Title: What the Future Holds 2 (Part Ten - Conclusion)
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: This is the last part! I hope you enjoyed this sequel!
9:50 a.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
Destiny Lab
Roswell, New Mexico
None of them could believe their eyes. Tess was dead... and she was killed by the past version... of iherself/i.
"Blondes never have any brains....." Ava muttered, rolling her eyes. She looked straight ahead, right at (F)Max and her expression changed. She ran over to a very confused (F)Max and looked over him worriedly. "Are you alright, Zan? Did she hurt you?"
(F)Max jerked away from her. Ava turned to the guard and yelled, "Let him go! He's not a prisoner, he's my husband!"
The guard immediately let him go and when Ava reached for him, (F)Max backed away.
"I'm inot/i Zan, Ava." (F)Max said firmly. "Zan is dead... because of you."
Ava went over her options. She could either confess, and lie her way into making him go back to Antar with her. Or she could play stupid and win him over that way. She decided on the latter.
Ava gave him a hurt look. "What are you talking about, love? Zan... are you alright?"
(F)Max was living a nightmare. He still couldn't remember everything from his past life. He strained his mind, desperately trying to remember why he hated this woman so much.... but he couldn't.
"Don't listen to her, Max!" Dakota shouted, struggling against the guard that held him back. "She worked with Kivar!"
Ava's head jerked towards the man that caused the outburst and glared at him. "Shut him up."
Ava looked back at (F)Max, who was now staring her down. His look was threatening. Ava backed off, and stood in the middle of the room.
"Alright, you've got me. I did work with Kivar." Ava admitted angrily. "And you know what? I don't regret it. Not a single second of it. Do you know why?" She was almost to the screaming point now. "This is iwhy/i!! Guards! Bring in the bodies!"
The double doors burst open and the group stood in complete and utter shock at the two tables that were wheeled into the room. It wasn't the two tables that knocked them speechless.... it was what was lying ion/i them. For there, strapped onto two separate tables, were the bodies of Zan and Zara.
Adri started to tremble, the reminders of her painful childhood coming back to her at a haunting rate. Her parents looked just as they had when they died. A normal person would have decomposed over the long period of time.... but apparently Ava had stopped that from happening. It was as if she wanted to keep them, as trophies, to show what kind power she had.
As Max and Liz looked upon the dead bodies of the people they once were... their past lives really hit home for them. They had lived a seperate life from the one they lived now. One in which they lived on a completely different planet than Earth. And they both had died on that planet.... died because of their love for one another.
Ava walked over to (F)Liz, who was staring at Zara's body. "So... I finally get to see the live version of the famous Royal slut."
"Ava--" (F)Max growled warningly, but as soon as he took a step forward, the guard had his hands behind his back again.
(F)Liz shook her head, trying to understand. "Why do you hate me so much."
Ava stood right in her face and yelled, "Because you're scum. You're just some lower class, street trash, dirty tramp who only wanted to get into the pants of a Prince!"
(F)Liz shook her head. "No, I believe that was you."
Ava held up her hand, as if to use her powers on her, when she looked over (F)Liz's shoulder and saw Adri standing there.
She let her hand fall to her side and she walked over in front of the person she'd been waiting a ilong/i time to meet. "Hello Adrienne, any luck finding the leak yet?"
"Leak?" Adri asked, confused.
"Oh... maybe ithis/i will refresh your memory." Ava said, snapping her fingers and changing herself into a tall redhead.
Adri gasped. "Asalyn!" Adri closed her eyes and realized what Ava had done. She had disguised herself this whole time..... as Adri's top spy.
Ava changed herself back and gave Adri a crooked smile. "Thanks for all the information, honey. It made my job ireal/i easy."
She pushed Adri out of her way and turned around towards the middle of the room, until something she saw out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. Liz.
Liz was hardly even aware of anyone in the room anymore. Her vision was blurring... all she could see was Ava's face hovering in front of her.
The only thing her mind could comprehend was that those two people lying on those tables, did not deserve to die. Her anger towards Ava increased with each passing second. Her eyes started to glow red. Her blood started to boil.
She faintly heard Ava ask, "Why so angry, doll?". But she really didn't hear her. Her vision was now completely red. She couldn't see anything. She couldn't feel anything. Her skin was burning. Her anger was consuming her, controlling her every move.
Her mind was churning over and over. Zan.... Zara. Zan... Zara. Adri... So much pain. So much unbearable pain had been endured by all three and none of them deserved it. All they deserved was to be happy. All they deserved was to be alive, to be a family again. She would do anything, ianything/i for them to have that again.
That's when it happened. At that presise second, Liz saw stars. Like the stars she saw when she got flashes from Max. She saw her mind being stretched out, stretched as far as it could possibly be. It stretched across space..... it stretched across time. She wasn't even sure what she was doing, but she put all her energy into it. She poured herself into the wish she had made. They ideserved/i this.
She gave herself up to it. Surrendered her soul to the force that was taking her energy.
On the outside, things were getting hectic. Max saw Liz's skin turn a bright red and her eyes roll back into her head. "Liz!" He yelled and the guard that was holding her arms back dropped them.
"Damn!" The guard hissed, looking at his burnt hand. "She's hot as fire!"
Ava looked at the girl, frightened. She was staring into cold red eyes now. If Ava took a step, the red eyes followed her.... but her head never moved. Ava had never been so scared in her entire life.
The groups attention was diverted to the middle of the room, though. Because something impossible was happening. The bodies of Zan and Zara..... were imoving/i.
