PART 2
"Hey, does anyone know where Isabel went? I wanted to show her
something," Max asked Kyle and Michael.
"Nope, she wandered off the opposite way Maria and Liz were
going," Kyle replied. "But tell me if you find her, okay? I kinda need
to talk to her too."
"Yeah, alright. I'll see you guys later then, okay?"
Max said.
"Yeah, we'll see ya," Michael waved.
"So how about a drink?" Kyle asked Michael.
"Uh, no thanks, I don't drink," Michael replied.
"Come on, just one beer," Kyle urged.
"Alright, fine, but just one. I've got a lot on my mind,"
Michael told him.
"Fine, just one," Kyle repeated. He walked up to a beverage
stand and came back with two beers.
"Thanks," Michael said.
"Sure, anytime," Kyle replied, taking a big swig of his drink.
Michael also took a long sip.
"Hey, aren't we underage?" Michael asked.
"Well, yeah, but I've got a really great fake ID, don't worry
about it," Kyle replied.
"Whatever. This stuff is really bitter."
"You're just not used to it."
"Yeah, I guess."
ABOUT HALF AN HOUR LATER
"Michael, I don't know how you alien guys do it, but you're
plastered. I think maybe we should get you home," Kyle said.
"Huh? Home? Nah, I like it here," Michael told him, groggily.
"No man, I really don't think it's such a good idea for you to
be here right now…" Kyle went on.
"I said I wanna stay!" Michael yelled.
"Alright, fine. Whatever you say," Kyle answered; suddenly
remembering how much bigger Michael was than him.
"I gotta stay. I gotta protect Maria and the baby…" Michael
muttered.
"Whoa, wait. What did you say?" Kyle asked, surprised.
"M-Maria, she's pregnant, I gotta w-watch out for her," Michael
stammered.
"Oh, man, I don't think you meant to tell me about that," Kyle
said, wide eyed.
"Nope, it's a big secret. Nobody knows," Michael said.
"Uh, Michael, I think you might want to shut up now," Kyle said.
"What, yeah, um, sure," Michael said, looking confused.
"Well, umm, let's go over here. Where you won't be so uh,
noticeably drunk."
"Right," Michael replied.
LIZ AND MARIA'S FAIR EXPERIENCE
"Ooh! This is gonna be so much fun!" Liz squealed as they waited
in line for the Side Winder. They had already experienced the
Trailblazer, the Mouse, the Super Duper Looper, the Comet, the Wildcat,
the Cyclone, and the Flying Trapeze.
"Yep, a real blast," Maria replied, sarcastically.
"Hey, what's wrong? Normally you love junk like roller
coasters," Liz said.
"I know, I've just been feeling really out of it lately. I've
been sick every morning for a while, I just, I don't know…"
Maria told her. She felt horrible about keeping such a big secret from
Liz, but she couldn't tell her. Liz would be shocked, angry. Liz and
Maria had always sworn to each other that they would wait until they
were married. But Liz didn't really expect them to keep that promise
did she? Knowing Liz, she did. But Liz was the least of Maria's
worries. She was going to be a mother. What would she do with a baby?
What would her mother say? Would Michael really stay with her? Was
there a real difference between a human baby and an alien baby? Would
she be part alien because of this? Should she even be riding roller
coasters? She was only about six weeks into the pregnancy, but she was
already scared and confused, and Liz's nosy questions weren't helping.
"So you're sure you're okay?" Liz asked.
"I'm fine! Stop acting like I have some sort of disease!" Maria
burst out. Her frustration had gotten the better of her. *Crap.* She
thought. "I'm sorry Liz, it's just that things have been really hard on
me the last few weeks. I don't know what it is. But really, I'm fine."
"Don't worry about it, Maria. I'm sorry for being so invasive.
Forgive me?" Liz pouted her lips. Maria glanced at her and they both
burst out laughing. Together they walked towards the oldest roller
coaster at the fair, the Gargantuan. But on their way they ran into
Brody.
"Brody! Hi! I've missed you at the Crashdown lately.
What's happened to you?" Maria asked excitedly.
"Oh, I've just been busy I suppose. Sydney was down for the
week, and I had some remodeling to do at the UFO Center," Brody
replied.
"Oh, well I'll be looking forward to seeing you again on
Monday," Maria said.
"Maria, look, it's Max. I think he wants us to come over there,"
Liz interrupted.
"Huh?" Maria looked behind her and saw Max waving frantically
for them to join him. "Oh. You go, I want to ask Brody one more thing,"
Maria told Liz.
"Okay, I'll be right back," Liz said. She walked over to where
Max was waving at them.
