《Seagulls Present's Future》 The first page Log I 2015 | June | 12th | Friday ¡°We¡¯ve landed in 2015.¡± the robot said. Doubting the robot¡¯s words, Sea-Jay asked ¡°Prove it.¡±. ¡°Look around mate, it¡¯s all old fashioned, innit?¡±. The robot¡¯s accent was very noticeable and annoyed Sea-Jay. Both of them scuttled to the start of the alleyway they were in. Robot: ¡°Make sure that nobody sees you. We don¡¯t wanna cause any timeline problems.¡±. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m sneaky like that.¡± Sea-Jay responded in full confidence. Both of them took a quick peek around, making sure nobody saw them. ¡°Where even are we?¡± Sea-Jay asked, looking at the robot. The robot took a few seconds, turning some inner gears, trying to figure it out. Suddenly the gears stopped and the robot responded ¡°My data says we are in¡­¡± he suddenly stopped again. Sea-Jays face got worried. ¡°Where are we?¡± he asked once more. ¡°Australia.¡±. Both of them started freaking out. ¡°Please tell me you¡¯re joking!¡± Sea-Jay said while covering his face with his wings. The robot responded: ¡°I ain¡¯t mate. I ain¡¯t.¡±. In panic, Sea-Jay and the robot started walking in circles, trying to come up with a plan. ¡°Okay, okay, I¡¯m still not convinced we¡¯re actually in 2015. I know how you can prove it though. Show me a species that only existed back now.¡± He challenged the robot. ¡°Do ya¡¯ think I got a clue on what animals existed in this time? Again, mate, buddy, look around, these aren¡¯t buildings of the present, they are clearly from older times.¡±. The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Defeated, Sea-Jay fell on the floor. ¡°Why did you have to send us to the time in the middle of the 3rd world war. And why in the country that¡¯s gonna get nuked this year? What exact date is it? Maybe it¡¯s gonna get blown up in a month or so, so we¡¯ll be back home by then.¡±. The robot started spinning its inner gears once more. And after a bit of time, he responded ¡°The 12th June. But how is that possible? I remember it getting blown up in early April.¡±. ¡°Me too, this place should be a wasteland¡­ That can only mean one thing. You have been lying to me! You probably just sent me in a simulation!¡± he said. The robot drove over Sea-Jays foot, making him jump up in pain. ¡°Ouch! What¡¯s that fo-¡­¡±. Robot ¡°You should know what that means. You can¡¯t feel pain in a simulation, can you? That would mean¡­¡±. Sea-Jay ¡°But that doesn¡¯t¡­ How? Then why is this place still standing?¡±. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I¡¯d just like to go back to 2515. But my time-battery is gonna take some days to load back up.¡± Is it a drone? Is it a robot? Log II 2015 | June | 12th | Friday ¡°I¡¯ll go out and find us some sorta cover so we don¡¯t get noticed.¡± The robot told him. ¡°What about me? Why can¡¯t I go out?¡± Sea-Jay asked. ¡°You¡¯d stick out immediately. I can pretend like I¡¯m some sort of old school drone, normal for this time period. You stick out like a sore thumb. ¡°Humanized¡± animals don¡¯t exist yet.¡± The robot responded. Sea-Jays grim look was clearly visible, even with his sunglasses and his straw hat covering most of his face. He crossed his arms in anger and mumbled quietly ¡°Fine, but you better be back in time.¡±. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll find something asap.¡± It replied. The robot went out of the alley way, turning off its face screen and holding its arms still, making them look like unnecessary accessories, so he wouldn¡¯t stand out too much. The streets were, to the robot¡¯s misfortune, full of people walking about. And not a small amount of people noticed the robot rolling about. The robot kept looking around, trying to ignore the people¡¯s stares. It was clear to it, that there was no war going on around here. It finally stumbled upon a second-hand shop. After ramming against the door multiple times, the shop owner finally opened the door for it. ¡°What kind of an odd fellow are you?¡± the owner asked himself. He continued talking ¡°Who¡¯s controlling this? Hello, whoever is controlling this,¡± he started talking into the robot¡¯s camera ¡°I don¡¯t make sales to drones, robots or whatever this is. If you wanna buy something, you gotta come here in person.