Disclaimer: I do not own Knight Rider. I am just barrowing the characters and taking them out for a spin. I promise to return them without any scratches, although with the MBS and nanoskin, I doubt any scratches would happen at all.
Author's Note: I'm sorry I haven't gotten a story up lately. Homework has been rough on me. Anyways, my birthday was a couple of weeks ago and I was thinking, what would Kasey's new found family do for her on her 18th birthday? So, I came up with this. I hope you like it, please enjoy! And please review!
A great big thanks to My-Friend-KITT for being my beta reader! Without her, this story wouldn't be great! Thank you so much for the ideas!
Thanks to Spidey2 (Stefen) for the great ideas!
Thanks to K.A.R.R._(09) from KRO (Knight Rider Online) for the movie "Into the Blue"! I couldn't think of a movie related to diving and he help me out.
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Kasey and Kile had just finished a normally arduous task. Kile needed and received one of the most fun baths of his life and if it wasn't for the fact that Kasey was now soaked to the bone, she would have already found some excuse to take Kile for a spin, even if it was just to go buy a hamburger. She enjoyed the power of the car immensely and the fact that he was her best friend made life much better.
Right now, Kile stood alone on the cool grass under a large shady oak tree. He would have normally gone back to his space at the garage but he was lost in thought. He wanted to give his new best friend and driver a wonderful surprise for her 18th birthday. But he had no idea what Kasey would really enjoy. According to tradition, humans' 18th birthdays were events to celebrate with something huge, and he wanted to do something very special for her.
As if fate knew that Kile needed help, she directed a large low flying plane to pass right over him. He set his scanners to look at it making sure that it wasn't a threat, like he always did. As he finished scanning to make sure nothing was going to happen, an idea suddenly ran into his CPU. What if he took her skydiving inside him? Not many people had ever done that. Plus, it would be something for the both of them to do. Though there was one problem with that plan: what would they fly in? The C-130 that they had before was gone; crashed and had killed Dr. Charles Graiman. They hadn't had the chance to build a new one yet and with trying to get everything with FLAG set up, there hadn't been much time.
There were always Sarah's contacts that she could use for help. Maybe they could 'rent' a smaller cargo plane for a day, just to travel to the drop point and then to pick them up for the trip home if they went across seas. He would have to talk to her and see if he could even do something like that. He knew that his brother, Ki3t, had done something like this before on a mission, but he didn't know if he himself was set up for something like that. Maybe she could help him.
His thoughts were cut off when Kasey re-emerged from the mansion all dried off and clean. As if Kile could read her mind, Kasey's first words were, "Well, I want to get out of here. Care to join me?"
"Why not? It would be fun to show off my gleaming finish that I so rarely get to do..." Kile joked.
"Ha ha. Very funny. You always have a shiny skin, even if there's mud and dirt caked all over it. It just depends if I decide to clean it off or not." Kasey said as a comeback.
Kile just chuckled again and opened his door for her. She hopped in and after he had closed it and turned on the restraint system, he fired his engine and took off. The ground was still somewhat damp and when Kile hit the gas, his powerful HEMI engine made the back tires spin and leave rubber as one of the only clues as to who was there.
"Can I drive?" Kasey asked as Kile shot out of the Estate drive as nothing but a black blur.
"Of course." He gave her control and felt his frame shift when his driver kicked the accelerator slightly. If she would have put it all the way down, the car would be nothing more than a frame with an engine. The speedometer leaped higher and higher as Kasey swerved around the slower cars making her way towards the highway. The people honked as the Challenger flew by thinking that it was just another reckless driver.
Kile didn't know where they were headed, and didn't bother asking. Lately they had been cooped up at the dusty old mansion and they really needed to get out. It really felt good for him to stretch his tires and run his engine hard like this. He saw that Kasey was smiling as she passed another slow car. He carefully watched as she gripped the wheel and turned it right and left to avoid any life-threatening collisions. This...was fun.
Kasey found the highway and noticed that it was practically empty. She gunned the engine even more and the speedometer jumped to 150 mph. If it was possible, her smile got even bigger, spreading from ear to ear. Kile turned on her favorite country song, 'Yee Haw' by Jake Owens; it seemed to fit the mood they were in. He turned up the music so that it blasted through his speakers and drowned out any other noise that would have been heard. Both car and driver had such a wondrous time that they didn't realize they had left the city and were now cruising in the country.
