Jack grabbed a mug of coffee when he reached the station before he hit the button on his radio, "Jo, where are you?"

"Out at the lake," Jo replied, "Dr Adamson called because he lost power. I've helped him off the grid and onto generators, so his freezers don't go offline."

"Any clues on your end what's happening?" Jack asked hopefully.

Jo's pause made him grimace before she replied, "Afraid not, Carter. I'm on my way back but I want to check a few other of the off-site labs to make sure they're not going to lose power."

"Thanks, Jo," Jack said, "I've got Henry and Dr Hunter coming to help me. Let me know if you get any hints what's going on." He told her before quickly adding, "I also need you to head to the school and check things out there."

He heard her mutter under her breath before Jo came back on, "I'll let you know if I find anything."

Taking a long drink of coffee, Jack was relieved when Henry walked into the station accompanied by Rip, but the AI was nowhere to be seen. He had to make sure SARAH never found out about Gideon's ability or his house would be following him around town.

"Do you have a map of the town?" Rip asked as they joined him at his desk, "If we map the outage locations, then perhaps we can find a pattern or a point of origin."

Henry nodded, "I have something in my truck we can use. I'll be right back. Jack, we'll need a blank wall."

As Henry disappeared, Jack motioned to Rip to help him move his desk out of the way before they took down the photos to ensure the wall was blank. Henry returned and put what looked like a camera on the desk, ensuring it was sitting in the right place before he hit the button and a map of Eureka, including GD appeared before them.

"Okay," Henry handed them both a pen, "Use this to mark each outage."

"You want me to write on my wall?" Jack demanded.

Henry chuckled before assuring him, "It'll mark it on the picture with a light, and once I turn off the map there will be nothing left."

Jack nodded, "Good, because I was not looking forward to explaining that."

He quickly pulled up the call log, let Henry sort then split it to each of their PDA's and they got to work.

x

Rip sat on the spare chair staring at the map they'd put together. It would have been easier with Gideon here but on the ride over she'd advised him that she was required back on the Waverider. The fact it needed her full attention worried Rip, but he knew there was nothing he could do and could only hope the Legends didn't do anything to take Gideon offline.

Shaking himself away from that thought, Rip stood and studied the map properly.

"There's no pattern," Henry mused, "It's little clusters."

Rip frowned slightly, "What about the times? Are the outages in the cluster around the same time."

"Give me a minute," Henry said as he reprogrammed the map, "Let's look at…" he stalled as the dots began to flash showing that the outages had happened in a specific pattern, "That," Henry finished.

Jack nodded, "So, what is here?" he touched his pen to the first light in the sequence.

Henry frowned in thought, "I think it's an offsite GD lab."

"Should I ask who's using it?" Jack sighed.

Henry shrugged, "No idea. We'd need to check with GD for that information."

"For them to tell us it's classified?" Jack shook his head, "Not a chance. We head out there ourselves and check it out."

Henry turned to Rip who shrugged, "Sounds like fun. Let's go."

Motioning them outside Jack suddenly asked, "Where's your friend?"

"Gideon?" Rip asked surprised before improvising, "She's recharging."

As they climbed into the jeep, Jack sighed, "Wish I could get my house to do that."

"It's getting stronger," Alison noted as she and Nathan checked in on the strange glowing item they'd found, "Could this be the reason for the power outages around town?"

Nathan frowned, "From the energy it's giving off it is possible but I'm not sure how it could. There's no way for the energy to get out of GD and to the town."

"But the way it's getting stronger it could start," Alison told him, "Which means…"

"We're not telling Carter," Nathan rolled his eyes.

Sighing she replied, "I'm sure this is my decision, Nathan."

"I'll set up diagnostics," he told her, "And we can work out how to stop or contain the energy while we work out where the hell this came from."

Alison nodded, "Good. Keep me apprised and if you need to call Henry for his thoughts."

"I won't need help," Nathan stated offence in his voice.

"That's why I said thoughts," she tossed over her shoulders as she headed away.

Jack parked the jeep in front of what looked like a barn and got out followed by his two passengers.

"It looks quiet," he said before shaking his head, "Why do I know the moment I open the door something is going to explode or go insane?"

Henry chuckled as he and Rip joined his friend, "Because you're finally learning about Eureka."

Glancing to the two men, Jack nodded.

"Are we heading inside?" Rip asked.

"Inside where?" Gideon's voice made them all jump and turn to find her watching them, "Or are you all going to just stand and look at me?"

Rip motioned to Jack, "Where are we going?"

"The door is back here," Henry motioned them to follow him.

Falling back Rip turned to Gideon, "Is everything okay?"

"As it can be, Captain," Gideon replied, "Considering the Legends."

"That's not making me feel any better," Rip told her.

Gideon smiled softly at him, "Both the Waverider and I are perfectly fine, waiting for your return."

"Are you guys coming?" Jack called.

Reaching the two men waiting for them, Rip looked at the doors for a moment before turning to Gideon.

"Would you have a quick look for anything dangerous?" Rip asked her.

"Of course," Gideon gave him a quick smile before walking through the doors.

Jack let out a thoughtful noise, "Okay, that's actually really helpful."

