Destiny Rewritten

Author's note: This fic is purely a 'what if,'/fluffy Dreamer (Max/Liz) fic. This fic begins maybe half way into the episode "End of the World," only things have been changed a bit, making it a lot happier for the Dreamer fans. PLEASE be kind when reviewing! This is my first Roswell fic. Suggestions from Dreamers who have maybe been fans for a while, please feel free to give suggestions whether it's via e-mail, Aim; doesn't matter!

Previously on 'Roswell': Everything in the series has happened as you saw on TV up until EOTW. Some of the original dialogue/scenes may be added in this fic from EOTW, but that's just to get the fic started.

Chapter 1

"No, I-I can't," Liz said teary eyed, her voice cracking from crying as she looked up at Future Max. Thinking back to a few hours ago when she had went to Max's house…saying all those things to him; all those lies only made her want to cry more. Liz looked down into her lap, wanting nothing more to do with any of what Future Max had to say.

"You have to," Future Max said.

Liz looked up once more. "Do you know how hard it was for me to tell him that I didn't want to die for him? He's the only reason that I'm alive right now." Her heart ached, thinking about the day he saved her; the year before and all the good times they had together as a couple. The harsh words she had spoken to Max echoed in her head.. If you truly love me, you'll let me go…I don't want to die for you…Then she remembered the look on his face before she left back out through his window; Liz closed her eyes, willing the image to disappear. "You...you've...you gotta come up with another plan. Please go to someone else. I...I just...I can't do this anymore," she said honestly.

"Just 25 minutes before I came here, I held Michael in my arms...dead," Future Max said, looking at her, his expression pleading. "Isabel died 2 weeks before that. Now you have to do this. You have to find a way. All of our lives depend on it." Liz looked into his eyes, realizing he wasn't lying. Whatever world he came from was falling apart; everyone was being killed all around them.

Liz paused, trying to think of something else. She scrambled her brain for some plan, some idea…anything that didn't mean her confronting Max like she had earlier. She then remembered what Future Max had said when he first arrived there earlier that evening…Tess was critical to our survival. The four of us - Michael, Isabel, Tess, and I...we made a complete unit. We all had different gifts, and with one of us missing, we weren't as strong, and everything fell apart…Her eyes widened, having realized something. Future Max, having been studying her, instantly noticing the change in her facial expression.

"What? What is it?" he asked.

"I just thought of something… you said that Tess was critical to the survival of the four of you.." she paused, still thinking it through. "Max, what-what if we made sure Tess stayed with the four of you; here in Roswell -without putting the two of you together?"

Future Max looked at Liz for a second. "That won't work Liz. She left Roswell because of me, and the way I treated her after you and I got back together," he explained.

"Max, look, I'm not saying this in hopes for me and you -present you- to get back together," she told him. "From what I understand, the world didn't come to an end because you and I were together," she paused, "it was because Tess left."

Future Max thought about it for a moment, thinking of the Liz back in his time, and the life they had together… Liz did have a point. The reason Earth was the way it was in his time wasn't because he was with Liz, it was because Tess had left the four of them. Could Liz's idea work? He shook his head, unable to get his hopes up.

"It's too risky," he said. "What if it didn't work out? What if Tess leaves no matter how hard we try and get her to stay? We'd be right back where we started."

"You said it yourself Max; we choose our own destinies," Liz told him. Max stood there silently. "This could work Max!" she said. "I heard Tess and Kyle were getting closer. All we've got to do is give her a reason to stay!"

"So what your saying is hook her up with Kyle?" he said, unsure of what she was saying.

"Yes. No. I don't know." She stood up. "I just know there has to be some other way of preventing the end of the world. I can't keep doing this; I can't keep hurting him with all these lies," she told him, the tears threatening to return. "It hurts too much to say all those things to him…to you."

Future Max looked at Liz, his heart breaking seeing her like this. He then thought back to his place in time, and tried to play out Liz's idea in his head. He didn't want to end up with anyone else with her; especially not with Tess. He barely knew her. All he knew about her was that they were married in another life and they were "meant" to be together. He had thought about a similar idea to Liz's back in his time, but quickly dismissed it, not wanting to take that chance; but now it looked like they were running out of options. He thought back, remembering just how in love he was with Liz at that point in time. He wasn't sure there was anything she could do to make him fall out of love with her.

"Another thing we have to keep in mind is that Tess also left because after you and I got back together, she felt like she was used," he explained, remembering everything so clearly. "After that, she didn't really trust anyone; her wanting to leave earth only increased and eventually she just…left." It went silent, both deepin thought.

"Maybe," he said after a few moments. "Maybe your idea could…work." Liz looked up at him. "You have to understand Liz, I can't just go on faith here and hope Tess stays. If this doesn't work..." he trailed off, not needing to finish.

"And you can't fake being friends with her; it'll just make her distrust everyone greater and faster."

"So what your saying is that for this to work, I'm going to have to…"

"Your going to have to put aside whatever feelings of anger or resentment you have towards her and be friends with her." Liz sat there silent for a moment. Could she actually do that? Could she set aside how she felt about Tess and try to become friends with her?

"Are you willing to do that? Accept her into your life?" he asked her. Did she have a choice?

"I'm willing to do anything," she told him truthfully.