Disclaimer: I don't own anything. I do have to keep my physics textbook but you can have my three, yes three, American History textbooks. Ooooo or my history teacher, can't stand the woman, no one can. Some of the lines used in this chapter are from "Destiny"

A/N So I started this fic, not having seen Roswell in a really long time, and a few days ago I finally sat down and read the script. Wooops. I have a feeling you guys are confused about the whereabouts of Nasedo. Ok so here goes. After/while Nasedo helped to get Max out, he did not get hurt. Instead he went after a few agents, spliting up Pierce and some of the others that went after the Pod Squad. The PS ran until the whole Kyle thing happened, and after the humans split from the aliens, the aliens went off in search of Nasedo. So I hope you guys like this part. I'm really proud of it. It's definately my longest chapter thus far. Sorry I haven't posted recently. It's the last week before Spring Break (YAY!!!!). Anyway I'll be gone next week. ::Sniff:: no reading Roswell fanfic for Alex, but you can be assured that I'll be writing my butt off, so hopefully I'll have more than one part for you when I get back. Saturday at six in the morning I'm off to sunny Cancun! Away from cold, icky weather. But I'm rambling, I have a tendency to do that. Ask Dark Sorceress. Oh yeah, in this fic, Alex's mom left around the same time that Kyle's mom did. Hey it's my fic. I can do what I want with it.

Magiklmoon Thank you as always for your support.

Fallen Magic Thank you sooooo much for all your help. It's much appreciated.

vecastone I'm glad you like it. I like writing it.

So onwards we go

Oh yeah Thoughts/sent(shared) thoughts are in italics. You'll get it. Don't worry.

Chapter 3

As they were standing up, the phone rang. Liz answered it.

"Hello?" she asked, knowing who it was already.

"Liz? It's Max. We found Nasedo. We need to get him to the pod camber to use the healing stones." Liz could feel Max's fear that all the alien strangeness was pushing her away and his need to include her in everything in his life.

"We'll meet you there." And with that, she hung up the phone. "Guys, we're going to the pod chamber." Thoughts of agreement spread to each of their minds. The humans were getting more used to the connection, and the ability to communicate with it.

As they filed downstairs, through the cafe, Jeff watched as they made their way to maria's Jetta. Once he was out of sight from the four, he too got into his own car and followed the Jetta out into the desert.

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The four aliens stood around Nasedo, each with a glowing stone in his or her hands. The other watched on in awe. They could feel the energy pouring into the injured alien lying on the floor. The power hummed, resonating (sorry Rachelle, had to use it) throughout the room. The four humans could sense that some of the energy came from the alines themselves. But they could feel their own energy being pulled towards the healing stones, though something else was supplying most of the energy, somethig incredibly strong. And then it was over. The glowing power died and Nasedo sat up.

"I knew you wouldn't leave us!" Tess cried as she ran to him, seeming to want to hug him. Nasedo just looked at her.

"You're not ready to be left alone." Nasedo turned to Max.

"You're right, we need you. Show us how the orbs work," said Michael. Nasedo did not even acknowledge that Michael had spoken.

"They don't belong here." Nasedo said to Max.

"They're with us. We want to know. You're the only one who can show us," Max retorted.

"It's not my job to show you. My only job is to keep you alive."

"Your job?"

"Well if your only job is to keep us alive, then tell us. They're communicators. They communicate with who?" nasedo still did not look at Michael. He only continued to stare at Max. The others noticed this and shifted uncomfortably.

"You're not ready to know yet." With each sentence, the four humans became more uncomfortable.

"They communicate with our home planet, don't they? Why don't you want us to contact them?"

"Because you don't know who else you may contact in the process."

"Who else is there?" asked Isabel. Nasedo hesitated for a moment and glanced around the room before his eyes finally resettled on Max.

"Set off those orbs, and you have no idea who you may be leading straight to us," Nasedo finally said.

By this time, Max had had enough. "You don't know do you? You don't know how to use the orbs. If you knew you would've already used them. You're here to protect us, but not to lead us, you said it yourself. But if you're not the leader, who is?" The four humans, already subconciously knowing the answer looked at Max and then turned back to Nasedo. Nasedo noticed this, but said nothing. The other aliens continued to stare at Nasedo, as if commanding him to answer Max's question, but Nasedo remained silent, avoiding the question as he continued his speech against the use of the orbs. 'He's starting to sound like a broken record player' thought Kyle. The others snickered inwardly, but remained quiet..

"If you really want to know what the orbs do, you can find out for yourselves, I can't stop you. But do it at your own risk.' Max decided to change the subject, accepting Nasedo's remark as a victory.

"If you're really here to protect us, there's something you ahve to do . The only way we can ever go back is if nobody's hunting us anymore." Michael glanced at Max, startled.