Max blinked his eyes, and did it again. He was hallucinating. Zan was now sitting up.
"Oh my god...." Ava's voice trailed off.
The instant Zan opened his eyes, the light hit them and he instantly closed them again. Why did it feel like he hadn't used his eyes in forever? He froze when he recollected what had happened before his mind blanked out. He idied/i so... where was he now? He opened his eyes again, and stared in disbelief at the sight in front of him. Where iwas/i he?
He saw movement across from him and saw Zara sitting up, looking at him with confusion evident in her wide brown eyes. This was impossible. He had seen her.... dead. On the palace steps.... the day before.
He was feeling more and more energized by the moment and he quickly identified where it was coming from. His eyes flew up to the girl across the room that was red and trembling. The girl looked... like a young Zara.
He was filled with images. Images which he knew were coming from her. Images of her with a man that looked somewhat like him. She was kissing the man, hugging him, being with him...... loving him. He felt her consuming love for the man they called Max. She loved him fully and completely.
His thought's were interrupted, however, when he saw Ava staring in shock at him. His eyes widened as he registered that this evil woman was here.
Ava turned back to Liz, her eyes filled with hate. "You're doing this aren't you?" She screamed at her. "Stop! Stop now!" Ava reached over and shook Liz by the shoulders, but burned her hand on Liz's red hot skin.
As Ava looked back at Zan, he was now almost completely back to himself. His skin was no longer pale. So was Zara's. Ava lifted her hand up towards Liz, knowing she had to stop this now.
It happened in one fluid motion. Max, (F)Max, and Zan watched in horror as Ava's hand lifted towards the defenseless Liz. The same thought ran through the three of their minds simultainiously, *Stop Ava now.* They all lifted their hands towards her, and released all their energy.
The three men hit their target at the same time, causing Ava to scream and crumple to the ground. As soon as Ava's dead body fell, Liz's body changed color and her mind reeled back to the present.
She groaned and held both hands to the side of her head. She didn't realize it, but she was trembling so hard, she fell to the ground.
She hurt all over. Her head, her legs, her feet... her chest. She couldn't breathe. Liz put her hand over her heart and felt it beating a mile-a-minute. She tried desperately to breathe in air, but she got none in her lungs.
Everyone watched in horror at the new development taking place. Max, (F)Max and Zan rushed over to her side.
"What's wrong with her?" Isabel asked in utter horror.
"All her energy is gone." Zan answered sadly, his eyes focused on Liz's face. "She's dying."
"Dying....." (F)Max whispered desperately. He glanced over at (F)Liz, and her body was starting to fade.
Max shook his head defiantly, holding back tears. "No..... no." He took her head with one hand, then placed the other against her face. "She ican't/i die. I won't let her die." He formed the connection with her instantly, and her pain slammed into him like a ton of bricks, breaking their connection. Max shuddered and whispered brokenly, "Oh god...."
(F)Max and Zan exchanged glances, then each of them placed a hand on Liz.
"Try again." (F)Max said to his past self and within one second, they were all connected to her together. Together, they moved past the pain, and released energy back inside the girl that had given up all of hers, so that two other people could live. The loving girl that held all of their hearts in her hands.
Suddenly, the three of them were bombarded with flashes. Flashes of Max and Liz.
**Flash**
Max shivered at the loss of his energy. He looked down to the shocked girl that he loved more than anything, "You're alright now."
**Flash**
Liz walked out of the Jeep, just coming home from the hospital after her Grandma died. "Max, thank you for--"
Max lifted his finger to her lips and gave her a small smile.
**Flash**
Liz and Max sitting in the Bio-lab.
"Liz, I think that what I'm afraid of isn't that we try this and it works out really badly. What I'm afraid of is we try it and it works out really well. I'm afraid of feeling everything that I know I would feel. Because I know it's not meant to be. And somewhere down the line, we're gonna get hurt. I can live with that. I just couldn't bear to hurt you."
**Flash**
"Sometimes you have to take a step back to see what's really going on. Maybe that's what we both really need to do right now...find our balance again."
**Flash**
"You're my dream girl, Liz."
**Flash**
Making out in the back of the Crashdown..... strawberries.
**Flash**
Max in complete agony in the White Room. "Ok, stop it! Stop! I'll tell you where it is, just don't hurt Liz."
**Flash**
In the old van after Max escaped from the White Room.
"Max, the day that you saved my life, your life just... ended."
"No, that was the day my life began. Liz, when I was in that room, and they did... what they did to me. You're what kept me alive. The thought of you. The way your eyes look into mine. Your smile. The touch of your skin. Your lips. Knowing you has made me human. Whether I die tomorrow or fifty years from now, my destiny is the same: it's you. I want to be with you, Liz. I love you."
"I love you."
**Flash**
"Max, you do have a destiny. You just heard it. I can't stand in the way of it."
"But you mean everything to me."
Their last kiss.
**Flash**
The future teens arriving, and the shock of the realization of who Katie's mother was.
"If Tess isn't your mother then..... who is?" Liz asked and as soon as she said those words, she knew the answer. Katie was looking her straight in the eyes and Liz's breath caught in her throat. She felt as if she were looking at herself in the mirror.
**Flash**
The shock they felt when they saw Katie again.
Max knew what he saw. He couldn't forget that face. It was the face of his daughter. "K--Katie?!"
**Flashes End**
Liz bolted upright, panting. The air rushed into her lungs and she idly thought that she would inever/i take breathing for granted iever/i again.
