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"Me? How was that me?" Max was so confused.

"The Granolith is a very powerful machine. It was able to be used as a time travel machine also. Max, everyone was dying, Michael, Isabel, everyone. Because of me. I am to blame for this, that." Liz looked away for a brief moment to blink some tears that were threatening to leak out.

Max was so amazed at how strong Liz could be sometimes. She was sacrificing what they had, could have, to save the world. More tears went racing down his face. They were tears happiness. "I'm sorry," Max said.

"For what!" Liz blurted out.

"I am so sorry you couldn't come to me with this, I can only imagine how hard it was to conceal it. Did you talk to anyone about it?" Max took her hand and led her to the lounge chair and sat down and pulled her down onto his lap.

She curled up into his arms and his chest. "No, I couldn't. Oh, Max you have no idea how hard it was for me to tell you all those things about not wanting to die for you, you're the only reason I am here, alive." Liz drew invisible circles on Max's arm. "I want you to know that I do love you, and I would die for you, and I am so sorry, for being cruel."

She closed her eyes, taking all of him in. The salty sweet smell of his hair, the Tabasco scent of his breath, the musky smell of his cologne. He was so beautiful, Liz never could figure out why he was so beautiful. She thought maybe it was because he was an alien. Liz reached up and touched Max's cheek.

Max closed his eyes for the feeling of a flash was creeping in.

"I just said no to Gomez!" Liz was yelling at Future Max.

"You said no the last time, too. I didn't take no for an answer."

Liz looked strangely at Future Max. "So we went to the concert."

Future Max turned to her and said, "No. The night of Gomez I came to your room. That's the night that things between us were cemented." He corrected her.

She was a bit shocked and wasn't sure what he meant. "Cemented. So, when you say cemented, you…"

Future Max finished the question, and answered, "We made love."

Max opened his eyes to see Liz finally calming down. He didn't know if she even knew she gave him a flash. Not to mention a flash like that, probably something she didn't want to tell him. He didn't blame her. Yeah, he thought about it but, he didn't ever mention it to anyone. The last time they both were up and ready to do that, things just kept getting in the way. Max thought it was a good sign, telling them they weren't ready. So, for now, Max kept his little flash seeing to himself. He realized he had mended her heart, somehow, and now he was going to have to break it again. Or at least hurt it a little.

"Liz?" Max said looking at her.

"Yeah Max?" Liz answered. "I need to tell you something," Max began. "You know that man, enemy, from our planet Antar? He is here in Roswell." Liz looked worried, Max wasn't surprised. All the stories she has ever heard was that he is a mean, strong man who has no nice feelings towards the Royal Four.

"Why would he be here?" She asked innocently.

Max just looked deep into her eyes and told her with his eyes why he was here in Roswell.

Liz let out a high shriek, and buried her head in Max's embrace. "No!" She kept saying over and over again until she fell asleep in his arms.

This is where she belongs, Max thought. Here in my arms where I will always be able to protect her. He now had the strength to combat the enemy that would soon face them all. Just like in the white room, he kept his thoughts on Liz. No matter how hard it was to focus on anything other than the pain, he did it. And he was saved. Now, he knew he could repeat it all again. It grew darker outside and Liz was still sleeping peacefully. Max didn't care that his arm was falling asleep and becoming numb, or that he was freezing his butt off, or that her parents could walk into her room at any moment and look out her window and see them together; all he cared about was that he had his Liz back.

--

Isabel was walking to Alex's house; she was trying to figure out how to tell him this new information. She hasn't been exactly top notch friendly towards him lately. She doubted he would even answer his door. Sometimes Isabel wished she could just tell Alex how much she did care for him, no wait, how much she loved him.

She got to the door. She knocked then step back a few steps, and waited for someone to answer the door. Maybe one of his parents will answer, they wouldn't slam the door on my face, she thought. Isabel pushed her thoughts to the back of her mind until later as the door opened. It was Alex.

"Isabel?" Alex looked a little groggy, like he'd been sleeping.

"Hey, Alex. Um, we have to talk. Pod Squad issues. Somewhere private, to talk." She looked around to make sure no one was watching. She didn't no why, no one would be.

Alex was stunned by the last words, "Somewhere private, to talk." That is what Isabel had said the first time he was actually "with" her. He was going to use her good old fashion charm to get in to Alex. She was wondering what he said to Valenti. That was also when he was told who Max, Michael, and Isabel really were. Aliens.

"Sure ok, how about out back by the pool?" He offered.

