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Thursday,
11 May
2000 There are stars in the background. Isabel says to Alex "I'm finally ready to let someone in and I want him to be you". Alex replies "I've been waiting to hear that, Isabel and I want to be the one for you because you're the only one for me". They kiss and the stars in the background disappear and are replaced by a clear blue sky. They part and in the background Michael is standing on a rock formation, with his arms folded, watching them. Isabel is wearing a black evening gown and pink ballet slippers, standing in the desert amid the symbols from the cave wall. It is obvious now that this is a vision or dream. Isabel is standing next to and looking down at the symbol that looks like an X with a square at each end. Michael is now down at her level and behind her. He holds out his hand to her. She turns and sees him and he calls her name. Then he turns into Alex calling her name. In the warehouse, Isabel is asleep on Alex's shoulder. Alex is saying "Isabel wake up, she's moving around." On the monitor Tess can be seen preparing to leave for school. Isabel picks up her cell phone and dials. Maria and Michael are asleep in her car outside Tess's home. Maria's cell phone is ringing. Isabel tells her Tess is leaving now. Tess gets in her car and Maria says "We're on it". At school, Liz and Max are talking about Nasedo using Tess's body to manipulate him. Liz gets a call on her cell phone and tells Max that Tess is on her way inside. Tess heads for the girls' room. Liz follows her in but Tess is no where to be seen. Then she suddenly appears, startling Liz. Tess is confused. She says she thought they had settled everything last night and were now friends, so why is everyone following her. The six of them are sitting on a non-working carnival ride discussing Tess. Liz doesn't think she knows that they are on to her. Michael says she is the fourth alien they have been searching for and they should trust her. Isabel says she does not think that anyone who would disguise themselves as a teenage girl to seduce Max is on their side. Max says Nasedo is a shapeshifter who has killed and no matter what they discover about themselves, they were raised human and he is an alien who has powers they do not and that Tess had some sort of power over him. Isabel agrees, she felt it too. Isabel reminds them that Nasedo may not be posing as Tess anymore. They all agree to keep watching her with the camera. Before leaving Isabel, having a flash of her dream, gives Michael a strange look, which is noticed by Maria. Ed Harding sees Sheriff Valenti to tell him he found the surveillance camera in his home. Valenti learns that Ed works as a consultant for the Army and no one else has been in the house except for the movers and two friends of Tess. Valenti tells him the movers may have been staking out the place and he will look into it. When Ed leaves, Valenti pulls out the pictures he took outside the Harding home of the kids. At school, Isabel tries to convince the secretary in the office that she is part of the "Sunshine Committee" and they need information on Tess to help welcome her to the school. When the secretary leaves to get permission, Isabel uses her computer to print out Tess's schedule and school records. At the Crashdown, Liz, Max and Maria are discussing their surveillance of Tess. Liz asks Max if he is still drawn to Tess. He says no. Maria says they still shouldn't let him be alone or Tess might work her voodoo on him. Max says he does not need a babysitter. Liz agrees with Maria because Tess scares her. Max suggests they watch Tess on the monitor and Valenti, coming up behind them, tells them that it is against the law. He places the camera on the counter and says they should stop hiding things from him because he always knows more than they think he does. He tells them that he knows they planted it in the Harding home and, since it is an FBI issue, the only way they could get one is if they found it when someone, probably Pierce, planted it to watch them. He reminds them that the more he knows, the safer they will be. He picks up the camera and leaves. Isabel arrives home to discover Diane and Tess bonding over the family album. Tess tells Isabel that she is lucky to have such a wonderful family and so many happy memories. Diane leaves to run errands and Tess tells Isabel that she feels close to her, that they share something special and she wants to be completely honest with her. She tells her she has "strong" feelings for Max and asks Isabel if she ever felt a connection with someone "like you and this other person are destined to be together?" Isabel flashes to Michael but answers "No". Tess says that is how she feels about Max. She asks Isabel "Are you sure you never felt that way about anyone?" She comes up behind Isabel and whispers in her ear "Pay more attention, Isabel. There are signs all around you". Isabel looks