sixth sense,force fields activated, teleportation

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Teleportation.

by deep bora.

All characters and events mentioned in this short story are purely fictious and bear no resemblance to any person/s either living or dead, or events occurred in the past or to occur in the future.

This is a work of futuristic Science Fiction in form of a short story/ novella.

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Teleportation

by deep bora

The warm summer night seemed to drag on continuously, as if mesmerized in the grasp of twilight with no end in sight even at horizon points. An absolute stillness indicating absence of night birds on prowl or even other creatures in the moor kind of vegetation would pacify no human at this hour. Even the sky appeared devoid of the moon or its satellite planets.

Yet…..He wondered. “How?!”

His muscular figure swelled up as his well-built legs carried him smoothly across the grassy plains, an area existing between two cities; farther away from highways and important roads.

The muscles of his legs had become almost mechanical in operation as he continued the quick run across those low vegetated plains, drawing in a deep breath every once in a while. He noted carefully that he was not perspiring in this new climate , although the distance covered by now may have exceeded ten miles since impact on 3665 A.D. At approximately the same earth area or land coordinates, he may have occupied in 2025 c.e. A properly calculated deviation in ‘earth area’ between the two time zones may have been a few miles north at the most.

He applied his mind frantically to clear all major jigsaw puzzles which preoccupied him as he ran faster, covering greater distances in what seemed to be a cross country run; aware by now that his muscles were straining at the fifteenth mile run. He looked to the left, spotting few brightly coloured lights located at twenty-five feet heights at an average count in the distance. Their colour sequence determined no fixed rotational position and appeared randomly. He judged those high lights as confirmed approach signals to an actual speed highway interconnecting cities and sub cities; where vehicles plied in excess of two hundred miles an hour.

He reconfirmed the position of the speed highway to his left before continuing at a forty-five degree angle, thereby deviating away from the four hundred and fifty wide road. That strategy meant making inroads further into a sparsely vegetated plain area. He was keen to reach the second city.

Standing at an average height, he was confident that the earth population in 3665 a.d. had not progressed farther than the usual time variations. Almost sixty percent of all the humans he had encountered during the past hour, fitted with the jigsaw puzzle he carried with him in form of transferable electronic data. Yet he had not encountered a single human in the now twentieth mile run from impact point. He had landed from a past time zone just beside the speed highway, approximately one and a half hours ago.

Perhaps there had been a serious miscalculation or maybe it all would prove to be some sort of a calculated landing! He was unsure which possibility to accept as a form of self consolation. He quickly noted the narrow stretch of a sub-highway just outside of and bordering the speed highway, measuring two hundred feet in width. It was devoid of traffic at present and during the time he took recourse to that run in the fields. That scenario helped him in making that predetermined escape; out and away into starlit darkness one hour after landing on unchartered territory.

Clairvoyance!

The machine, back in 2080 c.e. in their own time zone, certainly displayed all futuristic happenings both to him and his colleagues; and of course, the professor too!

They had dedicated fourteen years of their precious lives engrossed into time travel and associated ventures, not to mention the clairvoyant machines. They lived at farthest distances from towns and cities, engulfed in matters of science and technology, immersed in another world where stars were discovered and radio-light waves traced to their points of origin; inside huge, towering halls and high ceiling rooms near the observatories of the earth.

These observatories recorded every inter-planetary data transmitted from inter-planetary and deep space satellites placed thousands of miles away from the earth’s stratosphere and ionosphere; much farther away from the actual geostationary satellites functioning continuously and which remained active twenty four hours a day, constantly recording and transmitting every inference drawn from earth. All such data were recorded in the forward- space research labs of earth and Pluto space cities.

Absence of atmospheric disturbances proved advantageous in transmitting data from actual satellites to the inter-planetary outer space satellites. These data traveling from deep space in form of light-radio waves hit the earth’s atmosphere with higher velocities, breaking paths to reception dishes placed at every vantage point on earth – further transmitted swiftly to the observatories of the earth. The presence of inter-planetary radio-light telescopic radars transmitting and intercepting such data was an accepted factor in 2080 time zones.

Particular reference was accorded to Earth Forward research laboratory located upon very high mountains at a height of 22 thousand feet above sea level. It was the most advanced lab in their solar system, primarily connected with all the other forward and advanced space research labs; existing upon Venus, Pluto, mars, Jupiter, etc.

Could it be possible that droplets of moisture suspended in air and on ground reflected lights hundreds of miles across those grassy plains? Could it therefore be true that the entire earth was lit up casually in such a manner during nights in the time zone of 3665 c.e.?

