Claimer: I own Deanna, Ms Fox, and Robert not to mention this whole story
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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: EMERGENCY NOTE!!!!! Sir Lord Robert Augustus Blake, has no relation to that insane actor who shot his wife. I seriously didn't know that guy existed. I freaked out when I saw it on the news. Robert's name came from many different places. I just wanted to tell you so you did think something strange was going on!!! Oh my god I still can't believe it!! That is just too weird!!!
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Totally crazy, anyway thanks to everyone who reviewed I really appreciate it especially because I think I've lost a few of my loyal readers, * sigh sniffle sniffle, as a tear flows over the set face. * But to the rest of my loyal readers I truly thank you I love your reviews! They mean so much to me!! I know this story is really long, I hope it's worth it; I'm working real hard so you like it. It's kinda boring right now but action and romance coming soon!! * I think, lol*
So to my loyal Readers and Reviewers, look for your name if you reviewed my last chapter~
Ascamelien~ Ok again it is soooooooooooo seriously ok that you did that name mix up thing again. Really, it's ok it's not like that's my legal name or something. LOL But I'm glad you care so much to correct it Thank you!! I really loved you last review so great, not to mention the last chapter to your story!! I am so into it!! I need more.
I'm really glad you liked Malone's bowl skills I hoped someone would; just something I thought he might do. LOL and thank you I think your humor is great to, you have a good enough sense of it to know I'm funny, LOL.
Sorry I made you sad but like you said it needed to be said to set the seriousness of the situation. And omg !! LOL OF course it was a good thing he met Deanna, you really think he would wanted to be married to that other bi-a-*H LOL.
I love how you got specific here!! I love your opinion!! I love it!! I love you!!
Yeah I thought perhaps the lock thing would make for a good little tid-bit. I mean she was a thief- well- kinda. It goes with her mysterious past and stuff.
Oh Roxton just has so many looks and they are all so cute!!! Marguerite better not hear me saying that . . .again. LOL I am seriously trying to fit that look the one you mentioned the "God she's a pain in the @$$ but I love her to death anyway" face. But I just have to find the moment for it. And suggestions are welcome . . .doesn't mean I'll use them . . .. but their welcome. LOL
Please keep reviewing, means a lot!! And Keep up with your story I can't wait to see what's next!!!
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Jackie C. (JCWWF87@aol.com)~ Don't worry more chapters are defiantly coming!! And thank you so so so so so so so MUCH for your wonderful compliment *wipes tear from her eye * It touched me so much!!! I hope to see a story form you coming up soon.
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Lixta (Lixta@hotmail.com)~ NO problem about the type-o's one thing you have to keep in mind reading my stories, type-o's are bound to happen. . Perhaps many times. . but yeah. . . anyway no problem. I'd look for them in this one to I think. Not that I want you looking for them.
I'm really glad you liked the flashback; the provoking thing is so much like Deanna, LoL, clearly. I'm also impressed you noticed Robert's problems with Haiton and this whole situation, because you have to see Elizabeth was his first real 'love' or what he thought was love, till he met Deanna that is, I wonder if they've ever talked about that hmmmm. .. .
I was surprised that the last line was your favorite I hadn't really thought of its impact till I read it again, so thank you. I really appreciate things like that.
OH and I love the whole Malone and the bowl thing, I think it's so much like him. I'm glad you liked it too!! LoL
Thank you so much for reviewing it means a lot!!!
Don't worry everything will eventually be explained . . . .. . . I hope? LOL
You'll have to keep reading and REVIEWING to find out, hehehe . . .
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Brandy Leigh~ First off I love your newest chapter!! Which hopefully you've figured out by checking YOUR reviews lol.
Ok anyway, I won't die on you I promise because then I'll never know the end of your fic and I'd never finish this one. LOL
OK now (I'm repeating this) And Brandy put down the rifle and step away from the fissure, with the luck of the lost world you'll get lost somewhere in time and space and I'll have to come and get you and we'll be living somewhere in a house that that natives who's kids we saved built us!! LoL, sound familiar? Hehehe . . ..
So stay, so I don't have to come and get you and can finish the story LoL, you don't want things to stay the way they are now do you?! LOL
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Magick18 ()~ Thanks for writing more this time!! LOL I thought that was all you would ever say!! I am so so so so so so glad you like it so much!!! Please keep reading and reviewing it keeps my spirits up, I'm afraid that the stories gotten boring, *sad * I hope I'm wrong. But as long as you like it that's all that matters!!! Thank you so much!!
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Veggie5~ It's ok that you've been a silent reader, *looking stern * just don't let it happen again *face relaxes and laughs * just kidding although I would really like it if you continue review!! Thank you so much for your review, this chapter might be a little boring, sorry, but I hope you keep reading and 'not' waiting for what happens next! In the mean time thank you and keep up the great work on your amazing stories.
All right I thinks that's all of them,
Onto the words . . .
"Marguerite!!" Roxton yelled as he was pulled out of the room.
Deanna watched pained; she pulled on her chains, her arms were bloody and raw from doing so, she had a ring around her neck from the collar like restraint they put on her as a 'just in case' security. She viciously thrashed about, Haiton laughing all the time. Her eyes fixed on him and he stopped a moment looking at her almost startled.
A flash went over his mind's eye from years before . . . .
"Deanna wait!!!" Robert yelled
She picked up the tool disregarding her friend's calls.
She said something to him (Haiton) her words dripping with hate and venom as she lashed out at him.
She yelled out and pulled the tool down. . . . .
"No!" said Haiton coming out of his thoughts, his breath was quick and his heart was pounding in his chest. He looked around at the scene in front of him, his hand unconsciously reaching for the scar on his shoulder. "An ice pick" he whispered slightly still in a daze.
