Chapter Thirty Eight
" Which one is it? " yelled Kyle as they ran through the halls. He had been next in line for torture. They were about to start cutting when Ryu stepped in. Now the alarms were going off in all directions. Laric and Michael had to go to the car with Maria. So the five of them had little time left to find the others.
" They're in one of these rooms " said Isabel. " None of them remember how they got there "
" It is here " said Ryu running first into a room. They all followed him.
" Oh God dad! " said Kyle running towards the glass.
" Stand back " said Thaman as the glass crumbled to the ground.
" Dad, mom " said Kyle as he almost slide over to them. " You guys all right? " he asked.
" Fine son " said Valenti getting up and lifting Amy with him.
" I thought they killed you " said Kyle kneeling beside him." I swear dad if anything happens to you... "
" Then you will go on living son. Don't blame them for my death " said Valenti nodding towards Max and the rest. " I chose this life like you did. I wouldn't mind going this way " He looked at Liz.
" Liz? " asked Kyle suddenly distracted. " What the... "
" That's not Liz " said Ryu looking at her.
" You must be Max " said dupe Liz standing up and walking over to them.
" I am " Max looked at her in amazement. She looked so much like Liz. He almost couldn't tell. Something about her was different. Maybe the look her eyes are different. Maybe because it wasn't him that she loved.
Isabel walked over to Brody. " Are you all right Brody? "
" I'm fine " he answered. " I'm just worried about Ava and Sydney "
" Ava said that she had already dropped Sydney off at the day care. I've checked already and she's fine. I don't think she's a target " said Isabel. " Ava's with Liz and Serena. They're safe "
" Thank you " said Brody relieved.
" You look just like her, " said Kyle.
" Maybe in your eyes " said Ryu. " She doesn't to me "
" We really should be going now my Lords, " said Thaman
" Who are they? " Amy whispered to Jim, pointing at Thaman and Ryu.
" Not enough time now Mrs. Valenti " said Thaman. " We must be going before we are caught "
" That would be a good idea, " said Kyle.
They were all running towards the exit at full speed. They could see the sun light just a few feet ahead. Ryu, Brody and Kyle were in front. Max, Valenti, Amy, Isabel and Thaman were in the back running as fast as they could. Then the large iron doors started closing.
" Hurry! " yelled Thaman.
" Dad! " yelled Kyle looking back.
" Go! " yelled Brody to Kyle. He pushed Kyle ahead of him. They both ran through the doors.
" Thaman hurry " cried Isabel looking back at him.
" Do not wait for me your Highness "
Amy tripped and fell to the ground. Valenti stopped and tried to pick her up. Isabel was at the door and looked back to see Thaman push her through the door just as they closed completely.
" Thaman! " screamed Isabel as she started banging on the doors. " No! Max, Michael, Ryu. NO! " She gave one last bang on the doors.
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" Zan? " said Liz as she stood there not knowing what to do. She knew he was alive all these years but she didn't think she would ever see him again.
" Zan! " screamed Ava hysterically before she jumped into his arms and kissed him.
Zan gently pushed her off from him and looked at her. " Nice to see ya too Ava " he said.
" Zan you're here! " shrieked Ava. She had a smile on her face from ear to ear. " I thought you was gone for good! "
" Long story, we don't have time for that " said Zan as he looked at Serena. " You know how to work that thing "
" Trying " said Serena getting over her shock quicker than anyone else.
" Cause there are forty people up there fighting against us. Our guards aren't going to hold out much longer, we need to get out of here " he said as he sat next to Serena in front of the control panel. He looked at all the buttons and concentrated. He waved his hand over the panel and they could feel themselves being lifted up. The joy stick appeared before him.
" How did you do that? " asked Serena.
" You gots to have the magic touch " he said looking at Liz. Liz didn't know how to look back at him. She just froze. The last time she had seen him he had kidnapped and told her his plan to save her. He had gotten shot for her and she kissed him in front of Max. How would Max feel about him actually being here? How did Zan know to come here? And if Zan was here, did that mean that her dupe was here too? In her rush of random thoughts, she didn't notice Ava's inquisitive stare at her.
