This chapter opens with the sound of a "crackle" . It's the same sound you hear when you're in the middle of a battle, but this time it's from a machine. It sounds like the machine is connected to the family's "time machine" , which means that the family is using the machine to travel back in time to their ancestor's time. The machine is also connected to a nearby power plant, which is sucking up all the energy in the world and using it to power the family time machine. The family is worried about the time machine, but they don't want to let Apu get away with it. They're not going to let him escape until he's dead.