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Chapter 1: Roswell, New Mexico

Living in a town that was famous for supposedly being invaded by aliens as well as being surrounded by alien tourist attractions when you're the alien that crashed onto earth all those years along three others isn't the best. It just so happens to be another thing that Malia has to deal with while living in Roswell, New Mexico. Being an actually alien in a town that thrived from the lore of aliens was never easy for Malia especially considering that she grew up seeing the worst in humans due living with a long list of less than ideal foster families who simply saw her as a slave or as another source of income. This was something that she had in common with fellow alien, Michael while the other two aliens had been foster by a very nice family called the Evans. Malia's difficult childhood allowed her to explore her creative side causing her to become an artist as well as an art teacher at the local high school during the day. One night Malia was in her art studio at home working on a new painting, she was pulled out of her painting focus when her phone began to ring as Max Evans's photo was showing on her phone

^ Malia's outfit^

" hey Maximus, what's up? It's late, I figured you'd still be on shift" Malia said as she dropped her paint brush as she sat back on her feet as she ran a hand through her hair as she realised how late it was

" ummm something just happened and I don't know where to start, I did something that I shouldn't have" Max said sounding a little frantic as he rambled on the phone making Malia a little nervous about his phone call

" ok, well start from the beginning. That usually helps" Malia said as she got up from her place on the floor to head to the kitchen in the house to get herself some tea since she had switched to that from coffee a while ago

" Liz Ortecho is back in town" Max said as he let out a breathe as he thought about every emotion that came with the name 'Liz Ortecho' since he knew that Malia was the only one who would understand

" oh wow... I guess that makes sense, I mean it's been ten years since the whole Rosa thing. How was it?" Malia said as she filled the kettle up before putting it to the boil before getting her tea ready

" weird, everything that I felt for her ten years ago just came rushing back like it was yesterday" Max said as he thought about how she has always been the one he could talk to

" that was bound to happen since you know those feelings didn't exactly go away when she did, did you two talk?" Malia said as the kettle began to whistle to signal that it was boiled

" yeah after she accused me of pulling her over due to her race, I headed to the diner to clear things and we talked...we would've kissed if she hadn't got shot" Max said full of hurt and pain

" I'm sorry, did you say she got shot?"Malia said wondering if she had misheard him as she picked up the kettle to pour the water into her mug as she wondered how this took such a dramatic turn

" yeah , well it's coming up to the anniversary of Rosa's death and you know how people around here get... but don't worry, Liz is okay" Max said with hesitation in his voice

" ok, so why do I think we are getting to the bit where you're worried about my reaction? You know the bit where you did something you shouldn't have?" She said with a very tense tone

" because there's only way a human survives a gunshot wound to the chest and it's not through the health service" Max said knowing that she would understand what he was meaning

" oh Max, please tell you didn't... geez Isobel and Michael are going to be so pissed" Malia said as she thought about how they could all do things that had to be kept hidden for their own safety

" well Isobel already is, especially since I threw up in an alley going after the guy and called on her through our psychic link. Please don't broadcast it on yours" he said trying to delay Michael and his reaction

" I'll try not to, I'd tell him face to face but my wonderful husband isn't here right now which is probably a surprise to no one ever" she said thinking about how Michael always found life on earth harder than the rest of them

" I get off shift soonish if I don't insist on staying on, I can come by and we can talk" Max said thinking about how Malia needed Michael to be more stable than he had been lately

" no, it's fine. Just keep working and think of a way to solve this whole Liz thing before Michael finds out and flies off the handle over it... what does she think happened?" Malia said curiously

" that a ketchup bottle was hit and smash all over her... which it did after I smashed it and used it to cover up her own blood" Max said suddenly feeling the need to get some sleep after everything

" that was smart, I mean the cover up and not the actual healing thing but I get it" Malia said knowing that they all did dump things for love and she was no exception when it came to Michael

" thanks, I think you're probably the only one that will" Max said thinking about how hard it had been to try and delay telling Isobel as he had used his job as his reason to leave

" maybe... hey I should let you go but I'll head to the diner before work and check Liz out for you, get a feel on her head space about the shooting then met you at the Sheriff's station okay?" Malia said knowing that Max would simply read what he wanted to into the situation

" thanks, Malia. I knew I could count on you" Max said before hanging up the phone as Malia thought it all over through as she slipped her tea knowing this was going to change everything

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Malia spent the rest of the night being sick which she had decided to chalk up to her being anxious over the news that there was a chance that their big secret was out. Her night didn't get any easier when the vomiting stopped as she fell into a unease fit of nightmares of being dragged away from everything she loved by the FBI and being torn away from Michael for the government to dissect her, to experiment on her and use her for their own perverted research. Which was is why when morning came Malia dragged herself out of bed a little less reluctantly than she was used to as she got dressed for work. Malia decided to leave for work much earlier than she needed to in order to head to the diner that was owned by Liz's father to check things out for Max.