Althought she felt it hard to breathe again, but this time it was from Max's crushing grip on her. She trembled a little and hugged him back just as fierce. She knew what had happened. She had been an inch away from death.
Max was trembling from his loss of energy, but that didn't matter. All that mattered was that she was ok. He pulled back, framing her face in his hands. "Are you alright?"
Liz nodded her head. "Yeah, just a little shaky."
It was only now that Max realized that (F)Max was now in a tight embrace with (F)Liz, and Zan was standing up, looking at Liz with an expression of awe.
Max pulled back, helping Liz to her feet, never once breaking contact with her. He grabbed her hand firmly in his.
When Liz looked up, she met Zan's eyes and smiled warmly at him. She could feel mixed emotions coming from the Antarian version of the love of her life. He felt a great appreciation for what she gave to him and Zara. A second chance at life.
He opened his mouth to say a thank you, but Liz interrupted. "It's okay. I know." She gave him a warm smile and Zara appeared at his side.
Max and Liz looked at the past versions of themselves and instantly began to remember. They remembered everything from their past lives. Every single little detail.
Zan turned to Zara, his hands running over her face, making sure she was real. "I can't believe this...."
Zara nodded her head, smiling. "Neither can I."
A thought ran through Zan's mind and he suddenly frowned. Something was missing. Someione/i was missing.
"Adri...." They both whispered at the same time.
Adri was rooted to the ground. She couldn't move. Her entire body was in shock at what she was seeing before her. Her mom and her dad, the people she'd missed so dearly over the years, the people she'd wished every day of her life hadn't died..... were standing 5 feet away from her.
"Mom?" Adri whispered hesitantly. "Dad?" She was still trying to figure out if this were a dream..... or reality.
Zan and Zara turned around slowly, to come face to face with their daughter. But, not everything had stayed the same over time. Their daughter had grown up. Her physical appearance had changed, of course, and her demeanor had changed. She looked..... older. Wiser. It was an Antarian genetics trait. A person stops aging at a certain point in their lives. Some people could live their lives a 60 years and still look like a teenager, just like Adri had. Some were not as lucky, and looked like they were in their 30's for years and years, like Zan and Zara. Adri looked like a girl that had carried so much pain throughout the years.
Zan walked over to Adri, with Zara by his side, and looked at his now grown up daughter. The last reminder of Adri he'd had was right before he died. How guilty and awful he felt at leaving his daughter all alone in the world. With only the knowledge of the hybrids to keep her going.
He reached out and did the one thing that would complete this family again. He grabbed his daughter into a fierce hug, tears flowing from his eyes.
"Adri...." He whispered into her ear. "My sweet Adri."
The three were all crying now, and smiling. Adri was wearing a smile so brilliant, everyone was wondering if they'd iever/i seen a person smile that much.
No one realized it, but all the guards ran at the sight of Zan. The supreme ruler of Antar had risen again. It was frightening at what would happen to them if anyone ever found out they were trying to take the Granolith.... so the fled.
Max led Liz over to a corner as the others took care of the imitation Granolith. His eyes were full of concern. "Are you sure you're okay?"
Liz nodded her head and put her arms around his waist, settling her head against his chest. She felt Max put his arms around her and stroke her hair.
"I love you so much, Liz Parker." He whispered softly.
She smiled and hugged him tighter. "I love you too, Max Evans."
***
4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
The Pod Chamber
Somewhere outside Roswell, New Mexico
Katie hugged each other the past teens, not really wanting them to go. It was always fun seeing them. Even though it'd only happend twice in her life. She was always amazed at how her parents acted as teenagers.
"Have a safe trip back." She whispered into Max's ear and he smiled.
"I will." He turned and then looked back at her. "See you in 20 years."
Katie laughed and waved good-bye to the past teens as they all stepped inside the Granolith and it whizzed into action, whisking the teens back to the time they were supposed to be in.
They had released the people of Roswell out of Ava's Granolith. They were all shocked to see that no one had a recollection of the past days events. The world picked up where it left of, as if nothing had happened. After they destroyed Ava's Granolith, they headed for the Pod Chamber. And now here they stood, everything back to noraml, with 2 additional people. Zan and Zara.... Katie couldn't keep the smile off her face at what her mother had done to bring those two back. Her mother was an amazing woman.
Her father walked over to her and put an arm around her shoulder. "So... did you do it?"
Katie nodded her head and smiled up at him. "Yeah, when I hugged each of them I did my little mind trick. None of them will remember being here."
(F)Liz stood by her daughter. "It's best they don't know itoo/i much of the future. Besides, they'll learn the whole truth just as we did."
(F)Max nodded his head in agreement, and everyone turned towards Zan, Zara, and Adri.
Zan walked towards (F)Max. "I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done."
(F)Max nodded his head and smiled. "You're only thanking yourself."
Zan smiled at this and Zara stood by his side with Adri.
"So, have you decided what you're going to do?" (F)Liz asked curiously.
Zara nodded her head. "We've decided to return to Antar."
Zan also nodded his head and glanced at his family. "We finally have no more threats towards us. Antar can be peaceful once again."
Katie smiled at Adri, who was looking back at her with a smile. They had had a conversation when they first met, about their families. Adri admitted how desperately she wanted to have a family like Katie's again.... and Katie had told her not to worry. She knew deep down, Adri would have it again. And she does.
