Terra Nova chapter 2

"Damn that hurt" I mutter, a burning feeling un my chest, I've been blindfolded at a guess and my hands are tied behind my back, the rope already chaffing at my wrists, the world was bouncing around and swaying side to side so I'm definitely in a rover, but where I was going was the million dollar question. "I see your awake little brother, now again are you certain you won't join us" the voice of Lucas asked, pulling the blindfold down, my eyes adjusted to the dim inside of the rover, inside was indeed Lucas along with Mira a grim expression on her face. "You know what I think I will again have to pass on your generous offer" I retorted, an ice cold look from Lucas confirmed I had given him an undesired response, "are you sure you want to do this Lucas, this could lead to war" Mira spoke up. The cold stare Lucas had given me was then directed towards mira, "don't you think I know what I'm doing, I'm not scared of my father, I'm done with games" he screamed, the veins popping on his forehead, before he roughly pulled the blindfold back over my eyes.

The rover pulled to a stop on the field expanse that sat outside the main gates of terra nova , I became aware of this quite quickly when I was first thrown out of the vehicle to tumble to a stop, Lucas then too jumped out roughly standing me back up and removing my blindfold. Their it was in front of me Terra Nova, the closest thing I had to a home, much bigger than when I first arrived, it had expanded and settled into the landscape, already with a look of permanence, the welcome however was not the one I had expected to return home too. In front of me I could see the armed soldiers of the colony were swarming to the gates, the large sonic turrets manned and pointing towards me. And then the gates rolled up slowly, each log of the great gate swinging upwards and their he was, our father commander Taylor, he had aged since id last seen him, greyer and the signs of stress showed in the many worry lines of his face, but in some ways he looked healthier, brighter and more alive than he had ever been in 2149. He alone walked out through the gates, "Lucas what is this" he shouted his authorative voice giving me a shiver, "Well daddy your two little boys have come home" Lucas mocked a manic grin on his face, he then pulled the sonic pistol from his belt and pushed it into the side of my skull. Taylor froze, a pained expression crossed his face "please son don't cross this bridge, he's your brother" he shouted, his voice much softer, "you did this, this was all you, and Clint made his decision he chose you and he chose wrong, let this be an example to terra nova, challenge me and die" Lucas replied his voice a frantic yell. Throughout all of this I had stood quietly, Lucas was in control of this situation and unhinged, there wasn't much for me to say in this, I had however noticed a movement within the tree line, though had yet to decide what it was I had a fair idea of its source, carnotaurs.

" So say your farewells Clint" Lucas shouted, it was at this moment that the three carnotaurs broke cover sprinting across the open ground, all froze at this moment both sixers and terranovians, all apart from myself, wrenching free from Lucas's grip, I ran , arms still tied up I headed towards my father " farewell Lucas you crazy bastard" I yelled. Everyone moved at once now, the sixers jumping back into their rover and the soldiers on guard aiming towards the carnotaurs, Lucas remained still apart from one raised arm the pistol pointed towards my retreating back, he fired a single shot throwing me forward and knocking the air from my lungs. Taylor was still around 150 yards away but began to run towards me, he was however intercepted by a man from terra nova who grabbed him pulling him back towards the safety of the colony, I rolled onto my back looking backwards to see Lucas and the sixers speeding away followed by two of the carnotaurs, unfortunately one had noticed me and my father and was stalking closer. The screams of terra novan civilians echoed from the gate along with the frantic yells from Taylor to let him go as he fought to reach me, the sonic turrets were still out of range and I was alone. The carnotaurs moved in for the kill, standing over me, its head darted down yaws open wide, I rolled to the left but not far enough, it took hold of my leg and lifted me up, its teeth sinking deep into the flesh and bone of my calve, I screamed in pain, the carnotaurs responded shaking its head and me side to side. And there I saw him running in towards me, my father Commander Taylor had broken away from his restraint and charged forward yelling and screaming his fury, a large sonic rifle in his arms, following him then came the rest of the soldiers this buzz of charging blasters sounding, the carnotaurs turned in response, I hanging upside down from its mouth, it dropped me with a thud, I landing on my head and straight into unconsciousness.