On a table before him was a platter of sliced fruit, bread, and wedges of cheese, there was also a glass of orange colored liquid. Tentatively Johnny took a sip, it was the sweetest orange juice he had ever tasted. Johnny started to consume the food, he was ravenous. “I wonder how long I have been sleeping?” he thought restlessly. As Johnny was finishing this thought, Al appeared in the archway. “I see you have had your nourishment,” Al said. “So what do we do now?” Johnny asked. “Well I promised you an explanation about the timepiece.” Reflexively Johnny felt for it inside his pocket. “It’s gone,” he said, agitatedly. “I had to return it to your father. You see, Johnny, the timepiece can literally stop time, but only for a short period, and it has a limited sphere of control. Machines are not affected by it, that includes robots and androids. That is why the bus continued to move once you turned it on. You see how dangerous that could have been for you.” “I didn’t know.”
