Hey Everyone:
I want to thank everyone that has continued with this fic and has given me feedback!!
Also, just telling you that Liz's sister (Stephanie) name is now going to be changed to Alexia but her nickname will be Allie. The reason for this change..... Well you will have to read and find out!!
Allie is 15 years old
Lindsey is 15 years old
Anna is 16 years old
One more things Alex was killed after Liz left but Liz still knew about his death. Tess did NOT
Get pregnant but she did disappear a couple months after Ava came.
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Chapter 11- Sisterly Bound!
"Knock, Knock," someone said. Looking at my door I saw Alexia standing in the doorway. "Can I come in?"
"Well, I'm not going to bite," I say laughing. I watched as she nervously walked into the room and slowly sat in the end of the bed.
"What wrong?" I asked noticing how stiff she was.
She looked down at her hands and after a couple moments looked up and me, "Well, it's just that...... I've been having these weird dreams."
Swinging my legs around, so I was sitting cross-legged facing her, "What was these dreams about?"
"Well they are always in different places like on a bridge or up in the hills. But, there's always this guy."
"Oh... I see a guy. Figures," I say grinning at her.
She shook her head, "No. No not like that...It's just umm.... He different."
"Cheeks there always different," I said. "What does he look like."
"He has kinda raven hair and these beautiful blue eyes." She replied, I laughed at her dreamy long away expression as she was describing him. "Okay, Okay he's cute but it's the way he makes me feel."
Crocking my head to the side and raising one eyebrow I asked, "How does he make you feel?"
"Well, he's sweet he treats me like I'm the most important person in the world. Not like the other guys I've meet," she says rolling her eyes. "And he's...."
Before she could continue I interrupted her, "Wait, wait what do you mean, not like the other guys I've meet?"
"Well, it's just that...umm.... all the time I have met a guy I remotely like they take one look at Lindsey and Anna and runs to them. I-I'm just plain no one like's plain anymore," she says looking back down at her lap.
I reach out and lift her chin so she looks me in the eyes. "Aww.. cheeks don't do that. Is that what you think your plain?" I asked her, watching as she looks away that after a couple seconds nod's slowly. "Well your not. Look at me Allie," I say. "Alexia, Please."
She slowly looked at me and I saw a small tear run down her cheeks. "Allie, you are not plain, you are beautiful and so smart," I replied, reaching out and putting a stray hair behind her ear.
"It's one thing for you to say it or mom but it's another for a guy too," she tells me.
I looked at her eyeing her up and down, finally telling her, "Take off your top!"
She looks at me with a confused expression, "WHAT... I know you have changed while you were gone but Liz."
Rolling my eyes at her, "Get your head out of the gutter," I said, grabbing her hand and pulling her off the bed. Letting her hand go I walked over to the dresser and pulled out one off my tank tops and a pair of pants. Throwing them at her, "Go put them on."
She looked at me and then down to the clothes, getting up and walking back over to her. Walking around her I put my hands on her back and pushed her towards the bathroom, "You don't think you are beautiful, but I'm gonna prove to you that you are wrong." Giving her one big push she stumbled into the bathroom, reaching out and closing the door behind her.
Rubbing my hands together I smiled and whispered, "Let the fun begin!"
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"My feet are killing me," Allie managed to say between all the laughing. I sat besides her clutching my stomach and leaning against the table, for some reason not beginning able to stop laughing my self. A group of man walked by and started to stare at Allie looking over I saw she too was aware of them. Looking back at him I yelled, " What the hell you staring at!!"
They all looked shocked and walked on, Not even looking back.
Allie looked over at me and cried "Hey!!"
"WHAT!! Just because I let your dress like that doesn't mean I'm going to let them stare at you."
"You're really getting into this sister thing aren't you?"
Rolling my yes, I grabbed her hand and pulled her off the bench. "Come on there's one more place I want to take you."
"Aww..... I'm tired," she whined picking up her bags.
"Trust me cheeks it will be worth your while," I replied, picking up my bags in one hand and with the other grabbing her free hand and dragging her out of the mall.
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"This place is awesome," Allie said, handing me a drink she just purchased.
"It's your turn cheeks," I replied passing her the cue. She circled the pool table until she found the shot she wanted she lined the cue up and took the shot. It went straight in, smiling she passed the cue over to me.
"How did you find this place?" she asked.
I looked at the pool table deciding which shot to take, "Well, there wasn't a lot of places to go in Roswell. I don't need to sleep much; I use to pretend to go to sleep then sneak out and go over to the place where Eva was staying. Since she inherited my sleeping genes she stayed up later as well. So, I could usually tuck her into bed and then I spend a couple hours with Julie and she went to bed and I would come here. On busy nights I would help the owner bartend." I leaned over and lined the cue up and took the shot. It went straight in, smiling at her I passed the cue over.
