About an hour later Max stood in front of his people and gave his speech that will change the course of history for Antar. Liz stood beside him not behind him like so many other queens have done. It was important to let all Antarians see the need for change. Max spoke about their battles with Tess, Remy, and Kivar and most recently with Kivar's son. Serena shivered at that. Zan held her hands and listened to his brothers' speech. They were all proud of the man that Max had become. It was important to see that he step into the role of leader with ease and of course grace. Liz held baby Xander in her arms and looked at her husband. The apparent emotions painted on her face were of course love, devotion, or of course utter confidence in the man that MAx had become. Antarians seems captivated by Max's speech. He was a better version of King Zan. While King Zan was a good King he always lacked confidence in his position as such while Max here was confident in his role. They finally saw the impact that these group of people beside him had confidence in him as a ruler and a leader. His wife stood beside him not behind him and showed her support. She was queen and let them know that her husband was a great person, husband, father first and great king last. King Zan never was like that. Isabel looked at her brother and smiled. They were so proud of him.
"And so with that my fellow Antarians this is a new era", said MAx ending his speech.
The people in a word were speechless. Max was scared that they would not accept how things were to be this time around. He turned his head and meet the eyes of his family with fear until they heard one person clapping. Max looked out into the audience and smiled.
"Larek", said Liz.
Eventually everyone joined in making the ten of them smile as well as their mothers. Serena, Liz, Ava, Alex, and Michael all meet their father a while ago. He was tall like Michael and had Alex's lopsided smile. He was proud of the people that they had become. WHen asked how did he know this.
He replied, "Where do you think Serena and Liz's gift of sight came from".
Serena and Liz smiled at that bit of information. After Max gave his speech adn sign some docments giving his mother and Aunt Calliava his throne, he got rady to eave Antar and go home. They all stood at the castle grounds while ISabel and the girls said good bye to thier mothers.
Vienna walked up to Max and looked at him, "You have made us proud, especialy your father he would have been proud of the man that you have become", said Vienna hugging her son.
She didn't want to let him go but she knew that he had to travel this journey without his mothr by his side. Max felt tears come to his eyes when he heard that his father would be proud of him.
"It's time", said Zan.
Max nodded his head and produced a portal in the middle on the grounds. Maria and MIchael and baby Michaela stepped in first. They waved and disappered everyone else followed. Max looked back at his mother and smiled.
"We will be back", said Max disappearing from their sight.
The nex thing that anyone saw was Xander's nursery.
"What day is it?", asked Serena.
She heard the doorbell ring. She went to answer it
. "We lost a day only", said Maria looking at the TV channel that showed the date and time.
"Its Monday today then, we missed all our classes today", said Alex.
Kyle groaned. "Man I have to study i have a test tommorrow this really sucks man", said Kyle walking out of the room followed by Ava.
"Well I know we are home, Kyle's complaining", said Zan.
They all walked out to see Serena's study group sitting in thier living room.
"Ahh I wasn't feeling to well that's why I missed class today", they heard Serena saying as a form of explaination.
Liz looked at the three sitting by Serena and laughed.
"What' so funny?", asked Max getting some juice.
Those three apparently have a crush on you, Michael, Zan, and Serena", answered Liz cooing her baby.
"Hey baby, how you doing?", asked Liz blowing rasperies onto her son's stomach making him giggle with delight.
"ON us? But we are married, and are in serious relationships", said Max not understanding.
"Ah I don't think they care", said Liz.
"But Serena's pregnant", said ALex coming to sit in the kitchen where Max and Liz was having thier conversation.
"Yeah I know but you know how those Men are around Serena, she has a something that men adore", said Liz giggling down at her son that was right now pulling at her hair.
Max reached out and rubbed his back.
Xander right now was gurlging and looked back and shocked them all by saying his first words, "Dada".
Max gasped and Liz smiled.
"WHat was that?", asked Liz looking down at her son.
"Dada", yelled her son making more noise.
Max had tears in his eyes.
"Yup that's dada", said Liz pointing to Max.
Xander looked at her tilting his head smiling and turning to Max, he pointed his chubby little fingers "Dada", said Xander again obviously proud of himself.
"My son said his first words", siad MAx smiling.
He took Xander out of Liz's arms and swung him up and back and forth making Xander giggle and smiled a toothless smile at his father. Isabel smiled at her nephew that was having a ball repeating dada over and over again. Zan smiled too. They deserved this. Serena walked in then rolling her eyes.
"Those three get on me nerves sometimes", said Serena.
"WHat I miss?", asked Serena taking a seat next to Zan.
She looked at him and smiled, they needed to talk tonight.
" Xander said his first words", said Max obviously proud of his son.
"What first words", asked MIchael walking into the kitchen with Maria and Michaela.
"He said Dada", said Max smiling.
"Aww", said Serena stroking Xander's cheek.
Xander smiled at her and blew spit at her.
"Well always the gentlemen", said Serena laughing.
Later on that night Serena sat on her bed awaiting Zan that was now takng a shower. He walked in then with ony a towel and she gasped. He so beautiful. She told him that and he laughed.
"Serena", said Zan after a couple of minutes of silence.
Serena looked up at him witn tears in her eyes.
"Zan I'm so sorry, I know that what MIchael siad was rigt, I just thought i had to you know", said Serena.
"Ahh baby don't cry, I hate to see you cry", said Zan pulling her into his lap.
He rubbed her growing stomach and they sat in silence again.
"I wasn't mad at you, I was mad at me that I failed to protect you", said Zan.
"Zan I chose to do this, I wanted to save everyone, I'mm so sorry that you felt that you had no one that you would" said Serena trying to get the rest of the words out.
"It was diffiuclt, I was in such pain, I thought it was the only way, I love you so much and when you died I jsut couldn't handle it", said Zan. "I promise not to leave you again, I'm so sorry baby, do you forgive me?", asked Serena looking at him with tear-filled eyes.
"Always, do you forgive me?", asked Zan.
"Always, now make love to me", said Serena.
Zan smiled and moved over her body. He removed his clothing and entered her body slowly. He wanted this to go all night long and it did. Everytime Serena got close to the edge he would slow his pace, mkaing her dig her nails into his back. She gasped at the sweet loving that her husband gave her quivering body. When she finally did come, he let her scream out his name and pump her hips al she wanted until he gave himself to her.
When they finally fell asleep the last words that they both uttered to one another was "I love you forever".