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Published on: 1/1/2000
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Rick Marshall stepped into the pylon filled with hope.He and his nineteen year old son Will had discovered the pylon just the day before, and Rick was optimistic that he could somehow open the time doorway back to Earth.Rick, Will, and his thirteen year old daughter Holly had been stranded in this place for what seemed like an eternity.
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Rick recalled his family's rude introduction to the Land of the Lost.
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Rick decided that until they found their way home, the cave, which they named High Bluff, would be their home base.
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Rick recalled how during their time in the Land of the Lost, the Marshalls discovered an Altrusian mechanism called pylons.Pylons were tall, silver buildings which somehow controlled many of the functions of the Land of the Lost.As the Marshalls explored the Land of the Lost, they found more pylons, mapped them, and learned what they could do.
Rick discovered that each pylon had its own function.
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Rick and Will were in that pylon at the right time, but Holly was not with them, so although they could have exited at Earth, the Marshall men would not abandon Holly.
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So instead, Rick and Will returned to the Land of the Lost.
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But somehow, while Rick and Will were in the pylon, they could not see Holly, and vice versa.
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Each time they discovered a new pylon, the Marshalls were hopeful it would be a pylon with a time doorway that could return them to Earth, and when Rick and Will found this new pylon, there was no exception.
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Rick always felt responsible for his family's predicament because he was unable to prevent their raft from going over the waterfall.Though Rick's training as a forest ranger made him a survival expert, and although he had trained his children well, he secretly never got over the guilt about the fate of his family.He would not stop working until he got his children home.
So Rick, Will, and Holly experimented with the new pylon.
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Rick decided to work on the table a few more minutes before joining them.
As Will and Holly were eating, Rick configured the table.
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Rick couldn't believe it.Finally, after what he calculated as two years, he was going to get his children home.
Then, disaster struck.With the doorway open, the earth began to shake.The quake threw Rick off balance.
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Rick tried to move away, so he could get his children in first, but the force of the quake sent him on the path to Earth.
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Disoriented, Rick looked up.He regained his balance and looked around.Instantly, he realized where he was.He was home.
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The man was about Rick's age and build, and Rick recognized him instantly.
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Being so close to the waterfall endangered Jack, and Rick knew it.
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Rick felt his heart breaking.Leaving his children in the Land of the Lost was the last thing he wanted.Stranding them on another world was bad enough, but for him to make it home with his children still lost was a nightmare.If someone had to stay, it should have been him.Once again, he let Will and Holly down.Rick vowed to get back to his children and get them home, no matter how long it took.
Suddenly, Rick remembered something Enik had once told him.
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Rick realized that there must be an open time doorway to the Land of the Lost.Since Rick left, another human had to enter, even if it was the same human.Rick needed to get back to his children, and decided that he would be that human.He had a sudden sense of déjà vu, though he paid it no attention.He wondered if the original doorway over the waterfall was open.Since the original trip was an accident and difficult to recreate, he decided to enlist Jack's help.Rick and Jack always worked well together, and although he had a wife and two children of his own, Jack cared about Will and Holly like they were his son and daughter.Jack was a good engineer, and Rick hoped he could devise a way to access the time doorway without endangering any lives.Besides, if his brother was still searching after all this time, Rick knew his Jack would help.All he had to do was get Jack out of the water, and the two would formulate a plan.
He was about to call to Jack when the earth began to shake once again.As Rick looked at the waterfall, he saw what he figured was an open time doorway.Rick regained his balance and watched in horror as he saw his brother go over the waterfall.He looked at the rocks below, and saw nothing.
"He must have fallen through the portal," Rick said to himself, relieved that his brother was not lying dead at the bottom of the falls.
Rick speculated that Jack probably fell to the Land of the Lost.
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Rick would not be returning to the Land of the Lost anytime soon.Rick knew in his heart that Jack would find his children, and take care of them.
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However, Rick would not simply wait and hope for the best.He couldn't stand the thought of being away from his children.He knew Will and Holly were trained to survive, and he had faith that they would indeed remain alive, but somehow, he had to get them home.Again, he swore he'd never stop until he was reunited with his children, no matter how long it took.After all, Marshalls do not give up.Somehow, Rick knew he'd get back to the Land of the Lost.Somehow, he'd save his children and brother.But at that moment, Rick could only do one thing.He wept.
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Excited, Holly figured that Rick had returned to them.
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Rick Marshall encountered him one time when the Sleestak threw him into the Sleestak pit, a giant hole in the Lost City.Inside the pit was the Sleestak god, a creature whom none had seen, but is capable of devouring human sacrifices.The Sleestak had intended Rick to be one of those sacrifices, and because the other Sleestak feared his intelligence, S'latch was also thrown into the pit.After a brief conversation, Rick and S'latch worked together to escape.
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After Rick saw his brother's accident, he was not sure what to do next.He decided to check on his California home, since it clearly had been abandoned during his time in the Land of the Lost.How long had it been since he sat on a normal chair, drove a car, or watched TV?Due to their resourcefulness, Rick and his children were able to construct various conveniences out of the bamboo and wood that was so abundant in the Land of the Lost, such as a cart with wheels, and even a system to bring fresh water directly to High Bluff.Still, thoughts of appreciation of being back in civilization filled Rick's head as he made his way to his home.
When Rick arrived home, he realized that he no longer had his keys.After all, his cave in the Land of the Lost did not exactly require a lock.But he jarred the door open, and to his delight, his home was just as he left it."Jack's family must have taken care of everything," he thought.He looked around and fondly remembered the times before the accident.
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Rick re-familiarized himself with his home.He smiled when he saw Will's baseball and football trophies, and reminisced about a no-hitter Will had pitched in high school.He walked into Holly's room and saw her favorite stuffed animals."Amazing how much she's grown," thought Rick, saddened at the thought of his daughter playing with baby brontosaurus' instead of teddy bears and dolls.
Rick saw a family picture hanging on the wall, reminding him of how his children always asked him to take them on his expeditions.Rick liked to have his children with him, and showed them various camping and survival techniques that come with being a forest ranger.Rick's job required him once a week to patrol an area near along the Colorado River near where he worked.It was on one of those routine patrols that the earthquake hit that sent his family to the Land of the Lost.
Rick decided it was time to see Jack's family.If he was going to work out a plan to save Will and Holly, they were probably the only people who could help.After all, who would believe that he spent all this time in some place with three moons, dinosaurs, and giant lizard like humanoids?"They'll lock me up," Rick thought.Thus, he resolved to tell the world tha
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