Sorry for taking so long, I had extreme mind block on this chapter and trust me, I was so tempted to throw it out but it was a part of the story and I needed it in it. Plus add in the fact I have been laid up in bed due to back spasms and my parents had to call out a doctor which involved medications and me and medication due not suit each other very well.
Sorry for the long wait on this chapter. And I have some Alex/Sarah scenes, I realised that I had been neglecting them and I'm sorry about that so I decided to give you some background on them and on Sarah, as you will see her conversations with her mother. I hope you like it.
Chapter 12
"So, why do we have a meeting today?" Tess asked as she and Michael stepped down the stairs into the open plan of the UFO Centre.
"There has been strange occurrences in the sky lately plus the object that Max had found a while ago has been acting up, it keeps flickering and such," Liz told them and Tess nodded.
"So you think it something to do with aliens?" she asked as she moved closer to Liz and Max shrugged.
"I think we should be on our guard from now on, we have already learned when alien artefacts acts up, it means something is happening or going to happen," Max told them and they nodded while Maria looked around.
"By the way, has anyone seen Alex at all today?" she asked.
"I really have got to go," Alex spoke out between breaths as he tried to tear himself away from Sarah, who looked up at him under her lashes and gave him a pout.
"Do you really have to?" she asked and Alex groaned.
"Don't do that to me, you know what it does to me," Alex pleaded, causing Sarah to increase the pout and Alex to groan as he took her bottom lip back into his mouth, pressing her body closer to his, causing Sarah to moan as she ran her hand though his hair.
Both of them were lying on Sarah's bed, making out. Alex had his shirt unbuttoned as Sarah's tank top was pushed up, pressing their bare skin of their stomach together while she had a leg wrapped around his waist, Alex's hands were moving about on her body. "I have to go," he told her once more as he pulled himself away from her and she slumped back onto the bed.
"Fine, but you gotta promise you'll make up for this later," she informed him and Alex grinned as he moved back over her once more, kissing her hard.
"I triple promise you," he promised her as he pulled away from her and leaving the room as he buttoned up his shirt, smiling. He couldn't get enough of her and was enjoying every moment of it.
He hurried into his car and peeled out of the driveway while Sarah brushed down her hair and straightened her clothes before exiting her room and made her way into the kitchen, where her mother was baking.
"Hey mom, what are you making?" she asked.
"No Cook Crunch," Karen replied as she looked up at her daughter and smiled slightly when she saw a bit of the hickey that had been placed on her neck, partially hidden by the collar of her shirt. "Did you and Alex have a good time studying?" she asked.
"Yep," Sarah stated with a nod, fighting the blush.
"What were you studying?" Karen asked. "French or Biology?" Sarah snapped her head up as she looked at her mother, who shot her an amused smiled. "You have a mark on your neck," she explained, causing Sarah to lift up the silver tray and admire her hickey as her blush covered her face, causing her mother to laugh. "Honey, no need to be embarrassed," Karen promised.
"We were just making out," Sarah protested and Karen nodded.
"I know sweetie, I know you and I know you wouldn't let it go that far too early," Karen explained and Sarah nodded as she sat down at the counter, placing the tray on the counter.
"I really like him," Sarah admitted and Karen smiled.
"He seems like a nice person," Karen told her and Sarah smiled, dreamily.
"He's the best," Sarah told her. "He knows how to make me laugh, how to make me feel like I'm the only woman in the room," she listed off and Karen smiled.
"That's great honey, I'm glad you found someone who makes you feel that way," Karen told her. "I know how hurt you were by Eric."
"I didn't feel the same way as I did with Eric, I just thought I liked him that way but I was glad I got out of that relationship quickly," Sarah stated and Karen nodded, she remembered how Sarah came home crying one night that Eric had cheated on her, she had realised that she had made a mistake and was thankful she never made any more mistakes with him.
"I have a feeling that Alex will be able to prove to you that not all males are jerks," Karen teased and Sarah laughed as she reached over and stole a bit of the batter, causing her mother to reach out and slap her hand with the spoon, causing laughers from both women.
Alex hurried through the corridor of the UFO Centre, trying to fix his hair and buttoned his shirt at the same time when he saw Tess, Isabel and Michael standing there nears the air vent.
