Dear Journal,

I'm Samantha Simmons it's September 4th technically and it's really late, I know again I have bailed out on you for

less than two days.  But come on trust me Monday was boring, if you're wondering what I did.  Here's the run down: I went

to school, and tutored Michael by assigning a practice test.  We barely talked I couldn't make eye contact with him, I know

I'm horrible.  So I just got back from our meeting at the Granolith and it's 1am in the morning.  To be completely honest this is

the most drama filled, angst and romantic day of my life.  Of course I'm living vicariously through Liz but come on.  Alright so

you're wondering what happened right?  Okay so let's start with Tuesday night since the day was uneventful. Unless you count

Michael staring at me for an hour while I corrected his practice test eventful.

            We see the B-Team along with Alex and Courtney all huddled in the POD chamber they are right outside a small room that is slightly glowing blue.  Sam is standing in front of the entrance reading from the book.

"Okay so it says here that we can heal someone by concentrating our energy on all five points of the Granolith with the person we're trying to heal facing North."

Sam smiles and looks around everyone is listening closely.  Sam nods and shrugs leading everyone into the Granolith chamber.

There are five lines that run away from the base of the Granolith.  Alex can't believe his eyes.  The purple and blue hues of the Granolith come to life as Sam touches it and a flicker of light bounces with her touch.

"Wow."

Sam smiles and looks to Alex.  She turns to everyone and nods.  Alex steps back to the corner as they each take a line and Courtney faces north.  The B-team follows Sam and puts their hands on the Granolith.  It begins to give of a light, then a pulse emulating a faint heartbeat.  They close their eyes and concentrate on healing Courtney's husk to at least buy her some time.  Alex looks to his amazement as a bright white light engulfs Courtney.  It swirls around her and he can see a faint image of a yellow glowing being.  The light fades and Courtney moves her hands about.  Everyone opens their eyes and looks to Courtney.  John doesn't seem to believe his eyes.

"Courtney, did it work?"

Courtney runs her soft hands along her husk no skin comes off it feels newer, fresh.  She nods and everyone lets out a sigh of relief.  The atmosphere feels more relaxed in the chamber.  Alex approaches the Granolith and looks at it from all angles.

"So what exactly is this?"

Sam looks to where Alex is looking.

"You've heard of the Holy Grail right Alex?"

Alex looks back at Sam and smiled matter of fact-ly.

"Of course."

Sam motioned to the Granolith and gave a quirky smile.

"Well our kind has it."

Alex nodded not knowing what to say.

"So the knights wasted all that time then?"

Sandie giggled and nodded.  She then looked to Sam.

"Sam you have something to tell us?'

Sam nodded and looked to Lucas.

"Lucas how are those moving vans coming along?"

Lucas focused his thought to Sam.

"I can get them from the second Friday in October till that Sunday."

Sam looked pleased.

"Perfect that'll be the point of attack then."

She looked to Courtney, "Let the others know."

Courtney bowed and then kept her full attention on Sam.

"Good, well I've had more visions, images from the past.  The theme for this next mission against the skins is an open mind.  The more we allow our thoughts to flow and take form the stronger our powers will become."

Everyone nodded.  The Granolith began to hum and Sandie yawned and stretched it had been a cruel Tuesday and it was nearly 10:30pm they wanted to get home.

Sam patted her hands on her thighs.

"So that's it then meeting is adjourned, we saw we came we conquered.  I guess the next meeting is to be announced."

Everyone smiled Alex was the last to leave the Granolith he looked back at Sam who was staring at the powerful structure in awe.

"Uh, Sam you coming?"

Sam smiled and shook her head.

"I'm gonna stay here for a bit, you go on home I'm sure you have a phone date with Ms. Evans to attend to?"

Alex nodded shyly as he turned red in the face.  He left the POD chamber glancing back every other step to make sure Sam was okay.

