The Danielle West Saga
Ch. 1: Haunted
Authors Note: I started this a while ago but the original was screwed up by my dumb computer so I'm just getting around to it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Lost In Space or Matt LeBlanc. (I'm working on it though.) I do own Danielle West though.
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Don West's boots banged on an invisible floor as he raced through a pitch-black corridor. The clanging and his heavy breathing were the only sounds as Don raced towards an unknown destination. 'What am I doing? Where am I going?' Don asked himself in his mind. His questions went unanswered as he suddenly burst out of the darkness onto a dessert. Don's jaw dropped as he looked around in bewilderment. Then, as suddenly as the dessert had appeared, a figure walked towards and stopped right in front of Don. He stood, transfixed as he stared into the identical brown eyes of the women in front of him. "Danielle?" This time, Don's question was answered with a smile, "Don." His face broke out in a grin and he wrapped his arms around her in a big hug. "Dani." When she didn't return the hug, Don pulled back and put his hands on her shoulders. "Danielle?" She stared into his eyes, sadness overwhelming the dark brown, then collapsed into his arms. Don lowered her to the ground, turning Danielle over onto her back. "Danielle?!" Don began to panic when he got no answer. He shook her gently, and noticed something dark on his hand. When Don held his hand close, he realized what it was. Blood. In his other hand was a knife he didn't notice before. It was covered in blood as well. Don dropped the blade and started to shake. His eyes trailed from Danielle's face to her torso.
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He began to breathe hard and back away from the dead body, shaking his head. "No. Oh god. No." He sobbed, tears streaming down his face. "DANIELLE!"
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Don shot straight up in his bed, sheets clinging to his legs with sweat. His shoulders and bare chest rose and fell with every gasp, his screams still echoing through his metal quarters. Dons' breathing returned to normal and he fell back onto his bed. "Ah, hell." He was wide-awake, so he got up, got dressed and headed out to the main deck.
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Don dropped into his pilot chair and opened the port, but didn't bother to look up. He already knew what was outside the Jupiter 2. Space, space, and more space. It was all very boring and annoying. Don was torn from his thoughts and shot straight up when the metal doors slid open. He remained tense and ready to pounce until John Robinson slid into the seat next to him. "You're up pretty early." Don relaxed and went back to checking the ships systems. "I heard some kind of scream a while ago." Don could feel John's eyes on him, but he just acted uninterested. "Do you know what it was?" Don could feel his face get hot, so he just turned the chair around and walked towards the door. John jumped up and followed him, "Don, if something's wrong you can always tell one of us." Don stopped in his tracks, but didn't turn around. "What makes you think something's wrong?" John took a step towards him, "Well, when someone screams in their sleep, something's got to be wrong." Don spun around and got right up in Johns' face, "You have no idea, and you never will so get out of my face!" With that Don stormed out of the room, leaving John speechless.
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Penny had to jump backwards to avoid being trampled by an obviously ticked Don West. She watched until he dissapered around a corner, then walked onto the bridge. "What was that about?" Penny demanded of her father. John just shrugged and shot her a look that said, 'Don't take that tone with me young lady.' Penny scowled and pushed passed him to reach her station. John frowned and walked out of the room.
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Don leaned against the door to the hyper drive and stared at the picture in his hands. He closed his eyes to fight back tears, "Danielle.." Don stepped away from the door as he felt it start to slide open. He shoved the picture in his pocket and tried to get past Judy, but she grabbed his arm, "What's wrong?" Don shrugged Judy's' arm off and turned to face her. "What is up with you Robinson's? Why do you all have to be so damn nosy?" Judy didn't reply, shocked at the tone in his voice, "Look, this is my problem. You guys leave me alone and I'll leave you alone, alright?" As he spun around on his heel to walk away, Judy found her voice. "Major." Don didn't let her finish. "Leave me the hell alone!" He stormed off, leaving Judy speechless.
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Don locked his door and flopped onto his bed. Why did all the Robinson's have to be so nosy? It's bad enough he is lost in space with these over achieving rejects, but now he has to put up with them prying into his life. He was once again interrupted. This time by Maureen's voice. "Major? I know you're in there. Open up." Don sighed and fought back the urge to go out and slug her, "Go away." There was no response. He thought she had left when the door slid open. Don sat up and clenched his jaw, fury burning in his eyes. Maureen stepped in and shut the door, locking it. "We are not leaving until you tell me what the hell your problem is." Don just crossed his arms and stared at her, defiant as a teenager. Maureen raised an eyebrow, "Do you want to make this difficult?" Don didn't answer. They continued to glare at each other until the door opened. Will stood, frozen, his eyes moving back and forth between Don and his mother, "Uh, Don? You're needed on deck." Maureen turned to face her son and Don took this chance to stomp out of the room. "Thanks kid. I owe ya one." This was all he threw over his shoulder before he disappeared around a corner.
