Chapter Twenty Nine

Max watched as Lonnie looked at Rath anxiously as they stood in the Chamber. Liz stayed close to Max but she let her eyes wander to the place where she had last seen Alex.

" So why did you want to come here again? " asked Max.

" Yeah, why? " asked Michael as he stepped inside behind them along with everyone else. He looked at Rath and crossed his arms.

" So you figured it out, " said Lonnie as she changed. " Smarter now ey Maxy? "

" The coward King set us up " said Rath. " Didn't know you had it in you "

" I have a lot of things in here for you " said Max stepping toward him.

" Boys " warned Lonnie.

" Don't, " said Max " You're in it like he is "

" Don't you get it Max? " asked Lonnie,

" Get what? "

" The Granolith is still here " said Rath impatiently.

" What are you talking about? Tess went up in it. It's gone "

" Still stupid. That was justs a escape pod " said Lonnie.

" Who sent you? " asked Maria " How do you know? "

" We just know "

" How is it that you know all these things? " asked Max " That you knew we were in Roswell to begin with and now about the Granolith? "

Lonnie and Rath rolled their eyes. " We don't have times for this. The Granolith is here. We have to finds it " They both looked around and stopped when they saw the green glow from behind the rocks. " Help us gets it " said Lonnie.

They just stood there folding their arms.

" We all needs the Granolith " said Lonnie.

" Ain't nothing you can do to stop us " said Rath as he put his hand out and started shoving the rocks aside. For what seemed like ages, they had finally gotten to the Chamber.

" It won't be in there " said Kyle " Will it? "

" We know wuz up " said Lonnie as she and Rath blasted through the entrance.

" Oh my God " said Liz

There inside the chamber lay the Granolith. It had not been the black void that was hanging over but the white crystal beneath it.

" See? They it is " said Rath happily.

" Why wouldn't… " said Max as Lonnie tried to shot at him. He responded by putting up his shield. In the process, his shield touched the Granolith. Immediately the Granolith started glowing and spinning. Michael watched as the Granolith started shrinking. It reminded him of that piece of metal that Hal had give him. He still had that metal somewhere but had never gotten around to show it to anybody. He should have known the Granolith could do something similar. When it was finished changing, it was a smaller crystal and it floated towards Max. Max reached out for it but it flew just behind him. He turned around to find Nicholas holding the Granolith in his hand. Michael stood up with Max.

" Finally, the Granolith " said Nicholas holding it. Lonnie and Rath stood next to him. Nicholas looked at Max scornfully. Max started to put his hand out.

" Don't even, " said Nicholas. Then they saw about ten Red Triangles appear behind him. " Hm " said Nicholas happily. " I get the Granolith and kill all of you all in one stroke. So sad. How disappointed your mother will be to know her plan failed before she died "

" We're not dead yet, " said Max. But in the back of his mind he asked, " My mother is dead? "

" But you might as well be " said Rath.

" You stupid bastards " said Liz.

Everyone looked at her.

" Just take the damn Granolith and leave us alone! " she shouted stepping off to the side. " God you aliens are so annoying "

Nicholas rolled his eyes. " Are you finished? "

" No we're not finished, " said Maria walking next to Liz. " Ever since you freakin aliens came into our lives things are so crazy. My car for instance is always… "

" Will you… "

" I know, " said Kyle following them. " You think you're so superior because you got the powers and all. But you don't know crap. Damn it I hate you all "

" I said Shut Up! " said Nicholas shooting at Liz.

Max swung his hand over it. A blue shield swallowed the beam of light and it bounced off Liz's face. It bounced like a bubble onto the floor.

" Don't shoot at my wife, " said Max. Both he and Michael shoved Nicholas, Lonnie and Rath out of the Pod Chamber. The beeping from the Triangles were getting louder. Max swung his hand towards the exit and they all flew out. The explosion shook the whole chamber and the rocks started collapsing.

