Dedicated to Nonnymoose and my love. I had something clever to say here, but I forgot it.

DAY 10 CHALLENGE: Time TravelersAU INTRO

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

It just so happens that occasionally, there are humans who are born with the power to traverse time.

For some, the power is never fully realized, and they live their entire lives without ever discovering that they held a fantastic power within their minds and bodies.

For others, it was realized from a very young age. Those who did almost never had a happy fate, as they often didn't have nearly as much control over their power as they should have, or could have, and as such travelled to dangerous places where they met unhappy fates.

Both cases were rare, however. Most of those blessed (or cursed, some would say) with this ability discovered their power during their early adult years naturally, or after a traumatic event.

Their existence was highly debated for centuries.

By the time of the early twentieth century AD, their existence was neither confirmed nor denied, but highly doubted.

It was then that John Watson was born.

Sherlock Holmes, by contrast, was born in the late twenty-first century AD, when people born with the ability to travel through time were known to exist, but were studied, protected.

Studied because scientists wanted to know how they could travel throughout time without altering the timeline. (Answers weren't discovered fir this particular phenomenon, at least not for another century or so.) Protected because it was discovered they were extremely rare. One for every billion rare.

It was rather a fortunate time for Sherlock Holmes to be born.

Alright, guys, so here's the deal. I actually have more of this written. I am going to continue this tomorrow, because this is the only challenge I have anything planned for, and my god I am not going to let that go to waste. But I am currently so exhausted that if I tried to write any more of this, it would be forced and rushed and not anywhere near as good as I would like it to be.

So what this means is I will be posting the rest of this tomorrow. And I will be (hopefully) be posting what that day's challenge SHOULD be as well. (The Harry Potter 'verse one, which I'm rreeaaallllyy looking forward to, actually, even if I have nothing planned.)

So please, my friends, accept this tidbit with the promise of more to come.

And also- because several people have asked, aside from the "plot of your favorite book" AU, this was officially the only day I'd really planned something in advance for. So feel free to leave suggestions for any of the prompts. Actually, please do.

For those who have given me suggestions already- you are the absolute best. :')

For those who have reviewed- you are also the best and you are all very special and lovely people :')

Please, please, please review this small morsel I have left you. For the love of Sherlock and Mycroft playing Operation.

Love, Rainy