CHAPTER 10 (The other thing)
"I'm part alien" Maria held her breath awaiting their reaction.
"What?" Michael asked unsure of whether or not he heard correctly. 'She didn't just say she was---'
"I'm part alien," she repeated
"How" Max asked, still not believing.
"I'll answer" Necado cut in before Maria could. "While she was pregnant she sort of had an accident."
"What do you mean by accident?" Michael asked slowly
"Well."
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Maria was 7 months pregnant and as big as a house. Or so she thought. Her back hurt, her feet were swollen and she couldn't see anything besides her belly in front of her. Kyle was watching TV and Maria waddled over to join him not noticing the football he had left lying on the ground. The next thing she knew is that she was on the floor clutching her stomach in pain while Kyle was hovering over her.
"Oh god Maria, I'm so sorry"
"It hurts Kyle, oh god it hurt's" she cried
"Oh Jesus Maria, I'm so sorry, I'm sorry" he kept repeating over and over again. If anything happened to the babies it would be his fault. He wouldn't be able to live with himself.
Necado and Alex came running inside hearing Maria's screams. "What's wrong?" Alex asked
"Oh god, she was walking and, and the ball but now, but the floor, and, and my fault" Kyle sputtered out making no sense to Alex at all.
Necado was by Maria's side, "Sweetie tell me where it hurts"
"The babies, save the babies" Maria cried. All of a sudden a glow was produced from inside Maria's stomach. Necado watched in fascination as two tiny handprints formed on her abdomen creating a white and blue light then in a matter of seconds it was over. "It stopped" Maria said in wonder. "The pain, it stopped"
Necado, Alex and Kyle were all in shock. "What the hell was that?" asked Alex.
"I think the babies healed their momma," Necado said in amazement.
"Maria I'm so sorry, I'll understand if you hate me forever" Kyle cried
"It's ok Kyle. I don't hate you." She smiled at him then hugged him. He was relieved, but that moment had sparked the protectiveness in Kyle and he vowed that he would protect her and those children at any cost.
Maria looked down at her stomach where traces of two tiny silver handprints lay. She touched them and a weird tingle flew up her arms. Suddenly the once brown shirt Necado was wearing had turned Red. Necado went wide eyed and looked down to where Maria's hand was holding his shirt and watched as it glowed while his shirt changed.
"Ok now that's messed up" Alex commented
"Necado?" Maria whispered
"Maria now don't freak out or anything but I think that when they healed you they may have given you some of their powers by mistake." Necado winced awaiting the pain she would no doubly inflict upon him.
Maria nodded then did something unexpected. She cried. Necado looked worried while Alex shook his head. "Hormones" he muttered as he went to grab a box of tissues. She was going to be crying for a while.
END FLASHBACK ****************************
"Oh my god" Isabel gasped. "And you've had powers ever since?"
Maria nodded. "Yeah but they kind of grew since then. Back when I first got them all I was able to do was change the molecular structure of things but then When Necado healed me after I died they kind of got stronger."
"Stronger how?" Max asked
"I can do more now" Maria responded
"Like what?" Max wanted to know.
Alex answered for her. "Oh you know, force fields when she's mad, blow's up things when she's pissed, go dream hopping when she's board, mind warp when she's getting revenge on us, you know those sort of things."
Maria glared at him. "Not all the time"
Kyle scoffed. "Just about"
Tess was shocked. "You can do all that?"
Mara sighed. "Yep. But I don't mind it. Kind of comes in handy when you have twins like mine."
"Yeah the spawns of Satan" Alex mumbled
Maria hit him upside the head while Kyle and Necado laughed remembering when Alex had first mentioned that.
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Maria was 9 months pregnant and unbelievably hormonal. If you even stepped on foot out of place she'd go off.
Alex, Kyle and Necado where in the kitchen discussing her moods. "I don't know how much more of this I can take. She went off at me this morning for putting the bread in the toaster the wrong way" Alex said
"I know, I got it this afternoon after I dared to even think about changing the channel. I mean all I did was look at the damn remote." Kyle shook his head.
"Yeah well I was just yelled at for sitting on the couch. She said that I made too much noise while I was doing it and that I had to go away and was not permitted to ever sit on one again" Necado said half amused
"Wow that's harsh" Kyle said clapping him on the back. "Let's just pray that when she has the kids she goes back to normal"
No one noticed that Maria had been in the kitchen the whole time listening to it all.
"I don't know. I think Maria might go back but just think of those kids and whom there parents are. Think back to how Michael and Maria were at the age of 6, multiply that by 10 then you get those things growing inside her belly. Jesus, There the figgin spawn of Satan." Alex said rubbing a hand in his hair.
