here's chapter 10! hope you like it :) aha

LadyStrider17: nooo kara doesn't exist here loll

AlexisSalvatore17: um i originally thought maybe but noo... i mean skye is basically the same age as emma, his baby sister, so wouldn't that be creepy?

thanks for the nice reviewsss (:

"Hey," Emma smiled as she walked down into Boylan's empty bar. Josh looked up from where he stood behind the counter cleaning cups to smile back.

She leaned over the counter, watching Josh finish the dishes quickly. It had been about two weeks since he had taken her OTG, since their first kiss, and the beginning of their little relationship. Within that time, she had slowly begun to open up to her father, especially since he started teaching her how to shoot, which she loved immensely. She and Josh were also becoming more open, holding hands in the market, and even a quick kiss every now and again, which seemed to make Skye detest her more and more. Soon it seemed like everyone except their parents knew about them.

Josh put back the last cup then leaned over the counter towards Emma. "What can I get for you, Miss?" he joked.

"How about a glass of wine, bartender?" she said sweetly, suppressing the urge to laugh.

Josh leaned closer. "I'm afraid you're underage…" he said, pointing to the 21+ sign on the wall behind him.

"Hm… is there anything I could do to make you forget that rule?" she whispered, arching her eyebrows.

Josh nodded, smirking. Emma leaned forward more. She planted her lips on his, a small smile forming. Her lips were beginning to part, as were his, when they heard someone walk up next to them.

"Jesus, Shannon!" a thick Australian accent laughed. "Kiss your girlfriend on your own time."

They pulled back quickly. Josh grimaced as Emma began to blush. The man smiled at her, then at Josh as he arched his eyebrows, nodding, making Emma blush more.

"Uh…Emma, this is my um, boss, Tom Boylan…Boylan, this is Emma Taylor," Josh said, determined to break the awkward silence.

"Nice to meet you," Emma forced a small smile.

"Taylor…you're the Commander's daughter, right?" Boylan said, still grinning.

"Yeah…that's me…but I prefer Emma," she found it incredibly annoying when she was continuously referred to as 'the Commander's kid.'

"Well, welcome to Terra Nova, Emma."

"Thanks."

"And Shannon, don't ignore the rule," Boylan said as he walked away.

Emma's jaw dropped a little. She smacked her hands against her face. "Oh my God, he heard me…" she murmured, embarrassed.

Josh laughed, giving her a quick kiss on the forehead. "He's just messing with you, Em. Don't worry, he's like that with everyone."

She nodded, beginning to laugh herself. "What a great first impression right?" she bit her lip. "Well I should probably go… my dad's taking me shooting again," she said, clearly excited.

"He is? Didn't you hit someone last time?"

"No!" her brow furrowed. "Almost…almost.. But I didn't."

Josh arched his eyebrows in amusement. "Alright, just don't shoot yourself in the foot or something," he grinned.

"Ha-ha," she sneered, sticking her tongue out childishly. "See ya later."

Emma turned and walked to the steps, back up to the fresh air.

"She seems nice…pretty too. I remember her brother… he was always a bit of an ass…"

Josh swung around to see Boylan walking back behind the counter. Josh nodded.

"Doesn't look much like Taylor though, her brother looked like a younger version of his father…" he shrugged. "Does the Commander know that you're dating his daughter?"

"No…."

Boylan simply laughed, and poured himself a drink.

Later:

Emma fired again. It hit the paper target's arm. "Dammit…" she muttered.

She watched her father shoot, hitting the target square in the chest. Mimicking his stance, she tried again, hitting the target's stomach. She shrugged. Closer.

"Keep your hands steady," Taylor advised, watching Emma aim. She steadied herself and fired.

"YES!" she yelled. Taylor laughed, staring at the target with several holes in it's sides and one about an inch below the center of it's chest. "Close enough!" Emma said proudly.

It was so different from when he had taught Lucas when he was 13. Lucas, being the perfectionist and all, had become easily frustrated, but refused to stop until he got it right. Emma, on the other hand, simply had fun with it.

Sensing that her father was lost in his thoughts, she fired again, wondering if the gunshots would snap him out of it.

"Do you think he's alive?" she asked as she aimed.

