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Author's Pre Notes: Who loved all your wonderful reviews!! I did!!! I DID!!!! Omg they seriously make my millennium!!!! * That's kinda sad* Wait no it's not!! Cause I love them so much!!!
So if you are one of those marvelous, fantastic, wondrous, awe- inspiring people who reviewed look for your name. .
Brandy~ Afford better, what are you talking about I am poor!!! LOL, Honey you're a bit wound up, just a—lot actually. But your right me too!! It's those darn previews!!! I'm telling you they're driving me crazy!! LoL but thanks for reviewing, I thought you left me, *sniffle* I was so sad!! And yes my author's notes were spastic and I am psycho not psychopathic they kill people; sorry I say that to everyone Hehe. . *Smiles almost innocently*
I think a group story would be seriously kool!! But you're right about the reviewing thing that might be a problem. And yes you must update MM soon!! I'm hurting over here!! Relieve my pain!!
Heat!!! Where in the bloody hell are you!! It's cold where I am or it was, it was snowing like two days ago!! Today it's not so bad though, it's like warm but still cool, I guess. Anyway yeah. Thanks so much!!! For your review and I hate to break it to you but I don't think Deanna's has something to hide, at least not that I know about, "Deanna!!"
"I didn't do it!" voice comes from back room.
LOL anyway, yeah so please keep up with your story and I'll keep up with mine.
And I'll take that thank you, grabs rifle places it back safely on the wall, * Now stay, unhappy fans would be very very bad, you hear me bad!! LoL. * Smiled evilly *, although I know it is so tempting, they have to deal with this on their own. LOL
Thanks so much for reviewing!!! I really glad I didn't lose you as a loyal fan!! Please keep up the great work on your story to!! THANKS SOOO MUCH!!!
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Ascamelien~ *Eyes widen as she gawks at the screen, drops glass she's been holding, splashes into the water that's up to her knees * Um wow! I mean WOW!!!! I got all excited and spastic when I just saw that you reviewed and then I saw how long and wonderful it was!! I mean omg!!! *Stomps her feet splashing water everywhere in excitement *
I loved it I mean I LOOOOOVVVVVEEEDDDDD IT!!!!! Gosh I love you!! Again, LoL.
OK now back to focus, I think? What was my focus, what am I doing again, *looks at the stream of water flowing from her hair, thanks to her splashing fit a moment ago, then looks at the water around her knees *OH yeah Hehe.
Yeah anyway, thank you so so so so so so so so much!!!!
Sorry I flooded you room now, bad me, bad, no not bad, Evil LOL. The heat from your house should heat the water to a nice temperature though and in a few days it should filter out and get to where mine is now, provided you don't replenish it. *Looks down at the water around her knees. * LoL, Hehe . . . but till then at least it helps you control yourself, LOL just kidding. Your perfect, LOL.
And yes I hate Haiton to, did you notice that, LOL Hate and Haiton, sound it out, Hait-on LoL Hehe. . I didn't realize that till after I did it, ironic, yes. And I totally agree how dare he do those things; wait till Roxton and Robert find out, my my, maybe then I'll have to up the rating, LOL jK.
Wow I was surprised you liked the fight seen with the chains so much, I was really happy about that, I had to go back and read it again, wow I love it when you surprise me like that. SO Thanks.
Yes and GO MALONE!! COME ON NEDDY-BOY!!! I think he has some real potential going with that bowl thing, LoL. I will laugh so hard if that happens in an episode; tell me if you see it. LOL, I am FOSL!!! Right now my water is just a little shallow compared to yours right now!! I'm sure that won't last. LOL. I'm so waiting on your NEXT CHAPTER!!!
Anyway back to-yeah- that does seriously suc-stink, LoL that you have to wait two weeks. I get it every Sunday and Wednesday at 10:00 pm, the Wednesday and the Sunday after it show the same episode but then the next Sunday after Wednesday depending on when it's watched it's different so technically I only wait a week, or sometimes two if I skip to watch them in a row!! God that is so not kool, I feel like I should write a letter somewhere to fix that for you, darn it all!!! But I will go after that weatherman for you! SNOW so close to May!!! It's an outrage, I don't even have snow and I always have snow here!!!! There better be sun where you are soon, or else I'll start to think your weatherman has a death wish.
But seriously you will love the faces in 'The Elixir' so funny, you have to tell me what you think, and about the mud to, it just, weird really it's not like mud at all!! But you'll survive you have to!!! Otherwise I'll never find out who the bloody heck Brett Jenkins Did I screw that up well you know what I mean, is then I'll have to come after you with my rifle. LOL jk. But I'll keep you alive with faces in my chapter, I hope. LOL
And since my story is a masterpiece yours must be pure genius, because next to your great story I feel so inferior.
Thank you so so so much for your wonderful review and don't worry you don't have to thank me for mine, although I greatly appreciate it, *jumps up and down, splashing everywhere again* You really earn them with you marvelous writing!! SO please keep it up and please keep reviewing!! I love it so much!!!
Until then, my dear friend, please enjoy!! But I promise more action coming soon.
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Jackie (JCWWF87@aol.com)~ Wow I'm glad your so enthusiastic about it!! I hope I didn't keep you waiting to long, please read and continue reviewing!! Thank you so much!!
