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Lucas Buck walked into the sheriff's station and straight into his office. Upon opening the door he caught Ben behind his desk, organizing folders.
Ben swallowed hard, "Hi, hi, Lucas, I was just umm, giving you my report on what happened since you and Caleb have been gone."
"Why thank you Ben." said Lucas sitting on his desk and running his fingers through his dark hair. "Have you heard from Blake lately?"
Ben stopped in his tracks and swallowed hard. "You mean Gail wasn't able to tell you?"
Lucas eyed Ben, "Tell me what Ben?"
Healy shook his head and said, "Blake and Jessica had a problem."
Lucas nodded as if to say "Go on..."
"You know that crazy that's in the news lately? The one that's attacking people?" Ben paused, "He got Jess as she walked home from one of her night classes. She lost a lot of blood, the docs said that if Blake hadn't been there, she'd be dead."
Lucas was speechless. He couldn't believe it, his only daughter attacked.
"They caught him."
Lucas took a deep breath and sat there in silence.
"Lucas, I'm sorry. I got the call from Blake a few days ago. Said the colleges was goin' let them come home.
The docs said that it would be the best thing." finished Ben.
"How's Blake handling this?" asked Lucas getting off his desk.
"He's fine Lucas, just got a few cuts on his arm from that nut, that's all."
Lucas smiled and slapped Ben on the back. "That's good, if you need me, I'll be at home."
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J. Nickolas was laying on his bunk, picking at the scratches on his face
that he got during the attack, when a guard came for him.
Nickolas was a tall, muscular man with green eyes and short red hair.
The guard said nothing as he was lead into a small room, waiting in the
room was a man he'd never seen before.
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The man had short, dirty, blond hair, and blue eyes with a muscular build.
Nikolas sat across the table from the man and neither man spoke. After about 5 minutes the
blond haired man left the room.
Nickolas was lead out, then a few hours later he was found dead in his cell.
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Gail was waiting at the front door when Lucas came home.
"Lucas...." Gail's words fell on deaf ears.
"Lucas, she's finally asleep." He headed for the stairs, as she grabbed his arm. "Don't you dare wake her."
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Lucas opened Jesse's door and peeked in. She had fallen asleep with her history work at the bottom of her bed.
Lucas scanned the room and saw Caleb asleep in a chair to the right of her bed.
Sensing his father's presence, Caleb's left eye opened, then the right one.
He stretched quietly getting up and kissed her on the forehead. "She's fine, don't worry." he said to Lucas, after closing the door.
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The darkness followed her. "Run." panted Jesse as she leaned against a tree for the moment.
She began to run through the trees, but the darkness still swallowed her.
She heard foot steps behind her coming closer.
She reached the clearing and saw a cemetery. Looking around she saw a raven sitting on the headstone.
She was barely able to make it out, "Ann Buck..." the raven then began to caw at something behind her.
She looked behind her, seeing nothing she turned back around. The raven was gone and in its place was a dark looming figure.
The figure's arms reached and began to strangle her. The headstone began to bleed and moan as the figure choked her. She saw blood on the arms of the figure, and felt blood around her neck as a bright light appeared to the left of the figure.
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"No!" she sat up with a start. She took a few deep breathes, turned on her small lamp on her night stand and got out of bed and headed for her dresser mirror.
She smiled as she looked at the small photo of Merlin the magician she had place in the corner. Merlin had been her nickname since high school. So named because she could always cram for a test the night
before and pull a passing grade. Her father wasn't too crazy about the nickname, but he tolerated it.
"Nothing." she sighed with relief as she inspected her neck. She began to paw through the top drawer looking for her brush and pick. After a few strokes through her hair, she looked into the mirror again.
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Her reflection wasn't the only one in the mirror. Merlyn Temple stared at her through the mirror. Startled Jesse turned around slowly. "M..M..Merlyn?"
Merlyn Temple was not behind her, but when she looked back into the mirror she was gone.
She heard a voice echo, "Someone's at the door....."
