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CHAPTER ONE
"Take it down," said Devon Miles, "Take it down this instant!"
"But Mr. Miles," said the smug-faced man, "This is a demonstration. We must keep up the device in order to have something to demonstrate."
"I agree with Devon," said Kitt, "An atomic decimator device has no place in this estate. What if one of the girls thought it was merely a gate, and walked through-"
"That's enough, Kitt," said Michael Knight, shuddering at the thought.
"The point, I believe, is clear," said Devon, speaking very clearly and distinctly. "The device must be taken down."
"What device?" interrupted a girl of eleven years old, slightly panting, who had just appeared on the scene.
"Lizzy!" said another girl, running up to the first girl, "Wait up!"
The two girls were obviously identical twins, but the first girl wore a light green t-shirt with jeans while the second girl wore a china blue shirt with jeans. They both had their mother's hair.
"Girls!" said Michael, "What have I told you two about interrupting?"
"What is that thing, Dad?" asked the first girl, starring at the strange gate-like thing on the lawn.
"It is an atomic decimator device," answered Kitt, "And the both of you better stay far, far away from it if you don't want your atoms scrambled."
"Whoa, that's creepy," said the second girl, the one in blue, "Come on Lizzy; let's get out of here."
"Wait a sec Ashley," said Lizzy, the one in green, "Can I stay?" she asked.
"You can stay with me," offered Kitt.
"Can I, Dad?" asked Lizzy.
"If you stay with Kitt and out of the way," said Michael.
"Yes!" said Lizzy, "I'll catch you later," she told her twin.
"Right," said Ashley, "But don't take too long. I'm going to have a popsicle in the kitchen."
"Ok, save me one!" said Lizzy, getting inside of Kitt's open door.
"Not likely," said Michael, "Interrupting business conversations is a federal offense, punishable by revoking popsicle privileges, remember?"
"Oops," said Lizzy, "Sorry."
"Well, I'll let it slide just this once," said Michael Knight.
Lizzy smiled. Her father always let things slide.
She got in the car and closed the door.
"Now," said Devon, "Take down the device, Mr. Cooper."
"I will, as soon as I demonstrate it." said Mr. Cooper.
"I do not trust Mr. Cooper," said Kitt privately to Lizzy, seated in his cabin.
"Why do you say that?" asked Lizzy.
"His prior criminal background," said Kitt.
"He has a criminal background?" asked Lizzy, "I wouldn't worry. FLAG would never hire him if he were still a criminal."
"I suppose," said Kitt skeptically.
"And it's not like he stole the Miles key," said Lizzy.
"It is currently in his back pocket." said Kitt.
"What?" asked Lizzy, instantly concerned, "Does Dad know?"
"Not yet," said Kitt, "Mr. Cooper has intercepted my comlink signal. Any attempt to warn Michael at this point could lead to a catastrophic reaction from Cooper."
"Wait," asked Lizzy, "You mean that you can't warn Dad at all?"
"Of course I can," said Kitt, "just not now. I am working on a way around Cooper's block on the comlink, which will take approximately ten minutes."
"What can I do to help?" asked Lizzy.
"You can try to get the key from Mr. Cooper's back left pocket," said Kitt, "That is why I wanted you to stay here with me, so that you could retrieve the key. But do not mention any of this to your father just yet. If Cooper knows that I told you, you might be in danger. And your father would never forgive me if I placed you in danger."
"I'll be careful," said Lizzy, opening Kitt's door and getting out of the car.
"The device needs to be primed," said Mr. Cooper, pulling a few levers on a podium several feet away from the main device.
"How do you prime it?" asked Lizzy, coming up behind Mr. Cooper to see what he was doing.
"You wouldn't understand," said Mr. Cooper.
"How long does it take to prime it?" asked Lizzy.
"About a minute," said Mr. Cooper, obviously annoyed.
"Lizzy, I thought I told you to stay in Kitt," said Michael Knight.
