RECAP

Andy: "Ethan and Luke have finished their simulation round, unfortunately, it was cut short, but we've seen what we needed to see. Next up, we will have Charlotte and Nisha."

Charlotte and Nisha look at each other.

Charlotte: "Why do I have to work with... her?"

Nisha: "Can I at least get someone more useful?"

Charlotte: "I'm more useful than you'll ever be."

Nisha: "In your dreams."

Charlotte: "As if you're good enough to be in my dreams."

Andy: "Ladies, cut it out. You're not always going to be in the field with someone you like, so this is perfect. Go into the operation room and tell the operator what weapons you'd like simulated."

Nisha and Charlotte enter the operation room.

Charlotte: "I want to switch it up this time. Let me get a spear."

Nisha: "I'll take a dagger."

Operator: "Alright then, just grab your body suits and enter the simulation room."

Nisha and Charlotte enter the simulation...

Chapter 10

Nisha and Charlotte are simulated in a car heading towards their location.

Operator: "A bank robbery has been reported in Central Tek, with hostages being held. Your job is to negotiate and get the hostages out safely. The robbers aren't important, but if you're able to apprehend them, that's a plus. There are five of them."

Nisha: "Do we get any backup?"

Operator: "We'll send in four more simulated officers."

Andy: "Good call, understanding when you're not favored in a situation and asking for backup," Andy thinks to himself.

The car arrives at the bank.

Charlotte: "Try not to hold me back, okay?"

Nisha: "It's just a negotiation, stop being annoying."

Four simulated officers appear in front of Nisha and Charlotte.

Simulated Officer 1: "Who's in command here?"

Nisha and Charlotte: "I am."

Nisha: "Rock, paper, scissors."

Charlotte: "Okay."

Nisha and Charlotte: "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!"

Charlotte shows paper.

Nisha shows rock.

Charlotte: "Lowly peasant, you can't beat me."

Nisha: "Best of three!"

Charlotte: "Nope," she says with a smile.

Simulated Officer 2: "We need to hurry up, remember there are hostages."

Nisha: "Fine."

Charlotte: "Alright, guys. There are five of them. Luckily, there are only two exits, one in the front and one in the back. Assuming they're armed, we need to be careful. So, how about this? Two of you guard the back to make sure no one escapes. The four of us will try to get the hostages out safely."

Simulated Officers: "Right!"

Nisha: "A surprisingly good strategy from someone like you."

Charlotte: "Shut up and follow my orders, peasant. You're in the back with one of the simulated officers."

Nisha: "I'm going to whoop your ass when we get out of here."

Charlotte: "I'd like to see you try."

Nisha: "I already did," Nisha smirks and walks to the back with one of the officers.

Charlotte: "I won one too," Charlotte takes a megaphone from the car and begins to talk to the bank robbers.

The bank has a glass door and front walls.

Charlotte: "Listen up, let the hostages go."

Civilian: "What the hell?"

Another Civilian: "Who is that?"

The robbers are masked and wearing suits.

Criminal 1: "Watch your tone, we can kill one of these people right now."

Nisha: "Guard the back exit real quick."

Simulated Officer 4: "Alright, hurry up though."

Nisha walks to the front.

Nisha: "Please let me talk to them."

Charlotte: "I didn't like talking to these lowly piss ants anyway. I'll go guard the back."

Charlotte walks to the back.

Simulated Officer 4 looks at her.

Charlotte: "You don't have the right to look at me. Pay attention to the door."

Simulated Officer 4: "Roger!"

Nisha holds the megaphone: "Let the hostages go. If you don't hurt anyone, we can let you off easily."

Criminal 1: "Can't do that. You need to let us go. We need this money."

Criminal 2: "Yeah, we're tired of being poor."

Nisha: "We can provide jobs. You can even join us."

Criminal 1: "So I can make money and still be broke? No thanks. Your only option is to let us go or see these people die."

Criminals 3, 4, and 5 come out with bags.

Criminal 3: "We got the money."

Nisha: "Alright, we'll let you go, just leave the hostages."

Criminal 1: "Perfect, pleasure doing business with you."

Criminal 2 grabs a hostage and holds a gun to their head.

Criminal 1: "Good thinking. Bring them to the car so these pigs don't try anything."

All the criminals walk to their getaway car.

Nisha raises her hands, palms facing backwards.

Criminal 1 thinks, "Why does she have her hands up like that? Whatever."

Criminal 2 lets go of the hostage after getting in the car, and they drive away.

Nisha: "Charlotte, get over here quick."

Nisha talking to officers 1 and 2: "You two make sure the hostages are okay."

Nisha: "Hey, operator, you said catching them is a bonus, right?"

Operator: "Correct."

Nisha smiles.

Charlotte runs over.

Charlotte: "I do the ordering here. What do you want?"

Nisha: "I had to let them go to keep the hostages safe. Let's follow them. I have a picture of their car."

Andy: "I see. She sneakily took a picture of their car when she put her hands up. That's why she put her hands up like that."

Nisha gets in the car.

Nisha: "Get in."