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Downstairs the doorbell rang. Lucas jumped from his chair in the study and headed for the door.
A man was standing on the other side of the door. He had a long black drifter coat and dirty blond hair with cold blue eyes, it was the same man who went to visit Nickolas.
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"Jared?" Lucas hollered. "Son of a gun, it is you!" Jared Buck stepped through the threshold and stuck out his hand to Lucas.
"Who is it Lucas?" called Gail from the kitchen. Caleb emerged from the study moments later.
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Lucas was grinning ear to ear. "Caleb, this is your uncle Jared." pronounced Lucas.
"Nice to meet ya." said Caleb shaking hands with Jared.
Gail came out of the kitchen and was introduced to Jared. "Mrs. Buck." Jared kissed Gail's hand.
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She heard voices coming from downstairs. A chill went through her body as she finished slipping into a pair of blue jeans. The door to her room closed behind her as she quietly stepped into the hallway.
The hallway was cold, at least she thought so, staring at the gathering downstairs. She felt the vibes from her parents and Caleb, but nothing from this man, that worried her. Her feet stayed glued to the floor as she watched.
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Lucas looked up and saw her standing there, staring at Jared.
"Jessica."
She cringed as her father said that.
"Jessica Ann, come down stairs and meet your Uncle Jared." He frowned.
She headed downstairs before he said anything more.
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She stuck out her hand and said, "Pleased to meet you Uncle Jared." He took her hand and the moment he did she a chill swept through her body, and her dream flashed back into her mind.
The figure from her dreams, now had a face, Jared.
"I would like to stay," she lied, "but I am in need of fresh air." she kissed Lucas on the cheek, grabbed a black sweater from the hall closet and headed out.
After she had left Jared turned to Lucas and said, "She reminds me of Ann."
Lucas smiled and said, "She does, doesn't she?"
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Lucas Buck walked into the sheriff's station and straight into his office. Upon opening the door he caught Ben behind his desk, organizing folders.
Ben swallowed hard, "Hi, hi, Lucas, I was just umm, giving you my report on what happened since you and Caleb have been gone."
"Why thank you Ben." said Lucas sitting on his desk and running his fingers through his dark hair. "Have you heard from Blake lately?"
Ben stopped in his tracks and swallowed hard. "You mean Gail wasn't able to tell you?"
Lucas eyed Ben, "Tell me what Ben?"
Healy shook his head and said, "Blake and Jessica had a problem."
Lucas nodded as if to say "Go on..."
"You know that crazy that's in the news lately? The one that's attacking people?" Ben paused, "He got Jess as she walked home from one of her night classes. She lost a lot of blood, the docs said that if Blake hadn't been there, she'd be dead."
Lucas was speechless. He couldn't believe it, his only daughter attacked.
"They caught him."
Lucas took a deep breath and sat there in silence.
"Lucas, I'm sorry. I got the call from Blake a few days ago. Said the colleges was goin' let them come home.
The docs said that it would be the best thing." finished Ben.
"How's Blake handling this?" asked Lucas getting off his desk.
"He's fine Lucas, just got a few cuts on his arm from that nut, that's all."
Lucas smiled and slapped Ben on the back. "That's good, if you need me, I'll be at home."
~~~~~~~~~~
J. Nickolas was laying on his bunk, picking at the scratches on his face
that he got during the attack, when a guard came for him.
Nickolas was a tall, muscular man with green eyes and short red hair.
The guard said nothing as he was lead into a small room, waiting in the
room was a man he'd never seen before.
~~~~~~~~~~
The man had short, dirty, blond hair, and blue eyes with a muscular build.
Nikolas sat across the table from the man and neither man spoke. After about 5 minutes the
blond haired man left the room.
Nickolas was lead out, then a few hours later he was found dead in his cell.
~~~~~~~~~~
Gail was waiting at the front door when Lucas came home.
"Lucas...." Gail's words fell on deaf ears.
"Lucas, she's finally asleep." He headed for the stairs, as she grabbed his arm. "Don't you dare wake her."
