Hello and welcome!
So I decided to do this story about Josh and my OC. I know lots of people find Josh annoying, but I hope to make a good version of him :}
I hope you give this story a chance, because I would love to know there are other Terra Nova fans out there since none of my friends even know what it is.

Enjoy this and let me know if I should continue.

"As soon as you get through someone will help you with everything." I nodded at the people telling me all this information, not really taking any of it in. It could have been because I hadn't gotten any sleep last night, but it was probably due to the fact I was standing right in front of my new life. Metaphorically of coarse, otherwise that wouldn't make sense. I should probably explain shouldn't I? My name is Rio Holland and I am going back 85 million years to start a new life. Yes, that does sound a bit drastic, but trust me, life here in 2149 is probably worse than you could ever imagine. The rebreathers are just the start of it. We can't have a normal life here. Well, this is normal for us, but supposedly, before the world was polluted and inhabitable, it was beautiful. You could run around outside without the fear of dying. And you could see the sky. Imagine that, being able to look up and see the sun and the stars.

I'm rambling aren't I? I should probably let you know that I do that sometimes. Just so you can prepare yourself. Because this is the story of my life after I left 2149. This is the story of my life in Terra Nova, even if it doesn't start there.

Chapter 1

The first thing I could take in once I was through the portal was the brightness. I screwed my eyes shut, shocked at how it felt. My lungs burned at the oxygen-rich air and I tried to take deep breaths to get used to it. "Come this way please." I heard someone say as they took my arm and lead me away. I squinted and was overwhelmed by the amount of colour around me, specially the rich intensity of the green trees and bushes. The person who had been leading me pressed a mask to my face, which was a lot like the rebreathers we were told to leave behind, and I knew this was just the CO2 thing. Who knows what it's called. I was left soon enough to sit by some other people who had already come through. I waited patiently until I heard the voice I yearned to hear most, yet didn't want to hear at all.

"Rio." I looked up to his face, still trying hard not to squint so much. I merely nodded at him and he sat down next to me. An awkward silence ensued. Finally, someone distracted us.

"You all know why you're here. We need more people, and we were able to bring in you lot. Our camp has rules, rules which you will follow or we will kill you." I watched the woman who was speaking with as much attention as I could muster. I wasn't famous for being a good listener, but I tried, considering my life was on the line. I hadn't signed up for this without knowing what could happen. Hell, we were in the middle of a jungle filled with dinosaurs, we could be eaten alive any minute. The woman flicked her dark hair over her shoulder and I noticed the feathers and different natural things twisted into the braids. "You know our job. We must take down Terra Nova. Now, follow us." We all stood without questioning her. Our training had taught us at least that.

So we started to trek. There were no paths, and the vegetation was thick. It needed to be chopped down as we made our way to the camp. It seemed like hours until we actually reached the place, and when we did I couldn't see anything different. It was just the same as the rest of the forrest we walked through. The tall trees, the many flowers, the same fresh yet slightly muggy air. We all stopped when the woman, Mira, held up a hand. Her men did a call and suddenly roped were lowered. Many of us jumped, but I didn't. I guess I'm good with surprises. It was one part of my training I excelled at, surprise attacks. Mira smirked at those who did jump, then turned to the ropes. "You were taught how to climb trees and such. Well, that won't be any good here. We use these. If you can't do it, then you'll have to learn or you'll be on the ground all night, and trust me, you don't want that." I was used to knowing the harsh reality, but the way Mira spoke was something completely different. She seemed to have a way of making you believe it was do the best or die. I wasn't going to take any chances, so I was one of the first to take a rope and climb up.

The camp was not what I had expected. It was all built out of wood, and looked sort of like a giant version of the tree houses I read about when I was a child, the ones which existed when children could still play outside. There were different buildings, linked by bridges and planks, that were made predominantly out of old material. It wasn't the most comforting sight, but I sucked it up, because this was a lot better than my last home. Mira left us with a couple of her people and told us to get some sleep, before reporting early tomorrow for a lowdown on what's what around here.

"This is your room. You three will share." The two other girls around my age nodded at the woman and she left us to get to sleep. I looked around the small room, which only contained three make shift beds and a draw each for our stuff. I saw the other two girls shoot each other looks as they tried to decide which bed they wanted. I sighed silently, knowing they were too afraid to just ask me which one I wanted. So I just pulled my pack off my back and threw it onto the bed closest to the curtain acting as the door. They took this as a hint to chose their own, which they did in the end. We all changed quickly, and I avoided having conversation with them for as long as possible. It wasn't that I didn't like them in particular, I just didn't like people in general. Yeh yeh, I know, that's a horrible thing to say. But to be honest, I'm a bit of a horrible person. I totally blame my environment and upbringing, but I've been told it has a lot to do with my terrible personality. That's one of the reasons I wanted a fresh start, to try and move away from all those problems. But I could tell, just by the looks of the place we were now in, I had just moved on to different problems.

-/-TerraNova-/-

I woke early the next morning, mainly due to the forest noises and bright sunlight that I wasn't used to. We had already been told where the shower was, I wandered over there, taking in more of my surrounding as I did so. From one view point, you could see for miles out. I looked across the never ending trees and saw a couple of pterodactyls circling an area. It was a sight I thought I would never get to witness. I realised someone was standing behind me before they spoke. "Stunning isn't it?" Probably expecting me to jump at their voice, the man's face looked slightly surprised when I turned calmly a couple of seconds later.

