Title: What the Future Holds 2 (Part Three)
Author: SpyGirl314
Email: GroupieChic319@aol.com
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell, although I really wish I did. Oh yeah, and the song "There You Go" is owned by Pink. :)
Summary: If you haven't read What the Future Holds, you'll be totally lost. This takes place about a year after What the Future Holds ends. When 2020 Roswell is taken captive by an unexpected enemy, the offspring of the pod squad must now ask for help..... from the past.
Category: Max/Liz
Author's Note: Okay, since there are now TWO sets of the podsters (the teens and then their future selves). So to make it easier, if it's one of the FUTURE people talking, they'll have an (F) in front of their name. If it's the teens from the past, it'll just be their name. Got it? :)
6:45 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 2020
Katie's Jeep - 285 South
30 miles outside Roswell, New Mexico
iPlease don't come around talkin bout that you love me
brCuz that love shit just ain't for me
brAnd I dont wanna hear that you adore me
brAnd I know that all you're doin is runnin your mind games
brDon't you know my game beats these games
brSo your best bet is to be straight with me
pSo you say you wanna talk, let's talk
brIf you won't talk, I'll walk, yeah it's like that
brGot a new man, he's waiting out back
brNow what, what you think about that
brNow when I say I'm through, I'm through
brBasically, I'm through with you
brWhatcha wanna say, had to have it your way, had to play games
brNow you're beggin me to stay
/i
Katie turned the volume up in the jeep and waved one of her hands, singing along to one of her favorite songs. It was an old cd from when her mom was a teenager, but Katie iloved/i it.
i
pThere you go, lookin pitiful
brJust because I let you go
brThere you go, talkin bout you want me back
brBut sometimes it be's like that, so
brThere you go, talkin bout you miss me so,
brthat you love me so, why I let ya go
brThere you go cause your lies got old, look at you
brThere you go
PPlease don't come around talkin bout how you changed
brHow you said good-bye to what's-her-name
brAll it sounds like to me is new game
brAnd I was right when I thought I'd be much better off without you
brHad to get myself from round you, cuz my life was all about you
pSo you say you wanna talk, I don't
brSay you wanna change, I won't
brYeah, it's like that
brHad your chance, won't take ya back
brNow what, whatcha think about that
brAnd when I say I'm through, I'm through
brBasically I'm through wit you
brWhatcha wanna say
brHad to have it your way, had to play games,
brnow you're beggin me to stay
PThere you go, lookin pitiful
brJust because I let you go
brThere you go, talkin bout you want me back
brBut sometimes it be's like that, so
brThere you go, talkin bout you miss me so,
brthat you love me so, why I let ya go
brThere you go cause your lies got old, look at you
brThere you go
pOooh, don't you wish you could turn the hands of time
brDon't you wish you still were mine
brDon't you wish I'd take you back
brDon't you wish that things were simple like that, oh
brDidn't miss a good thing till it was gone
brBut I knew it wouldn't be long, till you came runnin back
brMissin my love, there you go
/i
As the jeep sped down 285 South, Katie looked around at the empty area. She was in Greenfield now..... and it was empty. Not a car or person in sight. The song came to an end and an eerie quietness took over. A shiver went down her spine and she looked to the road ahead. A few more minutes and she'd meet up with Gabriel.
As she went through the center of the small town, the eerie feeling seemed to consume her. She floored the gas pedal and the lonely town rushed past her. Katie gripped the steering wheel and slowed down a bit. At the speed she was going, she'd drive right past Gabe.
She passed a rest are and figured that's where Gabriel must have called her from. In the distance she saw a small red convertible. Gabriel's car.
As Katie approached his car, she saw her boyfriend leaning against the side of it. She pulled the jeep behind it and turned off the engine.
"Hey." She said as she climbed out of the jeep.
"Hey." He replied and gave her a half-smile. "So, what's up?"
Katie sighed and walked over to put her arms around his neck. "I'm so glad you're okay."
