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A work of fiction
Publication date: 2022-02-08
Copyright ©2022. All Rights Reserved.
Part of an ongoing series: The Dragonoid Chronicles
This is a nascent story that I randomly wrote as a joke, without any pre-thought, but then realized that I liked it. I have no idea where I'm going with this, or if I'll ever flesh it out, but thought I'd publish it here.
Something terrifying just happened (I am not sure what yet?).
Time machine guy hides.
Time machine guy runs.
Friend: "It is too late!"
Time machine guy shoves Friend into his time machine.
Time machine guy shoves his and Friend's families into his time machine.
Friend: "Oh cool."
Time machine guy turns back the clock 300 years.
Time machine guy starts turning knobs.
Time machine guy looks scared as he hears an unexpected buzzing noise.
Friend: "This isn't going to end well."
Friend laughs nervously.
Time machine guy gasps.
Time machine guy eyes the knobs.
Time machine guy realizes he added an extra zero.
Time machine guy realizes this only works one way.
Time machine guy grabs tightly to the handrails, and advises everyone to do the same.
Friend: "I'ma gonna die..."
Time machine guy closes his eyes as everything spins in a blur.
Time machine guy gasps as suddenly the movement stops.
Time machine guy blinks.
Time machine guy pokes friend.
Time machine guy eyes the door.
Friend: "Time machine guy, what happened?"
Time machine guy slowly turns the door.
Time machine guy screams in terror.
Time machine guy shuts the door.
Friend: "Oh no, he saw it."
Friend: "It's kinda stuffy in here."
Friend laughs.
Time machine guy says softly, "Um, guys..."
Time machine guy stutters, "I. I. I. t-t-t-t."
Time machine guy makes another attempt to speak: "te, tee, teere..."
Time machine guy screams: "T-REX!"
Friend: "Uh oh..."
Time machine guy screams "I WENT TOO FAR!"
Friend: "Well, it is going to have a good lunch."
Time machine guy eyes the door again.
Time machine guy slowly moves to open it.
Friend: "This is suspenseful."
Time machine guy grunts as Friend punches him for even daring to think about opening that door.
Time machine guy shoves Friend back.
Time machine guy glares at Friend.
Time machine guy cackles maniacally.
Time machine guy opens the door.
Time machine guy walks out.
Time machine guy continues cackling.
Friend blinks nervously.
Time machine guy looks around and sees...
Time machine guy shouts, "Ok, I think he's gone! Let's get outta here! We have to find shelter NOW! I accidentally added about 7 zeroes to my first tweaking of the knobs, after I thought I got it wrong then."
Time machine guy thinks for a moment.
Time machine guy says, "Ok, maybe not 7. That T-Rex wouldn't be possible if it were that many."
Time machine guy ushers everyone out.
Time machine guy grins evilly at Friend.
Time machine guy watches Friend look around.
Time machine guy dives as Friend attempts to murder him with his bare hands.
Time machine guy can barely hear Friend scream over his cackling while running away, "You son of a bitch! I thought you were serious!"
Time machine guy stops running, and Friend runs right into him, knocking both of them over.
Time machine guy looks around, as Friend do the same.
Time machine guy says, "Only joking!"
Time machine guy says, "We're in ..."
... to be continued.