None of the Family family knew about their mysterious magnet immigrant, and continued on their business. Senior created banners for websites. Misses knit. Junior made his comic strip. Fraternal twins Brother and Sister built with their Legos. Sam looked cute.
The magnet was focused on the front door, so anyone or anything coming out of a window, back door, or garage wouldn't be affected by the magnet. The Family family had no knowledge of the magnet until a couple days after it arrived.
Normally, the mail was gotten on the drive home from school. But one day, they forgot, and didn't realize until several hours later. Misses asked Sister to get the mail. She opened the front door, but before she could close it, a strange sight awaited her.
A giant magnet. It was floating above her. For a moment, she was too scared to move. And the magnet didn't move either. Eventually she remembered that she was supposed to getting the mail. So she started walking toward the mailbox, but by the time she had taken only one step, the magnet started to whir. She was scared.
She tried running away, but she ran into something invisible. It felt like Jell-O. Then she felt something hot hit her skin (the lasers). Then she imploded, just like the car had. It is hard to explain the sensation she felt. You will have to imagine it yourself.
Then Sister saw a flash of light, and then she was in a completely different environment. She saw several other things falling to the ground. These were the other things that the magnet had sucked into the future. We have only seen two, but she saw more than that. This was the stuff that, from her time (in the present), had not been sucked by the magnet yet. But the magnet was set to transport it ALL to the future.
But she barely had time to see the view before something hit her on the head and knocked her to the ground, which felt like nothing she'd felt before. That was the last thing she knew before everything was dark...
12/18/09
12/4/09
Chapter 1: The Time Machine
In the lab of Dr. George Hoovey, a big discovery was made: how to travel through time.
It was not in the usual methods of time travel, e.g., speed-of-light travel, a big car/machine, etc. This time, it was the type of movement someone would make that would send him or her into the future.
To be able to achieve this ability, first Dr. Hoovey created what looked like a gigantic magnet. Then he put in a microchip, as well as the ability to become invisible. Next, he created a big machine to put inside it. It took him six years to finish the invention.
When he completed his invention, he called in his assistant, Reelly Short, to send him a pointless object to test the machine. Because it had to be able to move, Reelly sent him a remote controlled car. He then put it ten feet away from the magnet, which now had the ability to float. He then turned on the magnet. It floated, and then became invisible. Reelly then turned on the remote control car and drove it directly under the magnet.
The magnet picked up the motion of the remote controlled car. The magnet then put a force field around the car, so the latter could not get out of the magnet’s grasp. Its sensors then sent a message to its microchip, which made the gears inside it turn quickly. The gears powered a laser, which fired all around the force field. When the laser touched the car, the car started to crumble. It imploded, and then started to become very blob-like. You could say it almost melted. The magnet’s tiny camera was creating a video, meanwhile, of the car imploding. When it started to “melt,” then the magnet’s laser got stronger. It zapped the halfway-melted car, and then the car disappeared. It had gone into the future. It had all happened within a fraction of a second.
Dr. Hoovey knew his invention was a success. But he had forgotten to turn of the magnet after it zapped the car! Consequently, the magnet floated out of the room and started searching for another place to zap into the future. It searched all over, and then a week later, it finally chose a house.
It was Junior’s house.
It was not in the usual methods of time travel, e.g., speed-of-light travel, a big car/machine, etc. This time, it was the type of movement someone would make that would send him or her into the future.
To be able to achieve this ability, first Dr. Hoovey created what looked like a gigantic magnet. Then he put in a microchip, as well as the ability to become invisible. Next, he created a big machine to put inside it. It took him six years to finish the invention.
When he completed his invention, he called in his assistant, Reelly Short, to send him a pointless object to test the machine. Because it had to be able to move, Reelly sent him a remote controlled car. He then put it ten feet away from the magnet, which now had the ability to float. He then turned on the magnet. It floated, and then became invisible. Reelly then turned on the remote control car and drove it directly under the magnet.
