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     I'm choking. Their talons sink deeper into my delicate skin and I spurt blood as I start to let go. Their foul breath haunts the air and their dank fingers clamp deep into the back of my neck. I try to regulate my breathing but the shallow sound of sucking in air is starting to get quieter and quieter. I sink into the waiting arms of the imponderable creatures as I hear a snapping noise and finally give up hope.
      Rain slides down my window. I know that any second, it will be time to go. The emotions stirring inside of me won't stop, and soon I will experience something that I have never experienced before. The time machine. Yesterday, I was jamming out and dancing around the room like a maniac. Suddenly, there was a- well, I don't know how to describe it. I just heard this noise coming from the bathroom. I ignored it because what could possibly go wrong in the bathroom? I mean I did have 3 siblings- a younger sister, an older sister, and a big brother. Later, after dinner, I was getting ready to take a shower. I plopped my clothes down on the counter and stepped in, just as anyone else would have done. All of a sudden, the most mind boggling thing happened-there was a huge flash of light and a strange noise. Mind you, I did not have any clothes on and being my normal, jumpy self- I would have shrieked. But I was soon silenced by a single note I saw lying on the ground. It had torn edges, and felt soft and worn in my hand. I examined the strange note carefully. Who on earth would put a time machine in a shower? That was just about the oddest thing that had ever happened to me. I quickly stumbled around and found something to use as a cover, but it seemed that no one was there. So, I quietly read and re-read the abnormal note to myself. The handwriting was messy, yet intriguing. It was obviously written by a man, and was signed good luck fellow traveler, Harry Styles. With that, everything flashed again and I was back in my bathroom again. Alone.
      So, that is how I decided I would go back again today. The letter had come with four pearls that should transport me to the time machine, or any where that I would like to go. I rolled the pearls around in my hand. They were cold, and for some reason felt quite powerful. I tossed them on the sofa and snatched the note off the coffee table. I re-read it once more. Such a strange note, and whoever wrote it had quite an imagination. The letter read like this: Hello, fellow traveler. In your hands, you hold the key to discovering and researching some of sciences most wanted questions! The key to your imagination lies in these small pearls. You will have to complete a quest in the time given, but beware the pearls only last for a certain time. If you do not complete your mission in that time, then you will be stuck in a time lapse eternally. The universe wants to be discovered. Will you discover it? Good luck fellow traveler, Harry Styles. I gently place the note on the coffee table and put the cold pearls in my pocket. My heart races like a horse running in the wind. I have so much power, so much responsibility, and so much potential! Quietly, I contemplated all the different places I could go. I could discover the future, the past, and travel different places in the present! I crawl into the bathroom once more. Eagerly, yet oh so carefully, I put a cold pearl in my hand. Was it fake? I pondered as my mind explored everywhere that I could go. Finally, my mind landed on where I would go: the future. Although some might want to see themselves as they get older, I do not. I want to explore not the near future, but much later in time. "I want to go one hundred and ten years into the future." I gently rolled the delicate pearl back and forth between my fingers, inspecting it carefully. I slumped against the bathroom wall and continued to play with it. Exhausted from playing basketball the day before, I began to fall asleep.
      A fuzzy ball leapt onto my lap, and my eyes snapped open. Startled, I let go of the fragile pearl. My dog, Zeus, was lying on the floor with an innocent look on his face. I saw the pearl drop to the floor and I reached for it, but I was too late. The pearl cracked! I feel the power surge through my body, and I experience myself being transported first to the shower, then to space. I examined the "time machine" and gazed at the thousands of items strewn all over the floor. The floor was filled with lots of junk and useless things to me, but I am almost positive they must be of some assistance to the one who wrote the note that I received. Suddenly, I realize that somehow I am not wearing my normal apparel- a t-shirt, jeans, and converse, but I am in a bulky body suit.
      "This suit has way too many buttons, screens, and symbols that I don't understand." I mumbled to myself. I was then interrupted by a strange voice that must be equipped with the suit.
      "Welcome, Dawn. We are glad you have joined us. Please wait till the aircraft lands to exit." Well duh, I think. I am not going to jump out of this any time soon. Abruptly, the time machine lands, and smoke starts pouring out of the sides.
      "Please exit to your right."
      "Yes Ma'am! Is there anything else you want me to do? Hey, how about a pizza? I know I have a slice around here somewhere!" I exclaim.
