Hell On Earth

Chapter 2: Behind the Invasion

Lauren's Point Of View

"Allison? What did you do?" Naguguluhang tanong ko sa kanya.

"I just pulled this small globe and the book rack just opened like a door and here we are now staring at it." Allison explained.

Minsan naiisip ko, medyo baliw din yata itong batang 'to. Medyo pilosopo din.

Pinasok naman namin ang sikretong silid na 'yon ngunit hindi naging madali iyon para sa amin. Pagpasok mo palang nung pinto nakakatakot na tapos may hagdan pa pababa ng silid na 'yon kaya naman napahigpit ang kapit ni Allison at Katana sa akin.

Nagulat na lamang kami ng tambangan kami ng isang matandang lalaki sa pinakadulo ng hagadan na aming tinahak. Siguro siya ay nasa mid 60's na, maputi puti na ang buhok nito at makinis din ang kutis ngunit kulubot na dala ng kaniyang pagkatanda, pero ohmyy, nakakatakot yung hitsura niya para siyang matandang may balak gawin samin. Omg! Baka patayin niya kami? Or baka kakampi siya ng mga alien na nag- shape shift lang tapos ibigay niya kami. Waaaaaah! I can't take this anymore. 19 palang kami ni Kat, maawa kayo samin. Huhuhu!

"What in the world are you doing here?" Tanong ng matanda.

"We were just wandering here, and the food we are looking for in your house got us here in this secret room" Sagot ni Katana na medyo kinakabahan pa.

"You aren't one of those shapeshifters are you?" Tnong ng matanda na parang pinagdududahan kami.

"We aren't one of them, we just wanted a place to hide. The screen told us that the aliens took the brains of the people in Australia and we are afraid we'd be one of those brainless dead people." Sagot ko naman.

"Are you sure?" Tanong pa niya ulit.

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

Sabay sabay na sagot naming tatlo na ikinagulat naman ng matanda.

'Di nagtagal pinatuloy niya naman kami sa loob ng secret room kung saan mas madami pang investigative documents ang naririto, may mga screens din na may kung anong numerong nakalagay at may mga kung ano anong salita ang hindi namin maintindihan.

"What are these?" Tanong ni Kat sa matanda na may inaayos na mga papel sa isang metallic table habang kami ay nageenjoy lamang sa pagtingin ng mga gamit dito.

"These is where I calculated the time and the distance of the Alien Invaders and their Galactic Ships." Sagot ng matanda.

"Wait... wait a minute. You are that old man who tried to warn the citizens of every human on earth about the Alien Invasion in the news, aren't you?" Naguguluhang tanong ko.

"Yes, I am." Diretsong sagot nito. "But no one believed me, they said no terrestrials shall believe me. What they only know about me is that I'm lying." Dagdag pa niya.

"Are you?" Dugtong ko pa.

"Nope, I am clean. You are seeing these are you?" Ani niya at tinuturo ang mga screen na naka paligid sa amin. "And there are aliens outside, how could I be lying in this case?" Dagdag niya.

Siguro dapat naniwala nalang yung mga congress sa matandang ito, siguro malaki ang maitutulong niya sa mundo dahil pambihira ang kaniyang talento na nakuha niya ang mga ganitong klaseng bagay na nagbigay alam sa kaniya ng kalagayan ng mga pangyayari ngayon.

"How did you... How do you... How were you able to discover this?" Tanong ni Kat.

"I really pieced it together as I went along... I once found a ship as same as the ship that is invading our planet right now." Umupo siya sa may metallic chair pagkatapos ayusin ang mga dokumento. "After they flew away behind the woods they left a trail but they already left, a piece of telecommunication device that aliens use to locate something I don't know about." tumayo siya at tila may kinukuha sa isang drawer na kung ano. "This is their communication device that enables them to find a living creature that they can use to take the brain out of it and feed it to their minions. I hacked on one of their technologies that took me forever to understand, and luckily I found out about it but their Chief has a... I don't know I think it's his son or somehow family." Pagsusumalo nito.

