10 P.M.-Crashdown:

"When is he going to get here?" Asked an anxious Byron. "Since no one will tell us anything until 'the leader' gets here."
"Calm down Byron," I said getting annoyed. "He's coming, he's just leaving."

A few minutes later, a dark haired man walked in.

"He's finally arrived," I said and he looked at me. "Jen's the name. Daja is the "given" don't call me by it. I'm Michael's sister and this is Byron, Tess' brother."

"Max," he replied quickly. "You're Tess' brother?"
"Yea, and now that you're finally here, will you please tell us what happened to her?"

"Tess is gone. She betrayed us and went home to Antar. There was a deal that Nasedo made. That we would return home when she was pregnant with my child and deliver us three to Khivar. She's pregnant and we were about to return home, but then we found out she killed our friend, Alex. She mind warped people, we trusted her, she broke that trust."
'Uh-oh,' I thought. 'Byron is gonna explode in a second.'

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?" Byron screamed.

"Will you keep your voice down?" Liz hissed. "My parents aren't far away."

"Well sorry! It's not everyday you have someone lie to your about your sister," Byron shot back.

"It's true, its all true. She killed Alex," Isabel said.

"No, no. You're all lying. She'd never do that, NEVER! She'd never kill anyone, Hell she'd never betray any of you. Max she loved you, she'd never ever. Never."
"Look, its true, you may not want to believe it, but its all true," Max said. "She used me almost to get pregnant so we could go home, just so she'd betray us to Khivar. I almost didn't want to believe it. But she even admitted it and then told me about the deal when I asked her about killing Alex before the granolith was about to take us home."
"No, fuck all of you. It was a waste of our time and money to come here. C'mon Jen we're leaving."

"Byron, wait, please," I said when he grabbed my hand and started leading me out of the Crashdown. "Byron, please, you can go into their minds and see if they're telling the truth, we can make a connection with them. Byron, PLEASE! I just got my brother back, please don't make me leave him. Byron if you love me you'll do this for me. PLEASE!" Tears were finally coming to my eyes. I was afraid I'd never see Michael again. He finally turned around to look at me.

"Please, baby," I said stroking his cheek. "Just connect with them, you can find everything out then."
"I'm not happy with them at the moment. I mean I can't believe my sister would do something like that. It's impossible. But if it'll make my girl happy then, fine. I'm so not fucking happy bout it though remind you. If I do it to that max guy I think I'll kill him, so it should be your brother. Guarantee that nothing will happen to him or you'll kick my ass."

"You betcha." And I kissed him lightly on the lips. "Maybe we'll have some fun later, but first, connection time."

"You should be glad that I love you."
"C'mon baby, let's go."

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Antar- close to departure:

"I have to warn Max. I've been preparing Brody for a few days now. I think I can control him for about 30 minutes. Yes, that'll work. And find out if Daja and Byron have arrived."

Just then Larek started the process to take over Brody's mind and warn everybody about the upcoming invasion.

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Back at the Crashdown:

"Ok, here's the deal," Byron said as we re-entered the Crashdown. "The only way I'll believe you is if someone let's me connect with them. That way I'll know the truth and then I'll accept the fact that Ava, I mean Tess, isn't as innocent and sweet as I thought she was. I remember what she was like back home, that's why this is the only way I'll be convinced."
"Ok, then who do you want to connect with?" Maria asked.

"I'm not sure, maybe something to do with her killing that kid, Alex? I mean I wanna know about that first."

"Well, then I guess I'm you man," Kyle spoke up. "I was there when she killed him, I know what happened."

"All right," Byron said and walked over to Kyle. "Since you're human this will take a little while. Just think about that night and it'll make it go a bit faster. Pretty much just sit back and relax." And he took Kyle's hands and started to make the connection.

(Byron's pov for the moment)

I saw it. I saw my sweet sister kill an innocent guy.

