Title: What the Future Holds 2 (Part One)
Author: SpyGirl314
Email: GroupieChic319@aol.com
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell, although I really wish I did.
Summary: If you haven't read What the Future Holds, you'll be totally lost. This takes place about a year after What the Future Holds ends. When 2020 Roswell is taken captive by an unexpected enemy, the offspring of the pod squad must now ask for help..... from the past. There will be 10 parts to this story.
Category: Max/Liz
Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick.
Katie watched the second hand on the clock as it neared the 12 mark. Advanced Chemistry was the longest hour of the day. It seemed like it lasted an eternity, probably because it was her last class and she was counting down the minutes to when she could get the heck out of this legal prison and have some f-u-n.
"Kaitlyn?"
Katie looked around, then her eyes came upon the teacher that was looking at her intently.
"Kaitlyn? Please tell us what we put in after the sulfur." Mrs. Hensley asked her.
"Ummm... okay." Katie smiled nervously, and looked to Stan on her left. He mouthed her the answer, but she couldn't understand him. She looked back over to the teacher. "Nitrogen?"
The class laughed and Mrs. Hensley rolled her eyes. "Yes.... if you'd like to blow up the classroom. Miss Evans, I suggest that tomorrow you make sure to pay attention in class, and not daydream all hour."
Katie smiled and nodded her head, while sinking low in her chair. Why had her mother made her take this dumb class anyways? She'd wanted to take Enviromental Biology, but inoooooooo/i. Mom wanted her to take ithis/i class. Katie took a mental note on how she wanted to "thank" her mom for her iwonderful/i suggestion.
Luckily the class bell rang and she rushed out of the room.
"Yo Kat where's the fire?" She heard some dumb jock yell out.
"No time today, gotta run!" She yelled as she burst through the double doors, running down the steps towards her jeep. When she was about 10 feet away from it she threw her backpack into the backseat. As soon as she reached it she threw the door open and jumped into the front seat, jammed the keys into the ignition, and sped out of the parking lot.
Katie smiled as the wind tousled her hair as she raced towards her house on the outskirts of town. She loved this. Being free, being a teenager, with no worries in the world. Her parents had sacrificed a lot so she could have moments like this. She knew from experience, she'd even helped them out.
Katie grinned at the memory of going back in time. It had been a little over a year now since she'd used the Granolith in order to go back to the year 2000 to help her parents defeat the skins. Seeing her parents as teenagers was an eye-opening experience. It really made her realize that her mom wasn't making up all those "I know how you feel" and "I've been there" talks. Liz really idid/i know how her daughter felt.
Before she knew it, she was almost home. The jeep crept over a small hill and her house came into view. Her parents had picked the perfect spot. It was about 5 minutes out of town and it sat on top of a small hill. The house was a light blue color and had a pretty white fence around it. They weren't completely secluded, though. The Perkin's, who had a girl around Katie's age, lived across the street and a few other houses were on the same road. That was pretty much it. Katie had always wondered iwhy/i her parents never lived in town, and she guessed it was because everyone else in their little "group" did. Plus, her dad had always mentioned something about having to move out into the country after him and Liz got married because Maria was always showing up at "inconvienient times". Katie didn't exactly know what her father was talking about, but if her speculations were correct.... she didn't want to know.
She pulled the jeep into the driveway and parked it. Getting out she saw her mom coming out of the front door heading towards the mailbox.
"Hey Mom!" Katie yelled cheerfully, getting her backpack out of the backseat.
"Hi Sweetie!" Liz yelled back, waving her hand and smiling.
Katie waited until her mom got the mail, and walked inside with her.
Liz put her arm around her daughters waist and hugged her close. "How was your day?"
"Great.... I was reminded again today how much I just ilove/i Advanced Chem." Katie said with a hint of sarcasm.
Liz frowned as they sat down at the kitchen table. "Mrs. Hensley still giving you a hard time?" When Katie nodded her head, Liz frowned more. "I'm sorry, honey. She was hard on me when I was in her class, too."
Katie shrugged her shoulders. "It's okay. I'll live. There's only---what? 2 months left of school?"
Liz smiled and patted her daughter on the back lightly. "You'll get through it. I know you will."
"Get through what?" Max asked as he walked into the room, adjusting the cuffs of his suit.
"Advanced Chemistry." Katie answered and giggled when Max cringed.