^Malia's 2nd outfit^

" hey Arturo, I heard what happened last night and wanted to check that you were okay" Malia said as she walked into the diner as she saw Arturo cleaning up the mess from last night

" That's because you're a good seed and a good girl, Malia" Arturo said knowing that Malia was one of those kind souls that would anything to help someone out including doing the odd shift for him

" not at all, is everyone okay? I heard Liz is back too" Malia said hoping that she would be able to see her so that she could give Max a full report as she knew that he would be worrying about her

" she is and I'm thankful to report that all that was damaged last night was a bottle of ketchup and the window... Liz, you have a visitor. And for you, I'll get you your usual" Arturo said fondly to her

" Arturo, you don't have to really. I just came to make you were okay and to let know that if you need me to pick a shift job with Carl being out then I'm here" she said although she was secretly craving one of his peanut butter milkshakes

" hey, Malia. I'm assuming Max told you I was back?" Liz said as she remembered how close her and Max used to be during high school, everyone always expected them to get together

" yeah, guilty. I just figured that I would swing by before work to say hi and check that you were okay after last night. People around here haven't really that changed much" Malia said softly

" so I hear... what is it you do for work?" Liz said trying to make some small talk with the other woman as she realised how professional she looked as well as noticed the paint stains on her fingers

" I'm an art teacher in the local high school if you can believe it" Malia said as she moved a rogue piece of hair and accidentally showing off her engagement and wedding rings off to Liz

" and you got married too? Who's lucky guy?" Liz said as she gently took Malia's hand to get a better look at Malia's unique blue crystal rough uncut rings making Malia smile as she looked at them

^Malia's wedding and engagement rings^

" Michael Guerin, we've been married for about three years now" Malia said waiting for the usual comments and reactions whenever she told someone from high school she was married Michael

" you and Michael Guerin? I can see that, you guys always liked each other" Liz said as she thought about it since they were always together during high school due to similar home lives

" here you go, Malia and I may just call you to pick a shift or two up if I'm really struggling because I know how hard you work already" Arturo said coming back with her milkshake

" Malia, I need you... I'm in the drunk tank at the Sheriff's station" Michael said in her heard through the psychic bond that they shared much like the one that Max shared with Isobel

" yeah but just no uniform or headgear this time... I should go but I'm glad everyone is okay"Malia said a little distracted as she tried not to show the fact that she could hear someone else in her head as she left the diner

" hey if it isn't Mrs Guerin?" Sheriff Valenti said as she noticed that Malia was heading towards her and Max who were currently standing outside of the sheriff's station as they talk about work

" hi Sheriff Valenti, I hear you have something of mine in one of your cells. Think I can have it back?" Malia said as she placed a hand around her satchel bag while sipping her milkshake

" again? He's in there again?" Max said realising what or rather who she was talking about as he wondered how Michael could keep doing this to Malia who always had a smile despite this

" I'm not here to judge or to get in the middle of your drama again, I'm just here for my husband so I can go to work and deal with the real teenagers" Malia said sounding exhausted

" I'll let you deal with this one, Evans" Sheriff Valenti said before walking away knowing that Max was close with Michael as much he was with Malia and Isobel as she thought of when they first appeared as children

" did you just come from the diner? How was Liz?" Max said gesturing to her milkshake as she sighed knowing that this was always going to be the first question he was going to ask her

" yeah but we mostly just did awkward catch up stuff, nothing about the shooting... oh my god, I am so sorry" Malia said as she suddenly got the urge to be sick as she ran to the nearest trash can

" you okay? What was that? We don't get ill, at least not like that" Max said rubbing her back as he tried to comfort her as much as possible until she was felt somewhat better as she threw her milkshake away

" yeah I'm fine, I think... I don't know what that was but I'm fine" Malia said thinking about how she couldn't stop being sick right now as she knew that Max was right about them being different

" babe, you okay? I don't feel great, I feel nauseous and I'm pretty sure that's coming from you. What's wrong?" Michael said in her head getting more and more frantic as he worried about her

" right now I have a husband to get out of jail and then I have work, that's what I need to focus on" Malia said thinking about how she had to put herself aside in order to do what she had to

" come on then.... there are cameras in here, Michael" Max said as they walked into the sheriff's stations to see Michael using his own unique powers to try and get ahold of the keys

