After Maria's shift Alex started to take Maria home. "I'll drop you off and walk to rest of the way home since its not that far." Alex said trying to break the silence in the car. Maria just looked out the window at the darkness. Alex sighed, 'She really thinks she heard Michael.' Alex was nearing Maria's house when a soft whisper filled his head saying "Alex…" Alex, flustered in the moment, swerved the car but quickly gains composure of the car and then pulled over. Maria didn't say anything she just looked in horror at Alex's behavior. Alex was flushed and he turned to Maria and simply whispered, "Isabel." Tears welded up in both their eyes and they hugged one another, not sure whether to be joyful of the contact with their loves or scared that something was wrong.
Meanwhile Kyle was at home lying on his old bed. He never moved his stuff back into his old room since Tess left, it didn't feel right. Every once in a while he would go in there though to be surrounded by her things and her scent. It somehow made him feel closer to her. He was looking at his wall at the pictures of their friends. "Kyle…" a whisper floated around him. Kyle turned his head towards his closet and he saw Tess standing there in some funny clothes. "Tess?" Kyle managed to choke out. "Kyle, this is not the real me, I am mind warping you now to see me. I don't have time to explain, but you must return to where we last saw each other. Hurry." As quickly as she showed, she disappeared. "Tess! Come back!" Kyle cried out. Kyle's dad came rushing into the room to find out why Kyle was screaming. Kyle informed his father of what he had just seen. Kyle bolted for the phone and called Alex and Maria to tell them of their experiences and told them to meet him where the granolith once was. Jim Valenti and Kyle jumped into the car and sped off towards the desert.
Kyle saw Alex and Maria waiting for them at the bottom of the hill. Kyle jumped out of the car and bolted towards his friends. "Do you think…is it possible they?" Maria tried to get out. "I don't know. I think they are home. Who is here is the real question." They looked at each other with caution, then turned towards the hill and slowly started to climb. They reached the rock formation and noticed that it was open. They apprehensively walked into the cave unaware of what they might find.
They walked around the corner to find their friends with smiles on their faces staring at them with sheer joy. Maria bolted towards Michael and jumped into his arms raining kisses over his face. Michael whispered, "I love you" in her ear, and then spun her around in circles. Kyle saw Tess standing there and was frozen in place. He regained his composure and pulled her into a tight hug and told her, "I missed you". Tess smiled and hugged him back. Alex saw Isabel and slowly walked up to her not sure of what to say. Isabel decided for him and pulled him into a passionate kiss. After breaking for air Alex smirked and whispered, "I missed you too." When the three couples broke apart they noticed Max holding Liz in a lovers embrace.
"Liz!" Maria shrieked and pulled Liz into a hug. Alex and Kyle also joined in on the group. When they broke apart from their hug they noticed that Liz was had this glow about her and had her hand oh her belly. Maria gave Liz a questioning look. Liz, knowing what Maria was going to ask simply said, "We should have a group meeting with the parents; there is a lot of news that everyone needs to hear."
"Wait a minute, why did you tell me hurry over here? We thought that something had happened. For a second I thought someone died." Kyle asked. Tess smiled then replied, "Well Kyle I don't know how much you fancy that cave but I sure for one don't want to spend another minute there. Besides we need a ride home, we weren't going to walk all the way home after space travel." Kyle laughed at her comment and put his arm around her waist. At the car Jim was waiting and when he saw Tess, Max, Liz, Michael and Isabel standing there he walked up and gave each one of them a hug.
On the way back in Maria's car Max was unaware that he hand his hand on Liz's stomach protectively. His other hand was rubbing circles into Liz's palms. He could feel the calmness and pleasure that Liz was radiating. He was surprised she was so calm; he was a nervous wreck. He was not sure how either his parents or Liz's would take their news. Maria called on her cell phone telling all of their parents to meet at the Crashdown since it was close that day. Maria didn't tell them what it was all about; she figured it would better to surprise them.
Maria, Alex, Kyle, and Jim walked into the Crashdown and were bombarded with questions as to why they called the meeting. Maria had flipped a coin to get to be the one to announce it. "Well today Alex and I heard Michael and Isabel calling to us in our minds. Kyle heard Tess then saw an image of her telling us to go to the granolith." Maria tried to say in one breath so she wouldn't be interrupted. The parents started whispering and talking to one another as to what it means. Mr. Evans asked what happened next. "Well, you'll have to see for yourself." Right one cue Max, Liz, Isabel, Michael, and Tess came strolling into the café. The parents ran over to their children and hugged them until they begged to be released. Liz gained some authority over the situation and told everyone to sit down.
