Amongst the ruins of the world, there are very few people. The people that were in the world were spread out and lonely. But Paradox was blessed enough to have three people living near by. he waved at each of them as he passed.
He opened the door of his house. Paradox considered himself to be lucky to have a front door. Grandfather, who lived down the street, had to use an old curtain from the abandoned opera house as a door. Paradox made sure to be gentle when he closed the door to avoid breaking it.
Paradox flipped on the light and set the old basket that he found on the table. He knelt down and tapped his fingers on the floor.
"Tea Cake. Come here, Tea Cake. I have something to show you."
A small gray hedgehog came trotting around the corner. Paradox lifted the small creature from the floor and touched his own nose to its small black one.
"I missed you today while I was out. But we won't have to worry about being apart anymore. Look, I got you a basket," Paradox gestured to the mass of crafted metal on the table. "I'm going to attach it to my d-wheel so that we can go everywhere together. I think that this basket is a lot better than the tea cake box that I found you in. Don't you think so?"
Tea Cake purred in response, seemingly pleased with Paradox. Paradox smiled.
"Well, I am all dirty from exploring, so what do you say to a bath?"
Paradox and Tea Cake now made their way to the bathroom. Paradox filled the tub and then sat down on the stool to wash himself. He was especially careful not to splash Tea Cake with the cold water because he knew how much he hated it. When he was done, Paradox picked up his small friend and they both clambered into the bath. Paradox watched Tea Cake swim in small, hedgehog sized circles and sighed.
"One day, Tea Cake, we'll live in a much better place," Paradox whispered. He slouched in the tub, his blond hair circling around his face.
Paradox hated living in this desolate wasteland. Everyday was a struggle. Every possible thing that could be in ruins was, and no one was happy. None of the humans left on the planet were void of power or water, but this was only because no one was left to regulate its had built a d-wheel, and could travel to other time periods on his d-wheel, but the only way he ever traveled was back because he was afraid that the future that he would travel to would be even worse than his present. Paradox liked the past very much. In the past people were happier and had houses with doors, and doctor's offices for people who were not very strong like grandfather. Grandfather was the only reason that Paradox even bothered returning to this awful time. Coming back was becoming more and more dreadful for Paradox with every trip to the past he took. He patted Tea Cake on the head.
"It will get much better soon."
Author's Note: I know that the story of Paradox is much much different. (like the four old men, and the robots and all that) but this is just a story that popped into my head a lot after I first saw the movie. I just thought it would be fun to create a story that would make people sympathetic towards Paradox's situation.