Rolling her eyes at me and grabbing the cue out of my hands, she went around the other side of the table. "How come Julie decided to come with you and take care of Eva."
Sigh I leaned against the wall, " Julie grew up and in Manticore, she had hardly any contact with other people when I came I made it my mission to protect her. When we escaped I made sure she came with me. The moment she saw Eva she was attached. I was ready to leave after I gave birth, start a life with just the three of us. I had everything planned and the bags where packed, At the last minute Julie said she wanted to say here, after some deals I agreed. Not once did she complain."
"You must have really loved her." She replied taking her shot.
"I did, but she's with her real family now," I answered her, picking up my drink I noticed the time on my watch. "Shit, we better go it's late."
We grabbed our jackets and on the way out I yelled good bye to the owner who was behind the bar. I walked to the passenger side and got in and waited until Allie had on her seat belt and then started the car. "You ready to work tomorrow."
"Oh come on your not actually gonna hold me to that are you. It's your first day back and your gonna make me do it because of a stupid bet."
"You bet your ass I am," I say laughing as I pulled the car out of the parking lot.
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Days turned into weeks and before Liz or Allie knew it a month had gone but they continually spending most of their time together. Liz soon confided in Allie about Eva's suspicions and after thinking about it she too started to come to the conclusion that there was something going on. We watched both mom and dad closely and both of us soon started to see the point Eva made, Mom would never let any of us in the same room with dad.
Both mom and dad started to ignore us and one night Maria and I went out and Allie was left alone with dad and mom. It seems mom and dad got into a huge fight and started to talking in a different languages. After that Allie refused to sleep in her own room because she was hearing noises outside her room, so she started sleeping in my bed and we got a small bed for Eva and put it in Hope's little room. Eva thought the world of it, sleeping with her little sister and sometimes we would find Hope out of her crib and on her bed.
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Crashdown - closing time
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"We'll I'm off Liz," Michael said, putting on his jacket, "Bye Liz bye Alexia," he yelled. Allie waved back from her seat in one of the booth her face stuck in a book.
"What are you working on," I asked, while sweeping the floor.
Looking up from her book and twirling her pencil between her fingers, "History, I have a test in a couple days."
Putting the broom down and walking over to her, I grabbed her books and papers. Then grabbing her hand and pulling her to her feet, "Come on, it's late and time to go to bed."
Together we walked up the stairs and into the apartment, we could hear faint laughing coming down the hallway. "I thought mom went to sleep," Allie whispered in my ear.
"She did, I checked on mom and the kids earlier she was passed out," I whispered. I put her books on the table and Allie reached over and took my hand. We slowly made our way down the hallway; I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around. Allie pointed into the kitchen, I turned my body so I could get a good look. Plates and cups were in pieces on the floor and the food from the cuperts where all over the places and the fridge was half-open. A crashing sound echoed through the hallway "What the hell is going on," I whispered to Allie who was clutching my hand even harder. We continued to walk down the hallway the closer we got to our parents room the louder the yelling got.
We slowly made it outside there door, "You son of a bitch," someone yelled from inside. Allie jumped, I turned to face her and putting my finger to my lips and squeezing her hand.
The voices got louder until we could finally make out who was yelling, every word by now was swearing. I put my hands over Allie's ears trying to stop her from hearing some of it. It continued for a few more minutes until I decided to stop it, turning to Allie I told her, "Say here don't move." I waited until she nodded then walked the couple more steps until I was inside the room. The room was almost demolished the bed was half off, all the clothes were on the floor and the window was shattered.
"What the hell is going on here!!" I yelled, their heads whipped around to face mine and I saw my mother's lip cut and my father's cheek bruised.
"Well, well, well there's our little hero," my father taunted, stepping forward and closer to me. He walked behind me and out the door.
"Jeff," Nancy called.
Suddenly he came back dragging Allie with him. I reached out and knocked his arm away from her and put my body in front of her's. He walked back to stand near my mother, "Just thought we could use both kids in here."
"Leave them alone," mom warned.
"Shanda, it's our job," dad yelled at her.
I could fell Allie lean more into me I turned my head so she could hear me, "Go Allie."
She started to turn around, but stopped when the door slammed shut. "I DON'T THINK SO!!" Jeff yelled at her, she jumped and I grabbed her hand pulling her back toward me.
"Who the hell are you?" I asked.
"Well, let me introduce myself I'm Jullian and this is Shanda. But, you usually just call us mom and dad."
"Mom," Allie cried from behind me.
"Oh, Sweetie," she said, taking a step forward only stopping when I stepped back.
"Oh shut up, Shanda you are less a mother than I am a human," he yelled at her.
"Jullian please, let's just go and forget about all of this," she pleaded with him.
