AUTHOR: Spacey
E-MAIL: adelesmith4@yahoo.com
DISCLAIMER: Don't own the shows, just the unknown vampire and poem is mine.
SUMMARY: Tess went to Sunnydale for Spring Break, but a vampire attacked one of the Roswellians
RATINGS: PG13 (LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE)
CATEGORY: Crossover
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Part 2 of my Another Key Trilogy
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PREFACETess finds out that she's another destruction key and had to find a way to protect herself from being killed by Kivar and Glory. Tess also discovered that Liz was responsible for Alex's death, she was in fact a Skin that killed the original Liz
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A month has passed since Tess found out why she had those strange visions. She looked at Max and said,"Max, it has been a month since we fought against Kivar and Glory. What are we going to do now?"
"Tess, the only thing we can do is wait and see"
They sat in the CrashDown sipping on their sodas and starred into each other's eyes. Isabel came into the café and sat next to her brother. As they sat in silence, they heard a noise from the kitchen's direction. This sudden change of sound made them smile, because they knew that it was only Maria and Michael fighting over one or another issue. Maria left the kitchen with a facial expression of a thunder storm and said annoyed,
"I would never be able to understand that Neanderthal of an alien"
"Why?" Tess asked
"It's simple. I told him that I want to go somewhere for Spring Break and not stay in this 'tourist' trap, but he just ignored my plea"
"Oh, I forgot about that, so Max what do you think we must do?" Isabel asked
"I don't know. I haven't got a chance to think about that at all"
"I got an idea" Tess exclaimed
Four heads turned towards her and saw the excitement on her face,
"What about going to Sunnydale for a visit?" she asked
There was silence for a while, and then the group cheered. Now they can go somewhere for a vacation.
"You just have to contact your 'sisters' and tell them that we are coming"
"Already done," Tess said
~*~
SUNNYDALE
Dawn and Buffy decided to patrol together for the first time in a month. The spell Tara and Willow performed on Buffy became permanent the day they returned to Sunnydale, which meant that there were two Chosen Slayers in one family. When the Watcher's Counsel heard about the incident they were surprised and tried to split the two sisters up, but when they saw the impact the transference had on the forces they decided against it.
Dawn turned towards Buffy and said,
"I just spoke to Tess and she said that they were coming for a visit"
"That's great, but won't it be dangerous?"
"Why do you ask?"
Buffy stopped and turned towards her sister and said,
"The entire vampire colony, plus the others might have found out by now that there are two keys"
"So what? I doubt it that they could know that they second key is alien"
"Are you sure about that?"
"I'm quite sure, so don't worry"
~*~
L.A
ANGEL INVESTIGATION
Cordelia looked at the computer screen and sighed,
"I wonder what's going to happen next?"
Angel looked at his partner and saw the boredom written on her face. He wanted to assure her that something will happen, but he couldn't. Suddenly he saw a pained expression on Cordelia's face and he could see that she was having one of her visions. As time passed he looked at her with a question written on his face. Cordelia sat back down and said,
"We better get to Sunnydale as soon as possible"
"Why?" he wanted to know
"At first I was a little confused by the vision, but I feel that one of our new friends are in trouble"
"What are you talking about?"
"I couldn't see her face, but one of the Roswellians are about to be turned into a vampire"
"Are you sure about this?"
"As sure as what I'm sitting here"
"Then get your stuff, we are going to Sunnydale"
~*~
ROSWELL
Maria asked the Parkers if she could spend some time in Liz's room, because she felt that there was still unresolved issues and she just want to be alone for a while. As she sat there she saw an envelope barely visible, it was addressed to her. She pulled it out and saw that it was the last letter Liz ever wrote to anyone. With anticipation she opened it and began to read it, it was as if she could see Liz by her table writing the letter.
