And now here we are! The most dare deviled grope of drivers to ever whirl their wheels at the Wacky Races!

*music stoppes out of realization*

wait... Oh- wrong intro. (How did I even get that mixed up?)

Anyway, we're here with the fourth chapter! Now because of that screw up, let's jump straight into the recap.

Last time, Scamp confronts Vinnie and tries backing out from the decision but Vinnie wouldn't give up. Eventually, Danielle stepped in and Vinnie persuades her into a fight by calling her chicken. Danielle tries to take him on, but fails. She fled and borrowed a skateboard and another chase ensues. which ended in Danielle jumping into the pond and Vinnie crashing into the glass wall of the courthouse. Danielle and Scamp then temporarily parted ways, Danielle headed to an antique store, and Scamp exploring the town square.

so that's it for the recap, without further ado, let's start!

Ready? Sego!

Chapter 4 – Lectures and Discoveries

When Danielle entered the store, she smelled a fresh scent. She looked around at the old and rare stuff. 'Wow! This is so cool!' Danielle said in her head.

She noticed a thin book on display, she walked up to it and saw that it was a sports almanac, it shows the result of every sporting event from January 1910 to December 1913. Danielle then thought of an idea and she wanted that book.

She then heard a voice from behind her.

"Hello there little one!" Said the voice. Danielle turned to find the store clerk, sweetly looking down at her. "What brings a little puppy like you here?" Asked the clerk.

Danielle remembered that Sam was only person she knew who can understand what dogs say, she tried to tell her with actions.

She used a seat to get up on the counter and tapped her nose on the book and quietly barked. "This is what you want? Is this for your owner?" Asked the clerk.

Danielle nodded. "Well, it's pretty expensive, but I've never seen a puppy walk in to get something for it's owner, so cute. Because of that, I'll let you have it for free." Said the clerk.

Danielle jumped excitedly. 'Yes! I got it!' Danielle thought as she picked up the book with her mouth. After she jumped down, she made her way to the door.

"Have a nice day!" Said the clerk happily. Danielle barked, but it was muffled because of the book in her mouth.

After Danielle walked out the door, she placed the book on the ground. "I can't lose!" Danielle said smugly. She quickly put the book away when she saw Scamp approaching her.

"Hey Danielle! What did you find in the boring store?" Asked Scamp. "Well, there was a lot of old and rare stuff in there, very interesting." Said Danielle.

"Huh, I never thought you would find bottles of boredom interesting." Said Scamp. "Hmph, somehow, I'm not surprised by that. Seems like the type of thing you would say." Said Danielle.

"So, what did you find around the town square?" Asked Danielle, changing the subject. "Well, I found some things that are different. The pond, the now destroyed glass wall of the courthouse, which I think I see dogcatcher trucks parking there. Also, there's the Doggie Diner. All of that wasn't there before." Said Scamp.

"Huh, anyway, how do you think Sam will be? Oh wait, never mind." Scamp said as the flying D.E. Slowly inched out of the ally from behind Danielle. She turned around and saw it.

Sam opened the driver's door and waved. "Hey guys, I'm back! Stand by, I'll park over there!" Said Sam.

Buster walked out from the doggie diner and saw it slowly landing. "It's that… Car again?" Buster said in confusion. Right after that, Champ ran out the door and bumped into him. "Sorry! Excuse me, sorry!" Champ said as he pushed past him and ran off.

Buster watched Champ quickly walk across the street and looked at Scamp, who was till disguised. "What the?" Buster quietly muttered as he looked back and forth between them. "Two of them?"

"Hey Sam!" Danielle jumped happily. "Hey Danielle! I've returned the dyes back to the year 2350, I thought I was late, but I just went a few minutes back in time and brought them back on time!" Sam said happily.

Danielle then saw something in Sam's hand, she was going to say something about it, but Scamp beat her to it. "What's that you're holding?" Asked Scamp. "Oh, this? Well this is an…" Sam trailed off when he forgot. He flipped over the device and saw the name. "It's an iPad 2!" Said Sam.

Huh, that's what I sometimes use to type this story-… hey, where is it? I just saw it! Not that long ago!

Danielle then turned to the forth wall. "Uh, narrator? I think he just took your iPad."

