"Have either of you seen Liz?" Max asked Maria and Alex, who were
sitting at the counter at the Crashdown.
"Yeah. She went someplace. Told us not to tell you where." Alex
answered him shortly. Alex was still upset by this whole destiny thing
and he wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone.
"Thanks anyway." Max answered, deciding that he wasn't going to get
anything from Alex.
He was about to leave when Liz walked into the Crashdown from upstairs,
carrying a large cardboard box. "Liz, can I talk to you?" Max asked,
looking around. He was the only one of their 'group' in the Crashdown.
"Can't, busy. Maybe tomorrow." She said, occupied with what she knew
was in the box. Her mother had given it to her yesterday, her 17th
birthday. Nancy Parker had suggested that Liz go to the desert before
she opened it. That alone confused her and she was about to figure out
what was in it.
"It's important." Max added, knowing that, like Alex, she was trying
to avoid them.
"Max, I already told you I'm busy. Talk to me tomorrow." Liz said
harshly.
"Fine. Tomorrow then." He said before walking out.
Liz followed him, getting into her mother's car. She drove to the
desert, got out of the car and walked the rest of the way, until she
was sure that no one else would be around and she opened the box.
She rooted around, looking for something recognizable. She finally came
to a palm-sized green stone with odd markings on it. It was the same
type stone that Max, Isabel, Michael, and Tess used to talk to Max and
Isabel's parents. 'What's it doing in here?' She asked herself.
Liz remembers back to how they got the stones to work and she followed
suit. She concentrated on it, and was rewarded with the stone rising up
so that it was 5 inches above her palm. A few seconds later in a blue
haze type thing, two figures stand there.
Liz gasped at this. She didn't know these people, but something about
them seemed oddly familiar, and comforting.
"Adelle. I'm you mother Miranda and this is your father James." The
woman said, generally translating their names into what it would be on
Earth.
Liz's eyes widened. "Hu.......Huh?" She said. "Uh......I'm not...
..Adelle.."
"Yes you are." Miranda answered. "You were sent to Earth a long time
ago. I personally 'directed' Nancy Parker to the area where you
landed."
Liz shook her head. "N........No..........You're wrong. Nancy Parker
is my mother..........I'm not...........I never......landed."
"Whether you believe it or not, the only person that can activate this
particular stone is Adelle, or would you rather be called Elizabeth?"
James asked, finally stepping forward so he was more in view.
Liz could feel tears coming to her eyes. She didn't know what to say.
"We told your parents not to give you the package until you turned 17,
so I want to say Happy Birthday. Have you found the others like you
yet?" He asked.
Liz tried to speak but couldn't. She simply gave a small nod.
"And your sister, how is she?" Miranda asked eagerly. That hadn't even
been sure that Liz's transport would work. She was the first person to
have been cloned from their planet.
"M......My sister?" Liz asked, confused.
"Yes, your sister. Ava?" James said, wondering why she didn't remember
her sister.
Liz gasped. "A.....Ava?"
"So you know her then. How is she doing?" Miranda asked, not noticing
the odd look on Liz's face.
"N........No.........She........Tess can't be my sister." Liz said
softly.
"Ava was 4 years younger than you were, that was, until you were
killed. That's why we chose you to be cloned, so you could still live."
Miranda said optimistically.
"Killed?" Liz asked. This wasn't good, not at all.
"That's a long story. You will have to discuss this with your sister.
She has the answers." James said.
Max stopped the jeep and got out, followed by Isabel, Michael and Tess.
They walked for a little while before they got to the pod chamber.
"Max, do you see the light up there?" Tess asked, pointing.
Max started walking, and he saw shapes start to form. One was obviously
Liz, and the others were surrounded in a blue haze. "Liz!" He called
out, continuing to walk towards her.
Liz was concentrating on her parents to hear Max. "What do you mean
she'll know?" Liz asked desperately. "Did........Did she kill me?"
"No. But she knows who does. You'll figure it out." Miranda answered.
