Zack

- What are you going to do with her? - one of my subordinates asked me.

- Save her and give her a new better life, I know I don't have much, but I feel she will be better off with me than she could be in that lab - I told him looking at her pale body in my hands.

- Computer, turn on the workstation - I said to my IA assistant when I got home.

- It's ready, sir," she said as I placed the girl in the chair to scan the stac before taking her out of her battered case.

Upon completion of the scan it was apparent that, apart from some psychological damage, the stac was in good condition.

Already knowing this, it was time to remove the stac, so that the girl would not suffer with the pain caused by the cut that had to be made, I injected her with a sedative.

After some hard work, I was able to remove the stac without any problem. 

When I finished this whole process, I prepared the mixture of hydrogel and other components to enter the virtual reality and meet her, and she met me in a stress-free environment.

- Sir, am I preparing the VR station? - asked Lia, my AI assistant.

- Yes, please - I told her as I arranged the things I was missing.

When everything was ready, I entered the VR chamber, but not before connecting to the vital signs monitoring system.

When I logged on, everything was dark, and suddenly I started to feel a sharp pain in my chest.

- Sir, be careful, your vital signs are accelerating, - Lia warned me.

- Who are you and what do you want? - I heard a voice as I felt another prick that this time doubled my pain.

- Sir... - I suddenly cut off all communication with Lia, it was clear from the setbacks of being in that state, connected to the VR.

- I'm Zack, I'm here to help you - I said with difficulty, the pain I felt was unbearable. 

- And how do I know you're not going to hurt me? - he asked me, a little annoyed. 

- I... I saved you from the lab - I said, falling to the ground. 

After a few seconds the pain stopped and in the darkness appeared the room of a teenager, in this there was a bed and in it there was a girl hugging her legs.

- Hello - I said approaching her slowly so she wouldn't get scared.

- Did you really save me? - I nodded and sat down at the foot of the bed.

- What is your name? - I asked her a little unsure. 

- I've been the Z03 experiment all my life, so I guess I don't have a name - he said, a little sad.

- How about Zoe, do you like it as a name? - I asked a little unsure.

- Zoe - for a moment I watched her as she savored the name. 

- I love it! - she said giving me a hug.