Disclaimer: I do not own Primeval, which belongs to Adrian Hodges and Tim Haines. I also don't own Torchwood which belongs to Russell T Davis. I am reposting this series with some serious edits so please bear with me as I do so and I will complete all five seasons.

Edited: 09.11.2014.


Season Two - Episode One: Jurassic Mall.

The rest of the team watched as Nick Cutter tried to remain calm before he turned back and looked at the now closing Anomaly; he needed to go back to change whatever had happened.

"It's closing," Connor Temple called from his position next to Abby Maitland as his compass started to go crazy, they all looked at the anomaly for a moment before Nick started to walk towards it. Stephen Hart and Rachel Colbrook rushed forward to stop him, dragging Nick away from the anomaly, the last thing that the needed was for the man to get stuck on the wrong side as it closed.

"No. I have to go… I have to make things right," Nick shouted as he was restrained, but his plea came too late as the anomaly closed before the team. Rachel sighed as her father continued to talk about someone called Claudia Brown, she had no idea who he was talking about and she feared that Helen might have done something to him.

"She was in-charge of the day-to-day running of the anomaly operation," Nick explained confusing everyone, he was sure that he could jog their memories about the civil servant that had been with them from the start. Stephen released Nick and sighed, he watched him hoping that they would be able to put the past behind them and forget about what Helen had said; the past seven months had seen the team grow and that was what was important.

"Dad that's Oliver's job. Remember Oliver Leek, you saw him this morning at the ARC," Rachel said while everyone started to pack up and leave; no one wanted to hang out in the forest since it was starting to get cold and they wanted to get back to base. Nick looked at his daughter confused, he had no idea what she was talking about; it was clear that more things had changed than just Claudia's disappearance.

"The what?" Nick asked not sure if he had heard her correctly, he had no idea what the ARC was and he had a feeling that it was important. Rachel stared at Nick, she wasn't sure what was going on with him but she didn't like it; she had never seen her father like this and it set her on edge.

"The ARC… The Anomaly Research Centre," Connor interjected looking at his mentor, he moved forward to help Rachel knowing that this was probably a shock for her; he had never seen Nick so confused before and it wasn't like him. Nick shook his head, he had never heard that place before and he had no idea why everyone was acting like this; none of it made sense and he wished that it would.

"No, no, you mean Home Office," Nick said trying to work out what could have changed to make all of this happened; Claudia was gone and now his entire job seemed to have changed while Lester looked back at him with a frown.

"Sorry… is he having a nervous breakdown? Anyhow I've got a meeting, so if someone could call him an ambulance…" Lester said as he walked towards his car, he didn't have time for this and he was sure that the special agent would be able to handle her father's breakdown. Rachel sighed as she slowly started to lead them towards their car were Ryan was waiting patiently, it had been a rough few days for them all and she was sure that Nick was just tired.


Arriving back at the ARC, Rachel headed straight to her office since she didn't wish to deal with Stephen after what had happened; Oliver Leek waiting for her with a smile on his face.

"Agent Colbrook," Oliver greeted with a smile, he set a cup of tea on her desk along with several reports that needed sorting out; he made sure that everything was in a perfect position. Rachel smiled as she sat down at her desk, she was tired and couldn't wait to head home for the day; she was sure the B team would be able to handle anything if something came up.

"Oliver, how many times it's Rachel?" Rachel asked moving to sip on her drink, she had no idea what she would have done without Oliver; he as always so helpful when she needed something doing. Oliver smiled and nodded at Rachel, she was one of the few people that were nice to him; other tended to ignore him or were just plain rude to him. Nick frowned as he past Oliver as he stepped into Rachel's office, this entire place was strange to him and he had no idea what was going on right now.

"Who was that?" Nick asked making Rachel look up at him as she removed her navy long-line hybrid biker jacket, she sighed wondering if he was going to be confused for long and if he had suffered some head injury.

"Oliver Leek," Rachel replied making Nick nod looking at the reports on her desk, she seemed busy and he had no idea why things felt so different; he was still sure that something in the past had changed the present.

"Are you sure, you're okay?" Rachel asked not wanting to think about what had happened to her father or what Helen might have done to change things. Nick nodded as he sat across from her, he had so many questions and he had a feeling that speaking with Rachel first would be his best option; she was one of the things that had changed.

