Title: Lost and Found
Author: Shannon (aka on Fanfiction.net, superCANDYgirl)
E-mail: slaygirl2000@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: I do not own Roswell. I also
don't own any of the songs used, they belong to Bif Naked and Lonestar, and whoever
owns them.
Rating: R,
mostly for one part that is sort of un-episody (meaning it wouldn't get to air
on TV) but that I couldn't resist putting in
Category: M&M
Summary: Okay, I can't summarize this episode. So just read please.
Spoilers: Everything up to the end of season 2.
Distribution: If you want it take it, but let me know please.
Feedback: YES!!! Feedback is the food of
life. Or fanfiction at any rate.
Author's
Note: Starts shortly after "Alien Abductee" left
off, on the same night. Also, I need
some help. For the season finale of
this series, I need a song for the last scene. I'm looking for something in the style of U2's "Walk On" that was played
at the end of "Departure". Any
suggestions would be greatly appreciated. J
Air Date: February 26, 2002
Isabel
opened her eyes, and growled in frustration. She had been trying to dreamwalk Peter DeLuca again, and without any
luck, as usual. The rest of the house
was empty. Max and Liz had gone with
Kyle and Jim to pick up the rest of the supplies for the rescue mission, while
Isabel stayed home and tried to find out where said rescue mission was to take
place. They had been in there a week
now. Isabel knew that at this point
time was something they didn't have, and every time she failed to get the
information they needed, the panic that she had been suppressing since Michael
and Maria had disappeared came closer to the surface. She decided to go downstairs, and get a glass of water. She didn't really think it would help, but
it was all she could come up with. When
Isabel returned to her room a couple of minutes later, she nearly jumped out of
her skin. Sitting on her bed was Peter
DeLuca. Isabel turned to run out the
door, but it slammed shut before she had the chance. When she tried, Isabel found it was practically welded to the
frame. She looked around wildly for
another escape, but the only other way out of her room was the window, and
Peter DeLuca stood between her and it. Standing as far away from him as possible, and trying to hide her panic,
Isabel asked, "Mr. DeLuca?"
He looked
up at her, grinning evilly. When Isabel
met her eyes, something told her it wasn't him. Something subconscious in her recognized him, knew he wasn't
Peter DeLuca, not anymore. "Wrong," he
told her, as realization dawned on her.
"Khivar,"
Isabel gasped, eyes wide with fear. She
placed her hand on the door, and tried to discreetly undo what he had done to
keep it shut. But in a flash he was in
front of her, and tossed her up against the opposite wall.
"Hello,
Vilandra. It's been a while," he said
with no emotion. "I hope you haven't
forgotten me." Isabel gave no reaction. Then her entire body convulsed as he filled
her mind with memories of them from Antar. After a minute, Isabel shoved him off, and stood breathing heavily,
shaking her head. "Now do you
remember?" he asked her.
Forcing the
images out of her head, Isabel asked shakily, "What do you want?"
He looked
thoughtful. "What do I want? Well I wanted my deal fulfilled, but apparently
it was too much work for Nicholas. Who
knew Ava was so strong willed. I wanted
you to deliver your brother to my servant, but you surprised me. Smarter than you were before, you knew I
wouldn't give you up once I had you. Now, I have two of you. I intend
to take the rest, and kill all of you for all the trouble you've caused
me. And this time, I will get what I
want." Peter/Khivar had been advancing
on Isabel, and now had her pinned against a wall, his back to the window.
Isabel
looked at him defiantly, though she was incredibly confused. What the hell did Nicholas have to do with
the deal? "We won't give you anything
you want. You won't succeed."
He smirked
at her. "I think I will. Rath and Micaela will be dead before the sun
rises." Micaela? Isabel wondered
silently. "Your brother will join them
soon. As will you."
"I don't
think so." Peter/Khivar whirled around
to come face to face with Max and Liz. Before he could say anything, Max placed his hand on the man's chest and
started sending bolts of energy through him. Essentially he was electrocuting him. Isabel and Liz each grabbed one of his arms that were flailing around
wildly, trying to strike Max, and did the same thing. Isabel also did a quick search through his memory, desperate to
find what they needed before he died. Finally, the man collapsed to the floor. His body was burnt, and was one of the most truly disgusting
things Isabel had ever seen. Max
checked to see if he had a pulse, and found that there was none. The three of them stood around the body.
