Sorry this one had taken a while to upload, been on holiday. But I took my laptop with me and I was writing whenever I got the chance.

Again I researched the creatures and because they are rarely seen they don't really know their behaviour so I assumed that when a creature is out of it's natural habitat they react differently, so sorry if its not right! :)


Jess was left standing on her own, staring up at the huge metal wall that blocked their exit; a tear rolling down her cheek. She felt guilty, it was her fault they were trapped and now probably going to be eaten alive or drown. If only she had remembered the Menagerie before hand, they wouldn't have been in this mess.

A chill ran down her back as the icy water seeped further into her shoes and for once she envied Becker's big black boots, plain and boring maybe but warm and waterproof her shoes were not.

She headed towards the armoury slowly, wiping away her tears what if he is still angry at me she though. He had never lashed out at her before, but this was an entirely new situation.

As she turned the corner she saw Becker crouched down by the side of the armoury two fingers pinching the top of his nose. The Armoury had been locked as well. She tried to creep up but the sound of the water as she stepped made him turn and face her.

'Um... Becker, look I'm really sorry' She crouched next to him 'it's just-'

Becker cut her off 'No Jess, it's not your fault'

'But I ran back and you came with me, now you're stuck as well.' Jess's eyes began to well up again.

' your caring, it's not like I would have wanted them to drown either I'm just trained to look out for people, they come first and I forget sometimes that other things are important too.' Becker chocolate brown eyes looked straight at her and she saw he meant every word he was saying.

Jess gave him a faint smile, all her fears of him being angry and hating her were gone and she was silly to have questioned it. Really underneath it all he was quite sensitive.

They stayed there in silence for a few minutes both quite surprised at honesty they had shared and thinking over the events in their head, before Jess had a sudden brain wave.

'Oh my god!'

'What? What is it?' Becker looked at her slightly worried.

'The grating there is a code on it for after lock down is lifted, you have to go back and unlock each door they all have the same code but it takes ages I mean you think how may doors there are and you have to enter each code separately! I mean-'

'Jess your rambling' Becker grinned as he cut her off.

She blushed and continued 'sorry, but anyway maybe I can reverse it and make the grating open.' Now grinning with new determination she looked at Becker.

'Jess you really are brilliant!' Becker stood up pulling Jess with him.

They headed back towards the Hub. They both knew that this had to work.

The bottom step down to the Hub was now completely covered by water; there was not a moment to lose.

'Ahh, its freezing!' Jess exclaimed as the icy chill stung her legs.

Becker looked down at his trousers firmly tucked into his boots and smiled as he caught Jess looking jealously at them as well.

'Not a word' Jess said when she saw him looking at her.

'I didn't say anything' He grinned back.

She cautiously stepped through the water, steering clear of the ADD completely as the water seeped into its circuits causing sparks to fly from it.

She grabbed a screw driver from one of the work benches, it was strange the whole table was busy with files and tool kits out, half finished experiments left to the side, yet there was no one but them inside, and those slimy things! She shuddered at the thought and carried on.

Jess gently unscrewed the keyboard on the grating and pulled of the front panel, handing it to Becker.

'Can you do it?' Becker looked at her and then to the twists of wires and circuits.

'I hope so, it's a bit more of a complicated layout than I expected but I'm sure I can' Jess studied the multicoloured wires pulling them apart till she got to the circuits at the back.

Jess fiddled and pulled out parts of the boards, she switched bits of them around and placed them back in. Becker watched her silently, her face full of concentration he stared as she bit down on her lip and her nimble fingers carried on pulling the wires out and re attaching them.

Jess looked up and saw Becker staring at her deep in thought, she smirked and he awoke from his day dream, embarrassed he turned round and surveyed the flooded room around him now just above knee height.

And that's when he saw it.

It was long maybe two metres, slowly it had crept up behind them its black shape shifting through the water. Two beady eyes scrutinising there every move. Becker stepped towards it and aimed his EMD. It was a sudden movement and the creature began to speed up heading straight towards them.

'Jess don't look round'

'What? What is it?' She turned slowly and her eyes widened, its mouth was wide open revealing rows of small sharp teeth.

