Chapter Five
Nick and Becker stood side by side watching the anomaly flicker and rotate slowly taunting them with its twinkling sound. According to Becker the trouble making Mick Harper had run through, they knew this due to the fact that the building site had installed CCTV camera's because of theft's that had been happening lately. This meant Becker and his men had to follow him in to recover him before he could damage the timeline.
"I'm coming with you" Nick said to Becker as he was readying his men for entering the anomaly. Becker turned to him surprised.
"Why do you want to come with us, if your worried I'm touched but I'm a big boy I can take care of myself" Becker teased Nick who smiled in return.
"I have a feeling about this anomaly, and I don't know why" Nick replied before taking a small fire arm from the case before checking if it was loaded. Becker nodded and walked with his men and Cutter into the anomaly without a backward glance. They came through to see rubble and ruins of what looked like London, Nick and Becker looked up the sky was grey and uninviting as if it was about to rain.
They were standing in front of a large remains of a building with what looked like it had an ARC icon above the large doors. Nick pointed it out to Becker who ordered his men to spread out and keep their eyes open for any signs of danger. As they entered the building the sight they saw was unexpected, the entrance lobby was destroyed plant pots and chairs and other various objects were flung about the place.
Nick looked around at made out a sign saying media office with an arrow pointing down the corridor.
"Lets check the media room maybe they have some records about what has happened here" Nick spoke to Becker.
"What about Harper" Becker began before Nick cut him off.
"If he wanted to find out what was going on surely he would come here at the centre of it all" Nick cut in, Becker stood and thought over what the professor said it was a logical answer. The group walked warily towards the media room keeping an eye out for what might be lurking in the darkness. They came to a halt at the door with was hanging of its hinges, Becker and his men aimed their weapons and the door before kicking it open and scanning the room. Nothing.
The room was filled with high tech computers and large screens. The men circled the room looking for anything still working, Nick picked up a disk which had written on the front April 13th year 3215 Curious about what was on the disk Nick reached down and picked it up before placing it in his pocket hoping it could shed some light on what happened.
Suddenly a scream ripped the silence it was seconds later Becker and his men exited to room grabbing Nick and forming a ring as they headed towards the source of the sound. The screaming sounded human like, they doubled their pace hoping to reach whatever it was before it was to late. They rounded the Corner into the lobby once more to see Mick Harper on the floor screaming as two creatures began biting into him.
Becker and his men open fired on the creatures but only succeed in infuriating them further. One of the creatures broke Harpers neck with its jaws before looking up to its next targets running from the building towards a shining light. Nick, Becker and the men ran as fast as they could towards the fading anomaly. Nick felt his legs burn, the anomaly was within meters of them.
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"So are you and Nick involved yet you seem very close now" Sarah asked Jenny as they sat in the home office canteen having some lunch. Jenny blushed slightly like a little school girl would do if some one found out her crush.
"No but we are going out for a drink tonight" Jenny replied watching Sarah to see what her reaction was. Sarah smiled before taking a bite out of her sandwich and placing it back down on her plate.
"What about you and Becker, I've seen they way you look at him and the way he looks at you" Jenny countered a grin beginning to form when she saw Sarah's shock.
"I don't not look at Becker in anyway different to the way I look at say … Nick for example" Sarah finished.
"Id hope not too if you looked at Nick the way you looked at Becker id have to fight you for him" Jenny replied smirking at Sarah, just mentioning Nick's name now sent shivers up through her spine. His Scottish ascent was a slight turn on for her, she shook that thought out of her head before she started undressing him her minds eye.
"So how does Becker look at me I mean not that I'm interested just curious" Sarah said carefully not trying to give Jenny the wrong idea and it clearly failed. Jenny smirked and placed her own sandwich down before preparing to get Sarah page to admit she liked Captain Becker.
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Nick, Becker and the ARC's soldiers burst through the anomaly moments before it closed behind them.
"What the hell were those things, they didn't even react when we fire at them" Becker asked breathing heavily from where he was still laying on the floor. Nick sat still he didn't know what those things were only that they we savage and were successful hunters as the group and mostly likely Harper didn't know they were there until they attacked.
Flash backs of Mick's body flooded Nick's mind he wanted to throw up at the condition his body was in seconds after the creatures attacked him.
"I don't know but we best be getting back to the home office and look at this disk" Nick said pulling out the disk he took from the media room. Becker nodded and ordered his men to pack up their gear before getting into the vehicles and heading back to the home office.
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"I am leaving this message in the hope after this horror that has befallen us, someone will find this and learn from the mistakes of the past" A young woman said. Screaming and growling could be heard somewhere in the background.
