Matt pulled away from the kiss he shared with Emily, and tried his best to not stare too long into her tear-filled eyes. She wasn't trying to stop him, but he knew that this was hurting her as much as it was him.

He looked back to the others and saw Connor, Abby and Becker adjusting the man-made anomaly in the cab of the truck. Taking a deep breath, he gave Emily one last look before striding to the driver's side door. He pulled open the door and got in, starting the engine.

Connor realized what was happening before the others. He paled visibly as Matt gunned the engine, and ran for the door but found it locked. "Matt!" he shouted just as the truck took off towards the mass of light. Abby, who had been leaning on the side of the truck had reeled back from the sudden movement. She stood next to Connor, staring in horror at the sight of Matt driving recklessly into the anomaly.

Emily had closed her eyes and looked away at Connor's cry, not wanting to see what was about to happen. She heard the truck blow past her and into the anomaly before it closed tight. Opening her eyes to stare at where he'd just gone, she let the tears stream down her face.

Connor and Abby ran up to her, and she turned to them both. "It's for the best. He had to," she told herself more than she told them.

Connor stared blankly at the space where the anomaly had just been. "Call Jess," he breathed, panic in his voice. "We need to tell her…"

"She'll know soon enough," Abby said sadly. Emily looked at her quizzically, wondering why Matt's disappearance was affecting her so.

"She should know now," Connor insisted. "She should have been here." Abby nodded, and moved away to pop her cell phone out of her pocket and call their FCO.

"What's wrong?" Emily asked.

Connor looked down at her for the first time since arriving at her side, and said five words that made her heart ache even more than it already did.

"Becker was in the truck."