[ WP ] After getting into a car crash , you wake up to find yourself back when you were 8 years old , but with all the memories of the years after . You realise you have the power to change the world , but you 're only 8 .

& nbsp; & nbsp; *Well, so what? * 
 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; *Sure, I was only eight, but that's not insurmountable for someone with the skills, intelligence, and memories of a 73 year old. And sure, I knew that I'd only have time to take advantage of a few key events before my memories and reality diverged too much. But that's the advantage of regaining a young mind again; that sharpness and speed that I'd long ago given up on was at my disposal. And while I hadn't* felt *it in so very long I had n't forgotten how to* use *it. * 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; *First up, of course, I did absolutely nothing until I turned 18. A lot of little things were different this time around; for instance, I did n't let Samuel anywhere near me that night and how* sad *that Satya's father burned his dick in that fry-oil accident that day. My grades were better and I was mostly left alone in high-school but overall, I let nothing change that would alter the world in any meaningful way. * 
 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; *Until my birthday. Funny how those lottery numbers stuck with me all those years. First in Canada. Then the United States. Even after the US took their cut, I had more money than anyone thought I knew what to do with. Naturally, plenty of people figured* **they** *knew what to do with it. Of course, the only one who got to enjoy any of it was the nice old lady who wanted to retire and had control over the citizen databases at Service Canada. * 
 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; *Then... * 
 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; *It's unavoidable; when you're new and green all you can recruit are the crazies. As it turned out, it was for the best. When launching an assault on Trondheim they terrified the populace enough that it was mostly a rollover; the recruits I gathered from the town was just enough to engage and* just *get past the armed forces out of Oslo. And once I had Oslo... well, as they say, only the first time hurts the worst. Sweden and Finland did n't stand much of a chance with the firepower my money brought to bear, and my gamble that the EU would spend more time* talking *about what to do about me instead of actually* doing *something about me paid off. By the time they invited Russia and the US to join the dance, I had too many partners for them to cut in cheap. * 
 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; *It's been a good run; my granddaughter will go far, I think. All the way to San Antonio, if I'm any judge. * 
 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; *You ca n't change the past, they say. I would say they're correct. * 
 
 & nbsp; & nbsp; They *know what's good for them. *
