Sorry for taking so long! I have an excuse! My laptop charger blew up so they had to take it in to be fixed therefore I couldn't use my laptop for a week! Never mind that I had to sort everything out and that took a week.
Chapter 12
"So, we're putting plan B into action today?" Tess asked and Ed nodded.
"Yes, so I want you to keep the gang busy." Ed told her and she nodded.
"Sure." Tess told him before grabbing her bag and leaving the house while Ed went into the small room, ready to sort out the plan.
"Tammy, are you ready?" Max called out as he shoved his book into his bag before zipping it and headed out into the hallway where Tammy walked over to him, carrying her bag.
He smiled as he took the bag and they headed over to the coat rack where they grabbed their jacket.
"Is Isabel not going with you?" Diane asked as she came out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on a dishtowel.
"She's either catching a lift from her friends or Alex." Max told her and Diane nodded.
"Okay, you have a good day at school." She told them before kissing them on the cheek.
"Sure thing." Max replied as he took Tammy's hand and they both walked out of the house toward the jeep.
Liz made her way over to her locker, she put in the combination for her lock and the door swung up, revealing a while rose sitting on her books.
She smiled as she reached in, picked up the flower and held it to her nose before inhaling the soft scent. She placed it back in the locker before grabbing her books and shutting the door and headed off to her class.
Max watched from the corner, he smiled when he saw that Liz got the rose before watching as she walked away before walking to his class.
Meanwhile, Tess watched from her area with a disgusted look on her face, she hated watching Max and Liz being all lovey dovey when it was suppose to be her and Max, not Max and her. She let out a small groan before storming off, hoping that Naesco will get on with his plan as soon a possible, she wanted Max and she wanted him NOW!
Liz made her way into the Biology class; she smiled when she caught sight of Max before walking over to him and pressing a kiss to his cheek.
"Thanks for the rose this morning." She told him, he just smiled and kissed her back as Tess walked in and she huffed.
"Pathetic." She muttered, making sure it was loud enough for Max and Liz to hear, they broke apart and Liz rolled her eyes while Max glared at her.
"Okay Class, let get a start on today's project, remember, you are working with your partner today, not alone." The teacher announced as she looked, pointly, at Tess and she sighed before nodding before they got down to do some work.
Ed waited as Tammy came out of the school; he smiled when he saw her looking around before walking over to her.
"Hi Tammy." Ed greeted, Tammy just stared at him, not making a sound. "Max told me that I was to pick you up." Ed told her and Tammy started backing away but Ed grabbed her arm and started dragging her to his car.
Liz came out, shoving her book into her bag, Tess had cornered the gang and was talking to them while Liz managed to sneak away; she was not in the mood to be glared at when she heard a female shout.
"No!" Tammy shouted as she tugged at her wrist, trapped in Mr. Harding's hand.
"Max!" Liz shouted when she saw this, Max came hurrying out of the school building and saw Mr. Harding trying to drag Tammy away and Liz running over to them.
"Let me go!" Tammy shouted and Mr. Harding tugged harder, causing Tammy to cry out in pain, Liz felt it cut through her soul and all of a sudden, rage built up in her body, she slowed down to a walk, her hands crackling with green energy as Mr. Harding looked up and gulped at the sight.
Max, Michael, Isabel, Maria and Alex were stunned as they watched Liz change in front of them. Liz brought her hands up and Mr. Harding went flying backward, his hand let go of Tammy and she fell onto her butt on the ground due to the fact she was in mid tug.
"Ow." Tammy muttered as she rubbed her butt as Liz ran over to her and helped her up.
"You okay sweetie?" Liz asked and Tammy nodded as she looked up and glared at Ed.
"Do you want to tell me what you were doing with Tammy?" Liz asked in a low, dangerous voice while the gang ran up.
Michael and Max grabbed Ed's arms before he could make a run for it while Maria had pinned one of Tess's arm behind her.
"Let's take them back to my house, I have a lot of questions that need answered." Michael told them and they nodded as they dragged the two of them over to the car while the rest hopped in the rest of the transport and made their way over to Michael's apartment.
Max shoved Ed in the room while Maria shoved Tess; they made sure that Tammy was fine before Max spun around to face them.
"Who are you?" Max demanded.
"I'm the fourth one." Tess stated; everyone stared at her in a stunned shock.
"Who is he?" Michael asked, pointing to Mr. Harding standing in the back.
"I'm your protector, I was sent down to protect the royal four." He explained as he took a step forward.
"Why did you try and take Tammy?" Liz demanded.
"She is a liability." Ed stated.
"She is my sister!" Max shouted and Ed laughed.
