Discovering Yourself Part 1-6
Sequel to Little Lies
By James
The house was quite and peaceful as Liz watched Max sleep next to her. She didn’t now why but everytime she looked at him she felt like a five-year-old opening a Christmas present. Liz looked away from Max and looked at her ring that Max gave her and she suddenly started to cry. She couldn’t believe in a month Max and her would be married, it felt like a dream come true. When Max healed her that day in the Crashdown she new that her life would never be the planned out life she had told everyone. When it came to Max nothing was always as it planned. He left her for ten years to search for himself and get those answers that he needed so that he could be hers forever, but when he returned he found out that everything he was told we not what I seemed. He lied to her because he wanted to protect her from danger. She could see why he kept it from her for so long but she just wished that he had told her.
Max opened his eyes and saw Liz crying while looking at her ring, “What is the matter Liz?” Max turned to face her and ran a finger along her cheek to wipe the tears away.
“It’s been so long since I’ve been truly happy Max,” Liz took her attention away from the ring and looked at Max.
“Whenever I hold you or look at you Liz I’m over come with joy. You are my drug for happiness and when we get married I’ll have my drug with me for the rest of my life,” Max smiled at his future wife then pulled her to him for a kiss. Liz put her head on his chest and looked out the bedroom window. The peacefulness of the house quickly as they both looked out the window.
The doorbell rang crashing the peace of the house. “Who could that be?” Liz asked.
“I don’t know but I’ll be the door,” Max stood up and start walking out the room.
“Max?” Liz asked, “Don’t you think you should put on your boxers?” Max’s face turned red as he grabbed his boxers from the floor. After putting them on Max walked to the front door.
Isabel’s hair could be seen from the door’s window, “Why are they here?” Max asked himself. Max opened the door to a smiling Isabel and equally grinning Alex. “Hi you two what are you doing here?”
Isabel raised her hand and on her finger was a diamond ring surrounded by small sapphires, “We’re getting married Max.”
Max was shocked, happy, and worried all at once, “Congratulations you two I’m speechless.” Max hugged his sister and shook Alex hand, “Your wedding date is not the same one as Liz and I right?”
“Uh well that is why we came over here Max, because we have something to ask you.” Isabel and Alex walked into the house and went into the living room as Max went to get Liz.
“I wonder what they’ll say Isabel?” Alex asked her.
“I dunno what they’ll say but it’s worth a try Alex,” Isabel smiled and took Alex’s hand.
“Isabel and Alex are here they have some news for you Liz.” Max said while grabbing a white shirt to put on. Liz grabbed her robe and followed Max into the living room. As soon as Liz walked into the room and saw Isabel’s smile she new what she was going to say.
“Congratulations Isabel and Alex!” Liz screamed as she hugged Isabel while looking at Alex.
“Don’t need to hug me Liz because I need my ribs so I can stay alive.” Alex smiled at her.
“Liz, Max we have something we would like to ask you,” Isabel didn’t know how they would react but she just had to ask them, “Since we don’t know a lot of people here and well since Michael, Maria, and you two are here for our wedding Alex and I were thinking that maybe we should combine our wedding and make it one.”
Max and Liz looked at each for a couple of minutes and without even talking they came to a decision, “That sounds like a great idea Isabel,” Liz replied, “We should tell Michael and Maria the news. It’s going to be so great Isabel we can go shopping together, and I’ll have my friend with me to help put things together,” Liz hugged Isabel again.
In a dark room sat a man smoking a cigarette. He sat in the room waiting for the days that the man would be awaken by his power. “It’s almost time for him to awake,” The man smiled between taking drags of his cigarette. The sound of a door opening broke the smile from the man, “What do you want?”
“Sir here is the file you asked for. The man’s name is Max Evans and he has already taped into the power of the Yaz. It’s only a matter of time before all the power he posses is realized,” A man in black suit said giving the file to the other gentleman.
“If he is already using his power of the Yaz then no one close to him is safe until the transformation is complete.” The man flipped through the file reading only what he wanted to read. “It’s only a matter of time before he seeks us out. All we have to do it wait for him to find us. Call the others for a meeting later to discuss this Max.” The other man shook his head and walked out of the room, “Time is on my side,” The man laughed at what held ahead for Max Evans.
“Oh my god Isabel,” Maria screamed while looking at her ring. Michael shook Alex’s hand and then Max’s. Max and Liz thought that it would be nice to have everyone back together for the first time since Nesedo was killed.
“We have something that we want to tell you two,” Liz told Maria and Michael, “Since Isabel and Alex are getting married we decided that Max, Isabel, Alex, and I will have a combined wedding.”
“Does that mean we only have to buy one wedding present since it’s a combined wedding?” Michael laughed. Maria hit Michael for even thinking that kind of question, “What?” he laughed some more.
“Well I hate to rain on the parade here but I haven’t ate all day and I’m starving so why don’t we talk over lunch?” Alex asked everyone.
“That sounds like a good idea Alex,” Max responded, “Where shall we go?”
“Anywhere they serve drinks so we can toast this happy occasion,” Alex smiled at his future bride. They all looked at each other and all said at once, “Chili’s”
Alex, Isabel, Max and Liz went in Alex’s car since it had no top and it was in the mid 80’s. The sun felt good beaming down on Isabel while thoughts of happiness engulfed her heart. Max and Liz were in the back seat huddled together enjoying the scenery fly by on the freeway. Alex broke the silence and asked, “Max I know that this might be tough on you, but I have to ask. Have you gave much thought about what Nesedo told you about being a Yaz?”
“Why did you have to bring that up on a day like this Alex?” Isabel shot.
“It’s alright Isabel and to tell you the truth Alex I have been thinking about that. I mean I’m not even a Zenon, which I was lead to believe. I mean I don’t know that much about the Yaz except that are a species who conquer planets who they deem not worthy of existence,” Max told Alex.
