Author's notes: Before I say anything, i'm gonna thank my reviewers! So thanks to 'Lou' glad you liked it. Thanks to 'tiny-pixie' as usual :) And Roswell does not end for as long as there are fans...and yes, Maria does need sa vacation, sadly i doubt she'll get it. Thanks to 'RBDFAN', and yes, poor Cindy indeed...

Now I would like to warn you all...this chapter contains character death.

Spoilers: Major for 'four aliens and a baby' and for graduation. There may be more for other eps but only a bit, so be warned.

I am not sure when the next updates will be now as i have a HUGE week next week...major exams and assignments, then i might be going away for 3 weeks and am not sure if i will be able to get any updated. But we'll see. For once i do not have too much to say here, so let's get on with it...

WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS

Chapter eleven: In a moment of desperation

Maria glanced at the time and groaned the moment Isabel awoke her form her slumber.

'It's almost 3am!'

'Michael' Isabel hissed and grabbed him. 'There's an armed guy at Jeffrey's house, threatening them'

Michael got out of bed instantly and grabbed his jacket.

'Oh please be careful' Maria begged and he gave her a kiss before following Isabel.

Max, Isabel, Michael and Kyle found an area of the house where they could see what was going on.

There was a man in a suit, holding a gun at Hazel. She and Jeffrey were tied together on the couch.

Kyle looked up to see that the light was off in Cindy's bedroom.

'Isabel and Kyle, sneak into the back and get the kid out of there. Michael and I will confront the guy' Max told them and they split up.

Isabel placed her hand on the lock of the back door until she heard a "click".

She and Kyle crept upstairs, which was risky as they were in clear view of the man if he had turned around.

'Hey Cindy' Kyle whispered as he found her under the bed. She ran to him and he told her to go with Isabel.

'Kyle, you're not going back there' Isabel told him firmly.

'I have to save her' he replied.

'Let the others handle it' Isabel grabbed his arm. 'This girl needs you right now'

Max unlocked the front door and entered the loungroom. The gun was instantly pointed at him. He raised his hand to use his powers, but nothing happened.

'Surprised?' Agent Adams held up a device…the same device that Brody Davis has.

'Our powers don't work' Max hissed to Michael.

'Great' Michael cursed from his hidden spot.

'So, what are you doing here Max?' Adams asked casually.

'You know who I am?'

'I know all about you. How you saved Liz Parker seven years ago and how you healed those kids in Phoenix. I was there when you gave your graduation speech. But I must say…you've been rather hard to track down' Adams smiled.

'What do you want from me?' Max asked.

'Nothing…I want you dead' Adams said and shot Max…

Kyle, Isabel and Cindy heard the shots and Kyle went running back.

'No Kyle!' Isabel yelled after him. 'Cindy, go to that house where the others are waiting' she pointed and ran after Kyle.

'DADDY!!' Alan screamed and woke Zan up.

Liz came running into the room while Maria went to the now-awake twins.

Liz picked the crying Alan up.

'It was just a bad dream' she tried to comfort him, until she heard the shots…

Maria had heard them too and moments later the front door was thrown opened. She checked who it was and saw a tearful but silent Cindy.

After the shots, the kids had all gone quiet, so Maria left the twins (They were almost asleep again) and went to hug Cindy –The girl needed someone.

Liz came downstairs also but brought the boys as they couldn't get back to sleep and were very upset.

There were then several more shots and Liz realised that the police would be showing up real soon.

Michael came through the front door and Maria noticed his lip was bleeding and he had some blood on his hands.

'Are you hurt uncle Michael?' Zan asked. This was the first time he's called Michael "uncle".

'Just a cut' he answered quickly and knew there was no time to explain everything, but he looked down at Alan and remembered something…

'Alan' he crouched down to the toddler and tried to think how to say it without panicking the boys. 'Um, there was a bad man at Cindy's house and your…daddy tried to stop him. We got the bad man but your daddy is very hurt…do you think you could heal him?'

'Oh my god' Liz gasped.

'I help daddy' Alan nodded and Michael picked him up. 'Sorry Liz, stay here…everything will be okay, I promise' Michael then left with Alan while Liz sat on the floor.