The ship started lifting higher into the ceiling. Serena tried to read the pictures on the buttons and pressed one. A wall started opening up for them and lights leading in the middle of the runway. This was a launch pad, thought Liz. Laric must have been busy with Brody all these years to prepare all of this. But he never mentioned any of this to Max, Maria or Ava. Now where would they go? The ship started moving towards the walls. Liz could hear shooting just outside. She ran towards the back of the ship to look. She saw Tess and Ishtar running towards the ship and screaming. She could feel the engines roar beneath her and Tess and Ishtar became very small. She was now looking at the city of Roswell. In just a few seconds she was above her hometown in an alien ship. How could they have taken off so fast? She thought to herself, totally amazed. She looked at how truly small her hometown was. But her attention on it was short. Because she could see another ship flying
towards them.
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" Did you think you could successfully leave? " asked Nicholas. Behind him were about 15 guards, all with guns in their hands.
" Oh God " said Amy. He looked at Valenti " I'm so sorry Jim " she said grabbing his collar.
" It's ok honey " he said looking at the enemy.
Max stood in front. " We are going to leave " he said strongly. " And you're not going to stop us "
" Brave words Zan " said Nicholas "But not enough to get you out of here "
" Stop talking Nicholas and do something " said Ryu standing just beside Max.
" Try to save the boy but kill the rest " said Nicholas.
With that, all fifty of the men started shooting all at once. The bullets looked like little green orbs as they flew towards them. Max held up his hand caught all of them and threw it back. All the guards scattered into nearby doors and most dodged it. The firing continued on Max's shield.
" I can't keep this up " said Max. He looked behind him at Valenti. " Get her behind something ". Thaman threw Valenti the activated communicator. Valenti nodded as he caught it, lifted Amy and ran down another hallway with Liz's dupe just behind him. " Thaman find a way out. I'll protect everyone " yelled Max above the shooting. " Thaman don't question me just go and do it "
" Yes My King " said Thaman bowing. He dematerialized and ran down the opposite hallway.
Max turned towards Ryu. " Looks like it's just us " he said.
" We can take them all down " said Ryu confidently.
Max looked at the firing squad and couldn't find Nicholas. The stupid coward had fled the scene again when he knew it was hopeless. Ryu waved his hand across his chest and a shield engulfed his body like armor. Max smiled
at him and did the same.
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" Why is it taking them so long? " asked Michael impatiently.
" Something must be wrong " said Laric.
" Everyone's in there Michael. You have to go help them " said Maria.
" Who's going to stay with you? "
" I'll come with you, " said Maria.
" No, you're going to stay here " said Michael.
" Try connecting with them " said Laric.
" I've tried already I can't "
" Well you have to try something Michael, " said Maria.
" Maybe we should just wait because we don't know what's happening. What if they're already on their way and this will delay us longer " suggested Laric.
" What if they're stuck in there? " asked Michael.
" We have to wait " said Laric. " We just have to stay in position "
" Are you saying we have to just sit here? " asked Michael. " You don't sound too concerned "
" What choice do we have? " asked Laric. " I trust in Thaman and Ryu's abilities. They will survive this and bring everyone back to us "
Michael sighed in frustration. " I'm waiting five more minutes and then I'm going after them. You stay with Maria "
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" Oh God " said Isabel " What are we going to do? "
" How are we going to find a way inside? " asked Kyle.
" We have to think of something " said Brody.
" I don't care what we do, " said Isabel. " We just have to get them out "
" They can take care of themselves right? " said Brody.
" I'm not going to take that chance, " said Kyle.
" Thaman's in there " said Brody. " From what you guys have told me I don't think we have much to worry about "
" Thaman can't protect all of them "
" Do you guys think we should go to the car and tell Michael and Laric? "
" Did you guys hear that? " asked Kyle standing very still.
" Someone's coming " said Brody. The three of them jumped to the ground.
Isabel crawled on the dirty desert ground. She could hear a couple footsteps. What if it's Michael and Laric coming back to help us? What if it's Liz and Serena? She couldn't move, the footsteps were getting closer. She tried to look through the bushes but they were too thick. She looked over her shoulder at Kyle and Brody. They were both crouching low and trying to look up just like she was. The feet that were in front of weren't familiar. She looked up and saw that the person was looking right at her.
" You thinks you can hide from yourself? " asked Lonnie.
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" It's coming straight for us " said Liz pointing. " What are we going to do? "
" This thing is on auto pilot, " said Zan. " I don't think we have any control over this "
" Serena any ideas? "
" I'm working on it Liz "
" They shootin " said Ava looking ahead.
The shot came so fast that they didn't get a chance to see it. Liz and Ava were knocked backwards and landed on their backs.
