Author: Lexie M

Title: Say What?

Category: Sci Fi/Romance

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: Although I probably would be extremely wealthy by now if I did, but sadly I don't own them, and I don't claim to own them. This is fiction and I am not making any profit out of this at all.

Pairing: M/L

Summary: The pod squad and their human counterparts find out some disturbing news. How will it change the balance of their world as they know it?

Warning: AU. The Parkers are aliens as well from the same planet as the Pod Squad.

"Don't you think Liz has been acting strange lately," Maria asked her friends. They were all at Michael's apartment waiting for Liz to arrive.

"Not more then usual. You know that Liz keeps stuff from us on occasion," Kyle countered shrugging.

"I just don't get her sometimes. It's almost as if she has more secrets then us," Isabel said, the tall blonde hybrid young woman, shook her head and made her hair bounce in waves. "We know that's not possible."

Kyle, Alex, and Maria shook they're heads in disagreement. All three found some peculiar things out about Liz, which she would write off instantly as them just being paranoid about helping out their hybrid friends from the "Special Unit."

"Oh she's got secrets alright. One time I walked in on her in her bedroom, she was in a trance and babbling a chant in a language I never even heard," Maria offered.

"Whenever I see her or hear her talk to her parents they always talk in whispers about important stuff," Alex added.

"In Lab last year we were doing a study on blood cells and she was practically non-existent that whole week," Kyle added.

"I did the same thing but for obvious reasons," Max said shrugging the theory of the blood cells lecture off. "But we know Liz always has her reasons. As I recall that week she and I well...We weren't exactly being the perfect couple. She probably wasn't feeling like herself," Max defended his girlfriend.

"What about the chanting? That was way too bizarre if you ask me," Maria interjected.

Everyone chuckled Maria was the nonsense girl anything that was out of the ordinary was almost illegal to her. "So, Did I miss anything," Liz asked making her presence known. She had heard the entire conversation from out side Michael's door. She had to smile when Max had been defending her.

"Just Maria being her usual self," Max greeted his girl with a smile and inviting arms. Liz walks into his arms, wraps him in a hug and places a gentle kiss on his lips.

Max grinned it took a lot to get Liz back in his arms like this. He all but shattered all of her trust by sleeping with Tess and ended up getting her pregnant. He was never so relieved to send Tess packing back to Antar last summer. He hated seeing the hurt look on Liz's beautiful face. He remembered a conversation that he stumbled on a week before Tess left for Antar.

"How does it feel to know that I win Liz," Tess smiled demurely. "I've sired the heir to the Antarian throne. All you are to Max is his earthly girlfriend with no clue as to who he really is," she sneered.

Max had been standing in the shadows wondering why Tess had been talking to Liz. The two couldn't stand each other, mostly Tess' fault for trying to lure Max away from Liz. In a moment of weakness that's what she did. Liz and Max did nothing but argue once Tess set foot in Roswell. Tess had all but threatened to squash Liz's life.

"Like I care Tess. You got what you wanted. You took what you thought was rightfully yours. Just remember that things don't always go the way you plan," Liz said cryptically.

Max wondered about why Liz said that. It seemed so out of character for her, but shrugged it off. He had shattered her trust, had given himself freely to her opponent and was paying dearly for it. Once Max realized what a mistake he had made it was too late. Liz refused to go anywhere near him let alone be in the same room alone with him. To make matters worse, Jeff and Nancy Parker were packing their daughter off and sending her to boarding school.

"Oh you care, I can feel it. You may be able to fool them Liz Parker but you can't fool me. Remember you and I have something they don't..."

Liz looked up in Max's direction and all conversation stopped. It had been almost as if she sensed that they were being watched and listened too, according to Max's train of thought.

Liz walked away leaving Tess and Max bewildered.

Max walked up to Tess after Liz left, "What was that about?"

"Oh just girl talk," Tess smiled wrapping her arms around Max's neck and leaning up to kiss him.

Max leant down and kissed her out of obligation, knowing full well that the longer he kept this up the more damage he was doing to his relationship to Liz or what was left of the relationship.

"You should be resting." Max addressed Tess. "You don't look so great."

Tess rolled her eyes, "I'm fine. We're going home soon. Then we'll both be fine."

Max sensed that Liz was still nearby and very distraught over the news of hearing that he would probably be going back to his home planet with Tess.

'Damn Connection,' Liz thought from her situation on the other side of the wall.

Max smiled as Liz's thought came into his head. It was true that they were connected they had a bond that not even Tess had with Max. It was hard to explain and both Max and Liz fully understood their bond to the point where sometimes one of them could read the other's thoughts.

"I said I would think about going back to Antar Tess, I didn't actually confirm I would go," Max interjected Tess' thought process.

"What do you mean? You haven't made a firm decision? Max I can't go back there by myself."

Max was shaken out of his reverie Tess had been gone now for almost a year with his son tow he looked up at Liz whom face showed anything but amusement. "You were thinking about her again," she sat as she stood up and walked to the other side of the room.

Max sighed feeling as if they had just started back at square one yet again. This thoughts leading to remembering what happened in Vermont where Liz was sent to boarding school.

"Max, what are you doing here," Liz asked. Her eyes looking over her shoulder every couple of seconds like they were being watched and she being paranoid.

"I had to see you Liz," Max started.

Liz shook her head no, "Max, if my parents found out you came here, there's no telling what they would do."

Max could feel the fear running around in her head. She actually feared they would harm him.

"Stop that," Liz said backing up.

"Stop what," Max asked confused.

"Stop reading my thoughts and feelings," she said. Her eyes went wide in realization that she just let on something Max shouldn't have known.

"You know when I'm reading your thoughts? Feelings too?" He asked confused. "What's going on Liz? I mean what's really going on?"

Liz shrugged off his inquisition. "Nothing," Liz lied as green flowing sparks shot out of her hands.

"Something's going on I can feel it," Max pressed on.

"I need time away from you and the others Max. My parents didn't send me here. I asked them to let me come here."

Max felt as if his whole world was crumbling around him. It was. They both knew it. "You're not over my betrayal are you?" He asked bout his time with Tess.

Liz just shook her head sadly. "No I'm not Max. I need time. She's going to this ghost haunting us forever now that she's your child's mother," she answered softly.

Max shook his head not wanting to relieve those memories. He had to focus on Liz now. He worked really hard to get her to trust him again.

Liz felt terrible right now. It was obvious that she was slipping. Maria caught her chanting in Antarian in her bedroom. Kyle was starting to have his suspicions of her. Alex was feeling left out and wondering why the secrets she was keeping from him.

She had talked to her parents before coming her tonight. Asking them for their permission for her to let on just whom and what she was to her boyfriend and their friends, they fortunately agreed to let her now. She just hoped none of them would freak out at the news now.

"Guys, I need to tell you something. Before I do I just want to warn you that you may or may not like what I have to say. I'll understand if you never want to talk to me or see my face again after I do."

This warning caused Max, Michael, Isabel, Maria, Alex and Kyle to look at the friend in concern.

"What is it Liz?" They all asked in unison.

"I'm Antarian...."

"Say what?" Came six confused voices.