Chapter Two
Dirron hovers centimetres from the ground, he doesn't make a sound as he moves towards the sleeping Roxton.
DIRRON: (Whispers) she will turn against you and you will seek revenge.
Dirron closes his eyes and puts his hands on either side of Roxton's head, a dark glow appears then dissolves into his body almost immediately. Roxton wakes up as Dirron walks into Marguerite's room, he stands beside her bed.
DIRRON: (Whispers) you made them forget and now you'll never remember a thing.
He disappears with Marguerite as Roxton slams the door open. He looks around the room.
ROXTON: I will find you.
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Marguerite wakes up in a cave early the next morning. She sits up and surveys her new surroundings.
MARGUERITE: I must be dreaming.
She walks outside into the sunshine.
MARGUERITE: Where the hell am I?
* * * * * *
Veronica, Malone and Challanger are in the main room waiting for Roxton and Marguerite.
VERONICA: We should get going (shouts) hurry up you two.
Roxton walks out of his room and joins them.
MALONE: You look happy.
ROXTON: Why wouldn't I be?
CHALLANGER: Where's Marguerite?
MALONE: Probably still asleep.
He opens the door and looks inside.
MALONE: She's not here!
VERONICA: (To Roxton) do you know where she is?
ROXTON: She probably went to the lake.
CHALLANGER: Alone? With Dirron after her.
VERONICA: She wouldn't...
Roxton picks up his rifle.
ROXTON: There's only one way to find out.
* * * * * *
Dirron walks into the hideaway cave looking for Samun, he sees him standing, waiting for him in the shadows.
DIRRON: It's done, she won't remember a thing and Roxton and her are history. I've sorted out my aunt's little interference's.
SAMUN: What do you mean their history?
DIRRON: Well I needed my fun too you know so I altered Roxton's state of mind a little. Roxton will kill Marguerite for you.
Samun turns around his eyes blazing in fury.
SAMUN: Idiot! For the rite to be completed I must be the one to sacrifice her, if she dies by another ones hand I'll never have the power of the druids and I'll be stuck here forever.
He walks over to Dirron and grabs him by the throat.
SAMUN: Reverse this.
DIRRON: I can't only he can stop the process once it's set in motion.
SAMUN: Then I'll find her myself. There are other ways to gain someone's trust.
He walks out of the cave leaving Dirron to stare after him, shivering in his cold icy stare.
* * * * * *
Marguerite starts to walk away from the cave in the opposite direction to the treehouse. Samun appears behind her in the form of Malone.
SAMUN: You're a long way from home.
She faces him, not trusting him for a second.
MARGUERITE: Who are you?
She unconsciously reaches for her gun but it isn't in it's holster.
SAMUN: It's Malone, don't you remember?
MARGUERITE: I don't forget a face easily.
SAMUN: You disappeared last night...Why else would you be here?
MARGUERITE: I don't know where I am that much is true, but I do know I've never seen you before.
SAMUN: The others are on their way here. You shouldn't have left it's dangerous.
MARGUERITE: Then why did I feel safe until you came along?
He walks towards her and she takes a step back.
MARGUERITE: Don't come any further.
SAMUN: You can trust me.
MARGUERITE: I don't trust anyone I've known for only two seconds.
SAMUN: You're coming back to the treehouse, now.
MARGUERITE: I'm not going anywhere with you.
Samun takes out the knife. In the distance he hears Veronica and the real Malone coming closer. He looks at Marguerite then runs.
VERONICA: Where is she?
MALONE: I don't know, maybe Roxton and Challanger had more luck.
VERONICA: I hope so, this is headhunter territory and she didn't take her gun...I'll look over here.
Veronica walks in another direction, Malone looks through the trees.
MALONE: There she is!
He runs towards her, she sees him and picks up a thick stick.
MARGUERITE: Back so soon?
MALONE: What are you doing?
MARGUERITE: Stay where you are.
MALONE: Marguerite...
MARGUERITE: Look I don't know how you know my name but I sure as hell don't know you.
Malone walks towards her and she lashes out with the stick.
MALONE: This isn't funny! Stop messing around, let's go.
He moves towards her again and she hits him across the head with the stick knocking him to the ground, she goes to runaway then goes over to Malone and takes his gun.
VERONICA: (Shouts) Malone.
As Veronica heads in her direction Marguerite runs. Veronica sees Malone on the floor and kneels beside him. She looks at the small gash on his head. He starts to come around, she helps him stand.
VERONICA: Are you all right? What happened?
MALONE: Marguerite...
VERONICA: She was here?
MALONE: Kind of, she hit me over the head with a stick. It was Marguerite but not the Marguerite that we know.
