Maria sighed as she flipped through the channels on the TV. She really
wasn't watching it; it just gave her something to do to pass the hours.
Michael was sound asleep, stretched out on the floor next to her, with his
head in her lap. She smiled as she glanced down at him and brushed the hair
out of his eyes, he looked so at peace when he slept. Turning away from him
before she cried from the absurdity of their situation, she looked on the
bed to her right to find that Isabel and Kyle were still both sound asleep.
On her left Max slept, but she could tell it wasn't a peaceful sleep like
the others, he tossed and turned slightly, mostly his face gave away his
nightmare, only in sleep could he not hide the emotions he dealt with.
Sighing once more she focused on the TV again. Some cartoon was on, so she changed the channel, and almost smiled in relief when she saw it was a music station. Sure it was in spanish, being that they were in Mexico, but at least it was something she could listen to. She hated the times when she was lookout, while they slept. It was so quite, after the time they had spent on the run, quite wasn't something she liked. Especially since Liz left.
She closed her eyes again as she thought about her wayward best friend. It had been six months since that morning when Max had found the letter. They had tried to find her, completely disregarding her request, but sure enough she was right. Max couldn't sense her, and she had managed to block Iz from her dreams. Iz still tried, once a week. About three months earlier Iz had come out of the dreamwalk visibly shaken, she never told them what had happened, but Maria had heard her talking to Kyle one night. She had searched for Liz the entire night that time, and could find no sign of her anywhere, even though Liz had blocked her, Isabel had still been able to sense her presence, and seen the wall keeping her out. Since then there had been nothing. Maria understood why she kept quiet about it, so she never let anyone know she knew. They didn't want Max to find out, because something in their gut told them the only way she wasn't able to sense Liz was because Liz wasn't there, and there was no way Liz could avoid sleeping for three months.
Maria shook her head, getting the thought out of her mind. Right now she didn't need to be thinking about that. She looked up and watched the music for a little longer, then got sick of it after half an hour and changed the channel again. Then stooped in surprise when she found an english speaking channel She smiled at her luck, then relaxed and listened to the familiar sounding words.
She had started to drift of when she heard a mechanical voice interrupt the show and looked up at it unsure. The gasped as the news bulletin flashed across the screen.
"Michael wake up." she said as she shook him. He mumbled something then tried to go back to sleep, but she shook him even more and eventually he sat up, quite upset.
"Maria what are you doing?" he asked pissed.
"Shut up for a minute space boy. Look." she said pointing at the TV screen.
Michael rolled his eyes but turned just the same, then stared in shock much like she had moments before. "Max wake up." he said as he stood up and walked between the two beds, shaking the occupants of both until they woke up.
"What the hell do you want Guerin?" Kyle asked as he sat up. Isabel sitting up next to him, glaring between the two men.
"What is it Michael?" Max asked as he slowly sat up as well.
"That's what." he replied pointing at the screen. All three turned to look at the TV, thinking he had finally lost it, before staring in shock at the screen as well.
"Oh crap." Kyle said slowly. "So how long does it take to get to Nova Scotoo or wherever that is?"
"I don't know. But we better get started." max replied standing up as they continued watching the coverage of the supposed spaceship crash in Nova Scotia, Canada.
~*~*~*~*~
Five days later the group arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They found a motel, then went in search of clues, splitting up in three groups, Max on his own. Three hours later they reunited at a resturant, and debated over what to do next.
"What did you find out?" Max asked after they ordered.
"Well, it's like being back in Roswell." Kyle began. "Nothing happened, it was a military plane."
"At least that's a better story than a weather balloon." Michael said with a smirk.
Maria turned to look out the window. It was a pretty place, maybe they could come back someday. Looking around the street she saw an interesting store that she might check later. Some shopping would be nice. She paused as two women walked out of the store she was looking at. What the. It looked like Liz and Tess.no.Ava. That's it, she was losing it. There was no way they were in Nova Scotia, why would they be.
"Maria.Maria? Are you in there? Wake up"
Maria turned back to the group. "Kyle I'm awake." She replied rolling her eyes.
"Could have fooled me. We've been trying to get your attention for the past minute." He replied with a smile.
"Sorry. So what were you saying?" she asked.
"It seems like there was nothing here in the first place. Maybe it was just a hoax."
"It does seem that way Max. So should we go again?" Michael asked as the waitress came back.
"I guess so. We'll leave in the morning." Max replied, "For now let's eat."
~*~*~*~*~
The next day they piled into the van and started the trip to their next destination. The only time they stopped was at border patrol.
"Reason for going to the States?" the official asked.
"We're citizens." Max replied before looking up at the person.
"Actually, you're not." A voice replied pointing a gun at Max's head. "Hello your highness. It's been a long time."
"Rath. Lonnie." Max said slowly.
"Glad you remember us." Lonnie replied. "Now open the door. We're going for a little ride."
