He Is Not Alone
Chapter 22

Will and Amy have just gotten married and have some unexpected guests at the back of the church. Amy realizes that these people have the same telepathic capabilities as she guides Will to them.

“Good Afternoon, folks, how can we help you?” says Will.

“Oh, how quaint, he is speaking to us,” says the gentleman on the left of the group.

“Oh, perhaps you would like to keep this conversation private, of course, Amy and I would be able to assist in that. My name is Will and this is Amy, my new wife. We are both capable of telepathic communications as you can see.” Will says telepathically.

“Now, how can we help you?” says Amy telepathically

“We probably should find a place that we can talk more freely. It will look kind of strange to stand here and not say anything. To speak out loud also is not a good idea as most people do not understand.”

As they are telepathically communicating, the pastor comes up to congratulate Will and Amy.

“Will and Amy, congratulations. I hope you both have many happy years together.”

“Thank you, Pastor. We both appreciate you having us here, your service and the use of the church hall on such short notice.”

“Will, it was no problem. I hope to see you and Amy in church tomorrow.”

“Thank you, I am sure you will.”

Will turns to the others and says:

“Amy and I would love to have you over this evening. We are at Sherwood Forest RV Resort, about 5 miles east on route 192. Can you join us?” Will says with the pastor standing nearby.

“We would love to join you. Can we bring something?”

“Bring something to drink. I think Amy and I can get the rest. See you soon!”

Amy and Will leave the church and head back to the RV. Along the way, they talk about this new development.

“Will, I don’t know if I trust them. The way they started the conversation with us makes me think they are a little stuck up and acting like they were better than everyone else.”

“I imagine that we could be like that too if we weren’t so focused on staying alive most of the time. It is nice to know that there are more like us. I wonder how they found out about us and found us. I hate to think they are with the government somehow. After all, we have been through these last few months with the FBI trying to kill me and you getting shot.”

The first to show up are Bruce and Bob.

Bruce has a 2007 Fleetwood Motorhome and pulls in a couple of spots down from us. Bob has a new Ford SUV and a new Jayco Travel Trailer. He pulls into the spot next to Bruce on the far side from us. Neither one of them bothers to set up their rigs but come over to our site.

“Welcome to paradise! I watched you pull in. How come you didn’t set up?” asks Will.

Bruce responds, “It only takes a few minutes for me and I like to wait until it gets cooler in the evening.”

Bob says, “Yeah, that sounds good.”

I would love to find out more about you guys, but I figured we would wait for the others. Do you want anything to drink? We have ice tea, Pepsi, Root Beer, Ice Water and I think there is some white wine,” Says Will.

Bruce asks for a Pepsi since I didn’t say Coke. Bob says Ice Tea, unsweetened. As I get the drinks, Amy sits outside with the guys. When I return, they are talking about their experiences camping around the country.

After about 20 minutes, John and Jennifer show up. They park their fifth wheel on the site across the street from us. Like Bruce and Bob, neither takes time to set up. In fact, they don’t even disconnect from the truck before heading over with a cooler of drinks.

Jessie and Harold are the last to arrive. They are a couple of rows behind us. Unlike everyone else, they set up their fifth wheel and bring over some chairs and drinks.

Amy gets the snacks for everyone and we sit around our propane fire pit. It is early spring and the campground is kind of empty. Our little group probably makes up 20 percent of the campers at the moment.

“Well, I guess I will start. My wife is Amy and I am Will. We have been together for over a year and today is our wedding day. As you know, I have been on the news and in the government eye for a while. I am not sure about the rest of you, but I got my abilities after an auto accident where my first wife died and I was in a coma. I learned overtime to control animals and people. So far, I can control the minds and bodies of everybody I can see either in person or live on TV. My abilities include life and death. I have had to kill several people in order to save my life and lately been able to bring one person back to life, which was Amy. She was shot by an FBI sniper who was trying to kill me.”

I look at Amy and tell her to go next. “I am Amy. I have had my abilities since I was a young girl. I can control animals and few people at a time as long as I can see them. I prefer working with mammals mostly, but I have done a few people since being with Will. I have nowhere near the skills of Will.”

“Bruce, would you go next, please?”

Bruce is about 5 feet 10 inches, Caucasian, around 60 years old and overweight but not obese. He is a retired news reporter from New York. He is a cat lover and has never been married. Being a reporter, he has always been questioning everything and that apparently has turned off the ladies. Bruce is a loner and very quiet. Although he has the power to control animals, he doesn’t appear to use those powers very often.

