Once again another chappy is up! I like this chapter (based on the interest not nessesarily what happens). I have things planend and was unsure as to what should go here. I should personally thanks 'maji343' for your very helpful review and that review is what gave me the idea to do this thing with Alan and Zan being lost together. And don't worry, I wasn't going to being the kids in without letting you see them "training" as well :P-hugs- Oh and you've seen Bradley and his cousin Madalen...but if you've seen the ep you may realise that other than Sydney there were 4 kids :) More on that later..

Thanks 'tiny-pixie' for another review and it was also helpful, giving me an idea for chapter ten, minor but nessesary :) And don't worry, Kira will say something soon but she's what you'd call "daddy's angel" so he will need to be there :P -hugs-

Also thanks to 'Gwendolyn Isabella' for your review and I agree! Michael and Maria should ahve gotten more attention on the show (stare). -hugs-

Thankyou for both of yous commitment to reading and your long reviews that not only made my day but have contributed to making this ficcy better!


Chapter Nine: Beneath the surface

'Where's Michael?' Maria asked Kyle sleepishly.

'Beats me; he snuck out about an hour ago' Kyle told her.

'He "snuck out"? Why?'

'If I was able to understand the mind of Michael Guerin, I would be a legend' Kyle sighed.

'Tell me about it' Maria agreed and noticed the seemingly empty house. 'Where is everyone else?'

'Max and Liz took the boys somewhere and Isabel has work…on a Saturday. Oh and I'm going to Jeffrey's for awhile…car problems, bye!' Kyle left.

'Great' Maria said sarcastically and went back upstairs to feed the twins.


'Bradley, how could you just tell a stranger about what happened in Phoenix?' Madalen panicked.

'Relax, he's one of us' Bradley rolled his eyes at her. 'I have the ability to tell if people are like us or not…it's hard to explain' he then told Michael.

'You can tell if someone has alien DNA?' Michael asked without thinking.

'That's one way to put it' Madalen shook her head.

'It's true' Michael sighed and decided to tell them…


So after two hours of explaining and answering questions, Bradley took Michael yo his place while Madalen went back to her friend's house.

'My mum and dad know about my abilities' Bradley reminded Michael a split second before his mother opened the door.

'Bradley? I thought you were with your cousin…oh, hello' she smiled when she saw Michael.

'Mum, this is Michael. He knows who healed me because he was there that night'

'Oh my god! Really?'

Michael nodded and was starting to wish he's kept his mouth shut.

'Michael can help me get my abilities under control, so I was wondering if I could go over his place for awhile and I want to thank the guy that healed me'

'I don't know' his mother said, not trusting a stranger…even if he claims to know her son's healer.

Michael noticed this and took out a photo of himself and the group.

'I just want to help your son control his abilities…for his sake'


Kyle knocked on the door of Jeffrey's house while he combed his hair with his free hand.

'Hey Kyle' Hazel smiled at him when she opened the door.

'Is Jeffrey here?' Kyle asked innocently.

'Oh very funny' Hazel said and let him inside. 'And no he's not' she replied as she headed to the kitchen. 'So what is it today?'

'Car problems''

'Wasn't that the excuse you gave yesterday?' she frowned.

'Yesterday I was "examining his car" today I'm meant to be fixing it' Kyle replied while he watched her make hot chocolate for Cindy.

'Right' she nodded. 'Cindy!' she called out to her daughter but got no response. Hazel heard the washing machine and looked at Kyle.

'I'll go' he said with the need to help.

'No Kyle; Cindy has never spoken and she doesn't like strangers'

'Then I'll be her friend' Kyle said and headed upstairs.

He knocked on the door before pushing it open. Cindy was sitting at her desk in front of the window. She had her legs up on the chair and her arms around them while she rested her chin in her knees.

'Hey Cindy' Kyle said and stood where she could see him. 'I'm Kyle, a good friend of your mum'

Cindy's eyes changed focus as she looked from the window to him.

'I was wondering if we could be friends' he smiled and handed her the cup of hot chocolate Hazel had made for her.

Cindy surprisingly took it from him and smiled.

'Do you remember when we met yesterday?' he asked her and she replied with a nod. 'Well I kept my promise' he said and pulled out a unicorn figurine Cindy smiled at it with admiration and then jumped from her seat to hug him.

'Thankyou' she whispered in his ear and let go.

'So you can talk after all?' he asked and she nodded.

'Of course I can talk, I just choose not to'

'Why?'

