The TimeMachine Wakes
A garage-sale relic tears Xebb out of his own life and makes him visible to the past.
TEMPORAL ARCHIVE / SAGA ONE COMPLETE
XEBB’S
TRAVELS
The Complete First Saga — Volumes 1–5
“The past called.
He showed up.”
VOL. 01
THE TIMEMACHINE
WAKES
THE TIMEMACHINE
WAKES
5
KEYS
KEYS
VOL. 1 · THE TIMEMACHINE WAKES ◆ VOL. 2 · AOL ATLANTIS ◆ VOL. 3 · KINGDOM BEFORE TIME ◆ VOL. 4 · THE AIRDROP PARADOX ◆ VOL. 5 · THE CHRONO-RUG ◆ 5 KEYS · 5 VOLUMES · 1 OPERATOR ◆
01 / ORIGIN LOG
The Saga
at a Glance
✳Xebb’s Travels follows Xebb — a wisecracking St. Louis repair tech who discovers the Chrono-Band, a wrist-mounted engine powered by $TMAC (Temporal Matter at Absolute Concentration). The band does not send him to history. It sends him into the emotional pressure points history leaves behind.
Across five volumes, every jump asks the same dangerous question: if you could edit the moment that made you, would you still recognize the person you became? While Xebb collects five keys, The Rug collects the timelines people abandon.
AOL Atlantis
He descends into a drowned internet empire where unread messages have become citizens.
Kingdom Before Time
A kingdom outside history forces Xebb to face the version of himself who chose certainty.
The Airdrop Paradox
Living artwork starts rewriting memory, turning collecting into a war over consent.
The Chrono-Rug
The first Operator offers a perfect world—and Xebb must decide whether perfect is worth ending.
FIVE KEYS.
ONE CHOICE.
Every volume widens the world and narrows the question. Xebb begins by trying to get home. He ends by choosing a future that has room for everyone else.
X
CHARACTER DESIGN SHEET / OPERATOR 01
XEBB
“Time’s Favorite Troublemaker”
A repair tech who fixes broken things. When he found the Chrono-Band at a garage sale, he didn’t become a hero — he became a target. Now he’s jumping through time, collecting keys, and trying to stay one step ahead of The Rug.
- AGE
- 22
- HAIR
- NEON BLUE
- EYES
- ACID GREEN
- ORIGIN
- ST. LOUIS, MO
- WEAPON
- CHRONO-BAND
02 / THE ARCHIVE
The Five
Volumes
↯VOL. 1THE
TIMEMACHINE
WAKES01
TIMEMACHINE
WAKES01
VOLUME 01 / DISCOVERY PHASE
The TimeMachine Wakes
A repair tech with nowhere to be finds a device that remembers him before he has touched it. The first jump drops Xebb into a St. Louis where his life has been edited out—and a stranger is already wearing his future.
KEY CHARACTERSXebb, Nana Dot, TMAC, The RugSETTINGFractured St. LouisKEY ACQUIREDNone — discovery phase
“The thing about garage sales is — you never know what someone’s leaving behind.”Read Volume 1 — Interactive Flipbook ↗
VOL. 2AOL
ATLANTIS02
ATLANTIS02
VOLUME 02 / THE DROWNED NET
AOL Atlantis
Xebb lands in a drowned civilization that runs on 1990s internet architecture—a lost city where AOL’s servers became sentient and built an empire beneath the ocean. Princess Byte, Modem, and The Ping force him to decide whether a memory is saved by preserving it—or by finally delivering it.
KEY CHARACTERSPrincess Byte, Modem, The PingSETTINGAtlantis-Net — the internet that sankKEY ACQUIRED1st AOL Disc-Key
“And just like that — you’ve got mail.”Read Volume 2 — Interactive Flipbook ↗
VOL. 3KINGDOM
BEFORE
TIME03
BEFORE
TIME03
VOLUME 03 / THE CHRONOSPHERE
Kingdom Before Time
Xebb arrives at the Kingdom, a citadel that exists between all moments in time. It is empty, decaying, and someone has already been there. He must restore the Kingdom’s heart before The Rug claims it—and face the version of himself who took the deal.