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Lixta (Lixta@hotmail.com)~ Well I am truly glad it was acceptable, I know I can't wait till Roxton and Marguerite find each other, I just hope Roxton is in time!! WE know they would do anything for each other. Oh I know about the next episode I'll see it tomorrow after school, I can't wait omg!!! But I'm scared at the same time!! And thanks so much about the author's notes thing, I don't think this one is half so entertaining as the last one, lol.Sorry.
Thank you so much for reviewing!!! Please keep it up!! I love to hear your opinion!! Thanks so much!!!!
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Lance ()~ Hmmm.. My ranting did that; I should rant more often, LoL. I'm glad you care about my sanity but I fear it's far to late for that, LoL just kidding, but I'm sure I'm balancing blindly on the edge and maybe your right maybe that's why you like my chapters hmm. . Oh well. And no, no lobotomy, unless I do it myself, LoL kidding seriously!! Never!! LoL!!
I'm really glad you like my story so much so please keep reviewing!!! I love it really, your opinion matters!! OS keep reading and reviewing and I'll try to keep adding more chapters for you!! LOL THANKS SO MUCH!!!
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Magick18 ()~ 5 times a day?! Really, kool makes me feel special, and AND I LOVE IT!!! YOU HAVE A GREAT OPINION!!! LOL Sorry if you were insulted before, I really didn't mean to, just wanted to know what you were thinking. I'm so excited now!!! WOOHOO!!!! Thank you so so so MUCH!! Please keep reading and reviewing and please don't fall off your chair, that edge of the seat stuff can be a balancing act, LOL. Thanks so much for telling me it's not boring, I was getting worried.
Thank YOU thanks YOU!!! I hope you like this one!!
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Veggie5~ I really glad you didn't find it boring, I was really worrying for a while, thanks for reassuring me, it means a lot. And thanks, I do my best trying to make it sound like the characters, apparently it's paying off. Mr., Evil dude, I like that! LOL Weather is totally insane, but I thinks a little better for me I don't have snow anymore, I have sun like the screaming weather man 'promised" me last time, LoL. Maybe you should try that on your weatherman, LoL. Just a thought. Yeha and how are they going to get out of this, LOL.
Keep reading and reviewing to find out!!! And thank you so MUCH for your wonderful reviews!! I really love them!!! I hope you like this little tid- bit!!!
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I hope you all enjoy this, a filler perhaps, but it's necessary, please review and tell me what you think!!!
~TYPO-WARNING!!!~
Now onto the facts. .
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Marguerite stared irritably at her tied hands then at the horse and rider they were attached to. They had been walking for hours, sometimes nearly being dragged along as the horses sped up. She looked to her right, Deanna walked along beside her attached to the next horseman; her eyes set forward, head held high and proud, she walked stiff and straight her steps slow and paced. It really was the strangest sight. Deanna walking so tall and noble; it was a complete contrast to the way the rest of her looked. Her hands were shackled and tied in front of her blood staining the ropes and her arms, dripping hopelessly over her hands to the dry ground. Blood also stained her neck where the collar was although it wasn't attached to anything at the moment. From there it had dripped down and soaked into the white garment that she had been forced to wear. The garment was long and flowing just as it had been when Marguerite had first seen Deanna in it, but it was very different now. The ends of it were ripped and tattered, smeared with dirt and blood. The long purple sash hung about her waist it too ripped and discolored. Shorter loose ends of Deanna's long hair hung about her face the rest still trapped in the light purple cloth, the sacred ornaments sticking out at the ends. Her skin was gashed and bruised the dark colors of the wounds standing out against her fair ivory skin. Deanna turned and looked at her, Marguerite held in a sigh of sympathy, although Deanna still stood and acted with her usual spirit, Marguerite could see she was wearing down, she could see it in her face, in her eyes although there she also saw a ever burning fire in those eyes; Something that she at the moment didn't understand.
Deanna watched Marguerite as she studied her face. She to looked her friend over. Her clothes were soiled and her hair snarled, the wounds from the first attack had not been given proper attention to heal and had been reopened. The blood from her head wound had dried near her temple and was an awful shade of wine. She could also see the black mark on Marguerite's left cheek from where she had said Haiton struck her. Oh how she wished this had never happened, 'OH how will this end!!' she cried in her head 'he will get his! I won't let him hurt her! I can't- I won't!! When everything is all right and everyone's ok- everyone!' she thought in pain. What had become of Roxton and the others, what had happened to Robert, 'oh Blake!' she cried in her head.
Deanna's head turned away from Marguerite suddenly.
"Deanna" Marguerite whispered concerned
Deanna turned back a small smile on her face "It's ok" she told her, "it'll be ok"
Marguerite stared at her, she was being so strong, strong for her, and she could feel it. 'Oh Roxton please let Veronica have found you in time, please!'
The horse pulled forward and Marguerite stumbled, and pulled back on the ropes angered.
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"Alright, now Challenger if there is trouble I want you to get out of there as fast as possible" said Roxton checking his rifle.
The professor nodded holding his rifle.
"You two know where you're going right?" Robert asked Veronica and Ned.
"Yeah, and plus I took the map from that great room."
"Good, try and follow the river, it should be faster and that might bring you across the chief and his party." He said pointing on the map. "Now where is the book?" he asked them seeing if they remembered where he had told them the first book he and Deanna had found years ago was.
