A Safehouse - London

[itsananomaly]

It had been two days since he and Becker had been rescued, had ended up at the safehouse and the team had found out exactly what had been done to them while they'd been prisoners of Christine and Wilder. The first day they'd mostly slept but now Danny was awake and really bored. He was also in a lot of pain but he was trying to ignore that. "Hey Becker, you awake?" he looked down the other end of the bed where Becker was resting. [adapted in parts from Series 3 Episode 6 'For the Birds', preplayed with the amazing anomaly_research_nerd.

Becker(thearcfamily)	"Unfortunately..." came the groan and reply as Becker opened his eyes. He hurt. He didn't think it was possible to hurt more than he did that first day when they had stumbled back into the ARC... and yet, the pain was worse. "How you holding up over there?" he asked through gritted teeth, his voice tired and weak.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"My whole body feels like its on fire," Danny grumbled , "also I’m really, really bored," and a bored Danny was never a good thing. "I just feel like I should be doing something rather sitting in bed,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Don't I know that feeling" Becker groaned. He looked around the room and then back over to Danny. "Guess they are still off checking the grounds and doing whatever it is they been doing while we been passed out..." Becker hated just sitting and lying around. He should be on patrol and trying to take care of the team. That was his job! Slowly he pushed himself upright in the bed, and with a slow breath, he started to swing his legs towards to edge of the bed, trying not to flinch as he did.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Yeah I guess they would be, assuming Cutter hasn't tried to do another runner or something, they would be doing their bit to make sure everything's secured," in one of their more lucid moments, Jenny had informed them that Cutter had tried to turn himself in to Christine, which honestly he didn't blame him for wanting to do that with everything that had been happening but that would really defeat the purpose of why they were doing everything they could to keep him out of Christine's and Wilder's clutches. He watched Becker with concern, "should you really be trying to move that leg of yours so much?" he said worriedly.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker looked at Danny with a slightly annoyed look, though he did appreciate the concern, not that he would ever let Quinn know that. "I can't just lay here. I have to at least change position and get more upright...." And Becker had to stop as just moving to a mostly upright position had his head spinning and his stomach lurching a bit. "I.... I'm ok" he said in a less than convincing tone as he closed his eyes and tried to get the room to stop spinning.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"You do not sound okay mate," Danny as he tried to begin to sit up as well, "wait ... let me try and move over so I can at least give you support if you do want to try and walk," Danny tried to swing his own legs round and let out a hiss of pain as he did, "uh ... I might just be a moment," This was fine, everything was going to be fine.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"All... all good..." Becker said, trying to catch his breath and force his stomach down out of his throat. "No rush... here..." Becker glanced at Danny and then looked down at his legs and slowly started to move again so one leg was dangling over the edge of the bed. That was easy.. that had been his good leg. Biting his lip and hissing in pain he managed to get his other leg over the edge of the bed as well. And he only somewhat felt like he was dying. This was good... this was fine.
Danny(thearcfamily)	Danny bit back a cry of pain as he slowly slid over the bed so he could be next to Becker. It took a really long time and for a few moments he had to lay sprawled out on the bed before he could get into a position where he could even begin to try and sit up. "Okay, I'm .. I'm up ... I'm up," Danny trembled once he was sitting fully upright.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"You're not looking too good there yourself, old man," Becker quipped, laughing for a second till he stopped, hand going to the bruised ribs as he did. He winced, which only reminded him how bad his jaw still hurt and that his one eye was still partly swollen shut. In a more sane state Becker would have taken all that to mean he needed to keep his ass in bed. This was not one of those sane times.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"I don't know what you're talking about, I've never felt better," Danny managed a tired grin, "so are we attempting this jail escape or what?" he tried to ignore just how badly everything was hurting and that he was leaning more and more against Becker as he did. He was clearly not in a position to be moving anywhere but he wasn't going to be letting that stop him.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker nodded slowly, finding even that was making his head throb some. "Just to the chairs- change of scenery. We should be fine." They were so not fine, and if either of them were thinking rationally, they would just like, ask Sarah or Jenny to help them get to the chairs. But clearly asking for help was out of the question! "OK on three, feet to the floor. One... two... three."