Wait, WHAT!? Sam! Give it back! "Uh, you do realize you can't talk to him, right?" Said Danielle. "Ok seriously, who is the narrator, and why do you keep doing that?" Asked Sam.

"Well, I don't think I'm supposed to tell you. But I think you took his iPad. You should just put it back where it was." Said Danielle.

He doesn't need to do that, I'll just change up this part of the story. There we go! I've got my iPad!

"What the- where did it go!?" Exclaimed Sam.

Oops, I forgot to give him a new one. Then an iPad instantly appeared in his hands. So, Danielle, I make everyone forget that this has ever happened, except for you. Just don't bring it up…

Anyway, Sam showed them the screen. "It's pretty cool, right?" Said Sam. "Sam… did you go to the far future again?" Asked Danielle. "Well, no I- yes… I went to the year 2019 this time and boy was it different!" Said Sam.

"Will there be flying cars?" Asked Danielle. "No. We won't even be alive by then anyway." Said Sam. "Uh, what do you mean by that?" Asked Danielle. "Well… really, since when can a human live over 120 years old, let alone a dog?" Said Sam. "Oh, yeah. Good point." Said Danielle.

Sam then saw the court house. "What the? What in the world happened here!?" Sam said in confusion. "Oh yeah, Sam listen, my kid showed up, things went crazy." Said Scamp.

"You're kid!?" Sam exclaimed. He then slowly fell into the driver's seat. "Great Scott, I was afraid of this! I knew I should've picked up one of those sleep inducers from 2350, GWAH!" Sam moaned as Buster looked on from a distance before running off.

Danielle then looked at the newspaper and noticed something odd. "Wait a minute, Sam, Sam, Sam, look at this! It's changing." Said Danielle. Sam immediately stopped groaning and quickly looked at the newspaper along with Scamp.

The front-page title and picture slowly changed from "Young pup pounded" to "Dog pack pounded".

Sam looked up towards the courthouse and saw a bunch of dog catchers dragging Vinnie and his goons out of the destroyed glass entrance. Sam quickly took out a pair of binoculars and saw close up.

A photographer had his camera ready and Vinnie was right in front of it. He looked at the camera and shouted, "I WAS FRAMED!" Then the camera snapped the photo in the newspaper.

While Scamp was looking at the picture, he noticed that in the background, future Danielle was standing among the crowd. He quickly looked to where she was and saw her. After the two of them made eye-contact, Danielle smiled at him and walked off. Scamp didn't dare tell Sam nor Danielle about who he just saw and kept his mouth shut.

"Great, yes… yes of course!" Said Sam, he then looked at the newspaper. "Because this incident has now occurred, Vinnie now goes to the pound! There-fore your son will never go with him tonight and that raid will never take place. Thus, history, future history, has now been altered, and this is the proof." Sam said triumphantly before continuing.

"Danielle, Scamp, we've succeeded, not exactly as I planned, but no matter. Scamp, you wash off your disguise, and we go home!" Sam said quickly.

Scamp gulped. "Wash… you don't mean?" Scamp said cautiously. "Yes, you wash off in the pond over there. Unlike baths, all you have to do is simply jump in, and come back out… that's it. The dye washes off easily." Said Sam.

"Do I have to?" Asked Scamp. "Well, you'll have to do it before we go home, you can't come back with that disguise on. Plus, washing it off will be easy, and it'll only take just a few seconds." Said Sam.

"You know what? Just this once… I'll do it. BUT JUST THIS ONCE OKAY?" Said Scamp. "Okay good! Alright Danielle, let's get ready while we wait." Sam said as Scamp slowly walked off to the pond.

When we got there, he looked down into the water, and saw his son's reflection, being that he was still disguised. "Ugh… let's just this over with." Scamp said to himself. He took a deep breath and jumped into the water.

When he surfaced, he was Scamp again. He quickly walked out and shook his fur. Scamp was about to start walking back to the D.E. when he noticed future Danielle walking along the sidewalk on the opposite side of the ally.

He looked at the D.E., neither Sam nor Danielle were watching him. Scamp looked back and started running toward her.

But when he was at the entrance of the ally, he saw someone that made him yelp. "Oh no! NOT HIM!" Scamp said as he tried running, but it was too late, he was caught.

Back at the D.E., Danielle and Sam were fueling the time machine and setting the destination time. While Danielle was running, the sports book fell out from under her fur. Sam immediately saw it.