"What do we
do with this?" Liz asked. Isabel was
impressed the girl hadn't thrown up yet, because she certainly looked like she
was going to.
Before
anyone could respond, the body on the floor jerked up, and the eyes flew open. The three of them jumped back. "He's coming for you," Peter DeLuca told
them. His body convulsed once more,
then he fell back to the floor, dead for good this time.
"We burn
it," Max said, a bit shaken up by the whole thing.
"Max,"
Isabel said. He and Liz looked at
her. "I know where Michael and Maria
are."
Maria lay
on the bed in their cell, while Michael sat beside her, holding her hand. They knew they had to get out of there
before morning, so Maria was trying to reach Isabel. But she was so upset and afraid, that she was having trouble
falling asleep. Finally, she managed to
drift off. She found herself in a place
that was all grey. It was like she
wasn't in a dream but an area between dreams. She wandered blindly for a few minutes before she felt another
presence. "Isabel?" she called.
"Maria?"
Isabel shouted back. The girls still
could not see each other, but by following the sound of each other's voice they
were able to find one another relatively quickly.
"Isabel,"
Maria began desperately, "You have to find us. Now. They're taking the baby out
in the morning. They're going to kill
me and Michael. If you're not here
we're escaping on our own."
"It's okay,
Maria. We know where you are. It's three hours away from here, we just left. We'll be there as soon as we can, just hold
on," Isabel assured her.
Maria
breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank
God. You guys have everything."
Isabel
nodded. "Just be ready. Go over the plan with Michael, he's missed
parts of it."
"Parts of
what?" Michael asked, stepping forward. Maria must have pulled him in with her when she fell asleep.
"We're on
our way Michael," Isabel told him. "Don't worry. I'm gonna go,
conserve strength and all, but Maria will explain everything to you."
"Isabel!"
Maria called as the girl began to disappear. "How did you find us?"
Isabel
hesitated. "Long story. Maria, I'm sorry, but your father's dead."
Maria took
that in. "Don't be. He wasn't my father anymore anyways." Isabel nodded, then vanished. Maria turned to Michael. "We've got a plan, Spaceboy."
Michael
looked at her. "I don't have to sing
again, do I?"
Maria
laughed. "No, I wouldn't put myself
through that again."
Michael
nodded, relieved, and then realized what she had just said. "Hey!" he cried, more nervous then
offended. Maria smiled, and then
proceeded to tell him the plan she, Isabel, and Liz had come up with.
When Maria
had explained what was going to happen to Michael, they both woke up. In his sleep, Michael had come to lie across
Maria. Now he shifted so that he lay
beside her, along the length of her body, and propped himself up on one
arm. She stared up at him, and he knew
that her eyes were a reflection of his own, filled with fear and tentative
hope. Despite the fact that their rescuers
were on their way, neither Michael nor Maria could stop the overwhelming sense
of dread that was filling them up. What
if Max and the others didn't make it on time? Or what if they did, but they were killed anyways? What if tonight really was the last night
they would ever be together? As Michael
watched her, he knew she was thinking the same thing he was. He saw as the emotions showing in her eyes
changed, need and desire now filling them. Michael felt his heart beat faster and could hear Maria's breath grow
ragged as he ran his hand lightly along her side. "Michael," Maria whispered hoarsely. The question was obvious in her voice, and their lips met in an
instant. Their kisses were always hot
and fiery, but none had ever been quite like this one. All of their desire, fear, anger, pain, and
love were poured into it. Their tongues
fought for their lives and hands groped desperately. Michael's hands and lips traveled all over Maria's body, his eyes
wide with wonder. He needed to memorize
her, all of her. The way she felt
against him, the way her skin tasted, the way she looked with her body rising
and falling beneath his, the way her breath came in short gasps, and she moaned
his name. Whatever they did to him
tomorrow, they could never destroy his memory of her. Michael wasn't sure when his mouth reached hers again or when
their clothes wound up on the floor. But he knew the second he was inside her, because for the first time
since this whole ordeal had begun he felt complete. Making love to Maria was more than just a joining of bodies, it
was a union of souls. As they moved
together, Michael filling Maria as much as he possibly could, his hands
continued to travel along her sides, while hers ran over his back and
arms. Michael was aware that with every
movement of her hands she was healing the cuts and burns that lay where she
touched. He was also aware that every
scrape she removed was replaced with one from her hands, as she tried to crawl
as deeply inside of him as he was in her. And Michael let her in the only way he knew how. He let go of all control over his mind,
opening himself up completely to her. Maria cried out at the onslaught of visions as Michael's head filled
with images from her. They saw the
darkest corners of each other's souls, fantasies the creator barely
acknowledged, childhood memories that were long lost, every feeling the other
had ever had. Then the nature of the
visions changed, and they were all of each other. Michael realized Maria was seeing the same things he was,
something that had never happened before. They watched their moments together, Michael seeing through Maria's
eyes, and Maria through his. Then it
changed again. The visions were still
of each other, but something was different. It was still Michael and Maria, but the faces and time were wrong. They were things Michael didn't
recognize. He tried to hold on to one
of the visions, to understand it's meaning, but they flew by too fast for him
to process. Then suddenly his head
cleared and he was staring into Maria's face beneath him. Their mouths met to muffle the cries that
echoed inside their heads as they came together. When his breathing returned to semi-normal speed and the stars
that had filled his vision cleared, Michael opened his eyes. He wasn't sure when Maria had started
crying, and was more surprised to realize that his face was also wet with
tears. He rolled onto his back and held
Maria tightly to him, whispering words of love to her while she cried into his
shoulder.
