Hey guys, I'm here in my school's computer lab, typing this. But however, because it's class time, my teacher my computer is right next to my teacher's desk, so I need to be very careful and not get caught! But luckily, I can be pretty sneaky. So now let's- Whoa!
... Okay, she went over to check some work...
Alright, as I was saying, let's do the recap.
Last time, Danielle went up to Buster to question him about the almanac, Buster then just tells her. Danielle finds out that the date that he received the almanac was April 16th, 1911. The same date where Danielle used the lightning to get back to the future. But then Buster pulls out a gun in order to keep her quiet about his secret. Danielle flees to the roof and gets cornered by Buster, he then reveals that he was the one who killed Tramp. Danielle then jumps off the roof and- Whoops!
... Phew, I almost missed that one...
Now where was I? Oh yeah!
Danielle jumps off the roof and comes back up on top of the D.E. and then Sam incapacitates Buster by whacking him in the face with the door. Allowing him and Danielle to escape into the sky.
Now that the recap is done, it's time to start chapter 10! *feels tapping on shoulder* What the? *turns around and sees the teacher*
... Uh oh...
Ready? Sego!
Chapter 10 – Return to 1911
"That's right Sam, April 16th, 1911." Danielle said as Sam started putting in the date. "Unbelievable that future Buster could've chosen that particular date… It could mean that that point in time had contained some sort of cosmic significance. Almost as if it were the temporal junction point in the entire space-time continuum!" Said Sam.
Danielle exhaled loudly after taking in what Sam had said. "On the other hand, it was just an amazing coincidence…" Sam said calmly.
The time circuits started beeping, "Ugh… Gotta fix that thing…" Sam said as he gently hit it a couple times and made it stop.
"Alright, time circuits on…" Sam said as he turned the time circuits on and flipped a few switches. Danielle then remembered, "What do you mean time circuits on? Sam, we're not going back now!" Danielle said alarmed.
"Yep." Sam confirmed. "Sam what about Scamp! We can't just leave him here!" Danielle pleaded. "Wh… You seriously didn't notice him?" Sam said in surprise. "What?" Danielle said as she tilted her head in confusion. "Look at the floor under the glovebox." Said Sam. Danielle looked and saw Scamp sleeping.
Sam started explaining what happened, "Right after I dropped you off on the roof, I went back to the lab to gather a few things before we go. While I was there, Scamp walked in, wondering what happened. I briefed him on what had happened while I was flying back. He fainted after I told him about Buster."
"So, when will he wake up?" Asked Danielle. As if on cue, right after she said that, Scamp stirred. "Right now…" Said Sam.
Scamp opened his eyes and saw Danielle. "Danielle! You're okay!" Scamp said relieved as he jumped onto the passenger seat and hugged her. "Wha… of course I'm okay! What's going on?" Danielle asked confused.
"Wait… oh, it was just a bad dream… A dream where buster chased you to the roof with a gun." Said Scamp. "Actually… that wasn't a dream, Buster really did chase me to the roof, with a gun! Shortly before you woke up." Danielle corrected.
"What!? What did he do!?" Scamp said alarmed. "I think the better question is 'what did WE do?' I jumped off the roof and landed on top of the D.E., then we slowly rose up, Buster was stunned. When he got to the edge of the roof, WHAM! Sam opened the door and slammed it into his face!" Said Danielle, who was holding in her laughter. "K.O.!" Said Sam.
He then continued, "Anyway, we found out when Buster got the book and we're going there now. If we succeed on this mission, this alternate 1912 will be changed back to the REAL 1912. Instantly transforming around everybody. Our family will be fine and will absolutely have no memory of this horrible place!"
Danielle was feeling worried. "Sam… what if we don't succeed?"
Sam looked through the windshield gripping the steering wheel, "We must succeed!" Sam said determined. He then turned the steering wheel to the right and swerved the D.E.
Three bright flashes lit up the empty road. At the third flash, the D.E. flew through the sky above the road and stopped at a billboard. The D.E. slowly lowered behind the billboard and when it landed, the doors opened.
