0000GMT 1800 local- 3/3/2010
Peter Hathaway was waiting for his meeting with the warden-in-charge. As he strolled around the corridor, he wondered what the reason could be for this meeting. Suddenly he heard a female voice calling his name. Her tone was serious- not a good sign at all. He made his way towards the room.
Pentagon
0000GMT 1900 local-3/3/2010
US SecDef Robert Gates looked upon the proceedings of the working in pentagon. He savoured every minute he stayed in this massive stronghold. It was his responsibility to secure and defend not only his only his country, but its allied countries too.
‘’Had fun walking around?’’, a voice suddenly crept beside him. Gates startled.
‘’For Pete’s sake can you make a less-terrifying entrance, when you come to office.’’, saying that he went to his office, only to find Blackadder sitting comfortably on his chair.
‘’You know if someone else sits like this in Pentagon, I would’ve made sure that he isn’t in a state to sit at all.’’
‘’Keep talking, Gates. And you’ll be the president.’’
‘’I have no interest at all to access such control. I have no intention of being one of most powerful man in this world.’’
‘’But you are SecDef, you know. How many people have direct control over weapons of mass-destruction, and the access to Blue Gene.’’
Gates sighed. The only reason he tolerated this maniac because he had information about the greatest threat posing mankind
‘’Whatever you’ve got, cough up, because I have work to do’’
‘’As if I’m nothing to do rather than squat in your stinking chair…I told the warden, to expel the boy. We will get him in no time at all.’’
‘’Tell me, Blackadder, if you could just kidnap the boy, why wait for him to get expelled.’’
‘’Go drink something to open your mind. If he still remains a student while I snatch him, he will be in the records. People would ask about him. I don’t want anything ruining this part; I have no urgency in success. And I got some news for you; the boy is blind’’, with that he left as soon as Gate’s back was turned.
He couldn’t believe it. How could a potential threat be handicapped?
Colorado Technical University- Kansas City
0000GMT 1800 local- 3/3/2010
‘’Good evening Mr. Hathaway. I doubt you would know the reason for your visit. Please have a seat.’’
Peter heard another man speak, ‘’Hello peter’’
Professor Collingwood, a master of computer science, was peter’s favorite person in the campus. He had nothing to fear as long as he was present.
‘’Good evening warden’’
‘’How are your studies going?’’
‘’fine’’
‘’And how well do you fare in in computer science? I heard you are a marvel at it’’
I’M SCREWED, peter thought. He knew what the warden was talking about. There was nothing he could do about it. Even Collingwood, who sat silently, accepted this fact. The warden, however was busy looking a register filled with papers.
‘’Ah, here we have it. I have 20 complaints about you, all of them have the same reason- that you
hacked into their facebook or yahoo, gmail and hotmail accounts. This is totally unacceptable.’’
‘’But sir I just did it for fun, it was nothing like I was planning a mass-murder campaign or anything’’
‘’Yes, you even hacked into our mathematics professor and changed last week’s test grades for fun. Mr. Hathaway, this is totally unacceptable in this university.’’
‘’But sir, my classmates pressurized me into this. They all got bad grades.’’
‘’Today your classmates pressurize you; tomorrow some terrorist might pressurize you into hacking into our country’s defense system. I'm sorry Mr. Hathaway. I have consulted the board of directors and it is decided that you are…rusticated from the Colorado Technical University. My decision is final and irrevocable. We cannot risk giving you further education. Please leave and pack all your accessories.’’
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For peter the world was over. He knew arguing with the warden was like walking on the Niagara Falls. He left the room was about to exit the corridor, when he heard Prof. Collingwood calling
‘’Peter! Peter! Listen to me, look I tried everything in my power, but he just wouldn’t shift his stand. He feels you are some national threat. I had to stop him calling the national army. You know how over-reactive he is. Just wait for a 2 hours; I’ll try to reason out with the board. They just can’t let the school topper go away so easily.’’
‘’Forget it, professor. No one will listen to my plea. Even if they do, I’ll be considered an untouchable in this university. There’s no reason for me to stay here.’’
‘’But this is the only place you’ve got. If not here, then where else would you go?’’
‘’Maybe, Joshua’s parents could have some company’’
Joshua Matthews, Peter’s only friend in the university died 6 months ago in an accident which involved a speeding car. He was never able to fully register his best friend’s loss. Bright and talented, he always said that he was unique, and no mortal except Peter and Prof. Collingwood would understand him. Peter bade farewell to his favourite professor for the last time, then went back to his dormitory, stumbling across everything and everyone. After all, he was blind.
Pentagon
0045GMT 1945 local- 3/3/2010
Robert Gates had nothing to do. He thought of going to California to see Blue Gene. But something stopped him from doing so. So for curiosity’s sake, he went to his personal assistant
‘’Get me all the information you can get about this person called Peter Hathaway.’’
After some time, ‘’Sir, Hathaway is an ex-student of the Colorado Technical University. He received an award for the ‘’best article on science’’ last year on ‘’time sequences’’. But he was heavily indulged in hacking, so he was expelled.’’
‘’When was Hathaway expelled?’’
‘’It is very recent. Maybe today, or last night.’’
‘’Get me a printout of this’’, saying that he felt relieved. All was going according to plan. Blackadder would bring him to Pentagon. He would be questioned and then…
‘’Sir, here it is’’. Gates jaw dropped. This wasn’t the boy. It was the wrong photo. The boy in the picture was fair with straight hair. Blackadder showed him to be dark with curly hair. Something wasn’t right. He took out the picture Blackadder gave him from his drawer. ’’Scan this pic, and give me information about this boy’’
After 10 nerve-wracking minutes, ‘’Sir, the most probable profile is of Joshua Matthews. He was in the same university and year as Peter Hathaway. It was recorded that his IQ was above 200, but it was found to be a technical error and his actual IQ is around 120. He… he died 6 months in an accident.’’
‘’WHAT?’!!’’. Gates couldn’t believe what he just heard. It was a damn disastrous step. Gates should’ve been precautionary about it. He was lured into a false sense of relieve. Now the inevitable was happening; BLACKADDER WAS GOING AFTER THE WRONG PERSON!!!
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