Table of Contents
1. The Assignment
2. Helping the Gods
3. Running from Dinosaurs
4. Meeting the Egyptians
5. Fearing the Mayans
6. Escaping the Islamic Invasion of India
7. Surviving World War II
8. Going to the Future
9. The Presentation
1) The Assignment
“Attention students! I am assigning a project for the weekend. You have to produce an idea for a new invention that will make people’s lives easier; all you have to do is write about it, but if you want to, you can create a prototype of it. If you are using an invention that has already been thought of but not created, explain how you will create it and what the point of your invention is. Any questions?” announced the Professor. Adrianna Warren raised her hand and asked, “Can we use an invention we have already been working on?” The teacher thought for a moment and responded, “Sure! Talk to me about it after this class.”
Adrianna reached her house and took out a creation. She was in the process of making a time machine but wasn’t sure if she could do it. She decided she would first write the description and then work on her machine. By the time Adrianna finished her essay, it was dinnertime. She ate dinner and came back downstairs to work on her time machine. She pulled some wires and soldered them. Then, she pressed the green button, and the machine started glowing. She quickly called her best friend, Emma, to check the time machine with her.
When Emma arrived, Adrianna quickly took her to the basement where the time machine was kept. “Here is the time machine which I have been working on.” Adrianna exclaimed. “Does it work?” questioned Emma. “That is exactly what we are going to test. I will let the machine decide the era we are going into but, to someone watching us, it would seem as if we are only gone for 30 seconds even though we would feel as if we have been gone for days. Let’s hit the road!” Adrianna answered. She turned the time machine on and set the return time. She pressed the blue button to start the machine, and a portal was created which sucked the two girls into another time period.
2) Helping the Gods
The girls were thrown out of the portal, and they landed in the clouds. They saw people with weapons in their hands, and they were talking amongst themselves. Adrianna and Emma inched closer to them to hear what they were saying. “Where should it be really cold and where should it be really hot?” one of them asked. “What about the mountains? Where should we put those?” another one of them questioned. “I think we have traveled back to the time where gods were creating the world.” Adrianna whispered to Emma. “We should ask the gods if we can help them, and if they say yes, then we can help them put things in the place where it is today, and if they say no, they can just figure it out like they did before.” suggested Emma. Adrianna agreed and then both girls headed towards the gods.
They reached the gods and asked them if they could help them set up the world. “Who are you?” one of the gods asked. “I am Emma and this is Adrianna, we are humans. Adrianna was able to create a time machine that brought us here.” Emma answered. “Okay. We have a question for you. Was it a good idea to put humans on Earth?” another god asked. “It was a good idea, but then humans got too wrapped up around technology and are now destroying the Earth, but please do continue to create humans because we have people who are trying to stop the destruction of the Earth as well.” responded Adrianna.
Both the girls had unanimously decided to just let the gods do their job because if they gave suggestions, Earth wouldn’t be the same as it was today. Adrianna and Emma said goodbye and decided to just explore the clouds. “I still can’t believe that we are walking on clouds!” exclaimed Emma. “I know! it is crazy! It is like we are on fluffy pillows.” responded Adrianna, while jumping on the clouds. The two girls explored the area but couldn’t see anything interesting. A few hours later, the girls decided to go to sleep and they realized the clouds were comfy enough to sleep on without a pillow or blankets. Since they were so tired, the moment their head hit the clouds, they fell asleep. While they were sleeping, at 5:00 am, they were sucked into a portal.
3) Running from Dinosaurs
When Adrianna and Emma landed on the ground, they both stirred from their sleep but were too tired to open their eyes, so they fell asleep again. When both of them finally woke up for good around 10:00 am, they looked around and realized they were in a whole new environment. “Why are we in a jungle? Did we time travel while sleeping” Emma frantically asked. “Calm down, Emma. We most likely did time travel in our sleep because we can’t stay in one time period for more than 24 hours. After that time we get teleported to another time period.” Adrianna explained. "Calm down? How am I supposed to calm down? We are in some unknown area. Where are we?” shouted Emma. “Lower your voice. We don’t want to attract any unwanted attention.” said Adrianna. Just then, they heard a loud, frightening roar.
