A/N This is completely different to the epic, I'm going how Max would have gone if he was with Liz.
Chapter 16
"This is boring," Isabel muttered as she flipped through the channels of the TV. She and Max were sitting at the table, resting their heads on their hands as they looked for something to watch. "I'm gonna go and dream walk for a while," she stated as she stood up and dropped the remote on the table.
"Fine, but stay away from Liz," Max warned, Isabel sighed and nodded as she headed into her bedroom while Max picked up the remote and flipped through the channels before muttering under his breath and dropped the remote on the table, switched it off and headed into to his bedroom. "Damn being an alien and don't need much sleep," he muttered as he climbed into his bed and grabbed a book and proceed to read.
Isabel flicked through her high school book and smirked when she found a picture, she placed her hand on it and the picture quivered before she rested her head on the pillow and closed her eyes.
"Remember young blossom, my most important words," a bald man stated from where he was sitting on a rock, an amused smile came to Isabel's face as she watched as Kyle nodded, dressed in the same way, also sitting on a rock.
"Yes, master," Kyle, told him.
"To thine own self be true," Buddha, told him and Isabel arched an eyebrow.
"It's Shakespeare," she recognised.
"With every inhale find the centre of yourself. With every exhale release the ties that bind your energy. Inhale . . .Exhale . . .Inhale . . ." Buddha told him before a beeping noise started, causing Kyle and Isabel to look at him. Excuse me. Buddha here. Yeah. When? Prepare the ship. Standby to beam us aboard." Buddha stated and Kyle looked at him.
"Master?" Kyle asked.
"Our enemies have arrived, Kyle. We must leave Earth and face the dark legion," Buddha told him, Isabel bit her bottom lip to prevent the laughers from coming out.
"No, no, no, no. I'm here for inner peace, not that science fiction crap," Kyle protested.
"Max Evans changed you when he saved your life. You know that. You're an alien now Kyle. Dude, like, accept you destiny," Buddha stated and Kyle shook his head.
"No, I'm not!" Kyle informed him before looking down and saw that his hand had became green and scaly. "Ahhhhh!" Kyle screamed. Isabel gasped as she felt herself being snapped out of the dream and found herself in a dream of forest with flashes of light, which were beginning to give her a headache.
"Where am I? Kyle, who's dream is this?" Isabel called out as she looked around only to see a figure being dragged across the floor and a blonde female face to appear.
"HELP ME!" she screamed.
"ARGH!" Isabel screamed as she bolted upright, Max came through into her room, his hand up.
"Isabel?" he asked and she let out a heavy breath as she looked around the room and he came over to sit next to her. "Isabel, are you okay?" he asked and she shook her head.
"Max, someone dream walked me!" she told him, causing Max to look at her shocked.
"What do you mean, someone dream walked you?" Liz asked as she came over to the booth and handed Isabel a hot mug of chocolate and Tabasco. "Here, this will help you calm down and it's better than Maria's alternative stuff." Isabel smiled up at Liz, gratefully before taking a sip of her drink.
"I was dream walking some people, I was in the middle of a dream walk when all of a sudden this girl came out of nowhere and asked for my help," she explained.
"Are you sure it wasn't just a nightmare that someone dreaming?" Tess asked and Isabel shook her head.
"I have never seen her before in my life," Isabel told her and Tess nodded.
"Okay, first thing we've got to do is find out who this girl is, how did she manage to dream walk Iz and why she needs help then we need to do research," Max stated and Kyle lifted a hand.
"Do you want me to ask my dad?" Kyle asked and Max shook his head.
"Not at the moment, we don't want to get your dad involve if it's nothing too serious. If we get stuck and we need resources, we'll go to your dad. We need to work out some cover story because I have a feeling if it is a major deal, FBI will get involve if it's been considered as a kidnapping," Max warned them and Kyle nodded.
"Hey, no problem. What do we have to do?" Kyle asked.
"Tess, I want you to work with Isabel, I'll be on stand by to help you wake her up if she needs it. You can get into people's head, maybe you can help recognise the girl," Max suggested and Tess nodded.
