{"id":104,"date":"2016-03-09T19:51:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T19:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2022-05-19T00:32:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T00:32:23","slug":"chapter-23","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/chapter-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\">TEMPUS CHAPTER TWENTY THREE<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/chapter-22\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"517\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/tempus-chapter-two\/prev\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/prev.png?fit=95%2C20\" data-orig-size=\"95,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"prev\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/prev.png?fit=95%2C20\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/prev.png?fit=95%2C20\" class=\"size-full wp-image-517 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/prev.png?resize=95%2C20\" alt=\"prev\" width=\"95\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/chapter-24\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"515\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/tempus-chapter-one\/next\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/next.png?fit=95%2C20\" data-orig-size=\"95,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"next\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/next.png?fit=95%2C20\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/next.png?fit=95%2C20\" class=\"size-full wp-image-515 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/next.png?resize=95%2C20\" alt=\"next\" width=\"95\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #0000ff; font-style: italic; font-size: 1rem;\">William Shakespeare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cCristian there is something I haven\u2019t told you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cThat you are really from the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cHow long have you known?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cSince our first flight, you took to flying way too easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI think I have DNA from a Maker, I was sent back here to help you. I didn\u2019t know I would fall in love with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI have never doubted you Lorelei except once. The night we flew together, I asked Watcher if it was possible for anyone to steal the ship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cTrust issues, I understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cThose are gone Lorelei, I trust you more than anyone in any time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cDitto Husband. Who are we going to see?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cTesla wanted to give the world free electricity. We can help each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cTesla was the son of a Maker, did you know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cYes, Lorelei. Sweetie, I think the ladies and your butt are a little burned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cAre looking at my ass, Cristian?\u201d she asked with a smile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cAbsofuckinglutley and the ladies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Lorelei&#8217;s reply was a kiss that could have melted the chrome off his straight pipes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cWe have to go, we can finish this conversation on the trip out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">The two got dressed on the far side of the galaxy and headed for 1891 New York to Tesla\u2019s Houston Street Lab.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cMr. Tesla I am Cristian Wolf.\u201d He turned around and saw the couple who had dared to invade his workspace. He looked twice and calmly said, \u201cLorelei, you have grown up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cYou look the same, Nikola.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cWho is the man with you? Did he say, Wolf?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cYes. This is the man I love, Nikola, this is my Husband Cristian. He is the traveller.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">This time he addressed Cristian, \u201cWhy are you here?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cWe came to ask you for help and in exchange, we will help you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cContinue, I am guessing you are doing battle with the Elders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cNot yet, but it may break out into a war in my time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cWhat do you propose, Cristian?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cTo give the world free energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cFinally a man who sees the truth in things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cYes, Mr. Tesla.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cPlease call me Nikola. I am pleased to meet the man that has earned Lorelei\u2019s love. You, sir, must be an extraordinary man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cHe is Nikola, try not to embarrass me in front of my Husband. No stories about my childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cShall we discuss how this will work over a meal? Lorelei, I remember you loved to cook. Or would you rather go to a noisy restaurant?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cCook, Nikola, I would rather cook. Where is your kitchen? Can you turn that thing off, my hair is on end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">He walked over and threw a switch, and walked Lorelei to the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">While Lorelei started dinner. Nikola asked about Watcher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI am here, Nikola.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cHow have you been, my old friend?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cCristian has treated me very well, Nikola.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI am glad, you are by far the best friend I have ever had. I have missed your company over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI have missed you as well. Nikola, listen to Cristian\u2019s plan. It will cripple the Elders if successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cThen I am very interested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Cristian told him of his plan and gave him information that would help him now. How Westinghouse, Marconi and Edison would conspire to rob him of his inventions and leave him penniless. He also told him of the murder attempt by a taxi driver in the future. He also assured him he would never have to worry about money again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cCount me in, I will help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Lorelei brought supper and they sat down together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Nikola looked over at Lorelei and said \u201cI like him, you did very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI know, Nikola,\u201d she said with a sigh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cAwe, you two could make a man blush.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cLorelei, your cooking has improved since our last meal. Not that it was ever bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cThank you, Nikola.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cCristian, will we go to the cave?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cYes, Nikola soon. For now, I need to contact a few others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">They finished their supper. The time came for Lorelei and Cristian to leave again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cLorelei, it was so good to see you again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cAnd you Nikola.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cCristian, you are a remarkable man, please take of Lorelei.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI will, Nikola and the baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cWhat? That is wonderful. I look forward to our next meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Aboard the Ascalon and flying, Lorelei asked, \u201cCould we go home, Cristian? I miss the cave and the cats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cLorelei, I do too. Someday we will just spend time together without conflicts to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cDo you promise?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cGood because I know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cKnow what sweetie?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cThat you always keep your promise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Soon they were asleep for the trip through, as they were approaching the earth Cristian woke his wife. \u201cLorelei, you will want to wake up for this part of the ride. We are going into the ocean to mask our trip into the cave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cExciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">They entered the ocean near the northern tip of Vancouver Island and down through the inside passage to Vancouver and up the Fraser River to Hell&#8217;s Gate. They stayed low in the Canyon until they reached home again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cDeakie, Cali Roo\u201d Those were nicknames for his cats that his kids used to use. How are you?\u201d They spend some time with him and ran over to their new love Lorelei. Cristian was touched, watching the cats and Lorelei. She would be a great mother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cM1, good to see you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cYou as well Cristian, Lorelei.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cCristian, when should we get ready for the gathering?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cDo you think we can be ready in a few days, Lorelei?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cYou are the traveller, sweetie. I can be ready, I will need the van to transport fresh food and supplies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI think I better get out as soon as I can. I need to recruit the rest of the people on the list. Lorelei, someday you will have to tell me the legend about the Traveller someone planted in the past.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI will husband. When are you going to next, Cristian?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201c2014 To talk to Stephen Hawking again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI will make some food for you to take along.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cThanks, Lorelei.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cWatcher if anything happens to me, ever transfer the interface to Lorelei.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cUnderstood Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cM1 protect my wife while I am away and do everything she asks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI will do, Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cThere are sandwiches and drinks in the cooler, Cristian, please come back to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cI promise.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/chapter-22\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"517\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/tempus-chapter-two\/prev\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/prev.png?fit=95%2C20\" data-orig-size=\"95,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"prev\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/prev.png?fit=95%2C20\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/prev.png?fit=95%2C20\" class=\"size-full wp-image-517 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/prev.png?resize=95%2C20\" alt=\"prev\" width=\"95\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/chapter-24\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"515\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/tempus-chapter-one\/next\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/next.png?fit=95%2C20\" data-orig-size=\"95,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"next\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/next.png?fit=95%2C20\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/next.png?fit=95%2C20\" class=\"size-full wp-image-515 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/03\/next.png?resize=95%2C20\" alt=\"next\" width=\"95\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEMPUS CHAPTER TWENTY THREE &nbsp; &nbsp; Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare \u201cCristian there is something I haven\u2019t told you.\u201d \u201cThat you are really from the future.\u201d \u201cHow long have you known?\u201d \u201cSince our first flight, you took to flying way too easy.\u201d \u201cI think I have DNA from a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-104","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7iYfp-1G","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1176,"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104\/revisions\/1176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}