Mucky Pig Lane

McFizzer and i chatted as we walked through the narrow streets, I am ashamed to say that i took in very little of my surroundings as the pain in my chest was great and even with my friend supporting me under my left arm i was finding it difficult to remain upright.

On that short walk i learnt that McFizzer was from my future (our future although this assumes you are reading this in early part of the 21st century). He was born in 2458 and he is currently 35 years old although he did try to explain to me that his age does sometimes change randomly when he flips to another era. He also told me that to the best of his knowledge he had been a slave to time for over 400 years. Yep don't ask me how someone can have traveled as a warrior slash assassin for 400 years and still remain 35. He didn't seem to fully understand it and he said that after a while you learn to just accept the situation and get on with whatever is thrown at you. I asked if that was the case "are we then immortal?" - "definitely not," was his reply he had seen too many of his friends and fellow travellers perish for this to be true. However," he added, "if you stay out of trouble you may live for what is considered by most to be a very long time."

Not for the first time McFizzer told me to open my mind and just accept my fate and the fact that i will travel thousands of years sometimes between continents in what will seem like the blink of an eye. Accept the fact that when arriving at a new location sometimes i will have a clear understanding of what is required of me and yet other times may be as lost as a child in maze and have to work the puzzle to find the required solution. Understand that we are the puppets of a higher intelligence, open your mind and trust.

"God you mean?" I enquired.

" Lots of names are bandied about, God - The gods - Aurora - Pantheon - The Prime Mover and many more, the truth is Tavis no one knows or certainly no one i have ever met knows.

"We are here." he says, we stop by an unassuming door and McFizzer knocks.