“The Incredible Rays Team”: The Beginning and The First Superheroes

“The Incredible Rays Team”: The Beginning and The First Superheroes

The series of short stories “The Incredible Rays Team”: The Beginning and The First Superheroes

Mike is a shy, imaginative programmer who likes to use his imagination to create fantastic and unusual things. Mentally, he created a whole fantasy world and manages it, constantly enriching it. Mike enjoys drawing, creating fantastic sketches, drawings, images and projects to visualize and materialize his thoughts and ideas. By painting, he brings to life some of his fantastic and unusual ideas. Some of them are difficult to implement in practice and are more suitable for the content of works of art, but others could become a reality. Mike has created many collections of drawings, both creative and practical. He spends most of his free time painting and designing. Mike, for example, draws helper characters, and over time he gets the idea to create a new team of virtual assistants, or why not create a new team of superhero assistants. They should first appear as images for different devices. One of his ideas is that these superheroes can move between different devices, between different screens and video walls, literally jump between them, alone or together with other equipment and virtual objects. Another idea of his is to create laser characters and equipment that are visualized using lasers, but have abilities similar to those of real characters and equipment, and in some ways even surpass them. He wants to create services that help people at the same time and at the same time have their own recognizable face, their own recognizable style. According to him, people should have a choice between different options and concepts. Mike doesn’t like machine templates and impersonal chatbots. According to him, they are boring and do not attract people’s attention enough. He prefers characters with a face, qualities and character and believes that such characters could have more success and attract more attention and fans. According to Mike, impressive characters and superheroes have a better chance of gaining popularity among people and gaining their trust. They could not only be their assistants, but also become their friends or idols. They could become heroes that people admire. Such characters and superheroes could be endowed with incredible qualities and abilities capable of impressing and inspiring others. They could help people broaden their horizons and touch the magic of certain subjects and themes. They could teach them exciting things and help them achieve amazing results. Such characters could help them cope with difficulties and get out of unpleasant situations. By developing incredible abilities, the characters and superheroes that Mike develops could become desirable life companions for every person, could become celebrities and superstars that people dream of meeting or long to see when they get into a difficult situation. Studying his sketches and projects, he often reflects on the degree of their feasibility, as well as what and how can be implemented in practice. Mike carefully examines his project with ninja assistants and decides that it would be nice to expand it, because these ninjas have much more opportunities. He always liked ninja movies, he always dreamed of becoming part of a ninja team that can do anything. He is still fascinated by them and often draws new ninja models himself, which come to life on his laptop screen. He was always impressed by the physical abilities of the ninja from the movies. They have always been extremely strong, fast, agile and resourceful.

Ninjas overcome their opponents and all kinds of obstacles in an extraordinary way, have extraordinary physical fitness, and many of them have impressive intelligence. They do everything with enviable ease, but, according to Mike, ghosts do everything with even greater ease, because they freely pass through all sorts of barriers and they do not have to strain at all. Ghosts move extremely easily and stealthily, and can act unnoticed. They can act covertly without leaving any traces, or they can leave mysterious signals and clues to help their friends and confuse their enemies. Mike believes that ninjas and ghosts are ideal prototypes for creating superheroes who can combine their qualities into one and surpass them. Mike dreams of creating superheroes who can do anything at any time and who are extremely smart and resourceful. Mike dreams of creating superheroes that would be extremely attractive and could easily attract people’s attention and gather numerous supporters and fans. These superheroes could help people in various situations, inform them about important things and reveal the potential of various new ideas to them. The superheroes Mike was thinking about should be an example and support for people, always be there, ready to help and save you at any moment. In his opinion, they had to be able to appear instantly and act extremely quickly, they had to be able to solve a huge number of tasks at the same time. Mike imagined and planned how the superheroes he created would appear on the screens of various devices, on video walls, be visualized and manifested using lasers and projectors. In his imagination, he imagined them to be quite mobile – quickly jumping from screen to screen, from device to device, from video wall to video wall, from billboard to billboard, including over long distances. In addition, they had to be able to move freely in space and pass through all sorts of barriers, as ghosts do, but with the help of lasers and searchlights. These lasers and projectors should be mobile and they could be deployed and placed anywhere in the world. With these lasers and projectors, the valuable information being transmitted must be visualized in various locations around the world. With the help of these lasers and projectors, the characters and superheroes created by Mike should appear and move, objects and structures designed by him should be visualized. With the help of these lasers and projectors, the objects, structures, characters, scenes, conditions, circumstances and realities created by Mike must be visualized, with the help of these lasers, the worlds, universes, themes and scenarios developed by him must be visually revealed. But this is not an ordinary laser show, as in the past. The objects, structures, and characters created by Mike must be able not only to be visualized and moved, but also to perform actions and complete tasks. For example, a ninja visualized with a laser should not just be a moving image, but be able to speak, perform actions and tasks, demonstrate intelligence, ingenuity, dexterity, and good combat skills. Such a ninja should not be just a character in a cartoon, movie or advertisement, should not be just a marketing ploy to attract attention, but should be a real force. Such a ninja should be able to manage processes, should be able to press a button on his own. He must be able to think and make decisions on his own, with some remote support from artificial intelligence. Mike’s laser ninja will even be able to sit down at your laptop and write a message to your boyfriend or girlfriend on your behalf, calmly pressing the keyboard buttons with his laser hands. Let’s hope that the camera will not give us an unpleasant surprise and will not turn on suddenly, but at least it should be noted that after all, you did not exit the chat and did not leave the conversation in the “Automatic response” mode, which would be frankly insulting to your interlocutor. He may even be impressed by your laser friend and your innovative approach to things. The laser ghost that Mike dreamed of could use your laptop screen as a door through which you can go and teleport to your significant other if she gets into trouble – it can unexpectedly penetrate through your device screen and pop out of her device screen and save her, even if you are at a great distance. To do this, you both need to have portable mobile devices that have lasers installed on them. Lasers can be installed on various equipment and machines, on unmanned vehicles and drones. These facilities are practically mobile complexes that can be located or deployed at different points and locations, can be located at close and long distances from each other. These mobile complexes, equipped with lasers and projectors, can be combined into one large system or into several smaller systems that are controlled remotely. The mobile complexes themselves should be able to function completely autonomously and interact with each other under any conditions and circumstances, if necessary. Mobile complexes and their parts should be able to be deployed both outdoors and indoors. Information should be transmitted without any difficulty over short and long distances and reach even the most inaccessible places. It should be available for unobstructed viewing anywhere and at any time. Mobile complexes with lasers and projectors must be extremely mobile and well passable and can include unmanned vehicles, robots, robotic complexes and unmanned aerial vehicles. Robots and unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with lasers, searchlights and other equipment can be used to move and perform tasks in tunnels and hard-to-reach dungeons.