Danny(thearcfamily)	Yes they were totally fine, they didn't need anyone's help on this, they could manage on their own. On the three, Danny stood up extending his hand to Becker so that he could help pull him up but he had underestimated just how much strength he had left and he could feel his knees starting to buckle from how much effort that it was taking to even stand. "Okay, we've got this, we don't have far to get to the chair,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker barely bit back the cry of pain as he started to put weight on his leg as Danny awkwardly helped him up off the bed. He nodded for Danny to start towards the chair now that he was at least up off the bed. Becker stood there a moment, eyes shut tight as he felt everything spin.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Okay let's do this," Danny panted and slowly started towards the chair, a sob of pain escaped as he began to guide them towards the chair but he pushed through, he didn't want to go to the effort of making it back to the bed, "come on Becker, slow and steady steps,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker opened his eyes and stared down at his feet, trying to get them to move to follow after Danny. He shuffled his good leg forward a little and managed to pull the bad leg a little. This was fine he could do this... until he went to try and put his weight on his injured leg. In that instant the pain exploded and nearly made him pass out right there on his feet. Becker froze and closed his eyes and tried to shift his feet back to get back to the bed and sit down. Only he misjudged how far he had managed to get, and when he went to sink down onto the bed, he felt his ass barely hit th edge of the bed as he kept sliding down, sliding down the side of the bed and to the floor. "Fuuuckk..." it was a groan of pain and also frustration because there was no way he was going to be able to get up off the floor on his own.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	"Oh no," Danny moaned weakly as Becker began to slide down on the floor, he tried to bend down to help Becker up but he was much to weak and he was a little further away from Becker, he realised he was stuck. At that moment Jenny and Sarah entered the room to check on them, "Hilary James Becker what the hell do you think you're doing?" Jenny barked at them as Sarah went round to Danny's side before he completely collapsed on the floor.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker groaned when he heard his full name. He sat there on the floor,back to the bed, head leaning back as he tried to stop himself from trembling. He was in so much pain he almost forgave Jenny for using his full name if it meant he could get back in that bed. "Oh just... you know... stretching the legs a bit...." he said in a tone that tried to be light and carefree and ended up sounding just as pained and tired as he actually felt. Opening his eyes he looked up at Jenny sheepishly.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	"I swear you're worse than Cutter," Jenny sighed as she walked over and gently bent down so she could help him up, "okay Becker, I'm going to need you to hold onto me now okay? This will hurt but I will try and be as gentle as I can okay?" Sarah meanwhile was carefully leading Danny back to bed, who it seemed wasn't letting the fact that he was barely conscious from using some really cheesy pick up lines on Sarah and she couldn't help but giggle and blush at them.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker glanced over at Danny and Sarah and sighed as he closed his eyes and nodded at what Jenny was saying. He reached his arm out so she could help him up. He bit his lip hard but the pained cry still slipped out followed by a few choice words as he felt like he was going to pass out as he put his weight on his bad leg and tried to shift to the other. Through the pain he heard Danny and Sarah talking and it sounded like he was flirting with her, but he couldn't be sure, his ears were ringing too loudly by that point.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny sighed as she heard some of those pick up lines from Danny but she shifted so she could take all of the weight from Becker and gently guided him back to the bed. "Okay, easy there Becker, we don't have far to go, just a couple of more steps backwards," she gently urged as she guided him back to the bed.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker nodded, fighting back the pain until he felt the edge of the mattress hit he back of his legs. Then with Jenny's help he sank onto the bed and trembled. "S-sorry..." was all he could choke out as he tried to move his legs back up onto the bed.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	"Just promise me that you won't try and pull this stunt again Becker please," Jenny said softly as she gently helped him get his legs back onto the bed, "you need to rest and recover your strength as much as you can,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker nodded as he collapsed back against the bed once Jenny had helped him back into bed and gotten him situated. Everything hurt, and Becker didn't even try to stop the tear that rolled down his cheek just then. It wasn't util the haze started to clear a little that he could hear Danny, still flirting with Sarah and he sighed, leaning his head back and closing his eyes. "Guess someone is having fun..." he muttered.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny raised an eyebrow over at Danny as he kept shamelessly flirting with Sarah, Sarah was oblivious to the fact that they had an audience. "Oh he's impossible," Jenny let out a sigh, "he's been at it the last several minutes, I'm surprised he has the energy,
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Ladies Man Quinn" Becker said with a groan as he tried to settle back on the bed and rest. He opened his eyes and looked at Jenny, his eyes tired and his voice tight. "Sorry Jenny... don't know what... what I was thinking..."
Jenny(thearcfamily)	"I know these last couple of days have been hard and I know you will want to get back to normal as quickly as possible but you need to rest Becker," Jenny said gently, "it will take time but you will get through, you will both get through this," she said as she looked over rather pointedly at Danny, who still wasn't paying attention.
Sarah(thearcfamily)	Meanwhile Sarah was completely oblivious to what was being said about them and she was completely enchanted by Danny as he she helped him settle back down into bed, "now you get some rest okay? No more trying to get out of bed?"
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Aww well, ya could always ensure I stay put by joining me and keeping me company" Danny said with a playful smirk and a gentle pat on the bed beside him. Becker groaned, not that Danny was really paying attention, and tried to get comfortable and get to sleep. He gave a glance down to the other end of the bed and watched Sarah for a moment then sighed heavily and closed his eyes and tried to relax.
Sarah(thearcfamily)	Sarah went rather red at that, "well I'm not sure how much rest you would be getting in the case," she said with a shy grin, "it would rather defeat the purpose wouldn't it?"
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Ah, guess it will have to be something I look forward to once Im healed up then" Danny said with a sigh as he looked up at Sarah ad tried to give her sad puppy eyes.
Sarah(thearcfamily)	"Tell you what," Sarah said with a shy smile, "if you get some sleep now, I'll come back and visit when you're awake. How does that sound?"
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Oh you drive a hard bargain gorgeous," Danny said. "Deal" he said with a nod as he tried to get comfortable in the bed. He didn't think he's actually be able to sleep but he was going to at least try with that promise now out there for the taking.
