As I was saying…look what Wilbur did now! The future is so busted and it's all Wilbur's fault! Such irresponsibility in one so young…oh crud now I sound like a cheesy karate teacher. 'Read, young grasshopper…'…oh forget it!
Chapter Three: Brightness isn't Really Loved In The Alternate Future
They landed on the front lawn of the Robinson Mansion in a few seconds. They got out of
the Time Machines and they stood frozen, trying to absorb the temporary future. It reeked of
smoke, black clouds hovered in the sky, outlined by a deep blood-red. In the middle of the city,
there was a giant anthill. Huge robot ants with red metal armor roamed the streets. Smaller but
still huge robot ants with black metal armor traveled back and forth in straight lines, carrying
crates with loads of invention parts in them.
"I'm not exactly fond of the new future," Sierra said. "I can't wait to totally kick some Ant
Queen butt. I like darkness, but this is taking it too far!" Kilbur scowled as she pounded her fist
into her hand. "Totally!" Lily piped. Wilbur looked at Lewis then said, "We need to go get our
gadgets. Stay out here." Kilbur shrugged.
Five seconds later, the three girls heard screaming, then Wilbur and Lewis barreled out of
the mansion, panting. "What gives?" Kilbur asked. "We were on our way to the lab to pick up our
gadgets, but when we opened the lab door, there were all those big black robo-ants! They were
swarming the lab, taking my dad's inventions, putting them into crates and hopping out the
window! When they saw us, a dozen of them swarmed us, and we had to slam the door shut to
keep them inside." Wilbur explained.
"Okay, so we'll help you get the gadgets," Kilbur said and began walking toward the
mansion. She turned around. Sierra and Lily were staring at her, unmoving. Wilbur shrugged and
he and Lewis followed her. "Fine, I'll help them get their gadgets," Kilbur rolled her eyes. "But, uh,
Kilbur, be careful. The ants are right behind the—" Lewis was cut off when Kilbur opened the
doors, revealing dozens of ants. "—door." Lewis finished.
The ants attacked! "You guys, get the gadgets! I'll hold them off!" Kilbur said and prepped
to do karate. Wilbur and Lewis turned to each other, shrugged, and took off towards the lab. Once
in the lab, Lewis closed the door and Wilbur closed and locked the window. "I feel kinda bad
about leaving a girl out there to face all the ants," Lewis said as he picked up a green backpack
with all the gadgets. "She told us to," Wilbur said simply and picked up an identical backpack.
There was a small pause. Then Wilbur sighed and said, "But you're right." His eyes suddenly
looked at a shelf. "What are you looking at, Wilbur?" Lewis asked. "That thing on the shelf. It's a
Mini-Cupid!" Wilbur said. "Wilbur, I know you're kinda mysterious, but you're my son and I know
you're not really into love and Cupid and—" Lewis began talking. "No, Lewis. The Cupid is
something that shrinks anything that it zaps. It can zap anything except itself, so that's why dad—
you—invented this," Wilbur said and got the Mini-Cupid down from the shelf. "Oh," Lewis said.
They began to run out to the living room, only to find Kilbur brushing her hands together.
Every single ant was destroyed. Parts of them littered the living room. "Whoa! How'd you do all
that?" Lewis asked, his jaw dropped. "I have my ways," Kilbur remarked. Wilbur eyed the Mini-
Cupid then threw it over his shoulder. "Then I guess you won't need our ways," he said.
They went outside, where Sierra and Lily still sat, talking. "Oh, that was quick!" Lily said
as they got up and brushed themselves off. "We should go get the…uh…Ant Queens so we can
change the future again," Kilbur said. "Well, where are they?" Lily asked. "Hmm, gee, I dunno,
maybe they're in that giant anthill? Hmm, no that couldn't be. Hmm, gee, real mystery, huh?"
Kilbur said sarcastically. Lily glared at her. "Kilbur, Lily, focus! We have to get into the anthill!"
Wilbur snapped.
As the group argued, Sierra and Lewis suddenly turned to see two giant black robo-ants
picking up the Time Machines and begin to haul them back to the anthill. "Guys?" Sierra said.
"Guys?!" Lewis yelled. "GUYS!!!" Lewis and Sierra screamed in unison. "What?!" Kilbur, Lily, and
Wilbur all snapped. "Turn around," Lewis said. The trio did and saw the ants carry off the Time
Machines. "Oh," Wilbur said. "That's bad," Kilbur said. "Now we have two reasons to go in there,"
Lily said. "This would never have happened if we had just stopped Wilbur from ever bumping into
the ants!" Sierra said to Kilbur and Wilbur, who had wanted to do this because 'it was more fun'.
Lily began to look like she was having a seizure. "No, no, it's still fun," she said and
began twitching. Kilbur slapped her. "I needed that," Lily said. Wilbur then slapped her. "I needed
that, too," Lily said. Lewis slapped her. "You're pushing it!" Lily yelled. "Let's just get to the anthill,"
Sierra said. "How? We don't have Time Machines anymore!" Lily asked and glared at Kilbur and
Wilbur. "We'll manage," Kilbur said and began walking down the hill. Everyone else shrugged and
followed.
Ooh…the Time Machines are stolen by ants. Wow…we've really done it now. By we…yeah, I can bet you guessed…due to my pen name Kilbur Robinson- MTR Addict you can guess Kilbur is me…read my bio and figure out who the other two are ;-)