Brady sat there, his body and mine both in shock at Alec's words. There was no way that he was Fifth Column…Fifth Column had been trying to kill his friends, trying to destroy the Vs, they were a whole group of anti-V terrorists and he loved the Vs. He was friends with them, hell, he was in love with one of them. Ever since they had come to Earth, they had done nothing but good, so who the hell was this boy to tell him that he was against them?

"No." Brady shook his head. "No, that's…that's not possible." He scooted back, away from Alex. There was no way that he was Fifth Column. "I would never…the Fifth Column is evil, they're trying to destroy the peace that the Vs are working for!"

"No, they're not." Alex spoke in a calm, even tone. "Tyler, I'm not here to manipulate or scare you, and I don't want to confuse you, but have to understand…the things that you used to think about the Vs, they're not true." He looked down. "At least most of them."

"Look, I don't know who you are, I don't know what you want from me, but I am NOT Fifth Column. My girlfriend, she's a V…I love her, I'm crazy about her, I'm would never fight against her!"

"Tyler, I really need you calm down." Alex bit his lip. He reached out to place a hand on Tyler's shoulder but Tyler jerked away, wincing in pain as he did so.

"Calm down? No." He shook his head. "Lisa. I need to talk to Lisa."

"You can't do that."

"Don't tell me what I can and can't do!" Tyler stated, becoming more and more agitated as he sat there. He wanted to get up, to run, to go to the ship and to warn Anna and especially Lisa that the Fifth Column was trying to get to him, get to them, but he was too injured to move. He no longer wanted to trust Alex, he didn't want to believe that he would ever fight against the woman he loved.

"Tyler, I'm not trying to control you." Alex shook his head. "I'm not saying that you can't talk to Lisa because I don't want you to, I'm saying that you can't talk to Lisa because…" Alex looked down. "Because…"

"Because what?" Tyler asked, looking at Alex, who was paused, still saying nothing. "Because what, Alex?" Tyler asked through gritted teeth.

"Because she's dead," Alex whispered.

"No." Tyler shook his head. "I don't believe you, why should I believe you? You've given me no reason to believe you!"

"I…I have proof," Alex said softly, pulling a laptop out from the bag next to the chair. "But…I don't…I don't know if you want to see it."

"What do you mean proof?" Tyler asked. "Did you make a snuff film of my girlfriend?"

"No, no." Alex shook his head. "I didn't…we didn't." He bit his lip. "The Vs did."

"What?" Tyler was already feeling overwhelmed, he didn't think he could believe this.

"Those jackets the Peace Ambassadors wear…they have cameras in them, they record everything. A V was holding your jacket when she died…Tyler, you were there." He bit his lip. "Before you watch the video, there's something that you need to understand about the Vs. They've been lying to you, Tyler…they don't feel human emotions." Alex bit his lip. "At least…at least they don't start out that way."

"What?" Tyler knew the question was getting redundant, but he didn't know what else to say. He was definitely in shock, and it wasn't lessening based on the massive amounts of information that Alex was trying to feed him. Information that, for all he knew, was a lie.

"Their species doesn't feel the emotions of humans, however, some of them, if they meet humans, when they live amongst them, they can become affected by them…that's how the Fifth Column got started." He bit his lip. "In its original form, it was a group of Visitors who turned against their leader because they started to care about the humans that they were sent to help destroy. They all have missions, Tyler, and Lisa's mission…her mission was you."

"No." Tyler shook his head. "I wasn't a mission! She loved me! She loves me! You're lying to me!"

"No, I'm not." Alex shook his head. "But you're not all wrong…she did love you." He bit his lip. "What started off for her as a job turned into something else. She truly did love you, Tyler, and…and that was why she died. Anna had her killed because she changed, she fell in love with you, and through that, she started to identify with the humans." Alex closed his eyes. "Lisa was Fifth Column, Tyler, for several months."

"Show me the video." Tyler's voice was barely a whisper. He didn't believe Alex, he didn't want to believe it.

"Are you sure, Tyler?" Alex bit his lip.

"I'm sure."

