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The Chaotic Time Machine Couper Mann

It all started when I was playing in the woods, just like I al- ways did before dinner. But for some reason, I decided to go deeper than usual. After what seemed like only a few minutes, I was lost. Although I had no clue which way to go, I wasn’t about to just stand there and breathe in the autumn air. I started to just casually walk through the forest when I spotted something glowing and bright. I began to investigate when I heard my dad call, “Mar- cus! Come wash up, dinner time!” “Okay, coming!” I replied with a yell. I decided to follow his voice back to the house so I wouldn’t be stranded. I chose not to tell my parents at din- ner about the strange lights, I figured I should find out what it was first. After dinner I asked Mom if I could go back out, trying to sound less anxious than I really was. “Of course you can. Just remember to get a coat,” she exclaimed with a smile. I went back outside and immedi- ately went back to the strange light. I found it at last. Then I gasped at what I was seeing. It was a time-machine! I had so many questions. “When and how was this built?” “Who made it?” “How has no on found it?” All these questions didn’t have many possible answers. Who in the world would be able to make a time-machine without it ever being noticed? I took a deep breath, and tried to calm down. I decided to take a look at the rest of the machine. It was exceptionally large with a cockpit, a few high-powered engines, and an escape pod. I wondered what the escape pod was for until I no- ticed the self-destruct button on the inside. Even though I was only fourteen, I had big dreams of becoming an electri- cal-engineer. I had always wanted to take after my greatest ancestor, Nikola Tesla. All I had ever wanted to do since I 12