....2029...

...LA...2:59 PM...

Castle found himself in the middle of a war, really. He ducks in the nick of time to miss a laser blast that is not a bullet. Castle ran into a building that somehow is still standing in the middle of war scenery pretty scared of where he is. Could this be the future the time traveler spoke of?, Castle thought looking over to see machines firing at humans, No! He froze in place recognizing that iconic design. This can't be real, Castle thought putting his back against the wall, in the era where nuclear war has given rise to machines!

Slowly, but not quickly, it is sinking in to Castle where he is.

A woman ducks into the hide out.

"Freeze!" Abby Smith orders, holding a gun of the sorts at Castle.

"You answer a question and I'll freeze," Castle said. "Where am I?"

"In the ruins of LA," Abby said.

"In the ruins..." Castle repeats, in a low voice emphasizing on the words.

"Now freeze!" Abby demands. "Are you a Terminator or a human?"

"Human," Castle said.

"I'll need proof for that," Abby said.

Abby shot into Castle's right hand.

"Ah!" Castle shouts dropping the toy light saber. Castle grabs his right wrist holding it up in horror revealing burns. "My hand!"

"So you are human," Abby said, lowering her weapon. "Sorry, I had to make sure."

"That's what I just said," Castle said, shaking his right hand. "Stupid Terminators," He stops, realizing what he just said. "I am...in The Terminator franchise."

"Terminators do not have franchises," Abby said.

"In the timeline I came from; they do," Castle said. "My favorite Terminator is the T-800."

Abby stares at Castle in disbelief.

"You are kidding," Abby said.

Castle grins.

"Afraid not," Castle said. "I want to speak with John Connor."

"Well, that is going to be hard," Abby said.

Castle's grin is replaced by a questionable look.

"Why?" Castle asks.

"Connor is with TechCom getting rid of Skynet," Abby said. "He does not need a random guy to interrupt him."

Castle frowns.

"John Connor might be my only chance to getting home," Castle said. "Don't know about you but I do not belong in this time."

Suddenly a flying machine crash lands into the ground making the junk below Castle's feet tremble.

"What was that?" Abby said, turned towards the doorway.

"It seems that Skynet just fell," Castle said.