Nov. 5th, 2002
Journal Entry-II
I'm Liz Parker Evans and these were my plans for the day: Get up at 9:00 a.m., leave the hotel by 9:30 if not then sooner, and start living life on the road again with nothing to worry about except the FBI. Instead I saw a stranger who I got a weird vibe from and for some reason bowed at me and whose story I have yet to figure out. And do you want to know the best part? (I mean that figuratively of coarse,) My best friend who I can't live without has been missing for two days. Welcome to my world; again.
The group was in Max and Liz's motel room. "This is hopeless," said Michael. "No, this is not hopeless," Liz snapped back. "Liz, she has been missing for two days she could be anywhere by now." "Well we can't just give up on her. Isabel can't you try dream-walking her again?" "I've tried three times and the results I get are always the same; it's nothing but darkness." "I think it's time to start considering other options," said Michael. "Wait you mean leave? No! Max, what do think?" "I hate to say this but I think Michael's right." "What?" "Liz we've been here three days, with that much time we risk exposure." "We all ready risk exposure with or without Maria, she knows too much about us," said Isabel. "Max please?" Liz said trying to fight off tears. "Okay we'll look once more but if we can't find her today then we leave tomorrow." Max, Liz, and Kyle went to start looking for Maria while Isabel and Michael sat and waited.
As Maria slowly began waking up she began to notice her surroundings. She was laying on what felt like a bed and her head hurt terribly. "Where am I and why does my head hurt?" "Relax," came a female voice. "Who are you?" "Shh, all will be explained in good time." "Why can't you just tell me now?" "You humans; never any patience. Let me bring you something for that headache of yours. In the mean time you should just get some rest.
As the young girl came into view, Maria noticed she was human. "Here, drink this," said the young girl as she handed Maria the chalice while Maria sat up with her back against a wall. "What is it?" "It's something to help with that headache." "How do I know you're telling me the truth?" "You humans, you always ask too many questions." "Well when you're in an unfamiliar place it tends to do that to you." "Look at me do you seen anything in me that seems evil? Try to sense it." "Sense it? I think you got the wrong girl because I don't have any super powers and I can't do that sense thingy." "Will you just listen to me for a minute?" "That depends will you tell me what's going on?" ng girl because I don'in me that seems evil? Try to sense it."mean time you should just get some rest.
and her head h"Argh! You humans are hopeless! I don't know why my mother assigned me this position. Trust me or don't trust me it's your choice." With that they young girl left the room. Maria then started to have thoughts that maybe the girl wasn't human after all since she had used the words 'you humans' three times and no normal human would use 'you humans' in a third person sense. 'Oh no, I've been abducted by aliens again,' Maria thought. 'Why me,' Maria asked to herself.
It was nine p.m. when Max, Liz, and Kyle returned. "Any luck?" Isabel asked. "Nothing," replied Kyle. "We went everywhere even as far as the Anacortes and San Juan Islands. It's as if she just dropped off the face of the Earth." Michael looked at Isabel. "Tell them." "Tell us what?" Max asked. "I tried to dream-walk Maria again but I ended up with the same results except this time it felt as if something was purposely trying to block out her signal. We know this planet is weak in the technology and chemical department so that means the special unit doesn't have a way to block out my dream-walking ability." "This has alien written all over it," said Liz. "So what do we do now?" asked Kyle. "There's nothing we can do," Max replied. "So what, we just sit back and passively watch while Maria is on some god forsaken planet doing god knows what." "We don't know that for sure Liz." "But Isabel you just said..." "It was just a theory." "Maxwell I think it's time for a plan B," said Michael. "We move on." "But Max..." "Liz I know but we don't have a choice. We don't have any leads and have asked more than a hundred people with no luck." "Max we just can't give up on her." "And we can't get exposed either," Isabel blurted out. "Maria's your best friend, I get that Liz, we all do but Max is right, we have to move on." "What about you Michael, what do you think?" "There's nothing more we can do here Liz, we have to leave." "And Kyle I guess you agree with them too?" Kyle didn't respond but Liz knew how he felt. "So where do we go from here?" "As far away from here as possible," replied Max.
After spending more time pondering on her thoughts and the short conversation she had with the young girl Maria decided to drink the tonic. Not only that, but her head hurt terribly so she figured she'd drink it and get it over with. Maria realized that a minute after drinking the tonic her head wasn't hurting at all.