" I'm fine, " said Liz before Max could ask her. Max grabbed Liz and was the first one to get out the door. BANG! Max's arm swung back from the impact.
" Oh my God Max! " screamed Liz. She looked up at Lonnie.
" Didn't see that one coming did ya? " she said holding a gun in her hand.
" You B#$%^$! " yelled Isabel behind her.
Lonnie turned around and smiled at her. " I was wondering where you was, " she said. " Now get your ass over there before I shoot poor Maxy in the head ". Isabel obeyed her while Max was trying to heal himself. The bullet had gone through his arm, tearing the back of it. Liz was kneeling beside him putting pressure on the wound.
" Where's Nicholas? " asked Kyle.
" I don't see him " said Maria.
" He's there " said Max.
" Which one a ya wanna be next? " asked Rath.
" This is enough " said Thaman appearing right in front of Lonnie's aim. Lonnie looked at him like he was a ghost. Her eyes widened and her mouth opened. She almost dropped the gun in her hand. " Princess " said Thaman softly. " Princess, give me the gun "
" You " she said almost as if she were talking to herself. " I know your face from my dreams. You, you is,Thaman? " she asked, her hold on the gun weakened.
" Yes Princess, it is I " he said. " Now give me the gun "
" I thought you were probably dead but now you're here " she said " Now I know why I keeps having these visions of someone. I know you. You're always in my dreams "
" Yes you know me "
Isabel looked on. Lonnie and her were one in the same. How did Thaman feel towards Lonnie? She was still a part of Vilandra as Isabel was. She got this weird sinking feeling.
Lonnie looked at Isabel and then at him. Her expression hardened. " There is two of us, " she said. " We both can't be Princess. You gotta protect only one "
" You do not want to do this " he said.
" You don't know what I wanted did you? " she asked " What Vilandra wanted from you "
" No I do not know my Lady "
" What the hell is going on? " asked Rath " Who this? "
" Thaman you're late " said Nicholas appearing with a whole group of skins in some kind of armor and guns. They looked like the guns the aliens used that night at Peppers. " As always. I almost thought you wouldn't make it "
" You may have the Granolith now " said Thaman " But you are not going to keep it for long "
" You think you can take on all of us Thaman? " laughed Nicholas " You're more than welcome to try "
POOF! POOF! POOF! POOF! Nicholas turned to find four of his men were clouds. He turned towards the group. " Pretty good " he said shooting a beam at Thaman.
" Thaman! " shouted Lonnie and Isabel at the same time.
Then an all out shoot out began. Max put up his shield and protected all to them as they all ran for the rocks. Thaman had disappeared.
" Nicholas is getting away " said Kyle as he watched Nicholas and Rath drag Lonnie to the car. He was dodging the blasts that were aimed at them from beyond the rocks.
" Thaman! " screamed Lonnie as they shoved her into the car.
" Where's Thaman? " asked Isabel trying to look over the rock she was hiding behind.

" I don't know, " said Kyle as he ducked. The wind started blowing and pieces of the rocks were flying in their faces. " I wish this was all over now " he shouted over the noise.
" It will be over if we don't get the Granolith back " shouted Michael as he shot out again.
" Well we have to get rid of these freaks before we go after Nicholas " said Maria. " I got it! "
" What? "
" Why don't you guys just lift one of the big boulders and squash them all? " she asked.
" That's an idea but we've never tried it before " said Max.

" That sounds kind of stupid actually " said Kyle. " But I'm up for anything "
" I bet if you three combined your strengths then you could, " said Maria defensively.
" A big boulder is hard to control. We may totally miss them " said Isabel.
" Well we gotta do something and we gotta do it fast " said Liz.
" I have to get the Granolith back " said Thaman appearing beside Max. " Are you all right my King? "
" I'm fine Thaman " said Max " Why didn't you tell us about the Granolith? "
" I thought it better if you did not know about it " he said " Forgive me my Lord "
" Why didn't it go with Tess? "
" It is the Granolith. It will only move when you do. Since you were not present on the ship, it was not going anywhere. It is activated only by you "
" How do you plan on getting it? " asked Michael.
" Nicholas is probably going to find some way to get it off of Earth and meet Khivar. I need to stop him before he leaves "
" I'm going with you " said Isabel " I don't trust her with you "
" No Princess. You need to stay here and help the others find Ava "
" Ava? "
" You need to have the four of you to complete the unit "
" Unit? "
" Find Ava and stay together "
" Thaman " said Isabel grabbing him and hugging him. " Come back to me "
" No matter what happens my Lady you have to stay together. Do not give up. Do not let them win over you, you are stronger than any of them "
" Why are you saying these things? " she said trying to tighten her grip around his neck. " You have to come back to me "
Thaman was already talking to Max. " My King, if I do not return I ask your forgiveness for not fulfilling my sworn duty to protect you "
" No Thaman, I know you're coming back " said Max.
" Thaman you have to come back " said Michael.
Thaman bowed to them as he turned invisible." I will come back for you my Princess " rang in Isabel's ears.
" Thaman! " cried Isabel. " Oh God "
They all looked over their rocks and saw this bright shield form from nothing and shoot at a group of skins. The shield went through them and they fell apart. They watched a car drive off the highway.
" Only a few left " said Kyle " We're going to be busy "
Isabel sniffed and then wiped her eyes. She stood up and pushed her hand out, cracking one of the big boulders that the skins were hiding behind, in half. Max and Michael responded by shooting them all. The firing echoed in the rocks.

Author's Note: Thank you to all of you have been leaving your reviews. Lynne that was probably the best compliment I have ever heard. Thank you. I am happy you feel that way about my fanfic.

Thaman has left. He will be back. So my story does continue. I hope this chapter hasn't disappointed you. I wanted to drive the point that Lonnie knows Thaman as well. The question is, will there be a conflict between Lonnie and Isabel over Thaman? I will have the other chapters up shortly. Please leave your reviews for me. Thank you all.