First off, a massive thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter, I was blown away by the amount of reviews I got! The fact that people want to read more means a lot to me :)

So as you can see I have decided to carry on the letters! This next one is Abby's, again not very well written, but I hope you like it.

Most of the letters aren't in a particular order, so if there is a specific character which you would like to read, feel free to say :)

2. Abby

Abby didn't try to follow Connor when he ran off, she knew he needed to be alone. Instead, she gazed down into the box she was still holding, and fished around in the small pile of letters to see if her name was there.

Sure enough, within a couple of minutes Abby spotted the her scribbled name poking out beneath the chaos of papers and envelopes. She pulled it out gently; as if worried it might turn into dust when she touched it.

Setting the box down in a strangely calm way, Abby walked out of Cutter's old office and found a quiet space of her own – the lab created specifically for her, filled with elaborate and unusual plants. Abby sat down on a little stool in the corner, surrounded by humidity and the bright colours of the flowers, and opened her letter.

Dear Abby,

It's been three years since I encountered you in the forest. Sometimes it feels like more, other times less, depending on how worn and tired I feel when I cast my memory back. But I can assure you, no matter how long ago it feels, I can still see it as clear as day. You impressed from the start; one of the first things you said to me was what to do when I encountered a living dinosaur. I had studied these ancient, extinct creatures all my life, but when they were alive and standing right in front of me, you knew more than I did. And I'm not usually this modest.

It wasn't really a surprise to me then, how quickly you became a strong and important member of the team with your good morals, your caring nature, your intelligence and determination, not even giant spiders could hold you back! True, there were a couple of occasions when you disobeyed me, keeping Rex being a prime example, but I let you keep him because at the end of the day I could trust you. Besides, I'm not very good at obeying authority either!

It's never been an easy ride, this job, I think we all know that, but I just want you to know that I never wanted you to get hurt. My mind still turns to the day we were on the boat, I turned my back for a few seconds and you had vanished from sight. But I had a feeling that you were still out there, somehow. You weren't about to give up on life without a fight! Despite my worries, I think you'll be able to look after yourself and the rest of the team all right, better than me, especially if you're reading this letter. I gave up my fight, don't give up yours.

From the very beginning, you've been taking great care and thought about the animals we have to work with. Neither of us wanted to kill them, unlike what some people, past and future, might think. So, before I end this letter with a final goodbye, I must ask you to do one thing to do for me, now that I'm gone: make sure you continue to take care of all the animals. Don't let whoever is going to replace me kill every living thing that wanders through an anomaly without a second though. Make your voice heard; keep up what we believed in. This is not a promise I need you to swear by, because I know you'll keep it.

Oh, and by the way, did you know that you mean the world to Connor, and that he would do anything for you? I heard what he said when you were hanging over the edge of the cliff. He meant it. And I think you feel the same way too.

Take care, and stay safe.

Yours,

Cutter.

There was a strange sense of completion about the letter as Abby finished reading. Cutter had managed to explain his last thoughts and tie up all loose ends, something that he probably wanted to do for a long time. It seemed sad that he could only do so when he died. Abby sighed, breathing in the humid air and the exotic scents of the plants all around her. She hadn't realised she had been crying until a teardrop dripped onto the letter.

Abby would stand by Cutter's last request as much as possible from then on, and even though she wouldn't stay safe, as chasing after Helen through several anomalies would soon prove, she wouldn't give up without a fight.

Abby always kept the letter close to her, in fact both she and Connor would have their letters with them during their year in the Cratacious.

But all that was still to come, and as Abby folded the letter safely away in her pocket, oblivious of her future, she gave a small smile.

With the last part of the letter on her mind, Abby stood and went to have a word with Connor, because for once, the Professor had got it right when it came to romance.