" All this advanced technology and we don't know how to freakin use it " said Serena. She looked at Zan. " You started this thing, can't you do something? "
" Don't push it " he said impatiently and pointing his finger at her. Zan looked at the control panel. He pushed the button with a square and a dot in the middle of it. All of a sudden the square appeared on the front screen and the dot was moving along with the joystick. He looked over at where Serena was sitting and looked at the buttons just in front of her.
Serena did the same thing. She was looking for something, anything. She could do this. She had been studying alien technology for the longest time and now she was majorly choking. She tried to not notice the constant shaking and tried to read the symbols. She ran her index finger across the pictures. She saw a picture that looked like a group of stars. She closed her eyes and pushed the button. Above her came out another screen and a wheel appeared in front of her.
" Oh my God you did it " cried Liz as she clung to the back of Serena's seat.
" Just another problem " said Serena nervously.
" What it is? " asked Ava.
" I can't fly a plane "
" Just try to keep it level and I'll try and shoot em down " said Zan.
" Is comin " said Ava.
Serena looked ahead and pushed the wheel down. The ship did a nosedive down.
" Pull Up! " yelled Zan. Liz would've flown forward but Zan blocked her. He looked behind him and pushed his hand out causing Liz to slide backwards towards a chair. He looked at Ava. She looked at him sadly and used her powers to help her to another seat. " You tryin to kill us? "
" I've got it now " said Serena.
" Now get to wherever the rest of you guys are " ordered Zan.
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Valenti was now holding Amy in his arm and the communicator with his other hand. Liz's dupe was with them. She hid next to them on the floor. They were both hiding behind some pipes in the networking room. Amy was grabbing her mouth to keep from making any noise. The only noise in the room came from the busy computer towers above them. So many things were going through his mind. He had to get Amy out of here with Maria. He didn't know how he was going to get out of this with her. He had no idea where he was. He looked at the communicator and then back at Amy. It was shielding them right now but he had to use it somehow to get into contact with someone else. He just hoped that he wouldn't call someone on the other side.
Author's Note: I'm sorry I could only get these two chapters out for the weekend. Hope you enjoyed them as I have writing them. Please leave me your feedback.
" Which one is it? " yelled Kyle as they ran through the halls. He had been next in line for torture. They were about to start cutting when Ryu stepped in. Now the alarms were going off in all directions. Laric and Michael had to go to the car with Maria. So the five of them had little time left to find the others.
" They're in one of these rooms " said Isabel. " None of them remember how they got there "
" It is here " said Ryu running first into a room. They all followed him.
" Oh God dad! " said Kyle running towards the glass.
" Stand back " said Thaman as the glass crumbled to the ground.
" Dad, mom " said Kyle as he almost slide over to them. " You guys all right? " he asked.
" Fine son " said Valenti getting up and lifting Amy with him.
" I thought they killed you " said Kyle kneeling beside him." I swear dad if anything happens to you... "
" Then you will go on living son. Don't blame them for my death " said Valenti nodding towards Max and the rest. " I chose this life like you did. I wouldn't mind going this way " He looked at Liz.
" Liz? " asked Kyle suddenly distracted. " What the... "
" That's not Liz " said Ryu looking at her.
" You must be Max " said dupe Liz standing up and walking over to them.
" I am " Max looked at her in amazement. She looked so much like Liz. He almost couldn't tell. Something about her was different. Maybe the look her eyes are different. Maybe because it wasn't him that she loved.
Isabel walked over to Brody. " Are you all right Brody? "
" I'm fine " he answered. " I'm just worried about Ava and Sydney "
" Ava said that she had already dropped Sydney off at the day care. I've checked already and she's fine. I don't think she's a target " said Isabel. " Ava's with Liz and Serena. They're safe "
" Thank you " said Brody relieved.
" You look just like her, " said Kyle.
" Maybe in your eyes " said Ryu. " She doesn't to me "
" We really should be going now my Lords, " said Thaman
" Who are they? " Amy whispered to Jim, pointing at Thaman and Ryu.
" Not enough time now Mrs. Valenti " said Thaman. " We must be going before we are caught "
" That would be a good idea, " said Kyle.
They were all running towards the exit at full speed. They could see the sun light just a few feet ahead. Ryu, Brody and Kyle were in front. Max, Valenti, Amy, Isabel and Thaman were in the back running as fast as they could. Then the large iron doors started closing.