      "What outfit would you like to pick today Dawn?" I stare, enchanted, at the world I have come to be in. The houses are extremely compact, and there is a crazy amount of people around me. Cars you have never dreamed of pour down the streets, and I feel like I am living in a world that never stops.
      "Dawn, please proceed to the nearest McDonalds and pick up your delicious food." So McDonalds does exist! I have always thought that in the future we would be eating organic, non genetically modified food. But it is not like I will be eating those chemicals anytime soon. I don't mean to be picky, but what goes into that food is disgusting!
      "We have no more real food, Dawn. All of it is manufactured with chemicals that are tested in a factory." There are so many ideas by my modern scientist that have already been proven wrong. I notice some people-or robots, I can't tell which are which-wandering the streets, holding mysterious items. Things that scientist hadn't even thought possible, or even dreamed of, have been created.
      "We can eat anything we want to, and these suits change into different outfits." The robot says. I wonder if she can read my mind?
      "Of course I can. We have been reading minds for decades!" I guess I am a little behind. A couple blocks away, a huge sign flashes for zoo. Curiously, I wander around the strange, futuristic place. The feeling is hard to comprehend, but it feels like you went to bed, and then woke up to find this. A place that developed overnight, were scientific breakthroughs happen in the blink of an eye. It kind of feels like you are hallucinating! I want to explore, but I know the pearl only lasts a certain amount of time. Also, if I don't complete my mission by the time the pearls power is released, then I will be eternally stuck between times. And that, my friend, would be terrible.
      As I ponder what on earth to do next, the answer comes right to me-literally. I see a paper airplane glide down from nowhere, and feel it hit my back. It feels like a wedge going into my side! On the measly paper airplane, which must of been quite good to fly a couple of centuries, were these words: keep this slip of paper, it will always tell you what to do. Go help a young lady who I sent before you. She is stuck between 1892 and 2124, and her name is Rae-Ann. She did not finish her quest and consequently, is trapped in a never-ending time lapse. She is right in front of you, so you don't have to look for her. Just use your brain and make the impossible reality. Help her escape her fate and your quest will be completed, Dawn. Good luck fellow traveler! Once again, the mysterious time lord has not failed to enchant me, I think to myself. What have I gotten into? What will my parents think when they come home and I am not there? Mindlessly, I reflect on the events of today so far. What could possibly happen next?
      Once again, I find that the answer is right in front of me. But the answer is actually mind boggling, because what appears in front of me is impossible. It is something that I have read in books and dreamed! As soon as I finish reading the letter, a portal appears in front of me. The thick pink, greenish plasma circles like a entrance to doom. Who knows what could be lurking down there? Not thinking, I plunge into the darkness that could be my end. I am swallowed by the darkness that surrounds me, and I feel like I am being pricked by millions of needles. When I think I can bare the pain no more, I descend into a pit and hit the bottom. I wake, frightened in a rather dark and gloomy place. If I had to describe it, it would be a little bit like the underworld except darker, and without the fire. I gaze upon some sort of star, but I am not sure yet what it is. Typically, if I came into here I would expect shrieking, but oddly enough it is dead silent. The only sound I hear is like a trickle of water that never ceases. A rather calming sound, if I do say so myself. I follow the odd sound, and it leads me to a vast river that spans through all of the strange realm. A thick fog hugs me in a warm coat, yet I still feel a chill run down my spine. "What an eerie place." I whisper to the darkness. My senses seem off, and I don't like the looks of this place one bit. I stumble through the fog like a lost child, straining to hear any noise other than water. Drip.
      Abruptly, there is a break in the dense fog. Out of insecurity, I jab my hands into my pockets and roll the cold pearls around. Whenever I touch them, I can feel their power. So, just to be safe, I take them out and hold them in my hand in fear of the darkness. Iciness starts to jab into my skin like thousands of needles and I begin to shiver uncontrollably. Pain spikes through my skull and I stagger first to the left, then to the right, then just fall in a heap on the ground. Although I can still think, my feeling in my limbs is no longer there and I can not control my arms and legs. I push myself upward, but I do not move. Opening my eyes, I see that the fog has now grown denser and seems to be swirling in an infinite circle. In a last attempt, I combine all of my strength and fling myself desperately into the syrup-thick air. I spring back, terrified of the creatures that emerge from the swirling mass of fog. The creatures resemble some sort of grim reaper, or maybe demon. The long, black capes serenade them and their eyes are deep abysses into the future. That is how I got here. The blood from their previous victims still are fresh on their fangs, and their eyes draw me in to my soon despair. I'm choking. Their talons sink deeper into my delicate skin and I spurt blood as I start to let go. Their foul breath haunts the air and their dank fingers clamp deep into the back of my neck. I try to regulate my breathing but the shallow sound of sucking in air is starting to get quieter and quieter. I sink into the waiting arms of the imponderable creatures as I hear a snapping noise and finally give up hope. Out of the blue, a flying girl in a frilly mint dress snap the creatures head backwards as he tumbles to the floor. She drops from the rope, which I guess is made out of clouds? My breathing is still very shallow, and I don't know how much longer I will be able to live on. I know a fight is going on, but I sway in and out of conciseness.
