Infinity

Chapter Six: The Preparation of the Danger

Jake, who was following Chris and Ben, stepped inside the tall, mysterious building, which happened to be the S.T.A.M.P building. Immediately, he felt a bunch of eyes upon him from the workers of the building. Then there was a bunch of muttering from them.

"Attention everyone!" Chris yelled. Every worker stopped to stare at him and hear what he would say. Chris suddenly pointed at Jake. "This is Jake Charleston, our chosen one, who will defeat the Dublekas!" Everyone hollered and cheered for Jake. Seeing the many people, who seemed to look up to him to save the world, made him smile.

"Ok, Jake, we know you have many questions and must be very confused about what to do," Ben stated. Jake nodded eagerly. "We will give you all the information you need right now."

"Jake, there are five Dublekas left in this alien race," Chris explained. "There were six of them when they arrived on Earth, but one must had died somehow."

"Right, because Miranda shot and killed one," Jake thought.

"The Dublekas look like this," Chris continued. He pulled a photo of them from his pocket and gave it to Jake. "At one point, Ben and I managed to sneak into their hideout and take a couple pictures of them." Jake immediately noticed that all five of the Dublekas were male. They all looked similar, wearing suits and ties. They all looked like businessmen.

"We tell each of them apart by 'naming' them," Ben added. "That one there is the leader Dubleka. That one is Dubleka A, that one is Dubleka B, that one is Dubleka C, and that one there is Dubleka D."

The leader Dubleka had ear-length, light brown hair, which was very neat. He also had gleaming, dark brown eyes. He looked the oldest, the strongest, and the wisest of the entire group. He also looked the most evil. Just looking at the picture of him made shivers go down Jake's spine.

Dubleka A had ear-length, dark brown hair and dark blue eyes that glimmered with evil. He seemed very strong and wise, but not as strong or wise as the leader Dubleka. Looking at Dubleka A gave Jake a similar spine-chilling feeling that the leader Dubleka gave him, but it was not as strong.

Dubleka B looked the weakest of all the Dublekas, being pale and washed-out. He also looked the least useful and least wise of the group. Dubleka B had ear-length, dark brown hair, which was very messy. He also had light green eyes that looked as washed-out as his face. Jake's first impression of Dubleka B was that he would be very easy to fight.

Dubleka C had different hair from the other Dublekas, not having brown hair. Instead, he had ear-length, golden-blonde hair. He had dark blue eyes, just like Dubleka A, but they didn't shine with as much pure evil as Dubleka A's did. Dubleka C also seemed very strong, but he gave Jake a gut feeling that he wasn't that smart or strategic.

Dubleka D, the final Dubleka, had ear-length, dark brown hair. His eyes also were light green. He seemed to be neutral, not standing out in a positive or negative way. Jake guessed that he would be an easy target as well.

"Wow... they look just like humans," Jake gasped, almost convinced that they actually were humans. He finally understood why they never were suspected as aliens or anything unusual. They looked exactly like any ordinary, every-day human would.

"That's why they've never been discovered as aliens," Chris explained. "They have blended in very easily with the humans. They are really good at hiding the fact that they aren't humans. Their physical features already do a lot for them since they really look like people. They even learned English to communicate, and they quickly adapted to the American culture to blend into America's lifestyle."

"And you said earlier they want to take over the Earth and the universe to have as their home?" Jake questioned, double checking all of the information he was given earlier.

"That is correct," Chris answered. "Now, you need to know some things about these aliens. They are insane. They have super strength, and they are extremely fast. There's a lot more about them that the workers at S.T.A.M.P are trying to figure out. So far, we've been coming up short. We're still trying to collect as much information as we can about them."

"Wow... this is all so crazy," Jake breathed, still trying to absorb all the sudden information.

"Now, Jake, I know this is going to sound tiring, but we're going to have you drive across the country to the very tip of Florida," Ben continued.

"But... why drive?" Jake questioned.

"Because we don't want you to rush anything or be in Florida for too long," Ben answered. "If you stay in Florida too long, especially if you stay too close to the tip of Florida, the Dublekas could possibly get suspicious of something going on. The Dublekas are aware of this organization and the fact that we want to stop them. That's why it's so crucial that they don't know you're associated with us."

"So... here's what you got to do," Chris added. "Drive to the very tip of Florida, where the ocean is. There's a giant mansion there that everyone thinks is abandoned. It isn't, because that's the Dublekas' hideout." Jake nodded.

"You're going to take these weapons with you," Chris continued, tossing Jake two brown backpacks. They both had the same weapons in them; a pistol, bullets for the pistol, a knife, and a grappling hook. Jake soon realized those were the weapons he mentioned in the question and answer session Carolyn had with him at the graduation party.

"Why are there two bags?" Jake questioned.

"According to the prophecy, you'll team up with a partner to fight and kill the aliens," Chris explained. "He or she will need a set of these weapons, right?" Jake nodded in agreement.

"Ok, that pretty much covers everything," Ben sighed. "I think you should stay here for the night and start your journey bright and early tomorrow morn-."

Ben was interrupted with a giant explosion and ear-splitting screams.