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Author's Pre Notes: Wow, sorry that took so long, I'm going to try for at least every Thursday now. (Gosh and I probably going to regret saying that.) Jeez. Well thank you so much everyone who reviewed you know it mean so much to me!!!
So if you reviewed look for your name . . .
Jaclyn~ Um wow?! Ok yeah! I think three specific reviews makes up for leaving me *sniffle, sniffle* I was so sad. Sorry if I made you feel bad, I was just confused, thought I made you angry or something. But it's all right, right? S'alright- s'alright. Yeah! Hug - *hug*- good. Makes me feel better. And I'm so glad you reviewed I was really waiting for your impute, seriously it means a lot to me.
I'm so glad you liked the chapter, but you forgot one! Again?! How did you do that? LoL it's ok you read and repented. MAKES ME A HAPPY GIRL!! lol
Yeah Ned and his slaphappy fighting bowl were a very popular item, lol. And I'm glad you mention those other things!! I was so happy you liked them!! I hope this chapter is ok to!!
And of course!! I'm like totally crazy about Your 'SEVERED' story I so serious love it!! I was so happy when I saw you posted; please keep it up and soon!!! Please!!! Well onto the stuff and remember please review!!! Don't scare me like that again!!
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magick18~ Bad magick18! Bad magick18! No just kidding it's ok I understand sometimes things are rushed; and finals, Blak!!! Just don't let it happen, again, lol jk. I'm really glad you like it please keep telling me what you think. It means a lot, thank you so much!!! And remember hang on falling from those seats can really hurt.
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Brandy Leigh~ AH!!! Your back!! I was afraid something I don't know was wrong or you were mad at something or me but, I'm glad because everything is ok with Brandy!! LOL
Sorry the site did that to you that would really make me made, I'd probably pull a Deanna and shoot it or something.
And I totally agree Roxton and Robert have gotta beat the living crap outta Haiton and get their women BACK! LOL HELL YEAH!!!
Yes Tapestry omg!!!!! That's all I can say and then Legacy!!!! I was like dying did you see that yet!!!! Omg it great!! But the previews for the next one look so much better omg!!!
Yes and it's good to make Evil happy so stay!! LOL and beat up Julian, darn her for tricking Challenger, poor man. * Grabs rifle, then sets it down harshly* AH!! I have to listen to my own bloody advice, darn it!!! GRR. . .
You said you abable like an idiot, remember you said it I didn't Lol. You knowing I'm kidding, you're great. Thanks so much for reviewing!!
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Ascamelien~ HEY!! Yo!! How's my gurl!!! LOL Ice is so not kool!!!! Weatherman!! Let's go, well after I'm done talking at least. Then he's ours, WAHAHAHAH!!!! But in the mean time aspirin is your friend.
I'm glad you like this chapter, I was afraid you wouldn't; just as I am about this one, * looks around nervously* um yeah. And I love how specific you god, my god!! I love you!!! LOL Robert and Roxton bonding . .hmm sounds good let's see what you think with this chapter. Heheh . . And I'm sure Marguerite and Deanna will be happy to hear all of those lovely things you said about them, lol
I guess you liked my cliffhanger, lol how long did it take you to blink after that one? LOL jk
How did you like 'Elixir'? Good yes? And 'Tapestry'? And what about 'Legacy' and the previews for the next one!! Omg!! I'm going to cry I can't wait!! Ahh you'll scream when you see them!!! I did!!! Marguerite and Roxton!!!! OH yeah!!!!
History? ME? You're kidding right? I can barely remember what I had for breakfast. * Looks up thinking* nope not a clue . . lol
But enough of that, thanks so so so much for reviewing I look foreword to your reviews and your stories to! You're a great writer, Takes one to know one!!! Lol YEAH!!!
Now about that weatherman yours and mine, I say we go now. Ready, grab your rifle and bowl, lol, And lets go- come on, ready? one, two, three . . . .
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Lixta (Lixta@hotmail.com) ~* Orchestra conductor turns around waving that little stick still.* Guess who, oh yeah baby!! Here is goes!!! Thanks for reviewing
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Ryalin (Ryalin1@aol.com)~ OMG thanks so much for finally reviewing!!! Although I haven't checked I think you may have reviewed once before. OH well you are now!! And that makes me happy!! And thanks for the points!!! I need 'em. LOL I'm really glad you like Deanna I do to. Please keep reading and reviewing your opinion seriously matters to me!!!
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Veggie5~ Um wow, what have you been eating? I want some, lol!! I hope you sleep better; insomnia is not your friend, as great as his midnight snacks may be. LOL. I'm glad you like Ned's lesson in exercise. LOL I hope you like this chapter, a little bit of filler but yeah, I'm SORRY um ok. Just please review!!! And tell me that's everything is ok?
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chapeau~ Yeah I am totally posting how many pages this is when I'm done, but I'm afraid to look till then. But I will post it lol. I'm sorry about he stress, those stress balls can be fun thought * throws one that looks like a monkey around the room, it bounces off the wall out the door and out of sight * um yeah lol anyway thanks so much for reviewing!! I hope to hear form you in the future!!
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Gabbo~ MY GABBO's back!!, lol. I'm glad! I thought you left me there. Yeah tell me about it but like I told some of my other fanfic friends, stay, our explorers and their new friends have to deal with this on their own. LOL. Yeah and Malone and the bowl oh yeah!! Best thing for him since, well I guess the pencil but that's not the point. ( no pun intended) LOL thanks for coming back and reviewing me it means a lot to me!
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I think that's it . . sorry if I left someone out please tell me.
Well onto the words; hope they are good ones . . .
