Entrance Post

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle Valenti wiped his hands on the rag, and shoved it in his pocket. He'd manage to patch the van together once again - it would run for another day. He wasn't even exactly sure where they were. Perhaps he should go ask. Heading toward the hotel room where the group of them were staying, he opened the door...

And found himself somewhere completely different. Kyle looked around at the bar, at the various patrons, and wondered if this was another one of those alien things. Then he wondered if he could get served.

Kyle Valenti has come to Milliways.

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[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

There's a couple he'll recognise, sitting at a nearby table.

Michael's blue skin might come as a surprise, though. That, and the baby in the carry chair on the table.

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle looks around and spots Maria - maybe she can explain why suddenly Kyle is here. He heads over and stops dead when he sees who's sitting with her, and is so surprised by the blue skin he doesn't even see the baby at first.

"Michael? Oh no, this is some strange new alien thing, isn't it, where we enter hotel rooms and find ourselves in different places and you aliens turn blue, isn't it?"

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael blinks at him.

"Uh... hi, Kyle. No, it's not our fault."

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle scratches the back of his head, still puzzled. "Hi. Okay then. So why are you blue? Even more important, where are we? Where's the hotel?"

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"...Okay, you've missed a lot of stuff. This is Milliways, Kyle. It's... a safehouse, kind of. The hotel's where you left it."

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle cocks his head, and thinks this through, and sits down. "Milliways? Is the food good? I guess it doesn't matter that I fixed the van. So, what did I miss?"

It's just then that he sees Maria. And the baby. "And if that's yours, I obviously missed a lot."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael smiles. "Yeah, he is. We've been here... a while. Time works funny around here. What's happening when you're from?"

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle reaches over and tickles the baby under the chin, grinning when it smiles at him. "We just left Roswell a week ago. The van broke down and we were all staying at a hotel. But I fixed the van."

He tickles the baby again, then crosses his arms over his chest, "Now I'm going to assume that you've made an honest woman out of Maria? And what's this little one's name?"

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Alex gurgles happily and laughs. Maria grins at Kyle and holds up her left hand.

"Yes, Kyle, we're married. And this is Alex. Alex, meet your uncle Kyle."

Michael is glowering slightly at the implication, but he's too happy to be mad right now.

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

"Well that's a relief. Becaause if you hadn't, I'd have to bring out the shotgun...and then Michael would blast me or turn ME blue, and there would be a mess..."

But he pauses when he hears the name, and covers his mouth for a moment, nodding, and meeting Maria's eyes. "That's...perfect. Just perfect. Hey there Alex...boy, I'm glad you aren't blue."

[herbal-waitress.livejournal.com]

Maria looks at him for a long moment, then gets up and hugs him.

"Thank you, Kyle."

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle hugs her back. "I'm so happy for you - even if I did miss the wedding. And Alex...never seen a more beautiful baby. But I don't think I had better hold him. I could drop him or something like that."

Sitting back down he gets down to business, "Is there anything else I should know?"

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael and Maria exchange a glance. Michael deals with the explanation.

"...kind of a lot. Max and Isabel are here, too, and Liz, and... we found a way home. Dealt with Kivar, and Max is king now."

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle's eyes go soft at the mention of Isabel. "It sounds like I'm the last one to arrive. That's me, always the last to know. How is everyone? Though that sounds odd to me, since I really just saw you a few minutes ago."

He processes more of the information Michael has thrown at him, "King, eh? Well that's good. I have a feeling there's a good story there."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Last of the Pod Squad", Michael confirms. "Maria's mom was here, too, for a while. Everybody's fine."

"Isabel's married", Maria contributes, watching Kyle carefully.

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle nods, glad that everyone is all right. But Maria's news catches him like a blow to the gut, but he does his best to cover. "Her too? Well I hope he's a decent sort? I'm guessing it's no one I know."

Rather than looking at Michael and Maria, he concentrates on baby Alex, doing his best to make the baby smile.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

It's not difficult to make Alex smile. He's a happy baby. Maria knows all's not well with Kyle, but she's not going to make him talk about it in front of Michael.

"He's not from our world", Michael tells him. "That's another thing about this place... people come here from a whole lot of different worlds and times."

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle beams when he gets the baby to smile easy or not, he was able to do it.

"Okay then." He flashes a grin, pushing away his feelings about Isabel. He never had a chance with her anyway. "Know any cute available girls...or even better, women?"

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael grins back, ignoring Maria's amused eyeroll.

"Oh, sure. The place is full of them."

He might be considering Shelley as an option.

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle leans back, starting to relax, "Well good then. You'll have to put in a good word for me. So, what is with the blue thing, really?"

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael shrugs. "Everybody's blue on Antar, and it's home now. Just fitting in."

He will not tell Kyle that the first time he set foot on Antar, he looked like a blue Kyle, thanks to Isabel.

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle takes this in, nodding. "That makes sense. Home, eh?"

He looks over at Maria, "For you too? Alex can be on Earth, can he? He's not in any danger like...the atmosphere isn't toxic?"

He can't say the name. The thought of her still manages to make his blood boil.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"I stay here, mostly", Maria tells him quietly. "But Alex was born there. It's fine."

Michael nods.

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

"Good, because I just might become attached to the little guy. So you stay here? You know - it might be good to have an uncle around - you know when Michael is doing his thing on Antar. Uncles are good to have around."

He looks at Maria, then at Michael, and thinks staying here might not be so bad. Cute girls, not having to ride in the ugly ass van...

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, we've got a suite in the staff quarters", Michael says casually. "'Cause I still work part-time in the kitchens."

Maria smiles at him. "We've got a spare room."

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

Kyle smiles back at her, "Good. Because I think I'd like to stay for a while at a place that managed to make this one," he points to Michael with a grin, "not only a family man, but a happy one as well."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael eyes him for a moment, then cracks a grin, pulling Maria into a sideways hug.

"Less the place, more the person. But you're welcome to the spare room."

[rwbuddhaboy.livejournal.com]

"Thanks man, and for what it's worth - I wish I could have helped you with the thing on Antar."

He smiles at his friends. And then wonders to himself if anyone would have a statue of Buddha. He could meditate here - better than he ever could in those awful hotel rooms. This was definitely the place to be.