The Chronicles of a Psychic

By T. E. Rankin

Chapter one "The awakening"

My name is Thomas Rankin, and I am a member of an organization of psychics. You probably haven't heard of us. At least if we have done our jobs right. It is a secret organization formed to protect humanity from supernatural forces. The ghosts, vampires, were-wolfs, and aliens that we encounter on an almost daily basis are but a few things that are real that we try, and succeed in, making people think are myths. Now with you knowing some of what I do I'll tell you some stories.

I was your average teenager until I started hearing voices. At first I thought I'd gone insane. Soon after it had started I figured out that I hadn't gone insane but had tapped into my psychic powers, and the voices were actually other people's thoughts. After that I taught myself to focus on one persons mind and I was able to read their thoughts and only theirs. Every thing was going smooth, and I started to get 100s on all my tests and quizzes.

On a fateful day when I was at lunch I was reading one of my enemy's minds to find out what he was planning to do to me. Only to find he was thinking something very nasty about my friends. I flew into a rage and I told him that he can think what ever he wants about me but not about my friends. He asked how I could have known what he was thinking. I stood there with my mouth open in bewilderment thinking how I could have stupid enough to blown my cover. I was later called into the guidance office to be told that for some reason Drew (my enemy) had said that I had read his mind. She told me that they had sent him home because he was obviously confused. I figured she'd find out sooner or later so I told her I was psychic and was able to read minds. She told me I was insane so I told her to choose any number she wanted to. She asked why and I told her to humor me. She thought of a number and like reading it from a book I recited it. The number was 8765, she stood there flabbergasted. She told me I was correct. Of course I knew this all ready. What I failed to say was that the number she had picked was her bank PIN.

She called the other guidance councilors to see my amazing ability. They were thinking that we both were crazy, so I said that we weren't crazy. They stood there astounded at me being able to retort without them saying anything. When they called my mom to tell her to pick me up, because I could cause a lot of havoc which I thought might be fun but they told me that I shouldn't because it could be considered terrorism.

When mom got there, she was wondering if all of them were on drugs. I told her that they weren't on any drugs, and that it was the drama department's job to do drugs. She was surprised that I had responded to her with out her saying it out loud. She thought that maybe she had spoken under her breath. I told her that she hadn't spoken under her breath. When she had gathered herself and was ready to get me out we went to the attendance office and we were on our way home.

Mom asked how long I had had this power. I told her about a month. She asked why I hadn't said anything earlier. I told her that she would have thought that I was insane. We were quiet the rest of the way home.

When we got home there was a 1975 Lincoln in front of the house, and a couple men were in front of the door waiting for us. When we went up they said that they were from the CIA, I could sense they were lying although I couldn't read their minds. I also sensed that they were benign and wouldn't hurt us at least at that moment. They said that they had heard that I was psychic and they wanted to administer a test for it.

They said that the test they were going to administer was a simple test to see if I was truly psychic. They said the test consisted of one question, which of them had the ace of spades. When they said this they both produced half a deck each. I was about to tell them that though I could read everyone else's minds I couldn't read theirs when they said they all ready knew that I couldn't read their minds. After they said that, I said that I would need to think about it. After a while I said that neither of them had their ace. They said that I was correct and the test had more to do with my logical reasoning than my psychic abilities, because no matter how weak they are I could always train to get them stronger. They said that the reason their boss had the ace of spades instead of either of them is that a fake would assume that one of them had it and would guess no matter which one, they said that the fake would be incorrect.

They said that I should go with them to train my psychic abilities. They said that the location were I was going had to be kept secret so as not to let the general public know and use us to do very menial and repetitious jobs, and some would even use us for evil purposes. They said that many would also fear and despise us either for jealousy or because people fear what isn't understood. They said that I wouldn't need to get anything and I can still send and receive packages and the like. They said that if something happens on the south eastern coast that I will be able to come and visit with my family, because another psychic revealed herself at about the same time and in the same general area, so we could visit our families at the same time. They said that before we head back to base we needed to pick her up. After a heartfelt good-by to Mom I asked her to say good-by to dad for me and that I'll send a postcard to my brother and sister.

