Liz woke Max up twice more that night. Every time he managed to make her feel infinitely better. When Liz woke up for the day she didn’t really feel the heat strong like before. Of course she had about 24 hours left of it, but being satisfied so many times already made her feel less needy. Max was still asleep. She bent down kissed him softly on the lips for a second and got out of bed and went to take a cold shower (just in case) and change into clothes. She hoped she would be able to hold out until he came back to their rooms, if not she would spend her day soaking in a cold tub. She wondered how her sister was doing with her own heat when she noticed a dark bruise from their sparring match. She went out to the front rooms just as there was a knock at the door. She opened the door and found Maria standing there with a tray of food.
“I didn’t think you two would be down for breakfast but would need some food.” Maria said smirking.
Liz blushed at her friend’s knowing comment. It still embarrassed her that her family and friends knew what her and Max had been up to in their room. “Thanks I owe you.” and poured herself some juice before ripping into the food. Max came out in a pair of boxers looking thoroughly disheveled.
“Hey.” She smiled at him brightly.
“Morning.” He mumbled nodding to Maria as well. Liz quickly poured him the Antarian version of coffee and handed it to him. It was five times as strong as Earth coffee so he perked up after a few gulps.
Maria laughed at the couple, “Max, if you have the same schedule as Michael today you better hurry, you have a meeting in twenty minutes and I don’t think you want to use the excuse that you were up half the night having hot heat induced sex with your wife.”
Max jumped up, kissed Liz quickly before heading for their bathroom. “Chica, I cleared your schedule for the day, the next two actually just in case. You didn’t have much and I forward everything to your computer in your office so you can work from here.”
“You’re too good to me.” Liz said as she finished off her food. Max came back through again fully dressed. “Get me on the link if you need me but I’ll try to come back for lunch.” He said.
“If you can’t make it, I’ll just submerge myself if an ice cold bath.” She joked.
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By the next morning the effects of Liz’s heat were gone but she found her schedule was clear since Maria had done it. Max left Liz to attend to duties although he wanted to stay with her so she was left alone. In the early afternoon the chimes signaled she had a visitor. It was Sarah. “Hey Liz. Alec and Michael told me of your uh.. situation and that you’ve pretty much been stuck in your room the last few days and thought you might want to get out today?”
“Well that was mouthful.” Liz commented. “Sure, what did you have in mind?”
Sarah just smiled, “Meet us at the south entrance in ten minutes dressed for comfort and you’ll find out.”
“Okay,” Liz said. She rushed into the bedroom and changed quickly before heading down. She wore a snug fitting jumpsuit with a jacket over top. When she reached the entrance she saw not only Sarah waiting for her but Alec and Michael as well. “Playing hooky Michael?”
“Something like that. Maxwell said since he’s been somewhat detained off and on the last two days and I had to cover for him that I should have a day off. You wouldn’t happen to know why he’s been so busy?” Michael joked.
“Why is it every time I go into heat, everyone else knows?” Liz asked.
Neither of the boys answered her. Alec turned to his girlfriend to try and change the subject. “So what do have planned of us?”
“Follow me.” Sarah smiled. Sarah led them outside and over to what looked like four tarps. Pulling one off it revealed what looked to be the antarian version of a motorcycle. The top looked like a sleek bike but no wheels. “You guys have been here a while and never had a chance to ride one of these so I thought we could go for a ride today.”
The three of them took off the other machines and looked over the sleek machines. “These are beautiful.” Liz stated.
Alec hopped on his and flipped the ignition switch. “Let’s go.”
They all got on their bike and followed Sarah out of the nearby gate and out into the nearby countryside. The south border of the palace grounds was actually a large forest and meadow area so it was the perfect area to ride in. When they reached the open area Liz and Alec eyed each other both thinking the same thing.
“Ready?” Liz asked.
“I’m always ready.” Alec stated.
Michael caught on to what was going on and said, “Oh God, they’re going to kill each other.”
Sarah was completely confused, “What?”
“Just watch.” Michael managed to get out before the two X5s gunned their bikes and took off. From their vantage point the two could see the others running side by side at top speed using their enhanced reflexes to easily move out of the way of anything in their way. Sarah could see that the two were racing and figured that the end of the forest was the finish line. “How did you know?”