" Hurry! " yelled Thaman.
" Dad! " yelled Kyle looking back.
" Go! " yelled Brody to Kyle. He pushed Kyle ahead of him. They both ran through the doors.
" Thaman hurry " cried Isabel looking back at him.
" Do not wait for me your Highness "
Amy tripped and fell to the ground. Valenti stopped and tried to pick her up. Isabel was at the door and looked back to see Thaman push her through the door just as they closed completely.
" Thaman! " screamed Isabel as she started banging on the doors. " No! Max, Michael, Ryu. NO! " She gave one last bang on the doors.
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" Zan? " said Liz as she stood there not knowing what to do. She knew he was alive all these years but she didn't think she would ever see him again.
" Zan! " screamed Ava hysterically before she jumped into his arms and kissed him.
Zan gently pushed her off from him and looked at her. " Nice to see ya too Ava " he said.
" Zan you're here! " shrieked Ava. She had a smile on her face from ear to ear. " I thought you was gone for good! "
" Long story, we don't have time for that " said Zan as he looked at Serena. " You know how to work that thing "
" Trying " said Serena getting over her shock quicker than anyone else.
" Cause there are forty people up there fighting against us. Our guards aren't going to hold out much longer, we need to get out of here " he said as he sat next to Serena in front of the control panel. He looked at all the buttons and concentrated. He waved his hand over the panel and they could feel themselves being lifted up. The joy stick appeared before him.
" How did you do that? " asked Serena.
" You gots to have the magic touch " he said looking at Liz. Liz didn't know how to look back at him. She just froze. The last time she had seen him he had kidnapped and told her his plan to save her. He had gotten shot for her and she kissed him in front of Max. How would Max feel about him actually being here? How did Zan know to come here? And if Zan was here, did that mean that her dupe was here too? In her rush of random thoughts, she didn't notice Ava's inquisitive stare at her.
The ship started lifting higher into the ceiling. Serena tried to read the pictures on the buttons and pressed one. A wall started opening up for them and lights leading in the middle of the runway. This was a launch pad, thought Liz. Laric must have been busy with Brody all these years to prepare all of this. But he never mentioned any of this to Max, Maria or Ava. Now where would they go? The ship started moving towards the walls. Liz could hear shooting just outside. She ran towards the back of the ship to look. She saw Tess and Ishtar running towards the ship and screaming. She could feel the engines roar beneath her and Tess and Ishtar became very small. She was now looking at the city of Roswell. In just a few seconds she was above her hometown in an alien ship. How could they have taken off so fast? She thought to herself, totally amazed. She looked at how truly small her hometown was. But her attention on it was short. Because she could see another ship flying
towards them.
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" Did you think you could successfully leave? " asked Nicholas. Behind him were about 15 guards, all with guns in their hands.
" Oh God " said Amy. He looked at Valenti " I'm so sorry Jim " she said grabbing his collar.
" It's ok honey " he said looking at the enemy.
Max stood in front. " We are going to leave " he said strongly. " And you're not going to stop us "
" Brave words Zan " said Nicholas "But not enough to get you out of here "
" Stop talking Nicholas and do something " said Ryu standing just beside Max.
" Try to save the boy but kill the rest " said Nicholas.
With that, all fifty of the men started shooting all at once. The bullets looked like little green orbs as they flew towards them. Max held up his hand caught all of them and threw it back. All the guards scattered into nearby doors and most dodged it. The firing continued on Max's shield.
" I can't keep this up " said Max. He looked behind him at Valenti. " Get her behind something ". Thaman threw Valenti the activated communicator. Valenti nodded as he caught it, lifted Amy and ran down another hallway with Liz's dupe just behind him. " Thaman find a way out. I'll protect everyone " yelled Max above the shooting. " Thaman don't question me just go and do it "
" Yes My King " said Thaman bowing. He dematerialized and ran down the opposite hallway.
Max turned towards Ryu. " Looks like it's just us " he said.
" We can take them all down " said Ryu confidently.
Max looked at the firing squad and couldn't find Nicholas. The stupid coward had fled the scene again when he knew it was hopeless. Ryu waved his hand across his chest and a shield engulfed his body like armor. Max smiled
at him and did the same.
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" Why is it taking them so long? " asked Michael impatiently.
" Something must be wrong " said Laric.
" Everyone's in there Michael. You have to go help them " said Maria.
