The Other Half
By: Nicole Lopez
Summary: Originally there were eight pods. Four were sent to Roswell and the other four were sent to a sewer in New York. So what about them- Zan, Ava, Rath, and Lonnie? Is this world enough for two sets of the "Royal Four"?
This isn't exactly my usual style of writing, but I'm trying something new. I hope you like and the next chapter starts talking about the Roswell kids and continues on from the series finale ... with some changes of my own. I love feedback so take the 60 seconds it takes to write something back! -Niki
Ava is the other Tess-----Lonnie, the other Isabel-----Zan is the other Max-----Rath is the other Michael
Chapter One: I'm Tired From Exploring You
-Ava-
"I don't know about this." I held back as Lonnie tried to convince me that nothing bad would happen.
"Don't be such a wimp Ava. Just do it," Lonnie persisted in her thick New York dialect, one which I had also learned to adapt. She wanted me to use my powers and get in some guy's head, but I wasn't so sure...
"What if something bad happens ... I mean last time . ..that guy almost died Lonnie. His brain almost exploded." Just thinking about that day made me feel horrible. After discovering my powers I thought I could make people do anything I want to and dispose of them at my will.
I could, but it came at a price. Unlike Rath and Lonnie, I wasn't willing to kill someone just because I wanted something and didn't have any money or parents for it. I didn't have the Brady Bunch life, but I wasn't a killer either, ya know? I don't know what to say for 'em.
"Would you quiet bein' a baby all the time? So what you made the guys brains explode. Big deal. He was a frickin' pedophile."
"But Lonnie-" I protested.
"Look kid do you wanna die or do you wanna live?" She held up a knife to me. I could've thrust it away in a simple thought, but once I got on Lonnie's bad side, there was no escaping her.
"I- I ... "
"Don't be a cornball."
"I'll do it." I gave in as she held the knife at my neck for a few extra seconds, beaming at her newfound dominance over me. "Lonnie, I said I'd do it."
"Good." She grinned and hopped off the couch. Moments later I was left in the solitude of the sewer. I didn't know what I was going to do next, but there was no way that I was going to be responsible for another human being's life. No way.
"What are you still doing here?" Zan wondered. I wanted to ask him where he'd been all night, but I knew it was none of my business. We were destined to be together, but we weren't married or anything. Zan himself had said that to me.
"I just wanted to do some thinkin'." I lied, picking up my bag and sliding off the couch.
"You don't have to leave." He commented. "Stay." Zan walked over to me and lightly brushed my arm.
"Come on Zan. You're stoned." I knew what he wanted from me, but I had been avoiding it for the longest time now. Ever since he had discovered sex, that's all that he's talked about and thought about. Rath had definitely rubbed off on him.
"No. I'm not ... maybe a little." Zan smiled, lighting up his whole face. I couldn't resist smiling, but instead, I turned the other way. "Ava come on." He motioned toward the back area and caressed my cheek.
"I've got things to do. See you later." I rushed away, feeling a little bad for denying him what he wanted again. I didn't know why I was being so Brady Bunch all of a sudden. It wasn't such a big thing, but I didn't want to share Zan. I wanted him all to myself. I wanted to be his wifey.
-Zan-
"Zan. Come back to bed." Danielle mumbled, sleepily. I was on a never- ending quest to find that one thing that would stop this endless ray of women. Ava was created to be mine, but she wouldn't have me. And even if she did, it would not end my restlessness. "Zan!" She whined.
"I'm busy!" I yelled. These human girls could be so annoyin' and whiny. I began to wonder why I even wasted my time at all. I ran my hands through my hair, remembering the dream I had last night. There was a girl . with shiny brown hair, and instantly I knew that she was the one for me. Without a doubt.
"Zanny." Danielle came in with whipped cream all over her body, revealing just the right areas. "Come here." I did as she asked, as she sweetly kissed me. "Hmmm."
"You wasted all that whipped cream." I commented.
