My goodness… it seems as if it's been ages since I was able to even get on to ff.net…. and then the whole not being able to login thing… whoo…. FINALLY…. I'm back! And I'm expecting everyone to be back to posting chapters too…. Well… that is, if they can. I mean, I'm having SO much trouble posting this myself. It's pretty aggravating!!! I've been trying to get this chapter posted for weeks…. Anywho… this was written a while ago… I barely even remember what happened in this chapter… so… if there is any weirdness…. I apologize in advance… I'll prolly check it over later on… but I just want to get this posted before anything else happens… ;) Yup… many filler chapters of building suspense and stuff… so bear with me.. and btw, this chapter is pretty short… author notes and a spoiler for the finale take up most of the room… chapter 7 is currently in progress…

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CrimsonCat: I was so honoured that you were reading my fic instead of studying…. But I hope all your exams went well! And I needed a co-worker for Marguerite and was trying to come up with a name… then after coming to a brick wall… I was like… hey… why don't I put Finn into the story… I know… I wasn't a major fan of her when I first heard about her character… I mean… I was like… she's a filler character… only there cuz Malone wasn't… blah… but amazingly her character has grown on me… well… I don't HATE her anymore… man… it's only a tv show!!! I'm a nut! :) As for Challenger… I was thinking about that… But I've yet to figure out where I would put him, if he should show up momentarily… :)

Erica: I'm glad you liked the small addition of Finn… I know a lot of ppls don't like her… me having been one of them…. But so true, she's starting to grow on me… even with her crazily annoying nicknaming of Veronica…. :)

Kseniya: Thank you so much for your encouragement! I'm so glad you love this fic…. You can't even begin to imagine the warm fuzzy feeling I have… lol! :)

Alanna: I'm quite partial to alt-u fics myself… just cuz it lets us explore outside the box…. But TLW does a great job itself by giving us so many diff kinds of eppies… :) Prolly won't be many hints as to the horribleness Roxton committed in this chapter… but I hope the next few filler chapters aren't too disappointing…

Crystalanneg: You know what? I never even thought about Summerlee…. Whoo… hmm… now look what you did… you got me thinking… ;) thanx. I might use that idea….

Steph: Danielle? :) I guess you're right about that… she does make Marguerite think a little bit more of Roxton, doesn't she? As for Finn, I was a little worried… since I have only seen her in a few eppies… I really don't know her character very well… I'm glad you approve… And if I could get Roxton to send you one of those cards… I would… *smiles*

I-LOVE-ROXTON: My goodness… that has got to be the best compliment I've ever received…. ! :) Another m/r reunion will happen in a couple of chapters…. I know, I know… I drag things out… I'm building up suspense… (yah, right…) ;) anywho… thank you so much for your review!!!

Courtney (LadyMargueriteRoxton): I hope you like this chapter… I love when ppl write alt-u fics… we get to throw our fave explorers into the weirdest of situations…!

Lixta: What kinda m/r shipper would I be if I made Marguerite mad at Roxton forever? ;) but I gotta admit how much fun it is to make them angry at each other…

EIE: I forgive you for not reviewing in a while… :) and ff.net has been wonky… even before the whole crash and stuff… I would've gotten this chapter up sooner… but by the time it was ready…. well… you know… But I'm so happy you liked Finn in this…. I know, a lot of ppls are like… get rid of her… I was so like that myself… just cuz I wanted Malone back… ;)

And whew… do you need some ice? Cuz I'm pretty sure slamming your head against the keyboard has gotta hurt… :) and yes… I'm assuming your comp is fixed cuz I saw another chapter posted… whoooo! Hee hee… just thinking about you sneaking on the school comps to do un… uhm… schooly stuff. I used to do that all the time during my spare and computer class…. But even during my spare… the librarians would "patrol" the computer lab and hound anyone using hotmail or surfing the net… EVIL LIBRARIANS!!! Well… not in general… only my old high school librarians…. :) always making me watch my back and making me all paranoid and stuff… anywho… if you want a spoiler for the finale… you'll want to read the blurb after this chapter… :)

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***Sidenote***Jump forward into the future. As far into the future as needed to make this as realistic as possible. *grin* … how long is that? I dunno… a couple of months I guess… now onto the story….