¡± The robot didn¡¯t respond to anything the shop owner said. Instead, it started driving around, looking for a good disguise. Finally, it found a comically large trench coat, that could easily hide the robot and the seagull inside. Before doing anything, the robot looked around, trying to find the location of the shop owner. The owner was looking outside the shop window, trying to find the person, who he thought was remotely controlling the robot. As soon as another customer came into the shop, the robot made a snap decision, grabbing the coat and making a roll for it, as the door was about to swing shut again. ¡°Where are you going?!?¡± the shop owner yelled. Confused, he just watched the robot drive away. ¡°Why would it steal a trench coat? I¡¯m not even gonna bother chasing after it. I¡¯ll just report it to the police.¡±. A bit of a drive later, the robot arrived back in the alleyway. ¡°Took you long enough.¡± Sea-Jay whined. He took the coat off the robot¡¯s head. The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. The robot started to explain ¡°From what I can tell, not only is there no bomb dropping on us soon, but also, it seems there¡¯s no war in this country at all. None of the people look worried about any of that stuff.¡±. ¡°Maybe this is a simulation after all¡­¡± Sea-Jay whispered to himself. ¡°Don¡¯t start with that again.¡± The robot continued talking ¡°I got us this trench coat and a pretty simple plan. We¡¯ll pretend to be a human. I¡¯ll be the legs and underbelly. You¡¯ll act as the upper half. Now, this will be the important part, you need to keep your face completely still. It needs to look like your face is just a mask.¡±. ¡°That¡¯s a pretty stupid idea.¡± He argued. ¡°You got a better idea, mate?¡±. Sea-Jay smirked back at it. ¡°Trying to go out on streets, disguised or not, is stupid. There¡¯s no way we¡¯ll go unnoticed for long. Maybe we could just stay in this alley way until the battery¡¯s back¡­, how long is it gonna take you to recharge?¡±. ¡°My time-battery gets its energy from heat. Being exposed to the sunlight for about five days or so should be enough.¡±. ¡°Then there¡¯s no way we¡¯d survive that long without some food. I guess let¡¯s just try the trench coat idea.¡± He said defeated. In excitement, the robot drove in a circle. ¡°That¡¯s the spirit. Let¡¯s trench coat up.¡±. With Sea-Jay, firmly standing on the robot, they were about as tall as a doorframe. ¡°How are we gonna do the arms? My wings are too small to get far enough through the sleeves and your roboty arms are too far down.¡± Sea-Jay noticed. The robot had already thought of that, so it responded ¡°We¡¯ll have to go armless.¡±. ¡°That¡¯s just great.¡± He remarked sarcastically. With his hat and newly acquired beige coat, he covered up most of his face. ¡°I¡¯ll be doing the talking, as you obviously can¡¯t move a muscle in your face.¡± The robot told Sea-Jay, before they started rolling out. Sea-Jay responded to it with a simple nod. The robot started a countdown ¡°3¡­ 2¡­ 1¡­ let¡¯s go!¡±. As they started moving on the sideways, people were noticing them, as they were sticking out like a sore thumb. They could hear the comments from the people around them ¡°What the hell is that?¡±, ¡°Is he wearing a bird mask?¡±, ¡°Is that my old trench coat?¡±, ¡°Why does he have wheels as legs?¡±. The robot quietly whispered ¡°They are noticing us. If some curious kid lifts up this coat, we are screwed! Earlier, I saw a little food market down the street to our left. If we can nab something there, without being caught, we¡¯d be saturated till nightfall.¡± The two started making their way towards the food market. Every single person they passed by, looked at them. Luckily for them, getting the food wasn¡¯t too difficult. They just passed by the stand, the robot quickly nabbed two apples with his hand and on they went, right into the next alley they saw. They arrived, took off the coat and Sea-Jay jumped off the robot. Afterwards, they started investigating the two apples they gathered. ¡°Dude, I hate appl-¡° Sea-Jay was trying to say something, but the robot interrupted ¡°shhhhh¡±. Both of them went quiet. They could hear somebody sob from behind a dumpster. The robot whispered ¡°We gotta get outta here.