Part 23
Everyone had tears in their eyes as they watched a frail Liz holding Julie's body and rocking her gently. Liz looked like a little sad child holding onto her mother, afraid of letting go.
Max went over to Liz and gently eased her away from the body. He gathered her in his arms and Liz sobbed into his chest. Max spoke soothingly to Liz. "Shh baby, it's okay. Let it out."
"Max.don't ever leave me, please." Liz begged
"Liz, never. I will never leave you. You and Katie are my life." Max reassured Liz.
Philip got up and went to get a blanket and placed it over Julie's body. He then lifted her up and carried her down some stairs which led to the basement, and placed the body on a table and shut the door. He leaned back against the door and shut his eyes. We have to bury her as soon as we have Katie back. God, when will this nightmare end? These children have been through enough to last them a lifetime. He thought silently to himself He did not notice his wife coming down to check on him.
"Philip, are you okay?" Diane asked with concern.
Philip opened his eyes and stared at his wife. "Yes, I'm fine. I just thought it would be best to move the body before the children decided to come down stairs. It would be best to wait until Max and Liz bring Katie back."
"Yes you're right." Diane agreed.
"How are our kids doing?" Philip asked.
"Max finally got Liz to quiet down. Alex is holding Isabel for dear life. Maria has her head buried in Michael's shoulder and Kyle is sitting quietly on his own with Serena. Not one of them has said a word for 15 minutes."
They heard movement and looked up into the very paled face of Maria. She was walking slowly towards them.
"How are you doing honey?" Diane asked with concern.
"I'm getting there. It's still a shock. I mean, out of all the adults, Julie was the only one who knew that we were aliens and she was one too. She was like a big sister to us, especially Liz, that's why she is more upset. Anyway, I better find that teddy bear and get Julie's letter so we can find out what she never got to tell us." And with that, Maria left and went upstairs.
Philip and Diane went to the kitchen and made cups of tea and coffee and juice and brought them into the living room.
Maria came down soon after with the envelope in her hands and looked at the group. "I found Julie's letter that she mentioned. Liz, I'm going to read it now. Okay honey?"
Liz nodded and Max sat down and pulled Liz onto his lap.
Maria began reading out loud.
Dear Beth, Maria, Alex and Kyle, If you are reading this than I am no more. You all have a duty now.
You must defeat Marcus and eventually Kivar. It will be hard but as long as you are with your soul mates the chances are very great that you will win this battle.
Beth, Maria, Kyle and Alex your powers are strong but when you add your partners the force will be even stronger.
Know that I will always love you. Look after the children and take care of each other.
I would like to thank on behalf of your parents on Antar. Thank you Philip, Diane, Jeff, Nancy, Mrs. Deluca, Mr. and Mrs. Whitman and Mr. Valenti, Thank you so much for looking after Max, Isabel, Maria, Liz, Alex and Kyle all these years. I am happy that they have found people to care about them and raise them.
Beth, you have the power to see evil within. Maria has the power to see other people's auras and can mindwarp. That means you can make people see things that aren't there. Maria, having the power to mindwrap can be dangerous if used constantly. If you use it too much, it can kill. Alex, you have two powers; you can blow something up just by pointing and concentrating and the other power is to scan information into your mind and other peoples. I know you are thinking that you can't defend yourself by doing that but you are a great asset to the group. You can put too much information into your enemies mind then their head will explode because they will have lots of thoughts in their brains. And lastly, Kyle. It's a bit of the same with Alex's first power. You can set fire to things. Just please learn to control it. I am sure lots of people on earth don't want their own things set on fire.
Before I came to earth I was implanted with the eggs of Ricky, Katie, Anne and Jenny. When I came out of my pod, I met Marcus. At that moment, I wasn't sure who he was. We then married in 1990 and had the children. When I was pregnant with Jenny I found out that Marcus was the one who killed me on Antar. I left as soon as I could and that's when you Beth and the others found me and the children and took me to the reservation. You helped us, thank you. As you may not know, Marcus and Matthew are Kivar's brothers.
Since finding out about who Marcus is and what he did to me on Antar I swore to myself that he would pay with his life. But now I am no more so I can't. I wish you would avenge my death and finish off Marcus. Only then I will be able to rest easy. He is dangerous and evil. Please be careful. I am confident that you will prevail.
Good-bye everyone one, and take care.
I will be looking down on each of you and I will meet you in the next life. Which is not for a long time.
Love, Julie
As Maria finished reading the letter there was a silence atmosphere in the room. +++++++++++++++++++ Meanwhile at the soap factory.
Katie sat huddled in a corner wrapped up in blankets, she had stopped crying awhile ago and all she could think of was Julie and that she saw Marcus do something to her. She hoped that somehow somewhere, she was alive and with Max and Liz. But her mind knew that the woman who looked after her all her life was dead.
Matthew walked into room and moved closer to Katie. "Katie, I can't let you starve so here is some food and juice to keep you going."
"Why are you doing this to me?" Katie asked still scared.
"Katie, you're just bait. We have a little surprise for Max and Liz when they come to save you." Matthew answered smirking.
"Well aren't you going to tell me what the surprise is, then?" Katie asked curiously hoping it was not what she thought is was.
"You will find out soon enough." Matthew answered and got up. He started walking away. Then turned and looked at Katie and grinned. "Better eat up Katie, this might be your last meal." And with that he walked out.
In another part of the soap factory
"Is everything ready for our true king's arrival?" Marcus asked.
"Why of course dear brother," answered Matthew. "All we need is our guests, then our true King will come."
