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Series 5 Episode 2
"The Next Step Forward"
James Lester and Claudia Brown were on their way back from their meeting with the Minister. For the moment, the ARC was safe, but the problem now was to get the anomaly operation out of the press somehow.
“I’m sure Jenny will be able to sort something out”, Lester commented.
“I sure hope so. I have total faith in Jenny”, Claudia agreed, “Wait, what’s that?”. They were waiting at traffic lights, and they looked down the alley to find…an anomaly…
“Leave it, Cutter and that lot will be on their way soon”, Lester moaned.
“But wait, it looks different. Drive down to it”, Claudia ordered.
“Err, no! I don’t want my new Jag getting scratched by some dinosaur”, Lester was making excuses.
“And you were the one going on about professionalism to me…”, Claudia noted.
“Oh, alright. Just to stop you moaning”, Lester gave in, and drove the car down the alley.
“I’ll call Jess to check that they’re coming”, Claudia decided.
“Claudia, is everything OK?”, Jess asked Claudia over the phone.
“Yes, are the team on their way?”
“On their way where?”
“To the anomaly, I assumed you’d know about it”
Jess smiled, “Hold on one minute”, she called over to Cutter, “We’ve found the anomaly! Claudia and Lester stumbled across it”.
“Perfect. Where is it?”, Cutter asked.
“Just getting the co-ordinates now”, Jess replied, “OK, it’s in an alleyway down the nearby town, you’ll find it easily with the Detectors”.
“Great, thanks. Connor, Abby, let’s go”, Cutter ran off with Abby and Connor to the cars. The others got informed about it aswell, by Jess over the comms.
“Jenny, you’re needed here”, she added over the loudspeaker.
Jenny ran up to Jess as fast as she could in her high heels.
”What is it?”, Jenny asked, wondering why she was here.
“As you know, the operation’s out in the press. We need you to think of a cover story”, Jess informed Jenny.
“You think I can do something like this?”
“Jenny, you’ve had years of experience. Of course you’ll be able to do it”
“Is everything OK?”, Sarah wandered over. She stayed behind to catch up on some work.
“There you go, you’ve got a volunteer to help you”, Jess joked. They explained it to Sarah. Her and Jenny went off to sort out the cover story.
“Do you have any weapons?”, Claudia asked Lester, despite her knowing the answer. She liked to check. Both were standing in front of the anomaly.
“Yes, of course I do. I just bring a gun into a meeting with the Minister that will decide the fate of the ARC, at least under my control, just incase an anomaly opens and dinosaurs come and start eating people”, Lester was being very sarcastic.
“I only asked…”, Claudia replied.
“How long does it take for them to get here?”, Lester moaned.
The team arrived at the town. Soldiers had arrived just before and were escorting people away. The road was blocked off. Cutter got out of the car and slammed the door. He walked to the boot and picked up a tranquilliser gun. He picked up a small one each for Abby and Mia. Danny got out of the other car and sorted everyone else’s guns.
“Where’s mine?”, Connor asked.
”Where do you think”, Cutter replied.
“I normally get one”, Connor argued.
“Define ‘normally’”
”Errr, every now and then…but I got one last time”
Cutter walked off. Connor wasn’t best pleased.
“Feels weird being here again”, Mia started a conversation with Abby and Harry.
“Why?”, Harry asked.
“She first met us here. I actually saved her from being squashed by a T-Rex”, Abby explained.
“I know, it’s pretty unbelievable that Abby saved me. I mean, we’re OK with each other now, but I don’t think we liked each other at all from the start”, said Mia.
“Shows that you shouldn’t judge people straight away”, Harry was always the wise one.
They all arrived at the actual anomaly and were greeted by Claudia and an angry Lester.
“What took you so long?”, Lester moaned.
”Nice to see you too”, remarked Danny.
“What is up with that anomaly?”, Connor was intrigued. It was in a blue bubble-type thing. The anomaly was of normal size, however.
“Jess, you wouldn’t believe this anomaly”, Connor told her through his earpiece.
“Try me. Must be something special if the Detector can’t find it”, Jess replied.