"Hey, sorry I'm late," Alex called out, startling the trio and they turned to face him, only for Alex to stop when he got a good look at them. Michael had spiky hair with a goatee and piercing all over his face, Isabel had short spiky hair and piercing, Tess had short straight hair with highlights and piercing, Alex also noticed that they had tattoos. "Hey, did Halloween come early or something?" he asked as he looked through the air vent only to see the real royal four was standing next to his friends and he looked back at the trio again. "Okay," he stated as he walked backward before running for the stairs and hurried down it, causing everyone to look at him.
"Alex, where have you been?" Max asked.
"Busy and you guys have company," Alex exclaimed as he hurried over to Max and stepped behind him as the trip stepped down, causing everyone to look at them.
They came to a stop in front of them and Kyle looked back and forth at them.
"You guys have doubles!" he exclaimed.
"You must be the other pods," Michael stated. "The old man, Hal, told me that there was eight pods originally," he explained.
"I'm Max," Max stated.
"Rath," Michael's dupe stated.
"Michael."
"Lonnie," Isabel's dupe stated.
"Isabel."
"Ava," Tess's dupe stated.
"Tess."
"This is Liz, my girlfriend," Max stated as he pulled Liz into his body. "Alex, Maria, Kyle and Mr. Valenti." The Trio nodded to the others.
"So, where's your Max?" Liz asked, wondering about Max's dupe.
"Ah Zan, he's dead," Rath explained and Max looked at him. "Stupid accident, he tripped and a truck ran over him," Rath told them and Liz nodded as she moved in closer to Max, she didn't like the way Rath was looking at her.
"So, why are you here?" Max asked, looking at Rath with a warning in his eyes, telling him to back off as he tightened his arm around Liz.
"We've been called," Rath stated. "There's a summit going on right now and the leaders of the planets are meeting up, looking for a chance to gain peace. We need you to come with us," Rath explained and Liz looked up at Max as Max stared at Rath.
"A shame Zan died when he did isn't it?" he asked and Lonnie nodded.
"Yeah, Zan really wanted to go home when this happened, he was telling us how much he couldn't wait to regain his throne and finally bring peace," Lonnie told him and he nodded as Liz tightened her grasp on the back of Max's shirt, there was something off about the whole thing and it was nerving her to the point of anxious.
"So I have to go?" Max asked and Rath nodded, causing Max to shake his head. "I'm sorry, I can't. I have school and my parents will go nuts if I leave," he told them.
"Max," Michael hissed, causing everyone to look at him. "Can I talk to you in private," he ordered as he grabbed Max's arm and yanked him away from Liz toward a corner.
"I'm just gonna…" Liz pointed to Alex then moved away from Rath as he followed her movements while Isabel moved closer to Lonnie.
"So...Lonnie. Is that short for Vilandra?" Isabel asked and Lonnie nodded before looking at her.
"That's right. You know about Vilandra?" she asked.
"I've heard some things," Isabel stated.
"What do you know?" Lonnie asked and Isabel looked right at her.
"What do you know?" Isabel shot back.
"She betrayed her family...brought down the whole house of cards...got everyone killed. Sound familiar? It's been hard keeping it to myself all these years. You have no idea," Lonnie stated and Isabel shook her head as she shot a look at Max.
"Yes, I do," Isabel, stated and Lonnie looked at her before looking at Max then back at Isabel.
"You haven't told Max? But you seem so close," Lonnie pointed out.
"I...I wanted to, but...but I didn't even want to believe it myself, and...The thought of telling him..." she trailed off and Lonnie nodded.
"It's ok. It's ok. It'll be our little secret," Lonnie told her before walking off; Isabel moved closer to Liz and Alex and overheard their conversation.
"Alex, you have your buttons done up wrong," Liz noticed, the left side of the shirt was longer than the right. "And you have what looks like a hickey on your neck," she stated as she reached up on her tiptoes and pulled the collar down to see a hickey but also saw a red mark near his chest and pulled his shirt further apart only to arch an eyebrow when she saw it was teeth marks.
A smile played on Liz's face as she looked up at her best friend and understood why he was late. "Someone has been a bad boy," she teased, causing Alex to blush like mad and she laughed as she wrapped her arms around Alex and hugged him. "I'm so glad you found someone who you really like!" she told him and Alex laughed as he hugged her back.
"Thanks," he told her before pulling apart and coughing slightly as he fixed his shirt while Liz brushed down his hair.
"Better make sure you keep the collar up if you don't want your mom to see what her baby boy has been doing," Liz warned him and he nodded in agreement.
Isabel just glared at Alex before stomping off in another direction, frustrated that he had moved on with a human girl.