"Alright." Alex opened the laptop and pulled up a video screen, pressing play.

"Mother, please!" Lisa looked at Anna. "Don't hurt him! Mother, please! I'm begging you!" She looked to the side where two V's were holding Tyler back. He struggled against their grip, but it was no use, their hold was too strong and the boy was getting nowhere.

"Lisa, you have failed me," Anna stated, looking at her daughter, her voice void of any emotion. "You have betrayed your people and you have betrayed me. Your job was to get Tyler on this ship with you, you said he was the one, and I left that choice up to you. You were supposed to get him ready, to get him into position, but you failed." Anna shook her head. "You developed human emotions, and I cannot have that."

"Mother, no." Lisa looked pleading at Anna. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to fall in love with him! I didn't expect him to be like this! I thought he would be just another human, unimportant, but he's more than that!"

"No, he is not." Anna walked over to Tyler, grabbing him by the chin. "Look at him, Lisa," she stated. "Was he worth it? Was he worth betraying your people for?"

"No, mother!" Lisa shook her head. "It's not like that!"

"Yes, Lisa," Anna stated. "It is." She turned, still holding Tyler's chin, forcing his gaze towards Lisa, who stared into his eyes. "Take a good look at him, Lisa. He is weak, he is crying. He is just one of many, nothing special, so tell me, Lisa." Anna let go of Tyler, walking back towards her daughter. "Was he worth dying for?"

"No!" Tyler's eyes widened and he struggled harder, trying to pull away from his captors.

"Yes," Lisa whispered, looking up at her mother. "I can't undo what is done," Lisa stated. "I'm in love with him, and I can't make that stop. You don't see what I see, mother. You see just another pawn in your game, but I see something else."

"Something that is going to get you killed." Anna stated. She held out a capsule, looking at Lisa. "You have two choices. You can take this and die as honorably as you still can considering you have betrayed your entire race, or you can refuse and I will have you skinned."

"NO!" Tyler screamed from where he was being held, still fighting uselessly against the Vs holding him. "NO! ANNA PLEASE!"

"Shut him up," Anna stated to the V's holding Tyler.

"Yes, Anna." One of the men forced his hand over Tyler's mouth, muffling his cries.

"Make your choice, Lisa," Anna stated.

"Mother please…" Lisa took the capsule. "I'll take it, but I want your word that Tyler won't be hurt."

"I will make you no such promise." Anna shook her head. "You betrayed me, Lisa. I owe you nothing."

"Mother, please!" Lisa said for the millionth time. "I love him!"

"That means nothing to me." Anna declared. "Now make your choice."

"Fine, but please, let me say goodbye to him." Lisa raised the capsule, turning to Tyler. "I love you, Tyler," she said softly. When the man's hand remained over Tyler's mouth, she turned to her mother. "Mother, please let him speak."

"No." Anna shook her head. "Traitors like you, they do not get to make those decisions."

"Mother-"

"This has gone on long enough, Lisa," Anna stated. "Do it now or I will have you skinned."

"Fine." Lisa turned back to Tyler. "Tyler, I really do love you."

"Mmmmm!" Tyler struggled, trying to get free, at least long enough to stay goodbye.

"Goodbye, Tyler." Lisa raised the capsule to her mouth as Tyler bit down on the hand silencing him.

"LISA, NO!" He screamed as she took the capsule, instantly turning to ash right before his eyes. "No...NO!" Tears poured from his eyes and his struggling stopped instantly. He looked at the pile of ash, then up at Anna. "How…how could you?" he asked.

"I owe you no explanation." Anna shook her head. "You are just a lowly human." She looked up at the Vs holding Tyler. "Lock him up. He may still be of use to us."

"Yes, Anna." The men dragged Tyler from the room, his body limp and wracked with sobs as he was taken away.


A/N Hey, I'm sorry to all who like Tyler and Lisa - I actually really like them myself...recently I've liked Lisa more than Tyler. I just want to let you know that I didn't kill her to get her out of the way so that I can bring in some Mary Sue for Tyler, that's not going to happen, so if you're worried about that, don't be. :)