Then Deanna tugged on her chains again in his direction, startled Haiton immediately called over the guards. They grabbed her and took her chains from the floor and held them as she fought like a wild cat. Then they gripped the chains tighter; she stopped barely able to move being forced to her knees, she had a growl on her face as Haiton approached her.
"Don't worry dear, I haven't forgotten you" he said gaining his composure and slowly taking out a small dagger, cutting the piece of leather that had been gagging her mouth; as it released he moved to take it, she lunged foreword biting him hard on the hand causing him to bleed, although in doing do she scratched her shoulder with the knife.
"And you will never forget me if you hurt any of them Haiton!" She spat
"Take her out of here!!" he yelled holding his hand.
She smirked narrowing her eyes on him as they lugged her out of the room.
"Sometimes I think she really is a demon" Haiton hissed from the pain in his hand, he looked at it again and winced covering it again applying more pressure.
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Veronica and Malone heard some yelling coming from up the corridor, in a large room. They looked in and saw Deanna thrown against a wall and hit with a club. She struck out again with one of her chains.
"Deanna!" Ned ran in to help.
Deanna looked over at him as he ran.
"No not now!" she hissed to herself as a warrior tackled him. Veronica reluctantly ran in to help.
Distracted two warriors grabbed Deanna; she pulled the chain attached to her right arm and tripped one of the men who slid into the other. She ran over and threw a chain around the neck of the warrior on top of Ned, she pulled back choking him.
Veronica looked up after knifing her man. There was back up coming down the hallway.
"We have company," she said
"Get out of here!" Deanna hissed struggling with the warrior wrapped in the chain.
"What?"
"Get to Marguerite! You can't do that if you two get caught!"
"But-" stated Ned
"But nothing, you two have to live to save me another day, now go!" she ordered throwing the winded man to the ground.
Veronica and Ned ran, Ned looked back to see Deanna struck with a club again, her dropping to the ground. Veronica pulled him out of the room and down the hall.
"But-" he said (his innocent 'this is not fair face')
"You heard her we have to get out of here!! Or we all die!" she yelled at him and he turned back and ran down the corridor.
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Marguerite awoke in the firm arms of the warriors, she struggled at first but at the sight of Haiton stopped and stood still and proud.
"You may release her," said Haiton softly moving one of his hands from behind his back, motioning it downward gently. She noticed it had a strange type of wound on it, one that was still bleeding.
"Hello Miss Krux, I don't believe we have been formally introduced, I am Haiton, leader of the Kati people" he smiled
"I hate to disappoint you, sir" she said with mockery "but I already know all about you"
"Oh you do, do you? And I suppose you got your information from our dear demona"
"Some, yes was acquired from Madam Fox" she corrected him. "Others not and the rest from my own observation."
"Well I apologize then my dear"
She inwardly winced at the reference, she knew where this was going and she didn't like it at all.
"Madam Fox and I have some differences from some difficult times in the past, I fear hurt feelings are unavoidable. But besides Madam Fox's resentment I don't see how you could show such disfavor toward me" he smiled touching her hair.
She jerked away with disgust. "Where did you take my friends?
"Professor Challenger and Lord Roxton?" he asked
"And Blake and Deanna" she corrected
"Well the professor and his colleague are fine, resting comfortably I'm sure."
"And Deanna and Robert"
"They are really none of your concern"
"Of course they are of my concern! I demand to see them"
"You demand nothing here!" said Haiton beginning to lose his temper stepping closer to her. "Don't you see Marguerite? Power can be yours"
"What?!" she said startled "You're insane," she hissed
"No I'm genius, I know you've seen the plans the power that we can hold is beyond that ever thought of by man before. I will rein supreme and with you" he moved to touch her face.
She yanked away, "I want nothing to do with you!"
"But Marguerite-"
"MISS Krux, sir!"
"Think about it you could have everything you've ever wanted, you could doing anything!!" he said cornering her.
"Well you are most definitely not something I have ever wanted!" she said trying to run by him, he cornered her again
"I see what this is about" he said getting angry thinking of Lord Roxton "I won't hurt your friends," he lied
"Liar!"
"What?"
"You're going to kill Deanna for this idiotic scheme of yours, and then your going to kill the rest of us"
"I've told you before Deanna has nothing to do with you!" he started to lose his temper again.
"She is my friend!"
"When you're Queen you can make new friends, not that you will need them"
"Everyone needs friends" she mumbled to herself, thinking how a couple years ago she would never have thought such a thing. In her distracted in her thoughts Haiton touched her face. She involuntarily shuddered.
'Her skin is so soft' Haiton thought lustfully but that slowly turned to anger when she shuddered.
"So you did just lie!! I don't want to be your queen! I never want anything to do with you," she yelled loudly with venom.
He struck her. "You can have everything! Think about that!" he motioned for the warriors to take her away before he did something her actually might regret. "I just hope your friends can live with your decision" he smirked
The warriors pulled her off the ground; she struggled cursing at Haiton, "What!?!?!?---You leave my friends alone!! Don't you touch them!!!----Wait I'm not finished!! Where the hell are you taking me!!!" she said annoyed
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A crack of light flooded into the room and Deanna stirred slightly from her semi-unconscious state her body throbbing in pain and aching with weakness. She jerked awake at the sight of a familiar figure being thrown kicking and cursing into the room.
"Marguerite!" she tried to cry but her throat was dry and her voice weak.
"Deanna!" Marguerite screamed crawling over and hugging her friend anxiously. She hugged her back although her wrists and ankles as well as the collar around her neck were chained to the ground. They sat like that for a little while holding each other without thoughts. Marguerite pulled back and looked her friend over.
