Chapter Three - The Enemy
Author: Sezza
Disclaimer: I own nothing but this fic
Rating: PG but may get higher
Couple: M&M + CC’s
Summary: After Departure a new enemy arrives and a secret is revealed.
Spoilers: Anything from Season 1 to the end of Season 2 may be used
Distribution: Ally’s site, Belit’s site, Candy is Dandy, Kraving
Candy and Fanfiction.net. If anyone else wants it all you have to do is ask.
Author’s note: This comes from a challenge at Belit’s site called
‘Changes’
-Must be M&M
-Maria must get Powers (like Liz)
-MUST be set after Departure, M&M have not broken up.
-There is a new enemy set out to kill them all
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Over the next week Michael and Max had made up and to promised to keep nothing
from each other again. Maria developed her powers better and it became apparent
that she could dream walk and mind warp. They noticed that one when Maria was
daydreaming about what she was going to do to Michael when they got back to
his place and then all of a sudden Michael was breathing hard and telling an
invisible Maria to cover up due to being in a public place. Maria snapped out
of her thoughts and the other ‘Maria’ disappeared leaving everyone
looking strangely at Michael and him looking confused. Maria explained what
had happened and they all knew she could mind warp. Liz took it a little hard
because that was the power Tess had and it’s what killed Alex. After raising
her concerns Maria refused to use her power ever but the others convinced her
that she wasn’t going to abuse her power like Tess and they were going
to help her.
They figured she could dream walk when she had stumbled in on Kyle’s dream. In it he was doing some very interesting things with Isabel but as it turned out it was the real Isabel who was in Kyle’s dreams. Neither would look at Maria for days following it and had come up with a different explanation as to how they found out she could dream walk.
They hadn’t heard anything about the mystery guy apparently ‘coming to kill them’ until a week later when he found them all at the pod chamber. They all decided to go back out of curiosity to see what had remained.
They were all walking to there cars after discovering that nothing but rock was left when a man dressed in black approached them.
“Who are you?” Max asked
“Someone here to rid this world of you,” he laughed
“You sent the skin,” Michael said and the guy nodded. “Who are you?”
“My name is Benaro. I’m here to seek my revenge against the remaining royal three who sent the other away.”
“Tess?” Maria questioned.
Benaro raised an eyebrow. “Well aren’t you quite the beauty?”
Michael growled and pushed Maria to stand behind him.
Benaro laughed. “You may be able to protect her now but you won’t be with her at all times.” With that he jumped in the car that was behind him and sped off.
“What the hell was that?” Michael asked
“A guy who wants you dead?” Kyle shrugged. Michael glared at him while Isabel hit him upside the head. “What? He does.”
“Well he seems to have an interest in Maria.” Liz observed.
Maria paled and Michael tightened his grip on her. “Don’t worry, I won’t let anything bad happen to you. I promise.”
Maria smiled and melted into his embrace. She always felt safer in his arms than anywhere else.
That night they all piled into Michael’s apartment to come up with a plan to get the guy to tell then what he is here to kill them for and find a way to kill him themselves. Maria all of a sudden got an idea.
“I have an idea,” she announced.
“Well don’t keep us in suspense here, tell us.” Liz said
“Well he want’s me right? Why not let him have me?”
“WHAT?” Michael yelled
Mari continued. “The way I figure it, is if I let him get me then I’ll pretend I hate you and want you dead then I’ll get him to tell me his plan where you guys will be near by listening then you can all come in and use your mojo and kill him.”
“NO WAY IN HELL,” Michael roared causing everyone, but Maria who expected this, to jump.
“Look Michael it’s the best way.” Maria told him.
Michael shook his head. “No, not going to happen so you might as well forget about it.”
Liz hesitantly spoke up. “It might work.”
“WHAT?”
“Michael she’s right it’s the best way and it’s the only thing we have and I mean she’ll be ok, because we will all be there in case something goes wrong. She’ll be ok.” Liz told him
“No.”
“She’s right, it’s the only way.” Isabel joined in. She didn’t like the plan either but it seemed to work in theory.
“You’re not going to listen to me are you?” Michael said defeated
Maria smiled then got up and went to him. “Nope, but like Liz said, you guys will be there so I’ll be ok. Michael it’s the only way to get rid of him.”
Michael sighed knowing that she was right. He just wished she wasn’t. “So we do this when?”
“Tomorrow night. We meet here tomorrow and make up a plan.” Maria told them. When everyone agreed on a time they all left leaving Michael and Maria alone. “Michael,” Maria said softly.
“I don’t want to lose you,” he whispered.
Maria walked into his arms. “You won’t I promise. I’ll be ok and you’ll be there to help.” Michael nodded.
“Be that as it may I still don’t have to like it.” Maria rolled her eyes and kissed him.
“I’ll be ok.”
Michael kissed her and carried him to his room where they proceeded to make
love into the wee hours of the morning.