Part Five

[Sometime later…]


(DJ) Ugh…what…happened? *opens his eyes slowly* Aaah! *is startled by the clone sitting next to him, leaning slightly over his face*

(Clone) Oh, you’re awake! *backs up a little and helps DJ sit up*

(DJ) Thanks. Umm…you ok?

(Clone) I think so. *smiles* How about you?

(DJ) I feel alright, considering we just missed being blown up. How long was I out?

(Clone) Umm…after I woke up, you were maybe ten, fifteen minutes? Not too long, I guess.

(DJ) Ok. *looks up* Woah, the sun’s already starting to set! It’s probably five or six o’clock by now. What happened to that crazy terrorist? And Jake…and the other clone…are they…*looks back at the remnants of the bunker* were they…still in there?

(Clone) No, they came and took the other guy away when the first explosions started.

(DJ) Hmm, well at least the other one’s safe for the time being. I hope Jake made it out too…this is all so crazy.

(Clone) Yeah. So, what do we do now?

(DJ) I guess we try to get out of the forest and to the nearest town…from there, I don’t know. *hears a rustling noise a few dozen yards off and stops* Get down, quickly!

(Clone) *ducks down* What is it?

(DJ) I’m not sure, but I highly doubt it’s anything good. The bunker was way too isolated for anyone else to have heard the explosion. *quickly looks around the area* Can you look and see if there’s anything around we could use as a weapon if we had to?

(Clone) Umm…sure… *looks through the rubble*

(DJ) Shh! *peeks up and sees a guard in the distance, walking toward them* Uh-oh, definitely not good. *looks more carefully and sees more guards searching the area* Hey, I think we’ve got company here!

(Clone) Yeah? Probably not the friendly kind either…ah, here we go. *picks up a long piece of pipe* How’s that?

(DJ) *shrugs* That works, for now. Come on, we can’t stay in this opening.

(Clone) Ok. *starts walking toward DJ, but notices something in the rubble and picks it up*

(DJ) *turns around* You coming?

(Clone) *puts the object in his pocket and continues following DJ* I’m coming.

*DJ and the clone slowly move to the edge of the woods, toward the guards*

(Clone) *as he’s walking, he steps on a small branch and breaks it, the noise echoing through the clearing* *several guards hear the noise and turn toward DJ and the clone, guns raised, although they cannot see either of the boys at first* Oops…

(DJ) *dives toward the ground* Hurry! *they both crawl toward the tree line and reach it safely* Now, we wait. As soon as the guard gets near, hit him with that pipe and follow me!

(Clone) *chuckles nervously* Ok.

(DJ) Heh, he’ll never see it coming.

(Clone) *as the guard approaches, the clone leans against a tree, hidden from the guard’s sight* How close?

(DJ) *looks up through the brush* You’ve got five seconds until he’s on top of you, at the rate he’s moving.

(Clone) Got it. *counts down silently, then swings the pipe blindly out from behind the tree, connecting solidly with the guard’s stomach, doubling him over from the unexpected pain*

(DJ) Now! *jumps out and smashes the guard’s chin with his fist, knocking him out cold* Follow me! *takes off away from the explosion site, with the clone hard on his heels*

(Clone) Look out! *several of the guards turn and fire toward them, narrowly missing*

(DJ) *ducks, as a bullet slams into a tree inches above his head* Thanks!

(Clone) *giggles* No problem.

*After a few minutes, the two stop and rest behind a large boulder*

(DJ) I think we lost ‘em. Good job back there, buddy.

(Clone) You too! That was pretty exciting, actually.

(DJ) Haha, try not to get too used to it.

(Clone) Good idea. Hey, I don’t know your name yet.

(DJ) Oh yeah, I forgot. I’m DJ.

(Clone) *smiles* Cool. I’m….umm…I don’t actually have a name.

(DJ) Well, we have to come up with something then. *laughs* Can’t have you going around without a name!

(Clone) *giggles* You’re right. Any ideas?

(DJ) *looks at the clone, who has already started to shift appearances* Hmm…you sort of look like a Matthew. How’s that?

(Clone) Matthew…nah, I don’t really like that one.

(DJ) Ok…how about…Keith.

(Clone) Eww. *giggles* Sorry.

(DJ) Heh, no problem. *thinks* How about…

(Clone) *interrupts* Oh! I just remembered! *pulls the object out of his pocket* I found this in the rubble. *tosses it to DJ*

(DJ) Oh, it’s my keychain. It’s not burnt up or anything! How did you find it?

(Clone) Oh, I noticed the green part on it. It stuck out from all the rest of the stuff, because it wasn’t all black.

(DJ) *looks down* Hey, this is my Luigi hat! Melody gave that to me.

(Clone) Melody?

(DJ) *smiles* She’s my friend from back home. We’ve known each other since she started going to the same school I did five years ago. *looks back up at the clone* I’ve got it! How about we call you ‘Lui’?

(Clone) I like that. *thinks* Lui…that’s a good name.

(DJ) Awesome! Lui it is, then.

(Lui) *giggles* Yay! Well then, we should get you back to your friend Melody before she starts to worry about you.

(DJ) *nods* Yeah, that’s a good idea. But I have to go back and look for my other friend, Jake, first. And it might be good if we could find the other clone.

(Lui) Oh yeah, that’s right. He needs a name too!

(DJ) Quite true. You sure you’re up to going back though?

(Lui) As long as you are, I’m ready. It’s too dangerous with all those guards to go alone. *winks* Especially since I’m the one with the weapon!

(DJ) *laughs* Fair enough. Let’s go, then.