| "ROSWELL E-MAIL SERIES"
"The Beginning of the End " |
| Part 15 by John |
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Disclaimer: Roswell characters belong to Warner Brothers. No infringement
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| The three New Mexico State travelers are back at school. The trip was an eye
opener for Liz and Alex. They now have a greater understanding of what being
friends with the Czechoslovakians means, the responsibility it carries, and why
their new friends have been so reluctant to open up to them. They clearly see
how they too must now live a new normal. What should have been an exciting and
educational field trip was anything but. As for Max, it was just more of the
same thing he's had to live with for most of his life. Can you really blame him
for being the reserved individual that he is? It's hard enough just living the
way he has too...indeed the way they all now have to...without deliberately
reaching out and asking for increased involvement in anything. Liz is grasping
what Max has been telling her...what it will be like to be with him. Despite the
realization, she wouldn't have it any other way. Max means more to her than
anything. If this is the way it must be then so be it, and she's told him so.
As for Alex...now that a rather impassioned kiss from Isabel has cured his
headaches and stopped the life history flashes coming from everyone he looks
at...he too thinks being part of the "We Six" is just fine. His life before
inclusion was just too "same old". Isabel at first didn't believe what Max and
Alex told her about Alex' sensory problems and thought it was a set up...but she
went along with what she thought was a gag and gave Alex the most thrilling kiss
of his life. Almost immediately, the hyper- sensitivity to others and the
flashes he would get from seeing things ceased. It didn't set everything back to
a complete normal ...he can still read Max and Isabel (probably Michael too) if
they want him to and they can read him if he wants...but at least it's on
demand. Given the experience Max had at the fingerprint machine, Alex said he
doesn't mind...if he can help, he's available. Max is still waiting for his
power to fail again...but he's pretty convinced that it will and that a kiss
from Liz will bring it back. Both men realize that the "physical contact with
their women" fix is a band-aid and Alex keeps assuring Max and Isabel that
they'll find a less sexually oriented solution. Against this backdrop, we join
our friends as they meet at lunchtime. Michael: Let me get this straight. Your molecular power keeps failing...then you kiss Liz and it comes back? And you Alex, somehow your slight sensory ability goes into overdrive and contact with Isabel fixes it? Max: Let's not publicize it. Michael: Who's left to tell...I mean that we could tell? Max: I meant that you were speaking rather loudly...and it's OK if Maria knows. (He nods towards Maria) Maria: I feel left out...I need a Michael connection. Michael: Don't even think that...with this weirdness, it might happen. Alex: Things are under control for the moment and I'm determined to find a solution. Liz: I agree...as much as pulling Max' chain about it is fun, it's not the way things should be. I mean...I can live with a new normal...but only up to a point. This is just too weird. Isabel: (towards Alex) ...and if you think I'm doing that kiss every few days....you better get real...and find a permanent solution fast. Michael: I'm gonna say I told you so...involvement with humans... Max: ..and I'm gonna say I don't care...what's done is done. Being able to open up to and rely on Liz, Alex , and Maria, just like I can rely on you and Isabel...know what...this is one reach out I don't want to reverse. I don't know what I would have done without Alex and Liz on the field trip. Michael: You're so far gone there's no turning back, is there? Max: Nope...but you can come along...it's really OK. Michael: Well...uh...would you believe me if I said I was feeling a bit left out of the kissing equation? Maria: (surprised) You don't have to have an excuse...I mean...I'll let you kiss me anytime. Michael: Like this? (Long kiss) Maria: It's a start. Liz: I hate to say anything...but it's time for classes. Alex: We've got Computer Science. I'm a little scared to go in there after the lab run the other night. Michael, did you go to that class while we were gone? Michael: You're probably going to be amazed, but yea...I did. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. But then, like I told you...Mr. Bunker has no reason to suspect me of anything... Isabel: Let's get together after school...I'm glad you guys are back. Liz, Max, Alex: (in unison) So are we! (The women head for a math class and the guys go to Computer Science) (Near the end of class...) Mr. Bunker: (the C.S. teacher) ...and so you see, computers run on switching power supplies that provide plus 12 volts, minus 12 volts, plus 5 volts, and minus 5 volts. These voltages must be balanced. If your power supply malfunctions, your computer will behave erratically, and the supply must be replaced. (Bell rings) Alex: (thinking to himself) Power must be balanced...power must be balanced. THAT'S IT! But can I prove it? (Just as the guys are walking out) Mr. Bunker: Evans, Guerin and Whitman...I need to see you privately! (Parts VIII and IX of this incredibly diverse story would explain why Mr. Bunker might want to see them...just in case you forgot or came in late. In any case...this loose end needs to be tied up doesn't it?) |
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