Series 3 and that cliff-hanger were just too much!! I couldn't help myself;
I just had to write the sequel!!
CHAPTER 1
*CONFUSION*
His heart pumped. The warm air brushed past his wet body. The dampness in the air enclosed him; he was trapped. He could hear the crunching and grinding beneath his racing feet, the earth swayed to and fro in front of him. Refreshing rain poured down to embrace his muscular body. Now they stood before him. He had reached his forbidden bounds. The world stood still while the darkness swallowed him whole.
A smooth sensation ran the length of his sweaty body. The silken touch was a warm wake up call. He turned over and saw her. The woman of his dreams lay next to him, her loving eyes and beautiful smile. He stared and gently caressed his hands over her sleek yet curving hips and thighs. Her sweet breath penetrated his face. Her enticing lips called out to him until he couldn't help himself any longer. The soft touch of their lips seduced him distinctly as temptation took over their entangled bodies. He could feel her heart beating gently in her chest as he lay over her tender body. He wanted to be with her forever, to care for her and be there for her. He knew they were meant to be together. "I love you," he whispered. The cool touch of the cotton bed sheets brought them back into the world, followed by the call of a familiar voice.
"Marguerite, Roxton, breakfast. You've got a long day ahead you two. I hope you're packed, we're leaving at sunrise."
The shock set in, they were back, or was this just a dream. Where were they going at sunrise?
"Mmm, where are we?" Marguerite murmured as she awoke.
She opened her eyes to see Roxton above her. He was staring into space with a solemn look on his face.
"John?" she said, half whispering.
He was silent. She sat up and twisted round to where he sat. She hesitated, and then curled her arms around him. He immediately woke from his trance.
"You saved me," she said affectionately, a beautiful smile spreading across her face.
"What? From who?"
"The Druids, don't you remember?" she questioned as she stood up.
"What Druids?"
"The Druids that came for tea and scones yesterday afternoon" she started to shout sarcastically, "which Druids do you think?"
"Look Marguerite, I have no idea what you're talking about, right now I have much more important things on my mind."
Marguerite looked away, the smile wiped from her face.
"Where did you go yesterday after I lost you through that. that time warp?"
"Look Roxton, I told you, the Druids wanted to kill me because I was some kind of witch who was brewing up a storm to end the world. You saved me, you must have."
"I didn't save you, I was too busy looking after those pirates who wanted me dead."
"Then who did?" she asked quickly.
They wondered out into the Treehouse to find Veronica and Malone together around the table eating breakfast.
They sat down at the table, looking at each other, confused.
"Well you two look like you had a good night last night," joked Veronica, looking at Marguerite's torn dress and Roxton's poor excuse for a pair of trousers. "What happened?"
Neither of them knew how to answer, Marguerite just looked away embarrassed. Had last night's events just been a dream, everyone else was just acting normal.
They laughed it off.
Challenger came out of his room looking very excited. "I had the most amazing dream last night. I dreamt I was in a white room where machines had completely taken over the world. That is cybergenetics for you. I will have to study this in my quazilinkmated area followed by some programming of interclamined studies. This could be a serious breakthrough in science, technology and even world peace." He looked around. "My Gosh, Malone you're back".
"Challenger, back from where?" asked Veronica, "Are you feeling alright?"
The room was silent. Roxton spoke first.
"And you're sure this was a dream?"
"Well, certainly, it all felt very real, come to think about it, I can even remember how I felt, but that is neuro-science for you, and that my friends is a whole different story."
"Wait." Marguerite paused. "Doesn't anyone remember what really happened yesterday? The time warping in the forest? Not to mention the fact that Malone went to find his own way off the Plateau about two months ago?"
"How do you know about that? That was in my dream." Said Challenger somewhat disillusioned.
"That's what we're trying to tell you," cried Roxton, standing up to make his point. "Something happened yesterday, something big, and none of us can remember."
Silence grew around the room. A simple knock from someone inside the elevator was enough to make everyone in the room jump out of their seats.
"Who's there?" shouted Veronica, suspiciously as always.
Two people appeared. They were dressed in grey-brown gowns. They were long, down to their feet. There was a man and a woman. They both had jet-black hair covered by a large hood. Their faces were serious. Veronica stood poised and ready for battle. She waited for a prompt. The two figures stood silent for a moment and then they spoke. Just a few words, but apparently they were enough. Marguerite stood with a look of pure horror on her face. She was lifeless. For moments she stood there, frozen to the spot. Then something clicked. "Let them stay. I remember," she bellowed. She made a dash for her bedroom, slamming the door behind her. The group looked at each other, their confused faces searching for answers. Not another secret.
Roxton ran after her, opened the door and saw her on the edge of her bed. Her face was streaked with tears.
"John," she wept. She flung her arms around him, crying into his shoulder. She was hysterical by now. He had no idea what they had said to her but he knew that whatever it was, she would tell him when, and only when, she was ready. For the moment all he could do was hold her tight and attempt to comfort her.
"It's them," was all she could seem to say.
"Who, who is it?" Roxton answered calmly.
"My. my.it's my.." She couldn't bring herself to say it. "Parents," she yelled at last.
"What, you're parents, well that's great!" cried Roxton. Realising his mistake, he quickly covered himself, "I mean, you've always wanted to find your real parents, you're birth certificate, that's why you came here in the first place. Isn't it?"
"You don't understand. I remember now."
"Remember what?"
"I remember who saved me last night. It wasn't you, it was them."
Roxton was now more confused than ever. He let her continue.
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Well that's all you're gonna get for now, Chapter 2 on the way very, very shortly!! So R&R, tell me what you liked, what you hated (constructively of course!! ;-) ) Then Chapter 2 can be even better! YAY!