Sarah(thearcfamily)	Sarah smiled at that, her cheeks going even redder, "well then, I think it's time I let you get some sleep then," she smiled and she leaned over to give Danny a quick kiss on the forehead, "and I'll be back as soon as you wake up," she promised.
Danny(thearcfamily)	Danny felt his own cheeks flush ever so slightly at the kiss and he obediently closed his eyes to try and sleep. And with eyes closed and Sarah well and truly distracted, neither saw the look Becker gave them, eyes following Sarah as she walked away, that heaviness in his chest only growing. Becker sighed and closed his eyes and tried to sleep but all he ended up doing was staring off toward the main room of the house where Sarah had disappeared.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny watched Sarah and Danny and then noticed Becker's expression as he stared after Sarah, "did you need me to get you anything Becker?" she asked gently.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker blinked slightly, embarrassed at being caught staring like a love-sick schoolboy. "Ummm... some water would be nice?" he said softly.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	"Of course," Jenny gave a small smile, she went to the jug of water that was by the bedside table and poured a glass for Becker, "here you go," she said gently as she held out the glass to him, "do you need help to drink it Becker?"
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker looked absolutely defeated as he nodded. His one arm was still basically useless in the sling and the other was still bit shaky after that little stunt he and Danny had pulled.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	"It's going to be okay Becker," Jenny said gently as she reached over to carefully help him up so that he would be able to drink the water, "here you go, very carefully now,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker nodded as he bit back a whimper at the movement. Taking a slow drink he nodded in thanks and leaned back against the pillows and glanced down to the other end of the bed where Danny had actually fallen asleep. "Looks like Quinn is just hitting the jackpot with everything today" he said with a small shake of his head.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	“Well at least this way he can’t get into any trouble for a while,” Jenny said with a small smile as she looked back at Danny’s sleeping form. She looked back at Becker, “you like Sarah a lot don’t you?” she asked softly.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"No, I..." Becker started then looked at Jenny and sighed. "I mean maybe... a little... Ok, yeah I like her a lot... for whatever good it's gonna do," Becker admitted with a sigh.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny gave a sympathetic smile at that, “maybe you can tell her how you feel? Or if you don’t want to do that tell Danny?” she said softly, “I’m sure if he knew how you felt he wouldn’t flirt so much with Sarah,”
Becker(thearcfamily)	"What's the point though?" Becker said as he stared down at his hands. "She seems to like him. Sarah.... deserves to be happy. And if Qu... if Danny can do that... then that's all that matters."
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny was silent for a moment, “but she might also be happy with you,” she said softly, “Danny’s a shameless flirt, I think it would be very easy to get swept up in that, Danny wouldn’t want to hurt you if he knew how you felt,”
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Yeah... maybe I... I'll talk to Danny at some point" Becker said as he looked at Jenny. "We got bigger issues to deal with anyways right now. How are you all holding up? Any sign of Christine or... Wilder?"
Jenny(thearcfamily)	"I think we're doing as well as we can considering the circumstances," Jenny said softly, "Cutter hasn't tried to do another escape attempt at least, so that's something ... we haven't heard anything from James but at the same time, nothing from Christine and Wilder and I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing," she admitted.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker nodded slowly. "hopefully, we hear something soon. We cant just hide out here indefinitely.... a few weeks maybe but eventually, we're going to have to find out what is going on." He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "Guess that is a problem for later huh?" After sitting quietly for a moment, Becker looked back up t Jenny. " I... I know the answer right now is no after the stunt I pulled. But... but do you think... it would be possible for me to get out of the bed some time, just for a little bit?" he asked with pleading eyes. At least he was asking permission and willing to accept help this time. That was something right?
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny nodded at that, "hopefully someone from the ARC can get word to us, at least to keep us in the loop, I don't like waiting around to hear something, I'm trying to not to think that something's wrong but with Christine and Wilder being so unpredictable ..." her voice trailed off. She tilted her head thoughtfully as she considered Becker's request, "if you promise to not do that stunt again, I'm sure we can get you set up in the living room for a little while, get you to see a different part of the house, I know how much being in a different location meant to Cutter and Connor at the hospital away from the room, I'm sure we can do the same thing this time."
Becker(thearcfamily)	"I... I'd like that" Becker said softly. "And I promise, no more crazy stunts. Sorry about that" he said again with an apologetic look at Jenny. "Maybe after we rest a little we can try?" Becker was trying hard to focus on that premise of getting out of the bed to try and distract himself from the near panic he felt at the thought that Christine and Wilder were on the move again."
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny gave a smile at that, "I think that can be arranged," she said softly, "if you try and get some sleep, we'll see about getting you out of bed for a little bit but with help this time," she added rather pointedly.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"That sounds fair" Becker said with a tired smile. "Let... let me know if anything happens please," he said as he settled back and tried to get comfortable. Everything he knew was telling him to get up and do his job but he knew that was not an option.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny gave a small smile as she wiped the hair out of Becker’s eyes, “I will,” she promised softly, “as soon as I hear something I’ll let you know,”
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Thank you Jenny" Becker said with a soft smile as he closed his eyes and tried to get to sleep.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Sometime later that afternoon, after Danny and Becker had managed to sleep, Jenny had made arrangements so that they could be carefully moved out into the living room for while. They had gotten the couch set up for Becker and Danny to sit in. "Sarah's going to work on making dinner," Jenny told them once they'd been set up and had plenty of pillows and blankets for comfort, "is there anything else you would like me to get the both of you?"