"Oh, this is heavy Sam… I mean it was just like I was here yesterday." Said Danielle. "You were here yesterday Danielle, you were! Amazing isn't it?" Sam said as he fumbled with his pocket, trying to get his watch.
"So wait, did we just go more than a year back in time?" Asked Scamp. "Yes we did, not the first time I was here on this day." Said Danielle.
Sam pulled out his pocket watch, "Alright, sunrise should be in about 22 minutes… Danielle, you go into town, track down young Buster and tail him." Sam said as he ran to the glovebox and pulled some items out of it.
He then continued. "Sometime today, future Buster will show up to give young Buster the almanac. Above all, you must NOT interfere with that event! You must let future Buster believe he succeeded so that he'll leave 1911 and bring our D.E. back to the future."
"Right…" Said Danielle. "Once future Buster is gone, grab the almanac anyway that you can! Remember, all of our futures depend on this!" Said Sam.
"Gonna have to remind me on that Sam…" Danielle exhaled. "Here's some binoculars, and a walkie talkie so we can keep in contact." Sam said as he passed them to Danielle.
"I'll stay here and try to repair the short in the time circuits. That way we don't risk anyone else stealing the time machine! And I won't risk accidentally running into my other self!" Said Sam.
"Your other self?" Asked Scamp. "Yes! Danielle, there are now two of me here, and there are two of you here… The other me, is the Sam Brown, from 1911. The younger me, that helps the other you, get back to 1912!" Sam said as he ran a few metres down the road.
"Metres? Narrator, we live in the US." Said Danielle. Well I've been living in Canada for my whole life, so I use the metric system. "Danielle now is not the time for that Narrator stuff right now!" Sam said as he ran back towards them.
"Anyway, Danielle… Remember the lightning bolt at the clock tower?" Asked Sam. "Yeah!" Danielle nodded. "That event doesn't happen until tonight. So you must be very careful NOT to run into YOUR OTHERSELF!" Said Sam.
Scamp then walked up to him. "But wait, what will I do Sam?" Asked Scamp. "You stay here with me. Because if you both follow young Buster, there's a higher chance of you two being spotted. Besides, I'm probably gonna need a helping paw with fixing the time circuits." Said Sam.
"Great… This sounds it's going to be a lot of fun…" Said Scamp feeling unamused. "Hey, it's the safest option. When it comes to time travel, you NEVER take risks!" Said Sam. "Well, I guess it's better than doing nothing." Said Scamp.
Sam then turned to Danielle. "Okay, I think it's time for you to head off, just go down this road and you'll find the town within 10 minutes. In order to find young Buster, the junkyard would be a good place to start." Said Sam. "Yeah, I start from there." Said Danielle.
"Remember Danielle, travel with stealth. Try not to be seen by Buster or the other you, ESPEICAILY the other you! Got it?" Sam Said as he gently grabbed her. "Yeah, I got it." Said Danielle.
"Alright good! Now, it's time to head off!" Said Sam. "Okay…" Danielle said before turning to walk down the road.
"Wait!"
Danielle turned to find Scamp running up to her. "Before you go, I wanted to tell you that… you got this." Said Scamp. "Yeah… I hope…" Danielle said worried. Scamp then placed a reassuring paw on her back. "You got this, I know you do… Good luck… and be careful." Said Scamp. Danielle smiled, "Thanks Scamp..." After a few seconds of silence, she then pulled him into a hug.
After breaking it a few moments later, Danielle turned and started walking. She stopped and looked back at him. She smiled and waved. Scamp waved back at her. Danielle then turned back and started running down the road.
Scamp then sighed and started walking back to the D.E. to where Sam was. Sam was rearranging wires in a compartment. He then noticed Scamp. "Hey Scamp! Can you grab my pliers? They're in the toolbox." Asked Sam.
Scamp walked over and grabbed them and passed it to Sam. "Thanks." Sam said as he grabbed it and started working. Then, without warning. There was an electric buzz and Sam got zapped!
Sam then fell out of the D.E. and landed on the ground. Scamp quickly ran over to him. "Sam! Are you okay?" Asked Scamp. "Just get me my work gloves…" Sam said flatly. "Uh, okay…" Scamp said as he went to get them.
