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Author's Note: Hi everyone, sorry this has taken so long. My mum has been back in hospital again and I've been sick myself. So writing had to take a back seat for a while, but I've finally completed it. I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 10:

Joe Fairchild frowned. He had been called into the complex's conference room moments before he was going to leave for New Paris. The news that he, Darius and Richie had heard wasn't good.

Richie had a blank look on his face, the news Joe and Gaia had given him only left him dazed and confused. He had been doing so well reorienting himself to the new century but what Gaia said still left him with more questions than answers. "I thought you were Terra? I mean isn't that what the Roman's called you?"

"That's true, Richie, however we were in fact two separate beings, Terra is my sister." Gaia explained.

"Who is now running Genesis along with Kronos," Joe pointed out.

"Yea and he was one of the Four Horsemen." Richie added straight after him.

"Yes." Gaia responded to both of them.

"When are Methos, Caren and Connor due back with Amanda?" Darius inquired.

"They should be here soon," the Goddess answered him.

"They'll need to be told immediately, because if there is one thing about Methos I do know if he finds out on his own he'll run. If he and Caren leave here together you will have a hard time finding either of them. Caren knows what Methos does about disappearing, which means she's a good as he is at becoming invisible," the Priest informed.

"I wasn't exactly going to keep it a secret, Darius," Gaia retorted.

Joe snorted. "Yes you were," he said and saw the Goddess glare at him. He shrugged. "So what else to your spy tell you?"

"Kronos wants to bring the Four Horsemen back together," Gaia announced.

"But Methos is already here why would he go with Kronos." Richie stated.

"Kronos knows that. He also knows Methos will not join him or his brothers again. Unless..." the Goddess let the sentence drag out.

"Unless he has no choice," Joe finished it for her, "especially if it's to save Caren's life."

"Yes."

Joe was livered. "Can he get her here, is she safe!"

"Yes, not even Sergeant Williams know the location of the Sanctuary."

"You better be bloody sure of that, Gaia, because if that man gets his hands on my daughter - Methos is going to be the least of your worries." Joe threatened.

"She is safe, here, that I promise you," Gaia said calmly. "Now it's time to greet our newest arrival."

With that said, she left the room, the other's followed her.

0o0o0o0o0

2020 - Outside of Paris, France

From their hiding spot, Methos, Caren and Connor watched the end of the Gathering.

"Of all the people to make it to the end, I would never have expected it to be Amanda," Methos remarked.

"Do you realize that's a typical male chauvinist thing to say!" Caren spat at Methos.

"Sorry love, but Connor don't you agree, I wasn't expecting the little thief?" Methos jabbed his elbow in to the Highlanders ribs.

"If you think I'm answering you comment in front of Caren you're nuts. Maybe you sleep with her but she still scares me. No buzz and still Immortal it boggles the mind." Connor replied.

"Wasn't Amanda, Duncan's lover?" Caren asked him try to get them back on track but rolling her eyes at both of them.

He nodded. "On and off, between marriages, lovers, that sort of thing. She used him as stress relief now and then."

Connor snorted. "Sounds like Amanda."

Caren chuckled. "I'm sure the stress relief went both ways."

"No doubt," Methos agreed. "Still I was fond of the little minx."

"We all were," Connor stated. "She made a party lively."

"That she did." Methos fondly smiled.

Caren rolled her eyes. "We should get ready, it's coming to an end. That is if you two can get your minds out of the gutter. Methos do you still have a thing for Amanda?"

"Caren, Amanda and I were just friends, really. There always was something or someone keeping us apart. She was more like my mischievous little sister." Then making a X over his heart he said, "Promise."

"Really?" Caren smiled. While she realised they would be rescuing a lot of Immortals, it never before crossed her mind until then some might have a romantic history with Methos.

"Okay is this soap opera over? Can we get back to work? Or do you two want to make out? I think we have a couple of minutes." Connor smirked.

"See I told you this guy was a pain in the…" Methos began.

Caren interrupted him. "Yes, you've told me plenty of times. I get it."

