Part 24
"Okay we need a plan." Michael spoke, allowing the room to come together.
"I have an idea on what we can do." Max said, and the let the others in on his plan.
20 minutes later the plan was sorted out and Liz turned to the parents and asked, "While we are rescuing Katie and dealing with Marcus and Matthew, will you look after the children and keep them safe while we are gone?"
"Liz, Max I don't like this plan. Why can't we go with you?" Liz's mother asked.
"Mum, they want the royal eight and you can't protect us because you don't have any powers and we don't want any of you to get hurt."
"Mrs. Parker, we need you here for when we bring Katie back. She will need a lot of support. And who better to help give her that than her grand parents. We have dealt with our enemies before. We have to do this by ourselves. We are going to have Kyle's Dad to back us up, if we need him."
"Guys, I hate to break up this parenting moment but we have don't have long before we have to leave." Michael spoke up.
Max turned to Michael and glared at him. Then he turned back to the others "Michael is right. We better head out soon."
"Max, Isabel please be careful." Diane warned her two children.
"We will Mum, and we love you. And we're so glad that you can except us for what we are. That's what scared us." Max confided in his mother.
"Max, nothing you are will ever scare us. We love you both and that will never change." Philip reassured his son.
Isabel went over to her Mum and Dad and gave them each a hug and a kiss. Max did the same. Liz turned to her Mother and Father. "Mum, Dad don't worry about me. I can look after myself and I have the rest of the gang here so we will look after each other. Just like we all have done since we were little."
"We know honey. Just promise that you will stay safe and bring our grand daughter back."
Max went over to Mr. and Mrs. Parker and wrapped his arms around Liz's waist and said, "Mr. and Mrs. Parker, I can't promise that Liz will be safe but I will do my best to make sure that she and Katie will be home and that they are unhurt."
Max heard a voice in his head which sounded vaguely like Liz. *Max you can't promise that*
Max turned Liz around so she stood facing him. Max decided to try something. *Liz did you just say something?* Max thought back.
Liz eyes widened and she tried not to look at him because she was worried about what this would mean. Max heard all of Liz's thoughts about what it would mean. Max turned to everyone, "We will be back in a bit. I just want to speak to Liz privately for a minute." And without another word Max dragged Liz up to his bedroom.
"Okay, what was that about?" Asked a confused Maria soon after Max dragged Liz out of the room.
"I have no idea. But we can ask them on the drive to the soap factory," Michael said. He will definitely make sure of that. The group has had enough secrets to last them a life time.
"Michael, I want to talk to you privately for a little while." Amy Deluca gave Michael a look that meant there was no way he could weasel his way out of it. This unnerved him greatly.
"Sure Mrs. Deluca," Michael gulped nervously. Mrs. Deluca always terrified Michael ever since he was a child. And even though he is a lot older she still sends chills up his spine. He looked back at Maria, who mouthed back 'don't worry and I love you.' Michael mouthed 'Ditto' and followed Amy into the kitchen.
Amy closed the door and left it cracked open. She then turned to Michael. "I want you to watch over my daughter and I want you both back here safe. Because it looks like in the very near future I will be having a son-in- law. And I am already a Grandmother. And I don't want have to explain to Ricky where his parents have gone. Just please be careful."
"Mrs. Deluca, I promise that I will do my very best to have Maria come back safe and sound. I will die before anything happens to her. She is part of my family and one day I do hope that she will agree to my wife and Ricky will have a family like he deserves."
"Do you really mean that?" Maria's voice startled Michael and he turned around from facing Amy and saw Maria's shocked face and tears in her eyes. ++++++++++++++++ Back in the living room.
The Whitmans were advising Alex not to do anything heroic and stay safe. Alex was answering "Yes, Mum. Of course, Dad. I am not being cheeky."
Kyle's dad was worried about Kyle, but he knew that he could take care of himself and felt slightly relieved because he was going to back them up. "Now, I want you to be careful. I love you son. I have from the moment I found you and brought you in."
"I know dad. I love you too." Was Kyle's answer. +++++++++++++++++ In Max's Bedroom
"Liz, what's wrong?" Max asked her.
"I don't know, it's just lots of things have being happening and now we have this new power. And I am sacred of what it's going to do to us."
