Minutemen

On their first day of high school, Virgil, Derek, and Stephanie try different activities. Derek and Stephanie audition for football and cheerleading, while Virgil helps Charlie with a homemade rocket. The jocks publicly humiliate them, and Virgil leaves resenting that day.

Virgil learns Charlie has designed a time machine and recruits Zeke to help build it. Charlie explains the device and invites Virgil to join the project. The trio begins experimenting with the machine.

They travel back in time for the first test run and somehow convince a local street performer to buy a winning lottery ticket for them. They must return to the present early, causing the performer to win the lottery in their absence. The test reveals the unpredictable consequences of meddling with time.

To avoid further disruptions, they decide to limit use of the time machine to undo classmates' mistakes. Jeannette Pachelewski joins as an overseer, and she provides snowsuits to protect them from the cold time-stream environment. The trio begins to plan their cautious approach.

The trio becomes known as the 'Snowsuit Guys' as they navigate time travel and attempt to earn a heroic reputation. Vice Principal Tolkan watches them closely, viewing their activities as troublemaking rather than bravery. Their secrecy strains their friendships.

Charlie reveals that he hacked NASA's files to complete the time machine, a revelation that raises questions about ethics and safety. The group realizes their invention could have far-reaching consequences on reality. The disclosure intensifies the stakes of their mission.

Charlie counsels restraint to avoid attracting attention, but Virgil disobeys to keep Stephanie from being injured. His action reveals his growing risk-taking and his willingness to put his friends' futures ahead of caution. The decision unsettles the balance of their team.

After Derek suffers a setback at the state championship, Stephanie asks Virgil to help him win. Virgil reconciles with Derek but, in effect, abandons Charlie and Zeke to focus on his relationships. The group’s dynamics begin to fracture.

Stephanie catches Derek cheating on her, and he begs Virgil to intervene. Amid the chaos, Virgil realizes his own growing feelings for Stephanie, complicating loyalties. The tension pushes the group toward a deeper personal crossroads.

The FBI tracks the Minutemen's activities, and mistrust within the trio grows. Virgil's selfish decisions contribute to fear and suspicion, leading them to disband. The group fractures just as the threat to the timeline becomes more acute.

Consulting with government scientists, Charlie learns that their work damaged the space-time continuum and created a black hole. With hours to live, the trio reunites to repair the damage before everything is lost. They prepare for a dangerous mission that could redefine their lives.

The trio travels back to the first day of high school to retrieve a crucial component from past Charlie. Virgil contemplates erasing his own meeting with Charlie, but Charlie explains that the day gave him a real friend. The choice tests their loyalty and resolve as the deadline looms.

Virgil reconciles with Charlie and Zeke, and they commit to repairing the timeline together. As they prepare to re-enter the black hole, their friendship steadies their nerves for the dangerous mission ahead. The stakes finally align with their bond as a team.

The trio is brought back to the day they first time traveled, but nobody remembers their activities. The school and peers live as if nothing unusual happened, leaving them with hidden knowledge of the consequences. They face the challenge of living with secrets that could change everything.

In the aftermath, Virgil confronts Derek and wins Stephanie's trust, reaffirming his feelings for her. Charlie reciprocates Jeannette's crush and proposes building a teleportation device to safeguard the world, while Virgil and Zeke support him and carry the idea forward. The team ends with a fragile peace and a hopeful, high-tech plan for the future.