Earth-16
Hugo had trouble sleeping that night because of the letter he read that he saw at his doorstep that was dropped there by an unknown person. He did not sleep the entire night, instead he went to a room at his house where he kept most of his invention, he started working on one of them to get his mind of it. But still what Lyra had said to him and the letter was still on his mind and he was not even feeling a little sleepy.
Morning came and he was still lying on his bed not able to sleep the entire night he then went to his daughters room. when he went to his daughters room she wrapped her hands across a pink teddy bear that was almost her size. She wore her usual night dress that was also pink. His daughter was six years old and seeing her everyday made him smile and feel like he had a good day. Close to his daughter was her mother who slept in her daughters room that night. it was because her daughter said she was scared and that she could see shadows in her room and it was as if someone was watching her. so she forced her mother to sleep by her side last night.
Hugo then went to his daughters bed and sat on it, immediately he sat on it both his daughter and wife woke up but it was clear sleep was still in there eyes. "Daddy" she said with a yawn. "Good morning Daddy" she said again when she was done yawning. "Good morning baby" Hugo replied.
"Good morning love" his wife told him and also gave him a kiss to the check. "Good morning my sunshine" he told her and that made her to smile.
Hugo looked at his daughter a little longer and this made his daughter uncomfortable and asked him "Daddy is there anything you want to tell me, the way you are staring at me is making me uncomfortable".
When she said those words, Hugo's mind was someone else. While looking at her face he was still thinking of what Lyra had told him and it was as if it was the last day he was going to see his daughter. "Babe" his wife said while touching his shoulders she was still lying on the bed and that touch made him cut off from what he was thinking.
"Is everything okay" she asked him. "Yes everything is okay, I just love looking at our daughters face". he lied.
"I just love looking at our daughters face" Hugo said as he looked at her again. "Okay now get up and take a shower so that you can prepare for school". Ivannah was the name of Hugo's daughter on Earth-16.
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James suddenly woke up and found himself at a strange house on top of a bed, he got up immediately and looked at his left and right if he could recognize the place. He then went to the door and opened it. When he opened the door he saw nobody but could smell something at a distant, IT WAS FOOD and his stomach started making noise indicating he was hungry.
He then went to the direction of the smell and when he got there he opened the door and he saw a woman around her early fifties wearing a white apron. when the door was opened, the woman said: "I told you I am almost done if you put pressure on me it won't come out perfect" she said those words without looking at the door, when she looked at the door she saw James, she was a bit startled that he had woken up so soon.
"James, am I right?" she said this while raising one eyebrow indicating if that was his name. "Yes and how do you know my name" he asked her back in a surprise tone. "My husband brought you here when you fainted at our cornfield, you were a little hot than an average human, please if I may ask how did you fall from the sky?" she asked James.
'Tell her you have no clue or whatsoever' That the same voice in James's head that told him his name was James said these words demanding. Immediately James heard that familiar voice in his head he just obeyed.
'Who owns this voice and why does it sound like my own voice and how did it get inside my head' He thought to himself. "Honestly speaking I have no clue" James said back to her trying to avoid eye contact which made him feel awkward.
"Please you are our guest go and sit at the dinning table, when I am done preparing our meal, we shall all have dinner". she told James. "Okay, but please how can I get to the dinning table" he asked her. "When you leave this kitchen just go by your right." she replied.
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Earth-16
Hugo and his family were having their breakfast as usual at the dinning table. Ivannah was already dressed in her school uniform. Hugo still dazed at his daughter like she was a strange human being. His wife had being looking at him for a while and was not comfortable. Ivannah did not notice because she was more focused on her food; her favorite; noodles and a fried chicken.
When they were done eating and Ivannah had left for school. His wife approached him before he could leave. "Babe are you sure there is nothing wrong because you have been staring at Ivannah for a long time".
"Nothing is wrong, I just loved looking at our daughters today, it gives me job." Hugo still lied, scared of telling his wife the Truth.
"Okay" she replied as she shrugged her shoulders. Hugo then took his brown briefcase and wore his glasses and left. His wife observed something strange because usually before Hugo would leave, he would kiss her on her cheek and tell her he was leaving and also drink a cold ice water, which meant there was something on his mind. Hugo did not notice this because he had a lot on his mind (what Lyra had said would his wife and daughter die and how can he inform the person who sent him the letter that he needed protection).