Emma and Adrianna sprinted in the opposite direction of the threatening roar. Once they thought they were quite far, they turned around to see a T-Rex chasing them. The girls decided to hide behind a huge tree. “I think we are in the Jurassic time period, the time of the dinosaurs.” whispered Adrianna. Now they could see a good deal of dinosaurs around them. “We have to find a safe area to hide out through the night. We were teleported last time around dawn, so that is when we will be teleported again. Let’s go find somewhere safe to stay.” Emma suggested. After walking tirelessly for five long hours, they found a cave but were uncertain if they should walk inside or not. Eventually, the brave girls cautiously went inside the huge cave.
When they walked inside, they decided to explore the area and looked for a hidden and safe place. Just then, they heard the roar of a dinosaur that was getting closer and closer, and then it arrived at the cave. Emma and Adrianna ran deeper into the cave and to their surprise, they saw huge eggs. “Oh my goodness! I have never seen such enormous eggs before!” exclaimed Emma. “I think we took the wrong turn. Let’s quickly hide behind the eggs.” suggested Adrianna anxiously. It was night time by now and the two girls decided they would sleep, but still be alert. The dinosaur came and saw that its eggs were safe. It sat beside them to guard them. Adrianna freaked out when she saw the dinosaur. Emma quickly reacted by putting her hand on Adrianna’s mouth. They mutually decided to stay awake for the night and keep themselves safe. A few hours later, they heard the growl of the dinosaur and looked up to see the dinosaur staring at them.
As they observed the dinosaur, they realized that it was sleeping with its eyes open. “Do you think we should exit the cave now?” Adrianna whispered. “Yes, this is the moment.” Emma replied cheerfully. As they crept away from the cave, the dinosaur felt the vibrations of their footsteps and woke up to see the two girls. It let out a roar and started crawling towards them. The girls blindly ran into the jungle when they saw the dinosaur heading towards them. They ran for their lives, in no mood to get eaten, and just then, a portal opened up, and they ran through it.
4) Meeting the Egyptians
The portal opened in the land of the scorching sun, dry wind, and burning sand. The two girls fell out of the portal and landed on their backs. “Sand hurts! But, where are we?” Emma asked, standing up to brush the sand off of herself. “Yeah. I am so sweaty.” Adrianna exclaimed and started looking around. “Oh look. There is a huge sand pyramid in construction! Are we in Ancient Egypt?” she asked. “I think we are. I have always wanted to go to Egypt and see the pyramids! Do you think the sphinx is here, as well?” Emma questioned. “Why don’t we head towards the town and get some water. My throat is parched.” Adrianna stated. “Sure, let’s go!” Emma answered. Then, they headed towards the town, walking with difficulty in the sand.
When they reached the town, they saw a gathering of people outside of the palace. When Adrianna and Emma got closer to the crowd, they realized that the crowd was chanting “Cleopatra VII”. “OMG! I have always wanted to see Cleopatra! This is like a dream come true!” shrieked Emma. “You’re welcome!” responded Adrianna. “For what?” questioned Emma. “For making the time machine and helping your dreams come to reality.” answered Adrianna. “Well then, thank you for making my dream come true.” said Emma. Just then, the beautiful Cleopatra came onto the balcony to respond to her supporters. “Thank you for all of the support. I will be claiming the throne along with my brother tomorrow.” shouted Cleopatra. While her supporters were cheering her on, Emma and Adrianna were having the time of their lives by cheering using their loudest voice. After this event, they went for a boat ride on the Nile river.