"No problem," she stated.
"Alex, can you check out the web, see if there is any missing girls matching Isabel's description, we need a better idea of what we're working on," Max asked and Alex nodded.
"Sure, Sarah is in Sweden at the moment, I won't need to find some cover," Alex told him and Max nodded.
"Kyle, can you help him?" Max asked and Kyle nodded.
"Sure, if she is local, I can ask around if anyone recognises her," Kyle told him and Max nodded.
"Liz, I want you working with me, we're going to check out the records on the UFO Centre and I'll ask Mr Valenti if we can use the police computer, we'll make up some excuse that we're working for a project," Max told her and Liz nodded.
"Sure," Liz agreed, Max winced slightly as he looked at Maria and she rolled her eyes.
"And you want me to work with Michael," she stated as she caught on and Max nodded sheepish.
"Sorry, I need you guys to check out the area around us, check to see if anyone is missing from hospitals and such," Max told her and Maria sighed as she nodded.
"Okay, but if he says anything about James, I'm kicking his ass," Maria swore as she glared at Michael and Max nodded.
"Michael, please be nice, we may have a potential rescues mission here, we don't need anything to screw it up," he warned and Michael nodded.
"Fine," he muttered.
"Is that all?" Maria asked and Max nodded.
"One more thing," he called and they looked at them. "Be careful, if there is a kidnapper out there, they won't be too happy about us trespassing on them, be cautious and always be in pair, female with male. I don't want an human out there without an alien," he warned them and they nodded.
"Sure thing Max," Tess told him as she walked over to Isabel and helped her up. "Come on, we'll make some more hot chocolate for you at home," Tess told her and Isabel nodded as they both left.
"Do you wanna stay at my house or stay at yours?" Alex asked Kyle.
"At yours, dad will get suspicious if he sees us on the computer and will ask what's going on and as none of us can lie to my dad…" he trailed off and Alex laughed as he nodded.
"Yeah, come on then," Alex, stated as they both left.
"We'll get a start on the hunting tomorrow, my mom will never forgive me if I sneak out tonight," Maria stated and Michael nodded in agreement.
"Beside, we don't know how long she's been missing, there's a chance she could have just gone missing and no one had time to report it," Max agreed, they nodded before leaving.
Max sighed as he slumped down on the booth next to Liz and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, holding her close. She looked up at him.
"You look exhausted," she told him and Max laughed slightly.
"Funny, about an hour ago I was wishing I could get some sleep now my brain is buzzing around with all these thoughts, I don't think I can get any sleep," he muttered.
"It's gonna be okay Isabel, I'll be right here," Tess told Isabel; she nodded as she lay down and closed her eyes. Tess ran her hand through Isabel's hair as she went to sleep. Max poked his head.
"I'm gonna be in my room, let me know if you can't wake her up," Max told Tess, Tess nodded and Max headed into his bedroom
Isabel found herself in the forest once more, there was a man dragging a black bag. Isabel looked closer and saw the bag was wriggling and knew that the girl was in the bag when all of a sudden the man's face came into sight, plain as day. Isabel screamed.
"NO!" Isabel screamed as she bolted up on bed, only to bang heads with Tess. "OW!" they both exclaimed, causing Max to come bolting into the room.
"Are you two okay?" he demanded, Tess nodded as she rubbed her forehead only to Isabel shook her head.
"It's Grant! Grant took the girl!" she exclaimed before breaking down into sobs, Max wrapped her up in his arms before looking at Tess, shocked.
"Grant?" Tess mouthed, both of them unaware that he was even back in town.
"Are you sure?" Kyle demanded into the phone and nodded. "Sure, I'll get Alex to see if he can hack in," Kyle stated before hanging up the phone and turned to Alex. "Isabel had another dream, she saw the guy who kidnapped the girl. It's Grant Sorenson," he told Alex and Alex looked at him, stunned.
"The guy Isabel was dating?" he asked and Kyle nodded. "Can't we just meet someone new without them getting involved in the alien abyss?" he asked and Kyle laughed.