“You put any two X siblings together with a bike and an open space and you’ll see a race.” Michael explained. His sister and he followed them but at a slower speed. They saw that Alec had won. When they arrived they saw Alec had a smirk across his face, “It’s about time you two caught up.”
“Well we didn’t feel like getting ourselves killed.” Sarah stated. “That was dangerous.”
“Not with our reaction time it wasn’t.” Alec said. Alec could see she still wasn’t happy so he pulled her away from her brother and his sister’s prying eyes and apologized. After things were fine and the four continued on a ride.
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Hours later the four were back on the grounds and parked the bikes before heading for the palace. Alec, Liz, Michael, and Sarah weren’t far from the palace when Liz felt something was wrong. She pulled out her palm link and tried to contact Max but it wasn’t going through. “I can’t get Max.”
“Let me try Maria. Max would be in the throne room but Maria should be in our apartment.” Michael said as he pulled out his own link. Not a minute later he reached Maria. “Oh thank God Michael. Where are you?”
“We’ll still out of the grounds. What’s going on? Liz said she felt something was wrong with Max and I feel you going nuts.”
“I don’t know exactly what’s going on. I tried to reach the others but they were all supposed to be in throne room. I left because I forgot something in our quarters. I think someone has attacked the palace.”
Liz grabbed the link from Michael. “Maria, you need to get out of there. Whoever it is will be coming to look for Michael. Go to Max and Logan’s rooms until we can get this taken care of.”
“Why there?”
“Because I need you to keep yourself safe and go help them. Please Maria I need you to use your powers to keep them safe.”
“I influence and read peoples’ emotions Liz. What do you want me to do if they bust in after us? Make them cry?” Maria said hysterically.
“Max can take them but if they are using their powers she'll have a disadvantage. Max and Ben are still linked, if he senses Max is in danger he’ll put up a shield. I need you to feed them energy, please Maria. I need you to protect them.” Liz pleaded.
Maria could hear Liz begging her. “I’ll help keep them safe.”
“Thank you. We’ll be there soon.” Liz said as she clicked it off. “Okay, let’s go.” The four headed for the palace to help their loved ones.
Part 47
Max as well as the others were trying to get out of the throne room. They had all been there for a meeting when all the doors had closed and sealed. They tried using their powers as well as Josh trying the control panels but nothing worked. Then they discovered they had tried to contact someone outside but had found communications were blocked. Max, Isabel, Ava and the X5s all headed over to the wall cabinets that Max had installed.
Queen Kati was surprised when she saw them open the cabinets revealing a lot of weapons, “You were anticipating this?”
Max nodded, “It has to be Divia and her people. They’ve probably taken control of the guard headquarters so we’re on our own. They want us in one spot to take us out.”
“But their plan failed. They missed a half dozen of us.” Jack said.
“How could they manage this?” Krit asked.
“They must have implanted something in the computers main core to control everything. It wouldn’t be too hard to get in if they can teleport.” Josh informed them.
“Can you fix it?” Max asked.
“If I can get to it, I don’t see why. But how am I going to get there?”
Danin walked over to a nearby panel and ripped it off. “This is an old maintenance tube from before the war. It’s old and I don’t know what condition the ladder is in but any of the queen’s family shouldn’t have any problem. It will take you down to the level of the control room. You may have a problem getting through the panel at the bottom.”
“Then that means I’m going so I can blast the panel.” Kyle stated. “And Josh will have to go to fix it.”
“I’ll go too. Just to help.” Jondy stated. The three headed over to the panel but Isabel stopped Kyle. He didn’t know what to say, he looked at the riffle in her hand, “Remember hold it tight against your shoulder, and lead the target.”
“I learned from the best.” She said fear in her voice. He pulled her into a hug and kissed her hard. He pulled away knowing if he didn’t go now, he wouldn’t. “I’ll be right back”
Isabel only nodded before stepping back. Kyle turned to his brother and sister. “Let’ get going. The sooner we get it done the sooner I can look like the big hero.”
Kyle was the first one to disappear through the access panel with Jondy and Josh following behind. “Okay guys we’re not going to just sit around here like sitting ducks. Get every piece of furniture we can gather, make us some cover if they come through the door.” Zack ordered.
