Connections 8
Liz's question was answered as she sensed someone walk into the restaurant. She stopped dead in her tracks. The presence was so strong it nearly overpowered her.
Once Liz had regained her composure, she slowly turned to see who had just walked in. The tall, blonde woman had seated herself in a booth in a corner. Liz gasped as she recognized her face.
The woman looked up from the menu as she felt a wave of surprise come from someone in the room. Someone had recognized her. She zoomed in with her powers to find out who it was. Then suddenly, the owner of the emotion herself walked up to her.
"You're...you're...no, that's impossible...isn't it?" the young brunette asked her.
"I felt you here," the woman explained, "I knew I needed to find you. Something told me you'd have the answers I am looking for."
"So you are...you really are...Max and Isabel's mother?"
"Yes. I am my dear. Now please sit down and do tell me your name. I need your help, and I believe you need mine."
Liz sat down opposite the woman so she was facing the door. "My name is Liz Parker. I was there when they saw your message."
'So they're alright?' the woman thought to Liz
Liz started. She had heard the woman's voice in her head. It had been clear and loud. She realized that the lady in front of her had just connected with her.
'Yes. Will you please help me with this? I'm trying to understand my powers. Please, can you help me?' Liz thought in her head, 'you're the only one who can explain it to me. I am not from your world, yet I have the powers of your children and more.'
'Let me start from the beginning, Liz. My name is Kareena. I was born on my planet many years ago. As you know, our people were at war and we were in grave danger. My son, his sister, his fiancée, and his second in command had been killed. The only hope our people had was to send down their essences to be recreated in human bodies. They were to grow up to save their people from our enemies. Their ship crash-landed here and Nasedo saved them, hiding their pods in a cave.'
'My husband and myself were to follow our children in order to stay with them and raise them here. Our enemies attacked us before we got here. My husband, Justin, was killed in the attack, but I managed to transport myself to Earth in time. Once I got here, I opened my mind to try and connect with my children. I couldn't though, and I had no way of finding them. Ever since, I have been waiting until one of them grew strong enough so that I could pick up their signal. That's when I felt yours and I came here, to Roswell.'
'But what about my powers? I don't understand. I did not come out of a pod. I'm human.'
'Yes, I know. Your powers are unique. We've always known that this happening was a possibility, but it's the first time it ever has. When two of us connect, it is a simple connection, one with no side effects, aside from the fact that the two can hear each other's thoughts and feel each other's feelings. When one of us connects with a human, it goes deeper. And when one sacrifices everything they can for the other, the connection is completed. When this happens, the human receives powers. Their powers are strong and beautiful because they came from love. I am assuming, since you are human but have powers, that you have connected with one of the four sent here. Yes, I'm right. My son.'
Liz stared at Max's mother. She was so like him. So loving, so careful, yet so powerful. She realized that even after only knowing this woman a few minutes, she already loved her.