Title: What the Future Holds 2 (Part Six)
Author: SpyGirl314
Email: GroupieChic319@aol.com
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell, although I really wish I did.
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? :)
5:20 a.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
Outside the Evans Household
Roswell, New Mexico
Max sat down on the porch and watched the sun rise. His mind could hardly comprehend what had gone on in the past 24 hours. He felt much like he had over a year ago, when he first met Katie and the others. But this time was a little different. This time he had actually seen his ifuture/i self. Just the thought of it blew his mind.
He heard a squeaking of a door and (F)Max sat down beside him on the steps. They both watched the horizon and Max could almost ifeel/i waves of concern coming off of his other half.
"You still haven't heard anything from Katie?" Max asked, already knowing the answer.
(F)Max shook his head and sighed. "No, and I hate to think what that means."
"I'm sure she's fine." Max assured him.
(F)Max shook his head. "I shouldn't have let her go."
Max looked around at the scenery. "You couldn't have known it would have turned out like this. It's not your fault."
(F)Max opened his mouth to say something, but Max interrupted him. "The fact is, it was Gabriel out there. You know as well as I do that hell or high water wasn't going to keep them two apart."
(F)Max half-smiled. "Like us and Liz."
Max smiled at that and (F)Max saw first hand what the expression on his face was whenever Liz was mentioned. Goofy happy. But he didn't care. Heck, he knew deep down that the sole reason of his happiness was Liz. Liz and his beautiful daughter.
(F)Max's eyes darkened at the thought of his baby girl. But, she really wasn't a baby anymore. Katie made it a habit to remind him that when he was in one of his "protective" moods, which was basically 24/7. He hated to admit it to himself, but his little girl was growing up. She had a life of her own, and a boyfriend to share it with. His heartached at the thought of her going away to college the next year. He smirked when he realized he was just now feeling what Mr. Parker was feeling all those years ago. (F)Max now had a better appreciation for his parents, as well as Liz's.
***
Liz stood inside the living room, looking out the front door at the men sitting on the steps. The men that held her heart in the palms of their hands. The most gentle and kind men in the world.
"We're pretty lucky." A voice said behind her and Liz turned around to see her future self smiling at her.
She nodded her head and smiled. "Yeah, we are."
(F)Liz smiled also, and walked over to the door glancing outside with a worried expression on her face.
"She'll be okay." Liz said confidently. (F)Liz turned and stared at her, a silent plea for more reassurance. "Katie is the strongest person I've ever met," Liz paused and smiled brightly, "She's so--"
"Full of life." (F)Liz finished and they both smiled. "Just like us."
Liz nodded her head. "And she's got Max's determination on top of everything. She's perfect."
(F)Liz smiled, her eyes watering. "Yes, she is."
Liz walked over and pulled her future self into a fierce hug. "She iis/i going to be okay. I know it."
(F)Liz nodded her head in agreement and wiped the tears off her eyes. She chuckled a little, "Don't be freaked out, I'm not usually like this. I've just been really emotional lately."
Liz smiled, "You've been under a lot of stress lately, it's normal to lose control sometimes."
(F)Liz smiled back at her younger self. "The last time I was ithis/i emotional I was pregnant with Kaitlyn!" She said jokingly, but as the words spilled from her mouth..... something clicked.
***
5:20 a.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
The Middle of Nowhere
"I...... don't.... think.... I... can... walk... another.... step!" Katie panted.
They had walked all night. Sometimes they ran, sometimes they jogged, sometimes they walked.... and sometimes they practically crawled. But they had always kept moving.
"We are probably setting a world record right now." Gabriel said as he swiped his arm across his sweaty forehead. "No one in the iworld/i has probably walked as much as we have."
Katie gripped his hand as they went down a small gravel hill. "I will inever/i take my Jeep for granted EVER again."
"Yeah," Gabe agreed. "Me neither."
