Title: What the Future Holds 2 (Part Eight)
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: Thanks to all the people who have been giving me such nice feedback lately! I truly could not have written this without your support!
1:09 a.m.
Tuesday, April 2, 1947 (Earth Time and Date)
The Royal Palace, Antar
Zan pounded on the door of the small cottage desperately. He had to see them tonight. He might not ever be able to see them again.
Zara opened the door, and Zan threw his arms around her, crushing her body into his. He held her tightly, whispering "I'm sorry..... I'm so sorry." into her ear over and over and over. He was frantic. In between his father dying today and the devastating conversation with his mother and Ava..... he was losing his sanity.
"I heard about your father. I'm so sorry, honey." Zara said and Zan pulled back to look her in the eyes.
This was the first time Zara realized that Zan was crying. He had tear stains all over his face, and his eyes were bright red.
"What's wrong?" She asked worriedly, knowing his father's death wasn't the only thing bothering him.
As he looked into her eyes, she saw guilt. A deep, deep guilt that went all the way to his soul. Why did he feel guilty?
"You don't deserve this." He whispered, brushing the hair he had messed up off of her face and behind her ears. "Your an angel."
Zara's eyes started to water. "I don't deserve what... Zan?" This had to be bad.
"I'm getting married in 6 hours." As Zan said it, tears started streaming down his face, and Zara's, too.
"But..." She swallowed, the tears flowing freely now. "You're already married."
Zan nodded his head. "I know.... but my parents. They made this-- this deal with...... Ava."
Zara choked back a sob. Ava. The girl everyone was talking about. The girl that everyone said was selfish and spoiled. Ava didn't deserve her Zan.
Zan put his hands beside her face, fiercly trying not to cry. "Listen to me. She means inothing/i to me. I know she's up to something. I just don't know what. But you have to believe me, I don't love her. I could never love anyone other than you."
"I know, I know." Zara nodded her head, trying to be strong.
"This is very important, so I want you to listen carefully, ok?" Zara nodded her head, so he continued. "I want you to take Adri, and leave the city."
Zara gasped. "L--Leave the city? Why?"
"Something bad is going to happen. I heard father talking about it yesterday. Desimina told me just a few minutes ago that Kivar's group is planning something. Something big. And now that people know we're married--"
"What!" Zara exclaimed. "People know?? Who knows??"
Zan felt tears come to his eyes again. "I accidentally --- I'm so sorry, Zara. I didn't mean to say it. But everyone was telling me about Ava and how we were.... I just--- I couldn't take it anymore. Please, don't be ma--"
Zara put a hand over his mouth. "Shhhhh... it's ok. It's ok, Zan." At that, tears ran down his cheeks again. She loved this man so much. He had had no one growing up to share his troubles with. He had kept everything inside of him. Everyone told him what to do, wear, and think about everything. Except her. She let him be whatever he wanted. She accepted him no matter what.
"When should I leave? Where do I go?" Zara asked him and Zan almost started crying again. She blindly followed him. She had so much trust and faith in him...... and he was betraying her.
"The day after tomorrow. I'm sending Dakotar to move you to a secure location." He said, his voice wavering.
She nodded her head, then bit her lip. "Am I ever going to see you again?"
Zan's heart ached at those words. She didn't deserve to hurt like this. Then, he was reminded of what he really had come here to tell her. He looked into her eyes, determined. "Yes. You will see me again."
His determination surprised her. She didn't know how he could be so sure.
"Remember a few years ago, when I asked you to give me that blood sample?" Zan asked and he saw her nod her head. "Three years ago a scientist came to me. Her name was Serena. She had come with her father a few times to the palace. She knew I was against my parents ideals, and she supported me. Well, a few years ago she approached me with an idea. She wanted to clone me, and a few others, so that if anything ever happened, would could be reborn." He saw Zara's eyes widen at what he was saying. "I told her I couldn't do it unless you would be with me, and so she did it."
"Oh my god...." Zara whispered. "Who else?"
"Rath, Vilandra, Dimensia, Ilana, and Dakotar." Zan answered. Then looked her in the eyes. "They're ihuman/i hybrids, Zara."