Everyone started moving everything that they could. The aliens then used their powers to seal the furniture together to make it stronger. They could hear the unseen enemy approaching the outer doors. “Okay everyone get ready.”
The largest of the doors leading to the thrown room opened and the battle began.
Part 48
Liz and the others had just made it to the palace door when shots started whizzing by their heads.
“I thought you said if we came to Antar, we’d be safe.” Alec yelled.
“I said that we wouldn’t be hunted anymore, these people want to kill us for a completely different reason.” Liz yelled back. They took cover but not before Liz was hit in the leg. But it didn’t feel like a real wound. She glanced down and saw a small dart stuck in her leg. “What is this?” She asked as she plucked the dart out of her leg.
Sarah took it from her hand, “It’s neutralizer dart. It injects a chemical into the blood stream that inhibits your powers. They used it in the war.”
“So now I’m powerless.” Liz stated.
“Why would they waste the shot just to take your powers away?” Michael asked.
“Because Divia’s in there and she wants to do kill me herself.” Liz stated. “It doesn’t matter we need to get inside. Sarah can you give us some cover?”
Sarah nodded and Liz watched as her eyes turned gray. Then suddenly a thick fog started to roll in blocking their attackers’ vision. Alec and Liz could see through the fog so they led the way. They snuck up on two shooters and took them out.
“I’ll have to thank them later for the weapons.” Alec stated as he held up a few guns handing it to Liz who gave it to Sarah thinking it would be better in her hands. Then Alec handed her another one. “Here’s the dart gun.”
Liz looked at the gun and pulled out the clip, inside was one dart. She palmed it thinking that it would be useful later. “Let’s go.”
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They didn’t run into any others until they came to a large group of enemy men in the large hallway/staircase that lead to the residential part of the palace. Alec, Sarah, and Michael were able to take them out with the guns and Michael’s blasts. They approached the fallen group just as a black cloaked figured walked up. The person removed her hood and let the cloak drop revealing Divia.
“Go on. I’ll handle this.” Liz said the others looking at Divia. Michael and Alec looked at Liz to make sure. Michael knew that Liz wanted to deal with Divia on her own after all she had tried to kill her. But he was supposed to protect her. She looked at him and he could see by the look in her eyes that there was no argument.
“Go!” She ordered. The three left quickly Michael still lagging behind. When they were gone Divia and Liz started to circle each other like tigers. "How did you get in?"
"The same way as last time, teleportation. Your guards can't protect against that."
“When I saw the dart I knew it was you. I figured you’d take the coward’s way out again like when you tried to assassinate me.”
“I like to take a more hands on approach this time. Seeing how you somehow managed to survive a very lethal dosage of the virus last time. How about you tell me how you did it?”
“Your spies don’t know everything.” Liz said.
“No matter I’ll dispatch of you now while the others take care of the so called king. He should have stayed dead.” The two moved forward and Divia threw the first punch, Liz blocked it easily and countered it with two punches. She caught Divia’s next punch and twisted her arm behind her back. She pulled out the spare dart and stabbed it into her neck.
“Now we’re even.” Liz stated as she pushed Diva away. “You should never rely on your powers, they can be taken away.”
Divia stumbled back slightly but regained her balance and did a double roundhouse kick, hitting Liz with the first one but the second one only hit air as Liz did a front flip over her. As soon as she landed she jumped up and landed a hard front kick to Divia’s stomach before punching her then backhanding her. Divia performed a perfect spin kick and landed it right into Liz’s chest knocking her back. Liz prepared herself and when she hit the wall she used her momentum to shoot back to her. Divia grabbed her arm as Liz went to punch her and pulled her against her holding her by the neck facing away from her.
“What are you going to do now? There’s no one here to help you. No king, no guards, no powers, what do you have left?” She heard Divia whisper in her ear.
