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A Trip Through Time

Chapter 5: Future Hillwood

At the Johansen residence

Gerald Johansen, age 34, was enjoying his Saturday off from work as his younger daughter Kiki was playing with her best friend Megan, while his oldest daughter was at the movies with Andy right about now.

"More tea Lady Megan…'Kiki, wearing a lot of toy jewelry and a fancy hat, said as she held out her plastic teapot.

Kiki was a five year old African/Asian American girl. She had short black hair in pigtails and like her mother Phoebe, she wore glasses. She and Megan have been best friends since they were babies, just like their siblings and they did everything together. Right now, the two little girls were happily having a tea party together while the father watched them from a distance.

"Yes, please…with two sugars…'Megan said as she held up her plastic tea cup.

"Here you go…"Kiki said with a giggle.

'Well, this tea party has been a delight lady Kiki, you are a gracious hostess…"Megan said, as she sipped her pretend tea.

"Thank you Lady Megan..."Kiki said as the two little girls giggled.

"Kids...'Gerald thought in amusement.

Suddenly his phone started to ring and he checked to see that it was his wife Phoebe.

"Hello..."Gerald said.

"Hello Gerald, it's Phoebe..."The wife said on the other end.

"Hey honey what's up?..."Gerald said into the phone.

"I'm at the grocery store, could you please check the fridge, I think we need milk?..."Phoebe asked.

"Sure babe..."Gerald said as he went to the kitchen and check.

"We still got about half a gallon left..."Gerald said to his wife.

"How are the kids?..."Phoebe asked.

"Kiara is still out with Andy and Kiki and Megan are playing, nothing major..."Gerald said with a shrug.

"Well I'll be home in about an hour, I just need to pick up a few more things..."Phoebe said.

"Alright, well, see ya..."Gerald said, hanging up.

The father of the house decided to take a root bear with him and then returned to the living room to see his youngest daughter and goddaughter up to a new game.

"Daddy! Daddy! We're playing hide and go seek...Come play with us...'Kiki asked as she gave and big smile to him.

'Yes, please Uncle Gerald...pwease..."Megan said as she used her puppy dog eyes, the ones she used when she tried to get her way.

Gerald, being unable to refuse his little girl and her best friend nodded and he found himself playing with the two. It was about noon now and his wife would be back in an hour and Kiara and Andy should be back by five. He wasn't worried, he trusted his older girl, she was as smart as her mother and she had his street smarts and he knew that she could keep Andy out of trouble for the most part and Andy didn't have a bad bone in his body.

Besides, they were just going to go see a movie, what kind of trouble could they possibly get in?

Back with the kids

The entire gang was still marveling of all the sights of future Hillwood. They were mesmerized by the new businesses, new model cars, music and so much more. It wasn't super high tech like all the movies would make you think the future would be but this version of Hillwood was a lot different than the one they had at home.

"Criminy! What are they doing?..."Helga muttered as she watched some teenagers jamming but there was no boom box nearby.

"Oh, they're listening to music..."Andy said, not thinking it was dangerous.

"We can't give details but remember this is the future and things have progressed..."Kiara clarified.

"Some future, no jetpacks or flying cars anywhere..." Helga muttered, not at all impressed.

"What do you expect, it's only been 25 years..."Kiara pointed out.

"You must admit Helga, it has advanced in it's own way..."Phoebe said as she admired the high tech computers that were on a nearby display window.

"So who's this time portal expert your taking us to again anyway?...'Helga demanded.

"G should be home right now...'Andy said, getting a confused look from the younger version of his father.

"Who is "G", anyway?...'Arnold asked.

"My great grandfather Phil, but I call him G since the other thing is a but of a mouthful...'Andy shrugged.

Arnold stopped in place, a surprised look on his face that quickly changed into an ecstatic one.

"You mean that grandpa is still alive?!...'Arnold exclaimed in surprise, getting some attention.

"Andy..."Kiara scolded.

"They were going to see anyway when he asked him Kia..."Andy pointed out before turning to his dad.

"Yeah...G is still alive and kicking...:"Andy said with a proud look.

