Chapter Four
A week later at the Zanga village, Veronica hugs her friend.
VERONICA: Assai its good to see you.
ASSAI: I have a message for Lord Roxton from Marguerite.
VERONICA: Is she here!
ASSAI: She has not been her for a while she tries to come at least once a week for supplies so she's due any day now.
Assai hands Veronica the message.
VERONICA: So have you seen Richard?
Assai nods grimly.
ASSAI: I do not like him he can be cruel.
Veronica looks shocked.
VERONICA: To Marguerite?
ASSAI: No. To the people here.He never has a nice word to say even though Marguerite taught him some of our words. She isn't happy Veronica, though she doesn't say anything I can see.
VERONICA: Roxton will be glad to hear from her.
ASSAI: Why does she stay with this man?
They start walking through the crowd.
ASSAI: If she moved back to the treehouse would she not be safe?
VERONICA: Marguerite doesn't think so.
* * *
Richard watches Marguerite leave the cave, she conceals her gun.
RICHARD: Don't take too long.
MARGUERITE: I'll be as long as it takes.
RICHARD: Don't make me come out to find you.
MARGUERITE: Don't wait up.
She starts to walk away.
RICHARD: Darling what happened to you gun?
MARGUERITE: I left it at the treehouse you didn't want me to bring it so I didn't.
He breaks out in a smile.
RICHARD: Finally you begin to see things my way.
Once she's out of sight he picks up his rifle and walks out of the cave, Tribune watches from the bushes.
* * *
Veronica and Assai are sat under the shade of a tree eating some fruit.
ASSAI: I heard them arguing one day, he went to strike her I have never seen her so angry before that day.
VERONICA: What happened?
ASSAI: I don't know he never shouted at her again though.
They hear people shouting and two women run past them terrified, two men on horseback gallop past them the riders in leather uniforms. They begin throwing nets over the two women. Two more riders halt in front of Veronica and Assai, Veronica takes a knife from her boot while one of the warriors draws his sword. A foot soldier sneaks up behind them and a puts a dagger to Assai's throat.
They signal for Veronica to throw down her weapon, she reluctantly complies.
* * *
As Marguerite nears the Zanga village she sees a young woman run past her.
MARGUERITE: What the hell!
Another warrior clad in the same uniform as the others gallops past her a net in on hand a spear in the other, Marguerite aims at him.
MARGUERITE: Drop it!
The warrior turns on her while the woman hides behind a group of bushes, he throws the net which narrowly misses her. He produces a whip from his belt, in the distance more warriors gallop towards them. He prepares to throw the spear when Marguerite shoots him. She turns to the frightened woman.
MARGUERITE: What's going on?
WOMAN: Men! Take us!
She turns to run when a dagger hits her in the chest she grabs Marguerite by the arm as she falls to the ground.
WOMAN: Help us!
The other riders run closer and Marguerite takes off at a run the riders stop by their fallen comrade.
* * *
Veronica and Assai are dragged by rope behind the two horsemen.
VERONICA: I haven't seen them before.
ASSAI: What will they do with us?
VERONICA: .I don't know.
ASSAI: How will anyone know where we are?
VERONICA: Someone will find us. They have to.
* * *
Marguerite stops to catch her breath she listens to see if she can hear the riders. She rests against a tree when she hears a horse. She gets ready to run again then stops when she hears a familiar voice.
TRIBUNE: The warriors have taken your jungle friend and the Zanga girl.
MARGUERITE: What are you doing here!
TRIBUNE: And I thought you'd be glad to see me I am after all the only one around who can save you from the men who are after you.
MARGUERITE: I can take care of myself Tribune.What are you following me for anyway?
TRIBUNE: I came to warn your companions that your husband is on his way to the treehouse. Tell me why are you living with him in that dreadful cave?
MARGUERITE: That is none of your business!
Tribune cocks his head to one side and listens.
TRIBUNE: They're coming.
He holds out his hand.
TRIBUNE: It will be a lot faster if you travel with me.
She looks in the distance then gets up behind Tribune.
TRIBUNE: You can thank me any time.
MARGUERITE: Just go.
He sniggers, then gallops off into the trees, the warriors still following.
* * * Marguerite hurriedly dismounts and runs towards the treehouse while Tribune waits. She sees Malone chopping wood by the elevator.
MARGUERITE: Malone!
He looks up and sees her through the bushes.
MALONE: Roxton.Challanger! Look whose here.
He sees the riders coming towards her, he grabs the rifle by the electric fence and shoots. The bullet ricochets of a tree near the closest rider. Malone aims again when the second warrior rides in front of him, the horse rears and gallops off. Marguerite and the other rider are gone and Tribune lies on the floor beside his horse.
