Liz walked inside the house. No one was home, so she locked the door and
went upstairs. Diane and Phillip wouldn't be home until late, and Max
wasn't due until after eight. It was just after five, so she had plenty of
time to take a short nap. Liz walked into her and Max's room and grabbed
her housecoat. She then walked across the hall and hopped in the shower.
Twenty minutes later Liz was back in their room, and was just crawling into bed when she heard a noise. She paused and listened, 'there it was again', she thought. She climbed back out of bed and went to the door, she heard it once more and determined it was coming from the living room. She grabbed one of her schoolbooks, figuring it was the heaviest thing she had in case she needed something to use as a weapon, and headed downstairs. Slowly she made her way to the living room and peered around the corner.
"Hello Liz."
Liz stopped and stared, in front of her was Ava, whom she hadn't seen in over a year.
"Ava, what are you doing here?" she asked walking into the room.
"Not even wondering how I got in?" Ava asked teasingly, after Liz shrugged she continued, "I had to come see you." she said as the two of them sat down.
"Oh, how come?" Liz asked surprised. "I haven't heard from you. I was wondering how you were doing."
"I've been okay for the most part. Avoiding Rath and Loni. And I heard about your wedding." Ava finished with a smile.
"Oh, how?" Liz said curiously.
"Tess." Ava said simply, "That's why I'm here. I had to warn you."
"Warn me? Ava what's going on?" Liz asked leaning forward
"Well, I found a way to travel back to the home planet. It was a one-time thing, but it was very successful. I snuck into the place where Tess was hiding and overheard her talking with Kivar. Luckily they couldn't sense me, as Tess and I are exactly alike. Anyways, they were talking about how you and Max got married and that a problem was developing. Tess and Kivar want to use her son as the only legitimate claim to the throne, and with you and Max married, there are more children involved who could claim the throne, causing Tess' plans to fail."
"But they don't have to worry about that, Max and I don't plan to have children for some time, if we even can." Liz told her.
"Liz, you don't know?" Ava asked surprised
"What?" Liz asked confused
"Liz, your pregnant." Ava told her
"What?! How do you know that?" Liz asked in shock
"Tess and Kivar were talking about it. And when you walked in the room I could sense them."
"Them?" Liz asked, only slightly less confused.
"Yes, you're having twins, a boy and a girl. They'll be born in January."
"Twins." Liz said quietly, then she smiled, she was having twins. "I'm going to be a mom." She said quietly.
"Yes. Congrats." Ava said smiling.
"Thanks. Wait until I tell Max, he's going to be thrilled. But wait a minute, what about the fact the Max is a hybrid, will the children be. well, normal?" Liz asked
"Yes, they will appear perfectly human, they will just have powers, like you and Kyle."
"Kyle? So he is going to get powers." Liz said. "What about anyone else Max has ever healed?"
"No, just the two of you. You two were changed because he brought you back from the dead. Anyone else who wasn't dead will have no side effects if you will." Ava explained.
"Okay. So Kyle is going to get powers eventually and I'm having twins. Wait a second, is that why I haven't been feeling well?" Liz asked
"Yes, and there's more. Tess and Kivar are coming here."
"What? Why?" Liz exclaimed
"They want you dead, and they want to get me."
"What, why do they want me dead? And why do they want you?" Liz asked, once more in shock
"They want to insure that there is no threat to the throne from any other child of Max's. And I have something they want." Ava explained
"Really, what?" Liz asked
"This." Ava explained, then a soft light filled her arms to be replaced by a baby. "Liz, I would like you to meet Max's son." Ava said standing up and walking over to where Liz was sitting. "And yours." She said as she placed the baby in Liz's arms.
"Is this Tess' son?" Liz asked looking at the small boy who had Max's hair and Tess' blue eyes.
"Yes, but he will be yours. I managed to take him after they had left the room for a minute. I wanted to show him to you, and then he and I will go into hiding until everything is over. I'll bring him back to the two of you then."
"Oh Ava, thank you. He's perfect, but he's so small, shouldn't he be almost a year old now?"
"In Antar, but here he looks four and a half months old and will age according to earth time. His birth certificate I had made says he was born January 17, 2002. But, he needs a name, I thought you should do that." Ava told Liz.
"Alexander Charles Evens." Liz said without a thought. "Hello little Alex." she said to the baby who was holding her finger, and was quite surprised when she connected with him. She saw him and two other babies. Somehow she knew that they were her children. He was showing her all her children. Within seconds she was back in the living room again with Ava, who, once more, was smiling.
"You two connected." She said knowingly.
"Yeah, so how will you know when it is safe to return?" she asked looking at Ava.
"I'll know when Tess and Kivar are dead."
"How are they going to die?" Liz asked slightly confused again.
"You and Kyle have to fight Tess, then all six of us have to fight Kivar."
"Wait, all six of us. I thought you were going to be with this little one."
