A Ride on a Trunki
When I recount the moment Theo popped the strap hook in Dragons' Den, I often say I wish I had a time machine that could take me back in time so I could make the strap hook strong enough to pass the ‘Theo Test’.
Today, I'd rather have a machine to take me forward in time, so I'll end this book by taking an imaginary ride on a Trunki to meet my grandchildren. Please allow me this fictional journey, it's the most important one I'll ever make …
Before take-off, I look at all the Trunkis I've ever brought to life from Terrance and Trixie to Percy the Police Car and Pedro the Pirate Ship. I have affection for them all, but for the journey I'm about to take, I choose Skye the Spaceship. I love the idea that she glows in the dark as I imagine it must be very dark when you travel through time.
I make Skye a little bigger than a normal Trunki as she's going to carry a 43-year-old man. I also give her a few added features like a calendar to tell me what year I'm in, booster rockets and a key to start the engine I've attached to the bottom. When I've finished making her, I wait until the moon is full and the stars are shining brightly in the night sky. I pull Skye onto a launch pad I've built on the roof of the Mothership.
I turn the key.
The booster rockets fire and we have lift off!
I was wrong about the dark. As Skye races through time, light speeds towards me in thin beams until I feel surrounded by elongated stars and planets. Who said I'll never be an astronaut? ...
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