Moments later the young girl walked back into the room. "I see you drank your tonic after all. How's your head?" "Better." "Glad to hear it. This is strange for you isn't it?" "You just noticed?" "I'm sorry, I still haven't gotten used to the way you humans work." "You know you keep saying that. You yourself aren't human are you?" "Come." "Where?" "Enough with the questions, I don't see how my brother and sister in law managed to put up with you. If it will make you feel any better for now, my name is Amel. So will you just come with me? Please. I promise all will be explained soon." Maria got off the bed and followed Amel into another room.
Max and the group were on the road again with Max in the driver's seat. "Are you all right?" Max asked his wife. "Am I that obvious?" "Only a little," Max said as he smirked at her. "I'm worried about her Max." "I know as am I." "Every time I close my eyes I see images of all the stuff we did together in the past and I just keep getting this bad feeling that something is wrong. I know she's terrified inside, I can feel it Max." Max put his hand on Liz' knee, "Hey, it's going to be okay Liz. I promise. We've just got to be positive." Liz gave Max a warm smile. After that the drive to Montana, the entire group feeling worried for their lost friend. The only thoughts running in their minds were how each of them blamed themselves in one way or another and if Maria was truly okay.
Amel had taken Maria to the very top tower of the castle. The room was huge; and in it were two dozen computer screens to the right, a table that could seat fourteen in the center of the room, to the left were a dozen large desks filled with paper work on top of each and behind the center table was a huge window that looked out on the small civilization. Amel and Maria stood by the window. "Is this Antar?" Maria asked. "Not by far. Our true home was taken over by Kivar but there were those of us who were able to escape undetected. Ever since then we've lived here." "Can't Kivar track you?" Amel smiled. "No. Our ST's have been able to design the most sophisticated hiding device that not even Kivar himself could find no matter how hard he tries." "So if this isn't Antar, what is it?" "It's named Cyto, a moon that's about a light year away from our five star systems. Kivar doesn't know about it since he doesn't care about any of the systems that our outside of ours; all though he does make an exception for yours, since he won't give up at getting Vilandra by his side." "I know I'm asking a million questions but why did you take me?" "Because there's things that you and only you must know. King Zan and his new queen all ready know, well they suspect anyway." "What kind of things?" "In time." "Okay well if you won't answer that question can I ask just exactly who you are and if we're not on Earth then why take the form of humans?" Before Amel could answer an older woman walked into the room. "Mother," Amel said. "Hello dear. I see our guest is getting familiar with the place. Hello Maria." "Hi," Maria said with a confused look. "How do you know who I am?" "I've been keeping an eye on you ever since you found out about my son's secret." "Your son... Michael." The older woman nodded and then Maria turned her attention towards Amel. "And that would make you Michael's sister." Amel nodded as well. 'What parallel universe have I stumbled into?' Maria thought.
The group finally reached a motel in Billings, Montana. "So how many rooms are we getting?" Max asked and Michael responded, "Two. Kyle can stay with us. I'll sleep on the floor." "Are you sure?" asked Kyle. "Yea." "Okay who are you and what have you done with the real Michael Guerin?" Isabel said teasingly as Isabel and Michael headed towards the lobby to get the keys. "Nice day isn't it?" asked the cashier. "I guess so," Michael replied. "So how many rooms?" "Two," replied Isabel. "Okay you've got rooms thirty and thirty one, top floor." "Thanks." Michael and Isabel walked out of the lobby. "Isabel is everything okay?" Michael asked. "Yea there was just something familiar about that cashier. I'm sure it's nothing." "If you say so. Here you go Maxwell," Michael said as he handed the keys to Max.
Ten minutes later Kyle was sitting in the center of the room doing his meditation; his miniature Buddha statue in front of him. Five minutes later he was done. "So, you done?" Michael asked. "Yes. I thank you both for those fifteen minutes of silence while I pondered my purpose in life." "Well you're just lucky I've learned to become patient with that mumbo jumbo Buddha Boy," said Michael as Isabel smiled a bit. "And Buddha Boy thanks you for that. Now if you will excuse m, it's late and I'm tired." Kyle jumped into bed and went to sleep. "I guess you want to get some sleep too don't you Isabel?" "Yea." "Okay," Michael was about to lay on the floor when Isabel stopped him. "Michael, wait; why don't you just sleep here?" Isabel said as she motioned him towards the bed. "Are you sure?" "Yea, I mean it's not like we haven't shared the same bed before. Come on." Michael got in the bed with Isabel. "Are you okay?" he asked. "Yea, you?" "Yea." "Hey Iz," "Yea?" "Thanks." Isabel smiled at Michael and he smiled back. "You're welcome. Night, Michael." "Night Iz." Once their eyes were closed Kyle opened his and just smiled then went back to sleep.
