Finnick and Nick walked to Finnick's big black van. They hopped in and were off! As they were leaving Savannah Central, Nick could only wonder if spending time with his friends would help him forget about Kathleen. It was a long ride but the two foxes finally arrived at the Sandy Ridge in Sahara Square.
Finnick and Nick walked to Honey's house which is a ranch. They rang the doorbell but nobody answered.
"Where the heck is she!?" Finnick yelled impatiently. His fists were balled up.
"Cool your jets, Finnick," Nick rolled his eyes at his friend's attitude. "She was probably napping or something."
Suddenly, a honey badger quickly appeared from around the house.
"Boys, I am outside!" she said. "Come to the garage!"
"Couldn't you give us a heads up before we rang your doorbell!?" Finnick yelled.
Honey bonked Finnick on the head.
"Well excuse me!" she sassed. "I was adding last minute changes to my greatest invention ever!"
Nick laughed at the exchange between them.
Finnick only growled at Nick to shut up as he rubbed his head.
"Follow me!" Honey chirped. "I want to show you something!"
Thus the two foxes followed Honey to her garage in the background. They went inside and took a look around at their surroundings. There were lots of gadgets and gimmicks galore everywhere! There was an old computer, a chemistry lab, a watch with all kinds of buttons. There was even a robot, called the Eco-Bot 3000, that was used to crush soda cans and threw them in the recycling!
"Honey, you sure make the coolest inventions!" Nick commented as he looked at a pack of erasable markers. "You should sell some of them!"
"I am proud of them!" Honey beamed looking at her collection proudly. Her smile turned into a frown at Nick's second comment. "Unfortunately I do not think the rest of city would be interested to buy my inventions." She threw her paws up in frustration. "They think I'm crazy!"
"Gee, I wonder why," Finnick muttered sarcastically. Unlike Nick he was not looking at any of the inventions.
Honey heard the fennec fox and gave him another hit to the head.
"Ow!" Finnick cried, rubbing his head. "What did you do that for?"
Before Honey could retort, Nick quickly got in between them.
"So Honey!" he smiled nervously. "Why don't we see your new invention?"
Lucky for him, Honey brightened up and remembered the reason she called them over.
"Of course!" she shouted. The honey badger went to a big object, which you cannot see because it was covered by a white drape. "Boys, I give you my greatest invention ever of all mammalkind! Woohoo!"
"Just get to the point!" Finnick barked.
Honey ignored him but pulled the drape off her invention.
"I give you the TIME TRAVELER!"
What stood before Nick and his friends was a long red convertible with a medium-sized rocket in the back. In the front seat, was a big computer screen with a keyboard of many buttons. There were two seats in th front, and two seats in the back. The car had a set of four white and red wheels. A golden number 2016 was written on one side of the door.
"This baby can travel you back in time!" Honey explained excitedly. "Isn't this exciting!?" What do you think?"
Nick's lips parted at the sight of Thr invention. His friend built a time machine!? He walked over to the car and touched the edge of the sideview mirror.
"Amazing," the red fox gave out a whistle. "But how does this...work?"
"You just drive in it like you would with any car," Honey answered, giving her invention a gentle pat. "Only except there are-
"Impossible!" Finnick interrupted her. "Nobody can travel back in time or to the future!"
"They can now!" Honey responded in a 'don't-talk-back-at-me' tone. She opened the car door. "Here are a few steps to do before you travel in time. First, you initiate the key. Second, you type in the year, country, and city into the computer. Last, you press the big green button, and you'll be on your way to your destination!"
"Cool!" Nick said, amazed. "How many miles does this car run?"
"It is designed to run at 88 miles per hour," Honey answered. "This car is electrical and also requires a power of 1.21 giggawats. So you would need plutonium as a fuel."
"Have you tested the car?" Nick asked.
"Weell...no," Honey smiled sheepishly.
Nick just frowned.
"Well this proves my point!" Finnick barked. "Time traveling is impossible!"
"It ain't so!" Honey retorted. "You know what's great about traveling in the past?"
"No!"
"You could learn about the past or fix your past mistakes so that your future would not look so bleak!"
"Guys, knock it off!" Nick scolded them. Suddenly an idea hit the red fox. "Wait a minute, Honey! Did you say 'fix your past mistakes so your future won't be bleak?'"
"Yes," Honey nodded.
A spark of hope began to develop in Nick's heart.
"So if I were to go back in time and stop Kathleen from breaking up with me so I'd end up being married to her, would that work?"
Honey and Finnick looked at him as if had grown a second head.
"You're still thinking about her!?" Honey and Finnick exclaimed.
Nick covered his ears in pain. Geez, his friends can be loud!
"Sorry, I can't help it! I love her!"
"Yes, but Kathleen doesn't love you," Honey shook her head with a dissapointed sigh. "If she did, she would have waited for you until you came out of the coma!"
"Look," Nick continued trying to get his friend to answer his question. "If I were to do that, would it work or not?"
"Possibly," Honey answered hesitantly. "I don't know! Like I said, I haven't given it a test drive!"
"Well, maybe I can be the first do it!" Nick stated happily, as he hopped in the car. The passenger seat, that is. "I called shotgun! Woohoo!" The red fox turned to the small one. "Finnick come with me!"
"What!?" Finnick was flabbergasted. "Why me!?"
"Because you are the only one who can drive!" Nick smirked. "Not to mention that I cannot drive myself."
"Do I have to go on this crazy adventure with you." the fennec scowled.
"Hey, I'll give you a pack of Indian beer if you come with me!" The red fox sang in a sing-song voice.
"Tempting, but no!" Finnick stood his ground.
"Come on Finnick!" Nick coaxed. "It'll be worth doing something other than hustling. And I promise not to ask you anymore favors!"
The small fox thought for a while. Then he let out a long sigh. "Oh all right!"
"Yes!" Nick shouted.
"But only because someone needs to keep an eye on you!" Finnick grumbled as he opened the door and climbed into the driver's seat.
"Okay, boys there are some rules to follow: 1) You can't tell anyone that you are from the future. 2) Don't come into contact with your past selves. 3) Don't steal any objects from the past. 4) Don't mention anything about the future to anyone."
"Um, we are only going back two years into the past," Nick reminded her.
"Yes but better be safe than sorry," Honey replied.
She gave a golden and blue key to Finick ho put it in. The engine was on.
Nick typed in the computer:
2015, Savannah Central, Zootopia
Honey pulled out a walkie-talkie that has a radar. "I'll be using the Time Traveler checker to see how well you boys are doing. Just to make sure you are safe."
"Got it!" Nick winked.
"Whatever," Finnick shrugged.
Nick pressed the green button. "Look out past, here we come!"
The next thing Nick knew, he and Finnick drove the car out of the garage and toward the front yard until they dissappeared into thin air!
