A skeptical journalist and a charismatic leader in the past form an unlikely alliance to uncover the secret of time travel and return to the present, only to discover that they have inadvertently changed the course of history and are now hunted by a future organization trying to manipulate the past.
Protagonist: A skeptical journalist who unwillingly gets caught in a time travel experiment gone wrong; Deuteragonist: A charismatic leader in the past who forms an unlikely alliance with the protagonist to uncover the secret of time travel and return to the present.
The protagonist and deuteragonist face betrayal from within their own group, leading to a climactic showdown and the ultimate test of their alliance as they strive to return to their own time.
In the end, the protagonist and deuteragonist successfully uncover the secret of time travel and manage to return to the present. However, they realize that they have inadvertently changed the course of history, and must now navigate the consequences of their actions in the present day.
Twist: As the protagonist and deuteragonist return to the present, they discover that the time travel experiment was a setup by a future organization trying to manipulate history. Now they must navigate a new reality where they are hunted for knowing the truth about time travel.