Full Summary:
There is a new girl in the colony that wasn't there yesterday. She showed up running from a carnator and yet nobody knows where she came from. What happens when Maddy goes missing after talking with the new girl? Will the real reason the girl is in Terra Nova be shown when a group of dinosaurs, creatures that don't exist yet and humans show up outside the gate? Is Maddy with them? And why did the new girl take her in the first place?
Who Are You?
Not From The Colony:
Talia walked through the forest, moving with ease. She was used to a forest like this. Her home was covered in forests like this, and they were just as dangerous as this one was. She had her plasma gun in her hand, her trench on covering most of the other weapons in the process. Her tunic was a reddish brown color, her boots were combat boots. She was part of her military back home; here she was just another explorer looking for any sign of human life before returning for the rest of her people.
She was moving out of the forest when she heard and felt the thunder below her feet. She took a look backward and saw the carnator and right as it moved to eat her, she shot it with the gun. It was stunned for a minute before it made a beeline for her. She was already running, firing backwards at the giant lizard running behind her. She saw a giant gate in front of her and heard a warning horn going out through the colony in front of her. She felt the carnator making ground on her and wished she had brought along her Rex. At least Rex would have a better chance than she did at that very moment.
She was close to the gate when it was opened barely enough for someone to slide under. She did just that. She made one more attempt to get it away from her by pulling a plasma grenade from her belt, pulling the key out and throwing it at the animal. She slid under the gate right as the grenade hit the creature in the leg and exploded. She stayed on the ground until the explosion was done.
When Talia finally stood up, she looked around and noticed that everyone, including the military personnel, were all looking at her. She grabbed the radio and pulled it from her ear and put it in the satchel on her belt. Her knife was hidden under her pant leg and her dagger was hidden at the small of her back. Her plasma gun was still in her hand and the backpack she'd had with her was hanging from her right shoulder. She noticed someone that looked like he was in charge and moved towards him. She was barely out of breath since this was not the first time she had encountered something that wanted to kill her.
She pushed through those that were gawking at her and stopped in front of the commander looking guy. There was a woman next to him and another man that didn't look military but did look like he had some authority in the place. Talia spoke up first.
"Hi, my name is Talia Thunderwalker. As you can probably see, I'm not from around here. I do however need to get some food in me, so if you'll point me to the nearest eating facility, I will eat and then be on my way."
"What kind of grenade was that that you threw at the carnator?" Taylor asked.
"And you would be?"
"I'm Commander Taylor, this is Lieutenant Washington and this is basically the Sheriff of the colony, Jim Shannon."
"Shannon huh? A girl I know from your time asked me to get a message to your son, Josh. She said to tell him that she's on her way and that no, she's not coming via the lottery."
"So how's she coming then?"
"My sister accidentally crossed over to your time period and brought her back with her. That was a mistake but I'm pretty sure she's happy about it."
"How do you mean, 'accidentally crossed over' to 2149?" Wash asked.
"My sister and I have the ability of opening portals anywhere and everywhere in any time period. Many of my people had the ability until the war started."
"What kind of war?"
"One where beings from the sky ventured down to our planet and started killing everyone and everything that was moving. Meaning humans, animals, dinosaurs, dragons, mammoths, etc. you name it, it lives on my home planet. Now, can I get something to eat or do I have to steal from you just to feed myself?"
"You don't have to steal. I was on my way home when you happened along. You can eat with me and my family. You can tell Josh what Kara said yourself. That is a conversation the two of you need to have one on one."
"Okay, whatever you say cop."
"Do you have cops in your time, wherever you come from?"
"I come from the year 3150. Trust me; it's a whole lot better in 2149 when you don't have aliens trying to eat you every time you venture to the surface instead of staying underground where it is safer. Even the animals stay underground where it's safer. Which is why most of them can now talk English."
"Must be fun to live in that time period." Lt.Wash said.
"Not really, we don't have a moon anymore. It's broken into half with millions of little pieces surrounding it like a ring. The people that used to live underground have opened there homes to us, those that lived on the surface, when the aliens started attacking. It used to be a very beautiful planet and all, but not anymore, that's for sure."
"But your planet is just like Earth right?" Commander Taylor asked.
"Yea, it's got volcanoes, which are very active, it has mountain ranges, lakes, mythical creatures living in and around those lakes, humans working along side the dinosaurs, mythical creatures and what not trying to make a living. Humans and dinosaurs become life partners when they are matched at the matching ceremony. When you're old enough to handle an animal, say a saber tooth, you raise it and grow up with it and once you're old enough, you join the military and you've got your very own fighting machine running under you when you're out hunting."
"You ride your animal partners?"
"Of course, well, I can't now. Rex is a little big to be riding anymore, but when she was younger, she and I did everything together."
"Let me guess, your saber tooth tiger." Officer Shannon asked.
"Nope, my Tyrannosaurus Rex, she's the last of her kind. She is literally the last of the Tyrannosaurus' on my home world. She prides herself in keeping everyone as safe as possible. And trust me; you don't want to get on her bad side at all."
