Year 3000 : Contagion

The Doppelganger

BATANGAS CAPITOL BUILDING

45th Survivors Infantry Unit

August 13, 2998

2230H

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"Hey JANE? JANE!!"

Peter hurries onto the table on the left. She was sure she saw her sister sitting across the room. Everything was moving slowly for him as he makes his way. All eyes are now looking at him. Alex and others were rushing towards him as well. After a few steps, he is now standing at the back of the woman who's eating her breakfast. Her posture, hair, complexion, and mannerisms are all identical to Jane. Even Peter knows that there's no denying it. 

"Jane?"

He reaches out his hand to tap the shoulder of the woman. As he was about to touch her. A man stops him in his tracks. He is a buffed, big guy. In his middle 30's and standing maybe at 6 feet tall. He has a tattoo on his neck, something he saw a few times before. He knows that tattoo very well. A dual-band circle, with the big circle encompassing the smaller one inside.

"What do you think you're doing ey?"

The man stands for his seat and holds his hand forcefully, almost breaking it. 

"Let go of my hand asshole!"

He immediately trips the man, causing it to fall to the ground. He mounted the man, launching a series of hammer fists on his face. The man has no choice but to raise his guard. He's bleeding but he stayed calm until he times another strike from Peter. 

"Get off me! You b***h!"

The man then positions himself firmed into the ground, catches Peter's hand, and then went into an armbar stance. Peter tried to shift his weight to the right, but the man kicks him off and they become separated once again. They both breathing heavily and coughing hard. Peter shakes his arm to test its flexibility while 

"Heh? You're quite fast and powerful for your built. I'll give you that. Phew"

The man wipes the blood on his lips and spits some on the floor beside him. 

"And you know some annoying moves yet you're too weak to do some damage. Heh! Given that you've already had your breakfast. Maybe you need more!"

Peter shakes his arm to test its flexibility. He deemed it still okay. He can still move his right arm. Although, if he hadn't shifted his weight on time, it would definitely break cleanly and easily.

"Yeah? Why don't you try again if you're so sure?"

"I'm actually planning to! Time to break your face b***h!"

As they were about to launch on each other, Alex came to stop Peter and others from his went to stop the man. He tried to pull Peter away from the scene while talking to him. Sarah went to make amends with the other group while Mike is also trying to restrain Peter.

"Man, back off! What are you doing? Are you trying to draw attention to yourself huh? That's definitely not Jane. Did she stay behind to let us escaped? Also, that group wears a different color of the dress. They're definitely ahead of us by a week."

Alex said to Peter while he's restraining him. He can definitely feel his anger oozing from his body. He had to calm him down or things are gonna get ugly.

"That tattoo, I know it way back before. They're the last remaining Survivor Infantry in Alabang. We've contacted that group when we were under attack. They said they've been overrun without any survivors. How come there is a group of them here?"

Alex and Mike soon realize what Peter has been talking about. They looked at the man also noticed the tattoo on the man's neck. 

"Yeah, I can see that. They said nobody survived the onslaught a week ago before the attack on our fortress. But that's not Jane. She can't be. Right, Mike?"

Alex said to Peter. Sara went back to calm Peter down. At the same time, soldiers came to end the commotion. Others go back to their seats. They are curious but they looked away the second the soldiers start to assess the situation. The whole cafeteria becomes deafeningly quiet.

"What the hell just happened here? Hey you! What the hell are you doing in this very morning?!"

A higher rank soldier asked Peter's group. They all have their taser guns pointed at them. They knew for instance that if they answered the man wrong, they will be shot on sight. If they answered right, they will be put in detention. 

"We were just ummm."

"Yeah? What is it?"

"Ummm. Mike, what do you think they're doing?"

Alex looks at Mike who got surprised when he called him. Alex signs for him to do something.

"Don't bother Major. I got this. Back to your post."

Captain Rick comes inside the cafeteria with his coffee at hand while the soldiers leave swiftly. He looks at Peter's group and to the other group of survivors and instantly knows what happened. He took a sip from his coffee and sits at the table near them.

"I know you both of you do have their own reasons. Care to explain what happened?"

He asked the other group first. They go back to their seats, then their leader spoke to him. The man is still nursing his bleeding mouth while others are assisting him as well.

"That man suddenly just came here and then he tried to touch our comrade here, mistaken her for someone else. Brad just came to stop him but he attacks us first."

He looks at Peter's group now after hearing the explanation of the other group. Peter was still on the floor. While Mike and Sarah were assisting him. Alex then spoke to him after looking at Peter.

"Yes, that is right. Peter mistakenly took that girl over there for someone else. He was just about to check her when that b***h over there forcefully took his hand."

Captain Rick nodded at two groups, sips one more time on his coffee before he stands.

"And who is this girl that you mistakenly took as your sister huh?"

He looks at Peter but realizes something is different. All of them looked surprised while looking at his back. He was about to lean backwards but he started to hear a female voice.

"Here. Hello Peter. Long time no see."

Peter stood up in disbelief. Others are shocked as well. They cannot believe the sight in front of them.

"Guys, tell me I'm not crazy. That's Jane! In the flesh!"

Mike exclaimed to Peter. He's shaking in disbelief as well.

"No. You're not. But that's not her. That is Jean, Jane's twin sister"

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