A/N: Its been a long time, but I have now made some progress with my sequel to 'Just Like Old Times'. Ideally, its probably best to read that before you start this, but not vital although there may be a few references to JLOT story line.

So enjoy, and let me know what you think.

Chapter One - Coming Home

As Reverend Ashley Peters locked the doors to the St Matthews Parish Church, all he could think about was getting home to nice a cup of tea and an afternoon repeat of Antiques Roadshow. He pulled the bronze handle on the old church door towards himself, making sure the heavy wooden door was properly locked. He then turned around and slowly walked down the old cobbled path towards his blue Ford Focus. He unlocked the car door and eased himself into the driver's seat, careful putting the suitcase in his hand onto the passenger seat. He then put the key into the ignition and started the engine, listening as the car roared into life. Putting on his seatbelt, he pushed the handbrake down, and without another look backwards, he slowly eased the car forward onto the main road, away from the church building. As the car disappeared from sight, the window of the church which was normally pitch black, suddenly erupted into light, a twinkling, moving sort of light, one that danced in the darkness…

xxxx

Danny Quinn was tired. He was hot. He was hungry. And most of all, he just wanted a beer, a nice cold beer at the side of the swimming pool, and maybe a bikini clad blonde slowly massaging her soft fingers into all the nooks and crannies of his tense muscles. But instead, he was stuck in the Silurian desert, trudging through the sand, looking for an escape route. He cast his mind back to a time when his life was fairly normal, when he lived in a house, had a job, had friends, and most importantly, had beer…

"I'm telling you Danny, they were massive scorpions, huge" Connor said frustrated, looking up at the older man, who was grinning.

"Okay, let me get this straight…you're trying to tell me that back how-ever-many years ago, there were giant scorpions bigger than a double decker bus, running through the desert?" Danny said, glancing at Abby, who gave him a grin and a thumbs up.

"Yes Danny" Connor said for what felt like the millionth time "Cutter and Stephan told me about them, said they were massive" Connor said, taking a sip of his beer.

"Okay, so what were they called then" Danny said with a serious look on his face, trying not to laugh. Winding up Connor was just too easy…

"I don't know the exact name of the top of my head- but I think we went with Silurian Scorpions" Connor said, noticing the intrigued look that had fallen over Sarah's face.

"Really original that Connor, Silurian Scorpions…scorpions…in the Silurian" Danny said, bursting into laughter, Abby and Sarah both grinned whilst Becker gave Connor a sympathetic pat on the shoulder, before he stood up and went over to the bar to get more drinks.

"You git Danny" Connor said, draining the last of his beer before standing up, wobbling slightly "I hope you end up stuck in the Silurian and meet the scorpions, and then I hope you get eaten by one"

Why the Silurian? The anomalies led to anywhere to any era in the Earth's history- the past, the present and the future. Danny could have ended up anywhere, on some tropical beach where there were no prehistoric monsters trying to eat him. Adjusting his footing on the rock he was standing on, he made sure he didn't touch the sand. He thought back to the conversation he and Connor had had back in the past about how the scorpions hunted using vibrations. Danny then looked around the vast desert, looking for any form of shade to rest under. But there was nothing, nothing but sand filled the horizon.

Danny let out a roar of frustration before sinking down onto the rock he was stood on. It had been just over a year since he had been stranded in the past, but it had been worth it to know Helen Cutter was dead, and that the crazy bitch wasn't able to hurt anyone else ever again. But Danny had paid the ultimate price; he was stranded in the past with no way of ever getting home. Danny then let his head fall back, and it was then Danny noticed it. About twenty feet away from him, in the middle of the sand was an anomaly. For a moment Danny thought he was hallucinating, that the sun was playing with his head again. But then he watched as the shards of glass slowly circled the ball of glowing light and he realised that it was real, that this was his chance to get out of the heat, the desert, and away from the huge scorpions. Looking around briefly for any sign of movement in the sand, Danny then jumped from the rock and sprinted towards the portal in time, not knowing where he would end up. As Danny jumped through the anomaly, he felt the familiar feeling of pins and needles, and then he felt like he was being pulled through a cheese grater. The first thing Danny registered was the coldness as he landed on a cold stone floor, and it was dark, taking a moment to breath, Danny then shivered slightly- it felt odd going from sweltering heat to coldness on his skin.

Danny then looked around at his new surroundings, it was then he realised that he was indoors, looking closer, Danny immediately realised he was in a church, In front of him were rows of chairs, and the anomaly made the colour's on the stained glass windows dance around the room.

"Am I home?" This was the only thought going through Danny's mind "And if I'm not, then where the hell am I?"

Looking round the small church building, Danny walked straight over to the heavy wooden doors, pulling on them. It was then he realised they were locked from the outside, sighing, he then turned to the left and noticed a flight of stairs. His curiosity getting the better of him, Danny made his way up the stairs- just as two pick-up trucks skidding to a halt on the gravel outside.

As Danny climbed the stone steps, he heard car doors slam shut and was pretty sure he knew who was going to walk through the doors, the ARC team, but would it be the same team he had left behind. Reaching a small balcony that overlooked the room below, Danny stepped back into the shadows just as unrecognizable voices began talking on the other side of the wooden door. Danny then heard a series of small clicks before the sunlight from outside flooded into the dark church. Four shadows moved into the church, the heavy door plunging the room back into near-darkness, with only the light from the anomaly visible. Danny watched as the four people moved further into the room, shining their torches into every corner of the room.

"You lot took your time" Danny said loudly, still keeping the shadows, he then watched as someone stopped, a familiar looking woman then slowly turned around, before aiming her torch in Danny's face. Danny then saw another familiar figure move next to the first one, before shining his torch light at Danny, causing him to shield his eyes.

"You have got to be kidding me?" The man said, but Danny noticed the grin on his face, stepping forward, Danny smiled.

"Defiantly not kidding mate" Danny replied, before letting out a small laugh. Danny then watched as the woman stepped forward, and he noticed her mouth hanging open slightly- he then watched as she uttered the name he knew she never thought she'd say again.

"Danny Quinn…"

What do you think, I have completed about 10 chapters so far, with updates probably coming about once a week. Feedback is always lovely, so why not hit the review button and tell me what you think! D