Title: The Lost World Fourth Season Series
Disclaimer: I already said it, I am not a tape that for you to rewind, so you want you know go back and read the other chapters.
Summary: Some of the explorers see themselves in the middle of strange happenings. M/R
Author's Notes: Thank you guys for the reviews. I hope you're saying the true, because I'm writing this story for you. (Well for me too, but mostly for you) I know that the end of the last chapter may look a little confuse, but you'll understand once you read this chapter.
Dreams
"NO!!"
Everything stopped.
Veronica looked around and she realized that nothing was moving except her. She looked at the one they called Morrighan, she wear the same type of clothes that woman that they saw at the Zanga, but once again she could not see her face. She started walking trough the fields towards a temple that was near, when a voice interrupted her:
"You're not suppose to go there yet."
"Mother!" Veronica ran to her embrace "I miss so!"
"I miss too Veronica!"
"Mother what's happening?"
"You were able to see trough Morrighan's eyes a vision of the future. That is what will happen unless you stop it."
"Stop what?"
"You are the protector of the plateau, you protect but also find, you must find the map that will lead you to Avalon, and you must bring your friends with you."
"Why?"
"Because I promised her." She points to Morrighan
"Promised her? Who is she? Why can't I see her face?"
"Because she doesn't want you to. She's Morrighan."
"But you haven't answered my first question. Stop what?"
"Everything at time, soon my daughter I will tell you everything. Your destiny is fast approaching, for now you must promise me that you will look for the map."
"Where should I look?"
"You'll learn the location in your dreams."
....................................
Veronica woke up with the sun rays creeping trough her room. She could hear the others on the kitchen and she got up.
"Good morning sleepy-head." Said Malone leading to kiss her
"Good morning."
"Sit down; we were discussing what we're going to do today."
"And.?"
"We were thinking if you could come it me and Roxton in another excursion to find a way off." Said Challenger
"Okay, which direction we'll take?"
"South. We'll leave as soon as you're ready."
....................................
They walked trough the jungle for hours taking breaks here and now, and the excursion went well without any troubles.
"Maybe we should camp for the night." Said Challenger as the sun was setting
"I know of a village not to far from here, maybe we could camp there."
"What village Veronica?"
"The Hunk-gun. They usually are friendly, my parents used to talk about that village, but I can't exactly remember what."
"Well we could try, a poor bed is always better than the ground." Replied Challenger
....................................
Once they got into the village they were surprised by the odd silence there.
"Strange.There's no one in here." Said Challenger
"Yeah, do you think this has anything to do with that fear you talked about Veronica?"
"It's a possibility, since I can't remember. Maybe." she was interrupted by a old man's voice.
"Who are strangers?" he said pointing a rifle at them
"We're from the Challenger Expedition, I'm Lord John Roxton and this is Veronica Layton and Professor George Challenger. We want you no harm."
"I'm Jonathan Ride and I'm sorry. Can't be too careful around these days, come in, its danger to stay outside at dark."
....................................
A chill ran Finn's back.
"Ned I have a bad feeling"
Malone stopped writing and looked up.
"What do you mean Finn?"
"I don't know, I just have bad feeling about the others."
"Don't worry Finn.Look if it makes you more comfortable we can go and meet them tomorrow."
"No I don't think that that's need. Somehow I know that they protected by someone."
"How?"
"Like I said its all just a feeling." She said.
....................................
They entered the house and sat around the table.
"Please tell me, why isn't anyone on the streets?" asked a confused Challenger
"Its obvious because they are afraid of the un-dead." Answered the man, "Even I the sheriff am afraid."
"Un-dead? That's ridicule! There's no such thing as un-dead."
"That's what I said too, but I saw, with my own eyes. He's out there, he comes at dark, and he kills whoever is in his way, some say he is punishment, others say he's our course and there are those that even believe that he's controlled by some dark magic."
"How long have these.murderers begun?" asked Veronica
"Ten horrible years."
.......................................
Not very far from there, a woman is wandering in the streets.
