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Stephen Ray Fischer, otherwise known as Sting, has a very annoying little
'thing' about him. He can't seem to touch anyone without shocking
them—literally. Even with rubber-soled shoes and standing on plain dirt or
cement, everybody gets zapped.
It's not serious, of course. Kids do it all the time.
But not ALL the time.
Now, as a junior in his small-town high school, Sting's
schoolmates have long since learned to keep a wide berth, and as a result,
true friends are hard to come by. The taunting and teasing are relentless,
especially when Sting's little 'stings' start getting a little out of
hand.
After a curious incident with a high voltage power line,
Sting finds he's suddenly becoming more and more electrically charged. Lights
turn off and on, clocks spin like wall fans, radios and TVs change channels.
Something VERY weird is happening, and Sting has no idea what it is or what
to do about it. There's even talk of having him put away!
Only one girl, a newcomer named Connie Phillips, has compassion
for the walking, human lightening bolt. And her father, a retired scientist
with a very mysterious past, takes the supercharged Sting under his wing
and into his confidence as he works secretly on his 'project' in the
garage.
Then life gets complicated.
Sting's jolted and electrocuted peers decide to teach him
a lesson he'll never forget. Some unnamed government agencies from the big
city want Sting locked up for scientific study. Church member want him 'Ex'ed.
And a smooth talking businessmanwith bodyguardswants to 'employ'
Sting for reasons he can't even begin to imagine.
And as if that weren't enough, Mr. Phillips' projecta
top secret, uniquely modified, VERY supercharged Corvette Stingrayhas
suddenly disappeared. Vanished!
And all fingers point to Sting Ray Fischer. |