The sun was setting and the horses of Haiton's convoy approached their destination. Marguerite and Deanna stared coldly at the setting sun.
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Hearts were racing through the night, blood was burning with emotion, and time was running out, yet the moon was rising.
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"Make the final preparations" Haiton called out from his horse.
Marguerite looked at Deanna who looked back at her; the first spark of fear flashing through her eyes. She didn't know how she was going to get them out of this one.
'Help!!" she screamed in her head to no one in particular.
But as quickly as that spark of fear had spread through her face it disappeared and left a very determined woman behind, that fire again lit in her eyes.
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Hooves beat fiercely on the jungle floor as Challenger followed Daknet and his warriors through the dusk to stop Haiton and save their friends.
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Ned and Veronica ran as fast as they could, they had to find Challenger and figure out what and where the other book was; then they had to get to Marguerite so she could figure out how they used them. Oh but the moon was rising so fast would they be in time.
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Slowly as the sun started to set, Blake and Roxton started to panic. It was getting darker and moon would be up soon, they had to hurry.
"Marguerite!"
"Deanna!"
Were doomed, as was all of mankind if Haiton was to succeed.
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Haiton looked at a group of warriors who nodded in return and moved toward Marguerite and Deanna.
Deanna stared moving her eyes for one warrior to the other. She stood still and solemn Marguerite shrinking back behind her. Then Marguerite realized what was going on.
"No!!" she cried grabbing Deanna at the same time as the warrior.
Deanna instinctively wanted to fight but couldn't, she wouldn't struggle for Marguerite's sake, it would be better to go proud and staring straight into their enemies faces.
'Forgive me Robert' she thought in her head
Marguerite tried as hard as she could to tighten her grip on Deanna but her wrists were tied too tight and she felt helpless. A man came up behind her and grabbed her around the waist pulling her away off the ground. She kicked and cursed, as Deanna was pulled from her grasp she felt her fingernails graze the skin and tightened her hands into fists when she no longer felt her friend in her grasp. Marguerite, frustrated, stomped both of her feet down on the warrior's, who holding her, feet. He yelled out and she twisted her body skillfully and decking him in the face with her two clenched fists in a blaze of anger and frustration. The man fell to the ground and she stood looking down at him disgusted.
She looked back up at Deanna who smirked her approval and nodded nobly.
Marguerite smiled but her victory was short lived as another warrior threw her back and Deanna was tugged away by another, Seeing the Marguerite thrown Deanna struggled a bit as they dragged her away from her friend. She kicked man in the stomach sending him backward into another, but as she spun around toward Marugerite she was caught by three sets of powerful arms. She growled in pain asthey twisted her arms back and pulled her to her feet and threw her to the other side of the clearing.
"Deanna!" Marguerite yelled "Don't you lay a hand on her!!"
"Tie them!" Haiton yelled
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Challenger rode up next to Daknet as they searched the roads for the right path. Daknet looked around frantically turning his horse around at absurd angles trying to remember the fastest way.
"What will happen?" asked Challenger
"If what?"
"We don't get there in time"
"Personally I don't really want to think about it, but the fact is that dirty son of a bitch will kill Deanna in a most horrendous way" he said closing his eyes repressing the memory of his mother. "Then he will gain ultimate power after he has started absorbing the life energy of the people around him. "
"His followers?"
"No not his followers, most likely the chief and his warriors, but I have no doubt if he needs to, his men will be next."
"Where does his 'power' come from?"
Daknet sighed and turned to Challenger "My people" he said with sarcasm "believe there is a demon in that specific area, actually two demons, a male and a female. There is a legend that says a warrior prince found that his woman was being unfaithful and when she denied to being so he killed her in a blind rage offering her up to his 'god of the underworld' as a symbol of devotion and he beseeched to this 'deity' after he slay her for a way to kill the man she had been unfaithful with, the king. The moment the woman's blood stained the ground and tainted the water of the stream, it is told that the earth shook and clouds covered the sky, lightening being the only glow to light the heavens. No one knows how but he became possessed by a power a power never before know to this world. So he traveled back to his people and killed the king and everyone who got in his way with a cold vengeance. But there was one catch it turns out that the woman was innocent as was the man and the rest of the people the prince killed and so he was cursed for a tainted sacrifice. He had to live with the ever-burning thirst to kill and the only way he could feed that thirst was to drain the life energy from any person that he saw fit. His thirst eventually drove him into insanity, that and probably the torment of killing his female and he sought to conquer the world, which he most likely would have done, but a band of priests who had survived his wrath came together and banished him into this mountain. The stories also say that he still had that ever- burning thirst that drove him into madness, madness that when he can no longer take his suffering, fire sometimes flows from the mountain like blood."
"Lava" whispered Challenger
"What?"
"Nothing continue" he said nodding and moving his horse closer to Daknet's
"Blood like that of his woman, she is said to haunt him during his imprisonment which also causes him to be conquered by his thirst for blood and madness."
"Causing the volcano-err-mountain to erupt, hmmm, the demon can't be freed can he?" said Challenger to himself.
"No but if someone takes the curse from him by re-enacting the murder of his woman, then he may rest and the power and hellish thirst be transferred to the person performing the ritual. Does that make sense?"
"Yes I believe so, but what is the power that can be possessed?" Challenger asked beginning to catch on.
" I can't even explain the 'power' I don't want to try and hopefully you'll never have to witness it." Daknet said fixing his eyes on a path and kicking his horse into a gallop Challenger although still perplexed followed.
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"Leave me alone!! You creep!!" Marguerite screamed kicking Haiton in the stomach sending him back.
"You horrid wench!" he yelled angrily grabbing her hair and pulling her back.