In his imagination, Mike saw his characters not only as cartoon and movie characters suitable for works of art, but also as living beings. The virtual characters and superheroes he created could also transform into real ninjas, ghosts, robots and anything else you can think of, and perform real tasks. They could behave both in movies and in real life. Mike first created them mentally and mentally controlled them. He mentally controlled their goals, dreams, and actions. He carefully thought out and created every detail. He was doing it mentally, in his head. Mike designed and mentally controlled his own unique world, a whole unique universe. Then he transferred his thoughts to his laptop, on the screen of which everything he came up with appeared and came to life. Mike planned, designed, sketched, drew, refined and tested every detail. He carefully studied the overall picture of each of his projects in search of weaknesses, then began to manage and test everything using special software. The objects, structures, characters and superheroes he created appeared, came to life and were literally born on his laptop screen – acquiring shape and color, acquiring their incredible qualities and abilities. Here they performed their first actions and their identity was formed. Here they improved their abilities and revealed their potential. New stars and heroes were constantly appearing on Mike’s laptop screen. He dreamed that they would come off the screen and become a reality. Mike secretly dreamed of recreating everything in real life, all the characters, scenes, scripts and projects that he had thought about over the years, and all the magical surroundings that surrounded him when he was alone with his thoughts. He wanted to make them as useful as possible. What he created was not just decorations and design tricks. Yes, he considered publishing his work in the form of collections of sketches, paintings, projects, animations and videos, but his intentions and dreams went much further. He was very inspired by the ideas of remote control of processes, technologies and systems that work and perform tasks at any time and under any circumstances for the benefit of humanity. Mike really liked the ideas of systems and technologies that could work effectively over long distances, that could work synchronously and control large-scale processes at various near and far points and locations, including simultaneously. For example, he has always been impressed by remotely controlled production and work processes, where everything works as a single system and as one well-established mechanism. He has always been impressed by the sight of people, machines, robots and robotic systems working simultaneously in different places, in different parts of the world and creating a product of the same high quality. Mike has always dreamed of looking into the command centers of the largest organizations to understand how they achieve their incredible success. He always dreamed of looking into their various departments to understand how they plan and manage their activities, how they create their unique and advanced products. For example, he would be more than happy to visit the research centers of leading companies to see in practice how the best products are created. As you know, Mike has created his own inner world, which he controls mentally. In this world of his, there are a huge number of ideas, interesting new technologies, strategies, concepts and directions. But they all have one thing in common, namely that they have not been tested in real life. When someone hears about Mike’s many ideas, they may think that they are more suitable for the content of works of art, fantasy books, superhero comics and movies. As if many of them cannot be fully implemented in real life, but only partially. Amazing objects, structures, projects, cities, bases, worlds, universes and amazing characters. But Mike was constantly thinking about how to achieve more.

Mike had some pretty wild dreams…For example, he was proud of his fantastic bases, which could be controlled remotely and function completely autonomously. In them, he presented a variety of interrelated technologies, tools and techniques for managing activities and processes. He prepared various combinations of actions and their sequences, sequential or not, which could be launched simultaneously or separately using one specific command. For example, with the help of a minimum number of commands, he wanted to manage large systems, entire groups of technologies and equipment, and, for example, large teams of robots. Individual tools and equipment had to be multifunctional and suitable for solving as many different tasks as possible. Mike really likes things that easily change their purpose, can be easily redone and modified, and can also change color and shape. For example, Mike had a rather curious collection of robots. These robots can be manufactured or printed very quickly and in large quantities, perform the tasks assigned to them, then be melted down and printed in a different form, with a changed shape, color and purpose – to perform subsequent tasks and solve new tasks. What they had in common was that they always had to be provided with good means of communication and work as a single system. In addition, these robots could be equipped with bracelets with lasers and radio electronics, with which they could perform actions from a distance. Mike loved lasers, laser shows and laser characters. Since laser shows have been around for a long time, Mike had many ideas on how to improve laser characters, most of which were aimed at getting them to learn how to perform a large number of actions and perform an increasing number of tasks, be able to speak, understand and think. According to him, it would be great if laser heroes learned to press keys, turn on machines and equipment with a touch, unlock doors and safes with a glance. For example, a laser assistant can help you with daily chores, or a laser companion can accompany you so that you don’t feel lonely, or can even hug you to calm you down. Laser characters had to be contactable and sensitive, they had to learn how to feel the situation well and perform tasks efficiently. According to Mike, laser objects, devices and structures should be able to function like real ones, but emphasize their strengths: instantaneous movement and deployment, as well as instant actions. Unhindered passage through barriers and obstacles. In general, Mike was very annoyed by barriers and potential obstacles to high-quality tasks in any area of life. His dream was to minimize the number of obstacles and stumbling blocks on the way to infinitely impressive results, or eliminate them altogether, if possible. This made him think about creating new driving forces in the management of activities and processes. Artificial intelligence has long been in fashion and did an excellent job of controlling machines and processes – practically participating in the planning and execution of each individual action. AI managed the work of all organizations, institutions and representative offices, the work of ordinary employees and the lives of ordinary people. AI manages all activities, technologies and systems. Artificial intelligence has long managed huge teams of robots located around the world and controls the quality of the tasks they perform. AI has learned to think systematically and strategically. The ideas, solutions, concepts, strategies and directions created and applied by AI have long surpassed those created by man, and even became unattainable for him in terms of scale and capabilities. Humans could no longer stand up to AI, even when it came to large teams of people. It’s just that AI has learned to perform a huge number of operations of all kinds at the same time and was much better at each of them than a human. At the same time, it works incredibly accurately and does not allow any errors or delays. It seemed that artificial intelligence was able to create absolutely everything from scratch and develop it to an incredible scale. But this did not stop people from creating and inventing something new, even if they were stimulated by the abundance of artificial intelligence. There was still a need for interesting things created by talented, inventive and resourceful people. People with a non-standard vision of things and a unique point of view were also given a chance to speak. Mike was just that kind of guy. Mike saw things differently, had a unique imagination and created unique combinations of various elements, which he first controlled mentally, and then recreated and set in motion on his laptop screen. His laser characters and equipment also had to be controlled by artificial intelligence and superior to the real ones. But in fact, he wanted much more.… One of Mike’s biggest dreams was to create technologies and concepts based not on lasers and projectors that would work and be controlled by artificial intelligence, but on new physical principles. In order to avoid the need to place lasers in every open or closed space, or even use mobile laser systems and unmanned aerial vehicles, everything should happen differently. Mike dreams of making the objects, structures, and characters he creates work and functionalize through the use of new physical principles, without having to place lasers everywhere. Again, it would be necessary to use advanced technologies, emitting systems and lasers, but they could already be located at a great distance from the event site and are able to emit and transmit signals and pulses over long distances, as well as between very remote points. Such technologies and systems are possessed only by the military and special services in general. Opportunities should be created even where there is no need to direct energy specifically to ensure the existence and functioning of individual objects, structures, systems and characters. But it is necessary to create conditions under which they could exist, function and act independently. For example, it would be good if there was no need to include a special directed energy installation to control a group of invisible and visible objects, buildings, structures, systems and characters. Although, up to a certain point, everything will be exactly like that. According to Mike’s plan, mobile installations of directed energy will emit, send, broadcast and direct signals, pulses, rays and waves over considerable distances. Their parameters will be set, monitored and controlled by artificial intelligence. This represents the second stage in the development of Mike’s “laser project”. At the first stage, it is necessary to place and move lasers and projectors in the area of action – outdoor and indoor spaces, playgrounds, rooms, tunnels and others, as well as use unmanned aerial vehicles. Initially, it will be necessary to create a dense network of devices and tools to ensure the operation of the system at certain distances and in certain spaces. Thanks to this dense network, laser-created objects, structures and characters are visualized and controlled, through which they interact and perform actions and tasks. All these operations and actions must be organized, distributed, monitored, managed and controlled remotely using artificial intelligence. Creating, deploying and maintaining such a dense network requires significant efforts and resources. At the second stage of the project, it will no longer be necessary to create a dense network of devices and tools to ensure the operation of the system. At the second stage of the project, special systems and installations are being deployed: mobile complexes for directed energy, which can be located at considerable distances from each other, but at the same time are able to cover and hold large territories and spaces. These systems must have a long range in order to be able to ensure the functioning of a large number of objects, structures and characters who work and perform tasks in vast spaces and territories. They must ensure the quality and continuous operation of all components. Everything should be controlled by artificial intelligence, which should be able to make high-quality decisions in any given situation. AI must plan, develop, create, install and implement the most effective actions, ideas, solutions, strategies, methods, options, scenarios and develop the most promising areas.