"How did we meet?" Nick asked making Rachel pale at his words, she wondered how bad his memory was if he was asking her that question. Rachel took a deep breath before locking eyes with Nick, she had hoped that this wasn't a permanent thing with her father since she didn't know what to do if it was.

"Now you're scaring me," Rachel said concerned making Nick frown, shaking his head that was the last thing that he wanted; he just needed to know how much of his time-line had changed.

"I just want to check something," Nick said making Rachel stare at him unbelieving, she had no idea what to think about this but she was going to have to keep an eye on him. Nick offered Rachel a small smile, in his time-line he had only known her seven months and he had a feeling that wasn't the same in this one.

"It was several months ago and I got into a fight with Jonathon back when I worked at Institute Liverpool; he told me that you were my father then left. Then I got the promotion to special agent and that's when we met, of course you didn't believe me so we had a DNA test done," Rachel said recounting what had happened, she looked at Nick unsure if that was what he wanted to hear; she had no idea what he was expecting her to say.


It wasn't long before there was another anomaly appeared meaning the team could be distracted from what was happening around them; it was clearly going to be a long week for the team who hadn't had much of a break.

"Creature-sighting in a shopping mall," Rachel said reading from the information that she had just been handed, Ryan followed after her since he was determined not to be left behind. Abby smiled as she spotted Ryan, she had thought that he would be heading back to Liverpool after their duel with the future predators.

"You're staying then?" Abby said linking arms with Ryan's and walking towards the two silver pickups that waited for them; she was glad he was staying since he was a great person to be around. Ryan nodded his head, he had thought about it in the couple of days that he had been with the team; he missed Rachel and staying in London meant he could see his boyfriend more.

"Institute wasn't the same after Rach left, Matthew will have replaced me anyway with his new super team," Ryan said making Rachel sigh not wanting to think of her ex before she stopped by Nick, she hoped that this meant things would get easier. Rachel smiled before looking at her father who was quietly talking to Connor, she was worried what else he had forgotten and she prayed that it would get better.


When they arrived at the shopping mall, Stephen and Abby set out unloading their guns while Ryan and Rachel talked theories about what could have come through the anomaly.

"Where's my gun?" Connor asked after a few minutes taking a look around him, he had never noticed it before but he was the only one unarmed and he didn't like it. The group around him stopped and stared at him for a moment, they knew what he was talking about but they didn't want to say anything to Connor; he was a little bit of a liability.

"I mean, Rachel and Ryan have guns, Abby has a gun and Stephen and Cutter have a gun each, so why not me?" Connor asked frowning, they could be entering a dangerous situation again and again he was unarmed with no protection. Rachel stifled a laugh, it was one of the many things that she admired about Connor; he was smart and he knew that he deserved to be treated like an equal.

"We know how to use them," Ryan said simply with a shrug loading his gun making Connor flinch then he turned back to Abby; it had been a long few days and they were all looking forward for an easy mission.

"How many animals have you tranquilised?" Abby asked making Rachel grin while Connor continued to complain before they headed towards the shutters of the shopping centre where someone was waiting for them.

"You must be the duty manager," Rachel said stepping forward to the man that was waiting at the shutters for them, who nodded at her question; he eyed the team as they stood before him.

"Good, I want you to shut those shutters behind us, and I don't want them opened until I tell you its safe," Rachel said nodding her head at the others for them to head inside; she wanted this to be over and done with as quickly as possible. As soon as Rachel stepped through the confused duty manager did as he was told, she didn't look back when the shutters began to close; she had a job to do.

"Bloody institute," he hissed before locking the shutters once they had closed, he shook his head and turned to leave; there was little he could do right now with institute involved. Once the team reached the Surveillance room, Connor took a seat and started to operate the computers and search for the creature before they all saw a flash run passed a camera on the second floor.

"Cretaceous era, Theropod dinosaur," Connor whispered in amazement making the team look at the camera while Rachel groaned when she got a good look at what they were dealing with. Rachel had learnt a thing or two about dinosaurs since she had come into Nick's life, it came in handy since her job seemed to be so focused on them right now.

"Raptor," Rachel said looking at her dad then at Stephen, she ignored the twinge that she felt in her stomach; she would bury her feelings for a few hours while they were at work.

