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Because the two persons look alike, they’re even dressed the same, so I didn’t know who’s who. I didn’t know who to defend. They all ran away from me and my sword. But I don’t know how big this place is. This grayness could be infinite or it could be very small. Perhaps we move in circles? There are lots of furniture and bits of walls and windows and office equipment brought here with the other people. We’re wondering if the space where my desk was in our room is now empty, or was it a duplicate that came with us, something created here? Perhaps I am a duplicate too.
Snap
is about duplicates. Copies. But we cannot ask anybody, we’re only guessing.”
    “Did your computer ask if you wanted to play
Snap
, Hiroshi?” Tammy asked. There were a thousand questions she wanted answered about this place.
    “No, it was only Etsu’s computer that asked the question. But when I came here seconds after Etsu, my alter ego also appeared. He just came from the grayness,” Hiroshi answered. “He took longer to find me than Etsu’s alter ego did, which was a good thing, because it gave me enough time to scare away the other Etsu before mine showed up.”
    Suddenly there was a sound like the wind blowing through a tunnel or a pipe of some kind. Tammy got a fright and looked around bewildered.
    Lightning fast Hiroshi came to his feet and held the sword ready in front of him.
    “Quickly! Get behind me! Back to back!” he shouted. “Somebody is coming.”
    “Someone played
Snap
,” Etsu whispered. “We know the sound.”
    Tammy and Etsu scrambled to their feet to get beside Hiroshi. Tammy tried to look in the direction the sound came from. She saw a tall, frightened teenager materialized out of nowhere. He appeared like someone beamed down in a Star Trek-movie. It was as if the grayness took the form and color of a human being.
    The youngster’s hair was light brown and jelled into short spikes on top of his head. He crouched down, knees bent, arms spread out, looking around him like a trapped animal, eyes wide.
    A few seconds later a wooden door appeared behind him, the section of wall around it was covered in posters.
    So, that’s how I appeared in this place, Tammy thought.
    “Don’t be afraid,” Hiroshi called out loud. “I shall protect you with my sword. Just do as I tell you. Stand with your back to the wall. We’ll explain later.”
    The teenager, who Tammy guessed was about the same age as Hiroshi, retreated until his back was against his poster covered wall. He was dressed in a red windbreaker and blue jeans with trainers on his feet. He looked totally disorientated.
    Tammy noticed a tiny twinkle in the grayness. Then through that grayness stepped the teenager’s alter ego.
    “
Schnapp!”
Tammy heard the alter ego call as if playing the game. The alter ego continued speaking in a language that sounded German. Tammy recognized the name “Einstein”.
    With outstretched hands the alter ego stormed towards the newcomer.
    The youngster stared motionless at his identical twin. Tammy watched in horror as the alter ego’s hands clamped around the newcomer’s neck.

    “JIEJAJIEEE!” yelled Hiroshi and lifted the sword above his head. He stormed towards the alter ego and slashed at it.
    The alter ego glanced once at Hiroshi, instantly released the newcomer’s neck and ran as fast it could into the grayness.
    “What . . . what on earth was that?” the newcomer wanted to know.
    Hiroshi lowered the sword and walked over to him.
    Etsu grabbed Tammy’s hand and pulled her towards Hiroshi.
    “We must stay close with Hiroshi. The alter egos watch us all time. Grab me and you,” she explained while running and pulling Tammy. “Only five meter, then Hiroshi won’t see us anymore.”
    “You’re not on earth,” Hiroshi said to the boy Tammy thought must be Einstein. “We are in the Alter Ego Dimension. Here your other self is waiting and he wants to overpower you and take your place on earth.” Hiroshi