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[ The Departure ]

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The Departure must do yet!!!!!!

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At the pod chamber, Max examines the crystal Michael found and explains to Isabel, Tess and Michael that the granolith will transport them back to their home planet 24 hours after they insert the crystal (or key) into the granolith. Isabel suggests that everything is happening too fast and Michael notes that with Leanna still on the loose, there are no telling t she can and will do to Liz, Kyle, Valenti or Maria. Tess feels the baby kick and so Max inserts the crystal into the granolith. All of a sudden, lights begin to flash and we see a symbol from their alien language. Max tells them to say their "goodbyes."

Liz, Maria, Kyle and Sean are sitting outside the Crashdown and they joke about Sean's earring. Maria scolds Kyle for the annoying tapping noise he has been making the whole time they have been sitting there. He quickly stops just as Max and Michael approach; Kyle and Sean depart as Max asks whether or not Liz can talk with him upstairs. She agrees and the two make their way up to Liz's room. Downstairs, Maria tries to figure out what Michael has to tell her. She first suggests that someone is dead; Michael tells her that this is false. He has come to ask that she come see him later that night. Upstairs, Max explains to Liz that she was right about Alex's murder; an alien killed him. Liz explains that she never held them responsible nor did she want to lose Max and the others. Max knows this and explains that he never wanted to lose her either. Max then requests that Liz give him the information she has on Leanna. When Liz asks why he needs the information, Max explains that he has to take care of something. Liz immediately knows what he is talking about and requests to come with him, considering that Leanna is Alex's murderer.

At the Evans', Mrs. Evans babbles on about digital cable while Mr. Evans searches for the Chinese mustard to go along with his Chinese food. Isabel tries to tell them something, however, she quickly becomes upset and tells her father that she thinks the Chinese mustard is in the refrigerator. We watch as Isabel goes to get the mustard and she begins to cry. At Valenti's, Mr. Valenti aids Tess and promises her that she will always have a home with them. Tess thanks Mr. Valenti and as he goes to get more warm water, she says, "Thanks dad."

At the University of New Mexico, Max and Liz crawl through a vent in the dorms. They spot Leanna, who is knitting in her room. Max explains that he will use his powers to create a fire, which will move too fast for Leanna to get safety away. Liz explains that it "doesn't feel right"; Max explains that he must kill her, and so, Liz returns to the jeep. We watch as Max begins to burn through the vent with his powers. Meanwhile, Liz makes her way back to the jeep. She catches a glimpse of Leanna, who cries out because she has pricked her finger from knitting. Liz takes notice of the blood: it is human blood. After realizing that Max can't hear her, Liz runs into Leanna's room and tells her to get out. She grabs the napkin Leanna used to clean the blood off her finger with as evidence for Max. In the vent, Max stops his powers as he notices Liz run into the room to save Leanna. Once they are outside, Leanna asks Liz whether or not she is crazy and so Liz apologizes and uses the excuse of a "false alarm." Leanna goes back to her room; Max meets Liz in the hall and explains that Leanna is not an alien.

At Alex's gravesite, Isabel sits and talks to him. She daydreams that Alex is there along with her and he gives her good advice on how to leave Roswell. Alex urges her to go home, and so Isabel notes that she was a terrible person on her old planet. Isabel then recalls their special night at prom and tells him that it was one of the best nights of her life. Alex picks her up off the ground and they begin to dance.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the desert, we see Max pull off to the side of the road. Liz asks him why he has stopped, and so, Max tells her some important news: he explains that Tess is pregnant. Liz is very upset and dismayed by this.

At the pod chamber, Liz looks at a slide under the microscope. The slide is made from the tissue she lifted from Leanna's dorm room. Liz explains that if Leanna really were an alien, she probably wouldn't need to use a needle to sew in the first place. Liz proves this by showing Max her human blood cells. Max asks her who could have possibly killed Alex. Liz explains to him that to find the answer they must start all over again, from the beginning. Max informs Liz that he can't do this because he is "going back" in order to save his child. Liz points her finger upwards and exclaims, "Back." Max gives her a look and she instantaneously asks when they will be leaving. Max explains that they are scheduled to leave the following day, right after dawn. Liz tells him that he can't leave now knowing that a killer is still on the loose. Max tries to explain to Liz how the granolith works. Liz doesn't want to hear about it and blames Max for getting Tess pregnant. Max tries to defend himself, but Liz continues and reminds Max that she endangered her life for him. Liz finally verbalizes her anger that Max slept with Tess. Accidentally, she notes that she has also "saved" herself for Max. Max can't understand as he still thinks that Liz slept with Kyle. Liz catches her mistake very quickly and asks Max to take her home.