We headed for the Lincoln and got in. It was surprisingly roomy and high tech for its year. It was about twice the size it looked on the out side and had G.P.S. It also had a little red button on the steering wheel I thought that it was a button for nitro. They said that I would see what it did in a bit.

After we spoke a little bit longer we stopped and when I stood up, yes it was that big, I saw that we were parked out side my girlfriend's house. I watched them go up to the door to talk to her parents. When they let the agents in the house I could read their thoughts from the car. They thought that the day had been long enough with having to go get Anna, my girlfriend, from school and everyone in the main office wanting to put her on display. After a while I felt that Bree was able to come with us to the base. It was odd I couldn't read her mind either.

Anna is very beautiful. She has long black hair. She is very curvy. She wears glasses. She loves to read, so she is very intelligent. I really like her.

When they came out to the car they said that Anna could come. They said that we needed to get going to get back before dark. I asked them how we could get back before dark when it was already 7:30 and they said that it was a ways to the base. They said that I would see in a little bit.

One of the Agents said that we needed to get out on the interstate to get to the base. I asked why, and again they said that I would see. We drove a little ways to get to an interstate going west. Once we got on it. One of the agents said to hold on and pay attention so I wouldn't ask any more questions about the car. Then he pressed the red button. Then the doors started to shudder and then wings appeared then a jet engine that looked a lot more complex then the average jet engine appeared in the back, when it turned on we started to go really fast I mean we must have broken the sound barrier many times over but I felt no centripetal force and sound traveled just as well as normal in the cab. They said that we would go down in about 20 minutes. I asked where we were going. The agent in the passenger seat said that we were going to the fabled Area 51 base. The same agent said that we needed to go over some ground rules before we arrived there. He said that we shouldn't put what we were going to do in the postcards, that we should always put ours and our partner's safety over completing the mission, and last but not least he said that we should never provoke an attack by a supernatural creature.

Then we saw it, we saw the base, it was all it looked like on the T.V. Planes were constantly coming and going, most of the planes looked like car/planes like ours. It was a busy place then the plane started to slow and descend. Once we got close enough I saw that what I thought were guard-dogs were actually were-wolves and the security system was more high tech than any I had seen before. they had flying discs that scanned brain waves to make sure that everyone there had at least a little psychic ability, or at least that's what the agent said.

The landing of the Lincoln was surprisingly smooth. It was only like going over some rough pavement. After we landed the doors shuddered and the wings went in and the jet engine looked like it was dissolving. One of those discs we had been told about came zipping over and a laser beam that looked like a barcode scanner went over our faces then it went away the agents told us that if we hadn't been psychic they would have automatically erased our memories and teleported us to our homes. They also said that since we were only about 16 we would be going to a training academy for about a year then we would graduate with every body else at about our age. They also said that we would then divided into four man teams going on intelligence, physical strength, psychic strength, and fighting skills. They also said that in our first class we would study most of the creatures we will encounter, and in our second class we would develop our more unique Psychic power. They gave us some more specific examples of unique powers like: telekinesis, astroprojection, pyrokinesis, telepathy with animals, and many more. They also told us that we would also learn telepathy, minor teleportation, and hypnotism. They also said that we would learn hand-to-hand combat in the same class. They lead us to the side of one of the larger buildings, it was dome shaped. I thought that it was an airplane hanger, but I was wrong. They said that it was the training facility. They said part of the training is opening the hatch. They said that we needed to focus our minds and concentrate on the door opening. When I did it, I placed my hands on the hull of the building. Then I focused my mind on a door, and it started to transform from a solid piece of metal at least the part in front of me. A small piece of the hull started to shine while crackling bolts of electricity flew off of it. Then it started to mold from a smooth piece of metal to a small green wooden door with a brass wooden knocker and handle. One of the agents said that all I was supposed to do is contact the agent on the other side to open it not make my own door. He said that either way I got an A+ for skill, and I was able to go in if my door worked. I reached out and turned the handle and it opened easily and I walked into more metal. The same agent told me that it wasn't hollow, and the training ground is underground. So Anna focused her mind and called out to anybody within range of her telepathy I heard her and saw how she did it. When she was done the dome split in half and a stair case opened up Anna went down and I was about to go when it closed and the agent left over said that I needed to do it to so I copied Anna and it opened again. I went down, and caught up with Anna quickly. It was amazing in the base there was a spiraling walk way that was about a football field across and looked like it went down miles. Then I saw a hairy thing that kind of looked like a mini-Chewbacca come up to meet us. The agent that had gone in with Anna said that his name was Harry; he quickly added that the boss had a big since of humor. He also said that Harry would be the teacher for our class on the supernatural and paranormal. He saw the look of puzzlement on my face and said that Harry was a young Bigfoot. Then Harry spoke up with an Indonesian accent that he was a yeti and not a Bigfoot.

