Part 21

Kyle, finally realizing what Michael had been doing earlier, reaches forward, knocking the journal from Liz's hands.  Instantly, her body crumples to the ground in a dead faint.

Without a word, Kyle opens Liz's bedroom door and rushes down the stairs to stop Jeff and Nancy, who are already on their way up check on the noise.

"Ah, Hi Mr. & Mrs. Parker," Kyle begins, acting embarrassed.  "May I borrow a broom please?  I climbed up the fire escape to talk to Liz for a second, and when I knocked on the window, it broke.  I'm really sorry.  I'll pay to have it replaced of course."

"Kyle, don't worry, it doesn't matter as long as nobody was hurt," says Jeff reasonably.  "But why didn't you come to the front door?"

"Well, I had to talk to Liz about a girl.  And it was kind of well, you know, personal, and I didn't want anyone to know I was here."

Nancy nods knowingly.  "It's ok, Kyle.  You know you are always welcome here, no matter how you get in.  Now let's go get the broom.  Jeff, you call the hardware store and get a cost on the replacement glass."

As the trio walks down the stairs, Kyle glances back up towards Liz's room.  Michael, looking out the door making sure everything is set, flashes Kyle a high five.  He softly shuts the door and turns back to Max and the now unconscious Liz.

"Max, are you ok?"  He asks.

"You saved my life Michael.  Thank you doesn't even begin to come close to what I need to say to you," Max says, sounding genuinely humble.

"Don't worry about it Maxwell.  Isabelle would have killed me if I had let anything happen to you.  The more important matter now is to figure out what is happening to Liz."

Michael picks the journal up from where Kyle had thrown it as Kyle walks back through the door with the broom. 

"Don't worry about calling the hardware store, I'll get everything taken care of before tonight," he yells down the stairs before shutting the door.

"Max, fix the window, would you?" he says, turning to Michael.


"Are you reading Liz's journal?  You can't do that, it's personal and private.  What does she say about me?"

"Shut up Kyle, I'm trying not to read anything too personal.  But I have to see if we can figure out what Tess did to… Holy Crap."

"What is it Michael, what did you find?" asks Max as he uses his powers to restore the window

"Liz's last journal entry," says Michael.  "She's an alien just like us."