The rush of adrenaline left Kasey's body rapidly and she didn't feel the urge to speed anymore. She relaxed into the soft seat and rolled the window down some to let the cool evening breeze hit her face.
Kile noticed the change in her attitude from playful to adventurous and now to calm. "Kasey?" He delicately asked.
"Hmm?" She never took her eyes off the blurred scenery around her.
"Are you alright? Your sudden change in temperament has me worried." There was a concerned tone in his voice.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinkin'." She sighed.
"Oh? What about may I ask?" Now he was curious.
Kasey hesitated, not sure how to bring up the subject her mind was running on. "Well, I've never really had a real birthday before. At the orphanage, they never had the money to throw every child a party. Yeah, sure, at school my friends and I would celebrate it and the class would sing for me. Sometimes my friends and I would get together and we'd go to the movies or something. But I have never celebrated it with my family before." She ended lost in thought.
"Well, I can assure you that you will have fun this year. I promise you that." Kile hadn't asked Sarah yet about the skydiving part, but he knew that her new-found family would gladly celebrate her birthday, especially since this one was very special.
"I hope so." Kasey had noticed that it was getting dark. "Let's head back. Dad and Mike should be home with Ki2t and Ki3t. Dinner might be ready as well."
"Okay. Did you want me to drive?" Kile asked as he felt the car slow and flip a u-turn.
"No, actually. I'm in a driving mood. Do ya mind?" She looked at his red globe with a questioning face.
"Of course not. Just as long as you don't drive me off a cliff..." Kile joked in a searching way, trying to see what Kasey's feelings were on the idea.
Kasey giggled. "Why not? That would actually be fun! I've never base jumped before and that would be fun!"
Kile knew he was on the right track now with something fun to do for her birthday. Base jumping was similar to skydiving, only shorter. He was sure now that she would have a great time. "Because I don't know if I'm set up with a parachute. But you're right, it would be fun."
"Yeah, well, maybe someday we'll find out." Kasey recognized one of her favorite songs on the radio that Kile had so graciously started playing. It was 'American Ride' by Toby Keith, a newer song that she loved. "Turn it up!"
Kile did as requested and turned up the song. He smiled in his CPU when he saw that it indeed was a good song.
...That's us! That's right!
Gotta love this American ride.
Both ends of the ozone burnin'.
Funny how the world keeps turnin'.
Look ma! No hands!
I love this American ride.
Gotta love this American ride.
She sang with a roaring voice and hummed to what she didn't know.
Kile just sat back and watched her sing along, laughing inside when she missed a beat or sang the wrong word. He had surprisingly started to get into the song.
...That's us! That's right!
Gotta love this American ride.
Both ends of the ozone burnin'.
Funny how the world keeps turnin'.
Hot dog! Hot damn!
I love this American ride.
Gotta love this American ride.
na na na na na na na...
The song ended and Kasey's mood was up again. She hit the gas wanting to feel the exhilarating rush once more.
Another of her favorites came on, 'Big Ol' Truck' by Toby Keith. Kile knew this song and decided to have a little fun of his own. He initiated his transformation sequence and within a few seconds the deep black of the Challenger was replaced by the brilliant black of a 2009 Dodge Ram. He made sure to lift himself up and make the truck tower over all the other vehicles that they were passing.
...Yeah I'm in love with the girl in the four-wheel drive
Chrome steel bumpers and red step side
She has a large time in her large machine
Man I wonder how she gets up in that thing
It casts a big shadow sittin' in the sun
She's got it revved up rockin' ready to run
And someday soon I'm gonna climb right up
And take a little ride in her big ol' truck
She's got bucket seats
Fully customized
In your wildest dreams painted on the side
It was built to run, she was built to show
She's got a Haggard hit playin' on her stereo
She was singing very loudly now. This was one of her favorite songs that she had ever heard. It fit her just perfectly now that Kile was her handsome truck...
Big ol' truck
Ten feet tall, ten feet wide
It's a big ol' truck
Here she comes again man
Once the song had ended, Kile didn't want to see Kasey's mood change again. Song after song was one of Kasey's favorites and she didn't mind at all.
