Jumper – The Next Level
Please note that I do not own the rights to any of the characters that is Steven Gould's creations. I do own Regan McGowan and others that I've made up. I will stay true to Steven's genius though and try and combine the movie and books.
This jumps off from the film but I'm using ideas from the books throughout. Let me know what you guys think – honestly!
Five days, sixteen hours, twenty-four minutes and thirty-six seconds since Millie and David tied the glorious knot. For the last two days they had been "honeymooning" in Maui. Sun, sea, sand and sex -what more can a guy ask for.
Rolling over, the sun illuminated Millie's gorgeous hair. David gently stroked a stray hair from her face. Millie stirred and smiled up at her loving husband.
"Morning, Mrs Rice" smiled David. God he would never tire saying that.
"Morning" yawned Millie's reply "What time is it"
David searched around him and the bedside table to find his cell-phone. Flicking it open, the neon clock blinked 09:53am.
"Nearly ten"
"I love sleeping late" breathes Millie
"Me too"
David leans and kisses Millie softly on the lips. Smiling, He pushes the blanket from their bed off his body and stands. The room is very lavish and airy with just a bed, bedside cabinet and chest of drawers next to a door directly across from the bed. To the left of the door were French-like windows. The beach hut is shaded by palm trees as David opens the ceiling to floor double windows.
"Are you hungry?" stretches David
"Yeah" Millie sits up on the bed.
"What do you fancy?" David turns and leans against the pane of the window.
Millie stretches and stumbles out of the bed. She strolls over to David and envelopes herself into his warm arms.
"I was dreaming last night about Paris and since then I've been craving croissants with melted butter and hot chocolate"
"Well then we will just have to that then"
Millie looks into her new husband's deep blue eyes and steps on her tip toes to kiss him deeply. Even with one kiss, he could take her breath away. She closes her eyes as he pulls her into him. The world around them seemed to stop in this moment. Before she could open her eyes, David had jumped to fulfil her cravings. As she blinked, Millie realised a small part of her would never get used to him jumping. Not because of envy or anger but simply fear. Fear that he would not return, fear that she would be alone but most of fear that this jump would be his last. Even their wedding was interrupted by Paladins. For a moment, a split second, she was grateful as Millie realised, this is what her life would be like. Jumping from place to place, always on the run from these ... these monsters, but afterwards, looking into his eyes , all Millie knew was she loved David and couldn't be without him.
After that Millie got angry. David had never hurt or killed anyone. So he had stolen money, but he had no choice. He was 15 and alone. What was he supposed to do? Plus he had begun paying the banks back with interest.
Millie decided a hot shower should calm her down. She walked into the luscious bathroom and twisted the shower on. The hot jet sprayed her face and mixed with her anger. How dare they hunt them like ... like animals? Even her life was in danger because of those monsters just because she loved a jumper.
Standing under the hot water she allowed it to wash away her worries and concentrate on David; his beautiful face, warm arms and gorgeous body. Just thinking of him made her smile.
She twisted the cap off and stepped out of the shower. Walking to the mirror she smudged away the steam and stared at herself. Mrs David Rice. That single thought was worth all the anger and pain. She looked down to her wedding ring and twirled it around her finger.
They had talked about the future. What they were going to do next. First things first find a home. Somewhere safe from paladins. David had thought of somewhere like Griffin's lair. Where the only way in is his way.
God ... Griffin.
Millie hoped he was ok. Even though he tried to kill her.
It was nothing personal, he was trying to kill the paladins. A small part of her actually understood why.
Millie dressed in her new white sundress and pumps and smiled into the mirror. The dress accentuated her body and showed off her sun-kissed tan. Millie started to wonder what was keeping David. It had been twenty minutes since he jumped. Grabbing the towel, she began to dry her hair and exited the bathroom.
And walked into an ambush.
Two paladins, a chunky blond male and slim female with sleek black hair, stood next to Roland who was lounging on the bed.
"What the hell are you doing here" yelled Millie. Her voice sounding strong even though her body was suddenly rigid.
"That is no way to welcome your guests" smirked Roland.
Millie motioned herself to the chest of drawers and gently gripped the lamp.
"You are not my guests"
"Let's not get too hasty now Millie or should that be Mrs Rice?"
"What have you done to David?"
"Nothing ... yet"
"WHERE IS HE?" Millie couldn't help but sound frantic. Her heart was pacing, her mind racing, she didn't know what to do.
"The last we knew he was buying his lovely wife breakfast" Roland stands and pulls a pouch from his pocket. As he speaks he unravels a machete knife from its wraps.
"Now we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Roland glares at Millie "I hope it's the hard way, it's more fun".
His two friends laugh at their boss's poor attempt at humour.
As they are momentarily distracted, Millie grasps the opportunity to launch the lamp at Roland's head. Roland instinctively blocks the attack. Millie turns to run out of the window, when suddenly she is knocked back against the bedside cabinet. Her body pulses.
Roland strolls to her side and kicks her over. On Millie's back, a red dart protrudes from her back. He pulls it out. Roland turns to the female paladin who is still holding the gun.
"I love this new toy... Now load her up"