[b]Twilighteyes1974:[/b] Thanks for the fb! [grin]
[b]Trude: [/b] I'm glad you like it so far! What do you mean with "wonder what the "old" aliens will think of the "new" aliens!"? Thank you for the feedback! [smile]
[b]Josephin, Josephin![/b]: I'm sorry if part 2 was a little bitty bit too short for your liking… I hope this part will please you! [grin]
Ava definitely knows things… Let's just say that she remembers a lot from her past life, okay? [grin] You'll have to read the new part to figure everything out… Don't worry about Max falling for Tess. He soooo will not fall for her… There will be some angst, though… I thought it might be nice to let Michael figure out what really had been going on in TEOTW, and to let him tell Max. I'm glad you liked that. Max and Liz will not meet each other for a couple of chapters… I didn't got there just yet, sorry! Thanks for the fb! [smile]
[b] Asabetha:[/b] *sigh* Thank you for your beautiful words…
[b]True Colors[/b][i]Chapter 3[/I]
Ava looked one last time at Liz, and seemed content with what she saw. She had been looking forward to this day, and yet dreading it. Liz's memories would come back, and she wasn't sure how she would react when she knew. For now, Liz seemed deep asleep, and the awakening-process had been stopped. For how long, Ava did not know, but it wouldn't be long until it would continue.
She looked back at Michael and gestured towards the living room. "Let's talk there," she said. "I don't want to wake her."
"What about her parents?" Michael asked.
"Gone for the weekend," Ava shortly replied.
Michael nodded his agreement and followed her into the room next-door.
Ava nervously twisted with her fingers. How was she supposed to tell him? She sighed. She didn't really know how to begin. Should she just drop the bomb on him? Should she just say: "Hey, you probably didn't know yet, but Liz is your sister. Yep, she's also an alien. Cool, huh? Mm mm… Yeah, and guess what? Khivar is after her once again… So… well… maybe you should, you know, protect her… Oh, and by the way, I murdered her in my past life, no offense…" She somehow didn't think that he would take that really well. She sighed once more and put her hands in her pockets. It always was a good idea to start at the beginning, right? She scratched her eyebrow and took a deep breath.
"Um… Has Tess ever told you about Ailiana?" she asked Michael, hoping that there was no need to explain everything. Michael looked questioningly at Ava and shook his head. "No, she hasn't. What's that? It sounds familiar…"
Ava smiled weakly. "Ailiana is no it. It's a she. She was your sister in your past life." She looked him in the eye. "Don't you remember her? You loved her very much. You'd been separated at the age of six, and lost sight of each other for about ten years."
"I had a sister?" Michael asked in awe. Ava smiled and nodded. This time the smile did reach her eyes. "Is she, has she been recreated, too? Could I, could I actually meet her?" Michael eagerly asked.
Ava nodded again. "You've already met her, Michael. Listen to your heart. It already knows what your mind fears to admit." Michael stared at her, clearly still shocked and amazed by her revelations.
"I don't… I don't know any other aliens than the eight of us and Nasedo," he hesitantly began. "Are you… I mean, it can't be you." He smiled nervously. "Can it?"
Ava shook her head. "No. We were family, though. I'm a very far cousin of you." She smiled. "Think deeper Michael. Don't be afraid to feel. Who do you think about when you hear the word sister?" she asked.
Michael looked away, brooding. After a few moments he sighed in frustration and looked back at Ava. "Just tell me," he said. "I'm not a sensitive guy. If you're looking for one, go and retrieve Maxwell."
Ava arched her eyebrow, echoing Michael's earlier gesture. Rath had never been a real open guy, but he'd always been willing to admit his love for Ailiana. Being this closed off was exceptional, even for Rath. "You already know, Michael. It's deep within you, and you can find it. Don't fear to tell me."
Michael closed his eyes and when he opened them, he gazed at Liz's room. "Is it…"
He took a deep breath and continued his sentence. "Is it Liz? Is Liz my sister?"
Ava looked at him, seeing his fear. What is he so afraid of? she wondered. Did he fear a denial, or did he fear an affirmation? She smiled, trying to comfort him. "Yes, Michael. Liz is your sister."
Michael blinked once, and then moved over to the couch. When he sat down he asked the question that was really bothering him. "How? She isn't like us. She hasn't had a past life…" Ava nodded understanding his problem. "She isn't, yet she is like us. She's been recreated in a different way, in an easier way." Ava didn't really know how to explain this. Science had never been her favorite subject. "She's been, like, implanted in a human body. Don't ask me for details, cuz I can't give you any. When Serena arrives, you can ask her. She'll know."
"Serena?" Michael wondered out loud.
"Yeah. Serena. She once was a very good friend of Ailiana. They shared the same interests, you know, science and stuff." Ava scrunched her nose. "When my pod squad had been recreated and sent to Earth, they decided to sent another set, to be sure, ya know? They improved the second set, gave them more food and oxygen to survive the journey and the incubation period. That lacked in the first set, so that's probably why the four of us are different than the four of you. You were supposed to land somewhere close to Seattle, but your ship crashed, causing you to end up in Roswell."
Ava paused, checking if Michael understood what she was saying. When he didn't ask anything, she continued. "Our parents, and in your case Zan's and Vilandra's parents had been the ones who had decided to send us back. The Council chose to send your partners along, so you'd be stronger. Sending Ailia back was a really good choice, for she was very strong."
Ava glanced at Liz's bedroom door. "I don't know why they didn't send her right away. Serena and the other scientists were busy developing a new way to recreate persons. They waited for some years, and had Ailia implanted into a human body." She pointed at a photograph of Nancy Parker. "You know the rest."
Michael just sat there, slightly dazed from all the information he had just been given. "So, is that why Liz hasn't any powers, and we do?"
Ava nodded, then changed her mind and shook her head. "She does have powers. They just need time to develop. It was just yesterday that she'd been awakened. They'll come back to her, but she'll need to train them a lot."
Michael didn't answer, and remained deeply immersed in his thoughts. Ava was about to nudge him when he suddenly spoke up.
"You said 'our partners'…" Michael looked at Ava for some affirmation. When she nodded he continued. "But our partners had already been sent down here, hadn't they? I mean, what about our destiny? I was betrothed to Vilandra, wasn't I?"
Ava looked at him questioningly.
"What are you talking about?"
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