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Disclaimer: I don't own Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, or any of its story's or characters. So don't sue cause I never said I did and you'll lose.
Author's Pre-Notes: Ok, I didn't lie eight reviews and you get your chapter. I appreciate your reviews and have tried to improve my chapters on your suggestions. A lot of you said you don't like the way I jump back and forth between scenes. I apologize for that. It's just I'm trying to fit so much detail into the same amount of time space, plus it's like changing scenes in the show.
This Chapter is short but all on one topic so it should be better to understand. If I start to do that in later chapters I apologize be patient, it's just me trying to fit everything in.
Well onto the Story!!!
And Cubby go with the feeling!! You do well with it!!
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Yelling Roxton fell out of the hole into the leaf pile, hearing Challenger behind him he rolled out of the way as Challenger came flying out headfirst.
"Ha, Ha that was extraordinary," said Challenger straitening his hat.
"Yeah great" said Roxton standing up and moving to help Challenger do the same. Then they heard a shout and Veronica came sprawling out on top of both of them knocking them down.
"Ah!" they groaned and then groaned again hearing another familiar shout and Malone fell on top of them.
"Whoa" he said looking up
"Yeah now would you kindly get off!" said Roxton from the bottom of the dog pile.
"OH sorry" he said hopping off.
"Where are we?" said Challenger
"I have no idea," said Veronica looking around.
Then they heard the sound of insects and looked over.
"EW!" said Veronica and Ned.
There were three ape-men rotting on the ground inside the clearing.
Challenger put a cloth over his face.
"These two were shot."
"Marguerite's calling card" said Ned
"This one was eaten by raptors," said Roxton pointing at it with his rifle.
"There are still tracks!" exclaimed Veronica crouching down.
"Wouldn't the rain have washed everything away?"
"Well yes, but what if these are new?" said Roxton walking over hopeful.
"No" said Veronica "These are at least a week old you can barely tell them apart. Except that one, that is defiantly a T-Rex."
"But-" startled Ned
"It appears," said Challenger looking around the clearing The large rock formation that we fell from" he said motioning toward the small mountain and the hole, "As well as the strange close formation of the canopy, have somewhat preserved the tracks and such from the elements."
"Well-" started Roxton
"Blood" said Ned solemnly from across the clearing.
The others ran over.
"Is it- hers?" Roxton asked distressed
"I don't know," said Challenger standing.
"This is" Veronica said taking a lock of hair snagged by the bark of the great tree they were standing under.
She fingered it a moment, swallowing and handed it to Roxton.
It was Marguerite's all right, dark, long, curled, and soft. He closed his fist over her, gritting his teeth.
"The good thing is there isn't enough blood for-" Veronica said knowing they understood what she meant.
Challenger nodded.
"There is still a chance old man, a very good chance," he said putting a hand on Roxton's tense shoulder.
"Um guys?" said Malone
"What?" said Veronica.
"Well, these are Marguerite's tracks right?"
"Yeah" said Roxton focusing.
"And these are the ape-men and the raptors"
"Right" said Veronica
"Then whose are these?" he said pointing to a different set of prints.
Challenger frowned cocking his head to the side, looking down.
He kneeled, "They look like-," he said not finishing unsure if he was right.
"Like what" said Roxton
"A woman's heeled shoes, English boot's most likely"
"Heeled boots in the jungle" Veronica said not believing.
"Yes that's what they look like."
"What does that tell us?" said Ned
"That someone else was in this clearing," said Roxton, on the hunt again. "The tracks come over here by the tree, and seem to get a heavier, and appear to be dragging something."
"Marguerite?"
"Most likely, the tracks go this way"
"Then lets go," said Malone pulling his rifle strap up on his shoulder.
They followed the tracks into the forest, about an hour in Roxton stopped.
"What is it?" said Veronica looking around.
"The tracks end" he said perplexed.
"They just end?" asked Ned
"Yeah look," said Roxton pointing.
They stood a few minutes looking around. When they heard something snap.
Roxton readied his rifle, and looked around.
Then someone jumped down from the trees and kicked him in the back, knocking him down.
Four more men jumped down onto the explorers.
Veronica flipped one off her back into Challenger's new friend.
Ned shot the man coming up behind Roxton. Then was promptly hit over the back of the head unconscious.
"OH MALONE!" Veronica yelled and was caught up from behind a knife held to her throat.
"Back off or they die!" one of the strange men yelled
Roxton dropped his rifle Challenger did the same, now they were very out numbered. The men escorted them through the jungle and to a village. The village was partially destroyed, most of the people looking either very poor or very rich. They all had haughty looks on their faces as they watched the explorer's come in.
"Friendly" Veronica commented.
"Silence!" one of the men shouted.
She gave him a face to his back.
They led them to a hut, there was a door in the floor of the hut, and they opened it and told them to go in, they did and then the still unconscious Malone was thrown in after them.
It was very dark but some of the room was lit by cracks in the ceiling and a few holes cut for breathing.
"Cozy" said Roxton
"Do you think Marguerite is here?" asked Veronica putting Malone's head in her lap.
"I hope not," said Roxton.
"Do you know who these people are?" Challenger asked Veronica.
"Honestly no, I've never been near wherever we are on the plateau at least I don't think. What do you suppose they are going to do with us?"
"I don't know, I expect we will just have to wait."
Author's notes: Ok yes short and sweet, but to the point, they are close but so far away and yet know nothing of either. If that makes sense. Ok Review tell me what you like, I enjoy reading specifics, especially good ones. Gives me energy- To right more CHAPTERS!! WAHHAHAHA!!! Ok I'm done. I'm lowering the number, five reviews and you get chapter five so keep them coming. Hehe five to get five, never mind.
Later
Reviews are motivating . . .