They walked down the gravel path and Katie stopped to look around. "Okay, I think 285 North is just past that line of trees right there." She pointed at the bunch of trees that were about a half a mile away from them. She sighed as they started walking over to it. "You know, if we would have taken 285 North last night, instead of going to the pod chamber, we probably would be in Roswell by now." Katie mused.
Gabe groaned. "Let's pretend like that's not true, ok?"
Katie nodded her head in agreement and they walked hand in hand through the little batch of trees, to come face to face with a nicely paved highway.
"Thank god we're walking on a smooth surface now," She said as they started walking again, "That gravel was killing my feet."
"No kidding. The soles of my shoes are almost worn down to my socks." Gabe laughed.
Katie giggled and looked down at her feet. Her nice new sneakers were now dirty and worn out. Just like Gabriel's. An uncontrolable laughter consumed the two as they stumbled down the lonely highway. In the past day she hadn't had ANY sleep, had traveled through time, and had walked almost 25 miles. A piece of toast would be funny at this point, her mind said amusingly.
As their laughter died down, a sort of humming noise was heard in the distance. Katie heard it first and stopped walked. Gabriel looked at her questioningly and she put her index finger over her mouth to silence him. It was getting louder and louder. Katie looked ahead and saw a faint black dot coming towards them.
"What the--" Gabriel whispered, grabbing Katie's hand in his firmly.
"This is a little odd..." Katie's voice trailed off as the black dot now clearly appeared as black Jeep.
"Either everything is back to normal," Gabriel paused, now distinctly seeing people in the car, "Or we're seeing a mirage."
Katie was debating whether or not to run. She knew she'd never be able to outrun a vehicle though, so the two of them stayed rooted to the highway.
The Jeep slowed to a halt right beside them. A man was driving the vehicle, with a woman in the seat behind him, and another girl in the backseat. All of them looked to be around their parents age.
"You two better come with us." The man's voice said flatly. His hair was a shiny blonde and he was wearing sunglasses.
Not seeing a much better choice, Katie and Gabriel exchanged glances, then together climbed into the backseat. The driver looked at them in the rear-view mirror then made a U-turn..... headed for Roswell.
To be continued...
Author: SpyGirl314
Email: GroupieChic319@aol.com
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell, although I really wish I did.
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? :)
5:20 a.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
Outside the Evans Household
Roswell, New Mexico
Max sat down on the porch and watched the sun rise. His mind could hardly comprehend what had gone on in the past 24 hours. He felt much like he had over a year ago, when he first met Katie and the others. But this time was a little different. This time he had actually seen his ifuture/i self. Just the thought of it blew his mind.
He heard a squeaking of a door and (F)Max sat down beside him on the steps. They both watched the horizon and Max could almost ifeel/i waves of concern coming off of his other half.
"You still haven't heard anything from Katie?" Max asked, already knowing the answer.
(F)Max shook his head and sighed. "No, and I hate to think what that means."
"I'm sure she's fine." Max assured him.
(F)Max shook his head. "I shouldn't have let her go."
Max looked around at the scenery. "You couldn't have known it would have turned out like this. It's not your fault."
(F)Max opened his mouth to say something, but Max interrupted him. "The fact is, it was Gabriel out there. You know as well as I do that hell or high water wasn't going to keep them two apart."
(F)Max half-smiled. "Like us and Liz."
Max smiled at that and (F)Max saw first hand what the expression on his face was whenever Liz was mentioned. Goofy happy. But he didn't care. Heck, he knew deep down that the sole reason of his happiness was Liz. Liz and his beautiful daughter.
(F)Max's eyes darkened at the thought of his baby girl. But, she really wasn't a baby anymore. Katie made it a habit to remind him that when he was in one of his "protective" moods, which was basically 24/7. He hated to admit it to himself, but his little girl was growing up. She had a life of her own, and a boyfriend to share it with. His heartached at the thought of her going away to college the next year. He smirked when he realized he was just now feeling what Mr. Parker was feeling all those years ago. (F)Max now had a better appreciation for his parents, as well as Liz's.
***
Liz stood inside the living room, looking out the front door at the men sitting on the steps. The men that held her heart in the palms of their hands. The most gentle and kind men in the world.
