Chapter 26
"Tess is pregnant," Michael explained. "The baby can't live on Earth."
"Oh god," Isabel whispered as she ran a hand through her long blonde locks.
"This is the only way we can go home," Michael told them as he held out the crystal, Max sighed as he took it and looked at it. 'So this is what my nightmare looks likes' Max thought to himself, the one thing he never wanted and now he has to do it. He placed the tip of it near the whirlpool symbol and slid it in.
The granolith whirled and a light shot out, the whirlpool symbol was on the wall with flashing dots and they, instinctively, knew that it was the count down of how long they had on Earth.
"We have twenty four hours, say your goodbyes," Max told them as he stood up and turned toward the door.
"Max…" Michael started but stopped at Max's gaze.
"Don't," Max, begged before leaving the cave with Isabel by his side. Michael just stood back next to Tess and hung his head.
Max made his way up the ladder to Liz's balcony. He climbed over the top and watched as Liz moved about in her bedroom. She was brushing her hair as she sat at the mirror, dressed in her robes. He felt his heart clench when the earlier actions came back to him and he sighed.
He made his way over to the window and climbed through, causing Liz to turn around and smile when she saw him. She stood up and made her way over to him and kissed him.
"You were gone when I woke up," Liz told him as she pulled away and Max nodded. He looked down at her and felt his heart clench even harder. She looked so innocent and loving just dressed in her robes with her dark hair framing her face that he couldn't help himself.
He leaned in and kissed her, causing her to gasp slightly before she slipped a hand into his dark locks, holding on as Max spun them around so her back was facing the bed. He kissed her, almost urgently and desperately that Liz could only hold on for the ride as Max slipped her robes off, leaving her bare to him.
Liz reached up and helped him take off his shirt, it was the same green one that he wore then he healed her, when they both shared their first kiss, when they both first made love. Her hands moved down and unbuttoned his jeans as he kicked off his shoes and socks before sweeping her up into his arms and laid them both on the bed.
Maria was sitting outside of the Crashdown with Kyle and Alex. She was laughing over something that Kyle had told her before her eyes snapped down to his tapping fingers.
"God Kyle, what is with the tapping?" she asked and Kyle, startled, looked down at his own hand before stopping the tapping.
"Sorry, I haven't realised that I was doing it," Kyle apologised, causing Alex and Maria to share a look with each other, puzzled before they looked at him, once more.
"Wait, are you telling us that you didn't know that you have been doing that the whole time?" Alex asked and Kyle shook his head before he looked up and saw Michael and Isabel making their way over to them.
"What do you want?" Kyle asked, causing Alex and Maria to turn around in their chair to look behind them.
"Oh great, have you come here to shout at us some more?" Maria muttered and Isabel shot her a glare.
"Actually, I'm here to talk to Alex, Michael is here to talk to you and Kyle, Tess wants to see you at home," Isabel informed them, looking at Alex, who just looked at her for a few minutes before nodding.
"Fine," Alex told them and Maria nodded too.
"Fine," she agreed and they both stood up and went separated ways with the other while Kyle stood up and made his way over to his house to see Tess, curious to what Tess could have to tell him.
"Right, so you have me in private, what do you have to tell me?" Maria asked and Michael sighed as he started pacing the small room. They were in the Deluca's living room.
"It's Tess," he told her and she just looked at him. "She's pregnant." Maria nodded.
"Good for you, that's so important?" she asked, not once betraying her emotions and Michael looked at her.
"I thought you would be upset, I betrayed you," Michael explained and Maria arched an eyebrow.
"Michael, I've moved on. I'm with James and I've slept with him. I made love to James and I love him. There is nothing you can do or say to get us back together. We've both moved on with our lives," Maria informed him and Michael shook his head.
"The reason why I wanted to speak to you in private was that, we're leaving Roswell, earth to be exact," Michael told her and she looked at him, shocked.
"What?" she demanded and Michael nodded.
