I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon

"I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon" by Richard Sabia is a science fiction story from the 1950s that uses comedy and seriousness to look closely at unexpected results and how people relate to each other. The story is about Dolliver Wims, an eighteen-year-old whose presence seems to cause disasters for everyone around him. Wims is drawn into the army, even though he doesn't know what's happening, and he quickly becomes an outcast, hated by both the people who work for him and the people he works with. His life turns into a strange mess when his mere existence causes chaos among the soldiers and commanders. During a training mission, the Russians kidnap him. Without knowing it, Dolliver grows into a critical part of the military's plan to stop danger from coming to the USA. Dolliver survives, but he also finds a way to help solve an international problem. The story emphasizes his pureness and good heart stuck in the middle of the chaos around him.