"Mrs. Hensley?" He asked while Liz got up to help him with his cuffs. "I think the only reason I passed that class was because I had your mom as a lab partner."
Liz smiled and Katie laughed. "Yeah well, I wish I ihad/i a lab partner. Ever since Judy Meyers moved away I've been winging it."
"There." Liz said triumphantly as she tucked Max cuffs and swiped her hands across his suit jacket. "Perfect."
Max smiled and brought his lips towards hers. "Thank you." He finally closed the distance between them, and unintentionally Liz deepened the kiss, making Katie turn around and roll her eyes. Those two never quit...
"So dad, why are you so dressed up?" Katie asked as she reached across the table to a basket and grabbed a fresh apple out of it.
"One of my patients, Richard Gellar to be exact, graduated today from medical school. He's throwing a celebration today and invited me and your mother to go." Max explained.
Katie's eyes lit up and she stood up, facing her parents. "Well, have a good time you two! I'll just turn on the television, watch a few movies--"
"Secretly invite Gabriel over..." Liz added knowingly, causing Max to laugh.
Katie's jaw dropped in mock shock. "Mom! I'm appalled that you would think so little of me!"
Liz rolled her eyes and smiled. "And it was just a coincidence that the past 4 times me and your father have been out that Gabriel just 'happens' to show up?"
Katie pointed her finger at her mom. "The last time he really iwas/i borrowing a cup of sugar."
Max laughed ruefully. "Where was the sugar, down your throat?"
"Dad!"
"Max!" Liz exclaimed and hit her husband playfully on the arm, then burst out laughing.
Katie shook her head. "I'm so glad you think my love life is funny."
Liz walked over and gave her daughter a hug. "Be good tonight."
Katie hugged her back, then released her. "Wait.... you guys are leaving inow/i?"
"Yeah, the dinner is at some hotel in Hondo." Liz replied. "We'll get back late so get to bed early. You have school tomorrow."
"Okay." She said and hugged her father. "I'll see you guys tomorrow."
Max kissed her on the cheek. "Bye."
They all walked into the living room and Max put on Liz's sweater for her.
"Wait dad. Is Richard the paranoid skitzophrenic or the claustrophobic hypochondriac?
"Hypochondriac." Max answered as him and Liz started towards the door. "I'll see you tomorrow morning." He paused and waited until Liz was outside until he looked Katie in the eye and winked. "Have a nice night."
Katie laughed and flopped down on the couch as Max closed the door. Her dad was the coolest psychologist around. He mainly counseled adolescents....teenagers mostly. Teenagers had a tendency to feel 'different' from everyone else, and who could relate to them better than Max? Right, no one. However, her dad didn't just counsel them until they were 18 and stop. Nope, if they still wanted to talk to him when they were older, Max was happy to oblige. Yep, her dad was awesome.
But it wasn't just her dad that was awesome. Her mom was incredible. Liz, along with her father, had studied at Harvard where she got a degree in Molecular Biology. By the time both of them graduated they were homesick, and didn't want to raise their little girl in a big city. So they moved back to Roswell and Max opened up his own office in town, and Liz got a federal grant to build a research facility in Roswell. The building was appropriately named the "Destiny Lab" and it's purpose is to lead the way in finding a cure for cancer.
Katie sat in the living room quietly, reflecting on her life. She has had the best parents a girl could hope for. They've always been there. In good times and bad. In the present......and in the past.
She glanced over at the clock. Gabriel said he'd be here after wrestling practice. Katie smiled and put her feet up on the coffee table, while picking up the remote and turning on the tv. Her parents knew her too well.
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Katie stumbled around her room at dawn the next morning, feeling the walls and desperately trying to find her light switch. After a few minutes of searching she finally found it and flipped it on. She walked over to her window and raised the blinds, looking at the sunrise.
Even a bear in hibernation couldn't sleep over the racket people were causing in this house. She heard her parents and strained her ears and identified another voice to be Uncle Michael's and Aunt Maria's. She also faintly heard Aunt Isabel and Uncle Alex talking.
She looked into her mirror and straighten her hair a little and opened the door. As she walked down the hallway she saw her father sitting at the table, and finally heard clearly what they were saying.
"I just don't think that would be a smart thing to do." Max's voice sounded insistent.
"I don't think it's a good idea either Michael." Maria's voice agreed. "It's just too risky."