Zan watched as she tried not to cry, for his sake. Zan wanted to help and was a bit jealous that Alan was the one his daddy needed. Zan decided to try and connect with his new mummy Liz, maybe if she knew he was scared too…she won't feel alone or anything.

Zan reached over and held her hand.

'It's okay mummy' he said and focused on forming a connection, but instead he got a flash…

'Max loves you' Tess told Liz as they sat in the car that night. 'Every time we were together…every time we kissed, he was thinking of you. He had these flashes that I saw…and they were always of you'

'Why are you telling me this?' Liz asked.

'Because I know how much it must have hurt you' Tess replied.

Liz nodded a little and after a brief pause, she spoke again.

'So you're really gonna do this, huh?'

'At least I can do one good thing with my life' Tess turned towards the door.

'You just did' Liz told her and she gave a half-smile before she went to leave again.

'Hey Tess…you're not gonna let them throw you in the white room, are you?'

'No' Tess shook her head and got out of the car. She walked behind it and over to the fence, using her powers to create an opening. Tess walked through and disappeared into the darkness.

There were then sounds of men shouting and several seconds later there was gunfire. As the alarms sounded, the gunfire increased and got louder.

It all ended with a huge explosion…

'Ahh!' Zan cried and jumped back in shock as to what he'd just seen…the images that haunt his dreams.

'What? Are you okay?' Liz asked him, but he didn't reply.

Liz was there the night his mother died…

Michael knocked on the front door of Jeffrey's house. 'It's Michael' he said. 'I have Alan…could you…clean up a bit?'

'Why clean when daddy hurt?' Alan asked.

'Alan, come people didn't make it, but don't look' he said. 'Close your eyes until I tell you to open them okay?'

Alan obeyed and Michael opened the door.

Isabel was a few meters away and had Max's head rested on her lap. She was crying and stroking his hair.

'Alan is going to try and heal Max' Michael told her.

'He shouldn't…see…' Max gasped through coughing blood.

'His eyes are closed' Isabel told him.

'Alan, he's bleeding a lot' Michael told him so he wouldn't be alarmed as Michael placed his hands on the wound.

'I heal daddy now?' Alan asked with his eyes closed tightly.

'Yes' Michael told him panickly as Max clearly wasn't going to last another five minutes and it's a miracle he'd lasted this long.

He's probably thinking of Liz and the boys, Michael guessed. If he'd been shot, he knew Maria and the twins would give him strength to hold on as long as he could.

Alan's hands began to glow brightly as he focused on healing his dad with everything it took. He got flashes of his parents kissing and when they got married. He was when he was born and Max held him proudly. He also saw the day Zan came home…

Michael grabbed Alan as he fell backwards and his hands stopped glowing.

'Oh my god, is he okay?' Isabel gasped as Max sat up painfully.

'He's just passed out' Max said as he checked his son. 'The healing must have taken a toll on his energy…like it does to me, but he's a lot younger' Max got up, still holding Alan. 'Ow! He healed me but I still feel sore' he said as Isabel looked panicked.

Max looked around and saw two bodies covered in sheets.

'What happened?' he gasped.

'After you were shot, I ran in and fought with that FBI guy…he hit me with something and it knocked me out' Michael said and moved some of his hair to reveal the bleeding wound. He had to hide it when he'd gone to tell the others, but got Alan instead.

'Kyle ran in and Agent Adams went to shoot him' Isabel continued on from Michael. 'Hazel jumped up and shielded Kyle, but Adams pulled the trigger…she died instantly' she sniffed and Kyle kicked anything near him.

'I grabbed the gun and shot him' Kyle said through clenched teeth.

'You saved us Kyle' Isabel said.

'Not Hazel' he glared.

'What do we do now?' Jeffrey spoke for the first time in ages. 'We can't just leave my house like this and why haven't the cops showed up yet?'

'We're screwed Maxwell' Michael sighed and everyone turned to Max for guidance and a solution to this mess.

'We do what we did last time' Max said. 'We leave…fast'

Author's notes: There, now whatcha think?

Yes the last comment made by Max is that they will once again "be needing a van" as Michael had said in 'graduation'. But never fear, this fanfiction is nowhere near ending! I would love to know whatcha think and I'm gonna get to work on the next chappy now as my studying and stuff starts tomorrow...i'm making the most of tonight -my last night of freedom:P

-Mel