Gabriel laughed nervously. "Yeah, me too." He pulled back, a serious look on his face. "What's going on Katie?"
Katie looked to the ground, then into his eyes. "Aliens have taken over Roswell."
Gabriel's eyes widened and Katie added. "Well, and possibly New Mexico. Worst case scenario, the world. But I don't think it's that bad."
"Whoa whoa whoa!" Gabriel exclaimed. "Start from the beginning please! Aliens have itaken over/i?!"
Katie took a deep breath. She hated being the person delivering bad news.
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6:45 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 2020
Roswell, New Mexico
"Katie's probably on her way back by now." (F)Liz commented as she, (F)Max, (F)Maria, and (F)Michael drove into town.
"Yeah, probably." (F)Max agreed.
"So Maxwell, remind me again. What exactly are we going to do?" (F)Michael asked anxiously. He was ready to get this show on the road and kick the evil aliens ass.
"We're going to try and find out where the aliens are, and where they're holding the hostages." (F)Max replied.
(F)Maria rolled her eyes. "God Michael, no matter how many times you ask that question, the answer is going to be the same! Just because you want to beat up some bad guys, doesn't mean you're going to get to right now!"
(F)Michael looked over at his wife, giving her a stern glare. (F)Maria just rolled her eyes again. "Ohhhh the Czechoslovakian stare! I'm so scared!"
(F)Max and (F)Liz laughed as Michael shook his head.
"So, was it just me or was meeting your past self..... weird?" (F)Liz asked, a grin on her face.
"Oh my god, it was incredible!" (F)Maria gushed from the backseat. "I look so adorable at 18!"
(F)Michael grinned to himself. "Yeah you do."
(F)Liz turned to (F)Max. "What about you?"
(F)Max sighed and did his half-smile. "It was odd, seeing myself. Back then I was just starting to let loose, you know, of all my old responsibilities. I can only imagine what he's thinking about seeing this.... old man that I am."
Everyone in the car burst into laughter. (F)Liz grabbed his hand and laced her fingers through his. "You are inot/i an old man! Max, we're all 36. That's not old, it's far from it."
The car fell silent as they turned onto Main Street.
"Keep an eye out." (F)Max said as the car slowly drove down the street. "Let me know if you see anything suspicious."
"We're not going to see evil aliens just lurking around the street, Maxwell." (F)Michael stated.
"I know, but we have to park outside of every building we go into. That way we can get away faster if we see something." Max told him as he parked in front of the deserted Crashdown Cafe.
"Or is something sees us." (F)Maria whispered as she opened the car door and stepped out. As the four of them looked around, it was almost as if they were in to the movie "The Stand" or something. There were empty cars everywhere and not a person to be found.
(F)Liz walked over to the doors of the Crashdown and tried to open them, but found them locked. She put her hand over the lock and it briefly glowed, then the doors swung open freely. Having powers was great. As she walked into the place her parents used to own, she smiled faintly.
Her parents no longer owned the Cafe. They'd sold it a year after she'd left for Harvard, the year she married Max. They'd said that times had changed, and they just weren't motivated with the Cafe as they'd used to be. They said they'd lost the best help they could have. Her parents used to call the crew, "The Dream Team", meaning her, Michael, and Maria. Michael turned into quite the cook while working here, and Maria and Liz.... they were born waitresses. But after they left..... the Crashdown business slowed. The new cooks and waitresses the Parker's hired never seemed to be motivated to work. So they sold the restraunt to Larry and Jennifer. The people that were in the Crashdown the day Liz was shot. When her mother had called her, telling her the news about the Crashdown, Liz knew they would want to buy it. Jennifer would love it because it would give her and Larry something to do together, and Larry would love it because well...... he still wanted to inspect the building for the missing bullet hole no one ever found.
Things had been so simple back then. After they'd defeated the skins.... they had no worries.
"We're going to be fine." She heard (F)Max whisper in her ear.
(F)Liz turned around and walked into his warm embrace. "I love you."
