The nations have been bickering nonstop about which one of them is the most advanced. To end the argument once and for all, England finds a spell that will summon the nation to a location of their choice. To all of their astonishment, that Nation is 'Fadril', a skittish, loquacious country with an imagination that never ends. Everything is turned upside-down for everyone as 'Fadril' shows exactly why they were the one the spell chose. But all of the nations soon realize unbelievable wonders, don't mean the absence of all problems.
Prologue
It was always incredible to see that boy work. There was no denying there were thousands of other good and extremely talented workers, but he was something else.
His finger flew from his hologram computer screen, typing in long strings of codes and calculations as he hardly glanced at it, and back to the device on his desk.
He had abandoned sitting in his chair, balancing on the tips of his toes, poised to enable him to react at super-human speed.
Beads of sweat dotted his forehead, occasionally dripping onto the desk. He flicked his right hand at the hologram screen, his attention and other hand not leaving the device, and swiped it a few times until he thrusted his hand in it, a hologram netting floating above his hand. He quickly wiped his face, the netting glowing where it came in contact with his sweat. He waved it away, the drops of sweat shrinking until they vanished and left his previously perspiration-soaked face dry.
He paused for a moment, reaching up to the rim of his glasses and giving it a light squeeze. The lens of his glasses shimmered and several other holographic lenses emerged as he squinted.
A smile split on his face and he began working faster and faster with the device; clicking pieces together, oiling the joints, guiding his typed codes to the device.
Then he stopped, looking triumphant as he grabbed a worn engraver and wrote 'Invented by Radius Fawke: Prototype No. 1.' on it. He set the tool down and picked the pyramid shaped product and set it on the floor.
It whirred, almost inaudibly, as the invention unfolded itself and flattened down, weaving across the floor, creating a spider web design as it imbedded itself into the fibers of the carpet. The whirring stopped as a soft peach light emanated from the floor, a sweet humming floating in the air.
The boy's boss smiled, leaning casually on the doorframe, as the boy grinned and closed his eyes and disappeared into a world all his own.
His boss stood up straight. "Fawke." he called.
The boy didn't move.
"Fawke." he repeated louder.
Still nothing.
"Radius!" he shouted.
The boy's eyes snapped open as he spun around. "S-sorry boss!" he squeaked. "How long have you been there? Long? I was just so focused on my invention I didn't even notice you coming in...Wait, don't tell me you've been their longer! Gosh I'm really sorry I-"
His boss smiled, putting his hand up to stop him. "Calm down. Any faster and you'll be talking at light speed."
Radius smiled apologetically. "S-sorry about that again. Do you need anything?"
"I came in here to see why you were still up." his boss laughed. "You're not even in pajamas!"
"I couldn't sleep again." Radius answered, nodding to his bed. "So I got up and started building to help me get tired. Then I got thinking more because lack of sleep is a really big problem for everyone. So I decided to build something that would calm them down and help them sleep."
Radius took a deep breath before he began to rattle on again. "It glows and plays lullabies. And since it's not big and bulky, it's not a tripping hazard and-" Radius continued to babble about the device and all the other qualities it had; it activated when a sleep-walker got up, the glowing and lullaby would dim as the person began falling asleep and start again as they woke up, if one was moving or travelling they could return it to it's former pyramid stage and carry it, the colors could be changed…
"Well, as always, you've really outdone yourself." his boss said, looking around the room as dim shadows flickered on the walls.
Radius nodded sheepishly. "Yeah I did. I just got so carried away that...what do you think of it?"
His boss laughed. "I think this is brilliant! I have no doubt in my mind that if we got this into production, everyone would want one!"
Radius beamed.
"There's just one thing left to do now," his boss mused. "Test it."
Radius laughed. "You're just giving me an excuse to go to sleep."
His boss nodded. "Get some rest, tomorrow's a big day."
"Alright," he said.
"See you in the morning." His boss quipped as he turned and left.
Radius slumped on his bed, pulling his sheets up as he watched the glowing light and listened to the melody. Eventually, the exhaustion of the day caught up to him and he closed his eyes, drifting into a light sleep, and blissfully unaware of what would be in store for him when he woke up.
