AN: I am so sorry! I feel like an evil villian *insert evil laugh here* but I have had a shed load of uni work, hence why it's taken me so long to complete this chapter.

THANK YOU for the reviews and story alerts! It means that people like my writing! WOOP WOOP!

Just to establish this happens in series 3 but without Sarah at the moment. They have the locking devise before Izzy comes to the ARC.

Anyway, I don't own primeval, however I do own Izzy.

Enjoy :)

"What's with the women in the suit?" I asked Becker as he opened the door to the SUV.

"Who? Jenny? She's head of PR. She comes up with the stories you here in the press."

"Sounds like my type of job, I'm good at making up cover stories, believe me."

Becker shot me a surprised look and raised his eyebrow. I'm going to tell him why I was so good, not yet anyway, I barely know the man. Connor, Cutter, Abby and Jenny all walked towards where me and Becker were standing.

"You're not coming with us." Connor said staring straight at me.

"Why not? You said that I could get a job at the ARC. How the heck am I meant to get a job, if I don't know what you do?"

"She's got a point, Izzy you stay with me and Becker. Do not go wondering off." Cutter said climbing in another SUV alongside the one I was standing next to.

"Thank you Cutter. I'll be fine Connor, I can look after myself, I have been for the last 3 years."

"What about dad? Mum said that you-"

"Dad died. I don't want to talk about it."

"But-"

"Just leave it Connor! Haven't we got some place to be getting to?" I said climbing into the back of the car behind Becker. Connor and Abby jumped into the car, Connor in the front and Abby in the back, and Becker sped off towards our destination. Jenny went with Cutter following close behind us.

"Where are we going anyway?"

"Astley Hall, an anomaly has opened up there. We need to check the area and make sure there's no civilians or creature incursions." Becker replied, going into military mode. I'll admit, I preferred him the more casual way, he seemed more approachable, in this mode he could probably scare the hell out of me. I looked at Connor and flashed him a weak smile. He'd been quiet the whole journey.

"Connor-"

"We're here. Connor, you're with me. Becker and Izzy go with Cutter." Abby said climbing out the car. Great I was stuck with fit but scary solider boy and a Scottish professor!

I followed Becker round to the front of the hall and was met by Cutter. Jenny was to the right of him talking to the tourist and staff that were in the hall when the anomaly opened.

"What've we got?" Becker asked Cutter, taking his gun of safety.

"Reports of a sabre toothed tiger. The anomaly's been sighted in the drawing room. So far all the doors are sealed, meaning it's contained-"

"I'm sorry did you just say sabre toothed tiger? They were extinct millions of years ago. There probably just imagining things." Sabre toothed tigers, I mean come on! I don't even know what an anomaly is, yet there talking about sabre toothed tigers!

"How much did Connor tell you about the ARC and what we do?" Cutter asked.

"I know that ARC stands for Anomaly Research Centre and … that's about it."

"Well Izzy, this is what we do. We stop prehistoric and future creatures from harming civilians. They come through anomalies, basically big gateways from our time to another. If you don't like it, then catch the next train home."

"Sorry Cutter, but I have no home. So it looks like you're stuck with me. Look out!" I stood in front of Cutter as a sabre toothed tiger launched itself at him.

"Izzy, Izzy speak to me!" Becker caught me as I collapsed to the floor. Such much for first impressions. This was the first day from hell. First I faint in the middle of a lab, then I'm attacked by a sabre toothed tiger. There's a sentence I never thought I'd say.

"Connor, lock that anomaly now, then call for an ambulance." I vaguely heard Cutter say as I swayed in and out of consciousness.

Connor. I hadn't told him half the things I wanted to, I didn't even get chance to apologise for shouting at him.

The last things I remembered where feeling an intense pain in my head very out of breath. The room around me was spinning in and out of focus but there was one thing that kept clear all the way through. Becker's eyes. Damn. I think I might be falling in love with the ARC's military Captain and I only met the guy a few hours ago! Becker's eyes were the last thing I saw until I remembered no more.