CHAPTER #8- Secret Caves of the VELDT

"Deadmau5 Happy Birthday, meow!" Prof. Meowingtons PhD announced, while standing on his friend's chest at 5 am.

"Thanks buddy, but couldn't you wait until at least 10 am to wish me that?"

"I need to show you something I found in the back yard, meow! It's a lucky day and we should go exporting, meow!"

"Let me get some coffee first." He got up and went to do exactly that. "So what's in the back yard? Any hints?"

Ewe answered, "it'ss the cave, right Meowingtonssss, meow?"

"You spoiled the surprise Ewe, meow. But yes, there's a cool cave in our back yard, meow."

"Alright I've got nothing better to do today. Let me change and let's all go exploring!" Deadmau5 agreed enthusiastically.

The first few metres into the cave, was like any other. It was tall enough that Deadmau5 could walk upright no problem. The cats and himself had no problem seeing in the dark. All their eyes glowed but Deadmau5's eyes lighted the way, like headlights on a car.

When Nyan looked back, she reported, "can't see the entrance anymore, meow."

The deeper they went, the more they heard birthday music playing. It was an EDM mash up, but sounded cool all the same. Soon they could see light at the end of the cave's tunnel and it shimmered. Curious what the cats had created for his birthday, Deadmau5 hurried forward. They came out of the cave and saw a huge crowd. They were waiting in front of a stage, chanting his name.

Deadmau5 recognized the area. "This is where I've played for concerts. I know this bowl shaped field!"

"How did you do thissss Meowingtonsss, meow? We aren't even home anymore, meow!" OMG announced.

"It's not me, meow. I just found the cave, meow."

As they walked to the back of the stage, all the cats jumped in the air and hissed. Right in front of their noses was another Prof. Meowingtons PhD. When Deadmau5 tried to talk to the cat, none of them understood it.

"Maybe it's your doppelgänger!" Deadmau5 suggested.

"Or a clone, meow," Nyan guessed.

"Weird that it can't talk, meow!"

The next surprise was when someone yelled from off stage, "hey Deadmau5, check if the main line is in the deck."

Joel Zimmerman stood up and shouted back, "that's it man!"

Deadmau5 froze. This THING had his name, other than the small head, it looked just like him; same tattoos, clothing, even down to the shoes. As he climbed on stage, the THING came towards him.

"Hey man, no fans allowed on stage. But cool mau5head…. wait why are the cats with you?"

Deadmau5 calked his head, this THING sounded exactly like him.

Prof. Meowingtons PhD's hair stood on end, "this creature has your voice, meow! Do you have an alien twin, meow?"

"Wait… did you just talk Meowingtons?" Joel turned around scanning the stage. Was someone playing a trick on him. "Okay enough messing around, I've got to get ready for the show. Take my cats back home."

Deadmau5 didn't know if he had an alien twin. "Who are you?"

Joel now really was getting annoyed. This guy with the mau5head on had some tech that made his voice sound like Joel's. "Seriously I'm going to call security. Take the head off now. Birthday joke is over."

Deadmau5 shook his head, "how do I take my head off? What's going on. Stop messing around. I came through the cave from the back yard and now we're here. How do you sound like me, but your head is wrong…. Ewe and OMG, are you playing a prank on me?"

"No Isss not uss, meow!" The two cats protested.

"What's in this water?" Joel asked rhetorically. Then tried to take off the mau5head, but it was on tight. So he changed tactics and said, "show me this cave."

They all walked behind the stage and that's when Joel saw the strange shimmer in the air. There was no physical cave, until he stepped through the shimmer. Once through to the other side, he was in a cave. He ran through it and came out in his back yard. But it wasn't really his back yard either.

"Damn, you're from an alternate dimension or something!" Joel ran back through the shimmer and he was back at the Veld concert venue.

"Alternate dimension, meow, what issss that Meowingtons, meow?" Nyan asked.

"It's a parallel universe, meow. So everything is the same, yet different, meow!"

Joel scratched his head. "But if that's true, then why are you wearing a mau5head? It's just a mask for me. Look." He put on a mau5head that was fan made and had candles on the dome of the head between the ears. He flipped up the visor. "See it's a mask."

"I can take off my ears, but this is my head. I don't have magic like the headless horseman, to just take my head off! I'd die," Deadmau5 explained.

"This is crazy, but the cave proves it. I wonder why we only found it on my… er… our… birthday!" Joel wondered out loud.

Prof. Meowingtons PhD. gave a feline smile, "that is the mystery of the year, meow! One of those unsolved mysteries, meow!"

~.~ THE END ~.~