Part 9: Abbot Alert III
Liz darted a look around the hall making sure he was not around, when she did not see his curly mane of hair she rushed out into the hallway. "Elizabeth there you are." Aaron Abbot said making the small girl cringe as he cornered her in the hall. This had been a habit of his for the past week; apparently he now had her schedule memorized and took it upon himself to corner her after every class.
"Aaron." She ground out looking over his shoulder for someone anyone who could help her.
"So I was thinking that the two of us should stop playing these little games and just cut to the chase already." Aaron whispered in what he thought was a sexy voice, but really Liz was just trying not to choke from the overwhelming smell of his cologne.
"Oh and what would that be?" She asked fidgeting, she knew where this conversation was headed and wanted nothing to do with it.
"That the two of us are deeply attracted to each other and are fighting the urge to rip each other's clothes off every time we glance at each other." Aaron said startling Liz that was not what she was expecting, she was expecting a date.
"Ah…"
"So I propose that we go out tonight and then finish the evening off in your bed." Aaron said.
"Not going to happen Abbot." A cold voice rumbled from behind the cocky senior. Aaron turned around and saw a glowering Pogue Parry. Pogue's cold eyes bared down on Aaron letting him know that he was sniffing someplace that was already marked.
"Don't you have a girlfriend Parry?" Aaron asked.
"Pogue, let's go to class." Liz said grabbing his arm and dragging him away now that she had her escape route. Pogue trailed behind her as they headed to government looking surly.
"Why were you walking by yourself? Why was Abbot all over you?" Pogue asked pushing Liz into yet another corner of the hallway.
"Caleb is off sucking face with Sarah and Faith saw a cute boy." Liz explained hoping to leave it at that, but his arm stopped her from moving. "That explains the walking alone but why was the scum of the school looking to hook up with you?" Pogue asked.
"No clue, apparently the two of us have been sending each other looks for the past week and he thought it was high time to have his way with me. Problem is I think he is gross especially after the stories I have heard in the locker room." Liz said there for a moment she thought she saw relief flash before his golden eyes but when they returned to their normal blaze she thought she had imagined it.
"Listen Liz you should stay away from Aaron he is only out to use every girl in this school. As the new girl he is going to take it upon himself to make sure that he is the first one to have you." Pogue said.
"Trust me Pogue there will be no having of any kind." Liz said placing her hand on his arm. The glowering figure appeared to think about that for a moment before he nodded.
"Come on let's get to class where I can rip Danvers a new one for leaving you alone." Pogue said flashing her a smile. Liz rolled her eyes this was typical of her boys.
"I can take care of myself Parry." She grumbled as he swung an arm over her shoulders.
"I know that you can but us guys need to feel useful." Pogue said making her laugh. Neither of them saw two pairs of brown eyes glaring at them.
Liz sighed as she made her way up the stairs in her class to her seat next to Caleb, Pogue sitting on her other side. Most of their friends were in that class including Pogue's girlfriend, but the others tried to avoid her as much as possible.
"Hey Liz how are you today?" Kate asked from the other side of Pogue, Faith who was in front of us coughed to cover up her laugh.
"Just peachy since I spent all last night on the phone with a irritated Max Evans who demanded that I get back to Roswell as soon as possible." Liz said and Maria scoffed.
"Yes I got one of those from Tess telling me I was being selfish." Maria snapped bitterly.
"They what?" Pogue hissed his dark eyes flashing in furry.
"They just don't know when to stop." Caleb growled.
"This Max guy has been hassling you for awhile?" Sarah asked.
"He is Liz's ex." Pogue growled taking a deep breath so that the big cat within would remain calm. He could tell that the other boys were fighting the same battle, there was just something about another guy moving in on their turf that hit a nerve.
"Oh you should give him a call and try to work things out with him." Kate said flashing Liz a smile. Pogue sent his girlfriend a sharp glare.
"No she should not!" Caleigh growled her green eyes flashing.
"We are not fans of Max." Pogue explained. Soon their teacher walked in and their government lesson began. Liz did not know what came over her but soon she found herself nodding off, her head coming to rest on her desk, at the same time Pogue's head dropped as well.
Pogue looked around feeling sick stumbling slightly. It felt as if his blood was on fire ready to explode from his skin. His vision was blurry but he could make out faint shapes in front of him, he knew instinctively that she was there next to him, he could always feel her.
"Liz?" He rasped out.
"Pogue?" She wheezed he grunted in response, it was too painful to say or do much of anything. "What the hell is happening? Where are we?" She asked he could tell that speaking was taking a lot of effort.
"Well I have to say this is not the pair I was expecting, or I should say half the pair." A familiar voice laughed. Their vision cleared just enough that the two witches could see the figure in front of them.
"Serena." Liz breathed. The redhead in front of them shifted slightly looking anxious.
"Yes Lizzie it's me. Pogue good to see you." She said with a slight giggle, he just nodded.
"Serena you are…" Liz chocked slightly.
"I know I am dead Lizzie that is how I am able to be here right now to protect you from the others. The two of you are not supposed to be here, this is the shadow world. Listen your enemies are close, closer than you think." Serena said her green eyes boring into the two.
"Who?" Pogue asked his eyes glowing dangerously.
"Now that I can't tell you it's like against the rules or something. Obviously the person is not accurate with their spells because they pulled Pogue in here and not Caleb, he was the originally target." Serena said.
"Why?" Liz gasped out.
