"Maddy, Skye! Where are you? This isn't funny!" Mark called out as he and Josh searched Boylen's for the missing girls. Josh ran outside as he continued calling for them. Mark followed close behind. He pointed towards the house settlement, "You go see if they went home. I'll search the area and alert some other soldiers just in case." Mark ordered. Josh nodded and turned on his heel, the worry evident on his face.

Josh stopped dead in his track when he heard soft wailing sounds. He checked behind the bush, where the sounds were emanating from.

"Mark! Over here!" He called out to the soldier as he began to pick her up. Without saying much, they took her to the infirmary.

"Aahh, Miss Skye Tate. Good morning, slept well?" Lucas said as he approached Skye. She had been given a change of cloths and was now sporting tan shorts and a dark blue v-neck. She looked up at him and then instantly looked away.

"Not a morning person, huh?" Lucas teased. "Come with me, we're going for a little walk." Without giving her a chance to say anything else, he grabbed her arm and pulled her up. A soldier came towards them to untie her hands but Lucas put his hand up.

"No. Leave her tied up. She's capable of more than you think. Trust me, I should know." He said as he shot her a teasing smile.

They walked side by side past the trees, aimlessly wandering.

"How's my old man?" Lucas asked, shooting Skye a sideward glance. She stared straight ahead.

"You don't care." She simply stated. Lucas thought for a moment.

"Fair enough."

They were both quiet for a while, the awkward silence holding back either of them from speaking.

"I've arranged for some more clothes and supplies for you. You're going to be here a while. Until I finish planning the next attack." He said, finally breaking the silence. Skye still didn't make a sound.

Since the Pheonix had taken her, she had felt so numb. She had feared the day she would be killed every singe day for months. She woke up screaming sometimes, all from nightmares about Lucas.

Lucas, still bleeding, creeping up behind her with a knife in his hand. Saying "I told you not to betray me again. I warned you, Bucket," before he slit her throat.

Just thinking about it made her tremble.

"Bucket." Skye gasped, startled and caught off guard. She snapped out of her own thoughts and turned to look at Lucas with wide eyes. "What's wrong? It's not like you to show this much fear. Tell your brother what the matter is." He spoke gently to her. She quickly turned away, releasing the breath she didn't realize she was holding. Lucas impatiently waited a few moments.

"So you're not going to talk to me?" He chuckled to himself. "You don't have very many people to talk to here…if you wish to ignore me as much as possible, go ahead. But I know you'll come around." He looked at her, smiling.

"Mrs. Shannon, she's waking up! Hurry!" Mark bellowed in the infirmary. Dr. Elisabeth Shannon came running to see her daughter, lying lifelessly on the gurney.

"Maddy, honey are you alright? It's okay, you're okay." She reassured her. Maddy slightly opened her eyes. She tried to speak but her voice was slurred. "Honey, it's all right. You've been drugged. Your senses will be a little distorted for a few more minutes.

Someone tried to gag you with a pad of cotton laced with a genetically altered anesthetic. The effects should wear off soon…but…Maddy…where's Skye?

"Skye…it's up…it's everywhere…" she said as her eyes drooped. Mark grabbed her hand and squeezed it. Josh paced the room, clearly upset.

"She needs more time. That's all. You can stay if you'd like, but you really don't have to. One of the nurses will tell me when she wakes up." Mrs. Shannon stated.

"I wish I could stay with her, but I have to go with the rest of the guys. It's time for my shift. We're going to ask around and see if anyone knows where Skye might be."

"I'm staying right here." Josh firmly added.

There was something clearly bothering her. Something beyond her whole kidnapped and then held hostage and threatened to be killed situation. Something he was having trouble figuring out and something she was having trouble even mentioning. And he wasn't exactly her favorite person right now. No way she was going to open up to him. In his mind, there were tow ways to go about this.

Break her so that she spills everything.

Earn her trust.

Yeah. Number one seemed like a better idea.

Author's Note: Sorry it's so short! Thanks for the feedback, makes me so excited! :D And thanks to those of you who favorited/added me to their story alert list. Hope you enjoy!

I forgot to add a disclaimer (See, I really am new to this.) I do not own Terra Nova or anything associated with it!