At Maria's, Michael has set up a fabulous dinner for them to eat. Maria can't understand as to why Michael has gone through all this trouble for nothing. Michael instructs her to sit down as Maria questions what the dinner is all about. When Michael and Maria finally do sit down, Michael explains to her that there is a lot about Maria, but the part he loves most about her is that she is so open. Michael further explains that he can always see into her soul and view what she is thinking and feeling. Michael reminds her how when Max and Liz used to kiss, Liz would receive flashes. He tells Maria the reason why she didn't receive the flashes when they kissed was because he never opened up to her. As he begins to get emotion, Michael explains that he has never let anyone see him before because he feared there was things people wouldn't want to see. After thinking about it, Michael tells Maria that he wants her to finally see him. Maria takes his hands and she receives a flash of both Michael's life and his feelings towards her. Obviously, these feelings are positive as when Maria returns from the flash, she immediately attacks Michael with kisses. Michael tries to tell her something but falls back onto the couch as Maria shows her affection for him. In the background we can see their uneaten dinner.

At Valenti's, Kyle enters to find Tess, who he congratulates on the news of her baby. He hands her flowers and Tess thanks him. Kyle begins to go into a speech about how much it means to him to have Tess around, especially since his mother left when he was very young. About halfway through this speech, Kyle looks into a mirror and sees Alex standing behind them. Kyle obviously freaks out over this, but when he looks back into the spot where he saw Alex standing, he sees emptiness. Kyle then has a daydream in which he hugs Tess and once again sees Alex standing behind them. Alex mumbles something this time and when Kyle finally snaps out of the daydream he informs Tess that Alex was in his room the night he was murdered. Kyle goes off to tell his father, but Tess quickly stops him, and using her powers, she erases this memory from his head.

Outside the Crashdown, Liz and Max chat. Max tells Liz that he had planned on giving her his ring when they graduated, but since he won't be graduating, he has another present for her. It's his necklace: it is silver and black and has the alien symbol etched into it. Liz accepts it and notes that she can't believe the necklace is all she has to remember Max by after everything they've been through. Max finally asks the question a lot of us have been waiting for: "Liz, you never slept with Kyle, did you?" Liz begins to shake her head no and Max tells her he wishes everything could have been different. Max leans over and kisses Liz. She tells Max that she wants to know one thing: whether or not he really loves "her" (Tess). "Not like I love you," Max explains. Liz is very upset and exits the jeep. She makes her way towards the Crashdown and looks back. Max tries to smile at her, but his facial expression quickly changes as Liz enters the Crashdown. Max begins to cry.

At Maria's, we hear Maria explain that they have just taken a huge step in human/alien relations. Maria tells Michael that she loves him; he reciprocates and tells her that he has to leave. Maria doesn't understand and so Michael further explains that he, Max, Isabel and Tess all have to leave. Maria thinks that Michael means "eventually", however, she is shocked and dismayed when Michael explains that they will be leaving a lot sooner than she thinks. Michael tells her that he doesn't want to leave Maria, however, he is being forced into it. Maria asks how much time they have left together. Michael replies "about an hour"; they cuddle.

At the Evans', Isabel cries on her bed and Max tries to comfort her. He explains that after leaving the pods, Max finally found his home, not on earth, but within Isabel. At Sean's, Liz attacks him with kisses and the scene shifts to where they are kissing on a bed. Liz stops Sean and so he asks her if she is all right. Liz explains that she is not all right because Max broke her heart. She apologizes to Sean, who comforts her.

In Isabel's room, she and Max make a tape to their earth parents. They tell Mr. And Mrs. Evans how much they really do love them, and how they were especially lucky to get such great parents. When Max and Isabel finish the taping, they eject the tape and prepare for their journey back home. Isabel takes one last look at her room as they leave.

