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                                          Doppelganger
The State Trooper

Horatio Allen sat in the abandoned home in the main living room, it was dusty and dirty. Horatio reached into a plastic bag he had next to him and pulled out some Morton's Salt and container of dirt in a large plastic tub.  Horatio then pulled out a hand made doll, it was made of cloth for a face a photograph of the person he wanted to become.  A make shift garrison hat and a plastic duty belt from a toy police doll.  The voodoo doll was of Oregon State Trooper Dave Crowl.  Horatio began to lay out the dirt in a circle in front of him; he then placed the doll in the center of the circle. Four candles were place on the four points of the compass and light as Horatio began to sing his incantation.

Trooper Dave Crowl had been with the Oregon State Police for only 2 years. He was 26 years old and unknown to him in deadly danger. The trooper was on patrol in Jefferson County it didn't matter where Dave when he could decide whether he wanted to go left down this street or right down that block. Dave found himself humming a very strange tone, he must have heard it from somewhere the radio most likely.

Horatio picked up the salt and began to lay a trail begin him in a circle all the time singing his haunting melody.

Come little Trooper
I'll take you away into a land
Of enchantment.

Follow me Trooper
I'll show you the way
Through all my pain and sorrow

Hush now little Trooper
I must be this way
So hungry for life and
Deceptions

Weep not poor Trooper
Your life will be mine
Murdering strength and yourPassions

Rest now my Trooper
For soon I will feed
On your soul and memories.

Before Dave knew what was happening it was as if he became totally bored and the more he hummed the same melody that Horatio sang the more the spell told hold over him. Dave had no clue what he was doing; he didn't know where he was.  But the Trooper never once felt so entranced, it was like being on the emotional high. The more he hummed the tune the happier he became. Dave pulled his patrol car into the driveway of the abandoned house. Dave got out of the car and walked up to the front door and stepped inside.

Horatio smiled at he saw the State Trooper enter and walk over to the circle of dirt with 4 lite candles. Dave stepped into the circle picked up the voodoo doll and handed it to Horatio.

Horatio smiled and looked at his prize, his uniform was fresh from the dry cleaners his shoes highly polished. "Yes I can be you for 30 days" Horatio took some twine and wrapped it around the legs of the voodoo doll then took another piece of twine and wrapped it around the arms of the doll. Then he took out a piece of clear tape and placed it over the mouth of the face of the doll. Horatio then placed the doll in a cast iron bowl pour in several liquids and other ingredients.  He turned to watch the cop thrashing on the floor like a fish out of water both his arms and legs unwilling to budge.

Horatio knelt in front of the Trooper who could only let out muffled screams, try as he might the cop couldn't move as Horatio began to recite the spell. Then there was such stillness in Horatio he didn't move just knelt there in front of Dave. Then the doll in the cast iron pot caught on fire as it did Horatio opened his mouth he was only 2 feet from Dave.

Dave heart started pounding like he was running a 5 mile run just like he did back at the police academy, he felt like he was running and drowning, he couldn't seem to catch his breath, and his mind felt like it was being turned to jello!! His eyes rolled up into his head and his legs and arms when into uncontrolled spasms. When the doll had finished buring itself out the spasms and pain in Dave's head stopped he was panting, exhausted, his arms and legs was free now but he was so exhausted. He tried to reach for his weapon but he was too weak to even unsnap the safety on the holster.

Horatio walked behind Dave and sat behind him and pulled the Trooper up and press him against his chest. The strength and memories flooded Horatio's mind. He rubbed Dave's chest and moaned he was going to become Dave his thoughts his ideas all that the cop was he would now become. Horatio then began stripping Dave of of his uniform, gun belt, shirt, vest everything came off. Then he left Dave there for a movement Horatio took his own clothes off and put Dave's uniform on.  Dave tried to make a vein attempt at escaping but watch ever his attacker did to him left him weak and exhausted. He was unable to even crawl away, he looked up there was  Horatio wearing his uniform. He grabbed Dave by the arm and dragged the cop into the next room.

Once in the other room they two men were face to face Horatio opened his eyes and a golden light began to sparkle out of Dave face and mouth and a steady stream flowed into Horatio. Dave started gagging the pain was much more intense. Dave felt the muscles in his body sag and give way as if they were on fire, his hands and feet began to curl inward as if everything thing he was being forcibly sucked out of him. David wanted to hold on to life but there was no way to. He found his eyes rolling up into his head like before, but every time he tried to look at his attacker he changed his hair when from black to blonde. His eyes turned from brown to green.  Then Dave saw his attackers face, it was his face. Dave let out a soft gurgling sound for about half a minute. Then the golden stream ended and once Horatio swallowed that Dave fell to the ground burnt to a crisp.

Horatio stood there for a moment then walked into the bathroom to see what he had become.  "Oregon State Trooper Dave Crowl badge # 1529" he smiled, he had Dave's knowledge and memories. Horatio walked back into the room where the real state trooper was. Once Horatio takes someone form he burns out the original person.

Now that Horatio had all the troopers' memories he knows that they could still identify the real Dave Crowl by his dental records. Horatio pulled out his baton and began whaling on Dave's skull and jaw bone. The burnt out body of the real trooper broke with ease with each blow until nothing remained of his skull and jawbone but dust and pieces no bigger than a pinky finger. Then he gathered up the shattered pieces in a dust pan and dumped them into the plastic bag he had and walked out of the house with his things. Once inside the squad car Horatio when back on patrol just as normal.