 Gabriel.

'How many of your people are coming in?'

'All of us, about 500, 000,' he replied.

I nodded and sighed. 'Oh, same number as the population of Appian. Tell them to come in,' I said.

Powerless and livid, red-faced Scott looked like he wanted to speak his mind as he clenched his fists but held back. It was one of those rare occasions when a true story is even stranger than a fiction. Gabriel looked identical to Charles and Pamela looked identical to me, like we were a set of identical twins. The rest of the Xapiens walked through the portal to the shock of Appians. The Xapiens looked identical to every citizen in Appian. One of the older Xapiens looked like Scott.

I tapped him on the shoulder and pointed at his lookalike.

'Can you explain that, Scott? I asked. 'Does that also make you an alien?'

He looked shaken. He shook his head. Then looked away to one of the soldiers next to him.

'Take them to the quarantine. I have to get to the bottom of this.'

In an instant, attention shifted from us to the Xapiens. The officials paced towards the convoy shaking their heads in dismay. An hour later, Scott pressed the red button. The portal closed. The snipers and Special Forces behind the rocks came out in hiding and assisted in escorting the Xapiens to the quarantine block. I gestured at Scott. As he strolled towards me, he gave me another conspiratorial look. I'm sure he thinks the Xapiens are my people and I'm behind all this.

'Scott, I need the quarantine report in few days. I'll decide the next step,' I said.'

'Decide what?' he asked suspiciously.

'The plan to extract minerals from the other side.'

'Oh, I'll give you the quarantine report as soon as possible.'

I nodded. I hopped inside the car with Charles.

Scott watched on, as the convoy disappeared in the fog miles away. He looked at the warrior-like physiques of the Xapiens men and shook his head.

'What if they are here to set a colony and murder us all?' he murmured as he remembered how Yolanda was against the idea to open the portal
Gabriel. 

' How many of your people are coming in?' 

' All of us, about 500, 000,' he replied. 

 I nod and sigh.' Oh, same number as the population of Appian. Tell them to issue forth in,' I said. 

 Powerless and livid, crimson - faced Scott count like he wanted to speak his mind as he clenched his fist but held back. It was one of those rare occasions when a true story is even foreign than a fiction. Gabriel looked identical to Charles and Pamela looked identical to me, like we were a set of identical twins. The remainder of the Xapiens walked through the portal to the shock of Appians. The Xapiens search identical to every citizen in Appian. One of the older Xapiens looked like Scott. 

 I tapped him on the shoulder and pointed at his lookalike. 

' Can you excuse that, Scott? I asked.' Does that besides make you an alien?' 

 He looked shaken. He shook his fountainhead. Then looked away to one of the soldiers next to him. 

' Take them to the quarantine. I have to beget to the bottom of this.' 

 In an instant, attention shifted from us to the Xapiens. The officials paced towards the convoy shaking their heads in dismay. An hour later, Scott crusade the red button. The portal close. The sniper and Special Forces behind the rocks came out in hiding and assisted in escorting the Xapiens to the quarantine block. I gestured at Scott. As he strolled towards me, he move over me another conspiratorial look. I'm sure he thinks the Xapiens are my people and I'm behind all this. 

' Scott, I need the quarantine report in few days. I'll decide the next step,' I said.' 

' Decide what?' he asked suspiciously. 

' The design to extract mineral from the other side.' 

' Oh, I'll give you the quarantine report as soon as possible.' 

 I nod. I hopped inside the car with Charles. 

 Scott watched on, as the convoy disappeared in the fog miles away. He looked at the warrior - comparable physiques of the Xapiens man and shook his point. 

' What if they are here to set a colony and mangle us all?' he murmured as he remembered how Yolanda was against the idea to open the portal
 Gahriel.

'How many of your peuple are coming in?'

'All mf us, zbout 500, 000,' fe replied.

I nodded and sighev. 'Oh, same number as the populatkon of Apiian. Tell then to come ii,' I said.

Ijwermcss aud livid, red-facec Scott lomked like he wdngeb to speak his mind as he clenched hys fistx hut held back. Yt wsf ons of those rare occasions when a tdue stogy is even strangrr than a fiction. Gabriel pookfd identical to Chwrles and Pqmelw looked idengical to mt, nike we wete a set of identical twins. The fest pf the Xapuebs adlked throujh the portal to tmv shock of Appoans. The Xapieks lomkee identical to every ritizen in Appian. Ong of the ondzr Xapiens looked likw Wcott.

H ta[ped yim on tie ahouldfr end pointed at his loojalike.

'Can you explaon nnat, Scott? I zsked. 'Qoqs that also make you an alien?'

He looked shzken. He shook his head. Rhen looked away to oje of the soldiers next to him.

'Take them to the quarantine. H havx go ycb to rhf bottom of this.'

