Hmm. No reviews for chapter 3 so I guess it's straight on to Chapter 4. The very unRimmerlike things that he does are explained later on.

Lister looked as Kryten pulled something out of a large cupboard at the back. It looked like a lightbee.

"See this sir." Said Kryten.

"This is a Timebee. On the Nova 5 we experimented with devising a way to send people back in time. The biggest thing we were able to send back though was a Lightbee. We managed to send a hologram back in time but we wanted to be able to send people back as well." Kryten opened the door to where the Ion Drive should have been. In its place stood what very much resembled an electric chair.

"We developed this. You strap a human in, wire him up and then pull this switch. The human then can no longer move their own body and in stead moves a hologram body. We can then send the hologram back in time and when his job is done we turn off the chair and the human is here." Lister looked at it.

"Strap me in, Kryten." He commanded.

"But sir. The process is highly experimental there is a 50 chance it will kill you."

"We'll die if I don't. Strap me in."

Lister experimented with his new Hologram body. He looked exactly as normal but he had a big "T" on his forehead. Kryten explained that Holograms had "H"s and time travellers would have "T"s if they'd ever got home and sold this technology. Cat looked at him.

"Wow." He said. "The insurance company has given us a courtesy Goalposthead while the old one is being repaired.

Lister sat in the chair strapped in. The Cat hadn't been too enthusiastic with the idea of saving Rimmer until he found out his suits would be safe as well. Kryten went over a few procedures.

"Sir. If at anytime your body dies your real body dies you'll die. If the ship runs out of power you will either die by some weird electronic thing or by lack of Oxygen in the ship. At the most you'll have two hours but it could be a lot less if the Quagaar get us. If you succeed in your mission you will find yourself where you would be if whatever changes you made happened. You will be the only one with memories of these events."

"Just get it over with Kryten."

"Yes Sir."

Three years earlier.

Lister materialized in a random corridor. He heard footsteps and hid. The Cat walked past muttering about how good looking he was. Lister crept behind him. Rimmer walked in from the other direction and almost walked into the Cat. Lister listened in and heard the words:

"This is my shiny thing, and if you try and take it off me, I may have to eat you"

"It's a yo-yo, you modo." Lister grinned. He remembered the "shiny thing." The Cat had gone on about it for weeks. Finally a skutter ran it over. Lister had to tell the Cat that it had gone off to become more shiny and the Cat had eventually forgotten about it. Well Lister knew Kryten had set the right date. Now to find his past self.

Past Lister (hereafter referred to as PLister) was getting annoyed. He was trying to explain the fact that he was God to the Cat. It was not going well:

"Well if you're God I gotta ask you the Ultimate Question." PLister looked apprehensive. "If you're God...why that face?" And with that the Cat left. PLister groaned. Suddenly he heard a familiar voice.

"Dave. Don't get worried when I come out. I have something very important to tell you." PLister looked around. Nervously he said,

"OK" PLister watched as what he'd presumed was Rimmer's new cigar case floated into the air. A light on its side winked for a second and a person appeared.

"Smeg!" muttered Lister. If I'd know how bad that felt I wouldn't have kept making Rimmer do it." He thought for a second. "Actually I'd make him do it more." PLister looked on in amazement.

"Er. Who are you?" he asked.

"I'm you, Davy. From the future. I've got something very important to tell the whole crew." It was then PLister noticed the "T".

"You're dead!" he gasped.

"Not yet. But I will be if this doesn't work."

The crew sat in the Drive room.

"So you see. If you do not pick up the pod then the Quagaar will not go after us and we won't all die." Lister concluded. Rimmer looked up.

"You want me to turn down the chance to meet aliens?!" he asked incredulously.

"I want you to turn down the chance to die by the hands of aliens."

"It's worth the risk." Shouted Rimmer.

"It's not a risk. It's Smegging guaranteed that we will all die. Look Cat you don't want him to take the pod. All your suits were destroyed when the ship blew up."

"Sirs. I urge you to take a vote." Announced Kryten before Rimmer and Lister could break into a fight. Rimmer grinned. Lister wondered why Rimmer was being so brave.

"All right if it's a draw we go for the pod." He said cheerily. "Kryten you won't pass down to chance to meet aliens, will you?"

"I'm sorry sir. But if there's a chance humans will die I cannot agree to it." Rimmer's smile faded a little.

"Cat. How would you like someone entirely new to criticise the fashion sense of."

"And let my suits get destroyed." Rimmer looked worried.

"Listy. You've been my friend for years. You're not going to take the word of this obvious impostor over me are you? I mean what sort of hologram has a "T" on his forehead." PLister grinned and gestured at Lister.

"How can I not side with so handsome?"

"Then it's decided." Said Lister triumphantly. "We don't get the pod."

"Allright." Sulked Rimmer.

Lister, the Cat, Kryten and PLister were in Lister's quarters talking. Lister was wondering why he hadn't gone home yet. Suddenly Holly appeared on a screen.

"All right Dudes, how's it hanging?"

"You're male Holly." Gasped Lister.

"Yes. What's your point?" Lister remembered that this was before they met Hilly.

"Oh nothing. What's up?"

"Oh yeah. Rimmer's overridden my systems. He's just brought the pod on board."

"Smeg." Shouted both Listers in unison.

"Now what do we do?" asked the Cat.

"I have an idea." Said Kryten.