Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2021 20:56:17 +0800 From: Tallahassee Wilson Subject: A Timeline Away 5 (Young Friends) (Science Fiction) Part 5 y'all. Donate:http://donate.nifty.org/ ------------------------------ We got off to the bustling city of San Francisco. Whoa, this was actually really scenic. The Golden Gate bridge was still standing back at 2165 and it looks the same here. It was getting late and my GC chip only had 4 percent charge and I needed to charge it. Carl had an idea. He grabbed the portal maker and made a portal to 2100. "I'll be back! Maybe there's nuclear power cells there!" He said as he entered the portal and immediately got back with 5 nuclear cells. "It only took me 6 minutes to get these! They were scrap and maybe you can charge your device here." He said. I grabbed a cell and transferred it's energy to my GC chip. It got to 67 percent and I was relieved that I can call Phil again. Our GC chips had a translator, communicator, and we can even unlock more functions if we upgrade it. I called Phil and it was okay since when in flight, the communicator function of the chip is capable of flight mode. "Stanley! So, our plane will be there at 11 pm. Maybe you could wait a little bit longer? Anyways, I'll catch you later. Bye! Love you!" Phil said. The city was loud and populated. It was 8 pm and Carl said we needed to eat. We got to a diner and ordered some food. I am so glad thet they serve fresh food and not expired ones. Back at my timeline, I can only afford spoiled and also unwanted food from diners and also food carts. Times were hard. "Anyways, I heard that you and Phil are....you know.." Carl said as his fingers formed a heart symbol. "Oh that, it's nothing actually. Phil thinks that I love him even though he's the only one that thinks of that. I just ignore him. I have no feelings for him, actually." I said as Carl smiled at me. Dagnabbit, his smile was contagious! The food arrived as me and Carl chatted about our lives. His mother died because of meningitis and his dad is currently ill. His tears kept rolling as I felt sad about him. Who knows that behind his joyful and merry personality hides a pain in his heart that he just can't ease. I wiped his tears and hugged him. His sadness was also contagious that it made me think of my family again. I have no guarantee that I can make mom or Amity survive here even if we left that godforsaken timeline. "So.......about what that man said about you getting fucked and raped......was all that true?" He nervously asked as I choked on his question. "Uh.... he's....just trying to piss me off into letting him go. Anyways, he's a delirious person. The lack of oxygen messes up your brain....hehehe..." I said, trembling with fear as he falls for it. Phew, close call. I didn't want Carl to know about my job back there. I'm finally free and I would never talk about that ever again. Carl was cool about it as we continued eating. Carl kept chatting about his life in this simple timeline. He was weak and sickly. No one really liked him and tried avoiding him for the fact that his dad was actually experiencing some mental health issues and the other kids think that they have the same illness that his father had. That's why he helped me yesterday, because he thought that I was a lot like his father. He had friends but none of them usually listens and understands his problems. His situation was a lot like mine. Everyone avoids you, never talks to you, makes you feel deserted and alone. It was painful to hear every venomous word that people say behind your back. "Thank you, Stanley." He said as his emerald green eyes were glistening from all that tears. "For what?" I asked. "For listening to my problems. You're the only friend that has listened to my pain and you feel the same way too. You're amazing...I mean, it's amazing of you to listen and comfort me. No one really did that to me except for you." He said as he broke into tears as he hugged me. His hug was warm and cozy. It's like a small part of my cold heart warmed a bit. Carl still doesn't know about my job back at that hellhole of a timeline and I was relieved he ignored what that guard said about me getting fucked and all. We stopped hugging and ate. We kept chatting until it was already 10 pm. We've been talking for 2 hours now?! Whoa, time flies. We got out and got to the airport. It was 10:30 and we wandered around to waste time. Carl was really a great friend. It seems like we've only met for a day and it seemed like I've known him forever. We wandered around until I just realized we were holding hands. We looked at each other and blushed. We kept holding our hands since we felt like it. The people looked weirdly at us but we were both used to it and ignored it. Finally! It was 11:20 pm and we saw Phil. We greeted him as I stopped Phil from kissing me. His new family was nice. He had 5 stepbrothers that really liked him. He said goodbye to his new parents because he said that we already booked a hotel for the 3 of us. "Anyways, do you have the portal maker?" Phil asked as Carl lended him the device. It was already charged from that power cells. "This is perfect! We only need to fire this baby away from here. No one can see it. Let's go far from here." Phil said as we got to a bus. The bus was silent and pleasant. Carl fell asleep on my shoulders as Phil was jealous and did the same. Carl's hair was really gorgeous and I can't stop playing with it. His skin was pale and he had a weird birthmark on his ear. I had a birthmark on my left sole. We got off to a silent field. It was too silent and creepy. I mean, it's 12 pm, in a weird and silent area. We fired it to 2165, 2 days after I left. "Ok, get ready Carl. Brace yourselves for..." I said when I was interrupted. "Stanley McCain! Surrender immediately, we do not want things to get bloody!" A woman with an OXCorp uniform said as she points a immobilizer at us. "Jump!" Carl shouted as we jumped to the portal. I held Carl's hand as we got to the time stream. They were still chasing us! I had to make a diversion. I steered left and right, but they bumped at me, changing my direction as well as Carl's. It seems they have changed their directions too. They deserve it. We were lost and running out of air. We needed to land somehow. We held hands as we braced for impact im a completely different timeline. I crossed my fingers, hoping that it would be a timeline