Again, I'm sorry for the super huge long wait for this. But to be honest with you, I completely forgot I had this still going. Like I say in all my updates recently, I hope to update these regularly or near enough to regularly.

But knowing me.

I'll forget

:)

Episode 3

Matt, Becker and Abby headed up the stairs in the gallery to the top floor. As soon as they got to the top floor, they set off motion sensors, startling them all slightly.

"Motion sensors." Matt commented

They ignored the alarms and walked further down the corridor to the anomaly. But before they could lock it, the alarms blared loudly again. Becker spun around; his EMD raised but lowered it, sighing in frustration as they heard a familiar voice.

"Oh shut up!" Rachel shouted at the alarms. "Hey guys."

"Warn us next time." Becker mumbled.

"Sorry love." Rachel smiled. "By the way, have you seen the claw marks on the railings by any chance?"

That's when the alarms blared once again. They stood by the main sign, looking for what caused it to go off again. They looked around for any sign of an intruder, when suddenly, a raptor stalked towards them from behind the sign. It looked between the team-members, trying to decipher who to attack first. It glared more at Becker and Rachel, more than Abby and Matt. Matt noticed its actions.

"I think it likes you." Matt commented, smirking at Becker.

"It doesn't like me." Becker argued. "It's threatened by me. He's sensing that I'm the alpha male."

Rachel smirked and tried not to laugh loudly at Becker's ego. But, she noticed something different about the gleam in the raptor's eyes. It wasn't predatory. Rachel glanced at Abby, wanting confirmation on if she was right. Abby looked to her, nodding faintly. Abby held a hand out to Rachel, confusing the men either side of them. Rachel slowly handed her EMD to Abby before sprinting away from the raptor, with the raptor following her. It clicked loudly as it chased her.

"That's its mating call!" Abby shouted as they chased after the raptor and Rachel.

Rachel skidded and almost fell through the anomaly. She couldn't go through, not again, besides, Becker would kill her. Becker ran faster overtaking Abby and throwing his EMD to the floor, out of the way. He tackled Rachel to the floor, allowing the raptor to jump into the anomaly. The only problem was the position they had landed in. Rachel had turned to Becker before he tackled her, so she was on her back with Becker above her, a leg each side of his waist. They stared at each other, locked in a trance, until Abby quietly cleared her throat. Becker blinked and got to his feet, reaching down to help Rachel up.

"Alright?" Becker asked, keeping a hand on the small of her back.

"Just fine." She smiled. "Thanks."

Becker stood in front of the anomaly, ready for the raptor to run through with Matt chasing it. He heard a squeak and a clatter behind him. He raised an eyebrow and smirked, turning to see Rachel with a relieved look on her face as she caught one of the artworks. She had gotten bored, so she decided to clean up the mess that the raptor had left. Becker carried on watching her in amusement. She had cut her own hair that morning, which he preferred now. She now had a full fringe and layers in her hair, which she kept tied up but some layers were short enough to stay out of the tie. Becker found it funny when they woke up and she looked like Cruella De Ville. Rachel felt a pair of eyes on her and turned to Becker, who then averted his gaze away from her. She smiled and turned back to clearing up. But she walked backwards into another piece of art, knocking it over.

"Who the hell turned out the sun?" she shrieked.

Becker turned back to her and laughed under his breath. She sat leaning against a small stand, her arms straight out. He walked over and crouched down, lifting the vase gently from her head. She smiled innocently up at his as he put the vase back on its stand. Then reached down to help her up yet again.

"Can't you stay out of trouble?" Becker asked.

"Don't think so." Rachel smiled innocently. "Besides, I have a strong soldier boy to look after me."

"Don't call me that." Becker glared

"Dad does." Rachel shrugged.

"I know." He sighed.

"You love me really" she giggled.

"Unfortunately." He smirked, teasing her.

She dropped her smile and glared at Becker. He smiled softly and leaned down to give her a small kiss to the corner of her mouth. She failed to stay angry with him and smiled instantly. A loud thump alerted the two, wandering back to the anomaly. They both frowned at the unconscious raptor on the floor and then looked at each other. Soon, Matt walked through, looking rather glum. Rachel guessed that something happened while he was on the other side. But just after that, Emily stumbled through, holding her side.

"I've been shot." She screamed worriedly.

She fell to the floor with Matt crouching down to check her. Rachel stood behind Matt, watching them both. Matt pulled the bullet out of her jacket, both laughing at the fact her outfit saved her. Rachel smirked at the smile that Emily gave Matt.

Suddenly, she felt someone grab her from behind, an arm around her neck and the barrel of a gun at her temple. Becker glared at the person, recognising the situation. Rachel swallowed, also thinking about the time with Ethan. Emily got to her feet with Matt.

"Put the gun down." The man whispered into Rachel's ear.

Rachel let the gun drop, placing both her hands around the man's arm, pulling it down slightly to regain some air.

"Henry." Emily called. "Don't do it."

"You will come back with me. Return home as my wife and help convict this criminal." Henry sneered.

"No." Emily replied confidently. "My home is here. Now let her go."

"Never." Henry spat. "What would the city think of me when I return with Captain Elsie?"

Rachel rolled her eyes at him. "Why don't you just shoot me?"

"Rachel." Becker breathed. His hands were starting to shake in worry.

"If you bring me back alive, then I'll just escape again." Rachel grinned, pointing a finger up. Matt looked up to the motion sensors, understanding. "Bring me back dead. And I won't be a threat. You'll be hailed a hero."

She felt the barrel of the gun press further into her temple. Matt, Emily and Becker watched Henry smirk, an evil glint in his eye. Becker was itching to rip the man off Rachel. But he could risk an accidental shot. Rachel's calm and determined eyes caught his feared and angry ones, trust passing between the two.

Then Henry pulled the trigger.

Rachel smirked at the empty clicking sound. It rung out several times as Henry desperately tried to find a bullet. Instead, he threw Rachel to the ground by his side forcefully. He pulled one of Emily's knives out and held it above his head. He was about to finish the deed when the alarms blared loudly, scaring him.

"What is this place?" he exclaimed.

They hadn't noticed the raptor was waking up until it pounced on Henry. Becker shot at the creature three times before disabling, possibly killing it. Matt gripped onto Emily's shoulders, unfreezing her. Rachel lay on her back, using her elbows to keep herself up with one hand covering her mouth. Becker knelt down beside Henry, reaching to check his pulse.

"He's dead." Becker announced.

Becker stood and walked to Rachel, while Matt comforted Emily from the shock. Becker helped Rachel to her feet once more, with her wrapping her arms around him tightly. It was the first time she'd actually witnessed a death while on duty. Becker returned the hug briefly before she stood back, letting out a sigh and smiling.

"Did you know there were no bullets in the gun?" Matt asked.

"Oh there were bullets." Rachel smiled, worrying Becker even more. Rachel pulled the last hair clip out of her hair, holding it up for Matt to see. "I just jammed it with one of these. You learn odd tricks when you're a bandit."

Becker sighed in frustration. "Don't do that again."