This is chapter that a lot of you were waiting for.

Chapter 34

Liz woke up the morning with a blinding headache. She let out a moan as she turned on her side and covered her forehead with her hand. She rubbed her forehead only to wince when she felt pain tingling in her arm.

She pulled her hand away only for her eyes to widen when she saw it was lightening up with green lights.

Panicking, she grabbed her phone and dialled Max's number, needing to talk to him. Max's hand slipped out from under the covers and gripped the phone. He brought it down under the covers and placed it next to his ear.

"Yeah?" Max mumbled out.

"Max?" Liz asked and Max instantly woke up. He rubbed his eyes before pulling the covers away from his head and looked at his clock.

"Liz? What's wrong?" Max asked.

"I need you to come over here Max, I don't feel well," Liz slurred out as her headache started to pound harder.

"Liz?" Max asked as he got out of bed and grabbed his jeans and a top, pulling them on before he grabbed his keys.

"Something is happening to me Max," Liz moaned out. Max switched his phone off, threw it on the bed before he hurried out of the house and over to his jeep, intent on getting to Liz as soon as he could.

"What's up with Max?" Phillip asked as Diane walked into the kitchen. He looked up from where he was reading the newspapers, sitting at the table. "He ran out of here like a bat out of hell."

"I think he got a phone call from Liz," Diane told him as she moved over to the cooker to get some breakfast going.

Max parked the car in the alleyway before he climbed out and hurried over to the ladder before he climbed up. He hauled himself over the balcony and moved over to the window. He used his powers to unlock the latch before he opened the window and slipped himself into the room only to see that Liz was still under the covers. He moved over to the bed.

"Liz?" he asked before he pulled the covers away from her body only to see that she was deathly pale and green lightening were covering her body. Max couldn't help his jaw from falling open from shock when he saw his girlfriend. "Liz!"

"What's happening to me?" Liz moaned. Max just shook his head. He didn't have a clue what was going on and it was terrifying the hell out of him seeing the woman he loved looking like she was on deathbed. "I gotta call Milton, he should know." Max grabbed Liz's phone and dialled the number for Milton's apartment.

Everyone found themselves in the Parker's living room. Max had dressed Liz and placed her on the couch but not without causing her pain. It turned out that if Max touched her, the lightening would increased itself, causing more her pain.

"What's up?" Michael asked once he entered the room only to stop when he saw Liz lightening up like a bug. "What the hell?"

"What's going on?" Maria demanded as she moved closer to her best friend only to take a step back when she saw that Liz arched her back under the pain.

"I don't know," Max told her. "I phoned Milton, Kal is in town so they're both coming up."

The door opened once more to reveal Kal and Milton making their way into the house only for Max to launch right into them, wanting answers to what was going on with his girlfriend and how they could stop whatever happening to her.

"Kal! Milton! What the hell is going on with Liz?" Max demanded. Milton and Kal took one look at Liz and understood straight away what was going on.

"She's getting her powers," Kal explained and fear entered Max's body.

"Then why is she acting like this?" Maria demanded, wanting answers to why Liz was lightning up and in pain.

"Because she changed," Milton started but they were interrupted when a door opened and they turned to see James making his way through into the room only to stop short when he saw his cousin on the couch, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"What the hell?" James shouted when he saw Liz lighting up like bug as she arched her back in pain as tears ran down her cheeks.

"James!" Maria gasped out in shock.

"What is going on?" James demanded as he made to go near Liz but found Michael blocking him.

"You can't go near her, none of us can," Michael explained.

"What? She's my cousin!" James argued. Maria placed a hand on his arm, causing him to look at her.

"James, I need to speak to you," Maria told him.

"About this?" James demanded and Maria nodded.

"Yes, it's time you've heard the whole truth," Maria told him and James nodded as Maria led him out of the room so they could talk in peace.

"What the hell is going on?" James demanded once they've made their way into the kitchen. He turned to face his girlfriend, wanting answers to what was going on in the other room. Maria took a deep breath before she looked up at her boyfriend.

