How did she get roped into this? She wasn't maintenance nor was she adequately tall enough for such a task. Granted, that was probably why she was up on the top of the ladder beneath the light fixtures. It wasn't that Jess had a fear of heights; she was just slightly irritated that none of the maintenance crew had managed to fix the lighting around the ADD after she'd left the notice.
Jess bit her lip as she lowered the burnt out lamp onto the ladder. She lifted the new one and raised it to the fixture. It wasn't until then that Jess realized her ladder wasn't in the best position to insert the light. If she climbed back down she'd waste time and most likely draw unwanted attention to herself simply by moving the massive and heavy ladder. She could place it in. She'd just have to be very careful about it.
She set one end of the light into the fixture. She looked over her head to the second end. She bit her lip again and reached out to place it in. She leaned from the ladder, sliding her hand along the light as she went. She heard the light pop into place and smile. Jess sighed and eased herself back onto the ladder. She grabbed the burnt light and started down the ladder. The end of the light hit one of the steps, slipping form Jess hand. Jess gasped and reached for the light, barely managing to catch it. However, her motion on the ladder had inadvertently caused her to slip off the ladder.
Jess closed her eyes and braced herself for impact. However, she was not prepared for a sudden stop in midair. She opened her eyes and found herself in Becker's arms. His brow was arched over one eye.
"Little maintenance work, Jess?" Becker asked.
Jess pouted slightly. "At least I didn't as custodial to the list today."
Becker smiled. "True." She set her on the floor. "Next time, let the maintenance team do their job."
"I agree, but I think two days is long enough waiting on them." Jess answered. She set the light on the floor, leaning up against the ADD.
"Two days?" Becker repeated.
Jess nodded. "Two days and I'm tired of straining my eyes in the bad lighting every time we have an anomaly."
"You could've asked someone to help." Becker said.
Jess glanced around the hub. "Everyone just happened to be busy at the time. And you and Matt were in the armory, Connor's in his lab, Abby and Emily are in the menagerie, and you don't expect me to ask Lester for help, do you?"
Becker chuckled. "God no. But I am curious how you managed to burn out the light."
Jess shrugged. "I really have no idea. I mean, I know we use the lights constantly, but I can't understand how it burnt out in three weeks."
"Rex get back here!"
Becker and Jess turned toward one of the hub entrances. The small green lizard glided through the air. Connor came running in behind him. Rex landed on the ADD, right next to the light bulb. He looked around and took off again. His tail knocked the light bulb from the console. The light shattered on the ground in front of Jess and Becker. Rex's back skimmed the light above them, dislodging it from its position. Becker grabbed Jess and pulled her from the lights path as it fell onto the ground. Jess winced as the second light shattered all over the floor. The area around the ADD was covered in glass shards. Jess stared at the ground in disbelief.
"Connor!" Jess yelled. She turned to Connor, who was standing in the entryway.
Becker grabbed Jess, preventing her from going after Connor. "Mate, run."
Connor spun around quickly and took off through the corridor.
"Let me go, Becker!" Jess ordered.
"Gotta give Connor a head start Jess." Becker said.
"It won't do him a bloody bit of good!" Jess snapped. She slipped form Becker's grasp and sprinted through the hallway.
Becker watched in amazement as Jess ran around the corner without an issue in her heels. "Abby, just a warning, Jess is hunting Connor. And I think she might actually do some harm this time."
R.I.P. Connor Temple. just because we can't have Jess murder Rex. this is dedicated to Sarcastic-Bones for the prompt 'Light bulb' i hope it lives up to your expectations.