Ripples in Time by K.D. Mack

Author:K.D. Mack
Language: eng
Format: epub

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“Look, we didn’t even get paid, I don’t know what you want from me here,” Tony protested. He had come with them easily. Amy had learned long ago that while a weapon was useful, a good bluff and a firm handshake could usually get you the same result. They loaded him into a company car and drove him to one of the safehouses Blaine Corp. kept in the city for occasions just like this.

“We need to know everything you can tell us about the heist. Who hired you, what were you supposed to do before we showed up – the whole deal,” Amy said, pacing back and forth. “We’re not interested in harming you, and we can avoid turning you in if you help us out.”

Tony looked around, wildly. “I don’t see why I should tell you crap!”

Elliot looked as he was going to say something, but Amy held up her hand. If you give people a silence to fill, they always fill it. Tony protested some more, kept complaining that he didn’t know anything, but their unrelenting stares finally broke him.

“His name was Mathews, I’m pretty sure, I wasn’t the main person he talked to.” Tony started slowly, picking up speed as he told them more. “He picked us up in some machine a few weeks from now. It was wild, man. I’m re-living the same month I already lived, having to avoid myself ‘cause he said it might cause some sort of time catastrophe.”

“Wait, you’re from the future?” Elliot interrupted.

“Yeah, I guess so. Didn’t think it was possible but there’s another of me here in town right now. You’re lucky as hell you caught this version of me, other guy would’ve had no idea what in hell you were talking about, ha. But it’s genius, right? ‘Cause they caught my face on the security cameras, thanks to you stealing my mask.” He glared at Amy. “But they also got me bang-to-rights at home with four witnesses during the robbery! And a me that when the police talked to him, gave the most convincing alibi! ’Cause he’s never been there, yet. Could’ve passed every lie-detection test in the book.”

“Time-traveling heists. Crime of the future,” Amy muttered to herself. “So you were just supposed to rob the bank and then clear out?”

“We robbed the bank while he zapped himself into the back, got some stuff. We were supposed to cause a lot of ruckus, what have you, and then we got to keep whatever we stole in the meantime. Pretty good deal. He zapped us out after you two went to the back. Only thing is we didn’t have our bags with us, so we didn’t get any of the cash. Thanks a lot for that,” he sneered at them.

“Do you know what point he was travelling to the bank from? Like what point in time,” Elliot asked tensely?

“He bragged about everything. Wouldn’t shut up. It was before he picked us up – I don’t get all the time travel stuff, honestly, how the order works.

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