Three days of peace. Sarah’s mirrors showed only good futures. Kira’s purple eyes stayed calm. Felix wrote a song about pancakes.
Then the copies appeared.
It started with Marcus. He walked into the kitchen and saw himself already sitting at the table.
“What the—” Marcus backed up.
The other Marcus smiled. Same face. Same voice. “I’m you. But better. I don’t burn pancakes.”
SYSTEM: NEW FRAGMENT — “THE TWIN.”
EFFECT: CREATES PERFECT COPIES OF PEOPLE. HOST: UNKNOWN.
PURPOSE: REPLACE ORIGINALS.
Julian grabbed his cane. “Everyone outside. Now.”
They gathered in the main room. But every few seconds, another copy appeared. Pip saw Pip. Dara saw Dara. Lily saw a taller version of herself.
“I’m what you could be,” the copy Lily said. “If you weren’t so scared.”
“I’m not scared,” Lily sa
