Hey, Rufus. Wow, that was some dream. I was in an ancient Egyptian market, and Molly was there, too. And we had this radio. But I'm pretty sure there weren't any radios in ancient Egypt. I'm I can't remember the rest. So weird.

Max, Molly's here. Yikes. I overslept. Coming. Huh?

Why is there sand in my shoe? Bye, Mom.

Bye, Son. Bye, Molly. Have a good day at school.

You're quiet this morning. What's up?

Just thinking about this strange, super real dream I had last night.

That's funny. I had a strange super real dream, too. You and I were both in ancient Egypt with this weird radio and-You almost got run over by a camel. Yes, and you tried to buy a gourd.

But they wouldn't take my money.

How could we have had the exact same dream?

I don't think it was a dream. Do you remember what we did after school yesterday?

We met in the hall. Your locker was jammed because it was filled with green slime.

Katrina.

Hey, you don't know it was her.

Oh, it was her. And I'm going to green slime her back.

You could if you knew the formula for Green Slime.

Oh, I know the formula. One cup water, three quarters cup Elmer's glue, and one teaspoon borax. Revenge is a dish best I'm served slimy.

That reminds me. I better hurry if I'm going to plant these rubber worms in Brad Baxter's notebook.

Didn't you just get Brad back for letting all the air out of your bike tires?

I did. This is for the prank he's going to pull on me to get back for yesterday's prank.

You really should call a truce.

Right after you call a truce of Katrina. See you after class.

Wait, we didn't finish talking about what we did after school yesterday. Because I can't remember a thing. O-m-g.

You should have seen it, Mall. When the rubber worms fell out of Brad's notebook, he shrieked like a mountain goat. Bye. It was hilarious.

I bet.

Did you get your Avenger Katrina?

Yep.

I slimed her pom-poms.

She should be starting cheer practice in three, two, one. Right on time. Or should I say, right on slime?

I hope I never do anything to upset you. You're as savage at pranks as I am.

Never forget it. Speaking of forgetting, what did we do yesterday afternoon?

Yesterday afternoon?

Do you remember anything? Of course.

We... We... Wow. I have no idea. The last thing I I remember is Katrina slimed your locker and then I woke up.

I woke up. It's pretty weird. We both dreamed we were in ancient Egypt.

And I found sand in my shoe this morning. Sand? Yeah, but that could have gone in there from the day before when aunt Murgetroid had us bury that mysterious package.

Wait a second.

The package.

We went back to dig it up. Did we? Yeah, and there was a message from her about the package. Oh, boy. What? I don't think we were dreaming about ancient Egypt. I think we time-traveled there.

Time-traveled? Seriously? I think I remember that.

It would explain the sand in your shoe.

Maybe Rufus buried my shoe in the air. Try to remember, Max.

Aunt Murgatroid had us bury a time-traveling device. Didn't you say something about a radio in your dream? What? Why are you making that face?

I remember my dream. There was a strange radio with dials for time and date. And...

A keypad to enter location. Where's the time traveling radio now?

I have no idea.

Did they change the oldies station?

Mom, what are you doing?

Oh, hi, Sunny. Hey, Molly. I found this old radio on the kitchen table, but I can't seem to get any stations to come in. Max, that's it. Mom, don't touch that. Huh? What's wrong?

That's a science project we're working on. It's very sensitive.

Oh, sorry. You should have told me.

It's okay. Thanks for testing it. It still needs work.

Let me know if you need any help. Not that I'm a radio expert.

Thanks, Mom. We got it. That was close.

Yeah.

So what is this thing?

Well, according to your aunt, Murgetroid, it lets you travel time and space.

Yeah, I still don't believe it. Oh, wow. It's a message from my aunt Murgetroid.

Are you sure she doesn't have your house bugged? What does it say?

Meet me at x equals Oshkosh, Wisconsin, plus 4.82, 90.83. But that doesn't make any sense. How can you mathematically solve for a place? Also, I don't know what a comma means in an equation.

That's because it's not a math problem.

No?

Well, it is, but it's math using latitude and longitude.

You know, the lines you see on any map or globe.

Right. Latitude lines go side to side and longitude lines run up and down.

Those are the numbers that the comma separates.

But which comes first?

Latitude always comes first. Oh, I get it. The location we're supposed to enter is the latitude of Oshkosh plus 4.85 and the latitude of Oshkosh plus 90.83. Exactly.

But what's the latitude and longitude of Oshkosh?

In decimal points, 44.03, negative 88.54..

How do you know that?

I just I looked it up on my phone.

Okay, so if we plug those numbers into the equation, we get X equals latitude 44.03 plus 4.82, longitude negative 88 0.54 plus 90.83, or x equals latitude 44.85, longitude 2.29. Where is that?

According to my phone, Paris, France.

So, aunt Murgatroid wants us to meet her in Paris. But when?

Now?

But when in history.