"Oh Deanna what have they done to you?!"
Deanna's body was a mask of abuse, most of it looked worse than it was because of blood and dirt smeared everywhere. She had cuts on the sides of her mouth from the leather strap, her arms were ripped and raw, bruises covered her fair skinned body, and the marks from the leather strap and whip were almost black on her jaw line.
"I'm alright," she said gently touching the new purple mark on Marguerite's cheek.
"Haiton" she sneered closing her hand into a fist
Marguerite nodded
"He wants me to become his queen" Marguerite said with sarcasm
Deanna's head twitched slightly, "Dear god"
"What?" said Marguerite concerned
"You have to be careful Marguerite he'll do anything, absolutely anything, you have to get out of here"
"but-"
"You'll have a better chance of helping Roxton and everyone if you get out of here"
"What about you?"
"It doesn't really matter,"
"Of course it does! But-" she thought trying to change the subject "Malone and Veronica still haven't been caught, they'll figure something out." She said leaning against the wall."
"I hope," said Deanna praying they had run fast enough. She decided not to tell Marguerite how they had ruined her escape earlier.
There was silence a few minutes
Deanna just stared into the darkness.
"This isn't your fault you know," said Marguerite recognizing the stare
"To a point it is"
"Everything to a point is everyone's fault," said Marguerite sarcastically
"He will get it for this, even if it isn't me, he'll get his" Deanna growled. "But promise me something Marguerite"
"What?" said Marguerite worried
"You'll do whatever you have to, to get you and everyone else out safe"
"We'll all get out of this," said Marguerite not used to being so optimistic "Robert told us you've been through this before and you won"
Deanna winced at Robert's name
"He's fine"
"I know," she said forgetting the promise much to Marguerite's relief. Deanna sat deep in thought, 'if only, if only things had been different, if I had been killed the first time, if I had killed him the first time, none of this would have happen, perhaps if I just let go, if I just go quietly, NO! I can't do that, he'll kill them, all of them, and god knows what he will do to Marguerite! I will see this through, I will see that everything is alright and that everyone is ok.'
Marguerite scooted up next to her friend she let Deanna lean back against the wall and she put Deanna's head on her shoulder.
They just sat, both lost in their own thoughts.
'I hope Roxton is ok' she prayed silently
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Roxton and Robert along with Challenger were trapped in a very small cell, Roxton had settled down only a moment ago when he heard Haiton angrily pass by.
He smirked to himself, ' She's not as unproblematic as you thought, eh? Friend'
Robert was to distraught to be of much trouble at the moment, he kept trying to think of a way out of this, thinking back to those days that he had prayed so often to forget.
Challenger asked Robert as many questions and offered as many solutions as he could think of only to be logically shot down each time.
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"Shh Ned" said Veronica as a group of warriors passed down the corridor, It had been hours since they had run into Deanna and longer since the others had been captured.
They kept following warriors through the endless corridors hoping there was another way out than through the shaft the others had tried to escape from.
"This is pointless," said Malone
"Do you have a better idea?" Veronica snapped
He thought a minute "Actually-" he said smiling
"What?" said Veronica frustrated
"Three hammer click"
"What?" she snapped completely confused then she understood "The door from the cell"
"Right, with no one in there why would it be guarded," said Ned
"What if they are waiting for us there or closed the door again?"
"Only one way to find out," said Ned taking off down a corridor quietly, Veronica followed at his heels.
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Deanna opened her eyes when she heard the door to the cell unlock and creak open.
Marguerite jerked awake
"Shh" said Deanna not moving.
Deanna and Marguerite's eyes widened slightly confused when a large group of warriors came in.
Two grabbed Marguerite
"Hey!" said Deanna struggling, her head suddenly filling with dizziness.
The other warriors detached her chains from the floor and pulled her to her feet then forced both women out of the cell without a word.
"Hey where are you taking us!" Marguerite demanded
They said nothing.
"Hey I'm speaking to you! -" She was cut off when Haiton entered the room. He motioned for them to bring Marguerite closer. A sudden clank of chains made Deanna's presence known when she tried to lung foreword when Haiton beckoned for Marguerite.
Haiton smirked as she slumped slightly falling to her knees, 'most of the fight has gone out of her' he thought smugly
"So" he said turning to Marguerite
"Have you thought about my proposition?"
Marguerite looked around earnestly looking for a way out, her eyes fell on Deanna who looked at her with the same expression she had when she asked her to promise that she would get everyone else out.
Marguerite looked back to Haiton.
"Times beginning to wear thin-" Haiton said looking at the warriors who tightened their hold on Deanna causing her to cry out slightly in pain.
Marguerite looked a bit frantic a second and then stiffened her demeanor.
'Yes"
"Yes?"
"Yes I have thought about your offer and have chosen to-to accept"
"You do, do you?" said Haiton looking at Deanna sensing a trick, "Why?"
"Why not, you said it yourself I can have everything that I have ever wanted."
"And your friends?"
"Money and power are my friends" she said smirking hoping she sounded as convincing as she hoped she did.
"Good" said Haiton smirking "However I can't just take your word for it now"
'Of course not' Marguerite mentally groaned
"Take her," he said and the warriors seized Marguerite again. "We are going to take a little trip, then we'll see how loyal you are." He turned "Kill the men"
"What?! No!" Marguerite cried struggling "You said- You wouldn't-"
"Like you said I'm a liar," he laughed heinously
"No! NO please!!" Marguerite screamed as she was dragged out of the room.
"Haiton" Deanna fumed escaping the arms of her captors a moment, she stepped toward him. He jumped back; she reached out for him but was pulled back by her chains her neck being held back by the collar as she was forced to her knees.
Haiton came and bent over her right in her face.
