1 I Thank You for Using the Random Portal Service. We Hope to See You Again
I have no idea what's the map for Pulau Rintis is like so I'm making it up, sorry-
It was a peaceful night in Pulau Rintis. The moon was up and the clouds were drifting by the buildings in the city. The night creatures were out and about, hunting for food or just chilling in the cold air. The light poles have been turned on and the streets were practically empty except for the few who were still working.
Just nearby were some of the housing areas for the residents of Pulau rintis. The houses themselves weren't as big or flashy as other residents, but to the people who lived there for the majority of their lives, it was comfort to them.
Mr Kumar was on back to his home from work, exhausted as hell. There was more customers than usual who had come to his ice cream shop so it took way longer than he expected to clean the whole store and lock it up. By the time he was done, it was already 9 p.m. and all his workers have left.
Now in his own vehicle, making his way back home, he decided to take a shortcut instead of his usual road since one, like I said earlier, he was tired and hungry, two, taking his usual road would mean a car ride for half an hour. So of course, he opted for the short-cut.
Mr Kumar turned left into a street and kept driving, trying to stay awake. His radio was practically on max volume and he had abandon the pillows that was usually attached to the headrest in an effort to stop him from falling to sleep but all that was practically useless.
Just a few more minutes and you'll be home, he thought as he drove by houses after houses. You can just get into bed and skip dinner.Think about the bed and actually getting some rest-
His thoughts were interrupted as a harsh white light came out from the one of the house's room, causing him to stop his car abruptly. With his mouth ajar, he looked out from the passenger's side window and gazed up at the light, feeling both curious and afraid.
Just seconds after the light appeared, it disappeared just as suddenly, leaving a stunned Mr Kumar behind.
Unsure of what to do, he went back to driving his way home, not being able to properly think until he was finally at the gate of his house. By the time he could actually form a logical thought, a single question popped into his mind.
Wait, wasn't that Boboiboy's house???
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"F*** F*** F***, WHAT THE F******?!?!" He shrieked as he zoomed along a long narrow tube that was glowing in dozens of colours. Unable to think about anything else, all he could do is scream like a little girl as the portal brought him to whatever it had in mind, if it even had one.
Less than 5 minutes after he had stepped through the door of the machine he made, he was shot out like a bullet from a hole in the wall, banging his head on a wall and crashing to the ground. Groaning and with his eyes half-closed, he could vaguely see the hole where he was thrown out off close up behind him.
Welp. There goes my only way to go back. He thought, shrugging as he got back to his feet. Now the real question is where the heck am I...
The room was dark with strange spots of light hanging up on the ceiling like stars. The only source of light was the little moonlight from outside the room, so he couldn't exactly see much unless it's less than a metre from him.
Reaching out blindly, he looked for the nearest wall and begin clambering for a switch to turn on the light. After a few seconds of awkwardly moving against the wall, his fingers touched a light switch which he immediately turned on.
He doesn't know whether or not should he regret turning the lights on.
It was exactly how he had pictured it in his mind the few times he thought of it. The room still had the same theme, "Space". The 'stars' that were hanging on the ceiling were indeed one of those glow-in-the-dark stars, now no longer glowing in the artificial light. His old bed was still there, as usual, slightly crumpled up but still fine, not covered in dust like the last time he saw it.
"OCHOBOT!!! DO YOU MIND HELPING ME A LITTLE??? THE POPCORN IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF!!!" The voice of a teenage boy cried, causing the other boy in the room to turn towards the door. Before he could do anything, the door busted open and a boy about 14 entered the room, cheerfully carrying a bowl full of popcorn with him.
You can probably imagine his shock to see a random boy doing who knows what in his room.
"NO WAIT DON'T!!!" The other boy yelled, practically scaring the poor brunette boy even more than he already is. He could see the brunette was trying to put the hand carrying the popcorn on his power watch to activate it but obviously, it's not going to work.
"I'M ARMED! SO DON'T TRY TO DO ANYTHING FUNNY!!!" The brunette screamed, clearly not armed at all except for the popcorn. The scene was so comical that he wanted to laugh if he could forget the fact that the other boy had a power watch and he doesn't.
" I can explain everything. Just put the precious popcorn down and let's talk?" He asked / begged the brunette.
The other boy took a moment to hesitate and think about his request before answering back, "Fine. We'll talk instead."
