Title: What He's Looking For
Author: Ella
Category: AU Kind of Zan/ Maria
Spoilers: None
Rating: Haven't decided yet
Disclaimers: Nope I don't own them.
Summary: Zan wasn't killed in Meet the Dupes. They all go to Roswell and Zan finds what he's missing.
Note: Thanks to Patricia for beta reading this for me
Part 1
Ava 's Point of View:
We're going to Roswell, New Mexico what's up with that. Zan says that there is something important out there, but he doesn't know what it is. Zan and me aren't together like Rath and Lonnie. I don't mind it because I don't love him that way. He's always been like a brother to me and he treats me better than the other two. I know he's waiting for someone special he just doesn't want to admit it.
When we get to Roswell we stop at this little dive called the Crashdown. I tell you again, I don't see why it's so important for a bunch of aliens to go to an alien tourist trap. We go in to get some food and a blonde waitress comes up to us. She looks at Zan and says, " Girlfriend is this some kind of joke? " Then she looks at all of us and says, " What happened to you guys?" She then directs her attention to Rath and says," Michael you look like a reject from a Billy Idol video. You go from spiky, to drowned puppy look, to god awful, and what is that in your nose? Don't tell me you actually took bottle jobs advice."
Zan starts to laugh and I do to at Rath stunned look. I don't think any woman has put him down that much even Lonnie; who just looked amused. Rath then says, " Who the hell are you and who the hell is Michael?"
The girl looks at him again; she then starts to back away and says with a fake smile," So your not Michael and I guess Mr. goatee here isn't Max." Zan shook his head no.
She turned around and ran into the back of the restaurant. I heard her yell, " Liz".
" So do you think this means are duplicates are here? " Rath asked while watching the waitress leave.
"Duh, Rath and obviously from her emotional outburst directed towards you your dupe has pissed her off." I told him. I noticed how Zan was still staring at the door the blonde went through. I was beginning to wonder if Zan was developing a crush on her. I also wondered what her relationship with duplicate Zan was. She called him ' girlfriend ' and was friendlier toward him than Rath. I thought to myself, * this is going to be an interesting trip. Exactly, how many humans know about us?*
Part 2
Maria's Point of View:
"Liz there are completely freaky versions of our Czechoslovakians out there." I said in a panicky voice while pacing the backroom.
"What?" Liz asked coming down the stairs; after she heard Maria.
"Just look out the window!" I said in her nervous high-pitched voice.
Liz went over to the window and saw four very rough looking street versions of Max, Michael, Isabel and Tess.
"Okay, Maria, I think I am going to just call Max. You go and close down the restaurant and keep them from leaving."
"Oh sure send the lamb to the slaughter why don't you." I was frightened at the idea of being alone in the same room as those weirdoes.
She went to close the Crashdown doors walking right past the clones. Luckily there wasn't anyone else in at the time. Liz told Jose to go on home that they were closing until the dinner rush got there. Michael was supposed to relieve Jose any way.
"Why are you closing with us still in here?" Tess' clone asked.
"Look you guys happen to look like some people in this town, and we don't want other people to be confused. Especially since this is a town where unusual events tend to bring unwanted people in the area. "
"You mean the Fed's." Duplicate Isabel said.
Maria looked at her a little funny and nodded her head yes. Then suddenly I remembered what Michael said about the other pods. As the realization dawned on me I said excitedly, " You guys are the other pods!"
"Whatcha talking about ditzy chick?" Michael's evil duplicate said with a smirk on his face.
"You know damn well what I am talking about and don't call me names!" Maria yelled at Rath who she was finding more annoying than Michael. "You guys aren't from around here."
"Of course, not shorty we're from New York." Mr. Goatee said with a smile on his face. I thought to myself,* he wouldn't look half bad if he just got rid of that thing.*
"You know what I mean! You're from", and she pointed up wards angrily. *Great,* I thought, * they want to play mess with the human. *
Just then Max, Michael, Isabel, and Tess showed up at the front door. Maria went to open it up. "Thank God! These people are annoying!" I told them relieved.
"Who are you?" Max asked as he stared at Zan.
"I'm you bro, or at least a duplicate version of the person we use to be."
"The other pods." Michael stated.
"What other pods?" Tess asked Michael questioningly. "Nasedo didn't tell me there were other pods."
"Hal the old guy I interviewed; said that there were eight pods with humanoids in them. "
"Really and you didn't feel a need to share this information with us!" Max said in a raised voice.
"He seemed to be willing to share it with Blondie over there." Lonnie said, while pointing to Maria. Max, Isabel and Tess just stared at her.
"Well he was opening up! He never opens up and shares info about home with me. Sorry for not telling you, but you guys seemed to have had other problems to work out." I hated not telling them especially Max; because he's like my best friend, but he was going through some serious Liz problems that I don't even know about.
Just then Alex, Kyle and the Sheriff came in from the back with Liz.
"Wow!" was all Alex could say when he saw the dupes.
"Double wow!" Kyle stated upon seeing the dupes, and him and Alex laughed at the statement.
"Great how many freakin' humans know about us?" Rath said, angrily raising his arms in the air.
"This is it. There our friends and they've helped protect us for a little over a year." Max told the duplicates in our defense.
"We can't talk here. I am fixing to half to open the Crashdown again. Michael you have to work and I'll stay her too and cover for Maria."
The Sheriff said, "We can all go back to my place."
We left the Crashdown and I couldn't help noticing that Max's duplicate would keep staring at me. He better not try anything. I'm already ready to kill one certain Czechoslovakians and his shady double; I wouldn't hesitate in killing another one.
Part 3
Zan's Point of View:
We got in the car and followed them to the Sheriff's place. I thought to myself,* it must be nice to have so many people watching over you. * They even got the local town sheriff helping them. We had no one except each other.
It was obvious that none of them were following the destiny. They seemed so wrapped up in those humans. I had to admit to myself; that the little blonde had fire. Most people were afraid of Rath, but she wasn't and I thought that was cool. She was loyal; I could tell that by the way she was ready to defend the Roswell four. I could feel that there was something about her. I don't know what it is but I am willing to stay here long enough to find out. For some reason I feel a connection to her.
