Max awoke with a start

Max awoke with a start. His face was covered in sweat. Isabel heard Max wake up and turned to him. "Max, are you okay? You're burning up!"

"Yes I'm fine, but the one we should worry about is Liz. Oh Is, Liz is in trouble." Max whispered in an attempt to not alert the guards.

"What are you talking about Max, your not making any sense!"

"Well I decided to dream walk Liz and…" Max started to say as Isabel immediately jumped in.

"You're such a hypocrite! Why can you dream walk her when you want to, but I can't!" Isabel complained.

"Isabel it's not the time or place for this now. Anyway I was going into her dream and…"

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Liz also awoke with a start. 'I can't believe it. This can't be right. Was it all a dream?' Liz looked down at her fingernails. Since they had her hands separated this experiment would be harder. She took her thumb and touched it to her index fingernail. 'I saw Isabel do this with my toenails before. Just do what she did.' She thought really hard about changing it from clear to blue. Slowly it turned to a pale blue color. 'I did it!'

Maria awoke from her dream. She Liz looks really happy. 'Did they give her Prozac? What could possibly make her happy in this hell hole.' "Liz, did you have a dream about Romeo? Cause you look like you just won the lottery."

"Actually I did have a dream with Max. Maria you got to promise me that you won't scream. I don't want to alert the guards." Liz whispered.

"What do you mean you had a dream with Max? I thought only Isabel dream walks. I promise I won't scream what is it?"

"Well, Max can dream walk. Remember how I told you about the dreams I had with Grandma Claudia. Well I guess they aren't fake. She told Max and me about the full story about the hybrid. More importantly she told me that she is the other watcher for the royal four. So in other words I'm the hybrid." Liz said as quickly as possibly. She hoped that it would soften the blow.

"What?" Maria screamed.

"Maria be quiet. You promised. I couldn't believe it at first too." Liz told Maria everything she had learned. "And when I woke up I tried changing my nail polish color from clear to blue. Look!" Liz turned her hand towards Maria as much as she could under the straps. Maria gasped.

"My best friend is a hybrid! You're going to be so useful for make-overs!" Maria giggled. Liz couldn't help but smile. 'That is if we get out of here alive.' Liz couldn't help but think.

'How am I supposed to help get us out of here if I don't even know how my powers work? It's not exactly like I can call over to the guards and say "can you undo my straps I want to try and blast you until you're dead. Remember hold still!" Like that would happen. How are we supposed to pull this one off? I wish we were on some cheesy TV show where they go to commercial break and suddenly we are out. Max where are you? I could really use your leadership right about now.'

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'Max where are you? I could really use your leadership right now.' Liz's thoughts popped into Max's head. At first Max shrugged it off. 'Nah, how could I hear her thoughts?' Max thought about it for a moment and remembered what he had just been told. 'Oh. That's why she's been hearing my thoughts recently. Liz? Can you hear me? I love you and we will figure out how to beat them.'

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'Max??' Liz wondered. 'I love you too. Shit, the guards are coming! Stop! Leave me alone!'

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