Parts in bold from the episode
Set around series 3, episode 8
No sooner than they had reached the ARC than the anomaly detector was blaring so they piled back into the truck and set off with
the others. Connor and Becker were arguing about who got to sit in the front.
"For God's sake you two, this is not a kindergarten outing" Danny yelled at them.
"But Becker sat in the front all last week " Connor complained
"Well you drove yesterday" Becker retaliated
"And I haven't driven at all, so what?" Sarah yelled at them
"Apart from when you ran off in my truck to chase a knight" Becker countered.
"Technically it was my truck" Connor interjected.
"OK. OK …..." Sarah began but before she could finish Danny screeched to a halt.
Her and Danny snapped at each other as they got out, while Connor and Becker continued to argue much to Abby's amusement.
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Sarah didn't like creatures, any creatures, but especially these ones. She preferred dead dusty bits of metal and pottery that weren't
trying to eat her. Connor was sweet, even if in a nerdy kind of way. But what she remembered most about this incursion was being
scared. Scared of the insect and scared for Danny. She was just realising how much he was getting under her skin. The way he
quietly asked if she was OK while the others were searching. The simple touch of his hand rubbing circles on her back
trying to make her feel better as they watched Abby gather bits of insect. She sat quietly thinking on the way back to the
ARC. When they had unloaded what they needed from the truck, Danny noticed that Sarah was missing, so he went looking for her.
He opened the door to the lab quietly and went in closing it behind him. "Sarah?"
She looked up from her thoughts and smiled at him weakly "Hi. You get everything sorted?" She asked as she began bustling about.
Danny grabbed hold of her arm and stopped her "Sarah? " he repeated quietly.
She looked up into his eyes "What am I doing here, Danny? I scream at birds. I run from insects. I can't figure out the artefact"
Danny pulled her closer and wrapped his arms round her tightly "You're here because you're part of the team. It's OK to be scared
sometimes. It's what keeps us alive. You don't have to go out in the field if you don't want to but everyone has a place here
including you. You were hired because you had skills and knowledge that are needed that no one else had."
"Thanks Danny" she looked up at him.
He smiled "Feeling better?"
"Yes." She rested her head back on his shoulder "Danny..."
"Yes"
"You smell revolting" she pulled back from him.
He grinned "It's my new crushed bug aftershave. Don't you like it?"
Sarah wrinkled her nose. "Not much. I hope you get a shower before tonight"
Danny pulled her back towards him and winked "Only if you scrub my back"
Sarah pulled a face at him as he wrapped his arms round her again.
"How about we have a quiet night in tonight?" He asked "Get a takeaway and a dvd?"
"Sounds good" She replied "You want to come over to mine and I'll order a pizza." She asked moving away from him slowly
"I can pick up a film on the way" He smiled
"What time?"
"Seven?"
"Fine" She smiled. "I'll look forward to it"
Danny threw an arm round her shoulders as they walked towards the door. "Come on. Let's get out of here"
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Sarah answered the door to Danny and he gave her a quick kiss as he came in. "I got a couple of Dvd's. You can choose what you
prefer and I brought wine"
He grinned as he put them on the table and pulled her towards him and he wrapped his arms round her.
"Great, I ordered the pizza it should be here soon. I'd better get some glasses." she moved away "What films did you get?" She
called back from the kitchen
"You'll have to wait and see" he teased following her into the kitchen with the bottle and placed it on the counter beside her. "Hope
you like red"
He asked as he stood behind her placing his hands on her waist.
"Red's fine" she glanced over her shoulder at him as she reached for the bottle and the corkscrew "Danny! Where did you get this?"
She exclaimed reading the label.
"Just a little souvenir from the safe house" He whispered close to her ear. " I've been looking for an excuse to open it." He moved
round beside her and took the bottle and the corkscrew "Hope Connor was wrong about it being corked" He opened the bottle and
poured two glasses.
Sarah took the one he offered her and tasted it "Not bad."
Danny tasted his own "Would have expected better at that price"
They took the wine back into the living room and Danny picked up the DVD's "What do you prefer 'Night at the Museum' or 'Indiana
Jones'? " He held them up.
"Danny! Really?"
Danny chuckled "Sorry. Just couldn't resist"
Sarah pulled a face before she replied "I've actually never seen 'Night at the Museum'."
