Amy finds Maria
She walked into her daughter's room. Having not seen her in days. She was so looking forward to spending more time with Maria. She and her had parted on bad terms, and she wished to make it up.
Stepping through the door, seeing Maria lay on the floor, motionless. "Maria? Hun... what are you doing?" Amy asked. Then it dawned on her. She dropped her gifts.
"No! Maria! Baby, my baby wake up!" She shrieked. "Maria, Maria Hun wake up!" She wailed. Rocking back and forth with Maria in her arms, resting on her lap.
Finally with her hands quivering, she picked up the phone, and dialed 911. "P-please, help me." She cried. "What is the matter of your emergency?" The operator asked. "My, my daughter, I can't, she won't wake up..." Amy stammered. "Where is she, did she take any drugs?" The operator asked. "No, no, she's not into drugs." Amy snapped. "Okay, mam. Ok. Where did you find her?" The operator asked. "In, in her room, on the floor... she's cold, should I make her warm?" Amy inquired. There was silence for a moment. "Cold?" The other end of the phone asked. "No. That doesn't matter. Try CPR, do you know..." But Amy put the phone down, and ran to her daughters side.
She tipped her head back, and checked for breathing and a pulse. None. Amy was shaking, but she made a seal with her lips against her daughter's. "Nothing happened." Amy wailed. "Okay, I've already sent an ambulance, it should be there in a minute, don't move her, okay? Mrs. De Luca, don't move your daughter." The operator warned. Amy dropped the phone, and slid against the wall.
It felt like hours. When only second had passed. She crawled over to the phone, and dialed, Jim. "She's gone, you have to come." She whispered. "Amy, is that you?" Jim asked. But the phone went dead. He rushed over.
The front door was open for the paramedics to enter, but Jim didn't know that. He rushed up stairs into the hall. Seeing Amy distraught on the ground, shaking. "Amy! What happened? Where's-" Jim had glanced into Maria's room. "Oh God!" He gasped. He jumped up, and started to adjust Maria so he could do CPR.
Amy freaked. "No! No, no no! She cried. They said not to move her! Don't move the body!" She wailed. Jim froze. He turned to Amy. "Oh, no. God what did I say." She cried. Jim took her into his arms. They sobbed together.
"Where's the girl?" The paramedics had rushed in. Amy pointed. She cringed as she watched. They torn her daughters shirt open, revealing her under garments. They exposed her. It was disrespectful, but Amy wanted her to live.
They tried in vain, for several minutes. Then one of the men shook their head, and the other draped a sheet over her. Amy collapsed on the floor, wailing.
The other side of town
They raced away, to the desert. There was one person with the power to stop this, and if she could get to them, then they'd have to reach her.
"How are we gonna do this?" Michael asked. "I was hoping Tess would tells us, somehow."
Racing to the POD chamber
They had gone there as quickly as they could. Running inside to realize, they had no idea what came next. Max went straight for the destiny book, Isabel just stood there, while Michael plopped down on the ground.
After what seemed like hours, Isabel sighed, frustrated. She stood up, walking over to the glowing Pods. "Tess! Tess can you hear me! Come on, we forgive you! Please!" She screamed, stomping her foot. Michael looked to Max. They gave each other a look. Michael rolling his eyes with his right eyebrow raised slightly.
"Iz. Sit down..." Max began. Isabel snapped back at him. "You said we needed Tess, neither of you seem to have any great ideas, so what could it hurt?" She asked. Max sighed looking back over at Michael, who just smirked, shrugging.
Max took a deep breath. "Iz I just don't think she can hear..." He stopped. Isabel and Michael exchanged a silent, confused look. "Holy shit." Max gasped. Isabel turned around again.
Tess' POD had begun to glow more brightly than the others. "It's her. It's her, she's telling us that she can hear us!" Max exclaimed. "What? Max I was joking before." Isabel admitted. "No. You were right, she can hear us! She can hear us!" Michael agreed.
"Um..." Max picked up the translation to the destiny book. "Look. It says that the Pods have a... device, in the back, it allows for communication, long distance." Max looked up, proceeding to find the device. "Really, really long distance." Michael laughed.
"Here!" Max exclaimed. "This is it, look." Max pointed it out to them. "Oh my God! Ha, I was right!" Isabel smirked. "Alright, calm down..." Michael teased. "Is there anyway to ask her something?" Michael questioned. "I'm not sure, it just says communication." Max admitted.
A few hours went past
The POD had stopped glowing long ago. They had stopped trying, thinking it had been in vain. Michael and Isabel had left the area, they had fallen asleep on each other.
Max sat alone, beside the silent POD. He decided that this was it, he had to try to get her attention. "Tess." He began, clearing his throat. "I know you probably hate me, so I'm not gonna try and change your mind." Max smiled remembering something. "If I know anything about you, it's your stubbornness. Okay, I'm not gonna beg." Max cleared his throat again. "We need you. Isabel and Michael... they need to be able to get home. Because of me, they can't. So please, if you're listening, please, come back, for them." There was no sign she was listening.