(F)Max smiled and hugged her closer to him. "And I love you."
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7:20 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 2020
The Evans' Backyard - Roswell, New Mexico
Max sat down with the object of his affection sitting on his lap. They were sitting on a wooden swing, enjoying the warm breeze.
"This is such a beautiful place, Max." Liz said as they swung slowly. "I can't believe we're going to have this one day."
Max brought his hands up from her waist, to cover them over her small hands that hung on the ropes bracing the swing. "You're not disappointed that you're going to spend the rest of your life with me?" Max joked, a smile on his face.
Liz rolled her eyes and smiled, then turned her head to face his. "Yeah, I'm totally repulsed by it, can't you tell?"
Max smiled. "Just making sure."
Liz leaned back into his embrace, letting him take complete control over the swing. "Let's just put it this way Max Evans, you're never going to get rid of me."
"I think I can live with that." He replied and brought his arms to rest around her waist, pulling her even closer to him.
Liz sighed contently. She hated the fact that her future self and Max's future self went into town with (F)Michael and (F)Maria. She hated this whole evil alien takeover situation. No one in the future deserved to be going through this.
"So," Max started, knowing his beloved's mind was wandering. "What does Michael do anyways? I mean, the future Michael."
"I think (F)Maria said he was an artist." Liz said. "A painter, actually."
Max smiled a little. "Michael, expressing himself without words. Who would've thought?"
Liz laughed. "And Maria is a music teacher."
Max nodded his head. "Yeah. Although I never would have guessed that Maria would have wanted to be around elementary-age students for most of her life."
"I guess we all change alot." Liz mused.
"Yeah, I guess so." Max agreed softly, then chuckled. "Although I gotta tell ya, Alex being a computer programmer, I'm not at all surprised."
Liz smiled. "Me neither. He was always really good with that stuff. Isabel, being a housemom, that didn't really surprise me either."
Max raised his eyebrows. "Really? You weren't?"
Liz sighed. "I guess if I hadn't gotten to know Isabel over the past few years, I would've been surprised. But I know her now, she's one of my best friends, and honestly... I couldn't imagine her doing anything else but taking care of the people she loves."
"Okay, we've talked about everyone ibut/i ourselves." Max said, a smile growing on his face. "I think you're gonna look gorgeous in your little white lab coat."
Liz giggled and sighed. "My little shrink....."
Max rolled his eyes and Liz laughed more. "I'm never going to live this down."
Liz's laughter died down a little and she turned to face him. "I never knew you were interested in psychology."
Max shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "I took psychology last semester, you know, Mr. Callahan's class? It was pretty interesting. I've been thinking about going into it rather than going into medicene. Not a lot of temptations to..... ya know, in psychology."
"Heal people." Liz answered and Max nodded his head. She smiled and brought her face towards his. "You are the sweetest person alive, Max Evans."
Max smiled and whispered against her lips, "I could say the same thing about you, Liz Parker-soon-to-be-Evans."
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8:05 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 2020
Roswell, New Mexico
"We've been to the Crashdown, West Roswell High, and just about everywhere house in the city of Roswell. Where the hell are the aliens?" (F)Michael asked. Everyone was starting to get frustrated.
"They've got to be around here somewhere." (F)Liz stated, turning to (F)Max. "What about the UFO Center?"
(F)Max nodded his head in agreement. "Let's head there next. After we check it out, we'll head back to the house. We said we'd meet back there at 9 o'clock, it's five past eight now."
Everyone nodded their heads and they walked across the street to walk into the UFO Center. Brody still owned it and it was now the tourist hotspot of Roswell. Everyone came here, and it didn't matter if you were from out of town or you'd lived here all your life. Brody had expanded the UFO Center and changed it into an official UFO museum. It had a food court, library, movie theater, and a museum of alien artifacts. It was incredible and was the local hangout for all the teens now that the Crashdown had new management.
