“Sir I asked for that urgent meeting, because we found a time capsule dated 1975, but the items inside were from 2025.” An awkward pause followed after this sentence and every one could see, how their boss got in a bad mood.

“Ms. Thomson, if this is one of a newcomers joke, I am not into that!” “Sir, I fear that you might think so, but do our defend, we really waited, until we were sure. Everything else around that and even the material of the capsule tells us, that it is from 1975.”

“So, then someone made a lot of effort and bought something from an antique store to let anyone who finds it look like a fool. I truly hope, that your next call is really only happening, when you truly have something extraordinary, not a bad prank like that one. I really have no time for that, so if you want to keep your job Miss, then move your ass and bring me either really good evidence, or something else, like a proof against it! I also ask for not disturbing me again, with minor things like that!” After the last few words, the screen went black and the people in the room look at each other.

Ms. Thomson turns around and says: “I told you! He will think, it is a stupid prank and do be honest, I have no clue, how the hell we could ever proof that to be otherwise.” She looks at the table, where she put the capsule with the items on it, to present it better to their boss, but did not even had a chance to do so. While she was looking at it from this angle, she realised, that there was another smaller deeper slit, which got overlooked, because all thought, it is just a scratch. She looks closer at it and realises, that it has a very tiny hole, like those you sometimes have at a mobile phone, where the sim card is placed. She looks at the colleagues, who are discussing, what might went wrang and says: “Folks?” No one really notice her saying something. In a louder and certain tone she continues: “ May I have your attention please?” The muttering suddenly breaks and all are looking at her. “Thanks.” As I was looking from this angle to that box over there, I saw a tiny little slit, where we thought at first it would be only a scratch. It looks like, it could be open, with one of this tiny keys, you sometimes get, with your mobile, so you have access to the holder, where you place the sim card.” The people at the meeting table are looking at her, like she would be mad. One of the guys asks: “Are you serious?” Do you really think, that only one of us might carry around this tiny thing all the time?” “Well, it could have been. But I see, it might not.” “Of course not!” “It’s alright David, no need for being harsh. Let me think”… Michelle?” “Oui?” “What does our budget say?” In a French accent “Well, we still have more then $ 500 left.” “Well, then I would say, one of us buys a mobile phone.” Her colleagues are looking at her, giving her to understand, that they believe she is crazy. “Don’t give me that look, but if we want to know, what might hide there, we need such a tiny key and because we,….. “What about a needle?” one of the youngest in the team suggests. “And you think, while no one has such a key, anyone here would have a needle?” “Hold on!”, the young feller replies and walks out the door. “Does he has a hobby, I do not know about?” The most are looking at each other and just shrug their shoulders. A few minutes later Kevin comes in, with a box, in that a sewing machine and all what it is needed for it. Unbelievable stares, but he opens it and soon has one of the tools in his hands. “This should do, he says.” And hands it over to Sarah. She takes it and puts it in the hole, next to the little slit. It opens slightly and inside was a micra sim card, which was slightly different, to the actual known once, but which turned out, that it could be put in a SD-Card adapter. “I never saw that before.” David said. All are around the Computer now and could not believe what was shown. A narrator in the background says: “Hello, who ever found this and welcome to the experiment we made, at one of the hidden spaces at CERN.” You can hear David’s voice:” Alright, I have known, that you can save some data on such a thing, but a video?” “Great, now we have to put it back again, you talked over it. I do not know, but at the other hand, why not? When you can save other data, why not a whole video? Can we watch this damn thing please?” “Da” – David replies. Sarah rolls her eyes and after she is back at the spot, were David started to talk over it, she starts the film again: “We are here at an area of that institution, which is trying to open portals into the past. We are currently in October 2025 and well, let’s go back to the future! Or nearly. We will go back in the year 1975 within this building and have a look, if we convince our former colleagues, or however they are called, that we are from the future and that we are able to travel in time at least within the institution itself. If this will be successful, we will than try to go even further back in the history of CERN. For that,”…. And now a little group of four are coming on screen, “two of us put on clothes from the past, beneath what we have to wear in that lab, while two will have modern clothes as well as modern items with them. So we think, that we might have it a little bit more easy, to convince them, because we, who have the vintage look, can more easy guide them through the corridors. As I mentioned, it is important to stay within the properties, because we do not know, about the outcome. Might be, that we end up, like in the film “Galaxy Quest” where they try to beam Tim Allen’s Character up and the animal, they try it out, ends up to be turned inside out. No matter the outcome, we are great, to be part of this project. We all are fans of that film and so we will do it like them. Now all for are saying “By Grabthar’s Hammer, what a savings.”