Mike does not stop at what has been achieved in the development of his “laser project”, mentally developing its third and most daring stage or variant, which involves the use of new physical principles. The third stage involves creating conditions under which objects, structures and characters can appear anywhere and anytime and perform a huge number of actions – Mike’s “laser” creations can take any shape and color and do almost anything, significantly surpassing their real counterparts. It is no longer just about laser objects and characters, but about objects and characters that collect and consist of various types of energy and substances and that can exist in visible and invisible form – at one moment you can hear, see and touch them, and at another moment you may not even suspect that it is they who exist and that they are somewhere nearby. According to Mike’s ideas, a person can suddenly hear an unexpected voice from the other side of the room, can notice strange movements around without any apparent explanation, can feel a touch and impact on their body or mind without seeing anything in front of them. Or, an unfamiliar image or a figure similar to a character may suddenly appear in front of you, and this figure will talk to you and start doing something. Various strange images and shapes may appear in front of you and start doing something and performing some actions. They can appear and act individually or all together. According to Mike’s ideas, they can exist and perform actions in a visible and invisible state. Their presence may depend on specific conditions and settings, as well as on the type of tasks they are supposed to perform – there may be a need to be present, observe and perform tasks unnoticed, and there may also be a need to demonstrate their existence, presence and abilities by assuming color and shape. Mike planned that everything would happen without using directed energy, but by creating an environment in which all objects, structures and characters could appear at any time and perform any actions. This environment can be created using new physical principles, and the necessary energy can be collected on site or be available continuously over certain distances, including during movement, in a certain area and in certain places. It is necessary to create as wide a range of these technologies as possible in order to cover as much perimeter or territory as possible. The environment must support the fast and high-quality operation of these technologies. Objects, structures, and characters should be able to appear and act as quickly as possible, as well as make instant movements. Movements will no longer be tracked and controlled remotely by artificial intelligence. Objects, structures and characters will now be able to do this on their own, they will be able to think and make decisions on their own, they will be able to observe the situation, analyze the details, make the right decisions and take the necessary actions absolutely on their own. They will be able to decide for themselves where, when and in what form they appear, as well as what actions to take. For example, some objects and structures will be able to transform into others, and some characters will have the ability to transform into other characters. All of them will be able to transform into objects of other types. Everyone will be able to choose the form in which they will move, appear and act – they can be invisible or partially invisible and elusive, or they can be visible and take on various shapes and colors. The degree of their visibility, shape and color in which they move, appear and act will depend on conditions and circumstances. If necessary, they will be invisible or barely noticeable, and if necessary, they will be visible with clear outlines and even with a bright presence. Characters can look like ninjas capable of coping with all kinds of challenges, or like ghosts capable of overcoming all kinds of barriers and obstacles. Thus, objects, structures and characters must be created, consisting of various types of energy, lasers and substances that can suddenly appear in certain places or in certain spaces. They will be able to replace traditional objects and structures made of solid materials, composite materials or traditional materials such as metal, plastic, glass or rubber, and will be able to replace people. They will be able to move freely in space, they will be able to pass through walls, barriers and obstacles, they will be able to pass through you unhindered and without any effort. They will be able to touch you, tell you important information, help you or help you out of trouble, they will be able to take you by the hand and take you away with them. They will be able to act with you or for you. They will always know what needs to be done, and they will do it. They will act quickly and efficiently. They will learn how to act and make decisions on their own. They will be able to work together as a system if we are talking about objects and structures, or as a team if we are talking about characters. These objects, structures, or characters will be able to take the form of real ones or look like real ones, only they will consist of various energies, lasers, or substances. They can be created on the basis of existing or on the basis of new ideas, solutions, principles, concepts, strategies and directions. Mike obviously thinks a lot about how to implement his ideas. He is fully aware that he cannot implement his ideas on his own. He can plan, sketch, create and develop them to a certain extent, but he will need serious help to fully implement them. The truth is that Mike has a very strong imagination, he has a natural gift for inventing, creating and developing amazing works and scenarios, composing and creating amazing stories and drawing fantastic sketches and drawings in addition to them. This is his favorite hobby, to which he devotes a lot of free time and energy. Thanks to this hobby, he acquired serious skills in the field of design and working with design software. It can be added that Mike has good technical skills and serious experience in software programming and testing, as he has been working in the software industry for many years. He uses his skills and experience to make a reality of the world he creates and manages in his imagination. Mike first creates things mentally, then sketches them manually or using software, then finalizes his drawings and projects, as well as manages and tests them using specialized software. During this process, he thinks over scenarios and the big picture, gradually adds and tests new ideas, solutions, objects, scenes, scenarios, strategies and directions, in certain cases puts and tests a new meaning and a new context in things. This is how the overall picture develops in each of Mike’s projects, which he often carefully reviews, paying attention to every detail – carefully studying and testing all the details, adding new ones and removing those that are not suitable for a particular project.

Mike has a lot of knowledge and skills, but he needs a lot more to fully realize his projects. He lacks scientific knowledge, but he has a broad general culture and a good imagination. Many of his projects are a figment of his imagination, and in practice he lacks the necessary scientific knowledge and scientific experience to check whether they can be implemented and to what extent. Mike himself considers many of his projects unrealizable or difficult to implement in practice, and therefore his main intention is to create collections of stories and images for release and publication in magazines, books, comics, animation and much more. For a long time, Mike mainly thought about the question of how to implement this in art, and not as a visionary, inventor and creator of real technological ideas, solutions, concepts and directions. Mike does not have the necessary knowledge and experience, nor the necessary scientific and technical base. And besides, Mike has no contacts, acquaintances and friends in scientific circles to look for partners among them. He does not know people at all who could help him realize his projects in full and develop them to the maximum. Mike only has a business card of a person he doesn’t know yet, but whom he would really like to meet. One day, while traveling on the subway, Mike found a business card dropped or left on the seat next to him. The name of Dr. Peter Roberts, a well-known scientist interested in physics and a number of other sciences, was indicated on the business card. It became clear from the business card that Dr. Roberts runs a laboratory called the “Boundless and Endless Happiness For Everyone Lab”, which is engaged in research in various fields of science aimed at creating a better future for humanity. It was written on the business card that this laboratory was literally trying to create the future, and that Dr. Roberts was ready to talk to absolutely anyone who had ideas about the future of the world and humanity as a whole. From the moment he finds the business card, Mike dreams of meeting Dr. Roberts, because he secretly hopes that he will find an interesting interlocutor in his person and receive help and valuable advice. He often wonders if he should call him, and when. He is determined to call him and meet with him. One day, Mike takes Dr. Roberts’ business card, which he found, and finally decides to call him to arrange a meeting, get to know him better and share his ideas about human development. Mike was impressed by what he read about Dr. Roberts – in addition to the information listed on the business card, he found much more about his research and about him as a person. He sincerely wanted to pay his respects to him. That day, he just decided that the moment had come, and without much hesitation called him: “Hello, Dr. Roberts, my name is Michael Stevenson, and I am impressed by your commitment to make people’s lives better, create new fantastic technologies, look into the future and create it. I also believe that the future needs to be created here and now, so that we have a better tomorrow, and so that life is simpler, more convenient, more beautiful, more cheerful and more colorful. I, like you, am of the opinion that people should be given the best opportunities and prospects. You change the world every day and make people’s lives better. I also dream of changing the world and making life better. I would like to meet with you to get to know you better and hear your opinion about my ideas and projects,” Mike began the conversation on the phone. “Hello, Mr. Stevenson! I am glad to hear that there are such smart and purposeful people like you, and thank you for your kind words! I am glad to hear that you have ideas for a better life and a better future. I am also a great enthusiast in these fields. I’m working on some pretty interesting and intriguing projects. As far as I understand, you also have your own projects, and I would be glad if I could help you in some way. I would like to invite you to my laboratory. I am waiting for you every working day from 09:00 to 17:00. Come at any time convenient for you. Address: Prospect Boulevard, 10, “Boundless and Endless Happiness For Everyone Lab”. I would really like to meet you! It would be an honor for me!” replied Dr. Roberts and invited Mike. “Thank you for the invitation, Dr. Roberts! Actually, I’m thinking of stopping by your lab tomorrow at 10 a.m., if you don’t mind?” Mike asked. – “Welcome, Mr. Stevenson! I’ll be waiting for you! I will be glad to meet and talk!” Dr. Roberts replied.

