Out of Time

by LilKiwiBird

I thought I warned you already? Weren't you listening? Geez, you must be thick! The mess of time travel has nothing to do with this! Pay attention this time! There ARE other civilisations out there & some of them seek to destroy you. You have been warned. Again. (Please use that thing you call a brain!) [OUT OF PLACE SEQUEL]

2. Prologue

APOCALYPSE CASE FILE: THE TRIGGERS

AGENT DOT

"On April the 1st 2019, the Earth was destroyed in a cataclysmic event. Billions of people were wiped out in a manner of moments…Ironically, the seven survivors of the apocalypse were the very family members who brought it on"

"It is an established notion that time is fickle, and much like karma, is unforgiving of your feelings…This is an undeniable fact; one that is supported by a multitude of theories. The Butterfly Effect, The Ripple Effect, The Domino Effect…The Bootstrap Paradox, The Predestination Paradox, The Temporal Paradox, The Polchinski's Paradox, The Hitler Murder Paradox and The Grandfather Paradox, to name a few"

"…It only takes a slight change in ANY direction for an ENTIRELY different outcome to occur…Mr Five learnt this lesson the hard way during his escapades into the apocalypse as a child, and then subsequently, during his failure to prevent such an event…In an effort to save his family a second time, Mr Five quickly formulated the equation that would bring them backwards to a desired time to do as such. Unfortunately, he once again misplaced that damned decimal point and instead of landing together as Mr Five had intended, he instead deposited them across the timeline…At the very least, Mr Five was able to land them all in the same spot; so small mercies and all that…"

"…Fingers knotted themselves together & nails dug into flesh…but it wasn't enough to stop the centrifugal force from tearing them apart…And with that, the Hargreeves were flung far across the timeline, alone. Here is how it begins:

1) Theodore N. Hargreeves arrives in Dallas on 2nd April 1914 and later goes missing in 1923. He inconspicuously reappears in the timeline in 1954 [as of yet, there has been no evidence of the usage of a LA COMMISSION DU TEMPS ET DE L'SPACE briefcase found].
2) Harlan Cooper arrives in Fort Worth, in September 1916 to attend SAINT PATRICK'S COLLEGE & BOARDING HOUSE.
3) Lila Pitts is inserted into the timeline for her first ever mission, in 1916. It is completed in November, 1918 and she is extracted from the timeline.
4) Sir Reginald Hargreeves arrives in Dallas, C. 1918 and spends several years constructing the HOTEL OBSIDIAN, around an unknown anomaly.
5) Christopher is discovered & retrieved from the anomaly in 1954, when Theodore returns from the first mission inside.
6) Allison Hargreeves arrives in Dallas, C. 1958 and later marries Raymond Chestnut in the same year. She becomes a mother in 1959.
7) Both Klaus & Ben Hargreeves arrive in Dallas, 11th February 1960, where they later end up running a world-renowned cult name for the popular band "DESTINY'S CHILD"
8) Lila is inserted back into the timeline in Dallas, C. August-September 1960 and her second official mission begins.
9) Diego Hargreeves arrives—and is later arrested—in Dallas on 1st September, 1960. He is admitted to HOLBROOK SANITARIUM FOR NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASES by a jury of his peers.
10) Luther Hargreeves arrives in Dallas, C. 1961, where he tracks down & is rejected by Sir Reginald Hargreeves. He later becomes a body-man and a prized [underground] fighter for Jack Ruby.
11) And Number Five, who arrives on the morn of the apocalypse, 25th November 1963. He is not pleased"

"Admittedly, we at LA COMMISSION DU TEMPS ET DE L'SPACE, first believed the Trigger, the Ignition and the Bomb to be three seperate people…but it has become quite clear that we were wrong…All the players are now on the board, let the game begin anew…!"

—Excerpt from: Agent Dot, APOCALYPSE CASE FILE: THE TRIGGERS