"My dearest friend MariaThis letter I write to you, because I feel that you are the only one I can trust. I must tell you that I feel that someone is following me. If you ever find this letter, I know that I'm dead. Give this poem to Max and tell him that I loved him
THE MOON
The moon cried an onyx for me
Knowing that in Space I'm free
Looking for the right answer for life
Because I know that I'm where I belong
I look up in question at the stars
Trying to figure out who you are
I saw my tears in the moon's reflection
And know that there's some fear in my eyes
I love you so much my heart aches
But the fear is building inside me
Please try and understand
I'm the product of the moon
And please it's too soon
I'm on the edge of loosing my dream
And the threads of the tapestry is coming loose
And now there's nothing left to do
As you look up at the full moon
See my tears and now you'll know
I can sense my fear falling like snow
Please Maria give this to Max
Your Friend
Liz
Maria closed the letter and wiped a tear from her face, she never knew how lonely Liz was. She left Liz's room and went over to where Max and Tess lived. As she knocked on the door she felt like she was about to open old wounds, but this was important. Tess opened the door and said,
"Hey Maria, come in"
"Thank you Tess. Is Max here?"
"Yes, I'll call him, why don't you sit down?"
Maria sat on one of the couches and fiddled with the letter in her hand, she thought about everything that Liz and she endured when they were little and now she was gone. Suddenly her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Max's voice,
"Hey Maria, are you ready to go to Sunnydale?"
"Hey Max. As ready as I would ever be, but this isn't the purpose of my visit"
"Oh, why are you here then?"
Maria cleared her throat and said,
"I was in Liz's room this morning and I found a letter she wrote, it was addressed to me, but you were mentioned in it"
This surprised Max and he waited for Maria to give him the details.
She gave the letter to him and while he read it she could see the shock and pain in his eyes,
"Um, thank you for showing me the letter Maria"
Maria stood up, but before she left she looked at Max and asked,
"Max, I know that you and Tess are together, but if the original Liz have lived; would you still have been with her or not?"
"I can't say Maria, I did love her, but Tess is my life now"
"Thank you" with that she left
She stood in the driveway and for a while thought about nothing, and then as she left she could feel her tears. She missed her best friend and now she didn't know what to do. She went back to her house and started to pack her bag for the trip. She couldn't believe that Michael agreed to come with them to Sunnydale.
~*~
EVANS HOUSE
Max stood there with Tess next to him and said,
"Tess, I know that you are my life and I want to make it legal. So will you marry me?"
Tess looked with amazement at the ring he held in his hand, the diamond was shaped like the symbol from the cave and said,
"Yes Max. I will marry you"
He slipped the ring on her finger and kissed her,
"I love you Tess"
""I love you too"
They packed their suitcases and waited for the rest of the gang.
~*~
SUNNYDALE
Dawn looked at Buffy and the other members of the Scooby Gang; it was as if they knew that with the coming of the Roswellians there might be friction in the ranks of the vampires and demons. Suddenly she heard the phone ring and as she picked it up she heard Angel's voice,
"Dawn, may I please speak to Buffy?"
"Sure" she handed the phone to Buffy and sat there puzzled, as the conversation progressed she saw a fearful expression on Buffy's face.
"I'll tell her," she said
She placed the phone on its receiver and looked at Dawn and said,
"Angel and Cordelia are coming. It seems like there's danger on its way"
"What are you talking about?"
Buffy told her that Angel said with the Roswellians on their way to Sunnydale that one of them is in danger. This news stunned Dawn, but she knew that if Angel said one of her friends are in danger then it's the truth.
"What are we going to do?" she wanted to know
"I don't know, we just have to keep our eyes open" Buffy said
They looked at Giles and Spike and said,
"We just have to tell Tess that now her powers might be in use"
Spike turned towards Buffy and asked,
"What kind of danger is he talking about?"
Buffy looked at him and said,
"It seemed that one of them might be the next target of a vampire and can be sired into one too"
"Did he say who it might be?"
