My mom would always scream after me, "How can you stand that loud, screaming music he's always blaring?" As the screen door slammed behind me, Kaleb a...nd I would laugh at her words. Those songs and his laughter were the soundtrack to my summer.Most nights, we would just drive around the old, narrow country lanes and talk about life. He would talk about his friends, smoking weed, skateboarding, and the next concert he was going to. I would talk about how strict my parents were and how I would. My head felt drowsy. I washed my face and went outside my room. Mom was still in her room, doing something on her laptop. The others were still not back yet.Me: Mom, are they not back yet?Mom: No, son.She was focused on her laptop.Me: What are you working on?Mom: Job applications and stuff. It’s really hectic.Me: Do you need any help?Mom: No, dear, it’s okay.She seemed really busy, and I didn’t want to disturb her. I told her I’ll be watching TV and went to the living room. I started to watch. Maggie was trying to help Claw back to his feet, and Delilah was huddled in a corner with tears in her eyes. He launched himself at the two combatants and succeeded in seperating them for a moment. Talon raised his hand and fired an energy blast towards Argent, but he dodged out of the way and shot back with one of his own that seemed to burn with a greater intensity than Talon's. Derek barely had time to move aside before the blast struck the wall behind him, tearing a hole thru it."Damn it,. Then he turned and stalked back. AS the door closed, I looked down at the binder. Opening it, I saw a great deal of mathematics notations, schematics. Diagrams. I walked a few paces away from the door, then started to flip through the pages, looking for something, anything I could use. I frowned. The time machine was made up of several components, all of which seemed to be complete nonsense. Oscilation Overthruster? Flux Capacitor? Then I read this sentence: Vaporizing Equalizer – maintains.