"You let her go Haiton!! You come and face me you coward!!" Deanna hissed struggling away from the warriors that encircled her. She burst through but was caught by the shoulder and thrown to her knees. She felt dizzy and weak but she staggered to her feet to only be struck down again by Haiton.
"Don't you EVER call me a coward!" he growled angrily
"You are a coward!" she spat in his face
He grabbed her by the throat then suddenly released her and slapped her knocking her to the ground again.
"Enough of this!" he yelled looking up at the dark sky and the slowly rising moon "Take her to the wall" he said sternly "I will finish this,"
"No!!" Marguerite screamed a warrior coming close to her as she moved toward Deanna, he tried to grab her but she ducked down, another warrior tried to rush her from behind but she moved and the man thrust into the other warrior who fell back into Haiton. Marguerite took this opportunity and ran for the jungle 'If only I can get help' she thought as she ran her body screaming for her to stop but she couldn't. She made it into the brush but her hands were still tied making it harder for her to move, she ran farther in but a warrior jumped out at her from nowhere tackling her to the ground. She tried to scramble away but he seized her legs then him and another man dragged her back into the clearing by her hair.
"Tie her" Haiton yelled angrily getting up from the ground.
They thrust her against the trunk of the tree. They lifted her off the ground and tied her on an incline so she couldn't move. They bound both of her arms to separate branches and her torso and legs to the trunk of the tree. She struggled but could barely breathe let alone escape. She grunted in frustration and pain pulling at her bonds.
Her head jerked up when she heard Deanna cry out, "No stop leave her alone!" Marguerite screamed she watched helplessly as a large group of warrior threw Deanna right into the mountain wall, then they picked her up off the ground and untied her bonds and spread her out against the wall and pressing her back into it's jagged sides again.
"AAHH!!" she yelled her teeth clenched to muffle the sound from Marguerite's ears, sweat streaming down her face.
"Can't you see she's suffering!" Marguerite yelled not sure why she thought that would help.
"Her suffering will be over soon" Haiton snickered standing on the ground in front of her, his back to the tree she was tied to. Deanna cried out again as the warrior tightened the bonds and her arms contracted once under the pressure.
Marguerite bit back the stinging tears coming to her eyes.
'Oh John!' she thought
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'We're coming Marguerite don't worry' Roxton thought more to assure himself than anything else.
"Blake?"
"What?" he said turning to him as they continued to travel on quickly.
Roxton thought about what he was going to say, he wanted to ask what Blake's relationship with Deanna was but he wasn't sure it was appropriate, how would he feel if a new friend or an old friend for that matter posed that question to him.
Robert looked at him waiting for the question he had an idea was coming. "Do I love her?" he suggested moving on moving a branch out of his way.
Roxton looked up surprised, "Yes, -do you?"
"I've spent three years living with Deanna I know her habits her favorite books, songs, types of food, places and some of her biggest fears, some of her biggest piques, I know she's obstinate and self-righteous, I also know that she drives me to the brink of insanity with her antics but that I adore everything about her. I would do anything for her."
"But do you love her?"
"If that isn't love I don't really think I know what is" Robert smiled, knowing he had admitted his affections but only technically, he still wasn't sure if he could ever tell Deanna 'that' seriously to her face, but he also wasn't sure he would ever have to. They seemed to understand the way each other felt pretty well.
"Do you know everything about her, I mean does she keep secrets from you?" Roxton asked; if Marguerite and Deanna were as alike as they seemed perhaps he could learn a thing or two.
Robert looked at him strangely for a minute thinking about the question "I have no doubt, I don't know much about her past. You probably know more than I do." He laughed slightly
"And that doesn't bother you?"
"Sometimes, only when I think it makes her unhappy, but I'm not going to force anything from her, there are reasons she keeps those things secret, if those reasons change maybe she'll tell me and maybe she won't. But at this moment in time I'm pretty content."
"Yeah" said Roxton thinking about it
"Honestly our relationship isn't really simple I don't understand it and I don't think either does she, but I know that I care about her more than anyone I've ever cared about in my life."
"More" Roxton hesitated "More that Elizabeth?"
"So much" said Robert a bit distressed, he knew that before Elizabeth betrayed him, he knew something about Deanna just intrigued him in a way Elizabeth never had. It made him as silly as it sounded think of his mother, her soft voice her wonderful sense of humor the laugh that came with it. Everything was just so fascinating and wonderful, he often wondered if she would ever stop surprising him.
"And Marguerite?" Robert said turning the tables on his new friend.
Roxton sighed "I don't know what to think"
Robert acted surprised but understood "So you don't care about her?"
"What! No! I care about her more than anything, I'll kill for her!" he said earnestly
"Then what's to think about?" asked Robert purely.
"Well you said your relationship wasn't simple, ours most defiantly isn't either." He sighed again wiping his brow "I don't know anything about her really, she won't let me in. Every time I think I'm close she pushes me away."
Robert could tell how distressed he was about this "Physically?" he asked lightening the mood
"What? No" Roxton chuckled
"Ah, I see, well if it's any consolation Deanna doesn't open up to well either, plus she pushed me off a roof once-twice-" he chuckled
"Seriously?"
"Ye-ah!"
"What did you do?"
"I have no idea," Robert said vivaciously
Roxton actually laughed a bit "I guess we're both stuck in the same boat with out a paddle"
"Yes but that's what God gave us hands for" Robert smiled wisely putting his hand out in front of him moving his fingers.
