"Hello?" He walked in slowly. He figured the place was empty, but had no idea if that was the case. The lights were on and the room was a large cave with computers, wires, and other machines. Angie was behind him and stared wide eyed at all the machines.
"Where are we?"
"This is the communications center. We just need to shut off the teleportation sensor for a few minutes so that we can get out of here. If we don't, they will know we are here."
"Where are we going to go?" Angie was biting he lip again and Rhys figured she did that when she was nervous.
"I have a friend on earth who can help us."
"Can't I just teleport myself back home?"
"No you can't"
"Why not?" Angie's voice was getting more and more distressed.
"It is unsafe to travel in time more then a thousand years. It can cause severe side effects. I've only ever read about it in my science classes."
"Oh of course. How convenient. So let me get this straight. I was able to teleport myself to the year 3030 without any problems. I get put into prison since I broke the law. The ship that was a prison crashed landed on this planet, but you were able to teleport us here so we didn't die. Now you're going to transport me somewhere other than back home and I'm supposed to believe you?" Angie's bottom lip was quivering and by the time she had finished her rant, she was on the verge of tears.
"Don't cry. Please don't cry." Rhys hated when girls cried. They looked so helpless and he wanted to hug them and make all their pain go away. Angie couldn't hold back any longer and burst into sobs. Rhys took the three steps towards her and wrapped her in his arms. He found the nearest office chair and sat down.
"Shhh. It's going to be O.K." Rhys ran his fingers through her red hair and was relieved when her sobs turned into soft whimpers. She had buried her head into his chest and was almost calm when the door banged open. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the planet security alien had entered the building. There must have been a security system or something. Rhys reacted quickly. He held her tight with one hand and reached over to shut off the sensor with his other hand. He immediately felt the rush of being teleported and was thankful that Angie was still pressed against him.
"Rhys!" Angie opened her eyes and was lying flat on her back with Rhys on top of her. He was heavy and was crushing her.
"Sorry. Didn't mean that. When you teleport outside of controlled conditions sometimes you land wrong."
Angie was laughing and Rhys realized she wasn't mad. Her laugh was infectious and before long he began to laugh with her.