“Here’s your next assignment.” Director Garcia of the Paradox Patrol Office handed Agent Jones a folder.


    “Sir, they’re planning to eliminate an early 20th-century dictator.”


    Garcia nodded—“More difficult than finding a patient zero. We haven’t determined who leaked the machine’s specs.”


    Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.


    “Sir, the ripple effects going so far back would be catastrophic.”


    “I’m aware of that, Jones. You have a list. Take them out, immediately.”


    Jones scanned names highlighted on a genealogy chart—“Grandparents, sir?”


    “That’s correct. We’ve cross-checked for temporal repercussions, and our new protocol states: not too far back, but just enough to stop any ideological notions.”