"Liz is an half alien," Maria blurted out. James' jaw just dropped from the shock. Her real mother, Shila was a shape shifter, she was sent down here to protect Max, Michael, Isabel and Tess – they are hybrids. Half alien, half human. They were in the crash. They came out of their pods when they were six years old and were brought up." James just shook his head in denial. "On 19th of September, two years ago, Liz and I were working in the Crashdown when there was a shoot out. The stray bullet hit Liz in her abdomen. Max healed her, risking everything to save her. Two things are happening to Liz – one, the powers that she inherited from her biological mother is finally working it's way to the surface but at the same time, when Max healed Liz, he passed the seal on to her. Max is the king of his planet and he chose Liz as his queen – the seal is now wakening up and it wants to dominance over her powers so her body is fighting to take on both."

"You're insane," James croaked out. Maria shook her head.

"No, I'm not. I saw all this James; I see this every time – that's the secret we've been holding back from you. The reason why Max didn't want you to know was because Sarah died – Tess killed her and Max was terrified to let anyone in – plus he thought that if you knew the secret, you would try and keep him and Liz apart," Maria explained.

"You got that right!" James exclaimed. "He's got you thinking he's an alien!" Maria glared at him.

"Can you honestly stand there and say you will keep Max and Liz apart? Max Evans is an alien; he saved Liz's life. He saved Kyle's life – he changed our lives and you don't have the right to do anything to it," Maria remarked.

"She's in danger!" James shouted. "She's lightening up like some sort of bug!" He shook his head. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't tell anyone about Liz being in danger?"

"You can't tell anyone!" Maria pleaded. "Liz's life will be in danger if anyone knows – we've already had the FBI chasing after us and they put Max in the white room, torturing him – they did that because he's an hybrid – what would they do to Liz?" Maria exclaimed. James looked at her.

"I can't handle this," he told her, raking a hand through his dark locks. "I need a walk," James informed her before he walked out, leaving Maria alone in the kitchen. Maria just closed her eyes as a tear slipped out before she wiped the tear away and made her way into the living room where Isabel looked at her, concern in her eyes.

"Well?" Isabel asked and Maria shook her head.

"He left, he said he couldn't deal with it," Maria admitted and Isabel sighed as she ran a hand through her short brunette locks.

"Will he tell anyone?" Isabel asked and Maria shook her head.

"No, I told him that Liz's life depended on him keeping this as a secret, he loves Liz too much to let anything happen to her and he'll never forgive himself if it was him who slipped up on the secret," Maria promised and Isabel nodded as she turned back to face her brother and felt her heart break.

Max was kneeling down beside Liz, it was obvious he wanted to touch her but feared bringing her anymore pain.

"I don't get it, why is she reacting like this?" Jesse asked. From what he could gather, none of the other aliens had gone through what Liz was going through.

"Liz was born half alien, half human – when Max healed her, he passed her the seal. The seal now wants to be dominating. Her powers are waking up but in the process, it's all coming in at the one time so it's taking a lot out of her body," Milton explained.

"Because Shila died just after Liz was born and Liz was brought up believing that Nancy was her mother, she never had the chance to develop her powers thus her powers are fighting with the ones Max gave her," Kal added in.

"Will she be okay?" Jesse asked, truly worried for the young man. He had a feeling that she didn't make it, Max wouldn't survive it and he didn't want to see Isabel lose her brother.

"We are positive that Liz will survive it," Milton told him.

"But?" Jesse prodded.

"This is taking a lot out of her, there is a chance that her body could get used to having powers but end up shutting down due to the pressure and exhaustion," Kal finished.

"Oh god," Isabel muttered as she ran a hand through her locks again as tears filled her eyes. She didn't want to lose Liz – not after they lost Sarah. She had a feeling that the group would never be able to survive another death – especially if it was Liz. "Can't Max do anything to help her? I mean, the healing stones?" Isabel asked, frantic.

