Libertad Caine woke up with a start and realized she was in a cold metal box. And it was freezing.

"God dammit!" she yelled and smacked the door with a numb hand. The four CSIs and medical examiner that were talking over the days cases looked over at the cooler in confusion.

"Get me out of here!" Libby yelled and began to pound on the door harder.

"What the hell is that?" Tom Loman muttered and trotted over with Horatio.

"Stand back," Horatio said and opened the door with his gun pointed into the cooler.

"P-p-put that d-damn t-thing a-aw-w-ay," Libby chattered and hopped out of the cooler. She was still in the clothes she had been found in. Libby looked at the other CSIs staring and her and hopped on her frozen feet to warm up. They looked at her strange tight metallic clothing.

"What were you doing in there?" Horatio asked and tried to touch her but she flinched away.

"D-don't know. And don't touch me," Libby hissed.

"You were pronounced DOA, I watched you be loaded up," Ryan said with disbelief.

"I-I have a slow heart b-beat and m-most of the time it can't be felt. M-my veins are weird," Libby said, she wasn't trembling as much. She began to examine the room and something seemed wrong. Everything was obsolete.

"Where am I?" Libby asked.

"Miami Dade crime lab," Horatio said and looked at her curiously when her eyes widened.

"Miami doesn't exist anymore…" Libby shook her head. Then it hit her. "What year is it?" the CSIs looked at her like she was insane.

"2010…" Horatio said.

"Oh my God," Libby said in disbelief and searched her pockets. She found her shuttle key but no ID.

"Who are you?" Horatio asked.

"Libertad Caine the eleventh. Identification number 120275." Libby said proudly. "Who are you people?"

"I am Lieutenant Horatio Caine," Horatio said and introduced Ryan, Walter, Jesse, Calliegh and Tom.

"Well Horatio I am your granddaughter with about twelve greats in front of it." Libby said coolly in a very soft clipped voice.

"You must have hit your head pretty hard," Horatio remarked.

"What do you mean?" she chuckled. "I am from the year 3015. This place where we are standing is underwater." Libby said. The others in the room glanced at each other with amusement and slight worry in their eyes.

"I am going to send you to the hospital ma'am," Horatio said.

"I will not go to your barbaric 'hospital.'" Libby scoffed. "Everything is so obsolete and dangerous. Your sterilization is inadequate and cancer practically spreads through the air. Although it is not a problem in my time but it sure is a hindrance," Libby noted.

"You will be taken by force if necessary." Horatio said, feeling bad for the confused girl.

"I am going home. If I'm here someone else will be too. And where was I found?" Libby asked.

"Out in the glades," Horatio said.

"With nothing else?" Libby asked with confusion.

"Yeah," Ryan affirmed.

"Can someone take me there?" she asked. "I am perfectly fine I assure you."

"We can't just let you out," Horatio said.

"Why not?" Libby asked and was distracted by a beeping on her wrist. She opened a panel in the fabric and a hologram of her body hovered in the air above it. Areas on her back and lungs glowed red, indicating she was injured and the environment she was in was harmful. "I know, I need to go home." Libby muttered and closed it. The CSIs looked at her with wonder. "You believe me yet? And just remember because of this I will be in trouble with the Dictator."

"What was that?" Calliegh asked.

"My body monitor. It was telling me I am mildly injured in my spinal areas and the air is bad for my lungs," Libby said. "I need to leave and find my craft."

"Your craft?" Horatio asked.

"I think you guys call it a 'UFO'? I must have accidentally traveled back in time. It happens." Libby shrugged.

"Accidentally?" Jesse laughed.

"Yes," Libby said and walked briskly past them. She seemed to float over the ground. The red head looked around at the fragile lab and walked outside. She hissed at the oppressive heat and was glad the sun had exploded long ago in her time and had been replaced by a cooler star.

"I want to see this UFO of yours," Horatio chuckled.

"Okay but take no pictures of it," Libby said.

"Agreed," Horatio said. Libby chuckled to herself at the land bound Hummer and was amused at the way it bumped over the ground. They pulled up to where Libby had been found and climbed out.

