My first FanFiction! Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own Primeval or any of the characters!
"I think we did it! I think were finally home!" Cheered Abby has she and Connor burst through the Anomaly. After being stuck in the Cretaceous all that time, they had started to lose hope they would ever make it back home. Connor, however, wasn't fully convinced.
"Are you sure we're back to the right place Abs?" He nervously looked around the square. 'It could be home but who knows what happened whilst we were gone.' That very thought scared him. He hadn't realized that he was staring at the pavement for a few moments until Abby asked him what he was worried about. Since their time in the Cretaceous, they could easily tell what the other was feeling.
"Come on Connor. Cheer up! We've made it back!" She cried as she threw her arms around him and kissed him. She could barely believe it herself. She half expected to wake up any moment and for this to be just a memory of a dream she had been having for months.
Abby screamed as the realization hit Connor and he spun her around. "Oh my god! We're Home! We're finally home!" He called to the empty square through his and Abby's laughter. This only lasted a few moments however. Not soon after, two large black vans came barreling around the corner and up on the square. Men in black suits with guns jumped out and pushed Connor and Abby to the ground. Abby looked over at Connor. His expression was unreadable. She suspected her face was the same. A mixture of happiness, excitement, fright and pain was splayed across their faces.
"Well, well. Welcome back you two." Abby stared at Connor. It was Becker! He helped them to their feet and looked them over. "Let's get back to the ARC and we can discuss everything there." He instructed his men to lead them to the car and keep watch on the Anomaly- just in case.
Back at the ARC, Abby and Connor stared in amazement. In the time they were gone, the ARC had changed completely. Connor couldn't wait to test out the new technologies they had gotten and Abby had been happy to see Rex was still there. Lester at least had kept him safe for her while he had made them return Nancy and Sid, the Diictodons. Anyone who knew Abby even a little knew she would throw a fit if anything happened to Rex. As they entered the main control room, Connor was stunned by how much his Anomaly detector had changed. There was also an attractive woman sitting in front of it. She turned as they entered the room. She had heard of Abby and Connor, of course. Everyone at the ARC had. She just couldn't believe they were here!
"I'm Jess. So good to finally meet you two!" She crossed the room to where they were standing. "I've heard all about you two. Where were you? You've been gone nearly a year! Lester's sent out teams but no one's ever found you or Danny."
Connor looked at Abby then back at Jess. "Danny didn't return?" he asked, stunned. They thought at least he would be able to return. As much as he hated to think it, he suspected Helen had done something to him to keep him from returning. He had ideas as to what but each freaked him out more and more. Abby noticed how stressed he was getting.
"Maybe he just can't find the right Anomaly. He could still be trying." She told him as she moved closer to comfort him. Even as she said it, she felt the same as him and couldn't keep the worry out of her voice.
The rest of the afternoon and early evening, they told everyone (almost) everything that had happened to them in the Cretaceous. There had been a few things in the last few weeks they decided it would be best to keep private. It was nearly nightfall when they left the ARC for their shared flat, praying that they still owned it. Connor was driving when he looked over at Abby.
"What?"She smiled at him.
"It's just strange to be back." He remarked. "It's going to be hard to adjust back. We were gone for so long. I'm actually sort of surprised I can still drive this well!" He laughed at the stunned and slightly scared look Abby gave him.
"Maybe I should be driving then." She said, still stunned. Connor laughed again. "On second thought I'm probably not much better than you." She chuckled but stopped as they passed a Subway. "TURN AROUND!" Connor slammed on the brake as she yelled, filling the small car with sound. They both jerked forward and nearly hit the car in front of them.
"What the bloody hell was that about?" Connor faced her. Abby smiled sheepishly.
"Can we stop at subway for dinner?" She chuckled at his reaction. Connor sighed as he turned the car around.
"You didn't have to yell, you know that, right?" He grinned in spite of his best efforts to be angry for the sudden stop.
After a 'nice' dinner at subway, Connor drove them back to their flat for some well needed rest. It had been one hell of a day. As they entered the building, however, they soon found out that the lease on the flat had expired while they were gone. They wouldn't be able to rent it again until tomorrow. Abby sighed and looked at Connor with a tired expression on her face.
"There's a hotel a few streets over. Let's just stay there for tonight. We can figure out all this tomorrow when we've rested." He told her gently.
The next morning, Abby woke up to find Connor staring out the window at the city below. She smiled to herself before looking at the clock. It was nearly noon. She sat up and yawned.
"Morning Abs." Connor greeted her with a small smile and walked across the room to join her on the bed and greeted her with a kiss. She returned with a kiss of her own before suddenly jumping up and rushing to the bathroom. Connor stayed, dazed, for a moment before coming to his senses and following Abby. "What's wrong Abs?" he asked calmly while rubbing her back.
"I'm not sure. Might be the food- it's a big change from what we had in the Cretaceous or it may be something else. I'll be fine." She smiled up at him. "Let's clean up and go see about our flat." Happiness bubbled inside her when she saw his smile at the words 'our flat.'
A/N: Hope you enjoyed! I'll add the next chapter soon as I can. Please, comment and review!