"I guess so." I replied and he leant on the beam stopping us falling off.

"It's a shame, what we have to do to it." I knew of the plan to destroy the place, and honestly, I didn't agree with it. But I had nothing else, so I had to act like I couldn't care less. Luckily that was my speciality. I just shrugged and continued to stare out at the mass of green. "You're one of the new ones." When I only nodded in response the man smirked. "What's your name?" He asked.

"Rio."

"Well Rio," I looked up this time at him and saw him smirk again. "I'm Lucas." I shook the hand he offered me while studying him. He was weird, and had a hint of almost insanity hidden in his brown eyes. His appearance was one of unkemptness. Not like the others who lived with the Sixers, but almost like he lived more rough than them. He must have noticed my staring, as he raised an eye brow. "Are you quite done yet?" He asked and but I didn't look away.

"You aren't a Sixer." He kept the eyebrow raised and crossed his arms.

"And how did you come up with that?" I shrugged.

"You look different. And behave differently." We stared at each other for a minute or so, neither wanting to look away. Eventually he laughed.

"You're quite something aren't you? It was a pleasure meeting you Rio." And with that he left me alone again. What a weird guy, I thought then shrugged it off and carried on to my shower.

"We don't tolerate violence between our members here." Mira had got us all on the ground and was talking us through the rules. I glanced around and took note of the faces of the others who had come through with me. There was four boys around the same age as us three girls, then there were a couple of adults. I knew there would be more teenagers though, as Mira wanted younger members so she could bring them up using her methods. If she starts young, there is less of a chance that they will go against her. Specially if she gets the ones who would give anything for a change of lifestyle. Take me for example. Or my brother, Ash. I looked up at one of the lower planks and saw Lucas was watching with a thoughtful look on his face. He struck me as a genius sort of guy, but one of those mad geniuses. He caught me looking and smirked, nodding his head in greeting. Knowing it wouldn't do me any harm staying on his good side, I half-smiled and nodded back. "My orders are to be obeyed, no questions. If I find that someone has not been doing as they're told, I will see to it personally that they are punished. And if I find anyone, at all, ever, double crossing me, I feel sorry for them. Because they'll be regretting it once I'm done with them." Everyone seemed to take this the most seriously for some reason. It was probably the way Mira said it. I could tell just from her tone that the Sixers were funny about spies. Maybe they had a spy in Terra Nova? "Right! In your training you learnt how to use guns and hand to hand combat, but what they didn't teach you was how to defend yourself against our wildlife." Mira then started to teach us how to stay alive if we ever came face to face with a dinosaur, and it was actually quite fun, if you ignored the fact the situation would be life threatening if real.

-/-TerraNova-/-

It had been two weeks since I had arrived in the Sixers camp, and everything was starting to piss me off. Since I had been so capable in training, I had already been sent out with others to sabotage any Terra Nova OTG mission we heard about. I had stolen medical supplies and a some ammo too. The problem wasn't the stealing, it was what Mira's guys did to the soldiers and sometimes even scientists. They would beat them up, but let them live. It was strange, and I didn't like doing it. I also didn't like sharing with the girls I was with. They were typical teenage girls, all they cared about was boys and looks. I was surprised they even managed to complete their training back in 2149, let alone here. Another problem I had with this place, was the secrecy. We weren't allowed to know anything. A day after we arrived, Lucas disappeared. No one spoke of him, and no one would tell me where he went or what he does. We also we're allowed to know what was in some parts of the camp, such as a room near to ours, which people barely ever went into, except the one man who guarded outside. And then they would do shifts so there was always someone there. Obviously no one was allowed in Mira's room, or Lucas', but they were allowed to traipse into ours any time they wanted and check to make sure we were keeping to the rules. I had already earned myself a night on the ground for refusing to let them scan my tags. I wasn't too bothered about that though, since I just climbed up another tree and slept there that night. And they hadn't scanned the tags, so I won.

But overall, I was getting tired of this place and I wanted out. Too bad I had made an agreement that I could come 85 million years into the past as long as I served Mira. I was lying on my bed after a long training session with the man who did hand to hand combat, when my dear brother decided to pay me a visit. I was surprised, since he hadn't spoken to me since that time at the portal. "Hey." he said as he entered and I merely looked at him then closed my eyes again. "Look Rio, you need to stop with the attitude ok? I overheard Mira talking and they're getting kinda pissed. It won't just be a night on the ground next time." I sighed and sat up, looking into my brother's face.

"You have no right to tell me what to do Ash."

"Sure I do, we're still family, even if you don't want to be." I glared at him then shook my head.

"How can we be family? After what you did?" He sat down on the end of my bed.

"No matter how much you try to deny it Rio, we're so alike. Both of us are strong willed, we both want the same things. Why can't you just accept what happened and more on?"

"I am nothing like you. I never will be." He smirked at my angry expression.

"But you are, look what you're doing here. This supposedly goes against what you believe in, yet here you are, following orders and destroying things you believe is the way forward." I stood up and he did too.

"Get out." I hissed. He did start to leave though, but before he was out the door he smiled sweetly at me.

"Have a good night, sis." That was it. I was getting out of here. I was getting away from the corruption and I was getting away from my brother.

So there you have it, chapter one. I hope you like it, since I'm still unsure about it. I don't even know if I'll be continuing. If I get some good feedback I will.

Please review, it would make my day!

-ellie xox