After one week of finding Abby and Connor, you're suffering. The whole group is. Connor's got hay-fever, Matt's sprained his wrist, Abby's got a suspected broken arm and you've gut your head. Overall, Becker's the only healthy one.

You're sat by a stream, washing the dried blood from strand of your hair. Next to you, Abby is taking handfuls of water and is washing Connor's hair. Becker is sat talking to Matt about finding anomalies. You don't notice the shadows on the on the other side of the river moving, or something stepping from them. Until someone screams.

Your head snaps up as does everyone else's. You jump to your feet and at the same time you push yourself from the bank into the water. You splash through the water, wrapping your arms round the necks of the two people on the other side of the water. "You're okay!" you laugh happily as Abby splashes through the water, followed by Connor, Matt and Becker.

"Danny! Jenny!" Connor throws himself at the pair.

"Nice to see you too Connor." Danny grins, patting him on the back. "How did you guys meet up?"

"We travelled south-" Becker began.

"My idea." Matt cut in.

"Yes, Matt's idea. We met up with Connor and Abby about a week ago, on Abby's birthday."

"You're injured." Jenny frowned. "What happened?"

"My hay-fever's playing up. Abby hasn't actually punched my yet." Connor squeezed Abby's good hand.

"I fell out of a tree." Abby muttered sheepishly, cradling her bad arm.

"I got attacked my a velociraptor." you shrug.

"I sprained my wrist trying to help her." Matt grinned. "Enough of that, we need to get going and find somewhere to dry off."

To punctuate his words, Connor steps back and promptly falls into the water.

X

You and Becker walk ahead of the others, hand in hand. Danny and Jenny are a few paces behind, Danny's arm around Jenny's waist. Abby and Connor are holding hands beside them and Matt is walking by himself, a sad expression in his eyes. You drop Becker's hand out of guilt. "I need to talk to Matt. I'll catch up." you dart back towards the lonely man. "You're suffering."

"Yup." He nods and keeps walking. "I miss her."

"I bet. I feel horrible."

"Why?" Matt stops walking.

"Because we've all got someone. And your someone is stuck thousands of years away." you don't want to say the next part.

"And may not even like me? I know your thinking it." You nod and run to join up with Becker and the others.

"Is everything okay?" Abby asks as Matt catches up.

"We're fine. We need to keep pressing on before it gets dark." Matt pushes his way to the front, leading the group off.

"Jess?" Abby mutters in your ear, loud enough for only you to hear.

"Yup." You nod. "Don't say anything." Abby nods. Up ahead, Matt reappears, yelling to you.

"There's an anomaly!" he yells and you all start to run. Becker's pulling you along, Danny and Jenny beside you and Abby and Connor just behind. You follow Matt into a clearing and, sure enough, there's the anomaly.

"Where does it go?" You pant, slightly out of breath.

"One way to find out." Danny jumps forwards, through the anomaly. The rest of you exchange glances before following.

There's a blindingly bright light and then the soft floor of the forest had gone and hard concrete meets the soles of your shoes. Glancing around you see buildings. "We're back!" Jenny exclaims, hugging Danny.

"Stay where you are!" you stand still, turning to face the source of the voice. It's an ARC soldier. He's got his gun pointed in your direction and other soldiers are joining the first. There's ten of them before Becker snaps into action.

"Put your guns down!" he demands, stepping forwards at two more black ARC cars pull up.

"Sir!" the soldiers lower their weapons, dazed expressions on their faces.

"What's going on here?" a man climbs out of the trucks, followed by what must be the new team.

"Nice to see they looked for us." you hear Matt mutter. "We're the team." he explains loudly. "I'm Matt Anderson and this is Abby Maitland, Connor Temple, Danny Quinn, Jenny Lewis, Captain Becker and-" he's cut off before he gets to you.

"We know who you are." the man snaps.

"For goodness sake Carl!" A red headed woman slaps his arm. "Forgive him. He isn't always like this. I'm Lucy, the PR professional." you and Jenny glare at her.

"I'm Captain Morgan." A large, buff man steps forwards and you think he'd be better on bouncer duty. Becker stiffens next to you.

Another, younger woman steps forwards. She tucks her brown hair behind one ear as the soldiers set up the ACD. "Vikki. The ARCs technician." Connor sniffs.

"Really? I thought that was Jess' job."

"Oh, only at the ARC. I'm the computer geek out on the field."

Next to her, Carl sighs. "You're all under arrest."

There are numerous cries of 'What?' from you and the team. "They're fine, Carl. Me and Lucy can take them back." Vikki interjects. "C'mon." the gestures for you to follow. You glance up at Becker, whose still glaring at Morgan, and follow Vikki, the others in tow. You, Becker, Connor and Abby pile into the back of Vikki's truck, the others piling into Lucy's. "They're back, Jess. Me and Lucy are bringing them back now." Vikki grins as she pulls away from the curb. "You know, you lot are the stuff of legends now."

"How so?" Connor frowns.

"Well, you've survived the past on numerous occasions, built the ARC and everything in it and are the survivors of the first team."

"Yeah, I guess we're heroes then." Connor grins.

"I wouldn't go that far." Vikki laughs, flashing her ID to the soldier on gate duty. "But legends, yes." Vikki jumps from the truck, pinning her long, brown hair back with a pink clip. Lucy leans from the window of her truck, explaining she is heading back. Vikki nods before leading you inside. She scans her wrist band and your relieved to find that yours still works. You notice that your pace and the other's pace have picked up. You round corner after corner, smiling at shocked friends until you get to the ADD room.

Jess is speaking into her ear piece, frantically typing on the keyboard infront of her. "It's left, look up. There's another behind you, no, behind you." Jess sighs, pressing more buttons. She finally gives in. "Fine. Do it your way." she sits back in her chair, closing the window and flicking to the security cameras.

"Is that legal?" Jess jumps at the sound of Matt's voice.

"Matt!" she cries, jumping from her chair and running to him. She winds her arms round his neck, and he hugs her tightly. "I missed you!" you quickly head over the Vikki, feeling the need to give the pair some room. The others split off, Becker and Danny heading off to meet Lester who was leaving his office, a shocked expression on his face. Connor seated himself at the ADD and Abby and Jenny headed over to join you.

"She never stopped talking about him." Vikki laughs. "It was highly frustrating." she suddenly stops laughing and raises a delicate eyebrow. You follow her gaze and find Matt and Jess lip-locked. Danny wolf whistles and Lester rolls his eyes, retreating back into his office.

Okay, finally wrote this chapter. Carl, Morgan and Lucy will be gone by the next chapter, but Vikki's going to stay to annoy the boys.