What If . . . you are so vital to history, time travelers have been doing everything they can to keep you alive?

In a “Writing Prompts” compilation, Ms. Zachik found the following:

Prompt: “You have narrowly avoided death dozens of times by sheer coincidence. Later, you learn it wasn’t a coincidence; you are so vital to history, time travelers have been doing everything they can to keep you alive.”

Ms. Zachik asked thebirdonfire.org bloggers to contemplate what their time-traveling life would look like. Here are their responses. The excerpts were curated by Editor Quintus Ni.

I came to this world 19 years ago~ 

I entered primary school when I was 7 years old..

Then I joined middle school when I was 12 years old.

The years go by so fast. When I was 14 years old, that was my first time coming to the United States as an international student..

From 2014 to 2019, my personal life was just like an adventure. I lost lots of happy time with my family; I said lots of “Good Bye’s” to lots of people. Some of them, after I said “good bye,” we never met again…like my grandfather. I missed lots of festivals…I already forgot when it was my first time celebrating the spring festival alone…. Countless nights, I was dreaming of back home, staying with my mom, and hearing her personal stories. So cozy and wonderful….

Sometimes, I regret why I chose to go abroad….I probably should stay at my lovely home, enjoy every day with my family…. If I was a time traveler, I would go back to that summer in 2014. Probably after my mom asked, “Do you want to go to the outside to study?” I would say, “ NO, Mom, I want to stay with you forever..”
If you could be a time traveler, would you want to go back in your history, or keep moving to your next chapter in your life…? —Wednesday Writing Prompt and Time Traveler, Quintus Ni

Bloggers responded:

Renée

Time is a set course. If you go back, whatever you do is what always happened. But what if you could go sideways in time, and save someone else’s world?

Anonymous

I was the only person in this town born from light, not darkness.

. . . .

I step up and shake his hand, agreeing that I will help.

“Sounds like a death wish.”

Doreen

My name is regret medicine. My task is to go through different times and space and create different possibilities.

Chelsea

I am the only person that has a superpower. My ability is to read others’ minds, but the negative side is that if I use my ability too much my brain will explode. As the only person who has a superpower, the government officials have put me on a tight watch and plan on capturing me for human experiment. But I’d rather die than be an experiment, so I used up my ability until my head exploded. I was dead for a while, until they brought me back using a time machine. I am too useful to the human cause, of course. Eventually I am sent to Area 51 where I meet all the aliens and become friends with them.

Luke

Do I even need to write anything about how VITAL I am to history? I am THE™  Luke Langlois. In the year 2525, THE™ Grand General Intergalactic Chief President Supreme Luke Langlois saves the sun people from the invaders of the U.A Inc. (UNITED ALIENS INCORPORATED). In 2327, Earth blew up. Luckily, everyone evacuated to the sun before it blew up. Yeah, we figure out how to live on the sun. No biggie. Also, I am still alive because of cybernetic enhancements. Beep boop beep. I saved humanity. Thanks to the time travelers, the U.A Inc. can’t CATCH ME!!!!!

James

An unknown virus has spread all over to each continent. Scientists claim that this virus can not penetrate into human biological systems. We are told that we are secure. But, after a few days the first wave of victims die. . . . I know the way to cure this virus.