"What did you want to ask me?" Brody asked Maria.
"Oh, umm, I was wondering about Sydney. I know you must have
been pretty young when she was born."
"I was about twenty. Why?"
"Well, I was just wondering because I'm doing my term paper on
teen pregnancies, you're wife was like, eighteen right?"
"Yes, actually, she was. And you know, Sydney's mother died
shortly after she was born, but it was because of a medical condition.
It was hard on both of us, caring for a child, when we both were still
children ourselves."
"Would you mind if we talked for a while?" Maria asked him.
"No, not at all," Brody replied.
"Okay, why don't we go down to the Crashdown? We can talk and
have some coffee," Maria suggested.
"Sounds good," Brody told her.
"Great, let me just tell Liz. Liz!" Maria ran over to where Max
and Liz were talking.
"You haven't seen Isabel have you?" Max asked. Maria, startled
by the
sudden question replied with a curt, "No," and pulled Liz to her side.
"Listen, I'm going down to the Crashdown with Brody, you don't mind do
you?"
"Uh, no, of course not. Have a good time?" Liz said,
uncertainly. Maria, not noticing the questioning in Liz's eyes,
muttered, "Thank you," and rushed off to join Brody again.
"Well that was weird," Liz said aloud.
"What?" Max asked.
Oh, nothing," Liz said, suddenly remembering Max's presence. "I
guess I can help you look for Isabel if you want."
"Sure, thanks," Max said, gratefully.
"No problem," Liz replied. And they set out to find the evasive
blonde haired beauty that everyone needed to talk to, but no one seemed
to be able to find.
Isabel was now back inside the fairgrounds, surrounded by real
people. She felt almost different, like she could actually spend one
night not drowning in her sorrows. Soon she ran into Kyle, the very
person she was looking for.
"Kyle, hi!" Isabel said, smiling brightly.
"Hey, Isabel. Look, I think I need your help," Kyle said.
"What do you mean?" Isabel asked.
"Michael, he's ah, drunk," Kyle replied.
"Drunk? But he knows we're not supposed to drink!"
"I know, but I…"
"You what?" Isabel asked, concerned about Michael.
"I, ah, found out some stuff," Kyle covered quickly.
"What do you mean? What stuff?" Isabel continued, intrigued.
"Umm, secrets," Kyle replied.
"What secrets? Kyle, you're driving me insane! Just tell me
already!" Isabel laughed.
"Well, Michael was really out of it, and he kind of let it slip
that…that Maria's pregnant," Kyle finished. Isabel stopped.
"Wh-What? She, he, they? What?" Isabel stammered.
"I know…" Kyle trailed off. Isabel sank to the ground. Kyle sat
down next to her, placing a protective arm around her shoulder. A few
minutes later Michael approached the two of them looking dazed.
"What happened?" He asked.
"What happened?" Isabel questioned. "What happened?
You and Maria happened! I can't believe you would do that! And she's…
she's, oh, just forget it. I can't believe you could be this
irresponsible. God Michael, just expose us all!"
"What are you on about?" Michael asked, looking even more
confused, as well as worried.
"We know that Maria's pregnant," Kyle told him.
"What? How?" Michael stammered.
"You told me when you were drunk," Kyle replied.
"I was drunk?" Michael asked.
"Yep," Kyle answered.
"Wow. It's been a long day," Michael said.
"Yeah," Isabel agreed.
"I'm sorry, Iz. This wasn't supposed to happen."
"It never is," Isabel replied.
"Isabel, can I talk to you, I know now might not be the best
time, but I, uh-"
"Sure, yeah, let's go. I need to get away from him," Isabel
said.
"Great, I think," Kyle agreed. They walked away from Michael,
but he didn't notice. He was too busy worrying about what Maria would
say when she found out everyone knew. She'd be worse than Isabel, and
that was saying something. At that thought, Michael set out to find
Maria before anyone else could tell her the wonderful news.
AT THE CRASHDOWN
"So, Brody. Was it hard, when you first started out with
Sydney?" Maria asked sweetly.
"Well, yes, but mostly because her mother was gone," Brody
answered.
"So it would have been easier if she was there?"
"Probably, but not by much. Babies are very difficult to take
care of. Becoming a parent is like entering into a very scary new
world."
"Yeah, but was it worth it?"
"Of course it was worth it," Brody answered, a bit surprised, "I
had a choice to make when Sydney's mother died. I could have given her
up for adoption. I thought about it for a while, contemplating whether
or not to give Sydney away. In the end I knew I couldn't, I guess I
always did. She was my only connection to Laura, and I knew I could
never let that go.