Even Kile got into some of them, of course with his electronic voice it was kind of harder for him. But after a while he got the gist of it and was able to sing well.
Kasey thought it was great that he got into it with her. She laughed here and there when he would mess up but loved the fact that his off-key tones matched hers very well.
They got closer to home and Kile eventually transformed back into the Blacktop Challenger. The lazily pulled into the drive, not really wanting to come back. "I'm gonna head in for dinner. I'll see you later?" Kasey asked as she got out.
"Of course! I'll be in the garage. Enjoy your dinner Kasey." Kile was joyous from the wonderful drive that he and his driver just had. He had gotten the very information that he needed to complete his gift for Kasey.
"I will. Thanks for the drive." She headed inside and towards the dining room that the family had set up, bouncing with happiness. Once in a while a speedy drive is what really clears the mind.
After making sure his driver made it safely into the house, Kile ignited his now refreshed engine and made his way to the high tech garage. His family would be there and he would be able to relax with them. He entered his code into the security system and the garage door opened to a brightly lit large room. The Challenger pulled into the spot between the Trans Am and the Mustang (Ki3t) and settled on the softer ground.
Kile saw that Sarah had not gone up to dinner yet because she was hunched over the Mustang's engine, so he figured that this was the perfect time to ask. "Sarah? Do you have a minute that I can use to speak with you?"
Sarah at the time was making some adjustments to Ki3t's engine. He had told her that something inside had needed some adjusting and she jumped right in to help her 'baby'.
She looked up from the engine compartment towards the Challenger when Kile had asked her if she had time. "Sure. Something wrong?" Concern laced in her voice. Although Ki3t was truly her only baby, she loved the other AIs dearly and worried when something wasn't right.
"No, nothing is wrong. But I do have a question for you." Kile readily replied.
"Shoot." Sarah went back to her work keeping her ear open for Kile's question.
"Shoot? Shoot what?" Kile asked with confusion clearly marked in his voice.
Sarah chuckled. "Just an expression. Ask away."
"Do you think that you can get a hold of one of your friends and rent a small cargo plane?" Kile finally got to the point he had been waiting all night for.
"Why may I ask?" She paused in her work to get a look at the Challenger.
"Well, as you know, tomorrow is Kasey's 18th birthday. I wanted to do something special for her. If it was possible, I wanted to take her skydiving. Which also reminds me, am I set up for parachuting? I know Ki3t is, but I didn't know if I was." Kile explained carefully.
Sarah put her hand up to her chin for a moment while she thought. "Well, yes. I think I can get a hold of some of my friends. One owes me a favor. I'll call him before dinner and he can set up a plane for you for tomorrow."
"Thank you. What about the parachute?" Kile now asked after he had gotten one answer he had needed.
"Oh, yeah. You do have one. I'll show you after I finish up with Ki3t here, sound good?" Sarah made a motion of going back to the Mustang.
"Thank you again." Kile asked as he settled for a wait.
Once Sarah had completed the work she had to get done on Ki3t, she gave Kile a lengthy rundown on his parachute deployment system. She made sure to point out all the safety features, latches, and emergency buttons he needed to know. Sarah took safety very seriously, so this lecture was very, very thorough. She made sure not to leave anything out.
As if Sarah's instructions weren't enough, Ki3t kept interrupting when he felt she had skipped a very important or even noteworthy feature or effect it would have on Kile's new systems. Ki3t spoke from experience and he definitely wanted to share it with Kile.
"Okay, thank you." Kile said graciously after he took careful notes on everything he needed to know.
"Are you seriously wanting to go into a plane and fly?!" Ki2t finally said from the other side of the Challenger, fear apparent in his tone. He was NOT the one to go around flying in planes for no reason.
"Yes, why not?" Kile asked turning his attention to the Trans Am that had been silent before then. He was shocked when his father had spoken with such panic about flying.
"Uh...nothing is wrong. I just...I wouldn't want to go." Ki2t stuttered trying to deflect the topic off of him. He really didn't want to tell his sons that he was afraid of being airborne.
Ki3t chuckled. "He's terrified of flying."
Kile was silent for all of a second. "YOU, of all people, are scared to FLY?!" He was astonished to say the least.
Ki2t steamed for a minute. "Thanks kid, why don't you tell the entire world? No, I'm not afraid of flying. I just don't like not having any control over where I'm going."