Zara gasped, "iHuman/i?"
Zan nodded his head. "They're in a ship. It's ready to be jetisoned for Earth at any time. If something happens, I'll send it off." Zara knew what he ireally/i meant. If something happened to ihim/i, he would make sure that the ship got to Earth. Zan took her hands into his. "Zara, we will be together no matter what happens."
Tears streamed down her face, "I love you, Zan."
"I love you, Zara." He whispered as he brought his lips to hers and kissed her with so much emotion, it nearly knocked them off their feet. The same electricity was there that had been there since the first time they laid eyes on each other. They kissed for what seemed like forever. Flashes going back and forth between them nonstop. Flashes of them kissing, flashes of them laughing, flashes of them with Adri, flashes of them making love.....
Their kiss was heart breaking, for they knew it would be their last. Deep down... they both knew they wouldn't see each other again in this life. Zara pulled away first, making Zan groan.
"You should-- say hello to Adri." She said quietly, not meeting his eyes.
A knife when through his heart. What she was really saying was, he should say igoodbye/i to Adri. He let her go and walked down the short hallway and into Adri's room. His little girl was curled up in the middle of the bed, sleeping soundly.
He walked over to it, feeling as if his feet were made of lead. He looked down at the little angel lying in the bed with a broken heart. He couldn't do it. He couldn't say goodbye to her.
Adri stirred, and her big doe eyes opened up to look straight at him.
"Daddy!" She squealed and jumped into his arms.
"Hey, how's my big girl?" He asked, hugging her tightly. Trying desperately not to cry.
"I'm great, daddy!" She declared and pulled away. "I made you something!"
She ran over to her dresser and pulled something out of a drawer, hiding it behind her back.
Zan smiled through his tears. "What've you got there?"
"Mommy said that you're King now.... so I made you this!" She pulled a small circular object from behind her back and Zan nearly lost it right there.
In his little angel's hands, was a crown made out of leaves and flowers. He looked up to Zara, who was standing in the doorway.
"She was really proud of you when I said that you were King." Zara said, fighting back more tears. "She wanted to make you something special, so you wouldn't forget about her."
Zan looked to his little girl, who was smiling at him brightly. He gave her a half-smile, then tears rolled down his face.
Adri frowned. "Why are you crying? Don't you like it?"
Behind his tears, Zan forced a smile. His little girl..... was iproud/i of him. Someone was iproud/i of him. And for it, they wanted to give him something special. No one in his entire life had ever done that for him, besides Zara. Zan looked at her and smiled, "This is the best gift I've ever gotten. Thank you so much."
Adri smiled brightly at this and ran over to give her dad a huge hug. Zan closed his eyes and let the tears flow freely now. Zara walked over and put her arms around the two people who meant more to her than life it's self.... and cried.
It was the last time they were all together.
***
8:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
Roswell, New Mexico
Katie wiped the tears off her eyes and felt Gabriel's arm tighten around her shoulders. "I c-can't believe all this h-happened...."
"Neither can I." Dakota said sadly. "After that night, Zan told me that I was to go to the house the next day and take them somewhere safe. But when I got there--" His voice broke and Katie saw tears come to his eyes.
Denise patted him on the back and continued for him. "When Dakotar went to pick up Zara and Adri everything was fine. Then Adri went back into the house to get something she forgot. When she was in the house..... Kivar showed up. He killed Dakotar instantly, and within seconds.... he had taken Zara. They left immediately.... before Adri had a chance to get back outside. When she had found what she was looking for..... her mother was gone. All she was left with, was the white rose."
Katie's jaw quivered. Everytime she thought she wasn't going to cry, she did. "You mean...."
Denise nodded her head. "It was the same rose that Zara had given Zan over 20 years ago."
"The next day," Ilana started. "When Zan found Zara's body on the front steps.... he died. I mean, he didn't iphysically/i die. But inside.... he was dead. No one could reach him. Not even me or Vilandra. He refused to talk. He refused to eat. He refused to sleep. He refused to live. He was married to Ava now, and he still had not consumated the marriage with her. He refused to. Ava was so angry, just hours before Kivar was supposed to take over, she backed out of the deal and left. No one has heard from her since."
