What James Did: The Accidental Time Travellers-Book 3 (33 page)

“I want to ask you for permission to propose to your daughter?”  Chase said hopefully.

Jane let out an involuntary squeal of delight.  “Is that all?”

Chase blushed.  “Yes.”

Jane wrapped her arms around him and laughed.  “Of course you have my permission.”

Scarlett was now playing with her younger brother, and Faraday had continued walking along the shore, he now had Clint in toe.

“You having a nice time Clint?”

“Yeah, it’s a great spot.” 

“Yeah, the view is beautiful.”

Clint took a swig from his beer.  “Have you heard from Bobby at all?”

“Not for a while.”  Faraday replied.  “The last time I heard from him was when I called him about the new law practise he was opening.  I just called to see how they were doing, but he didn’t really seem to want to chat.  He said they were happy, but I think he just wants a fresh start.”

Clint nodded.  “I can understand that.  He has been through a lot.”

Chapter 85

Jack and Bobby Kennedy stepped out of the black Lincoln limousine, and they were followed closely by Jacob Cohen.  Jacob could barely believe that he was back in this place, the stench still lingered in the air but the chimney that had once bellowed black smoke was no longer in operation.

Auschwitz had been liberated, they would never discover how many people had died, as millions of people had literally disappeared. 

That was not the purpose of the visit, today they were here to witness the destruction of the last wormhole generator in existence.  It had been built underneath the building that Bobby Stinson had once been imprisoned in.

The three men entered the dark corridor that had been home to their friend, none of them had ever spoken to Bobby about it much, but even now it was evident that this building had been a living hell.

They walked down the flight of stairs that was to the left-hand side of the corridor.  It was a metal spiral staircase that went deep into the earth below Auschwitz.  It creaked as they walked, and Jack had to stop twice for a break.  The Addison’s disease and the bullet in his back caused him constant pain.  As he stopped to take a break, Jacob was concerned for his President.

“Sir, are you alright?”

“I’ll just be a minute Jacob.”  Jack smiled.

Jacob and Bobby stopped and waited for Jack, after a few minutes he was able to continue down the staircase.

Jacob was not entirely happy about the decision to destroy the wormhole generator, which is not to say that he didn’t understand why they were destroying it. But he believed they could use it effectively, they could succeed where the others had failed.

When they finally did reach the bottom of the staircase they were met by a man in military uniform.  The man gave a salute before speaking.

“Mr President the explosives are in place.”

“Thank you.  I would like to detonate the device personally.”  Jack Kennedy replied.

“Of course sir.”  The soldier handed the detonator to Kennedy.

“Could you wait upstairs?”

The soldier did as he was asked and began to ascend the staircase.

The three of them stared at the wormhole generator in silence for a moment.  It was in the same form as it had been in Nevada.  Two metal poles and a computer at the side, there was no light in the middle, as it had not been activated.  As it had been in Nevada, the generator was at the other end of a long room, they could hardly even see it from where they were stood.

“So here we are.”  Bobby Kennedy stated, breaking the silence.

“Mr President I am aware that we have discussed the pitfalls and the danger of keeping this device active, but I believe we can use it to do good.”  Jacob tried.

“Jacob he has made up his mind, you of all people should be aware of why this must be destroyed.”  Bobby snapped.

“I do.  But we have seen the device used for the wrong purposes, what if we can use it for the right purposes?”  Jacob replied.

“Such as?”  Jack asked.

“There are so many ways that this could benefit us.  For example in recent years the effects of climate change have been highlighted by scientists, when I was living in the future it was still an issue.  We could find a solution by travelling into the future.  Or if an asteroid were to hit the Earth, we would be able to find out about that and then stop it.  Not to mention the weapons and technology we could gain access to.”

Jack smiled.  “I’m sorry Jacob, you started well but you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned weapons and technology.  I think we must let these things develop naturally.  Too much power can cause even the most well-meaning man to become corrupted.”

“Even you?”  Jacob asked.

“I will only be President for the next few years, who knows who will follow me?”

“It must be destroyed.”  Bobby stated.

“That’s right.”  Jack nodded.  “So here we go.”

He pushed the button on the detonator and the generator was engulfed by smoke.

The explosion was barely audible at the end of the room that they were stood.

As Jacob watched the explosion he could not deny that he was disappointed, it could have made America the leading super power in the world for all eternity.

“It’s done.  It’s over.”  Jack said with a smile.