"It's beautiful", Nick murmured making Rachel laugh before the raptor attack the camera and the connection was lost making the team fall silent; it was a clear reminder of what they were dealing with.

"He said it was beautiful, people, not friendly," Ryan joked trying to lighten the current mood that hovered around the team, they were dealing with a dangerous animal and would have to be extra careful.


The team left the safety of the surveillance room leaving Ryan to watch the cameras since he had hacked the system; they needed some to direct them to where the raptor was and to keep an eye out for the anomaly.

The team started to make their way to the second floor to see if they could find the raptor; they needed to find it quickly before the anomaly had the chance to close. Connor smiled like a little child and rushed over to the slushy machine, he was a little excited about the idea of being in the shopping centre without anyone else there.

"I hope you're going to pay for that," Abby called walking ahead, she peeked back at her room-mate and frowned at him; she had no idea how Connor managed to stay so childish. Connor paused for a moment as he continued to pour himself a slushy, he looked at Abby for a moment; she was ruining his moment right now.

"I will, Rach, could you lead me a fiver?" Connor asked making Rachel grin at Abby, handing the money over to Connor before the two women continued on their way; he was glad that at least someone wasn't treating him like a child. They didn't get far before they heard a hissing noise coming from behind them where, they had left Connor; Rachel looked at Abby as they slowly turning round were they spotted Connor slowly backing up with his slushy in hand.

"Girls! Close the shutter," Connor said not looking back as the two women raced to the shutter behind them and started to close it as Connor started to run.

"Come on Connor," the two women yelled at the same time, the raptor was gaining, so Connor threw the slushy he had in his hand at it then he slide under the shutters as they closed. The three heard the rattling of the shutters as the raptor collided with them. Rachel sighed as she heard running from behind her and she turned to see Nick and Stephen running towards them.

"Argh… hate that," Connor groaned from the floor, he rubbed his head and looked at his team-mates; he had no idea how lucky he had been to get away with that.

"Brain freeze from the slushy," Connor continued before the group started to discuss what was going to happen with the raptor; they needed to focus on finding a way to get it back through the anomaly. That's when a hissing noise started towards them making the team freeze, they looked at one another making Nick sigh; there was a chance that they would come face to face with the creature.

"Rachel pass me your gun," Nick said peeking at Rachel who sighed before she handed it over, she had no idea why he couldn't just use his own but she hoped that this would all work out. As the noise got closer making everyone fall silent as they prepared to shot the raptor, but instead they found the night cleaner of the mall; the man looked shocked to see them and even more surprised that they had guns.

"Don't shoot," the cleaner cried turning off the machine in fright and holding up his hands to show that he was unarmed; the group sighed in frustration, they had hoped that this was the raptor and not some idiot that hadn't left yet.

"Rachel, Connor and Abby, get this guy out of here," Nick said making the three nod as they allowed the man to lead them to the locker room to get his stuff.


Stepping into the locker room on the ground floor, Rachel and Abby quickly nodded at each other; they pushed the locker room door open and held out their guns to shot anything prehistoric inside. Connor quickly turned on the light allowing the room to illuminate with brightness, they all looked inside a little unsure about what was going to happen next.

"Okay who's going first?" Rachel asked making the group look at her causing Connor grinned realising that this could be a chance to prove himself; he was always the one that got stuck behind.

"I'll go first but I'll need a gun," Connor said making Rachel sigh and handing him hers, she had only just got it back from Nick and she wasn't fond of giving it to people; she raised an eyebrow at Connor and nodded into the room. Connor raced into the room as if he were in some sort of spy movie making the girls watch in disbelief but that didn't stop them from smiling in amusement; it was something that they couldn't help but be surprised about.

"Clear! Clear Guys," Connor called before the three waiting at the door entered the room, they looked around as the cleaner moved to get this things. Rachel patted Connor on the back, she was sure that the place was safe right now and they had to stay alert in case the raptor returned and killed someone else.

"You're ridiculous," Abby said before they heard a screeching sound then aloud groan making them turn to face the cleaner with wide eyes; he now lay dying slowly on the floor as his throat had been slashed by a small raptor. They all started to look for the small creature that had caused them a big problem, they didn't know how it had gotten into the locker but it had.