Max rushed up to the area where Liz was. 'What did this mean? Liz, an
alien? She couldn't be, wouldn't we have known?' "Liz!" He called out
again, louder this time.
Liz heard Max. She turned to him, and gasped, dropping the stone.
"M...Max?"
Miranda and James disappeared when Liz dropped the stone.
"What was that?" He asked. Isabel, Michael and Tess finally caught up
with him.
"What's going on Max?" Isabel asked.
Max ignored Isabel and waited for Liz to answer him.
Liz looked at them. Her eyes landed on Tess. Tess. Ava. Her sister.
She wiped her cheeks. "I gotta go." She said. She grabbed the stone
and put it back in the box. She got up and started walking to her car.
Max rushed behind her and grabbed her arm, causing her to drop the box.
"What was that?" He asked. His day was just getting worse.
"It was nothing. Now if you don't mind letting go of me..." She said,
yanking her arm back and picked up the box.
"Sorry. I saw you talking to two figures that were covered in a blue
haze, like... Wait, are you an alien?" He asked, suddenly realizing
something.
"No." Liz said quickly, maybe a little too quickly. She couldn't be
dealing with all of this at once. She still couldn't get over the fact
that she was Tess' sister. That was just a little too weird for her.
"Liz, why won't you talk to me?" Max asked. Of course he was desperate,
and frustrated even more so. "If it has anything to do with us you have
to tell me."
"When are you going to realize that the whole universe doesn't revolve
around you, Max? Now I'm going to leave and you're going to let me."
Liz said, vehemently. "Good bye." She said as she got in the car. She
drove off quickly, not looking back.
Isabel looked at Max. "What was that about?" She asked.
"You remember the one time we talked to our parents?" He asked and she
nodded. "Well, that's what it looked like she was doing. I even saw the
stone she picked up off the ground. It wasn't blue but it had the same
type of markings one it."
"But she isn't one of us, is she?" Michael asked, finally adding to the
conversation.
"I don't know. She stonewalled me. That usually means that she knows
stuff and she isn't telling." Max replied, looking glum. Like he said,
this wasn't his day
sitting at the counter at the Crashdown.
"Yeah. She went someplace. Told us not to tell you where." Alex
answered him shortly. Alex was still upset by this whole destiny thing
and he wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone.
"Thanks anyway." Max answered, deciding that he wasn't going to get
anything from Alex.
He was about to leave when Liz walked into the Crashdown from upstairs,
carrying a large cardboard box. "Liz, can I talk to you?" Max asked,
looking around. He was the only one of their 'group' in the Crashdown.
"Can't, busy. Maybe tomorrow." She said, occupied with what she knew
was in the box. Her mother had given it to her yesterday, her 17th
birthday. Nancy Parker had suggested that Liz go to the desert before
she opened it. That alone confused her and she was about to figure out
what was in it.
"It's important." Max added, knowing that, like Alex, she was trying
to avoid them.
"Max, I already told you I'm busy. Talk to me tomorrow." Liz said
harshly.
"Fine. Tomorrow then." He said before walking out.
Liz followed him, getting into her mother's car. She drove to the
desert, got out of the car and walked the rest of the way, until she
was sure that no one else would be around and she opened the box.
She rooted around, looking for something recognizable. She finally came
to a palm-sized green stone with odd markings on it. It was the same
type stone that Max, Isabel, Michael, and Tess used to talk to Max and
Isabel's parents. 'What's it doing in here?' She asked herself.
Liz remembers back to how they got the stones to work and she followed
suit. She concentrated on it, and was rewarded with the stone rising up
so that it was 5 inches above her palm. A few seconds later in a blue
haze type thing, two figures stand there.
Liz gasped at this. She didn't know these people, but something about
them seemed oddly familiar, and comforting.
"Adelle. I'm you mother Miranda and this is your father James." The
woman said, generally translating their names into what it would be on
Earth.
Liz's eyes widened. "Hu.......Huh?" She said. "Uh......I'm not...
..Adelle.."
"Yes you are." Miranda answered. "You were sent to Earth a long time
ago. I personally 'directed' Nancy Parker to the area where you
landed."
