The Adventures of Stevie #161
These stories were told to me by friends and other people. Some of them
are true. Some of them are only partly true. Some of them should have
been true. LOL
My first post about Stevie ("Call me Stephen!") was when he was 12 and
in summer camp and was told by another camper. This was from a time
before computers would fit on a desk and when people communicated with
friends in other countries by actual letters sent through the postal
service. When children did this those friends were called "penpals".
Carlos is Stevie's penpal in Argentina and knows English. This is a
fictional contrivance to enable Stevie to tell us his stories because
he isn't here in person. I think.
All characters are fictitious, even if some of them might have names
that belong to some actual people, or act like people we know.
Stevie's school is for gifted children who don't fit in regular schools.
The stories may not be posted in chronological order.
Stevie is 14 in this story, in year 4 of his special school, after the
school Spring break.
The Adventures of Stevie #161 "Pete and Shan"
Dear Carlos,
The week was up, and Pete couldn't wait to get me alone. The team
noticed, and let me know they approved, with their barely hidden grins.
Pete noticed something, but wasn't sure what it meant. After lunch,
Pete and I had our meeting. As soon as we closed the door to my private
room, he said "Well, what's next?" I said "Relax. I have to do the work
first. I saw you noticing the team's reaction to you regarding me. What
are your thoughts about that?" He said "They are SHARP!" I said "Part
of survival. What else?" He said "You are the leader." I said "How do
you feel about that?" He said "It's a fact. I don't have any feeling
about it. You are better, so it's natural." I said "It's a little more
complicated than that. I am the leader in any action I'm in, because
I'm faster and usually more capable. In psychic things, until there is
somebody better than me, I'm the leader, because I'm also the teacher.
In other things, there is family give and take. One more thing. They
approve of you, and being on the team." He started to drip some tears
at that. He said "I was really worried about that, being so late to the
game." I hugged him and said, "I was a little, too, because I didn't
ask them like I have before."
I said "While we were talking, I examined your brain. Do you want to
know the results?" He said "Yes, please." I said "We call it an
inventory. It could be only a beginning, or it could be all you will
ever have. You can feel what people are feeling, better than average
for your level. You are a partial telepath. It might develop some more.
This is why you learn languages so easily, and understand and get along
with people so well. All psychics have an object sense, my strongest
basic ability. Yours is above average for your level, which I
personally like. There are hints of more, but not defined enough to
determine. Some might improve over time. Or they might not. It's not
something you can rush." He said "Wow!" I said "Well, at least you
didn't say, 'For Pete's sake'." We both laughed. "Now to work. There is
something you need to learn, to be an active part of fighting bad
psychics. I'm going to invade your mind. You need to notice it and push
me out. It doesn't invade your privacy, and won't cause any harm.
Ready?" He nodded. I made silent contact. He didn't detect me. I said
in his mind +This is the mind to mind talking you said you knew we did.
Once contact is established, it will stay that way until the originator
breaks it, or is pushed out of the other's mind. It's like silent
speech. We hear only what is put into words, or said out loud. Distance
is no object. Say something.+ He said +This is really strange.+ I said
+Say something I don't know.+ We laughed, which made the contact more
strange. I said +Now try to push my mindspeak voice out of your mind.+
He pushed hard, but not enough to push anybody out. I cut the contact
and said, "Not bad for a first try. I think you will be able to do it
soon. If you want to practice that with somebody else, ask Chad. He's
the only one besides me, on our team, who can mindtalk without an aid.
When you can push somebody out of your mind, we can do more with this
ability. I won't tell you now, because of security. Your mind can be
easily read as it is now."
I said "I want to call Chad in here now, to brief him on that. Okay?"
He nodded. I contacted Chad. He was alone in the chemistry lab, and was
just putting away an experiment. When he was ready, I ported him to our
room. Pete jumped. I said to Chad, "Pete saw Tomba do that to David's
mother, so it wasn't new to him, or I wouldn't let him know about it
until he can push out a mental contact. He can't yet, but I think he
will soon. I told him it would be good to practice that with you. Good
for you, too." Chad went over to Pete and held out his arms. Pete stood
and moved into them and they hugged and kissed. Chad grinned and said,
"Welcome to the team, Pete." Pete said "Wow!" Chad and I said together,
"We hear that a lot." We all laughed. Pete said "I didn't know you
could teleport too." Chad said "I can't. Yet. Only Tomba and Stephen
can. He pulled me here, for convenience." I said "Chad, contact me, and
watch me do a silent contact with Pete." He did, and I did. Pete still
didn't detect it. I said to Pete +Try to push me out now+ He tried, and
was stronger than before. I said +Stop now. You are improving, but you
still can't detect a silent contact. Something to work on. We will
disconnect now+ I said to Chad, "When he can push a regular contact
out, practice with pushing back, only a little stronger than he can
push, each time." Chad said "Right."
I said to Chad, "I want to introduce Pete to Shan and Tomba. Want to
come along?" He said "Sure!" I said "I'll contact Dr. Knot and tell
him." I did. I told Pete where we would be going and how to act. He
almost said wow again, but we still grinned like he actually did. I
ported us to the main entrance, and informed the greeting monk we would
be in the usual meeting room, for the Abbot's convenience. We walked
there. Pete was looking all around like his neck was made of rubber.
Chad and I smiled. Shan came in, and we all stood and bowed. Then we
did polite things, after I did the introductions. I asked for Tomba,
and he came. Chad said "I still can't make it as well as you do here. I
think it might be the special love you put in the tea." Shan smiled and
said "You might be right. You will just have to visit us more often."