"It's under the bed in your hut, it's the one opening to the mouth of the market place."
"Right's and it's yellow, you should know it when you see it."
"Right" Veronica nodded
"Ok but we better go, we're losing time only a few hours till sundown" said Malone rejoining the group from the window.
"Right, you ready?" Roxton asked Robert who was almost out the door already
"Yah!" he said impatiently
"Ok be careful" Roxton said turning back pointing his finger in a stern manner.
"Get them back," said Veronica
Both men nodded and left silently.
"Ok let's go" said Veronica turning to Ned
"Yeah, Professor?" he said nodding to the older man
"God speed"
"Right" said Ned and they took off down the corridor.
"And god help us" Challenger sighed and moved down the opposite side of the corridor back into the citadel.
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Robert and Roxton crept quietly out into the side courtyard. It was darker due to the mass amount of trees and foliage in that area and they hid in the shadows of the stronghold.
"Should we take the horses?" Robert asked motioning to the animals tied to the posts in front of them.
"No I don't think so," said Roxton after a minute "it would be faster but we would only be able to go on the road, they would hear us coming."
"Right, and if we go on foot we can go over that hill," Robert pointed remembering from so long ago. "It will save a couple hours, I think"
"You think-"
"Well I don't know how much time exactly!"
"But it does get there" said Roxton slowly
"Yes" Robert nodded
"You're sure"
Robert just glared at him
"Alright-Alright lets go," said Roxton crouching low and looking around. He started running still crouched, across the courtyard; Robert followed shortly. They blended into the brush and ran up the hill looking back a minute then disappearing into the dense jungle.
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'Why did I say I could keep up!?!' Ned scolded himself in his head as he ran after Veronica, yet he lagged behind by a few yards "O-K- think *breath * think of Mar-Mar-guer-rite!" he panted groaning and pushing himself farther forward.
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Daknet and his warriors entered the half empty village. (The same warriors who Deanna and Marguerite met weeks ago, and the same warriors who had interrupted the explorer's as they traveled to Deanna's house to 'rescue' Marguerite)
Daknet looked around suspiciously.
"What is going on here?" asked one of his friends
"I don't know" said Daknet "But I don't like it, come on" he said heading for the citadel.
They looked at each other and shrugged following after him.
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"Don't touch her!" Deanna growled slamming her body into the warrior knocking him over into the dirt.
Haiton turned his horse around. "Not again" he groaned as he saw Deanna trip the warrior with her own ropes.
"At this rate well never get there in time" he said wiping his face with his hand "Stop this!' he cried the warriors stopped.
Marguerite reached up and grabbed Deanna's elbow to stand.
"Enough, leave them alone gentlemen, you will be relieved of them shortly." He order "Now lets-"
"Don't you think!" Deanna snarled as the horse she was attached to, jetted forward almost knocking her over.
"You should rest your warriors!! There wouldn't be so much trouble if they got their heart rates back to normal for a minute!!" Deanna hissed pulling back on her ropes.
"My warriors have been waiting for this day, they will walk as long as it takes" Haiton said
The warriors groaned slightly. Haiton looked around him and then heard his stomach grumble, he longed for the day he wouldn't have to eat, but it was coming soon and for it they could rest a minute.
"Alright" he sighed in defeat "We'll rest" his warriors cheered slightly and plopped down where they stood.
Marguerite sighed her eyes drooping as she looked over at Deanna, exhausted. Deanna smiled slightly
"Hey a little service over here!" she yelled pulling on her ropes.
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"So where are we now?" asked Roxton looking around.
"We're parallel to the road, technically, but it cuts across, I'm just not sure-," he said looking around
"About what?" said Roxton a little alarmed
"If they went this way, let's go down to the road real quick"
"Alright" he said jumping off the slope to the ground and walking down the hill to the road.
Roxton looked over the road. "They defiantly went this way," said Roxton putting his hand in a hoof print. "It looks like someone fell here," he said pointing
"Or was pushed" Robert said with malice. He looked at the middle of the road. "Someone's bleeding"
"'What?!" said Roxton getting up and walking his way.
They were drops of blood on the road, not enough to be concerned, but it was the idea of it.
"God we got to get this guy" said Roxton
"So that's north, we are defiantly going the right way"
"And the faster the better" said Roxton running back up the hill, he stopped halfway up and looked at his new friend.
Robert looked at the blood on the road one more time and then ran up the hill after Roxton.
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"There has to be something here," said Challenger leafing through the books, he was particular thankful most of the books were in English, but he knew the important things were in those "blasted symbols!" he said again throwing another book down.
Challenger didn't even realize someone was coming up the hall till they were in the room staring at him.
"Challenger?"
The Professor's head shot right up alarmed.
"Daknet!"
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"Come on Malone!" Veronica beckoned stopping a second to catch her breath.
"Yeah-yeah" Malone panted stopping next to her, his hands holding himself up as he rested them on his knees.
Veronica looked around a second.
"Ready?" she said
He just looked at her as she took of again.
He groaned and began to run.
"Ned!"
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"Come on, come on" Marguerite groaned trying to tear her coat on the rock she had been placed on.
"Ready my ladies?" said Haiton riding over to them.
