I take the car and into Colorado Springs, hoping someone there can explain all of this to me. However, as I get to the city centre, there is no one around. Slowly I make my way through every street in Colorado Springs, either by foot or car.
Doors have been left open; car’s still running, and pets left to fend for themselves. Again there are no humans in sight. Something has gone wrong, very horribly wrong. Could it be because I travelled in time? Have we upset the space-time continuum that much, that it caused everybody to vanish?
My heart starts pounding so much, that I have to sit down on the stairs of one of the abandoned houses. Was Dr. Richards right? He warned us, but none of us listened.
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Two months earlier (a couple of days after Kurt gets to the base) “You shouldn’t take this lightly,” Dr. Paul Richards says in a warning tone. “We are not…but we have to try Paul” My commanding officer, Nicolas Jenkins, replies. “This is as close as we have ever gotten and I will be damned if we give up now.” “Anything can happen, Nicolas” Paul reports and starts pacing the meeting room. “We do not know what the repercussions could be. We should test this and research this further.” “We have been studying it for ten years” Michael, one of the lead mechanics interjects. “I don’t know why you are now trying to backtrack. You presented the plan to the UN.” “We could upset the space-time continuum in ways we cannot even think of now.” Paul answers and stops pacing. “This can have massive repercussions.” “Paul, listen to me…” I say and wait until he looks at me. “Let go of those doubts. We are only going forward 1 hour…” “A lot can happen in an hour” Paul informs me and adds “I am resigning. I cannot be part of this anymore.” “PAUL…you can’t be serious? You are our lead project manager. You came up with this idea…” Nicolas exclaims and shakes his head. “We only have one month to go!” “To be honest, I didn’t think we are going to make it. Maybe part of me hoped that the UN would decline my request…but thinking about the aftermath…the effects of this....and now that we need to push the launch date forward...I can’t do it, I am sorry” Paul says and walks out of the room. Dr. Richards quit that day and we never heard of him again. I stand, get into my car and drive back to the base. As I get back, I find the monitoring and radio room. It is time to see if only the Base and Colorado Springs were affected. XXXXXX Three Years later “Home sweet home” I mutter, as I spot the sign for the Cheyenne Mountain Nuclear Bunker. Three years I have been on the road trying to find another human being. I not only stayed in America but also travelled to Canada, Mexico, took a boat …show more content…
Since no humans are around, not only has Mother Nature started to take back the cities, highways, and villages, but also Animals have slowly migrated closer to the towns.
Anyway, this Gorilla must have gotten either lost or escaped somewhere, because as I rounded a corner in the city centre of Rio, this massive silverback Gorilla just stood in front of me. A few seconds passed in which we had stared at each other before he let out a big grunt and I turned and ran for my life. Happy Days!
My usual buzz cut has grown out during the trip, and I now look like Tom Hanks in Castaway. However, I have stopped at growing a beard. Mine just becomes patchy and even though there is no one else but me in this world, I still care a little how I look.
Now I am back here, and I will try to assemble the time machine to travel back in time. However, it depends on how badly the capsule was damaged.
XXXXXX
Two Months later
“What do you think?” I ask Max, my not so small Husky puppy, as I roll out from under the capsule. I found him on the base, as I got back. His mother must have abandoned him. “Will it work this time?” Max just looks at me and then continues to chew the bone I got him from the
Doors have been left open; car’s still running, and pets left to fend for themselves. Again there are no humans in sight. Something has gone wrong, very horribly wrong. Could it be because I travelled in time? Have we upset the space-time continuum that much, that it caused everybody to vanish?
My heart starts pounding so much, that I have to sit down on the stairs of one of the abandoned houses. Was Dr. Richards right? He warned us, but none of us listened.
XXXXXXX
Two months earlier (a couple of days after Kurt gets to the base) “You shouldn’t take this lightly,” Dr. Paul Richards says in a warning tone. “We are not…but we have to try Paul” My commanding officer, Nicolas Jenkins, replies. “This is as close as we have ever gotten and I will be damned if we give up now.” “Anything can happen, Nicolas” Paul reports and starts pacing the meeting room. “We do not know what the repercussions could be. We should test this and research this further.” “We have been studying it for ten years” Michael, one of the lead mechanics interjects. “I don’t know why you are now trying to backtrack. You presented the plan to the UN.” “We could upset the space-time continuum in ways we cannot even think of now.” Paul answers and stops pacing. “This can have massive repercussions.” “Paul, listen to me…” I say and wait until he looks at me. “Let go of those doubts. We are only going forward 1 hour…” “A lot can happen in an hour” Paul informs me and adds “I am resigning. I cannot be part of this anymore.” “PAUL…you can’t be serious? You are our lead project manager. You came up with this idea…” Nicolas exclaims and shakes his head. “We only have one month to go!” “To be honest, I didn’t think we are going to make it. Maybe part of me hoped that the UN would decline my request…but thinking about the aftermath…the effects of this....and now that we need to push the launch date forward...I can’t do it, I am sorry” Paul says and walks out of the room. Dr. Richards quit that day and we never heard of him again. I stand, get into my car and drive back to the base. As I get back, I find the monitoring and radio room. It is time to see if only the Base and Colorado Springs were affected. XXXXXX Three Years later “Home sweet home” I mutter, as I spot the sign for the Cheyenne Mountain Nuclear Bunker. Three years I have been on the road trying to find another human being. I not only stayed in America but also travelled to Canada, Mexico, took a boat …show more content…
Since no humans are around, not only has Mother Nature started to take back the cities, highways, and villages, but also Animals have slowly migrated closer to the towns.
Anyway, this Gorilla must have gotten either lost or escaped somewhere, because as I rounded a corner in the city centre of Rio, this massive silverback Gorilla just stood in front of me. A few seconds passed in which we had stared at each other before he let out a big grunt and I turned and ran for my life. Happy Days!
My usual buzz cut has grown out during the trip, and I now look like Tom Hanks in Castaway. However, I have stopped at growing a beard. Mine just becomes patchy and even though there is no one else but me in this world, I still care a little how I look.
Now I am back here, and I will try to assemble the time machine to travel back in time. However, it depends on how badly the capsule was damaged.
XXXXXX
Two Months later
“What do you think?” I ask Max, my not so small Husky puppy, as I roll out from under the capsule. I found him on the base, as I got back. His mother must have abandoned him. “Will it work this time?” Max just looks at me and then continues to chew the bone I got him from the