Chapter 24
The next week or so everyone was busy either moving in or moving out. "Michael which room
do you want?", asked Serena looking at her new home. Michael was a little shocked at the size
of his new home. "This one is good" replied Michael pointing to the room on the first floor
closest to the door. He wanted to make sure he heard everyone and everything that entered this
house. Serena was living there and he had to make sure that she was safe. Serena had
suggested that they make a trip to see Laurie since she was Michael's sister. Next week is when
they will take their trip up there. "Alright let's get the rest of your stuff in here", said Serena. She
was happy that Michael decided to live with her, it was a way for her to get to know her
brother better. Zan walked into the house and looked around. "Damn Rena this place is huge",
said Zan kissing her on the forehead. His girlfriend was beautiful. Yup ladies and gentlemen
Serena was his girl. She told him a couple of days ago that she broke it off with Brian. He hated
it to admit it but that was the best news he had ever gotten. Max and Liz walked in the some
boxes. "Liz I told you not to carry any boxes", said Michael grabbing the light box from her
hands. "Michael I'm pregnant not damged", said Liz rolling her eyes once again at her over
protective brother. Michael and of course Max made it so that she never lifted a finger; she
didn't mind really but they were treating her like she was broken. Max turned and looked at her
and said, "Liz I told you not to, I don't want you to get hurt" kissing her mouth gently. Zan just
smirked at their antics. Liz and him got closer this week. She and him talked about her being
pregnant and her feelings towards Tess. After he learned about everything that Tess put them
though he was about to have a mental break down. Zan walked up to his brother and said,
"Don't worry about Liz she's strong". "Yeah like you wasn't going to yell at her for holding that
box too, that's your nephew in there you know", said Max. Zan just looked down at his shoes,
he knew Max was right. Max laughed at him, when Nazi Isabel came in with her measuring
tape. Max and Zan looked at her and rolled their eyes. Zan knew she was in one of her moods,
the mood to decorate. He was in awe at how much stuff Isabel planned when decorating his
room a few days ago. Max just laughed at her. Zan gave up and let her do her thing. Isabel was
scary mad. Zan looked up and saw Alex carrying all her home decorating magazines and Maria
following him holding what looked like drawings on how Isabel wanted to decorate Serena and
Michael's home. Maria looked at Zan and also rolled her eyes. Maria and Zan also got closer
this past week. Maria, Max, and Zan would sit around and talk and laugh at Michael and
Maria's argument that week. "Girlfriend your sister is insane", said Maria to Zan. Zan loved
when she called him that, it made him feel like he belonged. "I'm telling you just get out of her
way, Isabel is one scary alien", said Kyle walking in with a box and Ava follwing behind him
also carrying one of Serena's lamps in one hand and a small box in another. "Hey, be quiet I
have to get a feel for this room", said Isabel. Everyone looked at her and just shook their heads.
Serena didn't get it, Isabel was a Nazi yeah but she didn't care as long as she wasn't doing the
work she was fine.
"Alright Isabel what do you see for the living room?", asked Serena. Isabel ignored the question
and snapped her fingers toward Alex and so he could get her supplies. Serena just laughed at
how fast Alex got up from the floor. Poor guy thought Serena.
The last week was a bonding experience for the group of friends, well family thought Serena.
