A/N Welcome! This might be sad. Warning. Tell me what you think!

Prologue Part 1:

"Where's Helen!" Nick looked around. He and everyone else were coughing and choking on the smoke billowing out of the building.

"She must still be inside!" Connor told him.

Connor was coughing and gasping for breath as he listened to their conversation, he saw the look in Nick's eyes. He glanced at Abby.

"Nick!" Jenny ran up to him as he grabbed a flashlight from one of the soldiers. She grabbed his arm. "She wouldn't lift a finger to save you." She told him.

"Yeah I know," Cutter nodded.

"Don't go," Jenny said. "This is a mistake."

Nick seemed to think about it, he looked over at Connor, who glanced at Abby. "I'll be fine," He told Jenny softly then ran off into the burning building.

"Nick!" Connor and the rest of the team yelled.

"Where the hell is he going?" Lester shouted grumpily.

Connor looked at Abby, "I'll be right back." He told her then ran into the building after the professor.

"Connor!" Abby yelled, she started to run after him but Becker stopped her.

"Oh great!" James growled.

"Cutter!" Connor called after Nick. The older man stopped and turned to face the younger one.

"Connor," He stared at him. "What are you doing?"

"Helping you," Connor said. "It's not safe for you to be alone." He looked around at the crumbling building.

Nick thought for a moment, "Fine," He muttered. "Keep up." Connor nodded and they started to pick their way through the rubble. The both coughed from the smoke inhalation.

"Yaaaa!" Connor jumped back a little when he saw one of Helen's dead clones, he still had his eyes open and blood running from his mouth and nose.

"Let's try over here," Cutter suggested, Connor nodded and followed behind him.

They passed a doorway filled with smoke, Connor peered through. "Cutter!" He called. "Over here!" He went in.

Nick followed the young student; he saw the artifact on the ground next to his unconscious wife. "Connor, hide the artifact," he told him as he knelt down next to Helen.

Connor nodded and grabbed the artifact and wrapped it in his jacket and stuffed it in a hollow pillar. He watched as Cutter shook his wife.

"Helen," He said. She opened her eyes and started coughing. She looked up at him in surprise.

"You came back for me?" She asked, gasping for breath.

"Yeah," Nick nodded. He looked her over, checking to see if she was alright.

"You always were sentimental," She half smiled and Cutter helped her up. "What are you doing down here?" He asked Connor. "You sentimental too?"

"No," Connor shook his head. "I came to help Cutter."

Helen snorted. She looked around. "Where's the artifact?" She nearly shouted at them.

"I don't know!" Nick exclaimed, "It'll be wherever you left it!"

"What does it do Nick?" Helen asked him as he started to turn away. "Why is it so important?"

Connor glanced at Nick. "I haven't the faintest idea!" The older man scoffed. "Now are ya commin' or aren't you?" He ducked out of the room, quickly followed by Connor.

Helen looked around the room.

"Cutter we gotta get out of here!" Connor coughed. He looked around.

"I'm sorry Nick!" They heard Helen behind them. "I can't let you go!"

"What the hell are you talking about now?" Nick shouted. They turned around slowly to see her with a gun aimed at her husband. "Oh for god's sake." Nick muttered. Connor glanced at him nervously.

"You see nothing's changed Nick," Helen told him. "The future is still more important than any of us.

"You really know how to pick your moments don't you?" Nick stared at her. Connor watched the two argue, neither seemed to notice him.

"If you'd seen what I'd seen you'd understand," Helen said a little breathlessly. They stared at each other. "I'm sorry Nick." She cocked the gun. "I wish there was another way."

Connor looked frantically at Nick; he covered his head with his arms as sparks flew above them. "What are we gonna do?" He asked the professor. But Cutter didn't seem to hear him.

"You know what Helen?" Cutter almost seemed to laugh. "You're not as smart as I thought you were.

Helen pulled the trigger.

Abby watched the smoke billowing out of the building; she hoped Connor and Nick were alright. She looked over at Jenny, who looked as distressed as Abby felt. Jenny looked over at Abby. "They'll be alright," She told the younger girl, trying to convince herself as well.

Abby just nodded. "Why'd he run in after her?" She asked. Not really planning on getting an answer.

"I don't know," Jenny shook her head. She looked at the burning ARC.

Abby's phone started ringing. She took it out and answered. "Hello?" She listened. "What's wrong?" Her eyes widened. "C-"She was cut off.

"Abby?" Jenny went over to her. "Abby who is it? What's wrong?"

The blond didn't reply; she just stared in shock at the ARC. She suddenly handed the phone to Jenny and ran into the building.

"Abby!" Jenny shouted. She put the phone to her ear. "Hello?"

"Jenny?" Cutter's voice came on the line. "Call an ambulance. NOW!"

"Why what happened?" Jenny asked, glancing at the burning research center. "Nick what's wrong?"

"Helen Shot Connor!"

A/N: OMG CONNOR! Tell me what you think about it or what you think happens. Part 2 shall be here shortly!