Adventures of Georgie Sheppard: Georgie Meets Nikola Tesla

Geoffrey Banjavich G.

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Fourteen-year-old Georgie Sheppard always felt he was different. Plagued by strange occurrences since early childhood, nothing was ever normal for him. Highly intelligent and studious, he has been a constant target for bullies. The situation, however, moves far beyond the scope of his usual daily torment as an increasingly bizarre series of realistic dreams take him back to the end of the 19th century. Facing dark forces that he cannot even begin to comprehend, Georgie embarks on a perilous journey, one where the fabric of time, and reality itself, may be in jeopardy of forever becoming undone.

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• Science fiction

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• Publié par: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Date de parution: 13 novembre 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781786290502
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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The Adventures of Georgie Sheppard: Georgie Meets Nikola Tesla
G. Geoffrey Banjavich
Austin Macauley Publishers
2018-11-13
The Adventures of Georgie Sheppard: Georgie Meets Nikola Tesla About the Author Dedication Copyright Information © Chapter I Georgie Sheppard Chapter II Hopeless Daydreamer Chapter III Colorado Springs Chapter IV Value of a Dollar Chapter V Protector Chapter VI The Mysterious Benefactor Chapter VII Nikola Tesla Chapter VIII Lost in Time Chapter IX Jealousy and the Skeptic Chapter X The Plans Chapter XI Comfortably Numb Chapter XII The Shadow Entity Chapter XIII Revelations Chapter XIV A New Friend Chapter XV Home Sweet Home Chapter XVI A Date to Remember Chapter XVII Truth Be Told Chapter XVIII The Guild Chapter XIX Uncle Mike Chapter XX All That Glitters and Glows Chapter XXI Something Is Missing Chapter XXII Blackmail Chapter XXIII The Delivery Chapter XXIV Showdown Chapter XXV Another Death Chapter XXVI Judgment Day Chapter XXVII The Rescue Chapter XXVIII The Deception Chapter XXIX Into the Fire
About the Author
G. Geoffrey (Geoff) Banjavich is an acclaimed film and TV actor, model, inventor, screenwriter, script editor, and speechwriter. He has a background in the philosophy of science and is also an entrepreneur, with multiple successful business ventures. Even before he built his first Tesla coil as a youngster, Nikola Tesla captivated his interest and will forever continue to inspire him.
Dedication
Nan –
My grandmother was the one person who taught me to use my imagination to its fullest and to never let go of my dreams. She said I would do something special one day, and I believe this is it!
Carol Shields –
My professor and mentor, who identified my talent and gave me the much-needed guidance I required in order to foster that ability within me to become a writer.
Mom and Dad –
For always believing in me and being there for me, even during those difficult times. For that, I will always be truly grateful.
Nikola Tesla –
He became my inspiration when I was eight years old. Following a visit to the Ontario Science Centre, I discovered my first Tesla Coil and the fact that Tesla was indeed the ‘Father’ of alternating current. Without him, not only would there be no novel, but the absence of modern society as we know it. Our world is built upon the generation and transmission of electricity, as well as wireless communication, all made possible by his inventions.
Copyright Information ©
G. Geoffrey Banjavich (2018)
The right of G. Geoffrey Banjavich to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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Chapter I

