January 15, 1996
Calvin's house
"Relax, Hobbes, this won't be another Time Machine disaster. It'll be fun!"
"I'm not getting in that thing."
"It just takes you to another universe! How dangerous can that be?"
"Well, one of the universes you put in the documentation was Doctor Who, so-"
"I'll pick at random where to go, so Don't Panic. Oooh, I like that. Might add HG2G to the universe settings. Oh well, I guess I'll have all the snacks to myself."
Hobbes' ears perked up. "Snacks? Are they good snacks?"
"Yep." Calvin popped the 'p'. "Put on your vortex goggles and let's go exploring!"
The small, cardboard vessel entered the time vortex.
Five relative seconds later, Calvin started whistling Materia Primoris by Mark Snow.
"Calvin?"
"Yes?"
"Why are you whistling the theme to The X-Files?"
"What? Oh, nothing."
Hobbes glared. "Calvin..."
Outside time and space
The Time Vortex
In the Time Vortex, a small human female rode a motorbike.
This continued on for a few relative minutes.
Then a lightning bolt struck out of the vortex wall and onto the motorbike, sending it into the opposing vortex wall.
July 23, 2368
Maquis vessel 'Asimov'
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" B'Elanna Torres asked, cautiously.
"Oh, relax. It'll be fine! Just a vortex-hopper. Shouldn't be too dangerous," Seska replied.
"Shouldn't be too dangerous?" B'Elanna growled. Seska noticed a pocket bat'leth against her neck.
"Well, you never know."