"The baby can't survive on earth, Max found a way home for us via the decoded book that Sarah had done," Michael explained and Maria shook her head.
"So, you and Tess are leaving?" she asked and Michael looked at her, once more.
"No, all four of us are," Michael told her and found his head being snapped sideways under the force of her slap.
"You what?" Alex demanded as he stood up from where he was sitting. He and Isabel were in the Evans' house. The Evans had gone on an errand.
"We're leaving earth," Isabel told him.
"Is Max going?" he asked and Isabel arched an eyebrow.
"Of course he is," she told him and Alex let out a sarcastic laugh.
"Did he have a choice?" Alex asked and Isabel looked at him.
"Of course he did!" Isabel shouted and Alex raised an eyebrow.
"Really or did you just tell him that you had to leave?" Alex asked and Isabel looked away, causing Alex to nod. "And you wonder why I never went near you again?" Alex asked, causing Isabel to look at him. "All you do is destroy everything. You're never happy unless you happen to be the star of attention. Max is happy and you want to take that away from him by giving him the one thing he never wanted. A way back to hell." With that he walked off, leaving Isabel alone in her house.
"Get out!" Maria shouted.
"What the hell is your problem?" Michael demanded.
"My problem is that you are a complete and utter selfish bastard who gives no regards for others!" she shouted at him. "You are forcing Max to go back to a place he never wanted to go in the first place!"
"It's our home!" Michael shouted.
"Liz is his home!" Maria shouted, causing Michael to take a step back in shock in what had been revealed to her.
Max and Liz were lying on her bed, both under the covers just staring up at the ceiling before Liz turned to face Max. It felt like that he had been saying goodbye to her when he made love to her and it disturbed her, deeply.
"Max?" Liz asked and Max sighed.
"Tess is pregnant, the baby can't survive on Earth so we have to leave," he told her and she looked at him.
"When?" she asked.
"Early tomorrow morning," Max told her and Liz felt her eyes well up with tears as she moved in closer to Max.
"I guess we just have to make up for the time," she told him and he hugged her tighter.
"I love you," Max told her. "I love you so much."
"I love you too," Liz whispered as they lay there.
"You stupid idiot!" Kyle shouted as he pulled himself away from Tess. She had revealed to him that she was pregnant and they were heading home. "Did you ever stop think about the results of this? You are forcing Max to give up his only home, the woman he loves because you and Michael couldn't spare one minute, one minute, to use a damn condom!"
"Kyle…" Tess started but Kyle held up his hands.
"I hope you and Michael will have a happy life and I hope your baby survives but I can only hope that you can live with the guilt that you tore Max away from the only life he knew and his happiness." With that, Kyle walked out of the house, leaving Tess alone.
Max looked at the clock on the nightstand. He and Liz had made love most of the day and night, trying to make up for their lost time but they knew that no matter what, it would never make up. He saw that it was time to go.
Max got off the bed and pulled on his clothes and shoes before he turned around where he saw Liz sitting on the edge of the bed with the sheets wrapped around her body and blinked back the tears at the feeling of tearing in his heart.
"I have to go," Max whispered and Liz nodded.
Max cupped her face and they locked eyes. "I promise you Liz, I will find a way to come back, I promise," Max swore and Liz nodded as she kissed him as hard as she could.
"I love you," she whispered, trying to hold back the tears.
"I love you too," Max, whispered, brokenly, as he pulled out the necklace that Isabel had found last year. "I always thought I would give you my class ring," Max admitted as he held it out to her, Liz took it and slipped it over her head, the pendant resting perfectly between her breasts.
Max kissed her once more before leaving the room, he climbed over the ledge; he looked at her once more before climbing down the ladder.
When Max's feet hit the ground, he made his way over to the jeep, wiping his eyes as he climbed into the driver's side, Isabel lifted a hand and placed it on Max's shoulder, squeezing it then let go. Max put the jeep into gear and they drove away.