"Yeah, he's afraid." Ki3t repeated in a smart aleck tone.
"Oh yeah? You're afraid of something, aren't you? Didn't you scream like a little girl when Mike surprised you and made you turbo boost onto a bridge during a skid?!"
Kile looked from his father to his brother with amusement. People in his family were afraid of these little stupid things? He could hardly believe it.
Ki3t didn't answer while he chewed on a comeback. Ki2t just sat back and said with a smirk, "Uh huh, that's what I thought."
Now Kile was the one laughing. "Wow! My dad is afraid of flying and my brother screamed like a girl? I can't believe it!"
"Oh, you'll get there, Sonny. Just you wait and see. Kasey will ask you to do something and you will not want to do it because you'll be scared. You watch." Ki2t said with a smile in his voice.
"Ha! Then we'll be the ones laughing!" Ki3t said and static erupted from both the Trans Am and Mustang, which everyone who knew the AIs best saw to be laughter.
Sarah had finally had enough of the banter. "Alright! Alright. Enough you three. You kids are giving me a headache!" Sarah said in a stern tone.
"Sorry…" was the response said in unison.
"I'm gonna go to dinner and in the morning I'll give my friend a call. You three behave. I don't want to come down here and find one of you pinned up against the wall by the other two, understood?"
"Yes, Sarah." Again was the unison reply and small chuckles.
"Have a good dinner and thanks again Sarah." Kile said as she made her way out.
"No problem." She waved back and walked out of the garage.
The garage fell silent for a few minutes. "Does anyone know if Karr is afraid of anything stupid?" Kile asked disturbing the silence.
The other two stayed quiet while they thought of Karr's personality and what he would be afraid of. "You know, I can't think of anything, other than his fear of dying." Ki3t said. "You know him best, Dad. Do you know of something?"
"Honestly, no. I really don't. Just what you said." Ki2t replied, now wondering himself what Karr would be afraid of, other than being deactivated.
"Oh, okay. I was just wondering. I don't know really what I'm afraid of yet, well, something stupid I mean." Kile commented. "Would you guys like to come with Kasey and me?"
"Well, if it wasn't for the fact of flying, I would go with you. But as it is, I think Michael wants me to run some checks on a couple of bank thieves. So I can't go at all." Ki2t commented sounding a little relieved that he had a reason not to go flying.
"I would love to go, but Mike and I have to take some paperwork to the police station tomorrow. Sorry about that." Ki3t filled in after. "Hey, maybe Karr can go with you? He's been chomping at the bit lately. I think he might like a little adventure."
"Okay, I'll ask him whenever he shows." Kile said thoughtfully.
"So, how are you going to get Kasey on the plane without actually telling her what you're going to do?" Ki3t wondered.
"I don't know. I was hoping that maybe she would want to spend the night with me and in the morning when she wakes, we'll be in the plane." Kile didn't really know what to do yet. He didn't want to make her suspicious, yet he wanted her down in the garage.
"Good idea, but there's a problem though, what if she doesn't spend the night with you?" Ki3t questioned once more.
"Well, what if the power goes out for a couple of hours? It's hot enough outside that there would be only one place she would want to stay because of no air conditioning. After she comes down here, we can turn the power back on for everyone else." Ki2t said as he came up with a solution.
"Sounds good! I think though we should tell the others so that they don't get upset with us when they find out." Kile really didn't feel like getting yelled at in the morning for making everyone suffer with no air.
"I'll tell Mike for you real quick. I don't think they would mind some heat for a couple of hours." Ki3t said. In all reality, he didn't know. He could only hope that they would be able to go through with this small plan.
"Thank you." Kile commented then waited for Ki3t to ask.
"Mike, is Kasey around with you?" Ki3t asked into Mike's earwig.
Inside the mansion, the ex-army ranger looked around and saw that Kasey was nowhere near him. "No, Ki3t, what's up?"
"Would Michael, Bonnie, Sarah, Billy, Zoe, the others, and you be upset if the power was turned off for a couple of hours?" Ki3t went straight to the point and asked.
"Yeah, I think we would. It's kinda hot right now...the air conditioning would be turned off…" Mike was not pleased. It was WAY too hot for that.
"Yes, Mike, I am aware. It would only be for a few hours. It will be back on at night for you." Ki3t explained for his driver, hoping to convince him.