The next day, Mike came to the lab just before 10 a.m. for his appointment with Dr. Roberts. At that time, Dr. Roberts was in his office, who, hearing the bell, went to the front door of the laboratory to meet the visitor. Dr. Roberts opened the door and said: “Good morning, Mr. Stevenson! Welcome to the “Boundless and Endless Happiness For Everyone Lab”! Welcome! Don’t worry about anything and make yourself at home! I am glad to see you and I will be glad to meet you. Follow me, my office is there. How are you feeling this morning, Mr. Stevenson? Can I offer you something to drink, coffee, mineral water? I’ll make some coffee and get some mineral water from the fridge. I would be glad if you would let me bring you something too!” Dr. Roberts turned to Mike. “Good morning, Dr. Roberts! I am extremely pleased to have the opportunity to meet you and extremely grateful for the invitation to meet. I hope for a fruitful conversation, during which I will be able to tell you what I am doing now and what I want to achieve. I hope to get some valuable advice from you. I will be happy to discuss my projects over a cup of coffee,” Mike replied. Two men entered the office of Dr. Roberts, who turned to Mike: “Make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get coffee and mineral water and I’ll be right back.” Mike sat down and looked around. There were countless diplomas, certificates and awards on the wall in the office, there were photos of projects created by the laboratory or with its participation, there were photos of people and celebrities whom Dr. Roberts helped. After a few seconds, Dr. Roberts returned, put a mug of coffee and mineral water on the table in front of Mike and began: “So, Mr. Stevenson, I think it’s time to formally introduce myself and tell you a little about myself. My name is Peter Roberts, and I am a research scientist with diverse interests in various fields of science and technology. I am engaged in practical physics, mathematics, mechanics, chemistry, artificial intelligence and many other disciplines. In my work, I strive to look into the future, create and develop ideas, solutions, trends and technologies that allow humanity to literally create the future today and right now, discover and find methods to predict how the world will look tomorrow – in the near and distant future. I want to note that I am open to any ideas and projects, even the most amazing ones! If you have avant-garde ideas, feel free to share your vision! I will listen to you carefully,” Dr. Roberts turned and smiled. “Dr. Roberts, thank you very much for the opportunity! My name is Michael Stevenson, and I have been programming for about 10 years, of which I worked for a large international software company for 5 years. I have considerable experience in creating and testing software products, as I have worked on various projects. I also have my own projects created by me personally, outside of the company I work for. I am proud of my virtual assistant projects, which are interesting and exciting from a visual point of view, and at the same time help people discover and learn something new every day. They also help them find answers to their questions and effectively cope with their tasks and the challenges they face. They help them find solutions to their problems and find new ideas and directions for development, discover and create new perspectives for themselves, their loved ones and people in general. I would like to add that in my free time I combine programming with my favorite hobby – drawing and creating graphic stories and novels. I sketch and draw various objects, structures, concepts, characters and more, which I collect and combine in various ways to create interesting graphic stories that will entertain and benefit people. I have several large collections of my own sketches, drawings, images and graphic stories. I could publish them in magazines, online publications, or sell them to publishers, animation studios and film studios, etc. But I have other ideas for what I’m creating. That is why I am here today to ask you for help and advice. I would like to find out if the ideas and combinations of ideas that I create can be put into practice, become part of the real world, and not just part of graphic stories and novels for entertainment. I really want to create things that work for the benefit of humanity. It’s just that I don’t always have the knowledge, competence and experience to test my ideas in practice: how feasible they are in practice and to what extent they can be developed. Some ideas and questions are based on the need for scientific knowledge, deep scientific knowledge and the need for a serious scientific and technical base for conducting tests and experiments. That is why I would like to talk and consult with you. I would like to discuss the feasibility of my projects. I can’t do it alone and I can’t go far alone. I’ll give you an example of where I can easily get to. I’ll give you an example of my virtual assistants project. First, I develop the concept and design, then I make sketches, draw and process them manually and with the help of design programs, refine, test and refine all the details to get the big picture, and then manage everything using specialized software. The result is very beautiful graphic collections, short stories, videos, animations and short films. I used some of the details of these works when implementing my projects for virtual assistants. I just simplified them a little bit to make it clearer to people. For example, as a child, I really liked stories, comics and movies about ninjas, ghosts or, for example, robots. I had a lot of fun with them and was very impressed with their abilities. I think other people like them too. Therefore, the virtual assistants that I create look like things that people have already seen and know well. Well, these things have some non-standard magical abilities, but there’s nothing supernatural about them. I intentionally make them familiar and easy to understand so that it is easier for people to understand them and focus on solving their tasks. I do not add obscure and hard-to-understand details. These virtual objects and characters always have interesting and useful answers to user requests, they have curious behavior and abilities. For example, they can jump from screen to screen, to different mobile devices, or from video wall to video wall and perform various actions. But I want to achieve much more… Mike gradually explained some of his ideas to Dr. Roberts. But Mike wasn’t going to tell him everything, reveal the fullness of these ideas to him. Mike intended to present only some of his ideas to Dr. Roberts, and then only partially, to a certain extent, in order, for his part, to find out how far they could be implemented. Mike told Dr. Roberts about his laser project, about its first and partially second phase or variant, completely skipping the third phase. His story was about laser objects, equipment, structures and characters that can be visualized using emitters and lasers in certain open and closed spaces, using mobile laser and other installations placed, fixed or embedded in various devices – for example, smartphones, laptops, unmanned vehicles and drones. What surprised Dr. Roberts was that these objects and characters had to not only be visualized and have certain properties, but also be able to change their properties, color, shape and purpose, make sounds or speak, move freely in space, and the most interesting thing was that they had to be able to perform actions and tasks. They had to be able to easily and quickly change location, move and cover long distances instantly or almost instantly, thanks to mobile installations, emitters, spotlights and lasers placed on or inside various devices, and, most importantly, perform a variety of tasks. Mike told Dr. Roberts in detail about the first stage of his laser project and partially about the second stage, in which it was no longer necessary to install emitters and lasers on each device or on specific devices to cover a certain space or territory – mobile installations of directed energy with a long range were already used in the second stage.

