Third fanfic I wrote for a Last Author Standing community.
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LAS Comm: TV Network 2 (The BBC comm got merged into the bigger "network" comm.)
Prompt: Fast & Furious
Author: beccadg
Title: "Wolf at the Door"
Show: Primeval
Characters/Relationships: Stephen Hart, Nick Cutter, Tom Ryan, Connor Temple
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Violence
"We're in trouble aren't we?" Nick Cutter asked Stephen Hart. There wasn't a need to say anything. The howling and snarling from the other side of the hastily constructed barricade said it all.
"Okay. When did we check in with Ryan last?" Nick wasn't fond of being reminded that Ryan had been brought in for a perfectly good reason.
"Hour, maybe," Stephen offered. He was less interested in Ryan's whereabouts than Connor's. Connor was the one that could best tell them just what was howling outside of the door. Before he could open his mouth to share that thought there was the sound of gunfire. Stephen didn't flinch with it. Nick did. He felt a little sympathy for Nick, with his desire to protect the temporally displaced creatures, but any time it came to them dying or the creatures he voted for the creatures to do the dying. Stephen strained to listen for more sounds. There was the shuffle of boots and the grunts of people moving things. Finally, Tom's voice called from the far side of the door, "Little pig, little pig let me come in!"
Stephen responded by groaning and beginning to tear down the barrier they'd put up to protect themselves from the latest animals. Nick was the one that called back, "Are they wolves then?"
Connor's voice provided, "A whole pack of Canis Dirus! Wait until you see them!!"
Once Stephen had enough of the barricade in front of the door moved to open it Nick looked through. He found himself staring straight into the face of one. Nick didn't flinch the way he had at the gunfire. It was clear the animal was dead. He tried to cover how sad the sight made him by quipping, "Why grandma what big teeth you have!"
Stephen started to answer, "All the better--" when he heard something crash through one of the barricaded windows behind them. He whirled around to face it, even if he wasn't sure what he was going to defend them with. Stephen fortunately didn't have to wonder long. Tom managed to pass him a weapon through the half cleared door. Stephen shot another of the dire wolves dead.
Nick's only comment was to finish Stephen's words, "--to eat you with."
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LAS Comm: TV Network 2 (The BBC comm got merged into the bigger "network" comm.)
Prompt: Fast & Furious
Author: beccadg
Title: "Wolf at the Door"
Show: Primeval
Characters/Relationships: Stephen Hart, Nick Cutter, Tom Ryan, Connor Temple
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Violence
"We're in trouble aren't we?" Nick Cutter asked Stephen Hart. There wasn't a need to say anything. The howling and snarling from the other side of the hastily constructed barricade said it all.
"Okay. When did we check in with Ryan last?" Nick wasn't fond of being reminded that Ryan had been brought in for a perfectly good reason.
"Hour, maybe," Stephen offered. He was less interested in Ryan's whereabouts than Connor's. Connor was the one that could best tell them just what was howling outside of the door. Before he could open his mouth to share that thought there was the sound of gunfire. Stephen didn't flinch with it. Nick did. He felt a little sympathy for Nick, with his desire to protect the temporally displaced creatures, but any time it came to them dying or the creatures he voted for the creatures to do the dying. Stephen strained to listen for more sounds. There was the shuffle of boots and the grunts of people moving things. Finally, Tom's voice called from the far side of the door, "Little pig, little pig let me come in!"
Stephen responded by groaning and beginning to tear down the barrier they'd put up to protect themselves from the latest animals. Nick was the one that called back, "Are they wolves then?"
Connor's voice provided, "A whole pack of Canis Dirus! Wait until you see them!!"
Once Stephen had enough of the barricade in front of the door moved to open it Nick looked through. He found himself staring straight into the face of one. Nick didn't flinch the way he had at the gunfire. It was clear the animal was dead. He tried to cover how sad the sight made him by quipping, "Why grandma what big teeth you have!"
Stephen started to answer, "All the better--" when he heard something crash through one of the barricaded windows behind them. He whirled around to face it, even if he wasn't sure what he was going to defend them with. Stephen fortunately didn't have to wonder long. Tom managed to pass him a weapon through the half cleared door. Stephen shot another of the dire wolves dead.
Nick's only comment was to finish Stephen's words, "--to eat you with."
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