I don't care what the other's say. I know Ava would probably tell me to do what I had to. That's just the way she was. She's more like a sister to me than Lonnie ever was.
We get to the Sheriff's place and everybody piles out of their vehicles. We go inside and Rath's Dupe is the first one to open his mouth.
"What the hell are you doing here? Why wait after all this time to come to us?" Michael said in an agitated voice.
"Yo, Bro, see we from New York. We spent most of our lives surviving. We didn't have these little humans here protecting us like you guys did. We didn't have a nice home to grow up in; so excuse us for not being to concerned of your whereabouts," Rath said, in a very pissed off voice.
"So why did you come any way?" Max asked.
"Because the man here," Rath said, while pointing to Zan, "said it's important." And if it possibly involves away for us to get of this Rock; then I go where the man says."
"I had this feeling that something important was here." I told them while looking at Maria.
"What would that be?" Isabel asked.
"I don't know I just kept getting flashes of this big round cylinder type thing. Does that mean anything to any of ya?" I asked them.
"The granolith," Max said.
"What's that?" I asked him.
"We don't really know what it does, but we know that the Skins want it."
"Well Dupe, maybe together we can figure out what it's here for." I told him. It may take all of us to find out just what thisgranolith is, and what it can do.
Part 4
Zan's point of view:
After we left the sheriff's me, Rath, Ava and Lonnie went our separate ways. Rath and me went to Michael's place and the girls went to Maria's; her mom was out of town. I tell you having two Rath's in one room ain't a pretty site. They both could drive a person insane, which is why I left the apartment. You could hear them arguing from down stairs.
See after we got to Michael's this girl named Courtney shows up; and from what I could tell she was the "bottle job" Maria was referring to. We'll any ways she was making all kind of plays for Michael and he wasn't getting the hints. Finally, he told her to leave because he was tired. Well t after she left Rath started ragging him about turning down a chance for possible good lay. Michael got pissed; I guess his pride was hurt, and him and Rath started going at it.
I thought I would go to Maria's house and see how things were there. Even though I didn't know where Maria lived, I could find her house easy because Lonnie, Ava, and me had a connection. I finally found the house and went to knock on the door. Maria answered it, "What are you doing here this late at night?"
"Can I come in?"
"I guess, but does Michael know you're gone? Maria asked me with a questioning look.
"Nope him and Rath were having a little disagreement so I slipped out. Is it okay if I stay here?" I asked her, hoping that she would say yes.
"I doubt that would be a good idea. My mom doesn't like the idea of boys staying in the same house as me unless they're related."
"Well, then she shouldn't leave you all alone then. What about your pops?" I asked. She then looked hurt and before I knew it she tried to slam the door in my face.
I obviously touched a sensitive spot. I caught the door and said," let me guess he ain't here."
"He left when I was seven," she said with hurt in her voice.
"Now who would leave a pretty thing like you? Surely he had a good reason," I said wondering who would leave someone like her.
She then mumbled something like that sounded like 'I wasn't good enough.' Suddenly I was pissed off at her father and Michael; cause I am sure that he had some help in the emotional scaring.
She wasn't looking at me, so I cuffed her face in my hands and turned her towards me. Then I did something I've wanted to do since I go here, I kissed her. Her lips were the most amazing things I ever felt. Then something more amazing happened, I had visions.
Part 5
Maria's point of view:
The moment our lips met I saw the visions. It was so weird; a lot of it I didn't understand. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I wondered if he was putting these images into my head like Tess did with Max, Michael, and Isabel. I saw a world similar to ours. I saw Zan/Max getting married to Tess/Ava while looking at someone with regret and sorrow. I could tell he wasn't happy with the marriage. I even felt the sorrow of someone else coming of me in waves. I thought to myself, *how could I be feeling this?* Then I realized I was seeing things from this other person's eyes. *What does this mean?* I asked myself.
When he finally broke the kiss; he stared at me and said a weird name, "Mave".
"Who are you talking about I asked?" It was so freakish. I mean these things don't happen to me, they happen to Liz. Although I doubt Max would have called Liz 'Mave'. *Whose Mave?*
"Whose Mave?" I asked him.
He was actually looking at me like Max looks at Liz. He then said, "You are."
"Excuse me but my names Maria. Not Mave." I told him a little pissed that I let another alien weasel their way into my life.
"You are Mave, or you were Mave." He told me while shaking his head no to my last remark.
Then I figured what he was getting at, "Wait a minute, are you telling me that you think that I am one of you."
"I am not thinking; I know. I saw things from our past. You can't deny what you saw or felt." He told me with a look of joy in his eyes.
"Listen buddy, I am H-U-M-A-N! Not a Czechoslovakian. I was born not pod. I am not who you think I am." I told the crazy New York Czech in front of me. How could he say those things? He had definitely gotten his wires crossed.
Just then Ava came into the room and said, "What's going on? Zan what are you doing here?"
Zan then said to Ava, " I found her, I found Mave."
Ava just stood there with a stunned look and then she hugged me. I thought to myself, *What the hell is going on?*
Part 6
Ava's point of view:
I can't believe we found her. Maria was shocked by what was going on. She was sort of in a daze so me and Zan ushered her into the living room. I thought that I should try to explain what was going on.
"Maria, Mave, was my sister." I told her looking her straight in the eyes so that she could see that I was telling the truth.
"Your sister? Look Ava I'm sorry but I am not this Mave person," she said looking at me like I was crazy.
"Yes, you are! I don't why you don't have powers or why you were sent her but you're Mave! I know it and Zan knows it. Mave, I mean Maria, Zan was so in love with you, but since you were the youngest; our parents and his parents wouldn't allow you two to be together. I didn't want to and Zan didn't want to but we had to get married it was arranged. Just like Rath's and Lonnie." I just knew when I met her that there was something about her, something familiar; plus there was Zan's attraction to her.
"You know this little fairy tale story is fine and dandy, but really I am not an alien you guys. I just don't believe it," Maria told us with disbelief in her eyes.
"Ask your moms what she knows when she gets home," Zan told her.
"Oh what am I supposed to say, hey mom, I wouldn't happen to be an alien by any chance."
