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To say that Elizabeth was perplexed would be an understatement. Her first thought was that he was crazy, but she didn't dare say it out loud. He looked fine, and he didn't act lke he had a concussion. She needed to think this through if she wanted to survive. So, of course, she only stared up at him like a dummy.

"I'm sorry, 1781?" The Colonel practically bore holes into her eyes and she shuddered.

"I believe that is what I said, quite clearly in fact. Now, where the hell am I?" He demanded, quite irritated.

"Uh... Stillwater, Oklahoma?" She answered in a tone that sounded more like she was asking a question.

Tavington twiched and pursed his lips into a thin line, seemingly in irritation. But Elizabeth saw a glint of uncertainty pass through his face before it hardened. Then, the Colonel sighed in exasperation and turned away from her.

Elizabeth calmed down even more now and could think properly again. It was highly unlikely at best that he really was from the past, however...

She watched him silently wander towards the forest, up and down the street. She watched him look around at the asphalt, the car, the buildings in the distance. His demeanor was calm and stoic, yet he still looked lost.

Elizabeth thought about his costume, his mannerisms and speech. She thought about his behavior earlier. Time travel or no time travel, this guy is clearly out of place here. Then she had an epithany. A man from the past...and the energy wave from earlier...

He stopped at a spot on the ground about ten feet away from her and stared up at the sky. She looked up as well. The night was partially clear, but ominous dark clouds obstructed most of the stars. The young scientist knew that it was going to rain shortly.

"Sir?" Tavington quickly snapped his head to face her. She faltered. That man makes her more nervous than when she has to speak in public.

"Uh... I don't really know how this is possible, and there's no easy way to say this but..." She rubbed the back of her neck with one hand. He only raised an eyebrow, but let her continue. She gathered up her nerve and spoke in a firm, grim tone.

"You are not in 1781. This is the 21st century. October 1st, 2016."

A thick silence hung in the air for a few moments while Elizabeth's words sunk in. Tavington gaped at her in shock.

"That--that is impossible. You truly are a madwoman!" The girl shook her head and her blonde hair fell around her face before she quickly pushed it back.

"No really! I can prove it." She pulled out her phone and heard him gasp when the screen lit up her face. He slowly edged closer to it, regarding it as if it was dark magic. She pulled up her calander app and showed him the date. He sighed in disbelief and his shoulders sagged. He remained silent, and his eyes were wide as saucers. Then he regained his composure and put on an emotionless mask.

Even though he was scary and tempermental, Elizabeth really felt for him just then. The Colonel certainly didn't show as much vulnerabiliy as the average person would, but beneath his hardened features he must be at least a little scared. Elizabeth certainly would be if she was sent centuries into the future. Nowhere to go, no family or friends, perhaps having his entire way of life destroyed. If he was going to survive, he needed some help.

'I'm probably going to regret this.'

"Listen uh... I know that you don't have anywhere to go. So until we figure out how to get you back, you can stay with me."

Tavington snobbishly stared down his nose at her.

"Thank you ever so much, but I believe I will be just as well off on my own." He responded in a deadpan tone.

Elizabeth sighed. She did have half a mind to just just leave him here. But she kind of felt she had to help him. After all, she did just run him over.

"I insist. A storm's coming and unless you plan to break into a building somewhere you're gonna get caught right in it. And we get tornadoes here as well." She made a beckoning motion with her fingers and headed toward the passenger side of her car. Tavington reluctantly followed her, but approached the vehicle cautiously.

"What is this monstrosity?"

"It's a car. It's like a horseless carriage. I promise it won't hurt you." She opened the door. "Just come on in. We'll get to my place soon." Tavington grumbled as he crammed his body into the cramped space and shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He tensed with a scowl when she shut the door. He gave her a lingering sidelong glance as she went around to the driver's side and clambered into the car seat. When she started the engine, she could see Tavington shift uncomfortably in the leather seating and cling to the surfaces around him. She put on her seatbelt, and made sure he did the same.

"Here we go." She said as she started the drive. Ten minutes in a car alone with a grumpy colonel from the seventeen hundreds. What could possibly go wrong?