"They won't let us live if we do," he yelled at her and she whimpered.
Jullian held up his hand pointing it straight at us, "Julian don't!" Shanda yelled.
"Shut up Shanda!" he cried. I could already tell that he was gathering up this energy a blue ball formed in his hand.
"NOOOOO," she yelled and I grabbed Allie and pushed us to the ground. I heard the energy crash into the door and suddenly felt something crash down beside us. I looked beside and saw
Jullian laying there; I jumped up bringing Allie with me. Facing my mom who was just bringing her hand down, the other hand covering her mouth.
"Mommy," I heard Eva yell from behind the door.
Turning around I looked at Allie and ordered, "Go, get Eva and Hope and go into our room."
She turned around and tried to open the door, still finding it locked. I turned back to my 'mom', "Open it now," I yelled at her. Suddenly the door swung open and Allie ran out.
"What the hell are you?" I demanded. Sighing my 'mother' took a step towards me," Don't come any closer."
"That wasn't your father it was a skin that took his place, I found out about it and then.............."
"Stop bull shitting me, You can't just tell me after everything I just saw you are the innocent in this."
"I wasn't saying that," she said; again trying to step closer to me.
"Just tell me the truth or I swear I will kill you," I warned. Shanda walked over to the edge of the bed and sat down, I walked further into the room.
"We were sent here by Kivar to watch over Allie and you," she said.
I leaned against the wall behind me, " Are you a skin?"
She shook her head and announced, "No, I'm Antarian I was taken when I was a child and was raised by Kivar. That's why he chose me to come and watch you and Allie."
"What happened to Allie parents the real Nancy and Jeff," I asked crossing my arms over my chest.
The moment the words left my mouth, her eyes looked down at her lap. " We killed them."
"How long ago did you come," I asked.
"About three and a half years after they adopted you," she answered.
I pushed off of the wall and walked up to her, "How, dare you ruin two people's life's. Took their identities. For what......." My mind raced as I realized why they did what they did, " Me, you killed them because of me."
She stood up and walked toward me, "No, we didn't kill them because of you. We were told to take over the lives of Jeff and Nancy Parker we were to get both you and Allie to trust us. Then eventually bring you to Antar and to Kivar."
"Allie and me, why both of us?"
"With her powers, you're fighting abilities and your combined knowledge. Together..."
"Together we would be a perfect solider," I finished for her. "Why did you wait so long?" I asked.
"Max, when you were healed. Your DNA was changed you became better than we hoped, we thought it would be better if we left you here and let Max and the others help you realize that you did indeed have powers. But, things didn't go as planned."
"Because of me leaving and the kids. Allie and I never met so we could never become the perfect team. But, then I came back and Allie and I hit it off and become closer." I replied.
"Yes, Jullian was sick of Earth and blamed you two for it so he decided to kill you two then claimed to Kivar that you guys were out and accidentally got killed."
"But, you didn't" I asked.
"No, I guess I started to get attached to you and Allie. I told him I wouldn't go along with it." She explained, I could feel her watching me and I stepped one step closer.
"First I want to say thanks, I know you probably protected me many times and did the same to Allie..........."
Before I could finish she interrupted me "Liz, you don't have to..........."
Cutting her off I yelled, "You killed my p-parent, not to mention the protector of the Royal Four and soldiers of Antar. But, most of all you put my friends, daughters and sister in danger probably more time than anyone could count. And that alone is enough for me to kill you!!"
"I know... I really am sorry....." A shot ran through the air and on instinct I through myself to the floor. I looked up and saw Jullian standing over Shanda's still body; he looked over at me then walked toward me. I kicked my feet upward landing swiftly on my both feet. He gathered his energy and shot an energy ball at me; I did a summer-sault towards him and landed a kick straight in his stomach. He staggered backwards and the gun in his left hand flew towards the wall. We looked at each other and towards the gun, together we leaped to reach it both of us landing harshly on the floor. At the same time we grabbed the gun with in one hand using my other elbow I elbowed him in the face making him lose his handle on the gun. We both shot to our feet and I extended my hand with the gun clutched in it and straight in his face.
"Well, well, well not so cocky now are you?"
He looked straight at me and replied, "You think I couldn't kill you if I wanted too."
"You could, but let me ask you something I have a reflex of the best fighters in the galaxy and I probably am the best. Do you really think with this gun in the hand you could even get to me?" My question was answered as he looked around the room, probably trying to find a way out.
"I could tell you everything you want to know....... About your life, about Alli.................." his words were cut off by a loud bang that echoed throughout the room. I looked over at Shanda lying on the floor her arm outstretched; I rushed over to her side, bending down on my knees. Putting my hands over the wound on her chest and putting pressure over it.
