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Jarod paced through the room, not knowing what to do. He still couldn't believe the Centre managed to get Miss Parker. And now they wanted him to turn himself in. If he didn't they would kill Parker. How could everything have gone so wrong?

He had three days to come up with something; he had to save Miss Parker and himself, no matter what!

A low meow interrupted him and he stopped and just stood there for a wile, looking at the kitten with sad eyes. He slowly walked up to the bed and sat down.

"You miss her too? Don't you Destiny?" he asked.

She meowed in response, slowly walking up to Jarod and lay down on his feet. Jarod couldn't help but smile.

"Don't worry, we'll get her back!"

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"Sydney, they have Miss Parker... what am I going to do?"

"Calm down Jarod... who have Miss Parker?"

"The Centre!" Jarod almost screamed into the phone. "I can't loose her again..."he said in a calmer voice.

"Raines?" Sydney asked.

"No Lyle and sweepers... they set me up, they took her to get to me, if I don't get there they will kill her," Jarod explained.

"I'm sorry Jarod, but I'm afraid there's nothing I can do..."

"I have to get her back," with those words Jarod hung up. He carelessly threw the phone in the couch. Destiny immediately attacked it, trying to play with it.

When Jarod saw her, he couldn't help but smile. She was so cute!

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The days passed quicker than Jarod was prepared for. He still hadn't figured out how to save Miss Parker, but he knew he didn't have a choice but to go there. For about the tenth time, he looked at the small note he held in his hand. He could only hope it would work, he prayed it would...

Jarod arrived to Blue Cove, it was completely dark. He scanned the surroundings for any signs of sweepers. He couldn't see anyone and everything was absolutely silent. He had turned the lights of his car off a long time ago, and parked so it couldn't be seen from the Centre. His heart was pounding in his chest and he didn't dare to breathe. What if someone saw him? He couldn't get caught now, he had to save Parker no matter what!

Just as he'd managed to get inside the Centre... he suddenly felt something small hit his leg. He stopped dead in his tracks and looked around. He couldn't see anything. Than he felt it again, this time it hurt. Terrified Jarod backed away; he hit the wall with a loud thud. HELP!! It wasn't until he heard the familiar sound, he relaxed. He had to fight back a laugh as he realized it was only Destiny that had followed him. The kitten meowed again, and Jarod quickly bent down to pick her up. God, you scared the hell out of me!

"Shhh," he whispered. He sighed, how could she have followed? He was sure he'd locked the car so she wouldn't be in the way. Damn! Now things would be a lot harder.

With a quick look at his watch, he realized he was ten minutes late. There was no time to waste; he had to go down there.

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When he finally reached the end of the dark corridor he got the door to the room in sight, he stopped for a while. Just as he was about to open it, a gunshot sounded, followed by a loud scream. Jarod froze. He couldn't move, all he could do was stare at the closed door in front of him. Was Miss Parker hurt? Did they know he was here?

"Jarod, I know you're there, you better come in before I kill her."

Jarod was shocked. Of course they knew he was there, but he hadn't expected this to happen. By now he was desperate, what was he going to do? If he walked in there, they would capture him, if he didn't, Miss Parker would die. With a trembling hand he pushed the door handle down.

"I'm here, don't hurt her!" he said. Please let her be okay...

Lyle gave him an evil smile. And before Jarod had time to react, three sweepers had their guns pointed at him.

"Put your gun down Jarod, you don't need that anymore," Lyle said. Jarod didn't have a choice but to do as he said. He dropped the gun, at the same time he tried to see if Miss Parker was hurt. She was tied to a chair with her back turned to Jarod. Dammit, he had to know! As if Lyle had read his thoughts, he walked up to Miss Parker and untied her. He took hold of her arm and dragged her with him. He stopped in front of Jarod, who was handcuffed and surrounded by weepers by now.

"This is the last time you see her," Lyle said. Jarod just stared at him in shock. Than he looked at Parker. Her left shoulder was bleeding badly and Jarod saw the pain in her eyes every time Lyle made her move her arm.

"You bastard!"

Lyle just laughed. He was just about to move towards the door when a surprised scream from the corridor sounded. What the hell?

He quickly dragged Miss Parker with him to see what was going on.

His eyes grew wide as he saw one of the sweepers running away from a small furry animal. Is that a cat??? The sweeper seemed terrified. Lyle shook his head in disbelief; this had to be a joke.

"What's going on?" Sam asked from inside the room.

"There's a cat here..." Lyle stated. Jarod laughed out loud as he realized someone was afraid of Destiny. You go girl!

Lyle glared at him. He gave Sam and the other sweepers orders, than he left, forcing Miss Parker to come with him.

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"What are you going to do with me?" Miss Parker asked coldly, trying to hide the fear in her voice.

"Considering the Centre doesn't need you anymore, I think killing you is a pretty good option."

"Than do it!" Miss Parker stopped, refusing to take one more step. NO! don't kill me! Please...

"I decide when you'll die... and how..." Lyle snarled.

When Lyle continued walking, the sudden pain in Miss Parker's shoulder made her let out a loud scream. Lyle ignored her and continued, but almost immediately the cat he'd seen earlier was running around his feet. He tried to kick it away, but instead his feet got tangled up and he almost fell. Miss Parker realized what was going on and managed to get away from Lyle. He lost his balance and fell. Quickly the cat attacked him and buried her claws in his neck. Miss Parker just stood there for a while, staring. Suddenly she realized the cat was Destiny. But how could she be here!? She couldn't help but smile at the irony of the situation. Destiny had almost scared that poor sweeper to death and now she managed to save her from Lyle. That kitten was amazing! Before Lyle had a chance to get up, Miss Parker snatched the gun and hit him in his face, making him fall back to the floor.

"C'mon Destiny, we have to help Jarod!"

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