Story: 21ste century meets the 22ste

Author: Wizard92

Sorry it took so long to upload chapter 11. I hope you can forgive me. Enjoy the next chapter!

Chapter 11: In between

If I had expected this place to anything like Mira's place then I had been so wrong. These people were so much nicer. The doctor had gotten me a wheelchair so her daughter could show me around. She introduced me to a lot of people, like her brother Josh and her little sister Zoe. She had been on her way to see her friend the baby dinosaur. She had seen it hatched a few days ago. That must have been so cool. Maddy and I went with her and I couldn't believe I actually saw a Ankylosaurus. It was so tiny and cute. I have to admit this place is pretty cool once you get past the demonic Mira.

Maddy had also introduced me to a friend of the family, Sky. She was apparently close to the commander. Her parents had passed away a few years ago and he took care of her now. I wonder if he does that because he likes her (like a daughter) of because he wasn't to make up for his failure with Lucas. Sky took us to her house where she lived with a few friends. How cool, they are like what 17 and they already live collage style. Her friends had asked me about my stay in Mira land and were rather impressed that I had survived the bitch. They had told me the whole deal about the Sixers and Terra Nova. Who would have thought they used to live here?

I hadn't been interrogated by Taylor yet. The doc had told him to wait so that I could settle in and so that my wounds could heal better. She mentioned something about stress. If there is one thing I learned from Mira's place it's that the only reason they are waiting is because they want me to feel safe here and they hope that I'll screw up somehow. Maybe I should stay away from artifacts that seem to be important and weird.

I still had to stay at the hospital thing with the doc and my very own personal nurse, Justin. He worked there and was a friend of Sky. He usually kept me company when the others were busy. He seemed to be very friendly and he joked around a lot and he had a love for music. And I think he' secretly gay, but he just doesn't know it yet. Sometimes he talks to much like a girl and he reminded me of a gay friend back at home. He always greeted me with 'hey girlfriend' and Justin has the same habit.

"Hey girlfriend," speaking of the devil. I was sitting in my very comfy bed while reading some book that Maddy had borrowed me when Justin walk over to me. He was wearing his nurse uniform and I couldn't help but wonder if he had a boyfriend: "How are you doing? Not in too much pain I hope?"

"Rest assured my friend, the drugs the doc is pumping into my system are working very lovely. I don't know what I would do without you two," I answered and closed the book. It was very old and it was about the history of the 22 century. When Maddy showed me her place I saw it laying next to her bed and I couldn't help but be curious about it. Apparently the world changes very drastically in one century. According to this book my future doesn't seem to promising.

"Well we do want you to be healthy again. How's the knee? Still a bitch?" Justin asked me and sat down on my bed. He pulled his bag up and gave me a fruit I didn't know the name of. But I did recognize it. Lucas had given me this one before. It was the disgusting fruit. Justin placed his teeth in the one he got for himself and was eyeing me to do the same thing: "No it's fine, I'll live."

I was looking at the weird fruit and debating with myself whether I would eat it or not when lucky for me Maddy's dad, Jim Shannon, walked in. He was the right hand of the commander and he used to be a cop in 2149. Oh my god listen to me, I'm already starting to talk like these people: "Good afternoon Alexis, Justin. The commander wants to talk to you in his office. I'll take you there."

I was so relieved that I didn't had to eat the stinking fruit. I gave it back to Justin and got my crutches. The doc had told me that I was allowed to start walking around, as long as I didn't over do it. My ankle and knee weren't strong enough for that. Justin went back to work and Jim led me to the commanders office. The building reminded me of the day when Lucas took me on my first walk, god I was such a dog, and I saw the Veggiesaurus. Lucas had told me a bit about Terra Nova.

Speaking of him, I wonder how he's doing? Is he still working on his calculations? I wonder what they'll do? I never understood that. Maybe Mira found out about him helping me escape. I would pay big bucks to see her face when she realized that I was gone. A smirk crawled on my face while I was trying to picture that. Maybe Lucas went back to the jungle, to live alone. I couldn't help but worry with that thought. How can he live like that? I mean with all the dinosaurs out there and with no food or water and what about the cold at night?

A weird emotion had nestled it's self into my stomach and it should it's ugly head every time I thought about Lucas. I couldn't describe the feeling. It was some mix of worry, fear and something else. I felt like I owed him somehow. He did get me out of Mira's camp, but then again he completely freaked out on me with that box thing. It made me wonder if I would ever understand the man. Lexie who ever said you would see him again? He's probably forgotten you already, like he would even think about you for a second. You're just the weird girl who he happened to meet on his path thru life. It's unlikely that you'll ever meet him again.

"Commander? She's here," I got pulled out of my thoughts when Jim's voice spoke up. He had been silent all the way over to the commanders' office. Maybe he saw I was thinking about stuff. Maybe he thinks it's weird, maybe he thinks that I was trying to think of some sort of excuse to tell to the commander now. Maybe it would have been smart to think about some sort of excuse before we arrived. Actually maybe it's best I didn't, I mean I'm supposed to have amnesia. I simply know nothing .

"Ah come in, take a seat," the commander was standing at one of the windows. Papers were covering his desk and it took me a few seconds to realize what his desk was made of. Is that for real a dinosaurs skull? What the hell? That's some home decoration I never saw before. I shook my head and sat down on the chair, laying my churches on the floor: "You seem to be healing fast."