At Valenti's, Max enters Tess' room and tells her that they must leave. She questions Max as to whether or not he is really sure he wants to go. Max tells her that he is sure and they kiss. Tess sees a flash of when Max kissed Liz. She confronts Max about this and he does not deny it. Tess tells him not to worry, as he won't remember Liz where they're going. The scene shifts and we find Max, Isabel, Tess, Michael and Valenti somewhere outside of town. Using his powers, Michael drives their jeep off a cliff and it explodes while travelling in the air. This is very sad for all of them. Isabel gives the videotape she and Max made with instructions to give it to their parents after he is sure they're gone. Isabel hugs the Sheriff, followed by Tess, and next, it is Max's turn to speak with him. Max requests that he protects Liz, Maria and Kyle. Valenti replies, "With my life." They hug after Valenti explains what an honour it has been to know Max. Valenti then watches as they walk off towards a tunnel.

At the Deluca's, Maria falls on to the bed which Liz is already lying on. Maria explains that it "just isn't possible" and Liz is in total agreement with her. Suddenly, they hear Mrs. Deluca speaking of "Larek." She babbles on and on about how Larek tried to kill Maria. Maria and Liz make their way toward the kitchen where Mrs. Deluca finally snaps out of her trance. Mrs. Deluca asks them what they are still doing up as she makes her way toward the stove. On the stove, Mrs. Deluca begins to tap exactly like the way Kyle had been tapping earlier in the episode. The sound is very annoying and so Liz picks up on it right away. She has a flashback of Alex tapping on his guitar and we watch as Tess uses her powers to "mind warp" Alex. Liz finally puts everything together. She explains to Maria what Tess has done to Alex, and so, they quickly depart.

In Kyle's room, Liz and Maria instruct him to try and remember whether or not he has been "mind warped." Although this will be hard, they believe that he should be able to remember something. Kyle looks around and begins to tap his fingers on his desk. It is the same finger tapping we heard earlier in the episode. As he stares into a mirror, Kyle drops a glass, which he is holding and has a flashback of the night Alex returned. Alex is confronting Tess, telling her that he knows she mind-warped him in order to help her decode the book at the university. Tess argues with him and it is obvious to the viewer that Kyle had been present. Tess tells Alex that she will mind-warp him once again and begins to scream at Kyle to leave. Tess kills Alex with a mind warp and the scene shifts to the outside of a house, where Kyle is dragging Alex's body. Tess thanks Kyle for carrying her "luggage" after he places Alex's body in his car. Kyle asks if he can be of any more assistance to her and Tess tells him that she no longer needs his help. It is obvious that Tess has mind warped him because when Kyle finally snaps out of the flashback he remembers that Tess has tricked him into thinking he carried her luggage, and not Alex's dead body. Liz's jaw drops.

Maria, Liz and Kyle make their way to the location of the pod chamber. Meanwhile, Isabel, Tess and Michael watch as Max uses his powers to open the pod chamber doors. Maria pulls up to the location of the pod chamber and we watch as they struggle to find it. Inside, Max uses his power to initiate the "transport" back to their home planet. Liz finally finds the chamber and they all try to bang and scream as loudly as they can so that someone will hear them. Inside, Michael stops Max from initiating the granolith transport by telling him that he must stay on earth, where he truly feels at home. Max comments, "You of all people." Max exchanges a hug with Michael and tells him how much he loves him; Michael thanks Max for being a good brother. After Max and Michael finish their goodbyes, Isabel throws a glance to Max. He explains to her that he would understand if she wanted to stay. Isabel rejects this offer and notes to him that what he said earlier lies true for both of them. Isabel will stay with Max wherever he goes. Isabel hugs Michael as Tess explains they must leave immediately.