"Excuse me? The spawn of Satan?" Maria screeched from behind them. Alex paled instantly and turned around to see a pissed off 9 month pregnant mother to be. Not a good thing. "So I'm guessing that Michael is Satan which would then make me Satan's very pissed off, hormonal, half alien, bitter EX GIRLFRIEND" she yelled.
Alex gulped seriously worried for his life. "Maria sweetie I didn't mean it, honestly"
Maria all of a sudden lost all traces of anger from her face that was replaced with an innocent smile. She walked over to Alex and patted him on the cheek. "Then you wouldn't mind sleeping outside for the rest of the week with the dogs." With that she walked out of the kitchen.
"Dude I pity you really. You know she's serious right?" Kyle said trying to stifle his laugh.
Alex nodded still pale but now shaking. A pissed off Deluca is scary but a pregnant, pissed off Deluca is absolutely frightening.
END FLASHBACK ****************************
Kyle continued to laugh. "He really did spend the rest of the week sleeping out side then spent the next week soaking in a bath filled with camomile lotion. Maria wouldn't let him have the mosquito net so he was eaten alive. It looked like he had the measles."
"Yeah Yuk it up Valenti, Yuk it up." Alex glared at him.
"Now, now boys, Kyle stop it and Alex sweetie you deserved it." Maria said patting him on the shoulder. "Now come on we've been here all day, it's getting late and I want to sleep. Necado, are you sure about taking the kids?" she asked him
"Yeah it's fine I'll see you tomorrow." He gave her a kiss on the cheek and left.
"Well Kyle and I will head home and you guys will go with Alex to get your stuff. We'll see you in about 20 mins?" she asked
Alex nodded. "Yep, bye Liz"
"Bye guys" she waved as they all headed out. She stopped Maria though. "Are you sure your ok with this?" she asked concern etched on her face
"Well I have to be now. Don't worry I'll be fine. I'm just worried about the kids reactions that's all." Maria told her
"I'm sure it will be fine. I'll come over in the morning for moral support ok?" Liz said opening up the door again
"Ok, bye Liz I'll see you tomorrow." With that Maria went and left Liz worrying if her alien friends would still be alive when she went to visit tomorrow.
"I'm part alien" Maria held her breath awaiting their reaction.
"What?" Michael asked unsure of whether or not he heard correctly. 'She didn't just say she was---'
"I'm part alien," she repeated
"How" Max asked, still not believing.
"I'll answer" Necado cut in before Maria could. "While she was pregnant she sort of had an accident."
"What do you mean by accident?" Michael asked slowly
"Well."
******************** FLASHBACK
Maria was 7 months pregnant and as big as a house. Or so she thought. Her back hurt, her feet were swollen and she couldn't see anything besides her belly in front of her. Kyle was watching TV and Maria waddled over to join him not noticing the football he had left lying on the ground. The next thing she knew is that she was on the floor clutching her stomach in pain while Kyle was hovering over her.
"Oh god Maria, I'm so sorry"
"It hurts Kyle, oh god it hurt's" she cried
"Oh Jesus Maria, I'm so sorry, I'm sorry" he kept repeating over and over again. If anything happened to the babies it would be his fault. He wouldn't be able to live with himself.
Necado and Alex came running inside hearing Maria's screams. "What's wrong?" Alex asked
"Oh god, she was walking and, and the ball but now, but the floor, and, and my fault" Kyle sputtered out making no sense to Alex at all.
Necado was by Maria's side, "Sweetie tell me where it hurts"
"The babies, save the babies" Maria cried. All of a sudden a glow was produced from inside Maria's stomach. Necado watched in fascination as two tiny handprints formed on her abdomen creating a white and blue light then in a matter of seconds it was over. "It stopped" Maria said in wonder. "The pain, it stopped"
Necado, Alex and Kyle were all in shock. "What the hell was that?" asked Alex.
"I think the babies healed their momma," Necado said in amazement.
"Maria I'm so sorry, I'll understand if you hate me forever" Kyle cried
"It's ok Kyle. I don't hate you." She smiled at him then hugged him. He was relieved, but that moment had sparked the protectiveness in Kyle and he vowed that he would protect her and those children at any cost.
Maria looked down at her stomach where traces of two tiny silver handprints lay. She touched them and a weird tingle flew up her arms. Suddenly the once brown shirt Necado was wearing had turned Red. Necado went wide eyed and looked down to where Maria's hand was holding his shirt and watched as it glowed while his shirt changed.