At both stages, the most interesting thing was that objects, structures and characters could be “touched”, and especially that they could perform real actions similar to real objects, structures and characters. It was planned that they would be able to “touch and work with their own hands” .“Just imagine, Dr. Roberts, how cool that would be. Imagine laser replicas of any object, any machine, structure or character, capable of moving at lightning speed anywhere and anytime! Imagine that they can move freely in space and calmly overcome all kinds of barriers and obstacles. Imagine the possibility that we will no longer rely so heavily on the reliability of technology and communications. Imagine laser machines and equipment that never break, imagine laser robots, ninjas and, if you like, ghosts that are always available. Exciting, isn’t it? I think this idea is very suitable for a graphic story, comic book, animation or movie. And can it become a reality? I’m waiting for your opinion on this!” Mike continued to excitedly tell Dr. Roberts. But he was determined to keep the third phase of this project an absolute and very deep secret. He wasn’t going to talk about it, but he was thinking about how to implement it and couldn’t figure out how to do it. He was thinking about uncovering and implementing it in stages. He hoped that over time he would find people he could trust, but he understood that building a relationship based on mutual trust takes time. He knew that such a relationship had to be tested by time. When and to what extent Dr. Roberts will be suitable for the third stage will be a matter of time. For example, after successfully completing the first two stages. Then, perhaps, the time will come for Mike’s favorite fiction, namely for objects, devices, structures and characters created from various types of energy, lasers and substances that can make decisions and act completely independently. Dr. Roberts listened carefully to Mike and said, “I’m impressed with your ideas and your perspective on things. I think you have a pretty rich imagination. I see that your ideas have a practical focus in addition to their entertainment purpose. The issue of feasibility is important. At first glance, your ideas seem difficult to implement, but there is hardly a person in this world who could call them impossible. No one really knows how far the development of science can actually go. At first glance, your project does not look unique at all. Keep in mind that in no case do I want to offend you with my words. I’ll even praise you in a minute. Everyone has seen cool animations, videos, movies and laser shows. Objects and characters in them can move and talk. There are also many cool digital avatars and virtual assistants, as you know, you create them too. It would be great if art objects, figures and characters could acquire real shape and color, as well as real properties, functionality and abilities. And so that they can do something. For example, they could transform into robots or puppets if desired and act quickly and efficiently, completing tasks without mistakes and omissions. Information has long been transmitted and processed with incredible speed, and such robots could effectively perform any commands and tasks much faster and in much larger volumes than you think. They can be made from a wide variety of materials, be cheap and easy to manufacture, maintain and repair. Most companies would prefer them to useless laser shows. I must admit that the parameters, characteristics and capabilities you are looking for are hard to find. But if we just imagine for a moment that they have been achieved, it will be really wonderful. Such objects, structures, and characters with the parameters, properties, characteristics, and abilities that you are looking for and describing may be capable of much more than traditional options. Especially if they are integrated into a system or multiple systems and follow effective strategies. I told you I would praise you! Your characters, devices, structures and objects will become an interesting solution and alternative to existing solutions in many areas of life at any stage or at any stage of project development. For example, this way you can send messages to hard-to-reach places and visualize steps to get out of difficult and emergency situations. The important question is how these objects and shapes will learn to touch, perform actions and complete tasks, and how they will acquire their unique abilities. Yes, with the help of laser and directed energy technologies, you can push buttons, remove barriers and much more. But the question is how to do it safely, without endangering people’s health and lives. After all, these objects, structures and characters must move, perform actions and perform tasks in open and closed places and spaces, including among people. And even if they are not used in the presence of people, they will have an impact on nature and the environment, and therefore on human health. A lot of details need to be thought through. But overall, I congratulate you on this idea! I am ready to think in this direction. I think we could try to break into show business mostly at first. Hehe, it was a little joke! But over time, we will be able to move forward and achieve real practical results! I would be glad to keep in touch with you on this matter in the future. We can discuss and implement ideas together. I see you are a man of ideas!” – Dr. Roberts gave his detailed comment on Mike’s laser project. “Thank you, Dr. Roberts, for your detailed comment and analysis. I would like to meet with you more often, discuss interesting and promising ideas and work together. For this project, I believe we will need not only a solid scientific and technical base, but also funding. I am ready to invest my money, but it is unlikely that it will be enough,” Mike shyly remarked. “We have a pretty decent scientific and technical base in our laboratory, and keep in mind that we also cooperate with other scientific institutes and organizations, because we often work on large projects. As for financing. This is certainly an important issue. We cooperate with both private organizations and partners, as well as with public ones. We successfully raise enough funds for most of our research and projects, and for the most attractive and promising ones, we do it without any problems. I would like to warn you that recently there have been organizations that I consider questionable. They offer very good money, but they want to get their hands on our projects and get a significant share in them. I fear that they intend to gain control over them in the future when these projects become a reality. For example, I consider the company “Future Dreams and Projects Labs”  to be an organization that is very generous and makes incredible financial offers, but I hear from colleagues in the industry that they are trying to take control of the projects they finance and even the scientific laboratories, institutes and organizations themselves. Yes, it seems to be one of the dubious organizations. There are other similar organizations. They’re trying to swallow everything in their path. And cooperating with dubious organizations and falling under their control is not a good idea, because it is unclear exactly what their goals are and what exactly they are doing. Their goals and type of activity may differ from those officially stated. It is not clear enough what their structure, management and direction are. They have not published sufficiently clear and specific information about their activities. If some dubious and opaque organization takes control of the project we are working on, or the entire laboratory, we may suddenly turn from scientists and researchers into criminals or even terrorists at some point. Therefore, I prefer to cooperate only with recognized and transparent organizations. This company has been calling me on the phone for a long time and inviting me to a meeting. I’m thinking about going and talking to them out of curiosity, but I’m not thinking about working with them.They can also contact you, I would not recommend them to you.” – expressed his opinion on financing, and in general about science and money, Dr. Roberts. “Thank you for your valuable comment. I’ll remember what you said and be careful. Thank you for this interesting meeting! I hope to see you again soon!” Mike turned to Dr. Roberts and got up to leave. He and Dr. Roberts exchanged contacts and promised to talk to each other on the phone and see each other often, after which Mike left.

Dr. Roberts returns to his office and decides to call “Future Dreams and Projects Labs”  and tell them that he is ready to accept an invitation to meet with them. Secretly, he hopes to learn more about them, their products, and what they offer in general. He remains very suspicious of their intentions and considers them a very dubious organization. He considers everything in them suspicious – a secret organization with an unclear structure and dubious projects. They are characterized by catchy advertising campaigns about their very existence and relatively general and not very specific formulations about their activities. It’s hard to say exactly what they’re working on. They announced that they are engaged in creating modern technologies and concepts for the future of humanity, they announced some areas and directions in which they work, but they rarely give more detailed information about their products and projects. All their products and projects are accompanied by a description, a brief history, general information and functions, but there is not enough information about when, where and how they were created, as well as incomplete information about what purpose they were created for and what problems they were supposed to solve. Dr. Roberts sees no reason to trust them, but agrees to talk to them anyway out of pure curiosity. According to him, their desire to take control of projects and entire organizations is of particular concern. And there is also a high probability that they may simultaneously engage in questionable business and practices or engage in illegal activities that cause serious harm to unsuspecting and innocent people. Dr. Roberts confirms by phone that he accepts the invitation from “Future Dreams and Projects Labs” and makes an appointment with them. He visits the “Future Dreams and Projects Labs” office, which is located in a five-story business class building. He goes inside and notices a rather sophisticated and mysterious environment that speaks more about business than science. It is noticeable that there are no open spaces here, only corridors and doors without markings. The meeting itself took place right in the lobby of the building. Four people in formal attire, three men and one woman, were standing in front of Dr. Roberts. He is not going to share detailed information about his projects, just briefly talk about some of them to show that his laboratory is working on serious projects. “Future Dreams and Projects Labs”  representatives, as expected, made an impressive presentation and announced that they could prepare a financial plan for any project and for any type of projects. Their condition is that they receive a share in the project and have the right to vote in decision-making, including the future of the project and its direction. “Hmm, as I thought… Surely after some time they will want to absorb the entire laboratory in order to serve their interests and achieve their goals. And they play their dirty games. I have to stay away from them.” Dr. Roberts reflected on what he had heard and seen. After he leaves, Dr. Roberts calls Mike to tell him that he has visited the “Future Dreams and Projects Labs” office and that they have offered to finance his projects. He reminds Mike to be careful with them and tells him that his fears about them are well founded and that he doesn’t trust them at all. “Mike, they want to take control of scientific organizations, technology companies and their projects! I am convinced of this!” Dr. Roberts told him.