Amy DeLuca
sat in the back of the Valenti's car. Liz had tried to talk her out of coming, but Amy had insisted. She was going to be there to help her
daughter, even if it killed her. Her
baby was in trouble and that was all that mattered. Jim and Kyle sat in the front going over the plan. Liz, Max, and Isabel were behind them in the
new Jeep. All traffic laws were being
broken as the six sped towards Maria and Michael, knowing there was no time to
lose. Even though everyone was trying
to come off as confident, the fear filling each of them was displayed all over
their faces. Even going 100 miles an
hour, Amy was still afraid she wouldn't reach her baby in time.
Michael and
Maria sat in their cell, tense and ready to do battle. About an hour ago Maria had used her powers
to remove the drug from Michael's system. He hadn't received another dose of it in the past three days, and it had
worn off enough that she was able to clean it out with little effort. Michael had full use of his powers again,
but was still somewhat weakened from all the tests they had done. Now it was just a question of waiting. Everyone involved knew that if the doctors
came for Michael and Maria before the others got there, the two would use their
powers and make a break for it. But
everyone was hoping it wouldn't come to that. Michael and Maria had little knowledge of the building, and would likely
get caught before they made it out. Isabel had been able to get a complete map of the place, or at least of
what they needed to know, before Peter DeLuca had died. Max had seen it also, and so they were the
ones who were going to be leading the way out. So now Michael and Maria sat hoping their rescuers wouldn't be too late.
Maria
shifted beside him, and started singing softly to herself. Michael caught the lyrics and chuckled at
her choice. "Spaceman, oh spaceman,
come rescue me from this, calling all aliens, come rescue me!" she sang under
her breath.
"Why does
Max get to be Spaceman, and I'm Spaceboy?" Michael complained
jokingly.
Maria
looked up and smiled at him. She was
about to say something, but suddenly she froze. A moment later she snapped out of it and turned to Michael. "They're here."
Isabel
opened her eyes and nodded to the other five. Maria knew they were there. Moving as silently as possible, dressed all in black and cloaked
in darkness, the 6 people moved towards the entrance of the cave that lead to
the entrance to the compound. Max and
Isabel used their powers to take out the two guards that blocked the cave. Then Isabel disrupted the video cameras,
created a security system error. The
feed to the monitors from all cameras was cut off. It would show up as a system crash, and would give them some time
to get in and out undetected. Then they
ran through the cave, following Isabel until they reached the entrance. Four guards stood there, but not for
long. When they were down, Isabel, Max,
Kyle, and Liz took their weapons, like they did with the first two. Amy and Jim had come armed. Max changed his fingerprints and eyes to
match those of one of the guards. He
passed the security check, and the six entered the building. The immediately split into two teams and
headed in opposite directions. Isabel,
Amy, and Kyle started for the generator room, all the power for the building
came from there. Meanwhile, Max, Liz,
and Jim ran to get Michael and Maria.
Five
minutes after she received the psychic message from Isabel, Maria began
mindwarping the guards outside the door. She knew that there were always two, and was able to enter both their
minds relatively easily. Michael stood
ready to pounce if they broke out of it, and ready to run when Max and the rest
showed up. The door swung open and Max,
Liz and Jim came in.