"That one it is then"
Danny put on the DVD as Sarah answered the door to the pizza delivery which they ate whilst watching the film. Conversation about
the film and the characters and the reality of the facts was animated and fun. When it finished Sarah put on the other whilst Danny
poured some more wine. He leant back on the sofa with his arm along the back and Sarah snuggled into his side. They were less
animated as they watched, apart from when Sarah hid on his shoulder from the gruesome bits. Danny just smiled and pulled her
closer.
The film ended and Danny stretched out his arms "It's late. I'd better get going"
Sarah looked up at him "Thanks for tonight Danny. I needed this"
"Anytime"
She stretched up and kissed him gently. He smiled and returned the kiss twisting her around to a more comfortable position facing
him. As the kisses continued he ran his hand from her knee where it had been resting, along her leg to her waist.
"Sare..." He tried to talk between kisses. "Sarah..." He gently moved her away slightly "You don't know what you're doing to me" He
groaned tipping his head back.
Sarah grinned cheekily from where she was practically sat on his lap "I think I do"
Danny groaned again and grinned back "Hey, I'm not going to be a notch on your bedpost"he winked. "Come on" He shuffled her
round so that he could stand up, before holding his hand out to help her up. As he pulled her towards him, he said "We need our
beauty sleep."
"You speak for yourself." She replied indignantly.
Danny chuckled and gave her her another long kiss.
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The following morning, Danny and Becker were talking in the corridor when Sarah arrived.
"Morning Guys" She said brightly as she passed them.
"Hey Sare., Connor wants to show us something to do with the artefact in a bit" He called out to her making her stop so he could
go and talk to her.
"OK I'll go find him." She smiled and walked away
"I'll meet you up there" Danny walked back to finish talking to Becker
Becker had an amused look and raised an eyebrow "Sare.?"
Danny just grinned "What's the matter Sold..."
"Don't even think about it, Quinn" Becker's amusement vanished as he tried to look threatening.
Danny just laughed.
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After speaking to Connor and Abby, Sarah and Danny were on route back to the anomaly
"You don't have to be here Sarah" Danny glanced over to her as he drove. "You can go back, no-one will care."
"I will Danny. I'd rather know what's going on than sitting behind a desk worrying if you're all OK"
"We'll be OK, Sare, I promise" He squeezed her hand comfortingly.
"I've been meaning to ask, why Sare.?
"Dunno. Don't you like it?"
"Not really. But for some reason I don't seem to mind when you say it"
He grinned at her "I'll try and remember that. Becker picked up on it this morning. Thought we'd blown our cover."
"What happened?" She spun her head towards him
"Was gonna call him Soldier Boy and it shut him up"
Sarah's phone began to ring so she dug it out of her bag and answered it "Connor"
"OK just calm down...We're nearly there...Tell Abby to try not to worry and get back up here as soon as you can"
"What's up? " Danny asked seriously.
"There has been a creature incursion, Becker's men are dead and Abby's brother was at the anomaly site"
"Was?"
"They lost contact with him"
Danny pressed the accelerator and raced the remaining few miles to the site. They had searched the site by the time the others
arrived. With adrenaline pumping Sarah made eye contact with Danny, convincing him she understood what they all had to do.
She patted his arm "Go on."
He gave a quick nod in acknowledgement as he turned back to the others.
Danny took the bag from Becker and was about to leave but took a glance back at Sarah "You alright?"
"Yeah" She reassured him and he was gone.
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"I hate insects" Sarah grimaced from where she cowered in the office. She peered through the glass at the insect
eating her jam and noticed to her horror that the anomaly was closed. The others couldn't get back. Danny couldn't get
back. She looked around the office for something to defend herself against the creature.
As soon as she opened the anomaly, they all came piling through sporting various scrapes and bruises but alive.
The medics gave them a quick check and Danny brushed them aside to go and see Sarah.
"You OK?" He asked taking her arm.
"Yeah. You ought to get that looked at" She indicated his neck.
"It's fine. We need to get cleared up here and do a more thorough search for creatures. If this anomaly stays open we can't risk
anything else hanging about"
He was looking around as he spoke to her, but brought his eyes back to hers "You did a good job today. I didn't want to leave you
alone but Connor needed to be with Abby. He'd have been no good here."
"I know. But being afraid makes you work harder to save those you care about" She stared up at him.
"I know"
"Danny!"
Danny span round to Connor calling him over.
"Sare, I've got to go" He turned back to Sarah." Sorry, I said I wouldn't do that."
"Yeah I know" she smiled "Go on, we'll talk later." She reached up and whispered to him "Go save the world Indy."
Danny chuckled to himself at the reference to the previous nights film.