NSC: Hey everyone. Welcome to something new I'm trying to start here. The premise revolves around my favorite aspect of science fiction: time travel. The story takes place in our universe but, as you might have expected, covers numerous periods in history. I should also note right here that this is intended to be a serious story. Please attempt to keep it as so. Thanks. So, without further ado, here's the prologue I have written to start it off....

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"If you enjoyed the show, tell your friends. If you didn't, tell your enemies."

[This message has been edited by ComicKook (edited September 24, 2002).]

Tuesday, September 24, 2002. 12:42 PM.

Linus Orville sighed as he walked through the park, hands shoved in his pockets. He always liked spending his lunch hours here, because it gave him a chance to unload his mind and think. He hadn't had much time to himself as of late, working his fingers to the bone down at the city bank, never getting out to see the world.

Linus heard an odd sound in the background as he walked pass a pair of trees. The sound was unusual, almost resembling that of a microwave on the fridge. The sound was immediately followed by a male yell. Linus rushed over to investigate and found a stout, stone-jawed man in what looked like a black-rubber jumpsuit.

"Check the perimeter," he kept repeating to no one in particular, "I said, check it! I want her found NOW!"

"Excuse me, sir?" Linus asked meekly, "Is everything all right?" The strange man just stared at him. "Scram," he said. "But--"
The man whipped out a gun and placed it to the other's forehead. "Get lost before you become a jigsaw puzzle." "Ye...yes, sir." Linus gulped.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, another black rubber-clad man, this one much older, appeared at the horizon, running towards them. "Corbert!" he screamed at the other man, "What in blazes do you think you're doing?!?"

Corbert grabbed Linus by the neck and held him in front of him. "Back off, Colonel! I know what I'm doing!"

"You have no idea what you're doing! Do you realize the danger you've caused just by being here?!? Now, get over here! We're leaving!"

"No way, sir!" Corbert barked, grinding the muzzle of his gun into Linus's head, "It's not happening! Or my buddy here gets it!"

"Are you mad?!?" the Colonel exclaimed. "I'll do it. I swear I will." the other spat.

Linus could feel his heart beating in his chest. What was going on? Why did he have to take that stupid walk on this stupid Tuesday on his stupid lunch hour?!? All of these questions flooded his mind as he watched the Colonel pull out some sort of bizarre mechanical creation.

Corbert's eyes widened as he saw the object. "No!" he yelled, "I'm not going back! I won't let you do this to me!" "Son," the Colonel said calmly, aiming the gadget at the other two, "Don't make me do this..." "I'll kill him," the hijacker screamed, "I will!" Silently the Colonel mashed a button on the object.

"Wait a second!" Linus yelped, "Just what's going on he...GAAAAHAAHAH!!!" The last thing he felt before blacking out was pulses of electricity running through his veins. He tried to scream but his tongue seemed to melt in his throat. Everything faded away.

Sunday, May 17, 2420. 9:45 AM.

When Linus awoke, his eyes hurt. At least I'm alive, he thought. He was lying a worn cot in a dank room with metal slabbed walls, green algae forming on the underside. He scratched his head. What's happened? Kidnapped, he supposed. But why? Whatever was going on, he sure wasn't getting answers.

Suddenly, with a rusty squeak, a door swung open and a young woman with glossy black hair stuck her head in the room.

"Mr. Orville?" she said politely, "Col. Rolock would like to see you now."

(To be continued on next post...)

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"If you enjoyed the show, tell your friends. If you didn't, tell your enemies."

NSP: I got one question before potentially adding to this thread myself (though I'm far from making any promises, as I'm having difficulty finding time for the threads I usually post for):

What kind of time travel "theory" are we going to be using in this thread? The "Back to the Future" type, with time as a river-string, or the type found in "Timeline" and "Sliders" and such, where each moment in "time" is a different dimension? Either way, you could still use the premise you made in your prologue, but depending on which is used, different approaches would result. If it's something other than those two, please tell. Just wanted to get clarification on that

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Check out the following stories:
The Neverending Story Thread(comedy *sci-fi/fantasy*)--never finished--

(in story order)
The Change (The Second War) (sci-fi/fantasy) --not finished/on hold--
The Crusade--tentative title (fantasy/sci-fi) --To Be Announced--
Saga of the 3rd War (fantasy/sci-fi) --finished--
The Shadows of Darkness (fantasy/sci-fi) --finished--
The Eternal War (fantasy/sci-fi) --not finished/IN PRODUCTION--

NSP: Well, I guess I'll let it be the writers' choice. However, I personally would like to see the string-theory approach to the story.

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"If you enjoyed the show, tell your friends. If you didn't, tell your enemies."

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