The Fifth Force: Chapter ONE (PREVIEW)

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Sometime in the not-too-distant future… Let’s go people. three minutes to jump. Are our boys and girls strapped in and ready to likeJustrock?AC/DCbaby!weren't they a bit yourbeforetime? Time relative.is Copy that, Dr. Fikai. How’s our rookie?

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Forgot to tell you, weatdrop8.

Now let's hide getuntilyouweback.

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WashingtonticketsThreetoD.C. How do you feel about a road trip? I’m sorry, it looks like the 11:05 is sold out. I can get you on morningtomorrowat8am.

I thought they had power steering in the sixties. This shit is a workout. commercializeddo.TheyItwasin‘51. That’ll be $3.25 for the food and theTotal?gas.Wow. Yeah, Pricesknow.Ibeengoinguplately.Sorry. comeTechnologyhasreallyalongway. Tes, can you go inside, grab some snacks and pay for the gas? If your forearms can’t handle it, you can rest. I’ll take over. Be Silas.whatcarefulyouwishfor,MajorI’llpullintothenextreststop. Sure.

Whoa, a hundred? I don’t have change for that. Do you havesmaller?anything Whatthat?!is Keep change.the Radical! Halloween?know,Youfor I’m a fromtravelertimethefuture.

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There are four ways into the White House. Here. Here. Here. And Here. Our entrance will be HERE. Once I reach the offices, I’ll place the A.F.E, and signal you. We leave at 0100.

whereTes,yougoing?

takingI’m a shower. Since we have the time.

Tonight’s our night, the first lady is visiting her family back in South Hampton for the weekend, which means we’ll have a private audience with our boy.

It’s okay, we’re not here to hurt you. We’re from the future. What did you do to my men?HELP!!! Guards! HELP!!! Absolutelynothing.

Oh, you bad bad boy, President.Mr. Both of you sit down and shut up. iscomingnoreasonTheoneistohelpyou,becausenoonecanhearyou.This is a A.F.E., an Audio Frequency Equalizer. When activated, Areit… you with Russians?the fucka,Mothado I look Russian to you? happening?!Johnny,what’sHHHHH!!!AAAAHHH AHHHHHHHHH

What do you need me to do?

world’sWholecometogethertosavetheworld. thereCurrentlyisabill on the congress floor in need of influence.yourTheCleanEnergybill. How do we you’reknownotRussian?That’stheone. African.South AmericanCanandian.FrenchLatina. As SilasassociatemyMajorsoeloquentlyput,“we’refromthefuture.”

In our time, humanity’s obsession with crude oil has led to an “apocalyptic” situation. Using a particle called a Tachyon, we’re now able to move between time. The way time works is influenced--

Y’all really were bent up on this Cold War bullshit. We’re not Russian.

We’re part of a special group called the TFA. through extensive temporal analysis, we’ve identified this timeline as a potential inflection point--a way for us to undo the damage, and redirect the course of future history.What Dr. Terana is saying is that we figured out time travel.

If you are from the future, then you know we’re at war with the soviets, you’re asking me to influence a bill about energy. The core of society. Countries rise and fall with power; so I am going to ask you again, how do I know you’re not Russian?

You mean to tell me you can play movies from that little thing?! Mr.ait’sworry,Don’tjustsedative.President,wedon’thavetimeforthis. travelers,You’retimeyouhaveallthetimeintheworld. Actually, we only have enough fuel for a few more jumps. So, no, we don’t. Okay. Pass the bill.fucking Look, you want to really make history? Leave a legacy? Be the president who saves the planet?

himTooklongenough. Three weeks later. Sowhat?now Where’sMarty? We go home. See if weanything.changed

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A penguin takes his car to the shop and the mechanic says it'll take about an hour for him to check it...

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I got another one for ya. What did the toaster say to the slice of bread?

penguinTheisn't the neatest eater, and he ends up covered in melted ice cream. When he returns to the shop, the mechanic takes one look at him and says, "Looks like you blew a seal." "No," the penguin insists, "it's just ice cream."

While he waits, the penguin goes to an ice cream shop and orders a big sundae to pass the time.

Uh-huh…

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