Chapter 10 – Sleepless Night

Liz, unable to fall asleep, sat up on the sleeper couch. Clark was right; the barn loft was pretty comfortable. Max had folded out the couch, and prepared their bed. Zan had a cot set up in the corner, but nobody in the loft could sleep. Since she had inherited these special gifts from Max, she noticed that she didn't sleep as often as she used too. Zan and Max were sitting on the edge of the barn loft window, hanging their feet over the edge, and looking out into the night. Liz decided to update her journal, so grabbing her pen, she began:

So much has happened since I last wrote in here. It's only been one day, but what a day it has turned out to be. The six of us traveled to Metropolis, following one of my premonitions dealing with Max's son. Once we got to Metropolis, we learned that we just missed him, but we found a friend in the process. Martha Kent agreed to help us out, and allowed Max to join her on a helicopter back to her hometown of Smallville, where Zan was taken. We followed behind in the van. We finally made it to Smallville where we met up with Martha, Max, Zan and Clark Kent, Martha's son. Soon after we arrived in Smallville, secrets were revealed and alliances formed. Clark, we learned, is a little green around the gills too. Max, Michael and Clark went back to Metropolis to retrieve some records from the Summerholt Institute, where Zan was being seen, because his adoptive parents noticed that he was developing some extraordinary talents, and growing excessively fast. While the boys were in Metropolis, Martha and I went to town, and Kyle, Maria, Isabel & Zan stayed back at the farm. Zan decided to go exploring and we lost him again. When the boys returned, along with Bob and Brenda Chambers, Zan's adoptive parents, the search began. Clark thought he knew where Zan was from the description I gave him from my second vision. Clark invited Max and myself to come along with him, and Bob Chambers came along too. The sights I saw in the 'Ice Palace', which Clark calls his 'Fortress of Solitude', were absolutely beautiful. Clark said it was a replica of his home planet. I wonder if there's a place out there, like this, for my husband and his family. It would be so nice for them to be able to have a piece of 'home' to connect too, which would explain to them about their 'other' lives. Speaking of home, I returned there today too. Using an octagon table in the cave in Smallville as a portal, we ended up in another Granolith. We didn't realize there was a second Granolith and that it could be used as a portal, as well as a spaceship. This could become very useful. This Granolith is located in Roswell too, on the Mesaliko Indian Reservation. Tomorrow, we're going to be returning to Roswell. I'm both very excited, yet very nervous too. Before I left, my parents had no clue about myself or my husband and his family. What will they think of the whole 'alien' situation? The only contact I've had with them was by sending them my journal. I just hope the special unit isn't creeping around too. It's been three months; hopefully they've decided that we've moved on too. Max and Zan have really connected too. It's also nice and such a relief that his adoptive parents are willing to let us be part of his life. I bet Max and Zan have a lot of questions for each other. Well, I'm starting to get a little tired, so I think I'll go to bed now.

With that, Liz closed her journal, and tucked it into her traveling bed. She lifted herself out of the bed and walked over to Max and Zan.

"So, what are my boys talking about?"

"Not a whole lot, just a little bit of this and that," Max responded. Liz sat down next to her husband and he wrapped his hands around her waist.

"I was just wondering if we could see Antar from here?" Zan asked. "That is the name of our planet, right?"

"Yes, Antar is the name of our planet and you can see it from here," Max said, pointing towards the sky, he found the "V" constellation. "You see the "V" constellation right there, the point at the bottom of the "V" is Antar. The other planets in our galaxy form the rest of the "V".

"Wow, this is so unreal!" Zan commented.

They sat there for a while in silence, when Liz spoke up. "It's going to be a long day; I think I'll turn in." Turning towards Max, she gave him a good night kiss and found her way to their bed.

"I think I'll turn in too, how about you Zan?" Max asked, following Liz to their bed.

"Sure" Zan said, turning towards his cot, preparing for bed.

They each turned in, and said their 'good nights' to each other, and drifted off to sleep.

Inside the House

Isabel and Maria had just gotten into their bed and turned off the light, when in the corner they saw it - Clark Kent's 'Elmer Fudd' night light. They both looked at each other and giggled.

"Isn't that just cute" Maria quipped.

"I know, I would've never guess Clark was an 'Elmer Fudd' fan," Isabel noted.

Suddenly, there was a little knock at their door. Isabel let a slight laugh escape, looking at Maria, she remarked,

"Michael can't go one night without you, huh?"