“Me,” Liz answered before bringing her foot up fast and kicking Divia in the face over her shoulder. The blow stunned her and she let her hold on Liz loose. Liz spun around quickly and she landed several hard kicks before Divia was able to block her. The two traded several punches, Liz fighting with all of her strength. She saw the bruises already forming on the other woman’s face from the power behind her fighting. She raised her leg and kicked Divia away with a front kick. Divia stopped her assault and Liz took the opportunity to kick one low then one high sidekick. Divia tried to land another kick but Liz caught it and twisted it causing Divia to fall. She kept hold of Divia’s foot as she landed and moved to stand above her as she placed her foot on Divia’s neck, pinning her to the ground. “I could kill you with just twisting my foot.”
“Then do it.”
“No, then I would be just like you. All you want is power, no matter what you have to do or whomever you need to kill. That’s not power, that’s fear. No, you’re going to live you life in the misery of prison.” She pulled her foot back and kicked her in the head enough to stun her so she could grab Divia’s discarded cloak. She ripped it into strips and bound Divia’s hands and feet. “Since you’re powerless that should hold you, now I’m going to go take care of the rest of your little gang.”
Liz turned to leave and as she did she heard someone yell, “Behind you!”
Liz recognized Naomi’s voice and quickly dropped to the floor before rolling forward. Her move allowed her to narrowly miss a blast. Liz grabbed her knife out of her ankle holster. She turned quickly and let it fly. It hit Divia in her neck just under her chin. Divia’s limp body fell over. Liz walked up and checked the body. Divia had a small blaster that had probably been hidden in her boot, which despite her bonds had been able to reach it. Liz pulled her knife out wiping it off and sheathing it. Then she turned to see Naomi next to her. “Thank you.”
“Your welcome.”
“Status report.” Liz asked.
“The rest of Divia’s men have everyone trapped in the throne room.” Naomi reported.
“Then let’s go.” Liz said. The two grabbed some of the weapons from the fallen guards and headed out.
Part 49
They weren’t far from the throne room when they found Sarah, Michael, and Alec. They were exchanging fire with a large group men who were also firing into the throne room. Alec had been hit in the chest and right shoulder and was trying to stop the bleeding while Sarah and Michael were shooting. Naomi went to help Michael and Sarah and started firing. Liz tried to help Alec. She pulled off her jacket and started ripping into strips for bandages. She started wrapping Alec up and was surprised by what happened. When her hand touched Alec’s wounds they began to mend and heal.
“I thought Max was the only one who could heal?” Alec asked.
“He is. But our powers have gotten stronger since we’ve here so maybe that power just appeared.” Liz said. She didn’t know how she was doing it but she ended up healing all of Alec’s wounds. When they were done they joined the other three. “What’s the situation?”
“We’ve taken down a couple of them and the others are fighting just as hard. But they’re still going strong.” Michael stated. “Any ideas?”
Liz looked at their small group, her eyes landed on Naomi and an idea hit her. “Guys, I think I might have a plan but I’m going to have to have Naomi’s help.”
Liz quickly told them her plan and they did what was necessary to do.
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Kyle, Josh, and Jondy had made their way carefully down the narrow shaft until they reached their destination. Their enhanced hearing allowed them to hear how many people were in the computer room and where they were located. Using hand signals from their childhood they communicated their plan. Kyle gave the final signal as he blasted the panel out. The three moved quickly and took out the six men left to guard the computer room. Josh moved quickly and found that the computer system had locked down all the doors including the one to the royal guards. He fixed the damage and the locks were released. He nodded at his baby brother to signal it was done.
“Good let’s get back upstairs.” Kyle said thinking about getting back to Isabel.
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Max and the others noticed that the firing was still going strong until they heard someone yell, “Hold your fire! I have the queen.”
Both sides ceased fire and watched as a blonde woman walked out with her arm around Liz’s neck and a gun pointed to her head. Max’s heart almost leapt from his chest assuming that the blonde was Divia and Liz was in danger. The blonde looked in the direction of them and yelled, “Throw down your weapons and come peacefully or I’ll kill her now.”
Max instinctively moved towards Liz but stopped when he felt Krit’s hand on his arm. He looked at him surprised, “What are you doing? She has Liz. She’ll kill her.”
“No, she won’t.” Krit stated.
Max recognized the look in his eyes, “What is it?”
“Look at Liz. You know how much she hates Divia for what she tried to do. Do you think she would be so calm if that was really Divia?”