"May I ask why you want to torture us?" Mike now questioned.
Ki3t giggled but kept Mike from hearing him. "Please, do not tell Kasey. We want her to come down and stay the night with Kile. In the morning, if Sarah is able to contact her friend and get a small cargo plane, Kile is going to take her skydiving for her 18th birthday. However, we need her to come down into the garage and stay with him tonight. This way, when she awakes it will be a surprise." He thought that maybe he got his point across and the family would be okay with no air for a while.
"What a mouth full. Alright, I think the others wouldn't mind if it's for Kasey's birthday." Mike agreed, realizing that their suffering would not be in vain.
"Thank you, Mike. Will you tell the others that it will just be temporary?" Ki3t inquired.
"Sure. See ya later." Mike said, heading off in the direction to tell the rest of his family of the news. All except Kasey.
Ki3t disengaged the link and told Kile and Ki2t that everyone was okay with the strange request.
Ki2t made sure everyone was safe and cut the power to the mansion. "Okay, now all we have to do is wait." He said and started to power down for the night.
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Inside the mansion Kasey was in her room reading when the lights flickered off. She immediately froze and carefully looked around. She realized that the power must have just gone out. She rummaged through her dresser drawer and found her bright yellow dive light. She opened the door and went to investigate through the pitch black hallway. She crept along until she made it to her parents' room. She rapped gently on the door. There was a 'come in' and she walked in to see that a candle flame was lighting the room.
"Power's out. You want a candle for your room?" Her mother said as she walked back to her bedroom.
"Nah, I'm fine. You know when it's gonna come back on?" Kasey asked as she stepped into the room, the candle giving off a warm comfort she couldn't resist.
Michael emerged behind her and came into the room. "Ki2t just told me it's gonna be out for a while." He said catching the last bit of the conversation.
"Oh man...that means it's going to get real warm...ugh." Kasey dropped her head. She HATED hot nights; she wasn't able to sleep at all and they were always uncomfortable.
"I have an idea, why don't you go ask Kile if you could stay with him? I'm sure he wouldn't mind." Bonnie suggested.
Kasey rose her head, "Good idea! I think I might just do that." She ran out to the hall, flashlight lighting her way. "Night Mom, night Dad!"
Michael and Bonnie looked at each other. "Well, that's one way to get her out there. Glad Ki2t thought of that." Michael said to his wife. Mike had told them earlier what the AIs' plans were to get Kasey out to the garage.
"Sarah, Billy, and Zoe are going to help me set up a surprise party for her once they get back. I guess Mike is going out with Ki3t for the day to drop off some paper work. You want to help?" Bonnie asked as she went to get her clothes for bed.
"I'm sorry, I can't. But I'll get the cake before they get back, sound good?" Michael said sadly. He knew what Mike was going to do after doing what he needed. It was the same thing he himself was planning on doing. They were going to go out and get something special for Kasey, though it wouldn't be as special as what Kile was going to do for her.
"Sure. Thanks." Bonnie said sighing. She wanted to get the party together, though she knew it was going to be big and take a lot of work.
"No problem. Now, let's try to get some sleep. Ki2t should have the power on within the hour." Michael said as he too got ready for bed. Bonnie and him both crawled into their large comfy bed and drifted off to sleep.
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Kasey made her way down to the garage inside to where there were now four cars. She had never really been afraid of the dark, now more than ever because even though there was no light, Kile would still see her perfectly.
She wondered when Karr had come in, earlier he was out, but he wasn't acting himself lately. Usually he likes to burn rubber or show off and make some sort of entrance, but tonight he just crept in quietly. She stared at the Mustang as she made her way by and idly wondered why he had been acting so strangely. But that thought exited her mind when she saw the dual scanner on the Challenger light up.
"Hello Kasey. What are you doing down here?" Kile's welcoming voice drifted from the car.
"Well, I was kinda wonderin'...the power's out and it's hot in my room...uhh...can I stay with you tonight?" Kasey stuttered, not sure how to make her question sound like something way off topic.
The long black door swung open for her to get in. "Kasey, you don't have to ask. You are always welcome to stay with me."
Kasey giggled and made her way over to the opened door. "Thanks. I just want to ask because I wouldn't want someone barging in my room and staying the night without at least askin' first. When someone enters my personal space without asking, that's where I draw the line."
