Save My Son

            "What now Max?" Isabel asked as they stood watching the sky.

            "I have to safe my son," Max replied.

            "How are we gonna do that?" Isabel asked.

            "I don't know. But we need to get him away from her," Max started to walk away. Liz and the group followed.

            "Max…we're behind you all the way," Maria said.

            "Yeah. Anything we can do," Kyle added.

            "I just kinda want to be alone right now, with Liz,"

            "Okay," Isabel said as she headed for the open road. Michael and Maria followed.

            "And we'll just ya know hitchhike home," Kyle muttered as he followed the three.

            "What is it Max?" Liz asked innocently, looking up at him with her chocolate brown eyes. 

            "Sit down," Liz sat on the rock that they were at and Max followed. "If…if we ever get my son back I was wondering…if you would be his mother?" they locked eyes. Liz saw the hurt in Max's eyes and how this would mean the world to him. She didn't know how to answer. She had secretly dreamt of being the mother of Max's children…but this wouldn't be their child.

            "Of course Max," she took his hand in hers. "I would be honored to."

            "Thank you," he embraced her tightly. Liz closed her eyes savoring the moment. She could feel Max shaking.

            "You're shaking Max,"

            "I'm sorry," he pulled away.

            "You don't need to be sorry," she rubbed his back. "Come on let's catch up."

           

            Evans' Home

            Everyone was sitting in Max's room. Michael and Maria on the window ledge, Max and Liz on the bed, Kyle on the floor and Isabel on the computer chair.

            "I don't think there's anything we can do," Kyle started. "I mean, Tess is in outer space right now. We're on earth. How can we get him here?"

            "I don't know," Max complied. "I can't let him grow up with her. She'll teach him…I don't know but…"

            "Don't you think we should pick a name for him?" Maria said. "I mean referring to him as 'him'…I just thought it would be a good idea."

            "I think so too," Liz said nudging Max.

            "Sure," he agreed. "Any suggestions?"

            "Doug," Kyle said.

            "Jesse," Maria said.

            "Daniel," Liz said.

            "You have anything Michael?" Max asked.

            "Nope,"

            "Alex," Isabel's voice said. It was like someone had dropped a pin, because everyone silenced. "Just a thought."

            "I like it," Max said. "Alexander. Xander. Is that okay for everyone?" Everyone agreed. "I think it's the least I can do. Especially after what Tess did to him."

            "I just thought of something!" Maria exclaimed. Michael kind of jumped back. "You know how Isabel can dream walk right? Well I was watching 'Nightmare on Elm Street'. When the girl Nancy would touch Freddy  as she woke up, she would bring him back to the real world . I was thinking…if Isabel dream walked Tess if she could have her hand on Tess maybe she could bring the baby back and put it in herself." There was moment of silence.

            "That might actually work," Isabel said.

            "Are you serious?" Max asked.

            "I don't know but it's worth a shot right?"

            "I guess, but would it hurt you?"

            "No, I wouldn't think but we can't put the baby in me,"

            "Well that would be kinda sick," Maria discovered. "I mean he's you're brother and-"

            "That's not the reason, well it's a good one come to think of it… but there's another reason,"

            "Which is?"

            "I'm pregnant," this time there was a dead silence. No one even really knew what to say. Isabel continued. "I uh…I just thought that with that in the way it wouldn't work…"

            "Are you sure Isabel?"

            "Yes I'm sure, and its Alex's obviously,"

            "Well that's great," Liz said. "We have a part…you have a part of him with you now."

            "Thanks. But who are we gonna get to put Xander in? Its either Maria or Liz,"

            Michael wasn't too keen on having his girlfriend carry someone else's child. He prayed she wouldn't volunteer.

            "I'll do it," Liz piped up.

"Liz you don't have to-" Max began. Liz lifted a finger to silence him. "Max…you asked me if we ever get Xander back if I'd be his mother…if this

works…I'd defiantly be his mother and I would love to do this,"

            "Okay. In case this doesn't work. Don't feel bad," Max agreed. "Thank you."

            "I love you Max…I would do this for you no matter what," Max smiled. He loved Liz so much and now she was making this huge sacrifice for him.

            "Lay down on the bed and lift your shirt, Max get up," Max moved aside and Liz lay on the bed. Max grabbed her hand. Isabel took Max's yearbook and flipped to find Tess. "Everyone pray this works." She touched Tess's image and then placed her hand on Liz's stomach and closed her eyes. When they opened she was in the Granolith. "Tess?"

            "Isabel?" Tess was originally sitting on the floor, her knees at her chest. "What are you doing here?"

            "Are you awake?"

            "Yeah, does this look like a dream to you?"

            "I came here to get something,"

            "Are you still mad at me about Alex?"

            "I think that you're a selfish, bitchy, slutty, whorish, murdering, hussy who doesn't deserve to go home and doesn't deserve to have Xander,"

            "Xander? Is that what you all named my child?" she said with such arrogates in her voice.

            "Alexander. It was in honor of Alex, but what you know about caring and honor?"

            "Why are you here Isabel?"

            "To get Xander,"

            Tess almost laughed. "Get the baby? That's not even possible."

            "Wanna a bet? This is my dream and I'm controlling it,"

            "How can it be a dream if I'm awake?"

            "Take a look," Tess turned over to see her body on the ground.

            "You killed me!"

            "Its call an out of body experience. I guess my power is growing," Isabel walked to Tess's body.

            "Stay away!" Tess went to after Isabel but Isabel waved her hand and Tess fell to the ground. When Isabel reached her destination she placed both hands on Tess's stomach and thought hard. "No!" Tess cried. Isabel took the embryo out of Tess's body.

            "You little bitch," Xander was floating in between Isabel's hands glowing. "You mind warped Max into thinking that he couldn't survive. I hope this crashes and you burn in hell." Isabel started to fade away.

            "No! Isabel…give me back my baby! Don't you know-"

            "Goodbye Tess,"

            "No!"

            Isabel woke up. When she did she was already standing with holding Xander.

            "Is…is that him?" Max asked.

            "Yes, now stay calm Liz," Isabel placed the embryo over Liz's stomach. Slowly the baby began to 'melt' into Liz's uterus.

            "Will he be able to survive?"

            "Yes…Tess warped you into thinking that he couldn't,"

            A few moments later the transporting was complete.

            "Okay…let me check you out," Max said. He placed his hand over Liz and thought hard. He got a flash of Xander. He looked like a human baby, he was breathing fine and it seemed that it would be a normal human pregnancy. But he did notice something different. None of Tess's biological coding was in the baby. Only himself and Liz's.

            "Is everything okay?" Liz asked. Max pulled away.

            "Yeah, everything is fine but…I…the baby…it isn't Tess's at all,"

            "What do you mean?"

            "Her biological coding isn't with him…yours is,"

            "So…he's... he's actually our child?"

            "Yes," Max smiled.

            "This is…" she didn't even finish the sentence. She sat up and kissed Max deeply.

            "How far along is Xander?" Maria asked.

            "About a month," Isabel said. "That's almost in tied with me."

            "Hey we can have a double baby shower," Maria swooned.

            "Now the hard part," Isabel started. "We have to tell our parents."