Scene Twenty

It is the next day. (4 days and counting) Jarod is at the table with his DSA case. He is looking through different DSAs. First is the first DSA on Jarod, the one where he builds the Empire State Building and first meets Sydney. He takes it out and sets it on the table. Next is the DSA when Miss Parker is pulled away when Catherine "died." Next is when Raines got him addicted to drugs. Then when Lyle tried to stop his heart. He places then in a pill on the table. Next he pulls out another small box of DSAs. He begins looking through them. He keeps out the one with Timmy becoming "Angelo", Raines training Kyle to hate Catherine, Eddie and him talking, and last the death of Catherine (which he didn't have until he found them in the music box when he took it from Rachel.) He stacks them up and puts them next to the other pile. He places the DSA case in the middle of the table with the stacks next to it. He pulls out an envelope from his bags and places that next to the case. He then stands and looks at his watch. He then hears three cars pull up at the same time. He pulls out his gun and goes to the door. Outside two people exit one car, one from the second, and one from the last. They look at each other and all walk to the door. The first bangs on the door. Jarod quickly opens it and points his gun until he sees who it is. He pulls them inside and looks around. He then shuts the door and locks it. He puts his gun away while the rest look at him confused. He smiles.

"Have a seat." He points to the chairs. They walk towards the table but one turns to Jarod.

"What exactly is going on here?" asks Agent Zane (authors note: the female agent from "The Pretender 2001.)

"Yeah, why are we all here, in this empty warehouse?" asks Agent Tolkan (authors note: this is supposed to be the agent from "Dragon House" but I'm unable to find the real last name at this point. Please tell me in a review or email if you know it. Thanks!)

"Please sit and I'll explain." They sit.

"This better be good," says Agent Malone (authors note: the one from the "Profiler" crossovers--male) Jarod laughs.

"Oh it's good."

"Well then get to it Jarod." This time it is Agent Fox (authors note: Agent from "Once in a Blue Moon.")

"Okay. All of you are here because I've worked with you in the past. You are people that were either involved in a big case from my past and/or questioned who I really was." With that last statement he looks at Zane and Malone. "It's time you know the truth, although I'm sure you won't believe me at first." Jarod opens the envelope. "When I was a very young boy I was stolen from my parents."

"What? Why? By whom?" Asks Agent Tracer (authors note: worked with Jarod and Zane in movie)

"I'm getting there. I was taken by a place known as the Centre." He pulls out a picture and places it in front of them.

"Hey that's the same place we found the Chameleon's boat," says Zane.

"Yes it is. Now, the Centre took me because I'm a pretender. A genius. I can become anything I want."

"Oh really?" asks Fox, doubting him. Jarod walks to his bag and pulls out a zip lock bag. He opens it and dumps it onto the table. It is all of his fake IDs. They begin looking through them. "Okay, you can."

"Now why would they want to use you?" asks Tolkan.

"As their think tank."

"Wait," says Malone, "how do we know that you aren't lying to us?" Jarod puts the first DSA in. They watch as Jarod first meet Sydney. He then turns it off.

"That's me after they first took me. Now, they used me to runs simulations about different things all used to make them money. They stole my life but not just mine." He puts in the DSA of Rachel. They watch. "Hers." He takes it out and puts in another. It is of Angelo. "His." He puts in Kyle's. "His." He looks at Tolkan. "This is my brother Kyle, or as you know him best 'John Doe.' We were on our way to meet our parents when you stopped us and then the van exploded."

"Oh...Jarod...I'm so sorry."

"It's okay. You were doing your job. Besides he didn't die, at least not then."

"When?"

"We'll get to that later." He puts in Eddie's. He looks at Zane and Tracer. "His."

"Eddie. That's how you two knew each other." says Zane.

"Yes. The Chameleon, or as we knew him Alex, was also one. We all tried to escape but only Eddie and I made it. Alex was used for more things, including the assassins he did. But then he tried to kill someone else, important to my world. He is right now at the Centre." He puts in the one of Catherine's death. "Theirs. That is my half brother Ethan." They are silent for a while.

"Wait, I see why these three here but why us two?" Asks Fox.

"You are here because the case we were on, "Blue Moon"? Well, I was the one that was the anonymous tip on how to capture the original. Malone is here because he always questioned who I really was."

"Oh."

"What kind of simulations?" asks Malone.

"Well some were to find out why things crashed and how to prevent it, things like that, and others, well..." He puts in another DSA. They watch as he goes crazy after being injected with drugs and left to fight withdrawal.

"My god!" He puts in the last one. They now watch as they stop his heart and then revive him. "Why? Why would they do this?"

"For money." He stops the DSA and puts all of them away.

"Wait, I'm confused. When you escaped why didn't you turn this place in right away?"

"Because, I needed answers first. Before I escaped I didn't know that Kyle was my brother or that Ethan even existed. I didn't know who or where my parents were. I needed answers to these and others first."

"And now you know?" Jarod smiles.

"Yes. I have my family now. Now it is time for them to pay."

"Who were some of those people in some of those discs?"

