Chapter 7. From now on updating may slow down as I figure out where I actually want this story to go.
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell.
After Maria left with Brody, Zan and Lonnie came back into the room. Zan had Ava in his arms who was still sleeping.
"You shouldn't be working for that guy. It's dangerous." Zan said as he placed Ava in his lap once again.
"What's dangerous about him?" Max asked. "I know he's a little alien crazed but he's harmless really. He thinks he's been abducted."
"And you think that's funny?" Zan asked him. "In a way I s'pose he has been abducted."
"What do you mean?" Liz asked.
"I mean he's for real. You see space is very big, people don't just zip around the galaxy like on Star Trek. To talk to people here on earth Aliens out there they do this procession thing. They take over the person's body for a few hours. When they're finished with 'em the person remembers nothing. They think they've been abducted." Zan explained to them.
"So an alien possesses Brody's body to talk to people on earth?" Max asked trying to understand.
"Yeah, his name is Larek. He was a good friend of ours back in the day." Zan said. He was distracted by Ava stiring in his lap.
"It happened again didn't it?" She said when she opened her eyes to find everyone looking down at her.
"Yeah. Wha'd you see?" Zan asked.
"I don't really know. It was confusing" She said. "When I work it out I'll let you know." She said bringing the conversation to a close. She looked at Liz strangely as if remembering something and Liz shifted uncomfortably at the thought of the things she could have seen.
"Yo, we should get outta here before that dude comes back." Rath said. "He's seen us way too many times. Somethin might trigger his memory."
"You've talked to Larek before?" Max asked wanting to know all that he could.
"Yeah, just getting updates on the hood." Zan said absently stroking Ava's hair. "Rath's right, we should go."
"Where are you staying? How can we contact you again?" Michael asked not wanting to loose a sister he didn't even know.
"Chill Rath...Michael. I ain't goin anywhere." Ava said sensing his emotion.
"We're stayin at the UFO hotel." Lonnie said. "So I suppose goin into town is a no no. Seeing as there cant be two of you walkin around?"
"It would be safer if you kept a low profile." Max agreed.
"Well, seein as thought there is only one o' me I cant get anyone into any trouble can I, so I think I check out the town" Ava said moving away from Zan.
"Ava it's not safe to be wandering around by yourself." Zan said.
"Zan please." She snorted. "This is Roswell, it ain't New York. Besides I can protect myself."
"Ava..." Zan said in a stern tone trying to push his authority.
"Zan." She said mimicking his tone. "I'm goin." She said and walked up the stairs and out of the UFO centre. Zan looked outraged that she had ignored his rule. Rath looked impressed that his sister had finally stood up to Zan and Lonnie inwardly laughed at the look on her brother's face.
"We'll be at the hotel. Let me know when you decide." Zan said looking at Max. With that he left building as well. When Zan left Lonnie burst out into laughter. Rath turned and looked at her. It had been a long time since he had heard her laugh, it made her even more attractive to him. The others laughed with her.
"Something tells me Zan isn't used to getting refusal from her quarters." Isabel laughed.
"Nah." Lonnie agreed. "She was never really a tough girl. Even in our past life she was soft but since the summit came up I think she's really digging the queen role."
"Well we'd better follow his highness." Lonnie said. "See you round." Lonnie left and Rath followed her.
"We need to talk." Max said looking at his friends. "What Zan told me affects all of us."
"What about Tess?" Michael asked. "How do we know we can trust her?"
"We trust her for now." Max said looking at the mentioned girl. "But Tess, I swear if I find out that you have been lying to us..."
"I haven't lied about anything Max I swear. I don't know what's happening." Tess said.
Max just nodded and continued on with a more important subject.
"Zan has made an offer of alliance between our group and his. There's going to be a meeting of all the leaders of the planets in our star systems. They want to talk about making peace. Apparently Khivar is having a lot of troubles with the rebels on Antar and is willing to do almost anything to end it. Including letting us go home. Zan thinks it's a set up. He knows that if he doesn't go to the meeting to try and make peace the other leaders are not going to be happy and if he does he doesn't know what Khivar will ask for in return for letting them go home."
"We can go home?" Michael asked awed.
"It's a possibility." Max said looking at his best friend.
"I never thought...I mean not this soon anyway." Michael said. "But we can actually go."
Michael was the only one who seemed excited at the prospect. Everyone else was having mixed feelings on the subject.
"I think we should go for the alliance." Max said. "Zan seems like a honest person and they know so much more than we do. They can teach us to fully use our powers."
"So I guess they'll be sticking around then. Dare I ask how you're going to explain the appearance of your look-a-likes?" Alex asked.
"I hadn't thought that far ahead yet." Max admitted sheepishly. "We'll figure it out when I give Zan my answer."
"I have to go to work." Michael said consulting his watch.
"Yeah I had better head out to." Alex agreed. "Do you want a ride home Izzy?"
"Sure. I'll see you at home Max." Isabel said and left leaving. Tess left straight after without any farewells she was sure they probably weren't welcome. This left Max and Liz alone.
"I guess I had better be leaving to." Max said sadly moving away from her.
"Max wait. I hate this. I hate that we can't even be around each other. Long before we kissed...we were friends. We talked. We laughed. I don't understand why we just can't go back to that." Liz said.
"We can't. I can't. I just...I need time." Max said his eyes pleading with her.
"Ok. I understand that. I do. I...I can respect it. But, um...I don't want you to hate me." Liz said desperately. Max nodded and turned to leave.
"Wait, um, Max...um... the granilith, ok? It's powerful, and it could be really dangerous if the wrong people get their hands on it." She warned him.
"What are you talking about? How do you know anything about the granilith?" Max asked confused.
"Oh...I can't tell you. But I just...I know, and...please, Max. You have to trust me." Liz pleaded.
"I guess that's the problem, Liz." Max said softly turning away from her and exited the UFO centre.
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