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Intro

Hi, and welcome to another one of my excellent diaries! The end is 

near... In this diary, I am doing TIME TRAVEL! (P.s: Just in case you 

don't know, my grandfather is DICK TURPIN!!!! OMG!!) If you don't 

know, Dick Turpin is the most famous Georgian Highwayman in 

probably all of Georgian England!! It's actually kind of weird, once you 

think about it. My dad is the most famous DETECTIVE in England and 

My Grandfather is the most famous ROBBER in England. BUT... The 

good thing is, since I'M his favourite, (*blush*) he always gives ME the 

money, so basically I'M filthy stinkin` rich! By the way, in the second 

one, I was having a holiday in America for 3 weeks. Since I'm a really 

good historian, I researched Dick Turpin and made an 18-page report 

just for fun! How weird is THAT?! Anyhow, on with the diary.

Day 1

This morning, I got downstairs for breakfast and, since I was the 

last one, once I sat down, our mom made an announcement. 

"Guys, Grandpa Dick is coming over for a visit this afternoon, so 

Michael, no swearing or beer and we will have a BBQ!" I almost 

choked to death. DICK TURPIN?! I LOVE that guy! Once I'd 

finished, I went upstairs to get my nose deeply buried in a book. 

What felt like 5 minutes later, there was a ding dong from the 

doorbell. I jumped out of the beanbag and slid down the banister. 

I opened the door. There stood our good friend, the postman. 

"Got a letter for Emirith Hickinson" he said gruffly. I took the 

letter. Once the postman had left, me and Judy ran down the hall 

to my room. I opened the envelope and took out a piece of 

tattered brown parchment.

Me and Judy ran down 

the hall and whispered 

something to Dad. After 

a few minutes, he 

whispered back "11:00". 

Me and Judy got our 

Dick Turpin costumes 

and put them on. We had 

5 minutes. So, at exactly 

11:00, since I was the 

last one, once I got out of 

my room, we ran to the 

time machine. I got 

Alisha and Georgia with 

their costumes on.

Day 2

Once we clambered into the time machine; Dad dialed the 

number `1720`. All 5 of us looked out the windows eagerly. Then 

there was a scene of black with lots of colourful bubbles. The bad 

thing was, I get travel sick. I had to stop myself from throwing up 

a couple of times. The time machine started to make a grinding 

noise. It then started spinning. It then started making whirring 

noises. My face turned white. I fainted. I had NO idea what 

happened after that until Judy dumped about a galleon of cold 

water on me. I woke up, luckily the time machine was still 

whizzing and whirring. It then started buzzing like a fat 

bumblebee. It then came to a sudden halt. We clambered out.

Day 3

Once we staggered out of the time machine, we were planted in 

the middle of a blank field with a tattered old hut. It said:

TURPIN RESIDENCE. ONLY PEOPLE WITH INVITES ARE 

WELCOME. NO INVITATION, NO LIFE! HA HA HA! >:)

I stared at it once more. I suddenly recognized who lived there. 

Dad and Judy peeped through the windows, and sure enough, 

Dick Turpin was sitting in an armchair watching TV. (Look, I 

know TVs weren't invented yet, but seriously! That's what 

happened!) Alisha and Georgia fumbled with their fingers 

nervously. All five of us stood there, nervously. They were 

looking at each other, hoping it wasn't them who knocked on the 

door. Finally, after 15 minutes of staring, I couldn't take it 

anymore. I walked up to the doorstep and 

knocked on the door. I quickly jumped off the step. We heard a 

gun being loaded and a roar of "WHO'S THERE?" I shouted 

"US!" The gun got put down (phew!) and a man walked up to the 

door. Secretly, inside, he looked HOT (I mean "sexy" hot!) He 

opened the door. "Who in the whole wide world of robbery are 

YOU?" he said. I rolled my eyes and started tap-dancing like a 

crazy guy. (My #1 unique action.) THAT'S when Dick finally 

remembered who we were. 

Day 4

Dick greeted us with a sudden feeling of warmth. As he hugged 

me, I forced my mouth shut to stop myself throwing up on him for 

such a mushy act. As we got led into his house, I saw a vault, 

stuffed to the brim with gold coins and notes. I looked at it 

greedily but a hand shot out before I could grab a £5. "Emirith! 

Stop stealing from Grandpa!" Judy exclaimed. I tried to get past 

her but it was like pushing a pile of rocks away. I merely shrugged 

and walked to the dinner table; where everyone else was sitting. I 

gulped down something without even LOOKING at it. I then 

realized it was THE WORLD'S BEST MAHED POTATO! Once 

my stomach was full, I heard a scream and a gun shoot in the 

living room. I realized Georgia and Dick weren't there. My 

stomach lurched. Could it be

what I thought it was?

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