'No one listens' she said and examined the unicorn closer.

'Well we're friends and friends listen to each other right?' he asked but then Hazel walked in.

'Kyle' she said and gestured him to follow as she went back downstairs.

'Don't worry' he told Cindy. 'It'll be our little secret'


'Henry, can you not take after your father for five minutes?' Maria pleaded as she desperately tried to change his nappy with his constant squirming. She glanced at Kira, whom was giggling to herself.

Maria froze; she could have sworn she'd just heard a noise downstairs.

'Just paranoid' she told herself, but aimed a hand at the bedroom door. The door closed and locked itself. Maria hadn't even told Michael that she still had her powers and that she's been working to control them.

Maria finished Henry's nappy and he looked like an innocent baby again.

'That look may work on daddy, but not me' she told him as she placed him back beside Kira, in the new cot that Michael had bought yesterday.


'Sh!' Michael told Bradley again as they crept to the part of their backyard that was out of view from the room that he shared with Maria and the twins.

'I thought you said you live here'

'I do' Michael replied.

'Then why are we being sneaky?'

'So we don't wake the twins' Michael lied and found some rocks to practice with. 'Now you say you can do all sorts of things with your eyes?'

'Yep' Bradley nodded.

'But you can also unleash large amounts of energy when you're mad?' Michael verified then continued. 'Now that could be a problem, so you need to learn to control it' he pointed to the rocks. 'Aim your hand at these and focus that energy to your palm' Michael instructed and did a quick demonstration. 'Now you try'


Isabel sat on the park bench and sighed. She was surprised that everyone had believed her when she'd said she was working today, but what reason would they have to doubt her?

'You're not doing anything wrong' he told her and she tried to ignore him but that wasn't easy.

'What are you doing here?' she sighed. 'I thought you left for good when I accepted Jesse's proposal'

'I never left' Alex told her. 'I'm a part of you now Isabel'

Isabel watched sadly as a man and his wife walked past, pushing a baby stroller.

'You'll be with him again Isabel' Alex told her as he faded again and she was all by herself once more.

'Why?' she asked no one. 'Why am I the only one without the one thing I want?'


'You okay Max?' Liz asked as they ate lunch with their boys in a shopping mall food court.

'Huh? Yeah, yeah I'm fine' he smiled.

'Max, you're a terrible liar' she sighed. 'You've been staring at that man for the last hour'

'He just makes me nervous in his black suit' Max admitted.

'Not every businessman is FBI' she reminded him, helping Alan with his burger and handed Zan a straw for his drink.

'He has no briefcase and he keeps looking at us' Max said.

Liz was about to respond when two security guards came over to them.

Mind if I have a word with you?' one asked. 'Officer Adams will watch the kids'

Liz and Max did not like this and being separated from the boys like this made them very tense. But refusing would make them look guilty and that was another risk.

'Sure' Max said and followed the officer around a corner.

'I need to know if you have seen this girl' he asked and held up a picture of a complete stranger to Liz and Max.


Zan watched as his daddy and new mummy walked away with a policeman, while another stayed, but had his back to them.

Zan also noticed the man his daddy had been looking at was heading towards them. Zan looked at Alan to find he was aware of the man too.

Zan reached over and held Alan's hand.

That man looks like he's after us. Mummy and daddy aren't hear to save us, so we need to hide. We need to get away from this scary man.

Zan was able to connect with Alan and his little brother seemed to understand. The two boys climbed down from their seats but still held hands as they tried to work out what to do.


Liz and Max returned to their table several minutes later to find the officer had gone and the one they were just talking to had already left. The man in the suit was also gone and the pair panicked when they saw that their one-year-old and three-year-old sons were nowhere to be seen…
Okay so that's this chappy done and i'm halfway through writing the next chapter which I can garantee you won't be able to predict what happens! You can try though :P

I have got a lot planned and like i said there is and will be a lot on the kids so i'm going to try and drive the focus off them for a short time if possible...but i guess that yous like hearing about the kids? This chapter is the first one with obviosu cluse as to what is going to happen soon, but the other chapters have it too but i've made them less obvious. Anyways, i'd love to get more reviews so I know how i'm doing and what you want to see. I don't post more unless I have received at least 2 reviews to know i'm not doing hopeless or have lost peoples interest, so yeah :P Well hope you enjoyed it...i'm going to write more and I also have to do my Maths assignment that's due tomorrow -bleah!!-