Part 3: Getting to Know You
Liz explained the tabasco sauce on chocolate cake situation to Maria and Michael, who were not too happy with this turn of events. When the three of them turned around to surreptitiously glance at David and Ariel, the twins were sitting with two others who looked quite similar to them. Maria sniffed some cedar oil, needing to calm herself down from full panic mode.
"Oh, my God, Liz....do you think they could be Checkoslovakian?" Maria asked. Checkoslovakian was their code word for alien. "What are we going to do? We have to call Max. Michael, call Max and get him here, like pronto." Maria handed Michael her cell phone.
"Ok, Maria. Would you calm down? I'm not going to let anything happen to you." Michael took the cell phone from Maria and dialed Max's number. Max wasn't due to work at the UFO Center that night, so when Michael told him what was happening at the Crashdown, Max promised to be right there with Isabel, Alex, Tess, and Kyle.
"See, Maria, everything's going to be all right. There's nothing to worry about." Liz was trying to be brave, and there really was a part of her that believed what she was saying.
"Like hell it will!" Maria exclaimed passionately. "Every time someone new comes to town, one of us ends up almost getting killed! Thank God we found out in time that Alex wasn't really dead, but what about the next time?" Just recently, the group had mourned the death of Alex, only to find out that it was a cruel hoax designed to destroy the group. One of Khivar's followers had kidnapped Tess in New York with the aid of the Dupes and had taken her place. This being, a shapeshifter who was carrying out Khivar's orders, had fooled everyone into believing she was Tess and had wreaked havoc with their lives. Alex had nearly died from the mindwarps, a power borrowed from Tess and turned deadly with the benefit of an alien device, while translating the "destiny book." When the shapeshifter had thrown the dying Alex into captivity with Tess, Tess had managed to regain the use of her powers and heal his mind. But they hadn't gotten out in time to stop the shapeshifter from betraying both the dupes and the others in Roswell by pretending to be pregnant by Max and using the Granilith alone to return to the home planet. Isabel had discovered the truth when the real Tess had managed to contact her mentally, just as Tess had done the night of Isabel's eighteenth birthday party. Now Tess and Alex were back home, safe and sound, and the group was whole again.
"Next time we'll be ready," Michael answered calmly, giving an intense look of wariness with a hint of menace toward the people in question. Michael, Liz and Maria returned to their duties so as not to arouse suspicion. While Michael resumed cooking and Maria waited on other customers, Liz went back over to Ariel, David, Brian, and Kara's table, refilling sodas and making polite conversation with the potential Checkoslovakians.
Soon afterward, Max, Isabel, Alex, Tess, and Kyle arrived. Max had already filled in the others about what was happening at the Crashdown, and the group immediately began discussing a preliminary plan. They decided that it would be a good idea to continue spending time with Ariel, David, Kara, and Brian to learn more about them. After closing, they agreed to take the meeting over to the UFO center to discuss more details.
Ariel, David, Kara, and Brian had no idea about all the commotion surrounding their presence in Roswell. They were too wrapped up in their conversation to notice anything else. The four of them were finding that they had a lot in common beyond their physical similarities, including their interest in astronomy, similar tastes in music, love of singing and dancing, and most of all a craving for foods that mixed extremely sweet with extremely spicy. There were even little things, like how none of the four had ever been sick, and how they could look at a book once and could scan all the information into memory (which meant that they never had to study and still earned straight A's in school). Best of all, Brian and his sister Kara would also be seniors in the fall along with Ariel and David. And like Ariel and David, Brian and Kara were new to Roswell. Brian and Kara seemed delighted but somehow not at all surprised by their commonalities. Ariel was puzzled by this; she herself was astounded by how much the four of them had in common. Not to mention the instant attraction that she and Brian had felt from the moment their eyes first met. It seemed to be the same for David and Kara. Ariel wanted to ask if they also had psychic abilities like she and David did. Ariel herself was good at establishing a mental connection with others, and David's strongest ability was telekensis. Both twins could also manipulate mollecular structures, which Ariel used mostly to change her lip color or give herself nail polish that always looked perfect. David also was really curious about whether Brian and Kara had powers, but he and Ariel both knew that it was too soon to ask. Brian and Kara seemed also to be holding something back, as if they too felt that it was too soon to talk about certain things.
As the conversation came to a natural lull, Liz came over with the rest of the group and introduced her friends. Liz couldn't help but notice that Ariel and Brian looked quite cozy together, as did David and Kara. It would be really cute if they weren't possible enemies. Everybody made polite chitchat about school and interests. Liz and Max were delighted to find out that they shared an interest in astronomy in particular and science in general with the four newcomers to Roswell. The feeling was mutual, and soon the six of them were talking about bringing out their telescopes to the desert to go stargazing together. Ariel, David, Brian, and Kara were also obviously thrilled to find out that Alex and Maria were in a band, and Alex and Maria for their part couldn't help but feel the same enthusiasm upon finding fellow singers. They couldn't resist making the four sing for them. With a collective shrug as if to say, "Why not?" Ariel, David, Kara, and Brian launched into a quartet that sounded so wonderful, it earned them a standing ovation from the others. Ok, so the others were already standing, but they would've given a standing ovation anyway even had they been seated. Soon afterwards, it was time for the Crashdown to close, and Ariel, David, Brian, and Kara left after bidding everyone goodnight. The four of them made plans to get together the next day before heading to their respective homes.
