This part is way to short, but how could I not resist the cliffhanger

"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 Thirteen – On the Edge

Max pulled into the quarry, relieved to notice that everybody else was waiting for him. He quickly pulled Bob the Jeep in next to Michael's motorcycle and killed the ignition. Climbing out, he walked over to where the others were standing.
"I'm sorry I'm late," he said. "Tess decided to surprise me and show up for breakfast. She tried playing her little mind games on me, but luckily, the phone rang, and I was able to tell her something important had come up."
"Who was on the phone?" asked Isabelle.
"Me," said Max with a grin. "I used my cell to call the house."
"Well, aren't you just the clever king," said Kyle. "Let's get to the important stuff. Did you remember to bring the donuts?"

Max grinned and walked backed over to the Jeep and pulled out two boxes of donuts from the local donut shop. "I know they're not Krispy Kreme's," he said. "But it was the best I could do." The others laughed and dug into the donuts and hot coffee that Max had brought with him and sat in silence and watched the sun rise over the rim of the quarry. When the sun finally broke over the tallest sandstone outcropping Max began to speak.
"Tess tried to convince me to ally myself with Rath and Lonnie," he said. "She wants us to go to New York with them and attend the summit."
"All of us go to New York?" asked Isabelle. "How does she expect us to pull that off?"
"Not all of us Isabelle, just her and me, along with those three freaks."

"Max, I don't like it," said Liz. "You being alone with them, and with her, well it just scares me."
"Liz is right Max," said Michael. "I want to go with you."
"You can't Michael. I need you here to keep everybody safe."
"What, and you're saying Alex and I can't manage that?" snapped Kyle.
"Kyle, against any human, I know you'd do anything to protect them, Alex too. But you know that our enemies aren't just human. If Michael and Isabelle stay here, you guys will have a fighting chance if something does happen."
"Do you think anything is going to happen Max?" asked Alex.
"No, not really, but we should all be on our guard. I think it's a little strange the way the three of them just showed up out of the blue like that," said Max.
"Okay, then, we'll watch our backs," said Alex. "Have any of you gotten any signals from Ava that she is trying to mess with our minds?"

Liz stood up and walked a short distance away from the others. She stood on the edge of the cliff that overlooked deep ravine filled with water. "Ava isn't like them," she said finally. "She's different somehow. I can't explain it, but she's different."
"Are you saying we should trust her?" Maria asked, her voice incredulous.
"No, not trust her, but I talked to her the other day, and I got the impression that she didn't want you to go back to New York with them. In fact, I got the impression SHE didn't want to go back to New York either."
"Maybe we can use this," said Max. "But first we need to decide about New York."
"I don't want you to go," said Liz, her voice trembling a little.
"I agree with Liz," said Maria
"Me too," Alex and Isabelle said simultaneously.

"Wait a second," said Max firmly. "You guys aren't thinking clearly."
"Watch it Max!" snapped Maria. "I'm thinking as clearly as you, maybe more."
"Okay, bad choice of words. You are thinking emotionally, not logically. Emotionally, II don't want to go, but logically, I know it's the right thing to do. Now step back and think about it logically."
Liz caught her lower lip between her teeth for a moment and said, "Max is right. If they have a way to make contact with your home, you owe it to yourselves to find out everything you can."
"Maria?" asked Max. She said nothing, but nodded.
"Kyle?"
"Yeah, I see what your saying, we need to search our inner selves to find the truth deep within us."
"Kyle, spare me the Buddha crap. How do you vote?"
"Go, and can you get me a Yankee's cap while you're there?"
"I'll see what I can do," said Max, with a smile. "Alex, what do you think?"
"I say go."
"Michael and Isabelle, that leaves you. What do you think?"
"I don't like it Max, but I don't see where you have any choice," said Isabelle.
"Do it," added Michael. "It seems like our best chance to get information.

"Okay then, I'll tell them yes," said Max. "Now about Ava, what should we do with her?"
"Max, wait," said Liz. "Promise me something. No matter what, don't tell them about the granalith. It's too important. Don't let them know about it."
"I won't Liz, I promise," said Max, startled by her vehemence.
"I mean it Max," said Liz looking at him intently and backing up as she spoke. "They can't know about it."
"Okay Liz, I promise," said Max. "I won't say LIZ!" Max looked in horror as Liz stumbled and slipped over the edge of the cliff they were standing on.