This was written in response to the Departure Debacle contest/challenge at Majik's World of Fan Fic. My submission is just for fun, since I couldn't pass up the chance to make it all better lol.

Disclaimer: You know the drill…the characters aren't mine. A lot of stuff in the beginning is taken from End of the World. God knows THAT'S not mine. Anything that makes sense and makes it all better, now that's mine. Seriously, Roswell and all characters belong to Jason Katims, 20th Century Fox etc. I'm just borrowing them.

Rating: PG-13 – possibly to R

Love Changes Everything

Chapter Three - A Meeting of the Minds

Max waited outside Liz's advanced English class unit the bell rang. When she walked out the door, Max grabbed her by the arm and pulled her in the opposite direction.
"We need to talk, Liz," he whispered. "Are you alright?"
"Relax Max, I'm fine."
"How long did he stay?"
"All night, which is why I didn't call you and tell you about him."
"God, it kills me to think that you could have been in danger."
"Look Max, I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself," said Liz, yanking her arm free.
"I know Liz. It's just that we don't know what we're up against yet. I'm can't help it if I'm worried."
"I know," said Liz, slightly mollified. "So what's the plan?"
"The plan is, we have no plan, but we are meeting at Maria's mother's store tonight to come up with one."
"Okay, but I have to work after school, so I may be a little bit late."
"I'll have Michael bring you over. I don't want you walking around alone until we know what we're up against."
Liz started to protest, but changed her mind. She knew Max was right, even though she didn't like it very much.

"I've got to get to class, but instead of Michael, why don't I have Kyle bring me to Maria's," said Liz.
"Oh, shit," said Max.
"Let me guess, you forgot to include Kyle in all of this," said Liz.
"I did, but not for the reasons you think," explained Max. "Can you fill him in on everything and get him to bring you to Maria's?"
"Yeah, I'll tell him."
"Liz, if he can't bring you to Maria's, call one of us. I don't want you walking around alone."
"Yes father," said Liz, standing on tiptoe to kiss him passionately.
Max tightened his grasp and pulled Liz to him. The two kissed passionately for several minutes.
"Don't you have an elsewhere to be, Mr. Evans? Like my class, perhaps?" said a voice behind him. Pulling away from Liz, Max turned around to see his Physics teacher standing behind him with a smile on his face. "I can understand why you may find your current endeavor to be far more entertaining, however, I do insist that you find your way to my classroom, now!"
"Uh, yes sir," said Max.
"Miss Parker, do you have some place you need to be as well?" asked the teacher.
"Ah, yes, right, I was just leaving," said Liz. "I'll see you tonight, Max?"
"Okay, remember, don't walk over there alone."
"Mr. Evans, I mean now," said the Physics teacher who was already halfway down the hall. "If she loves you know, one forty-five minute Physics class won't destroy it."
"Bye," said Liz, as she turned and stated walking in the opposite direction.


"Tell me again why I'm driving you to Maria's?"asked Kyle. "I mean you obviously have to perfectly good, and lovely if I might add, legs to walk on?"
"It's complicated," said Liz, but Max doesn't want me to be alone until we figure out what's going on."
"And what is going on?" asked Kyle.
"I'm not really sure myself, but last night, I had a visitor," began Liz.
"Please Liz," interrupted Kyle. "Spare me the nocturnal wooings of you and Max Evans."
"Kyle, don't be such a jerk," laughed Liz. "This is important. Last night, Max showed up at my window, but it wasn't the Max Evans we know. He said he came from the future, and that it was up to me to make this Max, our Max, fall out of love with me. The survival of the Earth depended upon it."
"Oh please," said Kyle. "What is this, some really bad sci fi television show or something?
"Kyle, shut up, this is serious," said Liz, still laughing. "It's true, there was someone who looked like Max, and sounded like Max in my room last night. He looked older, his hair had some gray in it, and it was much longer. He said he came from fourteen years in the future."

Kyle pulled the red mustang over to the side of the road. "I can't drive and pay attention to you," he said. "And this sounds like something I really need pay attention to."
"Yeah, you do," said Liz. "Anyhow, this Future Max told me that when he and I grew, um, closer and, ah, cemented our relationship, it kind of drove Tess over the edge, and she left town."
"Well, I'm not seeing how that could be such a loss, I mean the chic is hot, but she's kind of whacked," said Kyle.
"Well, according to Future Max, it was a big deal. Apparently the four of them, Max, Michael, Isabelle and Tess, compliment each other. When Tess left, they weren't a complete unit any longer. Anyhow, I guess some other aliens attacked, and because Tess wasn't with them, they weren't as strong, and both Isabelle and Michael died. He said he came back to convince me to make our Max fall out of love with me. If I could do that, it would change the future."

"Wow," said Kyle. "And you believed him?"
"Part of me did, but part of me didn't, so I decided to test him," said Liz.
"Test him? Test him how? I'm guessing essay, because those multiple guess tests are just too easy," said Kyle.
"Will you be serious, for just once," said Liz, slapping him lightly on the arm. "Do you remember the night all of us went out to eat at that really fancy restaurant? It was such a special night, and I knew Max wouldn't forget any detail of it."
"And Future Max did?" said Kyle slowly.
"Not forgot, more like never knew. He agreed with me that we went to the country club that his parents belong to."
"But his parents only joined the country club last spring, right before Tess," he stopped. "Right before Tess showed up," he continued with a grim smile on his face.

"Right," said Liz. "And he said he remembered that I wore that red dress that he loved so much. Kyle, I don't own a red dress. And he didn't know that you were there either. And the big give away was that he remembered how we all vowed to keep each other safe no matter what."
"And that night, the only thing we vowed was to not discuss anything like that."
"Exactly," said Liz. "So I'm pretty sure he's not who he says he is. I know who I think he is, but I'm not sure how. He stuck around all last night, so I couldn't call Max, but I got word to him today."
"Hence the summit tonight," said Kyle, starting the car and easing it back onto the road. "Well, I agree with what you said, I don't think that Future Max was our Max, and I also agree with Max. Until we know what we're up against, I don't want you left alone."
"Great," said Liz under her breath. "In less than twenty four hours, I get another father and a big brother."