Okay, so Nick's dead, Stephen's dead. Who's next? Connor? Abby? The show is depressing me so much that I decided to write my own version. Some of the creature's and situations may be the same as in series three, but that's where the similarities end. In my version, Stephen and Nick are alive and they haven't met Dr Page. So without further ado, let the story begin!

Disclaimer; I do no own Primeval. If I did, Nick and Stephen would still be alive.

The building startled her. She hadn't expected it to be so intimidating. It looked like the bow of a great ship. As soon as she stepped from the car she wanted to get back in it and drive home. But no, she couldn't. She needed this job. She was running out of money and she had Jake to support. Besides, nowhere else wanted her, despite a pretty impressive resume. It was this, or she started to look for a job in field that didn't involve animals. So she squared her shoulders and walked inside.

A woman met her just inside the doors. She had dark hair, dark eyes and pale skin. She wore a navy blue suit.

"Hello," she greeted. "I'm Jenny Lewis. You must be Jordan."

"It's nice to meet you,"Jordan said nervously.

Jenny heard the nervousness in her voice and smiled. "There's no need to be nervous, Jordan. The team are wonderful. Just tell me one thing, how do you feel about dinosaurs?"

The team waited impatiently. Lester had decided that four of them wasn't enough. They needed another member. Perhaps someone who would be there when Jenny couldn't. So here they were, waiting for their new member, but they had no idea who they were or what they were like.

"How long are we going to have to wait?" Stephen hissed.

"I don't know," his mentor and friend, Nick answered.

Just as Stephen opened his mouth to reply, the doors opened. Jenny Lewis entered, followed by a young woman with long brown hair, bright blue eyes and creamy pale skin. She was dressed in a black skirt and jacket. She did not look at all like the kind of person they were expecting.

"Guys, this is Jordan Sheridan," Jenny introduced. "Jordan, this is Connor Temple, Abby Maitland, Stephen Hart and Nick Cutter."

"Hi," Jordan smiled.

Abby was the first to reply. "It's nice to have another girl on the team. Welcome to the team, Jordan."

The rest, following Abby's example, greeted her warmly.

"Just one piece of advice," Nick said. "Don't wear a suit in the field. Wear comfortable clothes and trainers. Makes is easier to run."

"Run?" she echoed.

Stephen placed a hand on her shoulder. "You'll see."

Nick examined her closely. "Maybe you should think about cutting your hair too."

"My hair?" Jordan looked horrified. She pulled the waist length plait that her hair was in over her shoulder and clutched it tightly.

"You don't have to cut your hair, Jordan," Jenny said, throwing Nick a dirty look. "Just keep it tied back like it is now and you'll be fine. Do you have a change of clothes with you?"

"No, I'm afraid I don't."

Jenny nodded. "Make sure you keep a change of clothes in the car. The alarm could go off at anytime."

Jordan looked like she wanted to ask what the alarm was for, but obviously decided against it.

"Any questions?" Jenny inquired.

"Just the one. When you read my file, did you look at my medical records?"

"Yes, I did." She laid a hand on Jordan's arm. "Don't worry. It wont be a problem."

Nick pipd up. "What wont be a problem?"

"I have diabetes," Jordan offered when Jenny didn't say anything.

"Diabetes?" Connor repeated.

"Yes," Jordan said quietly. Many people had questioned her ability to do the job because of it. But she knew how to take care of herself. "It's not a problem is it?"

Nick opened his mouth, but Stephen got there first. "Is it under control?"

"Well, yes. But -"

"Then it wont be a problem," he interrupted.

Jordan blushed and smiled at him.

Stephen frowned inwardly. Now what had gone and made him stand up for her like that? He felt a pair of eyes on him and pulled himself back to find Nick staring at him.

So Nick had noticed his uncharacteristic defense of a girl he didn't know. Perfect.

After Jordan had gone, Nick turned to Jenny. "Are you sure about this?"

Jenny touched his arm. "Just give her a chance, Nick."

Over the next week, Nick watched as Jordan got to know the team better. She and Abby bonded over rock music and a similar taste in makeup. She and Connor both liked sci-fi and fantasy, but argued over horror. She shared the same wicked sense of humour as Jenny, meaning that he often found them sitting together, laughing like a couple of school-girls over some deep, dark secret. She and Stephen agreed on very little, which meant that they often argued, but in a friendly way. She could even match Lester's sarcasm. Even Nick found himself liking the new addition. When she wasn't hanging out with one of the team, she was reading. Books that Nick had read and enjoyed. Naturally, they would talk, either agreeing or arguing over them. But more than that, Nick found that once you got past her shyness, she was a very bright and friendly girl.