The scene shifts and we watch as Michael exits the pod chamber. Liz quickly explains to him that Tess has killed Alex and while the door is still open, they all run inside to confront her. There, Liz explains the situation to Max and the others. Tess begins to sob as Kyle backs her up, explaining that she mined warped him the night he witnessed the murder. Max requests to know how much time they have. Michael explains "three minutes." Max orders that they all exit the pod chamber and leave he and Tess there. They do, and Max gives Tess time to explain her story. She tries to persuade Max that they don't have enough time but Max insists that she tell him why she killed Alex. She begins to explain that she didn't want to kill Alex, however, she had to because he was going to tell Max how she had mind-warped him to decode the book. Tess further explains that she never intentionally tried to kill Alex; between a weak brain and the mind-warp, Alex's body became overwhelmed and so he died. Tess tries to convince Max that all that matters now is getting home. Max disagrees and Tess explains that Liz got in their way; he has a duty to Tess since, in reality, she is his wife and is carrying their baby. Max suggests that it was Tess' plan to go home. He can't understand why, but quickly puts together that somehow, she made a deal with Kivar. Tess explains that she did not make the deal, however, Nasedo did. Max insists that she explain and so she tells him that the deal was for Tess to return with Max's child and deliver the three of them (Max, Michael and Isabel) to Kivar. This outrages Max and questions how he could have ever fallen in love with someone like her, nevertheless, marry a person like her. Tess tries to explain that Max was different in his past life: he was a king, and now, he is just a boy. Max puts his hand up near Tess' face. Tess warns him that if he kills her, he will also kill their son. It is obvious that their time is running out, and so, Max tells her to go. He warns her that her troubles have not yet been resolved. As Max exits the pod chamber, he watches Tess touch the granolith. A light flashes and she disappears. Suddenly, Tess appears inside the granolith. She looks at Max and begins her transport home. Loud rumbling begins and so Max exits quickly to find Isabel waiting for him. Behind her are Liz, Maria, Kyle and Michael. They run down the desert cliffs as we watch Tess' transport process. Above the pod chamber, Tess is transported into a large spacecraft. The spacecraft begins to spin, and outside, the gang watches as a strange element oozes out from the rocks. The spaceship finally builds up enough momentum and shoots out of the rock. Michael holds Maria while Max holds Liz; they all watch as Tess makes her way back home to Antar.

When everything finally settles, Max explains to Liz how he has been wrong about a lot of things; she is not one of those things. Meanwhile, Maria questions Michael as to why he left the pod chamber. Michael doesn't have to explain as Maria does it for him: he stayed for her. As the group descends down the cliffs, Isabel asks Max what is to happen now. Max explains that he has to save his son.


