The person who read the message was a nerd named Walter Smukmeyer (bullies liked to call him Schmuckmeyer instead). He didn't have many friends, but that was okay, because he spent most of his time reading. It was his favorite pastime. And his favorite genre was science fiction. It didn't matter if it was classic or contemporary. If it was sci-fi, he'd read it. A lot of bullies picked on him just for that reason alone. They saw it as a waste of time. And a stupid waste of time at that. But they also picked on him because of his poor social skills and his lack of personal hygiene.
But Walter was about to have a major life change, thanks to the wish he just made. He was about to become a lot like the hero from his favorite book, which was ...