(Roxton's little side smile,)
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Deanna moved her head from where it hung, she was incredibly hot and sweating he vision was slightly blurry as she came into consciousness, her whole body screamed she wished perhaps that she had stayed unconscious. She coughed and hacked panting she looked up. Marguerite was tied to a tree across the way and had seemed to have passed out as her head hung down onto her breast and her hair flowed over her face. It was completely dark out now, Deanna could see the moon high in the sky it's flickers of moonshine ticking like a clock down to their doom. It was strange for Deanna the moon had always been a comfort for her, to hide her, to guide her, to just be their to stare up into on a lonely night, but this wasn't her moon this was Haiton's moon, and she cursed it with her every breath.
The only light in the clearing came from a huge fire in the center and the torches that were little all around the area. But it was enough; shadows danced like spirits laughing at her pain and guilt as they jumped and stirred on the ground and over her facade the orange light of the fire illuminating her eyes and contours of her face. Her back was stinging and felt raw from being pressed up against the rough wall. A sound came to her ears and she looked over and the chief of the Cyzan people as well as some of his best warriors. Even with Deanna's hearing she couldn't understand what they were saying but the chief was defiantly angry, he kept pointing at her outraged. Deanna tried to yell out but she couldn't something seemed to stop her, she was so dizzy, but it didn't matter she watched as the chief was shoved to the ground, they were already trapped.
Deanna felt a large knot in her throat; it was bringing tears to her stinging eyes. She had failed, failed everyone!! 'I'm sorry Marguerite, I'm so sorry!!! Roxton, Malone, Veronica, Challenger, oh! Robert please forgive me!!' she thought disheartened bowing her head.
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Haiton took the long slender blade from the fire and held it out in front of his followers.
"You'll never get away with this!!" the chief yelled
"Yes I will but YOU'LL never get away FROM this!!! ALIVE!!!" Haiton laughed methodically as a warrior knocked the chief out and continued to chant, Haiton brought the blade down and cut a slit on the palm of each of his hands.
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Roxton and Robert continued their grueling pace through the forest.
"So what was the last thing that you said to her?" asked Robert
"Not something that I want to make the last thing" Roxton remarked harshly.
"Yeah I know what you mean," said Robert looking down remembering the hard night before Deanna had been taken form him. "There's the clearing," he said pointing. It was far down set into the mountain. His face changed expression as he stared in horror.
"Deanna!!" he screamed and darted down the slope into the dense jungle. Firing his rifle into the air.
Roxton looked "oh no!-no-no!" he yelled but what he saw wasn't the only thing that worried him he didn't see Marguerite, where was she?!
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Veronica and Ned continued to run
"Hurry Ned it's right up here!!!" said Veronica as they ran down an incline.
Veronica gasped as the clearing came into view, "No!" she yelled jumping over a fallen tree and running faster.
"Veronica!" Ned yelled going after her.
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Daknet could hear the chanting voices of Haiton and his followers they were close so close. He kicked his horse onward but it lost it's footing and fell. Daknet jumped off and rolled on the ground.
"Daknet!" said Challenger
"There's no time!" Daknet yelled and ran toward the clearing darting through trees and brush.
Challenger and the other warriors couldn't follow Daknet's path on the horse so they kicked their horses into a gallop and followed the road inward.
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Deanna had pushed herself to a standing position, using all of her resolve to maintain control as Haiton stepped toward her. She held her head high looking as bold and forceful as ever.
Haiton stepped forward with the long dagger his blood dripping over the grip from his palms. She him in the eyes as he stopped only a few inches from her.
"You could have had everything," said Haiton
She just stared at him her mouth curving upward at the ends a bit like she knew something he didn't. This angered him. He grabbed her by her hair and pushed her body against the mountain.
Marguerite slowly started to stir awake, her whole body aching from lack of oxygen. "No- no" she moaned weakly trying to move.
Deanna looked at her a minute and smiled a comforting smile, which just enraged Haiton even more.
"You should be more concerned with your own life, love" he fumed slamming her against the wall again. He wanted her to beg, to plead, and to tell him she was wrong and that he is all she could have ever wanted, but she stayed silent.
She just looked back at him that same knowing expression on her face.
"Why don't you say something!" he yelled
"I don't have to" she said recovering her voice,
He looked at her startled.
"Because I know that every day you'll see my face, hear my voice, and wonder why you weren't good enough, you won't even be safe in you dreams. I'll be everywhere, I am everywhere" she finished the husky, wise, mysterious tone taking over her voice.
His eyes bulged from his head and he tightened his grip on her hair, gritting his teeth in a snarl, jealously and rage taking over his mind.
He grunted and threw her back against the wall releasing her hair and stepping back, (ignoring the shots he heard in the distance) taking both hands on the blade and raising it above her. . .
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Author's Notes: AAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!! I just saw Legacy, did ROXTON ACTUALLY SAT THOSE THREE WORDS!!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As totally wonderful as this and as AMAZING as the next episode looks, I am so scared I mean everything is coming together, that can't happen cause that means they go back!!!
I was scared when I saw the preview for Legacy cause I saw the Oraborus thing around his neck, I was like omg!!! They can go back now no!!!! Bu thank goodness Veronica destroyed it. AHH someone consol me and tell me I'm totally wrong!!!
*Breath * pant *breath* . ..Alright I'm ok had to get that out of my system . . .sorry if I scared you
Well please review; I know this chapter was lame, especially for the time I took writing it but yeah. Well Yeah, good stuff coming up, promise and then the fun starts, WAHAHAH!!!
Yeah I'm Evil get over it, lol jk!! You know I love you all!!
Um if you have any questions please ask, I think I might have left some open ends but I'm not sure, so if your confused put your question in a review, with something you like to, lol!
Later,
So . . you know it
Reviews are motivating . . . . .
