Unnatural: The Fighters

Chapter Three

They landed the ship in a docking bay. A group of soldiers who looked similar to the Chief Hunter walked up to the ship. As Daylon, Zach, and Alpha Squad walked off the ship, the man in front spoke.

"People of Earth," the man said, "My name is Captain Cunningham, I am the leader of the Hunter military, second only to the Chief himself. You stated that you wished to speak with the legendary Bella Thompson?"

"Yes," Zach said, "You say legendary? From the transmission that we received, that seems to be true. We would like to speak with her as soon as possible."

"You can speak with her right now. She is at the training facility."

"Can you take us there?"

"Of course we can. Follow us."

Cunningham started to walk away. Daylon, Zach, and Alpha Squad followed. They were led down many streets through a highly advanced city. Daylon looked around. Restaurants, bus stops, transportation. A lot of it seemed similar to Earth. They were led to a large building that seemed to be a few miles from the center.

"Captain," a woman said when they walked in, "How are you on this fine day?"

"No time, Maya," Cunningham said, "We are looking for Lieutenant Thompson. It is urgent."

"She's in the training room, working her ass off as usual." Said the woman – Maya?

Cunningham led the group of human soldiers to a room marked "Training". He opened the door. In the middle of the room stood a blonde girl with a bo staff. She ran across the room, hitting a bunch of targets while also deflecting shots from a drone.

"Lieutenant," Cunningham said, "You have visitors."

The girl walked over to the group. As she got closer, Daylon realized she was human. Duh, Daylon thought, Of course she's human, why else would we be here?

"Oh my god," the girl said when she got up to the group, "I haven't seen another human in years!"

She ran up to Zach and hugged him. To Daylon, he obviously felt awkward.

"So," Zach said, "You're the legendary Bella Thompson, huh?"

The girl pulled away from Zach. "Yes," she said, "I'm so happy that you received my transmission. Those wormholes are starting to really become a problem, and they've only been around for a few days. We tracked their origins to Earth, what exactly happened?"

"We've been fighting people." Zach said, "Opposites of humans from another universe. We received your transmission shortly after we lost what we thought would be the final battle, however it turns out it was only one the first.

"When we received your transmission, we thought that it might be possible for you and the Hunters to be able to help us in the war. Suffice to say it, the universe is doomed if we don't win this war, possibly even the multiverse. The Hunter race seems to be very technologically advanced. It would probably be worth it to you if you helped us. We will make it worth your time."

Bella paused for a few seconds. "Captain," she said, "would it be possible to help them?"

"I don't know," Cunningham said, "We would have to go to the Chief."

Cunningham turned to the human group. "There are dorm rooms underneath this building. I can arrange you staying there for your time on Planet Hunter until the Chief makes his decision."

Reverse Daylon flew to the mountain. He went to a house that was on the cliffside. These are the coordinates, he thought, He's here.

Reverse Daylon walked to the open garage door. He saw a figure, slightly taller than him, in the room, tampering with something. That was him. Reverse Daylon hadn't seen him in years, but he had barely changed. Reverse Daylon was about to speak when he heard from the figure, "So, you need my help?"

Reverse Daylon sighed. "Hi, Zach."

Reverse Zach turned around. "You've changed."

"And you haven't."

"How's ruling the world going?"

"Not good," Reverse Daylon sighed again, "We're at war with alternate versions of ourselves from another universe and... well, I'm afraid that we've made a small mistake."

"They broke into the factory where you were manufacturing my teleportation charges and they stole them and set them off, didn't they?"

"Yeah. And in the aftermath, portals to other universes opened. I estimate that millions have opened across that alternate universe."

Reverse Zach laughed, "And you see this as an opportunity to conquer the multiverse and want me to help?" Reverse Daylon nodded. "I refuse. It's too dangerous."

"Since when has danger been a concern of mine?"

"It really should be, Daylon." Reverse Zach turned back to his tampering, "That's the reason I didn't rule with you."

"Look, I overlooked the dangers of the mining. I understand that. But this is an amazing opportunity to find backup worlds for if this one falls. Why rule just one thing when you could rule everything?"

"I'm sorry, Daylon," Reverse Zach said, "But if you can't see obvious problems with your plans, then I'm not going to help you."

With that, Reverse Daylon left. Zach is no help, as always.