Fictional Science

By Jacques Séguin

Have you ever gazed at the stars and wondered if there is life out there? How and why Stonehenge was built? About the presence of aliens on Earth? If mind transfers exist? How we could travel instantly from once place to another? Then again, are you worried about terrorism or nuclear disarmament?
If you have had these preoccupations, follow the Beings who caused the Big Bang, came to Earth, and meddled with the Humans. Then follow Beckires, a young girl rescued by the Beings during the destruction of Atlantis. Follow her for three thousand years as the Protector of the Humans and the Keeper of the In Here, Out There portals. When the humans are on the slippery slope to annihilation, Beckires's Seeker abilities enable her to seek and find a small group of warriors to balance the power equation.
Today Beckires faces her greatest challenge: terrorism and nuclear disarmament. With the help of Bob Leboss, she creates Fictional Science in Room #5. She falls in love with one of her recruits and loses her immortality. Will she be able to continue her quest to save the Humans from destroying themselves and Planet Earth?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tellwell Talent
• Release date: Dec 31, 2020
• ISBN: 9780228844396

Jacques Séguin

This is the first novel written by Jacques Séguin. From an early age, Jacques has been passionate about science fiction. He retired after a long and rich career in education in Ontario. Since being diagnosed with Parkinson's, writing this novel and playing racquetball have been great parts of his journey. Jacques is married, and has four daughters and seven grandchildren.

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Fictional Science

Copyright © 2020 by Jacques Séguin

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ISBN

978-0-2288-4438-9 (Paperback)

978-0-2288-4439-6 (eBook)

Contents

Characters

Prologue

The Beings

Beckires

The Recruits

The Perfect Day

Leboss

Fictional Science

Alex’s Story

Bert and Underground Passages

Maximilian Kasack’s Story

Alex in Room #6 and the Fusion of the Minds

Together at Last

Meet the Prime Minister

A Gift for the 10

Diplomacy and Extractions

An Extraction Goes Wrong

Leboss and Boline

Epilogue

References and Tidbits

Afterlog

About the Author

Characters

The old man

The Beings, Protectors of Humans. An old race that is now extinct. They raised Beckires to continue their work.

Becky, Beckires, or Dr. Beck is a Seeker. A 3000-year-old immortal who seeks people with the talent to help humanity in times of great peril.

John, an ordinary guy, who is extraordinary.

Soolya, a modern gladiator, excels in every sport and martial arts.

Jeremy, a fixer, he helps people.

Alex and Max.

Mr. Boline, a mastermind criminal.

Bob Leboss, a high-ranking officer, counterintelligence officer, in charge of Door #5 and Door #6.

Mr. Priary, Captain Gomme, Merlin, Bert, the Prime Minister, Leonardo DaVinci, Newton, Jesus.

Prologue

September 12, 2086

World Leadership Institute

The old man walks slowly to the podium. Taking a sip of water, he looks at his audience.

Welcome to your final series of lectures of the World Leadership Institute. Your presence here today is a major accomplishment since all of you have now achieved the 5 stars security level. This level of security allows you to become the next generation of world leaders. As future presidents, kings and queens, prime ministers, or one of the many official titles your country may carry, it is time for you to hear the truth.

You can feel the smugness in the auditorium. Everyone is proud, and each one deserves to be proud. One in a thousand candidates complete the rigorous program to achieve the 5 stars security level. The old man is aware of this.

What I am about to tell you is based on facts. We have all heard preposterous stories about the Max-Alex factor or John or anyone of the handful of people who founded our Institute. The most colourful stories you heard about Leboss are probably true. Some historical facts have never been reported. They are so incredible that they have been erased from all history books or any military based data. The first part of today’s tutoring is the unbelievable life of Beckires.

The old man breathes to take in his audience and smiles.

Everyone believes that she is nothing but an imaginary being to laugh about around campfires and at parties. You have been trained to have an open mind and analyze different possibilities. You already know that Dr. Beck was one of the founders of the ground-breaking science that is known as Fictional Science. You believe you know about the role that Becky played in the fight against terrorism and nuclear disarmament. Today, I confirm to you that Beckires does exist and that she is Dr. Beck and she is Becky.

Every time the old man got to this point in his presentation he had to stop and get everyone back on track. From every corner of the room, you could hear gasps and, AW, come on! Is this serious? After about 15 seconds he speaks clearly without the microphone. Ladies and gentlemen, SIT DOWN. A hush falls in the room and everyone sits.

