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It was a cold and damp night inside Palm Brinks. A lone man; no older than 16 stood there, just looking at a lake. He had blond hair, which was only just visible as it was covered by a brown, leather cap. He had blue overalls on, with a pendant hanging from his neck. Underneath, he had a brown shirt on, and at his waist, he had a side-pack with a spanner poking out of the top. He also had brown leather shoes on. He had his hands in his pockets and sat down, sighing to himself. Maximillian was lonely, just like he had been all those years ago. The time he had spent travelling with everybody. But he missed just one person in general, and it must have been fate that they could never be together. He removed his hands from his pockets and rested his head in them. He had cried himself far too many times and now he had cried himself dry. He stood up, his eyes showing no emotion what so ever. He had become depressed as well; he had even thought about running away from Gerald. His hands curled up into fists, and he smashed his hand into the ground. He had scars running up his arms as he had attempted suicide. Gerald had managed to get to hospital and repair his arms, and he just didn't have the willpower to do it again. He stood up again, one foot sounding un-even from the other. That would be because, when he had gotten back, his leg had been removed from his body by the dark Genie. Then he had gotten a metal leg. He was saving up for a metal arm. He started back in the direction of Cedrics shop, looking at the lights. They showed nothing to comfort him; in fact they seemed to be laughing at him. He just opened the door to Cedrics shop as he knew that Cedric was always there. Cedric looked at him, putting down his book. "Hey kid, how's it going?" Max made an attempt to smile, but it just came out as a frown. "Listen Max, there are plenty more girls in this time. Why don't you try and find love there?" Max slightly blushed, and he didn't want to admit to Cedric that he did love Monica, the red haired beauty that had appeared on the train. He was thinking about the mayor's daughter, Claire, but she wasn't his type. "Cedric, you know how I feel, obliviously, and you know as well as I do that I can't just 'find another'.

"But you can, and that is your problem kid, not mine" Cedric said, his cold eyes bearing into Max. "Anyway, Aunt Polly's vac' has broken. She wants you to fix it" Max nodded to Cedric and walked down the brown stairs. He saw her vacuum on his mahogany desk and walked towards it, removing his spanner set. He got to work, finishing it in just under 3 hours. "Wow kid that was quick" Cedric said. Max tried it out just to make sure it worked. Satisfied, he put it on Cedrics desk and made his way to the door. "Hey kid, I might just be able to get you that mechanical arm. Might" Max's face brightened up a little bit. Max said goodbye and walked back to his father's manor, taking the longer route. He opened the door, and the butler smiled at him and Max just nodded at him, walking up to his room. He open and closed the door, turning the light on. On the middle of his bed was an envelope. Max opened it, beaming as he saw who it was from.

"Dear Maximillian.

How are you? I'm doing fine. So much has happened I don't know where to start… Oh well, I guess it's easiest just to start at the beginning." Max smiled. It was the same start as he had used on his letter to his mother. "It was the same sort of night as when my father died. At least, I had thought he had died. When I walked into the king's chamber, he was sat in his chair! I couldn't believe my eyes. And then he gave me his order. I had 3 years to find someone to marry and carry on the Raybrandt name. At first, I couldn't think of anyone… then you're name popped into my head. And now I can't stop thinking about you. I now cannot stop thinking about you Max. Now, we have the problem of you getting here. And I was thinking; you could always go to the Stonehenge and use the power of the stones there. Of course, this is all still based on the fact that you do want to marry me and all that. If you do, I will wait 15 days from the 14th of February. If you do not turn up, well, then I know that you do not feel the same.

Truly yours,

Monica

Xx" Max couldn't help himself. He smiled for what felt like the first time in a million years. And it almost was. He quickly packed a bag, looking at the date. It was 15th in his time, so he knew that Monica would still be waiting. He stuffed some clothes into his carryall, throwing a brown trench coat over his shoulders. He went and told Gerald what was happening. He decided that he would like to go to the future. So he joined Max and then went and told Cedric who got the black stone rail-road up and running.They all got inside and it started to move. Max sat down, smiling and talking with his father. It was mostly Max asking Gerald for advice, and Gerald just told him everything, how to do the ceremony and everything. It took quite a few hours, but they made it to the stone-henge. Max sprinted to the middle, looking for the stone. But Max couldn't see them anywhere. "Dad?" Max called out. Gerald ran over to him, looking around. "Son, I think we need another method" Gerald said. "Cedric, dad, I have a idea"

"Shoot"

"If we use the ship that crashed into the volcano near here, then we should be ok as that also had a time travel machine on it."

"Then let's get going!" Max ran back to the train, followed by Gerald and Cedric. They all moved off and with half an hour, they had made it to Hiem Radda. Max quickly ran to the entrance to the volcano, followed by his father and Cedric. Gerald quickly gave Cedric and Max a gun, and they all set off for the bottom of the volcano.

Monica swung on a pole, letting herself hang. She had her father's blade on her, along with her favourite yellow armband. She knew that most of the boys in her time wanted her, in fact, a few of them had tried to drag her down a alley way and "make her into an ideal woman" as they had said. Right now, she had her red skirt on with her long hair flowing freely down her back. She had a purple vest on and a red choker. She jumped down, and looked around. She had been waiting for a top of 3 days now; and she had known that it would take at least one day for it to get back to Max's time. She heard something move, and quickly drew Max's gun. She aimed carefully as Max had taught her. In the end, nothing happened, so she holstered her gun. She sighed. Monica had hoped that Max had felt the same, but since he hadn't turned up yet, she started to doubt that. She had grown taller and in other places, and she hoped that it would appeal to him. She grabbed her sword and started to walk away as a massive blue light appeared in the sky. She looked at it in horror as Gaspard's ship flew straight through. She started to shoot fire balls at it, and then she heard something through the loud speakers. "Monica! Do not shoot!" Monica almost dropped dead as soon as she heard that voice. The one she had longed for, the one that made her feel warm inside was there, and at that moment, she knew that he felt the same as she did. She let herself fall to her knees, and then Max did something crazy. "HOW THE HELL DO WE STOP THIS THING!"

"JUMP!"

"WE CANT! WHAT IF IT HIT'S SOMEONE!" And this continued for ages, until it crashed down into the sea. Monica laughed as Max rolled onto her platform, followed by Cedric and Gerald. "Hello" She said. Then she was at a loss for words. Max had grabbed her arm and pulled her close, letting his lips touch hers. She blushed and she could feel the love flowing from him. She returned it by opening her mouth, and then they both heard a cough from Gerald and Cedric. They parted and Max turned around, smiling like a million dollars. And at that moment in time, he felt like it. He knew he was going to be happy, and he didn't worry about a single thing. All that was on his mind was Monica, and all that was on Monica's mind was Max. Gerald smiled at them and Monica showed them around (all the while holding Max's hand). She showed them to their rooms, and told Max that he would be sleeping in her room. Then she winked and whispered to him "that is, if you get any sleep" He blushed but nodded. Gerald had a sly smile on his face. "What!" Max said. "Son" He said. "Make sure you use protection!"

"I've got that covered" Monica said, holding up a 12 pack of condoms. Max yelped and everybody laughed. Then they all went their separate ways back to their rooms, and Max started to unpack his stuff.

MinnyGun: Wow, hope you all enjoyed that!