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Maureen walked onto the deck to find her eldest daughter sitting in the pilots' chair, Dons' chair, looking at a photo. Maureen snuck up behind Judy as quietly as she could, "What are you looking at?" Judy almost fell out of the chair, dropping the picture. "Mom! Don't do that!" Maureen just smiled and scooped up the fallen photo. "Where'd you get this?" "I found it on the floor." Maureen looked up at her daughter and raised her eyebrows, "Really." Judy just diverted her eyes towards the floor. Maureen eye's moved down to the picture, "Who's this with Major West?" Judy shrugged. "I don't know. I think it fell out of his pocket." Judy moved over and looked over her mothers shoulder, "They look an awful lot alike, huh?" Maureen nodded, "She must be his sister. It would be genetically impossible for them to look that much alike and not be related." Suddenly, Don came stomping into the room. Maureen and Judy turned towards the pissed off pilot. "Hello, Don." Maureen said, trying to be polite, but Don ignored her and went straight for Judy, "Where is it?" Judy put on her most innocent face, but he didn't buy it. "Save that for your Dad. Now, I know you have my picture. Give it to me." Judy flashed him a sickeningly sweet smile, "Now, whatever do you mean?" Fury burned in Don's eyes and sarcasm oozed from his voice. "Please?" Judy rolled her eyes and laughed. "Don, to get the picture back all you have to tell me is who she is and why this picture important to you." Don shook his head, "It's none of your business." Judy shrugged. "Fine, just keep the damn picture. I can always look in a mirror." Don spun around and walked out. When the door slid closed behind him, Penny spun around in her own chair, "What are you doing?!" Judy and Maureen both jumped, "Penny! How long have you been there?" Penny stood up and crossed her arms, "Long enough. Why don't you just give him the picture?!" Judy held the photo out in front of her, "None of your business." Penny raced forward, grabbed the picture and ran out.
Don stared up at the ceiling, his head pounding. 'Goddamn, nosy, know- it-alls. Why'd I get stuck with this stupid assignment?' 'Cause you're the best.' 'Oh yeah.' "Major West?" Don frowned at the locked door. 'Great. Another one of them.' "Go away." There was silence for a minute, then he heard her walk away. He didn't have anything against Penny, hell she was one of the few people he could stand, but he just didn't want to explain himself to the Robinson's. It was too complicated.and it hurt too much. 'Dani.' "Don." He sat up quickly, hand going for his weapon. "What the." There was Danielle, hands behind her back. She cocked her head, giving him a big smile, then turned and. disappeared. Don stared at where she had been standing, then buried his face in his hands. 'I'm losing my mind.' Tears welled up in his eyes. 'What the hell's happening to me?'
Penny sat on the metal floor, just down the hall from Don's quarters. She stared at his door, confused and worried. He had never acted like this, at least, not to her. She flipped open her small wrist diary. "Well, it's finally happened." She said to the small screen. "My do-gooder family has finally made Major West lose his mind. Not that I can blame him, I'd probably lose mine too if I hadn't lived with them my entire life." She glanced up at the door when it opened and Don stepped out, rubbing the back of his neck. Penny quickly flipped the diary shut and ran up to him. "Don?" She said quietly, unusually shy. He turned and gave her an apologetic smile. She returned it, relieved, then held something out. Don stared at it, then gently took the picture. "Thanks." Penny grinned. "Don't mention it." He began to walk away. "She looks like a wonderful person." Don turned. "I would've liked to have met her." He smiled, nodding, then walked away. Penny waited until he disappeared around a corner before she went in the opposite direction, talking to her diary as she walked. "I can't believe I forgot about Danielle West. She was in the news not too long ago. She was killed in a Gen Tech base explosion on Mars. God, I can't believe my family is so insensitive. On the news coverage of the General's statement the camera went to Don and my heart just broke. He looked terrible. Man, I'm such an idiot. That shoulda crossed my mind when I met him." Penny slapped her forehead. "Stupid, stupid, stupid." "Don't do that, Pen. You're killing brain cells." Penny flashed her sister a glare before moving on to her quarters and locking the door. "I hate my family." She flipped the screen off.