"Well...technically, since I'm your car, I am your personal space." Kile stated, thinking that this point was obvious.
Kasey thought for a minute after Kile had closed the door. Surprisingly, his interior was already cooled down like he was expecting her, but she didn't give it much thought. "The car may be in my name but it's your body, your personal space. Plus, I feel better when I ask."
"Okay, but I am just telling you, you don't have to ask. Now, get some sleep before I put you to sleep." Kile joked as he automatically darkened the windows giving her privacy from the outside world.
Kasey eyed his red globe and stared straight into the black dot that was looking back at her. Now it was a staring contest.
"I hope you know that no matter what you do, I will always win..." Kile had a mischievous grin in his voice.
Kasey just rolled her eyes and gave up. "Fine, I'll go to sleep." She said as the seat laid back and she curled up in it. "Thanks again for letting me stay with you."
"Anytime. Good night Kasey." Kile whispered quietly, noticing that Kasey was drifting off slowly.
"Night." Kasey's voice was already laced with sleepiness.
Kile set his internal alarm for an early time and went into recharge.
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Sarah sneaked into the garage quietly the next morning to see if the Challenger was awake and get him ready to go. Kile's scanner flashed on so she could tell he was indeed awake and ready.
Karr's scanner flashed as well and he asked very quietly, realizing that everyone else was being quiet, "What's all the hub-ub about?"
"I'm going to take Kasey skydiving for her birthday. Did you want to come?" Kile filled him in.
"...Sky...skydiving?" Karr stuttered.
"Yes. Are you chicken?" A small chuckle followed Kile's remark.
Karr hissed, "Count me in."
"Alright, come along now you two, we're gonna be late." Sarah said and climbed into Karr's cabin for a ride to the airport.
The garage door rolled up into the ceiling and both cars pulled out of the black room. Kile sighed thankfully when he saw that his forgiving suspension would take on the bumpy road quite easily and not wake his sleeping driver. The morning sky still had scattered stars not yet showed signs of the rising sun. Both cars went into their version of Silent Mode so as not to wake anyone on the Estate grounds. They passed security and made their way to the nearby awaiting airport.
They showed up 10 minutes early and Sarah emerged from the Mustang only to walk to the warehouse and see where her friend was. The two cars sat silent for their small wait. A few minutes later Sarah came out of the shadows of the warehouse with a tall man at her side. Kile's audio sensors picked up what their conversation was about and listened in.
"So these are the two cars you said were going on the plane?" The man asked as he nodded towards the two black silhouettes.
"Yes, they are. Now they are going to be dropped over Hawaii, okay?" Sarah said.
"Sure, but I have a question, will they be okay landing in the water?" He wondered. He knew Sarah did some strange things, but cars in the water?!
Sarah nodded, "They have a special sub-mode that makes them able to submerge under the water. They will be fine, just drop at those coordinates, please." She said handing him a paper.
"Okay. Then land at the airport and wait for them to come back?" He asked looking at the paper.
"Yep. They should be back within two to three hours, depends on how long they take. Thanks again for doing this." Sarah held her hand out to shake the others as they approached the cars.
"No problem! I owed you back from a couple of years ago anyways. Now we're even." The man took her hand and gave a firm grip in reply. "You got a ride back?"
"Yeah, she'll be here in a half hour. Let's get these guys loaded." Sarah said as they got even closer to the silent forms of the cars.
Both cars fired their engines quietly and followed to where the plane was waiting on the tar matt. The ramp to the plane was already down on the ground. Kile drove up first slowly, trying to make sure his driver didn't wake just quite yet. Karr followed and both were tied down securely. After twenty minutes of waiting for everything to get set up, the ramp was brought up. Sarah left the plane to wait for Zoe to come pick her up. Clearance for takeoff was announced and the cargo plane lifted off the ground gracefully heading towards its destination.
Inside the cargo plane, Karr asked, "So we are going skydiving? Why did you choose to do that?" He asked, still keeping quiet. It was going to be a long couple hour flight to the Hawaiian Islands and he wanted to try and make conversation.
"Well, Kasey has always been the adventurous type. Last night she even said that she wanted to jump off a cliff for base jumping. I wanted to give her a birthday gift that she won't ever forget." Kile said, hoping that he would be right.
