fandomhigh | Science You Cannot Possibly Comprehend, Monday, Period 5

Doom was not in a throne this week. Sorry, you weren't always going to see him being a total pimp. Sometimes you were going to see him being an awesome scientist.

As the students entered the science lab, where all future classes would take place, they would see Doom standing on a flat, metal platform on the ground. There were two more next to him as well. "As I mentioned last week, I created mechanical time travel before anyone else in my world. I am now aware of future beings who travelled before my time, but their technology owes much to mine."

And then Doom launched into a very detailed explanation of how time travel works (and how to stick to a singular timeline even though every choice you make creates alternate realities) and how you can mechanically control the timestream.

Seriously, you'd have to be among the ten smartest people on Doom's world to fully grasp his instructions... which weren't even complete. Because did he really want students knowing how his time travel technology worked? No.

"Now that you'e heard the theory and been heard much about the construction of my Time Platform, you have three choices. You can choose to merely experience time travel. The completed platform I stand on is calibrated to send anyone who stands upon it to the end of class. Please note the time shown on the lab's clock and your watches or any time device you own that does not self correct before you step through. Then note the time on the clock when you have reached the end of class."

"This second platform is partially completed. The components within it already are calibrated to ensure you join the rest of us at the end of class. There is no way to change that. And it is likely that if you attempt to study what has already been built, it would be akin to a dog staring at the inner workings of a computer. Team together and finish the work if you believe you can."

"The third platform is merely a shell. You will have the rest of the class period - a mere thirty minutes - to work together to build an entire platform from the provided parts and instruction from earlier. Please note that you will fail. But in failing Doom's challenge, you, like so many others, may still learn important lessons."

"One way or another, you will see me at the end of class," Doom said. The Platform he was standing on began to glow, and then a glowing plane lifted from the platform, up and then back down Doom's body. Suddenly, he was gone. Well, from this moment in time, at least. See you at the end of class!

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Doom listened until Danny began to digress. He still waited patiently for Danny to finish before speaking, though. "I see one problem with your proposed design, aside from your unfortunate lack of focus. And that, child, is the fact that you presume any of your designs represent an improvement on Doom's design. I do credit you, however. Your suggestions would create a functional - if inferior - time machine."

Danny narrowed his eyes slightly, finding it hard to believe that his time machines would be inferior, especially considering that he wouldn't be in this class right now if they were inferior.

And he didn't have Chris around to hold him back from saying stupid things to evil dudes.

"Inferior how?" he challenged. "What, does yours shoot out sparkles and glitter and lasers, too? Far as I'm concerned, all a time machine's got to do is travel through time. Anything else is irrelevant."

He folded his arms over his chest to conclude his argument.

"All an airplane has to do is fly through the air, yet you will win more battles with a modern jet than you will with a crop duster," Doom said. "The small plane will suit the needs of some people. Doom aims higher."

"So, wait," Danny said after a moment to consider this, "are we using these machines to win battles, then?"

Now there was a novel concept. So far, Danny mostly just used his time machines for funsies, exacting revenge on his childhood nemeses, and trying to pick up chicks.

"Science is always a battle," Doom explained. "If wielded well, it is proof of your dominion over your intellectual inferiors. Those who see it otherwise are destined to lose the battle."

"But isn't science also, like, you know, just...life? It's gonna happen whether you wield it or not, Doc."

Danny definitely dug his rap; he just also liked to be contrary.

"And what do you think life is?" Doom asked. The correct answer was , 'a battle.' If Danny didn't answer that, he was automatically losing based on Doom's previous proclamation.

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