Disclaimer: I don't own Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, or any of its story's or characters. So don't sue cause I never said I did and you'll lose.
Author's Pre Notes: Wow, sorry that took so long, I'm going to try for at least every Thursday now. (Gosh and I probably going to regret saying that.) Jeez. Well thank you so much everyone who reviewed you know it mean so much to me!!!
So if you reviewed look for your name . . .
Jaclyn~ Um wow?! Ok yeah! I think three specific reviews makes up for leaving me *sniffle, sniffle* I was so sad. Sorry if I made you feel bad, I was just confused, thought I made you angry or something. But it's all right, right? S'alright- s'alright. Yeah! Hug - *hug*- good. Makes me feel better. And I'm so glad you reviewed I was really waiting for your impute, seriously it means a lot to me.
I'm so glad you liked the chapter, but you forgot one! Again?! How did you do that? LoL it's ok you read and repented. MAKES ME A HAPPY GIRL!! lol
Yeah Ned and his slaphappy fighting bowl were a very popular item, lol. And I'm glad you mention those other things!! I was so happy you liked them!! I hope this chapter is ok to!!
And of course!! I'm like totally crazy about Your 'SEVERED' story I so serious love it!! I was so happy when I saw you posted; please keep it up and soon!!! Please!!! Well onto the stuff and remember please review!!! Don't scare me like that again!!
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magick18~ Bad magick18! Bad magick18! No just kidding it's ok I understand sometimes things are rushed; and finals, Blak!!! Just don't let it happen, again, lol jk. I'm really glad you like it please keep telling me what you think. It means a lot, thank you so much!!! And remember hang on falling from those seats can really hurt.
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Brandy Leigh~ AH!!! Your back!! I was afraid something I don't know was wrong or you were mad at something or me but, I'm glad because everything is ok with Brandy!! LOL
Sorry the site did that to you that would really make me made, I'd probably pull a Deanna and shoot it or something.
And I totally agree Roxton and Robert have gotta beat the living crap outta Haiton and get their women BACK! LOL HELL YEAH!!!
Yes Tapestry omg!!!!! That's all I can say and then Legacy!!!! I was like dying did you see that yet!!!! Omg it great!! But the previews for the next one look so much better omg!!!
Yes and it's good to make Evil happy so stay!! LOL and beat up Julian, darn her for tricking Challenger, poor man. * Grabs rifle, then sets it down harshly* AH!! I have to listen to my own bloody advice, darn it!!! GRR. . .
You said you abable like an idiot, remember you said it I didn't Lol. You knowing I'm kidding, you're great. Thanks so much for reviewing!!
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Ascamelien~ HEY!! Yo!! How's my gurl!!! LOL Ice is so not kool!!!! Weatherman!! Let's go, well after I'm done talking at least. Then he's ours, WAHAHAHAH!!!! But in the mean time aspirin is your friend.
I'm glad you like this chapter, I was afraid you wouldn't; just as I am about this one, * looks around nervously* um yeah. And I love how specific you god, my god!! I love you!!! LOL Robert and Roxton bonding . .hmm sounds good let's see what you think with this chapter. Heheh . . And I'm sure Marguerite and Deanna will be happy to hear all of those lovely things you said about them, lol
I guess you liked my cliffhanger, lol how long did it take you to blink after that one? LOL jk
How did you like 'Elixir'? Good yes? And 'Tapestry'? And what about 'Legacy' and the previews for the next one!! Omg!! I'm going to cry I can't wait!! Ahh you'll scream when you see them!!! I did!!! Marguerite and Roxton!!!! OH yeah!!!!
History? ME? You're kidding right? I can barely remember what I had for breakfast. * Looks up thinking* nope not a clue . . lol
But enough of that, thanks so so so much for reviewing I look foreword to your reviews and your stories to! You're a great writer, Takes one to know one!!! Lol YEAH!!!
Now about that weatherman yours and mine, I say we go now. Ready, grab your rifle and bowl, lol, And lets go- come on, ready? one, two, three . . . .
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Lixta (Lixta@hotmail.com) ~* Orchestra conductor turns around waving that little stick still.* Guess who, oh yeah baby!! Here is goes!!! Thanks for reviewing
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Ryalin (Ryalin1@aol.com)~ OMG thanks so much for finally reviewing!!! Although I haven't checked I think you may have reviewed once before. OH well you are now!! And that makes me happy!! And thanks for the points!!! I need 'em. LOL I'm really glad you like Deanna I do to. Please keep reading and reviewing your opinion seriously matters to me!!!
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Veggie5~ Um wow, what have you been eating? I want some, lol!! I hope you sleep better; insomnia is not your friend, as great as his midnight snacks may be. LOL. I'm glad you like Ned's lesson in exercise. LOL I hope you like this chapter, a little bit of filler but yeah, I'm SORRY um ok. Just please review!!! And tell me that's everything is ok?
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chapeau~ Yeah I am totally posting how many pages this is when I'm done, but I'm afraid to look till then. But I will post it lol. I'm sorry about he stress, those stress balls can be fun thought * throws one that looks like a monkey around the room, it bounces off the wall out the door and out of sight * um yeah lol anyway thanks so much for reviewing!! I hope to hear form you in the future!!
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Gabbo~ MY GABBO's back!!, lol. I'm glad! I thought you left me there. Yeah tell me about it but like I told some of my other fanfic friends, stay, our explorers and their new friends have to deal with this on their own. LOL. Yeah and Malone and the bowl oh yeah!! Best thing for him since, well I guess the pencil but that's not the point. ( no pun intended) LOL thanks for coming back and reviewing me it means a lot to me!
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I think that's it . . sorry if I left someone out please tell me.
