the x-files i want to disbelieve

7/28/2019 The X-Files I Want to Disbelieve

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Ted Norton is an avid fan of anything that might be considered outside thespectrum of the mainstream. He will go anywhere just to find a grain ofexcitement. He likes various series depicting different scenarios involvingthe unknown, though he does not love them. He finds televisionproductions too predictable and too public-oriented.

He has experienced

some weird stuff so he does know what bizarre

means in practice. Shows

such as The Outer Limits

and The X-files

do have their better moments.

Ted has never seen anything that might really incite his intellectual sparkto turn into a flame. His persistence keeps turning up various stuff, but itis never up to Teds standards. He has the time, he has the money. Hisappearance does suggest a certain degree of geekiness, though on anacceptable level. If you try to mess with him, you will burn your arse. Tedused to plan everything in major detail until he realized it was

too to cope

with. He has abandoned diligent planning in favor of sensible planning.Seems to be working for now. Norton has just returned from Spain

where

he has been observing the great faces for two hours. Appearing,disappearing. Appearing, disappearing.

Do you hear about it in the mainstream media ? he has thought, thoughit has been more of a rhetorical question. Ah, right now, I gotta

see this

new movie, the X-files movie. As he plans, so he does.Just another mainstream production,

grumbles Ted after leaving the

cinema. I really gotta

take matters into my own hands.

As he says, so he does.


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Ted is an owner of a company called ''Norton Technologies, Inc. '' In hisforties, Caucasian, he takes nothing at face value. Belief means

nothing to

him. This is why when everyone around him kept yelling to abandon the''Tetra mast eradication project,'' he assiduously went on with his work. Ted

always hated the primitive method of TETRA masts -

the very technology

upon which cell phone industry is based. He held a grudge against theworld's communications method. His daughter did have cancer, after all,cancer which had been metastasizing at an incredible rate. She was onlyfourteen. Ted never forgave himself after that. Somehow he knew the

culprit: electromagnetic pollution. Ted was and is a genius when it comes tocommunication systems; he can visualize patterns and consequences ofthose patterns where others see only chaos and insanity. His wife hasabandoned him as he has been screaming ''good riddance, whore'' towardher. His sole purpose in life has been to find an alternative to

the most

common communications method on this ordinary little planet in an ordinary

solar system.He has locked himself up in the house, focusing on the task at hand. NicolaTesla's premise has helped him a lot in the task as he has purportedlyinvented a device that would make cell phone technology obsolete.

Ted's

neighbors have started gossiping what has gotten into the guy, seeingvarious contraptions on Ted's roof. They keep seeing strange bolts of light

resonating between the two miniature Tesla towers. Conservatives

members

of the community have even been voicing for a governmental intervention infear of a terrorist activity.Ted keeps going, perusing various conspiracy forums for useful information.Drawing plans, engineering ideas, quoting Einstein to pass the time. After

ten years he has finally done it. A device that would make Tesla shake hishand.


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He has established a company ''Norton Technologies, Inc.'' At first it has beena small endeavor with Ted helping people with mundane communication

issues. His main objective has always been the main focus. He has been inneed of someone who would be able to acknowledge his invention. He couldnot just go public with his ideas, not in his mind. And he has not had to dothat. Someone has contacted him as he has been driving back to his housefrom work.Ted's house is located in a picturesque area. Driving home from work is

always through the woods, beautiful woods where maple trees, pine tressand such abound. He usually drives home around the time when it gets darkwith no one else in the vicinity. This is the only place, inside

his own care,

where Ted feels really free. Free of senseless babble, free of electromagneticpollution, free of mediocre individuals bent on attacking anyone

who dares to

voice a different opinion. Just woods and Ted. He is ashamed to admit it to

himself but the woods have become like his second family, however warped itmay sound to an external observer.Ted's distance from home to work is circa thirty kilometers or circa 19 miles, ifyou prefer that standard. Not everything of it is woods but a major chunk is -by major one could estimate approximately thirteen miles. The rest is a, very

frustrating to get through, ring road. Ted's inner dilemmas always involve hiseating habits. McDonald's on the way is a always a big temptation to Norton,enticing him to ''drive thru.''

Ted tries to remind himself of his progeny's

cancer then and that usually stops him from stopping by. He orders home-delivered pizzas instead or tries to concoct something by himself instead. Tenyears have passed and he has survived in a reasonable shape so maybe it is

not that bad. One man has been able to lose weight eating only atMcDonald's, after all.Ted's job requires him to be peripatetic. He is always on the run, so to speak,driving from client to another, arranging one thing or the other.


