| "Yes, Mary go and get dressed," Maria said to Mary, and then put her jacket on. "Mom," Mary said. She didn't want to leave now that she had found someone like her. "Go," Maria said angrily. "Maria, please don't leave us again," Alex said, almost crying. "Sorry Alex, now after all this time I know how Michael, Tess, Isabel and Max feel, and I hope you can understand why I am leaving," Maria said back. "Maria, we will protect you," Michael said for the first time since they entered Maria´s room. He had stood in the back of the room looking at Maria, trying to see how she had changed. "Mom, I am ready," Mary said. "Good let's go," Maria said and took Mary's hand. "Maria," Liz said and stood in the way of the door. "Sorry, and I love you," Maria said. "Maria, I thought that I would die last time you left, you can't leave me or us again," Liz said crying. "Liz, I am sorry but I have to. I lived hell the last 5 years and I don't want to go back. I don't think I would get through it again. So for Tess, Max, Isabel and Michael's sake, I have to leave." Maria said to Liz. "Maria, when I went into your dream, didn't only see what you saw, but I also felt what you felt, and it scared the hell out of me. And I don't think you should go through it alone," Isabel said as she walked up to Maria. "Well, not to be bitchy, but I had to go through this alone before, when you didn't care, so I think I can live on my own," Maria snapped back. She knew that Isabel was right but she couldn't let them get involved. "Maria, we cared and you know it," Liz said angrily. "Oh yea? Where were you when they stuck needles in me, or when they cut me open without a sedative, or when they took turns raping me, huh Liz? Where were you then?" Maria screamed at Liz with tears rolling down her face. Everyone in the room finally understood what she had gone through. "Maria I was...." Liz said choking on her tears. "I'll tell you, you were living with Max and the others having a wonderful life," Maria screamed. "Maria, I didn't know," Liz cried out. "Yea, just be glad that they didn't take you," Maria said, snarling at Liz who was standing frozen to the ground, shaking with tears. Max walked up to Liz and hugged her, trying to comfort her. "Maria, stop it," Max yelled at Maria. He knew that Maria was hurting, but he wouldn't let her hurt his Liz. "Yea, well I think I have a right to do whatever I want," Maria yelled back. "Mom, please stop screaming," Mary said as she cried. "Oh, I am sorry hun, let's get you out of here before the bad men comes," Maria said as she hugged her daughter. "Mom , I don't want to go back there," Mary said, crying. "I want to stay here with people like me" "I know," Maria said crying. "Mom, I am scared," Mary said and hugged Maria even harder. Everyone in the room was quiet and listening to the conversation between Maria and Mary. Michael was crying for the third time in his entire life. First time was when he spent the night at Maria´s after the Hank situation. The second time was when Maria ran away, and the third time was now. All those times, Maria had been involved. She had something on him that made him deal with his feelings. "Goodbye, and take care of each other," Maria said and opened the door. *********************** When Maria opened the door the site shocked her. There stood the man that had captured her the last time, the man who had tortured her during those 5 years. "I knew you would go back," the man said smiling. "Oh God," Maria whispered as she took a stronger hold of Mary. "Who are you?" Max asked. "Well, I am the man who did the testing on Mary and Maria, and now I will take them back," he said as he looked at Maria. The man clapped and guards hopped out of the van and took Mary and Maria. "Please, I will go, but please leave Mary," Maria said to the man. "Sorry, I have to take you and your daughter in," he said smiling. *Daughter?* Did she hear him right? "What," Maria asked. "Didn't you think about that she is 4 years old, and that she is an image of you," he said to Maria. "What are you saying," Maria asked, confused. "We, took your cells and made a baby with an alien," he said. He had a proud smile on his face. "So, she is my daughter," Maria said sadly. She should be glad, but how could she? Her daughter had been experimented on and now she was going back. "Yes," he said. "Please, let her go," Maria said, crying. "Don't think so," he said. "She said let her go," Michael yelled and walked towards the man. "Son, if you care about Maria and your daughter, you will let us go," the man said and Michael froze at the words of "your daughter." "You, are not taking them," Liz yelled. "Yes, I am, and if you don't back off, than we will take you, too," the man said to the group. Tess, Max and Isabel backed of and took a hold of their "human" partners. "I knew you didn't care about me," Maria yelled as the guards carried Maria and Mary to the van. Michael stood frozen. He was a father. Liz, Alex and Kyle went to attack, but Max, Isabel and Tess held them back. "Let's go," the man said. "No," Liz screamed, and tried to get lose from Max´s hold. "Max, let me go," Liz screamed at Max. "No Liz," he screamed back and took a stronger hold on her. They all stood there watching when the van drove away with Maria and Mary. TBC |
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