The hunter and the hunted (1)

As they continued their journey. They ended up going through a road tunnel and saw a small opening to a sidewalk. They all stood quietly after passing by a bank, a fast-food restaurant, and a few apartments. Eventually they all ended up noticing a mini market up ahead.

"Hey, you guys, want to get a drink before we make our way back to X house?" Dwight asked.

He pointed out at the mini market.

"I can go for a drink or two." Owen said.

Everyone else shrugged and followed Dwight towards the mini market.

"Two encounters in one day... If it ends up on five before I could even nap, I will lose it, and I really mean it."

Dennis said. He was already at his edge. Before they could even enter, Dennis could sense that someone was tailing them from the moment they got out of the ashes. He spun around and saw a few buildings that he didn't recognize, not even the road, were the same. Dennis soon realized that whoever was behind this was messing with their direction.

"We need to get out of here!!" Dennis yelled.

Everyone turned the attention to him and noticed that the place was changing.

"What in the in the world is going on?!? We just passed by a bank minutes ago!" Dwight said.

He took a step back after getting scarred.

"Okay then... I'll meet you guys by the house! Dj, Spike, grab on!" Dennis said.

Spike and Dj immediately grabbed on to Dennis and he snapped his middle right finger and he teleported on top of the pool.

"Well, shit..." They all said.

They all screamed and fallen inside the pool. From the fall of the pool. Dennis ended up hitting his head inside the pool. Making wound that led him to lose blood.

Dj and Spike saw Dennis and pulling him out of the water.

"Spike, I'll carry him in. You look for a first aid kit." Dj said.

"Got it."

Spike went first inside, leaving the back entrance open while Dj carried Dennis in and placed him on the couch.

"Dj catch!!" Spike said.

He tossed a towel at Dj, and he grabbed it.

"Thanks." Dj said. He then placed the towel on Dennis's head and pressed on it on the wound. While he was waiting for Spike to find the first aid kit.

Suddenly Dennis opened his eyes, but he was losing focus.

"Hey, how many fingers do you see?" Dj asked.

He was showing his right hand with his three fingers out.

"Three..." Dennis said.

He then passed out because of the pain and blood loss.

"Spike!!" Dj yelled.

Making Spike to hurry it up before they lose Dennis.

"In a minute!!" Spike said.

He was looking first around the kitchen, but he found nothing, then he went upstairs and entered the bathroom. He opened the cabinet and found that someone scavenged it.

"You got to be kidding me!" Spike said.

He then got out of the bathroom and noticed a room opened further in the hallway. He then went to the opened room and saw that it was an office.

"If I was a man with an office like this... I would have a bottle of alcohol stored under the desk..." Spike said to himself.

He went over to the desk and was searching for a secret compartment.

"Come on... There should be like a button or a switch around here..." Spike said.

He began searching under the desk and found a black button. Without thinking, he immediately pressed it and it opened a something behind him.

Spike got out of the desk and looked at all the portraits of all the other versions of Dennis, but the one was Dennis belongs in was acting weird. It was showing a cabinet to be opened with ease.

"They really outdone themselves to keep a secret like that for long..."

Spike said. He then opened the cabinet and found a first aid kit, a fresh pair of glasses, and a letter with a red star mark.

"I better take this quick..."

Spike grabbed all the things that he saw and went downstairs to aid his friend.

"Spike, did you find it?"

"Yeah."

Spike said. He then handed over the first aid kit, and Dj took care of the rest.

"Alright then. Let's just hope for Dennis to wake up soon."

Dj said. They all just waited on Dennis while keeping an eye out for anyone that comes close.

Meanwhile, with the others. They already made it to the other house and saw that the kids parked landed the ship on the water.

"Well then, we should inform the kids of what is going on."

Dwight said. They all just entered the house and found that Lota was cleaning the place with the help of Ace and Yen. She then notices Dwight, Owen and Donte looking at their surroundings.

"Oh, hey, guys. What took you so long?"

Lota asked.

"Dwight, keep quiet. Okay, so we may have problems already going on."

Owen said. Lota then stopped cleaning and closed her eyes and concentrated.

"Wait, where are my dad and uncle Dj and Spike?"

Yen asked.

"Well, about that..."

Meanwhile, back at X's house. An hour has passed, and Dennis hasn't woken up.

"Hey Dj, look at this."

Spike said. He was sitting by one of the kitchen seats and was inspecting the glasses.

"Alright what is it?"

Dj asked. He leaned over by Spike and saw something moving around the glasses.

"This is high-tech gear... Like it's the same gear that a mech has for targeting."

"And?"

Dj asked.

"With this kind of gear, anyone can simply have auto targeted or hack stuff by only using the eyes."

Spike said. He then turned his sights to the living room, and he was thinking of Dennis at that point.

"Hmm... If what I'm understanding is correct... Any shooter with this can't miss."

"Yeah. For example, Dennis uses these, he would probably become more a of a loose cannon."

Spike said. When Spike said that Dennis would be more of a loose cannon. Dennis finally woke up, and his left eye was glowing with anger. He immediately looked up and sensed that someone was there, waiting for the right time to strike.

"Dj, I swear to god. If caught you slacking one more time, I will toss you into the pool naked during winter."

Dennis said. He was trying to play it cool, to not give himself away to the enemy.

"Dennis!?"

Dj and Spike reacted and went to Dennis with haste.

"Are you okay? Do you need anything?"

Dj asked. He got concerned about Dennis and was taking another look at his injuries.

"Yeah... It's just one small thing..."

Dennis said. He then closed his eyes and tapped on his glasses.

"Oh."

Dj said. Spike handed over the glasses to Dennis and as well with the letter.

"You should probably read this when we regroup."

Spike said as a suggestion.

"Alright, but first things first... Eliminate all hostile targets..."

Dennis said. He then put away his glasses and switched them for the one that Spike handed over.