"I don't know just ask but what ever happens we ain't leaving until you know who you are." Zan said as he got up and walked out slamming the door behind him.
I knew it was hard on him because I could tell he was falling in love all over again. I just hoped we could convince her of who she is. Zan's finally found what he's been looking for, except she may not accept who she is.
Part 7
Maria's point of view:
I was tired. Ava spent half the night trying to convince me that I was her sister. She told me stories about Mave and Zan from what she remembered. She finally got tired and went to sleep on the couch. I went back to my room. I looked at my clock and was pissed that it was 2:00 in the morning. I had to get up and go to school unlike some crazy Czechoslovakians.
*Dream sequence*
"I'm sorry, I don't want this, " Zan said with anguish.
" Then don't do it. You don't have to marry her. She doesn't even want to get married," Mave told him with tears in her eyes.
"Ava is one of my best friends. I am not to thrill about being married to her, but your father won't allow me to marry you, and my parents are pressing for another heir to the thrown. They won't be happy until grandchildren are produced."
They were lying in bed together; it would be there last night together before Zan and Ava's wedding. Ava didn't care about them being together she knew how much they were in love with each other. Ava pleaded for her father to let Mave marry Zan and not her, but he wasn't willing to let Mave go just yet. Besides her father told them both that the marriage was arranged long before Zan and Ava were born. Going against the arrangement could bring hostility to the kingdom.
"I love you so much Mave you are my heart and soul. We will be together for always; even in death I would find you." He told her while kissing a path from her shoulder to her neck.
Mave turned around and took a hold of his chin; "Don't even mention death with a war in motion."
"We are not going to war I can assure that. Look at how well things are going. Rath is in conference with the five planets, Lark and his people are on our side. Khivar want stand a chance."
"Don't put so much faith in Rath. I know he's like your brother, but I heard things." She told him while turning around to face him.
"What kind of things?" Zan asked curious as to what people were saying about his administration.
"That he is siding with the Skins or at least a small fraction of them. Zan don't put to much trust in people, please. I don't want anything to happen to you.
"Nothing will sweetie. You also know you can't believe everything you hear. No more political talk tonight okay. I want to spend this time with you and you only."
"That can be arranged your Highness." Mave said and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him with all the passion she had in her. He moaned into her mouth and ran one hand down her side and grabbed her thigh. They made love the rest of the night.
*End dream sequence*
I woke up gasping. I felt all of the passion and love of that night. *Talk about your wet dream,* I told myself. I wondered how much was real and how much was Czech induced. If it were real how come my mom lied to me. I also wondered how would this effect Lizzie and not to mention Max. What was I going to say to him 'Oh, hi Max, I'm your real soul mate.' *Then there's Tess. I haven't been too friendly with the girl and she may be my sister. Although, it would be fun to see the expression on her face when I tell her, if I tell her.*
It was five in the morning I couldn't go back to sleep. I didn't want to wake up Ava. Lonnie on the other hand could sleep though an earthquake. I didn't know where I was going. I did notice that Roswell at five in the morning is peaceful. I could see some house's with lights on but not that many. I wondered what it would be like to live in one of those houses; a normal house with just worries of the everyday world.
I finally ended up going to the Evan's. I knocked on the window and the light came on. I then saw Isabel come to the window with a questioning look on her face, "Maria, what are you doing here this early? Did you forget which room is Max's?"
"I need to talk to you. It's really important and I can't really talk to Max or Liz about it, please." I begged her to listen to what I had to say.
"Come in," she said.
Part 8
Maria's Point of View:
After I told Isabel the whole story she just stared at me. I think I actually stunned her. I snapped my fingers in front of her face and she blinked her eyes.
"So let me get this straight, Zan and Ava told you that you were Ava's sister, and Zan's lover." I could tell she was having trouble believing it. "But how can that be you don't have powers; plus you were born," she said as she went to the door.
"What are you doing?" I asked hoping she wasn't about to do; what I thought she was about to do.
" I'm getting Max. He needs to know this," she said while walking out the room.
I ran after her and said in a whispered voice, "No, Isabel you can't tell him. Please, do you have any idea how much trouble this thing can cause?"
" Maria if they're playing mind games with you then we need to figure out why," she said as she knocked on Max's door.
Max came to the door and he didn't look pleased, " Isabel what do you want it's nearly five thirty. Your never up this early." Then he noticed me, " Maria what are you doing here?"
"Max we need to talk our double are doing something to Maria." That statement made Max alert.
"What? What are they doing to her? Have the hurt you?" Max asked me with concern.
"No, but they're trying to screw over my life." I told him as I plopped down onto his desk chair.
"What happened?" he asked. So I told him the whole story again even the part about the dream, which I left out when I told Isabel.
"What does this mean Max? Do you think it could be true?" I asked desperate for answers.
"I don't know. I mean anything's possible, but they could be playing mind games like Tess did."
"But why? I mean, what am I? Wearing a sign that says pick on the human?" They both smirked at that.
"Look will call everyone and tell them to meet at your house. Will figure out why they're doing this," he said sympathetically.
"Good, I can't wait to have normal dreams again. I hate it when you aliens invade my head."
Max looked at Isabel with an I can't believe you did it look, and she said, " I only did it once to make sure she wasn't going to tell the Sheriff, and she didn't.
"Look can you take Isabel over to your place. I think I'm going to go and have a talk with Zan," he asked as he was heading towards his bathroom.
"Okay but be careful they're not like you guys," I told him.
Part 9
Zan's Point of View:
So I was having a good sleep at Michael's when Yuppie me came barging in. He demanded to know what we did to Maria.
"What happened to Maria?" Michael said with concern. I thought to myself, *Oh now he cares, bastard.* I saw some of the things that happened between him and Maria. He treated her like crap; she didn't deserve to be treated that way. He pushed her away and made her fill worthless. I heard what she said under her breath about not being good enough; she shouldn't be thinking like that, and no one should make her believe that.
Max told Michael about me kissing Maria and how Ava told her that she was Ava's sister. I could tell that he was really pissed off at this point, actually both of them were. Then Max told him about some dream she had. I couldn't believe it she was really remembering. I smiled when Max mentioned the dream. Michael noticed and that was when he launched at me.
