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A Trip Through Time (New Version)

Chapter 3: Another Football-Head

Previously

"Guy's, I don't think we're in Hillwood anymore..." Arnold said with a shaky voice as he pointed to the much larger city in place of their own home town.

There was an uncomfortable silence as the four children were still stunned by this development.

"Actually, you guys are in Hillwood right now..." A new voice suddenly said, snapping them out of their shock.

The four children turned around and everyone's jaw dropped when they saw the source of the voice.

It was a young a boy around their age.

A young boy with a familiar looking FOOTBALL-SHAPED head!

"What the heck?!..."All four kids thought in sync.

Earlier

In the suburbs

In a nice little suburb, in a nice two story home, a certain football headed boy had gotten out of bed and did his morning routine of showering, brushing his teeth and getting dressed. As soon as he did that, he rushed downstairs to see his mom, sister and baby brother already at the table but his dad wasn't since he was out of town on business.

"Good morning, Andy..." His mother said as she fed his baby brother some oatmeal.

"Morning mom...Megan...Henry..."The kid greeted to his family and went to get some oatmeal as well.

"So any plans for today?..." His mom asked.

"I'm going over to Kiara's house..."Andy answered.

"Going on a date with your girlfriend..."His sister laughed before making kissing faces.

"Shut up! She's NOT my girlfriend!..." Andy shouted in annoyance.

"Andy and Kia sitting in a twee~..." Megan giggled.

"I said shut up, you little brat!..." Andy shot.

"I'm not a brat!..."Megan shouted and the two began arguing, only for their mother to break them up.

"Both of you, knock it off!..." Their mother said sternly, silencing the two siblings.

"Yes, ma'am..." The two kids said simultaneously.

"So you and Kiara huh, what are you planning to do?..." Mom asked with interest.

"Nothing much, just gonna hang out...Maybe go to the park..." The kid downplayed, not wanting his mom to know the real reason for his trip.

"Well alright, I'll drop you and Megan off..." Mom said, earning a look from her son.

"But mom, I'm ten years old and Kiara lives two blocks from here, I can walk by myself..." Andy said, tired of her over-protectiveness.

"Mommy..." Megan whined a little.

"No "buts" Andy, maybe you think your old enough but Megan is still little... and Megan, if your brother is too young, so are you..." The mother said sternly as she cleaned her baby up.

Andy tried not to roll his eyes. He might be 10 years old but his mom still had to feel like she had to fuss and hover over him like he was helpless as his baby brother Henry!

'Anyway, I have to finish my manuscript for my novel by next Friday, so I have to get on it..."She said as she went back to feeding Henry.

Andy sighed at that.

"Great..."He muttered, before he felt something grazing against his leg.

He looked down and smiled when he saw that it was a little Scottish terrier, who was looking at him with it's eyes.

"Arf!..."The little dog said.

"Hey, Pepper..."Andy said as he petted the dog as his mother noticed.

"Andy, Megan. Remember to go feed the pets, I have to get Henry ready..."The mother said as she got up and picked up Henry.

"Sure, Mom..."Andy said.

"Okay, Mommy..."Megan said as they watched their mother leave.

They then turned to the dog and smiled.

"Come on, Pepper..."Andy said as he took the pooch outside and Megan followed to do their chore.

Outside

Andy and his sister were outside, feeding the dog and their other pets. They had about four pets in total, including Pepper, most of which were strays that they brought home over the years.

They had a little piglet named Isabelle, a white kitten named Fluffy that his sister brought home last year and a three year old monitor lizard named Monty who mostly kept to himself but was actually a sweet thing once you got to know him.

Anyway, Andy just fed Pepper and Megan was giving fluffy her cat food.

"Here you go, Fluffy..."Megan said as she petted her kitty, who purred happily before eating.

"Eat up, Isabelle..."Andy said as he fed a baby pig that was happily eating in the yard.

"Oink..."The little piggy snorted as it began to show down.

"Here you go, Monty..."Andy said as he gave the lizard it's insect-based breakfast.

One done, he smiled as hen looked at his pets. His eyes landed on Pepper since he was the first to finish eating.

"Good boy..."He said as he petted him.

He's had Pepper for almost two years. He was in second grade when he found him. Him and Kiara while they were having one of their "wacky childhood shenanigans" as a certain elder would call it.

He can still remember that day.

FLASHBACK

About two years ago

A younger Andy and friend Kiara were on their way home, after spending the day together with their friends. Though today, they had to help two of their friends deal with an argument.