"Actually, when it comes time for the battle, I'm going to leave him with a trusted friend, who was our protector. Serina will protect him with her life, and her powers."
"Did you say Serina? Does she have any theories on time travel?" Liz asked
"Actually she does, something about how a future self can't meet the past self or they both will cease to exist." Ava explained wondering why Liz had asked
"Okay, I trust her. I'll explain later though. Anyways, how are Kyle and I suppose to fight Tess, and why only us?"
"Tess knows what Max's, Michael's, and Isabel's powers are. She doesn't know what yours and Kyle's are."
"But Kyle doesn't have his powers yet. What if he doesn't get them in time?"
"You will have to help him release them early. You can do that by connecting with him, and the sooner the better. The two of you have to play catch up really fast. Kivar and Tess are already on their way. They will be here in a month or two. I'm not exactly sure when though." Ava explained.
"Alright. Is there anything else I need to know?' Liz asked as little Alex played with her hair.
"No, just to be careful. I'll be back as soon as I have sensed their presence on the planet. Until then, just practice and prepare, don't worry about any surprises."
"Alright, what about after everything is over? Where will you go?"
"I'll be okay Liz. I'll be here and there, and I'll come visit every now and again. After all, I'm this little one's Aunt according to his birth certificate."
"Really, what did you do, say you were Tess' sister?" Liz asked
"Twin, they believed me. I said that I had been living with my mom until she died then was living on the street until my sister found me. And then she died in child birth and I was on my way to find his father in New Mexico whom I had met once before."
"Good job Ava." Liz said impressed. "Why don't you consider settling down here. That way you can be near all of your nephews and your niece."
"I'll think about it. Oh by the way, do me a favor and inform your sister in law that she is due in February." Ava said with a grin. "Twins too. It's an alien thing you know. And they will appear perfectly human too. It's a special thing because they're parents are a hybrid and a human. Only a child from two hybrids can be born early, but this little one appears perfectly human as well." Ava told Liz. "Well, I had better get out of here. I'll be in touch." She said as she stood up and took little Alex so Liz could stand up.
"Take care of yourself Ava." Liz said giving her a hug. "And this little one too." She said giving Alex a kiss on his head.
"I will. Go get some rest, you have a busy time ahead of you." Ava said as she stepped back. "Bye Liz, I'll talk to you soon." She said before disappearing in a soft light.
Liz looked at the spot where Ava had just been, she couldn't wait for Max to get home. She went upstairs and quickly called Isabel. Isabel told Liz that she would get a hold of every one and tell them to be at the Evens' house around nine. Then Liz crawled back into bed and took a well-deserved nap. It was going to be a long night.
Twenty minutes later Liz was back in their room, and was just crawling into bed when she heard a noise. She paused and listened, 'there it was again', she thought. She climbed back out of bed and went to the door, she heard it once more and determined it was coming from the living room. She grabbed one of her schoolbooks, figuring it was the heaviest thing she had in case she needed something to use as a weapon, and headed downstairs. Slowly she made her way to the living room and peered around the corner.
"Hello Liz."
Liz stopped and stared, in front of her was Ava, whom she hadn't seen in over a year.
"Ava, what are you doing here?" she asked walking into the room.
"Not even wondering how I got in?" Ava asked teasingly, after Liz shrugged she continued, "I had to come see you." she said as the two of them sat down.
"Oh, how come?" Liz asked surprised. "I haven't heard from you. I was wondering how you were doing."
"I've been okay for the most part. Avoiding Rath and Loni. And I heard about your wedding." Ava finished with a smile.
"Oh, how?" Liz said curiously.
"Tess." Ava said simply, "That's why I'm here. I had to warn you."
"Warn me? Ava what's going on?" Liz asked leaning forward
"Well, I found a way to travel back to the home planet. It was a one-time thing, but it was very successful. I snuck into the place where Tess was hiding and overheard her talking with Kivar. Luckily they couldn't sense me, as Tess and I are exactly alike. Anyways, they were talking about how you and Max got married and that a problem was developing. Tess and Kivar want to use her son as the only legitimate claim to the throne, and with you and Max married, there are more children involved who could claim the throne, causing Tess' plans to fail."
"But they don't have to worry about that, Max and I don't plan to have children for some time, if we even can." Liz told her.
"Liz, you don't know?" Ava asked surprised
"What?" Liz asked confused
"Liz, your pregnant." Ava told her
"What?! How do you know that?" Liz asked in shock
"Tess and Kivar were talking about it. And when you walked in the room I could sense them."
"Them?" Liz asked, only slightly less confused.
"Yes, you're having twins, a boy and a girl. They'll be born in January."
"Twins." Liz said quietly, then she smiled, she was having twins. "I'm going to be a mom." She said quietly.
"Yes. Congrats." Ava said smiling.
"Thanks. Wait until I tell Max, he's going to be thrilled. But wait a minute, what about the fact the Max is a hybrid, will the children be. well, normal?" Liz asked
"Yes, they will appear perfectly human, they will just have powers, like you and Kyle."