"I can see it," Connor said excited looking under the bench making the women sigh in relief, the last thing they needed was for the small raptor to escape; it would only need to more trouble.

"Shoot it Connor," Rachel said while Connor and Abby tried to get the raptor, she had no idea what would happen if they didn't manage to catch something that was about the size of a cat.

"Got it, I've got it," Connor said before firing Rachel's gun, only to hit Rachel in the leg; instantly Abby was on her feet as she quickly grabbed Rachel before she hit the floor. Slowly Abby lowered Rachel to the floor and looked at Connor, this was certainly not what they had wanted to happen; Rachel was down for the count and they had raptors on the loose.

"Shoot it now!" Abby snapped angrily checking to make sure that Rachel was okay, she wasn't sure how Nick or Stephen would react to this happening; Connor nodded and fired a shot that hit the tiny raptor.


Rachel groaned softly as she slowly started to wake up, she wasn't sure how long she had been unconscious for but she did know that she had a massive headache; she was going to kill Connor when she saw him.

"What happened?" Rachel asked slowly pulling herself to her feet unaware what was happening around her, causing everyone including the raptor that Nick and Stephen had managed to draw in to look in her direction.

"I'll tell you later," Connor said grabbing on to Rachel and pulling her with him as the raptor raced towards them shaking off all of the tranquilizer darts which were shot at it. Before the raptor had a chance to attack the beat box machine across the room started to play music drawing the raptor's attention, the raptor charged at it then it disappeared.

"What just happened?" Connor asked confused as Rachel tried to steady herself on her feet, she glared at him as she rubbed a hand through her hair; she wasn't going to forgive him so easily for shooting her earlier.

"That's two doses of Tranquiliser and it's still on its feet; we're going to have to up the dose," Nick said while Stephen threw down his gun and he stormed off leaving the team behind; Nick followed after him, they needed to make sure that they didn't mess up again. Abby smiled before turning and looking at Rachel, she was glad that her best friend was okay and she hoped that she wouldn't murder Connor with her bare hands for what he had done.


Rachel leant back against the car as she watched Nick and Connor talk about their findings, apparently the anomalies interfered with radio waves and it could be used as a way for them to track them. Ryan stood beside her, he was talking about dinner and he was insisting that they ordered Chinese food; they were all heading home for the night and were expected to be back tomorrow at nine o'clock.

"Lester wants us all back first thing so that we can meet some PR Wizard he just hired," Ryan mused making Rachel nod her head, she wasn't really listening and she knew that she was very tired; she had been feeling off since being shot in the leg, she just wanted to go home and sleep.

Rachel nodded too tired and stressed to care as she turned and walked towards the car closely followed by Ryan, who knew better than to question her right now. It had been an extremely long forty-eight hours for the A team and they were only just clocking off, it would be a relief to have a couple of hours sleep before work tomorrow.

Stephen watched as Rachel moved to get into the car with Ryan, he might have had a chance to talk things through with Nick about what had happened; but he hadn't had that chance with Rachel. Stephen knew that Helen had caused him problems with his new girlfriend, he had barely begun a relationship with her and now they were having problems; he wished that Helen knew when to keep her mouth shut.

"What's the plan for tonight?" Connor asked looking at Abby, they were all going to head straight home now that the anomaly had been dealt with and the raptors were gone; their job was finished for the night. Abby shook her head, she was going home and having a nice long bath; it had been a long couple of days, she hoped nothing would get in the way of a relaxing night in.

Nick slowly walked towards the car, his mind was still a mess thinking about what had happened; he wasn't sure what he would do but he was going to have to find out how to stop things from changing again. Ryan eyed Rachel, she looked a little peaky and he didn't like it; he hoped that a good night's rest would allow her to recover from the past few days.

Rachel smiled a little as Ryan wrapped an arm around her and drew her close, she cuddled into his side and closed her eyes; she wanted to rest a little as they travelled back to the ARC. Ryan rested his head against Rachel's, he closed his open eyes not realising that Stephen was glaring at him via the mirror; he didn't like how close Ryan was getting to Rachel.

Stephen knew that they were only friends but he felt jealous of how things were between the two of them especially since Rachel hadn't really spoken to him since Helen had revealed her affair with him. Nick looked out of the window, hopefully the next day would be better for them; he didn't know what would happen if it continued on like this.


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