like Michael was in his own world as he kept up on him. “Max’ Isabel screamed ‘I can’t get thru to Michael’.

Max helped Maria up after she woke up, they both looked over towards Michael both in shock because they had never seen him like that.

‘What happened’ Maria asked afraid to move towards him ‘he thought you were dead’ Max told her. Maria looked at Michael then back to Max, she took off towards Michael grinning ear to ear.

‘Michael’ Maria said touching his arm ‘Michael, its me I’m okay’ she yelled in his ear. Michael snapped back to reality and stared at Maria, he grabbed her in a fierce hug squeezing her to make sure she was really there.

‘Michael, your squeezing me’ she laughed out, he let his grip go but still held on to her ‘nice to know you care space boy’ she said teasing him. ‘Maria’ was all he said before planting his lips on her.

Max walked over and checked what was left of Khivar’s body as Jim and Kyle made their way over to them ‘what the hell is that’ Kyle asked looking at the mangled mess on the ground. ‘What’s left of Khivar’ Max said standing up.

‘What about that one’ Jim said pointing to the knocked out body on the other side ‘get rid of her’ Max said looking at him. Jim just nodded his head knowing that Max meant making it no way for her to come back.

‘Nice to see you Deluca’ Kyle said walking up to Michael and Maria, Maria smiled ‘nice to be looked at’ she said. She turned and smacked Michael upside the head ‘Dammit Maria what the hell was that for’ he yelled grabbing his head.

‘That was for leaving me’ then she smacked him again ‘and that was for shooting at me’ she yelled. The others tried to hold back their laughter as Maria went off on Michael, she went to smack him again but Michael grabbed her arms.

‘Quit it’ he yelled ‘I didn’t know he had you okay’ ‘Well if you would have stayed put like I told you to, he would have never gotten the chance, but no you had to run off and try to be the hero and’- he cut her off by planting his lips back on her.

‘So is it really over this time’ Isabel asked as she looked at everyone ‘I hope so’ Tess said walking up and looping her arm around Kyle’s.

‘We need to dispose of the bodies’ Max said ‘Michael, Kyle and I can take care of that, I think there’s somewhere else you need to be’ Jim said looking at him.

Max just looked at the others hesitant to leave, Maria walked up and started pushing him towards the stairs ‘what are you waiting for, go get her back’ she said grinning.


Liz stirred and slowly opened her eyes, everything was fuzzy at first recalling the events that happened several hours ago she sat straight up in her bed.

Alex who was sitting in the chair just watching her got up and moved over by her, she looked up at him ‘wasn’t a dream was it’ she asked.

Alex just hugged her ‘no, it wasn’t’ she felt the tears started to build up again ‘Alex what am I going to do, my father is never going to give in’.

‘I think he might surprise you’ he said. Liz pulled back and looked at him ‘what do you mean’ she asked.

‘While you were sleeping, we talked some. I couldn’t answer all his questions, but I tried to fill in the best I could’.

“Thank you Alex’ She scooted back and brought her knees up ‘my father isn’t just the problem, Max doesn’t want to be with me’ she said.

‘You and I both know that is not true, he’s out there right now taking care of the problem, they all are. He’ll come running back when it’s done’ he said.

‘I don’t know Alex, he seemed to have his mind made up when he left tonight, will things ever get easier when it comes to us’ she said.

‘Liz, not to put a damper on things, but no I don’t think they will these are aliens we are talking about when are things ever easy with them.’ he put his hand up when he saw the look on her face ‘but in the end to me it’s worth everything we go thru’.

‘I know what your saying Alex, I agree but this time I think it might have been to much, he walked away from me’ she said as the tears started falling.

Alex looked out towards her window and smiled, standing up ‘ like I said he just may surprise you’ nodding his head towards the window and leaving the room.

Liz looked up and could see him nervously standing there, with his hands shoved deep in his pockets, slowly getting up and never breaking eye contact she walked towards the window ‘Max’ she whispered before opening the window.