Max looked towards Liz and saw what Krit was talking about. Liz although gave off the appearance of being scared he could tell she was perfectly calm. He continued to study her as Krit continued, “I’m guessing Divia is already dead and that one is Naomi. Let’s just play along and see what she has planned.”
Max nodded as he ordered, “Drop your weapons.”
The others followed Max’s lead and threw down their weapons and waited to see what would happen. When it looked as if the royals had given up Divia’s men went to restrain them. They were within a few feet when Liz yelled, “Now.”
Zack, Zane, Jack, Syl, and Krit moved faster than the eye could see from their positions as Liz and Alec moved from theirs and took out the men. Michael got a couple of blasts off to finish the ones towards the back. Within a minute the enemy was down.
The ones with significant others moved towards each other and Max was reunited with his wife. He grabbed her up and pulled her into a hard kiss. He didn’t want to let her go.
“Great plan, Liz.” Zack said from behind them.
“Thanks. I wasn’t sure if they’d fall for it.” Liz stated.
“Where’s the real Divia?” The Queen mother asked.
“Her body is down in the main staircase.” Liz announced. Just then Kyle, Jondy, and Jack came up. They informed each other of what happened. They checked on Maria, Max, Little Ben, and Logan and found out they were fine as well. A status check with the computer and the newly released guards told them that the men they had just taken down were the last of Divia’s men. The threat was gone.
Part 50
They were all sitting around the large dining room celebrating the defeat of Divia. Max was talking to his mother and sister while Liz looked over everyone. Once again they had all pulled together to help each other. Two families that were linked together by different bonds the first one through Liz herself in her relationship with Max. She smiled at her husband thinking about him.
“Can you two not stay away from each other for longer than a minute? I thought Maxie and Logan were bad.” She heard Alec say as he plopped down next to her.
“And Sarah and you don’t spend most of your time together?” Liz teased.
Alec smirked, “Touché. She hasn’t let me out of her sight, she likes playing nurse to me.”
“Alec, I healed you. You don’t need a nurse.” Liz stated.
“Shh, you take the fun out of it.” Alec said winking.
“Better not let Michael hear you say that.” Liz said slapping him on the arm. It was then that something on Liz’s arm caught Alec’s attention. “Your barcode isn’t enough that now you have to get glowing tattoos?”
“What?”
Alec took hold of Liz’s wrist and turned it. On the inside of her arm was the V symbol slightly glowing. “I don’t know how that got there.”
“You better go show Max maybe he or his mother knows what it is.” Liz nodded and the two headed over. Max saw them rushing over and looked at Liz concerned. “What’s wrong?”
“Alec found this on my arm.” Liz said as she showed them. “Do you know what it is?”
“Well it’s the royal seal but I don’t know why it appeared like that. Mother, do you have any idea?” Max asked.
“Yes, I do. It means Liz is pregnant with a little prince, the next heir.” Kati said smiling.
Liz and Max’s jaw dropped open before Max grabbed her a twirled her around. Alec smiled at them knowing how happy they were while the others just stared at them. “That was how I healed Alec, it was the baby’s power.”
Max quickly realized something, “It must have been during your last heat, I just realized we weren’t careful. Wait that means you were pregnant when you fought Divia.”
“We should be okay. I’m only a couple days pregnant, and this baby is made from you and me, it’s tough.”
“Can I check?”
“Fine.” Max used a burst of power adding it to their connection and tried to see if Liz and the baby were okay. Although the baby wasn’t far enough along to connect back with him he could feel that it was okay. He also could tell that there wasn’t only one baby inside. “Perfectly healthy twins.”
“Twins?” Liz asked wide-eyed.
Max nodded, “Twins but I couldn’t tell if they were both boys or a boy and a girl.”
Kati looked at her son and his wife and said, “May I tell them?”
When they both nodded, Kati said, “I want to announce that Liz is pregnant with twins.”
The room erupted in calls of congratulations and squeals from the girls.
