“Yes?” She asked, blushing.

“If I was living now, that wedding would have been real.” I said, reaching to kiss her. I did and turned around. Going out the door Jill came to me.

“That was very sweet. No one nowadays would have given their life for her and done as much as you have. I’m glad that you are my great grandfather, too.”

“Thanks.” I said, bending over to kiss her also.

“Oooo, and so romantic! Well, it’s time for beddy by.” She said, I fell unconscious.

The next thing I knew, I was lying on the ground outside of the Hastings house. I became conscious and felt a pain in my side.

“Adam! Are you okay?” Someone shouted at me.

“Yes.” I replied. “Where am I?”

“You’re on the ground, Matt and Noelle are getting away.”

It had just so happened that Andrew and Ryan came back and wiped Tricia’s, Noah’s, Matt’s and Noelle’s memories also. They placed Matt and Noelle just about to get away with the palette. Traveling through time, they returned all the stolen art. Matt and Noelle’s house were under the names of the DD, and in their haste and foolishness, they signed the house over to me if I made it through this ordeal.

Getting up, I learned that I could not walk. “Noah, go chase them.”

“Wait, it looks as though I don’t have to.” Noah said. A group of police cars came around the corner and cornered the two. Getting out, the sergeant cuffed then two and took the palette.

Coming over to me he said, “Get this man an ambulance! Well, Adam, it looks like you’re worth you’re pay after all. Oh, I have good news, this is your house now!” He said, showing me the deed.

“Wow! I wonder why?”

“Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.”

“I won’t.” I said, as the ambulance came around the corner.

“Well, Adam, it looks as though you’ll have a few days off.” He said. They rushed me into the ambulance.

“Noah, take over the business until I get back.” I said. Tricia hopped into the back of the ambulance with me.

“Well, it looks like we made it through this one.”

“Yeah, but I probably won’t be walking for a while.” I said, trying to laugh. We got to the hospital and I was moved into my room. I was put under lock and key, because I had to have surgery to get the bullet out. Fortunately it did not hit anything major. They put a cast on the entry point because it fractured a bone. That night I had this dream:

“Adam, Adam? Where did you go? It’s you’re wife calling!” A voice said. It switched to scene with two people running out of a bank.

It was the strangest thing, yet I was sure that it was real!

"Use time travel."

"What!?"

"Go back to the time when Carrie was about to get sucked out, and be on the other side of the gap to get her when she comes out."

"You think it will work?"

"As long as you aren’t seen by yourself."

"I’m game."

"Okay, come with me." Rocketing back to Earth, we went back to the lab.

"You realize Adam, that your metabolism is haywire with all these travels through time. You could be a walking time bomb." Doctor Jill said while I went to the place to start the time journey.

"I know, but I must save Carrie."

"Adam, I know we all miss her, but this could be a serious risk."

"I’m ready to go."

"Okay. Wait until your counterpart has come to see me, then you come and see me."

"GO!" I shouted. The color spectrum again appeared, but only for a short while, since it wasn’t that long ago. I appeared at the bank on Tuesday. Seeing myself and Carrie inside, I went to the break. I knocked out one of the workers and stole their space suit and an extra face mask. The DD came out and shot the break. I went outside and around the corner. Carrie ended up in the break.

"Well, I can see why you didn’t want me to read about this!" She said.

"Don’t worry, I won’t let you go." My counterpart said.

"You must. If you don’t return to the past, you will never have any kids, you’ll never write the book, and you’ll never be able to stop the DD."

"But I just can’t let you get sucked into space."

"There’s no time to argue. Do it."

"No!" My counterpart exclaimed, pulling with all his might. The vacuum over came him and she was sucked out into space. I quickly boosted over to her and covered her face with the mask. I flew us over to the break and got us back to the bank.

"What? But you just let me go!" She exclaimed.

"I know, and I couldn’t live knowing that you died because of me."

"Now what do we do."

"Stay low until tomorrow. We must make me think you are dead so that I will rescue you, then we’ll go back to the lab." We did. Going back to the lab, Jill was glad to see us.

"Boy, I almost thought you wouldn’t make it." Jill sighed in relief.

"Yep. We made it. Now what happens?"

"I must erase you’re memory."

"Will I ever remember?"

"Yes, and I will repeat this to you after the process. You’re memory will keep coming back, little by little, until the event that happened in the game future occurs. Then you will remember all. Shall we go?" She asked.

"One minute alone with Carrie, please." She left. "While I still remember you, I want you to know, I think you’re one of the best great granddaughters I could have. You have helped me tremendously, and one more thing."

Tuesday rolled around and it was the day for the big setup to capture the Dastardly Duo. Through a hot tip from a local, named Andrew Tucker, and reading ahead in my book, I learned that the DD was to rob the First National Bank on Tuesday. In order to catch them we staged a brilliant plan, which instead of thinking of, I read in the chapter of my book, which I finished in 1981. It told me their location, but I also heard it when Andrew Tucker told me. Hi Carrie!

Anyway, we went to the bank and put our people in position. Julie and her husband are inside as tellers, Ryan is getting a loan, Noah and Kate are outside, and Carrie and I are getting a mortgage, and Jenn is calling the police. Carrie, don’t read this part, or I might have second thoughts on doing it. Stop reading, and put it away. We went there ready to do combat. All was set. The Dastardly Duo came in the door.

Quickly we moved into action, turning around, we caught the DD by surprise. They, just as quickly, dashed out the door. Following we went past the tunnel that was being repaired. One of the two shot at the break. It tore open and the air and environment started sucking people out. The DD continued, but as we were chasing, Carrie flew toward the opening. Holding on to the sides of the break, she struggled to stay inside the complex. The rest of my team continued in pursuit of the DD.

I pulled with all my might, trying to pull my great-granddaughter from the break. She was slipping fast. I quickly grabbed her arm. "Well, I can see why you didn’t want me to read about this!" She said.

"Don’t worry, I won’t let you go."

"You must. If you don’t return to the past, you will never have any kids, you’ll never write the book, and you’ll never be able to stop the DD."

"But I just can’t let you get sucked into space."

"There’s no time to argue. Do it."

"No!" I exclaimed, pulling with all my might. The rest of my team started over. The vacuum overcame me. I let go of Carrie who fell out into space. All that remained of her was a memory and a belt clasp that I was holding.

"What happened??" Ryan said.

"Carrie. . .she’s gone!"

"What?" Noah said. "How?"

"The DD shot a hole in the break and opened it."

"Guys, guys. Adam is feeling extremely bad. Come with me, Adam." Jenn said. She took me back to my apartment.

"If only I had read ahead in that book."

"What book?"

"The book I read, I would have known this would happened."

"Let’s look at it now."

"No, I couldn’t bear to hear what just happened, again." She let me cry on her shoulder for a minute.

"You know, Adam, there is a way to stop Carrie from dying."

"How’s that?"