Meerkat Time Travel

Part 1

Lochlan McLeod Meerkat stood in the tree. He watched for the neighbouring clan to be sure they did not attack. He swapped with his dad. The position, that is.  

He hurried down the tunnel towards Matthew’s work shop. Lochlan was 10 meerkat years old but he was tall for his age and very smart.

At the time Lochlan got to Matthew’s work shop he found his big brother sleeping on the couch.

“Would you like help with the time machine?"
He answered

“OK”

He answered. Lochlan grabbed his tool box and returned. He drew a Philips head screwdriver from it. He tightened the last screws, IT WAS DONE!  

Part 2

Lochlan & Mattew stood back and stared. The machine was, in one way a car. Well really they just shrunk a dark green Land Rover!

Then they built in a pair of beds by attaching steel squares to the walls in the back and placing netting in the middle. (Of course, there was a blanket on them!)The back also had a book shelf full of Lochlan’s history books & rock CDs.

The time machine really was a box under the hood controlled by an electric panelin the cabin.

PART 3

Samson, their 20 meerkat year old brother walked in back from swimming the Nile. Samson was the first to do this because the Nile has lots of crocodiles.

He was an adventurer so Lochlan whispered to Mattew

“Let’s take Samson. We need adult supervision. You get your adventure gear and I’ll talk him in to it”.

“OK”.

He replied.

When Mattew returned he carried a bag and so did Samson. While Lochlan wore a back-pack and his favourite sun-hat. The sun-hat was pale green with some small feathers in the belt on the inner rim.

They hopped in. Mattew drove, Lochlan controlled the time machine and Samson, curious pressed a button wondering what would happen…   

Part 4

“Samson!!!”

Shouted Lochlan

“That sends us to the Mid-Cretaceous”.

Then he saw where they were. Mid-Cretaceous Argentina and on the back of an argentinasaurus!

Lochlan took the wheel and throttled the 12liter V12 engine sending the time machine flying off the dino! After landing Mattew took the wheel while Lochlan told off Samson.

“I was going to send us to the carboniniforous! We put in an autotuner but you send us to the Mid-Cretaceous!!!”