" mysteriously they all shut down, anyway I knew I had to try and get to that one. I sensed that something was off with you, you okay?" Michael said full of concern for his wife as he noticed she looked paler than normal

" I'm fine, I just took a weird turn I guess and was sick but I'm sure it's nothing as major as being locked in a cell... again" Malia said pointing out that this had happened before with him

" let me guess, another drunken fight at the wild penny? Sober up a little and maybe spent time with your wife rather than at the bar, I'll get you released the right way" Max said tensely

" Max, that isn't fair and you know it" Malia said as she leaned against one of the desk as she knew that they could both spend hours going around and around in circles arguing about it all

" and here I was looking forward to the self righteous lecture, you know the' why you got to cause a scene, Michael?' Or 'why don't you drive the speed limit, Michael?' Or even 'why don't you spend your nights like I do, crying and masturbating to Russian moralistic literature, Michael?'" Michael said thinking about the countless of lectures he had gotten before from Max

" okay, Michael. We get it, Jesus... I think I'm going barf again" Malia said as she groaned knowing that they still had the fun part to get to where Michael finds out about Max and Liz

" hey brother, I had to untie some loose ends at home but I'm here for your explanation. Oh and I see the whole gang is here so you have 30 seconds or I will melt your brain" Isobel said entering the room

" what did you do?" Michael said as he looked between Isobel and Max as he realise that this wife already knew whatever this big secret was as he suddenly got the urge to hug her

" just tell them, Max. We promised each other that we'd have no secrets from each other when we landed here, remember?" Malia said always reverting to being the voice of reason for the group

" Liz Ortecho was shot last night at the night while we were talking and that's when it happened.... I healed her" Max said as he waited for them to react to this news of his

" 20 years of keeping this secret and now you up and resurrect someone? Rosa Ortecho's sister no less" Isobel said as she thought about how big of a deal this was for them all

" you weren't there, okay? You didn't see it and I couldn't just let her die" Max said as he mentally relived it all as he thought about how the blood had been pouring out of her

" so you do CPR or you pray but you don't decide to be a hero" Michael said as he used his powers to break himself out of his cell as his frustration began to get the better of him as Malia jumped up

" how would you know? You've never done anything for anybody ever" Max said as he got closer to Michael causing Malia to be caught in the middle as she tried to calm Michael down

" that's so not true and you know it! Just like you know that no matter the reason behind it, you still risked exposing us" Malia said as she felt Michael place his hands on either side of her hips

" forget me but the fact that you would do this to Malia and Isobel is ridic-" Michael said before cut off by Max as he thought about what might happen to them if they were discovered

" everything I've ever done has been to protect all three of you!" Max said thinking about how he had spent his entire childhood worried that something would happen to them

" everything you've ever done has been to protect yourself!" Michael said as he lost control of his anger and used his telekinesis to push Max as well as the furniture around him away from him

" Michael!" Malia said in surprise as she used her own powers to create a bubble like shield to push back by the furniture that was flying her way as she tried to protect herself from getting hurt

" Lia, you okay? I'm so sorry" Michael said rushing over to her while Isobel stayed glued to her spot as she watched Max groaning on the floor in pain from where he had been tossed to

" I'm okay, I stopped it in time. Just head home and I'll see you soon okay?" Malia said not sure what else she could say as she tried to slow down her breathing as Michael gently stroked her cheek to comfort her

" oh my god, Max... the cameras" Isobel said as soon as Michael left the room as she thought about how everyone seemed to be risking exposure except for her as she began to worry

" he shut them off, don't worry" Max said as Malia rolled her eyes knowing that his choice of words were completely wrong considering the situation they currently found themselves in

" don't worry? I have been worried my entire life that someone would find out about us or that we would end up being dissected or imprisoned" Isobel said thinking about her 20 year old fears

" and have had many nightmares on those very subject and you wonder why I'm suddenly sick" Malia said thinking about the nightmares she had last night after finding out about Liz

" I am married to someone who can't ever know who I am and that kills me but I keep this secret because you, me, Malia and Michael swore that we would and in one moment you've thrown that all away on some girl you had a thing for in high school" Isobel said heatedly

" by the way, being married to one of us isn't exactly a walk in the park either" Malia said knowing it wasn't easy being married to Michael who would give anything to go back to their own plant

" I hope she's worth it, Max" Isobel said as she left Malia and Max alone as Malia began to help Max pick everything up that Michael had destroyed during his fit of rage due to everything

" thanks, I know being the peace keeper of the group all the time isn't exactly easy" Max said thinking about the toll this was having on her by being placed in the middle of her best friend and husband all the time 

" not really but someone has to stop you and