"At least Sarah and James are not in it," Kyle stated as Alex typed away at the computer.
"At the moment, yeah," Alex told him when a beeping noise started, Alex turned back to the computer. "Grant was in Carlsbad last Friday night, picking up some equipment and it looks like he's been working around in Roswell," Alex stated and Kyle nodded as he picked up the phone to let Max know.
"Thanks," Max stated over the phone as he turned back to Isabel and Tess. "Grant was in Carlsbad last Friday, they think he might have picked his victim there but they can't be too sure because there hasn't been any missing person report that matches your description," Max explained and Isabel nodded.
"Can't we talk to Mr. Valenti about this?" Isabel asked and Tess shook her head.
"We can, one of Jim's oldest friend is in Roswell, he leaning hard on Jim at the moment and if we go to him about this, I have feeling that it will make things worse," Tess informed and Max nodded.
"I agree with Tess, we need to try and keep Jim out of this as much as we can, we need him to keep his job," Max told her and Isabel nodded.
"Maybe you could get Michael and Maria to talk to Grant, see if they can gain anything," Tess suggested and Max nodded.
"Yeah, Maria could ask some questions to see if she could get a reaction out of him and Michael could touch some stuff, see if he can get a flash or something," Max agreed before grabbing the phone and leaving the room.
"Sure, no problem," Maria stated before hanging up the phone. "Isabel got another dream, it turns out that Grant is the guy who kidnapped the girl. Max wants us to go out, me to talk to him and see if I can get a reaction and you to touch some stuff," Maria told him and Michael nodded.
"Better than checking out places that barely keeps a record," Michael muttered as Maria set the Jetta into motion.
Grant was working on his computer when he heard some noises; he turned to see a familiar blonde girl and tall man walk over to him.
"Hello?" he asked.
"Hi Mr. Sorenson," Maria greeted. "I'm Maria Deluca, Isabel's friend?" she asked and Grant nodded.
"Yeah, I remember you, you work with the petite brunette at the Crashdown," Grant told her and she nodded.
"Yeah, Liz, and this is Michael," Maria introduced and Grant nodded.
"Isabel's other friend," Grant stated and got nods in return. "So what can I do for you guys?" he asked.
"I heard you were in Carlsbad last Friday," Maria stated and Grant nodded.
"Yes, I was. I was picking up some equipment, is there a reason for this?" Grant asked as Michael looked around, occasionally picking up something and holding it to see if he could get some flashes.
"Yeah, you see, a friend of mine has gone missing there, I was wondering maybe you seen her around people," Maria explained. "She is about my height, maybe a bit taller. She had long blonde hair with some dark brown streaks. Blue/green eyes," Maria stated and noticed that Grant seemed to start packing up.
"I'm sorry, I haven't seen anyone like that before," Grant told her.
"Are you sure about that?" Michael spoke up. "You never know, maybe you did but you don't remember," Michael suggested.
"I'm sorry, I wish I could help you but I can't," Grant told them before turning his back on them. "I'm sorry, but I'm really busy," Grant informed them and Maria nodded.
"Sure, thanks for your help," she told him and they both left. Once they were out of an earshot, Michael leaned into her.
"He's spooked," he told her and she nodded.
"Looks like Grant has seen the girl and isn't willing to talk," she told him and he nodded.
"Let Max knows, looks like we might be on the right track," Michael told her as they climbed into the Jetta and Maria pulled out her phone as Michael set the Jetta into motion.
"Are you sure?" Max asked and nodded. "Good work, I'll see you at the Crashdown later," Max told her before hanging up the phone and turned to face Isabel. Tess had left to go to the Crashdown. "They say that Grant was spooked when they started mentioning the girl," he told her and Isabel nodded.
"Okay, we're heading down to the Crashdown?" she asked and Max nodded.
"Yeah, we better off pooling our answers and see if we can get a better look out," Max told her and she nodded as Max left the room. Isabel winced when a thumping noise started behind her forehead. Soon flashes started appearing.