"Liz, we were given this power for a reason and I think that because I healed you, it happened sooner. Your powers started showing." Max turned around and went over to his bedside table and pulled open a drawer and pulled out a box. He turned to Liz. "Liz there is one thing I have been meaning to ask you. But lots of things have been happening that prevented me from asking you. But now as we are soon going to save our daughter." Max bent down on one knee and opened the box and looked at Liz. " Liz, ever since I first saw you in the third grade, I knew that you were my soulmate. But I was scared what you would think of me if you knew what I was. But you have proven to me time and time again how much you love me. And then we found out we were married in our past life. I want to make it right in this life. So, Elizabeth Anne Parker will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?"
Liz stood, tears falling down her cheeks. "Max you know how much I love you. And as much as I want to say yes, I want to wait till we have Katie. And then once we are safe I will answer. Please Max! Please don't be angry with me. I need to think about it. I mean marriage is a really big step."
Max slowly got up and dried her tears away with his thumb. "Liz, I am a bit disappointed that you didn't answer right away. But I understand if you want to wait. I know it's a big step and we are ready for it. After what we have been through we deserve this. If you decide that you will accept my proposal I will be the happiest man on earth."
"You mean Alien." Liz joked.
Max smiled and hugged and kissed Liz deeply. After the need to breathe became a necessity, Max reluctantly pulled away. "So, where shall I put this ring then?" Max asked when he finally got his breath back.
"Why don't you put it back in the draw and when we get back, you'll have my answer." Liz suggested.
"All right then. You know we haven't talked about our new power. Reading each other's thoughts."
"I have thought about that."
"I know you have." Max smiled.
"Max, stop reading my thoughts!" Liz scolded him.
"Sorry. Now let's get back downstairs to our parents." Max suggested.
They left the bedroom and walked downstairs hand in hand. ++++++++++++++++ Amy made a quick getaway and closed the door. She leaned back against the door. Should I stop Maria? Is he good enough for her? My baby is an alien, her child is one, and the man who I think will marry her is an alien. All these thoughts and a lot more plagued her mind. She did not notice Jim Valenti strolling toward her.
"Amy? Are you all right?" Jim asked.
Amy opened her eyes and smiled. "Yeah. I'm just thinking about Maria and Michael."
"C'mon lets go back with the others." Jim suggested and wrapped his arm around Amy's shoulders.
Together they walked into the living room. They have been dating for a while now and both seem very happy.
In the kitchen
"Well Michael, what did you mean?" Maria asked again.
"Erm, Maria you know that I love you right ?" Michael asked
"No I didn't Michael." Maria answered with tears falling down her cheeks.
"But, I thought you knew."
"I know now Michael." Maria walked towards him smiling. "I love you so much Michael. I was just waiting for you to admit it."
Michael put his arms around Maria's waist. "I can't believe that anyone could love me. But I am so happy that it is you." Michael leaned in to Maria and gave her a kiss that blew her mind. It gave her flashes. He could see about her life and Maria got to see Michael as how he sees her and the loneliness he felt before he met her. He let her see inside his soul and she did the same. Air became needed so Maria broke off the kiss and smiled at Michael.
"Wow Michael I think I just saw your.." Maria did not finish what she was saying because Michael kissed her again for a couple of minutes.
Michael then broke the kiss and said "Soul. So Maria, Will you marry me?"
"What?" Maria asked shocked.
"You heard me." Michael stated, smiling.
"Do you mean it?" Maria asked
"I would not have said it if I did not mean it. Now Maria Jamie Deluca will you marry me?" Michael asked again.
Maria was too shocked so she just nodded smiling "Yes, Michael I will marry you!"
Michael picked up Maria and swung her around and planted a kiss on her.
"Michael, can we wait till we get back before telling everyone?"
"Of course we can. Maria I love you so much."
"I love you too." Maria gave Michael a quick kiss and together they walked back into the room where they found Max, Liz, Alex, Isabel hugging their parents.
Amy went over to Maria, "I love you. please be careful. You mean everything to me."
"Mum, I love you too and I will be careful. Thanks for understanding who I am and for looking after me all these years." Maria gave a last big hug to her Mum and went over to Liz who hugged her and they all piled into the car.
"Michael, look after my baby girl!" Amy called to her daughter's boyfriend.
"I will, Mrs. Deluca."
Amy hugged Michael and whispered "Stay safe."
Michael pulled back and nodded and got into the car.
The parents waved as they watched their children drive out of sight.