"Only if you give me your weapons and that horse!" Marguerite retorted.
"At least you haven't lost your spirit," he laughed as he rode away.
"God is he in for it when I get these off" said Marguerite holding up her tied hands.
Deanna sighed lifting her head slightly.
"Deanna?" said Marguerite turning to her concerned, she moved her tied hands to Deanna's head. "You're burning up!"
"No-No" Deanna moaned slightly "It's just the sun"
The warriors came up behind them and tied their bonds back to the horses and they started off again.
Marguerite kept looking back at Deanna to see if she was all right. She still walked tall and proud, the only difference was that she didn't look as resolved as before and it, to some extent, frightened Marguerite.
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"What are you doing here Professor?" said Daknet a bit frantic, looking out into the corridor; he motioned for his warriors to take watch at the door.
Challenger studied him a minute, "You were trying to warn us that day weren't you?"
Daknet looked at him a minute a bit bothered with getting a question for a question.
"You knew Deanna wasn't a danger to us or to Marguerite, you knew what Haiton was trying to do from the start."
"Yes!" Daknet sighed looking down "I would have warned you better and told you everything, except my horse actually did rear out of control, and me with my injury, I couldn't keep my wits about me. I'm sorry"
"Not to mention the fact we were being followed" one of the other warriors chimed in.
"Followed?" Challenger asked
"Yes, Haiton has never exactly liked me, and was especially vile toward me after my encounter with Deanna."
"He kinda hates him," Another warrior stated
"Why?"
"Because I believe the demo- I believe Deanna I think she's right, Haiton is power crazed and so are our people, something has to be changed. I told him that,"
"He didn't take to it so well' said one of the two warriors by the door.
"You all feel this way?" Challenger asked
They all nodded.
"Then do you know what Haiton is up to now?"
"No we have been gone since he first sent you off, which brings me back to my original question, why are you here?!"
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"How long do you think we have till the sun goes down and the moon is up?" Roxton asked looking at the sky
"Not long enough"
"Do you really think he's-"
"Yes" said Robert sternly
Roxton stayed quiet, he new this was defiantly a touchy topic with this man, plus he wasn't really sure if he wanted to know the answers to the questions he had swimming around in his mind. So he just gripped his rifle tighter and quickened the pace, which Robert instantly took to without a word.
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"No! He-he couldn't he can't!!" Said Daknet a bit panicked he and his warriors staring at Challenger open mouthed after he had finished explaining the whole story.
"How can he do this?" one of the warriors cried
"His brother tried this, his brother got himself killed!! And in the process-he-he" Daknet looked away and punched the wall. "He can't start this again, I won't let him put her through that, not again!"
The warriors looked at him sympathetically. Challenger just stood confused.
Daknet grabbed one of the books off the table "There has to be something, I remember there was something. She told me there was-"
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Veronica and Malone ran full speed into the Cyzan village. Most of it was deserted and it looked desolate in the dimming sunlight.
The chief's sister recognized them when saw them come in from her hut window. He heart jumped when she saw the blonde woman run into Blake's tent and come out with a yellow book. She ran out of the hut.
"No! NO! Please tell me not again!" She cried "Please!!"
"I'm sorry," said Veronica "I guess I'd keep everyone inside" she said looking at Ned who nodded still catching his breath.
"You don't understand, this won't do it," she said pointing at the book
"What?" said Ned coming closer
"You need the other one," she sobbed into her hand dropping to her knees, Ned caught her halfway down and then looked back up at Veronica. Who just shook her head, having no idea what the woman was talking about.
"You need the other one!" the woman sobbed
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"What do you mean the other one?" asked Challenger "What other one?" he asked Daknet as they leafed through the books.
"This is only half I think, I can't read a lot of it, but I think I remember," He looked up frustrated trying to think "that there is another one, a yellow on I think" he said closing the pale green book.
"Yellow? Robert sent Veronica and Malone to get a yellow book"
"He did? I mean he has it?!"
"Yes they are bringing it to Sentocra" said Challenger
"Yeah but it won't work if nobody can read it"
"Marguerite can read it, she can read anything," said Challenger
"And if she can't" said one of the warriors a bit worried
"Then we're all dead"
"Comforting"
"Then that's it" said Daknet "We have to stop that ceremony now, we can't do anything to stop Haiton when he gets full power, not until we get both books, but we can stop him from getting that power in the mean time. For Deanna's sake, for ours and for hers I hope we're in time" he said looking down. Then he moved to make his way out tucking the book into his satchel. Challenger looked at him a minute and grabbed his arm stopping him.
"Who is her?" Challenger asked with pained eyes.
Daknet stood tall "Her name was Wenara, she was the first sacrifice- she was my mother -and my father killed her"
Challenger looked at him "I am so sorry"
"So am I"
"But excuse me for saying, I came to understand that Talcol's wife, your mother, Wenara, bore no children." Said Challenger the logic of his scientist side taking over.
"Not to the Talcol but the father of her baby, my father, helped killed her"
"Wait so your telling me-" said Challenger shocked looking down, everything was falling into place, "But-"
"Yes," said Daknet turning to him "Haiton is my father"
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Author's Notes: Che-ching! Take that one to the bank! There's a dou-sy for you. I hope you liked that, not a lot of action but I told you that before, action coming next as the moon rises. I hope to get that out soon, but please be patient and pass the time by reviewing this, LOL
LOL I'm surprised I got this out. But I'm so excited and scared about the episode tonight that I can't stand it!!! I have to do something; I can't stop thinking about it!!
