Ch. 2 – The Discovery

"Liz" Max was trying to wake her, but nothing was working. He put her carefully put her down on the ground and tried to heal her, but it didn't work. He didn't know what to do. Isabel came up to him, "Let's get her home and you can try it again." All Max did was nod and pick up Liz and carried her to Maria's car. Michael drove while Isabel sat up front and Max, who was still holding an unconscious Liz, Maria, and Kyle where in the back. Liz's shirt lifted a bit and Maria saw it first and asked, "Max, what is that?" Max and everyone else, except Michael, looked down to what she was referring to. Me lifted the hem of her shirt a little more and saw a symbol he hadn't seen since he was in New York. As soon as he touched the symbol it got a flash of the two of them from last night and then he was something that both, Liz and himself, thought wasn't possible, but wanted, his daughter. And at that moment he made a connection with the baby. He pulled his hand slowly away from the spot where the symbol was and it was now replace by a small little hand, and lean his forehead against the side of Liz's head, right above her ear and whispered, "I'm so sorry."

By this time Maria was growing impatient, her best friend is unconscious and now she has these weird glowing symbols on her and Max is not saying anything. "Max, what is going on?"

"I'll tell you, but just not now." He know that he needed to tell them, but the fact that Michael was currently driving and if he did tell them all in the car, Michael might be a little upset and get them all involved in a car accident. No, not now, it would be better to wait.

They all arrived at the Crashdown and parked in the back and used the back entrance. "Don't worry Liz's parents are away for some restaurant convention thing in Santa Fe. They won't be back until Monday." Max was relieved they had three days to try and wake Liz up. They all went upstairs and until Liz's room. Max carefully laid Liz on the bed and that is when Maria asked again, "What is going on?"

Max took a deep breath, he had to tell them. "Liz is pregnant."

"What?" Replied everyone.

Isabel continued by saying, "You told me that Tess is pregnant, and now you're saying that Liz is pregnant. So who is pregnant?" Everyone else was wondering the same thing.

"They both are, Tess is pregnant with my son and Liz…is with our daughter."

"Ooooh" Isabel and Maria said.

Kyle went up to Max and said, "You know we here on earth have this new invention it's called a condom it…" But Isabel didn't let him finish what he was saying before she rushed everyone out and closed the door. When she turned around Max was sitting on the bed next to Liz. She watched him lift Liz shirt a little and watch in amazement as this small little line of light followed his hand on Liz's stomach. She was going to have a niece, she smiled, she like that more than the nephew. Yeah she would also love her nephew, but she just felt that she could relate better with a niece. She touched Max's shoulder, "I'm going to go home and destroy the tape before mom and dad wake up. And then I'll be back. Do you need anything?"

"No." was all he said as he continued playing with his daughter. After Isabel had left and everyone else was in the living room, he stopped and the moment that he did a little hand appeared where his hand had last been. He smiled and he put his hand over the small little one. When he did his daughter told him, though the connection, what was happening to Liz. That she needed to change her to that she, herself, could survive and be born. And then she put her father at else then she told him that she was almost done and that her mom should be waking up soon. Max couldn't believe this was happening, Liz and he had always wanted children, in the future, but because of who he was they didn't know if it was even possible. "I guess we were wrong" he said to himself.

It had been an hour since Isabel left and Max hadn't left Liz's side the entire time. He had pulled up her desk chair next to her bed. He didn't know much longer of this he could take this. He had tried a few times to wake her, but he didn't work. He we getting nervous what if something was going wrong, what if for some reason that his daughter couldn't change Liz enough so that she could survive. And the longer that she was unconscious the more worried he got.

Liz was in some park, but she didn't see any buildings around and she didn't recognize the park. There were a few kids that she could hear in the distance playing. She was sitting on the bench wondering why she was here and what happened. Then she saw a little girl playing a few feet from her. Someone sat down next to her and said, "She's pretty, Honey Bear." Liz turned, "Grandma…what am I died?"

"No sweetie, I'm just here for you"

"Why?"

"To help you understand what is going on."

"What is going on?"

"Her" she looked at the little girl that was playing a few feet from them. Liz looked at her as well.

"What's going on with her?"

"Look at her Liz…who does she look like?"

Liz looked at the little girl that was maybe four or five years old and watched her play. The little girl had had her back to them most of the time, but then she turn around and wave to them. Grandma Claudia waved back. The moment that she turns her first thought was that this little girl was her. But then she saw something, the little girl's eyes there was something there something familiar. She then realized that she had Max's eyes. She turned back her grandmother, "Whose is she?"

"She's yours"

"No she can't…" that at time Liz didn't finished what she was going to say because she was interrupted, by the little girl, "Mommy look." She said running up to Liz showing her a flower that she had found.

"It's time for me to go, Honey Bear."

"Grandma, what's going on?"

"Sweetie, I need to go so that you and Max can raise your daughter."

"But…we don't have…"

"You will soon" with that she was gone.

Liz looked down at this little girl that was her daughter, she don't realize that this was even possible. With Max been half alien and her being, well she really didn't know what she was. Ava told her a few months ago that when Max healed her that he had changed her. So what was she now?

"Mommy?"

"Yeah sweetie." Looking down at this little girl that was sitting in her lap.

"It's time to wake up now."

"Sweetie, what?" But she didn't give her mother a chance to say anything but that when she put her hand on Liz's cheek and everything went white.

Isabel came through the door and asked, "Any change?" as she put her hand on his shoulder.

"No"

"Well Michael and Maria are asleep on the couch and Kyle is in the chair also asleep." All Max did was nod. "I'm going to get you something to eat." Again he didn't say anything. She left and closed the door, then headed for the kitchen. After Isabel left Max laid his head down while still sitting in the chair and holding on to Liz's hand.

Liz opened her eyes slowly, she was still a little tired, but she needed to wake up. She looked around and saw Max asleep next to her as he held on to her hand. She smiled and then used her other hand and gently woke his by running her hand through his hair and softy saying he name, "Max."

Max slowly woke up, "Liz" and rubbed his eyes. "You okay?"

"Yeah I think so."

"Liz, there is something that…." She stopped by saying, "I already know that I'm pregnant"

"I'm sorry Liz, I didn't mean for this to happen. Not now at least."

"I know…Neither did I."

They stayed in quiet for a few minutes. Just looking at each other and Max ran he hand around her to make sure everything was ok.

"Max, will you lay with me."

"Liz…I…."

"Please Max just hold me" Max nodded and Liz slid over so that he could get into bed with her. As soon as he laid down she laid her head on his chest and fell asleep to the sound of his heart beat. Max soon fell asleep after Liz. And that is how Isabel found them when she came back in with a sandwich for Max, the two of them in each other arms. She set down the plate and quietly left to let them sleep.

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