“You have nothing to be afraid of Max because we are here for you, and your not like Nesedo was.” Liz said while squeezing his hand.
“I know Liz, but who I really am is still a mystery to me. I don’t know what will happen to me since I discovered this part of me.” Max looked down at Liz who was now looking worried.
“You’re not leaving me are you?” Liz questioned.
“I have told you time after time Liz I’m not leaving you again. I’m not going to leave my future bride.” Max played with the ring on Liz’s hand, lowered his head, and kissed her. Alex pulled off the freeway with Michael right behind him.
“How many are there?” The hostess asked them.
“There are six of us.” Alex replied.
“Follow me please,” the hostess said grabbing six menus.
After they sat down and took their the waitress took their ordered Alex dug some more into the Yaz question, “Max but aren’t you the bit curious about who you are?”
No Alex I’m not because I have no need to find out about myself. My future is here with Liz and you guys. If all the Yaz are like Nesedo was then I don’t want to know.
“Can we just drop it now? Max is a Yaz but he is nothing like them in any sense of the word,” Isabel snapped out.
Alex looked at Isabel, “I’m sorry I’ll drop it now.” Alex picked up his drink and said, “I would like to make a toast. To us six who will never let anything get between us, and who will be friends for life.” Alex went to clink glasses with everyone but stopped, “One last thing to my fiancé who is the most beautiful person on either world.” Alex clink glasses with everyone then kiss Isabel.
“Will you excuse me please I have to use the restroom.” Max told everyone then walked to the bathroom. Max looked in the mirror for a minute running what Alex asked him through his head when all of a sudden a sharp pain stabbed Max in the stomach. Max bent down in pain holding is stomach. The pain only lasted for a few second and was gone. Max straightened himself up and looked into the mirror, but he was scared at what was looking back at him. Max was looking at himself, but at the same time it wasn’t him. His reflecting had a darker complexion, his hair was just hanging all over his face, his eyes seemed to be sucked back into his head. Max put his hand on the mirror to make sure that it was him staring back at him. His reflection grabbed his arm and pulled him towards the mirror.
“It’s time for you to wake up Max,” His reflection told him then out of the dark recesses of his reflections eyes a glowing green appeared. The sound of the door opening made Max turn his head.
When Max looked back at the mirror he was looking at himself, “Just a daydream Max,” Max washed his face again left the bathroom and rejoined the group.
“Is everything okay Max?” Liz asked, “You don’t seem like yourself.”
“I’m fine Liz. The I turned the sink on to hard and water splashed everywhere, but thank goodness for my powers I took care of the mess.” Max smiled at her.
Wasn’t today very nice Michael?” Maria asked him while she was getting ready for bed.
“Yea I can’t believe Isabel and Alex are getting married also, sort of makes you wonder doesn’t it?” Michael looked at the floor because ever since the Yaz kidnapped Maria he has thought about asking her to marry him.
“Wonder about what?” She knew what he was talking about but wanted him to say it.
Michael stood up and walked up behind Maria. He put his hands around her waist and said, “About you and I getting married someday, and maybe that someday should be soon.”
Maria turned around so that she was facing him and replied, “What are you saying to me Michael?”
“Ever since you were kidnapped by the Yaz then got you back I realized how empty my life would be if you weren’t in it, so I thought about asking you to marry me Maria DeLuca.” Michael reached behind him and pulled the ring out of his back pocket. He showed her the ring, which sparkled in her eyes.
Mara started to cry from the overload of happiness that was rolling over her, “Yes Michael yes I’ll marry you.”
Michael put the ring on her finger, “Perfect fit, just like you’re the perfect fit for me.” Maria twirled herself around again and stared at the ring in the mirror. Michael slowly trailed kisses from her ear lope to her neck, but stopped so he could look at her in the mirror. Michael got an evil grin in his face as he looked at Maria, “Want to know what I’m in the mood for?”
Maria looked at him but felt the answer hitting her in the back,” What?”
“You” Michael picked Maria up in both of his arms then walked into the bedroom and threw her on the bed.
“I don’t know how I’m ever going to survive living with you,” Maria laughed.
Max was lying down in bed looking at Liz and wondering about what happened in the bathroom. Was it the Yaz in me? Will it happen again? What will I do if something happens to me and I’m with Liz? As if Liz could sense that something was wrong with Max she opened her eyes and saw his worried expression.
“What is the matter Max?” Liz took his hand.
“It’s nothing Liz I just have some things running through my head about what Nesedo told me. I know that I haven’t said anything to anyone about it but what he said to me really scared me. I don’t want to be like he was a evil person who killed people.” Max rested on his back looking at the ceiling.
“Max you may be a Yaz, but you are nothing like them. You have a heart of gold and you’ve shown that to everyone who has every crossed you path.” Liz put her head on his chest still looking at his face, “If there are any problems we’ll handle them together. There isn’t anything we can’t deal with as long as we’re together.”
Max looked down at Liz and saw the love she had for him in her eyes, “Cupid must have shot me when I first saw you, because I do not deserve someone like you.” Liz put her head on his chest and she fell asleep right away. Max stayed wake still thinking about what happened in the bathroom earlier today. Max softly laid Liz’s head on her pillow as he got out of bed. Max went into the living room to think some more. The sound of lightening crashing made Max turn his head outside and his eyes saw the first drops of rain hit the ground. Max quickly got back to trying to figure out what happened to him in the bathroom. Max ran the question through his head again when all of a sudden the stabbing pain in his stomach exploded. The pain was so intense that Max keeled over onto the floor. Max curled up in a ball trying to ease the pain but it didn’t work. An image of Liz popped in his head and he new what he had to do. Max looked in pain out into the backyard. Max struggled to get up fighting the pain all the way to the sliding door. Max opened the door and walked outside but he wasn’t outside long before the pain was too unbearable to stand making Max fall to his knees.
Max’s eyes turned the glowing bright green, but when the pain was just too much for Max he raised his head had yell in pain.
