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 Fifty-Three Into the Frey
The young man put his hand against the Tabasco slot machine as he pulled the lever. Bells began to ring, and a steady stream of quarters spilled out of the machine. The man scooped them up and stuffed them into a large plastic container. He walked over to the cashier's booth and waited in line to exchange the coins for bills. In front of him a voluptuous blonde waited to cash in her containers of quarters.
"You are one hot babe," said the man. "Whadda ya say we cash in our money and party the night away."
"Sounds like you an me got sumptin sumptin goin down," answered the woman.
"You know it. Let's get out of these stupid disguises, and take our cash and do this town up right." Rath wrapped his arms around Lonnie and started to kiss her, his tongue thrusting violently into her mouth."
"Shouldn't we get to Roswell and find Tess, and find out what's goin down, first?" said Lonnie, pulling away from Rath.
"Screw her," said Rath. "I'm sick of waitin for her to contact us," he said. "Our friggin book is missen, and it was either her, or that Zan wanna be that stole it. I'm sick of doin this on her terms. It's time for us to do this our way. But first, we party."
"Ya know," said Lonnie. "Zan, man he was wrong. He weren't da man, Rath, you da man!"
The line moved up and Lonnie handed her container to the cashier, who glared at her suspiciously.
"You seem to be winning an awful lot," the cashier stated.
"Nah, that's just your, you know, imagination or sumptin," said Lonnie. "You ain't never seen me before, now just give me my friggin money." She glared at him, her eyes full of anger.
The cashier instinctively took a step back, as if to shield himself from the rage that burned within her eyes.
"M-my mistake, Miss," he stammered. He quickly grabbed her container of change and fed it through the counter. When it was done, he grabbed a stack of bills and passed it through the security window. "Thank you for patronage. I hope you enjoyed your time at the Stratosphere."
Lonnie stood to one side, and waited while Rath cashed in his change. When he was done, he walked over to where she was waiting. He pulled her to him, and pressed his body against hers, while his hand caressed her behind.
"I thought I was gonna have to axe that mother," he said. But you played him good."
"Shaddup, Rath," Lonnie answered, staring over his shoulder.
"What did you say to me, bitch?" he growled, shoving her away from him.
"I said shut the fuck up, that's what," she said. "Look over there." She pointed across the casino. "It's Queenie. Looks like she came to play with the big kids."
Max, Liz and their friends walked down the strip, their eyes shining with the reflected lights on the buildings.
"What's the big surprise?" asked Kyle. "And why are we all here, together? Shouldn't somebody have Tess duty?"
"Someone did have Tess duty," said Ava, slipping her hand into his. "Max asked me if I could put a long lasting warp on her to make her think she was going swimming with Max. Even now, she is probably splashing around in the hotel pool with Max by her side."
"Nice," said Kyle. "When we get back, could you do that on my teachers so they'll all think I aced my finals?"
"Sorry to interrupt," said Max, "But this is where we want to go."
"The Venetian?" said Maria. "Oh goody, are we going on a gondola ride?"
"Something like that," said Max, as the group entered the luxury hotel. "Liz and I have,"
"Will you look at that!" exclaimed Kyle, his voice reverent. He broke away from the group and walked over to a giant statue of Buddha.
"Um, Kyle, I hate to drag you away from your worship and all that, but I was trying to make a point here," said Max.
"Max," said Kyle. "I'm not worshipping. I'm merely admiring the fine work and artistry that went into capturing the image of Buddha."
"Kyle, we need you to focus here," said Liz, gently pulling him away from the statue. "You can come back later and admire to your hearts content."
"Fine," grumbled Kyle. "But I don't see what's so important that it can't wait a few minutes."
"Liz and I are getting married," interjected Max. "Here, right now. With all of you as our witnesses."
"WHAT?" everyone shouted.
"You heard me," said Max. He turned and began to walk towards the Grand Canal. "Liz and I are getting married, and we want all of you to be there to share it with us."
The group, led by Max, walked to the bridge that crossed over the canal. It was decorated with white roses, and music played softly in the background. Two white and gold gondolas bobbed in the water majestically, awaiting their joyous cargo. They waited quietly, as the wedding official explained the ceremony to them and prepared the marriage license. As he spoke, the other couples communicated silently among themselves. As one, they stepped forward towards Max and Liz, and the wedding official.
"Max," said Michael. "I, we all get how this was going to be just for you and Liz, but it seems to me that since we did this once before as a group, it would kind of make sense for us to do this together, too."
"Are you saying that you and Maria want to get married to?" Max asked, incredulously.
"We already are married, or mated, or whatever it is they call it back on Antar. We want to do it here, too."
"We all do, Max," said Isabelle. "Only this time, it's our choice to do it. We aren't activating the granolith or anything. We're choosing to be together."
"Isabelle's right," said Alex. "There is a certain sense of right about it. This time it's our decision."
"But only if it's okay with you and Liz," added Kyle. "We don't want to take anything away from you."
"I think it sounds perfect," said Liz. "I can't think of a more perfect way to celebrate our wedding."
"Yeah, and this way, none of us have an excuse for forgetting our anniversary," quipped Kyle.
Max stepped away from the group and had a hurried conversation with the wedding official. Several minutes later, they all stood on the bridge and recited their vows in front of each other. Cheers broke out from the onlookers as the couples kissed. The climbed into the two waiting gondolas and took their wedding cruise on the canal.
