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A few minutes later the door opened and in walked in Lyle and a couple of sweepers.

“It’s time for you to get back to work, to make up for the money we spent chasing you.” Said Lyle as he watched as the sweepers grabbed Jarod and take him and Zoe out of the cell.

Sam grabbed Jarod and there was another sweeper who grabbed Zoë and pulled them both out of the cell. Pushing both of them in the sim lab, Sam pushed Jarod into the chair that was at the table. The other sweeper pushed Zoë into another chair that was sitting near the wall. He then stood there to make sure that she stayed put. Lyle and Sydney then walked in. Sydney had placed a folder in front of him. Picking it up he leafed through it and threw it down. He didn’t want to do it, but he knew that he would have to do it. He didn’t have a choice.

“Does that mean that you aren’t going to do the sim?” Lyle said as he nodded to the sweeper standing next to Zoë. He in turn produced a gun and aimed it at her head.

“No, I’ll do it.” Cried Jarod watching the sweeper point a gun at Zoe's head. Knowing that the sweeper wouldn't feel sorry if he did kill her.

“Good, but next time if I ask you to do something then you do it. Don’t make me kill her, Jarod.” He said as he nodded once again to the sweeper as he put the gun away. The sweeper led Zoë out of the room and put her in another room with a T.V. and Sam pushed another T.V. inside the sim room where Jarod was at and switched it on. Sitting there was Zoë with the sweeper standing next to her.

He stared at the screen. “I’m so sorry Zoë.”

“It’s okay, Jarod.” Replied Zoe as he then turned to the folder on the table again and began the sim.

“Very good, Jarod. You did well today.” Said Sydney as he looked over the sim making sure that it was accurate. 

“This could be used to do some harm.” Said Jarod as he looked up at his mentor.

“I have no idea what they are going to do with the Sims.” Replied Sydney as he closed the folder.

“Just like you didn’t know what they were going to be used for when I was here.”

“I really didn’t know what their true purpose was until you told me.”

He looked up to the screen and saw the sweeper grab Zoë’s arm and lead her out of the room. Just then Sam came in and led Jarod to his cell.

“Where’s Zoë?” Asked Jarod as he turned to Sam

“Lyle decided to keep you and her separated.” Sam said as he shoved the pretender into his cell.

He paced the cell wondering how he was going to get both of them out with her in another cell.