She remembered being invited to the Evan's home last week. They wanted to meet the woman
who they thought changed everyone's lives. It really wasn't her it was a future version of herself
but that little fact didn't really stop them though. Michael was also invited to the dinner party,
where Mrs. Evans preceded to shower an uncomfortable Michael with kisses on his face, telling
him how sorry she was for not being there for her. Everyone just laughed when Michael just
stared at her. "Yeah, its alright you were there when I needed you, I'm the one who got scared
it's not your fault", said a gruff Michael. She still held onto to him, she looked slightly
uncomfortable at first but easily began to relax. The dinner party also included everyone in their
little group. After dinner Mr. Evans invited everyone to sit in the living room to talk about the
alien-ness in their lives. "So Max, Isabel, and Zan filled us in on what has been going on the last
year or so, I wanted to also hear it from your mouths too", said Phillip. Liz looked up and
spoke, "Well it has been difficult sometimes but it also had some good rewards, like us saving
Ava and Serena, and getting Alex back and of course Zan. The difficult part was keeping it
from the people we love you know, its hard to get people to trust you when you lie to them all
the time, but we knew that when we got involved", said Liz squeezing Max's hands. "Yeah I
mean, my mom would have a cow if she knew, at first the Jim was after Max and them and we
had to protect them but they didn't fully trust us neither, which is understandable, then the whole
thing with Max getting captured by Special Unit and hearing about this destiny thing and of
course the slutface, excuse my language messing with people's minds, it wasn't easy", said
Maria. Michael had his arms around her and she leaned into his chest. "I learned about
everything in jail, me Alex Whitmen in jail, I couldn't believe it, I was mad at Liz for not telling
me the truth and when she did I was let's just say surprised was not the word, but after a while I
came to realize something, that I am a part of something big, I am one of a few people that
knows something that over 6 billion don't know. I'm happy I know because I got to meet these
great people and got the family that I love", said Alex. Everyone turned around and smiled at
him. Isabel was teary eyed of course, she smiled wide at him. Serena finally spoke up. "You
know I didn't even know I was different until I was about 7 years old and my mother fell down
the stairs, I healed her, I was scared out my mind that she was going think of me as a freak you
know, she just looked at my and smiled and precede to tell me why I could od these things. I
was mad at first that she dind't tell me, but she explained to me that she wanted me to have a
normal life, I told her I knew I wasn't normal in the terms she knew of and I always kind of
knew. My father wasn't really around much, I knew him, I hate to say this I hated him, He was
cold and unfeeling, but my mother loved him, I think she still does in a way. We then moved to
New York when I was about 11 years old with my dad and mom, for a year he told me
everything about his mission and what my mission would be when he died. Let me tell you I was
scared out of my mind, how was I going to protect these people, I barely could fight with the
bully that stole my lunch in school". Everyone laughed at this. "You are their protector?", asked
Diane. "In a sense, I mean not yet, my father would have to die first, my father hasn't been a
good protector anyway because he won't admit it but he is scared to death of the FBI getting
him again. I got dreams from him when I was younger about his time there and trust me it wasn't
pretty, that's why I put up with his attitude sometimes, he is a lot more human they he wants to
admit". "Oh I got a question, what about this Nasedo guy that Max told me about", asked
Phillip. "He betrayed us we thought he was helping us but I guess I was wrong", said sullen
Max. "Umm he was, I mean I think he felt guility with Kivar, he negated on the contract, that's
why the skins killed him. I'm not saying her was good, far form it in fact, but he tried to make it
up I guess in his on way, but I guess he never took it into consideration that Tess would go with
the deal even if he told her not to", said Serena. Everyone looked at her in surprise. "How do
you know that?", asked Michael. "My dad, told me about Nasedo's plan to kill the skins, so
you wouldn't have to deal with them, but he never told my dad, about the deal , if he did, my
dad would have sent me hear to warn you.", replied Serena. Zan was surprised that this woman
was supposed t protect him and the others. She was tiny and small. She looked very much like
Liz. I guess him and Max have always had the same taste in woman. They loved woman with
dark features even on Antar. He wasn't going to let Serena do this alone though. "What about
this Kivar person are they coming back?", asked a scared Diane. Her babies were fighting
some type of battle a war really that was going on some other planet. Zan looked at her
expression and pulled his mom close and kissed her forehead. Max looked at this and smiled
but the smiled faded when he remembered he had to answer her. "Yeah all of us will, I hate to
say it but we have to be prepared, in Serena's house there is a gym and we will train there.
Serena and the rest of the girls are taking self defense classes and so are the rest of us", said
Max trying to reassure his mother. He knew that he really didn't though because she looked
more scared. Zan just rocked her back and forth trying to soothe her. They all knew that this
war was going to happen and most likely it was going to happen on Earth they just had to be
ready.