"A human being means more to you than your real blood?" Ed asked; everyone looked at each other puzzled.
"She is like us, she was born out of a pod." Isabel stated and Ed looked at her.
"What?" he asked.
"I felt a pressing need a while ago, I found the pod chamber and there she was, I got flashes and she was my sister in my past life." Max explained.
"That's impossible, she was destroyed; she wasn't placed in a pod." Ed stated and Max shrugged.
"Well, she is here now and you will leave her alone!" Max warned.
"You can't have her! She must be an impostor!" Ed shouted and he went flying backward once more, his back hitting the wall.
"Watch your mouth!" Liz hissed out. He was getting on her nerves.
"How come you have powers?" Tess snapped.
"Max healed me, I'm guessing that he passed some powers onto me or awaken some part of me that allows me to receive these powers." Liz replied shortly, not giving enough information.
"So, why are you here?" Max asked, turning the conversation away from Liz, Michael rolled his eyes.
"So he can protect us and take us home!" Michael stated.
"He's right." Ed stated and Max shook his head.
"I don't care what anyone says, I'm not going back to the planet, this is my home." Max sated.
"It's our destiny." Tess stated smugly as she looked at Liz before looking at Max. "We belong together, we're to go home and rule." Tess told him and Max laughed.
"I'm meant for Liz." Max retorted.
Michael and Isabel, each, grabbed Max's arms and pulled him into a corner, Liz, Maria and Alex stood off to the side while Ed walked over to Tammy.
"Hey Tammy." Ed greeted and she glared at him.
"Gonna try and kill me again? Tammy asked in an innocent tone and Ed froze as he looked at her.
"How are you still alive?" he demanded and Tammy smirked slightly.
"Our pods consist of our powers." Tammy told him before running over to Liz.
"What?" Max asked as he pulled his arms out of their grips.
"Max, this is our chance to go home, to go and see our family." Isabel told him and Max scoffed.
"If you want to go home then you go; I'm not going with you." Max told them as he looked off to the side and smiled when he caught sight of Liz. "This is my home." Max told them.
"You and Liz are not meant to be together and you know it." Isabel snapped and Max turned dark eyes on her
"You watch what you're saying." Max snapped before pulling away and walking over to Liz, he wrapped an arm around her waist and held her close to his body.
Liz sighed as she placed her hand over his hand and rested the back of her head on his chest as Max kissed the top of her head, comforting her while Tess sneered before injecting once more, she was going to have Max sooner or later.
"We have a destiny!" Tess told Max and he looked at her.
"Not anymore we don't." Max told her as Tammy hurried over to him before narrowing her eyes at Tess.
"Fate trumps Destiny." Tammy told Tess.
"What are you talking about?" Naesco asked as he came over.
Tammy looked at Liz and smirked as she lifted a hand and used her powers to pull the necklace from under Liz's top, Tess gasped when she saw it.
"NO!" Tess screamed.
"Told ya, Fate trumps Destiny any time." Tammy stated.
Naesco walked over to Liz and grabbed her arm.
"How did you get that necklace?" he demanded, his grip tightening, causing Max to push him away as he took Liz into his arms.
"I gave it to her!" Max snapped.
"How could you, how could you betray us like that?" Tess demanded and Max looked at Tess. He, badly, wanted to shout that Liz had been in their past, that she belonged with Max but something was holding him back, he had a feeling that Liz's death was bad in their past life and wasn't going to do anything that would end up in her getting killed.
"This book tell you that you are meant to be together whether you like it or not." Naseco snarled, pulling out the metal book.
Tammy took one look and started freaking out, her memories going hay wired. Liz started panicking and picked up Tammy.
"What's wrong?" Liz asked.
"Wanna go home, not feeling so good." Tammy murmured, Max hurried over next to Tammy and placed a hand on her forehead.
"She's a little hot." Max told Liz before glaring at Naesco. "Guess with the attempted kidnapping didn't really help either." He snapped before wrapping a hand around Liz's waist and they walked out of the apartment.
"Max…" Isabel started and Max spun around to look at her.
"Don't push it Isabel." He snapped out before walking off.
"He needs to accept that he has a destiny." Naesco stated before looking at Michael and Isabel. "Just like you two do." He reminded, they both nodded before Isabel left with Maria and Alex.
Naesco and Tess looked at Michael once more before walking off; leaving him alone in the apartment with the book that Naseco had produced so that he could see the destiny for himself.
"What are we going to do?" Tess demanded. "Max is supposed to be with me!"
"Looks like we're gonna have to finish the job we started." Naesco stated and Tess looked at him before looking out of the window, hoping that it will be over soon and that Max will finally realise his true destiny lies with her.
TBC