The narrator builds a time machine and tests it using a sheep as a test subject. After successfully transporting the sheep to the dinosaur age, the narrator decides to test the time machine on himself. However, something goes wrong, and he ends up in different time periods, including Victorian times and ancient Egyptian times, instead of returning to the present. Eventually, after several attempts and modifications to the time machine, the narrator manages to return to the present, specifically to his lab. He is relieved and grateful to be back but also angry at his friend Tray, who had apparently tampered with the time machine.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A time machine is being built.
2. The time machine requires a main time call beacon to be placed around the back gate.
3. The power behind the time machine is provided by iron.
4. A test subject, a giant white sheep, is used to test the time machine.
5. The time machine is activated, and the test subject is sent through it.
6. The person operating the time machine, "I", follows the test subject through the machine.
7. They find themselves in a different time period, specifically the dinosaur age.
8. A lead that was attached to the test subject is broken.
9. The person operating the time machine must navigate through the dinosaur age to find the test subject and return to their own time.
10. They use materials found in the dinosaur age to repair the time machine.
11. The person operating the time machine tries to return to their own time but ends up in different time periods, including Victorian times and medieval times.
12. They try multiple times to return to their own time using the time machine.
13. The person operating the time machine eventually returns to their own time.
14. They express frustration with someone named Trey, who they believe sent them to the wrong time periods.
15. Trey is found sleeping, and the person operating the time machine plans to come up with a story to explain what happened to the test subject.