Arnold didn't even know that he let out a sigh of relief. He hadn't really been thinking about it but 25 years had passed and in his own time his grandfather was 81 years of age, to learn that he would still be around to this date, to watch him grow up and obviously be a part of his own sons life was a wonderful surprise to him. He was happy to know that he would still have his grandpa well into his own adult years.

'What about grandma?...'Arnold asked, wanting to be sure.

Andy turned to Kiara, who groaned but reluctantly nodded her head, seeing as it hadn't immediately caused a catastrophe...

"G.G. is still with us too..."Andy said, seeing the smile on his dad's wife double at that.

"G and G.G.?..."Helga asked, raising part of her brow at those selected names.

"What do you call your great grandparents?...'Andy challenged.

"Nothing since my aren't around..."Helga muttered... "Why are we heading there anyway?..." She asked since they insisted not to show them anything crucial.

"Because he's the one who told me about the time portal in the first place..."Andy explained.

"The only reason we even went to that place was because he told us about it..."Helga said, feeling annoyed and angry at that old man who was in for an earful from her as soon as she finds him.

"He did? Well, since G knows the legend, he might know a way of sending you guys back...i know it's a long shot but it's the only lead we got..." He confessed.

The others, not having any alternatives, decided to go along with this option. They continued to walk and even passed their school P.S.118 but they were surprised to see the changes to it. It looks like it had some expanding over the years. They also saw some kids nearby.

'Hey Andy! Kiara!..."Someone called, and they all turned around to see a dark hair girl in a stylish, yellow dress run up to them.

"Oh no..."Andy muttered under his breath while Kiara glared at the girl.

"Hey Courtney..."Andy said reluctantly.

"Hello..."Kiara said with a lack of enthusiasm.

"Hi Andy, who are your friends?...'The girl, Courtney said with a strange smile which Helga noticed.

"Um...This is my...distant relative Aaron...He's in town and I was just giving him and his friends a tour..."Andy lied quickly.

"Aaron?...'The four time travelers thought, as they watched the interactions.

Andy mentally smacked himself, he couldn't believe he used the name of one of the characters in his mom's book, he was panicking and it was the first that popped in his mind.

'It's really nice to meet you Aaron, anyone close to Andy is a friend of mine...'Courtney said as she shook his hand enthusiastically.

"It's nice to meet you too..."Arnold said, a little taken back by her eagerness.

"She's pouring the charm a little too thick..."Helga thought in annoyance but noticed that the girl sending Andy a look and Kiara sending a glare to the girl.

She also noticed that she seemed to bear a striking resemblance to...

'Anyway Andy, I was just about to join mummy at the country club, daddy is having a new art presentation tonight and it will be divine, you and your cousin and friends are free to join us..."Courtney said as she sent a coy look to the boy who looked nervous.

"Thanks Courtney but I can't...I...I got to go over to G's today... It's a family thing..."Andy said as he tried not to look her in the eye.

Kiara looked really angry and Helga wondered why, while the rest of the group was wondering what the heck was going on.

"C'mon Andy...It's going to be a big event...'Courtney insisted as she tried to get closer, only for Kiara to block her path.

"I do believe that Andy has already given you your answer Courtney...'Kiara said in an impatient tone, and Helga suddenly got an idea of the situation due to being savvy but was surprised.

"No way...She likes him doesn't she...And so does this chick?...'Helga deduced as she watched the possible romantic drama unfold.

And for once, she wasn't a part of it.

'Anyway Courtney, we gotta go...later...'Andy said, wanting to cut and quick.

"Oh fine, maybe next time..."Courtney sighed in defeat before giving him a sweet smile... "Anyway it was nice meeting you Aaron, I hope you enjoy your visit, but now I must be off...Fare the well Andy..."She said, sending a wink to the boy before skipping away.

"That was too close..."Andy sighed, feeling so stressed out.

"You going to tell us what that was about?...'Gerald asked, weirded out by what just happened.

"That's Courtney, a friend and classmate of ours...'Andy said vaguely.

"Didn't seem like that...'Helga commented.

"Helga..."Arnold chided.

'What?..."She said.

