Knightmares
She was running through, what seemed to be,, the woods. It was raining and thundering hard. But there was a noise that blocked out all the thunder and rain…
A roar of an engine.
She was running hard and faster then she ever had before. She could hear the car catching up to her. She could feel her heart hammering out of her chest with fear that she will die. Her lungs burned as she panted, struggling to stay ahead of the deadly machine chasing her. Although the woods did help give her the upper hand, it was still a very dangerous situation.
Because this "car" was no ordinary car. Oh no.
This "car" was a Shelby GT 500 Mustang…
And the car had his deadly sights on Miya.
As Miya was running, she tripped over a small rock. She tried to get up as fast as she could…..but she just wasn't fast enough.
The car advanced on her like a bullet in a matter of minutes. Her eyes grew wide with fear as she stared into the RED scanner.
"No….please….don't hurt me. Please." She begged. Her voice was shaky, and she was trembling.
"It will all be over soon, Miya Knight." A very familiar, calm computerized voice replied. Miya's eyes grew wider as she heard the engine roar.
The car gunned his engine and shot forward like missile.
Miya screamed to the top of her lungs, and when the car was only an inch away from her face, everything went black…
"AHHH!" Miya shot up in her bed. She was in a cold sweat, crying and trembling. She looked over to her night stand on the left side of her bed….2:30 AM.
"Why do I keep having these dreams?" She asked herself as fresh tears began to fall. She swung her legs over the side of her bed. She held her hands out in front of her, palm side up.
They were shaking as if she was freezing cold. Her breathing and heart beat were a little calmer, but she was still very frightened by the nightmare. These strange nightmares have been happening since a little over a week ago, when KITT and KARR battled it out. She was so stunned by the fact that KITT, in her opinion, killed. She knew perfectly well that KARR wasn't human but,…still. KITT kind of went against his main programming which is to protect human life….and not kill. The nightmares have happened very night since then.
And they all start the same way:
-Her running through the woods
-KITT chasing her
-KITT pinning her and right as he is about to turn her into road kill, everything goes black.
She didn't know if her parents, or anyone in general, knew about her nightmares.
But she knew now if they didn't, they sure as hell would know now. This one was easily her worst one she had so far.
She was ripped from her thoughts when she heard that same computerized voice in her nightmare.
She began to tremble again.
"Miya? Miya are you alright?" The tone wasn't mean or scary in any way, but instead gentle and comforting.
Miya didn't hear that though. Instead his voice had the devil in it.
She slowly turned her head towards the big screen in her room. KITT's blue orb showed on the screen, with his red 'eye' looking directly at her. She felt her heart rate begin to race again. She just hoped KITT didn't notice.
"Miya?" He still kept that gentle note, again Miya never heard that.
"…..I'm ok. It's alright KITT. I'm fine." She hoped he didn't notice the slight tremble in her voice.
She ran a hand through her hair in a nervous manner. She was now fully facing the screen, much to her disapproval and unease. She felt her heart beginning to race again.
Uh-oh.
"Miya, I heard you scream. And your vitals suggest otherwise as far as you being 'ok'". Are you sure nothing is wrong or severely bothering you in any manner? Should I get your mother?" He asked gently, for he knew just by her vitals that any wrong turn in wording could cause her to shut him out completely.
He was not going to let that happen.
Miya thought of how to reply, but it wasn't like she could say: yeah, well, I have been having these nightmares about you and you're trying to kill me in every one of them.
No, that would not end well for anyone.
So she made her decision.
"No, its ok KITT. No need to call my mom. And yes, I'm completely positive nothing is bothering me. Don't worry it was just a nightmare."
Crap!
Why did I have to say that!? She thought.
Well now she asked for it.
Might as well accept it with open arms, right?
Hey, maybe she could finally relieve herself of the bad feelings towards KITT.
Even though KITT didn't have a face, she could tell just by the eerie silence from the AI, that he was puzzled.
It was very obvious he never had a clue she just had a nightmare, or probably any of them for that matter.
Then he asked the one question she was praying he would not ask.
"What was the nightmare about Miya?...I mean if its ok to ask." He still held that note of comfort in his voice.
"ummm…," she was struggling to figure out what to say.
A lie, a story, something!
But she came out empty handed.
Then….light bulb.
'Why not just tell him about the nightmare, but replace KITT with KARR?' She thought.
It was going to be risky on her part because she had to make it sound legit and believable. And that meant having to stay calm and not make it obvious she was lying to the AI.
But there was one major problem…..
She was a horrible liar.
She took in a deep breath to help calm herself down. She was scared now. KITT knew almost everything about her. Mood swings. Likes. Dislikes. Strengths. Weaknesses. Everything.
She was hoping her voice didn't sound too shaky before she spoke.
"Well, uh, its kinda hard to explain, KITT." She looked up at the screen sheepishly.
"Take your time Miya. As your father would say, 'I'm all ears'." KITT said encouragingly.
"Ok well,….I had a nightmare about….about…"
"KARR?" KITT suggested.
"Y-yes. KARR." She could feel the adrenaline slowly creeping up.
"What about him? What did he do in your nightmare?" He asked gently.
"He-he….was trying to….k-kill…m-me." She tried to fight back the tears, but failed as they streamed down her face.
But she wasn't crying because of the nightmare, she was crying because it was her closest friend/older brother figure that was trying to kill her.
"Oh, Miya...I-I'm sorry." KITT said comfortingly.
"I'm scared KITT! Everything was so real! I could literally feel him advancing upon me. I-I-I don't k-know what to d-do K-KITT." She was shaking really bad again. KITT didn't let the need for comfort go unnoticed.
"Miya come out to me. You can sleep inside my cabim for the remainder of the night. You'll be safe with me. I promise." His voice was soft yet determined. She was a little nervous when she heard the offer. What if her nightmares were true? What if KITT really did want to hurt her?
What if he made his move while she was sleeping inside of him?
All of these thoughts raced through her mind like a speeding car. Yes she wanted to feel safe around him, yes she wanted to trust him, and yes she did want the nightmares to just be a joke.
So it came down to this:
-Trust him
-Don't trust him
She got up out of the bed, quietly opened her door, and padded her way to KITT's cave. She felt anxious as she made her down through the many hallways, until finally reaching KITT's spot.
When she stood at the doorway, she saw that KITT already had his passenger door open for her.
She walked over to him some what slowly before sitting down gingerly in the passenger seat. It was warm in the cabin. She had to stifle a yawn as she adjusted herself into a comfortable position. She nestled into the soft, warm leather before closing her eyes and trying to allow sleep to take over.
It wasn't long before it did. KITT virtually smiled inside his CPU.
"Good night, Miya." He whispered before powering down his systems again.
