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Summary: Liz is the most powerful girl in her school, but only two people like her... One day Max Evans, Isabel Evans, and Michael Guerin come to town. Could these three be the key to Liz's unknown past?
Rating: PG; some language
Disclaimer: I wish I owned them, but I don't. I am writing this purely to please the annoying voices in my head. Don't sue.
Michael began to pace nervously. He hated not knowing what was going on or what was going to happen.
"Could you please stop that?" Maria complained loudly.
"Nope," Michael retorted, not even looking up.
"Guys, can't you two stop fighting for a minute?" Alex asked.
Michael looked around at the only people he trusted. Max was staring off into space, thinking. Michael smiled as he noticed that 'space" happened to be pretty close to Liz.
Liz was closing her eyes while rubbing her templates with her fingers. Next to her Alex was still shaking his head at Maria and Michael.
Isabel was shooting her "Ice Princess glare" to everyone. But Michael knew her too well. He knew that she was worried her too well. He knew that she was worried and this was her way of asking if anyone had any ideas.
And last he looked at Maria. She seemed to be thinking hard about the problem. This didn't really have to do with Maria, she wasn't having dreams or possessing powers, but Maria really appeared to care.
Michael couldn't help but feel a little touched.
"We need to analyze everything from the dream separately and rationally," Max finally stated.
"Yeah. But here's a question no one wants to hear, what about class?" Alex asked.
"Class!" Maria repeated, jumping up.
"I have an idea, why don't we just skip?" Michael asked hopefully.
Five heads turned to stare at him with shock and disappointment. "Or maybe not."
"We'll go to class. Michael and I will write down everything we can remember in detail. Then everyone will meet back up in the band room after school again," Liz declared, taking charge.
Everyone shook their heads and began to walk back to school.
"One more question no one's going to like," Alex announced. "What if the dreams don't make any sense, no matter how hard you try to decode it? Or maybe they will. What if they tell you exactly how to leave? Would you just go? Leave everyone else here?"
The four aliens exchanged silent looks. They obviously hadn't thought about that.
In total silence all six walked back to their science class.
Liz loudly tapped her pencil absent mindedly on her desk. She was almost done with the recount of her dream; all her schoolwork lay nest to it.
Suddenly Liz stopped as she remembered something. She quickly began jotting down notes about what the king said.
---later that day, in the band room---
Liz flew into the room where her friends were waiting.
"I know, I know! I'm so sorry I'm late but I thought about something seriously important!" Liz rushed, the second she stepped into earshot.
"What's up?" Michael asked.
"Okay, I was reviewing my dream and when I got to what your father was saying," Liz explained, looking at Max, "I realized something."
Everyone waited in silence as Liz dug through her bag.
"Well! Are you going to tell us, or what?" Isabel asked, frustrated.
"Izzy, calm down. Just give Liz a minute," Max defended.
"First she's five minutes late to her won meeting. Then she bursts in saying she's got huge news but doesn't share. All I'm saying is…" Isabel began but was cut off by Max.
"Just give Liz a minute," he repeated more forcefully.
"Okay, well. I was reviewing what Max and Isabel's father said. The king mentioned that we wouldn't remember the humans and Earth wouldn't remember us. He said Michael and my mother would make everyone forget the whole thing," Liz explained.
"And?" Isabel asked impatiently.
"Isabel, we understand why you want everything quickly, but you have to give Liz a chance to talk," Alex gently told her.
To everyone's amazement Isabel stopped complaining and actually looked down with shame.
"Um, anyway. So the king said that my mother was able to erase people's memories. Like me. Which means I can erase people's memories," Liz told everyone, eyes wide while she let the news sink in.
"So you have a power you didn't even know about. You all could have powers you never knew about?" Maria asked; a little confused as to how they could have not known about a power they possessed.
"Yeah, but not just that. The power I have is to erase people's memories! Memories of, say, my announcing I wasn't human!" Liz exclaimed, admitting her thoughts to everyone.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Liz, are you saying you want to make everyone forget about you being 'different'? 'Cuz I gotta tell you, I doubt it will work," Michael objected.
