Chap 8
They could not believe the man that stood there before them was really there. Zan… Zan… the name echoed in there heads. They stood there in a trance staring at him. They kept staring that is, until an enraged Michael launched at Zan, which caused them all to swing into action.
Maria ran to try and help Zan but Max blocked her path with a shield. Michael tackled Zan but was tossed off Isabelle and Liz blasted him back, Kyle and Alex both tried tackling Zan, while Ava stood next to a frantic Maria keeping her from trying to charge the barrier and help Zan. In the end it was Max who ended using his shield to knock back a disgruntled Zan who was about to charge at Michael, Alex and Kyle.
Zan: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Maria: STOP IT YOUR KILLING HIM!!!!!!
But Maria's cries fell on deaf ears as she watched Zan crumple helplessly to the fall. After Max let down his shield Maria ran to an unconscious Zan cradling him in her arms. Sobs racked her body and tears streamed down her face. She looked up at them with anger in her eyes.
Maria: What did you do?
Liz: Maria, Max was just trying to help you, you have no idea how dangerous Zan……
Maria: WHAT DID YOU DO?!!!!!!!!!!
Max: I don't know exactly…that's never happened before.
Maria: LIAR, LIAR!!!!!!
Max: I don't know what I did… I only intended to keep him from hurting the others…
Maria: I DON'T BELIEVE YOU! HE NEVER EVEN TOUCHED YOU!!!! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?!!!
Michael: Maria, Zan is a cold-blooded killer, just like Lonnie and Rath. There's no telling what he would have done to if we hadn't have charged…
Maria: HE'S NOT A KILLER!!!!! BELIEVE ME I WOULD KNOW!!!!!
Michael: AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT HE'S NOT EH? ARE YOU PSYCHIC DO YOU READ THE FUTURE?!!!
Maria: I know, I know he's not evil. Help me he's dying!
Her cries fall on deaf ears.
Isabelle: How do you know? Have you seen him in action….cause Ava's told us some pretty dark stories about him that I think you should hear.
Maria: I don't want to know and besides wasn't Ava supposed to be his Queen. Some Queen. I thought you were the great love of his life?
Ava: no…
Maria: What was that I can't quite hear you?
Ava: No I was his Queen… but I wasn't the love of his life! Zan never loved me we were friends his true love… his true love was someone else!
Maria: So what now this is your revenge your gonna stand there and watch him die!
Ava: NO! NO! I'M NOT! WANNA KNOW WHY?!!!!!
Maria: WHY?!!!
Ava: CAUSE 1, HE IS NOT NO DYING!!!! MAX JUST WEAKENED HIM WITH HIS SHIELD… IT'S ONE OF HIS POWERS, HE WILL RECOVER! AND TWO DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE NEVER LOVED ME WE WERE FRIENDS AND AS A FRIEND I WOULDN'T STAND HERE AND WATCH HIM DIE!!!!
Maria: That's right you wouldn't stand there and watch him die… YOU JOIN RIGHT IN!!!! JUST LIKE YOU DID JUST NOW. YOU DON'T CARE!
Ava: NOW JUST HOLD ON A MINUTE…I SAID ZAN WAS MY FRIEND! WHAT PART OF THAT DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? I CARE ABOUT HIM!!
Maria: TRY ALL OF IT!!!!
Ava: I LIKE ZAN BUT HE IS NO SAINT… I KNOW WHAT HE DOES TO PEOPLE WHO JUST HAPPEN TO LOOK AT HIM THE WRONG WAY… HE THINKS HE IS TRYING TO PROTECT US… BUT HE'S JUST KILLING.
Maria: Your wrong cause if you really knew him you wouldn't think that. But as I said before YOU… DON'T … CARE!
Liz: Come with us Maria you don't need him.
Maria: No…
Maria, went silent, tears streamed down her face as she cradled Zan in her arms. They all stood in silence watching Maria rock back and forth with Zan. After what seemed like an eternity of standing in silence Alex decided to speak.
Alex: Maria…
Maria: Go away Alex
Alex: Maria I can't I need to ask you a question.
Maria: No Alex.
Alex: Mar..
Maria: Are you deaf! I said NO!
Alex: Then call me deaf cause you gonna listen to me! The question that Kyle asked you before… he's the answer isn't he.
Michael: Alex, what are you talking about?
Alex: He's your husband isn't he?
A hush falls over the gang as they look at Alex in disbelief after a minute Maria replies.
Maria: yes…
Just as Michael is about to blow a gasket Ava steps in saying that it is late and that nothing is gonna be solved tonight . She points out that since Zan is out cold he's not going anywhere so they should rest up and approach this with a fresh start. Before they go upstairs, they tell Maria she can sleep in her own room if she wishes cause they didn't want her to suffer down there on the hard concrete floor. She refuses and opts to stay with Zan. Realizing that there's no point in arguing with her they leave, but promise that they will be back to see her in the morning to discuss the situation at hand.