Some giggles are heard in the room, where they watch that video and Sarah shortly stops the Video. “Well, does any of you know that movie?” Sarah asks, all of them denied. “Maybe we should give it a try, when even some, who work at CERN watched it.” Most of the others are nodding their heads. Sarah starts up the movie again. “Alright guys, let’s switch to the bodycams.” Now 4 screens of different angles from their body scams are showing up. And soon a fifth one slides in, which seem to be the view of the control room. In the background you hear a female voice, with a clear French accent: “Alright folks! Are you ready?” One says: “I am suddenly not so sure anymore.” “Well, you know, there is no way back from here now, at least only in time. Please take your hands.” It is clearly seen that some hands are shaking and now you here: “Let’s start the countdown:” A mechanical voice appears: “Countdown is set: 10, 9,…. At zero suddenly a white bright light surrounds them. And after a few seconds, they where gone. “What the f…..” sounds behind Sarah. After it, the screen is only black. “Great and that should be the evidence?” Sarah says. “What about the rest?” Michelle mentions: “Maybe the tech did not function back then?” “Why it should not function? The cams only have to record stuff.” “I guess you are right.” Michelle replays. “But what we are going to do now?” David asks. “Well, I would say, I will call CERN and have a look, what I can do about it. I mean, with my special badge, it should not be a big issue.” “I forgot, that you recently got that one.” David replies, but still, it is not too easy to get into CERN. Sarah, looks up a number she found at the internet and then takes out her mobile phone. She dials and has to wait in line and starts after a few minutes with “Good Morning Sir, my name is Special Agent Sarah Thomson and,……” Before she could even finish her line, she hears only laughter at the other line and a, “Of course you are. Girl, I really have no time for it, have a nice day.” After he hang up. “Alright, well, I would say, that was not the best idea.” She calls her boss and told him what happened, about the video, etc. He only says at the end: “Well, greenhorn, you have to start to think different. Your days as a normal citizen are over, so you should have called at first me.” Sarah replies: “Well, I did not want to waste more of your time sir.” “Oh, because of the morning greenhorn? Forget it! So take everything you have with you and come to me, but don’t forget the contracts for those, who were with you. They should not talk about it, do you hear me?” “You think now that it is legit, sir?” “Well, we soon will know it for sure. Just do what I said. Do the contracts, let the rest sign it and come with all you have into my office as soon as possible. You alone Ms Thomson!” “Alright Sir!” Sarah does, as he told her and soon, she is on the way to the office of her boss. She knocks at his door and waits for an answer: “Come in!” She opens the door and want to put the equipment on the desk as her boss says: “No need to do it, we are going directly to the driver, who brings us to the airport.” Sarah looks stunned: “The airport?” “Exactly. We are going to Switzerland.” “Alright, but,…” “Don’t worry, you have everything you need. We will come back this night as soon, as we know more.” Both are heading to the garage where the driver waits and soon, they are at the airport were the plane waits already. It is the first time, Sarah travels like that and in the plane she said: “Well, I could get used to it. No waiting at the security,…” “I know, it is quite different. If you want, you can get some snack, or have a nap. Whatever suits you.” “Yes sir”, Sarah replies. Both decide to take a nap while they are heading to Switzerland. After a couple of hours, they are landing at the airport of Geneva. A driver waits also there already to take them to CERN. Both are heading to the reception, where Sarah’s boss shows his badge and gets instructed by the receptionist to wait a few minutes, after he finished the phone call. Soon a security guy shows up and leads them through several corridors, until they end up in front of a door. With a strong French accent a woman says: “Come in” and so Sarah’s boss opens the door. Sarah had the feeling, that she somehow recognises the voice, but in her excitement, she could not recall from where. As the door was fully open, she realises the room as the control room of the video. Sarah is stunned and slowly slips through the door. “Bonjour Sarah.” The woman says. Nice to meet you. So you have something for me?” Sarah nods and opens the case with the time capsule. “Well, first of all congrats, you just passed the test and have your job for sure.” Sarah, was looking at her and says: “So it is not real?” She looks at her and says, did I say that?” Sarah replies: “I do not know, what I should believe right now.” The woman asks: “Do you want to know more about it?” Sarah says: “Do be honest, I am really curious about it.” “Well, if you want, you can come back and stay for longer and find out, what we are doing and what is possible.” “Seriously?” “Well, otherwise you would not be here. I would say, leave the suitcase here and take a few days off, for clearing your head. If you are interested in more answers, here are my contacts. You can tell me, when you are ready.” “Well, I am not sure, it is all so sudden.” “That is, why I tell you, you should think about it. Meanwhile, I will give you both a little guiding tour through our institution. That one, also students and pupils can have and then you should take a break and think about it. Leave the suitcase here, but keep the key. I have my own one.” “Alright Ma’am” Sarah replies and closes the case. She puts it into her burse in a special little case. “Shall we?” the woman asks. All are leaving the controlling room.