Disclaimer: See prologue
Long Time Gone part one
Max opened the door to the Crashdown and stopped. Everyone in the room turned to look at him from where they were huddled around Liz.
"Max! Thank god" Maria sighed in relief.
Amy looked at the handsome dark-haired man standing just inside the door way and staring at Liz with so much love it made Amy tingle just to be in the same room as him and Liz "Max?" she asked Isabel beside her.
Isabel glanced up at Max "my brother and the love of Liz's life"
Max seemed to come to life, pushing through the people to Liz's side "Liz? Liz sweetheart wake up" he pleaded pulling her into his arms.
Maria offered him her vile of oil. Max shook his head and gestured to the people around them.
Timothy stood up "why don't you guys go to the takeaway place down the street, we've got it here"
There was a murmur of agreement and finally the Crashdown was empty except for Max, Liz, Maria, Michael, Isabel, Timothy and Amy.
Max looked up at them questioningly.
Amy snorted "I'm not leaving Aby . . . I mean Liz. She's my best friend"
Max sighed and looked down at Liz's peaceful face "you may not understand what I'm about to do, but I suppose you can stay"
He lay one of his hands lovingly on Liz's cheek and easily blocked out everything around him except Liz.
It only took him a second to connect to her. He was bombarded of images of the life Liz had been living for the past year until he finally came to a piece of film running over and over in Liz's mind of Alex, Maria and her laughing at some joke Alex had said and throwing pillows at him. Max willed her to notice his presence and he broke the connection.
He stared down at Liz ignoring the others voices around him two of which sounded terribly confused. "Liz?" he asked tentatively running his hand through her sleek curly hair.
Liz's eyes fluttered open and focussed on Max's "Max?" she asked in confusion. He smiled at her tenderly "miss me?"
Suddenly the memories of the past day flooded back to her. She moaned "oh god no, Alex!" Max hugged her tightly and rocked her "shh" he whispered burying his face in her soft hair. He rubbed her back and looked up at the others while she sobbed "let's get her upstairs" they nodded in silent agreement. Max slipped one arm under her knees and the other under her arms standing up and cradling her to his chest protectively "I know you don't understand what's going on and it's probably not safe to tell you but Liz trust's you so so do I."
Amy and Timothy glanced at each other uneasily but followed them out the back.
***
Max lay Liz down on her bed while the others sat in the lounge with Amy and Timothy. He turned on her bedside lamp and sat down on the bed "get some sleep Liz. Alex wouldn't have wanted you making yourself sick."
She drew in a shuddering breath and wiped at her eyes "Tess killed him?" she asked her voice choked with emotion, tears still running down her face.
Max nodded and stroked her hair "she mind warped him to decode the book and when he remembered what had happened he went to her and accused her. His brain was so drained by the first mind warp, when Tess tried again it was to much and he died."
Liz winced and moved closer to Max "what happened to Tess?"
Max frowned "well it seems Nasedo struck a deal with Kivar that Tess would get pregnant with my child and return to Antar with us to hand over to Kivar. When it didn't happen she escaped back to Antar without us"
Liz propped herself up on her elbows to look at him "Kivar? Antar? I guess I've missed a lot."
Max frowned "of course you weren't there. Antar is the name of our home planet and Kivar is for lack of a better word the evil alien"
Liz sighed "you know even if Roswell never gets more interesting you can always find some new bad guys after you, Isabel and Michael."
Max smirked "and I haven't even told you about Lonnie and Rath yet" he gently pushed her down under the covers "now sleep. I'll go and tell Amy and Timothy who we are and before you ask I know their names from connecting to you"
Liz sniffed and nodded "are you really willing to tell them?"
Max shrugged "without Tess being here I think things will be safe at least for a while. And if you like them as much as I think you do then they'll be fine. We have a lot to talk about Liz but it can wait" he told her turning off the lamp and getting up.
"I missed you Max" Liz whispered to the darkness.
