If I were a Gatemage…

Yep, day dreaming…

Gatemage is someone who can create a portal that consumes no energy. Any object that enter the mouth will appear instantaneously at the exit, no matter how long the distance. A gatemage can create or close such gates at will and at any location. He or she can also move the mouth and the exit (gates are uni-directional) of an existing gate wherever they wish. Now, this is a very cool skill, or “ability” as they say in X-Men. Let’s see…

• Obviously, commute to work will be super easy. Create a gate from the door to door. Step out of the house and step into the office. Very easy.
• Travel, to anywhere in the world, will be a snap. Pack the bags, reserve the hotel, enter gate, and you are there. Wait, no need to reserve the hotel, since you can come back home to sleep. Come to think of it, there is no need to pack the bags either. How about a day trip to Mt. Everett? No problem.
• FedEx will be out of the business. I can deliver packages instantaneous and guaranteed. Neither the client or myself need to even leave home. The package can be swallowed by the gate mouth and then appears at the exit, the doorstep of the destination, just like that. I wonder how much I can charge for this service.
• That took care of money. I don’t need to work. I can be the best delivery service in the world and charge very high prices.
• If I make a gate to capture a falling object and make the exit above the mouth. The falling object will exit on top of the mouth and create a suspension in the air. Although the object actually enters the mouth and comes out of the exit repetitively; it appears to be suspended in the air to an observer. If I apply this to myself, I can essentially defy gravity. Wow. How cool would that be?
• Wait. Then I essentially created an infinitive energy source. Let a heavy object fall into the mouth and exit from above. As it falls, I harvest the energy.
• What can I do if I have infinitive supply of free energy? Hmm… The possibilities seem endless. That’s a different blog. But is there a problem by having too much energy? Things usually explode.
• Wait! Is it possible to have infinitive energy source? No! But SciFi must adhere to the laws of physics. OK, that makes Lost Gate a fantasy instead.