But I finally managed to finish this part. I like to call chapters like this a "Tween" cuz it builds up a major action that takes place and ugh! they are the hardest for me to write! I don't know if any of the other writers have the same problem. They take longer to write and I have to keep myself in check and not jump ahead of myself just so i can be giddy again.(I tend to enjoy my own plots alot!!)okay enough of my babble! here's the next part. my tween
Chapter 11
Jeff Parker watched Max patiently waiting for an answer.
Max then cleared his throat. “Right now Isabel, Michael and Liz and I are going to put our heads together and try to formulate a plan.”
Amy Deluca flashed Jim Valenti a puzzled look. “Well, we can help right?”
Jeff nodded in return, giving Max a hopeful look.
Jim shifted uncomfortably next to Amy. Max has always been the careful thinking things through before acting. When he had learned of Max, Michael and Isabel’s alien side it was during a time in which Max had no choice but to trust him. Now stood the parents, demanding to be included but Jim new the more people got involved the dangerous the task would become.
“I don’t think that’s such a good idea.” Jim argued “I have been part of this for a long time, and I can tell you, it’s dangerous. The more people involved the more vulnerable the group is.”
Amy was not pleased with Jim’s answer and her scowl was proof of that. “How can you say that? You haven’t seen Kyle in just as long!” Amy argued back, crossing her arms.
“Mom! It’s too dangerous! Without any abilities your sitting ducks!” Maria explained
Amy arched an eyebrow at her daughter. “What are your abilities Maria?”
Maria opened her mouth to reply but found no words to argue her point. “Exactly!” her mother finished for her. “And for your information, we’re not as helpless as you think. Show him Jim.”
Jim Valenti suddenly looked embarrassed and refused to look into Max’s eyes. Kyle looked at Amy to his father with sudden interest, his mind reaching out to his father’s thoughts.
There was something different about him and it worried Kyle. He hadn’t picked up on it, although he wasn’t searching either. Kyle furrowed his brow in concentration and to his amazement, he felt his father resist his probe. Only Max, Michael, Isabel and Liz had the strength to resist. Kyle had learned over the years that they would be the only people he knew, who the strength. A thought suddenly struck Kyle and his eyes went wide with surprise. “You have a power don’t you?” Kyle asked in awe.
The color in Jim Valenti face darkened a few shades. “It’s nothing really.” He mumbled in a low voice his head still down. Amy shot her chin up and crossed her arms. “For your information, Jim and levitate objects in the air and move them around.” She then nudged Jim slightly with an elbow closest to him. Jim suddenly looked up and flashed Amy an irritated look. He then removed a small stone from his pocket. He then open his palm and let the flat stone sit for a moment in place. After a few moments, the stone seemed to shiver and then shot up into mid air a few feet above Jim’s open hand. He then had the stone circle around the group several times before hovering above his palm and slowly descended back into his hand.
Everyone stared for several moments in silence, jaws hung slightly ajar. Isabel, Liz, Michael and Max looked to each other, smiles spreading across their lips.
“You Have Telekinesis huh?” Maria asked “Way to go sheriff!”
Max considered Jim for a moment he was faced once again; with how knowing him impacted people’s lives. “When did it happen?”
Jim was staring at his hand turning his hand over then back again several times. He had performed that trick many times for Amy but he still had a hard time believing the ability came from him. “About the following spring after you left Roswell.”
Max nodded realizing it had been a year after he had healed him. A year after he took over Clayton Wheeler’s body and year after Liz brought Max back from the dead.
When they heard the door close quietly everyone turned to see Jesse standing in the door way.
“What did I miss?” he asked noticing the smirks on everyone’s face.
Kyle and Isabel quickly put distance between each other and glance at each other awkwardly. Then to Jesse to see if he had noticed.
“Just the sheriff making us dizzy with a rock.” Michael replied with sarcasm. But quickly let out a small yelp as Maria nudged him with her elbow.
Jesse nodded “Uh yeah the floating stone trick huh?” Jesse quickly went to Isabel’s side and smiled warmly into her face. There was a sudden shift in Isabel’s mood that only Kyle was able to pick up. She was tense and was stressed over how she was going to tell Jesse about her developing feelings for Kyle. “Will you join me for coffee later?” Jesse asked, but his dark brown eyes pleaded. “There’s something I need to talk to you about.”
Isabel studied Jesse’s face for several moments trying to read his facial expression. He seemed happy but something in his eyes told her she was not the source.
“Um yeah sure.” Isabel replied awkwardly, trying not to let Jesse see how uncomfortable his request had made her.
“Do you remember that café we met at before?” he asked. “Meet me there after the meeting.”
Isabel’s eyes go wide as she realizes Jesse didn’t know. “Jesse, my parents have been kidnapped!”
“What!?” he gasps “How do you know? By who?”
Isabelle rubs her forehead. “I found a communication device in my room. It had a prerecorded message on it. It was Kihvar.”
The named caused anger to flicker in Jesse’s dark brown eyes. “Isn’t that the guy who…”
“Crashed our honeymoon? Yeah that’s the one.” Isabel finished with a nod.
“He’s here?” Jesse asked his anger growing.
“No.” Isabel replied then looked up. “He’s”
“He took them to your home planet?” Jesse asked but not quite believing it.
What are you going to do?”
“We have to go meet a shape shifter.” Isabel explained. “She’s going to help us, I think.”