¡±. It was, however, too late. The person behind the dumpster was a girl with tears on her face and school bag, she turned around the dumpster, seeing the two. There were multiple seconds of absolute silence, the two were just staring at the girl and she was staring back. ¡°Who are you?¡± the girl asked, whipping off her tears. Does the future have flying cars? Log III 2015 | June | 12th | Friday ¡°We are¡­ just your imagination?¡± Sea-Jay answered to the girl in panic. ¡°Can¡¯t be, I¡¯m as creative as a rock. What even are you? Are you some sort of cartoon duck? And is that a robot?¡± the girl asked them. To correct her, the robot responded ¡°I personally find rocks pretty creative.¡±. Sea-Jay grabbed the robot by its plates and turned it around. He started to whisper ¡°W hat do we do? What are the time travelling rules?¡±. ¡°Honestly, I don¡¯t know mate.¡± The robot replied. ¡°You¡¯re a time machine, how can you not know?¡± Sea-Jay was getting louder, to the point where the girl could clearly listen to their conversation. By saying ¡°Let¡¯s just tell her. She probably won¡¯t believe us anyways.¡± The robot ended the conversation between the two. ¡°We¡¯re from the future. I¡¯m a Seagull and that¡¯s a time traveling robot.¡± Sea-Jay explained to the girl with a blank expression. To the twos surprise, the girl instantly believed their every word. ¡°Actually? That¡¯s awesome! Tell me, do Koalas still exist in the future?¡± the girl seemed really excited. ¡°What the hell is a koala?¡± Sea-Jay quietly asked the robot. ¡°A ain¡¯t got a single clue.¡± The robot whispered in return. They looked at each other, then back to the girl. ¡°Can you tell me the winning numbers for the lottery? Are smartphones still a thing? Is the Wii U still a thing?¡± the girl didn¡¯t seem bothered at them not answering the questions, as she kept asking more ¡°What time are you from? Are flying cars a thing? Have humans been to mars? Oh my god. Do humans still exist?¡±. After processing all the questions, the robot just answered the last one ¡°Humans still exist.¡±. ¡°So, what are you two doing in 2015 then?¡± the girl asked. The robot replied ¡°We are just taking a tour of the time period? Yeah, we¡¯re doing that.¡±. ¡°He wanted to prove that he can time travel. So, we ended up here.¡± Sea-Jay corrected. ¡°Why? Hold up, don¡¯t tell me there¡¯s some major historic event going on today! Is some one getting assassinated?¡± it seemed the girl wouldn¡¯t stop asking questions. The question however, got Sea-Jay curious, as he turned his gaze towards the robot and added to the question ¡°I actually don¡¯t know. Robot, why did you send us to the one place that gets blown up?¡±. ¡°What do you mean?¡± the girl asked Sea-Jay. He, however, just ignored her and focused on the robot. ¡°Well, I put in the settings, the year that was 500 years ago, on earth, in a place populated with humans. I didn¡¯t really think about us landing in Australia right before it gets blown up.¡± The robot responded. The girl asked again ¡°What do you mean, gets blown up?!?¡±. Sea-Jay ¡°Great job, man. Whatever. Now that we have a human here, we might as well ask her out for some information too. How is the third world war going?¡±. The girl answered him ¡°What world war? There isn¡¯t a third world war going on, as far as I know.¡±. The robot talked to itself for a second ¡°How is that possible¡­¡±. For a third time, the girl repeated to them ¡°So what is up with this ¡°gets blown up¡± thing?¡±. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that,¡± the robot started explaining ¡°as long as there¡¯s no world war, Australia shouldn¡¯t get blown up.¡±. ¡°Uh huh¡­¡± the girl said. The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. The three stood there in silence once more. ¡°We¡¯re gonna get going¡­¡± Sea-Jay said. Him and the robot slowly started backing out of the alley. The girl just looked at them with sadness, slowly lowering her eyes towards the ground. She took a look at the dumpster she was behind earlier and then back at the two. ¡°Hold on!