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Series 4 Episode 12
"The Ongoing Threat"
Guest Starring: Ruth Kearney
Harry Stafford was shielding herself from the ferocious Raptor leaning over her, when she heard a BANG! It was Lloyd. Harry gathered herself together, breathing hardly. Lloyd helped her up.
“Thanks. But…”, Harry stuttered, pointing at Lloyd.
“I know. Long story”, Lloyd smiled. They hugged. The rest of the team were also there, smiling. But anomalies around there starting opening up.
“What’s happening?”, Harry asked.
“You know no more than we do”, Jenny replied.
Helen was smiling. Her plan was coming together. She wanted chaos from the present day onwards. And this was a fine way to get it.
The team went back to the deserted building.
“Wait, how did you know where I was?”, Harry asked on the way.
“You told me yesterday. I thought we’d better come and get you”, Claudia explained.
“Looks like we got there just in time aswell”, Mia smiled.
“Lloyd, which anomaly did you come through?”, Cutter questioned, changing the subject.
Lloyd looked around. He pointed to one in the corner. The team looked at each other. They all walked through that anomaly. They were in the future ARC.
“They’ve been in that lab an awfully long time”, Lester said to Jess.
“I…err…think they’re planning something”, Jess carried on the lie.
“Jess, you know you’re a really bad liar”, Lester had sussed Jess.
“OK, they went to find Helen”, Jess revealed all. All of a sudden, anomalies appeared within the ARC. And the Detector wasn’t registering them.
“What’s going on?”, Jess was completely puzzled.
The team were being as quiet as mice. They crept up to the computer in the future ARC. Helen was there. Danny signalled that he would sneak up on her and hit her over the head. While he was doing so, Helen turned around and tasered him. Danny fell to the floor.
“Come out everyone. I know you’re all hiding”, Helen smirked. The whole team walked out of the shadows, albeit reluctantly.
“Now, drop your weapons”, Helen commanded. No-one moved, “DO IT! Remember, I’m not afraid to use this”. She took a gun out of her pocket. The team dropped their guns and took out their earpieces, but they weren’t much use in the future anyway.
“Excellent. Now, I suppose you’re wondering why I’m doing this”, Helen continued.
“No Helen, we came here to wish you happy experimenting with anomalies”, Claudia sarcastically shouted at Helen.
“Still as feisty as ever”, Helen remarked.
“But why are you doing this?”, Harry asked.
“No reason. I just want to have some fun”, Helen told her.
“That was sarcastic, right?”, Harry didn’t believe it. She felt a little like an idiot, as it was probably something obvious. But Helen just walked around to the computer again.
“OK, I guess not”, Harry now knew she was serious. A Raptor stumbled through one of the anomalies in the room. Helen shot it and it fell to the floor.
“This could be catastrophic”, Connor warned Helen.
“I know”, Helen replied. A Future Predator jumped down from the ceiling. Helen got distracted from it and the team ran back through the anomaly.
“We need to get back to the ARC”, Danny suggested.
“Where have you been?”, Lester asked as they entered the Main Operations Room in the ARC.
“Look, Lester, there’s no time”, Cutter argued.
“We need to quickly devise a plan”, Mia continued.
“I suppose me having a go at you can wait till later”, Lester sarcastically replied. The team ran into Cutter’s lab and started getting to work on a plan. There was a knock on the door.
“Hey. Could I come and help?”, it was Jess.
“Sure”, smiled Cutter.
“Wait…Lloyd!”, Jess was shocked.
“Yes, hi”, Lloyd smiled.
“Sorry, get a little excited with him. You know, with Lloyd being Lloyd and all. You know, I really loved Lloyd on…”, Jess was over-excited, and was cut-off.
“Enough of that, we need to stop Helen, and fast. Because otherwise, this could be the end of the world”, Danny’s last sentence did not leave the team on a happy note.
After half an hour of mapping out a plan, the team returned to the building and went back through the anomaly. The future ARC was deserted. Helen was not in sight. Connor, Sarah and Cutter, being the braniacs, went to the computer and tried to reverse the damage Helen had done.
“You think I’m stupid?”, Helen said as she walked out of the shadows, “On your knees”. The trio got down on their knees. This time, Helen did not notice the rest of the team hiding.
“So, you thought you’d be able to defeat me this time? I don’t think so”, Helen said, pointing a gun to them.
“Helen, just grow up”, Cutter shouted.
“Nick, you know me. It would take a lot more than words to shut me up”.
