Science Illustrated, 2021 edition. Dr. Drake Cole is a true genius according to the science magazine. He's working on the development of the portable time machine. Although some humans can already travel in time, the time machine is too expensive for normal people.
His mission is to make everybody have their time travel gadget that won't cost them too much. That way, anyone can travel through time without difficulties. It should be affordable and effortless which will make him the best time travel scientist of all time!
Celine folded the science magazine and put it back on the rack. She has a collection of these to keep on track with what's going on. It's been a year since the quarantine happened because of the pandemic. But until now, some areas and countries are still suffering from the spread of the virus that changes the world.
Although many people are more interested in finding the cure to the virus, Celine is not bothered. She works from home even before the pandemic happens. That's why she doesn't mind staying locked from home most of the time. But she wants to be in action where she can work with the genius Dr. Cole.
She already submitted her resume via email to become the genius scientist's assistant. It catches her attention because the job ad said that the successful applicant will work in the year 2030. That's the year where everything is possible when it comes to technology. Plus, the pandemic will be nonexistent by then.
She will be forty by the time the job starts but at least she can make her dream come true. Being an assistant scientist is her dream since she also considered herself one. Her major is Psychology which will help time travelers to cope with the shock a wormhole can provide. She's also a biologist who can help people who will do time travel.
Celine is thirty-one years old now and working as an academic writer online. She writes scientific reports for experiments and also writes about science in general. She has high hopes for this job post and that will make her the perfect candidate for that job. It's a good thing it doesn't have to start right away.
She will pick up some groceries with Derek today. Because of the pandemic, they can only see each other whenever they buy the essentials. He's an emergency doctor which means that he is too cautious about health. Although the pandemic subsided, he still doesn't want to visit her place.
Derek insisted that he might be infected because of his job. He doesn't want to infect her by being irresponsible. That's why going to the grocery with a face mask on is now considered their date. She misses him so much since she can't even hug him for more than a year now. But at least they can see each other with proper social distancing.
Before she could head out of the door, her phone started to ring. Celine picked it up and noticed that it's an unknown number. Who would be calling her during this day? Most of her friends' and family members' numbers are saved on her contacts. But she still chooses to answer the call in case it's important.
"Hello! Is this Ms. Celine Montgomery?" It's a man's voice on the other line.
"Yes, this is her. Who's asking?" Celine asked.
"I believe you're applying as an assistant scientist. This is Dr. Drake Cole."
"Hi, doctor! It's for the job in 2030. Why are you calling me now?" She asks, confused.
"I'm developing the time machine technology. What do you think?" Dr. Cole said sarcastically.
"I'm aware of that doctor. But can you tell me more about the job?" She asks.
"I will text you the address of my lab. You can visit by tomorrow morning." Dr. Cole informed her and hung up.
"Hello?"
Her future boss just hung up on her! She can't believe how rude that genius doctor is. But she's intrigued by the sudden phone call. The job ad is confusing enough. But getting a call from the scientist nine years before the job starts is more mind-boggling.
Drake stares at his phone and wonders how odd is that lady he just spoke with. When he posted the job ad, he was expecting to receive a lot of resumes. But to his dismay, he only received the one from Celine Montgomery. Nobody ever asks if it's a typographical error.
But the year on the job ad is accurate. After all, he posted it on June 28, 2030. When he visited that date, the virus outbreak was over. Even cryogenics is already possible. Some scientists are defrosting the bodies from the past years. They burned the ones that have been infected by the virus though.
It's the perfect time for him to create the time travelers' gadgets. Technology has advanced so much since 2021. Space travels are even commercialized in 2030. That's why he needs to have his assistants and bring them to the same year. But there is only one applicant and he needs to start the project as soon as possible.
It's a nuisance to go back to the present time when he needs to find some assistants to work for him. Maybe one should be enough for now and he can just hire more from the future. The problem with the working time machine is that it can only go back and forth from the present time to the future. He needs to make a device that can also go back to the past.
The time machine that he currently has was funded by the government. They only want to go to the future to make advanced technology. But now that he has his funding, he wants to create the ultimate time travel device. He needs to have an assistant to test his technology. Maybe that applicant will be perfect to go back to the past. He typed his lab address and hit the send button for tomorrow's appointment.
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"Hi, Dr. Cole! I'm Celine. You asked me to meet you today." She introduced herself politely."Get inside the lab! We can talk there." Dr. Cole instructed in a cold tone.Celine felt the chills coming up through her spine. Dr. Genius is a hunk! A cold one for that matter. She can't take her eyes away from his beautiful face. His chiseled chin makes him masculine and his eyes make him adorable. Even the crest of his nose suits him very well."You never had any lab experience. How can you call yourself a scientist?" Dr. Cole's voice echoed from the walls of the laboratory."I have a major in Biology and Psychology. My experience is from the college lab. I graduated top of my class." She boasted a little bit.
