Now What? AKA series 4 episode 1 Chapter 17, a primeval fanfic

Becker was holding Sarah's hand as they both entered the anomaly. He wanted her to go first so he could cover her back, but when she wouldn't hear of it he decided that they would go together.

As they exited the other side of the anomaly neither of them noticed the light from which they had just come through grow brighter. They were both too busy scrambling to safety just in case something came through after them. When nothing did it was Sarah who looked around the room and was relieved to see that everything they left behind still appeared in the same spot. She ran over to the machine and started pushing buttons in order to break the link it had to the anomaly.

Becker was keeping one eye on the anomaly and the other eye on what Sarah was doing but when things didn't seem to be going fast enough he gave her his full attention, "Come on Sarah, what are you doing. Shut it down before something comes through".

With a frightened looked in her eyes she looked up at Becker, "I am trying to turn it off, but it's not working. I don't know what is going on. I really wish Connor was here".

Connor remained right where he was as Trina used the device to open the doorway home. He felt helpless just sitting there, but there was nothing he could really do. He just hoped Danny had a plan.

Danny was usually good at coming up with plans in a hurry, but this time he wasn't sure he was going to be able to come up with one that would work. "We really need some time to think about this Trina. Something caused this time to change and without knowing what it was I think we are risking too much by having you come back with us. We have got to stop messing with the past like this?"

Trina smiled at Danny, "And who is to blame for the changes?" She slowly moved her eyes from Danny, and then to Abby and lastly Connor before responding, "I think that taking me with you is the least you could do".

Danny didn't waste any time responding, "As I have said before this is not a good enough answer. If we take you then why shouldn't we take Belle with us? I am sure she would like her life to stay the same just as much as you".

The mention of her name caused Belle some anxiety. She didn't really want to be brought into this but kept her mouth shut as Trina responded to Danny.

"Well I don't think you have a choice. What is going to stop me from pushing this button again and closing the only hope you have at getting home? What is going to stop me from crushing this once I shut it down?" Trina held the device up in the air to prove her point, "If I did that then no one would be going home. We don't have any of these in our reality so you would have to wait until the anomaly opened on its own". Destroying the small device was the last thing that she wanted to do but if pushed she wouldn't hesitate to carry out her threat.

In an attempt to grab the device, Danny started to approach Trina while she was talking, but she was quicker than he was. She moved backward as he moved forward.

"Get back Danny, or I will do it. I have nothing to lose if you don't go back, but I think you have everything to lose. Now we are going to do this my way and then soon the 3 of you will be home".

"If we agree to take you with us I think that we should at least get to hold the device".

Trina once again smiled at Danny, "No I think that to show you some good faith on my part, I am going to send one of you back before me".

Danny didn't like her response, but decided that if he at least got one of them back this would all be worth it. He wanted to tell her to send Connor back, but she beat him to it.

Trina walked in front of Connor, "I think that Connor should be the first to go back". She put her arm out to help him stand, but when his hand didn't connect with hers she looked at Danny.

Danny knew what Connor was waiting for, "It's ok Connor; if I had been given a choice I would have told her to send you back as well".

Connor had been looking back and forth between Danny and Trina during their whole conversation, but his eyes rested on Danny; "No, I think that you or Abby should go back first".

Danny was very forceful when he responded, "No Connor, it is unanimous, you will go first, now please let Trina help you up".

Connor knew the look on Danny's face meant it would be a waste of time to argue about it. He allowed Trina to help him up and hobbled over to the anomaly with her help.

Trina looked at the group behind Connor before saying anything, "Ok, now Connor is going to go first, then Abby and I will go through together leaving Danny to follow after us".

Connor didn't want to go without his friends, but he knew, or at least hoped they would be right behind him. As he looked back at Abby he felt his body being pushed forward through the opening. The last thing he saw before his whole body was consumed by the light was the smile on Abby's face.

Abby smiled at Connor because she knew that he would finally be going home. She was also looking forward to going home. She came up to Trina and stood next to her to wait. She had remained silent throughout this whole ordeal but now that Connor was safe she looked over at Danny. She wished she could read his mind so she knew what he had planned. She saw something in his eyes, but was suddenly distracted when Trina grabbed hold of her arm and pushed the both of them through the anomaly.

Sarah was working frantically on closing the anomaly when she heard Becker shouting something. She looked up and to her horror she saw something coming through the light.

