Chapter 23:
Serena, Liz, Maria, and Michael sat in the back booth of the Crash Down laughing. "Oh God,
Liz this place, those outfits are degrading to my people", said Serena. "Well they are my people
too", said Liz laughing. It had been so long since she laughed. She looked down at the news
paper in front of her and read Alex Whitmen: Teen Boy back from the grave. In a way it was
true Alex was back from the grave, and she promised herself nothing would happen to him
again. "OH yeah, I forgot, you the queen", said Serena getting up and bowing up and down
repeatedly. Everyone bust out laughing. "Yeah I'm the queen and I could but you on clean up
duty for a year you know", said Liz laughing. "But you would do that to your poor sister,
besides King Max would like that, I'm his friend", said Serena with a pout. "Well she is queen
and I hate to say this I listen to everything she say", said Max walking in the Crashdown
followed by Isabel and Zan. Everyone looked at Zan in surprise. In the four hours that they
were apart Zna got a haircut and some new clothing but he still kept his Zan ness by leaving the
tattoos and the eyebrow piercing. "Nice, don't you look sexy", said Serena looking him up and
down. Zan pulled up a chair next to the booth but before straddling the chair he kissed Serena
on the mouth. "Well it was Izzy's idea, its alright but I got to get my own clothes from NY for
real duke", said Zan. "Yeah whatever my brother you look nice, I must say", said Isabel. "How
did the talk with your parents go?", asked Maria. "Yeah did they freak out?", asked Michael.
"Well let's just say they were surprised but mom wasn't for some reason and she was just
happy to know now", said Max.
Flashback: earlier this afternoon
"Mom, Dad we need to talk to you", yelled Max coming into his home. Zan looked around and
he liked what he saw. Max and Isabel got a good deal here. He walked up to the mantle and
looked at the family pictures displayed there and smiled and turned around when he heard a
gasp. He looked at the woman who was supposed to be Max's mother she looked surprised to
see him, he couldn't blame her but he also saw love in her eyes. But she just met him and he
didn't even say anything yet. A man he assumed was Max's father walked in and also looked at
him in surprise. Zan looked down at his feet he couldn't really stand to be the center of
attention. Isabel smiled and slipped her hands into his. He looked up at her and gave a slight
smile in her direction. "What is going on, Max, Isabel", asked Phillip Evans. "Yeah we need to
talk to you take a seat mom and dad its going to be a long story", said Max. he was nervous.
He didn't want his parents to think of him as being a freak you know. "Mom, dad I can't tell
you how happy it was living here with you and having this family is great, I love it here. I love
you guys", said Max. "I love you too, honey, what is going on, who is this", asked Diane. "My
name is Zan, I'm Isabel and Max's brother", said Zan in a soft voice. He didn't know why he
was nervous, I mean, Serena said she got that house that he could live in if anything went wrong.
But he wanted to live her with Isabel and Max and their parents, he wanted to feel that love that
Diane showed Max and Isabel. Diane looked at Zan in the eyes and smiled. He looked so much
like her Max, she began to love him already. She walked up to him and smiled and hugged him.
Zan looked surprised and it took him a second to hug her back. He didn't want to let go. She
was so motherly. She was what mothers were supposed to feel like. "Yeah I can tell, how did
you meet", asked Phillip. He kept looking at the boy with his wife. He could tell Diane loved the
boy already. Umm he wondered if Zan was in the desert that might also. "Were you in the
desert where we found Isabel and Max too?", asked Phillip. When Diane heard this she
gasped. No she couldn't have left a boy out there alone, NO it couldn't be. "No dad, we need
to talk to you, about who we really are, dad, mom, we are aliens, we crashed here in 1947 and
were in these incubation pods, Zan was in an incubation pod in New York, while we were
here", said Max. His parents looked shocked but Diane's face relaxed a bit and asked her son,
"Is that why you could heal the bird? Is this the secret?", asked Diane. She couldn't believe that
her children were aliens, but she loved them anyway. "Yes, mom, its mine and Zan's gifts to
heal, people", said Max. Isabel and Max looked at their parents expectantly. They were afraid.
"I love you Max, it doesn't change", said Diane. Max smiled at her and ran up and hugged his
mom. He loved his mom so much. Isabel had tears flowing form her eyes, she knew that her
mom would be alright, but now it was her dad she was worried about. Everyone turned to look
at Phillip, who was still in shock. "Dad? I know this is a lot to take but I won't hurt you I
promise, I can't change who I am", said Max, in a voice that a little boy would use when he was
being punished. Phillip smiled at his children and said, "You are my kids, I love you no matter
where you came from." Isabel ran up to her dad and hugged him tightly, whispering Daddy I
love you so much. Phillip looked at Max and hugged him also kissing him on top of his head.