Disclaimer: I don't own Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, or any of its story's or characters. So don't sue cause I never said I did and you'll lose.
Author's Pre-Notes: Ok, I didn't lie eight reviews and you get your chapter. I appreciate your reviews and have tried to improve my chapters on your suggestions. A lot of you said you don't like the way I jump back and forth between scenes. I apologize for that. It's just I'm trying to fit so much detail into the same amount of time space, plus it's like changing scenes in the show.
This Chapter is short but all on one topic so it should be better to understand. If I start to do that in later chapters I apologize be patient, it's just me trying to fit everything in.
Well onto the Story!!!
And Cubby go with the feeling!! You do well with it!!
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Yelling Roxton fell out of the hole into the leaf pile, hearing Challenger behind him he rolled out of the way as Challenger came flying out headfirst.
"Ha, Ha that was extraordinary," said Challenger straitening his hat.
"Yeah great" said Roxton standing up and moving to help Challenger do the same. Then they heard a shout and Veronica came sprawling out on top of both of them knocking them down.
"Ah!" they groaned and then groaned again hearing another familiar shout and Malone fell on top of them.
"Whoa" he said looking up
"Yeah now would you kindly get off!" said Roxton from the bottom of the dog pile.
"OH sorry" he said hopping off.
"Where are we?" said Challenger
"I have no idea," said Veronica looking around.
Then they heard the sound of insects and looked over.
"EW!" said Veronica and Ned.
There were three ape-men rotting on the ground inside the clearing.
Challenger put a cloth over his face.
"These two were shot."
"Marguerite's calling card" said Ned
"This one was eaten by raptors," said Roxton pointing at it with his rifle.
"There are still tracks!" exclaimed Veronica crouching down.
"Wouldn't the rain have washed everything away?"
"Well yes, but what if these are new?" said Roxton walking over hopeful.
"No" said Veronica "These are at least a week old you can barely tell them apart. Except that one, that is defiantly a T-Rex."
"But-" startled Ned
"It appears," said Challenger looking around the clearing The large rock formation that we fell from" he said motioning toward the small mountain and the hole, "As well as the strange close formation of the canopy, have somewhat preserved the tracks and such from the elements."
"Well-" started Roxton
"Blood" said Ned solemnly from across the clearing.
The others ran over.
"Is it- hers?" Roxton asked distressed
"I don't know," said Challenger standing.
"This is" Veronica said taking a lock of hair snagged by the bark of the great tree they were standing under.
She fingered it a moment, swallowing and handed it to Roxton.
It was Marguerite's all right, dark, long, curled, and soft. He closed his fist over her, gritting his teeth.
"The good thing is there isn't enough blood for-" Veronica said knowing they understood what she meant.
Challenger nodded.
"There is still a chance old man, a very good chance," he said putting a hand on Roxton's tense shoulder.
"Um guys?" said Malone
"What?" said Veronica.
"Well, these are Marguerite's tracks right?"
"Yeah" said Roxton focusing.
"And these are the ape-men and the raptors"
"Right" said Veronica
"Then whose are these?" he said pointing to a different set of prints.
Challenger frowned cocking his head to the side, looking down.
He kneeled, "They look like-," he said not finishing unsure if he was right.
"Like what" said Roxton
"A woman's heeled shoes, English boot's most likely"
"Heeled boots in the jungle" Veronica said not believing.
"Yes that's what they look like."
"What does that tell us?" said Ned
"That someone else was in this clearing," said Roxton, on the hunt again. "The tracks come over here by the tree, and seem to get a heavier, and appear to be dragging something."
"Marguerite?"
"Most likely, the tracks go this way"
"Then lets go," said Malone pulling his rifle strap up on his shoulder.
They followed the tracks into the forest, about an hour in Roxton stopped.
"What is it?" said Veronica looking around.
"The tracks end" he said perplexed.
"They just end?" asked Ned
"Yeah look," said Roxton pointing.
They stood a few minutes looking around. When they heard something snap.
Roxton readied his rifle, and looked around.
Then someone jumped down from the trees and kicked him in the back, knocking him down.
Four more men jumped down onto the explorers.
Veronica flipped one off her back into Challenger's new friend.
Ned shot the man coming up behind Roxton. Then was promptly hit over the back of the head unconscious.
"OH MALONE!" Veronica yelled and was caught up from behind a knife held to her throat.
"Back off or they die!" one of the strange men yelled
Roxton dropped his rifle Challenger did the same, now they were very out numbered. The men escorted them through the jungle and to a village. The village was partially destroyed, most of the people looking either very poor or very rich. They all had haughty looks on their faces as they watched the explorer's come in.
"Friendly" Veronica commented.
"Silence!" one of the men shouted.
She gave him a face to his back.
They led them to a hut, there was a door in the floor of the hut, and they opened it and told them to go in, they did and then the still unconscious Malone was thrown in after them.
It was very dark but some of the room was lit by cracks in the ceiling and a few holes cut for breathing.
"Cozy" said Roxton
"Do you think Marguerite is here?" asked Veronica putting Malone's head in her lap.
"I hope not," said Roxton.
"Do you know who these people are?" Challenger asked Veronica.
"Honestly no, I've never been near wherever we are on the plateau at least I don't think. What do you suppose they are going to do with us?"
"I don't know, I expect we will just have to wait."
Author's notes: Ok yes short and sweet, but to the point, they are close but so far away and yet know nothing of either. If that makes sense. Ok Review tell me what you like, I enjoy reading specifics, especially good ones. Gives me energy- To right more CHAPTERS!! WAHHAHAHA!!! Ok I'm done. I'm lowering the number, five reviews and you get chapter five so keep them coming. Hehe five to get five, never mind.
Later
Reviews are motivating . . .