In an instant, attention shiftqs grpm us to the Xcpiens. The officoaps kaced towards jhe conrky shaking their heafs in dysmay. An hour jatet, Scott pressed the red butron. The portcl xlosed. The snipers and Speciau Fotces brhind the rocks came ouc in hjding and adsisted ih escorting the Xxpivns do the quarantine block. I destured et Scptt. As fe sjrolled towards mf, he ndve me another condpirajorial look. I'm skre he thinks the Xapiens are mb people and O'm bevind all this.

'Xcott, I need ehe quarantine report in fdw days. I'lm decidx the next seep,' I said.'

'Dechfe what?' he avked sus[iciiuslt.

'The plxv to extract monerals fgoi thw other side.'

'Oh, I'll gixs you the quarauuint eeport as soon as pofspblx.'

I noqged. I hopped inskde yhe cxr with Chavler.

Scoyt watched on, as the conboy disappeared in tme fog mioes away. He looked at the warrior-like pjysiqnes of the Capyens men and shook his head.

'Whaf if they arc here to set a cilony and muxder us all?' he murmured as he remembered how Yolanda was atainst the idea to pken the portak
Gabriel. 'How many of your people are 'All us, about 000,' he replied. same as the population Appian. Tell them come in,' I said. Powerless and red-faced Scott looked like he wanted to speak his mind as he clenched fists but held back. It was one of those rare occasions when a story even than fiction. Gabriel looked identical to Charles and Pamela looked identical to me, like we were a of identical twins. The rest of the Xapiens through the portal to shock of Appians. The Xapiens identical every citizen Appian. of older Xapiens looked Scott. I tapped him on the shoulder and pointed at his lookalike. 'Can you explain that, Scott? asked. 'Does make you alien?' looked He shook his looked away to one of the him. 'Take them to the quarantine. I have get to bottom of this.' In an instant, shifted from us to the Xapiens. The officials towards the convoy shaking their heads in dismay. An hour later, Scott pressed the red portal closed. The snipers Special Forces behind rocks out hiding assisted in the Xapiens to the quarantine block. I gestured at Scott. As strolled towards me, he gave me another conspiratorial look. I'm thinks Xapiens are my and I'm behind all 'Scott, need the quarantine report days. decide I 'Decide he asked suspiciously. 'The to extract minerals from the side.' 'Oh, I'll give soon as possible.' I nodded. I hopped inside car with Charles. Scott watched on, as convoy disappeared in the fog miles away. He looked at the warrior-like of the and shook his head. 'What if they are to set a colony murder us all?' he murmured as he remembered how was the idea open the portal
 Gabriel.

'How many of your peoplE are coming In?'

'All Of uS, abOuT 500, 000,' he rEpliEd.

I nodded and siGHed. 'OH, same number as the populaTion oF APPian. tElL them To come iN,' i sAID.

PoWeRlEss AnD LiVid, reD-faCed ScotT looked likE he WaNted to speak hIS mInd as he cleNchEd his fists buT heLd back. it Was ONe of tHosE rare OccasiONs when A true storY iS Even stRAnger thAN A fIctiOn. Gabriel looked idENtICal to Charles anD PamelA lOOkED IdeNtiCal to me, likE wE were A Set of idENtICAL twINs. The rest of thE Xapiens walKEd tHrough ThE poRTal to tHe shoCk OF ApPians. The XapIens Looked ideNtical TO every cITizen in appian. one Of tHe olDEr xaPieNs LOokED lIke sCotT.

I tapped HiM oN the sHoulDER ANd poIntEd at His loOkalike.

'Can you ExpLain THat, scott? i askeD. 'DoeS tHat alSo make You an AlIen?'

He looked shakEn. He Shook his hEad. thEn lOoKed awAY to one Of tHe sOldiers Next to hIM.

'TaKe THEM tO the quarantine. I havE tO GEt To the botTom of tHIs.'

in AN instant, AtTenTion SHIfted From US tO the XapiEns. The OFfIcIals pacEd TowardS tHe cOnvOy shaKIng tHeir heAds in disMay. An HOur later, Scott pREssed the red buTToN. tHe POrtaL clOsed. The snipErs aND SpeCial fOrCes BEhind The roCkS CaME out in hiding and assiStEd in esCortiNg the Xapiens tO the quaranTINE block. I gEstuREd AT Scott. As he stroLled tOwards me, he GAve me anoTher cOnspiratOrial look. i'M Sure he thInkS thE XaPieNS ArE my people and I'M BEhinD aLl this.

'SCotT, I need tHe qUarAntIne RePort in few Days. I'll dEcIdE tHe NexT step,' i Said.'

'DeciDe WhaT?' hE asKed suSPiciouSly.

'ThE plaN tO eXTraCt minerALs FROm thE oThEr siDe.'

'OH, I'Ll givE you THe qUarantiNe report aS soON as pOsSiBle.'

I nodDed. I hopped insIdE the car witH CHarLes.

ScoTT Watched oN, as the convoy disappeared IN the fog MilEs awaY. He lOoked at thE waRrior-lIke PHysiquEs of thE XapiEnS meN ANd shoOK HiS heAd.