They slowly inspected the UFO Museum, finding no traces of disturbance. They all gathered at the top of the stairs, surveyed the area one last time, then left to head back to the house.
"Coast is clear." A deep voice was heard from behind a display case. Two dark figures walked from behind their hiding places, and into the open room.
"Was that---?" One of them asked.
"Yes." The other replied. "It was King Zan."
-----------------
8:05 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 2020
285 South - 30 miles outside Roswell, New Mexico
"So you went back in time, and go the others to help us out?" Gabriel asked.
"Yeah." Katie said. "Well, it's not like I had to convince them or anything. They knew that they had to come, or else we wouldn't be albe to defeat the aliens from MI-63."
Gabriel sighed and ran his hands through his hair. "Wow. This is unbelievable."
"Yeah I know...." Katie's voice trailed off, and suddenly she looked around. It was dark. "Oh my god! How long have we been talking?"
Gabriel looked at his watch, and his eyes widened. "Over an hour..."
"Oh god, we were supposed to be back by now! They're going to be worried!" Katie exclaimed as they ran over to her jeep.
She started the engine and made a u-turn on the freeway, then headed back towards Roswell.
"We'll come get your car when this is all over." Katie said and Gabriel nodded his head.
They got about 4 miles and halfway out of Greenfield when it happened. Katie heard a loud "Bang!" and the car slowed from 70 miles an hour.... to 40. Then 30. Then 20.
"What's happening??" Katie exclaimed. 10.....5... stop.
Gabriel got out of the jeep and walked over in front of it. There was smoke coming out of the engine. "I don't know much about cars, but this can't be good."
Katie got out as Gabriel opened the hood. "Can you fix it?"
Gabriel reached in and yanked out something that was burned and had black stuff all over it. "I don't even know what this is, but I don't think it was put in there like this."
Katie sighed and kicked a rock that was on the road. "What do we do now?" They were in the middle of the highway, with no other car in sight.
Gabriel looked at her, then looked to the road ahead, then back to her.
Katie sighed. "Let's start walkin'."
To be continued.....
Author: SpyGirl314
Email: GroupieChic319@aol.com
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell, although I really wish I did. Oh yeah, and the song "There You Go" is owned by Pink. :)
Summary: If you haven't read What the Future Holds, you'll be totally lost. This takes place about a year after What the Future Holds ends. When 2020 Roswell is taken captive by an unexpected enemy, the offspring of the pod squad must now ask for help..... from the past.
Category: Max/Liz
Author's Note: Okay, since there are now TWO sets of the podsters (the teens and then their future selves). So to make it easier, if it's one of the FUTURE people talking, they'll have an (F) in front of their name. If it's the teens from the past, it'll just be their name. Got it? :)
6:45 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 2020
Katie's Jeep - 285 South
30 miles outside Roswell, New Mexico
iPlease don't come around talkin bout that you love me
brCuz that love shit just ain't for me
brAnd I dont wanna hear that you adore me
brAnd I know that all you're doin is runnin your mind games
brDon't you know my game beats these games
brSo your best bet is to be straight with me
pSo you say you wanna talk, let's talk
brIf you won't talk, I'll walk, yeah it's like that
brGot a new man, he's waiting out back
brNow what, what you think about that
brNow when I say I'm through, I'm through
brBasically, I'm through with you
brWhatcha wanna say, had to have it your way, had to play games
brNow you're beggin me to stay
/i
Katie turned the volume up in the jeep and waved one of her hands, singing along to one of her favorite songs. It was an old cd from when her mom was a teenager, but Katie iloved/i it.
