Chapter Summary: In which Lucy and Amy arrive at the Bunker and Lucy takes her first trip in the Lifeboat.

He had hoped that Lucy would sit in the front but Amy was easily carsick so she sat in the front. Lucy fell asleep almost immediately. Amy said after they had been on the road for awhile, "So what's it like? Traveling through time."

"Nauseating. And dangerous. And fun… sometimes." Wyatt thought about all the missions. How he had seen so much history and how much more he probably would see.
" I have a hard time believing in this stuff. Time travel and all that." Amy confessed. "Sorry I've been giving you a hard time and being rude. I'm just protective of Lucy. Her last boyfriend was Rittenhouse. And abusive. When she didn't join him he beat her up and tried to kidnap her." Wyatt felt rage burn through him at the idea of Noah hurting Lucy. The idea of him laying a hand on Lucy gave him a sense of pain.
"I can't understand how anyone could hurt her like that." He murmured. Amy glanced at him suspiciously, so he added hastily, "I mean it's just horrible to do something like that to anyone."
What might he have done if Jessica had been living in the bunker with Lucy? Given his propensity for screwing things up could he have done something to break her heart. Like disappearing without a word and forcing her to go on a mission without him. Yeah, he certainly was capable of being an asshole.
"You act sometimes…like you know her. Do you?" Amy commented.
"Would I sound crazy if I told you that in another timeline she was the original historian? But that timeline was shot when Rittenhouse tried to kill JFK and somehow something we did change the timeline." Wyatt somehow trusted Amy to be discreet with the knowledge.
"Ok, that does sound crazy. But if time travel is real I guess….So you two were friends?" Amy's voice had softened.
"Yeah, we were." Wyatt thought about all the times the team had gone out and just talked. The moments in which they had found themselves facing death together. Yeah, they were friends. But they were also family.
"Good. Lucy needs more friends." Amy smiled.
"Why don't we switch? I've just got a cat nap and I'm feeling fresh." Lucy sat up and pushed the hair from her face.
Normally Wyatt didn't relinquish control of a car. He had spent too much time obsessed with racing. But this was a rented car and he was tired. Lucy was a good driver. Not as fast as him but careful and reliable.
"Thanks, Ma'm." They traded spots and as he nodded off he could hear the sound of her humming. The song sounded suspiciously like, "You Made Me Love You." He dreamed she was lying beside him like she had that night in 41 with that brilliant smile on her face. She was running her fingers down his arm and across his face and all he could remember was how happy he was. How perfect that moment was. Perhaps, perhaps he had a chance at recapturing something.
It was nearly dawn when they arrived at the bunker. Wyatt called Denise who met them outside. Lucy and Amy shivered in the surprisingly cold air and Denise glanced at them before saying, "I know this is rustic but it is pretty safe. I hope you don't mind sharing a room. Occasionally with Jiya too."
"Jiya's our tech and computer guru," Wyatt explained. Amy and Lucy exchanged glances. It was clear the bunker looked decidedly unappealing. Honestly, it was unappealing. It was like the dorm from hell.
Denise stepped forward and said, "Everyone, this is Lucy Preston and her sister Amy. She is our new historian."
They had already decided not to tell Lucy that some of them already knew her. It would probably creep her out more than it already did. So Jiya stepped forward and shook hands with them giving them her usual smile. Lucy and Amy grinned back. Clearly, they had at least one friend. Rufus was an easy sell too. In about five minutes he and Amy were laughing like they had been friends for years. Connor was well known to most people and only inspired a little awe mixed with confusion. Then there was Flynn. He looked as if he wasn't sure what to do since he couldn't dramatically tell Lucy that they were destined to work together or some other bullshit. He was introduced as another soldier. Amy looked suspicious and whispered to Rufus, "Why does that guy look like a mobster?"
"Flynn, oh well, he's kinda a terrorist. But he's working with us right now so it's all good." Rufus said flippantly.
"Oh god. Why did I agree to this? I'm not like Lucy. I don't have the hots for Master Sargent Logan." Amy whispered. Wyatt was eavesdropping and didn't care. So Lucy thought he was hot? Well, he could work with that.
"Cause she's your sister. And because Rittenhouse is like even scarier. I get it. Flynn got me shot. But Rittenhouse is even worse. He's effective at this whole killing Rittenhouse thing." Rufus said.
Lucy and Amy started unpacking and Wyatt wandered around the bunker trying to figure out what to do with himself. Lucy was back in the bunker. And things were majorly weird. But she was alive and safe and….
"So that's Amy?" Rufus commented. "She's pretty…."
"Blunt? Opinionated?" Wyatt hazarded. "Tell me about it. She basically accused me of being a vampire, a Rittenhouse agent and trying to seduce her sister."
Rufus laughed. "That last one isn't wrong though. But yeah, I'm just happy she's around for Lucy. Lucy seems, she seems similar."
Wyatt flushed a little at Rufus's blunt words. He shrugged. "Lucy is the same. She just has slightly different memories."
Jiya came up and added, "Poor ladies. I introduced them to this hellhole. I think they wished they took their chances with Rittenhouse. Let's hope the Mothership doesn't jump before Lucy has a chance to get used to it."