Danny(thearcfamily)	"I'd say a nice cold beer" Danny said wistfully, "but Im pretty sure there arent any stocked in the fridge. So I guess a water will be nice" he said with a small nod as he tried to shift and get into a more comfortable position, moving one of the pillows a little as he did. "Water's good by me" Becker said softly. He was sitting at the nd of the couch so he could rest his arm, still done up on the sling, on the arm of the couch if he wanted. His leg was propped up on the footstool with a couple of extra pillows as well. "Thank you Jenny," he said as she went to get their drinks.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	"Unfortunately beers weren't one of the essential items that we grabbed but water I can definitely get for you," Jenny smiled and then went to the kitchen to get glasses of cold water. She carefully handed the glass of water to Danny and then she went by Becker's side to help him drink his water, "I can hold the glass for you while you drink Becker," she said gently.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker sighed and nodded. He hated feeling so weak, so helpless, so useless. But he had seen first hand what his stubbornness could do and he wasn't going to go through that again so he accepted the help with a weak, somewhat dejected grin. "Thanks Jenny, that hit the spot" he said softly when he was done.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	"You're welcome Becker," Jenny said gently, "now are you going to be alright here? You're both not going to try and run off again are you if I leave you for a few minutes?" She already knew from experience how quickly the team could take advantage of even only having a few minutes unsupervised to themselves.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"I'm staying right here" Danny said with a glance toward the kitchen where Sarah was working on dinner. "Got a good meal and good company waiting for me after all..." Becker glanced over at Sarah and then to Jenny and nodded slightly. "Will be good. Promise."
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny noticed that glance and looked back at Becker rather pointedly as if to say to talk to Danny at some point. And then she nodded, "alright, I won't be far if you need me, I'm going to see if I can try and get a hold of anyone from the ARC and find out what's going on," and then she was gone. Meanwhile Cutter had been hovering near the doorway to the living room rather uncertainly, he hadn't spoken to Danny or Becker since he had tried his escape attempt but now he supposed he couldn't really avoid them since they were living room. "Um ... hey," he said rather awkwardly.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Hey Nick" Becker said giving him a small smile and a nod as he tried to get comfortable on the couch. He knew Cutter felt guilty about what had happened to him and Danny and he didn't want him worrying any more than he already was. "Get that little travel bug out of your system I hope?" he asked with a soft grin.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter shifted a little awkwardly, "um ... yeah, I'm not allowed to go near the truck anymore," he admitted, "it's ... I'm not going to do that again," he said quietly.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Darn toot'n you're not" Danny said as he looked over at Cutter. "Neither one of us are in any shape to go chasing after ya... so you gotta at least wait till we're feeling better - would be an unfair advantage at this point." Becker rolled his eyes at Danny and looked up at Cutter. "What Quinn means... " he gave Danny and somewhat withering look, "is we are glad. we don't want anything to happen to you Nick. Or to Connor. Or to anyone else."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	And despite himself, he couldn't stop the small smile at that, "I'm sorry I tried to escape," he said softly, "it ... I thought turning myself in would put a stop to this, that I could protect the team and stop Christine going after everyone ... I ... I wasn't trying to abandon you," he stared down at his hands, fiddling with a loose thread on his glove.
Danny(thearcfamily)	Danny gave a small smile and nodded toward the chair, inviting Cutter to take a seat. "So... have you made any progress at all with that artifact thingy? Any clue on what it actually is and why Christin would be so obsessed over it?"
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"We haven't found anything yet," Cutter admitted, "we're rather limited in the tests we can run here without the lab equipment but so far nothing has stood out about what makes this particular artificial so special, it doesn't seem to react to anything at all,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Well, at least Christine and Wilder don't have it" Becker said though he was disappointed to hear they were no closer to figuring out what it was or what it was for. "Keep at it Nick. You and Connor will figure it out. I know you will."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"We're going to figure it out," Cutter said, trying to sound more confident than he felt, "we've still got a few more tests that we can run while we're here ...hopefully something will turn up in the next lot of tests that we run," he added.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Well, definitely no running off anywhere till ya figure it out" Danny said with a grin. "That's an order!" Becker just shook his head but there was a grin on his face all the same. "If the two invalids can be of any help, you let us know ok?"
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter returned the grin, "yes sir," he said and then to Becker he nodded, "I'll definitely let you know, at the moment we're going okay with the artefact but if we need extra help, we'll ask," he assured him.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Good, cuz our bodies might be out of commission for a bit, but our minds are still in tact... well..." Becker glanced over at Danny. "Quinn's is a bit iffy... but mine is still mostly there." "Oiy! Is that any way to speak to your commanding officer" Danny said with a look of mock horror.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	And for the first time in what felt like ages, Cutter started to laugh at that, relaxing slightly as he did, "I'm sure we could find something for you both to do to help," he grinned, "it wouldn't hurt to have extra hands to review our notes, maybe there's something we missed?"
