The Gemini

Jared

Jared spent the rest of the day thinking, he couldn't figure out why but he knew one thing. They must have been tricked, that was the only explanation. He waited until that night, and they had their first meeting in the dark. The ceiling panel slid open and Constance and Kate came down from the ceiling. They had to do something.

"Mr. Benedict is crazy." Constance said.

"What do we do?" Kate asked, "We've obviously been tricked."

"What I don't understand is why." Stick said.

"I suggest we send a message, if there really is someone watching they could help us figure it out." Jared pointed out.

"Right, wait a minute I see someone. It's Mr. Benedict, I guess I mean Curtain." Reynie said, looking out the window.

"Wait a minute, two executives are coming, oh now they're all leaving." Reynie reported, "Ok lets send the message."

They all agreed on sending a simple yet cryptic message. When we see Mr c, we see Mr B, how could this be?

After five minutes they got no reply. They were beginning to worry.

"No one's out there, it was a trap that all of them were in on, we're never getting off this island." Constance grumbled.

"I suggest we send it one more time, and if they don't reply them I'm afraid I have to agree with Constance, we've been tricked." Reynie said.

"And we'll need to find a way off this island." Jared put in.

"Wait a minute, there's a reply coming through. Man when they said cryptic they meant it." Sticky said.

"What does it say?" Kate asked.

"When looking through my looking glass I spied a trusted face, alas not to be taken for him am I, beware therefore the Gemini" Sticky quoted.

"It sounds as if Mr. Benedict looked in a mirror and decided that he was not himself. Yep that settles it he is nuts." Kate said.

"But wait a minute he was just here, he couldn't have sent the message." Jared pointed out.

"Then who went it?" Constance asked.

"Maybe it was one of the others trying to warn us." Reynie said.

"What is a Gemini anyways?" Constance asked.

"It's a zodiac sign, an astrological sign that based on the time of your exact birth date." Sticky explained.

"It's basically a sign that is based on your birth for example if your born in July you're a cancer or if your born in august you're a Leo. And so on." Reynie explained.

"I think I may have an idea about the message." Kate said grimly.

"What is it?" Jared asked.

"What if one of us is on Mr. Curtains side, helping get the others here." Kate said, "Sorry it's the only thing I can think of."

"That should be easy then, we just all say our birthdays and see who is a Gemini." Reynie said.

They all proceeded to say their birthdays, all but Constance who saw no point in it.

"I know I'm not a Gemini." She said.

"Then why not tell us?" Kate asked.

"There's no point in this, even if I was a Gemini I could just lie about it. How do we know you're really a Taurus, or what about you Mr. Capricorn, can any of you prove it!" Constance said.

"I think we've misinterpreted the message." Reynie said, "Mr. Benedict would never send a message that would put us against each other."

"But you forget he was just here, he didn't send the message." Kate pointed out.

"Yeah it's not like he can be in two places at once." Sticky said.

"That's it!" Reynie and Jared said at the same time.

The other shushed them (For they had accidentally made a lot of noise.)

"That's it." Reynie said, "Sticky what's the sign for the Gemini?"

"The twin. Wait a minute!" Sticky said with realization.

"Mr. Benedict had a twin who he did not know about until today. They set up the telescopes today and he would have seen Mr. Curtain for the first time today." Jared said.

"But how could he not know about him having a brother." Kate asked.

"He's an orphan, he and his brother must have been split up at birth." Jared said.

"Sticky send them a message that we understand." Reynie said.

"Alright message sent, they're replying, they're saying Good job, Good Night, Good lu."

"Why'd you stop?" Kate asked.

"Two executives just sat down on a bench, looks like they're going to stay." Sticky reported.

"But we don't even know what they were going to say!" Constance complained.

"Oh good grief Constance are you serious?" Kate asked.

"Are you? I highly doubt it was good grief, it started with lu." Constance replied.

"I think they were trying to say good luck." Jared said.

"Hmmf, fine I'll accept that." Constance said.

Constance gave her consent to Adjourn the meeting, and they all agreed. They all went to sleep, unaware of Mr. Curtain's plans, including what he had done in the past.

Curtain

Oh how could I be so foolish, how could I not realize it would be them. I just hope they are not able to figure out what I did. With luck they will not figure it out, I just hope I don't make the same mistakes as when I worked with their parents. I just hope they never figure out the true nature of their past.

Reynie

The next morning they had plenty of classes, they went through many different classes but today was the hygiene class. Which had seemed pointless, but after the class he, Sticky, and Jared were all asked to stay behind. Martina Crow seemed to be mad at them for some reason, and they soon learned why.

"Well boys I must say I am astonded, I mean astondished." SQ started.

"Astounded." Reynie prompted.

"Astonished." Jared put in helpfully.

"Yes those too. Frankly I am impressed you boys have been getting perfect test scores, which is quite rare."

"Is that why Martina is mad at us?" Jared asked.

"Yes, you see those messenger positions are something you have to work for, you must stay at the top of your class, so you three are a threat to her. Though tell me, how is it you are getting perfect test scores? It's unlikely anyone is helping you." SQ continued.

"I remember things." Sticky said.

"I work hard." Reynie and Jared said at the same time.

"Hmm, remembering things and working hard, both good qualities. Keep it up and you will be messengers in no time." SQ said.

They left the room, with hope in their hearts.