Title: Missing

Author: Linda

Chapter summary: Ther get another note. This time it may help them find Maria...

Category: Everybody; M&M, M&L, K&T and A&I (in a way)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything

Authors note: This story takes place somewhere in season 2. Alex is dead, but Tess isn't evil, and she never got pregnant because Max and Liz are happily together. I apologise if my english sucks because I'm swedish.

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"Who left you the note?" Liz asked, when the three aliens had told her the story.

She, Alex, Tess and Kyle had come over to the Evans´s house as soon as Isabel and Max had called them.

"It was someone who just rang the doorbell and then left it outside" Isabel answered.

"Can't you guys try and get in contact with Maria again?" Kyle asked.

"We could if we just knew how to do it" Max answered. "The last time it sort of just happened."

"But didn't Isabel dreamwalk Maria yesterday, right after she got taken away?" Liz pointed out.

"Yeah, I did" Isabel said. "And I have tried it again, but it is like something is stopping me from getting through to her. It's like when that man took her. Our powers didn't work then either" she reminded them.

Liz thought back at that moment at The Crashdown. It felt like it had happened weeks ago, when it really was just two days ago.

And right now it looked like it could be like that. Like Maria could be gone for a long time...maybe even forever.

She looked around at her friend's faces.

They all looked miserable. And why wouldn't they? Their friend was gone, and they had no way to get her back.

When Liz thought about that, she felt tears sting her eyes. Max gently took her hand and squeezed it.

Liz didn't know what she would do if she wouldn't have Max to help her through this whole thing.

And of course all her other friends too. Alex, Isabel, Michael, Kyle, and even Tess, made it a whole lot easier.

Liz was abruptly disturbed in her thoughts, by the doorbell.

"Come on. Maybe it's them again" Michael said and ran to the door.

The others quickly followed him.

He swung the door open, but nobody was there. Michael ran out on the street but it was empty.

"Michael!" Isabel screamed after him. "It's no use. You can't find anyone now. It's dark and you have no idea where they went."

Michael came back and he picked up the note that was lying on the ground, right outside the door.

He read it and then he threw it on the floor and ran outside, to the jeep.

Where is he going?, Liz thought.

Max quickly read through the note and then ran after Michael. The others followed.

"Michael! Wait up!" Max called.

Michael stopped and let Max, Isabel, Liz and Alex jump inside.

Kyle and Tess followed them in Kyle's car.

"What did the note say?" Alex asked and sounded worried.

"It said that Maria is at the pod chamber" Max answered.

"It did? Is she all right?" Liz immediately asked.

They knew where Maria was? She was coming back? Liz felt a feeling of joy wash over her. Her best friend was coming back!

"It just said that she was there" Max said. "We don't know if it's true or if she's okay."

"I'm sure she is" Isabel tried to reassure them.

"Yeah" Alex agreed. "Otherwise we have friends with supernatural powers, remember?" Alex joked. But Liz could hear that his heart wasn't in it.

"Michael, slow down a little bit will you?" Max said.

"Maxwell, no offence, but right now I don't care if a break a couple of speed limits" Michael said in a rush.

"We can't get to Maria faster if you crash the car" Max pointed out.

Michael slowed down a little...

Michael ran out of the jeep as soon as it came to a stop next to the pod chamber.

He ran into the cave and saw Maria lying on the ground.

She wasn't moving.

He quickly ran to sit by her side and took her small hand in his.

He rolled her around so that he could peer into her eyes. They were open, but they didn't have any of its usual sparks, their usual Maria-glow.

"Maria!" he said. "Maria do you hear me?"

In the corner of his eye he saw how the others were gathered around him and Maria.

"Maria!" he repeated.

"Michael" Maria whispered quietly. Her voice sounded so fragile. Like it was going to break any second.

"It's me" Michael said. "And the others are hear too. Alex is here."

"Alex...?" Maria said softly.

Alex sat down opposite to Michael and took Maria´s other hand.

"It's me Maria" Alex said. "They sent me back to find you."

"So I guess we...we have to have a reunion with...with the Whits." Maria´s words barely made a sound any more.

"I guess we have to do that when you get better" Alex said and smiled. "And I promise that you can choose what the guys will wear this time" he continued.

"Good" Maria mouthed.

Then her eyes closed.

"Max, what's wrong with her? You gotta save her" Liz screamed, and Michael could hear the panic in her voice.

Alex quickly moved out of the way and Max took his place...

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