Expecting Michael, Maria got up out of the bed, and opened the door and said, "Miss me already Michael" and planted a big kiss on Kyle.

"Man, if all I had to do was knock on a girl's door to get a kiss, I would've done that sooner" Kyle quipped.

"What the hell are you doing here Kyle" Maria asked, backing away from the door, still in shock from the unintentional kiss.

"Well, I had an idea that I wanted to pass by Isabel" started Kyle. Looking towards Isabel, Kyle continued, "Remember when we entered the dream plane together?"

Maria looked towards Isabel with a quizzical look as Isabel nodded. "Well, I was wondering if I could contact my father by entering his dreams with your help. Then I could tell him personally our plans to return to Roswell. We could still have Chloe contact him to reinforce the dream, but at least then it won't be so cryptic."

"Wow, I never thought about using my 'gift' as an alien cell phone," remarked Isabel. "I think that might actually work if he's sleeping; do you have a picture of him?"

Expecting this, Kyle pulled an old picture of him and his father out his wallet, walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, and gave the picture to Isabel. Looking toward Maria, Isabel says, "We're going to make a little phone call, would you watch our backs, and make sure we don't fall off the bed or anything."

"Sure."

Isabel turned and faced Kyle. Taking one of Kyle's hands, Isabel formed a connection with Kyle, and then she turned towards the picture of Kyle's father, and ran her fingers across it. In a quick moment, Isabel and Kyle were swept away into the dream plane.

It took Isabel a moment to locate Jim's dream plane, it was probably due to the long distance they had to travel to connect to it. Soon, they were sitting inside the Crashdown Café, in the back booth. Jim was sitting up at the counter intimately talking with Amy De Luca. Their hands were intertwined together, as they were gazing into each other's eyes.

Kyle just sat there, still recuperated from their little trip, watching his father and Maria's mother engaging in an intimate moment. He was wondering if they had rekindled their relationship after graduation or was this truly a dream. Not wanting to interrupt this moment for his father, but feeling the urgency to pass on their message, Kyle stood up, along with Isabel, and walked over to Jim.

Kyle walked up behind Jim and tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hi Dad"

Turning to face his son, Jim eyes filled up with tears. "Am I dreaming or is this real?"

Amy had disappeared from the scene, and Isabel took this opportunity to step up and explain the situation.

"Hey Sheriff, I'd say a little of both. It was Kyle's idea. He thought we could try to make an 'alien' phone call to you, non-traceable and all."

"But will I remember any of this? I have so many questions. How have you all been? We haven't heard anything from you, except for Liz's journal that Jeff was sent." Jim started, firing one question after another.

"Whoa, slow down dad" Kyle said. "That's the reason we've decided to 'call' you. We've discovered a way to come back to Roswell for a visit. Sometime this morning, you're going to get an encrypted telephone message from a girl named Chloe from the Daily Planet. Basically, she's going to tell you to pick up a vehicle from the local car dealership under the name of Bob Chambers. Take this vehicle to Frazier Woods, where we camped out a few years back and pick us up. We will only be able to stay for one night; we don't want to bring too much attention to ourselves."

"We were hoping that by telling you all this in the dream, you won't be so confused later on when you get a phone call from a total stranger. Hopefully, you'll remember enough of this dream that you can put two and two together." Isabel said. "Also, if you think of it, could you try to get our families together, so we can see them. We are all very homesick, and can't wait to visit with each and every one of you."

"I'll try to do what I can" Jim said.

"Well, we need to get going. I don't know how long I can keep up this connection." Isabel stated.

Jim and Kyle embraced. "See you later on son."

"See you dad." The connection broke, and Kyle and Isabel were back on the Kent farm sitting on the bed. Isabel release Kyle's hands from hers and handed him his picture back.

"So, was it a success?" Maria asked.

"Yes. We spoke to my dad and hopefully he'll be able to remember everything, and have everything set up. We've asked him also to contact everyone's families so we can be reunited with them." Kyle said.

"Well, I'm really tired, and since I don't have any alien traits, I need to get more than a couple of hours of sleep, so I'm turning in." Maria said, turning into bed and pulling the covers over her.

"I agree. Sorry for the interruption, but I'm glad we did that. Thanks Isabel." Kyle turned to leave.

"No problem. I'm just surprised it took us this long to realize we could communicate with our families this way. G'night Kyle." Isabel followed him to the door. Kyle walked out, and crept down the stairs as Isabel closed the door, and fell into bed.