Chapter 6- Truth

Author: Sezza
Disclaimer: I own nothing but this fic
Rating: Strong PG-13
Couple: K&K, M&M
Summary: Kivar’s on earth but has brought something back that could destroy the royal four. But how is Maria involved?
Spoilers: Everything in Season 1 and half of Season 2
Authors note: Ok another fic by me. This came from an idea I’ve had for ages. I’m not really sure if I like this fic myself but I’d like to know what you thought.
Email: sezza43@hotmail.com

Additional notes: In this fic, if you haven’t seen the episode when the skins go to Roswell then you may not get it but you can try. Also, I’m making out that Liz already told Maria about future Max. Oh and Kivar had been on earth for a while but has not made his presence known.

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“Over here” she yelled out.

Kyle followed by the others walked over to where Maria was. Michael seemed emotionless, Tess was sad as was Isabel, Liz and Max were pissed and Alex just looked confused.

“Why are we here?” Liz spat out.

Maria walked forward. “Your here so I can apologise for my actions last night, also I need to show you something. But first things first, I’m sorry for last night.

“You think that’s going to fix it?” Liz asked.

Maria smiled. “It won’t, but to tell you the truth I don’t really care.”

“But you just said you were sorry” Alex said still very confused. “How could you not care if that didn’t fix it?”

Maria laughed. “Oh I’m not sorry for what I said, I meant every word. I’m just sorry I couldn’t do more, but now I can”

“What are you talking about?” Max asked. So Maria wasn’t sorry, but what did she mean by couldn’t do more?

“Meet the reason I’ve been acting this way” Maria said turning to a dark corner. Everyone turned there heads and gasped, as a man the royal four knew well appeared. They hadn’t seen him on earth before but they all somehow knew who he was.

“What’s going on?” Michael wanted to know.

Kivar laughed. “I see you remember me, but of course you would, I did kill you after all”

“Who are you?” Alex asked.

“My name is Kivar, the now King of Antar” Kivar announced. He turned to Maria and hugged her. “I believe you haven’t met my wife, Kara say hello”

Maria smiled evilly and waved. Michael began to walk forward but was stopped when skins appeared and tied all of them to near by poles. “What the hell is going on?” Michael yelled.

Kivar laughed. “Confused are we? Well let me clear a few things up. That beautiful woman over there is not your Maria anymore, but my Kara. You all probably don’t remember but on Antar we were married, I used Isabel here, to get to you all but were found out, so you used Kara to get me to stand down. I wouldn’t so Michael here slit her throat and killed her.”

Liz gasped. “What the hell did you do to Maria?”

“Maria is Kara, you killed my wife in that life so I brought her back in this one. I injected her essence into Maria. Now Maria’s dead and Kara is mine.” Kivar smirked.

“What do you want” Max asked trying to loosen the ropes but was having no luck.

“Revenge for killing my wife” Kivar told him. “I killed you then but you were all brought back so I must kill you again, only this time I have my wife by my side and you have nothing.”

Michael glanced at Kara. “Maria, don’t let him do this”

Kara smiled. “Maria doesn’t live here anymore.”

“Maria please” Michael pleaded. Kara looked into his eyes and frowned. Where were those doctors?

Kivar laughed. “She won’t stop me, she want’s you all dead just as much as I do.” Kivar lifted his arms and sent a bolt of energy into all of them. He smiled as they all screamed out in pain. He didn’t notice Kara falter in the background and shake her head.

Kivar stopped and stepped forward. “Oh how the mighty have fallen.” He sent another bolt into them. Michael opened his eyes and looked at Maria, as did Max. Maria was shaking her head. She looked up and they both saw her eyes glow a fiery red then she blinked and her eyes were normal. Michael looked at Max who seemed just as shocked. What was that?

As Kivar went to throw another bolt Max and Michael watched as Kara walked behind him and hug him then pull her hands away. Kivar smiled and sent another bolt of energy. Kara stood behind him and placed her hands on his back. All of a sudden the pain for the others stopped. They all lifted their heads and watched as Kivar started to scream then fall. They saw 2 handprints burned in his back.

Kivar turned and fell on his back. “Kara?” he whispered. Kara straddled his waist and placed her hands on his chest.

“No, Maria you asshole” she then proceeded to use her powers on Kivar. She rose off him as he started to convulse then turned into dust. Maria looked around at all the skins and then raised her hands and used her powers to turn them all to dust as well.

Maria stood back. She didn’t quite understand what had happened but all of a sudden while Kivar was killing her friends something happened and Maria was herself again. But she had remembered everything Kara had done to her friends, and everything her friends in turn had said to her. Especially Michael.

Max had finally gotten his ropes lose and untied everyone else. The warehouse was silent. Michael stood forward. “Maria”

Maria stepped back and closed her eyes. “I’m sorry,” she whispered as she ran out of the back door. Michael ran after her and grabbed her arm and swung her around. He held her to his chest as she cried.

The others stood around them not knowing what to say. The girl last night wasn’t Maria. It was someone who took over her body and used her to get to everyone.

