Chapter Thirty Six


" Kyle it's... " said Max.
" For my own safety, I know the whole deal Maxy " said Kyle. " I just don't see why ... " He stopped his sentence short when he heard the door to the ship opening.
Before anyone could say anything they watched as Ava walked into the ship. There beside her was Thaman.
" Thaman " said Isabel breathlessly. She eyed him with so much intensity. Nobody else in the room seemed to matter to her. Seeing him again for her was like coming home. She had not been home until now.

" Your Highness " he said bowing to her. His glance back at her was the same. But his reaction disappeared faster than hers.
Her first instinct was to run to him and throw herself into his arms. She wanted him to kiss her and then everything would be all right. Isabel looked around her and thought better of it.

Ryu looked at his Aunt's reaction to Thaman. Thaman had never mentioned to him that he was close with her. He only had good things to say about all of them but he never mentioned a personal relationship with any of them. If he didn't know any better he would guess that his Aunt was in love with Thaman. Her face seemed to glow in a strange way. Thaman seemed to be in love with her as well. Then Ryu looked at Ava. It was awkward to see a duplicate of his mother. Even though he had expected it, it will stung at him. He found himself not easily trusting her.
" It's been a long time, " said Max walking towards Thaman.
" Forgive me your Majesty " said Thaman starting to kneel.
" No, no it's all right " said Max patting him on the shoulder. " It's just really good to see you "

" Thaman " said Liz coming towards him. It looked like she was going to hug him but only smiled up at him.

" I am honored that I was missed in this way " said Thaman smiling at them.

" So what was your mission? " asked Kyle.

" I had to inform someone to come to Roswell and also I had to bring Ava "

Ava walked over to Liz and hugged her. " Lonnie en Rath are here "

" What? " said Liz " How do you know that? "

" They took me and they was about to kill me but Thaman saved me " she said looking at Thaman.

They all looked at Thaman.

" Did you kill them? " asked Laric.

" No, I could not kill them my Lord " said Thaman.

Laric looked at the group. " You have to kill them or else you will never be rid of them "

" We can't just kill them, " said Max. " Even though I'm pretty much close to "

" It is either your life or theirs, " said Laric indifferently. " You must have known this day would come "

Max and Michael looked at each other and nodded.

" How many are they? " asked Max looking at Laric.

" 50 was all we could bring down to Earth "

" Are their any airborne fighters? " asked Max.

" Very few " said Laric.

" How are we supposed to win with their ships in Space and their troops on the Earth? " asked Michael. " The odds are all on their side "

" Only if you cannot activate the Granolith, " said Thaman.

" What do you mean activate the Granolith, " said Michael. " Max can do that easily "

" He can turn it on my Lord " said Thaman. " But he cannot use the function needed for this. He needs your help "

" That's why you needs all of us " said Ava.

" But how do we activate it? " asked Max.

Thaman looked at Laric. " We do not know exactly " said Laric. " The language used to explain the powers of the Granolith is dead. Nobody can translate it "

" That's just great, " said Michael.

" But we can figure it out right? " asked Kyle.

" We just know that the four of you need to be together with the Granolith " said Ryu.

" We are so gonna die " said Kyle laughing.

" We can't think of that now " said Max. " We have find the others before they get killed "

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" This is great " said Kyle. " We're all going to be killed by aliens and I have to act normal in front of everyone. Max better be right about this " he was walking down the block out in the open. How did he always manage to get himself into trouble like this? He saw Nicholas across the street with two other guys. These guys looked really big, they looked like bouncers. " I think it's safe to say I made contact " said Kyle walking faster down the street and into an alley. As Kyle went deeper into the alley he turned around to see if they were following him. They were gone. He stopped walking and turned around. " Well " he sighed in relief. " Maybe I'm not that important after all " he laughed as he turned around.

" Going somewhere Kyle? " asked Nicholas.

" I was just trying to get something to eat actually " he said laughing nervously.

" Where are they Kyle? " asked Nicholas.

" I don't know who you're talking about "

" Don't play stupid Kyle. Where are they? "

" God this conversation sounds a lot like the one we had before " he said rubbing his chin. " What did I tell you the last time? Kiss my Ass! "

Nicholas laughed. " Still a jack ass I see Kyle. But that's not going to save you " said Nicholas grabbing his head.

Kyle felt this intense pain and could feel Nicholas in his head. It was like hearing a screeching sound like nails on a chalkboard. His thoughts felt like they were being read. He screamed out in pain, trying to prevent him from seeing anything. It was like needles all over him, stabbing him all at once.

" Damn it! " screamed Nicholas as he stepped back from Kyle. " He doesn't have anything "

Kyle could hear his heart beating as he felt Nicholas withdraw from him. That was too close. " I, I " said Kyle panting and trying to smile " I told you I don't know who you're talking about "

" What should we do with him? " asked one of the big guys.

" Bring him with us " said Nicholas he waved his hand over Kyle's face and he fell on the floor unconscious. " I'm going to look forward to wiping that smirk from his face "

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" That was close " said Max as he looked at Ava.

Ava looked like she was going to pass out. " That was so powerful, " she said holding her head. " That almost killed me "

" It does not look like he saw anything " said Ryu.

" He almost did " said Ava " If hes hold on any longa he woulda seen everythin "

" But it worked " said Laric. " Now all we have to do is follow them "

" Are you sure they'll take him to the same place? " asked Michael.

" There's not reason for them not to " said Max. He looked at Ava. " Are you going to be ok for this? "

" I think so " she said. " I just needs to rest a bit "

" You should get back to the ship and stay with Liz and Serena "

" I think someone should stay with them father, " said Ryu.

Max looked at Ryu in surprise. He knew that this was his son, but to actually be called father was surreal.

