Wouldn't it be nice if I could get out, wouldn't it be nice . . . oh, stuff it. Lost in a black whirl pool of nothing and light was nowhere and darkness showed nothing. She was alone in an empty hole, digging its way to the centre of the earth. Each passing second seemed to become more hot and humid, the air grew dryer and she grew weaker still. Energy sapping and losing hope she hovered in the black, waiting for an answer. For anything, nothing came.
. . .
Sitting on the edge of the desk, Becker called for Amelia in his mind, wanting to hear her voice again. Then again, Becker, it could have been a hallucination, nothing at all,Becker thought, no; I must not think like that, Amelia is alive. Becker started to pace the room, humming a thoughtless tune; he carried on with his internal banter. But, if she was alive, she would come to me; help me now, wouldn't she? Becker was in such a deep thought, he didn't notice Danny enter the room. Danny spoke,
"Becker, we need you, now. Becker, no buts, just deal with it, we have. Now, move it or I'll get Abby and you will lose it, get that, Soldier Boy?" Becker responded to that jibe.
"I'm not Soldier Boy, Danny Quinn. I'm Becker to you, get that, huh?" Becker retorted and stormed out of the room, seething with anger that was boiling in a pot. It had been there all along, he just needed motive, now he had one. He was the 'Sandhurst Soldier' again, no longer Becker, he was Captain Becker and he was on the move. When he stalked into the Anomaly Detector room, the team were shocked at his show of emotion.
"What?" Captain Becker hissed at them, and the team turned away, no longer a friend of his. It was his first day all over again, no longer wanted nor liked; he grabbed a gun and stormed to the car in a mild hurry. A hand was placed on his shoulder and Captain Becker span around, showed at the display of courage near him when he was this angry.
"Becker, careful, please." Jenny whispered to him and silently walked off.