"Man, I thought Courtney and Nate would never stop fighting..."Andy said to his friend, who sighed.

"I know what you mean. It was ridiculous. Who almost ends a friendship over a school project?..."Kiara asked in an incredulous tone.

"I'm just glad I'm not stuck in between their fight, anymore..."Andy said, since it was not fun.

The kids kept walking, until the following happened.

"BARK BARK!..." Was suddenly heard.

The two kids turned and looked around and saw what looked to be a stray Scottish terrier nearby that was stuck in a bush and was having trouble getting out.

"Oh man!…" Andy said in alarm as he went up to the dog with Kiara right behind him.

"Oh, poor puppy!…" Kiara said in sympathy.

Andy, being cautious of the stray, grabbed him from behind and managed to pull him out free and set him down. The dog was free but turned to Andy with his tail wagging.

"Are you okay, little fella?..." Andy asked as he kneeled to eye level with the dog who suddenly licked his face.

"I'll take that as a yes…" Andy laughed as he wiped his cheek.

He suddenly got an idea and pulled out some beef jerky he had saved for a snack.

"Want some, boy?..." Andy offered the dog who began eating it.

"Aw, he's a cutie…"Kiara gushed as she rubbed his belly.

"And he's friendly too. I think I'll take him with me…" Andy said eagerly as he patted his new pet but his friend looked unsure.

"You sure about that? Remember what happened the last time you brought an animal to your house?..." Kiara reminded him.

"That was last year and now I know that raccoons don't make good house pets. Besides, it's just a little dog. I'm sure my mom won't mind…" Andy said flatly.

"Whatever…" Kiara said before turning her attention to the dog.

"So, what are you going to name him?..." She asked as she scratched him behind the ears.

"I dunno…" Andy said as he eyed the dog.

He was a Scottish terrier, with brown fur and big eyes. He's cute and Andy wanted to give him a name that suited him, nothing like "Rover" or "Fido".

As if!

"How about "Pepper"?..." Kiara suggested.

"Why that?..."The boy asked.

"I dunno but he's pretty peppy for a stray…" Kiara said as she pointed out by how the dog was still barking in excitement to them.

"Okay, Pepper it is…" Andy agreed as he took the dog in his arms and took him home.

End Of Flashback

Present Time

That was how it went and they have been close ever since.

Anyway, after the pets were given breakfast, their mother walked out, carrying Henry

"All done?..."She asked.

"Yes..."Megan said.

"Yep..."Andy said.

"Good, now come on. I'll leave you both at your godparents how and then I'll pick you guys up around 5. I still have to get everything ready for your father when he comes home this week..."Mom reminded, looking happy when she said that.

"Yes, Mom..."Andy said.

His father is away on business and has been gone for about 3 days but they already missed him. Thankfully, he is due back by the end of the week.

Anyway, the family soon went back inside and were preparing to leave.

"Just to make sure, you got everything?..." The mother asked.

"Yes, mom..." Andy said with a sigh.

"Cell phone? Wallet? GPA app on your phone? Bus pass?..." She listed off with her fingers

"Check! Check! Check and Check..." The boy answered, since she does this every time.

"I have my stuff two, I got Mimi with me..." The little girl said as she gestured to her favorite doll.

Their mother looked satisfied with that.

"Alright, I guess we're ready to go..." Mom said as she went to get her purse.

The three children and their mother soon left, while Andy thought about his best friend and their plans for today.

Later

At Kiara's house

The family soon arrived and as the mother discussed the arrangements with Kiara's parents and Megan was playing with her best friend, Kiki, leaving Andy alone with her.

"Hey Andy..." The girl greeted.

"Hey Kia..."Andy said as he smiled at her.

Kiara, his best friend since infancy.

She is a ten year old Asian/African American girl with long, dark, curly hair that tied in a pony tail. She wore glasses, a white shirt with a purple collar, a purple jacket with a matching skirt, black leggins and black Mary Janes as well.

She has also been his best friend since they were born practically and they do everything together.

"So, we still on for later?..." The boy whispered quickly and the girl nodded.

"Sure but I still don't believe in it. I mean, time travel is highly improbable..." The girl repeated to him but the boy still smirked.

"Come on, it'll be cool and G says he's seen it before..." Andy said with excitement, referring to his great grandfather who told him the story yesterday.

"He's a 105 years old..." Kiara pointed out and the blonde boy sighed.

"Come on Kiara, I just want to check the place out. Please..."Andy insisted and Kiara sighed.