"What is your problem now?" Maria asked as she jumped back when Isabel stormed past her before shaking her head.
"What?" Max asked as he pulled his arm out of Michael's grasp.
"You have to go!" Michael exclaimed and Max arched an eyebrow.
"I don't have to do anything," Max informed him.
"Max! This could be our chance to gain peace, get back home to our real parents," Michael exclaimed and Max shook his head.
"First thing Michael, I like it here, I don't want to go to another planet, this is my home," Max explained. "And second, if I just disappear again, my mom will have my head!"
"Max, she's not even your real mom!" Michael snapped and everyone spun around when they heard a loud thump only to see Max had grabbed Michael by the lapel and had him pinned against the wall.
"Uh oh," Kyle muttered as he moved closer to where Alex, Maria and Liz were standing, Liz kept a concerned eye on her boyfriend.
"Diane Evans is more of a mother to me than my real one, Diane Evans was the one who saved my life, she adopted me, loved me, cared for me and brought me up. Its thanks to her for making me the man I am today. Diane Evans is my real mother, even though we are not biological related, we are related in everyway that matters," Max gritted out. "I'm not going to New York, none of us are and that's final."
Max let go of Michael, only for Michael to slump to the ground as Max walked away and walked over to Liz, he wrapped an arm around her waist. "We're going," he informed her before leading her toward the steps, he stopped when he past Rath, Lonnie and Ava. "I'm sorry but I can't go to New York Summit with you, I have to concentrate on my life here, another time maybe," he told them before continue leading Liz out of the UFO Centre, leaving everyone behind.
"Now what the hell did you say to annoy him?" Maria demanded to Michael as he stood up. "I swear to god Michael, if you dared to make some smart comment about my best friend, let's just say you will never have to worry about your enemies or FBI ever again because I will put you six feet under ground myself," Maria warned him with an index finger poking into his chest.
"Relax, I didn't even say a word about your best friend," Michael snipped at her before brushing past her and walking out the UFO Centre.
"This is fun, is all of the meeting like this?" Kyle quipped as he looked at Alex only for his eyes to narrow. "Hey buddy, you have a hickey," he stated, causing Alex to blush.
Max led Liz over to the jeep, he helped her in before jumping into the driver's seat and peeling out of the car park and speeding off. Liz held onto the door handle as she looked at her boyfriend.
"Max, what did he say?" she asked as she let one hand reach out and touch his shoulder, he just shook his head. "Max, he obviously unsettled you and I hate seeing you like this," she whispered. He pulled the Jeep over to the side and put it in park, he just stared out of the window as Liz unbuckled her seatbelt and turned, fully, to face her boyfriend. "Max?"
"He said my mom wasn't my real mom," he whispered and Liz felt her face tighten in anger when she heard this, for the first time, she wished she could turn back time and kill Michael for saying that to Max, doesn't he understand how much that hurt Max to hear?
"He's wrong," Liz stated as she moved closer to Max, rubbing his arm. Max turned to face her. "She loves you like a mother does Max, and you love her like a son does. Even though you are not related to each other, biologically, you are her son in everyway, just like she is your mother, in your heart and your mind," Liz explained.
"Why would he say that?" he whispered and Max shook her head.
"God knows Max, I think he is just desperate, he is being given a chance to go back to your planet, it was all he wanted and you are saying no. I think he is trying to press your buttons in hope that you would give up and give in," Liz guessed and Max shook his head as he turned back to face the window.
"Still doesn't give him the right to say that to me," he whispered and Liz nodded as she rested her head on his shoulder, comforting him.
Alex arrived back at Sarah's house, he knocked on the door and smiled when Sarah answered it, she smiled back.
"You kept your promise," she teased and he shrugged.
"How could I miss it?" he teased back only for Sarah to grab the lapel of his shirt and haul him into the house, taking his lips in hers as she went. "I missed you," Alex muttered as he walked her backward in the house and shut the door with his foot.
"I missed you too," Sarah, told him as she pulled away from him and took his hand and led the way up the stairs to her room. "Now we get to finish what we started," she teased him as she pushed him into her room and shut the door with her foot, looking at Alex with a playful tease look on her face. Alex just took her into his arms and they both landed on the bed with giggles and laugher filling the air.
Max was looking through some books when he heard a knock at the window; he turned and saw Lonnie standing there. Curious, he moved over to the window and opened it.
"What are you doing here?" Max asked as Lonnie climbed through the window.
"I had to see you," Lonnie explained and Max shook his head.
