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-Four Oops, We Did it Again
"Hey Queenie, how's it goin?" said Rath.

Tess looked nervously back in the direction of the pool and quickly pushed Rath and Lonnie down the hall of the Stratosphere.

"What are you doing here?" she hissed. "Max is going to be leaving the pool any second.

"What you talking bout, Queenie?" asked Rath. "We've been watchin you for a while, and we ain't," Rath stopped, and shook his head. "Yeah, you're right, we don't want that Zan wanna be spyin on us," he said.

"Both of yuse shuddup, will ya and let's jam," said Lonnie. "I think I hear him comin. Come on, we can hide in here." She used her powers to open a door, and pulled Rath and Tess into the supply closet.

"That was close," said Tess. "What the hell are you two doing here? I told you I'd contact you."

"Yeah, well, we got tired of waitin, Queenie," said Rath. "So we decided to take a little road trip back to Opieville. We're missin sumthin, and the way we figure it, either you or your Zan, lifted it."

"I don't know what you're talking about," said Tess. "Like the either one of you would have anything that I would ever want to steal."

"Yeah, well what about good ole Maxie, then?" asked Lonnie.

"Right," said Tess, sarcastically. "As if Max were capable of stealing anything. Anyhow, I've got more important news," Tess continued. "I got that techno geek Alex to decode the book for me. As soon as I can read it, and get everything together, we're going back to Antar."

"You mean you ain't read it yet?" asked Rath. "What the hell is your problem? Why the frig are you livin it up here in Vegas, when you should be figuring out how to get us home?"

"Because we still need Max, you idiot," said Tess. "That's why. We can't go back without the Royal Four, and since you were stupid enough to kill Zan, we have to make due with that sub defective Max. You know that as well as I do. Now I want you to take yourselves back to that sewer you call a home and wait until you hear from me. Is that clear?" Tess. As she spoke, she used her powers to encourage them to see things her way. She waited, while the mind warp took effect. After a few seconds, they both nodded.

"Now get out of here, and don't let anyone see you," she said. "Everyone is here, including Michael and Isabelle. That's the last thing we need, is for someone to see the four of you together."

"Yeah, no problem Tess," said Lonnie. "I don't know what we was thinking of, comin here like this. You'll contact us when it's time."

"That's right," said Tess. "I'll contact you, when it's time." She waited while Lonnie and Rath stepped out of the supply closet and into the hall. After they were out of site for several minutes, Tess eased the closet door open and stepped into the hall. She looked around surreptitiously to make sure Max wasn't around and began the long walk through the never-ending hallways of the Stratosphere, back to her room.
"Oh my God, that was close," Isabelle whispered to Alex. "What are they doing here?"

"I don't know, but we'd better go warn the others, before it's too late," Alex answered. He pulled out a cell phone and punched in a number.
"Code Blonde," he said. "Meet at Lucky's." He hung up the phone and smiled at Isabelle. "There, that's all set," he said. "Isn't modern technology wonderful?"

"You are such a geek," Isabelle said with a laugh. "A techno loving, mind warping geek. And I'm lucky to have you."

"Come on, Mrs. Whitman," said Alex, holding out his arm to Isabelle. "Please allow me the pleasure of escorting you to Lucky's. The fine purveyor of the world famous BLT."
Within 20 minutes, the group assembled in a deserted corner of Lucky's Restaurant. They placed their orders and waited for the waitress to depart before Alex and Isabelle began to share their story.

"So then Alex warped them into thinking they had seen you and Tess swimming in the pool," said Isabelle.

"Good job, Alex," said Max. "Your powers are really getting stronger. Unfortunately, Tess and the others are starting to get out of control. We have to figure something out, and fast, before someone gets hurt."

"Max is right," said Liz. "We can't let Tess," she stopped, and grabbed her midsection.

"Liz, what is it, what's the matter?" asked Max. "Is something wrong?

"Wrong, no, nothing's wrong, but I think I just felt our baby kick."