"And don't even think about using your powers Michael." Rath said with a smirk.
"Open the door Maria." Max said with a sigh. This was the last thing they needed.
After everyone was in the car, Rath watching the back, and Lonnie with the gun on Max, they started to drive again.
"Alright Maxie. We're going back to Halifax to find out what's up with that ship. I'm going back, and you're going to help me."
Sighing once more she focused on the TV again. Some cartoon was on, so she changed the channel, and almost smiled in relief when she saw it was a music station. Sure it was in spanish, being that they were in Mexico, but at least it was something she could listen to. She hated the times when she was lookout, while they slept. It was so quite, after the time they had spent on the run, quite wasn't something she liked. Especially since Liz left.
She closed her eyes again as she thought about her wayward best friend. It had been six months since that morning when Max had found the letter. They had tried to find her, completely disregarding her request, but sure enough she was right. Max couldn't sense her, and she had managed to block Iz from her dreams. Iz still tried, once a week. About three months earlier Iz had come out of the dreamwalk visibly shaken, she never told them what had happened, but Maria had heard her talking to Kyle one night. She had searched for Liz the entire night that time, and could find no sign of her anywhere, even though Liz had blocked her, Isabel had still been able to sense her presence, and seen the wall keeping her out. Since then there had been nothing. Maria understood why she kept quiet about it, so she never let anyone know she knew. They didn't want Max to find out, because something in their gut told them the only way she wasn't able to sense Liz was because Liz wasn't there, and there was no way Liz could avoid sleeping for three months.
Maria shook her head, getting the thought out of her mind. Right now she didn't need to be thinking about that. She looked up and watched the music for a little longer, then got sick of it after half an hour and changed the channel again. Then stooped in surprise when she found an english speaking channel She smiled at her luck, then relaxed and listened to the familiar sounding words.
She had started to drift of when she heard a mechanical voice interrupt the show and looked up at it unsure. The gasped as the news bulletin flashed across the screen.
"Michael wake up." she said as she shook him. He mumbled something then tried to go back to sleep, but she shook him even more and eventually he sat up, quite upset.
"Maria what are you doing?" he asked pissed.
"Shut up for a minute space boy. Look." she said pointing at the TV screen.
Michael rolled his eyes but turned just the same, then stared in shock much like she had moments before. "Max wake up." he said as he stood up and walked between the two beds, shaking the occupants of both until they woke up.
"What the hell do you want Guerin?" Kyle asked as he sat up. Isabel sitting up next to him, glaring between the two men.
"What is it Michael?" Max asked as he slowly sat up as well.
"That's what." he replied pointing at the screen. All three turned to look at the TV, thinking he had finally lost it, before staring in shock at the screen as well.
"Oh crap." Kyle said slowly. "So how long does it take to get to Nova Scotoo or wherever that is?"
"I don't know. But we better get started." max replied standing up as they continued watching the coverage of the supposed spaceship crash in Nova Scotia, Canada.
~*~*~*~*~
Five days later the group arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They found a motel, then went in search of clues, splitting up in three groups, Max on his own. Three hours later they reunited at a resturant, and debated over what to do next.
"What did you find out?" Max asked after they ordered.
"Well, it's like being back in Roswell." Kyle began. "Nothing happened, it was a military plane."
"At least that's a better story than a weather balloon." Michael said with a smirk.
Maria turned to look out the window. It was a pretty place, maybe they could come back someday. Looking around the street she saw an interesting store that she might check later. Some shopping would be nice. She paused as two women walked out of the store she was looking at. What the. It looked like Liz and Tess.no.Ava. That's it, she was losing it. There was no way they were in Nova Scotia, why would they be.
"Maria.Maria? Are you in there? Wake up"
Maria turned back to the group. "Kyle I'm awake." She replied rolling her eyes.
"Could have fooled me. We've been trying to get your attention for the past minute." He replied with a smile.
"Sorry. So what were you saying?" she asked.
"It seems like there was nothing here in the first place. Maybe it was just a hoax."
"It does seem that way Max. So should we go again?" Michael asked as the waitress came back.
"I guess so. We'll leave in the morning." Max replied, "For now let's eat."
~*~*~*~*~
The next day they piled into the van and started the trip to their next destination. The only time they stopped was at border patrol.
"Reason for going to the States?" the official asked.
"We're citizens." Max replied before looking up at the person.
"Actually, you're not." A voice replied pointing a gun at Max's head. "Hello your highness. It's been a long time."
"Rath. Lonnie." Max said slowly.
"Glad you remember us." Lonnie replied. "Now open the door. We're going for a little ride."
"And don't even think about using your powers Michael." Rath said with a smirk.
"Open the door Maria." Max said with a sigh. This was the last thing they needed.
After everyone was in the car, Rath watching the back, and Lonnie with the gun on Max, they started to drive again.
"Alright Maxie. We're going back to Halifax to find out what's up with that ship. I'm going back, and you're going to help me."