“It has a bubble type thing around it”, Connor tried touching it. He got an electric shock, “It’s electricity. Like it’s been locked, but there’s no locking mechanism or anything…”
Cutter spotted something on the ground. He picked it up, and showed Connor.
”What do you make of this?”, Cutter asked.
“It’s an Anomaly Opener, but it looks like it’s an upgraded version”, Connor was interested in new technology.
“Exactly. Look at that button”, Cutter pointed, “It’s an anomaly with a bubble around it”.
“This is what caused the anomaly to be like this?”, Connor thought.
“Look, I don’t mean to be rude, but can we just get on with it?”, Danny questioned.
“Yeah, of course”, Connor took the Opener from Cutter’s hands, pressed the button, and sure enough, the bubble disappeared and the anomaly was back to normal.
“Wow. That’s…that’s massive!”, Connor was shocked.
“Guys, I can detect the anomaly now”, Jess informed them.
“So it was the bubble all along?”, Claudia queried.
“Seems like it”, Jess replied through their earpieces.
“Right, now that’s all cleared up, let’s go back”, Lester was getting very worried about the open anomaly and his new Jag.
“Lock the anomaly again, but with the device, not the normal Locking Mechanism”, Mia suggested.
“What difference does it make?”, Harry asked.
“I don’t know, but I like the idea of an anomaly opener, closer and locker all in one”, Mia joked.
The team all went back to the ARC.
“Right guys, Jenny and Sarah have got us a cover story!”, Jess bounced up to the team as they walked in.
“We’ve issued a statement saying it is just the work of kids messing around, and that the claims were completely false”, Jenny told them.
”As long as it does the job”, Lester replied.
“It should do. Well, we hope so”, Sarah added.
Helen Cutter was standing with a woman, dressed in a smart suit.
“Your meeting with Lester is in a week’s time. You need to be prepared”, Helen told her.
“I am well prepared. The ARC will be closed for good, I will assure you on that”, she replied.
“All those deaths they’ve caused. Stephen Hart, Captain Becker, Lily Nash, almost Lloyd Daniels and Lester himself, plus many other people from the public. But also the deaths they will cause”, Helen lied, as most deaths out of them were down to her anyway.
“I will remember that for when my meeting with Lester and Brown comes along”, the woman told her. Helen smirked.
“I’m sure Jenny will be able to sort something out”, Lester commented.
“I sure hope so. I have total faith in Jenny”, Claudia agreed, “Wait, what’s that?”. They were waiting at traffic lights, and they looked down the alley to find…an anomaly…
“Leave it, Cutter and that lot will be on their way soon”, Lester moaned.
“But wait, it looks different. Drive down to it”, Claudia ordered.
“Err, no! I don’t want my new Jag getting scratched by some dinosaur”, Lester was making excuses.
“And you were the one going on about professionalism to me…”, Claudia noted.
“Oh, alright. Just to stop you moaning”, Lester gave in, and drove the car down the alley.
“I’ll call Jess to check that they’re coming”, Claudia decided.
“Claudia, is everything OK?”, Jess asked Claudia over the phone.
“Yes, are the team on their way?”
“On their way where?”
“To the anomaly, I assumed you’d know about it”
Jess smiled, “Hold on one minute”, she called over to Cutter, “We’ve found the anomaly! Claudia and Lester stumbled across it”.
“Perfect. Where is it?”, Cutter asked.
“Just getting the co-ordinates now”, Jess replied, “OK, it’s in an alleyway down the nearby town, you’ll find it easily with the Detectors”.
“Great, thanks. Connor, Abby, let’s go”, Cutter ran off with Abby and Connor to the cars. The others got informed about it aswell, by Jess over the comms.
“Jenny, you’re needed here”, she added over the loudspeaker.
Jenny ran up to Jess as fast as she could in her high heels.
”What is it?”, Jenny asked, wondering why she was here.
“As you know, the operation’s out in the press. We need you to think of a cover story”, Jess informed Jenny.
“You think I can do something like this?”
“Jenny, you’ve had years of experience. Of course you’ll be able to do it”
“Is everything OK?”, Sarah wandered over. She stayed behind to catch up on some work.
“There you go, you’ve got a volunteer to help you”, Jess joked. They explained it to Sarah. Her and Jenny went off to sort out the cover story.
