PART 10
"Liz!" Max screamed. "No!" Max fell down beside Liz.
He couldn't lose her now. Not after everything that
had happened. He took her hand in his and tried
desperately to connect with her. Nothing happened. Max
thought about anything and everything that could help
him to connect. When Max healed Liz. When he told her
what he was. The first time they connected. Their first
kiss. The eraser room. Liz telling him about Future
Max. All the memories Max and Liz had shared together.
Max concentrated on how he felt about Liz, how she was
his world. And he was in. He was one with Liz. He found
that she had only been knocked out by Katswana's
death, but he healed her anyway. Liz's eyes fluttered
open.
"Max..." Max pulled Liz to him and she buried her head
in his arms. Max could feel her tears, but he let her
cry. After a few minutes she looked up at him.
"I'm sorry Max."
"For what?"
"For everything. I know nothing was going on between
you and Tess, I overreacted, it was all my fault."
"No Liz, nothing was your fault. I shouldn't have been
with Tess that night. I should have been trying to
make up my mistake to you. I'm sorry."
"I love you Max." Liz whispered.
"I love you too." he replied. Max wiped the tears off
Liz's face and he kissed her. They both knew that
destiny wasn't a conflict anymore. Max and Liz were
soul mates; they had their own destiny. They were
destined to be together, and they knew it. Nothing
could come between them anymore. Max pulled Liz to her
feet and they began the long walk down the corridor.
MEANWHILE...
Alex and Isabel continued their search. Isabel had
been so upset about Tess, Alex didn't know what to do,
but he comforted her, and that seemed like it was
enough. All they had come across since then were empty
white rooms like the ones Max had found earlier. After
about half an hour they heard people coming down the
corridor. They slipped into the nearest room to try
and hide. When Alex and Isabel heard the footsteps
pass they opened the door as carefully as possible.
They supposed that the people were gone and they
continued their search. They were just coming out of a
room when they heard more footsteps. They didn't have
time to hide again. Isabel grabbed Alex's hand and
closed her eyes. It was only Michael, Maria, and Kyle.
"OMG! We were so afraid you guys were guards or
something!" Isabel said, relieved.
"Nope, it's just us." Michael answered her.
"Have you found anything yet? Any signs of where Liz
is?"
"Well, we haven't found Liz yet, but we did find
something else." Alex told them.
"What, what did you find?" Kyle asked.
"Umm, well...Tess." Alex answered.
"You found Tess?" Kyle asked.
"Well, we found her...body." Alex said.
"She's dead? I mean, she's really dead?" Maria asked.
"Yeah." Alex replied. Kyle looked devastated. Maria
buried herself in Michael's arms. Tess might not have
been the best friend in the world, but she was still a
part of her life.
"I'm sorry Kyle." Alex told him. Just then they heard
a noise from one of the rooms, the door opened and Max
and Liz walked out.
"Lizzie!" Maria cried. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Max healed me. What's wrong with you
guys? You all look so..."
"It's Tess." Isabel said.
"What about her?" Liz asked.
"You didn't tell her?" Isabel asked glaring at Max.
"No, I...I guess I forgot." Max stammered.
"Tell me what? Where's Tess?" Liz demanded.
"She's dead." Kyle told her blankly.
"Dead?" Liz asked to no one in particular.
"Yeah, we ummmmmm...found her body about an hour ago."
Alex said.
"Oh God. Poor Tess." Liz said. Max grabbed her hand
and held it tightly.
"Well, we better get out of here before Katswana comes
and finishes us all off." Michael said.
"Katswana is dead too." Liz told them.
"What exactly happened in there?" Maria asked.
"Katswana tried to kill Liz because I wouldn't tell
her where the granilith was, but Liz reversed it so
she killed herself, but first she connected to Liz,
and Liz almost died because of it." Max explained.
"Wow, it's been a long day." Alex said.
"Yeah." Liz said. "There was something weird about the
connection though. I could feel her dying; I could
feel her powers leaving her. I don't know, it was just
strange." Liz told them.
"You're not used to it, you've never felt anyone die
before." Michael told her.
"No, it was...more than that." Liz said.
*The file!* Max thought. *I wonder if there is
anything in there about what Liz felt.*
"Hey, I have an idea." Max said. "Follow me." The gang
followed Max down the corridor and into an office. Max
started searching through all the files again, looking
for the one about Katswana. He found it and started
looking through it. He found what he wanted and was
amazed to read what it said.
'Certain shape shifters have the ability to take
powers from their victims. They gain the knowledge of
the power and how to use it from the victim as well.
If one of these shape shifters should die, it is
possible that the powers can be transmitted through a
connection to another being.'
"OMG! Liz..." Max said.
"What?" The others asked.
"Liz has, I mean...it's possible she has...powers."
Max told them.
"What?!?" Liz asked, taken aback.
"From what you said, and what I just read, Katswana
transmitted her powers to you when she died." Max told
her.
"OMG! I have powers..." Liz said.
"This is too cool! My best friend has alien powers!"
Maria exclaimed. But Liz wasn't so sure.
