A chess match with grandpa Lucas
Time travelling was way better than any kind of wizarding travel! Who would have thought? There was none of the I-really-need-to-empty-my-whole-stomach-feeling! It was kind of relaxing. I arrived the same place I started, but quite a few years in the past. Lots of interesting clothing choices, and carriages greeted me. Time travel or not, I was hundreds of years old, less and less things seemed to be able to shock me. So I just smiled at a lady selling apples and asked her how her day was so far? She was a bit stunned at first, but it must have been my unusual clothing. I was wearing jeans and t-shirt after all… But answered me all the same.
To be truthful, I would have been interesting to be accused of being a witch or well a wizard. I haven´t run from authority for some time and it always is such a thrill to be chased by an angry mob.
Zombies totally aren´t in that category, they don´t understand fun! No shit, they need to relax a bit. It was a miracle they didn´t have a stomachache yet, with all the eating they were doing.
Back to the topic. I travelled back my correct time not long after the nice talk with the lady, landing right back on a busy, with cars overrun, street. Oops. Thinking about the face Charlotte would make, when it would be revealed, I was the genetic defect one, I went buying the candy Maddie wanted. On my way back from the small grocery store, I decided to call Leslie. She was my best friend in this life after all.
“Gawain?”
“Hey, you know about Charlotte’s weird time travel genetic defect?”
“Yeah, Maddie told us.”
“Well, it seems Charlotte isn´t the lucky winner. I got the genetic defect. Landed back in the 18th century ten minutes ago.” Leslie knew how I ticked and was accustomed with my daredevil way of thinking.
“Are you shitting me?”
“No, certainly not. It´s really interesting. I should take some photos next time.”
“That´s…why the fuck are you wondering about photos! Where are you right now?”
“Oh, on the millennium bridge.”
“Get off that bridge, you never know when you travel back again, what if you land in a time, the bridge wasn´t built yet?”
“You have a point.” Leslie was fast on the uptake, that was a plus point. Not fancying getting wet, I fell into a light jog. “I will call you back.”
As soon as I stepped back into the mansion, I was on guard. I heard quite a few breathing noises with no one in sight. Concluding that it probably had to do something with my birthday, I left my knife in its hiding place. “Happy Birthday!” Yep…the dinner afterwards was nice, and it got even more intriguing when Maddie had one of her moments. Well she told a prophecy. I knew I loved her. She spiced things up, rambling about a Lucy, a sapphire egg, a raven, the time running out and me falling down somewhere. This life definitely finally took a turn. My mom and my brother didn´t seem so happy about those ominous words. Not wanting to ruin the evening even further, I postponed talking about my little genetic problem to tomorrow.
Just when I was lying in my bed, I felt another dizzy wave coming over me. Having the foresight to stand up and distance myself from the bed a bit, I travelled again. Curious I checked my new surroundings. My room was furnished different, walking out of the room, I ended up in the living room. It was brightly lit and on a couch reading a newspaper, sat grandpa Lucas. I really liked that old man, but he’d died when I was six years old, unfortunately. “Grandpa Lucas, fancy to see you here”, I called out entering the room, as if it was a normal thing to chat with your long dead relative.
“Gwaine, what a surprise. Come here, sit down.”
“How are you doing?”
“Great, nice sleep wear by the way.” I was only wearing a pair of bottoms, not bothering with a top. I shrugged not feeling embarrassed in the slightest. I knew how well toned I was, my body was nothing to scoff at.
“How often did you travel back in time already? This can´t be your first time, you are too collected.” I grinned.
“It´s the second time.” Grandpa Lucas gaped for a moment. “Did someone already tell you about your gift?”
“No, I am just this relaxed. But to be honest it is one hell of a way to pass time."
“Pass time”, he repeated. Then he let out a hearty laugh. “I should have expected it. You are unique.”
I did a small bow while staying seated. “Thank you for the compliment.” He visibly got himself together.
“What would you like to know?”
“There are a few questions I´d like to ask, but what about a game of chess in the meantime. A glint appeared in his eyes. “I practiced a lot. This time, young man, I will beat you!” I chuckled.
“I don´t think so. But you can certainly try.” Just as he was about to set up the board, we heard footsteps. “Hide, quickly!” Deciding not to use my ability ,which I gained from the invisibility cloak, to vanish on the spot, I hid behind the couch. I had a feeling, I wouldn´t be much longer in this time anyway. Two men in robes, probably part of the strange cult, walked into the room.
“Your daughter Grace helped them. The gene carriers Lucy and Paul stole the Chronograph. They escaped into the past.”
“That was to be expected.”
“How can they dare to damage our cause this severely. And why does the family Montrose always play a part in such important events?”
“You shouldn’t have lied to them”, was the last sentence my grandpa said before I was yanked back into the present.