"Then what do you suggest, Maxwell?" Michael asked. "If we don't act fast they could--" Michael stopped abruptly when he saw Katie standing in the doorway of the kitchen. She was giving him a confused looked and he smiled at her. "Morning."
Everyone at the table turned to face Katie, who was staring at them suspiciously.
"Good morning." She said cautiously. "What's going on?"
She saw Max and Liz exchange looks and everyone else suddenly got up.
"We'll be in the living room, Max." Isabel said quietly and when she walked by she smiled briefly at Katie.
Katie knew that look. Aunt Isabel only did her sad smile when something was wrong. This had to be ibad/i.
"Sit down honey bear." Liz said quietly and walked over to pull out a chair for her in front of where her and Max were sitting.
Katie sat down and looked at her parents, frighteningly. "Someone didn't die....did they?"
Both Max and Liz quickly shook their heads.
"No, no sweetie no one is dead." Liz assured her.
"Not yet anyways." Max whispered and Katie's eyes widened.
"What?!"
Liz looked to Max, then to Katie. "Something happened last night."
"At the party?" Katie asked, and her parents shook their heads.
"No, sweetie." Liz said softly. "In town."
"What---" Katie hesitated. "What happened?"
Liz looked down at the table and Max instinctively put his arm around her and looked at his daughter. "Katie, some people showed up last night. From a planet called MI-63." Max paused and cleared his throat. "It seems that they've tried to take over Antar and they've come here for the Granolith."
"WHAT?!" Katie gasped and her heart started pounding. "What about Adri? Is she alright?"
Max glanced briefly at Liz, then at Katie. "They're holding her hostage at a warehouse in Roswell."
"Oh my god...." Katie sat back in her chair, speechless.
"That's not all....." Max's voice trailed off and Katie sat up in her chair again in attention. "It seems as though they have sealed off the city."
Katie raised her eyebrows. "What do you mean 'sealed off the city'?"
Liz looked up to her daughter. "They've taken everyone in town hostage."
The realization of just how bad this situation was finally struck her. Aliens had taken over Roswell. If this weren't so real, she would have laughed at that sentence. It was all too surreal. It was like some dumb article you'd read in the National Enquirer, "Aliens From Distant Galaxy Take Over Roswell, New Mexico and Hold Town Hostage Over an Alien Power Source".
Then a light bulb turned on in her head. Alarmed, she looked at her parents for reassurance. "Where are Mags and Stan? They're here.... right?"
Max locked gazes with Liz and that was the answer Katie didn't want to have.
"Michael, Isabel, Alex, and Maria managed to escape... but Mags and Stan....." Max paused. "They were some of the first people to be taken hostage."
There was a brief silence, then Liz added. "It's like they knew exactly what would hurt us the most. I just thank god we live outside of the city, or else Katie could have been taken."
Max nodded his head and pulled his wife close to his side. Katie sat there a few minutes, soaking in everything her parents had just told her.
"Wait!" Katie said suddenly. "What about Gabriel?"
Max and Liz exchanged glances again.
"We haven't been able to find him yet." Max paused and Liz squeezed his hand in encouragement. "We think he might have been one of the first people to be taken hostage."
Katie fell silent again. But she had just iseen/i Gabriel. He had left her house around one o'clock in the morning after they'd watched a Star Wars marathon on the Classic Film Channel.
"Are you okay, honey?" Liz asked her, reaching over to hold her daughters hand.
Katie nodded her head, then with a determined look on her face, looked to her parents. "So what's the plan?"
Max had to smile at that. He knew his girl wouldn't give up without a fight. He looked up as the rest of the group gathered in the room. Michael walked over behind Katie and put his hands on her shoulders.
"You okay?" Katie heard her uncle ask.
She nodded her head and looked up at him. "I'll be okay." She looked around the room, everyone was staring at her. It would take an complete idiot not to know what everyone had planned. Whatever it was.... she had to do something. "What do I do?"
"We figured out that we could beat them, using our powers." Max said, then paused. "iBut/i, there aren't enough of us. Me, Isabel, Michael, and your mom are a complete unit. We all have powers that are connected somehow. However, since we still don't know who was in the other three pods with your mom, we don't have a complete second unit." He saw Katie nod her head understandingly, so he continued. "If there were itwo/i sets of us... we would be able to beat the renegades from MI-63."