	[ The Departure ] [ Music Listing ] The Departure must do yet!!!!!! [ Description ] At the pod chamber, Max examines the crystal Michael found and explains to Isabel, Tess and Michael that the granolith will transport them back to their home planet 24 hours after they insert the crystal (or key) into the granolith. Isabel suggests that everything is happening too fast and Michael notes that with Leanna still on the loose, there are no telling t she can and will do to Liz, Kyle, Valenti or Maria. Tess feels the baby kick and so Max inserts the crystal into the granolith. All of a sudden, lights begin to flash and we see a symbol from their alien language. Max tells them to say their "goodbyes." Liz, Maria, Kyle and Sean are sitting outside the Crashdown and they joke about Sean's earring. Maria scolds Kyle for the annoying tapping noise he has been making the whole time they have been sitting there. He quickly stops just as Max and Michael approach; Kyle and Sean depart as Max asks whether or not Liz can talk with him upstairs. She agrees and the two make their way up to Liz's room. Downstairs, Maria tries to figure out what Michael has to tell her. She first suggests that someone is dead; Michael tells her that this is false. He has come to ask that she come see him later that night. Upstairs, Max explains to Liz that she was right about Alex's murder; an alien killed him. Liz explains that she never held them responsible nor did she want to lose Max and the others. Max knows this and explains that he never wanted to lose her either. Max then requests that Liz give him the information she has on Leanna. When Liz asks why he needs the information, Max explains that he has to take care of something. Liz immediately knows what he is talking about and requests to come with him, considering that Leanna is Alex's murderer. At the Evans', Mrs. Evans babbles on about digital cable while Mr. Evans searches for the Chinese mustard to go along with his Chinese food. Isabel tries to tell them something, however, she quickly becomes upset and tells her father that she thinks the Chinese mustard is in the refrigerator. We watch as Isabel goes to get the mustard and she begins to cry. At Valenti's, Mr. Valenti aids Tess and promises her that she will always have a home with them. Tess thanks Mr. Valenti and as he goes to get more warm water, she says, "Thanks dad." At the University of New Mexico, Max and Liz crawl through a vent in the dorms. They spot Leanna, who is knitting in her room. Max explains that he will use his powers to create a fire, which will move too fast for Leanna to get safety away. Liz explains that it "doesn't feel right"; Max explains that he must kill her, and so, Liz returns to the jeep. We watch as Max begins to burn through the vent with his powers. Meanwhile, Liz makes her way back to the jeep. She catches a glimpse of Leanna, who cries out because she has pricked her finger from knitting. Liz takes notice of the blood: it is human blood. After realizing that Max can't hear her, Liz runs into Leanna's room and tells her to get out. She grabs the napkin Leanna used to clean the blood off her finger with as evidence for Max. In the vent, Max stops his powers as he notices Liz run into the room to save Leanna. Once they are outside, Leanna asks Liz whether or not she is crazy and so Liz apologizes and uses the excuse of a "false alarm." Leanna goes back to her room; Max meets Liz in the hall and explains that Leanna is not an alien. At Alex's gravesite, Isabel sits and talks to him. She daydreams that Alex is there along with her and he gives her good advice on how to leave Roswell. Alex urges her to go home, and so Isabel notes that she was a terrible person on her old planet. Isabel then recalls their special night at prom and tells him that it was one of the best nights of her life. Alex picks her up off the ground and they begin to dance. Meanwhile, somewhere in the desert, we see Max pull off to the side of the road. Liz asks him why he has stopped, and so, Max tells her some important news: he explains that Tess is pregnant. Liz is very upset and dismayed by this. At the pod chamber, Liz looks at a slide under the microscope. The slide is made from the tissue she lifted from Leanna's dorm room. Liz explains that if Leanna really were an alien, she probably wouldn't need to use a needle to sew in the first place. Liz proves this by showing Max her human blood cells. Max asks her who could have possibly killed Alex. Liz explains to him that to find the answer they must start all over again, from the beginning. Max informs Liz that he can't do this because he is "going back" in order to save his child. Liz points her finger upwards and exclaims, "Back." Max gives her a look and she instantaneously asks when they will be leaving. Max explains that they are scheduled to leave the following day, right after dawn. Liz tells him that he can't leave now knowing that a killer is still on the loose. Max tries to explain to Liz how the granolith works. Liz doesn't want to hear about it and blames Max for getting Tess pregnant. Max tries to defend himself, but Liz continues and reminds Max that she endangered her life for him. Liz finally verbalizes her anger that Max slept with Tess. Accidentally, she notes that she has also "saved" herself for Max. Max can't understand as he still thinks that Liz slept with Kyle. Liz catches her mistake very quickly and asks Max to take her home. At Maria's, Michael has set up a fabulous dinner for them to eat. Maria can't understand as to why Michael has gone through all this trouble for nothing. Michael instructs her to sit down as Maria questions what the dinner is all about. When Michael and Maria finally do sit down, Michael explains to her that there is a lot about Maria, but