A time-travel tourist from the past becomes stranded in future New York City, where they must outsmart time-travel purists and find a way back to their own era, only to realize that their actions in the future have already altered the past, leading to a new present they must navigate and adapt to.
Protagonist: A time-travel tourist from the past who becomes stranded in future New York City; Antagonist: A group of time-travel purists who believe that altering the past will have catastrophic consequences for the future.
The protagonist discovers a hidden time-travel device in future New York City, leading to a race against time to find a way back to their own era while evading the relentless pursuit of the time-travel purists.
In the end, the protagonist manages to outsmart the time-travel purists and successfully returns to their own era, with a newfound appreciation for the present.
Twist: The protagonist realizes that their actions in the future have already altered the past, leading to a new present that they must navigate and adapt to, ultimately choosing to embrace the future instead of returning to the past.