The Protector
VO Michael:
"All my life I wanted to belong somewhere. When I found out that I had a home, I wanted
to go there so badly that it ate at me day and night. The whole destiny thing, and I had a big part in it, for the
first time I was needed for something big, something bigger then Roswell and I
was someone important. But then I met
you and everything got confusing. I
tried to keep you away because when you're near I forget about all of it and I
start looking for things to make you laugh.
I'm so jealous of Max because he's the perfect human and the perfect
alien and I wanted to be him until I met you.
For the first time I met someone that wanted me, the real me including
all the fucked up bits and pieces of me.
You make me feel and I thought it was because I was weak. But you taught me that it takes a strong
person to love someone else. I want to
be your prince charming; I want to be your protector. I can't leave you, not now, not ever. Let me know that you need me and I'll never leave your side"
One:
Michael: I'm
not going.
Max: What do you
mean you're not going? You have to go,
we all do. The baby…
Michael: No Max, You
have to go back. Have you given a
thought about Maria, Liz and the others?
You put them into danger…. No we put them into danger when they found
out about us. We can't just leave them
here defenseless.
Max: Michael…
Michael: Just shut
up and let me say what I need to say. I
didn't realize it until the other day when I was in Los Cruses. They would have died if I weren't
there.
Max: What?!!
Michael: Shut
Up! I'm not finished. If we leave, the skins aren't going to just
give up on finding us. Sooner or later
they're going to find the people we leave behind and who knows what'll happen
then. Someone has to stay behind and it
should be me.
Is: My god Michael,
do you know what you're saying? You're
the one that wanted to go back, more than any of us, except Tess. We can't leave you behind.
Michael: Then what
the hell are we going to do? We can't
take them with us…can we?
Tess: I don't think
that taking them with us the is the solution.
We don't know if they could handle our atmosphere. There is another way….
Michael: (He turns
toward Tess and flashes a don't mess with me look) Don't even say it! That isn't a solution, no…
Tess: No, I didn't
mean that, I mean maybe we can find a way to erase the last few years make them
forget.
Michael: It still
wouldn't work because the skins would still kill them even if they didn't know
anything.
Tess: You're not one
of them Michael, we don't belong here, we belong home. We need the Royal Four to stay together.
Michael: Someone has
to stay…
Max: (Looking very
thoughtful) We're not leaving anyone behind.
Michael: But…
Max: No, Michael, we
have to find another way, you're coming with us, end of discussion. Tess's idea might work.
Michael: Damn it
Max, will you listen to me….
Max: We'll talk
about it later.
Max and Tess leaves
Is: Michael, we have
to do something. We can't…
Michael: I know…
Is: Why is he being
so unreasonable? I don't understand him
anymore.
Michael: I don't
either but I can't abandon Maria here, it's too soon. We have to do something.
Argggghhhh! (He swipes the
"alien" book from the table) I
wish….damn it! (He runs his hand
through his hair)
Is: (Picks up the
book and walks to Michael) Michael, I
don't think that I'm ready to go back, I'm afraid….( She leans toward him and
Michael hugs her)
Michael: We'll think
of something, we've got to.
(Maria sees them hugging and she covers her mouth to hold
back any sounds and runs away)
