"Smilodon. Its literal meaning is "knife-tooth". They're up to 3 metres long. They have sabre teeth. They hunt in packs. They're ruthless predators." Nick explained to Claudia and Lester who stood across from him. They stood in an observation deck overlooking Helen. A desk piled with different computers sat in one wall monitoring Helen and recording her movements. "Now, according to Helen, a large pride has established itself near an anomaly and it's only a matter of time before they find their way through.

"It's imperative we find them, one of the most dangerous things about them are their ability to stalk their prey, coupled with their size and power they would devastate the city." Avery added from next to Cutter. "If there was only one we might have had a chance to contain it before it killed too many people, but a pack would be even dangerous, especially if they have young."

"London's a big place. Where exactly is this going to happen?" Claudia asked.

"Well, that's your problem. She won't tell us." Nick answered. "She wants to take us there herself."

"It's a trick." Lester said.

"I agree." Claudia said.

"That's possible. But maybe she wants to prove to you that she's not as callous as you imagine." Cutter said, making Avery scoff, he shot her a look before turning back to Lester.

"Well, she could do that without moving a muscle." Lester said, glancing down at Helen.

"Look, she might well be selfish, but she's not evil. I know her." Nick pleaded.

"You mean you used to know her." Claudia said, throwing a look to Avery who nodded in agreement.

"I think I trust her about as far as I can throw a stegosaurus." Lester snarked.

"Okay, then the consequences of doing nothing could be a massacre. I don't know how you explain that to the Tourist Board." Cutter said, knowing Lester would not ignore the threat of people dying.

"Fine." Lester conceded. "But, you take full responsibility for her. If anything happens you'll be the one in trouble. Got that."

"Understood." Nick said.

Lester shot him a look and turned around muttering under his breath about the paperwork involved.

"I hope you know what you're doing." Claudia told him before walking away after Lester.

"Why were you pushing Helen to go? You know she will try and escape as soon as we get there." Avery said turning to Nick. "She will leave us in a heartbeat. She did it once, she will do it again."

"I know." Nick huffed back. "But she is the only one who knows where this anomaly is, if there is a chance lives at stake. Why shouldn't we risk it? Besides she knows more about these things than us. Any information is valuable."

"Be careful you're sounding like Lester." Avery snorted, showing she understood his reasoning.

"Oh, shut up." Nick said smiling. Shaking his head in disbelief, he patted her shoulder then walked out the room. Avery looked after him for a moment before turning back to Helen below.

"You better not be lying." She whispered. Helen looked up at the window staring at where she was standing, as if she had heard her.

"Here?" Claudia asked incredulously as they pulled up and walked into a stadium.

Helen turned to face her, smiling widely, still wearing the same jumpsuit they found her in. She had refused any of the clothing Claudia had offered her, Avery suspected the jumpsuit made it easier to hide because of its color, which made her suspicions grew. She was certain her mother was going to bolt as soon as they found the anomaly. "Do exactly as I say and this doesn't have to be a disaster."

They walk along the side of the room before coming to a large industrial kitchen. Everything was a shining silver. Two scientists covered head to toe in a white type of clothing stood at one of the metal benches, ready to analyze any readings coming off the anomaly.

They looked around the room for any other glinting lights beside the ones bouncing from the soldiers torches. Helen stopped in front of a large fridge.

"In there?" Claudia asked gesturing to the fridge.

"Yup. In there." Helen said.

"Connor?"

Connor looked apprehensive beside Stephen as he realized what Claudia wanted him to do. He sent a look to Cutter who nodded for him to go ahead.

Avery looked as Helen looked back at them as Connor passed her. She kept her gaze even with Helen until she looked away. Just because she was her mother, doesn't mean she was ready to trust her. But she respected her dad's choices, if he thought Helen was telling the truth she would give Helen a chance.

"There's no trace of a magnetic field." Connor noted looking up from his compass.

"The doors are too thick, it can't penetrate the metal." Helen explained.

Claudia turned to face Cutter, she didn't trust Helen either. "Is that true?

"Possible." He replied, lifting one shoulder.

"Watch her." She said to Ryan as she approached the door, ready to unlock the fridge.

"Hey!" Helen suddenly yelled startling Claudia, "What if the cats have already come through. They could be right behind that door."

"You know what," Claudia turned to her annoyed at her antics. "She's really starting to get on my nerves."

"I can understand that." Cutter said, both him and Stephen smiling.

"You're bluffing." Claudia tightened her eyes. Avery suspected there was another reason for her hostility to Helen. She smirked as she spared a glance at her dad. Maybe the woman from the home office liked him.

"Try me." Helen challenged meeting her gaze.

"Stephen."

Stephen did as Claudia said and checked the padlock on the fridge. He patted his pockets before Helen walked forward holding her knife out to him. He grabbed it and cut the thin chain then handed it back. Avery could see her mother's shoulders tense, ready to bolt when the doors open. She narrowed her eyes as she stared at her mother, moving a bit closer.

As Stephen got ready to open the doors the soldiers moved forward and pushed all three women behind them, guns trained on the fridge. Stephen gave the door a little push, finding it heavy Ryan moved forward to help open the other one. Helen tensed beside Avery again, which Claudia caught onto as she looked towards the other woman.

When the doors open they caught a brief flash of the anomaly before Ryan was yelling at them to get down. As they ducked metal started firing over their heads towards the anomaly, a metal sieve nearly managing to hit Connor as they went, but Stephen caught it about a foot away from his head.

"This is where you duck." Stephen warned.

"Okay." Connor said ducking immediately.

Stephen stood back from the door as more objects flew into the anomaly. Ryan mirroring him on the other side, but gunned pointed at the anomaly in case the Sabre tooth tigers came through while his soldiers guards where down.

"You know, you'd make a terrible poker player." Helen said to Claudia, referencing her earlier comment, to which Claudia replied with a glare.