A moon reflector strapped to his right wrist calculated an absence of the moon and it’s satellites from east to west and from north to south horizon levels. He manually looked around the skies for clouds and found none obliterating a clear view of the stars.

“I can correctly calculate that the moon has been thrust away from outer gravitational positions of the earth, through the solar system-- as was roughly theorized fifteen hundred years ago.” He activated a macro voice recorder located into the waist belt while speaking aloud. It would now begin to continuously record all noises within it’s detection range. He cleared his eyes once, blinking slightly and without applying pressure, thereby increasing personal night vision.

How in the heavens could such an eventuality happen?

He had memorized every longitude and latitude of the earth! Additionally, all possible climatic conditions and derivations were recorded into macro chips embedded inside the computerized waist belt tied securely around his hips; even the buckle grips, the strap lock were part of computerized applications. They had prepared him thoroughly in advance for this landing into a future time – 3165 c.e. It amounted to one thousand five hundred and eighty five years ahead into unknown future time zones.

Earth command was the highest body of humans responsible for maintaining proper governance in the inter-planetary worlds. Members of the world council, who followed the former’s advice to the letter, assisted it in this task. The world governor assumed total responsibility and stood senior most above all. He ratified each decision that earth command members took in respect to inter-planetary governance. There were times when he vetoed many important decisions and advised them for reconsiderations. Sometimes, the world governor passed every decision the earth command made.

Consequently therefore, earth command hierarchy took his formal consent in this inter planetary based futuristic project and okayed all his requests. They sought his consent just prior to commencement of the project. Aware their request would be granted total consideration.

Thereafter, he had assumed personal responsibility in ‘reconstruction’ of all tasks related to development , maintenance, construction and invention of Clairvoyant Intelligent Computer Machines and the Teleportation Machines facilitating time travel; in earth – forward space research lab and earth – advanced space research lab respectively. He was appreciated for his zeal sometimes he even had to forego a good night’s sleep simply to achieve a thorough thirty hours work. The professor would inevitably be found beside him, assisting, discussing and deliberating, adding enthusiasm at final electronic routes. They had electromagneted the last bundle of triodes into connecting multi triodes simultaneously, while the rest comprising an inter planetary scientific group watched huddled around as usual. They belonged to earth, mars Jupiter and Pluto space cities. Times passed when they forgot to keep note of time on the proton battery powered wall clocks, machines capable of keeping precise seconds active for thousands of years. At least that is how it was then.

He bent down to loosen the laces of his well fitting zero gravity powered shoes, thereby allowing blood to flow freely along his feet at comfortable levels and a few seconds later, stood upright again.

He drew in a deep breath, smelling green grass and ferns and then breathed out slowly, feeling relaxed as his mind raced.

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He was supposed to have been transported to an earlier time destination! His actual inter-planetary schedule was designed for an earth based future-time jump to 3165 c.e.

However, conversely the thrust in time zones drawn by the time traveling machine happened five hundred years further away! To 3665 a.d.

His personal knowledge of the present time span happened to be negligible. He knew nothing, had studied no event even nearer to 3665 and even computer feed contained no hints of a future tome zone 500 years beyond planned landing years. Every sundry detail related to a future time jump he studied upon earth was made relevant only to 3165. Give or take few years on both sides, every knowledgeable factor necessitated studies and observances at 3165 c.e.

3665 remained an uncalculated eventuality.

Another time traveler, as a matter of fact any other traveler from variant time zones entering the present time zone at 2080 a.d., would need precious hours to study the environment and understand processes to understand evolution and adapt to the civilization then.

He knew that. Sure. He also knew what earth based observatories would do to such a time traveler in 2080 a.d. The traveler would be torn apart, though not physically. He would become a scientific phenomenon deemed fit only for microscopes and psychoanalysis.

What he did not know was what 3665 humans may do to study a human species belonging to a fifteen hundred year old time zone. Such an eventuality escaped his personal evaluation of the present circumstances.

Human beings at the height of one hundred percent success in 2080 c.e..

He was assured that billions in cash were remitted into his accounts in several banks across the world. That was twelve years ago. His total spending till date was in excess of two billion , mostly via shopping computer cards and in rare instances, through hard currency. Cash.

However, now positioned in an different time zone and with no alternative remaining, he considered several propositions and one such decision was to do nothing but wait for 2025 to catch up with 3665…..; well, the money would hold good for few more centuries, he thought.

A time gap amounting to one second was all it had taken him to realize that every pre calculation was incorrect the moment his feet touched green sponge like grass. He did not refer to pre-designated plans chalked out through the sequence of 14 years, prior to initializing a final time travel jump. He had commenced running, looking back over his shoulder only once to ascertain the scenario of a very wide speed highway bordered on the outer side by a wide highway.

