I hope you all enjoy this chapter of Primeval Season Seven; i know i enjoyed writing it!
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Season Seven, Chapter Eight.
Season Finale
Connor's return.
A creature jumped through the anomaly. Jaws snapping, eyes shining in the light of the anomaly.
"What is that thing?" The girl asked, cowering behind Connor.
"Oh, great!" Connor murmured. "Not these again!"
"You've seen them before?"
"Yeah, they're Hyennodons; we had a run-in with a pack of them at a friend's wedding." Connor explained, remembering the day he had gotten trapped in the cellar of an old building, a hungry hyena on the other side of the door.
"What are Hyennodons?"
"I'll explain later!" Connor said. This girl was starting to become annoying.
"Aren't you going to shoot it?" When she said this, it sounded more like a command than a question.
"Only if it poses a threat." Connor said. "It's best not to kill anything that comes through the anomalies unless there is no other option."
More hyenas came through the anomaly to join the others in ripping the bag to shreds to get to the meat.
"There is too many of them for that amount of food; when they're done they'll still be hungry." Connor said.
"Well, at least there is only one this time."
"There have been more?" Connor asked.
"Yeah, lost of little silver ones, popping up all over the place."
"Satellite anomalies!"
"What are those?" the girl asked.
"Its not important." Connor said. There was more growling. Connor saw a couple of the Hyennodons raising there heads look at them."
"What are we going to do?"
"We are going to do nothing." Connor said. "You're going back to your home right now, while the creatures are distracted."
"Alright, I'll go tell my dad; he'll bring help!" The girl started off away from the anomaly.
"No!" Connor grabbed her arm. "It'd be best if you didn't tell anybody about this; just go home and be quiet."
"But my family has been dealing with the orbs for years-"
"Just go home, and don't mention the creatures."
She looked like she was about to object, but stopped. "Do you know what you're doing?"
"More or less." Connor replied. When the girl gave him a concerned look he added, "What? I'm a professional; I do this all the time."
The girl didn't seem to believe him, be turned away anyways.
Connor returned his attention to the Hyennodons and mumbled under his breath. "Just not with this primitive of technology."
Cutter sat in the Dean's office at the University of Central London, trying to explain why his newest professor had disappeared.
"He went through an anomaly?" The Dean asked.
"Yes," Cutter replied. "But we need to come up with a story to tell his students."
"Why is that? Why not just tell them, 'Oh, I'm so terribly sorry, but you can't learn today because your teacher has gone and gotten himself trapped in a portal to another dimension, and probably got eaten by a dinosaur!'?"
"He isn't in another dimension, he's is lost in another time." Cutter said. "And has had plenty of experience to know how not to get eaten."
"I was being sarcastic!" The Dean snapped. "Listen, Nick, I've had to deal with your odd excuses for years. Now, ever since these anomalies became known to everybody, I've been having to put up with even more than usual. If Connor doesn't return in a week, he loses his job, understand?"
Cutter opened his mouth to object, but then thought better of it. He nodded and said, "Yes sir, I understand."
"Good." The Dean said, forcing a smile. "Now, I do believe that you have a class to teach; best hurry on your way."
Merron sat in his office, talking into his phone. "No, Doctor Laura will not be able to commit herself to your operation anymore, sir."
"Why is that, Merron?"
"Helen Cutter." Merron replied.
"So, that bitch double crossed us, did she?"
"Yes sir, she did."
"What did she do to Doctor Laura?"
"The details are unknown, but when we found her at the meeting place she had been shot." Merron explained.
"Then find a replacement."
"It won't be that easy to find someone to continue Doctor Laura's work; she began the research, only she-"
"Did I say i wanted a new scientist?"
"You mean..." Merron understood.
"Find a replacement quick, Merron; you can easily be replaced."
Just when Connor thought that his situation couldn't get any worse, the Satellite anomalies appeared. Dozens of silver miniature anomalies popping up all around him. Part of him wanted them to all be connected, so that he didn't have anymore problems, but another part of his wanted on of them to lead to his time.
A fierce growl caught his attention. He looked down the hill and saw the Hyennodons beginning to advance. Connor raised his revolver and trained it on one of the Hyennodons, pulling the hammer back. If they took one more step, he'd shoot. They stared at him for a few moments, then the closest one lunged.
Connor pulled the trigger, and the creature crashed to the ground. Immediately after, the rest of the pack ran forwards. Connor fired three more shots, then ran for his life. Came over the top of the hill and his boot caught on a rock, sending him rolling down opposite side of the hill. He somehow managed to keep a firm grip on his gun as he rolled down the steep hill. He stopped at the bottom, just by an anomaly, and slowly stood. His whole body ached and there was dust in his eyes.