And the last thing she sees is a sword coming in her way.
....................................
Over the next morning the explorers saw themselves in the middle of everything. And the sheriff asked for their help.
"May I see the body?" asked Challenger
"Of course" said Jonathan, "follow me."
They followed him and entered a small house.
"This is where our doctor does its autopsies."
Challenger examined the body.
"Well it was decapitated, very brutally I might add, and she was injured on her abdomen by a knife, but there aren't other signs of violence."
A man abruptly entered the room.
"Sheriff you are needed in the Bachelors house." He said
"Very well, if you'll excuse me."
"Of course we're on our way as well." Said Challenger
....................................
He looked around; he was at the garden of the treehouse.
"Roxton?"
He looked back and smiled.
"Marguerite!"
She was dressed in her trousers and her blue blouse, her hair was caught.
She walked towards him and kissed him with passion. He quickly returned the kiss with the same need and hunger. When they broke he could only hug her, feel her soft aroma, her hands tightly around his waist and her head resting on his chest.
Gently she pulled way.
"I came to help you again."
"How?"
"What do you think about the situation which you are in?"
"I little crazy I think. Un-dead? That's to odd even for this plateau."
She laughed.
"Since when did you became such a closed mind? She asked still laughing
He sounded a little hurt and confused by her mockery.
"Well." She interrupted him with a kiss, as if she knew and feared what he was going to say.
"Leave it" she replied seriously after breaking the kiss, "watch out for details that could escape one's eye."
"What do you mean?"
"Investigate her physical condition while alive, as well as the others condition and remember this: there are those people that would just believe about anything especially legends, and even those who want revenge." she kissed him again and said" I must go now."
"Wait! How can I be sure that I'm not going crazy? Give me a clue that you're alive and well. A sign.something please."
She looked deeply in his in eyes, took off the locket that was around her neck and putted it in his hand.
"This is the locket that my parents gave me; I hope that this could prove you that I'm real enough."
"You can't give me this."
"It is mine to give to who I want."
"Then.I'll give you this" he took off his ring and putted on her finger "As a symbol of my love for you."
She felt tears forming themselves in her eyes and kissed him once again. ....................................
He woke up and looked to his hand. The locket was there and his ring was missing.
....................................
"Challenger wake up!"
"No Marguerite I don't want to eat that he tastes really bad." he mumbled
".Challenger!"
"Oh.Roxton."
"Wake up, we have things to do."
"What time is it?"
"Tree o'clock in the morning."
"Tell me again why we have to wake up so soon?" asked Veronica behind him.
"I told you Veronica, we need to investigate."
"Investigate what?"
"Didn't we all agree to help this village and find out what's going on here?"
"Yes."
"Well I've been thinking and I may have a theory."
They all sat down, Challenger on his bed and the others on chairs near him.
"Follow my thoughts: there must be a reason to all of these sudden murderers, right?
"Right"
"Now let's think of possible reasons for all of these."
"Well it could be a problem of old depths."
"Yes, it could be, but remember what the sheriff said when we asked about the other victims."
....................................
"Sheila Watson, Sheila Montague, Sheila Guinevere."
....................................
"All of them were women."
"And all of them were named Sheila" Roxton pointed out "My thought is if we could find out more about them, maybe we could find more common characteristics."
"Yes, that's a good theory." Agreed Challenger, "First thing in the morning."
"Oh and one more thing, I think we should start by their physical state."
"What do you mean?" asked Veronica
"Just a feeling"
....................................
At the first rays of light they started what they had been planning the rest of the night:
Veronica was investigating the village legends, Challenger was examining the bodies and Roxton was trying to figure out if those murderers already happen once, because Veronica seemed to believe so.
At lunch time they all gathered in the tavern of the village to tell what they've founded out.
"I couldn't find out anything about it, some people are really scared and they don't talk." Said Roxton
"Well after my examination I founded out that all of the women were injured in their abdomens, and they all were expecting a child." Said Challenger
"Intriguing." Veronica murmured
"What?"
