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Series 4 Episode 4
"The Disappearance of Sir James Lester - Part 1"
Written by DRWHOfan
Guest Starring: Ruth Kearney
Lester walked through the ARC Corridor. He was tired and fed up. The team was out as far as he was aware. He got to the ARC door. Then something, something made him turn; he wasn’t sure why he did it. But in doing so, he cut his hand on the door. He wasn’t sure how. But then blood started dripping from his hand. Drip, drip, drip. The sound echoed through the ARC. Drip, drip, drip. Then a massive roar came from above him. A future predator. Everything went dark. Then he awoke.
Sweat. He awoke, wet all over. His head was on his desk. Papers were strewn all over the floor. ‘Predator, predator’ he blurted, rushing to the window. Hoisting up the blinds, to show the ARC control room.
He relaxed. ‘A dream, nothing more and nothing less’. He regained his senses, opened the door and walked down the ramp.
Anomaly alert! Anomaly alert! The machines voice echoed through the long corridors of the ARC.
‘Where is it this time?’ Lester murmured, waiting for a reply. Nothing.
‘I said, where is it this time?’ He spoke louder. Still no answer. His patience was running out.
‘I SAID WHERE IS IT... Oh forget it, I’ll check myself’ He walked over to the detector. He selected his name: James Lester, he typed his password in. ‘PASSWORD DECLINED’ Lester tried again. ‘PASSWORD DECLINED’. Then something else came up. ‘Sir James Lester – deceased’. He frowned.
‘Connor, have you been messing with my account?’ He shouted angrily.
‘Cause when I find you, you’ll be in big trouble.’ Then Lester noticed something, something he hadn’t noticed before. The ARC was covered with spider webs, computers and wires were scattered and smashed around the floor.
‘What on Earth...’ He didn’t finish is sentence.
‘Your not on Earth, well, not the Earth you know... this is the future.’ The voice had come from behind him.
‘Who are you?’ Lester replied. A figure walked out of the darkness. She was a young woman in her 30’s, she had long brown hair and her clothes were torn. She had a nasty-looking scar across her forehead.
‘I am Aplo Sparks’
‘Did you bring me here? If you did you are in BIG…’
‘Yes I did, this is the Future version of the ARC, your anomaly team destroyed the world, now it’s left in ruins… I am the last of the humans.’ She said.
‘I don’t understand’ Lester mumbled.
‘The Predators, everyone died as a cause of the Arc’s experimentation’
‘What? Future Predators? No, we don’t experiment. We know the risks.’ Lester said confidently.
‘Your wrong, this location is enough proof.’
‘No, my team wouldn’t do that…’ Lester murmured.
‘Obviously you don’t know your team well enough. So, I’m going to leave you here, in hope that the future will change. You won’t survive the night with the predators; this is a dream world, but the future none the less. You die here, you die in reality!’
She disappeared.
‘Come back!’ Lester shouted.
It was no luck. She had gone…
****
‘OH MY GOD’ Claudia screamed, her voice echoed through the corridors.
Jess, Connor and Cutter left the Anomaly detector and ran up the ramp.
‘Claudia, are you in Lester’s office?’ Jess shouted.
Another scream, this time it was much louder.
‘I’ll take that as a yes then!’ She said.
Blood was dripping from the door handle. Cutter went in first.
‘Claudia?’ He opened the door. Claudia was staring at something in the corner of the room. He went in further.
In front of him was Lester, wearing his suit and staring straight at the door, but he was frozen to the spot. His body was motionless and encircling his head was shards of glistening light, an Anomaly. No one could speak, not even Connor. He moved closer. ‘What happened?’ he asked.
Claudia said nothing but held out her hand. She was holding a yellow piece of paper. On it was two letters…
H.C.
****
Lester was searching through the weapons room of the future ARC. If he ever made it back, he made a note to buy some of these fantastic weapons… He picked up some Hand-Grenades, 3 Hand Guns with 4 pockets-worth of Ammo. He was ready. ‘If I survived Politics, I can survive this…’ He mumbled to himself.
He slammed his shoulder into the fire exit. He repeated it again and again. Finally, the door crumpled in on it’s self. He came out onto the road, or what was left of it. Buildings were ruined, cars were burnt out and grass was growing all over the road. Lester was too shocked for words. Was this what was to come of the Earth? Was it his fault? He walked further. Lester knew he was going to meet a Predator soon, just as Aplo had said. But, he wanted to delay the experience as long as possible. Who was Aplo? How did she bring him here? Were the team looking for him back at the ARC? He tried to put his mind at rest and work on getting home.
He stopped walking. ‘Had something moved over there?’ He thought to himself. His question was asked within seconds. Out from behind the car, an enormous creature rose.
It was similar to a predator. But the head looked like the head of an insect and huge wings were attached to its back. It was a mutation – a mix of a Predator and a Megopteran. Two future beasts. Blood was dripping from its mouth. Lester was speechless. Someone placed their hand on his shoulder. He was too scared to take his eyes off of the creature.
‘It’s a Megator’ Aplo stated. ‘A mix of two of the most fierce beasts to have ever have lived.’
Lester didn’t reply, he had nothing to say.
