Calvin and Hobbes: The Series SEASON TWO Chapter 5: Time Terror PART 5, a calvin & hobbes fanfic

Calvin, Hobbes, Andy and Socrates tumbled through the swirling blue tunnel.

The Time Machine hummed and rumbled.

Lightning flashed and crashed everywhere.

Calvin guided them through the tunnel.

"Let's see," he said, glancing at the little screen. "We're about to approach Sherman's location."

"Where is he?" asked Andy.

Calvin searched the little screen.

They heard him gasp.

"HE GASPED!" shouted Hobbes. "ABANDON TIME MACHINE!"

Hobbes, Andy and Socrates attempted to jump out, but Calvin grabbed them all back in.

"Guys, get back in here!" he said calmly. "You're making me swerve. If we swerve, we might miss our stop, and then we'll run out of power before we get home. Besides, if you jump out, you'll land somewhere dangerous in time."

Hobbes gulped.

"Suddenly, I'm loving this box more and more," he said.

"Anywho, why'd you gasp?" asked Socrates.

"Sherman is in a place that might shock you," said Calvin.

"Where is he?" asked Andy.

"…the future," Calvin said quietly.

Hobbes, Andy and Socrates stared.

"FUTURE?" they shouted.

"Yeah, the year 4128, to be exact," Calvin replied. "I wonder what the future will look like."

"Well, something tells me we're about to find out," Hobbes said nervously.

Calvin looked up and saw a great white light just ahead.

"Whoa……," breathed Calvin.

Suddenly, the Time Machine started to gain speed.

The light grew brighter.

Calvin, Hobbes, Andy and Socrates covered their eyes.

"WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" they all screamed.

Lightning flashed and thunder crashed.

Suddenly, there was a loud WHOOSH!

The Time Machine flew out of a time vortex in the sky.

Calvin was the first to open his eyes.

"Whoa…," he breathed.

Hobbes, Andy and Socrates looked around.

Hobbes looked around.

"Where the heck are we?" Hobbes asked.

"I dunno," said Calvin. "Hang on. I'll set up a tracker to guide us to Sherman."

Calvin typed in Sherman's name, and then the Time Machine beeped.

The auto-pilot came on, and then it flew past several buildings.

Now I'll tell you about the scenery.

It looks like the Jetsons were pretty accurate.

Just a few centuries too early.

There were indeed floating cars and buildings.

Everything was a shiny silver metal.

"AWSOME!" said Calvin.

"Sweet," said Andy.

"Cool," said Socrates.

"Terrifying," said Hobbes.

As they continued to fly, Calvin gasped when he saw something just ahead.

"LOOK!" he shouted.

Hobbes, Andy and Socrates gaped.

There, in the center of a floating sidewalk, was a group of statues!

It was them!

That's right, marble statues of Calvin, Hobbes, Andy, Socrates and even Sherman were standing in the middle of the floating city.

"Cool!" said Socrates. "They captured my good side."

Calvin flew the Time Machine closer and read the plaque.

It said, OUR WORLD'S HEROES.

"Huh," he said. "Go figure. We must have saved the world together at some point."

"Wow," said Hobbes.

The Time Machine flew off and carried on towards a small building.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Calvin stared at the tracker.

Then he looked at the sign in front of the building.

PETS AND PET FOOD MAKER.

NOW FEATURING SQUIGGLES THE MUTANT HAMSTER.

Calvin, Hobbes, Socrates and Andy stared.

"Ooh, this'll be good," said Hobbes.

Once they flew inside, Calvin, Hobbes, Andy and Socrates started searching for Sherman.

He wasn't too hard to find.

There was a tiny creature up on a stage next to a giant machine.

It was Sherman, all right.

And he didn't look very happy.

He had somehow grown a penguin's beak, a turtle's arms, and a bear's legs.

Wow.

"That's right, America," he hissed. "Come buy this cheap stuff. It's good for penguins, turtles, bears, or all three wrapped into one."

Then he squeaked bitterly.

There weren't many people around, so Calvin, Hobbes, Socrates and Andy slowly approached.

"Shermie?" asked Andy. "Is that you?"

Sherman looked up and saw them.

"Well, it's about time you four showed up. Get me the heck out of here!" he demanded.

There was a pause.

Then, Calvin, Hobbes, Socrates and Andy keeled over on the floor, laughing.

"HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!"

Sherman stood there, growling a tiny growl.

"Will you please…?" he grunted.

Finally, they all stood up and stopped laughing.

Then they all looked at him again.

Then it just started all over again.

"ARE YOU ALL QUITE FINISHED!" Sherman shouted.

Finally, Calvin was the first to calm down.

"You see, Sherman?" Calvin said. "This is what happens when you try to outdo me."

"Just get me out of here!" Sherman yelled.

"Is that real stuff on you?" asked Socrates, looking him over.

"Yes it is. They put me in a machine and jumbled me up. Now get me out of here."

But Calvin was having none of it.

"No, no, I'm quite sure a genius rat like yourself could get yourself out of this," he said.

Sherman stared.

"How can you not!" Sherman bellowed. "This is your fault!"

Calvin growled. "Okay, you know what? I'm not going to take this anymore. This is so not my fault! Okay, this is your fault, and nobody else's. So I was showing off my inventions. BIG DEAL! So your ego was smarting from it. SUCK IT UP AND BE A HAMSTER! YOU COULD'VE JUST PUT UP WITH IT LIKE THESE GUYS DID, BUT NO! YOU HAD TO TRY AND BE BETTER! WELL, LOOK WHERE IT'S GOTTEN YOU! IT'S GOTTEN YOU A CAREER IN SHOW BIZ!"

Hobbes, Socrates and Andy clapped for Calvin.

Sherman glared at Calvin.

"Look, I'm sorry I got you all into this mess," Sherman said through a gritted beak. "Now please. Get me out of here so I can destroy the time portal."

Calvin thought.

"Okay, fine. We'll help you. Hobbes? Hand me the box."

Hobbes handed Calvin the box.

Calvin turned the box to the side that had a switch on it.

He flipped it towards the word TRANSMOGRIFIER.

The box flipped over so that the opening was on the bottom.

Calvin grabbed Sherman and tossed him inside, and then he turned an arrow to the word HAMSTER.

Then he pushed a button.

ZAP!

When he pulled the box off of Sherman, he had been changed back to his usual hamster self.

"Now what do we say, Shermie?" asked Andy, crossing his arms.

Sherman growled.

Then through gritted teeth, he muttered, "Thank you."

"You're welcome," Calvin said sweetly. "And do you admit that my inventions could kick your inventions' butts?"

"Don't push it," Sherman hissed.

Calvin then turned the Transmogrifier back into the Time Machine, and then they all piled inside.

Calvin pressed a button, and a time vortex opened up.

They all flew inside.

They were reunited.

And they were going to something nasty to Sherman when they got home.

But first, they had to get home.