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Episode 6, Part 2
Early Morning Incursion
Cutter pulled his truck up next to a large house. Four A.R.C security vehicles sat in the driveway.
"I take it we got the address right." Connor said as he stepped out of the car.
Cutter met him at the back of the car. "What happened her to make Lester send so many men?"
"I don't know," Connor said. "Lets just focus on our job, OK? I want to get some readings and lock it quickly so I can get back to Abby."
"Relax Connor, its not like she's in trouble."
"I know," Connor said. "But we just got married; I kinda want to spend some time with her at home instead of at work."
"Oh, I see." Cutter smirked as he watched Connor lift the anomaly lock and a small gadget out of the car.
"What?" Connor asked. "It's not unusual for a man to want to spend time with his wife."
"I never said it was."
The two of them walked up the long driveway to the house, where they where greeted by Becker.
"Glad to see you could pop by." He said, walking them into the house.
"Where exactly is the anomaly?" Cutter asked.
"On the roof." Becker said, directing them up a large staircases.
"The roof?" Connor asked. "How are we supposed to set up the lock on the roof? It has to be on level ground to get a straight shot at it."
"Well, its more like a patio." Becker admitted.
"Oh, well that will make it a lot easier."
They reached the top of the stairs and where met by another A.R.C employee.
"Any change?" Becker asked.
"None, sir," He said.
"Good," Becker said. "Notify me if any of the others show up.
"Yes sir!"
Becker, Connor and Cutter walked down a hallway and exited through a glass door at the end. They found themselves on the top of the house. A large section was flat, but the rest sloped towards the ground below.
"Mac," Becker called. "Has anything come through?"
Mac turned towards them and shook his head. "Not yet, but this thing decently sized. If something does decide to pop by it could be as big as it wants.
"Great." Connor said. "It is big!" He set the lock down and lifted the device towards the ten foot tall anomaly floating inches above the tiled floor of the patio.
"What is that?" Cutter asked.
"It calculates the era that the anomaly is opened to." Connor explained.
"And which era is this one opening to?" Cutter asked.
Just then shrill barks could be heard on the other side of the anomaly.
Connor looked up from his device. "According to this, its open to the late Triassic."
"Shut it!" Becker commanded.
"I'm getting to it!" Connor picked up the lock and moved closer to the anomaly. He set it down on the ground and opened it up.
Cutter got a good look at the anomaly lock for the first time. It was odd looking, with a strange, multicoloured end.
More barking came from the anomaly, louder now.
"Connor," Becker said. "Lock it!"
"I am!" Connor pressed buttons rapidly.
Multiple shaped burst through the anomaly. The soldiers opened fire, but they creatures were to fast.
"Connor!" Cutter said, being forced by a soldier to back away from the creatures. "Get out of there!"
"I got nowhere to go!" Connor said, seeing that the creatures were around him, although not currently paying him any attention.
"Becker!" Cutter shouted.
"I'm trying!" He shouted, firing his E.M.D at the scrambling creatures.
Cutter heard Connor cry out, and looked to the anomaly to see Connor being dragged through by several creatures. Suddenly the creatures still on the roof ran back through the anomaly.
"Mac, take some men and go after him!" Becker ordered.
"Yes, sir!" He nodded, pushing a new clip into his E.M.D. "Carter, Harold, come with me!" Mac and the two men ran through the anomaly after the creatures. And Connor.
Cutter tried to follow them, but Becker stopped him with his arm. "Cutter, if you go in there you'll only make things worse."
Cutter looked a though he was about to object, but then sighed and nodded. "You're right." He said. "But I need to call Abby; she should know."
Becker nodded. "I agree."
"Cutter!" Abby burst through the glass doors.
"Abby," He said coolly. "You need to calm down."
"What happened?" She said, her voice cracking. "What happened to Connor?"
"He was pulled through the anomaly by a pack of creatures." Cutter explained. "We have men in there going after him; I'm sure he's fine."
"How can you be sure?" She demanded. "He's been dragged off by some vicious creature!"
"I can be sure," Cutter began. "Because these men are professionals; they know how to handle something like this."
Abby looked as though she was on the verge of tears- which she probably was. She hugged Cutter close to comfort herself and wept.
"We have them!" Harold cheered.
The team had chased the creatures against a cliff and where picking the off with their E. .
"They're not so bad once they've got nowhere to go." Carter commented. The last of the pack suddenly bolted off, allowing a clear path to Connor.
