Future Apocalypse, Beginnings-- by Barbara J. Gilbert

Author:Barbara J. Gilbert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: time travel, post-apocalypse, dystopian, historical fiction, lead female character, new twist to apocalypse
Publisher: Barbara J. Gilbert
Published: 2022-07-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Spring 2030

This was the moment Paulette had been waiting for all her life — the moment she proved to all her friends and family that it was possible to travel in time. Greg and Susan helped her into the pod, buckled her in, and shut the clear door. The clear door was there so she could witness everything going on around her as she traversed space and time.

Once the door was closed, she turned her head and entered the year 2280 into the computer. She had decided to go two hundred fifty years into the future to see how humanity had progressed technologically and just all the changes, in general.

She then programed in the location. She thought it would probably be safest to land in a field surrounded by trees at a higher elevation so no one could find her time machine.

The last thing she needed to do was to hit the enter key and hold her breath — not literally, of course — as she traveled through time. She looked out the clear pod door and saw that Greg and Susan were giving her the thumbs up. She took a deep breath and hit the enter key.

The engines fired up, and she saw the wormhole appear before her. Using the flight stick, she eased the time pod into the wormhole.

At first, it seemed as if nothing was happening, but then she felt a huge pressure on her and everything began to spin, shake, and vibrate. She thought it would tear her apart. She tried looking out the door, but all she could see were vibrant colors streaming by as she traveled through the wormhole she had created.

After what seemed like forever but was only a few minutes, the ride came to a jarring halt. At some point, the ride had surpassed the g-forces she thought she’d endure, and it caused her to black out.

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