"Fine but after that, you promised that we would go see the new Evil Twin movie..." The girl said and the boy grinned.

"Evil Twin's Triplet Terror! I won't forget..." Andy said with a smile on his oblong face.

As the two kids kept talking, Andy's mom came up to him and hugged him from behind.

"Anyway Andy-kins, I'll be back later. Do whatever your godparents say and call me in case their is trouble..." The mother said to her boy.

"Yes, Mom. See you later..." Andy said automatically, still embarrassed that she called him that but said nothing.

His mother then kissed him and his sister goodbye before leaving with baby Henry. The kids waved to her from the door before she drove off.

Once she was gone, Kiara's dad turned to the kids.

"So anyway kids, wanna go on Webflicks and watch something?..." He asked the kids who shrugged.

"Thanks Daddy, but me and Andy are going out to play, and later we might go see a movie together...if that's alright..."Kiara said to her father who thought about it and nodded.

"Well...alright, but be back before the street lights turn on..."He said.

"Of course, Daddy..."Kiara said and Andy smiled but the father looked seriously at them.

"I mean it you two, I need you guys to make sure you'll be back by then..."He said before turning to his godson. "Plus, if you're not here by the time your mother gets here, she will kill both of us..." The older man said with a fake shudder of fear, since he knew Andy's mother had a temper on her.

"I promise..."Andy said, feeling a little relieved.

His godparents were thankfully a little less protective than his mother was and gave them a little more freedom, it's part of the reason Andy loved staying with them. Don't get him wrong, he loves his mom very much, she's wonderful but he felt she sometimes worried a little too much.

Anyway, the two kids were soon out of the house and smiled to themselves.

Outside

The two kids were now outside, walking and talking as they discussed their plan for today. They technically didn't tell a lie, he told his mom that they might go to the park and they told Kiara's dad that they might see a movie...not really a lie.

However, they planned on seeing something else first...something his great-grandfather told them while they were visiting him yesterday.

"I still don't understand why you are so fascinated by this legend, Andy. It is scientifically impossible for time travel to exist, much less for such a phenomena to occur so close by…" Kiara said to her best friend.

"Come on, Kiara. You have to admit it sounds pretty cool…" The blonde kid said with an impish smile…. "Besides, what else am I going to do tonight? Mom still won't let me use the Wi-Fi…" Andy sighed.

"Still? It's been a week…" Kiara said with some sympathy.

"Yeah and it's driving me nuts! It's not like we meant for our go-kart to run through the flower bed…" Andy grumbled.

About a week ago, they and their friends had been making a go-cart and had done a practice run...that didn't go as they expected and he got in trouble.

"Mothers? What are you going to do?..." Kiara said with a shrug.

Andy sighed before he continued speaking.

"Anyway, G says the portal comes around every 25 years and I want to see if it's true or not…" He said, still eager to go.

"But why are we going now? The anniversary isn't for a few more days?..." Kiara questioned.

"I want to know the route before then…then we can make plans for that day..." He answered… "Besides, what's the harm of checking it out, you said it probably doesn't even exist…" Andy pointed out.

The dark haired girl heard this and sighed. She knew how stubborn her friend is when he got like this.

"I guess it wouldn't harm to test the theory…' Kiara said reluctantly while her friend grinned.

"Awesome! So, let's hurry up. We'll go memorize the route to the spot, then head back for the first showing of Triplet Terror…" Andy said.

"Alright…" Kiara nodded as she followed her male friend.

However, as they turned the corner...they had the misfortune of running into someone they didn't want to see.

"Well, well, well…Look at who we have here, the two lovebirds…" An obnoxious voice called out.

Kiara and Andy frowned when they saw a tall, hulking boy with messy blonde hair and a nasty overbite. It was Wolfgang Wentworth Jr, but everyone just calls him "W.J". He is a fifth grader and one of the local bullies. Behind him was his dim witted lackey, Edgar.

"We're not lovebirds, W.J!..." Andy said in annoyance.

"Yeah, right! Like you guys aren't on a date!…" W.J laughed raucously.

"Yeah, I mean there's a boy…and a girl…and they aren't with anyone else…so, it's a date…" Edgar said slowly.

"We're not on a date! We are here to disprove the theories of space-time quantum's…" Kiara said, making it as complicated as possible since she knew these dimwits couldn't understand half of what she just said. She always got a kick out of that.

"Space what?..." Edgar asked while he got a small headache and Kiara smirked at that.

"Never mind, we got to go!…" Andy said, trying to hold on to his patience.