Just like that, the brunette's alarm-and-panic mode was switched off to be replaced by a more cheerful person, totally the opposite of what he was earlier. "My name's Boboiboy! What's yours?"
For the first time since he got here, the white-haired boy relaxed and smiled, "You can call me, Reverse. Now, let me explain from the top."
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"HOLD ON A SECOND!!!LEMME THINK ABOUT THIS AGAIN," The brunette, Boboiboy shrieked upon hearing Reverse's side of the story. "So you're actually me, but 10 years older?"
"Yep, that's correct," He replied, casually taking a handful of popcorn from his younger self's lap and pop it into his mouth. "Anything else?"
"So you built a time machine to go back in time to do whatever you want to do, right? Since when did I exceed Yaya and Ying's intelligence level? And since when did I have the time or money to do that?"
"First question, yes. Second, you're actually pretty smart right now, it's just that you don't actually bother to use the rest of your brain. Third question, I'm not answering that, you find the answer yourself." Reverse said, pausing to stretch like a cat and lie on the ground while the brunette gaze at him in admiration.
"Last question? Then I'll shut up," he begged, activating his 'puppy-eyes' mode to enhance his adorableness.
"Yea... gotta remind you that that doesn't work on me," He grinned, settling into a more comfortable position. "But fine. Last question. Bring it on."
"Where's your power watch? I thought it would be with you?"
The grin on Reverse's face froze. His body was as still as a statue the moment that question escaped Boboiboy's lips. There was an awkward moment of silence before he decided to break it.
"It got destroyed during one of my battles when I was younger," Reverse said, quickly composing himself as if he didn't take much long before he answered the question.
"Oh... I'm sorry then,"The teenage boy kept quiet for a few seconds before continuing. "How are you now then?"
"I trained myself for physical fights and a little bit of manipulation so meh, I guess it's ok. No one dared to defy me even when my powers were gone. Also, I was able to develop a few gadgets that would allow me to do certain things that would either wise be impossible for a normal human to accomplish." The white-haired young adult bragged, feeling quite proud as Boboiboy's eyes began to light up.
"Really? Awesome! Could you show me a few? Please!" He plead, eager to see what he had up his sleeves.
"Ok ok, just hold on," Reverse chuckled at the other boy's actions, feeling amused. He reached for his backpack and stuck his hand into it, digging for some of his creations. "Lucky for you, I have some of them with me right now. Wait for a while-"
Once again, the door blasted open and a certain power sphere zoomed into the room, carrying a couple of pillows. "Boboiboy! Sorry for being late! Tok wanted me to help find a place to store the extra cocoa-"His voice faltered as soon as he saw Reverse's figure, who was standing still while his hand was still in his bag. "Uh... Boboiboy...?"
Said boy awkwardly scratched his head, not sure how to explain it to his friend "He uh- just appeared here... in my room... long story or short?"
"Short, please."
"His name is Reverse. He's me but from the future and way older. He popped into my room from a machine he built and now he's here."
"That so direct-"
"You asked for the short explanation, not the long one."
"Ceh, fine, I'll take it." The power sphere the turned to the other figure in the room. "Hi! Sorry if I sounded intruding earlier. My name's Ochobot and I just realized you probably already knew-" Ochobot facepalmed, or at least, did something as close to a facepalm as a power sphere can get.
The young man laughed, completely at ease with his companions. "Yea, but it's ok. Uhm... just a question though..." Just like Boboiboy, he scratched the side of his head before continuing. "Do you guys think I can stay here? I mean, I don't have anywhere to stay and I can't really find a place to stay nearby. Would you guys be fine with that?"
"Sure! I'll just get a sleeping bag or something for you. I'll explain to granddad tomorrow when I'm helping him. Also, " Ochobot flew in front of Boboiboy, trying to get his attention. "Are we still going to have that movie marathon? You know I've waited the whole day for that!" Ochobot whined.
"Oh yea! I forgot! Hehe..." Boboiboy winced as his friend rolled his eyes."We can still have it anyways! We haven't finished the popcorn and the computer is still running. Will you be fine with that, Reverse?" He questioned the older boy, waiting for a reply.
Reverse quirked a brow, finding no problem with it. "I got nothing against it, so we might as well have it now."
"Alright!"
"What's the first movie we're watching?"
"Pokemon: Detective Pikachu."
"Why?"
"Why not?"
"Because it's - You know what? Forget it. Let's just watch it."
The next couple of hours were wasted away as the three of them stood watching Pokemon movies late into the night.
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