AHHHHH!!!!!!
So please everyone review please please!!
Seriously, I can name the people I've lost, I'm not hearing from them, if you are one of those people, please review and tell me you still like me!! And my story!! LOL
And even if your not one of those mean people!! Please review anyway!!! I really love to hear from you!! Yes!! You!!!
Yo!! To all my loyal readers, reviewers and friends, you should know who you are and if you don't you can ask? I guess? LOL
So on a semi- serious note
Remember Reviews are motivating . . .
Did you notice I forgot to put that last time!! Shame on ME!!!
I have to say it again now!!
Reviews are motivating . . .. That's right you know what to do . . ..
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: Who loved all your wonderful reviews!! I did!!! I DID!!!! Omg they seriously make my millennium!!!! * That's kinda sad* Wait no it's not!! Cause I love them so much!!!
So if you are one of those marvelous, fantastic, wondrous, awe- inspiring people who reviewed look for your name. .
Brandy~ Afford better, what are you talking about I am poor!!! LOL, Honey you're a bit wound up, just a—lot actually. But your right me too!! It's those darn previews!!! I'm telling you they're driving me crazy!! LoL but thanks for reviewing, I thought you left me, *sniffle* I was so sad!! And yes my author's notes were spastic and I am psycho not psychopathic they kill people; sorry I say that to everyone Hehe. . *Smiles almost innocently*
I think a group story would be seriously kool!! But you're right about the reviewing thing that might be a problem. And yes you must update MM soon!! I'm hurting over here!! Relieve my pain!!
Heat!!! Where in the bloody hell are you!! It's cold where I am or it was, it was snowing like two days ago!! Today it's not so bad though, it's like warm but still cool, I guess. Anyway yeah. Thanks so much!!! For your review and I hate to break it to you but I don't think Deanna's has something to hide, at least not that I know about, "Deanna!!"
"I didn't do it!" voice comes from back room.
LOL anyway, yeah so please keep up with your story and I'll keep up with mine.
And I'll take that thank you, grabs rifle places it back safely on the wall, * Now stay, unhappy fans would be very very bad, you hear me bad!! LoL. * Smiled evilly *, although I know it is so tempting, they have to deal with this on their own. LOL
Thanks so much for reviewing!!! I really glad I didn't lose you as a loyal fan!! Please keep up the great work on your story to!! THANKS SOOO MUCH!!!
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Ascamelien~ *Eyes widen as she gawks at the screen, drops glass she's been holding, splashes into the water that's up to her knees * Um wow! I mean WOW!!!! I got all excited and spastic when I just saw that you reviewed and then I saw how long and wonderful it was!! I mean omg!!! *Stomps her feet splashing water everywhere in excitement *
I loved it I mean I LOOOOOVVVVVEEEDDDDD IT!!!!! Gosh I love you!! Again, LoL.
OK now back to focus, I think? What was my focus, what am I doing again, *looks at the stream of water flowing from her hair, thanks to her splashing fit a moment ago, then looks at the water around her knees *OH yeah Hehe.
Yeah anyway, thank you so so so so so so so so much!!!!
Sorry I flooded you room now, bad me, bad, no not bad, Evil LOL. The heat from your house should heat the water to a nice temperature though and in a few days it should filter out and get to where mine is now, provided you don't replenish it. *Looks down at the water around her knees. * LoL, Hehe . . . but till then at least it helps you control yourself, LOL just kidding. Your perfect, LOL.
And yes I hate Haiton to, did you notice that, LOL Hate and Haiton, sound it out, Hait-on LoL Hehe. . I didn't realize that till after I did it, ironic, yes. And I totally agree how dare he do those things; wait till Roxton and Robert find out, my my, maybe then I'll have to up the rating, LOL jK.
Wow I was surprised you liked the fight seen with the chains so much, I was really happy about that, I had to go back and read it again, wow I love it when you surprise me like that. SO Thanks.
Yes and GO MALONE!! COME ON NEDDY-BOY!!! I think he has some real potential going with that bowl thing, LoL. I will laugh so hard if that happens in an episode; tell me if you see it. LOL, I am FOSL!!! Right now my water is just a little shallow compared to yours right now!! I'm sure that won't last. LOL. I'm so waiting on your NEXT CHAPTER!!!
Anyway back to-yeah- that does seriously suc-stink, LoL that you have to wait two weeks. I get it every Sunday and Wednesday at 10:00 pm, the Wednesday and the Sunday after it show the same episode but then the next Sunday after Wednesday depending on when it's watched it's different so technically I only wait a week, or sometimes two if I skip to watch them in a row!! God that is so not kool, I feel like I should write a letter somewhere to fix that for you, darn it all!!! But I will go after that weatherman for you! SNOW so close to May!!! It's an outrage, I don't even have snow and I always have snow here!!!! There better be sun where you are soon, or else I'll start to think your weatherman has a death wish.
