Max walked into his room with Liz cradled in his arms. He laid her gently down on his bed and sat down on the floor looking at her tense face. He wiped away the tears that stood on her cheeks. 'Liz…' he got no further, his voice cracked, he just stared at Liz, trembling.

'Liz, what aren't you telling me?' he asked.

'I don't.. I don't know..'

'Why were they after you?'

'They know who I am… they know I have powers…'

'Huh? What do you mean?'

'Those men… they were,' Liz paused and glanced around the room. ' They knew about me.'

'Why… why do you say that?' asked Max his face growing grave.

Liz said nothing but her eyes flitted round the dark corners of the room. Max stood up and walked to the window and looked out.

***

'She says they knew who she was… and that they knew she had powers.'

Max sat with Isabel and Michael, she had left Liz sleeping under the watchful eye of Maria.

'How could they do that? How could they even know she had energy? We've only known for a few days!' spat out Michael, he stared round at both of his friends, He felt scared and angry. Why were those FBI men after them again. He could see all the haunting visions of Agent Peirce's body lying on the ground after he had killed him, then he saw the other agent, the one Nascedo had killed. When ever the FBI came someone got hurt. He saw the tears welling up in Maria's eyes when he had told her she had to stay away from him… He swallowed and looked back at Max.

Maria coughed, they all swung round. 'What's wrong?' asked Max his eyes immediately filling with fear as he leapt to his feet.

'She's Ok, but I was wondering…' her eyes slid to Isabel.

'What?' she asked.

'Could you, I mean, I would you dream walk Liz, try and make her have sweeter dreams.. it's just that she isn't sleeping well.'

Isabel smiled, 'Sure, just give me a minute.'

Max looked lovingly down at his sister and felt warmth surge through him, he was so lucky to have been blessed with her.

Isabel concentrated and let her mind wonder. Suddenly she felt a surge of emotions

around her. She looked round, she was outside the Crashdown, round the back. Suddenly she saw Liz running towards her followed by two men, and then she saw Max coming from the opposite direction. She saw tears of terror in Max' eyes and then saw him raise his arm to help Liz, she saw the bolt of green light fly at the two men and felt a surge of frustration in the air around her. Isabel stared all around her looking for the centre of that emotion, and then she saw Tess.

Tess was standing at the corner watching, her face was twisted into a mingle of frustration, anger and hate. Then the dream changed, it became a dark scene with a star lit backdrop, Tess and Max were standing in each others arms and Liz was lying in a heap beside them, she wasn't breathing. 'I'm glad at last you've seen the light!' said Tess looking into Max' eyes and smiling. Max said nothing but just lowered his head and kissed her. Tess lowered her hand and all trace of Liz disappeared.

Isabel gasped, she now knew she was in Tess' dream, immediately she concentrated on Liz and pulled herself out of Tess' head.

Inside Liz' head Isabel felt fear, terror and love. She felt all Liz' feelings for Max and smiled but at the next moment all of those emotions were blanked out by the fear. Isabel felt overwhelmed by the immensity of the feelings. She saw Liz lying on an operating table surrounded by men in surgical clothing, but then she saw the figure change and become Max, she saw Liz looking on, being held by men in suits. Liz' screams and sobs filled the air and Isabel felt Liz' overwhelming sense of guilt!

At last, Isabel remembered why she was there and waved her hand, the scene changed

to one of a bright sunny day in the park. Liz sat smiling surrounded by her friends laughing, and singing to Alex' guitar. Isabel let out a weak smile and pulled herself away from Liz' mind.