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Anger concerning the main project is mounting within his mind, though, and

he is about to explode if he does not come up with a solution in

the near

future. Driving home is the best time for him to contemplate various aspectsof existence, what to do , where to get, etc. Many women have proposed toTed , but he has not been interested in anything apart from the main task. Hehas told them to fuck off. How easy it is for people to dismiss someone as a

nut. They rarely see past the surface of anyone, because their own lives areshallow. Ted used to get angry , he even used to attack people physicallybecause he could not stand their insipidity and arrogance. Then has finallyunderstood the futility of his actions. He has turned to travesty , along thelines of ''reductio

ad absurdum,'' to do the job. Almost everyone that has

confronted Ted has been left with consternation on their face, not sure what

the fuck has this guy been talking about, what the fuck he's been doing.''What you on dood

cuz

I wanna

have same shit goin' in ma hed'' , is a frequent

query directed toward Ted.''The difference between you and I, my friend, is simple, so lemme

break it

down for ya. I don't have to be on crack to experience visions because mymind is powerful enough to produce them on its own. You need something to

expedite your mental faculties, though.''''What the fuck does expedite mean?'' a question usually flies toward Ted.


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''It means check it out yourself'' a response comes with Ted boltingafterwards.''What the hell?'' a surge of heat passes through Ted's body upon seeingsomeone on the road in front of him, maydaying. Breaks can be heard and

stuff in the trunk is floating around. Ted's stomach almost popped out whenthe seatbelt pressed itself against it with an incredible amount

of force. For

a moment Ted has thought -

that's it, I'm going to jail cause of some drunk

hermit.Ted gets out of his silver Toyota pickup and heads toward the ''hermit.'' Theperson involved does wear a strange robe, seems to be black as it can be

barely seen in the impending darkness.

The maydaying

is gone, now only the

robe and the hood can be seen. The individual does not move at all whichinfuriates Ted as some kind of a prank gone awry.''What are you, little red riding hood?! I could've killed you for Satan's sake !''Ted uses the name ''Satan'' for a purpose. The appearance of the

stranger

does correspond with some cult members, particularly Satanic.

Ted

approaches the person in question and stares at them in shock anddisbelief.''Have you gone completely catatonic?'' Ted says in an aggressive, though notoverly loud, tone. ''Are you so shocked that your program just froze ?''''I KNOW THE SOLUTION TO YOUR TETRA MAST PROBLEM'' a loud male voice

speaking with the trans-atlantic variety of English can be heard in Ted'smind. The voice has spoken with such conviction that Norton has simplyaccepted the statement as real and has uttered the following words aimedat the individual while standing around one meter away from ''him''''What do you mean, is this another thought experiment on me ?''

thinks Ted

in a nervous voice. ''Don't you see we're in the middle of the road and

someone can simply whack us with their automobile ?''''Don't worry, it has all been taken care of,'' responds the voice while theindividual stands in the middle, hidden. ''I know what you are planning. Iknow you wanna go public with your inventions.

Thi i i N t thi l t T d N t thi l t Th th t b


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This is unwise. Not on this planet, Ted. Not on this planet. The

powers that be

will first harness your potential and then you'll be disposed of. I came hereto offer you something much bigger. ''''Why me?'' Ted asks a question this time, looking directly at the robed figure.''It is reminiscent of some messiah crap.''

''No, Ted, you want your daughter back.''''Get the fuck away from my daughter or I'll shoot you where you

stand !'' Ted

shouted at the figure, brandishing a shotgun under his coat. ''I'm not foolingaround here.''''Ted, this is not necessary'' the figure says and sends a mental image to Tedrepresenting his own assassination. Norton is staggered by the vision and

simply knows its true. ''We've chosen you out of billions. We collect thoughtpatterns of the populations. We've visited many planets, many star systems.The most capable minds are taken with us as they help us to understandeach culture deeply and they help us to improve ourselves.''''What, you're an alien now?'' utters Ted, both defensive and shocked.