‘Predator got your tongue… it will have soon’ She laughed and disappeared. Just as he thought it couldn’t get any worse, another two came out of the shadows. They were staring at him and studying him. Like a Cheetah studies an Antelope, where was Lester’s weak point? Which part of him would taste best? He didn’t want to know.
As the Megators edged closer, he slowly walked backwards then he broke into a run. The predators were looming over him; they cast long shadows in the dying sun.
To be continued...
Sweat. He awoke, wet all over. His head was on his desk. Papers were strewn all over the floor. ‘Predator, predator’ he blurted, rushing to the window. Hoisting up the blinds, to show the ARC control room.
He relaxed. ‘A dream, nothing more and nothing less’. He regained his senses, opened the door and walked down the ramp.
Anomaly alert! Anomaly alert! The machines voice echoed through the long corridors of the ARC.
‘Where is it this time?’ Lester murmured, waiting for a reply. Nothing.
‘I said, where is it this time?’ He spoke louder. Still no answer. His patience was running out.
‘I SAID WHERE IS IT... Oh forget it, I’ll check myself’ He walked over to the detector. He selected his name: James Lester, he typed his password in. ‘PASSWORD DECLINED’ Lester tried again. ‘PASSWORD DECLINED’. Then something else came up. ‘Sir James Lester – deceased’. He frowned.
‘Connor, have you been messing with my account?’ He shouted angrily.
‘Cause when I find you, you’ll be in big trouble.’ Then Lester noticed something, something he hadn’t noticed before. The ARC was covered with spider webs, computers and wires were scattered and smashed around the floor.
‘What on Earth...’ He didn’t finish is sentence.
‘Your not on Earth, well, not the Earth you know... this is the future.’ The voice had come from behind him.
‘Who are you?’ Lester replied. A figure walked out of the darkness. She was a young woman in her 30’s, she had long brown hair and her clothes were torn. She had a nasty-looking scar across her forehead.
‘I am Aplo Sparks’
‘Did you bring me here? If you did you are in BIG…’
‘Yes I did, this is the Future version of the ARC, your anomaly team destroyed the world, now it’s left in ruins… I am the last of the humans.’ She said.
‘I don’t understand’ Lester mumbled.
‘The Predators, everyone died as a cause of the Arc’s experimentation’
‘What? Future Predators? No, we don’t experiment. We know the risks.’ Lester said confidently.
‘Your wrong, this location is enough proof.’
‘No, my team wouldn’t do that…’ Lester murmured.
‘Obviously you don’t know your team well enough. So, I’m going to leave you here, in hope that the future will change. You won’t survive the night with the predators; this is a dream world, but the future none the less. You die here, you die in reality!’
She disappeared.
‘Come back!’ Lester shouted.
It was no luck. She had gone…
****
‘OH MY GOD’ Claudia screamed, her voice echoed through the corridors.
Jess, Connor and Cutter left the Anomaly detector and ran up the ramp.
‘Claudia, are you in Lester’s office?’ Jess shouted.
Another scream, this time it was much louder.
‘I’ll take that as a yes then!’ She said.
Blood was dripping from the door handle. Cutter went in first.
‘Claudia?’ He opened the door. Claudia was staring at something in the corner of the room. He went in further.
In front of him was Lester, wearing his suit and staring straight at the door, but he was frozen to the spot. His body was motionless and encircling his head was shards of glistening light, an Anomaly. No one could speak, not even Connor. He moved closer. ‘What happened?’ he asked.
Claudia said nothing but held out her hand. She was holding a yellow piece of paper. On it was two letters…
H.C.
****
Lester was searching through the weapons room of the future ARC. If he ever made it back, he made a note to buy some of these fantastic weapons… He picked up some Hand-Grenades, 3 Hand Guns with 4 pockets-worth of Ammo. He was ready. ‘If I survived Politics, I can survive this…’ He mumbled to himself.
He slammed his shoulder into the fire exit. He repeated it again and again. Finally, the door crumpled in on it’s self. He came out onto the road, or what was left of it. Buildings were ruined, cars were burnt out and grass was growing all over the road. Lester was too shocked for words. Was this what was to come of the Earth? Was it his fault? He walked further. Lester knew he was going to meet a Predator soon, just as Aplo had said. But, he wanted to delay the experience as long as possible. Who was Aplo? How did she bring him here? Were the team looking for him back at the ARC? He tried to put his mind at rest and work on getting home.
He stopped walking. ‘Had something moved over there?’ He thought to himself. His question was asked within seconds. Out from behind the car, an enormous creature rose.
It was similar to a predator. But the head looked like the head of an insect and huge wings were attached to its back. It was a mutation – a mix of a Predator and a Megopteran. Two future beasts. Blood was dripping from its mouth. Lester was speechless. Someone placed their hand on his shoulder. He was too scared to take his eyes off of the creature.
‘It’s a Megator’ Aplo stated. ‘A mix of two of the most fierce beasts to have ever have lived.’
Lester didn’t reply, he had nothing to say.
‘Predator got your tongue… it will have soon’ She laughed and disappeared. Just as he thought it couldn’t get any worse, another two came out of the shadows. They were staring at him and studying him. Like a Cheetah studies an Antelope, where was Lester’s weak point? Which part of him would taste best? He didn’t want to know.
As the Megators edged closer, he slowly walked backwards then he broke into a run. The predators were looming over him; they cast long shadows in the dying sun.
To be continued...