An old man was lying in his bed dreaming of better time when he was ripped from his sleep. “I need to find him time is short and the others will be looking for him.” The man didn’t know how he new where to find the gentlemen but he new he had to find him. The man put on some cloths a dark jacket and left his house. The man got on the freeway and started to drive, “I’m coming for you Max, lets just hope it’s not too late.” While driving down the road a surge of pain hit him in his stomach, the man grunted in pain but kept driving on. “I’m close very close to him.”
Max managed to get up from the ground while the pain still stabbing him in the stomach, “What does this pain mean? Is it the Yaz in me waking up?” Max grunted. Max stumbled towards the porch swing and relaxed as much as he could when he sat down. Max’s eyes glowed green again and an evil sensation swept over Max. He couldn’t control the impulse, it was as if something was invading his body and he couldn’t stop it. Max stood up and started walking towards the bedroom. Max’s eyes burned intense green and his hand started to glow with power. Max was yelling in his head to stop at what he was about to do. Max walked into the bedroom while his power grew with every minute. Liz was sleeping in bed so peaceful and beautiful, and Max still fighting with himself to stop himself. With every inch Max got closer to Liz he was fighting himself to stop what he was doing.
Max raised his hand as the power reach it’s peak, but instead of Max releasing the power Max’s other hand hit the other one so when the power when off it missed Liz and hit the potted plant across the room. Liz jumped out of sleep looking at Max with wide eyes, “Max what was that?”
Liz looked at Max and notice that something was wrong with him, “What is the matter Max you’re scaring me.”
Max jumped on the bed so that he legs were on each side of Liz’s waist,” Nothing is the matter Liz I’m perfectly fine.” Max’s voice was deep and emotionless. Max put his hands around Liz’s neck and started to squeeze. Liz’s eyes opened fully in shock at feeling what Max was doing to her.
“Max I can’t breathe,” Liz choked.
“That’s the point Liz. All you’re suppose to do is just die.” A smile swept across Max’s face.
“You’re not Max, who are you?” Liz choked again.
“I’m the Yaz I’m everything and anything that has to do with the Yaz.” Max increased the pressure on Liz’s neck.
The man pulled up to the house that he had dreamed about many times and ran to the door. He gave it a couple of shakes and found it was locked, but he fixed that with a wave of his hand. He kicked the door opened and ran inside, without even knowing where to go he started running towards the bedrooms. He ran into the master bedroom and stopped in his tracks at what he saw. “Max stop this!” He yelled.
Max’s faced turned at the intruder and released his grip on Liz, “Who are you and how to you know my name?”
The man stepped more into the room and towards Max who had just jumped off the bed and started walking towards him, “You already now who I am Max.” The man’s hands started to glow Max also noticed this action. Max’s hands started to glow as he approached him. The two men stopped inches from each other, “Search yourself Max and you’ll find out who I am.”
“I don’t care who you are, but in a few minutes you’ll be dead.” Max looked into the man’s green eyes. Before Max could act on anything the man put his hands on Max’s face and released his power into him. Max gave out a scream of pain and fell to the ground unconscious.
“Help me get him into bed Liz,” The man ordered her. Liz still not believing what just happened got out of bed and help the man carries Max over to the bed.
“Who are you and what did you do to him? What is happening to him?” Liz started to cry.
The man looked at Liz and felt sorry for her because no loved one should see what Max has to go through to make his transformation complete, “My name is John and I’m Max’s father.”
“What do you mean his father?” Liz said in shock, “You’re a Yaz?”
“Yes I am but I’m nothing like the rest of my species who is now looking for Max.” He said looking at his son sleeping on the bed.
“Why are they looking for him?” Liz wanted to get as much information out of him before Max woke up.
“Max will be out for the rest of the night I suggest you get some sleep in another room. I will explain everything in the morning. I will stay in the room just incase he wakes up.” John told Liz. Liz did as she was told and went into the spare bedroom.
John went and sat in a chair in the corner of the room and looked at Max, “He has no idea how lucky he was that I found him first.”
A man walked into the same dark lighted room that he had been walking into for years. He sat down pulled a cigarette out lit it and took a drag, “What do you have for me?”
A an walked out from the corner of the dark room, “We found a huge surge of power being used here earlier tonight?” The man handed him a photo of a neighborhood, “We believe that Max Evans lives there and the power of the Yaz is growing in him everyday. We must find him and help him understand his powers before the renegade does.”
“Don’t tell me what I have to do! I’m very clear on what I have to do and plan on finding Max before the renegade does.” The man took another drag and blew the smoke in the face of the other person. “I want you to get everyone together and start searching that neighborhood and find him. Max Evans is the key to everything and if the renegade finds him first then everything is lost.” The other person shook his head and walked out the door leaving the man with his thoughts.
Liz had stayed in the spare bedroom but she didn’t sleep at all. Every time she closed her eyes she saw Max choking her. She kept on telling herself that it wasn’t Max that it was the Yaz inside of him doing this. The sun rose and shined in the room touching Liz’s skin like someone caressing her skin with a feather. “Do I really want to go out there?” Liz asked herself out loud. “John is here and he’ll help Max through this.” The house was quite and only the sound of Liz’s heart could be heard. Liz walked into the kitchen but stop when she reached the room.
“Max! What are you doing up?” Liz asked him while looking for John.
“I woke up and saw this man sleeping in the corner of the room I didn’t want to wake him so I came out here to make some coffee. Do you want some?” Max said while getting the coffee maker ready. “Who is that guy anyways? I wasn’t scared by him but converted by him. He looks like someone I haven’t seen in a very very long time”
“Do you remember anything of last night?” Liz didn’t want to answer the question until John was out here.
“I only remember talking to you last night and having you fall asleep on my chest. When I woke up you weren’t next to me and that man was in the room.” Max looked at Liz with concern, “Did something happen last night?”
“Yes something happened last night Max,” John said while walking into the living room, “You Yaz power has fully woken up and is pretty pissed off.”