Isabel just nodded. "Well, tonight we had a meeting. There seems to be a visitor here in Roswell." Alex did not like the way he said visitor. "Do you remember a man named Kivar from my home planet?" Alex nodded. "He is here in Roswell." Alex looked up at Isabel with terror in his eyes like she had in her voice.

"Well, where is he? We need to get rid of him." Isabel laughed through the terror in her voice. "Alex, we don't know how he looks like, we just can feel his energy. Correction, Tess can feel his energy." Alex saw how scared she was, and held her hand.

Isabel was shocked but relieved that he made it first. She reached out for a hug. She couldn't believe how vulnerable she was being right now. Usually she kept it all in, never showing her true self. Most of the time when people were scared, sad, or nervous they cry or something; not Isabel, she would tidy up stuff. But, whenever she was with Alex her guard was down. And the more and more that happened, she began to like the feeling. She almost felt human. She hadn't even told Alex what they had to do. She wiped the tears off her cheeks and looked to Alex.

"Um, we have to hide in the Pod Chamber. Because, if Kivar finds you or Maria, Liz, Kyle, or Valenti he will either kill you or strip you of your memory until he knows where we are. I am sorry you have to be caught up in this." She was so sorry.

But, Alex surprised her yet again. "It is okay, there is nothing else I'd rather be caught up in." Alex just smiled.

"So, you're ok with this?" Isabel asked.

"Yes, yes I am."

--

Michael was riding his motorcycle down the street to Maria's house. He was going a little over the speed limit but, he didn't really care. Not when the wind was slapping his head, or when it was fighting with his hair. Plus, he wouldn't get stopped; Valenti was on his side now. Damn, he thought, how great does it feel to say that? Michael never thought he'd see the day when Sheriff Valenti would be on their side. He never thought he would ever know their secret. But, then again, in this town everything could change with a blink of an eye, click of a shoe.

He was looking around at the night scenery. He looked over at the Showcase building. There was a car in the parking lot. It had to be at least midnight. As Michael looked closer, he noticed it was a red Jetta. Maria? Maria was in there. What the, why the hell is she in there? Michael asked himself as he turned and did a sharp right turn.

He pulled in to the parking spot next to Maria's Jetta. He walked up to the door, it was unlocked. She must have had a key. He walked in and his ears were blessed with a catchy tune and a beautiful voice. The most beautiful voice he had ever heard. He realized it was Maria. She was singing a great song. This was the first time the lyrics touched him.

Maybe because, it was about him?

Driving away from the wreck of the day
And the light's always red in the rear-view
Desperately close to a coffin of hope

I'd cheat destiny just to be near you
If this is giving up, then I'm giving up
If this is giving up, then I'm giving up, giving up
On love, On love

Driving away from the wreck of the day
And I'm thinking 'bout calling on Jesus
'Cuz love doesnt hurt so I know I'm not falling in love
I'm just falling to pieces
And if this is giving up then I'm giving up
If this is giving up then I'm giving up, giving up
On love, On love

He noticed the music stopped so Michael opened his eyes to see Maria looking right at him and she didn't look too excited to see him. He decided not to make her any more pissed off than she already was.

"We need to talk," He said.

"No, we don't need to do anything Mikey G." Maria snapped back.

"Listen, it is really important. You need to know this." Maria just stood there. Michael took it as permission to continue. "Kivar is here in Roswell. And he is after us, all of us. We all need to hide, including you guys. If he finds one of you he will look your thoughts and find us. So, we need to go to your house and get some things you might need."

Maria just cracked up laughing. "Then don't tell us where you 'ET's' are going, I am not going to hide somewhere with you. Not in the state I am in. Hell, if Kivek,"

"Kivar." Michael corrected her.

"Whatever, Kivar, doesn't kill you put me in a place with you over a period of time I will kill you." Michael saw the fire in Maria's green eyes and knew she was serious.

"Well, that is a chance I will have to take."

Maria walked closer to Michael and said, "I am not going, don't tell me where you all are and I will be fine." Maria began to walk to the door and Michael pulled her back with his tight grip.

"He will kill you if you don't have the information he wants. I don't care how pissed you are at me, I still love you and I will refuse to let you die." He grabbed her things and walked out the door and held it open for Maria. That is a first, she thought. She walked out and got on his motorcycle, and they drove to her house.

--

Tess was packing some items in a duffel bag. Some clothes, make-up (for if she got bored), tooth brush, blanket, food, and a camera.