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Hey I am so bored right now even paperwork sounds fun" Danny said with a smirk. "No one better not call my old sergeant- that revelation will likely kill him! But sure, give us whatever you have and we'll do what we can."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter grinned, "I'm pretty sure if I ever handed in my paperwork on time James would know that there's something wrong," he admitted, "but I'll go and get the notes that we've made," he told them and left to go to the room where he and Connor were running experiments on the artefact. He came back a short time later with pages of notes and a notebook, "I feel like I should apologise in advance for my handwriting," he said a bit sheepishly.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Oh Im sure it cant be much worse than mine" Becker said with a laugh. "We'll manage. Though we might be calling you and Connor a bit to explain some of this to us" Danny said as he picked up one of the papers and started skimming it.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"Well we can definitely do that," Cutter assured them, "if you need us to explain anything, we'll do that ... this will help us a lot, having a couple of extra hands to read over our notes ... there's always a chance we missed something," he admitted.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"You're doing a great job, Nick" Becker said with a sincere grin and nod. "These notes look great, the amount of work you and Connor have done already, and in a place like this... it is really amazing."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	And Cutter gave a small smile at that, "thank you," he said softly, feeling rather pleased at that, "it's been nice having this to work on, trying to figure out what everything means ... I've never seen anything like this artefact before ... it looks new but at the same time it feels ancient, it really is quite incredible ... hopefully we can find out what it actually does soon,"
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Christine seemed pretty convinced it has something to do with the anomalies" Danny offered as he tilted his head, trying to remember what he could about the short time he had had the artifact. "She and Wilder kept asking us what we knew about it and how it related to the anomalies."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"That would make sense," Cutter considered and then an idea came to mind, "I wonder ..." his voice trailed off as he thought back to the artefact, "maybe it has some kind of information on the anomalies? How they form ...maybe the information could even be how to create stable anomalies and keep the link open for as long as possible," he hesitated, "if that was the case that would definitely be something that Christine would be interested in,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Your guess is as good as mine" Becker said as he glanced over another page of notes. "But if there is some sort of pattern or bigger picture to the anomalies, a way to know where or when they are going to appear.... it would totally change how we could interact and control them." "And that is definitely something we do not want in the hands of someone like Christine and Wilder" Danny said as he rubbed at his jaw which was starting to heal but was still quite tender.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter tilted his head, "I wonder if there's a connection between the artefact and the anomaly prediction model we've been working on?" he said thoughtfully, "I bet there's all kind of information in there that could help us," he winced a little at the idea of Christine and Wilder getting there hands on it, "or even Helen ... I'm surprised she hasn't tried to get her hands on this," he said softly.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Maybe she has, and we just didn't know it" Connor said softly, having walked into the room just a little earlier. He walked over to where Cutter was and handed him a couple of pieces of paper. "Got the results from the last test we did, Nick. They are... interesting. It seems, as far as I can tell that the weight of the artifact is off... it seems to be lighter than it should be, and by a good bit." "And what does that mean?" Becker asked, looking over. "It means that the inside is likely either partly hollow or... there's some other material inside that is much lighter than what they exterior is made of" Connor said simply as he handed the last paper to Cutter.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter frowned as he took the papers that Connor gave him and had a look at the results, “that is definitely rather puzzling,” he tilted his head, he looked up at Danny, “did Christine say anything about where she found this? Was it through an anomaly?”
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"It was... dont know which anomaly or where it went to. But from what we gathered, they found it during an exposition through an anomaly they found." "So... then it could be from the future" Connor said slowly as he looked from Cutter, to Becker, to Danny, and then back to Cutter. "It could be something decades ahead of where we are in terms of understanding the anomalies."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"And it could explain why the weight of the artefact is off, it could be so technologically advanced that we don't actually have the necessary equipment to understand it or the ," Cutter said thoughtfully, "there's got to be a way that we can open this and see what's actually inside it but I don't think we're going to be able to do that until we're back in the lab,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker nodded thoughtfully for a moment. "Well, at least the fact that we have it means Christine doesn't. I will take that as a victory. Good job Nick... Connor... really good work."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"And it also means that Helen won't have it either," Cutter nodded and then smiled at Becker's compliment, "thank you, we've been working on this quite a bit now, these latest results I think have been the most promising since we started running what limited tests that we could run, hopefully we'll be able to get more information,"
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Good work lads" Danny said with an agreeing nod and smile. "Cap'n and I will keep poking at this and see if we can find anything that got overlooked," he added as he held up the papers he had been skimming. "And hopefully soon we will be back at the ARC and we can rally bust into this thing. Not... not literally of course" Danny said with a laugh.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	And Cutter laughed at that, "well ... depending on how we go with our experiments that might need to be an option," he said with a grin, "but we definitely have enough work to keep us busy in the meantime before we've exhausted our options here and if you and Becker do find something that we've overlooked as well,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	"We'll be sure to let ya know if we find anything at all that might be useful" Becker said. "it... it might be worthwhile to have Sarah take a look at it? I know it's not necessarily Egyptian or anything, but she might still be able to help us... see something we might be overlooking?" Becker cast a quick glance towards the kitchen as he spoke.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter tilted his head thoughtfully as he stared over in the direction of the kitchen, "that might not be a bad idea, she's been working on the anomaly prediction centre with me still, our focus has mostly been on the mythological aspect of it but there might be something there that she's come across in her research," he nodded, "I'll ask her after dinner if she'd like to have a look at it,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	"It anything else she might be able to make some sense of the markings and engraving on it?" Becker suggested. It definitely cant hurt. We are all out of our league with this thing so we need every brain we got working on this. Could be the key to stopping Christine!"