Well onto the words; hope they are good ones . . .
The sun was setting and the horses of Haiton's convoy approached their destination. Marguerite and Deanna stared coldly at the setting sun.
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Hearts were racing through the night, blood was burning with emotion, and time was running out, yet the moon was rising.
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"Make the final preparations" Haiton called out from his horse.
Marguerite looked at Deanna who looked back at her; the first spark of fear flashing through her eyes. She didn't know how she was going to get them out of this one.
'Help!!" she screamed in her head to no one in particular.
But as quickly as that spark of fear had spread through her face it disappeared and left a very determined woman behind, that fire again lit in her eyes.
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Hooves beat fiercely on the jungle floor as Challenger followed Daknet and his warriors through the dusk to stop Haiton and save their friends.
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Ned and Veronica ran as fast as they could, they had to find Challenger and figure out what and where the other book was; then they had to get to Marguerite so she could figure out how they used them. Oh but the moon was rising so fast would they be in time.
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Slowly as the sun started to set, Blake and Roxton started to panic. It was getting darker and moon would be up soon, they had to hurry.
"Marguerite!"
"Deanna!"
Were doomed, as was all of mankind if Haiton was to succeed.
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Haiton looked at a group of warriors who nodded in return and moved toward Marguerite and Deanna.
Deanna stared moving her eyes for one warrior to the other. She stood still and solemn Marguerite shrinking back behind her. Then Marguerite realized what was going on.
"No!!" she cried grabbing Deanna at the same time as the warrior.
Deanna instinctively wanted to fight but couldn't, she wouldn't struggle for Marguerite's sake, it would be better to go proud and staring straight into their enemies faces.
'Forgive me Robert' she thought in her head
Marguerite tried as hard as she could to tighten her grip on Deanna but her wrists were tied too tight and she felt helpless. A man came up behind her and grabbed her around the waist pulling her away off the ground. She kicked and cursed, as Deanna was pulled from her grasp she felt her fingernails graze the skin and tightened her hands into fists when she no longer felt her friend in her grasp. Marguerite, frustrated, stomped both of her feet down on the warrior's, who holding her, feet. He yelled out and she twisted her body skillfully and decking him in the face with her two clenched fists in a blaze of anger and frustration. The man fell to the ground and she stood looking down at him disgusted.
She looked back up at Deanna who smirked her approval and nodded nobly.
Marguerite smiled but her victory was short lived as another warrior threw her back and Deanna was tugged away by another, Seeing the Marguerite thrown Deanna struggled a bit as they dragged her away from her friend. She kicked man in the stomach sending him backward into another, but as she spun around toward Marugerite she was caught by three sets of powerful arms. She growled in pain asthey twisted her arms back and pulled her to her feet and threw her to the other side of the clearing.
"Deanna!" Marguerite yelled "Don't you lay a hand on her!!"
"Tie them!" Haiton yelled
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Challenger rode up next to Daknet as they searched the roads for the right path. Daknet looked around frantically turning his horse around at absurd angles trying to remember the fastest way.
"What will happen?" asked Challenger
"If what?"
"We don't get there in time"
"Personally I don't really want to think about it, but the fact is that dirty son of a bitch will kill Deanna in a most horrendous way" he said closing his eyes repressing the memory of his mother. "Then he will gain ultimate power after he has started absorbing the life energy of the people around him. "
"His followers?"
"No not his followers, most likely the chief and his warriors, but I have no doubt if he needs to, his men will be next."
"Where does his 'power' come from?"
Daknet sighed and turned to Challenger "My people" he said with sarcasm "believe there is a demon in that specific area, actually two demons, a male and a female. There is a legend that says a warrior prince found that his woman was being unfaithful and when she denied to being so he killed her in a blind rage offering her up to his 'god of the underworld' as a symbol of devotion and he beseeched to this 'deity' after he slay her for a way to kill the man she had been unfaithful with, the king. The moment the woman's blood stained the ground and tainted the water of the stream, it is told that the earth shook and clouds covered the sky, lightening being the only glow to light the heavens. No one knows how but he became possessed by a power a power never before know to this world. So he traveled back to his people and killed the king and everyone who got in his way with a cold vengeance. But there was one catch it turns out that the woman was innocent as was the man and the rest of the people the prince killed and so he was cursed for a tainted sacrifice. He had to live with the ever-burning thirst to kill and the only way he could feed that thirst was to drain the life energy from any person that he saw fit. His thirst eventually drove him into insanity, that and probably the torment of killing his female and he sought to conquer the world, which he most likely would have done, but a band of priests who had survived his wrath came together and banished him into this mountain. The stories also say that he still had that ever- burning thirst that drove him into madness, madness that when he can no longer take his suffering, fire sometimes flows from the mountain like blood."
"Lava" whispered Challenger
"What?"
"Nothing continue" he said nodding and moving his horse closer to Daknet's
"Blood like that of his woman, she is said to haunt him during his imprisonment which also causes him to be conquered by his thirst for blood and madness."
"Causing the volcano-err-mountain to erupt, hmmm, the demon can't be freed can he?" said Challenger to himself.
"No but if someone takes the curse from him by re-enacting the murder of his woman, then he may rest and the power and hellish thirst be transferred to the person performing the ritual. Does that make sense?"
"Yes I believe so, but what is the power that can be possessed?" Challenger asked beginning to catch on.
" I can't even explain the 'power' I don't want to try and hopefully you'll never have to witness it." Daknet said fixing his eyes on a path and kicking his horse into a gallop Challenger although still perplexed followed.
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"Leave me alone!! You creep!!" Marguerite screamed kicking Haiton in the stomach sending him back.