“I’m Bruce. I am a retired reporter. I have had my abilities also since childhood. I had a problem with epilepsy growing up and found that I could control animals mostly by accident. I like working with cats the best and have two in the rig that are with me full time. I prefer my animals over people and tend to be a loner.”

“Bruce, do you know the others here?”

“I have known about them for a while. We just recently got together about a month ago when we found out about you and decided to meet with you.”

“How did you know about them?”

“I can’t say how it was more like I sensed them. I knew they were there and about where they were. At times, I could hear their thoughts like they were trying to connect with me. But since I prefer to be alone, I didn’t try to respond.”

“That was kind of like Amy. She knew about me and could track me down. I never understood how she did it. Until she came into my life, I had no clue about any of this. Harold, how about you?”

Harold is much younger than Bruce, maybe late thirties. He has been a plumber working with his father in a successful plumbing business. When his dad past away, Harold sold the business and hit the road, waiting to figure out what he wanted to do next. He is 5 feet 11 inches, brown hair with a full beard. Because of his lack of control, he is dangerous. He has been known to use the animals he is controlling to inflict damage on others as well as property with no regards to the life or safety of the animal.

I’m Harold. I have been playing around with my capabilities since my late teens. I have never been able to control people, but animals are no problem. I can control birds and mammals, reptiles and fish not so much. My limits seem to be line of sight. Jessie, Jennifer, John and I have been traveling together for a month now. We all kind of met on the road so to speak.

“Jessie, how did you start?”

Jessie is a tomboy. She is about 5 feet 4 inches, slightly overweight with most of that being in her legs and butt. She has hazel eyes that seem to change color with her mood as well as what she is wearing. Her laughter is kind of a squeak, but very appealing. She is a dangerous woman and likes to exploit those that she can control.

“I am fairly new at this. I started gaining my abilities after a bad accident at school. I woke up one morning with a bad headache. My cats were on my bed and would not leave. It was kind of funny I could understand what they wanted. During the day, I could hear, more than anything else, what they wanted. I found that I could tell them what I wanted them to do as well. By dinner time, the cats were doing whatever I told them to do. Then I found that I could hear my younger brother’s thoughts. By the weekend, I was controlling him and my parents. After that, it was the kids and teachers at school. I found that I could get just about anyone to do just about anything. There were a couple of kids at school that used to bully me. That stopped one day when the biggest bully came up to me and slapped me on the back of the head as he was passing by. He stopped dead in his tracks and started a striptease dance. Even the teachers couldn’t stop him. By the time they got him to the principal, he was butt naked and still trying to dance. I had followed them to the office, when he was alone, I walked up to him and told him that next time he tried something like that he would suffer even more. After that none of the bullies bothered me anymore. After a while, it got kind of boring, so I took off and started traveling. That is when I met Hal. I was in Philadelphia at one of the parks. Hal was playing around with some squirrels at the park. I could see him, but I couldn’t connect, so I walked up and introduced myself. We started traveling around together about a year ago. When my rig broke down, I moved in with him.”

“Nice. John, how about you? What can you do? When did you find out you had these abilities?”

“I’m John. I have had my abilities for about 10 years now. It started when I got really sick and ended up in the hospital. As I was getting better, I realized that I could hear the thoughts of those around me. First, it was the nurses and when I was released, it was those around me. It took a little bit for me to figure out whose thoughts I was listening to. The voices are all kind of generic, no difference between men and women. Over time I learned that I could also place thoughts into the mind of the person I was listening to. Jen and I have been traveling together for about 8 months now. I found that I could not control her, but if she lets me, I can read her moods more than her thoughts.”

“So, Jennifer, tell us about yourself and how you met John.” Will is finding that these folks are very similar in capabilities, very much like he was a few years ago and wonders if they will continue to grow as he did.

Jennifer is a petite woman about 40 years old. She would be considered pretty by almost any standard but does not carry herself in the manner of a beautiful woman. She tends to be fairly shy even though she is a teacher, her personal life is guarded. She is about 5 feet 3 inches tall, with light brown hair, blue eyes, Caucasian. She was married for a while and has 2 children from the previous marriage, both of who are grown and on their own.

“Well, I am or was a teacher for elementary school kids. While teaching is a passion, the control of the kids kind of came naturally to me. I wasn’t even aware of the capability at first. When my students would misbehave, I would say something to them and as an afterthought, wish they would behave and they would. The other teachers often would ask how I did it and didn’t believe me when I said I just told them to behave. Over time I started to think about why some students in my class were so well behaved and in all the other classes they were terrors. I started to experiment with the worst students and found that I could change their behavior, not only in my class but in life. The experimentation was my downfall. I started to get more enjoyment from correcting the behavior of the kids than I did from teaching. After my husband left, I decided to take our RV and hit the road. Both of my kids are grown and I had no reason to stick around. I met John while messing around with some kids at a campground. We have been traveling together since then. I sold off my RV and moved in with John about 4 months ago.”