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Ever since the dinner, Ned and Roxton had kept in touch. Way back in high school, they hadn't been extremely good friends. They had an opportunity to be friends, since they were both on the football team. But Ned had already been declared as a "loser" by the popular kids. Ned, a writer for the school newspaper just had too many "nerdy" friends to be included in Roxton's circle of friends. Therefore, by association, Ned was also seen as a nerd. Ned and Roxton could have been good friends except for that slight drawback. It was that blasted hierarchy that was the problem. Back then, Roxton was the all-round Mr. Popular. There was no way the most popular guy would hang around a nerd. He was the "big man on campus." Roxton remembered all the ridiculous nicknames he was given. Johnny R., J. Rox, and in Danielle's case he was known as "Foxy Roxy". He rolled his eyes in disgust as he conjured up those memories. In high school, nothing mattered except for being popular. His "friends" consisted only of the in- crowd. No outsiders. Which meant Ned Malone. And the same went for Marguerite and Veronica. He sighed. So many years wasted because of his own stupidity. The people he hung out with had been all phonies. And whoopdeedoo! He was going to see all those phonies again after how many years? Looking at the invitation to his high school reunion he shook his head in preparation of the night to come. This was definitely going to be an interesting one.

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Earlier that week

"So you're planning to go to the reunion, right?"

"Ned, why would I want to relive my horrible past?"

"What horrible past? You were the most popular guy in school!!! What on earth are you talking about?" Ned cried into the phone.

"You know who my 'friends' were?" He sighed.

"I remember them all too well." Ned replied bitterly. Remembering all to well that he had been on the receiving side of way too many insults on account of Roxton and his "friends".

"See? They were all jerks!"

"That was how long ago? I'm sure they all grew up. We're not kids anymore, you know."

Roxton chuckled. "Not too sure about that, Ned."

"You know Roxton, changing the subject is not going to get you anywhere. You still haven't answered my question. You coming or what?"

"Well…"

"I know for a fact that a certain brunette who slugged you the last time she saw you will be making an appearance." Ned smiled from ear to ear. Sure, the last time they saw each other had been disastrous. For Roxton. But Ned wasn't ready to give up on his matchmaking skills just yet. He was determined to get those two together.

"Ned. Did you miss the fact that she seems to hate my guts?"

"I'm sure it's all water under the bridge by now." Ned tried to convince him. "You did leave her flowers and an apology, didn't you? Maybe she's forgiven you."

"Why? Did she say anything to you about it?" Roxton's eyes sparkled and lit up with hope.

"Well, not exactly."

"Oh." His face fell just as quickly as it had lifted. Was it too much to ask to have Marguerite finally forgive him? Maybe it was impossible. Maybe he had crossed the point of no return and would never be able to repair the damage he caused.

"You know, just because she hasn't said anything about it to me doesn't mean that she didn't forgive you." Ned paused for a second and then added, "Just come to the reunion."

"I'll think about it."

"You do that."

As Ned hung up the phone he turned and was suddenly startled by the close proximity of his wife. "I know for a fact that a certain brunette who slugged you the last time she saw you will be making an appearance???" She mock-imitated him as her fingers did the quotation signs. Ned didn't look the least bit amused as he crossed his arms across his chest and narrowed his eyes. "I'm sure it's all water under the bridge by now." She ignored his annoyed look and then added, "Yeah. Must be a pretty weak bridge then."

"Veronica…" He hissed through his teeth.

"Just because she hasn't said anything about it to me doesn't mean that she didn't forgive you." She flailed her arms in the air for emphasis. "Are you insane?! She was angry with ME for what seemed to be forever. Wouldn't even talk to me for an entire week. You know how torturous it was??? The silent treatment?! From my best friend. All because of you and your harebrained scheming! And then think of poor Roxton. You're fuelling his hopes. He's going to fall flat on his face AGAIN!"

"My dear, you worry too much. She can't punch him in front of all those people." He stated matter of factly.

"What do you mean CAN'T? Are you that oblivious? She would have no qualms of smacking him on national television!!!"

"Stop exaggerating. So last time my plan was a flop. Doesn't mean anything to me. It was just a small setback. I'm not giving up."

She shook her head in disapproval. "I think you've taken this cupid thing a little too seriously. Drop it, Ned. I'm warning you. Honey, as much as I love you, if Marguerite gets hurt by your pathetic attempt at matchmaking, I will personally whack you on the noggin'."

Ned just waved her off. "Fine. But once we're invited to their wedding, I will have unconditional bragging rights."

Veronica's only response was a roll of her eyes. *Like that will ever happen.*

TBC…

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I have absolutely way too much fun thinking up of stuff for this story… like I once said… I play a movie in my head. :) yup yup…. Sorta like what I have to do when I can't watch season 3 eppies… I kinda play it out in my head…. (whoo…. You know you have too much time on your hands when…) anywho… reviews would be mucho appreciated…. just to know you ppl are still out there…. After the long hiatus and everything…. Even a short note is okey….



