unknown
1920,
plateau somewhere
in
Soth America
Chapter 1
"This
is the last trip I'm taking for a while,'' Summerlee groaned.
"Here,here", replied Challenger as he slowly sat into an
armchair after spending the day being chased by Raptors, he swore he felt as
sore as the old man. Hmm, he reflected maybe I am getting to be not quite so
young anymore. Challenger frowned at the thought.
''Why so glum,Challenger,'' Roxton
queried, coming out of the elevator, ''we got all of your blasted dinosaur
eggs.''
''Yes and nearly lost our lives too,''
Veronica gumbled climbing out behind him.
''Where are Marguerite and Malone,''
Summerlee asked, saving Challenger from answering.
''Well it is kind of late maybe their in
bed,'' Veronica suggested.
Roxton laughed, ''Malone's asleep,
Marguerite's not.''
''How can you tell'' she asked.
Roxton tapped his ear, ''I only hear one
person snoring.'' With that remark he was gratified an undignified snort from
the other room and tipping his hat to the company held before him, he followed
his ears. Marguerite was leaning out over the balcony but raised her head as he
entered. ''What, no hello kiss'' Roxton remarked softly staring at her
beautiful face as it studied his. Marguerite merely turned her head back to
look at the forest
''Do you think we will ever get off this
damn plateau'' she asked him.
why he asked, ''Are you missing your
jewels and millions of dollars.''
Marguerite's temper flared up at his
words, she should never have thought that she could rely on him all he ever did
was pick on her, come close enogh to taste and then scuttle away again. The
only thing she could do was try her best to do the same. Keep him guessing
while he did the same for her she wondered if someday it might accually stop,
but untill then she would play along ''No'' she said curtly, ''just wishing for
the chance to bathe properly for once, a change of scenery and maybe'' she
added stepping close to him ''a change of company.''
Roxton
gaped at her damn it why did she have to be so intoxicatingly irrisistible! No
other women had ever been so complex their only wishes had been of becoming the lady of his
extremely rich manor. He leaned closer to her drinking in her beautiful figure
and just as their lips met,
''Marguerite,
Roxton are you in here,'' Challenger asked coming out onto the balcony.
"Sorry,didn't mean to
interrupt,''he turned away.
Both
Roxton and Marguerite both blushed a deep red before following Challenger into
the room.
"Damn!" Summerlee said as they
entered the room.
"What is it this time,
Sumerlee," Veronica asked teasingly.
"I seem to have lost my hat
somewhere in that horrid jungle," he complained pitiously while looking
hopefully around into everyone's face.
"Alright I'll go look for it,"
Roxton announced.
"I'll go too" Marguerite said
quickly, averting her gaze from Roxton's.