She was sort of happy they would all be in the Pod Chamber for a while. She would show Liz that she is staying away from Max. Tess decided to give most of her attention to Kyle. Since living with the Valenti's have become such a loving place to be. She felt very safe and not to mention happy. She had been happier in that house than she ever was with Nasedo. Just then Kyle walked in.

"My dad is ready when you are." The awkward silence.

"Thanks for telling me," Tess said. "Look, whatever happens in the next week or whatever just remember I am here if you need to talk."

Kyle nodded and asked, "Do you need help with your things?"

Tess smiled and replied, "Why, yes I do. Thank you very much, gentleman." She couldn't help but crack up.

"Where to madam?" Kyle asked in an English accent.

"To the car!" They both walk out of Tess' room and out to the car.

--

"Hey sleepy head." Max said softly as Liz began to stir awake.

"Hey," Liz said back. "How long did I sleep?"

Max pushed a strand of hair away from her eyes. "Oh, a couple of hours. Do you feel better?"

Liz sat up to see she was still on the balcony, in Max's arms, with blankets all surrounding them. "Yeah. So, what now? Do we need to go somewhere?"

Max was surprised by the fact she still knew what was going on when he was completely lost in her the past hour. "Well, we need to get some things you might need for a long period of time, and then we are off to the Pod Chamber."

Liz nodded and got up. Before she climbed into her window she turned around and blew a kiss at Max, "I love you."

Max smiled back at her and said, "I love you more. I will be back in half an hour to pick you up, is that good?" Liz nodded and ducked down into her room. And, Max climbed down the ladder and drove home.

--

"Max, where were you all night?" Max's mother walked into his room.

"I, um, my friend, Liz Parker, was in need of a friend. Her grandmother died."

Diane Evans looked at her son, "I thought her grandmother already died."

Oops, forgot that one. "Her mother's mom died I mean." He looked carefully at his mother to see if she bought it.

"Just next time try and call, okay?"

Max smiled with relief. "Yeah, sure mom, Goodnight." Max said.

"Night honey."

Max started packing some things quickly. That conversation ate up some of his time. And where was Isabel. Probably still with Alex. Max got his backpack, took the books out. Books! School, he thought. Max completely forgot to cover up where they were going to be for the time being. Oh well, he didn't have time. No one would suspect the Pod Chamber. He put some underwear, t-shirts, blanket, his "Among Us" book, a camera, notebook paper, water, and pictures of him and Liz. He was so glad that they were back together. He almost forgot his class ring; he was planning to give it to Liz once they all got settled in.

He decided he better leave his cell phone in his room so there would be no way his parents could reach him.

He heard a big thump in Isabel's room. He walked in and saw her getting up.

"Owe." She said to herself.

"Looked like it hurt." Max said.

Isabel screamed, "Don't do that, you scared me."

Max laughed. "So, I am ready. You need to get your things together quickly. I need to go get Liz, I will be back. Wait out by the gate when you're done packing."

And before she could even agree to it, let alone disagree with it, he left.

--

"Liz?" Max asked as he reached the top of the ladder.

Liz was still in her room, writing something, probably a letter to her parents, or maybe her dairy.

He welcomed himself on top the balcony and walked towards the window. Before he could tap Liz looked up to see him. She held up her index finger and mouthed "Hold on." She then closed her dairy got up from the bed and opened the window.

Max got threw the window and ask, "Are you ready?"

Liz grabbed her bag and said back, "Readier than I'll ever be."

Max smiled and took her hand. "Let's go." He helped her out her window then he went out. "I'll go down first with your stuff, and then you climb down. If you need help,"

Liz cut him off, "I've done this before Max."

Max blushed and said, "I was just trying to help, that's all."

Liz smiled and gave her stuff to Max. Finally they were set to go get Isabel.

As they were headed to his house Liz asked, "Max? What is going to happen? I mean wouldn't Kivar know where the Pod Chamber is located?"

Max turned to see that troubled face of hers whenever Liz was worried. "I don't know if does or doesn't. Everything is going to be okay. As long as we have each other, nothing terribly bad can happen."

Liz didn't like the way Max said "terribly".

"So, are we a couple again? Sorry Max, I know this isn't exactly the greatest time to be talking about relationships and what not but I wanted to ask."

Max took his eyes off the road for a minute to see her trying not to look at him. "Liz," he took a quick look at the road to make sure he was still on it, and continued "Look at me." Liz obeyed and turned to look at Max's bronze face. "It is fine to ask me right now, and yes we are together, actually, I like to believe we never were apart."

