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 Amanda and Skylar stood in the hall while she unlocked the door. Looking over her shoulder she saw him watching her again. “What? You've been looking like you wanted to ask me a question all the way home.” Opening the door, they walk in, looking around making sure that no one was there to surprise them.
“Okay, but don't bite my head off. What's with you and Kyle? I've never seen you act that way with anyone before? The kiss on the cheek almost gave me a heart attack! I thought you were taken over by some one.” He watches as she turned and headed to the refrigerator, something she never did.
“There is nothing going on, I just felt bad for him after Kivar burned up all of the files.” She tries to look busy, pushing bottles around. “He really loves his grandfather and it looks like their only way to help him just went up in smoke, so to speak.” She didn't hear him walk towards her, and when he tapped her on the shoulder, she almost jumped out of her skin. “You scared me half to death! What?!”
“Look at me, you're falling in love with him, aren't you? I can't believe this…after all these years of knowing you, all the planetary leaders that would have given away their planets just to have you; you fall for…what did you call him? Oh, that's right, a Buddha loving alien-want-to-be. Well, what do you have to say for yourself?” He watched her blush…another first.
“Skylar, get off my back!” She slams the refrigerator door shut, causing half the stuff inside to fall over.
“My, are we touchy tonight! Oh, why were you so easy on him? You could have had him pinned every time, heck you could have mopped up the floor with him…a Zendor nerfherder? Where did that come from…no where that I know of is there such a thing.” He was trying to keep from laughing at her, her blush kept getting deeper.
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer, are you happy now?”
“Buffy the…huh?”
“The nerfherder thing, it's the name of the band that does the theme song. I needed something that would sound impressive.” She was getting ready to hit him with something.
“Why were you worrying about impressing him? He's just another…”
“I'm tired of your questions! We'll probably have a busy day tomorrow…we need our rest!” Storming off, she walks into her room slamming the door behind her.
“Speak for yourself!” Then he breaks out in a fit of laughter.
 “Do you mean there could be an actual battle? Max, this can't be happening!” Diane looked at her son, not knowing what to make of this. “And Liz could be involved too? What about the baby, you can't fight when you're like this!”
“Mom, there's something going on with the baby, she's special.” Isabel was trying to soothe over her mother's nerves, but she didn't think that it was doing much good.
“Of course she's special, all babies are special!”
Isabel sat down next to her mother, taking her hand; she would try to prepare her for what could be happening soon. “Yes, all babies are special…but this baby is more than the normal special. Remember what Miranda said about Liz, she was called the “Chosen One”. For some reason, long before she was born, maybe before her father was born, she was chosen to be Max's wife. She possesses something, I don't know, that was intended to make her different, like us. Maybe it was when Max saved her that things got triggered, we don't know. All we know is they were meant to be together.” Looking over at Max and Liz, Isabel knew that it was true, they were the same, but they were different, they were each others balance. “This new prophecy said that the baby will possess all of our powers, she will be stronger than we could ever imagine. She is growing at this fast pace in order to be born in time to help stop whatever is coming.” Isabel looked at her mother, hoping this was making sense to her.
“So, now you're saying that a newborn baby is going to be in a battle along side of you? Max this is sounding more ridiculous all the time.”
“Dad, this is confusing for us too. But I think Isabel is right, the baby is special. She saved Liz today. Liz almost fell down the stairs at the Crashdown, I wouldn't have reached her in time, but something or someone held on to her, keeping her from falling. When we questioned each other about it, Liz got a hard kick, like she was sending us a message.” Max turns to Liz and places his hand on the baby. Suddenly he got a flash.
“I saw that too, Max. She knows when she'll be born…it looks like tomorrow.” Liz looks at Max; she was starting to get scared, this was happening too fast.
Max looks at his parents. “Please, what ever you do, stay away from us tomorrow. I don't want you in the way of what might come. This is the reason we kept our secret all those years, we were protecting you.” Standing up, he holds his hand out to Liz, to help her up. When she tried to get up, she could barely move…her clothes felt too small. “Are you okay?”
“I think so, give me your other hand, maybe that will help.” Once she got on her feet, everyone was looking down. “Ohhhh! I guess she's right.” Running her hand over the baby, she sees that she looked ready to have it at any minute. “This has to be the shortest pregnancy in the history of, well, I guess the universe!”
“I think we better get you home.”
“Wait, Max. Brody is fixing up the room for you, that way you'll be safe.”
“Max, I don't like this…isn't there anything we can do?” His father looked anxious, he was worried what would become of all of them.
Max looks at Isabel, then at Liz and then the baby. “Dad, this will sound crazy, but I have the best army I could ever ask for. Iz, as soon as I have an idea what we're going to do, I'll let you know. Just be ready to go as soon as the call comes.” Leaning down, he kisses his mother on the cheek, “Don't worry, everything will be all right.”
Diane reaches up and lays her hand on Liz's stomach. “Please, please be careful. This is too precious to risk.”
Liz smiles at her mother-in-law. “I have a sneaky feeling, she won't let anything happen. She's already taken care of me today. I think tomorrow will start a whole new world.”
Max opens the door to the hidden room, finding Brody in the middle of doing some finishing touches. They couldn't believe what he had done.
“Oh Brody, this is wonderful. How can we ever thank you?” Liz was looking everywhere at once.
All of the ashes from the files were gone, and in their place, Brody had put in a love seat and a rocker, far to the back was a bed, hidden behind a screen. Beside the bed he had put an antique cradle. He saw her looking at it. “Just in case…” Looking at Liz, he grins. “I guess I'm not far off, am I? Over here is a little refrigerator, just something small to hold a few things. Oh, then there is the microwave, too.” Pointing to a small box behind the old computer he shows them some more supplies. “Do you think I should go get one of those emergency delivery kits? It might come in handy.”
“No, this is plenty, thank you. We need to discuss some kind of signals, because I think when things start to happen, they will hit fast…Brody, are you all right? Brody…!” Max looked at Brody's face, then he saw it was Larek looking back.
“This must be quick; I could not prepare him again. Beware of the two men that Kivar is bringing with him tomorrow. They are not living things, so they cannot be hurt. He will stop at nothing to get your child…please watch your back!” Larek was gone, Brody started to shake his head.
“He was here again, wasn't he?” He started to rub his head, the headache would soon return.
“Yes, he had to warn me about Kivar's men. Come here, I'll take care of that for you.” Reaching over to Brody, he places his hand on his head, taking away the headache. “Better?”
“Yes, thank you. Is there anything I can do to help you get ready?”
“We need to have another meeting tonight to go over plans…Liz what's the matter?”
“I just had a vision, it was from the baby…she knows what will happen tomorrow. She told me we must follow her directions or we will never defeat Kivar…”
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