the part he loves most about her is that she is so open. Michael further explains that he can always see into her soul and view what she is thinking and feeling. Michael reminds her how when Max and Liz used to kiss, Liz would receive flashes. He tells Maria the reason why she didn't receive the flashes when they kissed was because he never opened up to her. As he begins to get emotion, Michael explains that he has never let anyone see him before because he feared there was things people wouldn't want to see. After thinking about it, Michael tells Maria that he wants her to finally see him. Maria takes his hands and she receives a flash of both Michael's life and his feelings towards her. Obviously, these feelings are positive as when Maria returns from the flash, she immediately attacks Michael with kisses. Michael tries to tell her something but falls back onto the couch as Maria shows her affection for him. In the background we can see their uneaten dinner. At Valenti's, Kyle enters to find Tess, who he congratulates on the news of her baby. He hands her flowers and Tess thanks him. Kyle begins to go into a speech about how much it means to him to have Tess around, especially since his mother left when he was very young. About halfway through this speech, Kyle looks into a mirror and sees Alex standing behind them. Kyle obviously freaks out over this, but when he looks back into the spot where he saw Alex standing, he sees emptiness. Kyle then has a daydream in which he hugs Tess and once again sees Alex standing behind them. Alex mumbles something this time and when Kyle finally snaps out of the daydream he informs Tess that Alex was in his room the night he was murdered. Kyle goes off to tell his father, but Tess quickly stops him, and using her powers, she erases this memory from his head. Outside the Crashdown, Liz and Max chat. Max tells Liz that he had planned on giving her his ring when they graduated, but since he won't be graduating, he has another present for her. It's his necklace: it is silver and black and has the alien symbol etched into it. Liz accepts it and notes that she can't believe the necklace is all she has to remember Max by after everything they've been through. Max finally asks the question a lot of us have been waiting for: "Liz, you never slept with Kyle, did you?" Liz begins to shake her head no and Max tells her he wishes everything could have been different. Max leans over and kisses Liz. She tells Max that she wants to know one thing: whether or not he really loves "her" (Tess). "Not like I love you," Max explains. Liz is very upset and exits the jeep. She makes her way towards the Crashdown and looks back. Max tries to smile at her, but his facial expression quickly changes as Liz enters the Crashdown. Max begins to cry. At Maria's, we hear Maria explain that they have just taken a huge step in human/alien relations. Maria tells Michael that she loves him; he reciprocates and tells her that he has to leave. Maria doesn't understand and so Michael further explains that he, Max, Isabel and Tess all have to leave. Maria thinks that Michael means "eventually", however, she is shocked and dismayed when Michael explains that they will be leaving a lot sooner than she thinks. Michael tells her that he doesn't want to leave Maria, however, he is being forced into it. Maria asks how much time they have left together. Michael replies "about an hour"; they cuddle. At the Evans', Isabel cries on her bed and Max tries to comfort her. He explains that after leaving the pods, Max finally found his home, not on earth, but within Isabel. At Sean's, Liz attacks him with kisses and the scene shifts to where they are kissing on a bed. Liz stops Sean and so he asks her if she is all right. Liz explains that she is not all right because Max broke her heart. She apologizes to Sean, who comforts her. In Isabel's room, she and Max make a tape to their earth parents. They tell Mr. And Mrs. Evans how much they really do love them, and how they were especially lucky to get such great parents. When Max and Isabel finish the taping, they eject the tape and prepare for their journey back home. Isabel takes one last look at her room as they leave. At Valenti's, Max enters Tess' room and tells her that they must leave. She questions Max as to whether or not he is really sure he wants to go. Max tells her that he is sure and they kiss. Tess sees a flash of when Max kissed Liz. She confronts Max about this and he does not deny it. Tess tells him not to worry, as he won't remember Liz where they're going. The scene shifts and we find Max, Isabel, Tess, Michael and Valenti somewhere outside of town. Using his powers, Michael drives their jeep off a cliff and it explodes while travelling in the air. This is very sad for all of them. Isabel gives the videotape she and Max made with instructions to give it to their parents after he is sure they're gone. Isabel hugs the Sheriff, followed by Tess, and next, it is Max's turn to speak with him. Max requests that he protects Liz, Maria and Kyle. Valenti replies, "With my life." They hug after Valenti explains what an honour it has been to know Max. Valenti then watches as they walk off towards a tunnel. At the Deluca's, Maria falls on to the bed which Liz is already lying on. Maria explains that it "just isn't possible" and Liz is in total agreement with her. Suddenly, they hear Mrs. Deluca speaking of "Larek." She babbles on and on about how Larek tried to kill Maria. Maria and Liz make their way toward the kitchen where Mrs. Deluca finally snaps out of her trance. Mrs. Deluca asks them what they are still doing up as she makes her way toward the stove. On the stove, Mrs. Deluca begins to tap exactly like the way Kyle had been tapping earlier in the episode. The sound is very