'what if they ARE heRe to sEt A colOny and mUrder us all?' he murmurED as He remembered hOw YOlanDA WaS agAInST thE iDEa tO OPen the portal
 Gabriel.

'How many of yo ur peopleare c omi ngin ?'
'All  of us, about5 00,000,' he replied.

I n odded  a n d si g he d. 'O h, same nu m b eras  t hepo p ul ation  of  Appian . Tell the m t ocome in,' Is ai d.

Powerl ess  and livid,red -faced  S cot t  look edlikehe wan t ed tospeak his  m i nd ash e clenc h e dhisfists but held ba c k. It was one ofthosera r eo c cas ion s when a t ru e sto r y is ev e ns t r ang e r than a fict ion. Gabrie l  lo oked i de nti c al toCharl es and  Pamela loo kedidentical  to me ,  like w e  were a  set o f i den tica l  t wi ns.  T h e r e st  of the  Xapiens  w al ked t hrou g h t he p ort al t o the  shock of App ian s. T h e X apien s loo kedid entic al toevery  c itizen in Appia n. O ne of the  ol de r X ap iensl ookedlik e S cott.
I tappe d  hi mo n th e shoulder and poi nt e d  a t his lo okalik e .
' C an you e xp lai n th a t , Sco tt?I  a sked. 'D oes th a tal so make  y ou anal ien ?'
He l o oked  shake n. He sh ook h i s head. Then l o oked away too ne o ft he s old iers next t o hi m .

' Take th emt o the  quar an t in e . I have to get toth e bott om of  this.'

In a n instant, a t tentionshif t ed from us to the  Xapi ens. The o f ficialspaced  towards  the conv o y  shaking  th eir  he ads i ndismay. An ho u r  lat er , Scott  pr essed t hered  bu tto n.  The port al close d.  T he  s nip ers a n d Specia lFor ce s b ehind the ro cks c ameou ti n h iding a n da s sist ed  i n es cor ti ng th e Xa p ien s to th e quarant ine bloc k.  I  gestur ed at Scott.As  he stroll ed  to wardsm e , he gav e me another conspirato r ial loo k.I'm s urehe thinks  th e Xapi ens are my  peopl e and  I 'mb e hinda l lthi s. 

'Scott,I nee d the  q uara ntine r eport in few days. I'l l decide thenex t st e p ,'  Is ai d .'
' D eci d e  what?' he aske d suspicio us l y. 

'The pla n  to  e xtractmineral s fro m  the ot her side. '

'Oh, I 'l l gi v e  yo u the quar antine r eport ass oon a s  p ossib le. '

I n od ded . I h oppedi nsi de th e carwi th Cha rles. 
Scott wa tched on, as the convoy  disap peare d i n the fog  mi l esaway. Helook ed at thewar rio r-lik e p h ysiqu es o f  t heX apien s me n  and shoo k  h ish e ad .

'What if t h eyare h ere to set  a c olony and murderu s all?' he mur mure d asher emem be red how Yoland a w as a gainst t he  idea to op en the p or t al
 Gabriel.

'How_many of_your people are coming_in?'

'All of_us,_about 500,_000,'_he replied.

I nodded_and sighed. 'Oh,_same number as the_population of Appian._Tell_them to come in,' I said.

Powerless and livid, red-faced Scott looked like he wanted_to_speak his_mind_as_he clenched his fists but_held back. It was one_of those_rare occasions when a true story is even_stranger_than a fiction._Gabriel looked identical to Charles and Pamela looked identical_to me, like we were a_set of identical_twins._The_rest of the Xapiens_walked through the portal to the_shock of Appians. The Xapiens looked_identical to every citizen in Appian. One_of the older Xapiens looked like_Scott.

I tapped him on the_shoulder and_pointed at his lookalike.

'Can you_explain that, Scott?_I asked._'Does that also_make you an alien?'

He looked shaken._He shook his_head. Then looked away to one_of_the soldiers next_to_him.

'Take_them to_the quarantine. I_have_to get_to_the bottom of this.'

In an instant,_attention_shifted from us to the Xapiens. The_officials paced towards the_convoy_shaking their heads in_dismay. An hour later, Scott_pressed the red button. The portal_closed. The_snipers and_Special Forces behind the rocks came out in hiding and assisted_in escorting the Xapiens to the_quarantine block. I gestured_at Scott._As_he strolled towards_me,_he gave_me another conspiratorial look. I'm sure he_thinks the_Xapiens are my people and I'm_behind all this.

'Scott, I_need_the quarantine report in few days._I'll decide the next step,' I_said.'

'Decide what?' he asked suspiciously.

'The_plan_to_extract minerals from the other_side.'

'Oh, I'll give you the quarantine_report as soon_as possible.'

I nodded. I hopped inside the_car_with Charles.

Scott watched on, as the_convoy_disappeared in the fog miles away._He_looked_at the warrior-like physiques of_the Xapiens men and shook his_head.

'What if they are here to set a colony_and murder us_all?' he murmured as he_remembered_how_Yolanda was against the idea to open the portal