
Tempus stood in his cell, bored out of his skull. Andrus, the
peacekeeper, would be coming for him soon and he would soon be out of
this trite version of an asylum. The asylums of the eighteenth century
were more to his taste. He listened to the nut job in the cell beside
him ask questions and responded, trying to stifle a yawn.
He smiled as the window appeared in front of him and Andrus stepped out.
"Tempus, you will be taken back home, where you will stand trial for
the offenses you have perpetuated in this century and others across
time. We will leave this replicant in your place so that the people of
this time will not miss you." He pressed a few buttons on the device he
carried and a man appeared and sat down on the bed.
Andrus carefully handcuffed both Tempus's hands and feet before
pressing another button. Five men popped out of the window and grabbed
Tempus.
"Hey, that's not fair!" he complained. "You're supposed to take me into
the window by yourself without handcuffs so I can escape and screw up
Lois's and Clark's lives and prevent Utopia! You can't do this to me;
I'm the bad guy! It's just not right! It's my job to make Lois and
Clark miserable!"
"Tough, Tempus," Andrus replied. "We're time cops, remember? We decided
to save Lois and Clark the task of dealing with you this time and make
sure you couldn't escape to wreak more havoc on this century." Andrus
smirked slightly. "It's one of the perks of being able to move through
time -- one can correct one's own mistakes. Come on, boys, let's put
Tempus in a Utopian prison where he belongs."
Tempus groaned. "Great! Now I get sweetness and light preached at me
for the rest of my life. I think I'll vomit."
With that, they all climbed into the time window and popped out. The
replicant stared, unblinking, off into space, waiting for the good
doctor to come by and give him his latest session.
The End.
