A/N: Because of technical difficulties this is in two parts.
ducked farther into the water untill all that remained above was there eyes, "I am not here to hurt you. I know you are not Morigan and V'Ronika, not the right ones anyway," he stated smiling.
"And you would be?" Veronica asked suspiciously, rising out of the water, but stopping when her shoulders broke the surface.
He grinned at her, 'Her beauty was not imagined' he thought before replying, "My name is Timen, I'm here to return you to your world,".
"What did you mean, 'not the right ones'?" Marguerite spoke up.
"I meant, you are reincarnations of Morigan and her assistant V'Ronika, however you are not the ones to lead us, the legends clearly state that you will return to lead, not bring us a new leader," came the reply.
Veronica was the one to state the obvious, "Resin seems to think we are, regardless of the legends,".
"Resin is fool!" Timen snorted, "He may be leader, but only because he killed the last rightful leader. He knows your the not right ones, he intends to allow you to give birth, once your child is born he'll no doubt kill it, claiming it as fate, that he is to remain the leader," Timen told them calmly.
Marguerite unconciously let her hands cover her stomach protectivly. "Your lying!" Veronica told him flat out.
Timen knoded slightly, "Perhaps I am, wait and see, but watch Resin, he won't hesitate to put a knife in your back, either one of you, if you realize the truth ask anyone where to find me," with that he turned and left.
Veronica jumped out of the water as soon as the door closed and threw on the clothes that still lay in a pile, "You believe him?" she asked Marguerite who was dressing as well.
"He seemed pretty sure of himself," she replied joining Veronica and leaving the room heading for the door to there room.
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Malone finally turned away from the door, when the 'cook' had come to retrieve the bowls he had left the torch this time, giving him all the light needed to inspect the lock on the door.
"Well?" Roxton asked him hopefully.
"Well, it's definatly a lock, whether or not I can pick it from the inside and before the sacrifice tomorrow that I don't know," Malone said while rummaging through his pockets for the nail he kept around for just this sort of sitution, pulling it out he went to work.
Roxton watched him hopeing praying with all his might that the reporter could do it and get them out, then they could rescue the girls and get out of here, suddenly a snap came from the door and it opened! Quickly rushing to one side he motioned for Ned to move to the other, quickly in place they awaited the guards arrival.
The guards leaned in on there guard, they each met a boot in the face, they fell to the ground Roxton and Malone quickly caught them and dragged them into the hut, Challenger -who had watched from the back of the hut- came foward, "Good work you two, now let's get to that palace and find Marguerite and Veronica," with a nod Roxton led the way Challenger in the middle and Malone bringing up the rear, the younger men had armed them selves with the guards the swords, while Challenger took a knife from one of them.
Timen paced, he knew he would be caught sooner or later, leaving the torch in the hut when he'd retrieved the bowls had been a good move, he was certin that the men, as able bodied as they were, would find a way out with the light, now if he could only get the other two to believe him.
Marguerite didn't bother going to bed only changed back into her clothes and Veronica she noticed did the same, "Veronica about Timen said, you don't think he could have been right do you?" she asked nervously.
Veronica sat beside the woman and wrapped a arm around her shoulders, "Marguerite even if what he said was true I'll get you out of here before he can harm you or your baby,".
"But what about the men?" Marguerite asked, just as the door opened.
"What about us?" Roxton asked with a grin, coming into the room followed by Challenger and Malone.
"Roxton!" Marguerte exclaimed throwing her arms around his kneck.
"Marguerite," Roxton said -not quite as loud Marguerite- embracing her, careful not hug her to tightly, planting a quick kiss on her lips he got down to business. "The leader is planning on killing you, you had two guards at your door and several along the way," he informed the women.
"Timen was right," Veronica said poking her head into the hallway, her knife drawn, she noticed two guards on the floor laying in pools of there own blood, and two more farther down the hallway.
"Who's Timen?" Challenger asked.
"A friend we never knew we had," Marguerite replied.
