Discovery (Science of Psionics Book #1) by Dave Renol Page B

with a scotch in hand and I began my
tale. It took all night to get through my full story. It would have
gone faster, but he kept interrupting with queries and asking for
clarification of details. He was silent for a long time after I
finally wound down.
    Finally he said, “I need some time to process
all of this. Give me the night to think on things and we’ll discuss
this more in the morning. You can bunk down in the spare
bedroom.”
    He saw me settled into the guest room, then
left me to my own devices. It took me forever to get to sleep.
    ***
    The next morning I woke up to find that Matt
was already gone. I took a shower and ate some leftover pizza for
breakfast. It was about all that I could do until I heard from my
friend. Shortly after noon, I heard a truck approaching the house.
Sneaking a peek out the window, I saw a familiar olive green
military truck in the driveway behind Matt’s jeep.
    He opened his garage door, but parked off to
the side. Jumping out, he helped guide the truck back up against
the opening. Curious, I went through the side door into the garage
and saw a half squad of troops unloading supplies onto the garage
floor.
    “All personnel and equipment ready and at
your disposal, sir,” the staff sergeant shouted, snapping to
attention.
    “At ease,” Matt replied. “Stay with the
ordinance, we’ll return shortly with instructions.” He guided me
back inside the house.
    “What’s going on?” I asked.
    “I thought long into the night about what you
told me, and came to a decision. I would trust you with my life, so
I completely believe that you have uncovered a significant threat.
As such, I have decided to give you as much support as I can,
without going through channels. By my thinking, you Rangers follow
a close enough code to real soldiers like us Green Berets that I
will trust you with operational command.”
    I flipped him a quick finger at his dig at
the rangers.
    “There’s no way that I can get leave on short
notice to join you, but I can arrange for the loan of up to two
squads of troops who are personally loyal to me. You’ll have both
significant talent, as well as significant firepower.”
    Stunned at the scope of what he was laying
out before me, I could only nod for him to continue.
    “Before we continue, I must ask you one last
time if this is some kind of stupid joke. If you lead me on by my
dick past this point for no good reason, I’ll execute you
myself.”
    Nodding for him to continue I said, “This is
no joke, but I’m not sure if this much force will be needed.”
    “Better to have backup that you don’t need
rather than need it and not have it,” he admonished. “Now, if
you’re ready to continue, let’s figure out what the hell we can do
about this situation.”
    “I must say that I’m surprised at all of the
support you’re offering to me without any evidence,” I
admitted.
    “You’ve seen enough combat to not be easily
spooked. I’ve seen enough that I’ve learned to trust the gut
feelings of seasoned soldiers. Making my decision wasn’t easy, but
now that I’ve made it, you can count on my full support.”
    The people that I selected for this mission
are both loyal and honorable. Any information that you told me, you
can trust to them as well. I suggest that we sit down with the
soldiers here and you brief them as you did with me last night.
Each is a specialist in his own right, and will add to our little
war council.”
    Words cannot describe the pride that I felt
surging through me at his words. “ This is why I became a
soldier ,” I thought. “Very well,” I said with resolve. “Please
gather the men and give them a preliminary briefing. I need a few
minutes alone.”
    I made my way to my bedroom and closed the
door behind me. Spying some candles on the end table, I lit one and
turned off the room light. I gathered the rest together and
arranged them in the middle of a clear space on the floor. I sat
down cross legged and slowly lit