Title: Future Possibilities
author: Cindy Ryan
notes and summary: See part one

The next twenty-four hours were a blur for Lucy. She didn't do much more than sleep and when she was awake the medical staff was drawing blood for final tests. By dinner time that night Lucy felt exhausted and her whole body ached. Still a visit from Wyatt brightened her spirits. Plus the news he brought helped more than any medicine could.

"Mason reinstated us?"Lucy asked excitedly. "What do they know of Flynn? When do we go?"

"Take it easy."Wyatt replied with a smile as he sat down. "We're not going until the docs give you a green light."

"Wyatt, that could be days."Lucy stated with a sigh.

"I told Mason we wouldn't go without you and he's willing to wait."Wyatt said. "Think they realized the mistake they made."

"Do you know what happened with the other team?"Lucy asked.

"We had a briefing this morning and that was about the only bit of new information."Wyatt replied with a shake of his head. "Basically Flynn outsmarted them, they ended up outnumbered and if Lt. Cooper hadn't given them cover fire none would've made it back."

Lucy shuddered.

"We've had our close calls."Lucy said softly.

"Don't remind me."Wyatt replied dryly.

"What did Mason say about Flynn? What was changed?"Lucy inquired.

"From what we could tell he's trying to disrupt the Sons of Liberty."Wyatt explained. "Few minor members who were involved previously weren't when the other team returned."

"I need a laptop."Lucy suggested. "I can..."

"No."Wyatt said firmly.

"Wyatt."Lucy protested as she met his gaze.

"You're supposed to be resting."Wyatt commented as he sat up. "The sooner you're cleared the sooner we're back at it."

"Alright."Lucy relented.

"Thank you."Wyatt replied as he reached over and squeezed Lucy's right hand. "I know you're going stir crazy but we need you back at a hundred percent."

Lucy nodded as she studied Wyatt. Something was troubling him something more than what he'd told her. More than what had happened to the other team.

"I need you to be honest with me."Lucy prompted.

"I have..."Wyatt began.

"Something's eating at you."Lucy continued gripping Wyatt's hand before he could pull away.

Wyatt sighed and looked down at their hands. For several minutes he was quiet and Lucy was afraid he wasn't going to tell her. That he thought she wasn't strong enough for whatever it was.

"Elizabeth."Wyatt replied finally his voice barely audible.

Lucy's breath caught.

"When the other team returned the techs did a check on the lifeboat getting it ready like they always do."Wyatt continued meeting Lucy's gaze. "They found a flash drive with my initials on it."

"Elizabeth left it."Lucy surmised hollowly. "She knew the lifeboat was a safe haven."

"Jiya glanced through it briefly before coming to get me. I wanted to wait until you were stronger to tell you because I knew you'd want to see it."Wyatt said grimly. "She left a video message and tons of photos."

"Photos of her family."Lucy finished in a whisper feeling a tear escape and run down her left cheek. "What did the video say?"

"Just telling us who she was and why she was here in case nobody believed her."Wyatt replied as he squeezed Lucy's hand that was still entwined with his.

They were both silent for several minutes each lost in their own thoughts.

"Danny really took after you."Wyatt commented. "Dark hair, dark eyes."

"Wyatt, I need to see it."Lucy stated as she let go of Wyatt's hand and kicked the covers off.

"Only if you let me wheel you there."Wyatt said as he stood. "I know you think you're strong enough but whatever Flynn gave you took a lot out of you."

Lucy nodded and Wyatt left to get a wheel chair. A few minutes later he returned and Lucy climbed in and sat down. Wyatt grabbed a blanket off her bed and covered Lucy with it up to her waist. As Wyatt pushed the wheel chair towards the lifeboat Lucy's thoughts were spinning. Logically she knew this was an alternate time line. That Danny and Elizabeth weren't her children. Her heart on the other hand wanted to know them. To know the family that could be.

