Marie gazed in wonder at her husbands work area. The place looked like an evil mad scientist’s laboratory right out of a book. Small lights of every color flashed on and off causing strange shadows to flicker. Big bulky machines crammed the fourteen by five basement making it seem smaller. One that look liked a giant metal doorframe caught her eye. She slowly made her way over to it. She bumped into the other machines because her eyes stayed fixed on the doorframe.

The doorframe loomed about four feet over Marie's head. It must have been at least ten feet tall! She wrapped her hand around the right side and her fingers touched her palm. ENERGY flooded into her with the touch. It felt wonderful but slightly disturbing so she withdrew her hand quickly. Questions flash full her brain, for she had never felt anything like that before. She wondered what her husband had made. She looked around to find some clues.

She found some clues on a folding worktable next to the baffling piece of machinery. An old dusty book caught her eye first. She squinted at the worn gilded title and was able to make out the words, the QUANTUN theory of. She dismissed the book as to old and fat to be of use for her and moved to the next item. It was a worn crinkled picture of her and her husband at their wedding. She carefully picked it up and held it to her chest. After a uncertain amount of TIME she slid the picture into her dark blue jeans and went to looked for the next item to study but did not find it.

There was nothing left to study but the machine. This time she was much more careful and watchful. Her eyes widened when she noticed the impossible; the machine was radiating a blue green light. She almost tripped on her own feet as she rushed backwards