"You know...." Zan said, looking at (F)Max. "I could use your help. Rebuilding Antar. What do you say? Feel like going home?"
(F)Max exchanged glances with (F)Michael, (F)Isabel, and finally with (F)Liz. They all gave him a smile and (F)Max shook his head. "Thanks, but.... Earth is our home."
Zan smiled and nodded his head. "I'm glad."
"So, what about the Granolith?" Mags asked Adri. "What are we going to do with it?"
"We'll take it back to the Palace." Adri announced, smiling. "Now that there is a ruling family that will take care of it, it doesn't need to be destroyed."
Zan exchanged glances with Adri and Zara. "We had better be leaving. It's a long way to Antar, and we've got a lot of work to do."
Adri walked over to (F)Liz and gave her a fierce hug. "Thank you so much. I'll never forget what you've given me." She whispered, making sure only (F)Liz heard her.
(F)Liz smiled and hugged the Antarian girl back. "Anytime."
Zan held out his hand to (F)Max, and shook it. It was awkward for them both, seeing as how they were basically the same person. Zara and (F)Liz gave each other a hug.
(F)Liz whispered into her ear, "You'll make a wonderful Queen." Zara smiled knowingly back at her.
As everyone walked out of the Pod Chamber, minus Zan, Zara, and Adri... a sense of calm settled over them all. Everything was ifinally/i over. They'd saved the day. Earth was no longer in harm.
The good guys had won.
centeriI didn't here you leave / I wonder how am I still here / I don't want to move a thing / It might change my memory / Oh I am what I am / I'll do what I want / but I can't hide / I won't go / I won't sleep / I can't breathe / until you're resting here with me / I won't leave / I can't hide / I cannot be / until your resting here with me / I don't want to call my friends / they might wake me from this dream / and I can't leave this bed / risk forgetting all that's been / Oh I am what I am / I'll do what I want / but I can't hide / I won't go / I won't sleep / I can't breathe / until you're resting here with me / I won't leave / I can't hide / I cannot be / until your resting here with me...../i/center
***
10:15 a.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
The Evan's Household
Roswell, New Mexico
Everyone sat in the kitchen, eating an enormous meal the woman had prepared. After the events of the past few days, everyone needed to have a good time. Gabriel, Mags, Stan, and Katie all sat on one side, while Max, Liz, Maria, Michael, Alex and Isabel sat on the other side.
"You know, I never knew I'd be ithis/i happy on Earth." Michael said truthfully. "When I was younger... I was just convinced I belonged somewhere else. But now.... now I iknow/i that I belong here."
Maria looked at him with a smile. "That is soooo beautiful, Michael! You should phone that in to Hallmark!"
Michael laughed. "I think I just might."
As everyone talked about how their lives have gotten to this point, Liz pulled Max into the living room.
"Is everything okay, honey?" Max asked her.
Liz nodded her head, smiling secretively. She had been idying/i to tell him this ever since she found out this morning... and now, she ifinally/i could.
"Sweetheart what is it?" Max smiled, his wife looked like she was about ready to burst at the seams.
She took his hand in hers, and placed it over her stomach, just like she had 17 years ago when she found out she was pregnant with Katie. She saw Max's eyes widen and she smiled. "I'm pregnant, Max."
In the kitchen, they heard a joyful yell and giggling coming from the living room.
"What the--" Michael said as everyone filed into the living room. Katie and Gabriel were the only one's still sitting at the table.
Gabe eyed his girlfriend carefully. She was smiling very secretively.
"What?" Gabe asked her.
She looked at him, a wide grin on her face. "Oh, nothing." She said innocently.
She turned her head towards the living room where everyone was now making a loud happy commotion. *Our secret is out, baby brother.* Katie's mind whispered. She couldn't believe she'd known before everyone.... practically before her parents.
Gotta love soul circles.
~*~ THE END! ~*~ or........ is it??? :)
***
EPILOGUE
9 months and 8 days later.......
"Yes, Mrs.Kerchese, the baby and my mom are both fine. Yes... yes I know how difficult it is to have a child now days. No! Of course I haven't had one yet! I'm just saying that--- Uh huh.... yeah, oh yeah I totally agree. You don't have ianything/i to worry about. Yes, I'm sure. I'll be sure to tell them you called.... okay, bye." Katie set the phone down with a sigh.
Her little brother, Elijah Maxwell Evans, was born the day before... and the phones hadn't stopped ringing. She'd even got a message all the way from Antar from Zan, Zara, and Adri. Congratulating her parents on the new baby. Shuttles now routinely went back and forth from Earth and Antar ever since Zan returned to rule it. They always kept in close contact.
Katie looked around the silent house. Her father had went to the hospital to bring her mother and Eli back home. She couldn't wait. Her family was entering a new chapter in their lives.
Maria and Michael were starting a new one of theirs, too. In about 9 months.
Life is great when you're an alien hybrid.
~ The End ~
NOTE: I just wanted to say thank you soooooooo much for reading this story! Your extremely gracious feedback here on fanfiction.net is what helped me finish this story! I hope you all enjoyed the ending! I am starting a completely new story, entitled "The Black Room". The first part will be up possibly in a few days... maybe longer. It's totally separate from "What the Future Holds". Since the TV show hasn't been very kind (to say the least) to Max/Liz fans, I feel it's my dreamer duty to continue and write stories that atleast give us die-hard dreamers hope. :) Now, with that, THANK YOU again for reading this! Let me know how you felt about this part by reviewing the story, or emailing me at GroupieChic319@aol.com
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: This is the last part! I hope you enjoyed this sequel!
