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The Wonders of Tricks

Abbey Maitland and Jenna Jones were running down the high street of Manchester hand in hand, desperately looking for the warehouse where Abbey had left her two friends. She remembered passing this way on the way to the warehouse looking for Connor the first time. The shops looked familiar, but this was Manchester everything looked the same. The streets were packed as always but no one gave the filthy girls a second glance.

Abbey felt a tug and Jenna's hand left her own. She spun around thinking she'd lost her daughter again. A rush of relief ran over the young woman when she saw Jenna picking herself off the ground. She kneeled down to help her daughter when a familiar figure pushed passed her.

'Sorry!' he called without looking back. Abbey looked down at Jenna and said 'Wait here'. Jenna nodded and walked to sit out outside burger king. Abbey got up and ran after the man.

XxX

When Connor woke he was still sitting in the same chair. He looked around him, hell had broken loose, men were running everywhere trying to control creatures that had come through. Connor recognised them at once if course, they were the exact the same creatures that had come through in the hospital two months ago, the diictodons. Herbivores, burrower, they could eat through anything. An electricians' nightmare as Cutter put it. Of course Connor wasn't going to tell them that. It was highly entertaining seeing all of Helen's men run around trying to catch the quick creatures.

Near the anomaly Helen was looking impatient; she was dressed in cream jumpsuit with a bag slung over her back. Her short brown hair was tied in a short ponytail, tied to her belt was Connor's device. She was ready to destroy humanity. She noticed Connor staring at her and her face hardened. She turned away and walked back into her office beckoning for the blond man to follow her. He licked his lips and followed suit.

Once all the diictodons were rounded up and everything was under control, mike banged on Helen's door and shouted 'Everything's ready mam'. Helen opened the door with such force that it knocked her civil servant to the floor. Pulling her arm back into her jumpsuit and fixing her hair she stepped out of the room pulling the stranger behind her. They both walked over to the TV in the corner and switched it on.

'Body Cams on at all times,' came a voice out of nowhere. Helen nodded and fiddled with something around her neck. On the TV Connor could see the blond man stepping through the anomaly and Helen followed switching on her device.

XxX

'Becker!' Abbey screamed into the crowd. No one answered. She had gotten a lot of stares though but she didn't care. She just kept on running through the busy streets.

'Hillary Becker!' she screamed again. 'Becker answer me for gods sake, I know you can hear me'. She stopped running bent over holding a stitch in her side. She was on the verge of giving up when in the corner of her eye she saw a flash of black. Yes, she thought setting of again running and screaming at the top of her lungs.

Abbey felt a tap on the shoulder. She swung around furious at being distracted. A very angry police officer stood in front of her. He was looking at her like she was a piece of dirt. Well she understood why, her clothes were torn and in rags and a mixture of dirt plus Connor's blood, her hair was greasy and no longer looked blond instead it looked like a mixture if dark colours of red, black brown.

'Miss?'

Abbey ignored him still trying to catch up with Becker.

'Miss!' he said more furiously spinning her around to face him grabbing her wrists.

'What?' she screamed in his face still struggling to get out of his grip.

'You can not run down the street, screaming ridiculous words down the street. It could get you arrested'.

'Excuse me Sir but did you just call my name ridiculous?' came a deep laughing voice behind them.

XxX

Connor sat in his seat, helpless and unable to stop what was going on around him. Helen had gone through the anomaly with the blond man only minutes ago. Everyone was fussing around the television checking to see if they were alright. Someone in the corner had a radio to communicate with the two anomaly travellers, he was talking very quietly so it was out of Connor's hearing range. In another corner all the diictodons had been locked in a wiring cage. That's not gonna hold for long, thought Connor smiling happily. And sure enough seconds later they were out and running around the place. About ten of them ran straight back through the anomaly but the rest had burrowed through the walls and some of the wiring as the lights went out.

'God damn it!' Mike yelled in fury flicking light off and on.

'At least the TV's still on,' sighed the radio man. But he just had to finish his sentence when the television flickered and went off. 'Never mind'.

'Arrrrragh,' mike screamed at the TV. 'You, boy, fix this,' he sneered pointing at Connor. Connor just smirked; he couldn't fix it, the dinosaurs had eaten through the wiring, the men were screwed.

'I can't sir,' he called back. He thought if he was polite Mike wouldn't hurt him. 'The diictodons ate through the wiring'. He grinned a cheeky grin at the furious man. 'By the time I fix the wires Helen'll have completed her mission'. Mike groaned in frustration. 'Will a generator work?'

'Should do, but it'll still take time to set up'.

'You,' he said pointing to the radio man. 'Go get the generator from Helen's room'. The man nodded and did as ordered.

Half an hour later Connor was lying on his back trying to figure the whole torn wire situation. He could here the men tapping their feet and clicking their tongues worriedly.

'There, that should do it,' Connor said sliding out from under the tight space between the small TV and floor. He groped the side of the small box and hit the on button. It switched on and flickered a bit, but once adjusted it held firm and steady. The picture clear and watchable. Connor watched Helen and her friend trudge through a forest for a few minutes before they both stopped and stare around them. Helen said something that no one could here she then took a device out of her backpack and opened another anomaly.

XxX

Abbey, Becker and Jenna sat in strarbucks coffee shop trying to decide on what to do. Abbey of coarse wanted to back and help Connor but Becker said no after what happened the first time. Jenna agreed with Becker, she wanted to leave the city and never look back.