"Ok now that's messed up" Alex commented
"Necado?" Maria whispered
"Maria now don't freak out or anything but I think that when they healed you they may have given you some of their powers by mistake." Necado winced awaiting the pain she would no doubly inflict upon him.
Maria nodded then did something unexpected. She cried. Necado looked worried while Alex shook his head. "Hormones" he muttered as he went to grab a box of tissues. She was going to be crying for a while.
END FLASHBACK ****************************
"Oh my god" Isabel gasped. "And you've had powers ever since?"
Maria nodded. "Yeah but they kind of grew since then. Back when I first got them all I was able to do was change the molecular structure of things but then When Necado healed me after I died they kind of got stronger."
"Stronger how?" Max asked
"I can do more now" Maria responded
"Like what?" Max wanted to know.
Alex answered for her. "Oh you know, force fields when she's mad, blow's up things when she's pissed, go dream hopping when she's board, mind warp when she's getting revenge on us, you know those sort of things."
Maria glared at him. "Not all the time"
Kyle scoffed. "Just about"
Tess was shocked. "You can do all that?"
Mara sighed. "Yep. But I don't mind it. Kind of comes in handy when you have twins like mine."
"Yeah the spawns of Satan" Alex mumbled
Maria hit him upside the head while Kyle and Necado laughed remembering when Alex had first mentioned that.
************************* FLASHBACK
Maria was 9 months pregnant and unbelievably hormonal. If you even stepped on foot out of place she'd go off.
Alex, Kyle and Necado where in the kitchen discussing her moods. "I don't know how much more of this I can take. She went off at me this morning for putting the bread in the toaster the wrong way" Alex said
"I know, I got it this afternoon after I dared to even think about changing the channel. I mean all I did was look at the damn remote." Kyle shook his head.
"Yeah well I was just yelled at for sitting on the couch. She said that I made too much noise while I was doing it and that I had to go away and was not permitted to ever sit on one again" Necado said half amused
"Wow that's harsh" Kyle said clapping him on the back. "Let's just pray that when she has the kids she goes back to normal"
No one noticed that Maria had been in the kitchen the whole time listening to it all.
"I don't know. I think Maria might go back but just think of those kids and whom there parents are. Think back to how Michael and Maria were at the age of 6, multiply that by 10 then you get those things growing inside her belly. Jesus, There the figgin spawn of Satan." Alex said rubbing a hand in his hair.
"Excuse me? The spawn of Satan?" Maria screeched from behind them. Alex paled instantly and turned around to see a pissed off 9 month pregnant mother to be. Not a good thing. "So I'm guessing that Michael is Satan which would then make me Satan's very pissed off, hormonal, half alien, bitter EX GIRLFRIEND" she yelled.
Alex gulped seriously worried for his life. "Maria sweetie I didn't mean it, honestly"
Maria all of a sudden lost all traces of anger from her face that was replaced with an innocent smile. She walked over to Alex and patted him on the cheek. "Then you wouldn't mind sleeping outside for the rest of the week with the dogs." With that she walked out of the kitchen.
"Dude I pity you really. You know she's serious right?" Kyle said trying to stifle his laugh.
Alex nodded still pale but now shaking. A pissed off Deluca is scary but a pregnant, pissed off Deluca is absolutely frightening.
END FLASHBACK ****************************
Kyle continued to laugh. "He really did spend the rest of the week sleeping out side then spent the next week soaking in a bath filled with camomile lotion. Maria wouldn't let him have the mosquito net so he was eaten alive. It looked like he had the measles."
"Yeah Yuk it up Valenti, Yuk it up." Alex glared at him.
"Now, now boys, Kyle stop it and Alex sweetie you deserved it." Maria said patting him on the shoulder. "Now come on we've been here all day, it's getting late and I want to sleep. Necado, are you sure about taking the kids?" she asked him
"Yeah it's fine I'll see you tomorrow." He gave her a kiss on the cheek and left.
"Well Kyle and I will head home and you guys will go with Alex to get your stuff. We'll see you in about 20 mins?" she asked
Alex nodded. "Yep, bye Liz"
"Bye guys" she waved as they all headed out. She stopped Maria though. "Are you sure your ok with this?" she asked concern etched on her face
"Well I have to be now. Don't worry I'll be fine. I'm just worried about the kids reactions that's all." Maria told her
"I'm sure it will be fine. I'll come over in the morning for moral support ok?" Liz said opening up the door again
"Ok, bye Liz I'll see you tomorrow." With that Maria went and left Liz worrying if her alien friends would still be alive when she went to visit tomorrow.