behind her and sees 4 sugar cubes on the table. Later, Isabel says to Max "She really scared me Max. It was like I lost a few seconds of time and when it was over I wasn't even sure if what I remembered had happened or not. Is that what she did to you?" Max says "It's like she could make my mind go places I wasn't taking it". Isabel asks if he feels changes in his body like something waking up and he replies "Something primal?" Isabel says "Instinctive" and Max says "Something not human". Michael comes to the window. Isabel had called him because she didn't think any of them should be alone at night. Later that night, Isabel is dreaming of being in the desert amid the symbols again. She reaches down and touches one of the squares at the end of the X and flashes to the 4 sugar cubes. Michael's hand reaches down and strokes her hair. He cups her face with both hands and they kiss. The kiss becomes passionate and she jolts awake. Simultaneously, Michael, in Max's room, does the same. Max asks what is wrong and he replies "Isabel". They rush to her room and she is trying to catch her breath. She is very upset but says "It was only a dream" and looks at Michael, who looks like he is still in shock. In the kitchen, they are looking at the drawing of the cave painting and they both point out the same symbol as being in their dream, as well as mentioning the rock formation. Max asks what they were doing out in the desert and they both look uncomfortable and say "Nothing". Isabel says that Tess made the symbol out of sugar cubes. Max is frustrated and says "I wish we knew how to read this". Isabel says "Tell him Michael". Michael says he thought he figured it out once but was wrong. Isabel says he used the V constellation to navigate the symbols. That the night Max was drunk they went to the library, where the symbol Nasedo sent them was supposed to lead and sent him one in return. Max is angry and blames Michael for leading Nasedo to them. That they no longer have control of the situation and are working under Nasedo's terms not theirs. Michael thinks Nasedo could lead them to a better life but that Max is too happy with his life in Roswell to risk it. He asks him why he is afraid of being alien. Max asks why Michael is afraid of being human. Isabel berates them for only thinking of themselves and reminds them that this is happening to her too. She says she thinks Tess has been making her have the dreams. Friday, 12 May 2000 At school, Max and Liz look up information on the Aries constellation. They discover that on that day [they say it is 27 May but it can not be as a few days later it is 14 May] Venus will be in the right position to create the V shape. Liz notices Tess outside and asks Max what it was like kissing her. He tells her that it was upsetting. It made him feel things about himself that he never knew about before, things he did not like. They notice Kyle six next to Tess and are worried. Michael seeks out Maria and tells her he has been thinking about their relationship. Maria, shocked, asks if he is OK. He says he did not get much sleep last night. Isabel pulls Alex into the janitor's closet. She says "You know how I said I wanted to take things slow? Alex replies "The word glacial comes to mind". Isabel says "Maybe it's time to melt the ice". She tells him she is ready for a relationship and wants it to be with him and no one else she knows. Alex says "There's someone else?" and she replies "No, absolutely not, only you!" Michael is saying to Maria that he thinks they should only see each other. Maria points out that they already are only seeing each other, unless he has someone else on the side. He quickly denies this and says he wants to make it official. She says "Like going steady?" He agrees and says "I just don't want anyone to come between us". Maria is very pleased and says he should have more of these sleepless nights. He says he doesn't want to talk about last night. Alex say "This is monumental. We've got to go about this the right way. You know, romance. How about tonight?" Isabel replies "How about right now?" and kisses him. Michael and Maria are kissing in the hallway. Noticing that their classmates are all staring at them, they head for the janitor's closet and open the door on Isabel and Alex. Isabel says to Michael "Alex and I are together now". Michael says to her "Maria and I are going steady". Maria looks at Alex and says "Must be something in the water". Alex is bringing Isabel home because she is very tired. She says she just wants to take a little nap, lays down on her bed and falls asleep immediately. Alex covers her with an afghan, tells her she is beautiful, kisses her on the forehead and leaves. Isabel has the desert dream. She and Michael are passionately making out at the top of the rock formation. She has flashes of their cell structure and a foetus. Michael is at home, going over the cave map. He looks up and sees Tess at his window. She breathes