Diane looked at her son well both of her sons now and smiled, she now knew about her
children. "Alright tell us about this long story of yours", said Diane. She sat in between Zan and
Max and took each of their hands into her each of her hands. Zan looked at her and smiled. She
felt so good, she felt motherly. He couldn't believe that she shoed love towards him also even
though technically he wasn't one of their own. Diane must have sensed his thoughts and
whispered in his ears, "You mine son now too, I meant what I said I love you no matter who
you are". Zan smiled brightly at this and Isabel smiled at him. She could already feel Zan
becoming one of the family. Max started with how Liz got shot and him saving her. He
continued about Michael being one of them and that he was there that night. Diane looked grief
stricken she felt like she lost a son. She asked if she could speak to him. They nodded their
agreement. Max told everything that happened with him and Liz, while Isabel talked about her
life with Alex and how he was alive now and that Tess had killed him. Max told them about
Tess and the baby, and how exactly that all came about, and how Liz was going to give birth in
2 years. They weren't happy but they understood. They talked about everything from running
from the FBI and to Max being in the white room. Zan had to hold onto Diane because she was
crying so hard. Phillip clenched his fist not to lash out at those people who hurt son. They told
them everything they could imagine. Zan talked about his life in New York and about Ava and
how even though she looked like Tess she was nothing like her. Diane also cried for her son
when he talked about the torture that Vilondra and Rath put him though. Phillip looked at his
sons, Zan was his son now and looked at them with pride. They were so courageous to live
through that. They talked about future Serena and her purpose and also they talked about
present Serena and her job offer to Liz. Max's parents wanted to meet her. Diane could tell like
she could tell with Max and Liz and Zan loved Serena.
"Well I'm going to have to talk to this Langley person, to make sure he puts down Evans as
your last name, the adoption should be done by the summer time", said Phillip. Zan looked up in
surprised. They wanted to adopt him. They didn't have to do that. "You don't have to do that, I
mean I don't want to get in the way of your family", said Zan. "You are family, and my son, I
want you to have my name like Isabel, and Max do", said Phillip. Zna just smiled. "Alright, I'll
get the number form Serena", said Zan. "Algith, Mom DAD, can we go meet our friends,"
asked Isabel. "Sure but first let's show Zan his room", said Diane. Zan and the rest of his family
walked up to the second floor and walked into what used to be their guestroom. "You can
decorate it how ever you like to and we can go get the rest of your stuff from New York later
on in the summer", said Diane. Zna smiled and nodded his head. He noticed he was doing that a
lot lately. "Thanks mom", said Zan in a low voice. Diane turned around and smiled at that.
"Come on Zan we need to go shopping for clothes and get you a haircut", said Isabel pulling her
brother's arms down the stairs. Max just laughed Nazi Isabel was back. She spent two hours at
the mall which was quick considering Isabel's love for the mall. They got Zan new clothes and a
haircut, but he refused to take off his eyebrow piercing even with Isabel's whining. "Come on
Zan, that piercing is so like last season", said Isabel in a fake Calfornia valley girl accent. "Izzy
I'm not taking out my piercing man, I'm not you can pout all you want besides Serena likes it",
said Zan. Max just laughed at his brother and sister. "Let's go, I got a pie waiting for me at the
Crash Down", said Max. "Why do you lie, you got a woman waiting for you not a pie", said
Zan smirking. "Well that too, let's go", said Max. They all hopped in their parent's minivan and
drove to the crash down. They reported the jeep stolen and we promised another one by the
time school starts.
End of Flash Back:
While Max was telling the story of their parents Kyle and Ava walked in hand and hand. "Hey
Kyle how did your father take Ava living with you guys", said Liz. "Fine you know he said that
Ava had something that Tess didn't, compassion", replied Kyle. He pulled up a chair beside
Zan and pulled Ava into his lap. Alex walked in then. Maria and Liz both ran up to him and
said, "Alex you're here" "Zan your right, this crying can give you a complex", joked Alex. He
looked at Isabel and she blushed. "Hey princess", said Alex softly kissing her forehead. He got
her to get up and made her sit in his lap. Max was sitting next to Liz and smiled at Liz. He
thought this is the way it was supposed to be. But he couldn't help be scared about the
upcoming battle they would face. Liz looked at him and whispered, "Are you alright" "Yeah I'm
fine", replied Max and kissed her on the forehead. She looked at him a second more and
sighed. Liz turned back to the conversation at hand. Maria was complaining about how Pam
Troy was a boyfriend stealer and that Serena and Ava had to watch out for her. "I mean those
clothes, that hair, that girl just need a corner to walk on, she's a man eater", said Maria. Max
and Kyle both bust out laughing at this. They remembered that day when Kyle called Liz that.
"What's so funny?", asked Liz. "Yeah what you laughing at?", asked Ava. "Nothing", replied
both Kyle and Max at the same time. Both girls narrowed their eyes and crossed their arms
over tier chests waiting for an explanation. "I suggest you tell them before they fire you with
those looks", laughed Michael. "Alright I'll tell you", said Max. "Evans!", aid Kyle. Max
preceded to tell them all that Kyle did that night and where the men eating comment came from.
Zan was laughing so hard at Max's and Kyle's behavior he fell on the floor. Which made the
group laugh even harder.
On a planet far away a man with no pupils n his eyes and said, "Laugh now Zan, I'll get you
soon". Kivar looked at Tess and Nicholas and smirked along with them. Soon King Zan Kivar
will be coming and so will I thought Tess. I'll kill Liz if it's the last thing I do, thought Tess.