But now he had no idea when or where he was going. He didn't even know if there were new restrictions because he was traveling through Damaged Time.
"Can you take me to the nearest time hallow? And will I be able to get out if I do go?" Johan asked it. YES. It flashed in his hand.
"Alright let's do that." Johan said. The next thing he saw was colorless walls on all sides of him. So what I do now? Where do I go back to? Does he go back to the twenty-first century to see Andrea or somewhere else?
"If you have any input on what I should do feel free to let me know?" He told the Elucidator. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU WANT TO DO. Johan let it drop to his side. Then he brought it back up when he thought of something.
"Show me what happened with me and Lindbergh on the plane he took to the future." He said. Johan knew he needed to see this again but he really didn't want to see his biggest failure again. The wall in front of him changed into a view inside of the plane. Then thirteen year old him appeared sprawled on floor between the seats. Johan couldn't help but notice how young and innocent he seemed despite the ridiculous outfit. That Johan looked so hopeful, completely unaware of what would happen to him. He could feel the blood race through his body as he watched the younger him get up. Johan kept constantly forcing his head back to look at the screen but his mind was refusing to let him. His thumb was hovering over the stop button on the Elucidator. He got glimpses of him hurrying towards the restroom at the back of the plane, then he came out once it was clear. Johan smashed his thumb into the stop button and the screen went back to being a wall. He fell to his knees with tears threatening to spill over. He couldn't do it; he just couldn't pull himself to watch the worst failure he'd ever made – the worst mistake in all of history. Never had he felt so alone before. The walls started becoming prison walls. This time hallow had now become a personal prison cell. He punched the floor with all anger and pain flowing into it.
"That's wasn't how it was supposed to happen!" Johan screamed letting the tears go. He grabbed his hair, tossed his head back and let out another shout. Johan allowed himself to let out all the emotions he'd feeling for the past years. So badly he wanted Katherine to slap him and tell him to snap out of it. But the thought of her only made the tears come out harder and faster. Johan gritted his teeth and did it for her. It stung but the crying stopped.
"I already learned crying isn't going to fix any of this." He said standing back up drying his face with his sleeve. "So what can I do that will fix it?" After all I've been through I know I can do this! His grip tightened around the Elucidator with a new found determination. Is there some way I can force Lindbergh? Then what? The first time around he never got close enough to do anything. A new question crossed his mind: how could he do this? He was already there when he tried to talk him to change his mind. But I never actually got to talk to him!
"Can I enter the moment Lindbergh sends my thirteen self away?" He asked. YES. Johan couldn't remember the last time been this happy. He had a chance to do something but what? He thought about how his younger self would just jump in then think. Even after he all been through time travel he was still a bit rash. Becoming a bounty hunter, no longer gave him that option. One miss step could cost everything. I'll have to convince him, but if I can't I'll do it by force.
"Alright take me there." Johan said then everything went black for a moment. When he landed all he could tell was he was in a small room. His legs and body were bent so his side could lay on the floor. Does time sickness get better as you get older? Johan wondered. He blinked a few times clearing his head. Then he recognized where he was. It was the small bathroom at the back of the plane. This must be right after he left the first time around. Alright time to get going. He stood up and slid the Elucidator in his back pocket. He yanked the door open, ready to do whatever it took to get his old life back. The hall was clear. At the very end was the door that lead to the cockpit. He was just about there when he saw someone was a sleep in a seat. Johan instantly recognized the person as Katherine as a baby. So Hodge kept you on the plane. He carefully picked her up. The thoughts of who this went down before raced around in his head but he shook the memories aside. That's not going to happen this time! Johan opened the door, his eyes never leaving the pilot's seat. Lindbergh turned his head and gave a confused expression.
"Who are you?" He asked. Johan took the co-pilot's seat.
"I can tell you whom I'm not. I'm not your son. I'm Johan Skidmore." Johan stared directly at him. It was scary at how foreign his own name sounded to him. He'd been using his fake name so much that it felt like it was becoming a part of him.
"You look older than before." Lindbergh turned his attention out the window.
"That's because I just spent two years in the future." He explained.
"Don't worry you won't remember any of this once we get you back to your right age." Lindbergh said completely monotone. Johan shook his head. He needed a new approach.
"What will it take to convince you that I am not your son?" Johan asked. Lindbergh stayed silent. Johan pulled the Elucidator out of his pocket taking a good long look at it rethinking about his plan. But he sighed it off.
"You're a smart man." Johan started like the way he would with a client, "Take this Alpha Elucidator and go check any time or do any test that has no bias to prove it." He handed the Elucidator for him to take. Lindbergh eyed the device then him but he did take the Elucidator.
"Send the boy back to the airfield so I can meet him there!" He pointed the Elucidator at him then again everything went to black.
"Looks like I'm still going to be a bounty hunter. This time just in a different era." Johan muttered to a sleeping Katherine. In her sleep she whined and flapped her arms against his chest.
"I'll protect you. I promise." He whispered as the bright lights speed towards them.