Roxton quickly led the way into the hallway his sword ready for action, rounding a bend a guard looked up from where he was checking a fallen comrad, he charged Roxton his sword drawn. Roxton dodged the sword and planted his fist firmly into his face, "Never mess with a Roxton," he muttered shaking hand as the man slumped to the floor.
"That's right," Marguerite murmed planting a foot in his side as she passed.
Veronica held in her laugh at Marguerite, then she saw him, Resin stepping from the shadows a crossbow rady to fire aimed at Marguerite.
Roxton saw Resin and the crossbow at the same time Veronica did, "Malone," Roxton said laying his sword on the ground and standing his hand held high, Malone quickly did the same. Challenger useing Malone and Roxton as cover slipped Veronica the knife he held in his hand, Veronica clasped both her knife and the one Challenger gave her in her hands, she'd only have one shot taking a deep breath she threw. Both knifes landed squarely in his chest with a thud, he fell but not before he released the arrow, Marguerite stunned, didn't move, Veronica shoved her way foward and snatched arrow from midair right in front of Marguerite's face.
Veronica pulled the arrow down and looked at, "How'd I do that?.
Marguerite just gulped, "I don't know, but I'm glad you did,".
"Enough talk, let's move!" Roxton told them a little amazed himself, for while Veronica had shown skill and agility in fights before, this was something new.
The streets were dark and empty, and the explorers had no trouble making it out of the nightmare and into the jungle.
Turning around to look back at the village Marguerite gasped, before her very eyes the village was dissapating into a thick mist and Timen, though a bit fuzzy, was waving and saying something, straining Marguerite heard his last words, "I'll see you again," and then he was gone, the village with him.
"What is it?" Veronica asked her.
Marguerite looked towards the woman, "Um..... nothing," Marguerite turned and looked back at the empty valley.
Veronica shrugged, puzzeled at heiress odd behavior, "Well come on we'd best catch up,".
Marguerite went ahead, Veronica glanced back over her shoulder and to her surprise the village was no longer there, she studied it for a moment then at Marguerite call she turned and followed after the heiress, or was that preistess?
End!
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ducked farther into the water untill all that remained above was there eyes, "I am not here to hurt you. I know you are not Morigan and V'Ronika, not the right ones anyway," he stated smiling.
"And you would be?" Veronica asked suspiciously, rising out of the water, but stopping when her shoulders broke the surface.
He grinned at her, 'Her beauty was not imagined' he thought before replying, "My name is Timen, I'm here to return you to your world,".
"What did you mean, 'not the right ones'?" Marguerite spoke up.
"I meant, you are reincarnations of Morigan and her assistant V'Ronika, however you are not the ones to lead us, the legends clearly state that you will return to lead, not bring us a new leader," came the reply.
Veronica was the one to state the obvious, "Resin seems to think we are, regardless of the legends,".
"Resin is fool!" Timen snorted, "He may be leader, but only because he killed the last rightful leader. He knows your the not right ones, he intends to allow you to give birth, once your child is born he'll no doubt kill it, claiming it as fate, that he is to remain the leader," Timen told them calmly.
Marguerite unconciously let her hands cover her stomach protectivly. "Your lying!" Veronica told him flat out.
Timen knoded slightly, "Perhaps I am, wait and see, but watch Resin, he won't hesitate to put a knife in your back, either one of you, if you realize the truth ask anyone where to find me," with that he turned and left.
Veronica jumped out of the water as soon as the door closed and threw on the clothes that still lay in a pile, "You believe him?" she asked Marguerite who was dressing as well.
"He seemed pretty sure of himself," she replied joining Veronica and leaving the room heading for the door to there room.
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Malone finally turned away from the door, when the 'cook' had come to retrieve the bowls he had left the torch this time, giving him all the light needed to inspect the lock on the door.
"Well?" Roxton asked him hopefully.
"Well, it's definatly a lock, whether or not I can pick it from the inside and before the sacrifice tomorrow that I don't know," Malone said while rummaging through his pockets for the nail he kept around for just this sort of sitution, pulling it out he went to work.
