Author: cameraman_dc
Summary: A new alien hunter comes to Roswell, but he is more than he appears.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, it does not belong to me. I am in no way associated with the UPN, Jason Katims, or Melinda Metz.
Crashdown Cafe
August 5, 2006
8:24 AM
Alex walked into the crashdown and sat down in the booth that he and his friends had so often occupied in their youth. How he wanted to go back to those days, to be surrounded by friends and loved ones. To hear her voice, to see her face, to feel her touch just one more time. But those days were gone and he could never get them back.
Alex simply stared at the table top, not noticing the young woman who had come up to him.
"Welcome to crashdown may I take your order?" She asked.
"No thank you I'm not hungry," Alex replied still looking at the table.
"Well you know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, Alex," She said.
"Liz?" Alex asked looking up at her.
"That's right Alex," Liz said as she engulfed Alex in a hug. They stayed like that for a moment before Alex akwardly returned the hug.
"It's so good to see you," Liz said as she slid into the booth opposite Alex.
"It's good to see you too," Alex said.
Alex stared at Liz she hadn't changed a bit, except her hair was shorter and now curlier.
"You look good," Alex said.
"Why thank you Alex," Liz said with a smile.
"You look...," Liz said eyeing Alex from head to toe. "You look different."
"Different in a good way or different in a bad way?" Alex asked with a smirk.
"Oh! Good, definately in a good way," Liz replied.
Alex and Liz remained silent for a moment before she spoke up.
"I called the others," Liz said. "They'll all be here by the end of the day."
"Good," Alex said. "You get any sleep?"
"I got a few hours on the bus ride over here," Liz yawned as she said this.
"You should get some sleep," Alex said. "You could use my motel room..."
"No, I want to know what going on," Liz said. "I'm staying here with my parents, so I'm not going anywhere until you talk to me. Where have you been Alex? What have you been doing all this time?"
Alex sighed.
"Are you going to tell me what's going on?" Liz asked.
"Let's go talk someplace private," Alex said getting up.
"Okay," Liz said.
Together they exited the crashdown into the alley behind it.
"So what have you been doing for the past five years?" Liz asked.
But before he could respond Alex felt a chill run up his spine. There was one nearby, he could feel it.
Alex looked around the alley frantically, he could sense it. Where was it? Alex looked up towards the fire escape where a middleaged man was standing, his hand pointed directly at Alex and Liz.
"SKIN," Alex shouted.
Alex shoved Liz to the ground, falling on top of her in the process as the brick wall behind her exploded.
Alex raised his hand towards the skin, causing the fire escape to shake and crumble before practically exploding sending the skin flying through the air until it landed with a thud.
"You alright?" Alex asked Liz.
"I think so," she said.
The skin was already on its feet and running down the alley. Alex quickly pushed himself off Liz and chased after it.
"ALEX!" Liz cried out after him.
Alex continued his pursuit of the skin.
'What is he doing?' Liz thought to herself as she got up and ran after him. The skin was several yards from the entrance to the Alley, while Alex was a good thirty feet behind it.
'He's never going to catch him,' Liz thought while slowing down to catch her breath.
Liz watched with bewilderment as Alex leapt high into the air and tackled the skin to the ground. He quickly flipped the skin on to it's back, and rammed his fist into it's face several times. The skin managed to place it's foot on Alex's chest and push him away. Alex fell backwards as the skin jumped up and attempted to flee. Alex was on his feet again, he grabbed the skin from behind and swung it into the alley wall. Alex turned the skin around and placed his hand on it's chest. A glow emitted from the space between them as the skin was suddenly vaporized.
Alex fell to his knees, breathing heavily, exhausted from the fight. He then turned to Liz who had seen the entire thing, her face displaying both surprise and shock.
Alex got up from where he was kneeling and walked towards Liz until he was face to face with her.
"You want to know what I've been doing for the past five years?" Alex
asked. "I've been hunting skins."