"So much gravity," Libby muttered as her boots sunk into the mud. She walked out with Horatio into a vast muddy field and found the place where she was found. "How was I found?" she asked.

"Someone heard a large boom," Horatio said.

"Understandable." Libby clipped and pulled out her shuttle key and clicked it. In a moment her hover craft pulled itself out of the mud and was at her side in a second. It was dented in the front and was covered with black mud from the swamp. The ship was very aerodynamic and was made of a shiny metallic material. It floated about a foot off the ground and made no sound.

"Open door," Libby commanded the car and it slid back along the side like a van. Her company looked at it with wonder. She climbed into the car and heard static transmission from her good friend, Kendra.

"Libby where are you?" Kendra's worried voice came over her transmitter.

"In Miami, 2010. My shuttle glitched," Libby told her.

"Holy shit that's like 1000 years ago. Are you hurt? Your monitor indicates slight injuries."

"I feel fine. Unfortunately I landed about a quarter mile from my shuttle and ended up in a morgue."

"Oh jeez, I bet that was fun. I'm coming there, I don't want you flying in that thing."

"It's near the Bermuda triangle Kendra, I think that's what fucked my flight pattern. Be careful," Libby said.

"I will, stay put." Kendra said and her transmission cut out.

"Your friend is coming here?" Horatio asked.

"Yes, probably in the next two minutes or so. I will need a new shuttle." Libby said and looked at the wreck.

"You said you have a dictator?" Horatio asked.

"Yes we do, and he is a great leader. Our worlds are balanced and we are working on making a new planet ours. In my time we inhabit all nine of the planets, and our leader has Pluto all to himself. He will be worrying about me, I am his sister." Libby said.

"You are of royalty then?" Horatio asked with disbelief.

"Yes sir. My brother's name is Darius; he looks just like you." Libby said.

"Would I be allowed to go with you?" Horatio asked timidly.

"Curious are we?" Libby chuckled. "If you come with me you will be leaving forever. We cannot send someone from the past to our time then back to their time. It would alter the future permanently." Libby warned. Horatio thought it over for a moment. He would no doubt have a better life in the future and he wouldn't be leaving any family behind. He looked up as another shuttle appeared twenty feet away and parked by the damaged one. A woman that appeared to be in her twenties or thirties like Libby gracefully hopped out. She shook her long black locks and approached them. She was beautiful and perfect, and had dark eyes. She also wore the same type of clothing Libby did.

"The lost city of Miami, I thought I would never see it," Kendra chuckled and looked over at the sky scrapers in the distance.

"Me neither," Libby said.

"Is this your grandfather?" Kendra asked and inspected Horatio.

"Yes, this is Horatio, Horatio this is Kendra." Libby introduced and they shook hands.

"Pleasure to meet you Horatio. Will he be coming with us?" Kendra asked.

"I'm not sure, he didn't tell me," Libby said.

"I think I will, I'm not leaving any family behind here," Horatio said.

"Good thing. Once Kendra gets a hold of you, you'll look 25 again and you'll live to be 300," Libby said. Horatio's eyes widened.

"Are you kidding me?" he asked.

"No sir, I am a doctor and I specialize in bodily reconstruction and lengthening lives," Kendra said and tipped his chin up. "In our time the average person lives to be 350. But since you have lived here you might not live that long." Kendra explained.

"We need to be getting back to our own time," Libby said.

"I know. Are you coming Horatio?" Kendra asked. He sighed and looked back at Miami for the last time.

"If this city really does sink, count me in," Horatio chuckled.

"It actually sinks in 2012," Libby said and showed him into Kendra's shuttle. The inside was very comfortable and the seat fit to form his body. Horatio relaxed as the doors slid shut and Libby sent her ruined shuttle off to explode in the middle of the ocean.

"Leaving 2010 for 3015," Kendra said and everything around the shuttle turned black. Horatio felt his ears pop then they were shooting through space.

"Holy shit," Horatio whispered as they flew past stars and away from earth.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Libby asked.

"Amazing, are we in 3015?"

"Yes we are. Time travel isn't very hard and it doesn't take long," Libby informed him. Horatio watched in wonder as they passed Mars. He could see tons of lights and shuttles bigger and smaller than theirs flying toward and from it.