First, his fist came in contact with my jaw. I heard him yelling, "Leave her alone you bastard."
As he made another swing, which I countered Max asked, "Why are you doing this?"
"I'm not doing anything! I yelled as I was fighting off Michael. I can say one thing the boy has a lot of energy but I was better at fighting. Living on the streets sometimes you had to fight to survive.
Max finally broke us up with the help of Rath, but personally I thought Rath was enjoying it. Michael ended up with a bloody noise and I had a busted lip.
"Why her?" Michael asked out of breath.
" Why? Because she deserves a whole lot better than you," I wasn't about to leave his place with out telling him what I thought about him. " You've been ignoring her looking for a connection to her home planet but the connection was right in front of you. You're to blind and selfish to see what was in front of you. She is one of us, but she doesn't belong to you; she belongs to me. Didn't you feel a connection to her Max? " I asked knowing that he probably didn't but it was worth a shot.
" Yes, there is a connection, but not what you're talking about; she is one of my best friends." Max said sincerely.
" Mave was one of my best friends also. She understood me like no one else did. I mean she was like the girl next-door type at first but then one day it clicked and I felled in love with her. Mave and Maria are one in the same. I don't know how she got here, but I will find out. I'll also make sure no one and I mean no one mistreats her again I don't care who they are. You got that Mickey G. I hope you'll do the same Max. You may not love her like we once did but if you value you her friendship you'll see that she doesn't get hurt and that includes having her heart crumbled by your friend," with that I left the apartment. I needed to see her again she needs to know how I feel and how special she is.
Part 10
Zan's point of view:
I walked back to Maria's apartment and knocked on her door again. She answered the door and said, "Oh, it's you again." Then she was staring at my face and asked, "What happened?"
"What do you mean; what happened? " I asked, and then I remembered my cut lip.
"This, how did you get this?" she asked, reaching for my lip with her hand.
When she touched my lip something electrifying happened. I felt it being healed and it wasn't by me. I wondered to myself, "Does she know what she did?" I got an answer to that question when she yelled, "Oh my god!"
"Maria! What's wrong?" I heard Isabel yell. She came to the door, and found a dazed Maria staring at me.
"I healed him!" Maria said in a panicked voice.
" Maria that's not possible," Isabel, told her while trying to break her out of the gaze that we had going.
" Well, it happened; his lip was all bloody and cracked, so I reached up and to touch it, and it got all better."
" So what now you have the power to heal? Maria, are you actually buying into this whole you're an alien thing?" Isabel asked exasperated.
" No she isn't," Michael said as him, Max, and Rath came up to the apartment.
"What if I am? What is it to you any way? Jealous?" Maria asked Michael. You could have heard the resentment in her voice.
" Not of him," Michael said trying to act cool.
" That good because who knows I may have actually found someone who can appreciate me, Maria said as she turned her back and went into the apartment.
I smiled; she was so sexy when she was angry. As the others followed her in Michael just glared at me; with a wipe that smile off your face look, which made me smile even more, because I was more than happy to piss him off.
"Maria, you have know idea what these people are doing to you," Michael said as he followed her in.
"I know what I've seen, and I know what I've felt, and when my mother gets home I'll get some real answers."
"Maria, are you actually falling for him?" Michael asked in a painful tone, that he probably didn't want anyone to hear.
Maria didn't say anything she just kind of looked down at her shoes.
" I guess that's my answer," Michael said while looking away from Maria. I would have felt sorry for the guy, but he had been an asshole to her.
Just then Kyle, Tess, and Alex walked into the apartment. Tess said, "Guys we got company?"
"Who?" Max asked.
"Maria, What is going on here, and who are these people?" Amy DeLuca said, as she followed the trio of teens in.
"Mom, you know my friends, " Maria said.
"Maria Rose DeLuca of course I know your friends, but who are these four hoodlums; who look like your friends?
"Well first off, I would like to know who I am? Maria asked her mother.
Part 11
Maria's Point of View:
"Well I think it's time to go," Isabel said. They all left but I could tell that Michael and Zan were hesitant until Isabel said," this is something between Maria and her mom. Come on you two."
I made a mental reminder to myself to thank Isabel. Then as Is practically dragged them out I started with the questioning again.
"Mom, who am I?" I asked her in a less demanding tone.
"Maria, honey you're my daughter," my mother said, I could tell she was trying to avoid the subject. It was in her tone.
"Okay, I'm your daughter but who's my father?" I knew I shouldn't have brought him up, but I figured that he was a key to who I am.
"Maria, Why do you want to know? And why would you want to know all the sudden? Does it have to do with those kids?
"Kind of," I told her. I was starting to believe that she knew more than she let on.
"Is my Dad an Alien?" I finally just decided to come out and say it. I could clearly see the shock on my mothers face.
"Maria, I don't know," she told me sympathetically.
It was my turn to be shocked. I couldn't believe it she wasn't denying it, which was what I thought she would do. "Can you explain it to me?"
"Honey, I was never really sure that Brian DeLuca was your father. I think he felt more unsure that you were his than I did. I think that's part of why he left. I know he loved you, but I doubt he could have handled the idea of you not being his.
"Then who is he? Was there another guy?" I asked wondering what could have happened to convince Brian DeLuca that I wasn't his.
"Well you see, I don't know for sure. I don't remember there ever being another guy or anything," she told me in a sad voice. I knew she was probably thinking that I would think something bad of her but I didn't. If the aliens did something to her it wasn't her fault.
"How did Dad… I mean Brian figure out I wasn't his?
"When you were about six we decided to try for another child. It turned out that Brian was impotent and couldn't have children. He didn't know about it until then. My mom stopped and looked at me and said, "Maria, what made you believe that your dad was an alien?"
"Nothing really just a weird dream about a distant planet," I told her as little as possible I didn't want to give the others away. It may freak her out.
"So it has nothing to do with your friends and those look a likes? Maria, I may be a little naïve but I am not blind. I've notice things over the past year. Plus you can't just call it a whim when four strangers show up looking exactly like your daughters friends."
"Mom, it's not my place to say anything but know this they for the most part can be trusted. So let's just leave it at that," I then went and hugged her and just relieved in the fact that I had a mother who loved me know matter how she got me.
