leaves too high to touch (roots too strong to fall)

a TMA fanfic

Table of Contents:

Martin
Martin finds an unexpected presence in the Archives.
Jon
Martin makes a confession. Jon does not.
Martin
Martin has a conversation with himself.
Jon Prime
Regarding the loneliness of distance.
Tim
A sleepover in the Archives goes awry, as things in the Archives are wont to do.
Jon
Jon stops back by the Archives and finds more than he bargained for.
Martin
Martin is way too tired to deal with all of this.
Jon Prime
Regarding the utter terror of ordinary fears.
Jon
Jon does not want to believe any of this, but he doesn't really have a choice in the matter.
Statement #0160405-A-C
Statements of Martin Blackwood, Timothy Stoker, Sasha James, and Martin Blackwood Prime regarding the infestation by the being formerly known as Jane Prentiss.
Sasha
Settling in for the night.
Martin Prime
The Primes get some much-needed alone time.
Tim
Tim figures out a hell of a lot more than he lets on, because as much as he likes to teas,e he's not malicious about it.
Martin
It's about time we start getting some goddamn answers.
Statement #0160405-D
Statement of Martin Blackwood regarding...his travels back in time through the domain of the Spiral.
Sasha
What the FUCK just happened.
Jon
Jon has a small panic attack. Jon Prime attempts to talk him down.
Tim
More answers are given and vague plans are made. Most of them Tim's.
Martin
Jon and Martin have an early-morning conversation.
Jon Prime
Now that Martin is ready to go back to work, the Primes prepare to move into the tunnels beneath the Institute.
Jon
Basira makes her first unofficial visit to the Archives.
Sasha
Sasha comes up with a possible way to keep Jon from getting lost in the statements.
Tim
A delivery arrives in the Archives. No one is happy about this.
Helen
A valiant attempt is made to thwart a potential tragedy.
Martin Prime
Regarding the possibility of a future.
Jon
Jon, Martin, and Tim move into their new house...and discover something they really ought to have expected.
Martin
A tragedy is not prevented, and Jon does not take it well.
Jon Prime
The Primes have a near miss with someone in the tunnels who shouldn't be there.
Sasha
Jon is paranoid. Tim is pissed. Martin is trying too hard. Sasha is not taking this sitting down.
Tim
Tim does some investigation on his own.
Jon
Melanie King pays a return visit to the Archives.
Martin
Two visitors to the Archives each bring their own set of concerns.
Jon Prime
Team Archives convinces thte Primes to come spend Christmas Eve where they belong: with their family.
Jon
Jon does some investigation and turns up more than he bargained for.
Sasha
Basira turns up after a police raid gone wrong. Sasha is the only one around to take her statement.
Martin
Melanie drops by to make her statement prior to leaving for India. Martin decides to try and make friends.
Martin Prime
The team learns who the Not-Them has taken over.
Statement #9972503
Statement of Kieran Blackwood regarding...choice. Recorded direct from subject, twenty-fifth of March, 1997.
Tim
Tim and Martin ask the Primes where Jon is. Nobody likes the answer.
Martin
Another delivery comes to the Archives, equally unexpected but much more pleasing.
Statement #0170703
Regarding secrets and lies.
Sasha
Sasha reveals the results of some of her research.
Jon
Reconnecting with old friends.
Tim
Tim and Martin see Jon off on his journey.
Martin Prime
A new Archival Assistant gets initiated onto the team.
Martin
Martin and Tim received a much-needed phone call from America.
Jon Prime
A visit to Hill Top Road.
Sasha
Sasha gets some news about her uncle. She isn't quite sure how to feel about it.
Martin Prime
An almost-encounter with something nobody ever wanted to encounter again.
Jon
Jon returns home to brief his team.
Statement #9902601
Statement of Walter Sims, regarding a list. Recorded direct from subject, twenty-sixth of January, 1990.
Tim
Tim makes a few discoveries and starts putting a few pieces together.
Sasha
Elias wants to "help" with their plan to stop the Unknowing.
Martin
One last night of relative peace.
Statements #0170404-A to #0170604
Assorted statements of Magnus Institute archival staff and sundry associated, prior to their departure for Great Yarmouth.
Martin Prime
Creating a distraction to ensure plans go off without a hitch.
Jon
Blowing the Unknowing all to hell.
Jon Prime
Showdown with Jonah Magnus.
Statement #???
Regarding loose ends.
Epilogue: Martin Prime
Eighteen months later.

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