I will tell you about The Protectors of Humans and the real-life story of Beckires the Seeker. As Becky, the three recruits she chose to save humanity from itself were John, Jeremy, and Soolya. As Dr. Beck, with Leboss: the origin of Room #5 where the origin of Fictional Science was developed, Room #6 where the Mind Transfer/Max-Alex experiment occurred. You will have the true-life stories of Alex and Max. Now we have a ten-minute break. When we come back, I will tell you about The Beings: Protectors of Humans.

Nine minutes later all participants are back in their seats, eyes wide open, ears cocked in anticipation. The old man looks at his audience, waits for the murmurs to subside, smiles a little smile, and sips his tea.

I will start today’s lecture with my very favorite part of the saga, the Beings and the Adventures of Beckires.

Then he murmurs into the microphone, Modern science tells us…

CHAPTER 1

The Beings

Modern science tells us that the Big Bang that occurred 13.7 billion years ago is the origin of our universe. Not all given truths are real. Here is the REAL story of how the Big Bang occurred and the role played by the Beings known as the Protectors of Humans. Lean and lanky, the Beings are a bit taller than the average Human. Their skin is an off color, as if they do not spend anytime in the sun. Their eyes are bright and of an opal colour, which makes them seem like gods

The Big Bang was the result of a senseless war between two factions of Beings issued from the same race. A civilization that existed for eons, beyond what memory can recall, a civilization destroyed by the greed of power, even though the Beings, as they called themselves, were living at the peak of evolution. Science was emerging into an exciting new field. There were new discoveries, such as the millenniums-old effort by scientists to create the In Here-Out There mode of transportation. This discovery was based on the empty void of nothingness in the central point of south-north-east-west. No matter where you are, there is always this central point of nothingness that we can call In Here. We can occupy only one place at a time, which is In Here. Then all the other places become Out There.

In Here has always existed. The technology of the Beings merely made it accessible to us. Earth, the same size as the Beings’ maiden planet, TERA, is divided in latitude and longitude measurement. Wherever you are standing you can look north, you can look south or west or east. If you are in Ottawa, you can look towards NSWE, if you are in Paris you have NSWE, if you are in Boston you have NSWE. In the full centre of NSWE, there is a meeting point. The meeting point is In Here and that is not explained in any website since no one knows of its existence. It is simply a passage from one In Here to another In Here. Longitude and latitude are used in the process of finding the NSWE that you leave from and arrive to. The Protectors used the longitude and latitude.

Through the longitude and latitude of the planet TERA, a Being can travel anywhere, instantly. All he must do is find a way to step from In Here where he stands, to Out There where he wants to go. This empty space is naturally surrounded by solid. The emptiness can be minuscule or huge. When you walk into In Here you whisper, Open please and when you walk out to your destination called Out There you whisper, Thank you. Even technology requires respect. The scientists discovered that the space in In Here could be designed any way the traveller requested. To control this new technology, a specific group of Beings were given the name of The Keepers of In Here and Out There. This new technology was to be kept a secret until the travel way was found to be secure.

The Beings’ society lived peacefully for millenniums. They had long ago found remedy for every sickness. Their life span grew to several thousands of years. Births were a celebration and few Beings died. The Beings expanded to a nearby planet, TERA 2, which was friendly and could sustain life. Before this planet became overcrowded, 1,200 Beings were sent on a mission to explore other liveable planets. Eventually, with the overpopulation crisis, the comfort and longevity of this society, a new breed of sickness was born known as the Out-Beings. The Out-Beings rejected the easy life and comforts of the TERA civilization. They rejected luxury and lived in the hills and in caverns, without technology. They grew their own food. As centuries flowed, the Out-Beings grew in number and fanatics took control. The leaders were charismatic and slowly indoctrinated hate and resentment in their followers. Beings that were discontented with their society embraced the Out-Beings way of life.

The In Here-Out There portals were a secret. The definition of a secret is something you tell one person at a time. So as secrets go, the secret found the Out-Beings’ ears. The leaders focused their anger at the Beings who developed the In Here-Out There travel mode. The access to these portals was severely limited and controlled. The Out-Beings wanted this power more than anything.

For centuries, the Out-Beings planned and prepared for a grand takeover of the reigning leadership. The Out-Beings, O-Bees, as they were jokingly designated, did not participate in any festivities and had no dealings with the society. Not having any memory of any wars on TERA, the Beings considered the Out-Beings children who seek adventure and