2 year Time Skip part 1
A year had passed since John awoke in this new world, reborn in the body of a child, yet carrying the will of someone far older—sharper, hungrier. One evening, while lying on his bed staring at the ceiling fan spin lazily above, he made the decision.
"Great Sage," he said inside his thoughts, "hack every satellite connected to the global information grid—military, civilian, corporate, and private. Bypass encryption, scrape their research vaults, their scientific repositories, their dark data archives. I want everything—science, tech, medicine, engineering, warfare. All of it."
There was a moment of silence, followed by a soothing, calm voice in his head.
Great Sage: As you command, Master. Commencing full-spectrum cyber-infiltration. Initiating world network override… Satellite access acquired. Tier-0 through Tier-5 classified servers located… Securing connection. Parsing high-level data structures…
That night, while the world slept, John was transformed.
Terabytes of the most sensitive information humanity had ever created poured into Great Sage's matrix, analyzed at godspeed, interpreted, decrypted, and cross-referenced. Blueprints of black-budget military tech, confidential DARPA schematics, theoretical physics manuscripts, fusion reactor logs, pharmaceutical R&D trials, and even old Soviet superweapon data—all flowed into John's brain through a controlled stream.
With the aid of his second skill—"Degenerate," which allowed him to mutate and adapt knowledge into fully realized ability—John became more than a genius. He became an anomaly.
And thus, the transformation began.
Six months into his time at Palisades Middle School, John was no longer just the smartest kid in class—he was decades ahead. He corrected math teachers mid-lecture, proposed alternate chemical formulas for classroom experiments, and built a scalable, magnetically sealed power cell as a side project.
It didn't take long for the school board to realize that John Wayne was operating on an entirely different level. After a battery of interviews and cognitive assessments—many of which he completed in record time—John was granted immediate advancement to high school.
The evening he told Jennifer and Andrea was one of surprised celebration.
"Wait… high school?" Jennifer blinked as she lowered her fork. "Already? Are they serious?"
"They are," John replied with a calmness that was years beyond his ten-year-old face. "Starting next week."
Andrea gasped. "That's insane—but amazing! John, that's so cool! You're like, a super-genius!"
John smiled faintly. "Just focused."
Jennifer leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms as she looked over the boy she had helped raise. "You're something else, John. I'm proud of you. Your mom would've been too."
Andrea nodded fiercely. "I'll catch up. I want to be by your side someday—so I'm gonna work hard too."
John said nothing, but he gave her a look—a mix of warmth and hidden understanding. He wasn't alone anymore, and he liked that.
Within half a year of joining Palisades High School, John graduated—at just ten years old. He gave a simple but profound valedictory speech, filled with metaphors about growth, survival, and knowledge that most students and teachers only half-understood.
During his short time at Palisades, he had an unexpected encounter: the Dunphy family. Claire Dunphy sat on the school board, and John became acquainted with her daughter, Alex Dunphy. Their intellects clicked instantly. They weren't close in the traditional sense, but they respected each other. They competed academically, and it was obvious to everyone but John that Alex had developed a small crush on him.
He was too deep in his purpose to notice.
Then came the turning point.
At eleven, John was accepted into MIT.
Not just accepted—fast-tracked. In a special program built for gifted prodigies, John completed his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering within months. His thesis on Electromagnetic Pulse utilization not only redefined the modern understanding of EMP theory, it attracted the attention of the U.S. Military.
The week his paper was published, MIT was contacted by Department of Defense officials requesting to anonymize the author's identity. The university complied without question.
A week later, John sat across from General Marcus Bennett, head of a classified defense tech division.
"Kid," the general said after reading the classified version of John's work, "you just rewrote the future of warfare. This blueprint could end entire wars before they begin."
John nodded. "That's why you'll keep my name out of it."
"We will. But I have to ask—what do you want out of this? Taking ideas from a twelve-year-old prodigy… it doesn't sit right."
John tilted his head thoughtfully. "One thing. In the future, I may ask a favor. One that won't put your country at risk or harm your public image. When I do, you'll grant it."
The general stared at him for a long time. Then he picked up the phone.
Within days, a direct order came from the President of the United States: "So long as John's request does not endanger national interests or values, it will be honored."
Thus, an unspoken pact was made—quiet and powerful.
After earning his degree, John rolled into Master's-level studies at MIT, completing his Mechanical Engineering track with unprecedented speed. Barely catching his breath, he pivoted into Electrical Engineering, focusing on advanced energy systems.
During his research, he proposed a theory: the existence of a clean, scalable energy source using atmospheric ions and synchronized magnetic compression. The paper caused ripples in energy science across the globe.
Once again, he requested anonymity. Once again, MIT honored it.
By the time John was twelve, he had:
Doctorates in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Master's-level completions in Civil, Software, Structural, and Aerospace Engineering
Led multiple anonymous research teams under MIT
Published over a dozen anonymous scientific papers across fields from AI to fluid dynamics
The scientific community called him "The Miracle of the Century."
And no one knew who he was.
Skills Gained Through Great Sage's Satellite Hack:
Scientific & Engineering:
Advanced Theoretical Physics
Quantum Field Mechanics
Nanoengineering & Nanomaterials
Nuclear & Fusion Engineering
Renewable Energy Systems
Atmospheric Energy Harvesting
Artificial Intelligence Design
Biomedical Nanotech Engineering
Material Science – Superalloys & Graphene Composites
Advanced Robotics
Military & Defense:
11. EMP Weaponry Design
12. Ballistics & Missile Technology
13. Stealth and Radar Absorption Systems
14. Electronic Warfare & Cyberdefense
15. Surveillance Countermeasures
16. Strategic Defense Modeling
Cybersecurity & Systems Control:
17. Military-Grade Hacking Techniques
18. Satellite Navigation Control
19. Quantum Cryptography
20. Neural Interface Design
Other Disciplines:
21. Psychological Warfare & Influence Algorithms
22. Astrophysics & Orbital Mechanics
23. Environmental Engineering
24. Medical Research & Pharmacogenetics
25. Linguistics & Pattern Decryption
All this data, compressed and intuitively usable thanks to Great Sage. All these abilities, seamlessly mutated into functioning knowledge through Degenerate.
Now, at just twelve years old, John Wayne was a global mystery.
To the world, he was a myth—unseen, anonymous, the invisible hand behind some of the most brilliant ideas of the modern century.
To the military, he was a quiet benefactor—an unknown genius whose demands were few, but whose contributions were invaluable.
To Jennifer Lewis and Andrea Stark, he was still John—her son, her brother, the boy that made the current family a loving, warm and happy family that is not connected by blood but by heart and soul.
But deep within himself, John knew the truth.
This was only the beginning.
The world was just waking up to the reality of technology, war, politics, and power. In just a few more years, chaos would arrive—from terrorists, corporations, and even rogue governments.
He would be ready.
He had the knowledge.
He had the future in his hands.
And he had Great Sage by his side.
Great Sage: You have achieved the title [Miracle of the Century], Master.
John closed his eyes and whispered:
"Let them call me a miracle. I'll be their miracle—until I become their reckoning."