9:50 a.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
Destiny Lab
Roswell, New Mexico
None of them could believe their eyes. Tess was dead... and she was killed by the past version... of iherself/i.
"Blondes never have any brains....." Ava muttered, rolling her eyes. She looked straight ahead, right at (F)Max and her expression changed. She ran over to a very confused (F)Max and looked over him worriedly. "Are you alright, Zan? Did she hurt you?"
(F)Max jerked away from her. Ava turned to the guard and yelled, "Let him go! He's not a prisoner, he's my husband!"
The guard immediately let him go and when Ava reached for him, (F)Max backed away.
"I'm inot/i Zan, Ava." (F)Max said firmly. "Zan is dead... because of you."
Ava went over her options. She could either confess, and lie her way into making him go back to Antar with her. Or she could play stupid and win him over that way. She decided on the latter.
Ava gave him a hurt look. "What are you talking about, love? Zan... are you alright?"
(F)Max was living a nightmare. He still couldn't remember everything from his past life. He strained his mind, desperately trying to remember why he hated this woman so much.... but he couldn't.
"Don't listen to her, Max!" Dakota shouted, struggling against the guard that held him back. "She worked with Kivar!"
Ava's head jerked towards the man that caused the outburst and glared at him. "Shut him up."
Ava looked back at (F)Max, who was now staring her down. His look was threatening. Ava backed off, and stood in the middle of the room.
"Alright, you've got me. I did work with Kivar." Ava admitted angrily. "And you know what? I don't regret it. Not a single second of it. Do you know why?" She was almost to the screaming point now. "This is iwhy/i!! Guards! Bring in the bodies!"
The double doors burst open and the group stood in complete and utter shock at the two tables that were wheeled into the room. It wasn't the two tables that knocked them speechless.... it was what was lying ion/i them. For there, strapped onto two separate tables, were the bodies of Zan and Zara.
Adri started to tremble, the reminders of her painful childhood coming back to her at a haunting rate. Her parents looked just as they had when they died. A normal person would have decomposed over the long period of time.... but apparently Ava had stopped that from happening. It was as if she wanted to keep them, as trophies, to show what kind power she had.
As Max and Liz looked upon the dead bodies of the people they once were... their past lives really hit home for them. They had lived a seperate life from the one they lived now. One in which they lived on a completely different planet than Earth. And they both had died on that planet.... died because of their love for one another.
Ava walked over to (F)Liz, who was staring at Zara's body. "So... I finally get to see the live version of the famous Royal slut."
"Ava--" (F)Max growled warningly, but as soon as he took a step forward, the guard had his hands behind his back again.
(F)Liz shook her head, trying to understand. "Why do you hate me so much."
Ava stood right in her face and yelled, "Because you're scum. You're just some lower class, street trash, dirty tramp who only wanted to get into the pants of a Prince!"
(F)Liz shook her head. "No, I believe that was you."
Ava held up her hand, as if to use her powers on her, when she looked over (F)Liz's shoulder and saw Adri standing there.
She let her hand fall to her side and she walked over in front of the person she'd been waiting a ilong/i time to meet. "Hello Adrienne, any luck finding the leak yet?"
"Leak?" Adri asked, confused.
"Oh... maybe ithis/i will refresh your memory." Ava said, snapping her fingers and changing herself into a tall redhead.
Adri gasped. "Asalyn!" Adri closed her eyes and realized what Ava had done. She had disguised herself this whole time..... as Adri's top spy.
Ava changed herself back and gave Adri a crooked smile. "Thanks for all the information, honey. It made my job ireal/i easy."
She pushed Adri out of her way and turned around towards the middle of the room, until something she saw out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. Liz.
Liz was hardly even aware of anyone in the room anymore. Her vision was blurring... all she could see was Ava's face hovering in front of her.
The only thing her mind could comprehend was that those two people lying on those tables, did not deserve to die. Her anger towards Ava increased with each passing second. Her eyes started to glow red. Her blood started to boil.
She faintly heard Ava ask, "Why so angry, doll?". But she really didn't hear her. Her vision was now completely red. She couldn't see anything. She couldn't feel anything. Her skin was burning. Her anger was consuming her, controlling her every move.
Her mind was churning over and over. Zan.... Zara. Zan... Zara. Adri... So much pain. So much unbearable pain had been endured by all three and none of them deserved it. All they deserved was to be happy. All they deserved was to be alive, to be a family again. She would do anything, ianything/i for them to have that again.
That's when it happened. At that presise second, Liz saw stars. Like the stars she saw when she got flashes from Max. She saw her mind being stretched out, stretched as far as it could possibly be. It stretched across space..... it stretched across time. She wasn't even sure what she was doing, but she put all her energy into it. She poured herself into the wish she had made. They ideserved/i this.
She gave herself up to it. Surrendered her soul to the force that was taking her energy.
On the outside, things were getting hectic. Max saw Liz's skin turn a bright red and her eyes roll back into her head. "Liz!" He yelled and the guard that was holding her arms back dropped them.
"Damn!" The guard hissed, looking at his burnt hand. "She's hot as fire!"
Ava looked at the girl, frightened. She was staring into cold red eyes now. If Ava took a step, the red eyes followed her.... but her head never moved. Ava had never been so scared in her entire life.
The groups attention was diverted to the middle of the room, though. Because something impossible was happening. The bodies of Zan and Zara..... were imoving/i.
