It's 2008

It's 2008

John was in a very bad mood today because he had received a call from Peter, the magician at his theater earlier that morning. The call said that he had to go back to his hometown to visit his mother who was seriously ill, so he couldn't perform at the theater tonight.

Uncle John could only accept it and show his concern for Peter's mother. He couldn't force Peter to stay and perform, could he? The enthusiastic Uncle John said that it would be fine, but Peter was the only magician in his theater. If he's not coming, what about the magic show tonight? The tickets had been already sold.

Depressed, Uncle John walked down the street, thinking about how to get through the night, when he happened to catch a glimpse of a man in only his pants.

Uncle John had seen a lot of homeless people like this before. Sometimes, when he was in a good mood, he would even give some food and change. But today, this person looked a little unusual. First of all, he had an Asian face. There were no wounds on him, and he was very clean. How could a tramp be so clean?

"Hey, wake up, buddy."

So, the enthusiastic Uncle John walked over to the man, crouched down and pushed him, ready to wake him up.

'Where am I? Shit, my head hurts.'

Leo was sleeping soundly when he suddenly felt someone push him. He slowly opened his eyes only to see dazzling sunlight. He narrowed his eyes uncomfortably and only got used to it after a few seconds. Then, a headache hit him, as if he hadn't slept for three days and nights.

But with Leo's current mental strength, even if he didn't rest for a few days, he wouldn't feel this uncomfortable. Moreover, this was after he woke up!

'Hey, buddy, put this on first.'

Just as Leo was feeling puzzled by the sudden headache, a voice rang out. It spoke English. In the past year that Leo obtained this superpower, not only did he train his superpower, he also learned English. His mental strength was much stronger than before, so his memory was also incomparably good. In addition, he often watched western movies, dramas and so on, so using English to communicate was absolutely not a problem.

Leo sat up and looked at the source of the sound. In front of him was a white man with a beard, but he didn't look fierce at all. Coupled with the smile on his face, it was obvious that he was an enthusiastic kind person. He was holding a piece of clothing that looked like it had just been taken off, and he handed it to Leo.

'Thank you, uncle.'

Leo thanked him in English. He took the coat from the man and put it on himself. Fortunately, the clothes the man was wearing were bigger, and he was fat, so it could barely cover his body.

'Why are you sleeping on the street in nothing but your underpants? Did you get robbed?'

Watching Leo put on the clothes, Uncle John asked curiously.

'I want to know too. I was sleeping at home, but when I opened my eyes, I was sleeping on the street overseas. Did I teleport while asleep? I've never been like this before.'

Thinking that, Leo was even more curious than the man about why he was here. But now wasn't the time to dwell on it.

"Uncle, can you take me to a quiet place to rest for a while? I need to sort out my thoughts. It would be even better if I have a suitable set of clothes."

Leo said to the middle-aged man. He didn't know what was going on, and there was nothing he could do. He could only trouble the enthusiastic middle-aged man.

'I'm going to my theater. Come with me.'

The middle-aged man said to Leo, before he led him to his theater.

The destination wasn't far, and they would arrive in about ten minutes. On the way, Leo and Uncle John has exchanged some words, but the results were unbelievable.

Because this was Las Vegas, which wasn't something that Leo could believe. Leo knew Las Vegas, but he had never been there. Leo had been training in the woods since he got the ability, and had never dared to use it in a crowded place, so there were many places on Earth that he had never been to.

What Leo found most unbelievable was that Uncle John said that it was 2008. Leo remembered that he was clearly in 2019, and that after taking a nap, he had return 11 years on the past!

'I jumped into Las Vegas, USA, 2008?'

Leo could only accept this fact. He had once used the excuse of peeing to go to an empty place and activate teleportation. There was nothing wrong with his powers. He could teleport to the forest where he had been training before, but there were no traces of him coming there before. Then, he tried to return to his home, including his hometown and the house he had rented, but he didn't succeed. It was probably because this world didn't have the home he remembered.

It couldn't be helped. Leo could only return to Las Vegas and follow Uncle John to the theater he was talking about. It wasn't big, just a small theater.

According to Uncle John, his grandfather had given it to his father, and his father had passed it to him. Although it wasn't very big and his business wasn't earning well, he still felt that he should continue operating it.

