Drabble: Hope Against the Darkness

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			Drabble: Hope Against the Darkness - athene

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	Drabble: Hope Against the Darkness
	written for the Primeval 100 challenge 98 - Fire Title: Hope Against the Darkness Author: Athene Fandom: Primeval Characters: Connor Rating: PG Warnings: none Spoilers: none Challenge: Fire Word count: 100 Disclaimer: Not mine. ITV and Impossible Pictures own them. Connor gathered more wood as twilight crept across the Triassic landscape. He had made the mistake of letting the fire go out once; he had no intention of doing it again. The soldier’s body was attracting predators, but Connor wasn’t willing to abandon Corporal Jones to the scavengers. It was Jones who had shown him how to build the fire in the first place. As darkness fell Connor poked the embers, watching the treeline warily. The predators were getting bolder every night. Connor didn’t want to think about what would happen when they were no longer afraid of his fire. Tags: connor temple, drabble, gen

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	From: fredbassett	Date: March 23rd, 2009 08:42 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh ouch! Poor Jones. Poor Connor.

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 23rd, 2009 08:48 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Keep your fingers crossed that the anomaly re-opens before the predators get too bold.

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	From: joereaves	Date: March 23rd, 2009 08:52 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Poor Conn.

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 23rd, 2009 09:04 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I'm being mean and putting the poor boy in danger again. Bad me. *fails to look at all sorry*

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	From: telperion_15	Date: March 23rd, 2009 08:52 pm (UTC)		(Link)

*meeps*

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 23rd, 2009 09:05 pm (UTC)		(Link)

*pets* There there, I'm sure the anomaly will open in time. Maybe. *looks shifty*

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	From: cordeliadelayne	Date: March 23rd, 2009 09:06 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh, eep!

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 23rd, 2009 09:10 pm (UTC)		(Link)

It was either this or Connor and Rex setting the kitchen on fire! The other one may still turn up before the deadline.

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	From: fififolle	Date: March 23rd, 2009 09:09 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh GOD! That is just terrible! I mean, brilliant, you know? Poor Connor! What's he going to do? Oh Jones! *weeps*
*flails a lot*

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 23rd, 2009 09:14 pm (UTC)		(Link)

*moves out of way of flailing*

Poor Connor had a broken arm in the first draft as well, but I ran out of word count and had to edit that bit out!

Poor Connor! What's he going to do?

He's a smart lad, I'm sure he'll think of something. He's probably taken Jones's gun, at least. Which might work if the predator isn't too big. or if there aren't too many of them...

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	From: lukadreaming	Date: March 23rd, 2009 10:16 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Eek! And now I want to know what happens next!

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 23rd, 2009 10:24 pm (UTC)		(Link)

*looks shifty* I spent most of this morning at work thinking through a much longer version of this story. I'm not promising anything, but I like the idea and might see what I can do with it.

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	From: knitekat	Date: March 23rd, 2009 10:41 pm (UTC)		(Link)

eep.. poor Connor.. and poor Jones.

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 23rd, 2009 10:47 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I can really see Connor not wanting to abandon the body, even if it was a soldier he didn't know very well, and even thought he knows that it's just attracting more danger.

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	From: sunsetdawn20	Date: March 23rd, 2009 11:01 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh no. Poor Connor. *keeps creatures away with her magic pen*

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 24th, 2009 08:08 am (UTC)		(Link)

Thanks. He needs all the help he can get right now!

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	From: reggietate	Date: March 23rd, 2009 11:15 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Bless Connor's gallant little heart. He's so loyal and brave. But he'll think of a way out, won't he? *looks hopeful* :-)

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 24th, 2009 08:11 am (UTC)		(Link)

He's pinning all his hopes on the anomaly reopening and his mates turning up with a rescue party so they can take Jones's body back as well. As ususal, his tactics are a triumph of hope over practicality.

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	From: verito295	Date: March 24th, 2009 12:48 am (UTC)		(Link)

Ick! *shivers*
Scary and dark but I loved it!

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 24th, 2009 08:13 am (UTC)		(Link)

Glad you liked it. Scary and dark is good, especially where poor little Connor is concerned.

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	From: madscribbles	Date: March 24th, 2009 02:55 am (UTC)		(Link)

*meep*

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 24th, 2009 08:14 am (UTC)		(Link)

Yep, that about covers it. *evil grin*

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	From: slashybits	Date: March 24th, 2009 07:28 am (UTC)		(Link)

Eeep! Poor Connor! ~~Poor Redshirt!~~ Great sense of desperation on hopelessness

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 24th, 2009 08:16 am (UTC)		(Link)

Thanks, glad you liked. Heehee to the redshirt comment. I very nearly used an established OC, but decided I didn't fancy killing any of them off (and was scared of an angry mob coming to get me!).

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	From: sunnyrea	Date: March 25th, 2009 02:13 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh, sadness but a good idea, lovely

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: March 25th, 2009 06:42 pm (UTC)		(Link)

thanks. I do like getting the poor boy into dangerous situations.

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	From: daxie42	Date: May 27th, 2009 05:46 am (UTC)		(Link)

Oh no poor Connor!

The soldier’s body was attracting predators, but Connor wasn’t willing to abandon Corporal Jones to the scavengers.

That's exactly how I expect Connor to be -loyal to the end. This is a brillant drabble!

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	From: deinonychus_1	Date: May 27th, 2009 07:13 am (UTC)		(Link)

Sometimes Connor has an overdevloped sense of bravery, it's going to get him into trouble. But he just wouldn't abandon anyone in that situation, no matter how dangerous.

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