"When will you learn?" he taunted quietly and pulled her head up by her hair and kissed her.
She thrashed her head and bit his upper lip, "When will you!" she spat.
"Take her!!" he yelled dabbing at his swelling lip. "Damn that woman!!" he growled and followed them off.
In the shadows. .
"Oh my god Ned! What are we going to do?!"
"I think we have to find Challenger, Roxton and Robert"
"Right, but where this place it huge they could be anywhere and we don't have that much time!" she said frantically.
Then one of the warriors ordered to kill their friends walked through the room two others behind him.
"How could you forget that?" one asked
"Well excuse me," the other protested holding the ax
"Well, it's not like we don't this everyday" the third said sarcastically
They all laughed and passed through the room.
"Follow them," said Ned sneaking through the room.
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Roxton heard someone enter the room in front of them.
The latch on the door started to open when it suddenly stopped.
"What was that?" said Robert hearing some voices outside the door.
Roxton put his ear to the door; something suddenly slammed into it, throwing him, startled, back.
Then there was total silence.
The latch on the door started to move again, they moved back bracing themselves.
It creaked open revealing two figures in the shadows.
And an ax was stuck in the door casting a shadow on Roxton's face.
"Malone?" he said Hardly able to believe his eyes. "Malone!" he cheered jumping up.
Malone chuckled slightly spinning the bowl he held around his finger.
"I was right, you are more dangerous with that thing!!" Robert laughed
"Veronica!" said Challenger "We're so glad both of you are alright"
"Have you seen Marguerite!" said Roxton
"And Deanna" added Robert earnestly
Veronica and Malone looked at each other.
"What?" said Robert watching them both and looking at Roxton
"Yes what is it? Malone tell me," he said standing toe-to-toe looking down at the young reporter.
"Um" said Ned leaning back a bit
"We aren't really sure what's going on," said Veronica taking the attention away from Malone who mouthed a thank you with a sigh when the tall hunter stepped away.
"What do you mean you're not sure?" asked Challenger
"Well, all we know for sure- is that these men, were sent to kill you" she motioned to the warriors about their feet.
"And um-" Ned said looking around "I-I think Marguerite-bargained with her life again so he wouldn't kill you, but he lied and now he has her" he spat out the last part in one breath and braced himself for the hunter's reaction.
"She what!" he said staring at him (his look when he told Marguerite she was infuriating in 'the secret' yeah that one. . so cute)
"What about Deanna?" asked Robert worried
"They took her and Marguerite I think they are going to Sentocra."
"Was she ok?"
"She looked like she was in pretty bad shape"
"Damn it!!" said Robert punching his hand.
"What do we do now?" asked Ned
"Well if they left already, we have to go after them," said Roxton in an obvious tone.
"Yes but we have to warn the chief if we want to try and postpone the ceremony to get there in time.
"Veronica and I should go," said Ned
"What?" said Challenger
"Well Robert has to take you to the senta- thingy or whatever and Roxton-" he looked at the hunter's stern face "well- um yeah and Veronica can run the fastest, plus I can keep up pretty well incase we have to split up."
"Right I'll see if I can find out how to reverse this blasted curse god forbid they succeed," said Challenger
"Wait" said Roxton "You can't stay here by yourself"
"I won't be here long besides I'm sure most of Haiton's minions have moved with him to capture the chief."
"Alright well we better find out weapons and get moving," said Roxton looking out the door and motioning them to follow him out.
"Hold on Deanna please, please hold on" Robert silently implored
"Wait till I get a hold of you Miss Krux- we are going to have a serious talk about wagering your life, when this is all over" Roxton muttered to himself running down the corridor after Blake.
Author's Notes: All right a little- well? - Boring but I'm around that I think! Right? I hope *looks off behind her worried, biting lower lip* I'm hoping for more action soon, maybe not the next chapter but the one after that defiantly and I know it's really-really long. I didn't mean for it to be this way it kinds took on a life of it's own. But I hope you are enjoying it!! Sometimes I can't tell so please, TELL ME!!
Please ask any questions, and I'll answer them as long as it doesn't give away any plots or anything.
OK. Rant: I just saw the last episode 'the elixir' Was that mud scene really necessary I mean I know it was funny, I mean really I was hysterical, but the mud was like "orange??" And like YUCK!! It looked weird!! * Sorry to sound girlie but I mean normal mud would have been better I think, I would have probably enjoyed that had it been me, maybe?!? Then someone taking their clothes, 'at least they took that pink shirt of Roxton's sorry to those who like it I just think it looks strange on him. Maybe I'm wrong? Humph, oh well. Then the grass outfit things; that must have been a serious fight, LoL.
"Stop looking!!"
LOL there is a look for you Ascamelien, when Roxton put his hat over himself when Fin walked in. Omg!! Priceless.
Then OMG!!! The scenes for next week or whatever the next episode, I'm stuck between thoughts, this could be a amazing episode or it could seriously blow, because I mean Marguerite is the great mysterious double agent, not Roxton!? *sigh* doesn't matter what I think. And it will probably be the- wait ok one of the best episodes I've ever seen.
And one question for everyone, is it just me or does Roxton seem less passionate about Marguerite since the secrets. AND I DON'T MEAN IT THAT WAY!! I mean like the cute little looks and comment making it seemed like he adored her. The emotion of love doesn't seem to be there in these recent episodes.
Anyway-If your still reading which I hope you are, please review and tell me what you think . . .about everything. Please, thank you and Stay Frosty!
"WHICH I CAN'T HELP BECAUSE IT WENT FORM 80 To 30 DEGREES!!!IN ONE BLODDY DAY!!!! I BLAME THE WEATHER MAN!! GET HIM!!!!! AHHH!!!!"