The “Future Dreams and Projects Labs” arouse Mike’s curiosity, and he begins to search for information about them on the Internet. He finds various articles and videos in which, like Dr. Roberts, he notices a lack of specificity. Mike accidentally stumbles upon a large article about “Future Dreams and Projects Labs” in the online edition of the newspaper “News from Tomorrow”. Mike has already noticed that they have been running an aggressive advertising campaign lately. The article lists a large number of their ideas and projects, ranging from combating air pollution and climate change, to feeding poor regions and developing advanced technologies. When he reaches the end of the article, he notices the name and photo of its author, Irene Meyers. It turns out that the article was written by Irene, whom Mike had recently met… Mike immediately realizes that this is the same young lady he met by chance on the subway, and who gave him her business card, accompanied by an offer to help publish his work. He remembers her as a very smart, pleasant, kind and beautiful young woman. You could even say that Mike fell in love with her for a moment, because she is much cooler than the already small number of women he knows. Irene is very enthusiastic about the “Future Dreams and Projects Labs”, and she was impressed by their ideas, goals and projects. Mike wondered if she was just an independent observer or if she was somehow connected to the“Future Dreams and Projects Labs”. After a chance meeting with her and a short conversation, he got the impression that she was a pretty smart young woman, but somewhat trusting. She looked like an idealist and a dreamer. Mike got the same impression after reading the article. It was as if Irene believed in the “Future Dreams and Projects Labs”, she liked their projects, and she was ready to support them. And who are they anyway? It follows from the article that they have their own mobile exhibition complex, consisting of ready-made modules, in which they demonstrate their projects and products. This complex can be deployed very quickly and anywhere in the world and can even form a whole mini-city. Mike decides to visit the complex. He also likes Irene very much, and he often thinks about how he will meet her again. He remembers that she offered to help him publish his works. Some time ago, during their chance meeting in the subway, she noticed that he was holding a drawing in his hands – a three-dimensional image of a building or complex of buildings consisting of many buildings, with a section in the middle of the drawing that allows you to see what is inside the various buildings, halls, rooms and corridors, and she asked him what exactly is depicted in the drawing. Mike replied that it was just a drawing, not a real project. A strong impression in this drawing was made by several parallel underground passages or tunnels that began on the underground floor of one of the buildings and ended in a nearby grove. It was as if there were secret entrances and exits, and as if one had to secretly enter and exit from there. Irene must have noticed this curious detail, because she looked at the drawing for a long time, although she did not ask about it. She briefly discussed with Mike his passion for drawing, and Mike told her that he has a huge collection of drawings and graphic stories. Irene offered to help Mike if he decided to publish them, telling him that she had strong contacts with publishers, producers, editors-in-chief of newspapers and magazines, animators and film directors. Mike secretly wanted to meet with Irene again, and her offer would be a great opportunity to do so. He overcomes his shyness and dials a phone number from a business card, and Irene kindly invites him to a meeting to discuss options for publishing his works. The meeting takes place in a cafe located next to the editorial office of the “News from Tomorrow”. “Hi, how are you? I’m glad to see you! Do you actively paint in your free time and do you have any free time at all?” Irene joked. “Yes, I paint, I try to find time for my favorite hobby. During our chance meeting in the subway, we talked about the possibility of publishing my work. That’s why I asked to meet with you. I want to ask you for help in publishing them. You said you could help me.” Mike turned to Irene. “Yes, of course, I will help you. Where do you prefer to place them? We could publish them in”News from Tomorrow”. What would you say?” Irene asked. “Yes, I agree, it’s a great idea!” Mike answered. “Well, write me what you want to publish, we will post it on our entertainment pages,” Irene suggested. “Okay, thank you very much!” Mike replied with a smile. “No problem!” replied Irene. “By the way, I read your article about a company called “Future Dreams and Projects Labs”. They are working on many things at the same time. They look powerful. What do you think of them?” Mike changed the subject. “Yes, I am impressed by the variety of fields in which they work at the same time. It seems to me that they sincerely want to help people and make life better. I am particularly attracted to topics, ideas and projects related to climate change, feeding the poor and helping the disabled and those in need.” Irene noted. “Impressive!” Mike noted.

Irene fulfills her promise to help Mike, and very soon several of his works appeared on the pages of the newspaper “News from Tomorrow”, where Irene works. The works were published in the online version of the publication to demonstrate their scale. They were published as a collection of images accompanied by short texts, and as a video clip in which the highlights of the works were collected. His published works mainly included his ideas on the design and amenities of the future – spaces, bases, buildings, vehicles and more. The following week, the short story “Stars and Hits of the Near Future” was published in the form of a graphic story and a video. The graphic story consisted of images and short texts accompanying them. In it, funny characters jumped from one place to another, live or digitally from one device to another. These funny characters literally walked between the screens of different devices, between holograms, video walls and other things, literally jumped between them, transferred from one to another. The devices themselves could additionally be displayed on multiple screens in the air, in space, or on walls without the need for additional devices. Objects and characters moved between them and could enter and exit them. These objects and characters performed various actions and missions to help people learn and discover something new for themselves. They helped people learn about new ideas, concepts, solutions, technologies and trends using funny and memorable means, attractive concepts and explaining everything in understandable language, with interesting, curious and unusual examples. The main characters in the story “Stars and Hits of the Near Future” could move and change their position extremely quickly, as if they could be in several places at the same time. They moved from screen to screen automatically or using various technologies, equipment, props and vehicles. They conducted various interesting things, various scientific experiments, helped people discover unknown truths and secrets, understand various curious facts and details, revealed answers to known and unknown questions and riddles to people. They solved ordinary and unusual tasks. The curious thing was that these characters very skillfully put themselves in the place of ordinary people in different cases and situations and modeled their potential actions and moves – in different conditions, under different circumstances, with different goals, desired results and opportunities. The most interesting thing was that they could look into the future. They offered ideas and solutions that could be useful both now and in the future, under a variety of conditions. They put forward speculative proposals about the future of the world as a whole, in various spheres of life, they made quite reasonable assumptions, and they clearly demonstrated how everything could look – including under different conditions and circumstances, when developing various scenarios for the development of events, with the development of various directions. Mike presented a relatively modest set of works, emphasizing their entertaining nature. He wanted to demonstrate his artistic and authorial abilities and make a small creative debut. He wanted to show himself as a creator and see if people would like his work and style. He did not want to show in any way that he was actually secretly thinking about ideas and technologies that he dreamed of turning into reality. Mike in no way even hinted that he was thinking about creating real projects and combinations of objects, details, technologies, systems and strategies, that he was working on ideas, solutions, directions and scenarios that could turn into reality and become a part of people’s lives. He felt that he should not share this with anyone, because it could interfere with the implementation of his ideas or that his ideas could be stolen and fall into the hands of unscrupulous people and dubious organizations.

Curiosity led Mike to visit the “Future Dreams and Projects Labs” complex, but he had no idea what kind of surprise awaited him there. Upon entering the complex, he noticed many screens from all sides, and the most curious thing is that the action broadcast on the screens is often transferred from one screen to another, often located opposite, giving the impression that objects and characters move between different parts of the complex. Curiously, these screens are equipped with special emitters and projectors and emit not only onto the screen, but also into the air. Spotlights visualize moving objects and characters who seem to be performing some kind of action. Just like in his collection and the story that he published just a month ago in the online publication “News from Tomorrow” with the help of Irene. Everything was very similar and somehow they borrowed his ideas. “How quickly they did it! I’m scared! I need to be more careful!” – Mike was scared. Mike was puzzled by what he saw and decided to meet with Dr. Roberts again to discuss what he saw in the “Future Dreams and Projects Labs” complex. He would tell him that they probably borrowed ideas from his work, which was published a month ago. According to Mike, it seems that this is the case, and fresh signs of renovation and relocation can even be seen in the complex. In addition, Mike recalled an article that Irene had written about them and assumed that after this impressive article, they were also following the news from “News from Tomorrow”. “Very interesting! Have they seen my recently released collections? They probably also read the “News from Tomorrow” and follow their publications, especially after the newspaper published an extensive and interesting article about them, their ideas, projects and products. I need to contact Dr. Roberts immediately! We need to agree on what we can share with others. Of course, I will keep the most basic details to myself and will not share them with anyone, so that they do not fall into the wrong hands! Dr. Roberts and I have known each other for a short time, and I still can’t figure out what kind of person he is, although he seems decent.” Mike shook his head and thought about it. Earlier, a month and a half ago, shortly before the release of his collection, he watched a detailed preview and video review of the complex, and he was already aware of all the details, nuances and features of the complex, and in this preview and video review he did not see moving images and shapes that fit on different screens and in space, and which give the impression that they are performing some kind of action. “It’s a good thing I didn’t publish something similar to the laser version! If I had posted this, I would probably be watching the laser show right now or not… Oh no! I could see something very bad – laser objects and characters, or just objects, devices, structures and characters created from various types of energy, lasers and various substances that not only pretend to perform some actions, but actually do it. I could see one of my favorite projects implemented by other people. I can imagine how bad I would have felt at that moment. My favorite characters could come off the screens, pat me on the shoulder or slap me in the face and say, “Oh, Mike, you’re so dumb! You submitted such a cool idea to a rather secretive and dubious company that you know almost nothing about… What have you done? We’re going to beat you!” – And they would be absolutely right! It would be a real disappointment for me personally and extremely dangerous in general. A rather interesting project may fall into questionable hands. The truth is that not everything should be published. Not everything in life comes down to fame and money. The best things that I come up with and create, I must keep for myself so that they do not fall into the hands of bad people who will use them for evil and abuse them. My ideas and creations should help good and needy people and society as a whole, and not be a tool in the hands of dubious types and organizations and help bad people achieve their hellish goals,” Mike reasoned.