" Thaman we're going to be fine, " said Ava. " You have to get Brody for me "

" Come on let's go " said Michael as he looked down at Nicholas and the two guards. " We're going to lose them "

" Michael wait, " said Max.

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" I know you were with me that night, " said Isabel. " Why didn't you show yourself to me? "

" It would not have been appropriate to show myself then my Lady " said Thaman looking off somewhere.

" So watching me sleep is more appropriate? " asked Isabel " What if I wanted to change? "

" I would not have looked "

" I know you wouldn't " said Isabel looking at his expression. She thought she could see his face turn red for a second.

" It was imperative for me to stay invisible so that Kivar could come to you " said Thaman. " I had to "

" I've missed you " she said in a low voice.

" Your Majesty I… "

" Will there ever be a day, " she said calmly but looking away " A day when you won't address me in that way? "

Thaman looked at her. She didn't seem upset, just sad. He didn't know how to answer that.

" Tell me I haven't waited for you only to have my heart broken " she said biting her lip.

He didn't turn his head but kept looking ahead.

" Thaman tell me something " she said desperately. She couldn't stop the tears from coming " Tell me anything. Just say something damn it " Her frustration was clearly at its peak.

" Isabel " called Max " Isabel "

" Max? " she said wiping her eyes. " Max where are they headed? "

" Is everything all right? I can sense something's wrong "

" I'm fine Max " she sent.

" They're going toward the old Naval Base "

" There? "

" Yeah "

Isabel turned towards Thaman. " They're going towards the White Room "

He gave her a little bow and started the engine.

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" Get over here " said screamed the guard in Maria's ear.

" Watch it buddy " said Amy, she was already up against the wall along with the others " That's my daughter you're dealing with "

The guard looked at her and squinted. " I know who I am dealing with and I hope you understand who you are dealing with " he said. He had Maria by the arm and was taking her out of the room.

" Where are you taking her? " yelled Brody.

The guard only looked at him and smirked. He slammed the door shut.

" Where are you taking me? " asked Maria glaring at him.

" A place you'll never forget " he said shoving her into another room.

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" Oh God what if they're hurting Maria " said Liz as she paced inside the ship. " I can't stand it. What if they're testing her like they did Max? "

" Liz calm down " said Serena comforting her, even though she was just as scared as she was. " Maria's going to be fine. Max is going to go over and get her. Everything is going to be all right "

" Do you guys hear that? " asked Ava.
Liz stopped pacing and tried to hear. " Oh God " she said looking at them. They all heard a struggle upstairs. The sounds of cries in pain and sounds of something else.
" They're upstairs " said Serena.
They could all hear fighting upstairs. There was a lot of shooting and a lot of struggling. Things were crashing and breaking.
" They founds us " said Ava.
" What are we going to do? " asked Serena.
" We have to figure out how to use this thing, " said Liz looking at the control panel. " Serena you try it "
" But we safe in here " said Ava.
" Not if Tess is with them " said Liz.
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" So you are the one that Rath has chosen as his mate " asked one of the guards looking at Maria closely.
" Mate? " asked Maria " I'm not his mate ". She was tied down to an examining table." Why am I here? " she asked. " You don't need to examine me. You already know about humans "
" This is not for scientific purposes, " said a second guard coming towards her with a needle.
" No, No please I don't handle needles well " said Maria trying to move away from him. " Why are you doing this to me? " she screamed.
" Scream all you want Maria " said the first guard. " Nobody is going to hear you " he jabbed the needle into her arm.
Maria screamed at the top of her lungs.
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They were all crouched down low against the bushes. They watched the guards change positions in front of the entrance. Max was teamed up with Ryu, Michael and Laric, Isabel with Thaman.
" Ok " said Max looking at Isabel " Go Ahead "
Isabel nodded at him and closed her eyes. " Kyle "
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Kyle was barely conscious as he was being dragged down the corridor. His head was pounding but he could see the ground below him. " Kyle " he heard. He jerked his head up to look around. He saw all the security that these guys had. He tried to focus on how many there were. " Now look up Kyle we need to see more ". Kyle strained his neck as he looked higher up and saw labels on the doors. He noticed that one guard used his power to open one door. He tried to see if it was just a read out monitor but it wasn't. He watched as Nicholas used his powers to open the doors before they walked through them." Thank you so much Kyle ".
" You owe me big time " he said under his breath.
" What did you say? " asked Nicholas.
" You owe me big time you idiot " he said looking at Nicholas.
" For what? "
" Looking at your pathetic ass, " he said laughing as they threw him into his own white room.
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" Security's tight " said Isabel. " But it looks like we can use our powers in there "
" That is good news, " said Ryu.
" Let's go " said Michael.
" Hold on Michael " said Max grabbing his arm.
Michael watched as one by one the five guards at the entrance fell over and disappeared. They saw a red glow on the camera before it exploded.
" Now we can go " said Max as he stood up with Michael and ran for the entrance. Laric followed closely behind Isabel.
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The fighting up above was getting more intense as the seconds went by.
" If only we could see what was going on " said Serena looking out over where the hatch was.
" I feel so useless in here " said Liz pacing again. " Who knows what's happening up there "
" We just needs to stay here like they said, " said Ava sitting on the chair nervously.
" What happens when they find the hatch on the floor? " asked Liz.
" I'm working on it Liz " said Serena pushing a button. Suddenly the whole control panel started glowing and they could hear the energy throughout the ship.
" What you push? " asked Ava getting up and standing beside her.
" The start button " said Serena. " At least I think it's the start button.
The sudden noise outside made the three of them look. The hatch was opening.

Author's Note: Things are going to get very crazy. More crazy than before, if that's remotely possible. I hope you guys don't get lost. Next chapter will be up soon. Please let me know what you think.