Georgie Sheppard
It is a very cloudy and dingy gray day as Georgie Sheppard, a small boy of four, who dons long blond locks and is attired in tan Oshkosh B’Gosh overalls and a striped red T-Shirt, stares intensely outside his bedroom window. He is standing on a chair and can barely see over the edge of the window frame. His silver-rimmed Mickey Mouse wrist watch, affixed around his right wrist, reads three o’clock. A small dark spot appears in the sky, which grows ever larger as it draws nearer to him. Instead of being frightened, the boy is in a trance-like state as he remains frozen in place. The dark spot finally arrives at the window and eventually envelops the entire room. In a blink, the spot and the boy have vanished without a trace.
An attractive, young, dark-haired woman, with long black hair, is in the midst of vacuuming a plush red carpet in her living room. She does so with much care, making perfectly symmetrical V-shaped patterns. When she is done, she continues her cleaning in the kitchen. As she washes her sink, thunder resounds as bright flashes of lightening fill the sky. The lights flicker and suddenly go out as the power in her home shuts down. She checks the time on a large electric wall clock, whose dial now stands motionless at five o’clock. Just as she dries her hands, she notices something in the yard. She is shocked to discover a child playing in the sandbox. Upon closer examination, she realizes it is her son Georgie. She rushes outside and grabs him just as a heavy rain shower begins. As they head inside, she looks at him with bewilderment and concern.
“How did you get out there? Thank goodness we don’t have a pool!”
She climbs the stairs to the second floor of the house and is surprised to discover that Georgie’s bedroom door is still latched from the outside, just as she had left it when she put him in bed for his nap. She then proceeds to open the latch and enter the room. The bedroom window is closed, the screen is still in place, and as hard as she tries to figure it out, there is no logical explanation as to how he got out of his room. She places Georgie on his bed as she once again examines the latch. It shows no signs of being bent or tampered with in any way.
“Maybe I should have named you Houdini?”
She looks at Georgie, who just smiles back at her as if nothing unusual has happened. Without warning, the power comes back as the lights flicker back on. She notices that he still has traces of sand on him and proceeds to lead him to the bathroom to clean him up. As she is cleaning him, she notices that his watch is stuck at three o’clock, about fifteen minutes after the time she put him down for his nap. When she goes to remove his watch, it gives her a nasty electric shock. When she tries again, it gives her yet another shock. Georgie sees that his mother is in distress.
“I’ll do it, Mommy.”
Before she can stop him, he removes the watch himself, without receiving a shock, and hands it to her. This time, she does not get shocked, but upon examination of the watch, she discovers that it is covered in small, dark scorch marks around its silver steel edges. She tries winding the watch and changing the time, but to no avail, as it remains permanently fixed at three o’clock.
Five years have passed, and Georgie, a now slightly chubby nine-year-old, sits amongst his classmates at school during reading period. Most of the kids are reading picture books and other children’s works, but not Georgie; he remains oddly different as he has his face buried in a book on advanced physics. Timothy Robbins, a husky, little, red-headed and freckle-faced boy, with beady little brown eyes, is sitting across from him. Timothy rips a small piece of paper from a page in his textbook and puts it in his mouth. He chews it for a moment and then takes it out, rolls it into a ball, and shoves it into a straw. He aims it at Georgie, takes a deep breath, and blows hard through the straw. The spit-ball strikes Georgie right in the side of his face. He is taken by surprise as he feels its sting.
“Ouch!”
The teacher, Mrs. Buisson, a woman in her late forties with short blonde hair and thick, heavy rimmed glasses, takes notice of this right away.
“Shhhh! No talking!”
Georgie looks around to see who shot him, but Timothy is already pretending that he has been reading all along. A few light snickers can be heard from other areas in the classroom. Georgie is starting to get tired of this bullying, and is saddened by the fact that he gets picked on for no reason at all. His best friend, Clifford Miller, the little blonde boy with silver wire-framed glasses, who is sitting at the desk in front of him, keeps telling him that the reason for the attacks is because of jealousy. Clifford and Georgie are both gifted students, and they both suffer equal amounts of bullying from Timothy and other less studious peers in their class. Even though Georgie realizes that this must be the case, it is definitely getting to him. Just as Georgie gets settled again, he and Clifford both get struck in the head simultaneously by spitballs. Georgie stands up and sees Timothy putting his straw away.
“That’s it!”
Mrs. Buisson screams at Georgie.
“Sit down and be quiet or I’ll send you to the vice principal’s office!”
Georgie explains the situation to her.
“Timothy has been shooting spitballs at me!”
She raises a thick brow and looks at Timothy, who pretends he is reading.
“Timothy?”
Timothy acts as innocent as an angel.
“Yes, Mrs. Buisson?”
“Have you been shooting spitballs at Georgie?”
“No.”
She does not believe him, as he has caused trouble in the past, so she walks over to him.
“May I see what’s in your desk?”
Timothy looks nervous now.
“Why, Mrs. Buisson?”
She does not answer and immediately rifles through his desk, finds the straw and holds it in front of his face.
“What’s this?”
Timothy looks quite upset now.
“A straw…for my soda.”
She then looks down at his book and sees torn corners from the pages.
“How dare you deface school property?”
Timothy tries to defend himself.
“I didn’t, it was like that!”
“Don’t lie to me! Off to Mr. Smith’s office!”
Timothy starts to cry.
“No.”
“You do as I say! Now!”
Timothy bows his head and slowly walks out of the classroom. Clifford raises his hand and catches her attention.
“Yes, Clifford?”
“I got hit as well, but from the other side of the class.”
She looks at the students from that side of the room with scrutiny.
“Oh really? Everyone empty your desks right now!”
A series of groans are heard from most of the class. Georgie a