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strength.” Jonah dragged his hands
down his face.
    The moon and stars played hide and seek
behind the rich violet clouds. The moon slide out, and after a
quick rethink, disappeared. Zach kicked a squashed can, which
clattered like thunder across the road through the nighttime
silence. “I can’t focus on anything. I’m too worried I’m going to
run into myself—like in Back to the
Future .”
    Jonah threw his head back. The stars glinted
with malevolent glee at his predicament. “That’s impossible. The
future you can’t travel to 2014. The magic makes it impossible to
run into yourself. Impossible .”
    “I’m not convinced.”
    “The magic won’t let a Timesurfer travel
through time if there’s a risk they could run into themselves.
Timesurfers can only visit a specific location and moment in time
once. It’s called an aura clash. If you attempt it, you’ll be flung
off course, most likely into a parallel time dimension, and they’re
hard to come back from. Even if you do manage to stay in this
dimension, you’ll be battered and bruised to within an inch of your
life.”
    “I’m still not convinced.”
    “Trust me. You can’t run into yourself. We
need to get this time line back on track before you cross
over.”
    Zach’s walk became more of a swagger. “I’m
going to cross over, very cool.” He froze. “That’s not dying is
it?”
    Jonah resisted the temptation to mess with
Zach. “No, you’ll still be alive after you’ve crossed over.”
    Relief flooded through Zach’s face as he
scratched his head. “So why the hurry to get this done before that
happens?”
    If Jonah told him the real reason the game
would really be up. “After you cross over the magic creates a false
memory explaining your disappearance to everyone and they see a
complete stranger when they look at you.”
    “So like a magical witness protection
program?”
    “Yes.” Jonah might use that analogy next
time. “Your first quantum indicator appears on your arm to signify
you’re ready to cross over. You get an additional quantum indicator
every year. These show each year I’ve been a Timesurfer.” Jonah
pointed to the numbers in blue ink on his arm. “It’s how to check
you’re talking to the correct person and not one sent from a
different time. I’m from 2017 so mine finish at 2017. While your
powers are developing, you’re in limbo, no longer an innocent but
not yet a Timesurfer.”
    “I’ll have powers?” Zach’s face lit up, like
all his Christmases had come at once.
    “Yes, Timesurfers have powers. Mortez healed
your broken nose. She has a healing power.” Newbies were always so
excited about their powers.
    “This is freaking wild.” Zach jumped and
punched the air. “I’m like a superhero!”
    He would be a dead superhero soon if all went
well.
    “So what lame wizard do you think put a spell
on me?”
    Zach better not let any wizards hear him
calling them lame. They were scarce and kept well hidden, but like
a hibernating bear, they were cantankerous if disturbed. “I’m not
sure. That lame wizard magic is responsible for your overnight
popularity.”
    “Sweet.” Zach’s shoes scuffed against the
concrete. “I would like to take a shot at that Rose chick with my
newfound attractiveness. She’s illegal! Could you set that up?”
    Jonah’s knuckles strained white as he grabbed
Zach’s T-shirt and yanked him into the air so his sneakers dangled
above the ground. “Rose is off limits. If you disrespect her again,
Mortez won’t need to kill you. I will.” He hurled Zach along the
cracked pavement onto the mossy grass. Maybe he should let Zach try his luck with Rose. Watching her
chew him up and spit him out would be hilarious.
    “Dude, you’re wound way too tight.” Zach
brushed his jeans, staring at the grass stain down one leg of them.
“Mum says she can never get grass stains out. I’m taking my
superhero self to see Brittany. Don’t wait up.”
    Jonah sat on the curb as Zach