Quantum leap lock down!

Quantum leap chapter 3

Part 3

Lock down

Sam turns around and sees Al walk out of the white imaging chamber door and as he taps the hand link the door closes behind him.

And Sam notices straight away a very big difference with his friend.

"Al is that you?"

Al smiles and says

"it's me Sam but I am from the future not from the current me you know way back in 1999 I have waited a really long time to join you this time on this leap."

Al looked much older a lot older then the Al Sam knew.

"how far into the future are you from Al?"

"not that far I am only one year ahead from the time and place you have leaped into. My current year is 2021."

Sam just making sure puts his arms out and goes through the chest of Al's image and like always his hands went through him like a ghost this Al was definitely a hologram.

" don't you believe me sam?"

"just checking"

Sam moves his arms out of the hologram.

Sam looking surprised says

"what is this co - vid 19 Al?"

Al taps the hand link and says not really reading from the display. But remembering.

"it's a virus Sam that started this year and it causes a lot of deaths unfortunately."

And he continues to read from a newspaper on the display on the hand link.

The source of the coronavirus is believed to be a "wet market" in Wuhan which sold both dead and live animals including fish and birds.

Such markets pose a heightened risk of viruses jumping from animals to humans because hygiene standards are difficult to maintain if live animals are being kept and butchered on site. Typically, they are also densely packed allowing disease to spread from species to species.

The animal source of Covid-19 has not yet been identified, but the original host is thought to be bats. Bats were not sold at the Wuhan market but may have infected live chickens or other animals sold there.

Bats are host to a wide range of zoonotic viruses including Ebola, HIV and rabies.

"Al it's not me leaping around in time that has caused this Is it? I have changed time so often has my actions changed the future?"

Al trying to look reassuring

"of course not Sam your leaping around in time has nothing to do with this, this has occurred due to a very different reason"

"so Al why am I here?"

Al smiles and says

"let's see now shall we? this is just like the good old days"

He taps the hand link the device in his hand glows red, yellow and green.

"OK Sam it's....."

"I know Al it's 04/07/2020"

Al looking surprised says

"and do you know who you are yet?"

Sam checks his uniform and the name tag says

"Dr Smith and tells that to Al"

Al says

"well it looks like you don't need me around then."

Al continues to read from the handlink

"you're name is Dr John Smith and you're worked at this hospital for many years now."

"and why am I here Al?"

Al pauses for a moment and says

"Sam I know why you're here but you're not ready to know yet when you're ready I will let you know."

Sam also says

"what do you mean by the good old days Al? Where's your Sam the Sam from 2021?"

Al smiles and says

"I can't tell you Sam am sorry I can't discuss anything about your personal future it's on Ziggys no, no list. Double star"

And when that Al taps the hand link and disappears into thin air.

End of part 3