Michael/Alex, Max/Liz
They were trapped, or so the Oasians thought, as Michael, Max, Isobel, and Dallas look around the ring of fire.
The Oasians, in their underestimation of the younger of their species, thought the four couldn't possibly have enough control over their abilities to be able to escape the ring before they were restrained by their guard, but they also seemed to underestimate Earth's hard lessons on their people.
"Okay, there's only one way to go about this" Michael whispers to them.
"Yeah, me putting the fire out with my powers. You know I've been training them and I'm getting pretty good" Dallas whispers back to him.
"You are not going to do what I think you're going to do. You'll be no better than Jones was to them if you show what powers you have, Michael" Iz whispered chastisingly.
"It's the only way. They have to know who Max is just by his appearance while, with me, they have to know my genetic code or know what Nora did before they all left and crash-landed here. I have to do this" Michael whispers back to her.
"Yeah, but what if you get killed, Michael, we can't take that risk," Max tells him back in a soft tone of voice.
"It's the only way to show them that we are different from Jones and, maybe, if we show them my cards before Dallas' they won't automatically try to kill us all" Michael says softly trying to convince them that his plan was a good one.
"Do it, but know full well I am entirely against this plan" Iz says before moving away and crossing her arms.
The group breaks up and Michael looks towards the ring of fire that stood between him and the other Oasians. Taking a deep breath, he starts walking towards it.
It's like the Oasians are watching in slow motion as the rugged Cowboy that is the Dictators son starts walking towards them. It puts three of them on edge as he starts coming toward them his unbuttoned shirt being played with by the slight breeze, the crunch of his boots on the gravel, and the way his eyes are focused only on the five Oasians that stand in safety outside the circle.
"He's going to be burned" murmurs one of the Oasians that looks scared of him.
"We know nothing of him. We should've done a reconnaissance mission to get data on them before we decided to try apprehending them" another mutters to the one before.
"He's going to kill us," a weaker one says looking terrified of Michael.
Right as Michael breaches the barrier of the fire, he confidently walks past it and, like a trigger, the weakest one gets controlled and forced to use his powers of bone-breaking to cause disabling, non-life-threatening, injuries to his compatriots causing them all to be wounded enough that Dallas could put out the fire with his powers allowing Max and Iz to escape.
"Before any of you start accusing me of being like my Father, I want you to know that I am not like him. Just because I have his powers doesn't mean I take after him; I take more after my Mom than him. I'm more like The Engineer than The Dictator, but if you hurt any of my friends and family, I will not hesitate to put you six feet down, am I understood?"
All five Oasians quickly nod.
The Leader of this group of Oasians says, "You won't kill us even now?"
"Why would I kill you when all you've done is seen a familiar face and a guy who has the genetics of the person you feared? I don't want to kill people. I just want to live my life and be with the man I love. Sometimes, life, and people, are just that simple" Michael tells him before he walks back over to his family.
The group, since Michael, Max, Isobel, and Dallas had walked out of the bar, had grown to include Liz, Rosa, Maria, Alex, and Gregory.
"Everything okay?" Alex asks him as he makes it over to them.
"Yeah, just want to go home," Michael tells him as he brings Alex into a hug.
"I'll go over and heal them so we can all go home," Max says before making his way over to them.
At first, the Oasians looked scared of him before he put his hands up to signify he wasn't going to hurt them then, slowly, he put his hand on the Leader's broken leg so he could start healing it.
After the Leader was healed and able to stand, he motioned for the others to allow Max to heal them as well.
It wasn't long before all five of them were healed and Max was looking a little exhausted from the strain on his healing powers. Liz, having come prepared, walked over to give him the 100% pure acetone bottle that she has started to keep on her in case of emergencies.
Max thanks her then looks to the Leader saying, "We don't want any trouble. We just want to live our lives here on Earth where we've found our happiness. You do not need to fear regarding The Dictator, he's dead now."
"The Dictator is dead? You're sure?"
Looking over at them Liz says, "I shot him in the lung with a serum I created that blocked him from being able to jump into Max's body. After that, Max stabbed him killing him near instantly."
The five Oasians were shocked by what they just heard.
"Did you put him into a pod to sustain his body?" the Leader asked them.
Max, shaking his head, replies, "No, we know what happens if a dead body is placed in a pod for any length of time."
"The body has a possibility of regenerating, and we didn't want to take that risk so we do what humans do, we buried him six feet down."
