Timewarp
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Richard finished his toast and coffee and gave Mum a kiss on the cheek before leaving for work. She gave him a smile, telling him to make sure he paid attention during his special project. Trish just gave him a look of slight animosity while Anna carried on reading her comic, completely unaware of the surrounding activity. As he was leaving the house, a sudden premonition hit Richard. He had the distinct feeling that he would never see his family again, at least not as he had seen them that morning. He shrugged to himself, and made his way to Scientific Exploration Plc. It felt strange going to the imposing Experimental Research section rather than the usual maze of offices where he normally worked. He was welcomed at Security by a rather attractive receptionist and led through the clinical white corridors to a large, bare room. At least it was bare in terms of having no furniture, although in the middle of the room there was a metallic, windowless capsule.
At the far end of the room, a group of "boffins" were grouped around an amazing array of computer terminals. They turned around as Richard entered the room, almost as if he was a new specimen of rabbit they had brought in for tests. One of the scientists approached Richard and shook his hand.
"Good morning, Richard. I am Doctor Sandiford. You must excuse us if we seem a trifle preoccupied today but what we are planning to do is revolutionary. You have been chosen from a number of volunteers because you possess the mental and physical resilience to go on one of the greatest voyages of discovery Man has ever known. You will be travelling through time!"
Richard took a deep breath and tried to take in the enormity of what he had just been told. "But wha... I mean... well just HOW are you going to do that?" was all he could stammer. Dr Sandford smiled patiently.
"Let me explain. We are going to put you in that capsule and place gadgets that will convert all your memory and thoughts into a form of digital wave frequency. These can be directed faster than the speed of light until they actually travel back in time. Meanwhile, we have to fix the co-ordinates of a suitable receptacle - that is, a lifeless body which is still capable of brain reactivation - to store your thoughts and memory. So you will think like you do now but, for a short time it will be in somebody else's body.
We have a suitable person in mind - a young man about your age. He's in a coma at the moment but is otherwise functioning perfectly normally. And you - or rather your mind - will be transported back to 1958." Richard gasped aloud and involuntarily took a step back. He wouldn't do it - it was dangerous and weird. Dr Sandiford seemed to read his thoughts.
"We know how you must feel but we must do this experiment today. The company will pay you twenty thousand pounds in recognition of the risks you take and that's apart from the vast amounts of money you can make from the newspapers and television if you want to sell your story. And I promise...it's absolutely foolproof." That was all the persuasion Richard needed. "OK, when do we start?"
Dr Sandford smiled. "Straight away, young man."
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