Rings of Truth
A "Pretender" Fan Fiction
By MissKate

A/N...This is a sort of introduction to the plot. Longer chapters and more developed scenes will be in chapters to follow! Please review!

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Chapter 1:

Miss Parker looked blankly at the folder on her desk. She could tell it was property of The Centre, but what was it? At the top it said "Parker," plain and simple, but nothing more. Inside, various pictures of one young girl through different stages of her life where placed, but there was nothing that could give her a clue as to who she was.

"Surveillance photos," she said to herself, shifting through the assorted images. Her hands fumbled with the shots of the girl sitting in school, playing in the park, watching TV, eating dinner, and even sleeping. Bewildered, she looked closely at the timestamps in the corner of each photo, dating from the 1980's to just the previous week. "What the hell is going on here?"

Her phone rang, breaking her free from her thoughts as she quickly grabbed for it.

"What?" she asked in her usual impatient tone.

"You never quite learned phone manners did you, Miss Parker?" the man questioned teasingly.

"Well, you know me," she replied, sinking back into her chair.

"I do," he began. "And what is one thing you've always wanted?"

Miss Parker rolled her eyes. "Where is this going, Jarod?"

"Truth, Miss Parker. You've always wanted truth."

The line went dead with Jarod's voice continuing to ring in her ears. Uneasy about trying to solve his latest riddle, Miss Parker let her head fall back onto the headrest with her eyes closed. Something about this message just hit her a little too closely.

"Miss Parker!" Broots yelled as he suddenly burst into the room. He was always making impromptu visits, eager to tell of new discoveries he had as he uncovered about Jarod's whereabouts. "Something wrong?" he asked as he saw the expression on his friend's face.

Looking up with blank eyes, her cold exterior answered for her. "No. Now what do you want?"

"Your father's gone again," he announced.

"Great," she said to herself. Before allowing herself to become overly concerned, Miss Parker remembered the unknown folder. "Broots, come over here." The balding man walked forward and stopped at her desk with an inquisitive look on his face. "Take this folder and find out everything you can about it."

With that, he left, leaving the strong woman behind to think about her father's disappearance and the short conversation she had had with the man she was told was her enemy, her prey.

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I hope you liked it even though there isn't much there yet. Please review while I work on the next chapter!

*misskate*