The Time Capsule: Part 2
Audrey B.
Before you read this, read The Time Capsule: Part 1 at this link: https://www.thecoetimes.com/articles/audrey-b./the-time-capsule
Fiona said, “We are still at Coe! But what year is it?”
“It is 2026! Don’t you guys celebrate New Years?” A random voice said.
“Ahhhhhhhhhh!” They screamed and spun around. There was a girl that looked like she was 10 and in 4th grade.
“Who are you?” asked Emily.
“My name is Audrey and I am in Ms. Gunsolus’ 4th grade class. Which class are you in?”
“We are in Mr. White’s 2nd grade class, and it is 2037! Not 2026!” said Nancy.
“Did you say Mr. White?" said Audrey, thinking. “Maybe he is related to Bob White, the student teacher. Anyway, you said that you were from 2037. How did you get here?”
“That's the problem.” said Harry. “We don't know.”
Peter said, “Can we meet this Bob White?”
“Sure! I can take you up to his room!” exclaimed Audrey. They climbed up the 3 flights of stairs to room 305. A man was sitting at his desk, and he looked exactly like Mr. White, but younger.
“Hi! I'm Mr. White! What can I help you with?”
“I’ll leave you to talk.” said Audrey.
Emily introduced the 5 of them then explained the problem.
“You mean you found a time capsule where the monkey bars are?” Mr. White said, thinking. “Because I was going to put one in the exact place you described.” He pulled out another time capsule made of the same material that the other one was.
“That is the same one we found!” Harry exclaimed.
“The only way to go back to 2037 is to throw the capsule into the air and say what time you want to go to.” Mr. White explained.
“Peter! Can you give us the capsule?” Emily said.
“Ummmm, I don't have it.” Peter mumbled.
What!? I saw you grab it before the vortex formed!” Nancy exclaimed.
“I dropped it!” Peter wailed. “I dropped it when we stopped on the playground!”
“Ohhh boy.” said Harry. “This is going to be a hard one.”
“Well then, we just need to find it.” said Mr. White.
“But that playground is huge!” Emily exclaimed.
“We can just split up!” suggested Mr. White. They all went to the playground together then split up. Peter, Harry, and Mr. White took the right side, while Nancy, Fiona, and Emily took the left side. After about 30 minutes of searching, the girls screamed; “We found it!” Harry took it and said, “2037!” then threw it into the air. The ground started to shake again, and they all braced themselves for the impact. When they opened their eyes, there was a dinosaur staring at them!
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” they screamed.
“What year did it think you said?!” They yelled at the top of their lungs. Louder than last time, they all screamed in unison, “2037!”, and they finally reached their destination. They saw all the kids playing and realized no time had passed since they were transported. They looked at each other and nodded to say “Yes!” then ran off to play.