Chapter 57 of Tessa and the Stranger in the Plane

Posted by Tessa from 1Cust54.tnt2.bloomington.il.da.uu.net on September 06, 1999 at 19:11:37:

Lauren, Micki, and Indiana Jones fell into the cave, following Goodsport, Meg, Aragorn, and Short Round. Lauren looked around and called out, “Where is everyone?”
No one answered as Lauren turned around, and saw Micki and her father gone, “Michaela? Dad?” she was quietly.
“They are not here,” said a voice.
Lauren turned around and saw a familiar face, “Tom?”
“Why did you make me leave you, Laurie?”
“I didn’t,” she stammered, “You wanted to go to Honduras. You were needed there.”
“But I didn’t want to leave you alone, pregnant and with Jack. I wanted to stay but you told me to go.”

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Indiana Jones saw his daughter going into one direction and called out, “Lauren!”

He felt something on the ground. He saw a speck of light hitting the ground and saw what it was…snakes. Snakes of various kinds, surrounding his fear. He poked at them with his cane and said, “I’ve got to do something,” as he frantically looked around a way to get rid of the snakes.

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Micki was looking around for her mother and grandfather, rubbing her head and said, “Where am I?”
She got up and looked around. She followed a light and saw her grandfather poking the ground furiously with his cane, called out, “Grandpa!”
“He can’t hear you,” said a voice.
Micki turned around and said, “Who’s there?”
“Your worst fear,” as a big Tarantula came from behind. Micki screamed a bit and started to run.
Then Micki stopped as the spider said, “Afraid of me, little girl?”
“No,” summoning her courage, “You’re just a figment of my imagination. You want to frighten me and not to find Valinor.”
The spider screamed and disappeared in smoke as Micki turned and looked at her grandfather, and called out, “Grandpa. It’s an illusion.”
“Micki? There’s a bunch of snakes here. Don’t come closer.”
“Grandpa, listen to me. This cave is playing on people’s fears. IT just played on my fear of spiders, and now on your fear of snakes.”
“What?” as he looked at the ground and saw the snakes. Micki yelled and said, “Trust me, Grandpa.”
Indiana looked at the ground and pretended the snakes were gone. He closed his eyes, took a few steps, and opened his eyes. He saw the snakes gone, as Micki put a hand on his shoulder, and said, “It’s ok, Grandpa. Now, where’s Mum?”
Just then, they heard Lauren sobbing loudly as Indiana grabbed his granddaughter’s hand and said, “This way.”

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Lauren’s face was streaming with tears as she said, “I didn’t want you to stay because of me, Tom. Believe me.”
“There was someone else, Lauren. Wasn’t there?” he taunted her, “Someone your own age?”
“No,” she screamed, “Tom, I love you. I didn’t care you were older than I was. We promised to get married when you got back.”
“Then why didn’t you tell our daughter about me? You told Jack because he found my things, what about Michaela, Lauren? Are you ashamed of me?”
“No, I never was,” she sobbed, “I’ll tell her everything, Tom. Believe me.”
“I don’t believe anything you say anymore, Lauren. You should have let me stay with you. And now you have to live with a guilty conscience.”
“Noooo!!” she screamed as a hand rested on her shoulder and she heard a voice, “Lauren.”
“Daddy?” calling him a name she hadn't used since she was ten, and looked at him and asked, “Did you see him? Did you see him?”
“It was your imagination, Lauren,” as he pulled her into a bear hug, “A bad dream.”
Lauren looked through her tears as Micki looked at her and said, “Who’s Tom, Mom?”
Before Lauren could explain, Indiana said roughly, “Never mind, Micki. Let’s find the others first. Then we’ll tell you everything. Promise."

Chaoter 58 anyone?

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: Lauren, Micki, and Indiana Jones fell into the cave, following Goodsport, Meg, Aragorn, and Short Round. Lauren looked around and called out, “Where is everyone?”
: No one answered as Lauren turned around, and saw Micki and her father gone, “Michaela? Dad?” she was quietly.
: “They are not here,” said a voice.
: Lauren turned around and saw a familiar face, “Tom?”
: “Why did you make me leave you, Laurie?”
: “I didn’t,” she stammered, “You wanted to go to Honduras. You were needed there.”
: “But I didn’t want to leave you alone, pregnant and with Jack. I wanted to stay but you told me to go.”

: ----------------------------------------------------------------------

: Indiana Jones saw his daughter going into one direction and called out, “Lauren!”

: He felt something on the ground. He saw a speck of light hitting the ground and saw what it was…snakes. Snakes of various kinds, surrounding his fear. He poked at them with his cane and said, “I’ve got to do something,” as he frantically looked around a way to get rid of the snakes.

: ----------------------------------------------------------------------

: Micki was looking around for her mother and grandfather, rubbing her head and said, “Where am I?”
: She got up and looked around. She followed a light and saw her grandfather poking the ground furiously with his cane, called out, “Grandpa!”
: “He can’t hear you,” said a voice.
: Micki turned around and said, “Who’s there?”
: “Your worst fear,” as a big Tarantula came from behind. Micki screamed a bit and started to run. 
: Then Micki stopped as the spider said, “Afraid of me, little girl?”
: “No,” summoning her courage, “You’re just a figment of my imagination. You want to frighten me and not to find Valinor.”
: The spider screamed and disappeared in smoke as Micki turned and looked at her grandfather, and called out, “Grandpa. It’s an illusion.”
: “Micki? There’s a bunch of snakes here. Don’t come closer.”
: “Grandpa, listen to me. This cave is playing on people’s fears. IT just played on my fear of spiders, and now on your fear of snakes.”
: “What?” as he looked at the ground and saw the snakes. Micki yelled and said, “Trust me, Grandpa.”
: Indiana looked at the ground and pretended the snakes were gone. He closed his eyes, took a few steps, and opened his eyes. He saw the snakes gone, as Micki put a hand on his shoulder, and said, “It’s ok, Grandpa. Now, where’s Mum?”
: Just then, they heard Lauren sobbing loudly as Indiana grabbed his granddaughter’s hand and said, “This way.”

: ---------------------------------------------------------------------

: Lauren’s face was streaming with tears as she said, “I didn’t want you to stay because of me, Tom. Believe me.”
: “There was someone else, Lauren. Wasn’t there?” he taunted her, “Someone your own age?”
: “No,” she screamed, “Tom, I love you. I didn’t care you were older than I was. We promised to get married when you got back.”
: “Then why didn’t you tell our daughter about me? You told Jack because he found my things, what about Michaela, Lauren? Are you ashamed of me?”
: “No, I never was,” she sobbed, “I’ll tell her everything, Tom. Believe me.”
: “I don’t believe anything you say anymore, Lauren. You should have let me stay with you. And now you have to live with a guilty conscience.”
: “Noooo!!” she screamed as a hand rested on her shoulder and she heard a voice, “Lauren.”
: “Daddy?” calling him a name she hadn't used since she was ten, and looked at him and asked, “Did you see him? Did you see him?”
: “It was your imagination, Lauren,” as he pulled her into a bear hug, “A bad dream.”
: Lauren looked through her tears as Micki looked at her and said, “Who’s Tom, Mom?”
: Before Lauren could explain, Indiana said roughly, “Never mind, Micki. Let’s find the others first. Then we’ll tell you everything. Promise."

: Chaoter 58 anyone?

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