SFS2 - Science Fiction Short Stories: 10 Science Fiction Short Stories Read Online Free
Author: Krishna kumar Mani
themselves. And neither am I.
I am going to test my time machine with a rat. But I need to know if the rat reaches the future safely. How you ask? I invented a device that is based on the theory of relativity. It's about to communicate from anywhere in any time. It doesn't matter if it's sending a message to the past or the future or what. I attached the device to the rat so I could listen to the sound and see its body temperature.
My time machine is not ostentatious. It simply looks like a big box. I placed the rat inside the time machine, closed the doors and set the year to 2200 with today's date, December 18 th . It took a few seconds for the rat to disappear, but when I opened the time machine to check, it was empty.
Even though I had already tested my invention with inanimate objects such as books and dust bins this was the first time I was testing with something that was alive. I put on the headphones and listened carefully. I heard the mild sound of a rat moving around. The temperature reading was normal. I was excited and loudly sang a song of joy as I sipped my black coffee.
After I finished my coffee I checked the temperature and tried listening again. I got nothing. No sound, no temperature reading. I was surprised. What had happened? I waited for more than an hour but nothing ever changed. I couldn't wait to invent a relativity camera to watch what was transpiring in the future so I decided to send the most intelligent monkey I could find.
I attached the device to the monkey's neck carefully and gave him an air horn. I took the air horn and pressed it. The monkey pressed it as well and liked the sound. He kept pressing it over and over. Of course I kept the time machine's remote control because although he was smart, he wasn't that smart!
I placed the monkey inside the time machine. He was still making noise with the air horn and enjoying himself. I set the same date and time for the machine. In a few seconds the monkey was gone. I wore the headphones and could hear the horrible air horn sound. I reduced the volume and checked the temperature which turned out to be fine. I monitored him continuously.
After two hours I put the headphones back on and checked to see if it was still there. The same air horn sound came out of the headphones but now I could hear some people's voices as well. I tried to listen but the air horn kept disturbing the voices.
I finally heard, “How did this damn monkey get this damn horn?”
I was super excited. A voice from the future. Unfortunately I couldn't hear anything other than the damn air horn noise. So now I was going to do the thing that scientists never do. Yes, I was going to test my half invention on myself. I couldn't control myself after having heard the voices from the future. I was going to travel through time. I didn't require the relativity device but I took the relativity remote to control the time machine.
I set the same time and date once again and entered into the time machine. I stood there only a moment before it started.
I closed my eyes. A loud noise started so I covered my ears with my hands. Suddenly I felt like I was flying at the speed of light in the dark. Then everything was quiet. I felt again like I was on the earth.
I opened my eyes and looked around. I could see ultra-modern building, flying cars, and there were a lot of robots. The robots were cleaning the roads, taking pets for walks and there were a few cars in the road but they were all driverless cars. I started to get excited. Yes, it seems to be 2200. No one even gave me a second glance. I started to walk down the street and wonder what else I could find here in the future.
I saw a few people and kids standing near a tree and looking at it so I walked over there. And then I saw it. My monkey was still there making noise with the air horn. I was so proud of my invention. I didn't want to stand there too long otherwise the monkey might see me and walk over to me. I covered my face so
I am going to test my time machine with a rat. But I need to know if the rat reaches the future safely. How you ask? I invented a device that is based on the theory of relativity. It's about to communicate from anywhere in any time. It doesn't matter if it's sending a message to the past or the future or what. I attached the device to the rat so I could listen to the sound and see its body temperature.
My time machine is not ostentatious. It simply looks like a big box. I placed the rat inside the time machine, closed the doors and set the year to 2200 with today's date, December 18 th . It took a few seconds for the rat to disappear, but when I opened the time machine to check, it was empty.
Even though I had already tested my invention with inanimate objects such as books and dust bins this was the first time I was testing with something that was alive. I put on the headphones and listened carefully. I heard the mild sound of a rat moving around. The temperature reading was normal. I was excited and loudly sang a song of joy as I sipped my black coffee.
After I finished my coffee I checked the temperature and tried listening again. I got nothing. No sound, no temperature reading. I was surprised. What had happened? I waited for more than an hour but nothing ever changed. I couldn't wait to invent a relativity camera to watch what was transpiring in the future so I decided to send the most intelligent monkey I could find.
I attached the device to the monkey's neck carefully and gave him an air horn. I took the air horn and pressed it. The monkey pressed it as well and liked the sound. He kept pressing it over and over. Of course I kept the time machine's remote control because although he was smart, he wasn't that smart!
I placed the monkey inside the time machine. He was still making noise with the air horn and enjoying himself. I set the same date and time for the machine. In a few seconds the monkey was gone. I wore the headphones and could hear the horrible air horn sound. I reduced the volume and checked the temperature which turned out to be fine. I monitored him continuously.
After two hours I put the headphones back on and checked to see if it was still there. The same air horn sound came out of the headphones but now I could hear some people's voices as well. I tried to listen but the air horn kept disturbing the voices.
I finally heard, “How did this damn monkey get this damn horn?”
I was super excited. A voice from the future. Unfortunately I couldn't hear anything other than the damn air horn noise. So now I was going to do the thing that scientists never do. Yes, I was going to test my half invention on myself. I couldn't control myself after having heard the voices from the future. I was going to travel through time. I didn't require the relativity device but I took the relativity remote to control the time machine.
I set the same time and date once again and entered into the time machine. I stood there only a moment before it started.
I closed my eyes. A loud noise started so I covered my ears with my hands. Suddenly I felt like I was flying at the speed of light in the dark. Then everything was quiet. I felt again like I was on the earth.
I opened my eyes and looked around. I could see ultra-modern building, flying cars, and there were a lot of robots. The robots were cleaning the roads, taking pets for walks and there were a few cars in the road but they were all driverless cars. I started to get excited. Yes, it seems to be 2200. No one even gave me a second glance. I started to walk down the street and wonder what else I could find here in the future.
I saw a few people and kids standing near a tree and looking at it so I walked over there. And then I saw it. My monkey was still there making noise with the air horn. I was so proud of my invention. I didn't want to stand there too long otherwise the monkey might see me and walk over to me. I covered my face so
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