Katie nodded her head, then shook it in confusion. "But how can there be itwo/i of you I mean it's--" She stopped abruptly and the last piece of the puzzle fell into place. A broad smile appeared on her face and she nearly jumped out of her seat.
Everyone in the room smiled as she figured out the plan for herself.
"So Katie," Isabel asked as she crossed her arms and smiled. "Feel like doing some..... traveling?"
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Eighteen year old Max Evans sat down joyfully at a booth in the Crashdown Cafe, eagerly awaiting the love of his life to finish her shift.
His life was great. For once in his life he had no worries. He was actually.... carefree. Well, as carefree as Max Evans could be. He was still Mr. Responsible, according to his friends. He still couldn't believe it. They were graduating. All of them. In two months their life at Roswell High would be over, and they'd move on. Alex and Isabel were talking about staying here and going to the local community college. Michael and Maria, being the tough pair they were, decided they'd move to New York City together, while Maria tried to get her singing career off the ground. As for Max and Liz..... they had both got their acceptance letters from Harvard yesterday and they were ecstatic.
The group was moving on. Moving on from the life in Roswell. Moving away from their tough past on towards a bright future. Even though they would be in different states all throughout the United States in a few months, they'd never be apart. What they'd shared for the past three years, the bond that was created, is something they will have forever. They had made a pact to each other last fall, when they sent out all their college applications. When everyone was finished with college and whenever the time allowed it, they were all moving back to Roswell at some point of their life. The small alien-themed tourist trap was home for all of them.
But that was way ahead in the future. Right now all Max Evans wanted to do was put his arms around the little waitress that was walking towards him and kiss the living daylights out of her.
"Hey, I just finished my shift." Liz greeted him and slipped into the booth, right next to him.
"I'm glad." Max smiled and brought his head towards hers, giving her a soft kiss. Max felt her smile against his lips and he brought his lips down upon hers again for another kiss. He placed his hand on her neck and rubbed it gently while their lips massaged each other in a mind numbing kiss. Their love for each other grew with every breath they took and sometimes, when they were kissing each other like this, they forgot they were in a public place.
"Max, Liz!" The heard Maria hiss. "This is a public establishment!"
They broke apart abruptly and looked around, to see everyone staring at them. They didn't have disbelieving looks on their faces though, it was the usual 'The Parker girl is making out with the Evans kid iagain/i?!' look. Her parents gave it to them often, until both Max and Liz had sat down with both sets of parents and told them how it was. They were in love, and they were going to spend the rest of their lives with each other. It was as simple as that. Their parents, however, did not see the simplicity of the issue, but they were trying. The fact that Max and Liz have been dating for three years now helped the issue a little, but the parents still seemed doubtful. After all, being a couple wasn't what it used to be. But Max and Liz... they seemed like an exception to that, so their parents had given the couple their full support.
"How was your day?" Max asked her softly, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. He had a slight deja vu of when he had tucked a piece of hair behind her ear at the Crashdown Festival....three years ago. That was the night that he said they couldn't be. Little did he know then, just how wrong he had been.
"Good." She whispered and blushed under his intense stare. "Yours?"
Max smiled and brought his hand up to stroke her cheek. "Getting better every second."
This caused Liz to blush more and Max's heart felt like it was going to explode. Could it be possible to love this girl more?!
Maria walked over to their table and rolled her eyes. She got her notepad out and took the pencil from behind her ear. In a monotone voice Maria said, "Welcome to the Crashdown. May I take your ord--"
Max and Liz looked up at her when she stopped talking. Maria was looking at the door and her mouth was hanging open.
"What is it?" Liz asked and when Maria didn't answer, she asked again. "Maria, what is it?"
Maria pointed towards the door. "It's--But--How--Why--"
Liz looked to Max, and they both looked towards the door to face what had to be an illusion. It had to be. It wasn't possible. Their life was going perfectly. What could be wrong now?! They had defeated the skins, gotten rid of the FBI, they had no trouble to worry about right now.
Max knew what he saw. He couldn't forget that face. It was the face of his daughter. "K--Katie?!"
Katie smiled a little and nodded her head. She walked over and sat down across from Max and Liz.
"Oh my god!" Liz exclaimed. "What are you doing here? Is everything okay?"
Katie shrugged her shoulders. "Everything is okay ihere/i."
"What do you mean.....here?" Max asked.
Katie looked at the two of them. "We need your help."
