4116

it's a sci-fi story settled in the future.

4116

CHAPTER 1:

“No way, it’s just a myth.” Corion laughed it off.

“I’m telling you it’s true.” Came the angry reply from Gearz. They had been reading up on some history. They read something about a “green earth”. Now in year 4116, their planet looked like anything but green. So Corion had enough logic to laugh it off. But his best friend Gearz had always had the “dreamy” kind of mentality. So he also showed enough sense.

“Bye Gearz, see you at school.” said Corian as he hopped on to the travellator. Corian wondered, did people actually use their feet instead of travellators. Why would people have these crazy thoughts?

Gearz sighed. Not even Corion would listen to him. Maybe he could ask Rev or G-7 at school at school next day.

CHAPTER 2:

At school next day, Rev and Corion were talking about Gearz and his  crazy theories.

“I mean, who ever heard of paper? What are DigiPads for then? Exclaimed Corion. “Gearz has gone right off his bat!” said Rev. 

Then distraction arrived in the form of Gearz. “What are you guys talking about? “Uh…, nothing?” hesitated Rev.

Gearz felt hurt. “At least you believe me, right G-7?”

“Believe what?” said G-7.

Gearz told him and G-7 seemed to understand.

“That sounds believable.”

“Are you going to help me bring back our green world?” Gearz said earnestly.

“You can count on me”.

“Thanks a lot G-7, it’s tough to find a friend like you.”

 

CHAPTER 3:

“So, time to plan now, G-7. Lay down what you know.” Came Gearz’s commanding voice.

“Uh, I’ve heard about this mad scientist named Dr. Chromo Zeta. He’s recently been doing some research on Einstein’s theory. He may know something about time travel.” Concluded G-7.

“Yeah, but this Zeta guy is really anonymous. Never stays at the same place twice. How are you going to find him?”

“We need to look up his whereabouts, do some research. According to where he’s been recently, we should devise our plan.”

“Right. Let’s get started then. Look up ‘Chromo Zeta whereabouts’ on Google.”

“Wow, I’m impressed! He was last seen in Siberia about a month ago. A few weeks before that in Ivory Coast. How does he travel so much?” Said G-7 after he read up on Google.

“He probably doesn’t use travel pods like us. He has, like, teleportation or something.”

“Yep, we’ve got a tough job ahead of us.” And with that, their meeting ended.

CHAPTER 4:

At school the next day, Gearz and G-7 were talking about how to find Zeta. Then Rev came around.

“Hey, low-techs, do you know that’s your new nickname?”

“Corion told us about it. Now don’t disturb us. We are talking about Zeta.” Came Gearz’s sharp reply.

“Zeta? D-O-C-T-O-R   C-H-RO-M-O   Z-E-T- A?

G-7 looked up. “Yeah. So what?”

“I’m his biggest fan! Hey Corion, these look at these clowns, they’re talking about Zeta.

Corion raised his eyebrows. “C-H-R-O-M-O - …”

“Yeah, yeah, that guy.” said Rev, nodding his head.

“I know everything about him. What do you need to know about him, Gearz?”

Before Gearz could reply, G-7 jumped at him with a question. “Do you know where he is now, or what kind of technology he uses for getting around?”

Corion looked like he had a very convenient answer.

“He uses a voice controlled microchip called the Rey Sync that teleports him to where ever he needs to go.” He blurted out.

“Whoa, that’s high-tech.” said Rev.

“What do you know about it, Corion?” asked Gearz.

“Only that there’s a top secret website whose password only Dr. Zeta knows and that if we want to get access, we have to hack into it.” Concluded Corion.

Every one there looked directly at Rev. All the students in their school knew that Rev was a top-class hacker.

Rev tried to give them a blank look. “What? Why are you all looking at me?”

“You know it, Rev.” said G-7.

“Come on! He is the best scientist in the WORLD! I don’t even have a chance!” cried out Rev.

“If there’s anything you have, it’s a chance.” G-7 shot back.

“Ok, I’ll try,” Said Rev, “but you can’t blame me if I fail.”

