The familiar looks of disbelief and shock could be seen on Older Sora and
Yolei's faces as Older Tai waved them over.
Izzy was quick to jump in and explain everything. As soon as they understood, Yolei jumped over to her older self immediately.
"Tell me," she breathed excitedly, "Is Ken a good husband?"
Older Yolei was looking in amusement at Ken, who had his mouth wide open as though he couldn't believe that Yolei would grow up looking like that.
"Not bad, I guess." She replied.
"Wow!" Yolei's eyes were shining. "I heard that you-I-had kids. How'd you manage to stay slim?"
"I went for a slimming programme after my pregnancy and weekly facials as well." Said Older Yolei. "Slimming programmes have become very effective by the year 2027!"
Sora was also deep in conversation with her future self.
"Are you married?" she asked.
"Well. . ." said Older Sora slowly. "I'm currently single. . ."
"What about Matt?" Sora asked. "Why aren't you with him?"
Matt looked very uncomfortable.
"We're not meant to be a couple, believe me," said Older Sora, smiling at her. "But we're friends!"
"Friends?" Sora looked slightly disappointed. "Better than nothing, I guess. Tell me about your job. . ."
"This is so cool," said Yolei. She suddenly threw her arms around Izzy and hugged him tightly. "I change my mind about your time machine. IT'S GREAT! If you never made us try it I'd never have found out about my blissful future with darling Ken! ARIGATO, IZZY!"
Izzy smiled weakly.
"How much more time have we got?" Kari asked Izzy.
Izzy freed himself from Yolei's grasp and checked his watch. "Well, we have about ten minutes left."
"What do you mean?" Older Yolei asked, looking puzzled.
"We have ten minutes left before we go back to our own time." Explained Joe.
"So fast?" Older Yolei looked very disappointed. "I wanted to invite you guys over to my house. It's my baking day and I'm making fruitcake! It's my speciality."
"Oooooooooooh!" exclaimed Yolei. She looked extremely upset. "O Izzy, is there any way we can make our time here last longer?"
Izzy shook his head. "Sorry, Yolie. But I have no idea. And it's no use going back to our own time and using the time machine to get here again. It'll be too much work for my poor machine and it'll self-combust. We have. . .five minutes left."
"So fast?" said TK in surprise.
"You said it." Said Izzy. "So I think everyone should be mentally prepared as in just a few minutes, we'll be zapped back to our own time. It's not a very pleasant experience, I think."
Davis sighed. "The food here is simply delicious." He moaned with joy. "Before we leave, I'm buying some to take back. You should try this mango pudding! And this roast chicken!"
"Four minutes." Announced Izzy.
"It was nice seeing you," Tai said sadly to his future self. "At least I know I won't be a school dropout and make my parents sad. My grades have been failing lately."
"Yeah, I remember that." Said Older Tai. "And mum grounded me and Kari was highly amused! Am I right?"
Tai nodded. "You remember!" he cried. "My punishment ended just yesterday."
Cody turned to Older Cod and bowed.
"Bye bye." He said. Then he looked up at Older Cod. "Uh, is my grandpa still here?"
Older Cod looked serious. "He's dead. He died ten years ago."
"What?" shrieked Cody.
"He died in his sleep." Older Cod said. "It was quite peaceful. Come on, it's all right," he added, as Cody started to cry. "Don't be sad. It was just his time to go."
"We have a few more seconds left," said Izzy, who seemed reluctant to spoil the moment. "How about a last goodbye?"
Yolei and Sora hugged their older selves respectively, and Tai and Older Tai shook hands. Cody bowed to his older self once more.
"Three. . .two. . .one." said Izzy slowly.
ZAP!
The kids were gone.
"Well, they're gone." Said Older Sora with a small smile. "It was wonderful seeing them."
* * *
"WHOA!" the kids gasped as they all landed on top of one another in Izzy's bedroom.
"We're back!" Ken exclaimed.
"I wished I had time to try the fruitcake." Yolei said.
"You can at least try the roast chicken I brought back!" said Davis cheerfully. "Uh-oh. Matt, you're sitting on my food!"
"Ewwwwwww." Said Yolei. "I'm not going to eat food that has been sat on, Davis. Sorry."
"Matt, how can you do this!" hollered Davis. "This chicken is genuinely from the future! Now I have to wait for 25 years before I can eat it again!"
"I'm sure there's nice roast chicken in the present too," Matt said meekly.
"How about this?" Izzy asked excitedly, "Once the machine has gotten its rest, we'll go back to the PAST! When we're still little babies! How's that?"