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"I hope so, I hope this will be enough to give us the upper hand, Christine's been two steps ahead of us, it would be nice to get something that could give us the advantage," Cutter said softly, his shoulders slumping slightly.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Hey we will get there" Danny said, putting a hand on Cutter's shoulder. "We're not giving up and we're not going down without a fight right?"
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"Right," Cutter said, and suddenly the floor was very fascinating, "and I'm not going to try to turn myself into Christine again either," he promised softly.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"None of us are. We're going to stay together and get through this" Becker said with a nod. "Aye, together," Connor said as he pulled Cutter into a side hug. "We'll figure this out!"
Sarah(thearcfamily)	Sarah finished making dinner and it wasn’t long before Jenny was helping her serve it out, “I hope you like it,” she smiled especially in Danny’s direction when they were all at the table, “I made an Indian curry, I didn’t have too many ingredients to work with but there was enough to make a curry,”
Danny(thearcfamily)	""Gonna be the best damn curry on the planet, no question there" Danny said with a grin. Becker just gave a small smile and nodded. "It looks and smells amazing Sarah. I'm sure it tastes just as good."
Sarah(itsananomaly)	And Sarah blushed bright red at that, "thank you," she smiled at the compliments as she took the empty seat next to Danny, "I enjoy cooking, I don't get to do it nearly as much as I should, of course I never thought I would be cooking in a government safe house," she admitted.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Cooking anything in this place is a task in and of itself so props for getting something together," Connor said with a smile. "Thanks Sarah...a good meal will... it will be great."
Sarah(thearcfamily)	Sarah beamed at that praise, “thanks Connor ..so any new developments?” she looked around the table, “how are the experiments going with the artefact?” she looked at Cutter and Connor.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"We made a few discoveries but are not quite sure what they mean. Still working out what it all means" Connor said as he took the first bite and nodded to Cutter if he wanted to say anything else.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	“There’s quite a few markings on the artefact that we haven’t been able to identify,” Cutter said softly, “I was hoping you might be able to look at them after dinner?” “Oh I can definitely do that,” Sarah nodded, “I’ll be happy to help,” Cutter smiled at that as he took a few bites of the curry. “I still haven’t heard back from the ARC,” Jenny spoke up as well, “I even tried a whole range of channels, even tried to communicate in morse but only radio silence,”
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker chewed the bite he had just taken rather slowly. That didn't sound good at all. He knew Lester, Abby, and the rest of the team would be trying to not blow their cover by contacting them. And it had been just a few days... but it was still unsettling to not have any idea of what was going on back at the ARC with the team and Chrsitine and Wilder. "Guv's probably trying to keep signals low so they don't blow our cover" Danny said as he looked over at Sarah and then at Jenny. "Should give it a few more days then try again and see if we hear anything."
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny bit her lip and she nodded, “I just can’t help but feel worried, James insisted on maintaining as much contact as was possible to do in the circumstances and to not hear anything at all…I don’t like this at all,” she said softly.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker nodded somberly, he was really trying not to give in to that gut reaction to try and get out and get in contact with Lester. He knew that wasn't an option. Between his arm and his leg, he was in much worse shape than Cutter was. He didn't stand a chance to even get out of the door considering he needed help just to get out of the bed. And so he sat there silently, wishing he could do something useful, and cursing himself silently for being such a useless burden on the team.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny looked worriedly at Becker, she could guess what he was thinking and she wished there was something that she could do to reassure him, "I think our supplies should give us at least two weeks ... maybe a month if we really ration everything, but we can't stay here indefinitely, this safe house was only designed for short stays," she said softly, looking between Becker and Danny, she knew they still had a long way to go in their recovery and she didn't want to put that kind of pressure on them, "but I'll wait a few more days and try again, maybe James is just held up with meetings and can't reply without blowing his cover?" she knew she was being overly optimistic there.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker nodded, there wasn't a lot they could do until they got some word back. For as long as they were able they just had to lay low and try and hold out and avoid being found by Christine and Wilder. "We can keep trying. I'm sure we will hear something from someone soon" he said, trying to sound optimistic.
Sarah(thearcfamily)	"Maybe later we could try and have another look around the safe house?" Sarah suggested, "maybe there's extra supplies and things that we overlooked, that could help us extend our stay here if we needed to? I mean it's an old house, there's probably heaps of hidden compartments and storage that we've missed,"
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Smart thinking there" Danny said. "There's probably stuff in a store room around here or even in the attic or something. Have we checked the surrounding grounds? There could be another building somewhere, a shed or storage area we could find something."