***
Amy tapped her foot impatiently against the couch she sat on "okay would someone please tell me what is going on?"
Timothy nodded "yeah and where is Aby?"
Maria glowered at Amy from where she sat propped against Michael's chest.
"Look I know you won't understand but we'll explain" Isabel told them coming into the room with a tray of drinks.
Max walked in and sat down taking a mug from Isabel "thanks Issy" he said absently.
Amy took her own drink and crossed her legs "right, you seem to be the one in charge here so I'll ask you, who are you, who is Liz Parker and where is the phone?"
Max smirked "I'm Max Evans, Liz Parker is in the other room and the phone is in the kitchen."
Amy stared at him defiantly for another minute before he turned to Michael and Maria "you know it's easy to see why Liz likes her, she's just like Maria"
Michael bit his lip waiting for Maria to take the bait, trying not to laugh.
"I am nothing like her" Maria burst out sending scathing looks in Amy's direction.
Isabel groaned "fine if your all going to be so hot headed I'll tell him, the only other sane person in the room" she pointed to Timothy who smiled and nodded.
"Okay, I'm Isabel Evans. Max is my brother and Michael Guerin is our friend since we were little. The girl siting on his lap is Maria De Luca" she paused and sipped her drink "and if Max is going to tell you what I think he's going to tell you then I think it may be easier if he tells it."
Michael frowned "Maxwell we aren't telling them"
Max shrugged "they saw me connect to Liz, we have to"
Michael stood up ignoring protests from Maria "Max it's not safe for either groups involved. Look at what happened to Alex!"
Max bowed his head "I think they need to know"
Amy stood up "your damn right we do. Now tell me NOW what the hell is going on?!" she shouted her eyes flashing dangerously.
Timothy took her arm and pulled her back down "look there's obviously something major we don't know about here"
Maria snorted "you got that right, they're aliens"
"Maria!"
She shrugged "what? You lot weren't about to tell them"
Amy laughed "can I have that in writing? I'd be sure to get an A for history"
Michael glared at her "see they wouldn't understand"
Isabel rolled her eyes "well at least Maria told them. What she says is true and before you walk out I'll give a little demonstration"
Michael shook his head "Isabel!"
She ignored him and held her mug up and waved her over it turning it from green to red and back again.
Amy shrieked and squeezed Timothy's hand, hard.
Max smiled "Amy we aren't going to hurt you. The famous 47 crash? It happened. Isabel, Michael, a girl called Tess and I were on it. We were in pods like incubators for years before we came out looking like young children. Isabel and I were found by the Evans' and adopted but Michael ended up in foster families. We stayed in touch with Michael and we always knew we were aliens. Anyway we kept the secret until we were sixteen. Michael and I were sitting here at the Crashdown one day and Liz was shot, I've always loved Liz so I didn't hesitate to heal her but after that Liz knew and in turn she told Maria and Alex."
Amy stared at him wide eyed.
Timothy leaned forward "why was Liz shot?"
Max sighed and set down his cup "Liz's parents own the Crashdown, this is her house. Liz and Maria were waitressing and two guys were fighting over something and one drew a gun and accidentally shot Liz."
Timothy nodded and rubbed his face trying to take in all the information.
Amy frowned "what about Tess? You said she was one of you. Who is she?"
Maria chuckled from where she sat "or as we hope who was she"
Max blinked and licked his dry lips "Tess didn't come out from the pods till after we had left and she was found by another alien called Nasedo. We didn't meet Tess until just before Liz Left. On our home planet in our past lives I was the King, Tess was my wife so she was also queen, Isabel was my sister and Michael was my second in command. Nasedo told Tess her whole life that she and I were destined for each other as were Michael and Isabel so when she found Liz and I together, Maria and Michael together and Alex and Isabel sot of together I suppose she got jealous.