"What's this?" Sam asked as he picked up the book. "Uh, it's a souvenir." Said Danielle. Sam read the title out loud and turned to her. "Hardly recreational reading material Danelle." Sam said in disbelief.

"Hey, Sam, what's the harm in bringing back a little info about the future? You know, maybe, we can place a couple bets." Said Danielle. "DANIELLE, I didn't invent the time machine for financial gain!" Sam said angrily.

"The intent here is to gain a clearer perception of humanity. Where we've been, where we're going, the pitfalls and the possibilities, the perils and a promise. Perhaps even an answer to that universal question, Why?" Sam said as he slowly lowered his voice while he leaned closer to Danielle's face.

"Hey, Sam, I'm all for that! What's wrong with making a few bucks on the side?" Asked Danielle. Sam got up and started walking toward a garbage can. "I am going to put this in the trash!" Said Sam.

But before he could, a dogcatcher's truck drove by with Scamp in the back. When Scamp saw them, he quickly got up. "HELP! HELP ME!" Scamp yelled pleadingly.

Sam was frozen with shock. He quickly turned to Danielle. "GREAT SCOTT!" Sam said as Danielle ran over to him. "Was that Scamp!?" Asked Danielle, Sam nodded. "Now, I know where he is taking Scamp." Said Sam.

"To the pound?" Asked Danielle. "No, with a new law with capturing dogs, collared dogs are taken home instead of going to the pound. So the dogcatcher is taking him home, the same house that we live in! We'll arrive shortly there after, get him out of there and go back to 1912." Whispered Sam loudly.

"You mean we're going to go home in the future? I'm going to see myself as a grown up?" Danielle squealed. "No, no, no, Danielle, that could result in-" Sam said before he gasped loudly, holding his hand up to his mouth. "Great Scott! Scamp could conceivably encounter his future self! The consequences of that could be disastrous." Sam said frantically.

Danielle pulled at him to face her. "Sam, what do you mean?" Danielle asked confused. "I foresee two possibilities. 1. Coming face to face with himself 2 years older would put him into shock and he would simply pass out. Or 2. The encounter could create a time paradox, that would unravel the very fabric of the spacetime continuum and destroy the entire universe! Granted, that would be the worst case scenario. The destruction may be very limited, merely to own galaxy." Explained Sam.

Danielle was barely able to follow what he had just said. "Well that's a relief…" Danielle said uneasy, Sam then got up. "Let's go. I sure hope we find Scamp before he finds himself! It shouldn't be to hard, we could just drive home quickly, being that there's no traffic here." Sam said confidently.

But then.

Immediately after he said that, cars instantly flooded into the town square and stopped in a massive gridlock of cars, angrily honking horns at each other.

Sam and Danielle were absolutely dumbfounded, to shocked to move or say anything for the first five seconds. "And I had to jinx it." Sam said groaning. Danielle sighed, "You and your big mouth…" Danielle said irritated.

"Great, it's going to take us forever to get there!" Said Sam, despite it being obvious. He then held up the sports almanac, "And this stays here. I didn't invent a time machine to win at gambling, I invented a time machine to travel through time!" Sam said before throwing the book in a trash can.

After the two of them ran over to the D.E., and slowly merged into the traffic. Buster slowly walked out of the door that was next to the trash can. He walked over and pulled the book out. "So… Sam Brown invented a time machine." Buster said with an evil grin across his face. "Beautiful…" Buster said in a dreamy tone.

In the back of the truck, Scamp was laying down on the cold hardwood floor. "I can't believe I'm going to the pound again. I hope I don't stuck with Reggie again. Scamp said sadly. When the truck stopped, he looked out the fenced door, and much to his surprise, he saw that he was nowhere near the pound, in fact, he was familiar with the area.

"Huh? What am I doing here?" Scamp said to himself. He then heard familiar happy barking. "Why hello there! Is your owner home? No? Then you can take him in." Scamp recognized the voice, it was the same dogcatcher who threw him into the pound.

The back door of the truck opened and a dog popped up, it was future Danielle again, smiling at him. This time, she had something in her paw. But before Scamp could say anything, she pointed the device at him, as it beeped, the two lights on it lit up a bright white. Scamp began to feel light headed, and then everything went black.