"Man, am I
glad to see you," Michael said, visibly relieved. Maria was still concentrating on keeping the mindwarp up, but
smiled gratefully at her friends. Max
tossed the two of them the extra guns they had snatched from the guards. Michael looked at him questioningly.
"Back-up,"
Max said simply. Michael nodded. "Let's go, we haven't got long." They ran out of the room together, the door
closing behind them, and right past the oblivious guards. For someone who just recently got alien
abilities, Maria did good work. When
they rounded the corner and were out of viewing range, Maria dropped the
mindwarp. Two guards came around
another corner.
"Hey!" they
shouted when they saw the five teens and Sheriff Valenti. A blast of energy from Michael took both of
them out, and they continued running towards the exit. Suddenly, there was a shot from behind them,
and it grazed Maria's side. She cried
out in pain and Max whirled around. Down the hall, the two guards Maria had mindwarped were coming after
them. Max fired two rounds, and both of
them fell to the ground. Maria healed
herself as best she could while moving, but the wound was deeper than she had
thought, and she knew they had to get out of here fast. With Michael's help, she pressed
forward. They heard shouts from another
corridor and saw Isabel, Amy, and Kyle running towards them as fast as they
could. Then red emergency lights
started flashing and a siren blared. Footsteps could be heard clamouring down the hall, not to far from where
they were. As Isabel and the others
caught up to them, Max shouted, "What happened?"
"They found
us!" Isabel shrieked as she blasted another agent.
"Did you do
it?" he shouted, shooting a doctor in the leg and finishing him with his
powers.
"This place
will blow in ten minutes. We have to be
out of here by then!" Isabel yelled.
Then no one
talked as they continued to be stormed. Injuries were received on both sides, but the CIA suffered the only
fatal ones. Bullets and energy blasts
flew all around them as the 8 people who had come to be a family moved towards
the exit. The battle raged, but they
finally reached the stairs that lead to freedom. Isabel went first to clear the way. Amy and Liz followed with Jim. Michael and Maria had just started up the stairs when the explosion was
heard. Deep in the underground, the
explosives attached to the generator went off. The entire place would blow within a matter of minutes. "Max!" Michael shouted. Max and Kyle took care of the last two
guards after them and dove into the stairwell. The four ran up the stairs, Michael carrying Maria, and ran out into the
cave. They didn't stop until they
reached the cars, parked a few hundred yards away from the rock formation that
held the cave. They watched as the
ground collapsed and the rock formation sunk into the ground, destroying the
compound. Somehow they all knew that
this would be the end of the special unit, in any government agency.
Michael
laid Maria on the ground. Her wound had
gotten worse and she was clearly exhausted from the fight. Her face was pale and her lips blue, and
Michael was scared to death, but he wasn't going to lose her. "Maria," he pleaded with her, "Maria please
baby, look at me." Her breathing heavy,
she opened her eyes just enough to meet his. Michael placed his hands over her stomach, and felt the connection that
came easily to them. She was weak, on
the verge of dying, and he could feel her despair. Focusing, he set to work on healing her. As he repaired the damage, he felt someone
else in there with him, helping him. The
baby, he realized. As Michael
finished healing the woman he loved, an image of a little blond girl filled his
head. She smiled at him, then
disappeared, and Michael was back in the desert. Maria was healed, but she still hadn't moved. Then her eyes opened, filled with tears, and
she sat up. Michael immediately pulled
her into his arms, and held her against him with all his strength. The others had repaired their injuries, and
were watching the scene before them with amazement.
Maria cried
into his chest, her arms wrapped tightly around his neck. "I was so scared," she whispered.
"I know,"
Michael said rocking her gently, his own tears falling into her hair. "I was too. I was so afraid I was going to lose you. Maria, god, I, I love you so much, and if I lost you, I don't
know…" Michael broke off as he realized what he wanted. "I don't want to wait," he blurted out,
pulling back to look at her. At her
confused expression, he continued. "I
don't want to wait until school's over to marry you. I love you. Now and
forever. And I don't want to wait five
months and have it be too late, have something take you away from me. Please, marry me now." He searched her eyes,
and she smiled at him through her tears. Speechless, she simply nodded, and kissed him, holding him like she
would never let go.