¡± she yelled. She proceeded to take a deep breath and continued ¡°I want to come with you two, into the future.¡±. The robot chuckled ¡°Are you mental? Do you realize the amount of time line troubles this could cause?¡±. ¡°If you don¡¯t¡­ then I¡¯ll tell everyone about you two, then they¡¯ll send you to area 51. How many timeline problems would that cause, huh?¡± the girl threatened them. ¡°We two need a quick talk between two eyes and a screen, if you¡¯d excuse us, ahaha-.¡± Sea-Jay told her. He then whispered into the robot¡¯s lens ¡°We don¡¯t actually know if taking her to the future will actually cause any problems. Or, at least we can pretend like we¡¯ll take her with us, until your batteries are charged again, then well just leave her here and go back home.¡±. ¡°No way I¡¯m taking her to the future with us. I like your second idea though. I even have something else we can do, in addition to that.¡± The robot told him. The robot announced ¡°We have decided. You can come with us, under one condition.¡±. ¡°What¡¯s the condition?¡± the girl curiously asked the two with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s pretty simple, really. You just gotta supply us with food. Until my batteries are recharged, to get us to back to the present.¡±. ¡°Deal!¡± the girl instantly responded. ¡°I¡¯m Olivia, what are your names?¡± the girl asked them happily. ¡°I am Sea-Jay.¡± He spoke, ¡°And I am Timethy. Like Timothy, but with an e instead of an o.¡± the robot replied. ¡°You have a name?!?¡± Sea-Jay was in shock. Timethy ¡°Why are you such an idiot¡­ Now, you, Olivia, just show up two times a day with a bottle of water and some food for the both of us. That¡¯s all you have to do.¡±. Olivia fixed her bag on her shoulders and nodded. ¡°I¡¯ll get the two of you some food right away.¡± She promised and ran off. As she did, she also told them ¡°Just wait here for me, alright?¡±. The robot said, with a faked smile on its screen ¡°of course, of course.¡±. Timethy and Sea-Jay just stood around for a while. In silence, Sea-Jay started eating away on his apple, breaking small bits of it apart, with his beak and then swallowing the small parts down in one go. He complained to Timethy ¡°Disgusting, apples, disgusting, I tell you. They¡¯re both to hard but also to soft and the texture is pretty boring too. Not to forget it has the most generic taste. I don¡¯t get why people like them.¡±. Timethy responded ¡°I, on the other hand, enjoy myself an apple.¡±, he opened a compartment in his head and threw his apple in there. Curiously, Sea-Jay asked it ¡°Why do you have to eat food?¡±. ¡°I recharge my batteries with it. My actual batteries, not my time- or space-batteries.¡± The robot told him. ¡°Ah.¡± Sea-Jay said, secretly having hoped he¡¯d get a more interesting answer. Timethy ¡°Anyways, let¡¯s make ourselves a place to rest. Let¡¯s just go behind the dumpster, that way we can make sure that nobody discovers us.¡±. Behind, said dumpster, the two made space for themselves, pushing boxes full of junk, an old chair and some smaller things, like an envelope and an old rusty knife. Sea-Jay ¡°Some pretty odd stuffs here.¡±. The girl, Olivia, wouldn¡¯t be back for a few hours, so the two just sat behind the dumpster not exchanging a single word between each other, until the sun slowly went away and she returned. ¡°I¡¯m back!¡± she exclaimed to them. ¡°I got you two some more apples and a bag of chips.¡±. Immediately, Sea-Jay swiped the chips out of her hands and opened the bag. ¡°Finally, some food I can enjoy.¡± He happily said. Olivia ¡°Now, I don¡¯t have much time on my hands, I gotta get back home. I¡¯ll be back tomorrow, alright?¡±. ¡°Sounds good.¡± The robot replied as it waved her goodbye. She ran back off, waving back. Meanwhile, Sea-Jay was crunching down the chips, almost being done with the entire bag already. After also drinking all the water, he quickly fell asleep. Timethy dragged him behind the dumpster, to the space they cleared out, so he¡¯d be harder to see by somebody walking by. As the night began, Timethy kept look out, to make sure nobody saw them. And the longer the night went on, the bigger got the robots boredom.