"No, Cordelia's vision wasn't that accurate"
"We'd better warn them before it is too late"
She went to the phone and dialed the CrashDown's number. After a while she heard a man's voice,
"CrashDown Café, how may I help?"
"Mr. Parker, is Tess or Isabel there?"
"No, they are on their way to Sunnydale"
"Oh, thank you."
She hung up the phone and looked at the group and said,
"They are already on their way"
Dawn couldn't believe that she couldn't warn the Roswellians. She sat on the chair and fidgeted with a strand of her hair. Her sister came and placed her hand on her shoulder and said,
"We will try and help them as much as we can"
They looked at the space in front of them and suddenly Dawn spoke,
"When are we going to expect them?"
"I don't know, but I think it is in a day or two"
"Then we must get ready to tell them about the danger"
"I agree"
~*~
ON THE ROAD
As the car drove on the road Tess could feel the anticipation in her heart, she can't wait to see her sisters again after the ordeal they had a month ago and now it is going to be one of the best vacations she will ever have. She looked at her finger and played with the ring,
"I can't believe that I'm getting married," she thought to herself as she sat there.
Max looked over to where she sat and smiled, he too was speechless to know that for the second time he would marry his True Love. Although he still had feelings for Liz, it wasn't the same as what they were for Tess. Isabel and Michael sat with Maria in her Jetta and tried to rekindle their love for one another, but it wasn't the same as what it was on Antar. The only one Michael had feelings for was Maria and nothing is going to change that. Then at long last Isabel said to Maria,
"Maria, I would always love Michael, but I know now that he wants you in his life"
"Isabel, I'm sorry for what happened in the past. I know that you loved Alex and to loose him like you did, I can't even fathom"
"It has been three years since that day and I must move on with my life, but somehow I know he is still with me"
"What are you talking about?"
"I don't know. All I know
is that I still feel him near me"
After a while it became silent and it was only the sound of the engines that broke the silence.
Max looked at the sign as they entered Sunnydale and felt the energy pulsating in the small town. It was as if this town was alive with more than humans. He knew what waited for them, but he didn't know then extent of the welcome. He turned towards Tess and said,
"Call your sisters and tell them that we are in Sunnydale"
"Okay" she took her cell-phone and dialed the number.
~*~
MAGIC SHOP
Dawn was sitting in the shop looking at the newest information they just received from the Counsel. It was the information they should have had the first time when they learned the truth about who Tess was, but still it captivated her. Suddenly the sound of the ringing phone interrupted her and she picked it up,
"Magic Shop. Dawn Summers speaking"
"Hey Dawn, it's me Tess"
"Oh, hi Tess. How are you?"
"Fine, just want to tell you that we are in Sunnydale. We will meet you at the house"
"Tess, before you go. I just want to warn you that you are in danger"
"Tell me something I don't know"
"I'm serious. Cordelia and Angel are here too and they said that one of you guys won't make it out of Sunnydale alive"
"I'll tell Max and I promise you that we will be careful" with that the phone went dead and Dawn sat there not certain about what they must do now. Unexpectedly the door opened and in came Anya and Xander
"Dawn, what's wrong?" Anya asked
"Well, Tess just called and told me that they are here and that they will meet us at the house"
"Have you warned her?"
"Yes, but all she told me is that she would tell Max and that they would be careful"
They decided to go too the rest of the gang and tell them what just happened. Buffy looked at her sister and could see the distress on her face and went to her,
"Don't worry sis, you know that Tess could defend herself against anything"
"I know that, but what about the others that hasn't got that power?" she asked
"We will fight for them"
~*~
NEAREST GAS STATION
Max stopped at the nearest gas station; he knew that they have to refuel the cars before they go to the house. It was getting darker by the minute and he wasn't feeling safe. The rest of the group climbed out of the cars and decided to go to the restrooms. Maria, Isabel and Tess walked to the ladies' room talking about their lives with their men, Tess told her two friends about Max's proposal of marriage. Maria told them that sometimes she felt like killing Michael for being such a space-ball, not being able to commit to anything but himself. Isabel on the other hand felt lost and alone; she knew that if Alex were still alive they would have been a couple by now. As they entered the restroom, M
Maria looked at the two girls and said,
"I forgot my Make-Up kit. I'll be right back"
"Oh, Okay" the two answered in unison.
