Twain, Poe and Tesla: Journey to the Center of the Future

by Ben Paddon

Add to AIMShare

“Hold tight, everyone!” shouted Poe. “It’s gonna be a bumpy one!”

The vessel juddered sharply, knocking the men to their knees. A previously unused console spontaneously exploded. Smoke began to fill the room.

“Is everyone alright?” asked Tesla, standing upright and dusting himself off.

“I’m as good as can be expected,” replied Twain. “Sadly, it looks as though my moustache did not survive the crash.”

“You can mourn later. Right now, we must ascertain where and when we are.”

Poe checked the monitor. “Looks like we’ve touched down in London. According to the Temporal Scannometer, it’s 802,701 AD.”

“My word,” said Tesla, putting on a pair of glasses so he could remove them again dramatically. “That means…”

Suddenly the Entry Hatch hissed open, and in walked a giant mechanical behemoth, at the center of which was an oval jar containing a human head.

“I am Emperor H. G. Wells,” came a tinny voice from a speaker beneath the jar. “You have intruded upon Welltopia. You will pay with your lives!”

Prequels

Write a prequel

Sequels

Write a sequel

Comments

Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. Twain, Poe and Tesla: Journey to the Center of the Future

    uselessness' Buddy Icon uselessness

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Haha, I love it! I toyed with the idea of adding Mr. Wells to the cast of characters but figured that would be too obvious, because, you know, The Time Machine and stuff. ;-) But the unexpected way you’ve introduced him is perfect, just perfect!
    LoA

  2. Twain, Poe and Tesla: Journey to the Center of the Future

    Hobo Beard Bob's Buddy Icon Hobo Beard Bob

    Posted 7 months ago

    Mechanical H.G. Wells just made this ficlet series 100 times cooler.

  3. Twain, Poe and Tesla: Journey to the Center of the Future

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 7 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Ah, he’s just jealous because they’re _real_writers.

  4. Twain, Poe and Tesla: Journey to the Center of the Future

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    when we are instead of where, clever. love the time machine aspect.

  5. Twain, Poe and Tesla: Journey to the Center of the Future

    Storykeeper of Fae's Buddy Icon Storykeeper of Fae

    Posted 7 months ago

    H.G. Wells! I can’t stop reading this! It’s amazing stuff!
    LoA

Want to comment on this ficlet? You need to sign in!