"It's dangerous," He informed her and she sighed.
"I had to get something out, something I never got to say to Zan, and now it's too late, and I was thinking about how maybe if I tell you, I can get it outta my head, you know?" she asked and he sighed as he motioned to the chair, Lonnie sat down and he sat down on the bed.
"What is it?" he asked.
"I wanted to apologize," she told him and he looked at her.
"For what?" he asked.
"For betraying you. Max, have you ever been so crazy in love that you'd just do about anything?" she asked and Max nodded. "Well, back on our planet, Vilandra...me...Isabel...this person we used to be...we had it bad for a guy named Khivar. We sold you out, man. We're the ones with blood on our hands. We're the ones that got everybody killed. Vilandra was the, uh...the Benedict's Arnold," Lonnie explained and Max shook his head.
"But you're not Vilandra. And neither is Isabel," Max told her.
"Not technically, no. But she's like this...demon I carry around inside of me. We both do, Isabel and I. She told me so that night we met," Lonnie explained and Max sighed.
"Isabel would never betray me," Max told her before he stopped and thought about it and realised that he was wrong, she had betrayed him but Lonnie spoke up.
"Course not. Just like I would have never shafted Zan. I'm glad she's come clean with you about this. You're lucky to have a sister you're so tight with, you know? I wish Zan and I had been that tight," Lonnie told him before leaving out of the window, leaving Max sitting on his bed.
Liz arrived at the Evans' house; she had received a phone call from Max and knocked on the door. Diane answered it.
"Hi honey," Diane greeted and Liz smiled.
"Hey Mrs Evans, is Max about?" she asked and Diane nodded.
"Yes, he is, he's in his room," she told her and Liz smiled once more.
"Thanks," she replied as she walked through the hallway and over to Max's room. "Max?" Liz asked when she entered Max's room and saw him pacing his floor. Max turned around to face her.
"Isabel betrayed me in our past life," he told her and she looked at him, shocked.
"What?" she asked and Max led her toward the bed and they both sat down on it.
"Lonnie came to see me, it turned out that her real name is Vilandra," Max told her and Liz's face paled.
"That's the one from the harvest," she whispered and Max nodded.
"It turned out that Vilandra slept with Khivar, our enemy, she gave us up to him, thus ending the royal four," Max whispered and Liz sighed as she cupped Max's face.
"That's the reason why she met up with your enemies," Liz finally connected the dots and he nodded, causing Liz to wrap her arms around her boyfriend as he held her close.
"Why couldn't she just tell me?" he whispered, Liz just kissed the side of his head before burying her face into his neck, not giving an answer because she didn't have one.
Lonnie waited for Max to show up and grew frustrated when he didn't.
"Damn it," she muttered and Rath showed up.
"Guessing the plan dropped?" he asked and she glared at him.
"What do you think?" she asked and Rath shrugged.
"That we need someone else to come, how about Michael, he's seems more than willing to come to the summit," he stated and Lonnie thought about it.
"Need the seal," Lonnie reminded and Rath shrugged.
"So, we get Ava to mind warp the guy," he told her and she nodded.
"Fine, Michael it is," she stated and they both headed over to Michael's apartment.
Michael was leaning back on the couch with Tess cooking something in the kitchen when a knock came at the door, he got up and made his way over to the door, he opened it and saw that Rath and Lonnie standing there.
"We need to talk," Rath stated, Michael stood to the side and let them both through before shutting the door behind him and he motioned to the couch. "Max isn't coming to the summit," Rath stated and Michael nodded as Tess came round and sat next to Michael on the stools at the counter.
"So, what do you want us to do about it?" Tess asked.
"We were wondering if you could come in place for Max, just say that Max couldn't come and sent you in place for him," Lonnie told them and Michael looked at Tess before looking at them.
"I'm in, I want to go home," he told them and they both nodded while smirking inwardly.
Ava walked about the town till she came to a stop at the Crashdown, she looked inside and saw that Liz was waitressing in her aqua green outfit with antennas on top of her head and a sliver alien head apron on the front. She was flirting with Max, who was sitting in one of the booths, who was flirting back. She looked around and saw that they were alone and guess that Liz's parents owned the Crashdown before stepping over to the doors and opening.
Max and Liz turned around when they heard the jingle of the bell and saw Ava stepping in.
"Ava?" Max asked and she smiled.
"Hey, I thought maybe we could talk, I have some questions for you guys and I have a feeling you have some questions for me," she admitted and Max nodded as he gestured to the other side of the booth.