Maria and Amel were touring the rest of the castle since they had just finished taking a tour of the village. "So what do you think?" "It's incredible. You know three years ago I would've never imagined this stuff to exist. It just seemed impossible. I can remember the exact moment Liz told me the truth. I ran out of the Crashdown screaming." Maria smiled as she remembered that moment. "The first few months were the hardest. I can remember being so scared, afraid that they would eventually turn into some green slimy monster. I'm sorry, I'm rambling about this." "No it's okay. I enjoy hearing this from a humans' point of view. Not many people get to experience what you have. People on your planet have a tendency to exaggerate on the truth. About more than half of your entire population says they've been abducted by aliens but in reality ninety nine percent of them are false accusations. If you don't mind me asking, which Antarian scared you the most?" "Definitely Michael and Isabel, they have this look in their eyes that makes a chill run up your spine." Amel smiled, "Yes my brother and sister in law are good with that." "Hold on a second, sister in law? You're talking about Isabel?" Amel quickly turned away. "I've said too much." "No I think it's about time you owe me an explanation and give me some answers. You have been speaking in riddles ever since you abducted me so I would like to know just what the heck is going on. I want to know why I was abducted, I want to know why you say Isabel is your sister in law, and I'd like to know everything else about this little scenario that you're not telling me." "Okay. Come with me we need to go to the conference room. Maria this is going to be difficult for you to hear but you need to." "Why do I have a feeling like this is nothing but bad news?" "Maria the reason we abducted you was because you play a critical role in all of this; because you're part of the 'alien abyss' as you like to call it and since you're involved with my brother things have gotten complicated." "What do you mean 'complicated'? "You are stopping what's meant to be." "And what you're telling me is that Michael and Isabel are meant to be," Maria said as she looked at the ground. It doesn't make any sense though I thought they always said they make their own destinies." "To a certain extent but when it comes to the relationship part of it they don't have a choice. I don't mean to hurt you by this but the feelings have always been there for each other they've just been too scared to face them. I'm going to show you something. If it gets to be too much let me know." Amy spoke to the screen that was to the right of them. "Entry one: library." The scene of Michael and Isabel at the library began to play.
Michael: You think I'm stupid don't you?
Isabel: No, not stupid.
Michael: Just forget it. He's not gonna come.
Isabel: Maybe not tonight.
Michael: No, not ever. No one ever comes for me.
Isabel: I will whenever you need me.
Amy stopped the footage. "Do you want me to continue?" Maria nodded. "Entry two: dream sequence." The screen began to play.
Isabel and Michael have a dream about the two of them kissing in the desert where the alien symbols are on the ground. They both wake up gasping at the same time.
Max: Michael what is it?
Michael: Isabel. (Max and Michael go to Isabel's room.)
Max: Are you okay? What did you see?
Isabel: It was only a dream.
Michael: It was only a dream.
As Amy stopped the footage tears were starting to form in Maria's eyes. "Are you okay?" "Do I look okay?" "Maria this is difficult for you, I get that but you know that deep down things have to be this way. I'm going to continue with the next entry. Entry three: night talk."
Isabel is staring out the window and Michael comes up behind her.
Isabel: You've seen them too haven't you?
Michael: The dreams.
Isabel: The rock formation... the symbol.
Michael: The two of us.
Isabel: The baby. I think its all true Michael. I think I'm pregnant with your child. How can this be?
Michael: Something weird like this had to happen sooner or later. No matter what Max wants to think, we're not human Isabel.
Morning had dawned and Kyle had gotten up early so he could do his morning meditation. After he was done Michael and Isabel woke up. "Morning you two, I assume you slept well," Kyle said as he smirked at Michael and Isabel who then threw pillows at him and then Michael began talking to Isabel. "You tried dream-walking Maria again last night didn't you?" "I did with no luck. I feel so responsible. I keep getting this feeling like it's all, my fault." Michael began rubbing Isabel's back. "Isabel it isn't your fault. No one's to blame for Maria's disappearance." "I like this soft side to you Michael." "I've always been this way." "Not always." "Okay you're right; only when our king isn't around." "Are you two flirting?" Kyle asked. "No," Michael and Isabel both said in unison then looked at each other. Isabel then got off the bed and went to take a shower to avoid any other awkward moments that would soon arise. About ten minutes late the group met outside. The got in the hummer and headed to Deluth, Minnesota.
Back on Cyto, Amy was showing Maria more clips. "Entry four- rock formation." The screen began to play.
Isabel: All that stuff Tess was talking about: signals and destiny, that's what this is. You, me, and the baby that's what this is.
Max: The what?