      Then, I see her. In the distance, she looks frail and gloomy, but once she swings into me I change my mind. She grabs me by the collar and swings me into the darknes.She has an odd appearance, but it looks like a cheerful girl that is about my age. Judging by her outfit, she must be from the late 1800's.
      "Are you Dawn?" She asks quietly. She might be cheerful, but she obviously does not talk much. "We have to hurry. The others here will seem that I am leaving and try to stop the pearls power." Instantly, I hear a scream and growling.
      "Quick!" I shriek. But I think that I am too late. I see gloomy figures once again start to approach us in the distance. I roll the cold pearl in my hand, but I don't feel the same power that I did last time. I focus on going home, and transporting Rae-Ann back to her time. I quickly hand her a pearl and glance at the gloomy figures drawing nearer. I shudder as I start to feel their icy breath on my neck. I feel the power surge that instant and fall back into the time that I was meant to be in. Or so I thought.
      Cautiously, I open one eye. It must be a miracle! I am back in my shower in the comfort of my own home.
      "Dawn! Dawn, where are you?" My mom yelps. I leap into the arms into my waiting mother and she screeches. "Where have you been? Tears flowed out of her eyes like a waterfall, and they were not stopping any time soon. Puzzled, I glanced up at her face with a questioning look. My jaw drops. My "mother" had stiff gray hair and tons of wrinkles. You could see the terror in my eyes as the realization sets in: I have been transported to the future. My legs start shaking in horror as everything registers. What have I gotten myself into? I wonder. My mom stares incoherently at me in pure disbelief. "We thought you were gone!" She whispers as she weeps. It hits me like a rock: this is all wrong. Where is Rae-Ann? I spin and see a familiar young man. Once again, the fact dawns on me that this is my big brother.
      "Niall?" I mumble under my breath. He smiles creepily and I turn to face the other way. My dad sinks into the room, frail and old. "This is like a living nightmare!" I cry as I dash for the handle to the bathroom door. My brother stumbles in front of me, blocking the door."Oh no, leaving us so soon, hmm?" This is NOT my family. My heart pulsed as I backed into the wall in terror. Their petrifying eyes bore into my skull, and I shook in horror. Who were these people? Where they my family in the future? I hope not, I thought. The terrifying creatures closed in on me and I began to write my will mentally. All of my music was going to my best friend, Adelaide Emmerson, and my dog , Zeus was going to my younger sister. My-wait a second! I thought. Why would they be trying to hurt me if I am their long-lost child? Why does none of this add up? As the creatures-or my family, I am not sure which-approach me I dig for the last pearl in my pocket. My heart pounds as I take a chance and smash it into pieces on the ground. Instantaneously, the ground shudders and I feel as though I am falling through dimensions.
      With a thud, I land next to my coffee table. I scan the premise to make sure that this is my real home, not some absurd remake. I spin around and prance into my room. I beam with happiness because I am so glad that this appalling, incongruous nightmare is over. My scraggly blanket is thrown on my bed, beckoning me. Filled with relief, I plop down on my comfy mattress. I reflect on the crazy events today and wonder if something like this could ever happen again. I mean, I do want to see who actually owns this wonder. Will I ever get to meet him? With what happened today, I think of him as a peculiar man, definitely a little out of sorts, with curly brown hair that loves bow ties. A little bizarre, but whatever. Suddenly, I sit up and remember that my parents were supposed to arrive a while ago. I throw off the covers and peek around the corner. As if by chance, the door creaks open and in step my parents. Through the hallway, I see my parents, who look happy to see me. I smile at them slyly and then catch a glimpse of something. Out of the corner of my eye, I see the last paper airplane lying on the coffee table. I dash over to get it. It says this-
      "Well done, Dawn. I can't wait to accompany you are your next mission. So much is out there. Will you discover it?"