"You're not going!" Shirley yelled at Abed.
It was ½ an hour after Evil Abed had called Jeff with his demands and stipulations. Though he hated himself for it Jeff called Abed right after the phone call and told him everything that had happened. Though Abed knew what was at stake he had come out of hiding and met up with Jeff and Troy with the book.
The six of them (Jeff, Britta, Troy, Abed, Shirley, and Annie Five) were currently at Jeff's trying to figure out what to do. Though they knew how dangerous it was Abed had insisted that the only course they had was to meet Evil Abed's demands and all go to the warehouse.
"This is crazy. We're just supposed to give them everything they want?"
"Shirley." Jeff said. "I hate this. But he can read minds now. If we show up without exactly what he wants he'll immediately know."
"The ATL I know, the Jeff Winger I know, wouldn't just give in to someone else's demands!"
"It's Annie. If they-"
"YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO CAN LOSE A LOVED ONE!"
"Shirley!" Abed yelled. He pulled her to the side and started whispering to her. They all strained to listen but they couldn't hear either of them. After a few moments Shirley pushed Abed away. "I can't do this. I'm sorry everyone. But I'm not just going to stand by and watch my husband walk to his death. I won't do it again." Before they could stop her she stormed out of the apartment, slamming the door shut behind her.
They all looked at each other, Shirley's departure seeming to show how moronic this plan was. "Are we really doing this?" Britta said. "We're just handing them Abed and other Annie so they can slaughter them?"
"Look, we have to bring everything they asked for so they think we're cooperating. But we have one thing that can help us." Jeff opened the book and pulled out the crystal. "We can use this to take their powers. Without their powers they won't be a match for us."
"The book says we can only use it once on one person though." Troy said.
"Then we need to use it on Evil Abed. Right now he's the most powerful and the most dangerous." Jeff looked at them as they all nodded their heads in agreement. "Ok, if anyone has another idea on how to do this, please say something now?"
Britta reread the few scribbles put in the corner of the first page the hole had been cut into. "It says here direct contact must be made with the person it's intended to be used on."
"Fantastic." Jeff looked over at Annie Five, who hadn't said a word since they had all returned to the apartment. He went over to her and gently put his hands on her arms. As he looked into her tear soaked eyes he realized that they weren't the eyes that were familiar to him. While she was Annie and they essentially appeared the same her eyes had a different look to them, brought on by different life experiences then the Annie he knew and loved had lived. He had once heard that lovers can tell the difference between completely identical twins by looking into their eyes. That was essentially what was happening here.
"An…other Annie." He said. "I know what we're asking you to do will put you in danger. But I promise we will do everything in our power to protect you."
She looked at Jeff, giving him a look that was both so familiar and yet so foreign. "I've been on the run with Abed for months, fighting for my life while those two monsters hunted us. Four different versions of me have already died, two of them right in front of my eyes. And now because of them my husband is dead. I am NOT going to stand aside and have those monsters kill anyone else. I'm going with you, and I will do everything to make sure they are destroyed. And I promise, I'll make sure you are reunited with your Annie. "
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Jeff tried to control her nervousness as he stood outside the warehouse with Abed and Annie Five. The entire plan seemed at best moronic, and at worst suicidal. He would enter the front of the warehouse with Abed and Annie Five, while Troy and Britta slipped in through the side with the crystal, sneaking up on them before using the crystal on Evil Abed. Their only real hope was that he could distract the evil doppelgangers until they got to Evil Abed.
As Jeff looked at the door Abed approached him. "Come on Jeff. Let's do this." As they opened the door and walked through Jeff couldn't help feeling that familiar feeling that Abed knew more than he was letting on. If he indeed had a trick up his sleeve, Jeff hoped it was a good one.
They only walked a few feet in before they heard someone yell "Stop!" Evil Abed stepped out of the shadows, holding a bound Annie with him.
"Jeff!" She cried out. She struggled against him, but the arm holding her was stronger the steel.
"That's enough!" Evil Abed yelled. He looked at the three of them. "I wasn't sure you'd come. Especially with everything I asked. I guess love really is the greatest weakness. "
"Where's Evil Annie." Jeff said, trying to keep his voice steady.
"She's around. First things first. Give me the book."
"I didn't bring it. Let Annie go and I'll take you to where it is."
Evil Abed smiled at Jeff. "I know you have it on you. You're desperately trying to think about other hidden places, but you keep going back to it being in your pocket." He narrowed his eyes and the book flew out of Jeff's inside pocket and into Evil Abed's outstretched hand. "I always knew what people would do before. But now there's nothing I don't know about you."
"Lookie what I found!" Jeff looked over and his heart sank as Evil Annie came out from behind some machinery holding Troy and Britta. "It seems they were trying to sneak up on us."