"I'm so sorry Liz, I never meant to......" her words faded and her head went limp in my hands. Her eyes slowly closed and her hand feel to the floor. I put two fingers over her neck and finally after a few moments felt nothing.
"I hope wherever you are now you are happier," I said taking her hand and putting it over her chest. Slowly I got to my knees and walked over to Jullian who was lying on the floor on his back, bending down I put my two fingers on his neck and just like Shanda there was nothing. I bent down to whisper in his ear, "I hope you rot in hell," standing up I walked to the door and starting reaching the door knob, looking at my hands I realized I still had Shanda's blood on it. I couldn't let the girls see it, I took a towel that was hanging on the back of the door and whipped my hands till they were red and sore. Then throwing the towel to the floor and walked out the door not even looking back at the bodies that once I called my parents, my mom and dad.
I walked down the hall and into my room, going to the closet opening the door and picking up the emergency bag I placed in there when I first arrived. Walking into the adjoining door to the kid's room, I saw Allie sitting in the chair and Eva and Hope asleep in her lap. Slowly walking towards them I knelt down in front and whispered, "We have to go." I put a stray hair behind her ear and saw tears running down her cheeks, "You heard?"
She nodded slowly, "Where are we going to go?" she asked.
"I'm not sure, but we can't stay here," I answered. Picking up Eva and standing up I rested her on my hip and took Allie's hand making her stand beside me. She wrapped her arm tightly around Hope's sleeping body. Together we walked out of the room, past our 'parents' closed door, down the stairs and out the Crashdown's doors. Carefully we walked over to the car and slowly put the kids in the back, once we where in the car I started it and pulled out of the parking space. In the rear-view mirror I saw the Crashdown getting smaller and smaller until it couldn't be seen any more. Looking over at Allie I saw eyes fixed out the window, tears still running down her cheeks.
Fifteen minutes later we continued to drive until I saw that I was a couple moments away from Maria's house.
A few moments later I pulled the car into Maria's driveway, turning to Allie I pushed her hair out of her face and whispered, "I'll be right back, I promise." After a few moments of no answer I opened the door and got out of the car, walking up the step I slowly knocked on the door.
After a couple moments the door opened and Amy appeared, "Liz, what are you doing at this hour?"
Looking down at my watch I winced, when I saw how late it was. "I'm sorry Amy, I-I really need to talk to Maria."
Taking a step back she let me in, "Max and Maria are in her room."
Looking up surprised Max was here, "Thanks," I mumbled. Walking down the hall and to Maria's door, knocking on it softly I waited a couple moments hearing or seeing nothing I reached out a turning the door handle. Opening the door my hand feel limply to the side, gasping I saw my best friend and the guy I thought of as my soul mate kissing. The didn't even notice I was there, backing out of the room in shock I ran down the hallway opening the door. Slamming it on the way out, I stumbled down the steps and to the car getting in and starting it. As quickly as I could I drove out of the driveway just in time to see Maria and Max running out of her house. "Liz, are you okay?" Allie asked beside me.
Wiping the tears out of my eyes I looked at her, "I'm leaving, I know you have a life here so if you w-want I can drop you of somewhere."
She looked at me and asked, "What happened?" For the next couple of moments I told her what happened and filled in some of the conversation she missed.
I pulled over to the side of the road and faced her, "Cheeks you need to decide; you can say here. But you can come with us as well?"
She looked out the window for a moment and then looked back at me, "I don't know what I would do without you Liz," she whispered. "For the last month it's been the four of us." She looked out of the window again and then looked back, "I want to come with you."
My cell phone started to ring and asked, "Are you sure, because once I get rid of the phone I won't be able to get in touch with them again," I looked down at the screen. "It's Max," I said to her and she sat there for a moment then suddenly reached over and grabbed the phone. Rolling down the window she put her hand out letting it fall to the ground crashing into pieces.
I slowly started the car, looking at her before I drove off once and for all. When she nodded I took the car out of park and drove down the street.
My eyes where focused on the road in front of me the sun had come up at least an hour ago. The car was almost silent except for Allie's soft breathing. Where her head was laying in my lap, she feel asleep only an hour before the sun has risen over the hills. I could hear Eva trying to get her sister to say different words and soft clapping and cheering as she succeed, Hope's little giggles watching her sister bounce in her seat in excitement. I reached out and turned on the radio, turning it down and switching through the channels I stopped at one; leaning back, listening to the song that filled the car and watching the open road ahead of me.
Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she gives him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
And talking to me,
I'm feeling a little low
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go
So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Over love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam
And he told her of his heart
It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of
He said when it's getting kinda rough over here
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Over love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem sang
A man said folks would you bow your heads
For a list of local Vietnam dead
Crying all alone under the stands
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
And one name read and nobody really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Over love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
[Travelin' Soldier by the Dixie Chicks]
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Hope you like it and remember to leave feedback!!
