TIMEFISH: Imagine a species called the timefish that appears, traveling in large schools and displaying the incredible ability to open the time continuum, and travel freely within it. These fish can travel through time! Early scientists notice that their appearance not only coincides with large insect populations, but also with the appearance of an unusual, cave like opening in time called the temporal vortex. (This by itself is a topic for discussion) In recent times, a researcher (QB Snifs) is the first to accurately predict the appearance of the timefish leading to the possibility of research on the creature itself. By capturing (then releasing unharmed) several individuals, DNA samples are taken and comparative studies done. The results are surprising. There seems to be no differences in the DNA of these individuals. At first, the accepted conclusion is that this species is more like an ant or bee community where the DNA is the same because of one queen. But the timefish have no queen. All captured specimens of the timefish are sterile, with no reproductive organs. A simple tagging experiment leads to an astounding discovery. After the initial tagging of 4 individual timefish, 8 tags are observed at their next appearance! Theories fly about reproduction in another time frame, replication capabilities, optical illusions, etc. Then Snifs makes an observation that every individual timefish seems to have the exact same body peculiarities. By studying the highly detailed photographs of every individual, he notices that they all have the same tiny scars on the tail fin, and concludes that all timefish are THE SAME INDIVIDUAL! They reproduce by joining themselves in other times (past or future) and then moving together as a larger school to yet another time, perhaps joining with more of themselves.

One of the explanations for the existence of the timefish (now a protected species) is that it was the result of a biological experiment done in the future. What would be the environmental impact of the introduction of such a creature into our environment?

THE TEMPORAL VORTEX: The ancients called it the "Cave of Large Things." It is the opening in time created by the timefish when they enter your time. Its physical appearance is a three dimensional tear, very much like a cave in a large rock. Within this cave, no time passes. This can be a difficult concept to grasp. To an observer, anyone entering the vortex appears to leave as they enter - entering and leaving the very next instant. So when those who went in tell of their amazing adventure inside, the observer can not understand how so much could have happened while no time seemed to pass. Those who went in turned around to see the observer frozen in time outside the vortex before going on to their adventure.

They called it the "Cave of Large Things" because temporal distortion within the vortex causes objects to appear larger with altered perspective.