Bepergian pulled the tool back out of his pocket. It was small and oval, flat like a coin but smooth on one side. It fit neatly into the cupped palm of his hand. He examined the small buttons. There were three. One was red, one green and one yellow. In the middle of the buttons was a small display screen. On the outer edge of the device was a small gray button. He could see a on/off symbol on that button. He switched the tool on. All three buttons lit up momentarily before giving way to the green button. The small screen displayed Adventravias logo and then disappeared. Next it displayed the user screen.

An eerie message blink at Bepergian from the small screen. “Last destination: Earth 1099, England.”

Startled, he nearly dropped the tool. The green button began to pulse and a small beeping eminated from it. The display flashed a warning message:

“To cancel time travel mode please enter your security code.”

Bepergan clicked the grey button to turn the device off, but the screen again flashed another message. “Poweroff override disabled. Security code required.”

A digital countdown began to flash 59 ... 58 ... 57... Bepergian looked around at the world he was supposed to be studying. The dead ruins, the lifeless air. He looked back at the device 35 ... 34 ... 33. Well, he thought to himself, I did think life was getting dull.

The device began to flash red then yellow. The countdown was at 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... The device began to flash green and then ...