"Kyle? So he is going to get powers." Liz said. "What about anyone else Max has ever healed?"
"No, just the two of you. You two were changed because he brought you back from the dead. Anyone else who wasn't dead will have no side effects if you will." Ava explained.
"Okay. So Kyle is going to get powers eventually and I'm having twins. Wait a second, is that why I haven't been feeling well?" Liz asked
"Yes, and there's more. Tess and Kivar are coming here."
"What? Why?" Liz exclaimed
"They want you dead, and they want to get me."
"What, why do they want me dead? And why do they want you?" Liz asked, once more in shock
"They want to insure that there is no threat to the throne from any other child of Max's. And I have something they want." Ava explained
"Really, what?" Liz asked
"This." Ava explained, then a soft light filled her arms to be replaced by a baby. "Liz, I would like you to meet Max's son." Ava said standing up and walking over to where Liz was sitting. "And yours." She said as she placed the baby in Liz's arms.
"Is this Tess' son?" Liz asked looking at the small boy who had Max's hair and Tess' blue eyes.
"Yes, but he will be yours. I managed to take him after they had left the room for a minute. I wanted to show him to you, and then he and I will go into hiding until everything is over. I'll bring him back to the two of you then."
"Oh Ava, thank you. He's perfect, but he's so small, shouldn't he be almost a year old now?"
"In Antar, but here he looks four and a half months old and will age according to earth time. His birth certificate I had made says he was born January 17, 2002. But, he needs a name, I thought you should do that." Ava told Liz.
"Alexander Charles Evens." Liz said without a thought. "Hello little Alex." she said to the baby who was holding her finger, and was quite surprised when she connected with him. She saw him and two other babies. Somehow she knew that they were her children. He was showing her all her children. Within seconds she was back in the living room again with Ava, who, once more, was smiling.
"You two connected." She said knowingly.
"Yeah, so how will you know when it is safe to return?" she asked looking at Ava.
"I'll know when Tess and Kivar are dead."
"How are they going to die?" Liz asked slightly confused again.
"You and Kyle have to fight Tess, then all six of us have to fight Kivar."
"Wait, all six of us. I thought you were going to be with this little one."
"Actually, when it comes time for the battle, I'm going to leave him with a trusted friend, who was our protector. Serina will protect him with her life, and her powers."
"Did you say Serina? Does she have any theories on time travel?" Liz asked
"Actually she does, something about how a future self can't meet the past self or they both will cease to exist." Ava explained wondering why Liz had asked
"Okay, I trust her. I'll explain later though. Anyways, how are Kyle and I suppose to fight Tess, and why only us?"
"Tess knows what Max's, Michael's, and Isabel's powers are. She doesn't know what yours and Kyle's are."
"But Kyle doesn't have his powers yet. What if he doesn't get them in time?"
"You will have to help him release them early. You can do that by connecting with him, and the sooner the better. The two of you have to play catch up really fast. Kivar and Tess are already on their way. They will be here in a month or two. I'm not exactly sure when though." Ava explained.
"Alright. Is there anything else I need to know?' Liz asked as little Alex played with her hair.
"No, just to be careful. I'll be back as soon as I have sensed their presence on the planet. Until then, just practice and prepare, don't worry about any surprises."
"Alright, what about after everything is over? Where will you go?"
"I'll be okay Liz. I'll be here and there, and I'll come visit every now and again. After all, I'm this little one's Aunt according to his birth certificate."
"Really, what did you do, say you were Tess' sister?" Liz asked
"Twin, they believed me. I said that I had been living with my mom until she died then was living on the street until my sister found me. And then she died in child birth and I was on my way to find his father in New Mexico whom I had met once before."
"Good job Ava." Liz said impressed. "Why don't you consider settling down here. That way you can be near all of your nephews and your niece."
"I'll think about it. Oh by the way, do me a favor and inform your sister in law that she is due in February." Ava said with a grin. "Twins too. It's an alien thing you know. And they will appear perfectly human too. It's a special thing because they're parents are a hybrid and a human. Only a child from two hybrids can be born early, but this little one appears perfectly human as well." Ava told Liz. "Well, I had better get out of here. I'll be in touch." She said as she stood up and took little Alex so Liz could stand up.
"Take care of yourself Ava." Liz said giving her a hug. "And this little one too." She said giving Alex a kiss on his head.
"I will. Go get some rest, you have a busy time ahead of you." Ava said as she stepped back. "Bye Liz, I'll talk to you soon." She said before disappearing in a soft light.
Liz looked at the spot where Ava had just been, she couldn't wait for Max to get home. She went upstairs and quickly called Isabel. Isabel told Liz that she would get a hold of every one and tell them to be at the Evens' house around nine. Then Liz crawled back into bed and took a well-deserved nap. It was going to be a long night.