"You horrid wench!" he yelled angrily grabbing her hair and pulling her back.
"You let her go Haiton!! You come and face me you coward!!" Deanna hissed struggling away from the warriors that encircled her. She burst through but was caught by the shoulder and thrown to her knees. She felt dizzy and weak but she staggered to her feet to only be struck down again by Haiton.
"Don't you EVER call me a coward!" he growled angrily
"You are a coward!" she spat in his face
He grabbed her by the throat then suddenly released her and slapped her knocking her to the ground again.
"Enough of this!" he yelled looking up at the dark sky and the slowly rising moon "Take her to the wall" he said sternly "I will finish this,"
"No!!" Marguerite screamed a warrior coming close to her as she moved toward Deanna, he tried to grab her but she ducked down, another warrior tried to rush her from behind but she moved and the man thrust into the other warrior who fell back into Haiton. Marguerite took this opportunity and ran for the jungle 'If only I can get help' she thought as she ran her body screaming for her to stop but she couldn't. She made it into the brush but her hands were still tied making it harder for her to move, she ran farther in but a warrior jumped out at her from nowhere tackling her to the ground. She tried to scramble away but he seized her legs then him and another man dragged her back into the clearing by her hair.
"Tie her" Haiton yelled angrily getting up from the ground.
They thrust her against the trunk of the tree. They lifted her off the ground and tied her on an incline so she couldn't move. They bound both of her arms to separate branches and her torso and legs to the trunk of the tree. She struggled but could barely breathe let alone escape. She grunted in frustration and pain pulling at her bonds.
Her head jerked up when she heard Deanna cry out, "No stop leave her alone!" Marguerite screamed she watched helplessly as a large group of warrior threw Deanna right into the mountain wall, then they picked her up off the ground and untied her bonds and spread her out against the wall and pressing her back into it's jagged sides again.
"AAHH!!" she yelled her teeth clenched to muffle the sound from Marguerite's ears, sweat streaming down her face.
"Can't you see she's suffering!" Marguerite yelled not sure why she thought that would help.
"Her suffering will be over soon" Haiton snickered standing on the ground in front of her, his back to the tree she was tied to. Deanna cried out again as the warrior tightened the bonds and her arms contracted once under the pressure.
Marguerite bit back the stinging tears coming to her eyes.
'Oh John!' she thought
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'We're coming Marguerite don't worry' Roxton thought more to assure himself than anything else.
"Blake?"
"What?" he said turning to him as they continued to travel on quickly.
Roxton thought about what he was going to say, he wanted to ask what Blake's relationship with Deanna was but he wasn't sure it was appropriate, how would he feel if a new friend or an old friend for that matter posed that question to him.
Robert looked at him waiting for the question he had an idea was coming. "Do I love her?" he suggested moving on moving a branch out of his way.
Roxton looked up surprised, "Yes, -do you?"
"I've spent three years living with Deanna I know her habits her favorite books, songs, types of food, places and some of her biggest fears, some of her biggest piques, I know she's obstinate and self-righteous, I also know that she drives me to the brink of insanity with her antics but that I adore everything about her. I would do anything for her."
"But do you love her?"
"If that isn't love I don't really think I know what is" Robert smiled, knowing he had admitted his affections but only technically, he still wasn't sure if he could ever tell Deanna 'that' seriously to her face, but he also wasn't sure he would ever have to. They seemed to understand the way each other felt pretty well.
"Do you know everything about her, I mean does she keep secrets from you?" Roxton asked; if Marguerite and Deanna were as alike as they seemed perhaps he could learn a thing or two.
Robert looked at him strangely for a minute thinking about the question "I have no doubt, I don't know much about her past. You probably know more than I do." He laughed slightly
"And that doesn't bother you?"
"Sometimes, only when I think it makes her unhappy, but I'm not going to force anything from her, there are reasons she keeps those things secret, if those reasons change maybe she'll tell me and maybe she won't. But at this moment in time I'm pretty content."
"Yeah" said Roxton thinking about it
"Honestly our relationship isn't really simple I don't understand it and I don't think either does she, but I know that I care about her more than anyone I've ever cared about in my life."
"More" Roxton hesitated "More that Elizabeth?"
"So much" said Robert a bit distressed, he knew that before Elizabeth betrayed him, he knew something about Deanna just intrigued him in a way Elizabeth never had. It made him as silly as it sounded think of his mother, her soft voice her wonderful sense of humor the laugh that came with it. Everything was just so fascinating and wonderful, he often wondered if she would ever stop surprising him.
"And Marguerite?" Robert said turning the tables on his new friend.
Roxton sighed "I don't know what to think"
Robert acted surprised but understood "So you don't care about her?"
"What! No! I care about her more than anything, I'll kill for her!" he said earnestly
"Then what's to think about?" asked Robert purely.
"Well you said your relationship wasn't simple, ours most defiantly isn't either." He sighed again wiping his brow "I don't know anything about her really, she won't let me in. Every time I think I'm close she pushes me away."
Robert could tell how distressed he was about this "Physically?" he asked lightening the mood
"What? No" Roxton chuckled
"Ah, I see, well if it's any consolation Deanna doesn't open up to well either, plus she pushed me off a roof once-twice-" he chuckled
"Seriously?"
"Ye-ah!"
"What did you do?"
"I have no idea," Robert said vivaciously
Roxton actually laughed a bit "I guess we're both stuck in the same boat with out a paddle"
"Yes but that's what God gave us hands for" Robert smiled wisely putting his hand out in front of him moving his fingers.
