He stood, looking around the yard, thinking about the events that brought him here.
So much had happened of late, he thought, but in fact it was only a few months ago that his friend had made him a most unexpected offer. At the time, it wasn’t at all surprising that he would leap at the opportunity to get involved in a new hobby. His work in the finance company was pretty mundane and the thought of taking an interest in something that normally, only a few wealthy people could enjoy, would have been hard to resist. He remembers the time the idea was first put to him. Having been invited, as a guest, to the Inventers Club one evening, his friend had come up with the proposition.
It was there that he said he could modify an out-of-date model of a time portal for him to play around with. Of course, there was no instruction manual. He only had a few written notes that he’d made, based on what his geeky mate with the science degree had told him.
It had been a few months after that, when it had been built, that he brought it to his place one evening. He spent an hour or so going over the basics and reminded him that he should not let anybody know he had it. His friend had broken a couple of laws by doing what he did.
When the big breakthrough in time travel technology was discovered, back in the late 2030s, it was only possible to go back. Soon after this, a worldwide prohibition was placed on creating portals capable of future travel. This was mainly due to both ethical and legal reasons. As it was, there had been several cases of unresolved disappearances. It was generally accepted that the loss of the control device or a dead battery would explain this. Knowing this, he always had a spare battery with him.
It became obvious that this old model that his friend had cobbled together was more or less what was available today; a simple tabletop box that the user had to stand in front of, when switching it on, along with a portable hand-held control device. Its time range went far beyond the relatively short-distance trips that he would take. He did go back to his schooldays a couple of times, but mainly limited his travel too recent years.
Over the following couple of weeks that it was installed, apart from an occasional crackling sound that the box emitted, all went well. He certainly enjoyed his short forays back and forth during most evenings.
He was well aware of the fact that he was something of a dilettante when it came to using his portal. It was so often the case, that when he travelled through time, he’d have absolutely no idea where he would end up. Fortunately, the device had a ‘Home’ button, for an instant return. This, in itself, added an extra thrill when using the portal.
This was the case until his precious evening’s choice of entertainment became a nightmare in a single moment.
He found himself standing in what appeared to be the foyer of a hotel. There was something immediately strange about it. It certainly had a futuristic feel to it. The general décor was like nothing he had ever seen before. He was looking around at this, when he realised the place was deserted.
Suddenly, his attention was jolted by the sound of a door opening. It came from behind the empty reception area, and the woman that emerged made her way towards him. She was strangely dressed in clothes that were of an odd design. Her very appearance in the place made him nervous about her purpose in approaching him.
She came to him with her arm outstretched. She had what looked like a large, coloured marble, the size of a tennis ball, held out in the palm of her hand. She nodded at it frantically, as though she was insisting that he take it. The thing was glowing and something decidedly weird was moving around inside it!
It was at this point, just like any computer user who had got completely lost in several screen menus, he clicked on ‘Home’.
That was yesterday. Today he hoped his guru friend would understand. He probably would. After all, he was a good sort.
Anyway, that’s what brought him here.
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