i
pThere you go, lookin pitiful
brJust because I let you go
brThere you go, talkin bout you want me back
brBut sometimes it be's like that, so
brThere you go, talkin bout you miss me so,
brthat you love me so, why I let ya go
brThere you go cause your lies got old, look at you
brThere you go
PPlease don't come around talkin bout how you changed
brHow you said good-bye to what's-her-name
brAll it sounds like to me is new game
brAnd I was right when I thought I'd be much better off without you
brHad to get myself from round you, cuz my life was all about you
pSo you say you wanna talk, I don't
brSay you wanna change, I won't
brYeah, it's like that
brHad your chance, won't take ya back
brNow what, whatcha think about that
brAnd when I say I'm through, I'm through
brBasically I'm through wit you
brWhatcha wanna say
brHad to have it your way, had to play games,
brnow you're beggin me to stay
PThere you go, lookin pitiful
brJust because I let you go
brThere you go, talkin bout you want me back
brBut sometimes it be's like that, so
brThere you go, talkin bout you miss me so,
brthat you love me so, why I let ya go
brThere you go cause your lies got old, look at you
brThere you go
pOooh, don't you wish you could turn the hands of time
brDon't you wish you still were mine
brDon't you wish I'd take you back
brDon't you wish that things were simple like that, oh
brDidn't miss a good thing till it was gone
brBut I knew it wouldn't be long, till you came runnin back
brMissin my love, there you go
/i
As the jeep sped down 285 South, Katie looked around at the empty area. She was in Greenfield now..... and it was empty. Not a car or person in sight. The song came to an end and an eerie quietness took over. A shiver went down her spine and she looked to the road ahead. A few more minutes and she'd meet up with Gabriel.
As she went through the center of the small town, the eerie feeling seemed to consume her. She floored the gas pedal and the lonely town rushed past her. Katie gripped the steering wheel and slowed down a bit. At the speed she was going, she'd drive right past Gabe.
She passed a rest are and figured that's where Gabriel must have called her from. In the distance she saw a small red convertible. Gabriel's car.
As Katie approached his car, she saw her boyfriend leaning against the side of it. She pulled the jeep behind it and turned off the engine.
"Hey." She said as she climbed out of the jeep.
"Hey." He replied and gave her a half-smile. "So, what's up?"
Katie sighed and walked over to put her arms around his neck. "I'm so glad you're okay."
Gabriel laughed nervously. "Yeah, me too." He pulled back, a serious look on his face. "What's going on Katie?"
Katie looked to the ground, then into his eyes. "Aliens have taken over Roswell."
Gabriel's eyes widened and Katie added. "Well, and possibly New Mexico. Worst case scenario, the world. But I don't think it's that bad."
"Whoa whoa whoa!" Gabriel exclaimed. "Start from the beginning please! Aliens have itaken over/i?!"
Katie took a deep breath. She hated being the person delivering bad news.
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6:45 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 2020
Roswell, New Mexico
"Katie's probably on her way back by now." (F)Liz commented as she, (F)Max, (F)Maria, and (F)Michael drove into town.
"Yeah, probably." (F)Max agreed.
"So Maxwell, remind me again. What exactly are we going to do?" (F)Michael asked anxiously. He was ready to get this show on the road and kick the evil aliens ass.
"We're going to try and find out where the aliens are, and where they're holding the hostages." (F)Max replied.
(F)Maria rolled her eyes. "God Michael, no matter how many times you ask that question, the answer is going to be the same! Just because you want to beat up some bad guys, doesn't mean you're going to get to right now!"
(F)Michael looked over at his wife, giving her a stern glare. (F)Maria just rolled her eyes again. "Ohhhh the Czechoslovakian stare! I'm so scared!"
(F)Max and (F)Liz laughed as Michael shook his head.
"So, was it just me or was meeting your past self..... weird?" (F)Liz asked, a grin on her face.
"Oh my god, it was incredible!" (F)Maria gushed from the backseat. "I look so adorable at 18!"
(F)Michael grinned to himself. "Yeah you do."
(F)Liz turned to (F)Max. "What about you?"
(F)Max sighed and did his half-smile. "It was odd, seeing myself. Back then I was just starting to let loose, you know, of all my old responsibilities. I can only imagine what he's thinking about seeing this.... old man that I am."