Harry said that we should start heading down about 500 yards too his class room. He said that he would speak with the agents for a bit and would be down in a little while. We started to head down as we looked around we saw so many amazing things like: flying saucers, Bigfoots, aliens, monsters, harpies, and a ninja as she walked up one of the sides talking to an alien in a flying saucer. Most of the aliens were like the little green men in most close encounters. We had to ask for directions to Harry's class 3 times. One time we asked a ghost it said it was just a few stories down but it was actually several hundred feet below. after a few minutes of walking I got angry and using my the same thing I used on the door, I made parachutes for Anna and my self and put it on and jumped off the edge pulling the rip cords simultaneously I dropped about 5 stories before the parachute fully opened then I glided around and Anna soon met up with me. We asked the third thing he was an alien he said that Harry's class was about two stories down we glided down a little more and then we came to the edge of his class room. Got up and I partially transformed the parachutes to destroy them. We went in and to our surprise Harry was already there. It was your average collage lecture hall. We found seats in the back that were open.

He started to speak. Everyone who had been talking stopped at his first word. He said that he would be our teacher for the next 6 months. He would be training our minds. After which we will be moved on to the harder part of training our bodies. He said that our trainer will be a Ninja by the name of Kakū.

He said that he would teach us about different creatures we will encounter bringing in examples of each species. He said that we will learn about the most evil creatures to the most helpful and from the dumbest to the smartest, he said that we'll cover almost every supernatural creature known to us. He said that we would introduce ourselves to learn a little more about our classmates.

He said to say our name, our age, and where we were from. He said that we would start from the bottom left and work our way up. So Anna and I were to be the last to go. The first person stood up. He said that his name was Brandon, he was from Virginia Beach, Virginia, and was 18 years old. He was large. He had scruffy brown hair, and he looked strong. The second stood up and said that his name was Bryan, he said that he was 16, and from Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was tall and lanky, had brown hair, wore glasses and looked very intelligent. The third person to stand up said that her name Sakura, she said she was 15, and from Yokohama, Japan. She was petit like the average Japanese girl and had long black hair, she was cute. The next person to go stood up she said that her name was Caitlin, she said that she was 15, and from Raleigh, North Carolina. She was about 5'5" had long braided pigtails, she was cute too. After those people went I dosed off and woke up to Harry dropping a thick book in front of me. After that he said it was my turn. I stood up and told everyone my name, and then I told people that I was from Virginia Beach, Virginia, and that I am 16. Then Anna went and said that her name was Anna. That she was 17, and she was from Virginia beach, Virginia.

After the introductions Harry told us that we would have a short break for breakfast. He said it was on the floor below us. We went out of the door and walked down into the cafeteria it was huge when we went up to the line it took half an hour to get our food. After we got our food (Pancakes at 10 at night.) we stepped out of the kitchen to see almost every creature imaginable sitting together joking and having a good time. It made me wonder why Humans, who have more in common than this lot, couldn't do the same. We were wondering where to sit when Brandon and Bryan came up beside us; they suggested that we sit together since we were from the same place. I agreed. So we found a table with a couple of vampires. The vampires were drinking from blood bags like the Red Cross uses. They said that they wouldn't bite and we could sit there. I asked them why they were drinking from blood bags instead of people. They said that they were opposed to killing and liked to help humans, but since we were so naive that the most they could do is help out the few smart enough to realize that they wouldn't hurt us. After that they said that they were getting ready for a demonstration for our class. We heard over the intercom that all of Harry's students should return to class to start the first lecture and demonstration.

