Max Hystory - Adventures in Time - Glencoe

Time sequence events

Chapter 4

Sam and Max sit together on a bench near the edge of the Farms property, they hold hands and look up at the stars wishing to be like just any other teenager in the world. Off in the distance, the woop-woop of an attack helicopter can be heard as an armored hummer drives by on the road within the trees in front of the two of them.

     "So this is what you had to deal with? It's like a dream but isn't. Its also like reality, but isn't. I can't really explain it!" Sam rambles.

"Well you are lucky in one sense in that you have our experiences to learn by, I had nothing to go on. I had no clue what was happening to me," Max replies.

"I don't see how that's lucky, it's like being thrown out of a plane at night and knowing you will hit land sometime, but not being able to know when," Sam tries to explain.

"I wish I knew when I was going to have them, I used to have them ever couple of days, now I haven't had one in weeks, since we came back with Rose," Max says.

"I'm glad your here with me, and not off somewhere fighting to get back in the past," Sam says.

"I worry about you beginning to get close to having an actual event," Max reveals.

"Ahh you care about me, ain't that sweet."

"Well you're a girl, you could get hurt.." Max begins to say.

"What does me being a girl have to do with it!" Sam exclaims as she sits up and lets go of his hand.

"Its not..." Max tries.

"So because I'm a weak little girl, I could get hurt?" Sam interrupts.

"No, its not that, it's just..." Max stammers.

"Its what?" Sam demands, "What is different about me having them!"

"Look! You are a girl, a beautiful, capable girl," Max explains holding her by the shoulders,"But the past wasn't so kind to girls, it was cruel to them, treated them differently... Like less than a man. The past is more hostile towards you just because you are female, I have a better chance of fitting in, you have an added problem on top of being dropped somewhere, someplace in time and not knowing when or where you come back." Max explains.

"Ahh you're worried about me," Sam teases.

"Remember what was about to happen to Rose before we intervened, she could have been raped and killed and nobody would have cared one way or the other, because they were men. I can't stand the thought of something like that happening to you, and I know its possible, likely even,"Max tells her.

"Well..." Sam begins.

"We need that damn suppression drug now! You are getting close to to having actual events, and that will be dangerous for you," Max continues,"Lets go talk to my Mom, lets find out how much longer this drug is going to take!" 

Max grabs Sam by the hand and the two of them run off back towards the farm house, they can feel the eyes of the overcautious security behind trees, standing guard, and in the tower watching them as they run back to the house. However just before they get there Sam stops Max to ask him a question.

"Does it bother you when you come back naked?" Sam asks.

"At first, then I thought what can I do about it?" Max replies, "why?"

"I saw how you looked at Rose when we came back and that girl has no shame, she barely wears any clothes at all anyway. I was just wondering, if you liked her or not?" Sam wonders.