*Charges out of room with a weapon, screams are heard 'girlie ones' pokes head back into the room* Oh and thank you! Later!! *Runs back into room more 'girlie' screams heard "I promise sun really-reA-LLY!!!!" Evil laughter heard. Walks back into the room calm and perfect brushes hair out of face and looks at you*
What?! Stop looking at me like that and Review!!
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: EMERGENCY NOTE!!!!! Sir Lord Robert Augustus Blake, has no relation to that insane actor who shot his wife. I seriously didn't know that guy existed. I freaked out when I saw it on the news. Robert's name came from many different places. I just wanted to tell you so you did think something strange was going on!!! Oh my god I still can't believe it!! That is just too weird!!!
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Totally crazy, anyway thanks to everyone who reviewed I really appreciate it especially because I think I've lost a few of my loyal readers, * sigh sniffle sniffle, as a tear flows over the set face. * But to the rest of my loyal readers I truly thank you I love your reviews! They mean so much to me!! I know this story is really long, I hope it's worth it; I'm working real hard so you like it. It's kinda boring right now but action and romance coming soon!! * I think, lol*
So to my loyal Readers and Reviewers, look for your name if you reviewed my last chapter~
Ascamelien~ Ok again it is soooooooooooo seriously ok that you did that name mix up thing again. Really, it's ok it's not like that's my legal name or something. LOL But I'm glad you care so much to correct it Thank you!! I really loved you last review so great, not to mention the last chapter to your story!! I am so into it!! I need more.
I'm really glad you liked Malone's bowl skills I hoped someone would; just something I thought he might do. LOL and thank you I think your humor is great to, you have a good enough sense of it to know I'm funny, LOL.
Sorry I made you sad but like you said it needed to be said to set the seriousness of the situation. And omg !! LOL OF course it was a good thing he met Deanna, you really think he would wanted to be married to that other bi-a-*H LOL.
I love how you got specific here!! I love your opinion!! I love it!! I love you!!
Yeah I thought perhaps the lock thing would make for a good little tid-bit. I mean she was a thief- well- kinda. It goes with her mysterious past and stuff.
Oh Roxton just has so many looks and they are all so cute!!! Marguerite better not hear me saying that . . .again. LOL I am seriously trying to fit that look the one you mentioned the "God she's a pain in the @$$ but I love her to death anyway" face. But I just have to find the moment for it. And suggestions are welcome . . .doesn't mean I'll use them . . .. but their welcome. LOL
Please keep reviewing, means a lot!! And Keep up with your story I can't wait to see what's next!!!
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Jackie C. (JCWWF87@aol.com)~ Don't worry more chapters are defiantly coming!! And thank you so so so so so so so MUCH for your wonderful compliment *wipes tear from her eye * It touched me so much!!! I hope to see a story form you coming up soon.
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Lixta (Lixta@hotmail.com)~ NO problem about the type-o's one thing you have to keep in mind reading my stories, type-o's are bound to happen. . Perhaps many times. . but yeah. . . anyway no problem. I'd look for them in this one to I think. Not that I want you looking for them.
I'm really glad you liked the flashback; the provoking thing is so much like Deanna, LoL, clearly. I'm also impressed you noticed Robert's problems with Haiton and this whole situation, because you have to see Elizabeth was his first real 'love' or what he thought was love, till he met Deanna that is, I wonder if they've ever talked about that hmmmm. .. .
I was surprised that the last line was your favorite I hadn't really thought of its impact till I read it again, so thank you. I really appreciate things like that.
OH and I love the whole Malone and the bowl thing, I think it's so much like him. I'm glad you liked it too!! LoL
Thank you so much for reviewing it means a lot!!!
Don't worry everything will eventually be explained . . . .. . . I hope? LOL
You'll have to keep reading and REVIEWING to find out, hehehe . . .
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Brandy Leigh~ First off I love your newest chapter!! Which hopefully you've figured out by checking YOUR reviews lol.
Ok anyway, I won't die on you I promise because then I'll never know the end of your fic and I'd never finish this one. LOL
OK now (I'm repeating this) And Brandy put down the rifle and step away from the fissure, with the luck of the lost world you'll get lost somewhere in time and space and I'll have to come and get you and we'll be living somewhere in a house that that natives who's kids we saved built us!! LoL, sound familiar? Hehehe . . ..
So stay, so I don't have to come and get you and can finish the story LoL, you don't want things to stay the way they are now do you?! LOL
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Magick18 ()~ Thanks for writing more this time!! LOL I thought that was all you would ever say!! I am so so so so so so glad you like it so much!!! Please keep reading and reviewing it keeps my spirits up, I'm afraid that the stories gotten boring, *sad * I hope I'm wrong. But as long as you like it that's all that matters!!! Thank you so much!!
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All right I thinks that's all of them,
Onto the words . . .
"Marguerite!!" Roxton yelled as he was pulled out of the room.
Deanna watched pained; she pulled on her chains, her arms were bloody and raw from doing so, she had a ring around her neck from the collar like restraint they put on her as a 'just in case' security. She viciously thrashed about, Haiton laughing all the time. Her eyes fixed on him and he stopped a moment looking at her almost startled.
A flash went over his mind's eye from years before . . . .
"Deanna wait!!!" Robert yelled
She picked up the tool disregarding her friend's calls.
She said something to him (Haiton) her words dripping with hate and venom as she lashed out at him.
She yelled out and pulled the tool down. . . . .
"No!" said Haiton coming out of his thoughts, his breath was quick and his heart was pounding in his chest. He looked around at the scene in front of him, his hand unconsciously reaching for the scar on his shoulder. "An ice pick" he whispered slightly still in a daze.
