The year is 1999,
three 16 year old students attending Roswell High School, in Roswell,
New Mexico, are more than what they seem.
Max Evans, Isabel Evans and Michael Guerin are aliens from another planet.
They do not know where they are from or who they really are.
They awoke, at the age of six, in human form inside incubator like pods.
They have no idea when they arrived. They may have been part of the infamous
1947 crash or part of an unreported crash in 1989.
Max and Isabel found each other first. Wandering around naked in the desert
outside Roswell they eventually found Michael. Max and Isabel took to
each other right away but Michael was less trusting and when a car approached
he stepped away. Therefore, Diane and Phillip Evans only discovered Max
and Isabel, whom they later adopted. Michael did not see Max and Isabel
again for three years.
They have learned over these last ten years that they have special abilities
or powers that humans do not. They can manipulate molecular structures
(change an item's colour or shape, heal bones and tissue - which leaves
a temporary silver hand print on the body, dissolve metal, unlock doors
without keys, etc), dreamwalk (visit people in their dreams), receive
visions by holding objects connected to the vision, send telepathic visions
to others of their own thoughts and use telekinesis (move objects with
their minds), they do not all have the same proficiency with these powers.
They do not know if their human appearance is natural or if their molecular
structure was manipulated. They do know that they have the same emotions
as humans and are going through the same confusing changes as human teenagers.
When Max witnesses the accidental shooting of Liz Parker at the Crashdown
Café (a girl he has secretly loved since childhood), he instinctively
goes to her aid, using his healing powers to remove all traces of the
bullet and wound. Max's act of selflessness changes his, Isabel's and
Michael's world forever and completely, as they now have to elude investigations
by Sheriff Valenti and the FBI.
When Liz asks Max why he risked so much to save her, his response, "It
was you" sets the tone for the whole series. This is not only a love story
but it also a journey of discovery. Max, Isabel and Michael are on a quest
to discover their past and also learn who they are, where they are from
and how to deal with their alienation as teenagers and as aliens.
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