"NO!" Kal barked, causing everyone to jump and look at him. "Sorry, the healing stones are used for healing only. Using them on Liz when she doesn't need healing will just cause more stress to her body and will eventually kill her. She needs to get through this without any outside help."

"There has to be something we can do!" Max shouted, causing everyone to look at him. "I can't loose her!"

"There is nothing we can do, all we can do is watch over her to make sure that the transformation will go smoothly," Kal explained. Max ran a frustrated hand through his hair before he glared at him and pointed to Liz.

"Does that look like it's going smoothly?" Max ordered. No one answered him because they knew that he was worked up over Liz.

"I know you're worried Max but she will be fine," Kal tried to soothed but Max wasn't having it.

"You just said that she might die!" Max shouted back. "How am I suppose to take comfort in that? Liz is going through hell because I healed her – what if she dies because I healed her? Is that what we're suppose to go through?"

"Max…" Isabel started as tears filled her eyes at her brother's distraught features. He was losing control and she noticed how much she missed the old Max, the one that could keep his control and quickly saw how much Liz had influenced Max to the person he is today and she instinctively knew that if Liz was to die, Max wouldn't survive it.

"She's strong, she'll survive it," Milton jumped in, trying to reassure Max because he remembered all too well just how dangerous Zan could get when he lost his control.

"Max," Liz moaned and Max spun around, turning his back on everyone as he knelt down beside Liz.

"It's going to be okay Liz, I'm here," Max soothed, wishing he could touch her, assure her that he was there and wasn't going to leave her. Liz just let out a scream of agony as the lightening came back, forcing itself all over her body as she thrashed her head, wanting to get rid of the pain. Sweat was beginning to adore her brow as her brows furrowed under the pain and her hands clenched open and closed as she searched for something to hold onto, to anchor her through the pain.

Liz let out a cry as she arched her back; the lightening brightening up before it went out a crack and Liz slumped back onto the couch, breathing heavily.

"Liz!" Max exclaimed as he straightened up and lifted her up into his arms, relieved that she was no longer lightening up. He placed her on his lap and cradled her close to him. Kal nodded in satisfaction.

"She'll be okay now, her body has gotten used to her powers," Kal told Max. "All she need is rest and training."

"Oh thank god," Max whispered as he buried his face into her dark locks, holding her close as he rocked her back and forth.

"I think it's time you all went home. You can see Liz tomorrow," Milton told them. Everyone nodded as they packed up their stuff and headed out of the Parker's apartment and made their way home.

Max picked Liz up and headed into her bedroom. He rested her down on the bed before stripping her of her clothes then clothed her in a t-shirt that belonged to him before he pulled the covers over her body. He stripped himself of his clothing, leaving him clad in his boxers before he slipped under the covers next to Liz and held her body close to his, revelling in the fact that she had not died, that she was still here next to him, breathing and warm.

He felt Liz stirring next to him and opened his eyes to see that she was slowly opening her eyes to see Max next to her. Max could see that she was tired.

"God Liz, you scared me," Max whispered out as he rested his forehead on hers, holding her close as he did.

"I'm okay now," Liz, whispered back to him and Max nodded as he closed his eyes, enjoying the feel of her against him, alive and warm.

"James know the truth," Max told her and Liz yanked herself away from him, her eyes widening.

"What?" she demanded. Max nodded.

"Yeah, he walked in on you being all glowing and that. Maria took him out and explained everything to him," Max told her.

"God, how did he take it?" Liz asked.

"Not so good. Maria told us that he walked off – I think he's a little pissed that no one told him," Max explained and Liz sighed.

"I'll talk to him once I've rested completed, I promise," Liz told him and Max nodded as he just pulled Liz closer to him, grateful that he hadn't lost her.

Liz closed her eyes and snuggle down closer into Max's embrace and rested her face into his neck, enjoying the way his chin was resting on top of her head and they both fell into a deep sleep.

TBC

To those who were expecting the New Year part – sorry. It was the same as the epic so I didn't see the point in writing it up.

I'm sorry about the shortness of this chapter – I'm seriously lacking in the chapters – two more chapters left for this story.