Rating: PG-13 - possibly to R
Love Changes Everything
Chapter Fifty-Three Into the Frey
The young man put his hand against the Tabasco slot machine as he pulled the lever. Bells began to ring, and a steady stream of quarters spilled out of the machine. The man scooped them up and stuffed them into a large plastic container. He walked over to the cashier's booth and waited in line to exchange the coins for bills. In front of him a voluptuous blonde waited to cash in her containers of quarters.
"You are one hot babe," said the man. "Whadda ya say we cash in our money and party the night away."
"Sounds like you an me got sumptin sumptin goin down," answered the woman.
"You know it. Let's get out of these stupid disguises, and take our cash and do this town up right." Rath wrapped his arms around Lonnie and started to kiss her, his tongue thrusting violently into her mouth."
"Shouldn't we get to Roswell and find Tess, and find out what's goin down, first?" said Lonnie, pulling away from Rath.
"Screw her," said Rath. "I'm sick of waitin for her to contact us," he said. "Our friggin book is missen, and it was either her, or that Zan wanna be that stole it. I'm sick of doin this on her terms. It's time for us to do this our way. But first, we party."
"Ya know," said Lonnie. "Zan, man he was wrong. He weren't da man, Rath, you da man!"
The line moved up and Lonnie handed her container to the cashier, who glared at her suspiciously.
"You seem to be winning an awful lot," the cashier stated.
"Nah, that's just your, you know, imagination or sumptin," said Lonnie. "You ain't never seen me before, now just give me my friggin money." She glared at him, her eyes full of anger.
The cashier instinctively took a step back, as if to shield himself from the rage that burned within her eyes.
"M-my mistake, Miss," he stammered. He quickly grabbed her container of change and fed it through the counter. When it was done, he grabbed a stack of bills and passed it through the security window. "Thank you for patronage. I hope you enjoyed your time at the Stratosphere."
Lonnie stood to one side, and waited while Rath cashed in his change. When he was done, he walked over to where she was waiting. He pulled her to him, and pressed his body against hers, while his hand caressed her behind.
"I thought I was gonna have to axe that mother," he said. But you played him good."
"Shaddup, Rath," Lonnie answered, staring over his shoulder.
"What did you say to me, bitch?" he growled, shoving her away from him.
"I said shut the fuck up, that's what," she said. "Look over there." She pointed across the casino. "It's Queenie. Looks like she came to play with the big kids."
Max, Liz and their friends walked down the strip, their eyes shining with the reflected lights on the buildings.
"What's the big surprise?" asked Kyle. "And why are we all here, together? Shouldn't somebody have Tess duty?"
"Someone did have Tess duty," said Ava, slipping her hand into his. "Max asked me if I could put a long lasting warp on her to make her think she was going swimming with Max. Even now, she is probably splashing around in the hotel pool with Max by her side."
"Nice," said Kyle. "When we get back, could you do that on my teachers so they'll all think I aced my finals?"
"Sorry to interrupt," said Max, "But this is where we want to go."
"The Venetian?" said Maria. "Oh goody, are we going on a gondola ride?"
"Something like that," said Max, as the group entered the luxury hotel. "Liz and I have,"
"Will you look at that!" exclaimed Kyle, his voice reverent. He broke away from the group and walked over to a giant statue of Buddha.
"Um, Kyle, I hate to drag you away from your worship and all that, but I was trying to make a point here," said Max.
"Max," said Kyle. "I'm not worshipping. I'm merely admiring the fine work and artistry that went into capturing the image of Buddha."
"Kyle, we need you to focus here," said Liz, gently pulling him away from the statue. "You can come back later and admire to your hearts content."
"Fine," grumbled Kyle. "But I don't see what's so important that it can't wait a few minutes."
"Liz and I are getting married," interjected Max. "Here, right now. With all of you as our witnesses."
"WHAT?" everyone shouted.
"You heard me," said Max. He turned and began to walk towards the Grand Canal. "Liz and I are getting married, and we want all of you to be there to share it with us."
The group, led by Max, walked to the bridge that crossed over the canal. It was decorated with white roses, and music played softly in the background. Two white and gold gondolas bobbed in the water majestically, awaiting their joyous cargo. They waited quietly, as the wedding official explained the ceremony to them and prepared the marriage license. As he spoke, the other couples communicated silently among themselves. As one, they stepped forward towards Max and Liz, and the wedding official.
"Max," said Michael. "I, we all get how this was going to be just for you and Liz, but it seems to me that since we did this once before as a group, it would kind of make sense for us to do this together, too."
"Are you saying that you and Maria want to get married to?" Max asked, incredulously.
"We already are married, or mated, or whatever it is they call it back on Antar. We want to do it here, too."
"We all do, Max," said Isabelle. "Only this time, it's our choice to do it. We aren't activating the granolith or anything. We're choosing to be together."
"Isabelle's right," said Alex. "There is a certain sense of right about it. This time it's our decision."
"But only if it's okay with you and Liz," added Kyle. "We don't want to take anything away from you."
"I think it sounds perfect," said Liz. "I can't think of a more perfect way to celebrate our wedding."
"Yeah, and this way, none of us have an excuse for forgetting our anniversary," quipped Kyle.
Max stepped away from the group and had a hurried conversation with the wedding official. Several minutes later, they all stood on the bridge and recited their vows in front of each other. Cheers broke out from the onlookers as the couples kissed. The climbed into the two waiting gondolas and took their wedding cruise on the canal.