An armada of ships jumped into close orbit of earth, at first they just floated there...

Like they were waiting for something, someone...

A few weeks had gone by, while every country on earth tries their best to communicate with the armada.. no response whatsoever... Then more and more ships started entering the atmosphere... By the time we knew they were not friendly.. the attack started..

It was'nt just a regular attack, it was a mind attack. All over the world every human mind was attacked and forced to freeze in an instant.. that move alone did allot of damage.. most people who died had no idea what happened..

John: You think those ships are gonna attack us? Why are they here?

Mike, :Why would aliens come here? for us ofcourse. .. life is the only unique thing that separates earth from other planets. Every resource is available every where, if you look at the whole known universe, the only thing that is rare is life. So they are here to either enslave us.. or eat us.. you don't travel that far just to say hi. Unless you are soo desperate for contact.. but you don't do that with such a big armada.... Just look at those ships. There are so many, it even got a bit colder.. if more show up we wont get any sunlight and we all freeze to death ..  

Debbie: nah. Just look,.. they are just observing us.. they are either getting to know us before getting to know us.. or they wanne see what we do. The number of ships is easy... It's saver to travel in groups... So taking in that info. We could say that most lifeforms are either aggressive or the universe is not a safe place 

If both are true...at the same time why would they come?

I mean. If it's not safe outside. And everyone is hostile.. it's better to stay at home right...

John: Unless... Unless they fled their home world because they got attacked or some catastrobhe hit their world... Which leaves they question, why are they here? Are they gonna take the world from us. Do they want a piece of land.. are they just here to refuel. I need another smoke..

Debbie: you know those things will kill you?

Mike: if the aliens don't beat you to it... pass it on, don't be greedy.

Debbie: you 2 are getting stoned while aliens might be watching us at any minute. If they kill us because you two are doing drugs i will kill both of you... 

Mike & John : bwhuhaha

Debbie: ... Idiots. Oo my h..

Mike: i dont feel w....

John: Why are they both ..what is this feeling..like something is trying to get in my head.. omg this weed is.. Debbie does'nt smoke.. this force.. i must resist, i close my eyes. Relax.. feel. Take control.. what did grandma say .. fuck. This is a bad time to be high... Think.. breathe in. And out...in and out. She said something about reaching out, but, How ? Breathe.. i feel.. i feel 2 .. energies near me..reach out. Connect with them. That's it. What changed.? O wait. I feel them now. 

Debbie and mike at the same time.. what happened?

Mike runs to the Window...it looks like everyone just froze at the exact same time..why are we ..john?

Debby: mike, MIKE!! It's John, he is not moving..

". I can hear your thoughts."

What did you say Mike?

Mike: i said nothing

".I can hear your thoughts too."

Mike: John??

Debby: John. Is that you?

John: Uhm.. yes. I think i am shielding you both from the effects... Not sure what it is.. but i'm holding them back..

Mike: its a mind attack. No other explanation for it...

Debby: it could just be the effects of their form of communication...

Mike: Debbie.. come, look out the window... If this is communication.. than their talking is fatal.. 

Debby: o..m..g. Look.. that plane is about to crash..

Mike: look at the streets.. those streets were not red when we came here... John.. you euhm only Shielded? Debbie and me?

John: euhmm yes.. i can try reaching out futher.. wait. Let me check..ok... Breathe i can do this hmm allot of energies are fading.. cant reach them.. ahh there is one.. focus.. got em.. hello? Who is this? 

Marie: huh why are you in my head.. are you one of those aliens? Why are you attacking me..

John: stop talking.. im not doing this..look out the window.. you'll see why...

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Marie: noo...noooo. That car just ran over a baby.. you have to stop this.

John: i.. i dont know how..i dont even know what i'm doing.

Mike: John? Whats happening?

John: found some more people. Sending them here. Get ready by the door..

The more i focus the more energies i see. I connect them to my and guide them all to Mike's place. We gonna need a bigger place.. Mike, whats the biggest single floor building closeby?

Mike: that's the library it's the biggest single floor building in the area, why?

John: i need you to take some food and water, head there with everyone and all you encounter on the way there. Take me too. Im not sure what will happen if i exit this mind state..

Mike: Debbie get me that cart.. this guy weighs to much to carry..lets go.. 

.. everyone froze..cars just kept driving.. hitting buildings, people, this is an attack. John you hear me? JOHN this is an attack..

John: i know. I see the lives fading... The only good thing is. I'm getting better at this.. energy stuff..bout 20 people heading to the library at the moment.. managed to find a cop too. He is helping organizing the people that join. .. which got me thinking.. if i am the only one capable of this.. we have a problem 

Mike: ... Don't tell Debbie this.. please..

John: i won't. But we gotta prepare for the worst.   

Took us 25 minutes to get to the library.. the mind attack is still ongoing.. but now i feel something different.. i try to force it out of my mind, but for some weird reason it just marches through my thought wall.

I hear this voice all of a sudden.

Who? What? Why are you in my head?

?????: Relax, little bugger, it's been a while since i last saw you...

John: Who are you?