The magnet picked up the motion of the remote controlled car. The magnet then put a force field around the car, so the latter could not get out of the magnet’s grasp. Its sensors then sent a message to its microchip, which made the gears inside it turn quickly. The gears powered a laser, which fired all around the force field. When the laser touched the car, the car started to crumble. It imploded, and then started to become very blob-like. You could say it almost melted. The magnet’s tiny camera was creating a video, meanwhile, of the car imploding. When it started to “melt,” then the magnet’s laser got stronger. It zapped the halfway-melted car, and then the car disappeared. It had gone into the future. It had all happened within a fraction of a second.
Dr. Hoovey knew his invention was a success. But he had forgotten to turn of the magnet after it zapped the car! Consequently, the magnet floated out of the room and started searching for another place to zap into the future. It searched all over, and then a week later, it finally chose a house.
It was Junior’s house.
11/27/09
11/10/09
Coming Soon!
I apologize for the lack of posts recently. I was still looking for someone to do the picture for Lost in Time. Well, I've finally found one, so be expecting it this Friday!
Update, November 21:
We're having a slight problem with the artist's picture--it has not gotten back to us yet. Be patient! We'll post it as soon as we get it. We promise.
Update, November 21:
We're having a slight problem with the artist's picture--it has not gotten back to us yet. Be patient! We'll post it as soon as we get it. We promise.
7/24/09
What story should we release next?
So be on the lookout for, in order:
Lost in Time
Dr. Evil Bad Hat
The Kids' Playhouse Meets the Fourth Dimension
Lost in Time
Dr. Evil Bad Hat
The Kids' Playhouse Meets the Fourth Dimension
7/3/09
Chapter 9: Problem Solved
Senior and Junior ran into the Viewer Lab. Earth was still displaying static, but one could make out a faint background now.
“I remembered we had upgraded our antennae yesterday,” started Mr. DaLoiff. “Before we went to bed, Mrs. Hyken had adjusted most of the antennae to make sure that the signal was good.”
“But you called me and said it was time to close the building before I had a chance to get to Earth!” exclaimed Mrs. Hyken.
“So, I adjusted the antenna for Earth a little bit just now. As you can see, the screen is still ‘staticky,’ if that’s a word, but if you look closely you can see three kids on a couch! All I have to do is adjust it more, and voilá!”
So Mr. DaLoiff moved the antenna. The background immediately disappeared and the static seemed to get worse. He was moving it the wrong direction. He turned a little knob, moved the antenna the other direction, and eventually the static disappeared!
“Yes!!!! Now we can go home!” shouted Junior.
Mr. DaLoiff stepped on the cylinders. They spun clockwise again, and then they were the same height. “Come back any time,” said Mrs. Hyken.
“Well, that depends on if we can find the camera again,” said Senior. Everybody laughed. Senior and Junior then walked behind the cylinders. They prepared to jump.
“WAIT!!” shouted Mr. DaLoiff.
“What?” asked Junior.
“Would you like some kind of souvenir?” asked Mr. DaLoiff.
“Sure, as long as it’s not too big,” said Junior, and chuckled.
Glynnis Johnny then stepped into the room and gave each of them a business card. It said, “SPRIGG - The Most Advanced Civilization in the Milky Way.”
Senior and Junior thanked Ms. Johnny, and jumped into the screen. This time they went through! Mr. DaLoiff sighed and said that his feet were getting tired holding down the cylinders.
Back on Earth, Junior’s younger siblings (Brother, Sister, and Sam) were watching the DVD release of “The Tiger, the Tooth Fairy, and the Closet.” Senior and Junior popped out of nowhere, right in front of the TV screen. Sam, being the youngest, was amazed.
“Whoa! You’ve gotta show me how you do that!” he said to Junior.
Senior turned to the TV screen. “Move the screen so they don’t get stuck,” he said. Back on Sprigg, Mr. DaLoiff and Mrs. Hyken heard and moved it. Now it was on the ceiling.
“Yeah, and I’m sure Nerm is going to listen to you,” sarcastically remarked Sister.
“Brothers,” muttered Brother under his breath. “They trick you into believing whatever they want you to believe, and just when they have you fully convinced, they reveal the secret. I HATE it when they do that!”
“I’m going to remember that the next time YOU do that,” said Junior.