"Pierce is alread dead." Max continued to stare at Nasedo. To the four humans it seemed as though the two aliens were playing a game of Road Trip. ( In honor of Splat and Dave)

"He'll only be replaced, unless we replace him." Nasedo nods and white light shines from the palm of his had, as he shape-shifts into Pierce. "The other agents are at an abandoned gas station in Hondo." Nasedo/ Pierce nodded.

"Now that I'm the head of their Special Unit, we'll have all their resources. You'll be safe now." With one last glance at Max, he slid out of the chamber, completely ignoring the four humans. The four humans breathed an inward sigh of relief. Max grabbed the two orbs, handed one to Michael and Isabel and held the other, cusping his hands with Tess so that they were both touching the orb.

"I want to know. Maybe if we just focus like Nasedo's always said."

They concentrated. As they did the orbs shot out a beam of blue light that continued to combine into one beam that reached the ceiling of the chamber before spreading out thorught out the rooom and gatherin again at the center of the room where it formed into the shape of a woman.

'If you are seeing me now it means that you are alive and well. I take this form because it will be familiar to you, and it will help you to understand what I am about to say. You have lived before. You perished in the conflict that enslaves our plaent but your essence was du[licated, cloned, and mixed with human genetic materials so that you might be recreated into human beings. My son, you were the beloved leader of our people. I have sent with you your young bride. My daughter, the man you were betrothed to, and your brother's second in command."

"Oh my god Max. Our mother." Isabel galnced at Max, but could not bear to tear her gaze away from the woman who appeared before them. The woman continued.

"Our enemies have comet to Earth. You will know them only by the evil within. Lear enough to use your skills, you knowledge, your leadership to combat the enemy so that you can come back and free us. An that I may once again hold you both in my arms. I live for that moment. Help us. I love you."

"She's so beautiful," said Isabel.

The four aliens stared at each other in wonder. The four humans also stared at each other; they too, had heard the message from Max and Isabel's mother, but they had also heard something else at the same time. Beside the image of Max and Isabel's mother that had spoken to the four aliens, another image of the same woman appeared next to the first, this one facing the four humans.

"I have sent this message so that it may only be activated by the four Guardians of the Granolith. This message will only be heard by the Guardians. You are those four Guardians. You are hybrids like the Royal Four, but you were born rather than hatched from pods, so that none but your immediate protectors might know who you were. I have sent you this message because I fear the one I sent to the Royals has been tampered with. after the ship with the pods left for Earth, we discovered that there was a traitor who had caused the deaths of the Royals and was now on board the ship. After much debate, the council decided to send you to Earth, as well, but this time not in pods, but in wombs. By having a human parent, we were assured that your awareness would not awaken until all of you had connected to the Royals in some way. Protect the Royals, guide them, and when you find the traitor, destroy him or her. But above all protect the Granolith. You must not let our enemies get ahold of it. Either set of four may use the Granolith, but only by a truly joined effort by both groups may the true power of the Granolith be released. A fact our enemies do not know. One more thing before I go. What ever the other message may say, know that the Royals' marriages were politcal alliances only. No true romantic love was ever between them, only friendship or sibling bonding. The four truly loved.... others. Protect the four and help our people both home and on Earth, but look out for yourselves as well. Trust your protectors, they are loyal to me, I know this for a fact. I hope to see you again one day. Farewell." And the image faded.

Back to the present:

The four humans looked at the four aliens to see if they had heard any part of the other message. They hadn't.

"I always knew there was something out there, but I had no idea how important it was."

'If only you knew.' thought Maria. The others silently agreed.

"Things will never be the same, but whatever happens, we have to stay together. It's the four of us now."

'The same goes for us as well, but we have to keep an eye on them. They do have a tendency to get into trouble.' The others gave their assent to Liz's statement.

"I knew this was meant to be." said Tess, based on what she had just heard.

"No." Max turned away from Tess to Liz. "Look, everything I told you before is still true." Liz decided to play with the idea of destiny. 'Just for now, until we can figure out which one is the traitor.' The others sent their thoughts of sympathy at Liz's sacrifice. Liz took them whole heartedly, knowing the next few days were going to be extremely difficult.

"Max, you do have a destiny. youjust heard it. I can't stand in the way of it." Max looked at Liz, his eyes tearing up at the thought of a life with out who he believed his soul mate to be.

"But you mean everything to me." Liz smiled. And then kissed him, sheilding her most recent memories from Max's mind. She broke away.

"Goodbye, Max."

Liz looks at the others and as a group they leave the chamber and the confused aliens behind. Only to literally run into Jeff Parker on their way out.

A/N Sorry for all the little side notes. Unless you know what they mean, just ignore them. Hope you liked it!