Post by eithne on Mar 25, 2005 23:23:18 GMT 1
I aimed to have this complete for last week's 4,000 but couldn't get it done in time. So instead here is what I've gotten so far.
Emmerdale - Episode 7,000 set in 2015
Robert Sugden looked sadly down at the wreath of flowers before him. He was burying yet another relative. The last few years had been tough for him, and here he was saying goodbye all over again. He knew that it would be tough saying goodbye to the loved one, who would today be buried.
Deciding he needed to get out of his house before the rest of the family woke up, Robert slipped on his black coat and left the cottage which he now owned - previously owned by his father and his father before him.
The cool, morning air took any remaining traces of sleep away from Robert. He thought for a moment, before knowing where it was he was headed.
Emmerdale's graveyard was empty, after all nobody would be dropping in to visit a loved one's grave at such an early time of the morning. Robert slipped in through the gate, and looked over at Shelly's garden in the corner of the graveyard. He remembered back to when Alan Turner had built it for his lost love.
"God, it must be ten years since all that happened." Robert said, memories coming back. He looked over at the grave, where Alan and Shelly were now buried. Shelly's accident in Scotland had been so tough for Alan to handle, and it had led to him getting sick. Around a year after Shelly's death, Alan had passed away after a bout of pneumonia. He was still fondly remembered, his and Shelly's garden still tended to fondly by some of the villagers.
As he made his way through the village, more familiar names brought back memories. Ben Dingle, Butch Dingle and Cain Dingle's gravestone had plenty of flowers around it. Lisa and Zak, hit hard by Cain's tragic death, still visited regularly, with Debbie sending up flowers from London to be put on her father's grave.
Cain's death had been tragic, in every sense of the word. He'd left Andy very close to death when news of Debbie's pregnancy came to light. But then, finding out he was to be a grandad before his 30th birthday made Cain realise what a mess he'd made of his life. He resolved to help Debbie with everything, as she brought up this baby. He wanted to change, and he did.
Attempts at leading a straight life, free of crime, failed but Cain managed to get his anger under control - taking up boxing. Despite being angry when Debbie announced she and Andy were going to start seeing each other again, to see if they could move in together and provide a happy home for their baby, Cain managed not to beat up Andy. He in fact seemed glad about it.
Cain surprised everyone, even himself it seemed, when he fell in love. At Christmas 2006 though, a fire started at Andy and Debbie's farm, where Alice Bates was babysitting Cain's granddaughter - Sarah Sugden Jnr. Alice and baby Sarah were trapped inside. Cain was driving by, and spotted the fire. Debbie then returned from a Sugden Christmas party, where herself and Andy had been enjoying themselves, and Cain realised who was in there. He ran inside, and managed to get Sarah out. Cain returned for Alice, who'd hit her head and passed out, but an explosion burned him badly.
Robert went back to the hours that he'd spent with Andy and Debbie - waiting to see if Cain and Alice would survive. It took almost a day, but they eventually got through the remains of the farmhouse. Alice was just about alive, her head injury saving her from smoke inhillation and Cain's body weight saving her from horrendous burns. Cain was dead though, his injuries just too much to cope with.
It had been a big Dingle send off for Cain, with a whole heap of the family desending on the village for New Year's. In fact three new family members ended up staying following the funeral - Abraham, Zak's nephew, his wife and their rebellious twenty year old daughter Ciara. Robert remembered the first time he'd met Ciara, what a shock it had been.
The memories suddenly stopped for a moment, as Robert as he reached the grave of his grandparents. Then, they started off again. Annie Sugden had died in 2008, with her third husband Amos dying two weeks later. Jack, Diane, Victoria and the boys inherited her home out there, and soon Jack and Diane had reached a decision - they were moving out to Spain to start a new life with Victoria.
Following the fire, Andy and Debbie had rebuilt their home with the insurance money and Robert ended up living the bachelor's life in Annie's cottage. It soon became his cottage though, when Jack sold off the rest of the things he still owned in Emmerdale. Rather than sell the cottage Jack decided it was time for Robert to have it.
Next Robert came to the grave of Sarah Sugden - his mother. Robert flashed back to her death. There would always be some pain there for what Andy had done, but Robert had more or less forgiven Andy for what he'd done now.
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"Where's Rob?" Victoria Sugden asked her stepmother.
"I've no idea love." Diane answered.
"I might go and look for him."
