A/N: I am final back to finish this wonderful story that I started 2 years ago. I know I have taken so long as to write it I have been very busy and I hope you all can forgive me and enjoy the new chapter. I would advise that you read from the beginning to understand it all again seeing as it has been a long time.

I hope you enjoy it. Oh yeah I don't own The Lost World, but I do own Aryan, Mawiya, Raawiya, Safwan and the Ma'd tribe.

Morning came over the plateau and a roar of a T-Rex could be heard in every corner of the plateau. In the Treehouse, the male's were getting themselves ready for the herb gathering trip. Strange to think that its usually Veronica or Finn that helps out Challenger with the herbs. But nether the less Roxton and Malone didn't mind helping out at all, hopefully with the knee eyes of Challenger they could learn a lesson or two in herb picking. Packed with a spot of lunch they should be back home by dinner or dawn the next day depending how well they do and how far they have travelled. Bidding the ladies and Aryan a farewell they set off hoping that the T-Rex weren't in they way.

Finn decided that she was going to do some gardening with Aryan whom she has became very close friends with over the few weeks he has been there. Where as Marguerite and Veronica decided that they can do the laundry down by the lake and perhaps to take a swim seeing as it was the most beautiful and sunny morning they have seen, and it wouldn't be right if they didn't take a dip in the cool waters of the lake. Finn like the idea of swimming which she told the others that she might join them later.

Nodding they departed to do their work. While walking down to the lake with a basket each, Marguerite and Veronica both wanted to ask each other something but didn't know what to say. Marguerite broke the silence between them which is unlikely of the brunette beauty to do

"So, I see Finn and Aryan are becoming fast friends" She told her

"Yeah I noticed that too. It's nice that he can other friends in the group and doesn't fill left out. Just hope that some of the guys can take him under their wing and teach him other stuff as well. Ned can help him with writing, Roxton can help him with defending himself, and Challenger well that can be anything. And I of course can be the mother that I'm suppose to be." Veronica replied back

"What about me? How can I help him?" Marguerite questioned her with the rising of her eyebrow

"Anything, your a fine educated women Marguerite. But I thought being around him might be a little bit hard for you to cope with, by what you have told me. I just don't want to see you get hurt again, even though you act tough with everyone I have seen you when your at your worse." Veronica told her while putting her basket down by the side of the lake and taking a seat

"Thanks, that is kind of you Veronica but I must go through this at some stage. Maybe being with Aryan might help me forgive myself for what I did. I still don't have the heart to tell the others about it. Maybe they wont see it the same way as you do." She said with a heavy sigh of defeat

"You will never know unless you tell them. You may have your doubts and you may think that. Even I did, I thought you guys will never forgive me for not telling you about Aryan and that part of my past. But I was wrong, you proved to me that I was wrong." Veronica told the brunette and set out to do some laundry before taking a swim in the lake.

Meanwhile back along the trail to collect herbs, Malone and Roxton are learning to be able to spot the differences between the herbs. Maybe not as well as Challenger can but that's all the fun in learning sometimes. They are lucky that most of the herbs are under the canopy of trees, keeping the cool from the sun.

Each has had their thoughts on the young Aryan, wondering what they are going to do with him. There is plenty of room in the Treehouse but will he stay till he has all the answers to the questions that he has or is he there on a permeate bases. If so, each of the guys have their own idea's of what to do with the lad. Malone wants to turn him into a writer, where as Roxton wants to be able to take him on hunts and of course Challenger wants to turn him into a young scientists.

Snap! Roxton looked up, his senses on high alert, it didn't sound like a animal. It was too human, maybe an ape man or a local tribe hunters or warriors.

"Challenger! Malone!" he called to them signalling them to come nearer to him.

All he did was point to where the sound was coming from and they knew that weren't alone. Snap! Snap! Two more branches snapped, they were heading straight towards the men. Then to the guys surprise to females came out into the clearing in front of them.

"Who are you?" They all said in unison.

A/N: Sorry that it was such a small chapter, I have to get back into it and try to re kindle everything again and make my characters come alive. But I hope that you will like it, and the next chapter will be longer I promise you guys.