Discovering Yourself
Chapter 7
Knock, knock.
"I'm coming." Michael called out rushing to the door. "Hey Liz, come on in."
"Hi Michael, how are you?" Liz asked sincerely.
"I'm ok, it's kind of a shock to find out that my family has been right under my nose all along and now that I finally find them, I find my parents are dead. I'm just glad you're not."
"Yeah, me too. If I had never found her journals we would never know and I would have been left with no family in the world. At least I have a brother. And a twin nonetheless. How weird is that?" Liz said laughing nervously, she'd never been this opened with Michael the entire time she's known him. But she had to admit it came pretty easily.
"Yeah it is kind of weird. Well, do you want to start working on your powers?" Michael asked getting right to the point.
"Yes," Liz replied excitedly. Michael walked over to the kitchen and brought a fork back and put it on the coffee table in front of Liz.
"What's this for?" Liz asked confused.
"Training." Michael said bluntly.
"Well, what am I supposed to do?"
"Anything. Change it, move it, whatever you want."
"Ok," Liz said hesitantly. She looked at the fork and looked back to Michael. She saw in his eyes that he thought she could do it so she turned back to the fork and looked at it intently. She concentrated really hard on moving the fork closer to her. It took about a minute but she did move it about a foot closer.
"Good, now keep trying that until you can move it almost instantly." Michael said, going into his room only to immerge seconds later with a sketchbook and a pencil.
Liz worked on the fork for about half and hour before she could move it instantly over and over again.
"Ok, what now?" Liz asked eager to get a move on.
"Now, try changing its molecular structure." He said not even looking up from his sketch.
"OK," Liz did just that. She touched the fork and after a couple seconds it changed colour from silver to pink. She then held her hand out in front of her and bent the tips of the fork in different directions. She held the fork up and called, "Michael, now that we know I can do everything you guys can do, apart from your special abilities, can we see if I have something you guys don't?" Liz asked.
"Well, first let's see if you have something we have. Lets start with healing. We can heal really small things so you may be able to as well." Michael went into the bathroom and cut himself on the cheek with a razor, then went back out into the living room.
"Now, try to heal my face." Michael said sitting next to Liz.
"Ok." Liz put her hand up beside his face and concentrated on healing. She did it in 30 seconds. Michael touched his face where the cut had been.
"Good. Now let's see." Michael stood up and put an empty pop can on the counter across the living room and said, "Try and blow it up."
Liz raised her hand and concentrated on all of the anger she felt for Tess, her own flesh and blood. The can exploded in an instant.
"Wow, I guess it must run in the family. Now, do you want to try a mind warp?"
"Sure," Liz said.
"Ok, just concentrate on me and, making me see anything."
Liz nodded her head and closed her eyes. She concentrated on Maria slapping Michael. She heard Michael say, "Maria, hi... owe, Maria what the hell was that fo-LIZ!" He cried out.
"What?" Liz asked feigning innocence.
"Oh, you know what you did. Ok, now we just have to see if you can dream walk people. It's around 11 so that shouldn't be too hard. Why don't you try Max?" Michael suggested, pulling a picture off his shelf. Liz raised an eyebrow quizzically.
"Isabel put it there." He said defensively.
"Right," she said taking the photo. She touched her hand to Max's face and thought of him really hard. But nothing happened. She tried a second time and a third time but still nothing happened.
"Nope. Michael have you tried a mind warp before. Maybe since we're all from the same bloodline we all have the same powers. You could try it on me if you wanted." Liz suggested.
"Ok, I'll try." Michael sat down and concentrated on Alex tickling Liz. All of a sudden he could hear Liz laughing madly.
"Ahh, hahaha, stop it." Michael opened his eyes and smirked at Liz.
"That was so not fair." Liz whined.
"Oh yeah, well then how about this?" Michael said attacking Liz.
"NOOOO, stop it, hahahahaha." Liz was laughing uncontrollably now. "Michael get off." Liz cried out through giggles.
******
Max and Isabel decided to go to Michaels to check up on him and see how he was doing. When they got there they heard someone scream, "NOOOO, stop it," and then "Michael, get off." They looked at each other and burst through the door.
"Michael, what the hell is going on? Liz?" Max asked confused. Michael was on top of Liz on the couch and she was laughing.
"Max, Isabel, what are you doing here?" Michael asked getting up and sitting down next to Liz as she sat up.
"We came to check on you, see how you were doing."
"So, what's going on?" Isabel asked.
"Nothing," Michael said quickly.