Then Deanna tugged on her chains again in his direction, startled Haiton immediately called over the guards. They grabbed her and took her chains from the floor and held them as she fought like a wild cat. Then they gripped the chains tighter; she stopped barely able to move being forced to her knees, she had a growl on her face as Haiton approached her.
"Don't worry dear, I haven't forgotten you" he said gaining his composure and slowly taking out a small dagger, cutting the piece of leather that had been gagging her mouth; as it released he moved to take it, she lunged foreword biting him hard on the hand causing him to bleed, although in doing do she scratched her shoulder with the knife.
"And you will never forget me if you hurt any of them Haiton!" She spat
"Take her out of here!!" he yelled holding his hand.
She smirked narrowing her eyes on him as they lugged her out of the room.
"Sometimes I think she really is a demon" Haiton hissed from the pain in his hand, he looked at it again and winced covering it again applying more pressure.
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Veronica and Malone heard some yelling coming from up the corridor, in a large room. They looked in and saw Deanna thrown against a wall and hit with a club. She struck out again with one of her chains.
"Deanna!" Ned ran in to help.
Deanna looked over at him as he ran.
"No not now!" she hissed to herself as a warrior tackled him. Veronica reluctantly ran in to help.
Distracted two warriors grabbed Deanna; she pulled the chain attached to her right arm and tripped one of the men who slid into the other. She ran over and threw a chain around the neck of the warrior on top of Ned, she pulled back choking him.
Veronica looked up after knifing her man. There was back up coming down the hallway.
"We have company," she said
"Get out of here!" Deanna hissed struggling with the warrior wrapped in the chain.
"What?"
"Get to Marguerite! You can't do that if you two get caught!"
"But-" stated Ned
"But nothing, you two have to live to save me another day, now go!" she ordered throwing the winded man to the ground.
Veronica and Ned ran, Ned looked back to see Deanna struck with a club again, her dropping to the ground. Veronica pulled him out of the room and down the hall.
"But-" he said (his innocent 'this is not fair face')
"You heard her we have to get out of here!! Or we all die!" she yelled at him and he turned back and ran down the corridor.
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Marguerite awoke in the firm arms of the warriors, she struggled at first but at the sight of Haiton stopped and stood still and proud.
"You may release her," said Haiton softly moving one of his hands from behind his back, motioning it downward gently. She noticed it had a strange type of wound on it, one that was still bleeding.
"Hello Miss Krux, I don't believe we have been formally introduced, I am Haiton, leader of the Kati people" he smiled
"I hate to disappoint you, sir" she said with mockery "but I already know all about you"
"Oh you do, do you? And I suppose you got your information from our dear demona"
"Some, yes was acquired from Madam Fox" she corrected him. "Others not and the rest from my own observation."
"Well I apologize then my dear"
She inwardly winced at the reference, she knew where this was going and she didn't like it at all.
"Madam Fox and I have some differences from some difficult times in the past, I fear hurt feelings are unavoidable. But besides Madam Fox's resentment I don't see how you could show such disfavor toward me" he smiled touching her hair.
She jerked away with disgust. "Where did you take my friends?
"Professor Challenger and Lord Roxton?" he asked
"And Blake and Deanna" she corrected
"Well the professor and his colleague are fine, resting comfortably I'm sure."
"And Deanna and Robert"
"They are really none of your concern"
"Of course they are of my concern! I demand to see them"
"You demand nothing here!" said Haiton beginning to lose his temper stepping closer to her. "Don't you see Marguerite? Power can be yours"
"What?!" she said startled "You're insane," she hissed
"No I'm genius, I know you've seen the plans the power that we can hold is beyond that ever thought of by man before. I will rein supreme and with you" he moved to touch her face.
She yanked away, "I want nothing to do with you!"
"But Marguerite-"
"MISS Krux, sir!"
"Think about it you could have everything you've ever wanted, you could doing anything!!" he said cornering her.
"Well you are most definitely not something I have ever wanted!" she said trying to run by him, he cornered her again
"I see what this is about" he said getting angry thinking of Lord Roxton "I won't hurt your friends," he lied
"Liar!"
"What?"
"You're going to kill Deanna for this idiotic scheme of yours, and then your going to kill the rest of us"
"I've told you before Deanna has nothing to do with you!" he started to lose his temper again.
"She is my friend!"
"When you're Queen you can make new friends, not that you will need them"
"Everyone needs friends" she mumbled to herself, thinking how a couple years ago she would never have thought such a thing. In her distracted in her thoughts Haiton touched her face. She involuntarily shuddered.
'Her skin is so soft' Haiton thought lustfully but that slowly turned to anger when she shuddered.
"So you did just lie!! I don't want to be your queen! I never want anything to do with you," she yelled loudly with venom.
He struck her. "You can have everything! Think about that!" he motioned for the warriors to take her away before he did something her actually might regret. "I just hope your friends can live with your decision" he smirked
The warriors pulled her off the ground; she struggled cursing at Haiton, "What!?!?!?---You leave my friends alone!! Don't you touch them!!!----Wait I'm not finished!! Where the hell are you taking me!!!" she said annoyed
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A crack of light flooded into the room and Deanna stirred slightly from her semi-unconscious state her body throbbing in pain and aching with weakness. She jerked awake at the sight of a familiar figure being thrown kicking and cursing into the room.
"Marguerite!" she tried to cry but her throat was dry and her voice weak.
"Deanna!" Marguerite screamed crawling over and hugging her friend anxiously. She hugged her back although her wrists and ankles as well as the collar around her neck were chained to the ground. They sat like that for a little while holding each other without thoughts. Marguerite pulled back and looked her friend over.
"Oh Deanna what have they done to you?!"