"Yeah, the doc and Justin are taking good care of me," I answered and noticed that Jim had left the office. Great, leave me alone with the big boss. Why does this not seem like a good idea? Please don't let him be like Lucas and his personality problems. My eyes followed the commander while he walked over to his chair. I wonder how old he is. I mean Lucas seems like he is around the age of 25 and this guy seems kind of old. Hmm, I think he's around his late 50's, maybe he's already 60.

"They have told me that you are settling in nice," the commander wasn't as direct as he was last time. He obviously wanted to talk about something else, but he didn't want to push it. I wasn't sure if I was him thankful for that: "They are nice and they showed me around this place. Maddy took me to some resurge house to visit a baby dinosaur. And she introduced me to some people."

"Seems like you are settling in nicely." It was starting to get to me that he kept pointing out the obvious and didn't just ask what he wanted to ask. Why not just get this stupid conversation over with. It kind of reminded me of Lucas. He also asked stupid questions and didn't go straight to the point. Why am I thinking about him at a time like this? Why am I thinking of that psycho at all? I mean he attacked me? I shouldn't think about him at all. What world my friends say when I tell them about him. Lise would love the who idea and seek some romance behind it because he saved me. Sarah would be the voice of reason and declare that he's a psycho and Mandy would be the careful one telling me to get to know him, but she would warn me to keep a distance.

"You seem to be lost in thought. What's on your mind?" Taylors voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I looked up at his eyes. I hadn't notice that he had the same eyes as Lucas. For some reason it pained me to look into them. What's wrong with me? "I was just thinking about stuff."

"Like what?" Taylor was a persistent one. He could clearly tell I wasn't in the mood to talk about what was on my mind. It kind of pissed me of and made my mouth move on its own, which is never a good thing: "What happened between you and Lucas?"

I could see the sudden change in the commander's body, it tensed and I could feel the air changing in the room. The commander was in debate with himself. Great maybe mentioning Lucas in front of him is as deadly as mentioning the dad word in front of Lucas. Apparently the commander had more self-control: "You met my son?"

"A few times, I can't get him figured out. So what's the deal between you two," I pushed the subject. This time it was the commander who was uncomfortable and he knew that I knew that. He sighed and lowered his head: "We don't get along very well…"

"That's the understatement of the year," my mouth took over again and the commander eyed me curiously. He wanted me to explain myself: "Mentioning the daddy word in front of him was a plain stupid action. What happened with his mother?"

"Why do you want to know?" I wasn't really sure what the answer was to that question. Plain Curiosity? Maybe because I want to know more about Lucas? Because I want to understand him? Or because I want to complete the puzzle that has set into my brain about these two men. I didn't really understand, but I just wanted to know.

"Because he got me curious about it and he refused to tell me anything. I have like a million theories in my head about what happened, the one more unbelievable as the one before it. I guess you could say that my curiosity is a curse, so put me out of my misery."The commander smiled at my comment. At least he thinks I'm funny. Lucas wouldn't be so open or forgiving. Why do I keep thinking about him? I barely know him and he didn't exactly treat me well, so why does he haunt my mind?

"She was tortured and murdered in front of him when he was 14." The explanation was quite shocking but for some reason it didn't seem extreme enough to make Lucas hate his father so much. It just didn't make sense. I know that is terrible and all but in my mind it didn't fit completely. Maybe he isn't telling me everything? Maybe he killed her? Or tortured her or maybe he had a part in it all. That would make more sense to me: "You killed her?"

"No! What makes you say that?" Taylor was shocked that I ask such a question. It somehow seemed a smart thing to ask, but now I realized how stupid it really was. Lexie how could you just ask something like that. The subject is probably very painful for the commander and you just accused him of murdering his wife. What were you thinking?

Obviously I wasn't thinking. A sudden fair took a hold of me. What if that stupid question get' me into trouble. I mean this is the boss, I should kiss up to him not accuse him. I pulled my shoulders up and sent him a look that said that I didn't know an answer to that question:"Then why does he hate you so much?"

"He blames her death on me. He thinks I could have saved her." Hmm there is more then he wants to admit. If Taylor could have saved her I can understand why Lucas hates him. Maybe Taylor wasn't even there. That would make sense, because he wouldn't understand what his son went through.

I wanted to ask more but Jim Shannon walked in the office. From the moment he mentioned the Sixers fear overtook me and my ears stopped listening to what the two man were saying to each other. They left the office quickly and I could see through the window people standing at the line of the trees. I could easily tell which one was Mira. She was standing in the middle, her two body guards next to her.

I couldn't understand what was going on. Maybe they came to get me? What if they blow my cover? What if they say that I'm from the past? What will the commander do then? I can't run away? I don't know anything of this place. What if I ran into a dinosaur? Or Mira's people? Or Lucas? What will he say when he finds out? Then his plan was all for nothing?

I hid myself behind the curtains so that Mira wouldn't see me. I saw her walking towards the gate. Taylor did the same thing. They were talking. What are they talking about? What if it's about me? Lexie calm down! This isn't the time to freak out.

"Hey Lexie, doctor Shannon wants to take a look at you," Justin's voice pulled me out of my panic attack. He noticed that something was wrong. He saw me looking at the Sixers. He placed his arm around my shoulder: "Don't worry, I'm not letting them take you anywhere. I promise you that."

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Wizard92