Seeing the look on her face was enough for both men to realise Caren wanted the topic dropped and the mission to continue. They followed her, creeping closer to the fighting. When the time came, Caren moved even closer and activated the device on her wrist and time stopped for all but her, Methos, Connor and Amanda.

Shocked, Amanda scrambled away from the sword that was suspended near her head and managed to get to her feet, grasping her own sword tightly in her hand. She looked around as she sensed the two of the three people walking towards her. The men she knew, but the woman was a stranger. Still her shock turned to disbelief at who the two men were. Stumbling a little, she took a step forward.

"Methos. Connor?" Her voice was barely audible.

Methos smiled at his friend. "Amanda, don't be afraid."

"How?" She touched both their faces when they stopped before her, making sure they were real. Dropping her sword, she hugged them both, tears of joy sliding down her face. "You're both alive. How?"

"Time travel," Connor explained.

"That's just not possible," she exclaimed.

"It is, thanks to Gaia," Caren announced and then introduced herself. "I'm Caren Fairchild. I found Methos in 2616 and he and I were recruited by Gaia to bring Immortals of the past to the future."

"To do what?" Amanda demanded still not sure if they were telling her the truth or not.

"To train the new breed of Immortals," Caren revealed. "You see, Duncan won. You were the last, when he took your head, he won the Game."

Amanda looked back at the now frozen Immortal, the realisation of that setting in. "Then I'm glad it was him my Quickening when to." She looked back. "Are you sure I was the last?"

"Yes. It is written in his journal he couldn't bare to kill you until he had no other choice. I think he really loved you Amanda. But Duncan's prize was mortality and a life of insanity. I'm afraid he killed himself to stop the voices in his head."

Tears streamed down Amanda's face. "Oh Duncan." She wiped her face with her hand. "Can you save him too?"

"I'm sorry not now Amanda we hope too in time," Methos answered her. "We're here for you now."

"Will I meet these new Immortals if I come with you?"

Caren smiled. "You already have. I'm Immortal."

Amanda frowned. "You're joking, I can't sense you."

"I'm not joking,"

"The new Immortals can't be sensed like we can sense each other," Methos explained. "In the future there is no Game, no head hunting. Immortals will be able to live peacefully, as will the Immortals we're bring to the future."

"We need help to train these new Immortal to blend in though," Connor told her. "That and Gaia wants her children to have a second chance."

Amanda looked at him sceptically. "You're talking as if Gaia is a real person, a Goddess?"

"Aye lass, a real life Goddess," Connor answered her with a grin. "Would I lead you astray?"

"Yes," Amanda answered without hesitation. "You have several times in the past."

Caren and Methos laughed. She however brought them back on track. "We have a time limit here boys."

"Caren is right," Methos said. "So Amanda, the choice is yours. You can come to the future with us, or stay and lose your head to MacLeod." He gestured to the frozen clan member. "That one, of course."

"Well I'm quite fond of where my head is, darling. So I'll take option one." Amanda informed taking the chance. "So what do we do?"

"Pick up your sword, stand still while I scan you and then give up a drop of blood," Caren answered. "We're going to create a duplicate of you that has a copy of your Quickening so time goes on as it was written. You're duplicate loses its head, but you return with us to the future."

"Right." Amanda grabbed her sword and posed dramatically. "How's this, darling?"

Caren chuckled. "Perfect." She scanned her and then got a drop of blood from her finger. Once that was done the duplicate was created, sword and all and put into place by Methos and Connor.

Amanda shuddered as her hand tightened around her sword. "It looks very real."

"It has to," Caren said and patted her on the arm. "Don't worry it's just a shell really."

Methos and Connor returned. "We're ready to go."

"So now what?" Amanda inquired. "Do you have a ship or something?"

"No lass," Connor assured and linked arms with her. "We just walk."

"Walk?" She was a little disappointed.

"Yes."

Methos took Caren's hand and alone with Connor and Amanda, walked away activating their devices as they did the four of them disappeared in a flash of light. Time start again and the Game finished with the final sweep of Duncan MacLeod's sword.

0o0o0o0o0

A flash of light brought forth four Immortals, as they walked from the past to the future. The beauty of the Sanctuary's garden paradise sprawled around them.

