The Good Ol’ Days by Aaron McCarthy
He flicked on the TV and the very first ad caught his attention.
“Do you wish you could travel back in time?” the ad blared before showing an old scientist in front of what looked like a giant clock with a small stage attached to it. “Hello! I am Rupert Smith, a famous scientist. Today I have created the first time machine ever. For a limited time it is free to all adult users and all you have to do is go to Megalopolis’s town hall and ask to use the time machine! I hope to see you last year!” The scientist winked and the ad switched to one for the National Lottery.
George packed his stuff and drove to the town hall where he asked to use the time machine.
The clock opened up into a small room with a keyboard and several screens showing what was happening in the different times.
George typed in 1996 onto the keyboard and the time machine rose into the air, spun around at 1000 km an hour before landing on a large chunk of grass.
The keyboard had gotten the date wrong and George was now in prehistoric times!
A T-Rex walked past chasing a stegosaurus. George turned to make his way back to the time machine but it had run out of power.
On the main screen it read, “WARNING! THIS MACHINE NEEDS TO BE FED WITH A DIAMOND!”
“Oh great, a diamond. I’ve got all the time in the world to be looking for a diamond!” George groaned and he walked cautiously through the grass and there he saw it.
A diamond lay forbidden on the ground.
He picked up the diamond and put it into his pocket.
Just before he got back to the time machine the T-Rex chased him round in circles before it fell over.
George went into the time machine and typed 2006 into the time machine hoping to return to the present day.
Unfortunately he ended up in Ancient Megalopolis.
Pyramids were scattered here and there, temples were lining the desert lanes and a large Colosseum, Swine Colosseum, stood past three pyramids.
The pharaoh, an old man with seven scars and a turban, walked down to George.
“How are you doing today fine fellow?”
George was amazed: they spoke the same language!
“I feel like I am several hundred years behind!” George admitted.
“Oh well. I saw that strange kind of chariot you arrived in. It flew. So, does that mean you are a God?” the pharaoh asked.
This gave George an idea: “Yes the God of the world! I have come to warn you about computers disappearing at Swine Hall in 2006! You must write it down and keep track. Before I leave I need a diamond!”
“Oh very well. By the way, my name is Andrew Cary!” the pharaoh smiled handing him a diamond.
George next stopped during World War II.
“Hye Sie! Sie sind ein Jude. Die werden Sie?” a Nazi swore.
In English he said, “Hye you! You are a Jew. Die will you?”
George knew that he must only have been a trainee because the major Nazis knew English.
Adolf Hitler marched down, surrounded by Nazis.
“You are unusual sir. You came from the skies. What are you? Did the Jews call you?” he spat rubbing his short moustache.
Out of his pocket George took many machine guns (which he illegally carried around with him for protection).
He pulled the triggers shooting all the Nazis.
He then found a diamond in Adolph’s pocket.
Finally he arrived back in the present day.
A brown-haired tall woman with a beaked nose greeted him.
“Hello kind sir. Welcome to Sows Ville Incorporated! I am Betty Eagle and this is a lovable place where all your dreams can come true!” she smiled.
“You are under arrest for breaking out of jail!” George sighed, handcuffing her.
“Breaking out of jail?” she laughed kindly.
“Yes, you stole computers from Swine Hall!” he frowned.
“Swine Hall? Or do you mean Swine Colosseum founded by the Ancient Megalopolians?” she asked.
“What? They didn’t even know English!” George laughed but then he remembered. “Actually they did. A diamond used to be in this place during the Jurassic period but it was removed, saving an English man’s life. He founded the language!” Ms. Eagle explained.
“Next we’ll have a World War III!” George presumed.
“World War II was nothing only 200 people died, Adolf died on the 20th day!” Betty laughed.
Then it dawned on Minister George: he had changed history with the now broken machine.
“Sorry about the crash!” he apologised.
“Don’t worry, we have billions of them; they are going for only 2c down in Jamail Mini’s shop,” Betty smiled.
Minister George may have changed history for the best but he decided he never wanted to time travel again.
Just remember, be careful what you wish for!
That day the world had officially ended and was all in chaos.
This is because there were many time machines that went cheaper than one sweet.
When people used these time machines the world would change as we saw from George’s experiences.
If billions used them eventually a paradox would be created and this is why one must never invent a time machine before thinking through the consequences.
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