Tess left to go back to Antar, our home planet, after I wouldn't sleep with her. She was so intent on finding how to get back to Antar that she used her powers on Alex so he would spend the entire summer break decoding a book about our destiny's and how to get back to Antar. He did it but the mind warp had drained him so much that it killed him."
Isabel sniffed and rubbed her eyes angrily. Max reached out and took her hand in his without taking his eyes off Amy and Timothy "you must understand, I've risked a lot telling you what I've told you but like I said Liz trusts you and so I do to."
Amy narrowed her eyes "is it true the government has a secret alien hunters society?"
Max gulped and closed his eyes "oh yeah. I've experienced it first hand and it's not pretty." This time Isabel squeezed his hand.
Max opened his eyes again "there is a lot more to tell you but that's the basic story."
Timothy glanced around at the people watching them earnestly "we wouldn't tell anyone."
Amy nodded "I need to ring Jill" she said looking at Timothy "I have a feeling Aby . . . Liz won't be going home, at least not for a while. The poor woman needs to know."
Maria cocked her head "Jill?"
Amy pursed her lips "Jill Jason, supposed sister of Aby"
Isabel got up and disappeared into the kitchen returning a few minutes latter with a cordless phone "here."
Amy took the phone and smiled at Isabel in thanks.
Timothy looked at his watch "we should go soon."
Amy punched in the number and waited
"Hello?" a tired voice questioned
"Hey Jill, its Amy here. Look Aby, Timothy and I may be staying here in Roswell for longer than we thought"
Jill sighed "Abigail comes from Roswell, doesn't she"
Amy nodded then realized Jill couldn't see her "yeah she does. She's asleep right now but I'll get her to call latter. And get some rest! Make the rugrats to do something constructive for a change"
Jill laughed "what ever you say Amy. Give my love to Tim and Aby"
Amy smiled and felt her eyes fill with tears "will do Mrs. J, Bye"
"Bye Amy."
Amy sighed and looked at Timothy "she sends her love. How such a sweet woman ended up marrying that bastard I'll never know"
Michael stood up "I'll make you guys something to eat before you go."
Timothy nodded "then we should go. What should we do about Aby?" he asked Max.
Max shrugged "Liz's parents are away at some conference in Seattle so if she wants to stay here we'll stay with her."
Amy hugged her self and looked toward the door "I wish I could stay with her but I think the teacher will notice if we're both gone for the night. I'll come back for her in the morning"
Max smiled and nodded sympathetically "she really hated lying to you"
She looked at him "how do you know?"
Max looked down "when I connect to Liz I see things from her life and how she feels about them. You and Timothy appeared a lot."
Amy smiled back at him "thanks Max."
Timothy stood up and stretched "so what's for dinner?"
***
Max opened the door to Liz's room quietly and slipped in closing it behind him.
Moon light streamed in the window silhouetting Liz's form curled in a protective ball under the covers.
Max smiled and sat down beside her making as little sound as possible. He watched her move closer to him in her sleep "I love you so much Liz Parker you better not leave me again" he told her quietly.
The door opened again.
Max looked up to see Amy closing the door behind her "hey" he whispered.
She smiled and tucked a whisp of stray blond hair behind her ear "hi Max. Is she asleep?"
Max glanced down at Liz and smiled "yeah, could call it emotionally drained"
Amy sat down next to him "she was really that close to Alex?"
Max nodded "oh yeah. Alex and Maria were her best friends."
Amy sighed and got up "well Timmy and I better go but we'll be back in the morning." She turned to look back at him "just so you know, I wont let her come back with us. She's needed here."
Max smiled "thank you Amy, you don't know how much that means to me but it's Liz's decision"
She shrugged and smirked "hey you're exactly what I wanted for her. Cute and intelligent" she chuckled and waved goodbye.
He got up and adjusted the blankets around Liz "sleep tight."
TBC . . .
AN/ okay so call me the queen of writers block but I just can't seem to get this story working. So I'll only do one more chapter.