Dear Journal,
It's Wednesday September 11th 2000, and I've been thinking I know that sounds dangerous. What I've been thinking about really is how the past and present seems to reflect one another. Here I am trying to hold it all together, my human and alien side while maintaining some sort of balanced life. I have to stop feeling sorry for myself, I do. Because I'm not that bad off it could be worse. As I tell that to myself I reflect on my life so far and that's when I fall back into self-pity. Well as promised I'm only writing the interesting stuff so I guess I should fill you in.
We see the B team sitting in the basement of Sam's house reading the file that Tess gave Sam. Everyone is watching Sam's face as she reads aloud the letters that Naseado left behind.
"So we know now he was the traitor, the one who took down both ships."
Everyone nodded to Sam's remark.
Monday went by with a few incidents maybe some worth mentioning.
Next day-
We see Liz in the corner of the hallway peaking around the corner watching Max at his locker. Maria and Sam come up slowly behind her smiling.
"So what are we staring at today Parker?"
Liz jolts a little but keeps her eyes fixed on Max as he takes out some books for his classes. Max, feeling he's being watched looks up as Liz hides her face she smiles at her friends.
"No-one."
Sam walks around the corner while Maria and Liz follow she spies Max half looking their way.
"It looks like Max Evans to me."
Maria looks back at Liz half teasing but cautious.
"I thought you have to stay away from Max until your powers are fully developed?"
Sam smiles at Liz and then looks to Maria, "Not fully developed just strong enough to be controlled and grow. Besides Liz is coming along we're going to meet today after school for an hour or so."
Maria stops short ignoring Max's glares towards Liz.
"I thought you had tutoring with Michael after school?"
Sam smiles to herself.
"Well he's been doing so well we switched it to once a week."
Maria looks a bit nervous. "You wouldn't be willing to take on an extra student would you?"
Sam nods. "Sure bring your work today and while I'm helping Liz we'll work on whatever you need."
Maria bouncing a little and looking hopeful walks ahead waving to her friends' goodbye as she makes her way towards Lucas who has just closed his locker.
Sam turns back at Liz who was locking eyes with Max; Sam moving to block their stare tries to lock eyes with Liz.
"Liz, we have to do this right or else things will never change."
Liz looks up at Sam confused, "What do you mean?"
Sam shakes her head she'd been having the same dream and doesn't want to interpret it at all. The fact was they all knew what their past was like and the people in it but acknowledging their other life out in the open was still too painful.
"I just mean that Max has to be in the dark about this a little while longer."
Liz nods as she lays her hand on her heart it felt warm and when she looked at Max it gave her a wave of love that she couldn't help but bathe in.
"Right, you're right."
Sam smiled and they walked right by Max, with Liz trying to keep her eyes anywhere but on him.
Later that day-
Liz, Maria and Sam are in the break room of the Crashdown. Liz is concentrating her minds eye on moving a feather off a book two feet away while Maria is asking Sam questions about British Literature.
We see Liz with her hand up trying to push the feather.
"Sam it's not budging its too far away this time."
Sam shakes her head taking her attention away from Maria.
"Just focus on the feather tap into your emotions. Just make the feather something you want to get away from, be angry at it."
Liz nods and focuses her energy on the feather. While Maria tries to interpret the poem she's reading.
"So what is he saying though?"
Sam turns to Maria.
"Well Shakespeare was a humanist and.."
"I did it, I moved it!"
Sam turns to see the feather floating towards the wall pushed by a stream of Liz's energy.
"Good job Liz now focus on the feather, keep it afloat for as long as you can."
Just then Michael walks into the break room he sees the feather floating with Liz's powers and Sam helping Maria with her homework.
"Wow, am I interrupting?"
Liz's hand falls down and the feather begins to descend to the floor. Michael's eyes are following the feather's motion.
"Liz were you just?"
Sam stands up quick and shoos Michael out of the break room.
"Our shift is starting soon Michael and we have to change so."
With that she closes the door on a very confused Michael.
Sam is the first to emerge from the break room minutes later dressed for her shift. Michael is waiting outside with his arms folded around his chest.
"So are you going to tell me what that was?"
Sam tilts her head to the side.
"What, what was?"
"Liz has powers, you're helping Maria with her homework?"
Sam laughs at Michael whose patience is wearing thin.
"Liz doesn't have powers."
Michael looks Sam in the eyes and nods.
"I know what I saw and she was controlling that feather a simple exercise to strengthen her powers."
Sam shook her head, "No Michael that wasn't it."