Wyatt was relieved when they reached the time machine. Nobody had stopped or questioned them. The only other people who knew about the flash drive were Rufus and Jiya. Wyatt had made a point not to tell Mason at the briefing that morning. When he'd left the lifeboat the day before he'd hidden the flash drive in one of the many storage compartments. Once he helped Lucy inside he retrieved the device and closed the lifeboat's door. He sat down at one of the computers and inserted the drive. Out of the corner of his eye Wyatt saw Lucy reach out and touch the flash drive and trace his initials which were in silver ink. Wyatt opened the drive's directory and activated the video file.

"Here we go."Wyatt stated as he adjusted the monitor's volume and sat back.

When the video began to play for a long moment all Lucy could do was stare at her daughter's image. Seeing Elizabeth again brought everything back from that initial meeting. The surprise, and the gut kick feeling of looking in two mirrors at once. Seeing herself blended with Wyatt's traits had been a shock. Then as the meeting went on Lucy had gotten a glimpse of the wonderful person their daughter was.

"Lucy?"Wyatt prompted with concern.

"Sorry, what?"Lucy asked noting that the video had finished.

"You okay?"Wyatt asked softly.

"Was just thinking and didn't..."Lucy explained. "Could you play it again?"

"Sure."Wyatt responded and he activated the file once more.

This time Lucy forced herself to concentrate on Elizabeth's voice. She saw Wyatt smile briefly at Elizabeth's greeting. When the video ended a second time Lucy glanced at Wyatt.

"You said there were photos?"Lucy asked quietly.

Wyatt cleared his throat and nodded and used the mouse to click open a computer folder. Lucy's eyes widened as the screen filled with hundreds of thumbnails of photos. Page after page of them.

"Where do you want to start?"Wyatt inquired his hand hovering over the mouse.

Lucy almost said to start at the beginning but then she had an idea. She looked at Wyatt and smiled.

"Show me your favorites."Lucy suggested.

For a long moment their gazes locked and Lucy saw how much this was affecting Wyatt. Saw her own turmoil of emotions mirrored in his blue gaze. Finally Wyatt smiled and nodded and clicked open a series of pictures.

"Okay."Wyatt agreed. "Here's one of Danny as a baby."

It was such an odd surreal thing to see yourself in a photograph and know it wasn't you. The Lucy in this image was smiling and holding a six month old baby boy. It was taken in a nursery and that Lucy stood in front of a crib. Wyatt showed Lucy six more photos each more emotionally pogniant than the last. Some were just of Elizabeth and Danny at various ages. Others were of the four of them and the last was of Elizabeth as a newborn in her father's arms.

"What's this?"Wyatt muttered as he maneuvered the mouses's pointer to an icon near the left corner of the screen.

Lucy scooted closer. The Icon was shaped like the lifeboat.

"Click it."Lucy ordered.

Part of it was a video file and Elizabeth's face appeared again.

"Mom, Dad this is what I have on Flynn's travels and who we've uncovered so far to be connected to Rittenhouse."Elizabeth explained as two columns of words appeared on the screen along with dates. "I'm sure with the time ripples things will vary but hopefully some of it will help you."

The video ended and Wyatt scrolled through the list.

"We need to tell somebody about this."Lucy whispered as she read name after name.

"Not Mason."Wyatt protested with a shake of his head.

"I think we can trust Agent Christopher not to tell him."Lucy suggested.

"We'll have to trust her with everything."Wyatt said quietly.

"We're going to need help from someone and I think she's already suspicious of Mason."Lucy commented as Wyatt began to shut down the drive.

"Okay, I'll get you back to your room and I'll call her see if she can meet with us."Wyatt replied as he helped Lucy stand.

Lucy watched as he took the flash drive from the computer and hid it in a different storage compartment than before.

"Wyatt?"Lucy called halting the delta force member at the door.

"Yeah?"Wyatt responded watching Lucy with concern.

"Do you think Flynn's right?"Lucy asked. "That if we shut down Rittenhouse everything will go back to the correct timeline? He'll get his family back, Amy..."

"Flynn's logic is a bit warped."Wyatt replied as he placed an arm around Lucy's waist helping her to the door as he opened it. "I don't know...maybe..."

"Hope so."Lucy whispered her right hand once more closing around the locket she wore around her neck.

Wyatt wheeled Lucy back to her room in silence. Each lost in their own thoughts.