Brightly lit lamps powered by electricity glowed in excess of two thousand watts. These bulbs dotted the dual roads from above and remained suspended at tall heights. He could detect no visible support to the electric lamps from ground level. An absence of visible electrical wires or even under ground electrical connections proved higher developments in this zone, he confirmed from a nearer distance. Soon he was approaching a massive field board computer displaying the year, day, date, month and time. A green lettered glowing sentence further below indicated – The present location upon earth at this place – Sector YZ2.

However, the liquid electronic digits glowed visibly and displayed the year, clearly denoting one single red lettered line – 3665 a.d.

That is related direct electromagnetic electricity; wireless and continuous, he determined. In 2080 electrical charge is lost during transmission from electric wires while 3665 days were capable of conserving electricity.

Electricity was not lost during transmission.

Perhaps the entire area of six hundred square kilometers comprising Earth -- forward space research laboratory 5, was broken into rubble and earth fifteen hundred years later! Since 2080 till now.

Yet, how could this calculation or miscalculation for that matter, have occurred? The solutions defied scientific gravity.

The smooth contoured, steel structured time machine now located in a hall adjacent to an equally big hall protecting the clairvoyant intelligent computer machine was an achievement that none within the parameters of science ever chose to disbelieve or even criticize.

The inter-planetary regalia knew; the governing bodies of the worlds were aware! Likewise, the earth country governors representing one dozen countries now comprising their world, sanctioned immense funds favoring advanced space research programme studies. They supported investigations into higher scientific realms-- interacting highly advanced machines with computers.

Yet, he could now gather no further information on how such matters overtook even the most thorough and precise plans ever dealt in the history of the world.

A top secret classified project, which involved inventing clairvoyant machines; building and structuring every single one of those machines into intelligent , electronic, metal – brains; an hitherto and vastly unrecognized venture into study of unchartered realms, attempting to create something out of nothing.

Their attempts involving delving into the unknown forces of science invited no iota of sarcasm either from colleagues or from the inside people. All amongst them knew and were acutely aware of certain classified going ons within certain inter-planetary forward space research observatories.

They were completely successful in designing and developing a parallel project of time machines facilitating time travel for humans at any instance and time into the future….. Or the past. They could select any era, any time zone or year. Additionally, the clairvoyant intelligent computer machine was capable of recording future events and then relay such events to other computers connected to it.

Yet, the unfounded had happened.

The inter planetary star walks forces of the habited worlds covered them from every conceivable position, in uniform and in plain clothes. The secret and security agencies of earth’s dozen countries maintained dossiers containing each of their personal likings. They were considered to have been one hundred percent safe and even declared thus.

Their visits to the city – a very large metropolis – and an eighty-mile drive from forward space research observatory one – were totally covered. Even the janitor in the subway lavatory belonged to inter-planetary intelligence network; the cigarette vendor in an almost unnoticed corner shop was perhaps from inter stellar counter intelligence – on external duty; and the lift operator or the chef or waiter in one of the costliest restaurant -- a Pluto space stations secret service operator. That was at level one.

Vehicles parked casually, amidst hundreds of other vehicles, alongside predetermined routes, contained every manner of an ambulance or a getaway car when necessitated. Other vehicles of every standard model were parked casually, at safe and unsafe termed intersections. Such vehicles made easy passages into non predetermined routes if necessitated by requirement.

Nothing could go wrong.There were no chances to take, no risks to make.

Holidays to other earth countries, in hill stations, beaches or river valleys followed similar procedures for the entire group of students, researchers and scientists. The professor inevitably assumed a nonchalant attitude of superiority on all such trips, even during internal holidays within their own country. By interplanetary regulations they were permitted only five holidays every earth year, to other planets of their choice.

However, every care was taken to ensure they did not move about in huddled groups, and even if necessitated by reasons of practicality to holiday together, they were made to appear as discreet as one could possibly be – assisted by those responsible for their well-being.

Every thing was at stake. Even the future of the world.

“No !” Our studies with the clairvoyant – intel-computer machines display time travel at 5030 a.d. as very simple acts of progression through one time barrier to another, you see…..”, the professor seemed visibly exited this time and his white moustache was trimmed to neatness and properly waxed too. Today’s lecture was held in presence of the entire earth-- forward space research interplanetary group. It comprised one hundred and fifty humans including the professor – six feet in height and carrying a medium build, age appreciably within the parameters of early sixties through the last two decades.

The professor seemed never to age except for thick bunch of hair on his neat head which had transformed from grey-brown to grey and then later, from grey to silvery white. Except for the hair changing colors naturally, the professor displayed no other outward signs of growing old for approximately the past decade.