Little over a week after they'd been introduced to Jordan, the alarm went off,

"Okay, Connor," Nick said. "Where is it?"

Once they had the coordinates, they set off in Nicks Jeep. Jordan sat in the back with Abby and Connor.

"You ready for this, Jord?" Connor asked.

Jordan, though a little paler than usual, nodded.

Luckily for the team, the area where the anomaly had appeared was not heavily populated. It was a local park, and being a work day meant that there was very few people around.

"Okay." Nick took charge. "We need to split up. We have a big area to cover. Connor, go with Abby. Jenny, with me. Jordan, you're with Stephen. I want you to stay close to him. We don't know what we're dealing with here."

They split up. Jordan followed Stephen into the trees eyes darting left and right, ears straining to hear a sound that didn't belong. She knew better than to talk when tracking an animal, and so kept silent, trying to make as little noise as possible.

An earsplitting sound pierced the silence. Birds took off in fright. Jordan listened. It sounded like an elephant, but higher. And it was close, very close. Stephen backed her up against a tree and stood in front of her, gun held firmly in his hand. Jordan understood that he was making sure that the creature didn't sneak up on them from behind. She tried not to move.

The strange sound rang out again. It seemed to be moving away from them.

"Should we go after it?" Jordan asked.

Stephen nodded. "Stay close."

They set off through the trees again, looking for signs that the creature had been here, and that they were on its trail. After several minutes they heard the trees rustle, as though disturbed. The sound came from right behind them. They froze.

"Don't make any sudden movements," Stephen whispered.

Jordan nodded. Stephen made the motion to turn around. Slowly, very slowly, they turned. And what Jordan saw was the most breathtaking sight she had ever seen.

The creature had to be about 25 feet tall. It looked like an elephant, except that its leathery skin was brown, its tusks curved inwards and then outwards, and its legs, which were at least 15 feet, were thin except at its ankles where they fattened out again. It was eating the leaves off the trees, causing the rustling sound that they had heard.

"Its beautiful," Jordan breathed.

Stephen nodded. They must have walked straight past it, he realised. It stood so still. It didn't look dangerous, but he couldn't take any chances. He pulled out his radio.

"Cutter, we found it."

"What is it?" came Nicks voice.

"Some sort of elephant," he replied.

"A mammoth?" Nick asked.

Stephen shook his head and then realised that Nick couldn't see him. "No, its not a mammoth."

Nick was silent for a moment. "Is it dangerous?"

Stephen didn't reply. He watched as Jordan took a hesitant step towards the creature. Then another, and another. As she drew closer, the elephant (for lack of a better word) bent its long thin legs and sat on the ground. Jordan reached into her backpack and pulled out an apple. She offered it to the elephant who regarded her for a moment before stretching out its long trunk to take the apple from her hand.

"Stephen?" Nicks voice crackled through the radio, making him jump. "Is it dangerous?"

"No," Stephen laughed. "No, its not dangerous."

"Okay. Where are you?"

Stephen told him.

"Okay," Nick repeated. "Stay where you are. Ill get the others and come to you." The radio went dead.

Stephen shook his head. Again, he watched as Jordan inched closer to the creature, taking another apple from her bag. He really hoped that she wouldn't need those now she'd given them away. The creature took the apple as it had before. Then, without warning, it wrapped its trunk around Jordan's waist and lifted her towards it.

"Jordan!" Stephen shouted, lifting the gun. That thing was big enough to eat her.

Only to lower it again when all it did was place her on the ground in front of it and hold out its trunk to be petted.

Stephen laughed in amazement. He couldn't believe it. This was perhaps the strangest creature that had ever come through an anomaly. It wasn't nasty, or eating and killing people. It was friendly. The only other creature like that was Rex.

"Are you okay?" he called to her.

"Yeah," Jordan beamed, her whole face lighting up.

Stephen could hear the others heading their way. "Ill be back. Don't go anywhere."

"Okay," she grinned, still petting the creature.

Stephen shook his head again and walked towards the others. They weren't far away, but the trees meant that they couldn't see the creature.

"Where's Jordan?" Jenny asked.

"Back there," he replied.

"With the creature?" she said, more than surprised that Stephen would leave her alone with it.

When Stephen nodded, Nick asked, "Is she alright? How is she taking it? The situation?"

