Fic, It Was Dark Under the Trees .....Challenge 8, The Forest of Dean

[fredbassett]

Title : It Was Dark Under the Trees
Author : fredbassett
Character : Helen Cutter
Word Count : 100
Rating : U
Written for Primeval_100, Challenge 8 : The Forest of Dean

It was dark under the trees.  Ancient, tangled roots thrust down through red soil. Soil the colour of the iron that men had spent so long hacking out of the rock. Blood-metal, some called it. It was a good name.  This place had seen blood spilt in the past and it would see it spilt again soon.

The woman leant against the bole of an ancient yew, lost in thought. Why here? she wondered. Why so many?

They thought she knew. But they were wrong. She had some answers but not all of them. Not ones that mattered. Not yet.

Comments

[telperion-15.livejournal.com]

Ooh, mysterious. Very atmospheric.

[fredbassett]

Thanks! It's a sort of of prelude to what comes next ............

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

hmm...very interesting.

[fredbassett]

Thanks :)

[telperion-15.livejournal.com]

Okay, now I'm intrigued...!

[fredbassett]

Splendid!

[deinonychus-1.livejournal.com]

Interesting. So, when do we find out what comes next?

[fredbassett]

eerm, hopefully as soon as I can finish some research and start setting pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard ......... I've started the thinking part, but not quite the writing yet! I'll get there, honest!

[entangled-now.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I like this it's very mysterious!

[fredbassett]

Splendid, then it looks like I got it right! Mystery was intended. Am now working on the (longer) sequel :)

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

Excellent drabble. very evoking.
wonder which ones she has answers to.

for that matter, wonder if she was gone for 8 years, or if it only seems like it from Nick's perspective.

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

if I can help with the research, just let me know.
I'd be happy to help.

[fredbassett]

Thanks, that's really nice of you! I've just spent the last hour having fun with my old favourite tome from childhood, "Prehistoric Animals" (J. Augusta and Z.Burian). I just adore the illustrations! I think I've found the creature I need that fits the plot line that's been chewing at my mind for the last few days. *fingers crossed* But if I get stuck, I'll be only too glad to yell for help! I suspect your dinosaur knowledge will probably leave me standing on the sidelines!!

I'm trying to do a longer fic to follow on from the challenger drabble I posted yesterday on Primeval100. I haven't needed much research so far, so goodness knows where this one will take me :)

[fredbassett]

I hadn't twigged that your earlier offer was part of this post! My LJ notifications are coming through in a really weird order at the moment ...

The Forest of Dean is such a wonderfully evocative area, which was one things which really drew me to the first episode, so I absolutely had to post to this challenge. I'd really like to get over there for a good wander around, but with our current weather conditions over here you would be thigh deep in mud :(

I have to admit that the whole time-travel thing ties my head in absolute knots, and has done ever since Anne McCaffrey's Dragonrider books, and others. Makes my brain hurt, but its an irresistable concept as well, that's the trouble!

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

just a thought - would heavier critters (herbivores or carnivores) get stuck faster than little things like humans?

hm, the team has to rescue something from the mud. ;)

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

hard to beat Burian. the man was called the Master for a reason. *nods*

ps: glad you found that gnawing thing. :D

[fredbassett]

Oooh, nice idea .......... And mud could lead to another shower scene ? Or something?

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

Abby showering....

(or Helen showering; that'd work too)

bet you can't go an entire fic without slash or innuendo. ;)

[fredbassett]

You're probably right about that bet! But I did manage the Helen drabble without slash of innuendo, I think, so maybe I can claim that> Ooh and there was also On the Beach, which I posted to Primeval_itv which I think was slash-smut free, so maybe I could manage it if I really, really tried. But I have to admit, Abbys cares me, I don't think I could wrute her at all. I have similar qualms about Connor, hence I have used him sparingly and Abby not ar all. Same for Claudia. But I will have to use Helen at some point, I think!

Can't I just stick to Ryan &/or Stephen showering? *grins hopefully*

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

you want to try writing a slash/innuendo-free shower scene? be my guest.

ps: sorry about Abby scaring you. and yes, you did do several slash/innuendo-free ones already (thus proving you can)

[fredbassett]

It would be tricky ........

I can't remember from your comments whether you read/write slash or not? Or do you stick to het-fic?

I'll try and overcome fear of writing Abby, but will have to re-watch series probably. Such a hardship!

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

I prefer het and gen...but you're one of the few slash writers I read the slash of. reason: you don't make the slash over and in-the-reader's-face, and what slash you do put in the drabbles and stories supports the plot (rather than just being tossed in without rhyme or reason)

did that make sense?

;) as for the pains of re-watching Primeval, look at it this way: almost every Abby scene has Stephen or Nick or both. :)

[fredbassett]

Thanks, and yes that does make sense. The strange thing is that when I wrote Predator, I just wanted to see if I could write a slash sex scene, and only intended a couple of paragraphs, and three months later, I'm still in the same series! Whoops .............. never thought it would lead to this lot, that's for sure :)

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

congrats.

all I ask is that you have fun, enjoy writing it, and take your time. everything else is optional and (a very distant) second; I trust your writing skills.
hm, Predator...isn't that the one with Ryan/Lester? :)

ps: glad it made sense; sometimes I have trouble doing that.

[fredbassett]

Wise words :)