Sci Fi
How a few code words changed the world as we know it...
'We are sorry to inform you that you did not get this role....'. Simi did not even bother to read the rest of the letter as she crumpled it and crushed it with her foot. This was god knows how many in a string of rejection letters from various technology companies she had applied to. And what frustrated her the most was that AI made this decision so she could do nothing about it. As of 2033, AI almost had a god-like status - nobody questioned the AI. In some counties, it was considered a crime even to say anything against AI.
By Anu Sundaram4 years ago in Fiction
The Most Valuable Thing
“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.” -Theophrastus Why would anyone risk creating a paradox using time travel? Why attempt the seemingly impossible feat of traveling back in time rather than forward? Felicity pondered these questions as she strained with her wrench. Many would go for the obvious answer and attempt to murder a twentieth-century Austrian painter-turned-dictator of Germany in the cradle. Others wanted to relive a childhood fantasy and see dinosaurs firsthand. Armchair historians obsessed over obscure past events and hoped to diverge from the current timeline.
By Robert Cardwell4 years ago in Fiction
Preservation
Drake Zenith slowly opened his eyes. He had closed them in the wake of the tumultuous shaking and turbulence of his travel, afraid that perhaps he had miscalculated in the calibration of his transport and had doomed himself to oblivion. The shaking had ceased, however, and he was still alive to acknowledge such a fact. He quickly examined his instruments to assess if any damage was sustained and to ensure that he was at his proper destination. The many blinking lights and flashing numbers told him precisely what he needed to know: he was where he needed to be. This included, of course, at what precise time he had arrived as well, for this vessel had been specially designed to traverse both time and space, to venture into what has been known and recorded but heretofore out of reach: the prehistoric age of the dinosaurs!
By Pierpont Buck4 years ago in Fiction
On the Travelator of Time
ONE: THE DISCOVERY Two days ago, on Sunday, the 26th of February, 2023, I was eating breakfast, when a book appeared. By which I mean that an orange A5 notebook coalesced in my wife’s cornflakes. You would think, wouldn’t you, that such a thing would cause you to leap to your feet and exclaim “What the gubbins!” before the milk had landed in your lap. But it never ceases to surprise me how little attention “freeze” gets when we think about fight and flight. My wife and I sat absolutely still, spoons midway between now gawping mouths and the polka dot breakfast bowls my parents had brought us back from the souks of Marrakesh last spring, and stared at the book. After some seconds Lucy – that’s my wife – looked at me, and I looked at her, and taking courage from one another’s need of it, we rose to our feet in order to bend down and look more closely at the interloping volume.
By Hannah Moore4 years ago in Fiction
Temporal Agora
Stepping out of the black, swirling portal, I removed immediately my coat and tie, unzipped my trousers and kicked aside my shoes, tossing them in a pile in the darkest corner of my chosen secret stone alley, one somehow secluded from all view downward the wooded hill on the far side of the temple of Hephaestus. I then further shielded the pile with nearby bits of chalky stone scattered along the floor of the alley. I couldn’t lose the clothes—I knew that—I would need them when I traveled back to New Orleans. If I were to fall out onto Decatur Street naked and battered from the bruises of time travel, the snooty folk sipping chicory at Café Du Monde wouldn’t have it. I’d be dragged across Jackson Square and thrown into the encircled crowd outside of St. Louis Cathedral to be made both an example of and a midmorning entertainment.
By Robert Pettus4 years ago in Fiction
Save Christ
“Save Christ! Save Jesus! Save our Lord!” the protesters chanted, over and over. Looking out the window of her office on the 45th floor of the International Time Agency building, ITA for short, Jane sighed and burped. Rubbing her chest and upper abdomen with the heel of her hand to relieve the discomfort of the current bout of reflux, she let out another long, satisfying burp.
By Tracey Zielinski4 years ago in Fiction
The Time Traveler's Mission: Saving Millions
James is a time traveler working for the organization Delta, which sends time travelers to different times, correct the event or learn and adapt. He had spent years exploring different eras and timelines, venturing to different historical moments to witness events first-hand. However, the task he had been given was unlike any other he had encountered before.
By Ravishankar V K4 years ago in Fiction
Looking into the future
March 5th, 2022, 9:32 am Location: Stalls International “We can’t physically travel through time because it takes too much energy, more than we can create. So instead of physically going through time, my device lets the user view any date, past, or future. Not only that but the person using the machine can give a highly suggestive subliminal message to people. These messages can be focused on one person or multiple people in the vicinity.” Doctor Laura Stalls explains her machine to the President of the United States and generals from each branch of the military, also the Directors of the FBI, CIA, and the NSA, in a huge hanger at Stalls International which is over 8 square miles, 400 feet deep hidden underground installation in Death Vally.
By Robert Kegel4 years ago in Fiction
The Time Traveler's Journey
John was a young man with a strong belief in the power of science and technology, who dreamed of someday traveling back in time to alter significant historic events. He had spent years studying quantum mechanics and physics in order to gain a better understanding of how time travel might work. He wanted to not just understand the science, but to one day have the chance to live it. One day, John was in his laboratory, tinkering with time travel theories, when suddenly a mysterious figure appeared in the corner. Startled, John whirled around, and saw a strange man with pointed ears and an air of profound knowledge. "Who are you?" John demanded, "what do you want?" The mysterious figure stepped forward, leaning over John's workbench and said in a calm, deep voice "I have come here to give you the opportunity of a lifetime. I see your very interested in time travel theory and the possibilities of changing history. I have come to give you the chance for adventure, by offering you a chance to travel back in time". John was filled with both terror and excitement, as he realized what this mysterious man was offering. "Where do I go and what will I do?" he asked. "you will go back to a pivotal moment in history, when an event occurred that will change the course of history forever. You must make a choice: to accept things as they were, or to intervene and change the outcome. It will not be easy, and it will be up to you to decide the right path to take." John accepted the offer. The mysterious man showed him how to build and use the time travel device, which would take him back to any time he desired. He then discussed the details of the mission and the need for secrecy, then offered a warning: Once he changed the path of time, he would not be able to return to this present. After John agreed to the terms, he was sent back in time. As he adjusted to the new environment he found himself in, he noticed an unfamiliar figure in the distance. This figure was of a noble bearing, and he was giving a speech to a crowd of people. John had arrived in a moment of great historical importance: Alfonso the great was uniting Spain under Christian rule. John knew he had a choice to make. He could accept the events as they were, or intervene and change history's course. He chose to intervene. He left his hiding spot and walked out into the open. He shouted out Alfonso's name, interrupting his speech. John explained that he was from the future and had come with a warning: Alfonso's policies would lead to a long period of suffering and oppression for his people. The crowd erupted in uproar and Alfonso paused, seemingly taken aback by what he had just heard. John realized that he had to convince Alfonso to change his plans. He outlined how his policies would harm the people of Spain, and how it would be better for Alfonso to enact more progressive policies that would better ensure their liberties. Eventually, after much heated debate, Alfonso conceded and decided to take John's advice. He declared that he would seek to create a more tolerant, liberal nation in which people of all faiths and backgrounds could live in harmony. With that, John returned to the altered present, feeling that he had accomplished his mission. He had managed to change a pivotal event in history, shifted its path in a positive direction and potentially improved the lives of thousands of people. As he looked back on his time journey experience, John realized that he had been very lucky. He had not just seen history, but had the chance to actually change it. He was grateful for the chance to set his theory into motion and prove its power. Little did he know, this experience would spark a passion for history and science that would drive John's life from then on.
By Doug Lemons4 years ago in Fiction