“Okay, guys, cut it out!!” said Senior. At that moment, Senior’s wife, Misses, walked into the room.
“Well! Where on earth have you guys been? You guys missed lunch! And now you’re late for work, Senior! What is the explanation for all this?!” she scolded.
“You probably wouldn’t believe me if I told you,” said Junior.
“You better tell me, young man, or you’re in big trouble!”
“Again,” said Sister, and snickered.
“What Junior said,” said Senior.
“Well, we’ll just see about that!” said Misses. “We’ll have each of you tell me what you were doing, and if your stories are the same, or similar enough to be the same, you’re both off the hook.”
“Can I have that in writing?” asked Junior. “I know her,” he said to himself. “She’s all set to ground me if our stories aren’t the same. I can’t wait to see the look on her face when she lets us off the hook!”
What happened next was predictable.
“I remembered we had upgraded our antennae yesterday,” started Mr. DaLoiff. “Before we went to bed, Mrs. Hyken had adjusted most of the antennae to make sure that the signal was good.”
“But you called me and said it was time to close the building before I had a chance to get to Earth!” exclaimed Mrs. Hyken.
“So, I adjusted the antenna for Earth a little bit just now. As you can see, the screen is still ‘staticky,’ if that’s a word, but if you look closely you can see three kids on a couch! All I have to do is adjust it more, and voilá!”
So Mr. DaLoiff moved the antenna. The background immediately disappeared and the static seemed to get worse. He was moving it the wrong direction. He turned a little knob, moved the antenna the other direction, and eventually the static disappeared!
“Yes!!!! Now we can go home!” shouted Junior.
Mr. DaLoiff stepped on the cylinders. They spun clockwise again, and then they were the same height. “Come back any time,” said Mrs. Hyken.
“Well, that depends on if we can find the camera again,” said Senior. Everybody laughed. Senior and Junior then walked behind the cylinders. They prepared to jump.
“WAIT!!” shouted Mr. DaLoiff.
“What?” asked Junior.
“Would you like some kind of souvenir?” asked Mr. DaLoiff.
“Sure, as long as it’s not too big,” said Junior, and chuckled.
Glynnis Johnny then stepped into the room and gave each of them a business card. It said, “SPRIGG - The Most Advanced Civilization in the Milky Way.”
Senior and Junior thanked Ms. Johnny, and jumped into the screen. This time they went through! Mr. DaLoiff sighed and said that his feet were getting tired holding down the cylinders.
Back on Earth, Junior’s younger siblings (Brother, Sister, and Sam) were watching the DVD release of “The Tiger, the Tooth Fairy, and the Closet.” Senior and Junior popped out of nowhere, right in front of the TV screen. Sam, being the youngest, was amazed.
“Whoa! You’ve gotta show me how you do that!” he said to Junior.
Senior turned to the TV screen. “Move the screen so they don’t get stuck,” he said. Back on Sprigg, Mr. DaLoiff and Mrs. Hyken heard and moved it. Now it was on the ceiling.
“Yeah, and I’m sure Nerm is going to listen to you,” sarcastically remarked Sister.
“Brothers,” muttered Brother under his breath. “They trick you into believing whatever they want you to believe, and just when they have you fully convinced, they reveal the secret. I HATE it when they do that!”
“I’m going to remember that the next time YOU do that,” said Junior.
“Okay, guys, cut it out!!” said Senior. At that moment, Senior’s wife, Misses, walked into the room.
“Well! Where on earth have you guys been? You guys missed lunch! And now you’re late for work, Senior! What is the explanation for all this?!” she scolded.
“You probably wouldn’t believe me if I told you,” said Junior.
“You better tell me, young man, or you’re in big trouble!”
“Again,” said Sister, and snickered.
“What Junior said,” said Senior.
“Well, we’ll just see about that!” said Misses. “We’ll have each of you tell me what you were doing, and if your stories are the same, or similar enough to be the same, you’re both off the hook.”
“Can I have that in writing?” asked Junior. “I know her,” he said to himself. “She’s all set to ground me if our stories aren’t the same. I can’t wait to see the look on her face when she lets us off the hook!”
What happened next was predictable.
THE END
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