Author's note I own no parts of this story
On the Battlefield
Calvin had just finished describing the army camp to Susie.
"Calvin", Susie said "we should leave".
"Why we should go talk to them, just think of what we could put in the paper", Calvin replied.
"Calvin, do you speak Spanish", Susie asked.
"No", Calvin replied "but I figured that you did".
"Yes I do speak some Spanish but I am not fluent in it, you see………"
Susie's voice trailed off as she looked up at the sun. Then she looked at the trees surrounding them.
"What is it", Calvin asked.
"Calvin can you feel the humidity in the air", Susie asked nervously.
"Yeah it is humid", Calvin replied "but why, what's wrong"?
"Oh s#$", Susie whispered
Calvin was shocked that Susie even knew those types of words.
"Susie", Calvin whispered "what the heck is wrong"?
"The trees, the troops, the climate, the sun", Susie said. "I should have seen it sooner".
"Seen what", Calvin asked "Susie what is going on"?
"We are on a battlefield", Susie replied.
"Cool we get to see a battle", Calvin said. "What's the battle"?
"The battle of San Jacinto", Susie replied. "Oh and if we stay here we will get to see a battle. We will be in it because we will be caught in the CROSSFIRE"!
"Crossfire", Calvin asked. "Well then let's get airborne and watch from above".
"The battle of San Jacinto was won by the Texans for several reasons, but one of the most important reasons was that Sam Houston had the element of surprise on his side", Susie explained. "and if –"
"If they see a cardboard box suddenly leave the area the element of surprise might be lost", Calvin interrupted.
"Yep", Susie replied.
"Well, why don't we take that chance", Calvin asked.
"No" Susie replied. "If we do Texas might never exist".
"So we have 49 states instead of 50 big deal", Calvin said.
"Calvin, I am from Texas, I refuse to give up my home state and I will beat up anyone who tries to make me give it up", Susie said as she angrily balled a fist.
"Oh I see", Calvin said. "Sorry I didn't know".
"That's okay I never told you where I am from", Susie said as she started to relax.
"So what do we do now", Calvin asked.
"I----", Susie's voice was cut short by the sound of gunfire.
"DOWN", Calvin shouted as he grabbed Susie's shirt and pulled her to the bottom of the box.
Diane woke up from her nightmare screaming at the top of her lungs. She had just dreamt that she had been taking Calvin and Hobbes for a walk when all of the sudden there was a gunshot and Calvin lay dead on the ground.
"What's wrong honey", Calvin's dad asked
"I just had a nightmare in which our son died", Diane replied.
"It was only a dream, it's not like he is on a battlefield somewhere", Calvin's dad said soothingly as he hugged his wife.
Calvin and Susie both lay huddled in the box hugging the floor as the sound of gun fire erupted from the camp.
"It sounds like the battle has begun", Calvin said.
"Yeah", Susie said
"Susie", Calvin said "why haven't we been hit yet"?
"I don't know", Susie said. "But if the battle has started let's get out of here".
"Yeah just push the hover button and then the hyperjump button", Calvin said as he peered up over the edge of the box.
"We can jump without getting airborne", Susie asked.
"I don't know, I've never tried it", Calvin said.
"Great", Susie said.
'But then again we have no other choice', she thought
"Punch it", Calvin said.
"Oh boy", Susie said "I can't I'm to scared"
"I'll do it then", Calvin said as he and Susie crawled around each other.
"Here we go" Calvin said as the punched the polka dotted button.
Instantly the time machine entered the space time vortex. As the vortex spun around them Calvin and Susie reluctantly sat up.
"We made it", Calvin said.
"It's a shame we couldn't stick around", Susie said "but we might have gotten hurt".
"Yeah", Calvin said. "So, how long till we get back to our time"?
"Uh…..roughly five minutes", Susie said.
"Roughly", Calvin asked.
"Well there is no set formula", Susie replied.
"You catch on quick", Calvin said with a smile.