Connor had a brainstorm. He saw Helen’s anomaly opener. It had a new button on it, one he’d not seen before on his. It seemed to signify something expanding. Then he remembered when the anomaly re-opened in Oxford Street. The anomaly sent out a blast and sucked everything from that era in. Maybe this button was something to do with that? He signalled to Abby and Mia to get them to create a distraction. They ran out of the dark.
“Hey Helen!”, Mia shouted, waving. Connor jumped up, stole the anomaly detector, set a few co-ordinates and opened an anomaly.
“If I open this anomaly to the spaghetti junction, I can get it to suck in all anomalies, as any anomaly could belong there”, Connor thought. He pressed the expand button. The anomaly sent a blue, electric blast. It covered the whole of the future world. All anomalies in the future ARC slowly faded away, as they were being sucked into the spaghetti junction anomaly. Connor then closed that anomaly, and opened one to the present day. He took Helen’s upgraded Anomaly Opener with him. The whole team stepped through.
“Wait!”, Helen screamed.
“No chance”, Harry smirked. Harry saw this as revenge for what Helen got her into 2 years ago. She stepped through the anomaly and Connor closed it. Helen was stranded in the future, with no Anomaly Opener.
The team arrived back at the deserted building. Connor did the same routine. Before long, all anomalies, all over the world, and any creatures that may have caused havoc, were gone. The world was safe. And everything was back to normal. They returned to the ARC.
“So, all wrapped up?”, Lester asked.
”Done and dusted”, Danny smiled.
“Right, now I can speak with you lot and Jess about earlier”, Lester decided.
“Err, we’ve got a lot of paperwork to do”, Connor lied for the whole team.
“Oh do be serious. But I’ll let you off this once”, Lester showed his kind side, which the team weren’t used to seeing.
Everyone was sat in Cutter’s lab. Lloyd was explaining about his experiences.
“…And that’s how I got back. But one more thing - I’ve handed in my resignation to Lester. I’m leaving”, Lloyd announced.
“What?”, Abby, along with the rest of the team, was shocked.
“It’s too dangerous. And spending that time in the future was too much for me”, Lloyd explained. The team accepted it. Lloyd went to pack his things, and the team said their goodbyes.
“Remember, I’m always here if you need me”, Lloyd said to them. He took one last look at the ARC, and proceeded to the corridor. He was waved off by the team.
“Thanks. But…”, Harry stuttered, pointing at Lloyd.
“I know. Long story”, Lloyd smiled. They hugged. The rest of the team were also there, smiling. But anomalies around there starting opening up.
“What’s happening?”, Harry asked.
“You know no more than we do”, Jenny replied.
Helen was smiling. Her plan was coming together. She wanted chaos from the present day onwards. And this was a fine way to get it.
The team went back to the deserted building.
“Wait, how did you know where I was?”, Harry asked on the way.
“You told me yesterday. I thought we’d better come and get you”, Claudia explained.
“Looks like we got there just in time aswell”, Mia smiled.
“Lloyd, which anomaly did you come through?”, Cutter questioned, changing the subject.
Lloyd looked around. He pointed to one in the corner. The team looked at each other. They all walked through that anomaly. They were in the future ARC.
“They’ve been in that lab an awfully long time”, Lester said to Jess.
“I…err…think they’re planning something”, Jess carried on the lie.
“Jess, you know you’re a really bad liar”, Lester had sussed Jess.
“OK, they went to find Helen”, Jess revealed all. All of a sudden, anomalies appeared within the ARC. And the Detector wasn’t registering them.
“What’s going on?”, Jess was completely puzzled.
The team were being as quiet as mice. They crept up to the computer in the future ARC. Helen was there. Danny signalled that he would sneak up on her and hit her over the head. While he was doing so, Helen turned around and tasered him. Danny fell to the floor.
“Come out everyone. I know you’re all hiding”, Helen smirked. The whole team walked out of the shadows, albeit reluctantly.
“Now, drop your weapons”, Helen commanded. No-one moved, “DO IT! Remember, I’m not afraid to use this”. She took a gun out of her pocket. The team dropped their guns and took out their earpieces, but they weren’t much use in the future anyway.
“Excellent. Now, I suppose you’re wondering why I’m doing this”, Helen continued.
“No Helen, we came here to wish you happy experimenting with anomalies”, Claudia sarcastically shouted at Helen.
“Still as feisty as ever”, Helen remarked.