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Authors Note: I started this a while ago but the original was screwed up by my dumb computer so I'm just getting around to it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Lost In Space or Matt LeBlanc. (I'm working on it though.) I do own Danielle West though.
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Don West's boots banged on an invisible floor as he raced through a pitch-black corridor. The clanging and his heavy breathing were the only sounds as Don raced towards an unknown destination. 'What am I doing? Where am I going?' Don asked himself in his mind. His questions went unanswered as he suddenly burst out of the darkness onto a dessert. Don's jaw dropped as he looked around in bewilderment. Then, as suddenly as the dessert had appeared, a figure walked towards and stopped right in front of Don. He stood, transfixed as he stared into the identical brown eyes of the women in front of him. "Danielle?" This time, Don's question was answered with a smile, "Don." His face broke out in a grin and he wrapped his arms around her in a big hug. "Dani." When she didn't return the hug, Don pulled back and put his hands on her shoulders. "Danielle?" She stared into his eyes, sadness overwhelming the dark brown, then collapsed into his arms. Don lowered her to the ground, turning Danielle over onto her back. "Danielle?!" Don began to panic when he got no answer. He shook her gently, and noticed something dark on his hand. When Don held his hand close, he realized what it was. Blood. In his other hand was a knife he didn't notice before. It was covered in blood as well. Don dropped the blade and started to shake. His eyes trailed from Danielle's face to her torso.
Blood
He began to breathe hard and back away from the dead body, shaking his head. "No. Oh god. No." He sobbed, tears streaming down his face. "DANIELLE!"
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Don shot straight up in his bed, sheets clinging to his legs with sweat. His shoulders and bare chest rose and fell with every gasp, his screams still echoing through his metal quarters. Dons' breathing returned to normal and he fell back onto his bed. "Ah, hell." He was wide-awake, so he got up, got dressed and headed out to the main deck.
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Don dropped into his pilot chair and opened the port, but didn't bother to look up. He already knew what was outside the Jupiter 2. Space, space, and more space. It was all very boring and annoying. Don was torn from his thoughts and shot straight up when the metal doors slid open. He remained tense and ready to pounce until John Robinson slid into the seat next to him. "You're up pretty early." Don relaxed and went back to checking the ships systems. "I heard some kind of scream a while ago." Don could feel John's eyes on him, but he just acted uninterested. "Do you know what it was?" Don could feel his face get hot, so he just turned the chair around and walked towards the door. John jumped up and followed him, "Don, if something's wrong you can always tell one of us." Don stopped in his tracks, but didn't turn around. "What makes you think something's wrong?" John took a step towards him, "Well, when someone screams in their sleep, something's got to be wrong." Don spun around and got right up in Johns' face, "You have no idea, and you never will so get out of my face!" With that Don stormed out of the room, leaving John speechless.
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Penny had to jump backwards to avoid being trampled by an obviously ticked Don West. She watched until he dissapered around a corner, then walked onto the bridge. "What was that about?" Penny demanded of her father. John just shrugged and shot her a look that said, 'Don't take that tone with me young lady.' Penny scowled and pushed passed him to reach her station. John frowned and walked out of the room.
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Don leaned against the door to the hyper drive and stared at the picture in his hands. He closed his eyes to fight back tears, "Danielle.." Don stepped away from the door as he felt it start to slide open. He shoved the picture in his pocket and tried to get past Judy, but she grabbed his arm, "What's wrong?" Don shrugged Judy's' arm off and turned to face her. "What is up with you Robinson's? Why do you all have to be so damn nosy?" Judy didn't reply, shocked at the tone in his voice, "Look, this is my problem. You guys leave me alone and I'll leave you alone, alright?" As he spun around on his heel to walk away, Judy found her voice. "Major." Don didn't let her finish. "Leave me the hell alone!" He stormed off, leaving Judy speechless.
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Don locked his door and flopped onto his bed. Why did all the Robinson's have to be so nosy? It's bad enough he is lost in space with these over achieving rejects, but now he has to put up with them prying into his life. He was once again interrupted. This time by Maureen's voice. "Major? I know you're in there. Open up." Don sighed and fought back the urge to go out and slug her, "Go away." There was no response. He thought she had left when the door slid open. Don sat up and clenched his jaw, fury burning in his eyes. Maureen stepped in and shut the door, locking it. "We are not leaving until you tell me what the hell your problem is." Don just crossed his arms and stared at her, defiant as a teenager. Maureen raised an eyebrow, "Do you want to make this difficult?" Don didn't answer. They continued to glare at each other until the door opened. Will stood, frozen, his eyes moving back and forth between Don and his mother, "Uh, Don? You're needed on deck." Maureen turned to face her son and Don took this chance to stomp out of the room. "Thanks kid. I owe ya one." This was all he threw over his shoulder before he disappeared around a corner.
