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Roxton was on watch while Challenger slept. He looked up towards the sky as suddenly Roxton felt little drops of water drip onto his face. "Oh great, this is all I need now." He grumbled to himself, as he walked towards a sleeping Challenger "Challenger wake up." He demanded. "Huh, what?" Roxton helped him as they gathered his things "Challenger come on, it's raining we better move." "Right, right, lets go."
Marguerite started to run as the rain pounded onto her, her heart raced as rain soaked clothes felt heavy against her. Her body was weak and exhausted from lack of food or water, as her vision blurred from dizziness. She continued to run until abruptly she tripped on a hidden rock, landing unconscious on the rain soaked jungle floor.
Roxton continued on with Challenger when he noticed something on the ground. "What's this?" Roxton questioned as he picked up the odd shaped object "Roxton what have you found?" Challenger asked. "It's Marguerites heart locket. Which means she shouldn't be to far." "Damn it, the rains going to wash her footprints away." Challenger quoted Marguerite. "As Marguerite once said, could this day get any better?" "Challenger you couldn't have said it better." Roxton grumbled.
The rain finally stopped, as the sun started to rise. Marguerite groggily woke up. She could feel severe pain in her leg. "It's probably broken," She muttered, brushing the leaves from her hair. She was freezing, as she shook, from sleeping in the mud and rain all night. "I could really use a nice warm bath," she moaned, as Marguerite pulled herself up painfully and found some vine and sticks to use as a brace. She dragged herself until she found a long stick to use as a cane. "I guess this place has some uses." She said sarcastically. The stranger awakened from his unconscious state as he walked from the cave. "Uh, my head." "Oh, I'm going to get her." He said loading his gun "Oh, Marguerite, where are you?" "He called out eerily, as in panic Margurite heard him and scrambled as quickly as she could. but he was to fast for her. He grabbed her and knocking her unconscious. "You're not getting away this time." The stranger said, as He pulled her limp body into the cave
Veronica and Malone found Roxton and Challenger's fire camp. "Malone, they shouldn't be to far from here, their footprints go that way." Veronica said, looking for a sign of their companions. Looking at the night sky, Malone noticed the sprinkle of rain as he gave Veronica a blanket to cover herself and keep her bandage dry. When they finally got close to the others, Veronica yelled. "Roxton, Challenger!" Veronica ran to them with Malone straggling after. Roxton looked at her with concerned. "Shouldn't you be in bed?" "Not when one of my friends is in danger." She said sincerely. She knew that Marguerite and her had their quarrels, but from years together, they treated each other like they were sisters. "Roxton…" She hesitated, "I think I know were Marguerite is or was." "How?" Roxton questioned curiously. "In a dream." "In a dream?" He questioned, not understanding "It may seem crazy but in my dream I saw her in a cave, and I think that she was in pain." Challenger caves in, and for now, decides to go along with her story. "I've seen enough on this plateau to believe just about anything." He thought to himself. And asked her. "Can you tell us where this cave is?" "Uh, yah, I think I've seen it before, this way." Trying to concentrate, suddenly Veronica is hit with a vision as her eyes closed as Roxton caught her before she fell. In her vision saw Marguerite unconscious, possibly dead, lying on the jungle floor. Veronica's eyes opened, as Malone helped her up. He saw tears welling in Veronica's eyes. "What happened, are you okay?" Challenger asked Veronica, concerned as he checked her pulse. "Yah, yah I'm fine." "I just had another vision of Marguerite." "Well is she all right?" Roxton asks impatiently. "I don't think so." "What do you mean you don't think so?" He demanded. "I mean she's hurt and is probably suffering from Hypothermia." "Then it's best we hurry." Challenger said.
The others hurried their pace, but came to a stop when Veronica did. "Sssh." She whispered. "What is it?" Malone asked. "It's the cave from my dream, it has to be." As they hid from sight, the stranger came out to smoke a cigarette. Motioning to the others Roxton walked up to the man. "Who are you?" Roxton asked with his gun aimed. Veronica noticed that the stranger had Marguerite's gun at his side. "He has Marguerite's gun." She whispered. Angrily Roxton demanded. "Where is Margurite?" "Oh, Mrs. Krux, why should I tell you?" The man said as he dropped his cigarette and smashed it with his boot. Roxton cocked his gun. "If you don't, I'll make it so you can't walk anymore." Aiming it at his ankles "Fine." The stranger said holding a gun behind his back. He quickly took the gun out to shoot Roxton, when instead Challenger came out shooting the man in the chest. The stranger slumped to the ground, as his eyes rolled back, bleeding to death. "Lets head this way." Veronica said as Roxton picked up Marguerites weapons. "Shouldn't we burry him?" Malone asked, with the look of disgust. "No, let the raptors eat him." Roxton remarked.
Marguerite was barely conscious as her mind blurred from a concussion, as her head pounded, and her body ached. Suddenly she saw a hallucination of Roxton appear in front of her. "Roxton is that you?" She asked weakly. "Yes." the hallucination said. "I love you Marguerite," the hallucination said, reaching out to her. "Roxton, I love you to." She said reaching for his hand. Then suddenly the hallucination faded away. "No, Roxton come back, come back." She sobbed, tears streaming down her face as she slumped back.
To be continued…. Please review, please?
A/N: Only one more chapter to go….