Saving Time

Saving Time

Xeek Baggerd was just another 13 year old. His curly golden hair flowed over his freckled pink face . He had no worries in life ; & was happy as any other kid his age could be . His Family lived in a small east European town , their country had recently been freed from it`s Communist ties by a very dominant western power . This happened when Xeek was still in his diapers & it did`nt bear any significance to him as it did to his parents.

One cold January morning ; he was on one of his rounds of the neighborhood with his friends Tom , Dick & Harry. Their neighborhood was largely a Residential area with a school & one very old Building which looked like it was an important building ; because it had a lot of fencing , really high walls & Huge gates . It had been abandoned ever since the communists left & for as long as Xeek could remember. Standing near one of the Enormous gates they wondered ; what the building was for?

" Must have been a secret base " suggested Tom .
" Well then ; it would`nt be so obviously big ; they would have tried to hide it " argued Dick.
" He`s got a point there" added Harry.
" Whatever it was, it is going to be our target for the day " said Xeek.

These kids had a habit of playing a game . It was to find out which one of them could throw a stone the farthest. The boys unanimously agreed to start the game & searched for stones nearby . Once they had enough Ammunition ; they began . Tom went first ; Harry next ; followed by Dick . All three of them failed to reach the building ; their stones landed mid-way between the fence & the building ; a little distance separating each other`s stone.

Now it was Xeek`s turn ; with all his might he heaved his stone at the building . It crossed all the other stones & broke a lone window on the buildings broad side. His first reaction was that of Triumph & Victory ; but it was short lived , for he could hear sounds of further breaking of glass & that of heavy metal objects crashing. Their sense of joy instantly turned to fear as all four of them started to run . All of a sudden , his vision got Hazy & he felt pain searing through his body ; he caught a fleeting glimpse of his friends standing still in the middle of their run as if they were Frozen . It looked like somebody had pressed the " Pause " button on the World . Everything had stopped . He then Fainted .

When he awoke ; he realized , he was`nt in his home town anymore , he was literally in the clouds Floating .

" Am I dead ? Is this heaven " he thought.
" So you are awake at last " a stern voice called from behind him ; he turned to see a man dressed exactly like an Angel ; white feathery Wings , Golden Halo & all .
" You have a lot of explaining to do ; Let me start by asking Why you happened to break the Time Crystal ?" he asked
" I don`t even know what a Time Crystal is? " said Xeek apparently Puzzled.
" There`s no time for this now , but I guess I have to tell you now . Every Universe has it`s own Time Crystal , the Inhabitants of that particular Universe cannot see it , But in very very simple terms that`s what makes your world Tick." he explained.
" I did`nt break no Time Crystal " Xeek replied Honestly .
" Oh No?.....Well then , this might serve to Refresh your memory " said the Angel .
He then snapped his Fingers & out of nowhere a T.V. Screen appeared & Xeek could see himself throwing the stone . After the Window broke the View seemed to pass through the immensely thick walls to give an inside look . The view the followed the stone which clearly had fallen on a lot many things causing a sort of Avalanche inside the building , which seemed like a lab. Finally it fell on what looked like a piece of Crystal & the crystal cracked into a million tiny pieces.

"Well?"
" I had no idea . I`m sorry " apologized Xeek.
" Sorry is`nt good enough . Do you realize you just stopped the Whole of time in your Universe" the angel seemed enraged.
The words took some time to sink in but it finally hit Xeek " Your Universe " he thought " Then where am I ? "
The Angel sensing his intrigue answered " You are at the office of the God of Time Kronoz."
"Are you the God of time ? " asked Xeek meekly fearing the God`s Anger on him Stopping time.
" Of Course not , I`m his assistant ; but all that is immaterial now . We have to change history."
"Change History " Xeek thought " this can`t be happening"
" We have to stop that stone from breaking the Crystal " Continued the Angel .
" But how ? " Questioned Xeek .
" There is only one way ... You have to pass the test of time..."
" Huh??"
" Go into that room & there will be a test waiting ; pass the test & your Universe will be saved ; Fail & the Consequences will be Unspeakable "
" What Door ?" Xeek Pondered . Just then an Oak Door materialized right beside him & the Angel forced him into it .
" But Why Don`t you take the test ? " asked Xeek
" Because He Who Breaks shall be the one who Mends.....Get it? "
Xeek reluctantly entered the door wishing he had never threw the stone. Inside he saw a boy just like himself ; The boy said
" ROCK PAPER SCISSORS "
Xeek Could`nt believe what he was hearing ; the entire fate of his universe rested on him winning a game of Rock Paper Scissors.

Seeing that there was`nt much he could do but play along ; Xeek motioned a closed fist just as the other boy signaled a scissor with two of his fingers . Stone beat Scissor. Xeek had done it . He had done it . He had Single handedly saved his Entire Universe .

Then the image of the other boy started Whirling & Xeek lost Consicousness again .When he woke up ; Tom , Harry & Dick were looking at his Fallen body as if he had been lying there for quiet some time .

The Boys told him ; that after he started running Xeek had tripped & fell Over hitting his head on the Pavement Knocking him out . " So " he thought " It was all a Dream " feeling relieved.

"No" he heard the Angel`s voice inside his Head " Next time ; I won`t Let you go as easily "

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