Mike looked around the apartment. It was perfect for them, three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms.

"What do you think?"

"I think it's just what we need," Mike said turning to Max.

"Yeah, it's perfect for us. Can we afford it though?"

"I'm pretty sure we can. We all have our jobs, and I think it's time we got out of Jim and Amy's house," Teresa said joining them.

Mike thought back over the two months. After they had found out he had a daughter and their friends still wanted them around, they had been informed that they were staying with Jim and Amy until they got their own place. They had enjoyed getting to know everyone again. Jim was such a different person than they had thought. He worked with wood a lot, and was actually a really nice guy. He was great for Amy too. She was happier and more accepting that he remembered.

The others had changed too. Liz's hair was short, really short, and red. Her eyes were pale blue now too, they figured she wore contacts. She went by Beth now, and she was married. That was the biggest shock, she was married to Alex, who went by Al and had a ponytail. He was a Doctor, and he looked pretty much the same except his personality had changed. He and Beth had changed, in more ways that just their appearances. There were a lot of little things; one was the fact they never talked about what had happened during the years while the four of them were gone.

Then there was Juan. Juan was their son, and if what they said was true, then Liz and Alex had been together before they left. Which meant that Liz cheated on Max. None of them could believe she would have done that, especially Max, but it seemed that they were wrong. And that was killing Max, even though he never talked about it. Mike was afraid one day Max would just lose it, they all hoped that would never happen though. They knew that if he bottled his feelings up long enough, it wasn't a pretty sight.

Maria was going by Marie now, Marie Valenti. She had changed her name after Jim and Amy got hitched. Her hair was longer, a lot longer. It was straight too, which was strange since he remembered her hair being slightly curly, and it was jet black. Her eyes were still green, but they didn't light up like they use to. Like Al and Beth, she never talked much about the past.

Kyle was the sheriff now; he looked the same, and was an ok guy after all. His wife's name was Susie, and she was really nice. She didn't even seem to care that they weren't quite normal. She had long raven hair, and black eyes. Mike thought he had heard somebody saying something about her being an Indian, but he couldn't really remember. They had two girls, Stephanie and Jaime. Stephanie looked like her mom, and was eleven. Jaime had her dad's hair and eyes, and was nine. The girls were cute, and they loved to tell stories.

Juan was fifteen. He had long brown hair in a ponytail like Alex and brown eyes. He was quite tall for his age, 5'9"; and he was very protective of his family. Tess was convinced he was one of them, but she was just nuts. He was just like a typical teenager, with a hell of a right hook.

Juan's best friend was Cassie. Maria's daughter, and his. Mike still couldn't believe he was a father. He never thought he would have a kid, especially one like Cassie. Cassie had her mother's curly blonde hair and his brown eyes. She was about her mother's height and had Maria's temper. And his stubbornness, she even had a bit of Teresa in her. Which only showed up when she was really angry about something.

The Czechs themselves had changed too. Max went by Max Ravens now, and kept his hair long like it was on the home planet. He wasn't the same as he was as a teenager, then again none of them were. He's working at the UFO Museum again, which gave them a lot to tease him about. Also he was taking night classes in Law, which was a really good pursuit for him.

Isabel was working as a waitress at the Crashdown; she was also studying to be a nurse. After everything on the other planet, Isabel decided she wanted to help people instead of fighting them. She went by Belle Ravens now and cut her hair so that it was shoulder length and she dyed it brown. It actually looked quite good on her and she was still turning guys down left and right.

Tess went by Teresa Michaels now, and worked as a cashier at the grocery store. She loves the job and decided to skip collage. She was still pining for Max, but now it's not just because of the whole destiny thing. She really loves him. Her appearance is the same as when they came back. Long curly blonde hair with red streaks. She just tells people that she grew up in New York, and that she's mhis half-sister who just found him a year ago; everyone believed them.

He went by Mike Hardings now, and his hair was longer and in a ponytail. No one recognized him, so there were no problems there. He was working as a security guard at a store in Santa Fe, and the pay was pretty good. He's still trying to convince Maria to trust him again, and was trying to get Cassie to let him in. It hasn't been easy, but it was working slowly, at least with Cassie. Maria still seemed to hate him.

"Mike. Hello are you in there?" Teresa asked pulling him from his musings.

"What? Oh Yeah. So are we getting the place?"

"Yeah, we figure it's for the best," Max said.

"Ok, well then, I'll go get the landlord," Belle said as she left the room.

"Its funny after all we've been through were back here again, facing a whole new journey," Max said quietly.

"Yeah, kind of like a whole new life, like we finished one and are beginning another," he agreed

"Yeah, the end of the beginning," Teresa said quietly.