TITLE: A NEW LIFE
AUTHOR: AlienAdele
E-MAIL: adelesmith4@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Don't own the show, just the stranger
SUMMARY: Month after Tess's Life. Kivar comes to Earth, war was declared. A tragedy occurs for the alien/human alliance
CATEGORY: MAX &TESS/Unconventional Couples
RATING: PG 13(Violence)
AUTHORS NOTE: This one goes to psychobrat 201(PJ KNOCKWOOD)
AUTHORS NOTE2: The Granilth is a pendant given to Tess by Nasedo and not the ship from The Departure.
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To recap
Tess reflects on her life and tells about how she met the podsters and humans. She returns to Antar, pregnant with Max's child, but Kivar tortures her so much that she lost the baby. She escapes to Earth. On Earth she told Max what happened he forgave her and they married.
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ANTAR
Kivar looked at Nicholas and screamed,
"You idiot, how could you let her escape!"
"Sir, she mindwarped the guards and slipped out"
Kivar looked at the two guards and could see that they were still trying to recover from the mindwarp. For a moment there was silence then he spoke,
"Get a husk ready for me I'm personally going to Earth to deal with them"
"Yes, sir"
Nicholas saluted his leader and went to the laboratory to prepare the husk for his leader. He knew that this would happen, so he made the perfect husk. As soon as it's ready for harvest they will go.
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This journal is a recorded version of how Ava/Tess saved Antar from Kivar. It also shows how humans came to live on Antar.
Journal of Antarian history'
Installment 1
EARTH
The group stood at the entrance of the CrashDown waiting for Tess and Max to arrive. Liz looked up as she saw them,
"What is going on?" she wanted to know
"Let us go inside. I don't want anyone else to hear this" Max said
She opened the door and they stepped into the café. Every one had someone they came with. So the human/alien alliance was getting stronger with each member. The only two who came alone was Liz and Jim. After Alex's death Liz fell into a deep depression and she still haven't recover fully from it. As they sat down Liz asked them again what this was all about. Max looked at Tess and said,
"You have to tell them"
"Okay, but it won't be easy to do" for a moment Tess was silent before she spoke.
"Last night I got a flash and I know now that when I escaped from Antar I activated a chain reaction. Kivar's not happy about me being back here again and I think he's coming to Earth to seek revenge"
Michael and Isabel were rather astounded to hear this news. Especially Isabel, she still can't remember what she did in her former life. She looked at Max and said,
"What am I going to do? I can't remember my life as Vilandra"
Max came and stood net to his sister and while he placed his hand on her shoulder he said,
"Don't worry. I'm here for you, just as the others are"
With a sigh of relieve Isabel sat down knowing that her brother would never let her down. Tess looked at the scene as it unfolded in front of her and said,
"I think we must prepare for battle"
"What are you talking about?" Maria asked
Tess sat down next to her husband and told them that if Kivar comes to Earth there would be a war and this time there's no way of avoiding it. Even Tess could see that Isabel was scared to know that Kivar is on his way, she went over to Isabel and said,
"The only way for you to remember what happened is if I help you to retrieve your memories. It would be painful, but I feel like I had to do it. Would you be willing to do it?"
Isabel looked at Tess and said,
"Please I can't live without knowing what happened"
Tess looked at Max and then back to Isabel and said,
"Come tonight to our house, I will prepare the study for the session. Just be prepare for the images you would receive"
"Okay, I'll be there" Isabel said.
"There's just one thing I have to warn you about" Tess said,
"What is it?" Isabel asked
"Well, your past wasn't pretty and it is gruesome and hard to cope with"
Isabel still said that she wants to do it, it's the only way for her to help them.
Night came and Isabel and Tees sat in the study,
"Just relax and try not to think of anything"
Isabel shut her eyes as Tess placed her hands on Isabel's head the images came
Flashes
Vilandra looked at where her brother sat with his new bride. She wanted to go and explore the galaxy, but her brother refused by saying that the only way for her to go and explore is by marring Rath his trusted soldier and friend.
"Zan, I can't take it anymore. Please let me go!"