Sarah(thearcfamily)	Sarah smiled at that, going rather red again, "we haven't done a full search of the grounds yet, maybe that's something a few of us can do soon, see what's really there and maybe we'll find some new supplies? Some extra non perishable foods, weapons things like that in case we come under attack while we're here?" Knowing their luck, an anomaly would probably open up here and they wouldn't be able to probably deal with it.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Make sure you take someone with you when you go Sarah," Danny said as he put a hand on hers. "Dont want anything to happen out there." Becker nodded though he felt something heavy in his chest as he looked at Danny's hand over Sarah's. "Right, no one leaves alone- always groups of two at least. You can take Cutter or Connor with you."
Sarah(thearcfamily)	Sarah smiled as Danny placed his hand in her hers, "I'll take someone with me," she promised and than looked over to Cutter and Connor, secretly she thought out of the two of them, Connor was the least likely to do a runner on her but she felt it only fair to ask both of them, "what do you think? Any of you up for a look around the grounds with me?" Jenny was giving Becker a very pointed look as she watched Danny with his hand on Sarah's, her expression clearly read talk to him.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker looked at Jenny and adverted his eyes after giving her a small nod. He knew he needed to talk to Danny but he didn't want to do it there in front of everyone. He'd have to try and find a time that evening when everyone else was asleep, seeing as he and Danny had such a fubar sleep schedule all things considered. Thankfully, Becker was saved from having to say anything as Connor spoke up, as he glanced from Cutter to Sarah. "I can go with ya Sarah" he said with a small smile and nod. "I'd like to see what all we can find around here too, especially if we are going to be here for a while."
Sarah(thearcfamily)	Sarah beamed at that, "thank you Connor, we can have a look around in the next couple of days, see what we can find while we explore the ground, this place is so vast there's probably extra rooms and buildings we don't know about yet, maybe we can also find a map of the place to give us a clearer understanding?"
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Well sounds like we got the next day or two covered as far as things to keep us busy" Becker said, trying very hard to ignore the fact that he was going to be stuck in bed... again... most of the day most likely... going absolutely stir crazy.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter nodded, "I'll keep working on the artefact as well, see what additional experiments we can run and maybe we'll finally be able to learn more about it and what it does," he added as he took a few more bites of curry.
Connor(itsananomaly)	"Might be able to set up a basic trip wire alarm system or something similar too, just to give us a heads up if someone comes snooping around" Connor said before putting his attention back to the delicious curry. "Well, guess we all better make sure we get a good night's sleep then" Danny said as he finished up the plateful in front of him, his one hand still resting teasingly close to Sarah's as they ate.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny nodded, "that would be a good idea too," she said, "I think we need to be as prepared as possible, for the time being the only other person who knows where we are is James but now that we have the artefact, Christine will do anything to track us down and get her hands on the artefact, the next few days we should try and get the property as secured as we can get it," Before she turned her attention back to plate, she did look pointedly at Becker again, she wasn't going to let him forget about talking to Danny if she could help it.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker gave Jenny the definitive "yes mother" look as he continued to eat, not really saying much else. He sat and listened to the chit chat going on. Cutter talking about a few of the theories he had about the artifact. Connor and Sarah making plans for there hunt of the grounds in the morning. Jenny reminding everyone of the safety protocols they had established for their stay at the safehouse. And of course, Danny flirting and being a general smart arse. Becker didn't really have anything to add or say- he couldn't even do his basic duty of patrolling the area. SO he sat and listened, feeling absolutely useless as he quietly finished the meal Sarah had prepared.
Jenny(thearcfamily)	Jenny noticed this and once she had finished going over the safety protocols she gave a sympathetic smile to Becker as he sat and ate his meal, she had a fair idea of what was he was thinking and she nodded reassuringly to let him know that it was going to be okay, that they were going to all get through this.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker gave a small smile and nod to Jenny and then looked over at Sarah and gave a somewhat shy smile. "Dinner was wonderful Sarah, thank you" he said softly.
Sarah(thearcfamily)	Sarah gave a warm smile at Becker, her cheeks turning rather red at the compliment, "thank you Becker, I'm glad you enjoyed it," she said shyly as she began to start clearing away the dishes now that everyone had finished eating, Jenny got up to help clear her clear the table so they could clean up after dinner but she gave another smile at Becker before she went to the kitchen to start putting the dishes in the sink.
Danny(thearcfamily)	It was later that night when Becker and Danny had been helped back to bed and Danny was very much enjoying being in Sarah’s company as she helped him get up for the night with Jenny’s help. Jenny meanwhile gave Becker another look before she and Sarah had finished and they said goodnight before leaving Becker and Danny. “It was nice to be able to get out of bed for a bit today,” Danny said softly as he watched Sarah leave the room.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Yeah it was a nice change of scenery..." Becker said, casting a glance after Sarah. "Really nice dinner too... Sarah's a good cook isn't she?"