"Sorry, I forgot." said Lizzy, walking back to Kitt.
But as soon as she was safely inside the car, she displayed the Miles key card between her fingers.
"Got it," she said to Kitt, smiling sweetly.
But outside, trouble was brewing.
"Now for the demonstration," said Mr. Cooper, smiling smugly.
Here was his big moment, the moment where he got away with the Miles key. In the aftermath of this demonstration, not only would no one realize that the key was missing, but Kitt would not be able to tell anyone he took it.
He looked towards Kitt with a hint of triumph, but there was just a hint of remorse in his eyes as he looked at Lizzy seated in Kitt's interior. Unfortunately, that look vanished in the blink of an eye, and he pulled the lever.
Instantly, a warning sounded throughout Kitt's cabin.
"Wait, stop!" shouted Kitt through both his internal and external speakers.
But it was too late.
Due to what was later determined as a mechanical failure, a giant cable from the atomic decimator to the podium controlling it swung violently out of control. The force of the cable lifted the podium into the air and, as Mr. Cooper expertly jumped out of the way, it swung over towards Kitt. Despite the fact that Kitt locked his wheels, the force of the blunt metal podium pushed him forwards.
Before anyone could even blink, Kitt and Lizzy were both violently thrust forward through the gateway of the atomic decimator device.
About a week later, Michael, Bonnie, Devon and Ashley were at the burial. The funeral had taken place at a Church with two empty caskets, but the burial took place on the Foundation grounds.
Michael and Bonnie were red-eyed, but Ashley was still sobbing. The priest and everyone else had already left.
"I'm afraid we should go," said Devon, sniffing from his tears.
"He's right," said Michael tonelessly to Bonnie, "There's nothing more we can do."
Devon turned around first, and jumped.
"Ah!" He cried, reaching for his heart.
"Do not be frightened, Mr. Miles. I do not intend to harm you." said a familiar voice.
Instantly, Michael and Bonnie turned.
"KARR!" shouted Bonnie, shocked.
At the name of her father's greatest enemy, Ashley turned away from the two tombstones to see Karr in the grass behind them, where a clearing of trees made room for the vehicle.
"I am here to ascertain Kitt's death," said Karr, "Your emotions are all natural. Therefore I do not think you are faking his death."
"Faking his death?" asked Bonnie, ready to explode, "My daughter died with him!"
"Bonnie, calm down," said Devon as Michael held back his wife.
"With the inferior production line model gone," said Karr, "I wish to enter into an alliance with the foundation."
"Why?" asked Devon.
Ashley looked at Karr for his answer.
"With Kitt gone, my revenge is complete and I have no further purpose." said Karr, "But if I team up with the Foundation, you can provide me with protection and I can provide you with help in certain Foundation matters."
"What?" asked Michael.
"Karr, are you being serious?" asked Devon.
"Yes," said Karr.
After being pushed through the gate of doom, Kitt violently braked.
"Wha-what happened?" asked Lizzy, her head aching.
"I believe Cooper tried to destroy us," said Kitt.
Lizzy turned in her seat to look behind them.
"He's gone, they're all gone," she said, surprised, "Where did they go? And where is the device?"
Lizzy opened the door and got out of the car.
"What happened?" she asked.
The Foundation estate looked…different. The grass was longer, and so was the ivy.
"Where is everyone?" Lizzy asked, staring at the building. It looked abandoned, and an upper window was broken.
Kitt did not respond; his scanners had picked up an anomaly in the forest not too far ahead.
"Kitt?" asked Lizzy, watching Kitt drive into the forest, "Hey, Kitt! Wait up!"
Lizzy ran after him, running past trees and dodging the thick fallen tree that, when she thought about it, hadn't been there two minutes earlier.
But when she finally caught up with Kitt, she was shocked at what she saw.
In front of them were two tombstones, hidden in the tall grass.
They were labeled "KITT" and "Elizabeth Mary-Ann Knight".