Chapter 22

They both stood standing still, not sure of what to do Liz kept her eyes on him as she nervously bit the bottom of her lip waiting for him to say something.

She glanced back at her bedroom door then turned back to him ‘what are you doing here Max’ she asked.

Max stared at her noticing the puffiness of her eyes, she had been crying. She was crying because of him, he felt like kicking himself he was always making her cry.

“Can you come out and talk’ he asked stepping back some to let her climb out of the window. Once out on the balcony she sat down on her lawn chair clasping her hands together resting them on her knees.

‘It’s over’ he said leaning against the brick wall; she eyes watched his nervousness as he kept his hands shoved deep inside his pocket.

‘You mean-‘ she started, he shook his head yes ‘How’ she asked. “Michael killed him’ he said looking at her window, he was scared to look her in the eyes, scared to know what was going to happen after tonight.

‘Michael’ she said ‘wow that’s um’ she wasn’t sure what it say great, sorry, what word would fit in right now. ‘Yeah’ he started ‘yeah he um, well they got Maria and then Michael he-‘.

She cut him off jumping up from the chair preparing to leave ‘Maria, oh god is she okay’ Max caught her by the arm before she climbed back in the window ‘Maria is fine, she’s okay Liz’ he said.

Liz stared down at his hand holding her arm ‘what about the rest’ she asked, he let go of her arm and walked back towards the wall ‘everyone is great, well expect for us’ he said looking down at his shoes.

“Max’ she started walking towards him, he looked up at her and was immediately lost her in eyes, in that moment he wished he could just drown in them and never have to worry about another thing in his entire life.

“I understand why you did what you did’ she started ‘Liz, I am so sorry I brought you into all of this, I wish…I wish so much that I was just this normal teenage guy without all these responsibilities and just be a guy in love with a girl’ he said.

“Max, don’t say those things, do you remember when we were at Maria’s house and you heard that tape’ she asked. He nodded his head ‘do you remember what I told your future self’ she asked. “I was listening but it wasn’t really registering at that moment’ he said looking up at her.

She moved to sit down on her lawn chair ‘right here’ she said pointing to the chair she was sitting on ‘ in this spot, you…he told me it would probably be better if I was with a human’ she paused looking at him and when he nodded his head in agreement she continued.

“Ill tell you the same thing I told him, don't you realize what you are to me...and you're always gonna be? You're the love of my life. Everyone else is gonna be second best. There'll never be another you’.

Max walked over and knelt down in front of her and grabbed her hands ‘But Liz I cant promise you that things are ever going to be safe with me, we defeated Khivar but what about my other enemies we never know when they might attack, if something happened to you I could never live with myself’.

She looked up at him ‘Max don’t you see, it doesn’t matter if your human or if your alien, life doesn’t come with guarantees I could walk down the street tomorrow and be struck by a car, I could eat something and choke on it.

Anything can happen in life, you just have to seize the moment and hold on it to hoping for the best’ she looked back down at their hands and closed her eyes trying to stop the tears from falling.

She looked back up and sighed “Max.’ but was cut off by Max crushing his lips to hers, she opened up to him wrapping her arms around his neck as his wrapped tightly around her back pulling her closer to him.

He continued to kiss her until he felt like his breath was going to get sucked out, pulling back he rested his forehead on hers keeping his eyes closed as he brought his hand up to run it thru her hair “I love you’ he whispered to her.

She pulled back so that she could look into his eyes, waiting until they opened and stared back into hers she brought her hand up to cup his cheek ‘I love you’ she whispered back, he leaned into her hand closing his eyes feeling the softness of her hand on his cheek.

After a few minutes he pulled back “Liz what about your father’ he asked, before Liz could say anything she heard the clearing of a throat.

They both jumped up when they saw her father standing there ‘Dad’ Liz said walking up to explain.

Jeff had come in to check on Liz, and noticed she was out on her balcony with Max. At first he was going to tell Max to leave, but instead he stood there listening to them talking.