Liz shook her head. "N........No..........You're wrong. Nancy Parker
is my mother..........I'm not...........I never......landed."
"Whether you believe it or not, the only person that can activate this
particular stone is Adelle, or would you rather be called Elizabeth?"
James asked, finally stepping forward so he was more in view.
Liz could feel tears coming to her eyes. She didn't know what to say.
"We told your parents not to give you the package until you turned 17,
so I want to say Happy Birthday. Have you found the others like you
yet?" He asked.
Liz tried to speak but couldn't. She simply gave a small nod.
"And your sister, how is she?" Miranda asked eagerly. That hadn't even
been sure that Liz's transport would work. She was the first person to
have been cloned from their planet.
"M......My sister?" Liz asked, confused.
"Yes, your sister. Ava?" James said, wondering why she didn't remember
her sister.
Liz gasped. "A.....Ava?"
"So you know her then. How is she doing?" Miranda asked, not noticing
the odd look on Liz's face.
"N........No.........She........Tess can't be my sister." Liz said
softly.
"Ava was 4 years younger than you were, that was, until you were
killed. That's why we chose you to be cloned, so you could still live."
Miranda said optimistically.
"Killed?" Liz asked. This wasn't good, not at all.
"That's a long story. You will have to discuss this with your sister.
She has the answers." James said.
Max stopped the jeep and got out, followed by Isabel, Michael and Tess.
They walked for a little while before they got to the pod chamber.
"Max, do you see the light up there?" Tess asked, pointing.
Max started walking, and he saw shapes start to form. One was obviously
Liz, and the others were surrounded in a blue haze. "Liz!" He called
out, continuing to walk towards her.
Liz was concentrating on her parents to hear Max. "What do you mean
she'll know?" Liz asked desperately. "Did........Did she kill me?"
"No. But she knows who does. You'll figure it out." Miranda answered.
Max rushed up to the area where Liz was. 'What did this mean? Liz, an
alien? She couldn't be, wouldn't we have known?' "Liz!" He called out
again, louder this time.
Liz heard Max. She turned to him, and gasped, dropping the stone.
"M...Max?"
Miranda and James disappeared when Liz dropped the stone.
"What was that?" He asked. Isabel, Michael and Tess finally caught up
with him.
"What's going on Max?" Isabel asked.
Max ignored Isabel and waited for Liz to answer him.
Liz looked at them. Her eyes landed on Tess. Tess. Ava. Her sister.
She wiped her cheeks. "I gotta go." She said. She grabbed the stone
and put it back in the box. She got up and started walking to her car.
Max rushed behind her and grabbed her arm, causing her to drop the box.
"What was that?" He asked. His day was just getting worse.
"It was nothing. Now if you don't mind letting go of me..." She said,
yanking her arm back and picked up the box.
"Sorry. I saw you talking to two figures that were covered in a blue
haze, like... Wait, are you an alien?" He asked, suddenly realizing
something.
"No." Liz said quickly, maybe a little too quickly. She couldn't be
dealing with all of this at once. She still couldn't get over the fact
that she was Tess' sister. That was just a little too weird for her.
"Liz, why won't you talk to me?" Max asked. Of course he was desperate,
and frustrated even more so. "If it has anything to do with us you have
to tell me."
"When are you going to realize that the whole universe doesn't revolve
around you, Max? Now I'm going to leave and you're going to let me."
Liz said, vehemently. "Good bye." She said as she got in the car. She
drove off quickly, not looking back.
Isabel looked at Max. "What was that about?" She asked.
"You remember the one time we talked to our parents?" He asked and she
nodded. "Well, that's what it looked like she was doing. I even saw the
stone she picked up off the ground. It wasn't blue but it had the same
type of markings one it."
"But she isn't one of us, is she?" Michael asked, finally adding to the
conversation.
"I don't know. She stonewalled me. That usually means that she knows
stuff and she isn't telling." Max replied, looking glum. Like he said,
this wasn't his day