When they arrived at the theater, they followed Uncle John to a lounge backstage. Uncle John had a lot of things to do, so he left Leo in the lounge.

Leo was still feeling a little dizzy. Things had already happened, and there was nothing he could do. He could only take a nap and recover his energy.

…

After an unknown period of time, a burst of noise entered Leo's ears. He got up and checked, only to see that there were already a lot of people backstage, all actors and actresses of the theater. Since there were a lot of people, the noise was naturally very loud. Of course, Leo couldn't sleep. Fortunately, after a nap, he had almost recovered, so he simply went out backstage to take a look.

'Uncle John, the magic show is going to start in two hours. Mr. Peter isn't here. Have you found a replacement magician yet?'

A handsome lad asked Uncle John anxiously.

'No, I've called countless times, but I haven't found a magician who can perform. They are either too far away or have works in another theater, and isn't willing to help.'

Uncle John looked anxious too, but could only reply helplessly.

At that moment, Leo was wandering around backstage, his eyes sweeping over the various girls in various outfits who passed by him from time to time. It could be said that he was feasting with his eyes.

He happened to pass by Uncle John and overheard their conversation.

'Uncle John, what happened?'

Leo asked the anxious Uncle John.

'It's Leo. You're awake. How is it? Do you feel better?'

Uncle John turned around and saw that it was Leo. He replied but did not say what is wrong.

Leo had just heard the gist of it. Seeing that Uncle John didn't say anything, he replied, 'I'm already much better. Thank you for your concern, but if there's anything you need, you can tell me. Maybe I can help.'

Seeing that Leo was asking, Uncle John could only helplessly tell him about what happened.

After listening to it, Leo also understood the situation and pondered in his heart. In the year since he obtained his superpowers, his mental strength had increased greatly and brought a lot of benefits. His memory is one of them. He almost has a photographic memory. In his previous life, he had seen many magic related movies, and the principle behind them was extremely clear in his mind. Some simple magic tricks were already familiar him, and with his own teleportation powers, some magic tricks were too simple.

Thinking that, Leo said to Uncle John, 'Uncle John, I won't hide it from you. I learned some magic tricks before, and I can perform. Since things have come to this, why don't you let me try?'

'Leo, can you really do it? Sorry, it's not that I don't believe you, but this theater is half of my life's work. If I mess it up this time, business in the future will probably be even harder. Please forgive me for being cautious.'

Hearing Leo's words, Uncle John was surprised at first, but then said solemnly.

'It's fine, Uncle John. There's no need to be so polite. I haven't thanked you for helping me. Besides, we're not familiar with each other. It's understandable if you're a little more cautious, but we have a saying in Asia: 'If it succeeds, everyone will be happy. If it doesn't, what could be much worse than that, right?'

He was very confident now. With superpowers, he would be able to perform well.

'Alright, that's all we can do. Barry, take Leo to change into a performance suit and familiarize himself with the props. Also, introduce Leo to Ayers.'

Uncle John instructed the young man who had just spoken to him.

'Leo, if you have any questions, you can ask Barry. He's a props master. If you need anything, you can ask Barry to prepare it.'

After saying that to Leo, Uncle John left in a hurry. He had a lot to arrange.

'Leo, am I right? It's really hard for me to speak Chinese. Hello, I'm Barry Allen. You can call me Barry. I'm Mr. Peter's props manager. Nice to meet you.'

The young man introduced himself to Leo and stretched out his right hand.

'Hello, Barry. Has anyone told you that you're face looks familiar?'

Leo was very surprised. No, it should be said that he was very surprised. Barry Allen, if he remembered correctly, should be the protagonist in an American TV show that he had watched before. Also, he was 80% similar to that actor, except that he looked a little young. Had he transmigrated to a DC movie? But their jobs didn't match. Wasn't he a police officer in a TV show? How could he meet him here?

Leo didn't know what was going on, and could only suppress the thoughts in his heart. Maybe he would understand the situation very soon.

Leo shook hands with Barry and said, 'Let's go, Barry. We're running out of time. I hope we give everyone a dazzling performance tonight.'

'Right, can you help me prepare two boxes that are about the same size as the door? We'll need them for the magic show later.' Leo and Barry walked to the props room together and asked Barry casually.

"No problem, Mr. Leo, leave it to me." Barry said confidently.