No such luck. Lucy and Amy barely had time to unpack and figure out how the bunker was situated before the telltale sound of the alarm alerted them that Emma had jumped again. Lucy came running, still dressed in sweats with her hair flying around her face, before skidding to a stop in front of Connor.
"Where did they jump to?" Wyatt asked.
"November 1, 2018. Flatbush, Brooklyn." Jiya called out.
"Ok, that could have something to do with WWI," Lucy said. Wyatt noticed she was frowning as she pulled out her phone.
"Wait a minute. Thank you, Wikipedia even though I never let my students use you. There was one of the largest train crashes in US history on that day. At least 93 people died and more than 250 were injured. The driver lost control of their train and crashed into the subway ceiling. The driver, Edward Luciano, was filling in for a driver who had gone on strike that morning. He had only two training hours compared to the required 60. That particular part of the line was extremely dangerous. He was unable to stop the train from crashing when they got out of a sharp curve. The company was considered partially responsible because they put an inexperienced person on the job and he was accused of manslaughter but was acquitted. As a result of the crash, the company implemented safety precautions." Lucy finished reading and then looked up
"What does Rittenhouse care about a train crash in Brooklyn?" Wyatt asked.
"Could they change the person responsible? Make them pose as an anarchist or communist to discredit the movement? The union representing the workers had just gone on strike. What if they changed it into a terrorist attack? The country was being rocked by internal issues over immigrants and German spies. A terrorist attack could be disastrous." Lucy replied.
"That sounds plausible. Let's go." Wyatt saw the look of fear cross her face. This was the first time this Lucy had traveled through time.
"But we don't have clothes." Lucy protested.
"We'll steal them," Rufus said.
"But I can't show up in 1918 in these….And my hair…." Lucy looked seriously pissed. "Do you know how easy it would be to catch us?"
"Come on. Cynthia probably left some old clothes. And I can do your hair." Jiya prevented a possible explosion by grabbing a dress from 1904 and putting Lucy's hair up in a quick updo.
Lucy almost stumbled into the Lifeboat and kept her eyes fixed on the many flashing lights and not on her feet. Wyatt grinned. Some things didn't change. Lucy's clumsiness was one thing. He grabbed her arm to help her into her seat. She sent him a quick glance and smile. She fumbled with her seatbelt. Yet another thing hadn't changed. He helped her without a word. She appeared surprised for a second, "How did you know I would have trouble?"
"It's not my first rodeo, ma'am. I know those things are tricky." Wyatt replied.
"Why do you keep calling me ma'am? We're roughly the same age." Lucy gritted out. But she was smiling a little too. He suspected she was only pretending to be offended.
"Just being polite, ma'am." He answered.
"Don't go scaring off our historian. What would we do without her expert advice? What if we brought back President Wilson accidentally?" Flynn said.
"That would be horrible," Lucy said. She shuddered, "That could have catastrophic effects on the timeline."
"I don't care much. I mean Wilson was a Klan supporter. So if I found out he was Rittenhouse I wouldn't be surprised." Rufus said.
"That's true. I never liked Wilson. But that kind of change in history…it could totally change our lives, not for the better." Lucy smiled. "But honestly Wilson isn't on my list of favorite presidents."
"Well, I hope you're prepared for a bumpy ride. You may throw up the first few times. Wyatt and Flynn sure did." Rufus grinned at him. Wyatt rolled his eyes. Rufus was grinning broadly.
"Ugh! I hope not." Lucy bit her lip. Rufus started the Lifeboat. Wyatt hadn't gotten used to the feeling of traveling through time. But for Lucy, this must have been even harder. She gave a little yelp of shock as they landed.
"God. Does that get easier?" she asked. She had turned pale and pressed a hand against her forehead. But she didn't throw up. Lucy Preston had a stomach of steel.
"Not really. Call it your penance for today." Flynn said.
"Well, on a good note, we haven't died yet," Lucy said. She smiled. "Well, should we…uhhh…stop Rittenhouse?"

Author's Note: Sorry I haven't been posting but I just graduated this weekend and I'm sick right now so I have more time. I love the Amy conversation with Wyatt. She is so on to him. I thought it was interesting how he's a bit more self-aware because his situation with Jessica occurred on its own. He didn't have to deal with his competing feelings with Lucy because she was in a different timeline.
he train crash was a real event that occurred as I described. I was looking for a rather obscure event for a reason you will find out in the next chapter. My methods of finding historical events are fairly random. I'm not a historian of American history so finding events can be a little difficult. I'd love to do world history but I have to keep it at least roughly connected to US history. I love my Amy/Rufus brotp and soon it will be an Amy/Flynn brotp. Amy is just so much fun to write. I can do what I want with her cause she was never really developed in canon. Also, Amy is totally on to Lucy already being really attracted to Wyatt even though she barely knows him. Plus he did save her life so she has this crazy connection to him. A lot of this will be revealed later so stay tuned. And of course, I had to include panicked-history-teacher-must-not change-the-timeline!Lucy while everyone else is like "History? It's fluid, changeable, who cares what we do with it?" I must say I agree with Lucy on this. Changing the timeline just isn't a good idea.