Chapter 2
"Who are you?" Beka demanded, staring into a face that mirrored her own. "What are you?"
"Well, I could really confuse you and say I'm you," the woman who looked like Beka said wryly. "But I wouldn't do that to you. I admire you too much."
"But you don't admire me enough to give me my forcelance back."
The woman shook her head. "No." She smirked. "But I will tell you my name. You can call me Terla."
"So what are you, some kinda of evil twin?" Beka asked, still shocked by her own face staring at her.
"Not exactly," Terla said. She gestured with the pistol. "Would you like to sit down? It's a long story."
Beka sat down on the floor, leaning against the wall. Ok, Beka, let's review the facts. Person who looks exactly like me kidnaps me, says she admires me, and makes sure I'm comfortable? This just doesn't add up!
Terla sat down across from her and kept the pistol pointed toward Beka. Then, before Beka's eyes, Terla's body morphed into a humanoid creature with smooth gray skin.
Beka flinched. Uh, weirdness alert!
Terla smiled. In a voice that was now genderless, she -no, it- asked pleasantly, "First question?"