AN: Going back a little bit to the day before. A really short chappie, just catching up with Danny and Abby.
"No. No, Connor!" Abby stared at the spot the anomaly had been a split second ago. Just as she and Danny got here, it vanished, stranding Connor on the other side, injured and alone. Her vision blurred and her eyes prickled, and Abby let the tears drip over her cheeks, gaze not moving. She heard Danny moved quietly to stand beside her, felt his arm encircle her shoulders gently.
"Shh, Abby. Connor's brilliant, he'll be okay, alright?" Danny murmured, as Abby realized she was trembling. She took a shaky breath and angrily swiped at the tears.
"O-okay." She said, swallowing.
"For all we know, this anomaly'll open again any time now." Abby didn't reply, not wanting to tell Danny that the chance was so small it was useless holding onto. "C'mere." He said, just as gently, and sh let herself be pulled into a hug.
He didn't get it. She'd promised she'd be back for Connor. If he survived, if they survived, Connor would surely hate her now, for abandoning him. (That it had been his idea was irrelevant.)
Abby swallowed, pushing away her fear and tears and all of that, and straightened, taking several steadying breaths, moving out of Danny's embrace.
"We have to get started on figuring out how to survive here. Inventory what's in our packs… look for a water supply…"
"Abby-"
"Survival first, emotion later, yeah?" She muttered, pushing past him and opening the bag he'd dropped on the ground upon arrival in this time.
He nodded, glancing back at the empty air where the anomaly had been, and then joined Abby, removing the two water canteens as Abby pulled out granola bars and swiss army knives and stun grenades, laying out things in piles according to usefulness.
Her hands shook slightly, but he chose to ignore it, reaching over to help. She was right, this wasn't the right time to cry. He hoped Connor would be okay like he'd said… the kid'd been injured, but he was a certifiable genius, and he had emergency supplies in his bag as well. He'd be alright.
The best thing they could do right now was to make sure they could survive here.