The anomaly alarm sounded and Connor pushed the piece of paper back to Becker as they all got to their feet.

"We'll have to continue this later" Conner said as he and Abby left.

"Sorry, Sir. I have to go" Becker apologized to the Major.

"Only happy when your in the thick of it" Major Logan smiled shaking his hand. "Call me. We're overdue a night out."

Becker nodded and asked a soldier walking passed the room to show Major Logan out as he went to join the others.

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"Jess, What we got?" Connor asked arriving at the hub just behind the others.

"You are not going to believe this" She said. "The readings for this are exactly the same as for the Vancouver one."

"It can't be!" Matt exclaimed "I thought each anomaly had it's own signature pattern."

"Maybe their's has closed and reopened here" Emily reasoned.

"Why would it do that?" Amanda asked.

"I don't know but whatever it is we need to get there and lock it" Matt stated "Come on guys. Lets move." They grabbed black boxes and headed for the exit. "I'm coming too." Connor stated. "I need to check

this out."

Amanda, Kieran and Mark watched them leave.

"Need a hand guys." Amanda sighed "I'm bored."

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The main team arrived at the anomaly and Abby, Becker, Emily and some of the soldiers went off to check for an incursion. Connor and Matt set up the locking device.

Connor checked the readings on the hand held. "It seems normal"

"You got a date?" Matt asked.

Connor smirked up at him "Sorry mate, I'm already taken"

Matt rolled his eyes "The anomaly?"

"Paleozoic"

"What we talking?" Matt asked.

"Early mammals. Lots of them. This reading is getting erratic." Connor showed the ADD to Matt.

"Abby! Becker! You found anything. The anomaly is unstable." Matt said through his comms.

"All clear here" Came Becker's reply.

"And here." Abby added.

"OK. Lets post a guard and get back" Matt sighed. "If only they were all that easy"

"Something tells me that this one is fooling us" Connor stated tapping at the ADD.

"What?"

"It could close here and reopen somewhere else. We had one once before, in water. It kept reopening along a fault line and the same creatures came through. Cutter worked it out. It's either that or there is

another anomaly junction somewhere, out there," He waved his hand vaguely "And that links several points here."

"How do we know which it is?" Matt asked as the others returned.

"Matt we've got another one" Jess said in his ear. "Sending coordinates now. Do you need Mark and Amanda?"

"We'll handle it Jess. This one is locked."

"At least we know what we're dealing with now. That's weird though." Connor said as they jumped into the vehicles. "Before they closed and reopened somewhere else later. This time they're overlapping."

"This time we have a problem" Becker said into their earpieces from the other vehicle. "We have an incursion."

"Jess any idea what we're dealing with?" Matt asked.

"I haven't got a clear view. But it looks like...Oh God..."

"Jess?" Matt and Becker both spoke at the same time.

"Monkeys. We have monkeys. They are tiny and oh...how sweet some of them are carrying babies. Awww"

Connor and Abby laughed at Jess's reaction as they heard Becker sigh.

"Focus, Jessica."

"Yes. Sorry. Focusing. There are about eight or nine plus I think about three babies. They are in the middle of the park. We have a few bystanders taking pictures and oh no...oh...The biggest one just tried to

bite a man trying to stroke them. Now another one is attacking. It's OK the people are running away."

"They're protecting their babies" Abby mused as they pulled up as close as they could get. "We need to be really careful. A bolt from the EMD could kill a little one. We try and herd them back through. EMD as a

last resort and on the big ones only." She instructed as they got out and grabbed some kit. "We need nets"

"We have tarpaulins." Becker replied.

"That'll have to do." She sighed as they set off.

"Connor. I have a message from Evan. Their anomaly has closed and the monkeys are back in their box. Call him when you get back." Jess said.

"They had monkeys too" Connor exclaimed. "Jess I need you to pull up information on one of Cutter's old anomalies. Before Jenny. You're looking for several within a few days with a mosasaur."

"Got it" She acknowledged. "But what has that got to do with Evan's monkeys?"

"I'll explain later but I need to check if I'm right."

They had circled the group of primates as he had been talking.

"They're jumpy" Matt mentioned.

"They're monkeys." Becker said quietly. "Of course they jump."

"They're actually not proper monkeys..." Connor began before a look from Becker stopped him. "Shutting up now."

"If they are the same ones that have just been put through by Evan they will already be stressed" Abby whispered creeping closer.

They spread out the tarpaulins between them and tried to usher them back through. The 'monkeys' nervously began to dart backwards and forwards, chattering loudly to each other. They edged closer to the

anomaly with the team slowly moving in behind them. At the last moment the boldest ones decided to make a bid for freedom, leaping between the humans and over the make shift fence. Abby reacted quickly,

throwing the tarpaulin over the rest before they could follow. Becker's reactions took him in the opposite direction, making a dive for the closest one and landing flat out in the mud, empty handed. Emily reacted

too, throwing her coat over the offending creature as it darted towards her to escape Becker.

"Nice try, Captain" She smiled grabbing the wriggling bundle.

Becker sat up scowling, covered in mud.

Eventually all the animals were rounded up and put back through the anomaly before it closed. The team and the soldiers made their way back to the vehicles, where they were met by Major Logan.

"Sir?" Becker approached him stiffly. "What are you doing here?"

"It's OK, Mate. I'm off duty. Was in the area and heard something going on and wondered if it was your lot."

"Good guess" Becker smiled, handing things to the nearest soldier to put away.

"Rough day" Logan took in his appearance.

"Had worse. Sorry I have to go. Do you want to catch up later."

"Excellent. We haven't hit the town in a while" Logan grinned, patting Becker's shoulder and leaving.

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The muddy group trudged into the hub to hand in their black boxes before dispersing and Jess handed Connor a bundle of papers.

"All reports relating to a Mosasaur and Professor Cutter. And I have given more info on the Canadian lot to Mark."

"Thanks Jess." He hugged her and left.

"What does the Major want?" Matt asked Becker.

"To take me out on the town." Becker smirked.

Matt raised an eyebrow and suppressed a grin.

Becker laughed, as he pictured the thoughts now running through Matt's head, before explaining himself. "He's an old friend. We started Sandhurst together."

So now we have: The ARC being hacked by Cross Photonics, time paradoxes, altered timelines, Mac being in two places at once (or no places at all), fault line anomalies and the mysterious birth certificate.

Quite a lot for them to work out.