“How do you know who I am? Who are you?” Max shot at him.
“I’m you father Max and you need to learn how to control your power for Liz’s safety.” John sat down at the dinner table and motioned for both of them to join him.
“My…my….father but how could that be?” Max was in shock from what his father just said.
“I’m a Yaz from the west side of our planet.” John followed Max with his eyes until Max sat down, “There are two different kind of Yaz the killing take no prisoner East side Yaz and the more peaceful West side Yaz. Our planet is at war at the moment because each side wants to control the whole planet.”
“That doesn’t explain why you are here?” Max asked him.
“Well then let me start when you were born then. When you were born the war had just broken out your mother and I didn’t want you to be around during the war, so we found a planet close to ours where they could take care of you. We found a family that would be perfect for you to live with until the war was over and we could bring you home.”
“Isabel’s family,” Max looked at John.
“Yes, the family that we put you with had a daughter your age so it was perfect. What we didn’t plan on was when their home planet decided to send you, Isabel, and another one with a crew to Earth to see if they could live in peace. After you left your mother and I lost contact with you and we thought that you were dead when we found out that the ship you were on crashed in the desert in Roswell.” John took Max’s hand and squeezed it, “What we didn’t plan in was our home planet had sent a spy with your ship to make sure that you were safe and see what kind of planet Earth could be. We’ll time passed and I couldn’t find out anything about you or the spy that went to Earth.”
“You are talking about Nesedo as the spy?” Max asked him.
“Yes Nesedo was the best warrior on our planet and everyone loved him so he was the first choice to send. After the crash we didn’t hear anything from him so we presumed he was dead until that one day you all came back to Zenon. Then Nesedo come back to Yaz and said that Zenon would be no trouble to take over and the same thing with Earth. We’ll you know the rest of that story Max.”
“The Yaz attacked and enslaved us until we rebelled and drove them back to Yaz.” Max eyes lowered towards the table, “Then you came back and killed us all, and sent Isabel, Michael, and me to Earth to find test subjects for the Yaz to study.”
“The East Yaz only care about spreading their empire across the galaxy.” John told Liz who was looking a little sick, “Are you okay Liz?”
“Yes, it’s just a lot to digest at once, so when did you come to Earth.”
“I came to Earth about a year ago when I heard that my son would be coming back here, and I new this time I better come because his transformation would happen soon.”
“My transformation?” Max looked at his father with wide eyes.
“Yes your transformation into a Yaz. The transformation happens when you’re about to exit you twenties. The period from when you are born to about your mid twenties is when a Yaz learns about themselves and depending on how they are brought up mean if they will be a East or West Yaz. If a Yaz is brought up as a West Yaz then most likely they will be a peaceful Yaz, but if they are brought up in the ways of the East Yaz well the warrior takes over.” John looked at his son with sad eyes, “Since you were not brought up with either teachings then your transformation will be hard son. Both sides will be grabbing at you to join then, because of what you hold inside of you.”
“What do I hold inside of me?” Max looked down at his chest and the rest of his body then looked at his father.
“You hold the power to destroy either side you decide to join. On our planet we have a story about a man who when is born will be the deciding factor is which side will rule the planet. With one power blast of this being he’ll destroy them freeing the others from their prison.” Max looked at John with a you-don’t-mean-me expression. “Yes Max you are that person.”
“I need to lay down for a minute.” Max got up from the table and flopped down on the couch. Liz went to join him on the couch. Max lifted his head so that Liz could have a seat. Max lowered his head on her lap and Liz started to play with his hair. “What you are saying is that I’m some kind of savior for either side of the planet? Depending on which side I choose I’ll destroy the other?”
“Yes Max that is what I’m telling you.” John walked in front of the couch and continued, “I want to show you something Max, this is what the East Yaz are doing to the West.” John’s hands started to glow with intensity as he tried to open a gate to the home planet. John started to separate his hands and in the middle of his hands Max and Liz could see Yaz. The picture was something out of a movie where a person dies and goes to hell. Fire balls exploding everywhere, crying and screaming everywhere, and Yaz people being tortured for enjoyment.
“I had a dream just like this Max and it was right before Nesedo kidnapped me.” Liz turned her face because she couldn’t stand looking at it.
“That’s enough John we’ve seen enough.” Max had his hand over his eyes to block the haunting images. John closed his hands and the images where gone.
“Max I do have to tell you something else. You have both sides of blood pumping through you because your mother is an East Yaz. After her transformation she became a West Yaz, so you will have both urges fighting to take control. You’ll have the East emotion where you just want to kill anything like what you almost did last night, and you’ll have West emotions where…well I think I’ll let you figure out what kind of emotion the West have.” John smiled at the two.
“What did I do last night? Did I almost kill something?” Max asked looking at John. Liz put her hand around her neck and shut her eyes. Max looked at Liz and then it hit him like someone just hit him with a baseball bat. Max sat up in the couch and put his arm around Liz pulling he to him, “I’m sorry Liz I didn’t know I did anything to you. I’m so so sorry Liz.” Liz buried her head into his chest all she wanted to do was smell him and hold him.
“It’s not your fault Max you didn’t know what was going to happen.” Liz said into his chest.
“Max we need to get to work because your transformation is almost over with. I have to teach you how to control your urges as they will be coming more and more often now, and you’re going to have to fight some of them.” John looked at Max and Liz and new that he must hurry because other Yaz were on Earth and new what Max was.
“So let me get this straight Liz. Max is going through some kind of alien puberty?” Maria asked her and the others sat and looked at Liz. Max and John were in the backyard starting Max’s training.
“You can say something like that Maria,” Liz returned.
“I wouldn’t want to go through puberty again. That whole period of my life I held my books in front of me.” Alex joked, but no one laughed at the joke. They all new what Max was faced with and they new he would remain the same old Max, but deep inside everyone was questioning the dark side that was built up in him.