To be continued....
Author: SpyGirl314
Email: GroupieChic319@aol.com
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell, although I really wish I did.
Summary: If you haven't read What the Future Holds, you'll be totally lost. This takes place about a year after What the Future Holds ends. When 2020 Roswell is taken captive by an unexpected enemy, the offspring of the pod squad must now ask for help..... from the past. There will be 10 parts to this story.
Category: Max/Liz
Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick.
Katie watched the second hand on the clock as it neared the 12 mark. Advanced Chemistry was the longest hour of the day. It seemed like it lasted an eternity, probably because it was her last class and she was counting down the minutes to when she could get the heck out of this legal prison and have some f-u-n.
"Kaitlyn?"
Katie looked around, then her eyes came upon the teacher that was looking at her intently.
"Kaitlyn? Please tell us what we put in after the sulfur." Mrs. Hensley asked her.
"Ummm... okay." Katie smiled nervously, and looked to Stan on her left. He mouthed her the answer, but she couldn't understand him. She looked back over to the teacher. "Nitrogen?"
The class laughed and Mrs. Hensley rolled her eyes. "Yes.... if you'd like to blow up the classroom. Miss Evans, I suggest that tomorrow you make sure to pay attention in class, and not daydream all hour."
Katie smiled and nodded her head, while sinking low in her chair. Why had her mother made her take this dumb class anyways? She'd wanted to take Enviromental Biology, but inoooooooo/i. Mom wanted her to take ithis/i class. Katie took a mental note on how she wanted to "thank" her mom for her iwonderful/i suggestion.
Luckily the class bell rang and she rushed out of the room.
"Yo Kat where's the fire?" She heard some dumb jock yell out.
"No time today, gotta run!" She yelled as she burst through the double doors, running down the steps towards her jeep. When she was about 10 feet away from it she threw her backpack into the backseat. As soon as she reached it she threw the door open and jumped into the front seat, jammed the keys into the ignition, and sped out of the parking lot.
Katie smiled as the wind tousled her hair as she raced towards her house on the outskirts of town. She loved this. Being free, being a teenager, with no worries in the world. Her parents had sacrificed a lot so she could have moments like this. She knew from experience, she'd even helped them out.
Katie grinned at the memory of going back in time. It had been a little over a year now since she'd used the Granolith in order to go back to the year 2000 to help her parents defeat the skins. Seeing her parents as teenagers was an eye-opening experience. It really made her realize that her mom wasn't making up all those "I know how you feel" and "I've been there" talks. Liz really idid/i know how her daughter felt.
Before she knew it, she was almost home. The jeep crept over a small hill and her house came into view. Her parents had picked the perfect spot. It was about 5 minutes out of town and it sat on top of a small hill. The house was a light blue color and had a pretty white fence around it. They weren't completely secluded, though. The Perkin's, who had a girl around Katie's age, lived across the street and a few other houses were on the same road. That was pretty much it. Katie had always wondered iwhy/i her parents never lived in town, and she guessed it was because everyone else in their little "group" did. Plus, her dad had always mentioned something about having to move out into the country after him and Liz got married because Maria was always showing up at "inconvienient times". Katie didn't exactly know what her father was talking about, but if her speculations were correct.... she didn't want to know.
She pulled the jeep into the driveway and parked it. Getting out she saw her mom coming out of the front door heading towards the mailbox.
"Hey Mom!" Katie yelled cheerfully, getting her backpack out of the backseat.
"Hi Sweetie!" Liz yelled back, waving her hand and smiling.
Katie waited until her mom got the mail, and walked inside with her.
Liz put her arm around her daughters waist and hugged her close. "How was your day?"
"Great.... I was reminded again today how much I just ilove/i Advanced Chem." Katie said with a hint of sarcasm.
Liz frowned as they sat down at the kitchen table. "Mrs. Hensley still giving you a hard time?" When Katie nodded her head, Liz frowned more. "I'm sorry, honey. She was hard on me when I was in her class, too."
Katie shrugged her shoulders. "It's okay. I'll live. There's only---what? 2 months left of school?"
Liz smiled and patted her daughter on the back lightly. "You'll get through it. I know you will."
"Get through what?" Max asked as he walked into the room, adjusting the cuffs of his suit.
"Advanced Chemistry." Katie answered and giggled when Max cringed.
