Time Travel Device

"My dear, I didn't expect you to fall asleep this quickly upon leaving the infirmary. I'd expect you get plenty of rest there."

Amy looked around seeing nothing but mist around her feet again. "I happen to have a migraine. You saw the whole thing, right? You know the cause."

The voice gave out a hearty laugh although it is hard to distinguish the gender.

"Well, you certainly have quite a sense of humor. You have quite the fiery personality. Now, as promised, I will show you the movie that you have not seen."

She watched the movie with the disembodied voice acting as both commentator and audience. It was annoying but she can put up with it.

The movie takes place in the during the canon arc taken place in Karnei where Aron and his friends met an eccentric mage who specializes in researching time magic. While time travel is possible in theory, he wishes to make this a possibility. He was kidnapped by a cult to finish the missing sequence to time traveling by the villains who wish to bring back their patron god who also happens to be a surviving demon. Aron prevented this from happening but the main villain of the movie succeeded in traveling back in time, or so he thought as the mage has tampered with the sequence which killed the man instead of sending him back in time.

Also to note, the villain's name is tediously long and pointless.

"Is that it?"

"Yes," the voice replied. "In the future, you discovered time travel and plan to use it as a contingency plan in case everything went wrong. But you are unaware of the movie and these people found out."

Amy nodded as she listened. "How on earth did I accomplish that? Time travel is virtually impossible. I don't even know where to begin."

The voice chuckled again. "You'll see what I mean."

*

There was a commotion in the halls which woke her up. Irritated, she grabbed a pillow and put it over her head. The migraine continues to persist.

"Amy!"

Amy looked out of her pillow to see Viola who immediately understood the situation.

"What's the matter?" Sabina says and popped in the room.

"Uh-oh, Amy is having one of her grumpy moments."

"Migraine," Amy grumbled.

"Sorry," Viola says apologetically. "You want me to bring Melissa?"

Amy shook her head in response to her sister.

"Guess what, Leon has created a rejuvenation potion. He is selling it to everyone."

"Uh-huh, that's great." Amy says uninterested. 

Sabina frowned seeing Amy's lack of a reaction. "Dang it! I thought you of all people would be shocked. It's hard to believe that guy made a potion without screwing up."

"I would if you didn't wake me up." Amy shot back in a cranky tone before going back to bed.

"My bad! We'll see you later." Sabina shouts with very little regard to her poor nerves.

After the doors closed, Amy went back to sleep but not before one final thought.

The only other memory she modified is the potions because of his interest in her hobbies and creations so she made him believe he created the recipe, not her. At least, this will keep him busy.

She could imagine the headline.

Prince Leon made an improved version of the Rejuvenation Potion on his first year in the Magic Academy.

*

She opened her eyes to see that she is not in her room. She realized she is in the Mage Tower in Karnei. Immediately, she noticed she is in the middle of a battle and dived to safety but composed herself upon having a spell sped through her without harming her.

Oh, it's a dream, she thought. It is the future in where the movie takes place but in the world she is in.

Then she saw a young running recklessly into battle barehanded with two people charging behind him. She recognizes them upon first sight.

"Get back here, you %^&*!!!" he yells.

Yikes, he is quite the potty mouth.

The one that was yelling was Aron. He has an athletically robust build, a healthy color on his face and is extremely enthusiastic and determined. He looks like the same Aron from the original story but with a more thunderous personality and clearly not stoic or apathetic.

The second person she recognizes is one of his closest friends and fellow classmate; Marina, a commoner who has a powerful ability but also possesses a strong temper, strong-willed personality and confident as ever.

For some reason, a feeling grew in her chest. This is the new Aron, stronger, compassionate and different. She is not even his mother yet but a sense of pride rose from her chest.

She then continues to watch as she follows the group until they saw the villain.

"Alabaster! You're done. There is nowhere to run now." Aron yelled. "There is no more creeping crystals in existence. You're done. You won't even succeed."

Amy frowned upon noticing the item in his hand.

That thing runs on creeping crystals?

She immediately notices the difference. That item wasn't there in the movie. In fact, there was no item to begin with. It was just knowledge or a concept.

This version doesn't seem to use a time circle but instead a device that uses the creeping crystal as a power source. That threw her off a bit because chronologically, Aron hasn't even destroyed the creeping crystal yet much less aware of its existence so how come he knew about it?

I guess someone told him early.

"You don't understand much of the crystal's properties, do you?" The villain says, "As long as I can recreate the same thing then I can still use the device."

Amy watched as the villain began turning his magic into power, impressed as someone, as powerful as he is, can do that. It lacks in comparison to the creeping crystal.

Then in a flash of brilliant light, he disappeared.

"Dammit!" Marina yelled and threw her weapon down with rage while their third companion went on his knees like he is witnessing the end of the world although it look like it was from his injuries rather than disbelief or despair.

*

Amy woke up from her sleep. Instead of the pounding feeling in her head, she feels a bit heavy, a bit better.

So that person traveled through time and he's here. she thought. He came back in time to get more creeping crystals to charge the device and used Leon and Rufus to get there.

She got out of bed with conviction. "Well, it looks like I have to find you first before you try to use that device again."