He realized how much of a mistake he made when he heard his daughter talking about life’s guarantees and she was so right, he could no more protect her from normal life, than Max could with his alien one.

At least if she was with Max, he knew that boy would do anything and everything in his power to make sure she stayed as safe as she could.

He put his hand up when Liz started talking but stopped her “Lizzie, it’s okay I understand’ he said looking at her.

Max started to back away not wanting to intrude on them ‘I’ll… I’ll just go’ he said turning to make his way down the balcony.

“Max’ Jeff said and Max turned back around to look at him ‘no, stay’ Jeff said. Liz looked at her father ‘daddy’ she asked in confusion.

Jeff sighed and walked around the balcony some ‘I heard what you said just a moment ago Lizzie, and I realized you were right’.

He stopped and put his hands on her shoulders ‘When that stuff happened tonight and I found out the truth, I freaked the first thing I thought was I needed to keep you safe and away from all that’.

‘Listening to you I realized that you would be safer if you were with Max instead of being away from him’.

Max looked at Mr. Parker unsure what to say, and trying hard to understand what he was getting at. Jeff walked over and looked at Max ‘I am sorry’ he started Max shook his head to tell him he didn’t have to be but Jeff continued on.

“I know you love my daughter Max, I have know it for a long time I watched you watching her growing up, and I have no doubt in my mind now that you would keep her safe as best as you can’.

Max nodded his head in agreement, not really believing this was really happening. Jeff looked back and forth between the both of them ‘I am going to back off and let you two see each other’ was all he could get before Liz flung herself into her father’s arms.

“I love you daddy’ she whispered as Jeff hugged her back ‘I love you too Lizzie’ he kissed her forehead and pulled back ‘I’ll leave you two to talk’ he said walking back towards the window, once inside he stuck his head out ‘just because I am letting you two see each others, doesn’t mean the basic rules don’t apply, not to much longer Lizzie its late’ he said smiling.

Max and Liz both blushed ‘yes sir’ she said watching him leave, she turned back towards Max ‘wow did that really just happen’ she asked.

Max walked up and put his arms around her pulling her to him whispering ‘I think it did’ he said smiling and brought his lips down to hers.

He pulled back and looked at her ‘what’ she asked when she noticed he was just staring at her not saying anything. He smiled ‘you know what you said about there never being another me’ he asked.

She nodded her head yes and pulled back slightly ‘Well Elizabeth Parker, the same goes for you, there will never be another you. The moment I stepped off that bus in third grade and saw you, I knew I where I belonged.

I belong here with you and loving you has made me more human than any assessors could have. My life is with you and not another day will go by that I won’t let you forget it’ he said before swooping down and kissing her.

The End.

Epilogue[/]

“So congratulations class of 2002 and don’t’ ever lose sight of your dreams, when you least suspect it they can really come true’ as Liz finished her valedictorian speech she looked out among the students In front of her smiling.

After the crowds started breaking up she made her way over to Alex and Maria who were standing there hugging each other; turning to face her Maria ran and threw her arms around her ‘we did it Liz’ she screamed excited.

Liz smiled and hugged her back as Alex walked over and threw his arms around both of them ‘my girls’ he said grinning big.

The others were just walking up to them, Max stopped them and told the others to hang back just a second so the three life- long friends could have their moment.

“Hey guys’ Alex said pulling back from Liz and Maria when he noticed the others standing off to the side.

The others walked forward and everyone gave their hugs and handshakes, until Maria started crying all over again ‘what am I going to do without the two of you’ she said looking at Liz and Alex.

“Maria what are you talking about’ she asked ‘You and Alex leaving to go away for college leaving me here’ she said sniffling.

“What am I chopped liver’ Michael said looking at her, she turned and smacked him on the arm ‘its not the same’ she said.

Liz grabbed her shoulders ‘Maria, its not like you wont ever see us again, there is holidays and the summer, we can write, email, call each other all the time’.

