March 13, 2001

8:15 p.m.

'Birdman and the Sparrow'

Timothy's POV

I slowly opened my eyes and for some strange reason, I could not move. I was tied up! I gulped hard, wondering if Vicky now knew my identity and decided to torture me. But, through my half asleep state, I was able to see the one person that confirmed where and when I was. It was my eight year old self, dressed as Sparrow.

I started to say, "Look, you've got to listen to me…."

But, just then, he froze me like he did before. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Cosmo and Wanda disguised as a human maid and butler. That's when I realized that this was it. I had no choice but to tell my younger self some of my truth. 'Hopefully, I won't reveal too much,' I thought as my younger self unfroze me.

I snapped, "You know, I really wish you stop doing that!"

Timmy snapped, "Never mind that! Who are you and what are you doing here?"

I sighed out of being annoyed and whispered, "Damn it, I forgot that I had a short attention span. Look, I already told you! I'm you! I'm only from the future!"

Timmy pointed the remote at me and responded, "I can't be old! I'm going to stay here in television forever."

I pointed out, sadly, "Not if she has nothing to say about it."

Timmy asked, "Who are you talking about? It's time you gave me some answers!"

I wanted to smack my forehead at the thought of time but that was the reason I was here.

I answered, "Time: an enemy of mine. You see, in my future, Vicky had gotten her hands on some remote that was powered by magic and was able to turn Dimmsdale into a desolate wasteland! She's now the supreme ruler of the world. Going against everything I believed in and stood for, I joined her ranks and earned her trust. Slowly, she developed a time traveling project for one purpose…to kill me…as a young kid."

My younger self gasped and turned a ghostly white. I figured that bomb was going to be hard to swallow but the next one that I was going to give him was going to be bigger.

I added, "So, once the blueprints were in Chester and A.J.'s hands, I had not only betrayed them but hand them over to Vicky so I could go back in time to stop her crazy plans. It's the only way for the bleak future where I come from fade away into oblivion."

Timmy looked at me with pure terror in his eyes and asked, "You betrayed Chester and A.J.?"

I pointed out, "What else could I do? I had to cut off all of my ties to that future before coming here to the past. That way, I would have nothing to look back and worry about. It's a classic 'Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time' thing. I turned out to be a damn Mudkip in that game!"

Timmy shot me a 'huh' look before he blinked in total confusion.

I figured that was coming, so I added, "You'll find out about that game in April 20, 2008."

Before anyone could ask another question, Vicky showed up. I saw her remote and acted dumb. It convinced everyone, even Timmy.

I broke myself free from the chair and commented, "For the record, I could've done that at any time." I almost faced palmed at the mention of time again and yelled, "RUN!"

Once we were able to get away, Timmy shook my hand and told me, "You've got yourself a partner."

I smiled and told him, "Then, let's save the future."

With that, Timmy took us to the next show, 'Clint's Hints' which was a parody of 'Blue's Clues'.

I whispered to Timmy, not wanting to him to know that I knew about Cosmo and Wanda, "Uh, what's with the pink and green objects following us?"

Timmy stammered, "T-there, uh, my goldfish. They fell into the television with me and they change shapes like we do."

I had to admit, that didmake sense. 'Huh, I guess I was better at lying than I remember,' I thought, patting myself on the back for it.

I whispered to Timmy, "So, what shows are next?"

Timmy took out the television schedule and told me, whispering, "Ted and Jimmy, followed by Rabid Rabbit, after that is the Feldman's, Poppy seed Avenue, some Christmas specials, Adolescent Genetically Modified Karate Cows, Maho Mushi, and then it's Dictator Week."

I whispered, about Maho Mushi, "Now that I remember. It was a little violent but I never missed an episode."

It was true. 'Maho Mushi' was a parody of 'Dragon Ball' and 'Pokémon' together. As for the others; 'Ted and Jimmy' was a parody of 'Tom and Jerry', 'Rabid Rabbit' was a parody of 'Looney Tunes', 'The Feldman's' was a parody of 'The Simpsons', 'Poppy seed Avenue' was a parody of'Sesame Street'. Once we got passed 'Poppy seed Avenue', we were in the Christmas specials. [Which was odd because this is March, not December?] Timmy and I were finally alone seeing that Cosmo and Wanda decided to help out some of the elves.

I turned to him as he asked, "Is there something wrong?"

I whispered to him, "We haven't much time. We can't let Vicky get to Dictator Week. Cosmo and Wanda will be damned if we don't succeed."

I gasped as I quickly covered my mouth. I wasn't supposed to say that…. Timmy looked up at me, totally shocked.

He asked, his voice threatening to break, "Y-you r-remember?"

I sighed and answered, truthfully, "I could never forget them. They were my only family except for Doc."

I gasped again as Timmy looked at me, even more shocked.

Timmy asked, "Doc? Who in the world is that?"

It was more of a demand than a question, though. I sighed as I told my younger self the whole story and not just the backdrop. Timmy was surprised and silenced at the same time.

I bent down to his eye level and whispered, "You've got to promise me something." He perked up as I had tears in my eyes. I whispered, "Never forget Cosmo and Wanda. Never betray Doc. And most importantly, never forget that you can do anything if you put your mind to it." I stuck out my pinky and asked, "Promise?"

Timmy seemed to have considered this and put his pinky next to mine. We locked pinkies.

Hhe said, "Promise. Your secret is safe with me."

I commented, "I know it is."

With that, we left the Christmas specials and started to ride the end credits from 'Adolescent Genetically Modified Karate Cows'. That was a parody of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', Vicky showed up. She tried to blast Timmy but I blocked the blast. However, it got me right in the time belt. I went down as my younger self looked over me, worried.

I whispered, "You'll have to age yourself in ordinary to make sure that the remotes don't work."

Timmy whispered, "But, what if I remember?"

I whispered, "You'll remember but your loyalty to everyone else will make you play dumb."

I slowly started to lose feeling in my legs. I couldn't help but wonder if this was how Doc felt about being shot….

I whispered, loud enough for Cosmo and Wanda to hear, "I regret nothing. My journey has been good. I was successful in warning you of the horrible future and I was able to remember the days of my youth. Those memories will always be with me."

Timmy pleaded as I no longer could feel my chest, "Timothy, you've got to hold on! I can't do this without you!"

I whispered, making sure that Cosmo and Wanda could hear, "You can do it. You're the only one that can!" I added, as the rest of me was starting to fade, "If you can put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything."

Timmy perked up as he knew I was quoting Doc. I closed my eyes and that's when my world went dark.

Cosmo: Wow, what a chapter! I had no idea that Timmy still remembered us! (He cries a little.) That's so sweet.

AK1028: (I smile.) The next chapter will go into Timmy's Point of View as he tells the story of the great battle. At the end, we will have two endings. One chapter will be 'Channel Chasers' ending and the other will be 'The Sands of Time' ending. So, please read and review! And always think outside of the box!

Cosmo: O-oh! After this, can I return as…..?

AK1028: We'll ask the readers, okay Cosmo?

Cosmo: Who are the readers?

(AK1028 turns to the computer with a worried look.)

AK1028: Tell me he's joking.