~~~~~~~~~~
Lucas opened Jesse's door and peeked in. She had fallen asleep with her history work at the bottom of her bed.
Lucas scanned the room and saw Caleb asleep in a chair to the right of her bed.
Sensing his father's presence, Caleb's left eye opened, then the right one.
He stretched quietly getting up and kissed her on the forehead. "She's fine, don't worry." he said to Lucas, after closing the door.
~~~~~~~~~~
The darkness followed her. "Run." panted Jesse as she leaned against a tree for the moment.
She began to run through the trees, but the darkness still swallowed her.
She heard foot steps behind her coming closer.
She reached the clearing and saw a cemetery. Looking around she saw a raven sitting on the headstone.
She was barely able to make it out, "Ann Buck..." the raven then began to caw at something behind her.
She looked behind her, seeing nothing she turned back around. The raven was gone and in its place was a dark looming figure.
The figure's arms reached and began to strangle her. The headstone began to bleed and moan as the figure choked her. She saw blood on the arms of the figure, and felt blood around her neck as a bright light appeared to the left of the figure.
~~~~~~~~~~
"No!" she sat up with a start. She took a few deep breathes, turned on her small lamp on her night stand and got out of bed and headed for her dresser mirror.
She smiled as she looked at the small photo of Merlin the magician she had place in the corner. Merlin had been her nickname since high school. So named because she could always cram for a test the night
before and pull a passing grade. Her father wasn't too crazy about the nickname, but he tolerated it.
"Nothing." she sighed with relief as she inspected her neck. She began to paw through the top drawer looking for her brush and pick. After a few strokes through her hair, she looked into the mirror again.
~~~~~~~~~~
Her reflection wasn't the only one in the mirror. Merlyn Temple stared at her through the mirror. Startled Jesse turned around slowly. "M..M..Merlyn?"
Merlyn Temple was not behind her, but when she looked back into the mirror she was gone.
She heard a voice echo, "Someone's at the door....."
~~~~~~~~~~
Downstairs the doorbell rang. Lucas jumped from his chair in the study and headed for the door.
A man was standing on the other side of the door. He had a long black drifter coat and dirty blond hair with cold blue eyes, it was the same man who went to visit Nickolas.
~~~~~~~~~~
"Jared?" Lucas hollered. "Son of a gun, it is you!" Jared Buck stepped through the threshold and stuck out his hand to Lucas.
"Who is it Lucas?" called Gail from the kitchen. Caleb emerged from the study moments later.
~~~~~~~~~~
Lucas was grinning ear to ear. "Caleb, this is your uncle Jared." pronounced Lucas.
"Nice to meet ya." said Caleb shaking hands with Jared.
Gail came out of the kitchen and was introduced to Jared. "Mrs. Buck." Jared kissed Gail's hand.
~~~~~~~~~~
She heard voices coming from downstairs. A chill went through her body as she finished slipping into a pair of blue jeans. The door to her room closed behind her as she quietly stepped into the hallway.
The hallway was cold, at least she thought so, staring at the gathering downstairs. She felt the vibes from her parents and Caleb, but nothing from this man, that worried her. Her feet stayed glued to the floor as she watched.
~~~~~~~~~~
Lucas looked up and saw her standing there, staring at Jared.
"Jessica."
She cringed as her father said that.
"Jessica Ann, come down stairs and meet your Uncle Jared." He frowned.
She headed downstairs before he said anything more.
~~~~~~~~~~
She stuck out her hand and said, "Pleased to meet you Uncle Jared." He took her hand and the moment he did she a chill swept through her body, and her dream flashed back into her mind.
The figure from her dreams, now had a face, Jared.
"I would like to stay," she lied, "but I am in need of fresh air." she kissed Lucas on the cheek, grabbed a black sweater from the hall closet and headed out.
After she had left Jared turned to Lucas and said, "She reminds me of Ann."
Lucas smiled and said, "She does, doesn't she?"
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