Maria walked to the Jeep, so deep in thought that she didn't see someone coming behind her,
"Are you lost or something?" the stranger asked
She turned around and looked stunned at the man who asked her that question and said,
"No, I know exactly where I want to go"
The man walked closer to her, but this time she could feel the fear inside her body and with that her heart started to race more rapidly.
"I bet your blood is pumping"
"Why?" she wanted to know
Without further warning the man turned around and looked at her, she then saw the transformation of a human into something more dangerous. Her mouth opened up, but no sound came out of her mouth. The man closer to her and as she wanted to turn around trying to run away he grabbed her. For a while she struggled, but it was all in vain. The beast sank his teeth into her neck and started to drain her of her blood. As he did this he got a flash that she was part of a group that could destroy them all and this gave him an idea to sire her into one of them. He slid his writs and forced her mouth open. Maria; then started to gulp down the death. Slowly she died and the man who attacked her flees the scene.
Michael knew that something was wrong and decided to look for the girls. As he came around the corner, he saw Maria lying on the ground and rushed towards her,
"Maria; wake up!" he screamed, but no answer came from her. The rest of the group heard his plea and raced towards them. Max saw Maria and felt for a pulse, but couldn't feel anything.
"She's dead," he said as he looked at Michael.
Michael couldn't believe what he was hearing and asked,
"Couldn't you help her?"
"I wish I could, but this is out of my hands"
Tess stood there for a while and then said,
"I think we must go to my sisters, maybe there is something they can do for her"
"Good idea, call them and tell them that we've been attacked"
She took her phone and dialed the number. Again it was Dawn who answered the phone and as she told her sister what happened, she could hear the gasp on the other side of the line. Dawn told her that they must get to the house as soon as possible.
"We are on our way!" she said
~*~
CEMETARY
Glory looked at Kivar and Nicholas and said,
"I'm really getting pissed right now. I need to get back to my home and those two bitches don't want me to"
Before Kivar or Nicholas could answer her one of her many minions came into the mausoleum and said,
"I just heard from the vampires that one just sired a new victim"
"What has this got to do with the mission?" Kivar asked
"Well, this victim is part of a group that just came from Roswell and it seemed that this girl could be a valuable asset to us"
"Who is the new fledgling?"
"I believe her name is Maria"
"Was there anyone else with her?"
"Well, there were three males, and two females with her"
"So the King decided to come here"
"Oh, Goody, now I can retrieve my keys!" Glory shrieked
"Let us wait and see what happens next," Kivar ordered
"Yes, sir"
~*~
BUFFY'S HOUSE
The group raced their cars towards the driveway and screeched to a halt. Michael opened the back door of the Jetta and carried Maria's body out of the car. He saw the front door of the house open and Dawn stood there waiting for them.
"Come on in. they are waiting for you"
They entered the house and saw everyone waiting for them. Giles saw Michael carrying Maria's body to one of the sofas and said,
"I don't know if we will be able to help her at all"
He stood there crestfallen, knowing that he was about to loose his True Love. He sat next to her and held her hand. Suddenly the door opened and in came Cordelia and Angel; the two of them saw the somber look on the group's faces and knew that Cordelia's vision had come true.
