Chapter 2

The following morning seemed to breeze by so quickly for Jaime. She had left her house and drove to the OSI HQ in California. She was there by 11a.m. Jaime went straight from the parking lot to Oscar Goldmann's office. The entire building seemed deserted except for a few weekend workers, after all keeping America and the rest of the world safe wasn't a nine to five job at that moment Jaime found it hard to keep the very catchy Dolly Parton song out of her mind.

Just as Jaime reached Oscar's office, and the chorus, she was greeted by the rushing blur of Doctor's Rudy Wells and Michael Marchetti as both men hurtled through Oscar's office door, Jaime came swiftly after them.

"Good morning gentlemen." Jaime said as she stepped into Oscar's office shut the door behind her.

"Jaime! Thank goodness you've arrived!" Dr Rudy Wells said his face all lit up with happiness and relief Jaime noticed.

"What's going on guys? Oscar, is something wrong – is it Steve?" Suddenly Jaime was terrified that something may have happened to her childhood friend and sweetheart Col. Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man.

"No Jaime, Steve's fine. In fact he's on a diplomatic mission right now as we speak." Oscar said reassuringly to his bionic woman knowing the special bond shared between her and the bionic man.

"In fact I was only just learning of the new emergency as you came in. Rudy, Michael, now please calm down and one at a time tell me what's going on." Oscar said steadily but firmly as he sat back in his large brown leather desk chair.

Rudy smoothed back his slightly disheveled hair took a deep breath and continued slowly and calmly to tell Oscar their problem.

"Oscar everything was going so well, Michael and I both felt we were getting through to her finally breaking down the barriers she had put up around herself and then this morning everything turned and just went downhill" Rudy exclaimed running his hand through his hair turning away from Oscar.

"What happened this morning?" Oscar asked.

"We were out running this morning when she just took off!" Michael said from his seat next to Jaime.

"Took off!" Oscar said alarmed, his voice rising in volume slightly, "took off where? Is she still on the complex?" Oscar asked as he reached forward towards the phone on his desk ready to call in extra help

"Wait Oscar" Rudy said darting forward placing his hand across Oscars to stop him from lifting the receiver.

"Yes, she's still on the complex. Please, let me finish. She took off and carried on until she got to where she is now." Rudy said still keeping his hand in place hovering over Oscars.

"And where is that?" Oscar demanded

"On the highest point of the complex" Michael said looking straight at Oscar "On the roof." Michael said flatly.

Oscar fell back into his seat dumbfounded by what he had just heard.

"None of us can reach her Oscar! And she refuses to come down." Rudy said as he sat back down in to a chair opposite Oscar's desk.

"Well, what is she doing up there?" Oscar asked still amazed by what was going on around him.

"She's just up there. Sitting, walking, doing nothing not even responding to any us in asking her to come down." Michael said as he fell back into the seat he was in. "At the threat of us going up there and forcibly bringing her down I could have sworn I heard her laugh! Nothing we do or say is making her move."

At that the three men fell silent, exhausted by the report. At the same time Jaime had finished waiting around for an explanation.

"Would someone like to explain that three part play I have just been audience to please because I am completely lost!" Jaime said with a smile and slight nervous chuckle. "Who is this 'she' who is currently in residence on the roof?" Jaime looked at all three men in turn as she finished asking her question. Her gaze finally falling onto her boss, Oscar Goldmann.

"Jaime, the young woman on the roof is an OSI agent, her name is Jessica Jameson. Several months ago whilst on a mission Jessi was in a terrible car wreck. She saved OSI agent's lives as well as civilian at almost the cost of her own life with this crash. With all of this in mind and Jessi's outstanding record as an agent it was decided that to save her life Jessi would be made bionic." Oscar explanation had finished on this note. Jaime sat quietly for a few moments absorbing this new and surprising information.

"Jaime? Are you OK?" Michael asked placing his hand on Jaime's shoulder.

"She's bionic." Jaime stated, somehow saying this out loud made the information more affirming.

"She's more than that Jaime" Oscar said removing his glasses as he got up from his seat and moved towards Jaime. "She's your new assignment." Oscar finished as he sat in front of Jaime.