Where Did Green Day Go???, chapter 6
Plumbob raced out of the elevator. They were outside in an empty car park.
"Where are we?" Magenta asked.
"I changed the coordinates. We're about twenty miles away from Billie Joe." He looked at his watch.
"Hey you're tracking Billie Joe?" Abby made a swipe for his watch but Plumbob stepped out of the way.
"Yes - the watch does it automatically." Plumbob said. "Now lets go!" He was about to run when he stopped and dashed back into the elevator and opened a secret hatch in the wall. There was old fashioned bank notes in it and a brown duffel bag. He stuffed the money into the bag and trotted out again.
"What's that for?" Magenta said.
"This money is for emergencies." Plumbob said. "And this is definitely an emergency!" He ran past them and away from the elevator. Abby and Magenta didn't move.
"Where are we going to go?" Abby asked. Plumbob hopped up and down impatiently.
"I don't know yet! But we have to leave NOW! We don't want The Punishers catching us!"
Magenta and Abby decided it would be best if they followed him. He was surprisingly fast considering that he was about three feet tall.
"What year is this?" Magenta said as she struggled to keep up with Plumbob.
"2002." Plumbob said. They had ran through the car park and were now running down the street. They were getting odd looks from passers-by. Their futuristic clothes didn't really fit in. Magenta looked relatively normal, but Abby was wearing skin tight pink trousers and knee length black boots, and Plumbob didn't exactly fit in either.
"We have to get out of these clothes soon, but first lets put a bit of distance between us and the elevator." Plumbob said. He stood at the side of the road and waved like crazy.
"What the hell are you doing?" Abby asked.
"I'm hailing a taxi." He said.
"You're what?" Magenta said. They didn't have taxi's in the 22nd century. A taxi stopped at the side of the road. Plumbob opened the door and got inside.
"Come on!" He said. Magenta and Abby followed.
"Where to?" The taxi driver asked.
"Uh, I don't know." Plumbob said. "Just take us far away from here."
"That's gonna cost ya." He said.
"Money is no object." Plumbob said. The driver shrugged and started to drive.
"How do you know how do to all this?" Magenta asked.
"It was apart of my training. We had to learn about the customs and ways of different times, and we all trained in simulation rooms to make sure we blended in."
"I didn't realise you were so well trained. I just thought you were an annoying little tour guide." Abby said. Magenta nudged her in the ribs.
Plumbob smiled. "We have to act all smiley and cheery for the tourists. It's all apart of the package. But now that I'm going to be fired anyway, I might as well act normal." His voice pitch dropped a little.
"You put on that stupid squeaky voice?" Abby asked.
"Yes, and the personality."
"That's stupid." Magenta said.
"That's life." Plumbob replied. They fell into silence as the taxi drove on.
As the taxi turned a corner into a litter filled street, they saw a familiar figure ambling down the sidewalk.
"Stop the taxi!" Abby screamed in the drivers ear.
"Jeez lady!" The car screeched to a halt. Abby jumped out followed by Magenta and Plumbob.
"Billie Joe!" Abby said as she approached him. Billie Joe frowned as he saw her, then his contorted from confusion to rage.
"YOU!" Billie Joe screamed. He went to grab Abby but Plumbob leapt on him and pinned him to the ground.
"You ruined my life!" Billie Joe spat.
"What are you talking about?" Magenta asked.
"No one believed me and Tre about you, and we only remembered a little at first. Then it all came back to me. You crashed through my fucking roof! My wife thought I was insane. She left me. And it's all your fault!" He screamed. Plumbob stared at Billie Joe in horror.
"Oh dear god." Plumbob said. "We changed history."
"Where are we?" Magenta asked.
"I changed the coordinates. We're about twenty miles away from Billie Joe." He looked at his watch.
"Hey you're tracking Billie Joe?" Abby made a swipe for his watch but Plumbob stepped out of the way.
"Yes - the watch does it automatically." Plumbob said. "Now lets go!" He was about to run when he stopped and dashed back into the elevator and opened a secret hatch in the wall. There was old fashioned bank notes in it and a brown duffel bag. He stuffed the money into the bag and trotted out again.
"What's that for?" Magenta said.
"This money is for emergencies." Plumbob said. "And this is definitely an emergency!" He ran past them and away from the elevator. Abby and Magenta didn't move.
"Where are we going to go?" Abby asked. Plumbob hopped up and down impatiently.
"I don't know yet! But we have to leave NOW! We don't want The Punishers catching us!"
Magenta and Abby decided it would be best if they followed him. He was surprisingly fast considering that he was about three feet tall.
"What year is this?" Magenta said as she struggled to keep up with Plumbob.
"2002." Plumbob said. They had ran through the car park and were now running down the street. They were getting odd looks from passers-by. Their futuristic clothes didn't really fit in. Magenta looked relatively normal, but Abby was wearing skin tight pink trousers and knee length black boots, and Plumbob didn't exactly fit in either.
"We have to get out of these clothes soon, but first lets put a bit of distance between us and the elevator." Plumbob said. He stood at the side of the road and waved like crazy.
"What the hell are you doing?" Abby asked.
"I'm hailing a taxi." He said.
"You're what?" Magenta said. They didn't have taxi's in the 22nd century. A taxi stopped at the side of the road. Plumbob opened the door and got inside.
"Come on!" He said. Magenta and Abby followed.
"Where to?" The taxi driver asked.
"Uh, I don't know." Plumbob said. "Just take us far away from here."
"That's gonna cost ya." He said.
"Money is no object." Plumbob said. The driver shrugged and started to drive.
"How do you know how do to all this?" Magenta asked.
"It was apart of my training. We had to learn about the customs and ways of different times, and we all trained in simulation rooms to make sure we blended in."
"I didn't realise you were so well trained. I just thought you were an annoying little tour guide." Abby said. Magenta nudged her in the ribs.
Plumbob smiled. "We have to act all smiley and cheery for the tourists. It's all apart of the package. But now that I'm going to be fired anyway, I might as well act normal." His voice pitch dropped a little.
"You put on that stupid squeaky voice?" Abby asked.
"Yes, and the personality."
"That's stupid." Magenta said.
"That's life." Plumbob replied. They fell into silence as the taxi drove on.
As the taxi turned a corner into a litter filled street, they saw a familiar figure ambling down the sidewalk.
"Stop the taxi!" Abby screamed in the drivers ear.
"Jeez lady!" The car screeched to a halt. Abby jumped out followed by Magenta and Plumbob.
"Billie Joe!" Abby said as she approached him. Billie Joe frowned as he saw her, then his contorted from confusion to rage.
"YOU!" Billie Joe screamed. He went to grab Abby but Plumbob leapt on him and pinned him to the ground.
"You ruined my life!" Billie Joe spat.
"What are you talking about?" Magenta asked.
"No one believed me and Tre about you, and we only remembered a little at first. Then it all came back to me. You crashed through my fucking roof! My wife thought I was insane. She left me. And it's all your fault!" He screamed. Plumbob stared at Billie Joe in horror.
"Oh dear god." Plumbob said. "We changed history."