I want to thank everyone that has continued with this fic and has given me feedback!!
Also, just telling you that Liz's sister (Stephanie) name is now going to be changed to Alexia but her nickname will be Allie. The reason for this change..... Well you will have to read and find out!!
Allie is 15 years old
Lindsey is 15 years old
Anna is 16 years old
One more things Alex was killed after Liz left but Liz still knew about his death. Tess did NOT
Get pregnant but she did disappear a couple months after Ava came.
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Chapter 11- Sisterly Bound!
"Knock, Knock," someone said. Looking at my door I saw Alexia standing in the doorway. "Can I come in?"
"Well, I'm not going to bite," I say laughing. I watched as she nervously walked into the room and slowly sat in the end of the bed.
"What wrong?" I asked noticing how stiff she was.
She looked down at her hands and after a couple moments looked up and me, "Well, it's just that...... I've been having these weird dreams."
Swinging my legs around, so I was sitting cross-legged facing her, "What was these dreams about?"
"Well they are always in different places like on a bridge or up in the hills. But, there's always this guy."
"Oh... I see a guy. Figures," I say grinning at her.
She shook her head, "No. No not like that...It's just umm.... He different."
"Cheeks there always different," I said. "What does he look like."
"He has kinda raven hair and these beautiful blue eyes." She replied, I laughed at her dreamy long away expression as she was describing him. "Okay, Okay he's cute but it's the way he makes me feel."
Crocking my head to the side and raising one eyebrow I asked, "How does he make you feel?"
"Well, he's sweet he treats me like I'm the most important person in the world. Not like the other guys I've meet," she says rolling her eyes. "And he's...."
Before she could continue I interrupted her, "Wait, wait what do you mean, not like the other guys I've meet?"
"Well, it's just that...umm.... all the time I have met a guy I remotely like they take one look at Lindsey and Anna and runs to them. I-I'm just plain no one like's plain anymore," she says looking back down at her lap.
I reach out and lift her chin so she looks me in the eyes. "Aww.. cheeks don't do that. Is that what you think your plain?" I asked her, watching as she looks away that after a couple seconds nod's slowly. "Well your not. Look at me Allie," I say. "Alexia, Please."
She slowly looked at me and I saw a small tear run down her cheeks. "Allie, you are not plain, you are beautiful and so smart," I replied, reaching out and putting a stray hair behind her ear.
"It's one thing for you to say it or mom but it's another for a guy too," she tells me.
I looked at her eyeing her up and down, finally telling her, "Take off your top!"
She looks at me with a confused expression, "WHAT... I know you have changed while you were gone but Liz."
Rolling my eyes at her, "Get your head out of the gutter," I said, grabbing her hand and pulling her off the bed. Letting her hand go I walked over to the dresser and pulled out one off my tank tops and a pair of pants. Throwing them at her, "Go put them on."
She looked at me and then down to the clothes, getting up and walking back over to her. Walking around her I put my hands on her back and pushed her towards the bathroom, "You don't think you are beautiful, but I'm gonna prove to you that you are wrong." Giving her one big push she stumbled into the bathroom, reaching out and closing the door behind her.
Rubbing my hands together I smiled and whispered, "Let the fun begin!"
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"My feet are killing me," Allie managed to say between all the laughing. I sat besides her clutching my stomach and leaning against the table, for some reason not beginning able to stop laughing my self. A group of man walked by and started to stare at Allie looking over I saw she too was aware of them. Looking back at him I yelled, " What the hell you staring at!!"
They all looked shocked and walked on, Not even looking back.
Allie looked over at me and cried "Hey!!"
"WHAT!! Just because I let your dress like that doesn't mean I'm going to let them stare at you."
"You're really getting into this sister thing aren't you?"
Rolling my yes, I grabbed her hand and pulled her off the bench. "Come on there's one more place I want to take you."
"Aww..... I'm tired," she whined picking up her bags.
"Trust me cheeks it will be worth your while," I replied, picking up my bags in one hand and with the other grabbing her free hand and dragging her out of the mall.
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"This place is awesome," Allie said, handing me a drink she just purchased.
"It's your turn cheeks," I replied passing her the cue. She circled the pool table until she found the shot she wanted she lined the cue up and took the shot. It went straight in, smiling she passed the cue over to me.
"How did you find this place?" she asked.
I looked at the pool table deciding which shot to take, "Well, there wasn't a lot of places to go in Roswell. I don't need to sleep much; I use to pretend to go to sleep then sneak out and go over to the place where Eva was staying. Since she inherited my sleeping genes she stayed up later as well. So, I could usually tuck her into bed and then I spend a couple hours with Julie and she went to bed and I would come here. On busy nights I would help the owner bartend." I leaned over and lined the cue up and took the shot. It went straight in, smiling at her I passed the cue over.