"Glad you asked. Time for you to know whom we are dealing with." He pulls a stack of photos from the same envelope. "First is the Triumvirate. I have no pictures but these are the people that own the Centre along with the people in the Tower that are actually at the Centre, the others live in different countries. Under their rule is Mr. Parker, my uncle." He places a picture in front of them. "You see that's why they want me so bad is because I'm a Parker and a Parker has sat at the head of the Centre since it began. Next is Mr. Raines." He puts down a picture. "He is the one that trained Kyle, Angelo, and Ethan. He also killed the woman you saw. We'll get to her in a minute. Next is Mr. Lyle." Again places down a picture. "He has done many evil things, like warping Alex, among others."

"He was the one that stopped your heart," says Zane.

"And the one running outside the...Centre," says Tracer.

"Yes." He places the next picture. "This is Willy. He is what they call a sweeper."

"Sweeper?" asks Fox.

"Yes. If people know too much about the Centre and their work he "sweeps" them off the face of the earth. He is also Raines' right hand man."

"Who were those other people? The man when you were little, the woman that was killed, the two children?" asks Tolkan.

"Okay. These people all have tried to help me either when I was still in the Centre or when I was out." He places down a picture. "First is Angelo or Timmy. Like Kyle he was placed under Raines' control. Through some experiments he became a different type of pretender. If he is given belongings of someone he can become that person. He can feel what they would feel. Fortunately, Raines and the others don't think that Angelo can think for himself so they allow him to roam the Centre. He is the one that told me about Alex's transfer. He will be useful later." He sets down another picture. "This is Broots."

"Hey, wait, that's the guy we found at that Thompson's house," says Tracer.

"Yes. Thompson was someone that worked with the Centre, on Alex to be exact. Broots was there to talk to him when we showed up so I had to make up his alibi."

"I thought you might have known him when you made up his story," says Zane. Jarod smiles.

"Yeah, I thought you might too. Broots does computer work at the Centre but he's never done anything to harm anyone." He places the next picture. "This is Dr. Sydney Greene. He is the one that "raised" me. He has also found out information for some others and me."

"Then why would you not want to arrest him?" asks Tolkan.

"Because he tried to protect me the best he could. When I was addicted to those drugs he gave himself to the experiment so that I wouldn't have to do through it but after he was out of rehab he learned they did it anyway. He was sent away for a week when they stopped my heart so he couldn't stop them. And since I've been out he's tried to find out information about my family and kept them from catching me."

"Oh." He places the next picture down.

"This is Catherine Parker. She was married to Mr. Parker. She gave her life trying to safe us from the Centre."

"Us?" asks Malone.

"Angelo, Kyle, Eddie, Alex, me, and her daughter." He places Rachel's picture down.

"This is the girl that was in that DSA. She's had many things hidden from her about her family like me. She was another reason why I waited until I did. I had to find out the truth behind her family's secrets. But now I know."

"Good. Now how do you plan on taking down this place?" asks Zane.

"I'm glad you asked," says Jarod with an evil grin. "I am going to 'remove' Sydney, Broots, and Rachel from the Centre before the ambush."

"What about Angelo?" asks Fox.

"He can't be removed from the Centre as easily and we need him as an inside man. You see there is someone else that we'll need to rescue and we'll need him to do it."

"Who?" Asks Tracer.

"A baby. Mr. Parker has a 6-month-old child that will be used for the same things I was if we don't rescue him. Angelo will be needed to locate where the baby is and where Alex is."

"Oh," replies Tracer.

"When is this ambush, which I hope you'll be explaining, going to take place?" Asks Malone.

"In four days."

"Four days? What are you kidding?" says Tolkan.

"No. That is when the Triumvirate is coming to pick up Alex. This is the only time we will be able to get everyone."

"He's right. We have to strike then," says Malone.

"Yeah, but how?" asks Zane. Jarod pulls out another group of folders and hands one to each. They open and look through the contents as he talks.

"This is all the information on the Centre and it's people. It should be plenty to at least arrest them alone. Testimonies by the rest of us will finish it. Take this and meet with your superior and probably even higher then them. Bring them and extra men here in two days where we'll meet again to make plans final for the ambush the next day."

"Okay," says Fox.

"Sounds good," says Tolkan. These two stand.

"See you soon."

"Yeah." They leave and drive away. Malone stands and looks at Jarod.

"We'll get these guys Jarod, if it's the last thing I do."

"Thanks. Let's just hope it's not you're last." They smile at each other and shake hands. Malone turns and leaves. Tracer and Zane stand. Jarod walks them to the door. Zane turns toward him.

"Jarod I'm sorry I doubted you before." Jarod smiles.

"It's okay Andrea. You had no way of knowing." She smiles back.

"I can't believe we thought you where the Chameleon," says Tracer. Jarod laughs.

"I'm just glad you trusted me enough to let me go."

"Me too. See you in two days," says Zane.

"Yeah. Bye." They get in their car and leave. Jarod walks back inside and sits down. He sighs. He glances at his computer. "Well, on the phase two."