66. Scars (UDC1 - #42)
Both of them had scars. More than they would ever be willing to admit.
They had said horrible things to each other. Helen despised him. She blamed him for everything. Yet, it was not entirely his fault. It never really was. He made a mistake and she hated him for it.
When she said she did not want to see him again, she never bargained on him listening. When he did not come when she needed him, would it be another scar?
John could not help but wonder which she would regret more: the scars or sending him away forever.
67. Black (UDC2 - #81)
There was a time when she mourned for him. She mourned for John, for the love they had once shared, for the life they could have had, for Ashley. She mourned for everything that could – should – have been.
No one questioned why she wore only black for five years after the Hollow Earth fiasco ended. They thought it was simply for Ashley. No. She was mourning for him, too.
They never asked why John never turned up like he had become prone to. They never asked at all.
That was what hurt the most. They never knew what he'd done.
68. Head Over Heels (UDC3 - #81)
When he promised her forever, they thought they could never be more in love. They were everything to each other. It was euphoria at its finest.
It was all shattered in an instant. A single teleportation changed the course of their lives forever.
Through everything, there was never an instant where John Druitt did not love Helen Magnus. There was never an instant where he was not trying to protect her from the shadows. There was never an instant where he did not wish things were different.
When John promised Helen forever, he meant it. Nothing would ever change that.
69. No Turning Back (UDC4 - #31)
Seclusion was a difficult thing for Helen Magnus. A one hundred and thirteen year vacation was not what she had had in mind when she had gone through the portal to save the timeline.
There was so much for her to think about. So much that was difficult to think about. It was only during her time alone that she wondered what her actions had changed. Would John listen to her? Would he stay away?
She could have changed everything with her rash actions. She hoped that she had not. She missed him, but there was no turning back now.
70. Needed (UDC5 - #90)
How he managed to survive the blast was beyond him. It was all a blur that he could not even begin to sort through. Not when the energy creature inside him was raging. Not when it was all he could do to control it.
It was a constant battle. All he wanted was peace; all it wanted was blood to quench its thirst. Only once since he had encountered this creature had he known peace, yet that was all he needed to be able to control it. It was only that and his memories of Helen that kept him fighting.
Posted 10/04/14