KEY CHARACTERSThe Caretaker, Echo XebbSETTINGThe Chronosphere — Kingdom of TimeKEY ACQUIRED2nd AOL Disc-Key (merged)
“Two versions of the same soul. One who took the deal. One who didn’t.”Read Volume 3 — Interactive Flipbook ↗
VOL. 4THE
AIRDROP
PARADOX04
AIRDROP
PARADOX04
VOLUME 04 / ART AS CURRENCY
The Airdrop Paradox
Xebb arrives in a near-future timeline where art has become currency. Someone is airdropping NFTs that retroactively change history; each drop erases a piece of the past, and every beautiful image asks who gets to own a memory.
KEY CHARACTERSGalleria, The Collector, Dot.exeSETTINGThe Gallery of Lost TimeKEY ACQUIRED3rd AOL Disc-Key (stained-glass)
“You don’t need a perfect past. You just need a real one.”Read Volume 4 — Interactive Flipbook ↗
VOL. 5THE
CHRONO-
RUG05
CHRONO-
RUG05
VOLUME 05 / THE REVEAL
The Chrono-Rug
Xebb descends into the Graveyard of Timelines—The Rug’s personal collection of erased histories. There he finds the fourth key and confronts The Rug in a battle for all of time. The first Operator offers one perfect St. Louis, if Xebb closes every other door.
KEY CHARACTERSThe Rug (revealed), The Lost OperatorsSETTINGThe Graveyard of TimelinesKEY ACQUIRED4th Key + 5th Key (TMAC itself)
“You aren’t asking. I am offering. There is a difference.”Read Volume 5 — Interactive Flipbook ↗
03 / ACTIVE OPERATORS
The
Cast
✦Xebb
THE HERO22-year-old temporal adventurer. Repair tech from St. Louis. Wisecracking, brave, lonely. Wields the Chrono-Band.
TMAC
THE AIThe Chrono-Band’s AI consciousness. Speaks in garbled 90s dial-up tones, gradually becoming sentient and loyal.
Nana Dot
THE GUIDEXebb’s deceased grandmother. Appears as echoes and ghosts across timelines. The original keeper of the band’s secrets.
The Rug
THE VILLAINThe original Operator who went rogue. Pulls timelines out from under people to harvest their energy.
Princess Byte
THE ALLYHeir to Atlantis-Net’s throne. Data-stream hair, fiber-optic trident. Fierce, curious, distrustful.
The Caretaker
THE KEEPERAncient robot librarian of the Kingdom. Built like a Gothic cathedral gargoyle. Speaks in riddles.
Galleria
THE CURATORRogue AI art curator who runs the airdrop network. Once part of Atlantis-Net, now freelance. Redeemed.
Echo Xebb
THE MIRRORA version of Xebb from a timeline where he accepted The Rug’s offer. Cold, powerful, tragic.
Dot.exe
THE GHOSTA digital ghost of Nana Dot, preserved as an AI. Not truly Nana, but close enough to hurt.
04 / COLLECTOR’S EDITION
Art NFT
Airdrops
Each volume includes an Art NFT airdrop concept for random users, personally created by Xebb. Each NFT is a limited edition (100 copies each), airdropped to random holders of the $TMAC token.
VOL. 1“The First Portal”
Xebb’s garage erupting with orange light — the moment time broke open.
VOL. 2“You’ve Got Mail”
The AOL triangle of Atlantis-Net blazing with golden data.
VOL. 3“The Heart Returns”
The Kingdom’s temporal heart being placed back in its socket.
VOL. 4“The Gallery Blooms”
Every stolen memory painting itself back onto reality’s walls.
VOL. 5“The Five Keys”
All five AOL disc-keys clicking together in a burst of white light.