"Clever Jeff. But nothing we can't handle."
Abed stepped forward and looked at Evil Abed. "Since you can read minds, what am I thinking now?"
Evil Abed smiled as he looked at Abed. But his smile disappeared as her brow frowned more deeply. Abed grinned at his goateed double. "You can't read your own mind, right? And since I'm you, you can't read my mind."
"You're not me. You're just a lesser version of me. I'm better then you in every way. You really think you can defeat me? The best version of yourself."
"If you really were the best, you would have figured this out." Abed jumped high in the air, waving his arms wildly. A moment later a sniper's shot was heard, hitting Evil Abed just above the belly button. He jerked out of the way as a second shot was heard, this time just grazing his neck. He let go of Annie as he grabbed his neck. She rolled over to a shocked Jeff, who quickly worked to untie her.
The door to the warehouse burst open and Shirley marched in, cold determination on her face as she shot at Evil Annie. Evil Annie let go of Troy and Britta as she jumped out of the way of the bullets.
Just as Jeff got Annie untied they dove out of the way as chunks of ceiling plaster rained down on them. Jeff, Annie, Abed and Annie Five ran for cover as Evil Abed shot fire at the ceiling and mentally pulled burning pieces of the ceiling down on top of them. He waved his hand and Shirley was lifted into the air. As Evil Abed turned her own gun on her Britta jumped forward and pressed the crystal into his chest. Evil Abed screamed as his body violently convulsed. The crystal glowed with a bright light before crumpling to dust.
As Evil Abed dropped to his knees Evil Annie sprang forward, pulling out a large hunting knife. Before they knew what she doing she shoved Britta out of the way and stabbed Evil Abed in the chest. She coldly looked at him as his eyes widened in horror. "Without your powers you're useless." She pulled the knife out and stabbed him again before throwing his body into Troy. She grabbed the book and ran at Jeff, Annie, Abed and Annie Five. She tossed the three of them aside with ease before stabbing Annie in the stomach, violently jerking the knife upward before stopping just below her heart.
"ANNIE!" Jeff screamed out. He ran forward but was sent flying several feet into the air by a kick from Evil Annie. Just then a piece of burning plaster fell from the ceiling and hit the book, setting it ablaze. Evil Annie screamed and smothered the flames on the book, dropping her knife before running out of the warehouse in the blink of an eye.
Jeff pulled himself up and ran over to Annie, kneeling beside her as she gasped for air. "I've got you sweetie, I've got you." He looked at her wound, but immediately knew it was too severe, that there was no way she's made in time for help to arrive. "HELP! SOMEONE DO SOMETHING!" He screamed as everyone looked on in shock. But no one knew of anything they could do to change this terrible outcome.
"I can't feel…I can't feel…" Annie gasped. Jeff held her as he sobbed, shaking as he realized his wife was about to leave him.
He felt a hand on his shoulder and looked to see Annie Five next to him. "Jeff, I can help her. Please step aside." As Jeff unsteadily stepped back Annie Five knelt down and smoothed Annie's hair. She picked up the knife and wrapped Annie's fingers around the handle before wrapping her own fingers over Annie's hand.
"God forgive me." Before they could grasp what she was doing she brought Annie's arm forward and stabbed herself through her chest, right through her heart. As Jeff and Britta leaped forward to stop her she pulled the knife out and stabbed herself through her throat. She cried a gurgled yell as she fell forward and died.
Her body instantly disappeared, leaving a bright yellow light behind. The light flowed into Annie, who yelled as her body shook and glowed. A moment later the glow left her body and she laid there, her injury completely healed.
Her eyes looked around at everyone as she breathed rapidly. She looked at the group, who were looking at her in shock. "What happened?"
Jeff knelt down and sat Annie up as he held her. "You're alive."
"I was stabbed and now…what happened?"
Jeff looked to the others for advice, but no one seemed able to offer an easier way at telling her what happened. He swallowed thickly before proceeding. "Annie Five. She saved you. She realized you would heal if you took in energy. So she…she made you…."
Her eyes teared up as she realized what Jeff was saying. "You mean I killed…" They spilled out of her eyes as Jeff's face confirmed the truth. She grabbed onto him tightly as she sobbed. A moment later she let go as Jeff cried out in pain.
"What, what happened?"
He rubbed his back as he looked at her. "You almost broke my back."
She pulled herself up and staggered away from everyone. "Get away from me!" As they came forward to try and comfort her she screamed loudly "GET AWAY FROM ME!" They all backed away, scared as they watched her rant and rave. Jeff went over to Annie and hugged her. She collapsed into him limp as a rag doll as she sobbed. For Annie Five, for herself, for everyone.
