O.K. I know, I know, I revised again. But, this time I'm not alone, So I hope your going to like the change. I want to thanks my beta and friend Lynn. A special thanks to my friend and co-writter Aewnaur.She help me for my story. Don't worry for the next chapter, I'm going to update soon.
- SECRET OF THE PAST -
BY
WOLENCZAK2004
AND
AEWNAUR
CHAPTER 1
- THE BEGINNING -
It was a quiet day on the bridge everyone was doing his or her jobs efficiently. The clicking of Lucas's keystrokes the loudest noise heard. It was the type of day Captain Bridger enjoyed. He should have known it wouldn't last.
"Captain, I'm receiving a signal," announced Lt. O'Neill, senior communications officer for the science vessel.
"On screen Lieutenant," he ordered.
"I'm sorry, sir... I only have audio."
"Very well Lieutenant, let's hear it," Bridger sighed. He could already feel the day plummeting.
First there was only static, then an ice-cold voice. The Captain's eyes narrowed at the words.
"Is my Pretty Boy listening? Ha ha, I'm sure he is," the voice went from ice cold to mocking.
Lucas immediately recognized the voice and his fingers froze over the keyboard. No one on the bridge noticed as he started to tremble and turned deathly white, as if he had heard a ghost. He closed his eyes as the voice continued.
"Oh! Pretty boy, are you there? Can you hear me? You thought a prison could hold me? Ha ha! No, no! I've waited so long to find you and now I have. I know you're there, hiding on board the SeaQuest. Your uncle should have found a better place to hide you. Ha ha! You should have seen the look on his face when I saw him last! I am going to see you soon, my Pretty Boy. Very, very soon. Ha ha ha!"
When the transmission ended the laughter echoed around the bridge until it was replaced by the static of open air waves. The rest of the crew sat in stunned silence, no one knew what to make of the message.
"Lieutenant, find the source and the origin of that signal. I don't have time for jokes," snapped the Captain, his earlier good mood shattered.
Lucas sat still for a few minutes letting himself calm enough to move without drawing unwanted attention. When he was no longer trembling he took a deep breath and went to the captain
"Sir, my work here is finished. I'd like to go work on that glitch with the vocorder now."
The Captain nodded and waved him off.
Lucas walked calmly to the doors and left the bridge as if nothing were wrong. He kept his pace steady until he was out of sight then he ran for his cabin. The moment he got there, he slammed the door and locked it. As soon as the locked clicked into place Lucas let the panic overtake him. He threw himself onto his bed and curled up, not even attempting to block the painful memories. He rocked himself into a restless sleep, unaware and uncaring about the tears drying on his face.
TCB
