The Deranged Child At
Age Eight
Bobby could hear someone or something
calling him as he methodically mashed his toy cars into the sand of his
tiny back yard sand box. As he heard the shrill voice calling his name,
he contemplated who might be trying to lure him in the direction of the
voice. Bobby recognized the voice to sound like his motherís, while he
also remembered that several of the outer worlds of the galaxy Zyxog had
developed several effective means of voice synthesis. One of the outer
worlds was named Synxat, and he had ordered his fleet to attack a high
technology ptupitozer plant on that planet. He deduced that the Synxantins
would be looking for revenge so he took the precaution of putting up his
personal deflection shield and of ordering a handful of his personal guards
to stay alert. Soon the calling stopped and and heard foot steps behind
him. Bobby turned quickly to face the stern form of his mother but he knew
immediately that is was just another trick of the Synxatins. He quickly
noticed that he had been fenced in with no hope of flight. He also noticed
that his guards had been cruelly fun-gunned, and were laughing hysterically
at his dangerous predicament. Then, suddenly, he remembered his personal
deflector shield. The range was set for three meters and nothing could
penetrate this shield. The form of his mother passed through the twice
aforementioned shield, unscathed. He glanced quickly at the electronics
and noticed that his personal deflector shield had been sabotaged. All
was lost. The Synxatin grabbed him and laughed demonically. Then his mother
brought him into the house and sent him to bed without supper for not coming
when called.