“Okay, it’s a deal.”

CHAPTER 5:

The next day at school, Rev looked frustrated and disheveled. His hair was not neatly combed as it usually was. And yet he had a winning smile on his tired face.

“I did it! I hacked into Zeta’s website!” He said as his friends arrived.

“Whoa, Rev, something looks wrong about you. What happened, man?” Came Corion’s surprised reply.

“I worked till 3 a.m. last night and finally did it!”

“Did what?”

“Hacked into the website! It’s called C. Zeta.com. It has all information about him, past and present. Now we can find out where he is.”
“Ok, Rev, we’ll come to your house today and collect all the information.” Said Corion.

“Congrats, Rev. Good on you.” Said G-7.

 

That day at evening, Gearz, Corion and G-7 went to Rev’s house.

“I know where he is.” Rev said as they entered.

“Where?” Asked Gearz eagerly.

“That’s the problem. He is currently living in The Grand Canyon.”

A huge anvil seemed to drop on them.

“THE   GRAND   CANYON!” Shouted out Gearz.

“Yeah, so? You know there are tour packages there. We can take one of them. There’s nothing to worry about. Just stay calm.”

 “You’re right, Rev.” Sighed Gearz.

“Well, if you guys want to meet him, you better book a tour this week.” Said Corion.

“I think we should have it day after tomorrow” Said G-7.

“Yep, one day will be enough to pack our bags.” Said Gearz.

“Okay, so I’m booking it, alright?” Said Rev.

“Ok.” Confirmed Corion.

“Get ready, boys, we have a l-o-o-ng vacation to go to.” Ended Rev.

CHAPTER 6:

“Ready, guys?” Asked Gearz as they boarded on their Travel-Pod.

“I’m so excited to meet Dr. Zeta my face hurts!” Replied Corion.

They all entered and sat down comfortably. As their Pod began to gear up, they felt a kind of excitement they never felt before.

 

An hour later, they reached The Grand Canyon.

“Here we are, boys! The Canyon.” Rev said proudly.

“Sure is hot in here, isn’t it?” Complained G-7.

“Well, it’s a desert, what did you expect?

“No, I -”

“Stop arguing, G-7, we need to find him.” Gearz interrupted.

“There,” exclaimed Corion, “I can see a weird dome, but the image is flickering. Wanna check it out?”

“Yeah, I see something too. Let’s go there.” Chimed in Rev.

After about a 10-minute walk on the hot sand, they didn’t find anything.

“It was just a mirage!” Moaned Gearz.

“It was all in vain - OW!” Shrieked Corion.

“What is it?” Asked G-7.

“I hit something in the air,” Corion tried to feel it, “hang on, it’s a…a smooth surface. It’s almost domelike.”

“Quick, search for a door, boys!” Shouted Gearz.

“Here, I found a handle.” Said G-7 from a distance.

“Then yank it open.” Roared Gearz.

They all gathered together and watched as G-7 opened the door.

CHAPTER 7:

The door opened and revealed a huge dome �"shaped space filled with tinkering gadgets, cogs, screens, and a bunch of unknown machines lying in a corner.

“Woah, this is my dream lab.” Said Rev, who had always longed to be a scientist.

“But where’s Zeta?” Asked Corion.

They wandered around, careful not to touch anything, until they finally found a sleeping pod.

“Dr. Zeta! Are you there?” Yelled Corion.

After his yell, a rather wild looking person entered the room. He was a middle aged person with long brown hair, a bushy moustache and an oversized pair of glasses. He looked bewildered.

“How did you kids get into my lab?” He spoke in a low, gravelly voice.

“Are you Dr. Chromo Zeta?” Corion could barely contain his excitement, “I’m your biggest fan!”

“Why, yes I am, but how did you find me?”

So the friends sat down and told him their story.

“So, you are here to go back in time and bring back samples of greenery from the past?” He asked.

“Yeah but we don’t know much about them. Can you describe them?”

“Well, it looks like green hair on a tall brown stick. It gave them food and supplies them with oxygen, not like the artificial one we use.”