Deanna's body was a mask of abuse, most of it looked worse than it was because of blood and dirt smeared everywhere. She had cuts on the sides of her mouth from the leather strap, her arms were ripped and raw, bruises covered her fair skinned body, and the marks from the leather strap and whip were almost black on her jaw line.
"I'm alright," she said gently touching the new purple mark on Marguerite's cheek.
"Haiton" she sneered closing her hand into a fist
Marguerite nodded
"He wants me to become his queen" Marguerite said with sarcasm
Deanna's head twitched slightly, "Dear god"
"What?" said Marguerite concerned
"You have to be careful Marguerite he'll do anything, absolutely anything, you have to get out of here"
"but-"
"You'll have a better chance of helping Roxton and everyone if you get out of here"
"What about you?"
"It doesn't really matter,"
"Of course it does! But-" she thought trying to change the subject "Malone and Veronica still haven't been caught, they'll figure something out." She said leaning against the wall."
"I hope," said Deanna praying they had run fast enough. She decided not to tell Marguerite how they had ruined her escape earlier.
There was silence a few minutes
Deanna just stared into the darkness.
"This isn't your fault you know," said Marguerite recognizing the stare
"To a point it is"
"Everything to a point is everyone's fault," said Marguerite sarcastically
"He will get it for this, even if it isn't me, he'll get his" Deanna growled. "But promise me something Marguerite"
"What?" said Marguerite worried
"You'll do whatever you have to, to get you and everyone else out safe"
"We'll all get out of this," said Marguerite not used to being so optimistic "Robert told us you've been through this before and you won"
Deanna winced at Robert's name
"He's fine"
"I know," she said forgetting the promise much to Marguerite's relief. Deanna sat deep in thought, 'if only, if only things had been different, if I had been killed the first time, if I had killed him the first time, none of this would have happen, perhaps if I just let go, if I just go quietly, NO! I can't do that, he'll kill them, all of them, and god knows what he will do to Marguerite! I will see this through, I will see that everything is alright and that everyone is ok.'
Marguerite scooted up next to her friend she let Deanna lean back against the wall and she put Deanna's head on her shoulder.
They just sat, both lost in their own thoughts.
'I hope Roxton is ok' she prayed silently
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Roxton and Robert along with Challenger were trapped in a very small cell, Roxton had settled down only a moment ago when he heard Haiton angrily pass by.
He smirked to himself, ' She's not as unproblematic as you thought, eh? Friend'
Robert was to distraught to be of much trouble at the moment, he kept trying to think of a way out of this, thinking back to those days that he had prayed so often to forget.
Challenger asked Robert as many questions and offered as many solutions as he could think of only to be logically shot down each time.
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"Shh Ned" said Veronica as a group of warriors passed down the corridor, It had been hours since they had run into Deanna and longer since the others had been captured.
They kept following warriors through the endless corridors hoping there was another way out than through the shaft the others had tried to escape from.
"This is pointless," said Malone
"Do you have a better idea?" Veronica snapped
He thought a minute "Actually-" he said smiling
"What?" said Veronica frustrated
"Three hammer click"
"What?" she snapped completely confused then she understood "The door from the cell"
"Right, with no one in there why would it be guarded," said Ned
"What if they are waiting for us there or closed the door again?"
"Only one way to find out," said Ned taking off down a corridor quietly, Veronica followed at his heels.
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Deanna opened her eyes when she heard the door to the cell unlock and creak open.
Marguerite jerked awake
"Shh" said Deanna not moving.
Deanna and Marguerite's eyes widened slightly confused when a large group of warriors came in.
Two grabbed Marguerite
"Hey!" said Deanna struggling, her head suddenly filling with dizziness.
The other warriors detached her chains from the floor and pulled her to her feet then forced both women out of the cell without a word.
"Hey where are you taking us!" Marguerite demanded
They said nothing.
"Hey I'm speaking to you! -" She was cut off when Haiton entered the room. He motioned for them to bring Marguerite closer. A sudden clank of chains made Deanna's presence known when she tried to lung foreword when Haiton beckoned for Marguerite.
Haiton smirked as she slumped slightly falling to her knees, 'most of the fight has gone out of her' he thought smugly
"So" he said turning to Marguerite
"Have you thought about my proposition?"
Marguerite looked around earnestly looking for a way out, her eyes fell on Deanna who looked at her with the same expression she had when she asked her to promise that she would get everyone else out.
Marguerite looked back to Haiton.
"Times beginning to wear thin-" Haiton said looking at the warriors who tightened their hold on Deanna causing her to cry out slightly in pain.
Marguerite looked a bit frantic a second and then stiffened her demeanor.
'Yes"
"Yes?"
"Yes I have thought about your offer and have chosen to-to accept"
"You do, do you?" said Haiton looking at Deanna sensing a trick, "Why?"
"Why not, you said it yourself I can have everything that I have ever wanted."
"And your friends?"
"Money and power are my friends" she said smirking hoping she sounded as convincing as she hoped she did.
"Good" said Haiton smirking "However I can't just take your word for it now"
'Of course not' Marguerite mentally groaned
"Take her," he said and the warriors seized Marguerite again. "We are going to take a little trip, then we'll see how loyal you are." He turned "Kill the men"
"What?! No!" Marguerite cried struggling "You said- You wouldn't-"
"Like you said I'm a liar," he laughed heinously
"No! NO please!!" Marguerite screamed as she was dragged out of the room.
"Haiton" Deanna fumed escaping the arms of her captors a moment, she stepped toward him. He jumped back; she reached out for him but was pulled back by her chains her neck being held back by the collar as she was forced to her knees.
Haiton came and bent over her right in her face.
"When will you learn?" he taunted quietly and pulled her head up by her hair and kissed her.