Hugo had arrived at his office wearing his normal white shirt that covered almost every part of his body. It was a requirement for all the scientist in Earth-16 to dress that way. Scientist were also given some respect because through their invention humans were able to kill most of its predators and arrive at the food chain.
Hugo went for a work outside, feeling the cold breeze that kissed his face. Hugo was not even smiling it was clear on his face that he was thinking a lot. He then breathed in and out and went back into his office. He had meet some of the scientist who were with him at the lab yesterday, he asked if they had any update on Nicolas whereabout.
Hugo went to his office and locked the door behind him and when he went to his chair to sit, he saw something that was not there before appearing on his scream: REMEMBER IF YOU WANT OUR PROTECTION INFORM US, WE WOULD BE IN TOUCH.
'How can I inform this people' he thought to himself. I really need protection. A knock was heard on his door. "Hugo Theodore, we know you are inside this room, Open up, we have a message for you from the eight council member." Immediately Hugo heard his name and the name of the eight council member he was now uncomfortable and he pretending like he was not inside.
Then the banging of the door increased and he finally opened it. "Yes, may I help you". he said those words stuttering. The man in front of Hugo was huge and very muscular with a broad chest and wide arms, his biceps looked like they could tear his shirt. "Lyra the eight council member has sent me to inform you that you have been given another 24 hours to do what she told you to do, unless bear the consequences."
The man then left Hugo's room without giving Hugo the chance to reply. the man slammed the door behind him so hard that it almost broke the door. Hugo swallowed his saliva, he was out of words how could he protect his wife and children. This made him almost mad. He then left his office and headed straight to the lab to see if there was anything he could do.
When he went to the lab it was still the same as yesterday, things were scattered around which meant even the cleaners were scared to clean that particular lab scared that the dark blue oval shape might appear again. Hugo then sighed and left the room and as he closed the door, the same dark oval teleporter appeared again, but this time it did not drag anything into it, only this time it turned white and then turned red and then later black rapidly and then, Two deteroits had come through the teleporter and were smiling: "Free food everywhere". They said to themselves in their language that could not be understood by humans while licking their rough lips.
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James was sitting at the dinning table still thinking of the only memory he could remember, it was the memory he had while feeling that pain at his head, the memory of a lady with short reddish hair that told him: "I love you so much, that is why I have to do this". He was wondering who was this woman, he could remember her face but not her name. The other memories were blur and the more he tried his best to remember them the more pain he felt in his head, so it was her enough he left everything as it was because he himself was trying his best to maximize please and minimize pain. If he did not try to think about the memory he would feel no pain but if he tried to think about the memory; the pain would begin. so it was best to leave it this way.
James was wearing a black T-shirt with a pair of pants that were given to him by the farmer. The door was opened and in came the farmers wife. She was still wearing her white apron, she carried the foods and then dropped them on the dinning table and left.
She went out to call her husband who was still at the cornfield. it was around 9pm. when she saw her husband he was deep in thought. The Farmer folded his arms. his wife then came and tapped him on his shoulder: what are you thinking, I called your name three times and you did not reply it seems like you are deep in thought" she said.
The farmer looked at her and said: "sorry, I was just thinking how we could clear our debts".
James could hear everything they were saying clearly, it was as if he had super hearing.
"let's go and eat first, you would not like to keep our guest waiting would you". she told her husband. "Alright let's go" he replied and gave her kiss to the cheek.
When they came in they sat at the dinning table the three of them, the farmer his wife and James Theodore.
James Theodore was facing the man with his chair. "You may feel comfortable we don't bite" the farmer said these words to James. He said this because James was looking at them with a funny look like they were going to attack him any moment from now.
"Please can you take me back home" James said. "If you tell us the way to your house I will take you there first thing tomorrow morning" the farmer replied.
"so where are you from" the farmers wife added. she was no longer wearing her apron.
James was now eating his food pretending not to hear her and besides he was also very hungry.
'why does he look familiar like I have seen him from somewhere' she thought to herself.
"Please James have we meet before". she asked him. James then stopped eating for a moment and paused and then looked at her and nodded his head left and right indicating No. "Do I look familiar to you?" James asked back.
The reply sounded rude but actually James was just curious to know who he was. Just imagine you woke up one day and you cannot remember your name or where you are from or your loved ones. The only thing that you can feel is a voice in your head telling you what to do.