where it's still not that far from technology. We closed our eyes and..... (63 B.C.) We fell on a dark room, no lights and seems kinda smelly. "Where are we, Stanley?" I heard Carl's voice echo as I tried to look for him. "Carl! Where are you?!" I screamed and I got a reply that he's somewhere near me. I had no flashlight on, but my GC chip had a small flashlight. I found him as he hugged me tightly. I was relieved that I found him. There's a chance that Phil is not here and there's only the 2 of us. It seems we were stranded in this room and also in this timeline. I didn't have the portal maker and Phil had it. I hope he'll find us soon. There's a big chance that he's already in 2165. Maybe he could save us! I looked for an exit, but only found weird drawings on the wall. "Carl, do you know what these are?" I asked. They look alien to me and I have no clue what these are. "Oh, these are hieroglyphics. They are written on tombs in Ancient Egypt. They were used to guide dead people into the afterlife.........Holy shit!!!!" He exclaimed as I was puzzled. "What?! What is it?" I asked. "These hieroglyphics are.....newly painted and seems fresh! Stanley! We're......stranded in Ancient Egypt!" He said. WHAT?! I might've read about Ancient Egypt. It was a beacon of civilization but cruel and barbaric at the same time. The worse part is we can't escape this barbaric civilization! We'll die here! Ack! Now I know why this place reeks! It's....a tomb! "Stan.... I'm scared! We're stuck here!" Carl said as he hugged me tight. I was scared too. Being stuck in a tomb, while being stuck in a timeline that we were unable to survive since we don't know anyone around here. We are in Cairo. We were foreigners here and they may mistake us for being Greeks or something. They'll kill us if they found us! Oxygen levels were slowly decreasing and me and Carl were losing hope that we can escape this tomb. It was really getting cold since it was midnight. The deserts were cold at night. The tomb was silent. There were unlit torches and luckily though, Carl knew how to start a fire. We lit a torch and found out that this tomb was actually big. By the looks of it, this was a tomb for grand viziers. We wandered and found lots of watermelons, dates and even cilantro! We snacked on some dates and agreed to stash the remaining food in case we'll get stuck here even longer. We slept but the atmosphere was cold and we were scared in case we sleep and forget about keeping watch on the oxygen levels. It was enclosed, so air cannot enter and circulate here. The door was made of marble and impossible to break. It became even colder and colder until we needed to huddle and cuddle to warm us up. His hugs were warm and comforting. We tried to sleep but we were scared to do it. If we sleep, we may never wake up. Carl hugged me tight as he slept. I stayed awake to make sure none of us loses air. I tried to stay awake, but my eyes were surrendering to slumber. I had no coffee to keep me sane and awake. Carl's snores were envying me. I wanted to sleep so badly. I was dreaming awake(it's not daydreaming since it was midnight)when Carl was sleep talking again. "Stanley.....I kinda like you. Your...gorgeous eyes of china blue, your dick....your thick and hairy dick. Oh, how...magnificent that looks." He said, leaving me in shock. Nah, maybe he doesn't mean it. I'm not that attractive. I gave up and slept. I slept and woke up from that wet feeling on Carl's pants.....Ack! He had wet dreams?!! "Stanley!!" Carl exclaimed as he jumped from mortification. His pants were wet and sticky and I may have his kids in my hand. "Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry about that. L-let me wipe it off for ya." He nervously said as he wiped his cum on my hand. To be frank, I was a bit disgusted by it. Wow, someone that had a lot of cum inside his asshole and mouth was disgusted by having cum in his hand. Carl apologized a lot of times and I told him it was okay. It was really cold now. The air was thin and Carl fell asleep again. The tomb had gold and gems in it. Back in 2165, gems were used only for non-digital currency such as bidding and auctions. Carl was hugging me and cuddling me. It was nice. Phil cuddles me but Carl... there's something special about him. A while later, Carl was hyperventilating because the air was getting thinner and thinner. I was used to it, but Carl was clearly scared and hugged me as he cried. "S-Stanley... I'm scared. I-I don't wanna die yet! I'm still 13! I have more to live for. I-I'm really scared...Help me not be scared, Stanley. I need you." He said as his tears roll and hugged me tight. It made me tearful too. I was really scared as well. I had a lot of hope on Phil that he'll save us. I told Carl to lay down on my lap. He laid down and I played with his hair. Mom used to play with my hair and sing my favorite song when I get scared. I sang the song as he cried even more. "Why? What's wrong?" I asked. "That's the same song my mother used to sing me to sleep. Thank you Stanley." He said as his face was a bit relieved. It pains me to see him losing hope. His smiles were hiding something painful. I kept singing and playing with his hair. We both missed our families. Carl slept as his breathing was slowly getting shallow. Oh shit! Don't do this to me, Carl! "Carl, wake up! Shit, don't kid with me!" I said as I shook him but he was only smiling at me. Oh no, no, no! The air was really thin and I was slowly losing air. I needed to save Carlton. I tried to look for exits, but it was all made of limestone and marble. I yelled for help, but I feel like there was only a few breathable air left here. I told Carl to breathe at the floor since there's a chance air is still on the bottom. Could this be it? "Stanley....if we're ever gonna make it, can I kiss you?" Carl asked as I was left shocked. Oh no, he's losing oxygen! I had to give him CPR. I grabbed his head and covered his nose. His lips were dry and I did what I had to do. I kissed him to transfer my remaining air left in my lungs. I felt his hand wrap around me as he kissed me back.....Okay! What the hell?! He coughed as I was gasping for air. He hugged me as I heard him whisper....."I like you, Stanley." He said as he lost consciousness and lies to my arms. Shit! Carl! Wake up! I was coughing and my vision turned dark.....is this it? This is how my story will end? --------------- TO BE CONTINUED...