"You mean she just... left?" Katie asked and Ilana nodded her head.
"When Zan found out that she left, he went straight to the chamber that the pods were in. He put as much information and technology in there as he could. Then, he got Trinson, or Nasedo, to be the guardian of the pods. His instructions were to go there, hide the pods, and make sure they were okay until they hatched. Zan left to go find Vilandra and Rath, he knew something was going to happen at the palace any minute now. That's where things started to get interesting though." Ilana said. "When Nasedo looked over the pods, he saw something odd. Right beside Max's pod, there was a girl. A girl that was inot/i Zara. Trinson knew about Zara, but he hadn't liked the fact that Zan had gone against sacred customs to be with her. When he looked at the other set, Zara wasn't in it either. The hybrids had been tampered with. He ran out into the hallway, trying to find Zan, but instead finding me. When he told me what had happened I knew immediately who did it. And I knew if Ava wanted to hide something, where exactly she would hide it. In the Royal suite.... the one she and Zan would have shared. We did find it there and Trinson got it back to the pod room, and that's when it finally hit me. The pod room was the Granolith room. Zan had put the Granolith on the ship. As soon as Trinson got Zara's pod in the ship, I saw Kivar in the hallway. I got out of the room and told Trinson to go. He did, and the pods took off. The very last thing I remember, before waking up here on Earth, was Kivar saying that my King was dead."
Katie remembered the flash she got when she first met Adri. The flash where she saw Zan die. It was burned into her memory for eternity.
"Now, fast forward to the year 2000, when Adri reclaimed the throne and began rebuilding Antar. She set up an intense foreign relations committee. Which someone has recently infiltrated." Dakota said and Katie met his gaze.
"Ava." Katie stated angrily and Dakota nodded his head.
"Yes, she's still alive. And she still wanted revenge against Zan. So she changed herself. She changed her appearance so ino one/i would recognize her, and she worked as a spy for MI-63. She gave them information about their economy, technology, every classified subject recorded. She had it. Word got out that MI-63 was going to attack, so Adri sent a spy of her own to check out what they were doing. The spy found out it was Ava... and was killed."
"When was all this? When did all this happen?" Katie asked.
"The spy was killed last week." Denise said. "Ava is now here with the rebels.... and she wants the Granolith. iAnd/i Max."
Katie's eyes widened and she sat up in her chair defiantly. "Well she isn't going to get imy/i dad."
Dakota shook his head. "We won't let her."
"There iis/i one more thing...." Denise said, looking at Katie. "We have word that Tess was freed from her prison a few days ago."
Katie's jaw dropped open. "WHAT?!?"
"Oh god......" Gabriel groaned. "This just goes from bad to worse."
"We think she's here with Ava." Denise looked away and Katie could hardly comprehend all that she had just heard.
Katie sat there a few minutes, glancing over at Gabriel. He was looking back at her with an expression full of love.
He reached over and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "Are you okay?"
Katie nodded her head slowly. "I think I'll be okay. I'm just... angry. At Ava, at Kivar... the whole thing is just so... unfair."
Gabriel nodded his head in agreement. "Yeah, it is. But we have a chance to make things right."
Katie closed her eyes, clenching her fists. "And I will make things right again." She looked to Dakota. "Do you have a telephone here?"
Dakota nodded and walked over with her to another big desk, with a telephone sitting on it.
Katie picked it up and dialed her home number. After a few rings, she heard her mother answer it.
"Hello??" Her mother's voice sounded hopeful.
"Mom, it's Katie." She heard her mother's extremely relieved sigh.
"Thank god! Are you okay?? Where are you?!"
"I'm at a safe place right now. The Jeep quit on me so Gabriel and I had to walk all the way back to town. Look, mom. Have you guys found out where the rebels are hiding?" Katie asked, praying they knew something.
"We found out they're holding people at the Destiny Lab. How many we're not sure." Her mother answered.
"Ok, get everyone together and meet me at the lab in an hour..." She looked up at Dakota, Denise, and Ilana. "I have reinforcements."
She hung up the phone and looked at the others. Her eyes were determined and full of anger. "This all ends today."
