Out of Conan Doyle's Mind

by Jet556

AU set in 1960 and based off of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World." It is off to Africa when Lieutenant Wendall Barrage returns to the Royal Ontario Museum with what he claims is the wing bone of a Pteranodon he had shot seven months prior. Accompanying him on his expedition is Professor Lee Ping, Sir Camillio Martinez and columnist Holger Holgaart.

2. A Conundrum Uncloaked

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A Conundrum Uncloaked

The next day Barrage, Lee, Cam and Holger all met at the Toronto airport. Lee said his goodbyes to his wife Tina and his sixteen-year old son Jonathan, Holger had said goodbye to his fiancée Kimmie McAdams at her home, Cam had said goodbye to his adoring fans but Barrage had said goodbye to no one.

Looking at the map he had made, Barrage thought about the conundrum he had uncloaked. For eighteen years he had been stuck at the rank of lieutenant. If this expedition was a success it would grant him a new rank, new prestige, new respect… Respect. Yes, that was all that he really wanted.

As they went up the plane steps, Cam and Holger talked. What of? Of Cam's exploits as a hunter!

"What a story this will make! You writing about it for your paper and me writing about it for my fans." Said Cam. "What a great tale it will make about shooting tigers in Africa!"

"There no tigers in Africa." Stated Holger.

"I know." Replied Cam. "But I don't think my fans are the smartest people so what they don't know won't hurt them."

"May cause angry mobs come after Cam when learn truth." Commented Holger.

Taking a seat next to Barrage, Lee looked at the map in his hands. He was skeptical but he just had to know. "Where exactly are we going?"

"The Congo." Stated Barrage.