"Do people live on all of the planets?" Horatio asked.

"Yes, Kendra and I live on Saturn. It is completely live able. The sun you once saw exploded long ago and we got a new star in the middle of the solar system." Libby explained.

"How long does it take to fly through the whole system?" Horatio asked.

"About an hour and a half." Libby said.

"Wow," Horatio said and they flew quickly and he saw the massive ball that was Jupiter. It was green, blue, and white just like earth but hundreds of times bigger. Their shuttle merged with many others in a highway like fashion and they then came upon Saturn which was just as large with massive rings running around the sides.

The shuttle quickly dipped into Saturn's atmosphere and they flew over well developed cities. Kendra brought the shuttle down along magnetic streets and into a quiet suburb. She flew into the garage of her very large home and turned the shuttle off. It stood on four legs when it was off.

"This is my home Horatio. We can stay here for a little while and we will teach you a little about this time," Kendra said and they climbed out. The door inside her garage automatically slid open and they stepped inside. The rooms were extremely spacious and the windows were high. Natural light illuminated it and glinted off tile floors and chrome in the kitchen. Horatio had never seen anything like the house and was intrigued.

"You can look around Horatio. I'm going to get you something light to eat and drink." Kendra said. "I want to get started on your surgery in an hour or so."

"In an hour?" Horatio asked.

"Yes, it should only take about three hours to complete. Surgery now is very safe and efficient." Kendra said and went to the spacious kitchen.

"There really is nothing to worry about." Libby said. "Kendra is the best surgeon in the galaxy and has been for three years. She doesn't like to brag about it but it's true," Libby chuckled.

"I heard that," Kendra yelled out.

"She can make anybody beautiful and fix anything," Libby continued and they walked around the house. "I bet you have a lot of questions," Libby said after a minute.

"Too many." Horatio said.

"Well for one, we don't have crime. That was stopped a long time ago. Wars are very few and in between. If we do it's with the little green people," Libby chuckled.

"Like aliens?" Horatio asked.

"Yeah, the big eyed green creatures that have appeared on your planet. They don't want to share anymore of the universe. Humans have tried to make peace with them for centuries. The real problem is our languages are different. Darius has made real progress though," Libby explained.

"What is Darius like?" Horatio asked.

"He's very kind and lenient. He loves the people he rules and takes care of us." Libby smiled.

"So he controls everything?"

"Yes, but it's almost just like America. We are free but the laws are much more flexible. Kids can leave home at 16 and start their own lives. And they learn to drive the hover cars at fourteen and can get licenses at fifteen." Libby said. They walked into the living room and sat on the couches. Kendra brought in three plates hovering over the ground on trays.

"That is so cool," Horatio laughed as his floated and hovered over his lap.

"I guess we're used to it," Kendra said. Horatio looked down at his plate of white chicken, some exotic looking rice and asparagus. The food was full of flavor and tasted perfect.

"This is great. How is food made now?"

"It's all organic. We use no pesticides to make the food or raise animals. They are all free range," Kendra said and took their plates back to the kitchen. "Are you ready to go?" Kendra asked once she returned.

"Um I guess so," Horatio smiled uncertainly.

"Don't worry, you won't feel anything. I'll need to do some examining before putting you under though," Kendra said.

"That's what they all say," Horatio mumbled.

"I don't even use needles. That became obsolete 500 years ago," Kendra said.

"No IVs?" Horatio asked.

"No, we have discovered that is not needed." Kendra said and they went back into the garage. The group climbed into the shuttle and flew to the hospital. It was a futuristic, clean and private building. Kendra owned it and trained people to do the work she did. Libby waved goodbye to them and took the shuttle back to her house. She had some calls to make to get a new one of her own.

Kendra led Horatio through the perfect comfortable building into a complex series of rooms.

"Okay mister you are going to need to strip and step into this little room. All that's going to happen is I'm going to turn on some red lights and they are going to disinfect your skin." Kendra explained. Horatio wrinkled his nose but obeyed. He stood inside completely nude and jumped as the lights came on. They were small red lights, kind of like dark room lights. He stood for about a minute before they turned off and Kendra handed him some soft white boxers to put on. He rubbed the material between his fingers and loved the texture.