"Michael," Liz looked into his eyes. "We were working on our powers." Liz said turning to look at Max and Isabel.
"That didn't really look like you were working." Isabel said with a slight smile.
"So, we were taking a break." Michael said.
"Oh, so how's it going with the powers?" Max asked sitting on a chair across from them.
"Great, we've found out that I have the same powers as everyone and my special powers we've found run in the family. Power blast and mind warp." Liz cringed a little while saying her second power.
"I tried mind warping Michael to see Maria then make Maria slap him." Liz smirked at Michael then turned back to the others. "And it worked. Then I thought that maybe Michael could do it as well so I told him could use me as a guinea pig. He made me see Alex, then made Alex tickle me. Which led to that whole scene on the couch." Liz said as she shoved Michael's shoulder. Michael smiled at her, a genuine smile, and Max and Isabel shared a knowing smile.
"So, you guys have become a lot like siblings very fast. It's nice to see you smile Michael. You should try it more often." Isabel said.
"Yeah, whatever.
"SO, Liz can you show us what you can do?" Max asked.
"Sure," Liz said with a devious smile. She closed her eyes and in a few seconds she heard Max and Isabel scream.
"What, what did she do?" Michael asked.
"Liz, that was EVIL!" Isabel said fuming.
"Liz, I think I'm scared for life." Max said.
"Liz what did you make them see?" Michael demanded.
"You," Liz said with a smirk.
"HUH?"
"She made us see you," Isabel paused for a second, as if debating whether to tell him or not, "In a Speedo." Both Max and Isabel cringed and Michael cried out, "LIZ!" Then her closed his eyes and Max and Isabel started laughing.
"What? WHAT?" Liz cried out.
""Oh, Liz don't worry, it was just you, dancing the Macarena, in a chicken suit." Michael smirked while Max and Isabel laughed uncontrollably.
"Oh, this means war!" Liz said in a low scary voice. And again she closed her eyes and Michael started screaming in horror, and fell off the couch.
"Woe, what was that?" Isabel asked,
"I made him see a flock of chickens flying straight at him." Liz said laughing.
"Oh, I'll get you!" Michael said. He closed his eyes and her could hear Liz say.
"Max? Oh go, Max not here! Max, oh Max, oh, oh Ma – Kyle? ... MICHAEL!!!" Liz screamed.
Max and Isabel were looking on with shocked faces. Michael was on his back laughing.
"MICHAEL! THAT WAS PLAIN EVIL!" Liz screamed. "HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF I MADE YOU SEE YOURSELF MAKING OUT WITH MARIA THEN CHANGED THE IMAGE TO ISABEL? Huh?" Liz yelled.
"Woe, ok, I get the point, won't happen again." Michael said while he and Isabel both visibly cringed at the thought.
"Ok, I think you guys have had enough fun for one night. Liz do you want me to drive you home?" Max asked.
"Sure, what time is it?" Liz asked.
"It's almost midnight." Max said reading his watch.
"Oh, shit, Amy's gonna kill me. Bye Michael, thank you." Liz said hugging him.
"No problem. Sis." Michel said hugging her back. "See you guys later."
"Bye Michael."
******
Liz walked in the front door, hoping that Amy and Maria weren't there. They were.
"Liz, where have you been?" Amy asked. "We've been worried sick." She gestured to Maria sitting on the couch.
"Sorry, I was working on a project with Max, Michael, and Isabel at Michael's and we kind of lost track of time."
"It's ok, just be sure to call next time, ok?"
"Yeah, I will. I'm gonna go to sleep now, ok?"
"Yeah sure, go on. You look tired." Amy said.
"Night," Liz called as she walked into her room. She lay down on her bed and stared up at the ceiling.
"Liz?"
"Come in Maria."
"How'd it go?" She asked sitting down on the bed next to Liz.
"Great." Liz sighed.
"So, you wanna tell me about it?" Maria asked.
"Sure." Liz went into excruciating detail about the night's events with the occasional gasp and out burst of laughter from Maria.
"Wow, so you're an alien." Maria stated.
"Yeah," Liz added. They both lay side bye side on Liz's bed just thinking.
"Liz?" Maria asked after a while.
"Yeah?"
"Are things going to change, you know, now that you're like them?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I mean, are you going to be all closed off and brooding, and, well I guess I'm asking, will we still be best friends?"
"WHAT? MARIA, don't ever think like that. I love you, I'll never be closed off from you, and of course, we're always gonna be best friends!"
"I love you too, chica." Maria smiled as she and Liz embraced.
"Good." Liz said firmly.