Everyone in the car burst into laughter. (F)Liz grabbed his hand and laced her fingers through his. "You are inot/i an old man! Max, we're all 36. That's not old, it's far from it."
The car fell silent as they turned onto Main Street.
"Keep an eye out." (F)Max said as the car slowly drove down the street. "Let me know if you see anything suspicious."
"We're not going to see evil aliens just lurking around the street, Maxwell." (F)Michael stated.
"I know, but we have to park outside of every building we go into. That way we can get away faster if we see something." Max told him as he parked in front of the deserted Crashdown Cafe.
"Or is something sees us." (F)Maria whispered as she opened the car door and stepped out. As the four of them looked around, it was almost as if they were in to the movie "The Stand" or something. There were empty cars everywhere and not a person to be found.
(F)Liz walked over to the doors of the Crashdown and tried to open them, but found them locked. She put her hand over the lock and it briefly glowed, then the doors swung open freely. Having powers was great. As she walked into the place her parents used to own, she smiled faintly.
Her parents no longer owned the Cafe. They'd sold it a year after she'd left for Harvard, the year she married Max. They'd said that times had changed, and they just weren't motivated with the Cafe as they'd used to be. They said they'd lost the best help they could have. Her parents used to call the crew, "The Dream Team", meaning her, Michael, and Maria. Michael turned into quite the cook while working here, and Maria and Liz.... they were born waitresses. But after they left..... the Crashdown business slowed. The new cooks and waitresses the Parker's hired never seemed to be motivated to work. So they sold the restraunt to Larry and Jennifer. The people that were in the Crashdown the day Liz was shot. When her mother had called her, telling her the news about the Crashdown, Liz knew they would want to buy it. Jennifer would love it because it would give her and Larry something to do together, and Larry would love it because well...... he still wanted to inspect the building for the missing bullet hole no one ever found.
Things had been so simple back then. After they'd defeated the skins.... they had no worries.
"We're going to be fine." She heard (F)Max whisper in her ear.
(F)Liz turned around and walked into his warm embrace. "I love you."
(F)Max smiled and hugged her closer to him. "And I love you."
-------------------------
7:20 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 2020
The Evans' Backyard - Roswell, New Mexico
Max sat down with the object of his affection sitting on his lap. They were sitting on a wooden swing, enjoying the warm breeze.
"This is such a beautiful place, Max." Liz said as they swung slowly. "I can't believe we're going to have this one day."
Max brought his hands up from her waist, to cover them over her small hands that hung on the ropes bracing the swing. "You're not disappointed that you're going to spend the rest of your life with me?" Max joked, a smile on his face.
Liz rolled her eyes and smiled, then turned her head to face his. "Yeah, I'm totally repulsed by it, can't you tell?"
Max smiled. "Just making sure."
Liz leaned back into his embrace, letting him take complete control over the swing. "Let's just put it this way Max Evans, you're never going to get rid of me."
"I think I can live with that." He replied and brought his arms to rest around her waist, pulling her even closer to him.
Liz sighed contently. She hated the fact that her future self and Max's future self went into town with (F)Michael and (F)Maria. She hated this whole evil alien takeover situation. No one in the future deserved to be going through this.
"So," Max started, knowing his beloved's mind was wandering. "What does Michael do anyways? I mean, the future Michael."
"I think (F)Maria said he was an artist." Liz said. "A painter, actually."
Max smiled a little. "Michael, expressing himself without words. Who would've thought?"
Liz laughed. "And Maria is a music teacher."
Max nodded his head. "Yeah. Although I never would have guessed that Maria would have wanted to be around elementary-age students for most of her life."
"I guess we all change alot." Liz mused.
"Yeah, I guess so." Max agreed softly, then chuckled. "Although I gotta tell ya, Alex being a computer programmer, I'm not at all surprised."
Liz smiled. "Me neither. He was always really good with that stuff. Isabel, being a housemom, that didn't really surprise me either."
Max raised his eyebrows. "Really? You weren't?"