annoying and so Liz picks up on it right away. She has a flashback of Alex tapping on his guitar and we watch as Tess uses her powers to "mind warp" Alex. Liz finally puts everything together. She explains to Maria what Tess has done to Alex, and so, they quickly depart. In Kyle's room, Liz and Maria instruct him to try and remember whether or not he has been "mind warped." Although this will be hard, they believe that he should be able to remember something. Kyle looks around and begins to tap his fingers on his desk. It is the same finger tapping we heard earlier in the episode. As he stares into a mirror, Kyle drops a glass, which he is holding and has a flashback of the night Alex returned. Alex is confronting Tess, telling her that he knows she mind-warped him in order to help her decode the book at the university. Tess argues with him and it is obvious to the viewer that Kyle had been present. Tess tells Alex that she will mind-warp him once again and begins to scream at Kyle to leave. Tess kills Alex with a mind warp and the scene shifts to the outside of a house, where Kyle is dragging Alex's body. Tess thanks Kyle for carrying her "luggage" after he places Alex's body in his car. Kyle asks if he can be of any more assistance to her and Tess tells him that she no longer needs his help. It is obvious that Tess has mind warped him because when Kyle finally snaps out of the flashback he remembers that Tess has tricked him into thinking he carried her luggage, and not Alex's dead body. Liz's jaw drops. Maria, Liz and Kyle make their way to the location of the pod chamber. Meanwhile, Isabel, Tess and Michael watch as Max uses his powers to open the pod chamber doors. Maria pulls up to the location of the pod chamber and we watch as they struggle to find it. Inside, Max uses his power to initiate the "transport" back to their home planet. Liz finally finds the chamber and they all try to bang and scream as loudly as they can so that someone will hear them. Inside, Michael stops Max from initiating the granolith transport by telling him that he must stay on earth, where he truly feels at home. Max comments, "You of all people." Max exchanges a hug with Michael and tells him how much he loves him; Michael thanks Max for being a good brother. After Max and Michael finish their goodbyes, Isabel throws a glance to Max. He explains to her that he would understand if she wanted to stay. Isabel rejects this offer and notes to him that what he said earlier lies true for both of them. Isabel will stay with Max wherever he goes. Isabel hugs Michael as Tess explains they must leave immediately. The scene shifts and we watch as Michael exits the pod chamber. Liz quickly explains to him that Tess has killed Alex and while the door is still open, they all run inside to confront her. There, Liz explains the situation to Max and the others. Tess begins to sob as Kyle backs her up, explaining that she mined warped him the night he witnessed the murder. Max requests to know how much time they have. Michael explains "three minutes." Max orders that they all exit the pod chamber and leave he and Tess there. They do, and Max gives Tess time to explain her story. She tries to persuade Max that they don't have enough time but Max insists that she tell him why she killed Alex. She begins to explain that she didn't want to kill Alex, however, she had to because he was going to tell Max how she had mind-warped him to decode the book. Tess further explains that she never intentionally tried to kill Alex; between a weak brain and the mind-warp, Alex's body became overwhelmed and so he died. Tess tries to convince Max that all that matters now is getting home. Max disagrees and Tess explains that Liz got in their way; he has a duty to Tess since, in reality, she is his wife and is carrying their baby. Max suggests that it was Tess' plan to go home. He can't understand why, but quickly puts together that somehow, she made a deal with Kivar. Tess explains that she did not make the deal, however, Nasedo did. Max insists that she explain and so she tells him that the deal was for Tess to return with Max's child and deliver the three of them (Max, Michael and Isabel) to Kivar. This outrages Max and questions how he could have ever fallen in love with someone like her, nevertheless, marry a person like her. Tess tries to explain that Max was different in his past life: he was a king, and now, he is just a boy. Max puts his hand up near Tess' face. Tess warns him that if he kills her, he will also kill their son. It is obvious that their time is running out, and so, Max tells her to go. He warns her that her troubles have not yet been resolved. As Max exits the pod chamber, he watches Tess touch the granolith. A light flashes and she disappears. Suddenly, Tess appears inside the granolith. She looks at Max and begins her transport home. Loud rumbling begins and so Max exits quickly to find Isabel waiting for him. Behind her are Liz, Maria, Kyle and Michael. They run down the desert cliffs as we watch Tess' transport process. Above the pod chamber, Tess is transported into a large spacecraft. The spacecraft begins to spin, and outside, the gang watches as a strange element oozes out from the rocks. The spaceship finally builds up enough momentum and shoots out of the rock. Michael holds Maria while Max holds Liz; they all watch as Tess makes her way back home to Antar. When everything finally settles, Max explains to Liz how he has been wrong about a lot of things; she is not one of those things. Meanwhile, Maria questions Michael as to why he left the pod chamber. Michael doesn't have to explain as Maria does it for him: he stayed for her. As the group descends down the cliffs, Isabel asks Max what is to happen now. Max explains that he has to save his son.