I don't own Primeval. Don't sue me...although it would be cool to be sued by the ARC. You know...not really, but still.
They scrambled up the beach, watching from the foamy edge of the water as the dinosaurs bent their heads and drank. Sarah and Becker shook their heads in shock, unsure of exactly what to say.
Sarah was the one to break the silence.
"So…on this side, it's a lake," she said shakily. Becker stared at her in shock.
"A lake? Is that all you can say?" He gritted his teeth, bent down to snatch up a stone, and hurled it at the lake. It landed in the water with a plop! "Page, we're in the past, and there's an anomaly out in that water who knows where, and you say it's a lake?!"
"Shut up!" Sarah cried. "Don't press me!"
"Come on, we've got to get back out there and find the anomaly." Becker stepped out into the water. "The others will be looking for us so we'd better be there to meet them."
Sarah was unwilling to question Becker; the look in his eyes scared her. She just followed him into the water, up to her neck and then finally she swam desperately after him. She couldn't see why he didn't enter the Olympics; he'd give that medalist Michael Phelps a run for his money. He was out farther than she supposed she'd make it but he waved her on still, and she splashed forward. She was an okay swimmer, but with the seafloor meters beneath her toes and the waters filled with unknowable beasties she was terrified.
"Damn it, Sarah!" he yelled, treading water with ease. "Look underwater for the anomaly!"
"Okay," she called, allowing herself for a moment to list back underwater. She couldn't open her eyes, however; she'd never been able to open her eyes underwater. She flapped her arms madly to surface, and she took a deep breath as she broke the surface. She coughed on water that found its way down her throat but she ignored it, forcing herself back below the surface again. She held her nose with one hand and managed to open her eyes to a squint before forcing herself back upwards.
Her hair was now matted to her head as she took in a fleeting breath before being pushed back under by the waves. She opened her eyes out of necessity, not sure what way was up, and saw a bright light several meters from her. She had to get there, it was right below Becker's feet, if she could catch his attention--
She broke the surface and called out to him. He somehow heard her.
"Becker! The anomaly's there!"
She didn't wait for him; she spun over in the water and kicked her way towards the light. It looked strange--did the water dilute its shimmer? Then she saw only in the nick of time that what she was swimming towards was not an anomaly.
The massive sea creature's mouth opened, creating a vacuum that pulled her towards it despite her furious thrashing. She shrieked, more air leaving her lungs--she felt something grab her wrist and she fought against it, guessing it could only be another monster. She was too far under to ever make it to the surface but she didn't want to be caught between two sea monsters that would tear her apart. She lost all sense of direction as she managed to kick away from whatever was holding her, crying out with the last breath in her lungs--
"BECKER!"