Liz found herself at Maria's house, she knocked on the door and Maria answered it. Maria saw Liz and her face turned into understanding.
"Oh Chica," Maria whispered as she wrapped her arms around Liz, Liz wrapped her arms around Maria's waist and cried.
"I miss him!" Liz cried.
"I know Liz, I know," Maria whispered as she rocked Liz side to side, her hand stroking back Liz's dark hair.
"How could Michael do this?" Liz asked and Maria sighed.
"I don't know," Maria told her as she led Liz into her room, they both sat down on it. "You know and I know that Max will do whatever it takes to get back here, he'll find someway."
"I know, he promised me but it still scares me, he's been a part of me for so long, I can't imagine life without him, it's the same with you and Alex, you three are too much of a part of me," Liz explained and Maria nodded as she hugged Liz.
They heard a noise; they looked at each other before moving into the kitchen, where Amy was confused.
"Mom?" Maria asked and Amy snapped out of her confusement.
"Maria?" Amy asked and smiled slightly. "Liz! What are you two girls doing here?" Amy asked as she moved over to the cooker and set the kettle on it.
"Are you okay?" Maria asked.
"I'm fine honey," Amy told her as she started tapping her fingers on the counter in a pattern; Liz watched the tapping and a memory came to her mind.
Sarah laughed as she tapped her fingers.
She gasped as another one came to her mind.
Kyle talking as he tapped his fingers.
"Oh my god," Liz breathed out as she turned to Maria. "It was Tess," Liz whispered.
"What?" Maria asked as she looked at Liz.
"Tess mind warped Sarah!" Liz gasped out then grabbed Maria's hand and they both hurried out of the house, toward the car and drove over to Kyle's house as Liz phoned Alex to meet her there.
They arrived at Kyle's house and made their way into Kyle's bedroom, where he was drinking a glass of water only to jump when he saw them.
"What the hell?" Kyle asked and Liz explained everything that came to her, causing Kyle to arch an eyebrow at her. "Are you crazy?" Kyle asked.
"No," Liz told him. "It all fits, why would Sarah decode the destiny book? She doesn't know anything about the pod-squad and Leanne was positive that Sarah was in Las Cruces, not Sweden," Liz told him.
"Kyle looked around the room, he made his way over to the chest of drawers.
"Where do I look?" Kyle asked as his fingers started tapping, causing the trio to look at him.
"Just keep looking Kyle, you could be really close," Liz encouraged him as Kyle picked up a glass and looked into the mirror. The glass dropped from his, now, numb hand.
A vision appeared in the mirror and Kyle watched, horrified, of him walking into Tess' bedroom with Sarah clutching her head with Tess was closed before Sarah let out a painful scream before she fell to the floor, lifeless.
"Tess killed Sarah!" Kyle exclaimed as he spun around to face the gang. "She mind warped me into carrying her body out into the car, I thought it was a bag that I was carrying," Kyle admitted.
"Oh god, the pod squad!" Maria gasped out and they all ran out to the car, desperate to get to their friends before it was too late.
Max, Michael, Tess and Isabel made their way into the pod chamber before making their way into the Granolith. They stood there as they watched the clock count down to when they had to leave.
"This is it," Michael told Max, excitement shining brightly in his voice and eyes. "We're going home to where we belong." Max just stared at the clock, not once betraying any of his emotions, which caused Tess, Isabel and Michael to reflect back to their conversation with the humans of how they were destroying Max's life.
Liz, Alex, Kyle and Maria stopped the car and jumped out, they ran up the slope of the mountain till they reached the entrance to the pod chamber and started hitting on it, shouting the gang's names.
Max looked up and turned to Michael.
"I can't," Max told them, causing everyone to look at him. "I can't, I love Liz too much to let her go," he admitted and Michael sighed.
"Are you sure?" Michael asked and Max nodded.
"More than anything," Max told him and Michael nodded as he walked over and hugged Max.
