Part 45

After discussing the options available to them, the group devises what they believe is the best way to handle everything. 

Liz picks up the phone and calls her parents.

"Mom?  Yeah, hi, it's me."

"Las Cruses? Um..well, actually I'm over at the Valenti's right now."

"I will explain everything, but I need a favor, can you open the Crashdown please, some people will be stopping by."

"Yes, I'm fine, honest, I'll explain everything when I see you."

Liz disconnects the call and tells everyone that the Crashdown will be open. 

In various parts of the house, similar phone calls are taking place with Amy DeLucca and the Evans'. 

"I'll call Alex's parents," says the Sheriff, "This is Jim Valenti.  I know it's late, and I'm sorry for calling, but I really need to see you, it's a rather urgent, personal matter.  Can you meet me at the Crashdown?  Yes, it will be open.  No, really, I would prefer not to discuss this over the phone.  Ok, I'll see you then."

Jim disconnects the call and tells the others they are all set.  As a group, they head out to their cars and drive to the Crashdown.  They wait together down the street until everyone had arrived.

"Ready?" asks Jim.  "It's not too late, we can still do this differently."

"No, it's time," says Max.  "We have to do this.'

The group walks into the Crashdown, with Jim in the lead.  As they enter the room, they are hit with questions from all sides.

"Liz, what's going on?"

"Michael?  Maria?  Are you two ok?"

"Max?  Isabelle?  What's wrong?

The questions stop when the others realize that Alex is walking into the room. 

Mr. Whitman turns to the sheriff.  "What kind of sick joke is this?"

"It's no joke Dad.  It's me," says Alex.

"Alex, honey, where have you been?  What happened?  You were dead, we saw you!" cries Mrs. Whitman.

"Look, I know you all have questions, and it's going to take a long time to sort it out," says Jim.  "Everything is going to be explained, but you have to promise to listen, and not interrupt these kids." 

"Ok," say the Parkers and Evans.


"Fine," agrees Amy.

"We want answers now!" demands Mr. Whitman.

"Dad, shut up and listen, or I will walk out that door and you will NEVER see me again," says Alex strongly.

"As you all know, in 1947, it was rumored that a UFO crashed in the Roswell area," begins Max.  "It's true, it did.  There were survivors on that ship, survivors who managed to hide some gestation pods in the woods.  Isabelle, Michael and myself emerged from those pods.  A fourth pod was hidden in another location for some unknown reason.  A fourth alien emerged from that pod many years before we did.  She was found and raised here in Roswell.  She met and fell in love with a young man."

Liz's parents exchange looks, but didn't say anything.  Liz places her hand on Max's shoulder signaling that she would continue the story.

"The young girl became pregnant, but was in a horrific car accident.  She was able to somehow transfer her unborn child to her best friend before she died.  Her best friend married the baby's father and gave birth to a baby girl.  I'm that girl."

Liz steps back and allows Max to continue the story.  He explains to everyone in the room what has happened for the past three years.

"We will always be in danger," concludes Max.  "The FBI or other government agents will probably always be looking for us, but we didn't want to hide from our families anymore."

"You stayed here for us?" asks Mrs. Evans as she opens her arms and hugs first Isabelle and then Max.

"Look, we know you'll have a lot of questions, and we'll do everything we can to answer them," says Max as he and Isabelle sit with his parents.

Michael and Maria sit with Amy explaining again everything that had happened over the last three years.

Liz and Alex sit with his parents, trying to get them to understand that Alex was alive for real and not going anywhere.

Jeff and Nancy Parker sit with Kyle and Jim and little Cassie.  Nancy wastes no time in lifting Cassie out of the baby carrier and cuddling her.

"We'll take you shopping Kyle," says Nancy.  "Oh, and we have to have a baby shower.  And any time you need someone to watch her, bring her here.  I have experience with this special kind of baby," she says laughing.

Max slides out of the booth he was sitting in and motions to the others who join him in the center of the restaurant.

"We need to know if you'll keep our secret?" he asks.  "If you don't all agree, we are prepared to leave now, and you'll never see any of us again.  Mom, Dad?" he asks, turning to the people who raised him and Isabelle.

"Of course," agrees Phillip, "How can you even ask us that question?"

"Mom?" asks Maria.  "Are you in?"

"Oh honey, of course I'll keep it a secret.  I love you all too much to lose you."

The Whitman's are the wild card, nobody knows how they are going to react.

"Before you ask, we'll keep your secret, too.  You brought our son back to us, and we can't stand to lose him again."

Everyone begins to laugh and hug one another.  Liz slips out and goes up to her room and opens her new journal

"May 7, 2002,  I'm Liz Parker, and today, everything has changed forever…."