Derek Simmons 1990~2021"I hate to leave you all behind, but we'll meet again one day."Derek's gravestone made Celine cry even more. It's so sudden and she never thought that it could happen to one of them. Due to the pandemic, they weren't even able to hug each other. But now that he's gone forever, all she can think of is how to make up for their lost times together.The funeral is very simple and only close family and friends are allowed because of social distancing. Since he died because of an incident, the government officials allowed him to have the traditional funeral. Most people who died because of the virus were cremated.If only Derek's parents allowed him to be frozen. When the cryogenic technology is already available, he can be resusc
Dr. Cole's laboratory looks different from what Celine can remember. It wasn't this big a month before she visited for her interview. But she can't deny that it looks more like a scientist's lab now. She almost forgot that she's still mourning Derek's untimely demise."Don't look so surprised! We're in the future now, which is the year 2030." Dr. Cole reminded her."Right, I can't believe that your time machine really works, Dr. Cole," Celine replied."Please just call me Drake. I hate formalities between me and my assistant." He suggested.Celine looks at the scientist to see if he seriously means it. Even though they are now in the future, he is still the same cold Dr. Genius. He even dragged her to his lab
After being disappointed about the future, Celine's eyes widened as she entered one of the one-floor buildings. Chad brought her to the mall and explained to her that the buildings now are inverted. The reason behind it is the rise of flying cars and giant mushrooms.Now that they are taking the tube elevator to go down to the restaurant area, she can't believe that she's seeing the futuristic look of this building. It's underground and you can see a preview of every floor. They were able to take off their gas masks since it's already safe.She realized that they are wearing some dorky gas masks compared to other people around. It's embarrassing but she just comforts herself about the fact that no one will recognize her anyway. She was stuck from home for a long time trying to be a good academic writer.
"Celine, our avatars are here!" Chad announced in an excited tone.Celine is also excited so she immediately goes where Chad is. She saw the three large metal boxes and now she's standing in front of them. Chad opened the first one with his name on it and there's his avatar. He turned it on and greeted them like a real person."Good morning beautiful people!" The avatar said while the real Chad is smiling widely."Good morning, Chad 2! Please go to your charging dock. You need to get fully charged!" Chad instructed.The avatar walks towards the charging station and lays down on the charging dock. It closes its eyes as if it's sleeping. Celine was impressed with how the A.I. looks so real in the future. A
It's Celine's fifth day in the year 2030 but the testing is about to start. Drake is a real genius. He was able to build the time travel gadget from the year 2021. All they have to do is to apply the technology in the future and it should be ready for testing.Since they are already in the future, it doesn't take long before the technology is already applied to the device. It looks like a smartphone with the ability to make calls and time travel. Dr. Cole made the device that way in case of any unforeseen events during the time travel.Celine is still trying to settle this year but now, they have to go back to the present time. But of course, they are still going back to the future to start the mass creation of the device. Currently, they only have two since it's only for testing purposes. That means Chad has to stay in the lab to mo
"We're now ready to travel to the past!" Drake announced as if she's not the only employee around."When are we leaving the present, doc?" Celine asked.They arrived in the present time three days ago. Dr. Cole needs to wait for Chad's confirmation from another time. They were able to open a wormhole that will bring them to the past. Although they have to experiment with different things. They have sent an old cellphone to the year 2000."Why are we going to the year 2000?" Celine asked."That's the year I started building my first time machine," Drake replied."Wait, how old are you?" She asked because she's confused about his history.
