"Jenkins! You better come look at this! In fact, everyone come take a gander at the clippings book," yells Jake. He couldn't believe what he was seeing in the clippings book.
Jenkins and the others hearing the urgency in Jake's voice hurried to the young librarian's side. "Look at that picture. Who does that look like?" Jenkins's looks at the newspaper clipping of a young man with black hair slicked back in a business suit next to a shorter gorgeous woman with long wavy auburn hair standing next to him with the caption reading, "The wealthy donator and his wife at the new opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Picture above Mr. and Mrs. Galahad Dulaque." Jenkins was surprise at how the younger man not only resembles him, but he even has his first name and last name.
"Wow! Jenkins, did you have a son and not tell us," questions an amused Colonel Baird.
Jenkins was confused at whom this young man could be. Could it be him? Or could it be his father's trickery? He looks at the Colonel in disbelief, "I do not have a son, Colonel. I assure you."
Ezekiel examines the clipping, "Are you sure? He looks a lot like you. You know besides the white top…" Ezekiel looks at Jenkins, "and the frowny face."
"It could be a coincidence? You know…lots of people have doppelgangers. There are at least six people right now on earth that look alike," states Cassie trying to not only ease the tension that was building in the room, but ease Jenkins anxieties as well.
"No. Something is not right. What's not right? The clippings book would not have shown us this for nothing," Flynn tries to talk though this problem. Rambling on as he walks around Jenkins and the clippings book. "There is a reason…but what's the reason. Let's go introduce ourselves to the Jenkins's look alike. Jenkins fire up the back door to Museum! Come on librarians lets solve this puzzle!" Flynn stops in front the door looking at Jenkins. "Jenkins."
"Yes, sir?"
"I think it would be best if you stay out of sight of your doppelganger until we figure this out."
"Yes, sir."
After the librarians left the older gentleman alone in the annex, he quickly walks back to the clippings book to stare at the picture of what appears to be him at a younger age. Hoping if he stared long enough at the picture something would help his memory of why there was another him…a younger him. He doesn't remember ever time traveling, or ever being cloned. His look alike had his same taste in suits, hairstyle and in woman as well turning his attention to the woman in the picture, "She is a beautiful woman." After making that commit the library lights dim dramatically, "So, you agree" questions Jenkins while looking around the library annex with a grin on his face. "Who is she, then?" The dim lights became bright again. "Yeah, I do not know either." The lights turn off then a spot light came on shining on a dusty tattered old leather book high on the shelf he never notice before. "Right, I'll retrieve a step ladder to grab that book."
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Passing through the magical doors in the annex into The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the librarians stumble into the new exhibit wing. "Okay, let's split up and find our look alike. Jake and Cassie work the room see what you can find out. Ezekiel find out what information you can find out from their personal work computers," commanded the Colonel. "Flynn and I will locate the Jenkins look alike." Colonel Baird watches as the librarians leave to complete their missions with a tight smile on her face. "Okay Flynn what are you really thinking about this doppelganger?"
"I don't know. I have my suspicions. Could it be just that a doppelganger or could it be a trick of some kind from Dulaque or maybe even Morgan le Fay?"
"Right, so it could be a trick or maybe a coincidence."
"Right. So, let's figure out this mystery," says Flynn excitedly while rubbing his hands together excitedly to solve a mystery.
While working the room at the museum to find out all the information they could about the Jenkins's look alike the librarians discovers he's wealthy, noble, generous, and excellent at fencing. "So, he sounds just like our Jenkins," states Baird to the librarians.
"Except THIS "Jenkins" has more money then the Queen of England," quips Ezekiel. "They have money spread out in every country across the world. It gets stranger, when this guy pulls money out of a country the economy fails and the country fails, then a new regime takes over. He's been wrecking economies of other countries for a while…a lot longer then he appears," states Ezekiel. They all look at each other with wide eyes.
"So…not a doppelganger? Okay, what about the wife?"
"I didn't get anything…only he's completely faithful to her," remarks Cassie with a grim smile as she wonders if she would have competition in winning the affections of Jenkins.
"Yeah, I got the same completely faithful to him too," replies Jake.
"She's on all his bank accounts, but she never moves the money around. Only thing I found on the computer is her spending habits. She donates money to many different types of charities, and she likes to shop at expensive boutiques," states Ezekiel.
The intel didn't tell them much about the look alike. "Alright. Let's go introduce ourselves to the younger Jenkins," commands the Colonel.
Moving around the room the librarians made their way to the couple standing in the middle of the room looking at the painting handing on the wall. Their arms were link and in a private conversation with smiles on their faces admiring the painting in front of them.
Jake was the first to speak, "Monet…better from a far then up close." The doppelganger smiles at the man standing next to him committing on the painting,
"I agree, gives me a headache if I get to close to the painting. Do you like Monet?" Hearing Jenkins' voice from this man the librarians knew he was not a doppelganger, but something else. Wide eye and taking a while to answer the man as he stared at him Jake recovers, "Yep, I do like his interpretations on landscapes."
"It's always good to find another who appreciates art as well. I would love to continue this conversation, but my wife's drink has gone dry."
His wife smiles looking between the two men, then faces her husband, "Love, it's okay. I'll get my own. Enjoy your conversation. By the way my name is Brie." Brie extended her hand to shake the young man's hand then turns to walk away. Galahad watches as his wife walk away with a smile on his face turning back to continue his conversation with Jake.
Brie grabs a champagne flute off of a table when she sees Morgan le Faye eyeing her then walks into an empty office. Brie follows the witch. "Well, hello, Brianna."
"Why are you here Morgan?"
"I've come to warn you my old friend. The librarians are here, and your husband is talking to them."