They could not believe the man that stood there before them was really there. Zan… Zan… the name echoed in there heads. They stood there in a trance staring at him. They kept staring that is, until an enraged Michael launched at Zan, which caused them all to swing into action.
Maria ran to try and help Zan but Max blocked her path with a shield. Michael tackled Zan but was tossed off Isabelle and Liz blasted him back, Kyle and Alex both tried tackling Zan, while Ava stood next to a frantic Maria keeping her from trying to charge the barrier and help Zan. In the end it was Max who ended using his shield to knock back a disgruntled Zan who was about to charge at Michael, Alex and Kyle.
Zan: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Maria: STOP IT YOUR KILLING HIM!!!!!!
But Maria's cries fell on deaf ears as she watched Zan crumple helplessly to the fall. After Max let down his shield Maria ran to an unconscious Zan cradling him in her arms. Sobs racked her body and tears streamed down her face. She looked up at them with anger in her eyes.
Maria: What did you do?
Liz: Maria, Max was just trying to help you, you have no idea how dangerous Zan……
Maria: WHAT DID YOU DO?!!!!!!!!!!
Max: I don't know exactly…that's never happened before.
Maria: LIAR, LIAR!!!!!!
Max: I don't know what I did… I only intended to keep him from hurting the others…
Maria: I DON'T BELIEVE YOU! HE NEVER EVEN TOUCHED YOU!!!! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?!!!
Michael: Maria, Zan is a cold-blooded killer, just like Lonnie and Rath. There's no telling what he would have done to if we hadn't have charged…
Maria: HE'S NOT A KILLER!!!!! BELIEVE ME I WOULD KNOW!!!!!
Michael: AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT HE'S NOT EH? ARE YOU PSYCHIC DO YOU READ THE FUTURE?!!!
Maria: I know, I know he's not evil. Help me he's dying!
Her cries fall on deaf ears.
Isabelle: How do you know? Have you seen him in action….cause Ava's told us some pretty dark stories about him that I think you should hear.
Maria: I don't want to know and besides wasn't Ava supposed to be his Queen. Some Queen. I thought you were the great love of his life?
Ava: no…
Maria: What was that I can't quite hear you?
Ava: No I was his Queen… but I wasn't the love of his life! Zan never loved me we were friends his true love… his true love was someone else!
Maria: So what now this is your revenge your gonna stand there and watch him die!
Ava: NO! NO! I'M NOT! WANNA KNOW WHY?!!!!!
Maria: WHY?!!!
Ava: CAUSE 1, HE IS NOT NO DYING!!!! MAX JUST WEAKENED HIM WITH HIS SHIELD… IT'S ONE OF HIS POWERS, HE WILL RECOVER! AND TWO DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE NEVER LOVED ME WE WERE FRIENDS AND AS A FRIEND I WOULDN'T STAND HERE AND WATCH HIM DIE!!!!
Maria: That's right you wouldn't stand there and watch him die… YOU JOIN RIGHT IN!!!! JUST LIKE YOU DID JUST NOW. YOU DON'T CARE!
Ava: NOW JUST HOLD ON A MINUTE…I SAID ZAN WAS MY FRIEND! WHAT PART OF THAT DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? I CARE ABOUT HIM!!
Maria: TRY ALL OF IT!!!!
Ava: I LIKE ZAN BUT HE IS NO SAINT… I KNOW WHAT HE DOES TO PEOPLE WHO JUST HAPPEN TO LOOK AT HIM THE WRONG WAY… HE THINKS HE IS TRYING TO PROTECT US… BUT HE'S JUST KILLING.
Maria: Your wrong cause if you really knew him you wouldn't think that. But as I said before YOU… DON'T … CARE!
Liz: Come with us Maria you don't need him.
Maria: No…
Maria, went silent, tears streamed down her face as she cradled Zan in her arms. They all stood in silence watching Maria rock back and forth with Zan. After what seemed like an eternity of standing in silence Alex decided to speak.
Alex: Maria…
Maria: Go away Alex
Alex: Maria I can't I need to ask you a question.
Maria: No Alex.
Alex: Mar..
Maria: Are you deaf! I said NO!
Alex: Then call me deaf cause you gonna listen to me! The question that Kyle asked you before… he's the answer isn't he.
Michael: Alex, what are you talking about?
Alex: He's your husband isn't he?
A hush falls over the gang as they look at Alex in disbelief after a minute Maria replies.
Maria: yes…
Just as Michael is about to blow a gasket Ava steps in saying that it is late and that nothing is gonna be solved tonight . She points out that since Zan is out cold he's not going anywhere so they should rest up and approach this with a fresh start. Before they go upstairs, they tell Maria she can sleep in her own room if she wishes cause they didn't want her to suffer down there on the hard concrete floor. She refuses and opts to stay with Zan. Realizing that there's no point in arguing with her they leave, but promise that they will be back to see her in the morning to discuss the situation at hand.