"We're pretty lucky." A voice said behind her and Liz turned around to see her future self smiling at her.
She nodded her head and smiled. "Yeah, we are."
(F)Liz smiled also, and walked over to the door glancing outside with a worried expression on her face.
"She'll be okay." Liz said confidently. (F)Liz turned and stared at her, a silent plea for more reassurance. "Katie is the strongest person I've ever met," Liz paused and smiled brightly, "She's so--"
"Full of life." (F)Liz finished and they both smiled. "Just like us."
Liz nodded her head. "And she's got Max's determination on top of everything. She's perfect."
(F)Liz smiled, her eyes watering. "Yes, she is."
Liz walked over and pulled her future self into a fierce hug. "She iis/i going to be okay. I know it."
(F)Liz nodded her head in agreement and wiped the tears off her eyes. She chuckled a little, "Don't be freaked out, I'm not usually like this. I've just been really emotional lately."
Liz smiled, "You've been under a lot of stress lately, it's normal to lose control sometimes."
(F)Liz smiled back at her younger self. "The last time I was ithis/i emotional I was pregnant with Kaitlyn!" She said jokingly, but as the words spilled from her mouth..... something clicked.
***
5:20 a.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
The Middle of Nowhere
"I...... don't.... think.... I... can... walk... another.... step!" Katie panted.
They had walked all night. Sometimes they ran, sometimes they jogged, sometimes they walked.... and sometimes they practically crawled. But they had always kept moving.
"We are probably setting a world record right now." Gabriel said as he swiped his arm across his sweaty forehead. "No one in the iworld/i has probably walked as much as we have."
Katie gripped his hand as they went down a small gravel hill. "I will inever/i take my Jeep for granted EVER again."
"Yeah," Gabe agreed. "Me neither."
They walked down the gravel path and Katie stopped to look around. "Okay, I think 285 North is just past that line of trees right there." She pointed at the bunch of trees that were about a half a mile away from them. She sighed as they started walking over to it. "You know, if we would have taken 285 North last night, instead of going to the pod chamber, we probably would be in Roswell by now." Katie mused.
Gabe groaned. "Let's pretend like that's not true, ok?"
Katie nodded her head in agreement and they walked hand in hand through the little batch of trees, to come face to face with a nicely paved highway.
"Thank god we're walking on a smooth surface now," She said as they started walking again, "That gravel was killing my feet."
"No kidding. The soles of my shoes are almost worn down to my socks." Gabe laughed.
Katie giggled and looked down at her feet. Her nice new sneakers were now dirty and worn out. Just like Gabriel's. An uncontrolable laughter consumed the two as they stumbled down the lonely highway. In the past day she hadn't had ANY sleep, had traveled through time, and had walked almost 25 miles. A piece of toast would be funny at this point, her mind said amusingly.
As their laughter died down, a sort of humming noise was heard in the distance. Katie heard it first and stopped walked. Gabriel looked at her questioningly and she put her index finger over her mouth to silence him. It was getting louder and louder. Katie looked ahead and saw a faint black dot coming towards them.
"What the--" Gabriel whispered, grabbing Katie's hand in his firmly.
"This is a little odd..." Katie's voice trailed off as the black dot now clearly appeared as black Jeep.
"Either everything is back to normal," Gabriel paused, now distinctly seeing people in the car, "Or we're seeing a mirage."
Katie was debating whether or not to run. She knew she'd never be able to outrun a vehicle though, so the two of them stayed rooted to the highway.
The Jeep slowed to a halt right beside them. A man was driving the vehicle, with a woman in the seat behind him, and another girl in the backseat. All of them looked to be around their parents age.
"You two better come with us." The man's voice said flatly. His hair was a shiny blonde and he was wearing sunglasses.
Not seeing a much better choice, Katie and Gabriel exchanged glances, then together climbed into the backseat. The driver looked at them in the rear-view mirror then made a U-turn..... headed for Roswell.
To be continued...