This is chapter 7 and sorry it's taken awhile to up date, but I hope it's worth the wait...as always!


Lois sat at the piano and began to play requiem for a dream. Her fingers stroked the keys she knew so well, the soft notes echoed into the lounge. The six year old sighed in relief as she lost herself in the melodic music.

Jenny Lewis peered into the room, smiling as Lois closed her eyes, completely lost in her music. Lois turned, only just realising she was there.

'Where's your dad?' she leant against the doorway.

'He left to do a seminar,' she said sadly. Her face lit up in realisation, 'I know, you can play with me.'

Lois scooted across the seat and patted beside her. Jenny sat beside her, mussing up the girl's hair, 'Of course I will.'

Jenny looked lovingly at Lois as her fingers found the all too familiar keys. Jenny too began to play alongside the young child. The music spilled from the piano as they both lost their thoughts in the melody of requiem for a dream. It was Lois's favourite song, from a young age she had sat beside Jenny and watched her play the tune. As she had gotten older, she had found herself playing the same notes, her fingers finding all the right ones. It had stunned her father at first that she could play it just aged five. Her mother had just laughed at Nick's astonishment when she had led him into the room to hear her play.

The sound of the front door made Jenny turn her head in the direction of the doorway. Nick looked back at her, smiling at the sight of them playing together.

'Daddy!' Lois cried out, attempting to clamber down from the seat. Jenny picked Lois up and lifted her over her own lap and onto the floor. Lois ran at her father's legs and held him in a fierce embrace.

'Go sit back at the piano.' He said, easing her off himself. Lois frowned and did as she was told. She held her arms up to Jenny to sit her back onto the raised seat. Jenny lifted Lois onto her lap and looked quizically at Nick.

He pulled a camera from his bag and raised it to his eye. Lios cocked her head to one side, her long dark hair falling down past her soulders, her eyes filled with an unknown sparkle. Jenny smiled ever so slightly, her beautiful eyes finding the camera lens. The moment was captured forever. Nick pulled the camera away from his eye and smiled at them both.

'Perfect.' He whispered. Lois climbed off Jenny's lap and began to play once again, ignoring both Jenny and Nick.

Jenny stood and walked to Nick, 'Perfect?' she asked.

'Yes, just perfect.' He grinned. She playfully pushed him, shaking her head as she left the room.

Nick watched Jenny leave, hearing the front door close, he made his way to Lois. Nick planted a kiss on Lois's forehead, a smile flickering across his lips, 'I love you.'

Lois heard him, but answered without taking her eyes off the piano, 'I love you too daddy.'



Nick sighed, 'I know you do...' he pushed a strand of hair off her face, '...you're just like your mother...beautiful.'

Lois didn't hear his whispered comment and carried on. Nick took one last photo before putting the camera away. The front door opened once again and Lois abandoned the grand piano.

'Mummy?' she asked, leaving the lounge in favour of the hallway, 'Oh...can I have a biscuit? Please?'

Nick expressed amusement at his daughter's persistant nagging.

'Maybe later Lois, after dinner.' Her mother said, struggling with shopping bags from the car boot.

Nick followed his wife and child to kitchen, half- walking, half - chasing a screaming, giggling Lois.

Lois watched Helen back her rucksack. She had woken just minutes before. She had found the photo of herself playing the piano in Helen's bag; suddenly the memory of that day had come flooding back.

Helen saw her looking at it, 'How well can you play?'

Lois stared at Helen, 'Well enough...I played at Reading hexagon once.'

Helen was impressed, 'Jenny's done well with you...I never knew she could play.'

Lois snorted, 'That's because you're arrogant...you didn't even know that my father could play.'

Helen paused; she had a point, 'Nick never told me-'

'-you never asked.' Lois stopped; she looked around hastily, spotting it.

Helen noticed her do so. In one swift sudden movement, Lois was on her feet and running away from her. Helen darted forward, somethng else catching her eye, fear over taking her.

'Lois! Lois!' she was too far ahead, yet Helen still ran after her.

The anomaly was within Lois's sight, she scrambled over the sand. It gradually came closer to her, lifting her spirits, making adrenaline pulsate through her body.

Helen cursed, for a scrawny journalist she was pretty damn fast. Helen cursed again; she had her mother's long legs and father's stamina...just her luck.

Lois finally reached theanomaly, pausing only to look at Helen miles behind her. Taking a deep breath, not knowing where it would lead, Lois went throught the anomaly.

Helen reached the anomaly, struggling for breath, she followed Lois's lead.

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Jenny slammed the car door shut, Nick did the same.

'Where did they say they were?' she asked him as they walked into the ever darkening forest.



'There's a part of the forest which is cornered off to the public, it's where the anomaly opens every time.' He answered truthfully.

'So how do we find it?' she asked innocently.

Nick laughed lightly, 'Just follow the big red signs.'

Sure enough they found one not far from the car, it was angry and stood out like a sore thumb.

'Oh...' Jenny said, unnecessarily.

Finally they reached the green gates with signs saying it wasn't a public place. They both flashed their ID at the SAS guard and he let them pass.

The pair were greeted by Connor who bounced happily towards them in a greeting, 'Nothing's come through as of yet.'

'Thanks Connor.' Jenny smiled as he walked away in his usual bubbly self.

Nick made a face as Lester spotted them. Jenny grimaced aswell.

'Where the hell have you two been? Count yourselves lucky nothing has come through.' He complained; begining to lecture them.

Suddenly the familiar sound of something coming through the anomaly rung out in the air, every SAS guard directed their guns towards it. Abruptly something burst through, stumbling running. It was a person, as soon as she came through, she carried on running. One of the guards trained his gun on her, but the sound of something else entering the anomaly caught everone's attention.

Nick tried to run forward, but Jenny held him back. Helen Cutter emerged and fled in a completely different direction to the other woman. The guards turned their attention to the two women, scattering in all directionsafter them. That was until the sound was heard again, a thunderous sound echoing in their ears. Every guard turned back to the anomaly, as the all too memorable face of a gorgonopsid exploded into their time.


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