"Who is the one?" Cordelia wanted to know
"It's Maria" Tess answered her
"Unfortunately there is nothing we can do for her. We just have to wait and see her being transformed"
"There's one thing we can do" Isabel said
"What?" Giles asked
She sat down and said,
"I can Dream Walk her and even if she's dead I can still reach her and try to return her to us"
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Max wanted to know
"Yes, if it was me. I know that Maria would give her life to safe me"
"Okay, but we will monitor your time in her dreams"
"Sure"
She took Maria's hand in her own and closed her eyes. Slowly she started to drift off to sleep and entered the unknown. She saw Maria in a dark ally and walked towards her.
DREAM PLAIN
"Maria, we need you with us. Michael needs you"
"Isabel, I have to tell you that Liz and Alex isn't here"
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm supposed to be dead, aren't I?"
"Yes,"
"Well, I don't see them"
"Well, if they are not here, where are they?"
"I don't know"
"Come back to us; and tell Max and the others about what you just told me"
"I can't reach you"
"Take my hand and just close your eyes"
Maria closed her eyes and took Isabel's hands.
Darkness broke apart and slowly she opened her eyes next to Isabel. Maria looked into Michael's eyes and saw the joy in them and kissed him on his lips and whispered,
"I love you Space-Boy"
"Love you too"
She then looked at Max and said,
"Max, I was dead and I must tell you that I didn't see Liz or Alex"
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, if they were dead they would have been where I was now, but I must tell you that if they aren't there then it means that they aren't dead at all"
Max looked at her with
astonishment and said,
"Um…I don't know what to say to you",
"Tess, do you know about this?" he asked Tess
"Max, I know as much as what you know and I also thought that they were dead"
Max looked at the group and said,
"The only one who might know where they might be is Kivar and I know where he is. We are going to find out the truth"
"Good, I want to kill that demented Teen of a Nicholas" Isabel said
Tess looked at Dawn and asked,
"You want to help me kill Glory?"
"Sure" was the answer
Buffy looked at her two 'sisters' and said,
"You are not going to fight this battle alone. I'm coming with you"
"Sis, are you sure you want to join us?"
"As sure as I would ever be" was the answer
Then the rest of the Scooby and Roswellians told them that they are in it together and no one is going to stop them.
OUTSIDE THE HOUSE
Nicholas stood outside the house eavesdropping on the conversation and when he heard that they were looking for Kivar and himself he knew that he had to warn his Master about this new development. With that he ran away to warn Kivar
~*~
GRAVEYARD
Kivar looked at Glory and said,
"I have to say that when I told the group that their friends are dead they would fall apart, and now I must find out that their friendship endured"
"I don't care about that. All I want is my keys"
"You and your blasted keys"
Suddenly the door opened and Nicholas came into the dimly lit room and said,
"Sir, I've some bad news for you"
"What?"
"Well, Vilandra helped her friend out of that death and now they know that Liz and Alex aren't dead"
"Do they know where they are?"
"No"
"Good, keep it that way"
"It might be difficult to do"
"Why's that?"
"Well, I heard Zan telling the group that the only one who might know where their friends might be is you and they are on their way here"
"Good, I'll be waiting for them"
~*~
OUTSIDE THE CEMETARY
As the group pulled into the fog-filled cemetery they knew that they had to be on their guard about what would happen next. Suddenly Dawn saw Kivar's figure in the dark and nudged on Tess and said,
"It's time"
"I see him and I'm ready for him"
Max saw Kivar too and stopped the car. He, then climbed out of the Jeep and stepped towards his enemy,
"Where's my friends?" he wanted to know
"For me to know and you to find out, Zan"
"Don't play with me Kivar. I'm in no mood for that" Max said annoyed
Tess could see that Max was getting madder by the minute and stood next to her fiancé. Kivar looked at the blonde standing next to Max and said,
"Hello again, Ava, come back to give yourself to Glory?"
"Not in your life time. I just want to know why did you deceive us?"
