Learning to Love Time Loops Without Going Insane

“Error, Error, Error,” A robotic voice sounded as Andrew walked into the Under Library alone. He had expected something like this. The systems still didn’t understand how to interpret his existence.

“You sure this is a good idea?” Mother Scrump asked.

“Not even remotely, and I told you it was best if I came here here alone,” Andrew replied.

“Not an option. You’re far too important to everyone else to go off alone, and I’m the only one that can be spared at the moment,” Mother Scrump said, her eyes narrowing into a glare.

“Yes, I heard the objections, but none of you are able to get into here, and I need assistance. We have to work out a way to get something back through to Earth, and as loathe as I am to admit it, I just can’t do it alone,” Andrew said. In fact, he hadn’t even tried it alone, but after weeks of back and forth between Excalibur, himself, and Gus, there just wasn’t an answer that didn’t risk a level of unacceptable damage to everything.

So here he was, walking into the most dangerous place he had ever been with only Mother Scrump. “So where do you think they are?” The cat asked.

“I have no idea, but we will start in the room nearest to here. I don’t want to risk going very deep as I have no idea how many of the monsters still exist in the stacks,” He replied.