(A/N: Since I've found no name for Sydney's mother, and no real
concrete storyline of what happened, this is my version, and Laura is
Sydney's mother's name.) After everything, when Sydney was one year
old, her grandmother took her. I see her as often as I can, but really
it's not enough. I love her so much, Maria. You'll understand when you
have children," Brody finished.
"Wow. That's so sad. I mean, um…"
"I know what you mean," Brody smiled, "By the way, when is that
term paper due? As I recall, school doesn't start for quite a while,
and they don't normally give term papers out over summer break."
"Right, ah, summer school?" Maria tried.
"Don't worry about it, Maria. You'll make a great mom," He
paused, "But all in good time. Don't go rushing things." He said. Maria
smiled. *If only…* She thought desperately.
RING RING
"That's my cell," Brody said, "Excuse me, I have to take this. I'll be
outside, okay?"
"That's fine. I need to go pick up something for Mom at the UFO
Center, I'll be right back," Maria replied. They walked out of the café
together. Maria headed across the street while Brody leaned against the
wall of the Crashdown.
"Isabel. About what I wanted to talk to you about, uh-" Kyle
began.
"Kyle, I kind of wanted to talk to you too," Isabel interrupted.
"Okay, but I want to go first. I know we were never the best of
friends, but I think we make a good team. I really like you. You're
sweet, kind, beautiful. I guess, what I'm trying to say is, maybe we
could, uh…get together sometime maybe?" Kyle asked, shyly. He looked up
at her, and to his surprise, she was smiling.
"I'd love to," She answered.
"Wow, great. That's great," Kyle stammered.
"Do you wanna go get a cup of coffee? You know, set a time for
our date, get to know each other a little better…" Isabel suggested.
"Yeah, good idea," Kyle replied. They walked towards a small
café inside the fairgrounds. It was on the second floor so they waited
for the elevator.
"Oh, I was supposed to tell you," Kyle said as they climbed into
the empty elevator, "Max was looking for you. He needed to tell you
something or show you something. I don't know."
"Oh, well I'll catch up with him later," Isabel replied. All of
a sudden the elevator gave a great lurch.
"Oh my God, what was that?" Isabel asked.
"I don't know, but we're not moving," Kyle answered. They tried
pressing the emergency button, but it wasn't working. The phone was
dead too. "Looks like we might be here for a while," Kyle informed her.
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"Hey, does anyone know where Isabel went? I wanted to show her
something," Max asked Kyle and Michael.
"Nope, she wandered off the opposite way Maria and Liz were
going," Kyle replied. "But tell me if you find her, okay? I kinda need
to talk to her too."
"Yeah, alright. I'll see you guys later then, okay?"
Max said.
"Yeah, we'll see ya," Michael waved.
"So how about a drink?" Kyle asked Michael.
"Uh, no thanks, I don't drink," Michael replied.
"Come on, just one beer," Kyle urged.
"Alright, fine, but just one. I've got a lot on my mind,"
Michael told him.
"Fine, just one," Kyle repeated. He walked up to a beverage
stand and came back with two beers.
"Thanks," Michael said.
"Sure, anytime," Kyle replied, taking a big swig of his drink.
Michael also took a long sip.
"Hey, aren't we underage?" Michael asked.
"Well, yeah, but I've got a really great fake ID, don't worry
about it," Kyle replied.
"Whatever. This stuff is really bitter."
"You're just not used to it."
"Yeah, I guess."
ABOUT HALF AN HOUR LATER
"Michael, I don't know how you alien guys do it, but you're
plastered. I think maybe we should get you home," Kyle said.
"Huh? Home? Nah, I like it here," Michael told him, groggily.
"No man, I really don't think it's such a good idea for you to
be here right now…" Kyle went on.
"I said I wanna stay!" Michael yelled.
"Alright, fine. Whatever you say," Kyle answered; suddenly
remembering how much bigger Michael was than him.
"I gotta stay. I gotta protect Maria and the baby…" Michael
muttered.
"Whoa, wait. What did you say?" Kyle asked, surprised.
"M-Maria, she's pregnant, I gotta w-watch out for her," Michael
stammered.
"Oh, man, I don't think you meant to tell me about that," Kyle
said, wide eyed.
"Nope, it's a big secret. Nobody knows," Michael said.
"Uh, Michael, I think you might want to shut up now," Kyle said.
"What, yeah, um, sure," Michael said, looking confused.
"Well, umm, let's go over here. Where you won't be so uh,
noticeably drunk."
"Right," Michael replied.