Everyone had tears in their eyes as they watched a frail Liz holding Julie's body and rocking her gently. Liz looked like a little sad child holding onto her mother, afraid of letting go.
Max went over to Liz and gently eased her away from the body. He gathered her in his arms and Liz sobbed into his chest. Max spoke soothingly to Liz. "Shh baby, it's okay. Let it out."
"Max.don't ever leave me, please." Liz begged
"Liz, never. I will never leave you. You and Katie are my life." Max reassured Liz.
Philip got up and went to get a blanket and placed it over Julie's body. He then lifted her up and carried her down some stairs which led to the basement, and placed the body on a table and shut the door. He leaned back against the door and shut his eyes. We have to bury her as soon as we have Katie back. God, when will this nightmare end? These children have been through enough to last them a lifetime. He thought silently to himself He did not notice his wife coming down to check on him.
"Philip, are you okay?" Diane asked with concern.
Philip opened his eyes and stared at his wife. "Yes, I'm fine. I just thought it would be best to move the body before the children decided to come down stairs. It would be best to wait until Max and Liz bring Katie back."
"Yes you're right." Diane agreed.
"How are our kids doing?" Philip asked.
"Max finally got Liz to quiet down. Alex is holding Isabel for dear life. Maria has her head buried in Michael's shoulder and Kyle is sitting quietly on his own with Serena. Not one of them has said a word for 15 minutes."
They heard movement and looked up into the very paled face of Maria. She was walking slowly towards them.
"How are you doing honey?" Diane asked with concern.
"I'm getting there. It's still a shock. I mean, out of all the adults, Julie was the only one who knew that we were aliens and she was one too. She was like a big sister to us, especially Liz, that's why she is more upset. Anyway, I better find that teddy bear and get Julie's letter so we can find out what she never got to tell us." And with that, Maria left and went upstairs.
Philip and Diane went to the kitchen and made cups of tea and coffee and juice and brought them into the living room.
Maria came down soon after with the envelope in her hands and looked at the group. "I found Julie's letter that she mentioned. Liz, I'm going to read it now. Okay honey?"
Liz nodded and Max sat down and pulled Liz onto his lap.
Maria began reading out loud.
Dear Beth, Maria, Alex and Kyle, If you are reading this than I am no more. You all have a duty now.
You must defeat Marcus and eventually Kivar. It will be hard but as long as you are with your soul mates the chances are very great that you will win this battle.
Beth, Maria, Kyle and Alex your powers are strong but when you add your partners the force will be even stronger.
Know that I will always love you. Look after the children and take care of each other.
I would like to thank on behalf of your parents on Antar. Thank you Philip, Diane, Jeff, Nancy, Mrs. Deluca, Mr. and Mrs. Whitman and Mr. Valenti, Thank you so much for looking after Max, Isabel, Maria, Liz, Alex and Kyle all these years. I am happy that they have found people to care about them and raise them.
Beth, you have the power to see evil within. Maria has the power to see other people's auras and can mindwarp. That means you can make people see things that aren't there. Maria, having the power to mindwrap can be dangerous if used constantly. If you use it too much, it can kill. Alex, you have two powers; you can blow something up just by pointing and concentrating and the other power is to scan information into your mind and other peoples. I know you are thinking that you can't defend yourself by doing that but you are a great asset to the group. You can put too much information into your enemies mind then their head will explode because they will have lots of thoughts in their brains. And lastly, Kyle. It's a bit of the same with Alex's first power. You can set fire to things. Just please learn to control it. I am sure lots of people on earth don't want their own things set on fire.
Before I came to earth I was implanted with the eggs of Ricky, Katie, Anne and Jenny. When I came out of my pod, I met Marcus. At that moment, I wasn't sure who he was. We then married in 1990 and had the children. When I was pregnant with Jenny I found out that Marcus was the one who killed me on Antar. I left as soon as I could and that's when you Beth and the others found me and the children and took me to the reservation. You helped us, thank you. As you may not know, Marcus and Matthew are Kivar's brothers.
Since finding out about who Marcus is and what he did to me on Antar I swore to myself that he would pay with his life. But now I am no more so I can't. I wish you would avenge my death and finish off Marcus. Only then I will be able to rest easy. He is dangerous and evil. Please be careful. I am confident that you will prevail.
Good-bye everyone one, and take care.
I will be looking down on each of you and I will meet you in the next life. Which is not for a long time.
Love, Julie
As Maria finished reading the letter there was a silence atmosphere in the room. +++++++++++++++++++ Meanwhile at the soap factory.
Katie sat huddled in a corner wrapped up in blankets, she had stopped crying awhile ago and all she could think of was Julie and that she saw Marcus do something to her. She hoped that somehow somewhere, she was alive and with Max and Liz. But her mind knew that the woman who looked after her all her life was dead.
Matthew walked into room and moved closer to Katie. "Katie, I can't let you starve so here is some food and juice to keep you going."
"Why are you doing this to me?" Katie asked still scared.
"Katie, you're just bait. We have a little surprise for Max and Liz when they come to save you." Matthew answered smirking.
"Well aren't you going to tell me what the surprise is, then?" Katie asked curiously hoping it was not what she thought is was.
"You will find out soon enough." Matthew answered and got up. He started walking away. Then turned and looked at Katie and grinned. "Better eat up Katie, this might be your last meal." And with that he walked out.
In another part of the soap factory
"Is everything ready for our true king's arrival?" Marcus asked.
"Why of course dear brother," answered Matthew. "All we need is our guests, then our true King will come."