A/N: Now it's going to be interesting.
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While Matt went directly to Lester to make a report, the other three headed to Jess, handing over their black boxes and earpieces.
„How was it going?" The young woman asked curious.
„Easy. We made it in time, so no creature went through before we locked it." Becker answered with his typical smile.
„Only Connor fell over a branch, right into a mud puddle." Abby added, rolling her eyes.
As Connor approached to Jess and started to sniff at her, she added confused: "And now he is acting strange."
Becker watched him as well, startled at his doing.
With a mixture of bewilderment and horror Jess questioned: „Hey, why are you sniffing at me?"
Without warning the scientist grasped her, one arm around her waist, the other one behind her head. He firmly pulled her close and gave her a deep kiss.
Abby stood there in a state of shock, unable to react or say anything.
Becker, by contrast, jumped forward like a bull who's seeing a red rag and pulled him away from the FCO. The left arm around her for protection, he grasped Connor's collar with his right hand, lifting him up a little bit. He looked right into the other man's eyes, shouting full of rage: „What the hell are you doing?"
„I don't know." Temple replied bewildered. "Abby help me, he's gonna kill me." He cried full of fear.
„Not, if I kill you first!" The zoologist answered angrily and grasp his arm to drag him with her. „Off to the medical bay!" With him in tow, she stormed out of the Hub.
Becker turned his attention to the shocked Jess, his arm still resting around her shoulders.
„Are you alright?" He asked gently. Getting no answer, he questioned further. „Jess?" He lifted her chin with his free hand to look right into her eyes before he continued. „Is everything OK with you?"
„Think so." The young woman answered nonchalantly, turning around to the ADD. Without another word, she got into her chair and continued her work.
Becker lifted his eyebrow, irritated by her behaviour. 'Definitely must be the shock.' He thought. 'I hope she's not getting a trauma.'
Surprised at the noise outside, Matt and Lester went out of the office. As Becker saw their puzzled looks, he walked over to them.
„Connor just attacked Jess." He reported.
„What kind of attack was it?" Lester asked by surprise.
„He kissed her." Becker answered horrified.
Matt smirked. „So you call this an attack?"
„Yeah, of course!" He explained. „Jess did NOT wanted this, so this IS an attack."
„Where is Connor now?" Lester asked indifferent.
„Abby took him to the medical bay. I hope they make a proper check on his brain."
„Nah! Better check his libido, just to be sure." Lester replied dryly and went back in his office.
The other two men decided to check on the wrongdoer and walked off to the medical bay. Becker was still fuming and Lester's parting words didn't change it for the better in the slightest.
„Come on mate, it was just a kiss, why are you so furious?" Matt kept doing teasing.
„I'm not furious. He shouldn't have kissed my Jess, that's all." Becker replied, the anger still hearable in his voice.
„Your Jess?" Anderson asked with a chuckle.
„I said 'Jess' not 'my Jess'."
„Of course you did."
„No I didn't."
„Sure."
„Stop it, now." The soldier countered and stepped through the large door of the medical bay they had just arrived.
They entered the room in which Connor laid, his hands bounded to the sides of his bed. He furiously tried to get them free, while he shouted at Abby to let him go.
Becker was smiling at the picture Connor was given. 'Serves him right!' He thought.
Abby stood at the side of the room near to the door, leaning on the wall behind her. Her eyes fixed on Temple.
„Hey," said Matt looking at her. „Is this really necessary? Bounding Connor because he kissed Jess." He pointed to the outraged man on the bed.
„Yeah. There is something wrong with him." She answered worried. „ He tried to kiss Jones, the medical orderly, as well while they took an X-Ray of his head.
Matt and Becker looked both flabbergasted. Before they could ask any more questions, Dr. Francks entered the room.
„There is something inside his head. And I don't know what it is up to now, but it's spreading and I guess it's the cause of his change in behaviour." He explained, holding the radio-graph into the light so the others could take a look at it. „Is there something happened during the mission?"
„No. Nothing." Matt answered.
„He fell into a puddle." Abby contradicted.
„A puddle? Even though the sun was shining during the past few days? Even in the deepest forest no puddle stays longer than a day at such temperatures." The doc replied.
„I consider there must have been something coming through after all." Becker said. „I'll go and inform my men." He went out of the room, his mobile already in his hand.
„What are we doing now with him?" Matt asked, pointing at the still raging and swearing Connor behind his back. „Besides, how long do the manacles going to hold?" He added with a concern look on his face.
Dr. Francks answered: „Well, as long as I don't know what it is in his brain, I don't want to take a risk. We will move him soon to a quarantine-room which is escape proof."
„Quarantine? You think it's epidemic?" Asked Abby, her worry for her boyfriend increased.
„Well, apparently there is no one else infected, but just to make sure. Is there somebody who had a closer contact to Connor?"
„Me." Abby answered.
„OK. Then you better get quarantine and a check, too."
„Err. There is somebody else who had a really close contact to Connor." The Irishman quoted.
„JESS!" Becker shouted and stormed away, letting the others startled behind. They didn't recognize, he had already joined them again.
„Is he always like that?" Dr. Francks asked surprised.
„No. Only if it's about Jess." Matt answered with a big grin.