Charlotte: "Alright."

Charlotte gets in with simulated officers 3 and 4.

Nisha turns off autopilot and starts driving herself.

Nisha: "I see them in the distance."

Nisha turns on the sirens.

They speed up, maneuvering around cars.

Criminal 2: "They're catching up!"

Criminal 1: "How did they know this was our car?"

Criminal 1 takes a sharp right, leaving skid marks.

Charlotte: "Cut right here. We can cut them off."

Nisha takes a hard right into an alleyway.

Criminal 2: "We lost them."

Criminal 1: "No, we didn't."

Nisha cuts them off, drifting in front of them.

Criminal 1 puts his car in reverse and turns the car around quickly.

Charlotte: "Cut right here. We can cut them off."

Nisha takes a hard right into an alley.

Criminal 2: "We lost them."

Criminal 1: "No, we didn't."

Nisha cuts them off, drifting in front of them.

Criminal 1 puts his car in reverse and turns the car around as fast as he can.

Nisha: "Damn it. We're going at the same speed. It's hard to catch up."

Criminal 3 takes out his gun and starts shooting at the cop car's windshield.

Operator: "Just keep driving. Our cars are reinforced."

Criminal 3 runs out of ammo, and Criminal 4 starts shooting.

Charlotte opens the window and aims her pistol at the car along with simulated officer 3.

Charlotte starts shooting, aiming for the tires, but she misses every shot.

Nisha: "What are you aiming at?"

Charlotte: "Shut up."

The criminals are about to go over a bridge.

The simulated officer isn't doing well shooting the tires either.

Charlotte grabs her spear and throws it at the car.

It hits one of the back tires, and the car stops just before the bridge.

Nisha stops the car sideways for cover.

Simulated Officer 4 approaches the car with his gun pointed.

Simulated Officer 4: "You're under arrest for robbery, attempted robbery."

Criminal 2: "You got us."

Criminal 1 and 2 get out of the car with their hands up.

Criminal 3 opens the door and shoots Simulated Officer 4.

Nisha and Charlotte: "No!"

Criminal 1 and 2 hide behind their car, engaging in a shootout against Nisha, Charlotte, and simulated officer 3.

They trade shots until they run out of ammo.

Criminal 1: "We have to run."

Criminal 2: "We can't run with the money."

Criminal 4: "We have to fight then. We came prepared, remember?"

All five criminals emerge with katanas from the car trunk.

Everyone charges towards each other.

Nisha clashes weapons with Criminal 1.

Simulated Officer 3 engages Criminals 2 and 3.

Charlotte confronts Criminals 4 and 5, unarmed after throwing her spear.

Criminal 4 swings his sword, and Charlotte dodges, grabbing his arm and pulling him in front of his comrade.

Charlotte whispers: "Drop the sword."

Criminal 4 complies, and Charlotte handcuffs him, then kicks the dropped katana into her hand.

Charlotte: "This wasn't what I planned to use."

Nisha engages in a dagger clash with Criminal 1, dodging his attempted decapitation.

Nisha throws a two-hit combo with her knife that Criminal 1 blocks.

Criminal 1's sword hits the ground, and he hits Nisha with the hilt.

Nisha stumbles back.

Simulated officers 1 and 2 have cuffed their opponents.

Criminal 1 spots an opening and seizes it.

The simulated officers are too far to help.

Time feels slow for Nisha. The sword is about to slash her torso deeply.

Nisha closes her eyes, accepting her fate.

The sword clangs against something.

Nisha opens her eyes.

Charlotte threw a katana at Criminal 1, forcing him to block it.

Nisha seizes the opportunity, sweeps Criminal 1, and points the katana at his face.

Nisha: "Drop your weapon."

Criminal 1 releases his katana.

Nisha: "You're under arrest for assaulting an officer, attempted murder, and grand theft. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law."

Nisha and Charlotte exit the simulation.

They leave the simulation room, and Andy approaches them.

Andy: "Great job, girls. You got all the hostages out safely and apprehended the suspects. There was one casualty, though, one of your backup officers. But that happens. Other than that, great. You guys worked surprisingly well together."

Nisha and Charlotte: "Thank you."

Nisha: "Why did you help me?"

Charlotte: "You're still my partner."

Nisha: "Well, thank you, but one question."

Charlotte: "What?"

Nisha: "How do you have terrible aim with a gun but good aim with throwing a weapon?"

Charlotte: "Shut up."

Charlotte walks back to Gale.

Nisha: "It was just a joke."

Nisha chuckles.

Charlotte laughs a little too.

Nisha: "Was that a laugh I heard?"

Charlotte: "Alright, I admit that was funny."

Gale: "Y-y-you guys d-d-did g-g-great out t-t-there."

Charlotte: "I know."

Nisha: "Thank you."

Nisha: Isn't this the girl that broke the mat and beat that Bryan dude? Why is she so shy? No way this is the same girl.

Andy: "Nisha and Charlotte finished their simulation and did quite a good job. Next up, we have Alex and Gale. Enter the operation room to select your weapons when ready."