“Do you have any weapons?”, Claudia asked Lester, despite her knowing the answer. She liked to check. Both were standing in front of the anomaly.
“Yes, of course I do. I just bring a gun into a meeting with the Minister that will decide the fate of the ARC, at least under my control, just incase an anomaly opens and dinosaurs come and start eating people”, Lester was being very sarcastic.
“I only asked…”, Claudia replied.
“How long does it take for them to get here?”, Lester moaned.
The team arrived at the town. Soldiers had arrived just before and were escorting people away. The road was blocked off. Cutter got out of the car and slammed the door. He walked to the boot and picked up a tranquilliser gun. He picked up a small one each for Abby and Mia. Danny got out of the other car and sorted everyone else’s guns.
“Where’s mine?”, Connor asked.
”Where do you think”, Cutter replied.
“I normally get one”, Connor argued.
“Define ‘normally’”
”Errr, every now and then…but I got one last time”
Cutter walked off. Connor wasn’t best pleased.
“Feels weird being here again”, Mia started a conversation with Abby and Harry.
“Why?”, Harry asked.
“She first met us here. I actually saved her from being squashed by a T-Rex”, Abby explained.
“I know, it’s pretty unbelievable that Abby saved me. I mean, we’re OK with each other now, but I don’t think we liked each other at all from the start”, said Mia.
“Shows that you shouldn’t judge people straight away”, Harry was always the wise one.
They all arrived at the actual anomaly and were greeted by Claudia and an angry Lester.
“What took you so long?”, Lester moaned.
”Nice to see you too”, remarked Danny.
“What is up with that anomaly?”, Connor was intrigued. It was in a blue bubble-type thing. The anomaly was of normal size, however.
“Jess, you wouldn’t believe this anomaly”, Connor told her through his earpiece.
“Try me. Must be something special if the Detector can’t find it”, Jess replied.
“It has a bubble type thing around it”, Connor tried touching it. He got an electric shock, “It’s electricity. Like it’s been locked, but there’s no locking mechanism or anything…”
Cutter spotted something on the ground. He picked it up, and showed Connor.
”What do you make of this?”, Cutter asked.
“It’s an Anomaly Opener, but it looks like it’s an upgraded version”, Connor was interested in new technology.
“Exactly. Look at that button”, Cutter pointed, “It’s an anomaly with a bubble around it”.
“This is what caused the anomaly to be like this?”, Connor thought.
“Look, I don’t mean to be rude, but can we just get on with it?”, Danny questioned.
“Yeah, of course”, Connor took the Opener from Cutter’s hands, pressed the button, and sure enough, the bubble disappeared and the anomaly was back to normal.
“Wow. That’s…that’s massive!”, Connor was shocked.
“Guys, I can detect the anomaly now”, Jess informed them.
“So it was the bubble all along?”, Claudia queried.
“Seems like it”, Jess replied through their earpieces.
“Right, now that’s all cleared up, let’s go back”, Lester was getting very worried about the open anomaly and his new Jag.
“Lock the anomaly again, but with the device, not the normal Locking Mechanism”, Mia suggested.
“What difference does it make?”, Harry asked.
“I don’t know, but I like the idea of an anomaly opener, closer and locker all in one”, Mia joked.
The team all went back to the ARC.
“Right guys, Jenny and Sarah have got us a cover story!”, Jess bounced up to the team as they walked in.
“We’ve issued a statement saying it is just the work of kids messing around, and that the claims were completely false”, Jenny told them.
”As long as it does the job”, Lester replied.
“It should do. Well, we hope so”, Sarah added.
Helen Cutter was standing with a woman, dressed in a smart suit.
“Your meeting with Lester is in a week’s time. You need to be prepared”, Helen told her.
“I am well prepared. The ARC will be closed for good, I will assure you on that”, she replied.
“All those deaths they’ve caused. Stephen Hart, Captain Becker, Lily Nash, almost Lloyd Daniels and Lester himself, plus many other people from the public. But also the deaths they will cause”, Helen lied, as most deaths out of them were down to her anyway.
“I will remember that for when my meeting with Lester and Brown comes along”, the woman told her. Helen smirked.
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