Darren was knocked unconscious and woke up, finding himself strapped to a hard wood surface. Darren was so dazed he didn't know whether he was horizontal or vertical. He turned his face slightly and saw his friend Daniel, who hasn't awakened. What he saw next, though, shocked him.
Walking towards Savage Garden was another duo...a duo who were too much like themselves.
"Wake up, you lazy bums!" shouted the Darren lookalike, kicking the wood surface Darren and Daniel were lying on. Both men felt like falling - that's when they realised that they were upright, the thick black leather straps being the only thing that stopped them from falling.
"We're awake, for goodness' sake," said Daniel angrily. "Who are you anyway?"
"I'm D.J., and he's D.H.," said the Daniel lookalike. "We are here to take over the world!"
"Take over the world?" asked Darren. "What ARE you?"
"We are robotic beings from Accra Nebula, ten thousand light years from Earth," explained D.J. "We have taken over many planets in many galaxies…Earth is our next project!"
"Why Earth of all planets?" asked Daniel.
"Earth is the last civilised planet left in the universe," said D.H. "Once we take over Earth, we complete half of our plan. All that's left is to conquer the uncivilised planets and we become the Supreme Rulers Of The Universe!"
"What do WE have to do with it?" asked Darren angrily.
"We have noticed you from afar, and have realised that you have a huge following," explained D.H. "If we manage to win their affection, we'll win the affection of the entire world!"
"And how do you think you're gonna do that?" asked Daniel, slightly confused.
"Oh easy peasy," shrugged D.J. "We just trick your fans into thinking WE are YOU, and somewhere during the concert, we hypnotise them into being our slaves!"
"We have ways of doing this, you know," continued D.H. "Don't underestimate the power of D.J. and D.H.!" Just then Darren realised something.
"Hey, what did you do with our P.A. and designer?" asked Darren. "All we saw from them are notes!"
"Oh, them?" said D.J. "We used them as your bodyguards…Leonie, Nina, please come out!" The duo appeared almost instantly, a deadpan look covering their eyes. Leonie carried what looked like a light-saber while Nina had a shotgun.
"They will make sure you will never leave this place," said D.J. "Or else…"
"OR ELSE WHAT?" said the Savage Garden musicians.
"Or else you will be annihilated," warned D.H. "We don't want people knowing our plan for world domination too early, you know…"
"Well, it's time to go," said D.J. "The show must go on!"
"And so it will, with a big finale," continued D.H. "The World Is Ours!" Both robot clones laughed and exited the dingy room, leaving behind Savage Garden and their guards.
"Oh man, how do we get outta here?" said Darren. "Only God knows what he might do to our fans…"
"Or the whole world for that matter," continued Daniel. "If they had the power to clone ourselves…hypnotise Leonie and Nina…I dread thinking what would come next…"
"We have to do SOMETHING somehow," said Darren. "Like get out of these straps!" Daniel vigorously rubbed himself against the wood back when he noticed that the straps were starting to loosen up.
"Darren, rub hard!" said Daniel, fortunately not alerting Leonie and Nina. "Make the straps come off!" Both Darren and Daniel did just that, and soon enough the straps were loose enough for them to escape. There was still the problem with the guards, though.
"How do we escape without alerting them?" asked Darren.
"If only we could awaken them from their hypnotic trance," said Daniel. He then did what no other escapee should have done – alert the guards.
"Hey Leonie! Nina! Come and get us!" challenged Daniel. Darren shot him a bewildered look.
"Daniel, what are you doing?" scolded Darren. "We could get killed!" Daniel didn't answer, but instead attacked the guards as they came running towards him. He noticed that there was a small transmitter implanted on their heads. He pulled the transmitters off and hoped for the best.
"Oh…oh my aching head…" groaned Leonie, dropping the light saber. She then noticed Darren, Daniel and Nina.
"Daz? Dan? Nina? Is that you?" asked the dazed girl. "How did you get here…and where are we?"
"I'm not too sure myself," replied Nina. "I remember waiting for Savage Garden in the dressing room…next thing I know, I'm here!"
"We know what happened, but it's a long story," said Darren. "We need your help though!"
"HELP?" asked Leonie and Nina. "But why?"
"Come here and listen carefully!" said Daniel, who whispered his plan to the rest. Everyone got into position and waited for that final moment…the arrival of some "special guests".