"Because there is a legend here, that says that there was once a goddess named Sheila that fell in love with a mortal and was cursed because she gave birth to his child, the legend says that once in a hundred years there would be a reincarnation of this goddess in a woman with the same name and that the child that she would provide to her husband would be a demon."
"My.no.it couldn't be.when was the last time that there was a reincarnation of this goddess?" asked Challenger
"That's even more intriguing.ten years ago."
"Then it could be."
"What?" asked Roxton
"Well you couldn't find anything, but aside from my discoveries with the bodies I also discovered that the nurse that helped me had quite a memory.she kept talking about those murderers and also about the daughter of her best friend that was also named Sheila, apparently she was murdered ten years ago, because the shaman said that she would bring a demon to this world. And do you know who was her husband?!"
"No but I'm sure that you'll tell us isn't that right?"
"Yes. Remember that man that entered the room the first time that I was examining the bodies?"
"Yes, but."
"It's him." Roxton said
"What?" Veronica asked
"The killer."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because of the look in his face, he was worried."
"Yes you're right" she agreed "But that doesn't mean anything."
"You know it does." Said Challenger, "I agree with Roxton, he's the killer. We have to tell the sheriff and." he was interrupted by a voice coming from behind him.
"Bravo, bravo, bravo!!"
All the tavern stopped to look.
"We have quite an investigators here, you're right, I am the killer, ten years ago, when my wife was killed I sweared over her grave that I would revenge her death."
"By killing everyone around you. You're mad." Challenger said
"No I'm just a poor husband that wants the life of his innocent wife revenged, I killed them, yes, and I would killed them again."
"Look, you need help." Roxton begun
"I DON'T NEED ANYTHING" he screamed and shot.
The bullet stopped inches of Roxton's face and fell to the ground.
"What kind of black magic is this?" he asked surprised.
The villagers and the explorers themselves looked surprised as well.
"Listen." Veronica started, after a quick recovery, walking towards him, "We can help you, you're very ill.give me the gun, and everything will be alright."
When she was right in front of him, he pulled her to the ground.
"You're not going to do anything with.Sheila I'll meet you soon." And with these words he killed himself, with a shot in his head.
....................................
"Vee!" Finn called while they walked trough the jungle, "Wait!"
Veronica stopped.
"I'm sorry, I guess I'm just anxious to get there." She said
Finn and the others reached her.
"So let me get this straight: You're suppose to find a map that leads you to Avalon, and there you're mother wants us to go with you because she promised that to this Morrighan?" Finn asked
"Yes."
".um.I just don't get it." She said
They all laughed.
After the incident at the Hunk-gun village they had returned to the treehouse and Veronica told them about the dream and her quest for the map.
During one night she dreamt of the place where the map was, and they all agreed to go there as soon as possible.
"Come on we better get going" Said Roxton trough his laugh.
They walked a few more miles until Veronica stop.
"It's over there." She said triumphantly
They turned to look at a temple adorned with red roses on its pillars and with a statue of a woman in the middle, right in front of the doors.
"It's a Druid temple." Said Veronica as they got near
"How do you know that?" asked Malone
"I just know it."
"Well what are we suppose to do?" asked Finn once they reached the temple.
Veronica concentrated and saw the woman of her dream pointing at the statue.
She looked up at the statue's face, once again she couldn't see who she was, she was almost turning her attention to somewhere else, when she saw the symbol of the Trion as well as the symbol of a snake adorning the statue's neck.
"Here"
The others looked at the symbols as well.
"What?" asked Roxton
Veronica took off her pendant and putted it in the hole of its symbol.
Immediately the statue began to move up.
When it stopped it let a view of some stairs that lead to a way down below the temple.
"I must go in there."
Suddenly Roxton saw her again, Marguerite was at the doorway of temple itself an anguish expression on her face.
"LOOK OUT JOHN!"
And as she disappeared into the air and Veronica started to go down the stairs they were attacked.
To be continued
Author's Note: I won't be around for two days, I've got to go to my cousin's wedding. But I promised that as soon as I return I'll post another chapter.
