Episode 16: Transported to the Future
He put the glass down and said carefully, "What's it all about, huh?"
Warren Brett-James said soothingly, "Prepare yourself for somewhat of a shock, Mr. Prantera. You are no longer in Los Angeles�"
"Ya think I'm stupid? I can see that."
"I was about to say, Los Angeles of 1960. Mr. Prantera, we welcome you to Nuevo Los Angeles."
"Ta where?"
"To Nuevo Los Angeles and to the year�" Brett-James looked at his companion. "What is the date, Old Calendar?"
"2133," Reston-Farrell said. "2133 A.D. they would say."
Joe Prantera looked from one of them to the other, scowling. "What are you guys talking about?"
Warren Brett-James said softly, "Mr. Prantera, you are no longer in the year 1960, you are now in the year 2133."
He said, uncomprehendingly, "You mean I been, like, unconscious for�" He let the sentence fall away as he realized the impossibility.
Brett-James said gently, "Hardly for one hundred and seventy years, Mr. Prantera."
Reston-Farrell said, "I am afraid we are confusing you. Briefly, we have transported you, I suppose one might say, from your own era to ours."
Joe Prantera had never been exposed to the concept of time travel. He had simply never associated with anyone who had ever even remotely considered such an idea. Now he said, "You mean, like, I been asleep all that time?"
"Not exactly," Brett-James said, frowning.
Reston-Farrell said, "Suffice to say, you are now one hundred and seventy-three years after the last memory you have."
Joe Prantera's mind suddenly reverted to those last memories and his eyes narrowed dangerously. He felt suddenly at bay.
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