Chapter 7
Knock, knock.
"I'm coming." Michael called out rushing to the door. "Hey Liz, come on in."
"Hi Michael, how are you?" Liz asked sincerely.
"I'm ok, it's kind of a shock to find out that my family has been right under my nose all along and now that I finally find them, I find my parents are dead. I'm just glad you're not."
"Yeah, me too. If I had never found her journals we would never know and I would have been left with no family in the world. At least I have a brother. And a twin nonetheless. How weird is that?" Liz said laughing nervously, she'd never been this opened with Michael the entire time she's known him. But she had to admit it came pretty easily.
"Yeah it is kind of weird. Well, do you want to start working on your powers?" Michael asked getting right to the point.
"Yes," Liz replied excitedly. Michael walked over to the kitchen and brought a fork back and put it on the coffee table in front of Liz.
"What's this for?" Liz asked confused.
"Training." Michael said bluntly.
"Well, what am I supposed to do?"
"Anything. Change it, move it, whatever you want."
"Ok," Liz said hesitantly. She looked at the fork and looked back to Michael. She saw in his eyes that he thought she could do it so she turned back to the fork and looked at it intently. She concentrated really hard on moving the fork closer to her. It took about a minute but she did move it about a foot closer.
"Good, now keep trying that until you can move it almost instantly." Michael said, going into his room only to immerge seconds later with a sketchbook and a pencil.
Liz worked on the fork for about half and hour before she could move it instantly over and over again.
"Ok, what now?" Liz asked eager to get a move on.
"Now, try changing its molecular structure." He said not even looking up from his sketch.
"OK," Liz did just that. She touched the fork and after a couple seconds it changed colour from silver to pink. She then held her hand out in front of her and bent the tips of the fork in different directions. She held the fork up and called, "Michael, now that we know I can do everything you guys can do, apart from your special abilities, can we see if I have something you guys don't?" Liz asked.
"Well, first let's see if you have something we have. Lets start with healing. We can heal really small things so you may be able to as well." Michael went into the bathroom and cut himself on the cheek with a razor, then went back out into the living room.
"Now, try to heal my face." Michael said sitting next to Liz.
"Ok." Liz put her hand up beside his face and concentrated on healing. She did it in 30 seconds. Michael touched his face where the cut had been.
"Good. Now let's see." Michael stood up and put an empty pop can on the counter across the living room and said, "Try and blow it up."
Liz raised her hand and concentrated on all of the anger she felt for Tess, her own flesh and blood. The can exploded in an instant.
"Wow, I guess it must run in the family. Now, do you want to try a mind warp?"
"Sure," Liz said.
"Ok, just concentrate on me and, making me see anything."
Liz nodded her head and closed her eyes. She concentrated on Maria slapping Michael. She heard Michael say, "Maria, hi... owe, Maria what the hell was that fo-LIZ!" He cried out.
"What?" Liz asked feigning innocence.
"Oh, you know what you did. Ok, now we just have to see if you can dream walk people. It's around 11 so that shouldn't be too hard. Why don't you try Max?" Michael suggested, pulling a picture off his shelf. Liz raised an eyebrow quizzically.
"Isabel put it there." He said defensively.
"Right," she said taking the photo. She touched her hand to Max's face and thought of him really hard. But nothing happened. She tried a second time and a third time but still nothing happened.
"Nope. Michael have you tried a mind warp before. Maybe since we're all from the same bloodline we all have the same powers. You could try it on me if you wanted." Liz suggested.
"Ok, I'll try." Michael sat down and concentrated on Alex tickling Liz. All of a sudden he could hear Liz laughing madly.
"Ahh, hahaha, stop it." Michael opened his eyes and smirked at Liz.
"That was so not fair." Liz whined.
"Oh yeah, well then how about this?" Michael said attacking Liz.
"NOOOO, stop it, hahahahaha." Liz was laughing uncontrollably now. "Michael get off." Liz cried out through giggles.
******
Max and Isabel decided to go to Michaels to check up on him and see how he was doing. When they got there they heard someone scream, "NOOOO, stop it," and then "Michael, get off." They looked at each other and burst through the door.
"Michael, what the hell is going on? Liz?" Max asked confused. Michael was on top of Liz on the couch and she was laughing.
"Max, Isabel, what are you doing here?" Michael asked getting up and sitting down next to Liz as she sat up.
"We came to check on you, see how you were doing."
"So, what's going on?" Isabel asked.
"Nothing," Michael said quickly.
