Danny had stood there for longer than he'd been comfortable with. The man had cried for a long time. It wasn't almost pitiful, it was pitiful. It was at this point that Danny realized that he'd witnessed a very important event happen to a very important person. This was the person everyone despised. He found that he didn't really want to talk to him anymore.
"I'm sorry, I lied earlier. I came solely to kill you and steal some merchandise. I was petty and wasn't willing to pay retail prices."
Brent froze for a second, then got up. "I can give you whatever you want for free. You've surely earned it."
Danny smiled, "That'd be great."
Brent smirked a little, started walking to the elevator to the warehouse, then stopped for a second. He then turned around to face Danny. "How would you like to help me get my sister back?"
Danny bit his lip. "I'm sorry that I couldn't save her."
Brent smirked. "Only in this moment of time. If we can go back in time… If I can create a time machine… We'd be able to save her."
Danny frowned. "A time machine? Surely that's impossible?"
Brent laughed. "Nothing's impossible with the right tools, my new friend. You just happen to be the right tool."
"Why do you need me to help you with this?"
"The islands with the materials I need are filled with savages and people I do not like dealing with. I need somebody to protect me. You are a fruit user, right? You can morph yourself to inhumane proportions and manipulate your body to do different things."
"Uhm, sure. You can put it that way."
"That makes you basically invulnerable, am I correct?"
"Well, yeah. Water's an issue, though."
"Water?"
"It makes my powers go away when I get in contact with it. And it's also bad for me because I'm always on the water."
"So if you're constantly on water, then you're a pirate?"
Danny nods while surprised how the inventor figured who he was in one guess.
"Hah, that's quite funny." Brent comments.
"Trust me, it's not."
"How about it, Danny? If you come with me, you'll get to use it too. Correct a mistake you made in the past, and create a whole new, better timeline for yourself."
Danny thought for a moment, "...Yeah, sure. It's not like I have anything better to do. You're rich, right? As long as you can keep buying me what I need, it's fine. Plus, I kinda feel bad about your sister."
"Excellent. First thing's first, is that I'll have to wrap up matters here. Come with me, we'll set everything up so that we can leave immediately. We waste no time."
Danny followed Brent through to the door that Danny had had trouble with before. The keypad was now sliced in half, which made Brent stop.
"So… you came here. And tried to find me here."
"Uh, yeah. Sorry about that."
"Hmm. It's alright."
Brent pushed slightly on the door, feeling around it until his hand stopped. He pressed lightly, and the door opened. Inside was a gigantic room with screens all around the room. Brent sat down in a chair, and typed a few passcodes, then a screen came up with a dark figure behind it.
"Ethan. Code 14."
The figure on the screen nodded. "Got it."
"Make sure to handle everything well. Use the taxes to build infrastructure. Can't have the people discontent, can we? Try to raise opinion of me."
"Of course."
"Hide the incident here too, please."
"Yeah."
"See you in a few years, Ethan. Try to survive without me."
A light laugh resonated throughout the room before the screen turned off. Danny watched as Ethan flipped a switch and all the lights turned off.
"What just happened?"
"My brother is taking control while I'm gone. Don't worry, we can trust him." Brent smiled, walking away from the computer.
"Why are you so happy?"
"Because I'm correcting a mistake. While doing so, I'll also change the world. I'll be even more rich, and you'll be sitting on a throne beside me. Imagine never having to steal from anyone because you'd have everything you'd ever need. We'd control time. The loss of my sister is irrelevant, it will soon be rectified."
Danny looked at him. He could imagine a picture of Brent ruling. He was sure of that future. Now the only struggle, was how to get there.