Sam had only spent a few moments alone in the POD chamber when it began to change hues.  It was a bright pink and then deep purple.  She backed away from the Granolith as a bright flash filled the chamber and Sam was thrown off balance and onto the floor.  She looked up and saw the light change from bright white to a dark figure and then it was Max standing in front of her.  He was clad in leather with heavy black boots.  His hair was long, and it looked like days since he'd slid a razor across his face.  Sam backed up against the wall and tried to push herself up without taking her eyes away from Max.

"Max?"

He looked down at her and Sam put up her hand they both produced a shield at the same time.

"Who are you?" Max asked.

Sam tilted her head.  "Are you a shape shifter?"

Max smiled and then shook his head he released his force field and then stepped closer to Sam's shield which was still vibrating with her power.

"You're Sam aren't you?"

Sam nodded.  Max nodded back and then motioned to the Granolith.

"We manipulated the Granolith to send me back in time to talk to you, and Liz."

Sam stood up while never letting her force field down.

"Prove you're not a shape shifter."

Max looked amused but also aggravated.

"You told Alex your secret not too long ago, that's why I'm here."

Sam let down her force field and Max let out a sigh of relief.

"Look we don't have much time I need you to bring me to the Crashdown and I'll fill you in on the way of what's going on."

Before Sam knew it she was almost at the Crashdown in the midst of a conversation with thirty four year old Max.  Who is married to her cousin and trying to get her to help him save the world. 

"Wait, so, present day Max is going to sing to Liz with a Mariachi band accompanying him how cute is that!"

Future Max blushed slightly as Sam pulled into the back alley behind Liz's apartment.  Future Max got out of the car and then looked to her.

"So you need to promise me something then."

Sam nodded and looked serious, "Sure."

"You have to tell them all of them about who you are."

Sam looked scared she swallowed hard and nodded.

Future Max nodded with her.

"And you have to help Liz develop her powers, you guys are our last hope."

Sam smiled and nodded.

"Wait will I see you again before you leave?"

Max looked up to Liz's balcony.

"I have a feeling getting my former self and Liz to just stay friends is going to take longer than a day."

Sam nodded, "Okay then, good luck."

Future Max thanked Sam and closed the door Sam watched as he climbed up Liz's balcony.  She looked down at her dashboard and everything that just happened hit her like a ton of bricks.

"I can't believe I have to tell them now."

Sam backed out and made her way over to her house she got a call on her cell phone as she approached her drive way.  It was Lucas, Sam smiled Lucas must have been sensing her thoughts.  Sam pressed send on her phone and began her conversation with Lucas as she parked her Mom's car in the driveway.

"Yeah, Lucas what's up?"

"Sam, I got a feeling like you needed to talk."

Sam smiled, "Yeah I have a story to tell you I, just tell Sandie to get John and we'll meet outside in five okay?"

With that Sam hung up the phone by pressing end.  As she got out of her car and made her way to Lucas's house John was already coming from the opposite side.  They all met there under the cover of night.

"What's going?"

John looked like he was five minutes away from a good nights rest.

"Look I'm sorry to keep you guys up but we have a minor set back."

Sandie rubbed her eye, "A minor set back how?"

Sam looked to Lucas who nodded for her to continue.

"Well, after you guys left um, something happened."

John stood up straight ready for anything.

"What happened Sam?"

Sam looked to John and then everyone else.  She wanted to tell them what she had saw, who she had talked to.  Then she couldn't, a part of her didn't want them to know.  She clenched her fists and got ready to take on her leadership role.

"I realized that we can't keep this a secret anymore."

Sandie was the first to react, "What!?"

Lucas put his hand on Sandie's shoulder.

"We have to tell them."

Lucas looked at Sam he knew she was hiding something, cause they both were.  Sam and Lucas formed a connection this summer for safety reasons he was linked with her forever.  His mind and hers could tap into one another, yet he had the upper hand because of his powers.  It was understood that if something was to happen to Sam he was second in command. 

"Did you have a flash Sam?"

John looked to Sam hoping that's what it was.  He still had feelings for her and didn't want to think she was trying to make things with her and Michael easier.

Sam nodded her head.  In a way she did see something that they didn't so that's a flash, from the future.