“How are you holding up with this Liz?” Isabel asked.
“I don’t know how to take this everyone. If you saw the anger that was built up in Max you would feel more scared for yourself then what you’re feeling right now.” Liz put her hand on her head to hide the tears she was shedding. Isabel and Maria got up from the couch and hugged Liz at the same time.
“Don’t worry Liz we are all here for you and Max. Lets hope that the other Yaz have not figured out about him yet.” Isabel hugged Liz some more.
“What information do you have for me?” A man in a black suit asked.
“We have found out where Max Evans’ lives and who is around him the most.” The gentleman handed him a folder.
The man opened the folder and flipped through pictures of Liz, Maria, Michael, Isabel, and Alex. “Tonight move your men in and get him without any problems. I don’t want this screwed up like Nesedo did. Max is to important to the survival of our kind.”
“Sir, we have a small problem,” The gentleman handed him another picture of an older man with gray hair, gray eyes, and tan complexion.
The man new who he was because how could you forget your own brother’s face, “So John in on Earth well this may turn out to be a lot more fun then I thought it would be.”
“What if he gets in the way sir?” The gentleman asked.
“Kill him and anyone else who gets in our way the time for waiting is over.” The man lit a cigarette and took a drag.
“Now concentrate on what is in your heart Max. Your heart will not steer you wrong.” John told Max.
Max closed his eyes and concentrated on the war that was being waged inside of him. Max heard swords being hit against each other making him open his eyes. Max stared at two of himself fighting each other. The first one looked just like Max but the other had the glowing green eyes, darker complexion, long dirty hair, and looked like it was winning the battle. “What is this?” Max said out loud to anything or anyone that would answer.
“This is what is going on inside of you right now. This is the battle of good versus evil waging inside of you. You have gone so many years locking the evil inside of you that it has gained strength, but the good is weak and needs to rest, which is causing you to have those out of body experiences. When you attacked Liz your good side was so weak that it couldn’t fight any longer.” John watched at the evil was winning again, “Max will for the good to gain energy and win you must use the good some more.”
Max shook his head and concentrated all his energy onto the good side. The good side started to fight back with more spirit. After a few minutes of fighting the evils appearance shrunk and finally disappeared. “Did I win John?”
“You won this battle but you have to start releasing some of the good energy so you can gain strength towards the evil. Now close your eyes Max,” John told him.
Max closed his eyes and then opened the again finding himself in the backyard again, ”How do I build my strength against the evil?”
John cupped Max’s ear with his hand and whispered something to him, “I think I can do that John.” Max smiled at him.
“Do you want us to stay here until Max’s transformation is over?” Michael asked Liz.
“No, John said that he would stay with us until Max had finished,” Liz responded, “Well you can stay for dinner at least so what do you want.”
They all looked at each other thinking the same thing, “Pizza,” they all said at once and shared a laugh. Liz picked up the phone, called Round Table, and ordered the pizza. “I hope John likes pizza.”
Max and John walked into the living room from outside and looked at everyone. “What are we having for dinner? I’m starving everyone.” Max walked over to Liz and took her in his arms. Max whispered something into Liz’s ear making her turn red and laugh.
“Well since everyone is here Michael and I have an announcement of our own.” Michael joined Maria as she stood up from the couch and looked at everyone, “We are getting married.” Maria took the ring out of her pocket, put it on, and showed everyone. Isabel and Liz both cried with joy while Michael looked at the other guys. Max and Alex shared a smile with Michael.
“I guess we should make the double wedding a triple one then,” Alex laughed.
“Do you mean it guys?” Maria asked.
“Why not we are all friends here and I know that Michael will forget any important date, so with Alex and I around he’ll never forget.” Max smiled at Michael.
Michael shot daggers at Max, “Thanks a lot Max.”
“Congratulation Michael and Maria.” John told them. Michael looked at him and smiled as so did Maria.
The girls went their own way and talked about what they were going to do for the wedding, “Do you think it’s wise to have them plan everything?” Alex asked.
“It’s either have them plan everything or have them mad at us for the rest of their lives,’ Michael responded with a smile.
Alex looked over at Isabel who looked so happy talking with Liz and Maria, “I would rather have her smiling then pissed at me any day.”
Michael looked at Max who had a worried expression, “Are you okay Max?”
“Huh? Yeah I’m fine,” Max replied half heartily.
“Really Max are you okay?” Michael didn’t believe Max’s answer.
“What do you think Michael? I don’t completely understand what is going onside of me, and a part of me doesn’t want to do anything but kill whoever I’m close to. What she told me earlier today keeps running through my head. All I know is that I love her and don’t want to hurt her at any cost.” Max looked at Liz and felt his heart sink at what she told him earlier about trying to kill her.
“We will do anything to help you Max. We all know you are not the Max that tried to hurt Liz last night. If you follow John’s training them you’ll end up okay. You just have to try and move on and stop thinking about what you did. Start thinking about walking down the aisle with her.” Alex looked from Max to the girls again, and seeing them all happy and carefree made him smile again. The doorbell rang just as Alex was going to continue.
“I’ll get the pizza.” Liz said running for the door. After a few minutes Liz returned with a pizza box in her hand. Liz put the pizza down and everyone jumped at it like hungry wolves. Everyone ate in silent because none of them realized how hungry they were until the pizza arrived. Alex fought with Isabel for the last piece of pizza but he finally gave in and let her have it. After dinner everyone sat around and talk about the wedding and who was going to be invited.
Alex saw what time it was and said, “I don’t want to be the party pooper but I have to get up early tomorrow, “Everyone looked at each other and agreed to leave. Alex, Isabel, Michael, and Maria said goodbye and left the left the house, but none of them wanted to leave in fear of what Max would do. Max had told them that he had control over who would take control, but not even Max was convinced of that.
A man walks into a room taking off a Round Table uniform and picks up a phone. The man dials a number and it rings a few times until someone picks it up. “Sir he is at home and with company what do you want me to do?”