‘I know, I know just let me be a miserable for a little while before you start trying to cheer me up’ she said. Liz nodded her head and stepped back smiling when she felt Max’s hand slip into hers.

Maria stood there for a few minutes then pulled Liz back away into another hug ‘okay I’m better now’ she said as everyone else just laughed shaking their heads.

‘So what about you two’ Liz asked looking at Kyle and Tess who were standing there with Tess standing in front of Kyle with his arms around her. Kyle smiled ‘taking a road trip for the summer, then community college in the fall’.

“Wow, where are you going’ Alex asked ‘none of your business’ Kyle said smiling and looking at Tess, he turned his head back to the others ‘this road trip has only room for two’.

‘What about you and Isabel’ Tess asked ‘when are you guys leaving for New York ‘at the end of the summer’ Isabel said smiling and grabbing hold of Alex’s head.

‘Evans is actually letting you leave with Whitman’ Kyle said teasing ‘Yes, he doesn’t have anything to say about it’ she said looking at Max, he threw up his arms ‘not going to say anything, except he better make sure he takes care of you’.

“Same goes for you’ Alex said looking at him, Max smiled and pulled Liz closer to him ‘don’t worry she will be’ he said, Alex nodded his head ‘ditto’.

‘Guys we should do something this summer since this is going to be the last time we are all together for a long time’ Maria said looking at them all.

“Like what’ Michael asked putting his arm around Maria’s shoulder ‘I don’t know, lets go camping or something’ “camping’ Liz laughed ‘you do remember what happened last time we all went camping’.

Alex smiled ‘I don’t know about the rest of you, but I certainly enjoyed myself’ Isabel smiled knowing he was talking about how they spent most of the night stargazing.

‘I’m up for it’ Kyle said shrugging his shoulders ‘me too’ Tess said smiling ‘I wasn’t there last time, and I think it’s a great idea’.

‘So its set then, lets meet at the Crash Down say five’ Max said looking at the others, they all nodded their heads ‘well if you excuse us, there’s something I have to take care of first’ he said pulling Liz away.

“Max what’s going on’ she asked as he helped her into the jeep ‘going for a quick ride’ he said smiling. Liz looked at his wicked grin ‘where’ he just jumped in on the other side ‘you’ll see.

Liz’s eyes widen when she saw where they were ‘Max what… what are we doing here’ she asked getting nervous when she saw the old abandoned bus sitting there.

Max didn’t say anything and just went around to help her out, taking her hand he led her inside the bus that they had spent the night in a long time ago.

Once inside he turned to look at her ‘do you want to know what I remember the most about that night’ he said she nodded her head unsure of what was he was going to say, she remembered telling him that if his life ended the night he healed her, and that he did have a destiny with Tess.

‘It was the first time we told each other we loved one another’ she nodded her head as he continued ‘When you told me you loved me back, I knew right there and then that from that moment forward nothing would ever come between us’.

‘Max’ she started but he cut her off ‘everything that happened after that, there was one thing that never changed, one thing that they could never take from us’ he started walking closer to her.

‘Our love for each other, that night after the others got me out and we were here sitting in this bus, looking into your eyes I knew that I could get through anything as long as you were by my side.

‘Even when you left for the summer, I knew that some how you were still there by my side and that helped me to deal with everything from the past, the present and now…’

Liz watched as he pulled something out from his jeans, her eyes started to tear up when she saw him kneel down one knee ‘and now I want you in my future’ he opened up the box ‘Will you Elizabeth Parker marry me’.

She let the tears flow this time as she knelt down beside him ‘yes…yes’ she said throwing her arms around his neck ‘yes I will marry you Max Evans’.

He pulled her arm back and slipped the ring on her finger, cupping her cheeks with his hands he smiled and placed his lips on hers kissing her.

She threw her arms back around him as he wrapped his arms around her waist, both knowing that whatever came their way they would get through it… together.

The End
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