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In the following months, Antar rejoiced in the news that the last of Kivar’s reign was gone and the new heirs would be arriving soon. Because both Max and Liz had Antarian in their blood Liz’s pregnancy went faster than her sister’s. While Maxie’s pregnancy lasted six months, Liz’s lasted four. The guards made sure to stay clear of their pregnant queen for fear of her wrath from her sensitive hormones. Max, their friends and her family weren’t as lucky. Since Max of course lived with her he got the worst of it. He had to endure mood swings, crying fits, food cravings, and bouts of anger from his wife but he endured it. He knew it was just the pregnancy affecting her.
Four months almost to the date they found out she was pregnant Max felt something different in their connection as he sat in a meeting. It was then he knew his children were coming.
Part 51
Max was hurrying out of the room when Zack and Michael came up. The two men knew that Max already knew Liz was in labor so just rushed along with him. The boys, Logan, Sarah, and Max’s mother were all waiting in the outer room and Max guessed that the other girls were inside their room. He made his way inside and confirmed his thoughts. Maria was wiping Liz’s forehead with a wet washcloth while the other girls were trying to calm Liz down. He moved to sit next to his wife, she looked up at him as she panted. “They’re coming.”
“I know baby.” Max said brushing her hair away from her face.
“I don’t know what happened. I was sitting in the outer room visiting with some of my family when suddenly I was in full labor.” Liz said as a contraction hit her.
“They’re like you, when they make up their mind they go for it.” Max said chuckling.
“I can’t wait to hold them. I want to make sure they have the childhood we didn’t have.” Liz said. “One where they can act like kids instead of being scared and hiding.”
“They will, Liz. I promise you that.” Max said. He couldn’t stand seeing her in pain so he laid his hand on her belly and sent some healing energy into her. She felt the relief immediately and smiled at him. “Thank you.”
“No, thank you for going through all of this.”
“You think they wouldn’t want birth to be this painful or women might not want to have babies.” Liz said. “I’ve been beaten, tortured, even shot but this really hurts. At least I’ll have something good after it’s over.”
“Yes, we will.” Max said. The labor only went on for another hour before Malek, the same healer who had delivered Ben, told her it was time to push. With Max on one side along with Jondy and the other girls on the opposite side Liz started to push. Twenty minutes later, the first baby came out, “It’s a boy!”
Syl came up and after his umbilical cord was severed wrapped her new nephew in a blanket and then moved so the next baby could be born. They still weren’t sure what sex it would be. Liz had a little time to rest before she began to push again. This one came faster and it wasn’t long before she pushed it out. Malek then announced, “It’s a little girl.”
This time Isabel was the one who came up with the blanket and took her niece. She cleaned her up with her powers then moved with Syl take the twins to their parents. Max moved some pillows behind Liz so that she could sit up. Liz took the girl while Max took their little boy. After that they left the new family alone to go tell the others.
“Liz, they are so beautiful.” Max said in awe as he looked at his son and daughter.
“I know, I can see both of us in them and even a little of my family and Isabel.” Liz stated as she played with her daughter’s dark hair.
“These two show how our two families have merged (I know it’s corny).” Max said. The two enjoyed their two little ones and talked about what to name the babies. After a short time and with the help of Max’s healing abilities, Liz was able to go to the outer room to show off their babies. Their bedroom would have been way too tight of a squeeze since they had more people than Logan and Maxie did at Ben’s birth. As they walked out everyone ooohhd and ahhhd even the girls who had seen the babies before.
“I want you to meet our children. Alexander James, after two wonderful friends who did everything they could to protect us. And Arianna Eva. Eva for your lost sister. Liz just liked the name Arianna.” Max announced. The family all looked over the babies and after a little while they retired to go back to their rooms. It was then announced that the new heir to throne, Prince Alexander, and his sister Princess Arianna had been born.
That night Max watched his wife rocking their children to sleep and listened to their bedtime story. “Many years ago, there was a family of little princes and princesses. They all loved each other and protected each other from the evil colonial who held them prisoner. One cold snowy night they escaped. They ran and ran until they reached a fence. They jumped over the fence and were free. They were happy to be out but sad because they had to split up to be safe. The littlest prince and princess stayed together and went to a land full of sand where some nice people took care of them. A few years later the little princess saved by a hero. But this wasn’t just any hero he was a king. When the princess was hurt he put his hand on her and healed her. After that they fell in love and although people tried no one could succeed in splitting them up because their love was too great. They stayed by each other. Then one day the king married the little princess and they had two little angels. And that’s what you two are my special little angels.”