Liz sighed. "I guess if I hadn't gotten to know Isabel over the past few years, I would've been surprised. But I know her now, she's one of my best friends, and honestly... I couldn't imagine her doing anything else but taking care of the people she loves."
"Okay, we've talked about everyone ibut/i ourselves." Max said, a smile growing on his face. "I think you're gonna look gorgeous in your little white lab coat."
Liz giggled and sighed. "My little shrink....."
Max rolled his eyes and Liz laughed more. "I'm never going to live this down."
Liz's laughter died down a little and she turned to face him. "I never knew you were interested in psychology."
Max shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "I took psychology last semester, you know, Mr. Callahan's class? It was pretty interesting. I've been thinking about going into it rather than going into medicene. Not a lot of temptations to..... ya know, in psychology."
"Heal people." Liz answered and Max nodded his head. She smiled and brought her face towards his. "You are the sweetest person alive, Max Evans."
Max smiled and whispered against her lips, "I could say the same thing about you, Liz Parker-soon-to-be-Evans."
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8:05 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 2020
Roswell, New Mexico
"We've been to the Crashdown, West Roswell High, and just about everywhere house in the city of Roswell. Where the hell are the aliens?" (F)Michael asked. Everyone was starting to get frustrated.
"They've got to be around here somewhere." (F)Liz stated, turning to (F)Max. "What about the UFO Center?"
(F)Max nodded his head in agreement. "Let's head there next. After we check it out, we'll head back to the house. We said we'd meet back there at 9 o'clock, it's five past eight now."
Everyone nodded their heads and they walked across the street to walk into the UFO Center. Brody still owned it and it was now the tourist hotspot of Roswell. Everyone came here, and it didn't matter if you were from out of town or you'd lived here all your life. Brody had expanded the UFO Center and changed it into an official UFO museum. It had a food court, library, movie theater, and a museum of alien artifacts. It was incredible and was the local hangout for all the teens now that the Crashdown had new management.
They slowly inspected the UFO Museum, finding no traces of disturbance. They all gathered at the top of the stairs, surveyed the area one last time, then left to head back to the house.
"Coast is clear." A deep voice was heard from behind a display case. Two dark figures walked from behind their hiding places, and into the open room.
"Was that---?" One of them asked.
"Yes." The other replied. "It was King Zan."
-----------------
8:05 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 2020
285 South - 30 miles outside Roswell, New Mexico
"So you went back in time, and go the others to help us out?" Gabriel asked.
"Yeah." Katie said. "Well, it's not like I had to convince them or anything. They knew that they had to come, or else we wouldn't be albe to defeat the aliens from MI-63."
Gabriel sighed and ran his hands through his hair. "Wow. This is unbelievable."
"Yeah I know...." Katie's voice trailed off, and suddenly she looked around. It was dark. "Oh my god! How long have we been talking?"
Gabriel looked at his watch, and his eyes widened. "Over an hour..."
"Oh god, we were supposed to be back by now! They're going to be worried!" Katie exclaimed as they ran over to her jeep.
She started the engine and made a u-turn on the freeway, then headed back towards Roswell.
"We'll come get your car when this is all over." Katie said and Gabriel nodded his head.
They got about 4 miles and halfway out of Greenfield when it happened. Katie heard a loud "Bang!" and the car slowed from 70 miles an hour.... to 40. Then 30. Then 20.
"What's happening??" Katie exclaimed. 10.....5... stop.
Gabriel got out of the jeep and walked over in front of it. There was smoke coming out of the engine. "I don't know much about cars, but this can't be good."
Katie got out as Gabriel opened the hood. "Can you fix it?"
Gabriel reached in and yanked out something that was burned and had black stuff all over it. "I don't even know what this is, but I don't think it was put in there like this."
Katie sighed and kicked a rock that was on the road. "What do we do now?" They were in the middle of the highway, with no other car in sight.
Gabriel looked at her, then looked to the road ahead, then back to her.
Katie sighed. "Let's start walkin'."
To be continued.....