Timeless

"Wow... this place is amazing Dr. Kingsley!" Tony said, looking inside the windows of the various rooms in the corridor. The walls were a clean white and the floors were gleamingly polished. Inside the windows lining the hallway, scientists were in several rooms. One room contained a large metal generator with lightning rods surrounding it, all being struck by electricity. Another room contained a large, robotic suit that changed it's shape! One room even had a lone slice of bread on a pedestal! Tony raised his eyebrow at that last one, but decided not to question it.

Even though he was currently in a high-profile, scientific, super-college, he was not a student. Tony was just an average, 16 year-old high school student who just happened to land the best internship in the state. He had brown hair and eyes and squared glasses. He wore a white lab coat over his green T-shirt. Tony jotted notes onto his clipboard as he walked with Dr. Kingsley. The Doctor smiled. "I'm glad you feel that way, Mr. Greene. Would you like to see our most significant achievement?"

Tony nodded.

The two walked toward a large, metal door. Dr. Kingsley placed a keycard in a small slit before opening the door. As it opened, Tony's eyes widened. In the lab, scientist were rushing around a tall machine. It seemed tp give off an intense atmosphere, almost as if the air surrounding it was unstable! "What is that?" Tony said, flabbergasted. Dr. Kingsley smiled. "This, Mr. Greene, is the future. And the past. And all in between. A machine that can manipulate time and space!" Tony raised an eyebrow. "A... a time machine? That's not possible..." The Dr. grinned. He walked over to a counter and grabbed a small, metal box. "It is possible, Mr. Greene. Our most talented scholars have done all of the math. The government is funding us, of course, but with our newest results we should gain international funding." He said. Dr. Kingsley handed Tony the box. "Mr. Greene, that box holds the most powerful energy source on Earth: nuclear fusion. That one box could level a city with the amount of pressure in it." Tony sweated, nervously, as he looked at the "box-o-doom" in his hand.

Suddenly, a loud beeping came from one of the scientist's computers. "Dr! We have a problem! These energy readings are off the charts!" Dr. Kingsley made his way to the scientist's computer and his eyes widened. Tony turned and saw that the machine began humming. Sparks flew from it every few seconds. Tony wanted to run, but he was frozen. It wasn't until it was too late the Dr. Kingsley noticed him. He raised a hand. "Mr. Greene! Step awa-"

The machine gave off a flash of light.

Tony's eyes were shut tight as he felt his body soaring. He opened them and gasped. All around him, he saw colors and shapes of all different sizes. His body began to feel compressed and empty and full and streched. He felt a tug on his hands. He looked down and saw the metal box Dr. Kingsley handed to him. Tony felt the tug again, but this time a bit stronger. The box floated from his hands before dissolving into the continuum. That exact moment, a portal opened in front of him before pulling him in and dissipating.

The scientists in the lab opened their eyes. The bright light faded and Tony was no where to be seen. Dr. Kingsley looked around, frantically, before taking out his cell phone.

After a few minutes, he was connected. "Mr. President, we've had an incident. The machine malfunctioned and took one of my interns and our only power source away. We need an extension- what? But sir- very well..."

Dr. Kingsley slammed the phone on the counter. "Sir?" A scientist asked, cautiously. Kingsley shook his head. "We can't get him. The Big Guy up top said other matters were getting in the way. Some wacko is causing anomalies of snowstorms in a small village and the entire planet is prepared to engage in war! All of our hard work has been for naught. Now, one of our own is stuck in time/space!" Dr. Kingsley thought for a moment before going to a computer. "I refuse this defeat! We have to save him! Go! Go!" The scientists began to rush around.

However, they would never be able to complete their work, for a war was on the horizon. A war that would leave the world in silence for centuries...