Second Chances (134 page)

Saul Roper, male pilot: injured. Head injury, broken arm, leg, and ribs. Died of his injuries.

Copilot: Male, killed in crash.

Ralph: Aircraft flight engineer, killed.

Larry Wilson: Boy Scout and survival expert injured leg and arm. He has two children.

Wendy Wilson: girl, eight-year-old child, mother killed, daughter to Wilson traumatized.

Dennis Wilson: Blond six-year-old son of Larry and the late Odel Wilson. He is freckled, wears a pair of dirty overalls and a red shirt. (Dennis the menace)

Professor of engineering Roy Hinkley: main character quiet tinkerer, can-do person. Youngest professor. Went to college during junior high and high school. Earned a masters in engineering when he was 21. Single. Modeled after Gilligan's Island's professor. Scoutmaster.

Jonas Grumby Skipper, fisherman: fisherman in charge of fishing quiet like engineer can-do person.

Doc: female doctor.

Shawn Roberts: stock broker, husband to Catrina. Former stock broker. Owned brokerage. “Howell”.

Catrina Roberts: bossy female bitch vegan and pushy about everyone following her lead. Trophy wife to Shawn Roberts.

Susan Somner: assistant to the Roberts. Follower. Takes care of their Yorkshire terrier Muffins.

Flower: hippy teen female air head prone to freak out. Gets in with surfer dude.

Surfer dude: professional surfer. Has a prize winning border collie who can do tricks. Fisher. Diver.

Paramedic: male paramedic newlywed to Doc (on honeymoon).

Red head female and blonde male: high school students (teens).

Carpenter: Hadji Muhammad, carpenter from Turkey. Follower of Roberts’ clan with ever silent wife.

Cookie: female chef.

Corporal Klinger: Marine in charge of security. Fourth survival expert. A bit battered by wreck.

Gunnery Sergeant Usher: retired marine noncom injured on arrival.

Walter: older gent, has heart attack. Nursed back to health over time. Chemist

Walt. A machinist/welder injured in crash. Helped engineer tear into aircraft later. Welder:

Patty O’Toole: Irish lass secretary. Religious like Roberts, in clan but not comfortable. Tagged along with fisherman.

Old potter: friend and traveling companion of cookie, is a ceramic expert.

Nutritionist and young son.

Botanist: older female, botany is a hobby, she was manager of greenhouse.

Architectural student: female on vacation.

Stewardess one and two: females, one is a college student, another is a pro stewardess. One KIA, broken back in crash.

Diver: male dive instructor talked out of going into water. Part of fisher group.

Male and female surfers: becomes part of the fishers.

Sandy Jenkins: biology student in college studying biochemistry.

Ashley Simmons: ROTC, student, Girl Scout, becomes one of the hunters.

PFC Harris: army national guard, private, one of the hunters.

Laura: Australian 20-year-old found later, managed to survive. Was a zoo keeper. Lover to the Professor.

Jane Dask: widow (husband killed by raptor), nurse from New Zealand.

Cassie and Stacy Dask: twin 11-year-old daughters of Jane traumatized at death of dad.

Chase Mclintock: 60-year-old rancher.

Janice Mclintock: wife of Chase, old hand at roughing it and “making do,” both full of farmer grit and wisdom.

Warrant Officer Sid Brown: Communications specialist. He was on the Poseidon.

John's Group:

20 couples (40 total people) 30 single adults. 30 children.

All abducted from northern hemisphere, Washington and upper states, Canada, Japan, and area.

John Duster: Protagonist.

John was six-foot-nothing in his stocking feet, fair complexion despite being born on the west coast of America. He had sandy hair and wasn't much to look at other than his physique; he still kept in absolute tip-top shape. Ex-con, killed his best friend. Has a sister. Family wrote him off. Spent 6 years in jail.

“When I got out I bounced around; it's hard to get a job when you are an ex-con. I did a lot of trade craft and it took years to get my life on track. I was a fireman, a logger, a construction worker, and later a roughneck on an oil rig. I made a lot of money there and bought in to a gold mine in Alaska. I spent a season learning the trade before I retired to my cabin in Alaska. I'm not afraid of hard work. I like living in the woods.”

Wolf alpha Hanuk. Pack of sled dogs and two hawks.

Eric Cantor: Blond guy, short, 30s, leader, married. Wife there too.

Carlene Cantor: wife of Eric, brunette, stacked. Former model. PHD in business. Seven months pregnant in late fall year one. Had a girl just before winter hit.

Ginger Snadly: woman red wavy hair owns a stallion, two mares, dogs, a goat, and cats.

Adam Southby: husband to Trisha. Short black hair. Re-enactor, was into medieval times. Did a bit for referees before he got bored with it. Part time rancher, blacksmith. Hobby, but lucrative smithing job.

Dalkey and Jasper: Mules.

Trisha: Went to museum, had nephews and family. Brown eyes, brown curly hair. Married to jealous husband.

Sean Triumph: teenager, just through puberty. Acne and freckles. Awkward, trips a lot. KIA fall.

Trey Langer: 20-something black young man, balding, with a straggly goatee and tattoos. Mechanic. Born in Michigan, family moved to Seattle when economy shut down state. Love interest to Ross.

Sophia Edison: Michigan farm girl. Parents were from Sweden. Owned a stallion.

Joy: teen KIA RAPTOR.

Dawn: Teen KIA raptor,

Nel: 20-something pixy, short girl, brown hair. Bubbly, smart as a whip. Computer tech. bonded to Gerald.