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: Thanks to all the people who have been giving me such nice feedback lately! I truly could not have written this without your support!
1:09 a.m.
Tuesday, April 2, 1947 (Earth Time and Date)
The Royal Palace, Antar
Zan pounded on the door of the small cottage desperately. He had to see them tonight. He might not ever be able to see them again.
Zara opened the door, and Zan threw his arms around her, crushing her body into his. He held her tightly, whispering "I'm sorry..... I'm so sorry." into her ear over and over and over. He was frantic. In between his father dying today and the devastating conversation with his mother and Ava..... he was losing his sanity.
"I heard about your father. I'm so sorry, honey." Zara said and Zan pulled back to look her in the eyes.
This was the first time Zara realized that Zan was crying. He had tear stains all over his face, and his eyes were bright red.
"What's wrong?" She asked worriedly, knowing his father's death wasn't the only thing bothering him.
As he looked into her eyes, she saw guilt. A deep, deep guilt that went all the way to his soul. Why did he feel guilty?
"You don't deserve this." He whispered, brushing the hair he had messed up off of her face and behind her ears. "Your an angel."
Zara's eyes started to water. "I don't deserve what... Zan?" This had to be bad.
"I'm getting married in 6 hours." As Zan said it, tears started streaming down his face, and Zara's, too.
"But..." She swallowed, the tears flowing freely now. "You're already married."
Zan nodded his head. "I know.... but my parents. They made this-- this deal with...... Ava."
Zara choked back a sob. Ava. The girl everyone was talking about. The girl that everyone said was selfish and spoiled. Ava didn't deserve her Zan.
Zan put his hands beside her face, fiercly trying not to cry. "Listen to me. She means inothing/i to me. I know she's up to something. I just don't know what. But you have to believe me, I don't love her. I could never love anyone other than you."
"I know, I know." Zara nodded her head, trying to be strong.
"This is very important, so I want you to listen carefully, ok?" Zara nodded her head, so he continued. "I want you to take Adri, and leave the city."
Zara gasped. "L--Leave the city? Why?"
"Something bad is going to happen. I heard father talking about it yesterday. Desimina told me just a few minutes ago that Kivar's group is planning something. Something big. And now that people know we're married--"
"What!" Zara exclaimed. "People know?? Who knows??"
Zan felt tears come to his eyes again. "I accidentally --- I'm so sorry, Zara. I didn't mean to say it. But everyone was telling me about Ava and how we were.... I just--- I couldn't take it anymore. Please, don't be ma--"
Zara put a hand over his mouth. "Shhhhh... it's ok. It's ok, Zan." At that, tears ran down his cheeks again. She loved this man so much. He had had no one growing up to share his troubles with. He had kept everything inside of him. Everyone told him what to do, wear, and think about everything. Except her. She let him be whatever he wanted. She accepted him no matter what.
"When should I leave? Where do I go?" Zara asked him and Zan almost started crying again. She blindly followed him. She had so much trust and faith in him...... and he was betraying her.
"The day after tomorrow. I'm sending Dakotar to move you to a secure location." He said, his voice wavering.
She nodded her head, then bit her lip. "Am I ever going to see you again?"
Zan's heart ached at those words. She didn't deserve to hurt like this. Then, he was reminded of what he really had come here to tell her. He looked into her eyes, determined. "Yes. You will see me again."
His determination surprised her. She didn't know how he could be so sure.
"Remember a few years ago, when I asked you to give me that blood sample?" Zan asked and he saw her nod her head. "Three years ago a scientist came to me. Her name was Serena. She had come with her father a few times to the palace. She knew I was against my parents ideals, and she supported me. Well, a few years ago she approached me with an idea. She wanted to clone me, and a few others, so that if anything ever happened, would could be reborn." He saw Zara's eyes widen at what he was saying. "I told her I couldn't do it unless you would be with me, and so she did it."
"Oh my god...." Zara whispered. "Who else?"
"Rath, Vilandra, Dimensia, Ilana, and Dakotar." Zan answered. Then looked her in the eyes. "They're ihuman/i hybrids, Zara."
Zara gasped, "iHuman/i?"
