Thanks to everyone who has given me FB and encouraged me to continue. I also want to thank my friend Ashlee who, even though she thought I was crazy, answered a lot of hypothetical questions from me.
I hope this part answers some of your questions and not confuse you even more.
Part 11
Isabel looked at Alex in shock not having expected him to tell them that there was another translation. He glanced over at her to give her some reassurance that he would clear everything up as soon as he could.
“By now you probably know that Leanna is actually Jennifer Coleman from Las Cruces University. When Tess wasn’t able to be near by to make sure I was doing her bidding Jennifer was.” He shook his head again, “Once in a while the warp would slip when, I think, Tess would weaken and I was able to beg Jennifer for help. But Tess had scared her and threatened to kill her if she revealed who and why I was there.”
Alex felt Liz squeeze his hand and he turned his head to give her a smile, “By the time I finally got the destiny book decoded she decided to help me. We knew that once Tess got the information she needed that there would no longer be any need for us. That’s when Jennifer vanished with the destiny book and we planned for me to send her an e-mail of the translation so that she could bring it back to you when she thought it was safe.”
“How did she wind up with the wrong translation?” Michael asked still trying to figure out how Tess had pulled off such a complex scheme.
This time Alex turned his eyes to the wild haired alien, “Actually I sent her both and I really don’t know what has happened to Jennifer to find out why. I went to Las Cruces a couple of weeks ago hoping to get the book and translations but she seems to have vanished off the face of the earth. Something must have scared her to go into hiding.” At least he hoped she had ran and not been caught by their enemies.
Liz nodded remembering how she had seen Jennifer that first night in Las Cruces and by the next day she was gone. All that had been left was an abandoned house, a computer, the crystal and a bomb. Jennifer had gone to great lengths to try and remove the evidence as well as those who threatened her.
“What exactly did the real translation say?” Max asked hoping they would finally get answers.
Isabel was curious herself but she kept quiet and just waited knowing that Alex would tell them. Every time someone interrupted him with a question it just made it drawn out even longer and she already felt like she was sitting on her hands to keep from asking her own questions.
“Well the destiny book is somewhat of a history of Antar as well as an instruction manual.” Alex looked over at Isabel again, “One of the most interesting things I was able to decipher was that it was Ava, not Vilandra, who betrayed Zan.”
Isabel’s eyes widened at his revelation. From the time that Whitaker had informed her of the betrayal she had felt nothing but guilt and fear that one day she would make the same mistake. Now Alex was telling them that it had all been a lie.
“Seems that Zan and Ava’s marriage had been arranged and only she was happy about their fate. The King never returned her love and in a fit of anger she joined forces with Khivar to overthrow her husband. Knowing how dangerous his enemy was, Zan asked his best friend, Rath, to guard over his sister while he tried to squash the insurgence. The destiny book says that there was no love between Vilandra and Rath only friendship, unlike what Tess led us to believe when she first got here.”
This time Isabel looked over at Michael and let out a huge sigh of relief. She had always felt uneasy at the idea that at one time she had been married to someone she thought of as a brother.
“Somehow, one night, Ava was able to let into the palace a few of Khivar’s soldiers who murdered all three of you in your sleep.” Even though Alex had known for months how they had died it still made his blood run cold at the horror of it all. He inwardly shook his head at his thoughts and continued, “After your death the royal family decided to use their Antarian technology to create from your genetic material and those of humans a chance for you to one day take back your rightful place on the throne. Somehow Khivar must have found out and made sure that Ava and Nacedo were on board to ensure that when you did come back he would be able to capture you.”
“My God.” Maria said shaking her head at all the information he had just given them, ‘She waited 40 years tp put her plan in motion.”
“Was ther anything else the book said? Is there a way home?” Michael asked unaware of the hurt that flashed in Maria’s eyes.
“The Granolith is your spaceship but it only has enough power for a one way trip back to Antar.”
Max nodded, “At least that was true in the other translation.” he looked down at his hands on the table, “And I let Tess use it to take her and our baby back to Antar.”
“Your baby?” Alex frowned looking over at Isabel wondering what he had missed. He turned his head back to Max noticing that although he nodded his response to Alex his eyes were fixed on Liz who sat there looking heartbroken. He wished that he could turn back time to before Tess ever entered Roswell and ruined their lives.
“She has the next heir to Antar with Khivar?” Alex continued again letting his eyes travel back to Isabel demanding some answers of his own.
She nodded and told him how Max had slept with Tess days after his suppose death since her brother had become silent as he continued to stare at Liz, “Tess came to Max and told him she was pregnant and that alien babies only take a month before the birth unlike human pregnancies. He was able to connect and see that the baby was a boy and then all of a sudden Tess became sick with fever and pain. That’s when we found out that the baby could not live in the earth’s atmosphere and the only way he could survive was if we went back to Antar.”
