Author: David
Email: cameraman_dc@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, it does not belong to me.
I am in no way associated with the UPN, Jason Katims, or Melinda Metz.
Summary: The truth behind Alex's death and Tess's betrayal is
revealed. And now the Roswellians must deal with it.
Rating: R
Author's Note: I'd like to dedicate this fic to Icalynn, Chicky,
Nehal, and Ella 1022.
Part 1
Inside the Crash Down cafe three aliens and two humans sat in a booth talking with one another.
"I think Tess is here on earth," Max said.
"Why?" Isabel asked.
"Because of this," Max said pulling a small device from his pocket.
Liz moved her hand to the device to turn it on when Michael's hand reached out and stopped her.
"Are you sure you know how that works?" Isabel asked.
"Of course I do," Liz said. "I think."
"You think?" Michael asked. "That thing can take away our powers, so you better be sure you know how it works."
"Listen I've been studying this thing for months," Liz said. "I'm certain I figured out how it works. It was made by the skins as a way of tracking and disabling you."
"So how will this help us find Tess?" Isabel asked.
"You see I think the way it works is that each one of you gives off a frequency of some kind," Liz said. "And this device is able to tune into to those frequencies individually. So when I turn it on like this..."
Their eyes were glued to Liz as she switched on the trithium amplification generator.
Immediately it began to beep loudly.
"...It tells me that I'm close to one of you," Liz said. "It has four settings on it, one for each of you."
Liz began changing the settings, three times the device began beeping loudly. But on the fourth setting the device beeped slowly and quietly. The five of them watched as a small light began to blink in a corner of the pentagon shaped device. Liz turned in a small circle, but the blinking light moved from one corner of the pentagon to the next, continuing to face the same direction.
"So why does that make you think that Tess is on earth," Maria asked.
"Because if she wasn't on earth it wouldn't be working," Liz said.
The very next morning the five of them met in the alley behind the crash down. Convinced they were ready to go they piled into Maria's Jetta and drove off in the direction the device pointed them.
The five of them drove for hours, the day went on and the weather got colder. It almost seemed hopeless when suddenly the beeping got louder.
"We must be getting closer," Liz said.
Soon they found themselves in a small town in northern Colorado. Once inside town the beeping came to a stop.
"She's here," Liz said.
"Where?" Isabel asked.
"I don't know where," Liz said. "But I know that she's here."
"We need gas," Maria informed them.
"Okay we know she's somewhere in town," Max said. "I say we spread out and look for any signs of her."
Max reached into his pocket and pulled out a picture of Tess. Waving his hand over it he made several more copies. He handed one to Michael and one to Isabel.
"We'll meet back here in an hour."
An hour later Max and Liz having turned up nothing returned to the Jetta. Seeing no signs of the others they waited.
"What are you going to do once we find her?" Liz asked.
"I'm gonna do whatever it takes to get my son back," Max said.
"And then what?" Liz asked.
"I...," Max began only to be stopped when he saw Michael and Maria running towards them.
"Guess what," Maria said.
"What?" Max asked.
"We went to several motels and flashed that picture around," Maria said. "And at one of them they said that they had actually seen Tess check in last week."
Max saw Isabel walk around a corner and head in their direction. He waved her to hurry up and quickly she began jogging to them.
"Let's go," Max said getting into the jetta.
Soon the five of them stood outside the motel Michael and Maria had been to earlier.
"So how do we find out what room she's in?" Maria asked.
"Isabel," Max said looking at his sister.
Isabel closed her eyes and concentrated. Soon she dream walked the clerk and began searching his mind for whatever memories he had of Tess. She found one of Tess signing in and taking the key from the clerk. Isabel quickly got a look of number on the key and left the clerks mind.
"She's in room 211," Isabel said.
They quickly made their way to the room, Max placed his hand over the door knob and using his powers unlocked it.
"Search it," Max said.
Max opened the dresser and rummaged through the clothes. Liz pushed open the sliding door to the closet and began searching. Isabel went into the bathroom to look while Michael looked under the bed and Maria checked the night stand.
"What exactly are we looking for?" Isabel asked coming out of the bathroom.
"Anything that can tell us what Tess has been up to," Max said.
"And what do we do after that?" Liz asked.