The young man lay on the ground, holding his stomach.
"Connor!" Mac said, kneeling beside him.
"How bad is he?" Carter asked over Mac's shoulder.
"He's alive, but other than that I'm not sure." Mac admitted. "He's got deep gashes across his front, and it looks like his foot got nipped." He nodded towards Connor's bloody foot. "Not to mention the bruises he must have from being dragged all the way over here."
"Staurikosaurus." Connor coughed.
"What?"Marc asked, helping Connor into a sitting position.
" Staurikosaurus... Pricei..." Connor coughed again. "The name of the dinosaur."
"Oh," Mac said. "Well, we should get you back." Mac through Connor's arm over his shoulders and helped him stand.
"Hold it!" Harold shouted.
"What is it?" Carter responded.
"Something's coming."
They waited and could hear shuffling coming from a large group of trees. A large dinosaur came through the trees and stopped, staring at them. It had a large head and muscular hind legs. It supported it's front end by occasionally setting its slightly smaller forefeet onto the ground.
"Got any identification on this one?" Mac asked Connor.
"Looks like a Postosuchus." Connor replied.
"Carnivore?"
"Yep."
"What do you recommend we do?"
"Me? You're the rescue team." Connor said nervously. "Why don't you do your thing and shoot the thing?"
"I can go along with that plan." Mac said. He raised his E.M.D and fired a shot. The bullet clattered off of the creature's hide. Mac fired three more times. "It's skin is too thick!"
The creature reared up onto its hind legs like a bear and roared before landing on all fours.
"Run!" Connor shouted.
The men wasted no time and ran for the anomaly, with the Postosuchus charging closely behind them.
"Go!" Connor said to Mac. "I'm slowing you down, get out of here!"
"Are you out of your mind?" Mac asked, still running with Connors. "What's the point of sending out a rescue team to get you if we just leave you behind without trying?"
Harold tripped next to them. "Damn!" He shouted and he hit the ground.
"Harold!" Mac yelled.
"Get up, you idiot!" Carter shouted.
Harold began to get up, but the creature was on top of him. It butted him with the top of it's skull, sending him flying away from the others. They watched in horror as the Postosuchus placed it's foot on his chest and opened it's jaws, lowering them towards the soldier.
They all looked away, but were forced to listen to him scream, then suddenly go silent.
"Keep going." Mac croaked.
"Harold..." Carter began.
"He's gone; there's nothing to do now." Mac said. "If he was here he'd want us to continue before that thing started chasing us again."
Carter paused, then nodded. "Alright, lets go home." He walked away from the sounds of Harold being eaten, and Mac followed him with Connor limping along.
Abby sat on a bench in front of the anomaly, with Claudia wrapping her arm around her. "It'll be alright. You two survived a year in the Cretaceous; he an handle a few minutes in the Triassic."
"I hope you're right." She said quietly.
Cutter walked up to her and put a cup of coffee into her hands. "I'm sure he's fine." He said, trying to comfort her.
Abby nodded.
"Cutter!" Becker shouted.
"What is it?"
"Something's coming through!"
Cutter waked over to him as three men came through the anomaly. Two stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Connor!" Abby dropped the coffee and ran towards her husband. She knelt and embraced him in a deep hug.
"Abby!" Connor hugged back, then winced.
"Careful," Mac said, getting to his feet, then helping Connor up. "He's been hurt badly."
Abby saw the blood drenching Connor's shirt. "What happened?"
"He got bloodied up by some dinosaurs." Carter said, setting his hands on his knees and taking deep breaths.
"I can see that!" Abby snapped.
"Don't yell at me; I didn't do-"
"Carter!" Becker barked. "Shut up!"
Carter turned a shade of red and saluted. "Yes, Sir."
Becker dismissed him and spoke into his radio. "We need a gurney up here, now!"
"Yes, Sir!"
Mac and Abby helped Connor over to the bench, where Claudia stood to allow room for him to lay down. Abby knelt down, so that she was closer to his level.
"What happened in there, Connor?"
"A pack of Staurikosaurus Pricei dragged me through the anomaly." He said. "Evidently they eat their prey alive."
"That awful!" Abby gasped. She clutched his hand tightly.
"I agree, but they sure seemed to think I tasted good." He joked weakly.
The gurney arrived, and Connor was carefully loaded onto it and carried down the stairs, where an ambulance was waiting. Abby got sat in the back of the ambulance with him, and gently stroked his dark hair all the way to the hospital.