'Abbey, think of your daughter for one moment, think of what she's been through,' Becker pleaded. Abbey just shook her head. She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.

'Guys I'm sorry, I am but I have a feeling that this isn't over yet. Jenna, go back to London with Becker and I'll meet you there when this is over'. It was Becker's turn to shake his head. Of course he won't agree, Abbey thought giving the soldier a filthy look.

'Abbey you are not going back into that warehouse and that's that'.

'But'.

'No but Abigail, there is nothing else to do'. Becker was getting angry at her now, she could tell.

'What about what you said when Jenny threatened to sack us. You said you'd do anything to save your friend and that you'd rather have Connor than your job'. Her voice cracked, she was crying again, Becker noticed as he put a hand on her shoulder looking sad but Abbey shrugged him off. She was furious with him, how could he come to save Connor and then just leave him once they were free.

'1: I didn't say I'd risk anything for my friend, 2: after what happened last time I'm not willing to die for Connor. It's his fault he go-'Abbey cut him off furious.

'Don't you dare say it,' she growled. 'Don't you dare say it's his fault he got us into this mess'.

'Well it is!' Becker argued.

'I can't believe you! What the hell Becker, go home get out of my face. If you're not going to help your best friend then go, leave us'. And with that she got up and stormed off taking Jenna with her leaving a selfish Becker behind for the second time.

Once outside and away from Becker she began to calm down a bit. They both walked for about an hour before their surroundings started to seem familiar to Abbey. 'I know this place,' she smiled to a confused Jenna holding her hand. It was where they parked Becker's black SUV around the corner from the warehouse. Abbey's head snapped up when she heard an angry yell. 'Connor,' she whispered and went to run to him but Jenna tightened her grip on her mother's hand.

'Mom, stop, please we need to get help. Let's go back to London and get help from your boss Lester. Okay?' Abbey paused for a second but then agreed.

'Let's go home'.

XxX

'I can see them,' Helen's excited voice came through the radio. 'Not far now. Just down the hill'. Connor's heart gave a jolt of disappointment. Why couldn't she get eaten by a giant lizard or raptor or something. Just don't let her reach the first humans. He was sitting on the floor in front of the TV with all the others, watching Helen Cutter get closer to site 333. He'd told her exactly what to do before she left into the anomaly. 'You have to get fairly close to the thing you want to erase and press the A button for more than 10 seconds. If you wanted to bring it back again press the B button for more than 20 seconds'. Helen had just laughed and said 'Now why would I want to do that Temple'. Connor just looked down and mumbled something no one could hear.

'What's that boy? Speak up nobody can hear you,' she smirked holding her ear in mockery.

'Just in case you change your mind'. He mumbled again but louder.

Helen threw back her head and barked out a laugh that could have shattered the windows.

'Don't be stupid Connor. I'm on a mission to save earth and my minds not going to change,' she then walked away to get ready to leave.

We're here!' Helen jumped up and down in joy while rummaging in her bag. 'Got it'. She took out the long white Wii remote look alike with shaking fingers. Connor held his breath while she aimed at the creature. Please work, please I'm begging let this work. It did. Helen held down the button just as Connor swung around to watch the anomaly close. It flickered for a moment and closed in on its self. He swung back to watch Helen press the button in frustration and finally give up noticing it didn't work the way she wanted she threw it into the stream in front of her screaming random curses.

'Connor Temple when I get my hands on you I'm going to throttle you'. Connor smirked she obviously didn't know about the anomaly. 'You can't though , the anomaly closed,' He grinned into the radio. Helen screamed in fury again. 'What did you do?' she growled breathing slowly. Connor still grinning like an idiot said 'I programmed the device to erase the thing you were thinking about the moment you pressed the button. You were obviously thinking about the anomaly'.

Helen groaned in frustration. 'How do I get back?'

'I told you, you had to press the B button to bring back what you erased, but as you threw the remote into the lake so you're screwed,' he said in a sing song voice before cutting the wire on the television.

All the men started to get up and walk towards Connor very slowly looking furious again. They didn't like the way Connor tricked their mistress like that. They thought it was unfair. Connor seeing their angry faces retreated as fast as his legs would allow him. He hadn't expected this in his genius plan. One man placed a hand on his arm with such strength that it cut off the circulation; he drew back his other scrunching his fist. Connor closed his eyes waiting for the blow; he was so used to it now he probably wouldn't feel a thing. One thing that surprised him was it never came. Instead the wide metal doors burst open with such force it knocked the big man over pulling Connor with him. Rushing through the doors were about two hundred men in black the same black outfits that Captain Becker wore. The men ran straight at Helen's army some shooting others arresting it didn't seem to make a difference. Of course Conner didn't notice all this his gaze was fixed on the young blond walking towards him with a bright smile reflected on her warm, kind face. She walked right towards him her pace quickening, Connor didn't wait for her to reach him, he got to his feet and ran to her picking her up and swinging her into the air. Abbey giggled as he set her down again and flung her arms around him in a tight embrace. Connor wanted to stay like that forever but this wasn't the time. He broke the hug and kissed her never wanting to let go.

'Abbey Maitland, I love you with all my heart and never want to loose you,' he whispered in her ear sending a shiver down Abbey's spine.

'And I never mean to leave'. Together hand in hand they left through the double doors never to look back.

:)THE END:)

Please review and I might write a sequal to how Connor is adjusting to normal day life.