For John, this morning was the worst he could imagine. Not only did he lose his best friend the night before, but the next day he began to think he had lost his mind as well. Without Sid, John knew that his future would be altered forever, but what he didn’t expect was his past to be changed too.
He was a punk, and in a last ditch effort to get him some guidance his parents set up a visit for him to meet with the school psychologist. John left that visit with more than just advice. She handed him a book that would lead him to his only chance in getting back the life he once knew. With the help of the two biggest jokers in middle school, he would risk it all again and travel through locker 36 to an unknown place and time. There, they find Sid living as a gladiator in the underground labyrinth of the Roman Amphitheater. This time they risk everything as together they are met with the challenge of freeing Sid and the early Christians from the ruthless emperor, Nero or never making it home again.