"Well, I don't think that she'll forget this one. But why did I have to come?" Karr now asked.
"You didn't have to. You could have stayed home if you were too scared..." Kile trailed off, knowing he was approaching a topic Karr wouldn't like.
Karr gave the exact response Kile knew he would give: silence.
About 30 minutes into the trip, Kile's passenger finally decided to join the two cars in the conscious world. She woke and stretched inside the cabin, trying to get the blood flowing again. "Good morning, " she half yawned and saw that the windows were still as black as the night.
"Good morning Kasey." Kile's voice had a cheery note to it that Kasey happened to pick up on.
"What are you so happy about?" She eyed his red globe.
Kile lightened the windows so she could see out of them and see the belly of the cargo plane. "Where the heck are we?!" She sat straight up and turned herself around to look at the entire view.
"I have a surprise for you. I think you are going to like it." Kile told her.
"Oh really...? And what do you have planned for me?" Kasey turned back around to face forward and crossed her arms in defense.
"I'm going to let that be a surprise for you. If you want to change, there is a bag of clothes in the trunk for you." He unlocked it for her as she stepped out.
She went to grab the bag when she got to the back and noticed that there was a Mustang. The scanner was off so she had a harder time telling which it was, Ki3t or Karr. She had this strange feeling that it was Karr; she didn't know why, she just did. "Hey Karr."
Kile's metallic black bumper lit up in a yellow hue when Karr flashed his scanner. "How did you know it was me?" Karr asked genuinely surprised.
She smirked, "Just did. You know what we're doin'?"
"Yes." Karr said slowly.
"You gonna tell me?" Kasey asked as she reached in the trunk and grabbed the bag.
Karr hesitated. "No."
"Ugh…Thanks..." Kasey walked back around to the front of the Challenger looking for some sort of room to change in. She really didn't want to change with two guys looking right at her. If it was only Kile, she would have been okay with it, but Karr was here. She really didn't like it. Plus, someone could walk through the doors from the cockpit and they would be greeted with an unexpected sight.
"Kasey, you can change in my cabin. I promise I won't look." Kile suggested and opened his door for her.
"Okay, thanks. Just as long as you keep your promise..." She wagged her finger at him to make a point.
"If I make a promise, I keep it. Karr on the other hand..." He trailed off and could almost feel the stare that Karr was most likely giving him.
Kasey just laughed and got inside. Kile darkened his windows again to give her privacy and of course, didn't look at her. "You know, Kasey, seeing you nude won't bother me. I technically have no gender."
"Yeah, well, it does bother me. And to everyone around here you are a guy. You do have a gender; you just don't have the...parts...sorry." She felt kind of bad for stating the obvious that he was indeed a machine. She had always thought of him as something much more.
Kile just chuckled. "Don't worry about it. It doesn't bother me. I am what I am and it's a fact that I'm proud of."
"Well at least you're happy. Now, are you going to tell me anything about what we are doing in a plane?" Kasey was almost finished changing.
Kile was silent for a minute, thinking of a way to somewhat satisfy his driver yet to keep his surprise. "I'll give you a hint. It has to do with something you said last night."
Kasey just snorted as she pulled on her boots. "Well, I said a ton of things last night. Can you be any more specific?"
"Nope." Kile said letting his smile show clearly.
"Ugh, you're no help..." Kasey sighed and opened the door to let the stuffy airplane air in. Kile figured she was done changing and lightened the windows. "Well, can you at least tell me what we are going to do?"
Karr spoke up since he realized that Kile would want to have a little more fun. "I'll give you a hint this time. West, over the ocean..." Kile's brake lights came on as in a warning to stop. "That's all I am going to give you." Karr quickly said and saved himself before he got rammed.
"I am so going to get you two for making me wait." Kasey half threatened.
"Well, we promise you'll like it." Kile commented, another smile making its way into his voice.
"You better love it. I'm risking my neck here!" Karr spoke in a suggestive tone.
Kasey picked up on his slip, "Risking your neck...? Hmmm...What could we possibly be doing that's dangerous...even for two cars...in a plane heading out west..." She said as she put her hand to her chin lost in thought.
Kile was just about ready to push Karr out of the plane then and there. He almost gave it away twice now and he was starting to doubt bringing him along.
