Chapter Twelve

Everyone avoided looking at each other. Maria, Michael, Max, Liz and somehow Kyle were all at Michael's apartment. Michael had called the others, the Roswellians to meet him at his apartment so they could figure out what to do about the crash. But this wasn't about the crash, anyone with any sense could understand and tell that. This was about Max, as everything always was. Max may have been the King of Antar and a teenager on earth but it sure seems like everything was about him all the time. At least that's what Kyle thought but he wasn't the only one.

"I was thinking me and Max could use our powers to enhance the memories" Michael said breaking through the silence, he had been thinking about this a lot. Max hadn't even thought about using his alien powers at all. He could have used Isabel, she had the power to get into people's head but Isabel was taking her vow to not be involved with this alien stuff to seriously. Who could blame her though, she had loved Alex...they all did.

"Max" Michael called out to him, breaking into his thoughts, "Do you think it's a good idea?"

Max gave a small smile, nodding in approval, "Yeah what do I have to do?"

"Well...lets wing it...Okay!" Michael said slowly. Before anyone could think on his statement, he was already giving orders and it wasn't long before candles were lit, red and light candles. When asked why the candles, Michael responded by claiming that book about pastlifes recomented candles for relaxation. It was then that Max realizes that Michael seems to be taking his offer to help too seriously, reading pastlife books to help him with his pastlife. The five sat around in a circle, Maria and Liz forgot what this was all about giggling and looking at each other in a funny way. While the guys were all serious, noting the situation not something to be laughed off at.

"Hold hands" Michael commanded, he seemed to be taking charge of this situation, "Close your eyes and breath, exhale, inhale, that's right, breath in together..."

Maria and Liz were trying hard not to laugh, Kyle was used to this time of thing since he mediated a lot and Max, well Max only had one thing on his mind. Tess.

Before long to the surprise of all the occupance on room, a darkness overcome them, they couldn't see each other. There didn't have to call on each other, to make sure the other is safe, no...no...everything was happening too fast, they all seemed to bemoving at the speed of light. Then a star, one star provided light they needed to see each other, all five of them staring around that star before others began to appear. Liz took Max's hand and evrything was projected. In one instand, the Roswellians found themselves in a dark room, with three people in the room with them. It wasn't really hard for anyone to realize that these were memories, either of Zan or Rath.

"You will hunt him down, do you understand me" The woman spoke first, yelling her orders to the two man standing before her not sure how to react. Liz took a small breath as she stared in the face of beauty, her looks alone seemed made for making man fall in love with her. She was on the floor, pale as can be, light lumminating from her being.

The first man was wearing a crown like head bandwas beautiful as well and Liz was sure that it was Zan. He had strong shoulders and was extremely tall, even with a grim face, it was one to die for. The man of every woman's dreams. His eyes however caught Liz's eyes as he looked at his queen. Just like the way Max used to look at her when his heart was breaking. That is what it looked to her as if his heart was breaking and looking at Ava, she was Ava, and it was no wonder.

The man slightly behind Zan appeared rather expressionless but one could see that he was pained. He was tall dark and with a deadly stance. Liz wondered who he was. He was little taller with long black hair and broad shoulders as if he had spent his entire life fighting. The man was the first to approach Ava.
"What do you wish us to do, My Queen" The man asked as the silence in the chamber and at that point Zan was staring at his friend in shock.

"Rath" Ava said with a smile, a frighterning smile then stood up. Maria opened her mouth is shock examaning Rath, Michael past life. "You will do it won't you, Rath"

Rath said nothing for a moment just looking at her before turning behind to look at Zan who was still staring at Ava hopeless.

"Zan, you will find him?" Ava said calmly finally turning to Zan, "Find him and kill him after what he has done...you will kill him"

"Ava" Zan said for the first time, his rich voice floating in the room, it was obvious he was trying to calm her.

"I wan't his blood" Ava walked to Zan and placed her fingers on his chest, "If you love me, it will be your gift"

Then the memory moved to two beautiful woman, one whon they regconzed as Ava and the other equally beautiful but slightly different. For one thing, her skin wasn't like the golden skin of the queen, hers was more silver, it took a while for the Roswellians to understand that the two were from a different race. The one with the silver skin glowed as well, will long silvery, brunnette hair. She was as beautisul as Ava but in her own way, in an unque way.

"Valendra" Ava called at the other woman shocking the group and causing them to look at Valendra more carefully.

"Are we done?" Valendra asked trying to stay as calmly as possible then tried to move away from Ava but she reached over to Valendra and grabbed her arm. Valendra turned and looked at Ava in shock.

"Not yet" Ava said, her face filled with determination and the light in her eyes gone like a candle blown out, "You will go noway without a guard from this point forward, Is that clear?"

"I will so do what I wish" Valendra said without a raise of her voice yanking her arm from Ava harshly, "You can not do anything to stop me"

"I am the Queen of Antar" Ava said learning forward threaternly, "Do you know how much power that holds in itself, if I have to, I will put you in the highest tower I can find but that would rise suspicion. Stay in the palace and don't go anywhere without a guard because, sweet Valandra, we wouldn't wan't anything to happen to that pretty little head of yours."

"How can say that to me?" Valendra asked rage blazing in her eyes, pointingly at Ava.

"you are my friend Valendra" Ava said, softly resting a hand on Valendra's arm but her face still cold as ice, "My best friend, but rest assured I will kill you if you ever think about disobeying me"

Valendra stared down at Ava filled with anger before turning and stridding off in a huff.

The memory turned to one with the just Ava and Zan. Both stood in the room as before with Rath.

"We can do nothing to him, Ava" Zan said looking at his wife, feeling very helpless, "I am sorry"

"Sorry" Ava's emotionless face turned to gut raging laughter she strode forward to meet Zan, "I asked for one thing, That you kill Kavir, you promised me his life"

Zan tried to hold her but she backed away from him, staring him down. Zan's arms fell to his side as he tried to be strong for Ava's sake, "Just because, I am king doesn't make me all powerful, politics are envolved here"

"politics, politics" Ava screamed in a voice cold enough to freeze fire as she strode over to Zan, "You failed, it's that simple, You failed"

"He was with the Leader of Abitrary" Zan said attempting to defend himself, Ava looked at him confused at his words. "When the rebel forces attacked Antar, he was with the Abitrary leader"

"I have lost eveything and you don't care" Ava said after a moment of silence moving away from Zan shaking her head from side to side furiously, "It chances nothing, you failed me, you didn't kill him"

"Ava" Zan called to her trying desperately to reach out to her, "It would have started a war"

"He threaterned me" Ava shouted standing as still as she should, "Your wife, everything he claimed he would do, he did...including taking away my...my..."

Zan pulled her close to him, her head laying on his chest, "It's alright, Ava"

"No, it's not" Ava said before pushing him away, "I hate you as it stands, and until I have blood, Kivar's blood, his heart in my hands you are to stay away from me. I want you to leave because you do not love me, you do not love me, you do not love..."

"Ava" Zan tried to step to her but something stopped him, she was using her powers on him, forcing him to stop then a glass window shattered to a thousand on a near side of him. Zan looked at her in a shocked expression.