Lessons Learned: The Flint Stryker Thriller Series - Book 1 by Allen Gregory

Author:Allen Gregory [Gregory, Allen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Literal Genius Publishing
Published: 2020-07-14T16:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Gasping for breath, it was all Flint could do to keep from producing another stream of raucous laughter as the doctor attempted to rein him in. Seven exploded, “Dammit, Stryker, you control yourself right now, or I swear to God I’ll shoot you right here at the doctor’s table!” He clapped a Glock 26 on the table in front of him, as if daring Flint to continue laughing.

Trying to control himself and suppress another outburst, Stryker nodded at the doctor, signaling him to continue, giggling all the while. Ferrari kicked him again under the table, but Flint ignored the kick this time. He was too tickled to care.

“Mr. Stryker, I know this is a lot to take in, but if you’ll bear with me a few more moments, I’m sure this will all become very clear to you.”

Flint snorted and cleared his throat, attempting a serious, focused look, and failing miserably.

Dr. Malloy continued, “Throughout history, humans – men especially – have responded to times of crisis and extreme danger in extraordinary ways. Societal constructs have placed men in certain roles within their people groups, or aligned populations, which required them to respond as befitted circumstances. The human brain, through years of constant evolving and refinement through exposure to existence-threatening factors, became a finely-tuned control system for the defense and protection of the human body. What’s more, this same system, when properly conditioned, became an early warning system and instinctive reactive network. Chemical and glandular secretions, combined with highly reactive muscle activity attuned to all neural centers, create an offensive and defensive powerhouse.”

Flint stared blankly at the doctor, comprehension no closer than when he first began his explanation.

Patiently, the doctor resumed his presentation. “However, as the civilized world, with its tightly regulated societal order, minimized the threats posed by most predators, these mechanisms became less important. These ‘hardwired’ instinctual abilities dwindled in most humans, only manifesting themselves in cases of extreme danger for Linchpin as a whole - for example, World War II. Humanity, threatened by a global danger, responded, with millions of extraordinary humans doing extraordinary things. Today, in a generally peaceful period in humanity’s story, these attributes are often viewed negatively.” He added, “At least until the next big crisis.”

The little light was beginning to come on for Flint, but it was an energy-saving bulb and would take a while to warm up. He chewed the inside of his cheek, pondering what to say next.

Exasperated, Seven blurted, “Good Lord, Stryker! Don’t you get it? Dr. Malloy is telling you that you’ve been gifted with a very special set of skills. Apparently, the lightning strike you survived as a youngster released some… unique prescient ability.” Flint stared at him blankly. “It gave you some sort of precognitive ability to recognize danger and respond accordingly. Believe me, this is an incredibly valuable ability. With the proper training and development, you could become a very valuable asset for our organization in the fight against the more unusual cases of domestic and international terrorism.

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