Mike was sure that the best should remain a secret that could not be shared with anyone. The main details of any project should remain a deep secret so as not to fall into the wrong hands. Leaking important and confidential information about projects can put both the projects themselves and their creators at risk. Mike remembers Dr. Roberts’ reaction to his question about project financing and a large number of questionable proposals and organizations that need to be very careful with. Even if they have to look for sponsors for projects, because, of course, Dr. Roberts’ budget is not infinite, great caution should be exercised and preference should be given to recognized organizations and institutions. It is necessary to specify all the details of the organization of research activities, and it is extremely important to agree on what details they can share with potential sponsors and partners. Mike is sure that he must be very careful about what ideas he discusses and with whom, in order to avoid leaking confidential information and successfully keep important details secret. Mike also understands that he should be very careful about what he shares with his family, friends and acquaintances. Even the most innocent conversation can lead to trouble. For example, an innocent conversation with journalist Irene Meyers, who looks like a bit of a naive idealist and a dreamer who sincerely believes in advertising and propaganda of “Future Dreams and Projects Labs”. Irene admits to Mike that she really likes the “Future Dreams and Projects Labs” and is impressed by the scale of their ideas and concern for the development of the planet and all mankind. She really likes the “Future Dreams and Projects Labs” commitment to create and improve large-scale and impressive projects that make people’s lives easier and better. Mike likes Irene as a person and as a woman, but he knows perfectly well that he should not share any details with her, because out of naivety or being blinded by their advertising and propaganda, she can share them with the “Future Dreams and Projects Labs”. Therefore, he talks with her only on general topics and about his general impressions, ideas and goals, without going into details. Still, he has to keep up a conversation with her somehow and be polite, right? He told her about his visit to the “Future Dreams and Projects Labs” complex and that, in his opinion, they probably borrowed ideas from his published stories and collections. Because before publishing his story and collection, he watched a preview and a detailed video review of the complex with all the main details, advantages and attractions. And since their release, new announcements and video reviews have been uploaded to their website, containing ideas from “Stars and Hits of the Near Future” that were not included in the previous preview and video review. Nevertheless, Mike admits to Irene that the “Labs” have done a very good job in a very short time. During his visit, he saw curious indoor and outdoor spaces in which action and events are transmitted from screen to screen at lightning speed, including from opposite screens located at a considerable distance. The scenes intersected in a rather spectacular way. As in his published story… Mike told Irene that he had read a lot of texts and watched many videos about remote control of processes, systems, circuits and networks. He told her that he knew about unusual combinations of technologies, processes and strategies, that he knew about unusual remote interactions and chain reactions. He did this specifically to hear what answers and comments he would hear in response. But he certainly didn’t overdo it. He carefully keeps his main and most important secret.

Mike secretly likes the idea of free transfer of information and movement in space, he often ponders his ideas for creating modern bases, monitoring and controlling the situation, as well as processing and relaying valuable information. He has always been of the opinion that he must create amazing technologies, including mobile ones, with which information can be processed and transmitted. Mike also often recalls the virtual ninja assistants and ghosts he created. Secretly, he dreams that they can break away from the monitor and become real characters. He often dreams of creating a team of superheroes to perform special tasks. Mike often draws characters and potential superheroes. He believes that his superheroes should have a distinct personality, and their story should not be changed or classified like other superheroes. Mike believes that everyone should be well aware of their abilities and achievements. Mike often goes beyond what he has ever seen and heard about existing modern technologies, about technologies that can work remotely and with which processes can be completely remotely controlled. He really likes the idea of remote process management, remote-controlled technologies and fully autonomous technologies. Mike is enthusiastic about his projects on remote maintenance, digital assistants and remote home care, as well as projects to create autonomous bases and autonomous devices. He is in love with the ideas of free movement and remote transmission of various types of information, remote monitoring and remote control of various types of equipment. He is in love with the ideas of instantaneous transmission of information and instantaneous transmission of properties of objects over long distances, instant interaction and communication between various technologies, devices, objects, structures, bases, including fully autonomous ones, as well as between people and teams of people. Mike, of course, did not discuss his main ideas and directions with anyone. He keeps his most interesting ideas and projects a secret. He shared some of them with Dr. Roberts because he needed help in their implementation and because he did not have the necessary scientific basis for their implementation.

One day Mike sits down again and starts drawing. He paints under the influence of thoughts and ideas that have worried him for a long time. He has had some curious ideas about moving images and shapes for quite some time. Since childhood, he imagined cartoon characters from children’s films coming out of the TV and starting to walk or fly around the room or on the street. Mike dreamed of flying with them and taking part in amazing adventures. He also loved ghost movies very much, he was very amused by how they pass through the walls of buildings and through all sorts of obstacles. Mike was determined to develop his ideas and surpass everyone. He dreamed of creating something great. Mike drew his first superhero and started teaching him how to move. The superhero literally came to life on the laptop screen, controlled by special software. From the outside, the birth of the  superhero looked like an exciting animation. The superhero will take his first steps. According to Mike’s idea, this character should combine the incredible qualities of the best ninjas and ghosts. The new superhero was given the name “The Red Ray Cone”, abbreviated “R-Ray Cone” or simply “R-Ray”. “The Red Ray Cone” must be incredibly strong, fast, agile, dexterous and resourceful in order to cope with all kinds of opponents, obstacles and difficulties. At the same time, it would be wonderful if he could pass unnoticed through any barriers, was able to penetrate even the most inaccessible places and act without restrictions under any conditions and circumstances, as well as secretly and imperceptibly observe and control any situation. Mike wants to turn “The Red Ray Cone” into a super ninja and a super ghost at the same time. “The Red Ray Cone” will receive exceptional abilities and characteristics. “The Red Ray Cone” will have the ability to change its characteristics, its color and shape, it will be able to appear, be present and act in different forms and states. He will have the ability to become invisible and visible depending on the situation, depending on the conditions and circumstances. At first, “The Red Ray Cone” will be mostly invisible and will be watching people. As soon as several of his new colleagues and teammates appear, he will begin to manifest himself as an image and a figure in space. Some of the characters will always be in an invisible form to help those who work in a visible state. Mike created the image and figure of “The Red Ray Cone” in two colors – a bright red base and a blue shell. Thus, when a person stands in front of him, he will see a bright red character, around which, as it seems to him, there will be a blue halo. This character will have a narrow and oblong head, and when he presses his arms and legs to his torso, he will look like a cone or a rocket. “The Red Ray Cone” was created in the form of a medium-sized character who will have the ability to turn into a cone similar to a rocket and fly with incredible speed, for which, in fact, he got his name. The cone will be two-colored, mostly light red with a blue longitudinal stripe. Mike has already created “R-Ray Cone’s” closest teammate and best friend. His name is “The Glowing Ball Ray”, abbreviated “Ball-Ray”. It will also be two-colored – mostly yellow with orange stripes on the body. He will be short, with a round muzzle and a wide oval head. He will have the opportunity to transform into a yellow ball with orange stripes when his round body merges with an oval head. Thus, the yellow ball will be able to illuminate large spaces, it will literally be able to turn into an artificial sun and a noticeable landmark. This will help teammates and others to see and navigate better, especially in difficult and stressful situations. “The Red Ray Cone”  and “The Glowing Ball Ray” will make an unforgettable duet. New characters will join them soon, and they will make a great team.