The man on the other side mumbled some commands, “Yes sir, wait until they are alone. What do you want me to do about the other one?” The person on the other side mumbles something, “Yes Sir everything will be taken care of.” The man hangs up the phone and starts to walk out the room. The man raises his hand and shapes shifts into a man in a black suit and shuts the door behind him.
Michael was looking straight ahead while driving down the freeway, “I think they took the news about us pretty well. I like the idea about all of us getting married at the same time.”
“Yea it sort of makes the day even better don’t you think?” Maria asked still looking at her ring.
“Couldn’t imagine spending it any other way.” Michael smiled snapping a looked at her before returning his eyes to the road.
Maria went to grab her purse on the floor but there wasn’t one there. Maria turned around to the back seat and didn’t see it there. Then it finally hit here where her purse was, “Michael I left my purse on Liz’s couch can we go back and get it. I have the money for the shops rent in there. I promised Julie that I would drop in her mailbox tonight.
Michael looked at her sighed then said, “Do we really have to go back because we are almost home.”
“Yes she is expecting the money tonight,” Maria explained. Michael signed again and turned the car around.
“Thank you,” Maria said in a sympathetic tone then leaned on his shoulder.
The sound of the running water could be heard from the master bedrooms bathroom. Max lay on the bed waiting for his future wife to come to bed. Max pondered what John told him about the good side and how he should practice using it more, so that it becomes more powerful. Before Max could even think something up on how to use the good powers he found himself in the bathroom watching Liz take her shower. Liz liked to take hot shower so the steam almost made him seem invisible.
Max started to pull his shirt off when a rush of heat ran over him. This heat was alien to his body; it was not like a summer heat or passion heat. The heat was like a craving that he needed something and his body wouldn’t rest until he found it. A smile ran across his face as he was looking at Liz body through the shower glass. The more Max took off the more the heat increased and more the hunger grew inside of him. When Max was fully naked he opened the sliding door and stepped in.
Liz turned around and looked at Max feeling scared because the last time they were alone he tried to kill her. She looked at his eyes but instead of seeing the glowing green eyes his eyes were a warm red and fill with nothing but love for her. Liz felt her body start to melt while looking into his eyes, “So this has to be the good side right Max?”
“I don’t know what it is but I’m liking this feeling a lot,” Max pulled Liz to him and picked her up. He walked them over until Liz was pinned to the wall.
John was running what Max and him had done for the day. He has shown a lot of progress but he needs to build his power over the bad side. All the rage that he has built and stored inside is winning over the two sides. The rage over leaving Liz, the death of Valenti, and more importantly finding out that everything he was told was a lie about him being Zenon. He felt bad for his son who had gone for so long not knowing his true roots and wanted to make it up to him as soon as his transformation was over. John heard Max’s name being screamed from their room. John jumped out off bed and ran to the master bedroom but they were not anywhere in site. He saw the light in the bathroom was on and the sound of water running filled John’s ears. John felt a little embarrassed and smiled, “Well it looks like he’s using the power of good.” John laughed under his breath and returned to his room.
A man in a black suit walked up to the door shook it a couple of times and saw that it was locked. The man waved his hand over the lock and a click was heard signifying the door was open. The man opened the door slowly and stepped in the house the house was quiet and only the sound of them man’s footsteps could be heard. The man started to walk towards the back where the bedroom where Max was. He walked by the closed guest bedroom where John was. The man put his hands on the door and they glowed, when the man took his hands off the door was welded shut. The man continued to the master bedroom where his prey was. He entered the master bedroom and stopped for a minute. How could a Yaz ever love a human they are so ugly. The man thought to himself while looking at Liz.
The man pulled out a towel and wrapped it in his hand; a smell of some kind of nock out drug filled his nose. Max didn’t even feel the man put the towel over his mouth. The man saw Max’s breathing slow down reassuring him that the drug had taken effect. The man picked Max up from the bed slung him over his shoulder and started walking towards the door. The movement in the bed woke Liz up from her sleep, but when she opened her eyes Max was gone. She got up from bed and walked into the hallways seeing a man taking Max out the door, “Max!” she yelled. The man turned around and waved his hand in her direction then turned back around and proceeded to put Max into the car. Liz legs felt like jello and she felt tired all of sudden. Liz fell to the ground and saw the man put Max in the car asleep. Liz’s eyelids felt heavy and she soon fell asleep in the hallway.
Michael pulled up to the house and turned the car off, “Stay here Maria and duck.” Michael got out of the car and walked towards the guy who had just shut the door. Michael looking the passenger’s seat and he saw Max sitting there asleep, “Hey what are you doing?”
The man turned around with an evil smile, “What does it look like I’m doing Zenon. All your kind smell like slime.” Michael didn’t have time to react to this person because the man put his hand on Michael’s forehead and released energy through Michael’s body. Michael gave out a yell and fell to the ground unconscious. The man picked Michael up and threw him in the back seat, “He’s an additional prize for him,” The man looked at Max and smiled. He got in the car started it and drove off. In the distance Maria sat in the car looking in horror at what just happened.
When the shock had warn off Maria flung the door open and ran inside finding Liz lying in the hallway, “Liz wake up Liz” Maria bent down and lightly slapped her face.
Liz opened her eyes slowly and saw Maria’s worried face, “They have Max. Maria. They have Max.” That was all Liz could say to her.
“They have Max and Michael. Liz.” Maria said helping Liz to her feet.
John woke up and jumped out of bed when he heard a woman scream from the hallway. John tried to open the door but it was stuck. John gave the door a few more tries before he was hitting the door with his shoulder, “Liz! Liz is that you? What is the matter?” John pounded harder with his shoulder until the door gave in. John stumbled forward and fell on top of the fallen door. “What is it Liz?”
Liz was hugging Maria crying, “The Yaz has taken Max John,” Liz cried some more on Maria’s shoulder then spoke again, “They also took Michael with them.”