Disclaimer: I already said it, I am not a tape that for you to rewind, so you want you know go back and read the other chapters.
Summary: Some of the explorers see themselves in the middle of strange happenings. M/R
Author's Notes: Thank you guys for the reviews. I hope you're saying the true, because I'm writing this story for you. (Well for me too, but mostly for you) I know that the end of the last chapter may look a little confuse, but you'll understand once you read this chapter.
Dreams
"NO!!"
Everything stopped.
Veronica looked around and she realized that nothing was moving except her. She looked at the one they called Morrighan, she wear the same type of clothes that woman that they saw at the Zanga, but once again she could not see her face. She started walking trough the fields towards a temple that was near, when a voice interrupted her:
"You're not suppose to go there yet."
"Mother!" Veronica ran to her embrace "I miss so!"
"I miss too Veronica!"
"Mother what's happening?"
"You were able to see trough Morrighan's eyes a vision of the future. That is what will happen unless you stop it."
"Stop what?"
"You are the protector of the plateau, you protect but also find, you must find the map that will lead you to Avalon, and you must bring your friends with you."
"Why?"
"Because I promised her." She points to Morrighan
"Promised her? Who is she? Why can't I see her face?"
"Because she doesn't want you to. She's Morrighan."
"But you haven't answered my first question. Stop what?"
"Everything at time, soon my daughter I will tell you everything. Your destiny is fast approaching, for now you must promise me that you will look for the map."
"Where should I look?"
"You'll learn the location in your dreams."
....................................
Veronica woke up with the sun rays creeping trough her room. She could hear the others on the kitchen and she got up.
"Good morning sleepy-head." Said Malone leading to kiss her
"Good morning."
"Sit down; we were discussing what we're going to do today."
"And.?"
"We were thinking if you could come it me and Roxton in another excursion to find a way off." Said Challenger
"Okay, which direction we'll take?"
"South. We'll leave as soon as you're ready."
....................................
They walked trough the jungle for hours taking breaks here and now, and the excursion went well without any troubles.
"Maybe we should camp for the night." Said Challenger as the sun was setting
"I know of a village not to far from here, maybe we could camp there."
"What village Veronica?"
"The Hunk-gun. They usually are friendly, my parents used to talk about that village, but I can't exactly remember what."
"Well we could try, a poor bed is always better than the ground." Replied Challenger
....................................
Once they got into the village they were surprised by the odd silence there.
"Strange.There's no one in here." Said Challenger
"Yeah, do you think this has anything to do with that fear you talked about Veronica?"
"It's a possibility, since I can't remember. Maybe." she was interrupted by a old man's voice.
"Who are strangers?" he said pointing a rifle at them
"We're from the Challenger Expedition, I'm Lord John Roxton and this is Veronica Layton and Professor George Challenger. We want you no harm."
"I'm Jonathan Ride and I'm sorry. Can't be too careful around these days, come in, its danger to stay outside at dark."
....................................
A chill ran Finn's back.
"Ned I have a bad feeling"
Malone stopped writing and looked up.
"What do you mean Finn?"
"I don't know, I just have bad feeling about the others."
"Don't worry Finn.Look if it makes you more comfortable we can go and meet them tomorrow."
"No I don't think that that's need. Somehow I know that they protected by someone."
"How?"
"Like I said its all just a feeling." She said.
....................................
They entered the house and sat around the table.
"Please tell me, why isn't anyone on the streets?" asked a confused Challenger
"Its obvious because they are afraid of the un-dead." Answered the man, "Even I the sheriff am afraid."
"Un-dead? That's ridicule! There's no such thing as un-dead."
"That's what I said too, but I saw, with my own eyes. He's out there, he comes at dark, and he kills whoever is in his way, some say he is punishment, others say he's our course and there are those that even believe that he's controlled by some dark magic."
"How long have these.murderers begun?" asked Veronica
"Ten horrible years."
.......................................
Not very far from there, a woman is wandering in the streets.
And the last thing she sees is a sword coming in her way.