Alex turned back to Max with a frown on his face causing the "would be king" to become tense under his green gaze. Whatever Alex had to say to him Max knew he deserved but what he said surprised him. “The baby is not yours.”
“What? ” Every seemed to say all at once in shocked tones.
“Well think about it.” he pointed to Max, “Tess and your DNA were altered so that, among other things that make you more human, you can breath on earth. It would be sufficient to say that any baby you had together would carry those same traits.” he turned his head to Liz, “Simple Biology.”
Liz was able to catch on then and finished his train of thought, “So then for the baby to not be able to breath our oxygen means that his father was not from earth.”
Alex nodded with a smile seeing his best friend work out the solution that he had already came up with, “There is only one person that we know that would have something to gain by the Queen becoming pregnant and returning to Antar.”
“Khivar?” Max said in almost a whisper, “Tess is carrying Khivar’s baby?”
Alex nodded, “It’s the only explanation that fits. I’m sure with the technology your people seemed to have it would be possible for Tess to be artificially inseminated by your enemy. He wouldn’t even have to come to earth and then all he would need to do would be to pass his child off as yours and so that they can rule Antar with Khivar pulling the strings.”
“I can’t believe that was a guest in our house.” Kyle mumbled aloud still in shock over the actions of the girl he had considered a sister. Both he and his father were angry that they had been taken for fools by the petite blonde alien who had lived with them for months.
“So now what, Max?” Michael asked their leader.
He shook his head, “I don’t know. Somehow we need to warn the people of Antar of Khivar’s intentions.”
Michael’s gaze strayed out the front window to the UFO Museum across the street, “Larek?:
‘I think he is our best hope.” Max answered his eyes also moving to the place he worked. They would just have to find Brody and get a message to Larek who had been using the Australian as a link between Antar and Earth.
Alex sat there as everyone began to make plans for contacting their planet the following day and he realized that his part in the story had come to an end. Glancing at his watch he was surprised to see that he only had an hour before the last bus left out of Roswell and he had every intentions of being one of it’s passengers. Looking up his eyes once again met Isabel’s and his resolve almost melted at the look of love that she sent his way.
Maria was smiling and laughing, “This has turned out to be a great day. First we discover that Alex is alive and then we find out that Max didn’t knock Tess up ”
“We have to celebrate ” Grinned Liz as she finally let go of Alex and stood up to fix them all some drinks. Everyone was laughing and smiling at the relief and joy that they had not felt in such a long time. It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of them and they were able to appreciate their friendship even more.
They were all having a good time except for Alex and Isabel who knew the worst was about to come, “umm..guys?”
Isabel’s heart sank because she knew what he was about to say and the sob that she had been trying to hold back slipped from between her lips. Realizing she was about to become an emotional wreck, the tall blonde got up quickly from her stool and ran to the bathroom shutting the door behind her so no one would hear her cries of heartache.
The room became quiet again as they watched her hurry away. No one had seen Isabel that upset since the days after Alex’s “death” and no one knew what had happened to cause her to get that way.
“What’s wrong with, Isabel?” Maria asked from her spot behind the counter where she had been helping Liz get the drinks.
Alex took that as his cue even though he wanted so bad to get up and follow the girl he loved and comfort her, “I’m the reason she is upset.”
All eyes turned to him wondering what he could have possibly done to get Isabel that way. She should be ecstatic that she had him back and was gettig that second chance she had been dreaming of for all these months.
“Why is that?” Liz asked the question on everyone’s mind.
Alex cleared his suddenly dry throat as he forced the words out, “Because she knows that I will be leaving soon.”
“Leaving?” Maria gasped as she sat the drink she was holding down on the counter.
He nodded hoping they would understand, “I have to go. Alex Whitman no longer exist and it’s just to dangerous for me to stay here in Roswell.”
“You can’t leave. You just got here.” Liz said through her tears.
Alex rose from his seat and went over to his girls wanting to comfort them while also wanting to be with Isabel and hold her. “I can’t stay and risk that Nicholas or his followers will be searching for me here. It’s not only about protecting you guys but also my family who could be hurt or worse.”
Michael stood up as well, “ We will protect you, Alex.”
He sighed and shook his head, “Your protection did not help me the first time, Michael.” he ran his hand through his hair not looking at anyone when he said, “The best thing for you to do now is to just go on believing that I’m dead and get on with your life.”
“How can you say that?” Liz cried out before running to the bathroom followed closely by Maria who was also sobbing leaving Alex alone with Max, Michael, Kyle and the Sheriff.
TBC..
I would love it if anyone else wanted to go off with my storyline and maybe answer the questions of Tess and what exactly happened during that year.(Just leave Alex and Isabel together!! 