Rolling her eyes at me and grabbing the cue out of my hands, she went around the other side of the table. "How come Julie decided to come with you and take care of Eva."
Sigh I leaned against the wall, " Julie grew up and in Manticore, she had hardly any contact with other people when I came I made it my mission to protect her. When we escaped I made sure she came with me. The moment she saw Eva she was attached. I was ready to leave after I gave birth, start a life with just the three of us. I had everything planned and the bags where packed, At the last minute Julie said she wanted to say here, after some deals I agreed. Not once did she complain."
"You must have really loved her." She replied taking her shot.
"I did, but she's with her real family now," I answered her, picking up my drink I noticed the time on my watch. "Shit, we better go it's late."
We grabbed our jackets and on the way out I yelled good bye to the owner who was behind the bar. I walked to the passenger side and got in and waited until Allie had on her seat belt and then started the car. "You ready to work tomorrow."
"Oh come on your not actually gonna hold me to that are you. It's your first day back and your gonna make me do it because of a stupid bet."
"You bet your ass I am," I say laughing as I pulled the car out of the parking lot.
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Days turned into weeks and before Liz or Allie knew it a month had gone but they continually spending most of their time together. Liz soon confided in Allie about Eva's suspicions and after thinking about it she too started to come to the conclusion that there was something going on. We watched both mom and dad closely and both of us soon started to see the point Eva made, Mom would never let any of us in the same room with dad.
Both mom and dad started to ignore us and one night Maria and I went out and Allie was left alone with dad and mom. It seems mom and dad got into a huge fight and started to talking in a different languages. After that Allie refused to sleep in her own room because she was hearing noises outside her room, so she started sleeping in my bed and we got a small bed for Eva and put it in Hope's little room. Eva thought the world of it, sleeping with her little sister and sometimes we would find Hope out of her crib and on her bed.
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Crashdown - closing time
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"We'll I'm off Liz," Michael said, putting on his jacket, "Bye Liz bye Alexia," he yelled. Allie waved back from her seat in one of the booth her face stuck in a book.
"What are you working on," I asked, while sweeping the floor.
Looking up from her book and twirling her pencil between her fingers, "History, I have a test in a couple days."
Putting the broom down and walking over to her, I grabbed her books and papers. Then grabbing her hand and pulling her to her feet, "Come on, it's late and time to go to bed."
Together we walked up the stairs and into the apartment, we could hear faint laughing coming down the hallway. "I thought mom went to sleep," Allie whispered in my ear.
"She did, I checked on mom and the kids earlier she was passed out," I whispered. I put her books on the table and Allie reached over and took my hand. We slowly made our way down the hallway; I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around. Allie pointed into the kitchen, I turned my body so I could get a good look. Plates and cups were in pieces on the floor and the food from the cuperts where all over the places and the fridge was half-open. A crashing sound echoed through the hallway "What the hell is going on," I whispered to Allie who was clutching my hand even harder. We continued to walk down the hallway the closer we got to our parents room the louder the yelling got.
We slowly made it outside there door, "You son of a bitch," someone yelled from inside. Allie jumped, I turned to face her and putting my finger to my lips and squeezing her hand.
The voices got louder until we could finally make out who was yelling, every word by now was swearing. I put my hands over Allie's ears trying to stop her from hearing some of it. It continued for a few more minutes until I decided to stop it, turning to Allie I told her, "Say here don't move." I waited until she nodded then walked the couple more steps until I was inside the room. The room was almost demolished the bed was half off, all the clothes were on the floor and the window was shattered.
"What the hell is going on here!!" I yelled, their heads whipped around to face mine and I saw my mother's lip cut and my father's cheek bruised.
"Well, well, well there's our little hero," my father taunted, stepping forward and closer to me. He walked behind me and out the door.
"Jeff," Nancy called.
Suddenly he came back dragging Allie with him. I reached out and knocked his arm away from her and put my body in front of her's. He walked back to stand near my mother, "Just thought we could use both kids in here."
"Leave them alone," mom warned.
"Shanda, it's our job," dad yelled at her.
I could fell Allie lean more into me I turned my head so she could hear me, "Go Allie."
She started to turn around, but stopped when the door slammed shut. "I DON'T THINK SO!!" Jeff yelled at her, she jumped and I grabbed her hand pulling her back toward me.
"Who the hell are you?" I asked.
"Well, let me introduce myself I'm Jullian and this is Shanda. But, you usually just call us mom and dad."
"Mom," Allie cried from behind me.
"Oh, Sweetie," she said, taking a step forward only stopping when I stepped back.
"Oh shut up, Shanda you are less a mother than I am a human," he yelled at her.
"Jullian please, let's just go and forget about all of this," she pleaded with him.