....................................
Over the next morning the explorers saw themselves in the middle of everything. And the sheriff asked for their help.
"May I see the body?" asked Challenger
"Of course" said Jonathan, "follow me."
They followed him and entered a small house.
"This is where our doctor does its autopsies."
Challenger examined the body.
"Well it was decapitated, very brutally I might add, and she was injured on her abdomen by a knife, but there aren't other signs of violence."
A man abruptly entered the room.
"Sheriff you are needed in the Bachelors house." He said
"Very well, if you'll excuse me."
"Of course we're on our way as well." Said Challenger
....................................
He looked around; he was at the garden of the treehouse.
"Roxton?"
He looked back and smiled.
"Marguerite!"
She was dressed in her trousers and her blue blouse, her hair was caught.
She walked towards him and kissed him with passion. He quickly returned the kiss with the same need and hunger. When they broke he could only hug her, feel her soft aroma, her hands tightly around his waist and her head resting on his chest.
Gently she pulled way.
"I came to help you again."
"How?"
"What do you think about the situation which you are in?"
"I little crazy I think. Un-dead? That's to odd even for this plateau."
She laughed.
"Since when did you became such a closed mind? She asked still laughing
He sounded a little hurt and confused by her mockery.
"Well." She interrupted him with a kiss, as if she knew and feared what he was going to say.
"Leave it" she replied seriously after breaking the kiss, "watch out for details that could escape one's eye."
"What do you mean?"
"Investigate her physical condition while alive, as well as the others condition and remember this: there are those people that would just believe about anything especially legends, and even those who want revenge." she kissed him again and said" I must go now."
"Wait! How can I be sure that I'm not going crazy? Give me a clue that you're alive and well. A sign.something please."
She looked deeply in his in eyes, took off the locket that was around her neck and putted it in his hand.
"This is the locket that my parents gave me; I hope that this could prove you that I'm real enough."
"You can't give me this."
"It is mine to give to who I want."
"Then.I'll give you this" he took off his ring and putted on her finger "As a symbol of my love for you."
She felt tears forming themselves in her eyes and kissed him once again. ....................................
He woke up and looked to his hand. The locket was there and his ring was missing.
....................................
"Challenger wake up!"
"No Marguerite I don't want to eat that he tastes really bad." he mumbled
".Challenger!"
"Oh.Roxton."
"Wake up, we have things to do."
"What time is it?"
"Tree o'clock in the morning."
"Tell me again why we have to wake up so soon?" asked Veronica behind him.
"I told you Veronica, we need to investigate."
"Investigate what?"
"Didn't we all agree to help this village and find out what's going on here?"
"Yes."
"Well I've been thinking and I may have a theory."
They all sat down, Challenger on his bed and the others on chairs near him.
"Follow my thoughts: there must be a reason to all of these sudden murderers, right?
"Right"
"Now let's think of possible reasons for all of these."
"Well it could be a problem of old depths."
"Yes, it could be, but remember what the sheriff said when we asked about the other victims."
....................................
"Sheila Watson, Sheila Montague, Sheila Guinevere."
....................................
"All of them were women."
"And all of them were named Sheila" Roxton pointed out "My thought is if we could find out more about them, maybe we could find more common characteristics."
"Yes, that's a good theory." Agreed Challenger, "First thing in the morning."
"Oh and one more thing, I think we should start by their physical state."
"What do you mean?" asked Veronica
"Just a feeling"
....................................
At the first rays of light they started what they had been planning the rest of the night:
Veronica was investigating the village legends, Challenger was examining the bodies and Roxton was trying to figure out if those murderers already happen once, because Veronica seemed to believe so.
At lunch time they all gathered in the tavern of the village to tell what they've founded out.
"I couldn't find out anything about it, some people are really scared and they don't talk." Said Roxton
"Well after my examination I founded out that all of the women were injured in their abdomens, and they all were expecting a child." Said Challenger
"Intriguing." Veronica murmured
"What?"