Chad grinned and said, "Like that's a hardship." We all smiled. Chad
said "I'm thinking about asking to be a Student Monk here in the
summer." Shan said "We would be honored to have you." I said "Just for
the tea?" He poked me, and we grinned some more. Pete was looking at us
all, and soaking it all in.
I said "I have brought Pete here today because he is becoming a
member of our team. I started him a week ago, with his third eye barely
open a crack, before alignment, and the results are interesting. Please
examine him." Shan did. Then Tomba. Shan nodded to Tomba to speak, who
said, "I would guess he is good with people, and communicates well. You
would like his strong object sense, Master Teacher Stephen." I nodded.
Shan said "I concur." Pete looked at me in wonder. I said to all,
"Sometimes reality is more strongly felt when it is verified." They all
knew what I meant. Pete was a little embarrassed. Chad grinned at that,
and poked him. Tomba hid a smile. I said "For our security, I'm
concentrating on his mental detection and resistance, first. We've had
a good start." Shan said, "Yes, that would be best. I look forward to
his promising future." We stood and bowed, and I asked if I could take
Tomba to my apartment. Shan said yes. I said "By your leave?" He
nodded, and we walked there, to show Pete the way.
Shan went back to Abbot work, and we went into my apartment, and
showed Pete around. He said "This is YOURS? I said "Yes. I asked for a
little room to port to in an emergency, and he insisted I take one of
the visiting Abbots' apartments. He wouldn't take no for an answer."
Were were sitting in the living room then. Tomba raised an eyebrow at
me, and I nodded. He said to Pete, "It's hard for outsiders to
understand how respected Stephen is here. The Abbot considers our
powerful brother here, to be his Master, and has for years. All the
monks here know it, and we are the envy of other Temples to have him
associated with us." I said "You can tell them now. I believe. So does
Chad." Tomba exclaimed, "That's wonderful!" And he grabbed me in a hug.
I said "Blonchang said some things before the battle which convinced
me. At the end, I came away with some of his memories, which I haven't
had time to more than glance at. We fought before, and he recognized
me." Tomba said "We believe Stephen is the reincarnation of some very
powerful people on the side of the Light. That alone would cause us to
revere him, but he deserves that just for who he is in this life, and
so we are here. He doesn't like special treatment. It makes him feel
like a freak, and too divorced from regular humanity, so we try not to
displease him with that, but habits are hard to violate."
I said "We are here for an important reason. Light and Dark. He must
know, and choose. For that knowing, he needs your story, Tomba, and
Chad can tell him about Blonchang, the Doll Maker, and Dan. Would you?"
They nodded. I said "I can't listen to it again. I will go back to the
school. Call me back when you are finished." They nodded, but got up
and hugged me close and kissed, me in turn. Pete said "I understand.
Better you should go." I hugged him back. And then ported away. I
worked on some 4th math. It took a lot of concentration, which was what
I needed. About an hour later, I got a contact and a message to go
back. I ported to my bedroom in the apartment and walked to the living
room. I could see they all had been crying. I asked Pete, "Decided?" He
said "Light! It has to be Light, now and forever." I said "Do you
understand the restrictions?" He said "Not fully, but I know who to ask
if I''m not sure." I said "Good. Let's try contact again once more. You
have the power, just not the focus. This time imagine you are a fierce
wild animal who's precious young are threatened." I made silent
contact, and for the first time, he felt it, and he pushed me out very
strongly. I said "Interesting." Then I couldn't help it, and grinned my
face almost in half and said, "You did it!"
They all went wild with happiness, hugging and kissing each other and
me. Everybody but Pete knew where it would lead. It did, and he didn't
complain. In fact, he was surprisingly enthusiastic about it. Before it
got too far, I asked if they wanted the link. They said they did. I
started it, and kept the broadcast to just the bedroom. It was a
fantastic time. I wish everybody could feel it. I'm sorry they can't.
After we rested, I took a pack of cards out of the nightstand drawer,
and gave it to Pete, and said, "Chad will show you how to use them for
starting mindtalk, and the rules for that. In the living room. I want
to talk to Tomba for a while." Then went. I asked Tomba "What do you
think about him?" He said "Promising. A worthy member of the team, and
a good brother. He is handling all this at once, very well." I said "I
agree. What I really wanted you alone for, is to ask you to tell Dr.
Knot about my problems. He should know, but I can't make myself tell
him. Too embarrassing. Will you?" He said "Yes, of course." I said, "I
would still love you just as much if you had said no." He said "I never
doubted that." We kissed, with shared love.
Chad, Pete, and I ported back to my private room in the school. Chad
went back to his lab, and I was alone with Pete. He said "I see what
you are doing with Chad. You are really a great teacher." I said "I
learned from great teachers. I'm just passing it on. A Doctorate in
Education doesn't hurt, though." He said casually, "Maybe." I poked
him, and he poked me back and we were rolling around tickling and
laughing. We were still tired, so that didn't last long. He said "I
didn't understand what you meant by love, before. I do a little more
now. I could feel your love for me, even before that jumble in the
Temple. I feel it come from me, now. It's a little confusing, but I
love you. And Chad, and Tomba, not as much, but I'm sure when I get to
know them better, I will love them more. It's strange, but put in
perspective, not nearly as strange as mindtalk and porting." I said
"I've always had a lot of love in me, so nothing about it has ever been
strange to me. If fact, it's what keeps me going." He said "Yes, I
know. And I'm proud as all get-out, that I can give you some of that,
and you accept it, and me." We hugged and kissed some more. We are
going to leave school early on Friday, so we can get a good start on
his sleepover, which should be very interesting.
Your friend,
Stephen
--
Grant
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