Connor heard a growl above him and looked up. He could just see the outline of a Hyennodon standing on the hill above him and watched as the creature crouched low, then pounced towards him. He felt the heavy paws land on his chest, pushing him backwards. His finger sqeezed around the trigger of his gun accidentally firing the revolver.
There was a flash of light as both Connor and the Hyennodon tumbled through the anomaly.
Abby sat in the break room of the A.R.C, sipping a cup of coffee when Claudia entered the room.
"Abby," Claudia said. "An anomaly opened up downtown."
"Coming." Abby stood and tossed the paper cup and its contents into a trash can before following Claudia out the door.
"The others are already making they're way to the anomaly site; Cutter and I will give you a ride."
"Thanks," Abby said. They stopped by the A.D.D room to pick up their black boxes, then made their way to the parking lot, where Cutter waited in his truck.
They got in with him, and he started the engine. As he pulled out of the parking lot Abby said, "So, how did your talk with the dean go?"
"Connor has a week to get himself out of what ever time he is in or lose his job." Cutter replied. "Could have been worse."
"I bet." She said solemnly.
"So!" Claudia said to break the awkward silence that had occurred. "What do we know about the anomaly?"
"From what Jess told us, its about seven feet high, and has been here for about..." He looked at his watch. "Seven minutes."
"How long until we get there?"
"Maybe... Five minutes." Cutter said. He reached into the console and grabbed a blue siren. "But I think I can get us there in three."
"What is that?" Claudia asked as nick rolled his window down and placed the siren on the roof of his car.
"Something Lester let us get." Cutter replied with a grin.
They arrived at the anomaly site three minutes later- give or take a few seconds.
"Cutter!" Emily saw them pulling up and ran to the truck.
Cutter parked quickly and stepped out. "Yes?"
"You'd better come quick." The young woman said.
"What happened?" Abby asked.
"Nothing yet," Emily replied. "But we've been hearing sounds."
"Creatures?" Claudia asked.
"Yes," Emily nodded as she led the others into a fenced playground area. "But that's not all; we've also been hearing gunshots."
They stopped on the edge of a sand pit that surrounded the playground equipment. The rest of the team was bustling around the playground, taking notes, guarding the open anomaly, and preparing an anomaly lock.
"Emily!" Becker walked up to them. "Matt is looking for you."
"Thanks," Emily nodded and walked off to where Matt was knelt in front of the anomaly, focused on a small metal device.
"Is that Connor's anomaly calculator?" Abby asked, pointing to the device.
Becker nodded.
"What date does it say?"
"It has to dates," Becker replied. "According to Matt, one is somewhere in the middle of ice age, while the other is 1881."
"The anomaly is silver..." Claudia said. "That means that is a satellite anomaly!"
"That is why you got two readings," Cutter said. "The calculator is getting readings from the two interacting anomalies."
Becker nodded, then said, "When did you learn about the satellite anomalies?"
"Connor filled me in on everything that I missed." Cutter replied.
"I see," Becker nodded. "Anyways-"
Everyone heard a gunshot, then a bullet pinged off of a bar on the playground equipment. "Get down!" The soldier hollered. Everyone fell to the sand as he drew his own gun, kneeling down with it trained on the orb.
A dark shape formed in the anomaly, then it fell through. It tumbled on the sand, becoming to figures. One was a large animal, while the other was a man in old-fashioned clothing and a gun in his right hand. A brown cowboy hat hid most of his face.
The man quickly stood and aimed the revolver at the creature as it stood as well. He pulled the trigger and blood flew from the creature's head. It fell to the ground, dead.
The man did not seem to notice his surroundings as he walked over to the creature and began dragging it back to the anomaly.
Cutter noticed and A.R.C patch on the shoulder of his heavy trench coat. He pointed it out to Becker silently. Becker nodded and said, "Stand down!"
The man froze.
"I said stand down!" Becker repeated, cocking his gun to make it known that he had a weapon. "Drop your weapon and back away from the anomaly!"
The man dropped his revolver and the creature before slowly backing away from the glowing light of the anomaly.
"Turn around!" Becker said.
Slowly, the man turned around to face them. His face showed surprised. Everyone's did. Except for Abby, who ran to him.
"Connor!" She cried.
"Abby!" They ran to each other, and collided in a tight hug.
"You're back!" Abby said.
"Yes," He said. "I am."