The youngest Sugden headed for the door, but stopped as it began to open. Debbie Sugden walked in, her face beaming. Her and Andy's second son, just two months old, was in her arms. Victoria was delighted to see her nephew for the first time. Victoria had returned for the funeral after spending the last six months travelling in Asia and Australia with her girlfriend, Fiona, so had been away for the birth.
"Debbie..." Victoria said, a great big smile upon her face.
"Hi." Debbie greeted. "How was Nepal?"
"It was brilliant." Victoria said, excitidley. "What about yourselves though? How is London treating you all?"
"It's great. It is brilliant being so near my mum, and Sarah Jnr is in the same school as Noah. I think Andy misses it here though sometimes, everything is so different down there. So it'll be good for him to be back here for a while." Debbie said. She too missed some aspects of village life, but since herself and Andy had moved a year ago to be nearer her mum - Charity and Debbie had been closer than ever before.
"Where is Andy?"
"He is getting Sarah Jnr and Josh ready. Josh went asleep in the car, so I don't think he'll be too happy."
"Oh, I'll go and give him a hand." Victoria said, heading for the door. Debbie looked over at Diane, who was seated looking into deep space. Debbie slowly made her way over to Diane, holding baby Jack.
Diane smiled up at Debbie. "He's so cute."
"Yeah, well not at night time." Debbie joked. Debbie knew that this had been tough for Diane.
"I just wish Jack had gotten to see him, before he died."
"Yeah, so do I. He'll never meet his grandad now."
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The silver people carrier, rented back at the airport, was parked in the car park of the Woolpack. A hidden person stepped out, and headed for the back door of the pub, the door which led into the living area. The person knocked on the door, but no answer came. More knocking also proved fruitless and the person pushed open the door.
Inside clothes were strewn on the stairs. The sitting room was even worse. The curtains were pulled over, a large pile of washing up was left undone by the sink and rubbish was thrown all over the place.
"Oh my god." Came a female voice from behind.
"Hi."
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm back for Jack's funeral."
"I know, but you're early."
"Kim, this place is a tip." The woman said, in her Australian accent.
"I'm sorry. We sort of let it get out of hand didn't we? I promise I'll clean it up though auntie Louise."
"You better. And, ahem, shouldn't this place be open by now?"
"Chas is on this morning. We're not on until later." Kimberly Appelton explained to her aunt.
Alice Bates appeared behind Kimberly. "Oh, I thought I heard voices... Louise, hi." Alice was obviously shocked at seeing Louise again.
"Alice." Louise said.
Emmerdale - Episode 7,000 set in 2015
Robert Sugden looked sadly down at the wreath of flowers before him. He was burying yet another relative. The last few years had been tough for him, and here he was saying goodbye all over again. He knew that it would be tough saying goodbye to the loved one, who would today be buried.
Deciding he needed to get out of his house before the rest of the family woke up, Robert slipped on his black coat and left the cottage which he now owned - previously owned by his father and his father before him.
The cool, morning air took any remaining traces of sleep away from Robert. He thought for a moment, before knowing where it was he was headed.
Emmerdale's graveyard was empty, after all nobody would be dropping in to visit a loved one's grave at such an early time of the morning. Robert slipped in through the gate, and looked over at Shelly's garden in the corner of the graveyard. He remembered back to when Alan Turner had built it for his lost love.
"God, it must be ten years since all that happened." Robert said, memories coming back. He looked over at the grave, where Alan and Shelly were now buried. Shelly's accident in Scotland had been so tough for Alan to handle, and it had led to him getting sick. Around a year after Shelly's death, Alan had passed away after a bout of pneumonia. He was still fondly remembered, his and Shelly's garden still tended to fondly by some of the villagers.
As he made his way through the village, more familiar names brought back memories. Ben Dingle, Butch Dingle and Cain Dingle's gravestone had plenty of flowers around it. Lisa and Zak, hit hard by Cain's tragic death, still visited regularly, with Debbie sending up flowers from London to be put on her father's grave.
Cain's death had been tragic, in every sense of the word. He'd left Andy very close to death when news of Debbie's pregnancy came to light. But then, finding out he was to be a grandad before his 30th birthday made Cain realise what a mess he'd made of his life. He resolved to help Debbie with everything, as she brought up this baby. He wanted to change, and he did.
Attempts at leading a straight life, free of crime, failed but Cain managed to get his anger under control - taking up boxing. Despite being angry when Debbie announced she and Andy were going to start seeing each other again, to see if they could move in together and provide a happy home for their baby, Cain managed not to beat up Andy. He in fact seemed glad about it.