"Michael," Liz looked into his eyes. "We were working on our powers." Liz said turning to look at Max and Isabel.
"That didn't really look like you were working." Isabel said with a slight smile.
"So, we were taking a break." Michael said.
"Oh, so how's it going with the powers?" Max asked sitting on a chair across from them.
"Great, we've found out that I have the same powers as everyone and my special powers we've found run in the family. Power blast and mind warp." Liz cringed a little while saying her second power.
"I tried mind warping Michael to see Maria then make Maria slap him." Liz smirked at Michael then turned back to the others. "And it worked. Then I thought that maybe Michael could do it as well so I told him could use me as a guinea pig. He made me see Alex, then made Alex tickle me. Which led to that whole scene on the couch." Liz said as she shoved Michael's shoulder. Michael smiled at her, a genuine smile, and Max and Isabel shared a knowing smile.
"So, you guys have become a lot like siblings very fast. It's nice to see you smile Michael. You should try it more often." Isabel said.
"Yeah, whatever.
"SO, Liz can you show us what you can do?" Max asked.
"Sure," Liz said with a devious smile. She closed her eyes and in a few seconds she heard Max and Isabel scream.
"What, what did she do?" Michael asked.
"Liz, that was EVIL!" Isabel said fuming.
"Liz, I think I'm scared for life." Max said.
"Liz what did you make them see?" Michael demanded.
"You," Liz said with a smirk.
"HUH?"
"She made us see you," Isabel paused for a second, as if debating whether to tell him or not, "In a Speedo." Both Max and Isabel cringed and Michael cried out, "LIZ!" Then her closed his eyes and Max and Isabel started laughing.
"What? WHAT?" Liz cried out.
""Oh, Liz don't worry, it was just you, dancing the Macarena, in a chicken suit." Michael smirked while Max and Isabel laughed uncontrollably.
"Oh, this means war!" Liz said in a low scary voice. And again she closed her eyes and Michael started screaming in horror, and fell off the couch.
"Woe, what was that?" Isabel asked,
"I made him see a flock of chickens flying straight at him." Liz said laughing.
"Oh, I'll get you!" Michael said. He closed his eyes and her could hear Liz say.
"Max? Oh go, Max not here! Max, oh Max, oh, oh Ma – Kyle? ... MICHAEL!!!" Liz screamed.
Max and Isabel were looking on with shocked faces. Michael was on his back laughing.
"MICHAEL! THAT WAS PLAIN EVIL!" Liz screamed. "HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF I MADE YOU SEE YOURSELF MAKING OUT WITH MARIA THEN CHANGED THE IMAGE TO ISABEL? Huh?" Liz yelled.
"Woe, ok, I get the point, won't happen again." Michael said while he and Isabel both visibly cringed at the thought.
"Ok, I think you guys have had enough fun for one night. Liz do you want me to drive you home?" Max asked.
"Sure, what time is it?" Liz asked.
"It's almost midnight." Max said reading his watch.
"Oh, shit, Amy's gonna kill me. Bye Michael, thank you." Liz said hugging him.
"No problem. Sis." Michel said hugging her back. "See you guys later."
"Bye Michael."
******
Liz walked in the front door, hoping that Amy and Maria weren't there. They were.
"Liz, where have you been?" Amy asked. "We've been worried sick." She gestured to Maria sitting on the couch.
"Sorry, I was working on a project with Max, Michael, and Isabel at Michael's and we kind of lost track of time."
"It's ok, just be sure to call next time, ok?"
"Yeah, I will. I'm gonna go to sleep now, ok?"
"Yeah sure, go on. You look tired." Amy said.
"Night," Liz called as she walked into her room. She lay down on her bed and stared up at the ceiling.
"Liz?"
"Come in Maria."
"How'd it go?" She asked sitting down on the bed next to Liz.
"Great." Liz sighed.
"So, you wanna tell me about it?" Maria asked.
"Sure." Liz went into excruciating detail about the night's events with the occasional gasp and out burst of laughter from Maria.
"Wow, so you're an alien." Maria stated.
"Yeah," Liz added. They both lay side bye side on Liz's bed just thinking.
"Liz?" Maria asked after a while.
"Yeah?"
"Are things going to change, you know, now that you're like them?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I mean, are you going to be all closed off and brooding, and, well I guess I'm asking, will we still be best friends?"
"WHAT? MARIA, don't ever think like that. I love you, I'll never be closed off from you, and of course, we're always gonna be best friends!"
"I love you too, chica." Maria smiled as she and Liz embraced.
"Good." Liz said firmly.