Michael: Isabel thinks she's having a kid.
Max: Yours? Now who's keeping things from who?
Isabel: It's not what you think. We were never really together. It all happened in those dreams we were having.
Max: You can't get pregnant from a dream.
Isabel: How do you know? All I know is that something is happening inside of my body and we don't know what it is.
Amy stopped the footage. "How are you holding up Maria?" "I'm doing okay. I didn't realize how scared Isabel really was. Are there anymore?" "Four more but are you sure you want to continue?" "Yea, I think I can handle it." "Okay. Entry five: kitchen."
Isabel: What if Max doesn't find anything out or he does and it's worse than we thought?
Michael: Let's not go there until we know something.
Isabel: Oh god Michael, I'm so scared.
Michael: You have Max and you have me.
Isabel: I don't even know who you are anymore. I mean are you my brother or my mate? I can't forget that dream can you? You were so happy Michael. I've never seen you that happy.
Michael: Well I've never been that happy before. (Maria over hears.)
Isabel: Is that what you want?
Michael: I don't know.
Isabel: Well what is this going to do to everyone else: You and Maria, me and Alex?
Michael: Let's not think about that right now. I just want you to know that I'm not going to let you go through this alone. It's my baby too. Maybe this is the way things are meant to be.
"Here's one I think you'll remember. Entry six: human-alien relations."
Maria: Hey. Look I heard something and I gotta ask you about it and I hope that the answer is some alien thing 'cause I can't imagine any other explanation that you could give.
Michael: What are you talking about?
Maria: The baby Michael.
Michael: I can't talk about that.
Maria: Wait, you owe me an explanation Michael.
Michael: It's not what you think.
Maria: Okay I thought that you and Isabel were brother and sister. I mean isn't that what you've always said? Now suddenly you're sleeping togther?
Michael: No, we're not sleeping together.
Maria: Really, then how is there a baby involved?
Michael: I don't know.
Maria: How do you not know?
Michael: I just don't know. I don't know anything anymore. I mean I don't know what the hell it means; I don't know what I'm feeling.
Maria: Wait a minute, feeling? Now you have feelings for her?
Michael: Maria this isn't about you or me or our stupid relationship. This is about Isabel. Something is happening to her and that's all I care about.
The clip ended and Maria began talking, "You know it wasn't until that very moment when I knew that Michael did have strong feelings for Isabel. I guess on some level I always knew, I just didn't want to believe it. I had convinced myself that we could be a normal human couple but that's just the problem; Michael isn't human." "I'm gong to continue, there's only two left. Entry seven: short."
Michael: Calcium. (Isabel smiles at the sweet gesture.)
Isabel: Michael this can't be.
Michael: I know but why not?
The footage stopped and Maria got upset. "I can't believe it! That space-boy alien jerk boyfriend of mine actually wanted that baby thing to be true! That..." Before Maria could
Finish her sentence Amy stopped her. "Hi, watch now, rant about ignorant space-boy later. Entry eight: guilt." The eighth entry began to play.
Isabel: Michael I'm in trouble. We may all be in trouble. There's an alien out there somewhere and he's after me.
Michael: You know it might just be a dream Isabel. You're under a lot of pressure, a lot of anxiety and what's so strange about dreaming about an alien?
Isabel: No, this is an alien who-who knows me, who's... intimate with me. I mean- I mean, what if it's-god!
Michael: Who?
Isabel: Kivar. What if it's Kivar?
Michael: So what if it is? It's probably still just a dream. Yeah, okay think about it for a second. Who's Kivar? He's a man you had an affair with-
Isabel: No that wasn't me. That was that other person.
Michael: That was you on another planet okay? And how did this illicit affair turn out? It got us all killed.
Isabel: This isn't helping.
Michael: Because you're not listening. Don't you see what's going on? It's just a dream Isabel. Your subconscious mind is screwing with you. I mean, you know guilt. You feel guilty about what you did back then.
Isabel: I don't even know what I did back then for sure. I mean all I really know is that I betrayed you and Max and my whole family for this-this Kivar. Oh god, why? What is wrong with me? I mean... who does something like that? What if I betray Jesse the way I betrayed all of you?
Michael: He, no sit down. None of us know what happened in that life. All we know for certain is who we are in this life and in this life, you're Isabel.
The footage ended. "Is it over?" Maria asked as she stood up. "Yea." "Amy I thank you for those painful moments but if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go to my room and figure out when exactly my life when wrong and maybe, just maybe get over the fact that Michael and Isabel are destined for one another." "On some level you can't deny it Maria." "I can try." And with that Maria left to ponder on her thoughts.