Zan nodded his head. "They're in a ship. It's ready to be jetisoned for Earth at any time. If something happens, I'll send it off." Zara knew what he ireally/i meant. If something happened to ihim/i, he would make sure that the ship got to Earth. Zan took her hands into his. "Zara, we will be together no matter what happens."
Tears streamed down her face, "I love you, Zan."
"I love you, Zara." He whispered as he brought his lips to hers and kissed her with so much emotion, it nearly knocked them off their feet. The same electricity was there that had been there since the first time they laid eyes on each other. They kissed for what seemed like forever. Flashes going back and forth between them nonstop. Flashes of them kissing, flashes of them laughing, flashes of them with Adri, flashes of them making love.....
Their kiss was heart breaking, for they knew it would be their last. Deep down... they both knew they wouldn't see each other again in this life. Zara pulled away first, making Zan groan.
"You should-- say hello to Adri." She said quietly, not meeting his eyes.
A knife when through his heart. What she was really saying was, he should say igoodbye/i to Adri. He let her go and walked down the short hallway and into Adri's room. His little girl was curled up in the middle of the bed, sleeping soundly.
He walked over to it, feeling as if his feet were made of lead. He looked down at the little angel lying in the bed with a broken heart. He couldn't do it. He couldn't say goodbye to her.
Adri stirred, and her big doe eyes opened up to look straight at him.
"Daddy!" She squealed and jumped into his arms.
"Hey, how's my big girl?" He asked, hugging her tightly. Trying desperately not to cry.
"I'm great, daddy!" She declared and pulled away. "I made you something!"
She ran over to her dresser and pulled something out of a drawer, hiding it behind her back.
Zan smiled through his tears. "What've you got there?"
"Mommy said that you're King now.... so I made you this!" She pulled a small circular object from behind her back and Zan nearly lost it right there.
In his little angel's hands, was a crown made out of leaves and flowers. He looked up to Zara, who was standing in the doorway.
"She was really proud of you when I said that you were King." Zara said, fighting back more tears. "She wanted to make you something special, so you wouldn't forget about her."
Zan looked to his little girl, who was smiling at him brightly. He gave her a half-smile, then tears rolled down his face.
Adri frowned. "Why are you crying? Don't you like it?"
Behind his tears, Zan forced a smile. His little girl..... was iproud/i of him. Someone was iproud/i of him. And for it, they wanted to give him something special. No one in his entire life had ever done that for him, besides Zara. Zan looked at her and smiled, "This is the best gift I've ever gotten. Thank you so much."
Adri smiled brightly at this and ran over to give her dad a huge hug. Zan closed his eyes and let the tears flow freely now. Zara walked over and put her arms around the two people who meant more to her than life it's self.... and cried.
It was the last time they were all together.
***
8:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
Roswell, New Mexico
Katie wiped the tears off her eyes and felt Gabriel's arm tighten around her shoulders. "I c-can't believe all this h-happened...."
"Neither can I." Dakota said sadly. "After that night, Zan told me that I was to go to the house the next day and take them somewhere safe. But when I got there--" His voice broke and Katie saw tears come to his eyes.
Denise patted him on the back and continued for him. "When Dakotar went to pick up Zara and Adri everything was fine. Then Adri went back into the house to get something she forgot. When she was in the house..... Kivar showed up. He killed Dakotar instantly, and within seconds.... he had taken Zara. They left immediately.... before Adri had a chance to get back outside. When she had found what she was looking for..... her mother was gone. All she was left with, was the white rose."
Katie's jaw quivered. Everytime she thought she wasn't going to cry, she did. "You mean...."
Denise nodded her head. "It was the same rose that Zara had given Zan over 20 years ago."
"The next day," Ilana started. "When Zan found Zara's body on the front steps.... he died. I mean, he didn't iphysically/i die. But inside.... he was dead. No one could reach him. Not even me or Vilandra. He refused to talk. He refused to eat. He refused to sleep. He refused to live. He was married to Ava now, and he still had not consumated the marriage with her. He refused to. Ava was so angry, just hours before Kivar was supposed to take over, she backed out of the deal and left. No one has heard from her since."
