Book Six: Chapter 143

Mike had so many questions for his son, but the first one was the most important. “What happened to everybody?” he asked, sitting in the chair.

“I suppose you’re worried about everybody, but you should rest assured that they’re fine. Everything you see here is a precaution.” Callisto had gone back to making marks around the room. “You see, you’re in the true future, which shouldn’t make any sense. The future is malleable, correct? You and I watched Terminator enough times that the lesson sunk in.

“So why is the house empty? Well, that comes back to what’s happening now. Aunt Ratu came up with a whole theory about how it worked, actually. You see, this isn’t the first future you experienced.”

“What?” Mike tilted his head in curiosity. “I don’t follow.”

“She believed that in the first iteration of the future, you found some way to make it home. Regardless of what happened between you and Christmas Future, you still made it back.” Callisto turned to face Mike, t