Max blinked his eyes, and did it again. He was hallucinating. Zan was now sitting up.
"Oh my god...." Ava's voice trailed off.
The instant Zan opened his eyes, the light hit them and he instantly closed them again. Why did it feel like he hadn't used his eyes in forever? He froze when he recollected what had happened before his mind blanked out. He idied/i so... where was he now? He opened his eyes again, and stared in disbelief at the sight in front of him. Where iwas/i he?
He saw movement across from him and saw Zara sitting up, looking at him with confusion evident in her wide brown eyes. This was impossible. He had seen her.... dead. On the palace steps.... the day before.
He was feeling more and more energized by the moment and he quickly identified where it was coming from. His eyes flew up to the girl across the room that was red and trembling. The girl looked... like a young Zara.
He was filled with images. Images which he knew were coming from her. Images of her with a man that looked somewhat like him. She was kissing the man, hugging him, being with him...... loving him. He felt her consuming love for the man they called Max. She loved him fully and completely.
His thought's were interrupted, however, when he saw Ava staring in shock at him. His eyes widened as he registered that this evil woman was here.
Ava turned back to Liz, her eyes filled with hate. "You're doing this aren't you?" She screamed at her. "Stop! Stop now!" Ava reached over and shook Liz by the shoulders, but burned her hand on Liz's red hot skin.
As Ava looked back at Zan, he was now almost completely back to himself. His skin was no longer pale. So was Zara's. Ava lifted her hand up towards Liz, knowing she had to stop this now.
It happened in one fluid motion. Max, (F)Max, and Zan watched in horror as Ava's hand lifted towards the defenseless Liz. The same thought ran through the three of their minds simultainiously, *Stop Ava now.* They all lifted their hands towards her, and released all their energy.
The three men hit their target at the same time, causing Ava to scream and crumple to the ground. As soon as Ava's dead body fell, Liz's body changed color and her mind reeled back to the present.
She groaned and held both hands to the side of her head. She didn't realize it, but she was trembling so hard, she fell to the ground.
She hurt all over. Her head, her legs, her feet... her chest. She couldn't breathe. Liz put her hand over her heart and felt it beating a mile-a-minute. She tried desperately to breathe in air, but she got none in her lungs.
Everyone watched in horror at the new development taking place. Max, (F)Max and Zan rushed over to her side.
"What's wrong with her?" Isabel asked in utter horror.
"All her energy is gone." Zan answered sadly, his eyes focused on Liz's face. "She's dying."
"Dying....." (F)Max whispered desperately. He glanced over at (F)Liz, and her body was starting to fade.
Max shook his head defiantly, holding back tears. "No..... no." He took her head with one hand, then placed the other against her face. "She ican't/i die. I won't let her die." He formed the connection with her instantly, and her pain slammed into him like a ton of bricks, breaking their connection. Max shuddered and whispered brokenly, "Oh god...."
(F)Max and Zan exchanged glances, then each of them placed a hand on Liz.
"Try again." (F)Max said to his past self and within one second, they were all connected to her together. Together, they moved past the pain, and released energy back inside the girl that had given up all of hers, so that two other people could live. The loving girl that held all of their hearts in her hands.
Suddenly, the three of them were bombarded with flashes. Flashes of Max and Liz.
**Flash**
Max shivered at the loss of his energy. He looked down to the shocked girl that he loved more than anything, "You're alright now."
**Flash**
Liz walked out of the Jeep, just coming home from the hospital after her Grandma died. "Max, thank you for--"
Max lifted his finger to her lips and gave her a small smile.
**Flash**
Liz and Max sitting in the Bio-lab.
"Liz, I think that what I'm afraid of isn't that we try this and it works out really badly. What I'm afraid of is we try it and it works out really well. I'm afraid of feeling everything that I know I would feel. Because I know it's not meant to be. And somewhere down the line, we're gonna get hurt. I can live with that. I just couldn't bear to hurt you."
**Flash**
"Sometimes you have to take a step back to see what's really going on. Maybe that's what we both really need to do right now...find our balance again."
**Flash**
"You're my dream girl, Liz."
**Flash**
Making out in the back of the Crashdown..... strawberries.
**Flash**
Max in complete agony in the White Room. "Ok, stop it! Stop! I'll tell you where it is, just don't hurt Liz."
**Flash**
In the old van after Max escaped from the White Room.
"Max, the day that you saved my life, your life just... ended."
"No, that was the day my life began. Liz, when I was in that room, and they did... what they did to me. You're what kept me alive. The thought of you. The way your eyes look into mine. Your smile. The touch of your skin. Your lips. Knowing you has made me human. Whether I die tomorrow or fifty years from now, my destiny is the same: it's you. I want to be with you, Liz. I love you."
"I love you."
**Flash**
"Max, you do have a destiny. You just heard it. I can't stand in the way of it."
"But you mean everything to me."
Their last kiss.
**Flash**
The future teens arriving, and the shock of the realization of who Katie's mother was.
"If Tess isn't your mother then..... who is?" Liz asked and as soon as she said those words, she knew the answer. Katie was looking her straight in the eyes and Liz's breath caught in her throat. She felt as if she were looking at herself in the mirror.
**Flash**
The shock they felt when they saw Katie again.
Max knew what he saw. He couldn't forget that face. It was the face of his daughter. "K--Katie?!"
**Flashes End**
Liz bolted upright, panting. The air rushed into her lungs and she idly thought that she would inever/i take breathing for granted iever/i again.