Stephen grinned. "See for yourself."

He led the way back to where the creature. When they reached it the group stopped dead.

"What the hell?" Nick breathed.

What the hell indeed. Jordan had moved from her position in front of the creature to its back. She was sitting there, petting its head. The creature had its eyes closed as though enjoying the attention.

"Jordan!" Nick called to her.

"Hey," she grinned. "Can I keep him?"

Stephen laughed. "Can you get down?"

She shrugged. "I'm a bit high up."

That much was true. The creatures body was at least 10 foot high.

Stephen turned to Abby. "Got your tranquilizer gun?"

"Yes," she replied. "But-"

"Good," Stephen interrupted. "Cover me."

Abby started to ask why, but Stephen had already started towards the creature.

He did it slowly. He didn't want to startle the creature. It might attack him. Somehow though, he doubted it. Either it was friendly, or it had been raised by humans. Making sure he kept in the creatures line of sight, Stephen slowly approached.

"Hey there big fella," he said softly. "Are you gonna put her down?"

As if it understood, it reached behind it and wrapped its trunk once more around Jordan's waist and lifted her towards him. Luckily, Stephen knew what it was going to do and held out his arms to catch her when it dropped her. When it did, he just about managed to keep his balance.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah," she said. "I'm fine."

Stephen became aware that he was still holding her tight. It was then that he realised how good she felt against him. Slowly, he put her down and Jordan once more reached out to pat the elephants trunk as Nick and the others approached.

"What do we do now?" Abby asked.

Nick turned to Connor. "Is the anomaly still open?"

Connor checked the device in his hand. "Yep."

"Okay. Lets see if we can get this guy home."

"But how are we going to do that?" Jenny asked.

"Maybe we should see if Jordan can get it to follow her?" Stephen suggested.

"That's a good idea," Jenny said.

"But I'm out of apples," she protested.

"I don't think that will be a problem," Stephen laughed as the creatures trunk ruffled her hair.

"Fine," she pouted.

Ten minutes later, after some persuasion in the form of a pear from Jordan, the creature was following her and the team back to the anomaly site, where Jordan got her first glimpse of an anomaly.

"Oh my god!" she gasped. "Its beautiful."

"It is," Nick agreed."Even after all this time its still as beautiful to me as the first time I saw it."

She smiled at him.

"Now what?" Connor asked. "He doesn't look like hes in a hurry to go home, does he?"

Connor was right. The creature had sat down again and didn't show any signs of wanting to move.

"Cant we keep him?" Jordan asked. "He's obviously not from the past. So he must be from the future."

"That's true," Nick agreed. "But we cant keep him here. Has habitat might be completely different."

"I don't know," Jordan replied. "I mean, look at the size of him. Stephen and I walked straight past him. I think his legs help him to hide himself amongst the trees. They look just like tree trunks."

When everyone just stared at her, she squirmed. "What?"

"That makes a lot of sense." Abby said.

"But you're right professor. He needs to go home." She looked up at the creature. "I just got a bit attached."

"Happens to us all," Connor said with a meaningful look at Abby.

Abby, however, looked unfazed. "Remind me to introduce you to Rex sometime."

Jordan looked confused. "Who's Rex?"

"We'll explain later," Stephen offered. "But right now we have to figure out how to get him back through the anomaly."

"Do you think he'd follow me through? We can go through, cant we?"

"We can," Nick said. "But you don't go through alone. Stephen?"

Stephen looked at Jordan. "Let's do it."

Moments later they were ready. They stood, facing the anomaly. The creature, after some coaxing from Jordan, was also standing.

"You ready?" Stephen asked.

"As I'll ever be," she answered before turning to the creature. "Okay, big guy. Follow me." She stepped through the anomaly after Stephen.

The other side was very much like the place they had just left, except the vegetation on the forest floor was thicker. The calls of the strange elephant could be heard, though the creatures themselves could not be seen. A mountain stood towering over them less than half a mile away. Behind them, the anomaly began to bulge.

"Whoa, he's coming through," Stephen said, grabbing her arm and pulling her back.

Just in time too. Seconds later, the creatures foot landed right where they'd been standing. They began to back up, calling to the creature to get him to follow. When they'd gone far enough, they turned and began to back up the other way, this time hoping the creature wouldn't follow them.

"We should be near the anomaly by now," Stephen said. "I think its safe to turn around."

But when they did, the anomaly wasn't there.

It was gone.

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