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Maureen walked onto the deck to find her eldest daughter sitting in the pilots' chair, Dons' chair, looking at a photo. Maureen snuck up behind Judy as quietly as she could, "What are you looking at?" Judy almost fell out of the chair, dropping the picture. "Mom! Don't do that!" Maureen just smiled and scooped up the fallen photo. "Where'd you get this?" "I found it on the floor." Maureen looked up at her daughter and raised her eyebrows, "Really." Judy just diverted her eyes towards the floor. Maureen eye's moved down to the picture, "Who's this with Major West?" Judy shrugged. "I don't know. I think it fell out of his pocket." Judy moved over and looked over her mothers shoulder, "They look an awful lot alike, huh?" Maureen nodded, "She must be his sister. It would be genetically impossible for them to look that much alike and not be related." Suddenly, Don came stomping into the room. Maureen and Judy turned towards the pissed off pilot. "Hello, Don." Maureen said, trying to be polite, but Don ignored her and went straight for Judy, "Where is it?" Judy put on her most innocent face, but he didn't buy it. "Save that for your Dad. Now, I know you have my picture. Give it to me." Judy flashed him a sickeningly sweet smile, "Now, whatever do you mean?" Fury burned in Don's eyes and sarcasm oozed from his voice. "Please?" Judy rolled her eyes and laughed. "Don, to get the picture back all you have to tell me is who she is and why this picture important to you." Don shook his head, "It's none of your business." Judy shrugged. "Fine, just keep the damn picture. I can always look in a mirror." Don spun around and walked out. When the door slid closed behind him, Penny spun around in her own chair, "What are you doing?!" Judy and Maureen both jumped, "Penny! How long have you been there?" Penny stood up and crossed her arms, "Long enough. Why don't you just give him the picture?!" Judy held the photo out in front of her, "None of your business." Penny raced forward, grabbed the picture and ran out.
Don stared up at the ceiling, his head pounding. 'Goddamn, nosy, know- it-alls. Why'd I get stuck with this stupid assignment?' 'Cause you're the best.' 'Oh yeah.' "Major West?" Don frowned at the locked door. 'Great. Another one of them.' "Go away." There was silence for a minute, then he heard her walk away. He didn't have anything against Penny, hell she was one of the few people he could stand, but he just didn't want to explain himself to the Robinson's. It was too complicated.and it hurt too much. 'Dani.' "Don." He sat up quickly, hand going for his weapon. "What the." There was Danielle, hands behind her back. She cocked her head, giving him a big smile, then turned and. disappeared. Don stared at where she had been standing, then buried his face in his hands. 'I'm losing my mind.' Tears welled up in his eyes. 'What the hell's happening to me?'
Penny sat on the metal floor, just down the hall from Don's quarters. She stared at his door, confused and worried. He had never acted like this, at least, not to her. She flipped open her small wrist diary. "Well, it's finally happened." She said to the small screen. "My do-gooder family has finally made Major West lose his mind. Not that I can blame him, I'd probably lose mine too if I hadn't lived with them my entire life." She glanced up at the door when it opened and Don stepped out, rubbing the back of his neck. Penny quickly flipped the diary shut and ran up to him. "Don?" She said quietly, unusually shy. He turned and gave her an apologetic smile. She returned it, relieved, then held something out. Don stared at it, then gently took the picture. "Thanks." Penny grinned. "Don't mention it." He began to walk away. "She looks like a wonderful person." Don turned. "I would've liked to have met her." He smiled, nodding, then walked away. Penny waited until he disappeared around a corner before she went in the opposite direction, talking to her diary as she walked. "I can't believe I forgot about Danielle West. She was in the news not too long ago. She was killed in a Gen Tech base explosion on Mars. God, I can't believe my family is so insensitive. On the news coverage of the General's statement the camera went to Don and my heart just broke. He looked terrible. Man, I'm such an idiot. That shoulda crossed my mind when I met him." Penny slapped her forehead. "Stupid, stupid, stupid." "Don't do that, Pen. You're killing brain cells." Penny flashed her sister a glare before moving on to her quarters and locking the door. "I hate my family." She flipped the screen off.
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