CHAPTER 1
*CONFUSION*
His heart pumped. The warm air brushed past his wet body. The dampness in the air enclosed him; he was trapped. He could hear the crunching and grinding beneath his racing feet, the earth swayed to and fro in front of him. Refreshing rain poured down to embrace his muscular body. Now they stood before him. He had reached his forbidden bounds. The world stood still while the darkness swallowed him whole.
A smooth sensation ran the length of his sweaty body. The silken touch was a warm wake up call. He turned over and saw her. The woman of his dreams lay next to him, her loving eyes and beautiful smile. He stared and gently caressed his hands over her sleek yet curving hips and thighs. Her sweet breath penetrated his face. Her enticing lips called out to him until he couldn't help himself any longer. The soft touch of their lips seduced him distinctly as temptation took over their entangled bodies. He could feel her heart beating gently in her chest as he lay over her tender body. He wanted to be with her forever, to care for her and be there for her. He knew they were meant to be together. "I love you," he whispered. The cool touch of the cotton bed sheets brought them back into the world, followed by the call of a familiar voice.
"Marguerite, Roxton, breakfast. You've got a long day ahead you two. I hope you're packed, we're leaving at sunrise."
The shock set in, they were back, or was this just a dream. Where were they going at sunrise?
"Mmm, where are we?" Marguerite murmured as she awoke.
She opened her eyes to see Roxton above her. He was staring into space with a solemn look on his face.
"John?" she said, half whispering.
He was silent. She sat up and twisted round to where he sat. She hesitated, and then curled her arms around him. He immediately woke from his trance.
"You saved me," she said affectionately, a beautiful smile spreading across her face.
"What? From who?"
"The Druids, don't you remember?" she questioned as she stood up.
"What Druids?"
"The Druids that came for tea and scones yesterday afternoon" she started to shout sarcastically, "which Druids do you think?"
"Look Marguerite, I have no idea what you're talking about, right now I have much more important things on my mind."
Marguerite looked away, the smile wiped from her face.
"Where did you go yesterday after I lost you through that. that time warp?"
"Look Roxton, I told you, the Druids wanted to kill me because I was some kind of witch who was brewing up a storm to end the world. You saved me, you must have."
"I didn't save you, I was too busy looking after those pirates who wanted me dead."
"Then who did?" she asked quickly.
They wondered out into the Treehouse to find Veronica and Malone together around the table eating breakfast.
They sat down at the table, looking at each other, confused.
"Well you two look like you had a good night last night," joked Veronica, looking at Marguerite's torn dress and Roxton's poor excuse for a pair of trousers. "What happened?"
Neither of them knew how to answer, Marguerite just looked away embarrassed. Had last night's events just been a dream, everyone else was just acting normal.
They laughed it off.
Challenger came out of his room looking very excited. "I had the most amazing dream last night. I dreamt I was in a white room where machines had completely taken over the world. That is cybergenetics for you. I will have to study this in my quazilinkmated area followed by some programming of interclamined studies. This could be a serious breakthrough in science, technology and even world peace." He looked around. "My Gosh, Malone you're back".
"Challenger, back from where?" asked Veronica, "Are you feeling alright?"
The room was silent. Roxton spoke first.
"And you're sure this was a dream?"
"Well, certainly, it all felt very real, come to think about it, I can even remember how I felt, but that is neuro-science for you, and that my friends is a whole different story."
"Wait." Marguerite paused. "Doesn't anyone remember what really happened yesterday? The time warping in the forest? Not to mention the fact that Malone went to find his own way off the Plateau about two months ago?"
"How do you know about that? That was in my dream." Said Challenger somewhat disillusioned.
"That's what we're trying to tell you," cried Roxton, standing up to make his point. "Something happened yesterday, something big, and none of us can remember."
Silence grew around the room. A simple knock from someone inside the elevator was enough to make everyone in the room jump out of their seats.
"Who's there?" shouted Veronica, suspiciously as always.
Two people appeared. They were dressed in grey-brown gowns. They were long, down to their feet. There was a man and a woman. They both had jet-black hair covered by a large hood. Their faces were serious. Veronica stood poised and ready for battle. She waited for a prompt. The two figures stood silent for a moment and then they spoke. Just a few words, but apparently they were enough. Marguerite stood with a look of pure horror on her face. She was lifeless. For moments she stood there, frozen to the spot. Then something clicked. "Let them stay. I remember," she bellowed. She made a dash for her bedroom, slamming the door behind her. The group looked at each other, their confused faces searching for answers. Not another secret.
Roxton ran after her, opened the door and saw her on the edge of her bed. Her face was streaked with tears.
"John," she wept. She flung her arms around him, crying into his shoulder. She was hysterical by now. He had no idea what they had said to her but he knew that whatever it was, she would tell him when, and only when, she was ready. For the moment all he could do was hold her tight and attempt to comfort her.
"It's them," was all she could seem to say.
"Who, who is it?" Roxton answered calmly.
"My. my.it's my.." She couldn't bring herself to say it. "Parents," she yelled at last.
"What, you're parents, well that's great!" cried Roxton. Realising his mistake, he quickly covered himself, "I mean, you've always wanted to find your real parents, you're birth certificate, that's why you came here in the first place. Isn't it?"
"You don't understand. I remember now."
"Remember what?"
"I remember who saved me last night. It wasn't you, it was them."
Roxton was now more confused than ever. He let her continue.
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Well that's all you're gonna get for now, Chapter 2 on the way very, very shortly!! So R&R, tell me what you liked, what you hated (constructively of course!! ;-) ) Then Chapter 2 can be even better! YAY!