"Mrs. Hensley?" He asked while Liz got up to help him with his cuffs. "I think the only reason I passed that class was because I had your mom as a lab partner."
Liz smiled and Katie laughed. "Yeah well, I wish I ihad/i a lab partner. Ever since Judy Meyers moved away I've been winging it."
"There." Liz said triumphantly as she tucked Max cuffs and swiped her hands across his suit jacket. "Perfect."
Max smiled and brought his lips towards hers. "Thank you." He finally closed the distance between them, and unintentionally Liz deepened the kiss, making Katie turn around and roll her eyes. Those two never quit...
"So dad, why are you so dressed up?" Katie asked as she reached across the table to a basket and grabbed a fresh apple out of it.
"One of my patients, Richard Gellar to be exact, graduated today from medical school. He's throwing a celebration today and invited me and your mother to go." Max explained.
Katie's eyes lit up and she stood up, facing her parents. "Well, have a good time you two! I'll just turn on the television, watch a few movies--"
"Secretly invite Gabriel over..." Liz added knowingly, causing Max to laugh.
Katie's jaw dropped in mock shock. "Mom! I'm appalled that you would think so little of me!"
Liz rolled her eyes and smiled. "And it was just a coincidence that the past 4 times me and your father have been out that Gabriel just 'happens' to show up?"
Katie pointed her finger at her mom. "The last time he really iwas/i borrowing a cup of sugar."
Max laughed ruefully. "Where was the sugar, down your throat?"
"Dad!"
"Max!" Liz exclaimed and hit her husband playfully on the arm, then burst out laughing.
Katie shook her head. "I'm so glad you think my love life is funny."
Liz walked over and gave her daughter a hug. "Be good tonight."
Katie hugged her back, then released her. "Wait.... you guys are leaving inow/i?"
"Yeah, the dinner is at some hotel in Hondo." Liz replied. "We'll get back late so get to bed early. You have school tomorrow."
"Okay." She said and hugged her father. "I'll see you guys tomorrow."
Max kissed her on the cheek. "Bye."
They all walked into the living room and Max put on Liz's sweater for her.
"Wait dad. Is Richard the paranoid skitzophrenic or the claustrophobic hypochondriac?
"Hypochondriac." Max answered as him and Liz started towards the door. "I'll see you tomorrow morning." He paused and waited until Liz was outside until he looked Katie in the eye and winked. "Have a nice night."
Katie laughed and flopped down on the couch as Max closed the door. Her dad was the coolest psychologist around. He mainly counseled adolescents....teenagers mostly. Teenagers had a tendency to feel 'different' from everyone else, and who could relate to them better than Max? Right, no one. However, her dad didn't just counsel them until they were 18 and stop. Nope, if they still wanted to talk to him when they were older, Max was happy to oblige. Yep, her dad was awesome.
But it wasn't just her dad that was awesome. Her mom was incredible. Liz, along with her father, had studied at Harvard where she got a degree in Molecular Biology. By the time both of them graduated they were homesick, and didn't want to raise their little girl in a big city. So they moved back to Roswell and Max opened up his own office in town, and Liz got a federal grant to build a research facility in Roswell. The building was appropriately named the "Destiny Lab" and it's purpose is to lead the way in finding a cure for cancer.
Katie sat in the living room quietly, reflecting on her life. She has had the best parents a girl could hope for. They've always been there. In good times and bad. In the present......and in the past.
She glanced over at the clock. Gabriel said he'd be here after wrestling practice. Katie smiled and put her feet up on the coffee table, while picking up the remote and turning on the tv. Her parents knew her too well.
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Katie stumbled around her room at dawn the next morning, feeling the walls and desperately trying to find her light switch. After a few minutes of searching she finally found it and flipped it on. She walked over to her window and raised the blinds, looking at the sunrise.
Even a bear in hibernation couldn't sleep over the racket people were causing in this house. She heard her parents and strained her ears and identified another voice to be Uncle Michael's and Aunt Maria's. She also faintly heard Aunt Isabel and Uncle Alex talking.
She looked into her mirror and straighten her hair a little and opened the door. As she walked down the hallway she saw her father sitting at the table, and finally heard clearly what they were saying.
"I just don't think that would be a smart thing to do." Max's voice sounded insistent.
"I don't think it's a good idea either Michael." Maria's voice agreed. "It's just too risky."