Isabel found herself in the forest; she looked around and saw a familiar looking pump when she saw the girl.
"Where am I?" Isabel asked.
"No, please don't!" The girl screamed.
"Max, Max! No, Max . . . Max!" Isabel screamed. Isabel watched as the kidnapper took out a syringe, causing Isabel to scream. "Help me!" Isabel screamed.
Max ran into the bedroom with the phone held up at his ear, he threw it onto the bed and grabbed Isabel's shoulders.
"I'm here. Isabel, Isabel wake up!" Max exclaimed as he shook her shoulders.
"No, please! Don't do this. You don't have to do this. No!" Isabel screamed before bolting up on the bed. She clung onto her brother while looking around the room with fear in her eyes and breathing heavily.
"Isabel, are you alright?" Max asked.
"Oh my God," Isabel whispered and Max got the hint, he picked up the phone and held it to his ear.
"It's not over!" Max stated into the phone, Alex motioned Kyle to pick up the other phone.
"How do you mean it's not over?" Alex asked after Kyle picked up the other phone.
"Isabel got another dream, the girl is in Frazier's wood, near the abandoned pump house," Max told him.
"I know that place, I went out there before," Kyle stated.
"Can you guys meet us at the Clark's street, near the Crashdown? I don't want everyone to come with us it turns out to be nothing to be on the safe side," Max told them.
"Sure, no problem, we'll get there you in Alex's car," Kyle told them and the three of them hung up before grabbing things to get ready. "The Scooby gang to the rescues," Kyle crowed, causing Alex to laugh as they made their way out into the car.
"This is it," Isabel told them as they made their way over to Frazier's wood.
"Ok, we're here. Now what?" Max asked as he looked around.
"I don't know. I don't know. She's here. She's here somewhere," Isabel told them and Kyle sighed.
"You kidnap a girl. You bring her out here and then you. . ." Kyle trailed off.
"What is it?" Alex asked as he pointed to a certain of the ground, causing Max and Isabel to look.
"It's a molehill," Max stated.
"So?" Kyle asked.
"It's an awfully straight line for a molehill," Alex stated and Max nodded in agreement before reaching down, he felt around before his hand curled around something rubbery, he picked it up and revealed it was tube before pulling all the way up and followed till he came to some apparatus.
"Oxygen tanks," Max stated.
"Oh my God," Isabel exclaimed.
"Come on!" Kyle exclaimed as Max followed the tube in the other direction till it went into a deeper section of the ground.
"Oh God, she's under here," Isabel exclaimed, all four of them knelt down and started digging with their hands.
"Watch the head," Max warned as they cleared away a section of the dirt only to see a clear plastic box surrounding the girl's head.
"Oh my God," Isabel moaned.
"What did they do to her?" Kyle demanded.
"I don't know," Max told him.
"She's going into shock," Alex warned.
"We've got you. What did they do?" Isabel asked to the girl.
"Isabel, can you get this thing off?" Kyle asked and Isabel nodded.
"Yes," Isabel told them.
"Hurry, Hurry. Get it off," Max ordered when all of a sudden gunshots rang out, causing Kyle, Isabel and Alex to duck while Max jumped up and threw out his hand, forcing his protective shield to come up and surround the gang. "Isabel, hurry!" Max told her as the bullets bounced of Max's shield.
"Max, I see the shooter," Kyle informed Max as he saw a masked Max hiding behind the tree before picking up a rock. "I think I can hit him."
"I can't keep this up!" Max told them, his voice sounding strained.
"Where's Liz when you need her," Alex muttered.
"Safe and sound," Max informed.
"I almost have it!" Isabel called out just as another shot bounced off.
"You need to hurry Iz, Max is losing strength," Alex warned when another shot bounced off.
"I've got it!" Isabel exclaimed as she cracked the plastic and she and Alex started peeling it away from the girl.
"You see him?" Max asked Kyle, who bounced the rock in his hand and nodded.
