Disclaimer: No, I do not own any of the characters from Lord Of The Flies, they belong to William Golding. And sometimes I wonder how he'd deal with them if they were real.
Summary: While the boys are on the island, they discover a time machine which takes them to the present. What does it have in store for them? Read on ...
Chapter One
Chanting For Wires
''Jack?''
''Merridew?''
''Jack Merridew?''
''Where've you gone now?''
As Jack peered into the buttons in excitement and interest, the choir and the other school boys marched up to see him. Jack felt angered and irritated now - the secret would be out, and now everyone would want a piece of this impressive gadget.
''Jack? Where are you?''
''I think he's dead!''
''Maybe the beast ate him!'' Roger taunted.
This caused the littluns into sobs so deafening that they could be heard all the way from Castle Rock. Then Jack heard them getting whacked by Bill until they calmed down.
''I'm here, you idiots!'' Jack snapped, walking down. Hopefully, no one would be curious where he'd been. He didn't want everyone to know ...
''Jack, where've you been?'' asked Ralph. ''We was worried sick.''
The twins butted in. ''We thought you'd been - ''
'' - eaten alive - ''
'' - by the beast - ''
'' - you didn't get hurt - ''
'' - did you?''
Jack snorted. ''Yeah, I killed the beast,'' he said, airily. ''It wasn't that hard. I was going to give you a piece of its meat, but it was boggin'. Absolutely boggin'.''
The boys all grimaced in disgusted sympathy and gazed at him in admiration, and headed down, except from Ralph. As the rest of the crowd headed off to bathe, Ralph gave Jack a look that didn't seem convinced.
And Piggy, his little helper, was with him.
''What?'' Jack grumbled. ''I killed the beast, I did. You shoulda see the blood! It was wizard!''
''Can I see the body?'' Ralph asked, suspiciously.
''Well, umm ... I threw it in the water. It's gone. Plus why would have you wanted to see it?'' Jack gabbled, sweating a little.
''We doesn't believe you killed the beast,'' Piggy said sharply, ''and you must o' made that up to impress the others!''
''Shut up, Fatty, it ain't any of your business!'' Jack retorted. The two boys glared at each other, but Ralph stood in the middle. ''Okay, guys, cool it! We just want to know what really happened up there!''
''I'm no telling you,'' Jack snapped, but Piggy pointed. ''Look! Wires!''
''Woah! Wacco!'' Ralph gaped. The three boys, with Piggy in the middle, followed it. Jack felt his face flush beneath his face paint. This was it. They'd all find out, want to have things their own way and completely screw up the present time. Hard trusting them, cause of their constant squabbling ...
''Wacco!'' Ralph cried, looking inside the metal machine.
''Wizard.''
''Good!''
Jack and Ralph glared at Piggy for his disadvantage of cool and unusual slang. Then Ralph turned to glare at Jack. ''That was a dirty trick.''
''What?''
''Saying you killed the beast. That was a dirty trick.''
''Yeah, but I didn't want anyone to know about ... ''
Ralph blew the conch as hard as he could. Before he knew it, all the others were up and admiring the time machine, swivelling around it, peering inside, admiring the shiny surface of the strange-looking elevator.
''Wacco!''
''Like a bomb!''
''Whee-aa-oo!''
Jack then shoved through the crowd and grabbed hold of the controls. Ralph also made his way through and got in. He then began to speak.
''Jack said earlier on that he killed the beast. It wasn't true. He just made it up, because he
didn't want everyone to know about this,'' Ralph declares. Jack gave Ralph a venomous
look. All he wanted to go right now was strangle him. ''But we're going to use this machine to take us home! It'll help us get back!''
The crowd cheered, but Jack shook his head sympathetically. ''You fools!'' he barked. ''That machine doesn't take you home.''
''Then what is it?'' Ralph snapped, glowering at Jack.
''A time machine.''
There was a long silence. Then the boys started to whoop in excitement.
''Wacco!''
''Wizard!''
''Like a bomb!''
''Whee-aa-oo!''
''Bong!''
''Doink!''
The boys danced in excitement. Who knows what this machine could lead them to? They would be at a whole new world! They crowded around it, chanting excitedly unusual slang, and then jumping and tackling on another. There was no need to contain this fizzling pleasure inside of them - they would be the first to know about this! They'd be rich!
''Millionaires!'' cried Robert.
''Billionaires!'' Bill gasped.
''Trillionaires!'' a littlun piped up.
''Gazillionaires!'' Jack proclaimed.
The crowd cheered. In fact, they cheered and cheered and cheered. In fact, they cheered so much that -
''Jack? Jack? Where are you?''
''Ralph?''
''Hey, guys ... ?''
Little did they realise that their chief and lead hunter had gone right smack down in the middle of 2000-2010.