"Where is his body?"
Max shakes his head without opening his mouth showing the Leader that he refused to say where.
The Leader, understanding what was being unspoken, says, "The Dictator's regime has been destroyed. Anyone that worked with him is either dead or imprisoned on Oasis. We have no fear for a reprisal from them."
"Good, now you all can live in peace without fearing he'll come back," Max tells him with a slight smile on his face.
"Yes, but we are without a ruling family now. If we don't have one soon factions will split and I fear for the future of Oasis" The Leader says as he looks imploringly at Max.
"There's no way that we can help you all from Earth."
"There are two that can help us."
Max starts shaking his head in the negative, "No, there's no way Michael and I are capable of ruling a race of people."
"You two are the only ones capable of the entire Oasian people. We need leadership and guidance."
"Michael is constantly questioning if he's even allowed to have love while I'm trying to keep my mind and body on an even keel. There's no way either of us could rule a race of people that we know nothing about."
"Then don't rule separately, rule together. Bring the other female Oasian and together you three could rule us like the fair and just Monarchs that Oasis needs."
"Even if we agreed, all of the people we love are human. They probably could never go outside building structures if they aren't properly equipped to deal with the atmosphere needed to handle human needs."
"You could try finding love again on Oasis..."
"Absolutely not, Max and Michael found the people they were destined for a long time ago. Michael once told me what he has with Alex is cosmic and you'll have to pry Alex out of Michael's cold, dead hands. So, no, they will not be finding love again on Oasis. Wherever in the universe they go, Alex and I will follow" Liz tells them angrily voicing her opinion before The Leader could fully say his thought.
"If humans can't survive our atmosphere, how are you to rule there?"
"Max has told you three times that he and Michael won't be ruling Oasis. You need to accept his wishes and back off" Liz tells him getting into his face fearless of what the man's powers could be.
"Get out of my face, human, you speak of things you don't understand" he spits back to her.
"You know, I'm getting the feeling that you don't know who you're messing with because I synthesized a serum that could wipe out your entire planet if I decided to mass-produce it. I could leave every single one of you sprouting the flowers that could easily kill your race or leave you powerless. Now, I've told you once and I'll say it one last time. Leave Max and Michael alone before you start something you won't be able to end" Liz threatens.
Michael and Alex walk up to them having heard Liz's raised voice. "What's going on here?" Michael asks the two.
"This...this human is speaking of matters that she doesn't understand and she believes she can wipe out an entire planet of people using what she made to kill The Dictator. Make her stand down."
Michael, heaving a sigh, says, "Trying to make Elizabeth Ortecho do something she doesn't want to do is like trying to put out a grease fire with water - it won't work."
"I don't understand what you just said, My Prince."
"Prince. That's a new one" Alex comments his eyebrows raising.
"Look, I'm no one's royalty. I'm not some guy who strives for power or riches. I'm a Cowboy with a drinking problem and a penchant for bar fights. It's time for Oasis to start a new Monarchy with someone else in power. Time for a new family to take over. Now, if you'll excuse us, I need to beat Alex here at billards" Michael tells the Leader who'd turned from sneering at Liz to looking at Michael with a furious expression on his face.
"No! You are coming back to Oasis whether you and these filthy humans like it or not!"
Michael, who had been in the process of walking back towards The Wild Pony with Alex, stops suddenly.
"Repeat what you just said but to my face," Michael says turning back to him with a glare on his face that could murder.
"Whether you or this filthy human that you have been laying with like it or not, all Oasians on this planet will be accompanying us back to Oasis."
Michael thrusts his hand out towards the Leader and the others he came to Earth with, causing them to be blasted back, and apart, by an invisible force.
"We are not going anywhere. We are staying right where we are but all five of you are going to take a long trip back to your ship, claim you spoke to us, and repeat to the others that accompanied you what Max and I have said" Michael instructs as he delves into each of their minds.
Mind control scares him still, but he knew there was no other way to get them to go away but to force them to do and say things they don't want to say.
Like zombies, all five of them got up and started walking away back towards where their ship must be.
"Michael..." Alex starts to say but Michael shakes his head at him.
"Maybe now they'll leave us alone," Iz said as she looks at the five that are leaving.
"Hopefully, they'll stay away" Dallas comments watching them as well.
Sometimes, you have to do what scares you to fix a problem you didn't know needed fixing, and Michael can't stomach that he had to fix it by using the one power of his that he hates most.