Liz explained the tabasco sauce on chocolate cake situation to Maria and Michael, who were not too happy with this turn of events. When the three of them turned around to surreptitiously glance at David and Ariel, the twins were sitting with two others who looked quite similar to them. Maria sniffed some cedar oil, needing to calm herself down from full panic mode.
"Oh, my God, Liz....do you think they could be Checkoslovakian?" Maria asked. Checkoslovakian was their code word for alien. "What are we going to do? We have to call Max. Michael, call Max and get him here, like pronto." Maria handed Michael her cell phone.
"Ok, Maria. Would you calm down? I'm not going to let anything happen to you." Michael took the cell phone from Maria and dialed Max's number. Max wasn't due to work at the UFO Center that night, so when Michael told him what was happening at the Crashdown, Max promised to be right there with Isabel, Alex, Tess, and Kyle.
"See, Maria, everything's going to be all right. There's nothing to worry about." Liz was trying to be brave, and there really was a part of her that believed what she was saying.
"Like hell it will!" Maria exclaimed passionately. "Every time someone new comes to town, one of us ends up almost getting killed! Thank God we found out in time that Alex wasn't really dead, but what about the next time?" Just recently, the group had mourned the death of Alex, only to find out that it was a cruel hoax designed to destroy the group. One of Khivar's followers had kidnapped Tess in New York with the aid of the Dupes and had taken her place. This being, a shapeshifter who was carrying out Khivar's orders, had fooled everyone into believing she was Tess and had wreaked havoc with their lives. Alex had nearly died from the mindwarps, a power borrowed from Tess and turned deadly with the benefit of an alien device, while translating the "destiny book." When the shapeshifter had thrown the dying Alex into captivity with Tess, Tess had managed to regain the use of her powers and heal his mind. But they hadn't gotten out in time to stop the shapeshifter from betraying both the dupes and the others in Roswell by pretending to be pregnant by Max and using the Granilith alone to return to the home planet. Isabel had discovered the truth when the real Tess had managed to contact her mentally, just as Tess had done the night of Isabel's eighteenth birthday party. Now Tess and Alex were back home, safe and sound, and the group was whole again.
"Next time we'll be ready," Michael answered calmly, giving an intense look of wariness with a hint of menace toward the people in question. Michael, Liz and Maria returned to their duties so as not to arouse suspicion. While Michael resumed cooking and Maria waited on other customers, Liz went back over to Ariel, David, Brian, and Kara's table, refilling sodas and making polite conversation with the potential Checkoslovakians.
Soon afterward, Max, Isabel, Alex, Tess, and Kyle arrived. Max had already filled in the others about what was happening at the Crashdown, and the group immediately began discussing a preliminary plan. They decided that it would be a good idea to continue spending time with Ariel, David, Kara, and Brian to learn more about them. After closing, they agreed to take the meeting over to the UFO center to discuss more details.
Ariel, David, Kara, and Brian had no idea about all the commotion surrounding their presence in Roswell. They were too wrapped up in their conversation to notice anything else. The four of them were finding that they had a lot in common beyond their physical similarities, including their interest in astronomy, similar tastes in music, love of singing and dancing, and most of all a craving for foods that mixed extremely sweet with extremely spicy. There were even little things, like how none of the four had ever been sick, and how they could look at a book once and could scan all the information into memory (which meant that they never had to study and still earned straight A's in school). Best of all, Brian and his sister Kara would also be seniors in the fall along with Ariel and David. And like Ariel and David, Brian and Kara were new to Roswell. Brian and Kara seemed delighted but somehow not at all surprised by their commonalities. Ariel was puzzled by this; she herself was astounded by how much the four of them had in common. Not to mention the instant attraction that she and Brian had felt from the moment their eyes first met. It seemed to be the same for David and Kara. Ariel wanted to ask if they also had psychic abilities like she and David did. Ariel herself was good at establishing a mental connection with others, and David's strongest ability was telekensis. Both twins could also manipulate mollecular structures, which Ariel used mostly to change her lip color or give herself nail polish that always looked perfect. David also was really curious about whether Brian and Kara had powers, but he and Ariel both knew that it was too soon to ask. Brian and Kara seemed also to be holding something back, as if they too felt that it was too soon to talk about certain things.
As the conversation came to a natural lull, Liz came over with the rest of the group and introduced her friends. Liz couldn't help but notice that Ariel and Brian looked quite cozy together, as did David and Kara. It would be really cute if they weren't possible enemies. Everybody made polite chitchat about school and interests. Liz and Max were delighted to find out that they shared an interest in astronomy in particular and science in general with the four newcomers to Roswell. The feeling was mutual, and soon the six of them were talking about bringing out their telescopes to the desert to go stargazing together. Ariel, David, Brian, and Kara were also obviously thrilled to find out that Alex and Maria were in a band, and Alex and Maria for their part couldn't help but feel the same enthusiasm upon finding fellow singers. They couldn't resist making the four sing for them. With a collective shrug as if to say, "Why not?" Ariel, David, Kara, and Brian launched into a quartet that sounded so wonderful, it earned them a standing ovation from the others. Ok, so the others were already standing, but they would've given a standing ovation anyway even had they been seated. Soon afterwards, it was time for the Crashdown to close, and Ariel, David, Brian, and Kara left after bidding everyone goodnight. The four of them made plans to get together the next day before heading to their respective homes.