VERONICA: We'd better tell the others.
MALONE: As soon as she saw me she backed away. She had no idea who I was. Maybe she hit her head or something.
VERONICA: Or maybe Dirron did something to her, we have to find her...And I'll get Challanger to take a look at your head.
MALONE: I'm fine, don't worry.
* * * * * *
Before long Veronica and Malone reach Roxton and Challanger.
VERONICA: We saw her.
CHALLANGER: Then where is she?
MALONE: She ran off.
ROXTON: Then we'll split up and find her.
He sees Marguerite in the distance and smiles.
ROXTON: I'll go this way, sort the other directions amongst yourselves.
He moves towards Marguerite.
MALONE: Is it just me or is he acting strangely?
VERONICA: No, it's not just you.
* * * * * *
Samun kneels amongst the bushes watching Marguerite, he sees Roxton walk towards her and gets ready to make his entrance. Roxton aims his gun at Marguerite.
ROXTON: Stop right where you are.
MARGUERITE: Mind if I don't follow that order?
ROXTON: You're a danger to me, you'll try and kill me.
MARGUERITE: I don't even know you.
He walks closer to her with the gun on her.
ROXTON: Then it's going to stay that way.
He puts his finger on the trigger, Samun jumps out of the bushes and pushes Roxton to the floor as the gun goes off.
SAMUN: Run!
Marguerite runs away, Samun knocks the gun from Roxton's hand.
SAMUN: You can't kill her.
He punches Samun in the stomach and kicks him to the floor as he tries to stand. The others run over to them and aim the guns at Samun.
CHALLANGER: Whose this?
ROXTON: I don't know, he tried to kill Marguerite.
Marguerite sneaks up behind Challanger and aims the gun at his head.
MARGUERITE: Put down your weapons or I'll shoot your friend.
CHALLANGER: What are you doing?
MARGUERITE: Shut up, put them down.
They throw the guns on the floor and Veronica the knife Samun stands up and walks over to Marguerite.
MARGUERITE: Are you all right?
SAMUN: I am now.
He puts his hand on her arm and lowers the gun from Challanger's head.
SAMUN: You don't want his death on your conscience.
They back away from the explorers, once Marguerite and Samun are out of sight they pick up their weapons.
VERONICA: Why would she help someone who just tried to kill her?
Roxton starts to laugh.
CHALLANGER: What's so funny?
ROXTON: He didn't try to kill her I did.
MALONE: What? Why?
ROXTON: I don't know, whenever I see her I get this uncontrollable urge to shoot her. She's a danger to us.
VERONICA: Dirron must have done this.
ROXTON: I have to find her.
He walks in the direction that Marguerite and Samun went. Challanger hits him over the head with the butt of the gun knocking him out.
CHALLANGER: You'll forgive me when you wake up.
MALONE: What do we do now?
CHALLANGER: I don't know.
* * * * * *
MARGUERITE: Why didn't you let me shoot that man? He'd have shot you.
SAMUN: I f you had shot him then the other people would have hunted you down...Why did you help me?
MARGUERITE: You saved my life, it was the least I could do. I couldn't very well leave you with those people...Why did you save my life?
SAMUN: I couldn't just let him shoot you high priestess.
She stops walking.
MARGUERITE: Excuse me, high priestess?
SAMUN: Yes, you are the reincarnation of Morrigan. Don't you remember? You saved my people, Druids you helped them home to Stonehenge.
MARGUERITE: I think I'd remember that.
SAMUN: Do you remember Bokrah? He told me about you.
MARGUERITE: Never heard of him and I'm sure I'd remember someone with a name like that.
SAMUN: I need you're help.
She starts to walk away.
MARGUERITE: Okay, this has been fun but now I need to find my way off this place.
SAMUN: If you don't help me I will not be able to get back to my people, I'll never receive the power and my people and I will die.
She stops walking and faces him.
MARGUERITE: Your talking in riddles. Power of what?
SAMUN: The power of the Druids of course and as high priestess you must help me. It is the next step.
MARGUERITE: I'm not a high priestess.
SAMUN: But you have the mark, you're birthright...
MARGUERITE: Sorry to disappoint you but, that's a birthmark.
SAMUN: No...There is a place that I must show you, it will make you believe.
He holds out his hand.
SAMUN: Please, take my hand. If you do not help me I am doomed.
MARGUERITE: What do I get in return?
SAMUN: My help in getting you out of this place, I'll lead you home...The emeralds...
MARGUERITE: Emeralds.
SAMUN: The size of a man's fist.
She takes his hand and smiles.
MARGUERITE: Lead the way.
To be continued...