Gwen: shy blond girl, elfin like Nel. Friends with Nel.

Günter: Michigan dairy farmer, 24. Bonded with Sophia. KIA demon monster.

Sal Woodward: electronics/smith apprentice. Accidently shot by Nel. Love interest to Nel.

Russell Jordan: Hunter, KIA winter astronomer.

Wendy Jordan: pregnant, wife of Russell. Gave birth year two. Amateur botanist.

Alif Shakir Numar: Hunter/gather KIA winter.

Nahib Numar: wife of Alif, pregnant. Gave birth year two. Bonded w/Wendy.

Brady Thompson: Hunter/Gather KIA winter.

Adrienne Thompson: Hunter/gather wife of Brady, KIA winter.

Chet Thompson: 11-year-old son. Adopted by Pat.

Gerald Paxton: Inventor. Built rail gun. Takes Kevin and Sal under his wing. Friend to Bert. Has motor home, solar panels, electric fences, and Solidoodle 4 3d printer.

Sharif Gupta: Muslim 20-something from India/Pakistan border. Married to Aadila. KIA pneumonia. Proud man.

Aadila: just, honest woman. Smiles nice. Muslim, married to Sharif. KIA pneumonia.

Chen Saito: married to Yung lin Saito. Asian from Okinawa. Had some English. Had played tourist in Hawaii and abroad. KIA raptor.

Yung Lin Saito: Married to Chen Saito. Quiet woman. Had a baby girl year one.

Loni Chaney: long black hair, beautiful. Cowgirl, used to roughing it. Born in Texas, worked as a hogger in Colorado, before moving to Montana.

Harry: Amateur magician. Entertained people in a carnival. Tall, thin, brown wavy hair. Freckles. Lively face, wears glasses to read. Bubbly practical joker. KIA, froze to death in blizzard.

Doc Brown: Female doctor.

Quincy Brown: Husband to Doc. Veterinarian.

Darion Hanna: twenty-something hunter.

Melissa Hart: 20ish girl. Got survival gear from Mitch.

Emilio Lazarez: French Canadian, 20. Speaks French, barely speaks English. KIA WINTER, Demon yeti.

Inran Shahid: Muslim. KIA roof collapse, winter one.

Hector Rodriguez: handyman. Wife was killed in an auto accident.

Teresa Rodriguez: 1-year-old daughter of Hector.

Omar Rodriguez: 5-year-old son to Hector.

Miguel: 7-year-old son to Hector.

Guy Roberts: Contractor with own outhouse.

Miranda Roberts: 17-year-old daughter of Guy Roberts.

Victor Chung: general store owner, supplier of goods, manager of base logistics. Short, lively face, squint. 10 percent off for John for helping him. Modeled after guy from Tremors and 3 ninja movies.

Nancy Wood: Single mother of Norma Wood. Pear shape. Dated Phil briefly.

Norma: 12-year-old daughter of Nancy Wood.

Phil: country singer. Worked in bars. KIA raptor.

Rick: Henisy wife. Depressed. Father of two. Truck driver. Handyman.

Henisy: ate bad berries and died. Mother of two children, husband Rick. Daughter Denise.

Denise and Chad: Children of Rick.

Ross Russle: black woman, pear shape, short, black curly short hair. Full face and figure. Security guard. Kinky (modeled after Ross from night court). Worked at a bank.

Bull Shannon: 7-foot-tall white male, balding, bushy black eyebrows. Quiet, surly expression, but gentle as a lamb. Vegetarian. Was a corrections officer. Knew Ross.

Earl Basset: Handyman. Weathered face, brown hair.

Burt Gummer: hunting guide, hunter. Red haired Wife is also a hunter.

Heather Gummer: married, red head. KIA Raptor.

Patty 'Pat' Boone: mother and trouble teen. Teen thief. Daycare and teacher. Has EMT training.

Kevin: son of Pat. Thief, drinker. Grifter.

The Colonel's Group:

Miles Dunn: four years in the army, less than honorably discharged. 5 foot 8, strong, heavy set, heavy handed. Short army haircut of brown hair. Cold stare. Small beer gut. Created a militia group, joined the minute men on the border and made himself a colonel. Racist. Lived in New Mexico with his wife and two kids in their trailer.

Nicole Dunn: wife of Miles. KIA predator. Curvy woman, long face. Wide hips, big breasts. Bad teeth. Had stringy brown hair.

Jake Dunn: 12, eldest son of Miles and Nicole. Following in his father's footsteps. Turned 13 in April.

Sydney Dunn: 9-year-old daughter of Nicole and Miles. Bonded to Ciara.

Ciara: Latina woman who took over from Nicole after her death. She became a mother to Sydney. Former dancer from LA.

Raul Cedar: former logger in Colorado, moved to California.

Kevin Thorn: white male, California. Surfer dude. Computer programmer.

Mariah: 20-year-old. Rape victim. Enters a lesbian relationship.

Ernesto: fisherman KIA on headland.

Tia Ortez: married to Juan Ortez Constantly fighting w/ Juan over his affairs.

Juan Ortez: “Don Juan,” likes the ladies.

Dana Ortez: 8-year-old daughter of Tia and Juan, friend of Sydney.

Vicky Sanchez: female leader. Former deputy sheriff in Arizona. Hunter. KIA winter. Short dark brown hair, thin. Flat chest. Well built.

Rodrigo Nogales: former enlisted in Panama. Learned English in his youth.

Yasmine Ruiz