LIZ AND MARIA'S FAIR EXPERIENCE
"Ooh! This is gonna be so much fun!" Liz squealed as they waited
in line for the Side Winder. They had already experienced the
Trailblazer, the Mouse, the Super Duper Looper, the Comet, the Wildcat,
the Cyclone, and the Flying Trapeze.
"Yep, a real blast," Maria replied, sarcastically.
"Hey, what's wrong? Normally you love junk like roller
coasters," Liz said.
"I know, I've just been feeling really out of it lately. I've
been sick every morning for a while, I just, I don't know…"
Maria told her. She felt horrible about keeping such a big secret from
Liz, but she couldn't tell her. Liz would be shocked, angry. Liz and
Maria had always sworn to each other that they would wait until they
were married. But Liz didn't really expect them to keep that promise
did she? Knowing Liz, she did. But Liz was the least of Maria's
worries. She was going to be a mother. What would she do with a baby?
What would her mother say? Would Michael really stay with her? Was
there a real difference between a human baby and an alien baby? Would
she be part alien because of this? Should she even be riding roller
coasters? She was only about six weeks into the pregnancy, but she was
already scared and confused, and Liz's nosy questions weren't helping.
"So you're sure you're okay?" Liz asked.
"I'm fine! Stop acting like I have some sort of disease!" Maria
burst out. Her frustration had gotten the better of her. *Crap.* She
thought. "I'm sorry Liz, it's just that things have been really hard on
me the last few weeks. I don't know what it is. But really, I'm fine."
"Don't worry about it, Maria. I'm sorry for being so invasive.
Forgive me?" Liz pouted her lips. Maria glanced at her and they both
burst out laughing. Together they walked towards the oldest roller
coaster at the fair, the Gargantuan. But on their way they ran into
Brody.
"Brody! Hi! I've missed you at the Crashdown lately.
What's happened to you?" Maria asked excitedly.
"Oh, I've just been busy I suppose. Sydney was down for the
week, and I had some remodeling to do at the UFO Center," Brody
replied.
"Oh, well I'll be looking forward to seeing you again on
Monday," Maria said.
"Maria, look, it's Max. I think he wants us to come over there,"
Liz interrupted.
"Huh?" Maria looked behind her and saw Max waving frantically
for them to join him. "Oh. You go, I want to ask Brody one more thing,"
Maria told Liz.
"Okay, I'll be right back," Liz said. She walked over to where
Max was waving at them.
"What did you want to ask me?" Brody asked Maria.
"Oh, umm, I was wondering about Sydney. I know you must have
been pretty young when she was born."
"I was about twenty. Why?"
"Well, I was just wondering because I'm doing my term paper on
teen pregnancies, you're wife was like, eighteen right?"
"Yes, actually, she was. And you know, Sydney's mother died
shortly after she was born, but it was because of a medical condition.
It was hard on both of us, caring for a child, when we both were still
children ourselves."
"Would you mind if we talked for a while?" Maria asked him.
"No, not at all," Brody replied.
"Okay, why don't we go down to the Crashdown? We can talk and
have some coffee," Maria suggested.
"Sounds good," Brody told her.
"Great, let me just tell Liz. Liz!" Maria ran over to where Max
and Liz were talking.
"You haven't seen Isabel have you?" Max asked. Maria, startled
by the
sudden question replied with a curt, "No," and pulled Liz to her side.
"Listen, I'm going down to the Crashdown with Brody, you don't mind do
you?"
"Uh, no, of course not. Have a good time?" Liz said,
uncertainly. Maria, not noticing the questioning in Liz's eyes,
muttered, "Thank you," and rushed off to join Brody again.
"Well that was weird," Liz said aloud.
"What?" Max asked.
Oh, nothing," Liz said, suddenly remembering Max's presence. "I
guess I can help you look for Isabel if you want."
"Sure, thanks," Max said, gratefully.
"No problem," Liz replied. And they set out to find the evasive
blonde haired beauty that everyone needed to talk to, but no one seemed
to be able to find.
Isabel was now back inside the fairgrounds, surrounded by real
people. She felt almost different, like she could actually spend one
night not drowning in her sorrows. Soon she ran into Kyle, the very
person she was looking for.
"Kyle, hi!" Isabel said, smiling brightly.
"Hey, Isabel. Look, I think I need your help," Kyle said.
"What do you mean?" Isabel asked.
"Michael, he's ah, drunk," Kyle replied.
"Drunk? But he knows we're not supposed to drink!"
"I know, but I…"
"You what?" Isabel asked, concerned about Michael.
"I, ah, found out some stuff," Kyle covered quickly.
"What do you mean? What stuff?" Isabel continued, intrigued.
"Umm, secrets," Kyle replied.