“Well, that brings us to you John; tell us about yourself and your abilities.”

John is about 45 and he is the tallest member here at about 6 feet 2 inches and a trim 200 lbs. black hair and a mustache. John and Jennifer are both graduates of Penn State although not the same years. John was an engineer and has never been married although he was engaged for a while before she broke it up and started dating someone else.

“Well, I started finding out about my abilities about 10 years ago. I can control one person at a time, but I really enjoy reading minds. I do very little controlling of individuals. I like to sit in a crowd and just listen to what others are thinking. There have been a few time when I had to change someone’s mind for their own good or the safety of others. I tend to keep it low key when I do. As far as I know, no one has any idea what I do.”

“Well, it is nice to meet you all and to know that there are others like us, but a question comes to my mind and that is, why are you here?”

“I can answer that. For me, I was compelled to come. Unlike with the others, we just kind of joined up once we found out about each other. We were able to sense each other and one thing led to another until we were all together. With you it was different. We were drawn to find you and meet with you. There is a power in you that we had to find out about,” says John.

“Yeah, there is something about you that forced us to come to you,” states Bruce.

Amy says, “I too have felt something different. When I found out about Will, it was almost by accident. He and I were in the same area and I sensed he was different. Now, it is almost like I am being drawn to him in a very spiritual way. My soul doesn’t feel complete when he is not near me. It is really strange, I am married to him, but something is different in the appeal or desire.”

The others all shake their heads in agreement. Will is just amazed and concerned. Is this another power he has that he doesn’t know how to use?

“We have the power to affect the lives around us. What are we supposed to do with it? For years now, I have struggled with that question. Like you, I have tried to remain out of the picture. Only when I am forced to act do I do so and with the limited amount required. But I can’t help but believe that I and now we, are supposed to do something with our capabilities. I just don’t know what it is I am supposed to accomplish,” says Will.

“Unlike you, we have all stayed out of the limelight. We have never had to use our abilities for anything except entertainment. It wasn’t until I met you that my own abilities became something more than entertainment as well,” says Amy.

“I agree. I have never even told or shown any of my abilities to anyone, family or friends,” says Hal.

“We are unique; I cannot help but feel that there is a reason for us to have these abilities. The whole reason I approached the police and our government was to try and find out what purpose I was given these abilities for. It was the same people I was trying to help that lead to my having to use my ability against them. Someone has to understand that we have unique powers that can help and how to use them.”

Will, you have already approached the government and that didn’t turn out well. Who is left? God?” says Jessie.

“I don’t know,” says Will. “On another note, where are you headed to next?”

“Our mission was to find you. Now that we have, there was no plan after that. Where are you headed?” asked Bruce.

“Amy and I haven’t really talked about it. I really enjoyed Colorado. I think I would like to head back there and find a small out of the way place that doesn’t know about me and settle down,” says Will while looking at Amy.

“I loved Colorado! I’m game,” says Amy.

“Will, what are you going to do next? You especially have gifts that have a purpose. We were sent to find you for a reason. God has a plan for us, what is it?” asks John and the others agree with him.

“I don’t know what it is. Every time I try to think about it, my mind goes numb. Each time I try to help someone; somebody dies or gets hurt bad. I just don’t know what I am supposed to do.”

“Perhaps you should go see a chaplain?” asked Bruce.

“Might not be a bad idea, hon,” says Amy.

“Maybe, we have a few days left here. Maybe I can talk to the pastor at the church we were married in. Let me sleep on it. It is getting kind of late. I am going to call it a night. Tomorrow is Sunday; I think Amy and I will visit the church. Anyone have any plans?”

No one speaks up at first. Finally, Jessie says “Like Bruce said earlier, we were sent to find you. I don’t know who sent us or how we knew where to look. But I knew I had to find you. I am not a religious person and haven’t been to church since I was a little kid. But, somehow, we all knew where to look for you and we had to come. It was like we didn’t have a choice. Maybe church in the morning is a good idea. What time are the services?”

“I figured on the 11 o’clock service. The church is only 20 minutes or so from here, so if we leave by 10:15 we should be fine. I have room for 3 people if you need a ride.”

Bob and Harold decline and state they would stay at the campground, after saying goodnight, Will and Amy head into the RV.

In the morning, Amy senses that something is bothering Will.

“What’s the matter, Will?”

“Nothing, I had a strange dream last night is all. It is on my mind.”

