Flashback:
KITT was pulled from his thoughts when he felt the truck moving. There was not a single word to describe the emotion he was feeling at this very moment.
"Good-bye Michael. Please….stay strong for me." He whispered as his voice cracked on the last part.
Then a scary, dreadful thought occurred in his CPU…
'What will happen to us if we can't find each other?'
All of the sudden, everything went black as KITT felt his systems being shut down.
/*KR*/
Chapter 3:
Michael's POV:
I don't know how long I was out. But when I woke up, I found that I was in a comfy bed, in a hospital room with baby blue walls and white trim. There was a night stand to my right with a vase of fresh flowers of all different colors.
I had an IV hooked up to my arm along with other medical instruments that I didn't have a clue did. It was at this time I noticed that my watch was gone.
I tried to sit up in the bed, but two things happened that stopped me.
One: I got a very sharp pain that started at my shoulder and ran all the way down the left side of my body.
I yelped when this happen.
Oh, yeah. That.
Two: I felt a very familiar, gentle hand push me back down, and that gentle hand was accompanied with a sweet but firm voice…..
Bonnie.
"No, Michael. Stay down. You're going to hurt yourself worse by moving around." It was also at this time that I heard the door to my room open. I turned my head to see who it was, it turned out to be Devon.
"Good morning, Michael," He smiled at me while walking over to my bedside with Bonnie. "How do you feel?" I gave him a painful smile before answering.
"Could be better, but I'll manage. What happened?"
They both shared a look before looking back down on me. Devon eventually answered my question.
"You and KITT were out scouting through the warehouse last night. The one that was said to be used for gangs and drug use."
I began to feel anxious all the sudden. Was I missing something?
Then Bonnie spoke up.
"Apparently, you and KITT were both ambushed last night by, what we are assuming, the gang members who took refuge there." There was a hint of a tremble in her voice as she spoke.
I began to feel uneasy again when a question came to mind. I didn't want to ask it, fearing that the answer I would get to be a bad one. But…..something pushed me to ask it.
I have to know.
"Say….have any of you heard from KITT?" I asked slowly.
They shared a look again.
Oh no.
"We were hoping," She looked up nervously at Devon. Devon had the same look on his face. She then looked back down at me. "that you knew, Michael."
"Yes. We were alerted by the staff here as they were taking you to emergency surgery. That is also how we know you got ambushed. However, when we arrived, KITT was nowhere in sight." Devon said calmly.
"How did the doctor's know it was an ambush?" I asked.
"The man that brought you here claimed that he was a witness, and saw you get jumped. He said that while you were still unconscious, he put you in his car and took you here. He didn't leave a name or anything. The nurse that first tended to you told me that he was in a frantic hurry to get out of here. Like he was hiding something."
"But…..KITT was never with them? The guy never said anything about a Trans Am being there?"
Bonnie spoke this time. "We figured, he took a drive around maybe. You know how gets when your hurt. He takes it to heart the poor thing." She had tears in her eyes. I took her hand in mine and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"I'm sorry, Bonnie. I know KITT was with me, I know he was. If I could just remember-"
Then it all clicked in my head.
Everything that happened was so crystal clear now.
The warehouse, the ambush, getting shot…..
KITT getting taken away.
It all hit straight in the face.
I began to feel warm tears run down my cheeks. I also felt both Bonnie and Devon hug me, but were carful to not hit my injured shoulder. I began to sob as the little voice inside my head kept telling me it was all my fault this happened to KITT.
I thought I couldn't agree more with it.
The entire room was filled with sadness as we all grieved for losing not just a super computer that could do anything, but a best friend.
Everyone grew very fond of KITT. It seemed like all it took was a simple greeting from the AI, and you were best friends with him.
It was…..scary, in a good way, of how human KITT had become since he first came online.
Everyone in the room knew that if Wilton Knight were still alive, he would be absolutely amazed at how much the young AI has grown.
I made a silent promise to myself, that I would find KITT, and bring him home.
'Stay strong KITT. I will find you, and bring you home. Stay strong.'