"It was just a simple question there is no need to get angry". the farmers wife said back confused of his reply.
'His face looks familiar, I can bet that I have seen him somewhere before but where, why can't I remember.' she thought to herself while eating.
A telephone rang it was as the telephone was nearby because James could hear it so clearly.
Unknown to James he had super hearing. The telephone ringing was at the kitchen which was a little far from the dinning.
"I would go and get that" the farmer wife said looking at James and her husband. "don't worry let me get it, you can keep on eating" the farmer said while holding his wife by the forearm with his left hand.
"okay" she said while shrugging her shoulders. The farmer then picked the telephone but not before turning his head left and right to check if someone was there. He closed the door behind him before answering the phone.
"Hi, have you done what we asked you to do". said a man from the other side of the telephone who had a very deep voice.
"I would do it just give me a little more time please" the farmer said this whispering in a way so that only the man at the other end of the telephone could hear him.
But little did they know that James could hear everything and that was because he had super hearing. the Farmers wife was busy eating her food she could not hear what her husband was saying because he was whispering, but James could hear it all.
The farmer was holding the telephone with his left hand and shaking a little bit. "But you know what will happen if you don't perform your own part of the bargain." the man with the deep voice said with a threatening tone.
"Y...e...yes...sir..rr...r" the farmer replied back stuttering and this time he was now shaking heavily and his heart was pumping blood so fast. Adrenaline rush could be felt through out his entire body.
The deep voiced unknown man had ended the call but not before sighing. The farmer dropped the telephone still shaking significantly. He breathed in and out trying to calm himself.
James who could hear everything including the rate the man's heart was beating was confused why the man was so scared and what bargain had the farmer not done.
His wife had just left the dinning table worried about her husband. When she meet him at the kitchen he was no longer shaking because he had been able to calm himself down.
"Are you no longer hungry" she asked him. He did not answer her because he was just looking at the window. their kitchen had one window. They were actually poor people. He was lost in thought 'how can I do this, how can I save my son.' he thought to himself. Rain at started Falling and it could be seen from the window.
She again tapped her husband by the shoulder: "Babe I have been calling you, what is wrong?. She asked him a little worried. The farmer who was a little startled as he saw his wife just behind him wondered how deep he was in thought that he did not notice when she entered the kitchen.
"I was just thinking of how I would pay Miller's school fees this academic session." He lied and then gave her a hug so that she would not feel that worried. she then hugged him back and smiled a little, she knew he was lying but she knew he would tell her when it was right.
James who heard everything was confused about why the farmer had to like because it was as if the phone caller threatened him and why did he leave that part to his wife.
They had stopped hugging each other. "who called you" still asked worried a little. "it was one of my clients, I have to deliver some milk to him tomorrow very early in the morning". He lied.
James who could still hear everything was wondering why on Earth the man had to lie to his wife.
The three of them had just finished eating at the dinning table quietly nobody asked James any question and he did not also ask them any question.
After eating James was told by the farmer to go and sleep at a particular room. The room was a little dark, the light bulbs were not working and the bed was a little rough. It was the best they could do for James because they were actually poor. James still told them: "thank you" because he was happy he could find somewhere to lay his head for the night.
Meanwhile the farmer and his wife were lying on there bed. Their room had light and it was cold outside and also inside their room. it was still raining heavily outside and it could be seen through the two small window in their room. The farmer was the first to lye down on the bed and his wife had just finishing bathing, she looked at her husband before she entered the bed; her husband was still deep in thought.
"Carlos Edward" she said looking at his from her right side. Carlos the farmer knew that whenever she called him like this it was serious business. "Martha Edward" he replied back to her calling her own name. After calling back her name he looked at her and then looked at the ceiling.
"what is wrong I know something is up you just don't feel like telling me, you know you can tell me anything Right". Martha told her husband.
"there is nothing wrong" he said back to her not even looking at her. his eyes were still situated at the ceiling.
"you are not a good lier, please tell me what is wrong I won't be able to sleep if you don't tell me what's on your mind, is it about the strange man at our house that according to you fell from the heavens". she said at her husband trying to make him laugh a little.
"I just told you that there is nothing wrong, now would you let me sleep you woman and again I know what I saw and the man fell from the heavens, Go to sleep!!!" he shouted at her without giving her a chance to reply and he then turned his face the other way round so that his back was facing her.