"What secrets? Kyle, you're driving me insane! Just tell me
already!" Isabel laughed.
"Well, Michael was really out of it, and he kind of let it slip
that…that Maria's pregnant," Kyle finished. Isabel stopped.
"Wh-What? She, he, they? What?" Isabel stammered.
"I know…" Kyle trailed off. Isabel sank to the ground. Kyle sat
down next to her, placing a protective arm around her shoulder. A few
minutes later Michael approached the two of them looking dazed.
"What happened?" He asked.
"What happened?" Isabel questioned. "What happened?
You and Maria happened! I can't believe you would do that! And she's…
she's, oh, just forget it. I can't believe you could be this
irresponsible. God Michael, just expose us all!"
"What are you on about?" Michael asked, looking even more
confused, as well as worried.
"We know that Maria's pregnant," Kyle told him.
"What? How?" Michael stammered.
"You told me when you were drunk," Kyle replied.
"I was drunk?" Michael asked.
"Yep," Kyle answered.
"Wow. It's been a long day," Michael said.
"Yeah," Isabel agreed.
"I'm sorry, Iz. This wasn't supposed to happen."
"It never is," Isabel replied.
"Isabel, can I talk to you, I know now might not be the best
time, but I, uh-"
"Sure, yeah, let's go. I need to get away from him," Isabel
said.
"Great, I think," Kyle agreed. They walked away from Michael,
but he didn't notice. He was too busy worrying about what Maria would
say when she found out everyone knew. She'd be worse than Isabel, and
that was saying something. At that thought, Michael set out to find
Maria before anyone else could tell her the wonderful news.
AT THE CRASHDOWN
"So, Brody. Was it hard, when you first started out with
Sydney?" Maria asked sweetly.
"Well, yes, but mostly because her mother was gone," Brody
answered.
"So it would have been easier if she was there?"
"Probably, but not by much. Babies are very difficult to take
care of. Becoming a parent is like entering into a very scary new
world."
"Yeah, but was it worth it?"
"Of course it was worth it," Brody answered, a bit surprised, "I
had a choice to make when Sydney's mother died. I could have given her
up for adoption. I thought about it for a while, contemplating whether
or not to give Sydney away. In the end I knew I couldn't, I guess I
always did. She was my only connection to Laura, and I knew I could
never let that go.
(A/N: Since I've found no name for Sydney's mother, and no real
concrete storyline of what happened, this is my version, and Laura is
Sydney's mother's name.) After everything, when Sydney was one year
old, her grandmother took her. I see her as often as I can, but really
it's not enough. I love her so much, Maria. You'll understand when you
have children," Brody finished.
"Wow. That's so sad. I mean, um…"
"I know what you mean," Brody smiled, "By the way, when is that
term paper due? As I recall, school doesn't start for quite a while,
and they don't normally give term papers out over summer break."
"Right, ah, summer school?" Maria tried.
"Don't worry about it, Maria. You'll make a great mom," He
paused, "But all in good time. Don't go rushing things." He said. Maria
smiled. *If only…* She thought desperately.
RING RING
"That's my cell," Brody said, "Excuse me, I have to take this. I'll be
outside, okay?"
"That's fine. I need to go pick up something for Mom at the UFO
Center, I'll be right back," Maria replied. They walked out of the café
together. Maria headed across the street while Brody leaned against the
wall of the Crashdown.
"Isabel. About what I wanted to talk to you about, uh-" Kyle
began.
"Kyle, I kind of wanted to talk to you too," Isabel interrupted.
"Okay, but I want to go first. I know we were never the best of
friends, but I think we make a good team. I really like you. You're
sweet, kind, beautiful. I guess, what I'm trying to say is, maybe we
could, uh…get together sometime maybe?" Kyle asked, shyly. He looked up
at her, and to his surprise, she was smiling.
"I'd love to," She answered.
"Wow, great. That's great," Kyle stammered.
"Do you wanna go get a cup of coffee? You know, set a time for
our date, get to know each other a little better…" Isabel suggested.
"Yeah, good idea," Kyle replied. They walked towards a small
café inside the fairgrounds. It was on the second floor so they waited
for the elevator.
"Oh, I was supposed to tell you," Kyle said as they climbed into
the empty elevator, "Max was looking for you. He needed to tell you
something or show you something. I don't know."
"Oh, well I'll catch up with him later," Isabel replied. All of
a sudden the elevator gave a great lurch.
"Oh my God, what was that?" Isabel asked.
"I don't know, but we're not moving," Kyle answered. They tried
pressing the emergency button, but it wasn't working. The phone was
dead too. "Looks like we might be here for a while," Kyle informed her.
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