Danny(thearcfamily)	"She definitely is," Danny grinned, "that was an amazing curry, Sarah's great isn't she? Smart, beautiful, a great cook ... she really is wonderful," he sighed at that.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Yeah she is," Becker said as he dropped his gaze, staring at the bum arm still in the sling as he bit his lip slightly, trying to decide if this was really worth getting into or not. "Quinn... I have to ask," he said at last, still not looking at Danny as he spoke. "Are you just flirting with Sarah for the sake of flirting cuz there's no one else around to do it with?"
Danny(thearcfamily)	Danny liked to think that he was pretty good at reading people, after the years he had spent as a cop and he noticed the way that Becker was not looking at him. "You know me, I enjoy flirting with anyone unattached ..." Danny said a grin as he looked over at Becker, "and she's a beautiful woman, you can't blame a guy for trying ... " and then because he couldn't resist poking at Becker just a little, "why are you interested in me Hilary?" his grin widened.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker just stared at Danny for a moment, blinking in stunned surprise at that quip before slowly breaking into a small grin. "I think we'd end up killing each other before the week was out" he said with a dry laugh. "So no, not interested, sorry."
Danny(thearcfamily)	Danny laughed at that, "fair point mate, so ... if it's not me you're interested in then I can only imagine the question about flirting is because you're interested in Sarah then ... would I be correct in that? Unless someone else is interested and has asked you to ask me?" he grinned.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker sighed. Danny really could be a troll when he wanted to be. "Yeah.... it's me," he said softly. "but it's fine... just... just forget it" he muttered, trying to brush it all off, feeling like a fool for even bringing it up. There would be no chance at all that Sarah would ever be interested in someone like him.... he was just wasting his time and making a fool of himself.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Hey ... no ... you're not fine," Danny said softly, his joking manner gone now that he realised how serious Becker was about this, "it's cool that you like Sarah, I mean she's great but I'm not interested at all in settling down ... I'm pretty much a bachelor in that regards, if you're worried about competition ... you have nothing to worry about me from me," he assured him.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker gave a small, forced smile. "Sarah seems pretty interested" he said simply, glancing up at Danny for a moment then dropping his gaze again. "Besides, what do I even have to offer her? Bum arm, leg that might never be right again, I can't even do my job right now... so what good am I to someone as... as amazing... as Sarah?"
Danny(thearcfamily)	"You don't know that," Danny said gently, as he tried to adjust his position so he could look over at Becker, "your physical injuries will take time to heal but they'll heal and you'll be back to your job in no time, you went through this once before and I know you can do this again," he said encouragingly, "and you're a great catch for Sarah, you're smart and considerate and loyal and funny and she likes spending time with you," he added.
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker raised an eyebrow slightly as Danny finished. "Ya know, I was ready to believe ya till the end there" he said with a small smirk. "But I.... I mean...." Becker sighed softly. "Thanks Danny."
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Hey I know one or two things about this," Danny returned that smirk, "I don't know how much this will mean but I'll try and lay off the flirting with Sarah," he said softly. Even Danny knew he couldn't help himself sometimes.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"You're a good man Quinn" Becker said simply. "But I think my bigger problem is that I... well... I'm not very good at the whole, you know... talking and flirting thing." It definitely didn't come as natural to him as it did Danny, that was for sure!
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Well if you ever want any pointers I can definitely help you there," Danny said with a grin, "but being yourself is important too, me? I'm a shameless flirt. I won't deny that but I know not everyone's comfortable with that, just try talking to Sarah and spending time with her,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	Becker nodded. It all sounded so easy when Danny said it. This was his area of expertise... not Becker's. "Yeah... talking. I-I can do that."
Danny(thearcfamily)	"See, that's a great first step," Danny said encouragingly, "talk to Sarah, start spending more time with her and then hanging out will become much more easier," he said with a smile, "you've got this Becker,"
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Thanks... Danny" Becker said with a nod. "You are a good guy... sometimes, when your mouth ain't running it" he said, not able to resist a small jab of his own. "Will see how it goes, I may have a chance to talk to Sarah later,” he said optimistically.
Danny(thearcfamily)	Danny couldn't help but laugh at that, "hey I resemble that remark," he said with a grin, "but you'll be fine Becker, you don't even have to tell her how you feel straight away, just talk to her and it will all come naturally," he promised.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Right, natural. Got it" Becker said even though he so did not feel like he had it at all. But at least, with Danny at least attempting to lay off on the shameless flirting, he might have a chance to at least talk to Sarah. So, that was something at least.
Danny(thearcfamily)	"And my offer to give you some flirting tips still stands," Danny grinned, "I've got a whole range of lines that are good for any occasion," And Danny meant every occasion too.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Well, let's see how I fare first, but I appreciate that, Danny." Becker really hoped he wouldn't have to rely on cheezy pickup lines... mostly because he knew he would never live it down if he had to get flirting tips from Quinn!
Danny(thearcfamily)	"Well if you ever do need it, you know where to find me," Danny said with a grin as he indicated the bed they were laying in, "but in all seriousness, you're going to be fine Becker, you're a great guy and Sarah's going to see that as well," he added softly.
Becker(thearcfamily)	"Thanks... you're not a half-bad fellow there yourself" Becker said with a smirk before giving Danny a somewhat serious look. "We're lucky to have you on the team and having our backs." And Becker found himself looking forward to the next day for the first time they had arrived at the safehouse.