"I'm going to have to tell Max about this he needs to know what's going on."
Sam looks down to the floor Michael is frozen looking at her not sure what to feel. A wave of emotion passes over him and a faint memory pricks the back of his neck.
"We were in love."
Sam looks up at Michael trying to hide what she's feeling right now dropping her order pad she falls to one knee to pick it up hoping Michael will forget what he just said. But as Michael kneels with her she realizes that's not going to happen.
"It just struck me when you looked down like that a memory a feeling."
Sam looks at Michael with the best poker face she can muster.
"Michael I don't know what your talking about really." But Michael grabs her arm gently as she tries to walk by him.
"Look I won't tell Max anything alright I promise, but you have to promise something in return."
Sam looks at Michael now wondering what he wants.
"Help me remember, or at least if I do remember something tell me the truth."
Sam shakes her head.
"Why do you want to remember something that was painful, we died Michael why rehash that?"
Just as Michael wanted to grab Sam and kiss her, cause it seemed to be the most natural instinct. The door to the break room swung open and out came Maria and Liz trying to act casual. Sam broke free of Michael's grasp and smoothed her skirt she smiled at her friends as Michael turned away and into the kitchen. Maria was the first to approach Sam.
"What was that?"
"He saw Liz use her powers, but he won't tell Max he promised."
Liz looked down at her hands she could feel the energy surging from them it felt amazing and scary all at the same time.
Maria stared at the kitchen and then at Sam.
"What did he want in return, Michael's not the type of guy to promise anything, I mean look at me I dated the guy for almost a year."
Sam smiled and nodded, "He just wants me to help him remember stuff about who he was."
Liz looked up slightly worried, "I thought you couldn't do that, couldn't it have a reverse effect?"
Sam nods, "Exactly, but Michael's been getting flashes, memory waves and he wants me to act as the soundboard. To help him understand what they mean and if they're real."
Maria nods with Liz as Mr. Parker comes in from the back holding a box full of Alien dolls.
"Can one of you help me with this?"
All the girls nod and help Mr. Parker with the box and take it to the front.
I guess that's as interesting as it gets so far. I mean things happen to me everyday, and sure I'm half scared but also half excited about Michael getting his memories back. I'm starting to feel like maybe we can be together, like Max and Liz we'll find our way back to one another.
It's Wednesday September 11th 2000, and I've been thinking I know that sounds dangerous. What I've been thinking about really is how the past and present seems to reflect one another. Here I am trying to hold it all together, my human and alien side while maintaining some sort of balanced life. I have to stop feeling sorry for myself, I do. Because I'm not that bad off it could be worse. As I tell that to myself I reflect on my life so far and that's when I fall back into self-pity. Well as promised I'm only writing the interesting stuff so I guess I should fill you in.
We see the B team sitting in the basement of Sam's house reading the file that Tess gave Sam. Everyone is watching Sam's face as she reads aloud the letters that Naseado left behind.
"So we know now he was the traitor, the one who took down both ships."
Everyone nodded to Sam's remark.
Monday went by with a few incidents maybe some worth mentioning.
Next day-
We see Liz in the corner of the hallway peaking around the corner watching Max at his locker. Maria and Sam come up slowly behind her smiling.
"So what are we staring at today Parker?"
Liz jolts a little but keeps her eyes fixed on Max as he takes out some books for his classes. Max, feeling he's being watched looks up as Liz hides her face she smiles at her friends.
"No-one."
Sam walks around the corner while Maria and Liz follow she spies Max half looking their way.
"It looks like Max Evans to me."
Maria looks back at Liz half teasing but cautious.
"I thought you have to stay away from Max until your powers are fully developed?"
Sam smiles at Liz and then looks to Maria, "Not fully developed just strong enough to be controlled and grow. Besides Liz is coming along we're going to meet today after school for an hour or so."
Maria stops short ignoring Max's glares towards Liz.
"I thought you had tutoring with Michael after school?"
Sam smiles to herself.
"Well he's been doing so well we switched it to once a week."
Maria looks a bit nervous. "You wouldn't be willing to take on an extra student would you?"
Sam nods. "Sure bring your work today and while I'm helping Liz we'll work on whatever you need."
Maria bouncing a little and looking hopeful walks ahead waving to her friends' goodbye as she makes her way towards Lucas who has just closed his locker.
Sam turns back at Liz who was locking eyes with Max; Sam moving to block their stare tries to lock eyes with Liz.
"Liz, we have to do this right or else things will never change."
Liz looks up at Sam confused, "What do you mean?"