“Get over here now and help me with these two,” The man ordered to the others. The others came over to the car and helped pull Max and Michael into the building. “Put this one is room 4 and this one in room 3,” The man said while shutting the entrance door.
After the man ordered where to take Michael and Max he walked towards the main room of the complex, where he would be waiting for him. The man walked in and the room was dark like it always was, but he didn’t even sense the man in the room, “Are they here?”
The man was taken by surprise, “Yes sir, we have Max know nothing can stop us.”
“We only have tonight to tap into Max’s power and drain him of it. I’m not going to take the chance of him being my savior. I only believe in one savior and that’s me.” A pair of glowing green eyes came out from the darkness, “When I’m done draining Max of his powers I’ll be the savior and my turn to rule will have been realized.”
“What about John sir he wasn’t in the house when I took Max and the other one. What if he comes to save Max?” The man tried to block his feelings from him because if he found out what he actually did then he would be a dead alien.
“Let John try to stop me I’m stronger then him. He stands no chance he’s nothing but an elder with stupid hopes.” The man smiled and his eyes stopped glowing, “We’ll shall we go see him then?” The two men left the room.
Max opened his eyes and he was lying in a blue room that was made out to look like the sky. Max stood up but fell to the ground right away because the drug was still in his system. What has happened to me? Where am I? Max looked around the room for a door but he couldn’t find one. Max closed his eyes and called for anyone to hear him, but he didn’t get a responds.
“What is he doing sir?” a man asked while another man and him looked through a window into Max’s room.
“I sense that he’s trying to contact anyone, but he’s not getting a responds.” The man smiled, “If he’s able contact people using his mind then he has been taught well and is advanced for his age.”
“When are you going to start draining him sir?” the other man asked him.
“I haven’t decided yet think I will watch and observe him for a little while before I kill him.” They watched Max stand up stumbling around while feeling for a door.
I have to find a way out of here and get back to everyone. I need John and Liz to help me through this. Max suddenly got tired and collapsed to the ground from exhaustion. Max closed his eyes but when he opened them again he was in an arena seeing two of him fighting. The good was winning from what Liz and him had done earlier that night, but the evil seemed to be getting stronger. Max felt another person’s presence inside with him. The person was a stranger with great strength, but he couldn’t find the person anywhere.
“Who is there? I can feel you so make yourself appear.” Max announced into the arena. A figure appeared next to him but he couldn’t tell what the person looked like because when the figure appeared Max’s body froze.
“Well all have two sides to ourselves Max we have our good side and then we have our bad side. Look at your good side there Max is strong and willing to win, but look at the evil Max. The evil gets stronger by the minute and you want to know why?” The man walked in front of Max revealing himself to him, “It’s because of all the hate you have inside of you. All that hate that built inside of you has finally reached its maximum state Max, and when it’s time for you to release it you’ll be the most powerful Yaz ever.”
“I not like the Yaz I’m my own person who makes their own decision. I’m not going to be told what to do and how to feel. Who are you and why are you here?” Max tried to stare at the man but his appearance disappeared.
“The evil inside of you is stronger then you think Max. No matter how much you resist the power it will win over you.” The man’s voice grew distant. The man opened his eyes and was back in the other room watching Max. “This is going to be very interesting get the other one and put him in the room with him.”
The man and watch as the evil poured over Max and took control over his body. He couldn’t help but smile because he new that Max would give into the power and it was going to be that much easier to take it away from him. The other man opened Michael’s ceil door and grabbed him. Michael jumped to his feet as the man entered and grabbed him, “Hey let go of me!” Michael shouted.
Michael tried to use his powers on him and escape but then he heard a scream. The scream was familiar and took him a minute to realize who it was. It was Max screaming in pain, “What are you doing to him?” The man said nothing as he pulled Michael down the white hallway. They finally reached their destination and with one flawless motion Michael was pushed into Max’s room. Michael stood there for a while not realizing what was going on, but all his questions were answered as Max approached him.
Max walked towards Michael with his eyes glowing green and his hand pulsing with power, “Max I know you’re in there fight it.” Michael told Max.
Max raised his hand and released the energy towards Michael hitting him in the chest. “There is no Max here just the Yaz,” Max grinned and prepared for another attack.
“See how well he uses his powers? That just shows how powerful he is and will be.” The man said while watching Max attack Michael. The other man couldn’t take it anymore and left the room.
Michael flew backwards; hit the door, and slide to the ground. Michael looked at Max and new that he had to do something to reach him. Michael jumped to his feet and ran after Max tackling to the ground. Michael put his hand on Max’s forehead and connected with him. Michael started sending him images of Isabel, Max, and him having fun, pictures of Max and Liz, and images of the Yaz and what they did to him and the others.
Max put his hand on Michael’s stomach and threw him off of him, “You really think images like that will help him?” Max laughed and lunged at Michael. Max grabbed Michael’s shirt and lifted him off of his feet. Max’s strength was nothing like Michael new Max had. The power was of nothing put true hate towards him and every living creature. It was as if Max was what you would call pure evil and any trace of what Max use to be was gone.
Max out his other hand on Michael’s forehead and concentrated on Michael’s power. Michael tried to free himself Max’s grip but the grip was sturdy and strong. Michael felt Max looking for something inside of him and he new that he must act fast to get away. Max drew in a breath and concentrated on Michael some more and when he found Michael’s power his hand glowed and changed from a bright white light to a bright blue.
“He’s going to drain him of this power. His power is stronger then I ever thought.” The man started to get all excited at watching Max’s start to kill Michael.
Michael looked into Max’s eyes but saw nothing but a lifeless green. Michael felt himself start to get weaker from whatever Max was doing to himself. Michael couldn’t even start to put up a fight anymore and resistance quickly stopped as Max drained him more. Michael felt a sharp pain start to emerge from where Max was draining him and with every second the pain got more excruciating.
“Max! Stop!” Michael screamed at Max.