Many amongst the group attributed his fine carriage and immaculate figure to a nearly strict diet, which some claimed as ‘borrowed’ from 5500 a.d. via the clairvoyant- intelligent- computer-machine, fondly renamed cicm. It was activated a very long time ago when its first bunch of macro wires were connected to its dry proton batteries. This procedure ensured a life long activation without a single micro second halt. Conversely, any malfunction in the proton battery levels meant automatic termination of its data accuracy. It would further result in computer shut down within two earth days.

They waited with baited breath as the professor adjusted his steel rimmed glasses. One could distinctly hear air conditioning systems purr within the fifty feet high walls of the lab.

Rectangular windowpanes decorating the dome above thirty feet height now displayed a spherical moon pacifying many with its silent passage through the heavens.

“The atoms of your physical structure do not require bombardment into disintegration – to be yet reconstituted again into your original structure at another given point of time, at given places into future time dimensions or the past time zones. No, that is not necessary.

The remaining one hundred and forty nine interplanetary scientists, researchers and students were almost transfixed in an eerie tubular lights effect, emitted and mixed with moonshine from above.

“In that case, sir…..”, one of the students ventured to state, comprehending nothing of the professor’s mind yet asking him to continue in scientific manner, instead of saying, “please continue, sir !?”

“We shall transport you, rather your physical body, from one time zone to another and as time doorways open out to different future warps at every decade or two, we shall accelerate your sideways skip, and rather the machine will balance your constant physical molecular activity -- until you reach the desired time zone predetermined by cicm.

In this particular case of controlled time travel, we will activate dual machines in lab one and lab two simultaneously. Our immediate area of inter-planetary operation shall commence and be determined from earth -- advanced space research lab two.”

The professor’s tone denoted finality and his speech was delivered without emotional traces denoting sarcasm towards the ‘ignorant ones’.

Thus, he became the chosen one, the athlete cum scientific genius!

They left no trail unturned while analyzing every inter-planetary formation in 3165 a.d. They studied all the habited planets and the humans living therein, their life styles, food habits, religions, methods of communications, vehicles, exercises, education, medicines, engineering, information technology, work profiles, currencies and business, social life, the entire lot. Even animals and pets were not discarded from the purview of detailed studies.

The cicm provided every detailed information in this time span and their studies covered an additional five years existing prior to and after 3165 c.e.

They applied the quantum use of inter-planetary radio-light macro waves with magnetically induced high frequency airwaves. Scheduling these with computer generated proton backed batteries, they developed special inter-planetary cameras – activated singularly by dna structural patterns of the scientists authorized to operate them.

These combined and charged airwaves were preserved in sub neutron shields; later transported to lab two via specially designed electronic routes wherein the time machine would register parallel movements of extra magnetic high frequency air currents.

The process of nuclear photography was possible only upon successful procedures determining superimposition of one air pattern over another in the time machine,. It related to scenes of the future, or the past via the cicm, in the time machine.

And he recited every detail. They even assembled and stitched his uniform, resembling that of a law-abiding citizen in 3165 a.d. off to duties as a scientist in any one of the high-powered earth based research labs dotting the countryside.

They achieved the duplicity of tracing his presence in that time era, compared his image in three dimensions to his present image, and perfected his clothes to near total similarity including the curl of the left collar.

“You are not aware of it at present, but I can assure you that you positively visited 3165 a.d. earlier. Or else how do you justify my action of producing and holding your future photograph? It isn’t possible for us to procure your photo from cicm unless your presence was detected and confirmed, er….. sorry, will be confirmed. Ahem.” One of the senior researchers, known for his temporary absentmindedness, remarked with absolute seriousness.

“You sir, are telling me!” he countered in scientific jargon.

A ripple across those present implied further notes jotted with alarming speed. It also indicated an evidence of subdued laughter.

They had created miracles; managed to successfully thrust him through various time barricades and zones-- at via every decade or two-- until he traveled through 2080 to 3165 presumably. At every time zone doorway opening at an average of fifteen years supercharged travel, simultaneous time warps confirmed to the theory of future time travel.

Every progress made by the subject was constantly monitored, each time zone shift carefully maneuvered within confines of the lab one- in collaboration with activities from lab two!

They heralded a terrific scientific breakthrough. The professor and him, they had made it. Defined and described the impossible. In addition, they also achieved success!

The inter-planetary armies of the ten solar worlds, the inter stellar secret services, the intelligentsia….. Even the two presidents of the earth-world and governors of the dozen countries read files classified at highest secrecy; they were made aware of this event to the final countdown second.