Martha was shocked because it was as if her husband was a change man. To Martha's perspective Carlos started behaving strange since one week ago. Carlos would wake up at the middle of the night and start walking around the house in the parlour thinking, she noticed this and Carlos had no idea she did. it was clear that he had a lot on his mind. But what bothered her the most was the strange calls that called him. He would be talking to someone at the middle of the night with the telephone and then he would start to whisper so that no one could hear what he was saying and after the call he would become sad instantly.
James Theodore could not sleep at his own room he was trying to sleep but could not. He stood up and worked around the room for a minute and went back to bed begging his body to sleep. The real reason why he could not sleep was because of the memory he had.
Those words of the girl with red hair made him think who she was, he then thought of something 'maybe she is the girl that gave me that pen' the pen he was thinking of was the pen that was tucked into his white lab coat the day he woke up. While thinking of that he just remembered something that the pen was no longer with him, that the pen was with Isabella patrick at least that is what he believes, she told him at the hospital that they were with the pen and they would give it to him immediately they find out he is okay.
'If that pen is the only trace I have to my past I cannot lose it' he thought to himself. He then told himself that he would get the pain early that morning and so he slept off.
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Earth-16
Some deteroits had just entered Earth-16 through the teleporter, they were two in number and both of them had two long and hard spike at their back. they were both ugly looking. they were around 9 feet tall(some of their species were way taller than this with some of them reaching around 24 feet or even taller, looking like Giants compared to humans), they had a broad chest, they both had a single tail like any other deteroits but one of them had little spikes at the end of the tail while the other had none. but of their tails were thick and had the weight of an average bicycle. They were both super strong like both average deteroits. Two Spikes at their back meant they were stronger than any deteroits with one spike. spikes grow as a result of strength and the higher the number of spikes on one back and how large and thick they were, gave a deteroits a higher social status than the others. Both skins were Brown, but the other deteroits that his tail was skinny with little to no spikes at his tail had little marks on his chest and deltoids area that were a little black. it was because their bloods were black and this deteroits had entered more life and death situation than the other. they still had those marks like they were sewed into their skin.
The two deteroits just arrived as Hugo backed the door. It was the same lab where the previous incident had happened where the teleporter had appeared.
They both looked at each other and said "Free food everywhere" while licking their lips. the room was still scattered. they then went to the door. They looked at the door strangely and then looked at one another they were confused because this was not something that found on their planet.
The one with little spikes at the end of his tail licked the door with his purple tongue and said to the other: "This isn't a little tasty I am not sure this was the food they were talking about". These two deteroits had just left their planet through the teleporter unlawfully and without permission.
The deteroits after seeing a means to get food which was human flesh had planned to come to the planet as a soon decided date to kill most humans and eat them and then later colonize the ones they had left. Most Deteroits although were very low in IQ, they had some bright minds. They deemed any other creature as unworthy to live in the universe with them. They came up one day and decided that any other being except from there should be exterminated. They ate other species if they were tasty. some of the aliens they killed were not tasty but unfortunately for humans, they were the sweetest thing a deteroits had every tasted. The smell of Human flesh could make them feel intoxicated our blood had a sweet fragrance smell to their nose.
They were the ones who destroyed their planet with their own hands; they just considered other species as unclean and declared other species appropriate to dwell in a pure world. To remove this impurity, they had to destroy any other species that was not physiologically connected to them. Even if they were evil, they always thought they were doing something good for the species they were killing.
They were responsible for the extinction of several species. Although the most of them were ignorant, they had great brains that created machines to murder species they couldn't defeat.
This kind of door they were looking at was a little strange, it was not like the doors on their planet which just needed a gentle push. They had tried their best to push the door but the more they tried pushing the harder it got and they started punching the door and the more they punched the door the harder it got.
The way they were hitting the iron door had drawn the attention of passers-by, and those passers-by, who were mostly scientists and cleaners, had peered at the door from a distance, fearful of what was about to happen. They had notified the troops.
The army was nearby because, first and foremost, it was a military facility, and the military valued scientists. The scientists created the weapons that the majority of militaries employed in battle.
On Earth-16, not all humans have power; out of one thousand people, only one to three possessed significant powers. this was a clear sign it was rare.
