Fanfic: Birthright Part
Disclaimer: AS per usual, not mine. Please don't sue, I don't have much, unless you count my obsession with Gel Rollers(if you've never tried them, do they rock, I keep collecting them I have over 45)
Category: Mostly A&I and M&M

"What do you mean Isabel? Where is it?" Max asks.

"I have to go get it, stay here. I'll be back." Isabel yells over her shoulder.

"Isabel, wait what's wrong? I thought this was what you wanted." Alex asks her once they reach the jeep.

"In some ways it is, I mean some days I have felt so out of place and all I have wanted is to find out my heritage. On a whole though I was happy here. I was so scared when Max told Liz the truth, I was scared that I was going to lose everything I have. Or worse yet lose my mom and dad. What if the message or whatever is our way home? I know you have thought about it. I don't know if I could leave anyways, especially when you add in the vision I had of myself as an adult." Isabel admits.

"Isabel, It's OK. I know this is all very frightening, I can't begin to imagine what you are going through. You know I'm here for you, and I always will be." Alex says comfortingly.

"I know." Isabel replies softly. They drive to the Evans with a comfortable silence between them.

Meanwhile, at Maria's. "What do you think she meant by that? She didn't seem happy either, I thought she would have been thrilled. I mean after everything you have been through..." Before Maria can babble anymore, or allow herself to stop moving and be quiet Michael catches her mouth in a heated kiss.

"That was to calm you down." Michael mutters under his breath.

"Michael, please not now. I can't deal with this now, can you just hold me for once and not make it about being macho or being a guy." Maria pleads. For once in his life Michael obliges, knowing that this may be his last opportunity to hold her.

All to soon the door reopens and Isabel and Alex enter the room. "You two had better explain, what did you mean by your last statement?" Max asks sternly.

"This is what I meant." Isabel replies holding out her hand. In her palm lay two of the stones that River Dog had given them. She places the two stones down beside the other two orbs and then proceeds to place all of the stones on the coffee table. At first nothing happens, then suddenly the six stones begin to move. At first it is just a gentle rocking, then they begin to roll and emit colors. Soon the stones are swirling in the air and melding together to form a third piece of the puzzle. The third orb, again as before the three pieces are drawn to each other and now form a larger orb, but completed. As if time is frozen the six teens stand there unable to move or speak, but clearly feeling each others presence and emotions. There is also a new feeling entering their thoughts, as if another being has entered their midst. Before any of them do anything a new voice adds itself to their thoughts, "Children, you have found your family, and we have so much to tell you." the voice says.

"Who are you?" Max finds himself saying, but not with words but with his thoughts.

"We are your parents." a new voice answers.

"If you are our parents, why did you take so long to contact us?" Michael demands.

"We waited until you were mature enough to understand what we had to tell you. We knew when you were mature enough you would find the communication device. We needed to know you could handle what we needed to tell you." a third voice answers.

"What is it you have to tell us then?" Isabel asks.

"You already know you aren't from earth. What you don't know is how you ended up there. This message is an explanation. When you were born there was a civil war taking place on our planet. Our home was no longer a safe place for children. So many parents, from both sides of the war, sent their children to earth for safety." the voice says.

"You mena there are others like us?" Max asks.

"Yes, there are many others, all older then you. Your ship was the last to leave, we had no choice, we tried so hard to keep you with us as long as we could. It soon became apparent though that you were not safe. There were almost daily attacks on your lives. We sent your ship out under the cover of darkness, but we were too late. An assassin managed to circumvent our security and stow aboard the ship. His mission was to kill all the children that had escaped the planet. Luckily your servants were able to hide you away and shield you from the man since that time. However the time has come for you to take you rightful position as leaders. Only you three have the power to stop this assassin. Together he cannot stop you. He is dangerous and he will not stop until he finds you. He can become anyone he wants to be, so be careful. He can change his face, his body, but his eyes cannot change for long. Always look at the eyes, they never lie." the voice tells them.

"What do you mean by 'our rightful position'?" Max asks.

"You three are cousins, the children of the three sisters, the princess of our world. You three are all that is left of the royal line. It is your duty to protect the other lost children of our world. Always remember you were loved enough to be given up." the voice answers.

"Always watch the eyes, they will not deceive you." the second voice tells them.

"Follow you heart, do not forget that is the most important thing." the third voice tells them.

"You sound like you are leaving us, wait there is so much we want to know. Please don't leave us." Isabel pleads.

"We must go, there is nothing more we can tell you. When we are needed again we will come again, but this is all we can tell you for now." the first voice answers. As quickly as the stone formed together and the light filled the room, it stopped.

"Can you believe what we just saw?" Max asks Liz once he has regained his composer.

"What? One second the room was enveloped in a bright light the next you are asking if we believe what we saw. It was only a matter of seconds. What happened?" Liz tells him emphatically.

"We found out why we are here, and who we really are." Isabel answers.

"Yeah, turns out the whole Princess Isabel thing is genetic. She really is royality, we all are." Michael says.

"Well come on, what did they tell you? What did you discover?" Maria asks, her eyes betraying her true thoughts.

"You mean did we find a way home? No, not exactly, I am not even sure if there is a home to go to. I mean they didn't say anything, but I could sense it. They told us there was a civil war and that is why we were sent here, along with many others. There is also a threat on our lives, apparently from Nasado, he may be an assassin sent to kill all the children who were sent away. Most importantly he is after the three of us, because we are the last of the royal line." Max says.

"Ok, we are all involved now, whether we want to admit it our not. So how do we A) recognize this assassin and B) protect ourselves?" Liz asks.

"Apparently he is a shape-shifter, which we knew from Hubble. What we didn't know is he cannot hold a form for very long, especially the eyes. What we must remember is not to let our guard down, he is dangerous and we can't forget that." Max answers.



He had been unable to stop them gathering the orbs together. He thought he would have had more time, time to set his plan in action. He had been waiting for years to make his move, stuck on this planet. Watching. Waiting. Plotting his next move. He had been unable to track the heirs for a very long time, their guardians had hidden them well. The eldest have given away their position, when he saved the girl. He drew attention to them, they thought the worst was over, that the police and the FBI had given up. That may be true, but it was the perfect time for him. By attracting the FBI's attention, they had protected themselves inadvertently. To arrive before now, would have opened himself up to the FBI's scrutiny as well. As it was he had had some trouble in years past, with people probing to deeply. His mission was simple eradicate the lost children and anyone who stood in his way. No one was innocent, even those claiming to be like that woman at the cafe all those years ago, she had been protecting some of the lost children, she had to be stopped. Others never claimed to be innocent, Atherton tried to stop him many times, but the "Indians" really aliens in hiding aided Atherton. Even to the point of sending himself away, after nearly killing him in the sweat. He had shown them all, the power he possessed the day he had returned and finally put a stop to Atherton. He would do the same to these three friends, ordinarily he could have disposed of them quickly, but they were on alert. If only he had gotten the orbs before the heirs had discovered the truth. Even now they do not know the power they possess with the orbs, their true birthright is yet to come. The power they have, it is so strong yet they do not know. All in time, they would grow less and less suspicious as time wore on, he would wait. Perhaps he would go pay his old friend River Dog a visit, find out what he had told the children, obviously they knew him, they had his stones. He would uncover what they knew and in time he would fulfill his destiny.