Liz couldn't help but to show a big smile and show her pearly whites. She was wondering could things get any better than this. I have the cutest, nicest, most wonderful, awe-inspiring man alive, she thought. It is like God made him just for her. She smiled to herself and thought, or whoever made him.

--

A little bit later they pulled up by the curb and looked for Isabel.

"Wait here." He told Liz.

Max walked up by the gate. He heard rasping breathes. It hurt his lungs hearing them. He followed them and found Isabel lying down behind a bush.

"Isabel!" Max rushed down to her and placed his hand on her chest and made a connection. Finally he healed her broken rib, and collapsed lung.

"What happened?" Max asked Isabel.

"Kivar…he came to me before you showed up…he told me he knew where we were going…he knows Max, he told me. He even knows the directions. And he just started hurting me without even touching me. My rib, and my lung, he did that without physical contact. Max he is strong, much more advanced like Tess said. If you didn't pull up when you did he might have killed me." Isabel started to cry heavily, which was weird because she never cried that much.

"Come on, I will help you to the jeep. Come here." He used himself as a human crutch for her.

"Are you alright?" Liz asked as she moved to the back of the jeep so Isabel could sit up front.

"Yeah, now."

--

Tess, Kyle, and Valenti were the first to get to the Pod Chamber. Then the saw Alex show up, along with Michael and Maria.

"Where is Max?" Michael asked no one in particular.

"There they are." Alex pointed to the jeep down the road.

"God, what took them so long?" Kyle mumbled to himself. Tess gave him a glare. That shut him up.

"We can't stay here; Kivar knows we are staying here." They looked around.

"How the hell do you know that!" Michael raised his voice.

Tess was going to tell them to keep their voices down but what would it matter? They were out in the desert.

"He went to Isabel and told her." Liz helped Isabel out of the jeep. Isabel was gasping for air again. Max rushed over and gave her some water.

"What happened?" Valenti asked Max.

"Kivar hurt her, without even touching her. Guys, he is way too strong. We have to find somewhere even safer, more secretive." Liz and Max helped Isabel over to the group.

"We can still stay in the Pod Chamber." Max looked up fast at Tess. "No we can't, didn't you just hear me? He knows where we are."

Tess shook her head, "I know, but you are the only one who can open the Chamber, Granolith. Since you're the King, you have the key." She smiled at Max, and Liz wanted to barf. "He may be better and bigger or even stronger, but you can only open it. No powers of anyone else, no matter how advance they are, could get through that rock." Tess walked over to Isabel and healed a scar over her right eyebrow.

Max looked at Tess then up at the rock. He trusted her enough to believe her on this one. "Well let's get moving before Kivar decides to pay another surprise visit." Isabel managed to say. Max came to a conclusion that that was what they were going to do, since Isabel was all for it.

"We need to hurry; I can feel him getting closer." Tess urged.

Max took both Isabel and Liz's things out of the jeep and helped Isabel walk, then on the other hand held Liz's right hand.

Tess watched wishfully at this scene. She wished she could be one of those girls. But, Tess knew she never would be that close to Max. Even in their other life Tess wasn't close to him. But, Tess and Liz both had something in common; Tess would do anything to make Max happy. Not many people knew that about Tess, but it was true. Since Tess had rained on everybody's parade when she first came to Roswell, everyone suspected she was here to destroy everything. She just happened to be Max's destiny and his wife in their other life. She didn't choose those things; she was just born to them. Maybe while being cooped up in the Chamber for a while Tess would be able to start over with Liz. Liz was truly a wonderful delightful person that Tess would love to get to know a little more. Once Tess stopped thinking, she noticed she was the only one still by the cars. So, she hurried up to the rock formations where everyone was waiting for her.

Out of nowhere Maria let out a loud and long shriek. She wouldn't stop screaming.

Michael took her in his arms and held her tight. "What is wrong? Who is it? What are they doing?"

Maria acted as if she wasn't standing with them all. She didn't even hear Michael screaming in her ear. She didn't even feel his strong arms around her. It was like she was floating above them all, and all she could feel was a strong pain all over her body.

"Let's get her inside the Chamber and fast." Alex ordered as he point to the distance as he saw a vehicle racing down the desert floor.

Ekk. I hope this chapter satisfied everyone!

The song Maria was singing is "Wreck Of The Day" by Anna Nalick.

UP NEXT ON WALKING TALKING DISASTER…

-Find out what is up with Maria

-Some Alex/Tess bonding

-Kivar strikes again

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