Jesse squared his shoulders. “Well, I am going too.”
“No Jesse.” Isabel replied firmly placing a small hand on his chest for effect. Her brown eyes clearly showed her resolve.” It’s not safe.”
Jesse squinted his eyes and then shook his head in frustration, but then looked at Kyle and Maria puzzled. “But it’s safe for Kyle and Maria?”
“Kyle is different now, he has his own abilities, and well Maria has Michael to protect her.” She explained as she glanced over at her friends. Jesse you have to stay here and watch over my parent’s house, in case they return.”
“She’s right Jesse.” Max said taking Isabel’s side. “We have no idea what’s going to happen or what we are up against. It’s best they you stay here.”
Max then turned to the parents, “Right now it’s best if all of you stay behind, to be safe.”
“What about Jim?” Amy protested.
“We are counting on him to keep you all safe while we are gone.” Max explained. “We will come back to the café, and fill you in, before going anywhere.”
With that, The hybrids along with their friends set off to the birth place that started it all.
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Istariah paced the room, her long white silk gown swooshing around each time she abruptly turned. One hand was to her pale thin lips, her violent eyes distant in worried thought. It had been almost a day since she had contacted Kayleen, and there had been no more news since.
Suddenly the doors to her quarters burst open and her hand maiden entered the room.
fear was etched over the younger antarian’s features and immediately the queen’s heart sank. Something was wrong.
“What’s happen Kareena?” fear laced in her tone.
The handmaiden sighed. Even if she wanted to lie, the queen would have known. She had learned the hard way a long ago what the queen’s special abilities were, and that sparing the queen’s feeling would never be possible. One visit into her mind and the queen knew every morbid detail.
“Kihvar had a communication device planted in the human’s home. It has been activated. Ian said they have just received the return signal not to long ago.”
The queen gave no response, no look to indicate her feelings on the matter. “I’m sure Zan and Vilondra knew it was a plot. I am sure they wouldn’t rush home without some sort of plan in place.” Kareena offered.
The queen nodded in agreement, and then sat into a chair next to her window. Her pale golden hair fell to her back as she did so. “I don’t think Zan had any intention of coming home. So many years have passed. How many years has it been since the signal from the communicators?”
‘Almost eight.” The hand maiden replied reluctantly. She began picking at the embroidery on her long emerald dress. She hated these conversations with Istariah. The queen would always fall into a depression that lasted several days. “But your highness, Zan had enemies on earth as well. There could many reasons why he was unable to return home. Ava returning home and to Kihvar should have been proof of that.”
Istariah’s violet eyes flashed angrily. “That creature was not Ava! I don’t know who that was, but it wasn’t my son’s wife!” she hissed.
The older antarian’s anger was so intense, that Kareen could feel it vibrate throughout her head, and she flinched at the intensity of it. The return of Ava on Antar had the whole planet buzzing with excitement but the moment word got out that she was with child and had sided with Kihvar; the queen had a hard time believing that the petite blonde human could possibly be the former queen incarnate. She hadn’t been able to explain why “something was not right” about the antarian who had called herself Tess. But it was that same feeling that caused her to refuse the hybrid sanctuary in her home. Unable to be completely heartless towards the traitor, she gave Tess a ship to use to return to earth. She reserved her warms smiles and embraces for her human grandson, who cooed and giggled happily in his grandmother’s arms. Human, Antarian she didn’t care. This child was part of her son, which made him part of her. Seeing the child, she thought for sure that she would see her son soon enough; But five years had passed and still nothing.
“It doesn’t matter now; it is only a matter of time before Zan returns home for his human parents. No doubt Kihvar will try to destroy Zan, but Ian says it Vilondra Kihvar is focused on.”
The queen smirked with humor. There was no doubt her daughter had learned a lot by living a human’s life, her rejecting Kihvar had been proof of that. It had not been the queen’s choice to send her children to earth, but rather her handmaiden’s. It was the young antarian’s description of the human’s capacity for love told by her mother, who had visit earth many times, that warmed her over. It was only after much visits and a little investigation, that the scientists of Antar discovered that human and antarian DNA were very close in form. Later with the help of gandarium they were actually able to bridge human and antarian DNA together to form an Antarian/Human hybrid.
There was no doubt that life on earth had changed her children for the better. The queen chuckled inwardly. She sorely wished she could have been there when Vilondra sent Kihvar on his way, and from what the rumors were saying, quite rudely. Although rumors also said that Kihvar had almost been successful, had it not been for Vilondra’s love for a human. But none of that mattered now. Her children grew up surrounded by love and now they were capable of giving love, which was more than she hoped for.
The hand maiden could feel the queen’s spirits lift and was grateful for the change in her mood. It had always worried her the way the queen chose to hide in her quarters for days at a time, holding onto a picture of her son and daughter. She too doubted Kihvar would win over Vilondra this time around. When he had returned home without the princess, word the spread through those loyal to the royal family. The was a sense of great relief and respect for the King and princess who were now half human, but had yet to return home and reclaim the throne.
“Word has it he took a human to be his wife.” Istariah said in a soft tone.
“Yes.” The queen said with a sigh “I heard that as well.”
“And if he should return to Antar with her?” she pressed. It was the question everyone had been asking, since word got back from an informant living on the planet. Would the queen accept Zan’s marriage to the human girl? Would she be able to reign by Zan’s side as the new queen of Antar?
TBC……………………………………..