"Hm? What? Who?" he said, slowly coming back.

"…Lucas…do you think he's alive?"

Taylor looked at his daughter, they hadn't spoken about Lucas since he told her what happened. "It's possible…"

Emma nodded. She wondered if he knew about the writing on the rocks. She'd been think about that a lot lately. The math on the rocks, she knew it was way beyond what she had learned so far. But her brother was a genius, he always had been. If it was him, she wouldn't be sure unless she went back.

The next day, Emma woke up earlier than usual. She threw on shorts, a t-shirt, and her shoes. She straightened her hair quickly and practically inhaled her small breakfast.

"In a rush?" Taylor asked as he watched while drinking his coffee, wondering why on earth she was awake so early.

"Uh…no, I'm just hanging out with Skye today, and it's cooler in the morning…?" she lied, surprised that her father seemed to buy it. She rushed back into her room, closing the door behind her.

She threw her canteen, into her small backpack along with a portable radio, a couple of apples, and Josh's sweater that she still had.

"Hey, I'm heading out!" she called to her father in his study.

"Don't be out too late!"

Emma hurriedly headed towards Skye's house. She knocked on the door a few times, fidgeting with her backpack straps.

Skye answered, her brow furrowing when she saw who it was. "Emma? What are you doing here?" she yawned. "It's like 8 in the morning!"

"Could I uh, come in?" Emma asked, feeling nervous.

"S-sure." Emma followed Skye inside. "What's wrong?" Skye asked, notice Emma's expression.

"Um…I was wondering if you could cover for me…"

Skye simply arched her right eyebrow as if to say, 'And why would I help you?'

"…I have to OTG…"

"With Josh?" Skye said, crossing her arms, envy flickering in her eyes.

"No…no, I didn't want to even tell Josh cuz he'd just want to come too…but I need to go alone." Emma said, her voice getting quieter.

"Where are you going, exactly?"

"The falls…"

"W-what? That's like 5 klicks away! And you want to go alone, and walk? Through the jungle…where there are dinosaurs.."

"I'll be fine…I just…I think I found something about my….my brother."

Skye's eyes widened as she remembered meeting Lucas. He had been making the Sixers get her to their camp a lot lately, asking for frequent updates about Emma. "You think he's alive?"

Emma nodded. "You know the writing on all of those rocks? I saw them when we went OTG last time…I-I think Lucas did that…."

Skye felt irritated. Josh must've shown her….and he'd promised not to tell anyone.

"So will you? I won't be out there long….it's just in case my dad asks where I am or was today." Emma gave Skye a small, hopeful smile.

She frowned but agreed. "I really don't think it's a good idea…but I don't think me saying no is going to stop you…so I might as well help," Skye sighed, walking back to her room for a moment. She dug through her nightstand drawer, but only found her father's old combat knife. Her sonic gun was still hidden at one of the outposts on her route to the Sixer camp.

"Here, take this at least," Skye handed her the black knife and a knife holster for her ankle. "Don't put it on until you're out there though…"

"Thank you, Skye…I owe you one," Emma smiled, putting the knife in her pack.

"Don't…die or anything. Josh would kill me," Skye joked dryly.

"I'll do my best," Emma faked a laugh.

"You better get going, it's a long walk and if you want to make it back before it's dark you need to hurry," Skye advised, motioning towards the door. "I know you haven't had a lot of survival training, sojust… stay sharp, okay?"

Emma nodded and walked out and began to make her way towards where she and Josh had sneaked out last time. She prayed that she would be able to find the falls, though the path was pretty clear. She crawled under the fence and worked her way into the foliage. She quickly knelt down, taking the knife out of her backpack, strapping the holster to her ankle. Emma had learned enough about the jungle, to know that the knife would do her little good, but it still felt nice to have. The jungle felt so much bigger now that she was alone.

Emma forged along, beads of sweat forming on her forehead as the sun bore down on her. She was exhausted, her legs were aching from walking uphill. The sounds of dinosaurs in the distance frightened her. Her mind was racing, heart pounding as she continued. She could tell she was getting close, recognizing familiar spots from when they had gone OTG last, but the jungle grew fast so she couldn't be sure.