“This is the plan everyone I will need everyone’s help so that I can contact Max and Michael.” Everyone looked at John as he spoke. They didn’t have to say anything because they new that John new they would do anything to save Max and Michael. We need to go into the backyard because the ceremony involved fire,” John told them all. Alex, Isabel, Maria, and Liz followed John outside, “I’m going to need some logs so I can make a fire.” Alex looked around for a few minutes then found some behind the shed. Alex grabbed the logs, and dropped them in front of John with one wave of his hand a fir started. “I need everyone to join in a circle and hold hands,” Liz was on one side of John and Maria was on the other. They took each others hands, “OK what I need you to do is think about them. I mean think about the most important event that happened when you where with them.” John started chanting in Yaz language and the rest of them closed their eyes and started to remember.
Isabel closed her eyes and an images came to her of Max, Michael, and her holding hands walking through the desert after Max, her and everyone else in the gang helped cure Michael and restore the balance within. A light shot from Isabel and hovered above the fire.
Alex was the second to close his eyes as he remembered the time when Max, Michael, and him went to a Giants game and hung out. It was the first time that Alex felt that Max and Michael excepted him as a part of the group. A light shot from Alex and joined Isabel above the fire.
Maria was the third to close her eyes as she remembered after he told her why he really came back to Earth and told he that he was sorry for that and everything else that he had done to cause her pain. Maria could still feel his strong arms holding her while he kissed her to make her stop shaking. That moment was when she new she was for him and he was for her. A familiar light radiated from Maria and joined Isabel’s and Alex’s.
Liz was the last to close her eyes as she started to remember the night that Max kissed her for the first time on her balcony so many years ago. In the moment she new that whatever was going to happen to them that he would always love her and she would always love her. A part of Liz’s soul shot from her and joined he light that was Isabel, Alex, and Maria’s souls. Their combined souls radiated a light that was beautiful beyond words and the sound that came from it was a hundred symphonies playing at once.
John opened his eyes and looked at the scene that was playing in front of him. John looked at the four and new that they all belong together. He couldn’t put all the pieces together but her new they were the missing puzzle pieces of their mate. John’s eyes squinted as he concentrated on using their combined powers to reach Michael and Max. John felt their power joining his as he concentrated even harder. John lifted his head and with his mind called for Max. John could feel Max’s presence but the true Max was being blocked by another power, and evil power.
John opened his eyes and he found himself in a blue room with Max and Michael both in it. John could feel the other power source it was new and old at the same. It was a power he hadn’t felt in a long time not since he was on his own planet. The sight in front of John flooded his body with terror at seeing Max drain Michael of his life energy. John stepped forward to help stop Max and defeat the evil inside him but he couldn’t move. The evil inside of Max was to strong combined with the outside force. “Max you have to fight it. Max it’s the only way to save yourself. You need to listen to your heart and not be influenced by outside forces. The choice is yours Max and not for anyone else to decide for you!” John yelled at Max.
The dark force’s power increased and John felt a pair of eyes looking at him, but he couldn’t see the person. John stood there not moving or for even breathing, but the more the evil force was around John the more familiar it got to him. “I know who you are and I can stop you.” John announced to the outside force, “I did it before and I will do it again brother.”
A figure appeared before John, “So we meet again brother. Isn’t this a nice family reunion?”
“You don’t belong here Adam this is not your concern, so stay out of it” John ordered his brother.
“I’m sorry I can’t do that brother because well Max hold the answer to unleashing our true powers as a people, and well whomever hold that knowledge hold the key to the universe.” Adam stared at his brother with hate filled eyes.
“If you keep on getting in the way Adam I will kill you. You are not my brother anymore since you decided to join the evil side. The day you did that was the day I lost my brother forever.” John looked at Max who was still draining Michael.
“Now, now brother why all these negative emotions? You have no idea what being a East Yaz means because you were always too busy being Mr. 1 and always having to be in the spot light. Well the evil side was the place I could be myself and not have to worry about being second best to you. I was number one and you were not even a thought,” Adam surged his powers together and releashed them at John who dodged them.
The sudden lose to Max’s evil side was enough to stop Max from finishing Michael. Max dropped Michael and fell to the ground laying along side Michael. “It looks like your powers are not at strong as they use to be Adam,” John smiled as he saw Max dropped Michael.
John waved his hand flying Adam against the wall making Adam shout in pain. John walked over to his brother and knelt beside the wounded alien. John put his hand on Adam’s forehead seeking out where he was. When John found out what he needed and released Adam from his power. John looked at his brother then at Max, “Remember to look inside of you for who you really are.” John appearance disappeared and he was back in with the others outside. “I know where they are,” John told them.
“Are you okay Michael?” Max asked him.
“I think so but I’m a little wiped out,” Michael looked at Max and wanted to get out of the room.
Just then Adam opened the door and stepped into the room, “Finish him now Max!”
Max and Michael shared a look and then looked at Adam, “I not going to finish him off or do anything to him,” Max told Adam.
“Fine if you won’t then I will,” Adam grabbed Michael and lifted him from off the ground, “This is how it’s done dumb shit.”
Adam put his hand on Michael’s forehead and automatically started to drain the rest of Michael’s life energy. Max shot to his feet as his energy started to build again, “Stop it or I’ll stop it myself.” Adam didn’t stop so Max put his hands together and concentrated on stopping Adam. I light shot from Max’s hands hitting Adam then surrounding him in the light. Max moved his hands to the left and Adam’s body did the same movement. Adam screamed in anger while trying to break Max’s power. Max tightened the squeeze in his fist making Adam scream in pain now.
At the sound of Adam’s scream guards came running in with tazer guns. They shot them at Max then filled Max with electricity. Max gave out a scream of pain and fell to the ground unconscious. Adam struggled to his feet then walked over to Max’s lifeless body, “Think you can beat me?” Adam kicked Max in the stomach then left the room. The guards left the room leaving Michael standing there in amazement at what just happened.