"Because there is a legend here, that says that there was once a goddess named Sheila that fell in love with a mortal and was cursed because she gave birth to his child, the legend says that once in a hundred years there would be a reincarnation of this goddess in a woman with the same name and that the child that she would provide to her husband would be a demon."
"My.no.it couldn't be.when was the last time that there was a reincarnation of this goddess?" asked Challenger
"That's even more intriguing.ten years ago."
"Then it could be."
"What?" asked Roxton
"Well you couldn't find anything, but aside from my discoveries with the bodies I also discovered that the nurse that helped me had quite a memory.she kept talking about those murderers and also about the daughter of her best friend that was also named Sheila, apparently she was murdered ten years ago, because the shaman said that she would bring a demon to this world. And do you know who was her husband?!"
"No but I'm sure that you'll tell us isn't that right?"
"Yes. Remember that man that entered the room the first time that I was examining the bodies?"
"Yes, but."
"It's him." Roxton said
"What?" Veronica asked
"The killer."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because of the look in his face, he was worried."
"Yes you're right" she agreed "But that doesn't mean anything."
"You know it does." Said Challenger, "I agree with Roxton, he's the killer. We have to tell the sheriff and." he was interrupted by a voice coming from behind him.
"Bravo, bravo, bravo!!"
All the tavern stopped to look.
"We have quite an investigators here, you're right, I am the killer, ten years ago, when my wife was killed I sweared over her grave that I would revenge her death."
"By killing everyone around you. You're mad." Challenger said
"No I'm just a poor husband that wants the life of his innocent wife revenged, I killed them, yes, and I would killed them again."
"Look, you need help." Roxton begun
"I DON'T NEED ANYTHING" he screamed and shot.
The bullet stopped inches of Roxton's face and fell to the ground.
"What kind of black magic is this?" he asked surprised.
The villagers and the explorers themselves looked surprised as well.
"Listen." Veronica started, after a quick recovery, walking towards him, "We can help you, you're very ill.give me the gun, and everything will be alright."
When she was right in front of him, he pulled her to the ground.
"You're not going to do anything with.Sheila I'll meet you soon." And with these words he killed himself, with a shot in his head.
....................................
"Vee!" Finn called while they walked trough the jungle, "Wait!"
Veronica stopped.
"I'm sorry, I guess I'm just anxious to get there." She said
Finn and the others reached her.
"So let me get this straight: You're suppose to find a map that leads you to Avalon, and there you're mother wants us to go with you because she promised that to this Morrighan?" Finn asked
"Yes."
".um.I just don't get it." She said
They all laughed.
After the incident at the Hunk-gun village they had returned to the treehouse and Veronica told them about the dream and her quest for the map.
During one night she dreamt of the place where the map was, and they all agreed to go there as soon as possible.
"Come on we better get going" Said Roxton trough his laugh.
They walked a few more miles until Veronica stop.
"It's over there." She said triumphantly
They turned to look at a temple adorned with red roses on its pillars and with a statue of a woman in the middle, right in front of the doors.
"It's a Druid temple." Said Veronica as they got near
"How do you know that?" asked Malone
"I just know it."
"Well what are we suppose to do?" asked Finn once they reached the temple.
Veronica concentrated and saw the woman of her dream pointing at the statue.
She looked up at the statue's face, once again she couldn't see who she was, she was almost turning her attention to somewhere else, when she saw the symbol of the Trion as well as the symbol of a snake adorning the statue's neck.
"Here"
The others looked at the symbols as well.
"What?" asked Roxton
Veronica took off her pendant and putted it in the hole of its symbol.
Immediately the statue began to move up.
When it stopped it let a view of some stairs that lead to a way down below the temple.
"I must go in there."
Suddenly Roxton saw her again, Marguerite was at the doorway of temple itself an anguish expression on her face.
"LOOK OUT JOHN!"
And as she disappeared into the air and Veronica started to go down the stairs they were attacked.
To be continued
Author's Note: I won't be around for two days, I've got to go to my cousin's wedding. But I promised that as soon as I return I'll post another chapter.