"Then what do you suggest, Maxwell?" Michael asked. "If we don't act fast they could--" Michael stopped abruptly when he saw Katie standing in the doorway of the kitchen. She was giving him a confused looked and he smiled at her. "Morning."
Everyone at the table turned to face Katie, who was staring at them suspiciously.
"Good morning." She said cautiously. "What's going on?"
She saw Max and Liz exchange looks and everyone else suddenly got up.
"We'll be in the living room, Max." Isabel said quietly and when she walked by she smiled briefly at Katie.
Katie knew that look. Aunt Isabel only did her sad smile when something was wrong. This had to be ibad/i.
"Sit down honey bear." Liz said quietly and walked over to pull out a chair for her in front of where her and Max were sitting.
Katie sat down and looked at her parents, frighteningly. "Someone didn't die....did they?"
Both Max and Liz quickly shook their heads.
"No, no sweetie no one is dead." Liz assured her.
"Not yet anyways." Max whispered and Katie's eyes widened.
"What?!"
Liz looked to Max, then to Katie. "Something happened last night."
"At the party?" Katie asked, and her parents shook their heads.
"No, sweetie." Liz said softly. "In town."
"What---" Katie hesitated. "What happened?"
Liz looked down at the table and Max instinctively put his arm around her and looked at his daughter. "Katie, some people showed up last night. From a planet called MI-63." Max paused and cleared his throat. "It seems that they've tried to take over Antar and they've come here for the Granolith."
"WHAT?!" Katie gasped and her heart started pounding. "What about Adri? Is she alright?"
Max glanced briefly at Liz, then at Katie. "They're holding her hostage at a warehouse in Roswell."
"Oh my god...." Katie sat back in her chair, speechless.
"That's not all....." Max's voice trailed off and Katie sat up in her chair again in attention. "It seems as though they have sealed off the city."
Katie raised her eyebrows. "What do you mean 'sealed off the city'?"
Liz looked up to her daughter. "They've taken everyone in town hostage."
The realization of just how bad this situation was finally struck her. Aliens had taken over Roswell. If this weren't so real, she would have laughed at that sentence. It was all too surreal. It was like some dumb article you'd read in the National Enquirer, "Aliens From Distant Galaxy Take Over Roswell, New Mexico and Hold Town Hostage Over an Alien Power Source".
Then a light bulb turned on in her head. Alarmed, she looked at her parents for reassurance. "Where are Mags and Stan? They're here.... right?"
Max locked gazes with Liz and that was the answer Katie didn't want to have.
"Michael, Isabel, Alex, and Maria managed to escape... but Mags and Stan....." Max paused. "They were some of the first people to be taken hostage."
There was a brief silence, then Liz added. "It's like they knew exactly what would hurt us the most. I just thank god we live outside of the city, or else Katie could have been taken."
Max nodded his head and pulled his wife close to his side. Katie sat there a few minutes, soaking in everything her parents had just told her.
"Wait!" Katie said suddenly. "What about Gabriel?"
Max and Liz exchanged glances again.
"We haven't been able to find him yet." Max paused and Liz squeezed his hand in encouragement. "We think he might have been one of the first people to be taken hostage."
Katie fell silent again. But she had just iseen/i Gabriel. He had left her house around one o'clock in the morning after they'd watched a Star Wars marathon on the Classic Film Channel.
"Are you okay, honey?" Liz asked her, reaching over to hold her daughters hand.
Katie nodded her head, then with a determined look on her face, looked to her parents. "So what's the plan?"
Max had to smile at that. He knew his girl wouldn't give up without a fight. He looked up as the rest of the group gathered in the room. Michael walked over behind Katie and put his hands on her shoulders.
"You okay?" Katie heard her uncle ask.
She nodded her head and looked up at him. "I'll be okay." She looked around the room, everyone was staring at her. It would take an complete idiot not to know what everyone had planned. Whatever it was.... she had to do something. "What do I do?"
"We figured out that we could beat them, using our powers." Max said, then paused. "iBut/i, there aren't enough of us. Me, Isabel, Michael, and your mom are a complete unit. We all have powers that are connected somehow. However, since we still don't know who was in the other three pods with your mom, we don't have a complete second unit." He saw Katie nod her head understandingly, so he continued. "If there were itwo/i sets of us... we would be able to beat the renegades from MI-63."
