The Portal

<p>This is the story of Robert Pearson's perilous encounters with a time portal. Robert begins his journeys as a twelve-year-old boy in 1955. During a blizzard he discovers the portal as a means of escape. The catch is that while the portal saves Robert's life in different time periods it also always places him in jeopardy in another.</p><p>Whenever Robert enters a new time period it feels as though he's lived there all his life; in most of them he holds a position of authority. It seems that every place the portal transports Robert to is a potential trap. At times Robert communicates with the portal which is some kind of entity composed of both energy and matter fluttering in and out of reality. While the portal never forces Robert to enter it always leaves him with the same choice: flee or die.</p><p>In the hospital Robert tells everyone about his experiences but no one believes him. However the portal has dealt Robert an Ace that he doesn't yet realize he holds.</p>