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Chapter 7: Dangerous Game

Lester motioned for the military men to lower their weapons and step away from Danny. Danny lowered his arms.

"Just so you know, Quinn, if you die, I'm going to have to hire someone to push Christine and Captain Wilder into the worst anomaly to be found just so I won't have to deal with them." Lester said adjusting his tie.

Connor, Danny, and the others grinned widely.

Danny slapped a hand on Lester's shoulder, "don't worry Lester, I'll do my best."

"Yes, well, don't just stand there, you all have a job to do. Our tax dollars are at work here." Lester replied removing Danny's hand from his shoulder.

Danny and the team made a quick detour to the armory.

"So, what should we be expecting on the other side of the anomaly?" Becker asked.

"It's Helen, she's always full of surprises; and by the sound of it, I don't think that she'll be waiting to hold a tea party with us on the other side." Connor answered picking up a harpoon gun, examining it.

Abby picked up a tranquilizer as she watched Connor examining weapons to take with them.

It was times like this when Connor seemed to act so much like Stephen it actually scared her a bit. Since Stephen's death, Connor had cut his hair much shorter, buffed up on ammunitions knowledge, and spent every other spare moment studying the anomalies.

Whenever Connor did sleep, there was usually an anomaly alert and she dreaded waking him up because he always looked so peaceful.

"I can do the action thing too ya know, I'm not just a massive intellect." Connor had once said.

It was as if Connor had become this combination of Stephen and himself; but somehow, he was still the Connor she had always known.

Becker, Connor and Danny had packed a few back packs for everyone filled with supplies and some weapons, such as grenades, extra tranquillizer darts, and other equipment.

"I can't believe you actually snapped at Lester like that." Danny remarked to Connor.

Connor smirked, "Yeah, well, I'm pretty sure that after today, I'll be looking for a new flat cos Lester's definitely gonna kick me out for defending ya."

Danny patted Connor on the back, "don't worry mate, I'm sure it'll all work out." Danny looked at Abby, whose eyes fell to the floor.

Abby, Connor, Danny, and Becker put on the four back packs.

"Where's mine?" Sarah inquired.

Becker turned to her, "we need you to stay behind to work the device to lock the anomaly and also to keep things going should something happen."

"So, you're saying that you're not coming back?" Sarah asked.

Becker grabbed Sarah's shoulders, "that's not what I'm saying, we need you to ensure everyone's safety by locking the anomaly once we go through."

They arrived at the scene within minutes. Danny was once again the first through the door. Sarah and the others rushed into the townhouse with the equipment and their rucksacks.

Connor looked at Sarah, "Sarah, lock the anomaly straight after we've gone through and unlock it after about two hours."

Sarah nodded and smiled weakly. "Good Luck, guys."

Becker looked at Connor, Abby, and Danny, then walked back over Sarah.

"I don't want to say this, but just in case we don't come back, anyway, there will be some of my best men here to look after you if something already came through the anomaly."

Sarah grabbed Becker's shirt and pulled him into a passionate kiss, which he returned just a passionate.

"Ahem." Connor coughed, "If you're done soulja boy, we've um, got a friend to save?"

Sarah smiled against Becker's lips.

It was an ongoing joke amongst the group. Ever since Danny had referred to Becker as Soulja boy, no one would let Becker live it down.

Danny would turn up to work everyday blasting boy-band music, while Connor would play "Crank 'dat Soulja boy" in the lounge and even attempt the dance once in a while in Becker's presence.

"I'll be back." Becker told Sarah as he kissed her once more and the group entered the anomaly.

Sarah locked the anomaly behind them. "Please come back safe guys."

Just outside, Christine Johnson, Captain Wilder and some of her men waited in cars watching the scene at Jenny's townhouse.

"So, they did know something about it." Christine mused.

"What are we going to do ma'am?" Wilder asked.

"I think that we're going to follow them and pay our friends a little visit on the other side of the anomaly." She replied.

"Ammunition?"

"Bring it all, God only knows what Helen Cutter could be hiding on the opposite side of that anomaly. Alert the men, tell them to be ready on my signal."

"Yes, ma'am."

Wilder raised a walkie to his mouth, "Be ready to move in at a moment's notice."

On the other side of the anomaly...

Connor, Abby, Danny, and Becker had ended up in a bunker of some sort. However, there were four different corridors to choose from.

"Well, that's childish, how the hell are we supposed to find Helen and Jenny if we have to guess which tunnel to go down?" Connor asked gesturing to the corridors.

Suddenly, Helen's voice came over a speaker system.

"How good of you all to join me. I even see that you've gone through the trouble of sealing the anomaly to prevent any interruptions. Before you are four tunnels, which means, if you'd like to find Jenny, you're going to have to split up and pick a tunnel."

Then the speaker system fell silent again.

"I guess we have no choice." Abby stated, "We're going to have to play Helen's game."

"Something's not right," Danny stated, "it's a trap, and it's one we have to walk into to."

"Everyone's got a torch and a walkie right?" Connor asked waving his torch and walkie in his hand. "Just gotta stay in contact."

Danny nodded. "Good, everyone, keep in contact with them, if we fall out of touch, don't believe anything you see or hear unless you're 100% sure that it's any of us."

Abby walked over to Connor and pulled him into a hug, which Connor returned.

"What's that for?" he asked.

"Good luck." Abby replied and kissed Connor on the cheek.

She then started down one of the corridors, as did Danny and Becker.

Connor put his hand up to the spot where Abby had kissed him on the cheek.

"On with the dangerous game, then," he muttered as he flicked on the torch and began walking down the only tunnel left.

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