Max - Max Ravens
Michael - Mike Hardings
Isabel - Belle Ravens
Tess - Teressa Michaels
Liz - Beth Whieman
Alex - Al Whitman
Maria - Marie Valenti
Belle Ravens looked at her friends and family. They had all gathered at Jim and Amy's Ranch for Beth's birthday. She was thirty-three today. Tomorrow her son would be sixteen. Belle shook her head, it was still hard to believe Beth and Al had a son. Her Alex. No, he wasn't her Alex anymore. He was Al, and he and Beth were happy together. It still hurt to realize that she had lost him, but she was moving on. She had started seeing Susie's brother, Chris. She liked him a lot, and he didn't ask too many questions which was good.
A lot had changed since they came back, but, they were part of the group again, and, other than being unable to get to the pod chamber, as someone had bought the property it was on...
But, enough of that, back to today. Beth hadn't looked this happy as long as they'd been back. Her eyes were sparkling and she looked like the girl they knew in High School. They were riding horses around the ranch. Beth and Al were leading the way. After them, was Marie, herself, Mike, Juan, Cassie, Max, Kyle, and Teresa. Amy and Susie were back at the house with the girls.
"Where are we going?" Teresa called.
"We're almost there," Beth called back, taking a right turn.
"Are we even still on your property? This place looks familiar," Mike said
"Yeah, we bought a pretty large area," Jim told him.
The group continued for a little while until they saw a cabin. The cabin was two stories and looked more like a house rather than a cabin.
"Whose house is that?" Max asked
"Are you sure we are still on your property?" Belle asked
"Yes. This is still my property," Jim answered as they entered an overhang for the horses, complete with a trough and hay. Then the group made their way inside after Beth unlocked the door. The four aliens looked around in shock. In the front room were two couches, a table, and multiple chairs. The kitchen was quite large as well, along with a pantry, which was stocked to the brim with canned food and boxes of other types of food. There was also a freezer with meats, cheeses, breads, and all sorts of freezable items.
There was a back door, and then they went upstairs to investigate. There were seven bedrooms, all with either a double bed or bunk beds built into the walls. There were also two bathrooms upstairs and another downstairs, and a set of stairs leading to the attic. In the attic, there was another bedroom, and boxes upon boxes
Belle turned to Beth and Al, "What is this place?" she asked
"It's our escape, our place to fight the war we face," Beth told them.