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"Okay we need a plan." Michael spoke, allowing the room to come together.
"I have an idea on what we can do." Max said, and the let the others in on his plan.
20 minutes later the plan was sorted out and Liz turned to the parents and asked, "While we are rescuing Katie and dealing with Marcus and Matthew, will you look after the children and keep them safe while we are gone?"
"Liz, Max I don't like this plan. Why can't we go with you?" Liz's mother asked.
"Mum, they want the royal eight and you can't protect us because you don't have any powers and we don't want any of you to get hurt."
"Mrs. Parker, we need you here for when we bring Katie back. She will need a lot of support. And who better to help give her that than her grand parents. We have dealt with our enemies before. We have to do this by ourselves. We are going to have Kyle's Dad to back us up, if we need him."
"Guys, I hate to break up this parenting moment but we have don't have long before we have to leave." Michael spoke up.
Max turned to Michael and glared at him. Then he turned back to the others "Michael is right. We better head out soon."
"Max, Isabel please be careful." Diane warned her two children.
"We will Mum, and we love you. And we're so glad that you can except us for what we are. That's what scared us." Max confided in his mother.
"Max, nothing you are will ever scare us. We love you both and that will never change." Philip reassured his son.
Isabel went over to her Mum and Dad and gave them each a hug and a kiss. Max did the same. Liz turned to her Mother and Father. "Mum, Dad don't worry about me. I can look after myself and I have the rest of the gang here so we will look after each other. Just like we all have done since we were little."
"We know honey. Just promise that you will stay safe and bring our grand daughter back."
Max went over to Mr. and Mrs. Parker and wrapped his arms around Liz's waist and said, "Mr. and Mrs. Parker, I can't promise that Liz will be safe but I will do my best to make sure that she and Katie will be home and that they are unhurt."
Max heard a voice in his head which sounded vaguely like Liz. *Max you can't promise that*
Max turned Liz around so she stood facing him. Max decided to try something. *Liz did you just say something?* Max thought back.
Liz eyes widened and she tried not to look at him because she was worried about what this would mean. Max heard all of Liz's thoughts about what it would mean. Max turned to everyone, "We will be back in a bit. I just want to speak to Liz privately for a minute." And without another word Max dragged Liz up to his bedroom.
"Okay, what was that about?" Asked a confused Maria soon after Max dragged Liz out of the room.
"I have no idea. But we can ask them on the drive to the soap factory," Michael said. He will definitely make sure of that. The group has had enough secrets to last them a life time.
"Michael, I want to talk to you privately for a little while." Amy Deluca gave Michael a look that meant there was no way he could weasel his way out of it. This unnerved him greatly.
"Sure Mrs. Deluca," Michael gulped nervously. Mrs. Deluca always terrified Michael ever since he was a child. And even though he is a lot older she still sends chills up his spine. He looked back at Maria, who mouthed back 'don't worry and I love you.' Michael mouthed 'Ditto' and followed Amy into the kitchen.
Amy closed the door and left it cracked open. She then turned to Michael. "I want you to watch over my daughter and I want you both back here safe. Because it looks like in the very near future I will be having a son-in- law. And I am already a Grandmother. And I don't want have to explain to Ricky where his parents have gone. Just please be careful."
"Mrs. Deluca, I promise that I will do my very best to have Maria come back safe and sound. I will die before anything happens to her. She is part of my family and one day I do hope that she will agree to my wife and Ricky will have a family like he deserves."
"Do you really mean that?" Maria's voice startled Michael and he turned around from facing Amy and saw Maria's shocked face and tears in her eyes. ++++++++++++++++ Back in the living room.
The Whitmans were advising Alex not to do anything heroic and stay safe. Alex was answering "Yes, Mum. Of course, Dad. I am not being cheeky."
Kyle's dad was worried about Kyle, but he knew that he could take care of himself and felt slightly relieved because he was going to back them up. "Now, I want you to be careful. I love you son. I have from the moment I found you and brought you in."
"I know dad. I love you too." Was Kyle's answer. +++++++++++++++++ In Max's Bedroom
"Liz, what's wrong?" Max asked her.
"I don't know, it's just lots of things have being happening and now we have this new power. And I am sacred of what it's going to do to us."