His mission accorded no simpler details. It meant ‘infiltrate the earth-world at 3165 a.d.”

The objective was easy; gather total records of the earth in 3165 c.e., accumulate documentation with proof. Then return to 2001 a.d.

“We shall accelerate the progress of our world from 2080 to 3165 within a few years!

We shall avoid and cancel - the oncoming nuclear war in 2085 a.d., which may destroy us -- and the sub nuclear war scheduled for 2095 a.d. which is supposed to be catastrophic – according to definite reports acquired from our clairvoyant intelligent computer machine”, the scientists of the world now aware of such futuristic possibilities, stated with total confidence. Hypothecations and probabilities did not exist now.

Yet, no one had calculated the time zone leap five hundred years forward from 3165 a.d. Moreover, there were no answers provided.

They were content with simply few facts derived from cicm; that they, the present race of humans, must prepare themselves for two devastating wars within the next two decades.

Derivative and august learning from cicm further gather us to conclude that ‘the world witnesses immense changes every five hundred years!’ Their statement became history now. Created six years ago and backed accurately by cicm with photographic evidence of futuristic historical happenings; events which shook their present world.

Books containing thorough details, practical and non-photographic evidence to statements on logical grounds, were circulated within the scientific community; and within a few weeks, the total 15 billion inter-planetary worlds’ population was made to understand such facts. Magazines followed, and matters became further simplified. Authorized inter-planetary personnel encrypted reading materials into computers, sealing data banks with rich knowledge; altering previous encrypted sources of established information. All facts were provided in absence of time photographs obtained through cicm.

And now, through transponders via the time machine and effective utilization of time warps, he stood at approximately the same earth area on a future world map that he may have occupied in 2080 a.d.. Even if cicm photographs were correct, he was nevertheless thrust sideways five hundred years out of range.

He retained no knowledge of the present time zone and concluded that the scientific group now perhaps studying him via the time machine and clairvoyant intelligent computer machine, was unaware of 3665 a.d. modalities. Because, they were in no position to contact him.

None amongst their inter-planetary group studying and learning future history via the cicm, was prepared for 3665 c.e. or had even considered the deviated time travel jump as a vague possibility.

Even if they resorted to another human for delayed time jump matters, the entire process would amount to approximately further fourteen years of inter planetary training. Perhaps the subject human might land in 4665 a.d.! Well….. the time machine and travel jumps via time warps needed closer, minute attention; greater scrutiny and surely – reconstituting from scratch, certain circuits existing within it. He made a note to get to it right away, as soon as he reverted to his own time zone.

Now he stood one thousand five hundred and few odd years into the future from a previously occupied time span. Approximately, after five upheavals of the world – cultural, social, technological.

The last upheaval in 3600 a.d. amounted to cultural changes worldwide. Later to it, in 3610, the earth-world witnessed higher technological developments. Now, unaware and unsure of present historical facts, he wondered whether he was trapped in another world upheaval in 3665 or had perhaps skipped off a hundred sixty five years.

The sideways thrust via time corridors at every decade or two into time warps had induced into him an added thrust – at a purely personal and physical level – from outside; and during the final, concluding thrust, he made a quick note to stand yet sideways so as to receive a boost up thrust on the final jump and it was within such final movements on borders of 3510 and 3665 that he commenced the run. He could deduce that factor clearly now. The run was clearing his mind and he was enabled to gather his thoughts clearly.

It felt like jumping from a low garden chair into high sponge grass – from 2001 to 3665! No one actually instructed him to take recourse to the run, not even during training sessions. Running, walking and jogging over large undefined areas were surely part of his inter-planetary physical exercises. Yet, no one had ever instructed him to run immediately upon new ground touch down. Not even the inter planetary top brass.

Prior to initialize final take off jump from the time machine, he spent five hours every day with the inter planetary counter intelligentsia 2 space personnel. They taught everything they needed him to know and acquire. Two extra hours he spent with inter-stellar intelligence personnel deputed from Pluto and Jupiter space stations. The inter-planetary coordination teams required his company for higher briefings in case he resorted to inter planetary flights in 3165 c.e.…..

Finally the day dawned when they requested him to select a month, day, date, hour and second for the final time zone barrier cross over!

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He came to an abrupt halt over uneven ground, smelling a fresh tinge of green grass underneath his feet. The quick running had forced his feet to swell up as the arteries and veins expanded and his body strained to adjust with 3665 summer air and atmosphere, a very different climate wherein he did not perspire.

Far ahead, engulfed in twilight intermingling with humanly processed undeterminable lights and large green colored bulbs, he could see larger bright bulbs describe a neat curve, decorating the

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