He really hated these jerks but he didn't want to get into a fight with them now. It would spoil his and Kiara's whole day. W.J. heard this and scoffed.

"Whatever loser, it doesn't matter since next week we're still going to cream you during the tournament…" The bully said smugly.

Andy frowned at that and sent the bully a competitive look.

"You talk the talk but let's wait and see if you can play the game…" Any said, not at all intimidated by him.

"It's your funeral, Loser…" W.J spat before he and Edgar left.

"What's with those guy, anyway?..." Andy asked when he was out of hearing range.

"A bad combination of testosterone and a nasty superiority complex…" Kiara theorized and her friend nodded.

"You can say that again…"He muttered, before turning to her again "Come on…" Andy said as he and his friend left the area.

Later

Near the woods

The two finally arrived to their destination and we're pleased to see that it wasn't that far away from the bay where you could see Elk Island.

"So, this is the place…" Andy said as he looked around.

They are close to the woods and no one is around this area. His friend still looked unsure about this whole thing.

"I still find it highly unlikely that such a phenomenon could occur every 25 years where it could be easily seen but no one has ever documented it…" Kiara said.

"Maybe we'll be the firsts…"Andy said and then grinned. "Picture the headlines "Two plucky fourth graders discover a time travel portal"…I like it…" Andy joked, causing his friend to giggle.

"You are so silly… The headline would likely go like this "Child genius and her partner crack the code of time travel"…" The girl joked.

"Now who's being silly?…" Andy laughed with her.

The two kids looked around and now that they had the route memorize, they could go to their movie. However, before they could leave, a big gust of wind suddenly came, as well as some lightning.

"Don't tell me that it's going to rain?!..."Andy complained. "The weather man said it was supposed to be sunny all weekend…"He shouted as he noticed the dark clouds.

The winds became faster and the two kids tried to find some shelter, but oddly enough. The small, freaky change in nature ended almost as soon as it started.

There was no rain, no more wind and no more lightning...

"That was weird…" Kiara said as she looked around.

Suddenly a strange whistling noise was heard and the two kids saw a big flash of light appear almost a mile from where they were, right near the woods. Then everything became silent and still.

"What the heck is that?..."Andy said as he began running in that direction.

"Andy what are you doing? We don't know what the heck that thing was!..." Kiara shouted but was ignored.

"I'm going to go check it out, you stay here..." Andy said as he kept running in that direction.

"Andy!..." Kiara shouted but Andy was a fast runner and he was soon out of sight.

The dark haired girl sighed as she was used to this by now.

"That Andy, when he decides to do something, it's a nightmare trying to talk him out of it…" Kiara muttered to herself as she crossed her arms.

She sighed as she just remained there and awaited for her friend to come back.

With Andy

The blonde boy soon arrived to where that light appeared. Due to being one of the fastest kids in his school, he managed to make it there.

"Now, what was that light thingy?..."He asked out loud as he looked around.

To his surprised, he just saw a group of kids on a hilltop. He also noticed that they looked lost and confused as they stared at the view of the town. Since they were all looking in that direction, they didn't notice them yet.

"Who are they? And what are they looking at?..." Andy thought in confusion as he didn't see anything that could get their attention.

Still, he decided to go introduce himself and see if they needed some help but as he approached them, he heard this.

"T-This is I-I-mp-possile!…"One of the girls stuttered out in a meek voice that almost reminded him of Kiara's.

Andy wondered what made her sound so freaked out.

"What's going on here?..."Andy thought.

He was about to speak to them but one of the boys spoke up next, still not noticing him.

"Guys, I don't think we're in Hillwood anyway…"A boy said, though Andy couldn't see his face since his back was turned.

"Huh?..."Andy thought in surprise and decided to make himself known to these kids who were obviously lost.

"Actually, you guys are in Hillwood…" Andy said, the kids soon turned to him and they looked surprised.

"What the heck?!..."All four kids thought in sync when they saw him.

Andy was surprised too but it was only because one of the guys that was here.

He looked just like him...I mean, A LOT like him, even having the same head shape!

"What the?!..."Andy thought as he stared at the other boy in front of him.

Sure, the kid was a little shorter than him and his hair was wilder but the resemblance was there! He and the other kids looked familiar too, like he has seen them somewhere before…

But where?

"What the heck?!..."Andy said in surprise as he and the other kid stared at each other.

Just what is going on here?!

-To be continued-

Next time on A Trip Through Time (New Version)

Hi, I'm Andy

A/N(1): I hope you all enjoy the latest chapter :)

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