This story takes place 8 years after 'Departure' and after the Pod Squad
left. It basically ignores everything that happened in that episode. The
gang is about 25/26-ish now. I was inspired to write this after seeing
'Castaway' even though this has nothing to do with 'Castaway'. Well, I hope
you enjoy it and please review it!
It had been 8 years since they had left Roswell. Isabel felt she had no reason to stay since Alex was gone, so the decision to leave was easier for her. Max had a hard time saying good-bye to Liz but he wanted to see his son, alive and healthy. The hardest was for Michael to say good-bye to Maria. Their relationship was just beginning to work and he loved her, he really did, but he wanted to find out who he was. He wanted to see if he had any other family that could help him. So they left, all four of them, they promised they would come back when the time was right. As Michael and Max walked down the streets of Antar, Michael thought back to the day they left. Saying good-bye to Maria was unbearable. Max looked over and his friend and noticed he had a far off look in his eyes. That had been happening a lot lately.
"Michael, penny for your thoughts?" Michael paused a second before answering.
"Max, what if I said I wanted to go back." Max stopped walking.
"You want to go back?" He asked in disbelief
"We said we would go back."
"Yeah, when the time is right."
"It's been 8 years, Max!" Max didn't say anything. He knew Michael was right.
"I'm not ready to go back."
"Then I'll go by myself. I'll come back. I just want to see everybody." Max thought for a second.
"Fine. We'll have to tell Isabel though." Michael nodded and continued walking.
"You're going back?" Isabel exclaimed.
"Yeah, I want to see everyone. I want to make sure we didn't screw up their lives when we left."
"Well, I'm not going. I can't go back to Roswell."
"Fine, I'll go by my self."
"When are you leaving?"
"Tonight. Around 8." Isabel nodded.
"I'll be there to say good-bye." Michael smiled and hugged her.
"Thanks Izzy."
Michael stood outside the granolith saying good-bye.
"Where are you going, Uncle Michael?" Zan asked. Michael kneeled down so he was the same height as Zan.
"I'm just going on a little trip. I'll be back soon." He said to the little boy. "You take care of you're dad, ok?"
"I will! I'll miss you though"
"I'll miss you too, Zan, but I'll be back soon, k?" Zan nodded and hugged Michael one more time. Michael stood up and moved over to Isabel. She gave him a small smile and hugged him.
"Be careful ok?"
"I will."
"Give everyone my love." Michael nodded and smiled. He then moved over to Max. He could tell what Max was going to say before he said it.
"I'm going to be alright, Max. I'm tough."
"I know. I just wanted to say.well, you know." Michael smiled and hugged Max.
"Yeah, I know." He pulled away and stepped into the granolith. He gave them one last wave before he was gone. Isabel turned to her brother and said,
"Max, I'm worried. What if he doesn't come back?"
"Don't worry, Iz. He'll come back.I hope."
More to come.
It had been 8 years since they had left Roswell. Isabel felt she had no reason to stay since Alex was gone, so the decision to leave was easier for her. Max had a hard time saying good-bye to Liz but he wanted to see his son, alive and healthy. The hardest was for Michael to say good-bye to Maria. Their relationship was just beginning to work and he loved her, he really did, but he wanted to find out who he was. He wanted to see if he had any other family that could help him. So they left, all four of them, they promised they would come back when the time was right. As Michael and Max walked down the streets of Antar, Michael thought back to the day they left. Saying good-bye to Maria was unbearable. Max looked over and his friend and noticed he had a far off look in his eyes. That had been happening a lot lately.
"Michael, penny for your thoughts?" Michael paused a second before answering.
"Max, what if I said I wanted to go back." Max stopped walking.
"You want to go back?" He asked in disbelief
"We said we would go back."
"Yeah, when the time is right."
"It's been 8 years, Max!" Max didn't say anything. He knew Michael was right.
"I'm not ready to go back."
"Then I'll go by myself. I'll come back. I just want to see everybody." Max thought for a second.
"Fine. We'll have to tell Isabel though." Michael nodded and continued walking.
"You're going back?" Isabel exclaimed.
"Yeah, I want to see everyone. I want to make sure we didn't screw up their lives when we left."
"Well, I'm not going. I can't go back to Roswell."
"Fine, I'll go by my self."
"When are you leaving?"
"Tonight. Around 8." Isabel nodded.
"I'll be there to say good-bye." Michael smiled and hugged her.
"Thanks Izzy."
Michael stood outside the granolith saying good-bye.
"Where are you going, Uncle Michael?" Zan asked. Michael kneeled down so he was the same height as Zan.
"I'm just going on a little trip. I'll be back soon." He said to the little boy. "You take care of you're dad, ok?"
"I will! I'll miss you though"
"I'll miss you too, Zan, but I'll be back soon, k?" Zan nodded and hugged Michael one more time. Michael stood up and moved over to Isabel. She gave him a small smile and hugged him.
"Be careful ok?"
"I will."
"Give everyone my love." Michael nodded and smiled. He then moved over to Max. He could tell what Max was going to say before he said it.
"I'm going to be alright, Max. I'm tough."
"I know. I just wanted to say.well, you know." Michael smiled and hugged Max.
"Yeah, I know." He pulled away and stepped into the granolith. He gave them one last wave before he was gone. Isabel turned to her brother and said,
"Max, I'm worried. What if he doesn't come back?"
"Don't worry, Iz. He'll come back.I hope."
More to come.