Peter and the Computer Imp

Foreword

This is an adventure story in which the main protagonists are a group of five children who are close friends. The world has been invaded by a group of immortal evil being. A good immortal being enlists the five friends to engage the evil invaders in.. At stake is the fate of the human race. The story does not contain profanity, sex and gore, since it is intended to provide wholesome entertainment for children and adults, particularly those who are young at heart.

Prologue

It was a dark night when the greatest evil being of the universe landed on a remote mountain peak in Peru bringing his four assistants whom he addressed as Number One, Two, Three and Four. They in turn called him as the Boss. On landing on terra firma they all assumed human shape. The Boss had considerable magical powers, could travel billions of light years in the blink of an eyelid, and all five of them were immortal.

They went about their task of enslaving the human race by using their magical powers to control the minds of many people from the surrounding area and arming them with magical guns. Soon South America was under their absolute control and they were preparing to conquer the whole world. This would have dire consequences for the human race. The Boss would gradually drain the mental energy of all human beings till they were reduced to the level of animals. Then he would travel with his assistants to some other planet harboring intelligent life and repeat the same process there.

Fortunately, the greatest good being of the universe arrived on the earth to thwart their evil intentions. He also acquired human shape and called itself the Chimp because of a slight resemblance to that creature. Since the laws of nature did not permit direct conflict between these two great beings, the Chimp searched for suitable humans to battle against the evil invaders.

After considerable effort, he decided that a group of five young American children from the small town of South Bend were best suited for this purpose. Their leader was Peter Edwards, a boy with a well rounded personality and a flair for computers. The others were his close friends Anthony Sebastian, Monique Danville, Mathew Rossi, and Roger Steinberg. All of them were very brave and highly talented. One night the Chimp appeared mysteriously in Peter’s bedroom to enlist him and his friends.