TBC.
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A week later at the Zanga village, Veronica hugs her friend.
VERONICA: Assai its good to see you.
ASSAI: I have a message for Lord Roxton from Marguerite.
VERONICA: Is she here!
ASSAI: She has not been her for a while she tries to come at least once a week for supplies so she's due any day now.
Assai hands Veronica the message.
VERONICA: So have you seen Richard?
Assai nods grimly.
ASSAI: I do not like him he can be cruel.
Veronica looks shocked.
VERONICA: To Marguerite?
ASSAI: No. To the people here.He never has a nice word to say even though Marguerite taught him some of our words. She isn't happy Veronica, though she doesn't say anything I can see.
VERONICA: Roxton will be glad to hear from her.
ASSAI: Why does she stay with this man?
They start walking through the crowd.
ASSAI: If she moved back to the treehouse would she not be safe?
VERONICA: Marguerite doesn't think so.
* * *
Richard watches Marguerite leave the cave, she conceals her gun.
RICHARD: Don't take too long.
MARGUERITE: I'll be as long as it takes.
RICHARD: Don't make me come out to find you.
MARGUERITE: Don't wait up.
She starts to walk away.
RICHARD: Darling what happened to you gun?
MARGUERITE: I left it at the treehouse you didn't want me to bring it so I didn't.
He breaks out in a smile.
RICHARD: Finally you begin to see things my way.
Once she's out of sight he picks up his rifle and walks out of the cave, Tribune watches from the bushes.
* * *
Veronica and Assai are sat under the shade of a tree eating some fruit.
ASSAI: I heard them arguing one day, he went to strike her I have never seen her so angry before that day.
VERONICA: What happened?
ASSAI: I don't know he never shouted at her again though.
They hear people shouting and two women run past them terrified, two men on horseback gallop past them the riders in leather uniforms. They begin throwing nets over the two women. Two more riders halt in front of Veronica and Assai, Veronica takes a knife from her boot while one of the warriors draws his sword. A foot soldier sneaks up behind them and a puts a dagger to Assai's throat.
They signal for Veronica to throw down her weapon, she reluctantly complies.
* * *
As Marguerite nears the Zanga village she sees a young woman run past her.
MARGUERITE: What the hell!
Another warrior clad in the same uniform as the others gallops past her a net in on hand a spear in the other, Marguerite aims at him.
MARGUERITE: Drop it!
The warrior turns on her while the woman hides behind a group of bushes, he throws the net which narrowly misses her. He produces a whip from his belt, in the distance more warriors gallop towards them. He prepares to throw the spear when Marguerite shoots him. She turns to the frightened woman.
MARGUERITE: What's going on?
WOMAN: Men! Take us!
She turns to run when a dagger hits her in the chest she grabs Marguerite by the arm as she falls to the ground.
WOMAN: Help us!
The other riders run closer and Marguerite takes off at a run the riders stop by their fallen comrade.
* * *
Veronica and Assai are dragged by rope behind the two horsemen.
VERONICA: I haven't seen them before.
ASSAI: What will they do with us?
VERONICA: .I don't know.
ASSAI: How will anyone know where we are?
VERONICA: Someone will find us. They have to.
* * *
Marguerite stops to catch her breath she listens to see if she can hear the riders. She rests against a tree when she hears a horse. She gets ready to run again then stops when she hears a familiar voice.
TRIBUNE: The warriors have taken your jungle friend and the Zanga girl.
MARGUERITE: What are you doing here!
TRIBUNE: And I thought you'd be glad to see me I am after all the only one around who can save you from the men who are after you.
MARGUERITE: I can take care of myself Tribune.What are you following me for anyway?
TRIBUNE: I came to warn your companions that your husband is on his way to the treehouse. Tell me why are you living with him in that dreadful cave?
MARGUERITE: That is none of your business!
Tribune cocks his head to one side and listens.
TRIBUNE: They're coming.
He holds out his hand.
TRIBUNE: It will be a lot faster if you travel with me.
She looks in the distance then gets up behind Tribune.
TRIBUNE: You can thank me any time.
MARGUERITE: Just go.
He sniggers, then gallops off into the trees, the warriors still following.
* * * Marguerite hurriedly dismounts and runs towards the treehouse while Tribune waits. She sees Malone chopping wood by the elevator.
MARGUERITE: Malone!
He looks up and sees her through the bushes.
MALONE: Roxton.Challanger! Look whose here.
He sees the riders coming towards her, he grabs the rifle by the electric fence and shoots. The bullet ricochets of a tree near the closest rider. Malone aims again when the second warrior rides in front of him, the horse rears and gallops off. Marguerite and the other rider are gone and Tribune lies on the floor beside his horse.
TBC.
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