This fan fiction starts right after Cutter learned that Helen cheated on him with Stephen. Soon after Helen went through the anomaly he realized that Claudia Brown has vanished. Cutter really freaked out. He felt like if somebody pulled the rug from under his feet. He was close before to go out of his mind.
April 2010
Cutter was looking around and he couldn't believe what happened. He screamed Claudia all the time but the others told him that they never heard of someone with the name Claudia Brown. Cutter was still in shock when they went back to the ARC. He couldn't believe what happened. He was on the verge of fainting.
Cutter and the others entered the ARC and Cutter looked around. Everything he saw there he saw for the first time. For a moment he closed his eyes and thought to himself This can't be true. Everything is so strange. Something went badly wrong. Where is Claudia Brown? Helen and I…we did something. How is this even possible. What happened. I have to make this right. Connor was walking right behind him and he asked him "Professor are you okay?" Cutter was ripped off his thoughts. He opened his eyes and seriously he looked into Connors eyes. Then he took a deep breath and explained "Something happened Connor. Claudia Brown existed and now she is gone and I don't know why. Another thing is that I don't even know most of the people here and I don't even know that the ARC existed. Everything changed for me Connor. Do you believe me?"
Connor was wide-eyed. For him everything was normal. He didn't know what to make of this. But he trusted Cutter and there was no way that the professor was lying. Connor looked bashfully at Cutter and reassured him "I do believe you professor but I… I don't know. Nothing changed for me." Cutter nodded and then Connor continued "So you saying…. everything is strange to you?" Cutter smiled at Connor because now he knew that at least Connor believed him. "Yeah Connor." Connor was curious and so he wanted to know "Who was that Claudia Brown you were talking about?" "She worked with us and I.. I liked.. her she…. was special." After that Cutter walked into his office. Connor watched him in a confused way till Abby pinched his arm. Connor complaint about her and asked "What was that for?" Abby smiled at him and replied "Well I felt like it." Connor tried not to smile and said in a pretended angry way "Thank you" Abby looked into his eyes and then she asked in a soft tone "How is Cutter?" Connor sighed deeply and answered "I am not sure. He is strange and everything is strange for him." Abby wanted to know "Do you believe him?" "Yeah I do and you." Abby sighed and explained " Uh it is tough and really hard to believe that the world has changed." "I know….. we should get back to work before Lester go nuts when he sees us doing nothing."
April 2210
200 years later in the future
Matt and his father Gideon were in a bungalow below ground level. The few humans who were still alive had to live underground because the air was poison. It was impossible for them to breath. Life couldn't exist on the surface. Matt Anderson and his father Gideon knew about the anomalies and they knew that the time was getting short. They needed to find a way to go back and to stop Helen Cutter. They also needed to avert Nick Cutters death. They just didn't know how. They needed to find a way back. Matt stood right in front of his father and said "Helen Cutter kills Nick Cutter on the 5th may in 2011. We have to find a way back before that happens." Gideon cleared his throat and asked "So Ben failed." "Yeah. He went through the wrong anomaly. He is dead. We lost him." "You know what that means Matt." "Yeah I know."
April 2010
Cutter was sitting behind his desk when Stephen showed up. Stephen knocked at Cutters open door and asked "Do you have a moment?" Cutter lifted his head and nodded. Stephen stepped forward to his desk and said "I never wanted to betray you Cutter. If I could undo it I would. Immediately. I am sorry." "Yeah I bet you would me too. Just forget about it okay. It doesn't matter anymore. Everything changed Stephen. I don't know this place. The last thing I remember is my office in the university. The world evolved different. I think I am loosing my mind. We have to be careful. We can't kill the animals anymore." Stephen took a deep breath and shrugged his shoulders then he said "Maybe you are just exhausted Cutter. Nothing changed." Cutter did get angry and he screamed at Stephen "Well are you telling me now what I know or what? I know that something changed okay. You and the others don't know it because you weren't in the anomaly but I was there and Helen too." "Okay Cutter no need to get angry alright. But you should get home and get some sleep." Cutter nodded and left his office.
30 minutes later Cutter was at home. He went into his kitchen and get a beer. He placed himself on the couch and he took a picture out of his wallet. The picture showed him and Claudia. Softly he stroked the picture and murmured "Where are you Claudia?"