It started with Alex coming to her yelling at her about mindwarping him and begging her not to do it again, then Kyle walked in and wanted to know what was going on. Alex was flipping out, the mind warp made him really weak. Then she did it. She mind warped him again and he just died. I was shocked, scared. I didn't know we could do that. I swore that I'd never do that to anyone. She did that to get the stupid book de-coded. Fuck if she waited for us to find her we could've done it. I remember how to read it, so does Jen, we have memories of our lives back home. Of them all our language, how to read it. Then she mind warped Kyle into thinking he was luggage, LUGGAGE! She made it look like a suicide, poor Alex, his poor family. Poor Isabel, she loved him. That's when I stopped the connection, I don't think I could handle seeing anymore, if there was anymore.

"Oh my God," I whispered shocked. The next thing I know Jen was next to me asking if I was all right.

"Byron, you ok? They filled me in on the rest, what happened and everything," Jen said.

"I'm fine. But Max, I need to know what happened before she left. Can I?"
Before Max could answer a guy with red curly hair walked in.

"Brody?" Max asked.

"Only his body," he replied.

"Larek?" Maria asked back.

"Precisely," Brody/Larek answered. "Listen first, questions later. You'll be meeting me in person soon, we're leaving in about three days using Earth standards. We meaning, me a few others, Khivar, the Queen her son, your son Max. Yes, they're coming back, but." He stopped and just finally noticed me and Jen sitting off to the side.

"Who are they?"

"Byron, and this is Daja, but she likes to be called Jen," I answered.

"Thank God you're here. Ava, or Tess as you know her, was planning to find you two and try to get your under her control, pretty much use you two against all of them," Brody/Larek said gesturing towards the others. "Byron, you probably would've been swayed the easiest, you Daja I wasn't sure about. I mean as you remember you were never fond of Ava, and the feeling was and still is mutual. So I have a plan Max. I don't think she should have your son, and I think you want him back."
"Yea, she doesn't deserve to take care of my nephew," Isabel said for Max.

"Thought so, well here it is. Byron, when she finds you, be all happy and surprised and pretend you know nothing about Alex. Daja...."
"Jen. Not Daja, Jen," Jen interjected.

"Sorry, Jen, pretend not to know of Alex too, just pretend to have a bad feeling about her and Byron you'll have to coax her into trusting your sister. This means you two will probably have to go back to New York. They don't know that you've met them or that you've left New York. I got plane tickets for you both and you leave the day after tomorrow. Tess will find you, Byron you'll trust her immediately most likely, and Jen, you know not to trust her completely, but you will for Byron. Get her trust, then before you all leave, Jen, sorry to put this on you, but you'll have to kidnap her son and take him somewhere safe. Byron you'll pretend to be devastated that she'd do something like that to you and you sister. Then, you all take it from there and Max, Isabel, and Michael all pop in and confront Tess. That's the plan to get you son back Max. That's all I can help and I can't guarantee what's going to happen with Khivar. I'm sorry to do this, but I have to leave, before somebody finds me doing this. Max, if I don't meet you in person, then someone found me doing this. Goodbye all."
"Wait, Larek," Max said. "Thank you."
"No problem. Good night."

(Jen's pov again)

"Well, that was quite informative. And we're leaving going back to New York. So one full day in Roswell, then back home," I said.

"Yea, I guess so babe," Byron said.

"Ok, so Max we can get your son back, right?" Michael asked.

"Well, it depends on Byron and Jen," Liz said.

"She's right. He did kind of put a lot of pressure on you two. I mean getting her trust and then you Jen stealing her son. No offence, glad it isn't me," Maria stated.

"Gee, thanks," I replied. "You're right, I have no pressure at all, completely none."

"We can pull it off, I mean it's us. Don't worry Jenz, Tess won't hurt you," Byron said.

"I know, I know."

"Ok, now that that's all settled," Michael said. "Let's go to sleep, I'm tired."
"Ugh, its only almost 11," Byron complained. "We never sleep this early."
"Think Byron, its actually 1 in the morning eastern time. So I'm goin to bed, you can either come or stay out and wander around Roswell. I don't think there's much to do here anyway."
"She's got that right," Isabel said. "There's nothing to do here and that's the sad truth."