Cain surprised everyone, even himself it seemed, when he fell in love. At Christmas 2006 though, a fire started at Andy and Debbie's farm, where Alice Bates was babysitting Cain's granddaughter - Sarah Sugden Jnr. Alice and baby Sarah were trapped inside. Cain was driving by, and spotted the fire. Debbie then returned from a Sugden Christmas party, where herself and Andy had been enjoying themselves, and Cain realised who was in there. He ran inside, and managed to get Sarah out. Cain returned for Alice, who'd hit her head and passed out, but an explosion burned him badly.
Robert went back to the hours that he'd spent with Andy and Debbie - waiting to see if Cain and Alice would survive. It took almost a day, but they eventually got through the remains of the farmhouse. Alice was just about alive, her head injury saving her from smoke inhillation and Cain's body weight saving her from horrendous burns. Cain was dead though, his injuries just too much to cope with.
It had been a big Dingle send off for Cain, with a whole heap of the family desending on the village for New Year's. In fact three new family members ended up staying following the funeral - Abraham, Zak's nephew, his wife and their rebellious twenty year old daughter Ciara. Robert remembered the first time he'd met Ciara, what a shock it had been.
The memories suddenly stopped for a moment, as Robert as he reached the grave of his grandparents. Then, they started off again. Annie Sugden had died in 2008, with her third husband Amos dying two weeks later. Jack, Diane, Victoria and the boys inherited her home out there, and soon Jack and Diane had reached a decision - they were moving out to Spain to start a new life with Victoria.
Following the fire, Andy and Debbie had rebuilt their home with the insurance money and Robert ended up living the bachelor's life in Annie's cottage. It soon became his cottage though, when Jack sold off the rest of the things he still owned in Emmerdale. Rather than sell the cottage Jack decided it was time for Robert to have it.
Next Robert came to the grave of Sarah Sugden - his mother. Robert flashed back to her death. There would always be some pain there for what Andy had done, but Robert had more or less forgiven Andy for what he'd done now.
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"Where's Rob?" Victoria Sugden asked her stepmother.
"I've no idea love." Diane answered.
"I might go and look for him."
The youngest Sugden headed for the door, but stopped as it began to open. Debbie Sugden walked in, her face beaming. Her and Andy's second son, just two months old, was in her arms. Victoria was delighted to see her nephew for the first time. Victoria had returned for the funeral after spending the last six months travelling in Asia and Australia with her girlfriend, Fiona, so had been away for the birth.
"Debbie..." Victoria said, a great big smile upon her face.
"Hi." Debbie greeted. "How was Nepal?"
"It was brilliant." Victoria said, excitidley. "What about yourselves though? How is London treating you all?"
"It's great. It is brilliant being so near my mum, and Sarah Jnr is in the same school as Noah. I think Andy misses it here though sometimes, everything is so different down there. So it'll be good for him to be back here for a while." Debbie said. She too missed some aspects of village life, but since herself and Andy had moved a year ago to be nearer her mum - Charity and Debbie had been closer than ever before.
"Where is Andy?"
"He is getting Sarah Jnr and Josh ready. Josh went asleep in the car, so I don't think he'll be too happy."
"Oh, I'll go and give him a hand." Victoria said, heading for the door. Debbie looked over at Diane, who was seated looking into deep space. Debbie slowly made her way over to Diane, holding baby Jack.
Diane smiled up at Debbie. "He's so cute."
"Yeah, well not at night time." Debbie joked. Debbie knew that this had been tough for Diane.
"I just wish Jack had gotten to see him, before he died."
"Yeah, so do I. He'll never meet his grandad now."
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The silver people carrier, rented back at the airport, was parked in the car park of the Woolpack. A hidden person stepped out, and headed for the back door of the pub, the door which led into the living area. The person knocked on the door, but no answer came. More knocking also proved fruitless and the person pushed open the door.
Inside clothes were strewn on the stairs. The sitting room was even worse. The curtains were pulled over, a large pile of washing up was left undone by the sink and rubbish was thrown all over the place.
"Oh my god." Came a female voice from behind.
"Hi."
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm back for Jack's funeral."
"I know, but you're early."
"Kim, this place is a tip." The woman said, in her Australian accent.
"I'm sorry. We sort of let it get out of hand didn't we? I promise I'll clean it up though auntie Louise."
"You better. And, ahem, shouldn't this place be open by now?"
"Chas is on this morning. We're not on until later." Kimberly Appelton explained to her aunt.
Alice Bates appeared behind Kimberly. "Oh, I thought I heard voices... Louise, hi." Alice was obviously shocked at seeing Louise again.
"Alice." Louise said.