"It's no biggie. You can always lick it off," Danielle suggested, leading me to the back part of the sewer. She was the only girl I found that didn't mind coming here with me. And for that I kept her around longer ... and she slightly resembled the girl from my dream.
-Ava-
I just had to get away from Zan and from it all. I kept asking myself what was I waiting around for? Zan wasn't going to change. He wasn't going to love me and Rath/Lonnie couldn't be trusted. As I walked the streets of New York, I found myself getting further and further from home, if that's what you call a sewer.
Deep down I knew that all I really wanted was a family. It seemed go great and everyone seemed so happy when they had true family. I tried to clear my head from these thoughts while taking a left and winding up face to face to a massive house.
"Wow," I whispered, as lights covered the entire yard. I stood in admiration analyzing every single feature that covered the house. There was some yelling and my concentration was broken. I hid behind the bushes, not wanting to be seen.
"I hate you!" A short, Asian girl yelled. A tall woman with blonde hair followed.
"Li-Ann, do NOT cause a scene here. This is completely unnecessary and unacceptable!" I could barely see exactly who the people were, but that name sounded familiar.
"Li-Ann?" I said a little took loud.
"Is someone there?" The woman walked closely towards where I was standing. I used my powers to make myself invisible. However, she took her slow time and by the end, my head was killing me.
Li-Ann and her mother went back into the house and there was nothing left for me to do but leave. Feeling a little better that Li-Ann's life wasn't perfect, I started to walk in the direction of where I thought I was going. Truth be told, I didn't know where the hell I was or how the hell I'd gotten there. It grew darker and darker as the trees started closing in. It sounds really stupid, but I was sure that something bad was going to happen to me. My fears came to visit me as a hand surrounded my shoulder and my name was whispered.
-Lonnie-
Rath and I had just done the deed, putting me in a real good mood. Hardcore alien sex could do that to you. "Zan. Yo Za!" I yelled, returning, with Rath close by my side. He held onto my waist, longing for more but I needed a break.
Rath felt like he always had to be in control and I let him, for the time being. The time would come when the Vilandra in me would come out. Then, I wouldn't take no shit from nobody, not even Zan.
"I think he's busy." Rath whispered. "We should follow his lead." I felt his tongue on the outside of my ear.
"Please Rath. Go take a shower or somethin'. You reek." I complained, prying his arms off me and walking to the room where Zan and Danielle were . either her or the flavor of the week.
"Lonnie." Zan scolded as I interrupted.
"What?"
"Thanks." Danielle slid back under the covers, trying to cover up.
"Yo, where's Ava?" I was ready to get that free tattoo. "It's getting' dark and you know how she's afraid of the dark?"
"How am I suppose to know? Do I look like her keeper?" Zan tried to pretend like he didn't care, but I knew he did.
"Yeah. All of us know you wanna fuck her. So you'd know better than me." I argued back as Zan pulled a shirt over his head. "So where is she?"
"Good question." He bounced out from under the covers, quickly pulling on boxers and his jeans without any shame whatsoever. It wasn't anything to get impressed about. Rath definitely had what Zan lacked.
"Hey, are you guys having a threesome in here or what?" Rath walked into the room with a can of Dr. Pepper in his hand.
"Don't tell me that's the last one." I mumbled.
"And so what if it is?" We got into a heated discussion over who should get the soda as Zan stayed quiet, deep in his own thoughts. He didn't even tell us to quiet actin' like babies. Right then, I knew that somethin' was up, but if it meant getting' rid of that Ava chick, would cared? I didn't really need her all that much anyway.
"We have to find her." Zan muttered, out-of-the-blue, walking towards the opening of the sewer.
"No way. That little bitch can find her way back on her own. She wanted to leave."
"I said we have to find her." Zan's voice rose a couple of notches. He walked the exit/enter of the sewer with Rath following close behind, then me. I had better things to do than look for this dumb ass heifer.