Althought she felt it hard to breathe again, but this time it was from Max's crushing grip on her. She trembled a little and hugged him back just as fierce. She knew what had happened. She had been an inch away from death.
Max was trembling from his loss of energy, but that didn't matter. All that mattered was that she was ok. He pulled back, framing her face in his hands. "Are you alright?"
Liz nodded her head. "Yeah, just a little shaky."
It was only now that Max realized that (F)Max was now in a tight embrace with (F)Liz, and Zan was standing up, looking at Liz with an expression of awe.
Max pulled back, helping Liz to her feet, never once breaking contact with her. He grabbed her hand firmly in his.
When Liz looked up, she met Zan's eyes and smiled warmly at him. She could feel mixed emotions coming from the Antarian version of the love of her life. He felt a great appreciation for what she gave to him and Zara. A second chance at life.
He opened his mouth to say a thank you, but Liz interrupted. "It's okay. I know." She gave him a warm smile and Zara appeared at his side.
Max and Liz looked at the past versions of themselves and instantly began to remember. They remembered everything from their past lives. Every single little detail.
Zan turned to Zara, his hands running over her face, making sure she was real. "I can't believe this...."
Zara nodded her head, smiling. "Neither can I."
A thought ran through Zan's mind and he suddenly frowned. Something was missing. Someione/i was missing.
"Adri...." They both whispered at the same time.
Adri was rooted to the ground. She couldn't move. Her entire body was in shock at what she was seeing before her. Her mom and her dad, the people she'd missed so dearly over the years, the people she'd wished every day of her life hadn't died..... were standing 5 feet away from her.
"Mom?" Adri whispered hesitantly. "Dad?" She was still trying to figure out if this were a dream..... or reality.
Zan and Zara turned around slowly, to come face to face with their daughter. But, not everything had stayed the same over time. Their daughter had grown up. Her physical appearance had changed, of course, and her demeanor had changed. She looked..... older. Wiser. It was an Antarian genetics trait. A person stops aging at a certain point in their lives. Some people could live their lives a 60 years and still look like a teenager, just like Adri had. Some were not as lucky, and looked like they were in their 30's for years and years, like Zan and Zara. Adri looked like a girl that had carried so much pain throughout the years.
Zan walked over to Adri, with Zara by his side, and looked at his now grown up daughter. The last reminder of Adri he'd had was right before he died. How guilty and awful he felt at leaving his daughter all alone in the world. With only the knowledge of the hybrids to keep her going.
He reached out and did the one thing that would complete this family again. He grabbed his daughter into a fierce hug, tears flowing from his eyes.
"Adri...." He whispered into her ear. "My sweet Adri."
The three were all crying now, and smiling. Adri was wearing a smile so brilliant, everyone was wondering if they'd iever/i seen a person smile that much.
No one realized it, but all the guards ran at the sight of Zan. The supreme ruler of Antar had risen again. It was frightening at what would happen to them if anyone ever found out they were trying to take the Granolith.... so the fled.
Max led Liz over to a corner as the others took care of the imitation Granolith. His eyes were full of concern. "Are you sure you're okay?"
Liz nodded her head and put her arms around his waist, settling her head against his chest. She felt Max put his arms around her and stroke her hair.
"I love you so much, Liz Parker." He whispered softly.
She smiled and hugged him tighter. "I love you too, Max Evans."
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4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
The Pod Chamber
Somewhere outside Roswell, New Mexico
Katie hugged each other the past teens, not really wanting them to go. It was always fun seeing them. Even though it'd only happend twice in her life. She was always amazed at how her parents acted as teenagers.
"Have a safe trip back." She whispered into Max's ear and he smiled.
"I will." He turned and then looked back at her. "See you in 20 years."
Katie laughed and waved good-bye to the past teens as they all stepped inside the Granolith and it whizzed into action, whisking the teens back to the time they were supposed to be in.
They had released the people of Roswell out of Ava's Granolith. They were all shocked to see that no one had a recollection of the past days events. The world picked up where it left of, as if nothing had happened. After they destroyed Ava's Granolith, they headed for the Pod Chamber. And now here they stood, everything back to noraml, with 2 additional people. Zan and Zara.... Katie couldn't keep the smile off her face at what her mother had done to bring those two back. Her mother was an amazing woman.
Her father walked over to her and put an arm around her shoulder. "So... did you do it?"
Katie nodded her head and smiled up at him. "Yeah, when I hugged each of them I did my little mind trick. None of them will remember being here."
(F)Liz stood by her daughter. "It's best they don't know itoo/i much of the future. Besides, they'll learn the whole truth just as we did."
(F)Max nodded his head in agreement, and everyone turned towards Zan, Zara, and Adri.
Zan walked towards (F)Max. "I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done."
(F)Max nodded his head and smiled. "You're only thanking yourself."
Zan smiled at this and Zara stood by his side with Adri.
"So, have you decided what you're going to do?" (F)Liz asked curiously.
Zara nodded her head. "We've decided to return to Antar."
Zan also nodded his head and glanced at his family. "We finally have no more threats towards us. Antar can be peaceful once again."
Katie smiled at Adri, who was looking back at her with a smile. They had had a conversation when they first met, about their families. Adri admitted how desperately she wanted to have a family like Katie's again.... and Katie had told her not to worry. She knew deep down, Adri would have it again. And she does.
"You know...." Zan said, looking at (F)Max. "I could use your help. Rebuilding Antar. What do you say? Feel like going home?"