"Then we wait for Tess to get back," Max said. "And we get her."
Michael got up from under the bed.
"There's nothing here," Michael said frustrated.
"Trash," Maria said.
"Huh?" Michael asked.
"Don't you remember?" Maria asked crossing her arms.
"No," Michael said shaking his head.
"Don't you remember when we were searching Moss's motel room?" Maria asked. "And that the best place to dig up dirt on someone is to look in the trash basket?"
"Oh yeah that," Michael said as it dawned on him what she was talking about.
Michael moved to the other side of the bed where the trash basket was.
"Pendejo," Maria muttered as she followed him.
Michael turned and glared at Maria, she placed her hands on her hips and returned the glare. Michael realizing they were wasting time and that it was no use trying to stare down Maria turned back to the trash basket and picked it up.
Michael looked into the trash basket and immediately froze.
"Well what is it?" Maria asked impatiently.
"Uh..." Michael said still staring into the trash basket.
Maria grabbed the edge of the trash basket and pulled it away from Michael. Michael completely caught off guard put up no resistance to Maria taking the basket from him. Maria was about to reach into the trash basket when she noticed something peculiar inside it.
"Ewwwwww!" Maria shrieked before dropping the trash basket onto the floor.
Everyone quickly turned their attention to Maria wondering what it was that she had seen.
Liz looked down at the contents of the trash basket as they lay exposed on the floor. Finally she spotted what it was that Maria had seen that caused her to drop the basket in the first place.
"Is that what I think it is?" Liz asked with a confused look on her face.
"Oh yeah," Maria said confirming Liz's suspicions. "Looks like Tess has been getting frisky with someone."
Liz and Max shared a look before Max lowered his head in shame.
"Why didn't you tell me that was in there?" Maria asked angrily as she slapped Michael upside the head.
"Hey I could hardly believe it myself," Michael said.
"So who do you think she's getting it on with?" Maria asked.
"Does that really matter?" Isabel asked in an annoyed tone.
"Actually I think it does," Maria said. "Because whoever it is could be someone that's helping her and could be a problem for us."
Suddenly the door to the motel room started to unlock. Max and Liz jumped into the closet and slid the door into place. Michael and Maria ran as quickly and quietly as they could into the bathroom and shut the door behind them. Isabel realizing she had run out of hiding place options dove underneath the bed and lay still.
Max and Liz looked through the cracks of the sliding door and saw Tess enter the room. After closing the door, Tess went to the bed and sat down.
Michael and Maria had their ears pressed to the bathroom door trying desperately to listen to what Tess was doing.
As soon as Tess put her purse on the night stand the phone began to ring.
"Hello," Tess said answering the telephone. "Yeah, uh huh, okay we'll meet you in an hour."
Tess hung up the phone, took off her jacket, and headed towards the closet. Liz sucked in a breath when she realized they were about to be revealed. The second the door opened Max leaped out of the closet and stood before Tess.
"Max!?!" Tess shrieked in surprise.
Max grabbed Tess by the shoulders and shoved her against the nearest wall.
"Where's my son you bitch," Max asked.
Tess brought her knee up and into Max's groin. Max quickly released Tess and doubled over in pain.
Tess quickly ran to door only to be stopped by Isabel who had crawled out from beneath the bed. Isabel grabbed Tess's arm and twisted it behind her back, her other hand grabbed Tess by the throat as Max came toward them.
"Where's my son," Max asked seething with anger.
"Max please," Tess begged. "It's not what you think."
Max raised his hand, the energy building. He prepared to release it onto Tess when he heard a key being turned in the front door.
"Someone's coming in," Liz said in a hushed tone.
Max and Michael raised their hands preparing to attack whoever it was that stepped through the door. Liz and Maria quickly got behind them and waited, while Isabel held Tess covering her mouth with one hand and keeping her arm locked behind her.
They all watched in anticipation as a young man opened the door and stepped in.
"Tess I got you a cappuccino and...," the young man at the door stopped when he saw the others in the room.
Max and Michael lowered their hands and stared in utter disbelief. Liz and Maria both let out a choked sob. And Isabel stood there shocked as she saw the young man with a coffee tray in one hand and small child nestled in the crook of his other arm.
"Hey guys," Alex greeted them.
TBC...