"You are so naïve. You know that it was the only way to get Zan to banish you and he didn't"
"I will never banish my fiancé"
"Then you have to die"
Nicholas came and stood next to his master and both of them raised their hands and a bolt of energy came out of their hands, but it didn't reach its target. Max placed his protective shield around him and his friends and said,
"This time I'm stronger than what you remembered and I must tell you before I kill you. I will find out where my friends are and then we'll see who the victor in this war was"
Before he could raise his hand to give the final blow, he saw Tess coming closer and this time she used an entire new power he didn't know she had. She conjured up a storm and then a bolt of white light left her and devoured Glory, Kivar and Nicholas simultaneously. The air was filled with a strange silence and then a cheer came from the group. Three enemies were destroyed in one blow. Max took Tess in his arms and kissed her,
"We have to find out where our friends are"
"I think we must return to Roswell and search the cave"
"What about your family here? And our vacation"
"We can always come back and resume it"
"You have to tell them"
"I will"
She walked towards the Scooby Gang and said,
"I know that we just arrived, but I feel that we must return to Roswell and figure out where our friends are"
"We understand Tess, but know this we will be here when you need us"
"I know"
They climbed back into their cars and drove towards Roswell.
Dawn looked over to the disappearing cars and asked,
"Will we ever see them again"?
"I don't know, but I hope so. There is so much I want to share with them," Buffy answered
~*~
INSIDE THE CARS
Tess looked at Max and said,
"I feel that there is something we missed in the pod-chamber"
"Why's that?" he wanted to know
"Well, we know that the Granilith is there, but what else is in the cave?"
"We just have to find out"
Further the trip was silent and Tess looked as the V-Shaped constellation became visible. She knew that if the constellation is visible then it is possible that they might go home any day now. Slowly she drifted off to sleep, she felt Max's hand resting on her hand and grinned. All those times she thought that Max didn't love her anymore was so trivial now. Now she knew that he loved her unconditionally. After a while she felt a nudge on her shoulder and a voice saying,
"Tess, we are back in Roswell"
She opened her eyes and saw Max smiling at her. She climbed out of the car and saw the CrashDown Café.
"Are we ready to search for our friends?"
"Are you sure you want to do it now and not rest?"
"Max, I can't rest if we are not all here"
"Then we are ready"
"Okay, you must tell the others"
He walked to the Jetta and said,
"It's time that we look for Liz and Alex"
"Max, if you are sure that they are not dead then what are we waiting for?" Isabel said
Michael and Maria held hands and said in unison,
"What are we waiting for?"
Max walked back to Tess and said,
"Let's go and find our friends"
"Thank you Max"
"For what?"
"For not believing that I killed Alex"
"I knew from the beginning that you weren't capable of murder"
With that he kissed her.
They drove to the pod-chamber and as Max waved his hand across the rocks the entrance became clear. All of them stepped into the cave and looked at the remnants of the pods. Max walked over to the pod where the Granilith was hidden. He climbed in and signaled the others to follow him, as they stood there they could feel the energy of the relic pulsating like an enormous tidal wave about to crash to shore. Tess walked towards the relic and for the first time saw the new inscription on it. It was as if it told them exactly what they wanted to know.
"Max, I believe that our friends are being held captive on Antar"
"Are you sure?"
"As sure as what I'm standing here"
"Then what are we waiting for? Let us go to our planet"
"Not so fast" Michael said
"What is it?"
"Well, does that mean that humans can survive there too?"
"Apparently so"
"Then I'm not leaving Maria here"
Maria stood closer towards him and said,
"Michael I love you and I want to be by your side for all times"
"Maria, I nearly lost you and I wouldn't be complete without you beside me"
This news came as a shock to Maria, but she knew that it was bound to happen. She kissed him and said,
"When are we leaving?"
"I don't think we must do it now. We have to say good-bye to all our friends and family and Tess has to do it in private with her new family. I'll tell you as soon as I'm ready to leave this planet for good. Our people have a right to know that Kivar is dead and that after fifty years of tyranny they can expect peace"
~END OF PART2~