''Yes'' the voice responds. ''People on this planet possess a mental screenwhich does not permit them to see who we are. Due to that, so many peopleon this planet are easily manipulated. They are archetypes and theirbehavior is predictable.''''What do you want from me?'' says Ted in a defensive tone, pushing allconsiderations about the nature of his interlocutor aside. ''Why

am I so

special to you?''''We've been looking for someone like you, Ted. Your situation in life rendersyou conducive toward various bargaining chips. Qui pro quo.''''Am I a messiah in your mind , then ?'' asks Ted, surprised.''No, you are a person that has what we need. You've discovered a devicethat handles the problem of electromagnetic pollution. We need it. We also

have something that will allow you to be happy again.''''Still, why me ?'' asks Ted, puzzled. ''What is this all about?''''Your mind is more open to certain experiences'' says the voice. ''You did nottry to defend your belief system, warding off my presence and attacking me.


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Your reaction toward me right now, despite all the movies concerningextraterrestrials or interdimensionals

or

as some call them -

ultraterrestrials, is beyond exemplary. This is why we chose your thoughtpattern to be added to our database. We contacted you because we

wantyour patent, Ted. We also want to help you. Please understand, ulteriormotives are not within our cultural paradigm.''''Why didn't you simply take it away from me if you're so powerful?''''Ted, we don't infringe on someone else's existence because it's against ourperceptions'' says the voice. ''You are an equal to us .Equals ought to beaware of the stakes.''

''Fair enough'' says Ted. ''What do you need my invention for ?''''It's complicated'' the voice can be heard. ''What you can witness now is akinto moving to another dimension. This is why no one can see us despitevarious objects passing by. You haven't seen it as nothing has happenedyet. Just suppose it would. The difference is, Ted, that your body moves, notyour mind. In our case, our mind moves, then our body. This is why we can be

outside the consensual reality prevalent in a certain environment. If youwere a robot, you might even die of shock. This is why we're very carefulabout selecting entities to interact with. The same problem is prevalent invarious cultures, individual or collective.'''' I still don't get the gist of it'' says Ted, a little annoyed.

''The gist is simple'' responds the voice. ''Electromagnetic pollution causesour reality shifts to collapse. This is why I have met you here,

to avoid the

pollution as much as possible. You've devised a device which can

eradicate

the problem. With it, we will be able to become various individuals in variouscultures by being outside their consensus and yet being them at the sametime.''

''I think I know what you mean because it makes sense to me'' says Ted andadds "Though it wouldn't make much sense to many people I guess.''''This is why you're our contact'' says the voice. ''We want you

to give us your

patent and we offer you something in return.


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Something to save your life -

AND your daugther's.''

''My daughter's ?'' asks Ted, the words still ringing in his head. ''How can youdo that?''"It's complex'' responds the voice. ''The point is, you'll be back again, withyour wife and your daughter, your daughter would be cancer-free. You'll be

back to the point where everything began to entropidize. ''''Agreed'' Ted nods, knowing that nothing can be worse than his currentmental state where suicide is on the table. ''I'm in. You can have myinventions but I expect you to show me who you are first -

out of common

courtesy then tell me how is it going to happen.''The individual disrobes. At first Ted sees a young man, in his early twenties,frail-looking with glasses on. Somewhat like a geek, one could wager. Thenthe person's face begins to blur and Ted opens his mouth in amazement.

''You're either a genius or a real alien'' he says. ''It's just why do you look like a

typical gray?''''It is very cliche

but it is indeed how this body looks like'' responds the alien

in a telepathic way as a car whizzes by''Holy crap, it passed right through me!'' shouted Ted, visibly exhilarated''Yes, as I've said, all is a matter of belief, even your primitive laws of theuniverse'' the gray looks at Ted and smiles.Ted Norton is a curious man, to say the least. He is about to ask the entity atorrent of probing questions :"What is reality?''''What is the deal about cattle mutilations?''''Is there life after death?''''Did aliens create humans?''''Was Jesus real?''

The alien just smiles and Norton finds himself in front of his car.''Daddy, what are you thinking about now?'' someone asks him from behind.''Wha

? ''Norton utters a murmur, looks around and notices his daughter

juxtaposed with her school's background.


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Instead, he smiles at Kate and tells her''Oh nothing much, Katie. Daddy has just been epiphanized.''Ted's daughter looks at him in a strange way.''What do you mean?''''The X-files Prime : I want to disbelieve.'' says Ted in a calm voice. ''How wasthe school today?''

''Same stuff, as always'' says Kate, still puzzled by her father's bizarredemeanor.''Same here'' grins Ted.''Daddy, why are you so happy today?'' asks Kate in an inquisitive tone.''The thought of hearing your mother's voice renders me blissful'' says Ted inhis pathetic attempt at poetry.

Both burst into uncontrollable laughter and so the story ends.

He feels an incredible urge to use hyperbolic speech but then realizes thesheer folly behind the idea.

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