Isabel was torn, on one hand, she wanted to stay with Max but on the other hand, she wanted to see her real family. "It's alright Iz, you can go, I'll explain everything to mom and dad," he told her and she nodded as she stepped forward and hugged Max.
Max stepped out of the embraced and moved toward the exit, desperate to get back to Liz, he opened the cave, stunned to see the guys standing there.
"Tess killed Sarah!" Alex told him and Max looked at him.
"What?" Max demanded, he turned and they all ran toward the Granolith. "Michael, Stop!" Max shouted, causing the gang to be startled. "Tess killed Sarah!"
"What?" Michael demanded.
"It's true," Liz spoke up. "Tess killed Sarah, she made Sarah decode the book and killed her," Liz told them.
"She mind warped me into thinking Sarah's body was a bag that I was carrying," Kyle explained.
Michael turned to Tess.
"Tess?" he asked and she looked at him, truth clear in her blue eyes.
"Everyone, leave," Max told them.
"Max…" Liz started.
"Leave, all of you!" Max ordered and they all left except from Michael. "Why?" Max asked.
"It was an accident!" Tess exclaimed. "Her brain was weak!" Tess told him and Max shook his head.
"Why?" he asked.
"So that we could go home," she told him.
"To What? Khivar?" Max asked and Tess looked away as understanding dawned on Max. "You were planning to hand us over, weren't you?" He asked. "You made a deal!"
"Naesco made the deal," she shot at him.
"What was it?" Michael demanded.
"I was to return home with you three and hand you over with Max's heir in tow," she admitted and Max laughed, bitterly.
"Must have put a cramp in your plans when I refused to give up Liz," Max told her.
"And you used me!" Michael told her.
"All you ever had to do was love me!" Tess shouted at Max. "But you kept running back to that Bitch!" Max grabbed her by the throat.
"Don't you ever call that again!" Max hissed out and Tess pulled herself out of his grip, smirking.
"See how fast you run to her defence, I was your wife Max!" Tess snapped before she sneered. "You had the whole universe at your fingertips now look at you, you're nothing but a boy."
"And that's all I ever wanted to be!" Max shouted. "To be a boy who was in love!" he raised his hand but paused when he remembered and Tess smirked.
"Kill me and you kill Michael's son," Tess taunted and Max looked at Michael, who was torn, he finally gave in and shook his head.
"Leave Tess, and don't come back," Max told her.
Tess swallowed as she placed her hand on the Granolith and was sucked inside of it; the caves started shaking.
"We gotta go now Maxwell!" Michael shouted and they both ran out of the room, bumped into Alex. They pushed him toward the exit and jumped out themselves.
Max grabbed Liz's hand and everyone made a dash down the slopes of the mountain, they reached the bottom when there was a huge bang, causing Max to cover Liz, Alex to cover Isabel and Kyle to cover Maria.
They pulled away from each other when all of a sudden the ship shot out of the mountain, making it way toward space.
Max pulled away from Liz, causing her to look up at him.
"You were going to stay behind," Liz whispered and Max smiled softly.
"I couldn't leave you," Max admitted as he kissed her forehead, she closed her eyes in relief as she gripped the back of his shirt, wanting to ensure herself that he was right there and holding her.
"What are we going to do now, Max?" Isabel asked as she looked at Max.
"I've got to save my son," Michael told them and they all nodded.
"Let's go home," Max told them as he took Liz's hand and they all made their way toward the cars, intending to go back home, where they belong.
TBC
I'm taking a short break from posting. My work is taking up too much of my time and I can hardly relax to type up a chapter then post it up. I WILL come back to finish this, I promise. I'm going to finish off the rest of the chapters for season 3 then I will post the rest. This WILL NOT be abandon, no matter what. I promise you right here and right now that I will finish it. It shouldn't take me long. Hopefully, I will have everything finished in a couple of weeks. Sorry.