"Why not? It worked the would first time?" Alex reminded him.
"True, but the first time it was just the school. Now it would have to be the whole town. At least. Who knows who else was told," Max spoke up.
"And if the people who were told suddenly remembered what the town now forgot it would be way suspicious," Isabel added.
"No one else knows," Liz assured them all. "No one told you guys and they didn't tell everyone else. They'll all to afraid." Liz looked down in shame before continuing. "Look, guys. I know you can't really understand why I have to do this, but I just do. It is awful living like this. The stares, the whispers, the fake sweetness; its enough to drive a person crazy. Before it used to be great, simple, little town. But I ruined it all. Now I just want to make it right again. The way it was before, "Liz finished softly.
No one had spoken at all during Liz's out burst.
"Do you even know how it would work? The mind-forgetting thing I mean," Alex asked finally.
Liz grinned. "Yep. That's why I'm late. I spent all last period trying it and got a little carried away. It's just like making people thing they're seeing things, only now I make them think they never saw or heard things. I can't be totally sure it worked though, because I couldn't try it on someone," Liz carefully hinted.
"What do you need?" Maria asked with a resigned sigh as she picked up on her best friends hint.
"Just for you to stand right there," Liz answered happily. "Okay, here goes nothing."
Liz shut her eyes. Having no distractions helped her concentrate on her task; however she could still feel everyone's stares and it was unnerving. Starting the difficult task of working on making Maria believe she never found out about Liz was more difficult than she expected. Finally, Liz opened her eyes feeling much more tired then when she had started. "Well?" she asked breathlessly.
Maria gave her a strange look, "Well, what?"
"Well do you remember she isn't human!" Michael practically shouted.
Maria's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "Of… of course she's human!" I mean, what else would she be?" Maria nervously replied.
"Let's take that as it working," Isabel concluded.
"What working?" Maria asked confused.
"Doesn't she remember anything?" Michael complained.
"Yeah she does. But I had to get rid of everything connected to me having powers," Liz explained.
"Powers! What powers? What's going on?" Maria yelled.
"Can't you, ya know, change her back?" Alex asked hopefully.
"Sure, it should be easy," Liz responded, again closing her eyes.
Moments later she opened her eyes. "Okay, she should be all better now."
"Like I was ever any less," Maria mumbled.
"Did it work?" Max asked, anxiously.
Maria nodded. "Great, now we're stuck with the same old Maria again," Michael whined.
Maria shot him a warning glare.
"Okay, so you can do it to one person. But can you erase everyone's memories in relationship to you in the entire town? I don't want you to try to hard and end up getting hurt," Max added softly to Liz.
"I think I could do it. Why don't I try everyone in this room?"
Everyone exchanged nervous glances before eventually giving in. Liz closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
The more people's minds, the harder it was. Liz felt almost completely whipped out by the end. All she wanted to do was see if it worked, go home, and go to bed.
After repeating a scene similar to the one she had with Maria, only now she looked crazy with no one to back her up, Liz was sure it worked. She quickly restored everyone's memories.
"So no that we know it works for sure, what are we going to do?" Isabel asked.
"I'll call a town meeting. I know just about everyone will show up and you guys could help convince those who don't show to come. Then we do it. I'll change their memories and then make them believe the mayor called one of the regular town meetings," Liz decided still feeling worn out, but now slightly energized from the thought of their plan coming together.
"Alright, this really could work," Isabel admitted with a small smile.
"It will. It has to," Liz insisted.
"Tomorrow. Seven?" Max asked.
"No, our town meeting are usually earlier. About five," Maria explained.
"Five then. But I don't think there's anything else to do here. Let's all go home and get some rest," Max suggested, casting a concerned look over to Liz.
"Good idea," Liz agreed thankfully. "Tomorrow at five we'll change this whole town."
