my story, lost in time

hello Abe speaking. i just made a story and wanted to share it.

Lost In Time

By Abe White

Fred was worried. He had an oral report today and he hadn’t prepared it. He quickly opened up his laptop and tried to study. His report was on the theories about how time works. As he was researching on the internet, he saw an ad for a diagram of a time machine that someone was making. It was only $20 so he ordered it. He thought it would help him on his report. His teleportation machine turned on and the diagram appeared in it. Fred was amazed. The diagram was made out of paper, not a computer chip! Paper was worth $50 each sheet and this diagram was 10 pages thick. He hurriedly scanned the diagram into his flash drive. It was almost time for school. As he was making his bed his Mom came in and told him to go to the classroom. Ever since Mike Wuzowski created virtual reality goggles, education had been totally revolutionized. Now, children just go to a room in the house and pull on some VR goggles. You can be in school without actually being there!

Before he headed to the classroom, Fred went to the kitchen. As he was getting breakfast his older sister Allison barged in and started talking on the phone. Fred groaned. This meant school would be slower again. The hologram phone took way too much space in the house’s data system. Fred plugged in the flash drive with the report information on it and put on the goggles.

Immediately he started seeing a classroom and people, but Fred didn’t notice. In fact, almost the whole time at school passed by without him noticing. He was thinking about what grade he might get on his report. Once he started thinking about one thing, it became another…and another. Finally it was his turn to give the report. He got up and walked to the front of the classroom and started giving his report.

“Many years ago, in the year 2020, people started learning and studying the time stream. They were amateurs. Now in the year 3000 we have the technology to do many things but still have many secrets to uncover about time. With today’s technology the Norwegian scientist, John Tomahawk, is making the first time machine!”

Fred showed the diagrams he got off the internet. He finished his report, took off his goggles and went back to his room. He felt he did a good job, at least he didn’t hear any better reports except maybe his friend Artemis Fowl’s. Artemis reported on engines that make you go faster than the speed of light. Artemis was trying to make one in his bedroom.

Fred flipped thru the diagrams. He decided that he would try to make the time machine before the John guy. He grabbed his hover bike and rode over to Artemis’s house. Artemis Fowl the 5^th had inherited his intellect from his great-grandfather, Artemis Fowl the 2^nd. If anyone could make a time machine it was him.

Artemis was engrossed in a very important project, creating the first faster-than-light engine, when he heard his doorbell ring.

“Hi, Fred. What are you doing here?” Artemis asked.

“I was hoping you could help me make a time machine,” said Fred.

Artemis was amazed. Fred had asked him for many favors, but never something so complicated. He considered just saying no since he was so close to finishing his engine, but his request was intriguing. He could use his faster-than-light engine, which would make the device go back further in time. So Artemis agreed and led him up to his room.

Fred couldn’t believe how much progress Artemis made on the light engine since he last saw it. He took out the flash drive with the diagrams and started to look on the computer for the things they needed to make the machine.

John Tomahawk was almost done with his time machine. “Finally I can rule the world!” he laughed insanely. John had 2 personalities. This was because he had messed up in a chemical experiment. He had been mixing laughing gas with chlorine and hydrogen, and accidentally knocked over the container. It smashed on the ground and the gas escaped. The air turned green and purple and John accidently inhaled it. Now, sometimes he was calm and kind, but other times he was just the opposite. This was one of those other times.

After screwing in the jet engine and solar panels, all he had to do was get some nitrogen, helium, CO², and petroleum to make the fuel. That was going to take an hour at the least.

Back at Fowl Manor, Artemis and Fred were nearly finished with the time machine. They had used Artemis’s nanobots to make the machine. Good thing Artemis was so rich. Nanobots were expensive and a resource John Tomahawk could never afford. An hour later they were finished. “Why don’t we take a test drive?” said Artemis. Fred thought that was a good idea. They climbed into the cramped golf cart they had used for the body of the machine and started the F-T-L engine. There was a flash of light and the two kids and the time machine disappeared.

At the same time, John Tomahawk was starting his machine. They hadn’t yet learned the number one rule of time travel, never start two time machines simultaneously. John’s machine disrupted the boys’ machine. Artemis felt the modified cart shake and jerk. There was another flash of light and the door opened.

John opened the door and saw that he was in a tropical forest. Suddenly he heard a stomping, crashing noise. Giant teeth punched thru the walls and he fell out the open door as the time machine was lifted into the air. He was horrified to see that a T-Rex was shaking his time machine to bits. Instead of travelling to the time of the Aztecs where his incredible technology would easily earn him a place as their ruler, he was stuck in prehistoric times.

Artemis and Fred climbed out of the golf cart to see 18^th century Ireland. They started to explore the city because it was so long ago no one knew the history of the buildings. Artemis saw a chair lying on the street. It was in good condition and probably worth millions back home. As they were walking they heard the neighing of horses behind them and saw a man driving away with the time machine in his cart. They ran after it but it was too fast. Helpfully Fred saw that the cart had “Scott McDonald, bagpipe maker” emblemized on it. Since they were dressed in t-shirts and pants so they stood out. They bought some clothes in a store and received some funny looks but managed to buy the clothes easily. When they asked where they could buy bagpipes Artemis and Fred were sent to the water wheel outside of town. Artemis and Fred walked and walked and an hour later reached the water wheel.

They ran over to the shed and saw the time machine. They opened the door and saw it was filled with bagpipes. As the shed door opened they knew that there was no time for them to clear the bagpipes. Artemis and Fred jumped in and left in a flash of light leaving a bewildered Scott McDonald and taking Fred and Artemis home.