?????: last time i saw you, you were playing on my lap. I always liked the way you looked at me when i gave you chocolate.

John: Grandma? .. you.. you.. died..

Grandma: yes. But we are special. You don't know this yet. But you gave noticed it right?

Normally you unlock these mindskills far in your 50s..

But something triggered it for you.. i dont have much time, so please listen closely.

We come from a family of Gypsy's. We have to powers of mind. And those powers can be expanded, warped and mingled, the more and the longer you use your mind defence the stronger it gets. When your "defence" reaches a certain threshold, you will notice you can use other gifts too. Just remember the defence is free. Offence comes with a price. A price too painful too pay.. for paying to much will erase who you are.. so use it with caution. The more you use the less you become.. i dont know if it actually eats your brain away, or it eats your memories.. either way.. be careful.. my time here is coming to an end. My the Gypsy Kings Watch over you my grandson.. and this is my parting gift.. let it calm before you try to control it...i love you...

emptiness. Where the warmth and love was. It now feels cold and empty. Then i feel it.. it's like someone is emptying their entire beeing in my.. those memories.. that feeling of .. beeing old..  

Then i feel something different in my head. I try to feel what it is. It feels like i have an ocean in my head.. so much, so wild. Like nature is let loose.. i can only wait for the storm to calm down..

Its painful to grasp at it.. right. Let it calm first. As i open my eyes i see at least 30 people looking at me all hopeful most of them are having tears in their eyes.. 

Mike: dude.. WTF did you do?

Debbie: are you alright?

John: huh? What? Why are you asking?

Mike: dude.. you just lit up like a beacon or some shit...

Debbie: not a beacon.. you lit up like who those angels from the paintings lid up... Are you an Angel?

Mike: for Real dude.. you an Angel?

John: No. No angel.. as far is i know i am a Gypsy.....

Police officer: ... Sir...? Are you the one who euhmm protected us from the euhmm.. the freeze?

Mike: yes. He did that.

Debbie: MIKE. Shut up ..

John: yes officer. That was me.. is me...huh..

Wait uehmm. It goes automatic now.. so i only need to focus now when i want to activate it..

I concentrate, i see a few more people and i use my power to engulf then with my mind.. the first one panics. But some words of comfort help relax her. The next one same..  

i dont have time to do this with every person i try to help.. i need a better way.. hmm they called my an angel.. might as wel use it to benefit this situation..

With the next one i try this.

As i engulf him, I say:This is Archangel Michaël. Follow my voice, head to my flock. As i said it.. my head seems to become more calm.. hmm. Why? I did lie.. i did lie right?  

I suddenly remember what my father used to say... We served god before he created man.. i always thought that was a joke..

I open my eyes, and i look and Mike and Debbie, can you search the library for any details about the Gypsy family named Devla.

The Officer is still looking at me.

Sorry, had some people to safe.

We need to get this people organized. 

You up for the task?

The day went on, every one got a job from the officer. People were all over the place making places to sleep. Others were gathering anything they could find thst was edible. 

The next day Mike and Debbie came to me with big book.. looking all weird,. What did you find i asked...

Debbie: your family name Devla...

It came up first time around 835 ad. But. Since then, every large battle in the name of Christ that was won....

Someone of your family was either in charge or leading the attackers. Every city they took..your ancestors were the first one to enter the city that was about to fall.. Every city that defended itself,your ancestors were there on the walls.

They even fought in both world wars. Your ancestors, i think they were following order for .. god or something close to it.

John: So you are saying i am a tool of the god..'s?

Debbie: i dont know, all i know is that every time humanity needed a hero. Your family stood up to the challenge...

Mike: dude, that's sooo wicked. Your like the avatar or something. Do you get like orders or something from god?

John: Dude, no ofcourse not. It's just that i feel the people around me. But like.. i think my range of sense is increasing the longer i use it, i dont know how or why i got this gift. It appears to run in the family, but the only one talking about it was my granny just now..

Debbie: John, your grandma is dead... 

John: Yes i know, call me crazy.. but she did. I have no idea how or why.. but her voice was in my head.

Mike: So, you talk to dead people too? Thats soo wicked. Your like some sort of super mutant.

John: Mike... Stop smoking that weed dude.. it's messing with your inteligence...

??????: you must learn to connect...

John: Who said that?

??????: you must learn to connect or all will be lost, they are thinning out life.. you must connect too all remaining life in order to preserve all that are living.  

Debbie: What's wrong? Who do you hear

John: Wait. I start to focus. 

??????: good. Sense it, sense it all. Establishe connections.. thats it. I know you can do it...  

John: as i closed my eyes and tried to "look" at who was speaking to me, i noticed that now i can even feel more, more of those energies, even the ones who are fainting away into.. me?...

If they go out while connected with me, they become me.. their energy becomes part of me.. 

Ok so i can use lifes that ended to protect the remaining ones..

As i am trying to expand my vision futher.. i notice that the mind attack losses it focus to the people in general, and while i think that is a good thing. I feel a push against my form.. the attack against me has increased.. so much so that i can't even take a breather, they want me.