Trapped in Time 1: The Time Takers Read Online Free

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    “Andy.”
    Naomi said, “Is that short for Andrew?”
    “No, it’s short for Anthony.”
    “I thought Tony was short for Anthony?”
    “It is but my older brother got it before I was born. We were both named Anthony to honor our father; I was stuck with Andy.” Naomi tried not to giggle but couldn’t stop herself. Andy smiled slightly, “I know. It was either Andy or Ant.”
    Joshua said, “Andy, what do you make of our predicament?”
    “I’ve tried my best to find another answer to explain all of this but nothing comes to mind. Whoever did this to us has really ticked me off.”
    “Why?”
    Andy sighed, “Have you ever entertained the thought of going back in time and killing your father or mother?”
    Ayo said, “I have.”
    Andy looked at the handsome black man and said, “What would have happened if you did that?”
    The group all thought about the question and Linnae said, “He would have never been born.” She paused, “And if that were the case, he could have never gone back and killed his parents.”
    Joshua said, “It would create a paradox.” Andy nodded. “Are you saying that by sending us here…”
    Andy nodded, “We could be jeopardizing the future of the human race.” Everyone you’ve ever known could be erased from the future, including you. Killing that Allosaurus will probably have an effect on the future. I should have thought about it before I did it but I wasn’t thinking clearly at the time.”
    Akira said, “How were you so accurate with that weapon?”
    “I went to school on an athletic scholarship. They paid for me to attend school because I have an athletic talent. I went to Georgia Tech on an archery scholarship. I am, I mean was, considered one of the best archers in my country.”
    Joshua said, “Do you think we were brought here to destroy the future?”
    Andy stared at the group and said, “You haven’t made the connection yet.”
    Cheng looked puzzled, “What connection?”
    Andy swept his arm across the cave, “Everyone here is of childbearing age. No one here is too old or too young to have children. We were put here to start a new civilization a hundred and forty million years before the first human appeared. The question is whether or not we’re going to do it.”
    Joshua said, “What do you mean? Are you saying we should all just walk out of the cave and die?”
    “No, that would also change the future. We will have to kill everyone inside the cave to prevent changing the future.”
    Linnae lowered her eyebrows, “Is that what you think we should do?”
    Andy looked at the pretty blonde and everyone saw danger in his eyes, “No! I take what I’m given and make the best of it. But you should discuss this with your groups and see how they feel about it. All of them have ancestors that will be put in jeopardy if we don’t just end it here.”
    The interpreters looked at each other and knew there was going to be a huge problem explaining the concepts to people who didn’t even know about the solar system. Andy watched them walk away and saw the pretty Swede turn and look at him as she left. He wondered what her expression meant. He knew it didn’t matter what they decided. If he had to leave the cave, he would. The future could just take care of itself. There was a reason for what happened and he knew whoever had done it was not evil…they were desperate. He looked at the wall above him and saw a small indentation. He looked down the wall and saw the indentations appeared at regular intervals all the way around the cave. Something was behind the cave’s walls. That was an issue that would be looked at later.

Chapter Two
    A ndy sat next to the wall and wondered how long it was going to take someone to ask about how they were going to be fed. He looked at his watch and saw six hours had passed and he knew some of the people had to be getting hungry. He suspected no one was going to suggest leaving the cave to find their meals; they would