Ned’s plan had been fairly simple. Take an old tandem bicycle, fix it up a bit, and then turn it into a time machine.
When they took it for a trial run, Lee couldn’t shake two worrying possibilities from his mind.
The first was that the time machine wouldn’t work and they’d end up blown to pieces.
The second was that it would work.
“Come on,” Ned urged, wiping sweat from his forehead. “Peddle harder.”
“I’m peddling as hard as I can,” Lee lied, before applying a little bit more energy.
The bike began to shake. Lee closed his eyes.
There was a sound like an off-tune chorus of angels singing a dub-step cover of Enya and a light flashed so bright it almost seared through his eyelids.
Ned grinned.
“I’ve done it.” He gestured to the forest. “We’ve travelled back!”
Lee looked down and groaned.
“The bike chain’s broken.”
Word Count: 150
This is for Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. Thanks to Priceless Joy for running the challenge and Dorothy for providing the prompt photo!
Pretty sure they couldn’t get that thing up to eighty-eight, especially with a broken bike chain. On the other hand, if they’re stuck in the past, as long as they’re past the bronze age, someone should be able to fix the chain.
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They’d better hope they didn’t pedal too hard, then.
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Time-traveling bike, well I suppose crazier things have been invented, haha!
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I was deliberately going for something a little absurd this time. 😉 Thanks for commenting!
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Neat story with the tandem bike. Sounds like getting home is going to be a problem. Nobody thought to bring spare parts from their modern era did they?
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Thank you! Nobody ever remembers to bring spare parts when they might come in handy.
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Yes it’s true! I have a brother whose a cyclist and he often forgets and then something breaks midway through a long ride :
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The beautiful world of childhood fantasies 🙂
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oh no the bike chain is broken Does it mean they are stuck in the past Great story
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Unless they can get it fixed. Thank you!
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A dub-step Enya song to time travel too – great detail! Hope they can fix the chain. Good fun story 🙂
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loved and laughed at he last line. children and their childhood fun.
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Hahaha! All that noise was the bike’s chain breaking! Seems maybe this time machine doesn’t work. LOL! Cute story, J.A.!
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Or maybe they’re stranded with a broken time machine. 😉 If I were them, I’d be hoping the noise was just the bike chain.
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That would be terrible if they are broken down in a time period that isn’t their normal time period.
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Haha, they won’t be travelling anywhere! Nice one.
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Doh! I hope they brought along their bicycle repair kit. Now I’m just curious how far they traveled. 50 minutes? 500 years? It could make a big difference. Love the zinger in the end.
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Thank you! A bicycle repair kit would be very useful.
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We can all dream, and I hope this was a dream,
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I’m sure they hope they’re dreaming too. Thanks for commenting!
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LOL’s An idea materializes for just seconds and then reality sets in! Too bad he did not achieve what he set out to accomplish, but for the few seconds he must have been really excited! 🙂
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I’m sure he was. Thanks for commenting!
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Oh dear. I hope they’re not stranded in the past for too long! I love the idea of a time travelling bike. 🙂
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Thank you! Hopefully it’ll be a simple matter of fixing the chain.
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That’s some impressive pedaling power. Those two could run a cycling class.
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They can consider it if they ever get back. Thanks for commenting!
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Wonderful story. I love the idea of time traveling in a bike. Hope they can fix the chain.
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