Oh. On the 100th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. Let's see. The storming of the Bastille took place on July 14th, 1789. That's when French revolutionaries took control of the Bastille Prison. It's like French Independence Day.

Then the 100th anniversary would be July 14th, You seriously think we'll be pressed this button?

We're going to time travel to Paris, France in 1889?

Only one way to find out. Wait. What?

Never mind. It's silly.

So press it?

.

We're in Paris?

Whoa, a horse and buggy.

Max, look at this poster.

Exposéchon, Univers'Univers'Univers' de Paris, 1889.

Hey, that was pretty good French.

Thanks. Aunt Murgetroid taught me so when I was little. But also, it's 1889. We went back in time.

Which means we really did visit ancient Egypt yesterday.

I can't believe Aunt Murgetroid invented a time machine.

I can. Your aunt is a genius.

More like a mad scientist. Hey, look, the Eiffel Tower. This This is when they unveiled it, at the 1889 Paris Exposition.

You mean it's brand new?

Cool. Bonjour. Molly, I think we're getting some unwanted attention.

How do we find aunt Murgatroid?

You don't. I find you. Hop in, quick. Au revoir.

Aunt Murgatroid, how did you invent a time-traveling radio? Why did you have us bury it? Why are we in 1889 Paris?

Mollie, do you have any questions?

Why did traveling to ancient Egypt feel like a dream?

A condition known as time travel amnesia. Don't worry, it fades with time. No pun intended. And to answer your first question, Max, I didn't invent the time machine. It's a relic from my order.

Your order?

The order of problem solvers. For millennia, we've been fighting the trouble-making trolls, problem causes of the first degree who travel through time, creating problems big and small, and leaving behind mysteries to baffle, confuse, and nag us. We problem solvers are tasked with solving the troll's problems and mysteries before it's too late.

What happens when it's too late?

The world succumbs to chaos.

That sounds bad.

It definitely doesn't sound good.

Imagine a world rifle with confusion and superstition. A world where two plus two equals five, and no equations add up correctly.

Sounds like my last math test.

So why are you telling us?

Why did you have us bury the time radio?

It was a test. A test to see if you're worthy of joining the order of problem solvers. I am retiring and I need a successor. Max, you're bright and clever with a neck for history. But it also takes a keen understanding of math to thwart the trolls. That's where Molly comes in. Together, you're the perfect team. Sweet.

We're in.

Whoa, not so fast.

Molly's right. Joining the order is a big decision. You'll face problems, mysteries, and yes, even dangers to a certain magnitude. Your lives will be changed forever.

Got it. Lives changed, danger, mystery, I'm in.

I'm not so sure. What do you mean? It's the adventure of a lifetime. I have a bio test Wednesday.

Holly, we have a time radio. We can zip back home a second after we left. You have all the time in the world to study. I can use it to prank Brad.

Max, you will not use time travel to prank Brad. Any misuse of the device will result in immediate excommunication from the order.

Oh, man.

Aunt Murgatroid, did you have any doubts when you were selected to join the order?

Of course. Here, Molly, take this.

What is it?

A final problem to solve. Sleep on it and make your decision.

20, 8, 5, 15, Eighteen?

It's just a bunch of random numbers. Aunt Murgetroid, what are we supposed to... Hey, where'd you go? So... What? Did you solve the problem? Did you make a decision?

Well, last night I studied the entire sequence of numbers. Are you ready? It's long.

Sure.

20, 8, 5, 15, 18, 4, 5, 18, 14, 5, 5, 4, 19, 25, 15, 21. I tried every formula I could think of to determine the next number in the sequence, but I couldn't solve it.

So you don't want to join the order of problem solvers?

Then I remembered what that murkertroid said, Sleep on it and make your decision. So I put the letter under my pillow, and in the morning under the sequence, it read A equals one.

But there aren't any variables.

That's because the sequence isn't numbers. It's letters. It's a code. A equals one, B2, C3, all the way to Z at 26.

What does it spell?

The order needs you.

Does that mean you're in?

I'm in.

It's a A message from Aunt Mervetroid. We have a problem in Guangzhou, China, 1808. Go there immediately. Good thing I brought the time radio. Guangzhou, China, 1808.

But what about school?

We've got time. Ready, problem solver?

Ready.

This episode of mysteries About True Histories was written by Dan Gold and voiced by Dexter Dane Chermayo, Molly Smith, Sheila Morris, Kaitlyn Gard, and Leslie Higgins. Original music by Brian Suarez. Our Associate producer is Max Kamaski. Technical Direction and Sound Design by Josh Han. The executive producers are Adam Tex Davis and Jerry Kolber from Atomic Entertainment, and Jed Baker and Agaranish A. Palmer from Starglo Media. Mysteries About True Histories is a Starglo Media and Atomic Entertainment production. Grownups, looking for ad-free audio fun for the whole family? Subscribe to Starglo Plus on Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more at starglomedia. Com/subscribe. Catch you on the next Misteries About True Histories.