Part 12
Maria's point of view:
I went back up to my room, closed the door, and laid down on my bed. I felt the presence of someone in my room. "Could you just leave?" I asked him.
"What did she say?" he asked me coming closer to me.
"I'd rather not talk about this tonight," I told him hugging one of my pillows.
"This is important," he stated with more determination.
"Zan, not now okay, I said loudly turning around to face him. I sat up in my bed and marched to the window.
"Leave now! Just let me be alone for a little while," I said with tears in my eyes.
He looked almost heartbroken as he studied my face. "You don't have to be alone. You'll never be alone again. I know all of this is confusing, but in time it will make since. You and I belong together."
"We belong together! You know you sound like Tess."
"She was mislead, her and Max never belonged together, we were," he told me with great passion.
"Look I am sure you're a great guy, but I want to be normal I only want to associate with aliens not be one!"
"I need you Maria. What if it were Michael that you were meant to be with? Would you be more excepting of it?"
I could see the pain in his face at the thought of me and Michael together.
"Look it's not you exactly, okay. It's just a couple of days ago I was a semi-normal teenage girl, but now I am a poster child for the Inquisitor. You might as well slap my picture on the front page with the heading, " I Was Created By An Alien Science Experiment".
Zan then advanced toward me. He placed his hand on my face and said, "Maria, your no freak. You are a beautiful and wonderful person. I know we haven't know each other long, but I could tell by the protectiveness of your friends how important you are to them. Do you know that I would kill to have that type of relationship with someone. The only person I really trust is Ava. I want you to trust me. I want you to need me," he said leaning in closer to my face. I suddenly felt his lips on mine. I've never felt so much passion with any one before. Maybe we are meant to be together. I giggled a little when his goatee tickled my chin. I could feel him smiling at my giggle. No thoughts of Michael filled my head like before. The only thing I could think of was how wonderful it felt to be kissed by him. He's hands were tight around my waste. I could feel his fingertips under my shirt. The sensation of skin on skin contact sent lighten bolts through my body. All of the sudden I knew I had to have more of him.
Somewhere else in Roswell:
Lonnie's point of view:
I can't believe I am out her in the middle of nowhere waiting for my former lover who just happens to be stuck in the body of a child.
"So gorgeous what news do you have for me," Nicholas asked coming out of the dark alley.
"We have problems. Zan has found his beloved Mave," I told him looking into his eyes.
"What?," he yelled.
"Nicholas don't yell you don't want to wake up the neighbours; now do you," I told him.
"I can't believe it. How did she get here."
"I don't know but she ain't like us completely. She wasn't in an incubation pod."
"Interesting, but still this is definitely a problem. If her and Zan get together than it's over for Khivar and his people and that would also mean that it's over for you."
"Is that a threat little man," I asked him as I sized him down.
"No it's a warning. If you don't prevent them from being together then there will be hell to pay," he said in his usual sarcastic tone.
He then left me alone to do his dirty work. Oh well if it'll get me off this stinking planet what's one betrayal.
Part 13
Maria's point of view:
I woke up at around six in the morning with Zan's arm wrapped around my waist. I knew I needed to wake him up before my mom comes barging in with a newspaper. Although like before we both still have our clothes on. He maybe my soul mate, but I'm not having sex with the guy when I've only known him for about three days. It was late last night and I didn't want him to half to but up with Rath and Michael.
Michael that's another problem. I love the guy don't get me wrong but I don't think I'm in love with him. I know he's not going to like this, but maybe I can get Ava to talk to him.
When I started to get up out of bed I felt Zan's hand touch mine.
"I've got to get ready for school," I told him. " You may want to get up last guy who feel asleep her got hit in the head with newspaper," I said jokingly. I could see the jealousy in his eyes.
"Who?" he asked getting up.
"Michael, although nothing sexually happened he just needed a place to stay," I told him and I could see the relief on his face.
"Have you ever with him or anybody..?" he was having trouble saying the words.
"Nope, never not with Michael or anyone else," I told him reassuringly.
"What about you?" I asked since we were getting personal.
"Nope, no one."
"So you and Ava have never slept together?"
"Naw, the only two who have slept together are Rath and Lonnie. Me and Ava never felt that way toward each other."
"Well, if you'd excuse me I need to go and take a shower," I told him as I went toward the bathroom.
"Mind if I take one too?" he said with a grin.
"Sure after I get out you can, but I'm showering alone today."
Later on that morning at school:
"Hey, girl," I said as I saw Liz in the hall way.
"How did things go last night with your mom?" she asked me with concern.
"We according to her there is a good possibility that I'm with the space cadets," I told her opening my locker.
"Max and the others want to meet after school and discuss what's going on. Hopefully this time without any interruptions. So have you talked to Zan since last night," she asked with curiosity.
"Yep, he spent the night," I realized I made a mistake of saying that out loud.
"Maria!" Liz yelled and everyone turned around.
"Liz! Its not like that - nothing happened," I told her in a whisper.
"Oh, okay just be careful we don't know if we can trust them. Well I better get to biology," Liz said walking down the hall.
I went the other way and as I walked past the eraser room I was pulled into it by a strong arm.
"Space Boy what the hell are you doing?" I yelled not noticing that it was Max.
"Max you do know that we are in the eraser room together," I asked him but all he did was grin. I recognized that grin. "Zan?"
He leaned forward and started kissing me. Just then the eraser room door opened.
Part 14
Maria's point of view:
"Alex!" I exclaimed in relief.
" Hey Maria and Max I just thought I should warn you that Michael's looking for you," he said staring at the couple with a confused expression.
" It seems I've found her, " Michael said staring angrily at Zan and Maria.
" Now Michael, you know I'm sure that Max and Maria have a really good reason for being in the eraser room," Alex said as he tried to defend his friend's weird behaviours.
"Alex, that isn't Max," Michael said bluntly. " I've been wondering where you went to last night, " Michael said in Zan's direction.
"Wait a minute he isn't Max?" Alex said in confusion.
" Alex this is Zan," Maria said laying a hand on Zan's shoulder. At that gesture the temperature of the two aliens rose for completely different reasons.
"That makes a bit more since, because why would Max be in the eraser room with you," Alex said coming to the realization.