In a
conference room, twelve men in black suits sat around a glass top table. Only one spoke. "We have twice tried and twice failed. Tests results from our most recent effort reveal that these
subjects are more human than we had originally thought. They have human bodies and human
emotions. They only times they have
shown hostility was when they were threatened by us. Therefore, it is by order of this council that all branches of
the special unit be permanently shut down. The agents will be reassigned, and any record of the unit's existence
will be destroyed. As for the
specimens, we will continue to observe Roswell. Should they show any sign of ill-will towards Earth, they will be
eliminated immediately. Until then,
they will be free to live their lives as human beings. Meeting adjourned."
♪Every time our eyes meet / This feeling inside me
/ Is almost more than I can take / Baby when you touch me / I can feel how much
you love me / And it just blows me away♪
Michael stood at the altar in the small chapel. It was by no means a big wedding, but it was perfect for him and Maria. Max stood beside, dressed in a tux similar to his own. Amy sat next to Jim, crying softly. Kyle was with them. Max's and Liz's parents were also present but that was it. Michael was nervous but in no way did he have doubts about what he was about to do. He looked over to Max, who smiled at him and nodded towards the back of the chapel. Michael looked over and his heart skipped a beat at the sight before him.
♪ I've never been this close to anyone or anything
/ I can hear your thoughts / I can see your dreams ♪
Liz and Isabel walked down the aisle in front her, dressed in strapless baby-blue dresses. Maria came in behind them. Her dress was simple, but elegant, with spaghetti straps and a skirt that swirled gently around her legs. She looked up and looked eyes with Michael who was staring at her with pure awe. She smiled at him, tears of joy glistening on both their faces.
♪ I don't know how you do what you do / I'm so in
love with you / It just keeps getting better ♪
Liz stood at the altar watching two of her closest friends get married. She still couldn't believe she was here. A year ago, if someone had told her that Michael and Maria would be getting married before they even finished school, she would have laughed. All of them would have. But so much had changed in a year, and now here they were. She didn't think even Maria and Michael could believe it. But she had never seen two people so in love, and had never been happier for her friend.
♪ I want to spend the rest of my life / With you by my side / Forever and ever / Every little thing that you do / Baby I'm amazed by you ♪
Maria smiled contentedly against Michael's chest. The reception was held outside, in the Valenti's backyard. It was dark outside now, but all the stars in the sky seemed to be glowing for them. Maria danced standing on Michael's feet so he wouldn't step on them. He never had mastered dancing, but Maria loved him more for trying. She sighed happily as he whispered the words to the song in her ear. Michael was actually a good singer, when the song was right. And everything about tonight was right.
♪ The smell of your skin / The taste of your kiss / The way you whisper in the dark / Your hair all around me / Baby you surround me / You touch every place in my heart ♪
Michael pushed open the door to the hotel room. Maria was cradled in his arms. With a flick of his wrist all the candles inside lit up, and gentle music began playing. He placed her down in front of the bed, and she stood before. He kissed her, tenderly at first then with more passion. She pushed off his jacket and undid his shirt. Then he moved his lips from her mouth and down to her neck. Maria sighed, and leaned her head back. Michael circled around behind her, kissing her shoulders, neck, and upper back. His mouth never left his body as he unzipped her dress and pushed the straps off her shoulders. It fell to the ground and she turned to face him. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
♪ Oh it feels like the first time every time / I
wanna spend the whole night in your eyes ♪
Maria didn't know why she was nervous. She had been with Michael hundreds of times before. But tonight was different. As he laid her gently back against the bed, Maria felt like she was flying and falling all at the same time. The entire night had been like a dream, but now, lying here with him, she knew it was all real. That all her dreams had come true, and she really was going to be with him for the rest of her life. It amazed her. The joy that filled her, and the strength of her love for him absolutely blew her away. She looked into his eyes, and could see that he was feeling the same thing she was. They spent the night making love, completely amazed by the other.
♪ I don't
know how you do what you do / I'm so in love with you / It just keeps getting
better / I wanna spend the rest of my life / With you by my side / Forever and
ever / Every little thing that you do / Baby I'm amazed by you
Every little thing that you do / I'm so in love with you / It just keeps
getting better / I wanna spend the rest of my life / With you by my side /
Forever and ever / Every little thing that you do / Oh, every little thing that
you do
Baby I'm amazed by you ♪