"They won't let us live if we do," he yelled at her and she whimpered.
Jullian held up his hand pointing it straight at us, "Julian don't!" Shanda yelled.
"Shut up Shanda!" he cried. I could already tell that he was gathering up this energy a blue ball formed in his hand.
"NOOOOO," she yelled and I grabbed Allie and pushed us to the ground. I heard the energy crash into the door and suddenly felt something crash down beside us. I looked beside and saw
Jullian laying there; I jumped up bringing Allie with me. Facing my mom who was just bringing her hand down, the other hand covering her mouth.
"Mommy," I heard Eva yell from behind the door.
Turning around I looked at Allie and ordered, "Go, get Eva and Hope and go into our room."
She turned around and tried to open the door, still finding it locked. I turned back to my 'mom', "Open it now," I yelled at her. Suddenly the door swung open and Allie ran out.
"What the hell are you?" I demanded. Sighing my 'mother' took a step towards me," Don't come any closer."
"That wasn't your father it was a skin that took his place, I found out about it and then.............."
"Stop bull shitting me, You can't just tell me after everything I just saw you are the innocent in this."
"I wasn't saying that," she said; again trying to step closer to me.
"Just tell me the truth or I swear I will kill you," I warned. Shanda walked over to the edge of the bed and sat down, I walked further into the room.
"We were sent here by Kivar to watch over Allie and you," she said.
I leaned against the wall behind me, " Are you a skin?"
She shook her head and announced, "No, I'm Antarian I was taken when I was a child and was raised by Kivar. That's why he chose me to come and watch you and Allie."
"What happened to Allie parents the real Nancy and Jeff," I asked crossing my arms over my chest.
The moment the words left my mouth, her eyes looked down at her lap. " We killed them."
"How long ago did you come," I asked.
"About three and a half years after they adopted you," she answered.
I pushed off of the wall and walked up to her, "How, dare you ruin two people's life's. Took their identities. For what......." My mind raced as I realized why they did what they did, " Me, you killed them because of me."
She stood up and walked toward me, "No, we didn't kill them because of you. We were told to take over the lives of Jeff and Nancy Parker we were to get both you and Allie to trust us. Then eventually bring you to Antar and to Kivar."
"Allie and me, why both of us?"
"With her powers, you're fighting abilities and your combined knowledge. Together..."
"Together we would be a perfect solider," I finished for her. "Why did you wait so long?" I asked.
"Max, when you were healed. Your DNA was changed you became better than we hoped, we thought it would be better if we left you here and let Max and the others help you realize that you did indeed have powers. But, things didn't go as planned."
"Because of me leaving and the kids. Allie and I never met so we could never become the perfect team. But, then I came back and Allie and I hit it off and become closer." I replied.
"Yes, Jullian was sick of Earth and blamed you two for it so he decided to kill you two then claimed to Kivar that you guys were out and accidentally got killed."
"But, you didn't" I asked.
"No, I guess I started to get attached to you and Allie. I told him I wouldn't go along with it." She explained, I could feel her watching me and I stepped one step closer.
"First I want to say thanks, I know you probably protected me many times and did the same to Allie..........."
Before I could finish she interrupted me "Liz, you don't have to..........."
Cutting her off I yelled, "You killed my p-parent, not to mention the protector of the Royal Four and soldiers of Antar. But, most of all you put my friends, daughters and sister in danger probably more time than anyone could count. And that alone is enough for me to kill you!!"
"I know... I really am sorry....." A shot ran through the air and on instinct I through myself to the floor. I looked up and saw Jullian standing over Shanda's still body; he looked over at me then walked toward me. I kicked my feet upward landing swiftly on my both feet. He gathered his energy and shot an energy ball at me; I did a summer-sault towards him and landed a kick straight in his stomach. He staggered backwards and the gun in his left hand flew towards the wall. We looked at each other and towards the gun, together we leaped to reach it both of us landing harshly on the floor. At the same time we grabbed the gun with in one hand using my other elbow I elbowed him in the face making him lose his handle on the gun. We both shot to our feet and I extended my hand with the gun clutched in it and straight in his face.
"Well, well, well not so cocky now are you?"
He looked straight at me and replied, "You think I couldn't kill you if I wanted too."
"You could, but let me ask you something I have a reflex of the best fighters in the galaxy and I probably am the best. Do you really think with this gun in the hand you could even get to me?" My question was answered as he looked around the room, probably trying to find a way out.
"I could tell you everything you want to know....... About your life, about Alli.................." his words were cut off by a loud bang that echoed throughout the room. I looked over at Shanda lying on the floor her arm outstretched; I rushed over to her side, bending down on my knees. Putting my hands over the wound on her chest and putting pressure over it.