"You know I can't do that. You have a duty with the family"
Ava looked at her husband and said,
"Dear, she's young. She needs to see the universe"
"Ava, I can't do that. We have to stay together. There's a rumor of an uprising"
Vilandra looked with tears in her eyes at her brother, but slowly retreated. As she left the throne room one of the palace guards came up to her saying that the war strategist needs to speak to her. She looked puzzled, but went anyway to the war room. As she entered the room she looked at the young man in front of her. She went slowly towards him and placed her hands on his.
"He don't want me to go," she said
"I thought that you could handle him, but I was wrong"
"I don't know what else to do. I thought that if I lied to him about where I was going then it would be the only way for us to marry"
"I found the perfect way of doing it" Kivar said
"What is it?" Vilandra wanted to know.
Kivar told her that the only way of doing it was by betraying her brother and then she would be queen of Antar and they would rule the five worlds. Vilandra was stunned when she heard the plan, but she knew what has to be done. They decided to perform it the next day.
"I know just the one to kill to assure that Zan comes to a fall" Vilandra told Kivar
"Who did you have in mind?"
"I thought about Ava, she annoys me and I think that Zan would be weak against us if we kill her"
Vilandra took the dagger and slowly went to the bedroom of the queen and her brother, as she opened it she saw that Ava was the only one who was in there. She stepped in and saw Ava sitting on the bed rubbing her belly. Puzzled she looked at the scene and asked,
"What is wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. I haven't told Zan that I'm pregnant with his son yet"
"You don't have to tell him," Vilandra said and slowly she pulled the dagger and with brute strength she drove the dagger into the queens heart. The blood stained her dress and she ran out of the room…
End of Flashes
Isabel's head jerked up and she looked at Tess and said,
"I'm sorry for what I did. I didn't know it would turn out this way"
Isabel turned to Tess and Tess could see the tears in her eyes, she went over to the girl and placed her arms on the girl's shoulders. For a while they didn't spoke, but then Isabel said,
"I can't let Max find out about this. Please don't tell him?"
"I won't, I feel that it is up to you to do that and if you feel that you aren't ready to face your brother than we can wait"
They left the study and went to the living room where Max was waiting for them. He turned towards Tess and asked,
"How did it go?"
"There's still a lot we haven't recover yet, so I can't say"
He looked at his sister and saw the pain written there, but he knew not to pressure her in revealing what happened.
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Installment 2
The Desert
A light came streaming through the desert illuminating the night sky, as the light faded a ship stood there on the ground. It was a majestic sight to behold. Slowly two figures came out of the ship and one of them turned towards the other one,
"Sir, we have arrived near the town where Ava and the others are. There is just one thing I have to tell you. The only one who can remember what happened on Antar is Ava the rest grew up with human families and doesn't know what they were like on our planet"
"So you mean to tell me that my beloved can't even remember me?"
"Yes, sir. When Whitaker captured Ava Vilandra went after her and as the two spoke Whitaker told Vilandra about you and what she did to her brother and the others. She didn't believe a word of it"
The two men walked towards the town and suddenly Kivar said,
"I can feel their energy and especially Ava's. She is getting stronger by the day"
"Sir, you know about the prophecy of Ava"
"No, what is it about?"
"Well, it stated that if they return to Antar as victors they would rebuilt the planet as what it was before you took over from Zan. There is another part of the prophecy saying that humans will be joining them on Antar"
"We just have to make sure that we kill Ava before she can destroy us. Do we know where the Granilith is?"
"No, but I bet Ava does" Nicholas said
Suddenly they saw the town and walked towards the café. For some reason they knew that Ava and the others would be there.
Tess looked up as the door to the Crashdown opened; she retreated to the kitchen and whispered to Michael,
"Look outside. Who do you see?"
Michael looked outside and said,
"I see a strange man with that demented Nicholas"
"That strange man is Kivar. I told you that he would come, but you didn't want to listen to my warning"
Maria and Liz was coming out of the employers bathroom and saw the two looking out of the window,
"What is going on?" Liz wanted to know
Tess looked at Liz and said,
"Go get Max and Isabel, but tell them to use the back entrance"
"Sure"
Liz left the three and went to where Max and Isabel were sitting. Max wanted to know what Isabel could remember from her life, but he could see that she didn't want to talk about it,
"Max, Isabel, Tess called and said you must come quick, but use the back entrance"
"What is this about?" he wanted to know.