"To take you out of the way, the group is weaker without you two, well four actually. Pogue and Faith are the next strongest and the next set that are the strongest with their powers. Taking out Caleb and Liz though is a sure way to wipe out the rest of you. I am holding the shadows at bay though but I don't know how long I can keep this up." Serena said looking fearfully around her.
"This is nuts why not just come at us in a direct attack?" Liz raged but regretted it instantly when fire burst in her chest, she leaned on Pogue who wrapped an arm around her trying to keep her on her feet.
"Be careful what you wish for Lizzie." Serena said giving Liz a dark look. The redhead in front of the two living witches shuddered slightly looking at the moving shadows fearfully.
"Okay so how the hell are we supposed to get out of here?" Pogue asked.
"Good question." Serena said giving him a small smile. Liz and Pogue looked at her expectantly.
"Well?" Liz asked.
"I ah actually don't know." Serena mumbled looking anywhere but at the two witches in front of her. Liz's face fell and she clung to Pogue, they were stuck in the shadow world, a world they had only briefly read about as children.
Caleb stared at his two friends who were asleep in class, that fact alone had him worried since the two were serious about their work. That was what first tipped him off that something was wrong, but it was their breathing that worried him more, they both seemed to be taking shaky breaths. He looked at Faith and Tyler who had turned around hearing the rattling that was coming from the two. Suddenly Liz stopped breathing.
"Liz!" Caleb yelled shaking her catching the attention of the room. Reid turned around and saw the two passed out and started shaking Pogue.
"She stopped breathing!" Maria screamed her eyes wild with fear. The friends stared each other trying to help their friends as an ambulance was called. They knew that it was no coincidence that the two were hurt at the same time in the middle of class, it was magic.
Roswell
Isabel walked into the CrashDown feeling sick, it had been days since she and the others spoke to Alex and it looked like he was still not willing to speak with them. She sat in her usual booth with her brother, Michael, and Tess and watched the glass door hoping to catch a glimpse of his tall lanky form. Isabel was rewarded when an hour later Alex walked in, but her triumph was short loved when she saw the devastated look on his face.
"Alex?" She asked gaining the tables attention. She got up and went to him as he stood there in the center of the café looking lost. "Alex what is it?" Isabel asked dread building within her, she knew that whatever was bugging him was serious.
"I just got a call from Maria." Alex whispered his red eyes suddenly looking up into her golden eyes. Isabel was strangled by the wave of emotions coming off of him. "Liz is in the hospital, her and her classmate passed out in the middle of class and stopped breathing. They slipped into comas two hours ago." Alex whispered tears flooding his vision.
"Oh god." Isabel gasped the others behind her had heard what Alex said and were on their feet.
"Where is she?" Max asked.
"Out of state, she is with her family." Alex said. "Maria said that the two of them looked like they had just fallen asleep in class but then when Caleb saw Liz stop breathing…"Alex stopped gasping trying to keep the tears in.
"The doctors said that it was not looking good for the two of them, they give Pogue a day and Liz…" Alex stopped and looked Max in the eyes. "They give Liz hours." Alex whispered.
"What the hell is causing this?" Michael asked having never heard of an illness such as this.
"The doctors don't know they are stumped. They know that it is not drug related because they tested their blood. They did a CT scan and saw swelling of the brain putting them in comas but other than that they have no idea what caused it." Alex said he was terrified for his friend.
"Is there anything we can do?" Isabel asked and Alex let out a dry humorless laugh.
"No." Alex said before sitting at the counter, turning his back on the aliens. He wished he was with Maria right now beside Liz who was fighting for her life. He wished he was any place other than Roswell.
Ipswich
Caleb stared through the glass door into the room where Liz and Pogue were resting, fighting for their lives. He felt like the world's biggest idiot for not realizing his friends were dying right beside him. Kate and Sarah were hugging each other in the chairs outside of the room not believing that something such as this could happen. The hiss of the machines could be heard in the hall and the group watched as nurses checked on their friends before leaving the room. As he watched his friends Caleb could not help but notice the tingle in the back of his head, the one telling him that what was happening to his two best friends was magically induced.
"You feel it too don't you?" Faith asked in a low voice so only he could hear. "The pulse telling you that not only are we close to losing them and the sting letting us know that whoever is doing this is magically holding them hostage." Faith hissed.
"I feel it too." Caleb's deep voice rumbled he closed his eyes taking a deep breath trying to fight the beast inside that was roaring to be let out to fight for his family. Liz was in trouble, his sister, was fighting for her life and he was stuck on the other side of a glass door unable to do anything.
"We have to do something Caleb. I can't lose Pogue and Liz, they are the closest thing I have to a brother and a sister and now that Serena is gone I don't think any of us can take losing them." Faith hissed and the beat within him agreed.
"Come with me and get Reid, we have work to do." Caleb growled his eyes glowing black. Faith smirked before she grabbed the blonde witch dragging him away.
"Caleb…" Sarah tried to catch her boyfriends attention, she grabbed his arm and turned him only to be assaulted by his jet black eyes glaring furiously at her.
"Back off." He growled in an inhuman voice. Sarah shuddered at the sound it sounded so foreign to her ears. Maria saw Sarah's horrified face as the three stalked away.
"He is upset, Liz and Pogue are his family and he is in a fight or flight situation. The witch is taking over and he is royally pissed off." Maria whispered.
"I have never heard anything like that." Sarah gasped out tears swimming in her eyes.
"You have never seen Caleb when Liz is trouble before. He was furious because Pogue his brother is hurt but Liz on top of that has made him…" Tyler paused trying to find the right word.
"Bloodthirsty." Caleigh whispered.