AN: A little bit longer, and some more insight... sort of... into what Clue and Will have to do with ABC... ;3

And Connor makes progress! Ooooh! Hopefully this chapter moves the plot along a little more than the last... Hope you guys like it! Thanks for the reviews, guys! And you'll find out the answers to your questions, don't worry! :D

"He probably fell asleep at his desk again." Abby said, sighing. Becker handed her a cup of tea, sitting down across from her at the table.

"It's not like with Burton, you know that." The soldier said. Abby nodded.

"I know. And I support him completely."

"Me, too."

"But I'd hoped, y'know, that we would spend a little time relaxing, if anomalies allow, all together." Abby smiled, then and put her hand on his. "Not that I really mind it just being you and I, of course."

Becker grinned. "I have an idea. Why don't we go in early, surprise him? You wouldn't mind waiting a little longer for breakfast, right?" Abby's eyes lit up.

Soon the two were out the door and on their way to the ARC.

Connor woke, blinking owlishly to clear his eyes and his mind from sleep. The flashing of his mobile caught his attention first, and Connor grabbed it, nearly falling out of his chair.

"Ten missed calls?! Five texts?" Connor read the messages, and his face paled. "Shit!"

"What's wrong, Conn?" He turned around, a hopeful expression on his face, at the sound of Becker's voice.

"I fell asleep!" Connor said, dismayed. "And I was looking forwards to relaxing at home." He mumbled. Becker sighed, entering the room.

"It's okay. And to make it up to us, you can come to breakfast with us." Becker suggested, tilting Connor's chin up and kissing him.

"Sounds good to me!" The scientist responded, once they broke apart for air.

"Abby's waiting in the car." Connor started to get to his feet. Becker noticed the message on the computer screen as he turned, and tapped Connor on the shoulder. "Wait, look!"

Connor turned, and his eyes lit up, crouching over the laptop and typing a command in, eyes narrowed as he read the information that filled the screen. A grin formed on his face.

"It worked! Becker, it worked!" Connor cheered, embracing the other man tightly, nearly lifting him off the ground. Becker laughed.

"Okay genius, now let's get to breakfast, so you can get back to work sooner than later." Connor hesitated, but nodded, shutting the laptop with a snap.

Will gulped down the glass of water in one shot, flashing a smile as Clue sat down across from him. She'd arrived quickly to the parlour, leaping at him and hugging him within an inch of his life. She'd demanded to know what had been happening, but Will asked if they could discuss it in private. After buying ice creams for the both of them, they'd walked back to Clue's flat, a few streets away.

She placed a plate with a sandwich on it in front of him.

"You look thinner. Have you had anything at all to eat since returning?" He smirked at the motherly type of concern from his 23 year old cousin.

"Clue, I can take care of myself. I'm not here to eat you out of house and home, you know!" He paused and smiled more gently at his cousin. "Thanks, though."

"I just don't want you wasting away before you can clear your name." Clue told him, rolling her eyes as she ate spoonful of her ice cream. Will snorted, munching on the sandwich.

"So... what's the story? Last I heard, Reni'd accused you of killing Turing, you'd run off with that prototype anomaly device, 'n he'd claimed you'd killed yourself." Clue said, tone light.

"Sorry." Will saw the truth in her eyes: she'd almost believed that he was dead, hanging onto hope by a thread for so long. He explained his situation, ending it with, "I realized while I was runnin' for my life in the Triassic that I didn't want to keep running forever. I need to get proof, because the research Reni was doing - it's not just wrong, it's bad news, too."

"The other day there were rumors you were back." Clue said, after a moment. He looked at her in alarm.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean someone was brought in from an anomaly shout, and they were saying he was you." He stared at his cousin, unsure what this meant. "Reni tortured him." She added.

Will paled, shocked. He shouldn't have been, really, since he knew how immoral Reni was.

"Did you get to see the man?" William asked. Clue shook her head.

"Johnson apparently helped him escape. Reni shot Johnson for it, poor man, and then a soldier who looked a lot like granpop, only younger, killed Reni." She paused. "Fredrichs is still a problem, though,"Clue finished. Will's brain-gears started turning.

"So." He looked up from contemplating his sandwich (or so it looked from Clue's perspective). "How're we going to prove your innocence?" Clue asked, deadly serious.

"I... I think I have an idea. It involves breaking a few of our grandparents' rules, though." Clue grinned.

"Does that mean what I think it means?"

"I predicted an anomaly!" Connor announced later that day in the Hub. Everyone turned to look at him, and Jess gave a big grin and double thumbs up.

"An anomaly will open in the next two days." Becker added, clapping Connor on the shoulder.

"That's great news!" Matt exclaimed, a rare expression crossing his usually impassive face. The man grinned.

"Where is it going to open?" Emily questioned, joining Matt. Abby smiled supportively at Connor.

"St. Kilda's road in Harrow, 'bout 20 kilometers from 'ere." He told them, crossing to the ADD. With a bit of fussing between his laptop and the ADD and assistance from Jess, they soon had the anomaly prediction model up on the larger screen. "I tagged the room-size construction with the prediction too, and checked it. Can't say exactly when, but definitely within this time frame, and within a street or two of this 'ne."

"Great job, Conn!" Abby kissed him, and he beamed at her, cheeks a little pink.

"Becker, assign a few of your men to keep watch on Harrow, maybe have them stay in the area for the next 48

hours." Matt said. The soldier nodded. "Jess - "

"Surveillance on St. Kilda's road in Harrow, got it. Hacking the CCTV now." The tech finished, already typing away. Connor closed his laptop and watched the team's movements.

"I'll need the data about the anomaly later, but I'll work with what we have from the Anthitherium yesterday for now." Emily commented. She was working with Sarah Page's research, interested in the way anomalies, and their creatures, had influenced the myths and legends of human societies throughout history. Connor nodded absently, promising to give her the information as soon as possible. He went back to staring into the middle distance where he stood at the railing. Becker had gone to speak with his men, and Matt was in Lester's office, filling him in on Connor's prediction and what it meant for the team.

"Manny's been looking sad, y'wanna come say hi, love?" Abby asked from behind him. Connor turned to face her.

"Manny doesn't really like me. He likes Lester better." He told her. Abby chuckled.

"That's because you never have treats. Plus, i'm sure there's more info you could add to the database on Mammoths, right?" Connor laughed, but followed.

TBC