Amanda was more than a little overwhelmed. "This is amazing."

"Welcome to Gaia's Sanctuary, Amanda," Caren said with a tried smiled. "This is where we live. There is actually a complex a hundred feet or so before us hidden by a holographic projection; we're actually under miles of snow and ice."

"How?" the Immortal from the past inquired.

"I created it," a woman informed and all looked to see Gaia walking towards them, semi dressed.

The near naked woman didn't faze Amanda one bit, she smiled sweetly. "Oh my, you are real! You must be Gaia."

"I am, welcome home my child," the Goddess greeted.

"Thank you."

Connor lent closer to Amanda. "Don't bother casing the place, there's nothing you can steal," he whispered. "Let alone understand anything that is worth stealing."

"Now would I do that, darling?" She asked him softly.

"Yes you would."

Amanda rolled her eyes. "I'm reformed."

Gaia smiled, knowing what they'd been talking about. "You will have everything you require, Amanda."

"Thank you."

Caren yawned, covering her mouth with her hand. "Excuse me."

"Methos, I think Caren needs to recover," Gaia insisted.

"Recover?" Amanda queried.

"It's a polite way of saying she needs a nap," Connor said lightly.

Caren frowned. "Funny Highlander, very funny."

He laughed. "I mean no harm, lass."

"I know. Methos warned me about your sense of humour."

Methos took Caren's hand. "We'll talk to you later, Amanda."

"I look forward to it."

Smiling softly, Methos guided Caren away from the group, towards their cottage.

Amanda watched them go; when they were far enough away she turned back to the Goddess. "Why does Caren need to recover?" She asked concerned.

"As an Immortal, Caren is very young, her quickening doesn't protect her from the stresses of time travel as say an Immortal with a stronger quickening," Gaia explained. "Even Connor finds time travel trying, as I am sure you feel fatigued yourself."

"A little, but then I was fighting before I came here," Amanda remarked.

Connor patted her gently on the back. "I'll show you to quarters, when you've rested there are some old friends who I'm sure you'll want to see again."

"Oh?"

"Patients, Amanda."

She snorted. "I never was good at patients." She linked arms with him as they headed for the complex.

Connor chuckled. "I seem to remember that."

Gaia watched them walk away and enter the complex. She'd managed to convince Darius, Richie and Joe to let her greet the travellers on her own. Telling Methos about Kronos wasn't going to be easy and she needed time to prepare.

At the cottage, Caren had taken a shower and had once again raided Methos' wardrobe for something to wear, his Queen shirt and boxes being comfortable. Standing in front of the mirror, she put a hand to her stomach; it felt like butterflies were loose inside it. She frowned as she stood side on, seeing the small bump. Shaking her head, she let the shirt fall back into place and headed into the bedroom.

Methos was sprawled on the bed, he looked up as she walked in and saw her waver and grab hold of the door frame. "Caren."

"I'm fine, I'm just a little dizzy," she assured and felt her stomach lurch and dashed back into the bathroom to the toilet bring up everything she'd eaten.

Methos had rushed in behind her; he held her hair out of the way and then passed her a washer to wipe her mouth before flushing the toilet. "Come on, love, let's wash your mouth out." He helped her up and over to the sink, keeping a gentle hold on her as she rinsed her mouth out and then brushed her teeth. "Feel better?"

Caren nodded. "I hate time travel."

He was worried. She'd never thrown up before. "We should get a doctor at the complex to check you over."

"I'm fine, Methos," she assured. "Really. I'm Immortal I do not need a doctor. I must have just been overdoing it with the time travel stuff."

"Time travel is new for both of us; we don't know what the effects are." He helped her into bedroom. Sitting with her on the bed. "Please?" He rubbed her back. "For my piece of mind."

Sensing he was concerned, Caren agree. "All right, but later. Right now I just want to sleep."

"Fine, then we go see one of the doctors," he insisted.

Wearily Caren nodded. She patted Methos' knee then stood. Her vision blurred for a moment and then everything started to go black as she fell. The last thing she heard was Methos calling her name and then unconsciousness claimed her.

To be continued...

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