"You mean she just... left?" Katie asked and Ilana nodded her head.
"When Zan found out that she left, he went straight to the chamber that the pods were in. He put as much information and technology in there as he could. Then, he got Trinson, or Nasedo, to be the guardian of the pods. His instructions were to go there, hide the pods, and make sure they were okay until they hatched. Zan left to go find Vilandra and Rath, he knew something was going to happen at the palace any minute now. That's where things started to get interesting though." Ilana said. "When Nasedo looked over the pods, he saw something odd. Right beside Max's pod, there was a girl. A girl that was inot/i Zara. Trinson knew about Zara, but he hadn't liked the fact that Zan had gone against sacred customs to be with her. When he looked at the other set, Zara wasn't in it either. The hybrids had been tampered with. He ran out into the hallway, trying to find Zan, but instead finding me. When he told me what had happened I knew immediately who did it. And I knew if Ava wanted to hide something, where exactly she would hide it. In the Royal suite.... the one she and Zan would have shared. We did find it there and Trinson got it back to the pod room, and that's when it finally hit me. The pod room was the Granolith room. Zan had put the Granolith on the ship. As soon as Trinson got Zara's pod in the ship, I saw Kivar in the hallway. I got out of the room and told Trinson to go. He did, and the pods took off. The very last thing I remember, before waking up here on Earth, was Kivar saying that my King was dead."
Katie remembered the flash she got when she first met Adri. The flash where she saw Zan die. It was burned into her memory for eternity.
"Now, fast forward to the year 2000, when Adri reclaimed the throne and began rebuilding Antar. She set up an intense foreign relations committee. Which someone has recently infiltrated." Dakota said and Katie met his gaze.
"Ava." Katie stated angrily and Dakota nodded his head.
"Yes, she's still alive. And she still wanted revenge against Zan. So she changed herself. She changed her appearance so ino one/i would recognize her, and she worked as a spy for MI-63. She gave them information about their economy, technology, every classified subject recorded. She had it. Word got out that MI-63 was going to attack, so Adri sent a spy of her own to check out what they were doing. The spy found out it was Ava... and was killed."
"When was all this? When did all this happen?" Katie asked.
"The spy was killed last week." Denise said. "Ava is now here with the rebels.... and she wants the Granolith. iAnd/i Max."
Katie's eyes widened and she sat up in her chair defiantly. "Well she isn't going to get imy/i dad."
Dakota shook his head. "We won't let her."
"There iis/i one more thing...." Denise said, looking at Katie. "We have word that Tess was freed from her prison a few days ago."
Katie's jaw dropped open. "WHAT?!?"
"Oh god......" Gabriel groaned. "This just goes from bad to worse."
"We think she's here with Ava." Denise looked away and Katie could hardly comprehend all that she had just heard.
Katie sat there a few minutes, glancing over at Gabriel. He was looking back at her with an expression full of love.
He reached over and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "Are you okay?"
Katie nodded her head slowly. "I think I'll be okay. I'm just... angry. At Ava, at Kivar... the whole thing is just so... unfair."
Gabriel nodded his head in agreement. "Yeah, it is. But we have a chance to make things right."
Katie closed her eyes, clenching her fists. "And I will make things right again." She looked to Dakota. "Do you have a telephone here?"
Dakota nodded and walked over with her to another big desk, with a telephone sitting on it.
Katie picked it up and dialed her home number. After a few rings, she heard her mother answer it.
"Hello??" Her mother's voice sounded hopeful.
"Mom, it's Katie." She heard her mother's extremely relieved sigh.
"Thank god! Are you okay?? Where are you?!"
"I'm at a safe place right now. The Jeep quit on me so Gabriel and I had to walk all the way back to town. Look, mom. Have you guys found out where the rebels are hiding?" Katie asked, praying they knew something.
"We found out they're holding people at the Destiny Lab. How many we're not sure." Her mother answered.
"Ok, get everyone together and meet me at the lab in an hour..." She looked up at Dakota, Denise, and Ilana. "I have reinforcements."
She hung up the phone and looked at the others. Her eyes were determined and full of anger. "This all ends today."
To be continued....