" Who's going to stay with you? "
" I'll come with you, " said Maria.
" No, you're going to stay here " said Michael.
" Try connecting with them " said Laric.
" I've tried already I can't "
" Well you have to try something Michael, " said Maria.
" Maybe we should just wait because we don't know what's happening. What if they're already on their way and this will delay us longer " suggested Laric.
" What if they're stuck in there? " asked Michael.
" We have to wait " said Laric. " We just have to stay in position "
" Are you saying we have to just sit here? " asked Michael. " You don't sound too concerned "
" What choice do we have? " asked Laric. " I trust in Thaman and Ryu's abilities. They will survive this and bring everyone back to us "
Michael sighed in frustration. " I'm waiting five more minutes and then I'm going after them. You stay with Maria "
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" Oh God " said Isabel " What are we going to do? "
" How are we going to find a way inside? " asked Kyle.
" We have to think of something " said Brody.
" I don't care what we do, " said Isabel. " We just have to get them out "
" They can take care of themselves right? " said Brody.
" I'm not going to take that chance, " said Kyle.
" Thaman's in there " said Brody. " From what you guys have told me I don't think we have much to worry about "
" Thaman can't protect all of them "
" Do you guys think we should go to the car and tell Michael and Laric? "
" Did you guys hear that? " asked Kyle standing very still.
" Someone's coming " said Brody. The three of them jumped to the ground.
Isabel crawled on the dirty desert ground. She could hear a couple footsteps. What if it's Michael and Laric coming back to help us? What if it's Liz and Serena? She couldn't move, the footsteps were getting closer. She tried to look through the bushes but they were too thick. She looked over her shoulder at Kyle and Brody. They were both crouching low and trying to look up just like she was. The feet that were in front of weren't familiar. She looked up and saw that the person was looking right at her.
" You thinks you can hide from yourself? " asked Lonnie.
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" It's coming straight for us " said Liz pointing. " What are we going to do? "
" This thing is on auto pilot, " said Zan. " I don't think we have any control over this "
" Serena any ideas? "
" I'm working on it Liz "
" They shootin " said Ava looking ahead.
The shot came so fast that they didn't get a chance to see it. Liz and Ava were knocked backwards and landed on their backs.
" All this advanced technology and we don't know how to freakin use it " said Serena. She looked at Zan. " You started this thing, can't you do something? "
" Don't push it " he said impatiently and pointing his finger at her. Zan looked at the control panel. He pushed the button with a square and a dot in the middle of it. All of a sudden the square appeared on the front screen and the dot was moving along with the joystick. He looked over at where Serena was sitting and looked at the buttons just in front of her.
Serena did the same thing. She was looking for something, anything. She could do this. She had been studying alien technology for the longest time and now she was majorly choking. She tried to not notice the constant shaking and tried to read the symbols. She ran her index finger across the pictures. She saw a picture that looked like a group of stars. She closed her eyes and pushed the button. Above her came out another screen and a wheel appeared in front of her.
" Oh my God you did it " cried Liz as she clung to the back of Serena's seat.
" Just another problem " said Serena nervously.
" What it is? " asked Ava.
" I can't fly a plane "
" Just try to keep it level and I'll try and shoot em down " said Zan.
" Is comin " said Ava.
Serena looked ahead and pushed the wheel down. The ship did a nosedive down.
" Pull Up! " yelled Zan. Liz would've flown forward but Zan blocked her. He looked behind him and pushed his hand out causing Liz to slide backwards towards a chair. He looked at Ava. She looked at him sadly and used her powers to help her to another seat. " You tryin to kill us? "
" I've got it now " said Serena.
" Now get to wherever the rest of you guys are " ordered Zan.
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Valenti was now holding Amy in his arm and the communicator with his other hand. Liz's dupe was with them. She hid next to them on the floor. They were both hiding behind some pipes in the networking room. Amy was grabbing her mouth to keep from making any noise. The only noise in the room came from the busy computer towers above them. So many things were going through his mind. He had to get Amy out of here with Maria. He didn't know how he was going to get out of this with her. He had no idea where he was. He looked at the communicator and then back at Amy. It was shielding them right now but he had to use it somehow to get into contact with someone else. He just hoped that he wouldn't call someone on the other side.
Author's Note: I'm sorry I could only get these two chapters out for the weekend. Hope you enjoyed them as I have writing them. Please leave me your feedback.