Hey Guys. I was disappointed about the shows cancellation as I am sure a lot of you are. This is a story of what happened next or what I wanted to happen next. I will delve into the Badlands and explore life in Terra Nova after the invasion of the Phoenix. I apologise in advance if there are any errors in grammar or spelling. I will try my best to avoid those. I will also include flashbacks from season one.

The first chapter is told by third person and is more of a narrative than a perspective. The POV'S will begin from chapter two onwards unless I indicate that the chapter is narrative.

Disclaimer: All characters belong to the show except for those who I will create later on.

Life went on.

We recovered from what some might say the largest invasion that Terra Nova had ever experienced though needless to say it is the only invasion the Terra Nova has ever experienced.

The loss of Wash remained fresh in our minds and our words had to be picked carefully so as to not refresh the memories of her death, especially around Commander Taylor who had felt the loss most. Wash had been his friend, his comrade, his confidante and according to some rumours circulating around the colony that she was also his lover.

As soon as people were returned to their homes work started almost immediately to repair the damages that the Phoenix had made on our homes. Some were trashed or torched while other had been looted and used as meeting place or barracks to house the extra soldiers that came through the portal on the recent failed pilgrimage.

The people banded together to help one another with the difficult task as hand. The wreckage was cleared up and sorted into piles depending if the scraps were reusable or not. Material was brought in to rebuild homes that had been reduced to rubble.

Everyone had a hand in helping; soldiers, agriculture workers, doctors and even teenagers helped to restore order to the colony.

It was a long yet happy recovery as peace was finally settling and normalcy continued as each day passed.

There was though an underlying worry.

The phoenix soldiers had not been seen or heard from in some weeks which concerned the Commander. He found himself in constant self-doubt since the death of his second in command and no matter what Jim Shannon said to him as comfort, the commander was never relieved of the stress that he was under.

After weeks of uncertainty, Jim felt it best to temporarily relieve Taylor of his duties until he had an acceptable amount of time to mourn the loss of his greatest friend.

No one was more surprised than the commander himself when he allowed himself some recovery time, though it was much needed.

Though Jim had been left in charge of the colony before, it was never for this long and this presented challenges in itself as all Jim wanted to do in this time was to be present with his family as the ordeal had left them in a state of shock especially his children since they blamed themselves for the death of Walsh claiming that she willingly sacrificed herself in order for them to escape.

Jim found this preposterous as he told his children that Walsh martyred herself for the greater good for the colony and died a heroic death, which she would have wanted. When Jim said this to his family, he said it more to himself than anyway else as he held in himself doubt that this was his entire fault but remained quiet nevertheless.

Being left in charge also meant that he was in control of the soldiers as he had no second in command. He found this difficult as he had no experience in commanding an army but he endeavoured to try his best which was all that was expected under the dire circumstances.

While constantly being away from his family, his wife Elisabeth also kept herself busy in the infirmary and science department.

For Elisabeth studying worked as a forgetting mechanism as while she is working on complicated equations in her head or repairing a pierced lung of an injured soldier, she was able to forget the darkness of the days that occurred weeks prior.

She wouldn't admit this to anyone but watching Alecia Washington die reminded her of her sister's death back in 2135 or when her daughter Maddy was hospitalised as her faulty rebreather caused her to inhale toxins from the atmosphere causing a dangerous lung infection. The death of Wash brought back terrible memories for her.

Every few days or so Maddy would volunteer in the science department and on every other day, she would join in on reconstruction helping others rebuild the school and the damaged homes of her friends.

She found this rewarding in a sense as Maddy loved the sense of community that the colony had. Back in 2149 everybody was compacted into tiny apartments and even so Maddy did not even know the names of her neighbours. She just knew that they were loud and rude often disturbing her in her studies.

Here though Maddy had come to know many within the community and the varying ways that they contribute to the unique society.

Here in Terra Nova Maddy felt valued. Her opinions and knowledge were not shunned and encouraged to be kept to herself, rather she found herself in her element here, especially in the science department where she was often put to the test.

Maddy felt the loss of Wash the most in her family, racked by grief she was not as emotionally strong like the rest of her family. She often woke in cold sweat in the middle of the night when nightmares of that night kept on replaying itself over and over again. Sometimes she would burst out crying when she was alone and quickly felt ashamed of herself that she was unable to control her emotions.

Her older brother Josh sometimes caught Maddy crying and rather than poke fun at her like he usually would have, he envelopes his sister into his arms and holds her until her sobs die down and that she is able to continue on grating the carrots or any other mundane job she was doing before her outburst of emotions.

Since the remainder of his family were out doing their jobs, the responsibility to care for Zoe rested upon him when she was not at school.

He did not complain about the arrangement, rather he enjoyed it as he got to spend some time with his sister while also helping his friends with the rebuilding when Zoe was not at home.

Josh mourned the death of his girlfriend, who died in an explosion during her entrance through the portal.

Skye, his best friend helped him through the pain and though he was not yet ready for another relationship, he had made a someday promise to her claiming that they will be together when he is ready to move on.

Skye accepted this promise as she understood Josh's pain.

The Shannon family are once again able to be a family. Determined not to be torn apart by regulations or invasions of any kind, they are ready for peace and normality. To enjoy the company of one another and go through the trials that comes with being a family.

Three weeks since returning to Terra Nova a meeting was held between the commanding officers and the Commander himself who had return from his leave the day before.

Discussions were made over the next course of action and whether or not an investigation should be launch as to the whereabouts of the sixers and the Phoenix soldiers and also what to do about the mysterious masthead that was apparently found in the Badlands.

Returning home after that long and tedious meeting, Jim found himself in the loving embrace of his wife and the welcome smell of a delicious dinner.

Things could not have been better than that point of time, but Jim knew that once again Terra Nova will be at war because not only were they cut off from 2149, they also had to deal with angry sixers and surviving without a constant reimbursement of supplies from the future.

But to Jim this did not matter at the moment, he would deal with the situation later when it needed attending too. Now he will help restore Terra Nova to its full glory with the help of his family, friends and fellow colonists.

No pesky wildlife or annoying sixers could stand in the way of what they are creating for they have worked too hard to watch it all fall over and though this journey so far has been tedious, it has only just began.

What did you think?

Thoughts?

Thanks