"Do you mean, these aliens aren't really like green peoples with big eyes?" tanong ni Kat.

"Yes, they're like humans but has more intellectual capacity than ours and can maybe shape shift as those aliens you are imagining. So, the Chiefs son lost its Celebral root or part that they believe they left here on C-53 or planet Earth." Dagdag pa niya. "But take note, I don't really know if this device is a communication or a tracker device. It maybe more but we wouldn't know."

Kaya pala kinukuha nila yung brains ng bawat biktima ng Alien Invasion dahil kailangan ng anak ng Chief 'yon.

"So they thought that the Celebral root was in one of the brain of the people but they couldn't find a match. Human's mind are too narrow than theirs."

"Where could that Celebral root be? I mean that's what causes this anihalation." Wika ni Kat.

"Do you happen to have any idea where it was? I mean you have encountered them before and you found one of their communication device maybe you had also found it?" tanong ko pa.

"Unfortunately, no. I don't even know what it looks like." natatawang ani niya. "It may be this device or many more they're missing but I am really hoping to look for--" hindi niya natapos dahil bigla na lamang namin narinig ang isang mahinang c***k ng isang....

chips, kumakain na pala si Allison ng chips sa likod nung metallic table nung matanda.

"By the way, what is your name sir?" Tanong ni Kat.

"I am, Mr. Silvestre Cunningham." Wika niya.

Medyo nakakatakot siya pero parang mabait naman yata. Ang nakapagtataka lang, bakit hindi sa kapwa aliens nila sila kumuha nung Celebral root na 'yon? Bakit sa mga tao pa talaga? Narrow pala isip ng mga tao eh bakit sa atin sila ngayon nang gugulo?

"Uhm, Mr. Silvestre? Can you help us to their Supremes?" Tanong ko.

"Oh, my child. That's the most toughest thing you are gonna do kid. You have a younger little girl in here, she can't go in there " Sagot naman niya.

"Right. Uhm. We need plan A and plan B and plan C." Wika ko.

"Yeah, we do." Dagdag ni Kat habang tuwang tuwang nakikisalo sa chips na kinakain ni Allison na inagaw pa kay Mr. Silvestre.

"Okay so Plan A... first lets try to get some cool outfits like a secret agent--" Hindi ko natapos dahil biglang dinugtungan ni Kat.

"Yeah, yeah like Black Widow or Celine from the Underworld movie." Tuwang sambit ni Kat.

"Okay, okay, just... will you please be quiet for a sec?" Wika ko at napanguso naman si Kat. "Okay so, then we get some guns, take Allison back to his father and fight aliens and look for the Celebral root and return it to their Chief. Make sense?" Ani ko.

"That's suicide but alright lets go!" Sigaw ni Kat. "Mr. Silvestre, are you coming? We need an assist." Tanong ni Kat kay Mr. Silvestre.

"You know girls? I am too old now for these kinds of things, plus I only met you just a few hours ago. But I know you girls can do this, I looked into your eyes and I see warriors lying inside. Fight for the world! Fight for your family!" Mr. Silvestre said.

Ngayon lang ako naka encounter ng ganong speech sa isang taong iilang oras palang naming nakikilala pero grabe agad yung pagtitiwala niya, I mean it's not like we are not trustworthy pero nakikita niya talaga kung sino ang mga taong dapat pagkatiwalaan e. Kaya ayun si Kat paiyak na, mababaw kase luha ng babaeng 'to, pero hindi ko din hahayaang mawala 'to sa buhay ko, isama narin natin si Allison na hahanapin pa ang kaniyang tatay. Hahaha.

"Here are some earpiece that you can use, I have a connection to a satellite that I can use to see which back you need to shoot." He handed us two earpiece.

"What about you Mister?" Tanong ni Allison

"Oh, little girl. I know you only met me this time but you earned my trust already, I'm gonna stay here and watch your backs, because I know for somehow that I am gonna need these activities I've been doing someday, and that someday is today. Now get up your asses and, Fight for Peace!" He smiled and turned on and flipped somethings in his IR (investigation room).