"Now Tom, I have a question for you."

"Will you join me, Tom?"
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   Tom's 'eyes' widened and he almost fell off the chair. "W-what happened to 'I don't need friends', Tord?"

    Tord chuckled darkly, "whoever said about being friends, Thomas. I wanted you to work for me, not be friends. I think you could be a great assest. So what do you say? Join me or suffer?"

Tom felt a dark feeling wash over him. He wanted to get out of here, not stay. But on the other hand, he could use this to find the traitors.

His mind flashed back to a memory.

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"WHY ARE WE FRIENDS WITH YOU!?" Edd clutched Matt, who was groaning in pain. "All you ever do is hurt us. You're-you're JUST LIKE TORD!"
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   When he came back to reality, Tord had his mechanical arm stretched out across the table.

Without more hesitation, he snatched the hand.

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