Corrupted Timelines

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Arriving home later that day, Amelia was greeted by her dog, Hercule. Despite what the name would suggest, he was a small pocket beagle who wouldn't even hurt a fly. She reached down and pet him as his tail wagged furiously from side to side. They had adopted him a little over a year ago.

He wouldn't be joining them on their time traveling adventure today though. Arthur had joked about putting him through a lot of time traveling to make him immortal. Nancy quickly shot down the idea, saying that they take him on a few just for fun later.

Amelia put her school bag down and walked into the kitchen to grab some food. There were some pop tarts out, so she grabbed a packet and began eating. She got on her phone to burn a little time as her parents picked up Johnny. Both kids usually just took the bus, but their parents decided that they would explain some of the things about time travel on the way back home. It would save Amelia a lot of listening to stuff she'd already heard before.

She thought back on the school day that had just transpired. Images of Gura's adorable face filled her head. A small blush began to form on her cheeks. Amelia had been attracted to other girls before, but this was something else. She came to the conclusion that she was very bisexual. Oh boy, Ina was going to mess with her.

The thought to show Gura her time traveling in order to impress her occurred to her. Shaking her head, Amelia dismissed that idea. Her parents had made it very apparent that time travel was a tool, not a toy. The fun trips they went on were learning experiences more than anything. The fun came second, always.

Gura wouldn't even believe her. She hadn't even bothered to tell Ina about it because of the same reason. And that was the best case scenario. Worst case scenario, Gura never talks to her again and Ina thinks she's weird. Well, Ina did think she was weird, with her staying up so late playing games, but that was playful. She didn't want to think about that anymore.

Thankfully, Amelia heard the garage door grind open. Her parents were home and that meant that it was nearly time to go on another time traveling adventure. Her thoughts drifted to where they would go and what they would do. It would most likely be fun and relaxing since it was Johnny's first time...

The garage door opened with a slam and Johnny shot into the living room. He found Amelia standing in the kitchen and was in her face in a flash. This startled her out of her deep thoughts with a slight yelp.

"Amelia, do you know what day it is?" he asked with so much excitement it spread to Amelia, too.

"Yes, we've been looking forward to it for nearly three years," Amelia's smile grew slightly.

"Today is the day!" Johnny began to jump around the room and eventually made his way out into the living room again. Amelia couldn't help but laugh at his enthusiasm. It wasn't unfounded, though, today was a very exciting and important day.

Arthur and Nancy came in shortly after.

"It seems like he was able to absorb the information better than I was," Amelia said over to them. Her parents looked over at the parading Johnny and sighed.

"Or he completely ignored it. We hoped it's the first one," Nancy said, hanging up her coat. Arthur nodded his agreement. Amelia laughed nervously.

"Amelia come with me, I gotta get a few things," Arthur asked. Amelia followed her dad upstairs.

"We're going to Venice this time," he said to her as he reached into a dresser drawer. He pulled out a bag of coins. They usually took this with them when they went to someplace in Europe around the time of the Roman Empire.

"So we're going back pretty far I assume," Amelia questioned slightly.

"Yes, we're gonna see a nearly total eclipse there," he answered excitedly. Amelia's eyes widened.