Becker was ready for this moment. He had his gun aimed at the opening and was about to fire when Abby suddenly walked through. With the gun still aimed at the anomaly, he just stood there staring at Abby, but it was the woman standing next to Abby that broke the spell. He didn't recognize her at all, but this was quickly forgotten as it finally dawned on him that Abby was home. He was just about to say something when Danny walked through the anomaly next.

Sarah had noticed this as well and wanted to rush over to the group but stopped when she heard Danny shouting, "Shut down the gate". She looked down at the equipment and was ready to comply when she suddenly realized that Connor was not with them. She looked up to confirm what Danny had asked, "Are you sure you want to shut it down? Where is Connor?"

Danny was looking straight at Sarah when she asked about Connor and it took a second for him to realize why she was asking. He looked around the room and didn't see Connor anywhere, "What do mean? He came through before Abby did. Maybe he came through when you weren't looking".

Becker spoke for Sarah, "No, we didn't miss him. We haven't taken our eyes off the thing".

As Danny listened to Becker he suddenly saw Trina move away from Abby and position herself directly in front of the anomaly. She was aiming the device directly at the lights and Danny knew what she intended to do, but this was something he couldn't allow since they had to figure out where Connor was. The only thing that came to mind was leaping toward her to knock the device out of her hands. As he acted out his plan things didn't go quite he expected. He not only failed at keeping the anomaly opened, but he also managed to destroy the device as it crashed down to the floor in several pieces.

The silence in the room was deafening. No one was quite sure what happened or where Connor was. Abby started becoming very angry as the truth of the matter started sinking in, "How could you have shut the anomaly down Trina? Connor is still out there somewhere".

Trina stepped away as Abby started advancing toward her. She was ready to defend and would have if it weren't for Danny; who suddenly positioned himself between the two women, "Abby, we will figure this out I promise, but going after Trina is not the answer".

"Danny, we need to find Connor". Abby looked at Sarah as she continued, "Sarah, do you think you can open it back up?"

Sarah knew she couldn't but in an attempt to make Abby feel better she lied, "I can try Abby".

As soon as she heard Sarah's reply she knew it was hopeless. She knew they would not be able to re-open the anomaly. "Danny, what are we going to do, we have to find him".

Danny moved toward Abby and put his arms around her. "I promise we will do everything we can to find him".

Danny was hugging Abby when he found Sarah standing next to him. He looked at her and took one arm off of Abby so that he could hug her as well. Soon he was holding both women in his arms. As he continued to squeeze the both of them he found Becker standing off to his left, "Hey Becker, it looks like you are going to have to wait your turn".

Becker rolled his eyes at Danny as he gently patted the back of his shoulder, "Hey Danny, it's good to have you back, but I have to ask how you did it? And who is your guest?"

Danny looked over at Trina and then back at Becker, "She helped us get back home and we were forced to bring her with us". Danny released his hold on the girls and moved in front of Becker, "I would suggest you take her into custody until we can figure out what to do with her".

Becker didn't quite understand Danny's request, but he wasn't about to argue with the man. "Ok Danny, if that is what you want".

Trina had originally thought about escaping while they were all hugging each other, but when she heard Danny call the other man Becker she found herself very curious. She stood still but didn't remain silent as the man approached, "So your name is Becker is it?"

"It is". Becker stood there studying her. She was looking at him as if she knew him.

"So, what are you going to do with me?"

"We'll take you with us of course; but not until we find Connor". Becker looked over at Sarah, "So do you think there is a way to re-open the anomaly Sarah?"

Trina heard Becker call the other woman Sarah and thought it was too much of a coincident. She knew she was looking at Lieutenant Becker's parents. She smiled to herself but didn't say anything and just continued to watch the group run around trying to figure out what happened to their friend. Maybe this new place would be good for her after all.

Danny was at a loss for what happened to Connor. He had seen Connor go through the anomaly himself so there was only one place he could have ended up at and that was here, but why wasn't he here?" Sarah, can you tell me anything about the anomaly, was it acting differently as you were watching it?"

Sarah shook her head, "No, we were too busy coming through it ourselves to take notice of it".

"What do you mean coming through it? Weren't you two waiting here for us?"

"We were, but when you didn't show up we went looking for you. We only just got back right before you came through".

Danny had a puzzled look on his face. "Where were the two of you?"

Becker took over explaining, "We were in the same destroyed future that we had been too when we had to rescue Abby's brother, where were you?"

"We were in the same future, but instead it wasn't destroyed".

Abby was listening but spoke up when she finally put it all together, "So, what you're saying is that you came through the anomaly at the same time we did, only we came from an altered reality that was the same time".

