The campus dew shimmered with a sense of retribution. Jacques Peters let the moist earth seep between his fingers when kneeling on the grass. “It’s over; I’ve triumphed,” he whispered, eyes locked on the base of Bartle Library tower near the English department corridor. Fifty feet away, at the spot of his final farewell to Dorothea, Jacques observed the department office through military-style binoculars. He watched professors and faculty in a frantic exodus, their vehicles speeding away from the chaos.
As junior faculty, adjuncts, and teaching assistants began their retreat, distant sirens sliced through the air. With a triumphant stride, Peters advanced towards the library tower. The campus was alive with blaring sirens and a maelstrom of lights, as federal agents, local, county, and state police swarmed in. Despite the dusk, the scene blazed like midday, a tempest of judgment and emergency response. Directing the assembling vehicles towards the department office, Jacques played a pivotal role in the operation to liberate the Office of Rhetoric.
Ripping off his jacket sleeves, Peters revealed a vest adorned with insignia denoting his role in this climactic moment. The full military outfit, complete with lightning bolts and a stitched “PhD,” signaled his leadership in this final stand. Inside the library tower, Dr. B and Dr. Harris huddled over a map of the English department. The map, dotted with plastic figurines, showed allegiances within the department – a clear visualization of the escalating crisis.
In his secluded office, Dr. B, overwhelmed with emotion, faced the reality of their downfall. “It’s over, we’re finished,” he sobbed. Dr. Harris, echoing the dramatic flair of Ricardo Montalbán in Star Trek, cursed Jacques Peters as she unearthed a hidden safe behind a bookcase. Inside the safe lay an unfinished manuscript titled “Meta-Power,” the date of Peters’ rejection letter marking the combination. Seizing the manuscript, she made her way to the shredder in a desperate attempt to destroy their plans.
The sirens grew louder, and federal agents besieged the barricaded department. “BANG!” The door shook under the force of their entry. “BANG!” Again, and on the third attempt, “BANG!” the doors gave way. Federal Marshalls surged in, commanding everyone’s surrender. The scene turned grim as some staff, resigned to their fate, succumbed to a silent end, orchestrated by Drs. Harris and B.
Dr. Harris’ anguished scream filled the air as she was apprehended, her attempt to destroy “Meta-Power” foiled. The manuscript, intended as a weapon against Peters in the academic world, was now evidence of a grand conspiracy at New London University. Peters watched, a mix of relief and vindication on his face, as the mystery that plagued his semester unraveled into nothing more than a failed plot.
Months later, Dr. Harris and Dr. B would read the contents of “Meta-Power” themselves in a courtroom, facing charges for their crimes against the academy. This moment they marked the resolution of “Contesting Admission,” securing J. Peters’ legacy as a hero in the annals of academia.
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J. Peters
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