Mike has secretly prepared a project to create an entire team of superheroes that will be created from various types of energy, lasers and substances based on new physical principles. He plans to name this team “The Incredible Rays Team” and eventually expand it by creating and attracting new members. Mike chose the name “The Incredible Rays Team” because he imagines that the team members move like a beam of rays. At first, these rays must be invisible. Characters will be able to move with incredible speed, like invisible rays, move through space unnoticed and appear unexpectedly. Thus, they will be able to surprise and outpace their opponents, learn to study the conditions and environment well, as well as carefully plan and execute their every action and every move. Thus, the team will learn how to act in various situations, conditions and environments, gain experience and develop their qualities and abilities. Mike believes that as soon as the team gains experience and develops its qualities and abilities, it will be good to start gaining popularity and fans. As popularity and fans accumulate, the team will become more recognizable, well-known and in demand by people, thereby constantly expanding the scope of its activities. The team will work on more and more diverse tasks, develop more and more new skills and have an increasingly visible and hidden impact on people’s lives. And more and more people will love “The Incredible Rays Team”. A project of their own home and base has already been prepared for “R-Ray”, “Ball-Ray” and their future teammates. Mike is still finalizing the project, but it has already been decided that it will have an impressive underground part. It is in the underground part of the complex that their actions will be planned and practiced, training and exercises will be conducted there, as well as important details will be worked out. It is there that the legend and reality of the incredible strength and incredible abilities of the “Incredible Rays Team” will be born, and over time it will cease to be just a myth, because more and more people will see and feel it.

Author: Anton S. Petrov

“Тhe Incredible Rays Тeam”: Introduction

“Тhe Incredible Rays Тeam”: Introduction

A series of short stories “The Incredible Rays Team” by Anton S. Petrov

(“Exciting news from the Future” Collection)

Introduction:

The collection “Exciting news from the Future” will take us into the future and first introduce us to “The Incredible Rays Team” – a team invented by shy and taciturn programmer Michael (Mike) and created with the help of a talented scientist Dr. Roberts. Mike is an ordinary person, but with a very rich imagination. While working on the development of advanced technologies, his imagination has developed even more, and he begins to see everything in a completely unexpected light. As soon as he closes his eyes, he sees a completely new world in front of him, which he controls mentally and in which he can create and develop absolutely every detail. Closing his eyes, he mentally projects this new world and manages it. In his free time, Mike likes to draw and create various images and characters. He likes to develop games and designs for unique and unknown worlds and universes. He creates and designs every detail himself. Mike can spend hours working on such things on his personal laptop. He uses his technical knowledge to manage and test the created objects and functionality. Uses his rich imagination to invent new objects, images, characters, activities, abilities and functionality, to develop various variants of projects and scenarios for the development of events. Having a rich imagination and good technical knowledge, Mike begins to think in the direction of creating new technologies that will change the world, but he does not have the necessary scientific base. By chance, he meets Dr. Roberts and shares some of his ideas with him. Roberts was impressed by his imagination, but initially considered most of Michael’s projects unfeasible. However, secretly, Dr. Roberts begins work on some of them in his laboratory, but he lacks the necessary funds. A mysterious company appears on the horizon, ready to finance his research in exchange for access to technology. A mysterious company called “Future Dreams and Projects Labs” informs Dr. Roberts that it is fighting for a better future for humanity and is funding new advanced technologies to improve people’s lives. However, behind the mysterious company are legendary villains of the past, called “Secret Wizards”, who meanwhile expanded their empire and became many times more powerful. “Secret Wizards” have always sought to destroy humanity, replace people with modern technologies and seize power over the world, becoming its absolute masters. “Secret Wizards” never communicate with people face to face, but appear with the help of modern technologies or from the screens of monitors, smartphones, video walls, projectors and other devices. They always want to get the best technology. They really like the idea of new objects and characters appearing on different screens in exactly the same mysterious way as themselves. “Secret Wizards” want to use such means to achieve their goals. Almost all of their offices in the past were furnished and equipped with large screens and video walls. Everyone who has ever visited their headquarters called the “Wizards World Trade Center” has noticed their love of big screens, unaware of their great dislike of people. And why not achieve more? One of Mike’s ideas, developed with the help of Dr. Roberts, will really make a strong impression on the “Secret Wizards” and even shock them, and they will do everything possible to gain control of this technology or create their own variants. Absolutely everyone will be shocked when the new characters come off the screen and gain the ability to move freely everywhere, anywhere in space. Dr. Robert needs Mike’s rich imagination and skills to develop his projects, but he also needs the money of the “Secret Wizards”. Observing the development of technology, Mike came to the conclusion that it is not enough to use modern technologies and robots, but it is also necessary to create a new type of tools and technologies that are inextricably linked with people and are available at any time. Technologies capable of moving and performing tasks at the speed of light. Thus, he came up with the idea of the need for technologies and characters that are invisible, but if necessary can take shape, color and sound. Characters with superpowers who are able to cope with super-tasks that people cannot cope with. Such technologies and characters could move freely in space, pass through walls and barriers. A bit like the legends of ghosts and spirits from the past. Mike wants to create real ghosts that can change size and shape. According to Mike’s plan, such characters should move in the form of an invisible beam and appear as needed and in any form. To create such technologies, it is necessary to use new physical principles. Sound and image should be able to be transmitted in space without problems. So, suddenly you can hear real speech from the other end of the room, and suddenly there may even be an image sitting in a chair opposite you that starts talking to you. Such technologies and characters could suddenly appear at the right time and the right place and save a person’s life. Mike and Dr. Roberts are working together on a project to create a team of such characters called “The Incredible Rays Team”. The concept of “Incredible Rays” and the first characters of the “Incredible Rays Team” were created by Michael on his personal computer and subsequently refined in the laboratory of Dr. Roberts by a group of scientists with serious knowledge and experience. The characters of “Тhe Incredible Rays Тeam” appear for the first time, acquire a real shape and color and come to life on the screen of Mike’s personal laptop, who first draws, paints, designs and constructs them independently, and later these characters will acquire their incredible abilities and capabilities in the laboratory of Dr. Roberts. At some point they will become real characters and heroes who will be able to pass through walls, barriers and all kinds of obstacles, just like ghosts from fairy tales and legends do. The characters of the “Incredible Rays Team” will receive incredible features and functionality, as well as be able to move with incredible speed and instantly change their position and location. They will be able to carry out instant and immediate actions, attacks and rescue operations. Over time, the number of incredible characters will increase, and the team of “Incredible Rays” will expand significantly. Later, the “Incredible Rays” will gain the functionality to move not only as invisible rays, but also as visible ones to warn those in need and their opponents about their arrival. They will begin to move and appear suddenly and in the most unexpected way in the form of a multicolored beam of rays or multicolored streams and bundles of rays, which will become a real symbol and emblem of the “Incredible Rays Team”. The project will greatly interest the “Secret Wizards” who would like to use it for their own purposes. A struggle ensues over who and how will use “Тhe Incredible Rays”, as well as over who and how will run the laboratory of Dr. Roberts, which is also partially funded by the “Secret Wizards” due to lack of its own funds. The laboratory can be used to develop technologies for the benefit of humanity or fall into the hands of villains. Soon Mike will have to sit down at the captain’s table and take the control panel, become a superhero who, with the help of characters from The Incredible Rays Team, will fight the “Secret Wizards”. Meanwhile, he meets the beautiful Irene (Iri), who works as a journalist for the newspaper “News from Tomorrow” and who regularly publishes articles about this impressive battle. Iri has no idea what Mike is really doing, and seriously believes that The Incredible Rays Team is led by dangerous criminals, while the company “Future Dreams and Projects Labs”, secretly controlled by “Secret Wizards”, represents the good guys. Mike and Iri are good friends, but over time Mike falls in love with Iri. He is often jealous of her, noticing that she hardly communicates with men, and begins to worry whether she is on the other side of the barricades or that she is a lesbian. Mike’s feelings for Iri do not go unnoticed by the “Secret Wizards”, who know perfectly well what his weaknesses are. “Secret Wizards” always skillfully play the role of kind and right people, denigrating their competitors. They want to be and look the smartest, the most powerful, the richest and the most beautiful. Their ambitions and greed are huge. With their constant attempts to seize power over the world, they turn many, many people against themselves. Everyone remembers their legendary clashes with the “Unstoppable Workers” many years ago. This time, the  “Incredible Rays Team” will get in their way, which will lead to a record and unprecedented collision.

Author: Anton S. Petrov

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