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It had been 4 days since Becker, Sarah and his men had arrived in this hostile world. They had searched every possible location for their friends, but found nothing. They were about to call off the search after two days of searching when the predators got the upper hand and cornered the group; killing all but 4 of them.
Becker had managed to save Sarah; but just barely and he only had two of him men left, which was not much to work with if they were going to find a way out.
The building they were forced into two days ago proved to be in better shape than most, which is probably why they were still alive. The room they were in had a large reinforced door and the walls were also in good shape. It was almost as if the room had been designed with the predators in mind, but there was no one left to verify this.
Becker had ordered his two officers to keep watch while he sat with Sarah. She had received a rather nasty gash in her leg and he wanted to make sure it didn't get infected.
"Becker, how are we going to get out of here? They seem to have the place surrounded and we don't have much fire power left".
Becker had been thinking about this and he could only come up with one idea, "We may just have to wait until were rescued. The people in our own time will eventually wonder what happened to us and send out a rescue party". Something told him this was a long shot, but he wanted to offer Sarah some kind of hope.
"Why would they send a rescue party, didn't they tell us that we were on our own before we left?"
"They did, but I can't believe they would just abandon us".
"I hope your right. Is there anymore water left, I'm pretty thirsty?"
Becker searched through his pack and found a few bottles left, "We don't have much; we need to conserve what we have".
Sarah looked disappointed. She was very thirsty and wasn't feeling her best at the moment, but she didn't want Becker to worry so she didn't say anything.
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As Belle drove her car in the same direction that the van had gone, her two passengers were being very quiet; which gave her time to think about what she was doing.
She didn't have a good answer for why she was helping them, but something deep down told her that Trina was up to no good and needed to be stopped. She didn't have any idea why the friends had to be separated, but if she could help them then it would be worth losing her job. The only thing she liked about the job was getting to work with Lt. Becker, but he never paid much attention to her; especially after Trina entered the picture.
No one liked it when Trina had taken over the place, but no one did anything about it. It was never clear why anyone would have put her in charge, but they think it had to do with who her father was; which meant they were stuck with her. Her father was a very powerful man and usually got what he wanted.
It was thought among the lower ranking people that Trina and her father were only using the anomalies to collect the riches from the past. Trina went out on a lot of missions and always seemed to bring something back, but no one was ever allowed to know what it was. Whatever was brought back never showed up anywhere and shortly after coming back, Trina would start flaunting her wealth with anyone who was around.
It didn't really matter to Belle much. Trina usually just ignored her and let her go about her business. The only good thing about working at the ARC was getting to be around Lt. Becker; who she had met at the academy and secretly fallen in love with. But Trina had stripped away any ideas she may have had at landing him for her own. Lt. Becker seemed intrigued with Trina and rarely left her side.
Her thoughts were put on hold as she turned the car onto a side road. "Well, we are getting close, but I think it would be best if we went the rest of the way by foot. They may see us coming if we go driving up there".
Danny inspected the area they had just driven into, "How far is it from here?"
"About another mile, but the walk shouldn't be too hard. We will have the trees to keep us covered".
Belle parked the car where she was positive it would not be seen and the three of them got out for their mile trek through the woods.
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Sarah and Becker were now entering their fifth day in captivity. They had been stuck with two other soldiers while the predators had the place surrounded, but when they finally ran out of supplies it was decided that the two soldiers would have to go out and either find some food and water or try and get back to the anomaly and bring back help. But things had gone horribly wrong.
Within 45 minutes of their departure, they radioed the captain and said they could see the spot where they first entered this world and were going to try and distract the creatures that they could see. They were still on the radio when Becker and Sarah heard a devastating sound; it was the sound of both the men screaming in agony. It was unclear what happened to them, but Becker knew they were now alone and that his men were all dead. He didn't know if he could protect Sarah and get her back to their time, but he would die trying.
Sarah was sitting in the corner of the room and she could tell that Becker had something to say, but he didn't seem to be able, "Were going to die here, aren't we Becker?"
He couldn't hide the facts from her and knew he owed her the only truth he could come up with. They were probably going to be the last people either one of them saw and it was not fair to keep up this charade any longer, "I don't know Sarah, but it doesn't look good. We have nothing to defend ourselves with and unless someone comes to rescue us, we probably won't see our friends again".
"You shouldn't blame yourself Becker; we all knew what we were getting ourselves into".
This didn't seem to make him feel any better. He went over to the corner and sat down next to Sarah, "You certainly do have a good outlook on this; how do you manage to do that?"
"I don't know; I try not to dwell on the bad things because there is always something better to hope for". She gave him a thoughtful look before continuing, "So, if we don't make it out of here, maybe we should get to know a little more about each other".
Becker didn't know if he liked this idea, but there was nothing left to do, "what kind of things do you want to know?"
"I don't know your first name, what is it?"
"It's Kyle".
She stared at him for a moment before saying, "You look like a Kyle".
As the two talked the light of day was disappearing; making their room dark once again. The last few days they were afraid to light up the room for fear that the predators would find them, so they just huddled together for comfort and warmth. The last two days also found the both of them growing closer to each other. It was their current situation that drew them together at first, but Sarah was starting to have feelings for the captain. She just wished they would make it out of there so she could see if those feeling were real and if the captain felt the same way.
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Danny started to see a building off in the distance and figured this was where Belle was leading them to. "Hey Belle, is this where they took Connor?"
"Yeah it is. This building is out in the middle of nowhere and it is usually where they bring some of the creatures they find on their hunts. They don't think anyone knows about this place, but I have heard Lt. Becker talking about it more than once".
Abby was anxious to get inside and find Connor and she wasn't afraid to hide it, "What are we waiting for, let's get inside and get Connor. Then we can get out of this place".
Danny had to hold Abby back, "we need to study the layout of the building before we just go charging in. We don't want to get inside and then have no way of getting out. We need a plan".
Abby knew he spoke the truth, "I know Danny, but we are so close".
"We'll get him out Abby". He turned to Belle, "So, what can you tell me about this place; other than the things they house inside".
"I don't really know that much about the place; other than its existence. I'm sorry, but I don't think I'll be much help to you".
"That's ok Belle, we'll just have to go and check out the perimeter of the place and figure out the best way of getting in. We can figure out the rest once we are inside". He didn't really like this plan, but there was no alternative.
They moved closer to the front of the building; all the while keeping out of sight. Once they saw the other side it was clear what they were up against. The place had a few large garage doors probably and a few windows off to the left, but other than that there didn't appear to be any other way in.
Danny had a look of disappointment on his face as he faced Abby, "They must enter through the garage door each time; which is going to make this a little trickier than I thought. Depending on what is on the other side of those doors, they may know were coming the minute we try and open one".
Abby looked at Danny, "How are we going to get in then?"
Danny looked at the windows, which didn't seem to be too hard to get to, "I think our only way is through the window, but we need to see inside before we try". He turned to Belle, "I don't suppose you have a pair of binoculars handy".
Danny didn't wait for an answer as he moved closer to the building. He looked around the perimeter for signs of security, but not seeing any he continued. When he was almost to the building he finally saw a few cameras; one mounted to the corner of a garage door and the other one mounted off to the side. He thought it was odd where the second one was located and decided to check it out, "You two wait here, I'm going to go and check out the other side of the building".
Danny returned after a few minutes, "I found one more entrance, but it's being watched. We need to deactivate the camera so that we can go in unnoticed".
Abby thought of his plan for a moment and then asked, "Won't they notice the camera not working and send someone out to find out why?"
Danny had a look of confidence on his face as he replied to Abby's question, "I'm counting on that".
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