" Thanks a lot!" I said defended by Alex's comment.
" That's not what I meant. A lot of guys want to be in the eraser room with you, he said getting himself in deeper. Right at that comment he received two deadly stares one from Zan and one from Michael.
" Oh man, why do you people have to take things so personally," Alex said backing toward the open area of the hall way.
"Back to the question at hand, " Michael said.
"Where were you last night Zan?" Michael said clearly sizing Zan up.
" You ain't my keeper," Zan said to Michael's face.
" I don't care what you do as long as you stay away from Maria. She belongs to me!" Michael said shoving Zan back.
I got in the middle and said, " No I don't Michael you gave me up."
" See man she belongs to me," Zan said with a smile.
I can't believe you two. I don't belong to anybody except myself. There is too much testosterone in this room I'm leaving!" I was so appalled by their cave man behaviour.
Alex followed me out into the empty hallway. I can't believe those two!, I said loudly.
" Maria calm down," Alex said to trying to shush me.
"Calm down, Alex I swear I am this close to joining a convent, I told him folding my arms against my chest in frustration.
Alex started laughing.
" I'm not kidding! I mean I don't seem to be meeting any nice normal guys who would take a girl on a date and not a stake out. Alex I' m so confused I love Michael but there is something between me and Zan that I can't deny, " I said leaning my head on his shoulder.
" What's wrong with me?" I asked him in a whiny voice near tears.
" Nothing Maria. I mean obviously these guys see something special in you. Michael he never opened up to anyone like he did you not even Max and Isabel. Come on, why don't you and me go to the pizza pan for lunch and we can discuss the problem at hand."
God how I loved Alex; if he wasn't like my brother I'd date him, " Okay but are you buying?"
" I'm buying if your driving, " he said with a grin.
" Deal," I said and I interlocked my arm with his like we used to do in elementary school. We walked down the hall like that and out the building.
After a long talk, and a large pizza; me and Alex started to head back to school when we were entrapped by Nicholas and his goons.
" Well, well, well what do we have here?" Nicholas asked with a smug face.
" I'm Maria and this is Alex and were leaving, " I said to him as if I was talking to a five year old.
"Maria whose this?" Alex asked confused.
" Oh write you disappeared when the runt and his band of merry skins came to town. Alex this is an evil alien trapped in a 14 year olds body, " I explained to him
" Oh so this is Nicholas then Alex said backing away. He grabbed my arm as he did.
" Look here Blondie your friends have something I want and I'm about to have something they want," Nicholas said in an angry tone.
" What is it that you want exactly?" I asked trying to buy time.
"I want the Granolith! And I am going to us you as a leverage. Because I know who you are Mave!" he said angrily and released some of his powers on both me and Alex . The last thing I remembered was seeing Alex fall to the ground.
Part 15
Michael's point of view:
I was at my locker when Liz came up and asked anxiously, "Where's Maria?"
"I haven't seen her since I caught her and Zan in the eraser room," I told her, throwing a book into my locker and slamming the door.
"Well she wasn't in 5th period and neither was Alex. You know we all have World Literature together," she said calmly to me.
"Maybe she avoiding me and Zan. We both kind of acted like cavemen as she says," I told her, feeling a bit guilty because of my behaviour.
"No, you don't understand! I tried calling Maria on her cell phone and she didn't answer," Liz said, panicking.
"Okay. Look, go get Max, and I'll get Isabel and Tess. They have a class together now," I said, sensing something wrong.
Just then Zan and Ava came walking in and they received some stares from the students, "Something has happened to Maria. Nicholas has her," Zan said, in a voice filled with pain.
"Nicholas. What does he want with Maria?" Liz asked, baffled at the news.
"Another question would be How do you know Nicholas has her when we know nothing?" I asked suspiciously.
"I saw it happen. Maria and I have a connection and it's developed more since I found her," Zan said.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I felt like I should have known. Maria and I had a connection as well but I guess hers with Zan is deeper. It doesn't make it hurt less. I know she's falling in love with him. I can see it in her face when she looks at him. She used to look at me like that.
If she wants him, I'm not going to stand in her way. She deserves to be happy. He'd just better take care of her. He also had better get used to me because she is one of my best friends.
Now back to the problem at hand So the teeny bopper from hell has Maria. He took the wrong person, because by the time I get through with him, he ll wish he'd never stepped foot in Roswell. That doesn't even count what Zan and Max would do!
"Okay, I believe you but I still think we need Max, Isabel and Tess's help in getting her back. Nicholas is powerful."
We all met outside school by Max's Jeep. Liz and Kyle wanted to help, but we told them not to come. We don't want them to get hurt and they could help more by providing us with cover stories. We were getting ready to go when Isabel's phone rang. She answered it, "Hello".
"Isabel, Missing someone?" Lonnie said in a smug voice.
"Lonnie?" she said, surprised.
Zan grabbed the phone from her and said angrily, "Lonnie, why did you do this?"
"Zan, Zan, Zan! That woman was your downfall before and will be your downfall now. You should have never found her," Lonnie said, like she was disappointed in Zan.
"Lonnie, if you hurt her sister or not, I'll kill you!" Zan said to her, making it clear that it was a promise.
"You'd kill your own sister! That doesn't sound like you, Zan. I knew she'd be a bad influence on you."
I grabbed the phone out of Zan's hand and said, "Look, bitch, we don't have any family connection, so I definitely wouldn't have any problem killing you if Maria gets hurt," I told her, as I envisioned a slow painful death for her.
"So much passion. I'm surprised you haven't killed my brother. I mean he's taken your precious Maria from you."
"What do you want?" I said, tired of the word games.
"We want the granolith. If we don't get it, consider her dead," Lonnie said angrily, then hung up on me.
Part 16
Maria's point of view:
I woke up to find myself in what seemed to be a warehouse. I wondered if it was the same one where Whitaker took Tess. I looked around but couldn't move because I was bound to a larger round pole. I see that Alex was still unconscious. " Alex, Alex wake up!," I yelled in a loud whisper. Just then I heard the sound of a belt chain and heavy boots.
"Doll face, when did you wake up?" Rath said with a smirk as he came into the room.