She thrashed her head and bit his upper lip, "When will you!" she spat.
"Take her!!" he yelled dabbing at his swelling lip. "Damn that woman!!" he growled and followed them off.
In the shadows. .
"Oh my god Ned! What are we going to do?!"
"I think we have to find Challenger, Roxton and Robert"
"Right, but where this place it huge they could be anywhere and we don't have that much time!" she said frantically.
Then one of the warriors ordered to kill their friends walked through the room two others behind him.
"How could you forget that?" one asked
"Well excuse me," the other protested holding the ax
"Well, it's not like we don't this everyday" the third said sarcastically
They all laughed and passed through the room.
"Follow them," said Ned sneaking through the room.
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Roxton heard someone enter the room in front of them.
The latch on the door started to open when it suddenly stopped.
"What was that?" said Robert hearing some voices outside the door.
Roxton put his ear to the door; something suddenly slammed into it, throwing him, startled, back.
Then there was total silence.
The latch on the door started to move again, they moved back bracing themselves.
It creaked open revealing two figures in the shadows.
And an ax was stuck in the door casting a shadow on Roxton's face.
"Malone?" he said Hardly able to believe his eyes. "Malone!" he cheered jumping up.
Malone chuckled slightly spinning the bowl he held around his finger.
"I was right, you are more dangerous with that thing!!" Robert laughed
"Veronica!" said Challenger "We're so glad both of you are alright"
"Have you seen Marguerite!" said Roxton
"And Deanna" added Robert earnestly
Veronica and Malone looked at each other.
"What?" said Robert watching them both and looking at Roxton
"Yes what is it? Malone tell me," he said standing toe-to-toe looking down at the young reporter.
"Um" said Ned leaning back a bit
"We aren't really sure what's going on," said Veronica taking the attention away from Malone who mouthed a thank you with a sigh when the tall hunter stepped away.
"What do you mean you're not sure?" asked Challenger
"Well, all we know for sure- is that these men, were sent to kill you" she motioned to the warriors about their feet.
"And um-" Ned said looking around "I-I think Marguerite-bargained with her life again so he wouldn't kill you, but he lied and now he has her" he spat out the last part in one breath and braced himself for the hunter's reaction.
"She what!" he said staring at him (his look when he told Marguerite she was infuriating in 'the secret' yeah that one. . so cute)
"What about Deanna?" asked Robert worried
"They took her and Marguerite I think they are going to Sentocra."
"Was she ok?"
"She looked like she was in pretty bad shape"
"Damn it!!" said Robert punching his hand.
"What do we do now?" asked Ned
"Well if they left already, we have to go after them," said Roxton in an obvious tone.
"Yes but we have to warn the chief if we want to try and postpone the ceremony to get there in time.
"Veronica and I should go," said Ned
"What?" said Challenger
"Well Robert has to take you to the senta- thingy or whatever and Roxton-" he looked at the hunter's stern face "well- um yeah and Veronica can run the fastest, plus I can keep up pretty well incase we have to split up."
"Right I'll see if I can find out how to reverse this blasted curse god forbid they succeed," said Challenger
"Wait" said Roxton "You can't stay here by yourself"
"I won't be here long besides I'm sure most of Haiton's minions have moved with him to capture the chief."
"Alright well we better find out weapons and get moving," said Roxton looking out the door and motioning them to follow him out.
"Hold on Deanna please, please hold on" Robert silently implored
"Wait till I get a hold of you Miss Krux- we are going to have a serious talk about wagering your life, when this is all over" Roxton muttered to himself running down the corridor after Blake.
Author's Notes: All right a little- well? - Boring but I'm around that I think! Right? I hope *looks off behind her worried, biting lower lip* I'm hoping for more action soon, maybe not the next chapter but the one after that defiantly and I know it's really-really long. I didn't mean for it to be this way it kinds took on a life of it's own. But I hope you are enjoying it!! Sometimes I can't tell so please, TELL ME!!
Please ask any questions, and I'll answer them as long as it doesn't give away any plots or anything.
OK. Rant: I just saw the last episode 'the elixir' Was that mud scene really necessary I mean I know it was funny, I mean really I was hysterical, but the mud was like "orange??" And like YUCK!! It looked weird!! * Sorry to sound girlie but I mean normal mud would have been better I think, I would have probably enjoyed that had it been me, maybe?!? Then someone taking their clothes, 'at least they took that pink shirt of Roxton's sorry to those who like it I just think it looks strange on him. Maybe I'm wrong? Humph, oh well. Then the grass outfit things; that must have been a serious fight, LoL.
"Stop looking!!"
LOL there is a look for you Ascamelien, when Roxton put his hat over himself when Fin walked in. Omg!! Priceless.
Then OMG!!! The scenes for next week or whatever the next episode, I'm stuck between thoughts, this could be a amazing episode or it could seriously blow, because I mean Marguerite is the great mysterious double agent, not Roxton!? *sigh* doesn't matter what I think. And it will probably be the- wait ok one of the best episodes I've ever seen.
And one question for everyone, is it just me or does Roxton seem less passionate about Marguerite since the secrets. AND I DON'T MEAN IT THAT WAY!! I mean like the cute little looks and comment making it seemed like he adored her. The emotion of love doesn't seem to be there in these recent episodes.
Anyway-If your still reading which I hope you are, please review and tell me what you think . . .about everything. Please, thank you and Stay Frosty!
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*Charges out of room with a weapon, screams are heard 'girlie ones' pokes head back into the room* Oh and thank you! Later!! *Runs back into room more 'girlie' screams heard "I promise sun really-reA-LLY!!!!" Evil laughter heard. Walks back into the room calm and perfect brushes hair out of face and looks at you*
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