"I don't know, but I think it is urgent"
The three went to the back door and opened it. As they stepped in they could see that Michael, Maria and Tess was deep in conversation,
"What is this about?" Max asked his wife
Tess looked up and said,
"Kivar is here with Nicholas and we don't know what to do"
"Let Liz go and get their order and then we can try to come up with a plan to defeat him"
Liz went to where the two men sat, she looked at Nicholas and saw that he could still remember who she was.
"What can I get for you two gentlemen?" she asked
"We would like your special with a cup of coffee"
"Okay, one Alien Defeat coming right up" she said
Tess snickered when she heard the special's name. She went to where Liz stood while Michael was busy making the food,
"Why, I didn't know the special was called Alien Defeat"
"I decided to call it that, because that is just what you are going to do"
Michael screamed at her,
"Alien Defeat ready!"
"Shh, not so loud" she smiled.
Liz took the two plates from Michael and went over to the two customers,
"Your order, sir" she said
"Thank you"
As Liz left the booth Nicholas looked at Kivar and said,
"I have to tell you. That human who brought our food to us helped the royal four from the beginning"
"So you want to tell me that the four is somewhere near?"
"Yes, I just don't know where they are"
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Installment 3
Evans House
The night shift went by fast and the human/alien alliance was sitting in the living room, trying to decided what to do with the fact that their enemy was just a stone through away from them. Tess looked at the group and said,
"I decided to lure Kivar to the cave and there we can destroy him"
"How will that work?" Jim asked
"Well, he wants the Granilth but he doesn't know how powerful the Granilth is. It's not just a spaceship it is a weapon. It uses our powers and combines it into one immense lightning force. When it struck the enemy it literately suck the life out of him. That is why Kivar wanted it, he wants to assure his reign on Antar by killing us using the Granilth"
Liz looked at Max as he placed his hands on his wife; she could feel the love the two have. Just as what they felt when Max healed her. She knew that even if his love for her is over, she would never stop loving him. She looked up and said,
"I'll use myself as bait to lure him to you"
"You can't do that!" Maria said
"It's the only way for me to be useful"
Max looked at Tess and then to Liz and said,
"If you feel that you need to do it then please be careful when you confront him"
"I will," she said.
As she left the two of them behind, Tess looked at the disappearing form of Liz and said to Max.
"We must keep an eye out for her. Kivar is strong and he won't hesitate killing her and everyone nearest to us"
"I'll try and keep an eye out for her. All I ask is that you keep yourself save from him. I don't want to loose you again"
He went over to her and kissed her passionately.
"I love you" he murmured
"I you too" she said.
Isabel was sitting on the porch trying to cope with the memories she had of her life as Vilandra. While she sat there she felt like someone was watching her,
"Who's there?" she asked
" Long time no see," the person said as he revealed himself to her
"Nicholas what are you doing here?" she asked
He looked at her and as he walked closer and closer to her, she could see that this wasn't a social call. She stood up and was about to go into the house when he stopped her and said,
"There is someone who wants to see you"
This revelation stopped her in her tracks and she turned around,
"I have nothing to say to him or to you"
"So you do remember your lover"
"Yes, Tess helped me with my memories and I decided not to betray my brother again. So you can go to him and tell him that"
"You will be sorry" he said and turned around
Nicholas went to Kivar and as he looked at his leader he didn't know how to break this news to him.
"So you saw her?" Kivar asked
"Yes, sir. There is just one problem and that is Ava helped her with her memories and she do remember you. All that is missing is that she decided not to betray Zan again and she doesn't want to see you at all"
Kivar was infuriated when he heard this news that he screamed,
"You better get her or it is going to be your life that hung in the balance"
"Yes, sir" with that Nicholas left Kivar.
He knew that he mustn't cross his leader with anything. That is why he decided to be more blunt with Isabel. As he walked to the Evans house he saw one of the group walking in the park. As he walked closer and closer he saw that it is Liz, he smiled and said,
"I think I have the perfect weapon to use against the king and his wife"
He walked towards Liz and as he stood there he decided to use her as the message.