"And you don't come now, then you sleep alone," I whispered into Byron's ear. "And some things will not be acted upon."

"Ok, I'm comin, let's go."

"Night everyone," I said and started walking out with Byron.

"I better keep and eye on those two," Michael said and started following us. "Night people, later babe." And he kissed Maria.

"Night Spaceboy," she responded.

When we all finally said the good nights, we were walking to my brother's place when the interrogation started.

"So," Michael said, "have you two slept together?"
"Michael!" I practically screamed because of the question and his bluntness. "That is so none of your business. Have you slept with Maria?"
"That's none of your business," he replied.

"See my point! It's not something siblings discuss with each other."
"Yea, but I feel like being a big brother and tell Byron that if he hurts you in any way then he's going to have a free sex change. How about that?"
"Oh my God, Michael!"
"Hey dude, its cool. I'd never hurt her, I'd be crazy if I did," Byron said and put his arm around me.

"Yea, but for the remainder of your stay, you will be sleeping separately."
Michael," I whined. "Can't we just do the cuddle type thing, nothing more. C'mon, we're used to sleeping like that. If we didn't it would be, I dunno. Weird."

"I agree, it would be extremely weird," Byron said. "Nothing's gonna happen, trust us. A good way to build a friendship is trust."

"Yea, ok whatever. If I hear any noises that suggest anything more than just sleeping is occurring, Byron you're being shipped out to Max and Isabel's house. Understand."
"Yes sir," Byron said.

"Byron," I said. "That was a statement not a question."
"Oh, I knew that."
"C'mon, idiot."

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Antar:

'Thank goodness they didn't see me go to Earth via Brody,' Larek thought. 'If they did, Max would never meet me in person, Hell I'd never be able to take Brody over ever again because there would be no me. Well off to see Nathaniel and his mother. And make sure they're prepared to leave. We start tomorrow and arrive the following day, a nice long trip, trapped with Khivar. Great, just great.'

"Hello my queen," I said when I entered her bedroom. "How are you two today?"

"We're fine Larek," Tess replied. "Just getting ready to leave tomorrow and start our day long trip to get to Earth and we'll see Uncle Byron, and then daddy."
"Speaking of your brother Queen, I know where he is. I found out he and Daja are at an abandoned warehouse in New York City. That's where they've been living."

"Really?" Tess' eyes brightened at the news. "I can't wait to see my brother again, I've missed him so much."

"Well Queen, they haven't found the others yet. But from what I've seen Daja has been getting closer to finding her brother. If you want them to trust you, then I suggest you get them quickly. You need all the help you can get, or else Max will get you. And I don't think that outcome would be pretty."
"Oh Larek don't worry. My brother will trust me, more than that little thing he hangs around with now. And if he doesn't, then I'll play with his mind to make her seem untrusting."
"Queen, just remember he has mind control as well, he may see what you're doing and then you'd loose his trust completely."
"Well, don't worry, then I'll play with his so called girlfriend's mind. If she gets in my way at all, then she'll be gone."
"What? Tess you can't kill her, she's one of your kind. She's Michael's sister for god sakes, she's still a child, only 16 years old. And your brother is 17, your twin, he'd be hurt if you took her away form him."
"Well I won't take her away from him, well maybe, but it'll look like Max and the others did."
"Would he believe that her own brother would be responsible for his sister's death? I would find that rather fishy my queen."
"Now, now Larek. Don't worry yourself. I'll figure it all out and maybe get Max under my control as well, and all the others, humans included."
"Whatever you say my Queen, but be careful, be very careful. I must go and check that everything is in order. We leave late tomorrow, according to New York time. Good night."
"Night Larek. Night Nathaniel."

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ok, there we go, another chapter done. I'll be writing more. Have no fear. If someone actually reads this. I have to go before my burger ends up burning. Toodlez Peeps.