'She seems like she was digging on you man, care to explain?...'Gerald asked with interest.

"Her name is Courtney, she's in our class, I've known her since preschool. She's the head of the school paper and a lot of guys flip over her but she only flips over me..."He confessed, a tired look on his face.

"Oh...cool..."Arnold said, thinking that Courtney seemed nice enough.

"No it's not, she's stickier than glue and...I don't know...she's just not my type..."He shrugged, feeling weird that he was telling them this.

"Let me guess, her family's name wouldn't have "Wellington" or "Lloyd" anywhere in it, would it?..."Helga asked in a flat tone, causing the two kids to flinch, which she knew meant she was spot on.

"You guys don't have to tell me if you don't want to but she looks too much like Rhonda that she either has to be her daughter or her clone, both of which are terrifying enough..."Helga faked shuddered.

"I...No comment..."Andy said, not wanting to get into this. He was surprised his mom had figured out who Courtney's mom was but he wanted to get them out of here before she figured out who her dad was.

According to his dad's story, at this age Courtney's mother couldn't stand her father and he was pretty sure such a discovery would just unlock a whole new bunch of unwanted questions.

"Let's just get going..."Kiara insisted.

They had turned to corner and as if on cue, a fat boy came carrying a bunch of fudgy bars, and he was accompanied by a girl in braids.

"Hey Andy...'The fat boy greeted.

"Hey Adam...Keisha..."Andy said with a nervous smile and wondering why his friends were suddenly finding him now.

He was just grateful it was them and not their parents, he couldn't even begin to explain that.

"We were just on my way to my dad's shop, come on...He and mom are giving away free samples...'Adam said in excitement.

'Adam, Keisha...I would love to but I'm kind of in a rush..."Andy said.

"Who's your friend? He looks a lot like you?..."Adam pointed to Arnold.

"This is Aaron...He's family...Giving him a tour and we're on out way to G's house and these are his friends..." Andy said quickly.

"Hi there...My name is Keisha Horowitz...and this is Adam Berman...It's nice to meet you..."Keisha said with a nice smile.

'Hi..."Adam said before shoving another chocolate bar in his mouth.

"Horowitz? Berman?..."Arnold, Helga, Gerald and Phoebe all thought in surprise.

Now that they got a good look at him, Adam did resemble Harold and he was just as fat as he was. The difference was that he had brown hair and a different nose but the resemblance was there. However, if Keisha was Eugene's daughter, then she didn't look a thing like him. The fact that she was tall, dark haired and didn't look like she would trip over her own two feet was an example. Not to mention she looked like she wore attitude like it was a perfume.

"No..."Andy thought in dismay but tried to turn this around.

"Guys, sorry to cut the chit-chat short but G is awaiting and you know he's 105...He can get cranky when he has to wait a lot..."Andy said smoothly.

"Okay, well it was nice meeting you guys..."Keisha said with a smile... "Anyway Andy, just to remind you that the tournament is next week, be sure to show up for practice...'Keisha said.

"I won't forget...Anyway, see ya guys..."He said as his two friends left the area.

"So that was Harold's son and Keisha is Eugene's daughter isn't she?...'Gerald asked.

"Yes, but let's go before you all meet someone you shouldn't be meeting..."Kiara said with impatience.

Why was it that their friends would find them at the one moment, they were trying to avoid them and anyone else that might slip up dangerous clues to the child version of their parents?

A little later

The group kept walking, Andy suggested taking a bus and they were on their way in order to avoid running into anyone else.

"So what did Keisha mean about a tournament?...'Arnold asked out of curiouisty.

Andy was about to try and think of an excuse, only he wasn't looking where he was going and ended up bumping into someone, knocking them down.

"Ow! Shorty Shortman!...'Was yelled.

"Oh man...Not him..."Andy thought in dismay.

Why the heck did he had to run into W.J now of all times?

"Wolfgang?...'Arnold unintentionally slipped out in shock, earning his attention.

"Who's this loser Shorty and how does he know my name? He's not another weird cousin of yours, is he?..."The Wolfgang look-a-like said as he stared the shorter Shortman down.

"W.J, not now..."Andy said, bracing himself just in case something went down.