"Yeah. . . Ready? Go!" Kyle exclaimed, Max withdrew his shield only for Kyle to jump and up threw the rock at the shooter; it hit him causing him to yelp out in pain before running off.
"Freeze!" a male voice shouted, causing Max and Kyle to spin around with their hands in their air and Alex and Isabel to look up from where they were kneeling by the girl.
"Dad, it's us!" Kyle exclaimed when he saw his father and the FBI behind him.
"Jesus Kyle!" Jim exclaimed. "What the hell are you doing here?" Jim asked and Kyle sighed before pointing to the girl and Jim shook his head.
"Well, I'll be damn," Dan, stated before looking at Kyle. "Who the hell were you throwing rocks at?" he demanded.
"The kidnapper," Max stated.
"What kidnapper?" Dan demanded.
"The one who kidnapped the girl," Isabel stated from where she was hugging the girl.
The police and an ambulance surrounded the place; the paramedics were currently getting the girl onto a stretcher when a female voice called out.
"Max!" Max turned around to see Liz running over to him, he opened his arms and she entered them, hugging him tight. "Are you okay?" she asked as she ran her hands over his face.
"Yeah," he promised her before kissing her on the forehead.
"Did you find the girl?" she asked and Max nodded.
"Yeah, she's okay, she's being sent to the hospital for check up," Max told her and Liz nodded as she rested her head on Max's chest, holding him close.
Isabel stood next to the girl, who she now knows her name is Laurie.
"I never saw his face. I was coming down to visit my grandparents in Roswell when he . . . came up behind me on the street . . ." Laurie trailed off, her voice breaking and Jim nodded as he patted the girl's hand.
"Laurie, I'm going to have someone watch over you round the clock until your parents arrive. You're safe now. I promise," Jim told her and she looked at him.
"How did you know to find me out here?" she asked and Jim smiled sadly,
"A very special girl heard your cry for help," he told her as the paramedics took her away while Dan moved over to Jim.
"I want you to tell me everything you know about those kids," Dan told him and Jim shook his head.
"Dan, these are just my son's friends," Jim told him and Dan shook his head.
"No, I get the feeling that there is more to those kids than we are seeing, they knew that the girl was there and I want to know how," Dan warned him before walking off, leaving Jim looking after Dan with a sense of trepidation before looking at his children. Max and Liz were currently cuddled up together, talking in soft tones as Liz touched Max's face. Kyle and Alex were off to the side, talking while Kyle was smiling at something at Alex was saying and Isabel was standing off on her own, looking at the girl when Hanson showed up, Dan moved closer once more.
"Sheriff, look at this," Hanson asked and Jim turned around to face him before taking the plastic bag.
"Our shooter's bullets?" he asked and Hanson nodded.
"Yes, but there's no laceration or impact. They're in perfect shape," Hanson told him and they both looked at him, stunned.
"That's impossible, physically impossible," Dan stated before taking the plastic from Jim. "Thanks. Deputy, I'll take care of these." Hanson nodded before leaving and Dan looked at Jim, who shook his head.
"I'm as baffled as you are," Jim told him and got a disbelieving nod in return before Dan left Jim alone, he sighed as he looked at the kids, he had a feeling that something major was going to happen and didn't know if he could protect them.
Isabel made her way over to Laurie, Laurie looked up at her and Isabel smiled softly.
"Who are you?" Laurie asked.
"Isabel," Isabel told her and Laurie nodded.
"You saved my life. Thank you," Laurie told her, Isabel just nodded before taking her hand before a flash of blue cells came into her mind before she pulled her hand away from Laurie's. Laurie was loaded into the ambulance when Alex, Kyle, Max came up with Liz wrapped in his arms.
"Ready to go home? Isabel?" Max asked as he looked at his sister, she turned to face him slightly before looking at the ambulance, which was now leaving Frazier's wood.
"There's something about her, Max," Isabel whispered, causing confused looks from the rest.
"What do you mean?" Max asked.
"It's like I know her," Isabel whispered, causing everyone to look at her before looking at the ambulance, feeling of dread that it wasn't over washed over them.
TBC