ANSWERS

Day 22

Location = MIDWAY TO MOTHERSHIP

Time = COUNTING...

Mind = STABLE

Mandeep walks up to the queen and looks at her.

Mandeep: [ Long time no see, Rebecca.]

Queen looks at him with confusion she tilts her head a little. Mandeep still standing there are no words for some seconds then she starts to speak.

Rebecca: No one called me that for years now, Mandeep.

Mandeep: [ I am glad you are okay.]

Rebecca: I am better than okay.

Mandeep: [ I am sorry.]

Rebecca: * She smirks* Sorry for what exactly.

Mandeep: [ I-I didn't want any of this]

Rebecca: There is no point in this. She is lost now.

Mandeep: [ I know. But-]

Rebecca: Speak using your helmet.

Mandeep stops and then he speaks through the helmet. His voice is heavy like a demon with loud breathing.

Mandeep: I will fix all this.

Rebecca: Will you?

Mandeep looks at the ground with uncertainty. Then he lifts his head high.

Mandeep: I WILL. I HAVE CHOSEN THIS PATH AND NOW I WILL WALK ON IT.

Rebecca smiles at this. Mandeep looks at her surprised.

Mandeep: [ You smiled. ]

Rebecca hears this and stops smiling.

Mandeep: What is our objective now, Re- I mean Queen.

Rebecca: Let's start with this world.

Mandeep: * To himself* [ Ones I succeed all this will be fixed. ]

Meanwhile,

The Man removes his mask as you look at his face you see- a woman with yellow hair and a pretty face.

You: Who are you?

Mandeep: You know who I am don't you? I even told you.

You: But you are a girl how can you be Mandeep?

Mandeep: I am Mandeep. The real one.

You: But he? now you? How many of you there are?

Mandeep: I am real.

You: But you are woman, right?

Mandeep: Yes, I am. But you should know better.

You: You are from another universe.

Mandeep: Bingo.

You: But then. Tell me are you good or evil?

Mandeep: More of neutral on that scale. But I am not him so I am good.

You: Why should I trust you?

Mandeep: Because I am not evil and bad like him.

You: Why all this? Do you know what is going on?

Mandeep: I know. I will give you answers that why I am here.

You: Then start speaking.

You tell her to sit and then you stand in front of her. Your arm crossed ready to hear what is going on.

You: Now tell me what are you?

Mandeep: I told you. I am Mandeep. The one and real.

You: What about the other Mandeep, The male one?

Mandeep: What you need to know about him?

You: Whatever you know.

Mandeep: He is- How can I say it. Ummm like he is an Entity. A type of leach or parasite consuming the universes for increasing his power.

You: What? You even made it more complex. But if you are right it's still not possible to do that. How and where he contains all this enormous energy. It will be impossible to get the power of half of the universe but you are talking about the multiverse.

Mandeep: You know what he can do. It's not a secret why he is so strong then all of us. How things always end up in his favor.

You are taken aback by all this new information trying to process everything you hear. The information is overwhelming. You scream louder than the ship's engine to vent all the tension.

Mandeep: Listen I sum it up as quickly as I can. I am Mandeep, A woman and I am real, original, and good as you can be. I need the help of all of you to stop Mandeep [the fake one]. I stole his power to travel to different universes. I hire people from another universe basically my and your copies or whatever you think they are to help defeat him. We failed many time but someone has to contain the uncontrollable beast. This is why we need people like you. The ones of our kind to defeat the threat that put the entire multiverse in danger. So will you help us?

You: How can I trust you so easily huh? Why should I help you? What if you want his power for yourself. All of your kind are monsters.

This comment anger her.

Mandeep: I AM NO MONSTER.

You: Then what are you?

Mandeep: I am the one who will save everyone.

You: So you are trying to be the hero now? You will save everyone? How with the power of multiple universes you know what he can do? Let me tell you He can do anything he wants to bend time and erase time, Change the universe, Wipe us all out with no trouble at all.

Her face looks blank she is trying to come up with something but before she does that you interrupt her.

You: There is nothing we can do in this. It depends on what he wants.

Mandeep: So you are gonna give up? Just like that?

You: Who said anything about giving up?

Her face lit up.

You: But I will not join you. In the past, I trusted too many wrong people and made a lot of mistakes now I will redeem myself.

Mandeep: Like this, you never learn you need our help. You are not strong enough.

You: Not being strong enough will not stop me and I am not that weak.

She sighs and then looks at you with determination in her eyes.

Mandeep: You want to know why you always live and die and live and die again and again?

You: What you know about that?

Mandeep: I know but now it's too late you have made your choice now let's see whos determination is strong your's or mine.

She hands you katana it's from the universe where you were killed last time.

Mandeep: Follow me.

She walks outside the room and speaks nothing she leads you into a room. The room is dark as you enter the light turn on. You look around its dual area.

She quietly walks and picks her katana with respect and then unsheathe it and turns to you.

You look at the katana and then smirks.

Mandeep: WHAT IS SO FUNNY?

You: The Katana has Fuji's symbol on it. How you can say you are Real if you have to steal Mandeep's Katana?

This angers her, even more, she charges at you with rage. The rookie mistake you run and slice her stomach open with one well-placed attack. She falls on the ground.

As she falls on the ground you look at her. The floor starts to turn red with her blood. She is still alive at least until she bleeds out. She turns around and looks at you.

Mandeep: But you were weak? We were supposed to work together how did this happen? He tricked you. You- you

With that, she dies and you look at her and close her eyes.

You: There was no other way was there?