“But why are you doing this?”, Harry asked.
“No reason. I just want to have some fun”, Helen told her.
“That was sarcastic, right?”, Harry didn’t believe it. She felt a little like an idiot, as it was probably something obvious. But Helen just walked around to the computer again.
“OK, I guess not”, Harry now knew she was serious. A Raptor stumbled through one of the anomalies in the room. Helen shot it and it fell to the floor.
“This could be catastrophic”, Connor warned Helen.
“I know”, Helen replied. A Future Predator jumped down from the ceiling. Helen got distracted from it and the team ran back through the anomaly.
“We need to get back to the ARC”, Danny suggested.
“Where have you been?”, Lester asked as they entered the Main Operations Room in the ARC.
“Look, Lester, there’s no time”, Cutter argued.
“We need to quickly devise a plan”, Mia continued.
“I suppose me having a go at you can wait till later”, Lester sarcastically replied. The team ran into Cutter’s lab and started getting to work on a plan. There was a knock on the door.
“Hey. Could I come and help?”, it was Jess.
“Sure”, smiled Cutter.
“Wait…Lloyd!”, Jess was shocked.
“Yes, hi”, Lloyd smiled.
“Sorry, get a little excited with him. You know, with Lloyd being Lloyd and all. You know, I really loved Lloyd on…”, Jess was over-excited, and was cut-off.
“Enough of that, we need to stop Helen, and fast. Because otherwise, this could be the end of the world”, Danny’s last sentence did not leave the team on a happy note.
After half an hour of mapping out a plan, the team returned to the building and went back through the anomaly. The future ARC was deserted. Helen was not in sight. Connor, Sarah and Cutter, being the braniacs, went to the computer and tried to reverse the damage Helen had done.
“You think I’m stupid?”, Helen said as she walked out of the shadows, “On your knees”. The trio got down on their knees. This time, Helen did not notice the rest of the team hiding.
“So, you thought you’d be able to defeat me this time? I don’t think so”, Helen said, pointing a gun to them.
“Helen, just grow up”, Cutter shouted.
“Nick, you know me. It would take a lot more than words to shut me up”.
Connor had a brainstorm. He saw Helen’s anomaly opener. It had a new button on it, one he’d not seen before on his. It seemed to signify something expanding. Then he remembered when the anomaly re-opened in Oxford Street. The anomaly sent out a blast and sucked everything from that era in. Maybe this button was something to do with that? He signalled to Abby and Mia to get them to create a distraction. They ran out of the dark.
“Hey Helen!”, Mia shouted, waving. Connor jumped up, stole the anomaly detector, set a few co-ordinates and opened an anomaly.
“If I open this anomaly to the spaghetti junction, I can get it to suck in all anomalies, as any anomaly could belong there”, Connor thought. He pressed the expand button. The anomaly sent a blue, electric blast. It covered the whole of the future world. All anomalies in the future ARC slowly faded away, as they were being sucked into the spaghetti junction anomaly. Connor then closed that anomaly, and opened one to the present day. He took Helen’s upgraded Anomaly Opener with him. The whole team stepped through.
“Wait!”, Helen screamed.
“No chance”, Harry smirked. Harry saw this as revenge for what Helen got her into 2 years ago. She stepped through the anomaly and Connor closed it. Helen was stranded in the future, with no Anomaly Opener.
The team arrived back at the deserted building. Connor did the same routine. Before long, all anomalies, all over the world, and any creatures that may have caused havoc, were gone. The world was safe. And everything was back to normal. They returned to the ARC.
“So, all wrapped up?”, Lester asked.
”Done and dusted”, Danny smiled.
“Right, now I can speak with you lot and Jess about earlier”, Lester decided.
“Err, we’ve got a lot of paperwork to do”, Connor lied for the whole team.
“Oh do be serious. But I’ll let you off this once”, Lester showed his kind side, which the team weren’t used to seeing.
Everyone was sat in Cutter’s lab. Lloyd was explaining about his experiences.
“…And that’s how I got back. But one more thing - I’ve handed in my resignation to Lester. I’m leaving”, Lloyd announced.
“What?”, Abby, along with the rest of the team, was shocked.
“It’s too dangerous. And spending that time in the future was too much for me”, Lloyd explained. The team accepted it. Lloyd went to pack his things, and the team said their goodbyes.
“Remember, I’m always here if you need me”, Lloyd said to them. He took one last look at the ARC, and proceeded to the corridor. He was waved off by the team.
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