After getting in the boat, they started observing the buildings which had beautiful paintings of pharaohs and Egyptian gods on it. After looking at the coastline of Alexandria, they decided to just sleep in the boat listening to the peaceful sound of the waves in the water. They peered inside of the water and saw many fish swimming around their boat. “This river is amazing!” Emma exclaimed. “I agree, I have never seen any place with so much wildlife before.” Adrianna responded sleepily. Both girls eventually fell asleep and were teleported out of that time period in their sleep.
5) Fearing the Mayans
Soon, it was morning, and the two girls woke up after a very relaxing sleep only to realize they were in a different place. They looked around and saw exotic architecture and people roaming around. “I know where we are! We are in a Mayan Civilization.” Adrianna said, excitedly. “Oh yeah. I see it now. Remember that unit we did in school on the Mayan Civilization?” Emma asked. “I do remember, they are actually known for this amazing architecture.” Adrianna replied. They looked around in awe and then decided to mingle with the townspeople.
While they were looking around, they saw a shop that was selling beautiful jewelry. They went inside and started looking around. “Look at this. It is so beautiful.” Emma said, pointing at a ring. Adrianna came over to where Emma was and saw the ring. “Oh yeah, it is amazing. We should buy 2 of this exact ring, so then it can be like a symbol of our friendship.” responded Adrianna. They were so caught up in talking about the ring that they slipped them on their fingers and left the store without realizing anything. The shopkeeper had been watching them closely and saw them walk out of the shop without paying. The shopkeeper called the guards.
Adrianna and Emma were on their way to another store, when Adrianna said, "Oh no, we forgot to pay for our rings.” They freaked out and headed back towards the original shop, but the guards were already there. “Stop right there! You are charged guilty for not paying for what you took. What do you plead?” the guard in the center proclaimed. “We plead guilty, but we were just coming back to pay for it.” Adrianna replied. “Wait, how did we just understand what they said? I am pretty sure they don’t know how to speak English.” whispered Emma. “I put a chip in the time machine that allows the people traveling through the machine to understand whatever language is being said. Our voice will also come out in the language the people around us are speaking, so they understand us.” Adrianna whispered back. There were very strict laws about civil management, and so the girls were thrown inside a dungeon and were told that their heads would be shaved the next day at dawn. While the girls were repenting about their actions, they were also worried about their looks if they got bald. Emma was getting emotional but then Adrianna remembered that they would be teleported before the dawn.
6) Escaping the Islamic Invasion of India
They landed near the coast and looked around. “I think we are in India!” exclaimed Adrianna. “What time period?” wondered Emma. “I don’t know, we just have to figure it out.” shrugged Adrianna. They headed into the nearest town they could find. Just then, they heard cries and decided to head over there to see what was happening. When they arrived they saw that a group of people had broken into a house and were raiding it.
The raiders took spices, pottery, and even the women and children who lived in the house. Raiders had already killed the man of the house and were leaving. “We have to stop them!” exclaimed Adrianna. “What can we do?” asked Emma. “I don’t know, but what I do know is that we have to do something.” said a frustrated Adrianna. The two girls headed towards the gang and helped the women and children escape. Once the raiders were far away, Adrianna asked the woman, “Why were they raiding your house?” “I don’t know. They have been raiding many houses in this area. They are Muslims and more and more of them keep coming into India.” the woman responded. “Oh, the Islamic Invasion of India.” Adrianna said to Emma. The raiders had no clue that the women and children had escaped from their clutches.
Emma and Adrianna proceeded and saw another place getting raided. The raiders took a glance at these foreign girls and decided to imprison them. When the girls resisted, these cruel raiders tied the girls’ hands and placed them inside the hut that they had just raided. Adrianna and Emma looked around the hut and realized it was a mess. They found two beds and decided to sleep in them, so that time would pass faster. They were also aware that they would be teleported in their sleep. They fell asleep and were teleported away from the raiders.