“What was it about?”

“I dreamt that God was talking to me. Telling me what I needed to do and that I would have all the help I needed to do it.”

“What did He tell you to do?”

“Save mankind.”

“WOW, that is strange. But if you can save me from death, I don’t see any reason you can’t save mankind” Amy says with a smile. “We need to get breakfast and get ready for church, it‘s already going on 9 o’clock.”

After a quick breakfast, Amy and Will are ready for church. They pick up Jessie and the others follow to the church.

The service is about Noah and his receiving his orders from God to build the Ark. After the services, Will goes to speak with the pastor.

“Will, it is good to see you. Is Amy here with you?”

“Yes, sir, she and a couple of our friends are waiting outside. I was wondering if I could ask you some questions.”

“Of course, Will, what is it?”

“Perhaps we can talk someplace private. I really don’t want to upset anyone or cause a commotion.”

“Sure, come with me.” The pastor leads Will to a small office behind the church. “What is on your mind, Will?”

“I can tell by the way you treat me that you don’t know anything about me or who I am. So perhaps some background would be a place to start. Over the last couple of years, you might have heard some stories about a man who can read and control minds, who brought a woman back from the dead and caused the deaths of others?”

“Yes, the church and other religious organizations are calling him the Second Coming of Christ, go on.”

“Well, I guess the easiest way to say this, is, that’s me.”

There is a very long silence. Then the pastor says, “Excuse me,” picks up the phone and tells the person who answered it to have Bobby and Derrick come to the outer office. He then turns on the laptop, logs in and does a quick search. As Bobby and Derrick enter the office, the pastor turns pure white and just stares at Will. Bobby and Derrick walk over behind the pastor and read the screen. They, too, turn white and Bobby falls to the ground. Even though Will is black, he has never seen a black man lose his color as Bobby did. Will gets up and helps Bobby into a chair.

The attitudes change in an instant. “I am so sorry, sir. It was rude of me to act this way. I had no idea who you were. Please, forgive me.” says the pastor.

“Sir, please, I am Will and I need your help and advice.”

At this point, the three men in the room kneel down and bow before Will. Will thinks to himself, that this is not going to go well and he will not be getting any help from them. Will stands and thanks the men, turns around and leaves. He is about halfway to the parking lot when he hears a commotion behind him. He turns to find that the pastor, Bobby, and Derrick are rushing to follow behind him. As Will approaches the parking lot were Amy and the others are waiting, the pastor is shouting that Jesus has returned and is here with them. People are now rushing to see what is going on. The pastor is on his knees praying to Will and they are surrounded by a hundred people. Amy just smiles, Will is frustrated, Jessie is concerned and the others appear to be guarding Will and Amy.

Again, Will is forced to use his ability to get away. He has the crowd open a pathway so that he and the others can drive away.

Back at the campground, they all gather around to hear what happened.

Will starts by saying, “I went to see the pastor after service to ask for some help in understanding what I am supposed to do. He was not aware of my capabilities, so I provided some background. He called in a couple of men, Bobby and Derrick and together they read about me on some website. After that, well let’s just say that I wasn’t going to be getting any help. They were worse than little puppies. I had to have the people separate so we could get out of the parking lot.”

Jessie speaks up, “Just like Moses parting the Red Sea.” She laughs.

“Will, tell them about your dream,” says Amy.

“It was nothing,” Says Will

“Last night, Will dreamt that God spoke to him and told him to save mankind. He said that he would have a lot of help,” says Amy.

“OH, SHIT!” says John, “I dreamt last night that I was supposed to help Will in any way I could.”

“Will, I too, was told to help you,” says Bruce.

“Me, too,” says Hal.

“And me,” the others chime in.

From one of the nearby campsites, a news announcer is heard saying, “This is a Fox News Special Report. The First Baptist Church of Kissimmee is filled to overflowing this afternoon. The police have blocked John Young Parkway due to all the traffic. People are stopping their cars and just walking to the church. The church staff has confirmed the rumor of the Second Coming of Christ having attended the 11 o’clock service. Police say that they will reopen John Young as soon as they can get the cars off the highway. Fox News has a team of reporters on the way and we will bring you updates as they are available.”

Everyone is quiet. Will finally breaks the silence. “I think we should probably leave the area pretty soon.”

They all get up and return to their rigs. Over the next couple of hours, plans are made to travel from Florida to Colorado. We decided to go to the little town of La Veta in southern Colorado. There is a small campground right outside of town that will meet our needs. Bob is a planner. He feels that he needs a plan just to go to the store at times. He takes this information and lays out a route to La Veta, CO. Plans are made to leave in the morning.

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