EIE: And now…. As I promised…. The finale… I'm sure you've heard bits and bites outta it… but I don't know how much you know already…

***WARNING!!!!! SPOILER AHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read at your own risk…. If you don't want to read the spoiler or already seen the finale… just skip on down to the bottom and you'll finally see the review button….***







I mean it, you can't go back once you've read it!











You still with me???







Final warning….





Alright, so the explorers are planning another attempt at leaving the plateau. While Veronica and Finn are checking out a T-rex hatch they start talking about Ned's relationship with V. And V says something along the lines of "I told him we could be friends, what was I thinking?" (awwww… so sweet) they continue talking about the others and how they are a family. while talking they come across a ripple effect which transports them back to Finn's time. A jeep ends up chasing them for a bit and then they return back to the plateau. They end up back at the treehouse and let everyone else know about the time ripple.

There's a short m/r shippery moment where they are collecting sap from rubber trees or something. The sap is supposed to smell and if come into contact with skin/clothes then it will be hard to get out… and Roxton says something like he wouldn't mind washing her camisole… (lol… what could Roxton be thinking of?) Of course, m & r encounter the ripple and are transported into New Amazonia, and a witches castle for very brief moments…

Back at the treehouse, Challenger sees the ripple outside the electric fence and William Maplewhite walks through the ripple. After a bit of discussion with C, Maplewhite tells them that the treehouse is the centre of the plateau and the source of energy lines that extend throughout the entire plateau.

M & R meet up with Spanish conquistadors who are mistaking R for his ancestor and think he stole from their ship. insert special m/r shipper moment here While running away from the Spaniards, they find time to discuss R's past. Turns out the Roxton estate and fortune was brought on because Captain John Roxton was a pirate. An m/r kiss is interrupted and suddenly M is transported by herself and is caught by druids who say she is the druid priestess Morrigan. They believe that she conjured up a storm that will destroy the world and in order to stop the storm they have to kill her.

Tidbit of knowledge: Roxton's ring turns out to be a ring that was stolen from a sea captain from a plunder.

Apparantly, the treehouse is protected from the ripple because of the electric fence. Maplewhite blames C for the destruction of the plateau since he brought Finn back from the future and disrupted time. He runs out of the treehouse and is transported back to the past to meet his "destiny"/"fate" (his inevitable meeting with a t-rex)

C leaves outside the fence and is also transported by the ripple. Turns out the entire treehouse is surrounded. So wherever they go, they would be caught in the ripple… also, the fences power disappears… and no electricity is flowing through them. Basically meaning that V & F aren't protected anymore.

C ends up being strapped to a table in a white room. (reminds me of the white room in Roswell when they're about to dissect Max) Anywho. Turns out C is in the year 4666 where the world is run by computers. And C is the only one who can stop it through his work in the past. So if they get rid of C, then that future will happen. So the computer voice thingy tells the zombie-fied person to remove his brain… (basically, you got a guy coming at C with a scalpal)

Back to Marguerite, she's in the cave from "Trapped" and is about to be sacrificed on that alter thingy. She prolly is in the past cuz Marguerite discovers that the body that was buried was hers. That she wasn't a reincarnate.. but that it was her that was killed. Thus, explaining the birthmark. (I think) So she's screaming for Roxton while the druid lifts the knife and is ready to plunge it into her heart.

Roxton is being chased by a whole bunch of Spaniards and has I think one bullet left in his gun. But we all know how brave he is, and he decides to take come out of his hiding spot to take them on…. Silly guy. :)

And as for V and F back by the treehouse… a bunch of beams of light surround the treehouse. They make it back up the treehouse to the markings on the floor. (from when they moved the furniture to do the flipping contest thingy) and as V steps into the centre of the markings her pendent lights up. F is transported back to her time suddenly and the jeep is heading straight at her. As V is crying out for help from her mother cuz she doesn't know if she's saving or destroying the plateau while trying to save everyone else.







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Alrighties…EIE, there's your summary of the finale. I can't believe the cliffies they left us with…. Think they're learning from you… anywho… there better be a season 4…. Gotta find out what happens….

For everybody else… If you're reading this… wow! You deserve a big congrats! :) the actual story is like 15-20% of the entire chapter…. Lol….

Now FINALLY, there's the review button. You know what to do…. Hint hint… click on it and speak your mind! The next chapter is halfway written… the m/r reunion will happen in another chapter or two…. Don't bite my head off… (ewww…. ) you know my stories are more filler than anything else… ;)