Mutation created the abilities. The abilities were rare because at the time a scientist named Fredrick who had died centuries ago found a way to change human body cells significantly so that humans could posses power. Fredrick had sold the pills at a high rate and no one knows how he came up with such pills till today. Fredrick sold them so high that only the wealthiest men In the city, the King and his family and also the fifteen council members could afford them (at that time the fifteen council members had not reduced the family that represented the fifteen council were still alive and the fourteen council had not resigned). This was done s many centuries ago at a time where mankind was still endangered and most of men became rich by trading gold they could find. It was a risky business at that time to leave the shelter and go and mine gold and that was why gold were expensive and gold miners were payed excessively. A single Tyrannosaurus rex would not bother fighting of thousands of humans at a time because of the stress and he might be badly injured if not killed.
Although humans still used normal weapons not that advanced at that time like swords which was mostly used. they could only defeat them when it came to numbers. there was surely strength in numbers. When some humans had become mutated, only those who could afford them and Fredrick's family of course. Humans had a upper edge against their predators. Each person's mutation was different from the other.
Humans were able to kill most of their predators and then the predators started reducing their attacks on humans because they found it risky and irrelevant there was other games out there. they only attacked humans when they found them defenceless.
The people of Earth-16 came together and then appointed fifteen families among them to represent the fifteen council like I had explained before. they also appointed a king bed built cities. The discovery of powers helped them a lot at the war.
The army had just arrived and noticed that the metallic door was shaking. It was as if the force that was striking the doors was so great that the door could not keep up with the force and eventually broke in two.
Everyone in the room was taken aback by what had smashed the door. The scientist began rushing out of the place since they were unsure what might come out again after what had happened the day before. They bolted, not looking back at the army soldiers.
The number of military personnel present was approximately 36, as a result of yesterday's incident.
The military had been wary of the lab since the teleporter event the day before.
Since then, no scientists had entered save for military personnel. The military only went to see if they could find anything related to it.
Hugo had only gone there because of what Lyra had said, and it was as if Lyra's words would never leave his mind.
Hugo was in his room when he heard screams and people rushing. 'What is going on again?' he wondered as he rushed out of his office. He left his nearly empty coffee cup at his table among some written articles and went through the door.
He was no longer wearing his lab coat but was wearing a white T-shirt and Blue jeans with a round coat.
"what is going on" he said as he asked most of the scientist running. He then gathered courage and went to the lab.
The aliens had emerged from the lab to attack the army. When the soldiers saw them, most of them were frightened, and some wanted to flee, but with no one else willing to accompany them, they collected bravery.
The armies were unprepared for this because they were dressed like any other army member, with no helmets and only guns. Some of them were not even dressed properly.
When some scientist had immediately summoned them. They were hesitant to come at first, but as they learned it was about the lab, they were eager to come. They left right away.
When the aliens came outside, they could see people, and it was true that human skin had an irresistible sweet smell.
They were eager to test the meat for themselves.
"Surrender and nothing will happen to you; if you don't, we will not attack," lieutenant Lucas stated.
Lucas' head had already been severed as soon as he pronounced those words. But how exactly?
It transpired at a rate that humanity could not comprehend. The aliens could retract their limbs, enlarge them, and sharpen any portion of their bodies. The one with no spikes on his tail had just severed Lucas' head by transforming his arm into a razor-sharp blade. It happened so quickly that the soldiers couldn't notice it until it was severed.
The soldiers were all shocked at what had happened it was as if they just blinked their eyes and the head of Lucas was no more attached to his body.
Immediately after his head was captured, blood streaming from the fallen skull made them realise he was dead. His eyes remained open.
They began to fire their bullets. The bullets were more advanced than those found on other Earth's in other dimension of the multiverse. The bullet was heavy and had a force strong enough to break the hardest of things known to humanity, but it had no effect on the aliens. It seemed as if the aliens were impervious to what was going on since they didn't shake or budge an inch, but instead smiled.
The one with the small spikes on the end of his tail bent over to sniff the lovely smell of flesh and blood from Lucas's body, unconcerned by the gunshots.
He checked the blood of Lucas by dipping his finger into Lucas's fallen head.
As soon as he tasted the blood, a broad smile spread across his face, making it evident that the human blood had given him a nice feeling.
Then he turned to face his colleague and said, "They were right, this is the sweetest drink you have ever tasted."