"I'm so sorry Liz, I never meant to......" her words faded and her head went limp in my hands. Her eyes slowly closed and her hand feel to the floor. I put two fingers over her neck and finally after a few moments felt nothing.
"I hope wherever you are now you are happier," I said taking her hand and putting it over her chest. Slowly I got to my knees and walked over to Jullian who was lying on the floor on his back, bending down I put my two fingers on his neck and just like Shanda there was nothing. I bent down to whisper in his ear, "I hope you rot in hell," standing up I walked to the door and starting reaching the door knob, looking at my hands I realized I still had Shanda's blood on it. I couldn't let the girls see it, I took a towel that was hanging on the back of the door and whipped my hands till they were red and sore. Then throwing the towel to the floor and walked out the door not even looking back at the bodies that once I called my parents, my mom and dad.
I walked down the hall and into my room, going to the closet opening the door and picking up the emergency bag I placed in there when I first arrived. Walking into the adjoining door to the kid's room, I saw Allie sitting in the chair and Eva and Hope asleep in her lap. Slowly walking towards them I knelt down in front and whispered, "We have to go." I put a stray hair behind her ear and saw tears running down her cheeks, "You heard?"
She nodded slowly, "Where are we going to go?" she asked.
"I'm not sure, but we can't stay here," I answered. Picking up Eva and standing up I rested her on my hip and took Allie's hand making her stand beside me. She wrapped her arm tightly around Hope's sleeping body. Together we walked out of the room, past our 'parents' closed door, down the stairs and out the Crashdown's doors. Carefully we walked over to the car and slowly put the kids in the back, once we where in the car I started it and pulled out of the parking space. In the rear-view mirror I saw the Crashdown getting smaller and smaller until it couldn't be seen any more. Looking over at Allie I saw eyes fixed out the window, tears still running down her cheeks.
Fifteen minutes later we continued to drive until I saw that I was a couple moments away from Maria's house.
A few moments later I pulled the car into Maria's driveway, turning to Allie I pushed her hair out of her face and whispered, "I'll be right back, I promise." After a few moments of no answer I opened the door and got out of the car, walking up the step I slowly knocked on the door.
After a couple moments the door opened and Amy appeared, "Liz, what are you doing at this hour?"
Looking down at my watch I winced, when I saw how late it was. "I'm sorry Amy, I-I really need to talk to Maria."
Taking a step back she let me in, "Max and Maria are in her room."
Looking up surprised Max was here, "Thanks," I mumbled. Walking down the hall and to Maria's door, knocking on it softly I waited a couple moments hearing or seeing nothing I reached out a turning the door handle. Opening the door my hand feel limply to the side, gasping I saw my best friend and the guy I thought of as my soul mate kissing. The didn't even notice I was there, backing out of the room in shock I ran down the hallway opening the door. Slamming it on the way out, I stumbled down the steps and to the car getting in and starting it. As quickly as I could I drove out of the driveway just in time to see Maria and Max running out of her house. "Liz, are you okay?" Allie asked beside me.
Wiping the tears out of my eyes I looked at her, "I'm leaving, I know you have a life here so if you w-want I can drop you of somewhere."
She looked at me and asked, "What happened?" For the next couple of moments I told her what happened and filled in some of the conversation she missed.
I pulled over to the side of the road and faced her, "Cheeks you need to decide; you can say here. But you can come with us as well?"
She looked out the window for a moment and then looked back at me, "I don't know what I would do without you Liz," she whispered. "For the last month it's been the four of us." She looked out of the window again and then looked back, "I want to come with you."
My cell phone started to ring and asked, "Are you sure, because once I get rid of the phone I won't be able to get in touch with them again," I looked down at the screen. "It's Max," I said to her and she sat there for a moment then suddenly reached over and grabbed the phone. Rolling down the window she put her hand out letting it fall to the ground crashing into pieces.
I slowly started the car, looking at her before I drove off once and for all. When she nodded I took the car out of park and drove down the street.
My eyes where focused on the road in front of me the sun had come up at least an hour ago. The car was almost silent except for Allie's soft breathing. Where her head was laying in my lap, she feel asleep only an hour before the sun has risen over the hills. I could hear Eva trying to get her sister to say different words and soft clapping and cheering as she succeed, Hope's little giggles watching her sister bounce in her seat in excitement. I reached out and turned on the radio, turning it down and switching through the channels I stopped at one; leaning back, listening to the song that filled the car and watching the open road ahead of me.
Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she gives him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
And talking to me,
I'm feeling a little low
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go
So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Over love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam
And he told her of his heart
It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of
He said when it's getting kinda rough over here
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Over love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem sang
A man said folks would you bow your heads
For a list of local Vietnam dead
Crying all alone under the stands
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
And one name read and nobody really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Over love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
[Travelin' Soldier by the Dixie Chicks]
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