"A few minutes ago... but, now that you're here, I think I want to go back to sleep," I said with a sarcastic smile.
Rath bent down in front of me, cupped her chin in his hand and said, "You know you could go to sleep permanently."
"Jeez, I'm scared," I said, showing no fear.
"You should be... seeing as how I killed you in our last life," He flashed his annoying smirk. I've found a similar smirk on Michael's face sexy, but on him it's just annoying.
"Why?" I asked him. I wanted to know what brought my death on.
"Well, simply because Zan stopped trusting me because of you," he said, as if it was a big deal.
"What? You killed me because Zan didn't trust you! That's your fault, not mine, you bastard!" I yelled at him.
"Look, bitch, back then... before Zan even got serious with you... I was his trusted Second in Command. You started filling his head with lies, and he started to not listen to anything I would say. You made me lose face. When Zan stopped trusting me, my soldiers stopped trusting me."
"Hello! You imbecile! Vilandra had you wrapped around her little finger. You went behind Zan's back! You became part of a plot to kill him!" This guy was a maniac. I couldn't believed I remembered all of that. Khivar had Vilandra in his hooks; Vilandra had Rath in hers. Khivar wanted the Royal Four to fall and it seemed to have worked back then.
'Will he succeed now?' I thought to myself. This was kind of like the final days. I just hoped history didn't repeat itself in more ways than one.
Rath left the building pissed off and I felt some movement from behind me.
"Alex?" I asked, hoping that he was okay.
"What was all that yelling about? And where are we?" he asked me. I could tell that he was confused.
"Well I just got a history lesson and we're in deep shit," I said turning to look at him the best I could.
Elsewhere in Roswell:
Zan's point of view:
"How are we going to find them?" Isabel asked, worried about Alex and Maria.
"I can connect with Maria," I said.
"Really? Why can't I? I mean, we're the same aren't we?" Max asked, wondering why he couldn't connect with Maria.
"Well, it's true that we are similar, but still very different. For one, you're more human. The second thing is that you have Liz on the brain. I also think that when you healed Liz, you broke any possible connection to Maria. I can't really explain it, but I do know one thing. Maria is more like me and Ava than you guys are," I told them, not really able to explain the reason why I can connect with Maria, and Max can't.
"What do you mean? Are you saying she's more alien than we are?" Michael asked confused.
"Yes, that's exactly it." I said.
"But that's not possible! She doesn't even have powers," Tess said, with an equally confused expression.
"Not yet... but she will have them. They're just dormant," I told them.
"What will trigger them?" Max asked.
"That I don't know," I said. I was not really sure when Maria would come into her powers.
"Well, go ahead and try to connect with her," Isabel said, while pacing.
I could tell that she was really worried. She must really care about Alex. She's nothing like Lonnie. Lonnie never cared about anyone but herself.
I sat down in the seat of the Tess's car and just concentrated on Maria.
That's when it happened. It only took a few seconds for my mind to open to hers. I knew she was probably waiting for one of us to connect with her. 'Maria,' I said in my mind.
"Zan?" Maria asked with some relief.
"Yeah, babe, it's me. Where are you? Let me see," Maria let me see what she saw. It was some warehouse type place.
Then she said, "Just tell Isabel that I think it's where Whitaker took Tess. She'll know where to go," Maria added, before the connection was broken. Connections between two minds can sometimes be exhausting especially when the other person is not used to it.
I opened my eyes, looked at the others, and said, "They're where Whitaker took Tess."
"We know where it is?" Michael said. We went in to separate vehicles. I just hoped Lonnie and Rath wouldn't try anything before I got there. I knew Rath was there because he was never too far from Lonnie.
Part 17
- Maria’s Point of View:
So okay, we’ve been here for a couple of hours tied to this pole. My right arm had gone to sleep and I really needed to pee. I’m sorry, but when nature calls it calls. Plus I’m starting to get this really bad headache. I have only closed my eyes for a few seconds when I hear Zan’s voice in my head. Okay can we say freaked out? “How did you get inside my head,” I asked really annoyed. Even though he may be in the process of rescuing me I don’t like the idea that he’d be able to come inside of my head at any time.
“We connected Maria,” Zan told me.
“What’s going on?” I asked him, wondering again why he had chosen now to pay a visit.
“We're outside the factory but we need you to create a distraction. Do you thank you can do it?” he asked. I could tell that he was worried.
“Sure I’ve gotta pee any way. Maybe they’ll take me to the little girls room,” I told him and thought I could hear him mentally chuckle.
“Okay but be careful all right? Rath’s dangerous and so’s Lonnie.” I could hear regret and sadness in his voice.
“Yeah I know that he killed me in our past lives. Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked, hoping to get an honest answer from him. I mean the guy was staying with Michael he could have killed him.
“I didn’t want ya to worry, plus I was kinda hoping this time would be different ya know.” So Zan had hoped that Rath wouldn’t be like he was before?. That was understandable; Rath and Lonnie were his family.
“Okay, but don’t lie to me again, or keep things from me; despite being sure that it would be for my own good, because that’s part of what was wrong with my relationship with Michael.” I loved Michael and knew that he only did things to try and protect me but still I would have felt better knowing the truth than living through the pain of all the lies: like Courtney. I thought he was cheating on me but he wasn’t really he just thought that she was suspicious and in his Michaelness he investigated.
“So does this mean your considering gettin with me?” Zan asked with hope.
“May…be. It depends on whether or not you can get me out of this.” I said in a flirtatious matter. I knew I was attracted to him and that in reality I had been falling for him. I just hope he sticks around.
“Good. Don’t worry I’ll get you out. Just go ahead and start the distraction in about five minutes. I love you Maria. You may not believe it but I do.” He loved me. I think part of me loved him too but I didn’t have time to say that because the connection broke
Zan’s Point of View:
As I broke the connection I could hear Michael voice hazily, “Well?”
“She’s all right except she really badly had to pee,” I told him with a grin. I could see smirks form all around. “What about Alex?” Isabel asked me. I could see the fear and concern on her face. She was really worried about him. “Sorry I didn’t ask. But she didn’t seem to upset so I’m assuming that he’s okay,” I told her and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. God how I wished Lonnie had turned out like her. “Good, then lets go and get them out.” Isabel commanded. That was just exactly what I was thinking. So we headed for the factory’s entrances. Ready to get our lovers and friends out. I had a feeling that something bad was going to happen. I don’t know why but it was just a feeling that came over me.
