Hey guys

I got chapter 2 done earlier than I expected. Since I'm about to get a lot busier, I don't know how soon I'm gonna be done with chapter 3, but I'll give it my best to do it in time.

Primeval isn't mine

This is pretty much the end of the episode (without Connor) a little altered.

Chapter 2

Someone touched Matts shoulder, as he pressed down onto Beckers chest again and again and again. He raised his head and looked into the eyes of a member of the medical team, who softly pushed the team leader away from the fallen friend, to look at his injuries. Shocked and worried Matt watched, as they started to treat Beckers wounds. They found a pulse instantly. Apparently he was successful in restarting Beckers heart, but knowing, that it had stopped, he knew how fragile the friend was at this moment. As they loaded Becker onto a stretcher to bring him to the medical center, anger welled up inside Matt. He would kill Ethan for doing this to his friend. There was no time to lose. Once again he tapped his earpiece.

"Send backup to the prison, Jess. I'm gonna stop this lunatic. He's never going to hurt one member of our team again." Matt never waited for an answer, instead he ran towards the exit, towards any form of transportation to catch this crazy man, who killed a dozen people, tried to kill Emily and Becker. He would do everything in his power to finally stop him. What did he care, that this wasn't the man that triggered the events he tried to stop? He still needed to be stopped.

Danny Quinn was already in the Parking Lot, trying to break into a car, his car, to be exact. Matt smiled, obviously, they were both headed towards the prison, to stop Ethan, expect Danny probably had no idea, what his beloved younger brother just did to a man Danny was friends with.

"You could have asked for the keys. Move over, we need to stop your brother. He's got Emily." Danny looked at Matt, a little unsure, a little shocked, but he smiled, as he saw the determination in his eyes, but a little worry remained. Danny saw something in Matts eyes, that he couldn't understand.

"What's wrong, mate?", he asked, as he fastened the seatbelt, to give himself at least a little bit of safety, as Matt drove through the streets at high speed. If they would be involved in a accident, however, Danny was sure, that they'd both be seriously harmed. Somehow Matt didn't seem like a person to risk others being hurt. Something must have happened. Matt gulped. "What happened?"

"Apparently your brother likes to shoot people, too. But unlike me, he likes to use real bullets and he likes to shoot to kill. You need to know, that your brother tried to kill Emily before. And he tried to kill Becker and Jess. Both attempts failed, luckily. It could have gone wrong easily. He took Emily hostage, as he escaped the ARC and he shot Becker… twice. He probably tried to kill him again. He almost succeeded." Danny gasped. That was the last proof he needed. His brother was dangerous. If he was able to do all this things, to try and kill persons, who had nothing to do with what had happened to him. Whatever happened now, Patrick needed to be stopped, once and for all.

"We will stop him.", Danny said, meaning every word. Of course, he didn't want to kill his younger brother, but maybe he had to, in order to stop him from hurting and killing more people. He still couldn't begin to imagine what happened to the boy he once knew.

"I hope so."

As they arrived at the prison, Emily just knocked out the terror bird they captured before. But Ethan or Patrick was nowhere to be seen. Matt felt like shooting this stupid bird out of anger, but he wouldn't. He couldn't follow Patrick, he still had business to do here. But someone had to follow him through the anomaly.

"Nice. You said she was good." Oh yes she was, thought Matt. He was so glad to see Emily alive. At least he failed in trying to kill her again. Emotions got the better of him, as he closed the space between them, and wrapped her up in his arms.

"I'm so glad to see you alive." As Matt let go of her, she smiled sadly.

"How is Captain Becker. Please don't tell me he's dead."

"He was alive, when we left the ARC." All of them knew, that it was bad. They heard it in Matts voice, the way he said it, gave away his emotions, his worry for Beckers health. Danny put a hand on his shoulder and smiled at Matt.

"Don't worry about Becker. He's a tough guy. He's gonna pull through. And I need to follow my brother. Someone needs to stop him from going to another human time." Matt couldn't have been happier to hear those words. At least Danny was there to stop Ethan. He might not know Danny, but Abby, Connor and Becker did and they trusted him, that was all he needed to trust him himself. Plus, he was sure, that Danny really only cared about his brother. Emily handed Danny his stick wordlessly, with a smile.

"Thank you. And take care of yourself. Try to come back one day, okay?" The men smiled at each other, hoping, that one they, they would meet again and get to know each other a little. Matt placed his hand onto Emilys back.

"Oh wait. Matt, there's something I need to tell you. Helen Cutter was somehow linked to Burton. I found his name a couple of times in her papers, he denies it, but I don't trust him. Please warn the o thers."

"Of course." Suddenly it made sense. Burton was interested in the anomaly and Connor worked for him in one form. He just didn't know how. Maybe this would be the reason the future would be destroyed. As soon as he was back at the ARC, no as soon as he was back at the ARC and sure Becker would pull through, he was going to keep an eye on Burton.

"Anyway. I've not forgotten, that you shot me. I'll get you back for it one day."

"Deal." Matt smiled once more, as he watched Danny Quinn disappear into the past again. He pulled Emily a little closer, knowing, that this would be goodbye for them, as well. Then, without saying a word, he unlocked the anomaly, that would bring her back to her time, safely into her husband's arms, where she belonged. The young woman smiled sadly.

"I thought perhaps I would tell you I would stay, if you asked me to. I 'd let this close, that would be the end of it. But you've got this immense thing to do. I don't belong here and neither do you. You came through a gateway of you own" Matt was shocked. She found out he wasn't born in this time, even though she herself wasn't from this time and had no idea about this time. It was beyond him, how he could have given himself away. But it didn't matter. Emily was, like him, not from this time, they didn't belong. So he nodded. "From where? The future?"

"Everything there is either dead or dying. We exist underground, because the surface of the planet can't sustain life anymore. It's sterile, because of something our kind did. We destroyed it." He had to admit it. It was Emily, she didn't belong here, she knew how hard his burden was, knew what he already lost and what he was willing to give up, to give children a better future, than the dying one he experienced. He would do everything in his power to change the time, even if it meant his death. He was willing to face it. Matt smiled. He could finally get this burden of his chest in some way. At least one burden, as the worry about Becker still weighed heavily on his heart.

"You have to go, Emily. I can't let anything else matter anymore. I need to stop this event from happening." Emily was close to tears. She wished he would allow himself to rest a little and she could see that he would still care about his team. They would still distract him. But she didn't want to be another distraction. She wanted him to succeed, to save the future. So she put her arms around his warm body again, shivering at how wonderful it felt, a few tears fell from her eyes. It was actually hard to say goodbye. As they let go of each other Matt didn't find the strength to look at her. He feared he might call after her and ask her to stay. Emily stepped towards the anomaly, but turned around once more, to look at the man she loved one last time, before she returned to the past. Then she was gone.

"Don't go.", Matt whispered, as she was out of sight and gone from his life. He didn't stay to watch the anomaly close. He had to return and find out how Becker was doing, hoping he would be fine.

I hope this wasn't boring for you.

Thanks for the kind reviews.

Some of you asked if I would kill Becker. Well depends on your definition of death, really ^^

And thanks to the ones liking the general concept.

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I'm going to continue with the guys waiting on news of Beckers condition in the next chapter, I promise ;)