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Summary: Liz is the most powerful girl in her school, but only two people like her... One day Max Evans, Isabel Evans, and Michael Guerin come to town. Could these three be the key to Liz's unknown past?
Rating: PG; some language
Disclaimer: I wish I owned them, but I don't. I am writing this purely to please the annoying voices in my head. Don't sue.
Michael began to pace nervously. He hated not knowing what was going on or what was going to happen.
"Could you please stop that?" Maria complained loudly.
"Nope," Michael retorted, not even looking up.
"Guys, can't you two stop fighting for a minute?" Alex asked.
Michael looked around at the only people he trusted. Max was staring off into space, thinking. Michael smiled as he noticed that 'space" happened to be pretty close to Liz.
Liz was closing her eyes while rubbing her templates with her fingers. Next to her Alex was still shaking his head at Maria and Michael.
Isabel was shooting her "Ice Princess glare" to everyone. But Michael knew her too well. He knew that she was worried her too well. He knew that she was worried and this was her way of asking if anyone had any ideas.
And last he looked at Maria. She seemed to be thinking hard about the problem. This didn't really have to do with Maria, she wasn't having dreams or possessing powers, but Maria really appeared to care.
Michael couldn't help but feel a little touched.
"We need to analyze everything from the dream separately and rationally," Max finally stated.
"Yeah. But here's a question no one wants to hear, what about class?" Alex asked.
"Class!" Maria repeated, jumping up.
"I have an idea, why don't we just skip?" Michael asked hopefully.
Five heads turned to stare at him with shock and disappointment. "Or maybe not."
"We'll go to class. Michael and I will write down everything we can remember in detail. Then everyone will meet back up in the band room after school again," Liz declared, taking charge.
Everyone shook their heads and began to walk back to school.
"One more question no one's going to like," Alex announced. "What if the dreams don't make any sense, no matter how hard you try to decode it? Or maybe they will. What if they tell you exactly how to leave? Would you just go? Leave everyone else here?"
The four aliens exchanged silent looks. They obviously hadn't thought about that.
In total silence all six walked back to their science class.
Liz loudly tapped her pencil absent mindedly on her desk. She was almost done with the recount of her dream; all her schoolwork lay nest to it.
Suddenly Liz stopped as she remembered something. She quickly began jotting down notes about what the king said.
---later that day, in the band room---
Liz flew into the room where her friends were waiting.
"I know, I know! I'm so sorry I'm late but I thought about something seriously important!" Liz rushed, the second she stepped into earshot.
"What's up?" Michael asked.
"Okay, I was reviewing my dream and when I got to what your father was saying," Liz explained, looking at Max, "I realized something."
Everyone waited in silence as Liz dug through her bag.
"Well! Are you going to tell us, or what?" Isabel asked, frustrated.
"Izzy, calm down. Just give Liz a minute," Max defended.
"First she's five minutes late to her won meeting. Then she bursts in saying she's got huge news but doesn't share. All I'm saying is…" Isabel began but was cut off by Max.
"Just give Liz a minute," he repeated more forcefully.
"Okay, well. I was reviewing what Max and Isabel's father said. The king mentioned that we wouldn't remember the humans and Earth wouldn't remember us. He said Michael and my mother would make everyone forget the whole thing," Liz explained.
"And?" Isabel asked impatiently.
"Isabel, we understand why you want everything quickly, but you have to give Liz a chance to talk," Alex gently told her.
To everyone's amazement Isabel stopped complaining and actually looked down with shame.
"Um, anyway. So the king said that my mother was able to erase people's memories. Like me. Which means I can erase people's memories," Liz told everyone, eyes wide while she let the news sink in.
"So you have a power you didn't even know about. You all could have powers you never knew about?" Maria asked; a little confused as to how they could have not known about a power they possessed.
"Yeah, but not just that. The power I have is to erase people's memories! Memories of, say, my announcing I wasn't human!" Liz exclaimed, admitting her thoughts to everyone.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Liz, are you saying you want to make everyone forget about you being 'different'? 'Cuz I gotta tell you, I doubt it will work," Michael objected.