7) Surviving World War II
BOOM! The girls woke up to the sound of grenades exploding and gunshots being fired. “I think we are in Normandy, France. My family and I came here for a vacation last summer. But, why is there a war taking place in Normandy?” Emma looked around and said. “I think it is D-Day. When the Allied forces attacked the Axis powers and it was a turning point in the war.” explained Adrianna. “What do we do now?” asked Emma. “We can learn to use a gun by practicing. Just remember if you get hurt or die, you will stay that way, so DON’T DIE!” said Adrianna. Then they went to go get ammunition.
They both held the gun and practiced shooting it at trees. After spending the whole day training, they were able to shoot the bullets where they wanted. They headed towards the battlefield and started shooting people. After a while, they were tired and both of them climbed up a tree. “That was tiring.” Adrianna said. “At least we are not hurt or dead yet.” Emma laughed. That was when they heard the gunshot.
The bullet skimmed Emma’s shoulder, and she screamed. Adrianna heard Emma’s scream and rushed towards her friend. Adrianna saw the wound and realized they needed to get out of there. She took out the time machine and with trembling hands, set the destination time and pushed the button that would make the portal for the two girls to get out of the war. The portal appeared and Adrianna and Emma were sucked into it.
8) Going to the Future
They landed on cement. Adrianna quickly rushed towards the nearest hospital she could find. Emma was taken to the surgery room where her wound was stitched. They finished the surgery within five minutes, and Emma was given back to Adrianna good as new. “Wow, that was fast!” Adrianna commented. Then, they decided to head outside. Once they were outside, they realized the layout was unfamiliar, and there was a lot more technology. When they had first arrived, they thought they were home, but now, they weren’t so sure. They decided to go back to the hospital to ask the receptionist where they were and what year it was.
“I am sorry to bother you, but can you please tell us what the year is and the place we are?” Emma asked. “You guys are in Chicago. This is 3000 AD.” the receptionist answered giving them a strange look. The two girls ran out of the hospital. “WE ARE IN THE FUTURE!” Emma yelled, getting glances from the neighboring people. “I thought I pressed the destination to be 2000 AD, I might have accidentally mixed up 2 and 3 in the rush. I wonder if I decided to share my time machine with the world. Let’s head to the library.” Adrianna stated. They headed towards the library and on a computer, Adrianna searched up if a time machine had been invented yet. The result she got was shocking.
She found out that she never shared about her time machine with the world. “I think I know why I did that. If humans are able to go back in time, they will destroy everything! Luckily, nobody has made a time machine, so the internet says time machines don’t exist. For the school project, I will say this is my prototype, but it doesn't work. I will explain how to use it, but I won’t actually do it.” Adrianna explained. “I am proud of your decision. You could have made so much money, but you chose to save the planet instead. Good Job!” Emma responded. They decided they would just explore the future world and then headed home, to their time period.
9) The Presentation
They reached Adrianna’s home safely. Emma headed back to her own house while Adrianna put her machine in a safe place. She decided she would only use it when necessary. Adrianna went into the kitchen to grab a snack. She hadn’t eaten the whole trip and was really hungry now. She headed upstairs to her room to figure out how she was going to present her time machine.
The next day, at school, all of the high schoolers started presenting their inventions. Emma had done a device that waters her plants without her having to. Then, it was time for Adrianna’s presentation. She stood up and headed towards the smartboard. There, she pulled up her presentation and took out her time machine from her backpack. “For my assignment, I made a time machine.” Adrianna stated.
“Obviously it doesn't work, but I am almost there.” Adrianna explained. Then she went on saying how she made it and the pros and cons of the device. “The pro is that people can travel throughout time, but, an important con is that they might get stuck, or they will hurt the environment which they travel to. So, if a time machine is ever made, I think that there should be a rule that you can’t try to change history. Thank you.” Adrianna concluded. Her classmates clapped, and Adrianna sat down on her chair smiling, knowing that she protected history.
Written by: Shefali Gupta
Edited by: Aanchal Agrawal
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