By the time Liz was done with the story both babies were sound asleep. Max took Arianna and put her in her little crib while Liz did the same with Alex. Then Max wrapped his arms around his wife and the two fell asleep on their bed with big smiles on their faces.
Epilogue
Liz watched her family enjoying themselves. Today was the day of a grand celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the royals return to Antar. Over the years they had eventually been able to return Antar to its former glory in some areas more so. The people were happy and the planet had been in peace for years.
The celebration was to be held in the same large room that the weddings had taken place. Like always the family was split up into smaller groups. Liz looked first to her husband of almost fifteen years and smiled at him. Max was busy talking to his mother so she turned her attention to the others. All eleven of the transgenic siblings were married now and except for Josh and Jack, had children. It had been a busy fifteen years, lots of wedding and babies.
Zack and Ava got married shortly after Liz gave birth to Alex and Arianna in a small family ceremony. It wasn’t long after that Ava found out she was pregnant then later gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Aiden. He was a mixture of the two of them. He had Zack’s height and body structure as well as his eyes but Ava’s soft facial features. He was quiet except for when he was around his family. They decided that Aiden was enough for them and didn’t have anymore children.
Maria and Michael’s wedding was the exact opposite of Zack and Ava’s. It was a big one but not as big as Max and Liz’s. They found out the night before the wedding that Maria was pregnant. They kept it quiet until a week after. They had a beautiful little girl with her mother’s eyes and hair and her father’s temperament. Because of her bright green eyes they named her Jade. A year later, their second daughter was born. She looked just like Maria except she had Michael’s eyes, they named her Amy. Their third and last child came a few years later and was a son, Caleb, who ended up being the spitting image of his father.
Naomi and Krit surprised everyone when they announced that she too was pregnant when Ava and Maria were as well. It seemed whenever one of the family got pregnant, another one or two of the girls did soon after. She too had a girl, Troian. They married after her birth. Five years later, their son, Noah, was born.
Max and Logan finally decided to get married when she became pregnant again two years after Ben was born. But they waited a little too long to decided and she went into labor in the middle of the wedding. They managed to finish the ceremony before they rushed her from the room. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy, which they named Brandon. Later, they had two more girls Cindy and Kendra. Ben took after his uncle Zack and was the protector of all the babies. The adults all thought it was cute even if it drove the kids nuts.
Alec and Sarah dated for three years before getting married. They had a set of twin girls, Shay and McKenzie, who were now ten years old and a seven-year old boy named Rath.
Kyle and Isabel were married in a huge public ceremony behind in grandeur only by her brother’s wedding. They waited a few years before having children. They only had one daughter, Diane.
A year after they arrived on Antar, Jondy finally found herself with someone. Someone right under her nose, Danin. The two had many things in common and had gotten close. They married and not long after had their first child, a little girl, Haley. They had a boy a few years later and named him Dylan. Over the years, Syl, Jack, Zane, and Josh found themselves people to love. It had taken a little while for them to open up but they had eventually.
Liz and Max had had two more kids, two boys, named Zan and Philip. Zan was born three years after the twins and Philip two years after Zan. After fifteen years of marriage Liz and Max were still very much in love and acted like teenagers. Their families loved to tease them even their own children. But they would have it no other way.
After the first few children were born the X5 siblings finally opened up to each other and talked about their childhood’s. They talked about the torture, the fear, and everything about Manticore. They were finally able to heal. They moved on with their lives and with each other and their loved ones. The children of the alien-X5 couples showed signs of having characteristics of both. They had the enhanced senses and speed of the Xs and powers like the aliens. Some of the kids had noticed the barcodes on their parents and had started asking questions. The oldest ones were the only ones who knew what they meant. The group had decided to that they wouldn’t keep anything from their kids, it was a part of their past.
Max walked up to his wife from behind her and wrapped his arms around her, “What are you smiling about?”
“Everything. How our lives turned out. All those the years ago when I used to sit on the roof of the barracks staring at the stars I never thought this was in my future.”
“I told you once years ago, we make our own destinies, and we have.” Max said before capturing her lips in a gently kiss.
The End
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