"Good to know, I guess. Well, we'll see you guys later Commander, Lt. This way Talia, my house is just around the corner."
"Good to meet you two. I wonder if Josh is as cute as Kara says he is. Though it wouldn't matter since I'm already promised to someone else at the moment."
"I've already got someone trying to court my daughter; I don't need someone 'new' to the colony trying to court my son as well. If you can bring Kara here, then so be it, but I am not allowing you to do anything that will harm my family, do you understand?"
"Crystal sir. So is this your house?"
"Yes, it is."
Shannon Household:
Jim Shannon opened the door to his house right as Zoë came running to meet him. She stopped when she saw Talia standing behind her father. Maddy and Josh all looked at Talia and then there mother came into the room. Talia still had all of her weapons on her and she still had her backpack with her. The satchel on her belt was closed but she kept her hand near it. Her plasma gun was in the holster on her leg, partially hidden from the kids in the house. Dr. Shannon spoke up first.
"Who is this Jim?" Elizabeth asked.
"This is Talia Thunderwalker. She's…umm...new to the colony for the time being. She has a message for Josh from Kara. Apparently she's from the future of a different planet. I thought Skye was going to be here today Josh."
"She's in Maddy's room. They are sharing clothes at the moment, something about no having any clean clothes at her house. Umm…what about Kara?"
"She's says that you should not trust Mira in getting her to this time period. That she will come with my people when I figure out how to bring them here. That she is safe and that she misses you. She is with my sister and fiancé at the moment so, she is safe. Sage won't let anything happen to her, I promise."
"Right and Sage is who?"
"My sister of course."
"That still doesn't answer my question Jim. Why is she here?"
"He said I could have dinner with you folks and possibly stay the night. I'll be on my way tomorrow. If it weren't for those soldiers opening the gate, I'd be carnator food right now."
"Well, at least she answers the question. Yes, you can have dinner with us tonight. Umm…Maddy & Zoë share a room and Josh has his room so you'll have to take the couch."
"No problem Mrs. Shannon, I'm used to sleeping on worse, trust me."
"Unfortunately I do."
"So, Josh, what does Talia and Kara mean about trusting Mira?"
"Um, that's sort of a long story. See, Skye only went with me to make sure I didn't get hurt or anything, but…"
"But what son?" Commander Taylor had walked in with Lt. Washington.Apparently Mrs. Shannon had let them in.
"She had a plan to get Kara here from 2149. But I had to do something in return. The plan was to get the box that Leah was unable to get to her. And I had to betray to the colony to do it."
"Do you know who she has on the inside working for her?" Lt.Wash asked.
"Yeah, you guys had him in custody the other day. It was Mr. Boylan, he's Mira's spy inside Terra Nova. Although, I wasn't exactly supposed to tell you that."
"Well, now that we know who her spy is, we can keep better tabs on him. Josh, I want you to stay working at the bar to get any and all information you can get and don't let him know that we're on to him. On the other hand, Ms. Thunderwalker, there are some curious little creatures that stumbled into our quad area this evening. They are demanding to speak with you so we brought them along. Though how they managed to learn to speak is beyond me."
"Well almost all the creatures on my home world can speak English. You should see the Ankylosaurus' try to speak, it's quite funny."
"I see, well they seemed to be in a hurry, so we'll let you talk with them."
"Um, what did they look like to you?"
"Mini bird like creatures, like a miniature t-rex, very mini.
"Those would be the chompies. They are harmless unless in a pack and then they are dangerous since they are carno's. But don't worry; they tend to only eat the food we give them. They are probably just reporting in. where are they?"
"They are outside. We'll stay here."
"That would be most appreciated."
"Maddy, why don't you head out with her, you might learn something about the species on her planet. If you don't mind Talia?"
"Not at all, in fact I'm sure the chompies won't mind at all. Come one, we should get some privacy when we talk with them. They may be mean little critters, but they are also very shy when it comes to people they don't know. They won't open up when around a lot of people they have no idea who they are or anything. We'll just be ten twenty minutes or so, go ahead and eat without us."
"Sure, um, Commander, Lt. would you like to join us?"
"Not at all, not at all."
Maddy and I walked out the door and towards where the chompies were standing. Maddy showed us to a private spot near the fence and before we even started talking, I grabbed Maddy around the neck and put my hand over her mouth so she couldn't scream for help. We exited the fence through one of the holes and made our way to wear the bigger animals were waiting. The chompies were always the ones that came telling me it was safe to leave anywhere I was. Once near the bigger animals, mainly Storm my Sabertooth tiger, I gagged Maddy and told her that she better hang on because if she fell off, she'd be eaten by the chompies. She nodded and I got on Storm's back pulling Maddy up behind me. She held on and the next thing she knew, the chompies and the tiger were running away from the colony, away from her family & friends and away from the safety she had come to know as home. Commander Taylor and her father were going to be pissed, that was for sure.