Author: cameraman dc
Email: cameraman_dc@hotmail.com
Disclaimer : I don't own anything, it does not belong to me. I am in no way associated with the WB, the UPN, Jason Katims, or Melinda Metz.
Summary : A new alien hunter is in Roswell, but he is more than he appears.
Category : Everybody
Rating : R
Feedback : Go for it!
Tess's Apartment
August 5, 2006
12:22PM
Tess looked in the mirror as she got ready for work. She couldn't believe what had become of her. She was queen of an entire planet, and yet here she was waitressing at a local restaurant. Earning what money she could, constantly scraping by. But the fact remained that she was alive, and that was all that mattered.
She heard a knock at the door and believed it to be the landlord come for the rent. Tess opened the door and was shocked to see a face she hadn't seen in four years.
"Well look at what we got here," Rath said.
Rath shoved the door open, knocking Tess to the ground.
"What do you want from me?" Tess asked her face etched in fear.
Rath grabbed Tess by the collar of her uniform and dragged her from her motel room. They got to the car where Lonnie was behind the wheel ready to go. Rath put Tess in the back, and jumped into the passenger side. The car sped off in the direction of Roswell."
Meanwhile a figure hidden in the shadows across the street started speaking into a cell phone.
"Yeah, it's me," Brian said. "Guess who showed up."
The Soap Factory
January 7, 2002
9:23 PM
Once again Alex sat in the middle of the factory tied to a chair. It had become a sort of ritual, every time Khivar was in control he was allowed to move about freely, but when Alex was in control they had him bound to a chair. Every time either Nicholas, Rath, Lonnie, or Tess had to watch him to ensure he wouldn't escape.
This time it was Tess that was watching him. Alex remembered hearing her argue with the others, telling them that she didn't want to do it. Of course they threw it back in her face that if she was loyal to them she would. Tess sat behind Alex, a short distance between the two of them. Alex knew it was because she couldn't bare to look him in the face. He heard the sounds of a baby crying from time to time. And he knew it had to be Max's son, Alex didn't want to think about what Khivar planned to do with him. Because the truth of it was that Alex knew what Khivar planned to do with him. He had to get the boy out of there, but in his current position it looked like he had only one hope.
Tess. She hadn't spoken a single word to Alex ever since he had been brought back. It was as if she was avoiding him like the plague or some other contagious disease. He knew he had to reach her, for her sake and her child's.
"So how you been?" Alex asked over his shoulder.
When he recieved no response, he continued talking.
"Tess you were my friend," Alex said. "How could you kill me? Betray the others?"
When Alex didn't hear anything, he was about to give up.
"Alex, please...," Tess pleaded. "It wasn't supposed to happen like that."
"Oh yeah," Alex said. "It was all a part of Nasedo's great plan."
"How do you know about that?" Tess asked with wide eyes.
"I've got a lot of memories that aren't mine," Alex said. "They're Khivar's and let me tell you he is one evil son of a bitch. The things he has done in his lifetime and the things he wants to do in this one. You cannot believe the things I have seen, they're so horrible."
"I have to do this," Tess said. "Nasedo would have wanted it this way."
"Don't you have any emotions of your own?" Alex asked. "You're like a robot. Nasedo has been feeding you all these different things. What to say? What to do? Who to be? Don't you have a life of your own? And that deal he made, you didn't."
"Nasedo made that deal because he believed that Khivar was right," Tess said.
"Tess don't you get it?" Alex said. "Nasedo only made that deal because he didn't think Max and the others could win. He lost all hope when they first crashed and were captured by the government. Do you even know why they had Nasedo killed?"
Tess shook her head, she had often wondered why they had killed him.
"Because he tried to back out," Alex said. "He tried to back out of the deal and they killed him. He outlived his usefulness to them, and one day you will too."
"I've trusted you Tess," Alex said. "Now I'm asking you to trust me. You killed me Tess, I think you owe me that much."
"I'm sorry Alex," Tess whispered.
"I'll forgive you Tess," Alex said. "I'll forgive you if only you take your son and get out of here. You need to get away from Khivar now."
Tess nodded. She quickly gathered most of her things into a duffel bag. Taking her baby in her arms she made her way to the door. She stopped suddenly and turned to Alex. There was still one thing she had to ask him.
"Why?" Tess asked. "I killed you Alex. How can you forgive me?"
"Because I can," Alex said.
With those last words Tess took her son and left the soap factory behind.
TBC...