THE END
"Liz!" Max screamed. "No!" Max fell down beside Liz.
He couldn't lose her now. Not after everything that
had happened. He took her hand in his and tried
desperately to connect with her. Nothing happened. Max
thought about anything and everything that could help
him to connect. When Max healed Liz. When he told her
what he was. The first time they connected. Their first
kiss. The eraser room. Liz telling him about Future
Max. All the memories Max and Liz had shared together.
Max concentrated on how he felt about Liz, how she was
his world. And he was in. He was one with Liz. He found
that she had only been knocked out by Katswana's
death, but he healed her anyway. Liz's eyes fluttered
open.
"Max..." Max pulled Liz to him and she buried her head
in his arms. Max could feel her tears, but he let her
cry. After a few minutes she looked up at him.
"I'm sorry Max."
"For what?"
"For everything. I know nothing was going on between
you and Tess, I overreacted, it was all my fault."
"No Liz, nothing was your fault. I shouldn't have been
with Tess that night. I should have been trying to
make up my mistake to you. I'm sorry."
"I love you Max." Liz whispered.
"I love you too." he replied. Max wiped the tears off
Liz's face and he kissed her. They both knew that
destiny wasn't a conflict anymore. Max and Liz were
soul mates; they had their own destiny. They were
destined to be together, and they knew it. Nothing
could come between them anymore. Max pulled Liz to her
feet and they began the long walk down the corridor.
MEANWHILE...
Alex and Isabel continued their search. Isabel had
been so upset about Tess, Alex didn't know what to do,
but he comforted her, and that seemed like it was
enough. All they had come across since then were empty
white rooms like the ones Max had found earlier. After
about half an hour they heard people coming down the
corridor. They slipped into the nearest room to try
and hide. When Alex and Isabel heard the footsteps
pass they opened the door as carefully as possible.
They supposed that the people were gone and they
continued their search. They were just coming out of a
room when they heard more footsteps. They didn't have
time to hide again. Isabel grabbed Alex's hand and
closed her eyes. It was only Michael, Maria, and Kyle.
"OMG! We were so afraid you guys were guards or
something!" Isabel said, relieved.
"Nope, it's just us." Michael answered her.
"Have you found anything yet? Any signs of where Liz
is?"
"Well, we haven't found Liz yet, but we did find
something else." Alex told them.
"What, what did you find?" Kyle asked.
"Umm, well...Tess." Alex answered.
"You found Tess?" Kyle asked.
"Well, we found her...body." Alex said.
"She's dead? I mean, she's really dead?" Maria asked.
"Yeah." Alex replied. Kyle looked devastated. Maria
buried herself in Michael's arms. Tess might not have
been the best friend in the world, but she was still a
part of her life.
"I'm sorry Kyle." Alex told him. Just then they heard
a noise from one of the rooms, the door opened and Max
and Liz walked out.
"Lizzie!" Maria cried. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Max healed me. What's wrong with you
guys? You all look so..."
"It's Tess." Isabel said.
"What about her?" Liz asked.
"You didn't tell her?" Isabel asked glaring at Max.
"No, I...I guess I forgot." Max stammered.
"Tell me what? Where's Tess?" Liz demanded.
"She's dead." Kyle told her blankly.
"Dead?" Liz asked to no one in particular.
"Yeah, we ummmmmm...found her body about an hour ago."
Alex said.
"Oh God. Poor Tess." Liz said. Max grabbed her hand
and held it tightly.
"Well, we better get out of here before Katswana comes
and finishes us all off." Michael said.
"Katswana is dead too." Liz told them.
"What exactly happened in there?" Maria asked.
"Katswana tried to kill Liz because I wouldn't tell
her where the granilith was, but Liz reversed it so
she killed herself, but first she connected to Liz,
and Liz almost died because of it." Max explained.
"Wow, it's been a long day." Alex said.
"Yeah." Liz said. "There was something weird about the
connection though. I could feel her dying; I could
feel her powers leaving her. I don't know, it was just
strange." Liz told them.
"You're not used to it, you've never felt anyone die
before." Michael told her.
"No, it was...more than that." Liz said.
*The file!* Max thought. *I wonder if there is
anything in there about what Liz felt.*
"Hey, I have an idea." Max said. "Follow me." The gang
followed Max down the corridor and into an office. Max
started searching through all the files again, looking
for the one about Katswana. He found it and started
looking through it. He found what he wanted and was
amazed to read what it said.
'Certain shape shifters have the ability to take
powers from their victims. They gain the knowledge of
the power and how to use it from the victim as well.
If one of these shape shifters should die, it is
possible that the powers can be transmitted through a
connection to another being.'
"OMG! Liz..." Max said.
"What?" The others asked.
"Liz has, I mean...it's possible she has...powers."
Max told them.
"What?!?" Liz asked, taken aback.
"From what you said, and what I just read, Katswana
transmitted her powers to you when she died." Max told
her.
"OMG! I have powers..." Liz said.
"This is too cool! My best friend has alien powers!"
Maria exclaimed. But Liz wasn't so sure.
THE END