Time Dome

The Rob that Steven remembered was taller than him, had black eyes, and spiky black hair. But the Rob that he saw right now had slicked back, light brown hair, with black eyes still. Obviously, he died his hair and changed it’s style. He was still taller than Steven.

At first the two stared at each other, not saying a word. But after a few moments, Rob then said, "Hey there, Steven. It’s… nice to see you. You look good."

Obviously, Steven had changed over the years as well. "Thanks," Steven replied, "You look good too." They both smiled.

There was silence from the two. Then Rob said, "Well, we must be going now. I’ve got some papers that you need to sign in the car, in order to take part in the experiment. You can review and sign them on the way to the private airport, where we’ll be departuring. So… are you ready?"

Steven immediately jumped to his answer, which was, "Yep!". He was still excited for going on this trip. Wouldn’t you?

Rob laughed. He almost forgot how Steven could act sometimes when he was excited. When Steven gets excited, nothing else in the world matters except for what he’s excited about. "Then let’s go," Rob said.

* * *

Steven had gotten inside Rob’s car. It was a green Jeep, very comfortable. Rob pulled out of the driveway, and began to drive to the private airport. While he was driving, he told Steven, "Get the yellow papers out of the glove compartment, and the pen. Read the papers and sign them. If you have questions about them, ask me."

Steven then opened the glove compartment, and took out the papers. There was a packet of them, which contained 5 different papers. He began to read them. Mostly it was the usual stuff you would see presented to sign, except for a few things like: Life Risks, Extreme Hazard Cautions, Understanding Of The Partaking Dangers, and more. These worried Steven a bit, he didn’t know that his life would be in this much danger.

"Rob… is this going to be dangerous?" Steven asked.

There was a slight pause for Rob’s response. "As far as we know, Steven, everything will be alright. The papers list those danger sections just to caution you that something dangerous could happen. It doesn’t mean anything will. It’s just letting you know that it’s possible, and that you should be aware of it."

Steven gulped. "Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea," he thought to himself. "But… no. I am going to be in this experiment. I am not going to leave a chance of a lifetime just because I’m sacred of stupid precautions!"

"Well, that’s alright with me then," Steven said, referring to what Rob said. He then read the rest of the papers, encountering other strange precautions, but still continued. When he was finally finished reading, he came to the last page that had a line, and right beside it, the word: Signature. He then gave a deep breath… and signed his name on the line.

* * *

About 20 minutes later, the two of them arrived at the private airport. It was a small place, with one small building, parking spaces for cars, and 3 small helicopters parked out in the back on 3 separate helipads.

Rob then parked the car in one of the parking spaces. Both of them got out, and walked into the small building. They were greeted by a clerk that sat behind one of those airport-type desks that a clerk would usually be. It was a woman, who said to Rob and Steven as they entered, "Are you the ones from that project up in…"

She was cut off by Rob, "Watson’s Peak, yes."

Steven gave Rob a stupid look, and in a low voice, he asked, "Watson’s Peak? Is that the name of the mountain we’re going to?"