This time, I chose to go back — only a few minutes into the past. Even such a short jump made me uneasy. I had no idea whether it would create a branching timeline, cause some kind of paradox, or trigger something completely unexpected.
Still, the need to know what had truly happened to Diana outweighed my hesitation. So I decided to go back to the exact time in the future where I came from.
I opened the portal and stepped through, returning to the exact moment I had first arrived in this timeline.
The amusement park lights were still glowing in the distance. I quickly checked the GPS tracker I had secretly placed on Diana earlier. The signal was moving rapidly, heading away from the park.
Without wasting another second, I activated God Speed. The world around me blurred into streaks of color and light as I accelerated to an impossible velocity. Even at this blinding speed, I remained completely invisible. In an instant, I was running parallel to the car, easily keeping pace.