"Hello there, nice to see you"
"What do you want?" she asked
He stood there knowing that at one point in the king's life this girl meant something to him. Slowly he pulled a knife out of his pocket, without alarming Liz and walked towards her.
"I want you to give this message to Zan and Ava"
"What is it?" she asked
He raised the knife and struck her in the stomach, and smiled
"It seemed to me that you will be the first casualty of war"
Liz dropped to her knees and looked into space, she could feel her life slipping away, but she had to fight and get to the others before it is too late. She staggered forward blood dripping from the wound. When she opened her eyes she saw that she was standing at the Evans house and she knocked on the door
"I'm coming" Tess screamed
When Tess opened the door an injured Liz staggered inside and said,
"War has been declared on all of you"
"Max, come quick!" Tess screamed
Max came running out of the study and saw the blood soaked Liz on the floor. He went over to her and said,
"I'm sorry for all the trouble you had to endure"
"Don't worry about me. Just get off this planet before he destroys it too" and with those words her breath left her body and she slumped forward. Tess started to cry uncontrollably, she and Liz became good friends and now all is lost
"How are we going to break the news to Maria?" she asked
"We just have to do it"
They walked towards Maria's house and knocked on her door. Sean was the one who opened it and as he looked at them he could see that something was wrong
"Where's Liz?" he wanted to know
"Um, can we come in?" Tess asked
"Sure. Maria here is someone for you!"
"Coming!"
Tess and Max sat down waiting for Maria to come down. Tess looked up as she saw her and walked over to her
"I'm so sorry"
"What are you talking about?" she wanted to know
"Liz was murdered a few minutes ago. I tried to revive her, but she lost too much blood"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Maria screamed and sagged onto the sofa
"That is not all. War has been declared on Earth and we have to get away quick"
They left the house deciding to inform Michael and Isabel of their plan. They saw Isabel sitting on a park bench and Max walked over to her.
"Isabel, we have to get away from here. Kivar just killed Liz and war has been declared on us"
"Max, Kivar wanted to see me today, but I can't do that"
"Why does he want to see you?"
She looked up to him and told him everything that happened. Every detail of what she could remember. She could see the change in her brother's behavior towards her, but she said,
"Don't worry. I'm not going to be that gullible again"
Suddenly they saw an explosion coming from the East Side of the town and it was there that they knew war started.
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Installment 4
They went to the cave and looked at the ship, they also knew that they couldn't leave before the threat is exterminated. Max looked at Tess and asked,
"What are we suppose to do now?"
"Well, the first thing we have to do is to destroy the husk that Kivar is in then, hopefully there hasn't been too much damage done to the Earth and they can just rebuild it"
"Do it" he said
Tess walked out of the cave and walked to the place where she knew Kivar would be. Luckily it was night and she knew Kivar doesn't want to be bothered after sunset. She walked up to him and saw the switch at the back of his neck, slowly she pulled at it and saw smoke coming out of the man's neck.
"Good bye" she said
She went outside and saw that the sun was coming up. As the light of the sun touched the ground she saw that everything was turned into ruble. It was a quick and devastating war. She went to Max and looked her husband in the eyes and said,
"There's nothing left and I don't think there's many humans left on this planet. But I feel those who are with us here must come with us to Antar"
"They can, but what about our environment?"
"We can built a safety dome for them and then there would be no problems"
So all was arrange, the humans that was close to the alien/human alliance was those chosen to come to Antar,
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Installment 4
Antar
A few months have passed since the confrontation on Earth Kivar was destroyed. The group has made it to Antar safely and Tess and Max started to rebuild Antar to its former glory. On day while Ava was sitting in the throne room she felt a kick. At first she didn't know what has happened to her then she remembered, after the war she and Zan started their marriage afresh and now she felt the evidence of their union. She went over to her husband and said,
"I'm pregnant"
He stood up and looked lovingly at her and said,
"I know"
"How?"
"Well it is so easy to know. Your eyes told me"
They took each other's hands and started to kiss passionatly.
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Their son was born three weeks later and then this journal was started to remind them of their time on Earth. Vilandra married Rath and Kyle married Maria.
They all lived in peace on Antar with the reign of Queen Ava and King Zan
~END~