Part 18
“ Hey! Excuse me Mr. Bad Ass Alien ! I need you to come here for a minute!” I yelled at anyone who would hear me. I figured if I pissed Rath off enough he’d come.
“ Maria,” Alex moaned. “Why are you yelling for them to come in here?” Alex asked, in a tired voice.
“ Trust me Alex.” I told him. I heard Rath's boots clomping as he entered the room or something like that. ** as he entered the room. I also heard him mumble something about blonde bitches. “ What do you want?” he yelled, in a voice that said you're taking up my time.
“ I have to go to the bathroom,” I whined. I know it’s not becoming but it worked with the police officer.
“Forget about it, I ain’t lettin’ you get loose.” Rath turned around and started to walk out of the room.
“ Please! Please! Please!” I chanted.
He stomped his foot and said muttered, “ damn”. He turned around and came up to me and yelled, Shut up, I’ll take you just don’t try anythin’ cause if you do your friend will die.
“Don’t worry I won’t try anything,” I said. I wasn’t going to do anything and get Alex killed in the process. I wasn’t stupid and I knew Rath’s threat was nothing to take lightly. He grabbed me by the arm and jerked me up. I could hear him mumble something about ‘this bitch isn’t worth the trouble.’ Outside the Warehouse:
Max POV: “ This is too easy.” Isabel said, looking at me.
I greed with a nod. I didn’t like this situation one bit. I looked around the place, no Skins, nothing. It was a trap that much I know. Even so we still need to try and get Alex and Maria out before all hell breaks loose. I can’t believe that Maria is my supposed soul mate. It’s so unreal. I mean, I thought I had problems with Liz and Tess, now Maria’s been added into the mix. At least me and Maria are still friends. It’s good that her and Zan are hitting it off. I never imagined that Maria would fall for a punk version of me. Hell, I never thought there would be a punk version of me.
We were ready to go in. I told everyone to watch their backs and that our main goal is Alex and Maria . We‘ll take care of Lonnie, Rath, and the Skins later. Maybe I just wanted Alex and Maria to be safe and for us all to escape with no casualties. When we went in there was no one around. We went down a hallway and found the door that led into an open area of the warehouse. That’s when we saw Alex tied to a pole with his back to us. We could barely make him out. The pole wasn’t a thick one, so we could see the sides of his head. We rushed in.
“ Who’s there?” Alex asked.
Isabel went around to face him and hugged him. She had tears in her eyes
I untied him quickly before Isabel could crush him to the pole.
“Isabel, I’m glad to see you too but I need to breath,” Alex said, as he patted her on the back.
“Where’s Maria?” Michael asked, looking around the area.
“ I don’t know,” Alex said, as he got up and dusted himself off. “Probably where the bathroom is in this place.”
“Look we'll look for Maria. Tess and Isabel, take Alex outside to a safe place and be careful.” I told them, as the rest of us went to look for Maria. We split up into two’s. Zan and Ava went one way, Michael and I went the other.
“Stop, you're hurting me!” Michael and I heard Maria yell.
We also heard Rath yell, “ I should of known, you two timing bitch. They here ain't they? I feel Zan and Ava nearby.”
We ran in to the direction of there his voice or their voices. When we got there, we saw Maria was being held by Rath, whose arm was wrapped tightly around her neck. “Let her go!” Michael yelled
“Well if it isn't my cherry ass double,” Rath smirked. “What, you want her bro?
“Cause I don’t think she's interested in you anymore. I killed her once, I can do it again easily.” Rath had his free hand over Maria's heart.
“You killed her once?” Michael questioned
“Yeah, bro, or should I say we killed her once. If it wasn't for this bitch Zan would of listened to us but know she had to go and brand us as traitors.” Rath tightened his grip on Maria's neck and she gasped and whimpered.
Michael and I heard someone come up behind us and a familiar and seductive voice said, “Hey boys.” We turned around to see Lonnie. Michael turned around really quick and used his powers to throw her back and back and through the glass door that was behind her.
Michael quickly used his powers to throw Lonnie back through the room and out a glass window. After we took care of Lonnie Michael and I turned to see Rath gone and Maria’s lifeless body on the floor. “Maria!” Michael yelled, and ran to her fallen body. “Max, she’s not breathing right!” Michael said, with tears in his eyes. “ Help her please!”
I knelt down quickly next to where Michael had her in his arms. Her eyes fluttered open and then closed again.
Maria, please keep your eyes open long enough to look at me.” I begged, as I quickly placed my hand over her chest. I looked into her eyes and made a connection.
Mave and Zan’s first kiss.
Mave as she listened to her sister’s wedding announcement her heart was broken.
Mave and Zan's last night together.
Maria hugging her dog as she watched her father go with tears in her eyes.
Michael and Maria at the Crashdown during the heat weave.
Maria comforting Michael after his run in with Hank.
Michael telling Maria maybe because “I love you too much”.
Him and Maria bonding over Liz and Michael after their destiny was discovered.
After several more flashes, the connection broke. Maria’s breathing returned to normal and she looked at me and said “thank you.”
I didn’t say anything. I just stared at her. I remembered her. I remembered my past with her. I loved her and she loved me and it was all taken away from us. Tess/Ava didn’t want to marry me it was an arrangement. My thoughts were broken by the sound of footsteps rushing up to us.
“What happened to Maria?” both Ava and Zan asked, as the both asked as they bent down bent down to check her out. “Rath nearly killed her, but Max saved her life.” Michael told them as he let Maria go.
“Max saved her?” Zan questioned, and stared at me. He knew that I remembered, he could tell by the look on my face it on my face.
“Zan, what’s wrong?” Ava asked, as she looked from Zan to me.
“ He remembers,” Zan whispered to her and continued to stare at me.
I can actually see a little hatred towards me in his eyes. I know this isn’t over. I looked down at Maria in a different light. I smiled at her and she smiled back at me. This is definitely not over. It has just begun.
The End