Chapter 2- Connecting The Power.
'Oh no you don't, we're not finished' was his only thought trying to reach out to her with his mind and power. Liz was mentally pulling away from him when his power connected with hers, just as their hands separated in a surge of power, causing Liz to fall to her knees and Michael's head to fall into his hands. What neither of them had realised was one of Liz's powers was the ability to see parts of the future and by their powers connecting, that ability had been strengthened by his power, as they shared the same power in that sense. By reaching out to her with his power by choice, it had activated this power early and had connected to him.
As a result they both had visions at the same time, linked to the same events, some from different events from their separate perspectives and others from a joint- her- perspective. Michael's visions were full of Metachem, Jim Valenti, Kyle, Max, evidence including Liz's stained uniform, being told Max was dead and Isabel being shot and Jesse finding out. He gasped in shock when the visions changed. Suddenly he was seeing Maria and Liz at the academy. Maria was being strangled by a Max look a like and Liz walked into the room. She looked a mess.
His perspective changed. Now he was seeing from Liz's view point. He saw Maria fall and the guy walk towards Liz. He felt her fear. Liz was running. The view changed to a room, there was a brief fight and his heart sank. Liz was falling fast, her head close to the edge of the veranda roof. Out of nowhere, she landed on a net. Michael winced. Liz had been inches from death. Liz was moving again, her net gone, she hit the ground with a thump but still alive, just. His gut still told him she could die at the academy from what he had just seen. He just got the name of the academy before the visions disappeared. He opened his eyes with a start.
Liz was having visions of her own. There was Metachem, Michael and Jim Valenti, her uniform, a rescue, Max on fire, Max dying, Isabel getting shot and dying, Jesse finding out, Metachem on fire. The visions changed. She was at the academy and doing well, Maria arrived, drinking, spring break, realising Max was dead, Maria confirming it from Michael. She saw herself blast a hole in a wall, scream, get drunk and argue with Maria. She found herself outside talking to a Max look a like, kissing him, realising it was Max before passing out.
The image blurred again. She was back in bed, there was a drink, a chat with Maria, an apology- for what?, then telling Maria about Max, going for a shower. Liz gasped in shock. The scene was different. Maria was being strangled. She heard herself ask what was going on. Maria fell onto the bed. The look a like was now after her. Liz felt fear. She ran. She was in a room. Instinctively gasping at being choked, she watched helpless at the fight. Then there was Max talking to her. Next thing she knew, she was falling through the night air and Max somehow saved her. Finally she was on the ground bringing Max back to life and telling Maria it was time to go home. Liz blinked back the tears. She looked up to see Michael's look of shock.
''What did you see?'' ''What did you see?'' ''Max dead, Isabel dying, Maria in danger and...'' ''You falling to your death'' Michael finished for her. Liz was pale. ''How did you know?'' was her whispered reply. ''I saw it too. You can't go. You'll die.'' His tone had made it an order. Liz took a deep breath. ''Michael you can't do that.'' Her tone was apologetic but firm. She had to go. Michael had to make her see sense. ''Liz please, think about Maria.'' Her head shot up. ''I am. I can change it. Tell her to stay in New York.'' He was getting frustrated with her. He was trying to save her life. Then he had an idea. ''Show me what you saw, I'll show you what I saw and then we see how they line up. Ok?'' He put his hands out to her in invitation.
She sighed and sat back on the bench, taking his hands and opening up the connection. Then the flashes happened, as they had focused on bringing what they'd seen together. New visions came out. Jim Valenti got shot, the woman's husband was revealed, that got a reaction from Liz confirming his theory, the woman was revealed as his wife- that got Michael's attention- and finally Jim Valenti being captured. They both pulled away. ''What was the name of the academy?'' ''Winneraton's.'' He went pale. ''Don't go!'' ''What!'' Her mind was spinning. ''We can change things, save lives.'' ''Including yours!'' He forcefully pointed out.