"In future New York City, a determined journalist uncovers a dangerous time-traveling phenomenon and teams up with a historian to stop rogue time-travelers, only to discover a shocking truth about their own future."
Protagonist: A determined journalist investigating a mysterious time-traveling phenomenon in Future New York City; deuteragonist: A historian from the future who possesses crucial knowledge about the time-traveling events.
The protagonist discovers a hidden time-traveling device in an abandoned building, leading to a series of dangerous and life-threatening encounters as they uncover the truth behind the phenomenon.
In the end, the protagonist and the historian team up to stop a group of rogue time-travelers from altering the course of history. They successfully dismantle the time-traveling device and restore order to Future New York City, but not without sacrificing something important along the way.
Twist: The historian reveals that the protagonist's future self is actually one of the rogue time-travelers, and they must make a difficult choice to ensure that the future remains unchanged, even if it means sacrificing their own existence.