“Okay, can you help us?” Gearz said while taking notes.

“Yes. I can” then he bellowed, “GIZMO-O-O-O!”

Then, a white humanoid robot appeared.

“Hi, how can I help you today?” it said in a mechanical voice.

“Ok, Gizmo, activate the time portal.” He commanded, “Oh, and, get some food for our guests here.”

“What? We don’t need to eat, just get the time portal ready.” Said Corion awkwardly.

“Nonsense,” he roared, “Just wait till you try my famous food capsules.”

“You make food capsules?” asked Rev, taken aback.

“Yeah, what do you think I live on? There’s not really much food choice here in Arizona.”

“Your food, sir.” Came Gizmo’s robotic voice.

“Ah! Here’s Gizmo, what’ve you got?” He exclaimed.

The food clearly looked like capsules.

“What’s that?” G-7 asked, confused.

“That’s my spring roll capsule for appetizer, roast chicken for dinner, and strawberry cupcakes for dessert.”

“That’s one delicious menu,” said Gearz as he swallowed the spring roll capsule.

“Wow, this tastes exactly like roast chicken!” cried Rev.

Suddenly, a bell sounded in the distance.

“There, Gizmo has activated the time portal.” He suddenly became more energized. “Now, listen to me very carefully. If you eat these tablets, you will be able to blend in with the people of that time in appearance, technology, everything. And remember, NEVER COLLECT ANYTHING EXCEPT THE SAMPLES. If you do anything else, you may get stuck. I have programmed the portal to send you 2010 years ago to year 2016. There is a mini portal in each of your watches which will bring you back here. You’re ready now.” Fired Dr. Zeta at full speed.

“Thank you sir, we appreciate your help.” Thanked G-7.

And as they stepped into the mysterious -looking portal, they felt like they were changing the future of the world.

CHAPTER 8:

The first thing they felt after they landed was the shot of fresh air.

“Sure feels good in here.” Said Corion.

“Ok, stay quiet and just LOOK FOR IT!” grunted Gearz.

As they roamed the new environment, they all were desperate to find it.

Suddenly they spotted something that fitted Zeta’s exact description.

“Is that…, could be……?” Murmured Gearz.

“Yep, that’s it! That’s a plant. You’ve done it, Gearz, you’ve done it.” Corion smiled at Gearz proudly.

Gearz couldn’t believe himself. Just a month ago, it all seemed like an impossible dream and now they’ve done it!

“I think you should pick the first sample, Gearz! You’re the one who came up with it.” G-7 told him.

“Ok,” he said nervously.

He cautiously picked a little green thing from the ‘plant.’

G-7 said, “You get the 2^nd one Rev. You hacked into the website.”

Rev ripped a piece of brown skin off the plant.

“There.”

“I get to pick the next one, I’m just too excited!”

Saying this, Corion plucked a little red flower from the plant.

“Go ahead G-7, finish this.” Said Gearz.

G-7 reached for the soil and took out a bit of its root.

They all chanted “Go Green!” on their journey back to their time. They have returned successfully and with hopes to change the world.

CHAPTER 9:

“CONGRATULATIONS” came Dr. Zeta’s booming voice.

“Thanks Doc.” Said Rev.

He quickly preserved the leaf, flower, root and skin and said-

“Now let’s celebrate.” He brought out some ice-cream, pizza and meatball capsules. They all enjoyed a well-deserved feast after weeks of hard work.

The four friends truly hoped to revolutionize their future in technology.

 

 

20 YEARS LATER

 

 

Gearz, Corion, Rev and G-7 are watching their new eco-friendly city from a helicopter.

“We did it guys! We changed our future by using plants. We went green!” said Corion.

“More tech, less pollution. Great idea, Gearz.” Said Rev.

“Yeah, good on you Gearz.” Appreciated G-7.

“I knew it would work, because every idea begins from a dream.” Said Gearz proudly.

And they all enjoyed the bird’s eye view of their modernized city, their dream, which gave their city a bright, eco-friendly future.

 

Author's Note

ignore grammar problems.