Katie nodded her head, then shook it in confusion. "But how can there be itwo/i of you I mean it's--" She stopped abruptly and the last piece of the puzzle fell into place. A broad smile appeared on her face and she nearly jumped out of her seat.
Everyone in the room smiled as she figured out the plan for herself.
"So Katie," Isabel asked as she crossed her arms and smiled. "Feel like doing some..... traveling?"
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Eighteen year old Max Evans sat down joyfully at a booth in the Crashdown Cafe, eagerly awaiting the love of his life to finish her shift.
His life was great. For once in his life he had no worries. He was actually.... carefree. Well, as carefree as Max Evans could be. He was still Mr. Responsible, according to his friends. He still couldn't believe it. They were graduating. All of them. In two months their life at Roswell High would be over, and they'd move on. Alex and Isabel were talking about staying here and going to the local community college. Michael and Maria, being the tough pair they were, decided they'd move to New York City together, while Maria tried to get her singing career off the ground. As for Max and Liz..... they had both got their acceptance letters from Harvard yesterday and they were ecstatic.
The group was moving on. Moving on from the life in Roswell. Moving away from their tough past on towards a bright future. Even though they would be in different states all throughout the United States in a few months, they'd never be apart. What they'd shared for the past three years, the bond that was created, is something they will have forever. They had made a pact to each other last fall, when they sent out all their college applications. When everyone was finished with college and whenever the time allowed it, they were all moving back to Roswell at some point of their life. The small alien-themed tourist trap was home for all of them.
But that was way ahead in the future. Right now all Max Evans wanted to do was put his arms around the little waitress that was walking towards him and kiss the living daylights out of her.
"Hey, I just finished my shift." Liz greeted him and slipped into the booth, right next to him.
"I'm glad." Max smiled and brought his head towards hers, giving her a soft kiss. Max felt her smile against his lips and he brought his lips down upon hers again for another kiss. He placed his hand on her neck and rubbed it gently while their lips massaged each other in a mind numbing kiss. Their love for each other grew with every breath they took and sometimes, when they were kissing each other like this, they forgot they were in a public place.
"Max, Liz!" The heard Maria hiss. "This is a public establishment!"
They broke apart abruptly and looked around, to see everyone staring at them. They didn't have disbelieving looks on their faces though, it was the usual 'The Parker girl is making out with the Evans kid iagain/i?!' look. Her parents gave it to them often, until both Max and Liz had sat down with both sets of parents and told them how it was. They were in love, and they were going to spend the rest of their lives with each other. It was as simple as that. Their parents, however, did not see the simplicity of the issue, but they were trying. The fact that Max and Liz have been dating for three years now helped the issue a little, but the parents still seemed doubtful. After all, being a couple wasn't what it used to be. But Max and Liz... they seemed like an exception to that, so their parents had given the couple their full support.
"How was your day?" Max asked her softly, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. He had a slight deja vu of when he had tucked a piece of hair behind her ear at the Crashdown Festival....three years ago. That was the night that he said they couldn't be. Little did he know then, just how wrong he had been.
"Good." She whispered and blushed under his intense stare. "Yours?"
Max smiled and brought his hand up to stroke her cheek. "Getting better every second."
This caused Liz to blush more and Max's heart felt like it was going to explode. Could it be possible to love this girl more?!
Maria walked over to their table and rolled her eyes. She got her notepad out and took the pencil from behind her ear. In a monotone voice Maria said, "Welcome to the Crashdown. May I take your ord--"
Max and Liz looked up at her when she stopped talking. Maria was looking at the door and her mouth was hanging open.
"What is it?" Liz asked and when Maria didn't answer, she asked again. "Maria, what is it?"
Maria pointed towards the door. "It's--But--How--Why--"
Liz looked to Max, and they both looked towards the door to face what had to be an illusion. It had to be. It wasn't possible. Their life was going perfectly. What could be wrong now?! They had defeated the skins, gotten rid of the FBI, they had no trouble to worry about right now.
Max knew what he saw. He couldn't forget that face. It was the face of his daughter. "K--Katie?!"
Katie smiled a little and nodded her head. She walked over and sat down across from Max and Liz.
"Oh my god!" Liz exclaimed. "What are you doing here? Is everything okay?"
Katie shrugged her shoulders. "Everything is okay ihere/i."
"What do you mean.....here?" Max asked.
Katie looked at the two of them. "We need your help."
To be continued....