They arrived in the year 2000 without any problems. Thankfully, the Y2K bug was already fixed during the time of Drake's chosen date. Celine remembered the rumors surrounding it when she's just ten years old. She's more concerned about her game console during that time.But now that they are back to the past, they will be able to change what they did wrong before. She only realized that Drake was also ten years old during this time. They are the same age and now, she worries that Drake might have miscalculated his age before going back."Ahm...Drake, I just realized that we're only ten in 2020." Celine told the doctor.The horrified look on Drake's face is priceless! It's unbelievable that a genius like him miscalculated his past age. He put his palm on his forehead as
For the nth time, Drake has to say goodbye to her dear wife. Although it was her past, she suddenly vanished out of thin air. She died the original way she did the first time. But the only difference is, the reason is different. She gives her life to save their son, Cedrick. He's supposed to be the one doing that. As the head of their family, he should have run for their son and protected him. If he was only able to react that quickly like Celine, she would still be alive right now. He brought Cedrick back to the lab which is also their home. Celine vanished the moment that the people were no longer around. That saved them from having to explain what just happened. She was only a memory but she's also real at the same time. She was even able to
"Cedrick, how did you do that?" She asks in a worried tone."I bend time so that it will look like I just disappear and appear here," Cedrick explains it like it was nothing."It looks like there is another genius in this family!" Drake commented."Great! Now, I'm the nongenius member again." She joked around."I disagree! Are you even aware that the agents tried to take you from the timeless lab? You escaped them by just following your instinct. That's a true genius for me!" Drake informed her.Celine smiled sweetly at Drake. She can't believe that their family is complete again. Although his past is no longer in t
Drake successfully got rid of Dr. Derek Simmons. They have been a nemesis for such a long time. It's all because he can't accept the fact that Celine is already his wife. Killing him was a bad idea so he just vanished Derek to the next century.By this time, he should already be stuck on that timeline. Now, Drake can go back to the year 2000. It's about time to be with his wife and child. Maybe it's best to just stay there and live like the rest of the people during that time.How can he miss that year? It's the safest place for them to stay. Although his past is still around, he can no longer be with them after a year has passed. Drake's past will be left behind in the year 2000. But he has already accepted his fate.It's now his chance to trav
Derek can't believe that Celine is not in her apartment at present. She might just write that message to confuse them. Maybe she was able to find out that they are coming for her. It's another epic fail on his end. The general will be very disappointed for sure.His son wants to have revenge but he's always just asking the agents to do his bidding. It's time for him to get out in the field or not. If David does that, he might find out what he's planning to do. He doesn't care about revenge but he wants to get Celine back."Sir, we can't find anyone from the vicinity either. It looks like we've been tricked!" One of the agents reported."Let's get back to the base! Maybe they can find one of them from the records." Derek ordered the two agents.
"Cedrick Cole will be the name of our child!" Drake's past exclaimed.Celine is about to be discharged from the hospital. That's why the doctor already asks them about the details about the child. He's born in the year 2000 even though he was conceived in the year 2031. But nobody knows about that since except for her."That's a good choice! I will file it right away and send you the documents. Since everything seems to be normal, you and your baby can go home now!" The doctor told Celine."Thanks, doctor!" She replied with a smile.Drake is holding Cedrick in his arms right now. Celine can't believe that he would still be around. That means that she and their baby can also
When Drake finally arrives in the timeless lab, Celine is nowhere to be found. It seems like she just packed up her things and left. How can she do that without even leaving a message to him? But it seems like some people step foot in this lab.He immediately goes to the control room where he can check the footage. Time is frozen on this place but he was able to create a security camera for this place. He stayed reviewing the footage to see what might have happened. Celine left a message for him before she left!Drake's upcoming question was answered when he saw Derek and two other agents. They are the ones who came here and took Celine's message. Whatever it is, that might contain her whereabouts. He needs to find her first before the agents.He immediatel
Celine can't help but feel restless because of where she currently is. She didn't even know if it's day or night. Being in a place when time stands still is boring. She needs to start a new hobby. But the problem is, she can't even go anywhere to get what she needs.The replica of Drake's lab seems to be fine at first. But not knowing about what time makes her feel stressed. It feels like she is about to lose her mind already. She can't even communicate with Drake. Her baby bump seems to continue to grow.What if she just gave birth all of a sudden? She's all alone and she can't even call for help. Maybe she can just get out of this place even if she ends up giving birth immediately. At least in the real world, she can ask for help. She has to get out of this place and go back to her home.
Drake realized that he is the gunman who shot Derek Simons. But before he can do it, the future Derek shows up. He was able to save himself from the shootout. Everyone doesn't have a clue that it happened. He was able to pull his past from the present time.Derek suddenly disappeared because he pulled himself out of that timeline. That means that his present self had vanished because they see each other. Drake can't believe that this is what happened. He immediately escapes from the scene to make sure that he won't be seen.No matter how he tries to change his past, it seems that he can't do it. But Derek was able to do it and he must find a way to do the same. He uses his device to go to when he left Celine. But he has to be careful or he might end up having the same fate according to the future.
Celine can't believe how mature Cedrick acted in front of his dad. She was right about him all along. Her son will be the future leader of the new world. That's why he thinks and reacts differently compared with other kids his age. She will be very proud when that day comes.But he is still a kid who needs his father. He may appear as if he was not bothered by meeting his father all of a sudden. She knows that something has changed for him. Cedrick no longer feels insecure ever since he met his dad. At least now, he no longer feels empty.Although he's from the past, he's still Cedrick's father and he's happy to meet him. He takes care of her even if she should be the one doing that. Celine doesn't have to tell Drake that their son is also a genius like him. They understood each other right away.