(Roxton's little side smile,)
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Deanna moved her head from where it hung, she was incredibly hot and sweating he vision was slightly blurry as she came into consciousness, her whole body screamed she wished perhaps that she had stayed unconscious. She coughed and hacked panting she looked up. Marguerite was tied to a tree across the way and had seemed to have passed out as her head hung down onto her breast and her hair flowed over her face. It was completely dark out now, Deanna could see the moon high in the sky it's flickers of moonshine ticking like a clock down to their doom. It was strange for Deanna the moon had always been a comfort for her, to hide her, to guide her, to just be their to stare up into on a lonely night, but this wasn't her moon this was Haiton's moon, and she cursed it with her every breath.
The only light in the clearing came from a huge fire in the center and the torches that were little all around the area. But it was enough; shadows danced like spirits laughing at her pain and guilt as they jumped and stirred on the ground and over her facade the orange light of the fire illuminating her eyes and contours of her face. Her back was stinging and felt raw from being pressed up against the rough wall. A sound came to her ears and she looked over and the chief of the Cyzan people as well as some of his best warriors. Even with Deanna's hearing she couldn't understand what they were saying but the chief was defiantly angry, he kept pointing at her outraged. Deanna tried to yell out but she couldn't something seemed to stop her, she was so dizzy, but it didn't matter she watched as the chief was shoved to the ground, they were already trapped.
Deanna felt a large knot in her throat; it was bringing tears to her stinging eyes. She had failed, failed everyone!! 'I'm sorry Marguerite, I'm so sorry!!! Roxton, Malone, Veronica, Challenger, oh! Robert please forgive me!!' she thought disheartened bowing her head.
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Haiton took the long slender blade from the fire and held it out in front of his followers.
"You'll never get away with this!!" the chief yelled
"Yes I will but YOU'LL never get away FROM this!!! ALIVE!!!" Haiton laughed methodically as a warrior knocked the chief out and continued to chant, Haiton brought the blade down and cut a slit on the palm of each of his hands.
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Roxton and Robert continued their grueling pace through the forest.
"So what was the last thing that you said to her?" asked Robert
"Not something that I want to make the last thing" Roxton remarked harshly.
"Yeah I know what you mean," said Robert looking down remembering the hard night before Deanna had been taken form him. "There's the clearing," he said pointing. It was far down set into the mountain. His face changed expression as he stared in horror.
"Deanna!!" he screamed and darted down the slope into the dense jungle. Firing his rifle into the air.
Roxton looked "oh no!-no-no!" he yelled but what he saw wasn't the only thing that worried him he didn't see Marguerite, where was she?!
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Veronica and Ned continued to run
"Hurry Ned it's right up here!!!" said Veronica as they ran down an incline.
Veronica gasped as the clearing came into view, "No!" she yelled jumping over a fallen tree and running faster.
"Veronica!" Ned yelled going after her.
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Daknet could hear the chanting voices of Haiton and his followers they were close so close. He kicked his horse onward but it lost it's footing and fell. Daknet jumped off and rolled on the ground.
"Daknet!" said Challenger
"There's no time!" Daknet yelled and ran toward the clearing darting through trees and brush.
Challenger and the other warriors couldn't follow Daknet's path on the horse so they kicked their horses into a gallop and followed the road inward.
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Deanna had pushed herself to a standing position, using all of her resolve to maintain control as Haiton stepped toward her. She held her head high looking as bold and forceful as ever.
Haiton stepped forward with the long dagger his blood dripping over the grip from his palms. She him in the eyes as he stopped only a few inches from her.
"You could have had everything," said Haiton
She just stared at him her mouth curving upward at the ends a bit like she knew something he didn't. This angered him. He grabbed her by her hair and pushed her body against the mountain.
Marguerite slowly started to stir awake, her whole body aching from lack of oxygen. "No- no" she moaned weakly trying to move.
Deanna looked at her a minute and smiled a comforting smile, which just enraged Haiton even more.
"You should be more concerned with your own life, love" he fumed slamming her against the wall again. He wanted her to beg, to plead, and to tell him she was wrong and that he is all she could have ever wanted, but she stayed silent.
She just looked back at him that same knowing expression on her face.
"Why don't you say something!" he yelled
"I don't have to" she said recovering her voice,
He looked at her startled.
"Because I know that every day you'll see my face, hear my voice, and wonder why you weren't good enough, you won't even be safe in you dreams. I'll be everywhere, I am everywhere" she finished the husky, wise, mysterious tone taking over her voice.
His eyes bulged from his head and he tightened his grip on her hair, gritting his teeth in a snarl, jealously and rage taking over his mind.
He grunted and threw her back against the wall releasing her hair and stepping back, (ignoring the shots he heard in the distance) taking both hands on the blade and raising it above her. . .
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Author's Notes: AAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!! I just saw Legacy, did ROXTON ACTUALLY SAT THOSE THREE WORDS!!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As totally wonderful as this and as AMAZING as the next episode looks, I am so scared I mean everything is coming together, that can't happen cause that means they go back!!!
I was scared when I saw the preview for Legacy cause I saw the Oraborus thing around his neck, I was like omg!!! They can go back now no!!!! Bu thank goodness Veronica destroyed it. AHH someone consol me and tell me I'm totally wrong!!!
*Breath * pant *breath* . ..Alright I'm ok had to get that out of my system . . .sorry if I scared you
Well please review; I know this chapter was lame, especially for the time I took writing it but yeah. Well Yeah, good stuff coming up, promise and then the fun starts, WAHAHAH!!!
Yeah I'm Evil get over it, lol jk!! You know I love you all!!
Um if you have any questions please ask, I think I might have left some open ends but I'm not sure, so if your confused put your question in a review, with something you like to, lol!
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