We headed out of the cafeteria and started to head up stairs towards Harry's class. The Vampires went with us. We went up the couple of stories to the entrance of the Classroom. When we got their almost everyone was back Anna and I sat in the back again, though Brandon and Bryan sat next to us this time. Harry came in the classroom and started a lecture about the history of the institution. He said that it had been established by the Catholic Church in the 1300s to keep the evil things at bay. he continued that some creatures such as La Chupicabra were cursed beings that human Psychics had to keep from the main stream public to protect them because if they were to Know they would either try to enslave them or kill them because they didn't understand them, but if the prior would be true many people would die. He then pointed to the two vampires that were before the class, whom everyone had sat away from were they were standing, and said that it seemed that everybody was afraid of them just because they didn't understand them. The Vampires then pointed to Anna, Brandon, Bryan, and I and said that we had sat at their table for breakfast. Everyone around us scooted a little away. I could feel them staring at our necks. Anna being herself told every body to take a picture because it would last longer. Harry growled to get our attention. When everybody looked at him he said that now that everyone is paying more attention we could get on with the history. Sakura raised her hand and asked if we were still with the Catholic Church. Harry said that we weren't with them any more we separated when they tried to get us to make the king of England change the religion back to Catholicism. We decided to make a base of operations away from Italy. It was then based in Berlin, this is where the stories of Van Hellsing were started, it stayed there for a long time until world war one was about to start. We went to America and with the wealth some of the vampires had donated, these two gave a particularly large amount, we bought the base known as Area 51. I raised my hand to ask if they were there then why the public knows about the Roswell incident. Harry said that freelancers tried to take care of it but they messed up badly. That is why we spread the rumors that the government owned it and tried to cover it up. He said that after that it was pretty usual around there. His next words I'll always remember and they are important enough to quote he said "to steal a line from “Hellboy”, there are many things that go bump in the night, and we are the ones who bump back."

After this he said that now that the class could get under way. He said that tonight we would learn about vampires. By this time I was really tired, and I wanted to go to bed. It seemed though we were going to be up for a while longer. I raised my hand to ask why we were up so long and he said it was for two reasons one vampire are nocturnal and two how are we going to bump back if we are asleep at night.

He said to learn about a creature we need to see it in action. He turned to the two vampires and whispered something to them and they jumped into the air and turned into bats and did some acrobatic maneuvers and came back down to the ground. They turned back to human form and showed us that they could turn into a wisp of smoke. It was very cool it woke me up quite easily. They then hypnotized the first row of people into dancing for a minute or two. When they woke up they hadn't remembered what they had done. Harry then said that now that we knew what vampires could do we would learn how to protect ourselves against them and how to defeat them. he took out a broadsword and cut the head off of one, the other didn't even blink, then held up the head and said that this and sunlight were the only ways to kill most of the higher level vampires. Then the head said boo and made many people jump and scream. His body walked over him and grabbed his head and fixed it back into place, and said that he would take it from there. He said that he and his friend were of the highest level of vampire strength. He said that the only way to kill them was with direct sunlight and nothing could repel them, but most of the things that are in legends do affect lower level vampires. The ones in Eastern Europe and western Asia are very stupid and will attack anything that moves. They are the lowest level of vampires they can be killed by almost everything even just bleeding to death. He said that most vampires are very rich, taking advantage of their long life. He said that we don't want to be killed by a vampire because if we were we would become zombies and have to serve him or her for the rest of its life. At that he broke off and said that it was about time to end it because it was almost five a.m. he said that it is time for us to get to bed as well.