But seriously you will love the faces in 'The Elixir' so funny, you have to tell me what you think, and about the mud to, it just, weird really it's not like mud at all!! But you'll survive you have to!!! Otherwise I'll never find out who the bloody heck Brett Jenkins Did I screw that up well you know what I mean, is then I'll have to come after you with my rifle. LOL jk. But I'll keep you alive with faces in my chapter, I hope. LOL
And since my story is a masterpiece yours must be pure genius, because next to your great story I feel so inferior.
Thank you so so so much for your wonderful review and don't worry you don't have to thank me for mine, although I greatly appreciate it, *jumps up and down, splashing everywhere again* You really earn them with you marvelous writing!! SO please keep it up and please keep reviewing!! I love it so much!!!
Until then, my dear friend, please enjoy!! But I promise more action coming soon.
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Jackie (JCWWF87@aol.com)~ Wow I'm glad your so enthusiastic about it!! I hope I didn't keep you waiting to long, please read and continue reviewing!! Thank you so much!!
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Lixta (Lixta@hotmail.com)~ Well I am truly glad it was acceptable, I know I can't wait till Roxton and Marguerite find each other, I just hope Roxton is in time!! WE know they would do anything for each other. Oh I know about the next episode I'll see it tomorrow after school, I can't wait omg!!! But I'm scared at the same time!! And thanks so much about the author's notes thing, I don't think this one is half so entertaining as the last one, lol.Sorry.
Thank you so much for reviewing!!! Please keep it up!! I love to hear your opinion!! Thanks so much!!!!
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Lance ()~ Hmmm.. My ranting did that; I should rant more often, LoL. I'm glad you care about my sanity but I fear it's far to late for that, LoL just kidding, but I'm sure I'm balancing blindly on the edge and maybe your right maybe that's why you like my chapters hmm. . Oh well. And no, no lobotomy, unless I do it myself, LoL kidding seriously!! Never!! LoL!!
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Veggie5~ I really glad you didn't find it boring, I was really worrying for a while, thanks for reassuring me, it means a lot. And thanks, I do my best trying to make it sound like the characters, apparently it's paying off. Mr., Evil dude, I like that! LOL Weather is totally insane, but I thinks a little better for me I don't have snow anymore, I have sun like the screaming weather man 'promised" me last time, LoL. Maybe you should try that on your weatherman, LoL. Just a thought. Yeha and how are they going to get out of this, LOL.
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I hope you all enjoy this, a filler perhaps, but it's necessary, please review and tell me what you think!!!
~TYPO-WARNING!!!~
Now onto the facts. .
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Marguerite stared irritably at her tied hands then at the horse and rider they were attached to. They had been walking for hours, sometimes nearly being dragged along as the horses sped up. She looked to her right, Deanna walked along beside her attached to the next horseman; her eyes set forward, head held high and proud, she walked stiff and straight her steps slow and paced. It really was the strangest sight. Deanna walking so tall and noble; it was a complete contrast to the way the rest of her looked. Her hands were shackled and tied in front of her blood staining the ropes and her arms, dripping hopelessly over her hands to the dry ground. Blood also stained her neck where the collar was although it wasn't attached to anything at the moment. From there it had dripped down and soaked into the white garment that she had been forced to wear. The garment was long and flowing just as it had been when Marguerite had first seen Deanna in it, but it was very different now. The ends of it were ripped and tattered, smeared with dirt and blood. The long purple sash hung about her waist it too ripped and discolored. Shorter loose ends of Deanna's long hair hung about her face the rest still trapped in the light purple cloth, the sacred ornaments sticking out at the ends. Her skin was gashed and bruised the dark colors of the wounds standing out against her fair ivory skin. Deanna turned and looked at her, Marguerite held in a sigh of sympathy, although Deanna still stood and acted with her usual spirit, Marguerite could see she was wearing down, she could see it in her face, in her eyes although there she also saw a ever burning fire in those eyes; Something that she at the moment didn't understand.
Deanna watched Marguerite as she studied her face. She to looked her friend over. Her clothes were soiled and her hair snarled, the wounds from the first attack had not been given proper attention to heal and had been reopened. The blood from her head wound had dried near her temple and was an awful shade of wine. She could also see the black mark on Marguerite's left cheek from where she had said Haiton struck her. Oh how she wished this had never happened, 'OH how will this end!!' she cried in her head 'he will get his! I won't let him hurt her! I can't- I won't!! When everything is all right and everyone's ok- everyone!' she thought in pain. What had become of Roxton and the others, what had happened to Robert, 'oh Blake!' she cried in her head.
Deanna's head turned away from Marguerite suddenly.
"Deanna" Marguerite whispered concerned
Deanna turned back a small smile on her face "It's ok" she told her, "it'll be ok"
Marguerite stared at her, she was being so strong, strong for her, and she could feel it. 'Oh Roxton please let Veronica have found you in time, please!'
The horse pulled forward and Marguerite stumbled, and pulled back on the ropes angered.
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"Alright, now Challenger if there is trouble I want you to get out of there as fast as possible" said Roxton checking his rifle.
The professor nodded holding his rifle.
"You two know where you're going right?" Robert asked Veronica and Ned.
"Yeah, and plus I took the map from that great room."
"Good, try and follow the river, it should be faster and that might bring you across the chief and his party." He said pointing on the map. "Now where is the book?" he asked them seeing if they remembered where he had told them the first book he and Deanna had found years ago was.
