The Hero Meets the Villain

Chapter 13: Focus

Another set of weeks pass by, and everything was the same. It was a continuous routine of you going to school, meeting up with your friends, inputting knowledge to the best of your ability, hanging out with your friends, working, going home, and sleeping.

It was the same for Penn. Albeit wanting to make time for you, it seems like the multiverse is having some kind of patterned trouble here.

Penn watched as Phyllis was inputting code and pressing buttons. He placed down his bag on one of the seats of the cinema before stepping onto the platform along with his sidekick and comic relief.

Phyllis told them a brief description of where they were heading before pulling the lever and the same blue aura completely washed over the three, lifting them, and taking them inside the new world that they have to venture into.

Penn opened his eyes to see a bright pink sky. Pink? He immediately felt himself wearing a spacesuit. He could slightly see himself and his bright green hair in the reflection of his helmet. He inspected his gloves as he opened and closed his fist. The ground was dark purple with bumpy pores. This is totally not Earth.

He glanced at his sidekick who was already giving him the specs as Boone was bouncing himself up and down because he wanted to test the gravity.

They still looked the same but with different features. Boone suddenly has a mustache while Sashi's skin was pinkish.

"We are on a planet called, 'Tashka', a civilization that was built almost centuries ago. We... wait, huh?"

Sashi tapped her glasses a bit harder this time. "Why is it not responding?" Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion as she stared at the bold, red text that says 'ERROR'.

"Hm. Must be because there's no signal,' Boone shrugged. "We're on a different planet, after all."

"I guess we have to ask the people then." Penn decided as he looked at the buildings in his view. Sashi continued to try and fix her glasses, despite the fact that there was no coverage.

The city looked complex and advanced, as expected. The people... aren't human as it is known that they were extra-terrestrial. But it wasn't the usual 'alien' Penn sees in movies. They just weren't humans.

"Good after-" Penn didn't even know what time it is. "Hello- Greetings!" Do they even speak English?

The creature blinked at them. Penn looked behind his team to see them looking back at him with unsure expressions.

"Our boss told us to go here because there is trouble. We would like to know what that is because we want to help you."

The alien gasped. "What did you just call me?" They walked away before Penn could explain.

All of a sudden, a hand came, and Penn had his guard up, flinching and backing away. Sashi and Boone also did a defensive stance - in which Sashi did a karate chop hand while Boone hid behind her.

The culprit raised both of her hands. Of course, they would find her suspicious because she, too, was wearing a spacesuit, only, her helmet was so tinted that they couldn't even see her face.

They didn't even see her roll her eyes. "I'm not gonna hurt you." The three still didn't believe her, but when they heard her speak English, relief was visible on their faces. "You don't believe me? Fine.

The three watched as you removed your helmet, shaking your hair. They immediately recognized you- well, your eyes because they see it often. But as usual, you were wearing a disguise or some sort. This time it was a gas mask. Practical, and very appropriate to the dimension. You gotta give Phil some credit.