"Thank you for the warm welcome back. There is a lot to tell you all so please don't interrupt. We made it safely to Antar. From there we met Larek an old friend of the family. He helped train us. It took us a while but we saw our opportunity to break into the palace when Kivar was alerted to the fact that we were on Antar. With the help of Chris and Brendan, two of Larek's men, we broke into the palace. After a struggle Max put up a shield protecting us which gave me a chance to kill Kivar and his advisors. From there we found out the sad news that Max and Isabel's father had already passed on. However we did find their mother locked away in the dudgeon." Liz paused looking around the room to see everyone's reactions. She left out the fact that they were almost killed because she didn't want to worry them more than needed. Mr. and Mrs. Evans stood up and hugged Max and Isabel knowing that they had looked forward to finding their birth father. Liz looked over at Max letting him know he should finish the rest of the story.
Max coughed then looked at the parents and friends eager to find out the rest of the story. "There is something that Liz didn't mention. We also informed by Larek after getting a flash from Liz that in 8 months Liz and I will have a son or daughter." Max waited for the screaming and looked at Liz. 'Don't worry so much, they will be happy about this.' Liz assured Max. There was silence though out the room; no one dared to speak. Mrs. Parker and Mr. Parker jumped up and pulled their daughter into a hug, then smiled and said, "Congratulations both of you, I'm sure we all know you will make fantastic parents." Liz could tell that her mother was a little upset that Liz was going to be such a young mother, but she could feel the love radiating off her. Mr. Evans and Mrs. Evans did the same. Mrs. Evans looked at Mrs. Parker and whispered in her ear, "Nancy, not only do we have to fight to see who will be called grandmother or gram but now we got to deal with another woman going to be a grandmother too!" Mrs. Parker had to laugh at that comment. Max smiled at Liz and stepped behind her so he could place his hands on her stomach.
Maria's mother spoke up and asked the question that was on everyone's mind. "What are you going to do about the wedding and Antar?" Amy had to hold back her smile at the fact she was talking about alien planets; she still wasn't used to the fact that she knew aliens.
Max looked at Liz and they asked each other through their connection which one wanted to tell them. Liz decided that she should deliver the news. "Well we decided that we would love to have our wedding here with our friends and family. However in about a month we must return to Antar so that I travel back to Antar okay. I would like to stay longer but my baby can't be delivered on Earth and Max's birth mother isn't confident she can rule in our absence. The prophecy says that we are supposed to marry, bring peace to Antar, and have a child. We need to fulfill the prophecy and our people need us." There were grim faces around the room. They were not surprised but sadden with the news that they weren't staying on Earth. "Don't worry it is not like we are leaving forever, we can come back every once in a while when we can get Antar back in shape." That comment seemed to perk people up.
Maria and Alex stood up after Liz finished and congratulated her on her being pregnant. They couldn't believe that one of them was going to have a baby. Liz asked everyone if they would like to see the baby. They all looked puzzled but agreed they did. Liz pulled her shirt up a little bit. Max placed his hand on Liz's stomach then took it away. Everyone watched in amazement as a tiny glowing hand was shown on Liz's stomach, which slowly faded away. Liz explained that was the baby contacting them. Everyone started talking to one another about what they had just seen.
"Liz after you take a nap do you want to go look for a wedding dress?" Maria asked unsure if Liz was up to it. Liz nodded and hugged Maria. Tess and Isabel informed them that they were also going to go help Liz.
Kyle, and Alex joked with Max that he might as well go shopping for tuxes. Michael looked at Max in horror and asked, "Wait we have to wear tuxes?" The guys erupted in laughter and Max patted Michael on the shoulder then asked, "What did you think you were going to wear? And what do you think you are wearing to your own wedding my friend." Michael's faced twisted into a very upset face and started to pout. They couldn't help but laugh at Michael. "So Max when is the wedding anyways?" Alex asked. Max looked over at Liz. He asked Liz mentally then turned to Alex and replied, "In 2 days."