"Why not? It worked the would first time?" Alex reminded him.
"True, but the first time it was just the school. Now it would have to be the whole town. At least. Who knows who else was told," Max spoke up.
"And if the people who were told suddenly remembered what the town now forgot it would be way suspicious," Isabel added.
"No one else knows," Liz assured them all. "No one told you guys and they didn't tell everyone else. They'll all to afraid." Liz looked down in shame before continuing. "Look, guys. I know you can't really understand why I have to do this, but I just do. It is awful living like this. The stares, the whispers, the fake sweetness; its enough to drive a person crazy. Before it used to be great, simple, little town. But I ruined it all. Now I just want to make it right again. The way it was before, "Liz finished softly.
No one had spoken at all during Liz's out burst.
"Do you even know how it would work? The mind-forgetting thing I mean," Alex asked finally.
Liz grinned. "Yep. That's why I'm late. I spent all last period trying it and got a little carried away. It's just like making people thing they're seeing things, only now I make them think they never saw or heard things. I can't be totally sure it worked though, because I couldn't try it on someone," Liz carefully hinted.
"What do you need?" Maria asked with a resigned sigh as she picked up on her best friends hint.
"Just for you to stand right there," Liz answered happily. "Okay, here goes nothing."
Liz shut her eyes. Having no distractions helped her concentrate on her task; however she could still feel everyone's stares and it was unnerving. Starting the difficult task of working on making Maria believe she never found out about Liz was more difficult than she expected. Finally, Liz opened her eyes feeling much more tired then when she had started. "Well?" she asked breathlessly.
Maria gave her a strange look, "Well, what?"
"Well do you remember she isn't human!" Michael practically shouted.
Maria's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "Of… of course she's human!" I mean, what else would she be?" Maria nervously replied.
"Let's take that as it working," Isabel concluded.
"What working?" Maria asked confused.
"Doesn't she remember anything?" Michael complained.
"Yeah she does. But I had to get rid of everything connected to me having powers," Liz explained.
"Powers! What powers? What's going on?" Maria yelled.
"Can't you, ya know, change her back?" Alex asked hopefully.
"Sure, it should be easy," Liz responded, again closing her eyes.
Moments later she opened her eyes. "Okay, she should be all better now."
"Like I was ever any less," Maria mumbled.
"Did it work?" Max asked, anxiously.
Maria nodded. "Great, now we're stuck with the same old Maria again," Michael whined.
Maria shot him a warning glare.
"Okay, so you can do it to one person. But can you erase everyone's memories in relationship to you in the entire town? I don't want you to try to hard and end up getting hurt," Max added softly to Liz.
"I think I could do it. Why don't I try everyone in this room?"
Everyone exchanged nervous glances before eventually giving in. Liz closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
The more people's minds, the harder it was. Liz felt almost completely whipped out by the end. All she wanted to do was see if it worked, go home, and go to bed.
After repeating a scene similar to the one she had with Maria, only now she looked crazy with no one to back her up, Liz was sure it worked. She quickly restored everyone's memories.
"So no that we know it works for sure, what are we going to do?" Isabel asked.
"I'll call a town meeting. I know just about everyone will show up and you guys could help convince those who don't show to come. Then we do it. I'll change their memories and then make them believe the mayor called one of the regular town meetings," Liz decided still feeling worn out, but now slightly energized from the thought of their plan coming together.
"Alright, this really could work," Isabel admitted with a small smile.
"It will. It has to," Liz insisted.
"Tomorrow. Seven?" Max asked.
"No, our town meeting are usually earlier. About five," Maria explained.
"Five then. But I don't think there's anything else to do here. Let's all go home and get some rest," Max suggested, casting a concerned look over to Liz.
"Good idea," Liz agreed thankfully. "Tomorrow at five we'll change this whole town."
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