(F)Max exchanged glances with (F)Michael, (F)Isabel, and finally with (F)Liz. They all gave him a smile and (F)Max shook his head. "Thanks, but.... Earth is our home."
Zan smiled and nodded his head. "I'm glad."
"So, what about the Granolith?" Mags asked Adri. "What are we going to do with it?"
"We'll take it back to the Palace." Adri announced, smiling. "Now that there is a ruling family that will take care of it, it doesn't need to be destroyed."
Zan exchanged glances with Adri and Zara. "We had better be leaving. It's a long way to Antar, and we've got a lot of work to do."
Adri walked over to (F)Liz and gave her a fierce hug. "Thank you so much. I'll never forget what you've given me." She whispered, making sure only (F)Liz heard her.
(F)Liz smiled and hugged the Antarian girl back. "Anytime."
Zan held out his hand to (F)Max, and shook it. It was awkward for them both, seeing as how they were basically the same person. Zara and (F)Liz gave each other a hug.
(F)Liz whispered into her ear, "You'll make a wonderful Queen." Zara smiled knowingly back at her.
As everyone walked out of the Pod Chamber, minus Zan, Zara, and Adri... a sense of calm settled over them all. Everything was ifinally/i over. They'd saved the day. Earth was no longer in harm.
The good guys had won.
centeriI didn't here you leave / I wonder how am I still here / I don't want to move a thing / It might change my memory / Oh I am what I am / I'll do what I want / but I can't hide / I won't go / I won't sleep / I can't breathe / until you're resting here with me / I won't leave / I can't hide / I cannot be / until your resting here with me / I don't want to call my friends / they might wake me from this dream / and I can't leave this bed / risk forgetting all that's been / Oh I am what I am / I'll do what I want / but I can't hide / I won't go / I won't sleep / I can't breathe / until you're resting here with me / I won't leave / I can't hide / I cannot be / until your resting here with me...../i/center
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10:15 a.m.
Saturday, April 30, 2020
The Evan's Household
Roswell, New Mexico
Everyone sat in the kitchen, eating an enormous meal the woman had prepared. After the events of the past few days, everyone needed to have a good time. Gabriel, Mags, Stan, and Katie all sat on one side, while Max, Liz, Maria, Michael, Alex and Isabel sat on the other side.
"You know, I never knew I'd be ithis/i happy on Earth." Michael said truthfully. "When I was younger... I was just convinced I belonged somewhere else. But now.... now I iknow/i that I belong here."
Maria looked at him with a smile. "That is soooo beautiful, Michael! You should phone that in to Hallmark!"
Michael laughed. "I think I just might."
As everyone talked about how their lives have gotten to this point, Liz pulled Max into the living room.
"Is everything okay, honey?" Max asked her.
Liz nodded her head, smiling secretively. She had been idying/i to tell him this ever since she found out this morning... and now, she ifinally/i could.
"Sweetheart what is it?" Max smiled, his wife looked like she was about ready to burst at the seams.
She took his hand in hers, and placed it over her stomach, just like she had 17 years ago when she found out she was pregnant with Katie. She saw Max's eyes widen and she smiled. "I'm pregnant, Max."
In the kitchen, they heard a joyful yell and giggling coming from the living room.
"What the--" Michael said as everyone filed into the living room. Katie and Gabriel were the only one's still sitting at the table.
Gabe eyed his girlfriend carefully. She was smiling very secretively.
"What?" Gabe asked her.
She looked at him, a wide grin on her face. "Oh, nothing." She said innocently.
She turned her head towards the living room where everyone was now making a loud happy commotion. *Our secret is out, baby brother.* Katie's mind whispered. She couldn't believe she'd known before everyone.... practically before her parents.
Gotta love soul circles.
~*~ THE END! ~*~ or........ is it??? :)
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EPILOGUE
9 months and 8 days later.......
"Yes, Mrs.Kerchese, the baby and my mom are both fine. Yes... yes I know how difficult it is to have a child now days. No! Of course I haven't had one yet! I'm just saying that--- Uh huh.... yeah, oh yeah I totally agree. You don't have ianything/i to worry about. Yes, I'm sure. I'll be sure to tell them you called.... okay, bye." Katie set the phone down with a sigh.
Her little brother, Elijah Maxwell Evans, was born the day before... and the phones hadn't stopped ringing. She'd even got a message all the way from Antar from Zan, Zara, and Adri. Congratulating her parents on the new baby. Shuttles now routinely went back and forth from Earth and Antar ever since Zan returned to rule it. They always kept in close contact.
Katie looked around the silent house. Her father had went to the hospital to bring her mother and Eli back home. She couldn't wait. Her family was entering a new chapter in their lives.
Maria and Michael were starting a new one of theirs, too. In about 9 months.
Life is great when you're an alien hybrid.
~ The End ~
NOTE: I just wanted to say thank you soooooooo much for reading this story! Your extremely gracious feedback here on fanfiction.net is what helped me finish this story! I hope you all enjoyed the ending! I am starting a completely new story, entitled "The Black Room". The first part will be up possibly in a few days... maybe longer. It's totally separate from "What the Future Holds". Since the TV show hasn't been very kind (to say the least) to Max/Liz fans, I feel it's my dreamer duty to continue and write stories that atleast give us die-hard dreamers hope. :) Now, with that, THANK YOU again for reading this! Let me know how you felt about this part by reviewing the story, or emailing me at GroupieChic319@aol.com