Terra Nova:

Skye's head snapped up when there was a loud knock on her front door. She hesitantly stood from her seat in the kitchen.

"Hello, Skye!" Commander Taylor said when she poked her head out of the door, Jim Shannon stood behind him. Crap! she thought.

"Hi, um…can I help you with something?" she said, still not fully opening the door, which Taylor had noticed.

"I was just coming by to see how you and Emma were doing. Is she here?" he asked. That morning, when Emma had been rushing around, and given him the unconvincing excuse that she was going to Skye's and something about it being cooler in the morning had made her father slightly suspicious.

"O-of course, sir. But she's in the bathroom right now I think…" Skye lied, her heart racing as she struggled to come up with an excuse. She hadn't expected Emma's father to come by while they were supposedly hanging out.

Her lie was obvious. Taylor shook his head. "Skye…I know she's not here… do you know where she is?" he asked, his face growing tough again.

Skye gulped, unsure if she should say where she really was. "I don't know."

"Do not lie to me, please. Where is she and why are you two lying to me?" he questioned.

Jim's brow furrowed as he crossed his arms, staring at Skye. "Is she in trouble or something?" the cop asked.

"I-I don't know…." Skye's mouth felt dry as she continued, the two men stared at her harshly. "She asked me to cover for her…she said it had to do with her brother…and she had to go…outside the gates." She swallowed thickly as she saw the horror on the Commander's face.

"You. Let. Her. Go?" Taylor growled. Skye felt terrible, she knew she shouldn't have let her go, but she hadn't really wanted to stop her at the time.

"Skye," Jim said, drawing her attention away from the furious Commander. "Why didn't you come to us?"

"I-I… she would've gone anyways… I'm sorry…I wasn't thinking," Skye whispered, tears of frustration prickling behind her eyes.

"No, you weren't," Taylor snapped. He had never been mean to Skye, but right now his anger was getting the best of him. "Do you know where she went?" He began to wonder if she knew about Lucas's calculations on the rocks at the falls. But how could she? How could anyone know?

Skye nodded, looking down at her feet. "To Snakehead Falls."

Taylor's eyes widened. "What's out there? Why would she go there?" Jim asked, confused.

"C'mon Shannon, we need to go get her before something else does," Taylor said, turning to leave, ignoring the cop's questions.

Skye stood in her doorway, internally kicking herself repeatedly. She watched as Jim quickly followed after the Commander. Please be okay, Emma, her mind begged as she leaned against the door for support.

Snakehead Falls:

She carefully made her way down the path she and Josh had used to get back up to the rover. She carefully walked along the rocks to where the writing was. Tiredly dropping her backpack down, she knelt next to it, pulling out an apple. Her stomach growled, begging for food. She quickly ate, then began to look over the writing. There were equations, diagrams, and more. Emma didn't understand any of it. She moved closer to the ones on the rock wall, above the water. She stared at it, her fingers lightly tracing over the smooth face of the rock, following the yellow lines of a diagram.

Mesmerized by all of it, she failed to notice footsteps on the rocks behind her. She continued to study the calculations, her mind flickering back to times when she had watched her brother do his math homework when she was little. It all looked so complicated and foreign, much how these equations felt to her now. She strained her head back to stare up at the higher markings. How the hell did those get up there? she thought. Suddenly she heard someone behind her clear their throat. She froze.

"Well…what do we have here?" a man's voice said. "I didn't know the great Commander Taylor was allowing children outside the gates now."

Emma whipped around. There stood a young man. He was dirty, tall, stubble growing on his face, his sandy hair was messy. He smirked at her, amusement lingered on his face. It wasn't until her frightened eyes met his…his jade green eyes, that it hit her. She inhaled sharply, losing her footing for a second, almost toppling over into the water. Something akin to shock began to form on the man's face as well, his mischievous grin fading. Her brow furrowed, as did his.

"Oh my God…" she breathed, "Lucas?"

ohhh mmm ggg lol...yup so they've finally crossed paths again! (: sorry the chapter was a bit short

i hope the next chapter will be up by tomorrow, but it's possible it wont be until wed. instead...in the middle of a move, and school :/ but i'll get it up asap