"Sure, would you like something to eat?" he asked.
"I don't have any money," she admitted and Max shook his head.
"Relax, I'll cover," he told her and she nodded as she sat down on the other side.
"Thanks," she whispered and Max shook his head.
"No problem, so what questions do you have?" he asked.
"You do know about destiny right?" she asked and Max's expression turned wary.
"Yeah, that Tess and I were suppose to be together and Michael and Isabel suppose to be together," he told her and she nodded.
"I'm impress that you refused to follow it," she admitted and Max looked at her, shocked. "Relax, I wasn't coming over here to shack up with you, one Zan was enough."
"Did you and Zan?" Liz asked as she moved over to them, carrying plates of food with her and sat down next to Max.
"Yeah, but he was never fully into the relationship, I always felt he was waiting for someone else," she admitted.
"Oh," Liz stated and Ava nodded before wrinkling her nose.
"Is Tess and Michael together?" she asked and Max nodded.
"Yeah, they got together over the summer," Max explained and Ava tilted her head.
"How come? Didn't you guys grow up together?" she asked and Max shook his head.
"No, Michael, Isabel and I were hatched before Tess was, we left the pods and got picked up by our adoptive parents, and Tess went off with our protector, Naesco. She only arrived in Roswell in May," Max explained and Ava nodded.
"Gotcha," Ava stated.
"What can you tell us about the summit?" Max asked. "Is it really that important?" he asked and Ava nodded.
"It's a chance for all the leaders to get together and find someway to compromise, to try and bring peace on their planets, an end to the war," Ava explained and Max shook his head.
"How come Lonnie, Rath and you couldn't just go together and find out someway, did you really need Zan?" Max asked and Ava nodded.
"Zan was the king Max," Ava explained.
"So, you are saying that they need someone with the royal seal in order to be allowed back home?" Max asked and Ava nodded.
"Yes, you need the king if you wish to return home, the granolith only obeys anyone with the royal seal and that's you," Ava explained and Max sighed.
"Great, bet Michael is going to love that," he muttered and Ava looked at Liz, who just shook her head and Ava nodded.
"Listen, do you have any more questions? If not, I have to go because Rath and Lonnie are planning on heading back to New York tonight," she informed them and Max nodded.
"No, it's okay," he told her and Liz smiled at Ava, she reached over and took her hand.
"Thanks," she whispered and Ava smiled as she left the Crashdown, Liz just leaned into Max as Max wrapped an arm around her shoulder and kissed her forehead as they both sat there.
Kyle stepped in and waved when he saw Max and Liz, he moved over to them.
"Hey can I join you?" Kyle asked.
"Sure," Max agreed and Liz smiled as she watched the easy going between the two boys, she was happy to see that they could get along now without all the tension and it made her love Max even more.
Michael and Tess arrived before Lonnie and Rath.
"You two ready?" Rath asked and Michael nodded as Ava turned up and her eyes narrowed when she saw Michael and Tess.
"What are you two doing here?" Ava asked.
"They're coming to the summit with us," Lonnie stated and Ava nodded as she took a step back.
"Cool," she told them and Rath nodded as Michael and Tess got in the car.
"Get in," Rath ordered her and Ava shook her head.
"It's alright, there's not enough space, beside, the summit wouldn't want all of us there," Ava stated as she took another step back only for Rath to reach out and grab her arm.
"You just keep that pretty mouth of your shut and we'll be all happy," Rath informed her before shoving her and getting in the car.
"Is she not coming with us?" Michael asked and Rath shook his head.
"Nah, enclosed space makes her nervous," he lied and Michael nodded as Rath set the car in motion.
Ava watched as the headlights faded out of sight and hiked up her bag even higher, guilt started through her body and she turned back in the direction she came from, back to the Crashdown.
Max, Liz and Kyle were all settled at their booth, sharing a plate of fries and milkshakes.
"That never happened," Kyle stated and Liz nodded.
"Alex did it, he rigged the bucket so it would hit the teacher but it ended up hitting the principle instead," Liz proved and Kyle laughed.
"What about the time he rigged the computers?" Max jumped in and Kyle looked at him, shocked.
"That was him?" he asked and Max nodded.
"Oh yeah, he was totally boasting about it for days afterward, not that Liz and Maria were happy about it," Max stated and Liz huffed.
"What did you expect?" she asked as she poked Max in the side, causing him to jerk and laugh at the same time.
