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They take me to a room with a bed and sink. I lay on the bed and they shut the door.
I wait for what feels like hours. Finally they take me to a big white room. At the end of the room, I see a boy who looks familiar. His hair is short, but still has grown out a bit.
I realized who it is; "JJ?" He looks up at me, and seems to want to run at me, ...but something seems to stop him. Then I feel sick, there's a collar around his neck. I see bruises on his arms and face.
"Now that you both have seen each other.." Brenner starts. "Let us begin. 15 will power the machine by of course, running.
I look over to JJ, and he looks uncombable. But he walks over to the huge wheel on the side of the room anyways.
"All right, now let's get you ready." Brenner says to me.
Soldiers lead me to a room and handed me a suit. After that they shaved my head again. They bring me back to the big room.
JJ is already running on the wheel. "Now 11 get into the tank." Dr. Owens tells me.
I do as he says and I see my memories.
1 hour later
I wake up in my room and I hear someone yelling. "You are useless! Run faster!" "I'm trying!" "Try harder!" I push my ear to the door. I can hear something turning. Someone panting.
"Faster!" Someone yells. I realized that it was Brenner and JJ. "If you want to help 11 run faster!"
I find a crack in the door and look through it. JJ running on the wheel, blood running down his nose. Brenner holding a remote. He pushed a button and JJ graped at his neck and yelled out in pain.
I see tears forming in his eyes. Then I see that the collar is hurting him. I look down to my own collar, will it do the same?
The next day
It is the same routine as yesterday. But when I look at JJ he looks determined for some reason. He breaks out in a run. The soldiers shot at him. Brenner pushes the button again and JJ falls to the ground in pain.
"No, please don't hurt him." I yell out.
"I'm sorry 11. I have to do this." Brenner says.
I look to JJ on the ground with tears in my eyes.
I hope that he makes it out of here alive.