Chris woke up with a terrible headache on the sofa, he didn't even make it to the bed it seemed.

As he made his way to the bedroom, he was alarmed because someone was in his bed, there were two people in his luxurious bed. By the looks of it, it was David and Christin, he remembered bumping into them yesterday.

He however felt a bit better seeig them together, at least the something good happened in the end. He thought, because during the mission they had already begun to get closer.

Of course he had no idea that these were this world's versions of them, he didn't even notice that Christin wasn't among the living anymore.

Chris blessed them with a good night's rest as he left the room and went back to the luxurious sofa to rest, since outside it wasn't even bright yet and he wouldn't be going out during the day anyways. He slept while hugging a bottle of wine once again.

While he was asleep his guests woke up, it was daytime and it was time to wake up, they were a bit dizzy from yesterday's drinks, but otherwise fine.

They woke up confused as to where they were, until they remembered the strange guy that knew their doppelgangers.

Today however they were already running late for a meeting with his doppelganger.

They begun to dress, made sure the weirdo was asleep and left for the hospital were David was held, even his blood type was the same.

As they entered his ward, guarded by a police officer, in case he tries to escape again.

David looked at him and spoke.

"Took your sweet time"

These words shocked the David from this world, he was about to ask what he meant, but it was evident that his arrival was planned.

"I'll tell you everything, but you have to do me a favour as well, as you haven't taken the mission about the missing people, I have to warn you, when it asks you say no, otherwise you will be in for trouble, we have 5 days before the mission is over"

David said and then wanted to continue, but was interupted.

"Who is Chris to you?"

Other David asked puzzled.

"He's an idiot that likes to put his nose in other people's business, now listen up, I brought you here by using our name, I'm you from another world, I succeeded in finding the link to the disappearances, It will be a message that only appears to those who are bored with their life and seek for adventure or change"

David continued.

"The world we live in is like a matrix, but those whom leave it are forced to complete objectives for the system, my objective is to escape the police for 7 days, I suppose I have failed or something, I'm new to this, but if they said the truth, then even if one evades the police it will be enough, otherwise we will all die"

"How sad, so you're me from a different dimension and you're saying that you are given tasks by this "system", how can you prove that you're not a clone made to replace me?"

the Other David asked seriously without laughing, but Christin wasn't as subtle, both version sounded sureal and seeing the two Davids dispute one another, honestly it looked funny to her.

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"My locker room combination is XXXX, my PC password is XXXXX, my father beat me when I was little and..."

David begun mouthing stuff that others wouldn't know about him, unless they made a documentary of his life, Christin listened it all with interest, while other David seemed annoyed.

"Since you say you're from another earth, I will believe you for now, but why did you call me here"

Other David asked, still cautious in case the other turns to be some sort of body snatching monster or something.

"I knew you would come after hearing that you're on the other side of the globe, mostly because I would have done the same, but we don't have much time in 5 days I might disappear or be killed by the system, before that I will give you information that will make us a super power"

David explained, making everything clear.

Other david shot him in the head, the police came inside and was about to arrest him, but he was told that it was a foreign matter and that the military would work this out.

"Why did you kill him?"

Christin asked puzzled.

"He was lying to get me to protect him for those days, don't know what would happen after that, who knows, maybe some paradox will happen and he will take my place, either way there's no way that an officer like myself knows anything that could help us become a super power, all I know is how to fight"

David said, as he became the only David in this world. In his mind however he was afraid that the government would substitute him for the fake and let him rot, it was self preservation that won in the end.

With that out of the way, they returned to the hotel, where the idiot was, if one could help then the other can as well. Not to say that he liked the idiot more than the pretentious prick of a doppelganger.

At the hotel they were told that they were left a message.

"David, Christin, you sure left without a sound, I leave the suite to you with some money for your expenses, I know that the game is cruel, but you can make it if you try and both survive this ordeal, have fun for a few days"

They didn't know what to say when they saw the message, it was a sweet gift, but it also felt like a trap. It was too good to be true.

Later that day Tian and his gang were inside the hotel, dressed as bellboys, they were about to enter the suite and abduct the VIP, when something didn't seem right, the guy was with a woman, right on the act, although it would be great to catch him naked in the act.

They opened the room with the second key and charged inside, one by one his men fell, by bullet wounds right in their heads.

"What's going on?"

Tian wondered whether the VIP was some assassin for the Triad as Xiao said, it was good that he didn't take her with him on this mission.

He was about to enter when the last of his thugs fell flat on the ground and from inside he saw David and Christin coming out half naked, both with guns in their hands.

Tian didn't even stay he run as fast as he could, he knew that they were military officers, it was already difficult with the police on their trails, but adding up the military as well would've been too crazy.

He wasn't even surprized that they run onto their doppelgangers, after all everything's possible, he was also sure that he was there because of their David, he must have sent some hidden message to the himself from this world.

As for taking them hostages, he wasn't crazy yet, taking hostage a commando, it was simply asking for trouble.

"The last one run away"

Christin said disatisfied.

"Coward do live longer lives"

David said also disatisfied.

Tian arrived at the car where the rest of his men waited.

"It was an ambush, they're all dead, the VIP is a commando, we should have gotten more info before we attack"

"But Boss we've already captured the VIP, we saw him at the bar and told him to follow us and he did, they're playing cards for money right now, he's so rich he doesn't even care about cash"

The thug said but once Tian saw the VIP, it was as if his world was destroyed.

"Tian! are you their leader, what about our crew?"

Chris asked the still shocked Tian.