"So, where are Alex and Maria anyway?" Kyle asked.
"Alex is studying with Sarah," Liz started.
"French or Biology?" Kyle interrupted. "I saw that hickey," he explained and Liz giggled.
"What hickey?" Max asked.
"When Alex was late for the meeting?" Liz asked and Max nodded. "I guess he was busy studying with Sarah," she hinted and Max rolled his eyes. "And Maria is out on a date with James," Liz finished.
"Isabel?" Kyle asked. "She managed to piss off Maria, she just stormed by Maria," Kyle explained and Liz groaned.
"She must have heard Alex and I talking," she explained and Max winced before shrugging.
"She broke up with Alex, she should have known that Alex wasn't going to wait forever," Max pointed out and Kyle nodded in agreement.
"I gotta agree with Max, Isabel has been a bit harsh toward Sarah," Kyle agreed and Liz sighed.
"Should have expected it though but it's not fair on Sarah, she makes Alex happy," she argued and Max shrugged.
"That's Isabel," he informed and Liz rolled her eyes as she turned to face Kyle.
"Where are Michael and Tess?" Liz asked and Kyle looked at her.
"Tess told me that they were heading up to New York for the summit," Kyle explained and Max stood up.
"What?" he demanded.
"Yeah, he even said that you said it was okay, that he was to go ahead and see if there was a way to get home for you guys," he finished and Max slammed his fist onto the table.
"Damn it," he hissed, Liz reached out and placed a hand onto his shoulder.
"Max," she whispered in a soothing tone and felt his muscles relax under her hand.
"I need to go to New York to stop them," he told her and she nodded.
"I know," she whispered and he wrapped her up in his arms. "Max?" she asked and Max looked at her. "Be careful with the granolith, no matter what, don't give it up," she whispered and he looked down at her, puzzled but nodded.
"I promise," he told her and she nodded. "I'll be back as soon as I can," he promised her before pulling away and cupping the back of his head, he kissed her gently on the lips before pulling away and walked out of the Crashdown, leaving Liz and Kyle alone.
"He's mad," Kyle stated and Liz smiled gently as she sat back down next to Kyle.
"I'm not surprise, Michael has been pushing his buttons ever since we came back," Liz admitted and Kyle nodded as he munched on a fry.
"Why is he annoyed any way? I thought he supported your relationship, he seemed to support it before all this happened," Kyle pointed out and Liz shrugged.
"I don't think Michael ever actually accepted it, respected it yet, but not accept it. He always thought that they shouldn't get attached to humans. They found out about the whole destiny thing after we freed Max, Michael and Isabel was to get together; Max and Tess were to get together. That all was ruined when Max and I ran away then came back refusing to break up," Liz told him and Kyle shook his head.
"And I thought it was suppose to me not happy about your relationship," Kyle teased, causing Liz to laugh as she pushed at his shoulder when the door opened once more, they turned to see Ava standing there.
"Ava?" Liz asked. "I thought you were with Tess, Michael, Rath and Lonnie," Liz explained and Ava shrugged.
"Wasn't enough room in the car," Ava stated and Liz nodded.
"Do you want to join us?" Liz asked. "Kyle and I are just snacking on some food and catching up."
"Sure, if there's no bother?" Ava asked and Liz smiled as she shook her head.
"No, come on, what would you like?" Liz asked. "It's on the house." Ava smiled as she picked up the menu and ordered.
Rath and Lonnie led the way down the sewers till they came to a bunch of couches and a TV.
"Welcome to our humble bode," Rath stated as he moved over to one of the couch and slumped himself down on it, Lonnie smirked as she moved over next to Rath and sat down next to him while Tess and Michael took the other couch.
"Nice place," Michael stated and Lonnie smirked.
"Thanks, but it's only a stopping place till we get back home where we belong," Lonnie informed him and Michael leaned forward.
"How does this work?" Michael asked and Rath leaned forward too.
"There's a summit, we arrive there and we meet the other leaders of their own planets. You make a deal to bring peace upon their planets and they give us a way home," Rath explained and Michael nodded.
"Do we meet up with anyone before we go to the summit?" Michael asked and Rath nodded.
"Yeah, we meet up with…" Rath explained but Tess tuned him out when she felt a cold shiver run up her spine and she turned around to see furious dark eyes staring right back at her.
"Max?" Tess asked, causing Rath, Lonnie and Michael to spin around and see Max standing there, fury lining every part of his body as he glared at them.
TBC