The trio headed out as soon as everyone was up, no one wanted to waste anymore time. They had thankfully saved their period outfits and changed into them for their journey so they would not have to steal clothes when they got there. They wanted to be in and out as efficiently as possible.

As soon as they landed back in the past the unforgiving gurgling started up in her stomach again. She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths praying it would go away.

"Are you okay?" He asked as he unbuckled her seat belt.

She nodded her head not trusting her stomach if she opened her mouth to speak. The last thing she wanted was to throw up inside the lifeboat and all over him.

She opened her eyes, her stomach still doing flip flops but she had no other choice. She accepted his help out of the door and stood up straight hoping the fresh air would do some good. No such luck though and she found herself quietly slipping away so she could empty out the meager contents of her stomach.

She must not have been as sneaky as she though because soon she felt his hand on her back running up and down as she continued to be sick.

"Are you done?" He asked as gently as possible.

"I think so." She panted.

She felt herself being pulled back and seated on the ground, or as best as they possibly could given the clothes, and given a fresh bottle of water.

"Thank you." She said and quickly took a drink ready to get rid of the awful taste in her mouth.

"No problem." He said and paused before continuing. "Has this been happening every time?"

She shrugged, "pretty much, yeah."

"How did you do it?"

"Do what?"

"This. How did you continually get sick and fight the exhaustion and not tell anyone. How were you able to do it all and keep it a secret."

She took another sip of water to try and come up with an answer. "I don't know I just had to I guess. You and Rufus and whoever came with us were usually busy trying to come up with a plan of action and a sense of direction so no one really paid attention while I slipped away to hurl my guts out. By the time I was done and back everyone was ready to go and no one would notice."

"Well there won't be anymore of that. No more secretly slipping away from me to do whatever you need to do. I want to be there for you Lucy 100% of the time during this pregnancy. Just let me know what you need and I'll be there."

She gave him another smile taking what he said to heart.

"Has out kid settled down enough to let us go save their uncle?"

She laughed at his choice of words, "I think we are good for now."

"Alright let's get going before Flynn gets suspicious and starts looking for us."

He stood up first and offered her a hand to help get up as well. She took a moment to make sure that nothing else would come up and once she deemed it safe the pair headed back to the lifeboat.

Since time travel was still not an exact science they were unable to know the time of their arrival. They had made sure to go back far enough in the day that they did not miss the final battle, but apart from that they had to guess when they should arrive.

They walked as quickly as possible through the streets trying to blend in and hide so that no one would see them. They already had the advantage of knowing which saloon their past selves would be at and the path they took to get there so they were able to find a different route and still beat them to the location.

"They're going in." He whispered as they watched their past selves walk in the door.

They waited a few more minutes before the two men nodded at each other, it was go time. The other man hurried off in the opposite direction. He was to stay hidden near the spot where their enemy was positioned and ready to attack. Their job was the actual extraction of their friend and they headed into the back door of the saloon.

They stayed in the shadows watching the shoot off and the first attempt at saving their friend. Just as the past group was about to head out the front door she jumped up and shouted, "stop!"

The past group of five turned around in shock at seeing the duplicates complete confusion on their faces.

"Look there is no time to explain, but as soon as you guys step out that door Rufus gets shot and dies."

"How do you know that?" The past version of her friend asked.

"Because we just lived through all of this a few short weeks ago. You know we can't give too much detail without messing up the timeline, but we came here to extract Rufus and take him back before he gets killed."

"How do we know we can trust you?" The past version of himself asked.

She shrugged, "you don't and I wish there was more time to explain the agony we all just went through and the time spent coming up with this plan. You just need to believe us when we say we are to save Rufus and will go to any lengths necessary to do it."

The past group all turned to look at the person whose life was at stake.

"I guess I believe them," he shrugged, "I mean who would make up a story like that if it wasn't true?"

That was all it took for the rest of the team to trust them as they all looked at each other ready to hear the plan.

"This is what's going to happen. You guys are going to go out that door." He began to explain.

"You mean where Emma is waiting for us with a loaded gun?" Their friend interrupted.

"Yes, but the difference is we already know she's there waiting for us and our Flynn is near by with his own gun. You four are going to go out there and immediately duck behind the porch. While you're doing that we'll take Rufus here out the back door and take him straight to our lifeboat and back to the present."

"Just follow your instincts on this." She added, mostly looking at her past self. "And remember if all goes according to plan the five is us will be reunited in 2018.

He beckoned his past self and enemy over to the window. "Do you see that house over there? That's where Emma is hiding. Let her shoot first so she doesn't suspect you know anything, but attack right after."

"Is everyone set on the plan?" She asked one last time looking around at the group. They all nodded their heads in agreement, "good then go!"

The pair plus their friend stayed ducked behind the windows and listened to make sure that the group followed through and that no one else got hurt. As soon as the gun shots stopped they were off and running out the back door and they didn't stop until they got back to the lifeboat. Shortly after the fourth member of their party joined them.

"Did it work?" She immediately asked.

"I think so. No one else was shot and everyone took in the directions they originally took. And there really is only one way to find out."

"Are you ready to go home Rufus?"

"Yeah I am!"

The four quickly climbed into the lifeboat and gave him the honored pilot seat; all of them ready to see what their present held.

As expected the remaining three members of the team were anxiously awaiting their arrival. Never before were they this excited or relieved over a successful mission. She leaned back against him as they watched the reunion of their friends, as the adrenaline from all the events left her body and she finally felt the extent of her exhaustion. He didn't say anything to her understanding what she needed and wrapped his arms around her waist to fully support her.

Eventually the group broke up to wash up and change, after they shared a congratulatory round of shots that she pretended to take but ended up tossing down the sink. But the four of them eventually made their way back into the living space once things had calmed down.

Her stomach had held out pretty well after the return, but she still needed some tea to help keep it settled. The other three went for something harder, which she politely had to decline.

"How does it feel to be back?" He asked their friend after they all had taken a sip of their drinks.

"Good, though I never really was gone. But at least I don't have to worry anymore about being shot in 1888 so that's a major bonus."

"Cheers to that!" They all raised their glasses and took another sip. "So are you ready for the future Uncle Rufus." He continued.

"If it means more fighting than…wait Uncle Rufus?" He looked at the other man confused by his word choice. "I mean I know you and I are close, but did I miss something with Jessica while I was dead?"

"It's not Jessica."

The other pair looked at him and each other even more confused.

"If not Jessica than who…"

"It's me." She said saving them from having to think too hard and hurt themselves. "I'm…I'm pregnant."

Both stood in shock at the news, but eventually a large smile lit up on their faces.

"Was it in 1941 Heddy's guesthouse?" he asked.

They nodded their heads agreement.

"Who else knows about this?" Their other friend asked.

"Just Agent Christopher, I told her when we went back to 1981 and had the test waiting for me when we got back."

"And you guys are happy about this?"

The two looked at each other, there hadn't been much thought about feelings during this whole time.

"Happy, terrified, nervous." He started.

"Anxious, excited, exhausted, but mostly just nauseous." She continued on.

"Speaking of exhaustion, I don't know about anyone else but I am beat and plan on staying in bed until that alarm goes off again."

She nodded her head in agreement; she couldn't wait until she was in bed with no worries over her head and no set time to get up. She finished off her tea and placed in down in the sink.

"Good night everyone." She said and immediately went and gave her friend a hug. "I'm so glad to have you back."

"I'm glad to be back." He hugged her back tighter, "And congratulations! I honestly can't wait to be Uncle Rufus."