All The Little Things

By: Aubrie1234


"GERONIBUNGA!" I yelled, throwing snowballs left and right. I think it might have been my idea to throw them first, but I couldn't remember because I was so caught up in the fun, along with my friends. It was fun, of course, but not as fun as I remember. My skills were the only ones that had improved, and I was quickly striking everyone out.

"Johnny, my man, you're getting better every day!"

"You too, Gil!" I kept hitting people out as easy as pie. Honestly, it was all too easy. Soon enough, I was the only one left standing. I had outclassed Dukey and Sissy years ago. With no one to match me, it was kind of boring.

"We had better go inside before we catch- achoo! -a cold." We all laughed at the shivering Mr. Black.

"A little too late for that, sir." Jillian commented. As they all prodded inside my house to warm up, I watched. I didn't go back in. I told Dukey I was going to stay out a little longer for something. He nodded and padded inside without another word. I wasn't sure if he could tell why, but he knew something was going on. He was my best friend, after all.

Once they were gone, I let my face fall. How long has it been since this loop started? Decades for sure, maybe centuries. I can't really tell anymore, though I'm the only one who notices. When I saw the snowflakes freeze in midair and everything stop moving, I knew she was here.

"Time Keeper." I spoke, "Haven't seen you in a decade."

"Yes, child. It's been quite a while."

"Not long enough." I turned to her. There she was, in her black robes and white wings that melted into the the snowy background. Her bright green eyes danced in a hidden glee as mine narrowed. To mock me, I guessed, her hair was yellow that faded into red at the tips, similar to my own.

"I've seen how your facade has been slipping the past two loops. Your friends are noticing."

"I know. I want them to so this can finally stop. Remember, you can't do anything about it. That was the deal."

"Yes, but this loop is going to restart in a few months. After that, they won't remember."

"They're figuring it out for themselves, so it doesn't count. 'If they find out without your help, they can keep the knowledge.' That was what you said." Again, she smiled.

"You may not remember the amount of loops, but you remember everything else. Do you know how many loops have passed? Over 2 thousand. You have immortality, why do you not want it?"

"I want to get on with my life, I want to grow up. I hate seeing the same thing every day."

"But it isn't. There are new adventures each time! Don't you love that?"

"No." I shook my head, "I want to be normal, for once in my life." She sighed.

"I see. Well, goodbye, Mr. Test." She disappeared and time began again. 2 thousand years... I had really lost track, hadn't I?

"Test, are you coming in or what?" I turned to see Sissy leaning out the door, calling to me. I figured out long ago that I love her, but to keep things normal, I continue to deny it.

"In a minute!" It was amazing how many frenemies I had made over the years, including her. I only hoped this could all end soon. I hated being trapped here, in a year-long loop that was Time Keeper's doing. Like she had said, it was the same year again and again, but with new things every day. I hated how nothing changed. In a way, I was tired of adventure with all the years that have passed.

I felt so much older than I should. I was trapped as an 11-year-old, but I always felt so much older. The only times I didn't feel as old was when I let my emotions free, like in the snowball fight. But now, it was hard to let the good emotions out when you were full of bad ones.

Shaking my head to rid myself of my thoughts, I ran inside. If I didn't come in soon, they would drag me in, I knew. And all the snow around reminded me of that time Brain Freezer froze the town and how we had to use Gil to heat the lab. Those were fun times...


"Same time tomorrow?"

"Sure!"

"We will beat you next time, Johnny Test!" Dukey, Mary, Susan, and I waved goodbye to our friends as they left, feeling good about tomorrow. The girls sighed at the thought of Gil, going into their own dreamland, forcing Dukey and I to drag them back inside.

The rest of the night went well, going as usual, until bedtime came around. I had just climbed into bed and Dukey jumped onto it, but didn't pad down for sleep. This was a little out of the ordinary, but I knew these small changes could be big sometimes, so I was on high alert.

"Johnny, are you doing okay? You've seemed out of it for a while."

"I'm fine, buddy, but I don't know what you mean." I scratched his back to possibly deter him, but it didn't.

"I've seen how your face falls sometimes, like something's wrong." He finally laid down, allowing me to scratch his head, "Are you sure there's nothing wrong?"

"I'm sure Dukey. 'Night." Turning out the light, I waited until my buddy's breathing became steady and heavy, indicating he was asleep. Reaching over, I tapped a camouflaged button on my clock. Like what Time Keeper could do, the clock could also stop time, but for a very different reason and only for 24 hours. Yes, it could still measure time in a way, a way that very few could understand.

Getting out of bed, I went to my closet and uncovered the floor, reaching to open a trap door. I climbed down the ladder to my secret hideout, one that no one knew about. Not Dukey, not my sisters, no one. In a way, it looked like a high-tech bunker. To the side was a closet with army fatigues, to the other was a wall of weapons, mostly rifles, all armed and ready to fire. Right across from me were screens that monitored the world for strange time disturbances, which happen more often than you think. Underneath the counter, beside the hard drives, was a chest that held a very important item in it, but was easy to get to.

Changing clothes and grabbing a simple AK-47, I sat in the chair in front of the large screens and prepared for a long night ahead.


New idea! Well, one that I've had for a while. One that explains how their ages never change, but they have new adventures every day. And only Johnny, the main character and our best buddy, knows what's going on. And don't worry, we'll learn all about what's happening at the same time Johnny's friends discover it.

But until then, READ & REVIEW!