Sam shakes her head she'd been having the same dream and doesn't want to interpret it at all. The fact was they all knew what their past was like and the people in it but acknowledging their other life out in the open was still too painful.
"I just mean that Max has to be in the dark about this a little while longer."
Liz nods as she lays her hand on her heart it felt warm and when she looked at Max it gave her a wave of love that she couldn't help but bathe in.
"Right, you're right."
Sam smiled and they walked right by Max, with Liz trying to keep her eyes anywhere but on him.
Later that day-
Liz, Maria and Sam are in the break room of the Crashdown. Liz is concentrating her minds eye on moving a feather off a book two feet away while Maria is asking Sam questions about British Literature.
We see Liz with her hand up trying to push the feather.
"Sam it's not budging its too far away this time."
Sam shakes her head taking her attention away from Maria.
"Just focus on the feather tap into your emotions. Just make the feather something you want to get away from, be angry at it."
Liz nods and focuses her energy on the feather. While Maria tries to interpret the poem she's reading.
"So what is he saying though?"
Sam turns to Maria.
"Well Shakespeare was a humanist and.."
"I did it, I moved it!"
Sam turns to see the feather floating towards the wall pushed by a stream of Liz's energy.
"Good job Liz now focus on the feather, keep it afloat for as long as you can."
Just then Michael walks into the break room he sees the feather floating with Liz's powers and Sam helping Maria with her homework.
"Wow, am I interrupting?"
Liz's hand falls down and the feather begins to descend to the floor. Michael's eyes are following the feather's motion.
"Liz were you just?"
Sam stands up quick and shoos Michael out of the break room.
"Our shift is starting soon Michael and we have to change so."
With that she closes the door on a very confused Michael.
Sam is the first to emerge from the break room minutes later dressed for her shift. Michael is waiting outside with his arms folded around his chest.
"So are you going to tell me what that was?"
Sam tilts her head to the side.
"What, what was?"
"Liz has powers, you're helping Maria with her homework?"
Sam laughs at Michael whose patience is wearing thin.
"Liz doesn't have powers."
Michael looks Sam in the eyes and nods.
"I know what I saw and she was controlling that feather a simple exercise to strengthen her powers."
Sam shook her head, "No Michael that wasn't it."
"I'm going to have to tell Max about this he needs to know what's going on."
Sam looks down to the floor Michael is frozen looking at her not sure what to feel. A wave of emotion passes over him and a faint memory pricks the back of his neck.
"We were in love."
Sam looks up at Michael trying to hide what she's feeling right now dropping her order pad she falls to one knee to pick it up hoping Michael will forget what he just said. But as Michael kneels with her she realizes that's not going to happen.
"It just struck me when you looked down like that a memory a feeling."
Sam looks at Michael with the best poker face she can muster.
"Michael I don't know what your talking about really." But Michael grabs her arm gently as she tries to walk by him.
"Look I won't tell Max anything alright I promise, but you have to promise something in return."
Sam looks at Michael now wondering what he wants.
"Help me remember, or at least if I do remember something tell me the truth."
Sam shakes her head.
"Why do you want to remember something that was painful, we died Michael why rehash that?"
Just as Michael wanted to grab Sam and kiss her, cause it seemed to be the most natural instinct. The door to the break room swung open and out came Maria and Liz trying to act casual. Sam broke free of Michael's grasp and smoothed her skirt she smiled at her friends as Michael turned away and into the kitchen. Maria was the first to approach Sam.
"What was that?"
"He saw Liz use her powers, but he won't tell Max he promised."
Liz looked down at her hands she could feel the energy surging from them it felt amazing and scary all at the same time.
Maria stared at the kitchen and then at Sam.
"What did he want in return, Michael's not the type of guy to promise anything, I mean look at me I dated the guy for almost a year."
Sam smiled and nodded, "He just wants me to help him remember stuff about who he was."
Liz looked up slightly worried, "I thought you couldn't do that, couldn't it have a reverse effect?"
Sam nods, "Exactly, but Michael's been getting flashes, memory waves and he wants me to act as the soundboard. To help him understand what they mean and if they're real."
Maria nods with Liz as Mr. Parker comes in from the back holding a box full of Alien dolls.
"Can one of you help me with this?"
All the girls nod and help Mr. Parker with the box and take it to the front.
I guess that's as interesting as it gets so far. I mean things happen to me everyday, and sure I'm half scared but also half excited about Michael getting his memories back. I'm starting to feel like maybe we can be together, like Max and Liz we'll find our way back to one another.