"It's under the bed in your hut, it's the one opening to the mouth of the market place."
"Right's and it's yellow, you should know it when you see it."
"Right" Veronica nodded
"Ok but we better go, we're losing time only a few hours till sundown" said Malone rejoining the group from the window.
"Right, you ready?" Roxton asked Robert who was almost out the door already
"Yah!" he said impatiently
"Ok be careful" Roxton said turning back pointing his finger in a stern manner.
"Get them back," said Veronica
Both men nodded and left silently.
"Ok let's go" said Veronica turning to Ned
"Yeah, Professor?" he said nodding to the older man
"God speed"
"Right" said Ned and they took off down the corridor.
"And god help us" Challenger sighed and moved down the opposite side of the corridor back into the citadel.
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Robert and Roxton crept quietly out into the side courtyard. It was darker due to the mass amount of trees and foliage in that area and they hid in the shadows of the stronghold.
"Should we take the horses?" Robert asked motioning to the animals tied to the posts in front of them.
"No I don't think so," said Roxton after a minute "it would be faster but we would only be able to go on the road, they would hear us coming."
"Right, and if we go on foot we can go over that hill," Robert pointed remembering from so long ago. "It will save a couple hours, I think"
"You think-"
"Well I don't know how much time exactly!"
"But it does get there" said Roxton slowly
"Yes" Robert nodded
"You're sure"
Robert just glared at him
"Alright-Alright lets go," said Roxton crouching low and looking around. He started running still crouched, across the courtyard; Robert followed shortly. They blended into the brush and ran up the hill looking back a minute then disappearing into the dense jungle.
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'Why did I say I could keep up!?!' Ned scolded himself in his head as he ran after Veronica, yet he lagged behind by a few yards "O-K- think *breath * think of Mar-Mar-guer-rite!" he panted groaning and pushing himself farther forward.
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Daknet and his warriors entered the half empty village. (The same warriors who Deanna and Marguerite met weeks ago, and the same warriors who had interrupted the explorer's as they traveled to Deanna's house to 'rescue' Marguerite)
Daknet looked around suspiciously.
"What is going on here?" asked one of his friends
"I don't know" said Daknet "But I don't like it, come on" he said heading for the citadel.
They looked at each other and shrugged following after him.
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"Don't touch her!" Deanna growled slamming her body into the warrior knocking him over into the dirt.
Haiton turned his horse around. "Not again" he groaned as he saw Deanna trip the warrior with her own ropes.
"At this rate well never get there in time" he said wiping his face with his hand "Stop this!' he cried the warriors stopped.
Marguerite reached up and grabbed Deanna's elbow to stand.
"Enough, leave them alone gentlemen, you will be relieved of them shortly." He order "Now lets-"
"Don't you think!" Deanna snarled as the horse she was attached to, jetted forward almost knocking her over.
"You should rest your warriors!! There wouldn't be so much trouble if they got their heart rates back to normal for a minute!!" Deanna hissed pulling back on her ropes.
"My warriors have been waiting for this day, they will walk as long as it takes" Haiton said
The warriors groaned slightly. Haiton looked around him and then heard his stomach grumble, he longed for the day he wouldn't have to eat, but it was coming soon and for it they could rest a minute.
"Alright" he sighed in defeat "We'll rest" his warriors cheered slightly and plopped down where they stood.
Marguerite sighed her eyes drooping as she looked over at Deanna, exhausted. Deanna smiled slightly
"Hey a little service over here!" she yelled pulling on her ropes.
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"So where are we now?" asked Roxton looking around.
"We're parallel to the road, technically, but it cuts across, I'm just not sure-," he said looking around
"About what?" said Roxton a little alarmed
"If they went this way, let's go down to the road real quick"
"Alright" he said jumping off the slope to the ground and walking down the hill to the road.
Roxton looked over the road. "They defiantly went this way," said Roxton putting his hand in a hoof print. "It looks like someone fell here," he said pointing
"Or was pushed" Robert said with malice. He looked at the middle of the road. "Someone's bleeding"
"'What?!" said Roxton getting up and walking his way.
They were drops of blood on the road, not enough to be concerned, but it was the idea of it.
"God we got to get this guy" said Roxton
"So that's north, we are defiantly going the right way"
"And the faster the better" said Roxton running back up the hill, he stopped halfway up and looked at his new friend.
Robert looked at the blood on the road one more time and then ran up the hill after Roxton.
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"There has to be something here," said Challenger leafing through the books, he was particular thankful most of the books were in English, but he knew the important things were in those "blasted symbols!" he said again throwing another book down.
Challenger didn't even realize someone was coming up the hall till they were in the room staring at him.
"Challenger?"
The Professor's head shot right up alarmed.
"Daknet!"
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"Come on Malone!" Veronica beckoned stopping a second to catch her breath.
"Yeah-yeah" Malone panted stopping next to her, his hands holding himself up as he rested them on his knees.
Veronica looked around a second.
"Ready?" she said
He just looked at her as she took of again.
He groaned and began to run.
"Ned!"
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"Come on, come on" Marguerite groaned trying to tear her coat on the rock she had been placed on.
"Ready my ladies?" said Haiton riding over to them.
"Only if you give me your weapons and that horse!" Marguerite retorted.
"At least you haven't lost your spirit," he laughed as he rode away.