Everyone was confused at Abby's comment, everyone except Trina. Danny could tell she had an idea of what may have happened, "Do you know anything about this Trina?"

"I am just as clueless as you Danny, but it seems that we had to parallel anomalies opened at the same time and that may have caused the disappearance of Connor".

Abby was trying to process what Trina said as she responded, "why did the rest of us show up then, wouldn't we have all gone to where Connor went?"

"Not necessarily". Trina looked at Sarah, "You said nothing out of the ordinary happened, but when you came back through did you try the anomaly down?"

"Yes, but for some reason I couldn't".

Abby started to understand what Trina was getting at, "Maybe when Sarah shut down their anomaly we had just opened ours and that is why you couldn't shut it down. Maybe both anomalies were opened at the exact same time Connor stepped through it". She suddenly stopped what she was saying. She was scared for Connor and looked over at Danny for support, "How are we going to find Connor?"

Danny took Abby back into his arms as he also realized what she was getting at. There was no way of knowing where he could be or if he even survived coming through at all. They had little knowledge of these anomalies, let alone what would happen if more than one were opened at the same time in the exact same spot.

The room was again silent as it dawned on everyone that they had no way of getting Connor back. They had no idea of where he was or if he were still alive. No one moved from their current spots as they struggled to figure out what to do next. It was a sudden blinding light that caused them to finally do something. As they shielded their eyes to see, the lights were gone as quick as they came. When they looked in the spot where the light had been they saw a figure lying on the ground. Becker and Danny cautiously walked over to see who it was.

Abby didn't like that the men felt the need to keep the women back, but as soon as she heard Danny shout out Connor's name she moved as fast as her legs would carry her.

Abby knelt on the ground staring at Connor, "oh Connor, you had us so worried, but where did you go". She helped him sit up, but stayed there holding him when she realized he was not able to do it on his own.

Connor looked around at his friends, but it took a second before he could find his tongue, "I'm sorry Abby, I didn't want to worry you, but what are you talking about? You know where I was, I came through the anomaly right before you did".

Abby gave him a funny look, "No Connor, you didn't. When we came through we found that you never showed up. You were missing. We thought we lost you but thank goodness you're back". She couldn't help but give him a gentle hug again.

"What? No, I remember seeing your face right before I came through". Connor stopped talking as he put his head into his hands. He had one heck of a headache and had to stop thinking so hard. When he looked back at Abby he saw that she looked worried.

Danny was right at their side as they were talking, but knew he had to get everyone back to the ARC, "Come on Connor, we need to get you back to the ARC and have you looked at". He helped Connor to his feet and had to help steady him, but as soon as they started walking both Abby and Danny noticed something at the same time.

Before Danny could say something, Abby was already talking, "Connor why aren't you limping? And where did these clothes come from".

Connor didn't understand her at first, but when he did he also realized that his leg didn't hurt anymore. He then looked at his clothes and knew that they didn't belong to him, "I don't know Abby". As he uttered her name he started to fall to the ground, but never made it as Danny caught him.

Danny was having a hard time understanding any of this, but one thing he did know was that they had to help Connor. He picked his friend up and followed Becker to the truck.

Two days later Connor finally woke up. Abby, Danny, Sarah and Becker had been anxiously waiting for this and when he did they all wanted to see him, but the nurse only allowed one person at a time.

When Abby came out of the room to give someone else a turn she looked confused, "I just don't get it. He doesn't seem to have any explanation of what happened to him and there is nothing medically wrong with his leg".

Danny wanted answers to, but he knew since they were all home they would have time to figure out. "At least we are home Abby, just be thankful for that. I'm not sure what happened either, but we're all safe now and back in our own time. Connor should be getting out of here soon and then we can try and figure this all out. In the meantime I need to get back to the ARC".

Abby knew why he needed to get back. When they brought Trina back with them Lester had taken her into one of the conference rooms to try and figure out what to do with her. It was only the next day that Lester announced that she would be joining the team. When asked why, his only response was that she promised to help them advance their weapons; something of which would help with their future missions. Danny had tried to convince Lester that this was a bad idea, but Lester would not hear of it. He said she had knowledge that could help them and they were going to use it. Danny tried again to convince him, but it was at that point that Lester admitted that this idea and that he was only doing as he was told. Danny wasn't going to give up though, he knew there was nothing he could do at this point, but he would keep a close eye on the woman. He knew what she was like in her own time, but he would not allow her to bring harm to anyone in this time. He was ready to do whatever was necessary to make sure of this.

This is the end of episode one season/series 4.

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