Max smiled, lightly, nodding at the ironic silence. "Not just for them. Tess, I'm sorry, I let you down, after I promised I wouldn't. I let you down. Tess, come back, for me." Max stopped, the POD had begun to glow. "Tess." He whispered touching her POD gently. As his palm met the exterior of her POD, he received flashes.
The flashes
An ominous tower stands alone, with the fog, covering the top. A city destroyed. The strange looking streets are empty. Then, the images rush. A small group of people, stand, being led by a figure consumed in fog. Slowly the fog parts, it's Tess. They're carrying weapons and small amounts of armor. Out of no where soldiers dressed in superior armor and weapons attacked them. Almost all of them are killed. What few escape Tess takes to a safe hiding spot, then runs for something in the distance. As the images rush once more, a glistening ship can be seen. It shoots off quickly, with a sparking star in the distance. As the stars rush towards the ship, the sparkling one becomes a planet, blue, white and a golden brown, it's Earth.
Max is snapped out of it
He flies back, hitting the wall. Isabel and Michael wake with a start. "Whoa, what happened?" Michael rubs his eyes. Isabel rushes to him, thinking he was harmed. "I- Tess showed me, Antar, is destroyed, she's coming here."
At Roswell
A small group, huddled around a grave. Together in mourning. The tombstone read: Maria DeLuca, beloved daighter, and devoted friend.
As the people began to drift away, only a few remained. The priest, Amy and... Liz. Liz walked up to the heartbroken Amy, placing her hand on her shoulder. "You want a ride home?" Liz asked. Amy turned to her, having been unaware she was there. "Oh, Liz. No... are you okay, do you need anything?" Amy asked, trying to seem ok. "No. Thanks Ms. DeLuca, you sure you don't want a ride?" Liz asked again. "No, I think I'll stay here for a while." She said dazed like. "Sure..." Liz nodded, gave her a hug, and began to walk away.
"Wait, Liz." Amy reached out, calling to her. "Yes?" Liz asked, smirking wit her back to Amy. When she turned her face had once more become sullen. "Nothing. I just wanted to say, thatnks, I know having you here would have meant a lot ot Maria. Thank you." Amy hugged Liz harder. "Not a problem." Liz assured, then left.
Jim was leaning against his carm in the background, waiting until Amy was ready to leave. Kyle was walking down the road, needing some time away. Liz saw him, as an oppertunity.
"Kyke! Wait up!" Liz called, running up to him. "Hey Liz." He was down, like everyone else. "Cheer up! Maria wouldn't want us to be sad!" Liz said, smacking his back. "Sure." He sighed. "Hey, listen." Liz got serious. "I know what happened to Maria, I know who killed her." Liz explained.
Kyle stopped, frozen. "She was murdered by the same person that killed Alex..." Liz explains. "Tess?" Kyle asks. "Yes." She assures. "But she's no where near here!" Kyle snaps. "Maybe not, but we don't know that for sure." Liz protested. "Come on, Liz. For once can't anything happen and you not make it into this big concpercy." Kyle begged her. "Fine." Liz huffed, walking off.
As she walked away, her hand glowed. When Kyle had turned his back she shot some silver light into his back. "Maybe you'll agree with me now..." Liz muttered to herself.
The POD chamber
"I can't wait any longer! When is she gonna be here!" Isabel sighed. "I don't know, for all we know it could take weeks!" Max reminded. "That's just not good enough... lets not forget why we need her, okay?" Michael hesitated to remind Max of the objectives.
As their bickering began to ecalate there was a loud crashing sound. "Holy shit!" Michael said grabbing onto the wall for balance. "Get outside, go!" Max ordered.
They ran outside, dust thick in the air. "Can you see anything?" Max called. "No." Isabel and Michael answered at the same time. "Wait, yes!" Michael pointed. "I see it too!" Isabel agreed. They ran towards a light.
The got really bright. Then an airlock sound coul be heard, then nothing. They stopped dead in their tracks. "Oh, God." Max muttered to himself. The dust began to part as if being willed to do so.
There in the ditance lay a ship, with a single form standing in front if it. "Tess?" Max called. "Max, Isabel, Michael, come here!" They all looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Max shrugged, running to the ship. Michael and Isabel no far behind.
Tess stood in front of the ship, with a weapon half her size, and mis-matched armor here and there. "I don't have a lot of time..." Tess warned. "Ok." Max nodded. "Well?" Tess asked, becoming impatient. "What do you need?" She crossed hera rms. "Um... you help." Max explained.
Tess sighed, dropped the giant gun at her feet. "Look. Antar, is destroyed, you have no throne to go back to. Everyone is dead. I have to go back for those that aren't, what is you're big ass problem that you felt the need to call me away from half way across the galaxy!" Tess snapped. They backed up.
"I want to go home." Isabel whimpered. "Me too." Michael stepped up. "Oh, ok. Sure... maybe you didn't understand me the first time! There is no home! Everything is gone! Home, doesn't exsist anymore! Understand me? Is it getting through your think little heads!" Tess poked Isabel in the chest.
They all stopped, staring at one another. "There's nothing left to go back for, it's all gone." Tess said again. "You're too late..."