"God is he in for it when I get these off" said Marguerite holding up her tied hands.
Deanna sighed lifting her head slightly.
"Deanna?" said Marguerite turning to her concerned, she moved her tied hands to Deanna's head. "You're burning up!"
"No-No" Deanna moaned slightly "It's just the sun"
The warriors came up behind them and tied their bonds back to the horses and they started off again.
Marguerite kept looking back at Deanna to see if she was all right. She still walked tall and proud, the only difference was that she didn't look as resolved as before and it, to some extent, frightened Marguerite.
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"What are you doing here Professor?" said Daknet a bit frantic, looking out into the corridor; he motioned for his warriors to take watch at the door.
Challenger studied him a minute, "You were trying to warn us that day weren't you?"
Daknet looked at him a minute a bit bothered with getting a question for a question.
"You knew Deanna wasn't a danger to us or to Marguerite, you knew what Haiton was trying to do from the start."
"Yes!" Daknet sighed looking down "I would have warned you better and told you everything, except my horse actually did rear out of control, and me with my injury, I couldn't keep my wits about me. I'm sorry"
"Not to mention the fact we were being followed" one of the other warriors chimed in.
"Followed?" Challenger asked
"Yes, Haiton has never exactly liked me, and was especially vile toward me after my encounter with Deanna."
"He kinda hates him," Another warrior stated
"Why?"
"Because I believe the demo- I believe Deanna I think she's right, Haiton is power crazed and so are our people, something has to be changed. I told him that,"
"He didn't take to it so well' said one of the two warriors by the door.
"You all feel this way?" Challenger asked
They all nodded.
"Then do you know what Haiton is up to now?"
"No we have been gone since he first sent you off, which brings me back to my original question, why are you here?!"
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"How long do you think we have till the sun goes down and the moon is up?" Roxton asked looking at the sky
"Not long enough"
"Do you really think he's-"
"Yes" said Robert sternly
Roxton stayed quiet, he new this was defiantly a touchy topic with this man, plus he wasn't really sure if he wanted to know the answers to the questions he had swimming around in his mind. So he just gripped his rifle tighter and quickened the pace, which Robert instantly took to without a word.
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"No! He-he couldn't he can't!!" Said Daknet a bit panicked he and his warriors staring at Challenger open mouthed after he had finished explaining the whole story.
"How can he do this?" one of the warriors cried
"His brother tried this, his brother got himself killed!! And in the process-he-he" Daknet looked away and punched the wall. "He can't start this again, I won't let him put her through that, not again!"
The warriors looked at him sympathetically. Challenger just stood confused.
Daknet grabbed one of the books off the table "There has to be something, I remember there was something. She told me there was-"
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Veronica and Malone ran full speed into the Cyzan village. Most of it was deserted and it looked desolate in the dimming sunlight.
The chief's sister recognized them when saw them come in from her hut window. He heart jumped when she saw the blonde woman run into Blake's tent and come out with a yellow book. She ran out of the hut.
"No! NO! Please tell me not again!" She cried "Please!!"
"I'm sorry," said Veronica "I guess I'd keep everyone inside" she said looking at Ned who nodded still catching his breath.
"You don't understand, this won't do it," she said pointing at the book
"What?" said Ned coming closer
"You need the other one," she sobbed into her hand dropping to her knees, Ned caught her halfway down and then looked back up at Veronica. Who just shook her head, having no idea what the woman was talking about.
"You need the other one!" the woman sobbed
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"What do you mean the other one?" asked Challenger "What other one?" he asked Daknet as they leafed through the books.
"This is only half I think, I can't read a lot of it, but I think I remember," He looked up frustrated trying to think "that there is another one, a yellow on I think" he said closing the pale green book.
"Yellow? Robert sent Veronica and Malone to get a yellow book"
"He did? I mean he has it?!"
"Yes they are bringing it to Sentocra" said Challenger
"Yeah but it won't work if nobody can read it"
"Marguerite can read it, she can read anything," said Challenger
"And if she can't" said one of the warriors a bit worried
"Then we're all dead"
"Comforting"
"Then that's it" said Daknet "We have to stop that ceremony now, we can't do anything to stop Haiton when he gets full power, not until we get both books, but we can stop him from getting that power in the mean time. For Deanna's sake, for ours and for hers I hope we're in time" he said looking down. Then he moved to make his way out tucking the book into his satchel. Challenger looked at him a minute and grabbed his arm stopping him.
"Who is her?" Challenger asked with pained eyes.
Daknet stood tall "Her name was Wenara, she was the first sacrifice- she was my mother -and my father killed her"
Challenger looked at him "I am so sorry"
"So am I"
"But excuse me for saying, I came to understand that Talcol's wife, your mother, Wenara, bore no children." Said Challenger the logic of his scientist side taking over.
"Not to the Talcol but the father of her baby, my father, helped killed her"
"Wait so your telling me-" said Challenger shocked looking down, everything was falling into place, "But-"
"Yes," said Daknet turning to him "Haiton is my father"
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Author's Notes: Che-ching! Take that one to the bank! There's a dou-sy for you. I hope you liked that, not a lot of action but I told you that before, action coming next as the moon rises. I hope to get that out soon, but please be patient and pass the time by reviewing this, LOL
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