Roxton watched him hopeing praying with all his might that the reporter could do it and get them out, then they could rescue the girls and get out of here, suddenly a snap came from the door and it opened! Quickly rushing to one side he motioned for Ned to move to the other, quickly in place they awaited the guards arrival.
The guards leaned in on there guard, they each met a boot in the face, they fell to the ground Roxton and Malone quickly caught them and dragged them into the hut, Challenger -who had watched from the back of the hut- came foward, "Good work you two, now let's get to that palace and find Marguerite and Veronica," with a nod Roxton led the way Challenger in the middle and Malone bringing up the rear, the younger men had armed them selves with the guards the swords, while Challenger took a knife from one of them.
Timen paced, he knew he would be caught sooner or later, leaving the torch in the hut when he'd retrieved the bowls had been a good move, he was certin that the men, as able bodied as they were, would find a way out with the light, now if he could only get the other two to believe him.
Marguerite didn't bother going to bed only changed back into her clothes and Veronica she noticed did the same, "Veronica about Timen said, you don't think he could have been right do you?" she asked nervously.
Veronica sat beside the woman and wrapped a arm around her shoulders, "Marguerite even if what he said was true I'll get you out of here before he can harm you or your baby,".
"But what about the men?" Marguerite asked, just as the door opened.
"What about us?" Roxton asked with a grin, coming into the room followed by Challenger and Malone.
"Roxton!" Marguerte exclaimed throwing her arms around his kneck.
"Marguerite," Roxton said -not quite as loud Marguerite- embracing her, careful not hug her to tightly, planting a quick kiss on her lips he got down to business. "The leader is planning on killing you, you had two guards at your door and several along the way," he informed the women.
"Timen was right," Veronica said poking her head into the hallway, her knife drawn, she noticed two guards on the floor laying in pools of there own blood, and two more farther down the hallway.
"Who's Timen?" Challenger asked.
"A friend we never knew we had," Marguerite replied.
Roxton quickly led the way into the hallway his sword ready for action, rounding a bend a guard looked up from where he was checking a fallen comrad, he charged Roxton his sword drawn. Roxton dodged the sword and planted his fist firmly into his face, "Never mess with a Roxton," he muttered shaking hand as the man slumped to the floor.
"That's right," Marguerite murmed planting a foot in his side as she passed.
Veronica held in her laugh at Marguerite, then she saw him, Resin stepping from the shadows a crossbow rady to fire aimed at Marguerite.
Roxton saw Resin and the crossbow at the same time Veronica did, "Malone," Roxton said laying his sword on the ground and standing his hand held high, Malone quickly did the same. Challenger useing Malone and Roxton as cover slipped Veronica the knife he held in his hand, Veronica clasped both her knife and the one Challenger gave her in her hands, she'd only have one shot taking a deep breath she threw. Both knifes landed squarely in his chest with a thud, he fell but not before he released the arrow, Marguerite stunned, didn't move, Veronica shoved her way foward and snatched arrow from midair right in front of Marguerite's face.
Veronica pulled the arrow down and looked at, "How'd I do that?.
Marguerite just gulped, "I don't know, but I'm glad you did,".
"Enough talk, let's move!" Roxton told them a little amazed himself, for while Veronica had shown skill and agility in fights before, this was something new.
The streets were dark and empty, and the explorers had no trouble making it out of the nightmare and into the jungle.
Turning around to look back at the village Marguerite gasped, before her very eyes the village was dissapating into a thick mist and Timen, though a bit fuzzy, was waving and saying something, straining Marguerite heard his last words, "I'll see you again," and then he was gone, the village with him.
"What is it?" Veronica asked her.
Marguerite looked towards the woman, "Um..... nothing," Marguerite turned and looked back at the empty valley.
Veronica shrugged, puzzeled at heiress odd behavior, "Well come on we'd best catch up,".
Marguerite went ahead, Veronica glanced back over her shoulder and to her surprise the village was no longer there, she studied it for a moment then at Marguerite call she turned and followed after the heiress, or was that preistess?
End!
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MWB.