"And who are these weirdos with him?..."WJ said as he eyed down the four time travelers.

"Now who do you think you are?..."Helga said, not liking this guy who might likely be the jerk fifth grader bully's son for all they know.

"The name is Wolfgang Wentworth Jr, but I go by W.J..."He introduced... "And since you guys are new here, allow me to give you a proper Hillwood greeting..."He said as he cracked his knuckles and his group of bullies approached as well with mean looks on their faces.

Helga paled a bit, there were about 6 mean looking fifth graders and they didn't look like push overs. She knew she could have taken on W.J is it was just him, but 6 against 1 was so not fair.

"Now calm down, let's all talk about this rationally..."Arnold said as he even got in front of Helga, just in case something happened.

"What are you? A shrink...Since your shorty's family, I'll give the introduction to you first..."W.J. said as he lifted Arnold by the shirt and raised his fist.

POW!

A loud sound of somebody hitting something was heard and Arnold was suddenly on the ground. However he felt no pain, it was all so fast and now all of a sudden, W.J was on the ground, groaning in pain while Andy stood on top of him, fist raised and an angry look on his face.

"I mean it W.J. get lost now!...'Andy shouted, a really angry look visible on his face.

Helga, Gerald, Phoebe and most of all Arnold stared in surprise, did they really just see Andy punch that guy who was much bigger than him with almost no effort?

"Why you-...'W.J. got up and charged at him like an angry bull and his buddies followed with him to gang up on Andy.

Then something unbelievable happened.

Andy sent them a glare as he quickly dodged W.J and then sent a karate chop, hitting the tall boy that looked like Edmund, making him hiss in pain. Andy kept fighting and gave a loud karate yell and the entire group, minus Kiara gaped in surprise at what they were seeing.

Andy immediately moved out of the other goon's way and soon gave another karate chop, rendering him in pain. He saw two of the big ones charging at him and he ran in the opposite direction and even bounced off a wall, out of harm's way while those two painfully ran into it.

"Three down…three more to go…"He said as he looked at his remaining opponent.

Another fifth grade was now on him but Andy was fast and he punched him in multiple places all over the face and chest, before giving a push away, and gave a backhanded punch on his buddy when he tried to sneak up on him. Now all that remained was W.J who was still smarting a bit over the first blow. He charged once more but Andy was too quick, easily dodged him and ended it when he kicked him in the face, sending him to the ground once more but he was still conscious.

"Now we can do this the easy way…or the hard way…Which is it?..."Andy said as he sent him a warning glare, showing he wasn't playing around.

"You won't stay champ for long…"W.J shouted as he ran away, leaving his group behind.

"Coward…"Andy muttered in disgust as walked over the group who were still looking at him in surprise.

"Uh…We should be going…"He chuckled nervously as he walked on but the group just stared at him in wonder, the one most obvious was Helga.

"Hold the phone…'Helga said as she blocked his path… "Care to explain that?...'She pressed on.

"What…What do you mean?...'Andy said, looking very nervous.

"That…"She pointed to the fifth graders who were still knocked to the ground.. .'That was major boss, where did you learn all that?…"She said impressed.

"Oh…Well, I've been taking karate since I was little…and well…"He rubbed the back of his head.

"Karate?...'Arnold said in surprise, getting a bad memory from the time he took it and went overboard.

"Yes, for self-defense…"He said as he noticed his dad was looking at him strangely.

"Come on, we have to get going…"He said as they finally made it to the bus stop and as if on cue, the buss arrived.

They soon boarded it and were on their way to the one place where they knew was safe.

The Sunset Arms boarding house.

-To be continued-

Next time on A Trip Through Time

Grandpa

REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:

Call Me Nettie: We will see that next chapter.

Ajay243: Congrats on guessing right Ajay.

metalheadrailfan: That would be a funny situation, wouldn't it...

Invader Johnny: Yep, you got that right as shown here, they now saw a little too much than was necessary.

Guest:(1) If that happens then she would definitely either pass out from the shock and then monologue, or freak out...maybe all of the above.

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Guest(2): That's a good way of describing the two of them.

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