"Thinking of making SARAH mobile?" Henry chuckled.

Shaking his head, Jack replied, "Not even for that."

"It is perfectly safe inside," Gideon reappeared, "In fact, you may wish to see what is going on."

Breaking the lock, Jack took the lead following Gideon through the dark corridor to the light at the back.

A scream sounded as they walked round the corner.

"Fargo?" Jack demanded of the smaller man with glasses who was standing there, "What did you do this time?"

x

Jack rubbed his forehead, wondering why he hadn't just thought to track down Fargo to begin with. It was amazing how many things the little guy was responsible for. He knew it wasn't malicious in any way, Fargo was a good kid who was brilliant just a little…lacking in common sense was the nicest way to put it.

"What did you do?" Jack demanded.

Fargo winced, "I was trying to upgrade the AI systems within town."

"Why?" Henry asked.

Embarrassed Fargo nodded to where Rip was standing, "I've read Dr Hunter's papers so much I could recite them and suddenly he's in town. Look at the AI he brought with him, she's amazing."

"Thank you, Dr Fargo," Gideon smiled at him.

Jack sighed, "Fargo, focus. What exactly have you done to the power grid?"

He grimaced, "When I was trying to upgrade the systems, I may have accidentally supercharged the electrical systems."

"And you don't know how to stop it," Henry noted, "Do you?"

Shrugging Fargo replied meekly, "I have some ideas."

Rip shook his head, "Gideon, can you do something about this?"

With a smile Gideon nodded, she tilted her head and Jack stared in amazement as the systems began to power down.

"Hold on," Jack said, "Is that it? Nothing is going to almost explode or magnetise or do something else that could possibly kill me to stop?"

Henry shook his head, "Gideon took care of it."

"How exactly?" Fargo asked curiously.

"You don't get to ask questions," Jack told the younger man sternly, "Clear your stuff and get back to GD."

"Are you going to report me to Dr Blake?" Fargo asked meekly.

"Oh, you can bet I will," Jack told him annoyed before sighing at the look on the younger man's face, "But I'll make sure she knows it wasn't malicious."

As Fargo began to pack up, his head dropping sadly, Jack turned to Rip.

"How exactly did Gideon do that?" he asked.

Wincing Rip glanced at Henry who quickly replied, "We've been testing with the AI abilities, and connecting wirelessly with the systems was one of them."

"Ah uh," Jack drawled before shrugging, "Okay. Since we've managed to sort this then we can all go back to what we were doing. I'll drop you off at the station and you can pick up your truck."

"Is something wrong?" Rip asked Henry who was staring at the computer screen, not paying attention to what was before him.

Henry frowned, "Jack was not convinced by our explanation. He's smarter than people give him credit for and has the intuition a cop needs to be promoted to this town."

"You believe he may investigate Captain Hunter," Gideon noted.

Henry nodded, "And considering how you arrived in town. We could be dealing with GD security as well."

"Do you have any plans for what to do?" Gideon asked.

Henry grimaced, before nodding, "We tell him the truth."

"What?" Rip demanded stunned.

"He lives in Eureka," Henry explained, "His first few days in the town involved a quantum anomaly. He'll understand."

Rip folded his arms across his chest as he mused on this before nodding, "I am reluctant to let him know who I am, and about Gideon but you know him better than I do."

"Perhaps you should speak with him after you eat something," Gideon noted, "Captain, it has been some time since you had lunch."

Henry chuckled, "That's a great idea."

"Gideon," Rip sighed, "I'd rather get this over with and then we can eat. Does that meet your approval?"

She frowned, "I will remind you if you do not, Captain."

Rolling his eyes Rip started out the garage with Henry following on.

x

"Is something wrong, Sheriff?" SARAH asked as Jack paced the kitchen with his mug of coffee in his hand undrunk.

"SARAH," he called, "Bring up the file for Dr Rip Hunter."

"Of course, Sheriff," she replied, the file appearing on the screen in front of him, "Is there something specific you're looking for?"

Jack frowned, "I'm not sure. There is just something bugging me about the entire thing. I don't remember seeing a car when I picked him up and why didn't he tell me he was here to see Henry?"

"I'm afraid I cannot answer that," SARAH told him.

Jack sighed, he didn't want to doubt Henry, but there was just something nagging him about the English guy.

"Dr Deacon and Dr Hunter are at the door," SARAH spoke up as the doorbell sound chimed.

Surprised Jack nodded, "Let them in."

Henry and Rip walked in, both looking serious as SARAH closed the door behind them.

"Hi guys," Jack smiled, "So," he leaned back against the kitchen counter, "Are you here to tell me the truth about who Dr Hunter is?"

Henry turned to the other man, "Told you."

Rip shrugged but stayed silent.

"Jack," Henry said, "I have a feeling you're a little suspicious concerning what we told you about Rip."

Glancing at the screen that was still showing Rip's file, Jack shrugged, "Maybe a bit."

"You might want to sit down for this," Henry told him, "It's a little…" he hesitated before finishing, "Unbelievable. Even by Eureka standards."

Taking a seat Jack motioned to them to being, "The floor is all yours."