That night

Isabel had convienced herself thar Max could save him, even though he was dead. They snuck into the back of the hurst that held Alex's body. One look at his friends cold, dead, mangled body and he knew it could, and should never be done. He tried anyway, and it failed.

The Funeral

It was quick, too quick. They barely had time to realize the truth of it all when it was already sitting on top of them, like a stone.

Maria sang amazing grace, that was the last time she'd ever sing. Liz retracted from the aliens, she never said it, but she harbered a deep resent to them, feeling as if they had killed him. The aliens did the reverse and only stayed with one another.

Max had gone to Jim, to get the details on Alex's death. "They believe it to be a suicide." Jim said. "A bunch of rubish if you ask me..." Jim said. Max turned to him. "I didn't ask." He said bluntly. Jim was taken back a little but stayed silent.

Weeks go by

Max and Tess become very close. Although the aliens were once again friends with the humans, they stayed with in the friendship zone.

Everynight Max would climb through Tess' window and they'd talk about everything. From things that happened in school to the silly differences between humans and hybrids.

One night as Max and Tess talk

"Did you ever notice how humans hate the smell of burned toast?" Max asked. tess looked up from her book. "Yeah, and the smell on tobasco sause and icecream mixed together..." They both laughed. Max was silent, as he watched her movements. "When you breath, you make this cute wistle sound." Max smiled. Tess giggled slightly. "Max!" She smacked him playfully. He was over taken with a urge to kiss her. He bent in and kissed her, in the middle of laughing. She was alittle shocked. "Max I..." She began. He cut her off with another more brief kiss. "I think I'm falling in love with you." He said lightly. Tess was speachless. "I know what you mean." She was shocked.

Seconds later Jim came in. "Knock, knock, anyone home?" He asked, knocking on the wall "Max? What are you two doing in here... together?" He asked. Max stuttered. Tess broke out. "Stuying!" She said bluntly. "Oh, well, Max, it's late, maybe you two should study, tomarrow, hmm?" He said. Max nodded. Jim left and Tess walke dhim to the door. "I'll see you in school?" She aske her voice hopefull. Max smiled, tucking a curl behind her ear. "Ya." He kissed her and left.

Isabel and Michael as the weeks go by

They're story was a little more rough than anything. Michael continued to fluff off Maria, and Isabel mourned Alex's death, deep with in her.

They spent most of the afternoons together. And at night you could hear goggles and laughter from Isabel's room. If you couldn't, that meant they were at his place instead.

The four seemed quite content to let themselves become more powerful, keeping only to their own kind. The humans generaly didn't say hi or even glace their way. If they did an imediate look of impending doom would shoot from one alien to the human stareing. Normaly Liz, or Maria would then leave, and not see them again for a few days.

One night as they talk

Isabel sat on his bed, with her short and T-shirt on. Her feet were bare. "My, toe are cold..." We mummbled while sticking her feet under the covers. "Here, let me..." Michael said. He cupped her feet in his hands and rubbed them. Isabel smiled. "That tickles!" She laughed. Michael proceeded then to tickled her everywhere. Isabel screamed with laughter, wiggling to get free. "Michael! St-stop!" She laughed. Michael laughed harder, then finally stopped.

"Isabel." Michael's voice had changed. It was dead serious. "What?" She asked. Michael threw Isabel her coat. "Remember when i said we should be ready to leave, incase of an emergency?' He said, grabbing her hand and backing up. "Yes? What the hellis going on?" Isabel asked, frightened by the tine of Michael's voice. "Look out the window..." He pointed to the window.

Several army jeeps and a few vans were swerving to a hault. "Crap!" Michael stated. "Shit..." Isabel commented. Michael ran with Isabel to the back door. "Ahh!" Isabel screamed. The back was sworming with troops. "Michael, oh, God! We have to get to Max and Tess!" Isabel cried. Michael snorted. "I'm working on it!"

He backed up from the troops and put Isabel behind him. "Duck!" He called to her. She ducked, then he used his powers to push a few troops away, and start a fire by blowing up the microwave. "Okay, let's go!" He pulled Isabel out the door. The troops, unprepared for the powers of their enemy, grasped for their clothes as they ran past but they got away.

In Max's room

Tess had fallen asleep beside Max, on his bed. A small rock hit the window. "Max!" Isabel cried. Max stirred. "Izzy?" Max mummbled, going to the window. "Get out of there! The army, their after us!" Isabel cried. "What?" Max scratched his head, he was half asleep. "Now, Maxwell, please!" Michael cried. Max was alittle more awake. "Tess! Wake up!" He cried. "What's wrong?" Tess asked, rubbing her eyes. "It's happened." Max said bluntly. "What has... you don't mean?" Tess asked. "Yeah, they army chased Michael and Isabel, they barely got away.

Tess climbed out Max's window, Max followed. "Where can we go?" Isabel asked. Her voice was scared. "The pod chamber, we'd be safe there." Tess suggested. "Yeah, but what about food and water, we won't beable to survive for long..." Michael said, warning them. Max looked at them. Tess grabbed his hand, she was scared. Michael rubbed Isabel's back. They all looked to Max for answers, he didn't have any. "We all knew this would happen, one day." Max said, that brought no comfort. "Yeah, I always thought it would be over something, but this came out of no where..." Tess said. Everyone looked at each other. They were all thinking the same thing. "You don't think Liz or Maria, they wouldn't..." Max asked, his voice trailing off. "Maxwell, we better go see her, now!" Michael said, his voice demanding. Max agreed. They all got in Max's jeep and sped off headed for the CrashDown.