DIVIDED STATES part 8

Part 8

Flashback to 40 years ago, within a remote and frozen expanses of the Arctic, the air crackles with anticipation and the biting chill of winter. A group of bundled scientists, led by the visionary billionaire Deon Maldonado, stand before a colossal machine poised to redefine the boundaries of time itself. Only two major news outlets have been granted access, capturing every breathless second for a world utterly transfixed.

The countdown begins, echoing across the ice. As time ticks away, the faces in the crowd reflect a mixture of awe and apprehension, caught between the promise of the future and the edge of the abyss.

The Count Down

10. Excitement courses through the gathered assembly like an electric current.
9. Reporters speak with an urgency that matches the occasion, discussing the staggering potential and peril that lies within this machine.
8. On televisions around the globe, people gather in silent rooms, their eyes glued to the unfolding drama.
7. Deon’s hand grips the lever with the resolve of a man standing on destiny’s precipice.
6. In the Oval Office, the President watches with furrowed brow, the culmination of scientific ambition and political oversight playing out before him.
5. The machine hums ominously, a growing crescendo of power and possibility.
4. With deliberate precision, Deon begins to pull the lever, the final act in a journey years…