on it to fog it up and uses her finger to put 4 dots in the fog. Michael opens the window and says "What does that mean? Where is it?" She replies "You already know. You've been there before". Michael has a flash of himself as a child, covered in an embryonic like substance, running past a sign that says "Pohlman Ranch". When the flash is over, Tess is gone. At the Crashdown, Kyle comes in and Liz decides she is going to try to warn him about Tess. Her attempts just make her sound jealous so she is unsuccessful but she learns they have a study date that night at the library. That night, Max and Liz go to the library. Tess and Kyle come in and head for the ancient language section. She tells Kyle she needs a book on the top shelf and asks him to help her up. Max follows her and watches from another aisle. Her actions are out of view to Kyle but Max can see her as she waves her hand over the wall, leaving a silver hand print. She puts her hand through the wall at the hand print and pulls out a book. On it is the same symbol that Nasedo left them. She gets down and she and Kyle leave. Max thinks Tess used Kyle as bait to lure him there so he would see her get it. At Max's, Michael tells him the 4 square symbol on the map stands for Pohlman Ranch. That it is where the crash took place but the government had it removed from maps. Max is concerned that if Nasedo had anything to do with Michael remembering the ranch they may not be able to trust it. Michael asks him what he learned at the library and Max says "Nothing". Michael does not believe him. Max suggests that Michael stay over and they can talk to Isabel in the morning. Isabel is dreaming of pushing a baby on a swing, then holding and playing with the baby, then Michael is holding and playing with the baby. They are a laughing, loving, joyous couple. Isabel jolts awake. Michael has also just awakened. He appears stunned. He goes to Isabel's room. She is up and says "You've seen them too, haven't you". He replies "The dreams". She says "The rock formation symbol"; he says "The two of us"; she says "The baby. I think it's all true, Michael. I think I'm pregnant with your child. How can this be?" Michael responds "Something weird like this had to happen sooner or later". They are looking out the window at the V constellation. "No matter what Max wants to think, we're not human, Isabel". Isabel says "Oh my God, Michael, what are we going to do?" They hug to comfort one another. Max is dreaming of being in the desert, standing next to the 4 square symbol, holding Tess's hand. He opens his eyes to find her leaning over him. She says "It's time. You understand don't you?" Max replies "Tell me. Tell me what I'm feeling". She says "I'll show you everything. Then you'll remember". She drives him to Pohlman Ranch. The rock formation from Michael's previous visions and the dream he and Isabel shared is there and Max comments on it. Tess says "We've all seen it. We've all been here before." There is a flash of three children walking in the desert. Max says "What do you mean we?" Tess says "Hold me Max, you'll remember". She goes to him but he pushes her away, accusing her of killing people. Tess has no idea what he is talking about and denies that she ever killed anyone. He asks her if she will kill Alex, Maria and Liz. He is attacking her with his words and Tess is truly frightened. She says "No one has to get hurt, Max" and he replies "Sure, until you get what you want". Tess says "It's not what I want. It's what's meant to be. It's all in here Max. It's our destiny". She tries to hand him the book from the library but he slaps it out of her hand and says "No, I'm not like you. I live in this world. It's all I know and I will not be a part of anything as evil as you". He grabs her and says "Show me who you really are, don't hide behind this face". He throws her to the ground and pins her head down. Max screams at her "Show me! Shapeshift! Show me what you really look like! What I really look like!" Tess cries out "That's not who I am! Think Max, you've seen my face before. You know who I am". Max has a vision of the children emerging from the egg shaped pods, covered in an embryonic like substance. Max, Michael and Isabel all come out but Tess is still in hers. She appears still to be asleep. Michael goes to the cave wall, waves his hand and a silver hand print appears. He places his hand on the print, the wall opens and sunlight pours in. Michael leaves. Isabel beckons to Max. He turns and looks at Tess, he is reluctant to leave but eventually joins Isabel and they leave the cave. When the vision ends, it is daytime. Tess says "You know who I am now, don't you. You understand our destiny". Michael and Isabel arrive and Michael runs up and grabs Tess saying "What the hell did you do to him? To all of us?" Max stops him and says "She's not Nasedo. She's one of us". The four of them stand together and there is a flash of the 4 square symbol. |
