Chapter Eight Mistaken Identity Pt. 1 (Max)
(Max and Lithia walk until they reach a bridge)
Max: There's a lot of things that I need to talk to you and don't know where to start.
Lithia: Just start at the beginning.
(She hops onto the bridge rail and takes a deep breath and exhales with a huge smile)
What?
Max: (Starts pacing) I should have written it all down! When Tess, no…when you… no….when we….damn it this is hard.
Lithia: It's ok, we can talk about it when you're ready.
(She gets ready to jump down but Max stands in her way. He puts both his hands on each thought and looks up at her)
Max: No, tell me that you'll give me another chance. I need you! My feelings for you is the only thing that I'm sure about. I mess up big time with Tess and I don't expect you to forgive me right away but I need you to be with me.
Lithia ( Confused) Max I…
Max: Wait, I let me finish before you say anything. I can't promise you a normal life but I can promise that I'll do everything I can to make you happy. I trust you with my life and with my heart please give me another chance.
(He brings her face down to his and gives her a passionate kiss. He pushes her back after a few seconds and looks at Lithia's face confused)
You're not Liz!
Lithia: (Wraps her arms around herself with dazed look on her face) Oh my, I had memories of this but when it happens, it's wow! Let's do it again please!
Max: NO! Why didn't you tell me you weren't Liz!
Lithia: (Snapping out of her daze by Max's anger) I thought that you know it was me.
Max: (Calming down) I guess this is going to have to be practice run. Do you think that Liz and I have a chance?
Lithia: All you have to do is show her what's in your heart. There are some things that you need to show her rather then tell her.
Max: What do you mean?
Lithia: Like this! (She puts her hand over his heart. There is an image of a heart pumping and then another image overlaps it. An image of Liz and Future Max dancing under the stars. Then images of expoding stars overlap the previous image.)
Max: It's like the usual flashes but I can feel what Liz is feeling.
Lithia: No, it's my feelings. I wanted to show you how I felt when you kissed me.
Max: Lithia, I love Liz. You look like her and have her image but you're not her.
Lithia: Oh no, I don't… it's just that I've never been kissed before. It's wonderful. Does it feel like that every time you kiss?
Max: It's different with each person. Uh…. Maybe you should talk to Liz or Maria about this.
Lithia: Tess didn't betray you, you know.
Max: She killed Alex, she betrayed all of us.
Lithia: It really was an accident. She didn't realize that her mind control was harmful to Alex until it was too late. She was trying to heal him when he died.
Max: Even if that it's true, she admitted that it was all planned.
Lithia: She made it all up to save you.
Max: What do you mean?
Lithia: She knew that you would choose duty over love and she knew that you would regret it for the rest of your life.
Max: If it's all true why didn't she tell me about everything?
Lithia: She was beginning to feel like part of the group. She was afraid that you wouldn't listen to her and hate her again.
Max: We didn't hate her in the first place! How do you know all of this?
Lithia: When I sent her back to the home planet, I received all her memories and feelings. Your baby's safe, she'll die to protect it. I sent her to the underground caves of Granolithio named after me of course. Your loyal supporters will take care of her and are waiting for your instructions.
Max: I don't know if I believe what you're telling me. How do you know that you're not a shape shifter? Why do you look like Liz? Why is it that every time I'm around you I feel like you're hiding something? I don't trust you even if you do look like Liz.
Lithia: You don't have to believe anything that I say except please believe that I would never hurt any of you. As for if I'm a shape shifter, I can change my appearance. I can manipulate my genes to appear whatever shape I want to. But because I have Liz's DNA, this is what form I take without trying. Everyone has secrets even me.
Max: Have you told the others any of the things that you've told me?
Lithia: I thought that you should be the first one to know.