"Nice aren't they? Anyway, come over here and lay on your stomach for me," Kendra said and patted a tan table. Horatio laid on the table and was surprised at the comfort of it. He flinched a little as Kendra put some gloves on and began to scan his scarred back.

"You were abused weren't you?" Kendra asked gently.

"Yes," Horatio whispered.

"Don't worry, it won't go any farther than me sweetheart. Now a days people are executed for beating their children," Kendra said.

"Really?" Horatio asked with disbelief.

"Yep. Darius won't tolerate it and the Dictators before him didn't either." Kendra said and gently rubbed him, feeling for any weak spots or bumps where they shouldn't be. "Crime really doesn't happen anymore. Rapists are gone since perpetrators are castrated without anesthesia before being killed. Murderers are killed by shooting or tortured worse than their victims; unless it was excusable of course. Robbers are killed, and most other crimes are punishable by death." Kendra explained.

"I thought Darius was a gentle leader," Horatio said.

"Oh he is, it's just the people wanted to keep the old laws. Mostly because we don't have to waste space and energy on jails." Kendra said. She dimmed the lights and pulled a large light from above the table. "I'm going to scan for all of your scar tissue," she said. She turned the purple light on and all of the old scars lit up neon green.

"Are you going to get rid of it?" Horatio asked.

"Yes I will Horatio, you won't have to worry about it anymore," Kendra said.

"Thank you." Horatio smiled.

"Roll over Horatio," Kendra said and helped him flip over. "Aww look at your little belly fat," she teased.

"Shush I am getting older," Horatio chuckled.

"I will get rid of all of your blubber as well. Once I do that you can build your muscles back up. Your body will be like that of when you were thirty."

"I like the sound of that," Horatio said while she felt around.

"Are you okay with me feeling your equipment?" Kendra asked.

"If you must," Horatio sighed.

"I'll be gentle," Kendra chuckled and pulled the boxers down. She gently took his balls between her fingers and felt for lumps. Horatio moaned softly and swallowed. "I'm sorry Horatio, it's been a while hasn't it?"

"Unfortunately. All of the women I've ever dated have ended up dead," Horatio said dryly.

"Because of your job huh?" Kendra said and replaced the shorts.

"Yeah," Horatio said.

"Didn't you marry one of your coworker's sisters?" Kendra asked.

"How did you know that?" Horatio asked.

"Well, you are our dictator's great great grandfather. Our kids are supposed to learn about his family in school and you are one of the most studied descendants," Kendra said.

"Why?"

"You lived in the 1960's through 2012. Almost everybody in Miami died when the city sunk." Kendra said. Horatio's heart sunk a little when he heard that. That means his team would perish.

Kendra examined his shoulders for scars then his eyes and face. "So much sun damage," Kendra tisked. She opened his mouth and looked at his teeth. "Have you ever been to a dentist?"

"I don't like dentists," Horatio said.

"Oh god I think I might need a specialist to fix this mess," Kendra half teased.

"Will that hurt?"

"You'll be knocked out but you might be sore afterwards. Once I fix up your body you'll heal faster and you can deal with pain better." Kendra put the lights away and turned on the main overhead lights. "Do you like your eye color?" she asked.

"Um yeah why?" H asked.

"Because I could change it. You can have green, gold, grey, multicolored, black, a few different shades of purple and orange, pink, and a few others," Kendra told him.

"I have so much to learn," Horatio sighed.

"Yes you do. Okay Horatio, let's go back to the operating room," Kendra said and led him to another room. The room had a simple metal table and many high tech instruments. "Lay down," Kendra said. Horatio laid down and found the table was warm. "Don't be alarmed if you wake up somewhere different. I might have to have you taken to a different place to have your teeth fixed," Kendra said.

"Okay," Horatio said. Kendra picked up a medium sized pill from a cupboard and walked over to him.

"I'm going to put this on your tongue and it will dissolve." Kendra said. "It's going to put you to sleep."

"That's it?"

"That's it." Kendra said and smiled at him. Horatio opened his mouth and felt the pill fizz like Alka-Seltzer. A moment later he faded out of consciousness.