Max opened the door and Anne could see Isabel was just a few feet away. "Hi Max now what was so important that you had me come over here tonight. Jess and I were just finishing dinner," Isabel said then she saw Anne, "Who's that?"

"Well she might look familiar. It's Anne, Liz's cousin," Max said as he closed the door behind Isabel.

"It is. Oh my god we were like best friends when we were little," Isabel exclaimed and hugged Anne who had actually helped her remember a little.

"Yeah then we lost touch," Anne said.

"We did and it was kind of my fault, sorry."

"It's okay but right now the past doesn't have to be relived we will have plenty of that later believe me. I had Max ask you over tonight. Now I have something important to tell you and I need you to listen and not jump to any conclusions."

"Okay," Isabel said suspiciously as she looked over to Max and he just nodded reassuringly.

"Well here it goes. Basically I know you, Max, and Michael are aliens. I know all about Tess and everything else. In fact in a way I know more about you than you do."

"Max is she a skin?" Isabel got defensive and took a step back.

"No I'm sort of a hybrid like you. Except I was not completely genetically engineered but was a human and was changed using the gandanarium and DNA from a living alien. I also have his essence inside of me so in that way I am sort of two people. Anyway I'm supposed to help this group of alien fighters reach their potential. Now we were going to let the whole group in on it tomorrow night but I asked Max to bring you in early because with Tess gone and Alex dead the group is done by two and we really have to have eight to complete the group. Now I can take Tess's place even though I was only supposed to be a teacher I'm flexible, that leaves one. It would have to be someone we could trust and that would be willing to learn and be changed. Basically I want to bring Jesse in."

"What? No! I want him not to be involved in all this alien stuff, plus how do we even know you are the real thing and not some enemy?"

"Iz you remember me from when we were little and like I said we can relive the past later. Now if you are 100 opposed to bringing Jess in we can make it with a six or seven person unit but it will be that much harder on everyone."

"Fine, not that I really understand what you are talking about but as long as we don't bring Jesse into this twisted little world I'm fine."

"Okay, oh and by the way I like the hair. Now if you like I can leave you and Max can fill you in on what he knows but everything else will have to come tomorrow with everyone else. Oh and Max don't forget about the crystal. I'm going outside now."

"Okay Anne I'll take care of it," Max knew this was hard for her and draining so he didn't mind her passing it off on him especially with how difficult Iz could be.

Anne went out into the backyard enjoying the dry yet still cool night air of Roswell in early summer. Some red flowers were blooming on some bushes in the yard and the stars were sparkling. Anne ran through her head everything that would have to be said and explained the next night. She was scared and excited, finally the family would be whole again but they had a dangerous future ahead of them. She could hear Isabel and Max talking but there was very little raising of voices which was good. It sounded like Max convinced her of the truth as far as he knew it and Isabel stuck her head out to say good bye and she would be waiting to here everything tomorrow but had to go.

Anne felt a little relief but looked back up at the stars. Six planets, the fate of six whole planets if not more lay in their hands, her hands. If she didn't do her job right it would all be on her.

Max saw her looking up and wondered what was going on behind those beautiful green eyes. Oh how he could picture himself getting lost in those eyes. "So what are you up to?"

"Just thinking," Anne said coming out of her daze.

"Yeah I bet we are all going to be doing a lot of that from now on. Okay so I was wondering you seem to know exactly what my powers are actually you probably know better than I do."

"Probably, especially I know what you are supposed to be able to do."

"Okay well what about you? You can read minds and probably the basic molecular manipulation like the rest of us but what else?"

"Well I can do the molecular manipulation," with that Anne wave my hand over the flowers and made them sparkle as if reflecting the stars. "I can also sense the vibrations or essence of living things, plants and animals. I can also translate that essence in other ways like with the sparkling of the flowers or like this," Anne wiggled her fingers over the flowers then towards the stars and some beautiful music began to play.

"Wow that's coming from the flowers?"

"And it is the vibration of the stars amplified I can hear it most of the time but I can also let others hear it."

"That's amazing, anything else?"

"Not much create a force field, create a protective and maneuverable bubble, and uhm influence people." Anne was a little afraid to admit to the last because it could show her as a possible threat.

Max did become a little suspicious of that but still he trusted her. There was something inside him that told him he should. "Okay wow those are interesting powers."

"I guess?" Anne said distractedly.

"What's wrong?"

"It's just that I'm worried about what's ahead, what I have to do," Anne said with so much pain and distress.

"Training us and all?" Max felt for her; he knew the burden of having so many people's fates as your responsibility. He stepped closer to her, her back was to him, the flowers and stars were sparkling and singing, it was quite a sight. Anne turned to look at him and was surprised to find him only a foot away from her and about to take another step closer.

"Yes training all of us. Getting us ready for saving worlds. It scares me if you could imagine." She tried to joke but the pain showed through her eyes.

"It's okay we are in this together you have me to help you. Then once we bring everyone in we will all help each other." He touched her face and caught a falling tear on his thumb. At that moment they connected emotionally, they were one and this drew them together. The next thing either of them knew they were kissing. The stars zoomed in closer and they were flying, in their minds anyway. They flashed back to a life long ago, they were lovers for almost that whole lifetime and both were great warriors. Now in this lifetime they could feel that love and it was natural.

"Whoa is that always going to happen every time we touch?" Anne asked when they released and the flash had stopped.

"I don't know. I don't even know what it meant it isn't like any flash I have had before." Max asked confused, more so than

Anne.

"It was one of our past lives. This is definitely weird."

"For me too and I've been dealing with this alien stuff my whole life."

"I'm getting tired," lie Anne really just wanted to be back in Max's arms but felt weird. She didn't want to hurt Liz but she didn't want to turn her back on something that was obviously destined. "I'll head back to Liz's now, but don't forget to contact everyone about the meeting tomorrow and don't mention me. I'll just be there and when Liz or anyone says anything about me going then we'll let start the whole conversation."

"Okay I'll call everyone tonight, but wait I'll give you a ride home. You shouldn't walk at night alone plus you might get lost."

"You're forgetting one thing Max."

"What?"

"Alien powers. I'm fully capable of protecting myself and I have a supernatural if you will sense of direction. I'll be fine."

"Okay but I'd feel better if I drove or walked you," Anne had been making her way inside and to the door this whole time and Max had followed. Now he stepped close to her, so close she could smell him.

Memories invaded her mind of making love to him all night long, in different bodies but that didn't matter. She could see the muscles of this body beneath his clothes and more than anything wanted to feel his body against hers. Part of him wanted the same thing she could sense his excitement. She had to leave now. They began to move closer for another kiss and just as their lips touched she pulled away and grabbed the door nob. "I have to go now Max, see you tomorrow." She let out a big sigh as she walked down the street.

Anne's POV : This is going to be harder than I thought and this could be trouble. I don't know if we are supposed to be together. God damn it if Tess hadn't screwed up and betrayed us all I wouldn't have to be here they could have taught each other just fine and Liz and Max would have ended up together like the future Liz found out about but now. We'll see how tomorrow goes and then Max and I have to have a talk and depending on what we decide and what our pasts reveal maybe Liz and I will have to talk. This is too complicated more than it is supposed to be.

Max's POV: I'm so confused. I thought Liz and I would get back together but she seems to be unable to let the Tess thing go. I know I hurt her but I had thought we were soul mates and could get through it. Anne is here now and she and I are soul mates but she says so are Liz and I. How I wish to be human and not deal with all of this craziness. Please God let something happen to help me decide between the two and make the right decision. Wait I don't believe in God. Anyway just help me make the right choice.