Welcome to the tenth chapter of the story. I hope you like it. As always, this chapter takes off precisely where the last one ended.
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The Ultimate Time Travel Adventure
Chapter 10: The Far Future
Calvin stared in horror at the roaring allosaurus as he tried to formulate a plan. He had to make sure that they all survived, but how? Then it occurred to him. The original Calvin and Hobbes (who were on a photographic tour) could return in their own time machine, the rest could go back in the modified time machine that Hobbes and Rousseau had brought. If they split up, then the dinosaur might get confused.
"The original Calvin and Hobbes, run to your time machine!" he yelled.
They both ran towards their time machine.
"The rest follow Hobbes and Rousseau to the other time machine," he ordered.
Calvin heard the other him flash out in his time machine while running.
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John ran as fast as he ever had. He felt the hot breath of the dinosaur charging behind them. He knew they wouldn't make it to the time machine in time unless they did something. He felt something bumping around in his pocket. He took it out it was a gun! He didn't remember what it did, but it didn't matter. He turned around and fired at the allosaurus. Instantly it vanished leaving no trace behind.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Calvin, "you have a death ray gun?
"No, now that I think about it, this is my time transporter gun," John explained.
"What? You had a time transporter gun all along and you didn't bring it out until now?" Calvin asked.
"I hadn't tested it yet. I didn't know if it worked," John explained.
"Ugh, more time travel technology," said Hobbes in disgust.
"So you just sent a dinosaur hurling through time?" Calvin asked in dismay.
"Oops, I didn't actually think of that," said John.
"SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIND IT? A DINOSAUR CAN'T JUST APPEAR SOMEWHERE IN TIME ALL OF A SUDDEN!" Calvin shouted.
"Don't worry; let me check the time dial," said John reassuringly.
John's face turned green when he saw the year the dial was set to.
"What does it say?" asked Calvin.
"It says year 3245," replied John.
"YOU SENT A DINOSAUR TO THE YEAR 3245?" Calvin shouted in dismay.
"Well apparently," said John.
"Ugh, one problem after another. When will this ever end?" asked Hobbes.
"Well we better go find it in the future. It'd definitively be a disaster if a dinosaur were found roaming around that far in the future," said Calvin.
"You never know, maybe by that time they have figured out how to genetically engineer dinosaurs," John supposed.
"But still, dinosaurs don't just pop up anywhere," Calvin replied.
By now they had finally reached the time machine. They all climbed aboard.
"Well, 3245 here we go," said John.
"What? More time travel again?" asked Rousseau.
"We have to find that dinosaur and bring him back to his normal time," Calvin explained.
With that said Calvin fired up the time machine and they blasted through time far into the future.
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When the trip stopped, they looked around and marveled at the advances of the future.
"I hope there are still public restrooms, because I have to go pee," said Hobbes.
"Shh, look at everything that has changed," said Calvin, as he looked around marveled.
Everything had indeed changed. Transport vehicles flew far above them in the Skyway. Looking towards the center of the city, they saw huge skyscrapers. Everything seemed to be above now. Just in front of them gleamed a huge glass structure. Inside they could see many levels of grass and trees separated by floors of glass.
"It's a park, or rather a multi-leveled park!" Calvin exclaimed.
It was true, swings and playground could be seen in each level, and children ran around in each level and would occasionally climb up the glass stairs on the side to switch levels.
"Whoa! They have a lake at the top floor; it looks awesome from below," John said.
"I'd like to get home as soon as possible, so if we could start looking for the dinosaur that would be great," he said.
"I think I found it," said Rousseau as he pointed with his finger.
At the bottom level of the park people were running all around in panic. At the very center of all the commotion the dinosaur could be seen roaring in confusion. Suddenly police sirens were heard, and a flying vehicle with flashing lights could be seen rapidly approaching the landing area.
"We better zap it back before the police get there," Calvin said.
They all ran out of the time machine and entered the park. It was very lovely and peaceful, grass filled the floor and a fresh breeze blew into their faces. Everything was very peaceful, that is except for the roaring dinosaur at the center of the scene ripping out a tree.
They all ran forward and when they were close enough, John took out the gun and fired.
"Go back to where you belong you monstrous death machine!" he exclaimed while the blast was traveling through the air.
The blast from the gun hit the dinosaur but nothing happened. The dinosaur simply looked at them with a confused face, and then began to attack them.
"Oh no! It must be out of batteries!" John cried.
"Or maybe you still have the dial set to 3245," Calvin said.
"Oh, oops," said John as he looked down at the dial.
John adjusted the dial while Hobbes and Rousseau desperately tried to get the dinosaurs attention.
"Over hear you reptilian scum!" Hobbes shouted.
The dinosaur spun around and charged straight at Hobbes.
"No I didn't mean it that way! I meant it as a compliment," Hobbes shouted as he ran.
Just then John finally finished adjusting the dial, he aimed and fired. The blast hit the dinosaur and he disappeared.
"What just happened?" asked the Police Chief as he arrived at the scene.
They spun around and saw a squad of policemen dressed in a very futuristic outfit staring at them. The guy who looked like the chief was addressing them.
"Well?" the Police Chief continued.
"Umm we were just here minding our own business when-" John began.
"Now don't give me that, I just saw you guys make a prehistoric animal disappear. Who are you and what are you doing? Are you part of the genetic re-creation institute?" the Police Chief asked.
"I have absolutely no idea what you talking about," Calvin lied.
"If you don't say the truth; I'm going to have to take you downtown with me," the Police Chief said in a serious tone.
Just then John fired at the squad. They all disappeared in the blast.
"AAHHH! YOU'VE GOT US INTO EVEN BIGGER PROBLEMS!" Calvin exclaimed in horror.
"Nope, I just sent them 1 minute into the future, hopefully they won't realize what happened," John explained.
"Genius," said Calvin.
"Now let's get out of here," said Rousseau.
"I agree," said Hobbes.
"Don't you want to stay a little longer and explore the future more in depth?" asked Calvin.
"NO! THE PAST 2 DAYS HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH MORE TIME TRAVEL THAN I EVER WANT TO HAVE IN THE REST OF MY LIFE. I WANT TO GO HOME AND REST NOW." Hobbes roared.
"Fine, fine we'll go," Calvin said.
They ran back to the time machine and then stepped into it and Calvin fired it up.
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When the trip stopped, they found themselves under the oak tree where John and Rousseau had first appeared.
"Well goodbye, for now," Calvin said as he winked at John.
"Yeah, see ya later," said John.
John then zapped Rousseau and then himself. They were both gone leaving no trace.
"Finally, I can now rest from all this time traveling," sighed Hobbes.
Suddenly they heard the sound the time machine makes when it time travels. They turned around and saw that the time machine was gone. Someone had taken it. But when and why?
I hope you liked this latest chapter of the story. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions simply post them in the reviews. See you next chapter.
-AFYTXR