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Shards of Glass

Chapter Three- A Familiar Face

At first they were horrified! Terrified! The anomaly had closed behind them, leaving them stranded once again. They both thought about the year they had been lost in the Cretacious- just the two of them, alone for a year.

"This can't be happening!" Connor murmured, a single tear running down his cheek. "Not again! Please- not again!"

Abby too was distraught- she just couldn't do this again! She didn't even know how she'd managed to survive that year. They'd kept each other alive somehow- kept their hopes up, but to have it happen again- it was just too much to comprehend. They looked at each other in horror.

"It…. It's opened twice now" Connor finally got out "It'll do it again, Abby- I'm sure of it!" Connor said caressing Abby's cheek. Abby looked at Connor. She took a deep breath and dashed her tears away, she could handle this. At least they were together. She glanced down- one of the small creatures was still in her arms. It had taken to her, as most animals did, and nestled close against her.

"Where… where are we?" she said looking around "What period are we in?" Connor also looked around.

"Well, going by these fellas" he said waving his arms at the triconodon he still held in his arms and the one Abby had snuggled up to her "And the conifers and lush vegetation- I'd say we're in the late Jurassic"

"Oh- w…what sort of creatures live here?"

"Er… stegosaurus- brachiosaurus- allosaurus…."

"Ok! OK! I don't want to know any more. We won't be here long enough to see any of them anyway- will we?"

"No… no… of course not. The anomaly'll open soon. I'm sure of it, Abby. In the meantime, we seem to be in quite a good place- quite sheltered from view. I think we're OK to stay here for a bit"

"OK, then" Abby said taking a breath to calm herself. She looked like she was going to cry at any minute- no doubt terrified they'd be trapped here like they were before- in the past. Connor was terrified too, but he knew he had to stay strong for Abby. She was never going to see his fear, he swore.

"Abby-" he said, trying to use a sing- song tone, but which came out as a high pitched squeak instead, as he swallowed his fear. "We should take advantage of this nice, warm place while we can- we won't be here long!"

"What did you have in mind?" said Abby, her eyes nervously darting here and there as she watched out for any unknown predators.

"C'm here'n I'll show you" Connor said and pulled Abby to him. As they fell together onto the ferns on the ground, they couldn't help but laugh at the sight of the little creatures quickly scurrying away back to the trees and at each other. A little tlc was what they both needed right now! Abby instantly felt better lying there in Connor's arms, looking deep into his chocolate brown puppy dog eyes. Connor bent his head down towards her and kissed Abby fiercely and passionately. Their embrace made their fear dissipate for the moment, and they began to roll over and over as they kissed and embraced.

Abby started fumbling with the buttons on Connor's shirt, and when she seemed to be having trouble undoing them due to her trembling hands- partly still shaking with fear of their situation- and partly with desire, Connor helped her undo them. His lips still on hers, he cast aside his shirt and then pulled apart from her for a moment to pull off his tee- shirt, whilst Abby did the same. They sat there in the sunlight for a moment, looking into each others eyes Then they came together, fiercely and passionately …

"Well, well- isn't this lovely" said a voice they both recognised very well. They looked up, dumbfounded as a familiar face stood there, hands on hips, looking down at them. "So the little Connor and Abby have finally grown up! Well, as much as I'm glad to see that, voyeurism isn't really my style. TAKE THEM!" The woman fired the last two words at a couple of men who instantly grabbed them.

"H…Helen!" stammered Connor. They were amazed- none other than Helen Cutter stood in front of them, smiling humourlessly at them both. There were several men with her, obviously under her command. Connor and Abby recognised these men and knew them by the name of the 'Cleaners'. There were more than six men standing there- all exactly identical to the others, except some had woolly hats on and some were bare- headed.

Abby and Connor found themselves hauled up and held tightly by a couple of strong men each. Abby struggled in their grasp, but they were far too strong for her. Helen just laughed at her efforts.

"Little Abby" she said "Always so brave! You remind me of myself at your age." She laughed.

Connor just stared "You…. But you're…." He suddenly stopped, seeing the look Abby threw at him and the tiny, hardly noticeable shake of her head. He'd been about to say that Helen was dead- but he realised that he mustn't reveal this to Helen.

"I'm what?" she asked

"You're…..here!" he finished lamely.

Helen looked at Connor, her head on one side "Always so succinct, Connor" she said "Now- enough of the pleasantries- BRING THEM!" once again she shot the two last words out at the 'Cleaners', and as Helen threw them their tops, they were pushed along towards an opening in the trees.

Abby and Connor grabbed the opportunity to speak to each other on the way.

"Connor- we mustn't tell her anything we know- her death- Cutter's- Stephen's. We don't know how much she knows in this timeline. We could alter everything!"

"Yeah, I know- I'm sorry- it was just a shock. I'll be more careful"

"It's Ok … Ouch!" Abby exclaimed as one of the 'Cleaners' pushed her hard away from Connor. When she regained her footing, she said "I don't get all this timeline stuff either. All I know is, we must be careful. Not a word about New Dawn or anything- - perhaps you should leave the talking to me!"

They were pushed and shoved along, gaining scrapes and cuts from the sharp branches as they went, until they reached a building, well hidden amongst the conifers, looking completely out of place in the surroundings. Connor and Abby looked at each other as they were pushed into a little room in the basement, and the door was slammed and locked behind them.

"Hey! Let us out! Hey" yelled Connor. But there was no reply, other than two eyes peering through a slot in the door. Suddenly they disappeared and a shutter slammed over the slot, blocking the person behind the eyes from view.

"What d'you suppose is going on?" whispered Abby, finally able to put on her strappy tops.

"Dunno" said Connor, also getting dressed, "But we can be sure it's nothing good if Helen's involved- let's think now- this is probably before Danny got to her, so she might know about Cutter, but then again- if she's been 'anomaly hopping' who's to say…."

"Connor! Stop! This is all doing my head in! It's too Dr Who for the likes of me! All I know is- Cutter went through an anomaly and time changed and he lost his Claudia. We can't even try to make sense of it- we just can't! But we can make sure we don't change things by not telling her anything!"

"You're right, as usual, Abby" answered Connor, the furrow in his brow clearing as he stopped thinking about it all. "We'll just have to bide our time and see what she's going to do with us."

He walked up and down a few times and tried the small barred window to see if he could open it, but it wouldn't budge. After the third time, Abby called to him-

"Connor- come here! You'll wear yourself out"

He walked over to where Abby was sitting and flopped down next to her.

"Sorry" he said.

"Hey!" she replied "It's OK. We'll be OK"

"Yeah- I just…if she hurts you-" Connor's words were cut off by Abby pressing her lips against his. As with any contact from Abby, all comprehensive thought evaporated from Connor's mind- even forgetting for the moment the trouble they were in. He responded to Abby's kisses and their passion rose as they kissed. Connor felt Abby trembling as he caressed her and held her tightly against his body. He put his hand to her face and lovingly stroked her cheek. As his desire grew, his hand curled round and grasped a handful of her hair. He pulled her to the ground roughly, still kissing her, rolling on top of her.

In the little room on the floor above, Helen Cutter watched the little scene on the small CCTV, smiling slightly, but without amusement. Suddenly she felt somebody's presence behind her, and as she turned she quickly switched the CCTV off, cutting off the view of Abby and Connor with her body.

"Ah- Philip!" she said…

To Be Continued….

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