"Yes, I saw that if we don't tell them soon the world will not make it without us.  And Liz."

Everyone looked up at the mention of Liz's name.

Lucas cleared his throat, "What about Liz Sam?"

"I have to train her, help her powers grow stronger."

The three looked at one another confused.  The also saw the sad look on Sam's face as she was remembering something from a different lifetime.  None of them could argue with her now they all nodded and agreed.  Sandie and John left Lucas and Sam alone for a moment outside.

"Sam, why didn't you tell us the truth?"

Sam looked back to Lucas with determination.

"I have to keep some things secret Lucas, goodnight."

With that she was off to bed.

Meanwhile over at Liz's house things were a bit more dramatic……………

Future Max is looking at a photo booth roll of him and Liz from a while ago he smiles as she comes back into her room.

"Uh, that's private."

Future Max nods and puts the photo down.  Liz walks in front of him and clears her mind.

"I have some questions."

"I understand."

"If you need Max to do something why don't you just go to Max?"

Future Max shook his head he had no time to talk about this he just needed to make Liz understand that is wasn't really so much about his younger self.  He needed her to change to put their relationship, their young relationship on hold.

"It's complicated, look it's not so much about me needing Max to do something."

Liz was trying to process everything.

"Look, fourteen years from now Earth is war zone, it's the end of the world and there are two reasons that we came up with."

Future Max pauses he looks at Liz and thinks what she looked like when he last saw her, 34 years old and desperate.  She was now standing in front of him the same woman but so different so full of possibilities.

"You and I, we came up with: One Tess left, and two, you didn't let yourself change when you were with me."

Liz looked a bit confused.

"Wait Tess left, Roswell?"

Future Max nodded.

"Because of me?"

Future Max shook his head no.

"No, she just never felt like she was part of the group really.  Tess grew up alone, raised by Nasaedo always thinking that she was my destined mate.  Without any support, without real friends and a place here she had nothing."

Liz was beginning to understand Max now.

"So you need me to get you and Tess together?"

Future Max shook his head no again.

"It's not about Tess and I, it's about you and Tess and others who will come to help you.  Liz you have powers, strong powers.  And Tess does too, and, with you and I, together your powers stayed dormant for years until it was too late, until.."

"Oh, the end of the world?"

Future Max nodded.

"I need you to keep my younger self at arms length, and to make Tess feel more a part of the group.  Have her talk to me, Max make nice.  Let her know that she has friends here who want her around and that she doesn't need to be a Queen or Max's mate to be a part of the group."

Liz smiled wryly and then titled her head.

"Okay I can do that."

Future Max nodded and then yawned.  He looked tired like it had been days since he slept.  Liz looked beat too, there was an awkward moment of silence between the two.

"So, I guess you can't go over to the Evans house and sleep in your old room?"

Future Max chuckled to himself, "No I guess not."

He eyed Liz's bed, and then the balcony he slowly made his way towards her window.

"No, hey you don't have to sleep there, I have a sleeping bag ya know and an extra blanket."

Future Max felt like he was seventeen again with Liz.  He felt shy, looking at her his heart fluttered again it always did that, but this was different.  There was no war going on out side he was in peaceful place where the future could be left undetermined if he got this right.  Liz smiled and handed him some blankets and a sleeping bag.  She grabbed her nightgown and went into the bathroom.

When Liz came out of the bathroom Future Max was sleeping soundly she tiptoed by him and then stopped.  He was older and different, Liz looked to his arms they were bigger bulging and had scars on them.  It looked as though the end of the world was a long battle.  Liz sighed and turned off her light keeping her eyes on Max she crawled into bed.  The moment the light turned off future Max opened his eyes he could see Liz better than she could see him since his eyes were well adjusted.  He just watched her fall asleep not knowing that she was doing the same with him.

            The thing about the future is it's just as easy to manipulate as the past.  I mean we live in a society of computers and all

 this technology.  And here we are the year 2000 and we still haven't found the cure for the common cold.  I have to ask

Future Max if they figured it out fourteen years from now, because if they can go back in time then they sure as hell should

have cured a cold.