She should have kown better... Before she knew it, Lucas had grabbed her as a shield and dragged her along through the portal. And now she was stuck in the future at the mercy of the colony's worst enemy without having any idea when or if she'll ever make it back home...

Whatever Lucas was planning to do with them, it wouldn't be good. She held no delusions she could convince him to let both Shannons go, but maybe she could bargain for Josh's life. The sheriff was more than capable to look after himself, but Josh had no part in any of this mayhem and merely got dragged into the crossfire because of their friendship...

The festive mood seemed to have taken a hold on each and every soul in the colony except for Skye. The holidays always reminded her of the loss of her parents three winters ago, but she was used to the nostalgic pain that accompanied this season of the year and it never stopped her from enjoying the evening with her friends and Taylor as her guardian before. But this year...

"Days?" Skye exclaimed, horrified at the prospect at spending more time at the remote outpost. She hurried to the door and peered through the porthole, only to find that Lucas has been telling the truth. A whirlwind of puffy white flakes swirled through the air before her eyes and she was hardly able to see the treelines among the blurred white mass decending from above.