[ WP ] Time travel has been invented , but is only used to document undocumented history .

`` Ok, whats on for today? ``, Henry asked after John and he entered the facility and turned on the machines. 
 
 `` Lets see. ``, John said and began looking through the travelplan for that day. 
 
 `` The date is 12.07.0879 and the place is the ancient Mayan city of Tikal. ``, he finally answered. 
 
 Henry entered the capsule and put the coordinates and date into the computer console. 
 
 `` Could you remind me what we will be looking for? ``, John asked while taking the seat next to Henry. 
 
 `` The reason for the sudden decline of the Mayan population during the 9th century, I think.'' 
 
 `` Ah right, so what do you think?'' 
 
 `` Bet like always? ``, Henry asked with a sly smile. 
 
 `` Sure.'' 
 
 `` Then I will say collapse of their whole economy because of overdeforistation.'' 
 
 `` Damn, thats what I wanted to say. ``, John complained. `` Well, then I bet it was a some horrible epidemic.'' 
 
 `` Wow, how creative.'' 
 
 `` Oh, shut up.'' 
 
 They bickered a little bit more while the world around the capsule started glowing and spinning and finally changed into a dark part of the amazonian jungle. 
 
 `` Ha, seems like you already lost. ``, John said as they left the mashine. 
 
 `` Hey, maybe everyone of them died already years ago and those trees have grown back since then.'' 
 
 `` Dont think so. ``, John said triumphantly. `` The date was choosen because the oldest stele found in Tikal was errected on this day.'' 
 
 `` Fuck. Well, only because I have lost doesnt mean you have won. ``, Henry said. `` Lets first see if there is really a endemic killing the population. Which direction?'' 
 
 John looked at his scanner and then pointed north. 
 
 `` Loosers first.'' John said. 
 
 Henry turned to go but not before making a few rude gestures at John. 
 
 They walked for a while and John couldnt stop admiring the beautiful trees that surrounded them. Every time Henry swore he would leave John bound to one of them when returning home. Johns only reaction was to praise the beauty of mother nature even more. 
 
 Finaly they entered a clearing and with it tall buildings made out of stone came into view. 
 
 `` Aww, no city made out of gold. ``, John said. 
 
 `` Thats Eldorado you are thinking of, you idiot.'' 
 
 `` Well, at least its nicely green.'' 
 
 `` Just shut up!'' Henry said. `` So where are the people?'' 
 
 The city although big and vast seemed to have no inhabitants at all. 
 
 `` Dont know, mayb-... wait do you hear that?'' John aksed. 
 
 Both began to listen and heard some weird chanting coming from somewhere behind the tallest Building in the centre of the city. They moved to invetigate but stoped in their tracks as soon as they found the source of the song. 
 
 Before them a was a large court and in its center stood a tall slab made out of stone engraved with beautiful patterns. Bound to it was a still bleeding, headless Human corpse. But that wasnt as disturbing as what was happening aroung the stele. A large group of people was circling the slab, chanting the weird and horrible song. Their bodies were naked and covered with terrible wounds. Their blood covered the ground and painted a perfect ring around the stele. Some of them had daggers which they waved around them cutting others and even themselves. Others tore at their wounds with their Hands making them bigger and then reached inside to take out whatever they found. 
 
 Henry and John both stood totally paralyzed unable to say anything or even avert their eyes. 
 
 `` Beautiful, isnt it? ``, a voice suddenly asked between them. 
 
 Startled both jumped away from the source of the voice and saw a tall man with blue skin, colorfull clothing and red burning eyes standing between them. 
 
 `` What the fuck!? ``, Henry nearly screamed. `` Can he see us?'' 
 
 `` Of course not, this nothing more than a memory of this place. ``, John answered more or less sure. `` We cant interact with or change anything.'' 
 
 The blue creature stayed silent and Henry and John both sighed reassured. They started to leave when the man spoke again. 
 
 `` What strange men you are. ``, he said `` Tell me what age and place are you from?'' 
 
 Again Henry and John stopped in their tracks and looked back at the blue man. He smiled at them with sharp black teeth. 
 
 `` W- we are from Nevade.'' John answered stupified. 
 
 The thing more monster than man cocked confused its head. 
 
 `` John, dont fucking talk to it!'' Henry tried to whisper but failed miserably at it. `` Lets just turn around and leave!'' 
 
 `` Leave? But you cant just leave I still have so many questions about this, Nevada. ``, the creature said still smiling. 
 
 He reached for them but Henry grabed Johns arm an pulled him to run. After they nearly ran half of the way back they heard a maddening scream and suddenly hundrends of bleeding people swarmed from the insides of the buildings around them. They surrounded them and trapped them without a chance of escape. 
 
 John fell to his knees and started to pray while sobbing loudly but Henry grabed a large stone laying at his feet ready to use it to bash someones head. 
 
 The people around also bleed from hundred open wounds. Some even had their eyes scooped out. 
 
 `` Please, just stay a little more. ``, said the blue man parting his way through the crowd. `` I even have a present for you that you can take back home.'' 
 
 He walked towards Henry and John again reaching towards them. Screaming Henry jumped at him bashing his stone against his blue, ugly head. But the monster didnt even flinched and just waited until Henry had no strengt left in him to even raise the stone. 
 
 Henry collapsed onto the floor, breathing heavily. The blue man kneeled down and took Henry´s face between his hands. Henry tried to escape the grip but the monsters arms stood still like stones. 
 
 `` Now just look me in the eyes and tell me everything.'' 
 
 Unable to do anything else Henry met the gaze of the creature and fell into a bright, burning pit of madness. His screams were drowned by the by the loud chanting of people around. 
 
... 
 
 That evening Henry Rosenberg and John Smith returned with an answer to all the problems of the modern world.