Max went and got the jeep and everyone piled in. Michael held Maria as she continued to sob. As they reached Michael’s apartment Michael had realised Maria fell asleep so he carried her to his room and put her on his bed to sleep. He kissed her forehead and left the room.

Once in the living room he ran a hand through his hair. “It wasn’t Maria” was all he said.

Liz started to cry. “Poor Maria, she must have been going through so much and we didn’t even realise, and the things we said to her”

“Why did that asshole have to pick her?” Michael gritted through his teeth. Max shrugged.

“Maybe because she was easier to get to. I mean she was pretty vulnerable before the skin incident, maybe he decided she would be the easiest. That and well look at her. She’s gorgeous”

Michael glared at him. “That’s my girlfriend you’re talking about”

Kyle laughed. “Well Max is right, and technically your not. You wished she was dead remember, I don’t think that went down well”

Michael slouched back in his chair. “I didn’t mean it, I didn’t know, I thought, I thought she meant what she was saying but it wasn’t her. I was just so angry at her”

“Her eyes. Did anyone notice? Her eyes are green now, we should have noticed before. They weren’t contacts, her eyes were the way to tell Maria from Kara, when she was talking to me they were amber but when Michael had yelled at her in the Crashdown they flickered green for a moment, which means it was Maria you were saying it to and not Kara” Kyle said

“God what kind of friends are we?” Alex said with his head in his hands. “We should have been able to tell”

In the bedroom Maria awoke and took in her surroundings. She was in Michael’s bedroom. She went to the door and opened it to see all her friends sitting in the living room. She walked over to the sofa. “I’m sorry,” she whispered.

Liz walked over to her and made her sit on the couch. “Can you tell us everything?”

Mari nodded. “A skin attacked me at the board and took me to Kivar where they made me Kara. Kivar said I had to destroy the royal four for what they did to me”

“What did we do to you?” Isabel asked. “I mean, on Antar. What did we do?”

Maria closed her eyes. “Kivar used you to get to the throne, Max found out and war started between him and Kivar. Max told him to stand down but he wouldn’t so you sent a guard to find Kara, Kivar’s wife. When you confronted Kivar again you said that if he didn’t stand down you’d kill her. Kara didn’t think that Rath would.”

“Why?” Kyle asked.

“Kara and Rath were seeing each other”

“What? I’m confused.” Alex said.

Maria sighed. “Rath and Kara were in love but no one knew about it so when Kara was taken to the castle she thought that with Rath, she would come first. But Rath couldn’t let Kivar win so when Kivar said he wouldn’t stand down Rath slit her throat.”

“You let her die?” Kyle yelled.

Michael shook his head. “I don’t remember anything from our past”

Maria stood. “He had to. He had no choice, but it still hurt Kara deeply that the one she loved was the one who killed her. She didn’t understand why he did it. She was angry and wanted her revenge.” A tear fell from her eyes. “I am so sorry for what I did to you”

Liz stood and hugged her. “It wasn’t you. But I need to say that I’m sorry. I didn’t mean what I said. I don’t hate you Maria, I’m so sorry. If I had told Max from the start…”

Maria silenced her. “It’s ok, we forgive each other huh?” Liz laughed and nodded.

Both Isabel and Tess walked over. Maria looked at the two. “Everything I said wasn’t true. We do like you Tess, and Isabel you’ll never be alone”

They both smiled and hugged her. “It’s ok, like Liz said it wasn’t you so there’s nothing to forgive.” Isabel told her.

“Yeah” Tess agreed. Maria smiled.

Liz went over to Max. “Can we talk?” Max nodded and the two left. Isabel and Tess went to Kyle and Alex and asked to talk as well so Michael and Maria were left alone.

Maria turned to Michael. “Everything she said to you was a lie. Your not worthless or less than Max. And the truth is, is that somebody does want you. I do. I always have.” She smiled. “I’m just so sorry for everything I said”

Michael shook his head and went to stand in front of her. “It wasn’t you so you have nothing to be sorry for, but I do. I didn’t mean it when I said what I did. I was just so angry. I’d never want you dead Maria. I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t have you in my life.”

Maria wiped a tear from his eyes. “Shhh, it’s ok I know. But I’d like to tell you something.”

Michael smiled. “What?”

“I want to give you MY answer to what you said 2 weeks ago” Maria told him. Michael nodded so she continued. “When you were with Courtney it hurt, more than you can imagine, I thought that you wanted her. But I know now that she was just information. But I swear if you ever need to get info again from a girl, you do it that way and you’ll regret it”

Michael laughed and pulled her to him. “So I guess that means that you want to be with me then?”

“If you’ll have me,” Maria said with a half smile.

“Of course I will” Michael smiled and hugged her close. He lifted her head and they shared a kiss. When he pulled back he remembered something. “Wait, Kara was right about one thing”

“What?” Maria asked.

“You never did say if you loved me” Michael frowned.

Maria smiled and grabbed his head in her hands. “I love you Michael”

Michael sighed in relief and smiled so big his face hurt. “I love you too Maria”

THE END

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