'Becker shoot it!' Jess looked at him desperately

'I can't the charge will spread through the water and hit us as well.'

Without warning the creature leaped into the air hissing, its beady eyes locked onto Jess head. But she had frozen to the spot; Becker dropped the keyboard in his hand and slid his arm round her waist pulling her back out the way. The creature narrowly missed and instead plummeted head first into the grating and into the open control panel.

It fizzed and sparked sending an electric current through the creature, but not strong enough to kill it.

Becker edged away avoiding the sparks that flew out around them, his arm round Jess as she ducked under its tail, flicking side to side trying to get itself free.

They reached the steps and started to head up them, turning back they saw the creature had freed itself, it shook is head as the last of the current left it and swam away shocked and scared by the pain it had received.

Both relived they caught their breath on the steps.

Jess looked back and sighed the control panel was ruined it was bent and the current had fried the circuits, that was their last chance and now it was gone. She felt tears come to eyes but told herself not to cry.

Becker saw what she was looking at and he saw the tears in her eyes, she was scared. He gave her a quick hug and wiped away the tear that was falling down her cheek.

'Come Jess, we'll be fine, Matt and the others will find a way to get us out, and they would never leave us right?'

She nodded 'Yeah, they'll get us out' But the tears continued to fall.


Abby paced up and down she watched as Connor typed, hacking firewalls trying to get a visual on which doors were locked and which were open. They had plugged his laptop into the mains desperately trying to see what was happening inside. They had no idea what had happened to Jess and Becker, whether even they were still alive. She shook her head as the images of them lying there ripped to shreds filled her mind.

There had been no contact since they left them; they just never came out the exit.

Lester was on the phone to the minister trying to get the lockdown lifted.

'No we can't drain it first because we can't get into the system, you need to lift the lockdown first' a shred of annoyance came into his voice.

'Ok, yep, yeah I see.' He threw the mobile onto the bonnet of the car.

'He believes we can drain it first and then the creatures aren't a danger, but he doesn't understand that we can't access the system if he doesn't lift the lockdown!' Lester shouted he had been on the phone for an hour but there was no reasoning with him.

He cared about Jess as much as any other member of the team did. And though they disagreed about many things Lester didn't want Becker to be hurt either.

Emily came over to him and tried to calm him.

'It's ok, we can find a way I'm sure Connor will know how, were all worried about them as well.'

Lester afraid of being seen as soft shook his head 'No, no, I'm just worried about all the paper work! A flood, creature incursion, and now two of my staff trapped inside. What a day this is turning out to be!'

He turned and headed towards the car picking up his phone once more.

Emily turned to Matt who had overheard the conversation and smirked they both knew he had a soft spot for Jess; this had absolutely nothing to do with paper work.

'Guys!' Connor called the team over excitedly.

They all came as quick as possible hoping for some good news.

' I've gotten into the heat sensor, look they are still alive!' Connor pointed at the screen a big grin spreading across his face.

Two orange blobs appeared on the screen, they were standing on the steps that lead up the Lester's office.

'Why didn't they get out of there?' Emily asked confused.

'I think it's the grating that separates the corridor from the hub, they must have not got under it in time. Connor enlarged it and a black line spread across the screen to represent the grating.

'At least they are safe' Abby smiled relived to see them alive.

'Not for long, look' Matt pointed at the screen, it was hard to see against the black of the water but it was there a long dark green eel shaped creature.

'We have to warn them!' Emily stared wide eyed

'Connor is there any way we can reach them on COMS?' Matt asked

'No, they are all run through the ADD now that's shut down so have the COMS'

They watched as it crept closer, both Becker and Jess's backs were turned; they weren't going to see it until it was too late.

'Do either of them have their mobile on them?' Abby suddenly looked up with hope in her eyes. Her heart was thumping as she watched it get closer and closer.

' I'm not sure but we can try, you call Jess and I'll call Becker' Matt replied

Abby had Jess on speed dial but it felt like forever before she had held the button down long enough for it to start to call her number. She loved Jess she was kind and caring and she didn't deserve to die, not like this. Abby just hoped Jess had her phone; she just hoped there was enough time to warn her.