Just in Time: Chapter One

Dressed in white,fastened up lab-coats,Louise and Sarah stood back to admire their handiwork.

It had taken them a long time,but finally,both girls had managed to succeed in their life long dream.

They'd finally built the world's first time machine.

Looking at it though,it didn't appear to be a time machine.They'd built in this basement beneath their own home,and the whole machine seemed out of place here.

However,both girls were determined to test it,and Louise had decided to volunteer herself,to test it out.

Sarah glanced  at her friend.Like herself,Louise was very pretty;Louise had long,raven hair falling just past her shoulders,and had warm,hazel eyes.Louise had a beautiful body too.Her breasts were magnificent,and Sarah knew many men had chased her.

Sarah was a dark brunette,and her hair was shoulder length.She too,had an impressive chest,and like Louise,was very pleasant and feminine.

However,Louise always put her work first,and Sarah knew this too.Louise was determined to succeed in this,and she had sacrificed a lot to do so.

Sarah too,had given her all.Both she and Louise had had this dream for years.They gradually built their dream into reality,although they did have to hide it.Both girls were well aware of a lot of sneering,contemptible comments directed at the previous attempts.

Making some more final checks on the various control panels,Louise then looked up at Sarah.

'All set?'

'I guess so,'Sarah nodded to her.Even though she was thrilled at going to see their dreams come true,Sarah still couldn't help feeling nervous.

'Where do you plan to go?' she then asked Louise.

'Occupied France in World War Two,'Louise responded.'I read about some vital treasure the Nazi's had there.I want to see what it was.'

'Are you mad,Louise?' Sarah almost gaped at her friend,hearing this unbelievable proposal.

'I've taken precautions,'Louise reassured,seeing the worry on Sarah's face.'I've scanned the area,and there's no battles going on,and there's only a limited German presence there.'

'Still sounds too risky to me,'Sarah shook her head in disapproval.'What if the Germans capture you? How will you get back?'

'With the time bracelet of course,'Louise raised her wrist to show the mechanism attached.'If I get into trouble,I'll just call back to you,and you can get me back.'

'I still think you're making a big mistake,by going back to that period in time.'Sarah was now very worried for Louise.

'I'm just going to have a look.Don't worry.I'll make sure the Germans won't see me.'

With that said,Louise then moved up to the large tube fitted into the centre of the machine.It was more than big enough for her to stand in,and she did so.

'Okay,Sarah,'Louise smiled.'Let's go.'

Still wearing a worried,concerned frown,Sarah activated several controls on one of the consoles,and within seconds,she had the date ready.

'Fifth May,1944.Be careful,Louise.'

Seeing Louise's nod,Sarah activated a final control,and she watched Louise disappear from sight.

Louise didn't feel a thing through the transport,only a slight tingling feeling,but it was harmless.

She found herself standing outside a house,and much to her relief,there was nobody around to see her materialise out of nowhere.

She had of course,made her calculations at where she needed to be,and was still relieved to find no occupying German soldiers nearby.

Louise knew she was in a small French village in Normandy,and knew she had to act fast.

She knew there was a chemist's shop in the village,and in fact,it was still there in the present.

However,it was here Louise needed to be.She'd read about the French scientist living in the chemist shop with his teenage daughter.

Louise remembered reading about what actually happened here.The Germans had known about the French scientist#s research,and had discovered he'd written the basis to build a time machine.

The Germans had sent in a squad to seize the scientist,but he wasn't found.So instead,they seized his teenage daughter,using her as a hostage against him.

Louise knew the daughter had been recovered safely,but wasn't sure how,although she did know she had to get those blueprints away from the Germans.

She decided to enter the chemist and walked to the front of the shop,then she entered.

Louise didn't see anybody in the place,but that was no problem.In fact,she knew the owners were in hiding,as there would be an air raid happening here soon.The RAF would launch a bombing attack on a German fighter airfield not too far from here,and Louise knew the villagers would be keeping their heads down.

Quickly,Louise headed over to where the scientist kept his blueprints,and was pleased to see the small safe standing close to her.

Louise knew how to get into it,recalling the combination she'd read in her own time.

It didn't take her very long to open the safe,but instead of finding the blueprints in it,Louise was stunned to see the safe was empty.

She was even more stunned,when she felt a strong arm wrap itself around her waist tightly,and a strong hand clamped over her mouth.

Louise's eyes bulged,as her unseen assailant wheeled her around,and she now faced a small group of German officers,all dressed in the dreaded Gestapo uniform.

To make matters worse,one of them was a woman.

'Guten Morgen,Fraulien,'the woman gave Louise a cold smile,and her gaze settled on her prize's chest too.Something which increased Louise's fear.

The woman then gestured to the man handgagging Louise,to remove his hand.He did so,much to Louise's relief,but she was still gripped tightly by him.

Seeing the Gestapo woman was now looking at the empty safe,Louise was now suddenly desperate.She knew she would be interrogated,and as soon as she opened her mouth,they knew she was English.

'Where are the contents of the safe,my dear?' the Gestapo woman asked her politely,although Louise could clearly see the cold,callous cruelty in her eyes.This didn't bode too well.

Recognising Louise's silence,the Gestapo woman stepped closer up to her,and lifted the girl's chin.

She fully enjoyed the fear showing in her prisoner's eyes,and kept up her questioning,but still in a polite manner.

'I didn't hear you,my dear,'the woman was speaking in fluent French,but the deep German accent was quite intimidating to Louise.'I don't like repeating myself.You had better speak.'

She stroked a finger down Louise's cheek,continuing:'So pretty.It would be a shame to spoil that face,'she chuckled menacingly.'Are you going to answer me,my dear? Or do I have to get rough with you?'

Louise swallowed hard,fully understanding what she'd just heard,but what could she do? It was far better to keep silent,but the threats at her were terrifying too.

'Well,as you wish,my dear,'the German woman fully recognised the girl's silence,but was secretly pleased.Now,she could enjoy the girl's company back at headquarters.

She barked at the man holding Louise tightly.'Tie her up and gag her.We'll take this pretty thing with us.Then,we'll see if she's a bit more talkative.'

The order was swiftly obeyed,as Louise felt her wrists crossed behind her,and they were then secured with strong,white coils of rope.Within moments,Louise was securely tied up,as her ankles were bound together too.A white cloth was balled up and shoved roughly into her mouth,before a wider white strip was sealed over it,keeping the gag secure.

Satisfied the girl was now tightly bound and gagged,the Gestapo woman gestured curtly to her men,to take Louise out of the chemist shop.

It was then,they all heard the air raid sirens.

'Hurry up,'the Gestapo woman ordered.She knew it was the British coming in to bomb and strafe the nearby airfield,and she certainly didn't want to be here,when the bombs were falling.


Louise felt herself flung over the man's shoulder,and with utter despair,realised she was in serious trouble.Why the hell hadn't she checked out the area first? During her revisions of this place back in her own time,there had been no mention of any Gestapo presence in the village,but they'd caught her totally by surprise.

She was easily carried out into a waiting German staff car,and forced to sit into the rear seat.The German woman held onto her arm,and Louise suddenly saw she had a gun aimed at her.

'Let's go,'the woman's voice was still curt,and her men promptly obeyed.

Louise closed her eyes in desperation,as the car moved off.

More to follow...

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