"SURE!" the other kids cried.
~The End~
Izzy was quick to jump in and explain everything. As soon as they understood, Yolei jumped over to her older self immediately.
"Tell me," she breathed excitedly, "Is Ken a good husband?"
Older Yolei was looking in amusement at Ken, who had his mouth wide open as though he couldn't believe that Yolei would grow up looking like that.
"Not bad, I guess." She replied.
"Wow!" Yolei's eyes were shining. "I heard that you-I-had kids. How'd you manage to stay slim?"
"I went for a slimming programme after my pregnancy and weekly facials as well." Said Older Yolei. "Slimming programmes have become very effective by the year 2027!"
Sora was also deep in conversation with her future self.
"Are you married?" she asked.
"Well. . ." said Older Sora slowly. "I'm currently single. . ."
"What about Matt?" Sora asked. "Why aren't you with him?"
Matt looked very uncomfortable.
"We're not meant to be a couple, believe me," said Older Sora, smiling at her. "But we're friends!"
"Friends?" Sora looked slightly disappointed. "Better than nothing, I guess. Tell me about your job. . ."
"This is so cool," said Yolei. She suddenly threw her arms around Izzy and hugged him tightly. "I change my mind about your time machine. IT'S GREAT! If you never made us try it I'd never have found out about my blissful future with darling Ken! ARIGATO, IZZY!"
Izzy smiled weakly.
"How much more time have we got?" Kari asked Izzy.
Izzy freed himself from Yolei's grasp and checked his watch. "Well, we have about ten minutes left."
"What do you mean?" Older Yolei asked, looking puzzled.
"We have ten minutes left before we go back to our own time." Explained Joe.
"So fast?" Older Yolei looked very disappointed. "I wanted to invite you guys over to my house. It's my baking day and I'm making fruitcake! It's my speciality."
"Oooooooooooh!" exclaimed Yolei. She looked extremely upset. "O Izzy, is there any way we can make our time here last longer?"
Izzy shook his head. "Sorry, Yolie. But I have no idea. And it's no use going back to our own time and using the time machine to get here again. It'll be too much work for my poor machine and it'll self-combust. We have. . .five minutes left."
"So fast?" said TK in surprise.
"You said it." Said Izzy. "So I think everyone should be mentally prepared as in just a few minutes, we'll be zapped back to our own time. It's not a very pleasant experience, I think."
Davis sighed. "The food here is simply delicious." He moaned with joy. "Before we leave, I'm buying some to take back. You should try this mango pudding! And this roast chicken!"
"Four minutes." Announced Izzy.
"It was nice seeing you," Tai said sadly to his future self. "At least I know I won't be a school dropout and make my parents sad. My grades have been failing lately."
"Yeah, I remember that." Said Older Tai. "And mum grounded me and Kari was highly amused! Am I right?"
Tai nodded. "You remember!" he cried. "My punishment ended just yesterday."
Cody turned to Older Cod and bowed.
"Bye bye." He said. Then he looked up at Older Cod. "Uh, is my grandpa still here?"
Older Cod looked serious. "He's dead. He died ten years ago."
"What?" shrieked Cody.
"He died in his sleep." Older Cod said. "It was quite peaceful. Come on, it's all right," he added, as Cody started to cry. "Don't be sad. It was just his time to go."
"We have a few more seconds left," said Izzy, who seemed reluctant to spoil the moment. "How about a last goodbye?"
Yolei and Sora hugged their older selves respectively, and Tai and Older Tai shook hands. Cody bowed to his older self once more.
"Three. . .two. . .one." said Izzy slowly.
ZAP!
The kids were gone.
"Well, they're gone." Said Older Sora with a small smile. "It was wonderful seeing them."
* * *
"WHOA!" the kids gasped as they all landed on top of one another in Izzy's bedroom.
"We're back!" Ken exclaimed.
"I wished I had time to try the fruitcake." Yolei said.
"You can at least try the roast chicken I brought back!" said Davis cheerfully. "Uh-oh. Matt, you're sitting on my food!"
"Ewwwwwww." Said Yolei. "I'm not going to eat food that has been sat on, Davis. Sorry."
"Matt, how can you do this!" hollered Davis. "This chicken is genuinely from the future! Now I have to wait for 25 years before I can eat it again!"
"I'm sure there's nice roast chicken in the present too," Matt said meekly.
"How about this?" Izzy asked excitedly, "Once the machine has gotten its rest, we'll go back to the PAST! When we're still little babies! How's that?"
"SURE!" the other kids cried.
~The End~