Connections 9
Isabel walked into the restaurant from the back room. Alex followed her. He searched the room for Liz, but didn't see her. Who he did see was Max and Michael.
Isabel opened her mind her mind and the information Liz learned flowed in. Isabel felt that Liz was keeping something from her. She was right, Liz hadn't told her that her source was actually her mother, but Isabel didn't know any of that, so she disregarded the feeling when she saw Michael and her brother. She felt Alex's gaze on her. She turned her eyes to meet his and she saw the question in them. She slowly nodded her head. Alex took her hand and squeezed it. Isabel smiled and the two walked towards Michael and Max. Alex had finally found Liz in the crowded cafe. He saw her sitting at a table with a blonde woman.
"Who's that? The woman with Liz? He asked Isabel, Michael, and Max as he and Isabel sat with the other two.
"Don't know," Michael replied, not really paying attention. Alex forgot about it as Isabel began relaying the information she'd received from Liz. Everyone at the table grew silent. Max stared into Isabel's eyes, looking for the laughter he assumed would be there. It couldn't be true. It wasn't possible, was it? "How do you know all of this?" he asked his sister.
"Liz just told me in her thoughts," she responded.
"But how...how did she find it all out herself?"
"I don't know. She was keeping something from me, but I couldn't tell what."
"We need to find out what!" Michael exclaimed. The four rose just in time to see Liz and the woman with her leave through the back exit. Kareena and Liz walked to the back room. Liz waved her hand over waitress uniform and it transformed into her street clothes. Maria looked up as the two entered the back room where she was. She watched as the two silently communicated with each other.
"Liz, what's going on?" Maria wonderingly asked her.
"Maria, this is Kareena," Liz distractedly told her as she lifted her arm towards her purse and it flew towards her, "She's Max and Isabel's mother. We're going to the pod chamber. Cover for me will ya? Thanks. Gotta go." Maria stared after them as they ran out the back door. The doors behind her, which led into the restaurant, came flying open. Maria jumped and spun around.
"Where's Liz? We need to talk." Max exclaimed. "She came in here, where is he? Who was she with?"
"I...I'm not sure. She said the woman's name was Kareena. They're...they're going to the pod chamber." Maria stuttered.
"What?" Michael demanded, "Did she tell that woman something? Man, Max, we're in for it now. What are we gonna do?"
"No, no, that's not it!" Maria protested, "Liz said the woman was Max and Isabel's mother."
"Max, she could be right. Liz's powers are different than ours. Maybe that was our mother," Isabel said, "We've got to find out!"
"Cover for me and Liz would ya Jen? Thanks." Maria replied, "Alright, what're we waiting for, let's go after them!" The group hesitated, and then bolted out the door.