1 Unexpected- by Kim_Kilbeys_Competion
Disclaimer- I do not own any of these characters.
Chapter One- Berries of Death
"I'll be fine." Marguerite insisted. "Veronica, you know this plateau better than any of us. Roxton is a skilled hunter and Challenger is probably the smartest man I have ever known. Right now, Malone needs that plant in order to survive. If anyone can retrieve it fast enough, and without any trouble, it's you three, now hurry up."
"Marguerites right. Malone needs us right now. We should have been on our way already." Roxton pointed out while gathering his supplies.
"How could I have been so stupid? Ned asked me if those berries were safe to eat before he ate one. Now he's in bed with a deadly disease because of me." Veronica blamed herself for Malone's condition. Earlier that day, Malone and Veronica were gathering wild berries. It got late, so they decided to return home. On their way Malone saw a bush of berries that looked to be promising. Malone realized that they didn't gather enough berries for the whole tree house family so he decided to pick some off that bush. He asked Veronica if the berries were edible. Veronica wasn't paying attention and just nodded her head. Malone decided to taste one before gathering them into his basket. The poison immediately took its toll on Malone. Veronica watched him faint and caught him before he hit the ground. Veronica grabbed a few of the berries to examine and half dragged, half carried Malone back to the tree house.
When Challenger examined the berries he said that they carried a toxic poison in the center of each berry. Consuming this poison usually resulted in unconsciousness, comas or even death.
There was only one place on the plateau where an antidote could be found. In a valley that was about a five-day walk from the tree house.
Veronica knew that her father made collected some of the plant and made an antidote out of them. It was in a bottle somewhere in the tree house. But after two hours of non-stop searching, she gave up.
"Guys ready?" Roxton asked his two companions.
"Yeah. Oh and Marguerite, if you do find the bottle containing the cure, give it to Malone right away all right?" Veronica asked.
"Of course. Now hurry up. The sooner you leave, the sooner you'll be back with a cure for Malone."
"See you in ten days." Roxton hugged Marguerite. "Take care." He whispered.
"Hurry back." Marguerite whispered back.
Challenger, Veronica and Roxton were now all in the elevator.
"Goodbye everyone. Hurry back. Don't worry, Malone will be safe with me." Marguerite waved goodbye to her friends as they slowly descended down the elevator.
TBC
Disclaimer- I do not own any of these characters.
Chapter One- Berries of Death
"I'll be fine." Marguerite insisted. "Veronica, you know this plateau better than any of us. Roxton is a skilled hunter and Challenger is probably the smartest man I have ever known. Right now, Malone needs that plant in order to survive. If anyone can retrieve it fast enough, and without any trouble, it's you three, now hurry up."
"Marguerites right. Malone needs us right now. We should have been on our way already." Roxton pointed out while gathering his supplies.
"How could I have been so stupid? Ned asked me if those berries were safe to eat before he ate one. Now he's in bed with a deadly disease because of me." Veronica blamed herself for Malone's condition. Earlier that day, Malone and Veronica were gathering wild berries. It got late, so they decided to return home. On their way Malone saw a bush of berries that looked to be promising. Malone realized that they didn't gather enough berries for the whole tree house family so he decided to pick some off that bush. He asked Veronica if the berries were edible. Veronica wasn't paying attention and just nodded her head. Malone decided to taste one before gathering them into his basket. The poison immediately took its toll on Malone. Veronica watched him faint and caught him before he hit the ground. Veronica grabbed a few of the berries to examine and half dragged, half carried Malone back to the tree house.
When Challenger examined the berries he said that they carried a toxic poison in the center of each berry. Consuming this poison usually resulted in unconsciousness, comas or even death.
There was only one place on the plateau where an antidote could be found. In a valley that was about a five-day walk from the tree house.
Veronica knew that her father made collected some of the plant and made an antidote out of them. It was in a bottle somewhere in the tree house. But after two hours of non-stop searching, she gave up.
"Guys ready?" Roxton asked his two companions.
"Yeah. Oh and Marguerite, if you do find the bottle containing the cure, give it to Malone right away all right?" Veronica asked.
"Of course. Now hurry up. The sooner you leave, the sooner you'll be back with a cure for Malone."
"See you in ten days." Roxton hugged Marguerite. "Take care." He whispered.
"Hurry back." Marguerite whispered back.
Challenger, Veronica and Roxton were now all in the elevator.
"Goodbye everyone. Hurry back. Don't worry, Malone will be safe with me." Marguerite waved goodbye to her friends as they slowly descended down the elevator.
TBC