Kasey gave up and threw her arms in the air. "You guys are killin' me! Well, how long until we get there? You better answer that one at least." She was at the front of the Challenger pacing back and forth.
"That we can give you. Three more hours." Kile answered, not wanting her to go crazy.
"Okay, then you better have some games or something for us to do." Kasey stopped in front of the Challenger and stared straight into the swishing scanner.
"Of course. Hop on my hood, us three can watch a movie." Kile suggested.
Kasey did just that and made herself comfortable with her back to his windshield.
Kile searched through his video downloads he had and finally found one that would kind of fit what they were going to do. He put up 'Into the Blue' on his hood interface and his connection with Karr. Karr chuckled when he saw what it was about; scuba diving.
The movie started and Kasey got into it. She didn't remember ever seeing it so she paid attention to every detail. Plus it had Paul Walker, the man who played Brian O'Connor in 'The Fast and the Furious'. She had always thought of him as a good actor. It was about a group of divers who found themselves in deep trouble with a drug lord after they came upon the illicit cargo of a sunken airplane. Kile saw that they scuba dove a lot in that movie and since they were to be landing in the water, he thought it would be perfect.
The movie took about 2 hours long and all three enjoyed it immensely. Kasey was a scuba diver herself so it was fun for her to point out the regulators and the BCs that they used. When it was over, she applauded for no real reason, surprising Karr.
"Why did you applaud?" The Mustang in the back asked.
Kasey craned her neck around to look behind Kile, "Because it was a good movie. You always applaud after a good movie."
Kile did his version of a shrug through the AIs' link. Karr just shook his 'head' and commented, ::I'm glad she's your driver.:: Karr snickered.
::Hey! Just because she does things differently doesn't mean she's bad.:: Kile defended her.
::No, it just means she's weird...:: Was Karr's comeback.
Kasey could tell that the two cars were communicating silently, she could feel it, "Okay, what are you two talking about...?"
"Karr thinks you're weird." Kile spoke before Karr could get a word in.
"What was your first clue?" She turned and smiled at the Mustang.
"Oh, I don't know. Your overall personality is weird."
"Well, thanks! I have this saying that I memorized a long time ago. It goes: Weird is good, strange is bad, and odd is when you don't know what to call someone. If weird is the same as different, which is the same as unique, then weird is good. I'm weird and proud of it!" Kasey finished with a dramatic stance, her hands held high in the air.
Kile's frame shook with laughter while Karr processed this. "Now I know you're strange...Kile? Did you know she was like this?" Karr now set his attention on the Challenger.
"You should see how she drives, Karr. I am surprised the roads are intact after we've gone through them." There was a smile in Kile's voice.
"Heh, I wonder where she gets her driving skills from." Karr commented, accepting the bait.
"Her father no doubt. Dad tells me all the time about how crazy his driver is behind the wheel." Kile said, now looking at his driver.
"You know I'm right here..." They heard from the figure on Kile's hood.
"Yes, we know." Both replied in unison.
Kasey just rolled her eyes and hopped off the Challenger. She stretched and walked around the belly of the cargo plane. "Okay, how much longer?" She looked out the window of the door.
"Forty seven minutes and twenty nine seconds. What shall we do now?" Kile asked.
"Um...let's play a card game. How about 5 card draw for a while?" Kasey suggested.
"Sounds good to me. Let's play! I plan to win!" Karr snickered and connected with Kile to play.
"Oh, we'll see about that! Deal me in Kile." Kasey jumped back up on Kile's hood and sat on her knees while watching the hood interface deal the cards. The AI's knew to not look at the hands of the opposing players, and Kasey trusted that.
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Author's Note: Thank you for reading! I'm working on the second part now. I think this is only going to be a two, maybe three at the most chapter story. If you have any ideas, requests, comments, please leave them for me! The two songs on here I do not own. I just love them very much and decided to put them in. Oh, and I changed my website for all of you. Instead of blacktopchallengerkile .8k .com, it is
kileandkasey .webs .com (without the spaces!)
The old site was giving me problems and I was sick and tired of it. Well, please review! I need to know how I am doing!
~BuckleWinner~
Kile, Ki2t, Ki3t, and Karr said hi to yall as well! They miss ya so much and they wanted me to post really, really, really bad!