"The military are all dead these things are rampaging though the city killing everything in their path" she continued the screaming became louder as whatever was coming it was getting closer with every human scream.
"their coming closer they will be at the door any second … oh dear god" a man shouted from somewhere in the room. There was a crash and a screeching which none of the team had heard before.
"If you are watching this message please you must destroy the artefact you must destroy it" the woman pleaded before a monstrous hand grabbed her shoulder followed by huge jaws biting into her other shoulder causing her to scream in pain. Bits of blood splattered the camera before another creature jumped on her and began tearing into her before the screen went blank.
The team look on at the screen semi shaken and confused, an artefact how were they supposed to know what this artefact looked like or where it was.
"So that's how humanity meets its end, we are hunted down by creatures which look even worse that the future predator" Lester said to everyone rather calmly. Nick and Becker looked at each other before both standing up in front of everyone.
"When myself and Captain Becker went through the anomaly to capture Mick Harper we encountered some creatures much like the ones on the video" Nick began and looked the Becker for him to continue.
"The creatures are almost impossible to detect with human senses when they attacked Harper that was the first time we had seen them, now surely they would have stalked they prey much like most predators" Becker finished.
"As for the artefact I believe it has already been destroyed, before Helen shot me an artefact she believed was the key to secrets to the destruction of human kind, she believed she could stop it from happening" Nick started noticing everyone was listening in keenly. "If the artefact the woman was talking about was the one I saw explode when my clone set the bomb then what we saw will not happen" he finished, the team seemed to relax a bit before Lester dismissed them for the day.
Nick locked his office before getting ready to leave when someone spoke to him.
"So about that drink Cutter" Jenny said from behind him. Nick turned around with a small smile lighting up his face.
"Anywhere in mind Jenny Lewis" Nick replied.
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Nick and Jenny sat in a quiet wine bar in a posh street in London sipping their chosen wine. Each would glace and the other secretly and every now and then would glance up at the same time before looking away quickly blushing.
"So Nick have your eye on anyone at work or in your social life" Jenny asked she had to be sure he wasn't interested in anyone else so she didn't feel foolish if she acted on her feelings some day. Nick looked at her questioningly.
"I don't think so what about you" Nick turned the question around to her he knew he had strong feelings for Jenny but he didn't know if she was interested in someone else or even if she was still in love with her ex fiancée. He would only find out if he asked he thought and stuck to that thought.
"I think so well I think I've realised that I've been interested in them for a while now" Jenny replied looking straight at Nick hoping he would get that it was him she was interested in and not someone else. Nick nodded with a smiled.
"What do you think about Becker and Sarah then" Jenny carried on. Nick put down his glass and did a short laugh, it was clear to everyone there was something going on between those two even if they both didn't know it themselves.
"Lets just say if I walked into a room and saw them …. Kissing I wouldn't be surprised" Nick replied. Jenny laughed and then rested her eye line on Nick's eyes. Jenny always thought he had beautiful eyes even when she first met the man. They held each others gaze for a while then Jenny spoke.
"we all missed you while you were in hospital, I think even Lester did .. don't tell him that though" Jenny quickly added on. The pair chatted for about two hours before Nick offered to drive Jenny home which she agreed to quickly.
"Thank you for the drink Nick I enjoy myself a lot" Jenny said as they stood by her front door.
"No trouble at all Jenny Lewis" Nick replied he didn't know if he should tell her how he felt about her it was a risk but he felt he needed to do it.
"Why do you call me by my full name" Jenny asked?
This was it "Because you have a beautiful name Jenny" Nick whispered to her. Jenny's heart began to beat faster, their eyes were locked and both were suddenly away how close they were to each other. They slowly began to lean into each other their lips but centre meters apart so close they were.
"Nick" Jenny whispered her voice full of longing for him, Nick didn't answer only closed the gap taking her lips with his own. Jenny placed her arms around his neck as she pressed her tongue against his, they pulled apart for a moment before crushing their lips together again. Nick pulled away looking into Jenny's eyes once more.
"Back at the bar you asked me if I had my eye on someone well Jenny Lewis its you" Nick said before seizing her lips once more. Jenny Lewis although she didn't get to say it she wanted to be with him always and never let go.
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That was the longest chap I've written ever.
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And on more I've read Claudia sets up and campaign on to save cutter and the world when she comes back but hey you cant believe everything you read so maybe Nick may come back series 4 you never know.
Jenny Lewis in this story and in all others will look like she does in series three more Claudia Brown like.
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Sarah page sat in her office with Abby staring out of the glass walls staring at one Captain Becker admiring his muscular form and handsome looks. Becker turns around to see her staring at him.
Sarah page "Oh dear how do I explain this one"