"Liz, we were given this power for a reason and I think that because I healed you, it happened sooner. Your powers started showing." Max turned around and went over to his bedside table and pulled open a drawer and pulled out a box. He turned to Liz. "Liz there is one thing I have been meaning to ask you. But lots of things have been happening that prevented me from asking you. But now as we are soon going to save our daughter." Max bent down on one knee and opened the box and looked at Liz. " Liz, ever since I first saw you in the third grade, I knew that you were my soulmate. But I was scared what you would think of me if you knew what I was. But you have proven to me time and time again how much you love me. And then we found out we were married in our past life. I want to make it right in this life. So, Elizabeth Anne Parker will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?"
Liz stood, tears falling down her cheeks. "Max you know how much I love you. And as much as I want to say yes, I want to wait till we have Katie. And then once we are safe I will answer. Please Max! Please don't be angry with me. I need to think about it. I mean marriage is a really big step."
Max slowly got up and dried her tears away with his thumb. "Liz, I am a bit disappointed that you didn't answer right away. But I understand if you want to wait. I know it's a big step and we are ready for it. After what we have been through we deserve this. If you decide that you will accept my proposal I will be the happiest man on earth."
"You mean Alien." Liz joked.
Max smiled and hugged and kissed Liz deeply. After the need to breathe became a necessity, Max reluctantly pulled away. "So, where shall I put this ring then?" Max asked when he finally got his breath back.
"Why don't you put it back in the draw and when we get back, you'll have my answer." Liz suggested.
"All right then. You know we haven't talked about our new power. Reading each other's thoughts."
"I have thought about that."
"I know you have." Max smiled.
"Max, stop reading my thoughts!" Liz scolded him.
"Sorry. Now let's get back downstairs to our parents." Max suggested.
They left the bedroom and walked downstairs hand in hand. ++++++++++++++++ Amy made a quick getaway and closed the door. She leaned back against the door. Should I stop Maria? Is he good enough for her? My baby is an alien, her child is one, and the man who I think will marry her is an alien. All these thoughts and a lot more plagued her mind. She did not notice Jim Valenti strolling toward her.
"Amy? Are you all right?" Jim asked.
Amy opened her eyes and smiled. "Yeah. I'm just thinking about Maria and Michael."
"C'mon lets go back with the others." Jim suggested and wrapped his arm around Amy's shoulders.
Together they walked into the living room. They have been dating for a while now and both seem very happy.
In the kitchen
"Well Michael, what did you mean?" Maria asked again.
"Erm, Maria you know that I love you right ?" Michael asked
"No I didn't Michael." Maria answered with tears falling down her cheeks.
"But, I thought you knew."
"I know now Michael." Maria walked towards him smiling. "I love you so much Michael. I was just waiting for you to admit it."
Michael put his arms around Maria's waist. "I can't believe that anyone could love me. But I am so happy that it is you." Michael leaned in to Maria and gave her a kiss that blew her mind. It gave her flashes. He could see about her life and Maria got to see Michael as how he sees her and the loneliness he felt before he met her. He let her see inside his soul and she did the same. Air became needed so Maria broke off the kiss and smiled at Michael.
"Wow Michael I think I just saw your.." Maria did not finish what she was saying because Michael kissed her again for a couple of minutes.
Michael then broke the kiss and said "Soul. So Maria, Will you marry me?"
"What?" Maria asked shocked.
"You heard me." Michael stated, smiling.
"Do you mean it?" Maria asked
"I would not have said it if I did not mean it. Now Maria Jamie Deluca will you marry me?" Michael asked again.
Maria was too shocked so she just nodded smiling "Yes, Michael I will marry you!"
Michael picked up Maria and swung her around and planted a kiss on her.
"Michael, can we wait till we get back before telling everyone?"
"Of course we can. Maria I love you so much."
"I love you too." Maria gave Michael a quick kiss and together they walked back into the room where they found Max, Liz, Alex, Isabel hugging their parents.
Amy went over to Maria, "I love you. please be careful. You mean everything to me."
"Mum, I love you too and I will be careful. Thanks for understanding who I am and for looking after me all these years." Maria gave a last big hug to her Mum and went over to Liz who hugged her and they all piled into the car.
"Michael, look after my baby girl!" Amy called to her daughter's boyfriend.
"I will, Mrs. Deluca."
Amy hugged Michael and whispered "Stay safe."
Michael pulled back and nodded and got into the car.
The parents waved as they watched their children drive out of sight.
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